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ALLEN COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY 3 1833 01847 8021
GC 974.202 N78AR, 1906
ANNUAL REPORT
TOWN OF NORTHFIELD Feb. 15, 1905, to Feb. 15, 1906
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ANNUAL REPORTS
OF THE
Selectmen, Treasurer and Road Agents
OF THE
TOWN. OF NORTHFIELD
TOGETHER WITH THE
Reports of the School Board
FOR THE
Year Ending February 15, 1906.
TILTON, N. H. H. A. MORSE, PRINT, 1906
TOWN OFFICERS
Moderator. OTIS C. WYATT. Representative. FRANK W. SHAW. Town Clerk. HARRY W. MUZZEY. Tax Collector. JOSEPH W. HUNKINS. Treasurer. CHARLES P. HERRICK.
Selectmen.
EDWIN J. YOUNG, FRED E. SCRIBNER, FRANK W. SHAW
Highway Agents.
FRED B. LORD, ARTHUR H. CORLISS, BYRON SHAW
Auditors.
ELMER R. GALE, C. W. WHICHER, JOHN W. FRENCH. Supervisors.
OTIS C. WYATT, JOHN W. GLINES, HERBERT A. DOLLEY.
TOWN SCHOOL DISTRICT OFFICERS Moderator. GAWN E. GORRELL .. Clerk.
OTIS C. WYATT,
FRED E. SCRIBNER. School Board. MRS. ALBERT MOOREHOUSE, CHARLES L. BARNARD.
Treasurer. OTIS C. WYATT.
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
TOWN OF NORTHFIELD
Amount of money furnished Charles P. Herrick, Treas.
Balance on hand Feb. 15, 1905 $ 490.53
State treasurer, R. R. tax
220.13
66 Savings Bank tax
1,111.70
66
Literary fund tax
51.70
High school tuition
77.36
Sewer fees collected
134.00
Rent of town hall
52.00
H. W. Muzzey, dog license money 1905
169.85
O. & E. Morrison, gift towards the town history
500.00
Crushed rock sold
4.00
Balance from Old Home Committee
2.75
Friendship Grange, 1-3 of the cost of repairing the interior of the town hall
35.00
Friendship Grange, 1-2 water tax for town hall 1905 66 1-2 electric lights " 66
5.00
5.65
Received of Joseph W. Hunkins, collector 1905 9,446.88
Over drawn on highway and returned to treasury 3.00
$12,356.80
County reimbursments
47.25
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CREDIT ACCOUNT
Orders have been given to pay bills as follows :
Solon. A. Carter, state tax for 1905 $ 1,173.00
Philip C. Clough, county tax for 1905
1,736.15
Laura P. Clough, endorsements on notes 200.00
Tuition of scholars 761.21
Damage to sheep by dogs in 1905
10.00
County poor
47.25
School money
2.456.37
School supplies and repairs
100.00
Highways
875.03
Interest on town notes paid to Feb. 1, 1906
167.04
Town history
1,050.00
Repairs on town house
162.88
Citizens Nat. Bank, note and interest
1,037.50
Current expenses
1,515.24
Miscellaneous expenses
382.22
$11,673.89
CURRENT EXPENSES OF 1905
Gawn E. Gorrell, services as auditor
$ 3.00
Frank Shaw, 66 3.00 66
John W. French, 66 3.00
Selectmen, lunch for Mar. meeting, town officers 2.14
5.00
Otis C. Wyatt, services as supervisor
C. C. Sampson, balance library appropriation 1904 150.00
Tilton & Northfield Aqt. Co., to Jan. 1, 1905 40.00
66 " flush tanks to July 15, '05 21.75
Drs. Erskine & Huckins, returning births and deaths to Jan. 1905 2.25
C. H. Davis, Memorial fund for 1905 50.00
A. S. Ballantyne, library appropriation in part 1905- 100.00
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John W. Glines, services as supervisor 1905 5.00
H. A. Morse, printing town reports and orders 51.15 F. W. Shaw, Old Home Day appropriations 1904-'05 100.00 A. S. Ballantyne, library appropriations in part 1905 100.00
Tilton & Northfield Aqt. Co., flush tanks to July 1906 43.50
" troughs aud town house 20.00
C. H. Ayers, balance parsonage fund for 1905
18.00
C. C. Sampson, returning marriages,
Electric Light Co., lighting town hall from Jan 1, 1905 to Jan 1, 1906 11.40
Collector of Tilton, 1-2 taxes hospital farm
3.42
Town of Tilton, use of lobby 15.00
4.00
J. B. Erskine, returning births and deaths
2.25
T. H. Huckins,
66
66
66
1.25
E. F. Houghton, 66 66
6.50
M. E. Courtney, use of watering trough 1905-'06 6.00
Bills by order of the board of health 4.88
A. F. Cunningham, services as police 1905 35.00
66 dog constable 1905 5.00
H. W. Muzzey, town clerk, postage, express and stationery 58.95
H. W. Muzzey, copying record of births, marriages and deaths by order of the state laws of 1905 57.05
Geo. S. Morrison, member of the board of health 1905 10.00
Herbert A. Dolley, services as supervisor, Mar. 1905 5.00
Fred E. Scribner, selectman 1905 100.00
F. W. Shaw, 66
66
50.00
E. J. Young, 66
66 66
150.00
C. P. Herrick, town treasurer 1905
25.00
Joseph W. Hunkins, tax collector
165.00
S. T. Holmes, services as constable 10.00
Otis C. Wyatt, services as police 5.00
S
.75
C. L. True, for housing snow roller
6
Otis C. Wyatt, services as member of school board 16.67
Chas. L. Barnard, “ 66 16.66
Mrs. Albert Moorehouse, 16.67
Otis C. Wyatt, truant officer town district 10.00
W. J. Heath, use of watering trough 1905 3.00
C. R. Gould, returning births and deaths 3.00
$1,515.24
MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES FOR 1905
E. C. Eastman, tax collector's book $ 1.79
L. D. Clark, concrete crossing near upper iron bridge 8.00
E. C. Eastman, invoice book 800 pages 15.30
W. C. Sargent, 3,279 feet of plank at $14 per M 45.90
Geo. W. Tibbetts, edge for road machine 8.00
Sylvanus Whicher, abatement on taxes 1904 1.70
Frank B. Chase, labor in the cemetery near town house 1.00
W. A. Gardner, oil and chimneys for town house .68
Orrin M. James, surveying line between Northfield and Canterbury 14.75
Plummer & Lawrence, teams while running town lines 4.50
C. W. Whicher, housing snow roller 1905 4.00
F. B. Lord, team on town business 4.75
M. G. Keasor, labor and pipe on watering trough corner Elm and Bay Sts. 25.00
Philbrick & Hill, picks, handles and shovels
2.79
Ray H. Perkins & Co., insurance on town house 21.25
A. E. Keasor, sewer pipe
6.12
F. E. Trow, labor on Park St. sewer
9.75
Fred E. Scribner, labor and cash paid out on Park St. sewer 22.50
Byron Shaw, labor on Park St. sewer 6.00
E. J. Young, 10.00 . 66
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Cole Mfg. Co., castings for Park St. sewer 10.50
C. W. Adams, freight on castings .27
F. A. Gilman, labor and brick for Park St. sewer
31.84
Smith & Smith, labor and material on Howard Ave. sewer 8.48
Fred E. Scribner, labor on Howard Ave. sewer 4.00
Cynthia Powers, labor of her son on . 6
3.00
E. Clifford, F. Cross, J. D. Bushey, F. E. Hall, Howard Ave. sewer 13.80
L. F. Cadue, blacksmith work .35
W. B. Fellows, services and advice 1905 5.00
F. B. Lord, sawdust for town hall 2.25
Northfield Grocery Co., goods .33
Greenwood & Crockett, repairing iron fence on Elm St. 1.43
J. E. Smith, rent of land for stone crusher 15.00
J. E. Smith, 681 feet of lumber 9.53
Byron Shaw, assisting in running Canterbury and Northfield town line 10.00
A. T. Cass, 24 tons of stone delivered at the crusher 8.40
E. J. Young, postage, express, stationery and R. R. fare while on town business 4.26
Tilton & Northfield Aqt. Co., water for troughs and town house from Jan. 1, 1905 to Jan. 1, 1906 40.00
$382.22
COUNTY POOR
F. C. Whiteman, care of Lewis Keniston's child 26 weeks
$26.00
Alpheus Keniston, board of Betsy Stevens
15.00
Selectmen, transient county poor 6.25
$47.25
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TUITION OF SCHOLARS 1905
W. E. Cross and M. L. Chase, Franklin High School spring term $ 17.50
Ella and Marion Chase and W. E. Cross, fall and winter terms
75.00
D. C. Knowles, Tilton Seminary, spring term
256.80
66
fall term
186.62
66 winter
173.29
St. Mary's School, Concord 40.00
F. P. Morrill, Treas., New Hampton Inst.
12.00
$761.21
SCHOOL MONEY
Otis C. Wyatt, Treas., town district
$912.94
66 extra school money 200.00
66
66
dog license money 62.13
6 6 literary fund 1905 51.70
$1,226.77
Elmer R. Gale, Treas., Union Dist.
$1,157.06
66 66
dog license money 72.54
$1,229.60
$2,456.37
TOWN DISTRICT
School supplies
$30.00
Repairs on school buildings
60.00
Treasurer, year 1905
10.00
$100.00
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TOWN SCHOOL DISTRICT OFFICERS
Otis C. Wyatt; truant officer
$10.00
66 member school board 16.67
Chas. L. Barnard,
66 66
16.66
Mrs. Albert Moorehouse, 66
16.67
$60.00
DOG LICENSE MONEY
· Amount collected in 1905
$169.85
W. C. Hill, damage to sheep by dogs
10.00
Amount due schools Apr. 1, 1906
$159.85
TOWN NOTES FEB. 15, 1906
C. W. Whicher,
one note
$ 500.00
Francis Stevens,
66 66
500.00
Gawn E. Gorrell,
66 66
1 1,000.00
W. Smith Hill, two $500 each
1,000.00
Mrs. Abbie L. Thompson, one
500.00
Daniel L. Thompson, 66
100.00
Mrs. Laura P. Clough, 66
66
1,000.00
$4,600.00
INTEREST PAID IN FULL ON TOWN NOTES TO FEB. 15, 1906
C. W. Whicher,
$17.50
Francis Stevens,
17.50
Gawn E. Gorrell,
35.00
W. Smith Hill,
35.00
Mrs. Abbie L. Thompson,
17.20
Daniel L. Thompson,
3.44
Mrs. Laura P. Clough,
41.40
$167.04
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SEWER FEES COLLECTED
Joseph Ledoux, Arch St.
$15.00
Methodist Society, Bay St.
15.00
Samuel Lockwood, Arch St. 22.00
Robert S. Perkins, 66
22.00
Mrs. John Sargent, Holmes Avenue
15.00
Smith G. Wadleigh, Arch St.
15.00
O. G. Morrison, two houses on Summer St.
30.00
$134.00
OLD HOME WEEK REPORT
Frank W. Shaw, Treas., received the appropriations of 1904-'05 $100.00
Rec'd of the soliciting committee
3.51
$103.51
Paid out as follows :
Orchestra
$14.00
Quartette
12.00
Mrs. Parker for team
2.00
Fifield Bros., for ham
4.80
Bryant Bros., for beef
5.25
Philbrick & Hill, for oil
5.00
F. H. Robertson, for fruit
1.50
Miss Mary Foss
5.77
Mrs. Ella Nelson
4.00
Phelps & Dolley
6.35
C. P. Herrick
6.00
H. A, Morse
7.50
F. B. Lord, cartage
15.50
Mrs. Arthur Thomas
1.68
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G. F. Chase 3.00
J. E. Smith 5.91
Town & Robie .50
Cash left over and paid into treasury
2.75
$103.51
REPAIRS OF TOWN HOUSE AUG. 1905
F. P. Lawrence, labor and material $10.11
O. S. Reed, painting interior 51.70
O. S. Reed, painting outside 27.68
Bayley & Rogers, paints 14.70
Smith & Smith, labor on stoves and stove pipe
6.90
Philbrick & Hill, paints and oils
27.65
George E. Knapp, lumber
10.66
Glines & Stevens Bros., windows
9.00
Smith & Smith, netting and labor on tower
4.48
$162.88
REPAIRS ON HOWARD AVENUE SEWER
Frank Cross, 5 days
$7.65
Eben Clifford, 1 day 1.50
F. E. Hall, 1 1-2 days 2.25
J. D. Bushey, 16 hours
2.40
Mrs. Powers, labor of son
3.00
F. E. Scribner
4.00
Smith & Smith, labor and material
8.48
$29.28
REPAIRS ON PARK ST. SEWER
F. E. Scribner, labor of self and man and cash paid out $22.50 Byron Shaw, labor of self and man 6.00
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E. J. Young 10.00
Cole Mfg. Co., castings for manhole
10.50
C. W. Adams, freight on castings
.27
F. A. Gilman, labor and brick on manhole
31.84
F. E. Trow, labor of team and man 9.75
$90.86
ELECTRIC LIGHTS IN TOWN HALL
January 1, 1905 to July 1, 1905
$4.59
July 1, 1905 to January 1, 1806
6.81
$11.40
BILLS BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH
Chas. P. Herrick, aid furnished $4.88
$4.88
STATEMENT OF ROAD AGENTS ARTHUR H. CORLISS
MARCH
A. H. Corliss, 12 hours
$2.40
H. W. Corliss, 8 hours
1.20
C. A. Gile's bill
8.13
$11.73
APRIL
A. H. Corlis,
5 hours
$1.00
Harvey Corliss, 4 1-2 "
.68
Geo. Corliss, 2
.30
$1.98
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MAY
A. H. Corliss,
7 days
$14.00
60 pair of horses
7 4
17.50
Harvey
7 “
10.50
$42.00
JUNE
A. H. Corliss,
10 days
$20.00
66
team
10 “
25.00
H. W. Corliss,
3
6
4.50
$49.50
JULY
Harvey Corliss,
6 hours
$ .90
A. B. Haggett,
.90
A. H. Corliss, picking rocks and cutting bushes
1.00
$2.80
AUGUST
A. H. Corliss,
12 1-2 hours
$2.50
66
team
7 1.75
1
$4.25
.
SEPTEMBER, OCTOBER, NOVEMBER, DECEMBER
A. H. Corliss
$ .50
Harvey Corliss, patching bridge
.50
A. H. Corliss, drawing plank
1.00
$2.00
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FEBRUARY
Arthur Corliss,
1 day
$2.00
team
1 "
2.50
Harvey 66 and team
1 4
4.00
A. B. Haggett, " "
1
4.00
$12.50
Total amount expended
$126.76
BYRON SHAW
MARCH
Byron Shaw
4 3-4 days
$ 9.50
A. B. Shaw and team
3 3-10
66
13.20
Chas. Keniston
2-3
66
1.00
$23.70
APRIL
Byron Shaw
1 1-4 days
$2.50
Alpheus Keniston
1
1.50
Alına Plummer
1-3
66
.50
$4.50
MAY
Byron Shaw
17 1-2 days
$35.00
A. B. Shaw and team
17
68.00
66 " horses
17
.6
42.50
George Bean and team
10
60
40.00
Lewis Keniston
17
25.50
E. S. Shaw
7 1-2
66
11.25
Charles Collins
1 8-10
66
2.75
66
$225.00
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JUNE
Byron Shaw *
10 days
$20.00
A. B. Shaw and team
9
36.00
Byron Shaw's horses
10
25.00
Lewis Keniston
10
60
15.00
E. S. Shaw
6
9.00
E. S. Shaw, picking stone
2 1-2
3.75 ,
Byron Shaw's man
2 1-2
2.50
$111.25
AUGUST
Byron Shaw,
3 days
$ 6.00
66
66 man and team
3
66
12.00
Frank Smith
3
3.00
F. W. Shaw and team
6 hours
2.40
man,
6
.90
F. E. Trow, team
2.50
Levi Cadue, blacksmith work
14.75
$41.55
SEPTEMBER
Byron Shaw
5 3-4 days
$11.50
Byron Shaw, man
4
6.00
E. S. Shaw,
4
6.00
Frank Peverly
2 1-2
3.75
Mason Dustin
3
66
4.50
O. T. Lovejoy
2
66
3.00
$34.75
OCTOBER
Byron Shaw,
1 3-4 days
3.50
man with team
1
66
4.00
A. F. Plummer,
1-3
66 .50
I6
Simon Keniston
1 day
1.50
Posts, rails and spikes
2.00
George Bean, repairing road
2.00
1
13.50
JANUARY, 1906
Frank Peverly, stick for roll
.75
O. T. Lovejoy, labor on roll
1.60
Byron Shaw, repairs on roll
.40
2.75
FEBRUARY, 1906.
Byron Shaw,
1 1-2 days
3.00
team
1 1-2
3.75
A. B. Shaw and team
1 1-2
66
6.00
George Bean and team
1 1-2
66
6.00
18.75
Total amount expended
$475.75
FRED B. LORD MARCH AND APRIL
F. B. Lord,
5 1-2 days
$11.00
team and man,
11 3-10
34.00
Fred Bacon,
5
7.50
Frank Cross,
4
6.00
Henry Goddard,
1 8-10
66
2.70
Jerry Colby,
1
1.50
J. Raymond,
1
1.50
Two men and team,
4 hours
1.80
Ernest Ambolt,
3 days
4.50
Jerry Seren,
2 “
3.00
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Mar. 20 and 22 breaking sidewalks
3.00
Mar. 27 and 28, man and team
3.00
F. E. Trow,
1 day
4.00
Will Woolson,
1
1.50
Walter Muzzey,
1
66
1.50
F. W. Shaw, breaking roads Mar. 1905
2.50
Frank French, work on highway
3.50
Two teams with two men
6.00
Twombly, work on highway
2 days
3.00
Byron Dow, “
.50
Arthur Delora, work on highway
3 days
4.50
A. L. Cilley
.65
$107.15
MAY AND JUNE
136 hours man and team, 30c per hour
$40.80
Nery Seren,
3 days
4.50
Delano,
1
1.50
Tilton Hardware Co.
1.95
Frank Duboy,
5 hours
.75
Hussey,
10
1.50
F. E. Trow, with team .
3.00
F. B. Lord, team,
4 hours
1.20
66 . .
5
1.00
$56.20
AUGUST, SEPTEMBER, OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER
Team and man,
10 3-10 days
$30.70
F. B. Lord,
1
2.00
3 hours
.60
Bert Boular,
12
1.80
Lee Labelle,
5
66
.75
Chester Bean,
1 day
1.50
Will Simpson,
.90
$38.25
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DECEMBER, 1905, JANUARY AND FEBRUARY, 1906
Dec. Breaking and sanding sidewalks $ 7.20
Jan.
8.10
Feb. 10, " 66 2.00
Feb. 15, "
66 2.50
W. C. Sargent, running snow roller 2 days 21.00
Tilton Hardware Co., spikes and pick handles .60
$41.40
Total amount expended $243.00
Fred E. Scribner, labor and cash paid out on highways from Feb. 15 to Apr. 1, 1905 $8.50
$8.50
W. C. Sargent, paid E. J. Sleeper
$2.00
" F. E. Trow for breaking roads
Mar. and Feb. 1905 4.25
$6.25
W. Smith Hill, breaking roads and cutting bushes and covering stone for culvert 1904 $4.00
W. Smith Hill, breaking roads and cutting bushes 1905 4.00
$8.00
C. W. Whicher, balance due him as road agent 1904
$6.77
Amount of highway money raised $1,601.85
Additional amount required to secure state aid 323.50
$1,925.35
Set apart under the highway law of 1905
960.00
Amount available by the town $965.35
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Which has been expended as follows :
Byron Shaw
$475.75
Fred B. Lord
243.00
Arthur H. Corliss
126.76
Fred E. Scribner, spring of 1905
8.50
W. C. Sargent,
6.25
W. Smith Hill, labor on highway, cutting bushes 8.00
C. W. Whicher, balance due him as road agent 1904 6.77
$875.03
Amount unexpended
$90.32
INVENTORY APRIL 1, 1905
271 Polls
$27,100.00
265 Horses
15,508.00
12 Oxeu
790.00
377 Cows
7,348.00
189 Neat stock
2,601.00
95 Sheep
255.00
360 Fowls
180.00
9 Carriages
525.00
Bank stock
2,500.00
Money at interest
3,650.00
Stock in trade
52,195.00
Mills and machinery
83,500.00
Real estate
444,590.00
$640,742.00
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TAXES AUTHORIZED IN 1905
State tax
$1,173.00
County tax
1,736.15
Tuition of scholars
1,000.00
Payment on town debt
500.00
School money
2,070.00
Highway money
1,601.85
Extra highway money to secure state aid
323.50
Library appropriation
250.00
Memorial
50.00
Parsonage fund interest
22.00
School fund
42.00
Old Home Week
50.00
$8,818.50
5 per cent added
440.92
$9,259.42
Invoice $640,742 ×$1.44=
9,226.68
Margin
$32.74
EXTRA SCHOOL AND SCHOOL HOUSE MONEY
Extra school money
$200.00
School supplies
30.00
treasurer 1905
10.00
Repairs on school houses
60.00
5 per cent added
15.00
$315.00
Inventory town district, $282,592×11=
310.85
Margin
$4.15
$300.00
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STATEMENT OF JOSEPH W. HUNKINS, Collector
Amount committed
$9,537.56
Discount on taxes to June 15, 1905
$64.39
Abatements and errors 26.29
Amount paid town treasurer
9,446.88
$9,537.56
Respectfully submitted,
EDWIN J. YOUNG, Selectmem FRED E. SCRIBNER, { of
Northfield.
TREASURER'S REPORT.
The Treasurer of the town of Northfield, N. H., submits the following report of receipts and expenditures for the year end- ing Feb. 15, 1906.
RECEIPTS
Cash in treasury Feb. 15, '05, $490.53
F. B. Lord, overdrawn on roads 3.00
H. W. Muzzey, dog tax 169.85
State Treas., R. R. and Sav. bank tax 1,460.89
J. W. Hunkins, collector 9,446.88
Selectmen, rent of hall 52.00
66 reimbursements, county poor 47.25
66 balance old home money 2.75
66 reimbursements of Grange, re- pairs on hall, 1-2 lights & water 45.65
sewer fees 134.00
crushed stone 4.00
O. & E. Morrison, town history 500.00
12,356.80
EXPENDITURES
Paid state tax $1,173.00
county tax 1,736.15
W. S. Hill on 'Town History
1,050.00
Citizens bank, note and interest
1,037.50
orders of selectman 6,677.24
Cash on hand in Citizens bank
682.91
Respectfully submitted,
12,356.80
CHARLES P. HERRICK, Treas.
AUDITORS' REPORT
The subscribers having examined the accounts of the select- mnen, town treasurer and road agents for the year 1905, ending Feb. 15, 1906, respectfully submit that we find them correctly cast and properly vouched.
The following is a statement of the financial condition of the town :
The selectmen charge the treasurer as having received
$12,356.80
And of this amount the treasurer paid as follows :
State tax
$1,173.00
County tax
1,736.15
Endorsement on Laura P. Clough's note
200.00
Tuition of scholars 761.21
Damage to sheep by dogs
10.00
County poor
47.25
School money
2,456.37
School supplies and repairs
100.00
Highways
875.03
Interest on town notes to Feb. 15, 1906 .
167.04
Town history
1,050.00
Repairs on town house
162.88
Citizens Nat. Bank note and interest
1,037.50
Current expenses
1,515.24
Miscellaneous expenses
382.22
$11,673.89
Cash in the hands of the treasurer
682.91
$12,356.80
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AVAILABLE MEANS
One half rent of the Hospital Farm
$ 15.00
Stone at the crusher
25.00
Sewer pipe
15.00
Sewer fees due
15.00
State aid for highways
372.07
Cash in hands of treasurer
682.91
$1,124.98
LIABILITIES
Library appropriation of 1905
$50.00
Cemetery
1900
37.50
Dog license money
159.85
Fannie Cofran fund
100.00
Amount set apart under highway law of '05 960.00
$1,307.35
Town notes, Feb. 15, 1906
4,600.00
$5,907.35
Total available means
1,124.98
Present debt
4,782.37
Total debt Feb. 15, 1905
6,267.64
Present debt
4,782.37
Reduction of debt
1,485.27
Respectfully submitted, C. W. WHICHER, - Auditors.
JOHN W. FRENCH, ELMER R. GALE,
FIRE PRECINCT REPORT.
To the Voters and Taxpayers of the Fire District :
The board of firewards submit the following report for the year ending February 20, 1906:
Following is a list of the fires and alarms for the year :
March 9 Slight fire at Seminary basement, no alarm.
March 10. Small fire at Fred Wilkins, caused by overturned lamp, no alarm.
March 18. 3.30 p. m., alarm for fire at Morrison's Mill, confined to one of the driers, damage small.
April 10. 12.45 p. m., alarm from box 52, fire at Luther Gilman's house on School street, cause supposed to be from sparks of an engine on railroad.
April 16. Alarm for grass fire on fair ground. The fire company responded but no stream of water put on.
April 17. Still alarm for chimney fire at Brown's house on Park street, no damage.
April 24. Mr. Arlin's shop on Gulf road was burned this forenoon. Help was called for, some of the firemen went up with extinguishers.
April 26. Small fire at G. H. Tilton & Son's mill, fire put out with extinguishers, no alarm.
May 11. 11.10 a. m., alarm from box 36, fire on roof of Mrs. Searles' house, cause of fire sparks from chimney burning out. Had burned through roof but was put out with extin- guishers.
May 23. 6.30 p. m., alarm from box 53, automobile car- riage near Greenwood & Crockett's store, put out by extin- guishers.
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May 28. Alarm at 10.30 a. m., from box 53 for fire at For- rest crossing. Called out fire department by request of Rail- road Co., used hand tub and extinguishers.
May 31. 12.15 p. m., small fire in rear of Phelps & Dol- ley's, no alarm.
May 31. 1.15 p. m., called out by Railroad Co. for brush fire on Rowell lot. Used hand tub and extinguishers.
June 10. 6.15 p. m., alarm rung in from box 42 and box 53, for fire at Seminary in one of the boy's rooms. Slight damage, cause unknown.
July 5. 1.15 p. m., false alarm rung in from box 52.
July 20. 10 p. m., small fire at Ed. Drake's house, slight damage, no alarm.
July 27. Small brush fire on Geo. Wyatt's lot. They called for help and some of the firemen went up with extinguishers. Cause, sparks from chimney of steam saw mill.
Aug. 3. 8.20 p. m., alarm from box 37, automobile of Mr. Lord's burned on Park St. near Eastman place.
Sept. 19. 11.50 a. m., alarm from box 36, call from library building. no fire.
Nov. 1. 6.30 p. m., alarm from box 53, fire at Thomas Horne's house on Park St., damage small. Cause defective chimney, put out with extinguishers.
Nov. 15. 1.15 p. m., still alarm for chimney fire at A. M. Goodale's on Main St., used five extinguishers.
Nov. 29. Chimney fire at Guy Tilton's on School St., two extinguishers used, no damage.
Nov. 30. 8.30 p. m., alarm from box 52, chimney fire at Bee Hive, four extinguishers used, no damage.
1906
Jan. 12. 11.45 p. m., alarm from box 53, for fire at the Gar- mon house.
Jan. 13. 3.30 a. m., fire broke out again at the Garmon house and again at 5 a. m.
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Jan. 14. 12.15 p. m., alarm from box 52, when fire was discovered again at the Garmon house in some old rubbish which was put out with extinguishers. Estimated damage on property $2000.00. Cause of fire unknown.
We have about 2,000 ft. of good hose and some 700 ft. of hose that leaks. We have changed the large hose reel over to a hose wagon at an expense of about $100, which gives us a wagon worth, to buy in the market, $350. We have got for the use of the firemen, 15 canvas water proof lined coats, also mittens for the men.
We have purchased 6 Underwriter's extinguishers which we think have already paid for the expense of them many times over. We need more of them.
The Gamewell fire alarm system giving good satisfaction.
We think it would be a great help in getting the men quicker to a fire, to have tappers put in men's houses.
We need sleds or runners to put on the hose wagon and hook and ladder truck in winter.
The following orders have been issued on the treasurer dur- ing the year :
Feb. 28, W. P, Lang, night watch, $ 54.16
Mar. 18, W. H. Bosworth, special watchman, 14.00
Mar. 31, W. P. Lang, night watch, 54.16
telephone extension, 3.00
Apr. 1, J. F. Burns, clerk Hook & Ladder Co.,
40.00
4, A. E. Tilton, rent,
66 5, Eugene J. Creighton, Hose Co. pay roll,
2.75
54.16
May 19, L. W. Smith, straps for extinguishers,
1.00
June 1, W. P. Lang, night watch,
54.16
" 3, Knight & Thomas, extinguishers, 100.00
37.50
29, L. W. Smith, repairs, W. P. Lang, night watch,
120.00
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June 3, Globe Mfg. Co., Firemen's coats, 67.50
June 6, Cornelius Callahan Co., repairs, 1.84
" 22, Tilton & Northfield Aqt. Co., for water, 66 66
107.50
Tilton Electric Co., lights,
886.48
June 30, W. P. Lang, night watch,
54.16
" 22, L. F. Cadue, repairs,
.75
" 31, W. P. Lang, night watch,
54.16
Aug. 5, F. B. Lord, rent on wagon,
6.75
17, J. B. Smith, bill on hose wagon,
100.80
"' 30, W. A. Gardner, supplies,
5.64
Sept. 1, W. P. Lang, night watch,
54.16
1, Cornelius Callahan Co., supplies,
11.00
26, Ray Perkins, supplies,
6.92
30, W. P. Lang, night watch,
54.16
Oct. 2, James F. Burns, clerk Hook & Ladder Co., A. E. Tilton, rent,
37.50
Oct. 5, L. F. Cadue, repairs,
7.20
11, J. B. Smith, pay roll for Hose Co., 150.00
1.50
" 31, W. P. Lang, night watch,
54.16
Nov. 6, Philbrick & Hill, repairs,
.47
66 13, W. B. Fellows, services,
28.62
66 15, R. H. Perkins, insurance, 6.25
6.25
Dec. 1, W. P. Lang, night watch, 54.16
9, E. R. Gale, mittens, 3.60
27, Plummer & Lawrence, horses at fires, 22.50
J. B. Smith, for W. R. Morrison, copying records, 5.00 1906
Jan. 1, A. E. Tilton, rent, 37.50
W. P. Lang, night watch, 54.16
60.00
" 16, F. B. Chase, surveying precinct lines,
66 27, W. B. Fellows, 66
470.00
July 1, A. E. Tilton, rent, 37.50
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Jan. 15, A. W. Kidder, wood, 3.25
17, Tilton & Northfield Aqt. Co., water, Tilton Electric Co., lights, 911.85
465.00
Feb. 1, W. P. Lang, night watch, 54.16
" 9, J. W. Hunkins, collecting taxes,
20.00
13, Smith & Smith, supplies, Selectmen, making taxes, H. A. Morse, printing,
20.00
4.95
Feb. 16, W. J. Caverly, collecting taxes,
25.00
O. G. Morrison, fireward, 20.00
F. P. Lawrence, 20.00
J. B. Smith, 20.00 66
10.00
Feb. 17, A. F. Cunningham, shoveling out hydrants, L. V. Thompson, fire police, 5.00
2.90
Feb. 19, W. H. Bosworth, steward, Frank Hill, clerk and treasurer,
20.00
Feb. 20, S. T. Holmes, fire police,
6.00
$4,599.30
O. G. MORRISON, J. B. SMITH, Firewards.
F. P. LAWRENCE,
TREASURER'S REPORT.
1905
Feb. 28. Cash on hand, $261.12
Apr. 5. Rec'd of Citz. Nat. Bank, note, 4 per cent. 200.00
Rec'd of J. W. Hunkins, collector 1,395.86
66 W. J. Caverly, 66 2,914.14
1906
Feb. 28. Rec'd of Cit. Nat. Bank, note, 4 1-2 per cent., $250.00 less 2 mo. interest, 1.88.
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