Annual report of the city of Rochester, New Hampshire : for the year ending 1915, Part 3

Author: Rochester (N.H.)
Publication date: 1915
Publisher: Rochester, N.H. : The Town
Number of Pages: 284


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40


ANNUAL REPORT OF


hand and seal this fourth day of October in the year of our Lord, 1915.


CHARLES A. C. HANSON.


SEAL


Signed, sealed and delivered in the presents of us :


NORMA C. SNOW


CHARLES H. EASTMAN


LESLIE P. SNOW


A. GASPARD GELINAS


HORACE L. WORCESTER


DAVID J. LUCEY


JOHN GREENFIELD


JOHN V. HORNE


STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE


STRAFFORD, SS.


OCTOBER 4th 1915


Personally appeared the above named Charles A. C. Hanson and acknowledged the foregoing instrument to be his voluntary act and deed. Before me


LESLIE P. SNOW


Justice of the Peace and Notary Public


Assessors' Inventory


Polls


2,664 $ 5,328 00


Improved and unimproved lands and buildings


$4,568,537 00


Horses


713


73,320 00


Oxen


30


2,955 00


· Cows


764


33,430 00


Other neat stock


104


3,890 00


Sheep


126


505 00


Hogs


41


642 00


Fowls


2,082


2,773 00


Vehicles (including automobiles)


119,930 00


Portable Mills


2,325 00


Wood and lumber (not stock in trade)


37,913 00


Stock in public funds


6,250 00


Stock in banks and other corporations in this state


39,900 00


Money on hand, at interest or on de- posit


64,673 00


Stock in trade


776,327 00


Mills and carding machines and fac- tories and their machinery


683,925 00


Total valuation


$6,422,623 00


Expenditures


January 1, 1915, to January 1, 1916


Highway Department


Paid Wesley Page, labor on stall, tool box and snow plow $ 3 30


Henry Evans & Co., one pt. wagon paint and one brush 42


Rochester Lumber Co., one runner for snow plow 60


C. C. Shaw, three cds. slabs


6 00


Charles Pray, 4,607 ft. three-inch pine plank 105 96


Rochester Lumber Co., one spring pole


25


M. H. Plummer, two rings and straps and eight cans gall powder Rochester Lumber Co., four pieces oak


2 12


B. & M. R. R., 417 loads cinders 208 50


35


Henry Evans & Co., merchandise 103 85


28 50


Jos. Warren, 37,885 lbs. hay


340 24


E. G. & E. Wallace, 14 weigh bills


2 10


Rochester Lumber Co., one piece oak for snow plow 15


William Vickery, 3,538 lbs. rye straw 35 38


Walter F. Varney, cross bar and shoe on snow plow 1 00


A. F. Bradley, 67 bags cement


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CITY OF ROCHESTER


Paid B. &. M. R. R., freight


$147 29


M. H. Flummer, 15,355 lbs. hay 122 85


F. E. Hussey, freight and cartage


40


Walter F. Varney, repairing shoe on snow plow 50


William Blair, labor 27 33


Berry. & Shorey, axle grease


1 80


Ayers & Jenkins, one keg nails


2 25


The Good Roads Machinery Co., mer- chandise 21 95


Harold L. Bond Co., one dozen push brooms 5 00


Joseph Letourneau, labor on horse stall and barn door 6 75


Ames Plow Co., one Samson wheel jack 3 57


Miscellaneous Dep't, 292 miles mileage


6 57


Winchester Rock & Brick Co., two cars crushed stone 34 98


John Littlefield, labor on bridge


13 30


A. R. Tuttle, blacksmith work 13 15


Rochester Lumber Co., 120 ft. spruce and 12 clapboards 2 62


Fred Doyle, auto hire


19 00


Cecil Shepard, mason work


159 79


D. F. Jenness, carting gravel


19 42


Sewerage Dep't, one Y, one bend and two ft. pipe 74


Berry & Shorey, four gals. and one qt. paint 7 25


Jas. B. Young, 790 gals. gasoline


112 98


C. M. Bailey Co., merchandise 4 68


John Littlefield, labor


209 15


H. T. Hayes & Co., five lbs. fenu-greek seed 75


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ANNUAL REPORT OF


Paid Rochester Lumber Co., 70 cedar posts, oak and milling $ 30 00


W. I. Cushing, 20 gals. oil 2 20


J. H. Nute, filing saws, etc. 5 00


Water Dep't, three hours repairing iron fence 66


Walter N. Morrison, labor, tapping plug, etc. 27


Harold L. Bond Co., one §-inch edger


47


Rochester Lumber Co., cedar posts, stakes and lumber 119 40


New Eng. Road Machinery Co., grease cup for roller 3 19


John Stackpole, carefares, cleaning watering troughs 2 25


J. M. Stevens, seven photos 7 00


Berry & Shorey, merchandise 2 65


Walter N. Morrison, merchandise


7 25


Ayers & Jenkins, paint and oil


15 75


James B. Young, kerosene and gaso- line 15 68


Louis G. Cate, lettering signs


1 50


Gonic Mfg. Co., bridge plank


80 26


Rochester Lumber Co., lumber


57 89


Fred Landry, labor


4 00


Joe Lavallee,


2 44


F. E. Hussey, express paid


39


Rochester Lumber Co., frames


8 00


Winchester Rock & Brick Co., eight cars broken stone 172 65


B. & M. R. R., freight on stone


145 07


F. S. Mithee, sharpening picks and one new pole 3 80


Frank Sylvain, nine hours cutting


bushes 2 00


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CITY OF ROCHESTER


Paid Strafford-York Gas Co., 14 loads clay $ 3 50


Cecil Shepard, two doz. pick handles, one doz. sledge handles and labor 22 02


Geo. H. Springfield, repairing wheels and setting tires 31 00


Harry Meader, 12,310 lbs. hay


83 09


Sidewalk Dep't, 194 bbls. cement 283 24


J. William McDuffee, gravel bank


75 00


Walter N. Morrison, repairing tar tank and labor 4 11


C. W. Lowe & Son, auto hire


3 25


C. M. Bailey Co., repairing hose


25


Ayers & Jenkins, axle grease, bolts and washers 2 70


J. H. Nute, repairing tools 9 55


W. I. Cushing, kerosene 1 10


S. B. Morton, repairing harness 1 70


Winchester Rock and Brick Co., 66.16 tons crushed stone 45 38


John V. Horne, four days' labor


8 00


Harry Perkins, 8 00


Sewerage Dep't, one §-in. bend and one ¿- in. bend 80


B. & M. R. R., freight on two cars crushed stone 38 39


C. W. Lowe & Son, team hire


2 50


Walter N. Morrison, five lbs. waste, spring wire and drilling


60


F. H. Osgood, auto and team hire


4 00


C. Rand, labor 16 00


T. Duquet, 4 00


F. E. Hussey, express paid


20 36


Geo. E. Greenfield, 200 lbs. cement


224 28


David Carey, labor cutting bushes 14 00


Sumner B. Morton, merchandise 14 80


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ANNUAL REPORT OF


Paid Frank Twombly, 131 loads gravel $ 12 00


Charles E. Hodgdon, six days cutting bushes 19 65


Charles Adams, labor


2 00


Rochester Lumber Co., lumber and milling 46 09


F. H. Boston, labor on bridges


99 00


Harold L. Bond Co., one concrete tamper 1 20


The Philip Carey Co., 1,500 ft. elastite expansion joint 56 54


Wm. Highton & Sons Co., one bronze name plate 17 08


H. P. McIntire, labor


3 11


Carl K. Springfield, layout of Upham and Congress streets and park on Wakefield street 5 00


(Courier Pub. Co., one street sign


1 25


Hegesippe Desmarais, 100 brick 85


E. Pearl, work on concrete leveler


6 50


Water Dep't, work on stone bridge railing 1 61


Geo. L. Winkley, one 8-ft. slide rule 1 20


Wm. A. Grover, services as engineer 45 85


6 37


B. & M. R. R., freight on paving joints Walter N. Morrison, five-lb. pail grease 75 Peter Moison, work on bridge and cutting bushes 5 00


Geo. E. Greenfield, 60 bags cement 25 20


W. I. Cushing, bon ami and soap powder 35


Berry & Shorey, four ring bolts 60


John Hooper, filing two saws 40


C. M. Bailey & Co., one 6-inch elbow,


( one-half doz. washers and re- pairing hose 95


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CITY OF ROCHESTER


Paid Walter F. Varney, repairing snow plow $ 1 50


John S. Ricker, labor cutting bushes 7 77


A. F. Bradley, 15 bbls. cement 29 70


Geo. D. Dame, telephone service


18 00


Berry & Shorey, 24 lbs. iron and one spoon 1 30


Ayers & Jenkins, handles


3 40


A. Gray, one pole and three hours of labor 2 40


Twin State Gas & Electric Co., three 100w lamps 1 56


George Stevens, eight hours labor on ropes 2 00


Crossley Electrical Co., lamps and fix- tures 10 08


Guy E. Chesley, professional visits and medicine 17 00


Jos. Willett, 17 hours' labor


7 55


L. E. Goodwin, 7,500 lbs. hay


75 00


G. E. Dean, grain


460 27


W. K. Kimball, grain


436 54


Callaghan & Mithee, blacksmith work 81 65


Twin State Gas & El. Co., lighting


15 36


Morton & Dudley, merchandise


18 93


Frank W. Smith, blacksmith work


27 05


Eugene C. Foss, merchandise


126 10


Geo. D. Dame, Street Commissioner


1,000 00


Pay rolls for labor 11,222 57


Total expenditures


$17,318 46


Unexpended balance


58 25


$17,376 71


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ANNUAL REPORT OF


CREDIT


By balance from 1914 Appropriation


$


359 76


16,000 00


Rec'd from B. & M. R. R., macadamizing R. R. crossing at South Main street 125 00


Edwin Pray, dressing 60 75


Lewis D. Ricker, stone dust 5 77


Raymond Andrews, ashes


2 00


State Highway, pay rolls from Highway Dep't, by error 59 87


E. F. Goodwin, cement


25


C. A. C. Hanson, crushed stone


8 60


Chas. G. Jenness, gift toward walk 10 00


Robeson Process Co., dragging road 55 64


Eben S. Libby, stone


75


D. S. & R. St. Ry. Co., repairs on concrete


2 93


Joseph Letourneau, gravel


5 00


Rochester Fair Asso., one bbl.


tar 2 00


Checks not called for


17


Sewerage Dep't, dynamite


2 30


Fire Dep't, board of horses


326 00


Water Dep't, horse 163 00


Will Gordon, rent of tar kettle


5 65


W. G. Bradley, labor, curb, pitch and tar 42 80


State Highway, use of horses


113 00


H. A. Allen, gravel 3 00


Lawrence Willey, gravel


2 50


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CITY OF ROCHESTER


Rec'd from Benjamin C. Mills, 2nd-hand wheels $ 2 00


R. Dewitt Burnhan setting trees 89


Isinglass Bridge Dep't bronze plate, paid from Highway Dep't by error 17 08


$17,376 71


Miscellaneous Department


Paid John L. Copp, revenue stamps $ 4 00


Henry Evans & Co., merchandise 34 24


Pay roll-returns of births and deaths 80 25 Marriages 20 00


T. W. Osgood, merchandise 7 80


Standard Carbon & Ribbon Co., 100 sheets carbon and six typewriter ribbons 6 00


John S. Kimball, P. M., 1,900 postal cards 19 00


Rochester Printing Co., 200 committee cards 6 00


The Record Press, printing 400 copies Ordinances 187 30


Rochester Lumber Co., one pr. scales,


one truck and one snow cleaner 13 00


Registrar of Deeds, copying deeds 24 95


C. G. Hurd, enumeration of children 67 00


C. M. Bailey Co., box toilet paper and two dust pans 4 40


Water Dep't, work on fountain, So. Main street 42


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ANNUAL REPORT OF


Paid Crossley Electrical Co., electrical sup- plies $ 22 97


Elias Voyer, stove pipe, stove mat, etc. 2 35


G. T. Laundry, laundry work for 1914 3 16


Courier Pub. Co., supervisors' notices, 200 postals, and 1,000 slips 5 25


Evans Furniture Co., repairing chairs


4 00


West Disinfecting Co., five gallons liquid soap 8 75


Courier Pub. Co., 500 postals and 1,000 slips 4 00


The Record Press, 1,000 jackets


3 25


Courier Pub. Co., 1,000 appointment notices 4 50


John W. Dame, book stand


1 00


Twin State Gas & El. Co., 17 lamps used on Xmas tree 2 55


Somerville Brush Co., six brushes and three dusters 19 60


John S. Kimball, 100 long envelopes


2 13


Courier Pub. Co., printing traffic or- dinance 10 00


Fred P. Meader, pencils, blank books, paper, etc. 3 85


Henry Evans & Co., five master keys


2 50


E. F. Dame, labor, raking rocks 7 00


The Birmingham Pen Co., two gross pens 2 50


F. E. Hussey, postage, box rent, ex- press, etc. 12 89


John S. Kimball, 2,500 envelopes


53 48


Twin State Gas & Electric Co., two tungst. lamps 68


George G. Neal, binding seven asses- ors' books 7 00


51


CITY OF ROCHESTER


Paid B. & M. R. R., two mileages $ 22 50


Joseph Letourneau, labor on doors at City hall 11 53


H. A. Allen, labor on plastering


12 65


Courier Pub. Co., printing assessors' notice 2 25


The Record Press, 25 window cards for assessors 2 00


Berry & Shorey, merchandise


2 32


State of New Hampshire, engrossing three acts 16 50


Water Dep't, labor on fountain at Strafford square 6 46


Loring, Short & Harmon, seven shan- non files 4 67


J. H. Nute, blacksmith work 1 50


Norway Chemical Co., 320 lbs. sweep- ing compound 7 86


The Record Press, printing City Re- ports 423 14


Thos. W. Boyce, auto hire election day


1 00


Rochester Printing Co., 500 envelopes and 2,000 jackets 18 89


G. Conrad Brummer, federal tax on E. Rochester hall 58 34


Courier Pub. Co., 2,700 election ballots 9 00


Edson C. Eastman, one inventory book 15 00


Fred P. Meader, merchandise


5 19


Gould & Adams, rubber bands, stamp, pad and ink 4 45


D. W. Grover, removing wires on So. Main street 1 75


Loring, Short & Harmon, four tax col- lector's books 12 50


Rochester LumberCo., drawer partings 60


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ANNUAL REPORT OF


Paid Edson C. Eastman, one poll tax book for collector 2 55


$


Fenno W. Fifield & Co., bill heads 5 00


Rochester Printing Co., 6,500 tax bills 16 25


The E. Howard Clock Co., repairing city clock 13 71


William Wright, telephone service


18 00


George Rankin, truant officer, one year at East Rochester 10 00


Martin E. Jones, truant officer, one and one-half years 150 00


Frank R. Hayes, truant officer, one year at Gonic 10 00


Courier Pub. Co., report of committee blanks 4 00


The Johnson Paper Co., paper and pencils 15 00


J. S. Mills, overhauling typewriter 7 00


J. Spaulding & Sons Co., two waste baskets 1 70


B. &. M. R. R., freight on stationery and cup machine 73


W. H. Clafflin & Co., vending cup ma- chine and cups 18 38


Ross Allen, trucking booths and hose wagon 2 00


The Johnson Paper Co., one gross election pencils 3 75


Independent Statesman, bridge adver- tisement 8 63


Sewerage Dep't, cleaning sewer at Fire Station 2 97


Courier Pub. Co., printing notices 4 50


Dana W. Grover, repairing booths 89


Rochester Printing Co., juror notices 6 25


53


CITY OF ROCHESTER


Paid F. H. Osgood, auto hire $ 2 00


C. M. Bailey Co., mops and toilet paper 6 35


W. I. Cushing, kerosene 55


Rochester Printing Co., 1,000 jackets 3 50


Courier Pub. Co., printing ordinances 3 09


Rochester Lumber Co., glass for door and setting 2 70


The Record Press, change of residence notices 3 50


C. W. Lowe & Son, auto hire 6 50


Eugene C. Foss Co., one gal. paint, one pt. oil and one coal scoop


3 77


Haven T. Nutter, lettering doors and sign, and painting 5 25


Carl K. Springfield, work on layouts and attending hearing 26 00


J. A. Morrill, ice for summer of 1915 2 50


L. E. Scruton, services as engineer 13 30


Emery Davis, repairing ink stands


3 20


Library Bureau, 500 death cards


2 93


Eugene C. Foss Co., two bull's-eye lights and two bulbs 6 00


David Robillard, settlement of claim for damages 750 00


J. Stacy Tripp, auditing books for six months, ending July 1 12 00


C. M. Bailey Co., repairs on roof of Fire Station 9 92


Rochester Printing Co., 1,000 Council meeting postals 1 75


Thos. A. Baril, rent of house for elec- tion 3 00


Courier Pub. Co., prining ad., sewer- age notes 2 25


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ANNUAL REPORT OF


Paid Manifold Supplies Co., 50 sheets pen carbon paper $ 1 25


C. M. Bailey Co., two galv. iron pails 1 20


Eugene C. Foss Co., merchandise 9 91


West Disinfecting Co., 10 gals. Eu- chrelyptum 15 00


C. M. Bailey Co., two rubber dia- phragms 1 50


School Dep't, amt. paid for enumera-


ting by error from School Dep't 20 60


Geo. M. Rankin, enum. of children 17 00


Frank R. Hayes, 32 00


The Office Appliance Co., one loose- leaf mortgage book 9 80


Water Dep't, on fountain at Adams Corner 28 74


J. H. Nute, repairing soap dish, cut- ters and chair 1 45


Justin A. Emery, expenses, City vs. B. & M. R. R. 6 33


T. W. Osgood Co., envelopes and ink


95


Courier Pub. Co., 1,000 caucus bills


3 50


Eugene C. Foss Co., hose nozzle, alu- minun and brush 95


Twin State Gas & El. Co., 25 40w. lamps 5 50


Fenno W. Fifield & Co., printing elec- tion ballots 15 50


Harry R. Foss, moving election booths 2 00 C. M. Bailey Co., three mops and labor on faucets and closets 11 25


Natt Tasker, rent of building for election 5 00


F. E. Hussey, supplying 120 names of children 30 00


55


CITY OF ROCHESTER


Paid Eugene C. Foss Co., cotton waste, etc. $ 10 89


Twin State Gas & El. Co., lighting


230 80


New Eng. Tel. & Tel. Co., telephone service


45 06


Strafford-York Gas Co., gas


32 73


Total expenditures


$3,008 15


Transferred to School Dep't


1,200 00


$4,208 15


Unexpended balance


142 09


$4,350 24


CREDIT


By balance from 1914 Appropriation


$ 893 44


1,000 00


Rec'd from Gagne Bros., city land


1,200 00


Old papers sold


30


Opera House Dep't, three floor brushes


7 62


Police Department, lights for Police station


104 75


Moving picture licenses


275 00


Junk dealers'


90 00


Pool room


330 00


Circus 60


20 00


African dodger


5 00


Telephone


5 62


Mileage


10 74


Rent of E. Rochester hall


243 43


Sale of drinking cups


2 74


City Clerk's fees


161 60


$4,350 24


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ANNUAL REPORT OF


Fire Department


Paid Henry Evans & Co., 1,500 ft. wire, tape and batteries $ 17 25 46


Cocheco Woolen Mfg. Co., oil of vitriol M. E. Sterrett, drawing hose wagon to fires 4 00


Geo. E. Greenfield, coal


46 37


W. I. Cushing, seven gals. oil


79


R. W. LeBaron, testing and repairing governor for air whistle 8 02


Gamewell Fire Alarm Tel. Co., repair- ing fire alarm boxes 206 20


Callaghan & Mithee, shoeing horses


14 00


J. A. Morrill, hauling hose to fire 1 00


Henry Evans & Co., glass for fire alarm 45


F. H. Osgood, team hire 15 50


C. W. Lowe & Son, auto and team hire 82 75


W. A. Hanscom, expense to Boston and Newton Upper Falls 8 20


C. E. Randall, Chief Engineer, Jan. 1, to Feb. 3 41 57


John V. Horne, shoveling out hydrants 20 77


A. Livermore, one carboy holder 10 00


S. B. Morton, one case for mirror


65


Wilder B. Neal, two mirrors


1 50


Rochester Lumber Co., lumber and milling 3 91


Henry Evans & Co., paint, oil and turpentine 1 80


Callaghan & Mithee, repairing hose gong 1 50


F. E. Hussey, express paid 5 18


W. E. Blaisdell, watching fire 1 30


57


CITY OF ROCHESTER


Paid S. B. Morton, repairing bridle and one case for mirror $ 1 00


W. H. Carll & Sons, auto hire 4 00


Joseph Letourneau, labor on sliding pole 1 00


Charles Littlefield, watching fire


2 00


W. K. Kimball, hauling hose wagon to fire 1 00


Charles May, watching fire


2 00


Gamewell Fire Alarm Co., one fire alarm box 75 00


Knight & Thomas, four fire extin- guishers 86 24


Ross Allen, carting


6 25


B. & M. R. R., freight


3 78


Star Electric Co., one automatic whis- tle blowing machine


375 00


Patrick Manion, watching fire


2 00


David Morin,


2 00


Arthur Bickford, fireman four months


16 66


Globe Mfg. Co., 1,000 ft. hose, two pipes, two nozzles


643 00


M. C. Foss, hauling hose to fires


8 00


Water Dep't, three and one-half feet pipe, one coupling and labor


48


J. H. Nute, drilling boxes and repair- ing lanterns 2 25


Fred Doyle, auto hire


3 50


Dana Grover, work on wires


22 75


Henry Evans & Co., batteries, axle grease, glass and putty


2 10


C. C. Shaw, conveying firemen to fire


2 00


The Mathieson Alkali Works, five kegs extinguisher soda 11 20


A. J. Winters, drawing hose to fires 2 00


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ANNUAL REPORT OF


Paid Albert E. Evans, auto hire $ 2 00


Charles H. Ward, labor at fire 1 00


L. E. Goodwin, auto hire 25 00


The Gamewell Fire Alarm Co., zincs, and coppers and repairs on box Thomas W. Boyce, auto hire


155 45


75


J. C. Jenot, repairing roof of engine house 14 58


J. R. Grant, auto hire 4 00


C. H. Littlefield, fireman to July 1


25 00


Gonic Mfg. Co., wood for hose house and 205 lbs. oil of vitriol 8 21


Henry Evans & Co., hose and hardware


7 09


Eugene Dennett, services, sub-driver 20 00


David Morin, fireman 25 00


J. F. Safford, repairing fire alarm clock 75


F. S. Mithee, shoeing horses 4 50


T. W. Osgood, three memo. books


75


Charles E. Berry, collars and repair- ing harness 26 30


Eugene C. Foss Co., merchandise


12 80


The Globe Manfg. Co., battery for search light 1 50


George A. Pray, hauling hose to fire


1 00


L. E. Goodwin, drawing hose 2 00


Callaghan & Mithee, blacksmith work


3 00


Morton & Dudley, two collars, pads and eight straps 2 25


Eugene C. Foss Co., two rubber bump- ers 1 00


L. M. Richardson, auto hire


2 00


Walter F. Varney, merchandise and shoveling hydrants 7 20


Theodore Paradis, carting hose to fire 1 00


Harry R. Foss, hauling 2 00


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CITY OF ROCHESTER


Paid The Gamewell Fire Alarm Co., one six-inch gong $ 30 34


G. E. Chesley, two professional visits 5 00 The Gamewell Fire Alarm Co., 100 Beatty zincs 110 00


Fuel for City Hall Dep't, heating Fire Station (1915) 285 00


Highway Dep't, board of two horses one year 326 00


A. F. Bradley, two tons coal


16 00


Eugene C. Foss Co., 1,350lbs. blue vitriol


111 37


A. G. Gelinas, insurance on Cocheco hose house 10 05


A. E. Preston & Co., insurance on Torrent hose house 12 50


F. E. Small, insurance on Tiger en- gine house 12 50


Morton & Dudley, sheep skin on bridle


40


Chester Whitney, services as fireman four months 16 67


Rochester Lumber Co., three pieces 3x4, 12 ft. long 1 01


H. E. Bickford, ladder, bolts, etc. 1 70


F. E. Small, insurance on E. Roches- ter fire station 15 00


A. Gray, work on wires


2 50


Twin State Gas & El. Co., five 100w lamps 2 67


Morton & Dudley, repairing harness 2 60


C. M. Bailey Co., grate for heater 1 00


.C. E. Junkins, funnel and dampers 2 45


Knight & Thomas, discount deducted by error 1 76


A. W. Richards & Co., repairs on hose wagon 2 50


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ANNUAL REPORT OF


Paid G. E. Chesley, examining horse $ 3 00


Frank L. Kendall, insurance on East Rochester fire station 11 00


H. A. Allen, mason work and material


2 95


Twin State Gas & El. Co., lighting


146 80


New Eng. Tel. & Tel. Co.


22 10


Pay rolls for forest fires


387 35


Cocheco Hose Co., No. 1


500 00


Torrent 2


500 00


A. D. Whitehouse Hose Co., No. 3


325 00


Larkin Harrington Hose Co., No. 4 325 00


Ela Hose Co., No. 5


529 16


C. W. Bickford, H. & L. Truck, No. 6 525 00


John F. Nute, chief engineer


606 00


Wilber E. Horne, 1st assist. engineer


100 00


Peter McShane, 2nd


100 00


Donald C. Mason, 3rd


37 50


Chas. S. Clark, 3rd


12 50


L. M. Richardson, 4th


50 00


Total expenditures $7,276 89


CREDIT


By appropriation $6,000 00


Rec'd from state, on acct. forest fires 670 49


Sewerage Dep't, second-hand hose 25 00


Water Dep't, copper supphate 8 14


Town of Lebanon, Me., assist- ance at fire 100 00


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CITY OF ROCHESTER


Rec'd from forest fire checks, not called for $ 1 50


B. & M. R. R. on acct. of forest fires 35 25


Haverhill Patch Co., old hose 16 00


$6,856 38


Amount transferred from Salary Dep't


420 51


$7,276 89


Police Department


Paid F. H. Osgood, team hire


$ 2 25 -


A. R. Tuttle, carrying pris-


oners 75


F. H. Osgood, auto and team hire 71 50


Henry Evans & Co., batteries 2 15


John Young, city marshal 17 days


39 61


Warren Daggett, taking prisoners to County farm 1 10


J. D. Hussey, four mileages 45 00


Twin State Gas & El. Co., 24 lamps


6 70


Henry Evans & Co., three bulbs and eight batteries 3 25


W. H. Carll & Sons, auto hire


8 25


C. W. Lowe & Sons, auto and team hire


106 00


Henry Evans & Co., batteries, beads and tacks 1 94


F. W. Fifield & Co., 240 notice cards


8 00


Joseph Letourneau, material and labor on picture boards 3 20


Henry Evans & Co., merchandise 3 37


Courier Pub. Co., six placards 2 00


62


ANNUAL REPORT OF


Paid Dana W. Grover, work on wires $ 14 50


W. E. Gray, auto hire 3 00


The Eco Magneto Clock Co., charts 4 00


Rochester Lumber Co., two pieces 3x4


95


F. E. Hussey, express paid 80


Abram Stark, services as interpreter


3 25


Thomas Agnew, auto hire


3 00


Harley E. Annis,


10 00


Harry A. Roberts, work on cross-arm


15


Louis G. Cate, painting and lettering eight signs 4 00


Frank S. Grant, auto hire


2 50


Eugene C. Foss Co., four batteries and one bulb 2 15


The Eco Magneto Co., repairing two magnetos 7 14


Leopold Larose, four telephone boxes, keys and four bell boxes 14 20


J. G. Johnson & Co., 12 nickel badges 8 50


Pay roll, specials for Rochester fair 215 00


Eugene C. Foss Co., merchandise


3 90


Clarence E. Junkins, six two-quart cans 90


Pinkerton's National Detective Agen- cy, detective work fair week 23 72


Miscellaneous Dep't, lights for police station, one year 104 75


Fuel for City Hall Dep't, heating police station, one year 187 50


Forrest L. Keay, examination for in- sanity 10 00


J. H. Nute, repairing iron step 50


Eugene C. Foss Co., one qt. paint and one bulb 80


Rochester Lumber Co., two pieces 2x3 46


63


CITY OF ROCHESTER


Paid H. A. Allen, mason work and material $ 13 15


Crossley Electrical Co., 75 knobs 1 94


American Cafe, lunches


48 40


New Eng. Tel. & Tel. Co., telephone service 88 31


Nelson S. Hatch, special police


39 00


H. M. Goodwin,


39 50


Cyrille Vachon,


10 00


Dana W. Grover,


27 00


Eugene M. Foss,


44 00


Fred Roux,


59 50


B. Ford Parsons,


31 00


L. H. Laskey,


16 00


D. A. McKay,


8 00


Eugene Dame,


6 00


Geo. W. Preston,


9 00


Louis Grassee,


2 00


Eugene Dennett,


11 00


W. J. Seavey,


18 00


W. J. Pennell,


1 00


Noe Carignan, 66


6 77


Everett A. Chadbourne,


6 00


Felix Hughes,


1 00


F. S. Grant,


1 00


P. L. Callaghan,


6 00


William Wallis, 66


3 00


George E. Newcomb,


3 00


Edward Josselyn,


8 00


Charles M. Cook, city marshal 810 39


Isaac D. Piercy, asst. 800 00


F. G. Sylvain, night watch


750 00


Warren W. Daggett, police at Gonic six months 25 00


Thomas H. Gotts, police at East Roch-


ester, six months 25 00


64


ANNUAL REPORT OF


Paid Wm. T. Gunnison, judge police court


$ 200 00


S. D. Felker, 6 6 266 67


H. L. Worcester, clerk


141 67


Total expenditures


$4,457 04


Transferred to Isinglass bridge acct. 220 54


Gonic sewerage


1,500 00


$6,177 58


Unexpended balance


315 18


$6,492 76


CREDIT


By balance, 1914


$ 287 75


Appropriation


4,500 00


Rec'd from police, costs and fines


1,493 86


State liquor licenses


211 15


$6,492 76


Salaries


Paid William Wright, mayor


$ 400 00


F. E. Hussey, city clerk 800 00


John L. Copp, city treasurer. 150 00


Justin A. Emery, city solicitor


500 00


D. L. Stokes, city physician 200 00


F. L. Keay, overseer of the poor 200 00


W. A. Hanscom, janitor 720 00


Eugene Dennett, asst. janitor 624 00


Martin E. Jones, sanitary officer


350 00


CITY HALL AND OPERA HOUSE


65


CITY OF ROCHESTER


Paid David J. Lucey, on 1915 taxes $ 746 87


1914


309 15


Charles W. Evans, assessor


348 60


Charles H. Henderson,


344 60


A. Gaspard Gelinas,


264 95


Fred Evans, auto hire for assessors


22 00


Philias Desmarais, moderator, Ward 4, 1914 3 00


Albert J. Vachon, ward clerk, Ward 4


8 00


Sarah M. Roberts, asst. city clerk


558 00


$6,549 17


WARD OFFICERS


Substitutes at Special Election, May 4th


BALLOT INSPECTORS


Paid John F. Conrad


$ 2 00


Sumner W. Watson


2 00


Chester Jenness


2 00


Nori Grondin


2 00


Ernest Goulet


2.00


Charles F. Evans


2 00


Zara T. Cutler


2 00


George A. Bickford




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