OF THE

FOR THE YEAR ENDING

Dec. 31, 1877.

TOWN OFFICERS F O R 187'7.

Clerk and Treasurer-Seth Smith.

eer Fire Department - J. D. Hilliard.

, L. N. Paine, Enos N. Young,

Viewers--Robert G. Alexander, N. H. Dill, Ba

Atkins Leonard

REPORT OF THE SELECTMEN.

INHABITANTS OF Provincetown : lectmen of the Town of Provincetown, respectfully

he year ending December

wn May 1st 1877.

to balance in Treasury,

n House, and Repairing

rders of Overseers Poor, ’

Town Appropriation,

Bridge Repairs. rs Road Commissioners,

I $448 94 ’

h and Police. olice to Dec. 31, 1877

Lewis’ Tubular Reservoir.

Discount on Tuxes. Paid H. W. Cowing Discount on Taxes 1877,

$2600 00

State Aid. ding Dec, 31, '77, for Aid of ’76 $600 00

East Harbor Causeway.

Surplus Railroad Debt,

P. Johnson, supplies to wrecked sea P. Johnson, Moderator’s Fees,

School Com., 9

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10 Elizabeth Hu on, cleaning Town Office, Engineers’ sala ries for 1876,

s. Mercy M. Lewis, services as School Com., Josiah Snow, building stage for High School

graduating class, Leonard Cook, services and labor as Beach

Grass Committee for' 1876, eonard Cook, services and labor as Beach Grass Committee for 1877,

B. F. Hutchinson, “

for the year 1877,

Barnstable, B. F. Hutchinson, services and expense,

A. E.. Lovell, list of records from Barnstable, Assessors of taxes for 1877,

J. M. Day, services as Counsel in Bridge case, I. Q. Bradish, stationary,

H. A. Jennings, labor on Monument, Rent of Masonic Hall, L.' N. Paine, services as School Committee, ‘ Edmund Smith Sinking Fund expenses, R. G. Alexander, services as Fence Viewer, R. D. Baxter, Constable fees, posting warrant County of Barnstable rent of Jail, Samuel Knowles, use of teams for County

Commissioner, &c., F. Lewis, services as Truant Committee

Commonwealth,. for Voting Register,

Hatch Lithograph Co., blank bonds, “ “ “

ndry bill to sinking fund, & Hilliard, coal for office,

tnam & Co. , books for poor from '7

services for 1877,

ervices for 1877, owing, collecting taxes, “ expressage,

oung, labor on Burying services and fee as

'76 4000 00

$8000.00 $8000 00

ned the Town Treasurer's account and

Cowing, Taxes 1877, Treasury Jan., 1877,

.The Treasurer has paid out upon 'proper vouchers

s Railroad Debt,

ITIES OF THE

Selectmen

Provicetown. of

ers of the Poor of the Town of Pr

Support of Poor in the Alms House

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on, September 1870, December 1869,

and Children, Boston,

nd Child, Dennis, Oliver and children, New Bedford, 1

ughton and Family, “

Newcomb, Harwich, B, Nickerson, Provincetown,

W Flora Frates and Family, Provincetown, A. Rill, Brewster,

get Wilson and child, ow Joanna Jason and Children,'

‘ Anna Sidney and Chidren,

W. Newcomb, Brewster, Whorf, Provincetown?,

Overseers of Poor , Provincetown. of

6 Interest on Cajl Loam, &&rued interest Bonds purchased,

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unds of the Commission are invested a0 follows : ’

-2 of 1891, par value, th? city of Boston, par value,

6‘ ‘ 6 Providence, par value,

6 6 r

y it was determined to sellthe

e same iuterest, were readily st and principal were uow arty, and taken before the e notes falling due befDm ec. loth, a call loan ,was

will be perceived from the trial balance d that the Deficiency from the sale of stoc

The amounts to be paid out the coming year are :

Savings Bank Loan,

ted available Assets in hand of

to the payment of the “Surplus

ON, Sinking Fund

Commissioners.

276 48 2150 24

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8 00 436 75

the Town Treasury,

Reservoirs.

Agreeably to the rec 875 we have finished the r as the Board of Engin

Engines.

has been replaced by a new one.

During the year there has been purchased 500 fee inch rubber lined cotton hose, giving us now o n ha

150 feet poor Leather, 300 feet Cotton, condemned, 2250 feet 2 inch Rubbe

ich this Department has House was destroyed.

ent was promptly on hand at the sound of e fire had gained such headway and was at such that before an effective stream could be brought building was past recovery and the attention of

men were given to protecting the buildings endangered

repeated : “A delay in all great fires that have

operty, have the same ed as we are, the time e the occasion of lay- prospects. We have,

to this fact, and again k call. Better that the

week then that one single fire a foothold from neglect. We are now so ar- owever cold the weather may be a return from an immediate call to another will find our En-

ming from warm rooms in good working order, and ities for placing wet and frozen hose in dry and ser- condition are very much better then has ever been

is a list of fires us they have occurred : 16. 8.25 P. M. Total destruction of the Town

ss estimated at $5000. No insurance. The last relieved from the fire at 6.30 A. M. the next

No alarm. 6.10 A. M. Isaiah Gifford’s house, y John Kendall. Damage $100. Insured.

No alarm. 7.40 A. M. Burning chimney W. ’s house. No damage.

rning grass near West-

M. Burning chimney Antone ‘ Burning chimney Ebenezer

urning grass in Old Cem-

manent Ladders on Churches We have previously called the attention of the

ral churches to the necessity of having cted by side ladders, extending to wit

or, thirty feet of the ground, and ‘will again urge for their own protection, the necessity of supplying t

respectfully ask for an appropriation of tw d dollars to meet the salaries and Current expe

this department for the coming ye

f which is respectfully sub

J, D. HILLIARD, JONATHAN COOK, CHARLES A. COOK, L. N. PAINE, ENOS N. YOUNG, -GEO. 0. KNOWLES, ’ J. WHITCOMB,

Provincetown Dec. 31, 1877.

servoirs and Their Locations.

L. Adams’ block, (Tube). Cook’s house, (poor).

ow’s house, (Tube).

, near Reuben Ryder’s house. front Solomon Adams’ barn. near S. S. Swift’s shop., near Eastern School House, opposite Edwin Mayo’s house. near B.A. Lewis & Co.’s shop,(Tube)

cial.St., opposite John Swift’s house.

ORT OF TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC LIBR

“ from Fines and Catalogues,

is deposited in Seamen’s Savings

wo or three years to come.

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32 We recommend the usual appropriation of $350 to d

ual expenses of the Library.

All of which is respectfully submitted,

ISAIAH GIFFORD, Pres. ANDREW T.WILLIAMS, Treas. AUGUSTUS MITCHELL, JOHN W. DAVIS, EDMUND S m i t h , HORACE A. FREEMAN, R. W, SWIFT,

Trustees.

Town the Chief of P nual Report for the year en

ve of liquor cases, .

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Miscellaneous work .‘performed by the department a

Reported twenty-four cases of larceny on account of stolen property has been recovered at various to the value of

Dogs killed, Disturbances suppressed ,

Members of render such se as may be required to the Chie neer of the Fire Department. and on public occasions form escort duty.

A .force was detailed while the “fleet” was in the ha police duty and preserve the peace, but as soon

essity passed the extra force was removed. The good order which prevailed upon th

town while such a large body of strangers were on the immunity enjoyed by the citizens must more pensate for the comparitively small sum expended.

For obvious reasons much or nearly all the acti heretofore done by the Temperance Committee, has b formed by the police. For this reason the report

mittee, with their consent, is introduced here.

Intoxicated. pe ssisted home, epartment have been present at

This change has not been produced by

f action have prevailed, but is du an be taken towards enforcing any

ing arrests or seizures unless it be don responding authority. From this union with its conservative influenee and couns their official aid,-the most efficient results

Statement showing the results accomplis of the police force : Whole number of’ arrests, Males, Females,

on the part of this department, between w ‘Committee” the most friendly sentiments and

ta made for the following offences :

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Fines. Costs.

$223 40

$150 00 31 55 $181 55

the authorities than for the mere pu There are no doubt many “Kit

a bottle is secreted in the clothing. ner, its contents only to be ,deliver premises to those well known to th well known agent if wanted by places are difficult to find out, but iness restricted as it is, is still carried on.

o be re-sold to dealers, but stopped at least for a few

this establishment had been re-

the ultimate effect would, would suffer less from a

to the officers of this de- ance with my orders and

to their care and to

MB, Chief of Police.

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It will be seen by t foregoing report that the ap tion is not all expended. The reason why it is not needs a little explanation. It is apparent to those w had occasion to travel the rpad lending from the te the sidewalk to the bridge, that it is in a somewhat

but as the. tides were very low which prevented the of material at the east part of the town from vessels, transportation from wharves at the center or upper ing so expensive we deemed it expedient, for the pr patch it up as best we could with sods and other ma We think, however, this part of the road should receiv attention the ensuing year.

needs to be hardened with clay and gr ich is left we have intended to apply

Sid ew alk. This we have endeavored to keep in as good repair

sible under the circumstances. It is evident that have to resort to some kind of walk besides plank. has increased so much and the difficulty in procuring so great that we must turn our. attention to somethi

We have taken the liberty to employ Messrs. Ar Yarmouth Port, to put down, as an ex

of concrete walk at a trifle more than the c cannot praise it as we wish we might, (al agree to keep it in repair for five years) dent that concrete put down in the right manner satisfaction and be a great saving of expense in the

An appropriation of $3000 is recommended fo Roads and Sidewalks for the ensuing year.

J. S. ATWOOD, JOHN M. CARNES, JOHN M. GRAHAM,

mmis

OF SPECIAL BUILDING COMMITTEE,'

mmittee to whom was assigned the duty of special Eastern and Centre School Houses submit the fol-

$6130 00 e19 18

ommittee, Labor

‘ “

“ “ 15 00 “

3 75

1 eo Co., Express, Stationery and.

$7000 00 ISAIAH GIFFORD, BENJAMIN DYER, A. L. PUTNAM, FRANCIS JOSEPH, THOMAS F. LEWIS,

Committee.

To THE INHABITANTS OF PROVINCETOWN : The undersigned hereby respectfully submit their

mstance has arisen wine in small pens

en-the disease der the orders of

$40’00

DAVID KELLEY, E. W. HOLWAY, B. A. LEWIS,

Boad of Health,

Births, Marriages and Deaths.

“ Portuguese “

“ “ “ “ British Province, ‘ ‘ “ “ “ Irish,

“ Spanish “ “ Portuguese, “ Nova Scotian and Mother American,

“ “ British 'Province

INAL REPORT FOR SCHOOL YEAR 18

number 'of scholars belonging to the ine; average attendance forty-one a

over fiftenn years of age fifty-six. number belonging to High School fo

ndance thirty-nin

e number belon average attendance seventy-seven and one- fifteen years twenty-eight.

nine ; average attendance fifty-four and seven-tenths.

average attendance forty-five and six-tenths.

average, forty-five and six-tenths.

average attendance forty-one and five-tenths.

umber in Western High Intermedia

The whole number, in Center High Intermediate fift

The whole number in Eastern High Intermediate

The whole number in Western Intermediate fo

The whole number in Center Intermediate fifty-ei -four and three-tenths. ber in Eastern Intermediate

verage attendance forty-nine. The ,whole number in Eastern Primary fifty-se

The whole number in Johnson Street Primary' seven ; average number sixty-four and five-tenths ;

age forty-one and one-tenth.

A.J. HUTCHINSON, L. N. PAINE,

COMMITTEE ON GR

H. DILL, REUBEN W. S

COMMITTEE ON PRIMARY :

OF SCHOOL COMMITTEE,

FELLOW CITIZENS:

year, and according to law and custom, we present to

ote of the town, at its last A

Time, in its hurried flight, brin to the close of a

ittee at their first meeting (after org ime in trying to choose a Su

At an adjourned meeting, from that time, the Committee made 'choice of Putnam 'to fill the office of Superintendent. That

n, when notified of his election, informed the Co pt the situation under any co ub-divided the Committee, a

t of the several schools was e Primary Schools, A. J.

son and R. W. Swift; for the Intermediate S Dill and Augustus Mitchell; for the Higher Schools, L. 'N. Paine and H. Shortle ; for the

nd N. H. Dill; and for th L. N. Painc. The f N. H. Dill and R ntial Committee, a

h t and care of the school prop

the fact, that our report comes to you od when our citizens have to practice se economy has to be enforced upon every

industries, the Committee (their servants) r which would appear,

planation, extravagant. It, will be noticed, u r financial report, that the incidental ex-

use and High School room last Winter (re- ny as a matter of small account) proved to o the school and a very expensive affair to

ts apparatus, maps, text ruggling without appara-

which were absolutely need-, usiderable. The most seri-

the fire, was the burning he loss of which made it nd fit up a room for the

ot only added greatly a constant source

building is provided a meeting called for

odel the Center and uses, and appropriated money enough (as

ffect their vote, and leave the their surroundings ready for the use of the

inquiry it was found buildings, painting of the same, consumed the entire appropriation.

oms without recitation seats, closets or h had to be supplied at no small cost.

year are uncommonly large. The burning of

maps and books, and

re-constructed buildings, which were n before, appeared much worse, after

rdened and the fences repai xpense caused by the fire

l be remembered that the s i n the Town Hall; tha

comfortably fitted for the purpose, hut the fire con verything. The Town having no other building,

had to be hired and fitted for the school this Winter. it will appear, when me take the ordinary, with the

ther that our bills are inary expenditures of

School Buildings. The school buildings belonging to the Town

ed. We think our citizens have reason to congra selves upon the fact that they have fourteen

for accommodations outside of our own buildi

need a building for

d vice ; and among the greatest obstacles

he juvenile offender's i

he notice of the public

Truancy has caused the

of the children in our s be late at or absent from. s

derful improvement in our scholars. Tardiness leads to ancy, and truancy to vice and real crime.

It has been truthfully said, that the parent who train its of study at home and warns the lingerer of

proaching school hour, is a great moral teacher and between the child and ruin.

Discipline. The past year has been unusually free from serious rporal punishment. The most of the schools ha mparatively quiet and free from insubordination--

stances have occurred in our Intermediate Schoo have to educate, or attempt to educate many childr schools who are subject to bad influences at home, 'amounts to about the same) no influence at all. Ho with such children is a difficult question

the school, besides, the influence of vulgar and decei dren in a school room, is poisonous and demoralizi extreme. Perhaps some plan may be devised in the correct this evil, but so far, it is a Mot upon our tem. The future welfare and character of our To much upon the manner in which the- children a who are now passing through our schools. For our of the teachers, and the work done by them, we refe the special reports upon 'our several schools.

They much of the teacher's time at the expense of the

Primary e commencement of the school year the schools. The Johnson Street Prim

rgest number of pupils, required the assistant teacher during the Spring term.

, and Miss Bessie G. Wiley, School, was ele

lace she has filled

Duri elling of the Eastern School Hou

in those rooms that during the ack-boards, the utility of which write, print and draw cannot be en written upon the black-board ls the capital letters and sen- d be a credit to some pupils in

e find many very good read- elling, Arithmetical Tables, ve received much attention.

ear and have proved them- s-zealous to promote the

present term Jan. 1, 1878, three hu

Intermediate.

number, fifty-six ; average, en and five-tenths; whole n

* -

G r a m m a r School.

of monthly examinations wi of proficiency, have been continued, and hav value as an index of the attainments of each

ssing. and much thorough work has been done. upils have been industrious, earnest and enth

should, for obvious reasons, grade of the school.

en continued through the Congregational. church. The roo

Financial Statement.

easury Jan. 1, 1877, $2867 44

School .Book Account Jan. 1, 1878.

School Incidentals. e of late Dr. J. Stone for rent,

for services and expense for M. E. church for graduating

$15 00 54 00

26 00 42 95 52'00 68 75

41 50

11 00 “ Eastern school

10 00 “ Dr. Stone's room, 11 00

4 2 0 20 00 1 80

40 43 149 65 4 00

75 00 6 00 3 00

6 6 5

labor on coal for W. School,

t, desks for Boys' school room,* for, furnishing Center school rooms,* 90

Johnson Street, in--

for furnishing Dr. Stone's build-

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