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Hinckley Lincoln,
$15 07
Freeman E. Knowles,
7 01
James P. Knowles,
8 77
William O. Gross,
3 20
E. E. Knowles,
3 00
Edmund L. Knowles,
4 16
Frank Smith,
2 56
Sylvanus Knowles,
2 40
William Knowles,
2 88
Seth Knowles,
80
Louis Fulcher,
4 16
John Fulcher,
2 56
Micah S. Paine,
60
H. L. Knowles,
6 26
Obed Smith,
1 60
Sylvanus Freeman,
80
Joseph Souza,
4 86
A. L. Rogers,
1 40
Heman Smith,
1 40
Allen Young,
1 40
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Joseph Ryder, Wallace A. Smith, A. M. Stubbs, Clarington Smith, Paid for loam,
$1 40
1 56
2 82
1 76
4 81
$87 24
Paid for clearing snow :
H. Lincoln,
$0 30
A. Young,
30
Will Gross,
70
Freeman Knowles,
30
E. D. Fulcher,
80
T. K. Paine,
1 20
Joseph Souza,
60
$4 20
Expended on roads, Centre District, No. 3, WILLIAM HORTON NICKERSON, Road Surveyor :
R. H. Horton,
$15 15
Wm. Horton Nickerson,
18 78
W. H. Nickerson,
1 75
W. A. Moore,
8 94
Arthur Brown,
6 62
A. H. Nickerson,
10 00
George W. Moore,
4 50
F. I. Crosby,
7 84
Albion Rich,
7 24
S. L. Cole,
5 76
J. E. Ryder,
2 72
S. Y. Higgins,
2 24
C. W. Chase,
1 70
Wilbur C. Chase,
2 10
Daniel Sparrow,
75
C. H. Robbins,
50
15
T. C. Nickerson, hardening, Adin Gill, C. F. Horton,
$4 33
90
33
$102 15
Guard fence :
Stock,
12 57
W. Horton Nickerson, labor,
2 85
G. W. Moore,
1 40
A. H. Nickerson, 60
1 90
F. J. Crosby, 60
3 50
$124 37
Paid for clearing snow :
R. H. Horton,
$2 50
W. Horton Nickerson,
1 80
Frank Ellison,
1 50
W. A. Moore,
1 60
A. H. Nickerson,
1 30
George Moore,
1 60
A. D. Moore,
1 60
James Penniman, Chester Horton,
1 80
Harvey Moore,
1 80
Joseph Snow,
1 80
C. Smith,
1 80
F. W. Smith,
50
W. H. Nickerson,
50
William Gross,
50
Albion Rich,
1 40
Joseph Souza,
50
Arthur Brown,
1 30
Will Forrest,
80
R. H. Horton,
60
Clarence Horton,
45
Frank Sparrow,
1 50
Nathan P. Clark,
1 50
80
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C. H. Robbins, W. V. Chase, George Knowles,
$1 40
1 50
40
$32 75
North District, No. 4, WM. B. STEELE, Surveyor. Roads :
Wm. B. Steele,
$19 73
Frank Lee,
12 10
A. K. Higgins,
13 50
Eben Hallaway,
3 96
Henry Daniels,
1 40
James Phillips,
14 87
Peter Higgins,
10 90
George Nickerson,
3 20
Asa Lee,
3 20
Lemma Hopkins,
5 00
Howard Gill,
3 20
Laban W. Turner,
3 45
Lester Horton,
80
$95 31
Snow :
W. B. Steele,
$4 75
Thomas K. Gill,
1 65
Howard Gill,
1.60
George Nickerson,
60
R. D. Wiley,
1 95
Walter Horton,
50
Clarence Liegars,
40
Harry Turner,
1 90
Henry Harding,
40
George Brackett,
40
Lester Horton,
40
Frank Daniels,
40
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Jesse Brewer,
$1 60
Frank Brewer, Adin Gill,
1 00
Overy Brown,
1 00
Laban Turner,
1 60
Eben Hallaway,
1 60
Alonzo Higgins,
1 40
Henry Daniels,
1 60
Frank Lee,
1 60
Warren Snow,
1 60
Lemma Hopkins,
1 00
Mrs. S. Snow, land damage,
2 00
George II. Dill,
2 00
$33 35
North District, No. 5, WINSLOW T. HORTON, Surveyor. Roads :
W. T. Horton and others.
$79 91
Adin Gill,
4 70
Overy Brown,
40
T. K. Gill,
1 30
I. H. Horton,
1 12
Elwood Horton,
1 00
W. T. Horton,
4 70
Hardening,
2 00
$95 13
Snow :
W. T. Horton and others,
$6 00
Lester Horton,
1 60
Walter Horton,
1 60
Winslow Horton,
2 80
F. J. Brewer,
2 70
Overy Brown,
2 30
Adin Gill,
1 00
Jesse Brewer,
2 00
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40
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Heman Gill, Thomas Gill, Elwood Horton, Joseph Brown,
$2 20 .
2 00
1 50
1 00
$26 70
GUIDE BOARDS.
There is one near Mr. Davenport's, the Bridge, Edward Penniman's, Forester Crosby's, Clark's Pond, Eldad Higgins', Simeon Perry's, Town Hall, Daniel Robbins', Geo. P. Brackett's, Cable Road and Harry Turner's, all in good repair.
Respectfully submitted,
JAMES B. STEELE, IIINCKLEY LINCOLN, WM. HORTON NICKERSON, WM. B. STEELE, WINSLOW T. HORTON,
Road Surveyors of Eastham.
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TOWN CLERK'S REPORT.
BIRTHS RECORDED IN 1902.
Name of Child.
Jan. 17. Vesta Lincoln Gross,
Mar. 22. Raymond Weston Mayo, Warren A. and Marion W. 26. Esther Elizabeth Sparrow, John W. and Catherine F.
Apr. 27. Charles Monroe Knowles, Nelson M. and Elizabeth A.
June 8. Evelyn Gertrude Daniels, Charles C. and Mary G. 15. Son, Crosby, John F. and Jennie E.
Almond L. and Eva M.
Ezekiel D. and Lillian.
DEATHS RECORDED IN 1902.
Nume.
Cause of Death. Age.
May 8. Eulalia A. Cole,
Valvular Disease of Heart. 40y 3m 6d
9. Abigail W. Knowles, Senile Dementia.
79y 4m 9d
Aug. 4. Effie Smith, Pneumonia. 88y 7m 18d
10. Sylvester L. Cole,
Phthisis. 55y 10m
Oct. 3. Samuel Mason,
Cerebr'l Hemorrhage. 75y 10m
MARRIAGES RECORDED IN 1902.
Name.
Residence.
Feb. 27. Curtis Freeman Higgins,
Eastham.
Millie L. Jason,
Provincetown.
Nov. 26. Joseph Henry Souza, Eastham.
Carrie E. Goldthwait,
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DOG LICENSES.
Number of dogs licensed, 35
Males,
34
Females,
1
35
Paid County Treasurer,
$66 00
Amount reimbursed to the town,
60 13
Respectfully submitted,
GEORGE T. DILL, Town Clerk.
20. Ina May Nickerson,
Aug. 22. Emma Isabel Fulcher,
Name of Parents. William O. and Ada F.
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PUBLIC LIBRARY.
The Trustees of the Eastham Public Library respect- fully submit the following report for the year ending Dec. 31, 1902 :
TREASURER'S REPORT.
RECEIPTS.
1902.
Jan 1. Cash in treasury, $70 96
Town appropriations, 75 00
Dog tax refunded, 60 13
$206 09
EXPENDITURES.
Jan. 31. Paid Mrs. Herbert Clark, on account of Art Club, $10 00
Mar. 18. Paid Robert Carrington for magazines, 13 00
Apr. 29. Paid insurance on library books, 3 89
Nov. 15. Paid Mrs. Herbert Clark, for writing card catalogues, 2 50
Paid A. May Knowles, for ex- penses incurred for li- brary, 16 00
Dec. 31. Paid express on books, 2 40
31. Paid Mrs. Herbert Clark, li- brarian's services, 25 00
31. Paid De Wolfe, Fiske & Co., for books, 65 42
31. Paid Mrs. Herbert Clark, li- brarian's services, even- ings, 6 50
31. Paid rent of Library building, 1 00
31. Paid George H. Clark, coal, 2 68
31. Cash in Treasury, 57 70
$206 09
GEORGE T. DILL, Treasurer.
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LIBRARIAN'S REPORT.
Number of books in Library,
1,818
added during year,
164
taken out during year,
2,529
Largest number taken at one time,
110
Average each week,
48
Number persons taking books,
100
Cash on hand, Jan. 1, 1902,
$1 19
Received from fines,
8 58
$9 77
Paid for labels, mucilage, etc.,
$1 57
Kerosene,
2 50
Express on pictures,
4 85
8 92
Cash on hand, Jan. 1, 1903,
$0 85
MRS. HERBERT CLARK,
Librarian.
Of the 164 books added during year 40 were the gift of State Library Commission, in compliance with the Library Law of 1900; 24 were the gift of Mr. George Wales, of Boston ; 5 were the gift of Mrs. Louie Ullman, of New York ; 1, gift of Thomas Lawson, of Boston; 1 from un- known friend and 93 purchased by Trustees. The Library is also indebted to Mrs. Nathan M. Hatch for the gift of a picture of Washington Irving and his literary friends, at Sunnyside.
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The Trustees have added card catalogue to Library and joined Library Art Club, from which sets of pictures are re- ceived for free exhibition every month.
J. A. CLARK, MRS. I. H. HORTON, A. MAY KNOWLES,
Trustees.
REPORT
OF THE
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
OF THE
TOWNOF EASTHAM,
FOR THE
YEAR ENDING DEC. 31, 1902.
OF EA.
TOWN
INC
NAUSET 1620
1651.
HYANNIS, MASS. : F. B. & F. P. GOSS, PUBLISHERS AND PRINTERS. "The Patriot Press." 1903.
SCHOOL ORGANIZATION.
School Committee.
GEO. T. DILL, Secretary,
Term expires 1904
1903
RUSSELL D. WILEY, A. MAY KNOWLES,
1902
District Superintendent. FRANK H. HILL.
Corps of Teachers.
HARRIET GODDARD, HANNAH HAMMOND, NELLIE ROGERS,
HARRIET CLARK,
Grammar School Since Consolidation. South School and Primary School Since Consolidation.
Janitors.
MRS. HATTIE RYDER, BLANCHE BREWER, MRS. MATTIE SNOW, ALBION RICH,
South School
Center School North School Grammar School Since Consolidation.
BLANCHE BREWER,
Primary School Since Consolidation.
Truant Officer. HERBERT L. KNOWLES. Pupils Attending Orleans High School.
Mary Sullivan, Sophronia Horton, Stanley Walker, Inez Nickerson, Robert Horton, Delmar Prince, Carroll Horton, George Steele,
Susie Howes, Celia Horton,
George Wiley, Daniel Sparrow,
Clarence Horton.
Centre School 66
North School
REPORT OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
The School Committee respectfully submit their annual report for the year ending Dec. 31, 1902, which is followed by the report of the Superintendent of Schools.
Miss Goddard left at the close of the winter term to accept a position in a graded school in Fairhaven. She was succeeded by Miss Hammond, of Chatham.
At the beginning of the Fall term the schools were con- solidated. The four lower grades occupy the Town Hall, with Miss Clark as teacher, and the four higher grades the Centre School building, with Miss Rogers as teacher.
Although it is rather early to see many definite results from the new system yet we are pleased with the schools and the work that has been accomplished thus far.
FINANCIAL STATEMENT.
Appropriation, $900 00
Rebate on Superintendent's salary, 150 00
teachers' salary, 162 00
Received from State, tuition paid to town of Orleans, 148 00
City of Boston, for tuition, 140 50
State Board of Charity, 20 50
Paid Frank H. Hill, Superintendent of Schools, $168 72
Harriet Clark, 360 00
Nellie Rogers, 360 00
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Paid Hannah Hammond,
$100 00
Harriet Goddard,
110 00
Janitors,
79 35
For fuel,
58 70
cleaning,
4 70
repairs,
7 60
incidentals,
6 50
tuition to town of Orleans,
148 00
freight and express,
5 07
school supplies,
79 99
Balance,
32 37
$1,521 00 $1,521 00
TRANSPORTATION.
Appropriation for transporting pupils to
Orleans High School,
$250 00
Paid for transportation to High School, $365 00
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from Massachusetts School Fund,
115 00
$365 00
$365 00
CONSOLIDATION.
Appropriation for Consolidation,
$150 68
Paid for lumber,
$18 28
cleaning hall,
6 00
blackboards,
14 48
carting books and desks,
6 15
tinting walls and whitening ceil- ing,
3 00
painting,
2 50
30 yards denim,
3 00
66
8 " muslin,
72
Paid A. T. Newcomb,
12 09
John Ryder, for labor,
20 50
Harvey Moore, for labor,
21 18
Balance,
42 78
$150 68
$150 68
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SCHOOL SUPPLIES.
Stock on hand, Jan. 1, 1902,
$50 00
Supplies purchased,
79 99
Stock on hand, Jan. 1, 1903,
15 00
Supplies furnished,
129 99
RECAPITULATION.
Town appropriation,
$900 00
Cost of fitting Town Hall for school,
107 90
Income Massachusetts School Fund,
838 08
Rebate on teachers' salaries,
162 00
Rebate on Superintendent's salary,
150 00
Received from City of Boston, for edu- cation of children.
140 50
Received from State Board of Charity,
20 50
Rebate on tuition paid town of Orleans,
148 00
Appropriation for transportation to High School,
250 00
Paid Superintendent's salary,
$168 72
teachers' salaries,
930 00
janitors' wages,
79 35
for fuel,
58 70
cleaning,
4 70
repairs,
7 60
incidentals,
6 50
tuition to town of Orleans,
148 00
freight and express,
5 07
school books and supplies,
79 99
consolidation,
107 90
transportation to High School,
365 00
transportation of pupils from North and South Eastham,
226 30
Balance Mass. School Fund,
529 15
$2,716 98 $2,716 98
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MASSACHUSETTS SCHOOL FUND, 1902.
Received from Mass. School Fund, $838 08 Paid for transportation to Orleans High School, $115 00
Paid for transportation of pupils from North and South Eastham, 113 94
Paid for school books and supplies, 79 99
Balance, 529 15
$838 08
Unexpended balance of Massachusetts
$838 08 School Fund for the year ending Dec. 31, 1901, $148 79
529.13- 677.94 141.89 826.83 98.67
9 25. 50
REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT.
EASTHAM, JAN. 14, 1903.
To the School Committee of Eastham:
MISS KNOWLES AND GENTLEMEN : Following the plan of work outlined in my last report I labored steadily all the school year ending in June, 1902, to bring the schools of the North, Centre and South to the same level in grading, with a view to the economy of my own time and to a more intel- ligent co-operation among the teachers themselves. At the time of preparing that report and outlining that work I did not dream of the wider opportunities for good the accom- plishment of my plan would be given in your town. In the consolidation of your schools the value of that uniformity in grading throughout the town has been clearly demonstrated ; for the grades, for the first time brought together, began working smoothly, solidly and harmoniously, like classes that had started together and worked together for years.
There is now no good reason for a course of study that shall have cast-iron fences at the end of each year in the course. Before children pass from the school with a certifi- cate that they are ready for the high school a certain amount of work of a certain quality should be demanded. But I believe there should be no division beforehand into eight equal or unequal parts-let each class get the work of the
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entire course according to its ability, proceeding from one stage to the next only when it is ready to do so and passing on without restraint when it is ready-the ability to proceed and the rate of progress to be determined by the teacher and superintendent. Under the present arrangement of the schools this is possible, and I am sure the schools will be the health- ier and the happier for this opportunity for natural growth.
I am pleased to express my continued confidence in the ability of Misses Rogers and Clark to govern and instruct your pupils. You are fortunate in having teachers of char- acter-able, earnest and conscientious trainers of the young spirit, as well as of the young mind.
The changes in text books have been slight, but impor- tant. Blaisdell's History is now used as the basis of sixth grade work, and the Inductive Course in language and gram- mar has been placed in all the grades above the third. Dole's " Young Citizen " has proved a very popular text book in the seventh and eighth grades, and it must have a deep influence on the thoughts of your pupils who are getting from it their first knowledge of the ethics of citizenship. Should it be- come necessary to replace worn-out geographies with new ones to any large extent, I would advise exchanging the Frye's Complete and Primary for the Frye's Grammar School and Elements.
It was found to be possible to have the study of Music taken up systematically at the beginning of the Fall term of 1902. Miss Clark had already taught music in a school sys- tem, and it was given to her charge in Eastham. The Edu- cational Music Course was adopted, and a Music Chart pur- chased. Two lessons each week are given in the schools, alternating with the Drawing, which is taught entirely by Miss Rogers, with good results. The value of Music and Drawing is too widely appreciated, and these subjects are
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too widely taught in Massachusetts schools, to require rea- sons why you have given them a place in the Eastham cur- riculum.
A glance at the Table of Statistics will show that in the Fall term of 1901 there were 117 tardy marks, and in the Fall of 1902 there were but 19; dismissals were reduced from 34 to 16; and half-day absences from 878 to 826. This is clearly a gain for the schools, and with the hearty co-operation of all the parents of the town the gain can be made more pronounced.
Another distinct advantage has come to the schools by an increased efficiency in the janitor service, whereby the janitor of the grammar school building stands practically in : the place of the teacher in protecting school property and preserving order during the noon hour. In the absence of the primary teacher the janitor of that building is also pres- ent. It must be a comfort to parents in the remote sec- tions of the town to know that their children are under constant and safe care from the moment they enter the barge in the morning until their return at night.
At our last committee meeting I recommended, and I will incorporate that recommendation in this report, that some system be devised or agreement reached whereby on extremely stormy or excessively cold days the barges would not run and the schools would not be in session. No school signal seems practicable at present, but I think it would be safer to have it understood that on such days there will not be any school and trust to the judgment of the barge drivers and teachers to carry this agreement into effect, than to expose the children in such inclement weather. Possibly, when the Marconi system of wireless telegraphy shall have been perfected, the question of school signals for the above purpose will be solved.
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In closing my report, I wish to thank the committee for their interest and assistance, without which the efforts of the superintendent would fall flat and avail nothing.
Respectfully submitted, FRANK H. HILL, Superintendent of Schools.
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TABLE OF STATISTICS, 1901-2.
Name of School, Teachers and Grades
Term
Enrollment
Average
Average
Percentage of
Half Day
Tardy Marks
Dismissals
Visits by
School Officials
Visits by Others
North Eastham
Fall
21
20.9
19.5
93.81
173
45
8
Winter
22
21.22
19.19
90.39
205
29
19
Spring
23
22.33
20.69
92.63
209
48
12
Year
23
21.48
19.79
92.27
587
122
39
15
64
Eastham Centre Miss Harriet Goddard
Fall
40
37.25
33.25
89.26
235
41
0
Winter
39|
31.5
25.3
80.31
388
46
0
Spring
35
34.5
31.5
91.30
318
140
3
Year
40
34.42
30.02
87.21
941
227
3
21
23
South Eastham
Fall
201
17.65
16.75
94.9
470
31
26
Winter
17
15.66
13.33
85.12
206
22
6
Spring
18
17.
16.33
96.06
45
1
2
Year
20
16.56
15.47
92.03
721
54
34
19
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Total for School Year 1901-2
83
72.46
65.28
90.09
2,249
403
76
55
117
*Eastham Grammar
Fall,'02
42
39.1
35.8
91.56
442
17
+Eastham Primary
Fall,'02
39
35.72
32.15
90.74
384
2
-100
Total
81
74.82
67.95
90.82
826
19
16
Membership
Attendance
Attendance
Absences
Miss Nellie M. Rogers Grades I to VIII
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*Miss Nellie M. Rogers, Teacher Grades V, VI, VII and VIII. +Miss Hattie B. Clark, Teacher Grades I, II, III and IV.
Fall
Term
1902
Miss Hannah G. Hammond Grades I to VIII
Miss Hattie B. Clark Grades I to VIII
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ROLL OF HONOR, 1901-1902.
SOUTH MIXED SCHOOL.
One term-Helen Steele, Stanley Walker, Olive Walker, Bessie Gill, Winifred Knowles, George Knowles, Archie Ryder, Lawrence Walker.
CENTRE MIXED SCHOOL. One term-Nina Phillips, Lois Phillips.
NORTH MIXED SCHOOL.
Lettie Lee, Flossie Snow, Georgiana Scott, Gertrude Maynard.
EASTHAM GRAMMAR SCHOOL.
Fall term, 1902-Flossie Snow, Sadie Walker, Georgiana Scott, Mary Hughes, Elisha Mayo, Edwin Phillips.
EASTHAM PRIMARY SCHOOL.
Fall term, 1902-Lois Phillips, Bernard Collins, Fred Robinson, Alphonso Robinson, Florence Fulcher.
SCHOOL CALENDAR.
Winter term opens Dec. 30, 1902 ; closes Mar. 13, 1903. Spring " " Mar. 31, 1903 ; June 5, 1903.
Fall
Sept. 8, 1903 ; Dec. 18, 1903.
A. MAY KNOWLES, GEORGE T. DILL, RUSSELL D. WILEY,
School Committee of Eastham.
TOWN MEETING WARRANT.
BARNSTABLE, SS.
To HERBERT L. KNOWLES, Constable of the Town of East- ham, in said County. Greeting :
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you are directed to notify the inhabitants of the town of Eastham qualified to vote in elections and town affairs to meet at the Town Hall in said Eastham, on Monday, the second day of February inst., at ten (10) o'clock in the forenoon, then and there to act on the following articles, viz. :
Art. 1. To choose a moderator to preside in said meet- ing.
Art. 2. To hear the report of the selectmen and all other reports and act thereon.
Art. 3. To choose all necessary town officers for the ensu- ing year.
Art. 4. To see what sums of money the town will raise for the public library, and make appropriation of the same.
Art. 5. To raise such sums of money as may be neces- sary to defray town charges for the ensuing year, and make appropriation of the same.
Art. 6. To see in what manner the town will dispose of its refunded dog tax and act thereon.
Art. 7. To see in what manner the town will support its poor for the ensuing year.
Art. 8. To see if the town will accept the list of Jurors as prepared by the selectmen.
Art. 9. To see if the town will instruct the selectmen to appoint forest firewards for the ensuing year.
Art. 10. To see in what manner the town will collect its taxes the ensuing year.
Art. 11. Shall license be granted for the sale of intoxi- cating liquors ? Vote Yes or No.
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Art. 12. To see in what manner the town will repair its roads and bridges the ensuing year.
Art. 13. To see if the town will give the collector of taxes the same power which the treasurer has when made collector of taxes.
Art. 14. To see if the town will authorize its treasurer to hire money, with the advice and consent of the selectmen, to pay town charges in anticipation of the collection of taxes.
Art. 15. To see if the town will vote to appropriate the sum of Fifty Dollars for the suppression of crime and do or act anything thereon. (By request. )
Art. 16. To see what action the town will take in regard to good roads and do or act anything thereon. (By re- quest. )
Art. 17. To see if the town will vote to allow Luther B. Smith and others to drive into the fresh water ponds within the town with his or their asparagus spraying machines, and do or act anything thereon. (By request. )
And you are directed to serve this warrant by posting at- tested copies thereof, one at each of the post offices in said Eastham, and one at the carpenter shop of W. G. Smith, in said Eastham, seven days at least before the time for holding said meeting.
Polls open at 10 o'clock, a. m.
Hereof fail not, and make due return of this warrant, with your doings thereon, to the town clerk, at the time and place of the meeting aforesaid.
Given under our hands this 17th day of January, 1903.
JAMES B. STEELE, NATHAN P. CLARK, JAMES PHILLIPS,
Selectmen of Eastham.
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
SELECTMEN, OVERSEERS OF THE POOR, TREASURER, AND OTHER TOWN OFFICERS OF THE
TOWNOF EASTHAM,
FOR THE
YEAR ENDING DEC. 31, 1903.
ANNUAL TOWN MEETING, FEBRUARY 1, 1904.
OF
EA
NMOJ
INC
MAUSET 1629
1651
HYANNIS, MASS. : F. B. & F. P. GOSS, PUBLISHERS AND PRINTERS. "The Patriot Press." 1904.
F. B. & F. P. Goss, Publishers and Printers. "The Patriot Press," Barnstable and Hyannis, Mass.
REPORT.
The Selectmen, Overseers of the Poor, and Treasurer, and other Town Officers of the Town of Eastham, respect- fully submit the following report, showing the receipts and expenditures of the town for the year ending December 31, 1903 :
SELECTMEN'S REPORT.
VALUATION OF THE TOWN, MAY 1, 1903 :
Real estate,
$264,634 00
Personal estate,
67,093 00
$331,727 00
Rate of taxation on $1,000,
$9 00
Number of Polls assessed,
155
Horses assessed,
137
Cows assessed,
107
Neat cattle assessed, other than cows,
20
Swine assessed,
14
Dwelling houses assessed, 169
Acres of land assessed, 4,937
66 Fowl assessed,
9,567
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TOWN APPROPRIATIONS.
Miscellaneous expenses,
$500 00
Schools,
900 00
Roads,
400 00
Bridges,
25 00
Snow,
30 00
Poor,
500 00
Surety on bond,
30 00
Public Library,
50 00
Conveyance of children,
250 00
Stone road,
1,000 00
$3,685 00
TAXES ASSESSED.
Assessed for town purposes, $2,685 00
State tax,
275 00
County tax,
256 41
Overlays,
79 32
$3,295 73
MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES.
A. L. Brewer, janitor Town Hall, $5 40
Adin L. Gill, teller at annual town meeting, 1903,
1 50
Almond L. Nickerson, teller at annual town meeting, 1902, 1 50
Almond L. Nickerson, teller at special town meeting, 1903, 1 50
Harvey T. Moore, labor on Town Hall, 2 50
5
Geo. T. Dill, disbursements, $5,122.17 at 1 per cent., $51 22
Registrar Voters and Election, 10 00
Services at annual town meeting, 3 00
Services at special town meeting, 3 00
Declaring Representative,
1 50
Recording 16 pages at 20c. per page,
3 20
Recording and returning 8 births at 50c. each,
4 00
5 deaths at 20c. each, 1 00
60
2 marriages at 20c., 40
Preparing tally sheet, State Election, Care of school books, 1902, 5 00
1 50
J. B. Steele, services as Selectman, 1902, 40 00
Registrar of Voters and Election, 10 00
Overseer of the Poor and Board of Health, Administering 12 oaths at 25c., 3 00
5 00
Carfare to Boston and return, to the hearing of the Massachusetts Highway Com- mission, January, 1903, 4 75
N. P. Clark, services as Selectman, 1902, 30 00
Registrar Voters and Election, 10 00
Overseer of the Poor, Board of Health, 5 00
James Phillips, services as Selectman, 1902,
30 00
Registrar of Voters and Election,
10 00
Overseer and Board of Health,
5 00
Carfare to Boston and return, to the hearing of the Mass. Highway Commission, Jan., 1903. 5 00
Wm. Horton Nickerson, fighting R. R. fire, Feb. 14, 1903, 2 50
Samuel F. Brackett, for Town Hall,
14
F. B. & F. P. Goss, printing town reports,
35 10
Hosea A. Dill, land damage, 35 00
Frank O. Daniels, 1 00
Winslow T. Horton, -66
30 00
James Y. Gill, adm. estate of Scotter P. Bangs, land damage, 17 00
Isaiah H. Horton, land damages, 10 00
American Surety Co., for Treasurer's bond, 10 00
6
William Horton Nickerson, fireward, and others, fighting fire April 24, 1903, $15 00
T. A. Higgins, posts for cemetery fence, 5 50
Harvey T. Moore, labor on cemetery fence, 5 20
S. F. Brackett, wire for cemetery fence, 4 07
Thomas K. Gill, fireward, R. R. fire, May 2, 1 00
Thomas K. Gill, fireward, fire unknown, 2 40
A. P. Goss, stationery and printing,
3 50
Harvey T. Moore, teller at special town meet- ing, 1903, 1 50
Harvey T. Moore, moving seats at Town Hall,
50
Frank J. Brewer, teller, special town meeting, 1903, 1 50
J. B. Steele, expenses to Boston on account of stone roads, 3 80
N. P. Clark, expenses to Boston on account of stone roads, 3 92
W. B. Steele, burying cow by order of Board of Health, 1 50
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