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900 00 ,
Reading rooms, if continued,
375 00
Night police, if continued
600 00
Total amount required without reducing debt $23,259 00
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AVAILABLE ASSETS OF THE TOWN, FEB. 15, 1898.
$100 00 Due from C. E. Allen estate, collector 1890
Fred Holton, coll. 1896, on sewers 73 25
sidewalks 17 02
gen'l tax 383 80
474 07
66
C. E. McIntire, on sewer
465 00
sidewalk
192 50
general tax 1,165 84
-1,823 34
Due from town of Guildhall
50 00
Due for rent of school lots
114 00
Liquor fixtures, etc.
370 98
Cash in hands of treasurer
4,908 36
Amount due from county
653 83
$8,494 58
UNAVAILABLE ASSETS.
Land and buildings purchased of C. & M. R. R. $3,087 80
Stone crusher plant
2,130 00
Three road machines
200 00
Store house and land, Prospect St.
700 00
Hand stone roller
10 00
Pump
50 00
Three snow rollers
150 00
Other tools
60 00
Tile and lumber
175 00
Safe
200 00
Play ground
1,860 89
Rendrock
28 00
$8,651 69
The town holds in trust for keeping cemetery lot in re- pair, $200.
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LIABILITIES.
Notes 7,500 00 30,000 00
Bonds
Interest on notes and bonds
317 61
Due C. E. Allen, collector 1890
50 00
·' Fred Holton, collector 1896 $50 00
sidewalk and sewer 30 00 80 0.0
Due C. E. McIntire, collector 1897 50 00 " on appropriation for town history Orders outstanding 661 74
2,103 83
Gross liabilities
$40,763 18
Available assets
8,494 58
Liabilities above available assets
$32,268 60
Unavailable assets 8,651 69
Liabilities less total assets $23,616 91
Indebtedness less available assets, 1897
$33,870 44
1898
32,268 60
Decrease of debt 1,601 84
HIGHWAYS.
Paid Benj. Benton, road agent
$1,420 13
C. E. Wentworth, road agent 1,310 84
E. B. Morse, road agent 1,316 74
James Cronin 3 00
Lancaster Water company labor and plank 1896
25 30
W. H. Hartley, labor on Williams street 5 00
J. M. Monahan, labor on Willlams street 6 00
Climax Road Machine edge and points 8 50
Marcel Vashon 2 50°
Roach & McGraw, washout at Coos Junction
73 50
Geo. W. Boutwell, labor 6 65
Stephen Green, team at washout, etc. 6 25
W. H. Doonin, labor 3 00
8
Williams & Davis
2 00
John Doonin, fencing washout 1 95
Pat Brown, labor
75
James Craigie
1 55
Michael Dodwell, planking Connecticut river bridge
4 00
Thomas Sullivan
25
John Parks, causeway on Middle street
9 94
Fred Ingalls, labor
25
W. G. Ellis, wire delivered L. D. Lovejoy
1 53
Truland Co., spikes 1896
1 80
J. D. Cummings, labor
1 00
$4,212 43
SIDEWALKS.
Paid J. M. Monahan
$578 95
W. H. Hartley, Williams street
23 75
W. H. Hartley, order of Monahan
10 75
John Doonin
1 00
Patrick Lappin, grading Williams street
5 00
N. Martin, labor grading Williams street
20 10
Joseph Marshall, labor
22 95
Roach & McGraw
6 75
William Putnam, stone curbing
5 50
J. B. Cloudman
1 05
Williams & Davis
7 40
James Craigie
4 00
I. W. Hopkinson, drawing crushed rock,
4 50
$691 70
Less assessment
192 51
Cost of sidewalk to town
$499 19
SUPPORT OF POOR.
Paid E. V. Cobleigh I. W. Quimby for town and county poor
$ 165 94
1,368 90
$1,534 84
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For amount due from county and actual cost of support- ing town poor see report of overseer.
LIGHTING STREETS.
Paid Lancaster Electric Light company $909 00
Lancaster & Jefferson Electric Light company 336 00
$1,245 00
LANCASTER FIRE PRECINCT.
Paid W. H. McCarten $3,560 00
TOWN HISTORY.
Paid A. N. Somers $400 00
MEMORIAL DAY.
Paid D. T. Tiberlake $100 00
READING ROOMS.
Paid Mrs. M. A. Hastings 373 25
Perry Mason & Co., Youths Companion 1 75
$375 00
PUBLIC LIBRARY.
Paid F. D. Hutchins $400 00
Library catalogue 300 00
SCHOOLS.
Paid J. E McIntire, treas., town district for school purposes $2,292 14 repairs and indebtedness 325 00 $2,617 14
Paid J. L. Moore, treas., union dist. for school purposes with bal. of last year $6, 107 86 for building and repairs 2,700 00 $8,807 86
SCHOOL BOOKS AND SUPPLIES.
Paid J. E. McIntire, town district 211 13
" J. L. Moore, union district 646 42
TOWN OFFICERS.
E. H. Hallett, town treasurer $50 00
R. J. Brown, town clerk 200 00
10
J. D. Howe, selectman, balance 1896 $21 00
G. A. Marshall, selectman, balance 1896 18 00 39 00
Edward Spaulding, selectman
$186 00
G. A. Marshall, 212 00
F. S. Linscott, 66
154 00 552 00
I. W. Quimby, overseer of poor
100 00
Benj. Benton, road agent
$150 50
C. E. Wentworth,
124 25
E. B. Morse,
150 00 424 75
W. H. Shurtleff, supervisor
$18 00
Jas. S. Peavey,
21 00
Chas. H. Wentworth "
21 00
60 00
SCHOOL BOARD.
Mrs. W. P. Buckley, 1896
$25 00
E. F. Stockwell, 1896
25 00 50 00
Town district, 1897
$130 00
Union district, 1897
C. A. Howe
$35 00
J. L. Moore
25 00
E. F. Stockwell
25 00
Fred Cleaveland,
20 00
Mrs. W. P. Buckley
25 00
Mrs. G. N. Kent
30 00
Rev. A. N. Somers
15 00 175 00
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305 00
J. I. Williams, board of health
$24 50
Frank Spooner,
25 00
H. B. Carpenter,
25 00
74 50
L. H. Parker, police
$21 00
W. E. Ingerson "
9 00
30 00
Jas. McKaig, special police
$10 50
Geo. W. Cummings
12 00
Geo. W. Aldrich
3 85
W. E. Bullard
3 00
P. J. Monahan
3 00
11
David Parks ..
4 00 4 00 40 35
John Plunkett .6
$1,925 60
NIGHT POLICE.
Richard Bennett
Patrick Judge
$44 00 538 33 $582 33
MISCELLANEOUS.
Paid J. D. Bridge, town report
$ 104 00
Charles Sherwood, sanding sidewalk 2 00
George Cummings, snowing bridges 1896 10 00
Thomas Sweetser, tax abated
4 81
F. D. Hutchins, town seal
3 60
R. P. Kent & Son, flags for sewer ditch '96 coach parade 2 70
Fred Holton, loading road machine
5 00
Geo. W. Tibbetts, edge for Western road machine
8 85
Fred C. Ingalls, approved 1889 selectmen
75
Chas. Ingerson, freight and cartage of rendrock
5 75
Heela Powder Co., rendrock and caps
79 28
I. W. Hopkinson, using field for highway 30 00
Michael Walsh, cleaning ditch at Wm. Savage's 1 50
George Cummings, labor as per bill 1 50
John Parks, railing east end of Conn. river bridge 17 94
Fred Kelley, aiding police 28 00
George S. Kenison, mowing old cemetery 7 00
George S. Kenison, work on park 75
Austin & Western, repairs on road machine 8 00
Miss Kellum, witness fees 77
Charles Ingerson, freight and trucking 1 81
H. J. Cummings, keeping drunks 4.50, tramps 23.00 27 50
Frank Peabody, repairs on hearse 2 00
E. V. Cobleigh, insurance on Town hall 10 00
George W. Cummings, labor 75
W. G. Baker, rock at crusher and rent
19 55
12
Charles Ingerson, team work
1 00
George S. Kenison, care of cemetery lots
6 00
A. F. Rowell, printing 17 25
Peter Small, repairing Kent fountain
7 80
W. C. Hodgdon, water on highway to 1898
6 00
Chase T. Rowell, water on highway for 1897 3 00
George M. Amadon, water on highway for 1897 3 00
S. W. Stalbird, water on highway for 1897 3 00
J. G. Merrow, water on highway for 1897
3 00
W. R. Stockwell, water on highway for 1897
3 00
C. E. King, water on highway for 1897
3 00
Henry Rines, work on water tub
3 00
W. C. Weeks, poll tax abated three years
5 50
Joseph B. Cloudman, work at crusher
11 25
Martin Whitney, work at crusher ·
3 75
Benj. Benton 1-2 sidewalk built in 1891 according to vote of town 163 44
W. G. Baker, labor and blasting material
13 95
Michael Dodwell, repairing tool house
35 00
Geo. H. Colby, books for selectmen and collector
3 85
Thomas C. Beattie, sheriff bills
31 52
Frank J. Green, keeping tramps
13 75
Lancaster Trust Co., interest playground note
111 65
L. F. Moore, miscellaneous bill
19 86
Thompson Mfg. Co. miscellaneous bill
29 30
Thompson Mfg. Co., work of J. Parks 1895
10 00
Seth Washburn, cutting boom
2 00
Lancaster National Bank interest on note
39 50
Charles Sherwood, sanding sidewalk
3 00
Lancaster National Bank note
1,026 33
Stephen Green, housing machine
50
James Rines, labor Conn. river bridge
3 00
Frank Lucas, labor
75
Drew, Jordan & Buckley
100 00
J. W. Weeks, bounty on bear
5 00
5 00
John Merrow, bounty on bear
13
Jas. W. Weeks, bounty on bear 5 00
Victor Leavitt, bounty on bear 5 00
Lancaster Trust Co., playground note with interest 1,869 56 C. F. Sedgell, sanding sidewalk 1 50
John Parks, taking down chute 7 00
Truland & Co., wire delivered G. A. McDonald
3 00
Thomas Sullivan, sanding sidewalk
1 25
C. F. Sedgell, snowing bridges
5 00
C. M. Waterman, painting hearse
30 00
J. I. Williams, Carpenter supplies for Board of Health 1 95
Geo. A. Cummings, 1-2 curbing sidewalk 1896 10 00
Frank Smith & Co., miscellaneous bill 91 08
E. F. Stockwell, returning births and deaths 13 25
Ezra Mitchell, returning births and deaths 5 00
Frank Spooner, returning births and deaths 5 25
W. H. Leith, returning births and deaths
11 75
H. B Carpenter, returning births and deaths
1 75
Geo. W. Aldrich, miscellaneous bill
2 75
J. I Williams, rent of selectmen's room 30 00
J. I. Williams, services 5 00
F. S. Linscott, incidentals
1 20
H. S. Webb, load of sand
20
H. J. Cummings, keeping drunks and tramps
25 00
G. A. Marshall, care of cemetery lot order of Ir- ving Smith 3 00
Roach & McGraw, team
6 00
J. D. Bridge, 3 75
George W. Cummings, hearse to and from paint shop
50
Thompson Mfg. Co., glass for hearse
3 50
R. J. Brown, books and returning marriages 3 25
G. A. Marshall, freight, stationery, stamps, etc. 5 85
Edward Spaulding, express, stationery, stamps, etc. 1 00
$4,299 10
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ORDERS GIVEN BY SELECTMEN OF LAST YEAR AFTER SET- TLEMENT.
A. N. Somers, board education 60 00
Frank Spooner, board of health and returning births and deaths 29 50
George W. Carpenter, salary as liquor agent
87 50
Burleigh Roberts, ballot clerk
6 00
Jas. McCarten, repairing drills for Benton fountain
2 85
Richard Bennett, night police 56 00
Frank Lucas, labor on highways
4 95
S. W. Cushing, town treasurer 37 50
E. F. Stockwell, damage by water spring 1896
28 70
W. H. Leith, medical service and care of Purtle 6 50 Payson Fernald, sheep killed by dogs 2 50
C. A. Howe, auditor 1896 10 00
Edward Grannis, services for board of health 2.00
W. E. Bullard, services selectman 1895 22 00
$356 00
SEWERS.
Cost of sewer on Cemetery and Summer streets $1,019 98
Cost of sewer on Middle street 80 00
Cost of two branches from Bunker Hill street, catch basins on Bunker Hill, High, Williams, Elm,
Prospect, and Main streets, flush tank on Main street, dragging and flushing sewers and cleaning catch basins
679 47
Total expended on sewers $1,779 45
Less assessments for connections 505 00
Expense for the year $1,274 45
February, 22, 1898.
Examined and found correct with proper vouchers.
C. A. CLEVELAND,
CHAS. L. HURLEY, Auditors.
Report of Treasurers.
S. W. Cushing in account with town of Lancaster, Feb. 15. 1897, to March 12. 1897 :
RECEIPTS.
To cash on hand $3,819 99
Thos. D. Carbee, collector 1894
Sewer assessments
5 00
Taxes
163 88
Geo. W. Carpenter, liquor agent
35 60
Fred Holton. collector 1896
1,000 00
Chas. F. Colby, liquor agent
5 11
$5,029 58
DISBURSEMENTS.
Paid Geo. Cummings, police services 19 00
W. E. Bullard, Treas. Lan. Water Co., minor items 16 43
John L. Moore, services on school board 25 00
.. treasurer union school district 2,237 67
Geo. A. Webster, highways 361 46
E. B. Morse. ..
75 86
Williams & Brown, rent selectmen's room
40 00
Nelson Coe, special police
2 00
Mrs. M. A. Hastings, reading rooms
150 00
E. V. Cobleigh, overseer of the poor, services 100 00 .. support of poor 500 00
.50 00
W. F. Burns, land damage
W. D. Marshall. 10 00
W. E. Bullard, treasurer fire precinct
7 50
Thos. D. Carbee, balance salary 1894
50 00
G. A. Marshall, telephoning and postage 56
16
John Black, sheep killed by dogs Frank Lucas, labor on sewer . 6 45
3 00
W. H. Leith, returning births and deaths 9 50
Geo. W. Carpenter, salary as liquor agent 87 50
John L. Moore, school books and supplies 652 68
A. N. Somers, service on school board
60 00
Drew, Jordan & King, sidewalk repairs
5 00
Chas. E. King, water tub on highway
3 00
L. P. Hartford, 3 00
E. F. Stockwell, returning births and deaths 12 00
J. D. Bridge, printing 14 00
James McCarten, material and labor for stone crusher and Benton fountain
2 85
Frank Spooner, service board of health returning births and deaths 4 50
25 00
Mary Kent, service on school board
30 00
Chas. C. Jones, ice 1896
4 00
Town treasurer, salary
37 50
E. F. Stockwell, land damage
28 70
Richard Bennett, night police, February
56 00
C. A. Howe and I. W. Quimby, auditors
10 00
Ed. Grannis, order by board of health
2 00
C. E. P. Fernald, sheep killed by dogs
2 50
Frank Lucas, labor on highway 4 95
W. H. Leith, attending J. Purtle
6 50
Burleigh Roberts, ballot clerk
6 00
W. E. Bullard, service as selectman after Feb. 15, 1896 22 00 112 35
Abatement high school taxes
E. H. Hallett, treasurer 173 12
$5,029 58
S. W. CUSHING, Treasurer.
Feb. 23, 1898.
Examined and found correct with proper vouchers. C. A. CLEVELAND, CHAS. L. HURLEY, S
Auditors.
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E. H. Hallett, treasurer, in account with the town of Lancas- ter, 1897 :
RECEIPTS.
S. W. Cushing, treasurer 1896 $ 173 12
C. E. Allen estate, 50 per cent. dividend 50 00
Fred Holton, collector 1896 2,242 28
C. E. McIntire, collector 1897 35,553 40
State treasurer, insurance tax 60 00
State treasurer, railroad tax 288 98
State treasurer, savings bank tax
3,881 18
State treasurer, literary fund 355 26
Town bonds 30,626 20
Town notes, C. W. Chesman
500 00
Town notes, Mrs. D. W. Smith
1,000 00
Town notes, Hannah J. Stone 1,000 00
Town notes, Lancaster Nat'l bank
1,000 00
George W. Carpenter, town agent
340 11
R. J. Brown, dog licenses
172 60
Tent-show licenses 34 00
Pool table, licenses 20 00
J. D. Howe, account sewer commissioners 82 64
G. A. Marshall, account sewers 22 80
Frank Clark, entrance to sewer
25 00
Work or S. E. Griswold's sewer
5 59
Drain pipe and rendrock sold
16 83
Susie Wilson, rent of reading room
7 50
Fine, Town v. Indian
10 00
Jim Purtle, jail fee
1 50
Matthew Monahan, hay on playground
15 00
J. M. Lang, cemetery lot
6 00
Error in abatement
74
E. B. Morse, balance acct. as road agent
3 26
Use of sewer-pump
2 00
W. H. Shurtleft, judge of police court
98 19
Total -
$77,594 18
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DISBURSEMENTS.
Highways, Benj. Benton, agent
$1,420 13
E. B. Morse agent C. E. Wentworth, agent
1,310 84
Labor, merchandise, etc
1,154 88
Sewers and catch-basins
1,486 31
Schools, union school district
6,954 29
Schools, town
2,828 47
Precinct purposes
3,560 00
County tax
5,763 05
State tax
3,485 00
Street lights
1,245 00
Police services
639 68
Sidewalks
888 04
Town officers
1,542 70
Overseer of poor
1,515 94
W. F. Smith, cemetery fund
3 00
Abatements
10 31
Water on highway
24 00
Bounty on bears
30 00
Memorial day
100 00
Drew, Jordan & Buckley, attorneys
100 00
J. D. Bridge, printing town report
104 00
Town history
400 00
Reading room
250 00
Library and catalogue
700 00
Bonds and notes paid
33,773 89
Interest on debt
2,096 29
Total
$72,685 82
Cash on hand
4,908 36
$77,594 18
Feb. 22, 1898.
Examined and found correct with proper vouchers. C. A. CLEVELAND, ) CHAS. L. HURLEY, S
Auditors.
1,300 00
Report of Road Agents.
Benjamin Benton in account with the town of Lancaster :
RECEIPTS.
April 14, to cash from selectmen, 1897
$100 00
May 8
250 00
June 19
200 00
July 13
300 00
Aug. 2
300 00
Nov. 8
150 00
Feb. 15, to cash from selectmen. 1898
120 13
$1,420 13
DISBURSEMENTS.
Bills approved by G. M. Stevens and selectmen
Paid Fred Holton
$46 75
Benj. Benton
5 40
James McGraw
3 00
$55 15
Bills contracted by Benj. Benton:
Paid Michael Welch for 12 1-2 days' work
$18 75
Andrew Nelson for 9 3-4 days' work
14 62
John Walsh for 4 days' work 6 00
Eugene Stanley, 30 1-2 days' work on road machine 61 00
2 00
S. W. Green, man and team 6 1-2 days
19 50
John Kenney, 33 1-5 days' work
49 80
Charles Hill, 2 7-10 days' work
4 05
Charles Hill, man and team 7 1-4 days
21 75
Patrick Sheridan, 10 1-2 days 15 75
Dennis Stanley, man and team 3 days
9 00
Dennis Stanley, man one day
1 50
James Haley. 3 1-5 days
4 80
W. H. Hartley, man and team 4 1-2 days
13 50
George Boutwell, work on Page Hill
20
C. C. Johnson, 2 days 3 00
Lewis McGuire, 7 days
10 50
John Grannis, cedar for bridges 1 65
Thompson Mfg. Co., pipe for driveways
24 18
L. F. Moore, for wire screening and shovels
5 68
C. H. Allen, 3-4 days' work
1 12
A. M. Beattie, man and team 2 days
6 00
A. M. Beattie, man one day
1 50
A. M. Beattie, repairing bridge
1 00
Michael Hogan, 1-2 day's work
75
Joseph Coyle, 3 days
4 50
Frank Damon, 1 day
1 50
Joseph Marshall, 1-2 day
75
George Cummings, job team work
50
F. S. Linscott, time book and ledger
40
Geo. H. Colby, for receipt book
25
Lewis Hosmer, sharpening bar
10
Fred Lawdon, two hours' work
30
Peter Small, work
25
S. Marty, work
25
James Haley, 3-4 days' work
1 12
L. F. Moore, can axle grease
25
L. F. Moore, oiler
25
Rob. Dexter, repairs on catch basin
1 50
L. F. Moore, for cement
. 50
George Cummings, job team work
25
Joseph Gochey, 1-2 day's work
75
Ned Dickerson, 1-2 day's work
75
L. F. Moore, snow shovel
25
Joseph Connilard, 8 days' work
12 00
Ed. Woods, 1-2 day's work
75
Patrick Brown, 36 1-4 days
54 37
W. G. Baker, crushing rock
31 42
man and team one day
3 00
work on bridge
5 00
Frank Smith & Co., lumber, tools, etc.
71 28
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Fred Holton, man and team 28 2-10 days 84 60
man and four horses 21 3-4 days 97 86 man 8-10 of day 1 20
50 loads filling, 15c. per load 7 50
Benj. Benton, man and team 32 3-4 days
98 25
pr. horses 22 3-4 days on machine 34 13
man and 4 horses 6 days snow rolling 27 00
man 2 1-2 days 252 loads filling at 7c. per load 17 64
3 75
McGraw & Roach, 21 3-4 days 65 25
man and 4 horses 2 1-2 days 11 25
man 4 days 6 00
James McGoff, 40 days' work 60 00
Loren Porter, man and team 9 1-4 days
27 75
O. S. Gotham, man and team 8 1-2 days man and 4 horses 3 1-4 days 14 65
25 50
Isaac W. Hopkinson, man and team 17 days
51 00
Elwyn Goodale, work on Page Hill
22 35
John Doonan, 37 3-10 days' work
55 95
Frank Lucas, 1-2 day
75
James Spaulding, 1 1-2 days
2 25
Fred Spaulding, 3-4 day
1 12
Emmons Stockwell, man and team one day
3 00
Mose Mellette blacksmith bill
6 09
Benj. Benton, self and team 75 1-4 days . 150 50
$1,364 98
Bills contracted by Geo. M. Stevens and selectmen 55 15
$1,420 13
We have carefully examined the accounts of Benj. Ben- ton and find them properly vouched for.
EDW. SPAULDING, Selectmen G. A. MARSHALL, of
FRED. S. LINSCOTT, ) Lancaster.
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E. B. Morse in account with town of Lancaster :
DR.
To cash of town of Lancaster,
$1,316 74
CR.
Bills contracted by E. B. Morse from Feb. 15, 1897, to March 9, 1897:
Paid Payson Fernald
$ 20 00
Eldin Farnham 1 00
Charles Kimball 15 00
E. B. Morse, for team 9 25
J. A. Monahan, work done in '95, under L. M. Straw 3 00
$48 25
Bills contracted E. B. Morse:
Paid Pat Lappin
$ 10 00
W. H. Phillips
7 50
J. B. Straw
20 50
W. G. Baker
19 40
W. Sheltry
10 50
J. M. Clark, for plank
61 07
J. Boutwell
22 12
G. R. Russell
48 00
W. S. Merrow
43 00
N. Emery
13 50
C. S. Hodgdon
33 70
Burt Smith, and 6 horses
188 14
Daniel Reed
48 68
W. H. Reed
61 85
C. E. Kimball
108 62
John Morse
6 37
W. Maxwell
14 25
E. Maxwell
3 50
A. McLean
11 00
Mrs. A. A. Morse, board
18 65
L. F. Moore
10 36
23
D. R. Remick 2 75
W. C. Peavey
5 00
Eldin Farnham
1 50
W. H. Hartley
6 00
W. Buswell
22 97
Henry Chase
24 00
James McCarten
22 00
G. H. Johnson
5 75
Nelson I. Derby
8 25
A. T. Hodgdon
6 00
A. J. Clark
3 00
W. F. Derby
33 70
G. H. Morse
3 75
D. W. Batchelder
3 75
C. W. Chesman
15 40
J. S. Woodward
7 25
John Derby
6 75
Thompson Mfg. Co.
5 50
E. D. Ewen,
44 62
Frank Bellows
22 25
C. E. King
5 33
E. Emerson
6 35
Frank Smith & Co.
18 42
G. W. Huntoon
9 00
J. S. Peavey
3 00
S. C. Howe, for plank
15 25
E. B. Morse, team
43 24
C. H. Emerson
7 00
E. B. Morse, 75 days at $2.00 per day
150 00
$1,316 74
E. B. MORSE, Road Agent.
Examined and found correct with vouchers for every expenditure.
EDWARD SPAULDING. ) Selectmen G. A. MARSHALL, of
FRED. S. LINSCOTT, Laucaster.
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C. E. Wentworth in account with town of Lancaster :
DR.
April 10 to cash received from selectmen 1897
$ 50 00
April 27
50 00
May 10
200 00
June 22
200 00
July 3 400 00
Nov. 20
250 00
Feb. 9 to cash received from selectmen 1898
100 00
Feb. 14
24 10
Feb. 15
36 74
$1,310 84
Breaking roads approved by G. A. Webster :
Paid J. B. Rowell
$ 2 70
Terry White 4 50
Albion Rowell
90
John McGary
3 60
G. A. Webster
50 75
Henry Wilder
2 15
C. P. Hartford
1 50
John Smith
3 30
William H. Doonin
2 10
Peter Brisson
2 12
J. W. Farnham
5 17
C. H. Wentworth
4 25
Barney McMann
1 50
W. D. Cram
2 40
G. A. McDonald
1 15
$88 09
Bills contracted by C. E. Wentworth:
Paid Glen Smith
24 37
John Blodgett
4 75
A. W. Smith
10 35
25
I. E. Wentworth 32 40
J. M. Farnham 4 50
Albion Rowell
4 00
John M. Carr and team 3 00
E. B. Hunt
1 50
M. H. Lary
3 00
R. S. Gray
60
W. S. Hartford and team
3 00
E. H. Russell
5 25
Chase T. Rowell
3 00
Fred Dodge
3 00
F. A. Padfield
50
W. H Knight
90
Truland & Co. for spikes
1 23
A. J. Flaherty, labor
50
J. W. Weeks, gravel and labor
4 50
Frank W. Spaulding and team
7 65
W. C. Spaulding, gravel and team
6 10
John Savage and team
4 00
Noah Tuttle, labor
16 87
Thomas Alexander, labor
1 50
Edgar Stickney, labor
11 75
George Gardner, labor
8 00
Barney McMann, labor
11 75
S. A. Way, gravel and team
8 00
R. D. Kellum and team
10 30
C. H. Wentworth and team
94 75
N. M. Stickney, labor 37 50
Harry Gainer, labor 23 25
S. S. Cotton, labor, $2.00 per day
62 00
D. F. Freeman, four horses, $5.00 per day
156 00
Frank Smith & Co., rendrock and fuse
3 00
Boston & Maine Railroad, freight bill 25
G. A. Woods, blacksmithing 20 10
L. F. Moore 4 23
26
John Costello, labor
12 35
R. F. Carter
30
C. E. Wentworth, $2 00 per day
1.24 25
pr. horses on road machine 72 75
13 00
driving horse 26 days hired man 42 days
63 00
J. G. Merrow, labor
$2 50
land damage
3 00
lighting road 50
6 00
Irving E. Smith, labor
1 00
Amadon Bros., lumber, $10 per M.
43 85
labor
9 06
Edward Grannis, lumber, $10 per M.
9 09
Sylvanus Holmes,
36 07
W. B. Alden 66
56 00
C. H. Wentworth 66
11 63
A. W. Hartford, labor
4 50
Stephen Baldwin, for use of derrick
5 00
Peter Brisson
1 10
Breaking roads in 1898.
Barney McMann and boy
10 25
W. H. Knight
6 00
James Truland 4 25
Harley Smith
1 00
Edward Freeman
1 00
R. D. Kellum
2 75
C. H. Wentworth and 2 horses
14 00
C. E. Wentworth and 4 horses
26 00
I. E. Wentworth
6 75
N. M. Stickney
6 50
E. A. Stickney
5 25
W. D. Cram
2 70
Geo. Farnham
2 70
John Blodgett
1 80
90.95
27
Arthur Stickney
1 00
Harley Stickney Glen Smith 1 25
30
Frank Huse
75
I. E. Wentworth
2 25
Sabin W. Brown
2 70
C. L. Sedgell
2 75
G. A. Hartford
4 00
A. W. Smith
2 00
Thomas Holland
3 50
C. P. Hartford
3 00
J. B. Rowell
12 10
G. A. Marshall
3 50
J. Smith
5 40
C. E. Hartford
5 50
L. S. Hartford
90
John McGary
2 75
Truland & Co.
1 00
R. F. Carter
75
Amadon Bros. 13 00
$1,310 84
Washouts and building over abutments of bridge at Gil- man Merrow's have added quite largely to the expense of this district.
Examined and found correct with vouchers for every ex- penditure.
EDWARD SPAULDING. ) Selectmen
G. A. MARSHALL, of
FRED S. LINSCOTT, Lancaster.
Report of Overseer of Poor.
To the Selectmen:
Herewith I present a report of my doings as overseer of poor for the year ending Feb. 15, 1898. Among the lega- cies left me by my predecessor was a large number of un- paid bills. This seems to have been the custom of the overseers during the past few years. This year, however, I have inaugurated a new system and can give my successor a clean bill. The town does not owe one dollar on account of its poor. By reference to the itemized amount below it will be seen that I have received from the town $1,350 00
Paid 1896 bills
$589 72
Received from the county 1896
420 80
Leaving net old bills
168 92
Now due from county
653 83
Cash on hand
33 05
855 80
Making cost of town poor
$494 20
This has been accomplished without depriving any of the poor people of the comforts and necessities to make life worth living. In my transactions with these people I have endeavored to treat them fairly and honestly, and with but a single exception I think all are perfectly satisfied. If I have erred it has been my aim that it should be on the side of humanity rather than the town.
The new law of 1897 made county charges of several families who had heretofore been supported by the town, viz : A. P. Wheelock, Asa Stuart, Mrs. William Boutwell, Mrs. Susan Hadlock, and Fred Dodge. The law gives the overseer the option of sending such to the county farm, or accept what the commissioners allow and pay the balance
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out of the town funds. I thought it best to keep these peo- ple here in view of the fact that they were old residents and this was their "home." At the coming town meeting, if the town desires, this decision can be reversed. I should recom- mend, however, that they be kept here. Of those men- tioned, Mrs. Wheelock died Dec. 23, and we are now pay- ing $10 per month for Mr. Wheelock's board, and drawing $1.50 per week from the county: Mr. Stuart's family of three costs $4.00 per week and house rent. and we draw $4.50 from the county : Mrs. Boutwell gets along, or nearly so, on the $1.50 per week the county allows ; Mrs. Hadlock died last May ; Fred Dodge has taken care of his family since the last of April, so that, at a small cost we can make them much happier here than elsewhere.
On assuming the office I found that Patrick Gleason, while drawing a pension of $24 per month, was having his wife and children supported by the town. With the assist- ance of the selectmen, a guardian was appointed for him and we have had no expense on his account since April 1.
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