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support of the Poor (see page 10), ·
115 72
66 " Counsel fees on H. & Q. Bridges (esti- mated), .
314 57
" Land and Fence damages, etc., new road,
295 00
" Superintendence of Schools, 50 00
Amount of sundries, .
$2,783 76
Due, also, Notes and Interest as follows : -
Names of Payees.
Principal.
Date of Note.
Interest paid to
Interest due Feb. 1, 1873.
Eunice Rogers, .
$175
July 20, 1865
July 20, 1872
$5 52
Salem Savings Bank,
4,000
July 26, 1867
Jan. 26, 1873
3 83
Atwood L. Dunbar,
300
Oct. 20, 1867
Oct. 20, 1872
5 89
Otis Briggs,
1,000
Nov. 10, 1867
Nov. 10, 1872
15 75
Scituate Savings Bank,
8,870
Mch. 2, 1868 Sept. 2, 1872
256 98
Elizabeth Litchfield,
100
April 5, 1869
April 5, 1872
5 73
Geo. M. Young,
150
July 6, 1859
Jan. 6, 1873
72
Mary F. Gilbert,
1,000
Jan. 1, 1870
Jan. 1, 1873
5 83
Hosea V. Orcutt,
200
Mch. 8, 187.
Mch. 8, 1872
12 56
Geo. C. Lee,
800
May 4, 1870|
Nov. 4, 1872
13 53
Francis B. Lee,
175
June 18, 1870
Dec. 18, 1871
13 71
Scituate Savings Bank,
800
July 1, 1871 Jan. 1, 1873
4 67
66
66
66
1,000
Sept. 13, 1871 Sept. 13, 1872
26 83
66
66
66
1,000
Sept. 29, 1871 Sept. 29, 1872
23 72
Scituate Savings Bank,
600
June 28, 1872
Dec. 28, 1872
3 73
66
66
800
Nov. 1, 1872
14 00
John J. Ford,
50
Nov. 7, 1872
81
Peleg Ford,
50
Nov. 7, 1872
81
Am't of Principal,
$21,570
Am't. of Int.
425 41
Add interest due on Railroad Debt,
1,093 76
Total amount of interest due,
.
· $1,519 17
.
500
Oct. 10, 1871 Oct. 10, 1872
10 79
Stephen Litchfield,
·
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SUMMARY OF LIABILITIES.
Due for sundries, brought forward, $2,783 76
66 " principal of notes (Ordinary Debt),
21,570 00
" " Interest on notes (Ordinary Debt),
425 41
" " Interest on (Railroad Debt), 1,093 76
$1,519 17
Total Ordinary Debts, $25,872 93
RESOURCES.
Cash in the hands of the Treasurer,
Feb. 1, 1873,
$4,504 46
Uncollected taxes of 1868,
235 35
66
1869,
67 48
66 66 1870,
94 80
66
66 1871,
132 84
66 1872, 4,818 81
5,349 25
Value of property in Liquor Agent's hands, 85 17
Value of security on house of C. M. Jenkins,
103 70
Value of tools unsold,
17 50
12 00
Due for tuition (estimated ), licenses,
4 00
Due from the State, as follows : -
For State aid from 1864 to 1868,
222 60
For State aid from Jan. 1, 1872, to Feb. 1, 1873, 83 00
For State aid from Feb. 1, 1872, to
Jan. 1, 1873, 872 50
30
For State aid from Jan. 1, 1873, to Feb. 1, 1873, 78 50
1,256 60
For aid to State paupers (est. in part),
67 94
For town's share of school Fund (estimated), 195 00
Due from the county for cutting off house, 36 49
Due from Hingham, Weymouth and Quincy, for amount advanced to pay Commissioners, 515 00
Due from A. Littlefield and T. P. Cushing, for breakwater, 250 00
Total resources, $12,397 11
SUMMARY OF ORDINARY DEBT.
Amount of liabilities, $25,872 93
Amount of resources, 12,397 11
Bal. ordinary debt of the town, Feb. 1, '73, $13,475 82
COMPARISON OF DEBTS OF 1872 AND 1873.
The ordinary debt (including interest on railroad loans) was estimated, Feb. 1, 1872, at $12,651 98
This should be corrected by deduct- ing allowance made by the County Commissioners on Neck road, not known in season for its insertion in its proper place, in last year's report, $500 00
Tax of 1867 collected, - considered worthless, 2 00
31
Omission of conditional debt for re- pairs of H. & Q. bridges, not al- lowed by the Commissioners,
241 20
Total deductions, $743 20
And adding error in estimated amount due for rent of Armory Hall, 10 67
Making a net deduction of, 732 53
And the actual debt at that time,
11,919 45
The debt, Feb. 1, 1873, is
13,475 82
The debt, Feb. 1, 1872, as corrected was,
11,919 45
Balance, increase of ordinary debt,
$1,556 37
RAILROAD DEBT. Loans have been negotiated and notes given, as follows : -
Names of Payees.
Principal.
Date of Note.
Interest due Feb. 1, 1873.
Amount.
Boston 5 Cent Savings Bank, Seaman's Savings Bank, State of Massachusetts,
$15.000 00 30,000 00 30,000 00
Oct. 29, 1870. Feb. 14, 1871. May 2, 1871.
$399 59
$15,399 59
175 00 519 17
30,175 00
30,519 17
Totals,
$75,000 00
$1093 76 $76,093 76
ORDINARY AND RAILROAD DEBTS COMBINED.
Ordinary debt, Feb. 1, 1873, including interest
on railroad debt,
$13,475 82
Railroad debt, excluding interest,
75,000 00
Total debt, Feb. 1, 1873, $88,475 82
Total debt, Feb. 1, 1872, as reported, $87,651 98
Corrected by deducting (see pp. 30, 31), 732 53 86,919 45
Balance, increase of combined debt, $1,556 37
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LIQUOR AGENCY. - B. BROWN, AGENT.
TOWN, DR.
Jan. 4, 1873, To cash paid for stock to date, $536 90
66
" Salary one year, 35 00
66
" Balance due the Town, 37 37
$609 27
CR.
Jan. 4, 1872, By cash on hand, $31 57
" cash from sales to date, 577 70
$609 27
STOCK ACCOUNT.
DR.
Jan. 4, 1872, To amount on hand at cost, $42 00
66 1873, " 66 brought to date, 536 90
66 " balance, profit on sales, 40 80
$619 70
CR.
Jan. 4, 1873, By amount of sales to date, $577 70
" stock on hand at cost, 42 00
$619 70 .
Value of property, Jan. 4, 1873, cash, $37 37
stock, 42 00
fixtures, 5 80
85 17
Value of property, Jan. 4, 1872,
79 37
Gain, $5 80
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ESTIMATED EXPENSE FOR 1873.
For removing snow,
$1,000 00
" Incidentals for schools, 150 00
" Repairs of public buildings, 500 00
" Support of the poor, 2,000 00
" Repairs of roads and bridges,
2,500 00
" Town officers,
600 00
" Printing, stationery, and postage,
175 00
" Abatement of taxes,
400.00
" Collection of taxes,
240 00
" Interest on ordinary debt,
1,500 00
" Interest on railroad debt,
5,250 00
" Repairs of Prospect street, 500 00
" Construction of new roads, 2,000 00
"' Miscellaneous, 300 00
Amount (excepting money for schools), For support of schools,
$17,115 00
3,700 00
Total town grant,
$20,815 00
Add State Tax (estimated ), 1,820 00
County Tax, 66
1,524 00
Amount to be raised by taxation, $24,159 00
which will require a rate of $2.07 per $100 of the valuation of 1872. Allowing for the probable increase of valuation, the rate would be about $2.00.
REMARKS UPON ESTIMATE. - We have recommended a special appropriation for the repairs of Prospect street. This street (especially the easterly portion of it) has for some years been in a bad condition, but the amount of money that could be annually spared from the appropriations for high- ways has not warranted more than slight temporary repairs.
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We have also recommended the raising of two thousand dollars by taxation, to defray the expense of new roads.
The town has already authorized the building of a road from Charles street to Mann Hill and the Beach (condition- ally), and the improvement of Highland street, at an esti- mated cost in the aggregate of two thousand one hundred dollars, which will probably be expended the coming year.
As other roads may be laid out and accepted by the town in the course of the year, we think it good policy to raise the money by taxation to pay for those already authorized, rather than by borrowing, to increase the town debt.
LIST OF JURORS.
Presented for the consideration of the Town, to be acted on at the Annual Meeting in March.
Henry Merritt,
Charles O. Ellms,
Joseph S. Drew,
Francis B. Lee,
Turner Litchfield,
William C. Bailey,
Hatherly Merritt,
Harvey D. Northey,
Amos W. Merritt,
Alexander Anderson,
Moses R. Colman,
Caleb Bates, 2d,
George O. Allen,
Andrew Bates,
Thomas Vinal,
George W. Merritt,
Charles Damon,
Job Vinal,
Albert Clapp,
Luroy Vinal, John Marsh,
John M. Damon,
William C. Turner,
Nathaniel Wade,
William T. Clapp,
James N. Turner,
Zenos H. Litchfield,
George H. Whitaker,
Luther Litchfield, Joseph W. Morris,
Sumner O. Litchfield,
Hosea B. Mott,
John B. Turner, E. Parker Welch, Asa J. Merritt,
James Damon,
Henry N. Curtis.
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GUIDE BOARDS.
The Guide Boards remain as they were at the date of our last Annual Report.
GEO. C. LEE. WM. H. LITCHFIELD, THOMAS TILDEN,
Selectmen and Overseers of the Poor of Scituate.
SCITUATE, Feb. 1, 1873.
36
ASSESSORS' DEPARTMENT.
VALUATION OF THE TOWN OF SCITUATE, MAY 1, 1872.
Valuation of real estate, $908,321 00
Valuation of personal estate, 217,693 00
Total valuation of taxable property,
$1,126,014 00
Number of polls, 657.
Tax on 657 polls, at $2,
$1,314 00
" " $1,126,014, at $1.85 per $100,
20,831 26
Amount,
$22,145 26
Deduct loss from fractions,
03
Total tax,
$22,145 23
Number of acres of land taxed,
9,992
" houses
513
66 " horses
257
" COWS
323
" sheep
96
Number of children between 5 and 15 years of age, 473
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ASSESSMENT.
Appropriations for town expenses,
$17,750 00
66 " widening Bay street,
300 00
State tax,
1,820 00
County tax,
1,524 00
Overlay,
751 23
Amount assessed,
$22,145 23
Add school books,
11 21
Amount committed to the Collector, $22,156 44 GEO. C. LEE, WM. H. LITCHFIELD, THOMAS TILDEN,
Assessors of Scituate.
SCITUATE, Feb. 1, 1873.
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FIRST ANNUAL REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS OF THE DUXBURY AND COHASSET RAILROAD COMPANY.
The Directors respectfully present to the Stockholders their first Annual Report of the Duxbury and Cohasset Rail- road Company.
The road was located from its intersection with the South Shore Railroad in Cohasset, to its terminus in South Duxbury, a distance of 172 miles, and ground broken on the 17th of December, 1870. On the 15th of June, 1871, the road was in operation to South Scituate, a distance of about 61 miles, and on the 17th of August, just eight months from the break- ing of ground, it was so far completed as to be opened through to public travel.
Total amount paid for construction of the road to Sept. 30th, 1872, as follows, viz. : -
Graduation and Masonry, $137,262 53
Bridging, 20,826 83
Superstructure, including Rails, 143,708 82
Land, Land Damages and Fences, 41,455 25
Passenger and Freight Stations, Wood Sheds and Water Stations, 21,195 57
Engine House, Car Sheds and Turn Tables, 8,465 07
Engineering, Agencies and other expenses, 10,018 20
Telegraphs, 1,596 79
Estimated cost of completing the road, including
claims for land and all unsettled bills is, 5,480 94
Total cost,
$390,000 00
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Capital Stock paid in as follows :
Town of Duxbury, $75,000
" Marshfield, 75,000
66 " Scituate, 75,000
South Shore Railroad Co.,
125,000
Loan from the Old Colony Railroad Company, 40,000
$390,000 00
INCOME.
The Income of the road for 15} months, since it was partly opened, has been as follows : ---
From Passengers, $35,413 23
66 Freights, 6,069 57
66 Expresses, 1,182 60
66 Sundries, including balance of Interest account, 1,993 31
Total Income, $44,658 71
EXPENSE.
Expense same time, as follows : -
PASSENGER DEPARTMENT.
Station Agents, $2,149 42
Conductors and Brakemen, 2,524 02
Train Baggage Masters,"
1,491 32
Stationery and Blanks, 977 56
Miscellaneous items, 391. 48
$7,533 80
40
MERCHANDISE DEPARTMENT.
Merchandise Labor, $1,078 99
Conductors and Brakemen, 725 00
Stationery and Blanks, 297 50
Damage to Merchandise, 153 18
2,254 67
Use of Passenger, Baggage and Freight cars between Duxbury and Boston $8,227 29
Repairs of Road,
10,806 93
Use of Engines, including coal, wood, oil and waste, and engineers and firemen on D. & C. Railroad, 11,927 67
GENERAL EXPENSE.
Repairs of Stations and Water Works, $220 06
R. R. Commissioners, 20 00
Miscellaneous items,
58 88
Stationery and Blanks,
167 27
Advertising
175 98
642 19
MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSE.
Insurance,
$375 00
Oil for Stations,
14 00
Miscellaneous Damage,
58 00
Watchmen, :
669 00
1,116 01
Total Expense,
$42,508 56
Per order of the Directors,
ONSLOW STEARNS, President.
66
16th,
66
Ruth Anna Carter,
James D. & Lucinda.
(Beal)
66
31st.
66
Emma Louisa Bates,
A. Judson & Mary J. Frederick & Julia.
(Flynn)
Mar. 26th,
27th,
Clifford James Brown,
Elisha J. & Henrietta F.
(Brown)
28th,
Frank Cleaveland Wade, Charles Henry Otis, Willie Henry Litchfield,
J. Thomas & Hannah M. Hiram & Ruth E.
(Hardwick)
66
15th,
66
Harriet Frances Clapp,
Elijah T. & Ann R.
(Clapp)
42
Walter L. & Incy V.
(Mott)
William & Bridget.
(Hoar)
66
14th,
66
Mary Frances Hoar,
Richard & Catherine.
( Ward)
July
2d,
66
Grace Lincoln Fuller,
Warren & Hannah M.
(Upton)
66
3d,
66
Helen Adelaide Cole,
Charles A. & Emily.
(Bates)
66
28thì,
Frank Moses Brown,
Charles W. & Abby B.
(Merritt)
Aug. 11th, 66
Clapp (male), Freddie Litchfield,
Abner & Aura H.
(Merritt)
6
16th, 27th,
Clapp (female),
Alfred & Abigail B.
(Merritt)
Sept. 66
20,
66
Hattie Foster Cottle,
William J. & Susanna.
(Cushing)
8th,
66
Charles B. & Fostina D.
(Marsh)
66
17th,
66
John & Catherine.
(Ward)
Oct.
2d,
66
Jolin & Elizabeth. (Haines)
3dl,
MARY & Not (female), 66
Charles H. & Mary T. M. (Harrub)
Hosea D. & Ruth J. (Minott)
5th,
66
Edwin Eugene Nott, Martin Ford,
Patrick & Sarah. (Clancy)
.
66
Joseph Stanley,
George W. P. & Nellie M.
"Fitz)
Apl. 14th,
May
2d,
Elizabeth Boylen,
John & Mary.
(Farren)
28tl1,
Abbie Louise Damon,
June 11th, 66
Charlotte Ward,
Moses L. & Sophia M.
(Litchfield)
Kimball H. & Ella F.
(Litchfield)
3d,
Edward Coverly Newcomb,
Pratt (female), Martha Ann Conroy, Mary Harris,
12th, 66
(Landigan)
(Taylor)
11th,
66
66
66
14th,
66
Honora Barry,
Charles C. & Abby T.
(Bailey)
16th,
66
Charles Chester Henderson, Carrie Linda Gannett,
Freeman H. & Mary A. (Bellows)
19th,
22d, 66
Charles Waldo Bailey,
Charles E. & Eudora. (Turner) Charles P. & Martha J. (Webb))
23d,
Arthur Livingston Seaverns,
Charles R. & Laura A. (Babson)
66
29th,
66
Ella Cora Merritt,.
Edward & Margaret.
(Flynn)
30th,
66
Joseph Farren,
Patrick & Mary.
Conner)
Nov.
3d, 66
Sarah Frances Burke,
Martis & Catherine.
(Dunn)
66
10th,
66
Levi Newcomb Hyland,
James I. & AAena E.
(Newcomb)
66
11th,
Allan Percy Lanc,
Philip & Anna M.
(Carr)
17th,
Mary Sylvia.
John & Phebe.
(Gomer)
21st,
Grace Matilda Doherty,
Daniel & Mary.
(Ward)
66
22d,
John Alden Sylvia,
Manuel & Isabella P.
(Taylor)
23d,
Burnett Hubbard,
John & Delia.
(Laughy)
24th,
Briggs (male),
George H. & Ada A.
(Brown)
66
25th,
Damon (małe),
William R. & Mary P.
(Bramhall)
43
29tl1, 66
Margaret O'Herren,
Robert & Mary.
(Fitzgerald)
Dec. 5th,
Dennis Driscoll,
Stephen 2d & Irene E.
(Litchfield)
66 19th,
Brown (female),
Joseph H. & Nancy O. i
(Vinal)
Feb. 10th,
Edward Joseph Doherty,
John & Rosa.
(MeGninley)
June 6th,
Aurelia Whiting Harris,
John & Elizabeth.
(Haines)
Jan. 5th, 1871,
Frank Ernest Clapp,
Charles W. & Abby B.
(Merritt)
Feb. 20th,
Lewis Carlton Vinal,
George O. & Emeline. (Merritt)
26th,
66
Charles Russell Haves,
J. Cununings & Henrietta.
(Bates)
29th,
Mary Cummings,
Thomas & Joanna, (Roche)
Cornelius & Mary T.
(Gilboy)
16th,
66
Litchfield (male),
44
Marriages Registered in Scituate during the Year 1872.
Date of Marriage
Names.
Age
Residence at time of Marriage.
Birthplace.
Occupation.
1872,
Jan.
3 Frederick S. Pratt. Mary L. Young.
23
Haverhill, Scituate,
Charlestown, New Bedford, Ireland,
Watchmaker.
Feb.
13 Cornelius Driscoll, - Mary T. Gilboy,
25
Scituate,
Ch'town, P. E.I.
Feb.
14 George F. Lawley. Hannah A. Damon,
23
Scituate. ..
Scituate,
March 14 William H. Richardson,
Klora L. Litchfield,
18
26
Scituate, 66
Scituate,
Farmer.
Apri
23 Manuel Sylvia, Isabella P. Taylor,
20
Scituate, 6.
Fayal, W. Isles, Scituate,
Mariner.
May
1 Henry W. Leavitt. Frances A. Brown.
21
Scituate,
So. Scituate, Scituate.
June
6 William W. Manson, Ida V. Newton,
25
Scituate,
Scituate, [Vt.
Trader.
June
23 Daniel Duffey, Ellen Mitchell,
19
24
Scituate, 66
Scituate, .6
Farmer.
July
17 Charles H. Whitaker. Josephine V. Clark.
27
W'msburg.N.Y. Arlington. Scituate.
Freeport. Me.,
Carpenter.
Aug.
10 John A. Sloane,
21
So. Scituate, Scituate,
So. Scituate, Scituate,
Mason.
Arletta B. Studley
21 26
Scituate,
Scituate,
Carpenter.
Sept.
21 Franklin Litchfield,
33
Hingham,
Scituate,
Farmer.
Sept.
29 Albion Damon
36
So. Scituate, 6.
So. Scituate,
Butcher.
Oct.
9 James L. Battles.
25 22
Cohasset, Scituate.
Cohasset, City New York. So. Scituate,
Shoemaker.
Oct.
27 Elias Carr. Sarah Davie,
64 45
Scituate,
Corinth, Vt., Hartford, Me., Ireland, 66
Laborer.
Oct.
30 George H. Bellows. Addie E. Bates,
18
Scituate, Cohasset, Scituate, 66
Scituate, 66
Nov.
9 Edwin A. Hyland, Clara F. Litchfield.
19
Scituate.
Scituate,
Shoecutter.
Nov.
13 Galen W. Litchfield. Florenec M. Orcutt,
30
Scituate, 6.
Scituate.
Shoemaker.
Nov.
19 Charles S. Nutter, Sarah L. Holt,
30
Scituate, Boston, Scituate,
Tuftonboro', Boston, Boston.
Scituate.
Dec.
31 Preston Pratt,
Malina C. Farrow.
26
Weymouth Scituate,
Weymouth, Scituate,
Bootmaker.
24
So. Scituate, ٠٠
Scituate,
Shoemaker.
March 24 George C. Clapp,
Maria Phillips.
25
17
18
19
21
Scituate,
Bellows Falls, Boston,
Fisherman.
July
1] |Stephen Litchfield. 2d, Irene E. Litchfield,
34
Scituate,
Scituate,
R. R. Station
Aug.
S Lewis R. Stevens, Ella E. Bates,
26
28
So. Scituate,
Boston,
Clerk.
Oct.
12 William C. Tolman. Jr ..
27
So. Scituate,
26
Farmer.
Oct.
30 John Gerald. Catherine Ford.
26
Scituate,
Boston.
Shoemaker.
Nov.
6 Willy A. Newcomb. Hannah T. Brown,
23
16
24
Nov.
27 Azro Turner.
20
Farmer.
Georgietta F. Litchfield.
20 29
Cohasset,
Shoestitcher.
Aug.
18 Horace Litchfield,
Mary _1. Jackson.
19
Abigail M. Clapp,
38
Augusta R. Weeks,
Helen E. Jackson.
26
23
20
19
[N. H.
Clergyman.
23
Laborer.
20
England,
Boatbuilder. t-
21
So. Scituate,
Foster. R. I.,
Shoemaker.
16
[Agent.
27
Annie E. Collier,
Deaths Regis ered in Scituate during the Year 1872.
Date of Death.
Name.
Discasc.
Age.
Parents.
1872.
Y.
M. D.
Jan. 14.
Daniel Ford,
Pneumonia,
67
7-
18.
James Taylor,
Insanity,
49
1 -
19.
Edward Supple,
Delirium Tremens,
48
24.
Hannah Patterson,
Apoplexy,
45
Michael and Matilda.
Feb. 2.
Almira L. Young,
Chronic Rhenmatisnı,
50
4 11
6.
Edward E. Brown,
Tubercular Phthisis,
26
3 7
Samuel and Harriet P.
9.
Dexter Vinal,
Paralysis,
73
2 25
Nathaniel and Deborah.
12
Allen Farrow,
Old Age,
84
4 12
John.
21.
Lewis H. Langdon, Howland Otis,
Dropsy,
82
27
David and Mary.
5.
Moses R. Colman,
Pneumonia,
65
2 13
Joseph and Lydia.
46
12.
Franklin Damon,
Disease of Liver,
53 4 12
Zachariah and Sarah.
25.
Cora B. Litchfield,
Congestion of Brain,
3
S
George W. and Caroline J.
30.
Joseph Stanley,
Infantile,
4
Frederick and Julia.
66
30.
Frances E. Fox,
Convulsions,
40
-
April 4.
Betsey Vinal,
Old Age,
80
6
8
66
19.
Julia Hatch,
Tumor,
48
3 20
66
30.
David Briggs,
Disease of Kidneys,
61
1 21
Bartlett and Deborah.
May
22.
Mary A. Chandler,
Pneumonia,
68 8 28
Wife of Judah Chandler.
66
30.
Nathaniel Turner,
Cancer,
June 8.
Martin D. Merritt,
Old Age,
79|11 |12|
Paul and Deborah.
Typhoid Fever,
58
5
Wife of Joseph Gannett.
29.
Judah Chandler,
Old Age,
76
4
Edmond and Hannah.
July 7.
Charles H. Otis,
2]
4 25 Job P. and Deborah.
66
21.
Lydia Litchfield,
Typhoid Fever, Old Age,
76 .- 17 Rowland and Susanna.
27. Phebe Bradford,
Cancer,
61 9|28
Walter and Sarah.
Remittent Fever,
26|10| 10| Wife of Geo. W. Hodgdon, died at Brooklyn, N. Y.
30. | Nancy A. Hodgdon,
Infantile,
1 26
Daniel and Charlotte.
Mar.
4.
-
Wife of F. E. Fox, died at Philadelphia, Pa.
Wife of Nahum Vinal.
Marshall and Deboralı.
69 11 5 |Nathaniel and Mercy.
28.
Marcy J. Gannett,
Peleg and Mercy.
Davis and Hannah, died at Taunton.
Richard and Catherine.
Ephraim L. and Rebecca L.
Aug. 13. Jamies O. Allen,
66
18. Maria N. Hayward,
66
19. Freddie Litehfield,
30. Eliza E. Litchfield, F. W. Hayward,
Congestion of Brain, Scarlet Fever, Infantile, Typhoid Fever, Scarlet Fever,
-
3 1| 3|28| Wm. II. and Sarah H., died at Chelsea. - 8 14 Ward L. and Maria F. Abner and Aura H.
-
15
8 1 |27
Scarlet Fever,
5 11 21
Old Age,
81 63
8 4
6. Almira Andrews,
6. Ilelen A. Cole,
16. Nicholas Whearty, 3d,
19. Hannah Litchfield,
19. Thomas M. Hatch,
22. Ellen F. Cullen,
24. Nancy Litchfield,
Oct. 9. Mary Litchfield,
16. Ellen Tyrrell,
22. Luther Curtis,
Palsy,
721 3 10 Conrad.
47
11. Mary L. Pratt,
11. Mary T. Otis,
23.
Catherine Burke,
66
Briggs,
Still-born,
78 7 25
George H. and Ada A. Widow of Amiel Colman, died at Boston.
37 10 Dennis and Celia.
27. Edward Ward,
Pneumonia,
57 5 19
Lewis L. and Polly.
Dec. 17.
John H. Smith,
Dropsy, Consumption,
51 2 21 Widow of L. Howland L. Studley.
25. Mary Studley,
Infantile, Cholera Infantum. Old Age, Apoplexy, Cholera Infantum, Typhoid Fever,
87
60
2
3 Marshall and Deborah.
-
8 22 Patrick and Selina.
48 1 23 Wife of Melvin S. Litehfield.
Chronic Diarrhea,
69
7 26 Wife of Justin Litchfield.
Drowned,
38 -
75 3|16 Eli and Deborah.
Polly Tirrell,
Old Age,
93 -
Child-birth, Old Age,
24
28 Wife of F. S. Pratt, died at Springfield. Abijah and Mary. Wife of Martin Burke.
Inflammation of Bowels,
76 11 11 38 - 1
Nov. 1. 6. Nicholas Whearty,
3 - Ebenezer and Betsey. 2 3 Charles A. and Emily. Nicholas and Jane.
10|16
5 |1| Melvin S. and Nancy. Ward L. and Maria F. Ward L. and Maria F.
Sept. 1. 66 3. Alvyen S. Hayward,
4. Walter Wall,
24. 25. Elizabeth D. Colman,
7 - Widow of Daniel Litchfield.
48
The whole number of births recorded in 1872, Males, 28
53
Females,
25
The whole number of marriages recorded in 1872, 27
66 ". " deaths 66 6 54
50
The number who were residents in town, Males,
27
Females,
23
Average age of those who died in town 47 years, 2 months, and 15+ days ..
Number of deaths in town in proportion to the population (Census of 1870), was in the ratio of 1 to 47.
I would respectfully request, should there appear any er- rors in the foregoing record, or any birth, marriage, or death in town during the past year, which has not been reported, that the same be sent forthwith to the Town Clerk, in writing.
JAMES L. MERRITT,
Town Clerk
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
Selectmon, Assessors, and Overseers of the Poor,
OF THE
TOWN OF SCITUATE,
FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR ENDING FEB. 1, 1874.
WITH THE
REPORTS OF TOWN TREASURER AND TOWN CLERK.
BOSTON: PRINTED BY J. FRANK. FARMER, 18 EXCHANGE STREET 1874.
AT a legal meeting of the inhabitants of the Town of Scituate, held March 17, 1873, it was
Voted, To authorize the Selectmen to publish a statement of the financial affairs of the Town in the month of February next.
JAMES L. MERRITT,
Town Clerk.
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 February 1, 1873, to February 1, 1874, and its financial condition at the date last named. ..
During that time, the Selectmen have drawn orders upon the Town Treasurer for the purposes and to the amounts named in the following statement of expenditures : -
STATEMENT OF EXPENDITURE.
Object of Expenditure.
Expense of 1872, 73.
Expense of 1873, 74. $568 35
Totals.
Removing Snow,
Support of Schools, .
. $1,197 93
3,151 75
4,349 68
Incidentals for Schools,
268 99
268 99
Repairs of School-houses,
205 47
205 47
Building School-house,
2,519 27
2,519 27
Support of the Poor .
115 72
1,922 41
2,038 13
Repairs of Roads and Bridges, .
2,335 96
2,335 96
Repairs of Second Cliff Bridge,
240 29
240 29
Improving Highland street,
615 40
615 40
Improving Prospect street,
386 65
386 65
Construction of Curtis street
285 00
285 00
Widening High street,
111 00
111 00
Town Officers, .
·
50 00
632 95
682 95
Printing, Stationery and Postage,
202 78
202 78
Abatement of Taxes,
548 49
548 49
State Aid, .
979 50
979 50
Miscellaneous, .
343 80
343 80
Total amount of orders drawn, .
· $1,648 65 $15,033 06 $16,681 71
$568 35
4
STATEMENT in detail, under appropriate heads, of the Expenses of the Town from Feb. 1, 1873 to Feb. 1, 1874.
-
REMOVING SNOW.
Amount of orders drawn, and expense to
January 14,
$568 35
Add expense since January 14 (estimated),
150 00
Total expense,
$718 35
Payments have been made to the persons named below :
No. of
Names.
Amt's. Totals.
No. of Dist.
Names.
Amt's. Totals
Dist.
1
Allen Farrow,
$6 50
7
George Emerson,
$1 00
66
Turner Litchfield,
1 75
Wm. W. Gordaek,
50
66 Isaae Litehfield,
2 00
$10 25
66 Oliver P. Hayes,
1 50
2
Rufus Clapp,
12 00
James T. Dalby,
3 56
66
David Tilden,
2 00
14 00
Henry L. Vinal,
75
3
Augustus Cole,
67 50
67 50
8
John M. Damon,
29 64
29 64
66
James Damon,
12 25
93 87
9
Homer Studley,
12 00
12 00
6
Stephen Litchfield,
28 25
10
. Harvey Curtis,
102 20
102 20
Munroe Merritt,
5 75
11 Stillman Litchfield,
11 30
7
Samuel Brown,
1 75
Freeman Merritt,
1 75
29 53
66
Henry Brown,
1 31
12
Sumner Litehfield,
69 25
69 25
Wm. E. Hunt,
1 25
13
Geo. C. Clapp.
8 25
66
John Dalby,
1 62
H. D. Northiey,
2 25
10 50
66
Charles Anthony,
1 19
14
Albert K. Briggs,
2 38
66
Samuel W. Cook,
1 19
Mrs. David Briggs, Elias Carr,
17 50
48 88
66
Kilborn B. Merritt,
1 50
15
Charles Damon,
8 00
66
William O. Merritt,
1 12
66
John Brown,
5 00
13 00
F. Merritt,
75
16
D. S. Jenkins,
5 00
5 00
George W. Merritt,
1 00
17
Nathaniel Wade,
4 50
4 50
Total amount paid,
$568 35
Add amount due (estimated),
150 00
Total expense,
$718 35
SUPPORT OF SCHOOLS.
SALARIES, FUEL, AND CARE OF SCHOOL-ROOMS.
The following statement includes the salaries of teachers for the full winter term, ending in February, and, as other school expenses have been provided for, shows the whole expense for the school year : -
5
John B. Damon,
81 62
1 37
35 37
66
Hosea V. Oreutt,
16 48
29 00
66
John A. Merritt,
1 37
66
Wm. H. Litchfield,
1 50 22 86
Chester Henderson,
5
Amount of orders drawn, $3,151 75 Add for salaries of teachers for the winter term, 1,055 88
Total expense,
$4,207 63
Deduct amount of School
Fund of 1873-74, $195 00
Less over-estimate of fund of 1872-73, 1 56 $193 44
Amount of Dog License Fund of 1873-74, 129 05
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