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5 25
J. W. Morris,
283 00
W. S. Harrub,
75 00
Henry E. Merritt,
95 80
Charles Hayward,
37 50
J. C. & J. H. Merritt,
13 00
W. A. Hunt,
4 38
Wm. W. Manson,
10 50
Wm. E. Hunt,
5 25
Thomas Mulcay,
52 50
L. F. Hyland,
12 50
John McDonald,
14 88
David S. Jenkins,
614 87
Patrick Nee,
16 63
posts and rails,
26 00
Charles H. Nott,
60 37
Geo. M. Jenkins,
19 69
Virgil Nichols,
29 76
Charles Jenkins,
12 69
Christopher O'Neil,
3 50
Patrick Kane,
77 37
James E. Otis,
11 37
Wm. H. Litchfield,
96
James E. Otis, Jr.,
90 11
Israel Litchfield,
62 99
Oscar Palmgreen,
3 50
C. O. Litchfield,
63 50 Abby Y. Prouty, 18 00
M. G. Litchfield,
32 87
Edward Rogers,
1 25
18
Seth Litchfield,
$11 11 Seaverns & Spear, $ 70
Waldo Litchfield,
8 75
Thomas Stanley, 5 25
H. C. Litchfield,
4 83 John Sullivan,
5 25
Litchfield Bros.,
1 80 James Sullivan,
46 38
Patrick Landers,
5 25
Wm. E. Supple,
5 50
Michael Mitchell,
9 63
Harry D. Sampson,
7 00
Patrick Mitchell,
5 25
Henry P. Tobin,
11 38
Edward Mitchell,
7 88
Edward Tobin,
3 50
James W. Tilden,
77 88
Nathaniel Wade,
20 00
Geo. W. Tyler & Co.,
8 50
Pearl Vickery,
198 75
Thomas L. Tilden,
42 50
H. L. Vinal,
5 25
George F. Welch,
196 30
Allen Vinal,
84 41
David Wagner,
13 75
Frank H. Young,
42 50
James Ward,
7 88
S. R. Young,
40 00
Nicholas Wherity,
7 00
Patrick Flaherty,
24 94
Wm. W. Waterman,
49 25
Total
$4,443 25
NEW ROAD SAND HILLS TO BAY STREET.
Appropriation
$1,500 00
Exceeded the appropriation
315 71
$1,815 71
PAYMENTS.
George W. Brown,
$796 75
Thomas Tilden, Thomas Tilden, 12 00
fence
111 63
James W. Tilden, 7 13
John Dwyer,
2 50
J. Fitzpatrick,
4 50
147 07
C. O. Litchfield,
78 25
Geo. F. Welch, D pipe 90
John McDonald,
6 00
$1,515 71
Jonathan Hatch, for land
300 00
Total payments .
$1,815 71
.
Jas. N. Turner, fence,
$348 98
E. A. & H. T. Cole,
19
ROADS .- SPECIAL FOR MT. VERNON STREET.
Appropriation
$100 00
Exceeded the appropriation
127 63
Total cost
$227 63
PAYMENTS.
A. B. Anderson,
$22 50
Abner Litchfield,
$35 00
Geo. W. Brown,
71 50
C. M. Litchfield,
12 25
John Devlin,
5 25
Edward Mitchell,
12 25
Charles M. Ferguson,
22 50
John McDonald,
12 25
W. H. Litchfield,
10 50
George Smith
11 38
Geo. A. Murphy
12 25
$227 63
ROADS .- SPECIAL FOR CENTRAL STREET.
Appropriation .
$150 00
Exceeded the appropriation
90
$150 90
PAYMENTS.
David S. Jekins,
$105 00 A. W. Blanchard,
$25 00
George Jenkins,
1 75 Edward Gillis,
3 50
Henry Jackson, Gravel
14 30 Geo. F. Welch, 1 35
$150 90
SIDEWALKS.
Appropriation
$200 00
Payments .
.
·
.
.
147 38
Unexpended .
$52 62
·
.
Total
.
.
20
PAYMENTS.
Geo. W. Brown,
$42 00
Benj. T. Turner, $ 1 75
Harry Ellms,
1 75 James W. Tilden, 1 75
D. S. Jenkins,
65 12 H. L. Vinal,
4 38
John McDonald,
11 38 James Ward,
19 25
Total
$147 38
SIDEWALK ON BEACH STREET.
Appropriation
$200 00
Exceeded the appropriation
5 50
Total .
$205 50
PAYMENTS.
Fred D. Graves,
$72 50 James Sullivan,
$26 25
J. W. Morris,
52 50 Allen Vinal,
28 00
Charles H. Nott,
26 25
Total
$205 50
SIDEWALK AT GROVE STREET CEMETERY.
Appropriation
$20 00
PAYMENTS.
E. A. Rich
$ 5 00
Geo. F. Welch
·
10 40
$15 40
Unexpended
$4 60
ROAD PLOW.
Appropriation
$25 00
Paid Thomas J. Grey & Co., for plow . . ·
$21 00
extra point .
4 00
$25 00
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LIBRARIES
Appropriation
$220 00
Paid Pierce Memorial Library . $110 00 ·
Satuit Library . 110 00
$220 00
INSURANCE ON HATHERLY SCHOOL HOUSE.
Paid Fred. T. Bailey
$40 00
J. R. Ainslie ·
60 00
D. J. Bates .
72 00
$172 00
Insured for $8,600.
UNDER CHAPTER 279, ACTS OF 1896.
Paid J. E. O. Prouty, for burial of Mary O'Brien . $35 00
Repaid by the State, $35.00.
UNDER CHAPTER 438, ACTS OF 1888 (Soldiers' Relief Act).
Paid Geo. F. Welch, for fuel for Rosa Doherty $8 50
PAYMENTS ON ACCOUNT OF STATE ROAD.
Pearl Vickery,
$101 30 Abner Litchfield,
$14 44
Patrick Flaherty,
89 75
Christopher O'Neil, 3 00
James O'Hern,
7 50
D. S. Jenkins, 13 00
John McDonald,
10 00
William O. Merritt, 3 00
Edward Taylor,
42 00
Stephen Litchfield,
51 62
Fred. T. Bailey,
45 85 Fred. D. Graves,
530 00
Francis Mulkern,
34 34
Silas Pierce, 54 00
Langdon W. Cook,
220 50 Edward Mitchell,
6 00
J. Frank Crane,
103 11 John Carson,
1 50
John Fallon,
24 50
Israel Litchfield,
2 34
22
Frank Mitchell,
$54 17 Frank Litchfield,
$5 34
William Glynn,
35 00
Isaac Jellows,
32 84
Abbot Litchfield,
49 84 John Beale,
3,160 55
Frank Clapp,
54 67 Frank Damon,
22 50
Azro Turner,
111 56
George Damon,
56 92
Patrick Glynn,
12 75
Thomas Connors,
13 67
Moses Jellows,
29 09
George Whorf,
36 75
Charles Wilson,
79 20
John Devlin,
11 34
H. Gore & Co.,
27 08
H. P. Tobin,
3 00
Richard Graham,
3 00
Martin Curran, Jr.,
10 50
George F. Welch,
21 96
J. E. Otis, Jr., 12 50
D. H. Wood,
7 56
Edward Tobin,
7 50
George H. Webb,
24 50
Dudley Connors,
35 17
Thomas O'Neil,
74 09
James C. Merritt, 44 00
James R. Nott,
21 83
Charles Bates,
18 00
Charles Curran,
77 09
Waldo Litchfield,
4 83
John Carson 2d,
75 83
John B. Damon,
4 00
Henry Jellows,
29 67
Silas Newcomb,
24 75
John Jellows,
68 08
Seaverns & Spear
18 00
Joseph H. Harvey,
171 22
L. W. Cook, Bridge stone
64 40
Frank E. Cook,
129 25
L. W. Cook, use of tools 10 00
Wm. O. Clapp, Jr.,
38 20
out 95 91
Amount estimated due from state .
400 00
Net cost
$1.927 95
REMOVING SNOW.
Appropriation
$800 00
Exceeded appropriation
.
.
.
134 77
Total cost
.
.
$934 77
.
.
$6,245 86
Payments ·
Received from state
3,917 91
$2,327 95
L. W. Cook, cash paid
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PAYMENTS.
Martin Curran, jr.,
and others,
$25 50
Michael Mitchell,
2 25
D. S. Jenkins 12 50
D. S. Jenkins and others, 58 75
M. G. Litchfield
and others, 83 37
Martin Curran, 2 50
Dudley Connors, 1 00
C. M. Litchfield,
4 50
C. O. Litchfield
and others, 123 14
E. A. & H. T. Cole and others, 28 65
C. M. Litchfield and
C. W. Peare, 2 00
J. W. Morris and others
168 26
Patrick Kane and others, 29 75
James Curran and others, 5 00
A. S. Dalby and others, 79 15
John Raymond 1 25
Geo. W. Brown and
Charles S. Walker 75
others, 118 83
Charles Hayward
and others, 22 00
Total .
$934 77
MISCELLANEOUS.
Appropriation
$500 00
Expenditures
468 76
Unexpended
$31 24
PAYMENTS.
Henry O'Neil, care of lockup
$50 00
Roland Turner, expenses paid on notes ·
2 50
Richard Hoar and others, 9 00
A. E. Ferguson and others, 26 50
E. F. Litchfield
and others, $67 25
J. E. Otis, jr., 2 00
C. T. Jenkins, jr., and others, 29 75
Martin Curran and others, 8 00
S. Russell Walker, 2 88
Fred Cole and others, 20 24
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Town of Marshfield, one-half repairs on Little's bridge .
$10 59
less one-half the rent of toll house . 7 50
William E. Supple, services for Board of Health
15 00
Town of Pembroke, one-fourth the expense of seed- ing ponds
7 65
George F. Welch, fuel for lock-up
14 25
Henry O'Neil, work at lock-up
1 00
C. W. Sparrell, returning deaths .
1 50
O. H. Howe, M. D., returning births
1 50
Wiley S. Damon, care of Town Hall
26 30
F. T. Vinal, M. D., services for Board of Health returning births .
3 50
Everett Wilder, selling fish rights and expenses
2 50
services at March meeting .
2 50
services as auctioneer, selling school houses .
10 00
H. L. Vinal and others, putting out field fires 25 00
F. L. Nichols, work on town safes
5 00
Fred. T. Bailey, use of room for Registrars
1 00
Austin W. Merritt, watching forest fires
1 50
C. O. Litchfield and others, watching forest fires
12 50
C. T. Jenkins and others putting out forest fires 3 00
Wm. W. Waterman, putting out field fires 5 00
Harry B. Brown, watching fires
1 50
Wm. P. Richardson, telegrams
1 06
Wm. S. Danforth, recording deeds .
1 85
Geo. H. Webb, releases and specifications for Road Commissioners 2 00
A. E. Tilden, damage to barge by defect in highway 10 00
Thomas Groom & Co., tax collectors books .
3 75
Geo. E. Foster & Co., new safe for treasurer .
50 00
Edward Rogers and others, services at house fire Aug. 5 . 9 00
Geo. O. Allen, use of engine and chemicals Aug. 5 9 53
Caleb L. Damon, services as fire warden 8 00
services at state election .
2. 00
·
$3 09
45 00
25
Charles Manson, recording births, deaths and mar- riages, 1895 . ·
$34 75
cash paid for expressing .
2 70
E. R. Seavens, watching forest fires 1 50
J. E. O. Prouty, services at March meeting services selling gravel pit 2 00
3 00
returning deaths 5 25
Liba F. Litchfield, services at March meeting 2 00
Mrs. C. L. Damon, lunch for election officers
3 67
A. W. Merritt, services July 3 to 5
$8 00
Pearl Vickery, use of team
3 00
Mrs. Charles Anthony, returning births .
50
Edward Tobin, returning deaths 1 75
Charles T. Chubuck, services at March meeting 2 50
Charles F. Clapp, services at March meeting . 2 50 George L. Newcomb, M. D., returning births 2 50 James E. Otis, services at State election
4 00
William H. Burke, services at State election .
4 00
A. J. Waterman, services' at State election
4 00
F. W. Varney, services at State election
4 00
C. H. Davie, M. D., service to Board of Health William P. Richardson, sulphur candles .
25 00
Bradford M. Nott, services at forest fires
75
Galen Watson, Jr., services at State election .
2 00
J. L. Hobson, services watching fires
.
2 00
Albertus Williams, use of team
.
.
4 00
C. W. Frye, supplies for lockup .
.
1
50
$468 76
PAYMENTS FOR PRESERVING ORDER AND IN LIQUOR CASES.
Appropriation
$1,000 00
To John F. Turner .
$409 00
Wm. E. Tapple . · ·
391 00
4 91
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Liba F. Litchfield
$99 00
Walter F. Bouve
50 00
Amount of orders drawn
949 00
Paid by order of 2d district court
137 78
Total payments
$1,086 78
Deduct fines received from 2d discount
257 50
Leaving a cost to the town of
$829 28
MEMORIAL DAY.
Appropriation .
$100 00
Paid F. B. Lee, Quartermaster G. W.
Perry, Post No. 31. .
100 00
CARE OF OLD BURYING GROUND, PROSPECT STREET.
Appropriation .
$15 00
Paid W. E. Hunt for work on grounds 8 00
Unexpended
$7 00
HATHERLY SCHOOL HOUSE.
At the Annual Meeting in March the Town voted to borrow the sum of $10,000.00 for a New School Building, and chose the School Committee and the Selectmen, a building committee, to carry out the purposes of the vote. Following is a statement of the payments made for land, building and furnishing, to Jan. 1, 1897 :-
Loan .
$10,000 00
Payments to Jan. 1, 1897 9,743 74
Leaving unexpended Jan 1, 1897 . $256 26
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PAYMENTS.
Mrs. Fanny D. Wills, for land . $400 00
Wm. J. Newcomb, for land 225 00
$625 00
Langdon W. Cook, for cellar . $610 25
Geo. H. Stevens, for brick foundation B. H. Merritt, battens for foundation Ellms, Arey & Co., cellar sash and windows ·
390 00
2 67
27 00
Thomas F. Bailey & Son, labor and freight on cellar sash . ·
1 70
George C. Lee, drawing framing plans D. H. Wood and F. B. Lee, contract for building
6,376 79
D. H. Wood and F. B. Lee, extra work 161 43
Smith & Lovett, iron plate
56 00
Sylvester & Cooper, mason work
170. 89
Frederic T. Bailey, time on plans and specifications and cash ex- penses
92 19
putting in water, furnishing
pipe, pump and wash bowls 105 41
N. Y. & B. D. Express Co., express- ing ·
13 99
J. E. Otis, Jr., digging trench for pipes
7 00
Seaverns & Spear, white lead . Smith & Anthony Heating Co., fur- naces
75
800 00
8,824 07
Bobrick School Furniture Co., seats and desks . $276 68
Thomas Mulcay, freight and carting seats and desks . 15 59
292 27
8 00
28
William D. Carter, for setting fence
$2 40
Payments to January 1, 1897
$9,743 74
Due Smith & Anthony Co .. on furnaces
200 00
Making a cost when the $200 is paid of $9,943 74 Unexpended, $56.26.
REPAIRS OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS.
Appropriation
$350 00
Payments .
295 54
Unexpended .
$54 46
PAYMENTS. .
Frederic T. Bailey, $11 36 H. L. Vinal, $30 00
Thomas F. Bailey & Son, 9 80
E. C. Vinal, 8 00
James H. Burrows, 83 85 Geo. F. Welch, 45 88
Edwin W. Bates,
7 55
D. H. Wood and F. B. Lee, 25 65
Job L. Ellms, 1 00
John H. Young
23 00
F. O. Clark,
49 45
Total
$295 54
CATTLE INSPECTION.
Appropriation
$100 00
Exceeded the appropriation .
64 80
Payments
$164 80
Paid Caleb L. Damon for slaughter
house inspection $68 40
Paid Caleb L. Damon for live stock inspection . $96 40
$164 80
One-half the cost of inspection is paid by the State, leaving the cost to the Town · ·
$82 40
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PRINTING, STATIONERY AND POSTAGE.
Appropriation
$200 00
Payments
181 03
Unexpended .
$18 97
Avery & Doten, printing town reports of 1895 and
warrants
75 00
George E. Crosby & Co., registrars' lists .
20 00
American Manufacturing Co., tax bills .
3 25
Fred. T. Bailey, printing notices and postage
21 00
M. R. Warren, assessors' blanks
7 56
Globe Newspaper Co., printing reward. Notices in the Jenkins robbery case 18 75
Julia E. Webb, stationery and postage
3 97
Clara M. Skeele,
66
3 30
Roland Turner, 66 66
7 70
George H. Webb, 66. 66
12 50
Charles Manson,
60 66
8 00
$181 03
TOWN OFFICERS.
Appropriation
$1,200 00
Amount of orders drawn
1,164 25
Unexpended
$35 75
PAYMENTS.
George H. Webb, Selectman and Overseer of Poor . $197 45
66
87 50
H. J. Stockbridge,
84 45
George H. Webb, Assessor ·
205 80
Thomas F. Bailey,
·
52 50
H. J. Stockbridge,
43 30
Everett Wilder, Registrar of Voters
10 00
Charles T. Chubuck, " 66
25 00
Charles F. Clapp 66 60
25 00
Charles Manson 66
25 00
Walter J. Stoddard,
60
15 00
Charles Manson, Town Clerk
25 00
Roland Turner, Town Treasurer
200 00
Julia E. Webb, School Committee
40 00
Clara M. Skeele,
25 00
Fred. T. Bailey, 66
.
40 75
John F. Turner, Constable
36 50
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.
.
Thomas F. Bailey,
·
.
30
Wm. E. Supple, Constable
$14 00
Francis B. Lee, Auditor
12.00
$1,164 25
ESTIMATED EXPENSES FOR 1897.
Removing snow
$800 00
Support of poor
3,500 00
Town officers
1,200 00
Collection of taxes
250 00
Repairs of public buildings
250 00
Reduction of debt
1,800 00
Support of schools
5,500 00
Transportation for scholars
1,000 00.
Superintendent of schools
300 00
Incidentals for schools .
500 00
Roads and bridges
3,000 00
Abatement of taxes
300 00
Miscellaneous
500 00
Interest on debt
2,800 00
Libraries
.
215 00
$22,115 00
State tax-estimated
1,500 00
County tax-estimated
2,750 00
$26,365 00
RECAPITULATION OF EXPENSES.
State aid
$2,005 00
Support of schools.
·
.
.
6,645 75
Incidentals for schools .
499 47
Support of poor
3,495 91
Roads and bridges
6,637 49
Sidewalks
368 28
State road .
6,245 86
Removing snow
934 77
Repairs of public buildings
295 54
Printing, stationery and postage
181 03
Town officers
1,164 25
Miscellaneous
468 76
Old cemetery
8 00
Memorial Day
100 00
Cattle inspection .
164 80
Preserving order .
949 00
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Libraries
$220 00
Insurance
172 00
Hatherly school house
9,743 74
Road plow .
25 00
Chapter 279, act of 1896
35 00
Chapter 438, acts of 1888
8 50
Interest
2,772 71
State tax
1,435 00
County tax .
2,725 69
State Corporation tax overdrawn .
4 86
Henry T. Bailey, Moderator, 2 years
10 00
Abatement of taxes
221 24
Discount on taxes of 1896
997 16
Roland Turner, fees for collecting taxes
276 88
Paid by order of 2d District Court
137 78
$48,949 47
Deduct due from State for State aid .
$2,005 00
Deduct due from State for cattle in- spection ·
70 80
330 13
Deduct due from State for State pauper Due from State on account State Road, estimated
400 00
$2,805 93
Net expenses
$46,143 54
Income
$49,995 92
Expenses
46,143 54
Income above expenses . ·
$3,852 38
INCOME.
Amount of tax bill of 1896 .
$29,148 96
Pedlers' licenses .
.
24 00
Auctioneers' licenses
4 00
Pool table licenses
6 00
Bowling alley license
2 00
Slaughter house licenses
4 00
Use of Town Hall
5 50
Gravel pits .
67 00
Elijah P. Pratt, school house and lot
325 00
Win. W. Damon, “ 66 66
100 00
Fish rights .
11 50
Fines from Second District Court .
·
257 50
·
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National bank tax
$335 51
Corporation tax
1,849 47
State highway
3,917 91
School house loan
10,000 00
Loan in anticipation of taxes
3,000 00
County dog tax
216 68
Massachusetts school fund
180 06
Burial-Chapter 279 Acts of 1896
35 00
Arthur C. Litchfield, tuition .
9 00
Frank O. Clark, for stove
2 60
State for Supt. of schools
416 67
Interest for money on deposit
77 56
$49,995 92
FINANCIAL CONDITION OF THE TOWN DEC. 31, 1896.
LIABILITIES.
NOTES.
Rate.
Due.
Int. paid to.
Int. Due.
$25,000
Jan. 15, 1901
Jan. 15, 1897
8,000
47% 32%
Nov. 1, 1905
Nov. 1, 1896
$50.00
25,000
4 %
Jan. 15, 1906
Jan. 15, 1897
10,000
School House
32%
May 23, 1906
Nov. 23, 1896
40.62
Loan
$68,000
90.62
Principal of notes
$68,000 00
Interest due Dec. 31, 1896
90 62
Loan in anticipation of taxes
3,000 00
Due Thomas Mann's heirs
116 00
Due Smith & Anthony Co.
200 00
Bills due, estimated
250 00
Unexpended appropriation for printing .
300 00
Valuation of 1896
$71,956 62
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RESOURCES.
Cash in hands of treasurer
$4,586 80
Uncollected taxes of 1875 to 1885
59 07
66 " 1885
12 86
" 1886
52 65
" 1887
68 93
" 1888
35 27
66
66
" 1890
69 20
66
66
1891
66 37
66
“ 1892
$95 78
167 68
66
" 1894
296 20
66
“ 1896
6,598 70
Due from state for state aid .
. .
pauper
330 13
cattle inspection
70 80
66
66 state road estimated .
400 00
From liabilities
$71,956 62
Deduct resources .
15,763 83
Net debt Dec. 31, 1896
$56,192 79
Debt Dec. 31, 1896
$56,192 79
Debt Dec. 31, 1895
· .
46,536 15
Increase of debt
$9,656 64
The increase of debt is accounted for by the loan of $10,000.00 for the Hatherly School House.
Respectfully submitted,
GEO. H. WEBB, Selectmen THOMAS F. BAILEY, of
HOSEA J. STOCKBRIDGE, Scituate.
SCITUATE, Dec. 31, 1896.
I have examined the accounts of the Selectmen and find them correct and properly vouched.
FRANCIS B. LEE, Auditor.
“ 1895
794 57
2,005 00
66 60
“ 1889
53 82
1893
$15,763 83
.
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TRUST FUNDS.
The income from the Lucy O. Thomas fund for one year, amounting to $37.84, has been paid to the following persons, viz. : To Mrs. Sarah Damon . $19 00
Mrs. Deliah Nott 18 84
$37 84
The income from the Eliza Jenkins fund for one year, amount- ing to $123.74, has been paid to the following persons, viz. : To Matilda F. Harrub . $30 94
Susan Otis
30 94
Mary S. Bouvé
.
30 93
Mahala T. Vinal
30 93
$123 74
GEORGE H. WEBB, THOMAS F. BAILEY, Trustees.
H. J. STOCKBRIDGE.
Dec. 31, 1896.
I have examined the accounts of the trustees and find them correct.
FRANCIS B. LEE, Auditor.
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ASSESSORS' STATISTICS.
Number of polls assessed, males 660.
State tax, $1.00. County tax, $1.00.
Poll tax, $2.00.
Value of assessed personal estate
$154,585 00
real estate, buildings
1,313,660 00
66 66 real estate, land
850,835 00
Total Valuation .
· $2,319,080 00
Value of property of residents
. $1,475,895 00
66 " non-residents
843,185 00
$2,319,080 00
Tax on personal estate
$ 1,855 02
" " real 60
25,973 94
" " polls
1,320 00
Total tax including overlayings
$29,148 96
State tax
$1,435 00
County tax
2,725 69
Town tax
24,755 00
Overlayings
233 27
$29 148 96
1
Rate of tax per $1,000
$12 00
Valuation in 1896
$2,319,080 00
“ 1895
2,161,624 00
Increase
$157,456 00
Number of horses
502
Cows .
287
Neat cattle, other than cows
12
Sheep .
78
Swine .
83
Fowls .
2,470
Dwelling houses
855
Acres of land
9,696
Number of residents assessed on property
670
Number of non-residents assessed on property
455
Total number of persons assessed on property
1,125
Persons assessed for poll tax only
208
Total number of persons assessed £
1,333
GEO. H. WEBB, THOMAS F. BAILEY, H. J. STOCKBRIDGE, - of
Assessors
Dec. 31, 1896.
Scituate.
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ABATEMENT OF TAXES.
$300 00
Amount abated ·
221 24
Unexpended .
$78 76
1894.
B. F. Champion,
$2 00 James A. Litchfield,
$2 00
James Doherty, 2 64
George O. Merritt,
2 00
Frank M. Damon,
3 27 Frank T. Newcomb,
2 00
Mathew Hoar,
2 00 Wilbur F. Nott,
2 00
George S. Litchfield,
2 00 Martha T. Peaks,
6 11
Frank W. Litchfield,
2 00
Frank Peirce,
2 00
Total for 1894
$30 02
1895.
James F. Bailey,
$2 00
Jeremiah O. Earle,
$2 00
James Barbour,
2 00
John R. Forissal,
2 00
Levi J. Bradley,
2 00
Mrs. Helena Hobson,
5 22
Frank E. Carpenter,
2 90
Lee & Hobson,
5 80
Andrew L. Curtis,
87 Edmund Hyland,
2 00
A thur M. Clement,
2 00
Matthew Hoar,
2 00
Charles H. Clapp,
2 00
John Hannigan,
2 99
Marsena W. Damon,
2 46
George H. Jenkins,
8 14
Sylvanus Damon's heirs,
5 16
William L. Jenkins,
2 00
John Damon,
2 00
Harvey W. Litchfield,
12 09
Frank B. Damon,
2 00
Frank M. Litchfield,
2 00
Austin Damon,
2 00
Clifford Litchfield,
5 19
James A. Lovejoy,
10 73
Wm. L. Peirce,
2 00
James Landers,
2 00
Frank Peirce,
2 00
John Mitchell's heirs,
10 21
Richard Supple's estate,
5,86
James McDonough,
9 28
Henry H. Sylvester,
2 00
Herbert M. Merritt,
2 00 Henry C. Seaverns,
2 00
Stephen L. Mott,
2 41
Mrs. Nicholas Wherity,
4 06
Wilbur F. Nott,
2 00 Mrs. A. M. Gardner,
6 96
Geo. H. Newcomb,
2 41 Henry Newton,
1 45
Martha T. Peaks,
5 57 Tobias C. Bearce,
2 00
Wm. D. Peters,
2 00
Frank T. Newcomb,
2 00
Total for 1895
$157 79
1896.
Mrs. Charles Sumner,
$16 45
A. Judson Bates,
$ 60
Mrs. A. M. Gardner,
7 20 Hans G. Dick, 3 60
Adeline A. Bradford,
5 58
Total for 1896
$33 43
Total abatements
·
$221 24
Appropriation
.
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.
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LIST OF JURORS.
Submitted to the town for revision and acceptance at the annual meeting to be held March 1st, 1897.
Edwin N. Bates,
Sidney R. Marsh,
Charles A. Bates,
James H. Merritt,
Thomas F. Bailey,
William H. Osborne,
Moses B. Colman,
James E. Otis.
William O. Clapp,
John E. O. Prouty,
Charles F. Clapp,
Horace J. Poland,
Frank O. Clapp,
Elijah P. Pratt,
Frank Doherty,
Alfred A. Seaverns,
Charles M. Ferguson,
John P. Flaherty,
William W. Gordak,
Freeman H. Gannett,
Lorenzo F. Hyland,
Charles P. Seaverns, Chester Sherman, Charles N. Turner, Thomas L. Tilden, George W. Taylor, Edward C. Vinal,
William W. Hunt, David S. Jenkins,
Frank T. Vinal 2d, Andrew J. Waterman,
Stephen Litchfield Jr.,
Abner Litchfield,
E. Parker Welch, Ernest F. Litchfield,
Horace Litchfield,
George W. Litchfield,
George H. Lincoln,
GEO. H. WEBB, Selectmen THOMAS F. BAILEY, of
H. J. STOCKBRIDGE, Scituate.
Langdon W. Cook,
Edward Rogers,
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CONDITION OF THE TREASURY.
TOWN OF SCITUATE, IN ACCOUNT WITH
ROLAND TURNER, Treasurer.
1896-7.
Dr.
Amount of orders paid .
$40,589 39
Interest paid on town notes
2,612 50
State tax paid
1,435 00
County tax paid .
2,725 69
John F. Turner, by order of Second District Court. 81 78
Wm. E. Supple, by order of Second District Court . 56 00
Henry T. Bailey, Moderator 1895-6
10 00
Interest on money borrowed and paid ·
160 21
State Treasurer, corporation tax overdrawn
4 86
Roland Turner, fees for collecting taxes
276 88
Discount on taxes
997 16
Uncollected taxes of 1896
6,598 70
Cash on hand Jan. 1, 1897
4,586 80
$60,134 97
Cr
Cash on hand Jan. 1, 1896 .
$2,974 10
Received of Everett Wilder, auctioneer's license
2 00
Andrew J. Waterman, auctioneer's license ·
2 00
Perkins Livermore, pedler's license .
8 00
John Monahan, pedler's license
8 00
Charles F. Andrews, pedler's license
8 00
Charles V. Steinbeck, bowling-alley license
2 00
Charles V. Steinbeck, pool-table license .
2 00
Frank M. Damon, pool-table license
.
2 00
George Murphy, pool-table license .
2 00
J. Frank Bailey, slaughter-house license . 1 00
George T. Otis, slaughter-house license . 1 00
Frank H. Young, slaughter-house license
1 00
Thomas O. Jenkins, slaughter-house license 1 00
Arthur C. Litchfield of Norwell, tuition . ·
9 00
.
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Received Massachusetts School Fund $180 06
State for Superintendent of Schools
200 00
State for teachers .
216 67
County dog fund .
216 68
Otis W. Soule, Clerk Second District Court
257 50
Frank O. Clark, store .
2 60
Good Templars, use of Town Hall .
5 50
State on account of State Road
3,917 91
Wm. W. Damon, Grove Street School building and land
100 00
Elijah P. Pratt, Beach Street School building and land
325 00
Arthur Pepper, gravel pit
38 00
Gustavus B. Bates, trustee, gravel pit
29 00
Burial of indigent soldier's widow
35 00
Sale of fish rights .
11 50
Cattle inspector
65 20
Corporation tax
1,849 47
State of Massachusetts on town note
10,000 00
National bank tax .
335 51
Borrowed in anticipation of taxes
3,000 00
Military aid .
6 00
State aid
1,956 00
Interest for money on deposit
77 56
Taxes collected of 1892
12 45
..
1893
68 55
"' 1894
489 62
66
“ 1895
4,567 13
Tax bill of 1896 for collection
29,148 96
$60,134 97
ROLAND TURNER, Treasurer.
SCITUATE, Dec. 31, 1896.
I have examined the accounts of the treasurer and find them correct and properly vouched.
FRANCIS B. LEE, Auditor.
REPORT OF TOWN CLERK.
MARRIAGES REGISTERED IN SCITUATE FOR THE YEAR 1896.
DATE.
NAMES OF PARTIES.
RESIDENCE OF EACH.
PLACE OF MARRIAGE.
BY WHOM MARRIED.
1896.
John Bain,
Scituate,
Mar. 28,
Grace Lillian Carter,
Scituate,
Scituate,
Apr.
7.
Sophia De Coste,
Norwell,
Scituate,
Boston,
Apr. 25,
Grace A. Mallory, Abbott Litchfield,
Scituate, Scituate,
Apr. 29,
Charlotte E. Leavitt,
Scituate,
Scituate,
Cohasset,
June
24,
June 25,
June 28,
July
29,
Moses H. Jellows, Margaret E. Quinn, George W. Odell, Emma Stetson, Edward J. Graham, Delia O'Brien, Fred. S. Farrar,
Scituate, Scituate, Scituate, Scituate,
1
Cohasset,
Cohasset,
Scituate,
Norwell,
North Scituate,
Rev. A. D. Spaulding, North Scituate. Rev. C. F. Cowen, Cohasset. Sidney Laurence, J.P., Boston. Rev. E. V. Bigelow, Cohasset. Rev. Joseph Osgood, Cohasset.
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Apr. 18,
Gertrude McDonald, Ernest J. Brown,
Salem,
Scituate,
Cohasset,
Rev. I. P. Egan, Cohasset. Rev. Joseph Osgood, Cohasset.
Rev. I. P. Egan,
Cohasset.
Rev. A. D. Spaulding,
North Scituate.
Sarah E. Bailey,
Scituate,
North Scituate,
Virgil Nichols,
Cohasset,
Gordon L. Vickery,
Boston,.
Aug. 6,
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