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Respectfully submitted,
FLORENCE A. RIDEOUT, Instructor in English.
LATIN AND HISTORY DEPARTMENT.
TO THE SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS :
A report of the work done by the Latin department of the Norway High School may very properly be brief as the methods employed do not radically differ from those of other high schools.
The four years' work covers the amount regularly required for col- lege entrance, namely: four books of Caesar's Gallic War for the Sophomore class; six of the orations of Cicero for the junior class; and six books of Vergil's Aeneid for the seniors. In the three upper classes, one period on Latin composition is required each week.
Among the variations introduced into the regular recitation work are the following :
A. In the freshman class:
1. Use of perception cards.
2. Latin contests modelled after the old-fashioned spelling inatches with the substitution of Latin vocabularies.
3. Latin conversation consisting for the most part of questions and answers with regard to syntax, some of the most common ex- pressions of ordinary conversation, the names of days of the week, etc.
B. In the sophomore class:
1. The singing of Latin songs.
C. In the junior class :
1. The memorizing and delivery of selected portions of the ora- tions of Cicero.
D. In the senior class:
I. The composition of Latin poems.
2. Essays upon special subjects taken from the Aeneid, the value of mythology, etc.
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The class in ancient history with Botsford's "History of the Ancient World," as a text book, are using the Ivanhoe note books by way of supplementary work. The pupils are encouraged to bring to class any articles they may' find that have a direct bearing upon ancient history. Special reports and the reading of "Quo Vadis" or "The Last Days of Pompeii" are required.
The class in American history is using as a text book Muzzey's " American History." The following are some of the departures from the regular requirements:
A. Friday is reserved for debating and the discussion of current events or other topics of general interest.
B. Each member of the class is required to give a five-minute speech on some special topic from American history when assigned by the teacher.
C. Selected passages from such books as "Pan-Americanism," "Secrets of the German War-Office", etc., are read and discussed to develop the desire for independent reading and thinking.
D. During the year the reading of at least one historical novel is required.
The foregoing outline does not of course cover all the variations introduced into the several subjects, but they will, perhaps, be suffi- cient to suggest the general nature of the methods pursued.
The work done by the various classes has, on the whole, been very satisfactory and the pupils have shown sufficient interest and ability to make the teaching a pleasure.
Respectfully submitted,
F. MARION LOUGEE.
REPORT OF THE COMMERCIAL DEPARTMENT.
TO THE SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS :
In submitting this report I am able to state that the department is now well organized, and is accomplishing its purpose. It is offer- ing a practical business training.
The study of Bookkeeping is begun in the first year and continues throughout the second year. The first year of this course provides ample practise in recording business transactions, receiving and pre- paring the accompanying business papers. The work of the second years applies the principles, already learned, to special lines of busi- ness, such as: retailing, commission. wholesaling, and manufacturing. It requires the keeping of more complicated sets of books adapted to the requirements of the transactions introduced, and further practice in the handling of vouchers.
ANNUAL TOWN REPORT
Shorthand and Typewriting are presented in the third and fourth years. The aim of the instruction during these two years is to train the pupil to take dictation accurately and rapidly on a variety of matter, to readily read his notes, and to typewrite from them a well spelled, correctly punctuated, and neatly arranged transcript. Fil- ing, billing, composing of business letters, and other office work re- ceive careful attention.
The majority of the pupils are manifesting great interest in their work, and the progress in each subject shows a marked improvement over that of last year. The department equips the pupil for his his work, but his success or failure depends to a great extent upon himself and his attitude towards the responsibilities he must later undertake.
Respectfully submitted,
EDITH M. KNIGHT, Commercial Teacher.
SCIENCE DEPARTMENT.
TO THE SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS :
The course in Algebra is required of Freshman and elective for Seniors. The aim is to give the Seniors a thorough review to prepare them for college and to initiate the Freshman into the mysteries of the science. Both classes have on the whole shown both interest and industry in this work. Well's "Algebra" is used.
The class in Commercial Arithmetic has been somewhat. handi- capped for want of a suitable recitation room. The Latin room is too small and there is not sufficient blackboard space for the best re- salts. I would suggest that the work be made a half year's course next year instead of a year's course as it now is.
General Science is as yet in the experimental stage in the high school currilum. Hessler's "General Science" has proven an ex- cellent book. It takes up briefly, but clearly physics, chemistry, bot- any, geology, and physiology. The aim is to give the student a bet- ter understanding of every day phenomena and to broaden his ideas of the common phenomena.
The classes in physics and chemistry have three recitations and two laboratory periods a week. While we have very good apparatus and equipment the addition of a Blau Gas system would be a great advantage. We expect to have new text books in both courses next year.
Respectfully submitted,
H. CRANDLEMIRE.
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A List of Unpaid Taxes
F. E. DeCOSTER, COLLECTOR.
1910.
Stevens, Philip S.
$2 50
Yeaton, S. O.
2 50
1911.
Foster, Joseph J. 2 50
Perkins, E. W.
2 50
Stevens, H. Eugene
2 50
1912.
Beaulieux, Felix. 2 50
Brooks, Chas. W. 4 45
Burnell, E. G.
2 50
Cummings, Sherman
2 50
Frechette, John.
50
Holden, P Roy
2 50
Holden, Harry
2 50
Hussey, John C ..
2 50
Jacobs, Charles E
2 50
Millett, Justus I.
1 95
Perrault, Edward.
3 43
Pool, W. A.
2 50
Stevens, H. Eugene 2 50
Tubbs, Geo. T. 1 95
Woods, Joseph A
2 50
York, Robert E
2 50
Young, Asa A.
2 50
CHAS H. PIKE, COLLECTOR. Unpaid Taxes.
1913.
Chase, Harry G .. $ 50
Griffin, Francis. 2 50
6 30
Total
.$9 30
1914.
Chase, Harry G. 2 50
Delehanty, J. J. 2 50
5
Whittredge, Harry T.
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Kelley, Ross.
2 50
Ripley, Eugene
2 50
Total
$10 00
1915.
Bean, Dana A 2 50
Beaulieu, Felix. 2 50
Boulton, William. 2 50
Burt, L. O. 2 50
Delehanty, J. J
2 50
Dinsmore, Rollin
: 50
Drew, H. L.
2 50
Farnum, Joseph
2 50
Fogg, Geo. H.
.2 50
Ford, E. W
2 50
Holden, H. O.
9 32
Holt, Chas. A
4 08
Holt, Elbridge
6 09
Howe, Lottie O.
5 25
Hussey, John C.
2 50
Lane, Harry.
2 50
Mayo, Frank E
2 50
Mills, Geo.
2 50
Mixer, Chas A
2 50
Morey, Melvin
3 55
Morse, Chas. F
2 50
Pratt, H. E., Jr
25
Purrington, Walter W
2 50
Russell, C. C.
55
Shackley, Eben
53
Stevens, Walter H
2 50
Stiles, Andrew
2 50
Taylor, Elmer
2 50
Tubbs, Geo. T
4 60
Ward, Frank.
2 50
Woods, Joseph.
50
Yeaton, Aaron
50
Young, Walter P 2 50
Total $ 95 22
Advertised taxes to be sold Feb. 7th, 1916
137 15
Total due on 1915 taxes
$232 37
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Assessors' Report
Valuation of real estate resident owners .... $997,225 00
Valuation of real estate non-resident owners. 152,390 00
Total valuation real estate $1,149,615 00
Val. personal property resident owners .. .$290,889 00
Val. personal property non-resident owners .. 6,430 00
Total valuation personal property $297,319 00
Grand total taxed in 1915 $1,446,934 00
Grand total taxed in 1914. $1,398,622 00
Increase over 1914. $48,312 00
Number of polls taxed, 783
Not taxed 119.
Rate of poll tax, $2.50.
Rate of property tax, $21.00 on a thousand.
ASSESSMENTS.
$7,258 21 -
State tax.
County tax
1,595 15
Support of poor.
$1,500 00
Town officers' salaries 2,000 00
Highways and bridges. 4,000 00
State road. 798 00
Winter highway 1,000 00
Moth pests. 100 00
Rent of hall and incidental expenses. 1,000 00
Cutting bushes.
200 00
Common schools.
2,700 00
Free text books.
700 00
Repairs on school buildings. 1,500 00
Insurance, apparatus and appliances
1,200 00
Supt. schools office. 25 00
Free high school. 3,000 00
Music and drawing 650 00
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Purchase of land for schools
$750 00
Public Library.
700 00
Memorial Day.
50 00
Maintenance state aid highway
250 00
Repairs at Witherell Park.
75 00
Jackson's meadow bridge.
500 00
Supplementary tax (4 polls)
10 00
Overlay
$23,501 81
Total assessment for the year 1915.
$32,355 17
Abstract from Assessors' report to State Assessors:
LIVE STOCK.
1914 1915
Horses
460.
458
Colts three years old.
14.
11
Colts two years old
16
14
Colts one year old. 17
9
Cows
610.
629
Oxen
26 29
Three-year-olds
198
187
Two-year-olds
221
172
One-year-olds
243
271
Sheep
276 243
Swine
156 170
OTHER PERSONAL PROPERTY.
Bank stock. $ 19,000 00
Trust Companies' stock.
2,100 00
Water Companies' stock
3,525 00
Money at interest.
14,900 00
Stock in trade.
103,200 00
Carriages
1,040 00
Automobiles
26,115 00
Musical instruments.
15,825 00
Street Railway property.
39,300 00
Water Companies' property.
30,250 00
Small Boats.
3,725 00
792 81
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ABATEMENTS ALLOWED. F. E. DeCOSTER, COLLECTOR. 1906
Wilson, Louis B., no good. $2 50
-
Hobbs, William H., no good 4 50
$7 00
1911
(lary, Timothy, out of State. $2 50
Crockett, Chas. H., poor. 2 50
$5 00
1912
Brown, C. W., poor. $ 50
Chase, Harry G., out of State. 2 50
Crockett, Chas. H., sick. 2 50
. Matherson, J. C., no good
2 50
Millett, Justus I., no good. 2 50
Morrisette, Darius, no good 2 50
Stevens, Walter H., sickness 2 50
$15 50
CHARLES H. PIKE, COLLECTOR.
1913
Crockett, Chas. H., sick $ 50
1914
Beaulieu, Felix, sickness $2 50
Crockett, Chas. H., poor 2 50
Lea, F. W., out of State. 2 50
Stevens, Walter H., sickness 50
Wentworth, W. A., worthless 2 50
Lavesser, Geo., worthless 4 88
1915
Bean, Silas, paid in Paris. $ 2 50
Brown, C. W., sickness. 2 50
Butts, E. Coburn, paid in Kingfield. 2 50
Carroll, Peabody, Jellerson Co., vote of town 42 00
Comoni Tony, paid in Massachusetts 2 50
Crockett, H. H., heirs of .. · 1 05
Felt, A. Earl, error in listing 2 50
Frechette, Arnador, sick. 2 50
$15 38
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l'rost, Ray E., paid in Paris. $ 2 50
Gammon, Edwin S., poor 2 50
Haskell, Philip V., paid in Sanford 2 50
Herriek, Frank, paid in Gorham.
2 50
Kilborn, Scott L., paid in Portland. 2 50
Lamrock, Mark, heirs of. 16 00
McAllister, Philip H., poor 2 50
Mills, Frank E., paid in Bemis 2 50
Moore, Harold, paid in Gilead. 2 50
Moore, Fred, paid in Gilead
2 50
Morse G. Albert, dead. 2 50
Norway Shoe Shop Co., vote of town 149 10
Palmer, James E., worthless 2 50
Pratt, W. S., heirs of, vote of town. 18 90
Sanborn Shoe Shop Co., vote of town. 63 00
Sherfield W., error in listing 1 58
Spiller, Leroy, paid in Mechanic Falls 7 75
Truman, Scott, sick. 2 50
Wentworth, W. A., worthless
2 50
$346 88
Total abatements for the year to the Collectors. $390 26
The town has also abated the following :
James, Jane E., overvaluation. $ 4 20
Allen, Chas. B., overvaluation 2 10
Norway Grange, vote of town 73 50
Locke, Chas., overvaluation. 05
Judkins, O. W. H., overvaluation 2 10
$82 95
Total abatements for the year. $473 21
There was due January 31, 1916 from F. E. DeCoster, collector : On taxes of 1910 $ 5 00
1911
7 00
1912
43 76
$55 76
From Charles H. Pike, collector :
On taxes of 1913.
$ 9 30
1914
10 00
1915
232 37
$251 67
There is due from the two collectors.
$307 43
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Report of the Overseers of the Poor
Town farm inventory January 31, 1916:
LIVE STOCK.
11 cows $660 00
3 one-year-old heifers 75 00
2 calves 10 00
6 shoats 60 00
2 brood SOW'S
60 00
1 horse
225 00
140 fowl 119 00
$1,209 00
.
Hay, grain and provisions $668 62
Groceries 49 82
Farming tools and vehicles 752 40
Household goods. 438 16
Miscellaneous list.
198 45
$2,107 45
Total personal property. $3,316 45
TOWN FARM STATEMENT.
By valuation January 31, 1916: CR.
Farm
$2,150 00
Personal property. 3,316 45
$5,466 45
By Work off the farm $148 27
Cream sold
765 67
Eggs
123 98
Chickens
13 02
Hogs and pigs
127 32
Bull
85 80
Sweet corn
349 51
Calves
70 21
Cows
95 00
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By
Horses
C'alf skin 1 59
4 65
Pine
31 50
$2,301 52
$7,767 97
DR.
By valuation farm Jan. 31, 1915.
$2,150 0C
Personal property. 3,691 08
$5,841 08
Paid David Thurston and wife salary Feb 1,
1915 to Feb 1, 1916 $362 50
Cash paid out. 10 35
$372 85
Paid Edwin G. Austin, labor $240 56
Ralph M. Austin, labor 27 25
C. C. Dearborn, labor 5 00
James B. Frost, work and supplies. 3 07
G. L. Walker, haying. 1 50
M. C. Eastman, supplies
3 25
H. E. Gibson, grain
353 34
Sam Holt, work. 42 00
Miles G. Adams, work 4 25
H. O. Holden, supplies 1 32
F. D. Knightly, work. 28 00
Drake & Brooks, supplies. 52 20
Wmn. C. Leavitt Co., supplies 17 31
A. A. Everett Jr., supplies 4 90
Frank Kimball, supplies. 3 15
Chas. F. Ridlon, supplies
6 60
F. P. Stone, supplies.
5 95
H. B. Foster Co., supplies
2 50
Z. L. Merchant & Co., supplies.
14 15
E. N. Swett Shoe Co.
5 29
James N. Favor.
17 55
Longley & Butts.
1 45
E. F. Bicknell, supplies
6 61
J. S. Smith Co., supplies
29 23
Thomas Smiley, 4 53
Henry S. Austin, work. 11 00
E. B. Jackson, supplies 5 36
Chas. G. Blake. 6 30
C. B. Cummings & Sons, grain. 726 24
$485 00
Bags
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Paid A. D. Kilgore, work. $ 6 10
W. L. Leonard, meat
12 37
I. P. Symonds, Prof. services 4 50
F. J. Cook, work.
19 90
S. W. Goodwin, insurance 42 40
James N. Tubbs
1 90
O. P. Brooks
27 05
Geo. M. Pike, work. 11 00
Frank P. Towne, telephone 1 62
Frank P. Towne, fertilizer 6 80
Frank P. Towne, hauling pine 10 50
Jolın F. Noyes, use of boar 2 50
C. L. Delano, pigs 13 87
C. G. French, use of boar 1 25
F. H. Hurd, work.
4 00
H. A. Knightly, cutting ice, 1915. .
9 00
H. A. Knightly, cutting and hauling ice, 1916 16 58
William A. Poole, labor.
13 50
E. C. Walker, Prof. services
2 50
Leonas Flint, hens.
12 00
Leonas Flint, work.
8 50
W. M. Russell, fertilizer 63 65
Norway Lake Supply Co. 206 47
W. A. Hersey, sawing wood. 12 00
Wm. Knightly, work.
67 00
F. H. Noyes Co., supplies.
2 25
$2,209 01
$8,422 94
$654 97
There is due the Town Farm for work on highway for which no order has been drawn.
59 65
Balance against farm. $595 32
Mr. David Thurston and wife have had charge of the farm for the past year. Mr. Thurston keeps everything about the barn clean and in good shape. 'The stock is looking as well as we ever saw it.
We have put a new roof on the long shed connected with the barn as we found the old boards and some of the rafters were rotten when we started in to shingle.
Mrs. Thurston takes great interest in the house and everything in her department is well looked after.
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INMATES AT THE TOWN FARM, JAN. 31, 1916.
Lola Bennett .. age 55 Prentiss Buck . .age 65 George Webber .age 63
POOR OFF THE FARM.
Expense Mary O. Jordan (Soldier's widow ) : Paid Mrs. S. G. Richardson, board and care $206 75
F. P. Stone, supplies 75
Z. L. Merchant & Co. 1 23
Thomas Smiley
2 93
$ 211 66
Expense Henrietta Hussey :
Paid Freeland Howe Jr., rent. $15 00
John P. Cullinan, wood. 38 50
$ 53 50
Expense Edward J. LaBree :
Paid James Smith Shoe Store. $3 25
John P. Cullinan, wood. 1 50
$ 4 75
Expense Teddie Vigue:
Paid E. N. Swett Shoe Co. $ 2 00
Frank Starbird, board and care. 20 80
$ 22 80
Expense Ellsworth Murch:
Paid Town of Paris $ 115 30
Expense Adelbert E. Libby :
Paid Town of Woodstock. $ 79 60
Expense W. C. Fogg:
Paid City of Auburn $ 3 01
Expense old lady repaid to town by friends.
$ 172 00
Expense L. D. Trueman :
Paid John S. Smith Co., groceries $3 76
E. N. Swett Shoe Co. 2 00
$ 5 76
Expense burial three soldiers.
$105 00
Burial soldier's widow 35 00
$ 140 00
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Expense Homer Trueman :
Paid H. B. Foster Co. $ 12 00
Expense Mary Collins :
Paid James Smith Shoe Store. $1 25
H. B. Foster Co. 3 00
$ 4 25
Expense S. G. McAllister :
Paid H. L. Bartlett M. D.
$ 60 00
Expense John C. Hussey :
Paid E. A. Cox, rent. $13 50
W. F. Rogers, wood. 4 75
John S. Smith Co., groceries. 3 55
Chas. F. Ridlon, groceries 2 97
John P. Cullinan, wood 2 50
$ 27 27
Expense W. F. Cotton :
1
Paid A. A. Everett Jr., groceries $3 64
C. F. Brackett, wood 3 50
$ 7 14
Expense Annado Frechette:
Paid L. Hall Trufant M. D.
$ 79 00
Expense looking up pauper cases. $ 17 80
Expense of town poor off the farm
$1,015 84
Paid for poor of other towns and State:
Lewiston : George Beaulier $ 8 15
Bridgton :
C. C. Dearborn and son. $ 22 80
Oxford :
J. W. Thomas $ 29 00
Harrison :
Harold Puriugton. $ 30 17
Rumford :
Lester G. Curtis. $ 5 75
Auburn :
Edward H. Strout $ 53 63
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Naples :
John M. Clark $ 68 71
.
Orono :
Ephraim Dubey $ 45 00
Lewiston :
Annie Perreault. $ 24 43
Poland :
Wendell Tripp. $ 74 50
Augusta :
Joseph Jacques. $108 90
Buckfield :
Louise A. Hart .$ 41 55
State:
Henry Bouchard. $ 9 00
James E. Palmer $143 04
Melvina Bouchaine $272 27
Paris :
Charles F. Henery $ 1 48
Total expense of poor of other towns and State .. $ 938 38
Total orders drawn account of poor off farm. $1,954 22
Available for poor expense :
Voted Mareh, 1915. .
$1,500 00
Paid by Town of Orono $109 90
City of Auburn 61 77
City of Lewiston 5 90
Town of Naples
7 47
Town of Bridgton. 23 03
Town of Rumford
5 75
Town of Paris.
1 48
Town of Poland.
74 50
Town of Buckfield. 41 55
Pauper goods sold. 4 00
Mary O. Jordan for board.
32 00
Refund account of old lady 172 00
State for State paupers.
504 13
$1,043 48
Total amount available.
$2,543 48
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Total orders drawn account of poor off farm .. $1,954 22 Overdraft on town farm account. 280 34
$2,234 56
$ 308 92
Balance to contingent fund.
There is due the town from:
Town of Oxford $ 29 00
Bridgton 6 75
Harrison 30 17
Naples 61 24
City of Lewiston Augusta 108 90
32 58
$ 268 64
There has been a larger call for pauper supplies this year than usu- al, but many of them have been from poor of other towns and state so that our bills are not much larger than for past years. Mrs Jordan is much feebler than last year. She is still with Mrs. Richardson, who gives her the best of care and attention, and we feel that the town can not do any better than to keep her where she is. We are paying $18.00 per month for her board and care, and furnish two cords of wood for the winter.
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Report of Selectmen
Town orders have been drawn from Feb. 1, 1915 to Feb.
1, 1916, No. 5184 to 6238 inclusive, amounting to ...... $34,685 41
For Support of common schools. $8,921 80
Free high school. 4,222 35
Repairs on school buildings 691 10
Free text books.
673 90
Insurance, apparatus and appliances. 1,166 05
Music and drawing
610 41
School land.
750 00
Office of Supt. of Schools.
50 00
Highways and bridges
4,830 84
Show bills.
849 55
State highway 1,451 77
Maintenance State road. 358 04
Jackson Meadow bridge 442 40
Cutting bushes. 239 49
Support of poor away from farm 1,954 22
Town Farm 2,581 86
Public Library
785 00
Moth pests. .
Memorial Day 50 00
Rent of hall and incidental expense 1,488 57
Officers' salary
2,032 98
Witherell Park. 41 87
Abatements
473 21
COMMON SCHOOLS.
Balance Jan. 31, 1915 $2,296 35
Voted March 1915. 2,700 00
Received from State 5,376 59
Received for tuition. 50 00
$10,422 94
Unexpended balance Feb. 1, 1916. 1,501 14 - $10,422 94
Expended to Feb. 1, 1916. . $8,921 80
20 00
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FREE HIGH SCHOOL
Balance Jan. 31, 1915. $ 246 99
Voted March 1915. 3,000 00
Received from State
500 00
Received for tuition
334 00
Overdraft
141 36
$4,222 35
Expended to Feb. 1, 1916.
.$4,222 35 1
REPAIRS OF SCHOOL BUILDING.
Voted March 1915.
$1,500 00
Expended to Feb. 1, 1916.
$691 10
Overdraft 1914.
465 52
Balance Feb. 1, 1916 343 38
$1,500 00
FREE TEXTS BOOKS.
Balance Feb. 1, 1915
$17 76
Voted March 1915. 700 00
$717 76
Expended to Feb. 1, 1916.
$673 90
Balance Feb. 1, 1916. 43 86
$717 76
INSURANCE, APPARATUS AND APPLIANCES.
Balance Feb. 1, 1915 $ 1 09
Voted March 1915. 1,200 00
$1,201 09
Expended to Feb. 1, 1916
$1166 05
Balance Feb. 1, 1916. 35 04
$1,201 09
MUSIC AND DRAWING.
Balance Feb. 1, 1915 $ 1 50
Voted March 1915. 650 00
$651 50
Expended to Feb. 1, 1916
$610 41
Balance Feb. 1, 1916. 41 09
$651 50
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FOR PURCHASE OF LAND FOR SCHOOLS.
.$750 00
Voted March 1915.
Paid Arthur Hebbard $300 00
J. F. Bolster 450 00
$750 00
SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS OFFICE.
Balance Feb. 1, 1915
$40 48
Voted March 1915. 25 00
$65 48
Expended to Feb. 1, 1916. $50 00
Balance Feb. 1, 1916 15 48
$65 48
PUBLIC LIBRARY.
Voted March 1915. $700 00
Received from State
70 00
Received from Frost fund. 15 00
$785 00
Paid to Wm. F. Jones, Treas.
$785 00
STATE AID HIGHWAY.
Voted March 1915. $798 00
Received from State. 618 40
Overdraft from contingent fund. 35 37
$1,451 77
Expended to Feb. 1, 1916 $1,451 77
WINTER HIGHWAY.
Voted March, 1915. $1,000 00
Expended to Feb. 1, 1916. $849 55
Balanee to Contingent fund. 150 45
$1,000 00
OFFICERS' SALARY.
Voted March, 1915.
$2,000 00
Overdraft from contingent fund. 32 98
$2,032 98
Paid Geo. W. Holmes, selectman $510 00
W. A. Hersey, selectman 152 00
Asa D. Frost, selectman 137 75 T. C. Morrill, superintendent of schools .. 462 13
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l'aid Horace Sanborn, truant officer. $ 50 00
E. N. Swett, treasurer . 120 00
H. L. Horne, school committee. 25 00
W. F. Jones, school committee. 25 00
C. F. Boober, dog constable. 20 00
E. C. Libby, police. 2 00
S. Harriman, board of health. 10 00
Dennis Pike, board of health. 15 00
S. W. Goodwin, town clerk. 20 00
Chas. H. Pike, commission collecting. 484 10
$2,032 98
MOTH PESTS.
Voted March, 1915.
$100 00
Expended to Feb. 1, 1916. $20 00
Balance to contingent fund 80 00
$100 00
MEMORIAL DAY OBSERVANCE.
Voted March, 1915. .$50 00
Expended to Feb. 1, 1916. $50 00
APPROPRIATION FOR THE POOR.
Voted March, 1915
$1,500 00
Received from other towns and State.
1,043 48
$2,543 48
Expended for poor away from farm $1,954 22
Expended for poor at the farm 280 34
Balance to contingent fund. 308 92
$2,543 48
TOWN FARM.
Received from produce sold. $2,301 52
Received from poor account. 280 34
$2,581 86
Expended as shown by report of overseers of Poor
$2,581 86
7
50
ANNUAL TOWN REPORT
CUTTING BUSHES.
Voted March, 1915. $200 00
Overdraft from contingent fund. 39 49
$239 49
Expended to Feb. 1, 1916.
$239 49
REPAIRS AT WITHERELL PARK.
Voted March, 1915.
.$75 00
Expended to Feb. 1, 1916. $41 87
Balance to contingent fund.
33 13
$75 00
JACKSON'S MEADOW BRIDGE.
Voted March, 1915. .$500 00
Expended to Feb. 1, 1916. $442 40
Balance to contingent fund. 57 60
$500 00
MAINTENANCE STATE AID HIGHWAY.
Voted March, 1915. $250 00
Received from State. 128 91
$378 91
Expended to Feb. 1, 1916. $358 04
Balance to contingent fund. 20 87 ,
$378 91
HIGHWAYS AND BRIDGES.
Voted March, 1915. $4,000 00
Received from abutters sidewalk. 193 47
N. & P. St. Ry. work on Tannery Bridge. 28 75
Brick and stone sold. 18 02
Plank sold.
5 00
Overdraft from contingent fund.
585 60
$4,830 84 $4,830 84
Expended to Feb. 1, 1916.
RENT OF HALL AND INCIDENTAL EXPENSE.
Voted March, 1915. $1,000 00
Overdraft from contingent fund.
488 57
$1,488 57
Expended to Feb. 1, 1916, as follows:
Norway Building Association, rent .$445 00
F. W. Sanborn, printing and supplies :
Envelopes for town reports. $ 80
Town Meeting Warrant.
5 25
51
ANNUAL TOWN REPORT
1100 Town reports. 103 60
Bill heads. 1 37
Dog licenses. . 2 50
Assessors' Notice 2 00
Tax receipts
4 00
600 envelopes.
2 00
1400 tax receipts, bound.
5 00
Highway orders
'3 75
Postal cards.
1 25
Order book.
8 00
Envelopes
1 50
$143 02
Selectmen 's office :
Stamps for town reports. $ 7 00
Register stamps. 1 00
Stamps 25
F. W. Murdock, repairs to safe. 1 00
Loring, Short & Harmon, supplies. 21 35
E. F. Bicknell, supplies.
15
G. J. Brown, cleaning office.
2 30
Burroughs Adding Machine Co., paper
80
A. D. Bolster Co., window shades 2 00
Telephone charges.
6 95
H. E. Lovejoy, distributing town reports
4 00
Maine Register. 2 00
F. P. Stone, supplies. 80
Mrs. Strout, cleaning office.
75
$50 35
Reporting marriages:
H. L. Nichols. . 75
C. G. Miller for 1914 and 1915. 2 50
A. T. MeWhorter 50
M. A. Baker 1 00
R. J. Bruce.
1 25
$7 00
Reporting vital statistics:
L. Hall Trufant. $10 25
D. M. Stewart. 2 00
H. L. Bartlett 9 75
B. F. Bradbury.
2 00
Harold M. Allen.
1 75
S. W. Goodwin, recording statistics. 27 40
$53 15
52
ANNUAL TOWN REPORT
Town clock:
H. D. Adkins, care for seven months.
$11 66
E. C. Libby, care for five months 8 33
E. C. Libby, oil. 53
V. W. Hills, cleaning and repairs.
15 00
$35 52
Witherell Park:
C. C. Burt, care. $12 00
F. W. Murdock, repairs to lawn mower
90
$12 90
Police service :
C. F. Henery. $1 75
Frank M. Lovejoy 2 00
Philip H. McAllister 5 00
Elmer Parker
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