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SALARIES OF TEACHERS.
Schools.
Names of Teachers.
Paid.
Due Feb. 28.
Amount for each School.
Brook street,
Lizzie J. Vinal,
$150 00
$75 00
$225 00
South Main street,
Mary F. Clapp,
150 00
75 00
225 00
North Main street,
Emily S. Lee,
150 00
75 00
225 00
Grove street,
¿ Abbie C. Vinal,
75 00
225 00
High street,
Harriet R. Ellins,
150 00
75 00
225 00
Beach street,
Edith Stoddard,
75 00
225 00
Common street,
Lizzie Merritt,
75 00
225 00
Willow street,
Mary J. Bowditeli,
75 00
75 00
225 00
Central street, .
Evangeline B. Jones,
150 00
75 00
225 00
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Lizzie Merritt,
150 00
Charles street,
¿ Mary J. Bowditch,
75 00
225 00
East Grammar,
Sarah L. Young,
266 66
133 34
400 00
West Grammar,
Deborah N. Hatch,
266 66
133 34
400 00
Frank T. Vinal,
210 00
High School,
A. J. McGown,
200 00
200 00
610 00
$2,443 32
$1216 68
$3,660 00
FUEL AND PREPARATION.
William O. Clapp, $27 50 William L. Kennard, 9 00
Thomas Vinal, 11 00 David W. Totman, 11 50
S Josie A. Vinal,
150 00
Clara F. Litchfield,
150 00
§ Annie C. Mancon,
150 00
Annie F. Allen,
75 00
Alice Farrow,
6
Everett Jacobs, 1 00
Harvey D. Northey, 18 00
Edward H. Bonney, 93 95
Nathaniel J. Vinal, 18 25
C. A. A. Andrews,
4 75 Marshal Litchfield, jr., 10 00
Allen Farrow, 7 50
Michael Dunn, 15 75
Franklin Damon, 4 50
Enoch Cole, 12 50
H. A. Seaverns & Co., 22 88
Joseph Brown, (sen. ) 4 50
Joseph W. Morris, 35 75
John W. Bailey,
6 00
Caleb W. Prouty,
1 50
Charles Brown, 2d,
5 00
Geo. W. Merritt, 3 00
Joseph Colman, 8 00
Kilborn B. Merritt, 4 75
Amount,
$363 08
Joseph Damon, 21 50
MAKING FIRES AND CARE OF SCHOOL-ROOMS.
Geo. Newhall, $2 00
Alfred Clapp, 2 00
William L. Kennard .30 00
Otis Litchfield, 2 00
John W. Bailey, 2 00
John Dalby, 2 00
Marshall Litchfield, jr., 2 00
Joseph W. Morris, 2 00
Henry Litchfield, 1 00
Joseph O. Cole, 2 00
William G. Colman,
1 00
Caleb W. Prouty,
2 00
Joseph Bailey,
2 00
Rufus Clapp,
2 00
Amount,
$54 00
INCIDENTALS FOR SCHOOLS.
Amount of orders drawn and expense, $122 52
Payments have been made as follows : -
FOR CLEANING SCHOOL-HOUSES.
Mrs. Alvin Vinal, $4 00
Mrs. Maddock, $9 00
" John Hughes, 4 00
" Martin Bourke, 4 00
" C. Butler. 4 00
" H. H. Andrews, 4 50
Amount,
$29 50
Darius Harrub, 5 00
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USE OF WELLS.
Lewis Brown,
$2 00 Sumner Litchfield, $2 00
Bennett D. Studley,
2 00 Frederick Cushing, 4 00
Geo. W. Merritt,
2 00 Joseph Brown, (sen.) 2 00
Amount,
$14 00
FURNITURE.
Joseph L. Ross, $13 40
John W. Bailey, $1 65
H. A. Seaverns & Co.,. 5 92
Nathaniel J. Vinal, 1 35
A. J. Waterman, 24 83
William P. Allen, 3 45
M. Litchfield, jr., 1 33
Amount,
$51 93
BOOKS AND PRINTING TRUANT LAWS.
Joseph O. Cole, $10 25 H. A. Seaverns & Co., $14 84
Joseph Bailey, 2 00
Amount, $27 09
REPAIRS OF SCHOOL HOUSES.
Amount of orders drawn and expense, $338 59
Payments have been made as follows : -
A. T. Stearns & Sons $88 40
David Tilden, 22 75
Franklin Damon, 87 78
Cole & Coleman, 5 94
Nathaniel J. Vinal, 1 00
Stephen Litchfield, 6 00
Charles T. Chubbuck, 5 97
Hosea B. Mott, 1 00
Joseph Bailey,. 94 73
H. A. Seaverns & Co., 5 10
Benj. T. Ellms, 5 32
John W. Bailey, 1 40
M. Litchfield, Jr., 3 00
William L. Kennard, 50
John Weatherbee, 4 20
Edwin Young, 5 50
Amount, $338 59
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ESTABLISHING TWO GRAMMAR SCHOOLS.
Amount of orders drawn and expense, $767 22
Payments have been made as follows : -
Charles Young, $23 00
Joseph L. Ross, 442 60
Stephen L. Vinal,
30 65
Cole & Coleman, 35 75
H. H. Andrews,
6 25
David Tilden, 3 00
J. Hughes,
8 00
H. A. Seaverns & Co., 19 50
Caleb W. Prouty, 36 60
A. J. Waterman, 52 50
Joseph O. Cole,
4 77
Geo. W. Merritt,
85 00
Joseph W. Ross,
19 60
Amount,
$767 22
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Recapitulation of School Expenses, tabulated to show the expense of each School.
SCHOOLS.
Salaries.
Fuel.
Preparation.
Fires.
Totals.
Incidentals.
Repairs.
Fitting up Gram. Sch'ls.
Totals.
Brook street,
$225 00
$23 25
$9 00
$2
$259 25
$6 23
$17 42
$282 90
South Main street,
225 00
17 50
5 50
2
250 00
9 33
46 37
305 70
North Main street,
225
00
23 50
9 00
2
259 50
4 71
264 21
Grove street,
225
00
21 25
6 50
2
254 75
8 64
1 00
264 39
High street, .
225
00
20 00
50
2
254 :0
3 09
5 32
262 91
Beach street,
225
00
10 50
6 00
2
243 50
2 44
1 40
247 34
Common street,
225
00
13 00
5 00
2
245 00
5 79
1 74
252 53
Willow street,
225 00
12 50
4 50
2
244 00
7 70
251 70
Central street,
255 00
20 63
6 50
2
254 13
27 94
37 03
319 10
Charles street,
225 00
12 75
5 00
2
244 75
10 12
3 00
257 87
East Grammar,
400 00
27 98
1 50
2
431 48
8 00
11 67
$386 67
837 82
West Grammar,
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400 00
32 75
2 50
2
437 25
4 31
00 99
380 55
826 10
High School,
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610 00
50 72
8 25
30
698 97
24 22
209 65
932 84
Amounts, .
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$3,660 00
$286 33
$76 75
$54
$4,077 08
$122 52
$338 59
$767 22
$5,305 41
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SUPPORT OF THE POOR.
Amount of orders drawn, $2,199 97
Due Taunton Hospital, for board of one pauper from January 1, 1873, $15 50
" Worcester Hospital, for board of one pauper from Jan. 1, 1873, 15 50
Joseph W. Morris, for board of two paupers from Jan. 20, 1873, 10 22
Rachael Stetson, for board of John Ellms from January 3, 1873, 18 00
H. A. Seaverns & Co. for supplies to H. Litchfield (est. ), 6 00
" M. S. Litchfield & Co. for supplies to J. & A. Sylvia (est. ), 12 00
Sundry persons for supplies to J. & A. Sylvia (est.), 32 50
" B. Brown for supplies to J. Mann (est.), 6 00
115 72
Total expense, $2,315 69
From this should be deducted the following : -
Amount received from Hingham for board of Mary Sprague one year, to Feb. 1, 1873, $104 00
Amount due from the State for aid to J. Sylvia to Jan. 1, 1873, 11 00
Amount due from the State for aid to
J. &. A. Sylvia from Jan. 1, 56 94
Amount of J. Mann's labor on highways, 11 20 183 14
Net expense,
$2,132 55
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NAMES OF PERSONS WHOLLY SUPPORTED, AND EXPENSE OF EACH.
Joseph Damon, $197 28 Mary Ellms, 173 43
Mary Sylvester, 177 31
John Ellms,
250 81
Florence A. Otis, 92 25
Rebecca Brown,
173 42
Total,
$1,064 50
NAMES OF PERSONS PARTIALLY SUPPORTED, AND EXPENSE
OF EACH.
Lemuel Nash,
$92 14
Thomas F. Supple, 133 20
Josiah Mann,
203 67
Edward Supple, 48 70
Lydia Litchfield,
73 28 Eveline Jenkins, 61 25
Cornelia Taylor,
78 21
Judith Damon, 11 75
Nahum Vinal, 73 13
Howard Litchfield (est) 19 67
Mary Sprague, 104 00
Vagrants,
6 00
J. & A. Sylvia (est.), 67 94
Seth S. Clapp, 143 39
Total,
$1,251 19
John Supple, 134 86
Payments, - to whom made : -
Joseph W. Morris, $328 70
Richard Supple, 282 14
Benjamin Brown, 137 61
Town of Cohasset, 15 69
Rachael Stetson, 218 89
Atwood L. Dunbar, 80
Davis Jenkins, 104 00
William P. Allen,
19 00
Edward A. Turner, 15 70
Frank T. Vinal,
9 75
John S. Taylor, 78 21
Lewis N. Curtis,
73 28
E. & H. Jenkins, 16 25
Lemuel Nash,
15 00
John H. Smith, 45 00
Thomas Curtis, 3 00
A. J. Waterman, 2 85
Town of Hingham, 64 25
Edward H. Bonney, 12 36
Mary Ann Torrey, 6 00
Edward Ellms, 1 00
John M. Damon, 5 00
Melzah J. Ellms, 11 75
Thomas Tilden, 7 40
Wm. H. Berry, Jr., 143 39
Taunton Hospital, 359 09
Homer Studley, 2 63
Worcester Hospital, 76 75
A. Judson Bates, 23 26
Roland Turner, 25 97
M. S. Litchfield & Co., 11 08 H. A. Seaverns & Co., 57 17
Amount paid,
$2,199 97
William J. Newcomb, 27 00
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Add amount due (partly estimated ),
115 72
Total expense, . Deduct credits,
$2,315 69
183 14
Net cost,
$2,132 55
REPAIRS OF ROADS AND BRIDGES.
Amount of orders drawn and expense, $2,354 93
Payments made : -
Martin Lincoln, $5 00
Stephen L. Webb, $4 55
Melvin S. Litchfield, 70
Henry A. Tenetchi, 3 20
John Sloane,
1 50
Geo. H. Weatherbee 8 50
Eugene Langdon,
40
Henry Brown, 16 40
Sumner Litchfield, 82 50
Thomas Vinal, 1 50
Harvey D. Northey, 23 00
James S. Briggs, 13 80
Charles R. Hayes,
2 80
Barnabas W. Briggs, 43 56
James W. Tilden,
42 00
Elisha J. Brown,
5.60
Thomas Harris,
18 00
Enoch Cole,
50 50
Samuel W. Cook,
19 80
Charles Kenney, 80
Samuel J. Hunt,
14 05
Joseph Brown, 3 20
Geo. H. Briggs,
2 60
Edward Murphy, 1 60
Otis Litchfield,
6 00
John Wade,
2 00
Munroe Merritt,
61 20
Nathaniel Wade, 6 40
John Sylvia,
10 60
Josiah Mann,
11 20
Homer Studley,
16 18
Turner Litchfield, 3 00
John Brown,
.19 87
Isaac Litchfield, 9 00
E. Parker Welch,
50 00
Seth Chandler,
4 50
Rufus Clapp, 4 00
Eben Bearce, 5 00
Patrick Murphy,
52 80
James McDonald, 6 00
Thomas Mann, 30 00
James L. Prouty, 2d,
9 40
Reuben Mann,
18 00
Charles Mancon,
15 40
Augustine Hunt,
3 20
Cornelius Driscoll,
24 80
Russell Cook,
17 87
Patrick Dunn, 9 80
Flora Driscoll,
58 00
Augustus Cole, 4 20
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Thomas Patterson, $36 00
Noah Jenkins, 15 40
Moses Jelloe, 8 80
Webster Litchfield, 38 00
Robert Jackson, 4 CO
Warren J. Vinal, 3 00
George Stevens, 5 60
James T. Dalby, 15 28
Geo. W. Whitcomb, 16 10
Wm. P. Litchfield, 18 60
Theophilus Thorndike, 6 00
James S. Litchfield, 52 80
James L. Prouty, 145 00
William E. Hunt, 28 40
Geo. W. Merritt,
8 25
Luke G. Fitts, 5 20
F. B. Merritt, 5 20
Stillman Litchfield, 7 30
Henry Jackson, 4 40
Peter Johnson, 2 00
John M. Damon, 9 00
William Brown, 8 40
Charles Damon, 8 00
Freeman Merritt, 2 40
Cushing O. Ellms,
12 60
Luroy Vinal, 27 20
Allen Clapp, 8 80
Harvey W. Litchfield,
3 40
Kilborn B. Merritt, 7 60
William Damon,
1 80
William O. Merritt, 5 95
Samuel Stoddard,
7 80
Israel Nichols, 16 00
Noah B. Nichols,
8 00
Henry.L. Vinal, 50 00
Joseph Damon,
5 00
Charles H. Mitchell, 6 27
William Bailey, 9 60
John B. Damon, 3 50
Peter Murphy, 28 10
James Damon, 6 50
Frank M. Damon, 26 60
Harvey Curtis, 12 00
Rufus Curtis, 9 40
Marshall Litchfield, 21 38
Joseph Litchfield,
4 90
Martin Litchfield, 2 00
Walter Litchfield, 9 00
Samuel H. Turner, 111 80
John L. Hayward, 14 40
Franklin Damon,
15 86
Job H. Vinal,
1 60
Harvey Clapp, 1 40
2 90
Joseph Kay, 1 60
David Briggs' heirs, 33 60
David S. Jenkins,
15 00
H. A. Seaverns & Co., 3 84
John A. Merritt,
27 10
John W. Bailey, 9 87
David W. Totman,
2 00
James McCarty, 16 80
Stephen Litchfield, 69 40
Allen Farrow, 7 60
Warren Litchfield, 10 30
Abner Litchfield, 4 00
Job Vinal, 1 60
Isaac Packard,
Geo. O. Vinal, 1 60
Israel H. Sherman, 8 40
Sumner O. Litchfield, $32 00 John Dalby, 37 CO
Jeremiah Emerson, 10 60
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E. Foster Peirce, $29 50
Edwin Bailey, 4 50
Nathaniel J. Vinal, 17 00
Thomas Tilden, 1 50 Lincoln Litchfield, 5 04
Andrew Bates, 67 00
Wm. H. Litchfield, 157 00
Allen Vinal. . 1 00
Thos. M. Hatch's estate, 7 70
J. C. & J. H. Merritt, 2 99
Samuel Brown, 9 00
Marshall H. Litchfield, 4 00
Paul Litchfield, 5 60
William Ferguson, 12 00
Amount,
$2,354 93
COMPLETING GANNETT STREET.
Amount of orders drawn and expense,
$262 25
Payments, - to whom made : -
Charles Bates, $3 50
James S. Briggs, $46 94
Franklin Damon, 45 99
Samuel Pratt, 4 40
William E. Hunt,
10 00
Charles Pratt, 6 00
Archibald Mitchell,
1 60
Andrew Bates,
2 25
John A. Merritt, 3 20
Henry L. Vinal, 18 80
Wm. H. Litchfield,
11 75
John B. Damon,
8 90
Harvey Curtis,
15 00
John B. Turner,
11 00
John W. Bailey,
15 00
George H. Briggs,
12 98
Allen Vinal, 3 00
Barnabas W. Briggs, 41 94
Amount,
$262 25
WIDENING BAY STREET.
Amount of orders drawn and expense,
$428 00
Payments, - to whom made : -
William H. Litchfield,
$218 00
Isaac Nightingale,
2 00
Joseph F. Crane,
208 00
Amount, $428 00
Israel Damon, $14 56
George C. Lee, 5 16
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CONSTRUCTION OF ROAD FROM MAIN STREET TO CHARLES STREET.
Amount of orders drawn,
$1,081 35
Due, - Thomas Curtis for land damage, $125 00
Ira Litchfield
150 00 Franklin Damon for pipe (esti- mated), 20 00 295 00
Total cost,
$1,376 35
Payments, - to whom made : -
Geo. O. Vinal & Co. $580 50
Jacob Newcomb, $4 80
Thomas Tilden, 13 50 Geo. M. Litchfield, 3 20
Job Vinal, 3 45 Marshall H. Litchfield, 4 80
Job H. Vinal, 4 80
Warren Litchfield, 12 00
Joseph Kay, 4 80
Stephen Litchfield, 6 50
Marshall Litchfield, 24 00
Asa F. Curtis, 225 00
Abner Litchfield, 12 00
E. Foster Peirce, 12 00
$1,081 35
Hatherly Merritt, 150 00
Add amount due, 295 00
Turner Litchfield, 4 00
Patrick Cullen, 4 00
Total, $1,376 35
The cost of grading was
$575 70
gravelling,
130 65
land and fence damages,
650 00
extra pipe (est. ),
20 00
$1,376 35
The town authorized the Treasurer to borrow $1,500 to defray the expense.
CONSTRUCTION OF BREAKWATER.
Amount of orders drawn, $607 71
Deduct amount due from A. Littlefield, $125 00
66 66 " Thos. P. Cushing, 125 00 250 00
Net cost, $357 71
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Payments, - to whom made :
Franklin Damon, $288 99
Charles Pratt, 15 00
J. Frank Crane, 2 50
John B. Damon, 19 00
Samuel Pratt, 18 50
William O. Merritt, 23 00
Archibald Mitchell, 18 50
John W. Bailey,
12 00
Andrew Bates, 19 50
Edwin Bailey,
16 50
Charles Bates, 13 20
Geo. W. Damon,
13 80
Joseph W. Morris, 50 00
H. A. Seaverns & Co. 10 36
Thomas Tilden, 2 00
Wm. H. Litchfield,
30 12
Stephen Litchfield,
22 00
Geo. C. Lee, 6 84
William E. Hunt,
10 00
Total cost,
$607 71
Deduct credit,
250 00
Net cost to the Town,
$357 71
The Town authorized the borrowing of $400 to be expended on this work. The additional sum of $250, to be paid by Messrs. Littlefield and Cushing, made the whole amount at the disposal of the committee for building breakwater, $650.
HINGHAM AND QUINCY BRIDGES.
The award of the Commissioners, relieving Scituate and other towns in this vicinity from contributing towards the future maintenance of these bridges, has been confirmed by the Supreme Court.
The accounts between the towns interested, however, have not yet been adjusted.
The bill for counsel fees not having been received, the law expenses for the past year cannot be correctly stated ; we estimate them at $125.
J. A. Litchfield, 15 50
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SUMMARY OF EXPENSE OF ROADS AND BRIDGES.
General repairs, $2,354 93
Completing Gannett street, 262 25
Widening Bay street, 428 00
Construction of Road from Main to Charles street, 1,376 35 Breakwater, 357 71
Hingham and Quincy Bridges (est.), 125 00
Total, · $4,904 24
TOWN OFFICERS.
Amount of orders drawn,
$549 85
Due for superintendence of schools,
50 00
Total, $599 85
Payments,- to whom made : -
Edward James, moderator,
$3 00
William H. Litchfield, assessor,
27 25
Thomas Tilden,
42 00
George C. Lee, 66
48 75
C. S. Nutter, Superintendent of Schools,
50 00
J. L. Merritt, Town Clerk,
57 85
Roland Turner, Treasurer,
40 00
George C. Lee,
Selectmen
133 50
William H. Litchfield,
and
76 50
Thomas Tilden,
Overseers of Poor, 81 00
Total, Add amount due,
$549 85
50 00
Total expense, 3
$599 85
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PRINTING, STATIONERY AND POSTAGE.
Amount of orders drawn and expense, $137 57
Payments, - to whom made : -
Andrews Brothers, $119 50 H. A. Seaverns & Co., 3 44
Wm. H. Litchfield, 1 75 James L. Merritt, 3 18
Geo. C. Lee, 4 25
Benjamin Brown, 45
Total, $137 57
J. Frank. Farmer, 5 00
ABATEMENTS OF TAXES.
Amounts of orders drawn and expense,
$298 55
Abatements, - to whom made : -
Tax of 1871.
Edward E. Brown, $15 12 Elisha J. Brown, 50
Job P. Otis,
1 84
Geo. W. Ballou, 50
Thomas Dixon, 2 16 William J. Bouve
· N. Manson's Estate, 4 32
Patrick Butler,
9 72
Abel Sylvester, 2 00
Geo. L. Curtis, 2 16
Asa Vinal's Estate, 5 40
Isaac B. Damon, 9 94
Charles Brown, 2d, 2 00
Henry Brown, 50
Turner Litchfield, Agent 3 24
E. & H. Jenkins,
11 94
John Sloane, 12 96
Horatio G. Reed, 3 86
50
William H. Eaton,
33 69
D. & S. Turner,
6 48
Geo. E. Ward, 2 00
John Pike,
2 00
John Damon, 1 16
' Isaac Packard,
50
Edward Supple,
24 79
Edward Arnold,
2 00
Nathaniel Baker,
2 00
Total, 1871,
$175 87
John Beal, 3 78
Galen W. Litchfield, 2 00
Alexander Anderson, 2 31
Zimri Richardson,
Frank Varguson, 2 00
2 50
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Tax of 1872.
Charles Brown, 2d, $2 00
William W. Manson, 2 00
Thomas Dixon,
1 85
Thomas Morris, 2 00
Cole & Co.,
9 25
Thomas Maddock, 2 00
D. S. Jenkins' Estate, 11 10
L. Rodreguez, 2 00
Jotham W. Bailey, 1 85
Joseph Stockdell, 2 00
John Cushing, 1.85
Charles A. Taylor, 2 00
Fenton W. Varney,
3 70
Harriet C. Turner, 8 79
Thomas O. Hayden,
2 00
Mercy Stoddard, 9 25
Mercy Bates,
9 25
Frank Varguson, 2 00
Nathaniel Baker, . 2 00
William J. Bouve, 2 00
Howard Vinal's Estate, 30 56 Ephraim Young's Estate,2 31 John Damon, 92
Edwin Dixon,
2 00
Edward Dixon,
2 00
Geo. E. Ward,
2 00
H. Farrington,
2 00
Joshua Higgins,
2 00
Total, 1872, $122 68
STATE AID.
Amount of orders drawn from Feb. 1, 1872, to Jan. 1, 1873, $872 50
Amount of orders drawn from Jan. 1, 1873, to
Feb. 1, 1873, 78 50
Whole amount,
$951 00
Payments, - to whom made : -
Harriet C. Brown, $96 00
Martha R. Peirce, 48 00
Luke G. Fitts, 150 00
Henry A. Seaverns, 54 00
Eunice Totman, 48 00 Emily A. Merritt, 96 00
Charles A. Taylor, 54 00
Edward James, 60 00
Olive Cushing, 48 00
William Ellms, 48 00
C. A. A. Andrews, 96 00
Elisha J. Brown, 36 00
Caleb N. Clapp, 24 00
Galen Litchfield, 9 00
Mary J. Hyland,
48 00
Sumner O. Litchfield, 36 00
Total, $951 00
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The number of persons receiving aid at the present time is fifteen, all but one of whom are in the receipt of United States pensions.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Amount of orders drawn, $445 60
Deduct amount received for bricks, $27 08
66 due from the County, 36 49 63 57
Net expense, $382 03
Payments - to whom made : -
Liba Studly, & acre of land on Gannett street, $82 50
Edwin Studley, 4 " 66 66
66 20 00 66
Enoch C. Gardner, warning Town Meetings, etc., 27 00
66 services as Truant Officer, 5 00
Wm. L. Kennard, opening Town Hall for public meetings, 3 50
Wm. L. Kennard, cleaning Town Hall, 1 00
Joseph Gannett, entertainment of Co. Commis- ers, 2 00
Charles L. Bradford, entertainment of As- sessors, 12 60
Geo. C. Lee, survey and writing deeds of land from J. Gannett, 6 20
Geo. C. Lee, preparing Town Report of 1871-72, 19 75
H. A. Seaverns & Co., school books, 7 33
Wm. P. Allen, 66 37 40
Thomas Tilden, setting stones at the angles on Hyland street, 1 25
Thomas Tilden, services and expenses as com- mittee on roads, 12 65
Thomas Tilden, use of horse and carriage, 9 50
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Rufus Clapp, services as committee,
6 00
Wm. H. Litchfield, services and expenses as com- mittee, 17 75
Wm. H. Litchfield, use of horse and carriage, 12 00
66 66 cash paid for administering oaths, 75
Geo. C. Lee, cash paid for expressing, etc., 1 85
" services and expenses as committee, 10 62
Benjamin Brown, oil for Town Hall,
90
James Damon, damage to sleigh,
2 00
Edwin Young, Sec'y of Sc. Com. in 1870, - al- lowed by the town, 25 00
Abbie M. Vinal, teaching school, allowed by the town, 8 00
R. Turner, money overdrawn by S. B. Jacobs, allowed by the town, 8 00
Amos W. Merritt, deficiency in school money, al- lowed by the town, 5 00
Charles T. Chubbuck, expressing,
4 25
Joseph W. Tilden, care of hearse, etc.,
28 70
H. A. Seavens & Co., rope,
53
Roland Turner, services at State House,
3 00
Cutting off the end of A. Litchfield's house on line of highway - Payments made as follows : -
Geo. C. Lee, 21 68
Summer Litchfield,
5 60
Otis Litchfield, 18 00
Wm. H. Litchfield,
6 00
Allen Clapp,
3 50
Samuel Stoddard, 3 00
3 00
Andrew Bates,
22
HI. A. Seaverns & Co., 1 29 Thomas Vinal, 1 50 63 57
Total expense,
$445 60
Deduct credits,
63 57
Net cost,
$382 03
INTEREST.
Amount accrued on Ordinary Debt,
$1,474 04
66 66 " Railroad 66
5,250 00
Total,
$6,724 04
COLLECTION OF TAXES.
Amount of fees on $23,170 54 collected, $231 70
STATE AND COUNTY TAXES.
Amount of State tax, $1,820 00
Amount of County tax, 1,524 00
Total,
$3,344 00
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Recapitulation of Expenses for which provision was made by taxation and comparison with Appropriations.
Object of Appropriation.
Appropriaten
Expense.
Excess of Appro'n.
Deficiency of Appro'n.
Removing Snow, .
$1,000 00
$539 53
$460 47
Support of Schools,
3,650 00
3,735 94
$85 94
Incidentals for Schools,
150 00
122 52
27 48
Repairs of School-houses,
400 00
338 59
61 41
r Support of the Poor,
1,750 00
2,132 55
382 55
Repairs of Roads and Bridges,
2,500 00
2,354 93
145 07
Completing Gannett street,
425 00
262 25
162 75
Widening Bay street, .
300 00
428 00
128 00
Town Officers,
550 00
599 85
49 85
Printing, Stationery & Postage,
175 00
137 57
37 43
Miscellaneous,
225 00
382 03
157 03
Interest on Ordinary Debt,
1,450 00
1,474 04
24 04
Interest on Railroad Debt,
5,250 00
5,250 00
6 70
State Tax, .
1,820 00
1,820 00
County Tax,
1,524 00
1,524 00
Totals, .
$21,394 00 $21,333 501
$894 61
$834 11
From Excess,
$894 61
Deduct Deficiency,
834 11
Net Excess,
$60 50
RECAPITULATION OF EXPENSES NOT PROVIDED FOR BY TAXATION.
State Aid,
$951 00
Construction of road from Main st. to Charles st. 1,376 35
66 of breakwater, 357 71
Hingham and Quincy bridges (estimated),
125 00
Establishing two Grammar Schools,
767 22
Abatement of taxes,
298 55
Total, $3,875 83
Deduct State Aid (to be reimbursed ), 951 00
Net expense, $2,924 83
Collection of Taxes,
225 00
231 70
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INCOME.
Derived from taxes, - Amount of Tax bills of 1872, $22,156 44
Derived from Corporation Tax, 527 72
66 " Licenses, 6 00
66 " Liquor Agency, 5 80
66 " Interest on C. M. Jenkins' debt, 6 00
Amount (excluding School Funds), $22,701 96
SUMMARY.
From amount of income, $22,701 96
Deduct amount of expenses provided for in
assessment, 21,333 50
Balance, excess of income, $1,368 46
From amount of expenses, not provided for in assessment, $2,924 83
Deduct excess, as above,
1,368 46
And the total expenses exceed the income, $1,556 37
COST OF RAILROAD SHARES TO FEB. 1, 1873.
Cost to Feb. 1, 1872 :
Par value of shares,
$75,000 00
Interest,
5,011 68 - - $80,011 68
Add one year's interest to Feb. 1, 1873,
5,250 00
Total cost,
$85,261 68
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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 fol- lowing is his report : -
The TOWN OF SCITUATE in account with ROLAND TURNER, Treasurer.
DR.
To amount of orders paid, drawn by
Selectmen of 1871-72, $926 93
To amount of orders paid, drawn by Selectmen of 1872-73, 14,263 25
$15,190 18
To cash paid State Treasurer, State tax,
$1,820 00
To cash paid County Treasurer, County tax, 1,524 00
$3,344 00
To paying notes due from the town, as follows :
Names of Payees.
Date of Note.
Principal. Inter'st.
Amount.
Scituate Savings Bank . .
Nov. 2, 1871.
$1,000 00
$17 50
$1,017 50
Scituate Savings Bank .
Aug. 14, 1871.
700 00
22 46
722 46
Scituate Savings Bank . .
Mar. 13, 1871.
800 00
21 00
821 00
Shadrach B. Curtis
Jan. 1, 1868.
450 00
21 00
471 00
Daniel Ford .
May 7, 1867.
100 00
10 50
110 50
Elizbeth Litchfield
$200
April 5, 1869.
100 00
.
100 00
( Note
George M. Young
$200
July 6, 1869.
50 00
50 00
Totals
$3,200 00
$92 46
$3,292 46
Note
3,292 46
4
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To cash paid for interest on notes, as follows : -
Names of Payees.
Principal.
Interest paid to
Amount.
Eunice Rodgers .
$175
July 20, 1872.
$10 50
Salem Savings
Bank
4,000
Jan. 26, 1873.
280 00
Atwood L. Dunbar
300
Oct. 20, 1872.
21 00
Otis Briggs
1,000
Nov. 10, 1872.
70 00
Elizabeth Litchfield .
100
April 5, 1872.
7 00
Geo. M. Young
150
Jan. 6. 1873
12 25
Scituate Savings Bank
8,870
Sept. 2, 1872.
620 90
66
66
60
1,000
Sept. 13, 1872.
70 00
66
66
66
1,000
Sept. 29, 1872.
70 00
66
600
Dec. 28, 1872.
21 00
Mary F. Gilbert
1,000
Jan. 1, 1873.
70 00
Hosea V. Orcutt .
200
Mch. 8, 1872.
7 00
Geo. C. Lee .
800
Nov. 4, 1872.
56 00
Stephen Litchfield
500
Oct. 10, 1872.
35 00
1,406 65
Boston Five Cents Savings Bank
15,000
Oct. 29, 1872.
1,050 00
State of Massachusetts
30,000
Nov. 2, 1872.
2,100 00
Seaman's Savings Bank
30,000
Jan. 1, 1873.
2,100 00
5,250 00
To cash paid for interest on money borrowed and paid,
4 64
To amount of uncollected taxes of 1872-73, $4,818 81
231 70
231 70
To cash on hand Feb. 1, 1873, to balance,
4,504 46
4,504 46
$38,042 90
CR.
By cash on hand Feb. 1, 1872,
$5,824 94 $5,824 94
By cash received from the State, as follows : - For State aid of 1871, 1,009 33
For corporation tax of 1871,
23 01
1872,
504 71
For school fund of 1871,
193 44
1,730 49
By cash from County, - dog fund of 1871, 106 73
By cash from county, - dog fund of 1872, 124 97 231 70
800
Jan. 1, 1873.
56 00
4,818 81
To amount of fees for collecting taxes,
27
By cash from town of Hingham, for board of Mary Sprague to Feb. 1, 1872,
$74 14
104 00
178 14
25 00
25 00
By cash from C. M. Jenkins, interest on note,
6 00
6 00
By cash from Thomas Tilden for powder and drills,
7 00
7 00
By cash from Overseers of Poor for J. Mann's labor, .
11 20
11 20
By cash from S. P. Barker for forge,
10 00
10 00
By cash from Sumner Litchfield for bricks,
26 75
26 75
By cash from Wm. H. Litchfield for bricks,
33
33
By cash from county, allowance on Neck road,
500 00
500 00
By cash from Thos. Vinal for auction- eer's license,
2 00
2 00
By cash received for town notes, as follows : -
Names of Payees.
Date of Note.
Amount.
Scituate Savings Bank, June 28, 1872,
$600 00
60
66 66 Nov. 1,1872,
800 00
John T. Ford,
Nov. 7,1872,
50 00
Peleg Ford,
Nov. 7, 1872,
50 00
1,500 00
By taxes of 1867, collected,
2 00
1870, 66
33 17
.
60
1871, 60
5,797 74
5,832 91
60
1872, for collection, 22,156 44 22,156 44
$38,042 90
ROLAND TURNER, Treasurer.
SCITUATE, Feb. 1, 1873.
By cash from town of Hingham, for board of Mary Sprague, from Feb. 1, 1872 to Feb. 1, 1873, By cash from band for rent of Armory Hall,
28
FINANCIAL CONDITION OF THE TOWN, FEB- RUARY, 1, 1873.
Liabilities (excluding principal of Railroad Debt).
Due for outstanding orders of 1871-72, $4 00 60 66 66 “ 1872-73, 753 27 $757 27
66
66 widening Kent street, .
34 52
66
66 salaries of Teachers (see page 5),
1,216 68
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