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ANNUAL REPORT
GC 974.102 F197, 1896-1897
OF THE
TOWN OFFICERS
OF THE
TOWN OF FALMOUTH
For the Fiscal Year Ending February 15,
1896.
WEST FALMOUTH : NOYES PRINTING CO., PRINTERS. 1896.
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
TOWN OFFICERS
OF THE
TOWN OF FALMOUTH
FOR THE
Fiscal Year Ending February 15,
1896.
WEST FALMOUTH : A. S. NOYES, PRINTER ..
Warrant for Town Meeting.
To Walter K. Swett, a Constable of the Town of Falmouth, in the County of Cumberland, GREETING :
In the name of the State of Maine, you are hereby re- quired to notify and warn the inhabitants of said Town of Falmouth, qualified to vote in town affairs, to meet at the Town House, in said Town, on the second day of March, 1896, at nine o'clock in the forenoon, to act upon the fol- lowing articles, to wit :
First. To choose a Moderator to preside at said meet- ing.
Second. To choose a Clerk for the ensuing year.
Third. To hear and act upon the reports of Selectmen, Assessors and Overseers of Poor, Treasurer and Supervisor of Schools.
Fourth. To choose all other necessary Town Officers for the ensuing year.
Fifth. To see if the Town will grant and raise such sums of money as may be necessary for the maintenance and support of schools, and the poor, and the repair of roads and bridges, and to defray all other necessary town charges for the ensuing year.
Sixth. To see what action the Town will take in regard to the pay of Town Officers.
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REPORT OF Selectmen, Assessors & Overseers of Poor
To the Inhabitants of Falmouth :
We herewith submit for your consideration the assess- ments, receipts and expenditures of the town for the fiscal year ending Feb. 15, 1896.
VALUATION 1895.
Real estate, resident,
$512,250 00
Personal estate, resident,
163,270 00
Real estate, non-resident,
156,850 00
Personal estate, non-resident,
6,725 00
Supplementary,
920 00
Total valuation,
$840,015 00
Rate of taxation, $1.05 on $100.
Number of polls, 385.
Poll tax, $2.00.
ASSESSMENTS FOR 1895.
For State tax,
$ 2,360 92
County tax,
1,228 86
Schools,
2,000 00
Poor,
300 00
Highways-special,
500 00
Bridges and culverts,
600 00
Town officers,
1,100 00
7
Out poor and insane,
300 00
Snow,
300 00
Contingencies,
500 00
Text books,
50 00
Repair of school houses,
100 00
Overlay,
230 34
Supplementary,
9 66
Total amount committed to Collector,
$9,579 78
ACCOUNT OF EXPENDITURES.
TOWN OFFICERS.
Appropriation, $1,100 00
F. B. Blanchard, services and ex- penses as Selectman, etc., $152 25
D. W. Lunt, services and expenses as Selectman, etc., 117 80
H. K. Norton, services and ex- penses as Selectman, etc., 119 00
R. S. Norton, Treasurer, 50 00
F. B. Blanchard, Supervisor of Schools, 112 94
J. E. Merrill, services as Constable, '94 and '95, 20 00
J. E. Merrill, Coll. percentage, 1893, 219 67
A. S. Noyes, Town Clerk, 21 70
B. F. Lunt, Ballot Clerk, 2 00
F. R. Norton, Ballot Clerk, 2 00
Geo. D. York, Election Clerk, 2 00
H. B. Mountfort, Election Clerk, 2 00
Frank Moulton, Auditor, 4 00
Geo. H. Hill, 6 00
8
A. O. Field, Board of Health, 2 00
H. J. Merrill, Sec. etc. Board of Health, 5 69
H. J. Merrill, Moderator, 2 00
J. Wm. Merrill, Board of Health,
1 50
W. K. Swett, Constable, account of dog license,
5 00
Balance in favor of appropriation,
252 45
$1,100 00
$1,100 00
HIGHWAYS.
Appropriation, $500 00
J. W. Merrill, labor on hill near S. Point Bridge, $16 95
Martin Iverson, labor on hill and road to Deering line, 97 75
Martin Iverson, labor on Dis. No. 3, 10 50
L. M. Ingersoll, labor on Dis. No. 13 and 15, 16 00
Amos Marston, labor on Dis. No. 12, 4 00
R. H. Whitney, labor on Dis. No. 8, 6 00
U. R. Pride, labor on Dis. No. 21,
30 00
Wilbur Libby, labor on Dis. No. 13, 2 10
A. W. Shaw, labor on Dis. No. 13 and 15, 16 00
Stephen Squires, 1 10
P. P. Askor, 1 10
N. Anderson, labor on S. P. Bridge hill, 6 00
M. McKennon, labor on Dis. No. 13, 5 50
A. F. Minot, 1894-5, labor on Dis. No. 12, 15 00
Shaw & Leighton, labor on Dis. No. 16, 9 13
L. M. Winslow, labor on Dis. No. 10, 10 50 Charles Lewis, labor on Dis. No. 16, 4 00
9
N. H. Leighton, labor on Dis. No. 15, 6 00 William Duff, labor on Dis. No. 18, 80
J. M. Leighton, labor on Dis. No. 18, 3 00
Edward Libby, labor on Dis. No. 18, 6 00
W. H. Snell, labor on Dis. No. 18, 5 00
Geo. T. Richards, labor on Dis. No. 7, 13 80
J. T. Richards, labor on Dis. No. 6, 10 00
W. W. Libby, gravel, 10 00
Silas O. Skillin, labor on Dis. No. 3, 30 00
Fred W. Skillin, labor on Dis. No. 3, 30 00
B. J. Adams, labor on Dis. No. 3, 20 00
B. A. Hincks, labor on Dis. No. 4, 28 00
Angus McDonald, labor on Dis. No. 5, 1 55
Roland Leighton, 1893, labor on Dis. No. 18, 4 00
L. G. Baker, labor on Dis. No. 25, 3 00
T. M. Lewis, labor on Dis. No. 16, 8 24
Geo. W. Knight, labor on Dis. No. 7, 30
Balance in favor of appropriation, 68 48
$500 00
$500 00
BRIDGES AND CULVERTS.
Appropriation, J. Osgood, use of derrick,
3 00
Huston Bros., labor,
$ 1 00
C. P. Huston, rep. washouts,
8 10
Geo. H. Huston,
3 20
Amos Marston,
1 15
Fred Hanson, 66
1 92
C. J. Fries,
1 20
A. F. Winslow,
3 60
N. Leighton,
5 00
F. O. J. Pride,
2 50
C. H. Lord,
66
4 20
L. M. Winslow,
2 00
B. S. Huston,
5 00
$600 00
10
S. O. Skillin, rep. washouts, 7 10
Fred Skillin, 66
5 00
B. J. Adams, 3 40
Portland Stone Ware Co., drain pipe, 19 58
Stephen Dolley, labor, 4 00
J. Wm. Merrill, hauling tile, 2 00
Deering, Winslow & Co., bridge stringers, 13 00
C. H. Lord, labor on derrick and stor- ing same, 8 10
H. F. Leighton, labor, 5 00
Fred Marston, rep. washouts, 5 80
C. H. Lord, labor and posts,
3 32
J. M. Leighton, labor, meadow bridge,
1 40
Edward Libby, 66 66 2 00
W. H. Snell, 66 66 1 40
Geo. T. Richards, labor, 6 80
LeGrow Bros., lumber and posts,
11 90
Silas O. Skillin, labor,
4 00
Fred W. Skillin, labor,
2 00
Bradley J. Adams, labor, 1 00
N. D. Eustes, tile, labor, etc., 5 81
R. H. Whitney, plank, 1894, 1 50
F. B. Blanchard, labor, bills paid, etc., 19 28
W. Scott Pride, smith work, 18 93
C. H. Lord, labor, Miller's bridge and ledge, 78 40
John H. Anderson, labor, Miller's bridge and ledge, 70 80
Leon M. Winslow, labor, Miller's bridge, 46 50
F. O. Whitehouse, labor, Miller's bridge, 48 50
S. M. Latham, labor, Miller's bridge and ledge, 73 50
J. L. Whitehouse, labor with team, Miller's bridge and ledge, 89 00
11
Hans J. H. Smith, labor, Miller's
bridge, 24 50
Deering, Winslow & Co., stringers, 25 40
N. H. Leighton, hauling stone, 6 00
S. Huston, Jr.,
20 00
R. H. Whitney, 14 00
Noyes & Pearson, nails, powder, etc.,
4 43
Grenville Hall, stone, 4 00
Geo. W. Knight, labor,
2 60
W. H. Merrill, 66
2 80
Balance against appropriation, 98 62
$701 62
$701 62
SNOW BILLS.
Appropriation,
$300 00
J. S. Hobbs, $ 2 00
Robt. and S. H. Anderson,
7 20
C. P. Huston, 3 00
G. H. Huston,
1 50
Amos Marston,
1 90
Richard Mountfort,
50
Babb Bros.,
1 30
Thomas Fabrin,
1 70
A. C. Miller,
5 80
Fred Hansen,
2 00
C. J. Fries,
2 80
C. B. Lansen,
3 00
N. B. Jensen,
60
E. W. Winslow,
90
A. F. Winslow,
16 80
H. J. Merrill,
4 10
Stephen Dolley,
1 70
C. K. Richards,
40
Niels Andersen,
2 20
S. F. Munck, 70
12
A. F. McDonald,
1 00
G. H. Hill, 70
W. S. Dresser,
1 10
N. B. Elliott, 2 20
A. O. Field,
13 20
A. H. Marston,
1 20
C. K. Richards, 80
J. F. Williams, 80
Grenville Hall,
2 40
N. H. Leighton,
12 00
W. G. Leighton,
1 60
George Knight,
6 00
F. O. J. Pride,
6 40
Simon Chase,
60
A. P. Anderson,
70
K. C. Hansen,
3 25
J. C. Hansen,
75
L. M. Winslow,
3 50
Reuben Sawyer,
3 05
J. F. Forbes,
2 80
H. K. Norton,
2 00
Roland Leighton,
1 20
Richard Roberts,
2 20
W. R. Duff,
1 10
C. C. Leighton,
1 40
W. H. Snell,
3 40
J. M. Leighton,
2 60
R. M. Leighton,
1 00
B. S. Huston,
1 20
D. E. Leighton,
60
Jesse W. Babbidge,
2 40
George H. Young,
1 40
S. M. Latham,
4 20
Elmer E. Carter,
3 00
Charles Babbidge,
1 40
J. B. Sommers,
2 00
J. L. West,
5 10
L. M. Ingersoll,
10 60
13
H. D. Babbidge,
2 60
P. Babbidge,
60
E. Libby,
3 00
Uriah Libby,
2 00
Marcellus Leighton,
25
R. C. Leighton,
1 45
A. W. Shaw,
1 35
Charles Lewis,
50
Edward G. Libby, (1894),
2 75
B. J. Adams, 1 00
S. O. Skillin, 2 50
Leighton Bros.,
3 30
A. J. Morgan, 3 20
Jacob Brink,
1 15
B. A. Hinck,
2 40
J. L. Whitehouse,
5 80
W. E. Winslow,
4 10
F. O. Whitehouse,
1 35
Hans J. H. Smith,
50
E. E. Dearborn,
3 20
U. G. Pride,
26 88
B. F. Lunt,
6 90
J. Wm. Merrill,
1 35
W. H. Merrill,
3 90
George T. Richards,
2 80
D. F. Hamilton,
60
W. P. Libby,
2 80
Hans Nelson,
2 60
John Wilson,
2 00
J. H. Whitney,
4 80
H. J. Adamson,
7 60
Niels Anderson, Jr.,
1 30
C. F. Rendall,
4 00
Martin Iverson,
1 80
H. F. Leighton,
4 20
W. W. Eaton,
5 50
Alexander Skillin,
1 00
J. P. Aaskov,
2 00
1
14
Fred Marston,
13 30
Edgar H. Merrill,
3 00
Wilbur Libby,
7 10
James Eaton,
2 10
A. W. Shaw,
2 40
J. F. Allen,
1 18
P. P. Aaskov,
1 20
Murdock McKennan,
60
John C. Connors,
1 20
A. F. Minott,
8 80
J. L. West,
7 20
L. G. Leighton,
1 90
George L. Hall,
5 00
L. G. Baker,
2 60
W. E. Knight,
1 80
Peter Jensen, 1893,
2 20
J. P. Jensen,
5 60
Balance against appropriation, 62 98
$362 98
$362 98
CONTINGENCIES.
Appropriation, $500 00
Southworth Bros., town reports, $ 30 60
A. S. Noyes, office supplies, 1 68
N. & H. B. Cleaves, legal advice, dis- bursements and service in road case, 1893-94, 294 11
Thos. B. Mosher, blank books, etc., 12 23
Loring, Short & Harmon, bill book, 1 25
A. H. Marston, labor on highway,
17 25
J. T. Richards,
4 08
H. K. Norton, surveyor,
50 60
F. B. Blanchard, gravel, stamps, etc., 6 97
D. P. Young, labor on highway, 2 40
S. M. Latham, 66 4 20
Joseph Staples,
1 40
15
William H. Leighton, labor on highway, 2 00
J. L. West,
7 50
T. M. Lewis,
3 00
S. P. Murch,
66 66 2 45
A. J. Morgan,
3 30
B. A. Hinck,
66
33 40
J. L. Whitehouse,
6 53
U. R. Pride,
6 70
Geo. T. Richards,
66 66 2 55
W. H. Merrill,
66
14 20
H. J. Merrill,
66
2 00
Stephen Dolley,
66
66 1 45
Oren Sawyer,
66
60
F. W. Merrill,
66
66
4 20
H. F. Leighton,
66
5 80
J. P. Aaskov, 3 49 60
H. J. Merrill, Staples' Point Bridge hill, 7 02
Oren Sawyer,
3 80
C. K. Richards, 60
7 00
Stephen Dolley,
4 00
F. W. Merrill, 66 4 80
J. M. Pettengill, gravel, 1 80
G. Fred Murch, mortgage list, 1 00
Noyes Printing Co., 1 50
Daniel D. Chenery, sealer,
6 18
R. S. Norton, postage, measures, ex- press, etc.,
4 92
Lakeside Press, check book,
3 00
E. L. Stanwood & Co.,
2 25
Wilbur Libby, highway, 1894,
26 80
John M. Stewart, “
3 82
William E. Graham,
3 78
J. A. P. Merrill,
5 16
Lorenzo Leighton, 60
6 00
N. Leighton,
4 00
M. McKennon,
1 20
Ira E. Knight,
1 50
16
Frank E. Gammon, highway, 43 12
Lemuel S. Huston, 66
27 55
H. P. Marston, 1 85
Lefavor Printing Co., 1 50
William H. Snell, Rep. Road Machine, 3 00
Eastern Argus adv. non-res. taxes, 10 00
H. K. Norton, dinners for county com., 2 50
Silas Skillin, 18 00
E. F. Robinson, birth and death cert., 6 25
H. M. Moulton,
2 00
F. F. Hall, sheep killed by dogs, 9 00
Moses G. Blake, 5 00
Howard Hicks, 66
22 00
Richard Roberts, 66
22 00
Hollis F. Leighton,
4 00
Balance against appropriation, 303 34
$803 34
$803 34
OUT POOR AND INSANE.
Appropriation, $300 00
J. W. Babbidge, opening and filling grave, Tolman, 1894, $ 3 00
F. A. Palmer, attending funeral Tolman, 2 00
Maine Insane Hospital, Mary Leighton, 121 61
Balance in favor of appropriation, 173 39
$300 00
$300 00
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Town Farm Account.
STATEMENT.
Paid C. H. Lord, balance salary, 1894, $50 00
TOWN FARM IN ACCOUNT WITH TOWN. Appropriation, $300 00
Paid Noyes & Pearson, farm and house- hold supplies, $190 81
C. B. Richards & Co., farm and
household supplies, 85 68
Geo. D. Sargent, farm and house- hold supplies, 91 03
Sweetser & Osgood, supplies, 73 10
Huston Bros., sawing lumber, 1894, 4 73
Neils Thim, labor haying,
23 00
F. O. Bailey, harness,
18 00
E. F. Robinson, M. D., medical
attendance Winning and Merrill, 23 75
E. P. Aaskor, on salary, 150 00
E. P. Aaskor, due on salary, 100 00
H. Fabricious, 33 00
Supplies bought and bills paid by Supt., 100 69
By 871 1/2 lbs. butter sold,
$209 15
57 doz. eggs,
10 91
515 lbs. pork,
30 90
67 1/2 gal. sour milk,
6 75
3014 bush. potatoes,
16 10
51 doz. sweet corn,
3 64
7 1/2 bbls. cabbage,
4 60
41/2 bbls. squash,
4 65
3 bush. carrots,
1 50
4 bush. turnips,
1 65
1 bush. peas,
95
290.80
18
214 bush. string beans,
1 20
Cucumbers,
90
11/2 bush. beets,
75
1 bush. beans,
1 80
2 calves,
4 00
1 cow,
22 00
2 bush. barley,
1 50
7 1/2 lbs. chicken,
1 13
1 bush. tomatoes,
40
9,115 bls. hay, crop of 1894,
54 67
Fresh hay,
11 00
Labor off farm on bridges, culverts and highways, and material, 109 35
Due for board of horse, 9 00
Additions to farm and household goods,
18 00235.6
Balance against appropriation,
29
$843 69
$843 69
Greatest number of inmates 3; present number 3 ; John A. Winning, Robt. P. Jones and Chas. P. Merrill.
An inventory of stock etc., at the farm Feb, 15th, shows 4 cows, 1 heifer calf, 1 horse, 2 pigs, 31 hens, 10 tons of hay, 20 cords wood, 150 fence stakes, 12 tons ice, 20 bush. potatoes. A complete list of supplies, farming and bridge tools, on file at town office.
Lodging for tramps 13, meals 29.
SCHOOL DISTRICT REBATE.
Amount to be remitted by Coll. per last report, $1,738 30
Amount to be remitted by Town orders per last report, 22 03
Amount remitted by Coll., $1,634 28
Amount remitted by Town orders, 22 03
Bal. to be remitted by Coll., $104 02
$1,760 33 $1,760 33
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TAXES ABATED.
On lists of J. E. Merrill Coll. 1893, $30 89
On lists of J. E. Merrill Coll. 1894,
72 00
On lists of W. K. Swett Coll. 1895,
7 79
SCHOOLS.
Amount balance from last report, $1,176 87
Appropriation,
2,000 00
State mill and bank tax,
1,083 45
W. H. Winslow, fuel, 1894, $ 20 20
H. B. Mountfort, teaching, 1894, 110 00
Stephen S. Lowell, teaching and sup- plies, 1894, 100 80
Grace G. Pride, teaching, 1894,
88 00
Cora B. Leighton, 66 88 00
Lillian E. Lowell, 66
80 00
Stella A. Purrington, "
90 75
Emmie E. Winslow, " 66
99 00
Grace L. Brackett,
71 50
Bessie Lowell,
10 00
H. J. Merrill, 66 66
143 00
D. W. Lunt,
54 00
M. Gertrude Mason, "
126 00
Grenville Hall, fuel, 1894,
8 00
Huston Bros,
2 25
J. Wm. Merrill, “
17 25
C. H. Lord, clearing funnel,
1 00
Benj. Verrill, cleaning house, funnel, vault, etc., 4 00
M. O. Huston, fuel,
29 00
Noyes & Pearson, supplies,
1 68
Benj. L. Jones, fuel,
32 75
C. B. Richards & Co., supplies,
5 28
Ernest W. Winslow,
11 50
Christine Hansen, cleaning house,
3 00
A. G. Leighton, conveying scholars, 116 00
20
Harry E. Merrill, sawing wood, 2 63
L. M. Ingersoll, conveying scholars, 115 50
L. L. Brooks, teaching, 75 00
City Treas., Deering, tuition,
4 50
D. W. Lunt, teaching and supplies, 87 25
Mary L. Bickford, teaching and sup- plies, 90 15
Alice G. Knight, teaching,
30 00
M. Gertrude Mason,
90 00
Grace G. Pride,
72 50
Christine Smith,
8 00
H. J. Merrill, 66
99 00
Cora B. Leighton, teaching and clean- ing, 82 00
Margaret E. Merrill, teaching,
90 00
Stella A. Purrington,
75 00
S. F. Chase, fuel,
2 00
C. J. Pries, “
15 50
O. M. & D. W. Nash, funnel,
2 20
J. L. Hammett, supplies,
4 90
D. W. Lunt, teaching,
125 00
Mary L. Bickford, "
99 00
H. B. Mountfort, «
110 00
H. J. Merrill,
121 00
Grace G. Pride,
96 00
Ira Winn, fuel,
13 50
Cora B. Leighton, teaching, 88 00
S. A. Purrington, 82 50
L. L. Brooks,
93 50
Edith M. Brooks, 82 50
G. D. Sargent, supplies, 50
Willie N. Starling, sawing wood,
2 00
George Rose, fuel, 1 75
A. F. Winslow, conveying scholars, 21 00
F. F. Hall, fuel, 13 25
W. H. Barker, fuel, 7 25
21
Grace G. Pride, teaching,
76 50
H. B. Mountfort,
100 00
L. L. Brooks,
90 00
Edith M. Brooks,
75 00
Grace L. Brackett,
80 00
Lizzie M. Colley,
80 00
Wilson Nevens,
110 00
Stella A. Purrington, "
79 20
Tuition of 1894 uncollectable,
7 00
Balance due to schools,
353 78
$4,260 32 $4,260 32
TEXT BOOKS.
Appropriation,
$50 00
Received from sale of books,
2 02
Am. Humane and Ed. Society,
$10 00
Pub. School Printing Co.
2 80
D. P. Heath & Co.,
9 00
G. T. R. R. Frt. and Can. Exp.,
4 10
Silver, Burdett & Co.,
6 00
William Ware & Co.,
4 92
Am. Book Co.,
12 00
Balance favor appropriation,
3 20
$52 02 $52 02 By a vote of the School Committee a change has been made in some series of text books, and bills contracted and now outstanding, amounting to about $100. .
REPAIRS ON SCHOOL HOUSES.
Appropriation, $100 00
F. P. Marston, hauling shingles 1894, $ 1 00
L. G. Leighton, labor 1894, 75
Wilson Nevens, seats,
29 75
R. W. Lunt, labor and material, 16 50
-
22
LeGrow Bros., lumber,
2 60
Earl W. Wilson, banking house, 1 00
Peter L. Lawsen, 66 66
2 00
James Eaton, labor and material,
4 50
W. H. Winslow, lock and labor,
2 75
O. D. Bucknam, labor,
1 25
M. R. Pride, lock and labor,
1 00
Noyes & Pearson, material,
2 35
Balance in favor of appropriation,
34 55
$100 00
$100 00
SUMS RECOMMENDED TO BE RAISED.
Schools,
$2,000 00
Free High School,
300 00
Highways,
2,000 00
Poor,
300 00
Out Poor and Insane,
300 00
Bridges and Culverts,
500 00
Town Officers,
500 00
Collectors' Percentage,
525 00
Snow,
400 00
Contingencies,
500 00
Interest,
300 00
Text Books,
300 00
Repair of Schoolhouses,
400 00
Outstanding Notes,
2,000 00
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Financial Condition of the Town.
ASSETS.
Due from A. S. Noyes, Coll., 1892, $ 27 39
J. E. Merrill, 1893, 3 82
J. E. Merrill, 1894, 234 88
W. K. Swett, 1895, 4,532 53
State Treas .- Seal bounty,
32 00
dog licenses,
estimated, 120 00
and others,
Sheep loss, 62 00
Tax deeds, 75 00
Cash in treas. hands,
1,110 57 $6,198 19
LIABILITIES.
F. B. Blanchard, Assr., Selectman,
etc., $122 00
D. W. Lunt,
93 00
H. J. Merrill,
101 25
A. S. Noyes, Town Clerk,
17 95
A. S. Noyes, Coll. percentage, 1892, 19 46
J. E. Merrill, « 1894, 349 05
Ralph S. Norton, Treasurer, 75 00
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D. W. Lunt, Supt.,
95 00
Schools,
353 78
School District Rebate,
104 02
Outstanding orders,
101 46
Outstanding bills, estimatcd,
150 00
Outstanding town notes,
6,000 00 $7,581 97
Liabilities over assets,
$1,383 78
F. B. BLANCHARD,
Selectmen,
D. W. LUNT,
Assessors and
H. J. MERRILL,
Overseers of Poor.
FALMOUTH, MAINE, Feb. 15, 1896.
I hereby certify that I have examined the above accounts of the Selectmen and Overseers of the Poors, for the year 1895-6, and find them correctly cast and properly vouched. GEORGE D. YORK, Auditor.
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Treasurer's Report.
RECEIPTS.
Balance last report, $1,222 07
From James E. Merrill, Col. 1893,
74 20
James E. Merrill, 1894,
2,845 10
Walter K. Swett, " 1895,
5,029 80
Swan & Barrett, for demand note, with int. at rate of 4% (March 15, 1895), 2,000 00
Swan & Barrett, for demand note, with int. at rate of 4% (June 5, 1895), 1,000 00
Swan & Barrett, for demand
note with int. at rate of 5% (Feb. 8, 1896), 3,000 00
Henry P. Dewey, for 12 mos. note with int. at rate of 4 1/2 % (Jan. 10, 1896),
1,000 00
Town of Cumberland, 46 00
Town Farm account,
264 81
A. S. Noyes, Town Clerk, for dog licenses, 148 00
F. M. Simpson, State Treas- urer, 1894 dog licenses re- funded, 151 35
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F. M. Simpson, State Treas- urer, School Fund and Mill. Tax for year 1894, 1,092 71
F. M. Simpson, State Treas- urer, School Fund and Mill Tax for year 1895, 1,083 45
School Tuition, 3 50
Old bridge plank sold,
5 00
Non-resident taxes, 1894,
53 04
Tax deeds cancelled, 203 46
Interest and charges on same,
24 82
J. Osgood, for use of derrick, 3 00
Text books sold,
2 02
Portland Trust Co., interest on deposits, 6 18
-- $19,258 51
DISBURSEMENTS.
Paid town orders, $8,022 29
(Jan. 10, 1896) Swan & Bar-
rett demand note, dated Jan. 5, 1895, 1,000 00
(Feb. 8, 1896,) Swan & Barrett note dated Nov. 6, 1894, 3,500 00
Swan & Barrett, interest on notes, 263 16
F. M. Simpson, State Treasurer, balance due on 1894 state tax, 1,592 71 F. M. Simpson, State Treasurer, state tax for 1895, in full, 2,360 92
F. M. Simpson, State Treasurer, dog license fees for 1895, 148 00
D. D. Chenery, County Treasurer, County tax for 1895, 1,228 86
Bounty on 32 seals,
32 00
Cash now in Treasurer's hands,
1,110 57
$19,258 51
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DESCRIPTION OF OUT-STANDING NOTES.
Note to Henry P. Dewey, dated Jan. 10, '96, given for twelve months with interest at rate of 41/2 per cent., $1,000 00
Note to Swan & Barrett, dated Mar. 15, '95, on demand, 2,000 00
Note to Swan & Barrett, dated Feb. 8, '96, on demand, 3,000 00
The demand loans held by Swan & Barrett were bearing interest at the rate of 4 per cent. per annum until Jan. 9, last, when they advanced the rate to 5 per cent., owing to the higher rates prevailing in the money market. These gentlemen assure me that the rate will be reduced to 4 per cent. again just as soon as the present stringency is relaxed.
Respectfully submitted,
RALPH S. NORTON, Treasurer,
FALMOUTH, ME., Feb. 15, 1896.
I hereby certify that I have examined the above accounts of Ralph S. Norton, Treasurer of Falmouth, for the year 1895-'96, and find them correctly cast and properly vouched, and find in his hands $1,110.57.
GEO. D. YORK, Auditor.
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DEATHS.
IN THE TOWN OF FALMOUTH FROM JAN. 1 TO DEC. 31, 1895.
Jan. 4. Lelia Cobb, aged 8 yrs., 9 mos.
4. Jane Morse Barber, aged 88 yrs. 10 mos. 11 days.
10. Addie Cobb, aged 11 years.
22. Archeleus Lewis, aged 82 yrs., 9 mos.
26. Margaret Emery, aged 90 yrs., 5 mos., 11 days.
Feb. 11. Ada L. Blanchard, aged 12 yrs., 9 mos.
21. Ann A. Lunt, aged 75 yrs.
March 5. Kavene S. A. Bruns, aged 43 yrs. 9 mos. 20 dys.
May 9. Lida May Libby, aged 7 days.
31. George D. C. Schniedegarrd, aged 11 mos.
June 8. John P. Morrison, aged 56 yrs., 9 mos., 1 day.
15. Elizabeth Hobbs, aged 75 yrs.
30. Lizzie Blethen, aged 38 yrs., 1 mo.
July 7. Charles H. Rich, aged 62 yrs., 8 mos., 3 days.
9. Samuel Williams, aged 80 yrs., 1 mo., 11 dys.
Aug. 9. Jensina C. Jensen, aged 17 yrs., 7 mos., 27 dys.
Sept. 1. Benjamin Conant, aged 6 yrs., 11 mos., 13 dys.
2. Christian Goesen, aged 4 mos., 1 day.
10. Frederick Marston, aged 5 mos.
·15. Donald H. McLean, aged 7 mos., 18 days.
30. John Noyes, aged 85 yrs., 10 mos., 2 days.
Oct. 11. Ann H. Young, aged 66 yrs., 11 mos,
21. Joseph M. Pettengill, aged 66 yrs.
Nov. 17. Alice May Thurlow, aged 8 mos. 20 days.
28. Dora M. Noyes, aged 33 yrs., 7 mos.
Dec. 8. Blanche Irish, aged 38 yrs., 4 mos., 11 days.
14. Jennie S. Dearborn, aged 45 yrs. , 3 mos., 8 dys.
19. Emily Merrill, aged 00 yrs., 5 mos.
ARTHUR S. NOYES, Town Clerk.
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SCHOOL REPORT.
Whole number of scholars, 436.
Total length of each school, 31 weeks.
To the Citizens of Falmouth :
It becomes our duty to take a retrospective survey of our schools for the past year. It is with pleasure that we can report them a success, and we feel justified in saying that money raised for their support has been given profitable re- turns. None but experienced teachers have been employed, and, in most instances, those who have had previous expe- rience in town, and their work proved satisfactory.
It has been recommended from time to time by former Supervisors that "A Course of Study for Ungraded Schools" be outlined and adopted. We have tried the experiment the past year, and, while we are not prepared to say that it has been à perfect success, yet we are of the opinion that it is a step in the right direction and that another year will demonstrate greater results. One great fault in the past in our common schools, has been the eagerness of pupils to take up higher branches before the common branches were thoroughly mastered, and parents have encouraged this error.
Two written examinations have been given the second and third year grades during the year, and the scholars have done themselves and their teachers credit. At the last axamination five ranked 100 in arithmetic and lan- guage and only ten fell below 50% : the general average being 80% .
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We deem it advisable as a matter of encouragement to in- sert the names of those who have not been absent for the year in this report.
The advisability of maintaining one or more free high schools will be brought before you for your consideration.
While other towns have been taking advantage of this law for several years, the tax payers of our town have been putting their hands in their pockets and helping pay for their support without asking for an equivalent. Can we af- ford to do this? The time has come when a high school, free to all, seems a necessity. Let us have it and keep our children within the borders of our own town, until they get beyond what we can give them.
Parents, we again urge upon you to bear in mind the re- sponsibility that rests upon you. Visit our schools oftener. We are always glad to see you.
In conclusion, we wish to thank the many who have co- operated with us in this work ; and while we cannot cater to the wishes of each individual, yet we have tried to con- scientiously perform the duties incumbent upon us in such a manner that the good of the majority and the welfare of our public schools should be promoted.
Respectfully submitted,
DANIEL W. LUNT, Supt.
FALMOUTH, February 18, 1896.
PUPILS WHO HAVE NOT BEEN ABSENT FOR THE YEAR.
No. 2. 3 Fitz E. Sargent, Horace M. Sargent.
No. 3. Inez W. Bucknam, George Bucknam, Charles Bucknam.
No. 5. Willis Adams, Alice G. Wilson.
No. 6. Lester N. Winslow, Arthur B. Lausen.
No. 7. Julia Winslow, Fenwick Winslow.
No. 12. Nellie M. Leighton, Ellis F. Leighton, Walter Leighton.
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