: THE ANNUAL REPORT 1 OF THK SELECTMEN OF THK TOWN OF DUXBURY, FOR THE Financial Year Ending March 1^5, 1878, TOGETHER WITH THE Reports of the Town Clerk and School Committee. ANNUAL MEETING, APRIL 1, 1878. PLYMOUTH Avert & Dotex, Steam Booe; and Job Printers. 1878. REPORT. The Selectmen, Assessors, and Overseers of the Poor of the Town of Duxbury, respectfully submit the follow- ing report, showing the receipts and expenditures of the Town for the year ending March 15, 1878, and its finan- cial condition at that date, with the reports of the School Comnittee, Treasurer, Town Clerk, etc : EXPENDITURE OF THE MONEY APPROPRIATED FOR THE SUPPORT OF SCHOOLS. Dr. Schools. Teachers. Amounts. District No. 1. Emily W. Sears. $340 00 Primary No. 1. Marion S. Perry 154 00 1. Lizzie J. Randall 84 00 $578 00 District No. 2 Amanda P. Ventress. $251 00 2. Mrs. J. P. Standish 61 25 2. Sarah Perry 1 25 $313 50 4 District No. 3 Georgie H. Pickernell $192 50 3. Marion J. Perry ; . 105 00 $297 50 District No. 4. Ida M. Chandler $255 00 5. MaryE. Chandler 255 00 6. Mary D. Boylston 297 50 7. Sarah C. Goodspeed 297 50 8. Mary K. Crocker 306 25 9. Lizzie B. Baker 210 00 Trustees Partridge Academy, tuition, 1876-77 300 00 Town of Kingston, tuition of scholars, 1876 8 00 Paid for Fuel and Care of School Houses, Etc. District No. 1 $65 33 District No. 6 ... $23 70 2 47 38 7.... 35 27 3 35 89 8.... 25 60 4 32 07 9.... 18 50 5 29 72 Amount paid for tuition of scholars $3,118 25 fuel and care of houses 313 46 $3,431 71 Unexpended balance 59 13 $3,490 84 Cr. Unexpended balance from appropriation, 1876 $88 05 Appropriation for 1877 3,000 00 Received of County Treasurer,dividend from dog fund, 1877 209 94 Received income of Massachusetts school fund 192 85 $3,490 84 5 INCIDENTAL EXPENSES, Paid— Cr. Auditing Committee's bill, 1876 $6 00 Balance Selectmen's bills, 1876 55 98 W. \V. Lyle, making School Committee report, 1876 . 10 GO Avery & Doten, printing town report and voting list 1876 186 32 J. L. Fairbanks & Co., tax books 19 50 T. W. Barry, record book, Town Clerk 7 00 Selectmen distributing town reports, and expressage . 7 50 Harvey Soule, administering oaths and articles, Dis- trict 2 • 6 06 Mrs. L. A. Marsh, cleaning school house, District 2. 4 00 Mrs. M. D. Northey, cleaning school house, District 8. 6 00 Mrs. T. A. Furness, cleaning school house, District 1 . 6 20 Mrs. M. A. Chandler, cleaning school house, Distii3t7. 3 00 Mrs. H. Chandler, cleaning school house, District 4. 8 00 Miss M. Church, cleaning school house, District 5 4 00 Mrs. H. W. Barstow, cleaning school house, District 9 . 1 50 George T. Perry, remittance of tax, 1875 2 50 Hiram Bryant, remittance of tax, 1876. 13 15 Francis Paine, remittance of tax, 1876 2 00 Elisha Taft, remittance of tax, 1875 7 29 Ezra H. Ford, remittance of tax, 1875 2 50 Proprietors Temperence Hall, remittance of tax, 1876. 5 59 Edward A. Keene, remittance of tax, 1876 2 00 Charles P. Dorr, remittance of tax, 1876 2 00 Mrs. William Bradford, remittance of tax, 1877 8 27 Samuel Wiusor, remittance of tax, 1877 , . 2 00 Amount carried forward , , . $378 36 6 Amount hroughf fonvarrj ' $378 36 Frank L. Pierce, remittance of tax, 1876 2 00 Henry Gardner, remittance of tax, 1876. 2 00 Manuel Taylor, remittance of tax, 1877 2 00 Luther J. Hunt, remittance of tax, 1876 2 00 Benjamin Howland, remittance of poll tax, 1877 2 00 Richmond Weston, remittance of tax, 1877 2 87 Stephen S. Peterson, abatement school books, 1875-6. 6 16 Joseph Pearson, abatement of tax, 1876 2 00 Thomas Weston, abatement of tax, 1876 3 88 C. and Ellen L. Webber, abatement of tax, 1877 3 48 Daniel L. Winsor, abatement of tax, 1877 8 70 Estate N. C. Brewster, abatement of tax, 1877 8 70 Samuel Atwell, guardian, abatement of tax, 1877 8 70 George F. Nickerson, abatement of tax, 1877 12 18 Estate John Holmes, abatement of tax, 1877 8 70 Isaiah Walker, abatement of tax, 1877 1 30 Gamaliel Wadsworth, abatement of tax, 1877 1 30 Estate Joseph Cushman, abatement of tax, 1876 4 35 Ezra J. Ford, abatement school books, 1877 64 Horace D. Osgood, stationery, printing tax bills, and blank orders 21 50 J. L. Hammett, school books 207 74 Knight, Adams & Co., school books 61 65 J. W. C. Gilman, school books 34 29 Thompson, Brown & Co., school books 37 47 W. Ware & Co., school books 25 92 Nichols (fe Hall, school books 66 61 Thomas F. Bailey, scliool books 10 80 L. Prang Co., school cards 1 20 AiiioHiit carried forward *. $928 50 7 Amount hvo}i<fht fortvard $928 50 Cochran k S.impsou, School Committee certificate. ... 9 25 Averj <fe Doten, blanks, Sehool Committee 4 50 E. Wright, express, Book Agent and School Committee. Id 85 E. Wright, Selectman and Town Clerk 6 80 W. W. Lyle, paid express on books 2 65 F. W. Rollins, printing notice to voters 81 Secretary of Commonwealth, voting register 1 20 Cobb & Drew, ale wives for Island Creek pond. ]1 50 Alonzo Chandler, carting alewives for L Creek pond. 19 50 R. R. Holmes, salmon for Island Creek pond 8 00 David Cushman, expense, &c., Fish Commissioner ... 9 75 G. F. Sampson, sundries for school No. 1 3 69 Dr. H. N. Jonew«i, damage to carriage, defect in road. 3 50 Harrison Wadsworth, returning deaths 4 25 C. H. Chandler, returning deaths 1 25 Enoch Freeman, returning deaths , 6 50 Enoch Freeman, care of Town Hall and expense of hearse 11 00 J. F. Myrick, repairs on furnace at Almshouse 13 94 William J. Alden, Constable's fees ^6 04 Joshua S. Freeman, Constable's fees 1 20 Josiah Peterson, Town Clerk's services, returning births, marriages and deaths. 41 10 W. W. Lyle, School Committee, services 92 25 E. H. Chandler, School Committee, services 51 25 Mary R. Crocker, School Committee, services 47 00 Thomas Chandler, Assessor's services to Mcirch 4 . 67 50 Josiah Peterson, Assessor's services to March 4 65 00 Samuel P. Soule, Assessor's services to March 1 70 15 8 Amount hrouyht forward $1,522 93 Thomas Chandler, Selectman, services to March 4 . 67 50 Josiah Peterson, Selectman, services to March 4 51 00 Samuel P. Soule, Selectman, services to March 4 50 50 Horatio Chandler, grading at Town Hall 7 37 E. H. Chandler, brick and labor at Town Hall 2 50 George C. Prior, horse and carriage to post warrants.. 2 00 J. B. Freeman, mowing school lot, No. 2 . 30 W. W. & J. O. Freeman, new guide boards and painting ' 5 50 Ziba Hunt, care of Soldiers' monument lot 2 00 L. P. Simmons, labor on railing, Keen's mill 2 00 O. Lapham k Co., brooms for schoolliouses 3 50 Quincy Mutual Insurance Co., to insurance Almshouse 19 00 Josiah Peterson, screws, stationery, &c 1 04 J. W. Swift, Treasurer, services, and collecting taxes . 245 69 J. W. Swift, services and expenses, Plymouth, Boston, paying notes and hiring money, &c 40 32 J. W. Swift, tax book and express 1 65 2,014 80 Balance unexpended 582 53 $2,597 33 Received— Cr. Whilemina S. Pratt, for redeemed property $11 00 Interest on same 1 95 Selectmen, auctioneer's licenses 4 00 Gustavus A. Eberle, of Maiden, town sale of land known as Cusiiing Bros'. Allen lot 163 70 Amount carrkd foricard , , $180 65 9 Amounf hrojicfht foricard $180 65 Interest on same $38 63 Emma S. Stetson, book agent 100 00 Omitted taxes 22 45 Interest on taxes 249 70 National Bank tax 1,233 20 Corporation tax 772 70 $2,597 33 EXTRA EXPENSE FOR TRAMPS. Db. Paid Mrs. James Burgess $25 00 Cr. By assessment for 1877 $25 00 REPAIR OF HIGHWAYS. The following payments have been made for labor and mate- rials in the several districts : District No. 1. Hiram Delano, Surveyor, B. 0, Cummins, labor '77 $7 50 " u labor, m 85 John Wilde, 18 00 (xeo. Sampson, labor, 1876, 3 75 J. S. Freeman, (( 6 75 " a John Wilde, .3 60 T. AY. Herrick, IS 50 " a Geo. L. Hif^gins, a 2 25 H. Wadsworth, 5 25 " u Peleg Cook, " 4 50 A. 0. Leonard, 18 00 u " Sam'l Knowles, 1 57 Samuel Holmes, 6 00 " u a E. G. Metcalf, 1 50 Frank T. Holmes, ]. 50 u Adelhert Delano, 1877, 24 75 T. L. Metcalf, 6 00 ^' li Peleg Cook, Li 18 00 Henry Gibbons, 1 50 Ji)seph A, Soule, il 6 00 Nath'l Cushing, 1876 75 Edward Sampson," U 8 63 u Charles Delano, clay, 3 00 $181 50 C. W. Holmes, labor 7 35 10 District 'No. 2. L. H. C ashing, burvevor, Frank Sears, labor, $21 15 labor, $106 65 Micah A. Soule, 8 25 Melzar Brewster, labor, 28 05 George Faunce, 6 60 1 nomas MciSaugnt, y 75 Charles S. Pierce, 9 00 " J. L. McNaught, 6 00 George P. Peterson, 17 10 Herbert A. Peterson, 33 30 Chas. Delano, clay and labor, 7 72 W. H. Burgess, 9 00 Est. Sam'l Chandler, clay 3 10 , ir. Josselyn, 7 20 M. Brewster and others,'76, 3 50 " George H. Stearns, 1 50 " J. W. Standish, 11 85 $299 62 George R.