Annual report for the Town of Alton, New Hampshire, 1921-1922, Part 3

Author: Alton (N.H.)
Publication date: 1921
Publisher: [Alton, N.H.] : The Town
Number of Pages: 118


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Article 17. To choose all necessary town officers for the ensuing year and to elect one selectman for three years.


Given under our hands and seal this twenty-fifth day of February, 1922.


HERBERT E. HAYES, FRANK M. AYER, ARTHUR M. TWOMBLY, Selectmen of Alton.


A true copy of warrant, attest :


HERBERT E. HAYES, FRANK M. AYER, ARTHUR M. TWOMBLY,


Selectmen of Alton.


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ANNUAL REPORT OF THE TOWN OF ALTON


BUDGET OF THE TOWN OF ALTON, N. H.


Estimates of Revenue and Expenditures for the Ensuing Year, February 1, 1922, to January 31, 1923, com- pared with Actual Revenue and Expenditures of the Previous Year, February 1, 1921, to January 31, 1922.


SOURCES OF REVENUE


Actual Revenue for 1921


Estimated Revenue for 1922


FROM STATE


Insurance tax


$37.50


$37.50


Railroad tax


2,215.30


2,215.30


Savings bank tax


1,828.78


1,828.78


For fighting forest fires


16.30


50.00


For highways


(a) For state aid maintenance


125.00


335.00


(b) For trunk line maintenance


460.37


3,400.00


(c) Unimproved trunk line maintenance


1,782.65


1,100.00


(d) Bounties


44.40


25.00


FROM LOCAL SOURCES EXCEPT TAXES


All licenses and permits except dog licenses


1,145.44


1,500.00


Fines and forfeits


15.00


25.00


Rent of town hall and other buildings


1,019.00


1,000.00


Interest received on taxes and deposits


11.19


Income of departments: High- ways, sewers, etc.


110.66


50.00


Dog licenses


263.59


275.00


County


50.00


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ANNUAL REPORT OF THE TOWN OF ALTON


FROM POLL TAXES $3,823.00 342.73 150.00


Escapements


REVENUE APPLICABLE ONLY TO


NEW CONSTRUCTION AND


IMPROVEMENTS


From state


(a) For state aid highway contruction $26.74


(b) For trunk line highway construction 10,605.97


REVENUE APPLICABLE ONLY TO


PAYMENTS ON INDEBTEDNESS


Temporary loan $12,500.00


REVENUE WHICH MUST BE PAID


TO OTHER GOVERNMENTAL


DIVISIONS


Alton Water Works


$17,500.00


Cash on hand 3,858.28


Total revenues from all sources except property taxes


$57,731.98


AMOUNT RAISED BY PROP- ERTY TAXES 44,226.77


TOTAL REVENUES $101,958.75


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ANNUAL REPORT OF THE TOWN OF ALTON


PURPOSES OF EXPENDITURES


CURRENT MAINTENANCE EXPENSES


Actual Expenditures for 1921


Estimated Expenditures for 1922


General Government


Town officers' salaries


$1,568.07


$1,500.00


Town officers' expenses


291.63


275.00


Election and registration expenses


109.60


200.00


Municipal court expenses


100.00


100.00


Care and supplies for town hall


1,127.16


900.00


Protection of Persons and Property -


Police department


184.30


200.00


Fire department


901.86


1,200.00


Bounties


44.40


25.00


Health


Health department


103.53


50.00


Vital statistics


21.55


20.00


Highways and Bridges


State aid maintenance


State's contribution


125.00


335.00


Town's contribution


288.46


335.00


Trunk line maintenance


State's contribution


1,475.84


3,400.00


Town's contribution


1,822.70


1,700.00


Town maintenance


8,082.39


6,000.00


Street lighting


48.00


48.00


General expenses of highway department


4,981.13


4,000.00


Education


Libraries


384.00


384.00


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ANNUAL REPORT OF THE TOWN OF ALTON


TAXES RAISED FOR THE YEAR 1921


State tax reg.


$4,760.00 1,260.00


State tax spec.


$6,020.00


County tax


2,489.41


School tax


17,956.85


Fireman tax


105.00


Library tax


384.00


Highway tax


9,703.44


Sidewalk tax


200.00


Town tax


2,300.00


Notes and interest


1,674.13


Percentage


1,626.70


Total town tax $42,459.53


Precinct tax


$1,750.00


Percentage


17.24


Total precinct tax $1,767.24


POLL TAXES


743 poll taxes at $5.00


$3,715.00


36 poll taxes at $3.00 108.00


$3,823.00


Total amount charged to collector $48,049.77


Total amount collected $47,024.89


Property and poll taxes abated 443.34


Property bought by town 581.54


$48,049.77


ASSETS


Cash :


In hands of treasurer


$3,204.50


In hands of state treasurer


Joint highway account 7.576.04


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ANNUAL REPORT OF THE TOWN OF ALTON


Accounts due town :


Due from county


19.00


Due from stable rent


48.00


Taxes due from previous years


120.50


Taxes bought by town


581.54


20,528 feet of bridge plank


923.76


4 bbls. cold patch


40.00


Total assets


$12,513.40


LIABILITIES


Bills owed by town :


Steam heat appropriation


$1,700.00


Sidewalk appropriation


200.00


Joint highway account :


Bal. unexpended, town 1,623.30


Bal. unexpended, state and federal aid


7,576.04


Notes payable serially :


James B. Woodman


$1,000.00


Albert D. Morse


1,000.00


Trustees of trust funds


2,425.00


Amy Welch


800.00


Addie B. Hutchins


500.00


Ella A. Gilman


1,000.00


Ellsworth H. Rollins


10,000.00


Lillian M. Fifield


1,000.00


Alma L. Smith


1,500.00


Emily A. Francis


1


700.00


Waldo C. Varney


1,000.00


Arthur M. Twombly


1,000.00


Total liabilities


$33,033.34


Net debt Jan. 1, 1922


$20,519.94


Net debt Jan. 31, 1921


4,081.34


Increase in debt caused by pur-


chase of water works $16,438.60


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ANNUAL REPORT OF THE TOWN OF ALTON


BALANCE AVAILABLE FOR 1922 JOINT FUND CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE


Town State Federal Total


New projects $1,508.83 $3,017.66


$4,526.49 $9,052.98


Trunk line con. 108.31


108.31


Trunk line main. 11.48


17.20 28.68


State aid con. 3.68


14.69 18.37


Total construction and maintenance $9,208.34


SCHEDULE OF TOWN PROPERTY


Description


Value


1. Town hall, land and buildings


$25,000.00


Furniture and equipment 1,000.00


2. Library, furniture and equipment


1,500.00


3. Department property Fire department, land and building


1,000:00


Apparatus


5,100.00


Highway department, equipment


1,100.00


4. All other property and equipment Colbath lot, gravel pit


200.00


Place lot and stable


1,000.00


Alton Water Works


17,500.00


Total


$53,400.00


SCHEDULE OF SCHOOL DISTRICT PROPERTY


Description High school buildings, land and hothouse


Value


15,000.00


Bay school buildings


2,500.00


Rural school buildings


2,000.00


Furniture and apparatus


2,500.00


Total


$22,000.00


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ANNUAL REPORT OF THE TOWN OF ALTON


REPORT OF TOWN CLERK AUTO REGISTRATION


Number permits issued, 187


$1,105.44 46.75


Amount allowed for issuing


$1,058.69


Male dogs licensed to date 100


Female dogs licensed to date 19


Total licenses 119 $294.00


Fees at .25 each


$29.75


Printing and postage


.66


$30.41


$263.59


ETHEL W. MORRELL, Clerk.


TREASURER'S REPORT


RECEIPTS


Cash on hand February 1, 1921 $3,858.28


Received of selectmen and clerk 50,050.70


Received of collector 48,049.77


$101,958.75


PAYMENTS


Paid orders of selectmen $98,754.19


Cash on hand January 31, 1922 $3,204.56


Respectfully submitted, HARRIETT F. VARNEY, Treasurer.


We, the undersigned, having examined the fore- going account, find it properly vouched and correctly cast. FRANK T. COLLINS, WALTER J. GEORGE, Alton, N. H., January 31, 1922. Auditors.


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ANNUAL REPORT OF THE TOWN OF ALTON


RECEIPTS


State tax assessed


$6,020.00


County tax assessed


2,489.41


School tax assessed


17,956.85


Fireman tax assessed


105.00


Library tax assessed


384.00


Highway tax assessed


9,703.44


Sidewalk tax assessed


200.00


Town tax assessed


2,300.00


Note and interest tax assessed


1,674.13


Percentage assessed


1,626.70


Precinct tax and percentage


assessed 1,767.24


Total property tax charged


to collector


$44,226.77


Poll tax


3,823.00


Total taxes charged to collector $48,049.77 Taxes previous years and escapements 342.73


FROM STATE


For highways:


(a) Bal. Jan. 31, 1921 $767.18


(b) State aid maintenance 125.00


(c) State aid construction 26.74


(d) Trunk line maintenance 460.37


(e) Trunk line construction


1,303.94


(f) State and federal aid


9,302.03


(g) Trunk line unimproved, maintenance 1,015.47


Insurance tax


37.50


Railroad tax


2,215.30


Savings bank tax


1,828.78


Bounties 44.40


Forest fires 16.38


FROM LOCAL SOURCES EXCEPT TAXES Dog licenses $263.59


B. & M. R. R., forest fires 28.55


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ANNUAL REPORT OF THE TOWN OF ALTON


Business licenses


40.00


Fines and forfeits


15.00


Rent of town hall


1,019.00


Income of departments


82.11


Interest on taxes


11.19


Motor vehicle permits


1,105.44


Temporary loans


12,500.00


Water works loans


17,500.00


Total $50,050.70


Total receipts from all sources


$98,100.47


Cash on hand January 31, 1921


3,858.28


Grand total


$101,958.75


PAYMENTS CURRENT MAINTENANCE EXPENSES


General government:


1. Town officers' salaries $1,568.07


2. Town officers' expenses 291.63


3. Election and registration 109.60


4. Municipal court 100.00


5. Town hall 1,127.16


Protection of persons and property :


6. Police department 184.30


7. Fire department 901.86


8. Bounties 44.40


Health :


9. Health department 103.53


10. Vital statistics


21.55


Highways and bridges :


11. State aid maintenance 413.46


12. Trunk line maintenance 1,267.59


13. Trunk line maintenance unim- proved 2,030.95


14. Town maintenance


8,082.39


15. Street lighting 48.00


.


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ANNUAL REPORT OF THE TOWN OF ALTON


16. General expenses of dept. 4,981.13


Education :


17. Libraries 384.00


Charities :


18. County poor 19.00


Patriotic purposes :


19. Memorial day


100.00


Recreation :


20. Band concerts 200.00


Public service enterprises :


21. Water works


17,500.00


Interest :


22. Paid on notes 693.30


New construction and permanent improvement :


23. Highways and bridges :


Federal aid, No. 4 $401.04


Fed. aid No. 100 10,025.96


Trunk line constr'n 1,805.94


State aid constr'n 2,178.05


$14,410.99


Indebtedness :


24. Payment on notes


$13,500.00


PAYMENTS TO OTHER GOV-


ERNMENTAL DIVISIONS


25. State tax $6.020.00


26. Soldiers' bonus 1,436.00


27. County tax 2,489.41


28. Precinct tax 1,767.24


29. Payment to school


17,933.75


$29,646.40


Unclassified :


30. Taxes bought by town 581.54


31. Abatements, 1921


443.34


Total payments for all purposes $98,754.19


Cash on hand JJanuary 31, 1922 3.204.56


Grand total


$101,958.75


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ANNUAL REPORT OF THE TOWN OF ALTON


DETAIL STATEMENT OF PAYMENTS


GENERAL GOVERNMENT


DETAIL 1. TOWN OFFICERS' SALARIES


Selectmen :


Charles H. McDuffee


$12.00


John W. Proctor


4.0,0


Leon T. Dodge


4.00


Herbert E. Hayes


478.00


Frank M. Ayer


324.00


Arthur M. Twombly


240.00


Clerk :


Ethel W. Morrell


98.07


Collector :


John H. McDuffee


300.00


Treasurer :


Harriett F. Varney


100.00


Auditors :


Frank T. Collins


4.00


Walter J. George


4.00


$1,568.07


DETAIL 2. EXPENSES


Livery hire, etc.


Frank M. Ayer


$62.50


Herbert E. Hayes


5.00


Supplies and incidentals :


Register of deeds


13.90


Edson C. Eastman Co.


26.23


N. H. assessors


2.00


Edith V. Davis


10.00


Herbert E. Hayes


17.60


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ANNUAL REPORT OF THE TOWN OF ALTON


Frank M. Ayer


16.91


Arthur M. Twombly 3.01


Cocheco Temple, dinners


4.55


Charles H. McDuffee


10.88


Stamps and stationery :


Herbert E. Hayes


11.30


Printing town reports :


Farmington News


107.75


$291.63


DETAIL 3. ELECTION AND REGISTRATION


Town clerk :


Ethel W. Morrell


$10.60


Supervisors :


Fred M. Newhall


12.00


Arthur M. Twombly


12.00


Willis H. Reynolds 12.00


Ballot inspectors :


Oscar E. Davis


4.00


Waldo C. Varney


4.00


Oe Varney


4.00


Oscar Duncan


4.00


Printing ballots, etc .:


The Farmington News 12.00


The Kingswood Print Shop 30.00


Expense on booths :


Walter J. George 5.00


$109.60


DETAIL 5. CARE AND SUPPLIES FOR TOWN HALL


Ethel W. Morrell, supplies $22.99


Herbert E. Morrell, insurance 55.12


Herbert J. Jones, insurance 133.35


J. JJones & Son, supplies 7.90


De Varney, wood and coal 203.07


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ANNUAL REPORT OF THE TOWN OF ALTON


W. W. Durgin, wood


40.00


Alton Water Works


19.00


Adams and Adams, supplies


3.83


Walter J. George, janitor


150.00


Walter J. George, extra labor


31.80


Alton Electric Light & Power Co.


262.76


Union Telephone Co.


26.94


S. F. Hall & Son, slaters


161.60


Chester H. Hanson, repairs


1.00


George A. Prescott, sawing wood


7.50


$1,127.16


DETAIL 6. POLICE DEPARTMENT


Walter J. George, care of tramps


$19.95


Walter J. George, police 14.00


Cephas W. Derby, constable


47.95


Traffic Sign & Signal Co. 36.50


Ayer's Garage, supplies


1.90


Daniel E. Johnson, care of lights


34.00


$184.30


DETAIL 7. FIRE DEPARTMENT


N. H. Forestry Dept., foresters'


pump $10.00


Ethel W. Morrell, supplies


5.16


Ayer's Garage, supplies


61.00


Walter J. George, labor and supplies


59.50


Walter J. George, fire ward


5.00


Arthur M. Twombly, fire ward


5.00


Arthur M. Twombly, pay roll


Hose 1 154.80


Lester F. Downing, pay roll,


Hose 2 70.20


Cephas W. Derby, pay roll, forest fires 94.70


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ANNUAL REPORT OF THE TOWN OF ALTON


Cephas W. Derby, forest fire warden 5.00 Alton & Alton Bay Water Co.,


hydrants 130.00


Alton Water Works 260.00


Alton Electric Light & Power Co. 12.00


J. H. Downing Co., supplies 12.81


Adams & Adams, supplies 13.44


J. Jones & Son, supplies 3.25


$901.86


DETAIL 9. HEALTH AND SANITATION


Chester P. Hanson, services and supplies $48.53


Dr. F. W. Mclaughlin 55.00


$103.53


DETAIL 10. VITAL STATISTICS


Ethel W. Morrell, returns to state $10.05


Dr. E. R. Wright, return of births and deaths 1.50


Dr. F. W. MeLaughlin, return of births and deaths 6.50


Dr. J. F. Mclaughlin, return of births and deaths 2.50


Rev. C. P. Cleaves, return of marriages .50


Rev. Orvin H. Wallace, return of marriges .25


Justice H. B. Lang, return of marriages .25


$21.55


DETAIL 11. STATE AID MAINTENANCE De Varney $385.00


F. H. Gray


28.46


$413.46


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ANNUAL REPORT OF THE TOWN OF ALTON


DETAIL 12. TRUNK LINE MAINTENANCE


Oe Varney


$929.61


F. H. Gray 47.73


.J. L. Rollins, patrolman


290.25


$1,267.59


DETAIL 13. TRUNK LINE MAINTENANCE, UNIMPROVED


J. L. Rollins, patrolman $198.50


J. F. Smith, patrolman 724.79


W. Allen Varney, patrolman 533.33


Irville T. Proctor, patrolman 179.65


Willie E. Rhines, patrolman 252.18


Oe Varney 142.50


$2,030.95


DETAIL 14. TOWN MAINTENANCE


1. Ai T. Gilman, pay rolls $856.19


2. Oe Varney, pay rolls 2,114.89


3. Albert D. Morse, pay rolls 1,268.72


4. Seth E. Grant, pay rolls 474.88


5. Loon Cove, pay rolls


651.39


6. Irville T. Proctor, pay rolls


165.35


7. Frank J. Stevens


295.20


8. and 9. George E. Davis, pay rolls 342.84


10. Charles H. Proctor, pay rolls 344.35


11. Scott Bubier, pay rolls 245.01


12. Walter D. Page, pay rolls 29.64


13. Willie E. Rhines, pay rolls 1,278.10


14. Fred P Hayes, pay rolls 15.83


$8,082.39


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ANNUAL REPORT OF THE TOWN OF ALTON


DETAIL 16. GENERAL EXPENSES


Winter Work


1.


$102.54


2.


498.93


3.


244.01


4.


241.60


5.


70.94


6.


38.98


7.


22.75


8. and 9.


59.50


10.


123.50


11.


76.24


12.


7.60


13.


257.47


14.


6.18


$1,750.24


Oe Varney, agent's salary


441.00


B. & M. R. R., wharf rental


1.00


Joseph A. Mooney, plank


$636.40


North East Metal Co., culverts


201.60


C. H. Hanson, blacksmith work


43.85


L. E. French, plank


607.77


Good Roads Mch. Co.


76.50


F. T. Hunt, repairs


4.00


Berger Mfg. Co., culverts


212.80


R. B. McKimm, supplies


26.40


B. & M. R. R., freight


58.50


American Railway Express


1.21


.


Thompson-Hoague Co.


16.02


F. E Mooney, drain pipe


6.00


Manchester Boiler Repair Works 162.56 City of Manchester, steam roller and sprinkler 400.00


De Varney, plank


28.00


R. A. Frohock, drag plank


15.00


J. Jones & Son. supplies 234.29


Thomas Lee, gravel 11.60


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ANNUAL REPORT OF THE TOWN OF ALTON


Harris A. Emerson, gravel


3.15


Andrew J. Gilman, grade 19.70


Carroll C. Shannon, livery


8.50


H. P. Maxfield, supplies


7.69


Manchester Coal & Ice Co., coal 3.30


Arthur M. Twombly, railing


4.05


$4,981.13


DETAIL 18. COUNTY POOR


Dr. E. R. Wright, aid to Lewis Chartier


$4.00


Dr. F. W. Mclaughlin, aid to Everett Annis 15.00


$19.00


DETAIL 19. MEMORIAL DAY Oscar E. Davis $100.00


DETAIL 22. INTEREST ON NOTES


James B. Woodman


$45.00


Albert D. Morse 45.00


Luella M. Phillips


45.00


Ellsworth H. Rollins


45.00


People's National Bank


299.17


Laconia Savings Bank


105.00


Trustees of trust funds


109.13


$693.30


Respectfully submitted, HERBERT E. HAYES, FRANK M. AYER, ARTHUR M. TWOMBLY,


Selectmen. We, the undersigned, having examined the forego- ing account, find it properly vouched and correctly cast. FRANK T. COLLINS, WALTER J. GEORGE,


Auditors.


REPORT OF THE TRUST FUNDS OF THE TOWN OF ALTON


Date of Creation


TRUST FUNDS-Purpose of Creation


HOW INVESTED


Am't of Principal


Rate of Interest


Balance of Income


on Hand at


Income During


Expended During


Balance of Income


End of Year


1901


Aug


1| Herbert f and Leonard Nute, cemetery fund


9 36


7 12


7 00


9 48


1904 June 4 Evaline L Palmer


library


66


100


10 50


4 92


5 00


10 42


1910 Sept 23 Betsey J Frohock


-


~


100


10 66


4 93


4 00


11 59


1911


Jan 28 Emeline R Avery


5009


107 60


26 80


1911


Jan


28 George W Berry estate


66


100


4 41


4 68


8 00


1 09


1911


Aug


21 Stephen C Wentworth


75 .


3 99


3 54


6 00


1 53


1911


Sept


5 Lydia A Runnals


100+


10 07


4 91


5 00


9 98


1913 Feb)


15 Alonzo S French


150


9 87


7 15


7 00


10 02


1913


Feb)


15 Jonathan H Downing


66


100


6 29


4 75


4 00


7 04


1914


Feb


15 Daniel M and John F Perkins .


50


1 48


2 31


3 00


79


1914


Nov 12 Ellen Jones


400


39 72


19 59


17 00


42 31


1916


July 21 Andrew J Varney & Chester A Twombly


100


2 14


4 59


6 50


23


1917


Feb


15 William B Jenness


U S 2nd Liberty Loan Bond


50


43


8 51


2 00


6 94


1917


Feb) 15 Charles H Downing


U S 2nd Liberty Loan Bond


100~


3 91


18 21


6 00


16 12


1917


May 14 Jonas M Place


U S 2nd Liberty Loan Bond


100+


2 22


18 14


5 00


15 36


1917


May 16 Minerva B Sanborn


U S 1st Liberty Loan Bond Adirondack Electric Power Corporation bonds


50.3.5


39


1 77


2 00


16


1917


Dec Percy S Jones


Hamilton Cataract Light & Power traction bonds


4,000


5


200 00


200 00


1919 June 10 Eben G Sleeper


U S 3rd Liberty Loan Bond


100


13 02


4 00


9 02


1919


Sept 15 Ann Elizabeth Stowell


..


( S 2nd Liberty Loan Bonds


150


2 61


6 49


6 00


3 10


1919


Dec 31 Sarah JJ Clark


.6


U S 4th Liberty Loan Bonds


400


4 00


17 16


10 00


11 16


1920


June 11 Lewis P Varney


66


U S 2nd Liberty Loan Bond


100


16 43


3 00


13 43


1921


June 1 Clara A Fifield


6.


U S 4th Liberty' Loan Bond


100


14 34


6 00


8 34


1921


June 1| Lizzie A Lamper


66


U S 3rd Liberty Loan Bond


50


1 06


1 00


06


1922


Feb 1|M D L McDuffee


50


7,775


229 78 437 18 360 00 306 96


We, the undersigned, having examined the foregoing account, 1


find it properly vouched and correctly cast,


Secured by Serial Notes of Town of Alton as follows:


$150; 500 2


22 50


22 50


1909 Feb 12 Sarah J I Evans


cemetery


Date of Note Amt. Payable Jan31,1919 $1000 Jan31,1925 Jan31,1919 1000 Jan31,1926 Jan31,1919 425 JJan31,1927 (Above notes draw Inter- est at 4 1-2 p. c.)


4 1-2 per cent


Beginning of Year


Year


Year


on Hand at


ANNUAL REPORT OF THE TOWN OF ALTON


28


4 1-4


13


4 26


4 00


39


1921


Feb 15 Charles H Hurd


U S 4th Liberty Loan Bonds


100


4 1-4


6 .


FRANK T. COLLINS, WALTER J. GEORGE, Auditors


16 00 118 40


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ANNUAL REPORT OF THE TOWN OF ALTON


REPORT OF ALTON PUBLIC LIBRARY FINANCIAL STATEMENT RECEIPTS


Balance at beginning of year


$78.48


Town appropriation


384.00


Income from endowment funds


22.50


Other sources


14.45


Total receipts


$499.43


EXPENDITURES


Books


$237.61


Periodicals


45.90


Binding


45.78


Salaries, librarian


100.00


Supplies and printing


33.85


Total expenditures


$463.14


Balance on hand 36.29


RESOURCES


Number of bound volumes at beginning of year 4,654


Number of bound volumes added by purchase 125


Total number of volumes owned at end of year 4,779


Number of magazines and newspapers currently received 27


Number pamphlets on file


75


SERVICE


Number of volumes of non-fiction lent


400


Number of volumes of fiction lent 8,200


Total circulation for current year 8,600


Number of new borrowers added during the year 140 Total number of active borrowers during the year 225


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ANNUAL REPORT OF THE TOWN OF ALTON


BOOKS ADDED MAY, 1921


Ashman, Margaret


Bailey, Temple Barcynska, Countess Bassett, Sara Grey, Zane


Isabel Carleton in the West Glory of Youth Jackie Flood Tide The Man of the Forest The Mysterious Rider The Gun Brand


Hendryx, James B.


Kyne, Peter B.


Lewis, Sinclair


Oppenheim, E. Phillips


Kindred of the Dust Main Street The Devil's Paw


Porter, Eleanor


Sister Sue The Wrong Twin


NON-FICTION


Aldrich, Thomas B. An Old Town by the Sea Atlantic Monthly Press Atlantic Classics Babson, Roger W. Religion and Business Barrus, Clara John Burroughs


Burnham, Smith The Making of Our Country


Carroll, Dixie


Chambers, Julius


Fernald, James C.


A Working Grammar of the English Language Down the Columbia The Book of Dogs When Day is Done


Fuertes, Louis A. Guest, Edgar


Hughes, Edwin H. The Teaching of Citizenship Ingpen, Roger One Thousand Poems for Children The Grand Canyon of Arizona


James, Geo. W.


Johnson, Clifton


Highways and Byways of the Mississippi Valley Ordway, Edith Synonyms and Antonyms


Paine, Ralph D. Lost Ships and Lonely Seas Phelps, Wm. L.


The Advance of English Poetry in the English Century Phyfe, W. H. P. 18,000 Words Often Mispronounced Robinson, Corinne R. My Brother. Theodore Roosevelt Robinson, Rowland E. Silver Fields


Wilson, Harry L.


Goin' Fishin' News Hunting on Three Continents


Freeman, Lewis R.


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Scoville, Jr., Samuel Seton, Ernest T. Sweetser, M. F.


Thomas, Chas. S.


Thoreau, Henry D.


Vandyke, Henry Williams, Blanche C. Wells, H. G.


Adams, Samuel H.


Antin, Mary


Bower, B. M. Butler, Ellis P.


Canfield, Dorothy Chapman, Arthur Corelli, Marie


Cullum, Ridgwell


Curwood, James O. Dawson, Coningsby Dell, Ethel M.


Farnoll, Jeffrey


Farnoll, Jeffrey Friel, Arthur O.


Gibbs, Gco. Gordon, Chas. W. Gregory Jackson Hegan, Alice C.


Hutchinson, A. S. M.


Knibbs, Henry H.


Lincoln, Joseph C. Lincoln, Natalie S.


Livingston, Florence B.


Lutz, Grace L. H. Marshall, Archibald Marshall, Edison Martin, Helen R. Mccutcheon, Geo. Barr Miln, Louise J.


Every Day Adventures Woodland Tales A Guide to the White Mountains Alantic Prose and Poetry Walden Campfires and Guide Posts Our Short Story Writers The Outline of History


FICTION


Success At School in the Promised Land Casey Ryan In Pawn The Brimming Cup Mystery Ranch The Secret Power The Heart of Unaga The Flaming Forest The Kingdom Round the Corner The Obstacle Race Black Bartlemy's Treasure Martin Conisby's Vengeance King of Kearsearge Youth Triumphant To Him that Hath Desert Valley Quin


If Winter Comes Partners of Chance Galusha, the Magnificent The Unseen Ear The Custard Cup The Tryst Peter Binny The Snowshoe Trail Tillie Quill's Window Mr. Wu


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Oppenheim, E. Phillips


Oppenheim, E. Phillips


Nobody's Man The Profiteers


Pedler, Margaret


Pelley, William D.


Poole, Ernest


Porter, Gene S.


Richards, Laura E.


Rutledge, Archibald


Spearman, Frank H.


Sterrett, Frances R.


Tarkington, Booth


Wells, Carolyn


White, William P.


Wright, Harold B.


Alice Adams Ptomaine Street The Heart of the Range Helen of the Old House


BOYS' BOOKS


Ames, Joseph B.


Torrance from Texas


Conant, Roger W.


French, Joseph L.


Gregor, Russell G.


Hiking Westward Great Sea Stories The War Trail


Hall, Dr. J. O.


When I Was a Boy in Norway


Mathiews, Franklin K.


The Boy Scouts' Book of. Camp Fire Stories


Spears, Raymond S. Driftwood


Sullivan, Alan Brother Eskimo


Winfield, Arthur M. The Rover Boys in the Air


Young, Clarence Jack Ranger's Gun Club


GIRLS' BOOKS


Abbott, Jane Aprilly Blanchard, Amy E. From Tenderfoot to Golden Eaglet Burnham, Clara L. The Key Note Colver, Alice R. Babs at Home


Daskam, Josephine D.


Deland. Ellen D.


Dowd, Emma C.


Duganne, Phyllis


Emerson, Alice B.


Judson, Clara I.


North, Grace M.


Smith College Stories The Secret Stairs When Polly Was Eighteen Ruthie Ruth Fielding at the War Front The Camp at Gravel Point Adele Doring at Boarding School


The Hermit of Far End The Frog Beggar's Gold Her Father's Daughter In Blessed Cypress


Old Plantation Days Laramie


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Patterson, S. Louise When I was a Girl in Switzerland Remick, Grace M. The Sheldon Six Seaman, Augusta H. The Dragon's Secret Buff


Terhune, Albert P.


Tyler, Anna C. White, Eliza O.


Twenty-four Unusual Stories Peggy in Her Blue Frock JUVENILE


Burgess, Thornton


The Burgess Animal Book for Children


Cady, Harrison


Farjeon, Eleanor


Caleb Cottontail Gypsy and Ginger


Fryer, Jane E. The Mary Frances Story Book Gruelle, Johnny Orphant Annie


Holbrook, Florence


The Hiawatha Primer


Murray, Gilbert


The Airplane Spider


Phillips, Ethel C. Little Friend Lydia


Russell, Anna V. A Story Told by Pins-


Tileston, Mary W. The Children's Hour .


Underwood, William L. Wild Brother BOOKS GIVEN DURING 1921


Cleaves, Chas. P. A Case of Sardines


Given by Charles P. Cleaves


Martyn, Charles The Life of Artemus Ward Given by the New England Historic Genealogical Society A deposit of books is sent regularly to the Alton Gore district, in charge of Mrs. George W. Horne; also to the Alton Mountain school, in charge of the teacher, Miss Lowell.


Respectfully submitted, ANNA M. WRIGHT, JOSEPH A. MOONEY, OCTAVIA H. GILMAN, Trustees. We the undersigned, having examined the forego- ing account, find it properly vouched and correctly cast. FRANK T. COLLINS, WALTER J. GEORGE,


Auditors.


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ANNUAL REPORT OF THE TOWN OF ALTON


REPORT OF THE TREASURER OF THE ALTON LIGHTING PRECINCT


Jan. 31, 1921, cash on hand $281.31


July 31, 1921, received from Town of Alton 831.92


Jan. 31, 1922, received from Town of Alton 935.32


$2,048.55


July 31, 1921, paid Alton Electric Light and Power Co. $831.92


Jan. 31, 1922, paid Alton Electric Light & Power Co. 848.00


Jan. 31, 1922, paid commissioners 9.00


Jan. 31, 1922, paid clerk 3.00


Jan. 31, 1922, paid moderator


3.00


Jan. 31, 1922, paid treasurer


3.00


Cash on hand Jan. 31, 1922


350.63


$2,048.55 ALBERT W. ADAMS, Treasurer of Precinct.


We, the undersigned, having examined the forego- ing account, find it properly vouched and correctly cast. FRANK T. COLLINS. WALTER J. GEORGE.


Auditor.


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ANNUAL REPORT OF THE TOWN OF ALTON


REPORT OF PRECINCT COMMISSIONERS


We, the precinct commissioners of the town of Alton, submit the following report :


The number of lights on January 31, 1921, was 106.


There have been several changes in the location of lights, which were placed where we thought they would light to better advantage.




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