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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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