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Edith Nickerson
Robert Ireland
Cello-
David Snow
Rita Eldridge
Elizabeth Hopkins
Bass-
Marcel Norgeot
Charles Campbell
Robert Deschamps
Charles Harris Sallie Delano
Bernard Taylor Sidney Pierce Chester Darling
Trumpets- Madeline Mayo Stanley Crosby Leslie Higgins
Lawrence Ellis
Edna Vaughn
Trumpet-
Ethel Poucher
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Saxophones - Clarence Fulcher Richard Fulcher Cordelia Ireland Jack Mayo
Trombones- Christine Crosby David Parker
Flutes- Herbert Campbell Ellen Parker Carroll Neese
Harriet Mayo
Clarinet-
Almond Nickerson
Horns- Edward Crowell Willis Gould
Drums- Herbert Fuller Herman Taylor Richard Snow
Piano- Donald Hopkins
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GRADUATING EXERCISES
EASTHAM GRAMMAR SCHOOL
Town Hall, June 18, 1930 at 8 P. M.
March
Mrs. Osborne
Invocation
Rev. J. L. Carter
"To Arms March" Salutatory and Essay
School Orchestra
A. Henry Nickerson
"The London Conference"
Music School
a. "The Heavens Resound"
b. "There's Music in the Air"
Commencement Play "Power, Wealth or Title ?"
Scene I Street Scene-Bayport
Characters
Mr. J. P. Morgan of N. Y. Arthur C. Nickerson
Capt. Bill Warren of Bayport Aaron W. Chadbourn, Jr.
Piano Solo "Fantasie from Faust"
Aaron W. Chadbourn, Jr. Gounod
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Scene II The old Mayhew Estate-Bayport
Characters
Marion Morgan
Bob Warren
Jiujitsu, the Jap
Herr von Pomp
Mr. Millions
Count de Pennios
Marie L. Knowles Ezekial D. Fulcher, Jr. A. Henry Nickerson Wilton C. Knowles Richard N. Saunders Brooks H. Hurd
Selection The Brass Quintet
Scene III Same as Scene II, one day later
Clarinet Solos Marie L. Knowles
a. "Bells of St. Mary"
b. "Song of the Nile"
Essay and Valedictory Brooks H. Hurd
"The Achievements of Richard Byrd"
Music
Boys' Chorus
Presentation of Diplomas
School Orchestra
a. "New York Life, March"
b. "Waltz, Medley"
Benediction
Rev. J. L. Carter
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CLASS OF 1930
President Wilton Colby Knowles Vice President Ezekiel Doane Fulcher Jr. Secretary Richard Neil Saunders Treasurer Marie Louise Knowles
Aaron Willey Chadbourn, Jr. Albert Henry Nickerson
Brooks Harding Hurd
Arthur Charles Nickerson
HONORS IN SCHOLARSHIP
Aaron Willey Chadbourn, Jr. Brooks Harding Hurd Richard Neil Saunders
Albert Henry Nickerson
CLASS MOTTO "Keep Going"
CLASS COLORS
Dark Blue and White
CLASS FLOWER
White Rose
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ANNUAL TOWN MEETING WARRANT, 1931
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Barnstable, ss.
To Harvey T. Moore, Constable of the Town of Eastham, in the County aforesaid, Greeting :
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you are hereby directed to notify and warn the inhabitants of said town, qualified to vote in elections and town affairs, to meet in the Town Hall in said Eastham, on Monday, the second day of February next, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon, then and there to elect all necessary Town officers for the ensuing year and to meet in the Town Hall in said Eastham, on Tuesday the third day of February next, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, then and there to act on the following articles :
Article 1. To choose a Moderator to preside at said meeting.
Article 2. To hear the reports of the Selectmen and all reports and committees and act thereon.
Article 3. To see if the town will elect a Town Direc- tor for the Cape Cod Extension Service.
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Article 4. To see what sum of money the Town will raise for the Public Library and make an appropriation for the same.
Article 5. To see in what manner the Town will dis- pose of its refunded dog tax, and act thereon.
Article 6. To see in what manner the Town will sup- port its poor for the ensuing year.
Article 7. To see if the Town will appropriate the sum of $3,075.00 provided the State makes a satisfactory allot- ment for the upkeep and maintenance of town roads, under Chapter 81, Sections 26-29 General Laws, as amended.
Article 8. To see in what manner the town will repair its roads and bridges and appropriate money for the same.
Article 9. To see if the town will give the Collector of Taxes the same power the Treasurer has when collector.
Article 10. To raise such sums of money as may be necessary to defray town charges for the ensuing year.
Article 11. To see if the town will authorize the Treasur- er, with the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow money in anticipation of revenue of the municipal year beginning Jan- uary 1, 1931, an amount not to exceed $16,000.00.
Article 12. To see if the town will vote to appropriate a sum of money for Memorial Day and the purchase of flags for Soldiers' and Sailors' graves and Monument Grounds.
Article 13. To see if the town will petition the Direc- tor of Accounts of the Department of Corporations and Tax-
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ation for the installation of an accounting system, in accord- ance with the provisions of Chapter 44 of the General Laws, or take any action relative thereto.
Article 14. To see if the town will vote to authorize the Selectmen to appoint a town accountant in accordance with Chapter 41, Section 55, General Laws, to abolish the office of town auditor, or take any action relative thereto.
Article 15. To see if the town will raise and appropri- ate a sum of money for forest fire protection.
Article 16. To see if the town will vote to raise and ap- propriate the sum of $500 for the purpose of continuing the plotting, surveying and making of Assessors' Maps of the Town of Eastham.
Article 17. To see if the town will vote to pay a boun- ty of $1.00 each for all woodchucks killed within its limits for the ensuing year and appropriate the sum of $50 for same or do or act anything thereon. (By request)
Article 18. To see if the town will vote to have the spelling of the name of Alfred L. Gill on the World War Memorial corrected and appropriate a sum of money for the same.
Article 19. To see if the town will vote to give the John R. McKay Post, American Legion, the free use of the Town Hall one night per month for the ensuing year or do or act anything thereon.
Article 20. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum not to exceed Five Hundred ($500.00) for the establishment and maintenance of a free bed in the
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Cape Cod Hospital, Hyannis, Mass., for the care and treat- ment of persons certified by the Selectmen to be residents of the town and unable to pay for such care and treatment in accordance with Section 74 of Chapter III of the General Laws, or take any action in relation thereto, and act fully thereon. (By request).
Article 21. To see if the town will vote to have made screens and screen doors for the Town Hall, or do or act anything thereon. (By request).
Article 22. To see what action the town will take re- garding the purchasing of motor driven fire apparatus and raise and appropriate a sum of money for the same. (By request).
Article 23. To see if the town will vote to take $2,500.00 of the free cash from the Treasury and use the same for the reduction of the tax levy of 1931.
Article 24. To see if the town will vote to rescind that part of the vote made at a Special Town Meeting, January 2, 1931, whereby it was voted to borrow $1,000.00 on a note payable in 1932.
Article 25. To see if the town will vote to appropriate $1,000.00 for heating system.
Article 26. To see if the town will vote to sell for the sum of $1.00 to the Eastham Evergreen Cemetery Corpora- tion, the old hearse house, or do or act anything thereon.
Article 27. To see if the town will vote to rescind the vote made at Annual Town Meeting, February 3, 1930, whereby it was voted to lay out a road running Northerly to Locust Road from near the home of Rose B. Nickerson.
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Article 28. To see if the town will vote to raise and ap- propriate the sum of $75.00 for surveying a road from the State Highway near the home of Harvey T. Moore westerly to the Old Mill Road near the home of Rose B. Nickerson.
And you are directed to serve this Warrant by posting attested copies thereof at the Blacksmith Shop of Charles A. Feltis in South Eastham, the Post Office in Eastham and the Post Office at North Eastham, seven days at least before the time of holding said meeting.
HEREOF FAIL NOT, and make due returns of this warrant, with your doings, to the Town Clerk at the time and place of meeting as aforesaid.
Given under our hands this twenty-second day of Janu- ary, in the year of our Lord One Thousand Nine Hundred and Thirty-One.
ARTHUR W. PARNELL,
WILLIAM B. HIGGINS,
EDWARD D. PENNIMAN,
Selectmen of Eastham.
A true copy.
Attest :
Harvey T. Moore, Constable.
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REPORTS
OF THE
TOWN OFFICERS OF THE
Town of Eastham
FOR THE YEAR
1931
Election of Officers
February 1. 1932
Annual Town Meeting in Town Hall - February 2, 1932
OF EAS
TOWN
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Printed on Cape Cod By F. B. &º F. P. Goss, Hyannis
REPORTS OF THE
TOWN OFFICERS OF THE
Town of Eastham
FOR THE YEAR
1931
Election of Officers
February 1, 1932
Annual Town Meeting in Town Hall - February 2, 1932
OF EA.
TOWN
INC
CAUSET 1620
651
TOWN OFFICERS
FOR THE YEAR
1931
Selectmen, Assessors, Board of Public Welfare, Board of Health
Arthur W. Parnell William B. Higgins Edward D. Penniman
Term expires 1934 Term expires 1932 Term expires 1933
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. Prince Hurd
Term expires 1933 Term expires 1932 Term expires 1934
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Auditor Fred F. Dill
Town Accountant Mrs. Daniel W. Sparrow
Constable Harvey T. Moore
Sealer of Weights and Measures Stanley M. Walker
Inspector of Cattle and Slaughtering Obed A. Fulcher
Weigher of Coal Samuel H. Brackett
Fence Viewers
Jas. P. Knowles
Albion F. Rich
Pound Keeper William B. Steele
Roger D. Cole
Field Drivers Adin L. Gill Obed A. Fulcher
Forest Fire Warden Adin L. Gill
Fish Wardens Ommund H. Howes Joseph W. Ryder Edwin W. Horton
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Tree Warden Henry E. Clark
List of Jurors
Chas. N. Campbell Chas. W. Smith Albert Watson
John Hopkins Wilton I. Hopkins Arthur A. Clark
Ralph L. Rogers
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TOWN OFFICERS' REPORT
The officers of the town respectfully submit their an- nual report for the year ending December 31, 1931.
Assessors' Report
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VALUATION OF TOWN, APRIL 1, 1931
Real Estate, Land
$352,310 00
Real Estate, Buildings
717,380 00
Personal Estate
126,253 00
$1,195,943 00
Taxes Assessed April 1, 1931
Levied on Real Estate
$24,816 80
Levied on Personal Estate
2,929 06
Levied on Polls 384 00
$28,129 86
Rate of Taxation $23.20 per $1,000.00
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Registered voters January 1, 1931
292
Number of polls assessed
192
Number of dwellings assessed
384
Number of horses assessed
28
Number of cows assessed
53
Number of neat cattle other than cows assessed
22
Number of swine assessed
6
Number of fowl assessed
2,857
Acres of land assessed
6,0333/4
Number of persons, partnerships and
corporations assessed on property
661
For poll tax only
34
For town purposes
$21,653 28
State tax
$1,200 00
State park and recreation
$14 13
State Audit
$1,126 55
Mosquito control
$500 00
ARTHUR W. PARNELL,
WILLIAM B. HIGGINS,
EDWARD D. PENNIMAN,
Assessors.
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Report of Town Accountant
To the Board of Selectmen, -
Gentlemen :
I have the honor of submitting the report of the Ac- counting Department for the year ending December 31, 1931, as follows :-
RECEIPTS
Cash on hand Jan. 1, 1931
$8,670 77
General Revenue
Taxes 1929
$1,167 45
1930
5,975 90
1931
18,392 76
Old Age Assistance tax
189 00
Motor Vehicle Excise tax 1929
1 19
Motor Vehicle Excise tax 1930
261 43
Motor Vehicle Excise tax 1931
1,765 17 - $27,752 90
Interest
Interest on taxes
$315 56
Interest Motor Vehicle Excise 39 03
Interest Deposits
89 64
Interest Old Age Assistance
.56
$444 79
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From State
Income tax
$2,763 90
Corp. tax business
29 38
Corp. tax R. R. and Tel.
137 37
Corp. tax P. S.
1 47
Corp. tax business
75
$2,932 87
From County
Court fines
$40 00
$40 00
Licenses and Permits
Milk
$6 00
Gasoline
6 50
Dredging
325 00
Flats
56 00
Pedlars'
18 00
Victualers'
4 00
Innholders'
5 00
Pool
2 00
Alcohol
1 00
Eel Fyke
16 00
Balance Orleans
131 91
$571 41
Grants and Gifts
From State acct. Schools
Mass. School Fund
$650 00
Transportation H. school
1,522 50
Superintendent
220 31
$2,392 81
From State
Acct. State Forester $13 00
Inspection of animals and slaughtering 25 00
$38 00
10
From County Dog tax
113 40
From Individuals
Bequest
$400 00
$400 00
Commercial Revenue
Town Hall rentals
$191 12
Railroad fires
35 40
Sealer W. and M.
26 21
Library fines
68 61
Moth
78 40
$399 74
School Tuition
City of Boston
$693 58
$693 58
Soldiers' Benefits
State Aid
$95 00
$95 00
Refunds
Sale of material
Towns interest in silverware
$1 00
Sale of light motor
5 00
Sale of hedge shears
1 00
Sale of old motor
5 00
Sale of voting list
75
Unclassified
Dental clinic
$39 50
Telephone
5 05
$113 40
$12 75
$44 55
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From County
For burial of blackfish
$250 00
$250 00
From State
Chap. 122, Acts of 1931
$1,025 00
Chapter 81, highways
4,059 66
$5,084 66
Interest on Trust Funds
Timothy Smith
$1,540 08
Town Hall fund
119 24
Billings
700 00
World War memorial
15 13
Old Grist Mill
13 10
Cemetery
5 76
$2,393 31
Interest deposited directly in bank
World War memorial
$1 10
Timothy Smith
79 71
Cemetery
5 63
Old Grist Mill
12 78
Withdrawn from Trust Funds
Timothy Smith
Loans
$528 00
Gifts
200 00
Cemetery
5 00
$733 00
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Checks returned
School
$24 57
Insurance
6 47
Highways
353 91
Snow
2 00
Mosquito project
500 00
$886 95
Temporary Loans $5,000 00
$5,000 00
Received a|c T. Smith Loans and Interest
$31 15
Received Library Gift T. Smith Will
$100 00
PAYMENTS
Officers' salaries and expenses
$2,895 88
Office supplies
22 96
Town accounting system
1,135 84
Surety bonds
65 00
Assessors' salaries and expenses
699 49
Town survey
500 00
Assessors' abstracts
31 46
Certification of notes
2 00
Law
69 20
Janitor
1,248 00
Town Hall
683 24
Town Hall heating plant
2,460 00
Town Hall screens
52 38
Police
3 00
Fire
116 40
Orleans fire department
183 00
Inspection of Wiring
56 00
Sealer of weights and measures
61 78
Moth suppression
454 26
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Forest fires
48 79
Bounties on woodchucks
38 00
Health
551 25
Inspection of animals and slaughtering
60 50
Mosquito control
1,000 00
Highways-general
314 51
Highways-Chapter 81
7,528 91
Layout Mill Road
38 25
Layout Town Road
Easterly to State Highway
34 95
Layout Town Road
Northerly to Locust Road
28 25
Snow removal
648 85
Snow plow
180 00
Public welfare
1,425 45
State aid
120 00
Military aid
90 00
Soldiers' relief
120 00
Schools
14,656 00
Library
4 50
Library Trust Fund Income
737 32
Memorial Day
62 50
World War Memorial repairs
32 00
Free Bed, Cape Cod Hospital
100 00
Insurance
153 02
Miscellaneous
250 25
Layout Town Roads
195 50
Old cemeteries
65 30
Cemetery perpetual care income
5 00
Soldiers' and sailors' lots
9 00
Interest
72 75
Old age assistance tax
193 00
From trust funds
2,326 22
Revenue loans
5,000 00
Tax refunds
202 02
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County tax
3,561 41
State parks and reservations
14 13
Veterans' exemption
4 42
State tax
1,200 00°
Cash on hand Dec. 31
7,269 70
Payments
$59,081 64
Receipts $59,081 64.
REVENUE 1931
Jan. 2, Appropria-
tion $1,500 00
Feb. 3, Appropria-
tion 31,942 57
May 11, Appropria-
tion 830 00
Overlay 1928
161 04
State Tax 1,200 00
State Parks
14 13
Auditing
1,126 55
Mosquito Eradica- tion 314 80
County Tax
3,561 41
Overlay 1931
403 22
Old Age Assistance
193 00
Est. Rec. Deficits
1,121 90
Veteran's Exemp-
tion 4 42
To E. and D. 2,366 80
$44,739 84
Est. Receipts $12,373 99
Tax Levy 27,849 73
Old Age Assistance 193 00
Unexpended Bal- ances 3,318 88
1931 Deficit 830 00
Dec. Assessment 174 24
$44,739 84
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EXCESS AND DEFICIENCY ACCOUNT
Tax Title
$63 75 Jan. 1, Balance $16,617 92
Dec. 31, Balance
18,973 95 May 23, Taxes 52 98
Dec. 31, Revenue 2,366 80
$19,037 70
$19,037 70
Officers' Salaries and Expenses
Moderator
$13 00
Appropriation
$2,900 00
Constable 50 00
Road Surveyor 50 00
Selectmen :
A. W. Parnell 600 00
W. B. Higgins 150 00
E. D. Penniman 150 00
Selectmen's Expenses 21 52
Auditor 125 00
Treasurer's Expenses 38 18
Collector's Expenses 98 38
Clerk's Expenses 18 40
Salary of Clerk, Collector and Treasurer
Leslie E. Chase
1,500 00
Election and Registration Tellers 16 00
Printing
10 40
L. E. Chase 10 00
A. W. Parnell
15 00
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W. B. Higgins 15 00
E. D. Penniman 15 00
$2,895 88
Balance to revenue 4 12
$2,900 00
$2,900 00
Office Supplies
Expended
$22 96
Appropriation
$200 00
Balance to Revenue 177 04
$200 00
$200 00
Assessors' Abstracts
Expended
$31 46
Appropriation
$50 00
Balance to Revenue 18 54
$50 00
$50 00
Surety Bonds
Expended
$65 00
Appropriation
$75 00
Balance to Revenue 10 00
$75 00
$75 00
Certification of Notes
Expended
$2 00
Appropriation
$10 00
Balance to Revenue
8 00
$10 00
$10 00
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Law
Expended :
Chas. Sumner
Morrill
$69 20
Appropriation
$300 00
Balance to Revenue 230 80
$300 00
$300 00
Town Accounting System
Expended
$9 29
Appropriation
$650 00
To Revenue
640 71
$650 00
$650 00
Assessors' Salaries and Expenses
Assessing
A. W. Parnell $320 62
Appropriation
$600 00
E. D. Penniman 294 37
From Reserve
99 49
Auto 40 00
Printing and Postage 17 25
Attending Meeting Onset : 1
L. E. Chase 5 75
A. W. Parnell 14 25
E. D. Penniman 7 25
$699 49
$699 49
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Town Road Survey
John R. Dyer $195 50
No Appropriation From Reserve $195 50
$195 50
$195 50
Town Survey
George Clements $500 00 Appropriation 500 00
Janitor
George Hardwick $1,248 00
Appropriation
$1,250 00
Balance to Revenue 2 00
$1,250 00
$1,250 00
Town Hall
Painting
$49 38
Appropriation
$1,000 00
Fuel
99 93
Light
67 14
Supplies
22 98
Repairs
107 25
Toilets
300 13
Insp. Boiler
5 00
Toilet Supplies
10 30
Window Cleaner
1 95
Chart
4 90
Freight
1 01
Oil
30
Telephone
12 97
683 24
Balance to Revenue 316 76
$1,000 00
$1,000 00
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Town Hall Heating Plant
Expended $2,460 00 Appropriation $2,500 00
Balance to Revenue 40 00
$2,500 00
$2,500 00
Town Hall Screens
Nickerson Lum. Co. $35 38
Appropriation $150 00
J. F. Crosby 17 00
$52 38
Balance to Revenue 97 62
$150 00
$150 00
Police
Herbert Clark
$3 00
Appropriation
$100 00
To Revenue
97 00
$100 00
$100 00
Fire
For Fires
$80 40
Appropriation
$100 00
Cans
26 00
From Reserve
16 40
A. L. Gill, Salary
10 00
$116 40
$116 40
Orleans Fire Department
Expended
$183 00
Appropriation
$100 00
From Reserve
83 00
$183 00
$183 00
20
Inspection of Wiring
R. S. Hopkins
$36 00
Appropriation $100 00
C. D. Walker
20 00
To Revenue
44 00
$100 00
$100 00
Sealer of Weights and Measures
W. and L. E. Gurley
Supplies
$16 53
Appropriation
$100 00
Stanley M. Walker 45 25
To Revenue
38 22
$100 00
$100 00
Moth Suppression
Labor
$290 00
Appropriation
$455 57
Trucks
145 00
Supplies
19 26
To Revenue
1 31
$455 57
$455 57
Forest Fires
Fighting Fires
$48 79
Appropriation
$100 00
To Revenue
51 21
$100 00
$100 00
21
Bounties on Woodchucks
Paid Bounties
$38 00
Appropriation $50 00
To Revenue
12 00
$50 00
$50 00
Health
Attending 3 meetings :
A. W. Parnell $15 00
Appropriation $300 00
E. D. Penniman 15 00
Auto 12 00
Cleaning Highways
56 50
Attending Court :
C. J. Bell 10 00
F. S. Canedy 10 00
Recording 3 Births :
C. J. Bell 75
Dental Clinic
100 00
Care of Dump 62 00
Burying Blackfish :
Antone Escubar 250 00
Towing out blackfish : C. D. Phipps 5 00
Salary :
A. W. Parnell 5 00
E. D. Penniman 5 00
W. B. Higgins
5 00
$551 25
$551 25
From Reserve 1 25
Deficit 250 00
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Inspection of Animals and Slaughtering
Obed A. Fulcher
$60 50
Appropriation $75 00
To Revenue
14 50
$75 00
$75 00
Mosquito Control
Expended
$185 20
Appropriation
$500 00
To Revenue
314 80
$500 00
$500 00
Highways-General
Expended
$314 51
Appropriation
$350 00
To Revenue
35 49
$350 00
$350 00
Highways-Chapter 81
Expended
$7,175 00
Appropriation
$3,075 00
From State
4,100 00
$7,175 00
$7,175 00
Layout Mill Road
Newell B. Snow
$38 25
Appropriation
$75 00
To Revenue
36 75
$75 00
$75 00
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Layout Town Road-Easterly to State Highway
Newell B. Snow
$34 95
Appropriation $75 00
To Revenue
40 05
$75 00
$75 00
Layout Town Road-Northerly to Locust Road
Newell B. Snow
$28 25
Appropriation
$75 00
To Revenue
46 75
$75 00
$75 00
Snow Removal
Expended :
Labor
$625 89
Feb. 3 appro.
$300 00
Repairs, plow
16 65
Mar. 7 refund
2 00
Freight and express 6 31
May 11 appro.
300 00
From reserve
46 85
$648 85
$648 85
Snow Plow
Expended
$180 00
Appropriation
$180 00
Public Welfare
Expended
$1,425 45
Appropriation
$1,200 00
From reserve
$225 45
$1,425 45
$1,425 45
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State Aid
Expended
$120 00
Appropriation
$200 00
To revenue
80 00
$200 00
$200 00
Military Aid
Expended
$90 00
Appropriation
$150 00
To revenue
60 00
$150 00
$150 00
Soldiers' Relief
Expended
$120 00
Appropriation
$300 00
To revenue
180 00
$300 00
$300 00
Schools
Expended
$14,631 43
Dog fund
$113 40
Appropriation,
$13,852 00
Deficit
666 03
$14,631 43
$14,631 43
Library Town Fund
Expended
$4 50
Appropriation
$25 00
To revenue
20 50
$25 00
$25 00
25
Library Trust Fund Income
Expended
$737 32
Jan. 1, 1931 bal.
$100 56
Dec. 31 balance
63 24
Feb. 28 income 350 00
July 31 income 350 00
$800 56
$800 56
Library
Dec. 31 balance
$100 00
Gift-Clause, T. Smith will
$100 00
$100 00
$100 00
Memorial Day
Band, transportation
Appropriation
$100 00
and dinners
$52 50
Flowers
10 00
To revenue
37 50
$100 00
$100 00
World War Memorial Repairs
Herbert Nickerson
$32 00
Jan. 1 balance $25 00
Balance Dec. 31 25 00
Appropriation 25 00
Income, Trust Fund 7 00
$57 00
$57 00
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Free Bed at Cape Cod Hospital
Expended
$100 00 Appropriation $100 00
Insurance
Fred F. Dill
$146 55
Appropriation
$175 00
To revenue
$28 45
$175 00
$175 00
Miscellaneous
Town reports $217 75
Appropriation $400 00
Herring Brook 28 00
Perambulating Town
Line 1 50
Car to Wellfleet, L. E.
Chase 2 00
Refund license 1 00
To revenue 149 75
$400 00
$400 00
Reserve Fund
Tr. to Road Survey $195 50
Appropriation
$1,000 00
Tr. to Fires 16 40
Tr. to Orleans Fire
Department 83 00
Tr. to Health 1 25
Tr. to Assessors 99 49
Tr. to P. Welfare
225 45
Tr. to Snow 46 85
To. Reserve
$332 06
$1,000 00
$1,000 00
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Old Cemeteries
Expended
$65 30
Appropriation
$70 00
To revenue
4 70
$70 00
$70 00
Soldiers' and Sailors' Lots
Expended
$9 00
Appropriation
$30 00
To revenue
21 00
$30 00
$30 00
Interest
Cape Cod Trust Co. $72 75
Appropriation $200 00
To revenue 127 25
$200 00
$200 00
TRUST FUNDS ACCOUNTS
Eastham World War Memorial Fund
Jan. 1, In trust $324 42
Dec. 31 balance $333 65
May 22, Income 8 10
May 22 expended 7 00
Dec. 31, Income
8 13
$340 65
$340 65
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Town Hall Fund
Jan. 1, In trust $2,434 00
Oct. 31, Income
119 24
Dec. 31, balance $2,434 00 Transferred to town 119 24
$2,553 24
$2,553 24
T. Smith Trust Funds Income Account
Jan. 1, Balance $14,146 22
Dec. 31, Bal.
$15,069 16
Jan. 30, Income
545 88
Nov. 16, Loan
328 00
Oct. 31, Income 544 41
Dec. 31, Loan
200 00
Nov. 16, Interest acct.
Gift, Library
100 00
loans
17 38
Dec. 15, To Loans 13 77
Dec. 31, Interest 529 50.
Gift, aged and needy
at Christmas
100 00
$15,797 16
$15,797 16
Old Wind Grist Mill Fund
Jan. 1, Balance
$511 46
Dec. 31, Balance
$537 34
Dec. 31, Interest 25 88
$537 34
$537 34
Billings Library Fund
Jan. 1, In trust $14,000 00
Feb. 28, Income 350 00
July 31, Income 350 00
Dec. 31, In trust $14,000 00 Feb. 28, Tr. to Library Fund 350 00 July 31, Tr. to Library Fund 350 00
$14,700 00
$14,700 00
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Zara Higgins Cemetery Fund
Jan. 1, Balance
$116 30
Dec. 31, Balance $121 18
Dec. 31, Interest 5 88
Expended 1 00
$122 18
$122 18
Frank O. Daniels Cemetery Fund
Jan. 1, Balance
$57 29
Dec. 31, Balance $56 17
Dec. 31, Interest 2 88
Expended 4 00
$60 17
$60 17
Mercy Mines Cemetery Fund
Jan. 1, Balance
$52 29
Dec. 31, Balance $54 92
Dec. 31, Interest 2 63
$54 92
$54 92
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Revenue Account
Cash on hand, Dec. 31
$7,269 70
Taxes 1930
565 52
Taxes 1931
9,631 21
Old Age Assistance
4 00
Motor Vehicle Excise 1930
29 06
Motor Vehicle Excise 1931
44 61
Moth Assessment
1 00
Aid to Highways-Chap. 81
240 00
Overlay 1929
243 95
Tax Titles
63 75
1930 Appropriation Deficits
633 33
1931 Deficits
1,746 03
Tailings
61 30
Overlay 1930
206 32
Overlay 1931
403 22
Tax Title Revenue
63 75
Overlay Reserve
500 71
Motor Vehicle Excise Tax Revenue
73 67
Special Assessment Revenue
1 00
Excess and Deficiency
18,973 95
Library, T. Smith Gift
100 00
Library Trust Fund Income
63 24
World War Memorial Repairs
25 00
$20,472 16 $20,472 16
Respectfully submitted,
JENNIE B. SPARROW,
Town Accountant.
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RECOMMENDATIONS
Interest Account
$150 00
Board of Public Welfare
2,000 00
Board of Health
300 00
Miscellaneous Account
300 00
Clearing Snow
300 00
Inspection of animals and slaughtering
100 00
Town Hall Account
800 00
Abstract of Transfers and Probate Records
50 00
Soldiers' and Sailors' Lots and Old Cemeteries
150 00
Weights and Measures
100 00
Officers Salary and Expenses
3,200 00
Surety on Bond
75 00
Assessors Salary and Expenses
600 00
Legal Advice
300 00
Schools
16,789 00
Suppression of Gypsy and Brown Tail Moths
503 69
Soldiers' Relief
300 00
Town Janitor
1,250 00
Reserve Fund
1,000 00
Certification of Notes
10 00
Town Fires
100 00
Orleans Fire Department
200 00
Inspection of Wiring
75 00
Suppression of Crime
50 00
Insurance
175 00
State Aid
200 00
Office Supplies
200 00
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Treasurer's Report
Receipts
Balance in Treasury Jan. 1, 1931 Receipts
$8.670 77
50,410 87
$59,081 64
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