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ALLEN COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY 3 1833 01847 7445
GC 974.102 B67AR, 1916-1917
ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-EIGHTH
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
SELECTMEN
OF THE
Town of Bowdoin, Maine
WITH REPORTS OF
TREASURER, SCHOOL COMMITTEE, AUDITOR, CLERK AND SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS.
For the Year Ending Feb. 10, 1916
RICHMOND W. F. Dunham, Printer® 1916
Allen County Public Library
ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-EIGHTH
ANNUAL REPORT
OF
THE
SELECTMEN
OF THẾ
Town of Bowdoin, Maine
WITH REPORTS OF
TREASURER, SCHOOL COMMITTEE, AUDITOR, CLERK AND SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS.
For the Year Ending Feb. 10, 1916
RICHMOND W. F. Dunham, Printer 1916
Town Officers for 1915
Selectmen, Assessors and Overseers of the Poor
N. DOUGHTY W. E. TARR W. L. MALOON Town Clerk E. E. BUKER
Allen County Public Library
Treasurer GEO. L. COOMBS
Collector R. S. CARR
Constables
J. O. ROBERTS R. S. CARR
Truant Officers WM. F. CORNISH WM. BATCHELDER
Town Agent N. DOUGHTY Auditor F. S. ADAMS
Superintending School Committee W. L. MALOON
RAY PURINTON
N. E. CURTIS
Superintendent of Schools C. M. KENDRICK Board of Health T. T. WHITNEY
W. L. MALOON
N. DOUGHTY
Report of Selectmen.
The Selectmen of Bowdoin respectfully submit the following statement of the financial condition of the town for the municipal year from Feb. 10, 1915 to Feb. 10, 1916, with the Resources and Liabilities.
VALUATION
Real estate, resident
$189,500 00
Real estate, non-resident
58,930 00
Personal estate, resident.
46,060 00
Personal estate, non-resident
24,787 00
$319,277 00
Number polls taxable 165
Amount assessed per poll $3 00
Rate of taxation .214
ASSESSMENTS
State tax.
$1518 68
County tax
338 48
Highway.
1200 00
Snow bills.
100 00
Collecting Brown-tail moths.
100 00
State Road.
400 00
State Road maintenance
60 00
Graveling Bog road.
100 00
Road near R. S. Carr
100 00
Road near Fulton's Corner
100 00
Support of Poor
300 00
Town expenses
700 00
Common Schools
1000 00
Repairs and Supplies
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... 200 00
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4
Text Books. 200 00
Better education of youth
150 00
Salary Supt. of Schools.
146 66
Overlay
314 38
Supplementary tax
86 50
Whole Assessment.
$7,414 70
BETTER EDUCATION OF YOUTH
Appropriation
$150 00:
Unexpended.
406 91
Received from State
323 33
Paid for tuition ...
$582 00
Unexpended balance.
298 24
$880. 24
$880 24
COMMON SCHOOLS
Appropriation.
$1000 00
State School fund
1586 32
Unexpended 1914
95 50
Paid for teaching.
$2286 00
Fuel.
163 87
Transportation.
185 00
Unexpended balance.
46 95
$2681 82
$2681 82
SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS
Appropriation $146 66
Paid H. B. Arey.
$ 12 22
C. M. Kendrick.
122 21
Overdrawn bal. 1914
2 98
Unexpended balance
9 25
$146 66 $146 66
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REPAIRS AND SUPPLIES
Appropriation
$200 00
Unexpended 1914 . .
26 11
Paid Orders
..
$182 11
Unexpended.
44 00
$226 11
$226 11
TEXT BOOKS
Appropriation
$200 00
Paid Orders. .
$149 45
Overdrawn 1914.
20 95
Unexpended balance
29 60
$200 00
$200 00
BROWN.TAIL MOTHS
HIGHWAY
Appropriation .
$100 00
Paid John Small.
$ 1 05
James Wagg . .
2 10
Lester Rideout
2 10
N. Danforth
2 10
Roy Curtis.
88
N. Doughty
1 75
Robert Bickford
1 75
W. E. Tarr
3 50
A. G. Buker
3 50
M. Meriiman
70
M. G. Keay
50
W. A. Pratt
88
Unexpended .
79 19
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$100 00
$100 00
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CONTINGENT®
Paid W. F. Dunham, printing Town Reports $ 62 00
Loring, Short & Harmon Town Books. 15 73'
W. F. Dunham, letter heads. ..
3 50
E. W. Webber, rubber stamp.
50
E. H. Webber, fumigating ma- terial 2 18
H. D. Grant, Md., vital statistics 2 00 Loring, Short & Harmon bill of sale book. 2 75
E. H. Webber, fumigating ma- terial. 3 50
J. A. Rideout, digging grave for Melissa Rand 2 00
N. Danforth, fighting fire. 7 00
I. H. Holbrook, 6.6 66
4 20
B. M. Arno
66
1 75
Louis Drouin
. . .
1 75
Frank Curtis .54
1 75
L. F. Rideout 66 1914.
5 68
W. B. Hervey
1914. .
5 68
E. H. Jordan 64 4.6
1914. . 4 72
Harrison Curtis 6€
3 06
James Wagg 66 66
3 50
Willie Lewis 6 6
44
Chas. Rideout
44
L. C. Wheeler 66
53
N. Doughty
2 00
W. L. Maloon 66
4 80
J. H. Moulton Md., vital statis- tics 75
E. H. Andrews Md., examination M. Dancause 5 00
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...
7
H. G. Grant Md., ex. J. C. Haigh .5 00
Lenora Gillespi, cleaning office. 50
Wheeler Printing Co., printing. 1 00 I. C. Irish Md., ex. J. C. Haig. . 5 00 C. W. Jack, Sealer weights and measures, 1914-1915. 5 00
Ray Purinton, School Board ... 9 08
W. L. Maloon, sheep killed by dogs. . :30 00
James Grady, wood.
3 00
Andrew Byras, stove pipe. . . ..
3 90
2 00
Andrew Byras, care Town house C. A. Wyndham Md., vital stat. F.W. Sanborn, brown-tail notices W. C. Batchelder, truant officer T. T. Whitney, Board of Health
1 25
2 25
2 00
4 50
N. Doughty, trip to Bath. . . . . . .
$2 25
F. S. Adams, auditor 1914-1915.
4 00
E. E. Buker, copying valuation book. 3 00
E. E. Buker, Town Clerk.
14 25
Geo. L. Coombs, Treasurer. .. . .
:20 00
Geo. L. Coombs, postage and stationery 6 80
R. S. Carr, copying tax book. ..
1 40
R. S. Carr printing tax bills. . ..
4 27
N. E. Curtis, school board and tel R. S. Carr, collecting taxes. . ...
148 29
Herbert Denham, fighting fire .. 2.00
N. Doughty, board of health. . . W. L. Maloon
6 00
W. L. Maloon, school board ....
9 00
E. E. Buker, stationery and post- age 1 94
E. E. Buker, vital statistics .
8 85
10 00
9 00
8
E. E. Buker, justice fees. . ..... 3 25
N. Doughty, tel. and postage. . . 6 55
N. Doughty, use of team. 10 00
N. Doughty, selectman 61 00
W. E. Tarr, use of team
10 00
W. E. Tarr, selectman 47 00
W. E. Tarr, telephone
75
W. L. Maloon, use of team.
10 00
W. L. Maloon, telephone 4 28
45 00
W. L .. Maloon, selectman
59 43
Appropriation. $700 00
30 00
Rec'd from State sheep killed by dogs
$730 00
$730 00
SUPPORT OF POOR
Paid A .. P Small, support of Abbie Jaques . . .. $ 10 00
W. O. Adams, support of Burke 11 00
W. O. Adams, support of Burke 10 00
A. P. Small, support of Abbie Jaques 18 00
W. O. Adams, support of Burke 10 00
N. Doughty, clothing for Burke
1 25
W. O. Adams, support of Burke
8 00
A. P. Small, support of Abbie Jaques
9 00
W. O. Adams, support of Burke
10 00
N. Doughty, shoes for Burke. .
1 50
W. O. Adams, support of Burke 21 00 A. P. Small, support of Abbie Jaques . 20 00
W. O. Adams, support of Burke 18 00
Unexpended
y
S. W. Nelson, supplies for Burke 7 10
I. C. Irish Md., medical attend- ance, Burke. 2 00
A. P. Small, support of Abbie Jaques. 10 00
A. P. Small, support of Abbie Jaques
12 00
W. O. Adams, support of Burke 15 00
N. Doughty, moving Burke .. .. 1 00
8 00
H. B. Martin, support of Burke Alton Leonard, support of Abbie Jaques 4 00
A. P. Small, support of Abbie Jaques.
15 00
N. Doughty, clothing for Burke.
1 80
A. Purinton, supplies for Abbie Jaques . 4 82
J. Clark Flagg, burial of James Thompson ..
38 00
W.C. Ackley,supplies for Burke
1 30
A. P. Small,support of Abbie Jaques .
7 50
H. B. Martin, support of Burke Unexpended Balance 52 73
30 00
Appropriation
$300 00
Received from South Berwick, burial of James Thompson ..
38 00
$338 00
$338 00
HIGHWAY ALLOWANCES
Paid I. H. Holbrook. $ 2 00
A. P. Small. 1 00
O. R. Townsend 2 00
A. J. Stearns
7 00
$12 00
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WATERING TROUGH
Paid Mrs. Horace Gilpatric. $2 00 $2 00
ABATEMENTS
Paid Geo. Polley, by vote of town .. . .
$11 24
W. F. Cornish and wife, by vote.
of town. 35 80
John Abrahamson, by vote of. town
20 16
F. S. Adams, error
42 80
W. L. Bonney, error.
4 28
C. S. Hatch, error 4 28 $118 56
SUPPLEMENTARY TAX-1915
Ivory W. Davis
$42 80
S. U. Carleton
75
Wm. Bickford
3 00
Joseph Couture
3 00
C. R. Smith.
3 00
Chas, E. Johnson
3 00
J. Arthur Lewis
1 62
Alcide Couture.
7 92
Alonzo Purinton.
2 14
Sagadahoc Grange
2 14
R. S. Carr.
1 62
James Cornish
2 14
Frank Webber
2 14
Ray Purinton.
2 14
Frank Lachapelle
2 14
Mrs. Fred Strout
2 14
Geo. H. Staples
2 14
W. R. Allen.
2 14
L. T. Skelton
2 14
Wm. McIver
2 14
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11
Waterhouse & McCann
2 14
Harold Starbird.
3 00
E. Oliver
6 42
E. J. Millay
3 21
Frank P. Small
2 35
Austin Carey .
1 60
Emery Cooper
5 35
Harry Wilson
14 98
$129 30
HIGHWAYS
Appropriation
$1200 00
Cash from material sold
17 20
Overdrawn.
603 63
Highway orders paid.
.
$1820 83
$1820 83
$1820 83
WINTER WORK-HIGHWAY
Paid Wm. McIver
$2 40
Chas. Potter.
65
Robert Bickford.
280 00
N. Doughty .
2 80
Chas. Fickett
1 25
D. A. Coombs
1 49
Geo. Gillespie
19
Herbert Denham
2 32
J. O. Roberts
1 75
Leonard Wishew
45
Frank Lachapelle
6 80
Chas. Green & Son
1 20
Herman Wright
88
Percy Lane.
2 00
Grant Woods.
4 80
W. F. Small
3 32
E. E. Purinton
2 50
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Lester Rideout 4 38
W. B. Hervey
1 50
Chas. H. Allen 3 20
I. H. Holbrook 35
Andrew Byras
6 40
M. Sheloske
2 30
James Rideout
1 40
Henry Webber
1 37
Frank Card.
60
R. L. Rideout
2 50:
W. Freeman.
35%
J. R. Hatch
35
A. D. Chase.
1 20
Ray Purinton
2 20
A. P. Small
2 29
Chas. Hinckley .
52
Alonzo Purinton
1 39
A. S. Buzzell
3 25
W. C. Batchelder
1 92
E. H. Jordan
2 53
Chas. Meserve.
80
P. E. Williams.
1 25
Geo. Gillespie
16
James Wagg
9 55
N. Danforth
2 97
Alonzo Starbird
1 89
Harold Starbird
1 22
Scott Small
1 10
Russell Cross
1 00
John Small.
1 24
S. W. Ackley
75
Onezime Dionne
5 24
E. E. Rogers.
2 56
M. G. Keay
80
T. W. Skelton
1 50
Lester Rideout.
4 37
W. F. Small.
3 32
W. B. Hervey
1 50
Appropriation
Overdrawn
. .
$100 00
18 82
$118 82
$118 82
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MAINTENANCE STATE ROAD
Paid Frank Small.
$ 10 94
Andrew Byras
25 00
Joseph Cornish 25 00
Joseph Dupal. .
10 94
Harry Cornish
10 94
Harry Haigh.
4
8 75
T. T. Whitney
1 93
A. P. Small. .
7 35
R. H. Bickford
8 00
Geo. Small, gravel
10 00
N. Doughty
29 00
Joseph Cornish.
10 00
Harry Cornish.
4 37
Thomas Gillespie
70
N. Doughty
2 80
Harry Haigh.
2 00
A. Purinton, paint
4 65
T. T. Whitney
5 76
A. P. Small
1 20
Joseph Cornish
1 20
Harry Haigh
70
N. Doughty
1 60
Jesse Bailey 87
Appropriation .
$ 60 00
Received from State.
122 83
Overdrawn
87
$183 70
$183 70
RECAPITULATION
DR.
Balance due from 1914.
$ 338 95
Commitments to R. S. Carr
7414 70
Dog Licenses refunded.
51 28
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Cash hired of S. D. Skelton 1000 00
Received of S. W. Nelson 50
Two Auctioneer licenses 2 00
State, sheep killed by dogs. 192 00
Town clerk, dog licenses 92 00
A. R. Briry, for tax deed. 26 81
Cement bags.
11 40
N. Adams, cement
60
Frank Varney, tax deeds 1912. 5 75
Frank Varney, tax deeds 1914.
2 37
S. W. Nelson, cement ....
1 20
Geo. L. Coombs, planks and stringers.
3 00
Bank, for tax deed.
28 05
State maintenance fund.
122 83
Estate of Melissa Rand. .
54 00
Elmer Jordan, lumber ...
40
State, Better Education of Youth.
323 33
" For improved roads
383 04
" Mill tax
950 02
" Common school fund
636 30
" Burial expenses of James Thomson. 38 00
Sarah Small fund.
100 00
M. Merriman, cement. . 60
$11,779 13
CR.
Paid
Highway orders
$2255 53
State road.
878 59
Abatements .
118 56
Brown-tail moths
20 81
15
Pauper 285 27
Contingent
670 57
Superintendent of Schools ..
134 43
School orders
3548 43
State tax.
1518 68
County tax
638 48
State road maintenance.
183 70
Dog licenses, 1915.
92 00
S. D. Skelton, note and interest
1029 00
Tax deeds turned in by collector 54 93
Sarah Small fund deposited
100 00
Due from Treasurer.
250 15
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$11,779 13
RESOURCES
Due from Treasurer $250 15
Tax deeds.
95 73
Dog licenses
92 00
From State, Better Education
of Youth
65 33
$503 21
Respectfully submitted,
N. DOUGHTY,
of W. L. MALOON, Bowdoin- S 1 Selectmen W. E. TARR,
February 10, 1916.
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Road Commissioner's Report
SUMMER WORK-HIGHWAY
Paid Elmer Jordan $ 3 28
John Small 5 25
A. D. Chase. . . .
18 49
Wallace Stuart
4 56
Frank Lachapelle
8 65
E. E. Rogers. 13 15
R. L. Rideout. 2 36
Andrew Byras. 4 00
Isaac Holbrook
11 13
S. W. Nelson
20 40
Emery Waterhouse Co., iron
and bolts for 8 log drags. . .
9 75
Harold Starbird 6 27
Alonzo Starbird.
11 58
Good Road Machine Co. repair for road machine 8 00
Grant Woods, lumber
7 20
Grant Woods, road work.
10 44
Haskell Impliment, Co., 2 scoop scrapers 12 00
Harold Taylor
4 80
Chester Taylor.
2 10
Wm. S. Givens, plow rooter ...
17 50
Harry Haigh
16 63
Geo. Anderson
2 85
J. R. Hatch
6 00
Harry Cornish
14 88
Geo. Gillespie
14 80
L. B. Skelton
14 88
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17
D. A. Coombs 34 00
J. W. Cornish
30 00
Marshall Merriman
34 00
Albra Small.
14 00
Alonzo Starbird
..
3 33
Frank Small
6 13
Alonzo Starbird
5 25
Robert Brown ...
5 25
Kendall & Whitney, plow handle
1 55
Reed Nichols Co., cement.
10 50
E. E. Purinton
3 38
A. D. Chase
3 50
S. Marshall .
2 50
Alfred Wenzel
44
A. S. Buzzell
9 20
Geo. Hickey
3 85
John Brown.
88
Wm. Batchelder
4 42
E. H. Jordan
3 84
A. D. Strout.
1 40
Lester Rideout
1 92
W. B. Hervey
2 00
M. Sheloske.
37 80
Willis Pratt.
96
Martin Green
1 50
A. P. Small.
7 93
Ray Purinton
2 20
Wm. Bailey
1 40
A. D. Chase.
12 88
Geo. Hickey
5 25
E. O. Tarr
10 00
W. E. Tarr
10 00
Bert Buker
7 18
J. W. Ward.
4 38
Sam Tarr
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4 38
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18
A. D. Chase, plank 4 25
A. D. Chase.
5 75
Sam Marshall.
3 03
Grant Woods
18 25
F. S. Adams
12 45
R. S. Carr
2 00
Hermon Woods
6 25
Alonzo Starbird.
4 38
S. W. Nelson
16 16
A. J. Small
34 33
Len Skelton. 20 66
Norris Skelton
7 28
Sidney Skelton
75
Marshall Merriman
2 00
S. Johnson.
1 75
Sam Smith
1 75
Everett Tarr
3 20
Bert Buker
2 37
Wm. Ackley
5 00
Fred Mulligan, steel for drills. .
3 00
Sam Smith.
1 50
Grant Woods
20 42
Fred Strout.
2 00
Emery Waterhouse Co., sledge and handles
2 88
Sam Smith
9 03
Herbert Denham
19 00
Frank Lachapelle
5 50
R. F. Springer
1 57
Alverna Small
2 45
Isaac Johnson
1 75
E. L. Tarr
1 68
F. J. Roberts
5 60
E. E. Tarr
4 00
J. F. Roberts
1 65
19
S. A. Bickford 7 50
Chas. Meserve
90
Chas. Allen. 10 25
Nelson Danforth.
6 12
Chas. Rideout
3 50
N. Doughty
6 87
W. E. Tarr
2 10
Bert Buker.
2 32
Joseph Cornish
4 25
Andrew Byras
4 25
M. Sheloske
4 25
Jesse Bailey
70
Abel Grover.
2 28
Lincoln Wheeler
1 23
Wm. Batchelder
27 99
E. H. Jordan
2 19
J. R. Hatch.
SS
Wm. Bailey . SS
J. F. Buker, bridge plank 17 00
J. F. Buker, 734 ft. boards. 11 00
Geo. B. Ridley, cement.
12 25
North East Metal Co., culverts
48 60
Elwyn Silver
5 25
Frank Small.
26 46
Andrew Byras
19 30
Alonzo Starbird
12 67
Hermon Woods
3 67
Grant Woods .
34 90
Elmer Jordan 4 00 4
W. J. Ward. 6 69
R. W. Southard 4 57
Wilson Freeman 4 25
N. Adams. 3 15
M. Sheloske.
.
7 73
Andrew Byras
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4 00
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20
James Grady
53
F. S. Meacham
70
D. A. Coombs
1 25
Francis Hall
2 80
Jos. Dupal
1 75
Jos. Byras.
1 75
Sidney Buker
87
A. P: Small
1 88
Wm. C. Batchelder
2 15
James Wagg
87
E. H. Jordan
79:
Joseph Cox ..
2 37
S. L. Smith
2 46
Frank Lachapelle
2 57
E. L. Tarr.
3.00
Archie Schrivens.
1 31
Alton Hall
35
B. M. Arno
3 50
Philip Williams
8 35
James E. Wagg
1 75
James Wagg
1 75
Jesse Bailey
2 10
Hiram Small
8 92
E. T. Buker
8 97
P. O. West.
8 38
Bert Rogerson 6 28
F. S. Adams.
8 62
E. E. Rogers
5 75
Wm. Adams
3 50
M. M. Green
11 53
L. A. Prout
2 62
Everett Weymouth
4 00
John Small
1 85
P. West.
1 75
H. T. Small
9 62
21
Geo. Gowell .
1 75
T. Rogerson
10 00
Ed. Sheen.
2 00
Jesse Bailey
88
S. W. Nelson
10 00
Henry Webber
6 95
Morrill Keay .
2 90
Burley Arno
1 75
W. S. Carver
6 25
W. A. Pratt
96
F. M. Currier
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2 75
Chas. Meserve
90
Wilson Freeman
2 00
Frank Webber
46
E. E. Purinton
13 46
Horace Purinton
88
A. Leonard
1 23
A. S. Buzzell
21 39
E. Jordan.
7 20
John Brown
6 30
Geo. Gowell
7 50
A. M. Clark
5 33
Ed Sheen
2 10
Chas. Noyes.
3 89
Fred Roberts
15 66
Thomas Merrill
88
Leonard Wishew
1 50
Chas. Williams
1 12
Norman Curtis
8 22
W. S. 'Douglass.
7 00
H. R. Bickford.
3 75
Henry Webber
8 35
R. H. Bickford
7 20
Chas. Meserve
12 45
L. A. Prout
4 90
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22
Geo. L. Gillespie. 4 45
A. P .. Small
14 85%
Francis Hall
3 85
B. M. Arno
2 98
Ray Purinton
3 20
Louis Drouin
4 73
H. B. Williams
3 20
E. S. Webber
12 05
Mason Marshall
1 40
M. Decovin.
10 00
H. B. Martin
7 20
Tim Small
3 50
Everett Small
1 75
Frank Webber
5 42
Geo Staples
6 87
Fred Strout
13 78
Chas. Smith
5 25
Henry Starbird.
7 25
N. Doughty
12 50
Walter Swift
1 58
R. S. Carr
1 00
Geo. Gowell
25
N. Doughty
15 40
Wm. C. Batchelder
14 53
James E. Wagg
3 24
E. H. Jordan
4 47
David Parris
12 25
W. B. Hervey .
14 37
Lester Rideout
26 95
M. Sheloske.
21 27
James Rideout.
7 87
W. L. Maloon
1 20
S. A. Bickford
11 13
L. B. Skelton
3 50
J. R. Hatch
7 25
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Ernest Bickford 4 12
A. G. Buker
2 02
W. E. Tarr
5 54
A. P. Small.
5 28
H. B. Williams
1 40
Willis Pratt. .
96
Geo. W. Brown
1 00
Lewis Allen
1 00
E. Martin
3 50
Harry Haigh
3 50
Geo. Staples
30 74
M. Dancause
2 87
Wm. McIver
7 60
E. L. Tarr
2 00
Berger Mfg. Co 36 00
Appropriation .
$1200 00
Cash for material.
17 20
Overdrawn
620 83
$1838 03
$1838 03
Cash paid two scoop scrapers
$12 00
one plow rooter
17 50
eight split log drag @ $4 ...
32 00
$61 50
SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS FULTON SOUTHERLY (SO-CALLED)
Paid Harold Skelton $14 57
N. Doughty .
9 00
Willis Skelton
. . 5 83
L. B. Skelton
8 93
J R. Hatch.
9 20
Chas. Meserve.
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.
8 35
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Frank Webber 6 03
Ernest Bickford 7 18
S. A. Bickford. 16 40
Rob Bickford
2 00
Wallace Hatch
8 93
Frank Currier
4 00
Appropriation $100 00
Overdrawn 42
$100 42
$100 42
RICHMOND CORNER ROAD
Paid A. D. Chase $14 00
Geo. Hickey
6 13
E. O. Tarr
14 00
W. E. Tarr
14 00
Bert Buker
10 07
J. W. Ward
12 87
Sam Tarr
6 12
Sidney Buker
3 75
Melvin Douglass
4 00
Otis Gray, gravel
15 00
Unexpended
06
Appropriation. $100 00
$100 00
$100 00
ROAD FROM R. S. CARR'S DRIVEWAY, NORTHERLY
Paid Grant Woods
$34 50
F. S. Adams 14 00
R. S. Carr
3 06
Arthur Carr
13 39
Alonzo Starbird
13 40
Herman Woods.
10 34
Elwin Silver 88
Ernest Carr
88
25
Frank Small 1 75
S. W. Nelson, 3 1-2 gal. oil and lighting . 2 92
S. W. Nelson, two plow, noses and labor. 6 40
Appropriation
$100 00
Overdrawn. 1 52 . ..
$101 52
$101 52
STATE ROAD
Paid Joseph Byras
$16 00
Harry Haigh. ....
10 50
Geo. Cummings
10 76
E. E. Buker
5 25
John Small
8 40
Walter Swift.
14 00
R. H. Bickford
28 00
E. E. Rogers.
40 00
Wallace Hatch.
10 50
W. S. Carver.
9 63
Lendal Prout
15 00
North East Metal Culvert Co ..
41 60
Geo. D. Ridley, cement
31 32
B. D. Coombs, cement.
44 00
Elmer Jordan.
46 00
E. Corey & Co., reinforcement.
29 63
J. R. Hatch.
8 75
W. C. Ackley
2 56
L. B. Skelton
9 17
Norman Curtis
11 18
Alonzo Starbird
21 0)
Bert Coombs
19 25
Chas. Coombs.
1 40
S. W. Nelson
41 87
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26
Grant Woods 34 40
N. Adams
31 24
Scott Small. 24 00
Cyrille Couture.
50 88
M. Sheloske
19 50
Jesse Bailey
21 00
James Grady
21 00
Frank Buker
26 70
S. A. Bickford.
2 00
Geo. W. Small, gravel
25 00
Albra Small
23 04
J. F. Buker, lumber
23 50
W. H. Gould
3 00
A. Couture
29 26
James Cornish 20 00
Geo. L. Coombs.
4 60
N. Doughty
10 65
N. Adams
6 47
S. W. Nelson, nails, plow point and labor.
5 50
John Davis, for piping for rails.
12 88
J. F. Buker, plank
4 00
J. Mack, piping
1 50
W. B. Kendall, wire.
2 00
Appropriation
$400 00
Received from State
383 04
Overdrawn 95 55
$878 59
$878 59
Respectfully submitted
S. W. NELSON, Road Commissioner.
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Report of Treasurer.
DR.
To balance due from 1914
$ 338 95
Commitment to R. S. Carr 7414 70
Received of S. W. Nelson
50
Received for auctioneer's licenses. . . .
2 00
Received dog licenses, 1914, refunded.
51 28
Received of State, damage to sheep. .
192 00
Cash hired of S. D. Skelton.
1000 00
Received of town clerk, dog licenses of 1915. 92 00
Received of A. R. Briry for tax deed.
26 81
Received for cement bags
11 40
Received of N. Adams, for cement .. .
60
Received of F. Varney, tax deed 1912
5 75
Received of F. Varney on tax deed of 1914.
2 37
Received of S. W. Nelson, for cement
1 20
Received of G. L. Coombs for plank and stringers
3 00
Received of bank for tax deed ..
28 05
Received of State, maintenance road.
122 83
Received from Millicie Rand estate .. .
54 00
Received of Elmer Jordan for lumber
40
Received of State, for Better Educa- tion of Youth.
323 33
Received of State, for improved roads
383 04
Received of State, Mill tax .
950 02
Received of State,Common school fund
636 30
Received of State, burial expenses of James Thompson .
38 00
Received of M. Merriman, for cement
60
Received from Sarah Small fund.
100 00
$11,779 13
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By Highway orders paid. $1953 65
State road orders paid
878 59:
Brown-tail moth orders paid. 20 81
Paupers orders paid
285 27
Bog road orders paid
99 94
Fulton road orders paid.
100 42
Carr road orders paid
101 52
Superintendent orders paid
134 43
Abatements orders paid
118 56
School orders paid.
3548 43
Contingent orders paid
670 57
Maintenance orders paid 183 70
$8095 89
State tax paid.
1518 68
S. D. Skelton, note and interest.
1029 00
State dog licenses of 1915.
92 00
County tax.
638 48
Tax deeds turned in by collector.
54 93
Sarah Small Fund deposited.
100 00
Due from Treasurer
250 15
$11,779 13
Respectfully Submitted,
GEO. L. COOMBS,
Treasurer.
Town of Bowdoin, Feb. 10, 1916.
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Auditor's Report.
TO THE CITIZENS OF BOWDOIN :
I respectfully report that I have audited the books and accounts of the Selectmen and Treasurer of the Town of Bowdoin, for the fiscal year ending Feb. 10th, 1916, found them correct with the proper vouchers on file.
The financial standing of the town as represented by them in their annual report herewithin submitted is a correct transcript from the books of the town.
Respectfully Submitted.
F. S. ADAMS, Auditor.
Bowdoin, Me., Feb. 10, 1916.
School Report.
To the School Committee and Citizens of the Town of Bowdoin :
It gives me pleasure to submit to you, this, my first annual report as Superintendent of Schools.
On visiting the schools last spring I found that the book supply was very limited, and I started out at once to remedy this deficiency. Quite a large number of books were already on hand and by ordering others I was able in a few weeks to have all the schools plentifully supplied. Of course, no teacher can be expected to do her best work without sufficient books, but this year that excuse cannot be given.
We were very fortunate in obtaining good teachers, most of them having had previous experience. Nevertheless, those who commenced their first term worked faithfully and bid fair to develop into successful teachers, Special mention should be made of the work of Mrs. Daisy John- son, who in two terms has completely changed the atti- tude of both pupils and school. On account of sickness the Carr School had to be closed for the spring term, and the pupils were transported to the Bowdoin Center School. There were two schools that failed to maintain an average of eight pupils, necessitating a vote of the town, as to whether they shall be maintained for the coming year. Any teacher will tell you that better work can be done when there are pupils enough in a class to have some rivalry or competition; therefore it would be better for both pupils and teacher that these two schools be transpo: ted.
The attendance for the greater part has been good.
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Yet it was necessary that the truant officer be sent to three homes to look after delinquent pupils.
There should be better co-operation between the par- ents and teachers. At least once a term parents should visit the school and see for themselves what kind of work is being done. Then, and then only, would they have the right to criticise the work of the teacher. Other towns are forming a Parent-Teacher Association, and I would strongly recommend such a society being formed in this town.
Last fall a course of study was introduced into the schools. This course of study includes nine grades be- side a sub-primary. As yet this course is in the experi- mental stage, for it would be impracticable if not impos- sible, to put each child into the exact place to which they belong in such a short time. Yet results are already beginning to show. As fast as the pupil's work can con- form with the course, they are placed in their proper grade and thereafter must complete the work of that grade before they can enter the next. Thus there is a uni- formity in the amount and kind of work which the pu- pils all over the town are doing.
It was a cause of regret to the Superintendent and school committee that the length of the school year was only twenty-seven weeks. Unforeseen circumstances caused a loss of about three hundred dollars from the State. The so-called Equalization fund was lost because our mu- nicipal tax rate was below the average of the State. This was a direct loss of two hundred dollars. We re- ceived about one hundred dollars less from the State than we did last year. This will show you that it will be necessary to raise more money for Common Schools next year for the law requires that, beginning with July 1st, thirty weeks shall be maintained by each town.
New flags are being ordered and during this vacation
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new ropes will be put in where needed and new flag poles put up. This will add much to the appearance of the school buildings.
Eleven candidates presented themselves at the Bow- doin Center school house last August to take the High school entrance examination. Six out of the eleven suc- ceeded in passing and all but one are attending some High school. More intended to take the examination but unfortunately were at the last moment unable to attend. We trust that there will be a larger number to take this examination this summer.
I take this opportunity to thank the school commit- tee for their support and aid; and for the citizens hearty co-operation in making the past year a successful one for the schools.
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