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Geo. C. Lec, 5 04 J. F. Farmer, 5 00
Total, $111 67
ABATEMENT OF TAXES.
Amount of Orders drawn,
$444 35
Abatements :-
TAX OF 1869.
Joshua Blake,
$243 62
TAX OF 1870.
Marsena Webb,
$2 00 Judah Chandler, $2 93
Patrick Wherety,
1 67
Thomas McDonald, 2 00
J. & L. Pick,
2 05
Thomas Morris, 2 00
20
Sumner Litchfield, $2 16
Timothy McCarty, $2 00
Freeman Merritt,
4 84
Hiram Mace, 2 00
Martin T. Peaks,
1 50
Thomas Murphy, 2d, 2 00
Ethan Perry,
69
Liba Studley, 2d, 2 00
George H. Bates,
2 00
Charles A. Vinal,
2 00
Luke G. Fitts,
1 03
Benjamin Cushing,
1 25
Geo. W. Hodgdon,
1 67
John Harris,
1 00
Frank Jose,
2 00
George Arnold,
2 00
Howard Litchfield,
2 62
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Total 1870,
$45 41
TAX OF 1871.
Daniel Ward,
$5 40
Henry Leavitt, $
50
Dennis McCarty,
2 16
N. Manson's Estate, 1 37
Michael Dunn,
1 62
Thomas Morris, 2 50
M. Jackson's Estate,
2 00
Thomas Maddock, 2 50
Mercy Stoddard,
10 80
Patrick Murphy, 2d,
2 50
Mercy Bates,
10 80
Alvah Mosher,
2 00
Edward E. Brown,
2 00
Howland Otis,
10 37
John Conroy,
4 32
Richard Supple, 2 00
Ethan Perry,
87
Liba Studley, 2d, 2 50
Benj. Brown's Estate,
10 00
James Taylor,
6 97
Patrick Butler's " 3 17
Allen StClair,
2 00
Charles Damon's "
3 97
Harriet Turner,
10 26
Cole & Colman,
4 32
Charles A. Vinal,
2 50
Edwin Dixon,
2 50
E. Young's estate, 2 91
I. Baker Damon
2 00
Mark Healey,
4 83
Caleb M. Jenkins,
1 20
Geo. H. Peters,
6 48
Frank Jose,
2 00
Sam'l K. Williams, 3 78
Eben Jackson,
2 00
Charles A. Taylor, 2 50
Wm. Kilburn,
2 00
Elizabeth Torrey,
5 24
Cottle Kanes,
8 48
Total 1871,
$155 32
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STATE AID.
Amount of Orders drawn from March 1 1871, to Jan.
1,1872, $851 33
Amount of Orders drawn from Jan. 1, 1872 to Feb.
1, 1872, 83 00
Whole amount,
$084 33
Payments :-
Harriet C. Brown. $88 00
Edward James, $55 00
Luke G. Fitts, 137 50 C. A. A. Andrews, 88 00
Eunice Totman,
44 00
William Ellms, 44 00
Galen Litchfield,
49 50
Sumner O. Litchfield. 33 00
Martha R. Pierce. 44 00
Elisha J. Brown, 33 00
Henry A. Seaverns. 49 50
Edward Spurr, 16 00
Charles A. Taylor.
49 50 Eliza J. Bushnell,
37 33
Olive Cushing,
44 00 Caleb N. Clapp, 14 00
Emily A. Merritt.
88 00
Mary J. Hyland, 20 00
Total, $934 33 The number of persons receiving aid at the present time is 16.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Amount of Orders drawn and expense, $205 05
Payments :-
Charles L. Bradford, entertainment of Assessors,
Geo. W. Elliot, 60 66 66 7 50
Thos. Tilden, cash paid for entertainment of Assessors, 2 75
Augustus Langdon, cleaning Town Hall, 1 75
22
Gilman Barrett, materials for Breakwater,
$27 41
Geo. C. Lee, cash paid for administering oaths &c., 1 10
כל preparing Town report of 1870-'71, 11 00
copying valuation list of 1869, 21 19
Henry A. Seaverns & Co., school books, 6 07
Wm. P. Allen, 66 7 69
Enoch C. Gardner, warning Town meetings &c., 16 09
James L. Merritt, preparing report of 1871-'72 2 70
Thomas Tilden, copying valuation list of 1869, 14 00
66 services and expenses as Committee, 21 50
Win. H. Litchfield, « 66 66
23 10
Geo. C. Lee, 66
3 81
Joseph W. Tilden, care of Hearse and returning deaths, 20 00.
Benjamin Brown, oil for Town Hall, 48
Thomas Tilden, use of Horse & Carriage, 7 00
Wm. H. Litchfield, use of Horse & Carriage, 2 50
Roland Turner, services at the State House, 3 00
Total, $205 05
INTEREST.
Amount accrued on Ordinary debt, including also,
interest on money borrowed for the construc- tion and repairs of roads, $1,412 00
Amount accrued on Railroad Loans,
4,426 19
Total,
$5,838 19
The interest for the whole year on the Ordinary Debt would be $1566.96 ; deducting the interest on $5000 borrowed for building roads, and not provided for in appropriations, amount- ing to $116.67, and the full year's interest would be $1,450.29, varying but 29 cents from the appropriation, $1,450.
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Making an addition to the interest on the Railroad Loans of" the amount for 1 1-5 months, to complete the year, and the interest would be $4,844.44, exceeding the appropriation. $344.44.
This excess is owing to the payment of the last assessment of $30,000, two months earlier than was anticipated.
COLLECTION OF TAXES.
Amount of Fees on $20,769.21 collected $207 69
STATE AND COUNTY TAXES.
Amount of State tax,
$2,575 00
66 " County tax, 1,293 96
Total,
$3,868 96
RAILROAD ASSESSMENT.
Paid balance due for 750 shares, May 2d, 1871, $30,000 00
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RECAPITULATION OF EXPENSES FOR ORDINARY PURPOSES AND COMPARISON WITH APPROPRIATIONS.
Object of Appropriation.
Appro- priation.
Expense.
Excess of Appropri- ation.
Deficien- cy of Appro- priation.
Removing Snow,
$2,000 00
$9 75
$1,990 25
Support of Schools,
2,800 00
2,827 48
$27 48
Incidentals for Schools,
150 00
98 91
51 09
Repairs of School Houses.
350 00
168 54
181 46
Repairs of Roads and Bridges,
3,000 00
2,278 41
721 59
Repairs of Neck Road,
500 00
486 09
13 91
Re-building Little's Bridge,
1,400 00
1,581 02
181 02
Hingham and Quincy Bridges,
no appr'n.
40 00
40 00
"Town Officers,
550 00
497 32
52 6S
Printing, Stationery and Postage,
120 00
111 67
8 33.
Abatement of Taxes,
400 00
444 35
44 85
Miscellaneous,
350 00
205 25
44 95
Interest on Ordinary debt.
1,450 00
1,412 00
38 00
Interest on Railroad debt,
4,500 00
4,426 19
73 81
Collection of Taxes.
225 00
207 69
17 31
State Tax,
2,575 00
2,575 00
County Tax.
1,300 00
1,293 96
6 04
"Totals,
$23,320 00 $20,213 40
$3,399 45
$292 85
From Excess,
$3,399 45
Deduct Deficiency,
292 85
Net Excess,
$3,106 60
RECAPITULATION OF EXPENSES FOR WHICH NO APPROPRIATION WAS MADE (EXCLUDING RAILROAD LOAN.)
State Aid,
$934 33
New Road,
4,026 02
Repairs of High and Summer streets,
461 66
$5,422 01
Deduct State Aid (to be reimbursed,)
934 33
Total expense,
$4,487 68
'Support of the Poor,
1,750 00
1,549 97
200 03
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INCOME.
Derived from taxes,-amount of tax bills of 1871, $24,300 29
6€
Corporation tax, 488 27
66
Bank tax, 814 08
66
" Rent of Armory Hall,
35 67
66
Sale of fish rights, 5 00
. Interest on C. M. Jenkins' debt, 6 00
65
Liquor Agency, 8 46
66 Licenses, 6 00
Amount (excluding school fands) $25.668 77
SUMMARY.
From amount of income, $25,668 77
Deduct amount of ordinary expenses, 20,213 40
Balance excess of income above ordinary expenses, $5,450 37
Deducting also expense of roads, not provided for in appropriations, 4,487 68
And the excess of income above all expenses, (ex- cepting railroad shares) is $962 69
The foregoing statement is more favorable than it would have been, had the Report been delayed so as to include the expense of a whole year.
The estimated expenses for the remainder of the year, ex- cluding, as to. . ncertain, any estimate for removing snow are :
For the Support of the Poor, $143 00
Interests, 580 00
Sundries, 100 00
Making the sum of $823 00 To be deducted from the balance before shown, and
leaving $139.69 as the probable excess for the full year.
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COST OF RAILROAD SHARES TO FEB. 1, 1872.
On March 6, 1871, there had been paid, $45,000 00
Interest due at that time and expenses, 585 49
Total expense to March 6, 1871, $45,585 49
On May 2, 1871, the final assessment was paid of 30,000 00
Interest accrued from March 6, 1871, to Feb. 1, 1872, 4,426 19
Total cost, $80,011 68
Incorporating the payment made for shares,
$30,000 00
With all other expenses of the town, 24,701 08
And the total expense is, $54,701 08
Deduct income, $25,663 77
Balance, Increase of Debt, $29,037 31
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CONDITION OF THE TREASURY.
The Selectmen have examined the Town Treasurer's record of payments and receipts, and found it correct. The following is his Report :
THE TOWN OF SCITUATE IN ACCOUNT WITH ROLAND TURNER, TREASURER.
DR.
To am't of orders paid, drawn by Select-
men of 1870-71, $1,205 02
To am't of orders paid, drawn by Select- men of 1871-72, 14,367 11
.
$15,572 93
To Cash paid State Treasurer, State tax, $2,575 00
County Treasurer, County tax, 1,293 96
$3,868 90
To cash paid Treasurer of D. & C.
Railroad Corporation, $30,000 00 $30,000 00
To paying notes due from the town as follows :-
NAMES OF PAYEES.
DATE OF NOTE PRINCIPAL
INT.
AMOUNT.
John Marsh,
July 1, '67
$400 00
$5 70
$405 70
George C. Lee,
June 29, '69
200 00
3 51
203 51
George C. Lee,
June 18, '70
250 00
3 94
253 94
.John Bradford,
June 30, '69
100 00
17 50
117 50
Theodore Clement.
Aug. 19, "70
2,000 00
120 00
2,120 00
Theodore Clement.
Aug. 16, '71
2'000 00
58 33
2,058 33
Totals, $4,950 00 $208 98 $5,158 98 $5,158 99 $54,600 87
Amount carried forward,
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Amount brought forward,
$54,600 87
To cash paid for interest on notes, as follows :
NAMES OF PAYEES.
PRINCIPAL.
INTEREST PAID TO
AMOUNTS.
Eunice Rodgers.
$175. July 20, 1871,
$10 50
Daniel Ford,
100. May 7, 1871,
14 00
Salem Savings Bank.
4,000. Jan. 26, 1871,
280 00
Atwood L. Dunbar.
300. Oct. 20, 1871,
21 00
Otis Briggs,
1,000. Nov. 10, 1871,
70 00
S. B. Curtis' Estate.
450. Jan. 1, 1872,
31 50
Scituate Savings Bank,
8,870. Sept. 2, 1871,
310 45
Elizabeth Litchfield,
200. Oct. 5, 1871,
14 00
George M. Young,
200. Jan. 6, 1872,
14 00
Mary F. Gilbert.
1,000. Jan. 1, 1872.
70 00
Hosea V. Orcutt,
200. Sept. 8, 1871,
7 00
George C. Lee.
800. Nov. 4. 1871,
56 00
Francis B. Lee.
175. Dec. 18, 1871,
12 25
Boston 5 cent Savings Bank,
15,000. Sept. 14, 1871.
918 75
State of Massachusetts,
80,000. Nov. 2, 1871,
1,050 00
Seaman's Savings Bank,
30,000. Jan. 1, 1872,
1,849 17
Scituate
800. Sept. 13, 1871,
28 00
Scituate
800. Jan. 1, 1872. 28 00
$4,784 62
To cash paid for interest on money borrowed and paid, 3 40
To amount of uncollected taxes of 1871-72,
$5,930 55
5,930 55
To am't of fees for collecting taxes,
207 69
207 69
To cash on hand Feb. 1, '72, to balance, 5,824 94
5,824 94
$71,352 70
CR.
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By cash on hand March 6, 1871, $4,380 56 $4,380 56
By cash received from the State as follows :
For State Aid of 1870, $1,087 00
Corporation tax, 488 27
Bank tax, 814 08 2,389 35
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By cash from Thomas Tilden for shop &c., sold, $32 35
J. B. Dacy & Co., for drills, 20 80
$53 15
S. Scituate for tuition of children, 12 25 12 25
6 00
6 00
C. M. Jenkins, for interest on note, For licenses,
6 00
6 00
For two fish rights,
5 00
5 00
By cash received for town notes as follows :
Names of Payees. Date of Note.' Amount.
Scituate Savings Bank, March 13, 1871, $800 00
State of Massachusetts, May 2, 1871, 30,000 00
Scituate Savings Bank, July 1, 1871, 800 00
66 66 Aug. 14, 1871,
700 00
Theodore Clement, Aug. 16, 1871,
2,000 00
Scituate Savings Bank, Sept. 13, 1871,
1,000 00
60
Sept. 29, 1871, 1,000 00
Stephen Litchfield, Oct. 10, 1871,
500 00
Scituate Savings Bank Nov. 2, 1871,
1,000 00 37.800 00
By taxes of 1864, collected,
2 00
1867,
5 70
1868,
2 68
66 1869,
249 36
66
1870,
2,139 73
2,399 47
66
1871, for collection,
24,300 29 24,500 29
$71,352 07
ROLAND TURNER, Treasurer.
Scituate, Feb. 1, 1872.
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FINANCIAL CONDITION OF THE TOWN, FEBRUARY 1,1872.
Liabilities (excluding principal of Railroad Debt.)
Due for outstanding orders of 1871-72, $930 93
$930 93
Due for widening Kent street,
34 52
34 52
Due for support of paupers, (see page 9,)
83 16
83 1C
Due for salaries of teachers, (see page 5,) Due for Expense of Commission on H. and Q. bridges, estimated,
189 57
189 57
Due for Repairs on H. and Q. bridges, if allowed by the commissioners,
241 20
241 20
Due for Re-building Little's Bridge,
49 93
49 93
$2,293 56
Amount of sundries,
Due, also, notes and interest as follows :
INTEREST PAID
NAMES OF PAYEES.
PRINCIPAL. DATE OF NOTE.
TO
INTEREST DUE FEB. 1, 1872.
Eunice Rodgers.
$ 175. July 20, 1865,
July 20, 1871,
5 52
Daniel Ford,
100. May 7, 1867,
May 7, 1871,
5 15
Salem Savings Bank.
4,000. July 26, 1867,
Jan. 26, 1872,
3 83
Atwood L. Dunbar.
300. Oct. 20, 1867,
Oct. 20, 1871,
89
Otis Briggs,
1,000. Nov. 11, 1867, 450. Jan. 1, 1868,
Jan. 1, 1872,
2 63
Scituate Savings Bank.
8,870. March 2, 1868,
Sept. 2, 1871,
256 98
Elizabeth Litchfield,
200. April 5, 1869,
Oct. 5, 1871,
4 51
George M. Young
200. July 6, 1869,
Jan. 6, 1872,
97
Mary F. Gilbert,
1,000. Jan. 1, 1870,
Jan. 1, 1872,
5 83
Hosea V. Orcutt.
200. March 8, 1870,
Sept. 8, 1871,
5 56
George (. Lee,
800. May 4, 1870,
Nov. 4, 1871,
13 53
Francis B. Lee,
175. June 18, 1870,
Dec. 18, 1871,
1 46
Scituate Savings Bank.
800. July 1, 1871,
Jan. 1, 1872,
4 67
:
. .
700. Aug. 14, 1871,
22 78
1.000. Sept. 13, 1871,
26 83
‹ :
1,000. Sept. 29, 1871,
23 72
Stephen Litchfield,
500. Oct. 10, 1871,
10 79
Scituate Savings Bank,
1,000. Nov. 2, 1871,
17 31
Amount of Principal.
$23,270.
An't of Int.,
$455 12
Add interest due on Railroad Loan.
1,093 76
Total amount of interest due,
$1,548 88
Nov. 10, 1871,
15 75
S. B. Curtis' Estate,
800. March 13, 1871, Sept. 13, 1871,
21 47
864 25
864 25
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SUMMARY OF LIABILITIES.
Due for sundries, brought forward, $2,393 56 Due for principal of notes, (Ordinary
Debt.)
$23,270 00 23,270 00
Due for interest on notes, (Ordinary Debt. ) 455 12
Duc for interest on notes, (Railroad Debt.) 1,093 76
1,548 78
Total ordinary debts,
$27,212 44
RESOURCES.
Cash in the hands of the Treasurer,
Feb. 1st, 1872,
$5824 94 $5,824 94
Uncollected taxes of 1868,
235 35
66
" 1869,
67 48
66 66 “ 1870,
127 97
66 66 " 1871,
5930 55
6,361 35
Value of property in Liquor Agent's hands,
79 37
79 87
Value of security on house of C. W. Jenkins,
103 70
103 70
Value of Tools &c., left from Neck road,
24 50
24 50
Due from S. P. Barker, for forge,
10 00
10 00
" for rent of Armory Hall,
35 67
35 68
" for tuition,
6 00
6.00
Due from the State as follows :-
For State Aid of 1864 to 1868, 222 60
66
from Jan. 1, 1871 to
March 1, 1871, 158 00
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For State Aid from March 1, 1871, to
Jan. 1, 1872, $851 33
66 66 Jan. 1 1872 to Feb. 1, 1872, 83 00 $1,314 93
Town's share of School Fund, estimated,
175 00
175 00
Due from the County, Dog License Fund, estimated, Hingham, Weymouth and Quincy, for amount advanced to pay Commissioners,
110 00
110 00
515 00
515 00
Total Resources,
$14,560 46
SUMMARY OF ORDINARY DEBT.
Amount of Liabilities, $27,212 44
66 of Resources,
14,560 46
Balance, Ordinary Debt of the Town. Feb. 1, 1872, $12,651 98
COMPARISON OF DEBTS OF 1871 AND 1872.
The Ordinary Debt March 6, 1871, was estimated at $13,036 58 This should be corrected by deducting the amount collected of the taxes . of 1864 and 1867, considered worthless in last year's Report, $7 70
Diminished by loss on bill for tuition, 30 7 40
Making the Ordinary Debt at that time, $13,029 18
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The interest accrued on the Railroad debt, having been included in the ordinary debt statement of this year, the amount due, March 6, 1871, for interest on the Railroad Debt and expenses, and paid from the receipts of the present year, should be added to the above amount to make the comparison between the debts of the two years correct.
Amount of interest and expenses, $585 49
Showing, that the Ordinary Debt, March 6, 1871 including interest on Railroad debt and expenses, was, $13,614 67
Deduct amount of debt, Feb. 1, 1872, 12,651 98
Balance, decrease of Ordinary Debt, $962 69
RAILROAD DEBT.
Loans have been negotiated and Notes given as follows :-
NAMES OF PAYEES.
PRINCIPAL.
DATE OF NOTE.
INTEREST DUE Feb. 1, '72.
AMOUNTS.
Boston 5 cent Savings Bank, Seamen's Savings Bank, State of Massachusetts,
$15,000 Oct. 29, 1870. 30,000 Feb. 14, 1871. 30,000 May 2, 1871.
$399 59 $15.399 59
175 00
30,175 00
519 17
30,519 17
Totals,
$75,000
$1,093 76$76,093 76
ORDINARY AND RAILROAD DEBTS COMBINED.
Ordinary debt, Feb. 1, 1872, including interest on Railroad debt,
$12,651 98:
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Railroad debt, Feb. 1 1872, excluding
interest, $75,000 00
Total debt, Feb. 1, 1872,
$87,651 98
Total debt, March 6, 1871, as reported, $58,622 07 Corrected by deducting, 7 40 586,14 67
Balance increase of combined debt, $29,037 31
The Railroad debt has increased, $30,000 00
The Ordinary debt has diminished, 962 69
Net increase of debt,
$29,037 31
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LIQUOR AGENCY, B. BROWN, AGENT. .
TOWN DR.
Jan. 4, 1872, To cash paid for stock to date, $633 48
" salary 11 months, 32 08
66
" balance due the town, 31 57
$697 13
CR. .
Feb. 4. 1871, By cash on hand, $25 11
Jan. 4, 1872, " " from sales to date,
672 02
$697 13
STOCK ACCOUNT.
DR.
Feb. 4, 1871, To amount on hand at cost, $40 00
Jan. 4, 1872,
bought to date, 633 48
"; balance, profit on sales, 40 54
$714 02
CR.
Jan. 4, 1872, By amount of sales to date,
$672 02
stock on hand at cost, 42 00
$714 02
Value of property, Jan. 4, 1872, cash, $31 57
stock at cost, 42 00
fixtures, 5 80 $79 37
Value of property, Feb. 4, 1871, 70 91
Gain, $8 46
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ESTIMATED EXPENSES FOR 1872.
For removing snow,
$1,000 00
Incidentals for schools, 150 00
Support of the poor, 1,750 00
Repairs of public buildings,
400 00
Repairs of roads and bridges,
2,500 00
Completing new road,
425 00
Town officers,
550 00
Printing, stationery and postage,
175 00
Abatement of taxes,
400 00
Collection of taxes,
225 00
Interest on ordinary debt,
1,450 00
Interest on railroad debt,
5,250 00
Miscellaneous,
.225 00
Amount (excepting money for schools,)
$14,500 00
For support of schools, (estimate of school Com.,) 3,650 00
Total Town grant, $18,150 00
Add State Tax, (estimated,) 2,000 00
County Tax,
1,300 00
Amount to be raised by taxation
$21,450 00
which will require a rate of $1.98 per $100 of the valuation of 1871.
It may be the wish of the town in raising money for the payment of the expenses of 1872, to make an allowance for the increase of income, arising from the assumption of the Bank and Corporation taxes,, by the State, and their subsequent reimbursement to the town.
The amount received from Bank tax in 1871 was, $814 08
Corporation tax, 488 27
Whole amount,
$1,302 35
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The income from these sources, will, probably, be about the * same for 1872.
Should the whole amount be deducted from the estimated expenses, the rate of taxation would be reduced to $1,86 nearly.
The good policy of such a course may well be doubted. The surplus derived from these taxes, will, in a few years if no extra expenses are incurred, extinguish the ordinary debt.
LIST OF JURORS.
Presented for the consideration of the Town, to be acted on at the Annual Meeting in March.
William C. Turner.
Zenas H. Litchfield,
David S. Jenkins,
Henry Merritt,
Luther Litchfield, Joseph W. Morris,
Joseph S. Drew,
Hosca V. Orcutt.
Turner Litchfield,
Jotham W. Bailey,
Hatherly Merritt,
John B. Turner,
Amos W. Merritt,
John H. Smith,
Joseph W. Tilden,
Samuel P. Barker,
Moses R. Colman, George O. Allen,
Charles H. Walker,
Thomas Vinal, Charles Damon,
H. Lucius Vinal, Andrew Cole, Asa J. Merritt,
Kilburn B. Merritt, Abner Litchfield,
Francis B. Lee.
Joseph Damon,
Henry H. Northey, E. Parker Welch,
Albert Clapp,
Frederick G. Sanborn,
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John M. Damon, Thomas Tilden, William T Clapp,
Charles O. Ellms, Henry Mott,
GEORGE C. LEE, THOMAS TILDEN, WVM. H. LITCHFIELD.
Selectmen and Overseers of the Poor of Scituate.
Scituate, Feb. 1, 1872.
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ASSESSORS PEPARTM
Valuation of the Town of Scituate, May 1, 1871.
Valuation of real estate, $878,155 00
Valuation of personal estate, 169,292 00
Total valuation of taxable property, $1,047,447 00
Number of polls, 663.
Tax on 663 polls, at $2.00
$1,326 00
" *% $1.047,447 at $2.16 per $100. 22,624 86
Total tax,
$23,950 86
Number of houses taxed,
495
66 Acres of land.
9997
66 Horses,
258
66 Cows. 331
66 Sheep, 122
Number of children between 5 and 15 years of age, 487
ASSESSMENT.
Appropriations for town expenses, $19,445 00
State tax, 2,575 00
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County tax, Overlay,
$1,293 96 636 90
$23,950 86
Amount assessed, Add school books, 9 84
Highway arrears,
339 59
Amount committed to the Collector, $24,300 29
GEO. C. LEE, Assessors
THOMAS TILDEN, of Scituate.
WM. H. LITCHFIELD.
Scituate, Feb. 1, 1872.
NOTE .- Information has been received, too late for insertion in its proper place in the report, that the County Commission- ers have allowed $500 towards defraying the expense of repairing the Neck road. This addition to the income of the year, increases the excess over ordinary expenses to $5,950.37, over all expenses, (but railroad assessment) to $1,462.69 ; and reduces the ordinary debt to $12.151.93, and the total debt to $87,151.98.
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REPORT OF THE TOWN CLERK.
Births Registered in Scituate during the Year 1871. 1
Date of Birth. 1871. Jan. 18. Joseph Howard Litehfield, Minnie Waters Litehfield,
6. 30.
Feb. 2. Jennie Marion Damon.
.. 13. Susie Bartlett Litchfield,
14. George Valentine Doherty,
Mar. 11. Albert Edward Bailey, 22. Perey Sanborn Brown,
66 27. Elizabeth Cotter,
April 1. Herbert Whittemore Sylvester. 17. Michael Mitehell,
66 May
66 24. 25. 1. 29.
Josephine Whearty, Mary Jessie Totman,
Edith Winnefred Litehfield,
Nellie Harlow Cottle,
Michael and Catherine.
B. B. Wisner and Emeline F.
Sydney R. and Mary E.
Edward 2d and Ann.
William T. and Raebel N
George M. and Mary. Maria F.
Osear O. and Adelaide J.
George W. and Bethana E.
John B. and Ella A.
John and Maryetta.
Thomas L. and Ella S.
Charles P. and Martha J.
Daniel Jr., and Jane.
Edward and Catherine.
Alvin R. and Merey E.
Moses and Julia.
Henry C. and Emily A ..
Thomas and Mary. Nicholas 2d aad Jane.
Nov. 1.
66 Martha Whearty,
2. Blanche Carlton Nott,
10. Mary Ellen Raymond,
66
11. Dennis Ward,
Harvey W. and Caroline A. Eilwood M. and Clara A.
Walter L. and Lucy V. Edmond Q. S. and Ella.
Daniel and Mary.
Charles E. and Eudora.
Charles E. and Harriet A.
Carnes and Mary. Edmond H. and AmeliaW.
John and Bridget. Moses B. and Luey O.
19. 23.
Fred Francis Colman,
Cora James Litchfield,
D. Brigham and Cordelia T.
Walter S. and Clara F.
Joseph H. and Nancy O.
Nicholas and Eliza. Jesse L. and Mary F.
George B. and Caroline.
Kimball H. and Ella F.
June 4. 6: 8. 17. 14. 16. 6. 60
July 66
Willie Glynn, Benjamin Thomas Litehfield, Ellen Franklin Marsh,
Edward Dennis Ward, Harry James Burrows,
George Henry Litehfield, Emma Franeis Vinal,
6. July 25. Aug. 21. 28. 29. . . 31. Sept. 3. 7. 66 9. 66 17.
Flora Fuller Litchfield, - Whiteomb, John Damon, Lora Ann Syloa, Howard Lillie Rogers,
Ernest Revere Seaverns, Alice Ward, Richard William Toban,
..
27.
Joseph Alvin Glines, John Edward Jelloes, Edith Edgar Newcomb,
66 Oct. 8. 20.
6.
66 22. Mary Graham, Nicholas Whearty,
Charles II. and Mary T. M. Leonard and Betsey. Daniel 2d, and Ellen.
6
Name of child.
Names of parents.
Walter JJames Harrub,
Harry Weston Brown,
12
Name of child.
Names of parents.
George II. and Lydia B. Walter S. and Ellen A. James and Bridget.
Edwin F. and Eliza A. John F. and Caroline A. Edmund and Hannah A. Lewis and Margaret. Charles H. and Ellen M. Ward L. and Maria F.
Thos. W. and Georgianna F.
Bryant N. and Henriette C.
.:
25. Lewis Henry Langdon,
28. albert Damon,
30. Mary Adelaide Litchfield,
6:
31.
Ellen Francis Collins, 58
1869.
May 25. Cora Frances Damon,
Sept. 11. Nellie Dana Vinal,
1870.
Mar. 27.
Isabel Northey,
May 7. Mary Boylen,
Nov. 23.
Eugene Davis Turner,
66
18.
Margaret Quinn,
Grace Evelyn Lang,
19. 22.
James Robinson Nott,
23.
Emeline Franklin Hyland,
..
27. Edward Newbank, Roderick,
66
29. Emma Ellen Mitchell,
Dec. 4. Maria Newton Hayward,
14.
John Barden Hyland, - Fernald,
Daniel and Charlotte, George W. and Lizzie L.
Elijah and Julia E. M. Patrick and Selina.
George W. and Lizzie L. H. Lucius and Maria W. Daniel 2d and Ellen.
Cecelia Ward,
Henry H. and Ellen. John and Mary. John H. and Sarab.
Date of Birth. 1871. 17. Stella Heywood Brown, Lottie Scott Torrey,
66
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MARRIAGES REGISTERED IN SCITUATE DURING THE YEAR 1871.
Date of Marriage
Names.
Age.
Residence at time of Marriage.
Birthplace.
Occupation.
1870.
Sept. 22. Edmund S. Manson,
27 Scituate,
Scituate,
Mariner.
1871.
Annie E. Jenkins,
22
Jan. 10. Sydney R. Marsh,
25
Shoe Cutter.
Mary E. Stoddard,
22
Jan. 22. Albert Osborn,
20 So. Scituate, E. Bridg'r,
S. Scituate,
Jan. 28. Obed F. Fuller.
22 Newcas'l, Me Nantucket, 23 6. Newcas'l, Me
Mar.
9. Alfred F. Wood,
39 Scituate,
Cohasset,
Shoemaker.
Eliza L. Litchfield,
34
Scituate, 66
Shoemaker.
April 27. Thomas B. C. Wade, Joanna W. Prouty,
20
. .
Medford,
Blacksmith.
May 28. Alvin R. Glines,
26
Bow, N. H.,
Shoe finishe
Mercy E. Brown,
20
.“
Scituate,
Carpenter.
Lilias J. Pratt,
20 Cohasset,
Cohasset,
Oct.
8. Charles C. Henderson, Abby T. Bailey,
19 Scituate,
Scituate,
Dec.
3. Charles H. Jackson, Elizabeth G. Farrington,
24
21
66
Scituate,
Miller-
Dec. 21. Charles A. Cole, Emily Bates,
19
66
Shoemaker.
Dec. 21. Allen L. Vinal, Amanda Damon,
40
26
..
Pat'rsnvil La
May 23. George H. Briggs, Ada A. Brown,
19
Scituate,
Juue 21. Savillian F. Dalby,
22
66
21 Marshfield,
Hanover,
Carpenter.
29
66
Calais, Me ..
Shipwright.
13 Davis
Cohasset.
Shoemaker.
Hannah A. Hatch,
22
Teamster.
Sarah J. Chapman,
20
22
DEATHS REGISTERED IN SCITUATE DURING THE YEAR 1821.
Date. of Death. 1
Names.
Discas ?.
Age.
Parents, &c.
1871.
Jan. 18. Frederick T. Somerby,
Feb. 13. Hannah W. Bailey, 14. Shadrach, B. Merritt, 26. Sally Vinal, 28. Liba H. L. Studley,
Mar. 2. Levi Vinal,
4. Thomas Hawthorne. 10. Bailey,
Still-born,
Railroad Accident,
Sudden,
Dropsy,
Dropsy of Brain, Infantile,
-- 12 Charles E. and Harriet A.
Enlargement of liver. 35 6 22 William H. and Mary K.
52 1 6 Rowland and Eleanor.
87 10 5 Widow of Amiel Studley.
May 1. Shadrach B. Curtis,
66 21. Grace C. Curtis,
Pneumonia,
1| 2 10 Job E. and Mary C.
5 10 9 Frederick S. and Almira.
Consumption,
30 5 15 Wife of Jesse L. Totman.
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