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Balance on hand Feb. 15, 1916 ..
$498.37
Amount due teachers, winter term. $243.00
Amount due janitors, winter term. . 21.00
Amount due for conveyance 12.00
Amount due, other bills
46.00
322.00
$176.37
Advanced by State for
Superintendent's
salary to August 31, 1916. . 143.33
Balance school funds at end of winter
term
$33.04
Respectfully submitted,
MARY E. MANNING, Treasurer.
I hereby certify that I have examined the foregoing account and find it correctly cast and properly vouched. WM. B. FRENCH,
Auditor.
REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS
C
To the School Board of the Town of Bedford:
I submit the following report and recommendations : ..
i.
GENERAL CONDITIONS.
The schools of Bedford are, in general, doing good work. An effort has been made to raise the standard of work in all schools this year with quite reasonable success. The spirit of work and good application is quite manifest in those schools where attendance has been good. It is impossible for a school to make desired progress, or individual pupils to become interested in school work if, contrary to law, parents persist in keeping children out of school a day or two days each week, and continue this every week of the term and year. Such is the condition, however, in too many of our schools and I believe the time has come to stop it.
In looking over the reports of the school boards of Bed- ford I find that every year for the past six years they have called attention to the lax attendance and appealed to the parents to send children more regularly ; and yet every year the attendance troubles grow worse, or at least no better, and the town in consequence loses state money it might otherwise have.
The better graded the schools become the greater the loss to the pupil when absent. The loss of a day's work in Bed- ford schools now means more than it did three years ago, and will mean more next year than this, and children can ill afford to lose time if they expect to hold their grade.
The partitioning of No. 1 schoolhouse and establishing therein two schools, one for grades 1 to 4, the other for
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grades 5 to 8 was done for an experiment, the success of which is evident to any fair-minded person.
Not only is better work being done there but much more' of it than formerly, and the interest manifested by the student body is infinitely better than before. I have yet to find a pupil there who cares to return to the old way.
Neither room is large enough to satisfactorily accon.mo- date the number of pupils enrolled and I sincerely hope the town will see to it that proper provision is made for room.
I last year called your attention to the generally bad con- dition of your school buildings. I must again remind you that Nos. 2, 3, 5 and 6 buildings especially are liable to . condemnation by the State Board of Health, as they have already been partially condemned by the State Superin- tendent of Public Instruction. When so condemned it will mean enforced closing of these schools and compulsory re- pairs or rebuilding. I am sure the town does not wish such. a situation.
The teaching, for the most part, has been an improvement over that of last year and the general interest in the work on the part of pupils is manifestly better. I believe we will be able to graduate in June a small class from 8th grades that will be a credit to the schools of Bedford.
EQUIPMENT.
For the past six years, at least, the amount of money ex- pended for books and supplies, including maps, globes, dic- tionaries and reference books, has been so small that the schools are very poorly equipped. In comparison with towns, of about the same school enrollment and valuation, adjoin- ing and near Bedford, I find that the average amount expended for books and supplies each year for the last six years has been $294. The average in Bedford has been but $157, with one more school on the average to support than the other towns had.
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As reported to you last year the text-book supply was very inadequate, and supplementary reading almost a minus quantity. A considerable sum has been expended for books this year, and while much better equipped than a year ago in this respect, we still are far from having an adequate supply for making the school work most efficient. Maps and globes do not meet even the minimum requirements.
The demand for more money for books is not due to new conditions, but to too small expenditures in the past.
SCHOOL BUILDINGS.
The state requires that schoolhouses must be neat and sanitary ; that all light should come from the left and rear of the pupil, and the window surface shall be one foot to every six, or better still, five feet of floor surface; that the room shall be well heated and ventilated; that blackboards be of slate; that seats and desks be adjustable; that there be a proper drinking receptacle and individual cups; that closets be so connected with the main schoolroom that pupils need not go out of doors to enter them.
We have no one schoolhouse that meets all these require- ments. We have but one that can meet even half of them; most of them meet but two. We have none that satisfac- torily meets the closet conditions.
Number 5 is too small for the number of pupils attending, and unless provision is made for taking care of part of them an addition must be made to this building.
Number 9 and number 11 are in good, fair condition but need some changes to make them just right. All the other buildings need extensive repairs before they will conform to requirements mentioned.
I believe the most economical plan for the town would be to build a sufficiently large schoolhouse at the Centre and. make such repairs as were required on whatever buildings were necessary to accommodate school conditions.
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These are plain facts about the condition and require- ments of the schoolhouses in Bedford. The condition is such that the time has now come when the State Department of Education and the State Board of Health will no longer tolerate them. It is imperative that the town at once take such action as will remedy the most offensive of these con- ditions and provide for future improvement.
RECOMMENDATIONS.
In consequence of what I have said above and because I believe certain things would be for the best interests of the schools of Bedford I make the following recommendations :
I recommend that an energetic campaign be made the coming year to enforce the compulsory attendance law through the proper officer or officers and that you endeavor to get an appropriation to pay the Truant Officer for such work.
I recommend that a larger appropriation than usual be asked for to purchase more books and supplies. It will be necessary to purchase many maps as all the schools are de- ficient in this respect.
I recommend that you adopt the policy of each year in- stalling adjustable seats and desks in some one schoolhouse until all are so furnished; that a similar policy be adopted with reference to slate blackboards, and arrangements for proper light.
I recommend that the stoves in all the school buildings be equipped with galvanized iron jackets similar to the one in the Primary room of number 1 school, and in connection with these, suitable arrangements made for proper ventilation.
I recommend immediate action in making the closets meet the requirements of the State Board of Health.
I recommend that in hiring teachers you give preference to those who are Normal graduates or who hold State certificates.
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I recommend making provision to furnish something warm with the noonday lunch during the winter months in those schoolhouses where the number remaining to din- ner would warrant it. The expense would be small.
I recommend the organization of a Parent-Teachers As- sociation to promote a greater interest in school matters and. to gain a better knowledge of educational conditions in the, town, state and nation.
I recommend fewer schools and the building of a suf- ficiently large schoolhouse at the Centre to accommodate all who care to come there to enter the established graded schools under teachers specially trained for the particular grades assigned them. I am aware this is a large program. I do not expect, and you do not expect to see it all carried out in one year. But cannot a big start be made this year ?,
Respectfully yours,
F. S. LIBBEY,
Superintendent of Schools.
Statistical Tables.
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BIRTHS REGISTERED IN THE TOWN OF BEDFORD
Date.
Name of Child (if any).
Male or Fe-
Living or
stillborn.
No. of child.
Age of Father.
Age of Mother.
Name of Father.
Jan. 10.
F
9
40
30
Joseph Godbout.
Jan. 23.
Helene Edna Godbout .. Joseph Alford Boutin. .
M
1
26
17
Alford Boutin ..
Apr.
11.
Clarence Ralph Welch ..
M
L
5
34
33
Frank L. Welch.
Apr. 11.
Peaslee. .
M
S
3
28
28
Harry W. Peaslee ...
Apr.
13.
Rebecca Belinda Waite
F
L
3
30
36
Iru M. Waite .. Mark Skakan.
May
1.
Dorothy May Fosher ..
F
L
2
25
26
Arthur P. Fosher
May
4.
Marie Jeane H. Damour
F
L
7
30
31
Joseph Damour.
May
12.
Mabelle M. Caldwell ..
F
L
1
32
27
Quincy J. Caldwell ..
May
30.
Bolierlow Chernewski ..
M
L
3
32
32
Bronislaw Chernewski
June
3.
Frances Berwick.
F
L
8
43
35
John Ernest Berwick
June 11.
Wojcieski .
F
L
6
35
25
Tgnectz Wojcieski .. .
Aug. 25.
Crowell. .
M
L
4
34
33
Clarence Crowell .... George Hunkins ....
Oct.
9.
Marie
Laurentia Ra-
L
1
20
21
Charle. Desgrose lliers .
Oct.
15.
Joseph Leo Lemire ...
M
L
11
48
45
Alfred Lemire. .
Nov. 9.
Clara Antoinette Cheney Ray
F
S
3
24
24
Samuel H. Ray ..
Nov.
28.
Ray
F
S
4
24
24
Samuel H. Ray .
Dec.
8.
Barbara E. Ashburner. Edna W. Hodgman ...
F
L
4
37
41
Lewis E. Hodgman ..
1898.
May 5.
Willis Albert Stevens.
M
L
5
4.5
41
Eddy Willis Stevens.
1913.
Lois Anne Melendy ...
F
L
4
40
32
William Melendy ....
1912.
Feb. 14.
Edmund L. Hodgman. .
M
L
3
34
38
Lewis E. Hodgman ..
Apr.
24.
Lena Shakan ..
F
L
3
30
28
Sept. 15.
Francis Edw'd Hunkins
M
L
1
21
19
33
Arthur Cheney .
Nov.
28.
F
L
5
34
38
Harry Ashburner ...
Dec. 26.
chelle Desgroselliers .
F
L
9
32
June 1.
I hereby certify that the above birth record is correct
male.
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FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1915.
Name of Mother.
Occupation of Father.
Birthplace of Father.
Birthplace of Mother.
Eva Lavoie.
Farmer
St. Camille, P. Q ...
Anna Paradis
Shoe-slugger
Nashua
Mary Boutin.
Laborer
Bedford
Fannie B. Fuller
Farmer
Bedford
Mary Emma Tucker
Farmer
Dunbarton
New Hampshire. Hopkinton.
Faklaler Goss ..
Farmer
Russia
Russia. Hebron, Ill.
Exilda Duferron.
Mason
Canada
Canada.
Mary E. Adams.
Farmer
Bedford
Manchester.
Julia Wilk . .
Baker
Poland
Poland.
Edith Blanche Dutton. Michaulina Futma.
Mill operative.
Austria
Austria.
Amy R. French.
Ice dealer
Londonderry
Bedford. Burlington, Vt.
Rosalie LaTullippe.
Laborer
Manchester
Marie J. Deboisbriand.
Shoemaker
Manchester
Nashua.
Delia Croteau.
Mill operative
Canada
Canada.
Marie Louise Cayer. . .
Mill operative .
Manchester
Canada.
Stella G. Schwartz
Farmer
Manchester
Bedford.
Stella G. Schwartz
Farmer
Manchester
Bedford.
Elizabeth Halsall.
Laborer
England
England.
Ethel A. French. .
Farmer
Bedford
Bedford.
Nella Augusta Bean
Farmer
Manchester
Auburn.
Minnie A. Stevens.
Farmer
Amherst
Bedford.
Ethel A. French.
Farmer
Bedford
Bedford.
to the best of my knowledge and belief.
FRANK E. MANNING, Deputy Town Clerk.
Manchester. Canada. Bedford.
Alice M. Gookin.
Teamster
Bedford
Laborer
E. Charlestown, Vt.
Brownington, Vt.
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MARRIAGES REGISTERED IN THE TOWN OF BEDFORD
Date of marriage.
Place of marriage.
Name and Surname of Groom and Bride.
Residence of each at time of marriage.
Age in yrs.
Occupation of Bride and Groom.
Feb.
9
Manchester.
Charles Forest Jones. Frieda A. Reuther.
Bedford Manchester ,
42 23
Teamster Housekeeper
July 10
Goffstown ..
Benjamin H. Wheeler. Mildred M. Boynton .
Goffstown Bedford
42 21
Farmer Clerk
July 22
Auburn ....
Thomas H. Caron Dora E. Paradise
Auburn Bedford
42
21
Fish dealer Housework
Aug. 2
Manchester.
Henry Louis Murray Catherine O'Leary.
Bedford Manchester
27
Chauffeur
Nov. 15
Manchester .
Alphonse Cayer Lillian Welch
Bedford Bedford
31
18
Laborer Housework
Nov. 15
Manchester.
Homer J. Lavoie. Ida M. Gauthier.
Bedford Manchester
21
16
Milkman Housework
1914 Oct.
7
Bedford ...
Howard Calvin Page .... Gerda Louise Huntoon. .
[N. Y.] Schenectady ... Bedford
31 38
:
Clerk, restaurant. Teacher
I hereby certify that the above is correct
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FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1915.
Place . of Birth of each.
Name of Parents.
Birthplace of Parents.
No. of mar- riage.
Name, residence and official station of person by whom married.
Bedford Connecticut
Alford Jones Ida Campbell
New Boston , Bedford
1
Herman Rodelsperger, Justice of the Peace, Manchester.
Dunbarton Bedford
Clara- B. Hoyt.
Dunbarton
2
E. C. Goodwin, Baptist Minister,
George Boynton Eva Gillingham
Goffstown
Newbury
1
Goffstown ..
H. Caron
Canada
Canada Hollis
Victoria Gangan
Canada
2
Walter H. Upham, Clergyman,
David Mayo Annie Snell
Michigan
Canada
2
Auburn.
Matthew Murray
New York, N. Y.
Sarah Patterson
New York, N. Y.
1
.Denis O'Leary Helen Duggan
Ireland
Ireland
1
Joseph Cayer
Manchester
Julia Bildeau
Manchester
2
John Welch
Raymond
Amy Butterfield
Bedford
1
Arthur W. Phinney, Justice of the Peace, Manchester.
Stanislas Lavoie
Canada
Vitaline Pepin ,
Canada
1
Alphee J. Leclerc, Catholic Priest, Manchester.
Clarksburg, Mass. White River Jct. [Vt.] .
Calvin Taylor Page .
Clarksburg, Mass.
Elizabeth S. Mckay . Troy, N. Y. .
1
Albert D. Smith, Clergyman,
Alonzo A. Huntoon . Ella Louise Nye ..
Westford, Mass .. Glover, Vt. .
1
Milton, Mass.
Richard Reuther Agnes
Germany Germany
1
Christie M. Wheeler
Dunbarton
New York, N. Y. Manchester
Jeremiah S. Buckley, Catholic Priest, Manchester.
Canada Bedford
Bedford Manchester
Pierre Gauthier Florance Demesson
Manchester
Canada
1
to the best of my knowledge and belief.
FRANK E. MANNING, Deputy Town Clerk.
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DEATHS REGISTERED IN THE TOWN OF BEDFORD
Date of Death
Name and Surname of Deceased
Years.
Months.
Days
Sex
Sin., Mar., Wid
Disease or Cause of Death
Jan. 1
Rolland Desgroseilliers
13
6
6
Manchester.
M
S Cerebral Abscess
Jan. 3
Sarah E. Darrah.
76
5
27 Newmarket
Jan.
5
Anna S. Goffe.
71
10
27
Jan.
7
Elsie Bremner Taylor ..
79
7
16 Scotland.
W Apoplexy.
Jan.
15 Alix Camire.
76
11
16 Canada.
W Hemor hage of Brain ..
Jan.
30
Eugene F. Buswell.
60
10
2
5 Sandwich Centre .. Wilmot
M
Feb. 4
Mary F. Currier ..
67
9
18
Manchester
F
Mar. 16
M Cirrhosis of Liver.
Mar. 21
James Edward French. Ursuala C. Clement.
70 89
3 8
2
New London
Mar. 29
George Latulippe ..
63
1
3
Canada ..
M
M
Apr.
2 Hiram M. Roberts.
87
7
14 1 Plattsburgh, N. Y. Bedford
M
Apr.
8
Ida L. King.
56
11
29
Bedford.
S
Apr.
11
- Peaslee.
M
S
May June
7
Clarence E. Campbell .. Marie Jeane Damour ..
28
5
Bedford.
M
June 10
22
Mary J. Kimball ..
82
9
19
Millville, P. Q.
F
W Old Age ..
Sept. 10
Lucretia L. Godbout.
50
9
20
Manchester
F
Oct.
4
Charlotte T. Scott.
62
5
7
Hudson
F
Oct.
18
Joseph C. Gamache. ...
62
3
16
Canada.
M
Nov. 12
Fred A. French.
7
9
Bedford.
M M
M
Apoplexy
Nov.
28
- Ray.
Stillborn.
Nov.
28
- Ray.
84
1
10
Amherst.
M
W Valvular Heart Trouble and Dropsy
Dec.
18
Mary L. Buswell.
79
8
Lowell, Mass
F
M
Cerebral Hemorrhage . ..
Dec.
27
Edna W. Hodgman. Alford Jones ..
67
7
26
New Boston.
M
W
Cerebral Embolism.
. .
45
4
4
Bedford.
M
Bedford.
F
S
June 29
Sophronia Shepard .. . . . Minerva Signor
67
9
19
Bedford.
F
M
July
Manchester
F
S Stillborn
M M Chr. Interstitial Nephritis Chronić Bright's Disease. M Paralysis
M Cerebral Embolism
Nov. 16
Charles F. Jones
54 42
3
20
Bedford.
Bedford ..
F
S
F
S
Stillborn ..
Dec.
10
Charles A. Upham.
1 Bedford.
F
S
Heart Disease
Dec. 29
6
Samuel F. Adams.
37
9
1
Bedford
M F
W Mithral Regurgitation ... Pneumonia ..
M
W Mithral Régurgitation
Apr.
M
Consumption. Gangrene of Foot .. Stillborn
M Locomoter Ataxia ..
27 6
M Tubercular Meningitis Tubercular Meningitis Diabetis.
July
24
Augusta A. French.
78
7
W Intestinal Obstruction ....
Jan. 17
Age
Place of Birth
W
W Acute Bronchitis. Senility.
M W Cerebral Hemorrhage .... Cerebral Hemorrhage ....
F
Bedford.
Frank D. Holbrook ..
1
Bedford
I hereby certify that the above is correct
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FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1915.
Occupation
Place of Birth of Father
Place of Birth of Mother
Name of Father
Maiden Name of Mother
Canada.
Canada.
Narcisse Desgroseil- liers
Marie Dallaire ..
N. Hampshire
Northwood.
Samuel Batchelder ... Alexander Black. .... Alexander Bremner ..
Eliza Durgin. Dolly C. French. Jeanette Bremner.
Housewife.
Scotland.
Scotland
New Hampton
Almira L. Wilson.
Farmer.
Wilmot.
Salisbury
New Boston
Isaiah H. Johnson ... Nathaniel Buswell. Benjamin Fletcher ...
Judith Scribner .. Elvira Wilson.
Farmer
Bedford.
Candia
Stephen French.
Sallie S. Foster.
Housekeeper .
New London .
New London. Canada
Benjamin Adams.
Sarah Wadwell.
Mill Operative Farmer ..
Canada
Ellenburg. N. Y.
Hiram Roberts.
Sarah Kent
Laborer.
Bedford
Portland, Me ..
Samuel Adams
Housekeeper ..
Amherst
Amherst .... New Hampshire ..
Harry W. Peaslee
Milk Dealer. Dresser
Bedford
Lyndeboro
Joseph G. Holbrook Elliott A. Campbell ...
Rose L. Grindle.
Canada.
Canada
Joseph Damour
Exilda Duferion
Londonderry .. Lewiston, Me. Goffstown.
Bedford
John Shirley.
Margaret Houston.
Housekeeper . Housewife
Bedford
Fairlee, Vt. ...
Hudson
Timothy Ford
Sarahı G. Fuller.
Farmer
Canada ..
Canada
Jean Baptiste Gama- che Frederick F. French .. Alford Jones
Almira J. Riddle Ida E. Campbell
Farmer
New Boston ..
Bedford.
Manchester ...
Bedford
Samuel H. Ray .
Stella G. Schwartz .. Stella G. Schwartz ...
Farmer
Manchester ... Amherst
Bedford
Samuel H. Ray
Amos Upham.
Benjamin Hutchinson Lewis E. Hodgman .. Alford Jones.
Mary L. Simmonds. Ethel A. French. Lucinda Jenkins
Farmer.
Lyndeborough Mt. Vernon
to the best of my knowledge and belief.
FRANK E. MANNING, Deputy Town Clerk.
le
Housewife
Bedford, Mass. Bedford .. ...
Alexandria
Bedford.
William H. Burns.
Eliza J. Senter
Zoe Dumonty ..
Retired ..
Bedford.
Bedford
George King.
Lucy Ann Phinney .. Mary Cady ... Fannie B. Fuller
Bedford ..
Emily Cram.
Bedford
Sedgwick, Me.
Bedford
Senter Farley
Perley M. Signor.
Olive Flint .. Mazie P. Geddes
Joseph Latulippe.
Rosalie Duclos.
Maine.
Chelmsford, . .
Mass.
Prospect, Me
Francestown
..
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ANNUAL REPORTS
OF THE
Selectmen, Treasurer, Town Clerk, and Appraisal of Real Estate
OF THE
Town of Bedford
WITH
Reports of School Board and Public Library Trustees
FOR THE
Fiscal Year Ending February 15
1917
MANCHESTER, N. H.
PRINTED BY JOHN B. CLARKE CO.
1917
Town Warrant
[L. s.] STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE.
To the Inhabitants of the Town of Bedford, the County of Hillsborough, in said State, Qualified to Vote in Town Affairs :
You are hereby notified to meet at the town house, in said Bedford, on Tuesday, the thirteenth day of March next, at ten of the clock in the forenoon, to act upon the following subjects :
ARTICLE I. To choose all necessary town officers for the ensuing year, also three trustees to care for trust funds.
ART. II. To raise such sums of money as may be neces- sary to defray town charges for the ensuing year, and make appropriations for the same.
ART. III. To raise and appropriate such sums of money as may be necessary for the support of the poor, repair of roads and bridges, for Memorial Day and for any other necessary expenses of the town.
ART. IV. To see if the town will vote to allow a dis- count on taxes ; if so, fix the time and date.
ART. V. To see if the town will vote to raise and ap- propriate fifteen dollars for the care of the clock on the church.
ART. VI. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of seventy-five dollars for the care of the new cemetery.
ART. VII. To see if the town will vote to authorize the selectmen to hire money if needed.
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ART. VIII. 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, 1905.
ART. IX. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate sufficient money to maintain electric lights for the ensuing year.
ART. X. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of twenty dollars for the care of Joppa cemetery.
ART. XI. To see if the town will vote to buy a steam roller and raise and appropriate money for same.
ART. XII. To see if the town will vote to equip the town hall with electric lights, and raise and appropriate money for same.
ART. XIII. To see if the town wishes to adjust by vote the salaries of road agents and their employees.
ART. XIV. To see if the town will vote to allow the Bedford club the use of town hall free.
ART. XV. To see if the town will vote to allow the Sunday school free use of town hall for municipal Christ- mas tree.
ART. XVI. To hear the reports of agents, auditors, committees, and all other officers heretofore chosen, and pass any vote relating thereto, and transact any other busi- ness that may legally come before said meeting.
Given under our hand and seal this 23rd day of February, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and seventeen.
PERHAM PARKER, LEWIS E. HODGMAN, HARRY W. PEASLEE, Selectmen of Bedford.
A true copy. Attest :
PERHAM PARKER, LEWIS E. HODGMAN, HARRY W. PEASLEE, Selectmen of Bedford.
SALARIES AND EXPENSES OF PRINCIPAL TOWN OFFICERS.
1916.
Mar. 16. Paid Frank Estabrook for services as first selectman $147.00 Paid Lewis E. Hodgman for services as third selectman 108.50
Paid Martha French, town clerk's salary eight months. 33.33
Mar. 17. Paid .Perham Parker for services as second selectman 140.00
Apr. 10. Paid Geo. D. Soper for services as tax collector for 1915 115.00
June 1. Paid Frank E. Manning for services as town clerk for four months. . .. 1917. Feb. 13. Paid E. R. French for services as treasurer from Feb. 15, 1915, to Feb. 15, 1916 55.00
16.66
$615.49
Town Officers' Expenses.
1916.
Mar. 16. Paid Frank Estabrook for postage and telephone calls $5.25
Mar. 17. Paid Perham Parker for postage and telephone calls 7.25
June 9. Paid Temple & Farrington Co. for one tax book. 1.60
July 1. Paid Edson C. Eastman Co., for cash book and tax book. 3.00
1917.
Feb. 14. Paid F. E. Manning for telephone tolls and postage 3.90
Feb. 15. Paid Perham Parker for postage and telephone tolls 9.80
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Feb. 15. Paid Lewis E. Hodgman, postage, envelopes and telephones $3.72
$34.32
ELECTION AND REGISTRATION EXPENSES.
1916.
Mar. '31. Paid William Melendy, service as auditor and ballot clerk for 1915 and 1916 $9.00
Apr. 10. Paid R. F. Rollins, service as mod- erator 5.00
Paid George D. Soper, service as ballot clerk 5.00
May 1. W. B. French, service as auditor. ..
2.00
Oct. 2. R. F. Rollins, service as moderator. . 5.00
Dec. 1. R. F. Rollins, service as moderator. . 5.00 William Melendy, service as ballot clerk, fall primary and election ... 10.00
E. B. Hull, service as supervisor and 22 bank checklists at 35c each .... 42.70 G. D. Soper, service as ballot clerk. . 10.00
1917.
Feb. 1. Frank S. Crowell, supervisor check- list, 1915 and 1916. . 23.00
13. Paid John F. Young for services as supervisor 35.00
Paid Arthur N. Hodgman for serv- ices as ballot clerk for March, September and November, 1916 .. 15.00
15. A. H. Holbrook for service as ballot clerk for March, September and November, 1916 15.00
$181.70
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CARE AND SUPPLIES FOR TOWN HALL.
1916.
Mar. 17. Paid Perham Parker for 12 cords of wood to town hall $66.00
31. Paid George F. Barnard for care of town hall from April 1, 1915, to April 1, 1916 100.00
Paid John Parkhurst for 1 cord wood to town hall 5.50
May ɔ̃. Paid George F. Barnard, 1000 lbs. 32 by 2 Union Carbine and freight $1.18 38.68
17. Paid J. B. Lodge for labor on town hall 7.30
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