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It is a good time now to inaugurate a thorough reform in this matter. The burdens of the town are heavy ; taxes are high, but the town is still liberal to the schools, and all concerned should unite to prevent any unnecessary expense in this direc- tion.
FOREIGN POPULATION.
It is with much pleasure that I report that our citizens of foreign birth are supporting our schools with a heartiness that is resulting in much good to their families. Some of the very best scholars in town are of Irish dessent, and, while these are conspicuous, all are doing well. The father of one of the smartest arithmeticians in town once said to me, "All I fear is that the teacher will indulge my children. I would much rather hear that they had been punished than indulged." That Irishman expressed more good sense in those words than is
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often heard from those far better educated. I cannot wonder that his children prosper.
When the children of our foreign population shall enter life for themselves, they will, for the most part, possess a good common school education, which will assist them in a thousand ways, stimulating them to act well their part. They will be- come Americans in every sense of the word, and those national distinctions which may have been observed in their fathers and which perhaps the fathers have fondly cherished from a love of their native land, will not appear in the larger portion of the children. It is not surprising, then, that these people are such ardent supporters of our common schools, since they are the recipients of their benefits in so large a measure.
DISTRICT SYSTEM.
I would again remind the town that the districts should be abolished next year in order to avoid the annual forfeiture of seventy-five dollars of the apportionment from the income of *
the school fund. See Sec. Ist, Chap. 208, Acts of 1866.
MAPS.
It is very apparent that those schools which have the advan- tage of good geographical maps, make the greatest proficiency in that study. The walls of the school-house in No. 10, CHARLES STREET, are now decorated with a new and attractive set of Cornell's outline maps. Miss Perry started a paper and raised what she could in the district, and the committee voted the balance as provided by statute from the State fund. There is still one district remaining that does not enjoy these helps, and we would recommend NORTH MAIN STREET to adopt the same plan. The committee will assist, if necessary.
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COMPOSITION
Is beginning to receive that attention which its importance as a study demands. In several schools goodly budgets of compositions have been presented. In one, the pupils have kept diaries, and have written out therein not only the noticeable. events of the days, but sometimes something beyond. Corres- pondence with the teacher in another, was prominent. It seemed to have brought pupil and teacher into a closer and. better understanding of cach other. The publication of pa- pers was attempted in another instance with excellent results. The papers were well worth the subscription price. This is vastly superior to studying grammar from a text-book. The latter may be compared to trying to learn to play upon a piece of music without an instrument upon which to practice, and the results in both cases are precisely alike; the text-book grammarian utterly fails in writing a letter, and the text-book musician at the organ fills the air with his discords. They have each acquired a beautiful theory, but their practice . is wretched.
SCITUATE FIRST IN COUNTY.
The appropriations of the town for the support of public schools the last three years have been very liberal. In that time there has been an increase of twelve hundred dollars. Of the twenty-five towns in Plymouth County, but three raise more money for each child between the ages of five and fifteen than Scituate. They are Plymouth, Hingham and Kingston. But one town in the county supports the schools as many months as Scituate, and that one does it by failing to sustain a High School as required by law. Scituate is the smallest town of the county required to maintain a High School, yet she does
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it, while five other larger towns are reported delinquent in that respect. For these reasons it would seem that Scituate does the most for her youth in the way of schools of any town in Plymouth County.
And now, in closing, it only remains for me to express my sense of gratitude to the committee for the advice which they have often freely given. Particularly is this due to the Rev. Mr. Sessions, whose sound judgment, ripe experience and con- stant interest in the schools have been of great advantage in their management.
May the blessing of heaven continue to rest upon our schools.
Respectfully submitted,
G. HUBERT BATES, Superintendent.
SCITUATE, March 10, 1868.
TABULAR STATEMENT.
NAME OF SCHOOL.
COMMITTEE.
TEACHER.
Average
scholars.
Average
attendance,
Spring.
Average
Attendance,
Average
attendance,
Winter.
Average
attendance
of year.
High School,
( A. J. Sessions, G. W. Merritt,
J. T. Cook, H. N. Bailey, ( A. F. Allen, A. G. Whiting,
54
45
39
45
43
No. 1, Brook Street,
( A. J. Waterman, A. J. Waterman,
( A. E. Jenkins,
44
35
36
32
34
No. 3, Main Street,
G. C. Lee,
M. A. Seaverns,
43
37
38
33
36
No. 4, Grove Street,
C. L. Damon,
[ D. N. Hatch, (E. S. Lee,
41
32
33
33
32
No. 5, High Street,
Henry Damon,
G. W. Merritt,
38
28
25
33
29
No. 6, Beach Street,
J. B. Turner,
E. S. W. Gannett,
20
15
13
14
14
No. 7, Common Street,
G. H. Bates,
S. T. Litchfield, ( C. M. Curtis,
43
35
38
35
36
No. 8, Willow Street,
J. S. Drew,
L. J. Vinal,
33
29
26
25
27
M. C. Parkinson,
53
43
51
42
45
No. 9, Central Street, No. 10, Charles Street,
A. J. Merritt, Harvey Curtis,
M. F. Perry,
21
16
19
18
18
55
42
49
47
46
No.22, South Street,
J. O. Cole,
J. F. Briggs,
( H. R. Ellis,
number of
Fall.
REPORT OF THE SELECTMEN
ON THE
F INANCIAL
AFFAIRS
OF THE
TOWN OF SCITUATE,
For the Year ending February 28, 1869.
ALSO, THE REPORTS OF THE
Town Treasurer, Toun Gers and School Commite.
.
PLYMOUTH: PLYMOUTH ROCK STEAM PRESS. 1869.
REPORT.
The Selectmen and Overseers of the Poor of the Town of Scituate respectfully submit the following Report, showing the Expenditures and Receipts of the Town, from March 2, 1868, to March 1, 1869, and its financial condition at the date last named.
STATEMENT OF EXPENDITURE.
a
ITEMS OF EXPENDITURE.
For debts of 1867-8.
For debts accrued in 1868-9
Totals.
Removing Snow.
$1,702 21
$1,702 21
Incidental School Expenses
247 89
247 89
Support of Schools.
$97 50
2,811 36
2,908 86
Support of the Poor.
158 17
1,693 74
1,851 91
Ordinary Repairs of Roads & Bridges
.....
68 10
68 10
Special Repairs of Roads and Bridges
67 00
67 00
Repairs of Little's Bridge.
11 25
11 25
Repairs of Public Buildings
596 06
596 06
Town Officers.
389 62
389 62
Printing, Stationery and Postage
120 48
120 48
Abatement of Taxes.
198 89
198 89
Law-Hingham & Quincy Bridges case
25 84
25 84
State Aid.
1,188 00
1,188 00
Payment to Company C
784 00
784 00
Miscellaneous
...
178 32
178 32
Total amount of Orders drawn ... $322 67
$10,015 76
10,338 43
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STATEMENT OF EXPENSES FOR THE YEAR.
REMOVING SNOW.
Am't of Orders drawn and expense for the year,
- $1,265 53
66 " Jan., 1868, " -
- 436 68
Total, - -
-
-
$1,702 21
Amount of appropriation, -
$2,000 00 -
Excess of appropriation,
" expense, - - - 1,702 21 - $297 79 -
EXPENSE IN EACH HIGHWAY DISTRICT.
Dist. 1. Allen Farrow, Jr.,
- $98 00
66
2. Andrew J. Waterman,
-
-
77 55
3. Samuel H. Turner,
-
-
-
266 87
4. Stephen D. Webb, -
-
-
- 36 92
5. Edwin Bailey -
146 71
. 66
6. Isaiah Hyland -
202 86
66
7. Kilburn B. Merritt,
-
-
-
91 80
8. Thomas M Hatch,
-
-
-
-
72 92
9. Harvey Litchfield,
34 62
10. Paul Litchfield, -
-
-
183 34
66 11. Otis Mott, -
49 50
12. Otis Litchfield, -
174 56
66 13. Henry H. Northey, -
77 70
66 14. David Briggs,
-
-
-
-
110 93
15. Joseph Damon, -
-
-
-
-
30 25
16. Elijah T. Clapp, -
-
-
-
-
24 00
17. Virgil Damon, - -
-
23 68
Amount, ~
.
- $1,702 21
-
- -
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
$1,702 21 The expense incurred in March, 1868, was, -
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INCIDENTAL SCHOOL EXPENSES.
Amount of Orders drawn and expense,
$247 89
" appropriation, - -
-
- 75 00
Amount of deficiency
- -
- - $172 89
AMOUNT PAID FOR EACH OF THE SCHOOLS.
Dist. 1. Harbor,
-
-
-
-
$7 60
2. Greenbush, -
-
-
-
-
-
27 42
3. North Main Street,
-
-
-
- 6 59
4. Grove Street,
-
-
-
-
-
7 02
5. West, -
-
-
-
-
8 61
6. Neck, - -
-
-
-
-
4 30
66
7. Common Street
-
-
-
-
5 50
8. Willow Street,
-
-
-
-
8 49
9. Centre, -
-
-
-
-
6 75
10. Charles Street,
-
1
-
,
-
6 51
High School,
-
159 10
$247 89
The Expense of this department last year was $58.69, and the average annual expense for the six preceding years $69.00. An appropriation of $75.00 was therefore estimated by the Selectmen to be sufficient for this year.
The actual cost exceeding so largely this estimate, the School Committee, who have the sole control of expenses relating to Schools, have been requested to furnish an estimate for the ensuing year.
New stoves have been furnished to the Greenbush and High Schools at an expense of $93.51, which accounts (in part) for the great increase of cost in this department.
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SUPPORT OF SCHOOLS.
Amount of Orders drawn, - $2,811 36
Due to Josephine A. Vinal, for teaching Grove street School, - Due to Mary F. Perry, for teaching West street School, -
$73 00
73 00
$146 00
Total expense,
- $2,957 36
-
Deduct Town's share of School Fund, -
-
162 50
And the net cost of teachers' wages, fuel and care of school-rooms, is, - - - - $2,794 86
Amount of appropriation,
-
- - - $2,800 00
" " expense, - - - - 2,794 86
Excess of Appropriation,
-
- - $5 14
Expended for teacher's wages,
-
- - $2,600 00
" fuel and preparation,
-
-
309 36
" making fires, and care of school-rooms,
48 00
Deduct amount of School Fund,
$2,957 36
162 50
Balance, - 1 - - - $2,794 86
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SUPPORT OF THE POOR.
Amount of Orders drawn, - - $1,693 74 Due to Taunton Hospital for board of four insane persons, from Jan. 1, 1869, $113 50 Due to Joseph W. Morris, for board of two paupers, from Jan. 25, 1869, 35 00 Due to Michael Welch, for supplies to J. Folley, - - 10 89
$159 39
· Total expense
$1,858 13 Deduct amount received from the State for support of a State pauper, $186 00 Also, amount received from friends of Minnie Harrub to pay for her board at the Hospital, - -
70 41
256 41
Net expense of supporting the Poor,
- $1,596 72
Amount of appropriation, -
$1,600 00
" expense, - -
1,596 72
Excess of appropriation, -
-
-
-
3 28
The expense last year was,
- $1,817 97
Names of Persons fully supported March 1, 1869, and amount paid for each.
Joseph Damon, - -
-
-
-
$214 21
Mary Sylvester,
-
-
-
-
-
-
200 93
Almira Hayden,
-
.
-
-
-
- 195 93
Mary Ellms,
-
-
-
-
- - 200 23
Elizabeth Brown,
-
-
-
-
- - 200 23
Amount,
-
- -
-
-
- $1,011 53
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
8
To this amount, -
- - $1,011 53 Add amount paid for persons, not now supported, 310 50
Total expense, - - -
-
- - $1,322 03
Deduct amount reimbursed, - -
- 256 41
Net expense of persons, fully supported, - - $1,065 62
Names of Persons partially supported, and amount paid for each.
Almira Young, -
-
-
-
$70 00
Ellen D. Litchfield,
-
-
-
84 00
Lemuel Nash, -
-
-
- -
110 00
Nahum Vinal,
88 25
Cornelia Taylor,
-
-
- - 55 00
Eveline Jenkins,
36 00
Mary L. Chubbuck, - - - -
20 79
Amount paid - stated allowance,
$464 04
Caleb M. Jenkins,
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
9 50
Judith Damon,
-
-
- -
9 00
Nancy Ellms,
-
-
-
-
-
20 81
Vagrants,
-
-
-
-
-
2 50
Carriage hire,
- -
-
-
3 25
Amount of casual supplies,
-
-
.
$67 06
Total paid for partially supported persons, - - $531 10
- - -
-
- - -
-
$22 00
Josiah Mann,
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REPAIRS OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS.
Amount of Orders drawn, - - -
-
- $596 06
Due Edwin Young, (estimated) - -
- 10 00
Total expense, - -
$606 06
Received for damage to North Main street school-
house, - - - -
- 37
Net expense of repairs, - -
-
-
- $605 69
Cost of repairs, - - -
- -
$605 69
Amount appropriated,
- -
-
200 00
Deficiency, -
-
- -
-
- $405 69
Cost of repairs last year, - - -
- - $204 95
Average annual cost for the last six years, - $115 00
Of the amount expended, there was paid for repairing the Armory, done at the request of the Adjutant-Goneral, and necessary for the protection of guns and other property, $215.91.
For grading around school-houses, and repairing under- pinning, which the School Committee were authorized to do by a vote of the town, and which have been done under the direction of the Selectmen, at the request of the School Committee, $85.91.
The balance, $304.24, has been expended by the School Committee, at their discretion, upon the school-houses in the several districts, and the High School room, as follows :
2
-
-
10
Dist. 1. Harbor,
-
-
-
-
-
$3 00
2. Greenbush, -
-
-
-
-
-
7 47
3. North Main Street,
5 48
4. Grove Street,
-
-
-
-
-
8 76
5. West -
-
-
-
-
-
8 35
66 6. Neck, - - -
16 08
66 7. Common Street,
4 86
66
8. Willow Street,
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
23 32
10. Charles Street, -
49 10
High School, -
-
-
-
-
173 47
$304 24
REPAIRS OF ROADS AND BRIDGES.
Amount of Orders drawn for ordinary repairs, - $68 10
Bridge, - - " repairs of Littles'
- -
-
11 25
Add claim for repairs of Hingham and Quincy Bridges, - - - -
- 100 00
Total expense for the year, - -
- $179 35
Amount of appropriation, -
$500 00
Cost of repairs, - - - - -
179 35
Excess of appropriation, -
-
-
$320 65
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
4 35
9. Centre, -
-
-
-
-
-
-
An addition of $800.00 to the usual amount of Labor Tax raised by the town is the cause of the small demands made by the Surveyors of Highways upon the Town Treasury.
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HINGHAM AND QUINCY BRIDGES.
The Commissioners having the care of these bridges have presented a claim for repairs, for the year ending April 15, 1868, amounting to $100.00.
This claim is included with the expenses of the town, for the same reasons that have led to the inclusion, in previous Reports, of other claims from the same source.
The whole amount claimed from Scituate' (excluding interest) is, at the present time, $735.00.
The suit founded upon the claim of 1865 is still in the Supreme Court. The result, although equity and *" Points of Law" are in our favor, cannot be foretold.
* Since the above was written, information has been received that the Supreme Court have decided against the town.
TOWN OFFICERS.
Amount of Orders drawn and expense for the year, Of which, the Superintendant of schools received,
$389 62
100 00 Town Treasurer, - - - - 40 00 -
Selectmen, Assessors, and Overseers of the Poor, - 249 62
$389 62
Expense last year,
-
-
-
-
$398 62
Amount of appropriation.
-
-
-
- $400 00
Expense, -
-
- -
-
- 389 62
Excess of appropriation,
$10 38
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PRINTING, STATIONERY AND POSTAGE.
Amount of Orders drawn, and expense, -
$120 48
Of this, printing Town Reports cost, -
$71 70
Blanks, blank books, and voting lists, - Stationery and postage, -
18 93
$120 48
Cost last year, -
-
-
-
$189 86
Expense, - -
-
-
-
-
-
$120 48
Appropriation, -
- -
-
-
-
-
120 00
Deficiency,
- -
-
-
- $0 48
ABATEMENT OF TAXES.
Amount of Orders drawn,
$198. 89
Amount last year, -
-
-
-
- $487 91
Appropriation, -
-
-
-
$350 00
Abatements, -
-
7
-
-
- 198 89
Excess of appropriation, - -
$151 11
MISCELLANEOUS.
Amount of Orders drawn, - -
$178 32
Due for sand for Town Hall floor, (estimated) 1 50
Total expense, -
-
-
$179 82
Expense last year, - - -
$752 76
Amount of appropriation, - -
$200 00
" " expense, - -
-
179 82
Excess of appropriation, - -
- - $20 18
-
1
-
1
t.
-
29 85
-
13
LAW EXPENSES.
Amount of Orders drawn, - -
-
-
$25 84
Due on Hingham and Quincy Bridges case,
(estimated) - -
-
25 00
Total expense, -
-
-
-
$50 84
Appropriation,
$100 00
Expense, -
50 84
Excess of appropriation, -
-
-
-
$49 16
Expense last year,
$142 80
STATE AID.
Amount of Orders drawn from March 1, 1868, to Jan. 1, 1869, - - - -
- - $995 00
Amount of Orders drawn from Jan. 1, 1869 to March 1, 1869, - - - - - 193 00 -
Whole amount for the year, $1188 00 State Aid is paid to 17 persons or families, 15 of whom receive United States Pensions. The monthly payments since Dec. 1, 1868, have been $96.50.
MILITARY SERVICES OF COMPANY C.
Orders drawn to the amount of, - - 45 persons received for duty in May, 1868, $91 50
- $784 00
51
66 " services at Fall
692 50 - Encampment, -
$784 00
-
-
-
-
-
-
14
INTEREST.
Amount accrued during the year,
$1,845 36
Appropriation, -
-
$1,900 00
Interest, -
- - 1,845 36
Excess of appropriation, - -
$54 64 6 per cent. interest is paid on $3175.00 of the town debt, and 7 per cent. on the remainder.
STATE AND COUNTY TAXES.
Amount of State Tax,
৳ $2,060 00
" County Tax,
- - 1,067 52
.
$3,127 52
Appropriation, -
-
- A
-
- - $3,132 22
Amount of taxes, - -
- 3,127 52
Excess of appropriation,
$4 70
RECAPITULATION OF THE YEAR'S EXPENSES FOR ORDINARY PURPOSES.
Removing snow,
-
-
- $1,702 21
Incidental school expenses,
247 89
Support of schools, -
-
-
-
-
2,794 86
Support of the poor, -
1,596 72
Repairs of public buildings,
-
-
-
-
605 69
Repairs of roads and bridges,
-
-
-
-
- 389 62
Printing, stationery, and postage,
120 48
Abatement of taxes, - -
-
-
-
-
-
-
179 82 -
State tax, - -
-
-
-
-
-
- -
-
-
-
-
1,067 52
Add loss on liquor agency,
-
A
-
-
6 36
Fees for collecting taxes,
-
138 29
-
-
-
179 35
Town officers, - -
-
-
198 89
Miscellaneous, -
2,060 00
County tax,
-
-
-
-
Total ordinary expenses for the year, - $11,287 70
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RECAPITULATION OF EXTRAORDINARY EXPENSES.
Law expenses, - - -
-
-
-
-
$50 84
State Aid, - - - - -
-
-
- 1,188 00
Interest on war debt. - - -
- 1,845 36
Payments to Company C., - - - - - 784 00
$3,868 20
Deduct amount paid for State Aid (diminished by an over-payment of $9.00), to be refunded, - - $1,179 00
And payments to Company C., re- funded, -
- 784 00
- $1,963 00
Net extraordinary expense, - -
- $1,905 20 -
INCOME.
Derived from taxes - amount of tax bills of 1868, $14,235 72
" Corporation tax, - - -
-
460 99
66 " sale of 2 fish-rights, -
- - 30 25
" letting Town Hall, - - - 7 87
66 " rent of Armory, -
- 125 00
- - 66 " interest on C. M. Jenkins' debt, - 6 00
Amount of income, excluding credits to expense of schools and the poor, - -
- - - $14,865 83
From the amount of income, - -
$14,865 83
Deduct amount of ordinary expenses, $11,287 70
And net extraordinary expenses, - 1,905 20
-$13,192 30
And the excess of income above all expenses is,
$1,672 93
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CONDITION OF THE TREASURY.
The Selectmen have examined the Town Treasurer's Record of Payments and Receipts, and find it correct. The following is his Report :
Town of Scituate, in account with ROLAND TURNER, Treasurer,
DR.
To amount of Orders paid, drawn by Selectmen of 1866-7, -
$1 48
To amount of Orders paid, drawn by Selectmen of 1867-8, - - -
1,383 94
To amount of Orders paid, drawn by Selectmen of 1868-9, - -
9,254 91 $10,640 33
To cash paid State Treasurer, State tax, " " County Treasurer, County
2,060 00
tax, -
-
-
1,067 52
3,127 52
To paying Notes due from the town, as follows : -
Name of Payee.
Date of Note.
Principal.
Interest.
Amount
Harvey Whitcomb,
Dec. 24, 1866,
$200 00
$3 00
$203 00
Henry H Northey,
Feb. 7, 1866,
250 00
2 20
252 20
South Scituate S. Bank.
July 22, 1864,
1,600 00
45 18
1,645 18
July 27, 1864,
500 00
16 04
516 04
66
16
Apr. 8, 1864,
2,000 00
182 77
2,182 77
Theodore Clements,
Aug. 19 1864,
2,000 00
120 00
2,120 00
George W Bailey,
July 7, 1867,
100 00
10 10
110 10
Thomas Vinal,
Jan. 29, 1868,
100 00
7 02
107 02
Shadrach B. Curtis, Jr.,
Jan. 1, 1868,
100 00
7 56 107 56
Scituate Savings Bank,
Jan. 1, 1853,
1,470 26
18 00
1,488 26
April 29, 1861,
500 00
12 05
512 05
Aug. 2, 1862,
1,500 00
8 75
1,508 75
66
Nov. 4, 1862,
200 00
4 63
204 63
Nov. 27, 1862,
800 00
14 93 814 93
Jan. 8, 1863,
1,000 00
10 69
1,010 69
June 26, 1863,
800 00
10 26
810 26
$6
May 20, 1864,
1,000 00
19 83
1,019 83
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Name of Payee.
Date of Note.
Principa'.
Interest.
Amount.
Scituate Savings Bank,
June 17, 1864,
400 00
5 83
405 83
July 8, 1864,
700 00
7 46
707 46
-
Dec. 19, 1864,
500 00
7 09
507 09
Stephen Litchfield,
April 28, 1863,
200 00
4 13
204 13
July 22, 1864,
200 00
1 33
201 33
May 3, 1865,
200 00
3 97
203 97
June 28, 1865,
100 00
1 07
101 07
Jan. 24, 1866,
100 00
63
100 63
66
July 11, 1866,
300 00
2 55
302 55
July 24, 1867,
400 00
14 40
414 40
Amount of Notes and Interests paid,
$17,220 26 $541 47 $17,761 73
To cash paid for interest on Notes, as follows :
Name of Payees. George C Lec,
Principal. $300 00
Interest paid to. March 1, 1869,
Amount. $31 50
100 00
Feb. 14, 1869,
10 50
Francis B. Lee,
250 00
March 1, 1869.
26 25
Mary F. Gilbert,
1,000 00
Oct. 13, 1868,
60 00
John Marsh,
400 00
Jan. 1, 1869,
28 00
Salem Savings Bank,
4,000 00
Jan. 26, 1869,
280 00
Eunice Rodgers,
175 00
July, 22, 1868,
10 50
South Scituate S. Bank, 1,700 00
Oct. 15, 1868,
119 00
Charles Bates,
500 00
Aug. 7, 1868,
35 00
Otis Briggs,
1,000 00
Nov. 10, 1868,
70 00
Atwood L. Dunbar,
300 00
Oct. 20, 1868.
21 00
Hosea V. Orcutt,
250 00
Aug. 28, 1868,
17 50
250 00
Dec. 18, 1868,
17 50
Bennett D. Studley,
150 00
Jan. 24, 1869,
10 50
Ezekial Jones,
700 00
Jan 1, 1869,
49 00
Shadrach B. Curtis,
450 00
Jan. 1, 1869,
31 50
George L. Curtis,
100 00
Jan. 17, 1869,
7 00
Scituate Savings Bank,
8,870 00
March 2, 1869,
620 90
Stephen Litchfield,
1,500 00
Sept. 2, 1868,
52 52 $1,498 17
To cash paid for interest on money, borrowed and paid, To amount of fees for collecting taxes ($15,057 09), To amount of uncollected taxes of 1868,
12 20
138 29
1,953 86
To cash on hand, March 1, 1869 - to balance,
5,433 09
$40,565 19
3
18
CONTRA, CR.
By Cash on hand March 2, 1868,
$7,011 72 $7,011 52 By Cash received from the State, as follows :
For payments to Company C.,
784 00
784 00
" State Aid of 1865,
63 73
6.
" of 1866,
468 20
" of 1867,
1,700 00
2,231 93
" Rent of Armory to Jan. 1, 1869,
125 00
125 00
" Corporation Tax,
460 99
460 99
" Town's share of School Fund,
162 50
162 50
" Board of a State Pauper,
186 00
186 00
By Cash from friends of Minnie Harrub,
70 41
By Cash from sale of C. Peak's property,
1 25
71 66
By Cash from C. M. Jenkins, on note,
6 00
6 00
30 25
30 25
By Cash from sale of Fish-rights, " R. Cook, for Liquor sold,
106 15
106 15
By Cash for damage to No. 3. School-house,
37
37
By Cash for the use of the Town Hall,
7 87
7 87
By Cash from Scituate Savings Bank for note, dated March 2, 1868,
8,870 00
By Cash from Stephen Litchfield for note, dated March 2, 1868.
1,500 00
By Cash from Mary Ann Clements for note, dated Aug. 19, 1868,
2,000 00 12,370 00
19
By Taxes of 1862, collected,
69
" 1863,
90
" 1864,
94
1865,
6 89
66
( 1866, ..
53 08
“ 1867,
..
2,712 73 2,775 23
<< 1868, for collection,
14,235 72 14,235 72
$40,565 19
ROLAND TURNER, Treasurer.
FINANCIAL CONDITION OF THE TOWN, MAR. 1, 1869.
DEBTS.
Due for outstanding Orders of 1867-8, $11 37
" for of 1868-9, 1,083 52 $1,094 89
" for Reimbursement of bounties, 27 25
27 25
" to Isaac S. Pratt, for building road, (when finished),
162 50
Due to Turner Litchfield, for bridge, (when completed),
299 00
Due for widening Kent street,
35 86
496 86
" for law expenses, (estimated),
70 00
70 00
" to Taunton Hospital, for board of 4 persons from Jan. 1, 1869,
113 50
Due to J. W. Morris, for board of 2 persons from Jan. 25, 1869,
35 00
Due to Michael Welch, for supplies to J. Folley,
10 89
159 39
Due to Josephine A. Vinal, for teaching Grove street school,
73 00
Due to Mary F. Perry, for teaching West school, 73 00
146 .00
20
Due to Edwin Young, for repairs of School-houses, (est.)
10 00
10 00
Due for sand on Town Hall floor, (est.) Add claims for repairing Hingham and Quincy Bridges in 1865,-66 and 67, (disputed),
1 50
1 50
735 00
735 00
Amount of Sundries,
$2,740 89
Due, also, the following Notes and Interests :
Names of Payees.
Principal.
Date of Note.
Interest paid to.
Inst. due
Eunice Rodgers,
$175 00
July 22, 1865, July 22, 1868,
$6 39
South Scituate S. Bank, 1,700 00 Oct. 15, 1865,
Oct. 15, 1868,
44 95
Mary F. Gilbert,
1,000 00 April 13, 1867,
Oct. 13, 1868, 23 00
Daniel Ford,
+
100 00
May 7, 1867,
May 7, 1867,
10 92
John Marsh.
400 00
July 1, 1867, Jan. 1, 1869,
4 67
Salem Savings Bank,
4,000 00
July 26, 1867,
Jan. 20, 1869,
27 22
Charles Bates,
500 00
Aug. 7, 1867,
Aug. 7, 1868,
19 83
George C. Lec,
100 00
Aug. 14, 1867,
Feb. 14, 1869,
29
Hosea V. Orcutt,
250 00
Aug. 28, 1867,
Aug. 28, 1868,
8 84
Francis B. Lee,
250 00
Sept. 1, 1867,
March 1, 1869,
George C. Lee,
300 00
Sept. 1, 1867,
March 1, 1869,
Lydia Bailey,
400 00
Sept. 3, 1867,
Sept. 3, 1867,
41 84
Atwood L. Dunbar,
300 00
Oct. 20, 1867.
Oct. 20. 1868,
7 64
Otis Briggs,
1,000 00
Nov. 10, 1867,
Nov. 10, 1868, 21 58
Hosea V. Orcutt,
250 00
Dec. 18, 1867,
Dec. 18, 1868,
3 55
Ezekiel Jones,
700 00
Jan. 1, 1868,
Jan. 1, 1869,
8 17
Shadrach B. Curtis,
450 00
Jan. 1, 1868,
Jan. 1, 1869,
5 25
George L. Curtis,
100 00
Jan. 17, 1868,
Jan. 17, 1860, 86
Bennett D. Studley,
150 00
Jan. 24, 1868,
Jan. 24, 1869,
1.03
Scituate Savings Bank, 8,870 00
March 2, 1868,
March 2, 1869,
Stephen Litchfield,
1,500 00
March 2, 1868,
Sept. 2, 1868,
52 48
Mary Ann Clements,
2,000 00
Aug. 19, 1868, Ang. 19, 1868,
64 00
Amount of Principal, 824,495 00
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