Annual reports of the officers of the Town of Sandwich, New Hampshire, 1901, Part 1

Author: Sandwich (N.H.)
Publication date: 1901
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Annual Report


ALLEN COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY 3 1833 01826 6491


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OF THE


Officers


GC 974.202 SA57AR, 1901


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TOWN of SANDWICH


For the Fiscal Year Ending February 15,


IOOI.


NORTH CONWAY. N. H. C. E. BLANCHARD'S BOOK PRESS. 1901.


Uncle Frank in auntis


ANNUAL REPORT


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-OF THE


Selectmen, Treasurer, Road Agents, School Board, Book Agent and Library Trustees


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-OF THE


TOWN of SANDWICH


For the Fiscal Year Ending February 15,


1901.


NORTH CONWAY. N. H. C. E. BLANCHARD'S BOOK PRESS. 1901.


TOWN OFFICERS, 1900.


Moderator CHARLES B. HOYT. Town Clerk ELMER B. HART. Representative CHARLES B. HOYT. Town Treasurer DANIEL D. ATWOOD.


Collector CHARLES S. MARSTON.


Librarian ENOCH Q. MARSTON. Selectmen


PAUL WENTWORTH, HENRY F. DORR,


GEORGE W. THOMPSON.


Road Agents


FRANK A. BRYER, (resigned May 1,) GEORGE S. HOYT,


G. O. HANSON, R. W. HANSON, (appointed Nov. 10) School Board


LYDIA C. HOYT, ELSIE A. WEED, JOHN S. QUIMBY. Library Trustees


CHARLES BLANCHARD, ENOCH Q. MARSTON,


SAMUEL B. WIGGIN.


Auditors


CHARLES S. MARSTON, LORENZO D. BEAN,


EDWIN M. HEARD.


Supervisors


JOHN S. QUIMBY.


JAMES L. MARSTON, CHARLES R. FELLOWS,


Ballot Clerks


ALGERNON S. A. GILMAN, EDWIN M. HEARD, AUBREY M. GRAVES, WILLIAM L. CHASE.


Board of Health S. B. WIGGIN, E. Q. MARSTON, A. B. HOAG.


State of New Hampshire.


[ L. s. ]


To the Inhabitants of the Town of Sandwich 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 ten of the clock in the forenoon, to act upon the following subjects :


1. To hear the reports of agents, auditors, committees or officers heretofore chosen, and pass any vote relating thereto.


2. To see if the Town will vote that no appointment shall be made of any agent or agents for the sale of spirits, for the year ensuing.


3. To see what sum of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate for the maintenance of the Library in addition to the amount required by law.


4. To raise money to pay interest on school fund note for the year ensuing.


5. To see if the Town will vote to raise money for schools in addition to the sum required by law.


6. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money for breaking and cutting snow on road leading to Thornton.


7. To raise money to make and repair highways and bridges.


8. To see if the Town will vote to determine the prices to be allowed for labor of men, horses, and cattle on the highways in summer and winter.


9. To see if the Town will vote to raise money to defray expenses of decorating the graves of soldiers.


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TOWN OF SANDWICH.


10. To raise money to pay interest on town bonds, and reduce town debt.


11. To see if the Town will authorize the selectmen to re- deem bonds with money in the treasury not otherwise appropri- ated.


12. To raise money to defray necessary town charges for . the year ensuing.


13. To choose all necessary town officers and agents for the year ensuing.


Given under our hands and seal this sixteenth day of Feb- ruary, 1901.


PAUL WENTWORTH, HENRY F. DORR, GEORGE W. THOMPSON, Selectmen of Sandwich.


Selectmen's Report.


We, the undersigned, Selectmen of Sandwich, submit the following report to said town for the fiscal year ending February 15, 1901 :


INVENTORY OF POLLS AND TAXABLE PROPERTY TAKEN IN APRIL, 1900.


321 Polls,


$32,100 00


416 Horses,


16,982 00


2 Mules,


40 00


144 Oxen,


7,748 00


495 Cows,


12,304 00


447 Other Neat Stock,


10,076 00


396 Sheep,


1,246 00


2 Hogs,


16 00


240 Fowls,


72 00


36 Vehicles,


864 00


Money at interest,


6,000 00


Stock in Trade,


9,690 00


Mills and Machinery,


2,462 00


Non-resident Real Estate,


56.996 00


Resident Real Estate,


279,216 00


$435,812 00


APPROPRIATIONS.


Town library, by law,


$ 54 90


Town library, by vote of town,


50 00


To pay interest on school fund note,


133 92


For schools, by law,


915 00


For schools, by vote of town,


300 00


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TOWN OF SANDWICH.


To make and repair highways and bridges, 3,000 00


For decorating graves of soldiers, 50 00


To pay interest on and reduce town debt,


1,500 00


To defray town charges,


1,000 00


For text-books and school supplies,


100 00


State tax,


777 75


County tax,


1,370 79


$9,252 36


Part of 5 per cent. used,


335 50


Amount of taxes levied for all purposes,


$9,587 86


Tax rate on $100, $2.20,


SCHOOL BOARD.


Amount of school money for 1900 in hands of town, $1,634 35 Appropriation for text-books and school supplies, 100 00


Balance due from 1899 for permanent repairs. 15 00


$1,749 35


June 30 Paid Lydia C. Hoyt, Treasurer, $625 00


Nov. 24 Lydia C. Hoyt, Treasurer, 900 00


Aug. 25 Elsie A. Weed, Book Agent, 100 00


25 Lydia C. Hoyt, Treas., bal. in full due for permanent repairs, 15 00


$1,640 00


School money in hands of town, $ 109 35


BOUNTIES.


Uriah McDaniel, bounty on two bears,


$10 00


Moses A. Hall, bounty on one bear,


5 00


Geo. W. Leighton, bounty on one bear,


5 00


$20 00


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ANNUAL REPORT,


NOTCH ROAD.


A. C. Atwood, breaking snow Jan. 18, 1901, $6 80


Moses A. Hall, clearing trees from road in Dec., 1900, 1 50


$8 30


COUNTY PAUPERS.


Roswell S. Batchelder, support of Adaline Wallace to April 1, '00, $ 26 00


Lucy A. Atkins, support to April 1, '00, 26 00


Will S. Taylor, support of Lucy M. Snow to April 1, '00 (6 weeks at 1.50, and 20 weeks at 1.00), 29 00


F. M. Smith, supplies furnished John Wallace in Oct. and Nov., '99. 2 19


H. F. Dorr, keeping 4 transient paupers in Dec., '99. and Jan., '00, 4 00


Geo. A. Blanchard, conveying John Wallace and wife to county farm Nov., '00, 6 00


Chas. B. Hoyt, keeping and lodging 4 transient pau- pers in Nov. and Dec., '99, 2 50


Geo. S. Sawyer, keeping one transient pauper in Feb., '00, 1 50


Roswell S. Batchelder, support of Adaline Wallace to Oct. 1, '00, 26 00


Lucy A. Atkins, support to Oct. 1, '00, 26 00


Will S. Taylor, support of Lucy M. Snow to Oct. 1, '00, 26 00


F. M. Smith, supplies furnished Chas. W. Jenness (23.82), and also George Dana (25.75) from April 1 to Oct. 1, '00, 49 57


H. F. Dorr, keeping 5 transient paupers in April and May, '00, 5 00


C. E. Angier (May 26, 1900), keeping the Moulton boy over night and transporting him to county farm, 3 00


$232 76


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TOWN OF SANDWICH.


TOWN PAUPERS.


Wilfred Z. Plummer, partial support of his daughter Jessie, for one year to Jan. 1, '01, $65 00


DOG DAMAGE.


C. H. Abbott, one sheep killed Nov. 1, '00, $ 5 00


Stanley F. Quimby, one sheep killed Nov. 1, 5 00


Horace Greenleaf, one calf killed Aug. 20, 5 00


Aristus W. Grant, two sheep killed Sept. 15, 6 00


Fred N. Burrows, one lamb killed Oct. 25,


3 00


Fred Tappan, one lamb killed and one sheep bitten in Sept., 4 00


$28 00


Amount of dog license in 1900, $195 00


Fees of town clerk for issuing and recording 84 licenses, 16 80


Net dog license, $178 20


Net license exceeding dog damage and for schools, $150 20


REDEMPTION OF TOWN BONDS.


D. D. Atwood, Treas.,-No. 23, $500 14 $100 bonds Nos. 14 26, 115, 116, 117, 187, 188, 191, 71, 148, 135, 136, 21, 22, $1,402.38 ; 12 $50 bonds Nos. 38, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 46, 47, 61, 65, 73, 69, $600.62, $2,503 00


PUBLIC WATERING TROUGHS.


FROM MARCH 1, 1900, TO MARCH 1, 1900.


James R. Bryer,


$ 3 00


John C. Watson,


3 00


Frank P. Plummer,


3 00


Chas. H. Burrows,


1 50


John B. Cartland,


3 00


John P. Canney,


3 00


Moses A. Hall, 2 50


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ANNUAL REPORT


Joseph P. Clark,


3 00


C. M. Quimby, 3 00


D. R. Slade, 3 00


R. W. Hanson,


2 50


E. H. Tasker,


1 50


William Heard,


1 50


$33 50


ROAD AGENTS.


Pa'd Geo. O. Hanson, snow bills from Feb. 1, '00, $ 365 12


Towards summer bills,


100 00


66


354 75


66


63 70


66


25 90


..


44 90


In full of summer bills,


27 80


Snow bills to date,


104 13


$1,086 30


Frank A. Bryer, snow bills from Feb. 1, '00,


$542 18


Geo. S. Hoyt, snow bills of F. A. Bryer, additional, 4 64


$546 82


Paid Geo. S. Hoyt :


From Feb. 1, 1900, contracted by Alonzo McCrillis,


road agent in '99,


$219 93


In addition to last above item,


75 80


For additional snow bills contracted by Alonzo Mc- Crillis, 3 58


Towards summer bills,


100 00


326 07


66


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78 13


In full of summer bills.


20 67


$824 18


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TOWN OF SANDWICH.


Ruel W. Hanson, bills for Nov., $ 19 70


Ruel W. Hanson, in full of snow bills to date, 116 41


$136 11


Chas. F. Brown and Geo. L. Gray, by selectmen. for road agents. recovering Durgin bridge, including all materials, 150 00


Alonzo Severance, by order of selectmen, labor on highway. June 26, 1900, 4 50


Total expenditures for highways to Feb. 2, 1901, $2,747 91 .


Total highway money for 1900, $3,746 89


Balance of highway money in hands of town, $998 98


TOWN OFFICERS.


Thomas W, Hoag, services as selectman Feb. 14 and 26. '00. $ 2 25


W. S. Penniman, services as constable, March elec- tion, '00, 1 50


W. S. Penniman, constable, services as dog officer for '00, 10 00


Moses G. Brown, constable March election, Memo- rial Day, and Nov. election, 4 50


S. B. Wiggin. James L. Marston, and Chas. R. Fel- lows, supervisors, services Mar., '99, and Mar. and Nov., '00, 36 00


Lydia C. Hoyt, services on school board and treas- urer to Feb. 16, '01, 35 00


Elsie A. Weed, services on school board and book agent to Feb. 16, '01, 35 00


John S. Quimby, services on school board and as truant officer to Feb. 16, '01, 35 00


E. Q. Marston, as librarian to Feb. 16, '01, 25 00


E. Q. Marston, secretary board of health to Feb. 16, '01, 4 50


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ANNUAL REPORT


Daniel D. Atwood, as town treasurer, 25 00


W. S. Penniman, as constable at Nov. election, '00, 1 50


Elmer B. Hart, as town clerk, 42 82


Riel W. Hanson. as road agent to Feb. 16, '01, 7 50


Geo. S. Hoyt, as road agent including services of F. A. Bryer and C. B. Hoyt, agent for Geo. S. Hoyt, to Feb. 16, '01, 13 50


Geo. O. Hanson. as road agent to Feb. 16, '01, 26 50


Chas. B. Hoyt, as selectman Feb. 27, '00), 1 50


Paul Wentworth, as s lectman to Feb. 16, '01, and for recording taxes, making town report, col- lector's book, and selectmen's account, 71 50


Henry F. Dorr, as selectman to Feb. 16, '01, 45 50


Geo. W. Thompson, as selectman to Feb. 16, '01, 47 50


Chas. S. Marston, as tax collector for the year, 85 00


Auditors, 6 00


$562 57


LIBRARY TRUSTEES.


Paid S. B. Wiggin, treasurer. $54.90 by law, $50 00 by vote of town, $104 90


INCIDENTALS.


Thos. W. Hoag, express on town reports, $ 50


E. C. Eastman, invoice record book $12, blanks and inventory book $4.92, 16 92


C. E. Angier, express on books and blanks. 45


Rumford Printing Co., fac simile signature of town clerk. 1 00


E. C. Eastman, tax collector's book No. 60, 1 53


C. E. Blanchard, printing 550 town reports with library supplement, $51. official ballot and cards of instruction March, '00, $6.00, 57 00


A. E. Tappan, abatement on horse that died in the fall of '99, 1 27


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TOWN OF SANDWICH.


H. N. Clay, painting and lettering two guide-boards, 2 25


E. M. Heard. insurance ($1500) premium on town hall to Nov. 8, '01, 15 00


Sherman Quimby, painting two guide-boards,


1 25


E. H. Tasker, stationery,


2 17


W. T Lance, printing 1000 tax bills,


1 70


H. F. Dorr, board of selectmen and audito.is to. Feb. 17, '01, 42 00


$143 04


ABATEMENTS.


John H. R. Adams, paid in Massachusetts,


$ 2 20


Geo. E. Batchelder, 2 20


Geo. Berry,


2 42


John T. Bickford,


2 90


Silas Bickford, paid in Tamworth,


2 20


Daniel M. Blackey,


2 20


Geo A. Brown,


2 20


Daniel Bryer,


2 20


Nathaniel Carter,


71


John W. Cota,


2 20


F. P. Cram,


2 64


Heirs of Samuel Dinsmore,


4 40


Stephen Fogg,


62


Chas. J. Fortier,


2 20


Susan A. Hackett,


4 40


Chas. W. Jenness,


2 55


William E. Nicols,


2 20


William T. Page,


2 20


Joseph Pray,


2 20


Fred E. Smith,


2 20


Ralph Spaulding, paid in Tamworth,


2 20


Arthur R. Tilton. paid in Wolfeborough,


2 20


John F Tilton,


2 20


Charles Vittum,


5 37


Otis H. Vittum,


3 52


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ANNUAL REPORT


David N. Wallace,


62


Wyatt T. Bickford


92


Samuel B. Smith,


61


Heirs of Jonathan Choate,


1 84


John F. Horn,


35


Fred. O. Mason,


3 96


$70 83


GENERAL ACCOUNT.


DR.


Rec'd of county treasurer for county pauper bills to


April 1, 1900,


$ 97 19


County treasurer, county pauper bills to Oct. 1, '00, State treasurer :


135 57


Railroad tax, $ 81 12


Savings bank tax,


464 80


Literary fund.


93 50


Bounties on bears,


20 00


$659 42


Robert Russell, rent of town hall to Feb. 2, '01, $26, less 6.50 services as janitor and 13.05 for incidental expenses, 6 45


Receipts for orders on town treasurer,


8,209 81


$9.108 44


CR.


Paid town treasurer money received for county pau- per bills to April 1, '00, $ 97 19


. L. D. Bean, Q. M., appropriation for decorating graves of soldiers, 50 00


Town treasurer, money received for county pauper bills to Oct. 1, '00, 135 57


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TOWN OF SANDWICH.


Town treasurer, money received on state tax :


Railroa l tax,


$ 81 12


Savings bank tax,


464 80


Literary fund,


93 50


Bounties on bears,


20 00


659 42


"Treasurer, net rent of town hall,


6 45


School board account,


1,640 00


Bounties,


20 00


Notch road account,


8 30


County pauper account,


232 76


Town rauper account.


65 00


Dog damage,


28 00


Redemption of town bonds,


2,503 00


Watering troughs,


33 50


Road agents, .


2,747 91


Town officers.


562 57


Library trustees.


104 90


Incidentals.


143 04


Charles S. Marston, collector, abatements for 1900,


70 83


$9,108 44


STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL CONDITION OF TOWN. Debt less assets as reported Feb. 15, 1900, $13,413 71


LIABILITIES.


Town bonds at 3 per cent. outstanding, $11,600 00


Interest due on coupons Jan. 1, 1901, 277 50


Interest accrued from Jan. 1 to Feb. 15, 43 50


School money of 1900 in hands of town, 109 35


Literary fund of 1900 due schools, 93 50


Dog license money of 1900 due schools, 150 20


Highway money of 1900 in hands of town, 998 93


45 08


Notch road money in hands of town,


$13,318 11


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ANNUAL REPORT


ASSETS.


Money in hands of D. D. Atwood, Treas., $1,870 95


Money in hands of C. S. Marston, Col., 130 00


$2,000 95


Liabilities Feb. 15, 1901, $11,317 16


Decrease of debt for year ending Feb. 15, 19.01, $ 2,096 55 PAUL WENTWORTH, HENRY F. DORR, GEORGE W. THOMPSON, Selectmen of Sandwich.


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TOWN OF SANDWICH.


D. D. ATWOOD, TREASURER, IN ACCOUNT WITH THE TOWN OF SANDWICH.


DR.


Rec'd of treasurer of 1899,


$ 2,048 36


Selectmen,


898 63


Lydia C. Hoyt,


2 00


Town clerk, dog license,


178 20


Chas. S. Marston, collector for 1900,


9.468 86


$12,596 05


CR.


Paid bonds redeemed and accrued int.,


$2,503 00


Coupons,


369 00


Incidentals,


752 09


Library,


104 90


Highway,


2,756 21


Dog damage,


28 00


Schools,


1,640 00


Paupers,


297 76


Abatements,


72 10


Bounties,


20 00


State and county tax,


2,148 54


Public watering troughs,


33 50


Cash in hands of treasurer Feb. 16, '01, 1,870 95


$12,596. 05


Road Agents Account. *


ACCOUNT OF GEO. O. HANSON FOR BREAKING SNOW IN WEST DIS- TRICT FROM FEB. 1 TO APRIL 20, 1900.


Geo. O. Hanson,


$39 02


Geo. S. Hoyt,


25 95


Will Russell,


63


Will Wishman,


75


C. O. Smith,


15 38


W. H. Penniman,


4 07


E. T. Wallace.


5 04


F. L. Hanson,


5 38


C. F. Burleigh,


5 00


Charles Webster,


2 83


Oliver Lee,


11 31


Wesley Burnham,


2 04


Wm. Young,


2 12


E. F. Atwood,


7 40


A. C. Atwood,


7 68


J. C. Gilman,


50


A. F. Carter,


1 50


S. H. Burleigh,


3 55


D. W. George,


6 68


Moses Brown,


2 63


A. H. Wallace,


16 99


Harry Smith,


6 80


Herman Clark,


97


S. B. Berry,


2 62


C. S. Marston,


18 32


C. E. Eastman,


4 50


H. F. Dorr,


1 14


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TOWN OF SANDWICH.


C. P. George,


4 11


Fred Burrows,


18 07


D. E. Glines, 17 81


Will Darling,


2 09


Wilfred Plummer,


50


Frank Plummer,


21 38


John Burrows,


26 49


L. Q. Smith,


6 27


W. H. Smith,


3 79


Henry Clay,


1 38


L. H. Smith,


9 21


J. E. Beede,


37 19


John Sullivan,


10 19


Harry Burrows,


3 00


T. O. Cook,


1 75


John Sullivan,


10 19


D. Merrill,


63


$364 66


Rec'd of town treasurer, by selectmen's orders,


$365 12


HIGHWAYS AND BRIDGES FROM APRIL 10 TO DEC. 1, 1900.


G. O. Hanson, 48 1-10 days at 1.50, in April, May, and June, 72.15, 2 horses and tools 10 days, 15.00. 1 horse 33 7-10 days, 33.70, Will Carter 22 days, 33.00,


$153 85


D. E. Glines and 4 horses 12 1-2 days working on road machine, 75 00


E. P. Wallace, 13 days running machine, 26.00, 2 horses 10 days, 20.00, 1 horse 3 days, 3.00, 49 00


W. S. Penniman, 11 2-10 days, 16.80, 2 horses 3 1-2 days, 7.00, 23 80


L. B. Hull, 8 days, 12 00


C. F. Burleigh, 2 days, 3 00


F. M. Smith, machine supplies, powder, fuse, and spikes, 3 34


J. A. Hanson and 2 horses 3 days, 10.50, drawing plank and repairing bridge, 4.00, 14 50


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ANNUAL REPORT


Noah Bickford, 1 day, 1 50


Oliver Tappan, 3 days, 4 50


Will Darling, 1 1-2 days, 2 25


Amos Gale, 2 days, 3 00


A. F. Carter, 11 2-10 days,


16 80


Chas. Bennett, 1 1-2 days, 2.25, breaking rocks by contract, 2.00, 4 25


Harry Burrows. 2 1-2 days,


3 75


Chas. White, 10 1-2 days,


15 75


S. D. Garland, repairing road machine and sharpen- ing drills and bars,


4 51


G. W. Thompson, 2 days,


3 00


F. L. Hanson, 21 days, 31.50, 1 horse 10 days, 10.00, 120 ft. timber for stringers, 1.20,


42 70


Elmer Thompson, 2 1-2 days,


3 75


Eugene Mudgett, 1 day,


1 50


Geo. Scriggins, 1 day,


1 50


Geo. Goult, 2 days,


3 00


Good Roads Machine Co., road machine supplies,


9 55


G. O. Hanson, July and Aug. bill self 16 days, 24.00,


1 horse 13 1-10 days, 13.10, Walter Tappan.


spikes, .35, F. M. Smith, steel rake, .50, Geo. Garland, 2 days raking rocks, 1.00,


38 95


Winslow Webster, 3 1-2 days.


5 00


C. O. Smith, 455 ft. plank,


4:5


Harry Smith, 2 1-2 days,


3 75


Samuel Knowles, 360 ft. plank,


3 60


W. S. Penniman, 4 days, 5.75, repairing Grant bridge by contract, 20.00 25 75


Geo. Gault, 14 hours,


2 10


F. L. Hanson, 18 hours,


2 70


J. A. Hanson, 2 days.


3 00


G. O. Hanson, Aug. 25 to Nov. 24, 12 4-10 days, 18.60, 1 horse 10 days 6 1-2 hours, 10.65, 29 25


C. O. Smith, 160 ft. plank. 1 60


Free Baptist Society, 23 loads gravel in June, 2 00


C. S. Marston, housing one year to May, 2 00


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TOWN OF SANDWICH.


Elias Fogg, 1 day,


1 50


C. H. Burrows, 7 hours, 1 05


Oliver Tappan, 2 days, 2 10


J. W. Bennett, 8 hours, 1 20


L. W. Stanton, 1 day,


1 50


E. W. Grant, 7 hours,


1 05


L. C. Ambrose, 2 1-2 days, 3.75, 1005 ft. bridge plank, 10.05, 13 80


A. F. Taylor, labor on his road by order of selectmen, 8 00


L. H. Smith, labor on his mill road by contract, 3 00


Frank Plummer, labor on his road by order selectmen, 3 00


$617 05


Rec'd of town treasurer, by selectmen's orders, $617 05


BREAKING SNOW IN WEST DISTRICT FROM DEC. 1, 1900, TO


FEB. 1, 1901.


G. O. Hanson,


$ 6 97


C. O. Blanchard, 2 50


A. H. Wallace, 5 03


HI. L. Burrows,


3 07


T. O. Cook,


4 05


Fred N. Burrows,


5 17


G. A. Gilman,


2 75


R. F. Abbott,


3 95


E. P. Wallace,


3 20


L. H. Smith,


2 91


D. E Glines.


1 95


Lucian Skinner,


7 72


W. H. Penniman,


1 82


L. Q. Smith,


3 02


G. W. Thompson,


2 20


John Tappan,


20 15


C. O. Smith,


3 25


Walter Bryant,


1 61


H. F. Barker,


2 00


O. G. Smith,


3 06


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ANNUAL REPORT


A. C. Atwood, 4 60


J. E. Beede, 5 18


John Sullivan, 1 17


F. H. Chick,


2 30


Chas. George,


1 00


O. B. Felch,


2 00


F. O. Chick,


1 00


A. H. Ethridge,


50


$104 13


Rec'd, Feb. 2, 1901, of town treasurer, by selectmen's


order, $004 13


SNOW BILLS CONTRACTED BY ALONZO MCCRILLIS FROM FEB. 1 TO APRIL 20, 1900, IN NORTH DISTRICT AND PAID


BY GEO. S. HOYT.


Stephen Fogg,


$ 7 50


F. F. Batchelder,


2 00


Elmer Elliott,


15 54


James R. Bryer,


7 82


Stanley F. Quimby, by contract.


4 00


Thomas W. Hoag,


1 47


J. H. Tewksbury,


19 24


L. D. Bean,


9 34


A. T. Hoag,


4 29


A. McCrillis,


7 74


Cornelius Turner,


5 00


S. D. Wiggin,


1 04


Chas. O. Blanchard,


12 74


R. W. Hanson,


12 00


Chas. F. Brown, 13.64, Joseph Cartland, 12.53, Ho- ratio Rogers, 10.47.


36 65


Leon Currier,


3 62


J. A. Hanson,


26 20


D. S. Watson,


28 85


Walter S. Tappan,


1 25


Chas. L. Foss,


12 82


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TOWN OF SANDWICH.


Chas. R. Fellows.


10 82


Jonathan Tappan, Joseph Wilkins, 1 00


64 25


Irving Gray.


63


C. F. Brown,


3 50


$299 31


GEO. S. HOYT, ROAD AGENT FOR THE EASTERN DIVISION FROM MAY TO DECEMBER, 1900.


Isaac Graves and oxen 14 days on road machine, $ 42 00


Daniel Graves. housing road machine, 2 00


Aubrey Graves and horses 1 1-2 days on bridge, 4.50, and 7 days on highway, 10.50, 15 00


Henry Estes, 1 day on Hilton bridge,


1 50


Fred Tappan, 3 days in May on highway,


4 50


Frank Tappan, 2 days in May,


3 00


Fred Mason and son with horse 8 1-6 days in May,


12 25


Freeman Varney, 1 day.


1 50


Harry Atwood, 3 days running machine,


6 00


.John Peaslee, 1 day,


1 50


Amos Gale, 3 1-6 day,


4 75


Frank Trask, 2-3 day,


1 00


Alfred Perkins, 4 days,


6 00


Aubrey Vittum, 13 days,


19 50


Allen Vittum and horse harrowing 8 days,


8 00


John Tappan. 16 1-6 days,


24 25


· Ross Graves. 13 days,


19 50


Herbert Vittum, 1 day,


1 50


Alonzo Severance, 5 days with oxen,


15 00


Chas. O. Blanchard. by contract,


5. 00


Russell Bryer, work on bridge and culvert, 3.20, and 4 days, 6.00, 9 20


Frank Brown with oxen, 1 9-10 days,


5 85 ·


Frank Batchelder, 4 1-2 days, 6 75


Leon Currier, 4 1-2 days, 6 75


Eugene Martin, 3 days with horse harrowing,


7 50


24


ANNUAL REPORT


Paul Wentworth, for 2 men and oxen 1 day,


4 50


R. F. Abbott, 1 day, 1 50


Chas. Skinner, 1-2 day.


75


Howard Blanchard, 6 days,


9 00


Chas. Hodge, 1 day,


1 50


A. Blanchard, 1 day,


1 50


Arthur Fellows and horse,


4 75


Irving Gray, 1 day,


1 50


John Campbell, drawing plank,


1 00


Geo. S. Hoyt, April to May 8, 7 3-4 days, 11.40, May 8 to 25, with 6 oxen 14 days, 84.00, in June with


oxen 16 1-2 days, 49.50. 4 days throwing out rocks and repairing bolts. 6.30,


151 20


Jacob Vittum, 1 day,


1 50


Stevenson & Perkins, 762 ft. bridge plank,


7 62


Geo. Tyler & Co., castings for road machine,


9 95


D. V. Graves, freight,


45


Fred Mack, 1 day,


1 50


R. F. Abbott and son,


1 35


A. Robinson, 3 1-2 days,


5 25


Howard Blanchard, raking rocks 4 days,


6 00


W. N. Mason, bridge plank, 9 90


Ross Graves, with horse,


17 30


Geo. S. Hoyt, with oxen,


19 50


C. C. Mason and horses part of day.


1 16


C. H. Atwood, repairing chain and tools,


60


F. M. Smith, powder, fuse, etc.,


5 18


J. R. Bryer, labor on bridge and cash paid,


4 60


Stevenson & Perkins, bridge plank, 15 26


Erastus Mudgett, repairs on Tappan bridge,


2 50


L. P. Lamprey, stringers for bridge,


4 00


Chas. Vittum, railing Vittum bridge, and repairs, 3 00


Alfred T. Perkins, labor with horse,


1 25


$524 87


25


TOWN OF SANDWICH.


Rec'd of town treasurer, on selectmen's orders,


Apr. 28


$219 93


May 26


100 00


May 26


75 80


June 30


326 07


Dec. 29


78 13


Feb. 2


28 89


- $828 82


SNOW BILLS CONTRACTED BY FRANK A. BRYER FROM FEB. TO APRIL 20, 1900, IN EAST DISTRICT.


A. M. Graves,


$ 23 43


H. F. Barker,


9 00


Chas. W. Hodge,


2 00


A. Blanchard,


3 09


Chas. E. Tilton,


3 56


Fred Tappan,


13 02


Samuel Peaslee,


6 37


Chas. W. Donovan,


15 40


Erastus Mudgett,


8 80


Will F. Palmer,


10 35


Isaac H. Graves,


27 06


Chas. H. Foss,


10 24


F. A. Bryer,


45 96


S. A. Hill,


18 88


Samuel B. Smith,


34 94


Fred O. Mason,


57 48


Frank E. Tilton,


32 46


Howard W. Blanchard,


25 67


C. M. Quimby,


42 93


J. N. Campbell,


42 51


Will McClosky,


78 11


O. G. Smith,


20 56


Ed. Downs,


12 28


C. O. Tilton,


2 72


$546 82


26


ANNUAL REPORT


Rec'd of town treasurer, Apr. 28, '00, by selectmen's


order, $542 18


R. W. HANSON, ROAD AGENT, IN NORTH DISTRICT FROM NOV. 10, 1900, TO FEB. 1, 1901.


R. W. Hanson, labor on highway 69 1-2 hours, at . 15,


10.42, 1 horse 45 1-2 hours at .10, 4.55, 3 53


J. A. Hanson, 8 hours,


$19 70


Rec'd of town treasurer, Nov. 24, on selectmen's order, $19 70


SNOW BILLS FROM DEC. 1, 1900, TO FEB. 1, 1901.


Ruel W. Hanson,


$ 9 30


Allen L. Vittum, 6 12


Samuel Peaslee, 1 00


L D. Bean, 1 25


Wm. Tibbetts,


2 70


Gilman Hilton,


2 43


E. E. Quimby,


3 44


Newman Hilton,


3 43


C. W. Dodge,


1 37


W. S. Tappan.


3 90


C. W. Donovan,


2 62


Frank Tappan,


1 81


L. N. Lamprey,


5 39


Edmund Vittum,


6 00


H. W. Blanchard,


3 50


J. R. Clark,


1 06


Thos. A Horn.


1 96


Arven Blanchard.


2 18


A. M. Graves,


1 75


Frank Tilton,


5 05


Fred O. Mason,


4 96


W. S. Taylor,


1 63


C. H. Foss,


2 62


S. B. Smith,


2 06


James R. Bryer, 23 1-2 hours in Nov., 1 20


$ 14 57


27


TOWN OF SANDWICH.


Orren E. Vittum,


4 00


J. C. Watson,


1 49


H. F. Dorr,


7 10


Henry Abbott,


1 58


Joseph Cartland,


1 00


Leon Currier,


1 35


James Tewksbury,


3 37


C. R. Fellows,


2 00


Cornelius Turner,


1 12


L. C. Ambrose,


2 00


J. R. Bryer,


1.62


Elmer Elliott,


3 93


James Palmer,


3 00


W. McClosky,


4 37


$115 46


Rec'd of town treasurer, Feb. 2, 1901, by select- men's order, $116 41


By error in snow bills amounting to $4.64 not being pre- sented until Feb. 2, 1901, $4.64 should be taken from the amount paid Geo. S. Hoyt and added to the amount paid F. A. Bryer April 28, 1900.


G. O. HANSON, G. S. HOYT, R. W. HANSON, Road Agents.


School Report.


The School Board presents herewith its annual report, in accordance with a long established custom. Accompanying it are the reports of the Treasurer, the Book Agent, and the statistical table, all of which are respectfully submitted to the citizens of the district.


In reviewing the past school year (September, 1899- August, 1900), the School Board honestly believe it to have been a year of profit and advancement. We are equally honest when we say that one of the greatest obstacles which have pre- vented even a more satisfactory result is the irregularity of at- tendance, for which the parents are largely at fault. This past year the schools all show a great lack of punctuality and regu- larity in attendance. Can the parents expect their children to progress in their studies unless they constantly encourage and enforce the above virtues?


The registers show a large number of absences, and these, with the accompanying 268 cases of tardiness, must of necessity not only handicap the work of the teacher and School Board, but also hinder to a great extent the progress of the child. In fact only fifty-five different names appear upon the roll of per- fect attendance for the year. We would urge the parents to visit the schools more, not to find fault, but to encourage those who are working for the good of the schools. Does not the home influence rest upon every parent? And they have t.le power to impress upon the child the importance of education, and the first three things to be observed are punctuality, regu- larity, and attention to the rules of the school and their studies. Among those who have visited the schools the names of only




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