USA > New Hampshire > Cheshire County > Gilsum > Annual reports of the town officers of Gilsum, New Hampshire, 1914 > Part 1
Note: The text from this book was generated using artificial intelligence so there may be some errors. The full pages can be found on Archive.org.
Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2014
https://archive.org/details/annualreportsoft00gils_0
GEN
GC 974.202 G42A, 1914
ALLEN COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY 3 1833 01828 5632
ANNUAL REPORTS
OF THE
TOWN OFFICERS
OF
GILSUM, N. H.
FOR THE YEAR ENDING
FEBRUARY 16, 1914
MARLBORO', N. H. W. L. METCALF, ELECTRIC PRINTER 1914
ANNUAL REPORTS
OF THE
TOWN OFFICERS
OF
GILSUM, N. H.
FOR THE YEAR ENDING
FEBRUARY 16, 1914
MARLBORO', N. H. W. L. METCALF, ELECTRIC PRINTER 1914
5-7
SELECTMEN'S REPORT.
INVOICE, APRIL 1,1913.
99 Polls,
$9,900 00
10,2763/4 acres, land and buildings,
202,597 00
131 horses,
9,935 00
4 mules,
250 00
10 oxen,
910 00
93 cows,
3,015 00
45 neat stock,
1,347 00
2 goats,
6 00
16 sheep,
47 00
2 hogs,
23 00
241 fowls,
179 00
12 vehicles and automobiles,
2,705 00
3 portable mills,
825 00
Wood and lumber,
5,524 00
Stock in public funds,
Stock in banks and other corporations,
4,037 00
Money on hand and at interest,
3,685 00
Stock in trade,
5,130 00
Mills, factories and machinery,
6,470 00
Total valuation,
$256,585 00
Soldier's exemption,
6,013 00
Exempt by vote of town,
2,300 00
Assessed valuation,
$248,272 00
APPROPRIATIONS, MARCH, 1913
Town Officers $350 00
Highways and bridges,
1,000 00
State and county taxes,
1,050 00
4
State road maintenance,
125 00
State road construction,
400 00
Street lights, 250 00
Support of poor,
275 00
Public cemeteries, special fund,
25 00
Town charges,
1 00
Interest on school fund,
18.00
Insurance, town buildings and library,
11 00
Interest on town debt,
250 00
Paying town debts,
500 00
Fire department,
100 00
Town library and librarian,
75 00
Raising iron bridge,
100 00
Painting iron bridge,
20 00
Painting town hall,
80 00
Building porch over front door, town hall,
25 00
Repairing drain back of town hall,
40 00
Turning water on High street and grading,
25 00
Head stone to Mr. Gilbert Guillow,
25 00
$4,745 00
Support of school,
1,100 00
Supplies,
50 00
Salaries,
72 00
$1,222 00
State and County Taxes above appropriations, 356 74
Total appropriations, $ 6,323 74
Overlay,
131 53
Taxes committed to Collector,
$6,455 27
Rate of Tax on $ 100 of the valuation, $2 60
EXPENDITURES
Bills allowed by vote of Town
Woodbury Corey, police officer, $7 00
Justice Heath, steward of fire company, 5 00
5
John A. Smith, auditor,
1 50
John H. Laing, 1 50
P. M. Wright, moderator,
3 00
H. E. Adams, town treasurer,
17 50
Amount brought up,
35 50
H. E. Adams, town clerk,
19 51
F. P. Crain, selectman,
52 20
F. A. Wilder, 50 70
O. H. Hubbard, 61 00
Frank E. Smith, tramps and town poor, 2 25
$ 221 16
ORDINARY TOWN CHARGES
Chas. C. Buffam, statement, land conveyances, $2 50
A. W. Field, paid printing town reports, 27 04
postage, invoice blanks, &c., 3 41
A. D. Wright, street lights. 195 00
Knowlton & Stone, hammers and handles, 1 80
I. A. Loveland, insurance on Library, 6 72
Stearns & Hills, 2 police badges,
1 20
Leon M. Osborne, fire warden, July 1, 1911 to July 1, 1913, 10 00
Frank E. Smith, storing road machine one year, 4 00
L. R. Wheeler, police duty 4th of July week, 6 00
Harry H. Spaulding, marble tablet to Gilbert Guillow, 25 00
E. O. Corey, mowing Centennial cemetery, 5 00
Wm. H. Adams, bounty on hedgehogs, to July 1, 10 40 A. W. Field, bounty on hedgehogs, to July 1, 10 80
Cheshire National Bank, paid note, 500 00
F. H. Britton, care south cemetery, 3 00
O. H. Hubbard, making sign boards, 5 48
H. C. Kingsbury's bill, self and team grading about Engine hall 71/2 hours, 3 33
Carl White, work 71/2 hours, 1 46
Wm. H. Adams, 41/2 hours, 88
and team, miscellaneous work, 2 00
6
4 loads gravel, 40
State tax, 632 00 A. D. Wright, work on Engine Hall, 3 1-9 days, 7 78
Bill board, 1 00.
F. E. Smith, carrying selectmen and L. R. Guillow to south part of town,
1 75
Telephone, 20
Hattie A. Rawson, Est., storing roller one year to Dec. '13, 4 00
Ballou & Adams, 210 ft. boards 2 x 4, 3 57
1953 bridge plank and stringers (at 20) 39 06 549 bridge plank, 10 98
Frank E. Smith, drawing bridge plank, 1 50
A W. Field, to Jan. 1, 1914, hedgehogs, 23 60
Helen J. Hayward, Library appropriation, 50 00
Wm. Adams, bounty on hedgehogs to Jan.1,'14, 12 80
Wm. H., 328 ft. plank, water tank, labor, 81/2 hours, 1 28
6 56
Labor on Poly bridge, 5 hours, Engine hall, 12 hours, 2 04
85
Frank E. Smith, pay-roll, Fearless Engine Co., 90 00
Wright & Isham, painting Town Hall, 80 00
Knowlton & Stone, cement and tile, 12 56
County tax, 774 74
Helen W. Smith, salary as librarian, 25 00
Louis Lepage, damage to horse on bridge, 35 00
Mrs. Woodbury Corey's Inquisition case, 22 00
R. C. Jones, enlarging hearse, 14 00
John H. Laing, painting hearse, 5 00
E. O. Corey, aid to town's poor, 66 35
Roy Nash, care East cemetery, 2 00
W. H. Spalter, receipt book, selectmen's supplies for 1912-13, 20 06
A. B. Palmer, Insurance on Engine hall, 3 37
A. W. Field, postage, stationery, express, 4 30
Horace W. Howard, police service, 7 50
Wm. A. Wilder, 360 ft. plank and work, 7 20
Frank W. Roundy, driving hearse, 6 00
7
Frank Roundy, taking hearse to Keene and back, 3 00 66 lock for hearse house, 25
John A. Smith, 1 cord wood and sawing, D. A. Howard, 4 50
O. E. Cain, retainer for 1913 and Counsel,
10 00
E. O. Corey, town's poor bills, 217 88
10 00
care Centennial cemetery, 7 50
40 00
Effie Maloney,
43 64
J. H. Laing and Annie L. Adams, interest on note, 23 54
Caroline O. Nash,
interest on note,
17 06
Frank W. Roundy,
24 74
Adeline M. Bates,
23 66
Effie J. Wilder,
14 02
Emma I. Downing,
4 51
Eleanor Gravlin,
9 21
Emma I. Downing,
5 16
Ruth Bingham,
5 16
Josephine H. Carter,
66
17 73
Henry H. Carter,
9 78
W. H. Adams, pd., O. D. Bridge, freight,
1 00
L. R. Guillow, perambulating town lines, work on Polly bridge, Engine hall,
10 00
1 50
65
A. D. Wright, salary, tax collector 1913, 40 00
Street Lights, 20 00
W. C. Kingsburg, grading around Engine Hall, 2 67
$3,366 63
.
salary,
Jennie C. Kenyon, interest on note,
8
REPORT OF HIGHWAYS
L. W. WILDER, AGENT
MARCH
L. W. Wilder, 3 days, $ 6 00
George White, 2 hours,
39
Jehial White, 101/2 hours,
2 04
Arthur Field, 21/2 hours,
49
Boy,
5
Mrs. C. F. Bridge, man and team 1 day,
4 00
$12 97
APRIL
John White, 2 days,
$3 50
Wm. H. Adams, 7 hours,
1 36
L. W. Wilder, 1 day,
1 75
team and man, 11 days, ·
66 00
part of day,
4 35
Forestry Co., grvel,
1 00
L. W. Wilder, 241/2 hours,
5 39
Carl White, 51/4 hours,
1 07
George White, 4 hours,
78
H. C. Kingsbury, work,
1 07
Arthur Field, 481/2 hours,
9 38
E. C. Field, 23 hours, Boy
4 47
1
Grover White, and team 2 hours,
80
Leon White, 41/2 hours,
7 88
L'. W. Wilder, self and team, 2 days,
8 00
self, man and team, 6 days,
36 00
Grover White and team, 6 days,
24 00
$ 176 95
9
MAY
Self, man and team, 2 days,
$ 12 00
Grover White and team, 11/2 days, 6 00
Leon White, 2 days, 3 50
20
A. M. Beckworth, 1 hour, L. W. Wilder, 261/2 hours,
5 17
$ 26 87
JUNE
Woodbury Cory, 6 days,
$ 10 50
Leon White, 3 days,
5 25
L. R. Wheeler, 4 days,
7 00
Geo. White, 7 days,
12 25
Grover White, and team, 71/2 days,
30 00
Bergeron & Bergeron and team, 61/3 days,
25 33
Hosea Wellman, 70 hours,
13 61
George White, 51/2 hours,
1 07
Road drag,
6 00
Grover White, 2 hours,
39
$111 40
AUGUST
L. W. Wilder, 2 days,
$3 50
L. W. Wilder, 1 day,
2 00
$5 50
SEPTEMBER
L. W. Wilder, cutting brush 3 days,
$6 00
NOVEMBER
L. W. Wilder, and team, 661/2 hours,
$20 71
Arthur Field, 53/4 hours,
1 11
Woodbury Corey, 1 day,
1 75
Grover White 21/2 days.
4 37
18 oak posts,
1 50
$29 44
10
DECEMBER
Jehial White, 1 day,
$1 75
Leon White, 8 hours,
20
Spikes, L. R. Wheeler, balance account,
50
Total expended,
$373 14
C. URIGH BATES, AGENT. MARCH AND APRIL
C. Urigh Bates, 481/2 hours, $10 70
C. Urigh Bates and team, 72 hours, 32 00
H. W. Howard, and team, 72 hours, 32 00
E. A. Howard, and team, 45 hours,
20 00
Chas. A. Bates, 54 hours,
10 50
D. A. Miller, 72 hours,
1+ 00
H. W. Howard, 21/2 hours,
49
Richard Platzner, 72 hours,
14 00
A. Bunker, 72 hours,
14 00
Leon Alexander, work,
15
Henry Dodge, drawing tile,
50
Albert Downing, bridge plank,
5 31
George Downing, bridge plank,
6 60
D. A. Howard, 671/2 hours,
13 12
$173 37
JUNE
C. U. Bates, 121/2 hours,
$2 78
C. U. Bates, and team, 401/2 hours,
18 00
George Howard, 32 hours,
6 23
Richard Platzner, 30 hours,
5 84
Woodbury Corey, 13 hours,
2 53
Knowlton & Stone, drain pipe,
1 93
Albert Downing, 670 ft. bridge plank,
10 72
B. F. Ballou, spikes,
69
Lura Howard, 18 loads gravel,
90
$49 62
1 56
$4 01
11
JULY TO SEPTEMBER
C. U. Bates, self and team, 61/2 hours, $2 88
C. U. Bates, 671/2 hours, 15 00
D. A. Miller, 63 hours,
12 25
A. Bunker, 491/2 hours,
9 62
Carl White, 11 hours,
2 14
$41 89
NOVEMBER
C. U. Bates, 67 posts,
$4 00
C. U. Bates, 550 ft. railing,
5 50
C. U. Bates, spikes,
50
C. U. Bates, work 90 hours,
20 00
Chas. Howard, 83 hours,
16 14
Henry Howard and team 12 hours,
5 33
$51 47
Total expended,
$316 35
C. H. BLAKE, AGENT.
STATE ROAD DECEMBER, 1912, BY VOTE OF TOWN
Jehial White, 8 hours,
$1 60
Leon White, 8 hours,
1 60
E. O. Corey, 8 hours,
1 60
L. N. Gove, 8 hours,
1 60
A. L. Thayer and team, 8 hours,
3 20
$9 60
MARCH
C. H. Blake, 431/2 hours,
$9 79
Frank P. Crain, 11 hours,
2 15
George Newell, 61/2 hours,
1 27
Chas. Blodgett, team,
1 50
Bridge timber,
3 50
$18 21
12
APRIL
C. H. Blake, 67 hours, $15 07
C. H. Blake, and team, 40 hours, 17 78
C. H. Blake, 74 ft. lumber,
1 40
Leon Osborne, 41 hours,
7.99
B. F. Ballou, 680 ft. lumber
13 60
W. A. Wilder, lumber,
2 94
George Downing, bridge plank,
9 60
E. C. Banks, and team, 4 days,
16 00
Denzil Miller, 2 days,
3 50
Arthur Bunker, 1 day,
1 75
Roy Nevers, 2 days,
3 50
B. F. Ballou, 2 teams 1 day,
8 00
A. L. Thayer and team, scraping,
4 50
Jehial White, 14 hours,
2 73
Ellery White, 34 hours,
6 63
Alfred Nichols, 2 hours,
39
Alfred Nichols and team, 8 hours,
3 56
W. L. Maloney, 511/2 hours,
10 04
George White, 8 hours,
1 56
A. C. Guillow, 42 hours,
8 19
$138 73
MAY
C. H. Blake and team, 2 days,
$8 00
C. H. Blake and team, 14 hours,
3 15
L. R. Guillow, 1 day,
1 75
Arthur Bunker, 301/2 hours,
4 00
Denzil Miller, 12 hours,
2 34
Leon Osborne, 5 hours,
98
George Newell, 18 hours,
3 50
George White, 17 hours,
3 33
Walter Maloney, 301/2 hours,
5 95
B. F. Ballou and team, 2 days,
8 00
A. L. Thayer, and team scraping,
4 50
$45 50
13
JUNE
C. H. Blake and team, 3 days, $12 00
C. H. Blake, 41/2 days, 9 00
L. R. Wheeler, scraping,
20 00
Roy Nash, 2 days,
5 50
August Lassman, 1 day,
1 75
W. L. Maloney, 3 days, 7 hours,
6 61
Denzil Miller, 3 days, 7 hours,
6 61
Arthur Bunker, 3 days, 3 hours,
5 83
Leon Alexander, 2 days,
3 50
Knowlton & Stone, 138 ft. drain pipe,
$26 56
C. H. Blake, and team, 8 hours,
3 56
C. H. Blake, 29 hours,
6 44
J. H. Laing, 4 hours,
78
E. O. Corey, 4 hours,
78
Alden Stewart, 9 hours,
1 75
James Cuthbert, 5 hours,
97
Arthur Bunker, 13 hours,
2 53
Denzil, Miller, 27 hours,
5 25
Smith,
50
C. D. Banks, freight,
3 10
$121 02
AUGUST
C. H. Blake, 23 hours,
$5 11
OCTOBER
C. H. Blake, 2 days,
$4 00
" and team, 6 hours,
2 66
W. H. Adams,
50
$7 16
DECEMBER
C. H. Blake and team, 1 day,
$4 00
" 2 days, 4 00
J. H. Laing, 5 hours, 97
Walter Maloney, 5 hours,
97
14
Frank E. Smith, 5 hours,
97
49
George White, 21/2 hours, Denzil Miller, 31/2 hours,
69
$12 09
Total expended,
$357 42
Jehial White's bills, putting up railing.
NOVEMBER
Jehial White, 41/3 days, $7 58
Leon White, 41/3 days,
7 58
Team, 1 day, 1 50
6 71
B. F. Ballou, spikes,
60
J. White, 1120 feet rails,
11 20
84 posts,
5 04
$40.21
DECEMBER
Jehial White, 1 day,
$1 75
5 hours,
88
Leon White, 5 hours,
88
375 ft. rails,
3 75
13 Posts,
78
Spikes,
15
$8 19
Total expended,
$48 40
Grading High Street and Turning Water.
N. E. Metal Culvert Co., Iron Coupling, $1 55
١١ Iron culvert, 26 ft., 24 in. 41 60 P. M. Wright, iron rods for culvert, 4 00
$47 15
L. R. Wheeler's bill
L. R. Wheeler, 34 hours,
$7 56
team and man, 46 hours,
20 44
C. A. Bates, 5 days, 8 75
Tracy Bates, 3 days, 5 25
Grover White, 341/2 hours,
15
Merton Wheeler, 25 hours,
4 86
De Pont and caps, E. O. Corey, work on wall and culvert,
75
2 00
$49 61
E. V. Burns, 592 ft. plank,
$11 84
2 00
G. C. Alexander, drawing cement, Total expended,
$110 60
The State paid one-half Culvert, the joint fund, to lay it,furnished labor; and the Town furnished material or Culvert. In the labor, cement and lumber, an indefi- nite sum was paid by the town, amounting to from five to eight dollars,
Sum total for highways and bridges, $1,205 91 Transferred to State road construction fund, 1,500 00 Paid for State road maintenance, 119 53
Transferred to School District Treasury, 1,336 33
The Selectmen made a written contract with Mr. G. S. Woodward to paint the iron bridge with asphalt. The bridge is partially painted, but nothing has been paid for painting.
-0-
RECAPITULATION
Bills allowed by vote of town, $221 16
Ordinary town charges,
3,366 63
Highways and Bridges, 1,205 91
Joint State Road construction fund,
1,500 00
State Road maintenance, Schools,
119 53
1,336 33
Total Expenditures,
$7,749 56
16 STATEMENT OF JOINT FUND ACCOUNT,
made by State Supt. of Highways, Jan. 9, 1914 State, Contribution, $9,000 00
Town
1,500 00
Total Joint fund, $10,500 00
State disbursements,
$765 12
Town disbursements, approved, 9,572 19
Total disbursements,
$10,337 31
Paid by State to town, July 9, $2,500 00
Aug. 29, 4,000 00
Oct. 30, 1,000 00
Nov. 25, 595 41
Total, $8,095 41
Balance in State Treasury,
139 47
Balance in Town Treasury, 23 22
Total unexpended balance,
$162 69
The balance in the town treasury remains for future expenditures in accordance with Chapter 35, Laws of 1905, and the regulations adopted by the Governor and Council.
S. PERCY HOOKER, State Supt. of Highways.
The above balance of $23.22 in Town Treasury is deposited in the Cheshire National Bank to the credit of the Joint Fund, and is the same as our Treasurer's Joint Fund Bank Account underdraft.
17 STATEMENT OF T. L. MAINTENANCE ACCT. By C. M. Brooks, Division Engineer. Town of Gilsum, 1913.
1913 Joint Fund.
Town-1912 balance on Feb. 7, 1913,
$ 2 50
1913 Appropriation 125 00
$127 50
State-1912 balance on Feb. 7, 1913,
$19 00
1913 Appropriation,
575 00
$594 00
Total joint T. L. M. fund,
$721 50
Expended, Ben E. Guillow,
575 56
Balance on Feb. 1, 1914,
145 94
$721 50
1913 joint fund,
Paid out by town for bills as per receipts,
$8 54
On orders of state supt.
110 99
Total by town,
$119 53
Paid out by state, checks of state treasurer,
456 03
$575 56
Balance on Feb. 1, 1914,
145 94
In town treasury,
7 97
In state treasury,
137 97
$145 94
Mr. Brooks in his letter makes the following state- ment: "I beg to call your attention to the balances in the state and town treasuries which remain for future expenditure and do not revert back."
18
LIABILITIES
Note of Jennie C. Kenyon, June 21, 1909, $1000
Value of note, Feb. 15, 1914, $1000 00 Note of Effie L. Malony, Nov. 1, 1909, $1000 Value of note Feb. 15, 1914, 1,090 98
Note of J. H. Laing and Annie L. Adams, Executors, Alex. Cuthbert, Est. May 27, '10, 550 Value of note, Feb. 15, 1914, 588 39
Note of Caroline O. Nash, June 30, 1910, 400 Value of note, Feb. 15, 1914, 426 40
Note of F. W. Roundy, May 6, 1911, 600 Value of note, Feb 15, 1914, 618 60
Note of A. M. Bates, Feb. 15, 1912, 591 51 Value of note Feb. 15, 1914, 591 51
Note of Effie J. Wilder, Feb. 15, 1912, 350 38 Value of note Feb. 15, 1914, 350 38
Note of Emma Downing, Feb. 15, 1912, 112 84 Value of note Feb. 15, 1914, 112 84
Note of Eleanor Gravlin, July 16, 1912, 225 Value of note Feb. 15, 1914, 230 25
Note of Ruth Bingham, June 23, 1913, 200 Value of note Feb 15, 1914, 200 00
Note of Emma J. Downing, June 23, 1913, 200 Value of note Feb 15, 1914, 200 00
Note of Josephine H. Carter, June 27, 1913, 700 Value of note Feb. 15, 1914, 700 00
Note of Henry H. Carter, July 5, 1913, 400 Value of note Feb. 15, 1914,
400 00
School fund, 300 00
D. W. Bill, Cemetery fund, 400 00
K. D. Webster, cemetery fund, 22 40
Estimated due town officers, 300 00
Total liabilities, $7,531 75
19
ASSETS
Cash in Treasury, Feb. 15, 1914, $ 815 87
Taxes due, assessed April 1913, 1,538 29
Interest due to Feb. 15, 1914, 31 62
Taxes due, assessed April 1912,
4 03
Interest due Feb. 15, 1914,
49
Deed of Gilbert Guillow farm,
600 00
Due from State, overdraft, joint fund, 1912, 19 57
County, Town's Poor, 23 17
Joint fund in Bank, unexpended,
23 22
Due from Grange,
6 90
"Woodbury Corey, to refund town,
22 00
Total assets?
$3,085 16
Debt of town,
4,446 59
Increase of debt over last year,
379 79
Respectfully submitted,
AARON W. FIELD, Selectmen
HUNTER · C. KINGSBURY, of
WILLIAM H. ADAMS, Gilsum.
-O-
SUPPLEMENTAL REPORTS
REPORT OF FEARLESS FIRE ENGINE CO.
Balance in Treasury, Feb. 15, 1913, $4 14
Appropriation, 1913, 90 00
$94 14
Paid out on pay-roll,
$93 73
Balance in treasury, $ 41
Frank E. Smith Foreman
20 REPORT, OVERSEER OF POOR
-
PAID
Elliot City Hospital, aid D. A. Howard, $37 10 Geo. C. Alexander, drawing manure, D. A. Howard 75
W. A. Wilder, 1 cord wood and sawing, D. A. Howard, 5 00
. O. H. Hubbard, medical services, D. A. Howard, 2 00
Wm. A. Wilder, 3 cords wood and sawing,
D. A. Howard, 15 00
John A. Smith, 1 cord wood and sawing, D. A. Howard, 4 50
H. G. Williams, medical services, D. A. Howard, 32 25
F. A. Wilder, aid J. S. Bingham, 22 50
Emily Minor, horse to Keene and feed,
E. O. Corey, 1 day's time to Keene, 1 25
2 00
F. E. Smith, horse to Keene and feed,
1 50
E. O. Corey, 1 day's time to Keene,
2 00
B. F. Ballou, J. S. Bingham, supplies,
7 53
B. F. Ballou, Guyette family,
5 42
F. A. Wilder, aid Cora Burby,
16 25
O. H. Hubbard, glasses, Guyette boy,
2 50
Keeping 11 tramps,
2 75
Emily Minor, rent J. S. Bingham, 51/2 months,
5 50
Inquisition, Mrs. Woodbury Corey,
Dr. C. S. Walker, medical services' 10 00
Dr. H. G. Williams, " 5 00
O. E. Cain, legal services, 5 00
A. W. Field, services, 2 00
Wm. A. Wilder, 1 c. wood, 1912-'13, Lizzie Bates, 4 00
B. F. Ballou, goods to D. A. Howard, 118 93
Total expenses, $310 73
Due from county, 23 17
Net total expenses, $287 56
Respectfully submitted, E. O. COREY, Overseer of Poor.
21
REPORT, SUPT., CENTENNIAL CEMETERY
Paid Geo. C. Alexander, cutting hay, $10 00
E. O. Corey, care cemetery and resetting stones, 7 00 66 resetting markers, Dr. Webster's grave, 50
Total expenses, $17 50
Sold Geo. C. Alexander, hay, 5 00
Net expenses,
$12 50
Respectfully submitted, E. O. COREY, Supt.
REPORT,
SUPT. OF VILLAGE CEMETERY
Sold Mrs. Albert Reed, lot 10x15, $7 50
Paid town treasurer, 7 50
Respectfully submitted, HORACE W. HOWARD, Supt.
22 REPORT OF TREASURER OF LIBRARY TRUSTEES
RECEIPTS.
Cash on hand, Feb. 15, 1913,
$18 00
75 00
Appropriations,
Fines,
1 25
$94 25
DISBURSEMENTS.
Librarian's salary from Feb. 1, 1913, to
Feb. 1, 1914, $50 00
Books,
21 60
$71 60
Balance in treasury, Feb. 15, 1914,
22 65
HELEN J. HAYWARD, Treasurer.
REPORT OF LIBRARAN
The library is in good condition and is well pat- ronized. The town has purchased four books and one "Farming W" was given by D. W. Felch of Brattleboro, Vt. There has also been received a lot of state reports. HELEN W. SMITH,
Librarian.
TRUSTEES.
TERM EXPIRES.
Leon M. Osborne, 1914
Annie E. Kingsbury,
66
Annie L. Adams,
Helen J. Hayward,
1915
Charles H. Blake,
66
Orren O. Cross, 1916
Dr. O. H. Hubbard,
Mary A. Hammond,
Emma D. Woods,
Trustees please attend the annual business meeting held at the library the Saturday evening following town meeting.
23
REPORT OF
TOWN HALL COMMITTEE
From Feb. 15, 1913, to Feb. 15, 1914
Received from use of hall,
$97 00
* EXPENDED
Opening hall for town,
$8 60
Wood, kerosene and gasoline,
19 15
Supplies,
10 35
Tuning piano,
2 50
Janitor,
39 00
Paid town treasurer,
10 50
Due from grange,
6 90
$97 00
ALBERT F. ADAMS,
Town Hall Committee.
24
REPORT OF STREET LIGHT COMMITTEE RECEIPTS
Cash on hand, Feb. 15, 1913, $5 16
Gasoline sold, 4 68
Empty barrels,
36 00
Orders drawn on town treasurer,
215 00
$260 84
EXPENDITURES.
0. 0. Cross, lighting, $100 66
E. A. Buck & Co., gasoline,
116 69
Best Light Co., supplies,
4 50
A. Nichols, freight,
3 35
G. S. Woodward, freight,
42
B. F. Ballou,
40
A. M. French,
30
A. D. Wright, lighting,
2 15
Rent, care, &c.,
12 00
$240 47
Balance in hands of St. Light Committee,
20 37
$260 84
Respectfully Submitted,
A. D. WRIGHT, Street Light Com.
Gilsum, N. H., Feb. 14, 1914.
25
REPORT OF TAX COLLECTORS
Town of Gilsum, 1911
1911, DR.
Tax not collected, Feb. 15, 1913
$4 34
CR.
Tax abated,
$4 34
1912. DR.
$931 99
Interest collected,
35 48
$967 47
CR.
By tax paid Town Treasurer,
$923 76
abated,
39 68
Not collected,
4 03
$967 47
1913.
Tax assessed April 1913,
$6,455 27
Special assessment,
7 80
Interest collected,
4 82
$6,467 89
CR.
Tax paid town treasurer,
$4,911 40
Abated,
18 20
Not collected,
1,538 29
$6,467 89
Respectfully Submitted,
A. D. WRIGHT,
Collector.
Tax not collected, Feb. 15, 1913
26
1910. DR.
Tax not collected, Feb. 15, 1913, Interest collected,
$44 50 1 54
CR.
$46 04
Tax paid town treasurer,
$8 54
Not collected,
37 50
$46 04
I certify the above to be correct,
WM. WOODS,
Collector.
1
27
TREASURER'S REPORT
1
RECEIPTS
1913
Feb. 15 Balance in treasury, $252 84
25 Use of road roller by Keene, 1912, 16 00 May 16 H. W. Howard, Supt. Centennial Com. 7 50
June 1' Selectmen borrowed, 492 50
23
200 00
23
200 00
27
700 00
July 27 66
400 00
12
66 Sale of grass, 2 00
Aug. 15 66 Forest protection,
91
Oct. 1 Error in insurance money, 2 48
Nov. H. E. Adams, town clerk, dog licenses, 44 67
Dec. 9 Selectmen, Railroad tax, 30
9 Savings bank tax, 272 92
9 Literary fund, 53 13
25
8 Cement bags, 60
25
66 Use of road roller, Alstead, 6 00
1914
Jan. 14
66 Bounty on hedgehogs, 57 60
Feb. 14 A. F. Adams, Town Hall Com., 10 50
Wm. Woods, tax collector, 1910, 8 54
A. D. Wright, 1912, 923 76
A. D. Wright,
1913, 4,911 40
Total receipts,
$8,565 43
EXPENDITURES
Paid out by order of selectmen, 7,749 56
Balance in treasury, Feb. 14, 1914, $815 87
H. E. ADAMS, Treasurer.
15 Cement bags,
1 78
28 STATE HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION.
State contributed.
$9,000 00
Town
1,500 00
Total,
$10,500 00
State disbursed,
$765 12
State cash,
8,095 41
State, in hands of,
139 47
$9,000 00
Town disbursed,
$1,476 78
Town, in hands of,
23 22
Total of town,
$1,500 00
H. E. ADAMS, Treasurer.
Gilsum, N. H., February 19, 1914.
We hereby certify we have examined the accounts of the Selectmen, Road Agents, Street Lights Committee, Librarian, Overseer of the Poor, Superintendent of Cem- eteries, Tax Collectors, and Town Treasurer, and find them correctly cast and properly vouched.
J. A. SMITH, J. H. LAING, Auditors.
29
FINANCIAL REPORT OF SCHOOL BOARD
For the Year ending Feb. 15, 1914.
Balance in treasury of district, Feb. 15, 1913, $154 22
Appropriations for schools, 1,100 00
Appropriations for supplies,
50 00
Dog licenses of 1912,
43 20
Interest on School fund,
18 00
Literary fund, 53 13
Tuition from town of Sullivan,
72 00
Tuition from town of Alstead,
12 75
Due from town of Alstead,
20 25
Salaries of School Board,
55 00
Salaries of Treasurer, Truant Officer,
15 00
Salaries of Clerk and Auditor,
2 00
1,575 30
Total disbursement,
1,564 38
Balance in treasury of district, Feb. 15, 1914,
$10 92
EXPENDITURES
Teachers' salaries,
$918 50
Tuitions,
26 66
Conveyance,
295 50
Janitor,
47 90
Fuel,
41 21
Repairs,
9 50
Cleaning,
67 00
Supplies,
2 14
Telephoning,
75
Express and postage,
2 00
Enumeration of pupils,
60 00
Salaries of School Board,
15 00
Treasurer, Truant officer,
2 00
Clerk and Auditor, one dollar each,
$1,564 38
.
76 22
30 ROLL OF PERFECT ATTENDANCE
GRAMMAR SCHOOL
SPRING TERM-Agnes White, Tressie White
Emma Larsman, Nellie Howard,
Myrtle Corey,
Theodore Nichols,
Harold White, Raymond Wheeler,
Merton Wheeler.
FALL TERM-Nora Stebbins, Ira Thayer,
Tressie White, Theodore Nichols.
WINTER TERM-Emma Larsman.
PRIMARY SCHOOL
SPRING TERM-Dana Karr, Lee Karr,
Lawrence Nichols, Allen Whipple,
Myrtle Whipple, Doris Wilder.
FALL TERM-Dana Karr, Lee Karr, Lawrence Nichols, Eleanor Blake.
WINTER TERM-Otto Larsman, Esther Wright.
WEST SCHOOL
SPRING TERM-Edyth I. Corey. FALL TERM-George Chamberlain, Hattie Chamberlain Beatrice Britton.
STATISTICAL TABLE
SCHOOL
TERM
NAME OF TEACHER
No. Weeks
No. Scholars
Wages per month
Visits by Board
Other Visitors
Perfect attend-
Average member
Average daily
Attendance
Per cent attend-
ance
Grammar .... ... Spring ;......
Stella I. Britton
12
25
$40
7
76
9
24.50
22.62
.92
Grammar .... Fall
Stella I. Britton
12
28
40
5
39
4
26.30
24.62
.94
Grammar ..
Winter
Stella I. Britton
9
24
40
4
18
1
22.80
19.16
.84
Primary ..
Spring
Lilla H. Bridge
12
25
32
4
52
6
19.99
19.06
.95
Primary .....
Fall
G. Mildred Hardv ....
12
31
48
8
36
4
29.31
26.83
.91
Primary ...
Winter
G. Mildred Hardy
y
26
48
8
13
2
24.96
17.56
70.35
West.
Spring
Eleanor E. Stearns
12
11
30
6
18
1
10.93
10.15
.93
West ..
Fall .
Emma S. MacNutt.
12
19
32
5
17
3
17.32
13.66
.78-
West ....
Winter.
Emma S. MacNutt ..
5
17
32
1
6
0
17.
10.33
.61-
ance
ship
32 EXPENDITURES
Stella T. Britton, teaching 33 weeks, $330 00
G. Mildred Hardy, teaching 21 weeks, 252 00
Eleanor E. Stearns, teaching 13 weeks,
98 00
Lila H. Bridge, teaching 12 weeks,
96 00
Emma MacNutt, teaching 16 weeks,
128 00
Anna E. Flagg, teaching,
14 50
}
$918 50
Paid for Tuitions,
Union School District, Keene, Paid for Conveyance,
26 66
William Woods,
98 00
Horace W. Howard,
197 50
$295 50
Janitor Work.
Alice E. Cross, spring term,
2 40
J. H. Laing, spring, fall, and winter term,
41 25
Emma MacNutt, fall and winter term,
4 25
$47 90
Wood.
Frank P. Crain, 3 cord,
11 25
Lowell White, sawing, splitting and storing, 4 00
Henry Howard, 121% cords, 50 00
Lowell White, sawing 121/2 cords,
6 25
J. H. Laing, storing 121/2 cords,
3 12
Horace Howard, kindlings,
75
Ballou and Adams, kindlings,
35
F. P. Crain, kindling and splitting,
50
$76 22
Repairs. Geo. E. Downing, 598 ft. boards, 11 96
212 ft. lumber, 4 24
33
J. H. Laing, 16 hours, painting and paint, 3 90
work on shed, 2 97
putting in seats, 75
setting window glass,
50
work on repairs, 2 25
work on fence, 1 80
putting on and taking off storm windows, 1 00
E. O. Corey, work plastering,
50
Pearson Bro., window sash locks,
83
F. A. Wilder, 1 can putty,
06
F. A. Wilder, 4 lights glass,
1 20
191/3 lbs. nails,
58
2 cans slater, 1 qt.,
65
1 dozen screen hooks and eyes, ·
07
1 bag pulp plaster,
75
1 bag cement,
60
56# furnace pipe at 10 cts.
5 60
4, 12 inch elbows,
1 00
Cleaning Village school rooms, J. H. Laing, 5 00 Out houses, H. C. Kingsbury, 2 00
West school house, F. P. Crain, 1 50
F. P. Crain, cleaning out house, 1 00
Supplies.
Chamberlain & Co., 2 clocks, 1 85
Ginn & Co., 4 Mont American history, 2 99
H. M. Weigel, 1 dozen report cards, 25
O. A. Owen, supplementry reading, 50
Sears, Roebuck & Co., 25 gross chalk and freight, 5 29 One globe, 2 70 "
F. A. Wilder, 1 water pail, 20
2 brooms 30 cts. each, 60
fly paper, 05
wash dish and cake of soap, 15
34
W. H. Spalter, 25 packs Arithmetic paper, 4 50
12 packs composition paper, 4 16
5 quires journal paper, 1 25
Drawing paper,
88
2 gross lead pencils, 2 50
14 copy books, 1 12
1 gross pens,
50
3 dozen flags,
1 50
3 comp. Rhetoric, 3 30
7 Language books,
4 15
7 Cyrs primer,
2 03
7 Miles arithmetic,
3 26
4 Greenleaf arithmetic,
3 50
7 Physiologies,
3 50
11 spellers, 2 45
6 Frys geography, 6 30
5 Laws of health, 3 10
4 Second Readers, 1 50
3 Third readers,
1 50
3 Ink crystals,
30
12 Blanks,
42
100 Enumeration cards,
55
3 School warrants,
15
Enumeration of pupils,
Telephoning,
2 14
A. E. Crain, for express and postage,
75
Arbelle E. Crain,
School Board, 60 00
John H. Laing,
Herbert E. Adams, Treasurer,
5 00
Mary A. Hammond, Clerk,
1 00
Frank E. Smith, Truant Officer,
10 00
William Woods, Auditor, . 1 00
$1.564 38
Aaron W. Fields,
2 00
35 REPORT OF SCHOOL DISTRICT TREASURER
1913
Feb. 15 Balance in treasury, $154 22
Oct. 13 Received of School Board, Alstead tuition, 12 75
1914
Feb. 14 Received of Selectmen, 1,336 33
Feb. 14 Received School board, Sullivan tuition, 72 00
Total receipts, $1,575 30
Paid out by order of School Board,
1,564 38
Balance in treasury of district, Feb 15, 1914, $10 92
H. E. ADAMS, Treasurer
Cheshire County, Ass Town of Gilsum
This is to certify that I have examined and audited the above accounts of School Treasurer, town ofGilsum and find them correct.
WM. WOODS,
School Auditor.
Estimated Am't needed for School Purposes, Yr. 1914
Schools,
$1,100 00
Supplies, 50 00
Tuitions, 66 66
Insurance,
22 00
Salaries of Officers,
77 00
Flag,
3 25
$1,318 91
VITAL STATISTICS.
To the Seletmen:
In compliance with an act of the legislature, passed June session, 1887, amended by the legislature of 1899, requiring "clerks of towns and cities to furnish a transcript of the record of births, marriages and deaths to the municipal officers for publication in the Annual Report," I hereby submit the following:
BIRTHS REGISTERED IN THE TOWN OF GILSUM, N. H., FOR THE YEAR ENDING DEC. 31. 1913
Date of Birth
Sex and Condition
Name of Child
Male or
Female.
Living or
Still born.
No. of Child
1st, 2d, etc.
Name of Father.
Maiden Name
Occupation of Ftaher.
Birthplace of
Birthplace of
Mother.
Age of Father
Age of Mother
Mar. 23
FL
5
Silas M. Spring
Ethel G. Carey
Farmer
Jamaca, Vt.
Chesterfield, N. H.
32 26
-
.
of Mother.
Father.
(If any)
MARRIAGES REGISTERED IN THE TOWN OF GILSUM, N. H., FOR THE YEAR ENDING DEC. 31. 1913
Date of Mar- riage.
Place of
Marriage
Name and Surname of Bride and Groom.
Residence of each at time of Marriage
Age each yrs
Occupation of Groom and Bride
Place of birth of each.
Names of
Parents
Birthpace of Parents
Condition. *
Name, Residence and Official Station of person by whom married.
May 17 Gilsum
Carl P. Britton Rua Beckwith
Gilsum Gilsum
19 19 ..
Teamster Alstead,N.H. Housekeeper Gilsum
Jessie Griffith Prentis Britton Henry Beckwith Jennie Beckwith
Keene, N. H. 1 st Alstead, N. H. Bennington, N. H. 1 st Gilsum, N. H.
Rev.Albert V.Fisher Gilsum, N. H.
15
DEATHS REGISTERED IN THE TOWN OF GILSUM, N. H., FOR THE YEAR ENDING DEC. 31, 1913
Date of Death
Age.
Sex and Condition
Place of Birth.
Name and Surname
Years.
Months. Days.
Male or
Female.
S., M., W .*
Father.
Mother.
Mother.
Jan. 20 Samuel W. Dart
Feb. 3 Mabel Stevens
42
Gilsum, N. H.
S
Gilsum Surry, N. H.
Sullivan, N. H. Gilsum
Mar. 5 Charles W. Rawson
74
9 Acworth, N. H.
M
S Sullivan, N. H. Acworth, N. H. W
Achworth, N. H.
Jesse Dart Geo. A. Stevens James Rawson Allen Hayward
Maria T. Foster Urbanah Mack Mary Nims Lavina Silsby
July 2 Margaret A. Hussey 9 Sylvester L. Nash
81/ 2
Gilsum, N. H.
M
M
Aug. 19 Justus Heath
50' 2 19 Stoddard, N. H.
M
M Stoddard, N. H.
Gilsum
B. Nash Justus Heath
Rhodie Davis Lovisa J. Nash
*Single, married or widowed.
Maiden Name of
Place of Birth.
Name of Father.
of the Deceased.
62 8 5 Sullivan, N. H.
M F
M
May 21 Laura H. Clark
89 1| l Acworth, N. H. Ireland
F
F
I hereby certify that the foregoing transcript of births, marriages and deaths is correct according to the best of my knowledge and belief.
H. E. ADAMS, Town Clerk
1
7/21/2008 139714 1 29 00
HF GROUP- IN
Need help finding more records? Try our genealogical records directory which has more than 1 million sources to help you more easily locate the available records.