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ALLEN COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY 3 1833 01847 6942
GC 974.102 B42AR, 1910
Annual Report
OF THE
SELECTMEN, ASSESSORS,
OVERSEERS OF THE POOR
AND TREASURER
OF THE TOWN OF
BELMONT
FOR YEAR ENDING MARCH 7,
1910
WALDO COUNTY HERALD JOB PRINTING DEPARTMENT BELFAST, MAINE
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WHEN IN BELFAST
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59 HIGH STREET, BELFAST, MAINE.
WALDO COUNTY'S
LEADING
Lunch Room
T. B. BERRY, Prop.
Home Cooking and Pri-
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L. T. SHALES
Dealer in
Groceries, Provisions.
Tobacco and Country Produce
Agents for
Honey Suckle and Peer- less Flour.
64 MAIN STREET, BELFAST
'Phone 62-2
Annual Report
OF THE
SELECTMEN, ASSESSORS,
OVERSEERS OF THE POOR
AND TREASURER
OF THE TOWN OF
BELMONT
FOR YEAR ENDING MARCH 7,
1910
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WALDO COUNTY HERALD JOB PRINTING DEPARTMENT BELFAST, MAINE
TOWN OFFICERS.
Selectmen
C. R. ANDREWS
EDMUND BREWSTER
F. B. WHITE
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Treasurer
N. B. ALLENWOOD
Town Clerk®
L. F. ALLENWOOD
Collector and Constable
W. S. FOSS
TOWN OF BELMONT
RESOURCES OF TOWN, MARCH 7th, 1910.
Amount in hands of Treasurer, March 7th, 1910.
Cash.
$245 59
Tax deeds.
369 24
Amount.
$614 83
Value of real estate, resident.
$67,136 00
Value of real estate, non-resident.
19,410 00
Personal estate, resident.
13,322 00
Personal estate, non-resident.
3,527 00
Total valuation
$103,395 00
Basis of assessment of Money Tax, .024.
Number of Polls taxed, 78 at two dollars each.
Number of Polls not taxed, 32.
Total money tax assessed.
$2,639 79
For the following purposes:
State tax.
325 75
County tax.
170 07
Town debts and charges
500 00
Support of highways.
746 00
Set aside for permanent improve-
ment of highway
54 00
Support of State road.
27 00
Support of schools.
400 00
Support of poor
300 00
High school tuition
25 00
For guideboards.
20 00
Overlay.
71 97
$2,639 79
RESOURCES FOR THE YEAR 1909.
Cash in hands of Treasurer March 1, 1909. ...... $397 20 Tax deeds in hand of Treasurer, March 1, 1909 .. 369 24
4
Cash from Northport.
$ 6 75
Use of schoolhouse for show 1 00
Dog licenses refunded. 38 54
Commitment of 1909.
2,639 79
Cash from City National bank. 200 00
State on account of Willard Hustus .. 40 00
Lincolnville for use of road plow. .
1 00
Clerk, dog licenses.
50 00
State on State road.
124 31
State school fund and mill tax.
368 41
Cash from State high school money.
8 75
Northport.
6 50
Appleton. .
17 31
W. S. Foss, abated tax for 1908. 4 19
State on State pensions.
108 00
Total resources. $4,380 99
EXPENDITURES FOR THE YEAR 1909.
Paid State tax. $325 75
County tax.
170 07
M. P. Woodcock for books.
4 50
State Treasurer, dog licenses
50 00
Fred Brewster, material and labor on road machine. . 6 00
Waldo County Herald for printing Town reports and receipts 12 00
Mason & Hall, cutting edge for machine ... 8 30
Mystic Grange for rent of hall March, 7, 1910 included. 8 00
City National Bank. .
205 00
Edmund Brewster, housing machine.
1 00
Wm. Elms for mowing South Belmont cemetery. 2 50
R. W. Rogers, legal services and advice.
25 00
25
Adelbert Millett for death certificate. . ... C. R. Andrews for telephoning and postage ..
1 33
George Mears, interest on orders. 62 25
George Mears, on outstanding orders. 250 00
5
Paid State pensions $ 108 00
$1,239 95
TOWN OFFICERS' BILLS.
Paid C. R. Andrews for services as Selectman, Assessor and Overseer of Poor. $37 07
Edmund Brewster for services as Select- man, Assessor and Overseer of Poor .. .... F. B. White for services as Selectman, Assessor and Overseer of Poor .. 19 00
32 92
N. B. Allenwood for services as Treasurer .. . 18 00
N. B. Allenwood for services as Superin- tendent of Schools. 15 00
N. B. Allenwood, services as Moderator. 1 00
L. F. Allenwood for services as Clerk. 10 00
L. F. Allenwood for recording births, deaths and marriages. 3 00
W. S. Foss, commission for collecting taxes 44 59
W. S. Foss, for services as constable and justice fees 13 00
W. S. Morse for services on Board of
Health.
6 00
D. A. Greer for services on Board of Health .. 3 00
$202 58
ABATEMENTS FOR 1909.
Paid W. S. Foss for G. E. Smith, worthless ...... $2 00
Frank Emmons, worthless. . 2 00
William Lassell, worthless ... 2 00 Samuel Sleeper, worthless ... 72
Frank Blood, paid in Waldo .. 2 00
$8 72
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EXPENDED ON STATE ROAD FOR 1909.
Paid Willard S. Morse. $24 25
G. F. Marriner 19 50
H. M. Flagg 2 71
J. E. Clement 9 00
John Greer
12 00
George Greer
9 00
Fred Greer.
12 75
J. G. Jackson
3 00
John Morrill
9 00
H. M. Meader 4 50 ·
G. M. Cunningham.
4 50
R. E. Beckwith. 4 50
F. O. Allenwood. 9 00 .
I. F. Kendall.
1 50
Edmund Brewster.
16 50
Fred B. White.
12 75
J. A. Sprague.
3 00
Willard Morrill. .
32 98
C. R. Andrews. 16 50
E. A. Greer
3 75
D. E. Heald.
3 25
L. E. Young.
23 00
Berger Manufacturing Co. for one 24 ft. culvert.
16 18
Cooper & Co. for cement. 5 18
Amount expended.
$258 30
Amount raised by Town $ 81 00
Amount paid by State.
121 50
Balance due from State for 1908.
2 81
' Amount available. $205 31
Overdrawn.
$52 99
EXPENDED ON HIGHWAYS FOR 1909.
Paid E. A. Greer $40 02
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7
Paid Frank Johnson $ 36 12
I. F. Kendall
4 95
J. E. Clement.
14 95
F. A. Greer
20 00
J. E. Bryant.
3 25
John Greer
35 45
J. F. Nichols.
16 50
Willard Morrill.
31 83
George Greer
19 18
Daniel Greer.
2 50
C. P. Morrill.
19 06
John Morrill.
5 25
C. A. Morrill.
2 03
Albert McKenney
4 20
F. B. White
25 55
H. A. Greer
18 28
W. S. Morse.
21 50
G. F. Marriner
42 63
C. H. Meader
14 75
Simon Jackson.
3 00
R. E. Beckwith
18 60
G. M. Cunningham
7 80
Lizzie Jackson.
2 00
Hartson Farrow
3 00
F. C. Flagg.
15 30
H. M. Meader
11 30
Lewis Vansickle
3 30
I. A. Flagg.
11 65
W. G. Newbit
1 20
Thaddeous Briggs
6 50
E. J. Hills.
9 25
F. A. Marriner
6 51
Fred Fenwick.
2 25
J. G. Jackson
12 00
J. A. Sprague.
8 55
Lewis Bryant. 19 46
W. S. Foss.
9 45
F. O. Allenwood 4 50
C. R. Andrews
23 36
W. M. Elms.
3 30
8
Paid Pearl Dickey. $ 23 90
Fred Brewster
15 12
H. M. Clark. 23 32
W. W. Tower
14 00
T. A. Gordon.
13 37
T. M. Simmons.
21 00
N. W. Wellman
12 67
John Morse
10 60
H. G. Morse, labor and plank.
15 80
Warren Newbit.
1 50
Abner Young.
7 80
L. E. Young
.
7 75
E. S. Morse.
.
1 00
C. M. Dickey
2 50
Percy Tower.
4 00
Edmund Brewster. 52 87
H. Merriam for plank.
7 20
J. W. Levenseller, plank
12 66
L. F. Allenwodo. 14 87
Total cost of road.
$822 21
Raised by Town.
746 00
Overdrawn.
$76 21
SCHOOL EXPENSES.
Amount raised by Town. $400 00
Amount from State.
368 41
Unexpended from 1908
73 82
Received from Northport.
13 25
Received from State rebate on High schools.
8 75
Amount available.
$864 23
PAID TEACHERS.
Paid Susie Batchelder, Winterport, 1908. $58 50
Abbie M. Ordway, Spring term 56 00
Abbie M. Ordway, fall term. 58 50
Abbie M. Ordway, winter term 1908 54 00
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Paid Inez M. Jackson, spring term. $ 36 00 Lena R. Bird, fall term. 36 00
Lena R. Bird, winter term. 32 00 Edna McKinney, spring term. 36 00
Margaret Cripps, fall term. 36 001
Margaret Cripps, winter term. 32 001
Florence I. Cross, spring term. 54 00
Mabel McKendrick, fall term. 36 00
Mabel McKendrick, winter term 32 00
$557 00
BOARD OF TEACHERS.
Paid James E. Bryant. $46 50
Fred Greer .. 48 50
J. E. Clement. 27 00
F. O. Allenwood.
27 00
J. G. Jackson
35 00
$184 00
TRANSPORTATION OF SCHOLARS.
Paid D. W. Mansfield, spring term. $27 00
" fall term. 28 00
winter term 28 00
$83 00
JANITOR SERVICES AND BANKING SCHOOLHOUSES
Paid Pearl Donaldson. $ 5 45
J. E. Clement. 2 00
Irvin McFarland. 1 75
Percy Tower.
4 50
George White. 2 00
Edna McKinney, cleaning schoolhouse 1 00
Mrs. John A. Hartshorn 2 00
Mildred B. Knight. 1 00
Effie Donaldson. 1 00
John G. Jackson, banking house 1 50
C. A. Morrill, banking house.
1 00
10
Paid F. A. Marriner for broom and nails.
48
$23 68
PAID FOR FUEL.
Paid John W. Morse for wood. $14 00
E. K. Howard, for wood .. 15 00
Percy Tower for kindlings.
50
Simon Jackson, kindlings.
50
C. A. Morrill, kindlings
1 00
Pearl Donaldson, kindlings.
25
George Morrill, fitting wood.
1 50
Percy Tower, fitting wood.
3 00
H. M. Meader, fitting wood ..
1 50
C. A. Merrill for Telephoning and wash dish. 40
$37 65
Total school expenses
$885 33
Amount available.
864 23
Overdrawn.
$21 10
EXPENDED FOR SCHOOL BOOKS.
Paid Ginn & Co.
$11 93
American Book Co ..
12 31
Silver, Burdett & Co.
12 15
Edward E. Babb & Co.
1 16
All overdrawn.
$37 55
HIGH SCHOOL TUITION.
Appropriation.
$25 00
Expended.
17 50
. Unexpended. $7 50
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GUIDE BOARDS.
Paid Fred Brewster for making boards. $3 20
D. W. Mansfield for painting boards 5 00
Edmund Brewster for setting boards. 3 00
$11 20
Appropriation. $20 00
Expended. 11 20
Unexpended.
$8 80
SUPPORT OF POOR.
Paid Town of South Thomaston for Grover. $16 50
A. W. Jackson for board of Grover. 4 30
Andrews and Brewster, trip to So. Thom- aston. 7 90
C. E. Meservey legal services for Grover ...
2 00
Adelbert Tolman, Sheriff of Knox Co. 2 00
City of Bangor for Grover.
2 15
Amos F. Carlton for board of Grover.
16 00
G. M. Cunningham for board of Dunton .. 108 20
William Clark, clothing for Dunton 14 34
Fred Timm, shoes for Dunton. 1 50
Andrews and Brewster, trip to Augusta, Dunton. 13 15
Adelbert J. Millett, examination, Dunton ... 5 00
F. A. Marriner, goods furnished for Jack- son .. 42 50
T. N. Pearson, for medicine for Jackson. ... 8 00
Poor & Son for medicine for Jackson .. ....
7'60
F. A. Marriner, supplies for Sleeper family.
3 12
W. M. Elms, rent for Sleeper family:
6 00
H. A. Elms, wood for Sleeper family ...... 4 00
B. C. Dinsmore & Son shoes for Sleeper family 2 19
E. J. Hills, fitting wood for Sleeper family . 2 00
Total cost of Poor. $268 45
12
Received from Appleton.
$ 17 31
Cost of Belmont's Poor. $251 14
Appropriated by Town $300 00
Expended ..
251 14
Unexpended
$48 86
OUTSTANDING ROAD BILLS OF 1908.
Paid W. H. White, town road bill of 1908. $8 37
W. H. White, State road bill of 1908. 6 00
$14 37
OUTSTANDING ORDERS AND BILLS.
Order No. 30, year 1910, interest bearing. $500 00
31, year 1910, interest bearing. 500 00
32, year 1910, interest bearing. 500 00 46, year 1910, interest bearing .. . 250 00
23, year 1910, non-interest bearing .. . 3 00
Bill due Insane Hospital at Augusta
6 00
Bill due Dr. T. N. Pearson for examination of Dunton. 3 00
$1,762 00
RESOURCES AND LIABILITIES.
Total resources for the year ending
March 7, 1910. $4,380 99
Expenditures for the year.
$3,766 16
Resources in hands of Treasurer 614 83
$4,380 99
Total liabilities March 7, 1910.
$1,762 00
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Total resources March 7, 1910 $ 614 83
Liabilities over resources. $1,147 17
Very respectfully, C. R. ANDREWS, EDMUND BREWSTER, F. B. WHITE,
Selectmen.
Treasurer's Report.
CR.
1909.
March 9 By cash on hand. $397 20
Tax deeds .. 369 24
March 13
cash from Northport. 6 75
cash for use of schoolhouse 1 00
April 24
Dog licenses refunded.
38 54
26
commitment of 1909.
2,637 79
July 2 cash from City National Bank ...
200 00
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17
cost of Willard Hustus refunded 40 00 received for dog licenses. 50 00
cash from State on State road .
121 50
cash from State on State road ....
2 81
cash for use of road plow 1 00
school fund and mill tax.
368 41
cash from Northport.
6 50
cash from State, high school .... tuition
8 75
cash from Appleton.
17 31
cash for abated taxes of 1908 .. . .
6 19
cash from State on State pen- pensions.
108 00
$4,380 99
DR.
1909.
April 26 To bills turned in. $135 43
Orders turned in. 57 07
July 17
Orders turned in 59 25
bills turned in.
347 61
Nov. 6 road bills turned in 245 47
orders turned in.
20 67
15
To orders turned in. .
$ 20 70
bills turned in.
273 09
Dec. 24
road bills turned in 57 11
road bills turned in.
557 83
orders turned in.
143 15
orders turned in.
227 98
1910.
Feb. 22
road bills turned in.
182 27
school bills turned in.
11 40
bills turned in.
974 18
orders turned in.
92 70
tax deeds.
369 24
paid State pensions.
108 00
paid George Mears on debt.
250 00
paid George Mears, interest. 2 25
cash on hand to balance
245 59
$4,380 99
N. B. ALLENWOOD,
Treasurer.
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