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Salary of teacher in North Main-street School less
than reported, Feb. 1, 1873, 18 75
Diminished by over-esti-
mate in last report of amount due for tuition, 12 00 6 75 329 24
Net cost,
$3,878 39
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Payments, including also teachers' salaries for the winter term, due in February.
SALARIES OF TEACHERS.
Schools.
Names of Teachers.
Paid.
Due in February.
Amount for each School.
Brook street,
Annie M. Vinal,
$144 45
$55 55
$200 00
Ella B. Clapp, 5
116 67
55 55
197 77
North Main street,
Sarah R. Damon,
144 45
55 55
200 00
Grove street,
Abbie C. Vinal, 5
66 67
55 55
200 00
High street,
3
Harriet Curtis,
70 00
62 50
220 00
Beach street,
Edith E. Stoddard,
144 45
55. 55
200 00
Common street,
Anna M. Young,
-66 67
62 50
206 95
Willow street,
Alice Farrow,
144 44
55 56
200 00
Central street,
Georgianna. A. Tilden,
162 50
62 50
225 00
Charles street,
Lizzie Merritt,
162 50
62 50
225 00
East Grammar,
¿ H. F. Curtis, Ass't,
50 00
450 00
West Grammar,
Abbie M. Vinal,
288 55
111 45
400 00
High School,
A. J. McGown,
500 00
250 00
750 00
Amounts,
$2,618 84
$1,055 88
$3,674 72
FUEL AND PREPARATION. .
John Dalby,
$2 75
H. A. Seaverns & Co., $68 00
Darius Harrub,
8 00
Joseph Damon,
45 00
Franklin Damon,
2 50
John W. Bailey,
18 00
Nathaniel J. Vinal,
34 50
Allen Farrow,
36 25
Antone Joseph,
18 00
Joseph Brown,
8 64
Wm. Litchfield,
4 50
Edward H. Bonney,
123 52
Ward Litchfield,
50
Wm. L. Kennard,
9 50
Enoch Cole,
17 25
Joseph Colman,
8 00
C. A. A. Andrews,
5 00
Munroe Merritt,
2 50
David W. Totman,
19 00
Michael Dunn,
6 50
Amount,
$437 91
South Main street,
Anna M. Young,
25 55
S Martha E. Brown,
77 78
Harriet R. Ellms,
87 50
Flora L. Young,
77 78
Amie F. Allen,
288 88
111 12
S Sarah L. Young,
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MAKING FIRES AND CARE OF SCHOOL-ROOMS.
Edwin Bowditch, jr. $$2 00
Joseph Bailey, $4 00
Joseph O. Cole, 2 00
Henry O. Cole, 10 00
John W. Bailey, 4 00
J. Thomas Merritt, 15 00
John Dalby, 2 00
Caleb W. Prouty, 20 00
Nathaniel J. Vinal,
2 00
Wm. L. Kennard, 30 00
George Nash,
2 00
Henry Prouty,
2 00
Amount, $95 00
INCIDENTALS FOR SCHOOLS.
Amount of orders drawn and expense, $268 99
Payments : -
FOR CLEANING SCHOOL-HOUSES.
Martha G. Brown, $17 50 Wm. Litchfield, $5 00
Mrs. J. Maddock, 9 00 Hannah A. Andrews, 4 50
". J. Hughs, 11 00
J. W. Bailey, 2 00
Amount, $49 00
USE OF WELLS.
Lewis Brown,
$2 00
Luther Stevens, $2 00
Bennett D. Studley,
2 00
Geo. C. Clapp, 2 00
Sumner Litchfield,
2 00
Mrs. Lot Vinal,
2 00
Frederick Hammond,
2 00
Joseph Brown (sen.), 2 00
Amount, $18 00
Frederick Cushing,
2 00
BOOKS AND INK.
A. J. McGown, $1 50 H. A. Seaverns & Co., $6 90
Caleb W. Prouty, 1 33
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Amount, $9 73
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FURNITURE.
J. L. Hammett, $29 50
John W. Bailey, $4 00
Nathaniel J. Vinal, 3 80
Benjamin Wilder, 1 15
H. A. Seaverns & Co., 6 34
Joseph O. Cole, 1 00
Benjamin Brown, 74
Wm. P. Allen, 4 50
A. J. Waterman, 140 23 Amount,
$192 26
The necessary purchase of six new stoves, at a cost of $126, has caused the expense of Incidentals to greatly exceed the appropriation.
REPAIRS OF SCHOOL-HOUSES.
Amount of orders drawn and expense, $205 47
Payments : -
John Hayward, $1 25
Samuel Hyland, $3 74
Joseph Bailey,
23 94
Cole & Colman, 27 75
Young & Webb,
6 51 John S. Gage & Co., 20 95
John W. Bailey,
4 00
Allen Farrow, 2 00
Franklin Damon, 66 78
Sumner Litchfield, 1 00
Bennett D. Studley,
3 70
John H. Young, 1 25
Nathaniel J. Vinal,
15 75
William C. Bailey, 60
Ward Litchfield,
75
Henry Merritt, 6 00
Seth Litchfield,
50
Edwin Young,
9 50
Andrew J. Waterman, 7 25
Eben Bearce, 2 25
Amount, $205 47
Wm. L. Kennard, 1 00
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Recapitulation of School Expenses, tabulated to show the expense of each School.
SCHOOLS.
Salaries.
Fuel.
Preparation.
Fires.
Totals.
Incidentals.
Repairs.
Totals.
Brook street,
·
$200 00
$21 00
$9 00
$2
$232 00
$7 47
$7 11
$246 58
South Main street,
.
197 77
17 25
5 00
2
222 02
16 20
5 37
243 59
North Main street,
200 00
21 50
00
2
232 50
24 04
3 70
260 24
Grove street,
200 00
18 75
5 00
2
225 75
9 10
14 25
249 10
High street, .
220 00
15 75
4 50
2
242 25
26 19
7 74
276 18
Beach street,
200 00
21 50
9 00
2
232 50
19 00
6 50
258 00
Common street
206 95
25 00
7 00
240 95
7 30
9 27
257 52
Willow street,
200 00
29 25
8 64
239 89
8 11
6 17
254 17
Central street,
225 00
26 75
7 00
260 75
9 24
10 78
280 77
Charles street,
225 00
24 50
7 00
258 50
8 91
4 30
271 71
East Grammar,
450 00
35 05
20
505 05
30 73
95 14
630 92
West Grammar,
·
400 00
29 70
2 50
25
457 20
89 05
3 00
549 25
High School,
750 00
68 77
9 50
30
858 27
13 65
32 14
904 06
Amounts,
·
$3,674 .72
$354 77
$83 14
$95
$4,207 63
$268 99
$205 47
$4,682 09
2222 2 2 2
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BUILDING WEST GRAMMAR SCHOOL-HOUSE.
Amount of orders drawn and expense, $2,519 27
Payments : -
E. Pierce's heirs, $135 00
Geo. W. Merritt, $5 00
Lee & Merritt, 2,238 54
E. Foster Pierce, 48 30
Wm. O. Merritt, 21 00 Allen Merritt, 17 60
Geo. H. Briggs,
1 62
Webster Litchfield,
22 85
Munroe Merritt, 9 00
H. H. Andrews, 2 00
Lewis Brown, 2 00
H. A. Seaverns & Co.,
36
Wm. H. Litchfield,
16 00
Amount,
$2,519 27
Cost of land,
$135 00
Fencing,
$90 50
Grading,
128 93
School-house, 2,164 84
Total,
$2,519 27
SUPPORT OF THE POOR.
Amount of orders drawn,
$1,922 41
Due Taunton Hospital, for board of one
pauper from Jan. 1, 1874, $15 50
" Worcester Hospital, for board of pauper from Jan. 1, 1874, 15 50
" City of Cambridge, for aid to Wm. H. Whipple (est.), 10 00
" Joseph W . Morris, for board of two paupers from Dec. 22, 1873, 40 00
" for aid to Josiah Mann, 4 00
85 00
Total expense,.
$2,007 41
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From this should be deducted the following : - Amount due from Hingham, for board of Mary Sprague one year, to Feb. 1, 1874, $104 00
Amount received of Boston, for aid to J. Hubbard, 13 00
Amount received of the State, for aid to
John and Antone Sylvia, 53 02
170 02
Net expense,
$1,837 39
NAMES OF PERSONS WHOLLY SUPPORTED, AND EXPENSE OF
EACH.
Joseph Damon,
$218 90
Rebecca Brown, $185 28
Florence A. Otis,
187 50
John Ellms, 234 44
Mary Ellms,
185 27
Total,
$1,011 39
NAMES OF PERSONS PARTIALLY SUPPORTED, AND EXPENSE OF EACH.
Eveline Jenkins,
$65 00
John Supple, $31 43
Lemuel Nash,
58 49
Thomas F. Supple, 130 36
Nahum Vinal,
71 65
Howard Litchfield, 1 74
Josiah Mann,
78 51
John Hubbard,
13 00
Judith Damon,
11 75
Mary Sprague,
104 00
Cornelia Taylor,
78 21
John and Antone Syl- via, 53 02
Wm. H. Whipple,
19 00
Lewis Roderick,
6 57
Vagrants,
26 00
James Quinn,
110 93
General expense,
6 00
Seth S. Clapp,
130 36
Total,
$996 02
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Payments : -
Rachael Stetson, $195 40
City of Cambridge, $9 00
M. S. Litchfield & Co., 41 50
Wm. C. Bailey, 39 00
James S. Briggs, 2 00
Joseph W. Morris, 317 78 H. A. Seaverns & Co., 73 39
William P. Allen, 167 93
M. C. Morris, 4 70
Edward A. Turner, 11 46
A. Judson Bates, 30 00
Wm. H. Berry, jr., 130 36
Wm. F. Thayer, 11 52
Roland Turner, 8 65
Abel Sylvester, 2 51
Perez Litchfield, 1 50
Taunton Hospital,
203 40
Walter S. Torrey, 26 00
Worcester Hospital,
172 00
Peleg Ford, 2 50
Benjamin Brown, 78 99
Wm. H. Litchfield, 11 07
Davis Jenkins,
104 00
Francis Thomas, 5 00
Richard Supple,
161 79
Melzar J. Ellins, 11 .75
John S. Taylor,
78 21
Frank T. Vinal,
16 00
J. Maddock, 5 00
Amount paid,
$1,922 41
Add amount due, ,
85 00
Total expense,
$2,007 41
Deduct credits,
170 02
Net expense,
$1,837 39
REPAIRS OF ROADS AND BRIDGES.
Amount of orders drawn and expense, $2,335 96
The Selectmen were instructed by the Town " to apportion the money raised for repairing roads and bridges on the sev- eral highway districts, as in their judgment it may seem to be needed."
In performing this duty, they reserved for incidental re- pairs $75 of the $2,500 raised (of which reserve $42.10 has been expended), and the balance of $2,425 was apportioned and expended, as is shown in the following table : -
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No. of District. Names of Surveyors.
Amount apportioned.
Amount expended.
Surplus.
1
Allen Farrow, .
$353 50
$321 85
$31 65
2
Rufus Clapp,
226 24
194 20
32 04
3
Augustus Cole,
·
176 75
176 50
25
4
Barnabas W. Briggs,
141 40
141 40
00
5 John B. Damon,
141 40
140 50
90
6
Stephen Litehfield, .
220 58
220 58
00
7
Kilborn B. Merritt, .
205 03
165 75
39 28
8
John M. Damon,
106 05
106 05
00
9
Homer Studley,
73 53
72 30
1 23
10
Harvey Curtis, .
145 64
132 15
13 49
11
Hosea V. Oreutt,
141 40
141 39
01
12
Sumner Litchfield,
147 05
147 05
00
13
George C. Clapp,
56 56
56 56
00
14
Elias Carr, ·
151 30
151 30
00
15
Charles Damon,
70 70
70 00
70
16
David S. Jenkins,
28 28
28 28
00
17
Nathaniel Wade, .
39 59
28 00
11 59
Amounts,
· $2,425 00 $2,293 86
$131 14
Amount expended by the Surveyors,
$2,293 86
Amount expended by the Selectmen,
42 10
Total,
$2,335 96
Payments : -
Charles Anthony,
$7 50
Flora Driscoll,
$3 50
Bennett D. Studley,
4 00
Walter Bailey,
5 00
William Ferguson,
12 00
Benjamin Andrews, 1 00
Thomas B. Wade,
28 00
Hosea Litchfield,
1 50
Charles Cottle
1 60
Barnabas W. Briggs,
40 80
Allen Farrow,
108 00
Benjamin Stetson,
18 45
Patrick Driscoll,
33 60
Peleg Stetson,
12 20
Morris Herrin,
15 00
Calvin Jenkins,
8 00
Thomas Keith,
10 00
James S. Briggs,
20 80
Enoch Cole,
70 80
Turner Litchfield,
2 00
Leonard Raymond,
8 00
James L. Prouty,
2 00
Rufus Clapp,
84 00
Rufus Curtis,
1 00
William P. Allen
3 50
Albert K. Briggs,
1 00
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Nathaniel Wade,
$4 40
John Brown, $8 30
Paul Webb,
14 20
William Damon, 10 60
John B. Damon,
55 00
Joseph Damon, 6 70
James Damon,
17 00
William B. Damon, 1 00
Azro Turner,
2 00
Alvyn R. Glines,
2 00
John W. Bailey,
25 00
Daniel Ellms,
2 00
Allen Vinal,
10 00
Perry L. Parker,
1 00
Archibald Mitchell,
21 00
Davis Jenkins,
31 00
Samuel Pratt,
8 00
Reuben Mann,
34 00
Kilborn B. Merritt,
75 25
Elias Carr,
151 30
Geo. W. Merritt,
3 50
Sumner Litchfield, 113 05
Henry L. Vinal,
55 10
Josiah Litchfield, 4 00
Lorenzo Litchfield,
4 00
Nathaniel J. Vinal, 2 50
Luther Litchfield,
6 00
Hubbard Litchfield,
3 50
Thaddeus L. Litchfield, 6 00
William W. Gordack,
3 00
Allen Clapp,
2 00
Lincoln Litchfield,
5 25
Eben Bearce,
11 25
John A. Merritt,
32 75
James S. Litchfield,
23 00
Samuel Brown,
5 25
Munroe Merritt,
7 00
William E. Hunt,
4 00
Webster Litchfield,
16 00
John M. Damon,
29 05
Daniel Johnson, 7 00
Henry Jackson, 7 80
William Carter, 9 00
David W. Totman,
36 50
Stephen Litchfield, 2d, 3 00
Charles H. Jackson,
21 30
Stephen Litchfield,
59 98
Homer Studley,
25 26
Hosea V. Orcutt,
41 50
David Studley,
12 42
Stillman Litchfield,
23 12
Luroy Vinal, 22 62
Otis Mott,
14 20
Joseph Litchfield, 2 00
Freeman Merritt, 17 00
Charles Damon,
24 50
Joseph W. Morris,
13 25
George C. Clapp,
23 41
Henry H. Northey,
13 10
Henry Clapp, 5 00
Harvey D. Northey,
5 00
Israel Nichols, jr., 13 30
George H. Turner,
1 60
Israel Nichols' estate, 4 00
Marsena Damon,
2 40
Israel Damon,
9 00
John T. Dalby,
10 50
Israel H. Sherman,
5 30
Andrew Bates,
10 00
Noah B. Nichols,
9 10
Jerry Emerson, 7 00
.
Wm. O. Merritt, 11 25
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W. C. Merritt, $10 00
William C. Bailey, $27 40
Martin Litchfield, 11 00
James N. Turner, 10 00
Harvey Curtis,
10 10
J. Otis Ellms, 10 00
Lewis N. Curtis,
43 75
James Sullivan, 3 40
David B. Litchfield,
5 00
B. B. W. Litchfield,
30 00
Warren Litchfield,
45 00
Augustus Cole,
153 50
Charles M. Ferguson, 17 90
E. Parker Welch, 23 00
Isaac Glines, 2 50
Franklin Damon, 24 82
Willy Litchfield, 4 00
Thomas Tilden,
4 50
Marsena Brown,
10 65
Joshua Jenkins, 4 00
Thomas Patterson,
4 00
David S. Jenkins,
28 28
George Parker, 11 00
Cyrus Dunbar,
13 00
James McCarty,
9 60
J. C. & J. H. Merritt, 1 00
Caleb T. Jenkins,
1 60
Frank Chubbuck,
12 00
Amount,
$2,335 96
REPAIRS OF SECOND CLIFF BRIDGE.
Amount of orders drawn and expense, $240 29
Payments : -
Franklin Damon, $149 29 Seth Chandler, $25 00
Thomas Tilden, 20 00
William C. Turner, 46 00
Amount,
$240 29
The town made no appropriation for this expense, as it was not anticipated at the time of the Annual Meeting.
An examination of the bridge disclosed the fact that the plank covering required renewal, to make it safe for public travel.
J. & J. Murphy, 7 60
J. S. B. Parker, 4 20
George W. Damon, 1 75
John Patterson 1 80
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IMPROVING HIGHLAND STREET.
Amount of orders drawn,
$615 40
Deduct value of drain-pipe left,
$7 20
cash received of E. Torrey, 9 20
16 40
Net expense,
$599 00
Payments : -
Thomas Mann, $222 50
Thomas O. Neal,
$6 00
Cornelius Driscoll, 6 00
Turner Litchfield, 24 50
Daniel Ellms,
14 00
Edward Thornton, 6 00
Richard Supple,
4 00
Thomas Vinal,
5 00
Thomas Barry,
6 00
Seth Chandler,
9 25
Edward Ward,
6 00
Eben Bearce,
6 25
Charles Cottle,
15 00
Richard Hoar,
6 00
Patrick Ferne,
6 00
John Mitchell,
6 00
Patrick Murphy,
8 00
William Ferguson,
30 00
John Flume,
5 00
Thomas Tilden,
24 50
Martin Curran,
6 00
Walter Litchfield,
20 00
Abner Litchfield,
20 00
Patrick Kane
14 00
Marshall Litchfield, 42 00
James N. Turner,
35 00
Ephraim Young,
11 30
Amount,
$615 40
Harvey D. Northey,
29 00
Deduct credits,
16 40
Net expense,
$599 00
Franklin Damon,
21 60
The cost of this improvement was estimated at $600. The town, at the Annual Meeting, raised and appropriated $2,000 for this and the projected Mann Hill road.
The conditions attached by the town to their acceptance of
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the Mann Hill road, as laid out by the selectmen, were not satisfactory to the proprietors of Mann Hill; consequently that road has not been built, and there is a surplus of $1,401 under the appropriation.
IMPROVING PROSPECT STREET.
Amount of orders drawn and expense,
$386 65
Payments : -
Henry H. Northey, $32 00 William Ferguson, $5 00
Marshall Litchfield,
12 50
Daniel Ellms, 18 00
Flora Driscoll, 12 75 Martin Curran, 10 00
Turner Litchfield, 42 00
Patrick Ferne, 12 00
Enoch C. Gardner, 2 00
Charles Cottle,
17 00
Thomas Barry,
14 00
Morris Herrin,
4 00
Edward Ward,
10 00
Cornelius Driscoll,
11.00
Seth Chandler,
14 25
John Flume,
11 00
Patrick Kane,
7 00
Patrick Murphy,
14 00
James N. Turner,
33 50
Richard Hoar,
10 00
Eben Bearce,
11 25
Thomas Tilden,
23 50
Richard Supple,
15 00
Seth Litchfield,
4 00
Franklin Damon,
27 00
William P. Allen,
1 90
Amount,
$386 65
John Mitchell,
12 00
WIDENING HIGH STREET.
Amount of orders drawn and expense,
$111 00
Payments : -
Sumner Litchfield, $51 00 Alanson A. C. Gil-
bert, $60 00
The town authorized this expense at a meeting, held Oct. 4, 1873.
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HINGHAM AND QUINCY BRIDGES.
In the absence of definite information, we have been obliged in former reports to estimate the amount due for counsel fees, in the dispute concerning the support of these bridges.
In the report of Feb. 1, 1873, the amount due from Scituate for counsel fees was estimated at $314.57.
At the same time there was due to Scituate the sum of $515, advanced to pay the commissioners for their services.
It is now ascertained that Scituate's proportion of the ex- pense of counsel is just equal to the sum advanced, $515.
The difference between this sum and the amount estimated to be due ($314.57) is $200.43, and a final charge to the expense of the bridges.
SUMMARY OF EXPENSE OF ROADS AND BRIDGES.
General repairs,
$2,335 96
Second Cliff bridge,
240 29
Hyland street,
599 00
Prospect street,
386 65
High street,
111 00
Hingham and Quincy bridges,
200 43
Total,
$3,873 33
TOWN OFFICERS.
Amount of orders drawn,
$632 95
Due for superintendence of schools, 50 00
Total expense,
$682 95
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Payments : -
Edward James, Moderator,
$5 00
C. S. Nutter, Superintendent of Schools, 100 00
Benj. Brown, Sealer of Weights and Measures, 15 00
James L. Merritt, Town Clerk, 70 45
Roland Turner, Treasurer, 75 00
Thomas Tilden, Assessor,
31 00
Geo. C. Lee, Assessor,
46 25
Wm. H. Litchfield, Assessor,
34 00
Thomas Tilden,
Selectmen
56 25
Wm. H. Litchfield,
and
82 00
Geo. C. Lee, Overseers of Poor,
118 00
Amount,
$632 95
Add amount due,
50 00
Total,
$682 95
PRINTING, STATIONERY AND POSTAGE.
Amount of orders drawn and expense, $202 78
Payments : -
Andrews Brothers,
Blanks, $3 50
J. Frank. Farmer : -
For Printing Select- men's Report, 127 61
For Printing School Report, 37 99
For Printing Blanks, 16 75
H. A. Seaverns & Co., Stamps, 2 30
Benjamin Brown, Stamps, 16
Roland Turner, Stamps, 60
J. L. Merritt, Sta- tionery, 6 45
George C. Lee, Sta-
tionery, 7 42
Amount,
$202 78
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ABATEMENT OF TAXES.
Amount of orders drawn,
$548 49
Abatements : -
Tax of 1870.
William H. Mead,
$78 77
Tax of 1871.
Geo. M. Litchfield, $21 98
James T. Chubbuck, .50
William H. Mead, 73 92
Total, 1871, $96 40
Tax of 1872.
E. Parker Welch, $28 57 Isaac B. Damon, $7 86
Chandler Clapp, 2 55
Thomas Folley, 2 00
Christopher Butterly, 6 75 Ed. & Harvey Jenkins, 18 32
Edward Cummings,
2 77 George A. Merritt,
2 00
Geo. M. Litchfield,
19 30
Patrick Morin, 2 00
Ed. Ward 2d's Est.
9 25
John McCarty, 2 00
John Johnson,
2 00
Zimri Richardson, 2 00
Wilbur Brown,
52
Antone Sylvia,
7 55
Charles F. Brown,
2 00
Lewis R. Stevens, 2 00
James Bearce,
2 00
Frank Thomas, 2 00
James T. Chubbuck 2.00
Asa Vinal's Est. 4 63
Bartholomew Curran,
5 70
Moody Whiting's Est. 7 31
Colman Colony,
2 00
Oscar Wilder, 92
Theodore C. Drew,
55
William H. Mead,
37 95
Town of Hanover,
5 55
Total, 1872,
$190 02
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Tax of 1873.
Mercy Bates, $11 10
Charles F. Brown, 2 00
Patrick Bryan, 2 00
James T. Chubbuck, 2 00
Atwood L. Dunbar, 6 66
Thomas Folley, 2 00
Ed. & Harvey Jenkins, 21 98
Zimri Richardson, 2 00
Augustus Randall, 2 00
Mrs. John H. Smith, 4 00
Asa Vinal's Estate,
5 55
Isaac B. Damon, 8 32
Alfred Wood, 2 00
Thomas Vinal,
6 22
Lewis R. Stevens, 2 00
Ed. Ward, 2d, Est.
11 10
John F. Salone, 2 00
Joseph O. Briggs,
3 11
G. & L. Briggs' Est. 1 65
Perez Litchfield, 89
Nymphas Litchfield,
1 00
STATE AID.
Amount of orders drawn from Feb. 1, 1873, to Jan. 1, 1874, $889 50
Amount of orders drawn from Jan. 1, 1874, to
Feb. 1, 1874, 80 00
Total, $979 50
Payments : -
Olive Cushing, $48 00 Henry A. Seaverns, $54 00
Charles A. Taylor, 67 50 Martha R. Pierce, 48 00
Harriet C. Brown, 96 00 Eunice Totman, 48 00
Geo. W. & J. W.
Bailey, $11 10
Edwin Bailey, 2 75
Luther Curtis' Est. 2 22
Elijah Litchfield, 4 44
Ephr'm Young's Est. 3 88
Geo. M. Young, 1 11
Howard Vinal's Est. 33 57
Mercy Stoddard, 11 10
Bartholomew Curran, 6 44
Henry Merritt, 2d,
2 00
Luther Stevens,
2 00
John Damon's Estate, 1 11
Jas. W. Cudworth, 2 00
Total, 1873, $183 30
22
Luke G. Fitts, $150 00
Elisha J. Brown, $36 00
Emily A. Merritt, 96 00
Mary J. Hyland,. 48 00
Edward James, 60 00 Caleb N. Clapp, 24 00
C. A. A. Andrews, 96 00
George W. Lee, 24 00
William Ellms, 48 00
Sumner O. Litchfield, 36 00
Total, $979 50
At the present time State Aid is paid to fifteen persons, who are, with one exception, in the receipt of United States pensions.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Amount of orders drawn and expense,
$343 80
Payments : -
Charles S. Nutter, preparing School Report, $5 00
Wm. L. Kennard, Janitor of Town Hall, 7 00
A. P. Smith, Jr., painting and varnishing Hearse, 25 00
C. L. Bradford, entertainment of Assessors, 10 80
Benj. Brown, sealing stamps, 1 40
Geo. W. Merritt, rent of Conihasset Hall, 55 00
Benj. Brown, oil, etc., for Town Hall,
1 50
H. A. Seaverns & Co., furniture for Town Hall, 57 1
H. A. Seaverns & Co., spikes for repairing break- water, 45
Jos. A. Litchfield, labor repairing breakwater, 4 00
H. H. Sylvester, .66 66
4 00
Henry Pettis, 66
4 00
William P. Allen, school books,
9 61
Geo. C. Lee, preparing Town Report, plans and specifications of
21 75
school-house, 912
Wm. H. Litchfield, use of horse and carriage, 6 00
Thomas Tilden,
4 50
23
Thomas Tilden, services and expenses as committee, $8 95 Nath'l. J. Vinal, services as committee on location of school-house, 7 50
Turner Litchfield, services as committee on the Glades road, etc., 6 00
Enoch C. Gardner, posting warrants and notifying officers, 27 50
Edward James, services as Constable and Truant Officer, 11 25
William C. Bailey, returning deaths, 5 70
William J. Newcomb, " 3 05
William E. Webb, Janitor of Central Street School in 1872, 2 00
Luther Stearns, use of well in 1872,
2 00
Rufus Clapp, services as Secretary of School Com- mittee in 1872, 22 00
Henry Merritt, damage to sleigh from defect in highway, . 5 00
Charles H. Sparrell, damage to himself and team on Union street, 60 00
Roland Turner, services at State House,
5 00
Charles T. Chubuck, expressing, 8 15
Total, $343 80
INTEREST.
Amount accrued on Ordinary Debt,
$1,539 00
" Railroad "
5,244 16
Total,
$6,783 16
24
COLLECTION OF TAXES AND DISCOUNT.
Amount of fees on $4,940 93 collected at 1 per cent., $49 41
" " " $20,436 65
10 66 61 31
" Discount, 242 94
Total,
$353 66
STATE AND COUNTY TAXES.
Amount of State tax,
$2,047 50
" County tax,
1,524 00
Total,
$3,571 50
Recapitulation of Expenses for which provision was made by taxation and comparison with Appropriation.
Objects of Appropriation.
Appropriat'n
Expense.
Surplus.
Deficiency.
Removing Snow, .
$1,000 00
$718 35
$281 65
Support of Schools,
3,850 00
3,878 39
$28 39
Incidentals for Schools,
150 00
268 99
118 99
Repairs of School-houses
250 00
205 47
44 53
Building School-house,
2,500 00
2,519 27
19 27
Support of the Poor, .
2,000 00
1,837 39
162 61
Repairs of Roads and Bridges
2,500 00
2,335 96
164 04
Improving Highland st., etc.,
2,000 00
599 00
1,401 00
Improving Prospect street; .
500 00
386 65
113 35
Town Officers,
600 00
682 95
82 95
Printing, Stationery & Postage
175 00
202 78
27 78
Interest on Ordinary Debt, .
1,500 00
1,539 00
39 00
Interest on Railroad Debt, .
5,250 00
5,244 16
5 84
State Tax,
2,047 50
2,047 50
County Tax,
1,524 00
1,524 00
Tı tals, .
$26,146 50
$24,333 66
$2,173 02
$360 18
From Surplus, .
$2,173 02
Deduct Deficiency,
360 18
Net Surplus,
$1,812 84
.
300 00
343 80
43 80
Miscellaneous,
·
25
RECAPITULATION OF EXPENSES NOT PROVIDED FOR BY TAXATION.
Repairs of 2d Cliff bridge,
$240 29
Widening High street,
111 00
Hingham and Quincy bridges,
200 43
Abatements of taxes,
548 49
Collection of taxes and discount,
353 66
State aid,
979 50
Total,
$2,433 37
Deduct State Aid (to be reimbursed),
979 50
Net expense, $1,453.87
SUMMARY.
Amount of expense provided for by taxation,
$24,333 66
66
not provided for by taxation, 1,453 87
Amount of expense for the year,
$25,787 .53
INCOME.
Derived from taxes, - Amount of Tax bills of
1873,
$26,640 01
Derived from Corporation Tax,
460 70
66 Bank Tax,
809 89
66 Licenses,
6 00
66
66 Liquor Agency,
2 70
66
66 Interest on C. M. Jenkins' debt, 6 00
66
66 County, for removal of wall, 38 50
Amount (excluding School Funds), $27,963 80
4-S
26
From amount of income, $27,963 80 Deduct amount of expenses under appropriations, 24,333 66
Surplus, $3,630 14
Deduct also all other expenses, 1,453 87
Surplus over all expenses, $2,176 27
COST OF RAILROAD SHARES TO FEB. 1, 1874.
Cost to Feb. 1, 1873 :-
Par value of 750 shares,
$75,000 00
Interest, 10,261 68
-
-$85,261 68
Add interest accrued during the year,
5,244 16
Total cost to Feb. 1, 1874,
$90,505 84
CONDITION OF THE TREASURY.
The Selectmen have examined the Town Treasurer's record of payments and receipts and found it correct. The follow- ing is his report :-
The TOWN OF SCITUATE in account with ROLAND TURNER, Treasurer.
DR.
To amount of orders paid, as follows :
Drawn by Selectmen of 1871-72,
$4 00
66. 66 66 " 1872-73, 753 27
66 66 " 1873-74, 15,656 02
-$16,413 79
27
To cash paid State Treasurer, State tax, $2,047 50
To cash paid County Treasurer, County
1,524 00
$3,571 50
To paying notes due from the town, as follows : -
Name of Payecs.
Date of Note.
Principal.
Inter'st.
Amount.
George M. Young,
$150
July 6, 1869.
$50 00
. ·
$50 00
Atwood L. Dunbar .
Oct. 20, 1867.
300 00
5 89
305 89
Benjamin Wilder
Feb. 1, 1873.
400 00
4 74
404 74
Hosea V. Orcutt
Mar. 8, 1870.
200 00
15 75
215 75
Otis Briggs .
Nov. 10, 1867.
1,000 00
32 86
1,032 86
Five Cent Savings Bank .
Oct. 29, 1870.
15,000 00
1,204 58
16,204 58
Scituate Savings Bank . .
Nov. 1, 1870.
800 00
14 00
814 00
66
60
66
.
June 28, 1872.
600 00
3 73
603 73
66
. .
July 1, 1871.
800 00
56 00
856 00
Totals
$19,150 00 $1,337 55 $20,487 55
20,487 55
To cash paid for interest on notes, as follows : -
Names of Payes.
Principal.
Interest paid to
Amount.
Eunice Rogers .
$175
July 20, 1873.
$10 50
Salem Savings Bank .
4.000
Jan. 26, 1874.
280 00
Scituate Savings Bank
8,870
Sept. 2. 1873.
620 90
Elizabeth Litchfield
100
April 5, 1873.
7 00
Geo. M. Young
100
Jan. 6, 1874.
7 29
Mary F. Gilbert
1,000
Jan. 1, 1874.
70 60
George C. Lec
800
Nov. 4. 1873.
56 00
Francis B. Lec .
1,000
Sept. 13, 1873.
70 00
Scituate Savings Bank
66
1,000
Sept. 29, 1873.
70 00
Stephen Litchfield .
500
Oct. 10. 1873.
35 00
South Scituate Savings Bank
1 500
Dec. 1, 1873.
52 50
State of Massachusetts
30,000
Nov. 2, 1873.
2,100 00
Seamen's Savings Bank
30,000
Jan. 1. 1874.
2,100 00
Stephen Litchfield .
300
Oct 23. 1873.
10 50
5,514 19
175
Dec. 18, 1873.
24 50
66
Note
tax,
28
To cash paid for interest on money borrowed and paid,
$60 82
To amount of uncollected taxes of 1873-74, $6,203 36
6,203 36
To amount of fees for collecting taxes, 110 72
" discount on taxes, 242 94 353 66
" cash on hand, Feb. 1, 1874, to balance, 5,615 63
5,615 63
$58,220 50
CR.
By cash on hand Feb. 1, 1873, $4,504 46 $4,504 46
By cash received from the State, as follows : -
For State Aid of 1872,
900 00
" Corporation tax of 1872,
21 07
66 " of 1873,
439 63
" Bank tax of 1873,
809 89
" School fund of 1872,
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