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T. F. Bailey, expressing. I 35
T. P. Mulcay, expressing, 9 00
Jetson Wade, recording births, marriages and deaths, 1902, 45 80
John B. Damon, burying twelve carcasses,
10 00
William E. Supple, on account article 43, March 3d, 1902. 25 00
Wiley S. Damon, janitor, Town Hall, 26 50
T. P. Mulcay, services as watchman, 8 00
Stephen Litchfield, Jr., surveying layouts for roads, 13 67
C. W. Peare, expressing for schools, 35
John J. Ford, fire warden, 1902, $15.00; telephones, $5.20; expressing, $2.75, 22 95
Everett L. Bearce, truant officer,
3 50
John Cummings, service as teller, 4 00
M. B. Coleman, insurance, 71 80
New York & Boston Despatch Express, expressing, 2 10
Geo. W. Kelley, advise to committee on ob- structions, 15 00
Jonathan Hatch, services as committee,
25 00
Chas. M. Litchfield, on account of Article 43,
March 3. 1902. 25 00
Fenton W. Varney, services as teller, 4 00
Fred T. Bailey, room for registrars, 1 00
Litchfield Bros., repairs on Town pump,
5 00
Stephen Litchfield. Jr., surveying of Sand Hill Road, 4 00
John B. Washburn, copying transfers, 1902, 1903, 27 00
George F. King & Co., order book for Se- lectmen, 13 50
F. T. Vinal, 2d. sealer of weights and measures, 60 00
W. R. Damon, cleaning Town Hall, 4 00
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C. H. Nott, returning seven deaths, I 75
James Litchfield, cleaning vaults at Hatherly, 3 00
A. E. Fish, expressing, I 00
B. H. Merritt, repairs on fence at North Scituate Beach. 139 85
Amos F. Damon, care Little's bridge, 2 years, 20 00
Nathaniel Taylor, repairs to Humarock bridge, 5 72
Wiley S. Damon, mowing Town Hall lot, 2 00
· Wiley S. Damon, cleaning vault, 3 00
Dr. F. T. Vinal, returning six births, I 50
C. T. Chubuck, services as Registrar. 35 00
Jetson Wade, services as Registrar.
30 00
Chas. F. Clapp, services as Registrar,
30 00
Chas. F. Clapp. services, State election, 2 50
John F. Turner, posting and copying warrants, 16 00
John Cummings, services, State election, 4 00
George F. Welch, lock for Town Hall,
40
W. H. Burke, services on Fountain Committee, 5 00
C. M. Skeele, cash expenses, 6 43
F. T. Vinal, 2nd, repairing clock, High school, I 00
Town of Pembroke, seeding pond with alewives, 7 80
James Litchfield, cleaning vaults at Hatherly, 3 00
A. J. Waterman, services at State election, 4 00
J. D. Ferguson, services at State election, 4 00
H. D. Nott, services at State Election, 3 00
W. L. Murdock, services at State Election, 3 00
Frank H. Young, team for School Committee, 2 00
W. J. Stoddard, services as Registrar of voters, 35 00
E. L. Bonney, treasurer, services, borrowing money, 7 80
Henry T. Cole, expressing and carriage hire, 19 37
Henry T. Cole, teams for Registrars, 5 00
Mrs. G. W. Brown, carriage hire and ex- pressing for school committee, 31 33
$1,002 16
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TOWN OFFICERS.
John J. Ford, Selectman, Assessor and Over- seer of the Poor, $685 00
Thomas F. Bailey, Selectman, Assessor and Overseer of the Poor, 200 00
W. H. Varrell, Selectman, Assessor and
· Overseer of the Poor,
200 00
Ernest L. Bonney, Treasurer, 1902,
$166 67
Ernest L. Bonney, Treasurer, 1903, 200 00
$366 67
H. E. Damon, School Committee.
16 50
Julia E. Webb, School Committee,
50 00
Clara M. Skeele, School Committee,
35 00
Peter W. Sharp, Auditor,
75 00
John F. Turner, Constable,
7 00
Fenton W. Varney, Collector,
275 00
Jetson Wade, Town Clerk,
40 00
$1,950 17
Amount appropriated,
1,200 00
$750 17
Amount appropriated for Collector,
500 00
Exceeded appropriation,
$250 17
LOCKUP.
Appropriation.
$100 00
Payments,
95 20
Henry P. O'Neil. care of lockup.
16 64
John J. Ford, wood for lockup,
6 50
Geo. F. Welch, supplies,
43 15
Chas. W. Frye, supplies,
2 85
James S. Jenkins, wood,
6 00
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C. W. Prouty, labor and supplies, 10 00
T. F. Bailey & Son, labor, 5 86 E. J. Gutterson & Son, labor and material, 4 20
$95 20
PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS.
Appropriation, $600 00
Payments, 985 20
James L. Prouty, labor on Jenkins School,
15 00
James L. Prouty, making and putting up flag staff, 10 00
Chas. H. Mott, labor on school houses, 3 55
Joseph Bailey, labor on school houses, 2 80
C. T. Chubuck, labor, schoolhouses and grounds, 54 61
T. F. Bailey & Son, labor on school houses, 569 18
Samuel C. Bonney, labor on school yard, 3 85
H. C. Newcomb, labor on school yard, 2 72
W. R. Wills, labor on Hatherly,
3 70
C. H. Nott, labor on Hatherly yard.
6 00
Geo. F. Welch, lumber for school houses, 78 49
Chas. H. White, repairs on school houses, 62 57
James H. Burrows, labor on school houses, 33 15
C. T. Jenkins, Jr., labor on flagstaff, Jenkins, 5 00
Edgar L. Hyland, labor on Hatherly,
23 50
E. C. Vinal, labor on Jenkins,
5 00
L. J. Studley, labor on Hatherly, 7 00
B. H. Merritt, labor and stock for Hatherly, 4 98
E. J. Gutterson & Son, labor on Jenkins,
86 75
Irving Whiting, setting glass for schools,
3 50
Edward Rogers, supplies to Jenkins school, 3 85
$985 20
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PRINTING, STATIONERY AND POSTAGE.
Appropriation, Payments,
$300 00 369 43
John J. Ford, postage stamps, $10 00
Floretta Vining, printing advertising, II 00
A. D. Spaulding, printing for schools, etc., 47 55
Wakefield Daily Item, dog posters,
I 25
Bittinger Brothers, printing Town Reports and Warrants, 147 20
E. L. Bonney, Treasurer, stationery and postage, 27 50
Standard Printing Co., printing for Fire Dept., 6 50
Harris M. Dolbear, printing for Assessors, 6 60
Hobbs, Warren Co., blanks for collector,
I 50
W. A. Carrie & Co., check book for Treasurer,
27 00
Thomas Groom & Co., collector's book,
2 25
Geo. F. King & Co., stationery,
7 81
Gazette Publishing Co., printing voting lists,
30 00
Pratt Bros., ad. for Sealer of Weights and Measures, and Board of Health, 25 00
C. M. Skeele, stationery, 3 00
Julia E. Webb, stationery and postage,
3 81
Roland Turner, stationery and postage, II 46
$369 43
SERVICES AS SPECIAL CONSTABLE, 1902. Walter S. Harrub, $2,500 00
ANNUAL WATER RENTAL.
$2,500 00
Appropriation,
Payments, 1,377 77
Scituate Water Co., hydrant rental, $1,377 77
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LIBRARIES.
Appropriation, $500 00 Payments, 500 00
George O. Allen, Treas., Satuit Library Assn., $250 00
Francis B. Lee., Treas., Pierce Library Assn., 250 00
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DECORATION.
Appropriation, $100 00
Payments, 100 00
Francis B. Lee, Q. M., Post 31, G. A. R., $100 00
CATTLE INSPECTION.
Caleb L. Damon, inspection. $101 05
Caleb L. Damon, special on account of foot
and mouth disease, 35 00
$136 05
GRADING GROUNDS, JENKINS SCHOOL.
Edward MacMulkins, labor and material, $2,525. 24
OLD CEMETERY.
William E. Hunt, labor, $8 00
TOWN COUNSEL.
Harvey H. Pratt, services, $420 00
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REMOVING SNOW.
W. W. Manson, labor,
$3 50
James S. Jenkins, labor,
6 75
Cole Bros. and others, labor,
127 45
Warren W. Jenkins, labor,
2 50
Patrick Kane, labor. 6 50
A: W. Blanchard and others, labor,
18 00
Clement J. Prouty and others, labor,
20 02
Chas. N. Turner and others, labor,
51 75
J. Frank Crane and others, labor,
23 50
Albert Clapp and others, labor,
63 94
John T. Fitts and others, labor,
20 26
F. W. Varney and others, labor,
38 00
Daniel Ward, labor,
I 50
Abner S. Dalby and others, labor,
20 00
Pearl Vickery and others, labor,
18 00
C. M. Litchfield and others, labor,
39 25
Frederic Cole and others, labor,
23 29
F. A. Conroy, labor,
75
John Conroy, labor,
75
Michael J. Kane, labor,
I
75
George McDonald, labor,
1 50
$488 96
Appropriation.
$1,000 00
Payments. 488 96
FIRE DEPARTMENT.
Appropriation, $2,000 00
Payments, 3,582 30
E. J. Gutterson & Son, labor and material, $38 80
Scituate Water Co., labor and material, 75 70
M. G. Seaverns & Co., supplies, 2 32
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Clement J. Prouty, use of horses, 8 00
John J. Ford, services as Fire Warden, 1902, 20 00
James S. Jenkins, wood for hose houses, 6 00
Geo. F. Welch, supplies, 484 3I
Charles W. Frye, supplies, 30 85
Henry K. Barnes, supplies, 351 33
· Geo. Cushing, hose wagon, 250 00
Charles H. Eastman, rent and labor,
31 12
John H. Smith, covering for wagon, 5 00
W. E. Supple, 1,877 97
N. Y. & Boston Despatch Express Co., expressing, I 50
Lovell B. Lincoln, land for hose house, 125 00
Į. L. Prouty, labor, 70 35
C. H. White, labor and material, 46 62
Thomas Stanley, labor,
10 00
George Litchfield, labor,
3 00
Henry . T. Fitts, labor,
I 00
Seth Litchfield, labor. 1 00
W. W. Manson, labor, I 00
E. L. Bonney, flags for hose houses, 13 50
D. J. Bates, insurance, 10 00
Mrs. C. F. Jenkins, cleaning hose house, 2 03
W. H. Clapp. 2d, iron work, 4 50
A. L. Carter, grading, Hose No. 3. 3 00
John Cummings, supplies, Hose No. I, 2 30
T. F. Bailey & Son, drawing plans, Hose No. 3, 20 00
Litchfield Bros., supplies, Hose No. 3, 6 75
W. I. Lincoln, heater, Hose No. 3, 8 00
Walter C. Gardner, services as steward, 50 00
C. H. Walker, supplies, Hose No. 2. 4 00
C. B. Carpenter. setting bell, Hose No. 2, 2 50
E. P. Joseph, putting bell in tower, Hose No. 2. 12 00
Henry T. Cole, expressing and C. O. D. for Hose No. I. 2 85
$3.582 30
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SPECIAL ON CENTRAL STREET.
Appropriation,
$50 00
Payments,
50 00
John T. Fitts, labor,
$14 00
James O'Hern, labor,
4 00
Thomas Connors, labor,
4 00
A. J. Mitchell, labor,
2 00
John Faloon, labor,
2 00
James J. Barry, labor,
4 00
John Carson, 2d, labor,
2 00
Abner S. Dalby. labor,
18 00
1
$50 00
PUBLIC DRINKING FOUNTAINS.
Appropriation, $1,200 00
Payments, 1,200 00
Moore & Co., furnishing and putting in, $1,200 00
SOLDIERS' RELIEF.
Appropriation, $500 00
Payments, $477 75
Elijah T. Clapp, house rent for Benj. E. Stetson, $32 00
Ida M. Pye, board of C. E. Bates, 132 00
W. W. Gordat, cash, 25 00
Clara A. B. Litchfield, board of C. E. Bates, 6 00
Clara A. B. Litchfield, board of Alvin Glines,; 60 00
John P. Giffin, cash, 25 00
George F. Welch, supplies to Rose Doherty, 40 50
George F. Welch, supplies to Bardin A. Prouty, 12 00
Lucy M. Gordat, cash, 10 00
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Worcester Insane Asylum, board of Henry Young, 126 75 Frank E. Cook, coal for Bardin A. Prouty, 8 50
$477 75
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TREE WARDEN.
Appropriation, $350 00
Payments, 359 47
Albertus Williams, Jr., labor,
$IO 50
\V. S. Harrub, labor, .
3 50
George F. Welch, supplies,
5 47
George W. Brown, teams, labor, etc.,
26 00
First National Nurseries, trees for Warden, 27 00
James Tilden, labor. 12 00
Harry Smith, labor, 20 00
W. H. Burke, cash paid Chase Bros. & Co., 46 00
W. H. Burke, cash paid C. A. Keene, 30 00
W. H. Burke, cash paid Fred Muise. 5 00
W. H. Burke, cash paid Thomas O'Neil, 38 00
W. H. Burke, labor and time, 97 00
W. H. Burke, cash paid South Shore Nursery, 25 00 -
W. H. Burke, cash paid Cole Bros., 12 00
\V. H. Burke, cash paid Geo. Emerson, 2 00
$359 47
SPECIAL FOR TICKNOR COURT.
Appropriation,
$200 00
Payments, 201 20
John T. Fitts, labor,
$98 00
James O'Hern, labor,
14 00
Cole Bros., labor,
10 00
J. E. Gillis, labor,
10 00
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J. J. Barry, labor. 4 00
A. J. Mitchell, labor, 10 00
Fred Cole, labor, 10 00
C. J. Prouty, labor, 10 00
John Carson, 2d, labor,
10 00
Thomas Connors, labor.
10 00
W. S. Damon, labor.
8 00
George F. Welch, supplies.
3 00
C. E. Perkins, gravel,
4 20
$201 20
SPECIAL POLICE.
I. E. Supple, services.
$603 00
Liba F. Litchfield, services,
5 00
C. W. Prouty, services. 8 00
Daniel J. Sullivan, services,
8 00
John F. Turner, services,
535 50
C. M. Litchfield, services.
107 50
$1,267 00
SPECIAL BROOK STREET SIDEWALK, 1902.
Appropriation.
$25 00
Payments,
25 00
W. S. Harrub, labor,
$5 00
E. J. Dunn, labor,
5 00
James O'Hern, labor,
2 00
Thomas Connors, labor,
2 00
Vinal Bros., labor,
5 00
. C. M. Wagner,
5 00
Percy T. Mann,
I 00
$25 00
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SPECIAL OVER THE COMMON, 1902.
Appropriation,
Payments,
$250 00 $247 90
Payments in 1902,
34 50
John T. Fitts, labor,
$112 00
Wiley S. Damon, labor,
10 00
A. J. Mitchell, labor,
12 00
John Jellows, labor,
10 00
James O'Hern, labor,
10 00
James J. Barry, labor,
12 00
J. E. Gillis, labor,
10 00
John Carson, 2d, labor,
12 00
Thomas Connors, labor,
12 00
Stillman Litchfield heirs, gravel,
13 40
$247 90
SMALL POX CASE. 1
Geo. F. Welch, coal for Abby B. Clapp, $10 00
Geo. F. Welch, coal for Eglantine A. Merritt, 10 00
Albert F. Clapp, services, waiting and tending, 67 50
Geo. O. Merritt, cleaning house, etc., 33 85
Geo. F. Welch, supplies. 18 50
A. S. Dalby, wood, 8 50
John F. Turner, watchman,
60 50
Liba F. Litchfield, watchman,
52 50
D. J. Sullivan, watchman,
55 0Ò
Austin W. Merritt, loss of time, 26 00
Catherine C. Clark, nursing, 98 50
M. G. Seaverns & Co., supplies, I 05
Charles H. Eastman, transporting doctor, etc., 57 50
Eglantine A. Merritt, rent of room, 9 00
George B. Vinal, supplies to Mrs. A. B. Clapp,
39 57
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Dr. Charles P. Feeley, medical attendance, 53 27
J. C. Merritt, wood for Mrs. G. W. Merritt, $2 25
J. C. Merritt, wood for Mrs. Abby B. Clapp, · 2 50
4 75
$605 99
NEW ROAD FROM JERICHO TO NORTH
SCITUATE.
Appropriation,
$10,000 00
Payments,
9,995 78
Payments in 1902,
1,156 45
Edward Rogers, labor,
$39 55
John T. Fitts, labor,
1,738 II
James Landers, labor,
67 89
J. Edward Gillis, labor,
267 56
Bartley Curran, labor,
83 89
John Carson, 2d, labor,
248 00
Thomas Flaherty, labor,
68 56
John Faloon, labor,
80 78
Patrick Flaherty, labor,
51 89
John McDonald, labor,
57 89
Thomas Connors, labor,
258 00
Henry Jellow, labor,
63 89
Henry B. Jellows, labor,
69 89
John Jellow, labor,
229 00
Michael Duran, labor,
43 89
George M. Damon, labor,
42 00
James E. Murphy, labor,
29 89
Arthur J. Mitchell, labor,
119 89
James N. Turner, labor,
484 23
Moses H. Jellow, labor,
73 89
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Frank B. Damon, labor,
26 00
M. G. Seaverns & Co., supplies, 126 05
John Sullivan, labor, 37 22
Albert F. Clapp, labor,
18 II
Fred Cole, labor,
4I II
Michael Coughlin, labor,
192 33
Robert Callahan, labor,
2 00
Patrick Mitchell, labor,
23 22
Thomas 'Tilden, labor,
107 90
John Vinal, labor,
10 00
H. H. Harvey, supplies,
IO 04
John F. Smith, labor,
200 38
Harry Ellms, labor.
31 89
, Wiley S. Damon, labor,
28 22
Henry D. Damon, labor,
59 33
John W. Driscoll, labor,
199 88
Joseph P. Flynn, labor,
22 44
Janíes S. Jenkins, labor,
276 84
George F. Welch, supplies,
104 00
George Dewyer, labor,
I7 II
John C. Murphy, labor,
189 44
Cole Bros .. labor,
194 72
Percy T. Mann, labor,
34 32
C. H. Northey, labor,
36 67
W. W. Waterman, labor,
142 78
Clement J. Prouty, labor,
: 65 00
Eugene Jellow, labor,
34 00
James McCarty, labor,
152 44
Daniel E. Ward, labor,
160 66
Edward Gardner, labor,
I54 94
James H. Burrows, labor,
2 00
E. J. Dunn, labor,
50 00
Mitchell Bros., labor,
135 00
Philip Gillis, labor,
14 50
Arthur Sampson, labor,
123 44
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George C. Jenkins, labor, II7 II James O'Hern, .labor, 165 II
Michael Fay, labor, 125 00
A. B. Curtis, labor, 116 94
Fred D. Graves, labor, 80 18
Dennis Quinn, labor,
52 33
James J. Barry, labor.
106 II
W. R. Damon, labor, 8 00
Elmer F. Burrows, labor,
37 II
J. Frank Crane, labor,
146 58
Patrick Faloon, labor,
57 33
Litchfield Bros., labor,
40 20
Good Roads Machine Co., supplies,
5 00
John F. Turner, labor,
95 83
Wm. O. Clapp, labor,
I21 12
C. M. Ferguson, labor,
67 78
T. F. Bailey & Son, labor, 2 88
W. L. Litchfield, labor,
4I 67
John B. Damon, covering stone,
12 75
Frank H. Young, labor,
22 78
Geo. T. Otis, labor,
40 00
Tilden Bros., labor,
48 33
Martin Curran, labor,
18 00
W. H. Varrell, labor,
37 78
Patrick Kane, labor,
37 78
C. M. Wagner, labor,
5 00
Vinal Bros., labor,
5 00
Wm. Duffy, labor,
2 00
W. S. Harrub, labor,
5 00
C. E. Perkins, gravel,
13 70
George E. Bearce, labor,
2 00
A. W. Hunt, labor,
I II
M. S. Litchfield, repairs to house,
15 82
Mary B. Stone, stone for road,
15 00
Albert Clapp, labor, 28 33
$8,839 33
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SPECIAL SIDEWALK, BLOSSOM STREET.
Appropriation,
$225 00
Payments,
225 68
Geo. H. Lincoln, labor,
$3 78
John T. Fitts, labor,
86 50
Frank E. Cook, labor,
26 50
John Carson, 2d, labor.
I2 00
Hans G. Dick, gravel,
8 40
Michael Duran, labor,
8 00
A. J. Mitchell, labor,
17 00
J. J. Barry, labor,
12 00
James O'Hern, labor,
12 00
Bartley Curran, labor,
12 00
John Faloon, labor,
14 00
Thomas Connors, labor,
12 00
Geo. F. Welch, labor,
I 50
$225 68
ABATEMENT OF TAXES.
E. P. Welch and Cole Bros., 1902, $15 70
Frank L. Young, 1902,
I 90
Asa J. Merritt, 1902,
17 80
Hans G. Dick, 1902,
6 23
Hans G. Dick, 1903,
II 92
$53 55
ABATEMENT OF TAXES.
I900.
Geo. Brooks,
$2 00 Thomas J. Flynn, $2 00
Geo. P. Clapp,
2 00 Erwin Hayden, 2 00
Patrick Kane, Jr.,
2 00 William H. Osborn, 2 00
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Thomas P. Stanley,
2 00
Irving F. Sylvester, 2 00
Charles H. Trommer,
4 21
E. D. Brock, 4 78
Mrs. Margaret A. Griffin,
3 74 Everett L. Clapp, 2 00
James L. Prouty,
2 00
Total,
$32.73.
190I.
Luther Andrews,
$2 00 Chester H. Lee. 2 00
Horace Briggs,
2 00
Daniel Langdon, 2 00
Israel Cudworth,
2 00 Geo. O. Merritt, - 14 75
Comerhasset Hall, Props.,
3 75
Geo. W. Merritt, est., 35 93
John E. Dwyer,
2 00
Silas A. Newcomb, 2 00
Benjamin Daniels,
2 00
Taylor P. Rundlett, 2 00
Savillian Dalby,
2 00
Charles P. Seaverns, 23 68
Geo. W. Damon,
2 00
Mathew Silvia,
2 00
Thomas J. Flynn, 2 00
Nathaniel Vinal heirs, 60
Edward G. Tageback,
2 00
F. W. Bourne,
6 00
Thomas H. Goslin
2 00
Theodore C. Drew, 43 00
Henry E. Hyland,
2 00
William Fairbanks, 3 38
James A. Harvey,
2 00
Hatherly Playground Assn., 52 50
Wm. B. Hunt,
2 00
Charles E. Jackson,
16 80
James Holland,
2 00
Alfred Perkins,
9 00
George Jackman,
2 00
James Stanwood,
7 50
Harvey W. Litchfield,
4 30
Fred D. Webb,
2 25
Geo. O. Burbank,
$2 00
Chas. E. Mann,
4 62
Alfred Bickford,
2 00
Mrs. John Mitchell,
IO IO
Susan E. Cole,
5 18
Frank McQuarry,
2 00
Geo. P. Clapp,
2 00
Israel Nichols,
47 10
Lincoln T. Damon,
2 00
D. W. Stoddard heirs,
5 25
Charles De Costa,
3 50
Irving F. Sylvester,
2 00
Harry C. Driscoll,
2 00
Frank A. Turner,
2 00
Gilbert W. Elliott,
2 00
Hamilton Welch,
2 00
James Faloon, 2 00
Mrs. Joseph H. Corthell,
9 08
Mrs. Thomas Graham,
8 25
B. B. Emery,
36 75
Mrs. Richard Hoar,
3 60
Fred L. Fisher,
14 25
James E. Hill,
2 00
George W. Hurd,
26 25
Walter S. Harrub, Jr.,
2 00
Henry Newton,
I 88
Campbell Hunt,
2 00
Charles Robbins,
12 75
Geo. H. Jenkins,
9 43
Walter Tapley,
21 0I
Patrick Kane, Jr.,
2 00
Total, $512.44.
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1902.
John D. Osborn,
$25 00 Henry T. Fitts, 2 00
W. F. Bartholomew,
13 35
F. T. Vinal, 2d, 2 00
Henry Pettis,
25 00 Nicholas Wherety, Jr., 2 00
Christopher J. Halligan,
6 67
Geo. F. Smith, 2 00
Mrs. H. Peabody,
IO 68
James O'Hern,
2 00
Hannah H. Alvord,
2 54
Harry B. Ellms,
2 00
W. H. Andrews,
3 56
Ebenezer Bearce,
23 18
Geo. W. Merritt's heirs,
42 63
Connihasset Hall Props.,
4 45
W. F. Brown,
10 00
John Devlin,
2 00
H. G. Shannock,
$3 56
Savillian F. Dalby,
2 00
Hannah E. Sumner,
15 00
John P. Giffin,
5 12
Peter Murphy heirs,
15 90
Charles E. Hvland,
2 94
Frederick A. Solis,
3 57
Patrick Kane, Jr.,
2 00
Frank Doherty,
50 00
William H. Peters,
2 00
Geo. E. Baldwin,
IO 68
D. W. Stoddard heirs,
6 23
Hatherly Playground Assn., 62 30
E. D. Brock, 6 25
Geo. W. Hurd,
26 70
B. B. Emery,
44 50
Luther F. Andrews,
2 00
Mrs. A. M. Gardner,
18 25
Wm. C. Andrews,
2 00
Chas. A. Jackson,
10 68
Moses L. Brown,
2 00
Geo. W. Mann,
29 37
William H. Clapp, 2d,
2 00
John Pratt,
71
Patrick Driscoll,
Iİ 97
Chas. Robbins,
16 02
Thomas J. Flynn,
2.00
Geo. W. Simpson,
5 34
Erwin Hayden,
2 00
W. U. Sherman,
7 12
Edward L. Hyland,
2 00
Mrs. Adelaide Clark,
5 34
Silas A. Newcomb,
2 00
M. B. Hall,
20 47
Irving F. Sylvester,
2 00
Charles F. Jenkins, 2 00
Azro Turner, Jr.,
2 00
Caleb W. Prouty, 2 00
Mrs. Joseph H. Corthell,
II 84
John W. Burke,
2 00
William Fairbanks,
4 0I
Everett L. Bearce,
2 00
Chas. E. Jackson,
17 36
Frank T. Whittaker,
2 00
Mary A. Litchfield,
53
Walter C. Gardner,
2 00
Nelson Orcutt & Son,
5 34
De Witt C. Clark,
2 00
Warren S. Parker, IO 68
Harry W. Otis,
2 00
Frank H. Reynolds,
7 12
Ernest L. Seaverns,
2 00
Mrs. Harriet E. Stoddard, 8 90
James L. Prouty, 2 00
Walter Tapley, 24 92 James E. Otis. Jr., 2 00
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Miss M. F. Adams and
Irving Whiting, 2 00
Mrs. L. E. Allen, 6 76 Total, $706.54.
1903.
Ebenezer Bearce, est.,
$5 69
Walter C. Gardner, 2 00
Geo. G. Currell,
I 57
James L. Prouty, 2 00
Frank W. Litchfield,
2 00
Charles B. Carpenter, 2 00
Geo. K. McCauley,
2 00
Everett L. Clapp,
2 00
W. E. Supple,
2 00
E. T. Clapp, Jr., 2 00
Gordon L. Vickery,
2 00
Henry T. Fitts,
2 00
Mrs. Harriet L. Brown,
17 80
S. Russell Walker,
2 00
Joseph A. Ward,
2 00
Everett H. Litchfield, 2 00
Frank L. Young,
2 00
W.m. A. Seaverns, 2 00
Nicholas Wherety, Jr.,
2 00
John H. Cushing,
2 00
Geo. F. Smith,
2 00
Wm. H. Litchfield, 2d,
2 00
James O'Hern,
2 00
Ernest R. Seaverns, 2 00
Harry B. Ellms,
2 00
John C. Pierce,
2 00
De Witt C. Clark,
2 00
Irving Whiting,
2 00
Charles P. Curran,
2 00
Geo. E. Baker,
10 36
Richard Clapp,
2 00
E. F. Robbins,
4 10
W. H. Clapp, 2d,
2 00
W. H. Hibbard heirs,
5 96
Geo. R. Walling,
2 00
Thomas J. Flynn,
2 00
Chas. S. Walker,
2 00
Edwin Hyland,
2 00
C. F. Jenkins,
2 00
John R. O'Hern.
2 00
Harry W. Otis,
2 00
Azro Turner, Jr.,
2 00
Newton Lovering,
2 00
Walter Tapley,
19 37
Charles F. Clapp,
$16 90
James E. Otis, Jr.,
2 00
Ellis E. Damon,
2 00
Joseph W. Morris,
2 00
William Litchfield,
2 00
Henry C. Newcomb,
2 00
William Stoddard,
2 00
Frank E. Cook,
00
Jesse W. Spooner,
2 00
Silvia L. Parker,
19 37
Geo. F. Welch,
7 45
Joseph Bates,
2 23
Frank T. Vinal, 2d,
2 00
D. W. Stoddard heirs, 5 21
Caleb W. Prouty,
2 00
Daniel Hill, 2d,
2 00
James W. Welch,
2 00 James S. Bates,
2 00
John W. Burke,
2 00 Warren S. Parker, 8 94
Everett L. Bearce,
2 00 Luther F. Andrews, 2 00
Frank T. Whittaker,
2 00 Israel Cudworth,
2 00
Total. $234.95.
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RECAPITULATION OF EXPENSES.
State aid,
Support of poor,
Support of schools,
$2,052 00 6,303 16 12,849 96
Roads and bridges,
5,106 97
Miscellaneous,
1,002 16
Town officers,
1,950 17
Lockup,
95 20
Public buildings and grounds,
985 20
Libraries,
500 00
Memorial Day,
100 00
Services as special constable,
2,500 00
Annual water rental,
1,377 77
Cattle inspection, 136 05
Grading, etc., Jenkins school yard,
2,525 24
Old cemetery,
8 00
Town counsel,
420 00
Printing, stationery and postage,
369 43
Removing snow,
488 96
Special, Blossom Street (sidewalk),
225 68
Fire department,
3,582 30
Special on Central Street,
50 00
Soldiers' relief,
477 75
Public drinking fountains,
1,200 00
Tree Warden,
359 47
Ticknor Court, special,
201 20
Special police,
1,267 00
Sidewalk, Brook Street ( 1902),
25 00
New road to North Scituate,
8,839 33
Small pox case,
605 99
Special over the Common,
213 40
Abatement of taxes, 1902-1903, by orders,
53 55
Abatement of taxes, 1900,
32 73
Abatement of taxes, 1901,
512 44
Abatement of taxes, 1902,
706 54
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Abatement of taxes, 1903,
234 95
Total amount of orders drawn, State tax,
$57,287 60
$2,472 40
County tax, 3,658 21
State for failure to make returns,
27 00
State corporation tax, overdrawn,
208 79
Interest on notes, 4,266 78
Collection on western checks,
70
William E. Supple, by order 2nd district court, 105 48
John F. Turner, by order 2nd district court, 73 65
Walter S. Harrub, by order 2nd district court, 22 52
Walter Osborn,
24 20
$68,217 33
Deduct-
Due for state aid from state. $2,052 00
Due from town of Cohasset on
account small pox case, 605 99
Due from City of Newton on ac- count poor.
36 53
Due from estate of Geo. M. Young, 359 10
$3,053 62
Net expense,
$65,163 71
INCOME.
Amount of tax assessed 1903,
$51,709 05
Received-
James E. Otis, gravel from Gannett pit,
$51 65
George B. Ellms, tuition,
22 00
State treasurer, school fund,
245 81
State treasurer, transportation
State Board of Charity,
I 20
County treasurer, bounty on seal,
3 00
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Abner S. Dalby, auctioneers' license,
2 00 State treasurer, for education of children, State Board of Charity, 119 50 .
William Monahan, pedlar's license, 8 00
State on account Supt. of Schools, 416 66
John Monahan, pedlar's license, . 8 00
J. E. Otis, pool table and bowling alley license, 4 00
T. Mulcay, pool table license. 2 00
Albert Bates, pedlar's license, 8 00
Albertus Williams, auctioneer's license, 2 00
James Ward, pool table and bowling alley license, 4 00
M. Hunneman, tuition of children, 7 50
A. Edelstein, pedlar's license, 8 00
A. J. Waterman, auctioneer's license, 2 00
State corporation tax,
1,625 26
State National bank tax,
166 66
State, state aid, 1,681 00
Harry Merritt, tuition of children, 10 00
F. T. Vinal, 2d. sealer of weights and measures, 27 41.
Second district court, on account of fines, 80 50
Overpaid bills, 22 98
Fourth National bank, interest on deposits, 70 96
A. McVey, tuition of children, 3 00
County treasurer, on account dog fund,
328 30
Selectmen for rent of town hall,
26 00
Town note on account new road,
5.000 00
$61,666 44
Expenses,
65.093 71
Income,
61,666 44
Expenses above income,
$3,497 27
RESOURCES.
Cash in the hands of the Treasurer, $2,274 98
Uncollected taxes of 1900, 384 81
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Uncollected taxes of 1901.
444 09
Uncollected taxes. 1902,
4.683 71
Uncollected taxes, 1903.
19,024 91
Due on grade crossings,
1,800 33
Due from state for state aid.
2,052 00
Due from town of Cohasset, small pox,
605 99
Due from estate of George M. Young,
765 63
Due from City of Newton,
36 53
$32.072 98
Liabilities,
$TTT,955 00
Less resources.
32,072 98
Net debt, Jan. I, 1904,
$79.882 02
Net debt, Jan. I. 1903,
64,481 64
Increase of debt. Jan. 1. 1904,
$15.400 38
GUIDE BOADS.
The guide boards, in most cases, are in a rather dilapi- ¿ dated condition, and the Selectmen have recommended an appropriation for a thorough renovation of them.
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