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Ames Imp. & Seed Co.
24 09
George F. Welch.
80 66
George H. Sampson Co
21 95
Joseph Cotter
12 00
Walworth Mfg. Co
3 84
Litchfield Bros.
103 40
Frederic T. Bailey & Co.
2 81
$684 68
HUMAROCK SPECIAL
Appropriation $800 00 H. T. Cole. $238 10
Warren W. Jenkins 114 00
33
John T. Fitts.
$48 00
Pearl Vickery .
55 20
Robert Callahan
57 60
Everett L. Josslyn
8 00
Lester Whitaker
57 60
John Whorf 36 00
Thomas Hernan
2 40
Michael O'Connor
40 80
Frank Wilder .
50 40
George Monahan
2 40
J. A. Randall.
2 40
Nicholas Wherity, Jr
31 20
C. A. Noren.
9 00
S. C. Webster
2 40
Leslie Lake.
4 80
Henry Jellows
4 80
Samuel Peary
50 40
John Duffy
12 00
A. W. Hunt
55 20
SUPPLIES
George F. Welch .
$58 14
N. Y., N. H. & H. R.R.
33 66
Barrett Mfg. Co.
251 40
Mrs. I. H. Macomber
35 00
Exceeded . $460 90
$1,260 90 $1,260 90
LIGHTHOUSE ROAD
Appropriation .
$1,500 00
Reimbursements.
350 00
Due from individuals.
250 00
PAID
H. T. Cole. $444 83
Samuel Peary 109 20
John Duffy . 104 85
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James McCarty
$50 10
John Patterson . 83 25
Thomas Hernan 70 05
Martin Curran, Jr
37 95
John F. Driscoll
66 75
Harry Driscoll .
59 70
John McDonald
2 40
Pearl Vickery .
74 40
Robert Callahan
111 45
John Sullivan .
69 15
George Monahan
28 80
A. W. Hunt.
24 00
Frank Wilder
24 00
Leslie Lake .
24 00
Henry Jellows. 1 20
Floyd Litchfield .
27 60
Michael O'Connor 26 40
Robert Murphy
26 40
Edw. N. Cook.
24 00
Lester Whitaker
24 00
J. A. Randall.
26 40
Patrick Flaherty 1 20
Edw. J. Dunn .
66 00
J. C. & J. H. Merritt Est. 54 00
W. W. Jenkins 60 00
Harry G. Frazer 66 00
J. Frank Crane
44 00
C. A. Noren.
33 00
Nicholas Wherity, Jr
2 40
John Whorf .
21 60
George H. Jenkins.
9 60
Abner S. Dalby
9 60
William H. Murphy
4 80
John Stonefield .
13 50
George H. Weatherbee, Jr
18 10
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SUPPLIES
George F. Welch
$393 19
Tower Bros.
4 40
Jonathan Hatch :
7 67
Charles H. Young
25 00
Exceeded
$274, 94
$2,374 94 $2,374 94
BEACH STREET SPECIAL
Appropriation
$250 00
PAID
George F. Welch .
$99 00
J. Frank Crane.
12 00
E. N. Cook.
8 40
Floyd Litchfield .
8 40
Robert Callahan
4 80
Nicholas Wherity, Jr
9 60
William H. Murphy
4 80
Henry Jellows.
4 80
Pearl Vickery
14 40
Joseph O'Neil
9 60
George H. Jenkins
7 20
Henry T. Cole.
48 40
Frank Wilder .
4 80
Leslie Lake
2 40
Elmer F. Burrows
13 20
C. A. Noren
9 00
Overdrawn
10 80
$260 80
$260 80
SIDEWALKS
Appropriation $1,000 00 Unexpended in 1912. 302 20
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PAID
H. T. Cole.
$264 40
Pearl Vickery
105 23
John T. Fitts
107 61
C. C. Hunter
11 25
John Duffy
26 40
Samuel Peary
26 40
James McCarty .
26 40
Robert Callahan.
34 55
John Patterson.
26 40
John Sullivan.
26 40
Thomas Hernan .
31 65
George Monahan
36 00
Harry Ellms .
48 00
Floyd Litchfield .
43 20
Edw. N. Cook
43 20
Leslie Lake.
37 50
Sumner Crane.
12 00
Elmer F. Burrows
14 40
SUPPLIES
George F. Welch
$194 75
Lane Quarry Co.
10 95
William H. Sampson.
2 00
John F. Dalby .
3 00
N. Y., N. H. & H. R.R.
20 00
M. G. Seaverns & Co.
4 29
Unexpended .
146 22
$1,302 20 $1,302 20
STEAM ROLLER
$950 00
Appropriation .
Buffalo Steam Roller Co., final pay-
ment
$950 00
$950 00
$950 00
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H. E. FERNALD, DAMAGE CLAIM
Appropriation .
$660 00
Paid Dr. H. E. Fernald
$662 51
Exceeded . 2 51
$662 51 $662 51
SEA WALLS
Appropriation available by Act of
Legislature, 1910, Chap. 577 . $1,291 17
PAID
Frederic T. Bailey & Co
$19 70
Unexpended . 1,271 47
$1,291 17 $1,291 17
SCHOOLS
Appropriation
$15,500 00
Dog fund . .
411 11
Reimbursement, C. H. Waterman .. .
6 59
Reimbursement, Clara M. Skeele
6 33
Tuition, State Treasurer
35 00
PAYMENTS
Teachers' salaries
$9,813 00
Janitors' salaries.
1,416 80
Superintendent's salary
566 60
Supplies . .
1,902 92
Miscellaneous
513 26
Unexpended .
1,746 45
$15,959 03 $15,959 03
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Payments as follows:
TEACHERS' SALARIES High School
Wallace R. Brown $780 00
Guy W. Vaile.
480 00
Jennie E. Pierce
740 00
Annie Marston .
390 00
Margaret Coydevant.
620 00
Marion Stetson
200 00
Jenkins School
Miss Sarah L. Meigs
$510 00
Nellie L. Kelly .
280 00
E. Blanche Hines . 200 00
E. Gertrude Gardner
550 00
Mary E. Gillis .
488 00
Josephine I. Barry . .
500 00
Marion G. Staples
300 00
Hatherly School
Maud E. Adlington .
$730 00
May B. Clutterbuck .
600 00
Lilliette C. Jenkins.
330 00
Sarah M. Kane.
550 00
Josephine G. Ward.
550 00
Irma J. Cole.
420 00
High Street School
Marion Hammond.
$160 00
Drawing Teacher
Bertha G. Tilden
$210 00
Music Teacher
Lillie C. Stoddard
$175 00
$9,813 00
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JANITORS' SALARIES
Wiley S. Damon.
$350 00
Walter T. Newcomb.
516 68
Everett L. Bearce .
550 12
$1,416 80
SUPERINTENDENT'S SALARY
William E. Chaffin. $566 60
SUPPLIES
George F. Welch
$916 82
Edward E. Babb.
518 80
American Book Co.
149 53
L. E. Knott Apparatus Co
33 52
J. L. Hammett Co.
35 55
Masury, Young & Co.
30 50
Beale Press
7 40
D. C. Heath & Co.
70
Sulpho-Napthol Co.
1 50
Yawman-Erbe Co
3 40
Boundbrook Press
15 30
Ginn & Co.
27 53
Silver, Burdett & Co.
19 54
Charles Scribner's Sons
8 40
Public Printing Co
6 90
W. A. Hall . 7 61
William E. Chaffin .
4 50
C. E. Burchard & Co.
2 80
Underwood Typewriter Co
6 00
Houghton, Mifflin Co.
10 75
Oliver Ditson Co. 7 87
Richardson Bros.
29 00
John T. Fitts
45 00
D. L. Studley
14 00
$1,902 92
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MISCELLANEOUS SUPPLIES
H. I. Dallman. $17 09
Charles H. Waterman
22 35
Clara M. Skeele. 3 17
Elmer F. Burrows.
22 00
John F. Turner .
24 00
N. T. Tel. & Tel. Co
87 88
George F. Welch
22 10
James Litchfield
14 00
Galen Watson.
3 00
Fred Peirce.
50
Frederic T. Bailey & Co.
2 70
J. H. McDonald
22 70
Frederick B. Noyes
3 87
Allan C. Litchfield . 3 57
L. E. Knott Apparatus Co
21 58
Webb & Joyce.
1 50
Mrs. Waldo Litchfield .
43 00
William P. Grovestein, M.D.
75 00
M. G. Seaverns & Co
4 08
Maud Adlington
70
Henry T. Cole.
6 00
William E. Chaffin .
12 00
William E. Chaffin, School Census. .
25 00
Masury, Young & Co.
19 00
Wiley S. Damon
1 50
Richard Robbins.
12 00
Lewis B. Newcomb
3 50
J. L. Hammett Co
19 27
Scituate Trans. Co
1 62
Caleb W. Prouty
12 95
Colin C. Hunter
5 63
$513 26
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SCHOOL COMMITTEE'S SALARIES
Appropriation . .
$250 00
Frederick B. Noyes.
$27 77
Charles H. Waterman
83 33
Clara M. Skeele
83 33
$194 43
Unexpended .
55 57
$250 00
$250 00
SCHOOL GROUNDS
Balance of Fund, 1912
$189 00
E. Wesley Cushman
$11 25
Percival S. Brown
193 85
Exceeded
16 10
$205 10
$205 10
TRANSPORTATION OF PUPILS
Appropriation .
$3,700 00
Charles M. Ferguson
$520 00
H. T. Cole.
308 00
Milton G. Litchfield
540 00
C. J. Prouty Est
406 00
Caleb W. Prouty
516 00
George H. Hatch
288 00
Albert E. Brown .
498 00
Arthur F. Sylvester
550 00
$3,626 00
Unexpended .
74 00
$3,700 00 $3,700 00
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SNOW, REMOVAL OF
$500 00
Appropriation.
John T. Fitts.
$8 72
William O. Clapp et al 17 72
A. F. Sylvester et al
8 70
Henry T. Cole et al.
12 40
John Stonefield .
1 41
James S. Jenkins
1 69
Mitchell Bros
4 50
Lincoln Bros .
1 13
A. F. Sylvester
3 38
$59 65
Unexpended .
440 35
$500 00
$500 00
SOLDIERS' RELIEF
Appropriation.
$600 00
Reimbursements.
108 00
Payments:
William P. Richardson, cash
$465 00
Mrs. Lois Ney, board.
196 00
Viola Vinal, board .
36 00
Grace H. Bates, nursing
5 00
Carrie A. Logue, nursing
30 00
Jonathan Hatch, groceries
68 00
George F. Welch, fuel.
9 00
Nelson Farm, fuel .
10 00
Litchfield Bros., milk.
28 12
John E. Towne, services
5 00
Exceeded 144 12
$852 12
$852 12
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STATE AID
Appropriation .
Refunded by individual .
Expended . Unexpended
$2,086 00 220 00
$2,306 00 $2,306 00
TAXES, ABATEMENT OF
Allowed Collector
$891 58
Orders on Treasurer 59 70
$951 28 Above amount taken from overlay in accordance with Chap. 823, Acts of 1913.
TAXES, COLLECTION OF
Appropriation .
$800 00
Paid Fenton W. Varney
$607 70
Unexpended .
192 30
$800 00
$800 00
TAX, COUNTY
Appropriation .
$6,500 00
Paid County Treasurer $6,261 18
Unexpended . 238 82
$2,300 00 6 00
$6,500 00 $6,500 00
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TAX, STATE
Appropriation .
$7,500 00
Paid State Treasurer
$8,400 00
Exceeded .
$900 00
$8,400 00 $8,400 00
TAX, STATE HIGHWAY
Appropriation .
$300 00
Paid State Treasurer .
$268 50
Unexpended .
31 50
$300 00
$300 00
TOWN COUNSEL
Appropriation
$100 00
Paid Harvey H. Pratt. $100 00
$100 00
$100 00
TOWN OFFICERS
Appropriation .
$2,500 00
Selectmen, Assessors, and Overseers
of the Poor:
James W. Turner . $327 00
Frederic T. Bailey 264 55
Jonathan Hatch . 159 00
Jetson Wade, Clerk. 480 00
Treasurer, W. P. Richardson 433 29
Town Clerk, Jetson Wade.
216 15
Auditor, Howard O. Frye
125 00
Registrars of Voters:
Jetson Wade. 38 00
Charles F. Clapp 38 00
Walter J. Stoddard
38 00
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William Stanley $40 00
Sealer of Weights and Measures,
William P. Richardson .
75 00
Clerical Services, W. H. Varrell
77 00
$2,310 99
Unexpended .
189 01
$2,500 00 $2,500 00
TOWN SURVEY
Appropriation
$1,000 00
Paid Harrison L. House
$264 05
Unexpended .
735 95
$1,000 00 $1,000 00
TREE WARDEN
Appropriation .
$500 00
Reimbursement by individuals.
92 40
PAID
P. S. Brown, labor
$394 63
C. Albert Brown, labor .
12 00
Alvin R. Glines, labor
5 00
H. T. Cole, teams.
5 50
TREES AND SUPPLIES
Lincoln Ellms .
$92 00
E. W. Breed . 18 75
Murray G. Corning 3 80
Old Colony Nurseries
14 75
Bay State Nurseries.
46 25
Joseph Breck & Sons Co
2 66
Allen Doane & Co
4 25
George F. Welch.
23 74
P. S. Brown.
107 03
Exceeded .
$137 96
$730 36
$730 36
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POWER SPRAYER, SPECIAL
Appropriation . .
$600 00
Unexpended in 1912.
550 00
Expended for two power sprayers. $1,200 00
Exceeded
50 00
$1,200 00 $1,200 00
Above amount was spent in addi- tional Moth Suppression by order of State Forester.
ELM TREE BEETLE
Appropriation
$350 00
PAID
Percival S. Brown
$142 50
W. F. Ford.
30 00
Grasselli Chemical Co
60 00
Hill & Hill .
72 50
Boundbrook Press
3 00
Unexpended .
42 00
$350 00
$350 00
MISCELLANEOUS
Appropriation .
$1,200 00
Town officers' expenses:
H. T. Cole.
$115 00
Egypt Garage.
17 75
Bound Brook Garage
80 00
F. T. Bailey .
80 65
Jonathan Hatch
35 85
James W. Turner
13 20
Jetson Wade.
18 82
William P. Richardson
10 40
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Edgar Tilden $2 00
N. E. Tel. & Tel. Co.
208 35
Electric Light and Power Co. 38 43
William W. Hunt, dinners 2 00
Mrs. Carson .
1 50
Supplies:
John T. Fitts, fuel . 6 00
Lawrence J. Wade, fuel . 2 50
Charles F. Andrews, fuel 5 00
Wiley S. Damon, janitor 34 00
Election officers:
Ernest R. Seaverns 8 00
Frank Barry 4 00
H. E. Webb. 4 00
Charles F. Curran 8 00
E. C. Hyland . 4 00
Frank L. Bates. 8 00
Fenton W. Varney 8 00
Henry A. Litchfield . 8 00
Henry T. Bailey, Moderator.
5 00
William Stanley, election lunches . . 18 00
Returning births, deaths, and interments:
Dr. T. B. Alexander . 2 60
Dr. H. F. Cleverly 6 00
Dr. H. E. Fernald. 3 50
C. W. & E. H. Sparrell. 11 25
John H. Towne.
4 50
Charles H. Nott. 1 25
W. T. Farrar & Co 25
Damage claims:
Job C. Ellms. . 25 00
Attendance, J. F. Crane, Dr. W.
P. Grovestein. 25 00
Mrs. Edith Litchfield . 22 20
Henry N. Clark, land damage 1911 25 00
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Howard Young, delivering Town $7 00
Reports .
Paul Spaulding, delivering Town
Reports . 12 00
Bayfield Shop, sign boards.
William Stanley, sign boards . 18 60
14 00
James McCarty, sign boards.
.
3 20
Albert Clapp, labor on Old Cemetery .
10 50
George M. Merritt, labor on Driscoll house. 3 25
Title Guaranty and Surety Co., Treasurer's bond 50 00
Harvey H. Pratt, services, expenses in prosecutions
100 35
Franklin Publishing Co., advertising.
2 00
Henry A. Litchfield, surveying .
77 00
Caleb W. Prouty, expressing ..
50
Hosea J. Stockbridge, rental of play- ground .
10 00
The Kent, entertaining Legislative Committee.
36 00
M. E. Church, purchase of Union Hall
250 00
Edgar Tilden, supplies.
3 00
Charles F. Gettemy, certification of notes.
15 00
William P. Richardson, bounties on foxes and woodchucks 92 00
Exceeded.
$377 40
$1,577 40 $1,577 40
SUMMARY OF ACCOUNTS
RECEIPTS
Cash on hand Jan. 1, 1913.
$13,189 75
Taxes of 1910
1,800 53
Taxes of 1911
3,643 02
Taxes of 1912
7,647 66
Taxes of 1913
60,078 92
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FROM STATE TREASURER
Corporation tax .
$1,485 77
National Bank tax.
613 51
Moth reimbursements .
4,119 89
Moth work on State Highway
55 20
Tuition of children .
35 00
State aid .
2,376 00
FROM COUNTY TREASURER
Dog tax .
$411 11
Town of Cohasset, poor
95 54
Town of Cohasset, Board of Health
42 35
Town of Norwell, poor .
96 00
Notes in anticipation of taxes
75,000 00
Renewal of notes.
10,000 00
Interest on deposits .
335 62
Reimbursement, account soldiers' relief
108 00
Barrels returned .
126 25
Second District Court .
8 70
Fees, Sealer of Weights and Measures
36 68
Licenses .
67 67
Fines, Master House of Correction.
50 00
Permits.
8 00
Rental of Town Hall .
8 00
Reimbursement, account State aid.
6 00
Reimbursement, account telephone.
12 92
Reimbursement, J. W. Turner, oiling
10 00
Reimbursement, account spraying
192 40
Carrie Bicknell, account sea wall .
30 00
C. R. Hammond, account sea wall.
30 00
J. W. Smith, account sea wall .
30 00
H. Gardner, account sea wall.
20 00
C. E. Rice, account sea wall .
30 00
Seth Sprague, account sea wall
30 00
Herbert Belcher, account sea wall
30 00
F. W. Bourne, account sea wall.
30 00
C. Anderson, account sea wall . 30 00
H. Spear, account sea wall. 30 00
50
George H. Lapham, account sea wall.
$30 00
George Saley, account sea wall . 30 00
N. Y., N. H. & H. H. R.R., rebate
3 74
$182,014 23
PAYMENTS
Selectmen's orders .
$155,400 31
Cash on hand Dec. 31, 1913.
26,613 92
$182,014 23
LIABILITIES AND RESOURCES, 1913 LIABILITIES
Town notes, funded debt. $60,200 00
Town notes, anticipation of taxes 50,000 00
Other liabilities, estimated.
3,000 00
$113,200 00
RESOURCES
Cash on hand .
$27,052 18
Due from State, State aid . . 2,088 56
Due from State, account moth work .
665 72
Due from Cohasset, account poor
155 37
Due from Cambridge, account poor. 241 51
Due from Boston, account poor
150 75
Due from Colrain, account poor
105 00
Due from Norwell, account poor
104 00
Due from individuals, on oiling and macadam. 207 50
Due from uncollected taxes
52,961 01
$83,731 60
Net debt, Dec. 31, 1913.
29,468 40
$113,200 00
Net debt, 1912.
$29,850 82
Net debt, 1913
29,468 40
Decrease in debt. $382 42
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ESTIMATED EXPENSES, 1914 GENERAL GOVERNMENT
Salaries and expenses, legal counsel, elections, registration, reports. $4,500 00
Town survey
1,000 00
PROTECTION OF PERSONS AND PROPERTY
Police department
$1,600 00
Fire department
1,300 00
Hydrant rental.
4,300 00
Salary of Sealer
75 00
Moth work .
2,218 48
Owner's liability
1,500 00
Tree Warden.
500 00
Elm tree beetle
300 00
Forest fires
300 00
Bounties
100 00
HEALTH AND SANITATION Board of Health, including inspection $1,000 00
HIGHWAYS
Roads, general
$5,000 00
Sidewalks.
1,000 00
Snow removal .
500 00
Preservation of macadam
4,000 00
Lighting.
1,000 00
Sign boards.
50 00
Macadam.
5,000 00
CHARITIES
Support of poor, including administrative expense.
$6,000 00
SOLDIERS' BENEFITS
State aid.
$2,000 00
Soldiers' relief
700 00
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EDUCATION
School Committee's salaries. $250 00
Support of schools, including buildings and grounds . . Transportation
16,500 00
3,700 00
LIBRARIES
Libraries
$700 00
RECREATION
Park Commission
$250 00
UNCLASSIFIED
Memorial Day
$150 00
Other purposes. 100 00
INTEREST
Interest .
$6,000 00
MUNICIPAL INDEBTEDNESS
Reduction of debt.
$5,000 00
State tax.
8,500 00
State highway tax
275 00
County tax .
6,500 00
Refunds
100 00
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REPORT OF TRUST FUNDS
Eliza Jenkins Fund, $3,000.
Income.
$126 30
The income was distributed according to the terms of the trust and the receipts placed on file.
Lucy O. Thomas Fund, $1,000.
Income.
$40 40
Income paid to beneficiaries.
Sarah J. Wheeler Fund, $959 41.
Income paid to beneficiary.
Clara T. Bates Fund, $330 31.
Not drawn upon.
Respectfully submitted,
JAMES W. TURNER, FREDERIC T. BAILEY, JONATHAN HATCH, Trustees.
FUNDED DEBT OF THE TOWN, 1913
Amount
Rate
Due
Interest Paid to
Interest Accrued
Given for
$3,000 00
4 %
Jan. 14, 1914
July 14, 1913
$55 32
Railroad
2,000 00
4
%
May 16, 1914
Nov. 16, 1913
10 00
Hatherly School
5,000 00
4
%
Jan. 14, 1915
July 14, 1913
92 20
Railroad
5,000 00
3.50%
Nov. 27, 1915
Nov. 27, 1913
16 03
Hatherly Road
5,200 00
4
%
Jan. 14, 1916
July 14, 1913
95 90
Railroad
5,000 00
4
%
Apr. 5, 1917
Oct. 5, 1913
47 22
Jenkins School
5,000 00
4
%
Apr. 5, 1918
Oct. 5,1913
47 22
Jenkins School
5,000 00
3.40%
Apr. 22, 1918
Oct. 22, 1913
32 11
Hatherly Road
5,000 00
4
%
Nov. 9, 1919
Nov. 9, 1913
28 33
Jenkins School
5,000 00
4
%
Nov. 9, 1920
Nov. 9, 1913
28 33
Jenkins School
5,000 00
4
%
Nov. 9, 1921
Nov. 9, 1913
28 33
Hatherly Road
5,000 00
4
%
Nov. 9, 1922
Nov. 9, 1913
28 33
Other Purposes
5,000 00
4
%
Nov. 9, 1923
Nov. 9, 1913
28 33
Other Purposes
$60,200 00
$537 65
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ASSESSORS' REPORT
The first change in method of tax collecting in town occurred this year, when it was voted to give no discount, and add interest after January 1. Quite a large number of tax payers were prompt, as usual, in the payment of the amounts due, while others deferred payment until the inter- est period began January 1.
A law already passed by the Legislature will require all towns to charge interest on November 1 in 1915, and we feel that the town should anticipate this requirement by passing a vote making the law operative in 1914, as it will enable us to pay our anticipation notes two months earlier than was possible this year.
The appropriation of $1,000 for the Town Survey was not fully spent, though a good start has been made on the plan.
It is expected that a number of the maps will be in the office by the time of the annual meeting.
The work was intrusted to Mr. Harrison L. House of Hanover, and the first work was done along the shore, where land is changing hands most rapidly, and is conse- quently more difficult to keep track of.
The original drawings will be upon cloth and may be kept in a roll in the safe. The working maps will be in a vertical filing cabinet in the town office, and will be open for inspection at all times. The index will be a loose-leaf volume, and will not only give present ownership of the lots but will show previous changes in ownership as well. Since this index will be kept in the safe, it would be a compara- tively simple matter to reproduce the plans, should the filing cabinet be destroyed by fire. Copies of maps may be purchased by citizens, if they desire, at a nominal price.
The issuing of the maps has seemed slow on account of the large amount of preliminary work necessary, and partly
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on account of the illness of Mr. House, but it is expected that a much larger number of maps will be made this year, and we suggest an appropriation of $1,000 in order that so far as possible the work may be completed by 1916, when an entirely new valuation of the town will be taken. The plan will be of inestimable value to the assessors at that time.
The financial statement follows:
Number of polls . 782
Poll tax assessed. $1,564 00
Number of residents assessed on property :
Individuals . 800
All others 86
886
Number of non-residents assessed on property :
Individuals. 673
All others 62
735
Persons assessed on property . . . 1,621
Persons assessed on poll only . . 330
1,951
Value of assessed real estate:
Buildings $2,728,880 00
Land.
1,802,190 00
Total assessed real estate $4,531,070 00
Total assessed personal. 1,015,135 00
Total assessments, April 1, 1913 $5,546,205 00
December assessments, real .
$2,650 00
December assessments, personal . 15,750 00
Grand total, 1913 $5,564,605 00
Grand total, 1912. 5,165,289 00
Increase in valuation
$399,316 00
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BUDGET FOR 1913
State tax.
$8,400 00
State highway tax 268 50
County tax .
6,261 18
Town grant.
84,887 00
Overlay .
1,518 19
$101,334 87
Cr.
Due from State aid .
$2,376 00
Due from Corporation tax
2,055 76
Due from State tax
599 74
Reimbursements .
454 00
5,485 50
Total net levy
$95,849 37
Amount of tax on property
$94,285 37
Amount of tax on polls .
1,564 00
$95,849 37
Rate of taxation, $17 per thousand.
ASSESSED
Horses
483
Cows. .
293
Sheep
100
Neat cattle other than cows
28
Swine.
19
Dwelling houses
1,373
Acres of land.
9,696
Fowl
4,345
Respectfully submitted,
FREDERIC T. BAILEY, JAMES W. TURNER, JONATHAN HATCH, Assessors.
Approved:
HOWARD O. FRYE, Auditor.
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REPORT OF THE OVERSEERS OF THE POOR
We have attended to all cases of need coming to our notice during the year. The financial accounts will be found in the Selectmen's Report.
Respectfully submitted,
JONATHAN HATCH, JAMES W. TURNER, FREDERIC T. BAILEY, Overseers of the Poor.
Approved:
HOWARD O. FRYE, Auditor.
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COLLECTOR'S REPORT FOR 1913
TAXES OF 1910
Uncollected Jan. 1, 1913
$1,888 36
Paid Treasurer.
$1,800 53
Abatements
87 83
$1,888 36
$1,888 36
TAXES OF 1911
Uncollected Jan. 1, 1913.
$5,730 98
Paid Treasurer
$3,643 02
Abatements .
154 45
Still uncollected
1,933 51
$5,730 98
$5,730 98
TAXES OF 1912
Uncollected Jan. 1, 1913.
$23,241 21
Paid Treasurer
$7,647 66
Abatements.
43 47
Still uncollected
15,550 08
$23,241 21 $23,241 21
TAXES OF 1913
Tax bills .
$95,849 37
December assessments
312 80
$96,162 17
Paid Treasurer
$60,078 92
Abatements .
605 83
Still uncollected
35,477 42
$96,162 17 $96,162 17
Approved :
F. W. VARNEY, Collector.
HOWARD O. FRYE, Auditor.
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TREASURER'S REPORT OF RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1913
RECEIPTS
Cash on hand Jan. 1, 1913 $13,189 75
Received from :
F. W. Varney, Collector, taxes for 1910. . 1,800 53
F. W. Varney, Collector, taxes for 1911. . 3,643 02
F. W. Varney, Collector, taxes for 1912. . 7,647 66
F. W. Varney, Collector, taxes for 1913. . 60,078 92
By notes in anticipation of 1913 taxes.
85,000 00
Interest on town's deposit in bank.
335 62
From Treasurer of the Commonwealth, on account of Corporation tax. 1,485 77
From Treasurer of the Commonwealth, on account of National Bank tax. 613 51
From Treasurer of the Commonwealth, on account of moth work. 4,119 89
From Treasurer of the Commonwealth, on account of state aid
2,376 00
From Treasurer of the Commonwealth, on account of tuition.
35 00
From Treasurer of the Commonwealth, on account of moth work on state highway . . 55 20
From County Treasurer, on account of dog tax 411 11
From Town of Cohasset, on account of poor . .
137 89
From Town of Norwell, on account of poor .. . From Master of House of Correction, Ply- mouth, fines. 50 00
96 00
From Mrs. Harriet Bowman, on account Soldiers' Relief 108 00
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From Wiley S. Damon, janitor Town Hall, rent. . $8 00
From Second District Court, fines . 8 70
From N. Y., N. H. & H. R.R., rebate on freight 3 74
From Barrett Mfg. Co., rebate on empty barrels .
126 25
From Clarence Allen, reimbursement account State aid . 6 00
From P. S. Brown, Tree Warden, on account of spraying. . 92 40
From Robert H. Schauffler, on account private moth work . 100 00
From W. P. Richardson, Sealer Weights and Measures . 36 68
From Charles H. Waterman, reimbursement on telephone . 6 59
From Clara M. Skeele, reimbursement on telephone . 6 33
From Henry T. Cole, Highway Surveyor, on account oiling . 438 26
From James W. Turner, on account of oiling From Carrie Bicknell, on account of Beach retaining wall . 30 00
10 00
From Mrs. C. R. Hammond, on account of Beach retaining wall . 30 00
From Mrs. J. W. Smith, on account of Beach retaining wall . 30 00
From C. E. Rice, on account of Beach Retain- ing wall . 30 00
From Seth Sprague, on account of Beach retaining wall . 30 00
From Herbert F. Belcher, on account of Beach retaining wall. 30 00
From Fred W. Bourne, on account of Beach retaining wall . 30 00
From C. Andersen, on account of Beach re- taining wall . 30 00
From H. Spear, on account of Beach retaining wall . 30 00
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From George H. Lapham, on account of Beach retaining wall. $30 00
From Charles G. Saley, on account of Beach retaining wall . 30 00
From H. H. Gardner, on account of Beach retaining wall .
20 00
From Selectmen, for permits.
8 00
From Selectmen, for licenses, junk, carriage, clam, milk .
67 67
Total receipts for year $182,452 49
EXPENDITURES
Paid:
Treasurer Commonwealth, State tax. $8,400 00
Treasurer Commonwealth, State highway tax. 268 50
County Treasurer, County tax . 6,261 18
By orders Second District Court.
14 75
Note account, anticipation 1912 tax
10,000 00
Note on account of town debt
1,000 00
Note on account of town debt
4,000 00
Note of 1904 by renewal.
10,000 00
Same to become due $5,000 each year, 1922 and 1923.
Interest on notes .
5,331 98
Note account anticipation 1913 tax
25,000 00
By other orders of Selectmen
85,123 90
Total payments. $155,400 31
Jan. 1, 1914, cash balance
27,052 18
$182,452 49
WM. P. RICHARDSON, Treasurer.
Approved:
HOWARD O. FRYE, Auditor.
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REPORT OF TOWN CLERK
ANNUAL TOWN MEETING, MARCH 3, 1913
The polls opened at 6.30 A.M.
Ballot Clerks: Charles F. Curran and E. Clayton Hyland. Registrars: Charles F. Clapp, Walter J. Stoddard, and William Stanley.
Tellers: Ernest R. Seaverns, Frank H. Barry, and Herbert E. Webb.
James W. Turner was chosen Moderator by ballot, and then had charge of the meeting, being the Presiding Election Officer of the voting on the official ballot.
The ballot box was opened at 9 o'clock and the counting of votes commenced.
The polls were declared closed at 1.25 P.M. The ballot box registered 528, the same number having been checked on each of the voting lists.
Male votes, 497; female, 31.
The total vote, as announced by the Presiding Election Officer, was as follows:
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