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Florence W. Keith, for Primary school children gathering moth nests, 5 90
Eliza N. Smith, for Grammar school children gathering moth nests, 2 20
9 00
Lester G. Horton, labor on moths,
A. E. Doane, labor on moths, 10 00
F. B. & F. P. Goss, printing moth notices, 3 32
$38 87
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TOWN HALL TABLET
Albert Russell & Sons, for tablet, $60 00
Paid for orchestra and reader for entertainment, 27 55
Clarington Smith, services and expenses to Bos- ton on account of tablet, 7 66
Nathan P. Clark, services and expenses to Bos- ton on account of tablet,
7 76
$102 97
NEW LAYOUT NAUSETT ROAD
Adin L. Gill and others for labor,
$29 90
John G. Fulcher, as per contract,
88 00
Russell Doane, for land,
10 00
Daniel W. Sparrow, for land,
15 00
$142 90
NEW OIL ROAD
John G. Fulcher, double team,
$66 00
Obed A. Fulcher, labor,
64 20
Chester F. Horton, single team,
36 40
J. A. Snow, labor,
24 60
W. H. Rich, labor,
12 00
C. N. Campbell, single team,
22 80
Arthur A. Clark, labor,
21 00
John Lamb, labor,
14 00
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A. L. Nickerson, single team,
$14 00
Adin L. Gill, single team,
28 60
Alonzo Gill, labor, 22 00
6 00
Maynard Dill, single team,
6 40
Horace Moore, labor,
8 00
J. H. Souza, double team,
92 40
J. A. Cobb, labor,
8 00
L. E. Chase, labor,
33 00
Richard F. Smith, engineer,
34 45
W. F. Norris, engineer,
30 00
Nathan E. Clark, labor,
32 00
James F. Eldredge, coal and lumber,
32 19
Town of Orleans, rent of boiler,
35 42
Hurd & Smith, cement, tile, etc.,
18 20
Frank Ellison, sand hardening,
10 00
John W. Sparrow, hardening,
10 00
John Nickerson, sand and hardening,
9 05
W. F. Nickerson, team,
1 20
H. E. Clark, labor,
11.00
A. E. Brown, labor,
24 00
Geo. H. Clark, sundries,
40
C. H. Robbins, freight,
14 50
Barber, Stockwell, frame and grate,
6 68
C. H. Robbins, demurrage,
2 00
James Brewer, labor,
6 40
D. W. Sparrow, labor,
101 50
N. P. Clark, services as foreman,
35 90
N. P. Clark, single team,
20 00
J. W. Nickerson, on account oil carts,
6 00
C. A. Feltes, repairs on road machine,
75
H. M. Sullivan, one pump,
1 00
Standard Oil Co., for road oil,
695 14
$1,639 85
John Williams, labor,
7 25
C. D. Sisson, labor,
13 15
F. A. Collins, hardening,
2 27
J. H. Souza, delivering oil carts to Chatham,
19
Orders paid by town, $1,646 55
Reimbursed by N. P. Clark, on ac- count of error, 49 55
$1,597 00
Due N. P. Clark, $27 75
Due Geo. T. Dill, 15 10
42 85
Total cost of road,
$1,639 85
Received from State through M. H. Commission allotment,
$1,000 00
Donation from Mr. Dwight Blaney,
100 00
Donation from Mr. Charles A. Digney,
200 00
Town appropriation, 300 00
$1,600 00
Exceeds appropriation,
39 85
ROADS, BRIDGES AND SNOW
District No. 1, Geo. H. Walker, Surveyor :
Expended on roads,
$44 90
Expended on bridges,
106 20
Expended on snow,
36 73
$187 83
Bill of $39.15 for roads contracted in 1915 by H. W. Collins, Surveyor.
District No. 2, John G. Fulcher, Surveyor : Expended on sand roads, Expended on oil road,
$11 20
7 05
Expended on snow,
71 06
$89 31
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District No. 3, D. W. Sparrow, Surveyor :
$10 50
Expended on sand roads, Expended on oil roads, Expended on snow,
122 41
117 30
Expended on bridges,
50
$250 71
District No. 4, C. A. G. Hopkins, Surveyor :
Expended on sand roads,
$21 63
Expended on oil roads,
207 21
Expended on snow,
88 01
$316 85
District No. 5, Adin L. Gill, Surveyor : Expended on sand roads, $20 05 Expended on snow, 102 53
$122 58
Total amount expended for roads, bridges and snow, under the supervision of the Road Surveyors,
$967 28
RECAPITULATION
Paid miscellaneous expenses, $1,554 69
Poor expenses,
370 32
State aid expenses,
180 00
Soldiers' relief expenses,
110 00
Mothers' aid expenses,
130 00
Washington Memorial building,
35 00
Inspectors of Animals and Slaughtering,
135 15
Moth expenses,
38 87
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Paid Town Hall tablet expenses, New layout, Nausett road, New oil road, Roads, bridges and snow,
$102 97
142 90
1,646 55
967 28
$5,413 73
FINANCIAL CONDITION OF THE TOWN
JANUARY 1, 1917
RESOURCES
Due from taxes, 1911,
$45 06
1915,
177 72
1916,
1,317 78
Due from N. Y., N. H. & H. R. R. Co. :
Labor on railroad fires 1914,
30 10
66 1915,
8 70
1916,
27 20
Due on State aid,
180 00
Due from City of Brockton Dependent Mothers' Aid, 130 00
Due from State, ¿ expense of inspection live ani- mals,
4 75
Due from Wellfleet Oyster Co., rent of oyster lease,
330 00
Cash in treasury,
3,554 83
$5,806 14
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LIABILITIES
Due Wellfleet Savings Bank, serial note July 1, to meet deficiencies in Miscellaneous ac- counts of 1911, and the Miscellaneous and Poor accounts of 1912, not otherwise provided for, $500 00
Due Wellfleet Savings Bank, July 1, Town Hall appropriation (serial note), 800 00
Due Wellfleet Savings Bank, Oct. 10, Nausett road appropriation (serial note), 300 00
Due Wellfleet Savings Bank, Oct. 10, Camp Ground road appropriation (serial note), Due town officers,
560 00
500 00
Balance in favor of town,
3,146 14
$5,806 14
TRUST FUNDS
Boston Safe Deposit & Trust Co., Town Hall Trust fund, $1,400 00
Zara Higgins' cemetery legacy, 79 96
Frank O. Daniels' cemetery legacy, 50 50
NATHAN P. CLARK,
LESTER G. HORTON,
ABELINO E. DOANE,
Selectmen of Eastham
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ROAD SURVEYORS' REPORT
District No. 1, GEORGE H. WALKER, Road Surveyor :
Clarington Smith, labor on roads,
$2 40
George H. Walker, 20) 25
A. L. Walker,
12 30
H. W. Collins, 66
8 45
Herbert Nickerson,
50
$44 90
Boat Meadow Bridge :
Geo. H. Walker, labor,
$15 20
Geo. H. Walker, 15 posts,
2 25
Harry Young, labor,
6 00
Harry Collins, labor,
3 05
James F. Eldredge, lumber,
69 62
S. F. Brackett, nails,
1 43
B. D. Prince Bridge : George H. Walker, labor,
$5 65
H. W. Collins, labor,
3 00
$8 65
Paid for labor on snow :
$8 62
A. L. Walker,
5 45
John Fulcher,
1 65
Obed Fulcher,
63
J. H. Souza,
63
Herbert Nickerson,
2 12
Harry Young,
3 87
Harry Collins,
6 63
Geo. H. Runnells,
3 00
Geo. H. Runnells, Jr.,
4 13
$36 73
George H. Walker,
$97 55
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District No. 2, JOHN G. FULCHER, Road Surveyor :
John G. Fulcher, labor on sand roads,
$7 20
W. A. Smith, 4 00
$11 20
Fort Hill oil road : John G. Fulcher, labor,
$7 05
Paid for labor on snow :
John G. Fulcher,
$7 15
Archie R. Ryder,
4 25
Raymond Knowles,
2 88
Charles Knowles,
2 88
Thomas Ellis,
2 00
J. H. Souza,
7 51
O. A. Fulcher,
5 50
William Rich,
4 25
J. P. Fulcher,
3 50
F. W. Smith,
1 64
Clarington Smith,
75
R. W. Smith,
1 63
Franklin Ryder,
2 00
F. E. Knowles,
2 76
J. P. Knowles,
1 88
Carroll Gross,
4 30
E. D. Fulcher,
3 50
Eugene Cobb,
88
E. L. Knowles,
2 63
Lewis Collins,
1 58
Howard Walker,
1 88
A. W. Parnell,
2 38
Robert Mercer,
2 01
Oliver Knowles,
53
Everett Gross,
79
$71 06
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District No. 3, DANIEL W. SPARROW, Road Surveyor :
D. W. Sparrow, labor on sand roads,
$6 15
N. P. Clark, 66
1 60
Albert Watson,
1 75
R. F. Smith,
1 00
$10 50
Oil roads :
D. W. Sparrow, labor,
$29 40
Albert Watson,
10 88
W. A. Mayo,
7 30
C. D. Sisson,
4 38
L. E. Chase,
1 75
J. A. Cobb,
2 00
Charles Brown,
2 00
James Brewer,
75
W. F. Nickerson, hardening,
66
Carrie Holbrook, sand,
48
Oil,
46 34
Rent of boiler and expense for engineers,
16 47
$122 41
Paid for labor on snow :
D. W. Sparrow,
$5 88
George W. Moore,
3 82
R. F. Smith,
5 25
A. D. Moore,
2 00
Sam Doane,
3 25
Albert Watson,
4 38
J. A. Snow,
4 75
A. H. Nickerson,
4 75
O. H. Howes,
4 38
W. F. Nickerson,
4 00
John E. Ryder,
50
J. A. Cobb,
3 38
C. F. Atwood,
1 63
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Horace Moore,
$4 38
2 00
Maynard Dill, A. E. Brown,
1 75
J. F. Crosby,
4 00
W. J. Knowles,
5 00
Irving Lacount,
4 13
C. F. Horton,
4 50
Lawrence Horton,
2 63
Arthur Clark,
2 38
N. E. Clark,
1 50
C. D. Sisson,
2 75
Charles Brown,
2 38
L. E. Chase,
5 38
Henry Knowles,
2 25
Natie Nickerson,
2 70
Sidney Horton,
1 58
Herman Dill,
1 73
L. J. Brewer,
88
H. E. Clark,
5 25
Raymond Mayo,
2 25
H. T. Moore,
2 25
Ernest Moore,
1 13
Livingston McPherson,
2 33
W. H. Forrest,
4 20
$117 30
District No. 4, CHARLES A. G. HOPKINS, Road Surveyor :
Charles A. G. Hopkins, labor on sand roads,
$13 20
Geo. Williams,
7 63
W. B. Steele, 20 loads sand,
80
$21 63
Oil roads :
Charles A. G. Hopkins, labor,
$18 15
James Phillips,
14 40
Adin L. Gill,
13 10
. 27
Alonzo Gill,
labor,
$12 45
S. F. Lee,
3 20
Truman Brewer,
2 50
Orin Baker,
13 00
L. G. Horton,
4 80
Oil,
92 68
Rent of boiler, coal, engineer, heating oil and teaming oil,
32 93
$207 21
Paid for labor on snow :
C. A. G. Hopkins,
$9 75
Charles C. Daniels,
6 82
Geo. A. Nickerson,
5 25
S. A. Nickerson,
1 88
C. N. Campbell,
4 82
Fred L. Gill,
1 75
W. B. Steele,
9 82
C. E. Pierce,
9 69
Martin Murphy,
9 01
N. P. Hopkins,
7 38
Clifton Hopkins,
5 00
Harry Hopkins,
3 38
S. F. Lee,
8 50
A. T. Benner,
1 63
E. H. Chase,
2 63
Charles E. Lee,
25
Malcolm Steele,
45
$88 01
District No. 5, ADIN L. GILL, Road Surveyor :
Adin L. Gill, labor on roads, $14 80
Alonzo Gill,
4 50
Ralph Chase,
75
$20 05
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Paid for labor on snow :
L. G. Horton,
$3 50
Elwood Horton,
4 00
Henry Allby,
3 25
Geo. Thompson,
5 00
Geo. Thompson, Jr.,
2 38
F. F. Dill,
2 63
C. E. Lee,
3 50
W. B. Higgins,
3 13
J. E. Brewer,
4 75
Alonzo Gill,
9 25
E. N. Gill,
3 88
Dana Conley,
1 20
J. P. Brewer,
6 26
Truman Brewer,
6 38
C. W. Chase,
5 88
Ralph Chase,
6 26
A. L. Gill,
12 50
T. Kelley,
1 00
M. Kelley,
2 50
Geo. P. Brackett,
3 38
L. J. Brewer,
1 38
Earl Horton,
88
C. Horton,
2 13
G. E. Gill,
5 88
Matthew Lee,
25
Raymond Brackett,
1 38
$202 53
GUIDE BOARDS
There is one near O. H. Davenport's, the bridge, Mrs. Edward Penniman's, J. F. Crosby's, Clark's Pond, Eldad
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Higgins', John Sparrow's, Phebe Perry's, Town Hall, C. H. Robbins', George P. Brackett's, Lighthouse road, and Robert Horton's, all in good repair.
Respectfully submitted,
GEORGE H. WALKER, JOHN G. FULCHER, DANIEL W. SPARROW, CHARLES A. G. HOPKINS, ADIN L. GILL,
Road Surveyors of Eastham.
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TREASURER'S REPORT
RECEIPTS
Jan. 1 Cash in treasury, $5,140 03
1 Received dog tax refunded for 1915, 53 50
11 Received of estate of William Nick- erson, for lease of Herring brook for 1914-1915, 2 00
1
25 Received income of Mass. School Fund, 1,253 28
Mar. 1
Received of Crosby & Winfield, for lease of oyster grounds for 1915, 360 00
8 Received Corporation Tax, Public Service, 7 68
April 29 Received of F. A. Collins, for ped- dler's license, 3 00
29 Received of W. A. Horton, for butcher's license, 1 00
29 Received of F. A. Collins, for butch- er's license, 1 00
29 Received of L. E. Chase, fees for sealing weights and measures, 16 18
June 19 Received of Wellfleet Savings Bank, amount expended on Zara Higgins' cemetery lot, 1910 to 1915 inclu- sive, 6 50
19 Received of Chas. A. Digney, on ac- count of oil road, 200 00
19 Received of Angelos Sparrow, for peddler's license, 3 00
July
5 Received of State, one-half tuition paid Industrial School, 80 00
Aug. 24 Received of W. W. Knowles, for safe, 90 00
24 Received for Voting list, 50
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Sept. 30 Received of Cape Cod Oyster Farms Corporation, for lease of oyster grounds for 1916,
30 Received of City of Boston, tuition,
$750 00 408 35
Oct. 7 Received of W. J. Knowles, for lease of Herring brook for 1916, 2 00
28 Received of Geo. V. Williams Co., for lease of oyster grounds for 1916, 120 00
Nov. 13 Received of State Treasurer : Corporation Tax, Public Service, $78 98
Business, 23 35
National Bank, 43 65
State Aid, 274 00
419 98
25 Received of Dwight Blaney, on ac- count of oil road around pond, 100 00
25 Received of W. J. Knowles, for gas- oline sold, 56
25 Received of State Treasurer :
Rebate High School tuition,
921 00
Rebate transportation High School pupils, 320 00
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Rebate on Supt. of Schools salary, Received of Com. of Weights and Measures, 3 pedlers' licenses,
133 93
Dec. 18 Received of State Treasurer, Soldiers' exemption, 8 31
21 Received of State Treasurer, State Highway loan fund, 1,000 00
30 Received of R. R. Higgins Co., for lease of oyster grounds, 157 33
30 Received for quahaug permits (Bay), 18 at $5.00, 5 at $3.00, 105 00
30
Received for quahaug permits (Flats ), 32 at $1.00, 32 00
9 00
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Dec. 30 Received of Boston Safety Deposit & Trust Co., dividend on Town Hall Trust Fund, $65 54
30 Received of N. P. Clark, on account of error on account of oil road, 49 55
30 Received of Fred Fulcher, for butch- er's license, 1 00
30 Received of J. Souza, for, butcher's license, 1 00
30 Received of Geo. Runnells, for butch- er's license, 1 00
30 Received of N. P. Clark, for gaso- line permits issued in 1915, 4 00
30
Received of Wellfleet Savings Bank, amount expended on Zara Higgins and Frank O. Daniels' cemetery lots in 1916, 2 00
30 Received for rent of Town Hall for dances, etc., $88.99, from Grange, $50.00, 138 99
30 Received of L. G. Horton, on ac- count of taxes on 1913, in full, 11 39
30 Received of L. G. Horton, on ac- count of taxes on 1914, in full, 374 47
30 Received of L. E. Chase, on account of taxes on 1915, 1,713 57
30 Received of L. E. Chase, on account of taxes on 1916, 6,262 43
$20,330 07
EXPENDITURES
Feb. 16 Paid Wellfleet Savings Bank serial note No. 8, $500 00
16 Paid Wellfleet Savings Bank 6 months interest ón notes, 20 00
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Apr. 10 Paid Wellfleet Savings Bank 6 months interest on notes, $28 80
20 Paid Wellfleet Savings Bank tax note,
2,000 00
20 Paid 6 months interest on same,
42 50
15 Paid Wellfleet Savings Bank on account of Frank O. Daniels Trust Fund, 50 00
July
20 Paid Wellfleet Savings Bank note No. 14, 200 00
20 Paid 6 months interest on notes, 20 00
Oct. 12 Paid Wellfleet Savings Bank notes Nos. 21 and 26,
580 00
12 Paid 6 months interest on notes,
38 80
Nov.
13 Paid State tax,
880 00
13 Paid repairs of State highway,
323 00
13 Paid penalty for failure to make re- turns, 3 00
13 Paid County tax,
614 39
Dec.
30 Paid Wellfleet Savings Bank months interest on notes,
16 00
30
Paid Public Library, town appro- priation, 50 00
Taxes abated for the year 1913,
11 39
Taxes abated for the year 1914,
99 77
Paid orders of the Selectmen,
5,413 73
Paid orders of the School Committee,
5,883 86
Cash in treasury, 3,554 83
$20,330 07
Respectfully submitted,
GEORGE 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 E. GILL, Auditor. Jan. 20, 1917.
318478,00 2$26,00
2600. 68
2668
1500, 175- 175 200
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2050
RECOMMENDATIONS
We would recommend the following appropriations for the ensuing year :
Miscellaneous,
$1,500 00
Schools,
2,500 00
Roads, sand,
150 00
Bridges,
50 00
Deficiencies in Miscellaneous and Poor accounts,
500 00
Snow,
100 00
Poor,
400 00
Moths,
100-00
Surety on bonds,
30 00
Library,
25-00 50.
Town Hall note,
200 00
Oil road notes,
580 00
Repairs of oil roads,
300 00
Interest,
200 00
Abatements,
100 00
Reserve fund,
200 00
Inspection of slaughtering and animals,
100 00
Soldiers' Relief Aid,
300 00
NATHAN P. CLARK, 7253,00 LESTER G. HORTON 335,00
ABELINO E. DOANE, 7500
6310.00
Selectmen of Eastham 200
1000
5810.00 2668.00
7260,00 2050,00
9310.00
8,478,00
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TOWN CLERK'S REPORT
BIRTHS RECORDED 1916
Date of Birth
Name of Child
Name of Parents
Jan. 16 Arthur Thayer Benner,
Arthur T. and Gladys D. Henry O. and Flossie M.
Mar. 11
Jesse Edwin Daniels,
28 Edwin Weston Horton,
Edwin W. and Beatrice H.
June 8 Ezekiel Doane Fulcher,
16 Bertha May Wilcox,
Ezekiel D. and Lillian P. Christopher S. and Ber- tha M.
18 Wesley Bertram Harvey T. and Sarah M. Moore,
July 25 Marie Louise Knowles, James P. and Nellie L.
Aug. 2 Illegitimate son
Sept. 17 Dorothy Roberta Mayo, Warren A. and Mar- ion W.
1915
Sept. 8 *Evelyn Bernice Henry E. and Angie C. Knowles
*No return made in 1915
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MARRIAGES RECORDED
1916
Date of Marriage Name
Kerstelico
Eastham
Mar. 9 Franklin Ryder, Jr., Violet May McCulloch,
Eastham
July 29 Willie Albert Edwards, Elizabeth Ann Knowles,
Orleans
Eastham
Aug. 26 George Carlton Smith, Mary Christina Sullivan,
Chatham
Eastham
Oct.
4 John Gregory Fulcher, Clara Paine Higgins,
Eastham
Eastham
Nov.
1 Daniel Wilbur Sparrow, Jennie Baxter Smith,
Eastham
Hyannisport
2 Thomas Brackett Reed Crowell Effie Prescott Clark
Orleans Eastham
DEATHS RECORDED
1916
Date of Death Name Cause of Death Age
Feb. 7
Elizabeth J. Whitte- Organic
more,
heart
disease, 84y 9m 13d
March 6 Peter Higgins,
Cerebral
hemorr- hage, 77y 2m 7d
Carcinoma of intestines, 74y 1m 22d
1 Mary Ellen Walker,
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DEATHS CONtil 1916
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Date of Death Name
Cause of Death Age May 23 Hosea Dill,
Arterio sclerosis, 75y 10m 7d
July 4 Absalom L. Walker,
Organic heart
disease, 74y 7m 1d
29 Robert Parker Hatch, Accidental
drowning, 10y 3m 13d
Sept. 27 Willie A. Edwards,
Pneumonia lobar, 58y 5m 25d
Oct. 15 Lawrence A. Walker, Peritonitis
following operation for Appendi-
citis, 21y 10m 4d
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Rebecca L. Freeman, Exhaustion
following fracture of
femur, 77y 11m 26d
Nov. 23 Sarah P. Doane,
Bronchitis
acute, 91y 5m 14d
Dec. 17 Josephine H. Fulcher, Broncho
pneumonia, 76y 7m 7d
18 Rachel D. Horton,
Exhaustion following cerebral hemorr- hage, 79y 10m 4d
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DOG LICENSES
Number of dogs licensed,
35
Male, Female,
32
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QUAHAUG PERMITS ISSUED (BAY)
Harry P. Mayo
Frank Lee
Elsias H. Chase
George C. Thompson
Overy Mayo
Earl K. Horton
Charles C. Daniels
Charles Lee
Raymond C. Brackett
Ebenezer Cummings
Richard F. Smith
Clifton Hopkins
Emil Baikanan
Edwin Horton
George A. Nickerson
Arthur Benner
Nathan Darling
Martin L. Murphy
Mattie Koski
Henry Allby Harry Hopkins
Bradley Steele
(FLATS)
Arthur Clark Clayton Horton Chas. Chase Ommund Howes
Nehemiah P. Hopkins Irving Lacount
W. H. Wheelock
J. H. Souza
S. F. Doane
Fred F. Dill
Wilton Hopkins John B. Crosby
Henry O. Daniels
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Ralph Chase A. L. Nickerson Truman Brewer Daniel Sparrow James P. Brewer Maynard Dill John W. Sparrow Clare N. Campbell Nathan E. Clark
Charles F. Atwood
Leslie E. Chase Charles N. Campbell Bradley Steele John E. Ryder Albert Watson Henry E. Clark Malcolm Steele John C. Lamb Clifton Hopkins Frank Ellison
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ANNUAL TOWN MEETING
Copy of the principal votes passed at the annual town meeting held Feb. 7, 1916 :
Moderator, Almond L. Nickerson.
Arthur Brown and Obed Fulcher were appointed Tellers.
Voted, To accept the report of the Selectmen and all other reports as printed.
Elected George T. Dill Town. Clerk and Treasurer.
Elected Abelino E. Doane Selectman, Assessor, Overseer of Poor and Board of Health.
Elected Albion F. Rich School Committee for three years.
Elected. Leslie E. Chase Tax Collector.
Elected Leslie E. Chase Constable.
Elected George E. Gill Auditor.
Elected Charles A. Rogers Tree Warden.
Elected George H. Walker Road Surveyor District No. 1.
Elected John G. Fulcher Road Surveyor District No. 2. Elected Daniel W. Sparrow Road Surveyor District No. 3.
Elected Charles A. G. Hopkins Road Surveyor District No. 4.
Elected Adin L. Gill Road Surveyor District No. 5.
Elected Almond L. Nickerson Trustee Public Library for three years.
Elected H. T. Moore and W. B. Higgins Surveyors of Lumber and Measurers of Wood and Bark.
Elected H. C. Clark Weigher of Coal.
Elected J. A. Cobb and J. P. Knowles Fence Viewers.
Elected D. W. Sparrow Pound Keeper.
Elected J. A. Cobb, A. L. Gill, J. H. Souza Field Drivers.
Elected E. L. Knowles, W. B. Steele, A. H. Nickerson Fish Wardens.
Voted 42 No, 10 Yes, on the question, Shall license be
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granted for the sale of intoxicating liquors in this town?
Voted, To pay 2 per cent. for collecting taxes and sta- tionery and postage on non-resident taxes.
Voted, To appropriate $50 for the public library.
Voted, To accept the recommendations of the Selectmen with the appropriations of this meeting added with the . understanding that at least 1-3 of the appropriations are for school purposes, and are as follows :
Miscellaneous
$1,500 00
Schools
2,550 00
Roads, Sand
100 00
Bridges
50 00
Snow
100 00
Poor
400 00
Moths
100 00
Surety on Bonds
30 00
Library
25 00
Repairs on Oil Roads
300 00
Interest
200 00
Abatements
100 00
Reserve Fund
200 00
Cattle inspection and inspection of slaughtering 100 00
Notes on Miscellaneous and Poor accounts 500 00
Town Hall Notes 200 00
Oil Road Notes
580 00
Voted, To appropriate the refunded dog tax to the schools.
Voted, That the care of the poor be left in the hands of the Overseers of the Poor.
Voted, That the repair of the roads and bridges be left in the hands of the Road Surveyors.
Voted, To give the Collector of Taxes the same power which the Treasurer has when made Collector of Taxes.
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Voted, That the Town Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, be and hereby is authorized to borrow money from time to time in anticipation of the taxes of the muni- cipal year beginning Jan. 1, 1916, to an amount not exceed- ing in the aggregate $3,000, and to issue a note or notes therefor, payable within one year, any debt or debts in- curred under this vote to be paid from the taxes of said municipal year.
Voted, To authorize the Assessors to use the December assessment of taxes assessed December 17, 1915, to decrease the tax levy for the year 1916.
Voted, To accept $50 from Charles C. Daniels to be placed in trust, the income to be used for the care of Frank O. Daniels' cemetery lot.
Voted, That the town appropriate $35 for the George Washington Memorial Building, Washington, D. C.
Voted, That the removal of the gypsy and browntail moths be left in the hands of the Selectmen and that they accept any aid that may be offered.
Voted, To legalize the road as laid out by the Selectmen as far as the turning point at William Forrest's and appro- priate $25 therefor.
Voted, That the Nausett road (so called) as laid out by the Selectmen be accepted and the sum of $150 be appro- priated for the clearing of the same and land damages.
Voted, To accept Chap. 128, Acts of 1915, with the under- standing that no grants be issued contrary to the sense of the hearing.
Voted, That the town place a bronze tablet on or in the Town hall in honor of Mr. Timothy Smith, the donor.
Voted, That the chair appoint a committee of three to carry out the vote, and that Capt. Clarington Smith be ap- pointed with N. P. Clark and Lester G. Horton.
Voted, To appropriate $100 therefor.
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Voted, To reimburse the Tax Collector, L. E. Chase, for stamps and stationery on non-resident taxes in 1915.
Voted, That the town appropriate the sum of $300 to build an oil road from the oil road at F. C. Hatch's swamp, north, providing that individuals will provide an equal amount, and that the state highway appropriation if any be applied to this road.
Voted, To accept the road as laid out by the Selectmen, running to the Coast Guard station and Nausett beach.
Voted, A vote of thanks to Mr. H. M. Sullivan, the re- tiring Selectman, for his services to the town.
Voted, To pay the Moderator $5.
Voted, To adjourn, sine die.
SPECIAL TOWN MEETING Aug. 16, 1916
Almond L. Nickerson was elected Moderator.
Winifred J. Knowles and Arthur Brown were appointed Tellers.
Voted, To sell the safe now in the lobby of the Town hall.
Voted, That the Town Treasurer honor orders to the extent of $110 for Soldiers' Relief aid.
Voted, That the Town Treasurer honor orders to the extent of $125 to aid mothers with dependent children.
Voted, To discontinue the road beginning at the oil road near the house formerly owned by Jemima Clark, thence north and easterly below the bank north of F. C. Hatch's cottages as far as the town road running north by the pond.
Voted, That the tablets be placed in the lobby of the Town hall.
Voted, To adjourn, sine die.
Respectfully submitted,
GEORGE T. DILL,
Town Clerk.
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The Trustees of the Public Library respectfully sub- mit their annual report including the Treasurer's and Li- brarian's report.
We take pleasure in calling to your attention the fact that the circulation has been larger by five hundred (500) than any previous year in its history. It was found neces- sary to make some changes in the magazines, some being dropped, others substituted, but there has been no decrease in the total number.
The Trustees take pleasure in announcing that the re- pairs to the Library building provided for in their report of 1916, approved by the town, have been effected in the main : -the roof has been reshingled: the porch steps and plat- form have been renewed in a substantial manner; the base- ment windows, badly decayed, have been repaired and the basement floor has been suitably strengthened. These re- pairs have incurred an outlay of about $150 of the sum ap- propriated, leaving $75 to be expended for betterments now under consideration.
It is proposed to attach metal eave troughs to carry drainage past the sunken basement windows. At present the water finds these low places and seeps through the brick window frames, causing dampness under the base- ment floor as well as a buckling of the wainscotting of the cellar walls. These conditions should not be allowed to go uncorrected as far as it is possible to correct them, further it is proposed to paint the library one coat in the late spring.
The Trustees, having in mind the making of a water system which shall be reasonably efficient, have moved the
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small building to the top of the hill, taken up the buried water pipe and disposed of the engine. The present plan is to sink a well through the base of the small building, equip with modern pump, jack and engine and thence lead the water wherever it may be needed. We have on hand about 350 feet of pipe in excellent condition which will be very useful for this purpose.
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