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Hingham.
32
Stoddard unimproved.
Whiting, William.
do.
6
Unimproved.
Young, Charles.
do.
& Field.
231
Resident Proprietors of the West Ward in South Scituate, for 1860.
Value.
Amount.
Reduced Value.
Tax.
Highway arrears.
Total.
$
$
$
$ c.
$
$ c.
416
416
25
2 78
2 78
96
96
6
67
67
57
57
3
33
33
232
The foregoing pages contain a valuation of the Real and Personal Estates of the inhabitants of the Town of South Scituate, and the non- resident proprietors of said town, the present year. Also a copy of the State, County, and Town tax, assessed on the polls and estates of the inhabitants of said Town, and the non-resident proprietors, accord- ing to the law granted by the last General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and in accordance with a vote passed at the last annual meeting of the inhabitants of said Town, holden in March. Each one has his proportion of said taxes set against his name, amounting to seven thousand three hundred and thirty-eight dollars and thirty-four cents; also the school books, amounting to twenty dollars and ninety- four cents; also the highway arrears, amounting to two hundred and three dollars and fourteen cents; making a total of seven thousand five hundred and sixty-two dollars and forty-two cents. And we have pre- pared bills of the same, and committed them to Walter Foster, Treas- urer and Collector, to be collected and paid over, agreeably to the order of said General Court, and the vote of said Town.
True valuation of real and personal estate,
Reduced value,
$1,003,983 60,239
Rate of taxation, $6.66 on $1000,
. $6,686.52
Tax on 430 polls, at $1.50 each, 645.00
$7,331.52
State tax,
$ 332.50
County tax,
1,127.42
Poor and contingencies, .
4,000.00
Schools,
1,700.00
School books,
20.94
Highway arrears,
203.14
Overlaying,
178.42
$7,562,42
SAMUEL TOLMAN, JR., WILLIAM HATCH, Assessors of South Scituate.
JAMES J. FARRAR.
SOUTH SCITUATE, October 5, 1860.
Then personally appeared Samuel Tolman, Jr., William Hatch, and James J. Farrar, and made oath that the foregoing estate bills contain the true cash valuation of the property therein named, according to their best knowledge and belief, before me.
ANSON ROBBINS, Justice of the Peace.
SELECTMEN'S REPORT.
COMPENSATION TO TOWN OFFICERS.
Joseph Merritt, 2d., warning town meetings, $ 12 00
warning town officers, 75
Isaac Totman, Jr., services as school committee, from March
11, 1859, to March 1, 1860,
16 50
John E Corthell, undertaker,
30 50
Samuel Tolman, Jr., services on valuation,
218 00
William Hatch, 66
228 00
James J. Farrar, 66 202 00
James Southworth, services as school committee from Nov. 1, 1859, to March 23, 1860, 36 75
D. B. Ford, services as school committee, 1859-60, 30 50
Samuel Tolman, Jr., services as Selectman, Overseer of Poor, Assessor, and service on roads, 49 days, to Feb. 1, 1861, 73 50
William Hatch, services as Selectman, Assessor, Overseer of Poor, and service on roads, 47 days, to Feb. 1, 1861, 70 50
James J. Farrar, services as Selectman, Assessor, Overseer of Poor, and services on roads, 26 days, to Feb. 1, 1861, 39 00
Walter Foster, as Treasurer and Collector, 50 00
Geo. H. Torrey, settling with Treasurer, 1 00
Geo. K. Cushing, 1 00
E. T. Fogg, Jr., services as Town Clerk, as follows : Registering twenty-one marriages,
2 10
66 thirty-five births, 7 00
seventeen deaths, 3 40
Paid J. E. Corthell, as informant,
1 70
· Expense to. Assanippi,
50
" Express. 25
$1,024 95
D*
234
SELECTMEN'S REPORT.
ROADS AND BRIDGES.
Ensign Crooker, pay in part for labor on road from Andrew Greene's to Peter Sylvester's,
$100 0( 1
Joshua S. Damon, widening bridge near Joseph Clapp's, 10 002
66 66 repairing bridge near Geo. Lincoln's, 7 00 3
Ensign Crooker, building road from N. Turner's to J. K. Nash's, 296 24 5
Geo. Lee, mowing bushes on road from Andrew Greene's to Peter Sylvesters, 10 006
John Stockbridge, railing bridges,
5 001
Josiah Cushing, railing bridge,
1 7 8
Michael Ford, five bridge stone in 1859,
2 00 9
Cummings Litchfield, service on road, 1859,
2 00 10
4 0011
12
7 2613
1
$445 3: 15 16 17 18 19
HIGHWAY TAXES WORKED IN 1859, BUT NOT CREDITEI ON BILLS BY NEGLECT OF SURVEYOR.
George Stearns,
$2 21 :
William C. Tolman,
2 98
George Clapp,
1 11
Robert V. C. Turner,
1 08
Emely James,
1 8(
$9 18
2
William T. Lapham, repairing railing on Jacob's dam,
George Tildel, labor on Union bridge, from January 1, 1860, to January 1, 1861,
No. 0
235
SELECTMEN'S REPORT.
To. of istrict.
Extra labor.
Removing Snow.
Highway arrears.
Rem'g obstructions.
Gravel.
Total.
1859. 1860.
1859. 1860.
1859.
1860.
1859. 1860.
$
c. $
c.|$ c. $ c. $
c.
$ c. $
c. $ c. $
c. $ C.
1 2
10 00 10 00
1 45
27 60
49 05
10 63
10 63
1 33
10 51
11 84
3 00
2 07
15 85
14 50 11 50
46 92
6
10 00
5 55
15 55
7
4 75
5 25
10 00
8
3 81
5 00
8 81
9
5 33
11 00
9 65
25 98
10
10 31
8 67
3 80
22 78
11
7 25
6 99
4 33
2 25
20 82
12
10 00
9 44
3 00
22 44
13
6 56
2 00
8 56
14
2 50
2 50
15
5 00
9 10
9 97
24 07
16 17
6 33
6 33
18
2 10
2 10
19
10 00 10 10
4 90
24 90
20
2 65
6 07
8 72
21
11 05
3 87
22 00 6 00
42 92
22
38 75
L
38 75
43 30 52 58 1 33 4 45 88 06 125 82 34 13 36 50 17 50 403 67
TAXES ABATED, AND GIVEN UP.
Abated. Daniel Hill,
$1 21
Israel H. Gardner,
11
$1 31
Given up. Elijah Litchfield, 1859,
$5 82
66 1860,
3 22
Hannah Totman,
1 89
$10 93
T. S.
236
SELECTMEN'S REPORT.
MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES.
Chas. H. Lapham, assisting to survey the farm of Elijah B.
Turner, two and one-half days, $3 12
Anson Robbins, surveying Chittenden Landing, 2 00
William Lapham, assisting to survey the farm of Elijah B. Turner, two and one-half days, 3 12
Joseph S. Clapp, assisting taking valuation, 1 day,
1 00
Mary A. Cole, copying records,
37 50
Mellen Minot, balance for services as almshouse keeper, 1859, 178 00
David B. Ford, use of compass two days,
2 00
E. T. Fogg, Jr., envelopes, postage, and paper,
1 47
Horace Robbins, whetting saws and repairing pump,
49
Samuel C. Cudworth, for defraying expenses in suit against Benj. Jacobs, 50 00
William Hatch, memorandum books,
1 42
Geo. H. Torrey, surveying land of Abigail T. Otis,
6 00
Elijah B. Turner,
10 00
John M. Hews, printing School Report,
12 00
Anson Robbins, four buckets mortar, 50 ; selling fish rights, 50, in 1858,
1 00
Emely James, copying records,
12 25
Damrell & Moore, manufacturing ten valuation books,
25 50 12
E. T. Fogg, Jr., commission on school books, to March 1, 1860 Damrell & Moore, printing Selectmen's Report in 1859,
39 00
Joseph Cudworth, for pump,
15 00
John T. Prince, for stationery,
8 87
David W. Turner, repairs on pound, $1.50, one lock, 75,
2 25
Walter Foster, printing tax bills,
3 25
Josiah Cushing, searching record of Williamson family, at Plymouth, 1859, 1 50
Dr. Dearing, medical attendance to March, 1860,
4 75
Elijah Barstow, one shoat, Dec. 1859,
5 22
Mary Cushing, pasturing cow, 1859,
2 25
Sylvanus Clapp, service of bull, 1859,
50
Bar post, J. Merritt,
17
One rope,
30
Horace Robbins, cart shafts and cross-piece,
2 50
C. W. Sparrell, Liquor Agency, 1859,
15 00
Samuel A. Turner, two days on Chittenden Landing, 4 00
$456 35
4 92
237
SELECTMEN'S REPORT.
FINANCIAL STANDING OF THE TOWN, FEBRUARY 1, 1861.
Town of South Scituate,
Dr
Note in favor of South Scituate Savings Bank,
$1,200 00
1
66 66 Walter Foster,
900 00
66 66 Lusanna Turner,
516 00
66
66 66 Venus Manning,
200 00
Amount due several school districts,
735 20
Outstanding orders,
276 01
Amount due Selectmen and Assessors,
183 00
Estimated amount due School Committee,
65 00
Treasurer's services the present year,
50 00
Due Ensign Crocker for labor on road,
60 75
$5,200 99
Town of South Scituate,
Cr.
Taxes in hands of Collector, Feb. 1, 1861,
$2,430 00
By cash in hands of Treasurer,
700 00
Amount of highway arrears due the Town,
125.82
Due from Town of Marshfield on Union Bridge,
3 63
Ballance against the Town,
1,941 54
$5,200 99
TOWN HOUSE ACCOUNT.
Dr
Tive new lamps,
$ 4 75
Two burners,
58
One cord maple wood,
5 00
Sawing and housing,
1 00
Dil, fluid and chimneys,
13 37
l'wo lamps,
2 00
M. Minot, opening hall, to February 1, 1861.
15 50
$42 20
66
66
Daniel Otis, 1,000 00
Town Clerk,
14 95
238
SELECTMEN'S REPORT.
By cash for use of Town Hall,
Six feet of hard wood, February 1, 1861,
4 50
Seven quarts Kerosene oil,
1 68
Five new lamps,
4 75
Two "
2 00
Two new burners,
50
Balance in favor of Town,
.11 73
REPAIRS ON TOWN HOUSE.
One soapstone cap on chimney,
$2 25
Robt. V. C. Turner's labor,
1 25
One lock,
1 38
C. Sparrell, putting on lock,
20
Brick.
25
$5 33
REPAIRS ON ALMSHOUSE.
Brick,
$ 75
One second hand fire-frame,
1 50
Drawing brick,
75
Brick of E. T. Fogg,
17
One cask lime,
95
R. V. C. Turner's labor,
18 00
$22 12
RECAPITULATION.
Expenses of Town Officers,
$1,024 95
Roads and Bridges,
445 32
Extra labor,
95 88
Removing snow,
5 78
Highway arrears,
213 88
Gravel,
34 13
Removing obstructions,
54 00
Cr $40 50
$53 93
239
SELECTMEN'S REPORT.
Taxes abated,
$1 31
1
given up,
10 93
Paid several School Districts,
1,068 07
State Tax,
332 50
County Tax,
1,127 42
Scituate Tax,
5 60
Discount for prompt payment of taxes,
118 75
Miscellaneous expenses of the Town,
456 35
Repairs on Town House,
5 33
Alms House,
22 12
$5,022 32
Expenses of poor, out of alms house.
188 32
in
777 31
$5,987 95
ESTIMATED EXPENSES OF THE TOWN, FOR 1861.
Schools,
$1,700 00
For poor,
1,200 00
Town officers,
400 00
Miscellaneous expenses,
500 00
Snow,
600 00
Roads and Bridges,
1,000 00
$5,400 00
LIST OF JURORS.
To be submitted to the Town of South Scituate, for revision or acceptance, March 4, 1861.
Harvey H. Jenkins, Thomas J. Tolman,
Philip Foster,
Charles H. Merritt,
Pelig Curtis,
Billings Litchfield.
Edward Stowell, Joseph Cudworth,
William S. Hatch,
William Turner, George P. Clapp,
David Torrey, Jr.,
Elias E. Pratt, Charles J. Ford,
Richmond Farrar, Dexter M. Wilcott,
Robert V. C. Turner,
Luther A. Tilden, Benj. W. Jacobs,
James T. Tolman.
Thomas B. Greene, John Gardner,
Edward Jacobs,
Calvin Wilder,
James House, Joseph S. Clapp,
}
Washington Lincoln,
Nathaniel Ellms, Jr.,
Charles Stockbridge.
1
1
Bella T. Jacobs,
240
SELECTMEN'S REPORT.
LIQUOR AGENCY.
Liquors on hand Feb. 1, 1860,
Cash in hands of Agent, Feb. 1, 1860,
Liquors sold, to Feb. 1, 1861,
114 49
$148 65
Liquors purchased,
Salary of Agent,
Liquors on hand, Feb. 1, 1861 :
N. E. Rum,
$3 75
Alcohol,
1 00
Brandy,
7 00
Whiskey,
4 50
Gin,
3 00
M. Wine,
6 00
P.
5 50
30 75
$138 93
Balance due the Town, in hands of Agent,
$9 72
SAMUEL TOLMAN, JR.
Selectmen
WILLIAM HATCH, of
JAMES J. FARRAR,
South Scituate.
.
Dr. $18 40 15 76
Cr. $93 18 15 00
REPORT OF THE OVERSEERS OF THE POOR
OF THE
TOWN OF SOUTH SCITUATE, For eleven months, ending February 1, 1861.
ALMS HOUSE EXPENSES.
Articles on hand, March 6, 1860 :
5000 lbs. Eng. hay 45.00, three cords pine wood 8.50, $53 50
14 cords hard wood 63.00, one cow 45.00, 108 00
1} tons coal 9.00, 65 bu. potatoes 32.50, 41 50
3 bu. turnips 1.50, 1 bu. beets 50, 100 lbs. hams 12.50, 14 50
41 25
200 lbs. pork 20.00, § bbl. soap 2.00, 2 galls. vinegar 40, 22 40
52
¿ 1b. pepper 8, ¿ 1b. cassia 20, 2 bars soap 35,
63
1 bar chemical soap 9, 3 doz. eggs 50, 50 lbs. lard 6.00,
6 59
22 lbs candles 2.64, 12 lbs. grease 72, 20 lbs. tea 8.60,
11 96
35 galls. molasses 12.20, 12 bu. beans 2.62,
14 82
75 lbs. sugar 6.75, 6 lbs. butter 1.50, 2 bbl. flour 6.00,
14 25
3 lbs. coffee 37, 1 bag fine salt 16, 24 lbs. smoked beef 1.92,
2 45
2 98
3 59
3 lbs. dried apples 36, 4 lbs. tobacco 1.00, 9 lbs. snuff 1.62, 7 pks. rye meal 1.85, 6 pks. corn 1.44, 3 qts. oil 30, 2 brooms 40, 2 shoats 19.50, suit 40, tallow 2.15, Salt fish 3.50, fowls 3.00,
22 45
6 50
$367 89
To cash paid for following articles, viz :
10 52
David Torrey, 162 feet hard wood,
8 87
E. F. Fogg, Jr., crackers 25, bag of meal 1.56,
1 81
Tacks 7, rifle 4, ₺ 1b. alum 4,
15
Bag rye meal 2.10, bag meal 1.56,
3 66
1 bu. corn 78, lemons 6,
84
1 pair slippers 45, 1 bag meal 1.54,
1 99
Amount carried forward,
$395 73
5
8
3 1
510 lbs. beef 38.25, 20 galls. pickles 3.00,
¿ bu. salt 22, 3 lbs. saleratus 18, 2 1b. ginger 12,
Isaac B. Damon, 2105 lbs. salt hay,
0 6 9
242
REPORT OF OVERSEERS OF POOR.
Amount brought forward, $395 73
E. T. Fogg, Jr., Tincture rhubarb 17, senna 8, crackers 25, 50
1 bag meal 1.50, 1 bag meal 1.50, 3 00
1 bag corn 1.50, 1 1b. coffee 10, 1 60
Slipery elm 8, cheese 67,
75
Crackers 25, I bag meal 1.50, 1 75
Fly paper 10, 1 bag salt 15,
25
1 bag meal 1.46, 1 bag meal 1.46,
2 92
Crackers 25, camphor 8,
33
1 qt. castor oil 50, 1 bbl. flour 8.25,
8 75
1 bag meal 1.46, cheese 55,
2 01
Tincture rhubarb 17, 1 bag meal 146,
1 63
1 bag meal 1.46, crackers 25,
1 71
1 bag meal 1.46, 1 bu. corn 73,
2 19
1 bag rye meal,
2 00
¿ 1b. cassia 16, crackers 25,
41
1 bag meal 1.86, 1 hogshead 50,
2 36
3 bowls 24, 1 bag meal 1.86, *
2 10
Brush 37, 1 pk. apples 40,
77
1 bag of meal 1.78, 1 bag meal 1.78, 3 56
2 qts. lard oil 60, 2 lbs. coffee 32,
92
4 lb. nutmegs 20, 1 bag meal 1.78,
1 98
1 bag corn 1.74, 1 pk. apples 40,
2 14
1 bag meal 170, 1 1b. C. tartar 42,
2 12
1 pair shoes 1.33, 3 lbs. c. s. soap 48,
1 81
1 pair shoes 90, 1 pk. rye meal 28,
1 18
Crackers 25, 1 bag meal 174,
1 99
1 bag rye meal 2.02, 4 lbs. d. apple 48,
2 50
Į 1b. cassia,
16
Curry comb,
25
1 chamber 25, covered chamber 40,
65
1 bag meal,
1 74
1 bushel rye meal 1.06, 1 bu. corn 95,
2 01
Earthen dish 12, bag meal 1.90,
2 02
6 lbs. cheese 60, tincture rhubarb 18,
78
Salts 2, 7 lbs. d. apples 77,
79
Hops 20, 1 bbl. flour 7.75,
7 95
1 bag meal 1.88, 1 1b. c. tartar 36,
2 24
Crackers 25, shaving soap 20,
45
1 lb. coffee 10, 1 lb. pepper 20,
30
1 bag corn 1.90, 2 qts. lard oil 60,
2 50
Castor oil 10, 1 pk rye meal 27. 37
Amount carried forward,
$473 41
1 bag meal 1.74, 1 qt. castor oil 50,
2 24
243
REPORT OF OVERSEERS OF POOR.
Amount brought forward,
$473 41
E. T. Fogg, Jr., 1 pk. apples 42, 1 bag meal 1.90, 2 32
1 bag rye meal, 2 12
Crackers 25, 1 lb. starch 10,
35
1 1b. pepper 20, 1 bag oats 1.14, 1 34
1 bag oats 1.14, 1 bag meal 1.80, 2 94
Matches 22, 1 1b. saltpeter 14, 36
2 pudding pans 26, shorts 1.85,
2 12
Crackers 25, tappioca 30,
55
3 pints peas 30, 1 bag meal 1.74, 2 04
1 bbl. flour 8.25, 1 bag corn 1.70, 9 95
Corn starch 11, 1 bu. rye meal 1.06, 1 17
1 bag meal 1.70, 1 1b. coffee 11,
1 81
1 bag meal 1.70, crackers 25,
1 95
Herrings 20, 1 bag meal 1.66,
1 86
Corn starch 11, 1 1b. raisins 10,
21
200 lbs. shorts 3.50, 1 bag meal 1.62, 5 12
Crackers 25, 1 bag rye meal 2.12, 2 37
1 bu. meal 81, 1 bag corn 1.62,
2 43
1 pint peas 8, 1 bag meal 1.60,
1 68
Lemons 10, 2 lbs. sugar 22, 32
1 1b. coffee 10, 1 bag meal 156, 1 66
1 bag meal 158, 4 lbs. nails 20, 1 78
1 bu. meal 78, 1 bu. corn 78, 1 bag meal 1.56, 3 12
1 1b. coffee 10, 1 1b. shot 9, 19
22 lbs. butter 69, 3 lbs. cheese 39, 1 08
1 file 10, 1 bag meal 1.54, cloths line 37, 2 01
1 bag meal 1.54, plates 12, 1 66
Crackers 25. 1 1b. tobacco 16, 41
1 bag meal 1.56, 1 bushel corn 78, 2 34
1 quart lard oil 30, 1 bag meal 1.56, 1 86
1 bag meal 1.56, half bushel apples 20, 1 76
62
1 bag meal 1.56, 1 bag corn 1.56, 3 12
12
1 bag meal 156, crackers 25, 1 peck apples 12,
1 00
Stone pot 85, 1 bag meal 1.64,
39
1 1b. coffee 10, 1 bag meal 1.64, 1 74
Tincture rhubarb 17, 1 bag oats 1.08, 1 25
1 lb. starch 10, 1 bag meal 1.64, 1 74
1 bushel rye meal 1.00, 1 pair shoes 1.25, 2 25
Amount carried forward,
$550 94
Tincture of rhubarb 17; soap 45,
1 lb. salaratus 7, wicking 5, 1 93
1 pint castor oil 20, 1 bushel meal 80, 2 49
2 lbs. W. nails 18, half bushel salt 21,
244
REPORT OF OVERSEERS OF POOR.
Amount brought fordward, $550 94
E. T. Fogg, Jr., 1 bag meal 1.64, 2 qts. lard oil 60, 2 24
Crackers 25, 1 bbl. flour 8.25, 8 50
2 bags meal 3.28, soap, 9, 3 37
Sponge, 10. 85 lbs. rye meal 1.70, 1 80
1 1b. coffee 16, 1 bag meal 1.64, 1 80
1 bag meal 1.64, 1 bag meal 1.62, 3 26
1 pair suspenders 17, twine 7,
24
Tincture rhubarb 24, 1 bag corn 1.62,
1 96
1 bag meal 1. 62, mugs 54,
2 16
1 lb. coffee 10, 1 bag meal 1.62,
1 72
1 1b. cream tartar 40, 1 hhd. salt 3.00, 3 40
Grackers 25, 1 bag corn 1.62,
1 87
2 qts. oil 60, 12 plates 60, 1 20
1 bag meal 1.60, 1 bag meal 1.58,
3 18
1 bag corn 1.58, 1 bag meal 1.58,
3 16
1 bag meal 1.54, 1 1b. saltpetre 14,
1 68
1 bag corn 1.54, sweet oil 25,
1 79
122 lbs. fish 63, 1 bag meal, 1.54,
2 17
Pass book 4, 1 bag meal 1.50,
1 54
1 pail 15, 2 bags meal 3.00, Crackers 25, 1 qt. lard oil 30,
55
1 peck rye meal 24, ¿ 1b. cassia 16,
40
1 bag meal 1.50, 1 1b. coffee 10, 1 60
1 bag meal 1.50, 1 bag corn 1.54, 3 04
1 bag meal 1.58, 1 peck rye meal 24, 1 82
54
Wicking 20, 1 bag corn 1.60, 1 80
6 49
Walter Foster, 2d., 35 yards bed-tick 5.95, 3 yds. gingham 54, 15 yds. cotton cloth 1.50, yarn 40, Pins, tape and cotton,
29
C. D. Bishop, mending shoes,
4 34
Melsar Hatch, 250 lbs. shoats,
21 87
Israel H. Sherman, one cow,
12 00
Joseph Merritt, 2d., shoeing, and repairing various articles,
4 78
Mellen Minot, three cords hard wood, Four cords pine wood,
15 00
D. Bassett, 5 tons of coal,
27 50
Dr. Dearing, 6 mos. attendance to Dec. 1,
12 50
Geo. H. Torrey, one green jacket 2.50, 1 pr. pants 2.75, 1 vest 1.62, 1 pr. pants 3.00. 4 62
5 25
1 vest 2.25, 1 pr. pants 2.88, ' 5 13
William Hatch, 1 horse bought at auction.
50 50
Amount carried forward,
$796 05
3 15
Tincture rhubarb 34, 1 qt. oil 20,
1 90
13 00
245
REPORT OF OVERSEERS OF POOR.
Amount brought forward,
$796 05
John E. Corthell, beef at sundry times, 61 37
Josiah Cushing, pasturing cow four months, 5 50
David Torrey, 16 bushels rye 90c. per bushel,
14 40
1 qt. gin for Tower 50, ¿ bu. clams 40, 5 qts. milk 15,
1 05
¿ bu. clams 40, fresh fish 50,
90
Alice Brooker, 2 days washing, Washboard 33, mop handle 12,
45
Tin ware bought of Ventriss 84,
84
43 lbs. cheese 5.16, 64 lbs. butter 12.80,
17 96
50 lbs. rice 2.50, freight on goods from Boston 50,
3 00
Dinner bell 1.00, 3 qts. milk 15, A. Brooker, washing 33, 1 48
Making two comforters, 1.00, 6 qts. milk 30, 1 30
Footing four pr. stockings, 1.00, making four shirts 1.00,
2 00
4 skeins mixed yarn 1.00, Alice Brooker, washing 33,
1 33
3 prs. andirons 30, haltar 25,
55
6 qts. milk 30, fresh fish 84,
1
14
Cushing & Clapp, 26 lbs. tobacco 3.12, 20 1bs. coffee 2.60, 5 72
H. Blanchard, 3 bu. R. I. bent seed 4.13, 15 lbs. clover 1.95, 6 08
88
Foster's Ex., freight 62, John Freeman, one day's work, 1 00
Martin Cushing and team, two days ploughing, 7 00
Seth Thomas, 294 lbs. shoats 26.46, J. Dunbar, 1 c'sk plaster 1.60, 28 06 Stephen Benson, ¿ days work 50, David Torrey, five gallons vinegar 1.25, 1 75
H. N. Gardner, shoeing horse 62, Curtis & Co., garden seeds 84, 1 46
M. Reed, 200 herrings 1.80, Warren Jacobs, service of bull 50, 2 30
1 bu. early potatoes 1.00, 40 lbs. butter 8.00, 9 00
100 lbs. salt fish 3.50, five pieces joist 1.00, 4 50
50
Fresh fish 52, 50 lbs. sugar 4.62, 14 1b. cassia 25, 5 39
2 lbs. pimento 20, 6 lbs. pepper 66, 6 lbs. saleratus 30, 1 16
10 lbs. corn starch 70, 1 1b. nutmegs 63, freight 1.25, 2 58
¿ bu. beans 1.00, fresh fish 87, surgical instrument for Tower 75, 2 62
29 81
Freight on molasses 67, 100 lbs. sugar 9.00,
9 67
Fresh fish 75, 46 lbs. cheese 5.06, 52 lbs. butter 11.44,
17 25
22 lbs. tobacco 3.08, 6 brooms 1.57, 4 box raisins 75,
4 40
3 lbs. tappioca 90, freight 1.37, 1 bu. apples 38, 1 pair shoes 1.75, 1 lb. stocking yarn 1.12,
2 87
10 yds. print 1.00, fresh fish 15, apples 12,
1 27
Curtis & Co., 1 pea Jacket 4.00, 1 pr. shoes 1.50,
5 50
363 yds. cotton cloth 3.38, 40 yds. print 4.30,
7 68
- 5
Amount carried forward,
$1071 09
2
2 bu. salt 88,
S. Benson, { days work 50.
1 bbl. molasses 13.47, ¿ chest tea 15.96, freight 38,
2 65
67
246
REPORT OF OVERSEERS OF POOR.
Amount brought forward, $1071 09
8 yds. cotton flannel 1.04, 9 yds. cotton flannel 108, 2 12
8₺ yds. crash 76, 2 yds. crash 24, 1 00
7 15
8 yds. flannel 3.36, yarn and thread 50, clothing 3.00,
6 86
1 pr. shoes 1.00, 4 yds. flannel 1.68, bread 50,
3 18
N. Cushing, oxen and cart } day 1.00,
1 00
Beeswax 5, W. Cushing, 235 lbs. straw 1.12,
1 17
20 1bs. coffee 2.80, S. Foster, 66 lbs. butter 13.86,
16 66
Tin ware of Ventriss 323, 1 bag 25,
3 48
130 lbs. sugar 10.40, 112 lbs. salt fish 4.12,
14 52
52 lbs. snuff, 99, 20 lbs. tobacco 3.20,
4 19
6 lbs. saleratus 36, 50 lbs. rice 2.00, 1 bag 25,
2 61
Freight on goods 1.50, cotton batting 1.00,
2 50
Wicking 15, bag of salt 15,
30
Bag of meal 1.60, bag of meal 1.70,
3 30
Bag of corn 1.70, bbl. of flour 6.72,
9 32
1 1b. saleratus 7, crackers 25.
32
1 bag meal 1.70, plaster 18,
1 88
1 bag corn 1.74, 1 bag meal 1.74,
3 48
2 qts. oil 60, 1 bag meal 1.74, 1 bag corn 1.74,
4 08
Salary of Almshouse keeper 11 mos.,
206 25
$1,366 46
Inventory of goods at the Almshouse, February 1, 1861.
7} cords hard wood, $37 50
20 gallons molasses, 7 60
3 cords pine wood,
10 50
3 gallons vinegar,
75
24 tons coal,
15 75
89 lbs. lard,
13 35
3,000 lbs. English hay,
30 00
17 lbs. grease,
1 02
1,600 salt hay,
9 60
7 lbs. tallow,
70
1 cow,
18 00
40 lbs. candles,
4 80
1 horse,
50 50
18 lbs. tobacco,
3 24
80 bushels potatoes,
40 00
53 lbs. snuff,
99
20 bushels small potatoes,
5 00
13 fowls,
4 33
4 bushels turnips,
2 00
118 lbs. sugar, -
10 62
2 bushels beets,
1 00
& bbl. flour,
6 50
6 bushels carrots,
2 00
54 lbs. butter,
10 88
5 pecks onions,
1 00
15 lbs. tea,
6 60
350 lbs. salt beef.
28 00
95 lbs. salt fish,
3 80
450 lbs. salt pork,
54 00
13 lbs. suet,
1 30
160 lbs. hans,
19 20
5 bushels coarse salt,
2~10
7 bushel beans,
14 00
3 ·bbl. soap,
2 00
15 bushels rye,
15 00
6 pecks meal,
1 32
¿ bu. clams 40, 2 bbls. apples 1.75, 5 bbls. apples 5.00,
VALUATION
OF THE
TOWN OF SOUTH SCITUATE,
FOR THE YEAR 1885,
-
TOGETHER WITH THE
THIRTY SIXTH ANNUAL REPORT
OF
THE SELECTMEN, OVERSEERS OF THE POOR. TREASURER, COLLECTOR, SURVEYORS OF HIGHWAYS, AND TOWN CLERK.
BOSTON: ALFRED MUDGE & SON, PRINTERS, 24 FRANKLIN STREET. 1886.
VALUATION
OF THE
TOWN OF SOUTH SCITUATE,
FOR THE YEAR 1885,
TOGETHER WITH THE
THIRTY-SIXTH ANNUAL REPORT
OF
THE SELECTMEN, OVERSEERS OF THE POOR, TREASURER, COLLECTOR, SURVEYORS OF HIGHWAYS, AND TOWN CLERK.
BOSTON: ALFRED MUDGE & SON, 24 FRANKLIN STREET. 1886.
TO THE TAX-PAYERS OF SOUTH SCITUATE :
By a vote of the town, passed at the annual meeting in March last, the Assessors were instructed to make a thorough valuation of the taxable property in town, and that the same be printed and distributed to the tax-payers.
In submitting this valuation, we wish to say that we have endeavored to appraise the property at an equal value, and as near as possible, at a fair market value, considering the location of the same.
In doing this work, we have no doubt often erred in judgment, as the sale of property often depends on the views of the pur- chaser ; and property, perhaps, has been or may be sold for less than our valuation, yet the reverse has been in some cases since our appraisal.
Since 1860, the law relating to taxation of personal property has been changed. Now savings-bank deposits, national bank, and corporation stocks are taxed by the Commonwealth, and the tax refunded to towns and cities where the persons owning them reside ; and it will be seen that the names of many who appeared on the valuation book of 1860, and who were assessed for large amounts of personal property, are now exempt from local taxation. Yet we have quite a large amount on our books at the present time, and when the tax-payer failed to furnish us with a list our own judg- ment had to determine the amount.
The valuation of the real estate is $661,269 ; personal, $209,910 ; total valuation, $871,179. Number of polls, 445 ; acres of land taxed, 12,340; number of dwelling-houses, 430; cows, 282; horses, 323 ; neat cattle, other than cows, 84; swine, 107.
The tax rate being $1.02 on $100, the amount of any tax can be easily ascertained ; and, as the rate of taxation changes from year to year, we have not thought it advisable to print the amount of each individual tax, as by so doing the expense for printing would be largely increased.
Respectfully submitted,
CHARLES A. LITCHFIELD, RICHARD P. BRIGGS, CHARLES SIMMONS,
Assessors.
VALUATION.
EAST WARD.
NAMES.
POLL.
PROPERTY.
VALUE.
TOTAL.
Briggs, James P.
.
1
House 665, stable 160, sheep 40 9 acres home field and orchard
400
3 home meadow
50
45
pasture
110
66 Neik orchard .
15
66 sheep field
20
2
66 unimproved
25
8
Hatch pasture and wood,
150
1
Clapp wood
20
283
PERSONAL. 1 horse 60, 1 cow 40, carriage 60,
160
160
Bates, George H., 2d,
1
PERSONAL.
1 horse 75, carriage 60 .
135
135
Bennett, George H. .
1
PERSONAL.
1 horse
40
40
Burns, John
1
House 450, stable 115
565
1 acre home field .
45
4
pasture
70
2
Merritt field
80
6
wood and unimproved
150
Brownell, N. P. . .
1 House 1.000, stable 400
1,400
Tenant house 600, stable 150
750
1} acres with houses .
2ł James field
34
Tilden field .
220
83
66
pasture
160
3
F. meadow
15
2₺
66 Jordan wood
60
26
66 Damon unimproved
300
44}
PERSONAL.
3 horses 225, carriages 100 .
325
1 cow 40, swine 20
60
Money and stocks
1,000
1,385
1
PERSONAL.
1 cow 40
40
40
$865
$1,655
Brown, Mary ($500 exempt)
910
200
145
3,250
Briggs, Benjamin
5
VALUATION.
NAMES.
POLL.
PROPERTY.
VALUE.
TOTAL.
Briggs, W. L.
·
1
Briggs, Alfred B.
1
House 475, stable 125 .
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