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Art. 1. To choose a Moderator to preside in said meeting.
Art. 2. To hear the report of the Selectmen, and other reports and Committees, and act thereon.
Art. 3. To choose all necessary Town and State Officers for the ensuing year, and to bring in your votes, "Yes" or " No," shall license be granted for the sale of intoxicating liquors in this Town.
Art. 4. To see if the Town will establish a salary for the Town Clerk or do or act anything thereon. (By request. )
Act. 5. To see what sums of money the Town will raise for the Public Library, and make appropriation for the same.
Art. 6. To raise such sums of money as may be necessary to defray Town charges for the ensuing year and make ap- propriations for the same.
Art. 7. To see in what manner the Town will dispose of its refunded dog tax, and act thereon.
Art. 8. To see in what manner the Town will support its poor the ensuing year.
Art. 9. To see in what manner the Town will repair its roads and bridges the ensuing year.
Art. 10. To see in what manner the Town will collect its taxes the ensuing year.
Art. 11. To see if the Town will give the Collector of Taxes the same power which the Treasurer has when made Collector of Taxes.
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Art. 12. To see if the Town will authorize its Treasurer to hire money to the extent of Three Thousand Dollars ($3,000), with the advice and consent of the Selectmen, to pay Town charges in anticipation of the collection of taxes.
Art. 13. To see what action the Town will take for sup- pressing the gypsy and browntail moths, and make an ap- propriation for the same.
Art. 14. To see if the Town will pay a bounty for the killing of crows, hawks and minks within the Town the ensuing year or do or act anything thereon. (By request. )
Art. 15. To see if the Town will vote to repair and re- model the Town Hall and purchase a piano for the same. Also make appropriation for the same, or do or act anything thereon. (By request. )
Art. 16. To see what action the Town will take in regard to building a new Town Hall or do or act anything thereon.
Art. 17. To see what action the Town will take in regard to purchasing fire apparatus or do or act anything thereon.
Art. 18. To see what action the Town will take in regard to the quahaug license fee paid for the year 1910. Also to see if the Town will vote to establish a quahaug license fee for the future, or do or act anything thereon.
Art. 19. To see what action the Town will take in regard to building oil roads or resurfacing those already built or do or act anything thereon.
And you are directed to serve this warrant by posting up attested copies thereof, one at each of the post-offices in said Eastham and one at the carpenter shop of Wilbur G. Smith in said Eastham seven days at least before the time for hold- ing said meeting. Polls will be open at 10 o'clock A. M.
Hereof fail not, and make due returns of this warrant with your doings thereon to the Town Clerk at the time and place of the meeting as aforesaid.
Given under our hands this twenty-fifth day of January, 1911.
NATHAN P. CLARK, H. M. SULLIVAN, CLARINGTON SMITH,
Selectmen of Eastham
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
SELECTMEN, OVERSEERS OF THE POOR, TREASURER AND OTHER TOWN OFFICERS OF THE
TOWN OF EASTHAM
FOR THE
YEAR ENDING DEC. 31, 1911.
ANNUAL TOWN MEETING FEBRUARY 5, 1912.
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ANNUAL REPORT
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SELECTMEN, OVERSEERS OF THE POOR, TREASURER AND OTHER TOWN OFFICERS OF THE
TOWN OF EASTHAM
FOR THE YEAR ENDING DEC. 31, 1911.
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HYANNIS, MASS. : F. B. & F. P. GOSS, PUBLISHERS AND PRINTERS. The " Patriot " Press 1912
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TOWN OFFICERS
FOR THE YEAR 1911
SELECTMEN, ASSESSORS, OVERSEERS OF POOR AND BOARD OF HEALTH
Nathan P. Clark, H. M. Sullivan, Clarington Smith,
Term expires 1914
1913
1912
TOWN CLERK AND TREASURER George T. Dill
COLLECTOR OF TAXES
Charles F. Stevens
SURVEYORS OF HIGHWAYS
Geo. H. Walker, F. W. Smith, W. Horton Nickerson, Elsias H. Chase, Adin L. Gill
REGISTRARS OF VOTERS
Nathan P. Clark, H. M. Sullivan, Clarington Smith, George T. Dill
TRUSTEES PUBLIC LIBRARY
Miss Abbie May Knowles, Term expires 1912
Almond L. Nickerson,
1913
Fred F. Dill,
1914
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AUDITOR George H. Clark CONSTABLE Chas. F. Stevens
SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES Winslow A. Moore CATTLE INSPECTORS Winslow A. Moore, Hinckley Lincoln SURVEYORS OF WOOD, LUMBER AND BARK H. Moore, W. B. Higgins WEIGHER OF COAL Herbert C. Clark FENCE VIEWERS
W. A. Moore, J. P. Knowles
POUND KEEPER D. W. Sparrow FIELD DRIVERS
J. A. Cobb, H. T. Moore, J. H. Souza
FOREST FIRE WARDEN W. Horton Nickerson FISH WARDENS
W. H. Nickerson, E. L. Knowles, W. B. Steele
TREE WARDEN H. M. Sullivan
REPORT
The Selectmen, Overseers of the Poor, and Treasurer, and other Town Officers of the Town of Eastham, respectfully submit the following report, showing the receipts and ex- penditures of the Town for the year ending Dec. 31, 1911 :
SELECTMEN'S REPORT
VALUATION OF THE TOWN APRIL 1, 1911.
Real estate,
$270,703 00
Personal estate,
195,862 00
$466,565 00
Rate of taxation on $1,000.00,
$11 50
Number of polls assessed,
151
horses assessed,
123
cows assessed,
87
neat cattle assessed, other than cows,
28
swine assessed,
11
dwelling houses assessed,
185
66
acres of land assessed,
4,897
fowls assessed,
4,210
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TOWN APPROPRIATIONS.
Miscellaneous expenses,
$800 00
Schools,
2,050 00
Roads,
200 00
Bridges,
50 00
Snow,
100 00
Poor,
300 00
Surety on bonds,
30 00
Moths,
40 00
Public Library,
25 00
Town oil roads,
259 71
Town hall,
200 00
$4,054 71
TAXES ASSESSED.
Assessed for town purposes,
$4,040 93
State tax,
660 00
County tax,
643 62
State highway tax,
323 00
Underlay,
13 78
$5,681 33
MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES.
N. P. Clark, services as Selectman, Registrar of Voters, Board of Health, Overseer of Poor, $75 00
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H. M. Sullivan, services as Selectman, Registrar of Voters, Board of Health, Overseer of Poor, $52 50
Clarington Smith, services as Selectman, Regis- trar of Voters, Board of Health, Over- seer of Poor, '50 00
George T. Dill, services as Town Clerk, Treas- urer, and Registrar of Voters :
Disbursements on $15, 175.49 at 1 per cent.,
151 75
Registrar voters and election,
10 00
Services at annual town meeting,
3 00
Special election, Mar. 22, 2 50
Special town meeting, Sept. 19, 2 50
Declaring Representative, 1 50
Recording 26 pages at .20 per page,
5 20
8 births, .50 each, 4 00
4 marriages, .20 each, 80
7 deaths, .20 each, 1 40
Preparing tally sheet and total vote sheet State and special election, . 4 00
Return of financial transactions of town to Bureau of Statistics, in accordance with
Section 6, Chapter 371, Acts of 1909, for the years 1909 and 1910, 20 00
N. P. Clark, stationery and stamps, express and telephone tolls, 10 50
H. W. Gill, Teller Feb. 6, 1 50
John F. Walker :
Collecting $1,366.21, 1907, 1908, 1909 taxes at 2 per cent ..
27 32
Stamps,
1 68
Walter F. Nickerson :
Collecting $4,018.77, 1910 taxes, at 2 per cent., 80 36
Services as Constable, 14 00
Stationery and stamps, 10 25
8
American Surety Company, Town Treasurer
bonds for 1910 and 1911, $20 00
John A. Holway, abstracts of transfers, 5 00
Hobbs & Warren Co., Assessors' supplies, 6 38
H. T. Moore, Teller, Feb. 6th, and repair work, 7 15
H. M. Sullivan :
Legislative expense relative to Senate Bill No. 277, 71 89
Expense to Wellfleet relative to oysters, 2 40
Expense one safe,
2 50
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Co., freight on safe, 18 04
W. Henry Nickerson and others, moving safe,
18 00
Clarington Smith, services and expenses relative to quahaug question, 19 40
N. P. Clark, services and expenses relative to quahaug question and hearing before M. H. Commission,
6.88
Fred F. Dill, expense on account of quahaug question, 4 75
H. B. Hinckley, expense on account of quahaug question, 4 75
Mosler Safe Co., for safe,
163 40
F. B. & F. P. Goss, printing town reports and quahaug licenses,
54 15
George H. Clark, auditing town accounts, 1 50
H. M. Sullivan :
Services and expenses relative to quahaugs May 4th and 11th, 13 76
Telephoning and telegraphing, 2 90
Baxter & Daggett, legislative services on ac- count of Senate Bill No. 277, 754 38 70
F. B. & F. P. Goss, advertising quahaug notice, W. G. Smith, renewal of insurance on hearse and house, 1 50
Estate of A. T. Newcomb, renewal of insurance on two schoolhouses, 15 00
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N. P. Clark : $42 50
Assessing taxes,
Two trips to Barnstable relative to quahaug question, 6 35
Services and expenses attending Court at Boston, 10 65
F. B. & F. P. Goss, Town Clerk supplies, 5 45
H. M. Sullivan :
Assessing taxes, 47 50
Trip to Barnstable relative to quahaug ques- tion, 4 10
· Services and expenses to Boston attending Court, 10 65
Trip to Wellfleet, oysters, 3 00
Telephoning and telegraphing, 2 12
Clarington Smith :
Assessing taxes, 45 00
Services and expenses to Boston attending Court, 7 30
Trip to Barnstable relative to quahaug ques- tion, 3 80
Hobbs & Warren Co., receipt book,
1 50.
W. G. Smith, renewal of insurance policy No. 86,873, 5 00
A. L. Nickerson, services as Moderator Feb. 6, 5 00
N. P. Clark, services and expenses attending Court at Boston Oct. 24th, 11 40
H. M. Sullivan, services and expenses attending Court at Boston Oct. 24th, 11 40
C. A. G. Hopkins, care of town lots, Soldiers' monument, and Zara Higgins' lot, 6 00
. Abbott S. Knowles, services at Primary and State election, 5 00
Dr. R. J. Marvel, return of births, 1 00
Geo. T. Dill :
Services and expense attending Court at Bos- ton Oct. 24, 11 40
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Expense to Wellfleet, registered mail, stamps, telephoning and express, $13 75
Eldad Higgins, oaths to Town Officers, 4 50
Clarington Smith, perambulating town lines,
3 00
H. M. Sullivan, 3 00
N. P. Clark, 66 66
3 00
W. G. Smith, renewal of insurance policy No. 87,709, 15 00
James B. Steele, death returns, 2 75
Clarington Smith, on account of quahaug permits, 17 25
H. M. Sullivan, on account of quahaug permits, 17 25
N. P. Clark, on account of quahaug permits,
17 25
George T. Dill, on account of quahaug per- mits, 17 25
L. Brewer, additional land for schoolhouses, 13 00
$2,097 31
POOR EXPENSES.
Paid out on account of poor, $282 40
STATE AID.
Paid out on account of State aid, $276 00
FOREST FIRE WARD.
W. Horton Nickerson and others, labor on rail- road fires, $113 65
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CATTLE INSPECTORS.
Hinckley Lincoln, dressed,
$20 50
Hinckley Lincoln, live,
9 00
Winslow A. Moore, dressed,
21 50
Winslow A. Moore, live,
10 50
$61 50
MOTH WORK.
N. P. Clark, local superintendent, notices to property owners,
$5 00
F. B. & F. P. Goss, printing notices, 4 50
N. P. Clark, labor on highways and in orchards,
13 30
W. J. Knowles,
70
O. A. and J. G. Fulcher,
8 00
$31 50
ROADS, BRIDGES, AND SNOW.
George H. Walker and others, labor and harden- ing on roads in District No. 1,
$48 95
B. D. Prince bridge, 6 95
Boat Meadow bridge,
11 50
James F. Eldredge, 634 feet hard pine,
29 10
Hurd & Smith, 64 feet 8-inch drain tile,
14 08
Paid for clearing snow,
3 00
F. W. Smith and others :
Labor on roads in District No. 2,
4 20
11 50
Paid for clearing snow,
12
W. Horton Nickerson and others :
For labor and hardening on roads in District No. 3, $47 04
Paid for clearing snow,
20 80
E. H. Chase and others :
Labor on roads in District No. 4, 35 96
Paid for clearing snow, 19 48
Adin L. Gill and others, for labor on roads in District No. 5, 24 36
Paid for clearing snow, 30 75
$307 67
STATE HIGHWAY REPAIR WORK
W. Horton Nickerson and others,
$424 47
STATE HIGHWAY WORK
W. Horton Nickerson and others,
$329 65
TOWN OIL ROADS
Paid W. Horton Nickerson and others, for labor and material, $609 49
RECAPITULATIONS
Paid Miscellaneous expenses, $2,097 31
Poor 282 40
State aid, 276 00
State Forest Warden, 113 65
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Paid Inspection of live and dressed cattle and swine,
$61 50
Moth expense,
31 50
Roads, bridges and snow,
307 67
State Highway repair work,
424 47
State Highway work,
329 65
Town oil roads,
609 49
$4,533 64
FINANCIAL CONDITION OF THE TOWN JANUARY 1, 1912.
RESOURCES.
Due on taxes 1910,
$285 67
Due on taxes 1911,
1,729 01
Due from New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Co., labor on railroad fires, 1910,
54 10
Due from New York, New Haven & Hartford
Railroad Co., labor on railroad fires, 1911,
113 65
Due from State, half expense of inspection of live animals,
9 75
Due on State Aid,
276 00
Cash in treasury,
68 44
Due from State Highway Commission,
550 00
$3,086 62
LIABILITIES.
Due Town Officers,
$500 00
Due notes of Harwich Five Cents Savings Bank,
2,000 00
Due for counsel services,
400 00
Balance in favor of town,
186 62
$3,086 62
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TRUST FUND.
Zara Higgins' Cemetery legacy,
$50 00
Respectfully submitted,
NATHAN P. CLARK, H. M. SULLIVAN, CLARINGTON SMITH,
Selectmen of Eastham.
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ROAD SURVEYORS' REPORT
Expended on Roads in District No. 1, GEO. H. WALKER, Road Surveyor :
A. L. Walker,
$8 55
Geo. H. Walker,
10 80
Harry Collins,
12 30
W. J. Knowles,
1 40
N. E. Clark,
2 80
W. E. Dill,
1 60
W. Horton Nickerson,
2 35
Addie Biathrow,
5 20
B. D. Prince,
4 00
Frank Crane,
70
Hurd & Smith, 64 ft. 8 in. tile,
14 08
$63 78
Boat Meadow Bridge :
Harry Collins,
$3 70
Geo. H. Walker,
5 60
A. L. Walker,
2 20
James F. Eldredge, hard pine, etc.,
29 10
$40 60
B. D. Prince Bridge :
Harry Collins,
$1 80
A. L. Walker,
1 80
B. D. Prince,
80
Geo. H. Walker,
1 80
$6 20
Paid for clearing snow :
George H. Walker,
$1 50
Harry Collins,
1 50
$3 00
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Expended on roads in District No. 2, F. W. SMITH, Road Surveyor :
E. E. Knowles,
$2 10
F. W. Smith,
2 10
$4 20
Paid for clearing snow :
F. W. Smith,
$2 50
Wallace A. Smith,
20
J. A. Snow,
20
W. E. Dill,
20
A. H. Nickerson,
20
W. Horton Nickerson,
20
Heman Smith,
60
Bernard Collins,
40
Lawrence Walker,
40
Geo. Newcomb,
70
Walter Watson,
1 00
J. A. Souza,
2 40
C. F. Horton,
50
A. E. Doane,
20
E. D. Fulcher,
1 00
W. J. Knowles,
30
F. E. Knowles,
30
E. E. Knowles,
20
$11 50
Expended on roads in District No. 3, W. HORTON NICK- ERSON, Road Surveyor :
W. Horton Nickerson,
$9 96
W. E. Dill,
6 70
N. E. Clark,
5 60
J. A. Cobb,
6 40
F. E. Hatch,
1 60
Charles Worth,
1 60
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Frank Ellison,
$0 80
D. W. Sparrow,
1 28
A. H. Nickerson,
2 56
W. Henry Nickerson, hardening,
2 50
A. E. Cole, hardening,
2 40
R. E. Oliver,
80
W. Henry Nickerson,
2 28
J. A. Snow,
2 56
$47 04
Paid for clearing snow :
H. M. Sullivan,
$0 40
George Moore, 1 10
W. A. Moore,
70
H. T. Moore,
1 00
A. D. Moore,
70
O. Howes,
70
W. E. Dill,
1 80
A. H. Nickerson,
1 60
M. Dill,
70
L. Horton,
80
C. F. Horton,
80
J. A. Snow,
1 60
N. E. Clark,
1 00
H. E. Clark,
60
D. W. Sparrow,
1 25
W. H. Wheelock,
1 10
H. A. Wheelock,
1 10
A. E. Brown,
85
W. Horton Nickerson,
3 00
$20 80
Expended on roads in District No. 4, ELSIAS H. CHASE, Road Surveyor :
E. H. Chase,
$15 86
A. K. Higgins, 6 30
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H. W. Gill,
$6 30
Russell S. Higgins,
3 50
George A. Nickerson,
80
H. Hopkins,
30
W. B. Steele,
1 30
Fred Steele,
80
James Phillips,
80
Paid for clearing snow :
W. B. Steele,
$1 10
A. K. Higgins,
30
Fred Steele,
1 00
Charles Daniels,
1 40
Geo. A. Nickerson,
2 30
M. Murphy,
1 80
S. A. Nickerson,
60
N. P. Hopkins,
90
Frank Lee,
80
John Hopkins,
80
Geo. Thompson,
40
Harry Hopkins,
68
Fred Gill,
1 60
H. W. Gill,
1 90
E. H. Chase,
3 30
Charles Hopkins,
60
$19 48
Expended on roads in District No. 5, ADIN L. GILL, Road Surveyor :
Adin D. Gill,
$10 36
O. A. Brown,
4 60
L. J. Brewer,
2 40
J. P. Brewer,
3 00
Elwood Chase,
2 20
W. B. Higgins,
20
Charles Chase,
1 60
$24 36
$35 96
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Paid for clearing snow :
A. L. Gill,
$4 90
O. W. Horton,
1 40
P. S. Horton, 3 00
J. E. Brewer,
3 00
Geo. E. Gill,
1 00
Charles Chase,
1 60
C. E. Chase,
3 00
L. J. Brewer,
3 20
J. P. Brewer,
50
H. A. Dill,
1 60
Leon Horton,
1 80
Geo. P. Brackett,
70
Raymond Brackett,
70
W. A. Horton,
50
W. R. Eaton,
25
W. B. Higgins,
2 60
L. G. Horton,
1 00
$30 75
TOWN OIL ROADS
Paid W. Horton Nickerson and others, for labor and material :
John F. Caton, engineer,
$47 25
Noah R. Holbrook, engineer,
88 59
James F. Eldredge, coal,
47 38
Geo. H. Clark, coal, oil and sundries,
35 98
Joseph A. Cobb,
19 15
W. E. Dill,
71 85
H. A. Wheelock,
18 20
A. K. Higgins,
1 50
20
L. G. Horton, $1 50
N. E. Clark,
61 08
W. Henry Nickerson, for sand,
12 76
W. Henry Nickerson, labor,
17 15
Roland L. Mayo,
5 00
W. Horton Nickerson,
71 50
F. E. Hatch,
23 40
Daniel W. Sparrow,
8 05
Phillip Horton,
1 60
A. H. Nickerson,
16 50
R. E. Oliver,
2 00
W. Horton Nickerson, 4 galvanized pails,
1 40
H. T. Moore,
2 25
Henry E. Clark,
3 60
N. P. Clark, freight on bound stones,
3 24
Geo. T. Dill, hanging lanterns,
1 30
J. F. Crosby, hanging lanterns,
1 50
C. F. Horton, hanging lanterns, 1 30
C. F. Horton, 24 loads sand,
96
Hurd & Smith, fittings for roller,
12 01
J. W. Nickerson, 4 barrels cement,
8 00
N. P. Clark, freight on cement,
1 44
Frank Ellison, mason,
13 00
Henry Godbur, 6 hound stones,
9 00
$609 49
GUIDE BOARDS.
There is one near O. H. Davenport's ; the bridge, Edward Penniman's, J. F. Crosby's ; Clark's Pond ; Eldad Higgins';
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John Sparrow's ; Phebe Perry's ; Town Hall ; C. H. Robbins' ; Geo. P. Brackett's ; Cable Road ; Robert Horton's ; all in good repair.
Respectfully submitted,
GEO. H. WALKER, FRANCIS W. SMITH, W. HORTON NICKERSON, ELSIAS H. CHASE, ADIN L. GILL,
Road Surveyors of Eastham.
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TREASURER'S REPORT
RECEIPTS
Jan. 20 Cash in treasury,
$3 50
25 Received income of Mass. school fund,
1,288 41
Feb. 11 Received dog tax refunded from County Treasurer, 83 06
14 Received Cape Cod Five Cent Sav- ings Bank, (gave note) 1,000 00
Mar. 22
Received N. Y., N. H. & H. R. R., on acct. of fires for 1909 in full, 212 73
25 Received of H. M. Malchman, ped- ler's license, 3 00
27 Received of J. Souza, butcher's li- cense, 1 00
27 Received of W. A. Horton, butcher's license, 1 00
27 Received of F. A. Collins, butcher's license, 1 00
June 15
Received of City of Boston, tuition of children, 168 50
Aug. 30
Received from State Treasurer :
10 70
On acct. of Inspection of Animals, Temporary aid, 11 00
Sept. 30 Received of J. B. Steele, auction- eer's license, 2 00
Nov. 20 Received of Geo. S. Hall, Secretary joint committee, rebate from State on acct. of teachers and Superin- tendent, 133 93
20 Received from State Treasurer :
Corporation tax, public service, 113 00
business, 22 55
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Nov. 20. $13 92
National Bank tax,. State aid, 238 00
Burial of indigent soldiers, 37 00
23 High school tuition,
352 00
Dec. 30 Received sale of school-house stove, Received of J. B. Steele, for use of hearse out of town, 3 00
1 00
Received of J. B. Steele, for lease of herring brook, 1 00
Received of W. Horton Nickerson, on acct. of overcharge on town oil road, 23 96
Received of State Treasurer, State Highway loan fund, 1,413 08
Received from 69 quahaug permits at $5.00, 345 00
Received of John F. Walker, taxes on 1908, in full, 116 11
Received of John F. Walker, taxes on 1909, in full, 186 63
Received of Walter F. Nickerson, taxes on 1910, 767 71
Received of Chas. F. Stevens, taxes on 1911, 3,939 78
$10,493 57
EXPENDITURES.
Feb. 14 Paid bureau of statistics for certifica- tion of note, $3 00
April 17 Paid bureau of statistics for certifica- tion of note, 3 00
Aug. 22 Paid 6 months' interest on note, 22 50
Oct. 26 Paid 6 22 50
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Oct. 26 Paid bounty on crows, hawks, mink, etc., $39 90
Paid bounty on moth nests, 6 17
Nov. 15 Paid State tax, 660 00
Paid repairs of State highway,
323 00
Dec. 30 Paid James Boland, Jr., per order of Second District Court,
6 35
Paid county tax,
643 62
Paid Public Library, town appro- priation, 25 00
Paid orders of Selectmen,
4,533 64
Paid orders of School Committee,
3,959 65
Taxes abated 1908,
98 91
Taxes abated 1909,
77 89
Cash in treasury,
68 44
$10,493 57
Respectfully submitted,
GEO. T. DILL,
Treasurer.
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AUDITOR'S REPORT
I, the undersigned, Auditor of the Town of Eastham, have this day examined the accounts and vouchers of the Select- men, Treasurer and School Committee, together with the foregoing statements, and find them correct.
GEORGE H. CLARK,
Eastham, Jan. 24, 1912
Auditor.
RECOMMENDATIONS
We would recommend the following appropriations for the ensuing year :
Miscellaneous,
$1,000 00
Schools,
1,800 00
Roads,
200 00
Bridges,
50 00
Snow,
100 00
Poor,
500 00
Moths,
40 00
Surety on bonds,
30 00
Library,
25 00
Town Hall,
200 00
Oil roads,
300 00
$4,245 00
N. P. CLARK,
H. M. SULLIVAN, CLARINGTON SMITH,
Selectmen of Eastham.
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TOWN CLERK'S REPORT.
BIRTHS RECORDED.
Date of Birth.
Name of Child.
Name of Parents.
April 30.
Illegitimate son.
June
4.
Clara Marion Fulcher,
Obed and Lottie.
July
4. Clayton Russell Knowles,
Henry and Angie E.
July 21.
James Martin Brown,
Arthur E. and Minnie C.
Oct. 26.
Alton Cushing Daniels,
Henry and Flossie M.
MARRIAGES RECORDED.
Name.
Residence.
June 1. Frank B. Lincoln,
Eastham.
Florence B. Davis,
Gloucester, Mass.
Eastham.
Nov. 8.
Franklin Hill Lewis,
Phoebe Elizabeth Ibey,
Ashmont, Mass.
DEATHS RECORDED.
Name.
Feb. 22.
£
Gideon H. Eldredge,
Mar. 16. Mirah S. Paine,
May 25. Herman S. Lee,
June 27. Daniel K. Wheelock,
Cause of Death.
Age.
Senility,
78y 6m 18d
Hemorrhage,
cerebral,
84y 3m 14d
Marasmus,
25d
Organic heart
disease,
78y 1m 27d
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July 10. Eliza D. Robbins, Uraemia, 85y 7m 24d
Aug. 28. Sylvanus D. Knowles,
Senility,
83y 1m 15d
Oct. 4. Mildred F. Knowles,
Acute indiges- tion, 2m
5d
Nov. 25. Mercy Myrick,
Organic heart disease, 76y 6m 9d
Dec. 1. George S. Penniman,
Organic heart
disease,
76y 2m 15d
Dec. 15. Winslow A. Moore,
Organic heart disease, 69y 3m 23d
Dec. 19. Thomas K. Gill,
Hemorrhage,
cerebral,
79y 3m 9d
DOG LICENSES.
Number of dogs licensed, 45
Males, Female,
44 1
Respectfully submitted,
GEORGE T. DILL,
Town Clerk.
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PUBLIC LIBRARY.
The Trustees of the Public Library respectfully submit their annual report. The report is accompanied with the Financial Statement and the Librarian's Report.
In the selection of books the Trustees wish to consider the tastes and needs of all classes of readers. To assist them in this work they welcome suggestions and advice. Anyone leaving lists of books with the Librarian which they wish purchased will please sign their names to the list and the publisher's name if known. Beginning with this year people living more than one mile from the Library will be allowed to take out two books on one card.
In purchasing magazines for 1912 the Trustees considered that Country Life in America and the Century Magazines were not read enough to warrant their continuation. The following magazines have been added : Cosmopolitan, Mod- ern Priscilla, Youth's Companion, Forest and Stream, De- lineator, Base Ball Magazine and School Arts.
Since the people at North and South Eastham cannot attend the Library regularly they are at a disadvantage in regard to the magazines, therefore during 1912 the following magazines will be purchased for their use: The World's Work, Review of Reviews, Cosmopolitan, Everybody's, Harper's Bazar, and Ladies' Home Journal. These will be circulated from the post-office, North Eastham, and from · Capt. Clarington Smith's and Mrs. Herbert Nickerson's, South Eastham.
The Trustees will be glad of any suggestions whereby the Library stations at North and South Eastham may be made more efficient.
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The Trustees have arranged to have a series of talks given during the winter on agricultural subjects. The first one to be given by Mr. Doolittle of Faunce Demonstration Farm, Sandwich, early in February.
The Trustees have recently purchased a copy of Webster's New International Dictionary for the Reading Room. The Reference Department of our Library is small, but the Trus- tees will add to this department when there is a demand for these works.
The Trustees are indebted to the State Library Commis- sion for the generous gift of juvenile books; to the Boston Sunday Post for "Pilgrims and their Monument; " to Mr. Sparrow Snow for "Overland Stage to California ;" and to Miss Helen Clark for the Ladies' Home Journal and Woman's Home Companion.
RULES.
Books may be kept two weeks. New books cannot be re- newed or transferred to anyone in same family.
Books that are to be renewed or transferred must be returned to Library for re-stamping.
Examine your books before returning as Librarian is not re- sponsible for anything left in them.
Books must be returned in the time specified by the Trustees, or the person taking them will be required to pay a fine of six cents for every week they are kept beyond the time specified, and the person taking them will not be allowed another book 'till the fine is paid.
Books lost or greatly injured must be replaced by person to whom they are charged.
Writing in books in any manner is strictly forbidden.
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Defacing or Wilful Detention of Books, Papers, etc.
Sections 83 and 84, chapter 208 of the Revised Laws, provide that "whoever wilfully, intentionally and without right, or want- only and without cause, writes upon, injures, defaces, tears or des- troys a book, plate, picture, engraving, map, newspaper, magazine, pamphlet, manuscript or statute which belongs to a law, city, town or other public or incorporated library shall be punished by a fine of not less than five nor more than fifty dollars or by imprisonment for not more than six months."
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