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SURVEYORS OF WOOD AND LUMBER, Perley L. Pierce, George M. Rockwood, George H. Nye, Frederick W. Ryder. SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES, Elma J. Rideout. MEMORIAL COMMITTEE, George W. Bridges, Alexander H. Taylor, Charles A. Gilson.
BOARD OF HEALTH, Charles H. Russell, Charles H. Holcombe, Frank H. Jenness.
AUDITORS, Edward C. Tucker, Frank L. Willoby.
SUPERVISORS OF CHECK LIST, Henry G. Shattuck, George II. Nye, William J. Bailey.
REPRESENTATIVE, Herbert S. Corey.
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Annual Report 1910
Brookline, N. H.
ANNUAL REPORTS
OF THE
OFFICERS AND COMMITTEES
OF THE
TOWN OF BROOKLINE
FOR THE
YEAR ENDING FEB. 15, 1910
TIMES PRESS, HOLLIS
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
To the Inhabitants of the Town of Brookline, in the County of Hillsborough, in the said State, qualified to vote in Town affairs, you are hereby notified to meet at the Town house in the said Town on Tuesday the eighth day of March next at nine o'clock in the forenoon to act on the following subjects :
Art. 1. To choose all necessary Town Officers, for the year en- suing.
Art. 2. To hear the reports of agents and auditors, committees and other officers heretofore chosen, and pass any vote relating thereto.
Art. 3. To see what sum of money the Town will raise for the support of the poor paying the just debts of the Town and all other legal purposes, for the year ensuing.
Art. 4. To see what sum of money the Town will raise and appropriate for the repairing of highways and bridges.
Art. 5. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the amount of money necessary to secure State aid for the permanent improvement of highways under the law passed at the January Session of 1905.
Art. 6. To see if the Town will vote to raise any money to re- build the plank walk between Tarbell's Hall and the Post Office or act anything relating thereto.
Art. 7. To see if the Town will vote to raise (75) seventy-five dollars, to cut the brush along the highways or act anything relating thereto.
Art. 8. To see what action the Town will take in relation to de- stroying the Browntail Moths and raise and appropriate money for the same.
Art. 9. To see what action the Town will take in regard to re- organizing the Fire Department, or take any action in relation to the same.
Ait. 10. To see if the Town will vote to purchase one or more extension ladders for the use of Fire Department, or take any action in relation to the same.
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Art. 11. To see if the Town will vote to raise any money for repairs to the Town Hall, or take any action in relation to the same.
Art. 12. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate any money to repair the highway between P. L. Pierce's House and the Townsend line or take any action relating to the same.
Art. 13. To see if the Town will vote to purchase a snow plough for the sidewalks, or take any action relating to the same.
Art. 14 To see if the Town will vote to raise any money for improving the South Cemetery, or take any action in relation to the same.
Art. 15. To see what action the Town will take in relation to accepting or rejecting a gift from some of its citizens of a tract of land for a public park.
Art. 16. To see if the Town will vote to accept One Hundred dollars as a legacy from Bertha Hutchinson for perpetual care of lot in South Cemetery or take any action in relation to the same.
Art. 17. To see what action the Town will take in regard to ob- serving Old Home Week.
Art. 18. To see what action the Town will take in regards to the claim of William Ladd Dodge, or take any action in relation to the same.
Art. 19. To see what sum of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate for printing Town History.
Art. 20. To see what sum of money the Town will raise and ap- propriate for the Brookline Public Library.
Art. 21. To see what action the Town will take in regrrds to discount on taxes or act in relation to the same.
Given under our hand and seal this nineteenth day of February. in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and ten.
HARRY MARSHALL, GEORGE L. DODGE, DAVID S. FESSENDEN, Selectmen of Brookline.
A true copy of Warrant-Attest.
HARRY MARSHALL, GEORGE L. DODGE, DAVID S. FESSENDEN, Selectmen of Brookline.
SELECTMEN'S REPORT
Whole amount of assessment charge- able to the town treasurer, including state, county, school and library tax. Savings bank tax,
$5,687 72
175 23
Railroad tax,
279 48
Literary fund,
53 94
From county,
8 00
From state for state road,
259 20.
From peddlar license,
3 00
From brown tail moths,
14 35
From P. L. Pierce, lumber,
24 00
From O. D. Fessenden, lumber,
49 71
From state proportion of school fund,
80 41
From pool table license,
2 50
From state road account,
51 27
From Bertha Hutchinson,
125 00
$6,813 81
Orders drawn to pay bills due previous to March 10, 1909.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Paid Dana Robbins, tax and cost for collected as error, $2 50
A. F. Hildreth, printing reports, 29 25
H. Marshall, procuring ballots, 1 25
Burns Marshall, for services as steward for the year 1908, 10 00
S. Swett, trip to Hollis to get town reports printed, 1 50
L. Putman, watering trough, 3 00
A. A. Goss, work on highway in Feb. and Mar., 2 93
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P. A. Todd, services as police, 2 00 Congregational society, care of town clock, 15 00
$67 43
TRUSTEES OF CEMETERY FUND.
Paid trustees, $567 01
$567 01
ROAD AGENT.
Paid D. W. Porter,
$738 86
Snow bill orders, 109 88
Orders on Bridges under select- men,
183 79
D. W. Porter, cutting brush,
72 43
$1,104 96
STREET LAMPS.
Paid W. S. Brown, care street lamps, $87 50
A. A. Hall, supplies, 5 86
H. A. Brown, supplies, 4 60
W. E. Corey, supplies,
26 45
$124 41
WATERING TROUGHS.
Paid O. D. Fessenden to Feb. 15, 1910,
$1 00
$1 00
BURIAL OF DEAD.
Paid Henry G. Shattuck, burial 4
persons,
$25 00
$25 00
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FIRE DEPARTMENT.
Paid H. A. Brown, treasurer,
$193 33
F. D. Taylor, watching fire,
1 30
Frank L. Willoby, 4 97
Edward Taylor, watching fire, .
2 60
Linville M. Shattuck, ass't engi- neer,
4 00
H. G. Shattuck, ass't engineer,
8 00
F. L. Willoby, chief engineer, 10 00
$224 20
POLICE DEPARTMENT.
Paid Edward Lancy, Jarvis case,
$10 75-
George H. Nye, Olson case and money paid out,
33 75
Harry Marshall, Jarvis case,
4 00
Frank Austin,
6 70
George H. Nye,
15 00
$70 20
Due from county on Olson case,
27 25
Balance
$42 95
BROWN TAIL MOTHS.
Amount raised,
$100 00
Received from Lyman Canney,
4 30
Frank Farnsworth,
90
I. M. Williams heirs,
1 80
Eli Brooks estate,
25
Mrs. Colburn,
75
Mrs. Wm. French,
25
Mrs. Nancy Daniels,
1 25
Mrs. Joshua Hobart,
1 20
Mrs. Ernest Arnold,
2 45
F. A. Stickney,
1 20
$114 35
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Paid
Edward Lancey,
$18 75
Albert Koch,
9 63
Charles Koch,
2 45
J. Melendy,
4 03
Ralph Greeley,
53
Harry Marshall,
15 46
Frank Smith,
2 95
John Wilbur,
1 75
W. E, Corey,
2 50
George L. Dodge,
40 60
Wm. Rockwood,
6 50
$105 15
Balance $9 20
WORK ON TOWN LOT AROUND SOUTH CEMETERY.
Paid
J. Le Claire, 22 days,
$4 37
S. Fuller, 2} days,
4 37
A. Koch, 14 days,
2 00
N. Bean, 3 days,
4 75
J. Gilson, 2 days,
3 00
S. Barnaby, 1 day,
1 75
D. S. Fessenden, 6} days,
9 75
D. S. Fessenden, 1 rake,
25
J. Darge, { day with horse,
1 25
$31 49
Received from O. D. Fessenden for
lumber,
$49 71
from tool house account,
13 01
$62 72
$31 23
BOARD OF HEALTH.
Paid C. H. Holcombe, $81 55 $81 55
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FRESH POND ICE CO., vs TOWN OF BROOKLINE.
Paid Taggart, Tuttle, Burroughs and Wyman, $50 00
Geo. H. Worcester, appraiser, 6 50
W. E. Kemp, appraiser, 6 50
D). W. Hayden, appraiser,
6 50
expenses of appraisers,
-4 00
A. A. Goss,
1 38
Harry Marshall,
29 57
George L. Dodge,
26 00
D. S. Fessenden,
7 38
$137 83
ABATEMENT OF TAXES.
Timothy O'Brine, poll tax, 1907,
$1 60
Edward O'Brine, poll tax, 1907,
1 60
Frank Pelky, poll tax, 1907,
1 60
Interest on same,
96
Joseph Sargent, poll tax, 1908,
1 75
Elmer Barrett, poll tax, 1908,
70
Andrew Bishop, poll tax, 1908,
1 75
Frank Pelky, poll tax, 1908,
1 75
Lewis Yadoo,
1 75
Interest on same,
96
e
W. Berrison, poll tax, 1909,
1 65
G. Champlain, poll tax, 1909,
1 65
Lewis Kecy,
1 65
Charles Olson,
1 65
Albert Bean,
1 65
Larry Riordon,
1 65
Martin Sagger,
1 65
Interest on same,
26
$26 23
OLD HOME WEEK.
Paid
treasurer,
$75 00
$75 00
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MONEY FOR SCHOOL PURPOSES.
Paid
town treasurer, for school,
$1,082 50
66
for repairs,
60 00
for text books,
85 00
for literary fund,
53 94
66
66 school fund from
state,
80 41
66
for tuition,
270 00
16
66
for salaries of
school district,
85 00
$1,716 85
TOWN LIBRARY.
Paid trustees,
$50 00
$50 00
COUNTY BILLS.
Paid W. E. Corey, mdse., for Hubert Syre, $4 00
A. A. Hall, mdse., for Hubert Syre, 4 00
$8 00
TOWN OFFICERS.
Paid Harry Marshall, first selectman, $60 00
Geo. L. Dodge, 2nd selectman, 55 00
David S. Fessenden, 3rd select- man, 55 00
E. C. Tucker, town clerk,
30 00
H. S. Corey, town treasurer, 45 00
A. A. Goss, collector of taxes, 75 00
Tucker and Willoby, auditors, 5 00
$325 00
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BUILDING TOOL HOUSE.
$200 00
Paid W. A. Hughes, stone work, $17 85
O. D. Fessenden, labor and lum- ber, 123 61
W. E. Corey, hardware,
3 61
A. A. Hall, hardware, 3 58
Harry Marshall, planning lumber,
2 00
James Segee, carpenter,
40 00
A. A. Hall, oil and shellac,
2 65
D. W. Porter, labor,
4 60
Harry Marshall, paint,
5 00
F. W. Jenness, painting house,
8 00
lumber bought of town, 13 01
$223 91
Credited by lumber raturned,
7 43
Due from James Segee, lumber,
1 25
$215 23
Overdrawn,
15 23
MISCELLANEOUS.
Paid Harry Marshall, postage and envelopes,
$2 00
Clarence Russell, tramps,
9 00
Elmer J. Rideout, expenses as sealer of weights,
16 07
Frank Willoby, 2 pair of hand cuffs, 2 00
Harry Marshall, money paid out,
1 35
E. C. Eastman, tax book and stationary
5 70
C. R. Russell, tramps,
9 00
E. Lancy, one tramp,
50
Board of Education, fuel for se- lectmen's room. 4 50
Amount raised,
12
Paid W. E. Corey, insurance on hearse, $5 00
Harry Marshall, trip to Nashua, 2 00
E. H. Taft, reporting two births,
50
G. E. Bales, on account of Stacy case, 200 00
Harry Marshall, expense on Stacy case, 2 00
G. L. Dodge, expense on Stacy, case, 3 00
D. S. Fessenden, expense on Stacy case, 3 00
E. C. Tucker, reporting births, deaths and marriages,
5 40
A. A. Hall, hardware, 1 35
Mrs. P. Bouchard, tramps,
18 00
Dr. C. H. Holcombe, reporting births and deaths, 3 50
Harry Campbell, janitor of town hall, 1 50
F. W. Lovejoy, returning birth, 25
A. A. Goss, discount on taxes, 39 93
$335 55
STATE HIGHWAY.
Paid Arthur A. Goss, foreman, 30 days, 3 hours, $68 25
Arthur A. Goss, for money paid out material, 11 07
H. G. Shattuck with team, 23 days, 5 hours, 94 20
E. H. Taylor, labor, 29 days, 4 hours, 51 51
H. F. Rockwood, labor, 19 days, 5 hours, 34 22
Alfred S. Barnaby, labor, 6 days, 10 50
Augustus Hubbard, labor, 3 days, 5 25
Richard F. Wright, labor, 19 days, 33 25
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Paid Joseph Depelto, labor, 3 days, $5 25
Freman L. Flagg, labor, 8 days, 14 00
William Koch, labor, 6 days, 7 hours, 11 86
Ralph R. Perkins, labor, 19 days, 2 hours, :33 64
Harry Marshall, labor, 15 days, 1 hour, 26 44
James Gilson, labor, 13 days, 1 hour, 22 94
A. A. Marshall, labor, 7 days, 6 hours, 13 39
G. E. Marshall, labor, 9 days, 5 hours, 16 70
W. A. Rockwood, labor, 9 days, 1 hour, 15 94
E. H. Hammond, labor, 2 days, 3.50
Frank Hammond, labor, 2 days, 2 00
William Hughes, labor, 3 days, 1 hour, 5 45
O. D. Fessenden, team, 3 days, 4 hours, 13 80
P. T .. Pierce, team, 15 days, 60 00
Albert Koch, labor, 6 days, 10 50
Charles Koch, labor, 7 days,
12 25
Roland Austin, labor, 1 day,
1 75
O. A. Jensen, labor, 20 days,
35 00
A. T. Pierce, team, 13 days, 3 hours, 53 32
D. W. Porter, team, 8 days, 2} hours, 33 10
Chester Barnaby, labor, 5 days, 8 75
Arthur Tercottle, labor, 13 days,
'22 75
Joseph LeClare, labor, 13 days,
22 75
George Stanley, labor, 12 days,
21 00
Delbert L. Baldwin, labor, 12 days,
21 00
Fred French, labor, 1 day, 5 hours, 2 70
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Paid Harry Marshall for blasting material and getting the same, $16 41 E. J. Rideout for gravel, 8 cts., per load, 2 88
F. L. Willoby for gravel, 10 cts., per load, 17 90
E. C. Tucker for gravel, 10 cts., per load, 9 10
A. A. Goss, dynamite and express on same, 5 23
Harry Marshall for bills for glass and other incidentals, 11 18
Paid out by the state for Engineer survey, 24 00
Harry Marshall for 4 light and sign stands, 4 00
$888 73
Appropriation of state and town
755 70
Over draft,
$133 03
RECAPITULATION.
Paid bills previous to Mar. 1, 1909,
$67 43
cemetery trustees, 567 10
road agent,
738 86
snow bills,
109 88
Bridges order selectmen,
183 79
D. W. Porter, cutting bushes in high ways,
72 43
street lamps,
124 41
watering troughs,
1 00
burial of dead,
25 00
fire department,
224 20
police department,
70 00
brown tail moths,
105 15
work on town lot around ceme-
tery, 31 49
15
Paid Fresh Pond Ice Co., vs. town of
Brookline,
$137 83
abatement of taxes,
26 23
Old Home association,
75 00
for school purposes,
1,716 85
town library,
50 00
county bills,
8 00
building tool house,
223 91
town officers,
325 00
miscellaneous,
335 55
state road,
940 00
state tax,
888 00
board of health,
81 55
county tax,
374 17
$7475 99
Balance against the town, $662 13
HARRY MARSHALL, GEORGE L. DODGE, DAVID S. FESSENDEN, Selectmen.
FRANK L. WILLOBY, EDWARD C. TUCKER, Auditors.
TREASURER'S REPORT
Received of former treasurer, $1,352 49'
selectmen, money for state highway, 259 20.
selectmen, Bertha M. Hutch- ingson legacy, 100 00
selectmen, for cleaning Hutchingson lot in ceme- tery, 25 00
selectmen, peddler's license, 3 00
selectmen, pool table license,
2 50
selectmen, picking moth nests, 14 35
selectmen, from county,
8 00
selectmen, railroad tax, 279 48
selectmen, savings bank tax,
175 23
selectmen, literary fund,
53 94
selectmen, proportion of
school fund, 80 41
selectmen, lumber sold,
14 60
selectmen, money not used on state highway,
46 64
selectmen, cash, 63 74
A. A. Goss, tax collector 1907, 7 41
A. A. Goss, tax collector 1908, 53 00
A. A. Goss, tax collector 1909, 5,625 58
$8,164 57
888 00
Paid
state tax,
county tax,
347 17
17
Paid
trustees of library,
$50 00
Old Home week,
75 00
school district treasurer,
1,312 50
Order of selectmen,
4,796 80
Cash on hand,
695 10
$8,164 57
HERBERT S. COREY,
Town Treasurer,
We certify that we have examined the above account and find it correct.
EDWARD C. TUCKER, FRANK L. WILLOBY, Auditors.
Financial standing of the town of Brookline for the year ending Feb. 15th, 1910.
Cash in treasury,
$695 10
Due from collector Goss, 1906 tax to Feb 15, 1910, 3 30
Due from collector Goss, 1907 tax to Feb. 15, 1910, 1 60
Due from collector Goss, 1908 tax to Feb. 15, 1910, 11 68
Due from collector Goss, 1909 tax to Feb. 15, 1910, 67 93
Cemetery funds deposited in banks, 1,500 00
$2,279 61
The town holds legacies as follows .
Tucker legacy,
$500 00
Brooks legacy, 288 36
Parker legacy, 300 00
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Gilson legacy,
$100 00
Dodge legacy,
100 00
Horton legacy,
100 00
Williams legacy,
200 00
Eliza J. Parker, legacy,
100 00
Martha E. Perkins legacy,
100 00
Emily M. Peterson, legacy,
300 00
$2,088 36
Balance in favor of the town,
191 25
$2,279 61
HERBERT S. COREY, Town Treasurer.
We certify that we have examined the above account and find it correct.
EDWARD C. TUCKER, FRANK L. WILLOBY,
Auditors.
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ROAD AGENT'S REPORT
BILLS PAID IN MARCH.
Paid E. J. Rideout, 30 loads gravel, $3 00
Edward Taylor, 5} hours, 97
Herbert Rockwood, 1 day, 1 75
Edward Lancy, 1 day, 1 75
A. T. Pierce, 5 hours with team, 2 00
G. H. Nye, 1 day with team, 4 00
D. W. Porter, 17 hours,
3 40
D. W. Porter, 23 hours with horse, 5 75
D. W. Porter, team, 12} hours,
5 00
P. L. Pierce, 35 ft. lumber, 88
A. A. Hall, nails and bolts, 1 05
$29 55
BILLS PAID IN APRIL.
Paid O. D. Fessenden, 154 ft. lumber, $3 08
A. A. Hall, 2 iron rakes, 90
William Kock, 2 days, 7 hours, 4 73
Edward Pierce, 1 day,
1 75
B. Baldwin, 3} days,
6 13
Mrs. D. Rockwood, 50 loads gravel, 5 00
P. L. Pierce, 5 loads gravel,
50
Edward Tucker, 59 loads,
5 90
W. E. Corey, 2 iron rakes,
90
W. E. Corey, 1 can axle grease,
20
W. E. Corey, 1 mattock, 55
Harry Whitney, 2} days, 4 38
Edward Lancy, 4 days, 7 00
G. H. Nye, team, 7} days, 30 00
20
Paid G. H. Nye, 2 days,
$3 50
Frank Maynard, 2 days,
3 50
A. T. Pierce, team 2 days, 8 00
E. O. Houle, 7 hours,
1 22
Perley Pierce, team 2 days,
8 00
Harry Powers, 2 days,
3 50
Herbert Rockwood, 12 days, 8 hours,
22 40
Edward Taylor, 1 day, 3 hours,
2 28
D. W. Porter, team 11} days,
46 00
D. W. Porter, 12 days, with horse,
30 00
D. W. Porter, 1 day,
2 00
$201 42
BILLS PAID IN MAY.
Paid W. E. Corey for 1 mattock handle,
25
Warren Austin, 5 hours,
88
Mr. Clifford, 2 days,
3 50
Roy Putnam, 5 hours,
88
E. Tucker, 28 loads gravel,
2 80
Perley Pierce, 112 days team,
46 00
Harry Powers, 10 days,
17 50
B. Baldwin, 5} days,
9 63
Herbert Rockwood, 10} days,
18 38
Ralph Perkins, 63 days,
11 38
G. H. Nye, 3 days,
5 25
Edward Taylor, 5 hours,
88
Oscar Elliot, 4 days,
7 00
O. D. Fessenden, 120 ft. lumber
3 00
O. D. Fessenden, repair tools,
50
D. W. Porter, team 11} days,
46 00
D. W. Porter, with horse 8} days,
21 25
D. W. Porter, 3} day,
7 00
O. D. Fessenden, 2 horses, 5 hours, 1 13
$203 21
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BILLS PAID IN JUNE.
Paid O. D. Fessenden, repair tools, 30
O. D. Fessenden, work on road machine, 20
A. A. Hall, 23 lbs. spikes, 92
A. A. Hall, 1 iron rake, 45
A. A. Hall, can axle grease,
20
Herbert Rockwood, 14 days, 2 hours 24 85
D. W. Porter, team 14 days, 7 hours, 58 80
D. W. Porter, 6 days, 6 hours,
13 20
D. W. Porter, 10 days, 1 horse, 25 00
Harry Powers, 5 days, 8 hours,
10 15
Oscar Elliot, 3 days, 8 hours,
6 65
Perley Pierce, team, 7 days,
28 00
G. H. Nye, 5 days, 8 hours, 10 15
W. Rockwood, 1 day, 1 75
Joseph LeClair, 4 days,
7 00
O. D. Fesseeden, team, 1 day, 4 00
A. T. Pierce, team, 2 days, 8 00
Mr. Clifford, 1 day, 1 75
John Hadlock, edge for road machine, 8 00
George Cady, express on edge, 45
$209 82
BILLS PAID IN JULY.
Paid A. A. Hall, 6 lbs. spikes, 1 bolt, 26
D. W. Porter, team, 1 day, 4 00
E. Taylor, 1 day, 1 75
Joseph LeClair, ¿ day, 88
Harry Powers, ¿ day, 88
D. W. Porter, 13 days, 3 00
O. D. Fessenden, bridge plank, 33 90
O. D. Fessenden, repair on road machine, 1 50
$46 17
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BILLS PAID IN AUGUST.
Paid A. A. Hall, 11 lbs. spikes, 44
D. W. Porter, one horse, 72 hours, 1 88
D. W. Porter, 3} days,
7 00
Herbert Rockwood, 1 day,
1 75
D. W. Porter, team, 2} days,
10 00
Joseph LeClair, 2 days,
3 50
Sam Fuller, 5 hours, . 88
George Stanley, 2 days,
3 50
$28 95
BILLS PAID IN SEPTEMBER.
Paid E. Taylor, 1} days, $2 63
William Koch, 3 hours, 53
O. D. Fessenden, 165, ft. bridge plank,
4 12
D. W. Porter, 1 day, 7 hours, 3 40
D. W. Porter, 1 horse, 7 hours, 1 75
Albert Koch, 1 day, 9 hours,
3 33
Frank Taylor, 7 hours,
1 23
$16 00
BILLS PAID IN DECEMBER.
Paid Harry Wilkins, cleaning fountain, 10
D. W. Porter, 4 hours, 80
D. W. Porter, team, 2 hours, 80
O. D. Fessenden, 2 straps iron for fountain box, 60
George Cady, éxpress on edge
for road machine, 45
$2 75
CUTTING BRUSH.
Appropriation, $75 00
23
Paid Harry Powers, 1 hour, 18
Joseph LeClair, 9 days, 4} hours, 16 53
One bush sythe, 75
One bush sythe snath,
75
D. W. Porter, horse, 10 days, 6 hours. 26 50
Luther Lawrence, 33 hours,
60
Herbert Rockwood, 32 days,
6 13
E. Taylor, 5 hours,
88
Edward Pierce, 5 hours,
88
Payson Burge, 5 hours,
88
Joseph Ouellette, 3 days,
5 25
George Stanley, 5 days,
8 75
A. A. Goss, 4 35
872 48
Balance,
82 57
$75 00
Appropriation for high ways and bridges, $640 87
Balance from 1908, 71 41
$712 28
Amount expended on highways and
bridges, $738 86
Over draft,
$26 58
We certify that we have examined the above account and find it correct.
EDWARD C. TUCKER, FRANK L. WILLOBY, Auditors.
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SNOW BILLS.
BILLS PAID IN DECEMBER.
Paid D. W. Porter, ploughing walks, 4 hours, $1 20
D. W. Porter, ploughing walks, 2 horses, 6 hours, 2 40
D. W. Porter, team, 4 hours, 1 60
Harry Powers, 6 hours, 1 05
Edward Taylor, 5 hours,
88
W. Koch, 8 hours,
1 40
A. T. Pierce, team, 4 hours, 1 60
$10 13
BILLS PAID IN JANUARY.
Paid D. W. Porter, ploughing walks, 13 hours, $3 90
D. W. Porter, shoveling snow, 9 hours, 1 80
D. W. Porter, team, 1} hours, 60
Joseph Ouellette, 3} hours,
61
Frank LeClair, 3} hours,
61
Edward Taylor, 8 hours,
1 40
William Koch, 1 hour,
18
Harry Powers, 5 hours,
88
G. H. Nye, team, 10 hours, 3 00
Mrs. Hattie Stiles, 12 loads sand, 60
O. D. Fessenden, shoeing snow plough, 2 25
Elmer Rideout, 5 hours, 88
$16 71
BILLS PAID IN FEBRUARY
Paid D. W. Porter, ploughing walks, 7 hours, $2 10
D. W. Porter, ploughing walks, 3 hours, 90
25
Paid D. W. Porter, ploughing walks, two horses, 5 hours, $2 00
D. W. Porter, shoveling snow, 2 hours, 40
Edward Taylor, shoveling snow, 5 hours, 88
Harry Marshall, shoveling snow, 1 10
$7 38
Tools belonging to the town; 1 road scraper; 1 road roller; 11 shovels ; 3 picks; 2 mattocks; 1 hatchet; 2 sledge hammers ; 1 hoe; 1 potato digger; 3 iron rakes; 2 bush sythes and snaths; 4 wooden horses; 2 lanterns; 1 water pail and dipper; 1 gal. oil can ; about 50 ft. lumber; about 2 lbs. blasting powder; 1 snow plow; 1 harrow.
D. W. PORTER,
Road Agent.
CUTTING BRUSH.
Amount raised, $75 00
Paid D. W. Porter, $72 43
Balance
2 57
$75 00
D. W. PORTER,
Road Agent.
Money expended by order of selectmen for bridges and highways.
Paid G. L. Dodge, 17 days, 5} hours, $30 71 G. L. Dodge, 2 horses, 2 hours, 80
G. L. Dodge, team, 5 hours, 1 25
G. L. Dodge, 75 ft. of railing, 1 88 G. L. Dodge, 7 posts, 70
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Paid G. E. Betterley, 13 days, 6 hours, $23 81 G. E. Betterley, 1 day, 8 hours with team, 4 50
S. A. W. Ball, 8 hours, 1 40
O. D. Fessenden, lumber,
60 51
C. A. Stickney, lumber,
33 72
W. E. Corey, nails, spikes,
4 60
A. A. Hall, spikes,
2 80
Harry Marshall, 4 days, 72 hours,
8 31
P. L. Pierce, lumber,
8 80
$183 79
SNOW BILLS.
Paid G. L. Dodge,
$3 20
D. W. Porter,
34 22
A. T. Pierce,
2 50
George Robbins,
3.00
Elmer J. Rideout,
61
H. G. Shattuck,
30 25
O. D. Fessenden,
16 26
Samuel Picard,
17 84
P. L. Pierce,
2 00
$109 88
HARRY MARSHALL, GEORGE L. DODGE, DAVID S. FESSENDEN, Selectmen.
We certify that we have examined the above account and find it correct.
EDWARD C. TUCKER, FRANK L. WILLOBY,
Auditors. )
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REPORT OF PUBLIC LIBRARY TRUSTEES
Dr.
To cash from Young Peoples' entertain-
ment,
$6 55
town treasurer,
50 00
cards and fines,
1 18
$57 73
Cr.
By balance due treasurer,
$1 87
cleaning library,
3 35
binding magazines,
7 50
insurance,
6 24
magazines,
11 50
books,
13 45
librarian's service,
15 60
express and freight,
1 10
$60 61
Balance due treasurer,
$2 88
C. H. HOLCOMBE, E. C. TUCKER, ELLA W. TUCKER,
Trustees.
We certify that we have examined the above account and find it correct.
EDWARD C. TUCKER, FRANK L. WILLOBY, Auditors
TRUSTEES' REPORT OF CEMETERY FUNDS
Report of the trustees of the cemetery funds for the year ending Feb. 15, 1910.
Principal of J. N. Tucker fund, $500 00
J. C. Parker fund, 300 00
Carrie Brooks fund,
288 36
Harriett Gilson fund,
100 00
Thomas H. Dodge fund,
100 00
James H. Horten fand,
100 00
I. M. William s fund,
200 00
Eliza J. Parker fund,
100 00
Martha E. Perkins fund,
100 00
Emily M. Peterson fund,
300 00
$2,088 36
Invested in City Guarantee Bank, $500 00
Manchester Savings Bank, 1,0 00 00
Balance of interest due from town March 1, 1 909, $65 46
Interest on account of 10 funds to March 1, 1909, 70 90
Received from Bertha Hutchinson, 25 00
$161 36
Paid Harry Marshall, time and ex- pense to Manchester on acc't cemetery fund, $3 20
Harry Marshall, labor and cash paid out in fixing up J. Q. A. Hutchinson lot, 25 00
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Paid Harry Marshall, time and ex- pence to Manchester to deposit cemetery funds, $2 50
G. L. Dodge, 1} days work in North cemetery and South cemetery, 2 63
G. L. Dodge, 4 hours with horse, 1 00 Geo. Betterley, 1 day with horse, 2 50 Geo. Betterley, 34 hours mowing with horse in south cemetery, 2 12 Geo. Betterley, 3 hours work in North cemetery, 53
Geo. Betterley, mowing grass in West cemetery, 7 00
Frank Farrar, 6 hours work in South cemetery, 1 05
D. S. Fessenden, 3 4-10 days work in South and West cemeterys, 5 23
N. Bean 1 3-10 days work in South cemetery, 1 95
J. Gilson, 1 days work in South cemetery, 1 50
Koch 3 7-10 days work in South cemetery, 6 00
H. Whitney, 1 day in South cemetery, 1 75
S. Barnaby, 1 day in South cemetery, 1 75
D. S. Fessenden, fertilizer and ashes, 1 30
$67 01
March 1, 1910 balance due from town for interest, $94 35
HARRY MARSHALL, GEORGE L. DODGE, DAVID S. FESSENDEN,
Trustees.
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We certify that we have examined the above account and find it correct.
EDWARD C. TUCKER, FRANK L. WILLOBY,
Auditors.
REPORT OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH
Received from town treasurer, $81 55
Paid C. H. Holcombe, disinfection Regan House, $3 00
E. C. Tucker, burial 1 pig, 1 00
C. H. Holcombe, expenses and care of James Hill family and disinfecting Hobart house, 50 00
C. H. Holcombe, expenses on Hill, Wilkins and Lancey families, 15 00
C. H. Holcombe, expenses on Wilkins and Hill families, 5 00
C. H. Holcombe, expenses Oscar Elliott family, 3 25
C. H. Holcombe, vaccination Braley and Wheeler family, 2 00
C. H. Holcombe, postage, 30
E. C. Tucker, expenses, 2 00
$81 55
C. H. HOLCOMBE, E. C. TUCKER, C. H. RUSSELL, Board of Health
We certify that we have examined the above account and find it correct.
EDWARD C. TUCKER, FRANK L. WILLOBY, Auditors.
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