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80.00
Sarah L. Prouty, Guardian for eleven months,
44.00
David Stoddard, " four 60
12.00
$1,027.00
EXPENSE OF STREET SIGNS.
Tolman & Merritt, for sign boards,
$33.00
T. R. Lawrence, painting the same, 33.60
. Willard Torrey, posts,
25.00
Charles A. Litchfield, putting up same, East Ward,
5.24
T. B. Waterman,
66 " South do. 8.00
Isaac Burrell,
" West do. 19.69
$125.53
Cr. By posts and boards on hand,
10.00
$115.53
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EXPENSE OF REMOVING TOWN HALL.
Paid H. D. Blanchard, for moving,
$150.00
66 for labor,
156.69
66 board of Blanchard men and horses, 25.00
Israel Nash, bill for labor, 82.00
66 Piam Jacobs, grading Common,
12.00
$425.69
Paid by Mr. Nash,
212.84
$212.85
Paid for Town Hall lot,
75.00
66 lumber and labor on fence,
39.10
Total cost to the Town,
$326.95
TOWN HALL ACCOUNT.
DR.
Stephen O. Jacobs, mason's bill,
$24.26
William H. Davis, stove pipe and labor, 38.70
Seth Foster, soap stones for chimney,
4.25
B. P. Bowman, copper lantern, frame, etc.,
17.75
Seth Foster, wax for Town Hall,
6.15
Oil, chimneys, brooms, wood, etc.,
52.75
$143.86
CR.
By cash received, for use of Town Hall,
$141.77
" wood on hand,
9.00
Due for use of Hall from G. A. R.,
4.00
6 66 for Courts,
2.00
$156.77
Balance in favor of Town Hall, $12.91.
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COMPENSATION TO TOWN OFFICERS.
Constables.
Charles W. Sparrell, warning Town Meetings, $16.00
Melvin Little, 66 Officers, 5.00
$21.00
Town Clerk.
E. T. Fogg, registering marriages, births and deaths, $18.25
School Committee.
William H. Fish, for service to March 6th, $22.00
James Southworth, 66 postage, stationery
and horse hire, 43.25
Lucy Turner, services,
30.00
Herbert Shurtleff, services,
12.00
$107.25
Selectmen, Assessors, and Overseers of the Poor.
Edward Stowell, services from February 1, 1871, to March 6th,
$26.00
Charles A. Litchfield, services from February 1,
1871, to March 6th, 24.00
Thomas B. Waterman, services from February 1, 1871, to March 6th, 16.00
Edward Stowell, services from March 6, 1871, to February 1, 1872, 62 days,
124.00
Edward Stowell, services 3 days, copying Valua- tion Books, 6.00
Edward Stowell, expenses to Plymouth, Boston and Taunton, 32.40
. Charles A. Litchfield, services, 7 days, copying Valuation Books of 1870, per order of Tax Commissioner, 14.00
Amount carried forward, $242.40
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Amount brought forward, $242.40
Charles A. Litchfield, expenses to Boston on Corporation Taxes and State Aid, 7.05
Charles A. Litchfield, expenses to Plymouth, 3 times, 8.40
Charles A. Litchfield, services 492 days,
99.00
Thomas B. Waterman, services, 32 days, from March 6th, 1871, to February 1st, 1872, 64.00
$420.85
MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES.
Rand, Avery & Frye, for printing, $12.00
Andrews Brothers, printing annual report, 67.50
Thompson, Bigelow & Brown, school books, 77.61
F. Damon, lumber for pound,
8.30
William H. Fish, school books,
61.50
T. A. Lawrence, painting and repairs on hearse,
14.00
Post 112 G. A. R., by vote of Town,
30.00
Perez Simmons, council fees (part pay),
16.12
Andrews Brothers, printing school report, 33.00
Thompson, Bigelow & Brown, school books,
21.98
Willard Torrey, summoning witnesses and wit- ness fees in Thomas' case, 116.68
William H. Whitman, costs of Court in Road case, 20.27
Town of Scituate, schooling children of N. Ellms, Jr., 12.25
22.88
Town of Mansfield, repairs on Union bridge,
20.00
. E. T. Fogg, postage and stationery,
8.81
E. T. Fogg, supplies to school-house, 9.81
Isaac Burrill, lumber and labor on Ridge Hill,
13.74
Seth Foster, expressage, printing, etc.,
Amount carried forward, . $566.45
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Amount trought forward, · $566.45
7.50
James Southworth, school books, Seth Foster, valuation books,
4.25
hearse handles and carpet,
3.55
" Boston Herald," advertising for keeper,
7.80
$589.55
REPAIRS ON ALMSHOUSE.
R. V. C. Turner, for repairs on cistern, etc., $13.00
S. & D. W. Turner, 66 290.00
as per contract,
Seth Foster, lead ; and E. T. Fogg, oil, 11.00
T. R. Lawrence, painting of Almshouse, 19.76
Joseph Merritt, 2d, blacksmith bill,
22.13
$355.89
SUPPORT OF POOR OUT OF ALMSHOUSE.
The number who have been fully or partially supported by the town the past year has been large; but we fail to see where much could have been saved without suffering on the part of those dependent for charity. The family of Richard Freeman have ceased to be an expense. The support of Lucretia Damon and Marcia Witherell has also ceased, and we trust that for the present year the expense, out of the Almshouse, will be less.
SUPPORT OF POOR AT ALMSHOUSE.
The expense for the support of the poor at the Almshouse has been $1,098.61, and we believe that the inmates, under the care of the faithful Superintendent and wife, can have no cause for complaint. The expense for the support of Lydia Gunderway, the past year, has been large, the bill for medical attendance at the Almshouse being mostly on her account. About two months since she was removed to the Lunatic Hospital at Taunton.
3 s.
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HIGHWAYS.
By a law of the last Legislature, towns are now obliged to raise a money tax for repairs of Highways. The number of Surveyors, amount of money to be raised, and the manner in which you will have it expended, are subjects for your con- sideration.
ALMSHOUSE EXPENSES.
Corn and meal, 157 bushels, $150.45
Flour, 10 bbls., $92.62 ; plaster, $2.00, 94.62
Molasses, 65 gallons, $41.38 ; spices, $6.28, 47.66
Sugar, 454 lbs., $56.64; butter, 173 lbs., $63.71, 120.35
Cotton cloth, clothing and other dry goods, 41.21
Matches, $2.10; raisins, $7.20; soap, $1.00,
10.30
Salt, $5.03 ; fish, $10.50; tobacco, 36 lbs., $32.17,
47.72
Rice, tapioca and extracts, $5.69 ; oil, $16.94,
22.63
Coffee and shells, $13.34; medicine, $7.96,
21.30
Stoneware and crockery, $8.06 ; vegetables, $12.30,
20.36
Crackers and vinegar, $1.00; meat, tripe and sau- sages, $19.62, 20.62
Cheese, lantern, lard and brooms, 22.00
Tea, 49 lbs., $40.82; garden seeds, $3.62, 44.44
Snuff, $8.00 ; soda, starch, and bread raiser, $4.12,
12.12
Lamps and chimneys, $1.47 ; hay cutter, $7.00, 8.47
Boots and shoes, $9.00 ; dried apples, $7.68,
16.68
Pails, beans, nails, mustard and house paper,
17.80
Torrey & Co., soap, $6.15 ; washing machine, $5.00, 11.15
A. S. Howe, bread, $9.78 ; Louis Peck, clothing, $12.00, 21.78
Merritt & Thomas, wood, $12.00; A. G. Grose, cow, $17.00, 29.00
Amount carried forward, $780.66
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Amount brought forward, $780.66
S. Clapp, labor on farm, $13.07; cash, grass, $8.00, 21.07
W. B. Cushing, cow, .$49.36; cash paid for manure, $19.37, 68.73
Seth Foster, carbolic acid,
7.95
C. W. Prouty, standing wood,
21.75
Cash paid for clothing,
3.15
66
66 garden seeds,
1.75
66
66 pasturing cow, .
8.00
wagon hire,
2.00
66 barber's bill for two years,
10.00
66 labor inside of house,
4.50
Dr. Brownell, for medical attendance,
40.75
Cash paid for nails,
1.35
Dr. Shurtleff, for medical attendance,
5.00
Oscar F. Healey, for services 12 months,
300.00
John E. Corthell, for meat,
187.43
Supplies furnished by keeper : -
Coal, $4.97 ; filing saws, $1.95; shoes,$2.50, 9.42
Repairs on shoes and harnesses, 55c. ; paint, $2.00, 2.55
Butchering, $2.50 ; fish, tripe, and clams, $26.52, 29.02
Tin ware, $3.57; cow, $1.00; lime, 4.50,
9.07
Milk, $1.28; medicine, $2.00; soap, $4.00; onions, $1.00, 8.28
Clothing, $5.50 ; cranberries, $1.00 ; chimneys, 88c., 7.28
Oxen to plough, 3.00 ; wheelbarrow, 5.50, 8.50
Expense to Taunton with Lydia Gunderway,
3.70
Bread, $21.40; sawing boards, $10.55; pigs, $14.00, 46.05
$1,588.06
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ALMSHOUSE CREDIT.
Received of John E. Corthell, for beef, $56.80
66 66 66 " hide, 4.34
66 66 66 66 37.20
" hay,
66 for meals and lodgings, 110.68
66 " horse hire, $9.25 ; lime, potatoes, and sand, $2.73, 11.98
Received for 733 lbs. pork,
7.35
Articles on hand more than last year : --
Wood, 25 cords,
100.00
Lumber, 2,500 feet,
37,50
Hay cutter, $7.00; washing machine, $5.00,
12.00
Crockery, glass, and tin ware,
25.00
Hay, $35.00; wheelbarrow, $5.00, 40.00
Tea, 12 lbs., $9.50; tobacco, 20 lbs., $12.00, 21.60
Two tons beets and carrots, 25.00
Board of 911 paupers, at $2.14 per week, 1,098.61
$1,588.06
ASSISTANCE RENDERED OUT OF ALMSHOUSE. Supplies to Marcia Witherell,
$45.68
66 " Mary Palmer, 44.96
" Richard Freeman and wife, 82.35
City of Boston, supplies to family of. Thomas Mee, 33.00
John McCurdy 66 2.00
" State paupers,
Curtis & Co. for supplies to Anson Prince, 62.00
Gideon Ford, for digging grave for George Lee and Marcia Witherelì, 4.00
Chas. W. Sparrell, coffin and robe for Mrs. Wins- low, 12.00
Amount carried forward,
$285 99
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Amount brought forward, $285.99 · Chas. W. Sparrell, coffin and robe for Sophia A. Cazneau, 12.00
Chas. W. Sparrell, coffin and robe for child of Rufus Winslow, 6.00
H. H. Jenkins, for supplies and board to Lucre- tia Damon, 36.00
Dr. Downs, medical attendance on George Lee, 14.00 Dr. Thomas, 66 60 " Lucretia Da- mon, 5.00
Chas. W. Sparrell, coffin and robe for Marcia Witherell, 12.00
Chas. W. Sparrell, coffin and robe for Lucretia Damon, 12.00
Chas. W. Sparrell, coffin and robe for George Lee, 12.00
Chas. W. Sparrell, coffin and robe for Mrs. Cur- thers, 12.00
Supplies to Alice Brooker, 52.00
66 " Mary A. Henderson and family, 29.50
" David H. Stoddard « " 43.52
" Hewett Baker and family, 58.66
Dr. Shurtleff, medical attendance on family of John Stoddard, 7.00
State Lunatic Hospital, for board of Lydia Gun- derway, 30.90
Town of Hanover, supplies to Henry T. Wins- low, 29.00
Supplies to James Thompson, 13.62
$671.19
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Received from town of Pembroke, for support . of Hewitt Baker and family, $28.63
Received from State, for burial of State pauper, 10.00
Received from town of Marshfield, for supplies to Anson Prince, 62.00
Received from town of Hanover, for supplies to David H. Stoddard and family, 43.52
$144.17
Due from town of Hanover, for supplies to Mary
A. Henderson and family, 29.50
Due from State for burial of Mrs. Curthers, 12.00
66 66
" George Lee, 12.00
66 66 " medical attendance on George
Lee, 14.00
Due from State, for supplies to Alice Brooker, 52.00
66 town of Pembroke, for supplies to Hewitt Baker, 30.00
Due from State, for burial of Mrs. Winslow, 12.00
$161.50
TAXES ABATED AND GIVEN UP.
Warren Newcomb, tax of 1869, 2.78
Nathaniel Cushing, " " " 2.78
Sylvanus Clapp, abatement, 1870, 3.42
Israel Gardner's estate, abatement 1868-69-70, 2.39
Eleanor Wright's estate, abatement 1869-70, 2.60
Elisha Briggs' estate, abatement 1869-70, 5.00
$18.97
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EXPENDITURES FOR THE YEAR ENDING FEB- RUARY 1, 1872.
Roads and bridges,
$1,856.87
Repairs on school-houses,
380.65
Removing snow,
219.27
Highway arrears,
476.84
Gravel,
51.79
Extra labor,
94.50
Removing obstructions,
38.23
Street signs,
115.53
State aid,
1,027.00
Schools,
2,000.00
Hingham and Quincy bridges,
294.54
Town officers,
567.35
Taxes abated and given up,
18.97
Expense of poor at almshouse,
1,098.61
Expense of poor out of almshouse,
671.19
Repairs of almshouse,
355.89
Expense of removing town hall,
326.95
Miscellaneous expenses,
589.55
County tax,
1,143.20
State tax,
2,275.00
$13,610.93
FINANCIAL STANDING OF THE TOWN.
Notes in favor of South Scituate Savings Bank, $7,532.00
66 66 " Daniel Otis, 1,000.00
66 66 " Joseph T. Litchfield, 725.00
66 66 " M. E. Church, 200.00
66
" Sally Wise, 625.00
66
" Charles W. Sylvester, 470.00
Amount carried forward, $10,552.00
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Amount brought forward, $10,552.00 Note in favor of Harvey T. Sylvester, 200.00
" Michael Ford,
1.025.00
" Ebenezer Stetson,
200.00
" R. V. C. Turner, 575.00
" George Beasley, 200.00
" J. C. Tolman, 300.00
Interest due on the above, 213.54
Estimated amount due the several schools.
700.00
Amount due treasurer and collector,
100.00
Bills outstanding, estimated at,
500.00
Estimated amount of orders drawn, but not paid,
800.00
$15.365.54
CR.
By cash and outstanding taxes, in hands of treasurer, $4.795.24
Due from Commonwealth for State Aid, 1,227.00
aid to State Pau-
pers, 292.24
Due from E. T. Fogg, trustee estate of Eunice Damon, 148.64
8,902.42
Balance against the Town,
$15.365.54
Reducing the town debt, $3,996.41.
ASSESSORS' REPORT.
Total value of real estate, $593.710
" personal estate, 258,922
Total valuation, May 1, 1871, $852.632
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Rate of taxation, $1.47 on $100.
Tax on real estate,
$8,727.53
personal estate,
3,806.15
458 polls,
916.00
$13,449.68
State tax,
$2,275.00
County tax,
1,143.20
Town for support of schools,
2,000.00
Support of poor and incidentals,
8,000.00
Overlayings,
31.48
$13,449.68
School books,
15.98
Highway arrears,
392.88
Amount of taxes placed in hands of collector,
$13,858.54
HIGHWAY TAX.
Amount voted to be raised by the town,
· $2,000.00
Overlayings, 44.18
$2,044.18
Rate of taxation $2.00 on $1,000.
Tax on real and personal,
$1,705.26
458 polls at 74,
338.92
$2,044.18
Total number of horses, 241; cows, 286; sheep, 46.
It will be seen that the total value of Real and Personal Estate, May 1, 1871, was $852,632, an increase of $15,483 from last year. If the law had not been changed in regard to Bank Stocks, our valuation would have been over $100,000 more than last year.
It will be seen by the Treasurer's Report that the amount refunded by the State for Corporation tax is large, and we would recommend to all parties owning Corporation Stocks
4s
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to see that their place of residence is right on the books of the different Corporations, as it has been quite an expense to the town to obtain its just credits. The large increase from the previous year was caused by the removal to this town of Nathan Cushing and Israel Nash, and should the Plymouth County Railroad be built, others, no doubt, will make this town their place of residence. The rate of taxation the past year was $1.47 on $100. The town has expended for repairs on roads a large sum ; has paid all ordinary expenses, and reduced the debt $3,996.41. Should there be no extra expenses, the present rate of. taxation would cancel the present debt in about three years.
By the report of the Secretary of the Commonwealth, there seems to have been a uniform decrease in valuation in many towns in Plymouth county, only five towns showing an increase. South Scituate, it is very gratifying to know, has made a small increase. The average rate of taxation in the county was $1,554 on $100.
Respectfully submitted,
CHARLES A. LITCHFIELD, Selectmen, Asses- EDWARD STOWELL, sors, and Over- THOMAS B. WATERMAN, seers of the Poor.
E. T. FOGG, TREASURER, IN ACCOUNT WITH THE TOWN OF SOUTH SCITUATE.
DR.
CR.
To Assessment of 1871. .. $13,858 54.
By Cash paid on order and allowances
$9,650 00
Taxes Outstanding. 1,156 26
Notes and Interest.
5,458 01
Cash .
857 61
State Tax.
2,275 00
Sale of Fish Rights .
10 50
County Tax .
1,143 20
Town of Abington for Schooling .. 10 00
Scituate Tax.
16 29
Cash on Notes . ..
2,100 00
Taxes Outstanding.
3,498 50
Dog Tax Refunded
116 79
$22,041 00
Cash to Balance ..
1,296 74
Sale of Town Flats
108 75
Town of Marshfield, support of Anson Prince .... 62 00
Pedler's Licenses. 12 00
State Aid Refunded ...
808 00
Corporation Tax Refunded
1,935 34
National Bank Tax Refunded. .
1,648 25
State Paupers . 10 00
Town of Hanover, support of Stoddard family ... 42 52
State School Fund .. 158 22
Israel Nash, ¿ expense for removal of Town Hall. 212 84
Sale of School Books
111 45
Use of Town Hall 90 02
.
$23,337 74
$23,337 74
Town of Pembroke, support of Hewitt Baker ....
28 65
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Marriages Registered in the Town of South Scituate, 1871.
Date.
Name.
Residence.
Occupation.
Birthplace.
Jan. 22.
Albert Osborne Hannah C. Hatch
So. Seituate Shoemaker 66
E. Bri'gewa'r So. Scituate
Mar. 28.
Edward P. Curtis Susan E. Studley
Abington 66
Cutter
N. Scituate Abington
April 9.
Joseph Merritt 2d Helen M. Foster
So. Scituate Blacksmith
So. Scituate 66
April 29.
Henry F. Vining Eliza A. Randall
Abington So. Scituate
Boot finish-
Abington So. Scituate
May 6.
Alfred H. Shaw Alice Chamberlain
So. Scituate 60
Shoemaker
Abington So. Scituate
June 10.
Daniel J. Sampson Mary A. Clapp
Weymouth So. Scituate
Blacksmith
Marshfield So. Scituate
July 20.
Allen U. Randall Angelia S. Williamson . .
So. Scituate Marshfield
Shoe finish- So. Scituate Marshfield
Aug. 27.
Charles H. Keen Sarah J. Woodard.
Pembroke So. Scituate
Fireman
Pembroke So. Scituate
Sept. 7.
George S. Horton Julia F. Simmons
So. Scituate Mason Pembroke
So. Scituate Pembroke
Oct. 8.
Charles C. Henderson Abby T. Bailey
Marshfield Scituate
Carpenter
Hanover Scituaté
Oct. 17.
Alfred L. Farrar Eveline W. Jacobs
Boston So. Scituate
Clerk
So. Scituate Brookline
Nov. 14.
Daniel R. Ewell. Frances F. Holmes
So. Scituate Shoemaker Marshfield
Pembroke Marshfield
So. Scituate Shoe Man'r Hingham
Nov. 28.
Charles W. Grose Elsie F. Twombly
Somerville
Somerville
Nov. 30.
Hiram C. Litchfield Ella Hardwick
So. Scituate Shoemaker Coliasset
So. Scituate Cohasset
Dec. 6.
Frank Dyer Laura A. Newcomb.
So. Scituate 66
Expressm'n
Weymouth Cohasset
66
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Births Registered in the Town of So. Scituate, 1871.
Date.
Name of Child.
Names of Parents.
Jan. 26.
Alfred C. Litchfield
Alfred B. and Emily.
April 8.
Dora A. Raymond
Thomas A. and Hattie M.
April 8.
Elwood B. Litchfield
John R. and Lucy.
April 9.
Frank S. Leavitt
Susan Leavitt.
April 28.
Lizzie C. Briggs
John G. and Ella G.
May 28.
Annie R. Osborne
Albert and Hannah C.
July 8.
Martha W. Torrey
Willard and Martha R. Robert C. and Miranda.
July 14. July 24. July 26. July 28. July 29. Aug. 14.
Sarah D. Knapp
Lillian F. Gardner
Wilber and Susan E. George W. and Cynthia A.
Herbert E. Robbins
Samuel and Salome. John W. and Lucinda.
Aug. 19. · Aug. 26. Aug. 29.
Herbert F. Gunderway
Ezekiel E. and Lucy.
Frederic F. Brow
Ebenezer L. and Caroline.
Edward B. Jones
Waldo and Charlotte.
Marion G. Merritt
William O. and Alice B.
Frederic W. Otis
John F.'and Ellen M.
Briggs
Richard and Catherine.
Maud L. Tabor
James'and'Augusta.
Alpheus T. Sylvester
Charles T. and Rhoda.
Elmer F. Nash
Thomas M. and Charlotte.
Oct. 31. Albert E. Sanborn
Ira B. and Lydia O.
Nov. 13.
Sydney C. Ford
Dec: 16.
William A. Spaulding
Laban W. and Lydia E. Alfred S. and Betsey E.
Dec. 29.
Briggs
William and Charlotte S.
Aug. 30. Sept. 24. Oct. 5. Oct. 8. Oct. 8. Oct. 16. Oct. 22.
Deborah F. Litchfield
Henry D. and Julia M.
Howard I. Ford
David B. and Lavina S.
Arthur J. Turner
Sarah F. Brown
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Deaths Registered in the Town of So. Scituate, 1871.
Date.
Name.
Age.
Birthplace.
Disease.
Jan. 29.
Rhoda Hayden
81
Scituate
Old Age.
Feb. 5.
Sarah Ford
93
So. Scituate
-
Feb. 26.
Lincoln Prouty
56
Consumption.
March 5.
John Jones
87
Hingham
Old Age.
April 29.
Mary L. Winslow
1
Abington
Influenza.
May 7.
Charles W. Simmons
75
So. Scituate
Erysipelas.
May 8.
Emma Haves
55
England
Heart disease.
June 9.
George Lee.
55
So. Scituate
June 26.
Elizabeth Randall
82
Hingham
Old Age.
July 2.
Mary B. Clapp
54
So. Scituate
Paralysis.
July 9.
Abigail Sylvester
49
Scituate
Consumption.
July 23.
Thomas A. Raymond
29
So. Scituate
Aug. 23.
John H. Turner
1
Dysentery.
Sept. 16.
Marcia Witherell
86
Old Age.
Sept. 29.
Emma D. Fogg
16
Hoboken, N. J.
Congestion.
Nov. 5.
George Torrey .
86
So. Scituate
Old Age.
Nov. 26.
Thankful Stodder
86
Scituate
Accidental.
Dec. 6.
Albert E. Sanborn
1 m.
So. Scituate
Consumption.
Dec. 6.
Lucy J. Elms
12
Congestion of Brain. Consumption.
Dec. 9.
Alpheus T. Sylvester
1 m.
Dec. 14.
Richard Freeman
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NORWELL PUBLIC LIBRARY 3 1639 00069 1160
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE SELECTMEN
ON THE
FINANCIAL AFFAIRS
OF THE
Town of South Scituate,
For the Year ending Feb. 1, 1873,
INCLUDING
REPORTS OF THE ASSESSORS, OVERSEERS OF THE POOR, TOWN TREASURER, AND SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
With a List of Marriages, Births, and Deaths
FROM STATISTICS FURNISHED BY THE TOWN CLERK.
PLYMOUTH : AVERY & DOTEN, STEAM BOOK & JOB PRINTERS, CORNER OF COURT AND NORTH STREETS. 1873.
At a legal meeting of the voters of the Town, held March 4th, 1872 :
Voted, That a Financial Statement of the receipts and expenditures for the year ensuing, be published in the month of Febuary next.
Attest :
E. T. FOGG, Town Clerk.
Report of the Selectmen.
The Selectmen, Assessors, and Overseers of the Poor of the Town of South Scituate respectfully submit the following Report of the Receipts and Expenditures of the Town, for the year ending February 1st, 1873.
REPAIRS ON ROADS AND BRIDGES.
CEDAR STREET.
The several sums have been paid to the following named persons for labor and material :
Abner Stetson, for labor,
$164 50 ! Jack Enolds,
for labor, $39 37
David Stoddard,
40 00
David Studley,
12 25
William Sylvester, "
32 00
Alfred B. Briggs. 66
21 00
Henry Stoddard,
10 50
Rogers Stetson, 3 50
John McCarty, 5 25
James P. Briggs, .. 6 00
John Keheo,
12 25
Briggs & Studley, for gravel, 8 40
Damon & Co., for building wall, 115 50
Waters B. Barker, for labor, - 40 00
8510 52
COST OF RE-BUILDING BRIDGE ON WASHINGTON STREET, NEAR THE HOUSE OF EDWARD STOWELL.
R. P. Briggs, for labor,
$3 00 | B. Barrell, for labor, $1 75
W. S. Briggs,
5 99
Morris Gammon, " 4 00
Raymond, “ 1 75
J. Bowker, 1 75
Cash Paid for Drain Pipe,
33 60
$51 84
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The several sums have been paid to the following named per- sons for labor :
R. P. Briggs. for labor, $184 25 John Clapp,
for labor. $1 12
Piam Jacobs,
45 75 N. Brooks,
2 25
Luther C. Bailey,
15 75 Walter Simmons, 6
4 00
Edwin Jacobs,
6 62
Miles S. Turner,
6 75
Sylvanus Clapp,
7 75
W. S. Briggs,
63 75
H. Gardner,
1 00
Thomas Jones,
23 62
J. S. Clapp,
2 06
Loring Jacobs,
11 37
Morris Gammon,
72 00
Benjamin Barrell,
56 75
Joseph B. Bowker, “
58 60
A. Groce,
6.
4 37
James I. Sears,
6 75
H. Gardner,
66
1 75
I. Vining,
66
2 18
Isaac Burrell,
13 75
Benjamin Jacobs,
66
24 00
$669 10
R. P. BRIGGS, Surveyor.
REPAIRS ON CROSS STREET.
$7 00
Horace Griggs, 66
4 37
$11 37
REPAIRS ON PARKER STREET.
E. L. Brown, for mowing bushes,.
$8 75
We would recommend that there be an appropriation made the present year for repairs on the above named streets.
The several sums have been paid to the following named per- sons for labor :
Robert V. C. Turner, for labor,$127 50 | Piam Jacobs,
for labor, $35 25
Charles Granderson,
21 25
B. W. Jacobs,
66
19 25
Liba Litchfield. 66
17 0
Oscar F. Healey,
66
35 75
Martin Cushing, 66
28 00
J. W. Jacobs,
66 7 50
Antoine Joseph,
30 00
Asa C. Randall,
6. 12 95
W. S. Hatch, 66
8 12
George Turner,
5 00
W. H. Merritt,
66
24 37
Benjamin Nichols,
7 87
Horace Griggs,
18 13
E. L. Brown,
66
57 95
J. W. Sampson,
. €
10 49
Seth Fearing,
66
5 25
H. L. Studley,
66
16 62
Louis Ellms,
.6
6 56
John Freeman,
66
3 50
John Stockbridge,
7 00
David Stockbridge.
66
7 00
Charles Williamson, 66
32 81
Henry Stoddard,
66
19 25
$563 98
ROBERT V. C. TURNER, Surveyor.
Asa C. Randall, for labor,.
5
REPAIRS ON WASHINGTON STREET, AS PER ORDER OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, AND THE SEVERAL SUMS PAID FOR LABOR, &C. :
R. P. Briggs, £ for labor,
$46 75
W. S. Briggs,
for labor, $19 25
Piam Jacobs, 66
63 50
Benjamin Barrell, 66
19 25
Luther C. Bailey,
20 00
Joseph B. Bowker, 66 19 25
Benjamin Jacobs, 66
39 00
J. S. Clapp,
66
14 00
Patrick Cain,
7 87
Morris Gammon,
22 00
Loring Jacobs,
11 37
Isaac Burrell,
11 12
Drain pipe,
10 14
$303 50
The several sums paid to the following named persons for
labor :
Abner Stetson,
for labor, $315 50 | E. Stetson,
for labor, $2 25
Elijah Barstow,
60
18 00
W. Smith,
55 11
Waters B. Barker,
66 136 48
D. McCarty,
66
42 86
Josiah Stoddard,
66
43 93
Isaac Packard,
26 25
Seth Thomas,
20 00
T. Tolman,
6:
31 12
Sylvanus Clapp,
66
11 00
Matthew Stetson,
3 50
H. Barstow,
66
18 00
John McCarty,
5 25
N. Barstow,
6.
1 75
Jack Enolds,
41 99
D. Bassford,
1 75
L. Fitts,
. .
8 75
David Stoddard,
25 37
William C. Tolman, “
9 00
$828 86
ABNER STETSON, Surreyor.
REPAIRS ON MOUNT BLUE STREET.
Piam Jacobs,
for labor, $148 02
|E. B. Damon,
for labor, $29 75
E. D. Munroe,
66 31 93
G. W. Babb,
4 37
Daniel D. Sprague,
31 93
J. Sylvery,
26 88
E Brown,
19 25
Henry Stoddard,
13 12
H. Sprague,
1 00
J. S. Clapp, 66 21 87
E. Studley,
1 08
D. Damon, 66
2 50
A. Damon,
2 50
T. Lane, for stone, 3 00
480 ft. plank for Bridges,
9 60
$354 47
The repairs on the above named Street are now completed at an expense to the town of $4,083 53.
Whole amount expended for repairs of Highways from town appropriation for general repairs, $2,061 94.
Joseph Merritt,
9 00
John Turner,
2 00
6 .
HIGHWAY EXPENSES OF 1871.
Abner Stetson, for labor in District 17. $10 00
Elias W. Pratt, for gravel 30
Philip Foster, for gravel 3 90
Waters B. Barker, for labor in District 18
3 23
E. T. Fogg, for gravel District 8 ... 12 00
David Torrey, Jr., for gravel, District 14.
2 16
John Keheo, for gravel, District 14. 1 00
David W. Studley, for labor in District 6 3 00
David B. Ford, for labor in District 17 5 50
Henry F. Ford, for labor in District 6. 3 00
$44 09
The following sums have been paid for gravel the past year :
James I. Sears, for lease of gravel hill $20 00
Sally James, for gravel 12 78
R. V. C. Turner, cash paid for gravel. 14 46
N. H. Bowker, for gravel . 5 76
Henry Main, for gravel 6 48
R. P. Briggs, cash paid for gravel 2 46
$61 94
.
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EXPENDITURES OF THE SEVERAL SCHOOLS.
DISTRICT NO. 1.
Mary E. Ramsdell, for teaching, Winter term of 1871 and 1872,. $104 00
Rebecca C. Brooks, for teaching Summer and Fall Terms, 1872, 240 00
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