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Two TERMS.
Ethel Merritt, Bennie L. Damon,
Harrie Merritt, Francis N. Hyland.
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ONE TERM.
Lucius E. Bates, Edgar L. Hyland, Arthur A. Hill,
Aaron Bates, Frank A. Damon, Chauncey Litchfield, Abbott Litchfield,
COMMON STREET SCHOOL.
Two TERMS. Bennie M. Young.
ONE TERM.
Esther Hoar,
Walter S. Harrub,
Arthur Manson,
Frank L. Young.
CENTRAL STREET SCHOOL.
Two TERMS
Frank T. Whittaker,
Fred Thayer,
Eddie Otis, Harry W. Otis,
Willie M. Brown.
ONE TERM.
Willie C. Andrews, Alice Wyman, Luther Andrews,
Cora Vinal, Mamie Schenck,
Willie Hunt,
Charlie Whittaker, Frances W. Whitcomb,
Heman L. Andrews.
GROVE STREET SCHOOL.
Kilborn Merritt,
ONE TERM. Archie W. Torrey, Mary J. Emerson.
Oscar H. Simmons,
Johnnie Elliott,
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CHARLES STREET SCHOOL.
THREE YEARS. Moses L. Brown. ONE YEAR. L. Gracie Litchfield . Two TERMS.
Eunice Litchfield,
Herbert D. Litchfield.
Cora E. Bearce,
Daniel J. Sullivan,
ONE TERM. Esther J. Cullen, Irving F. Litchfield.
NORTH MAIN STREET SCHOOL.
May H. Seaverns,
ONE YEAR. Winnie L. Seaverns.
Edith M. Stoddard,
Fred G. Reed,
Two TERMS. Harry N. Lincoln, Waldo M. Orcutt,
Addison C. Poland.
ONE TERM.
Carl F. Nott,
Clifton B. Lee.
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SCHOOL STATISTICS.
SCHOOLS.
TEACHERS.
Greatest Number
During any term.
Average
Number Belonging.
Average Attendance.
Per Cent.
Charles T. Murray,
71
59
53
.89
High School,
Hattie Weeks,
Abby J. Gannett,
Assistants.
East Grammar,
Sarah L. Young, Asst.
79
73
.68
.93
West Grammar,
Sarah R. Damon,
47
38
33
.87
North Main Street,
Mary L. Clapp,
35
29
27
.93
Willow Street,
Carrie W. Litchfield,
44
34
32
.94
Common Street,
Mabel Cole,
32
28
26
.93
South Street,
Mrs. Hattie Ferguson,
38
25
21
.84
Central Street,
Minta C. Bowditch,
25
24
22
.92
Brook Street,
E. Gertrude Gardner,
27
20
19
.95
High Street,
S. Alice Reed,
36
30
28
.93
Grove Street,
Clara W. Wilder,
16
14
13
.93
Charles Street,
Josephine M. Litchfield,
22
18
16
.89
Beach Street,
Annie E. Chubuck,
20
15
14
.93
Enrolled
Mabel Stevens,
Bessie R. White,
Mrs. J. A. Nealy,
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REPORTS OF TRUANT OFFICERS.
To CHARLES E. BAILEY, CHAIRMAN OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE OF SCITUATE, MASS.
The following are the complaints made to me as Truant Officer :
June 9, 1886, on complaint of S. Alice Reed.
September 24, 1886, on complaint of C. E. Bailey.
Respectfully, &c.,
HOSEA D. NOTT, Truant Officer.
As Truant Officer, I would respectfully report I have attended all cases coming to my knowledge.
Yours truly, HENRY YOUNG, Truant Officer.
SCITUATE, December 29, 1886,
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ANNUAL REPORT
- -OF THE
SELECTMEN, OVERSEERS OF THE POOR, TREASURER, TOWN CLERK AND SCHOOL COMMITTEE
- -OF THE- -
TOWN OF SCITUATE
- -FOR THE-
YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31ST,
PLYMOUTH : AVERY & DOTEN, BOOK AND JOB PRINTERS. 1888.
REPORT.
The Selectmen and Overseers of the Poor for the Town of Scituate respectfully submit the following report, showing the receipts and expenditures of the Town from Jan. 1, 1887, to Dec. 31, 1887, inclusive, and its financial condition at the last named date :
STATEMENT OF EXPENSES
Of the Town for the Year Ending Dec. 31, 1887.
Removing Snow.
E. P. Welch,
$5 50 Philip Gillis, $1 00
D. S. Jenkins,
47 00 Edward Cummings, 14 50
Abner Litchfield,
55 26 Cushing O. Litchfield, 1 40
Samuel H. Turner,
50
Charles F. Beal, 2 50
Israel D. Damon,
2 00 T. C. Drew,
16 51
Austin Merritt,
2 00 Henry L. Vinal, 9 00
C. Albert Brown,
2 25
Patrick Kane, 4 25
David L. Studley,
8 51
Fred Cole,
21 78
William O. Clapp,
11 95 John B. Damon, 52 00
John Conroy, 1 50 Michael Supple, 1 50
Turner Litchfield,
12 50
$273 41
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Support of Schools.
Amount of orders drawn,.
$5,404 12
Payments made as follows :
NAMES OF TEACHERS.
Charles T. Murray, $710 64 Sarah R. Damon,
$370 00
W. H. Bowman,
289 47
J. A. Nealy, 370 00
Bessie R. White,
329 98 Sarah L. Young, 185 00
Ellen M. Slack,
73 68
Clara W. Wilder,
150 00
Josie M. Litchfield,
216 00
Amy F. Gardner,
66 00
Annie E. Chubuck,
216 00
C. W. Litchfield,
216 00
Gertrude Gardner,
216 00
Minta C. Bowditch,
216 00
Mary L. Newcomb, 216 00 Mabel Cole, 210 00
Hattie M. Ferguson, 216 00
S. Alice Reed, 252 00
$4,518 77
SCHOOL BOOKS.
Winkley, Dresser & Co.,$127 12 Harper & Bros., $67 15
George S. Perry,
45 01 Thompson, Brown & Co., 29 31
A. G. Whitcomb,
32 25
Charles H. Whiting, 5 42
Ginn & Co.,
7 75
Andrews & Ingraham, 56 90
F. M. Ambrose,
25 00
J. L. Hammet, 12 80
J. Q. Bradish,
6 00
Porter & Coats, 12 80
$427 51
FUEL, FITTING AND JANITORSHIP.
E. H. Bonney,
$45 82 Charles E. Bailey, $75 46
Frank T. Gardner,
1 50
E. P. Welch & Son, 48 43
Abner S. Dalby,
4 50
D. S. Jenkins, 46 46
Herbert Litchfield,
5 00
Betsey A. Otis, 28 39
Israel Cudworth,
70 75
William E. Hunt, 4 25
Samuel W. Cook,
20 32
H. A. Seaverns & Co., 3 51
S. B. Curtis,
32 95
Stephen Litchfield,
20 00
Benjamin Brown,
50 00
$457 84
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Incidentals for Schools.
Amount of orders drawn, . $209 50
USE OF WELLS.
J. F. Neely,
$4 00 Charles H. Jackson, $2 00
Calvin Jenkins,
2 00 Edmund Landers, 2 00
J. H. Litchfield, 2 00
$12 00
MAKING FIRES.
Fred G. Reed,
$2 00
James E. Otis, Jr., $2 00
Daniel J. Sullivan,
2 00 Frank L. Young, 2 00
Walter H. Chubuck,
2 00 Alfred Hughs, 2 00
Everett R. Marsh,
2 00
Savilion Dalby,
2 00
Walter J. Litchfield,
2 00
$18 00 CLEANING SCHOOL HOUSES AND YARDS, SCHOOL FURNITURE AND
LABOR FOR SCHOOLS.
Henry Merritt,
$3 26 Charles E. Bailey, $ 3 46
Edwin Young,
75 Mrs. and Mr. W. Elliott, 7 00
Mrs. J. Maddock,
10 00 Mrs. J. W. Pierce,. 31 00
Mrs. J. Donahoe,
4 00
Mary O'Hearn, 8 00
Caleb Osborne, 6 60
Nehemiah Curtis, 9 00
William E. Hunt,
50 G. C. Dunklee & Co., 21 25
E. P. Welch & Son,
3 90 H. A. Seaverns & Co., 1 44
A. J. Waterman, 38 49 Northey & Webb, 85
$179 50
Support of Poor.
Amount of orders drawn, $2,527 76
From this should be deducted :
Due from Boston.
$52 00
Pembroke
34 76
Cohasset.
9 00
95 76
Expense for the year $2,432 00
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PERSONS WHOLLY SUPPORTED, EXPENSE OF EACH AND PAYMENTS TO WHOM MADE. FLORENCE A. OTIS.
Worcester Lunatic Hospital LEMUEL NASH.
$187 84
Town of Marshfield for board, etc.,
$66 00
Eben H. Nash, board, etc.,
246 00
Roland Turner, supplies
8 50
Dr. F. T. Vinal,
1 00
$321 50
THOMAS BLANCHARD.
Abel Vinal for board $122 85
Taunton Lunatic Hospital 85 52
Roland Turner, supplies · 1 00
12 50
Dr. Charles H. Davie
2 00
$223 87
SAMUEL HATCH.
E. E. Wetherbee for board.
$260 72
Dr. Frank T. Vinal, medical attendance, 23 00
$283 72
JOSEPH BROWN.
William H. Johnson, balance on bill of 1886 .
$33 00
City of Worcester for support. 356 00
$389 00
PERSONS PARTIALLY SUPPORTED AND EXPENSE OF EACH. MRS. W. R. DAMON AND FAMILY.
Charles E. Bramhall, board of children $77 00
Langdon W. Cook, supplies 5 85
Dr. George L. Newcomb, medical attendance 12 00
Northey & Webb, supplies 12 00
$106 85
Hatherly Merritt, supplies
7
BENJAMIN E. STETSON AND FAMILY.
William H. Sampson for supplies. $7 15
L. C. Wetherbee, supplies 11 62
Willard Torrey, trustee, rent 24 00
$42 77
JAMES LITCHFIELD AND FAMILY.
Town of Hanover for supplies. $80 10
R. S. H. ANDREWS AND FAMILY.
Percy Simmons' heirs for rent $30 00
H. H. Andrews, board for children 176 15
H. A. Seaverns & Co., supplies 4 50
E. A. J. Andrews, supplies
17 75
Langdon W. Cook, supplies
3 50
Roland Turner, supplies, 7 24
$239 14
WILLIAM ELLIOTT.
E. H. Bonney for coal. $3 50
Chubuck & Co., supplies 3 78
Dr. F. T. Vinal, medical attendance 1 50
$8 78
JOHN S. TAYLOR AND WIFE, AND MARY TAYLOR.
Mrs. Edward Arnold for board. $12 00
Joseph T. Gardner, board 173 50
$185 50
HOWLAND A. HUNT.
James E. Otis for board. , .
$3 50
EDWARD WARD.
Mary Graham for board. $31 50
Dr. F. T. Vinal, medical attendance 3 50
William J. Newcomb, undertaker
23 50
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Roland Turner, supplies . . $1 49
John Donahoe, digging grave .. 3 00
$62 99
ANTONE VARGUS.
D. J. Bates & Co., for supplies $53 00
E. H. Bonney, coal 7 75
Dr. George L. Newcomb, medical attendance 8 00
$68 75
ALONZO S. BURROUGHS AND FAMILY.
Town of Northbridge for supplies. $139 94
JAMES MCCARTY'S CHILD.
John Patterson for board to May 1, 1887.
$16 00
DANIEL GOSLIN AND WIFE.
City of Glocester for support. $31 00
Ann Coughlin, board 7 50
$38 50
DANIEL JENKINS.
W. P. Allen for supplies. $52 00
LUTHER M. PHIPPS' FAMILY.
Northey & Webb for supplies. $27 00
Mrs. Charles Damon, supplies 2 00
Joseph H. Corthell, supplies 1 76
Dr. F. T. Vinal, medical attendance 4 00
$34 76
WILLIAM HENRY LITCHFIELD.
H. A. Seaverns & Co., for supplies
$9 00
NINE TRAMPS.
Turner Litchfield, food and care $7 00
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GENERAL EXPENSE.
Thomas Tilden, cash expenses $2 05
Dr. F. T. Vinal, medical attendance 3 50
Charles Spring, services.
13 70
Willard Torrey, services
7 00
$26 25
Repairs of Roads and Bridges.
Amount of orders drawn
$2,267 03
William O. Merritt,
$6 00 Fred Cole,
$28 50
Marcena W. Damon, 12 50
James B. Totman,
80
Henry T. Otis, 1 00 James D. Carter,
2 40
David S. Jenkins, 1,135 88
Henry L. Vinal,
54 75
John A. Merritt,
4 50
Henry O'Neal,
6 75
Thomas Flaherty, 7 50
W. O. Clapp,
106 91
William O. Merritt, Jr., 30 00
Philip Gillis,
6 00
Patrick Flaherty,
18 00
Ames Plow Co.,
20 97
Thomas Flaherty,
9 00
Michael Dunn,
75
T. C. Drew,
20 90
Charles F. Beal,
20 50
Charles M. Ferguson,
18 50
Abner Litchfield,
26 25
John Flaherty,
7 50
E. P. Welch & Son, 72 39
Jetson Wade,
18 00
John Donahoe,
6 00
N. Wherety & Son,
24 00
Charles Anthony, 4 50
Augustus Cole,
36 00
Harvey D. Northey,
15 00
James C. Merritt,
31 50
Patrick Dunn,
24 00
J. W. Morris,
32 50
Martin Curran,
40 50
James T. Dalby,
9 00
Thomas Patterson,
9 00
John Hughs,
4 50
Dudley Conners,
24 00
Nathaniel Vinal,
12 00
W. E. Supple,
9 00
Edward Tobin,
6 00
Floyd Driscoll,
9 00
Sarah Hunt,
31 80
Otis Litchfield, 1 75
William L. Litchfield,
6 00
William Mitchell,
7 50
10
Edward Murphy,
$6 00
M. S. Litchfield,
$12 00
Edward Mitchell, 7 50
Christopher Nee, 13 50
Josiah G. Graves,
4 50
G. W. Damon,
3 00
James N. Turner,
14 63
James Damon,
12 00
John Sullivan,
9 00
Thomas L. Tilden,
4 00
John Curran & Son,
18 00
Samuel E. Hyland,
4 50
Patrick Kane,
46 00
R. Hoar & Son,
16 50
Edward Tobin, Jr.,
17 25
Melzar Vinal,
23 25
W. E. Hunt,
34 50
Z. H. Litchfield,
15 50
Virgil Damon,
65
Alexander Anderson, 2 60
Samuel H. Turner,
27 00
David L. Studley,
1 35
Edward Rogers,
4 00
$2,267 03
Repairs of Public Buildings.
Amount of orders drawn
$129 62
Charles H. Mott,
$5 65 A. H. Tower & Co., $4 58
E. P. Welch & Son,
44 86
Joseph Bailey, 17 25
Frank N. Coleman,
18 75 H. Lucius Vinal, 12 50
Charles E. Bailey,
8 25
James H. Burrows,
6 75
John H. Young,
3 50 T. O. Cole,
3 75
H. A. Seaverns & Co.,
3 78
Total
$129 62
Printing, Stationery and Postage.
Amount of orders drawn $430 90
Avery & Doten,
$404 90 Fred H. Sanborn, $9 50
Julia E. Webb,
53 Charles E. Bailey, 1 62
Thomas Tilden,
4 85
Charles Manson, 5 00
Roland Turner,
2 50 John J. Ford, 2 00
$430 90
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Town Officers.
Amount of orders drawn.
$717 40
Thomas Tilden - Selectmen and
$90 55
Charles T. Chubuck
Overseers
108 25
John J. Ford
of Poor, 71 40
Thomas Tilden -
45 75
Charles T. Chubuck
Assesors,
48 75
John J. Ford
103 55
Charles E. Bailey . .
School
68 15
Julia E. Webb. 5 Committee, 1
56 75
Roland Turner, Treasurer
50 00
Charles Manson, Town Clerk.
19 25
Benj. Brown, Sealer of Weights and Measures 10 00
Charles Manson . --
Registrars
15 00
Fenton W. Varney . .
of
10 00
Charles F. Clapp. ..
10 00
Total .
$717 40
Abatement of Taxes.
Amount of orders drawn $445 02
A. W. Newman, taxes from 1874 to 1885. $12 81
Franklin Damon, taxes from 1877 to 1880 110 63
Robert L. Cook, taxes from 1876 to 1884 19 67
Charles Merritt, taxes of 1877. 85
William Moore, taxes from 1876 to 1885. 6 43
W. A. Roberts, taxes from 1877 to 1885 5 53
P. D. Walbridge, taxes from 1878 to 1885 4 73
Charles A. Cole, taxes of 1880 38 40
Alva P. Smith, Jr., taxes of 1881 85
Alvin R. Glines, taxes from 1881 to 1885 6 00
James E. Murphy, taxes of 1882 1 00
10 00
H. Lucius Vinal
Voters, 1
3
12
Frank T. Cole, taxes of 1883
$2 00
Elisha J. Brown, taxes of 1883 2 00
William H. Supple, taxes of 1884 2 00
Luther Fogg, taxes from 1884 to 1887 3 46
Reid, taxes of 1884 2 25
Edmund Hyland, taxes of 1885 2 00
Arthur E. Litchfield, taxes of 1885
2 75
C. L. Litchfield, taxes of 1885 2 00
Aurelia Whiting, taxes of 1885 3 00
Henry Collier, taxes of 1885
38
Joseph Jackson, taxes of 1885-1886
37 34
Elizabeth P. Bartlett, taxes of 1887
3 50
M. S. & Z. H. Litchfield, taxes of 1886 2 70
Richard Supple, taxes of 1887 2 50
Silas Bates, taxes of 1886-1887
1 00
G. H. Webb, taxes of 1887
2 00
Dennis McCarty, taxes of 1887
1 62
John Carson, taxes of 1887
75
1886.
Michael Dunn,
$1 56 Mrs. Margaret Brown, $5 94
Henry F. Vinal,
6 00
Tobias Barce, 2 00
William L. Bonney,
3 60
Daniel H. Brown,
2 00
G. W. Bailey, 14 40
Charles E. Bramhall,
2 00
J. W. Bailey,
8 40
George E. Blatchford, 2 00
C. D. Howard,
2 58
Henry A. Banks,
3 20
Fanny D. Wills,
4 95
Edward J. Dunn,
2 00
Isaac Lincoln's heirs,
5 44
Albert F. Damon, 2 00
Elbridge Snow,
2 58 William H. Elliott,
2 60
Charles H. Witham,
48
Patrick Faloon,
2 90
George M. Davenport,
12 00
Noah Ellms's heirs,
8 94
Thomas Fox,
2 00
J. T. Gardner,
2 00
George O. Vinal, Jr.,
2 00
Aurelia Whiting, 5 70
Edward Webb,
2 00 Howland L. Hunt,
2 00
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Jane Jenkins, $4 50
Mrs. Davis Jenkins, $1 44
E. E Litchfield,
2 00
Arthur E. Litchfield, 2 00
John H. Langdon,
2 00
J. L. Litchfield, 2 00
Lincoln C. Litchfield,
2 00
Mrs. Billings Merritt, 4 26
Israel F. Merritt,
2 00
Alfred Nightingale, 2 00
Nicholas O'Neil,
2 90
Aramel Senter, 2 00
Edwin Studley,
2 00
Walter L. Young,
2 00
Clement G. Young,
2 00
Henry Tobin,
2 00
William H. Brown,
2 00
1887.
Geo. H. Davenport, 12 50
$445 02
Military Aid.
CHAPTER 252.
Amount of orders drawn $506 00
Michael P. McGill,
$118 00 C. M. Jenkins, $64 00
Joseph Brown,
96 00 Henry Young, 18 00
Shadrach B. Curtis,
72 00 Daniel Goslin, 20 00
William Elliott,
118 00
$506 00
State Aid.
CHAPTER 301.
Amount of orders drawn
$988 00
Luke G. Fitts,
$48 00 Hannah H. Andrews, $24 00
Pauline Fitts,
48 00
Benj. F. Merritt, 48 00
Olive Cushing, 8 00
Julia A. Ross, 48 00
Emily A. Merritt, 48 00
Charles H. Nott, 48 00
Elisha J. Brown,
48 00
Hosea D. Nott, 24 00
Mary J. Hyland,
48 00
Charles W. Clapp, 48 00
John H. Spencer,
36 00
James P. Jordan, 36 00
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Benj. Brown, Jr.,
$48 00
Nicholas Wherety, $48 00
Sevena C. James,
48 00
Henry W. Leavitt, 48 00
Irene A. Lee,
48 00
Susan Daniels, 48 00
Henry Smith,
36 00
Rilla S. Johnson,
48 00
Thomas J. Newcomb,
20 00
William Litchfield, 33 00
Edmund L. Hyland,
3 00
$988 00
Memorial Day.
Paid Francis B. Lee, Quartermaster, Post 31 G. A. R.,
agreeable to a vote of the Town $100 00
Cohasset Fire Department.
Paid by vote of Town $25 00
Miscellaneous.
Amount of orders drawn $309 41
Merritt's Scituate Express Co. $13 85
Wilbur P. Brown, services as Constable 8 00
Charles E. Bailey, use of team
35 33
J. W. Morris' estate, for fish ways, by vote of Town, 25 00
Alfred A. Seaverns, services as Moderator 5 00
Henry Young, services as Truant Officer 7 00
Town of Pembroke, moving herring 8 92
Benj. Brown, cleaning town hall 9 00
Benj. Brown, furnishing guide post
5 00
James H. Burrows, painting ladders
3 00
Charles Manson, recording births and deaths
27 70
E. P. Welch & Son, furniture and repairs of Select- men's room . 19 95
15
L. D. Harrington, burying horse $6 00
John B. Turner, mowing bushes 3 00
Charles T. Chubuck, services as Committee 6 00
T. L. Prouty, painting sign 1 00
Edward Tobin, watching fire
1 50
Richard Hoar, watching fire. . 1 50
Moses B. Colman, watching fire
4 50
Henry Welch, watching fire .
6 00
Thomas Leslie, watching fire 3 00
A. F. Savant, watching fire.
3 00
James Glynn, watching fire.
3 00
Mary Anthony, returning births
50
Cushing O. Litchfield, services as Constable 7 00
2 50
Frank T. Vinal, returning births
3 50
Thomas Tilden, services as Committee on Law Suits 24 50
Thomas Tilden, car fares on law suits 13 90
Thomas J. Studley, returning deaths 2 25
25 00
Hosea D. Nott, Truant Officer 8 00
William J. Newcomb, returning deaths
9 75
George L. Newcomb, returning births
2 75
Charles E. Bailey, cash paid for expressing. 1 76
Charles W. Sparrell, returning deaths
1 75
$309 41
New Road at the Neck.
Amount of orders drawn . . $690 27
John B. Damon, damage awarded $82 52
County of Plymouth for laying out road. 46 00
Langdon W. Cook, Auctioneer 2 00
James Collier's heirs, damage awarded 80 00
John E. O. Prouty, returning deaths
Turner Litchfield, care of "lock-up "
16
David S. Jenkins, labor $47 00
C. T. Chubuck, services as Committee 2 00
Thomas Tilden, services as Committee 2 75
John J. Ford, services as Committee
5 00
$690 27
Repairs on Little's Bridge Causeway.
Amount of orders drawn $286 08
$160 63
Lillian F. Beal, material
27 95
Charles F. Beal, labor 52 50
Patrick Kane, labor
45 00
$286 08
Repairs at "Sand Hills."
Amount of orders drawn $144 25
David S. Jenkins, labor
$141 25
Thomas Tilden, services as Committee 3 00
$144 25
Repairs of Conihasset Bridge.
Amount of orders drawn $145 50
D. S. Jenkins, labor
$109 50.
G. W. Merritt, material 18 00
W. E. Hunt, labor 9 00
John Sullivan, labor 1
9 00
$145 50
David S. Jenkins, labor
17
Repairs of Second Cliff Road.
Amount of orders drawn
$599 12
Festy Nee,
$6 00
Martin Curran, $25 50
Henry O'Neal,
9 00
Martin Quinn, 7 50
S. H. Turner,
24 75 James McDonald, 13 50
D. S. Jenkins,
181 25
Edward Graham,
7 50
W. H. Sampson,
3 80
Patrick Dunn,
15 00
E. P. Welch & Son,
6 07
Thomas Patterson, 7 50
Bartley Curran,
12 00
Nicholas Wherety,
20 25
Augustus Cole,
24 75
John Sullivan,
10 50
Francis Mulcurn,
8 25
Thomas O'Neal, 6 00
Floyd Driscoll,
16 50
Nehemiah Curtis,
6 00
T. C. Drew,
24 75
James McDonough,
7 50
John Mitchell, .
9 00
William Burke,
5 25
James Curran,
12 00
Peter Murphy,
18 00
John Faloon,
12 00
Nicholas Wherety, 2d, 10 50
Dudley Conners,
12 00
John Curran, Jr., 9 00
W. W. Waterman,
22 50
Edward Cummings, 3 00
J. E. O. Prouty,
27 00
Edward Murphy, 15 00
$599 12
Moving School-house.
Amount of orders drawn $439 95
Charles E. Bailey, surveying, etc
$15 70
Sumner Litchfield, moving building
360 00
Mary T. Curtis, land and fencing
51 00
Thomas Tilden as Committee
8 75
John J. Ford as Committee. 4 50
$439 95
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State and County Taxes.
County tax. $1,630 33
State tax 1,822 50
Amount
$3,452 83
Interest.
Amount of interest paid
$3,109 16
Recapitulation of Expenses.
Removing snow. $273 41
Support of schools 5,404 12
Incidentals for schools 209 50
Support of poor
2,432 00
Repairs of roads and bridges
2,267 00
Repairs of public buildings
129 62
Town officers.
717 40
Printing, stationery and postage
430 90
Abatement of taxes
445 02
State aid, chapter 301.
988 00
Military aid, chapter 252
506 00
Miscellaneous
309 41
Memorial day
100 00
Cohasset fire department
25 00
New road at Neck
690 27
Repairs on Little's Bridge causeway
286 08
Repairs at Sand Hills
144 25
Repairs of Conihasset bridge 145 50
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Repairs on Second Cliff bridge $599 12
Moving School-house. 439 95
County tax 1,630 33
State tax 1,822 50
Interest 3,109 16
Discount on taxes . 697 74
Fees for collecting taxes 243 92
Paid for money overdrawn on Corporation tax. 9 76
Total amount of expense $24,055 95
Deduct State aid, chapter 301
$988 00
Deduct military aid, chapter 252
253 00 1,241 00
Net expense for the year $22,814 96
Income.
Amount of tax bills of 1887
$24,157 88
National Bank tax 433 15
Corporation tax
1,816 35
Dog fund of 1887
283 72
School fund of 1887, (estimated same as last year) .
183 97
Peddlar's license 8 00
Auctioneers' licenses
6 00
Pool and bowling licenses
6 00
Additional on bank tax
41 41
Sale of fish rights
15 00
Interest on money on deposit
35 61
Interest on Jane Jenkins' note
6 00
$26,993 09
From amount of income deduct expense
22,814 96
Income above expenses . $4,178 13
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Financial Condition of the Town, Dec. 31, 1887.
LIABILITIES.
Due as follows :-
NAMES OF PAYEES.
Principal.
Date of Note
Int. Paid to
Int due Jan. 1, 1888.
Brewster, Bassett & Co., ..... ...
..
$60,000 00 July 1, 1881. Jan. 1, 1888.
Brewster, Cobb & Easterbrook,
7,000 00 Nov. 8, 1883.
Nov. 8, 1887.
$40 44
Brewster, Cobb & Easterbrook,
10,500 00 Nov. 1, 1885. Nov. 1, 1887.
70 00
Amount of Principal due, $77,500 00
Amount of Interest due, $110 44
Amount of principal of notes due $77,500 00
Interest due 110 44
Outstanding orders . 570 01
due Thomas Mann's heirs 116 00
raised to enlarge town hall lot
150 00
Liabilities
$78,446 00
Resources.
Cash in hands of Treasurer. $12,048 92
Uncollected taxes from 1875 to 1885
166 39
of 1885 196 38
1886 626 57
1887 5,343 45
Due from State, School Fund of 1887 183 97
1
County, Dog Fund of 1887 283 72
State, State aid, chapter 301
988 00
State, Military aid, chapter 252 253 00
Value of security on Jane Jenkins' house 100 00
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Amount due from Cohasset for poor. $9 00
Pembroke for poor 34 76
Boston for poor 52 00
$20,286 16
From amount of liabilities $78,446 45
Deduct amount of resources 20,286 16
Debt of the Town, Dec. 31, 1887 $58,160 29
Amount of debt, Dec. 31, 1886 $62,892 99
Dec. 31, 1887 58,160 29
Decrease of debt
$4,732 70
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Estimated Expenses for the Year 1888.
Removing snow $1,000 00
Support of schools 5,000 00
Incidentals for schools 150 00
Support of poor
2,800 00
Repairs of roads and bridges
2,800 00
Town officers 700 00
Abatement of taxes 300 00
Printing, stationery and postage
200 00
Miscellaneous . .
500 00
Collection of taxes and discount 800 00
Interest on debt 3,100 00
Repairs to public buildings
200 00
Military aid .
300 00
Reduction of debt
1,000 00
Town grant. $18,850 00
County tax (estimated) 1,650 00
State tax, (estimated) 1,850 00
Total amount to be raised
$22,350 00
Guide Boards.
The Guide Boards throughout the Town need general repairs.
THOMAS TILDEN, - Selectmen CHARLES T. CHUBUCK, of
JOHN J. FORD, Scituate.
183 283
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5616 4.668 248
List of Jurors
PRESENTED FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF THE TOWN, TO BE ACTED ON AT THE ANNUAL MEETING TO BE HELD IN MARCH, 1888.
Thomas F. Bailey, James Damon,
Hosea B. Mott,
Charles Manson,
Lovell B. Lincoln,
Andrew Bates,
E. Parker Welch,
Israel C. Dalby,
Alfred A. Seaverns,
James C. Merritt,
Asa J. Merritt,
George H. Damon,
Hatherly Merritt,
H. Lucius Vinal,
Henry Young, Marshall Litchfield,
John E. O. Prouty,
Cushing O. Litchfield,
John E. Murphy,
Stephen Joyce,
Charles T. Chubuck,
Patrick Kane,
James P. Murphy.
Respectfully submitted,
THOMAS TILDEN, Selectmen
CHARLES T. CHUBUCK, of
JOHN J. FORD, S
Scituate.
Jetson Wade,
Charles F. Clapp,
Alexander B. Anderson,
Charles F. Beal,
Francis B. Lee,
Wilbur P. Brown,
Daniel Ward,
William H. Burke,
Andrew J. Waterman,
Samuel P. Barker,
Otis Litchfield, Charles A. Brown, Ernest F. Bonney, Frank N. Colman, Thomas Tilden,
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TRUST FUNDS.
The Selectmen have paid out of the income of the "Jenkins' Fund," the sum of one hundred dollars equally among five single ladies. The "Thomas Fund" has not been disturbed.
THOMAS TILDEN, CHARLES T. CHUBUCK, & Trustees. JOHN J. FORD,
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. ARTICLES TO BE IN WARRANT
For Town Meeting, March 5, 1888.
ARTICLE 1. To choose a Moderator to preside in said meeting.
ART. 2. To hear the report of the Selectmen and other town officers, and act thereon.
ART. 3. To choose all necessary town officers for the year ensuing.
ART. 4. To see what sums of money the Town will raise for the support of schools, repairs of highways, sup- port of poor, and other necessary charges for the current year, and appropriate the same.
ART. 5. To establish the rate of wages for removing snow for the current year.
ART. 6. To act on the list of Jurors as prepared by the Select- men.
ART. 7. To see if the Town will authorize the Overseers of the Poor to contract, at their discretion, for the support of the Town's poor.
ART. 8. To see if the Town will authorize their Treasurer to borrow money under the direction of the Selectmen, in anticipation of taxes.
ART. 9. To see if the Town will cause their financial report to be printed and distributed in the month of Feb- ruary next.
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ART. 10. To hear the report of any Committee heretofore chosen, and act thereon.
ART. 11. To make allowances to town creditors.
ART. 12. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate any money for Memorial day.
ART. 13. Will the Town determine the time and manner in which their taxes shall be collected, or act thereon.
ART. 14. To ballot on the question of granting licenses for the sale of intoxicating liquors in this Town : the ballots to be "Yes" or "No" in answer to the question : "Shall licenses be granted for the sale of intox- icating liquors in this Town ?"
ART. 15. Will the Town authorize their Selectmen to buy or take gravel pits for the use of the Town, or act thereon.
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TREASURER'S REPORT.
TOWN OF SCITUATE, in account with
ROLAND TURNER, Treasurer.
DR.
Amount of orders paid $16,798 97
Amount of interest paid 3,109 16
Cash paid State Treasurer, State tax 1,822 50
Cash paid County Treasurer, County tax 1,630 33
Fees for collecting taxes 243 92
Discount on taxes 697 74
Paid State Treasurer for Corporation tax, overdrawn, 9 76
Amount of uncollected taxes, 1887. 5,343 45
Amount of cash on hand, Dec. 31, 1887 12,048 92
$41,704 75
CR
Cash on hand, Dec. 31, 1886 $7,666 44
Received of-
State Treasurer, Corporation tax 1,816 35
State Treasurer, National Bank tax 433 15
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