Annual report for the Town of Northfield, New Hampshire, 1914, Part 1

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Publication date: 1914
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ALLEN COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY


F 3 1833 01847 8203


GC 974.202 N78AR, 1914


ANNUAL REPORT OF THE


Town of Northfield


For the year Ending Feb. 15, 1914


Incorporated June 19, 1780


3


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:


6


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


9


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


15


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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