Town annual report for the town of Duxbury for the year ending 1879-1889, Part 15

Author: Duxbury (Mass.)
Publication date: 1879
Publisher: The Town
Number of Pages: 838


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WHOLE


Total


Membership.


Average


Membership.


Attendance.


Membership.


Membership.


Average


Attendance.


Membership.


Average


Membership.


Average


Attendance.


NUMBER OF PUPILS


OVER 15 YEARS OF AGE.


NUMBER OF PUPILS


UNDER 5 YEARS OF AGE.


NUMBER OF PUPILS


BETWEEN 8 AND 14 YEARS


High School,


71


50


46


43


47


45


43


47


45


40


38


0


19


Village Hall,


51


46


45


42


37


37


35


34


33


30


5


2


36


Hall's Corner,


41


33


33


29


30


30


25


28


27


25


0


0


27


Island Creek,


36


33


32


30


27


26


24


29


29


25


0


1


22


Tarkiln,


15


13


12


10


15


15


13


11


8


7


0


0


10


Ashdod,


00


16


14


11


13


11


00


13


12


9


0


0


00


Crooked Lane,


22


19


19


16


17


17


16


19


19


17


2


1


9


Mill Brook,


48


44


42


37


34


32


30


34


34


29


3


1


33


Point,


33


32


31


28


25


25


23


23


22


20


1


0


21


High Street


13


11


11


10


13


12


10


10


10


9


0


0


6


Total,


348


297


285


256


258


250


227


248


239


211


49


5


191


OF AGE.


SCHOOLS.


NUMBER ENROLLED.


Average


Total


Average


Total


.


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ANNUAL REPORT.


-OF THE


TOWN OFFICERS


-OF THE-


TOWN OF DUXBURY


-FOR THE- -


YEAR ENDING MARCH 15th,


1885.00 Calendar Year 1884


Annual Town Meeting, April 6th.


PLYMOUTH : AVERY & DOTEN, BOOK AND JOB PRINTERS. 1885.


REPORT OF THE SELECTMEN. -


The Selectmen, Assessors and Overseers of the Poor herewith respectfully submit their annual report of the receipts and expenditures for the past year, and the financial condition. of the Town, March 15th, 1885.


Several of the different departments, noticeably that of the highways, as will be seen by the itemized accounts, have ex- ceeded the appropriations by quite an amount, which makes the aggregate expenses exceed the appropriation by about $750.00, which excess was caused by the transferring, by a vote of the Town, from the appropriation for incidental expenses $2,000.00, to the Railroad Sinking Fund. Had this not been done, as will be readily seen, there would have been a balance on the side of appropriations of $1,250.00.


Different causes, which, as we are confident are already un- derstood by the Town, we will not take space to enumerate, have contributed to the excess of appropriations for highways referred to above, and while there has been, as we think, a de- cided improvement in our roads the last few years, yet there is a call for much more to make them safe and convenient for public travel, and to save extensive repairs and alterations by order of Commissioners. Being forced to this conclusion, your Selectmen would recommend to the Town either to increase the appropriation or adopt a different method for the repairs of the


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same. Leaving the Town to decide which, if cither, of these plans they will adopt, we have left the sum recommended the same as last year.


As will be seen by an article in the warran4, the Town will be called upon to act on a claim of $250.00, for alleged damage on highway near William E. Weston's. How far the Town is accountable for said damage can be determined by hearing statements of the claimaint, Mr. Isaac Symmes, and others interested.


The bridge near Henry T. Whiting's having last Spring com- menced to fall in, this necessitated rebuilding. Capt. Benjamin G. Cahoon, the managing partner of the firm engaged in the cranberry culture in that vicinity, wishing to be personally sat- isfied that a durable structure was put there, offered to rebuild at his own expense, and leave his reimbursement at the option of the Town, at the annual meeting. He has put in a first class durable stone bridge at a cost of $575.00, for which he asks the Town to reimburse him one half the expense. This being in our estimation a very moderate claim, we think they should be willing to pay it. This amount, if voted, would call for no sep- arate appropriation but could be taken from that of incidental expenses, for which the Bank and Corporation tax has usually been appropriated.


The Town having had an order of notice from the County Commissioners to widen and make specific repairs on road from Rufus B. Dorr's to the Marshfield line, the Town will be called to act upon the same at the annual meeting. The cost of this, if the Town vote to build, also can be taken from inciden- tal account.


There being no place to house the new road machine, the Selectmen have taken the liberty to remodel and repair the old "mad house" at the poor farm which has made a good roomy tool house where are stored the road machine, roller, tools, &c.


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The cost was $72.36, account of which will be found in state- ment of incidental expenses.


As Assessors, we felt it our imperative duty the past year, although calling for quite an outlay, to take a thorough real estate inventory, which has not been done for a long time before, if ever. This as the event proved, as will be seen by glancing to Assessors' statistics, was highly advantageous to the Town at large, and while some mistakes were undoubtedly made, not pretending to be experts in the valuation of real estate, still we are egotistical enough to believe that the valua- tion of the Town is now nearer correct than ever before, and the labor of future Assessors made easier.


As Overseers of the Poor we have been called upon the past year for a large sum of money for outside aid. This we have distributed according to our best judgment and have been as economical as possible under the circumstances without causing suffering. The affairs at the Almshouse have continued under the charge of Mr. and Mrs. Simmons, who sustain their usual good management, and we think much credit is due them for the good order and cleanliness of the house, and their consider- ate care of the inmates. Thinking it to be advantageous to the Town, we have hired the keeper's horse to draw kelp for dress- ing the land and wood for house, which will account for the principal part of his bill for team hire in Overseers' account.


The following is an account in detail of the several different departments ;


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SUPPORT OF SCHOOLS.


Paid -- Trustees Partridge Academy, tuition High School scholars. $300 00


District No. 1. Emily W. Sears, teaching. 329 00 2. Marion J. Perry, 329 00


3. Eveline F. Freeman, "


329 00 4. FlorenceA.Chandler, "


91 00


4. Ida M. Chandler,


199 50


5. Mabel G. Northey, 66


230 50


5. Harriet W. Goodwin, “


36 00


6. Minnie Barstow, 66


179 20


6. Annie Alden, 66


105 00


7. Charles F. Thomas,


329 00


8. Lizzie P. Brown, 66


224 00


8. Lilian M. Hobart, 66


99 00


9. Susie S. Boylston, 66


275 50


$2,755 70


PAID FOR FUEL AND CARE OF SCHOOL-HOUSES. District No. 1 $40 90


2


35 75


3 29 85


4 37 61


5


28 55


6.


23 10


7.


32 22


8


24 30


9. 32 23


284 51


$3,340 21


Appropriation for 1884


$2,800 00


School fund. 172 04


Dividend, dog fund 268 15


$3,240 19


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REPAIRS OF HIGHWAYS AND BRIDGES.


Payments have been made for labor and materials in the several districts, as follows :


DISTRICT NO. 1-CHARLES M. HAYDEN, Surveyor.


C. M. Hayden, $107 71 Alfred Sampson, $18 00


David Goodspeed, 20 55 J. F. Hinckley, 1:0


W. H. Bartlett, 3 00 G. B. Weston, stone, 75


C. S. Pierce, 10 50


Samuel Holmes, 54 23


W. W. Wadsworth, 15 00


Geo. L. Higgins, 37


Enoch Freeman, stone, 1 50


L. H. Cushing,


65 22


Chas. Hawkins, 5 25


J. A. Soule, 30 45


H. Wadsworth, clay


E. W. Swift, 6 15


and gravel, 13 85


Chas. W. Holmes, 37 20


Wm. J. Alden, Jr.,


7 50 B. O. Cummings, 18 32


A. O. Leonard, labor and stone, 24 16


G. F. Sampson, 1 50


Hall Bros.,


12 00


$491 76


DISTRICT NO. 2-LEWIS M. BAILEY, Surveyor.


L. M. Bailey, $121 50 Levi H. Cushing, $10 90


L. M. Bailey, lumber, 22 01


C. L. Bradford, 3 67


Geo. F. Ryder, 9 15


B. Bradford, 7 50


Thos. T. McNaught, 27 20


J. F. Hinckley, 9 00


J. E. Josselyn,


19 65


Chas. H. Josselyn, 6 75


Wm. Josselyn,


6 45


J. S. Loring, lumber and


Geo. R. Freeman, 6 75


cement, 23 84


A. C. Ryder, 8 85


Luther Pierce, 6 00


H. L. Phillips,


8 10


Edward Sampson, 16 95


H. A. Peterson,


76 65


A. S. Pratt, clay, 1 25


John Ellis, 2 70


Wm. Ricker, 3 30


LeBaron Goodwin, 22 95


Ira Chandler, 47 60


Geo. Chandler, labor


and stone,


11 00


$479 72


Hiram Delano, 37 05


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DISTRICT NO. 3-ALONZO CHANDLER, Surveyor.


Alonzo Chandler, $48 00 Joshua Winsor, $10 50


David Chandler, 6 00


P. Loring, 1883, 28 65


A. F. Loring,


10 95


P. Loring, 1884,


10 35


G. Bradford, 20 45


Frank S. Weston,


4 50


G. Bradford, posts and rails, 3 34


Daniel Driscoll, 6 00


H. W. Glass, 5 25


Arnold Freeman, 9 00


Ira Chandler, gravel, 4 00


John W. Cushing,


1 50 Harrison Chandler, 12 00


H. P. Chandler, clay, 17 70


D. W. Symmes, gravel,


8 50


E. D. Rich, clay, 5 25


$211 94


DISTRCT NO. 4-JOSIAH D. RANDALL, Surveyor.


J. D. Randall, $33 00 Jason H. Randall, 1883, $2 50


Walter Baker,


9 00 Asa Chandler, 1884, 15 25


Wm. Gullifer, 3 13 Jno. Glass, 7 25


E. H. Chandler, 6 64


Horatio Chandler, 18 00


Alden White,


6 90


A. Maglathlin, 4 50


Geo. Chandler, 9 00


H. B. Chandler, 3 00


Levi Ford, 3 00


Nahum Sampson, 9 00


I. L. Sampson,


9 00


Geo. F. Peterson, 1 50


J. F. Blanchard,


1 50 Geo. W. Frost, 7 24


James Cooper, 9 00 Mary T. Gardner, soil, 1 50


Aaron Chandler, 80


$160 71


DISTRICT NO. 5-THOMAS ALDEN, Surveyor.


Thos. Alden, 1883,


$5 25 Emmons Chandler, 1883, $2 40


Thos. Alden, 1884,


47 50 Lyman Simmons, 10 20


Geo. A. Simmons, 12 00 Geo. L. Whiting, 1883, 1 05


L. C. Walker, 7 50


Geo. L. Whiting, 1884, labor and soil, 18 51


Geo. I. Baker, 11 25


Scott B. Belknap,


2 25 Rufus Randall, 1883, 2 70


R. T. Randall,


22 15


Rufus Randall, 1884, 13 50


W. S. Simmons, 6 00


Wm. Holmes, 5 40


$167 66


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DISTRICT NO. 6-WM. F. HUNT, Surveyor.


Wm. F. Hunt, 1883, $2 55 Henry L. Hunt, $13 50


Wm. F. Hunt, 1884, 44 92 Win. A. Cushing,


5 85


James Alden, 44 70 Thomas Chandler, 2d, 9 15


Jos. H. Crocker, 3 00 Lebbeus Harris, 12 90


Bailey Chandler, 24 63 Geo. L. Whiting,


19 59


Scott B. Belknap, 10 54 Lewis B. Belknap, 3 60


R. T. Randall, 1 88


Est. L. Weston, gravel,


1883 and 1884, 4 92


$201 73


DISTRICT NO. 7-SAMUEL ATWELL, Surveyor.


Samuel Atwell, 1883, $7 50 Sumner H. Arnold, $1 50


Samuel Atwell, 1884,


18 44 N. C. Ryder, 8 63


Eden W. Soule, 1883, 20 00 D. E. Prince, 3 00


Thomas Gorham, 11 25 Wm. J. Gorham, 4 80


H. Litchfield, Jr., 2 55 H. H. Delano, 25 50


Wm. Soule, 1883, 3 00 Otis Deluno,


11 92


Arthur Thomas, 3 67


J. W. Simmons, 1883, 1 35


H. W. Barstow, 1883,


6 75


J. W. Simmons, 1584, 1 20


H. W. Barstow, 1884, 16 35 Wm. J. Turner, 2 55


H. R. Edgar, 2 85 C. C. Bradford, 1 27


N. Ford & Sons, soil, 3 20


$157 28


DISTRICT NO. 8-EDMUND G. WINSLOW, Surveyor.


E. G. Winslow, $108 32 Frank Pride, $13 50


Reuben Peterson, gravel, 9 08


Wm. F. Adams, gravel, 1 95


Chas. G. Burgess, 12 00 WVm. Simmons, 35 25


Lot Swift, 84 85


S. N. Gifford, team, 4 00


J. F. Weston, 3 00


J. S. Loring, lumber and cement, 5 28


G. D. Simmons, 34 40


Josiah A. Briggs, 3 15


6 75 . H. W. Chandler, 1883, 2 78


Mrs. A. Peterson, gravel, 1 80


J. L. McNaught, 1884, 14 25


Otis Delano, 8 10


Walter F. Cushman, soil, 6 90


Wm. J. Gorham, 75


Walter F. Cushman, 41 17


Bradford Weston, 9 00


Hiram W. Chandler, 2 78


Simeon and Patience Soule,4 95


B. Frank Delano,


S. B. Briggs, clay, 18 00


$432 01


2


10


DISTRICT NO. 9-JOHN DELANO, Surveyor.


John Delano, $101 41 John S. Burgess, $3 90


John Delano, gravel, 6 21 H. R. Edgar, 20 10


R. H. Edgar, 60 90 Chas. G. Burgess, 34 35


Elisha Peterson, 7 50 Josiah A. Briggs, 31 35


S. P. Briggs,


95 71 E. H. Wadsworth, 75


G. D. Simmons, 31 50 Edward Holmes, material, 1 50


Seth Peterson, 3 00


C. A. Peterson, 2 94


DISTRICT NO. 10-JOHN HOLT, Surveyor.


John Holt,


$61 25 Wm. A. Hunt, 1883,


$34 34


A. K. Ripley,


6 75


Wm. A. Hunt, 1884, 21 25


P. R. Glass,


6 00


L. Phillips & Co., posts


Geo. Chandler, 1 62


Proctor Chandler, 7 95


J. D. Caswell, 11 25


H. H. Lewis,


2 62


C. F. Pratt, 3 00


I. H. Paine, spikes,


2 00


Benj. Boylston, 1883, 6 00


J. T. Hunt, 13 50


Joshua O. Ford, 9 00


Henry T. Whiting, 1 50


Geo. Bradford,


5 25


Wm. W. Esterbrook, 3 00


Josiah Randall, 16 00


H. H. Delano, 20 00


David Riley, 20 25


J. H. Burt, 1 50


$290 63


DISTRICT NO. 11-JOHN K. PARKER, Surveyor.


J. K. Parker, $132 74 J. S. Loring, clay and


E. H. Sears,


22 95


gravel, $4 75


W. S. Frazar, 43 31


Wm. J. Frazar, 1 50


Allen Prior, team, 13 60


Phillip Chandler,


9 30 C. A. Peterson, drain pipe, 10 71


Allen Holmes, 2 33 Est. of Zenas Faunce, 1883,4 88


J. B. Hollis, team, 15 91 F. C. Pillsbury, clay, 10 50


Joseph Goodspeed, 9 30 Geo. Scott, 4 95


Geo. W. Childs, 4 20 Levi H. Cushing, 6 00


C. A. Hodgden,


50 · J. P. Witherell, 30


$300 73


Geo. W. Chandler, 3 00


and rails, 36 60


$401 12


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DISTRICT NO. 12-BAILEY GULLIFER, Surveyor.


Bailey Gullifer, $56 72 P. J. Alden, 1883,


$17 41


Bailey Gullifer, drain


P. J. Alden, 1884, 20 70


pipe, 16 50


C. H. Snell, 3 75


George Knell,


5 25


Nathan C. Keene,


8 25


Sumner F. Furnald,


7 45 C. H. Chandler,


19 95


L. B. Barstow,


12 15 Charles Marsh, 7 20


$175 33


PAYMENTS MADE FOR REMOVING SNOW.


District No. 1.


$12 55


District No. 7


$5 00


2.


35 00


8 8 60


3.


6 60


9 4 35


4.


. ..


11 90


10


5 65


5.


. .


12 50


11


18 10


6. . . . . .


7 20


12


6 60


$134 05


Appropriation


250 00


Unexpended.


115 95


$250 00


. .


GUIDE BOARDS.


Guide Boards in town remain about the same as last year.


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INCIDENTALS.


PAYMENTS.


Auditing Committee's bill, March, 1884 $8 00


Thomas Chandler, balance of Selectmen's service to April 7, 1884 28 83


Josiah Peterson, balance of Selectmen's service to April 7, 1884 23 50


Josiah Peterson, stationery, stamps, &c. to April 7, 1884 5 61


Samuel P. Soule, balance of Selectmen's service to April 7, 1884 24 50


Thomas Chandler, Selectmen's service to March 3, 1885 . 68 19


Samuel P. Soule, Selectmen's service to March 3, 1885 48 50


J. W. Swift, Selectmen's services to March 3, 1885. . 43 50


Thomas Chandler, Assessor's services for 1884 127 50


Samuel P. Soule, 130 50 66


J. W. Swift, 127 50 66 66


J. W. Swift, service with Auditors and Selectmen. . .


3 00


J. W. Swift, service as Treasurer and Collector 265 31


J. W. Swift, expense as Treasurer, out of town 31 25


J. W. Swift, stationery, postage, &c. 9 19


Assessors for guides on woodland, and horse hire 65 85


Selectmen, recording deed, stamps, &c 2 50


Benjamin A. Sawyer, services as School Committee. 132 50


Henry Barstow, 66 66 77 50


James Wilde, 66 66 66


16 75


Amount carried forward


$1,239 98


13


Amount brought forward. $1,239 98


Benjamin A. Sawyer, stationery and postage for School Committee . 5 26


Benjamin A. Sawyer, expenses to Boston, purchasing and distributing text books 45 00


Benjamin A. Sawyer, freight on school furniture . . 75


Benjamin A. Sawyer, returning births.


4 00


Benjamin A. Sawyer, services on Board of Health. .


22 24


William J. Alden, Constable services


2 86


E. R. Weston,


1 00


Levi Ford, 66


1 50


J. S. Fresman, posting warrants


3 25


Elbridge H. Chandler, services as Registrar


20 00


E. H. Sears, 66 66


22 00


H. E Smith, 66 66 66


. 21 00


Josiah Peterson, 66 66


22 00


Josiah Peterson, expense procuring ballot box 4 25


Enoch Freeman, care of Town Hall 15 00


Enoch Freeman, returning deaths 9 50


Avery & Doten, printing reports and voting lists 126 58


Avery & Doten, extra copies of school report. 5 00


Avery & Doten, printing notices, &c 4 00


Secretary of Commonwealth, voters' register 1 00


C. H. Whiting, school supplies


46 18


Thompson, Brown & Co., “ 12 75


Knight, Adams & Co., 66 66


165 74


Wm. Ware & Co., 66


204 59


D. Appleton & Co., 66 66


23 34


T. W. Gilson,


110 93


A. G. Whitcomb & Co., 66


14 30


Williams & Rogers, 66


2 60


W. P. Adams, 66


66


124 59


Amount carried forward,


$2,281 19


14


Amount brought forward . $2,281 19


Leach, Shewell & Sanborn, school supples. 27 09


Boston School Supply Co. " 21 94


T. H. Ball, 9 00


Ginn, Heath & Co., 66 66


7 33


C. P. Grueby, repairing clocks, schools 7 and 8. 1 00


E. A. Haverstock, cleaning school house No. 1 4 00


F. P. Sherman, brooms and pails, No. 2 1 10


Mrs. Wm. W. Phillips, cleaning school houses Nos. 1 and 2 7 00


Mrs. A. C. Holmes, cleaning school house No. 8 .... 3 50


Mrs. Fidelia Gullifer, cleaning school houses, Nos. 3 and 4 7 00


Mrs. Wm. H. Thomas, cleaning school house No. 7. 3 50


C. A. Peterson, supplies for school houses ". 2 36


W. S. Freeman & Co., supplies for school houses ... 36 23


Mrs. George H. Knell, cleaning school house No. 9. 3 50


Josiah Peterson, brooms, houses 5 and 8


84


I. H. Paine, brush, &c., No. 6 40


McNaught Express, expressing for School Committee 15 80


McNaught Express, hinges, &c., for Town Hall 1 50


Henry L. Cushman, labor on Town House 16 87


J. S. Freeman, 66 66 66


16 87


J. S. Loring, lumber for


66


24 76


Manson Bros., lumber for 66


22 77


N. Ford & Sons, sash cord, 66 66


1 00


J. Chandler, painting, &c., 66


5 00


Horace D. Osgood, printing blanks, &c. 15 75


Josiah Peterson, blank book, &c. for Assessors' use . 89


J. S. Loring, lumber and cement for Blue River Bridge 40 88


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Amount carried forward. $2,579 07


G


H


C.


15


Amount brought forward


$2,579 07


William G. Tripp, labor, Blue River Bridge


104 00


Horace P. Chandler, 66


22 00


E. H. Sears,


66


66


13 60


Alonzo Chandler, 66 66


12 00


C. A. Hodgden,


66 66


50


E. G. Winslow,


22 25


J. S. Freeman, 66 66


66


45


Fred Weston,care of lanterns, "


66


1 00


Nathaniel Delano, sharpening drills, Blue River Bridge. 1 00


Josiah Peterson, rope, &c., Blue River Bridge 3 55


Haratio Chandler, posts for Duxbury Hill 6 20


George A. Green, damages to horse and sleigh, by vote of Town. 25 00


A. W. Simmons, damage to carriage and stock 35 00


Harvey Soule, oaths to School Committee


75


Harvey Soule, oaths to Selectmen, &c


1 75


A. C. Myrick, damage to wagon 3 75


William K. Soule, watching fire, district 7,. 1 50


C. F. Jacobs, school books for Mrs. E. G. Hunt 1 37


J. S. Loring, lumber for tool house at Town Farm . 46 11


Augustus Phillips, labor on tool house at Town Farm 26 25


C. S. Pierce, expressing for School Committee 3 05


Alfred Sampson, team, posting warrants. 4 00


C. A. Peterson, stove pipe for Town Hall 9 22


George Bradford, drain pipe and labor, district 10. . 10 00


David Brown 3d, repairing hearses


5 40


Benjamin J. Wilson, painting hearses 45 50


B. C. Cummings, drilling stone, Blue River Bridge, 1883 1 50


Amount carried forward. $2,985 77


. .


..


66


. .


16


Amount brought forward. $2,985 77


H. A. Davis, Sealer of Weights and Measures 9 05 Fairbanks, Brown & Co., try scales and measures .. 14 75


C. M. Bickford, Sealer's stamps, &c. . 1 00


R. H. Edgar, labor on Town House road 6 00


Charles G. Burgess, labor on Town House road


2 85


William Bowen, lighting bridge near H. Whiting's. . 1 00


Ziba Hunt, care of Soldiers' Monument . .


$2 001 3 88


Ziba Hunt, filling well. 1 88 5


Harrison Chandler, care of Herring Brook. 3 00


Levi H. Cushing, carting derrick 4 00


J. F. Delano, land damage, district No. 7 5 00


Horace Atwell, repairing road machine. 4 50


J. B. Chandler, moving scales to Town House. . 1 50


J. B. Hollis, team for Constable 2 00


Fred W. Barry, journal for Treasurer


2 90


J. S. Loring, surveying road, Major's pasture 3 00 George Loudon, abatement of tax 1 94


Estate of Mrs. Hiram Chandler, abatement of tax ..


2 55


Mary S. Cushing, abatement of tax 1 46


Emeline Paulding, remittance of tax 4 75


George M. Church, abatement of tax, error 1 10


Estate of Lewis Taylor, abatement of tax . . 3 65


Cyrus E. Shaw, remittance of tax, error. 3 28


David J. McKinnon, abatement of tax. 5 39


C. A. Peterson, repairing stoves, districts 1 and 8. . . 9 35


C. F. Thomas, broom, district 7 30


Thomas Alden, lighting road near H. Whiting's 1 50


Jeroboam Swift, abatement poll tax, 1883 2 00


W. S. Freeman, abatement tax, error 10 00


George H. Brown, remittance tax, 1881 2 85


Amount carried forward. $3,100 32


F


J


D


G


17


Amount brought forward


$3,100 32


William C. Gardner, remittance poll tax, 1881, 1882, 1883 6 00


George F. Peterson, 2d, remittance tax, 1881, 1883. 6 32


Charles B. Towns, remittance books 8 70


William L. Richardson, remittance poll taxes, 1882 and 1883 4 00


I. W. Chandler, abatement tax, 1882 3 46


Estate of Joseph Cushman, abatement tax, 1882 and 1883


7 43


Estate of J. D. Geary, remittance tax, 1882.


6 44


Estate of Oliver Sampson,


66 1882, 1883 . . 82


Ellis F. Peterson,


books


3 48


H. W. Glass,


66


2 67


John W. Alden,


66


3 85


Clara B. Hutchins,


66


1 40


Henry T. Gill, 66


and poll tax


1883 ...


2 60


Austin S. Winsor, remittance poll tax, 1883.


2 00


Benjamin F. Ford,


66


66


2 00


Andrew E. Paulding,


2 00


George E. Lapham,


66 66 66


2 00


James M. Peck,


66


66


66


2 00


Judah Delano,


66


tax, 1883 1 27


Franklin Peterson,


tax, 1883 43


Josiah Peterson, Book Agent's salary


30 00


Josiah Peterson, services as Town Clerk


33 35


Deposited in Boston Safe Deposit and Trust Co., for Railroad Fund 2,000 00


$5,232 54


. .


66


66


. .


. .


3


18


CR.


Corporation tax $3,285 85


National Bank tax 1,866 92


Tax on foreign ships 46 97


Josiah Peterson, Book Agent


54 14


Auctioneer's license


2 00


Billiard license


2 00


Hawkers and pedlars' licenses


16 00


County Treasurer, special award, repairs of highways


50 00


Partridge Academy, seats and pedestal


5 75


Old lumber sold 50


Interest on taxes 95 17


Interest on deposits. 39 26


Overlays on taxes


243 68


Unpaid books 110 42


$5,818 66


Amount expended


5,232 54


Unexpended


$586 12


REPAIRS OF SCHOOL HOUSES.


Paid-


J. S. Loring, lumber, District No. 1. $42 80


J. F. Myrick, sinks, drain pipe, &c., No. 1 7 24


Alfred Sampson, painting, No. 1 48 50


Harrison G. Weston, repairs, No. 1 4 37


John Delano, 66


4 50


C. M. Hayden, 1 35


Alfred Sampson, repairing windows 60


E. Edgar Chandler, resetting fence 1 25


Amount carried forward .. $110 61


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Amount brought forward. $110 61


Seth Winsor, whitewashing fence 6 20


George P. Peterson, repairs of school house, Dist. 2 1 80


C. Josselyn, Jr., repairs of school house, District 2 1 50


William Sheldon, plank, 66


3 38


J. F. Myrick, repairing pump, “ 66 66


2 75


Lot Soule, repairing pump,


66


1 00


Levi H. Cushing, posts and rails, school house, Dis- trict 2 6 00


C. M. Hayden, setting posts, school house, Dis- trict 2 . 6 76


Samuel Holmes, grading lot, school house, District 2 2 25


J. H. Haverstock, glass, setting, &c., school house, District 2 9 00


J. B. Freeman, painting posts, school house, Dis- trict 2 1 50


F. P. Sherman, pail and looking-glass, school house, District 2 3 55


J. F. Myrick, stove pipe and labor, District 3 5 58


Henry Barstow, glass, &c., District 3. 1 50


J. S. Loring, lumber, District 4. 8 43


Peleg Gullifer, labor, District 4. 5 00


2 50


A. C. Thomas, cutting bushes on lot, District 7


60


C. F. Thomas, broom, bucket, &c


95


J. B. Chandler, painting school house, District 8 74 48


J. H. Haverstock, labor, school house, District 8 . . .


1 50


J. S. Loring, lumber, District No. 9


2 75


George H. Knell, repairs, No. 9


2 50


J. F. Howland, glass, &c., No. 9


87


George L. Higgins, labor on houses, Districts 1 and 2 44 23


J. B. Chamdler, painting, Districts 1, 8 and 9 17 42


$333 17


J. F. Myrick, repairing pump, District 4 William W. Esterbrook, repairs, District 6.


8 56


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STATE AID. Chapter 30, Public Statutes.


Orders drawn from March 1st, 1884 to March 1st, 1885 :


Huldah Bailey, $36 00


Oscar H. Soule, $45 00


Betsey Crocker, 48 00


Thomas T. McNaught, 60 00


Jane S. Weston, 48 00


Jabez P. Weston, 36 00


Mary D. Sampson, 48 00


Eugene Glass, 51 00


Emma M. Hunt,


48 00


James K. Burgess, 36 00


Mary J. Simmons,


48 00


Geo. F. Ryder, 120 00


Mary S. Bryant,


48 00


Samuel B. Beaman,


36 00


Marcia Brewster,


48 00


Thos. M. Gridley, 120 00


Malvina A. Fish,


48 00


Hamilton Wadsworth, 36 00


Issachar Josselyn,


60 00


Spencer W. Gleason,


15 00


Frances Josselyn,


4 00


Jonathan Glass, 20 00


Rodney M. Leach,


120 00


Sarah A. Church,


8 00


Jos. A. Soule,


39 00


Isaac L. Sampson, 20 00


Hiram Foster,


4 00


Almira B. Weston, 48 00


$1,298 00


Due from the State, payments from January 1st,


1884, to March 1st, 1885. $1,536 00


MILITARY AID. Chapter 30, Public Statutes.


Henry Alden,


$72 00


Lebbeus Harris,


$72 00


Wadsworth Hunt,


72 00


Alvah M. Nightingale, 4 00


Horace W. Thayer,


189 00


Melzar Brewster, 75 00


Henry Burns,


160 00


Thomas Inglis,


4 00


Isaac L. Sampson,


15 00


Edward Magoun,


4 00


Marcellus Soule,


82 00


Otis Delano,


60 00


George P. Peterson,


30 00


$785 00


One half to be paid by the Town, $392 50. Town appropriation. $400 00


0


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DECORATING SOLDIERS' GRAVES.


Paid Post 111, G. A. R $25 00


66 66 165, 66


25 00


$50 00


Appropriation $50 00


RAILROAD NOTES AND INTEREST.


Paid-


April 21st. Worcester North Savings Institution, note .. $2,000 00


" 21st. Worcester North Savings Institution, interest. 332 50


" 21st. Arlington Five Cents Savings Bank, interest 237 50


" 30th. Boston Safe Deposit and Trust Co., coupons 1,012 50


Oct. 21st. Worcester North Savings Institution, interest 285 00


66 21st. Arlington Five Cents Savings Bank, interest 237 50


" 30th. Boston Safe Deposit and Trust Co., coupons. 1,012 50


$5,117 50


22


STATEMENT OF THE RAILROAD LOAN, MARCH 15, 1885.


Worcester North Savings Institution, notes given April 21st, 1880, ten years, at 42 per cent. interest, $2,000 to be paid ycarly by the Town $12,000 00 Arlington Five Cents Savings Bank, note given April


21st, 1880, ten years, at 42 per cent. interest, 10,000 00 November 1st, 1880, forty-five bonds of $1,000 each for ten years, at 43 per cent 45,000 00


$67,000 00


Amount deposited for payment of notes 4,053 17


Amount of railroad indebtedness to date


$62,946 83


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TREASURER'S REPORT.


TOWN OF DUXBURY in account with J. W. SWIFT, DR.


March 15, 1884, Cash at settlement $4,913 11


Uncollected taxes for 1883 3,036 99


Uncollected taxes to 1883 670 47


Deeds of property held for taxes .. 35 85




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