ANNUAL  REPORT 


or  THE 


Selectmen  and  Overseers  of  tie  Poor, 

- OK  THE- - 


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HARWICH : 


INDEPENDENT  JOB  PRINTING  ESTABLISHMENT,  (NEXT  WEST  OF  THE  CHURCH. ) 

1879. 


.  *  » 


REPORT. 


Supplies  for  the  Almshouse. 


Keeper's  Wages,  $196 

68 

Henry  Kelley  &  Co., 

94 

80 

Ahira  Chase, 

16 

50 

Lindsey  Nickerson, 

98 

66 

Stephen  Turner, 

1 

50 

Solomon  Thacher, 

2 

85 

Charles  E.  Brett, 

144 

78 

Warren  E.  Nickerson, 

34 

37 

Phillip  N.  Small, 

4 

60 

M.  S.  Smith, 

22 

00 

J.  K.  Robbins, 

77 

76 

F.  A.  Small, 

3 

25 

J.  O.  Baker, 

46 

09 

C.'S.  Hunt, 

10 

50 

Samuel  Ryder, 

14 

45 

Samuel  Small,  Jr., 

23 

16 

R.  E.  Holmes  &  Son, 

47 

50 

Gilbert  Robbins, 

1 

00 

Zeph.  Nickerson, 

16 

37 

Nath’l  Robbins, 

112 

38 

J.  C.  Ryder,  $11  06 

Caleb  Small,  4  88 

Nathaniel  Doane,  16  96 

Cyrus  Baker,  3  02 

Ezekiel  Wentworth,  2  80 

Warren  Freeman,  5  00 

T.  B.  Baker,  6  14 

S  B.  Kelley,  58 

Paddock  Small,  7  51 

O.  E.  Nickerson,  2  00 

Ebenezer  Eldridge,  10  00 

J.  Y.  Paine,  "  12  50 

Thomas  Ellis,  2  50 

Ezra  Eldredge,  8  11 

Joshua  Kendrick,  1  50 

El  ary  Crowell,  10  00 

B.  E.  Eldredge,  5?00 

A.  M.  Nickerson,  27  66 


*1106  42 


4 


/ 


Poor  Supplied  out  of  Almshouse. 


Lizzie  Cahoon’s  family 

for  1877  &  ’78,  $115  51 


Hosannah  Vincent,  16  00 

Susie  Paine,  22  00 

Mary  A.  Halliday, 

1877  &  ’78,  42  00 

Ebenezer  Cahoon. 

1877  &  ’78,  28  65 

Tamsin  Baker, 

1877  & ’78,  4  50 

Ida  Ellis,  1877  &  78,  58  10 

Nancy  Nickerson,  30  00 

Reliance  Loveland,  62  75 

Mary  L.  Chase,  16  50 

Cornelius  Eldredge,  63  45 

Julia  A.  Sparrow,  22  75 

Anna  Brown,  3  25 

Susie  Walker,  1877,  35  38 

Adlia  Ada  Angelina,  13  46 

Henry  Tucker,  22  36 

PhebeY.  Chase,  72  75 

J.  O.  Brien,  151  31 

Oscar  D.  Lovejoy, 

1876,  120  00 

Love  A.  Thomas,  9  38 

Barzilla  Nickerson,  52  21 

Julia  Cahoon,  3  50 

Alice  Hall,  70  48 

Catharine  Chase,  18  25 

Gilman  Hook,  79  61 

Mrs.  Soutra,  3  00 

Paulina  Hamilton,  66  91 

Judith  Allen,  58  00 

Freeman  Gage,  24  50 

Simeon  Y.  Nickerson,  32  00 

Edwin  C.  Vincent,  49  00 

Jane  Nickerson,  40  00 

Samantha  Hall,  15  00 

Marshall  Kelley,  36  00 

Henry  E.  Bassett,  102  21 


Mehitable  Cahoon,  $20  00 
Catharine  Kenney,  54  00 
Mary  Chase,  45  00 

S.  Cahoon,  Jr.,  31  01 

Seth  Burgess,  10  00 

Smith  Rogers.  24  fO 

Eliza  A.  Handy,  rent,  30  00 
Charles  Butler,  19  79 

Nathaniel  Nickerson,  14  00 
Edwin  Nickerson,  25  00 

Emily  Nickerson,  52  73 

Edwin  L.  Chase,  30  00 

Fanny  Coombs,  17  75 

Samuel  Taylor,  10  69 

A.  M.  Thomas,  14  50 

Samuel  Phillips,  27  57 

Rosanna  Ellis,  36  68 

Nathan  B.  Snow’s  chil¬ 
dren,  31  37 

Elnathan  Ellis,  1877  & 

78,  93  01 

Maria  Baker's  children,  52  00 

Isaiah  Smith,  18  75 

Mrs.  James  Charles,  ’  2  00 

Lydia  Robbins,  48  00 

Sabina  Cahoon,  79  50 

Lewis  Smith,  31  73 

Nancy  Eldredge,  1877,  88  45 

A.  Shuster,  89  50 

Hezekiah  Moody,  50  70 

Matthew  Nickerson’s 

children,  50  00 

William  Norris’  fain- 

■  ily,  82  00 

William  Wixon,  10  03 

Esther  Chase,  46  50 

Horatio  Jacob’s  chil¬ 
dren,  29  50 

Mrs.  Calvin  Baker,  43  00 

Ensign  Chase,  2 2  05 


5 


Mrs.  Ezra  Smith, 
Seth  Snow, 

Desire  Chase, 
Esther  Wixon, 
Jacob  F.  Phillips, 
Rozannah  Ivaley, 


$67 

00 

Frank  Chase, 

$17 

40 

117 

25 

Sarah  Phillips, 

37 

52 

10 

50 

Hiram  Eldredge, 

10 

00 

119 

29 

John  Barry’s  children, 

53 

08 

85 

07 

Lyman  Ryder, 

28 

00 

4 

25 

Supported  in  Lunatic  Hospitals. 


Lucy  A.  Eldredge, 
Joseph  E.  Sears, 
Thankful  W.  Chase, 


Reform  School — MaryE.  Shute, 

Poor  Supplied  for  Other  Towns. 

Boston,  David  Chipman, 

Nantucket,  Hannah  Gardiner, 

Yarmouth,  Samuel  Taylor, 

Yarmouth,  James  Taylor, 

Brewster,  J.  S.  Hutchins, 

Settlement  Undeeded,  Charlotte  Higgins, 

State,  Mrs.  Richard  Glinden, 


Harwich  Centre.  - 


Schools. 

-Repairs, 

Books, 

Janitor’s  Wages, 
Fuel, 

Teacher's  Wages, 


o 

CO 

97 

$4 

00 

1 

75 

141 

54 

$147 

29 

$40 

00 

$85 

00 

45 

00 

53 

73 

68 

30 

8 

00 

43 

00 

99 

00 

$402 

03 

$39 

86 

18 

55 

38 

50 

26 

13 

777 

50 

$900  54 


West  Harwich. — Repairs, 

Teacher’s  Wages, 
Janitor's  Wages, 
Fuel,  , 

Books, 


East  Harwich. — Books, 

Repairs, 

Fuel, 

Teacher’s  Wages, 
Janitor’s  Wages, 


Bassett's  Dist.—  Books, 

Teacher's  Wages,  * 
Janitor's  Wages, 
Repairs, 

Fuel, 


North  Harwich. — Janitor's  Wages, 

Books, 

Repairs, 

Teacher's  Wages, 
Fuel, 


Harwich  Port. — Fuel, 

Repairs, 

Janitor's  Wages, 
Teacher's  Wages, 
Books, 


$11 

92 

607 

50 

35 

00 

19 

50 

2 

95 

$676 

87 

i4 

76 

15 

68 

26 

15 

555 

00 

52 

50 

$654 

09 

$5 

67 

292 

50 

28 

00 

7 

14 

11 

25 

$344 

56 

$36 

50 

8 

04 

14 

65 

537 

50 

29 

88 

$626 

57 

$41 

56 

19 

49 

35 

00 

837 

50 

6 

07 

$939  62 


South  Harwich. — Books, 

$4  O5 

Repairs, 

5.  VO 

Fuel, 

29  25 

Janitor's 

Wages, 

35  g0 

Teacher’s  Wages, 

555  00 

$629  00 

Railing  off  Roads. 

South  Harwich, 

$71  08 

North  “ 

2  39 

Centre  “ 

16  34 

West  “ 

7  65 

East  u 

118  95 

Exchange, 

24  93 

$241  34 

Repairs  of  Bridges. 

Henry  Nickerson's, 

$74  15 

W  alker's, 

38  50 

Bell’s  Neck, 

15  77 

E.  Chase's, 

27  54 

Cove, 

60  05 

Sheldon  Crowell's, 

4  78 

Richard  Rogers' 

27  54 

$248  33 

Repairs  on 

Highways. 

By  W.  B.  Kelley, 

$343  27 

“  Zephaniah  Nickerson. 

220  93 

“  Isaiah  Chase, 

212  92 

$777  12 


Balance  of  Surveyor’s  Bills,  1877. 


Alvin  Cahoon, 


$11  45 


8 


Leonard  Robbins, 

$27 

31 

Elisha  Snow, 

9 

15 

* 

$47 

91 

Roads  Voted  on  by  the 

Town. 

East  Harwich  Road, 

$323 

50 

North  44  44 

470 

35 

Ambrose  Doane's  44 

68 

00 

Chatham  4  4 

1038 

05 

Brewster  4  4 

32 

50 

Sisson’s  44 

14 

10 

11946 

50 

Paid  Aid  under  Acts  of  1878, 

Chapt. 

282. 

Henry  Baker, 

$81 

00  . 

Thomas  E.  Small, 

40 

50 

John  Hughs, 

10 

00 

Wm.  W.  Chase, 

39 

00 

$170  50 

Town  Officers. 

Isaiah  Chase, 

$135 

00 

Watson  B.  Kelley, 

135 

00 

Z-  Nickerson, 

135 

00 

4  4  4  4  School  Committee, 

32 

85 

S.  A.  Hayward,  4  4  4  4 

27 

50- 

N.  Doane,  4  4  4  4 

37 

00 

Eben  El  dredge,  Herring  44 

25 

50 

N.  H.  Chase,  44  44 

2 

50 

E.  G.  Doane,  Constable,  . 

9 

00 

$539 

35 

Miscellaneous  Charges, 

George  A.  King,  Legal  Services, 

$44 

59 

A.  P.  Goss,  Printing  and  Advertising, 

82 

30 

Making  Deeds, 

5 

26 

Geo,  N.  MimselFs  Services, 

105 

50 

9 


Bass  River  Bridges,  1877,  $38  28 

Stationery  and  Stamps,  11  1 8 

Digging  Graves,  5  00 

Town  Cemetery  Lot,  35  00 

Hugh  Drumm,  .  400  00 

House  and  Lot,  North  Harwich,  50  00 

J.  Stetson's.  Services,  30  00 

Rent  of  Social  Hall,  40  00 

Going  with  Hearse,  70  00 

Justice  Fees,  1  56 

Collector's  Books,  2  00 

Custom  House,  5  00 

Monuments  and  Surveyor,  17  25 

W.  S.  Rogers,  Damage,  2  85 

Stove  for  Office,  13  50 

Traveling  Expenses,  7  00 


1966  23 

Recapitulation. 


Poor  in  Alms  House,  $1106  42 

“  Supplied  out  of  Alms  House,  3440  97 

“  “  in  Lunatic  Asylum,  147  29 

Reform  School,  TO  00 

Poor  Supplied  for  other  Towns,  402  03 

Schools,  4771  25 

Repairs  of  Bridges,  248  33 

Repairs  of  Highways,  777  12 

Balance  Surveyors  Bills,  1877,  47  91 

Roads  voted  on  by  the  Town,  1946  50 

Railing  for  Roads,  •  241  34 

Aid  under  Acts  of  1878,  170  50 

Town  Officers,  539  35 

Miscellaneous,  966  23 


$14845  24 

In  payment  of  the  same  the  Selectmen  have  drawn  orders  on  the  Treasurer 
to  the  amount  of  the  above  sum  viz  :  Fourteen  thousand  eight  hundred  forty- 
live  24-100  dollars.  Respectfully  Submitted, 

ISAIAH  CHASE, 

ZEPHANIAH  NICKERSON, 
W.  R.  KELLEY. 


10 


Town  of  Harwich,  in  account  with  Freeman  Snow, 

Treasurer.  Dr. 


Cash  on  hand  at  last  settlement,  $1703 

Received  from  Nantucket  on  Pauper  account,  33 

do.,  Schoo1  Fund,  228 

Sale  of  Enoch  Baker's  House,  120 

“  “  “  Wood  Land,  17 

“  “  “  “  Furniture,  28 

State  Treasurer,  J.  O.  Brien,  70 

Sale  of  Obed  E.  Cahoon’s  Land,  25 

Boston,  for  David  Chipman,  60 

Brewster,  for  B.  Y.  Stacy,  13 

Sandwich,  forL.  G.  Nickerson.  77 

Entertaining  Tramps,  3 

Fencing  Stuff  Sold,  6 

State  Treasurer,  Corporation  Tax,  261 

N.  Doane,  use  of  Herring  Brook,  290 

State  Treasurer,  National  Bank  Tax,  304 
“  State  Aid,  975 

County  Treasurer,  Dog  Fund.  102 

Auctioneer's  Licenses  6 

Cyrus  Ellis  for  Note,  850 

Susie  Kendrick  for  Note,  200 

Hannah  S.  Kendrick  for  Note,  300 

Thomas  G.  Small  for  Note,  500 

New  England  Trust  Co.,  for  Note,  2949 

Mark  F.  Nickerson,  Collector,  7077 

E.  G.  Doane,  “  10057 

Cape  Cod  National  Bank  Tax,  6358 


87 

00 

87 

00 

00 

36 

00 

00 

00 

00 

85 
00 
22 

86 
00 
86 
00 
99 
00 
00 
00 
00 
00 
00 
00 
79 
35 


$32619  02 


11 


Town  of  Harwich,  in  account  with  Freeman  Snow, 

Treasurer.  Cr. 


Paid  Interest  oil  Bonds  and  Notes, 

Brewster  Pauper  account, 

Expressage,  Stationery  and  Postage, 
Insurance  of  School-Houses, 

State  Tax, 

County  Tax. 

State  Treasurer,  C.  C.  National  Bank  Tax, 
State  Bond  No.  10,  New  Bedford,  * 

New  England  Trust  Co.  on  Note, 

Isaiah  Chase  for  Note, 

Recording  52  Marriages, 

Recording  72  Births, 

Recording  57  Deaths, 

Outstanding  Orders  for  1877  in  full, 
Selectmen's  Orders  for  1878, 

State  Aid  Orders, 

Treasurer’s  Salary, 

Committee’s  Services, 

Cash  in  Teasury, 


$1778  11 

11  85 
5  58 

23  40 
650  00 
971  10 
4997  91 
2000  (;0 
3000  00 
1300  00 
10  40 
35  00 
19  95 
68  30 
14620  64 
1032  50 
75  00 

12  00 
2007  28 


$32619  02 


Harwich,  January  15th,  1879. 

Respectfully  Submitted, 

ERASTUS  CHASE,  ) 
DANFORTHS.  STEEL,  ^Auditing  Com. 
MARK  F.  NICKERSON,  ) 


12 


Liabilities  of  the  Town  for  1879. 


Caleb  Allen’s  Note, 

$2000  00 

Cyrus  Ellis’  Note, 

1850 

00 

Mrs.  E.  B.  Small's  Note, 

1000 

00 

Lovell  S.  Burgess'  Note, 

1000 

00 

Sidney  Brooks’  Note, 

1000 

00 

S  t  ate  Treas urer's  N ote , 

10000 

00 

New  Bedford  Bonds, 

8000 

’00 

Susie  Kendrick’s  Note, 

200 

00 

Hannah  S.  Kendrick's  Note, 

300 

00 

Thomas  Gr.  Small's  Note, 

500 

00 

Outstanding  Orders, 

224 

32 

Schools  for  1879, 

500  ) 

00 

Probable  Pauper  Account, 

403 

00 

Estimated  Premiums  Collecting  Taxes, 

1003 

00 

“  Remittances  on  Taxes,  * 

503 

00 

Watson  B.  Kellev's  Note, 

800 

00 

.  '  ''  & 

$38774 

32 

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Resources  of  the  Town  for  1879. 


Due  on  F.  H.  Rogers'  Note, 

$35 

00 

1876  Bills  from  Collector, 

995 

37 

1877  “ 

3009 

74 

1878 

9079 

59 

Herring  Brook,  Estimated, 

500 

00 

House  and  Lot  in  N.  Harwich, 

125 

00 

“  u  in  East  Harwich, 

45 

00 

For  Paupers  for  other  Towns, 

402 

03 

Cash  in  Treasurer’s  Hands, 

2007 

28 

‘116199 

01 

Liabilities, 

33774 

32 

Town  in  Debt  1879, 

$17575 

31 

