Annual report of the officers of the Town of Enfield, New Hampshire, 1897, Part 1

Author: Enfield (N.H. : Town)
Publication date: 1897
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ALLEN COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY 3 1833 01826 6772


GC 974.202 EN29AR, 1897


ANNUAL REPORT


.. OF


The Officers


. OF THE


TOWN OF ENFIELD,


- . FOR THE YEAR


Ending February 15, 1897.


ENFIELD, N. H. ENFIELD ADVOCATE STEAM PRINT, W. A ABBOTT, Prop. 1 8.97


TO THE HUSBAND


Buy a STANDARD ROTARY SHUTTLE SEWING MACHINE and make your wife happy.


TO THE WIFE


Insist upon having a STANDARD. They are the best machine made.


TO THE LADY


that wants a machine buy a STANDARD. For Sale By


E. G. MORSE, Enfield Center, N. H.


The Best is the Cheapest. BUY Lister's Animal Bone Fertilizers AND DOUBLE YOUR CROPS. FOR SALE BY E. G MORSE,


ALSO AGENT FOR Plows, Harrows, Cultivators, Mowing Machines, Horse Rakes, Høy T'edder-, Lawn Mowers, Feed Cutters, Reapers, Binders. qual Coin Harvesters, Binder Twinv, and oil


If you handle much Lay it will pay you to buy a Horse Fork and Carrier. Send for prives or call and see me. Every thing Iell is the BEST, and prices the LOWEST.


E. G. MORSE,


Enfield Center,


=


N. H.


ANNUAL REPORT


. ... OF .


The Officers


OF THE


TOWN OF ENFIELD,


, FOR THE YEAR


Ending February 15, 1897.


ENFIELD, N. H .: ENFIELD ADVOCATE STEAM PRINT, W. A. ABBOTT, Prop. 1897.


Allen County Public Library


WARRANT


FOR


ANNUAL MEETING.


State of New Hampshire.


[L. s.] To the inhabitants of the town of Enfield, qualified to vote in town affairs :


You are hereby notified to meet at the Town House in said town on the second Tuesday of March next at ten of the clock in the forenoon, to act upon the following subjects :-


1. To choose by ballot and major vote, Town Clerk, three Selectmen, Treasurer, Overseer of the Poor, one Library Trustee, for three years, and one or more, not exceeding three, Highway Agents.


2. To choose all other necessary Town Officers and Agents as the town may judge necessary to be chosen.


3. To see how much money the town will vote to raise to defray Town charges for the ensuing year.


4. To see how much money the town will vote to raise for the support of Schools for the ensuing year.


5. To see how much money the town will vote to raise for the support of Highways for the ensuing year, and direct how the same shall be paid and expended.


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6. To see if the town will take any action in regard to the delivery of Blank Inventories.


7. . To see if the town will appropriate a sum not exceed- ing fifty dollars for the proper observance of Memorial day.


8. To see what action the town will take in regard to collection of taxes.


9. To see if the town will vote to pay the expense of lighting the streets in Enfield Village by Electricity and raise money for the same.


10. To see if the town will authorize or instruct the Se- lectmen to investigate the workings of the Stone Crusher and Roller for roads, and if in their judgement it is for the interest of the town to purchase or hire the same, and all the apparatus or machinery as may be necessary for the operation of the same, and will empower them to do so.


11. To hear the report of Agents, Anditors, and Com- mittees heretofore chosen, and pass any vote relating thereto and transact any other business that may legally come before said meeting.


Given under our hands and seal this 20th day of Febru- ary, 1897.


LEWIS W. CURRIER, Selectmen ALLEN H. JACKMAN, of


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SHERMAN W. LEWIS, 1 Enfield.


A true copy of warrant, Attest.


LEWIS W. CURRIER, Selectmen


ALLEN H. JACKMAN, of Enfield.


SHERMAN W. LEWIS,


Report of


The Selectmen OF ENFIELD, FOR THE YEAR ENDING


FEBRUARY 15, 1897.


Cash Received & turned over to Treasurer.


Rec'd Geo. Musgrave, pool table license, $ 10 00


A. M. Bryant, County order, 787 11


W. Thomas, Peddler license, 2 00


A. R. Putnam for old plank, 1 32


L. N. Sargent, dog licenses, 139 00


Interest on J. W. Dodge Library Fund, 32 58 State Treasurer, Insurance Tax, 1 50


66 railroad tax, 889 62


66 66 savings bank tax, 1834 43


66 literary fund, 147 00


H. J. Cole, pool table license, 6 67


Interest on Gage fund, 82 14


" Clough fund, 6 50


" Johnson fund, 12 15


W. A. Saunders, Bowling alley license, 10 00


.


6


Rec'd L. W. Currier for rent of office to


Apr. 1, 1897,


$12 00


L. N. Sargent for use of Town hall, 4 50 A. J. Hadley for rent on Strate house to March 1, 1897. 60 00


W. E. Rowe for old bridge plank,


1 25


M. A. Peabody for old bridge plank,


36


$4040 13


Orders drawn on Treasurer.


Paid State Tax, $1750 00


County Tax, 1719 39


Precinct Tax, 200 00


$3669 39


School Money.


Paid W. C. Clough, Treas. Dist. No. 1, $1123 92 A. M. Bryant, Treas. Town Dist., 1899 87


83023 79


School Supplies.


Paid W. C. Clough, Treas. Dist. No. 1, $ 85 88 A. M. Bryant, Treas. Town Dist., 202 02 David Noyes, Treas. Town Dist., '96, 9 77


$297 67


Board of Education.


Paid Geo. F. Pettengill, from Feb. 15, 1896 to Feb. 15, 1897. $30 00


. A. M. Bucklin, Feb. 15, 1896 to Feb. 15, 1897, 30 00


,


7


Paid A. M. Bryant, Feb. 15, 1896 to Feb. 15, 1897, 30 00


$90 00


Town Officers.


Paid N. S. Wheeler, Board of Health and expenses, $ 10 00


Val M. Clough, Truant Officer, Town Dist., 1896, 11 00


Denison Currier, Truant Officer, Dist. No. 1, 1896, 4 00


A. A. Cox, services as Policeman, 1 year to Feb. 15, 1897, 25 00


Jennie M. Huse, Librarian, 1 year to Feb. 15, 1897, 10 40


F. T. Currier, Librarian, 1 year to Feb. 15, 1897, 9 00


A. M. Bryant, Overseer, 1 year to Feb. 15, 1897, 70 00


L. N. Sargent, Town Clerk, 1 year, to. Feb. 15, 1897, 25 00


H. H. Wilson, Auditor, 1896,


3 00


L. D. Dunbar, 66


3 00


F. B. Williams, Treasurer 1896, 40 00


E. B. Huse, Supervisor, '95 and '96, 28 00


James McElwain, Supervisor, 1895-6, 20 00


F. H. Webster, Supervisor, 1895-6, 20 00


L. W. Currier, Selectmen, 1896, 135 00


A. H. Jackman, Selectmen 1896, 110 00


S. W. Lewis, Selectmen, 1896, 80 00


J. S. Pillsbury, special Selectmen, 6 00


$609 40


Water Tubs.


Paid L. S. Hastings, 1 year to Feb. 15, '97, $1 00


8


Paid Mrs. S. P. Leach, 1 year to Feb. 15, '97, $2 00 Mary Savory, 1 year to Feb. 15, '97, 3 00 John S. Hardy, 1 year to Dec. 1, '96, 3 00 G. W. Johnson, 1 year to Feb. 15, '97, 3 00 A. C. JJones, 1 year to Feb. 15, '97, 3 00


N. S. Wheeler, 1 year to Feb. 15, '97, 3 00


H. C. Baker, 1 year to Feb. 15, '97, 3 00


$21 00


Damage by Dogs.


Paid Hiram Gage on sheep, $6 00


D. M. Atwell on Fowls, 1 50


$7 50


Town & County Poor.


Paid Overseer of the Poor, $748 91


(See report of Overseer)


Bounty on Hawks.


Paid E. F. Stevens, 1


25


J. W. Collins,


2


50


Ned Gardner,


1


25


Jesse Rollins,


1


1 00


Jimmie Colburn,


1


25


J. L. Little.


1 50


Diek Hawley.


1


25


E. D. Pettengill,


1


25


L. A. Peabody,


1 25


$4 50


Road Agents.


Paid T. J. Carlton, labor and material, $2029 44


E. F. Foster, " .. 392 25


M. D. Gove, ..


885 73


83307 42


9


Road Agents.


Paid T. J. Carlton, breaking roads, $347 81


E. F. Foster,


66 37


M. D. Gove, 6 6 66 160 34


$574 52


Miscellaneous Bills.


Paid W. A. Wilmot, for Firemen, 1896, $ 97 98


F. T. Currier, insurance on Town house 10 00


Wyman Pattee, for Collector's Book, 1 00


J. B. Follansbee, for rent on Library, rent to July 1, 1895, 15 00


E. C. Eastman, invoice record book, 10 00


John Hadlock, road machine, 200 00


Boston & Maine R. R., freight on road machine 9 00


D. C. Stickney, for Memorial services, 50 00


W. A. Abbott, printing reports, sta- tionery, &c., 57 30


O. B. Brown, for care of tramps and wood, 19 00


L. W. Currier, labor on Guide Posts, 5 50


J. T. Cummings, turning knobs for Guide Posts, 1 25


Bert Evon, special Police, 2 00


Burnham & Fogg, Guide Posts and bolts, etc. 24 55


W. A. Abbott, printing and book, 4 30


F. H. Follansbee, for surveying Laffee . road, 10 36


T. J. Carlton, for expenses on Laffee road, 13 43


C. A. Downs, surveying Laffee road, 4 00


A. H. Jackman, services on Laffee road, 6 00 S. W. Lewis, 6 6 6 00


C. H. Webster, to sundries,


2 50


John Graves, land damage, new highway, 80 00


D. Cannon,


1 00


10


S. P. Baker, labor and material on Strate house. 8 70


L. W. Currier, perambulating Town lines, 9 00


S. W. Lewis, 7 00


A. H. Martin, repairing tower clock, 3 50


G. H. Kendall, copy of record, 1 02


W. A. Abbott, printing check lists, &c, 10 90


E. E. Huse, painting tower clock, 3 50


Walter Dole, trustee Town library, 132 58


J. W. Choate, labor and material on Strate house in 1890, 4 80


W. H. Cotton, legal advice, 2 00


Mrs. T. A. Pattee, & rent on Selectmen's Office, 18 00


L. W. Currier, g rent on Selectmen's Office, 18 00


J. A. Leet, returning births and deathis to Jan. 1, 1897, 5 50


F. P. Fisher, returning births and deaths to Jan. 1, 1897, 3 25


Z. F. Lamb, returning births and deathis to Jan. 1, 1897, 3 25


E. E. Jones, labor and wood, 8 25


L. N. Sargent, overpaid on Dog Licenses 3 50


L. N. Sargent, postage, express &c, 39 69


E. R. Dustin, mowing old cemetery, 3 00


Ella M. Pattee, labor arranging li- brary, 6 90


E. B. Huse, Dog Constable and notices, 9 00


E. B. Huse, insurance on Library and tower clock, 6 50


Henry Cummings, repairing Library books, 2 50


E. M. Cummings, for rent of Library, 4 00


L. W. Currier, issuing 19 burial permits, 2 85 Geo. Sloan, to care and driving hearse, 47 00 A. J. Hadley, lighting bridges, oil, etc., 58 50 F. T. Currier, housing road machine and scraper. 1 50


S. W. Lewis, to sundries, 3 39


11


W. A. Abbott, printing catalogues for li- brary, 36 00


W. A. Abbott, printing notice, 50


F. B. Williams, 2 quilts for tramp house, 1 50


--- $1095 75


Recapitulation.


Paid State Tax,


$1750 00


County Tax,


1719 39


Precinct Tax,


200 00


School money,


3023 79


School supplies,


297 67


Board of Education,


90 00


Town officers,


609 40


Water tubs,


21 00


Damage by dogs,


7 50


Town and County Poor,


748 91


Bounty on hawks,


4 50


Road Agents, labor and material,


3307 42


Road Agents, breaking roads, .


574 52


Miscellaneous bills,


1095 75


$13,449 85


Tax Book 1888.


DENISON CURRIER, Collector.


Reported due Feb. 15, 1896, $7 69


Paid Treasurer, 1 42


Now due, $6 27


Tax Book 1889.


DENISON CURRIER, Collector.


Reported due Feb. 15, 1896, $29 81


Paid Treasurer, 13 63


Now due, $16 18


Tax Book 1894. A. M. BRYANT, Collector.


Reported due Feb. 15, 1896. $59 89


ABATEMENTS.


Abated Feb. 15, 1897.


Oren Knights,


$3 20


W. P. Smith, 6 30


S. J. Woodbury, 1 83


C. J. Burnham,


1 83


Chas. Johnson, 2 28


E. E. Huggett, 83


$16 27


$43 62


Feb. 15, 1897 paid Town Treasurer


36 70


Now due, $6 92


13


Tax Book 1895.


A. M. BRYANT, Collector.


Reported due Feb. 15, 1896.


$843 10


ABATED FEB. 15, 1897.


W. H. Brown, 1 82


Eustace Favreau,


1 82


Thomas McDonald,


1 82


B. H. McCormick,


3 19


Daniel McRae,


1 82


W. H. Sweeney,


1 82


C. J. Burnham,


1 59


. John Hunt, overtax,


1 59


W. P. Smith,


4 61


I. N. Leavitt,


2 00


S. J. Woodbury,


1 59


Elmore Heath,


1 59


Chas. T. Adams,


1 59


Five Greeks,


11


13


E. E. Huggett,


1 59


O. B. Whipple,


1 82


John Kimball,


1 42


Chas. Johnson,


1 84


G. H. Rogers, overtax,


41


$45 06


$798 04


Paid Town Treasurer,


766 47


Now due,


$31 57


ABATEMENTS


FEBRUARY 15, 1897.


DENISON CURRIER, Collector. ON TAX BOOK 1896.


Left town :-


A. Anderson.


$1 59


W. E. Brewer,


1 59


Bert Bartlett. 1 59


D. Crowe, 1 59


1 59


John Casey.


1 59


John Corbi,


1 59


Herman Clinker, not of age,


1 59


Jerry Conners, taxed twice.


1 59


Tom Coffey,


59


G. Friskey.


1 59


Jake Garhartt.


1 59


J. Hankerman,


1 59


Win. Lislie.


1 59


A. Manderson,


2 15


Joseph Sieley,


1 59


E. L. Talbert.


1 59


F. HI. Talcott,


1 59


Thomas White,


1 59


Methodist Society, not taxable,


9 52


W. G. Dresser, over tax.


75


I. N. Leavitt,


1 50


John Kerney,


1 59


Harry Steel Brooke,


1 59


Elmore Heath, 1 50


C. F. Adams. 1 50


Frank Mccarthy, 1 59


Frank Chement,


15


H. J. Pettengill, $1 59


WV. H. Sweeney,


1 59


G. W. Murray, over tax,


75


James Tradinick,


1 50


L. W. Darling, over tax,


3 00


G. H. Rogers,


38


W. E. Spaulding,


1 50


T. F. Webster,


1 59


Abe Lamor,


1 59


Sarah A. Morrill, estate over tax,


9 52


$73 32


Tax Book 1896.


DENISON CURRIER, Collector.


Taxes assessed,


$8,695 80


Paid Town treasurer,


$8,169 00


Abated Feb. 15, 1897,


73 32


8,242 32


Now due, $453 48


Valuation of the Town of Enfield.


No. of Polls, 445,


$ 44,500


Horses, 432,


17,865


Oxen, 70,


3,125


Cows, 567,


12,150


Other Neat stock, 7,


125


Sheep, 462,


610


Fowis, 300,


75


Carriages, 11,


700


Real estate,


419,995


Stock in public funds,


2,000


Bank stock,


9,730


Steamboat,


300


Money on hand and at interest,


16,100


16


Stock in trade.


Mills and machinery,


$24,800 12,050


Total Inventory, $564,125


No. shares Northern Railroad, 675.


Boston & Maine Railroad, 168.


6.


" Concord & Montreal Railroad, 137.


66 " Manchester & Lawrence Railroad, 24.


" Fitchburg Railroad, 17.


No. Dogs, 66.


Respectfully submitted,


Selectmen


Sherman W. Lewis.


Lewis W. Currier, Allen H. Jackman, of Enfield.


TREASURER'S REPORT.


FRANK B. WILLIAMS, Treasurer. For the year ending Feb. 15, 1897.


RECEIPTS.


Cash on hand Feb. 15, 1896,


$1614 83


Rec'd of Selectmen,


4040 13


A. M. Bryant, tax collector 1894,


36 70


A. M. Bryant, tax collector 1895, 766 47


Denison Currier, tax collector 1896, 8169 00


1888,


1 42


66


1889, 13 63


$14642 18


DISBURSEMENTS.


Paid State tax,


$1750 00


County tax,


1719 39


Precinct tax,


200 00


School money,


3023 79


School supplies,


297 67


Board of Education,


90 00


Town Officers,


609 40


Water tubs,


21 00


Damage by dogs,


7 50


Town and County Poor,


748 91


Bounty on hawks, 4 50


Road agents, labor and material,


3307 42


Road Agents, breaking roads,


574 52


18


Paid Miscellaneous bills, Cash on hand,


$1095 75 1192 33


$14642 18


FRANK B. WILLIAMS, Treasurer.


Report of Overseer of the Poor. AMOS M. BRYANT, Overseer.


DR.


To cash received of Town Treasurer,


$748 91


Grafton County order, 787 11


Grafton County, account of Lillian


Conant, 1895,


15 00


Grafton County, account of Lillian Conant, 1896. 10 00


$1561 02


CR.


Paid for Grafton County :


Delvan Williams,


$52 00


L. G. Moody,


65 00


19


Paid Charles Rush, $65 00


John Fritz family,


18 92


Elmore Heath,


49 00


Mervine Angel,


65 00


Transient,


5 79


$320 71


Dependent soldier & family,


167 50


Due from Grafton County, $488 21


Paid Stephen Laffee on account of


Lillian Conant, 1896, For town of Hanover, now due,


10.00


For " " Sutton .. ..


29 30


Paid for town poor :


Carlos Burnham,


209 90


Paid for tramps,


4 00


Paid for Expenses :


1


Taking statements, $3 00


Settling with commissioners, 4 50


Copy of Records, Postage and Stationery, 5 00


$12 50


Paid Selectmen, Grafton County Order,


787 11


$1548 02


Cash on hand, $ 13 00


Recapitulation.


Whole amount received,


$1561 02


Paid for Grafton County,


$488 21


Lillian Conant, account of 1896,


10 00


Town of Hanover, 7 00


Town of Sutton,


29 30


Town poor,


209 90


Tramps,


4 00


Expenses,


12 50


7 00


20


Paid Selectmen, County order, $787 11


$1548 02


Cash in hands of Amos M. Bryant, overseer. $ 13 00


AMOS M. BRYANT, Overseer.


Report of ROAD AGENTS.


T. J. Carlton, Road Agent. LABOR AND MATERIAL.


Paid F. P. Haskins, $ 4 35


L. W. Currier, 51 10


E. E. Huse, 1 50


L. J. Strong,


27 75


H. W. Carlton,


69 75


Walter Foster,


13 80


J. J. Follansbee,


41 32


H. E. Cross,


89 70


J. L. Clark,


2 10


E. R. Collins,


2 50


Martin Rowe,


2 12


B. B. Follansbee,


7 95


Chris. Gerhart,


41 70


J. F. Rush,


9 45


W. P. Cross, 185 82


H. C. Baker, wall and land, 25 00


H. C. Baker, men and team on bridge, 23 25


T. J. Carlton, self and team, 318 20


J. F. Jones,


4 50


E. E. Jones,


2 00


J. H. Stevens,


18 15


A. C. Train,


9 75


L. A. Peabody,


6 97


W. F. Choate,


2 95


George Holt,


24 15


William Tilton,


20 00


22


Paid F. W. Jones, $2 85


Lewis Rainey, lumber, 25 00


Lewis Rainey. 3 30


W. A. Saunders, lumber, 1 25


Lewis Hall, 9 75


Baltic Mills, Oil, 20


W. A. Wilmot, Axle Grease, 20


Arthur Holt, labor, 3 00


Burnham & Fogg, tile and nails,


166 92


William McConnell, labor,


4 50


D. Currier, bolts,


1 00


Geo. E. Whipple, labor, 10 80


S. Cole & Son. bolts, washers, etc., 3 46


John Bradford, labor and logs,


180 23


E. E. and Guy Huse, labor, 10 20


John W. Graves, 4 50


G. II. Sargent, 3 44


W. O'Day, 6 75


A. C. Choate, stone posts, 1 25


John W. Berry, labor, 25 35


Boston & Maine R. R., gravel & freight, 46 25


Lee J. Noyes, labor, 4 95


Bert Brown,


3 45


Frank O'Day,


75


M. O'Day.


2 25


Peter Rainey,


1 50


Wells & Flanders, lumber,


152 53


John Cook, gravel,


1 25


Oscar Bailey, labor,


1 50


E. A. Wells, labor, 33 00


A. J. Hadley,


2 55


O. C. Brown. 5 00


James B. Bartlett, repairing sidewalk, 273 30


Stephen Laffee, iron work and bolts for Shaker bridge. 22 53


D. W. Campbell. labor, 4 65


HI. S. Buruhai, 1 50


23


Paid F. B. Banks, $2 70


$2029 44


Breaking Roads & Cutting Ice.


T. J. CARLTON, DISTRICT.


Paid E. H. Kimball,


$ 60


H. E. Cross, 17 69


Sam Roberts, 2 25


J. L. Clark,


1 20


George Brown,


6 75


I. S. Babbitt,


12


Mose Sears,


2 65


W. F. Choate,


1 50


C. E. Gardner,


7 81


M. O'Day,


3 00


T. J. Carlton,


83 35


L. W. Currier,


2 40


. L. J. Strong,


23 15


J. J. Follansbee,


11 62


E. R. Collins,


14 75


E. O. Williams,


3 00


C. E. Collins,


60


Bert Brown,


3 60


D. M. Atwell,


75


O. C. Brown,


7 50


F. W. Jones,


15 24


F. P. Haskins,


18 95


John Kimball,


50


Geo. Sargent,


18 51


W. P. Cross,


3 80


William McConnell,


1 05


W. A. Whittier,


9 82


$263 16


24


Breaking Roads and Cutting Ice.


CUTTING DISTRICT, SPRING 1896.


Paid JJ. H. Tupper,


$3 29


W. P. Witter.


1 65


A. H. Jackman,


7 85


W. F. Hawley,


11 00


W. G. Dresser,


12 05


Lewis Hall,


12 77


A. P. Stevens,


3 90


F. T. Underhill,


2 70


Hira Follansbee,


15 99


D. M. Marrs,


3 60


A. C. Talbert,


2 55


J. B. Colburn,


75


A. P. Heath,


1 05


M. D. Gove,


2 95


Lewis MeGregory,


2 55


$84 65


Recapitulation.


Labor and material,


$2029 44


Breaking roads,


263 16


66 Cutting district, 1896, 84 65


82377 25


Rec'd pay by order of Selectmen,


T. J. CARLTON.


E. F. FOSTER, Road Agent. LABOR AND MATERIAL.


Paid E. F. Foster.


$112 48


H. A. Follansbee, 16 45


John S. Eastman, 4 00


B. F. McCollister and Son,


25 50


Charles B. Follanshee,


6 45


Cross Brothers.


87 75


Rupert Kidder,


4 50


25


Paid Alby Kidder, $22 70


Spaulding,


7 50


G. O'Day,


3 00


G. W. Follansbee,


22 35


S. E. Follansbee,


2 50


G. Dustin,


4 00


Robert Flanders,


1 25


F. C. Merrill,


1 00


Ezra Day,


4 25


E. F. Foster, lumber,


23 43


M. P. Burpee, “


6 00


Henry H. Brown, tile,


16 92


Burnham & Fogg, "


20 22


$392 25


BREAKING ROADS.


Paid E. F. Foster,


22 50


H. A. Follansbee,


7 37


N. P. Sargent,


50


Ezra Day,


9 85


J. S. Eastman,


10 75


B. F. McCollister,


3 07


S. E. Follansbee,


1 20


G. O Day,


1 00


A. P. Howe,


1 97


Mark H. Purmort,


2 00


Rubert Kidder


3 16


Mark H. Purmort, land damage, win- ter road, 3 00


$66 37


Received pay by order of the Selectmen,


E. F. FOSTER.


26


M. D. GOVE, Agent.


LABOR AND MATERIAL.


Paid M. D. Gove, self and team,


$288 50


Lewis Hall, 136 85


F. B. Morse, lumber, 55 65


A. H. Truell, 65 25


A. B. Gordon, lumber,


48 85


T. E. Farnald,


18 95


Frank Wing,


16 87


A. R. Gile, gravel,


50


F. G. Gilley,


22 12


G. B. White,


11 17


T. E. Furnald, gravel,


3 00


D. M. Marrs,


4 20


John Cook, gravel.


2 50


W. M. Davis,


6 75


A. R. Underhill,


4 65


Fred Cross,


7 35


A. C. Talbert,


4 80


S. D. Smith,


8 33


F. T. Underhill,


4 27


A. H. Jackman.


2 85


A. P. Stevens,


9 52


John Hunt,


2 02


W. G. Dresser,


2 40


M. P. Burnham,


8 25


A. M. Bueklin,


6 60


C. L. Akerman,


75


F. E. Wilson,


1 50


S. Laffee, iron work. 60


H. G. Lamprey, 32


J. H. Brown, 90


Hira Follansbee,


8 77


William Nixon, 30


Frank Russell, gravel, 1 00


HI. A. Little, 1 50


Seth J. Follanshee. 60


27


Paid G. B. Noyes, $2 10


J. H. Tupper,


6 00


Harrison Quimby,


10 50


W. F. Hawley,


4 80


Willie Quimby,


4 50


A. L. Moody,


2 25


J. J. Quimby,


1 25


Jimmy Talbert,


47 86


Sanford Colburn,


4 95


Jimmy Colburn,


7 95


.


E. E. Huggett,


3 00


F. T. Currier, spikes,


48


L. W. Currier,


2 00


Lewis Gregory,


52


A. B. Gordon,


6 00


Frank Russel,


1 50


F. W. Morse,


3 00


Burnham & Fogg, tile,


8 68


James McElwain, iron work,


6 05


E. N. Smith, 3 00


90


G. B. Cochran,


$885 73


Breaking Roads and Cutting Ice.


Paid M. D. Gove,


$34 90


W. M. Davis,


18 07


D. M. Marrs,


2 10


J. H. Tupper,


4 57


F. T. Underhill,


1 65


A. C. Talbert,


2 55


Lewis Gregory,


1 95


T. E. 'Furnald,


13 55


Lewis Hall,


2 40


A, H. Jackman,


9 67


J. P. Witter,


6 83


Hira Follansbee,


20 25


C. E. Gardner,


4 73


28


Paid F. B. Banks,


$ 90


W. F. Hawley,


6 15


A. P. Stevens, 6 23


L. J. Moody, 2 97


Jimmy Colburn,


1 20


George W. Pierce,


3 00


G. B. White,


5 40


G. E. Loverin,


1 50


A. R. Underhill,


3 67


David Noyes,


1 25


Willie Quimby,.


1 35


M. G. Colcord,


2 25


W. F. Morse, 1 25


Total breaking roads,


$160 34


Total labor and material, 885 73


Rec'd pay by Selectmen's order, $1046 07


M. D. GOVE.


No Liabilities. Availabilities.


Due from Grafton County,


$ 488 21


In Treasury,


1192 33


Interest on J. W. Dodge library fund, " Gage fund, 56 00


26 00


" Johnson fund, 10 00


Due on Tax Book, 1888,


6 27


66 66


1889,


16 18


66 66 66 1894, 6 92


66


6 66 1895,


31 57


66


66 6 6 1896, 453 48


$2286 96


Availabilities reported Feb. 15, 1896,


3447 64


Showing a loss in the financial standing of the town less that of Feb. 15, 1896, $1160 68


29


This loss in availabilities is accounted for as follows :


Shrinkage in Savings Bank tax from 1895, $228 92


" Literary fund from 1895, 46 20


School money withdrawn from treasury by vote of the town, 900 00


$1175 12


Legacies, Funds, Property and Claims Held by the Town.


Yearly income, for ten years, J. W. Dodge,


library fund, $1000 00


Gage fund income for town purposes, 2500 00


G. W. Jonson legacy, income for benefit of poor, 368 00


Sally. C. Clough fund, income for care of several graves, 200 00


Claim against U. S. Government for war expenses, 1161 40


Strate place, $600 00. Two Safes, $125 00.


Town House, Hearse, Hearse House, Tramp House, 2 Road Machines and School Houses.


We have examined the accounts of the Selectmen, Treas- urer, Road Agents, Overseer of the Poor and Tax Collector of the town of Enfield for the year ending Feb. 15, 1897 and find them correctly cast and properly vouched.


FRANK C. SMITH,


WARREN C. CLOUGH, Auditors.


Annual Report OF THE


TREASURER


Of Enfield


Town School District


For the Year Ending Feb. 15, 1897.


Amos M. Bryant, Treasurer.


DR.


Rec'd from David Noyes, $ 56 11


Town Treasurer, 1899 87


S. R. Truell, tuition, 4 00


CR. $1959 98


CENTER SCHOOL.


Paid Mary G. Riley, teaching 10 weeks, sumner term, $60 00 Mary E. Gilman, boarding teacher 10 weeks, 22 50 L. Edith Chandler, teaching 20 weeks inc. board, 145 00 Edith M. Bryant, teaching 30 weeks inc. board, 210 00 Emma J. Heath, cleaning school house, 2 25


Amos M. Bryant, care of house, kindling wood, and building fires the 3 terms, 8 00


$447 75


31


*


EAST HILL.


Paid Lora M. Pillsbury, teaching 10 weeks includ-


ing board, summer term, $50 00


Lora M. Pillsbury, teaching 10 weeks includ- ing board, fall term, 55 00


Minna E. Emerson teaching 10 weeks, winter term, 35 00 E. A. Marrs boarding teacher 10 weeks, winter term, 20 00 Mrs. A. Stevens, cleaning school house, 1 00


Alexander Stevens, building fires, and taking away banking, 3 50


D. M. Marrs, banking school house, 2 00


$166 50


CAMBRIDGEVILLE.


Paid G. F. Pettengill, teaching 4 weeks, including board, summer term, $30 00


Alice E. Bailey, teaching 6 weeks, summer term, 24 00


Louise L. Morgan, boarding teacher 52 weeks, summer term, 11 00


Alice E. Bailey, teaching 20 weeks, 80 00


Louise L. Morgan, boarding teacher 10 weeks, fall term, 20 00


W. H. Whittemore, boarding teacher 10 weeks, winter term, 20 00


W. H. Whittemore building fires and care of liouse, 4 05 Walter Foster, banking school house, 1 25


$190 30


MONT CALM.


Paid C. S. Buswell, teaching 10 weeks, including board, summer term, $50 00


Laura Davis, teaching 10 weeks, fall term, 35 00


B. F. Pettengill, boarding teacher 10 weeks, fall term, 20 00


Daisie E. Wheeler, teaching 10 weeks, including board, 55 00


32


Paid Sadie J. Flanders, cleaning school house, $2 00


B. F. Pettengill, building fires, banking house, etc., 5 00 J. L. Pettengill, building fires, winter term, 1 50


$168 50


GEORGE HILL.


Paid Eva J. Edwards, teaching 10 weeks, including board, summer term, $45 00


G. F. Pettengill, teaching 20 weeks, inc. board, 110 00


Leonard Bartlett, building fires, winter term, 1 50


Emma Heath, cleaning school house, 1 50


$158 00


LOCKEHAVEN.


Paid Ethel M. Carley, teaching 20 weeks, sum- mer and fall terms, $100 00


S. E. Currier, boarding teacher 10 weeks, summer term, 21 00


Frank P. Haskins, boarding teacher, fall term, 1 25


E. A. Nichols, boarding teacher, fall term, 21 38


Ethel M. Carley, teaching ten weeks, includ- ing board, 72 50


D. K. Arlin, cleaning house, etc.,


1 35


E. E. Marrs, glass and setting,


50


Fred Goss, building fires,


2 00


$219 98


SHAKER SCHOOL.


Paid 28 weeks' schooling,


140 00


Patching roof, 75


Cleaning school house,


1 50


3 cords wood, 9 00


Pail, dipper and wash dish


1 10


8 curtains,


3 06


33


Paid Putting up curtains,


$ 50


$155 91


SCHOOLING OUT OF TOWN.


Paid Town of Plainfield for 1895,


$50 88


CONVEYANCE.


Paid Frank Russell, jr., conveying scholars to George Hill school, 45 00


Orrin P. Heath, conveying scholars to Center school, 45 00


Hilliard Church, conveying scholars to Mont Calm school, 10 50


Fannie B. Pettengill, conveying scholars Mont Calm school, 15 00


$115 50


Wood. CENTER.


Paid A, L. Moody 3 cords 4 foot


wood, $9 00


3 cord stove wood, 2 00


J. J. Quimby, sawing wood, 1 50


A. M. Bryant, splitting wood, 1 18


Putting wood in house, 75


$14 43


EAST HILL.


Paid Walter Cochran, 12 cords of wood, $5 25


' CAMBRIDGEVILLE.


Paid Chas. Decato, 2 cords wood, $7 00


Christ Gerhart, sawing same, 2 00


H. L. Webster, 1 cord, 3 50


34


E. O. Williams, sawing same, 1 00


$13 50


MONT CALM. B. F. Pettengill, 3 cords, put in house, $12 00 GEORGE HILL.




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