Annual report of the town officers of the town of Athens, Maine, 1901-1911, Part 3

Author: Athens (Me.)
Publication date: 1901
Publisher: Athens, Me. : The Town
Number of Pages: 328


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" Support of Flora Taylor at Ins. Hospital, 32.94


" "Printing Town Reports of 1902 16.50


$1,100.99


66 66


66


5


Paid Bills of 1903.


Paid Teachers' Wages 1,225.00


Conveyance of Scholars 244.35


66 Fuel. 40.75


Janitor's Services 17.50


Repairs of School Houses.


39.60


School Books.


231.09


Improvements on State Road


224.07


Support of Paupers.


633.61


66 66 of other towns 297.15


66 State Paupers 231.34


Repairs of Highways. 2,128.11


Bills of Board of Health 295.44


Burial of Soldiers 59.00


Expenses of Memorial Day 25.00


Damage to Sheep by dogs 22.50


66 Support of Annie Wentworth at Industrial School 26.00


66 Support of Flora Taylor at Insane Hospital,


107.79


66 Abatements of 1903 43.37


Rent of Office 5.00


66 Lumber for Ansel Corson house 20.78


Expenses of business out of town 12.71


Books for Town, Express, Stationery and Postage 12.79


Vital Statistic Notices and recording 11.60


Use of Hall and Moderator's Services 5.00


Supt. of Schools Bill, 1903 50.00


On Interest Bearing Debt. 250.00


State Tax. 859.88


County Tax. 327.33


Porcupine Bounty


19.50


$7,530.84


Bills of 1902 brought over. $1,100.99


Total Cash Expenditures of 1903 $8,631.83


6


PAUPER ACCOUNT.


Martin Corson $ 5.60


Calvin Berry


60.00


Fred A. Wentworth


65.80


Mrs. Andrew Walker 96.66 T


Ansel Corson.


216.99


Frank Wescott


40.99


Daniel Nason


122.66


John Wing


6.75


Geo. W. Tuttle. 30.40


Melvin Littlefield


10.36


Martin Corson, Jr


14.87


Chester Wells.


28.86


Wesley George


5.25


Percy Berry's family


73.10


Paupers of Other Towns.


John R. Avery $34.65


Clarence Hodgdon


18.06


Isaac Corson, Jr


71.56


William H. Brown


4.50


Nelson E. Knights


6.34


Jedde Brown 46.82


40.29


Jimmy Brown


2.90


Frank E. Brown


7.10


Rufus Brown.


43.81


Jeremiah Brown


21.12


$297.15


STATE PAUPER ACCOUNT.


Asa and Olive Tuttle


$184.63


Hiram Tuttle


25.46


Benjamin Davis


21.25


$231.34


HIGHWAY ACCOUNT.


Appropriation


$2,500.00


Expended


2,128.11


Balance unexpended $371.89


$778.29


Ruffe Brown.


7


SCHOOLS.


Raised by town


$711.70


Interest on school fund .


88.30


Received from State


662.45


Balance unexpended last year


151.76


Total school resources for 1903 $1,614.21


Expended :


Teachers' wages


$1,225.00


Conveyance of scholars


244.35


Fuel. . .


40.75


Janitors' services


17.50


Total expenditures


$1,527.60


Balance unexpended $86.61


REPAIRS TO SCHOOLHOUSES.


Raised by town


$0.00


Expended


39.60


Overdrawn.


39.60


EXPENSES OF MEMORIAL DAY.


Raised by town


$25.00


Expended .


25.00


SCHOOL BOOKS.


Raised by town


$100.00


Expended .


231.09


Overdrawn


131.09


STATE ROAD.


Raised by town


$200.00


Rec'd. from State


111.91


Total


$311.91


Expended


224.07


Balance unexpended $87,84


8


OUTSTANDING DEBT.


Raised by town $250.00


Paid on debt 250.00


TOWN OFFICERS' BILLS.


J. F. Holman, selectman, assessor and overseer of poor. $85.00


B. P. Barker, selectman, assessor and overseer of poor 45.00


A. E. Locke, selectman, assessor and overseer of poor. 40.00


L. E. Jacobs, Supt. of schools 50.00


M. S. Cleveland, collector 96.46


M. J. Hight, treasurer 25.00


Geo. F. Ayer, auditor 5.00


Total $346.46


STANDING OF TOWN.


LIABILITIES.


Interest bearing order. $750.00


Interest due thereon. 23.75


Due for support of paupers.


79.00


" State paupers. 22.00


" at industrial school, Anne Wentworth


10.14


" on outstanding orders .


1.50


" Reuel D. Small for copies in York suit


80.00


" estimated bills to arise in York suit and Wheeler suit. 200.00


" town officers' bills . 296.46


" estimated highway and other bills .


100.00


Total liabilities $1,562.85


9


ASSETS.


Cash in treasury


$564.31


Uncollected taxes of 1903.


450.91


Due from State, paupers' bills.


79.50


free high school


150.00


66


dog licenses.


35.00


66


66 66 porcupine bounty


19.50


" note against C. F. Dunton.


69.61


Stand occupied by F. A. Wentworth 25.00


Ansel Corson lot and building. 40.00


Total assets


$1,433.83


Liabilities over assets


$129.02


at last roport 198.58


Gain for the year


69.56


Respectfully submitted,


J. F. HOLMAN, B. P. BARKER, A. E. LOCKE,


Selectmen of Athens.


10


Treasurer's Report.


M. J. HIGHT, Treasurer, In Account with Town of Athens. DR.


1903.


March 14, To Balance received from L. C. Williams, $1,766.39


April 16, " Refunded on Dog Tax, 1902 39.12


June 19, " Tax Committed M. S. Cleveland . 6,430.99


June 30,


" received from State for Burial Soldier


27.00


“ 30,


66


Support State Paupers, 57.12


July 6, 66 66


66


Town Clerk, dog tax 1903 . . .


43.00


Aug. 10,


66


66


State, burial soldier, .


32.00


Oct. 23,


65


66


66


Marcia Freeze on acct. Mrs. B. Welch. 10.00


" 24,


66


State, support State Paupers, 47.19


Nov. 28,


66


66


66


Town of Cornville, Henry Brown bill. 4.50


Dec. 31,


66


State for sheep killed by dogs, 30.50


1904.


66 " support State Paupers, Marcia Freeze, acct. Mrs. B. Welch .


15.00


School Fund and Mill Tax ...


678.82


66


66


66


66


66


State Pensions 60.00


Feb'y 10,


66


66


State for State Road


111.91


66


15,


66


66


66


Willie Stevens, exp. in diph- theria 4.75


16,


66


66


Solon, acct. Clarence Hodgdon, 18.06


18,


66


Cornville, Support of Paupers, 254.93


19,


66


66


66 Leonard Taylor, wife acct .... 140.73


20,


66 Town of Bingham, Pauper acct. 6.34


66


66


36.80


Jan. 9,


" 26,


66


66


66


66


66


$9,815.15


11


CR.


July 7, Dec.,


By Receipt for 1903, dog tax,


$43.00


Paid County Tax,


327.33


" State Tax


859.88


66 " State Pensions


60.00


66


" for Bounty, Porcupines 19.50


1904. Feb'y 20,


" Orders returned and cancelled 7,490.22


Due from M. S. Cleveland, collector 450.91


66 Cash on hand 564.31


$9,815.15


M. J. HIGHT, TREASURER.


Having examined the books and accounts of the town for the year ending Feb. 20, 1904, I find the payments properly vouched, the books and accounts correctly kept and accurately balanced.


Feb. 20, 1904.


GEO. F. AYER, Auditor.


12


School Report.


AVAILABLE RESOURCES.


Balance uudrawn, 1802 $151.76


Amount raised by town and interest on school fund note. 800.00


Received from State


662.45


$1,614.21


EXPENSES.


Paid for teachers and board, Summer


$487.00


66


Fall and Winter 438.00


conveyance of scholars 244.35


66 wood ...


40.75


66 tuition Somerset Academy


300.00


Janitor's services


17.50


Balance unexpended the past year 86.61


$1,614.21


SCHOOL BOOK ACCOUNT.


Amount raised by town.


$100.00


66 overdrawn. 131.09


$231.09


Paid D. C. Heath & Co. $59.22


Allyn & Bacon


18.75


American Book Co. 44.16


. Thompson, Brown & Co. 8.00


Ginn & Co. 66.42


Benjamin H. Sanborn & Co. 22.26


Express and Freight on books 8.11


Ben. H. Sanborn, 4.17


$239.09


13


REPAIRS ON SCHOOLHOUSES.


Balance undrawn 1902


$180.77


Repairs 1903. $39.60


Balance unexpended. 141.17


$180.77


The average school year has been 20 weeks.


Town scholars attending Somerset academy . 35


No of persons in town between the ages of 4 and 21 years April 1, 1903. 239


No. of different scholars registered 186


Average number in attendance 152


No of schools in town including Academy 9


" "teachers employed. 10


All schools have maintained a good average attendance ow- ing to the teachers employed who have taken great interest in their work and a good advancement in the line of school work has been the result of the efforts of both teacher and pupil.


SCHOOL BOOKS.


We were obliged to overdraw the text book appropriation on account of the graded work of Somerset Academy. More and higher grade books were necessary to carry on the work success- fully as such an institution means much to our town pupils.


SCHOOL HOUSES AND REPAIRS.


Only a few repairs have been made on school houses the past year and we still have quite a balance unexpended.


The situation on Lord's Hill remains the same as ever. A new school house or a change for the better is very much needed.


Respectfully submitted.


L. E. JACOBS, Superintendent.


H. S. ELLIOTT,


C. E. BALL,


F. V. BARKER,


School Committee.


ANNUAL REPORT


OF THE


Municipal Officers


OF THE


TOWN OF ATHENS,


FOR THE


YEAR ENDING FEBRUARY 20, 1905.


Town Officers 1904


Moderator: L. E. JACOBS.


Town Clerk: L. E. JACOBS.


Selectmen, Assessors and Overseers of the Poor:


GEORGE F. AYER, W. A. FOSS, L. B. TAYLOR,


Treasurer:


M. J. HIGHT.


School Committee:


GEORGE C. HIGHT, ELLEN P. JONES, F. V. BARKER.


Superintendent of Schools: CHARLES F. BALL.


Collector:


T. C. FOX.


Auditor: J. F. HOLMAN.


Town Agent: GEORGE F. AYER.


Selectmen's Report.


MONEY RAISED AND ASSESSED FOR 1904.


State tax $859.88


County tax. 327.33


Schools and interest on school fund note 805.11


School books 100.00


Repair of schoolhouses. 75.00


Support of poor and incidental expenses 994.89


Summer roads 1,000.00


Bridges


500.00


Snow roads 500.00


State road


400.00


Memorial Day.


25.00


Interest bearing debt


250.00


Centennial celebration


200.00


Overlay


301.51


Total assessment


$6,338.72


VALUATION OF TOWN.


Value of resident real estate.


$201,335.00


" nonresident real estate 17,500.00


66 " value of resident personal estate 81,600.00


" nonresident personal estate


4,445.00


Total valuation


$304,880.00


Rate of taxation $1.90 on $100.


Tax on valuation of $304,880


$5,792.72


Tax on 273 polls at $2.00 546.00


$6,338.72.


Supplementary tax


10.76


Total amount committed to collect


$6,349.48


4


INCIDENTAL EXPENSES.


J. F. Holman, Selectman, Assessor, and Overseer of Poor for 1903. $85.00


B. P. Barker, Selectman, Assessor, and Overseer of Poor for 1903 45.00


A. E. Lock, Selectman, Assessor, and Overseer of the Poor for 1903 40.00


M. J. Hight, Treasurer 25.00


Geo. F. Ayer, Auditor 5.00


Willis Stevens, cash paid for disinfecting 4.75


M. S. Campbell, Flora Taylor account. 146.09


J. F. Holman, for settlement of Wheeler suit 45.42


J. F. Holman, for services in Wheeler case 21.00


C. H. Jones, for rent of hall for 3 meetings 8.00 Maria G. Tobey, int. on town order 28.75


Alden Bucknam, for disinfecting Frank Wescott house . . 2.00


P. Hoyt, shingles for Ansel Corson house 21.00


Loring, Short & Harmon, pauper notices 1.50


C. H. Jones, windows for Ansel Corson house 3.00


Robt. Hayden, casket and robe for I. J. Knowls, soldier.


25.00


J. O. Smith & Co., printing town reports


M. S. Cleveland, abatement on 1903 tax


9.00


66 posting warrants


3.00


66 services as collector, 1903 96.46


O. L. Bush, stove funnel for Ansel Corson house .. repairs on water tub .75


2.58


C. F. Barker, damage to sheep by dogs 30.00


Chas. Robinson,


66


3.00


W. A. Foss, 66 66


66


4.00


Asa Emery, 66 66


66 66 12.00


C. H. Jones, windows for Ansel Corson house 1.00


R. D. Small, copy of evidence in York case 96.00


Mrs. J. W. Hinckley, water tub .. 1.50


F. V. Barker, services as truant officer 1.50


A. M. Thompson & Son, lumber for Ansel Corson house 20.28


L. E. Jacobs, services as moderator 2.00


L. C. Williams, Fordmaldehyde, etc


6.09


Saunders & Williams, material [for Ansel Corson house 8.19


(


-


12.00


66 dog constable, 1903 5.00


5


1


Robt. Hayden, casket and robe for H. Butler, soldier 25.00


Robt. Hayden, services as ballot clerk 3.00


F. L. Smith, water tub for 1903 and 1904 3.00


H. S. Elliott, 2 water tubs for 1904. 3.00


Leo Merkle,digging grave for Henry Butler,soldier, 3.00


N. F. Joaquin, water tub


1.50


F. G. Green, office rent


10.00


7.50


L. E. Jacobs, recording vital statistics 66 returning


1.50


H. P. Bush, funnel, order board of health, 1903.


1.15


N. N. Cook, ballot clerk


3.00


L. B. Taylor, services as Selectman, Assessor and Overseer of Poor, 1904 40.00


W. A. Foss, water tub. 1.50


W. A. Foss, out of town business 5.00


M. J. Hight, windows for Ansel Corson house 1.50


Geo. F. Ayer, out of town business 6.00


" books and stationery for town 6.00


J. F. Holman, balance due for service in York case 43.41


W. E. Tarbell, returning vital statistics 2.00


L. N. Ellingwood, returning vital statistics 4.00


66 Prof. services under school board 4.00


T. C. Fox, posting warrants 6.00


$995.92


HIGHWAY BILLS 1903-4.


D. V. Farmer, services as Road Commissioner ... $5.37


Frank C. Allen, labor 6.50


Ira Poland . 3.00


Amos Chapman


.62


Frank Moody


1.37


W. S. Chapman


23.31


E. H. Littlefield


1.50


Chas. Drake


1.06


Chas. Weston


10.21


F. M. Ward


10.56


F. N. Joaquin


1.00


James Irwin


3.00


Geo. Noyes 1.75


2.24


W. R. Magoon


Frank Bangs


6.65


,


6


Joseph Hayden


1.18


E. S. Dore


5.30


I. D. Leavitt 6.50


Unknown.


1.50


Chas. Chapman


.75


Winfield Hussey


9.50


Geo. Scribner


2.50


H. D. Eaton, Admr


14.00


C. F. Daggett


2.85


A. C. Buzzell


2.00


Chas. Taylor


2.50


Jos. Frost


1.00


Ed. Ward


.75


W. H. Rockwood


3.62


Gus Nelson


4.56


Chas. York


1.50


B. P. Barker


1.00


R. H. Boothby


3.00


T. A. Noyes


2.25


A. E. Rines


5.30


.


Geo. Wyman


3.65


Selden York


2.00


Perry George


.65


L. Ham


1.00


$157.00


SUMMER ROADS.


James N. Poland,


labor


$5.31


· A. B. Walker,


and lumber


6.00


David Davis,


66


19.74


Fred Wentworth,


66


23.75


Jeddie Brown,


66


3.12


Ansel Corson,


66


22.18


A. A. Hall,


66


33.95


Isaac Corson,


66


3.62


Alden Corson,


4.37


Elmer Downs,


66


6.37


B. F. Trafton,


66


with machine


183.77


W. H. Pease,


66


66


66


59.00


J. E. Chapman, labor and board for machine team


10.10


Geo. Leavitt, labor and board of machine team


30.81


-


1.50


Henry Brown,


7


E. S. Brown, labor


3.74


Chester Bunker,


66


7.50


Willis Stevens,


66


3.75


C. L. Corson, 66


16.50


L. E. Jacobs, feed furnished B. F. Trafton.


83.38


D. K. Turner, labor


4.00


M. S. Cleveland, “


14.90


C. A. Emery, labor and board of machine team


9.05


M. L. Tuttle, labor


12.00


Lee Corson,


3.33


Joseph Hayden,


4.00


Fred Stodder,


9.65


D. V. Farmer,


66


7.50


Sherb Whittier,


12.50


Ernest Carlson,


5.00


C. L. Corson


12.14


W. R. Adams,


66


11.25


B. P. Littlefield, board of Pease and Trafton 16.50


Per Nelson, labor


4.50


A. J. Goodwin, repairs on road machine


2.75


A. W. Smith, labor


3.75


C. M. Conant, repairs for road machine


1.35


C. F. Dore, labor


28.50


Frank Foss, labor and board of machine team


14.45


Sam'l Taylor, labor


22.50


Byron McCone, 66 2.50


James Taylor, 66


2.75


J. C. Kincaid, board of machine team 5.70


Willis Turner, labor 5.37


Fred Whittier,


10.12


B. H. Libby


2.12


William Corson,


7.00


W. S. Hussey


66


4.50


O. M. Nason,


7.05


L. E. Jacobs, material


1.17


L. C. Williams,


1.25


John Taylor, labor


3.80


Edwin Taylor,


2.90


Saunders & Williams, material


23.61


Frank Butler, labor 2.13


Chas. Taylor, and board of machine


team 11.79


60


3.37


Chas. Tozier,


8


A. C. Buzzell, labor


7.00


G. W. Bailey,


3.01


A. M. Thompson & Son, labor and material 44.46


Elmer Tibbett, labor


4.63


Preston Small,


11.75


James Taylor,


3.37


John Thompson,


1.75


C. F. Brailey,


1.80


Mont York, 66


2.56


Frank Gardner,


66


2.00


Selden Poland, 66


1.65


Albert Small,


66


1.25


Albion Small, 66


1.25


Hermon Goodrich,


1.00


Frank Whittier,


3.00


Leslie Perkins, 66


1.25


David Foss,


and board of machine


team


12.37


Fox Bros,


7.25


Maurice Small,


66


3.75


Frost Bunker, 66


1.25


Everett Dore,


66


20.87


H. S. Elliott,


2.50


Frank Bangs,


4.25


N. W. Dodson,


1.50


Elmer Dore, rent and repair of road machine


11.00


A. J. Ward, labor.


3.50


Geo. H. Ward, material.


.75


Warren Corson,


labor


2.07


Bert Mosher,


66


2.37


Chas. Buzzell,


13.13


W. H. Rockwood,


66


3.00


Gus Nelson,


7.50


F. P. Collins,


1.25


B. T. Fox,


1.87


C. F. Barker,


2.30


Chas. York, materal.


8.08


C. F. Dunton, labor


3.00


John Loberge,


and material.


2.40


Elmer Staples,


1.00


P. Hoyt, 66


13.87


Osgood York,


2.25


9


Chas. Weston,


labor


2.13


E. C. Trafton,


1.87


F. C. Allen,


66


1.87


T. C. Fox,


5.63


L. B. Taylor,


30.27


Lee Foss,


66


6.25


W. A. Foss,


66


39.00


Samuel Parsons, board for machine team


10.50


B. F. Cayford,


labor


2.75


S. M. Brown,


3.00


Geo. F. Ayer


28.00


L. Ham


1.25


Expended


$1,182.54


Appropriation


1000.00


Overdrawn $182.54


BRIDGES.


Appropriation


$500.00


Frank Turner, labor and material


40.00


C. B. Hight,


66


100.00


J. W. Hayden,


66


25.00


Sam'l Taylor,


40.89


Edwin Taylor, 66


8.32


A. M. Thompson, material


90.00


C. F. Dore, labor


2.25


Joseph Frost, "


2.00


A. W. Foss,


1.00


$309.46


Unexpended


$190.54


SNOW ROADS.


John Taylor


$2.12


Geo. Gardner


2.99


Samuel Poland


4.25


Willis Stevens


14.68


Alden Bucknam


1.55


Liberty Nottage


1.30


Fred Ward .


10.47


Winfield Hussey


16.02


10


G. W. Bailey


1.25


Lyman Scribner


5.37


Leon Foss


3.00


Elmer Tibbetts


5.62


John Thompson


16.94


C. F. Dore


12.00


Ira Poland


15.84


N. F. Jones


9.87


John Avery


.69


Manley Nason


12.29


Mont York.


14.90


E. H. Smith


1.68


Frank Gardner


6.37


James Poland


.75


Frank Foss


6.62


Amos Chapman


3.37


Albert Small


7.62


Preston Small.


10.82


Albion Small


3:62


J. F. Corson.


6.30


Fred W. Allen


3.23


James Chapman.


6.91


Chester Wentworth


2.13


Hermon Goodrich


15.00


Manville Tuttle


9.27


Ora Judkins.


3.35


Ansel Corson


2.25


Chas. Tozier


4.00


Leslie Bowden


8.05


Luther Rowell


1.50


Chas. Leighton


15.39


Edwin Taylor


17.53


Sam'l Goodrich


10.50


Aaron Drake


3.67


A. C. Buzzell


20.37


David Foss.


4.87


Joseph Frost


8.95


James Thompson


3.50


B. H. Libby


3.47


Fox Bros.


20.00


Phin Poland


32.15


Chas. Taylor


20.06


11


L. C. Elliott


2.13


Ed Lowe.


2.50


E. S. Ward.


9.25


· James Corson


10.02


J. C. Kincaid


27.94


R. D. Cleveland


28.86


Chas. Huff


7.99


Martin Corson.


1,81


M. S. Cleveland


3.00


Frank Moody


4.25


O. M. Nason


15.27


Frost Bunker


10.00


Everett Dore


3.90


Ruffe Brown.


1.26


Fred L. Tuttle


.37


A. B. Walker


9.90


Fred L. Smith


4.00


H. S. Elliott


3.06


D. K. Turner


3.50


Levy Turner


9.37


Willis Turner


13.19


Mark Drury


5.00


Sherb Whittier


10.75


Chas. Chapman


12.60


E. L. Noyes


6.25


Frank Bangs


10.55


Herbert Lincoln


9.90


N. W. Dodson


3.50


Chas. Buzzell


28.60


A. J. Ward


4.63


Shelden Huff


7.10


Will Huff


2.00


Warren Corson


14.00


Osgood York.


15.97


N. F. Joaquin


11.75


Bert Mosher.


7.25


Leander Ireland


.50


James Taylor


4.68


A. A. Hall


21.50


P. F. Hurd


5.00


Gus Nelson ...


41.02 .


Per Nelson


30.57


1


12


Ed Nelson


6.75


Fred Hight


11.37


F. P. Collins .50


Wm. Corson


4.20


B. T. Fox


1.25


C. F. Barker


8.00


B. P. Barker


.75


John Loberge


1.69


Elmer Staples


1.13


P. Hoyt ..


5.22


Chas. Weston


12.97


Geo. Noyes


9.32


R. H. Boothby


17.10


T. A. Noyes


9.62


Geo. Wyman


20.36


A. E. Rines


16.10


J. Goodchild .


1.58


Frank W. Weston


3.67


Saml. Taylor


23.75


Geo. Giles


5.00


E. C. Trafton


1.94


F. C. Allen


.63


G. H. Allen


1.40


L. B. Taylor


9.57


W. A. Foss


12.13


S. M. Brown


72.69


Geo. F. Ayer


1.50


H. F. & W. R. Magoon.


8.38


C. H Jones


3.00


Cassius Merrill


14.25


L. Ham


5.87


Expended .


$1,130.83


Appropriated


500.00


Overdrawn


$630.83


13


SUPPORT OF POOR.


Frank Wescott, Insane asylum.


$154.26


Annie Wentworth, Industrial school.


26 00


Una Corson, Industrial school


16.00


Daniel Nason


104.00


Ansel Corson.


84.50


Fred Wentworth


67.09


Percy Berry


65.55


Calvin Berry


76.34


Martin Corson


9.85


Wesley George.


11.86


Mrs. Andrew Walker


116.30


Mell Littlefield


10.40


Geo. Tuttle.


23.22


$765.37


STATE PAUPER ACCOUNT.


Ben Davis.


$90.47


Hiram Tuttle


.85


Cliver Davis


14.75


Peter Tuttle


8.26


Paid J. F. Holman for care of State paupers


10.00


Asa and Olive Tuttle


190.81


$315.14


PAUPERS OF OTHER TOWNS.


Isaac Corson, Jr.,.


$2.56


John Avery ..


58.32


Rufus Brown.


10.10


Frank E. Brown


1.50


Jeddie Brown


4.00


Ruffe Brown


16.19


$92.67


STATE ROAD.


Raised by town


$400.00


Expended 352.12


$47.88


CENTENNIAL


Raised by town


$200.00


Paid Maude E. Flanders, treasurer of committee


200.00


14


MEMORIAL DAY.


Raised by town


$25.00


Expended .


25.00


COMMON SCHOOL ACCOUNT.


Balance unexpended last year


$86.61


Raised by town


805.11


Received from State on school fund . 661.85


66 66 on account, Free High


school and refunded to common school.


312.50


Total common school resources . . $1,866.07


Expended . 1,559.90


Unexpended


$306.17


HIGH SCHOOL ACCOUNT.


Paid Somerset Academy


$300.00


Raised by town


$150.00


Rec'd from State


75.00


225.00


Overdrawn


$75.00


REPAIRS ON SCHOOLHOUSES.


Expended


$141.02


Raised by town


75.00


Overdrawn


$66.02


SCHOOL BOOKS.


Raised by town


$100.00


Rec'd from Academy


92.00


$192.00


Expended


$183.08


.


Unexpended $8.92


.


1


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FINANCIAL STANDING OF THE TOWN OF ATHENS, FEBRUARY 20, 1905.


LIABILITIES.


Outstanding orders on interest. $900.00


not interest bearing 271.69


Interest due on order


18.75


Undrawn common school money


306.17


Highway bills, estimated


50.00


York suit, estimated .


1,300.00


Due for support of Mrs. Walker, estimated


50.00


66 66 66 Dan'l. Nason. 14.00


" Town of Harmony for support of Bert Wing


" " Fairfield


Percy


Berry


48.39


66 " Harmony 66 Mell


Littlefield


19.53


66 Industrial school. .


20.00


Insane Asylum


30.00


for school books


121.24


Brighton for tuition


15.00


Town officers bills


327.98


Total liabilities


$3,513.00


ASSETS.


Cash in treasury


$65.06


Due from T. C. Fox, collector


600.00


State for support of paupers 129.69


Fairfield support of John Avery 58.32


66 State acct. Free'High School.


137.50


porcupine bounty


41.25


66


66


66 dog licenses


37.00


66 on C. F. Dunton, note


74.41


Fred Wentworth, stand


25.00


Ansel Corson, house and lot.


100.00


Total assets $1,268.23


Liabilities over assets $2,244.77


Respectfully submitted, GEO. F. AYER, W. A. FOSS, L. B. TAYLOR,


Selectmen of Athens.


20.25


16


Treasurer's Report.


M. J. HIGHT, Treasurer, In Account with the town of Athens.


1904.


DR


March 8, To cash on hand from 1903.


$564.31


" received from M. S. Cleveland.


450.91


4 4 " due from State bounty on porcupines


19.50


April 15, " dog tax refunded for 1903.


33.83


66


18, " cash for road machine


11.00


" received from Will Wescott, guardian for Chester Wells .


21.53


May 6,


66


State Free High school ..


87.50


July 2,


66


66


66


66 support State paupers.


102.32


Aug. 30, ור


66 66


State Free High school .. . .. Town Clerk, dog tax, 1904 ..


150.00


Sept. 13, 66


66


41.00


" 26,


Marcia Freeze on account Mrs. B. Welch


10.00


Oct. 14,


66


66


State Free High school.


150.00


Dec. 8,


66


66


State for generator.


5.50


" 17,


66


66


L. B. Taylor on acct. his wife


70.00


" 26,


66


State, burial of soldiers


25.00


1905.


Jan'y 2,


66


66


State, sheep killed by dogs.


49.00


6,


66


66


66


State, support State paupers


175.45


12,


66


66


State for State road.


176.06


12,


66


66


66


school fund and mill tax. 661.85


6


13,


66


66 State pensions


24.00


13,


amount tax committed to T. C. Fox


6,349.48


Feb. 14,


66


34.35


וי 18,


66


66


66 cash from Selectmen


150.00


20,


66 from L. B. Taylor, wife account


75.71


20,


Selectmen for tiling


18.39


" 20,


Marcia Freeze on account Mrs. B. Welch


in full settlement 11.25


$9,559.94


received from Cornville, support paupers 66 66 Somerset Academy, book rent


92.00


20,


17


1904.


CR.


Sept. 14, By receipt for 1904, dog tax


$41.00


14, " State pensions 24.00


1905.


Jan. 1, " paid County tax 327.33


11, 66 State tax 859.88


11, 66 State for delinquent dog tax, 1903 4.00


Feb. 20, 66 due from State bounty on porcupines 41.25


66


20, orders returned . 7,597.42


20, 66 due from T. C. Fox, collector. 600.00


20, " cash in Treasurer 65.06


$9,559.94


M. J. HIGHT, Treasurer.


Auditors Report.


Having examined the books and accounts of the town for the year ending Feb. 20, 1905, I find the payments properly vouched and the books accurately balanced.


Feb. 20, 1905.


J. F. HOLMAN, Auditor.


18


School Report.


AVAILABLE RESOURCES.


Balance unexpended, Feb. 20, 1904, $86.61


Amount raised by the town


805.11


Received from State, school fund


661.85


high school account 387.50


A. J. Goodwin for grass 2.00


$1,943.07


EXPENSES.


Paid for teachers, spring term


$430.00


66


fall term.


379.50


winter term.


381.50


" conveying scholars, spring term


66 fall term.


84.00


66


66 winter term


79.80


fuel


52.75


66


" tuition, Somerset Academy


100.00


town of Brighton


15.00


" janitor's services


28.25


66 " apparatus and appliances


6.00


$1,677.10


Balance unexpended, Feb. 20, 1905


$265.97


SCHOOL BOOK ACCOUNT.


Paid Burleigh & Flynt


$7.75


Benj. H. Sanborn & Co.


17.55


66 Edw. E. Babb & Co


145.87


J. O. Smith & Co ..


2.25


American Book Co


78.00


E. F. Dillingham


10.50


Silver, Burdette & Co.


28.74


6: for blank books, crayons, express, etc.


13.66


$304.32


120.30


19


Amount raised by town


$100.00


Received rental from academy


92.00


$192.00


Amount overdrawn $112.32


HIGH SCHOOL ACCOUNT.


Amount raised by town $150.00


due from State 75.00


Paid tuition, Somerset Academy 200.00


REPAIRS ACCOUNT.


Amount unexpended, Feb. 20, 1904,


$141.17


raised by town


75.00


$216.17


expended


140.42


Balance unexpended $75.75


The average school year has been 26 weeks.


Number of schools in town. 7


" different teachers employed. 12


66 66 pupils registered 150


Average attendance


106


Number of pupils attending school in adjoining towns 4


An earnest effort has been made to improve the schools by grading the studies uniformly throughout the town and introduc- ing a regular system of promotions and graduations; by holding teachers' meetings and aiding the teachers, in other ways, to raise their standard and methods of instruction; by introducing a few kinds of improved text books better suited to the absolute needs of the pupils; by organizing School Improvement Leagues. In all these efforts, we have had the hearty co-operation of near- ly all of the teachers.


HIGH SCHOOL.


Number of different pupils attending Somerset Academy 33 Average number of 66 26 Number of weeks including the present term 30


20


TEXT BOOKS.


Many of the books were found to be too badly worn or shat- tered to be of service and many more were totally unfit for use in schools like ours. Therefore the appropriation was, of neces- sity, heavily overdrawn, nearly one half of the expenditure being for the Academy. The reading books now in use are absolutely unfit for the use of our pupils and, consequently, the standard of reading by the children is far too low and can not be satisfac- torily raised till better books are provided. This will require an increased appropriation.


Arrangements have been made with the trustees of the Academy for the payment to the town of a rental of one dollar per term for the books used by each out-of-town pupil, and the same has been collected for the years of 1903 and 1904.




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