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ALLEN COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY
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GC 974.202 N78AR, 1914
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE
Town of Northfield
For the year Ending Feb. 15, 1914
Incorporated June 19, 1780
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ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
Selectmen and Treasurer
OF THE
Town of Northfield
TOGETHER WITH THE REPORTS OF THE
Road Agents, School Board, and other Officers of the Town and School District FOR THE Financial Year Ending Feb. 15, 1914
ALSO .
Vital Statistics for the Year Ending Dec. 31, 1913
TILTON, N. H. W. R. MORRISON PRINT 1914
TOWN OFFICERS
MODERATOR. Elmer R. Gale
REPRESENTATIVE Charles P. Herrick TOWN CLERK Edwin J. Young
COLLECTOR OF TAXES Edwin J. Sleeper TOWN TREASURER Charles P. Herrick
SELECTMEN
Gawn E. Gorrell
William H. C. Hill
Fred E. Scribner
HIGHWAY AGENTS
Walter B. Hill
Everett S. Shaw Alvah B. Haggett
AUDITORS.
Jeremiah E. Smith, George F. Chase, Fred C. Jones
SUPERVISORS OF CHECKLIST
Herbert A. Dolley John W. French Asa A. Thompson
BOARD OF HEALTH
Charles W. Bryant, Term expires April 1, 1914
Fred C. Jones, Term expires April 1, 1915
George S. Morrison, Term expires April 1, 1916
POLICE Walter H. Bosworth CONSTABLE Samuel T. Holmes
TOWN SCHOOL DISTRICT OFFICERS
Moderator, Gawn E. Gorrell Clerk, Fred E. Scribner SCHOOL BOARD
Mary R. Gile Gertrude R. Stevens John B. Yeaton
(Resigned) Gawn E. Gorrell Treasurer, Fred E. Scribner Supt. of Supervisory District, Charles A. Breck
Warrant for the one hundred and thirty-fourth Annual Town Meeting.
State of New Hampshire
[L. S.]
To the inhabitants of the Town of Northfield in the County of Merrimack in said state, qualified to vote in Town Affairs.
You are hereby notified to meet at the town house in said town on Tuesday, the tenth day of March next, at ten of the clock in the forenoon, to act upon the following subjects :
I. To choose all necessary Town Officers for the year ensuing.
2. To raise such sums of money as may be necessary to defray town charges for the ensuing year, and make ap- propriation of the same.
3. To see how much money the town will vote to raise and appropriate for the repairing of highways and bridges.
4. To see if the town will vote to accept State Aid for highways, and appropriate money for the same.
5. To see how much money the town will vote to raise to pay on town debt. .
6. To see if the town will vote to accept and adopt the reports of the town officers as printed.
7. To see how much money the town will vote to raise to defry the expenses of Memorial Day.
8. To transact any business that may legally come be- fore said meeting.
9. To see if the town will vote to accept one hundred dollars, to be known as the Darius S. Dearborn trust fund, the interest of same to be expended yearly for the care of the Hodgdon Cemetery, so-called. (By request.)
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IO. To see if the town will vote to repair, or rebuild and enlarge the town vault or safe, and appropriate money therefor.
Given under our hands and seal, this eighteenth day of February, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and fourteen.
GAWN E. GORRELL, WILLIAM H. HILL, FRED E. SCRIBNER, Selectmen of Northfield.
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ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
TOWN OF NORTHFIELD
Amount of money furnished Charles P. Herrick, Treas-
urer.
Balance Feb. 15, 1913
$1,429.53
State treasurer, R. R. tax
411.78
savings bank tax
1,782.83
literary fund
50.37
proportion of school fund
642.32
steam road roller
253.00
state highway aid
80.85
66
forest fire protection
2.34
66 rebate
2.52
E. J. Young, dog license money
170.00
Citizens National Bank, note
495.83
Town Histories
9.50
A. Cunningham, crushed stone
.75
J. W. Morrison,
2.00
Rent of hall
60.00
County reimbursements .
73.82
Town of Tilton, steam roller
33.00
crusher
38.00
66
stone
12.00
Friendship Grange, wood, water, lights etc.
25.31
22.00
Town of Tilton, steam roller, state road C. E. Tilton, 66
22.00
Received from:
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C. W. Adams, B & M R R, fires License for circus E. J. Sleeper, collector
13.15
12.00
13,322.37
E. J. Young, sewer entrance fee 15.00
Total amount
$18,982.27
CREDIT ACCOUNT
Orders have been given to pay bills as follows:
State tax
$2,288.00
County tax 1,589.68
School money 3,820.49
F. E. Scribner, treasurer town district 475.00
Arch Hill cemetery committee
128.00
Current expenses
1,577.95
Miscellaneous bills
405.81
County poor
74.27
Brown tail moths
80.31
Forest fires
33.85
Notes and interest
2,402.18
Carroll vs town
275.00
State road maintenance
73.00
Board of health
45.05
Watson and Arch Sts. sewer
406.03
Highway bills paid by selectmen
684.76
Interest on town notes
134.50
Bounty on hedgehogs
1.00
Road agents
1,674.61
Park St. repairs
333.72
Arch St. repairs
186.74
Gerrish road
673.81
Damage by dogs
42.00
Total amount $17,405.76
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STATE TAX
George E. Farrand, treas. $2,288.00
$2,288.00
COUNTY TAX
Frederick A. Holman, treas.
$ 1,589.68
$ 1,589.68
SCHOOL MONEY
Fred E. Scribner, treas. town district $ 1,657.95
Literary fund 50.37
proportion of school fund 219.32
66
town school fund 21.00
66
66 dog license money 56.67
Total amount
$ 2,005.31
Geo. B. Rogers, treas. Union District
$ 1,287.05
66 66
proportion of school fund 423.00
town school fund 21.00
66 6 dog license money 84.13
Total amount $ 1,815.18
Total School money
$3,820.49
TOWN DISTRICT
Fred E. Scribner, treas., salary of school officers $ 70.00
66 repair of school buildings 50.00
66 tuition of scholars 280.00
school supplies 75.00
Total amount $ 475.00
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DAMAGE BY DOGS ·
A. H. Engell, damage to sheep
$42.00
$42.00
Dog license money collected
$170.00
Paid damage by dogs 42.00
Balance due schools April 1 $128.00
CURRENT EXPENSES
J. E. Smith, auditor $ 3.00
Geo. F. Chase, 3.00
F. C. Jones,
3.00
H. A. Morse, town reports
62.70
printing
2.25
W. H. Hill, part library appropriation 3.00
100.00
Ralph L. Barnard, water tub, 1912
1.25
C. C. Sampson, bal. library appropriation, 1912
50.00
E. C. Eastman, collector's books
4.08
L. H. Goodrich, care Arch Hill cemetery
2.50
1.20
R. H. Perkins Insurance Agency, insuring town sheds and machinery 25.00
C. C. Sampson, treas., part library appro., 1913 100.00
O. L. Cross, care Williams cemetery
2.00
L. H. Goodrich, care Arch Hill cemetery
2.50
H. A. Dolley, supervisor
7.00
Phelps & Dolley, lunch March meeting 4.36
7.00
W. B. Fellows, insuring town histories
2.13
Town of Tilton, part Memorial expenses lobby
15.00
R. L. Barnard, water tub
3.00
A. A. Thompson, supervisor
50.00
H. A. Morse, stationary and printing 9.10
.
L. H. Morrill, postage
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C. P. Herrick, treasurer 30.00
J. E. Smith, crusher plant 15.00
W. B. Fellows, services and advice 15.00
J. W. French, supervisor
7.00
D. S. Dearborn, water tub 3.00
Tilton & Northfield Aqt. Co. water rates
52.50
50.00
Tilton Electric Co. lights for town hall
13.91
66 lamps
3.20
lights .
8.52
W. H. Hill, part librarv appropriation
100.00
W. H. Bosworth, police
12.00
E. F. Houghton, births and deaths
3.00
T. H. Huckins, 66 4.00
1.50
John B. Yeaton, Chamberlain trust fund
1.75
Neal 66
3.50
C. P. Herrick, stationary etc.
3.45
E. J. Young, town clerk
40.00
66 66 births, marriages and deaths 7.95
66 completing records 3.00
1.60
E. J. Sleeper, collector 200.00
Gawn E. Gorrell, selectman and expenses
200.00
William H. C. Hill,
175.00
Fred E. Scribner, 66 66
150.00
S. T. Holmes, constable
10.00
Total amount $1,577.95
MISCELLANEOUS BILLS
M. F. Emery, lumber for sewer, 1912 $ 5.30
S. B. Keniston, labor 1.50
W. B. Fellows, insuring Union church 26.00
F. A. Sanborn, wood for town hall 4.00
stationary and postage
C. C. Sampson, returning marriages
10
F. P. Lawrence, repairs town house shed 33.55
6 lumber for sewer, 1912 8.70
C. W. Adams, freight on road machine repairs .65
Ernest Jewell, mdse .48
J. P. Melzer, dog license book 1.50
Fred Gilman, labor, sewers 5.00
C. P. Stevens, wire and gates Oak Hill cemetery 14.37
R. H. Perkins Ins. Agency, insuring town hall 12.75
F. E. Scribner, posts and labor Oak Hill cemetery 13.50
F. P. Rand, labor and cash paid, Aldrich cemetery 11.00
Town of Tilton, half expense of fence at dump 5.34
E. H. Bryant, supplies 46.71
L. F. Cadue, repairs 12.45
A. W. Kidder, coke for town hall 3.50
O. G. Ladd, wood "
7.50
Good Roads Machinery Co., repairs for road machine 8.20
E. W. Cross, steam roller, state road, Tilton 70.50
66 13.50
66
". town of Tilton 9.00
66
C. E. Tilton 6.00
Kidder Machine Co., repairs for crusher
E. M. Drake, repairing crusher
9.90
Moody & Marden, repairs
7.56
J. Greenwood, supplies
17.94
F. E. Scribner, repairing snow roller
1.00
Peter Sharon, repairs
5.60
W. B. Hill, shovels, picks and freight
22.05
S. J. Davis, teams for police
1.50
sprinkler 1.00
E. H. Brown, recording deeds 1.24
Good Roads Machinery Co., repairs for road machine 2.80
L. H. Green, special police 2.50
F. H. Cross, repairing water tub, Park St. 10.50
Total amount $405.81
1.22
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COUNTY POOR.
C. A. Towns, for Mrs. J. Dow $ 20.00
Bayley & Rogers, for Thomas Day 26.47
C. P. Herrick ' for 3.35
T. H. Huckins, M.D., for “ . . 22.70
E. R. Gale, for Frank Brace 1.75
Total amount $ 74.27
INTEREST ON TOWN NOTES
Daniel L. Thompson
$ 3.50
Arthur H. Hill, Admr.
35.00
66
76.00
Oscar P. Sanborn
20.00
Total amount $134.50
NOTES AND INTEREST.
Iona Savings Bank,
$500.28
Arthur H. Hill, Admr., 1,901.90
Total amount $,2402.18
BROWN TAIL MOTHS
P. G. Gilbert, labor
$ 11.88
66
66
22.00
66
60
27.00
66
66 13.63
2.50
Will Simpson
L. H. Morrill, envelopes for moth notices 3.30
Total amount $ 80.31
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FOREST FIRES
A. T. Staples, labor and expense, Oak Hill $ 3.50
66
66 66 7.25
66 66 66
66 Bean Hill 3.25
66 66
posting notices 1.50
66 Summit 5.50
66
66
66 Forrest
Crossing
6.10
A. T. Staples, labor and expense, Haggett
5.20
66 66
" F &TRR
trestle
1.55
Total amount $ 33.85
BOUNTY ON HEDGEHOGS
Leon Ludlow $ .20
George Payson
.80
Total amount
$1.00
ARCH HILL CEMETERY COMMITTEE
J. E. Smith, for committee
$ 128.00
$ 128.00
BOARD OF HEALTH.
F. C. Jones, services and expenses, $ 6.50
C. W. Bryant, services and expenses,
12.00
G. S. Morrison, services and expenses,
16.70
C. P. Herrick, supplies,
9.85
Total amount, $45.05
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CARROLL vs TOWN.
J. M. Meserve, Atty. for T. F. Car- roll, settlement of suits, $275.00
$275.00
WATSON AND ARCH STS. (Surface sewer.)
Thomas Carroll, right of way $ 10.00
Edward Carroll, " flowage 20.00
C. W. Adams, freight on sewer pipe 21.00
C. P. Stevens, sewer pipe 153.52
66 cement, castings
62.25
Beaupre Bros., casting
15.47
F. E. Scribner, labor 66 man and team
12.25
Geo. K. Sanborn,
labor
15.25
J. J. Prescott,
. .
6.12
L. Brady,
66
7.00
4.50
C. P. Stebbins,
66
13.45
F. G. Hannaford,
4.37
A. W. Dearborn,
66
3.50
J. Currier,
< <
8.75
F. E. Scribner, cash paid
1.22
labor
8.00
66
team and man
14.38
F.W. Corey, labor
3.00
Total amount $406.03
PARK ST. REPAIRS
F. Hayes,
labor $10.50
Frank Cross,
10.50
V. Gilbert,
21.86
66
22.00
14
F. Cross, labor 6.12
F. Hayes, 66
5.25
Luke Luno, 66
7.00
E. W. Cross,
66
30.00
W. H. Hill,
18.00
team
40.50
F. E. Scribner, team drawing stone 18.00
.. stone
2.00
Geo. F. Chase, team
18.00
stone
2.00
Albert Cross, labor
10.00
A. W. Dearborn, labor
3.00
Walter Cross, labor
12.75
Elm Mills Co., coal
15.40
W. B. Hill, self and team
41.00
F. Cross, labor
3.50
Elm Mills Co., coal
29.09
Bert Leavitt, team
11.25
Orrin Merrill, 9 days, stone crusher
18.00
Total amount $333.72
ARCH ST. REPAIRS
F. Cross,
labor
$ 6.12
V. Gilbert,
8.75
F. Cross,
9.62
V. Gilbert,
6.12
F. H. Cross,
21.00
F. Cross,
4.38
F. Cross,
7.00
A. H. Gilman, “
37.00
F. H. Cross,
4.50
F. Hayes,
3.50
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A. W. Dearborn, labor 2.25
Walter Cross,
10.00
Albert Cross,"
5.75
W. H. Hill,
6.00
team
42.75
66
road machine, one day 12.00
Total amount
$186.74
ROAD AGENTS.
1913.
June 20, A. B. Haggett,
$186.41
July 7, A. B. Haggett, · I·50.00
Aug. 6. A. B. Haggett,
100.00
Dec. 17, A. B. Haggett,
50.00
1914. Feb. 16, A. B. Haggett,
59.25
12.20
Total amount
$557.86
1913.
June 3, Everett S. Shaw,
$250.00
Aug. 23, Everett S. Shaw,
105.50
Oct. 25,. Everett S. Shaw,
8.00
Total amount,
$363.50
May 21, Walter B. Hill,
$200.00
June 14, Walter B. Hill,
200.00
July 24, Walter B. Hill,
100.00
Nov. 21, Walter B. Hill,
100.00
1914. Feb. 16, Walter B. Hill,
153.25
Total amount, $753.25
Total amount paid road agents,
$1,674.61
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HIGHWAY BILLS PAID BY SELECTMEN
Penn. Metal Co., 4 culverts $ 63.50
H. L. Pike, concrete 237.35
Frank Cross, labor on iron bridge 7.87
E. Greenwood, " 3.07 66
C. Bruno, labor 3.00
F. E. Scribner, relaying culverts
5.75
J. W. Plummer, labor 2.00
F. Hayes, labor 5.25
R. S. Emery, bridge plank 27.74
E. E. Flanders, team 4.50
J. T. Downing, labor and plank 6.00
A. F. Plummer, labor 2.50
J. E. Smith, bridge plank 18.20
Morrill & Emery, boards for iron bridge 17.00
J. T. Stevens, running snow roller 22.50
R. L. Barnard, breaking roads 19.50
F. E. Scribner, 66
16.50
B. J. Jaquith, 2400 ft. plank, iron bridge 43.20
W. H. Hill, labor, iron bridge 8.00
team 4 days, iron bridge 18.00
W.B.Hill, surface sewers near iron bridges 68.50
A. E. Keasor. sewer pipe 6.20
B. J. Jaquith, bridge plank 61.50
W. B. Hill, replanking walk, lower bridge 17.13
Total amount $684.76
STATE ROAD, (Gerrish Road.)
J. T. Stevens, grade $ 20.00
O. S. Bickford, labor 9.00
F. E. Scribner, cash paid for dynamite 17.00
J. Blodgett, labor
19.25
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R. Emerson, labor 19.25
W. S. Stewart, dynamite
13.01
J. Blodgett, „labor .
14.00
R. Emerson,
14.00
F. E. Scribner, team and man
74.25
S. C. Leighton, labor
9,00
R. Emerson,
3.50
H. L. Stevens, 27.57
J. T. Stevens, self, team and man 109.84
E. D. Kelley, 137.25
George Dunn, labor, posts and rails 3.75
O. S. Bickford, 35.63
F. E Scribner, " self, team and man 147.51
Total amount $673.81
STATE ROAD MAINTENANCE.
A. H. Gilman, labor,
$5.25
F. H. Cross, labor,
5.25
W. H. Hill, team,
15.75
F. E. Scribner, team and labor,
21.00
F. Cross, labor,
3.50
W. H. Hill, labor and team,
II.OO
W. B. Hill, labor and team,
6.00
Albert Cross
5.25
Total amount $73.00
STATE HIGHWAY.
Statement of Joint fund account, 1913. State contribution, $461.50
Town contribution, 1,846.50
Total joint fund, $2,308.00
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State disbursements,
$67.28
Town disbursements, approved, 673.33
Total disbursements, 740.61
Balance in State treasury,
$313.37
Balance in town treasury,
1,254.02
Total unexpended balance, $1,567.39
SEWER ENTRANCE FEE COLLECTED
Edwin J. Young $15.00
$15.00
TOWN NOTES FEB. 15, 1914
Daniel L. Thompson,
$100.00
W. S. Hill Est., 2 notes, $500 each,
I,000.00
Oscar P. Sanborn,
· 500.00
Total amount $1,600.00
INVENTORY, APRIL, 1913
Polls, 383,
$ 38,300.00
Real estate,
817,075.00
Horses, 209,
26,821.00
Mules, 2,
200.00
Oxen, 2,
100.00
Cows, 292,
11,283.00
Neat stock, 131,
3,188.00
Sheep, 72,
338.00
Hogs, 4,
42.00
Fowls, 900,
565.00
Carriages, 12,
4,500.00
Portable Mills, 3,
2,800.00
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Wood and lumber,
35,130.00
Stock in public funds,
200.00
Stock in banks,
5,500.00
Money at interest,
3,025.00
Stock in trade,
76,600.00
Mills and Machinery,
193,000.00
Total amount,
$1,218,667.00
Exempt under State Soldier law and not included in above in- ventory,
$9,750.00
TAXES AUTHORIZED IN 1913
State tax,
$2,288.00
County tax,
1,589.68
School money,
2,145.00
Highway money,
3,046.66
1.
Highway money, state aid,
609.33
Town charges,
850.00
Library appropriation,
400.00
Memorial appropriation,
50.00
Town debt,
500.00
School fund,
42.00
Parsonage fund,
22.00
Oiling macadam road,
150.00
Five per cent added,
584.63
Limit,
$12,277.30
Total inventory, $1,218,667 at $1.00,
$12,186.67
Margin, $90.63
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$11,692.67
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TOWN SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Vote of district:
Extra school money
$ 800.00
Salary of school officers
70.00
Repairing of school buildings
50.00
$920.00
Certificate of school board:
Tuition of scholars
$ 280.00
Text books and supplies
75.00
$ 355.00
$ 1,275.00
Five per cent added
63.75
Limit
$ 1,338.75
Town school inventory
$ 487,436 × 0.27 =
$ 1,316.07
Margin
$ 22.68
REPORT OF THE ARCH HILL CEMETERY COMMITTEE.
Received from town of Northfield, $128.00
Received from Ida M. Haines, 1,300.00
Total amount, $1,428.00
Paid bills as follows :
J. E. Smith, removing fence,
$ 5.00
T. Murphy, labor,
14.00
Luke Luno, labor,
16.00
Fred Cross, stone work, 10.00
Walter Muzzey, team labor,
17.50
William Sargent, man labor,
10.00
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Moody & Marden, blacksmith work, 4.50
J. Hunkins, iron railing, 35.00
H. L. Pike, concreting, 7.00
E. H. Bryant, supplies, 4.50
Miscellaneous bills,
4.50
Babcock, Davis Company, iron fence,
1,300.00
Total amount, $1,428.00
Respectfully submitted,
J. E. SMITH, E. J. YOUNG, Committee.
Feb. 14, 1914.
Having examined the above account we find the same correctly cast and properly vouched.
FRED C. JONES, GEORGE F. CHASE, Board of Auditors. 1
STATEMENT OF EDWIN J. SLEEPER, Collector.
Amount committed, $13,515.14
Abatements and errors,
$50.77
Discount, 142.00
Paid treasurer,
13,322.37
$13,515.14
INVENTORY OF TOWN PROPERTY
1 stone crusher plant, 1 steam roller, 2 road machines, 3 snow rollers, 3 snow plows, 1 steel culvert, 18 spades, 12 picks, 4 hoes, 2 diggers, 2 rakes, 2 stone pickers, 1 long
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drill, 2 iron bars, 2 bush hooks, 1 branding iron, 1 scraper, 1 long steel bar, 8 lanterns, 2 oil cans.
Respectfully submitted,
GAWN E. GORRELL, Selectmen WILLIAM H. HILL, of
FRED E. SCRIBNER, Northfield.
Feb. 16, 1914.
HIGHWAY AGENTS' REPORTS
W. B. HILL, ROAD AGENT
Mar.
Team
3 days
$12.00
W. B. Hill,
1 1-2
3.00
Fred Gilman,
2
3.00
Frank Cross,
21-2
66
3.75
Apr. Team
12 1-2 days
$50.00
W. B. Hill,
5
10.00
Frank Cross,
10
15.00
Albert Cross,
7
66
10.50
Henry Burnham
9
13.50
Frank Collins,
2
3.00
Putney,
3
4.50
Harry Downing,
3
4.50
A. Gilman,
4
66
6.00
May
Road machine,
5 1-2 days
$66.00
Albert Cross,
4
6.00
Frankie Cross,
4
66
6.00
John Foster,
3 1-2
5.25
Ed. Downing,
2 1-2
3.75
Earl Libbey,
2
3.00
Charles Farewell,
6 1-2
9.75
Tom Day,
6 1-2
5.25
Frank Cross,
3 1-2
5.25
Arthur Dearborn,
3 1-2
5.25
66
66
66
$120.00
1
$21.75
66
$117.00
24
June Road machine,
9 days
$108.00
Albert Cross,
13
19.50
Frankie Cross,
11
16.50
Arthur Dearborn,
10
15.00
Tom Day,
7
66
10.50
Charles Farewell, A. Rand,
4
6.00
Team
2
66
8.00
Walter Cross,
4
66
6.00
Frank Cross,
13
19.50
July
Teams
3 1-2 days
$14.00
Ernest Greenwood,
1
1.50
Frank Cross,
12
18.00
Fred Corey,
5 1-2
8.25
Walter Muzzey,
1 1-2
2.25
Aug. Team,
2 days
$8.00
W. B. Hill,
2
4.00
Luno,
2
3.00
Frank Cross,
6
9.00
Sept.
Team,
5 1-2 days
$22.00
W. B. Hill,
3
6.00
Frank Cross,
7
10.50
Albert Cross,
3 1-2
5.25
Walter Cross,
3 1-2
5.25
Victor Gilbert,
3
4.50
Ernest Greenwood,
2 1-2
66
3.75
W. C. Sargent, team
1-2
66 2.00
66 .
66
$24.00
$59.25
$224.00
66
$44.00
10
15.00
66
25
Oct. Team,
3 days
$12.00
Frank Cross,
3
.4.50
Walter Cross,
4
6.00
Albert Cross,
3
66
4.50
Victor Gilbert,
2
3.00
Charles Flanders,
2
3.00
W. B. Hill,
2
66
4.00
Nov.
Team,
3 1-2 days
$14.00
W. B. Hill,
3 1-2
7.00
Frank Cross,
5 1-2
8.25
Albert Cross,
6 1-2
9.75
Walter Cross,
5 1-2
8.25
Victor Gilbert,
6
9.00
$56.25
Dec. Team,
3 days
$12.00
Frank Cross,
3
60
4.50
Everett Gilman,
3
4.50
$21.00
Jan. Team
5 days
$20.00
W. B. Hill,
1 "
2.00
Frank Cross,
4 1-2
6.75
A. Gilman,
1-2
66 .75
66
$29.50
$753.75
66
$37.00
26
A. B. HAGGETT, ROAD AGENT
Received orders from the Selectmen
Mar. A. B. Haggett, 5 2-5 days 10.80
Tom Brown, 2 4-5 66 4.99
Apr.
A. B. Haggett,
17 1-2 days
$35.00
66 team 9 7-10 66
24.25
Tom Brown,
18
31.50
Harvey Corliss,
2 1-2
3.75
C. M. Payson,
1 1-2
66
2.25
66
Jr.
11-2
2.25
Geo. D. Payson,
1 1-2
66
2.25
May A. B. Haggett, ،، team
1-2 day $1.00
Tom Brown,
1-2
.87
C. M. Payson,
4 6.00
man & team 1 1-2 66 6.00
" Jr.
2
3.00
Geo. D. Payson,
3
66
4.50
A. B. Haggett,
3
6.00
team 3
6. 9.00
Burt Shaw,
3
5.00
teanı
3
9.00
Burt Leavitt,
3
66 6.00
66
team
3
9.00
Everett Shaw,
2
4.00
C. M. Payson,
3
4.50
Jr.
2
3.00
Geo. D. Payson,
1
66
1.50
$557.86
$15.79
$79.62
1
$101.25
1-2
1.25
27
June A. B. Haggett,
10 days $20.00
66
team 10
30.00
Burt Shaw,
10
66 20.00
66
team 10
66 30.00
A. B. Shaw, getting road machine
2.00
Burt Leavitt,
10 days
20.00
66 66 team
10
30.00
Chas. Payson,
9
66
13.50
Geo.
8 1-2
12.75
Harvey Corliss,
3
66 4.50
C. W. Whitcher's man
2
3.00
Frank Robinson,
2
3.00
Frank Marden,
4
،، 6.00
66 man
3
4.50
Perley Huckins,
4
66 6.00
Tom Brown,
1
66
1.50
A. B. Haggett, 66
team
4 4-5
12.00
Tom Brown,
4-5 66
1.40
Harvey Corliss,
2
3.00
C. M. Payson,
3
66
4.50
G. D. Payson,
2
3.00
R. S. Emery, plank
6.75
July
A. B. Haggett,
4 3-10 days $8.60
team
2 4-5
" 7.00
C. M. Payson,
2
3.00
$18.60
Aug. Harvey Corliss,
3 1-2 days $5.25
$5.25
66
9.60
4 4-5
66
$247.00
28
Sept. Alfred Payson, 1 1-2 days $2.25
$2.25
Oct. A. B. Haggett, 1 4-5 days $3.60
man and team 1 4.00
Harvey Corliss, 1 66 1.50
$9.10
Nov. A. B. Haggett,
4 1-2 days 9.00
team
4
10.00
66
man 2
66 3.00
$22.00
Dec., Jan. to Feb. 15, 1914.
A. B. Haggett,
4 days
$ 8.00
66 team 3
60
7.50
66
2 men 1
66 3.00
66
running roller 1 1-2 days
3.00
A. B. Haggett, team 1 1-2
4.50
C. W. Whitcher, man and team 1 1-2 days 7.50
housing roller 4.00
Ralph Barnard, 1 1-2 day running roller 19.50
$57.00
Total amount $557.86
EVERETT S. SHAW, ROAD AGENT
FEBRUARY, MARCH AND APRIL
Everett Shaw,
3 days $ 6.00
Byron Shaw and team
2 1-2
10.00
$16.0
29
MAY AND JUNĘ
E. S. Shaw,
10 1-2 days
$21.00
Bert Leavitt and team
11
66
55.00
A. B. Shaw 6
11
55.00
E. S. Shaw's horses
11
33.00
Ira Durgin,
11
19.25
Simon Keniston,
11
19.25
Eddie Hubert,
11
19.25
Fred Mercier,
3
5.25
Leslie Lockwood,
2
66
3.50
Deane Lockwood,
2
66
3.50
JULY AND AUGUST
E. S. Shaw,
13 1-2 days
$27.00
66 man and team
14 66 63.00
66 man
6
66 10.50
A. B. Shaw and team
2
9.00
Everrett Shaw, housing
4.00
$113.50
Total amount
$363.50
Received orders from Selectmen
$363.50
66
66
.
$234.00
TREASURER'S REPORT
The treasurer of Northfield submits the following report of receipts and expenditures for the financial year, ending Feb. 15, 1914.
RECEIPTS
Cash on hand
$ 1,429.53
Selectmen and other sources 959.44
E. J. Sleeper, tax collector 13,323.37
E. J. Young, dog license 170.00
J. Montgomery, hall rent 60.00
Grange, one-half water and light
25.31
State treasurer, R. R. tax 411.78
savings bank tax
1,782.83
66
literary fund 50.37
66 school fund 642.32
Sale of town histories
9.50
County aid to paupers
73.82
Town of Tilton, rent of roller
22.00
C. E. Tilton,
22.00
$18,982.27
PAYMENTS
State tax
$ 2,288.00
County tax
1,589.68
Orders of Selectmen
11,628.38
Note, W. S. Hill estate
1,900.00
Cash on hand in Citizens Nat'l Bank
1,576.21
$18,982.27
Respectfully submitted,
C. P. HERRICK, Treasurer.
« AUDITORS' REPORT
The subscribers having examined the accounts of the selectmen, town treasurer and road agents for the year end- ing Feb. 15, 1914, respectively submit that we find the same correctly cast and properly vouched.
The following is a statement of the financial condition of the town:
The selectmen charge the treasurer with having re- ceived
$18,982.27
Of this amount the treasurer has paid as follows:
State tax
$2,288.00
County tax
1,589.68
School money
3,820.49
F. E. Scribner, treasurer town district
475.00
Arch Hill cemetery committee
128.00
Current expenses
1,577.95
Miscellaneous bills
405.81
County poor
74.27
Brown tail moths
80.31
Forest fires
33.85
Notes and interest
2,402.18
Carroll vs town
275.00
State road maintenance
73.00
Board of health
-
45.05
Watson and Arch Sts. sewer
406.03
Highway bills paid by selectmen
684.76
Interest on town notes
134.50
Bounty on hedgehogs
1.00
Road agents
1,674.61
Park St. repairs
333.72
Arch St. repairs
186.74
32
Gerrish road
673.81
Damage by dogs
42.00
Total amount
$17,405.76
Balance cash on hand
$1,576.51
AVAILABLE MEANS
Cash in hands of treasurer $1,576.51
LIABILITIES
Balance library appropriation, 1913 $100.00
James and Abigail Glines trust fund 103.00
Fannie Cofran 6 6
114.00
C. J Chamberlain 66 66
50.00
Mary A. Neal
100.00
Park St. sewer appropriation
100.00
Balance dog license money, 1913
128.00
Bal. state road maintenance fund, 1912
70.13
Balance Arch Hill cemetery fund
95.80
Due Union Church repair fund
36.00
Appropriation for oiling macadam road,
1913 150.00
Appropriation for horse-sheds, 1913
150.00
iron bridge, 1913 200.00
Balance appropriation for outlying cemeteries 11.13
.
Balance state road money, 1913 1,254.02
Town notes 1,600.00
Outstanding bills (estimated)
175.00
Total liabilities
$4,437.08
Available means
1,576.51
Town debt Feb. 16, 1914
$2,860.57
33
Town debt Feb. 15, 1913
$3,474.40
Town debt Feb. 16, 1914
2,860.57
Reduction of debt
$613.83
Respectfully submitted,
J. E. SMITH, FRED C. JONES, GEO. F. CHASE,
Feb. 24, 1914.
Board of Auditors.
FIRE PRECINCT REPORT
To the voters and tax payers of the Fire District, the Board of Firewards submit the following report for the year ending Feb. 16, 1914:
Following is a list of fires and alarms for the year 1913 :
Feb. 21. Box 51. Fire at car of B. & M .; damage slight.
Feb. 23. Still alarm. Chimney fire in Raffaelly build- ing.
Mar. 29. Still alarm. Chimney fire George Lord's. No damage.
Mar. 30. Still alarm. Fire in Raffaelly block; slight damage.
April 5. Box 52. Chimney fire, Fellows tenement house ; no damage.
July 17. Still alarm. Brush fire on Cedar street.
July 19. Still alarm. Chimney fire at Ed. Leavitt's.
July 20. Box 37. Fire at fair grounds; Old Church.
July 31. Box 53. Fire at A. C. Lord block; slight damage.
Sept. 15. Box 53. Chimney fire at Father Desmond's.
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