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25
House lot,
200
114
Field,
300
2-5
2 house lots,
600
600
Pratt, Gustavus
Cohasset,
2
Salt marsh, .
30
30
Pegram, Mercy A.
St. Louis, Mo.
House,
2,135
Stable, .
535
House lot,
700
8
Field, .
350
House, .
100
34
5
Pasture,
100
2
Wood lot,
60
4
Salt marsh,
60
1
Swamp,
20
415
11%
1,725
Prentiss, Henry
Boston,
3,720
House lot,
75
Pierce, Otis (heirs)
5 21% 4
795
21%
135
VALUATION.
NAMES.
RESIDENCE.
A CRES.
PROPERTY.
VALUE
TOTAL.
Rogers, Ellen
Boston,
House, .
$2,385
Stable, .
750
Carriage house,
100
1/8
House lot,
250
1% /4
Stable lot,
100
2
Salt marsh,
30
134
Field,
665
Roberts, W. A.
Waltham,
14
House lot,
75
Rogers, Charlotte,
Boston,
House,
1,300
Barn,
525
8
Elm tree pasture,
555
2,380
House,
1,330
Shop,
150
Barn,
255
7% 8
House lot,
400
L
Shop lot,
225
2,360
Reitenbeck, M. C.
Somerville,
12
2 house lots,
200
200
Rogers, James F.
5-11
House lot,
500
2,600
Rothe, John
Boston,
House, .
1,385
2 barns,
495
1/ 14
House lot,
200
1.
Orchard,
150
1
House field,
465
514
Pasture and meadow,
320
3,015
Reed, George,
1/4
House lot,
300
300
Simmons, Walter
So. Scituate,
7
Salt marsh, .
105
105
Studley, Joshua
Hanover,
8
Salt marsh, .
120
120
Sim nons, Perez (heirs)
16
Salt marsh,
240
790
Stockbridge. Liba
. .
5
Salt marsh,
125
125
Smill. T. C. & Co.
Boston,
5
Cranberry lot,
150
150
Simmons. Thomas (lvirs)
Hanover,
2
Salt marsh, .
30
30
South Scituate, Town
70
Salt marsh,
1,050
1,050
Stanwood. James
1-5
House lot,
100
100
66
House, .
425
House lot,
125
Touse,
2,100
$4,280 75
Russell, Samuel (heirs) Maine,
1/2
136
VALUATION.
NAMES.
RESIDENCE.
ACRES.
PROPERTY.
VALUE
TOTAL.
Studley, H. L.
So. Scituate,
1
Field,
$100
2
Hill field,
150
5
Pasture,
95
1
Fresh meadow,
15
1
Salt marsh,
15
Stockbridge, Dana
So. Scituate,
8
Woodland,
200
$375 200
Shaw, Melvin
Abington,
House, .
415
Stable, .
110
Stetson, M. B.
Cohasset,
2
Salt marsh, .
30
30
Sumner, G. T.
Canton,
10
Rock Island,
1,500
1
Little Rock Island,
100
Smith, Dana
Rockland,
House,
610
Stable,
155
Stevens, Horace,
So. Scituate,
3
Salt marsh.
45
45
Sharpe, J. C. (Treas Glades Association)
Boston,
House,
250
Barn,
185
Carriage house,
75
4
Field,
2,600
16
Salt marsh,
240
24
Pasture,
12,535
3
Wattles' field,
1,535
15
Pasture,
6,665
2
Salt marsh, .
30
3
45
Sampson, J. W., & Co.
So. Scituate,
House,
1,000
stable,
1,170
Hay barn,
1,000
Sheds,
230
Corn barn,
565
Workshop,
190
Carriage shed,
145
House and store, Stable,
525
Coal shed,
175
Grain house, .
135
114
House and store lot
325
37 42
Land north of road .6
1,480
4%
Salt marsh, .
70
Sexton, E. M.
4
Salt marsh,
60
60
Smith, Jason,
Rockland,
Beach house and
525
525
shed, .
Beach house,
315
Sylvester, George F.
Hanover,
Woodhouse, .
25
340
525
1,600
765
24,160
2,150
1,790
10,950
137
VALUATION.
NAMES.
RESIDENCE.
ACRES.
PROPERTY.
VALUE
TOTAL.
Simpson, G. W.
Boston,
12
2 house lots, .
$200
$200
Stewart, James
66
318
House lot and pas- ture, .
170
875
Sherman, Leander
Marshfield,
Stable, .
1,000
1,000
Stetson, W. and S.
Hanover,
78
66 lot,
100
Spear, Henry E.
W. Scituate,
House,
300
300
Stoddard, E. M.
Marshfield,
3
Meadow and beach
150
150
Sherman, W. S.
So. Hanover,
House,
160
Stable, .
20
180
Thomas, Mary
Hanover,
31%
Salt marsh,
50
50
Torrey, Everett
Boston,
3 horses,
350
2 cows, .
80
2 oxen, .
150
2-year old,
25
House, .
5.335
Carriage house,
635
Observatory,
500
Ice house,
450
New barn,
1,950
Woodhouse, .
35
Hen house,
70
Corn and hog house House lot,
1,000
3
East and Willow Tree fields.
350
3
Chittendon fields, .
600
S
Dike meadow,
900
3
Salt marsh.
45
8
Old Abbey pasture,
800
8
Fresh meadow,
135
5
Pasture field,
800
3%
Winter ..
515
11.
Cedar swamp,
150
3
Salt marsh, .
45
Torrey, G. H. Tower, Abraham H.
So. Scituate, 4
Salt marsh,
60
Cohasset,
5 Salt marsh and beach,
75
75
Turner, Shiverick, Turner. Samuel
So. Scituate, ..
2
212
Salt marsh.
35
35
House, .
1,365
Stable,
285
1,
House lot,
135
117
Collamore field,
150
1,935
·
14.450 60
Salt marsh,
30
30
Townsend, Edward D. Washington,
D. C.
House, .
705
House, .
355
455
605
135
1
138
VALUATION.
NAMES.
RESIDENCE.
PROPERTY.
VALUE
TOTAL. 1
Tilden, Edgar
Marshfield,
Beach house,
$410
78
House lot,
100
$510
Tolman, Charles
So. Scituate,
House, ·
485
Stable,
140
625
Turner, David
66
4
Salt marsh,
60
60
Tower, Horace, & Co. Torrey, Charles T.
Hanover, Whitman,
House,
535
Stable,
90
Turner, W. F.
So. Scituate,
House,
635
Stable,
90
Totman, Jesse L.
Boston,
House,
835
Shop,
50
Woodhouse, .
25
1
House lot,
275
Tapley, G. A.
Danvers,
1%
2 house lots,
200
200
Tuttle, G. W.
Boston,
6
Salt marsh,
90
90
Ulmer, Mrs. George T.
..
1/4
House lot,
300
1,545
Ulmer, Mrs. F. P.
66
House, .
650
1/
.4
lot,
150
1/
Bailey
300
1.100
Vinal, Levi
Waltham,
House, .
980
Summer house,
210
Ont-building,
40
3/4
House lot,
185
Vinal, Seth H. & C.
So. Scituate,
House, .
345
345
Vinal, Asa
Lowell,
1-12
& house lot, .
80
325
Wood, Henry
Chicago, Ill.,
House, .
3,930
House lot,
400
4,330
Whiting, William
Hanover, Cohasset,
4
Salt marsh, .
CO
60
Whittenton, Alfred
3
Woodland,
90
90
Warrick, Levi L.
2
Salt marsh, .
30
30
Weatherbee, James
Rockland, Boston,
House, .
2,800
Barn,
650
1
47
Field pasture and wood,
1,990
Cohasset,
House,
1,445
Shed,
55
63
Salt marsh,
250
1,750
3
Salt marsh,
45
45
Turner, E. A.
House and stable,
250
250
725
1,185
1/2
2 house lots, .
200
200
Thing, S. B.
. 6
House,
1,245
1,415
1-6 house,
245
Hazzard house,
225
225
Williams, S. K. (heirs)
House lot,
650
6,090
Wood, H. U.
ACRES.
625
139
VALUATION.
NAMES.
RESIDENCE.
ACRES.
PROPERTY.
VALUE
TOTAL.
White, Edward
Weymouth,
House, .
$1,080
Shop,
100
House lot,
175
$1,355
Wilkins, C. (heirs)
Boston,
House, .
625
Cook house, .
990
Carriage house,
25
1
House lot,
120
14
Cook house lot,
10
Webb, Charles D.
66
House,
1,435
3
Long field,
600
3/4
Curtis “
225
3
Brook pasture,
225
14
House lot,
315
1
West field,
200
Walbach, George
66
Horse, .
45
45
6 shanties,
255
255
Wade, John R.
House lot,
125
125
Walbridge, P. D.
Melrose,
1214
House lot,
50
50
Wentworth, E. E.
Cohasset,
Blacksmith shop,
1.850
Old shop.
200
11-16
Gannett woodland,
270
2,320
Williamson, Charles Wallace, C. W.
So. Scituate, Manchester, N. H.,
33
Salt marsh,
50
50
2 house lots,
200
200
Whitton, HI. J.
Boston,
House lot,
100
100
Webb, F. L.
66
House, .
340
Barn and shed,
.
225
5
Field and pasture,
275
3
Fresh meadow,
45
Whidden, Mrs. Renton
House,
1,435
12
House lot,
350
1,785
Watress, Agnes M.
66
House, .
1,015
House lot,
75
Weeks, Augusta
Atlantic,
House lot,
150
150
Walker, C. S.
So. Scituate, Hanover,
Machinery,
160
160
Waterman, E. C.
House, .
Stable, .
135
800
Young, Ephraim (heirs)
Boston,
House. .
310
2
House field,
200
8
Pasture,
160
Salt marsh,
30
700
Young, David R.
Niatick, Ct.
House lot,
300
300
House, .
200
200
Willington, Mrs. Eliza- beth
885
1,090
Wood, J. S.
House,
100
100
66:
14
1,860
3,000
SUMMARY OF VALUATION.
-
Buildings .
$997,720 00
Real estate, - r Land 663,778 00
Total $1,661,498 00
Personal estate.
148,243 00
Total valuation of property ..
$1,809,741 00
Number of acres of land.
9,923
horses taxed 356
cows taxed 296
neat cattle, other than cows 97
sheep taxed. 59
swine 66
houses
667
polls
645
TOTAL VALUATION COMPARED WITH 1885.
Real estate, increase. $393,740 00
Personal estate, increase 5,466 00
Total increase.
$399, 06 00
THOMAS TILDEN, - Assessors CHARLES T. CHUBUCK, of
JOHN J. FORD, Scituate.
S
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 Jan. 1, 1885, to Dec. 31, 1886, inclusive, and its financial condition at the last named date:
STATEMENT OF EXPENSES
OF THE TOWN FOR THE YEAR ENDING DEC. 31, 1886.
REMOVING SNOW.
Jesse Spooner,
$5 25
Patrick Kane,
$66 70
W. E. Hunt,
13 00
L. J. Bradley,
1 20
C. M. Ferguson,
44 52
T. C. Drew,
41 17
John B. Damon,
167 93
E. Cummings,
70 00
D. S. Jenkins,
199 46
D. L. Studley,
11 63
Henry L. Vinal,
31 58
William O. Clapp,
41 32
Milton G. Litchfield,
27 90
Abner Litchfield,
47 64
Alex. Anderson,
3 50
Edward Ward,
6 25
Fred. Cole,
45 53
John Supple,
6 25
John L. Manson,
25 12
Sigourney Young,
4 50
Everett Torrey,
17 00
Michael Glynn,
13 50
Martin Curran,
15 63
Nicholas Wherity,
7 00
Frank C. Litchfield,
16 00
James D. Carter,
19 24
$948 82
2
SUPPORT OF SCHOOLS.
Amount of orders drawn
$5,424 21
Payments made as follows : NAMES OF TEACHERS AND PAYMENTS.
Charles T. Murray, $973 68 Josephine M. Litch-
field, $210 00
Mabel Stevens,
164 00
Mary L. Clapp, 210 00
Hattie F. Weeks,
105 25
Stella B. Baker, 66 00
Bessie R. White,
50 00
Minta C. Bowditch, 144 00
Abby J. Gannett,
63 12
Clara W. Wilder,
210 00
J. A. Nealy,
370 00
E. Gertrude Gardner, 210 00
Sarah L. Young,
185 00
Carrie W. Litchfield, 210 00
Sarah R. Damon,
350 00
Mabel Cole,
210 00
Hattie M. Ferguson,
210 00
S. Alice Reed,
245 00
Annie E. Chubuck,
210 00
$4,396 05
FUEL, JANITORSHIP, &O.
Betsey A. Otis,
$30 00 E. H. Bonney,
$19 50
Abner S. Dalby,
27 00 Hosea J. Stockbridge, 4 50
D. S. Jenkins,
44 10 Samuel Cook, 33 63
Fred Cole,
4 50 H. A. Seaverns & Co., 3 42
C. E. Bailey,
63 00 Israel Cudworth,
68 50
Herbert Litchfield,
6 00 Shadrach B. Curtis, 25 06
Benjamin Brown,
50 00 A. L. Seaverns, 5 71
$384 92
SCHOOL BOOKS.
Harper Bros.,
$57 45 Charles H. Whiting, $26 17
Warren & Adams,
4 17 Thompson Brown & Co., 163 99
A. C. Stocking,
35 04
Winkley, Dresser & Co., 300 79
D. Appleton & Co.,
4 38 Ginn & Co.,
10 97
George S. Perry,
36 76 Carl Schack, 3 52
$643 24
LAWRENCE INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL.
$40 23
3
INCIDENTALS FOR SCHOOLS.
R. S. H. Andrews, $2 00 William E. Hunt, $0 50
Mrs. John Donnahoe,
4 00 Charles E. Bailey, 10 73
Mrs. John Maddock,
9 00 Nathaniel Vinal, 60
Mrs. J. W. Pierce,
31 00
E. P. Welch & Son, 2 25
Mrs. Robert O'Hern,
12 00 H. A. Seaverns & Co., 5 79
Northey & Webb,
20 James H. Burrows, 3 00
A. J. Waterman,
22 31
$103 38
SUPPORT OF POOR.
Amount of orders drawn $3,008 85
From this should be deducted :
Amount due South Scituate in 1885 $277 76
Amount due from Town of Cohasset
3 00
Amountreceived from Town of Weymouth 2 00
Amount received from Boston 52 00
Amount received from South Scituate ... 91 43
Amount due from State, supplies to John Fowley. 27 75
Amount due from State, supplies to J. D. Nelson. 6 50
Amount due from State, supplies to
A. S. Burrows 40 53
500 97
Expense for the year $2,507 88 PERSONS WHOLLY SUPPORTED, EXPENSE OF EACH AND PAYMENTS TO WHOM MADE. FLORENCE A. OTIS.
Worcester Lunatic Asylum, board and clothing ... $186 83
LEMUEL NASH.
Warren Litchfield for board 141 46
Town of Marshfield for board and clothing 79 62
Hatherly Merritt for clothing 15 75
W. P. Brown, moving Nash to Marshfield. 2 50
$239 33
4
SAMUEL HATCH.
Mary Bowditch for board $105 00
E. E. Weatherbee for board .. 152 14
Dr. F. T. Vinal, medical attendance 10 00
THOMAS BLANCHARD.
$267 14
Abel: Vinal for board
$182 50
Roland Turner for clothing 8 00
$190 50
JOSEPH BROWN.
William H. Johnson for board $120 00
PERSONS PARTIALLY SUPPORTED AND EXPENSES OF EACH. R. S. ANDREWS AND FAMILY. Hannalı H. Andrews for board $208 00
Roland Turner for supplies . 3 15
36 85
Northey & Webb for supplies 3 50
30 00
$281 50
EDWARD WARD.
Mary Graham for board
$104 00
Hatherly Merritt for clothing
3 50
Roland Turner for clothing
7 00
$114 50
GEORGE H. JENKINS AND FAMILY.
Roland Turner for clothing
$16 85
EDGAR B. FERNALD.
Bryant N. Fernald for board
$75 50
Roland Turner for clothing
2 79
James B. Totman for board
6 00
Hatherly Merritt for clothing 6 50
$90 79
Langdon W. Cooke for clothing
Perez Simmons, house rent
5
KATIE MCDONALD AND CHILD.
Roland Turner for clothing
$6 93
Mrs. Melzar Vinal for work 2 25
William J. Newcomb for burial of child
13 00
Stephen Joyce, services at burial.
2 00
$24 18
THOMAS F. SUPPLE.
Richard Supple for board
$47 00
Mrs. George Lunt for board
3 00
W. P. Allen for shoes 1 00
$51 00
WILLIE WEBB.
John Cushman for board
$55 00
W. J. Newcomb for burial 18 00
$73 00
ELIZABETH OSBORNE.
Elisha J. Brown for board, &c
$36 00
Susan Otis for nursing
46 00
$82 00
JAMES LITCHFIELD AND FAMILY.
Town of Scituate for rent and supplies
$40 39
Town of Hanover for rent and supplies 49 75
$90 14
EMILY FULLER AND FAMILY.
William H. Sampson for coal
$10 00
MRS. W. R. DAMON AND FAMILY.
Northey & Webb for supplies
$92 00
Roland Turner for supplies
43 50
William H. Sampson for supplies 6 50
Charles H. Bramhall for board
24 00
$166 00
10
6
WILLIAM H. WHIPPLE.
City of Cambridge for supplies $1 94 MRS. JAMES C. LITCHFIELD.
E. H. Bonney for coal 9 00
W. HENRY LITCHFIELD.
H. A. Seaverns & Co. for supplies 3 00
JOHN BURRELL.
D. J. Bates & Co. for supplies
2 00
HENRY D. LITCHFIELD.
Thaddeus L. Litchfield for supplies 91 43
HUGH WARD AND FAMILY'
W. P. Allen for supplies
24 00
DANIEL JENKINS.
W. P. Allen for supplies
52 00
BENJAMIN E. STETSON AND FAMILY.
Town of South Scituate for supplies. 115 75
Langdon W. Cook for clothing 3 50
Roland W. Turner for supplies 7 00 1
W. H. Sampson for supplies 1 35
James B. Totman for house rent 8 00
$135 60
JAMES MCCARTHY'S CHILD.
Roland Turner for supplies 52 00
DANIEL TAYLOR'S CHILDREN.
Town of Marshfield for supplies.
26 67
John S. Taylor for board of M. Taylor
52 00
$78 67
STEPHEN TAYLOR'S CHILDREN.
Dr. J. L. Beck for medical attendance
$17 00
7
ANTONE VARGUS.
D. J. Bates & Co. for supplies. .. $3 00
JOHN FOWLEY.
W. H. Sampson for supplies $3 75
L. C. Weatherbee for supplies. 24 00
$27 75
JOSEPH D. NELSON.
H. A. Seaverns & Co. for supplies $2 50
D. J. Bates & Co. for supplies. 4 00
$6 50
A. S. BURROUGHS AND FAMILY.
Town of Northbridge for supplies and funeral.
expenses $159 24
TRAMPS.
Turner Litchfield, care and food.
$6 50
GENERAL EXPENSES.
Northey & Webb, bill. $9 00
Dr. George L. Newcomb's bill 5 00
Dr. Frank T. Vinal 11 00
Dr. Charles H. Davis, to April 1, 1886. 25 00
Thomas Tilden, cash expenses. 7 70
$57 70
€
8
REPAIRS OF HIGHWAYS.
D. S. JENKINS, SURVEYOR.
The Surveyor wishes to say that owing to the freshets in the Spring, and re-building Lincoln's Mill Bridge, and putting in a sewer at the harbor by order of the Selectmen and Board of Health, he has been compelled to exceed his appropriation. Amount of orders drawn .$2,580 05
Amount received from Cohasset on account
Lincoln's mill bridge
23 42
$2,556 63
PAYMENTS.
E. P. Welch & Son,
$184 65 John Hughes,
$7 25
T. O. Cole,
9 75 Richard Hoar, 3 00
L, F. Hyland,
5 25 Festee Nee, 3 00
M. G. Litchfield,
28 50
John Donnahoe, 3 00
W. T. Burrows,
12 80
Francis Mulcurn,
3 00
W. L. Litchfield,
17 25
T. C. Drew, 28 50
S. H. Turner,
60 00
Melzar Vinal, 12 00
James Damon,
27 00
Henry O'Neal,
9 00
Alex. Anderson,
2 60
James McDonnough, 10 50
Allen Vinal,
3 00
Ames Plow Co.
21 04
D. S. Jenkins,
1,372 13
James B. Totman, 38 66
M. Dunn,
15 00
Albert E. Brown,
9 00
T. O'Neal,
9 00
Edward Tobin,
4 50
William Mitchell,
9 00
Harvey D. Northey,
19 50
Thomas Barry,
10 50
I. H. Lambert,
28 88
J. P. Murphy,
13 50
Nicholas Wherity,
21 00
E. Rogers,
4 85
Jetson Wade,
17 25
James McDonald,
16 50
Patrick Kane,
52 50
Dudley Connor,
37 50 Thomas L. Tilden, 1 50
9
James H. Poole,
$23 25
Charles H. Tilden,
$1 50
Henry Tobin,
3 00
Martin Curran, 15 00
John Ward,
9 00 John Curran, 3 00
John Doherty,
1 50
Peter Murphy, 23 10
James Bearce,
6 00
Patrick Dunn, 3 75
Nathaniel Vinal,
16 50
Sumner Litchfield,
5 50
Marcus Barbour,
1 50
Cummings Merritt, 27 00
Peleg Hyland,
75 Charles Anthony, 9 00
W. T. Clapp,
12 00
Thomas Flynn, 10 50
Floyd Driscoll,
24 75
Fred. Cole,
24 75
A. Judson Bates,
2 70
Jesse Reed, 1 50
D. L. Studley,
6 00
M. L. Brown, 4 50
Thomas Patterson,
9 75
John Sullivan,
1 50
C. M. Ferguson,
10 00
T. L. Litchfield,
5 25
William O. Clapp,
32 18
Albert W. Litchfield,
7 30
Melvin S. Litchfield,
6 00
W. E. Hunt,
12 74
Matthew Markerson,
3 00
C. O. Litchfield,
18 50
John A. Merritt,
15 00
E. T. Brown,
2 25
Stillman Litchfield,
5 50
Henry L. Vival,
28 50
James D. Carter,
4 50
Hosea V. Orcutt,
8 75
Seth Litchfield,
2 67
Turner Litchfield,
20 00
Everett Torrey,
18 75
$2,580 05
Appropriations for repairs on First Cliff road
$300 00
PAYMENTS.
John Ward,
$8 00 Patrick Dunn, $13 50
John Doherty,
8 00
T. C. Drew, 18 00
Thomas Barry,
8 00 Thomas Patterson, 8 00
James P. Murphy,
8 00
John Sullivan, 8 00
James McDonald,
9 13 Marcus Barbour, 8 00
Henry Tobin, 8 00 Francis Mulcurn, 8 00
1
10
D. S. Jenkins,
$40 00
James Ward,
$0 75
Edward Tobin,
13 25
Daniel Ward,
7 25
Martin Curran,
22 25
S. H. Turner,
16 50
Nicholas Wherity,
15 00
Richard Supple,
6 50
Peter Murphy,
15 00
John Curran,
6 50
William Driscoll,
22 50
Richard Hoar,
6 50
Festee Nee,
8 00
Nicholas Wherity, 2d, 3 50
John Donnahoe,
50
Expended,
$296 63
Appropriation for repairs on Fourth Cliff road. . . $300 00
PAYMENTS.
William O. Merritt, · $132 00
Martin Curran, $8 25
Daniel Ward,
3 00
John Curran, 4 50
Nicholas Wherity, 2d,
3 00
Richard Hoar,
3 75
Patrick Mulcurn,
4 50
John Donnahoe,
4 50
Samuel H. Turner,
18 00
Nicholas O'Neal,
19 50
Hugh Ward,
21 00
Henry O'Neal,
4 50
Nicholas Wherity,
6 00
Feste e Nee,
4 50
Patrick Dunn,
3 00
D. S. Jenkins,
54 00
Patrick Kane,
2 25
Expended,
$296 25
Appropriation for finishing Hollet Street
$1,200 00
PAYMENTS.
D. S. Jenkins, as per contract $1,100 00
Deduct for use of town tools 6 00
1,094 00
D. S. Jenkins for removing rock
50 86
Thomas Tilden, services as Committee
3 50
John J. Ford, services as Committee
5 00
Expense $1,153 36
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Appropriation for building new road at the Neck,. .. $600 00
PAYMENTS.
D. S. Jenkins, as per contract $550 00
Deduct for use of towns tools 6 00
$544 00
Thomas Tilden, services as Committee
3 25
Charles T. Chubuck 2 00
John J. Ford
7 00
Expense
$556 25
REPAIRS OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS.
James H. Burrows, $222 20 Joseph Bailey, $6 10
E. P. Welch & Son,
40 20 H. Lucius Vinal, 22 50
Thomas J. Newcomb, 8 00
Thomas O. Cole, 6 00
C. L. Damon, 1 00
Expense,
$306 00
TOWN OFFICERS.
William H. Litchfield. .
Selectmen and Over-
$32 00
Henry H. Northey.
seers of Poor to
6 00
Charles T. Chubuck.
March 1st, 11 00
Thomas Tilden .
Selectmen and
73 75
Charles T. Chubuck ..
Overseers of
79 88
John J. Ford ..
Poor,
85 20
Thomas Tilden .
165 88
Charles T. Chubuck ..
Assessors,
161 25
John J. Ford ..
220 00
Julia E. Webb.
55 00
Charles E. Bailey . .
Committe,
32 50
Frederick Cole.
3 00
Charles E. Bailey .
4 38
Charles Manson ..
Registrars of
8 00
Fenton W. Varney
12 00
H. Lucius Vinal ...
12 00
Charles F. Clapp .. .
School
79 05
George W. Bailey ..
Voters,
· 8 00
12
Charles E. Bailey ) Town
$13 47
Charles Manson .. § Clerk, {
19 25
Benjamin Brown, Sealer of Weights and Measures,
10 00
Roland Turner, Treasurer
50 00
Charles E. Bailey, Book Agent
25 00
$1,166 61
PRINTING, STATIONERY AND POSTAGE.
Avery & Doten,
$98 65 Fred H. Sanborn, $22 25
Langdon W. Cook,
50
Thomas Tilden, 5 50
Charles Manson,
6 50
Charles E. Bailey, 6 18
Charles T. Chubuck,
1 75
Bailey Bros.,
9 80
John J. Ford,
7 74
Expense,
$158 92
ABATEMENT OF TAXES.
1881.
John Foley,
$0 68 Walter F. Wood,
$2 00
1882.
W. C. Bailey,
2 00
John Foley,
2 00
Frank Ulmer,
2 00
1883.
W. C. Bailey,
2 00
Dennis Driscoll, 2 00
John Foley,
2 00
Briggs Bros., 4 20
1884.
Mrs. Elisha Otis,
1 88
1885.
William Brown, 2nd,
2 00 William H. Elliott, 2 00
Herbert B. Bailey,
2 00
John Foley, 2 00
George Blatchford,
2 00
Patrick Faloon, 3 13
Mrs. George Blatchford,
73 Howland Hunt, 2 00
13
Cassius Cushman,
$3 13
Lincoln C. Litchfield, $2 00
Patrick Cannon,
2 00
Elisha Otis, 2 00
Edward J. Dunn,
2 00
W. H. Supple, 2 00
Hans G. Dick,
2 00
Edwin Studley, 2 00
George B. Vinal,
2 00
Edward Taylor, 2 00
Clement G. Young,
2 00
Briggs Bros., 5 63
Otis Barker,
2 00
Israel F. Merritt, 2 00
John Dewyer,
68
1886.
Lucius P. Marsh,
6 00
E. Nash, 3 00
Lucius P. Marsh, trustee,
4 80
Joseph Gannett, 6 00
Edward Josselyn,
7 44
G. W. Merritt, 12 60
L. H. Dutton, 1 80
John Devlin, 1 75
Fred L. Webb, 1 20
James Collier's heirs 1 08
George W. Mealy, 4 80
A. J. Waterman, 1 16
B. B. W. and D. B Litchfield,10 00
J. C. and J. H. Merritt, 2 00
Henry T. Bailey, 2 00
Andrew Bates, 2 00
Total abatements,
$137 69
STATE AID.
CHAPTER 301.
Luke G. Fitts,
$48 00 Hannah H. Andrews, $34 00
Paulena Fitts,
48 00 Benj. F. Merritt, 48 00
Olive Cushing,
48 00
Julia A. Ross, 48 00
Emily A. Merritt,
48 00
Charles H. Nott, 48 00
Elisha J. Brown,
48 00
Hosea D. Nott, 34 00
Mary J. Hyland,
48 00
Charles W. Clapp,
48 00
John H. Spencer,
36 00
James P. Jordan,
36 00
Benj. Brown, Jr.,
48 00
Nicholas Wherity,
48 00
Serena C. James,
48 00
Henry W. Leavitt,
48 00
Irene A. Lee,
48 00
Amelia M. Young, 48 00
Henry Smith,
36 00
Susan Daniels, 48 00
14
Thomas Paine, $15 00
Rilla S. Johnson, $24 00
A. A. Seaverns,
15 00
Thomas W. Hyland, 15 00
A. J. Hobson,
15 00 Thomas J. Newcomb, 23 00
George B. Litchfield,
20 00
Martha R. Pierce, 24 00
$1,143 00
MILITARY AID.
CHAPTER 252.
Michael P. McGill,
$108 00
William Elliott,
$110 00
Charles D. Mann,
16 00 C. M. Jenkins, 82 00
Joseph Brown,
1
96 00 George S. Bates, 24 00
Shadrach B. Curtis,
72 00
$508 00
One half to be paid by the State and one half to be paid by the Town.
MISCELLANEOUS.
James H. Burrows, setting glass. . $7 30
H. A. Seaverns & Co., chairs for town hall 3 25
John E. O. Prouty, returning deaths
5 25
George L. Newcomb, returning births.
4 50
Charles E. Bailey, recording births, marriages and deaths 30 60
F. M. Litchfield, conveying children to and from school 63 36
John H. Young, by vote of the Town
80 00
John F. Simmons for binding records
10 60
Hyland's Express for 1884 and 1885
17 40
T. C. Drew, services as Constable 8 80
Henry Young, Truant Officer 10 00
Walter S. Harrub, posting warrant 2 50
D. L. Wood, watching fire 1 50
15
James O'Brien, watching fire $1 50
Thomas A. Bates, watching fire 1 50
C. S. Stoddard, watching fire 1 50
J. W. Morris, watching fire 1 50
W. J. Merritt, watching fire. 1 50
Joseph Gannett, refreshments at fire 8 00
D. J. Bates, refreshments at fire 7 05
D. S. Jenkins, moving books and safe
5 00
Benjamin Wilder, services as Moderater. 5 00
W. P. Brown, services as Policeman
37 50
W. P. Brown, services posting warrants, &c. 7 50
R. S. H. Andrews, watching fire 6 00
Stillman Litchfield, watching fire 1 00
Town of Pembroke, seeding pond with alewives
10 19
Caleb Osborne, grading school lot
7.75
Thomas Tilden, cash paid oaths and guides for Assessors 4 00
Charles T. Chubuck, services as Committee. 8 55
D J. Bates, killing horse having glanders. 3 00
Thomas Tilden, services as Committe on Breakwater
8 60
Hosea D. Nott, services as Truant Officer 2 00
Frank T. Vinal, returning births 4 25
Benj. Brown, care of town hall 14 50
Enoch C. Gardner, serving warrants, &c. 10 00
Charles E. Bailey, services surveying, 1885. 75
Turner Litchfield, care of lock-up 25 00
John J. Ford, services as Committee on Breakwater 7 40
C. W. Sparrell, returning deaths 4 00
$439 60
MEMORIAL DAY.
Paid-
Francis B. Lee, Quartermaster of Post 31, G. A. R., agreeable to a vote of the Town $50 00
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STATE AND COUNTY TAXES.
County tax
$1,494 47
State tax 1,215 00
$2,709 47
INTEREST.
Amount of interest paid
$3,142 50
COLLECTION OF TAXES AND DISCOUNT.
Fees for collecting taxes $232 25
Discount on taxes . 638 68
RECAPITULATION OF EXPENSES.
Removing snow $948 82
Support of schools 5,464 44
Incidentals for schools 103 38
Support of poor
2,507 88 '
Repairs of roads and bridges
2,556 63
Repairs on First Cliff road.
296 63
Repairs on Fourth Cliff road
296 25
Repairs on Hollet Street
1,153 36
Building new road at the Neck
· 556 25
Repairs of public buildings
306 00
Town officers
1,166 61
Printing, stationery and postage
158 92
Abatement of taxes
137 69
State aid, chapter 301
1,143 00
Military aid, chapter 252.
508 00
Miscellaneous. 439 60
Memorial Day 50 00
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State tax $1,215 00
County tax 1,494 47
Interest . . . .
3,142 50
Discount on taxes
638 68
Fees for collecting taxes
232 25
Paid for money overdrawn, on bank tax 53 28
24,569 64
Deduct State aid, chapter 301.
1,143 00
Deduct Military aid, chapter 252 254 00
1,397 00
$23,172 64
INCOME.
Amount of-
Tax bills of 1886 $23,010 08
National Bank tax 373 30
Corporation tax. 1,243 48
Dog fund of 1886 292 54
School fund of 1886 183 97
Peddlers' license 8 00
Balance due on Corporation tax
63 91
Pool table licenses
6 00
Bowling alley licenses 2 00
Received of-
Town of South Scituate, schooling children 18 00
Cattle Commissioners, killing a horse. 2 40
Two fish rights 27 00
Interest on Jane Jenkins' note
6 00
Charles E. Bailey for books sold
5 57
Interest on money on deposit
39 85
A. J. Waterman, auctioneer's license
2 00
J. I. Bates, auctioneer's license.
2 00
25,286 10
From amount of income deduct expenses
23,172 64
Income above expenses $2,113 46
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FINANCIAL CONDITION OF THE TOWN, DEC. 31,1886.
LIABILITIES.
Due as follows :-
NAMES OF PAYEES.
Principal.
Date of Note.
Interest Due Interest Paid to. to Jan. 1 1887.
Brewster, Bassett & Co. .. Brewster. Cobb & Easterbrook,
Brewster, Cobb & Easterbrook,
$60,000 00 July 1. 1881. 7,000 00 Nov. 8, 1883. 10,500 00 Nov. 1, 1885, Nov. 1, 1886,
Jan. 1, 1887, Nov. 8, 1886,
$40 44 70 00
Amount of Principal due, $77,500 00
Amount of Interest due, $110 44
Amount of principal of notes due. $77,500 00
Amount of interest due 110 44
Amount of outstanding orders 730 74
Amount raised to move school-house, not spent
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