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With these remarks, we leave the subject of superintending to the good sense of the town, hoping, however, that they will continue it for one year more at least .*
At the commencement of the Spring term, the Superin- tendent found in the schools a great variety of school-books, and of many different editions ; some of which had been introduced by former committees, and some by teachers : making it impossible to arrange the school into desirable class- es, for the more efficient instruction of the scholars. The Committee authorized him to make several changes, which have been done, at a comparatively small expense when we consider the amount of good aimed at, if not attained.
The Committee authorized the use of Quackinbos's Gram- mar, Cornell's Geography, Eaton's Arithmetic, and Sargent's Readers (new series).
We are pleased to say that the introduction has given much gratification to teachers and scholars; and we hope it will meet the approbation of the town.
SCHOOL AT TOWN HALL.
The centre school at the Town Hall, if it has not been such as its friends had a right to expect, yet we believe it has been
* The town, at the annual meeting, voted that the School Committee should employ a Superintendent of Schools, as last year.
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an improvement, so far as order and government are con cerned, on that of the last year.
Mr. Banfield was employed, and kept the Spring and Fall terms. The School Committee, at the end of the Fall term, saw fit to discharge him.
Mr. Steel was engaged for the Winter term, and has dis- charged his duties acceptably.
Miss M. F. Clapp was employed as assistant during the Fall term, and Miss Steel for the Winter term; each of whom has performed her duties satisfactorily.
In regard to this school, we would suggest that, if the town is determined to continue a centre school, they owe it to them- selves to provide a more suitable school-room.
The objections to the use of the Town Hall as a school-room are so evident to all, that the mention of them would be superfluous.
We believe that the town should establish two graded schools, located in different places in town, accessible to all the scholars. The number of scholars of thirteen years of age and upwards, for whose accommodation this school was intended, amounts to about one hundred and thirty. Of this number, seventy-six have attended during the Winter term at Town Hall ; forty-two have attended the primary schools, and some twelve have not attended any school, owing to distance from Town Hall, and the primary schools being full.
It will be readily seen that quite a number are obliged to give up going to school at an age more important to them than at any time during their school-days, or of attending the primary schools already full, to the disadvantage of those schools, and not much real advantage to themselves.
The following table will show the attendance for the past year : -
LENGTH OF SCHOOL.
Days.
Boys.
Girls.
Whole
Number.
Average
attendance,
boys.
Average
attendance,
girls.
Spring Term
43
22
39
61
13
28
Fall Term .
54
29
35
64
23
27
Winter Term
57
47
29
76
37
22
30
HARBOR SCHOOL.
This school has been taught by Miss A. G. Whiting for the Spring term, and by Miss Welch for the Fall and Winter terms. This school has not made so much progress as we had a right to expect. The last teacher's first school, consequently inexperienced.
The passage-way leading to the school-house is in a danger- ous position, and should be repaired.
COMMON SCHOOL.
This school has been taught by Miss M. L. Manson, and its appearance at the examination was satisfactory, showing progress.
WILLOW-STREET SCHOOL.
This school has been taught by Miss M. F. Reed for the Spring and Winter terms. During the Fall term, Miss R. was taken sick, and Miss Vinal taught the remainder of that term.
The school passed a good examination, showing progress. The school-room needs painting.
GREENBUSH SCHOOL.
This school has been taught by Miss Curtis during the year. The school appeared well. We consider Miss C. an efficient teacher.
CENTRE (PRIMARY) SCHOOL.
This school has been taught by Miss Perry during the year. She is not so thorough in arithmetic as we could wish; other- wise, her school appeared well.
GROVE-STREET SCHOOL.
This school has been taught by Miss Hatch during the year. Miss H. was taken sick during the last term, and the school was abruptly closed.
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WEST SCHOOL.
This school has been taught by Miss Cook during the year. Her first experience as a teacher. The appearance of her school warrants the belief that she will become an efficient teacher.
NORTH MAIN-STREET SCHOOL.
This school has been taught by Miss Litchfield during the Spring and Fall terms; the Winter term by Mr. Lee. The school shows that both teachers are well qualified for their calling.
NECK SCHOOL.
This school has been taught by Miss Bates during the year. Her first experience as a teacher. The examination was sat- isfactory. About twenty scholars attend this school.
EGYPT SCHOOL.
This school has been taught by Miss Young during the year. Although a very small school, numbering some twelve scholars, it passed a good examination.
We would recommend that this and the Neck school be united, and form one school; the Neck school-house removed to some point near Mr. Hutchinson's ; the Egypt school-house sold.
The sum to be raised by the town, if the schools are to be kept as last year, should be one hundred dollars additional.
The number of persons between the ages of five and fifteen is 418.
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TABULAR VIEW.
NAMES OF TEACHERS.
NAMES OF SCHOOLS.
Summer.
Fall.
Winter.
Summer.
Y'all.
Winter.
Length in weeks.
A. G. Whiting
1 Harbor .
50
42
36
38
31
30
36
S. Welch
H. A. Curtis
2 Greenbush .
31
35
31
24
23
2
36
S. T. Litchfield
3 N. Main St.
34
43
51
36
36
42
33
George C. Lee
E. J. Hatch
4 Grove St.
39
34
37
35
29
29
34
A. A. Cook
5 West
32
34
40
26
26
33
36
E. G. Bates .
6 Neck .
.
20
22
24
16
18
20
36
M. L. Manson
7 Common . .
42
40
39
30
32
34
36
M. F. Reed
8 Willow St. .
37
45
31
31
36
L. Vinal
M. F. Perry .
9 Centre .
39
36
36
32
31
29
35
S. L. Yonng
10 Egypt
17
11
13
14
10
11
36
Mr.' Banfield
Mr. Steel .
11 Town Hall .
61
64
76
44
50
60
33
M. F. Clapp
Miss Steel .
1
.
In closing this Report, the Superintendent wishes to say that he shall ever remember, with pleasure, the kind assistance and advice of the Chairman of the Committee; and each and all of the Committee, for their uniform courtesy and consider- ation, will please accept his thanks.
For the Committee,
C. W. PROUTY.
All the Scholars.
Average Attendance.
REPORT OF THE SELECTMEN
ON THE
FINANCIAL AFFAIRS
OF THE
TOWN OF SCITUATE,
FOR THE
YEAR ENDING MARCH 5, 1865;
INCLUDING
MILITARY RECORD.
ALSO, THE REPORTS OF THE
TOWN CLERK AND SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
BOSTON: J. E. FARWELL AND COMPANY, PRINTERS, 37 CONGRESS STREET. 1865.
REPORT.
THE Selectmen and Overseers of the Poor of the Town of Scituate respectfully submit the following Report, showing the Expenditures and Receipts of said Town, from March 3, 1864, to March 6, 1865, together with its financial condition at the latter date.
STATEMENT OF EXPENDITURES.
Items of Expenditures.
For debts; For debts ac- accrued crued in 1864-65. in 1863.
Totals for 1864-5.
Grand Total.
Recruiting Calls of Oct. 17, Feb.
1, and March 14.
$86 70
$199 36
Recruiting Calls, July 18, 1864,
177 42
Recruiting Calls, Dec. 19, 1864,
18 00
$394 78
$481 48
Bounties to 41 Volunteers, Oct. Feb. and Mar.
5,125 00
Bounties to 40 Vol. July 18 ....
5,000 00
66
: 13
Dec. 19.
1,625 00
11,750 00
11,750 00
Reception of Returned Soldiers,
198 00
198 00
198 00
Payments, under Town Vote of May 4, 1861
392 50
392 50
State Aid
6,144 51
6,144 51
6,144 51
Lawsuits
110 70
110 70
110 70
Removal of Snow
89 67
89 67
89 67
Roads and Bridges
100 20
100 20
100 20
Repairs of Public Buildings
93 98
93 98
93 98
Incidental School Expenses .
7 50
160 66
160 66
168 16
Support of Schools.
12 00
1,932 91
1,932 91
1,944 91
Support of the Poor
116 22
1,375 03
1,375 03
1,491 25
Town Officers
263 95
263 95
263 95
Stationery and Printing
117 07
117 07
117 07
Damage to Sheep
4 00
. 00
4 00
Miscellaneous
1 50
209 05
209 05
210 55
Abatement of Taxes
15 25
72 66
66
by Certificate
40 67
141 67
214 33
270 25
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$ 671 84 |$23,159 34 $23,159 34 $23,831 18
4
It thus appears that the Expenditures during the year for debts contracted in previous years and for abatements of taxes, were, $ 671 84
For debts contracted during the year and abate- ments, 23,159 34
Total Expenditures during the year, for which or- ders have been drawn upon the Town Treas- urer, $ 23,831 18
Vouchers for all the orders drawn, excepting those for the payment of State Aid and Abatements of taxes, accompany this Report and will be placed on file in the Selectmen's room for ex- amination.
For the purpose of distinguishing the ordinary from the other Expenditures, and to show the actual Expenses of the town paid and unpaid, for common purposes, we have prepared the fol- lowing statement.
STATEMENT.
The whole amount of expense for which orders have been drawn accrued in 1864-65, as be- fore stated is,
$ 23,159 34
Add amount of State Tax, paid by Treasurer, 2,856 00
" County Tax, " 66
988 10
66 " R. Turner's fees for collecting taxes, 110 75
interest on war debt and money
borrowed to pay State Aid, 1,195 20
Add for expenses accrued, but not yet due, as follows : -
Board of three paupers in Cohasset Almshouse, from February 1, 1865, to March 6, each 4§ weeks at $2.31, 33 66
5
Board of Mary Sylvester in Taunton Hospital,
from January 1, 1865, to March 6, 93 weeks at $3.50, 32 50
Board of Henry Dean by City of Boston, from January 1, '65 to March 6, 92 weeks, at $1.50, 13 98 Supplies to Widow Hayden by Dexter Vinal, from February 26, to March 6, 14 weeks, at $2.00, 2 28
Supplies to Ellen Litchfield by Howard Pratt, from November, 7 1864, to March 6, 17 weeks, at $2.00, 34 00
Supplies to Almira Young by J. H. Smith, from
February 26 to March 6, 14 weeks, at $1.00, 1 14
Supplies to C. F. Litchfield's family by E. T. Fogg, from March 1, to March 6, 5 week, at $ 6.50, 4 64
Add also for bills unpaid and due March 6, as fol- lows :-
Due Ellis Ames for services in Reed's case, 10 95
Perez Simmons, “ estimated, 50 00
B. T. Harris, for services in James's case esti- mated, 25 00
Roland Turner, services as Town Treasurer,
30 00
James L. Merritt, services making Soldiers' Record, 20 00
P. L. Parker, for freight on tent, 2 00
Town of Abington, for supplies to George Mann's family, 3 00
Dr. F. Thomas, for medical attendance, 1 50
Moses Colman, for taking up seats and desks, 3 00
Total amount of expenses, paid and unpaid for the year ending March 5, 1865, $ 28,576 99
From the preceding amount of Total Expenses should be de- ducted Extraordinary Expenses as follows : -
6
For State Aid from March 1, 1864, to March 1, 1865, $6,144 51
For recruiting under the several calls of Oct. Feb. Mar. July, and Dec., for 146 men, 394 78
For reception of returned soldiers, $ 198 paid, $ 2 due, 200 00
For Bounties to 94 men, at $ 125, 11,750 00
Interest on war debt and money borrowed to pay State Aid, 1,195 20
preparing Soldiers' Record, est.,
20 00
Lawsuits, Reed vs. Scituate, $ 108.70 paid, $ 60,95 est. due. Lawsuits, James vs. Scituate, $ 200 paid, 25.00 est. due, 196 65
Total Extraordinary Expenses, $ 19,901 14
SUMMARY.
From Total Expenses, $28,576 91
Deduct Extraordinary Expenses, 19,901 14
and the balance is the Actual Expense for the year,
for common purposes, $ 8,675 85
INCOME.
Derived from Taxes, amount of tax bills for 1864-5,
$ 11,045 24
66 66 the State, Town's share of School Fund 96 14
66
corporation tax, . 1,127 49
tax on dogs,
26 10
66 the sale of two Fish rights, 7 00
60 the Liquor Agency, 38 01
A. F. Nott, for removing obstruction from road, 16 31
7
Derived from Wm. G. Babcock, for use of Town Hall, $ 20 00
66 " E. A. Jenkins, 3 00
66 " Luke G. Fitts, to secure the right of voting, 2 00
Due from Abington, for supplies to 'S. A. Leavitt 6 91
Total income for the year, 12,388 20
Take actual expenses for common purposes, 8,675 55
and the balance shows the Excess of Income over expenses for common purposes, $ 3,712 65
CONDITION OF THE TREASURY.
The Selectmen have examined the Town Treasurer's Record of Orders paid by him, and find it to be correct.
The following is an abstract from his book, showing the Pay- ments and Receipts, for the Financial year just closed, and the condition of the Treasury on the 6th day of March, 1865 :-
TOWN OF SCITUATE, IN ACCOUNT WITH ROLAND TURNER, TREASURER. DR.
To Amount of Orders paid, drawn by Selectmen of 1863-64, $ 357 55
To Amount of Orders paid, drawn by Selectmen of 1864-65, 23,355 64 $23,713 19
To Cash paid H. K. Oliver, State Tax, 2,856 00 66 " W. R. Sever, County Tax, 988 10
" T. Clements's Note of Aug. 19, 1863, and in- terest, 1,060 00
" " L. L. Perry's Note of Aug. 15, 1863, and in- terest, 201 00
8
To Cash paid Justin Litchfield's Note of Nov. 22, 1862, and in- terest, " on Geo. H. Whitaker's Note of Aug. 15, 1862, and interest, 30 00
$ 211 00
" Edwin Studley's Note of Aug. 15, 1862, and in- terest, 152 77
" Wm. J. Newcomb's Note of June 8, 1864, and interest, 621 40
.
" James L. Merritt's Note of June 22, 1864, and interest, 308 35
" " Wm. W. Hunt's Note of Aug. 15, 1864, and in- terest, 125 00
" Wm. J. Newcomb's Note of May 26, 1863, and interest, 436 00
" on Geo. C. Lee's Note of Aug. 26, 1863, and in- terest, 710 00
66 " for interest on Galen Wat- son's Note April 25 to October 28, 1863, 9 00
" for interest on E. Jones 3 notes to January 1, 1865, 78 00
66 " for interest on S. B. Cur- tis,2 notes of June 1863, 15 00
" " for interest on Stephen Litchfield's Note of April 28, 1863, 12 00
9
To Cash paid for interest on Otis Briggs's Note of Nov. 10, 1862, to Nov. 10, 1864, $60 00
" for interest on C. P. Seaverns's Note of Aug. 15 to Feb. 15, 1864, 6 00
" for interest on Scituate Savings Bank Notes, 439 22
" for interest on South Scit- uate Bank Notes, 123 00
" " for interest on money bor- rowed and paid, 21 25
-
deposited with State Treas- urer to be expended in bounties to Negro Re- cruits, 1,125 00
1,125 00
To amount of Fees for collecting Taxes,
110 75
110 75
66 of Uncollected Taxes of 1864, 1,055 64
1,055 64
To Cash on hand, March 6, 1865,
and due the Town, 1,627 86
1,627 86
Total Debits, $36,095 53 $36,095 53
1864. CONTRA, CR.
March 14, By Cash on hand, due the town on settlement, $ 1,140 31 $ 1,140 31
April 8, By Cash of South Scituate Savings Bank, for Treasurer's Note, 2,000 00
May 20, By Cash of South Scituate Savings Bank, for Treasurer's Note, 1,000 00
10
June 8, By Cash of Wm. J. Newcomb, for Treasurer's Note, $ 600 00
" 17, By Cash of Scituate Savings Bank, for Treasurer's Note, 400 00
" 22, By Cash on Jas. L. Merritt, for Treasurer's Note, 300 00
July 8, By Cash on Scituate Savings Bank, for Treasurer's Note, 700 00
5,000 0.0
" By Cash from State, Town's share of Scituate Fund, 96 14
96 14
" 22, By Cash of Stephen Litch- field, for Treasurer's Note, 200 00
" 22, By Cash of South Scituate Savings Bank, for Treasurer's Note,
1,600 00
" 27, By Cash of South Scituate Savings Bank, for Treasurer's Note, 500 00
Aug. 15, By Cash of Wm. W. Hunt, for Treasurer's Note, 125 00
" 15, By Cash of Thomas Litch- field, for Treasurer's Note, 200 00
" 15, By Cash of Thomas Otis, for Treasurer's Note, 200 00
" 15, By Cash of Geo. R. Litch- field, for Treasurer's Note, 200 00
3,025 00
" 15, By Cash of Ira Litchfield, for Treasurer's Note,
200 00
" 15, By Cash of Francis B. Lee, for Treasurer's Note, 200 00
" 15, By Cash of Leonard L. Per- ry, for Treasurer's Note, 200 00
" 15, By Cash of Job E. Curtis, for Treasurer's Note, 200 00
11
Aug. 15, By Cash of Chas. W. Clapp, for Treasurer's Note, $ 200 00 " 15, By Cash of Wm. S. Clapp, for Treasurer's Note, . 200 00
" 15, By Cash of Fenton W. Var- ney, for Treasurer's Note, 190 00
" 15, By Cash of Geo. H. Whita- ker, for Treasurer's Note, 200 00
" 15, By Cash of Geo. O. Vinal, for Treasurer's Note. 150 00
" 15, By Cash of Galen Watson, for Treasurer's Note, 200 00
" 15, By Cash of Chas. P. Seav- erns, for Treasurer's Note, 200 00
" 15, By Cash of Allen Vinal, for Treasurer s Note, 200 00
". 15, By Cash of Edwin Studley, for Treasurer's Note, 150 00
" 15, By Cash of John B. Pierce, for Treasurer's Note, 200 00
" 15, By Cash of Chas. R. Hayes, for Treasurer's Note, 100 00
" 19, By Cash of Theodore Clem- ent, for Treasurer's Note, 2,000 00
" 26, By Cash of Geo. C. Lee, Treasurer of Receiving Fund, for Treasurer's Note, 1,571 25
Sept. 1, By Cash of John Marsh, for Treasurer's Note, 200 00
" 1, By Cash of Sidney R. Marsh, for Treasurer's Note, 80 00
" 1, By Cash of Joseph O. Marsh, for Treasurer's Note, 100 00
12
Sept. 3, By Cash of Ebenezer Bailey, for Treasurer's Note, $ 400 00 " 3, By Cash of Francis B. Lee, for Treasurer's Note, 50 00
7,191 25
Oct. 17, By Cash of State Treasur- er for Premium on Recruits, 459 83
459 83
" 22, By Cash of S. B. Curtis, Jr. for Treasurer's Note, 100 00
" 22, By Cash of S. B. Curtis, for Treasurer's Note,
100 00
200 00
Nov. 8, By Cash of Luke G. Fitts, for right of voting, 2 00
2 00
" 8, By Cash of State Treasurer for State Aid,
4,800 00
4,800 00
Dec. By Cash of E. A. Jenkins, for use of Town Hall, 3 00
1865, Jan. 6, By Cash of James L. Merritt, for Dog Licenses, 26 10
26 10
1864, Dec. 19, By Cash of Scituate Savings Bank for Treasurer's Note, 500 00
1865, Jan. 19, By Cash of John Man- son, for Treasurer's Note, 250 00
Jan. 10, By Cash of A. J. Water- man, for Treasurer's Note, 100 00
" 30, By Cash of State Treasurer, Corporation Tax, 1,127 49
1,127 49
Feb. 2, By Cash of C. W. Prouty, for two Fish rights, 7 00
" 22, By Cash of Wm. Babcock, for use of Town Hall, 20 00
" 27, By Cash of A. F. Nott, for removing building from High- way, 16 31 43 31
13
March 6, By Taxes of 1861, collected, $ 76
60 1862, 66
6 72
66 66 66 1863,
1,078 38
66
66 1864, for col-
lection,
11,045 24
12,131 10
$ 36,095 53
FINANCIAL CONDITION OF THE TOWN, MARCH 6, 1865. DEBTS.
Due for outstanding orders of 1863-4, 9 25
66 66 66 1864-5, 475 54
66 Board of 3 paupers in Cohasset Almshouse from Feb. 1, 1865, 33 66
" Mary Sylvester, in Taunton Hospital, Jan. 1, 32 50
Henry Dean, to City of Boston, from Jan. 1, 13 93
66 Supplies to Widow Hayden from Feb. 26, 2 28
66 66 Almira Young "6 27,
1 14
66 Ellen Litchfield from Nov. 7, '64,
34 00
66 66 C. F. Litchfield's family Mar. 1,
4 64
66 66 Geo. Mann's family, 3 00
1 50
Due to Dr. F. Thomas, for medical attendance, Ellis Ames, Counsel in Reed's case,
10 95
Perez Simmons, " 66 " estimated. 150 00
B. W. Harris, counsel in James's case 66 25 00
Roland Turner, salary as Treasurer, 30 00
Perry L. Parker, freight on tent, 2 00
Moses Colman, removing desks in Town Hall, 3 00
James L Merritt, for Soldiers' Record, 40 00
$872 39
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Due, the following notes : -
Names of Payees.
Date.
Amount.
Interest paid
Interest due Mar. 6, 1865.
Scituate Savings Bank, Jan. 1, 1853, $ 1,470 26
Jan. 1, 1865, $ 16 17
66 Apr. 29, 1861,
500 00
Oct. 29, 1864, 10 67
Feb. 2, 1865, 8 50
66
66
Nov. 4, 1862,
200 00
Nov. 4, 1864, 4 07
66
66 Nov, 27, 1862,
800 00
Nov. 27, 1864,
13 20
66
Jan. 8, 1863,
1,000 00
Jan. 8, 1865,
9 67
June 26, 1863,
800 00
Dec. 26, 1864,
9 33
66
66 June 17, 1864,
400 00
Nov. 17, 1864, 5 27
66
66
July 8, 1864,
700 00
Jan. 8, 1865,
6 77
66
66
66
May 20, 1864,
1,000 00
Nov. 20, 1864,
17 67
Ezekiel Jones,
-
- Mar. 20, 1857,
300 00
Jan. 1, 1865,
3 30
Aug. 1, 1862,
500 00
Jan. 1, 1865,
5 50
66
66
Mar. 27, 1863,
500 00
Jan. 1, 1865,
5 50
Otis Briggs,
Nov. 10, 1862,
1,000 00
Nov. 10, 1864,
19 33
Galen Watson,
Apr. 28, 1863,
100 00
Oct. 28, 1864,
2 13
Stephen Litchfield,
- Apr. 28, 1863,
200 00
Apr. 28, 1864,
10 27
Shadrach B. Curtis - June 1, 1863,
100 00
Dec. 1, 1864,
1 60
66
66
June 18, 1863,
150 00
· Dec. 18, 1864,
1 98
66
66
Oct. 22, 1864,
100 00
Dec. 18, 1964,
2 25
South Scituate Sav-
ings Bank,
Apr. 8, 1864,
2,000 00
Oct. 8, 1864,
49 33
South Scituate Sav-
ings Bank,
July 22, 1864,
1,600 00
Jan. 22, 1865,
11 73
South Scituate Sav-
ings Bank,
July 27, 1864,
500 00
Jan. 27, 1865,
3 25
Thomas Litchfield, - Aug. 15,
200 00
6 70
Thomas Otis,
200 00
66
60 6 70
Geo. R. Litchfield,
66
60
200 00
66
66
6 70
Ira Litchfield,
66
200 00
66
6 70
Francis B. Lee,
66
66
200 00
66
66
6 70
Job E. Curtis,
Aug. 15,
200 00
66
66
6 70
Chas. W. Clapp,
66
66
200 00
66
6 70
Fenton W. Varney,
66
190 00
66
6 37
Geo. H. Whitaker, 200.30 paid,
66
170 00
66
6 04
Geo. O. Vinal,
66
66
150 00
66
5 03
Galen Watson,
60
200 00
66
6 70
“
Sept. 3,
50 00
66
66
1 53
200 00
66
66
6 70
Wm. T. Clapp,
July 22, 1864,
200 00
Apr. 28, 1864,
7 47
Dec. 19, 1864,
500 00
Nov. 20, 1864,
6 42
66
Aug. 2, 1862,
1,500 00
to.
66
66
15
Names of Payees. Date.
Amount. Interest paid.
to.
Interest due Mar. 6 1865.
Chas. P. Seaverns, Aug. 15, 1864
$ 200 00
Feb. 15, "
$ 6 70
Allen Vinal,
66
66
200 00
66
6 70
John B. Pierce,
66
200 00
66
66
6 70
Chas. R. Hayes,
100 00
3 35
Theodore.Clement,
Aug. 19, 66
2,000 00
66
66
6 17
John Marsh,
Sept. 1,
200 00
66
66
2 47
Sidney R. Marsh,
66
66
80 00
66
2 47
Joseph O. Marsh,
100 00
66
66
3 08
Ebenezer Bailey,
" 3,
66
400 00
66
12 23
S. B. Curtis, Jr.
Oct. 22,
100 00
66
2 25
John Manson,
Jan. 19, 1865,
250 00
66
2 42
Andrew J. Waterman, Jan. 10, 1865,
100 00
66
66
95
Geo. C. Lee, Treas-
urer of Fund,
Aug. 26, 1864,
861 25
66
66
42 20
$ 23,271 51
$ 466 74
Total Amounts of Notes due
$ 23,271 51
66
66
Interest,
466 74
66
66
Sundries brought down,
872 39
66
Debts,
$ 24,610 64
RESOURCES.
Cash in the hands of the Treasurer, March, 6, '65, $ 1,627 86 Uncollected Taxes of 1861-62 and 1863, valued at, 50 00
66 66 1864,
1055 64
Value of property in Liquor Agent's hands, Feb. 16, Due from the U. S. for transportation of Recruits, Abington, for supplies to S. A. Leavitt,
8 75
A. Reed's heirs, expense of Feb. court, 1863, 57 27
66 the State, for Alien Pauper Aid, 55 00
66 " for State Aid in 1863, not aud- ited, 274 26
For State Aid from Jan. 1864 to March 1, 1864,
772 67
66
March 1 to Jan. 1, 1865, 5,047 44
66 66 " Jan. 1, 1865, to March 1, 1865, 1,097 07
138 35
43 00
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Cash remaining of Bounty money deposited with State Treasurer, for Negro Recruits, $ 1,125 00
Total amount of Resources, $11,352 31
SUMMARY.
From amount of Debts, $ 24,610 64
Take amount of Resources, 11,352 31
And the balance is the actual Debt of the Town
March 6, 1865, $ 13,158 33
This excludes results of Lawsuits against the Town, now in the Courts, but includes all other unsettled demands, that have come to our knowledge, excepting disputed Pauper bills, and bills presented too late for insertion in their proper places in this Report, in all not exceeding 30 dollars in their aggregate amount.
COMPARISON OF DEBTS OF 1864 AND 1865.
The Debt, as above, on March 6, 1865, is, $ 13,158 33
66 " on March 3, 1864, was estimated in last year's Report, at 2,718 71
The actual Debt exceeded that amount by 3 14
Making the Debt on that date $ 2,721 85
$ 2,721 85
Deduct this from the present Debt, and the remainder is the increase of the Town Debt, during the past year, $ 10,436 48
This increase has been caused by Extraordinary Expenditures as follows, viz : -
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For bounties to 94 volunteers, $ 11,750 00
" reception of returned soldiers, 200 00
" extra pay to soldiers, under note of May 4, 1861, 392 50 " interest on War Debt and money borrowed to pay State Aid, 1,195 20
" recruiting under the several calls, 394 78
" Soldiers' Record, estimated, 20 00
" Lawsuits, 196 65
Making a total for Extraordinary Expenditures of $ 14,149 13
This would be the increase of Debt, were it not for
the excess of income over ordinary expenses amounting to $3,712 65
Deduct this amount, and there is left for Increase of Debts, $ 10,436 48
ESTIMATE OF EXPENSES FOR 1865.
For increased school expenses, $ 100 00
" support of the poor,
1,500 00
" roads and bridges,
200 00
". repairs of public buildings,
100 00
" stationery and printing,
120 00
" town officers.
300 00
" removal of snow, 150 00
" lawsuits, 150 00
" interest on notes and money borrowed to pay State Aid, 1,500 00
" miscellaneous, 200 00
100 00
" recruiting,
$ 4,420 00
Add for schools,
2,000 00
Making the sum of $ 6,420 00
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To this, add estimated amount of State Tax,
$ 3,200 00
66 County Tax, 1,000 00
Whole amount required,
$ 10,6 20 00
To pay which a Tax of $ 1.20 on $ 100 will be necessary if the valuation of last year be not materially changed. .
ASSESSORS' DEPARTMENT.
Valuation of the Town of Scituate, May 1, 1864.
Valuation of real estate, .
$ 627,028 00
66 personal estate, 146,926 00
Total valuation of estates,
$ 773,934 00
Number of polls, 594
Tax on 594 polls, at $ 2 each,
$ 1,188 00
66 773,934 at $ 1.25 on the $ 100,
9,674 19
Total tax,
$ 10,862 19
Number of houses taxed,
450
acres of land taxed,
9,4663
horses
228
66 COWS 66
347
sheep 66
503
Whole number of Militia enrolled May 1, 1864, between the ages of 18 and 45,
Number of children between the ages of 5 and 15, 405
,
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ASSESSMENT.
Town Grant for schools and contingencies,
$4,950. 00
" military bounties,
2,750 00
County Tax,
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