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: Real, 586,309 00
valuation May 1, 1870, 837 149
Rate of taxation, $1,50 on $100.
"Tax on personal estate,
$3,762 63
"' real estate. 8,895 04
" polls. 920 00
$13,477 67
State tax, $2,275 00
County tax, 1143 20
Town tax for support of schools. 2,000 00
Support of poor and incidentals, $8,000 00
Overlayings, 29 47
$13,477 67
School books, 15 98
Total tax.
13,493 65
HIGHWAY TAX.
Amount voted to be raised by the Towu, $2,000 00 Rate of taxation, $2 00 on $1,000 00.
EDWARD STOWELL, THOS. B. WATERMAN, CHAS. A. LITCHFIELD, Assessors.
R. T. FOGG, TREASURER, IN ACCOUNT WITH TOWN OF SOUTH SCITUATE.
'To taxes outstanding, March 12, 1870,
$1,468 03
Cash in hand of Treasurer, 1,090 25
Assessment of 1810.
13,493 65
Cash on notes given by Treasurer,
2.600 00
Sale of fish rights.
14 00
Town flats.
45 70
Joseph Merritt, 2d., for land, 10 00
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Israel Nash, for Pound. $8 00
Pedlars' licneses. 12 00
Town of Marshfield, for bridges. 61 36
C. P. Bradley. 50 00
Stato aid refunded.
1,092 16
Corporation tax refunded.
1.979 93
State paupers. 10 00
Town of Hingham, for support of Cain.
29 90
Board of Eunice Damon.
148 00
State School Fund.
184 14
E. T. Fogg, sale of school books.
56 27
Susie Tree. for coffin. 1 00
$22.327 39
By cash paid on Selectmen's orders and
allowances. $10,140 65
Notes and interest.
4,819 76
State tax.
2,275 00
County tas,
1.143 20
Scituate tax.
12 84
Taxes outstanding.
2,363 84
$20755 29
Cash to Balance.
1.572 10
$2,827 39
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REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE CHOSEN BY THE TOWN TO NAME THE STREETS.
BOWKER STREET .- From Main Street, near the house of Richmond Farrar, past the house of James I. Sears, to Grove Street.
BRIDGE STREET .- From Main Street, near the house of Seth Thomas, to Union Bridge.
CIRCUIT STREET .- From Main Street, near the house of Sylvanus Clapp, past the houses of Andrew Green and George Torrey, to Forest Street.
CENTRAL STREET .- From Main Street, near Fogg's store, past the house of William Hatch, to Scituate line. CEDAR STREET .- From Summer Street, near the house of Paul D. Briggs, east to Scituate line.
CROSS STREET .- From Central Street, past the house of James Sampson, to Main Street.
COMMON STREET .- From River Street, past the house of L. C. Waterman, to Mill Street.
COMMON STREET AVENUE .- From River Street, inter- secting Common Street, near L. C. Waterman's. CHURCH STREET .- From River Street, near the Metho- dist Church to Mill Street.
DOVER STREET .- From River Street, past the house of Hannah Dover, to Main Street.
ELM STREET .- From River Street, past the house of Eben Stetson, to the Methodist Church on River St.
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FOREST STREET .- From River Street, past the house of Esther Turner. to Circuit Street.
FOREST AVENUE .- From River Street, past the house of John Kehoe, to Forest Street.
GREEN STREET .- From River Street, past the house of Cummings Litchfield, to Pleasant Street.
- GROVE STREET .- From near Half-way House, past Abel Vinal's, to Bryant's corner.
HIGH STREET .- From near Half-way House, past the house of Charles Groce, to Hanover line.
JACOBS AVENUE .- From Main Street, past the house of Loring Jacobs, to Prospect Street. LINCOLN STREET .- From Main Street. past G. K. Cushing's. to Perez Turner's.
MAIN STREET .- From Hanover line, past Jacob's mill and Town Hall. to Scituate line.
MILL STREET .- From River Street, near Neil's Corner. past the hoese of Samuel Tolman, Jr .. to Hano- ver line.
MOUNT BLUE STREET .- From Central Street. near the house of William Turner, past the house of Liba Litchfield, to Hingham line.
MOUNT HOPE STREET .- From Mount Blue Street. at Stockbridge's corner, east to Scituate line.
VEAL STREET .- From Main Street, towards Little's bridge. to Scituate line.
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NORWELL'S AVENUE .- From Central Street, past the house of Henry Norwell, to Bryant's corner.
OAK STREET .- From Washington Street, near school house, Dist. No. 1, to High Street.
PARKER STREET .- From Main Street, past the house of Alfred Pincens, to Winter Street.
PINE STREET .- From Common Street, near G. P. Clapp's. past the house of Nathaniel Turner, to Circuit Street.
PLEASANT STREET .- From Circuit Street, past the house of Daniel Otis. to Hanover line, near Gardner's mill.
POND STREET,-From Hingham line, near the house of Mrs. Glover, past Accord Pond, to Abington line. PROSPECT STREET .- From Sally Farrar's corner, past the house of Piam Jacobs, to Hingham line.
RIVER STREET .- From Main Street, near Fogg's store. southerly past Torry's factory to Barstow's bridge. Hanover line.
SCHOOL STREET .- From Grove Street, near school house in Dist. No. 3. to Mount Blue Street.
SOUTH STREET .- From Main Street, near Jones's Factory, past the house of Thomas Jones, to Pleasant St.
SUMMER STREET .- From Central Street, past the house of James P. Briggs, north to Scituate line.
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WASHINGTON STREET .- From Hingham line, past the Half- way House. to Hanover line.
WEST STREET .- From Main Street, crossing River Street, past the Cemetary, to Dover Street.
WINTER STREET .- From Main Street, past the house of Samuel Turner, to Scituate line.
Respectfully submitted.
WILLIAM W. COLLAMORE,
BENJAMIN JACOBS,
ABEL VINAL.
WILLIAM HATCH.
WILLARD TORREY.
HARVEY BATES.
LEMUEL C. WATERMAN.
EDWARD STOWELL.
THOMAS B. WATERMAN.
CHARLES A. LITCHFIELD.
Committee. a
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BIRTHS.
Date.
Name of Child.
Names of Parents.
1869
Dec. 14 Elizabeth Allen Young, 1870
Jan. 17 Herbert William Hunt, 19 Nellie A. Jacobs.
Frb. 19 Francis Monahan.
Mar. 1 Lizzie Francis Coleman.
. .
.. 6 Emma Melville Gardner, 12, Edgar William Sprague. 15 Sarah Francis Merritt.
..
16 Mary Lizzie Williamson,
16 Car! Wilner Studley.
.. 31 John W. Hatch,
April 15 Edward Burton Prouty, 4 . 17 Caroline May Ford,
.. 25. Anna J Knapp,
May 4 Grace Altha Farrar.
- William H. and JJosephine
. .
15|Mabel Rose Studley,
- George and Mary A.
. . 27 Elwin G. Litchfield.
- Edwin and Cora
. . 31 Nellie Mildred Hatch.
June 10 Joseph Tolman. 25 Anna E. Richardson,
- Thomas J. and Harriett Andrew S. and Mahala
July 1 Andrew N. Green, .. 5 Tree.
. 6
5 Frederic Jones. 16 Bates,
- Lorenzo and Mary C.
Oct. 8 Alfred and Edwin Hayden, " George B. and Louisa J.
3 George Crooker Waterman,- Thomas B. and Clara C.
Nov. 16 Hyland,
~Edmund and Elizabeth
.. 20 Curtis,
-Joseph H. and Henrietta
..
25 Bertha Damon,
-Josiah A. and Anna R.
- Charles M. and Matilda A.
66 29 John Francis Leavitt., Edson L. Ford. - Nathan S. and Ruth A.
- Benjamin M. and Ardelia N
-James L and Aman'a A ..
.Phillip C. and Ellen E. Patrick and Mary.
- Elisha and Abby F.
John D. and Berthia C.
-Daniel and Sarah E.
- Charles H. and Francis Charles and Catherine
-Edwin and Matilda
- John W. and Sarah
- Oliver and Caroline
- Colem in and Arabella John and Hannah A.
-Cushing and Abby
28 Elsworth Curtis,
- Frederic and Martha W. Andrew N. and Adaline Susan Tree
-Marcellus and Matilda
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STATISTICS FURNISHED BY TOWN CLERK. MARRIAGES, 1870.
Date.
Names.
Residence.
Occupationi.
Birth Place.
Mar. 3. Henry D. Litchfield. Julia Barrell.
So. Scituate. 66
66
Shoemaker.
Bath, Me. S. Scituate. Scituate. Hanover.
Jure 4 Gustavus S. Totman. Emma Bates.
19. Henry W. Maine. Phœbe A. Bates.
Hanover. So. Scituate. Hanover. Boston.
Clerk.
S. Scituate. Hanover. Boston. 66
66 21. Wilbur F. Gardner. Susan E. Ainsley.
So. Scituate.
Box Maker.
S. Scituate. Cohasset.
Sept. 6. John G. Briggs. Ella G. Clapp.
Hanover. So. Scituate.
Shoecutter.
Hanover. Scituate.
"
8. Hewit Baker, Jr. Mary O. Wilder.
Hingham. So. Scituate.
Shoemaker.
S. Scituate. N. Bridge.
Oct. 22. Luther J. Ewell. Lucy B. Holmes.
Marshfield.
Marshfield.
Nov. 20. William F. Henderson. Mary S. Stoddard.
Caulker.
Scituate.
24. William O. Merritt, Jr. So. Scituate. Alice P. French. 66 Abington. 66
Trader.
S. Scituate. Abington. S. Scituate.
66
27. George W. Bailey. Eloener S. Torrey.
66
Bootmaker.
S. Scituate.
1871.
Jan. 1. Frederick Dill. Eveline F. Hatch.
E. Abington. So. Scituate.
Manufacturer.
E. Abington. S. Scituate.
66
1. Willie Randall. Cora M. Chandler. 66
66
Shoemaker.
66
Duxbury.
66
17. Henry Franks. Mariah L. Cromwell.
Gentleman.
Pembroke.
Shoemaker.
Hanover.
Marshfield.
24. Daniel Perry, Jr. Lizzie Hatch.
So. Scituate.
Shoecutter.
Abington. Scituate.
Dec. 18. William J. Hayden. Vesta Ewell.
66
Mariner.
Boot Crimper.
Aug. 3. Andrew H. Francis. Henrietta L. Peirce.
Shoemaker.
Marshfield,
Hingham.
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DEATHS.
Date.
Name.
Age
Birth-place.
Disease.
1870
Jan. 7 Mandana Bowker,
39
So. Scituate.
..
11 Georgianna Patterson, 13 Gad Leavitt,
74
66
..
Consumption. Typhoid Fever. Suicide.
Feb.
April
19 Sophia A. Cazneau, 7 Lizzie Winslow, 9 James Farall, 3 Rachel Clapp, 8 Eunice B. Damon,
7m
Infl. of Brain.
43
Ireland,
Consumption.
May
87
So. Scituate,
Old age.
. .
12 Persie French,
2
66
Cong. of Lungs.
66
14 John Burton Corthell,
10m 6
Pneumonia.
66
14 Ira Barker,
79 Hanson,
Cong. of Lungs.
June
31 F. Eldred Ford, 4 Levi T. Lincoln. 4 Seth Vinal,
78 |Marshfield,
Old age.
62
Hanover,
Dropsy.
. .
19 Elijah Litchfield,
44
Scituate.
Thistota.
63
So. Scituate,
Cancer.
68 Wates, England, Heart Disease.
89
So. Scituate,
Old age.
..
20 Lucinda Copeland,
80
Apoplexy.
.
25 John Haley,
32
Ireland,
Stoppage.
Sept. 5 Lucy A. Gardner, 66 7 Mary L. Peirce,
79
Boston,
Cong. of Liver.
21 Allen Clapp,
58
So. Scituate,
Consumption.
28 Amasa Palmer, - Tree,
77
Hanover,
Dropsy.
Oct.
19 Esther C. Gardner,
10
Diptheria.
29 Ella C. Gardner,
14
66
.6
Dec.
22 Deborah R. Farrar,
74
Hingham,
Accident.
15
66
21 Mary L. Winslow,
25
13
66
Consumption.
44
66
Consumption.
9 Marshfield,
Scarlet Fever.
10 So. Scituate,
July 8 Rachel Briggs, Aug. 9 John Spencer, . 10 Charles Foster,
18 Mary Stetson,
77
Marblehead,
Consumption.
29
Marshfield,
Typhoid Fever.
3m
So. Scituate,
Consumption.
17 Deborah Stockbridge,
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
SELECTMEN, ASSESSORS,
AND
OVERSEERS OF THE POOR,
OF THE
T SO. SCI ATE,
AINO.
STATISTICS FURNISHED BY TOWN CLERK,
REPORT OF THE TOWN TREASURER,
From February 1, 1870. to February 1, 1871.
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PLYMOUTH: PLYMOUTH ROCK PRESS, 1871.
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
SELECTMEN, ASSESSORS, AND
OVERSEERS OF THE POOR,
OF THE
WN OF SO. SCITY
ALSO,
STATISTICS FURNISHED BY TOWN CLERK,
AND
REPORT OF THE TOWN TREASURER,
From February 1, 1870, to February 1, 187 !.
PLYMOUTH : PLYMOUTH ROCK PRESS. 1871.
TOWN OFFICERS,
CHOSEN AT THE ANNUAL MEETING, MARCH 21, 1870. Selectmen, Assessors, Overseer of the Poor.
EDWARD STOWELL, THOS. B. WATERMAN, CHAS. A. LITCHFIELD.
Town Clerk, Treasurer and Collector. EBEN T. FOGG.
School Committec.
WILLIAM H. FISH, term expires March 1871.
JAMES SOUTHWORTH, 1872.
LUCY TURNER,
1873.
Constables.
CHAS. H. LITCHFIELD,
CHARLES W. SPARRELL,
WILLIAM C. LITCHFIELD, ALPHEUS THOMAS.
Committee on Roads and Bridges.
PIAM JACOBS, ROBERT V. C. TURNER.
Auditor of Accounts.
ELISHA JACOBS.
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Surveyors of Highways.
DISTRICT,
No. 1 .- D. M. Willcutt,
" 2 .- Wm. Prouty, Jr.
" 3 .- Piam Jacobs,
" 4 .- Barton R. Jacobs,
" 5 .- Edw. W. Brooks,
" G .- David W. Studley, " 7 .- Liba Litchfield,
" 8 .- Eben T. Fogg,
" 19 .- Sylvanus Clapp, " 20 .- Richard P. Briggs,
" 9 .- Josiah Cushing, " 21 .- James W. Sampson.
" 10 .- Luther Damon.
" 22 .- Thos. H. Gardner,
" 11 .- R. V. C. Turner, " 23 .- Alpheus Thomas,
" 12 .- Lincoln ElIms.
" 24 .- Loring Jacobs.
Agents for the several School Houses.
No. 1 .- Dexter M. Willcutt, No. 4 .- A. J. Litchfield,
" 2 .- Edwin Jacobs, " 5 .- Chas. W. Sparrell,
" 3 .- David W. Studley, " 6 .- Chas. H. Litchfield, No. 7 .- John Gardner, Jr.
Fence Viewers.
Samuel Waters, Coleman Ford, Liba Litchfield.
T. B. Waterman,
Surveyors of Lumber. Samuel Waters, Joseph Clapp.
Amos H. Tilden. David W. Turner, Allen Clapp,
Wm. B. Pratt. Eleazar Hatch, Philip Foster,
Augustus Gardner.
DISTRICT,
No. 13 .- John Cushing,
" 14 .- George O. Torrey, " 15 .- Philip Foster, " 16 .- Nath'l Turner,
" 17 .- John Gardner, Jr.
" 18 .- John Gardner,
5
Field Drivers.
Dexter M. Willcutt, William Prouty, Jr.
Piam Jacobs,
Barton R. Jacobs,
Edward W. Brooks,
Liba Litchfield,
Richard P. Briggs,
Lincoln Ellms,
Thos. H. Gardner,
John Cushing,
Alpheus Thomas,
George O. Torrey,
Nath'l Turner, Philip Foster, John Gardner, Jr. John Gardner, Sylvanus Clapp,
Edwin R. Studly.1
Pound Keeper. John Corthell.
MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES.
Thompson, Bigelow & Brown, school books, 1869, $46 52 James L. Hammett. .. 2 37
G. K. Cushing, expenses to State almshouse to carry H. Williams, a State pauper, 5 50
Thompson, Bigelow & Brown, school books, 1870, 109 71 R. M. Pulsifer, advertising for almshouse keeper, 7 20
Thomas J. Tolman, cash paid for engineers on N. River, 12 60
Andrews Brothers, printing annual report
48 00
66
school 22 00
James L. Hunt, cash for hearse hire,
3 00
William H. Fish, « " school books, 31 50
6
Israel Nash, for hoarse house, $200 00
J. F. Farmer, printing voting list, 19 50
H. A. Turner, discount on pig, 3 50
Willard Torrey, cedar post for Pound. 3 72
Edward Stowell, for Herrick's Town Officer, 2 50
George Wilson, repairs on well noar HI. Bowker's. 2 00
Collamore & Gardner, freight on stove, 1869,
2 00
James Southworth, blackboard brushes, 5 00
F. T. Fogg, ink, crayons, &c., for several S. houses, 5 09
postage, ink, stationery, expressing, &c. 7 31
Seth Foster, expressing, printing, &c.
13 05
$552 07
EXPENDITURES OF THE SEVERAL SCHOOLS.
DISTRICT NUMBER ONE.
James C. Church, teaching Winter terni, $120 00
George A. Bates, making fires, 3 00
James C. Church, teaching Spring and Summer terms. 104 00
Maria J. Metcalf
Summer and Fall terms.
96 00
$323 00
DISTINCT NUMBER TWC.
Helen Driver, teaching Winter tern. 888 00
Maria Jacobs.
24 00
Clara C. Sherman, teaching Spring terms, $30 0) Deborah C. Hatch, . Summer . (52 00
Simeon Damon, making thes.
3 50
Edwin Jacobs wood and fitting. 22 00
$319 50
DISTRKT NUMBER THREE.
Mary P. Howland. teaching Winter term, $24 00
Martha R. Pierce. .. and Summer
terms. 2272 00
Amos O. Eprague, making fires. 3 00
D. W. Studley, wood and fitting. 24 50
$323 50
DISTRICT NUMBER FOUR.
Marianna Gav, teaching Winter term, $120 00
Albert Brown, making fires, 3 00
Marianna Gay, teaching Spring and Summer terms. 104 00
Sarah B. Jacobs. " Summer and Fall terms. 90 00
A. J. Litchfield. wood and fitting. 23 00
$339 00
DISTRICT NUMBER PAD.
Cynthia A. Foss. teaching Winter and Spring
terms. 8210 00
8
Emma Torrey, assistant teaching, C. A. Foss, making fires, Lydia F. Hunt, teaching Summer term, 90 00
$7 50
4 00
Winter 66
48 00
$391 50
DISTRICT NUMBER SIX.
Hattie R. Gardner, teaching Winter term, $120 00
Mary P. Howland, teaching Summer term, 97 50
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" and Fall, 96 00
John Green; making fires, 3 00
C. H. Litchfield. wood and fitting, 25 00
John Turner, 6:
5 50
$347 00
DISTRICT NUMBER SEVEN.
Minnie Goodnow, teaching Winter term, $120 00
Clara F. Curtis, assistant teacher, 12 00
Herbert Stetson, making fires,
4 00
E. W. Hastings, teaching Summer term,
104 00
Emma Savage, assistant,
10 00
Rebecca C. Brooks, teaching Fall 66
96 00
Assistant teacher,
5 87
'T. J. Tolman, wood and fitting, 15 00 John Gardner, Jr. 26 34
$393 21
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EXPENDITURES OF THE SEVERAL SCHOOL HOUSES.
DISTRICT NUMBER ONE.
James House, ink, crayons,and repairs, 1 85
DISTRICT NUMBER TWO.
Simeon Damon, for furniture, 2 00
Fred H. Curtis, for lumber, hardware, and labor, 58 56
Ashael Wheeler, for paint stock, 45 80
Snow Bryant. 1813 days work 54 90
: :
" painting blinds, 6 40
" glass, putty, &c. 2 18
Stephen O. Jacobs, bricks, mortar, cement, and
labor, 27 98
Edwin Jacobs, for cleaning house, furniture and repairs, 13 14
Edward Stowell, for stove, funnell, &c.
34 21
Collamore & Gardner, freight on stove,
1 50
$246 67
CREDIT.
By stock sold,
6 41
$240 26
DISTRICT NUMBER THREE.
David W. Studley, repairs, &c.
$7 15
Snow Bryant, painting black board,
1 25
$8 40
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DISTRICT NUMBER FOUR.
Andrew J. Litchfield. for furniture and repairs. $5 67
DISTRICT NUMBER FIVE.
Jonathan Hatch, cleaning stove funnell, 92 00
C. W. Sparrell. cleaning bonse and repaire, 8 50
$10 50
DISTRICT NUMBER ST.
C. Il. Litchfield, for repairs on fence.
TV. JI. Fish, for furniture, 1 98
$9 99
DISTRICT NUMBER SEVEN.
Samuel D. Stetson, repairs on school house. $15 Of
John Gardner. Jr. for furniture. 1 53
$16 59
Total expenditure for school houses. 5298 25.
DISTRIBUTION OF STATE AID.
For tiden wentths coding Feb. 1. 1×71.
Matilda B. Stoddart. Elisha Coleman. 72 00
Honnan Dover.
11
Ruth B. Foster, $48 00
Riley E. Jenkins,
24 00
John Lewis, 54 00
Betsey B. Sylvester,
18 00
James Thompson,
86 00
Catharine J. Mec.
10 00
Jarius W. Leavitt,
18 00
Charles H. Totman, guardian,
06 00
Mary Spencer,
48 00
Edward P. Tolman,
72.00
George B. Hayden,
54 00
E. T. Fogg, guardian,
06 00
Joseph B. Goodrich,
36 00
Charles D. Barnard,
12 00
$900 00
TOWN HALL ACCOUNT.
Received for use of Town Hall,
8140 17
Paid for wood.
$6 75
Lamps.
14 00
Wax.
2 65
Oil, chimneys, setting glass, and repairs, 19 46
42 86
.
Balance in favor of Town Hall. 997 31
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EXPENDITURES FOR ROADS AND BRIDGES.
Expenses of building the second section of Mountain Road : ---
Piam Jacobs, 333 days at $2 per day, $67 00
93 days, oxen, 255 75
George Babb,
31 days at $1.75 per day, 54 25
E. B. Damon, 32 .6 56 00
Dan'l D. Sprague, 24
66 42 00
D. W. Studley, 273 48 12
G. Ford,
27
66
‹.
47 25
J. Ford, 27 47 25
H. Stoddard, 323 66
66
56 87
J. S. Clapp, 30 52 50
L. Jacobs, S 14 00
W. Simmons, and oxen, 14 days at $4.50 per day. 49 50
Eben Brown, 32 days at $1.50 per day, 48 00
E. Brown, 31 “ 1.00 66
31 00
L. Lincoln, 273 "
27 50.
O. Sprague, 323 - 6:
32 50
H. Sprague, 293 " 29 50
R. V. C. Turner, 13 " 2 62 1.75
G. Ford, 300 loads gravel, 9 00
William Turner, for gravel,
3 00
C. & J. Damon, 6.
3 00
13
Sharpening drills, $2 00
Ten pounds powder, 2 00
$1,043 61
R. V. C. Turner, for widening bridge at Merritt's Corner, 9 75
Expense of building a part of the road leading from William Hatch's to Amos H. Tilden's :-
Piam Jacobs, 9₺ days at $2 per day, oxen, 19 days at $2.75 per day, 52 25
$19 00
Antoin Joseph, and oxen, 4 days,
18 00
George W. Babb, 9 days at $1.75 per day, 15 75
E. B. Damon, 5
8 75
G. Ford, 123 6.
..
21 87
Joseph Ford, 11 19 25
Charles Williamson, 7 66
12 25
R. V. C. Turner, 18
31 50
Antoin Joseph, 5₺ days, with team, 24 75
A. J. Litchfield, 53 24 00
D. Sprague, 7 at $1.75 per day, 12 25
H. Stoddard,
83
14 00
J. S. Clapp,
87
D. W. Studley,
87
E: Brown,
53
..
is
7 50
H. Sprague, 93
at $1 per day, ,
9 50
E. Brown, 62
6 50
C. Sprague, 3
١١
3 00
14
Piam Jacobs, man and four oxen, 3 day. 85 62
William Hatch, 61 loads gravel, 3 66
Mrs. Theodore Turner. 184 loads gravel. 11 04
for land, 16 00
Gustavus S. Turner. . .
20 00
$358 18
Repairs on road, and expense of building two bridges near the South Meeting House : -
Pim Jacobs. 73 days at $2 per day. $15 00
13 .. work oxen. at $2.75 per day, 35 75
1 .. Brown. .. 7 50
at $1, per day.
C. Sprague, 1 1 00 .. . .
E. Brown.
..
at $1.50 .
6 75
G. Ford.
1.75 . 13 12
Jos. Ford,
. . 7 87
G. W. Babb, 7 .. . . ..
12 25
E. B. Damon. ! .. .. 1 75 ..
N. Sylvester, half "
57
D. Sprague,
.. ..
5 25
D. Dommon, 1 1 75 ..
& Sylvonns Clapp, and team, 23 days at $4.50, por day. 1! 25 A. J. Litchfield, 14 day, with team, 6 00
Antoin Joseph, 4 00
G. Ford, 13 days, 2 62
J. Ford, 2 02 ..
R. V. C. Turner, 12 2 62
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Cash paid for stone, $3 00
gravel, 3 90
$144 87
Expenses of repairing the road from Wilson's Hill to Scituate line.
Robert V. C. Turner, 5 days' labor at $1.75 per day, 88 87
C. D. Sampson, 2! 66 6. 4 37
.. horse and cart, 2 days, 3 50
James Sampsou, half day,
87
Antoin Joseph, 2 days, with team, 8 50
..
-> mowing bushes, : 50
$29 61 Total expenditure for Roads and Bridges, $1,586.02.
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HIGHWAY ACCOUNT.
District.
Removing snow.
Highway arrears.
Gravel.
Extra labor.
Removing obstruc'ns.
No. 1,
$24 15
141 80
$38 69
3,23, 59 25
15 50
4,
88 34
39 06
$7 20
$4 00
5,
43 50
23 08
$10 00
4 48
6,
71 48
30 89
10 00
7,
32 60
18 75
1 00
3 50
8,
30 60
24 41
7 92
7 00
9,
92 40
37 40
11 34
14 87
" 10,
18 69
19 25
3 00
" 11,
21 90
6 09
4 50
4 20
( 12,
45 75
10 33
22 00
" 13,
42 84
1 75
" 14,
16 24
40 25
15,
21 75
11 70
3 60
"
16,
17 50
21 50
" 17,
74 70
2 80
« 18,
69 71
5 75
" 19,
75 47
" 20,
25 50
22 82
" 21,
40 90
" 22,
71 77
14 74
5 20
3 74
" 23, 3,
13 80
34 31
" 24,
2 83
1 00
$1,143 47
$408 77
$47 56
$35 94
$55 35
2,
17
REPORT ON GUIDE BOARDS.
John Collier, for painting twenty-four boards, $12 00 Thomas R. Lawrence, painting twenty-one boards. 10 50
1869.
G. K. Cushing, 73 days setting posts, making boards and putting up the same, 15 00
For one cedar post,
75
For 75 feet of lumber for boards. 4 50
1870.
G. R. Cushing, for 4 days' work on Guide boards, 10 00 " 38 feet lumber. 2 66
" 2 posts, 1 50
" painting and lettering 5 boards, 4 50
$61 41
EXPENDITURES FOR THE QUINCY AND HINGHAM BRIDGES.
Paid Trustees, assessment from March, 1869. to March 5, 1870, $111 87
" James Humphrey, as Treasurer of Trustees. on account. 250 00
Harris & Tucker, for assessment of expense of commission. 164 80
18
Paid Edward Stowell, for services as committee, and expenses, twenty-one days, $74 50
" B. Stowell, for horse hire to Scituate, and notifying evidences. 3 75
" (. A. Litchfield, two day's services as con- mittee at Commissioner's hearing, 4 00
8608 92
ALMSHOUSE EXPENSES.
Corn and meal, 140 bush. $161 24
Flour, 11 bbls. 103 00
Fine feed, 2 90
Molasses, 58 gallons, 15 80
Plaster,
2 16
Tea, 48 lbs.
16 55
Sugar, 325 lbs.
55 40
Meat and fish,
169 44
Snuff, $7.50; butter, $57.54,
65 04
Cotton cloth, calico, and other dry goods, 52 18
Boots and shoes. 15 27
Salt, $5.00; oil, 15.38: medicine, $10.50,
30 88
Coffee, $9.45; raisins, $3.29: lamps and chimneys, $2.844, 15 58
Soda, starch, bread-raiser and corn starch, 15 28
9 25
Cheese, $5.28 : clothing. $3.97, :
19
Crackers, $6.77 ; matches, $3.00; rice, $3.30. $18 07
Dried apples, $10.60; ham, 83.62. 14 22
Crockery, $3.25; tobacco, $13.40; eggs, $2.00, 18 65
Cocoa and shells, $1.67; lard, $12.49; 14 16
Grass and garden seeds, $3.29; oats, . 10, 3 69
Brooms, $1.60 : soap, .20: clothes line, .80, 2 60
Pails, .60; Turnips, .74 ; sweet potatoes, $2.00, 3 34
Onions, bed cord, herrings and sage.
5 48
Meat. tripe and sausages. 54 86
Dr. Howes, medical attendance, 7 75
Dr. Brownell .. at almshouse, 34 50
On Dyer children, and Susie Urec, 12 25
Andrew J. Litchfield, plowing one day, 1 50
Abel Sylvester, dry goods, 8 27
Edward Stowell, for hutter, 4 00
Sundries. 11 12
Alfred Tale & Co. rubber bed spread, 5 00
George F. Jacobs, dry goods. 8 27
Wilner Brothers. clothing.
3 80
George Beasley, as almshouse keeper. from Feb. 1. to April 19. 1870, 55 17
Mrs. Edwin Studley. for services as keeper,
from April 19 to April 28. 10 00
Oscar F. Healey, for services as keeper from April 28 to Feb. 1. 1871. 227 46
J. Torrey, soap in 1869. 9 00
Wood and provisions on hand less than last year. 50 00
ARTICLES FURNISHED BY THE KEEPER.
Fish and lobsters, $13.37; filing saws, $2.00. 15 37
Dry goods, $7.70 ; bread, &c. $11.60; medicine. . 15. 19 45
Fresh grass, $2.50; soap, $1.25: cranberries. . 63. 4 38
Carriage hire, .50; cider apples .50 :
making cider, $1.50. 2 50
Butchering, $1.00; shoemaking, $2.05; coal, $4.47. 7 52
Meat, .25 : oxen for harrowing. . 75: groceries, $1.88. 2 88
Berries, .64 ; cabbage, .25 ; driving cow, $1.00. 1 80
Clothing for child of Susie Tree. 3 00
Paid for extra washing. 3 40
Tub and wash board, 1 70
$1,433 22
ALMSHOUSE CREDIT.
Received for meals and lodgings. $16 70
For tobacco, lard, potatoes and milk, 10 88
Cash received from former keeper, 19 60
Labor performed by keeper on Mountain road, 20 87
" near A. H. Tilden's. 15 38
Underpining hearse house and grading. 15 75
#1
Received from C. P. Bradley, for borad of Susie Trec, 50 00
Received from town of Hingham, for board of
Henry and Freddy Dyer, 29 90
Due from E. T. Fogg, trustee for board of Eunice Damon,
35 00
Board of 101 paupers, at $2. 1616 per week, 1,219 77
$1,433 22
INMATES OF ALMSHOUSE
February 1, 1871.
Mary Williams, Agc, 60;
Admitted, 1840
Lydia Gunderway, 56;
1844.
Silva Briggs, . .
67;
1855.
Jonathan Merritt.
76;
1858.
David Damon, 56;
Admitted, Dec. 2, 1862 ' . .
Jefferson Damon,
54;
John Woodward,
78; Jan. 1, 1864.
Nancy Damon,
56;
April 22, 1867.
Sarah Totman,
70;
June 11, 1869.
Jeremiah Gundry,
84;
Jan. 25, 1871
DIED DURING THE YEAR.
Eunice Damon, May S, aged 44 years. Tree, Sept. 12. aged 10 weeks.
22
ADMITTED AND DISCHARGED DURING THE YEAR.
Susie Tree, Georgeana Tree, Catherine G. Mce, Louisa J. Mec, Josephine E. Mec, Henry Dyer, and Freddy Dyer.
The Overseers of the Poor take great pleasure in call- ing the attention of the town to the faithful manner in which the Superintendent and his Wife have discharged their duties during the past year. No word of complaint has passed the lips of the feeble and helpless ones who. have been under their charge, and the tender care which has been shown them is worthy of praise.
ASSISTANCE RENDERED OUT OF ALMSHOUSE.
Supplies to Marcia Witherell, 62 50
Amasa Palmer and wife. 03 00
Richard Freeman and wife, 32 95
Hewitt Baker and family, 42 87
E. B. Howland and wife, 94 77
Mary A. Henderson and family,
6 50
James Thompson and family. 13 32
John Haly, 14 00
Thomas Mee and family,
43 92
Alice Brooker, 52 00
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