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LANCASTER TOWN REPORT
Town of Lancaster, N. H. Assets.
BALANCE
Cash in hands of treasurer,
$11,130 77
Cash in hands of overseer of poor,
119 82
Accounts due town:
Taxes not collected:
Levy of 1915,
366 01
Levy of 1914, 27 25
Levy of 1913,
6 00
Levy of 1912,
1 90
Due from State:
For Highways,
231 13
Due from County:
For support of poor,
32 75
Other assets:
Liens on property sold town
at collector's sale,
1,142 30
Sewer assessments,
150 00
Sidewalk assessments,
125 16
Rent on school lots,
144 00
Total assets, Excess of liabilities over assets (net debt) 23,815 78
Total
$13,477 09
$37,292 87
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SHEET
February 15, 1916.
Liabilities.
Accrued interest on trust funds,
$ 462 49
Notes outstanding, 18,500 00
State and town joint highway account,
1,158 83
Old Home Day appropriation,
100 00
Accounts payable,
8 50
Orders outstanding,
730 32
Trust Funds:
Chapen C. Brooks, School fund,
2,142 38
Lancaster Public Library,
Luella Joslyn,
1,000 00
Laura Johnson,
2,864 73
Jacob Benton,
250 62
Kimball B. Fletcher, Jr.,
Historical Trust Fund,
500 00
Cemetery Trust fund,
9,575 00
Excess of assets over liabilities (surplus)
Total,
$37,292 87
$37,292 87
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LANCASTER TOWN REPORT
Town of Lancaster
RECEIPTS AND
Receipts
From local taxes :
1. Property tax 1915 Poll tax $44301 69
2. Property tax previous years Poll tax previous years
880 01
From state:
3. Insurance tax 28 12
4. Railroad tax 2343 78
5. Savings Bank tax 6780 54
6. Literary fund 413 40
7. School fund
2396 00
8. Liquor licenses 79 75
9. For highways
4206 52
10. For forest fires 27 56
11. For bounties 3 20
From local sources :
12. Dog licenses 276 00
13. All other licenses and permits 218 10
14. Sidewalk assessments 67 90
15. Interest on taxes, etc. 53 78
16. Crushed rock sold
219 30
17. Sewer assessments 102 00
18. Municipal Court, fines
128 79
19. Temporary loans
6000 00
20. Cemetery trust funds
5550 00
21. School trust funds 2142 38
22. All other sources 107 20
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LANCASTER TOWN REPORT
PAYMENTS, For year ending February 15, 1916 Payments.
Current Maintenance Expenses:
1. Salaries and Expenses of principal town officers $1,777 57
2. Election and registration expenses 72 00
3. Care and supplies for town hall and other property
294 92
Protection of Persons and Property:
4. Police department, 1,073 37
5. Municipal Court expenses, 313 38
6. Forest fires, 33 25
7. Fire department, 1,000 00
8. Moth extermination, 5 50
9. Bounties, 3 80
10. Damage by dogs, 116 00
Health and Sanitation:
11. Health Department, 152 92
12. Vital Statistics, 23 25
13. Sewer Maintenance, 978 91
Highways and Bridges:
14. Highways, Maintenance town account, 5,623 51
15. Highways, macadam, 1,122 16
16. Highways,state aid, state and town joint account 2,316 98
17. Highways, trunkline main
tenance, state and
town account, 3,481 26
18. Street lighting, 1,838 10
Education:
19. Schools, (payments to
school districts) 21,629 90
20. Libraries, 1,500 00
Charities:
21. Town Poor, 100 00
22. Incd. exp & Sal. Overseer, 100 00
Patriotic Purposes:
23. Memorial Day, . 100 00
Recreation:
24. Parks, 101 75
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LANCASTER TOWN REPORT
Town of Lancaster
RECEIPTS AND
Receipts (Cond.)
Total receipts from all sources Cash on hand at beginning of year
Grand total
$76,326 02
9,992 87
$86,318 89
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PAYMENTS, For year ending February 15, 1916 Payments. (Cond.)
Public service enterprize owned and opera- ted by the town : 25. Cemeteries 185 23
Total current expenses
- $43,943 76
Interest :
26. Paid on temporary loans and town notes $1,065 50
27. Paid on principal of trust funds 389 39
Total interest payments
1,454 89
Outlay for new construction : 28. Highway and bridge con- struction-state aid account $5,389 72
29. Sidewalks
1,288 02
258 02
30. Lockup Total outlay payments 6,935 76
Indebtedness:
31. Payment on town notes $12,000 00
32. Taxes paid to state 5,688 00
33. Taxes paid to county 4,328 07
34. Payment to precinct 500 00
35. Payment for property bought at tax sale 517 55
36. Payment of abatements 189 38
Total indebtedness payments 23,223 00
All other payments: 37. Miscellaneous expenditures 361 03 361 03
Total payments for all purposes $75,918 44
Cash on hand at end of year $11,130 77
Less orders outstanding 730 32
Grand total
$10,400 45 $86,318 89
I. W. QUIMBY, .) Selectmen
C. E. MOSES, of S. R. AMADON,
Lancaster
February 28, 1916. Examined and found correct with proper vouchers. .
GEO. N. KENT, CHAS. L. HURLEY, } Auditors.
Treasurers' Reports.
Thomas W. Wallace, Treasurer, in account with the Town of Lancaster From February 25 to March 24, 1915. Debits.
Cash on hand, February 25, $10,049 57
H. R. Norris, 1914 taxes bid in by town 17 94
Guy Flanders, balance 1912 taxes bid in by town 14 08
Guy Flanders, 1913 taxes bid in by town 47 08
Guy Flanders, 1914 taxes bid in by town 46 07
State of N. H. Forest Fire bills
3 33
$10,178 07
Credits
J. P. Wark, services as policeman $ 12 00
J. B. Warden, M. D., returning births and deaths 75
R. E. Wilder, M. D., returning births and and deaths 75
H. B. Smith, M. D., returning births and deaths 5 25
E. G. Ball, cutting boughs and water trough 1 00
Burt Smith, drawing bridge plank 20 00
Burt Smith, teams for selectmen 7 20
Stafford & England, water on highway
3 00
H. B. Carpenter, M. D., returning births and deaths 1 25
W. H. Leith, M. D., returning births and deaths 5 50
H. W. Bailey, postage on town reports 14 15 Joseph Kenney, policeman 50 00
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Coos County Democrat, reports $ 126 25
W. C. Snow, police services in 1914 14 00
Burt Smith, agent Riverton road H. J. Maloney, labor sidewalks
50 00
2 60
John Flanders, keeping tramps to date
4 00
.Jones & Linscott Electric Co., street lights
144 85
J. H. Derby, highways south and culvert on Riverton road 2 00
Burt Smith, agent highways village
50 00
Burt Smith, agent Riverton road
50 00
W. H. McCarten, admr., W. W. Fitch note and interest 4,180 43
Paid Enos G. Fay, treasurer for 1915
5,433 09
$10,178 07
April 30, 1915. Examined and found correct with proper vouchers.
GEO. N. KENT, Auditors
CHAS. L. HURLEY,
Enos G. Fay, Treasurer, in account with the Town of Lancaster.
Debits
To amount received as follows :
Thomas W. Wallace, former treasurer $5,433 09
E. H. Fellows, 1913-14 taxes bid in by town 176 58
Ellery G. Hall, 1914 tax bid in by town 15 05
Geo. E. Bird, on account Chapin C. Brooks lot in cemetery 26 14
Frank Nadeau, 1913 tax bid in by town 95 05
A. Borison, pool table license
20 00
Daniel Mace, sewer connections
15 00
Maud E. Parks, care of J. R. Parks in cemetery 100 00
W. W. Robertson, moving picture license 75 00
F. S. Cummings, sewer connections
17 00
Note in Siwooganock Guaranty Savings Bank
2,500 00
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F.C.Rowell, taxes bid in by town '12,$23 34 66
'13, 7 81 ---- $31 15
Note in Siwooganock Guaranty Saving's Bank 2,000 00
A. Borison, balance of pool table license 10 00.
Will Lary, 1914 taxes bid in by town 20 96
Note in Siwooganock Guaranty Savings Bank 1,500 00
First National Bank, Boston, on account of out-standing coupons 10 00
Frank C. Rowell, 1913 tax bid in by town 22 62
Stephen Simmons, 1914 tax bid in by town 13 48 Daniel I. Palmer, 1914 tax bid in by town 29 12 State Treas., highway department appro- priations 1,000 00
State Treas., trunk line maintenance 100 00
State Treas., bounty on hedgehogs 3 20
C. E. Noyes, care of cemetery lot
50 00
Trustees of George Van Dyke estate for perpetual care of cemetery lot 5,000 00
Fred Cleaveland, municipal court fees
23 73
State Treas., highway department appro- priations 800 00
State Treas., highway department trunk lines maintenance 10 75
State Treasurer :
Excise commission acct., 1915-16 $76 50
Excise commission acct., 1914-15 3 25
- -79 75
Highway dep't appropriations $200 00
Highway dep't, trunk line main- tenance 107 00 -- 307 00
Hiram Savage, care of cemetery lot 50 00
Joseph Soucie, bowling alley and pool table license 40 00
Eben Mitchell, care of cemetery lot 50 00
State Treas., highway dep't, trunk line maintenance 42 00
Miss Ella Muzzey, private sidewalk 22 75
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Mrs. E. V. Cobleigh, care of cemetery lot $ 100 00
State Treas., forest fire bill 16 76
Goodall & McCann, 1908 taxes bid in by town 27 58
Goodall & McCann, 1909 taxes bid in by town 30 07
Amount received from check lists
50
North East Metal Culvert Co., rebate on freight 5 07
Fred Cleaveland, municipal court fees 53 28
State Treas.,highway dep't appropriations
200 00
Elizabeth Clough, care of lot in cemetery
50 00
State Treas., highway dep't trunk line maintenance 312 31
Mrs. Kate Craigie, care of cemetery lot
50 00
One-half payment on South Lancaster toll bridge 43 74
Amount received from check lists
25
State Treas., highway dep't trunk line maintenance 595 99
State Treas., insurance tax
28 12
State Treas., railroad tax
2,343 78
State Treas., savings bank tax
6,780 54
State Treas., literary fund 413 40
State Treas., school fund
2,396 00
B. Fisher, junk dealers' license
10 00
J. E. Plunkett, 1910 tax bid in by town
58 79
Received for town history
1 50
State Treas., highway dep't . trunk line maintenance 576 83
Fred C. Cleaveland, municipal court fees
51 78
State Treas., highway dep't appropriation
100 00
Burt Smith, crushed rock maintenance department 196 90
Ephraim Smith, sewer assessment
15 00
State Treas., highway dep't appropriations
100 00
J. B. Nourse, sewer assessment
15 00
Abby W. Fitch, care of lot in cemetery
100 00
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Jennie L. Tyrrell, sewer assessment
15 00
O. A. Tufts, private sidewalk 15 56
Chapin C. Brooks, trust fund
2,142 38
Frank A. Robbins, circus license
25 00
F. D. Crawford, private sidewalk
19 59
Frank Spooner, private sidewalk
10 00
State treasurer, highway department joint maintenance 61 64
Lancaster Water Co., office lights and vault rent
7 50
L. S. Hartford, agent, men fighting fire
7 50
Burt Smith, crushed rock sold
22 40
Fielding Smith, moving picture license
37 50
R. J. Brown, dog licenses
276 00
Dr. H. B. Carpenter, disinfecting H. H. Noyes house
23 10
Maine Central R. R., acct. sewers 25 00
D. T. Timberlake, collector 1910
10 72
1912
3 80
1913
24 17
1914
239 48
1915
44,301 69
$81,630 61
Credits. By amounts paid as follows: Orders drawn by Selectmen, State tax Balance, cash on hand Feb. 23, 1916
$64,811 84
5,688 00
11,130 77
$81,630 61
Feb. 26, 1916. Examined and found correct with proper vouchers.
GEO. N. KENT. 1 Auditors
CHAS. L. HURLEY,
Municipal Court Report.
TO THE SELECTMEN OF LANCASTER :
I submit herewith itemized statement of the receipts and expenditures of the Municipal Court for the period beginning March 15, 1915, and ending February 15, 1916:
Credits
1915
Mar. 15 State vs. Malcolm Lyon, et als $ 7 60
18 " A. Borison 7 62
29 " Frank Bennett 11 62
Apr. 10 6. " Frank J. Griffin
9 62
May 19
Clyde Luther 9 12
Writ blanks sold Bernard Jacobs 50
June 2 State vs. Fred Poole 6 62
" Norman Parks
10 00
12 Blanks sold Fred W. Baker
40
16 State vs. John Coffin
9 62
25 66 " Peter Sweeney
9 87
July
14
" Byron Phillips
15 39
16
" Wilfred A. Dunne
31 29
23
" Robert Kline
2 50
20 66 " Emery McDonald
9 62
27 Writ blanks sold Bernard Jacobs
1 00
30 State vs. Charles Webster
6 65
Aug.
6 Copies-Gould vs. Hall
2 00
9 Copies-State vs. Dennis McKenna
2 00
State vs. Curley
5 00
11 66
" Frank Hagan 9 55
13 " Fred Saul
7 12
Sept. 1 66 " Dennis McKenna 33 95
2 " Jessie Corliss 11 90
.
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Sept. 22 State vs. E. H. Erhard
$ 4 62
Louis G. Bailey 4 62
Oct. 19 66 Stephen Simmons
9 20
66 Peter Stuart
17 35
66 66 Horace Styles
7 35
66
Michael King
4 63
25 66 66 Patrick Lappin
5 70
66
" Aaron Jackson
11 70
Nov. 30 6 Fred Gallant
6 55
" William Wilson
12 30
Dec. £
4 66
" Harry Gainor 8 20
$312 78
Debits
1915
Mar. 27 Edwin Pease, court seal
$ 2 32
July 19 F. W. Baker, fees 1 50
G. M. Stickney, fees
7 98
I. W. Quimby, fees
10 84
Eri C. Oakes, fees
3 00
John Flanders, fees
14 00
Joseph Kenney, fees
13 22
Arthur B. Willis, fines due State in cases vs. Fred Poole and Norman Parks 6 00
17 Thomas Vachon, witness fee 77
Sept. 23 F. H. Nourse, premium on bond 5 00
Oct. 13 Joseph Kenney, officer's fees
14 30
F. W. Baker, fees
1 50
H. W. Cleasby, fees
77
I. W. Quimby, fees
6 83
John C. Temple, fees
77
G. M. Stickney, fees
18 99
State treasurer, State vs Dunne
20 00
State treasurer, State vs McKenna
25 00
19 George Roberts, fees 8 70
25 Boyd C. Munce, fees 8 70
Nov. 30 George Roberts, fees
6 30
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Dec. 31 Joseph Kenney, fees G. M. Stickney, fees Fred J. Williams, fees
$ 1 70
410
1 70
1
$183 99
Amount paid town of Lancaster
128 79
$312 78
The town has also paid on account of transporta- tion of prisoners after mittimus issued by the Municipal Court bills approved by the Municipal Court, viz : I. W. Quimby, conveying prisoners $121 15
Joseph Kenney, 66
8 90
$130 05
Summary
Disbursements as per itemized state-
ment above $183 99
Paid by town for conveying prisoners 130 05
Salary of Municipal Judge 183 33
$497 37
Contra
Total receipts Gain and loss account
$312 78
184 59
$497 37
FRED C. CLEAVELAND, Municipal Judge.
February 26, 1916. Examined and found correct with proper vouchers.
GEO. N. KENT, 1 Auditors
CHAS. L. HURLEY,
Road Agents' Reports.
Burt Smith, Village District. In account with Town of Lancaster:
Debit
By town orders
$1,842 58
Credits
To bills paid as follows :
Burt Smith
82 50
Burt Smith, man and team 779 67
W. E. Buzzell. 113 39
Michael Brown
36 75
John Murphy
26 25
H. A. Prince 77 89
Michael Brown and team
56 00
Fred Gallant:
20 56
Irving J. Shallow
39 37
David Levere
36 75
Henry Laplant
38 25
Joseph Thompson
15 32
Patrick Lappin.
14 00
Robert McFadden
19 25
Ed. Berry.
26 25
Roy Brown
36 75
James Purtle.
52 50
Fred Roberts 37 63
G. H. Kezer
27 19
Joseph Kirby
8 75
John Thomas 24 95
Stephen Simmons
5 69
Patrick Connor 8 75
Walter ()'Brine.
6 13
Frank Wilson
5 25
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Byron Smith. $ 6 56
A. C. Howland
4 38
Levi Pronancha
4 38
Leon M. Kimball
5 25
Michael King
2 63
Arthur Gallant.
2 63
J. S. Lang
3 50
Albert Darling
88
Robert Robinson.
.5 69
Earle Groome
1 75
Thomas Gaul.
31 38
Frank Nadeau and team
11 50
M. J. Monahan and team
23 00
Joseph Wentworth.
3 50
J. G. Willoughby
8 00
L. F. Moore's bill
29 24
Samuel Mills' bill.
1 30
Good Roads Machinery Co.
13 12
Baker & Bailey.
1 80
Harold L. Bond Co.
19 92
Boston & Maine R. R
72
Reney & Addley
4 55
John H. Smith
3 34
J. A. Morin.
9 52
Lancaster Water Co.
4 50
Burt Smith, breaking roads.
23 75
$1,842 58 Feb. 16, 1916. Examined and found correct with proper vouchers.
I. W. QUIMBY,
} Selectmen C. E. MOSES,
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LANCASTER TOWN REPORT
Geo. A. Webster, East District In account with the Town of Lancaster :
Debit
By town order $2,471 13
Credits
To bills paid as follows :
'Abner Bailey, cedar posts. 11 25
Walter Boothe. 3 50
Frank Nedeau
88 00
W. E. Hall
23 75
Willie Rowell.
23 25
John Parks, derrick.
11 00
E. B. Hunt.
5 40
Peter Carter
1 45
Samuel Mills
1 30
Willie Merrow
102 50
W. B. Alden
23 18
Eugene Sullivan
146 00
Harry Gainor
115 00
Geo. W. England
68 15
Newell Whitney
20 73
Irving LaRoche
18 75
A. W. Smith
22 38
H. A. Smith.
19 25
George Rowell.
2 25
Frank Whitney.
SS
Lawrence Whitney
88
Thomas O'Connell
12 25
Alie Foss.
33 38
Samuel Berry ..
7 00
S. H. Emerson
1 40
N. J. Cotton.
4 38
Willie Gainor
70 63
Mrs. W. H. Knight
1 50
Earl Webster
6 13
A. N. Moulton
40 90
Jerry Martin
15 00
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Abraham Washburn
32 55
Henry McIntire. 17 75
Peter Brisson 8 00
J. E. Washburn
28 00
Thomas Barnett.
7 28
Frank Alexander
5 25
Harlie Stickney
6 12
Clarence Cotton
8 75
Nelson Merrow
24 00
Roland Savage
1 00
M. H. Leary.
2 00
Fred Alexander
25 31
Ray Stickney
23 63
Mrs. Anna Knight.
11 00
Hartford Bros.
92 11
F. W. Padfield
8 70
Lewis Mayhew
2 55
Florence Sullivan
38 00
Barney McMann
1 00
Ernest Hicks
29 20
Glenn Smith
50 63
Mrs. John Martin
1 00
Frank O'Connell
13 87
Arthur White
11 25
Orrin Wentworth
11 25
Will Bishop.
4 50
Carmen Amadon
2 00
Edward Merrow.
12 00
S. R. Amadon
22 65
Frank Smith & Co
87 36
George Gray
11 25
Wilber Cram
2 15
L. F. Moore.
50 16
David Shatney
1 50
C. H. Wentworth
2 50
Thompson Manufacturing Co
1 25
Joseph Campbell.
5 50
Fred Carter
16 87
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Bernie Stickney
1 75
O. C. Stafford 4 00
Forest Hicks.
1 75
R. D. Kellum
1 00
Fred Washburn
15 00
Frank Forbes
1 05
Geo. A. Woods
11 34
W. R. Galbraith
8 56
Robert Addley
5 00
Keeping horses and men on machine
8 60
Lumber
185 06
Thad Stickney
6 78
Harry Gainor
6 00
G. A. Webster
355 75
Horses ...
151 50
Joseph Wilder.
126 50
$2,471 13
Less amount to state aid
997 23
$1,473 90
Feb. 15, 1916. Examined and found correct with proper vouchers.
I. W. QUIMBY, ) C. E. MOSES,
Selectmen.
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LANCASTER TOWN REPORT
L. S. Hartford, South District.
In account with Town of Lancaster: Debit
By town orders
$2,345 66
Credits
James Morse $ 30 02
C. M. Rich 68 00
W. T. Truland 19 49
R. L. Osgood
66 37
John Cross
34 50
C. S. Hodgdon.
79 00
F. J. Green and son
13 50
Henry Reed
18 73
Samuel Mills
7 50
Baxter Goodall
8 74
Alden Cram
28 75
John Stalbird
26 28
George Hickey.
110 25
James Donahue
21 92
B. J. Howe.
7 25
Doric Bouchard.
30 00
W. W. Buswell.
79 00
Damon L. Cole.
3 25
N. E. Culvert Co
65 60
B. F. Wesson
11 00
Frank Smith & Co.
31 10
Thompson Manufacturing Co
15 39
W. H. Merrow
8 00
George Swan
3 50
Harold Sutton
2 00
W. E. Moses.
21 23
Guy Flanders
17 80
F. E. Remick.
1 75
S. E. Holloway
3 75
M. A. Leighton.
1 00
Lewis Pavoucha
34 00
G. A. Webster, lumber.
25 00
E. E. Jackson.
6 12
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Melvin Sheltry.
9 25
Clarence Harriman 12 25
Nat McCann. 32 00
C. E. Kelley. 12 50
Harrison Reed 31 52
Frank Whitney 45 80
Augustus Libby
36 74
Frank Robbins
25 37
A. J. Clark
58 50
E. M. Tucker
78 12
W. H. Reed
405 25
Charles Emerson 22 37
101 18
William Sheltry
75 00
Ola Barnett.
1 00
F. J. Green and son
12 00
C. M. Rich
4.75
G. I .. Dexter 5 60
John Stalbird
13 50
R. L. Osgood
4 00
F. H. Morse.
26 00
R. W. Bunker
7 75
J. M. Hickey.
5 00
L. S. Hartford, agent, 147 days. 294 00
Accounts paid by order of C. M. Rich, 1914
J. H. Derby. 2 00
J. S. Woodward 4 75
E. R. Green. 2 25
Michael Brown 4 00
Baker & Bailey 6 00
Paid by selectmen to W. E. Moses.
8 80
$2,345 66
Less amount to state aid 710 98
$1,634 68
Feb. 16. 1916. Examined and found correct with proper vouchers.
I. W. QUIMBY, - Selectmen of
C. E. MOSES,
Lancaster
James Reed
Report of Overseer of Poor.
1916
Credits.
Feb. 15 Bal. on hand, Feb. 15, '15 32 13
Received from county 82 96
Received from John Dagneau 140 00
Received Town of Lancaster 100 00
-- $355 09
Debits
John Foreman
$ 78 38
John Dagneau
111 14
John Gahagen
13 00
Due from County
32 75
Cash on hand
119 82
$355 09
FRED W. STREETER, Overseer of Poor.
Examined and found correct with proper vouchers. GEO. N. KENT CHAS. L. HURLEY Auditors.
Support of County Poor 1915-16.
Mrs. McGuire
$ 22 31
George Sanville
30 00
Ed. Berry family
51 66
Mrs. Darby
65 40
Mrs. Whipple
40 72
George Barry
27 75
Jane Boutwelle
98 00
Mrs. Whiting
18 25
Mrs. Brooks
4 69
Wayland Sinclair
8 88
Ed. Woods family
15 00
Harry Manser
11 00
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John Heath
12 25
Mrs. Loudan
38 21
John Jackson
3 00
Edward Quinn
25 30
James Gahagan
10 00
Harry Buell
42 00
Ben Berry
10 66
C. W. Weeks
3 00
George Fletcher
9 00
Goss family
10 00
Mileage
11 86
-$568 94
Dependent Pensioners
50 00
$618 94
Received from county
$618 94
Town and Masonic Building.
Receipts.
1915
Mar. 20 F. Smith, pictures. $ 60 00
Apr. 5 K. P. ball. 21 00
May 7 Fox & Eaton play 20 00
10 Trackmen's ball. 20 00
12 School play. 17 50
13 F. Smith, pictures. 72 00
15 Ethel May Shorey Co 40 00
17 Chapman concert.
11. 00
21 School Prom
12 00
15 Lancaster Water Co 100 00
31 Grand Army 6 00
June 5 F. Smith, pictures K. C. ball 20 00
52 00
19 C. S. lecture. 12 00
17 School graduation, alumni and ball .. 35 00
Aug. 20 Dance 8 00
28 F. Smith, pictures. 196 00
15 Lancaster Water Co 100 00
Sept. 8 Guy Bros. minstrels. 72 00
19 C. S. lecture. 6 00
Oct. 12 K. C. ball. 20 00
25 J. C. Rockwell. 32 00
Nov. 10 Methodist society 13 00
22 F. Smith, pictures 58 00
15 Lancaster Water Co
100 00
17 Dance. 10 00
24 Tabernacle society. 20 00
26 North Star Corp., insurance 222 00
Dec. 27 Men and Boys' supper 5 00
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1916
Jan. 4 Rent police station $100 00
15 F. Smith, pictures. 58 00
Town of Lancaster, insurance 222 00
23 F. Smith, pictures. 80 00
28 High School play 17 50
Unity Club. 12 00
30 Lecture Course. 33 00
Feb. 10 F. Smith, pictures 56 00
Durham Glee Club. 11 00
F. Smith, pictures. 50 00
Lancaster Water Co 100 00
Town of Lancaster, electric light. 15 00
North Star Corp., heat. 100 00
Pictures 10 00
$2225 00
Avails of note
100 00
$2325 00
Disbursements
R. A. Dexter 50
C. Emerson.
5 00
M. P. Gallagher 3 00
F. Smith & Co., coal
55 43
Mrs. LaPlant.
4 40
J. H. Smith
1 78
.John Alexander
87
Uniform for Ushers.
25 00
H. H. Sanderson 4 90
N. I. Sears, wood 28 60
H. E. Munsey & Son 4 55
U. S. License.
75 00
N. I. Sears, wood.
26 95
J. W. Kimball
16 49
Linscott & Smith
8 35
Patrick Brown
. 1 00
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Joe Coyle.
30
Barney McGinley, police station 25 50
Lancaster Water Co 15 00
Heman Norris, police station
62 72
Nelson Coe, 66 66
33 72
6: Opera House 10 77
George Congdon 7 10
A. E. Titus. 1 75
Harry Hartford
5 40
F. H. Nourse, table for station
8 00
F. Smith & Co,, coal.
305 00
G. N. Kent, insurance 203 50
Geo. M. Stevens Son Co
240 50
Chas. Williams Co.
9 00
Fred Howland, desk for station
3 50
N. I. Sears, wood.
25 99
Peter Lewis, janitor Feb. 3 to Apr. 10
45 00
F. C. Condgdon, police station.
28 90
Matthew Monahan, wood.
1 40
Chas. Young, janitor Apr. 10 to Feb. 15
162 50
Coos County Democrat.
6 00
James Donahue
3 00
N. I. Sears
10 90
Lancaster Water Co
18 37
Stamps and Stationery.
2 50
Thompson Mfg. Co
114 22
L. F. Moore
279 26
F. W. Streeter, Mgr
150 00
Jones & Linscott, electric lights.
271 53
$2313 15
Cash on hand
$11 85
$2325 00
Examined and found correct with proper vouchers. C. E. MOSES, for Town of Lancaster. FRED S. LINSCOTT, for No. Star Corporation
Cemetery Committee's Report.
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Receipts.
1915
Report Cemetery Committee for year ending Feb. 15, 1916.
Feb. 15 Cash on hand
$442 12
Mar. 8 Seth Washburn
10 00
Apr. 1 Benjamin Robinson
10 00
A. J. Palmer
15 00
Chas Lee (Interest $4 00)
14 00
B. M. Leavenworth
15 00
Mrs. Annie French
5 00
May
7 W. F. Hunt
12 00
17 Abbie A. Cummings
6 00
Harris Remick
6 00
July
8 Dan Lee Jones
4 00
17 Merrill Shurtleff (Labor lots)
33 25
Aug. 10 T. T. Baker
75 00
28 Edgar Stickney
18 00
Sept. 27 W. W. Savage
115 00
29 Henry Wilder
75 00
Nov. 1 Mrs. E. H. Burnham (Grading)
4 87
5 Geo. W. Howe
18 00
1916
Feb. 2 Guy Flanders
18 00
3 W. W. Fitch Estate
115 00
Received for Plants Public Library 66 Mrs. Roberts
1 50
100 00
12 Town Appropriation Town Care Lots
4 20
158 65
$1275 59
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Disbursements
1915
Mar. 8 B. Jacobs services
$ 2 00
Apr. 1 F. W. Baker services
3 50
O. H. Kimball
25 00
May 10 Nelson Sears
17 70
18 James Purtle
88
20 Thos Vashon
3 38
24 Peter Smith
9 50
26 Henry Young for Harris Remick J. W. Kimball, plants
2 40
July
7 Frank Smith & Co.
4 90
12 Henry Young Richard Young
12 65
24 Lancaster Water Co.
5 18
Aug.
7 Patrick Brown
1.50
10 John H. O'Neil
3 50
12 Henry Young Richard Young
9 00
16 H. W. Hartford
40 00
Sept. 11 Burt Smith
10 00
23 E. G. Ball
2 25
Oct. 18 E. L. VanDyke David Powell
2 62
25 Patrick Brown
2 50
Nov.
1 E. G. Ball
12 50
2 Harris M. Remick
15 21
4 Henry Young
53 05
6 Boston & Maine R. R. J. M. Kimball
6 00
13 Elliott Nursery
11 55
P. J. Noyes Co., freight
73
18 Henry Young Burt Smith
16 00
24 Chas. Vashon
5 00
Dec.
2 Thos. Vashon
14 00
4 Frank Smith & Co.
7 18
13 87
15 71
10 03
13 50
11 00
114 50
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Dec.
4 Chas. Vashon 15 50
David Parks 40 50
John Parks 24 00
Henry LaPlant
8 75
Bert Sedgell
31 90
Henry Young
31 90
E. B. Streeter, acct. Vashon
7 50
9 Henry LaPlant
1 00
Bert Sedgell
2 43
Henry Young
3 90
J. M. Kimball
2 40
Peter Smith
26 00
Burt Smith
39 00
11 Henry La Plant
1 75
17 Reney & Addley Samuel Mills
2 65
20 John C. Temple
1 50
22 Henry Young
4 00
1916
Ian. 1 Flowers, acct. Van Dyke
12 00
12 L. F. Moore 6 00
Flowers, acct. Van Dyke
11 25
40 00
31 O. H. Kimball, services Water rent
5 00
Feb. 12 Balance cash on hand
470 72
$1275 59
F. S. LINSCOTT, O. H. KIMBALL, JAMES L. DOW,
Committee.
February 26, 1916. Examined and found correct with proper vouchers. GEO. N. KENT, 1 Auditors
CHAS. L. HURLEY, I
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Report of Town Clerk.
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Lancaster, N. H., Feb. 22, 1916.
To the Selectmen of Lancaster :
Gentlemen :
I submit the following report of the number of dog licenses issued and the receipts therefor for the year 1915 :
Male dogs, 139
$277 00
Female dogs,
13
62 00
38 00
Town clerk's fees,
25 00
Paid dog constable
" town treasurer
276 00
$339 00 $339 00
R. J. BROWN, Town Clerk.
1
Town School District.
We can report good work accomplished in the town schools for the three terms just closed, with an excellent. corps of teachers, and would again ask the parents to insist upon punctuality and constant attendance of their children whenever possible.
We append a summary of the income for the year, also the expenditures as a basis for estimate of expenses for the coming year.
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