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ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
Town of Merrimac
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1876.
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For Year Ending December 31, 1918
AMESBURY : Amesbury Daily News Print 1919
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
Selectmen, School Committee, Water Commissioners and Light Boards and Town Officers
TOWN OF MERRIMAC
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1876.
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For Year Ending December 31, 1918
AMESBURY : Amesbury Daily News Print
1919
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TOWN OFFICERS
Selectmen and Overseers of the Poor Willis H. Scott
Frank E. Bartlett
Homer R. Sargent Assessors
Willis H. Scott, John E. Currier, Frank E. Bartlett,
Term expires March, 1919 Term expires March, 1920 Term expires March, 1921
Town Clerk Clifton B. Heath
Town Treasurer Fred C. Grant
C'ollector of Tares Fred W. George
Auditor Fred C. Daniels
Water Commissioners
Willis H. Scott, Term expires March, 1919 Warren A. Bailey, Term expires March, 1920 Term expires March, 1921
Geo. T. Walker,
Municipal Light Board
Willis H. Scott.
Warren A. Bailey,
George T. Walker, ·
· Term expires March, 1919 Term expires March, 1920 Term expires March, 1921
School Committee
Charles W. Morrill
Ellen M. Murphy,
William S. Tuckwell,
Term expires March 1919 Term expires March, 1920 Term expires March, 1921
Trustees of Public Library.
Thomas H. Hoyt, Term expires March, 1919
William B. Sargent,
Term expires March, 1919
Herbert O. Delano, Term expires March, 1920
P. Frank Smith,
Term expires March, 1920
Albert P. Wadleigh, Term expires March, 1921
William S. Tuckwell, Term expires March, 1921
Trustees of Kimball Park
Walter L. Chaloner,
Fred C. Grant,
Richard A. Sargent,
Term expires March, 1919 Term expires March, 1920 Term expires March, 1921
Trustees of Cemeteries
Willis H. Scott, Term expires March, 1919 Geo. G. Larkin, Term expires March, 1920 Chas E. Rowell, Resigned Appointed 1921
Clarence O. Libby,
Registrars of Voters
Clifton B. Heath, Frank F. Philbrick,
Isaac A. Williams Horace K. Emery
Constables Fred O. Bailey Lowell G. Harrington, resigned Charles E. Wallace, resigned Frank H. Hargraves, appointed
Inspector of Animals Chas. E. Welch
Inspector of Slaughtering Chas. E. Welch
Sealer of Weights and Measures Edwin S. McKay
Tree Warden Chas. R. Ford Forest Warden Chas. R. Ford
Burial Agent John E. Bean
Surveyors of Lumber and Measurers of Wood and Bark John E. Currier Byron H. Sargent Edgar P. Sargent Fence Viewers
James C. Libby Edson C. Walker Field Drivers
Lorenzo B. Blaisdell
Geo. L. Hosford Moses S. Waterhouse Arthur D. Lockwood Engineers of Fire Department
john W. Grocut Roswell J. Eaton Louis B. Davis Game Warden Thurston P. Tuxbury Fish Warden James F. Pease
APPROPRIATIONS MADE AT THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE TOWN OF MERRIMAC MARCH 4, 1918.
Support of Poor,
$3,000.00
Mothers' Pensions,
550.00
Soldiers' Relief,
200.00
Fire Department-Maintenance,
2,000.00
Fire Department-Repairs and Equipment,
500.00
Forest Warden,
100.00
Highways and Bridges-General Repairs,
1,500.00
Special for Rocks Bridge,
333.33
Snow and Washouts,
600.00
Sidewalks and Crossings,
200.00
Railings,
200.00
Tree Warden,
100.00
Public Library,
500.00
Refund to Light Dept. for Heater,
70.00
Miscellaneous,
600.00
Board of Health,
100.00
Cemeteries,
500.00
Water Department-municipal use,
2,370.00
Water Department-water in town buildings,
100.00
Water Department -- maintenance,
1,280.02
Schools-general purposes,
10,855.00
Schools-transportation,
1,300.00
Schools-Superintendent,
720.00
Bonding Town Officers,
156.50
Suppression of Moths,
636.86
Memorial Day,
100.00
Military Aid,
72.00
Insuring Town Property,
328.02
Repairs on Town Hall,
300.00
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TOWN OFFICERS
Chairman of Selectmen,
$300.00
Second Selectman,
100.00
Third Selectman,
100.00
Assessors,
300.00
Town Clerk,
100.00
Town Treasurer,
200.00
Tax Collector,
400.00
Registrars,
70.00
Chief of Police,
300.00
Special Police,
150.00
Auditor,
75.00
Fire Engineers,
100.00
Night Watchman,
730.00
Inspector of Animals,
50.00
Election Officers,
125.00
Inspector of Slaughtering,
75.00
Sealer of Weights and Measures,
30.00
Moderator.
10.00
REPAIRS OF MAIN STREET (provisional)
TO BE ASSESSED in 1918,
$500.00
Lighting Municipal Buildings,,
250.00
Sawyer Street Water Extension,
450.00
Quarters for State Guard,
500.00
$34,185.37
APPROPRIATION ASSESSED
Received
and Due
Expended
Poor,
$4,415.67
$4,24.3.40
Mothers' Aid,
862.00
312.00
Soldiers' relief,
200.00
47.38
Fire Department,
2,500.00
2,381.92
Forest Warden,
100.00
51.70
Highways,
1,508.75
1,838.94
Rocks Bridge,
333 33
235.16
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Snow and Washout,
600.00
760.81
Sidewalks and Crossings,
230.64
129.,31
Railings,
200.00
Tree Warden,
100.00
119.00
Public Library,
500.00
488.44
Cemeteries,
610.00
607.85
Bonding Town Officers,
156.50
152.50
Moths,
1,485.51
1,485.51
Memorial Day,
100.00
100.00
Military Aid,
72.00
Insurance,
328.02
328.02
Repairing Sargent Hall,
300.00
348.53
Town Officers,
3,215.00
2,875.06
Repairing Main Street,
7,525.17
7,096.02
State Guard,
500.00
439.85
Support of truants,
Transfer
33.71
State and County taxes,
7,073.43
7,073.43
State and German War Aid,
1,450.00
1,450.00
Discount,
Transfer
146.97
Incidentals,
1,534.75
1,544.50
Transfer
364.50
Note and Interest,
18,767.50
18.767.50
$54,668.27
Total $53.422.01
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TOWN REPORT
SELECTMEN'S REPORT
The Selectmen of the Town of Merrimac herein submit their annual report for the fiscal year ending December 31, 1918.
The following list shows the sums paid by the Treas- urer as authorized by our warrants.
Overseers of the Poor
Aid rendered, cash,
$1,102.50
Board,
1,156.00
Food,
699.77
Fuel,
191.85
Clothing,
58.79
Kent,
139.50
Medical supplies,
30.44
Medical attendance,
373.00
Hospital aid,
310.29
Burial,
119.75
Miscellaneous,
61.51
$4,243.40
Received and due
From the state,
$685.28
From cities and towns,
438.70
From individuals,
291.69
$1,415.67
$2,827.73
-
Mothers With Dependent Children
Aid rendered Cash, $312.00
312.00
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Received and due From the state, From city of Haverhill,
$104.00
208.00 $312.00
Support of Truants
Essex County Training School,
$33.71
$3.3.71
Soldiers Relief
Aid rendered,
Fuel,
$36.50
Food,
. 4.88
Miscellaneous,
6.00
$47.38
Tares
State tax, .
$3,520.00
County tax,
2,495.63
National bank tax,
834.70
Highway tax,
223.10
$7,073.43
Snow and Washouts
Pay rolls and schedule,
$760.81
$760.81
Moth Department
Pay rolls and schedule to Nov. 30,
$1,380.51
Pay rolls Nov. 30 to Dec. 31,
105.00
$1,485.51
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Tree Warden
Pay rolls and schedule, $119.00
.
$119.00
Forest Warden
l'ay roll and schedule, $51.70
$51.70
Maintenance Rocks Bridge
Paid Essex County, $235.16
$235.16
State Aid and German War Dependents
State aid,
$830.00
German war,
620.00
$1,450.00
Home Guard
Rent of armory and drill hall,
$314.14
Gun rack,
7.19
Fuel,
42.00
Lumber,
12.32
Steel plate,
60.72
Expressage,
2.88
Lamps,
.60
$439.85
Sidewalks and Crossings
Expended, $129.31
$129.31
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Highways and Bridges Pay rolls and miscellaneous bills, $1,838.94
$1,838.94
Bonding Town Officers.
Town Treasurer.
$50.00
Manager Light Dept ..
2.50
Tax Collector,
100.00
$152.50
Memorial Day Appropriation for observance, $100.00
$100
Public Library
Salary of Librarian,
$200.00
Repairs,
35.00
Heating,
25.00
Books and supplies.
228.44
$488.44
Repairing Sargent Hall
Repairing chimneys,
$166.61
Paint and labor,
51.00
Repairing lightning rods,
12.50
Repairing gutters,
35.97
Repairing woodwork,
58.22
Lumber,
24.23
$348.53
Notes and Interest
$14,093.50
Anticipation of taxes. School and Broad streets, 1,503.00
Funding loan,
1,684.00
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Rocks Bridge,
448.00
Centre School,
464.00
Main Street,
575.00
$18,767.50
Fire Department
Fuel,
$205.63
Horses at fires,
27.00
Auto,
10.00
Auto truck,
7.00
Miscellaneous supplies and repairs,
400.78
Mason work,
23.95
Carpenter work,
373.96
Pay roll Hose 1 and steamer,
416.37
Pay roll Hose 2,
263.32
Steward Hose 1,
85.00
Steward Hose 2,
20.00
Team,
1.00
Freight,
2.53
Superintendent fire alarm,
100.00
Telephoning and stamps,
4.65
Tanks for motor apparatus,
440.73
$2,381.92
Cemeteries
Pay rolls and schedule of bills,
$492.70
Crushed stone,
16.00
Team.
8.00
Supplies,
32.90
Stock and labor,
6.75
Opening graves,
20.00
Care of soldiers' lots,
31.50
$607.85
Received from perpetual care,
$90.00
Due for opening graves,
20.00
110.00
$497.85
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Town Officers' Salaries. Selectmen
W. H. Scott,
$150.00
F. E. Bartlett,
75.00
H. R. Sargent, 1917, 50.00
H. R. Sargent, 1918,
83.33
C. C. Putney, 1917, 16.67
$375.00
F. C. Grant, Treasurer,
200.00
C. B. Heath, Town Clerk,
75.00
J E. Currier, Assessor,
100.00
WV. H. Scott, Assessor,
146.87
F. E. Bartlett, Assessor,
70.88
F. W. George, Collector,
388.33
F. C. Daniels, Auditor,
50.00
H. K. Emery, Registrar,
15.00
C. B. Heath, Clerk,
18.75
I. H. Williams, Registrar,
15.00
C. W. Morrill, school committee,
25.00
WV. S. Tuckwell, school committee,
8.33
C. O. Libby, moderator,
5.00
C. E. Welch, inspector of slaughtering,
75.00
C. E. Welch, inspector of animals,
35.41
E. D. Mckay, sealer of weights and measures,
16.00
J. W. Grocut, fire engineer, 3,3.33 1-3
R. J. Eaton, fire engineer, 33.33 1-3
L. B. Davis, fire engineer,
33.33 1-3
$100.00
Election Officers
A. B. Sawyer,
$7.00
F. P. Clement,
3.00
C. A. Noyes,
8.00
1
B. F. Carter,
3.00
4
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C. E. Welch,
8 00
J. J. Minahan,
3.00
(). W. Jordan.
8.00
J. K. Sargent.
3.00
H. C. Colby,
2.00
C. B. Heath,
3.00
WV. A. Bailey,
3.00
F. H. Hargraves,
3.00
C. E. Wallace,
3.00
H. R. Sargent,
3.00
W. H. Scott,
5.00
$65 00
Police and Night Watch
L. G. Harrington, chief and night watch,
$1,006.74
WV. Lavalley, special,
25.00
G. E. Franklin, special, 25.00
J. E. Bean, Jr., special,
11.50
WV. H. Streeter, special.
7.50
F. H. Hargraves, special,
7.50
C. W. Bishop, special,
5.00
D. E. Hargraves,
2.25
$1,090.49
Insurance
Policy No. 293,
$55.44
Policy No. 591.
61.60
Policy No. 1,810,371,
52.36
Policy No. 1626,
73.92
Policy, No. 531.
38.50
Policy No. 1047,
46.20
$328.02
Discount Discount on note anticipation of revenue, $146.97
$146.97
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Repairing Main Street
Pay roll and teams,
$2,759.55
Freight,
733.69
Crushed stone,
1,092.14
Tarvia,
1,586.65
Field stone.
18.10
Fuel,
97.77
Insurance compensation,
184.00
Insurance, public,
22.00
Use of steam roller,
167.00
Tools, supplies and labor,
168.48
Trucking stone,
207.50
Incidentals
59.14
$7,096.02
Received and Due Account Repairing East and West Main St., 1917-1918.
Received Acct. rep. W. Main St., 1917, $323.00
Due acct. rep. W. Main St., 1918,
213.00
Due acct. rep. E. Main St. at car barn,
663.96
Balance from 1917,
826.88
Excise tax, 1918,
485.76
Excise tax, 1917,
512.57
Appropriation, 1918,
1,500.00
Received from state,
1,500.00
Received from county,
1,500.00
$7,525.17
Credit balance, $429.15
Incidental Expense
Town office and hall and miscell. $697.71
Police supplies and expense, 199.05
Town reports, 134.74
Collector of taxes, 55.45
Sealer of weights and measures, 1.25
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Treasurer
52.20
Inspector of animals,
1.57
Assessors,
44.95
Lighting town buildings,
218.53
Printing,
65.00
Janitor,
68.63
Board of health,
5.42
$1,544.50
Payments from Reserve Fund-
Watering trough
$171.50
Home Guard, camp duty,
125.00
Home Guard, call for lost boy,
68.00
. .
$364.50
Reserve Fund Chapter 12, Section 54, R. L.
Balance Jan. 1, 1918,
$653.95
Overlay, 1918,
1,768.33
December assessment,
87.15
Additional from income tax
440.64
$2,950.07
Abatements, 1918,
$341.84
Payments,
364.50
706.34
Balance of fund Jan. 1, 1919,
$2,243.73
WILLIS H. SCOTT, FRANK E. BARTLETT, HOMER R. SARGENT.
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AUDITOR'S REPORT.
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To the Citizens of the Town of Merrimac :
I have audited the books of accounts of the Assessors, Selectmen, Collector of Taxes, School Committee, Water and Light Departments and Treasurer, and find them to be correct and in good form.
All receipts have been accounted for and disburse- ments sustained by warrants issued and approved by the
Selectmen to the Treasurer as follows:
Selectmen,
$53,422.01
School,
13,940.32
Light,
11,029.74
Water,
11,431,30
$89,823.37
FRED C. DANIELS, Auditor ..
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TREASURER'S REPORT.
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Frederick C. Grant, Treasurer, in account with the Town of Merrimac.
Receipts.
General Account.
Balance on deposit Jan. 1, 1918,
$6,014.63
F. W. George, collector of taxes, taxes, etc., $43,512.90
371.31
Interest,
$43,884.21
Treasurer of the Commonwealth :
Temporary aid,
$ 226.87
Moth department,
10.00
Support of sick paupers,
235.74
Mothers with dependent children,
104.00
Inspector of animals,
25.00
Corporation tax, public service,
188.15
Corporation tax, business,
1,998.49
Income tax, 1917,
160.00
Income tax, 1918,
1,701.30
National Bank tax,
36.12
Street Railway tax,
52.44
Military aid,
6.00
State aid,
1,091.00
Soldiers' exemption,
170.81
Highway department, Main Street,
1,500.00
$7,505.92
C. R. Ford, Superintendent moth department, $ 46.55
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County of Essex, ( Main Street ). 1,500 00
G. W. Sargent's Sons, note, 4,000.00
S. N. Bond & Co., note, 10,000.00
Merrimac Savings Bank, note, (Main Street ),
1,000.00
Merrimac Savings Bank, Interest. $ 3.50
G. W. Sargent's Sons, Interest, 3.05
First National Bank, interest on deposit, 62.81
$69.36
Chas. E. Hoyt, potatoes, ' $ 46.90
S. L. Kelly, potatoes,
410.87
Frank E. Walker, potatoes,
1.68
$459.45
City of Haverhill, poor, $222.00
Lowell Five Cents Savings Bank, poor, 15.18
Selectmen, Poor Department, 39.75
$276.93
Clarence O. Libby, reinbursement, Officers uniforms, M. S. G., $ 45.00
Clarence O. Libby, reinbursement, Church Street and Lower Corner cemeteries,
· 90.00
F. C. Grant, reimbursement, acct. check, .20
J. S. Jewett, rent Sargent Hall,
39.00
C. D. Parker & Co, balance acct.,
2.92
Selectmen, victualler's license
$ 1.00
Moses Blotner, junk license,
25.00
C. B. Heath, town clerk, licenses, 6.00
$32.00
Fred A. Brown, Clerk District Court, fines, etc.,
45.00
Selectmen, broken window,
1.75
First National Bank, rent,
300.00
Light Department, rent,
168.00
Mass. N. E. Street Ry, Main Street,
323.00
O. A. Poland, Brick, 8.75
F. W. Peabody, reimbursement acct. bugle, M. S. G., 6.50
$75,819.17
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School Department.
Treasurer of the Commonwealth :
Mass. School Fund,
$722.79
Tuition of State wards,
313.90
Salary, Superintendent of Schools,
500.00
$1,536.69 137.96
County of Essex, dog tax,
City of Boston, tuition,
$57.00
Mrs. W. E. Moore, tuition,
10.00
Town of Salisbury, tuition,
25.00
Town of Newton, N. H., tuition,
25.00
$117.00
C. W. Morrill, broken glass,
4.20
W. S. Tuckwell, grass,
5.00
Houghton, Mifflin Co., reimbursement,
12.28
Standard Oil Co., reimbursement,
4.00
Mass. N. E. Street Ry, reimbursement,
16.00
$1,833.13
Light Department
Willis H. Scott, Collector,
$9,824.70
Water Department
Willis H. Scott, Collector, $6,579.48
Light Department, settlement order, 531.60
$7,111.08
Total receipts,
$94,588.08
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Expenditures.
General Account.
Treasurer of the Commonwealth :
State tax,
$3,520.00
National Bank tax,
834.70
Repairing state highway, 223.10
$4,577.80
County tax,
$2,495.63
State and German war aid,
1,450.00
Funding note,
· 1,600.00
School and Broad Street notes,
1,300.00
C'entre School note,
400.00
Main Street note,
500.00
G. W. Sargent Sons, note,
4,000.00
Rocks Bridge note,
400.00
S. N. Bond & Co. note,
10,000.00
Interest and discount,
714.47
Miscellaneous selectmen's orders
25,984.11
$53.422.01
School Department
Committee warrants, $13,940.32
Light Department
Commissioners' warrants,
Bond,
$ 500.00
Note,
600.00
Interest,
216.00
Miscellaneous,
9,713.74
$11,029.74 1
Water Department
Commissioners' warrants,
$3,500.00
Bonds, Notes,
850.00
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Interest,
2,222.00 4,859.30
Miscellaneous,
$11,431.30
Total Expenditures,
$89.823.37
Balance, cash on deposit with First National Bank,
4,764.71
$94,588.08
Discount and Interest, General Account,
Receipts.
F. W. George, Collector, interest on taxes, $371.31
First National Bank, Interest on de- posit account, 62.81
Merrimac Savings Bank, accrued interest on note, 3.50
G. W. Sargent Sons, accrued interest on note, 3.05
$440.67
Payments.
Interest on funding loan,
$ 84.00
Interest on Rocks Bridge notes,
48.00
Interest on School and Broad Streets notes, 20,3.00
Interest on Centre School notes, 64.00
Interest on Main Street notes,
75.00
Interest on G. W. Sargent Sons note, 93.50
Discount, S. N. Bond & Co. note,
146.97
$714.47
Net payment, $273.80
Notes Issued in Anticipation of Revenue. Ceo. W. Sargent Sons, dated June 3, 1918,
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$4,000.00
5 mo., 51/2%, S. N. Bond & Co., dated July 1, 1918, 4 mo., 4 -. 60%,
10,000.00
$14,000.00
Statement of the Funded Debt.
Dec. 31, '17
Paid
During Year
Dec. 31, '18
Interest
Paid
Water bonds at 4 per
cent., maturing $3,500 yearly to July 15, 1932, $52,500 $3,500 $49,000 $2,100
Water notes at 4 per cent., maturing $500 yearly to June 20, 1918, 500
500
0 10
Water notes at 4 per cent., maturing $350 yearly to July 15, 1925, 2,800
350
2,450
112
Electric Light bonds at 4 per cent., maturing $500 yearly to July 15, 1926, 4,500
500
4,000
180
Electric Light notes at 4 per cent., maturing $600 yearly to Jan. 5,1919. 1,200
600
600
36
Funding notes at 31/2 per cent., maturing $1,600 yearly to May 1, 1919. 3,200
1,600
1,600
84
Rocks Bridge notes at 4 per cent. maturing
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$400. year to Nov. 1, 1920, Centre School notes at 4 per cent., maturing. $400. yearly to Sept. 1, 1921,
1,200
400
800
48
1,600
400
1,200
64
School and Broad St.
notes at 4 per cent., maturing $800 yearly to Sept. 1, 1921, School and Broad St., notes at 5 per cent .. maturing $500 yearly to Oct. 1, 1920,
1,500
500
1,000
75
Main St. notes at 5 per cent., maturing $500 yearly to Oct. 1, 1920,
1,500
500
1,000
75
Main St. notes at 5 per
cent, maturing 500 annually to Sept. 9, 1920,
1,000
0
$73,700 $9,650
$65,050
$2,912
Amount of the funded debt, Dec. 31, 1917,
$73,700
Amount of the funded debt, Dec. 31, 1918, 65,050
Reduction for the year,
$8,650
3,200
800
2,400
128
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Cemetery Trust Funds.
Fund
1
Amount
Interest
for ·Year
Expended
Unexpended
Interest
M. E. Sargent,
$100 00 $ 4 38
$ 1 50
$ 5 42
Eliza M. Sawyer,
114 00
4 98
3 00
3 98
Emily S. Goodwin,
250 00
11 23
2 00
21 00
John L. and Sophia A. Merrill,
200 00
- 10 19
3 50
4,3 99
Moses Goodrich,
100 00
4 59
2 50
9 62
WV. A. Paine,
50 00
2 19
0 00
3 21
J. E. Prescott,
125 00
5 57
3 15
7 60
Rhoda S. Poor (D. J. P.),
300 00
14 95
3 1,3
60 09
Rhoda S. Poore (F.
Sargent ),
200 00
9 63
3 50
30 81
Otis W. Little,
200 00
8 83
2 75
12 04
Susan G. Sargent,
75 00
3 21
3 00
23
Marietta B. Sargent,
250 00
12 93
3 50
10 47
Caroline S. Noyes,
100 00
4 76
3 00
1,3 38
Adeline Whittier,
100 00
4 70
1 50
13 16.
J. Warren Sargent,
100 00
4 38
2 50
3 92
Ruth C. Rowell,
200 00
10 14
3 50
43 36
Sarah A. Pattee,
(Locust Grove),
175 00
8 38
2 60
26 43
Sarah A. Pattee, (Church St.),
125 00
5 70
3 00
10 99.
I. B. Little,
337 87
17 10
3 71
74 00°
John Bancroft,
50 00
2 15
2 00
17
Aaron Bancroft,
50 00
2 15
2 00
17
Thomas D. Nelson,
150 00
8 00
2 48
41 9,3
Mabel Jones
Shepardson,
100 00
4 34
3 00
2 38
Henry E. Crosby,
50 00
2 74
0 00
17 12
A. Linda Little,
150 00
6 70
2 85
10 44
1
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Etta H. Colby,
100 00
4 30
4 00
34
Mrs. Golman H. Hoyt, 100 00
4 49
3 00
6 41
Phineas Chase,
100 00
4 30
2 82
2 22
Charles A. Bridges,
100 00
4 47
3 05
6 02
Louise Clement,
100 00
4 68
3 00
11 08
Carrie C. Noyes,
150 00
6 91
2 45
16 05
iV. O. Smiley,
100 00
4 34
3 00
3 17
HIattie and Carrie P.
Baxter,
100 00
4 45
3 00
5 41
Parmelia Trefethen,
100 00
4 55
3 00
7 57
Ida E. Stevens,
125 00
5 59
3 50
7 61
Mary Ann Chase,
100 00
4 34
3 00
2 47
Stuart, Chase and
Sargent,
150 00
6 53
3 26
5 93
Charles A. Noyes,
75 00
3 25
2 50
1 77
Mason W. R. Downing, 125 00
5 51
3 50
5 58
William Gilday,
100 00
4 34
3 00
3 13
Moses Stevens,
100 00
4 34
2 50
3 13
Elizabeth M. Cooper, 100 00
4 34
3 00
2 88
Amos Weed,
100 00
4 42
0 00
7 44
E. Fannie Bradley,
100 00
4 30
3 00
1 55
Porter Sargent,
150 00
6 49
2 85
5 14
Melville S. Gibbs,
50 00
1 63
1 00
63
Addie S. Sawyer,
100 00
4 30
3 26
1 04
Arthur C. Sargent,
100 00
3 27
3 00
27
Heirs of A. R.
Kimball,
100 00
2 25
0 00
2 25
George E. Ricker,
100 00
1 13
0 00
1 13
Alfred G. Wells,
100 00
1 13
0 00
1 13
Stephen C. Parsons,
200 00
0 00
0 00
0 00
Alfred H. Colby,
100 00
0 00
0 00
0 00
$128 36
G. G. Larkin, Superintendent of Locust Grove ceme- tery was paid $38.36 of this amount and Clarence O. Libby, Supt .. was paid $90 on account of Lower Corner and Church St. cemeteries.
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Public Library Trust Funds
A. E. Coodwin, $200 00 $11 65 $ 0 00 $83 62
James Whittier, 400 00 19 29 0 00 68 97
Kimball Park Trust Fund
Judith W. Kimball, $1.000 $43 80 $ 21 00 $43 33
Electric Light Depreciation Fund Ament Jan. 1. 1918, $522.16
Intere t, one year, 22.41
$544.57
Electric Light Reserve Fund
Amount Jan. 1, 1918,
$1,530.00
Interest, one year, 65.70
$1,595.70
Charles H. Davis Guaranty Fund.
Amount Jan. 1, 1918,
$454.50
Interest, one year, 19.50
$474.00
All the above funds are on deposit in the Merrimac Savings Bank.
Respectfully submitted,
Frederick C. Grant,
Treasurer.
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COLLECTOR'S REPORT
-
Fred W. George in account with the Town of Merri- mac, Mass.
Dr.
To 1918 tax list and additions,
$44,192.65.
Collected since Dec. 31, 1917 report, 7,438.56
Uncollected last report,
5,585.96
Interest received,
371.31
Excess tax,
485.76.
Cr.
By cash paid town treasurer,
$43,884.21
Property taken Attitash Park,
29.25
Abatements, 1918,
108.63
Abatements since Dec. 31,
182.35
Uncollected resident, 1916,
9.70
Uncollected non-resident, 1916,
213.00
Uncollected resident, 1917
168.20
Uncollected non-resident, 1917,
337.88
Uncollected resident, 1918,
2.898.52
Uncollected non-resident, 1918,
1507.38
Late assessments,
12.00
Excise tax,
485.76
Attitash Park, 1916, 1917,
58.11
Attitash Park, 1918,
41.75
Due from firemen,
94.24
Collected since Dec. 31,
7.043.07
Uncollected Resident Taxes for 1916
Bailey, Moses, bal., 9.70
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Uncollected Non-Resident Taxes
Rawson Product Co., $213.00
Uncollected Resident Taxes for 1917
Bailey, Moses, Heirs and Div. Bal., .
37.98
Bailey, James W. 58.19
Blanchard, Frederick W., bal .. 29.70
Pease, James F., bal., 42.33
Uncollected Non-Resident Taxes for 1917
Cavanaugh, H. J.,
3.18
Carvel, Ezekiel,
2.65
Rawson Product Co.,
282.23
Wood, George H.,
49.82
Uncollected Resident Taxes for 1918
Battis, Elmer E.,
57.00
Bailey, Moses, Heirs and Dev.,
32.95
Bailey, James W.,
37.25
Bailey, Fred G., bal.,
20.75
Bartlett, John F., bal.,
84.00
Blanchard, Frederick W.,
47.00
Currier, John E.,
713.73
Davis, Herman F., bal.,
983.25
Day, Elmer E.,
2.00
Dodge, Gladden,
2.00
Eastman, Charles F., bal ..
26.25
Emery, Hattie B., Heirs and Dev.,
62.25
Freeman, George S., bal ..
40.75
Gould, I. Morrill, bal.,
69.50
Gray, Fred T., bal.,
30.45
Guerin, Joseph H.,
2.25
Howe, Nathaniel L ..
32.50
Howieson, Rufus E., bal.,
8.75
Jenkins, Frank,
2.00.
Kaplan, Sarah, bal ..
41.78
Leslie, Mrs. Annie, bal.,
17.50
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Manning, Henry C.,
200
McInnis, George A.,
74.50
McPhee, George W.,
5.00
Moore, John J.,
8.25
Peaslee, H. Fred ..
35.00
Peace, James F.,
63.55
Poland, Jolın,
2.00
Sargent, Ralph H., bal ..
120.68
Sargent, Jonathan B., Heirs and Dev.,
12.50
Sande, Charles E.,
5.00
Sande, Helen H.,
22.50
Sayre, Ida Mrs., bal ..
104.68
Smith, Susan B.,
53.75
Stewart, Charles W., bal ..
24.50
Streeter, Charles O.,
2.00
Wilson, Frank M.,
2.00
White, Matilda and Earl, Mrs. Wm. J., bal.,
6.26
Worcester, Georgie M.,
40.44
Uncollected Non-Resident Tares for 1918
Brown, Mrs. John S.,
17.50
Carvel, Ezekiel.,
2.50
Clark, Mary B. bal.,
27.50
Clark, Robert M.,
87.50
Gage, Rufus B.,
47.00
Gregg, Sarah E., Trustee, bal.,
362.50
Grim, Sara A., bal ..
22.50
Judkins, Agnes F.,
101.25
Knowles, Carrie L.,
25.00
Rand, Frank N ..
325.13
Rawson Product Co.,
266.25
Sargent. Everett O ..
25 00
Sheriff, Wm. H., bal ..
1.25
Smith, Maud E.,
196.50
Late Assessments
Roy, Henry, 10.00
Robinson, George B., .2.00
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E.vcisc Ta.v Mass. North Eastern R. R. Co., 485.76 F. W. GEORGE, Collector.
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ANNUAL REPORT OF THE BOARD OF ASSESORS
The Board of Assessors herein submit thier annual . report for the year 1918.
The amount to be raised for 1918 was made up as follows :
General appropriation,
$34,185.37
State tax,
3,520.00
County tax,
2,495.63
Highway tax,
223.10
Note and interest,
4.674.00
$45,098.10
Taxes and Estimated Income
Tax on assessed estate,
$40,655.20
Tax on polls,
1,170.00
Income tax "estimated",
1,420.66
Corporation tax public service,
370.36
Corporation tax business,
2,3,32.60
National Bank tax,:
25.41
Street Railway tax,
292.20
Miscellaneous,
600.00
$46,866.43
Overlay,
$1,768.33
December assessment,
87.15
Income tax additional,
440.64
$2,296.12
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Statistics from the Valuation Book
Valuation of real estate,
$1,410,848.00
Valuation of personal estate,
201,585.00
Valuation of resident bank stock,
13,775.00
Total valuation, $1,626,208.00
Property, assessed in December,
$3086.00
Valuation of personal estate,
Valuation of non-resident bank stock,
$33,725.00
Valuation of church and other property exempt, 41,000.00 Valuation of property of individuals exempt, 34,746.00 Number of polls, 585
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