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Article 20. To see if the Town will vote to allow the dredging of quahaugs within its tidewaters or any portion thereof. (By request).
Article 21. To see if the Town will vote to rescind the vote passed February 6. 1928, whereby they voted to pay a flat salary of $1,500 for the offices of Town Clerk, Treasurer and Collector of Taxes, or do or act anything thereon. (By request).
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Article 22. To see if the Town will vote to take action to regain possession of all records of the Town of Eastham now in the custody of the Town Clerk of the Town of Orleans, or do or act anything thereon. (By request).
Article 23. To see if the Town will vote to give the use of the Town Hall, free of charge, once a month, to the American Legion Post 287 or do or act anything thereon. (By request).
Article 24. To see if the Town will vote to pay a bounty on woodchucks killed within its limits for the year 1929, and appropriate a sum of money for the same, or do or act anything thereon. (By request).
Article 25. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum not to exceed Five Hundred ($500.00) to be paid to the Cape Cod Hospital for the establishment and maintenance of a free bed in the hospital for the care and treatment of persons certified by the Selectmen to be resi- dents of the Town and unable to pay for such care and treatment, in accordance with section 74, of Chapter 3 of the General Laws, or take any action in relation thereto, and act fully thereon. (By request).
Article 26. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Five Hundred ($500.00) Dollars annually for the purpose of making assessors' maps of the Town of Eastham. The idea of the article being to make a more equitable assessment on property and assist in clean- ing up and locating the numerous lots on ancient subdiv- isions throughout the town. Said sum to be spent under the direction of the Selectmen and Assessors.
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Article 27. To see if the Town will vote to have the Salt Pond Road, so called, relocated, and make an appro- priation for the same, or do or act anything thereon.
Article 28. To see if the Town will vote to have the Town Road running northerly from the Old Mill to the property of Rose B. Nickerson, relocated, make an appro- priation for the same, or do or act anything thereon.
Article 29. To see if the Town will vote to appropri- ate a sum of money for the purpose of brushing wood roads on account of fire protection, or do or act anything thereon.
Article 30. To see what action the Town will take re- garding the Herring Brook privilege.
Article 31. To see if the Town will vote to instruct the Selectmen to make regulations regarding the taking of eels.
Article 32. To see if the Town will vote to accept the road as laid out on the plan of Elwood Horton, beginning at the Town Road near the cottage of L. J. Dennison and running Northerly approximately 250 yards to the road leading to Dr. Giles' house, and appropriate a sum of money for repairing same.
Article 33. To see if the Town will raise and appro- priate a sum of money sufficient to clean up and turnpike the portion of Cook's Brook Road, so called, accepted at Special Town Meeting, December 28, 1928.
And you are directed to serve this Warrant, by posting up attested copies thereof at the Blacksmith Shop of Charles A. Feltis in South Eastham, the Post Office in Eastham and
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the Post Office at North Eastham, seven days at least before the time of holding said meeting.
Hereof fail not, and make due return of this Warrant, with your doings thereon, to the Town Clerk, at the time and place of meeting, as aforesaid.
Given under our hands this twenty-first day of Janu- ary in the year of our Lord One Thousand Nine Hundred and Twenty-Nine.
ARTHUR W. PARNELL,
WILLIAM B. HIGGINS,
EDWARD D. PENNIMAN, Selectmen of Eastham.
A true copy. Attest :
Constable.
TREASURER'S REPORT FOR MUSICAL LOAN FUND CONCERT
Adver-
tising
Sale of
Tickets
Other
Sources
Total
Credit
Print-
ing
Mr Grif-
fiths
Total
Debit
Credit
Balance
Where Deposited
In Charge of
Eastham
C. C. 5c S. B.
Mr. O. E. Nickerson
$20.00
$82.50
$20.50
$123.00
$12.00
$3.50
$15.50
$107.50
-
C. C. 5c S. B.
Mr. Sidney Osborne
50.00
41.50
91.50
26.25
7.00
33.25
58.25
-
Chatham Trust Company
Mrs. F. E. Foss
211.00
47.29
258.29
102.25
10.50
112.75
145.54
Harwich
C. C. 5c S. B.
Mrs. Mary Sylvia
123.75
84.73
208.48
59.50
14.00
73.50
134.98
Totals
$404.75
$256.02
$20.50
$681.27
$200.00
$35.00
$235.00
$446.27
Orleans
Chatham
REPORTS OF THE
TOWN OFFICERS OF THE
Town of Eastham
FOR THE YEAR 1929
ANNUAL TOWN MEETING HELD IN TOWN HALL FEBRUARY 3, 1930
OF EAS
TOWN
JUSET 1820
651
F. B. & F. P. Goss, Publishers and Printers The Patriot Press Hyannis, Mass. 1930
REPORTS OF THE
TOWN OFFICERS
OF THE
Town of Eastham
FOR THE YEAR 1929
ANNUAL TOWN MEETING HELD IN TOWN HALL FEBRUARY 3, 1930
OF E
INC
CAUSET 1620%
51
F. B. & F. P. Goss, Publishers and Printers The Patriot Press Hyaunis. Mass.
1930
TOWN OFFICERS
FOR THE YEAR 1929
Selectmen, Assessors, Board of Public Welfare Board of Health
Arthur W. Parnell
William B. Higgins
Edward D. Penniman
Term expires 1931 Term expires 1932 Term expires 1930
Town Clerk, Treasurer and Collector of Taxes
Leslie E. Chase
Road Surveyor
Nathan A. Nickerson
Registrars of Voters
Arthur W. Parnell
Edward D. Penniman
William B. Higgins Leslie E. Chase
Trustees of Library
Arthur W. Parnell Mrs. James Knowles
Mrs. Harriet E. Knowles
Term expires 1930 Term expires 1932 Term expires 1931
Auditor Fred. F. Dill
Constable Harvey T. Moore
Sealer of Weights and Measures Stanley M. Walker
Inspectors of Cattle and Slaughtering
Obed A. Fulcher Albion F. Rich
Weigher of Coal Aaron W. Chadbourn
Fence Viewers
Jas. P. Knowles
Joseph A. Cobb
Pound Keeper William B. Steele
Roger D. Cole
Field Drivers Adin L. Gill Obed A. Fulcher
Forest Fire Warden Adin L. Gill
Fish Wardens
Fred P. Turner Joseph W. Ryder Edwin W. Horton
Tree Warden Charles A. Rogers
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List of Jurors
Charles N. Campbell William H. Forrest
Edgar E. Rich
Ralph A. Chase
Richard Smith Ommand H. Howes John Hopkins Ezeikel D. Fulcher
Census
The 1925 census of the town was 494
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TOWN OFFICERS' REPORT
The officers of the town respectfully submit their annual report for the year ending December 31, 1929.
Assessors' Report
VALUATION OF TOWN, APRIL 1, 1929
Real Estate, Land
$345,945 00
Real Estate, Buildings
675,310 00
Personal Estate
111,552 00
$1,132,807 00
Taxes Assessed April 1, 1929
Levied on Real Estate
$2,753 67
Levied on Personal Estate
25,225 84
Levied on Polls
360 00
$28,339 51
Rate of Taxation $24.70 on $1,000.00
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Registered voters January 1, 1930
298
Number of polls assessed
180
Number of dwellings assessed 358
Number of horses assessed
36
Number of cows assessed
54
Number of neat cattle other than cows assessed
12
Number of swine assessed
10
Number of fowl assessed
3,468
Acres of land assessed
5,832
Number of persons, partnerships and Corporations assessed on property
613
For poll tax only
31
For town purposes
$22,144 59
State tax
$1,360 00
County tax
$3,890 15
State Highway tax
$646 00
Snow Removal tax
$126 69
ARTHUR W. PARNELL,
WILLIAM B. HIGGINS,
EDWARD D. PENNIMAN,
Assessors.
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Report of Board of Health
Dr.
Cr.
To appropriation $250 00 By payment $125 00
Unexpended 125 00
$250 00
Adin L. Gill, burying one deer $2 00
E. D. Penniman, services attending Bd. of Health Meeting at Hyannis 5 00
A. W. Parnell, services attending Bd. of Health Meeting at Hyannis 5 00
A. W. Parnell, use of car to Hyannis 4 00
Adin L. Gill et als, clearing up roads 50 00
Isaac Paine, burying blackfish
8 00
Paul Giblin, burying blackfish
5 00
E. H. Atwood,burying blackfish 8 00
5 00
Solomon Harding, burying blackfish
Adin L. Gill et als, clearing up dump 22 00
A. W. Parnell, posting 22 disease cards 11 00
$125 00
ARTHUR W. PARNELL,
WILLIAM B. HIGGINS,
EDWARD D. PENNIMAN,
Board of Health.
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Report of the Board of Public Welfare
Dr. To appropriation $700 00 By payment Unexpended 82 73
Cr $617 27
$700 00
ARTHUR W. PARNELL,
WILLIAM B. HIGGINS,
EDWARD D. PENNIMAN,
Board of Public Welfare.
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Report of Selectmen
MISCELLANEOUS ACCOUNT
Dr. To appropriation $400 00 By payment Unexpended 94 08
Cr. $305 92
$400 00
Josephine A. Horton, services as Teller (1927) $3 00
Josephine A. Horton, services as Teller (1929) 3 00
A. W. Parnell, use of car to Hyannis 4 00
A. W Parnell, use of car delivering Town Reports 3 00
L. E. Chase, World War Memo. 2 00
L. E. Chase, Miscellaneous 4 00
F. F. Dill, services as Moderator (1929) 10 00
F. B. & F. P. Goss, Printing Town Reports 189 50
Annie Hinckley, services as Teller
3 00
Adin L. Gill, posting Fire Warning signs
4 00
Chas. F. Atwood, services as Moderator 5 00
Adin L. Gill, services, Fire Patrol, July 3rd and 4th
20 00
Leslie E. Chase, use of car to Harwich and Wellfleet a|c Bank 5 00
George F. Clements, boundary line survey 29 60
Ralph A. Chase, services as Moderator 3|19|29 3 00
Ralph A. Chase, services as Moderator 6|6|29 5 00
Geo. A. Nickerson, services as Teller 6|6|29 1 50
A. F. Smith & Son, merchandise 1 32
Adin L. Gill, Care Fire Equipment 10 00
$305 92
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TOWN HALL
Dr.
Cr. $358 65
To appropriation
$600 00 By payment
Unexpended 241 35
$600 00
Cape & Vineyard Electric Co.
$17 20
National Bellas Hess Co., cheesecloth
1 10
Nickerson Lumber Co., window glass and coal
2 20
Cape & Vineyard Electric Co.
4 05
J. H. Crosby, oil burner 25 00
Brackett & Young, bamboo rake
49
Nickerson Lumber Co., merchandise
2 20
W. H. Snow & Son, 1, broom
1 10
W. H. Snow & Son, merchandise
4 65
Cape & Vineyard Electric Co.
3 90
Wellfleet Market Co., 8 ton coal
144 00
Cape & Vineyard Electric Co.
6 15
Cape & Vineyard Electric Co.,
8 25
R. H. Parker, labor on storm porch
1 00
Cape & Vineyard Electric Co.
4 95
· Sarah I. Fuller, repairing flag
1 00
Cape & Vineyard Electric Co.
1 65
A. F. Smith & Sons, labor
1 00
W. H. Snow & Son, glass
13
Nickerson Lumber Co., merchandise
1 62
Cape & Vineyard Electric Co.
16 43 .
A. F. Smith & Sons, merchandise
8 69
Cape & Vineyard Electric Co.
3 86
D. W. Sparrow, wood
14 00
W. H. Snow & Son, merchandise
2 80
12
W. B. Higgins, 2 electric light fixtures 1 20 Mrs. Georgiana Howland, 2nd-hand stove 15 00
Wellfleet Market Co., 3 ton coal 54 75
Brackett & Young, merchandise
10 28
$358 65
JANITOR
Dr.
Cr.
To appropriation $520 00 By payment $1,268 00
Credit by schools $648 00
Credit by Library 60 00
Credit by Soldiers'
and Sailors' Lots 40 00
748 00
Care of Town Hall and Grounds
$520 00
Geo. E. Hardwick, salary
$1,268 00
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OFFICERS' SALARY AND EXPENSES
Dr.
Cr. $2,641 37
To appropriation $2,700 00 By payment
Unexpended 58 63
$2,700 00
Harvey T. Moore, Constable Services $ 76 00
Leslie E. Chase, salary month of January 125 00
Leslie E. Chase, salary month of February 125 00
Leslie E. Chase, salary month of March
125 00
Leslie E. Chase, salary month of April 125 00
Leslie E. Chase, salary month of May
125 00
Leslie E. Chase, salary month of June
125 00
Leslie E. Chase, salary month of July
125 00
Leslie E. Chase, salary month of August 125 00
Leslei E. Chase, salary month of September
125 00
Leslie E. Chase, salary month of October
125 00
Leslie E. Chase, salary month of November 125 00
Leslie E. Chase, salary month of December 125 00
A. W. Parnell, use of car to Wellfleet
2 00
A. W. Parnell, use of car to Provincetown 4 00
Fred F. Dill, services as auditor
5 00
W. B Higgins, expenses to Boston, Hyannis and Yarmouth 19 86
A. W. Parnell, expense to Boston, two trips 14 21
A. W. Parnell, use of car to Barnstable 2 00
A. W. Parnell, salary three months
150 00
A. W. Parnell, use of car and expenses to Bridgewater 12 65
E. D. Penniman, expense to Bridgewater 65
14
A. W Parnell, salary month of April 50 00
A. W. Parnell, salary months of May, June & July 150 00
A. W. Parnell, salary month of August 50 00
A. W. Parnell, salary months of Sept. and Oct. 100 00
A. W. Parnell, salary month of November 50 00
Nathan Nickerson, salary Road Surveyor 50 00
W. B. Higgins, Selectman's salary 150 00
W. B. Higgins, Registrar of voters 15 00
E. D. Penniman, Selectman's salary 150 00
A. W. Parnell, salary for December 50 00
A. W. Parnell, Registrar of voters 15 00
E. D. Penniman, Registrar of voters 15 00
Leslie E. Chase, Registrar of voters
10 00
$2,641 37
ASSESSORS
Dr.
Cr $453 90
To appropriation $500 00 By payment Unexpended 46 10
$500 00
A. W. Parnell, services as Assessor $15 00
A. W. Parnell, attending Assessors' meeting at Hyannis 6 75
E. D. Penniman, attending Assessors' meeting at Hyannis 6 75
E. D. Penniman, 1/2 day assessing 2 50
W. B. Higgins, attending Assessors' meeting at Hyannis, 1/2 day assessing, use of car to Hyannis and expenses 13 90
15
A. W. Parnell, assessing, 1 day 5 00
A. W. Parnell, assessing and use of car 32 50
E. D. Penniman, assessing 22 50
E. D. Penniman, assessing 5 00
A. W. Parnell, assessing
15 00
A. W. Parnell, assessing
115 00
A. W. Parnell, attending Assessor's meeting and use of car 9 00
W. B. Higgins, assessing, 1/2 day
2 50
E. D. Penniman, 331/2 days assessing
167 50
E. D. Penniman, attending Assessors' meeting at Hyannis 5 00
A. W. Parnell, 6 days assessing
30 00
$453 90
OFFICE SUPPLIES
Dr
Cr.
To appropriation $350 00 By payment
$332 41
Unexpended 17 53
$350 0C
H. M. Meserve & Co., 2 books
$7 11
N. E. T. & T. Co.
1 55
N. E. T. & T. Co.,
70
Davol Printing House, tax bills
3 00
Wakefield Item Co., supplies
4 75
N. E. T. & T. Co.
10
Leslie E. Chase, stamps and stationery
40 54
Hobbs & Warren, stationery
8 86
Hobbs & Warren, stationery
67
16
N. E. T. & T. Co.
10
H. M. Meserve & Co., tax bills
4 08
Hobbs & Warren, 3 receipt books 1 29
H. M. Meserve & Co., supplies 4 70
F. B. & F. P. Goss, printing
10 87
Hobbs & Warren, stationery
5 17
N. E. T. & T. Co.
50
N. E. T. & T. Co.
1 48
N. E. T. & T. Co.
20
Hobbs & Warren, stationery
2 64
Typewriter. Service Co., repairing typewriter
15 00
N. E. T. & T. Co.
55
Monroe Calculating Machine Co.
176 31
Hobbs & Warren, stationery
7 83
N. E. T. & T. Co. 35
Davol Printing House, excise tax bills 3 00
H. M. Meserve & Co., tax bills
12 72
N. E. T. &. T. Co.
1 50
Hobbs & Warren Inc., stationery
1 28
N. E. T. & T. Co.
20
A. W. Parnell, stamps, oaths, telephone and supplies 13 75
Leslie E. Chase, stamps 1 11
A. W. Parnell, reimbursement for card filing case 50
$332 41
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Report of the Road Surveyor
ROADS
Chapter 81
Dr.
Cr.
To appropriation
$3,075 00 By payment
$7,168 97
By State
4,100 00
Unexpended
6 03
$7,175 00
$7,175 00
LABOR AND MATERIAL
Herbert Forrest
$98 50
Ernest Moore
36 25
Harry Eugley
49 75
Walter Saunders
36 25
Harvey Moore, truck
56 25
W. H. Forrest, truck
94 50
Arthur Knowles
96 50
George Dill, truck
66 60
Ralph Gould
433 50
Joseph Dill
257 00
Edward Whiting
19 50
Adin Gill
8 00
Henry Saunders
6 30
18
A. W. Chadbourn 9 25
William Knowles
2 10
W. J. Henderson
10 00
W. J. Henderson
4 00
Robert Atwood
4 00
David Delory
4 00
John Ryder
4 00
Manuel Rose
4 00
Joseph Snow
444 25
Richard Lee
9 00
James Howland
30 00
Ommund Howes
36 00
Cecil Moore
305 25
Arthur Brown
8 00
Nathan Nickerson and truck
1,291 60
George Nickerson
62 50
Roger Cole, truck
14 40
Nathan Nickerson, tractor and driver
507 37
I car trap rock
57 47
N. Y. N. H. & H., freight
65 68
Brackett & Young, scythe, pitchfork, grease
3 30
W. H. Forrest, sand
27 50
James Brewer, sand
2 20
C. A. Feltis, iron work on grader
9 00
Good Roads Machinery Co., parts for grader
30 64
American Railway Express
84
Standard Oil Co., oil
2,698 15
W. H. Forrest, kerosene
2 60
A. F. Smith & Sons, scythe and snath
6 60
Waldo Bros. & Bond, shovels and tamper
9 50
Dyar Sales & Machinery Co., blade
7 70
N. Y. N. H. & H., freight
50
Waldo Bros. & Bond, patching mixer
200 90
T. A. Nickerson, hardening
15 20
19
Express on parts
1 27
Joseph Dill, hardening
21 30
$7,168 97
NATHAN A. NICKERSON,
Road Surveyor.
ROAD EQUIPMENT ON HAND JAN. 1, 1930
I road scraper
1 road drag
1 tar kettle
2 tar pouring pots
12 shovels
6 push brooms
2 axes
1 pair prunes
2 scythes
1 pitch fork
1 tamper
I patching mixer
NATHAN NICKERSON,
Road Surveyor.
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SNOW ACCOUNT
Dr.
Cr
To appropriation
$200 00 By payment Unexpended 173 30
$26 70
$200 00
Arthur Brown
$1 50
Cecil Moore
1 50
Ernest Moore
1 50
Herbert Moore
1 50
Ommund Howes
2 00
Joseph Snow
3 00
George Smith
1 50
Ralph Gould
1 50
William Knowles
1 50
Nathan Nickerson and truck
11 20
$26 70
BRUSHING WOOD ROADS
To appropriation $100 00 By payment
$100 00
Alfred Oliver, labor $28 00
H. P. Lombard, labor
28 00
Alonzo L. Gibb, labor
14 00
Adin L. Gill, labor
30 00
$100 00
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TOWN SURVEY
Dr.
Cr
To appropriation $500 00 By payment
$500 00
George F. Clements
$500 00
MOTH ACCOUNT
Dr.
Cr.
To appropriation
$455 57 By payment
$810 40
State
25 00
Private Work
134 89
615 46
Exceeded
194 94
$810 40
Adin L. Gill, labor
$171 75
Adin L. Gill, truek
239 00
Alfred Oliver, labor
53 00
George Crowell, labor
4 00
Richard Lee, labor
85 00
Alvah Murphy, labor
72 00
LeRoy Murphy, labor
19 00
George Berrio, labor
24 00
Arthur E. Brown, labor
20 00
Harlan P. Lombard, labor
28 00
Charles E. Lee, labor
24 00
Edward Whiting labor
4 00
Express
2 30
Sparkplugs
1 20
22
Gasoline 4 40
Eastham Garage
2 50
W. H. Snow, lime and sulphur
31 25
Spraying State Highway
25 00
$810 40
ORLEANS FIRE DEPARTMENT
Dr Cr.
To appropriation
$100 00
By payment $213 25
Reserve fund
108 98
Exceeded 4 27
$213 25
Building fire at Phillip Smith's
$62 25
Building fire at A. D. Moore's
86 00
Building fire at Mr. Bell's
65 00
$213 25
PLOWING SALT POND
Dr.
Cr.
To appropriation
$100 00 By payment
$100 00
I. R. McKoy
$100 00
INSPECTION OF ANIMALS AND SLAUGHTERING
Dr. Cr.
To appropriation
$75 00 By payment $77 50
Exceeded
2 50
$77 50
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Obed A. Fulcher, inspection of live animals $25 00 Obed a Fulcher, inspection dressed animals 7 50
Albion F. Rich, inspection of live animals 25 00
Obed A. Fulcher, inspection of dressed animals - for year 1929 15 00
Obed A. Fulcher, inspection of barn after tuberculosos test
5 00
$77 50
SHELL FISH PROTECTION
Dr.
Cr.
To appropriation $500 00 By payment
$648 95
From Reserve fund 148 95
$648 95
Wilton I. Hopkins, services as Shellfish Warden $34 00
Asa R. Lee, services as Shellfish Warden 47 25
Asa R. Lee, services as Shellfish Warden 103 25
Wilton I. Hopkins, services as Fish Warden F. B. & F. P. Goss, printing notices in paper
68 00
3 50
Wilton I. Hopkins, services as Fish Warden
65 50
Asa R. Lee, services as Fish Warden
80 75
The Goss Print, printing 12 cloth notices
3 00
The Yarmouth Register, printing
18 00
E. A. Cole, printing
4 25
E. D. Penniman, expense to Hyannis
1 45
A. W. Parnell, use of car to Provincetown
4 00
24
A. W. Parnell, use of car to Provincetown 4 00
Asa R. Lee, services as Fish Warden 74 00
Wilton I. Hopkins, services as Fish Warden 62 00
W. H. Snow & Son 2 00
Asa R. Lee, services as Fish Warden
10 00
Wilton I. Hopkins, services as Fish Warden 10 00
Asa R. Lee, services as Fish Warden 25 00
Wilton I. Hopkins, services as Fish Warden
25 00
$648 95
WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
To appropriation $100 00 Credit by
payment
$54 90
Unexpended 45 10
$100 00
Pfaffs Stamp Works and printing Stanley M. Walker, services as sealer A. W. Parnell, use of car to Barnstable Stanley M. Walker, services as sealer Stanley M. Walker services as sealer
$15 15
19 00
4 00
9 50
11 25
$54 90
SOLDIERS' AND SAILORS' LOTS (Chapter 218, Acts 1920)
Dr
Cr.
To appropriation
$100 00 Credit by payment $80 46
Unexpended 19 54
$100 00
. - 1 ..
25
John G. Fulcher, labor and material
$14 96
John G. Fulcher and horse
13 50
John G. Fulcher and horse
7 00
5. 00
40 00
$80 46
FRED F. DILL, Supervisor.
STATE AID
Dr.
Cr.
No appropriation
By payment
$72 00
By payment
$72 00
WELLFLEET SAVINGS BANK
Dr.
Cr.
To appropriation
By payment
Note # 32
$5,000 00
INTEREST ACCOUNT
Dr. To appropriation $400 00 By payment Unexpended 267 29
Cr.
$132 71
$400 00
Interest on Note #32
$132 71
George Howard, labor
George E. Hardwick, labor
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TOWN ROADS AND BRIDGES
To appropriation $500 00 By payment Unexpended 8 64
$491 36
$500 00
John L. Friend, labor and material, painting checkerboard road signs
$17 00
Nathan A. Nickerson and truck
50 50
Roger D. Cole
3 00
Cecil Moore
7 50
Ralph Gould
15 50
Joseph Snow
15 50
Joseph Dill
10 00
George A. Nickerson
10 00
William Forrest, truck
10 80
Elnathan Eldridge Jr., sand
5 00
William B. Higgins, labor and material on Dyer Prince bridge 346 56
$491 36
WOODCHUCKS
Dr.
Cr.
To appropriation
$50 00 By payment
$47 00
Unexpended 3 00
$50 00
Daniel W. Sparrow George Whiting .
$1 00
1 00
27
Edward Whiting
1 00
James Brown
1 00
Louis Y. Fulcher
2 00
George E. Hardwick
4 00
M. Louise Campbell
1 00
Cyrus H. Campbell
1 00
Arthur T. Benner Jr.
1 00
Charles N. Campbell
1 00
Gordon Harris
2 00
Matthew H. Lee
1 00
Riley H. Parker
1 00
George A. Nickerson'
1 00
·William B. Steele
3 00
Harry F. Eugley
1 00
A. F. Rich
1 00
A. H. Walker
2 00
E. D. Fulcher Jr.
1 00
Cecil F. Moore
1 00
James P. Brewer
4 00
Richard Lee
1 00
Charles A. Gunn
1 00
Henry H. Howland
1 00
W. Bradley Steele
1 00
George A. Nickerson Jr.
1 00
Alvah Murphy
2 00
Edwin Horton, Jr.
3 00
Charles N. Campbell Jr.
1 00
James Howland
1 00
Herbert Campbell
2 00
Herbert Fulcher
1 00
47 00
28
COLLECTION OF TAXES
Dr.
Cr.
To appropriation none Credit by payment
$3 16
Leslie E. Chase, to collecting
1927 taxes-$22.00 @ 2% 44
Leslie E. Chase, to collecting
1927 taxes-$135.85 @ 2%
2 72
$3 16
ROBERT E. HORTON ROAD
Dr. Cr
To appropriation $250 00
Credit by
payment
$292 05
From Reserve Fund 42 05
$292 05
Nathan A. Nickerson et al $40 80
Nathan A. Nickerson et al 42 05
Nathan A. Nickerson et al 138 80
Mrs. T. A. Nickerson, 52 loads of hardening @ 20c 10 40
N. Y. N. H. & H. R. R., 600 ties @ 10c
60 00
$292 05
WORLD WAR MEMORIAL
' - Dr. Cr.
To appropriation None By payment $5 00
John G. Fulcher, 5 loads dressing and labor $5 00
29
WIRE INSPECTOR
Dr. Cr.
To appropriation $50 00
Credit by
payment
$94 00
From Reserve Fund 44 00
$94 00
R. S. Hopkins C. D. Walker
$72 00
22 00
$94 00
SPECIAL LEGISLATION
Dr.
Cr.
To appropriation
$25 00 By payment
$25 00
payment
$267 18
Unexpended 232 82
$500 00
William F. Garcelon, legal services E. D. Penniman W. B. Higgins
$250 00
8 69
8 49
$267 18
LIABILITY INSURANCE
Dr.
Cr.
To appropriation None By payment $181 56
Employers' Liability Assurance Corp. $153 02
Fred F. Dill, additional premium on 1928 policy
28 54
$181 56
30
EASTHAM PUBLIC LIBRARY
Dr.
Cr
To appropriation $25 00 By payment $25 00
Trustees Eastham Public Library $25 00
SURETY ON BONDS
. Dr.
Cr.
To appropriation $75 00 By payment $50 00
Unexpended 25 00
$75 00
Massachusetts Bonding and Insurance Co. Town Clerk and Tax Collector Bond $35 00
American Surety Co. Treasurer's Bond 15 00
$50 00
LEGAL ADVICE
To appropriation $400 00 By payment $508 25
From Reserve Fund 108 25
$508 25
E. D. Penninman, expense to Boston $8 99
W. B. Higgins, expense to Boston A. W. Parnell, expense to Boston Charles Sumner Morrill 188 60 John F. Volk 161 78
8 99
9 64
1
31
Charles Sumner Morrill Heman A. Harding
100 00
30 25
$508 25
ABSTRACT OF TRANSFERS
To appropriation $75 00 By payment Unexpended 39 93
$35 07
$75 00
Shirley B. Chase
$3 60
Shirley B. Chase
2 31
Shirley B. Chase
5 12
Shirley B. Chase
4 39
Shirley B. Chase
2 06
Shirley B. Chase
11 68
Shirley B. Chase
2 58
Shirley B. Chase
3 33
$35 07
SOLDIERS' RELIEF
Dr.
Cr.
To appropriation $100 00 Credit by
payments
$247 77
From Reserve Fund
147 77
$247 77
32
Wellfleet Market
$18 50
Mrs. A. L. Crosby
98 57
Mrs. A. L. Crosby
30 00
Mrs. A. L. Crosby
70 70
Mrs. A. L. Crosby
30 00
$247 77
COOK'S BROOK ROAD
Dr.
Cr.
To appropriation
$250 00
By payment
$257 20
Exceeded
7 20
$257 20
William B. Steele, purchase price of land
$50 00
Nathan A. Nickerson, building road as per contract
90 00
Nathan A. Nickerson, et al (labor)
68 20
Nathan A. Nickerson et al (labor)
49 00
$257 20
CRIME
To appropriation $100 00 By payment
$89 75
Unexpended
10 25
$100.00
Iver Johnson Co., merchandise
$16 50
Harvey T. Moore, court order
10 20
William H. Gill, court order
11 75
33
William H. Gill, court order
19 90
Harvey T. Moore, court order
12 50
Harvey T. Moore, court order
18 90
$89 75
ABATEMENT ON AUTO EXCISE TAX
Dr.
Cr.
To appropriation
None By payment
$ 99
William B. Steele
$ 99
MOTHERS' AID
Dr.
Cr
To appropriation
$500 00 By payment
$44 00
Unexpended
456 00
$500 00
Town of Orleans
$44 00
MEMORIAL DAY
Dr.
Cr.
To appropriation
$75 00 By payment Unexpended
$63 00
12 00
$75 00
Commercial Economy Press, 24 posters
$5 00
Joseph A. Horton, speaker and 37 sprays for decorating Orchestra
42 00
16 00
$63 00
34
TOWN FIRES
Dr
Cr.
To appropriation
$100 00 By payment Unexpended 75 80
$100 00
Adin L. Gill, et al
$6 40
Adin L. Gill, et al
13 80
Adin L. Gill
4 00
$24 20
RAILROAD FIRES
Dr.
Cr.
To appropriation, None
By payment
$16 20
Adin L. Gill, et al
$16 20
ROSE B. NICKERSON ROAD
Dr.
Cr.
To appropriation $100 00
By payment
$55 00
Unexpended
45 00
$100 00
John R. Dyer, survey and sketch of proposed road
$55 00
TOWNSEND ROAD
Dr.
Cr.
To appropriation
$50 00 By payment
$54 00
Exceeded 4 00
$54 00 John R. Dyer, survey and sketch of proposed road $54 00
$24 20
35
COUNTY TAX
Dr.
Cr.
To appropriation None By payment $3,890 15
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