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Annual report of the town officers to the citizens of Lancaster, N. H. . .
Annual Report
OF THE
Town Officers
TO THE CITIZENS OF
LANCASTER, N. H.
FOR THE YEAR ENDING
February 15,
1897.
LANCASTER, N. H .: Printed at the Office of the Coos County Democrat. 1897.
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Annual Report
OF THE
Town Officers
TO THE CITIZENS OF
LANCASTER, N. H.,
FOR THE YEAR ENDING
February 15;
1897.
LANCASTER, N. H .: Printed at the Office of the Coos County Democrat. 1897.
Allen County Public Library 900 Webster Street PO Box 2270 Fort Wayne, IN 46801-2270
State of New Hampshire.
To the inhabitants of the town of Lancaster qualified to vote in town affairs :
You are hereby notified to meet at the Town Hall, in said town, on the second Tuesday of March next, at 9 o'clock in the forenoon, to act upon the following subjects, to wit :
Art. 1. To choose a town clerk for the ensuing year.
Art. 2. To choose three selectmen, a treasurer, and other necessary officers for the ensuing year.
Art. 3. To see what sums of money the town will vote to raise for the following purposes :
1. To meet the current expenses of the town and apply upon the principal and interest of the town debt.
2. For building and repairing highways and bridges.
3. For building and repairing sidewalks.
4. For breaking rock and building macadam roads and streets.
5. For lighting streets.
6. For the observance of Memorial day.
7. For school books and supplies.
8. For the support of the reading rooms.
9. To defray the expense of completing the catalogue of the public library.
Art. 4. To direct how the sums raised for any of the above purposes shall be expended.
Art. 5. To direct how the school money shall be divided.
Art. 6. To hear the report of the Sewer commission, and see what action the town will take relative to extending the existing sewer system, and to raise money therefor by bonds or otherwise.
Art. 7. To hear the report of the committee on town history, and to take necessary action relative to the continu- ation and publication of the work, and to raise any money needed therefor.
Art. 8. To hear the report of the committee chosen to
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purchase a play-ground, and see what action the town will take upon the same.
Art. 9. To see if the town will vote to instruct the select- men to appoint a special police officer for night service in Lancaster village for the ensuing year.
Art. 10. To see what action the town will take in rela- tion to the suits at law now pending in favor of the town against the Connecticut River Lumber company and the Connecticut River Manufacturing company.
Art. 11. To hear the report of the Police court, and see what action the town will take thereon.
Given under our hands and seal this 20th day of Febru- ary, 1897.
J. D. HOWE,
G. A MARSHALL,
Selectmen of Lancaster.
Report of Selectmen.
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VALUATION.
NO.
Polls
1,015
VALUE. $ 101,500 00
Real Estate
1,035,835 00
Horses
735
42,796 00 455 00
Oxen
12
Cows
1,103
22,781 00
Other Cattle
31
664 00
Sheep
727
1,962 00
Hogs
8
64
Carriages
61
4,380 00
Bank Stock and Money at Interest
78,607 00
Stock in Trade
94,900 00
Mills, Aqueducts and Toll Bridges
46,500 00
$1,430,444 00
AMOUNT OF TAXES ASSESSED.
State tax
$3,485 00
County tax
4,939 76
Town tax
1,077 61
School tax
4,397 63
Highways and bridges
4,000 00
Sidewalks
1,100 00
School books and supplies
1,000 00
Lighting streets
1,150 00
Reading rooms
400 00
Public library
400 00
Fire department
1,000 00
Memorial day
100 00
Repairing macadam streets
100 00
Total town tax
$23,150 00
Precinct tax
2,400 00
Union dis tax schools and repairs
5,200 00
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5
Union dis tax high school
$7,000 00
Town
schools 500 00
indebtedness and repairs 700 00
Total tax assessed Rate of taxation was $1 68 on $100 in town
$38,950 00
١١ 25
in precinct
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27
in town district
1 30
in union district
SELECTMEN'S ESTIMATE FOR 1897.
For state tax $3,485 00
county tax 6,763 05
accrued int on town notes and bonds
1,114 07
int on $20,000 from Feb 15 to Apr 1 100 00
" balance of debt for 1 year to Feb 15, '98 293 17 support of schools 4,400 00 " public library 400 00
town officers
2,300 00
support of paupers
1,500 00
fire department
1,000 00
lighting streets
1,224 00
school supplies
800 00
highways and bridges
3,500 00
sidewalks
500 00
miscellaneous expenses
1,000 00
night police if continued
730 00
$29,109 29
Less amt estimated will be received from state
4,800 00
Total amount recommended
$24,309 29
ASSETS OF THE TOWN, FEB. 15, 1897.
Due from town of Guildhall bridge acct $72 25
for taxes bid off for town 1895 assessment 98 68
from Coos county 332 02
" C E Allen est collector 1890 150 00
" Fred Holton 1896 1,878 71
66
sewer assessments 497 70
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Due from F Holton collector '96 sidewalk asst $ 525 91 for rent of school lots 96 00 Liquor on hand 487 72
Faucets, kegs, barrels and jugs
16 75
Cash in hands of disbursing agt sewer com
38 39
treasurer 3,819 99
$8,014 12
UNAVAILABLE ASSETS OF TOWN, FEB. 15, 1897.
Land and buildings purchased of C & M R R $3,087 80
Stone crusher plant 2,130 00
Three road machines
250 00
Store house and land Prospect street
700 00
Hand stone roller
10 00
Pump
50 00
Three snow rollers
160 00
Other tools
60 00
Tile and lumber
427 79
Safe
200 00
Play ground
1,860 89
Total $8,936 48
. We do not put the library building property in as an avalaible asset, or the Connecticut river bridge in as even an available asset.
The town holds in trust for keeping cemetery lots in re- pair, $200.
LIABILITIES OF TOWN, FEB. 15, 1897.
Notes and bonds overdue
$13,413 00
due May 9, 1897
1,000 00
" 15,
1,000 00
June 1,
3,000 00
66
" 17,
1,000 00
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Aug 20,
3,000 00
July 8, 1898
500 00
11, ¥
500 00
on demand for play-ground
1,860 89
Interest due on town notes and bonds
1,114 07
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Due C E Allen est collector 1890 $ 50 00
Fred Holton 1896 50 00
on appropriation for Town history
503 83
2,780 42
" orders outstanding " rebate of high school tax Union school district
112 35
2,000 00
$31,884 56
Gross liabilities of town Feb 15, 1897
$31,884 56
Available assets
8,014 12
Less available assets
$23 870 44
Unavailable
8,936 48
Less total ..
$14,933 96
HIGHWAYS OUTSIDE BRIDGE AND RICHARDSON STREETS.
Paid Geo M Stevens road agent
$1,629 64
George A Webster
1,337 46
E B Morse
1,150 86
Murphy Bros
9 50
J I Williams 1895
18 12
Fred Holton
8 00
W G Baker
3 24
$4,156 82
Agents' salaries
422 04
Total amount expended on highways
$4,578 86
BRIDGE STREET.
Paid B B Benton for filling
$125 00
Geo M Stevens road agent 847 32
$972 32
W G Baker getting rock to crusher and
wood
109 85
For hauling rock
135 80
For labor 35 87
$281 52
Total expended
$1,253 84
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RICHARDSON STREET.
Paid Charles Osborne engineer
$ 5 25
Frank Spooner land damage
150 00
C A Brown
60 00
For tile
51 77
For labor on sewer
165 97
Geo M Stevens
25 00
$457.99
Received of F A Richardson
160 00
Expense to town
$297 99
REPAIRING CONNECTICUT RIVER BRIDGE.
Paid A Osgood repairing 1895
$ 54 04
F Smith & Co Osgood's bill 1895
20 96
F Smith & Co shingles and nails
118 58
S Matthews shingling
8 00
A W Rosebrook shingling
8 50
F C Stone
5 25
F Smith & Co supplies for Dodwell
4 99
Michael Dodwell labor
66 75
Alex Loudon
6 00
Edward Gillispie
18 75
W H Hartley
66
4 50
Moses Millette iron and labor
67 42
Total
$383 74
MECHANIC STREET BRIDGE.
Paid Frank Smith & Co for shingles
$90 16
For labor shingling
14 80
$104 96
ISRAEL'S RIVER BANK AND PLEASANT STREET.
Paid W C Putnam bank wall
$411 78
L F Moore filling For labor
129 40
132 97
Total
$674 15
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SIDEWALKS.
Paid J M Monahan grading and concreting
$1,656 82
Labor repairing walks
24 75
Frank Smith & Co lumber
48 03
E C Amey 1-2 of walk 1891
48 97
$1,778 57
Received assessments
$ 68 13
Due
525 91
$594 04
Expended on sidewalks
$1,184 53
SUPPORT OF POOR.
Paid C A Howe overseer
$ 300 00
E V Cobleigh
2,350 00
$2,650 00
Less amount due from county
332 02
$2,317 98
LIGHTING STREETS.
Paid Lancaster Electric Co
$1,123 00
LANCASTER FIRE PRECINCT.
Paid W E Bullard treasurer
$3,358 33
PRINTING.
Paid Rowell & Bailey printing report 1895
$67 00
J D Bridge printing 1896
14 00
A F Rowell printing and stationery
42 00
$123 00
TOWN HISTORY.
Paid George H Colby H O Kent A N Somers
$ 7 35
78 82
500 00
$586 17
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RETURNING BIRTHS AND DEATHS.
Paid F Spooner
$ 4 00
12 00
E F Stockwell W H Leith
9 50
E Mitchell
9 50
$35 00
READING ROOMS.
Paid Merrill Shurtleff
$150 00
Mrs M A Hastings
250 00
$400 00
PUBLIC LIBRARY.
Paid F D Hutchins treasurer
$400 00
LIBRARY CATALOGUE.
Paid F D Hutchins treasurer
$500 00
SCHOOLS.
Paid G A Marshall treasurer town district
$2,959 96
J E McIntire
" school supplies 310 00
J L Moore
union district 5,837 67
" school
652 68
Due J L Moore
66
" district
2,000 00
$11,760 31
TOWN OFFICERS.
Paid W P Buckley moderator
$ 30 00
R J Brown town clerk
107 00
W H Hartley selectman bal 1895
$16 00
T S Ellis
· 11 00
27 00
W H Hartley
1896
$250 00
J D Howe
317 00
G A Marshall
250 00
T D Carbee collector 1894
50 00
O H Kimball sewers and sidewalks 1895
36 77
Fred Holton
1896
200 00
LLVY VLOCU CCOL U
817 00
George M Stevens road agent
$148 04
Geo A Webster 66
124 00
Edgar B Morse
150 00
422 04
George W Lane supervisor
$42 00
N H Richardson
42 00
John Costello
42 00
126 00
E V Cobleigh overseer of poor J I Williams board of health
$40 00
F Spooner
25 00
65 00
L H Parker chief of police
$27 00
Geo W Aldrich
. 6
24 00
Geo Cummings
19 00
David Parks special
5 00
G S Keniston 66
4 50
Thos Brown 6
..
3 50
Robt Adley
3 00
N P Coe
2 00
88 00
J McKaig night
$ 13 00
R Bennett
723 00
736 00
C A Cleaveland ballot clerk
$6 00
Merrill Shurtleff
6 00
Edmund Sullivan
6 00
Burleigh Roberts
6 00
24 00
E H Hallett treasurer 1895
25 00
E R Kent auditor 1895
$5 00
B Roberts 66 ..
5 00
10 00
A N Somers Union district school board $60 00
Nellie H Fletcher 16 '95 30 00
Mary R Kent 66
'95
and '96 45 00
E F Stockwell Union dis school board '95 25 00
100 00
12
J L Moore Union dis school board $25 00
C A Howe 66 30 00
215 00
JE McIntire for town dis school board 125 00
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$3,203 81
MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES.
Paid Ladd & Fletcher for legal services 1895
$ 20 00
W W Jones ice 1895 3 00
Mrs Alvah Remick sheep killed by dogs 1895 2 00
John Black 1896 3 00
J I Williams rent of selectmen's room 1895 10 00
Williams & Brown rent “ 1896 40 00
A J Congdon water on highway 1896
3 00
J G Merrow
3 00
L P Hartford
66
3 00
G M Amadon
3 00
S H Stalbird 66
1895 and 1896 6 00
W R Stockwell
66
1896
3 00
C E King
3 00
For telegraphing telephoning postage etc
3 23
C F Sedgell snowing bridges 1895
Isaac Bowman rebate of taxes
3 00
Williams & Osborne making plan of Centennial park
17 75
G S Keniston labor on Centennial park 1 50
3 00
Daniel Cook road machine
150 00
D T Timberlake Memorial day
100 00
C Coutier repairing fountain
1 75
Van Dorn Iron Works gates for cemetery
64 00
W C Putnam hanging
13 00
repairing fountain
10 00
66 removing flag poles
8 00
Philip Dawson spraying trees
5 25
JE Foshey
10 50
W Cassady
6.
3 75
J Murphy
1 50
G M Stevens & Son insurance
3 00
6 00
W F Smith int on trust fund 1895
13
Express and freight on road machine repairs and
gates
$ 2 75
Road machine repairs
19 50
Fred Hodgdon repairing Smith building
75
Geo S Keniston mowing cemetery
8 00
W G Baker rendrock fuse and caps
12 80
Richard Bennett police badge
1 00
Geo S Keniston care of cemetery lots
4 00
Frank Lucas repairing fountain
8 75
Fred Gonyea taking out lobby
2 50
W H Hartley ..
3 00
Chas Sherwood cartage
50
Joseph Vedoe rebate tax
1 28
Freight on elevator
8 85
S Matthews labor at crusher
9 50
John Keating “
3 37
J B Cloudman "
10 12
George Cummings hauling elevator
1 00
Jared Boutwell cleaning Summer street ditch
3 00
Fred Holton gravel
15 00
J W Weeks bounty on bears
10 00
Victor Leavitt “
10 00
American Road Machine Co elevator
130 00
North Star Corporation insurance
40 00
John O'Mara cleaning ditch
5 50
George S Keniston repairing cemetery fence
1 50
Wire for highway fence 48 01
Frank Smith & Co miscellaneous bill
79 78
L F Moore supplies for repairing fountain .. miscellaneous supplies
73
Clough & Sawyer 2 lanterns
1 00
S W Green cleaning around Owen house
2 00
W G Baker rent
30 00
Michael Conroy trucking
3 50
Abatements high school tax
1,413 36
E Goodale rebate tax
1 28
Sallie B Ray rent of play-ground
96 00
Drew, Jordan & Buckley legal services
100 00
3 05
14
George H Colby stationery 10 43
J R Flanders storing voting booths two years 5 00
Williams & Osborne surveying 28 45
L B Whipp team work play ground J McGinley labor on ditch 8 25 J D Howe disbursing agent tile used by town 82 77 sewer assts 527 29
Frank Lucas cleaning sewers
9 00
W-D Marshall damage grading Bunker Hill street
19 00
W F Burns 66
50 00
J I McIntire repairing Owen house
75 54
R J Brown books and stationery
27 40
J I Williams cash paid miscellaneous
12 50
Ava Wilson typewriting
2 00
Lancaster Water Co putting water in Owen house
5 35
66
watering trees Centennial park
1 58
repairing water tub 8 50
66
error in account
1 00
C C Jones ice
4 00
Total
$2,898 61
RECAPITULATION.
Paid highways outside Bridge and Richardson Sts $4,156 82 Repairing Bridge street 1,253 84
Richardson street 297 99
383 74
104 96
Israel's river bank and Pleasant street
674 15
Sidewalks less assessments
1,184 53
Support of paupers less due from county
2,317 98
Lighting streets
1,123 00
Lancaster fire precinct
3,358 33
Printing
123 00
Town history
586 17
Returning births and deaths
35 00
Reading rooms
400 00
Public library
400 00
Library catalogue
500 00
Schools
11,760 31
Connecticut river bridge
Mechanic street bridge
3 00
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,
Town officers 3,203 81 Miscellaneous 2,898 61
Total
$34,762 24
Respectfully submitted J. D. HOWE, Selectmen of G. A. MARSHALL, Lancaster.
We have carefully examined the accounts of the select- men and find them correct.
I. W. QUIMBY, C. A. HOWE,
Auditors.
Lancaster, N. H., Feb. 23, 1897.
Report of Treasurers.
E. H. Hallett, treasurer, from Feb. 25 to Mar. 14, 1896. RECEIPTS.
Amount on hand $2,078 47
1895 taxes bid in by town $49 59
O H Kimball col 1895 acct sewer assess- ments 45 00
$94 59
$2,173 06
DISBURSEMENTS.
C A Howe overseer of poor
$ 400 00
J I Williams highways 25 00
L M Straw 19 36
R Bennett police services February
50 75
Lancaster Electric Co lights " 92 00
F Spooner returning births and deaths
4 00
E R Kent auditor 1895 10 00
E H Hallett services as treasurer
25 00
G H Colby & Co stationery town history 7 35
J I Williams rent selectmen's office 10 00
Int on bonds and notes 181 06
Mary R Kent services board of education 15 00
S W Cushing treas 1896 1,333 54
$2,173 06
Examined and found correct.
I. W. QUIMBY, Auditors.
C. A. HOWE,
Feb. 23, 1897.
Stetson W. Cushing, treasurer, in account with town of Lan- caster for year ending Feb. 15, 1897 :
RECEIPTS.
· Received of E H Hallett treas 1895 $1,333 54
Thos Carbee liquor agent '95 12 39
17
O H Kimball collector '95 taxes
$ 43 27
sidewalk assessments 126 06
. .
٠١ sewer 321 66
Fred Holton
1896 taxes
31,009 60
sidewalk assessments
48 13
4
sewer
Joseph D Howe sidewalk
..
30 00
house rent collected
83 00
60
Sewer com rebate on money advanced to buy pipe
734 28
J W Whidden permanent care cemetery lot
50 00
Geo W Carpenter liquor agent 1896
50 00
Climax Road Machine Co rebate repairs on road machine 9 25
Laura M Johnson sewer assessment
10 00
Peddlars licenses 10 00
Merry-go-round license
36 00
Shows licenses for
32 00
Lunch cart rent
15 00
Licenses for pool tables
20 00
Victualling tent rent
5 00
Town notes Mrs Horace Stone
2,000 00
Lucy F Rogers 1,000 00
Lancaster Nat bank 1,000 00
State treasurer insurance tax
69 00
railroad 166 55
6 4
savings bank tax
4,168 30
Taxes on property bid in by town at tax sale
346 31
County treasurer fees in case Fox vs Bennett
1 50
G A Marshall hay on park sold 5 00
R J Brown town clerk dog licenses
180 70
State bounty on bears
20 00
J I Williams highway money
6 88
Old hearse sleigh sold
5 00
.
rendrock sold
160 00
٠٠ assessment vs F E Richardson
209 89
..
literary fund “ 417 20
$43,736 11
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DISBURSEMENTS.
Account highways Geo M Stevens $2,650 00
66 E B Morse 1,225 00
George A Webster 1,100 00
Water on highways
18 00
Work on Pleasant street and Israel's river bank
511 25
Bridge street
161 75
and Spring street
32 65
Carting rock and gravel Fred Holton
59 80
Lighting streets
1,031 00
Surveying
46 20
Sewers
1,525 06
Sidewalks
1,671 34
Labor etc
167 66
Land damages
210 00
American Road Machine Co elevator
130 00
David Cook road machine
150 00
Schools J L Moore treasurer union district
3,600 00
G A Marshall " town
2,959 96
J E McIntire supplies
310 00
Town officers
1,540 56
School boards
210 00
Town history
578 82
Lancaster fire precinct
3,350 83
Overseer of poor
1,850 00
Police service
755 50
Spraying and trimming trees
21 00
Public library
400 00
Library catalogue
500 00
Repairing bridges
369 91
Reading rooms
250 00
Note Lancaster National Bank
1,000 00
Interest on bonds and notes
410 00
Abatement of taxes
1,316 22
County tax
4,939 76
Stationery
37 83
Trucking
5 00
Bounty on bears
10 00
19
Rowell & Bailey printing report 1895
$ 67 00
Snowing bridges 6 00
W F Smith interest on cemetery fund
3 00
Memorial day
100 00
Van Dorn Iron Works iron gates
64 00
Ladd & Fletcher legal services
20 00
Drew. Jordan & Buckley legal services
100 00
Insurance on Owen house
3 00
Music Hall
40 00
Sheep killed by dogs
2 00
J D Howe cash paid for sundries as per bill
23 28
W W Jones ice 1895
3 00
H DF Hilliard special justice police court
2 00
Rendrock fuse and caps
12 80
Water pipe and labor on Kent fountain
8 75
Freight on elevator
8 85
L F Moore mdse
167 06
Clough & Sawyer mdse
1 00
Frank Smith & Co
312 39
W G Baker rent for crusher, rock and team work
139 85
T T Baker wire for highway
14 00
Mrs Sallie B Ray rent of play-ground
96 00
State tax 1896 3,485 00
J R Flanders rent for voting furnishings
5 00
A F Rowell printing 42 00
Reporting births and deaths
9 50
Repairs on Owen house
75 54
Cash on hand 3,819 99
$43,736 11
Examined and found correct with vouchers for same.
I. W QUIMBY, 1
C. A. HOWE, S Auditors.
Feb. 23, 1897.
Report of Road Agents.
Geo. A. Webster in account with the town of Lancaster :
DR.
To received of town of Lancaster
$1,337 46
CR.
Breaking roads. Approved by G. A. Hartford:
Paid Sabin Brown
3 15
Charles Sedgell
2 85
Geo A Hartford 15 00
C P Hartford
4 35
J R Fletcher
7 41
C E Wentworth
135 75
John Savage
2 25
Bert Smith
1 20
Martin Monahan
3 25
John Farnham
5 17
J B Rowell
3 10
Henry Wilder
3 75
H G and H W Hartford
5 18
John Black Jr
3 30
Walter A Doonan
5 35
G A Marshall
3 00
Chase Rowell
5 00
Albion Rowell
3 75
Peter Brisson
8 55
G A McDonald
1 67
A W Smith
3 25
Eddie McMann
1 10
John McGary
2 70
Frank Stone
1 05
Frank Leavitt
1 50
$232 63
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Breaking roads after Town Meeting 1896:
Paid C E Wentworth
$36 10 75
L S Hartford
1 50
Charles Gainer
1 60
N M Stickney
3 00
Arthur Stickney
75
Harlie Stickney
1 00
C P Hartford
2 45
Victor E Leavitt
5 00
$52 15
Bills Contracted by George A. Webster:
Paid Sabin Brown for labor
$25 50
L S Hartford
57 25
David Freeman
52 37
Eugene Sullivan
50 50
M H Lary
56 20
F A Padfield
22 50
Wm Farnham
9 00
George Robinson
4 50
John Savage
6 00
George W Webster
9 00
Austin Lovejoy ..
3 00
John Costello ..
2 40
James W Weeks jr gravel
17 80
Lyman Hartford labor
2 50
Edgar Stickney
66
10 00
Noah Tuttle .6
39 00
P Brisson 16
4 00
Freight on machine knife
51
Harlie Stickney labor
50
Glen Smith
2 25
Barney McMann
4 50
Thomas O'Connell labor
7 00
George H Nevers
3 75
Wm H Knight labor
16 50
Nelson Moulton with team
26 45
T S Ellis
3 50
John Black Jr
22
S T Connary with team
$192 00
Edward Farnham labor
3 75
Luther Hartford 66
1 50
Terry White
4 50
Robert D Kellum
3 00
Joseph Wilder
60 00
Edward Grannis plank
22 94
Bert Smith team
9 00
N M Stickney labor
13 50
A W Rosebrook team
15 00
Frank Stone 66
6 75
Sylvanus Holmes plank
29 11
Albion Rowell labor
4 80
CH Wentworth labor
4 56
John B Rowell
9 51
Wm Sheridan gravel
3 20
James McCarten blacksmithing
2 40
Geo A Woods
30 50
Amadon Bros lumber
25 45
Charles Sedgell labor
1 50
R F Carter
2 50
Wm Doonan 66
1 55
Thompson Mfg Co machine bolts
80
Frank Smith & Co tools and rendrock
28 05
L F Moore fence wire
31 99
Truland & Craigie
4 80
Wm R Stockwell
4 15
C E Wentworth
75
Wm G Ellis gravel
4 53
Wm B Alden lumber
40 61
11 50
George A Webster lumber
horses on dumpcart 28 days $1 50 42 00
$1,052 68
Bills approved of by G A Hartford
232 63
Breaking roads after town meeting 1896
52 15
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$1,337 46
GEO. A. WEBSTER, Road Agent.
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Examined and found correct with vouchers for the same.
I. W. QUIMBY, 3 Auditors.
C. A. HOWE,
Feb. 15, 1897.
E. B. Morse in account with the town of Lancaster :
DR.
To cash of town of Lancaster $1,150 86
From Geo M Stevens for work done in precinct 40 75
$1,191 61
CR.
Bills Contracted by L. M. Straw:
Paid J M Clark
$16 50
C E Kimball
9 75
C S Hodgdon
3 00
D W Batchelder
5 00
C L Wilder
3 75
L M Straw
34 75
W H Reed
4 50
Nelson I Derby
1 95
$79 20
Bills contracted by E. B. Morse:
Paid James McCarten
$ 8 33
Frank Smith & Co
73 48
D R Remick plank
25 54
Fred Farnham
50
CN Townsend
9 50
H W Carpenter 1 95
Daniel Reed
22 22
W H Reed'
72 35
E Boutwell
3 00
L M Straw
5 10
John Straw
1 50
Nelson Derby
13 10
D W Batchelder
19 65
Lewis Burlock
31 50
24
C S Hodgdon
$ 55 50
Bert Smith
200 50
W F Derby
28 35
Ai G Rines
2 25
Geo H Morse
1 50
W H Hartley
1 50
C E Peaslee
2 55
J M Clark for plank
29 00
66
1 50
C H Emerson
7 00
Eldin Farnham
7 50
I J Monahan
1 50
Mark Fernald
8 70
A J Clark
3 00
H J Guernsey
1 50
Allen Chase
2 50
A J King
3 00
Irving Hodgdon
1 50
R A Rines
6 00
C L Wilder
3 15
Henry Chase
27 75
B F Wesson
3 90
G M Clough
1 50
G H Johnson
5 00
G Huntoon
15 00
C E King
5 50
I A Marshall
2 85
F T Baker
11 62
C E Kimball
73 67
W Sheltry
20 25
O S Rice
4 00
Ed Boyle
3 00
C A Chase
4 50
Carl Howe
7 50
Payson Fernald
25 00
Frank Bellows
9 00
G S Peavey
5 50
G F Parker
7 00
25
J I McIntire $ 25 25
J S Woodward
3 00
Ed Emerson 4 50
W C Peavey 7 50
F C Ingalls
8 80
W C Hodgdon
13 25
J E Deering
6 75
J L Townsend
2 70
J D Howe & Son
2 50
J E McIntire
3 00
L H Peaslee
2 45
Thompson Mfg Co
4 20
W G Baker
2 00
J D Howe
9 25
G H Johnson
2 00
P R Hodgdon
2 00
E B Morse for man and team
125 00
$1,112 41
Bills contracted by L M Straw
79 20
$1,191 61
Work in union district by order of G M Stevens 40 73
Expended in my highway district $1,150 86 E. B. MORSE, Road Agent.
Examined and found correct with vouchers for the same.
I. W. QUIMBY, 2 C. A. HOWE,
Auditors.
Feb. 15, 1897.
G. M. Stevens, road agent, in account with the town of Lan- caster :
RECEIPTS.
1896
Apr 9 To cash from selectmen $100 00
May 9 .. 500 00 ..
June 22
200 00
July 9 50 00
26
July 20 To cash from selectmen
$ 200 00
Aug 22
300 00
Sept 5 66
66
150 00
Oct 10 66
500 00
Nov 24 66 66 300 00
Dec 19
66
350 00
--- $2,650 00
DISBURSEMENTS.
1896
Mar 2 By C F Sedgell drawing 1 load rock $ 50
28 Joe Vashon 1 day labor on street Mar 14 1 50
Apr 9 Fred Holton on acct labor done for J I Williams road agent from Jan to Mar 10, '96 and approved by Williams 56 70
9 Fred Holton for 15 hours' labor Mar 11-12-13 at 90c 13 50
13
Chas Ingerson trucking 25
25 Ned Dickinson 1-2 day on road 75
May
18
F C Ingalls 22 1-2 hours labor at 15c 3 37
19 Thos Whitney 1-2 day on road
75
Dennis Boyle 11 1-5 days " at $1 50 16 80
27 John Kenney 1 1-2 " 2 25
Dennis Stanley 2 1-2 " with team $3 00 7 50
June 3 Frank Gochee 13 days 5 1-3 hs at $1 50 20 30 Ed Lason 34 days at 51 00
John Golden 36 3-4 days at 66 55 12
Frank Smith & Co team 29 5-8 days at $3 00 88 85
H A Morton 1 day 1 50
Joe Coyle 18 1-2 days at $1 50 27 75
S W Green team 12 days at $3 00 36 00
John Kenney 10 days at $1 50 15 00
Thos Whitney 9 13 50
Murphy Bros road machine 12 days at $7 00 84 00
Murphy Bros team 10 1-2 days at $3 00 31 50
27
John Doonan :
April 1-2 day
May 21 3-4 "
June 21 3-4 "
-- 44 days at 1 50 $66 00
Fred Gonyea 16 4-5 days at $1 50 25 20
Joe Vashon 11 16 50
Steve Martin 10 66
15 00
Geo Cummings team 1-2 day at $2 50 1 25
Burt Smith 2 1-2 days road machine at $8 50 21 25
E B Morse labor on road and working with road machine in June as per bill rendered 40 75
James R Parks 1,158 feet spruce and hemlock at $10 11 54
James R Parks 12 cedar sticks at $1 00 12 00
Murphy Bros labor of men April 13, 14, 17, 20, 23, with carts and ma- chine 15 76
John Doonan :
2 3-4 days July on road $ 4 12
21 1-2 Bunker Hill st 32 25
20 days Aug 66 30 00
--- 66 37
Patrick Small :
40 1-2 day July and Aug on Bun- ker Hill st 81 00
Joe Vashon :
1 3-4 days on road $ 2 62
20 34 Bunker Hill st July 31 13
19 days
" Aug 28 50
62 25
Steve Martin 1 day on road 1 50
.. 37 1-2 days Bunker Hill st 56 25
Fred Gonyea 1 day on road 1 50
33 1-2 days Bunker Hill st 50 25
. 22
Sept 1
28
Frank Smith & Co .: Men and teams in July and Aug on Bunker Hill st as per acct rendered 177 87 Patrick McGee 28 days Bunker Hill st at $1 50 42 00
S W Green team 2 days Bunker Hill st at $3 00 6 00
Patrick Clancy 5 days Bunker Hill st at $1 50 7 50
Peter Small putting in wall on Bun- ker Hill st 25 00
Patrick Small 1 day Sept
2 00
John Doonan 1 1 50
Joe Vashon 1 1 50
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