Annual reports of the Town officers of Jaffrey, New Hampshire, 1920-1922, Part 4

Author: Jaffrey (N.H. : Town)
Publication date: 1920
Publisher: [Jaffrey, N.H.] : [The Town]
Number of Pages: 248


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Samuel Sherard Martin Knight Clarence E. Crosby Jonathan Howard Alfred J. Burgoyne


Sophia Blinn B. B. Gould Etta E. Stebbens Margaret N. Hayden


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Mar. 10 Peter N. Forcier Mar. 10 Elliott O. Prescott April 4 Jos. A. W. Pelletier 9| Frank Burgoyne


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3 18 Jaffrey 17 Jaffrey


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Alfred J. Burgoyne Isaac Putoneu Frederick C. Miller James Nute


May June June June


15/ George I. Nute 18 Fred W. Lynch 2 Mabel S. Bixler


441 61 [ 1] New Ipswich


56 3 8 Sorel, Canada sb Jaffrey


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Boston, Mass.


Newburyport, Mass.


Patrick Flynn Leopold Hermon


Margaret Edwards - Smith


Sept. Sept. Sept. Oct. Nov.


22 Mary L. Debois 15 Joseph Dubois 11 Nora F. Burke 9 Abbie E. White 15 Mary Dean 28 Catherine Moore 14 Mary E. Chouinard 28 Mary M. Butler


Annie Gallagher Emma Bougault Caroline Poole Arthemise Bastille


Dec.


2 Maria A. Chretieu 6 Gerald Moore 5


29 7|12 | Canada 3 2 Jaffrey


F W F M Housewife MS


Canada


Canada


St. John, N. B. Ireland


Phillipston, Ms. Boston, Mass. Leominster, Ms | Utica, N. Y.


Charles E. Turner George M. Tenney


Martha Turner Sarah E. Johnson


Mar. July July July Oct.


9 Diana E. Webster


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24 Sarah A. Lafreniere


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Palmer, Mass.


20 Dorothea A. Barton Nov.


1 Jennie C. Goldthwaite 38


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Place of Birth


Father


Mother


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Mitchel Forcier


Alice Carpenter Julia Nedo Caroline Nutting Cesarine Mercier Alice Carpenter Elizabeth


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Finland


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July July Aug. June


Marcis Soulier


Marion Webber Margaret Carroll Mary Wilson Elizabeth T. James Phillium Blanchard Amanda Ouellette


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64 17 82 6|19 Jaffrey


23 Emily P. Chamberlain 65


10 Phillipston, Ms. F M |Housewife 45| 5|15 |Leominster, Ms M |M | Electrician


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25 Zenophon B. Shedd


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JOHN G. TOWNSEND, Town Clerk.


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Place of Birth


ANNUAL REPORTS


OF THE


TOWN OFFICERS


OF


JAFFREY, N. H.


FOR THE


YEAR ENDING JANUARY 31, 1921


ALSQ REPORT OF THE


WATER COMMISSIONERS


Printed By Courier Press, Inc., Winchendon, Massachusetts. 1921


ANNUAL REPORTS


OF THE


TOWN OFFICERS


OF


JAFFREY, N. H.


FOR THE


YEAR ENDING JANUARY 31, 1921


ALSO REPORT OF THE


WATER COMMISSIONERS


Printed By Courier Press, Inc., Winchendon, Massachusetts.


1921


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ABSTRACT OF BUSINESS TRANSACTED AT THE ANNUAL TOWN MEETING MARCH 9, 1920


Officers elected : Town Clerk, John G. Townsend ; first select- man, Peter E. Hogan ; second selectman, Edward C. Boynton ; third selectman, William F. Coolidge ; town treasurer, John G. Townsend ; overseer of poor, Glenn A. Hunt ; water commissioner for three years. Charles L. Rich ; chief engineer of fire department, Julius H. Parrott ; road agents or commissioners, Wilbur E. Web- ster, James H. Fitzgerald and George J. Cournoyer ; auditors, Frank H. Baldwin, Russel B. Henchman and George A. Adams ; trustee of trust funds for three years, John G. Townsend ; tax collector, Samuel H. Mower ; commissioner of Humiston Park for three years, Joseph E. Donahue. Voted that the remaining offi- cers be appointed by the selectmen.


Voted to accept and adopt the town reports as printed, with the exception of the selectmen's estimate, same to be taken up later.


Voted to take up Articles 12, 13, 14, 15 and 16 at this time.


Voted, under Art. 12, That the town accept the provisions of Chapter 117, Laws of 1917, on a section of the Contoocook Valley Road, and set aside from the amount raised for highway work, the sum of $300.00 for this purpose.


Voted, under Art. 13, That the town instruct the selectmen to apply for State aid for permanent highways for the year 1920, raise and appropriate the sum of $2,761.50 for same.


Voted, under Art. 14, That the town raise and appropriate the sum of $5,000.00 for trunk line construction.


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Voted, under Art. 15, That the town raise and appropriate the sum of $1,700.00 for State aid maintenance of state roads.


Voted, under Art. 16, That the town raise and appropriate the sum of $300.00 for trunk line maintenance.


Voted to accept the selectmen's estimate, as amended, and raise and appropriate same.


Voted that the selectmen be authorized to borrow such sums of money as may be necessary, in anticipation of taxes.


Voted that the pay of the firemen be the same as last year.


Voted to instruct the selectmen and chief of police to enforce the law relating to the use of explosives on the 4th of July.


Voted that Art. 7, (electric light contract) be left with the selectmen to adjust.


Voted that the town raise and appropriate $600.00 to aid in . the maintenance of a district nurse.


Voted to raise and appropriate $500.00 for sprinkling streets, to be under the supervision of the highway commission.


Voted that the selectmen be instructed to release that part of the Slade land that has been sold for building purposes.


Voted to pass over Art. 11, (Fire alarms.)


Voted that the town allow John E. Baldwin to withdraw the amount he paid the town trust funds, if the same can be done - legally.


Voted to pass over Art. 18. (Discontinuing Johnson road. )


Voted that the town raise and appropriate the sum of $400.00 to be made available until spent, to be used in co-operation with the State and Federal Government to control the white pine tree blister.


Voted that the town raise and appropriate $400.00 to pur- chase a new road machine, under the supervision of the highway commission.


The following resolution was passed : Resolved that it is the opinion of those present that it is best to discontinue the Carey Road and Bridge from the Rindge road to the Carey house,provided the town can secure $500.00 from the railroad and the expense be not over $1,000.00.


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At 2 P. M. the ballot for Presidental Primary was publicly opened, the ballots counted and the Moderator made a public declaration of the whole number of tickets given in for each party and the names of each person voted for and the number of votes for each.


Voted to adjourn.


Respectfully submitted, JOHN G. TOWNSEND, Town Clerk


ABSTRACT OF BUSINESS TRANSACTED AT A SPECIAL TOWN MEETING, OCTOBER 2, 1920


Voted that the town discontinue the road leading from the Carey farm house to the Rindge road.


Voted to adjourn.


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Respectfully submitted,


. JOHN G. TOWNSEND, Town Clerk


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RECEIPTS


Current Revenue :


Local Taxes:


1 1915 assessment


$


48 00


2 1917 assessment 163 17


3 1918 assessment 637 08


4 1919 assessment


2,970 82


5 1920 assessment


65,459 65


From State :


6


1 Insurance tax 23 25


7 Railroad tax 496 59


8 Savings Bank tax


2,534 11


9 Building & Loan Association


06


10 Additional Railroad tax


4 62


11 Bounties


10 20


12 Forest Fire bills


190 85


13 Gravel sold


152 60


14 Dynamite sold


19 25


15 Rent Loader and Roller


874 91


16 Highways


15,538 76


17 County-Pauper Money


3,306 45


18


D. P. Emory Fund and Interest 2,040 00


From Local Sources except Taxes :


19


Temporary Loans in anticipation


of taxes


$29,050 00


20 Auto permits


. 1,891 83


21


Business permits


255 00


22 Slade road interest


277 20


23 Conant Indigent Fund


100 00


24 Error returned


50 00


25 Balance of Cemetery Fund


3 58


26 Primary Fees


10 00


27 Jaffrey Water Works


2,700 00


28 Dog Licenses


377 84


29 Town Hall income


33 25


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30


31


Logs sold Municipal Court Total receipts from all sources Cash on hand at beginning of year


9 08 318 30


-$129,546 45 345 18


$129,891 63


:


PAYMENTS


Current Maintenance Expenses :


General Government :


1 Town officers salaries


$1,688 94 1


2 Expense of town officers


417 28


3 Municipal Court expense


200 00


4 Bounties


4 80


5 Expense on Public Buildings


693 51


Protection of Persons and Property :


6


Police department


1,453 54


7 Fire department


744 61


8 White Pine Blister


400 00


9 Election and Registration 148 60


10 Damage by dogs


146 75


Health.


11 Health department


140 57


12 Vital Statistics


69 20


13 Sewer maintenance


375 58


Highways and Bridges :


14 Joint Maintenance State and Town


2,246 08


15 Special sidewalk 539 86


16 Supplies for State road


2,467 53


17 Town maintenance


13,524 50


18 Street lights


1,648 50


Education :


Library 400 00


19


8


Charities :


20


Town Poor


4,600 00


Patriotic Purposes : Memorial Day Recreations :


150 00


22 24 Parks and concerts


422 33


Public Service Enterprises :


25


Appropriation for water


1,747 50


27


Cemeteries


47 00


Unclassified :


28


Dean Case


1,217 88


30


Miscellaneous


1,468 36


$38,763 82


Interest : 1


32


Paid on temporary loans in anticipation of taxes


$1,691 23


33


Paid on long term notes


247 50


34 Paid cn bonds


1,795 00


Total interest payments


$3,733 73


37


Outlay for New Construction : Highways-Trunk line construction


34,709 40


Indebtedness :


43


Paid on temporary loans, in anticipation of taxes


$14,000 00


45 Paid on bonds


3,000 00


$17,000 00


Payments to Other Governmental Divisions :


47


Taxes paid State


$7,554 00


48 Taxes paid County


4,919 10


49 Taxes paid Rindge 48 80


50 Payments to school district


25,000 00


.


Total payments to all other


governmental divisions $37,541 90


Total for all purposes


$129,748 85


Cash on hand at end of year 77 87


Grand total


$129,826 72


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DETAIL STATEMENTS OF PAYMENTS


Detail No. 1-Salaries of Town Officers


Selectmen


Peter E. Hogan


$187 60


William F. Coolidge


569 20


Clerk


John G. Townsend


30 00


Treasurer


John G. Townsend


75 00


Health Officer


Harlon F. Hodge


50 00


Moderator


Charles L. Rich


5 00


Tax Collector


Samuel H. Mower


466 14


Auditor


Frank H. Baldwin


10 00


Overseer of the Poor


Glenn A. Hunt


200 00


Sexton


Fred L. Cournoyer 196 00


$1688 94


Detail No. 2. Expense of Town Officers


Expense


Postage


W. F. Coolidge


$13 91


J. G. Townsend


5 85


Railroads and Ex.


P. E. Hogan


44 25


W. F. Coolidge


60 41


Telephones


N. E. Telephone & Telegraph Co. 172 32


Stationery


W. F. Coolidge 7 70


Autos and Teams


10


A. M. Butler & Son 3 00 F. A. Stratton 31 00


E. H. Dillon & Son 80 50


$417 28


Detail No. 3 .- Municipal Court Expense


Salary


C. L. Rich, Justice $100 00


Rental


G. H. Duncan 100 00


$200 00


Detail No. 4 .- Bounties


W. F. Coolidge 4 80


Detail No. 5 .- Expense on Public Buildings


Janitor


James Costello


$254 81


Fuel


J. A. Baldwin 366 11


Repairs


C. E. Sweatt , 34 58


W. B. Evans & Co.


10 00


P. E. Hogan


11 26


Goodnow Bros. Co.


16 75


$693 51


PROTECTION TO PERSONS AND PROPERTY


Detail No. 6-Police Department 1


Salaries : J. J. Mahoney


$1,029 00


J. Lemire 49 50


P. N. Proctor 8 00


W. A. Lindsey


5 00


Team and Automobile Hire


250 90


Telephone, Tolls


36 91


Trips by Railroad


60 04


11


Supplies: Davis-Taylor 2 64


F. E. Hussey


50


Fred Stevens


9 75


J. J. Devlin & Co.


2 50


J. J. Mahoney


14 15


Postage


1 35


American Express


2 54


Traffic Sign & Signal Co.


14 10


George H. Duncan


3 00


$1,489 88


Drawn from Town Treasury


1,453 .54


Balance due


$36 34


· Detail No. 7-Fire Department


Pay Roll


$311 10


Supplies


423 01


Transportation


10 50


$744 61


Detail No. 8-White Pine Blister


State Forestry Commission $400 00


Detail No. 9-Election and Registration


Ballot Inspector : Euclid Letourneau


$11 60


Supervisor : Edward L. Fay


39 00


Merrill G. Symonds 52 00


Frank H. Baldwin


16 00


$148 60


Detail No. 10-Damage by Dogs


Expenses : Joseph Lemire $21 75


M. L. Cutter, sheep killed


100 00


W. J. Mower, hens killed 25 00


$146 75


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HEALTH AND SANITATION


Detail No. 11-Health Department


Supplies : Goodnow Bros. Co.


$1 25


F. L. Cournoyer


18 53


W. L. Langivin


15 51


Services : L. B. Hatch, M. D.


3 00


Fumigating : J. Foley, M. D.


20 00


H. F. Hodge


9 00


Conveyance : H. F. Hodge


3 00


Expense : Septic tank


25 17


Telephone : H. F. Hodge


25 00


Railroads : H. F. Hodge


6 40


Inspecting : Dudley


13 71


$140 57


Detail No. 12-Vital Statistics


Returns : Births, Deaths, Marriages


F. R. Enslin


$3 50


H. A. Hennon 5 75


M. L. Cutler


4 75


L. B. Hatch, M. D.


5.50


F. Dessaint


9 25


F. C. Sweeney, M. D.


6 75


Permits : F. H. Baldwin


10 75


Recording : J. G. Townsend


22 95


$69 20


Detail No. 13-Sewer Maintenance


Repairs : E. C. Boynton


$150 00


W. A. Lindsay


16 08


G. H. Duncan


84 00


A. E. Knight


45 90


Theodore Gamelin


74 88


Euclid Letourneau 1


4 00


$375 58


13


HIGHWAYS AND BRIDGES


Detail No. 14-Joint Maintenance State and Town


Patrolman : Joseph Lemire


$1092 14.


Donald Green


4 20


Patrick Lowery


54 60


Ernest Chamberlain


15 21


Sand and Gravel : Fred G. Huntley


673 45


Tar : Howard L. Baird


196 38 .


Martin Hafeli


210 10 -


$2,246 08


Detail No. 15 -Special Appropriation for Sidewalk


Labor : L. W. Ingraham


$526 00


Joseph Lemire


11 64


David C. Torrey


2 22


$539 86


Detail No. 16-Supplies for State Road


Supplies: Elie Belletete


$110 48


Charles Moore


6 00


Roller : Town of Gilsum


100 00


Elevator : Dyar Supply Co.


1500 00


Ft. on same : W. F. Coolidge


125 00


Tar : The Barrett Co."


626 05


$2467 53


Detail No. 17-Highway


W. A. Clark


$20 00


F. Wellette


41 50


C. Champney


21 15


Fred Moore


35 50


Fred Burgoyne


9 00


F. Terranova


12 00


H. Deschenes


7 00


Max Buckwold


9 00


Gus Chouinard


27 00


L


14


E. O. Eaves


134 00


W. Jewell


8 00


Geo. Adams


27 90


G. G. Duval


20 00


S. Duval


9 00


A. St. Peter


9 00


F. J. Carpenter


17 00


Geo. Brown


45 00


J. N. Grout


85 50


W. C. Cady


85 50


D. W. Randwell


461 24


F. C. Miller


359 60


H. Morgan


9 00


R. S. Smith


27 00.


John Chouinard


232 00


Harry Burgoyne


1 00


Thomas Hurley


56 25


Andrew Brooks


75 25


A. M. Deschenes


693 00


Paul Toupin


30 00


.Fred Livgstraw


27 00


Fred Stratton


2553 50


W. E. Nutting


44 40


John Symakie


2 25


L. Boudreau


154 85


J. Salo


4 50


A. Picard


7 00


E. C. Fletcher


723 00


Triffle Ouilette


7 75


O. Randa


31 50


G. A. Cutter


107 60


Felix Serois


9 00


John Harling


10 65


A. Snellman


550 45


P. N. Proctor


975 96


F. Ouilette


746 95


Total - $8523 75


15


Snow Bills


B. G. Wilson


$28 50


John Rabidoux


9 60


G. O. Turner


132 00


F. Hyrk


19 35


C. McNutty


5 00


Joel H. Pool & Son


141 00


Harry Mack


103 00


E. M. Lentinen


48 15


Fred Dugbois


3 50


J. Laresia


4 00


Chas. Whitney


2 50


D. Pelkey


5 25


J. Lafrenia


6 50


R. Teabeault


2 00


M. J. Kidder


10 00


John Buteneaus


27 00


M. D. Campbell


238 55


P. Hunt


1 00


L. Barton


37 00


W. C. Royce


10 00


Chas. Chamberlain


3 25


J. Ojayola


35 79


M. A. Pajari


13 50


John Heil


14 00


Joe Degar


60 50


C. Field


54 25


E. L. Chamberlain


53 25


G. W. Hill


51 80


M. P. Garfield


43 51


Ernest Jewell


40 50


Fred Fassett


99 30


John Evans


15 00


Wm. Heinenan


2 50


John Crowe


51 00


Chester Champney


127 15


Horace Deschenes


8 00


16


Gus Chounard


19 00


George Adams


123 85


George Brown


72 50


F. C. Miller


34 90


H. Morgan


153 35


R. S. Smith


27 50


B. Caldwell


45 23


W. H. Lang


109 16


E. R. Spaulding


80 00


A. M. Deschenes


677 80


Bryant Strong


24 00


Fred Stratton


44 50


W. E. Nutting


283 50


George Symakie


39 50


Louis Bordeaux


25 50


E. C. Fletcher


355 00


G. A. Cutter


46 50


Gus Blick


14 75


Felix Serois .


12 00


F. M. Putnam


103 97


A. Snellman


22 25


P N. Proctor


26 20


F. Ouilette


77.45


Clifford Chamberlain


41 00


Total


$3,966 61


Supplies and Repairs


Davis Taylor Co.


$ 4 65


. J. H. Fitzgerald


10 29


N. E. Metal Co.


257 88


A. E. Knight


63 60


F. I. Stevens


21 00


Good Roads Co.


35 59


A. Ellis


99 05


G. S. Tack Co.


4 28


W. E. Emerson


13 25


Goodnow Bros. Co.


482 30


Total


$997 89


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Summary Highway Expenditures


Labor and Teams Supplies and repairs Snow bill


$8,523 75 997 89


3,966 61


Total


$13,488 25


Orders drawn


13,488 30


Account overdrawn $ 05


Detail No. 18-Street Lighting


Lighting : Derry Electric Co. $1,648 50


EDUCATION Detail No. 19-Library


Appropriation : Alfred Sawyer, Trustee


$400 00


CHARITIES


Detail No. 20-Town and County Poor


Overseer : Glenn A. Hunt


$4,500 00


Conant Fund ; Alfred Sawyer, Trustee 100 00


$4,600 00


PATRIOTIC PURPOSES


Detail No. 22-Celebrations


Memorial Day : G. A. Cutter $150 00


RECREATIONS


Detail No. 24-Parks and Band Concerts


Parks : Humiston Field Commission


$223 69


Labor : W. B. Evans Co.


24 39


J. J. Devlin


15 25


R. J. Smith


7 50


James Costello


1 50


Concerts : Harry L. Ryder


150 00


$422 33


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PUBLIC SERVICE ENTERPRISE Detail No. 25-Water Supply System


Hydrants : Jaffrey Water Works $1,747 50


Detail No. 27-Cemeteries


Labor : Trefla Ouilette


1


$24 00


James Costello


23 00


$47 00


Detail No. 28-Dean Case


Retainer : Harry N. Guterman


$500 00


Counsel : Hollis & Murchie


598 52


R. R. & Expense : H. N. Guterman


34 52


P. E. Hogan 84 84


$1,217 88


UNCLASSIFIED


Detail No. 30-Miscellaneous


Printing : Transcript Co.


$145 00


F. I. Stevens


208 00


Sentinel Printing Co.


10 50


Trustee bond : G. H. Duncan


6 00


Electric : E. T. Shields


27 20


Permits Autos : J. G. Townsend


61 50


Supplies : Goodnow Bros. Co. J. G. Townsend


7 95


Care of Clocks: M. L. Cutler


50 00


District Nurse Asson. : L. M. Rich


600 00


Assistance : Louis Cournoyer


5 00


Overassessment : J. W. Poole


1 65


G. A. Towne


26 40


D. P. Emory


49 50


W. A. Knowlton


5 00


M. J. Kidder


3 00


B. G. Wilson


64 00


H. D. Atherton 3 20


H. M. B. Stearns


5 00


1


5 75


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Land damage : C. M. Pierce


25 00


Booths : A. E. Fish 75 00


Keys, Ex. and Ft. : W. F. Coolidge


5 27


Extra County Tax : W. F. Coolidge


26 00


Cash paid : W. F. Coolidge


2 44


Auto Damage:


G. A. Hart


50 00


$1,468 36


INTEREST Detail No. 32-Paid on Temporary Loans


Monadnock National Bank $1,601 23


W. T. Leighton 90 00


$1,691 23


Detail No. 33-Paid on Long Term Notes


Slade Road : Mabelle E. Cutter


$87 50


First Congregational Church


40 00


Water Extension : D. P. Emory 120 00


$247 50


Detail No. 34-Paid on Bonded Debt


Water Bonds : John G. Townsend, Treas.


$845 00


Bridge Bonds : F. N. Lee


20 00


F. J. Parker Estate 320 00


D. P. Emory


430 00


Monadnock Savings Bank


180 00


$1,795 00


NEW CONSTRUCTION Detail No. 37-Highways


Trunk Line : Martin Hafeli


$34,020 26


Tar: The Barrett Co. 626 05


Ft. on Tar : Boston & Maine R. R. Co. 63 09


$34,709 40


INDEBTEDNESS Detail No. 43-Paid on Temporary Loans


Monadnock National Bank


$12,000 00


2,000 00


W. T. Leighton


$14,000 00


Detail No. 45-Paid on Bonded Debt


Water Bonds : J. G. Townsend, Treasurer $2,000 00 Bridge Bond : Monadnock Savings Bank 1,000 00


$3,000 00


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Town of Jaffrey


BALANCE


ASSETS


Cash :


In hands of Treasurer


$ 90 62


Accounts due Town :


Due from County


1,599 92


Other bills due Town:


Interest on Slade note


138 60


Taxes not collected Levy (a) 1918


413 15


(b) 1919


151 60


(c) 1920


6,370 16


Due from State on State Road acct.


15,000 00


1


$23,764 05


Excess of liabilities over assets (net debt)


86,099 79


$109,863 84


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SHEET


January 31, 1921


LIABILITIES


Accounts owed by the Town :


Orders outstanding


$ 12 75


Due School District : Dog Licenses


231 09


Long Term Notes outstanding :


Sewer Construction 5%


1,000 00


Water Extension 4%


3,000 00


Slade Road 33%


2,500 00


Temporary Loans


26,550 00


Interest


100 00


$33,393 84


Bonds Outstanding :


Water Works 33 %


$11,000 00


Water Works 3%


13,000 00


Bridge 4%


15,000 00


Bridge 33%


8,000 00


School 4%


29,000 00


Interest


470 00


$76,470 00


$109,863 84


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CAUSE OF SHORTAGE IN TOWN TREASURY


This is the cause of shortage in Town Treasury.


Money paid to School District $25,000 00


Money raised by town for schools 22,877 45


Shortage for town treasury


$2,122 55


Money paid to Highway Commission $13,524 50


Money raised for town commission


7,900 00 -


Shortage for town treasury


$5,624 50


Money due from State on State Highway


15,000 00


Making a total


$22,747 05


Due for taxes


6,521.00


$29,268 05


PETER E. HOGAN


EDWARD C. BOYNTON


WILLIAM F. COOLIDGE


Selectmen


Since making the above report, the State has paid the Town $7200.00.


SCHEDULE OF TOWN PROPERTY


1. Town Hall, land and buildings $15,000 00


Furniture and equipment 500 00


2. Library, land and building 15,000 00


Furniture and equipment 5,000 00


3. Police Department, land and buildings Equipment


400 00


200 00


4. Fire Department, land and buildings Equipment


600 00


800 00


5. Highway Department, land and buildings 2,000 00 Equipment 1,000 00 Gravel elevator 1,500 00


6. Parks, common and playground 700 00


Water supply 90,000 00


8. Two hearses 350 00


-_ $131,250 00


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TOWN TREASURER'S REPORT OF FUNDS


Conant Indigent Fund


Receipts : Interest Union Pacific bonds


$20 00


Union Pacific stock · 44 00


Monadnock Savings Bank 36 00


$100 00


Payments : Alfred Sawyer, Trustee


$100 00


The fund consists of :


Union Pacific Bond No. D17419 $ 500 00


Union Pacific Stock, 11 shares Pfd. 1,100 00


Monadnock Savings Bank 2,998 39


$4,598 39


D. P. Emory Fund


Paid into town treasury principal and interest


$2,040 00


Dog Licenses


Receipts: License fees from Town Clerk


$377 84


Payments : Expense of Dog Constable


$ 21 75


Dog Damage


125 00


$146 75


Balance for schools in 1921 $231 09


J. G. TOWNSEND, Treasurer


24


CONANT INDIGENT FUND


Cash received :


Cash on hand Feb. 1, 1920


$ 69 52


Cash received from Town Treasurer


100 00


$169 52


Cash paid out Cash on hand Feb. 1, 1921


$ 69 00


100 52


$169 52


ALFRED SAWYER GRACE S. CANN


Trustees


REPORT OF TRUSTEES OF CONANT HIGH SCHOOL FUND


Received:


Interest from Jaffrey Water Works bond $150 00


Interest from Savings Bank past year


80 80


$230 80


Paid :


C. L. Rich, Treas. School Dist. for


support of Conant High School


$230 80


Funds invested as follows :


Monadnock Savings Bank account


No. 3182


Jaffrey Water bonds 48 and 50


$2,000 00


5,000 00


$7,000 00


JOEL H. POOLE JOHN G. TOWNSEND MERRILL G. SYMONDS Trustees


1


25


TOWN LIBRARY


Cash on hand Feb. 1, 1920


$ 13 82


Rec'd from Parker Fund


144 50


Appropriation 1919


50 00


Appropriation of 1920


350 00


Bradley Fund


20 00


W. M. Coolidge


3 60


Lost check


15 00


George H. Duncan


1 50


1


$598 42


Cash paid out :


Paid W. M. Coolidge, Librarian


$237 50


W. M. Coolidge, extra labor


15 95


Albert H. Hall for books


106 35


George H. Duncan for magazines


117 75


Sentinel Printing Co.


2 00


Transcript Printing Co.


1 75


Winthrop Packard


3 50


A. Sawyer, bill paid


1 20


J. L. Hanson


6 00


H. W. Wilson Co.


9 10


Cash on hand Feb. 1, 1921


97 32


$598 42


ALFRED SAWYER, Treasurer


1


26


Jaffrey Public Library


Report of Librarian for year ending Feb. 15, 1920.


Number of volumes


8,406


Books purchased


123


Books given


91


Books worn out


14


Books destroyed


3


Books lost


8


Magazines and papers


-


44


Received gift of $200 for books


Classes of books circulated :


Fiction


9,203


History


348


Biography


302


Travel


251


General Literature


189


Poetry


215


Arts


322


Natural Science


283


Sociology


162


Religion


77


Miscellaneous


51


Bound Magazines


33


Total


11,436


Magazines


2,268


WINIFRED M. COOLIDGE


Librarian .


11.436 9203 2203


Report of the Trust Funds of the Town of Jaffrey, N. H., on February 1, 1921


Date of Creation


. TRUST FUNDS-PURPOSE OF CREATION


HOW INVESTED


Amount of Principal


Per Cent Rate of Interest


Balance of Income on hand at Beginning of Year


Income During Year


Expended During Year


Balance 01 Income at End of Year


I901


Joel Parker,library books and cemetery lot Monadnock Savings Bank


$5,000 00


4


$144 50


$202 00


$150 50


$196 00


1898


Susan B. Clay, cemetery lot, library grounds and books


2,000 00


4


449 89


96 88


84 40


462 37


1894


Clay-Prescott, income payable to Prescott, at decease to become part oflibrary fund


1,000 00


4


40 00


40 00


1873


Conant. Repair, for repair of Town House lane B. Stone, cemetery lot


1,000 00


4


605 31 48 64


5 94


2 50


670 15 52 08


1902


Spaulding Stratton and Spaulding ceme- tery lot


200 00


4


45 56


9 90


5 00


50 46


1889


S M. Page, J. Felt, cemetery lot


200 00


4


150 46


14 14


2 50


162 10


1906


E. M. Dickinson, Spaulding cemetery lot


150 00


4


33 28


7 38


4 00


36 66


1905


L. F. Sanderson, cemetery lot


200 00


4


90 34


II 66


3 00


99 00


1908


A. M. Perham, Tarbox cemetery lot


100 00


18 94


4 72


3 00


20 66


1910


D. Jewell, cemetery lot


100 00


4


24 69


5 02


2 25


27 46


1911


T. U ton, cemetery lot


=


100 00


4


23 92


4 98


2 25


26 65


1910


A. H. Comstock, Heywood cemetery lot C. D. Law, cemetery lot.


100 00


4


19 12


4 76


2 50


21 38


1913


4


IO 21


4 38


2 50


12 09


1913-1917-


Cemetery Fund, Baldwin, Underwood and Crowe lots, balance to town treasury


300 00


4


2 65


12 OS


14 73


1869


A. Fortune, extra schooling Dist. No. 8 |Peterboro Savings Bank


233 84


4


472 80


23 52


501 32


1912


5 shares Union Pacific Pfd. stock


500 00


4


20. 00


20 00


ALFRED SAWYER WILL J. MOWER JOHN G. TOWNSEND


Trustees


1


.


.


.


100 00


1919


Mrs. O. H. Bradley, books for library


100 00


4


64 84


1898


.


4


28


REPORT OF TAX COLLECTOR


To balance on hand per last report


$298 52


By balance 1918 taxes uncollected $962 88


To collected and paid Treasurer


549 73


By balance abated


413 15


By balance 1919 taxes uncollected


3122 42


To collected and paid Treasurer


2,970 82


By balance uncollected


151 60


By amount 1920 taxes assessed


71829 81


To collected and paid Treasurer


65,459 65


By amount uncollected


6,370 16


To total amount paid Treasurer $69,278 72


S. H. MOWER


Collector


REPORT OF HUMISTON FIELD ASSOCIATION YEAR 1920


Receipts


Balance 1919


$18 66


Rental of Grounds


36 00


Received of Selectmen for arch


223 69


$278 35


Payments


A. E. Knight erecting arch


$223 69


Repair on flag


1 00


Water rent


3 00


$227 69


Balance on hand


$50 66


HOMER S. WHITE LOUIS F. MEYERS J. D. DONAHUE Commissioners


29


OVERSEER OF POOR REPORT JAN. 31, 1921


County Charges


Mrs. M. Stebbins


$555 41


Mrs. A. Martin


802 53


Mrs. C. Moore


963 36


Mrs. D. Tenney (Closed)


205 11


Arthur Johnson (Closed)


157 94


S. Hakala (Closed)


76 75


Carrie Mann


78 00


N. Jalbert


352 96


N. Thibeault (Closed)


94 60


R. St. Jean


249 75


S. Duval (Temporary Ass't)


118 20


W. Christian, Jr. (Temporary Ass't)


75 00


A. Mercure (Temporary Ass't)


34 42


Mrs. C. Bernier


30 00


Mrs. M. Pelletier (Temporary Ass't)


30 00


$3,824 33


Town Charges


Mr. and Mrs. H. Leboeuf


$225 50


Mrs. C. Libby




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