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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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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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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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