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Charles Newcomb, Willie W. Wade,
WEST GRAMMAR. ONE YEAR. Henry T. Bailey. Two TERMS. Josie M. Litchfield,
Clara Elliott,
Lizzie F. Newcomb.
ONE TERM.
Fred. T. Bailey, George Whitcomb, Elmer Litchfield, George Merritt, Edith Vinal,
Irving Gannet, Silas O. Litchfield, Willis B. Molesworth, Edna Litchfield,
Lottie Carter.
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EAST GRAMMAR. FIVE YEARS. Willie W. Waterman. Two YEARS. Thomas L. Tilden. ONE YEAR.
Annie M. Edson,
George W. Wade.
Two TERMS. Nellie G. Sullivan, Minnie L. Welch.
ONE TERM.
Etta G. Taylor,
Maggie A. Landers,
Ernest J. Brown,
Laura M. Maddock, Alfred Nightingale,
George P. Clapp.
NORTH MAIN STREET.
Two YEARS. J. Charles Pierce. Two TERMS.
Joseph L. Hobson, Harry W. Brown,
Henry C. Seaverns, Ernest R. Seaverns,
Arthur L. Seaverns.
ONE TERM.
Fransina M. Trommer, Blanche C. Nott,
Mary E. Nott,
Sarah E. Bailey,
Helen M. Bailey,
Agnes W. Litchfield,
Charles W. Bailey,
Frank L. Brown,
George L. Bailey,
Frank J. Bailey,
Charles H. Trommer, Cola W. Meacham.
Mabel Cole,
Mary E. Welch,
Eva C. Fernald,
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CHARLES STREET.
ONE YEAR. Eddie F. Vinal.
Two TERMS. Emma F. Vinal. ONE TERM.
Jessie Hayward, Emma P. Litchfield,
Everett H. Litchfield,
Eva L. Litchfield, Nellie H. Cottle, Arthur J. Vinal.
BEACH STREET.
Two TERMS,
Almira W. Damon,
Joseph W. Rodriguez,
Charles A. Rodriguez, Eugene Pratt.
ONE TERM.
Thaddeus M. Paine.
HIGH STREET.
Two YEARS. Lillie F. Crane.
ONE YEAR.
Frank Litchfield,
Ellen F. Marsh.
Austin Litchfield,
Two TERMS. Ellsworth Litchfield.
ONE TERM.
Ella Litchfield, Gardner Bates,
Frank Spooner, Clayton Hyland.
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GROVE STREET. ONE YEAR. Willie W. Damon. Two TERMS.
Grace W. Clapp, Jessie W. Merritt,
Bertram L. Blanchard,
Job H. Vinal,
Cora F. Damon,
Ella A. Osborne,
Walter J. Merritt, Everett W. Osborne.
ONE TERM.
Flora C. Hunt,
Belle A. Merritt,
Bertie H. Farrington,
Frank E. Clapp,
Lottie W. Litchfield,
Harry L. Brown,
Joseph H. Merritt,
Joseph H. Litchfield.
CENTRAL STREET.
ONE YEAR.
Ella F. Varney,
Weston Elliott,
Abbie L. Damon, Charles P. Wade.
Two TERMS.
Sarah M. Whitcomb, Avis H. Taylor,
Edith M. Whitcomb. ONE TERM.
Hattie M. Spencer, Ida M. Taylor, Clifford Brown,
Mary E. Lang, Grace E. Lang, Frank M. Langdon.
SOUTH MAIN STREET.
ONE YEAR. Belle Northey.
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Lizzie B. Cargill, Aubrey W. Totman,
ONE TERM. Josie M. Wherity, Charles F. Fernald, Eddie A. Cole.
.
COMMON STREET.
ONE TERM.
Sadie F. Otis,
Andrew L. Curtis,
Hattie A. Curtis, Otis R. Cooke, Eddie Mitchell.
BROOK STREET.
Two YEARS. Herbert J. Colman, Gridley Cole.
Two TERMS.
Annie Supple, George W. Litchfield, Walter Litchfield, Harry J. Burrows.
ONE TERM.
Herbert Randall, Eddie Tobin, Elma Burrows, James T. Davenport.
WILLOW STREET.
Two TERMS.
Wesley Cushman, James Landers, Edward Murphy.
Lillia Burrows, Charles Waterman,
Amy Gardner, Harry H. Turner, Fred. F. Colman, Eddie B. Smith,
Nellie Supple, Amos L. Merritt, Freddie Webb,
Nettie Sanborn, Cornelius Driscoll, Charles Tilden,
SCHOOL STATISTICS.
WHOLE NUMBER.
AVERAGE ATTENDANCE.
SCHOOLS.
TEACHERS.
Spring.
Fall.
Winter.
Spring.
Fall.
Winter.
Year.
Per cent.
High School
Fred. Holland.
43
38
27
32
29
20
27
.73
F. O. Nickerson
E. A. Briggs.
55
48
44
43
41
36
40
82
East Grammar
-
Susie C. Young.
62
56
5S
51
45
46
47
.81
North Main street
Hattie E. Tower.
34
36
34
30
32
31
31
.89
Charles street
Sarah R. Damon .
28
30
30
23
24
22
23
.78
Beach street
Hattie N. Bailey
21
25
25
16
21
19
19
.79
High street
S. Alice Reed .
35
38
39
28
32
31
31
83
Grove street
Hattie E. Tower
24
25
24
22
24
21
22
92
Central street
Mabel F. Litchfield
27
30
27
28
23
26
23
86
South Main street
Hattie M. Damon. .
37
37
35
25
28
23
25
.70
Common street
Emma F. Manson .
32
32
25
26
25
19
23
.78
Brook street
Ella W. Cooke.
38
39
38
35
38
34
36
93
Willow street
Emma J. Brown.
43
40
37
34
31
26
30
76
Totals.
479
474
443
393
393
354
377
.82
West Grammar.
J. A. Neely .
Sarah L. Young
Lizzie Merritt ..
10
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Nancy W. Osborne.
Carrie W. Litchfield.
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
SELECTMEN, ASSESSORS AND OVERSEERS OF POOR
OF THE
TOWN OF SCITUATE
FOR THE
FINANCIAL YEAR ENDING FEBRUARY 1,
WITH THE REPORTS OF THE
TOWN TREASURER AND TOWN CLERK.
PLYMOUTH : AVERY & DOTEN, STEAM BOOK PRINTERS. 1880.
REPORT.
The Selectmen and Overseers of the Poor of the Town of Scituate, respectfully submit the following report, showing the receipts and expenditures of the Town, from February. 1, 1879, to February 1, 1880, and its financial condition at the last named date.
During that time the Selectmen have drawn upon the Town Treasurer for the purposes and to the amounts named in the following
Statement of Expenditures.
Object of Expenditures.
Expenses of 1878-9.
Expenses of 1879-80.
Total.
Removing snow
$100 00
$455 38
$555 38
Support of schools
1,035 75
2,829 41
3,865 16
Incidentals for schools
112 73
112 73
Support of Poor.
105 00
3,408 13
3,513 13
Repairs of public buildings
271 35
271 35
Repairs of roads and bridges
41 00
1,972 26
2,013 26
Town officers.
60 00
522 65
582 65
Printing, stationery and postage.
183 08
183 08
Abatement of taxes
275 46
275 46
State aid
989 00
989 00
Miscellaneous
612 81
612 81
Improvement on street
South
Main
333 79
333 79
Improvement on Cedar street. . . .
272 14
272 14
Military aid, authorized by act
of 1879, chapter 252
307 74
307 74
Total amount of orders drawn
$1,341 75
$12,545 93
$13,887 68
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STATEMENTS OF THE EXPENSES
of the Town from February 1st, 1879, to February 1st, 1880.
Removing Snow.
Amount of orders drawn
$555 38
Payments.
E. C. Gardner,
$15 00
E. Foster Pierce, $19 87
Turner Litchfield,
60 50
Frederick Cole, 15 37
Sumner Litchfield,
39 87
Stephen Litchfield, 6 54
Charles E. Brown,
34 87
Robert H. Hall,
16 75
John B. Turner,
73 79
Samuel Brown,
2 00
Albert Clapp,
21 46
Otis Litchfield,
11 12
Nicholas Wherity,
98 12
Marcena Brown,
75
Kilborn B. Merritt,
40 37
Horace Litchfield,
99 00
$555 38
Deduct amount due last year
100 00
Expenses of the year
$455 38
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Support of Schools.
The following statement is the whole expense for the year, including the winter term, which ends in February, 1880 :-- Amount of orders drawn. $2,829 41
Amount due in February, 1880 1,053 60
Total expense for the year
$3,883 01
Deduct dog license fund of 1879 $118 36
Deduct school fund of 1879
199 72
318 08
Net cost for the year
$3,564 93
Salaries of Teachers Paid and Due.
SCHOOLS.
NAMES OF TEACHERS.
Paid.
Due in February, 1880.
Amount of Each School.
High School,
F. O. Nickerson,
$513 15
$236 85
$750 00
Mrs. J. A. Neely,
140 00
West Grammar,
Sarah R. Damon,
120 00
110 00
370 00
East Grammar,
Mrs. J. A. Neely,
120 00
110 00
370 00
Beach street,
Nettie Litchfield,
63 00
57 75
189 00
Common street,
Emma F. Manson,
131 25
57 75
189 00
Grove street,
Nancy W. Osborne,
131 25
57 75
189 00
No. Main street,
Carrie W. Litchfield,
131 25
57 75
189 00
Charles street,
Hattie M. Damon,
131 25
57 75
189 00
Centre street,
Mabel F. Litchfield,
131 25
57 75
189 00
High street,
S. Alice Reed,
175 00
77 00
252 00
Willow street,
Susie C. Young,
63 00
57 75
189 00
Brook street,
Mrs. E. O. Cook,
131 25
57 75
189 00
So. Main street,
Gertrude Vinal,
131 25
57 75
189 00
Amounts,
$2,389 40
$1,053 60
$3,443 00
Charles H. Young,
140 00
Sarah R. Damon,
68 25
Emma J. Brown,
68 25
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Fuel and Preparation.
Israel Cudworth, .
$34 50 Franklin Damon, $83 06
Abner S. Dalby, 43 75
Wm. L. Kennard, 7 12
David L. Studley,
45 50 Harry Hall, 5 25
John H. Spencer, 13 50
H. A. Seaverns & Co., 42 22
E. H. Bonney,
56 60
Amount,
$331 50
Making Fires and Care of School-rooms.
Wm. L. Kennard,
$30 00 Gilbert W. Elliot, $2 00
Alonzo Maddock,
2 66 Arthur J. Vinal, 2 00
Ed. Newcomb,
20 00 Augustus Clapp, 2 00
Charles Roderick, 2 00
Joseph Merritt, 2 00
H. Hall and J. Otis,
20 00 Melvin S. Litchfield, 2 00
Charles Waterman,
2 00
Charles Fernald,
2 00
Andrew L. Curtis,
2 00
Amount,
$90 66
Incidentals for Schools.
Amount of orders drawn
$112 73
For Furniture and Cleaning School-rooms.
Mrs. John Hughes, $11 00 A. J. Waterman, $22 64
Ellen F. Bates, 4 00 E. A. Turner, 35
Mrs. John Donahue, 9 00 John A. Robertson, 5 55
Mrs. John Maddock, 11 00
Lewis Brown, 1 00
M. S. Litchfield & Co., 80
H. A. Seaverns & Co., 20 51
Marcena Webb, 1 33 John Weatherbee, 80
Anna Barry, 75
7
Use of Wells.
Isaac Nightingale,
$2 00 Bennett D. Studley, $2 00
Joseph H. Litchfield,
2 00
George F. Cushing, 2 00
Calvin Jenkins,
2 00 Edmund F. Merritt, 2 00
John B. Turner,
2 00
Sumner Litchfield, 2 00
Patrick Driscoll,
2 00 Lewis Brown, 2 00
Henry C. Newcomb,
2 00 Mrs. Israel Merritt, 2 00
Amount,
$112 73
Support of Poor.
Amount of orders drawn. $3,408 13
Due Taunton Hospital for support of two paupers from Jan. 1st, 1880, to Feb. 1st, 1880. $30 00
Due Worcester Hospital for support of one pauper from Jan. 1st, 1880, to Feb. 1st, 1880. 15 00
Due Worcester Chronic Asylum 15 00
Due city of Boston for support of pau- pers 40.00
100 00
Total expenses from Feb. 1st, 1879, to Feb. 1st, 1880 $3,508 13
From this should be deducted the following :
Amount due from the town of Cohasset for assistance to W. Henry Litchfield, $168 90
* Amount due from town of East Bridge- water for assistance to Mrs. Leander Osborne 82 50
Amounts carried forward $251 40 $3,508 13
8
Amounts brought forward. $251 40 $3,508 13
Amount due from town of Canton for assistance to Thomas Keefe 8 95
Amount due from city of Boston for assistance to Daniel Jenkins. ..
36 40
Amount due from city of Boston for
assistance to Thomas M. Paine. ..
17 35
Amount received from Joseph Mott, 2d, for assistance to Joseph Mott 31 50
Amount received from Otis Mott for
assistance to Joseph Mott 15 00
Amount due from Hosea B. Mott for assistance to Joseph Mott. 15 00
Amount due from State for assistance to Antone Silva and wife. 33 00
Amount due from State for assistance to A. S. Burroughs 20 27
Amount due from State for assistance to Mary Frazier 3 20
Amount due from State for assistance to William Porter 1 74
Amount due from State for assistance to
Thomas P. R. Nash, authorized by
act of 1879, chapter 252
59 59
493 40
Net expense to the Town for the year.
$3,014 73
Persons Wholly Supported and Expenses of Each.
Joseph Damon, $50 09 Benjamin B. Litchfield, $113 34
Thomas P. R. Nash, 189 97 Mary Tomlinson, 172 16 .
Mary Ellms, 181 95 Florence A. Otis, 183 64
Lemuel Nash. 166 27 Mary L. Chubbuck, 169 00
Amount, $1,226 42
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Persons Partially Supported and Expenses of Each.
Tramps, $131 40 T. Webb's child,
$104 00
Harvey Jenkins, 82 54
E. Raymond, 8 00
Ann Supple, 184 38
Thomas F. Supple, 71 79
Edward Ward, 94 13
Polly Hammond, 44 00
Wm. Henry Litchfield, 168 90
E. Fitts' child, 83 06
A. Witherell and wife, 186 50
Josiah Mann, 14 01
Mrs. Caleb Damon, 10 00
Edmund Mann, 12 11
Thomas Keefe,
8 95
Reuben S. H. Andrews, 18 00
Betsey Brown,
2 75 Mrs. William R. Damon, 91 86
William H. Whipple,
7 48
Daniel Jenkins, 36 40 &
Cornelia Taylor,
104 00
John Supple, 8 00
Martha Vinal,
75 36
William Porter, 1 74
Antone Silva and wife,
33 00
Mrs. Leander Osborne, 82 50
Thomas M. Paine,
17 35
Mrs. James Quinn,
61 40
A. S. Burroughs,
20 27
Mrs. Benj. E. Stetson, 127 50
Joseph Brown, Sr.,
24 93
Quincy Mann, 5 56
Mary Frazier,
3 20 James McCarty's child, 52 00
Ignatius Vinal,
34 00 Joseph Mott, 189 00
J. Boylin's children,
64 00
General expenses, 22 64
Amount,
$2,286 71
Payments.
Edward Ward,
$49 50 Roland Turner, $66 42
Walter F. Wood,
73 50 E. H. Bonney,
52 52
Isaiah Hyland,
131 40
Susan Bruce, 6 00
Henry H. Northey,
6 86 Mrs. Patrick Driscoll, 2 00
F. T. Vinal,
133 25 Town of Cohasset, 2 75
Charles E. Bailey,
6 50 John Cushman, 104 00
Stillman Litchfield,
186 50
Thomas Vinal, 9 00
2
10
Theodore Lyman, $22 00
Israel D. Damon, $9 50
William C. Bailey, 44 00
H. A. Seaverns & Co., 225 36
John Weatherbee, 79 39
William H. Litchfield, 31 09
Taunton Hospital, 532 35
William P. Allen, 124 50
Benjamin Wilder & Co., 18 00
Charles H. Davie, 16 00
Worcester Hospitals,
355 80
Arthur C. Gardner, 1 95
Mrs. John Maddock,
32 00
Chubbuck & Co.,
105 52
Mrs. Peleg Stetson, 128 72
John Patterson
52 00
Mrs. Anna Donnolly,
14 00
Mrs. Robert Beal,
18 00
George A. Chubbuck,
76 50 Samuel J. Hunt,
56
City of Cambridge, 7 48
Harvey D. Northey,
2 75
John S: Taylor, 104 00
F. M. Litchfield,
12 15
David L. Studley,
1 93
A. J. Waterman,
70
Harvey H. Jenkins,
2 75
State Workhouse,
22 50
M. S. Litchfield & Co.,
33 00
Eben Bearce,
31 77
Peleg Ford,
27 93 E. A. Turner,
125 96
Town of Northbridge,
20 27
H. Lucius Vinal,
1 00
Richard Supple,
13 50
Paul Mott,
189 00
Mrs. Edward Tobin,
4 80
Mrs. John Ward,
56 00
Ann Supple,
3 20
Town of So. Scituate, 123 50
Rufus Clapp,
3 50
Hatherly Merritt,
8 00
Amount,
$3,513 13
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Repairs of Roads and Bridges.
Amount of orders drawn and expenses $2,013 26
At the annual meeting held in March, 1879, Robert H. Hall, Albert Clapp, Horace Litchfield, John B. Turner, Frederick Cole, Charles E. Brown, Stephen Litchfield, Samuel Brown, Otis Litchfield and E. C. Gardner were chosen Surveyors of Highways.
Payments.
Seth Litchfield,
$1 12 Norton Curtis,
$12 08
Joseph Enos,
2 40
John B. Turner,
66 63
Fred Cole,
64 23
Edmund Mann, 75
William C. Turner,
16 55
K. B. Merritt,
8 33
Charles E. Brown,
83 52
Turner Litchfield,
15 75
Walter Bailey,
3 30
Everett Torrey, 50 45
Marcena Webb,
6 00
William C. Bailey,
11 87
Charles H. Jackson
1 00
Edward Cummings, 50
F. Clarence Brown,
16 35
Horace Litchfield,
31 25
Walter Litchfield,
29 70
Cushing O. Litchfield, 27 99
Stephen Litchfield, 2d,
13 57
William H. Dalby, 10 15
Joseph H. Litchfield,
20 50
Luke G. Fitts,
2 55
Levi W. Vinal,
2 20
Charles H. Clapp, 14 00
Edward Ward,
9 50
Barnabas W. Briggs, 7 00
Jeremiah Emerson,
4 35
Marcena Damon, 6 25
J. Stanley Shaw,
3 75
Charles H. Damon, 2 00
Arthur Ferguson,
3 00
Caleb S. Beal,
3 25
E. C. Gardner,
82 50
Isaiah Hyland, 2 75
Edward Murphy,
21 75
R. S. H. Andrews,
10 50
12
John Ward,
$9 00
Benjamin F. Andrews, $2 25
James Tilden,
18 30
C. F. J. Andrews, 3 00
Charles Manson,
5 50
E. Foster Pierce, 8 75
Nathaniel Wade,
9 75
Patrick Dunn,
2 75
John Mitchell,
12 75
Martin T. Peakes,
4 20
Charles Berry,
1 50
Wilson E. Webb,
75
Noah Jenkins,
4 12
Marcus Barber,
4 37
Augustus Curtis,
8 25
John Otis,
2 25
James Hughs,
3 00
Otis Litchfield,
13 87
Thomas Supple,
3 00
Sumner Litchfield,
32 00
Peter Murphy,
2 75
Milton G. Litchfield,
5 25
Cornelius Doherty,
2 75
Wilbur Damon,
7 25
Garrett Supple,
2 75
Hosea J. Stockbridge
8 25
Asa J. Merritt,
13 25
William O. Clapp, 9 45
Allen Merritt,
6 75
Orlando Litchfield, 1 50
George Wade,
15 00
A. J. Bates,
4 12
Josiah Litchfield,
2 25
Webster Litchfield, 31 49
Herbert Litchfield,
2 25
James Sullivan, 3 75
Melvin S. Litchfield,
4 12
Patrick Cullen,
12 50
Cushing O. Ellms,
3 15
Otis Mott,
6 37
Thaddeus L. Litchfield,
2 25
Joseph E. Merritt, 2 25
Samuel Stoddard,
3 75
Alvin R. Glines, 5 00
Allen Clapp,
3 75
Fred Bailey,
1 25
Lorenzo F. Hyland,
2 25
Samuel Brown,
21 02
George Hyland,
1 50
Charles Damon,
8 42
Joseph Brown,
. 4 12
Wiley Damon,
3 30
Abner Bates,
3 75
Nathaniel Wilder,
3 30
Reuben D. Litchfield,
4 12
William Damon,
2 75
Ernest Litchfield,
5 40
Frank Damon,
1 50
Alpheus Litchfield,
. 75
James T. Dalby,
9 92
Luther Clapp,
2 25
Israel H. Sherman,
4 70
Luther Litchfield,
2 25
Andrew Bates,
6 00
William L. Litchfield,
3 37
Noah B. Nichols, 75
13
Howard E. Litchfield, $6 00
John Brown, $2 55
Lucinda A. Litchfield, 8 00
James S. Litchfield, 6 95
Stephen Litchfield, 66 71
George Emerson, 5 25
William Carter,
19 75
Israel D. Damon,
1 50
Henry L. Vinal,
32 61
Samuel W. Cook, 4 05
George Dalby,
4 35
Frederick Curtis,
15 12
Daniel Johnson,
4 35
Hosea Litchfield, 16 38
Lewis Brown,
1 35
Eben Nash,
8 25
Harlen P. Brown,
4 35
Scott Harrub,
75
Wm. E. Hunt,
6 73
Charles M. Ferguson,
12 50
Nathaniel Vinal,
5 22
Abner Litchfield,
7 37
Wm. H. Litchfield, 2 20
Perez Young,
8 63
Wm. O. Merritt,
4 70
J. G. Graves,
4 75
Charles Anthony,
5 22
Edwin Young,
1 13
John A. Merritt,
5 22
Warren Litchfield,
17 38
Wm. T. Clapp,
11 24
James Lovejoy, 1 50
Austin W. Merritt,
4 12
Harvey Curtis, 6 00
Israel Damon,
2 44
James A. Bailey, 7 13
Harvey W. Litchfield,
1 50
Everett Litchfield,
2 25
Davis Jenkins,
2 50
Azro Turner, 17 00
Leroy Vinal,
1 50
John W. Bailey, 2nd, 21 01
Homer Studley,
1 50
C. H. Mitchell, 14 69
David L. Studley,
2 75
John B. Damon,
5 45
Abner S. Dalby,
2 75
James Damon, 7 45
Albert E. Brown,
44 12
Joseph T. Gardner, 6 38
Robert H. Hall,
63 08
George O. Pratt, 4 25
Edward Dunn, 8 25
Allen Vinal, 10 15
Sylvanus Damon,
3 00
James Bates, 3 00
J. Addison Litchfield,
3 38
Tower Brothers & Co., 2 77
Charles H. Mott,
4 25
Patrick Kane, 3 85
Charles Carver, 2 31
Chandler Clapp, 2 24
Perez L. Litchfield, 4 80
Rufus Clapp, 43 25
Franklin Damon,
23 89
Alex. Anderson, 23 86
14
Edward Bates,
$3 29
Reuben Mann,
$19 75
Walter Bates,
60
Edmund Landers, 7 50
Albert K. Briggs,
4 35
George M. Merritt, 6 87
Augustus Cole, 18 00
J. Bradley, 1 50
Samuel H. Turner,
7 00
John Cushman, 6 18
Samuel J. Hunt,
9 92
John Devlin,
3 75
John Carson,
3 45
Seth Chandler,
15 00
Benjamin Stetson,
4 50
Flora Driscoll,
6 75
Henry H. Northey,
6 25
Patrick Gammon, 6 75
Harvey D. Northey,
10 87
John Sullivan,
3 75
Willie W. Wade,
5 10
John Patterson,
50
Isaac H. Lambert,
10 50
Patrick Murphy,
4 50
James Totman,
21 55
H. A. Seaverns & Co.,
3 50
Jesse Totman,
11 85
H. T. Jackson, estate, 1 50
Henry T. Otis,
ยท 10 50
Wm. P. Allen,
2 00
Jetson Wade,
15 45
Charles B. Pratt,
2 81
John Boylin,
1 20
Jesse Spooner,
2 81
George H. Jenkins,
1 80
Danforth P. Sylvester, 1 25
David S. Jenkins,
27 20
Henry H. Sylvester, Jr., 1 25
Josiah Mann,
60
Edward Hines, 1 70
John Weatherbee,
1 00
Elijah Pratt, Jr,
2 81
Amount, $2,013 26
Deduct amount due last year
41 00
Expense for the year .
$1,972 26
Printing, Stationery, and Postage Stamps.
Amount of orders drawn $183 08
Payments.
Avery & Doten,
$159 55 H. A. Seaverns & Co., $5 46
Charles E. Bailey,
12 99 Bailey Brothers, 5 08
Amount, $183 08
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Repairs of Public Buildings.
Amount of orders drawn
$271 35
Payments.
Seth Litchfield,
$1 50 Wm. C. Turner,
$1 00
Charles F. Clapp,
6 75 George Dalby, 40
Fred Cole,
9 37 R. S. H. Andrews,
2 00
Seth Chandler,
3 00 John H. Young, 3 00
H. A. Seaverns & Co., 20 12
Ward Litchfield,
95
G. K. Vinal,
1 00
Charles E. Bailey,
35
H. H. Northey,
10 25
James H. Burrows,
4 70
Jetson Wade, 2 77
H. D. Northey, 6 75
George A. Briggs,
2 00
Joseph Bailey, 4 88
Sumner Litchfield,
2 50 Henry T. Otis,
4 75
Thomas O. Cole,
6 00 Tower Brothers & Co., 173 51
A. J. Waterman,
80 B. N. Fernald,
3 00
Amount,
$271 35
Town Officers.
Amount of orders drawn $582 65
Payments.
William B. Green, services as School Committee .. $102 50
J. O. Cole, services as School Committee 25 00
Charles E. Bailey, services as Town Clerk
60 15
William H. Litchfield . .
70 00
Henry H. Northey .
Assessors
29 00
Job Vinal.
29 00
William H. Litchfield . .
Selectmen
148 00
Henry H. Northey .. .
and
34 00
Job Vinal.
Overseers of Poor
35 00
Roland Turner, services as Treasurer 50 00
Amount paid .
$582 65
Deduct amount due last year 60 00
Expense of the year $522 65
16
Abatement of Taxes.
Amount of orders drawn $275 46
Isaac Ellms,
Abatement of Taxes, 1875. . $2 00 Moses Jelloes, $2 00
Amount for 1875, $4 00
Tax of 1876.
Daniel Doherty,
$2 00 Moses Jelloes, $2 00
William Elliott,
5 27 Daniel A. Langdon, 2 00
Thomas Harris,
2 00 Charles Merritt, 90
Amount for 1876, $14 17
Tax of 1877.
Daniel Doherty,
$2 00 William Randall, $2 00
Thomas Harris,
2 68
Benjamin R. Jacobs, 5 86
Daniel A. Langdon,
2 00
Amount for 1877, $14 54
Tax of 1878.
Edward Ward,
$2 00
Noah C. Ellms, $2 96
Isaac Packard,
2 00
William Elliott, 2 00
Stephen Webb, estate,
8 40 Patrick Ford, 2 00
Joseph Brown, Sr.,
4 80
Isaac Glines,
2 00
Marcellus Barry,
10 00
Thomas Harris,
2 64
Patrick Cannon,
2 00
Edward James, estate, 8 40
John Curran, Jr.,
2 00
Leonard Loud, 2 00
William R. Damon,
13 00
Munroe Merritt, 7 60
Daniel Doherty,
2 00
John McCarty,
2 00
Cornelius Doherty, Jr.,
2 00
John Mulcurn,
2 00
Daniel McCarty,
2 00
Elisha Otis,
2 00
Daniel Noonan,
2 00
Amount for 1878, $87 80
Tax of 1879.
William S. Bartlett,
$1 65
Patrick Rogan, $4 85
Sewell Bailey,
2 59
Geo. Weatherbee, estate, 40 48
Joseph Brown, Sr., 5 28
Josiah G. Graves, 88 00
Nathaniel Cushing, estate, 66
Josiah Litchfield, 1 67
Edward James, estate, 8 80
Reuben C. Bates, 88
Amount for 1879, $154 95
17
State Aid.
Amount of orders drawn from February 1st, 1879, to February 1st, 1880
$987 00
Payments.
Olive Cushing,
$48 00
Mary J. Hyland,
$48 00
Martha R. Pierce,
48 00
Alfred A. Seaverns, 72 00
Eunice Totman,
48 00 John H. Spencer, 72 00
Luke G. Fitts,
102 00 George W. Lee,
54 00
Emily A. Merritt,
48 00
Charles A. Taylor,
72 00
Serena C. James,
48 00
Benjamin Brown, Jr.,
36 00
C. A. A. Andrews,
96 00
Henry Smith,
42 00
William Ellins,
48 00 Benjamin F. Merritt,
6 00
Elisha J. Brown,
72 00
Edmund H. Sylvester, 27 00
Amount,
$987 00
Military Aid,
Authorized by Act of 1879, Chapter 252.
Payments.
Munroe Merritt,
$128 00 William R. Damon, $9 14
James A. Bailey,
86 00 Thomas P. R. Nash,
119 18
Michael P. McGill, 84 60
Amount, $426 92
State and County Tax.
Amount of State tax. $405 00
Amount of County tax 1,580 45
Amount 3
$1,985 45
18
Miscellaneous.
Amount of orders drawn $612 81
Payments.
Thomas Mann for land taken for road $9 25
Polly Mann for land taken for road 9 25
James N. Turner, school books. 3 68
Abner S. Dalby for damage to horse and wagon. .
15 00
Marcena Webb, moving benches, Town Hall 1 50
J. C. & J. H. Merritt, repairing hearse and scraper . 4 00
Cohasset & Duxbury Railroad for freight 25
Vinal's Express for expressing . 2 15
George H. Brown, services as night police
146 00
Charles E. Bailey, returning death
25
Perez L. Litchfield, repairing blackboard and setting glass . 5 00
R. S. H. Andrews, watching fire at Unitarian Church, 3 00
John Damon's heirs for land taken for Buttonwood road, so-called 175 00
William L. Kennard for services at Town Hall . 6 00
James S. Burrows, repairing blackboards 5 00
Hosea D. Nott, services as Constable
20 50
H. A. Seaverns & Co. for books for schools. 36 33
William P. Allen for books for schools 91 50
Orlando Litchfield, watching fire, C. O. Ellms' house, 3 00
Ira Bates, watching fire, C. O. Ellms' house . 3 00
E. C. Gardner, services as Constable and returning deaths 13 50
Josiah Litchfield, returning deaths 1 25
J. O. Cole for organ, books and desks, High School, 46 90 William J. Newcomb, returning deaths 3 00
Hyland Brothers, expressing . 5 25
Joseph Bailey, watching fire, Unitarian Church. . .
3 00
Amount
$612 81
1
19
Improvements on South Main Street.
Amount of orders drawn
$333 79
Payments.
J. Stanley Shaw,
$3 75 Marcellus Day & Co., $8 00
Edward Ward,
4 75
Henry T. Otis, 4 05
Frederick Cole,
62 57 Samuel J. Hunt, 15 10
Albert K. Briggs,
2 25
James Totman, 23 64
H. H. Northey,
17 13
James Sampson,
2 25
H. D. Northey,
14 95
Thomas O. Neal, 4 05
Jetson Wade,
22 08
William Burke,
6 15
George Wade,
4 50
William W. Wade,
1 35
Isaac Lambert,
14 25
Chandler Clapp, 3 60
Nathaniel Wade, 5 25
John Boylin,
18 15
Harvey C. Litchfield, 4 50
Marcus Barbour, 15 09
H. A. Seaverns & Co.,
1 89
Patrick Kane,
14 85
John Weatherbee,
75
Edward Tobin,
14 63
Duxbury & Cohasset
Martin Curran,
14 10
Railroad,
1 11
Caleb M. Jenkins,
10 75
- Jesse Totman,
17 10
Benjamin Stetson,
60
Josiah Mann,
60
Amount,
$333 79
Interest Account.
Total amount of interest accrued for the year $5,773 20 .
Collection of Taxes and Discount.
Discount on taxes. $482 56
Amount of fees for collecting 234 52
$717 08
20
Improvements on Cedar Street.
Amount of orders drawn
$272 14
Payments.
Edmund Hyland,
$14 10 Luther Litchfield, $4. 50
Howard E. Litchfield, 3 00
William H. Litchfield, 14 00
Matthew Markwich, 6 00
Andrew Bates, 27 75
Antone Joseph, 4 50
Samuel Stoddard, 6 25
Duxbury & Cohasset
Mrs. Otis Litchfield,
25 00
Railroad,
1 82
M. S. Litchfield & Co.,
62
Otis Litchfield,
7 08
Peleg Hyland,
34 00
Sumner Litchfield,
32 50
William Litchfield,
1 50
Milton G. Litchfield,
6 75
Marcellus Day & Co., 6 80
William L. Litchfield,
6 75
H. A. Seaverns & Co., 1 10
Hosea J. Stockbridge,
10 00
J. C. & J. H. Merritt,
5 75
Josiah Litchfield,
3 75
Meshech Litchfield's heirs, 40 00
Luther Clapp,
4 50
A. J. Bates,
4 12
Amount,
$272 14
21
Recapitulation.
For removing snow $455 38
Support of schools
3,564 93
Incidentals for schools 112 73
Support of Poor
3,014 73
Repairs of roads and bridges
1,972 26
Repairs of public buildings
271 35
Town officers 522 65
Printing, stationery and postage
183 08
Abatement of taxes
275 46
State aid. 989 00
Miscellaneous 612 81
Improvement on South Main street
333 79
Improvement on Cedar street
272 14
Military aid authorized by act of 1879, chap. 252, 426 92
Interest
5,773 20
State Treasurer for money overdrawn.
110 18
State tax 405 00
County tax
1,580 45
Discount on taxes
482 56
Collection of taxes
234 52
Expenses of Beach Committee, paid by Treasurer.
Edwin Young
$360 00
Harris & Tucker
1,800 00
William S. Danforth 5 20
Henry Merritt.
30 00
Charles H. Paine
96 65
Charles E. Bailey
31 94
A. K. Harmon. 24 00
Job Vinal .
23 50
Freeman Vinal
23 50
Thomas Curtis
23 50
2,418 29
Amount of expenses
$24,011 43 Deduct State aid .. $989 00
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