Town annual report of the officers and committees of the town of Scituate 1887, Part 6

Author: Scituate (Mass.)
Publication date: 1887
Publisher: The Town
Number of Pages: 206


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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


11


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


16


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


17


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


18


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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