Town annual report of the officers and committees of the town of Scituate 1892-1898, Part 20

Author: Scituate (Mass.)
Publication date: 1892-1898
Publisher: The Town
Number of Pages: 678


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Pelham


5,000


Ella V.


Philadel- phia


4,400


2,500


Henry J.


400


251


VALUATION, 1896.


Name.


Residence.


Property.


Value. Total.


Weeks,


California


a. field


$300


Augusta Webb, Fred D.


Boston


exempt 7,500 ft. house lot


$150


$150


Wood, J. S.


Atlantic


House at


Wills


100


100


Wales, G. E.


Boston


14,507 ft. house lot .


1,740


1,740


Walker &


Boston


House and shed


800


Chamberlain


800


Wilber, E. F.


Raynham


House and shed


900


900


Ward, Daniel


Plymouth


House


300


Shed


20


Moss house


25


¿ a. house lot


200


545


Wheelwright, Henry A.


Cohasset


12 a. pasture


300


300


House ·


2,100


Samuel F.


32,640 ft.


house


lot


1,980


56,232 ft. house


1,740


9,039 ft. house lot


460


Wellington, H.L.


Boston


12,319 ft. house


lots


460


460


Wheeler,


Rockland


5 a. salt marsh .


75


Clarence


75


Wiswall, E. F.


Wellesley


3 a. salt marsh .


45


45


Boston


34 a. brook field


300


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& a. upper field .


75


9 a. home pasture


700


4 a. Jackson island wood


200


1,275


Wilkins,


Boston


lot


6,280


Wadsworth, D. Briggs


island


.


252


VALUATION, 1896.


Name.


Residence.


Property.


Value. Total.


Whiting, Hiram


Avon


House . 2,800 ft. house lot


$550


250


$800


Whitney, Samuel L., heïrs


So. Boston


House


1,500


Stable


600


§ a. house lot


350


2,450


Whiting, Thomas O.


Hanover


Beach house


400


Stable


25


425


Woodis, John P. Boston


a. Buttonwood


field


275


275


Weaver,


New York


House


2,385


Mrs. Henry, Jr.


Wood house


75


7. a. house lot .


1,200


¿ a. Bailey lot .


410


4 a. Damon lot .


345


4,415


Melrose


10,920 ft. house lot


240


240


House


600


Barn


100


Shop


75


2 a. house field .


200


1¿ a. pasture


40


Gravel pit


30


Whiting, Clinton A.


Abington


2,800 ft. house lot


250


250


Young, D. R.


Niantic,


¿ a. house lot .


350


350


House


1,400


Stable


300


¿ a. house lot


200


1} a. Collamore field


150


2,050


Waggett, Charles A. Williams, H. C.


Boston


1,045


Ct.


Young, Gideon


N. Y. City


253


ASSESSED VALUATION, 1896.


Personal Estate


$154,585


Real Estate .


2,164,495


Total


· $2,319,080


GEORGE H. WEBB, THOMAS F. BAILEY, H. J. STOCKBRIDGE,


Assessors of Scituate.


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ARTICLES IN WARRANT


For Scituate Town Meeting, March 7, 1898


ARTICLE 1. To choose a Moderator to preside in said meeting.


ART. 2. To choose all necessary Town Officers for the ensuing year.


ART. 3. To hear the Annual Report of the Selectmen and `other Town Officers and act thereon.


ART. 4. To raise and appropriate such sums of money as may be necessary to defray Town charges for the ensuing year.


ART. 5. To fix the rate of wages for removing snow the cur- rent year.


ART. 6. To act on the list of Jurors as proposed by the Selectmen.


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 its Treasurer to borrow money under the direction of the Selectmen, in anticipa- tion of taxes of the present year.


ART. 9. To hear the report of any Committee heretofore chosen, or act thereon.


ART. 10. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate $100 annually for Memorial Day.


ART. 11. To see if the Town will make allowance to Town Creditors, or act thereon.


ART. 12. To see if the Town will determine the way and man- ner in which its taxes shall be collected the present year, or act thereon.


ART. 13. To ballot on the question of granting liquor licenses in this Town; the ballots to be "Yes" or " No" in answer to the question : Shall licenses be granted for the sale of intoxicat- ing liquors in this Town ?


ART. 14. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate such


sum of money as it may deem necessary to preserve order and en- force the liquor law.


ART. 15. To see if the Town will authorize its Annual Report to be printed and distributed in the month of February each year, until changed by vote of the Town.


ART. 16. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate $15 for care of the " Old Meeting House Lane Cemetery," Prospect Street.


ART. 17. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate $100 for cattle inspection, or act thereon.


ART. 18. To see if the Town will abate the uncollected taxes of, from 1887 to 1889 inclusive, amounting to $158.02, or act thereon.


ART. 19. To see if the Town will purchase a Road Roller, and raise and appropriate money for the same.


ART. 20. To see if the Town will choose a Committee to con- sider the subject of better accomodations for the East Grammar School ; said committee to report at a future town meeting, or act thereon.


ART. 21. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate $100, for a pump and appurtenances at "Bound Brook" well, or act thereon.


ART. 22. To see if the Town will authorize the Town Clerk to liave the ancient town records preserved, by enclosing the same in transparent silk, at a cost not to exceed $30, or act thereon.


ART. 23. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate $500, to repair the road from Peter Murphy's to the light-house, or act thereon.


ART. 24. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate $500, to repair the road and sidewalk on Front Street, at the Harbor, and to repair the bridge railing along the same, or act thereon.


ART. 25. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate $250, for the salary of Superintendent of schools, or act thereon.


ART. 26. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate $1000, for transportation of pupils, or act thereon.


ART. 27. To see if the Town will ratify deeds made by the Selectmen as follows, viz : Deed of the Grove Street school liouse lot to William W. Damon, and deed of the Beach Street school house lot to Elijah P. Pratt.


ART. 28. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate $100, for ornamental trees, to be put from North Scituate Depot to North Scituate Beach, or act thereon.


ART. 29. To see if the Town will construct a sidewalk on the westerly side of Beach Street, from W. H. and R. L. Drapers' to Stony Beach, and raise and appropriate money for the same, or act thereon.


ART. 30. To see if the Town will choose a Committee to in- vestigate the subject of purchasing one or more Chemical fire en- gines, one to be located at North Scituate, and one at the Harbor, Committee to report at a future meeting.


ART. 31. Will the Town raise and appropriate a sum of money to employ a drawing teacher in the schools?


ART. 32. To see if the Town will purchase of Mrs. Wills a sufficient quantity of land to square the Hatherly school house lot, and fence the same, and raise and appropriate a sum of money for the purpose, or act thereon.


ART. 33. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate $200, to grade the grounds around the Hatherly school house, or act thereon.


ART. 34. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate $125, to cement the High School house cellar, or act thereon.


ART. 35. To see if the Town will choose a Surveyor of High- ways for one year, as provided in Chapter 374 of the Acts of 1895.


ART. 36. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate $75, to be expended by the Road Surveyor, for grading and seeding the Common at the East Grammar school house.


ART. 37. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate $100, for shade trees to be expended under the direction of the Select- men, or act thereon.


ART. 38. To see if the Town will instruct its Selectmen to provide work for all tramps in payment for food, and lodging given them, or act thereon.


ART. 39. Referred from the Annual Meeting, March 1, 1897. "Will the Town accept as a Town way a road on the 3d Cliff, commencing at a certain point on Water Street, on land of heirs of the late John Welch, and running northerly over the Cliff, and. terminating on Highland Street, near land of Edward Cummings, and raise and appropriate a sum of money to build the same, or act thereon.


ART. 40. Will the Town raise and appropriate $150, for special repairs to the road, and water ways, at, and near the Junction of Main and Blossom Streets, at Gannett's corner ?


ART. 41. To see if the Town will revoke its vote of March 1, 1897, whereby it accepted Chapter 374, Acts of 1895, placing the repairs of Roads and Bridges under a single Highway surveyor.


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ART. 42. Will the Town authorize and instruct its Selectmen, to grant a license to Thomas P. Mulcay, to build and maintain a stable for more than four horses, on his premises at North Scituate Beach, in accordance with Chapter 395 of the Acts of 1890?


ART. 43. Will the Town raise and appropriate $200, to build a sidewalk on the northerly side of Main Street, from the corner of Curtis and Branch Streets, to a point opposite the house of Miss Roberta Jenkins, or act thereon ?


ART. 44. Will the Town raise and appropriate $500 for special repairs on the road from Buttonwood to North Scitu- ate Beach, or act thereon ?


ART. 45. Will the Town authorize its Treasurer to pay a bounty of twenty-five cents a head for all woodchucks brought to him, and killed within the limits of the Town?


ART. 46. Will the Town raise and appropriate $100 for special repairs on High Street, between the house of Abner N. Bates and the Norwell line ?


ART. 47. To see if the Town will authorize the Town Officers to consult counsel and raise and appropriate $50 for that pur- pose.


ART. 48. Will the Town accept the provisions of Chapter 158, of the Acts of 1871, and chocse by ballot three Road Commis- sioners, one for one year, one for two years and one for three years, as provided in said Act ?


ART. 49. Will the Town raise and appropriate $40 to widen the corner of Summer and Cedar Streets ?


ART. 50. Will the Town raise and appropriate $100 for a sidewalk from the Corner of High and Summer Streets to the Cohasset line ?


ART. 51. Will the Town accept Chapter 170 of the Acts of 1891, giving towns jurisdiction over highways and county bridges ? Must be accepted by ballot.


ANNUAL REPORT


OF THE


Town Officers


OF THE


TOWN OF SCITUATE


For the Year ending December 31,


1897_


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PLYMOUTH: AVERY PRINTING COMPANY, 1898.


INDEX.


PAGE.


Annual Town Meeting


3


Abatement of Taxes


34


Assessors' Statistics


43


By-Laws


46


Cattle Inspection .


25


Chapter 279 .


438


Cemetery


Estimated Expenses for 1898


East Grammar School Yard .


Financial Condition


31 39 33


Gravel Screens


26


Grade Crossing


27


Income .


37


Insurance


26


Jurors, List of


45


James, Charles


24


Libraries


22


Miscellaneous


11 22


Memorial Day


Markers, Graves Revolutionary Soldiers


25


Military Aid .


10


Mann, Thomas. Heirs


24


Preserving Order .


33


Public Buildings .


23


Printing, Stationery and Postage


23


Poor, Support of .


16


Recapitulation of Expenses .


35


Reward .


26 27


Roads and Bridges


.


Road, State .


.


30 32


Glades


30


Report of Town Treasurer .


51 63


Report of Superintendent of Schools


71


Report of Town Clerk


54


State Aid


10


Schools, Support of


13


Schools, Incidentals


14


Schools, Transportation


24


School, Hatherly Furnace


25


School, Hatherly Cellar


33


Sidewalk, Beach Street .


32


Snow .


22


Town Officers


25


Trust Funds .


.


.


.


.


2d Cliff


Gannett Street .


31


Report of School Committee


.


.


66 Post Office to Scituate Depot


32


.


.


41


.


·


.


.


.


24 24 31 41


Fish Ways


ANNUAL TOWN MEETING


HELD IN SCITUATE MARCH 1, 1897.


HENRY T. BAILEY, Moderator.


ARTICLE 3 .- Voted, To accept the report of the Selectmen as printed.


ART. 2 .- Officers chosen for the year :


For Town Clerk .- Charles Manson.


For Selectmen, Assessors and Overseers of Poor .- George H. Webb, Hosea J. Stockbridge, Azro Turner.


For Treasurer .-- Roland Turner.


For Collector .- Roland Turner.


For Constables .- William E. Supple, John F. Turner, Liba F. Litchfield.


For Auditor .- Francis B. Lee.


ART. 16 .- Voted, That the Town rescind and revoke its vote of March 3, 1890, wherein it accepted the provisions of Chapter 158, of the Acts of 1871, and chose three Road Commissioners.


ART. 15 .- Voted, That the Town accept the provisions of Chapter 374, of the Acts of 1895, placing the control of their highways under a single Highway Surveyor, and choose one Surveyor of Highways.


ART. 2 .- For one Surveyor of Highways .- John T. Fitts.


For one School Committee for three years .- Joy K. Gan- nett, Jr.


For Pound Keeper .- Patrick Curran.


For Field Driver .- A. Judson Bates.


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For Fire Wardens .- Moses B. Colman, Joseph L. Hobson, J. Frank Crane.


For Fence Viewers .- John J. Ford, Turner Litchfield, William O. Clapp, Hosea J. Stockbridge.


For. Surveyors of Lumber .- Ansel F. Servan, Edward Rogers.


For Sealer of Weights and Measures .- John E. O. Prouty.


ART. 13 .- Shall licenses be granted for the sale of in- toxicating liquors in this Town? Yes, 193. No, 139.


ART. 49. Voted that the Selectmen be instructed to peti- tion the N. Y., N. H. & H. R. R. for the abolition of the grade crossing at Greenbush, (Union Street.)


ART. 4 .- Voted. To raise and appropriate the following sums of money :


For-


Removing snow $1,000 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 of scholars 1,000 00


Superintendent of schools


300 00


Incidentals for schools. 500 00


Repairs of roads and bridges


3,000 00


Abatement of taxes 300 00


Interest on debt.


2,800 00


Free libraries 215 00


Miscellaneous expenses 500 00


ART. 5. Voted, That the rate of wages for removing snow be the same as last year 25 cts. per hour.


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ART. 6. Relating to list of jurors. James E. Otis, George H. Lincoln, G. Wilbur Damon, James H. Merritt, wishing to be excused, their names were stricken from the jury list, the names of G. Austin Litchfield, Alfred H. Newcomb, Christo pher O. Neil, Charles Manson substituted.


ART. 7 .- Voted, That the Town authorize the Overseers o the Poor to contract at their discretion for the support o the town's poor.


ART. 8 .- Voted, That the Treasurer be and is hereby author ized and directed, with the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow temporarily, in anticipation of the taxes of the present muni- cipal year, such sums of money as the same may be from time to time required and to give the negotiable note or notes of the town for money so borrowed, and that all such temporary loans shall be payable from the said taxes.


ART. 10. Voted, That the Town raise and appropriate $100.00 for Memorial Day.


ART. 11 .- To make allowance to town creditors.


Voted to pass over.


ART. 12 .- That the way and manner in which the taxes shall be collected be the same as last year.


Five per cent. discount allowed upon all taxes paid on o before October 1, 1897 ; 4 per cent. on or before November 1, 1897 ; 3 per cent. on or before December 1, 1897.


ART. 19 .- Voted, That the Town cause its annual repor to be printed and distributed in the month of February 1898


ART. 20 .- That the Town offer for sale its vacant schoo house buildings and lots, viz :-


The Central street primary school house and lot; the North Main street primary school house and lot ; the Charles street primary school house (building) only.


Voted, That the Selectmen have authority to sell thes buildings and lots at public auction and that they be in


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structed to bid them in for the Town, provided they do not bring a fair price.


ART. 21 .- Voted, that the Town raise and appropriate $20.00 for the care of the Old Meeting House Lane Cemetery (Prospect Street.)


ART. 22 .- Voted, That the Town raise and appropriate $100.00 for Cattle Inspector.


ART. 23 .- In regard to deepening the Hollow Well at at Scituate Centre. (Voted) to indefinitely postpone.


ART. 9 .- To hear the report of any Committee.


The Town Clerk chosen at a previous Town meeting to look up the By-laws of the Town if there were any in existance presented a set of By-laws, that were adopted by the Town in March, 1884.


These were read by the Moderator.


ART. 43 .- Voted, That the Town Clerk with a Committee of two, be a committee to make alterations in the By-laws reported.


Henry T. Bailey and Francis B. Lee chosen that Com- mittee.


ART. 18 .- Voted, That the Selectmen petition the Massa- chusetts Highway Commission to have a section of State road built, but that they be instructed not to contract for con- structing the same.


ART. 24 .- Voted, That the Assessors abate the uncollected taxes from 1875 to 1886, inclusive, amounting to $124.58.


ART. 25 .- Will the Town purchase a road roller ?


Voted, No.


ART. 26 .- Voted, That the Selectmen constitute a Board of Health.


ART. 27 .- Voted, That the Highway Surveyor be instruc- ted to purchase as many gravel screens as he may deem


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necessary, and that the sum of $35.00 be raised and ap- propriated for purchasing the same.


ART. 28 .- In regard to screening all the gravel before using it on the highways.


Voted, That the Highway Surveyor shall use his discretion. ART. 29 .- Will the Town purchase a stone crusher ?


Voted, To indefinitely postpone.


ART. 30 .- Voted, That the Town widen that portion of Gannett Street leading from the gravel pit, near the house of Benj. T. Ellms to Battle's Hill, and that $500.00 be raised and appropriated for that purpose ; said widening to be let out by contract by the Selectmen, provided the con- tract does not call for more than $500.00.


ART. 31 .- Voted, That the Town accept as a Town-way the road leading from the house of Henry Pettis at North Scitu- ate Beach to the Glades, as laid out by the Road Commis- sioners, and that the Treasurer be instructed, under the di- rection of the Selectmen, to borrow $2,500.00 to build the road; the building of the road to be put out by contract, under the direction of the Highway Surveyor.


ART. 32 .- Voted, That the Town raise and appropriate $500.00 to raise the road leading from Front Street to the Second Cliff and repair the fence along the same ; said work to be put out by contract under the direction of the High- way Surveyor.


ART. 33 .- Voted, That the Town raise and appropriate $300.00 to extend the sidewalk begun last year on the north side of the road leading from North Scituate Beach to North Scituate Village, said work to be put out by contract under the direction of the Highway Surveyor.


ART. 34 .- Voted, That the Town raise and appropriate $100.00 to grade and improve the East Grammar School yard and Common.


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ART. 35 .- Voted, That the Town adopt the name of Hatherly School for the new school house, as proposed by the School Committee.


ART. 36 .- Voted, That the Town raise and appropriate $250.00 to concrete the cellar of the Hatherly School house, said work to be put out by contract under the direction of the School Committee, Portland cement to be used.


ART. 37 .- Will the Town raise and appropriate $300.00. Voted, To pass over.


ART. 40 .- In regard to grading the grounds and building a fence around the Hatherly School. Voted, To pass over.


ART. 41-Voted, That the Town raise $200.00 to build a sidewalk, commencing at the Post Office, at the Harbor, and running on Front and Central streets to the Scituate R. R. Station.


ART. 42 .- Voted, That the Town raise and appropriate $25.00 to provide markers for the graves of Revolutionary Soldiers buried in the Town, said sum to be expended under the direction of Post 31, G. A. R.


ART. 44 .- Will the Town pay Everett Litchfield and others $100.00 for causing the arrest of two tramps who broke into a house at North Scituate. Voted, To pass over.


ART. 45 .- Voted, That the Town instruct its committee to have fish ways put in the several dams in the stream run- ning from Scituate pond to Cohasset Harbor.


ART. 46. Voted, That the Town raise and appropriate the sum of $100.00 for the purpose of improving and protecting the Alewive Fishery in the stream running from Scituate pond to Cohasset Harbor.


ART. 47. Will the Town accept Chapter 170 of the Acts of 1891, giving towns jurisdiction over highways and County bridges. Referred to next town meeting.


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ART. 48. Will the Town accept as a Town-way a road over the Third Cliff as laid out. Referred to next town meeting.


Voted. That the thanks of the meeting be extended to Henry T. Bailey and that he be paid $5.00 for his services as Moderator. Voted, To dissolve the meeting. 1 Attest : CHARLES MANSON, Town Clerk.


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REPORT OF THE SELECTMEN


Of the receipts and expenditures and financial condition of the Town of Scituate, for the year ending Dec. 31, 1897.


PAYMENTS OF STATE AID (Chapter 301.)


Elisha J. Brown,


$16 00


Reuben S. Gurney, $60 00


Catherine H. Brown,


48 00


Salome A. Litchfield, 24 00


George S. Bates,


34 00 Delia E. D. Jenkins, 8 00


Clara B. Bonney, 48 00 Benj. F. Merritt,


48 00


Edwin Bowman, 72 00


Wm. O. Merritt,


72 00


Charles W. Clapp,


66 00


Eglantine A. Merritt,


48 00


Shadrach B. Curtis,


48 00


Peter W. Mahan,


26 00


Susan Daniels,


20 00


Sarah J. Moore,


12 00


George Emerson,


36 00


Joseph O. Marsh,


9 00


Luke G. Fitts,


48 00 Charles H. Nott,


48 00


C. M. Ferguson,


48 00


Thos. J. Newcomb,


36 00


John P. Giffin,


48 00


James E. Otis,


9 00


Joy K. Gannett,


12 00


Chas. P. Seaverns,


20 00


Rose Doherty,


48 00


Caroline E. Spencer,


48 00


Lincoln T. Damon,


12 00


George O. Vinal,


60 00


Geo. A. Hatch,


15 00


Rosanna Vinal,


20 00


Edmund L. Hyland,


48 00


Nicholas Wherity,


48 00


Andrew J. Hobson,


24 00


Nathaniel Wilder,


60 00


Irene A. Lee,


48 00


Bethana E. Whitcomb, 48 00


Wm. Litchfield,


24 00


Elvira J. Webb,


48 00


Amelia M. Young,


48 00


Total


$1,563 00


MILITARY AID (Chapter 279.)


Abner N. Bates


$20 00


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MISCELLANENOUS EXPENSES.


Appropriation


$500 00


Payments 430 20


Henry O'Neil, care of lock-up $50 00


Mrs. E. A. Torrey, room for registrars of voters 1 00


C. W. Sparrell, returing deaths, 1896 and 1897. .. 6 75


Town of Pembroke, ¿ of the expense of seeding pond, 1896 and 1897 15 15


Geo. F. Welch, fuel and supplies for lock-up 36 31


Thomas Mulcay, expressing


65


Frank O'Clark, work at lock-up


4 98


Geo. W. Brown, expressing


7 18


Oliver H. Howe, M. D., returning births


3 25


Town of Marshfield, ¿ expense repairing Little's bridge, 1896 . 14 00


Wm. J. Newcomb, returning deaths, 1896 5 50


Fred T. Bailey & Co., room for registrars of voters


2 00


Wiley S. Damon, janitor at town hall.


23 50


Charles W. Frye, supplies for lock-up


5 66


F. T. Vinal, M. D., services for Board of Health. 10 00


Little, Brown & Co., book, Town officer


3 50


L. W. Cook, selling school houses at auction ....


2 00


Henry Webb, survey and plans, road on 3d Cliff ..


11 50


W. W. Gordak, painting signs and materials. 7 00


Thomas Groom & Co., tax collector's book


3 75


Wm. P. Richardson,sulphur, candles, telegrams,etc. 4 54


Town of Cohasset, ¿ the cost of stone bounds and setting. 21 50


Elmer F. Ramsdell, for injury by falling into hole in sidewalk on Blossom street 10 00


Wm. D. Carter, watching fire. 2 50


Stephen Litchfield, work on fence 1 00


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Thomas J. Newcomb, setting glass .. $0 75


Wm. E. Supple, killing and burying dog 3 00


Charles Manson, recording births, deaths, and marriages in 1896. 36 35


J. E. O. Prouty, sealer of weights and measures. . 10 00


teller at March meeting. . 3 00


A. J. Waterman, selling fish rights. 1 00


65 acknowledging deeds 1 00


J. Fitzpatrick, cleaning up round lock-up 1 50


A. H. Newcomb, watching fires. 2 50


Charles T. Chubuck, services at March meeting. . 3 00


Mrs. C. L. Damon, lunch for election officers. 3 35


John Cummings, services at State election. 4 00


Galen Watson, Jr., " “ 66


2 00 73


N. Y., N. H. & H. R. R., freight


James R. Nott, watching fire. . 2 50


Caleb L. Damon, services at State election. 2 00


Allen Vinal, watching fire. 7 00


Charles F. Clapp, services at March meeting. ..


3 00


A .. J. Waterman, 66 " State election . .


4 00


James E. Otis, 66 66 4 00 ....


F. W. Varney, 60 60 60


,.


4 00


Everett E. Litchfield, watching fire 7 00 1


Frank Stoddard, setting drainpipe


50


Walter J. Stoddard, services at March meeting. .


3 00


Charles Manson, expressing paid .


2 30


Ernest F. Litchfield, watching fire. 7 00


James H. Burrows, room for Registrars of Voters 2 00 F. T. Vinal, returning births. 4 50


Amos W. Merritt, services July 4 and 5 6 00


Elijah P. Pratt, watching fire 7 00


John E. O. Prouty, returning deaths . 8 25


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Albertus Williams, use of team


$3 00


Geo. L. Newcomb, returning births 1 75


F. S. Watson, services July 4 and 5


8 00


King & Merrill, order book.


15 00


Chester R. Sherman, services at March meeting, 1896 3 00


$430 20


SUPPORT OF SCHOOLS.


Town appropriation. $5,500 00


Town appropriation for Superintendent 300 00


Income Mass. School Fnnd 170 85


County Dog Fund 242 27


State for Teachers 216 67


State for Superintendent


200 00


Tuition 27 50


Total receipts


$6,657 29


Expenditures


$6,456 76


PAYMENTS.


Edgar L. Willard, Superintendent $500 00


TEACHERS.


Julius N. Mallory, $1,000 00 Kate W. Skeele, $153 70


Grace A. Brown,


3 20 Mary L. Newcomb, 288 00


Julia A. Neely, 319 73


Hattie M. Damon, 288 00


Gertrude M. Hall, 61 25


Ellen M. Tebbetts, 272 00


Effie L. Kellogg, 71 00


Edith C. Holland, 432 00 -


Clara L. Bedelle,


468 00


Grace L. Otis, 270 00


Carrie W. Litchfield, 20 20 Lillieth Jenkins, 101 00


Gertrude Gardner,


288 00 Margaret F. Sullivan, 281 00 Josephine G. Ward, 270 00


Sara F. Pratt, 21 00


Total


$4,860 08


Josephine I. Barry, 252 00


14


MUSIC TEACHER.


Estella Litchfield


$83 33


FUEL AND PREPARATION.


George F. Welch,


$478 11 Israel Cudworth,


$30 75


David S. Jenkins,


76 02


Edwin W. Bates,


4 50


George W. Elliott,


6 00


Charles H. Nott,


67


Joseph H. Harvey,


15 00


Wm. Litchfield,




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