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Art. 17. To see what sum of money the town will vote to raise to purchase school books.
Art. 18. To see what sum of money the town will vote to raise to repair schoolhouses.
Art. 19. To see what sum of money the town will vote to raise to pay the expenses of Memorial Day.
Art. 20. To see what sum of money the town will vote to raise to purchase wire for road fences.
Art. 21. To see what sum of money the town will vote to raise to pay for cutting bushes beside the roads.
Art. 23. To see if the town will vote to authorize the Super- intending School Committee to make a contract with the Trustees of Somerset Academy to send all free high school scholars in town to Somerset Academy during the year, and, if so, to see how much money the town will vote to raise to pay the tuition of said scholars.
Art. 24. To see if the town will vote to abate the tax as- sessed against Jane York in 1908.
Art. 25. To see if the town will vote to abate the tax as- sessed against Lizzie Kimball in 1908.
Art. 26. To see if the town will vote to accept the list of jurors made out by the selectmen, town clerk and town treasurer.
Art. 27. To see if the town will vote "yes" or "no" upon the adoption of the Provisions of Chapter 112 of the Public Laws of Maine for the year relating to the appropriation of money neees- sary to entitle the town to State Aid for highways for the year 1909.
Art. 28. To see if the town will raise, appropriate and set apart, for the permanent improvement of the state road within the town, such sum of money as is contemplated and directed by Section 5 of Chapter 112 of the Public Laws of Maine for the year 1907, being the sum of $50.50
Art. 29. To see if the town will vote to fix the price per hour for labor performed on the highwao, for men oxen and horses.
Art. 30. To see if the town will vote to lay an underground sewer from the culvert near A. W. Smith's blacksmith shop to Wesserunsett Stream, and if so to see how much money the town will vote to raise for that purpose, or take any action in relation thereto.
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Art. 31. To see if the town will vote to authorize the Select- men or Road Commissioner to make a roller for use in breaking roads in the winter season and if so to see how much money the town will vote to raise for that purpose.
Art. 32. To see if the town will vote to tax, or exempt from taxation, the lumber in the town of Athens.
Art. 33. To see if the town will vote to authorize the Select- men to hire money and issue town orders on interest therefor to pay orders due and demanded, said money to be first paid to the Town Treasurer and paid by him on said orders.
Art. 34. To see if the town will take any action in favor of building an electric railroad from either Skowhegan, Hartland or Mainstream to Athens.
Art. 35., To see if the town will vote to raise and repair the highway near the dwelling house of Charles Gardner and if so, to see how much money the town will vote to raise for that pur- pose.
You are also required to give notice that the Selectmen will be in session on the said day and at the said place of meeting, from nine until ten of the clock in the forenoon, for the purpose of correcting the list of voters.
Hereof fail not and make return of this warrant with your doings thereon at or before said day of meeting.
Given under our hands at said Athens this twenty-sixth day of February A. D. 1909.
JOHN F. HOLMAN, A. E. LOCKE, CHAS TAYLOR,
Selectmen of Athens.
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Annual Reports
OF THE
Town Officers
OF THE
Town of Athens
FOR THE
Year Ending February 20, 1910
Annual Reports
OF THE
Town Officers
OF THE
Town of Athens
FOR THE
Year Ending February 20, 1910.
. Press of THE INDEPENDENT REPORTER. Skowhegan, Me., 1910.
Town Officers 1909
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Moderator : W. N. SANDERS
Town Clerk : H. N. FLANDERS
Selectmen, Assessors and Overseers of the Poor:
J. F. HOLMAN, A. E. LOCKE, LEE W. FOSS W. N. SANDERS
School Committee :
WALTER HILTON, LEE W. FOSS,
ELLEN P. JONES 1
Superintendent of Schools : GEORGE C. HIGHT
Collector : . ELMER C. TRAFTON
Auditor : GEO. F. AYER
Truant Officer : A. E. LOCKE
Town Agent : J. F. HOLMAN
Selectmen's Report
MONEY RAISED AND ASSESSED FOR THE YEAR 1909.
State tax
$ 915.44
County tax
447.18
For roads and bridges
2,101.00
State road
50.50
Common schools
1,000.00
Pay't of interest on school fund note
88.31
Free High school
250.00
School books
175.00
Repair of school houses · Support of poor
800.00
Incidental expenses
600.00
Expenses of Memorial Day
25.00
Purchase of wire for road fences
25.00
Cutting bushes beside the roads
50.00
Culvert across Grange lot
100.00
Repair and fill in road near Chas. Gard- ner's house
100.00
Road roller
40.00
Overlay
15.32
Total amount assessed $6,907.75
VALUATION OF THE TOWN
Resident real estate
$200,210.00
Nonresident real estate
26,600.00
Nonresident personal estate
64,752.00
Nonresident personal estate
1,063.00
Total valuation of town. $292,625.00
Real estate exempted from taxation.
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1,000.00
$291,625.00
246 polls at $2.00 each.
$492.00
$6,907.75 less $492.00 Poll taxes $6,415.75
Rate of taxation 22 mills on a dollar
$291,625.00 at 22 mills. $6,415.75
Total amount committed to. collector
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$6,907.75
125.00
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RECEIPTS FOR THE YEAR
Cash in Treasury Feb. 20, 1909. $1,066.50
State, County and Town taxes committed to Collector 6,907.75
Received from State on account of Free High Schools 325.00
Received from State on account of State
Paupers
41.10
Received money hired.
400.00
Received of L. B. Taylor
on acct. of
Flora
Taylor
30.00
Received from State on account of State
road, 1908
117.19
Received from State on account of State
road, 1909
189.37
Received from Sayles for betterment
of Road
10.00
Received from Wellington on account Leander Poland
12.00
Received from State, School fund
and
Mill
1,080.68
Received
from
Cornville
.on
Ellingwood
tax
Execution
30.97
Received
from
State,
refunded
on
-Dog
Licenses®
40.00
Received from Bingham on Pauper acct ...
44.20
Received from Cornville on Pauper acct. 21.29
Received from miscellaneous sources 2.16
Received from tuition from scholars in Com- mon Schools 12.00
Received from use of School Books 8.00
Received from Gdn. of Ella M. Littlefield,
refunded
4.8.7
Received for tiling sold
7.75
Total receipts for the year $10,350.83
EXPENSES FOR THE YEAR 1909 Paid Town Officers Bills for last year J. F. Holman, Selectman, Assessor and Overseer or Poor, $85.00 A. E. Locke, Selectman, Assessor and Overseer of Poor 45.00
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Charles Taylor, Selectman, Assessor and Overseer of Poor 40.00
Geo. C. Hight, Supt. of Schools 50.00
W. N. Sanders, Town Treasurer 25.00
Geo F. Ayer, Auditor
5.00
Total $250.00
PAID EXPENSES OF FLORA TAYLOR IN INSANE HOSPITAL
To Feb. 20, 1909:
April 5, paid
38.57
July 3, paid
44.49
September 23, paid
60.12
1910
Jan 22, 58.62
$201.80
Received from L. B. Taylor $30.00
Due from L. B. Taylor $171.80
Due at last Report 74.83
Total now due.
$246.63
PAID INCIDENTAL EXPENSES
Somerset Reporter, printing Town Reports .. $28.80
Elmer C. Trafton, posting warrant 3.00
Sumner C. Whiman, labor at forest fire 1.50
W. N. Sanders, services as Moderator 3.00
J. F. Holman, services in care of State Pau- pers 5.00
Loring, Short & Harmon, book of Dog Licenses 1.75
William Morgan Post, G. A. R., expenses of Memorial Day 25.00
M. G. Greene, rent and material for State.
road and housing road machine 23.00
J. F. Holman, express, postage, telephones and services out of town 24.75
E. H. Tibbetts, 3 days' labor at forestfire, 4.50
J. F. Holman, services perambulating Town line, 11.00
A. E. Locke, services perambulating Town lin 11.00
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L. C. Williams, services perambulating.Town line 11.00
F. W. Bucknam, valuation books. 4.75
Gould & Lawrence, Ellingwood execution .... 46.46
J. F. Holman, services in case Ellingwood vs Athens 5.00
Geo. C. Hight, services as Supt of Schools, 1909 100.00
Newell White 500 Town orders 2.00
Hight & Ayer, sheathing paper for A. Corson House .87
Athens Hall Association, use of . hall 4
meetings
7.25
E. H. Cook, entertaining tramps 1.00
Paid for returns of and recording marriages and vital statistics 14.05
Paid interest on hired money.
14.00
Paid W. N. Sanders, postage and stationery ..
1.45
Paid A. E. Locke, services as, Truant officer ..
1.00
Paid E. C. Trafton, for collecting taxes
155.42
Paid Alden Bucknam, expense of Board of Health
3.20
Abatements (see list at last page of Report) .. 56.30
Total miscellaneous expenses $566.05
Appropriation.
$600.00
Balance unexpended
$33.95
EXPENDITURES ON ROADS AND BRIDGES.
Summer Roads
Winter Roads
Paid L. G. Green for materials
31.88
Bowman Hardware Co., materials
15.30
C. T. Jewett, materials
48.68
Nelson Rowell, materials
.70
C. M. Conant Co., materials
1.28
Roger Brooks, materials
32.28
Blunt Hardware Co., materials 173.85
Sanders & Flanders, materials
5.37
Hight & Ayer, materials 1.90
Selden H. Poland, labor and materials 19.00
$12.75
Henry P. Bush, labor and materials .. 21.88
Edward C. Taylor, labor and materials 20.09 3.00
Summer Roads
Winte Road
Amos E. Rines, labor and materials ..
17.47
4.90
Almon E. Locke, labor and materials
70.75
3.50
Elmer H. Tibbetts, labor and materials 28.37
3.13
Ray Jones, labor
3.72
6.79
Fred A. Wentworth, labor
24.63
.63
Osker Link, labor
8.13
Evander H. Goodrich, labor
17.26
James N. Poland, labor
5.42
2.58
Geo. F. Gardner, labor
2.50
Perley Turner, labor
2.88
Frank Bangs, labor
1.00
10.72
Charles Taylor, labor
1.00
9.85
Ernest Linkletter, labor
1.00
9.17
Albert B. Walker, labor
22.60
15.76
Leonard Tibbetts, labor
.63
1.25
Leavitt P. Turner, labor
3.62
5.17
Ira Poland, labor
14.78
Willis L. Turner
15.25
14.26
Ora Judkins, labor
13.65
15.01
Daniel Reed, labor
1.43
Bert Wing, labor
6.25
.82
Alphonso Butler, labor
.75
Aaron W. Drake, labor
4.16
James Cribbin, labor
4.16
George E. Noyes, labor
7.05
Leander Ireland, labor
28.25
.40
John Thompson, labor
2.00
Byron Hurd, labor
5.90
Manly Nason, labor
1.50
5.50
Leroy Judkins, labor
3.75
Parker Linkletter, labor
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1.75
Sherburn Whittier, labor
1.50
Albion Small, labor
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3.69
Phineas S. Poland, labor
18.93
16.19
J. M. Dysart, labor
41.52
Fredie Wentworth, labor
1.63
Chas. H. Buzzell, labor
14.68
S. M. Boynton, labor
448.00
Wayland R. Magoon, labor
10.32
5.22
Manville L. Tuttle, labor
3.50
3.28
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2.25
Arthur Ward, labor
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Summer Roåds
Winter Roads
Albert Fish, labor
24.80
Auren C. Buzzell, labor
1
8.31
George E. Wyman, labor
1.50
7.37
Osgood S. York, labor
3.75
2.48
Charles Chapman, labor
5.75
8.69
Fred M. Ward, labor
10.65
James E. Chapman, labor
8.30
Arthur W. Smith, labor
2.95
James E. McCorrison, labor
11.98.
Arthur Bush, labor
.63
Alphonse Gardner, labor
.68
Joseph Hayden, labor
8.75
George Leavitt, labor
12.50
William H. Brown, labor
4.50
Jedde Brown, labor
4.50
Austin Taylor, labor
1.50
Ansel Corson, labor
11.38
Chester Wentworth, labor
8.25
Fred B. Stodder, labor
1.25
Frost L. Bunker, labor
13.00
Horace Johnson, labor
1.69
Charles S. Leighton, labor
1.50
Hatch & McDonald, labor
3.00
3.03.
Ray Tibbetts, labor
1.31
Frank P. Turner, labor
3.38
Alden R. Corson, labor
1.65
Peter F. Hurd, labor
7.25
Mort York, labor
9.80
Fox Brothers, labor
9.50
17.07
Frank Moody, labor
3.00
B. H. Johnson, labor
7.55
16.34
Philander Hoyt, labor
9.06
2.55
Oliver F. Davis, labor
2.00
Lee W. Foss, labor
47.00
10.00
Edwin S. Ward, labor
1.00
Selden C. York, labor
2.50
Oscar M. Nason, labor
3.50
3.10
Charles A. Emery, labor
6.25
Preston Small, labor
1.95
S. T. Goodrich, labor
6.95
Milton Cottle, labor
3.75
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Summer Roads
Winter Roads
Willard M. Drew, labor
7.50
13.95
Frank Thompson, labor
2.00
Gustave Nelson, labor
1.9
Geo. McKenney, labor
2.75
5.10
F. N. Joaquin, watering tub
1.50
Merton Dennis
3.00
Lyman Buzzell
2.60
3.51
Walter A. Hilton
1.25
Thomas A. Noyes
3.30
Frank B. Foss
3.13
John C. Kincaid
3.00
3.50 .
Alden Bucknam
1:00
Par Nelson
5.00
5.20
Geo. Scribner
5.25
3.57
Chas. F. Dore
1.17
Bert Gilman
7.75
Chas. F. Barker
6.35
John H. Curtis
1.00
1.00
Chas. F. Dunton
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1.50
Wm. A. Foss
4.70
3.35
Cyrus York
1.50
Wm. F. Huff
1.80
9.00
S. S. Huff
8.58
H. S. Elliott
3.00
Bert Mosher
1.05
M. C. Foss
7.73
Cassius Merrill
2.40
David Thompson
10.86
Geo. H. Ward
5.20
F. W. Allen
3.75
J. F. Corson
2.00
J. C. Beckwith
1.50
3.20
B. P. Barker
5.29
A. A. Hall
8.31
8.60
G. W. Bailey
2.00
W. G. Fisher
18.95
Chas. R. Oliver
3.00
12.15
S. A. Taylor
12.28
Lillian R. Emery
2.00
L. B. Taylor
3.00
B. A. Webb
6.52
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Summer Roads
Winter Roads.
Jeremiah Brown
1.00
F. P. Collins
.75
E. L. Noyes
2.25
$1,352.03
$643.35
Total amount expended for the year
$1,995.38
Appropriation for the year $2,100.00
Balance unexpended
104.62
EXPENDITURES ON STATE ROAD.
Paid Jedde Brown, for labor $ 21.25
James E. Irwin, for labor 18.20
Wm. H. Brown, for labor 10.50
Jas. W. Hayden, for labor 28.88
Ora Judkins, for labor 47.25
F. M. Bangs, for labor
9.00
N. Rowell, for labor, cement
2.80
E. F. Wescot, for labor
6.75
H. P. Bush, for repairs 2.55
Manville L. Tuttle, for labor 56.00
M. C. Foss, for labor
1.50
A. H. Gardner, for labor
3.00
Howard Hayden, for labor
10.50
Daniel Reed, for labor
22.00
Chas. S. Leighton, for labor 61.25
Fred Whittier, repairs, plow
4.00
Arthur Ward, for labor
42.00
Arthur Smith, repair of tools
2.50
E. H. Tibbetts, for labor
9.63
G. W. Bailey, for labor 4.50
A. C. Buzzell, for labor
4.50
Leander Ireland, for labor
1.50
O. H. Case, for labor
3.50
A. E. Locke, for labor 35.25
Sanders & Flanders, for material
1.54
J. F. Holman, for services 5.00
Blunt Hardware Co., for materials 23.98
Lee W. Foss, for labor 27.00
M. G. Green, for material
4.00
Total
$470.33
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APPROPRIATIONS.
Unexpended last year
$117.19
Raised by town
50.50
Highway money set aside
101.00
Amount received from State
189.37
Total appropriation
$458.06
Overdrawn
$12.27
EXPENDITURE FOR CUTTING BUSHES BESIDE THE
HIGHWAY.
Paid Ernest Linkletter
$ 5.00
W. R. Magoon
3.25
James N. Poland
9.75
Manville Tuttle
2.25
Leavitt P. Turner
1.00
Willis Turner
1.25
Merton Dennis
2.50
Thomas C. Fox
2.00
Total
$27.00
Appropriation
$50.00
Balance unexpended
$23.00
EXPENDITURE OF FILL AND BRIDGE NEAR HOUSE OF CHAS. GARDNER.
Paid Freeman Moses for digging ditch $ 10.00
F. M. Bangs, for labor 5.25
C. A. Goodwin, material for bridge .40
Austin Taylor, for labor
4.50
Clifford Deering, for labor
6.00
Jedde Brown, for labor
5.25
Wm. H. Brown, for labor
5.25
C. S. Leighton, for labor, self and team
10.50
Chas. Chapman, for labor, self and team 14.00
Chas. F. Barker, for labor,self and team 10.50
C. F. Wescott, for labor 4.65
$76.30
Appropriation
$100.00
Balance unexpended $23.70
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EXPENDITURES FOR TOWN PAUPERS.
Paid for Support of:
Martin Corson $ 39.75
Leonard Tuttle 18.64
Ansel Corson 14.75
Joseph Livingston 2.35
Percey Berry's family
10.51
Bert and John Wing
51.09
Melville Littlefield
39.73
Helen M. Hurd
102.50
Andrew S. Neil
81.46
Fred A. Wentworth
38.84
Henry Tuttle
5.25
Amount voted by town
$800.00
Refunded by guardian of Mrs. Littlefield 4.87
$804.87
Balance unexpended
$400.00
STATE PAUPER ACCOUNT.
Paid Frank Moody on acct. of Smith Lyon .. $ 1.45
High & Ayer, on acct. of Smith Lyon 16.19
Total
$18.42
Rec'd from State
$18.42
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CORNVILLE PAUPER ACCOUNT.
Paid F. A. Wentworth,on acct. of Sadie Brown $ 12.00 - Sanders & Flanders on acct. of Jedde . . Brown 2.40
Hight & Ayer, on acct. of Jedde Brown 1.25
A. B. Walker, on acct. of Jedde Brown . 2.61
Hight & Ayer, on acct. of Rufus Brown 2.25
J. C. Kincaid, on acct. of Isaac Corson Total $21.29
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Rec'd of Cornville
$21.29
FAIRFIELD PAUPER ACCOUNT. Paid Hight & Ayer, on acct. of John R. Avery $55.95 Due from Fairfield for same $55.95
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$404.87
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BINGHAM PAUPER ACCOUNT.
Paid Chas. A. Smith on acct. Dennis and N. E. Knights $ 28.70 Sanders & Flanders, on acct. N. E. Knights 4.38
Sanders & Flanders, on acct.
Dennis
Knights
3.75
J. C. Kincaid, on acct. Dennis Knights
7.37
$44.20
Received of Bingham
$44.20
WELLINGTON PAUPER ACCOUNT.
Paid Chas. A. Smith, on acct of Leander Poland $12.00
Received from Wellington $12.00
EXPENDITURES FOR REPAIR OF SCHOOL HOUSES AND : SCHOOL SUPPLIES.
Paid Nellie Leighton, cleaning house $ 3.00
Mrs. F. A. Wentworth, cleaning houses 4.50
Lucinda Brown, cleaning houses 3.00
Cora E. Hayden, cleaning houses 1.75
E. H. Tibbetts, repairing houses 5.30
J. F. Holman, for money paid freight
on seats 10.73
A. H. Andrews Co., for school seats 62.00
H. P. Bush
1.40
Mrs. Wm. Fisher, cleaning house 3.00
Selden Poland, repairs 3.00
Joseph Hayden, repairs 2.50
Sanders & Flanders, supplies 2.91
Hight & Ayer, supplies 4.91
Geo. C. Hight, supplies
1.95
Lee W. Foss, supplies and labor 8.75
L. C. Williams, supplies .80
A. B. Walker, hauling seats 2.00
Walter A. Hilton, repairs 8.45
C. F. Dore, banking house 3.00
John Loberg, repairs 19.75
M. H. Elliott, repairs
.30
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Par Nelson, repairs
1.00
Total
$154.00
Bill for repairs of 1907
$19.75
Total repairs for the year $134.25
Appropriation $125.00
Overdrawn
$9.25
EXPENDITURES FOR SCHOOL BOOKS.
Paid Houghton, Mifflin & Co.
$ 1.02
Benj. H. Sanborn & Co.
25.04
Ginn & Co.
31.18
Rand, McNally & Co.
5.00
Thompson, Brown & Co.
1.47
Silver, Burdette & Co.
24.23
Edward E. Babb & Co.
45.31
Somerset Reporter
5.00
Independent-Reporter
8.50
D. C. Heath & Co.
5.00
Loring, Short & Harmon
.60
Herbert Palmer
1.04
American Book Co.
1.44
Geo. C. Hight
5.53
$160.36
Appropriation
$175.00
Balance unexpended $14.64
EXPENDITURES FOR WOOD FOR SCHOOLS.
Paid Phineas S. Poland .50
W. M. Drew 4.00
Lee W. Foss 3.00
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Par Nelson
4.50
E. H. Tibbetts
17.00
Arthur Ward
16.00
. Norman Hight
.75
Selden Poland
·1.00
Ernest Linkletter
10.00
Geo. Leavitt 2.00
Geo. C. Hight
.50
Gustave Nelson
5.90
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Mylon Elliott
1.12
Total
$66.27
JANITORS' SERVICES.
Paid Norman Hight
$7.50
Kleber Corson
1.50
Vera Moody.
2.00
Marilla Corson
2.00
Ed. Nelson Total.
2.50
$15 50
EXPENDITURES FOR CONVEYANCE OF SCHOLARS.
Paid Arthur Giggey
$87.00
Geo. Scribner
43.50
Manly Nason
72.50
Preston Small
54.50
David Thompson
38.50
Total
$296.00
EXPENDITURES FOR COMMON SCHOOLS.
Paid May H. Emery
for teaching $210.25.
Harold Doe.
65.00
Gara Bosworth
203.00
Lottie Reed
217.50
Eva Dudley
66
70.00
Florence Steele
135.00
Bernice Hight.
66
66
217.50
Marguerite Fox
66
70.00
Rai Harris
67.50
Mabel Foss
66
66
123.50
Rachel Sargent.
65
82.50
Town of Hartland, Tuition for
66
66.00
W. A. Hilton, board of 1 scholar
24 50
Total
$1,938.75
Total for teaching
$1,938.75
Janitor
15.50
66 Conveyance
296.00
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Wood.
66.27
Total expenditures
$2,316.52
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203.00
Mabel Judkins
183.50 1
Ethel Candage
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Appropriation :
Money unexpended in 1908 $167.05
Interest on school fund note 88.31
Voted by town, amount. 1,000.00
School fund and mill tax
1,080.68
Tuition from other towns
36 30
Total school money
$2,372.34
Balance Unexpended $55.82
EXPENDITURES FOR FREE HIGH SCHOOL
Paid C. H. Jones, Treas. of Somerset academy $166.68
W. N. Sanders, Treas. of
66 166.67
Total.
$333.35
APPROPRIATION FOR FREE HIGH SCHOOL
Balance unexpended last year
$166.66
Appropriation by taxation. 250.00
Due from State for the year 1909
500.00
Total.
$916.66
Balance unexpended . $583.31
EXPENDITURES FOR DAMAGE DONE BY DOGS
Paid A. E. Rines
$4 00
Franklin Whittier
14.00
Jos. Frost 3.00
,
$21.00
Amount due from State
$21.00
TOWN OFFICERS' BILLS.
J. F. Holman for services as selectman, etc., $85 00
A. E. Locke .
45.00
Lee W. Foss . "
66
66 40.00
W. N. Sanders " 66
treasurer.
25.00
Geo. F. Ayer
66 auditor 5.00
E. C. Trafton
" collector. 155.42
4
Geo. C. Hight 66
" school supt. 100.00
E. C. Trafton
posting warrants 3.00
$458.42
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Financial Standing of the Town FEB. 20, 1910
ASSETS
Cash in Treasury $1,416.65
Due from State on acct. of free High school.
500.00
66 66
Dog licenses 35.00
- L. B. Taylor on acct. Flora Taylor. 246.63
Tiling on hand . 24.76
The Ansel Corson stand
100.00
The F. A. Wentworth lot at West Athens
10.00
Due from Fairfield on acct. John Avery 55.95
66
Cornville, tuition
24.30
66 State damage done by dogs
21.00
Total amount of assets
$2,434.29
LIABILITIES
Due the common schools $55.82
On acct. of free High school. 583.31
Town officers bills unpaid . 200.00
for survey of railroad, etc
375.00
estimated bills to arise
50.00
Total amount of liabilities
$1,264.13
Balance of assets over liabilities
$ 1,170.16
Given under our hands at said Athens, Feb. 21, 1910.
J. F. HOLMAN, - Selectmen A. E. LOCKE, of
L. W. FOSS. Athens
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Treasurer's Report -
W. N. SANDERS, Treasurer. In account with the town of Athens.
1909
Feb. 20, To cash on hand from 1908 ..
Mar. 26, Received from State free high school.
75.00
April 20, 66 66
dog tax refunded
40.00
May 1,
66 66
C. F. Dunton, tuition .
6.00
June 26, 66
66
Mrs. Nettie Barker, tuition ..
3.00
29,
Chas. Cleveland, plank
.31
July 3,
66
J. F. Holman, Adm's
400 00
Aug. 11,
66
H. N. Flanders, dog licenses .. .
49.00
Sept. 18,
66
L. B. Taylor, wife account.
30.00
24, 66
66
State support of poor
6.71
Oct. 1,
66
"
C. F. Dunton, tuition
3.00
29,
66
66
State support of poor
2 20
Nov. 22,
66
66
" state road 66
117.19
23,
66
66
189.37
Dec. 21,
10.00
29,
66
66
66 F. A. Sales, betterment on road Town of Wellington, support of poor
12.00
1910
Jan. 22,
66
66
State free high school
250.00
25,
66
66
school and mill fund
1,080.68
25,
66
66
66 State pensions.
254.00
28,
66
66
Town of Cornville, execution Ellingwood vs Athens
30.97
Feb. 17,
" Town of Bingham, support of poor.
44.20
17,
66
.
66
C. F. Dore, grass school house lot.
1.00
17,
66
" J. F. Holman, grass, J. F. Wen- worth lot ...
.50
28,
66
support of poor.
32.19
tax committed to E. C. Trafton
6,907.75
15,
66 66
1
.
1
DR.
$1,066.50
19
18, Received from Town of Cornville, support of poor 21.29
21,
" A. E. Locke, dynamite sold ... .35
21, 66 " J. F. Holman, Emma Littlefield account. 4.87
21, 66
" Somerset Academy, use of books 8.00
21, 66 " R. W. Hayden, tiling 3.75
21,
" F. V. Barker, 4.00
$10,653.83
1909
CR.
Aug. 14, By receipt from State dog licenses $49.00
1910:
Jan. 1, By paid State pensions
254.00
25,
tax
915.44
27, 66 County tax 447.18
Feb. 21, 1908 orders returned and cancelled .. 41.71
21,
66 Orders returned and cancelled 7,529.82
21,
Cash on hand 1,416,68
$10,653.83
W. N. SANDERS, Treasurer.
Auditor's Report.
Having examined the books and accounts of the Town for the year ending, Feb. 20, 1910, I find the payments properly vouched and the books accurately balanced.
GEO. F. AYER, Auditor
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List of Abatements.
A. F. Cook, tax on horse that died. $1.10
P. F. Hurd, "
2.20
Amos Chapman, tax on 6 oxen owned out of town 7.26
Chas. Huff, tax on money in Savings Bank ...
4.00
David Thompson, tax on property that paid in Brighton 4.24
Geo. E. Wyman, abated to Collector, to be worked on road 8.82
James Cribbin, left town before Commitment 2.00
John Wing, inability to pay . 2.00
Emil Lhernault, has not been in town. 2.00
Total abatement for the year 1909. $33.62
Jane York, abatement voted by town $8.40
Lizzie Kimball, abatement voted by town. ... 11.03
Dana Farmer, tax on land in Cornville. .... 2.85
Amount of abatements of taxes in 1908 $22.28
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School Report.
COMMON SCHOOLS.
RESOURCES.
Unexpended balance Feb. 20, 1909.
$167.05
Amount raised by town
1,000.00
School fund and mill tax
1,080.00
Interest on school fund note
88.31
Tuition, Nettie Barker
3.00
C. F. Dunton ..
9.00
Town of Cornville, due
24.30
--
$2,372.34
EXPENSES
Paid teachers spring term ten weeks:
May Emery,
Franklin School $72.50
Florence Steele,
Lincoln
75.00
Eva Dudley,
.Mckinley
70 00
Harold Doe,.
Foss 65.00
Gara Bosworth, Primary
66
70 00
Mabelle Judkins,
Garfield
66 75.00
Bernice Hight,
Washington
6€
70.00
Lottie Reed, .
Stetson 66
75 00
Marguerite Fox,.
Eaton
60.00
Paid teachers fall term ten weeks:
May Emery,
Franklin school $72.50
Bernice Hight,.
Washington " 70 00
Florence Steele, Lincoln school, eight
weeks.
60.00
Mabelle Judkins. Garfield school
75.00
Ethel Candage,
Mckinley 66
70,00
Gara Bosworth,.
Primary
70.00
Lottie. Reed,
Stetson
75.00
Mabelle Foss,
Foss. 66
65.00
Marguerite Fox,
Eaton 66
65.00
Paid teachers, winter term, nine weeks:
May Emery, ... . Franklin school 65 25
Bernice Hight,. Washington 63.00
Rachel Sargent, Lincoln school, eleven weeks
82.50
$632.50
$622.50
.
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Mabelle Judkins, .
Garfield school 67.50
Roi Harris,
Mckinley
67.50
Gara Bosworth,
Primary
63.00
Lottie Reed,
Stetson
67.50
Mabelle Foss,
Foss
58.50
Marguerite Fox,
Eaton 66
58.50
$593.25
CONVEYANCE.
George Scribner
$43.50
Arthur Giggey
87.00
Manley Nason.
72.50
Preston Small
54.50
David Thompson
38.50
Total.
$296.00
FUEL.
W. M. Drew.
$4.00
E. H. Tibbetts
17.00
Arthur Ward
16.00
Norman Hight
.75
Mylon Nason
.50
Phineas Poland .
.50
Selden Poland.
1.00
Ernest Linkletter
10.00
George Leavitt
2.00
L. W. Foss
3.00
M. H. Elliott
1.12
Per Nelson ...
4.50
Gustave Nelson
5.90
$66.27
JANITOR WORK.
Norman Hight
$7.50
Kleber Corson.
1.50
Marilla Corson
2.00
Vera. Moody
2.00
Ed. Nelson.
2.50
$15.50
Tuition, Town of Hartland
$66.00
Board of Caro Leavitt.
24.50
Unexpended Bal.
55.82
$2,372.34
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REPAIRS ACCOUNT.
Raised by Town
$125.00
Overdraft 9.25
$134.25
'Paid E. H. Tibbetts
$5.30
A. H. Andrews Co.,
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