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ALLEN COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY 3 1833 01847 7007
GC 974.102 B42AR, 1908
ANNUAL REPORT
- -OF THE- -
SELECTMEN,
Assessors, Overseers of the Poor, and Treasurer
OF THE TOWN OF
BELMONT, MAINE,
-FOR THR
YEAR ENDING MARCH 2,
1908.
BELFAST: W. F. LANGILL, PRINTER. 1908.
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
SELECTMEN,
Assessors, Overseers of the Poor, and
Treasurer
OF THE TOWN OF
BELMONT, MAINE,
-
-FOR THR ---
YEAR ENDING MARCH 2,
1908.
BELFAST:
W. F. LANGILL, PRINTER.
1908.
TOWN OF BELMONT.
RESOURCES OF TOWN, MARCH 2nd, 1908.
Amount in hands of Treasurer, N. B. Allenwood March 2, 1907
Cash
203 00
Tax deeds
394 40
Due from State on State road 102 00
699 40
Value of Real Estate, resident
$64,138 00
non-resident
21,230 00
Personal estate, resident
10,861 00
non-resident 1,984 00
$98,213 00
Basis of assessment of Money Tax, .029 Number of Polls taxed 80, at two dollars each
not taxed, 35
Total money tax assessed
$3,010 17
For the following purposes :
State tax
$307 87
County tax
111 54
Town debts and charges
500 00
Support of highways and bridges
800 00
" State road
200 00
" schools
600 00
.6
" poor
200 00
Repairs on school houses
200 00
School books
60 00
Overlay
30 76
$3,010 17
4
RESOURCES FOR THE YEAR 1907
Tax committed to W. S. Foss for the year 1906, uncollected $2,523 34
Cash in the hands of the Treasurer March 4, 1907 441 33 Tax deeds 374 99
Tax committed to W. S. Foss for the year 1907 3,010 17
Refunded dog licenses
33 66
High school money refunded
8 75
State school fund and mill tax 208 41
Cash from Appleton
26 50
$6,627 15
EXPENDITURES FOR THE YEAR 1907.
Paid State tax
$307 87
County tax 111 54
" State Treasurer, dog licenses 52 00
" W. F. Langill, printing reports 11 85
telephone to Portland
1 30
Field & Quimby, insurance on school house
30 00
D. W. Mansfield, for painting guideboards
1 25
" Fred Brewster, for making guideboards
30
" Mason & Hall, for scraper, paint and brush
7 45
66 A. B. Black, for repairs for road machine
21 00
American Express Co., for transportation of road machine repairs
5 80
" M. P. Woodcock, for books
3 20
Mystic Grange, for rent of hall March 2, 1908 included 8 00
F. A. Marriner, for bolts and nails
40
" Dunton & Morse, for legal advice 3 00
for postage and stationery
2 26
George Mears, interest on out-standing orders 154 19 interest bearing orders 2,500 00
R. F. Alexander, for housing road machine three years
4 50
$3,225 91
5
TOWN OFFICERS BILLS.
Paid C. R. Andrews, for services as selectman, assessor and overseer of poor $30 58
" Edmund Brewster, for services as selectman, assessor and overseer of the poor 24 00
" F. B. White, for services as selectman, asses- sor and overseer of the poor 23 75
L. F. Allenwood, for services as town clerk 10 00 for recording births, deaths and marriages 4 00
66 N. B. for services as treasurer 18 00
for services as moderator 1 00
Edmund Brewster, superintendent of schools 17 00
66 W. S. Foss, for services as constable, and justice fees
8 00
W. S. Foss, for collecting taxes, 1906 50 46 66 1907 60 21
50
" C. R. Andrews, for drawing orders
₹247 50
ABATEMENTS FOR 1906.
Paid Thaddeus Briggs, on acct. of sickness $2 17
66 A. A. Marriner, worthless 3 21
66 W. E. Quimby, paid in New Hampshire 2 00
66 Allen R. Shaw, worthless
2 00
66 Hollis M. Shaw,
2 00
G. H. Wilkins, 66
2 00
James Bean,
1 21
$14 59
ABATEMENTS FOR 1907.
Paid Thaddeus Briggs, on account of sickness
$4 64
66 James Nutt, worthless 2 90
W. E. Quimby, paid in New Hampshire 2 00
" J. E. Elms, heirs assessed by mistake
2 90
$12 44
6
EXPENDED ON STATE ROAD FOR 1907.
Paid John W. Morse $ 21 62
H. M. Flagg 21 62
HI. A. Greer 18 87
L. F. Allenwood
11 87
I. E. Young
10 25
E. A. Greer
14 48
John Greer,
18 23
George Greer
9 98
C. H. Meader
1
9 98
E. A. Sprague
10 73
G. M. Cunningham
9 98
R. E. Beckwith
9 98
I. A. Kendall
1 00
H. M. Meader
8 48
E. J. Hills
6 98
Edmund Brewster
9 23
C. R. Andrews
10 72
$ 204 00
Amount expended
$ 204 00
Appropriated by town
200 00
Overdrawn
$ 4 00
EXPENDED ON HIGHWAY FOR 1907.
Paid Lizzie Jackson
$ 5 00
E. L. Clark
2 70
W. F. Marriner
6 00
Hartson Farrow
14 32
Simon Jackson
7 50
C. H. Meader
14 67
G. F. Marriner
22 47
R. E. Beckwith
19 35
G. M. Cunningham
4 55
N. Young
10 50
7
$ 11 55
F. C. Flagg
6 30
Horace Chenery
E. J. Hills 9 60
J. A. Sprague
17 95
I. A. Flagg
10 05
Lewis Bryant
20 55
Warren Newbit
3 00
W. G. Newbit
4 50
George Jackson
3 00
F. O. Allenwood
3 75
Austin Greer
1 50
E. M. Thomas
21 45
Thadeous Briggs
8 25
H. M. Meader
9 83
I. F. Allenwood
9 38
C. R. Andrews
29 57
Bert Fowler
10 05
F. B. White
28 05
J. E. Wentworth
2 93
J. M. Richards
9 08
Ed Greer
45 65
E P. Morrill
2 70
O. G. Wooster
5 55
J. E. Bryant
3 83
John Greer
34 67
J. E. Clement
13 30
J. C. Gray
9 90
George Greer
19 35
Daniel Greer
3 90
Charles Wetherbee
1 20
George Knight
33 17
I . F. Kendall
8 85
C. A. Morrill
4 13
C. P. Morrill
36 00
H. A. Greer
8 45
Fred Fenwick
8 00
8
Fred Greer $ 30 00
Albert McKenney
7 45
L. E. Young
29 72
W. A. Morrill
18 21
N. W. Wellman
13 12
C. F. Wellman
1 00
J. F. Nichols
4 90
W. F. White
4 50
Pearl C. Dickey
5 32
W. M. Elms
1 25
Oscar Wilkins
3 10
G. W. Marriner
3 83
Fred Brewster
17 28
Enos Pease
4 73
John Morse
25 88
E. R. Howard
9 52
Miles Pease
17 22
H. M. Flagg
23 40
Frank Morse
24 18
W. E. Quimby
12 69
Edmund Brewster
34 93
Charles Simmons
9 40
W. F. Wellman
3 45
Hiram Brewster
8 70
Hollis Clark
32 33
C. M. Dickey
4 50
T. A. Gordon
11 10
W. W. Tower
19 95
Percy Tower
3 60
John Morrill
3 75
Herbert Morse
10 51
F. A. Marriner
65
$ 966 22
9
Expended Appropriated by the town
$ 966 22
800 00
Overdrawn
$ 166 22
SCHOOL EXPENSES.
Amount raised by town
$ 600 00
from State
208 41
Amount available
8808 41
PAID TEACHIERS.
Nellie I. Greer, Spring term $ 65 00
71 50
Winter
39 00
Annie Wellman, Spring
65 00
"
66
Fall
71 50
66 Winter «
39 00
Sadie Cummings, Spring
60 00
6.
Fall 66
71 50
Winter “
39 00
Alberta B. Eastman, Spring term
60 00
Fall 66
71 50
M. Alice Pitcher,
Winter 39 00
$ 692 00
PAID TRANSPORTATION OF SCHOLARS.
Paid Percy Tower Spring term $ 40 00
Fall term 44 00
Winter term
21 00
$ 105 00
66 Fall
10
PAID JANITOR SERVICES.
Arthur Staples
$ 1 25
Alta Jackson
1 00
J. G. Jackson 1 25
Frances White
2 00
Charles Simmons
1 00
Mrs. H. E. Morrill
1 50
PAID FOR FUEL.
L. F. Allenwood for wood
$ 6 00
L. E. Young for wood
14 00
F. B. White for wood
7 00
J. W. Morse for wood
14 00
H. M. Meader for fitting wood
2 00
H. G. Morse for wood
2 25
Edmund Brewster for wood
3 00
N. W. Wellman for fitting wood
75
F. B. White for brooms
75
Bert Black for fitting wood
1 50
$ 51 25
$ 856 25
Amount expended
$ 856 25
Amount available
808 41
Overdrawn
$ 47 84
EXPENDED FOR SCHOOL BOOKS.
Paid American Book Co., for books
$ 11 91
Ginn & Co., "
3 40
Benj. H. Sanborn &Co., "
2 90
Silver Burdett, 6.
4 69
Lathrop Lee, 66
1 91
Edward E. Babb,
2 90
$ 27 71
$ 8 00
11
Appropriation,
$ 60 00
Expended, 27 71
Unexpended
$ 32 29
REPAIRS ON SCHOOL HOUSES.
Paid Cooper & Co., for lumber $ 13 60
J. W. Jones, glass and nails, 2 47
Mathews Bros. for windows 4 85
J. C. Durham for window
1 25
Fred Brewster for work
1 00
C. R. Andrews
2 00
George Mears for lock
15
Edmund Brewster for work
4 00
F. A. Marriner for nails 16
$ 29 48
Appropriation,
$ 200 00
29 48
Unexpended,
- $ 170 52
-
SUPPORT OF POOR.
Paid G. M. Cunningham for board of Abner Dunton $130 00
City of Bangor for G. W. Grover 5 25
E. P. Frost, clothing for A. Dunton 5 00
William A. Clark, clothing for Abner Dunton 2 71
Fred Timm for felts and rubbers for
2 00
G. E. Donnell for wood furnished the Sleeper family 9 00
F. A. Marriner for flour furnished the Sleep- er family 5 50
Mary Wyman for house rent for Sleeper family 10 00
$169 46
Appropriated by the town
$ 200 00
Expended 169 46
Unexpended $ 30 54
12
Total cost of Poor
$ 169 46
Received from Appleton
24 50
Cost of Belmont's poor
$ 144 96
OUTSTANDING ROAD BILLS OF 1906.
Paid W. F. Wellman
67
E. R. Howard
4 20
E. A. Greer
7 80
W. E. Quimby
12 05
I. F. Kendall
2 55
D. A. Greer
1 28
George Greer
1 95
Frank Morse
6 30
J. E. Bryant
3 15
Hartson Farrow
4 25
H. G. Morse
3 90
Hiram Brewster
1 35
C. P. Morrill
1 00
V. W. Tower
1 88
John Morse
16 65
Horace Chenery
6 00
Bert Fowler
2 25
L. E. Young
12 13
W. A. Morrill
1 50
G. W. Knight
10 01
H. A. Greer
9 30
F. B. White
1 95
Miles Pease
4 70
$116 82
OUTSTANDING ORDERS OF 1906.
Paid G. E. Donnell order No. 44 $ 4 50
Serl Brewster " " 51 21 00
George Mears 66 4 54
4 37
13
J. N. Mears Order No. 55
$17 75
66 « 56 7 00
66
4 57 2 75
Amount
$57 37
OUTSTANDING ORDERS AND BILLS.
Order No. 25, year 1908, interest bearing, $ 500 00
26,
500 00
27, 66 500 00 6.
28,
500 00
Accrued interest on town debt
7 76
Due Mary Wyman for house rent furnished
the F. C. Sleeper family
2 00
Amount
$2,009 76
RESOURCES AND LIABILITIES.
Total resources for the year ending March 2, 1908 $6,627 15
Expenditures for the year $5,927 77
Resources in hands of treasurer 699 40
Amount
$6,627 15
Total liabilities March 2, 1908
$2,009 76
Total resources 66
699 40
Liabilities over resources $1,310 36
Very respectfully,
C. R. ANDREWS, - EDMUND BREWSTER, > Selectmen. F. B. WHITE,
Treasurer's Report.
CR.
March 11, by cash on hand
$ 441 33
tax deeds on hand 374 99
commitment of W. S. Foss, 1906 2,523 34
April 25, dog license refunded 33 66
commitment of W. S. Foss, 1907 3,010 17
May 7, High school money refunded 8 75
1968, Jan. 8, school fund and mill tax
208 41
Feb. 6, cash from Appleton
26 50
Total
$6,627 15
April 25, to orders returned
$ 84 37
road bills returned
75 75
other 66
45 51
Oct. 19,
66
972 76
school bills
404 10
orders
111 00
1908
Jan. 3,
- Mears orders
2,152 25
4,
road bills returned
235 02
bills returned 817 23
orders
178 86
Feb. 18,
road bills .
95 85
orders and bills
346 26
19,
Mears order
501 94
bills
8 85
tax deeds on hand
394 40
Total
$6,424 15
Cash to balance
203 00
$6,627 15
N. B. ALLENWOOD, Treas.
DR.
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