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Reorganization .- In order to have our schools organized on a proper basis with an opportunity for the boys and girls to branch out in their school work so as to cope with real situations as they arise in life, both the buildings and equip- ment at the Center School need to be modified or entirely changed.
Cultural opportunities are equally well afforded by in- struction in domestic science and the industries as by in- struction in mathematics and the languages. There is no intention to neglect the instruction in the latter subjects when they are found valuable and when stripped of their formalities. A solution of the problems involved in human life is rightly said to be of more importance than the creation of a high intellectual state for its own sake. Practical sub- jects develop the individual and social welfare of the boys and girls the same as Latin or mathematics. High ideals and am- bitions are stimulated by these subjects, and, when properly taught, afford the same possibilities for intellectual growth.
Our aim in reorganizing upon such a basis is not to per- fect skill in the trades or occupations, but to make the boys and girls acquainted with the underlying factors common to life. The school should prepare the child to select a life work more intelligently and enter an occupation somewhat in- formed relative to the fundamentals involved rather than ignorant of simple practical matters or ill-adapted to attempt to perform them.
A re-organization based upon work of this character for the eighth and ninth grades would include the teaching of concrete geometry, algebra, French or Latin, general science, American history, cooking and sewing for the girls and man- ual training for the boys. The changes of the last two years in our schools, particularly our participation in the war and the organization of courses in agriculture under the Smith- Hughes subsidy, are tending to make this course outlined of particular importance. This course might be continued fur- ther into the ninth and tenth grades, adapting the course of study as suggested.
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Buildings .- In order to secure the proper facilities for carry- ing out a programme of this type a more adequate provision for school housing must be made at the Center School. The lighting arrangements here are so improper that it is impossible for the children to see the blackboard when the curtains on the north side of the room are raised. When the curtains are down on that side of the building there is an insufficient amount of light for the pupils seated in that part of the room. Our former State Superintendent found that it is practically im- possible to continue school work in these rooms as they are located at present.
While it would be possible to cut up the first floor of the hall in such a manner as to make good class-rooms, such a course of proceedure is in the nature of an experiment which might or might not work out well. Such -a provision would probably not be a satisfactory arrangement in many respects. The town does not own the property and there are many reasons why the schools should be maintained separately from a public hall. With a tax rate for school purposes of between three and four dollars per thousand of assessed valuation, the lowest in the state, North Hampton should be able at a slight increase in the school tax to maintain the best equipped school system in the state by distributing the burden for new building and equipment over a series of years.
An adequate school system always fully compensates a town by making property more saleable and increasing the popula- tion of the town. Good schools generally increase the popula- tion of a town to such an extent that they really do not in- crease the tax rate. They are paid for by a relative increase in property holding.
A Business Administration .- From a six months study of the problems which the board will have to meet, I would suggest the advisability of having the Superintendent meet bi-monthly with the School Board. It should be a governing principle in administering school affairs to have them conducted in a thoroughly businesslike manner. At the Board Meetings the Superintendent should report to the Board the condition of
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the schools and make recommendations for improvements and changes in policies. Such proposals should have a hearing in much the same manner that the directors of a corporation - would listen to the report of their manager. The Board should act in a judicial capacity on the merits of the various pro- posals made, adopting or rejecting them, but should leave the details and general management in the hands of the Super- intendent. In doing so the board will follow sound business principle, a principle which carries with it the advancement of the schools. Methodical work means progress for the schools.
I have no other suggestions to make other than those that I may well take up with you. I wish to take this opportunity of expressing my appreciation for them any courtesies extended to me by the Board and your hearty co-operation.
Respectfully submitted,
CARL COTTON.
Portsmouth, N. H., February 8, 1918.
NEWBURYPORT, MASS.
Mr. Carl Cotton, Superintendent of Schools, North Hampton, N. H.
DEAR SIR :- I have the pleasure of submitting my first report of the music in North Hampton.
. It is the aim of the instructor not to make musicians of the children, but to develop an appreciation of good music and a degree of facility in sight-reading. Music has been taught to the young children through a large number of rote songs with- out the presentation of any musical technique.
At the beginning of the year the new normal music books were introduced in the schools.
The results obtained from the different grades have, of course, varied according to the ability and enthusiasm of the children.
In closing, the instructor wishes to thank the Superinten-
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dent, school board, and teachers for the help and co-opera- tion which they have so kindly given.
Respectfully submitted,
HELEN C. JOHNSON,
Supervisor of Music.
February 1, 1918.
Pupils Registered
School and Teacher
Boys
Girls
Av. Daily
Attendance
Cases of
Tardiness
Per cent.
Attendance
Grammar
Miss Doris McNeil .
28
12
31.01
13
93.41
Primary
Miss Lila Moulton East
18
21
28.9
39
87.33
Miss Annie Lord .
14
16
23.9
37
87.
Music Supervisor, Helen C. Johnson.
Visits by School Board, 62; visits by citizens and others, 345.
ENROLLMENT BY GRADES, FALL, 1917
School Grade I II
III
IV
V
VI VII VIII Total
Grammar
. .
. .
.
9
13
10
7 39
Primary
7
8
8
7
. .
.
.
30
East
2
6
5
2
2
2
.
. . 19
9
14
13
9
11
15
10
7 88
PROMOTION AND RETARDATION, 1917
Grades. . ... I
II
III
IV
V
VI VII VIII Total
No. promoted 10
11
8
11
11
8
7
7
73
No. not pro-
moted. .. 6
1
2
2
2
2
2 2
19
Per cent pro- moted.
-
.. 79
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This figure, i.e., seventy-nine per cent. of the whole number of pupils in school at the end of the year 1917, is by far too small. Such a loss of pupils is far too great. It may mean several defects or one of several. At any rate the loss from non-promotion ought not to be over five per cent. The average per cent. promotion in this state is ninety-two, mak- ing a loss of but eight per cent. Our schools should easily sus- tain this average and there is no reason why ninety-five per cent. of the children should not be promoted, provided the teaching is efficient.
ROLL OF HONOR, 1916-1917
Neither Absent nor Tardy for One Year Wilfred A. Cromie. Earl Ferguson. Perley Rollins.
Two Terms
Herbert Brown. Margaret Brown. Eula Parshley. Walter Mackensie. Ruth Carter. Walter Drysdale.
Stanley Carter. Melvin Chevalier. Norman Leavitt. Dorothy Block.
Evan D. Brown.
One Term
George Whenal. Mildred Tourtillott. Constance Block. Fred Dalton. Jennie Drysdale. Jessie Drysdale. Raymond Chevalier. Clarence Marston.
Winthrop Marston. Paul Smith.
Louisa Rumford.
Ruth Rumford.
John Moulton. Doris Robinson.
Beatrice Kendall.
Harold Powers.
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STUDENTS AT HAMPTON HIGH SCHOOL
Marion Berry.
Louise Rumford.
Dorothy Drake.
Evan Brown.
Hazel Drew.
Wellington Moulton.
Pauline Garland.
Earl Ferguson.
Muriel Hill.
Osgood Garland.
Emma Moulton.
Richard Goss.
Wilma Philbrick.
Harold Powers.
Marion Philbrick.
STUDENTS AT NEWBURYPORT HIGH SCHOOL
Dawn Seavey. Doris Norton.
STUDENTS AT ROBINSON SEMINARY
Florence Davis.
STUDENTS AT PHILLIPS EXETER ACADEMY
Lendo Marston. Philip Marston.
STUDENTS AT EXETER HIGH SCHOOL
Charles M. Chevalier. Winthrop S. Marston.
We submit to the Selectmen according to Public Statute 88-2, the following amounts which must be assessed by them according to the statute:
For support of schools (amount required by law) .. $2,220.00 Text books and supplies 200.00
Flags and appurtenances 20.00
High school tuition. 500.00
BIRTHS Registered in the Town of North Hampton, N. H., for the year ending December 31, 1917.
DATE-1917
PLACE OF BIRTH
SEX
NO. OF CHILD
COLOR
CHILD'S NAME
FATHER'S NAME
MOTHER'S NAME
May
21
Portsmouth
M
1
W
David Kaharl John Henry
May
28
North Hampton
3
3
Brandon Kenneth
June
11
Exeter
August
29
Portsmouth
F
2
Beatrice Sarah
Maurice R. Wright John R. Washburn Leon M. Knowles William J. Maley
Alice Kaharl. Ruth Briggs. Marion Drake. Sarah A. MacNeil. Lydia M. Davis.
December
25
North Hampton
2
Eleanor Carroll
Roger S. Lovett
MARRIAGES Registered in the Town of North Hampton, N. H., for the year ending December 31, 1917.
DATE-1917
PLACE OF MARRIAGE
NAMES
. RESIDENCE
AGE
April
5
Bradford, Me.
Clarence L. Fogg Phoebe G. Storer
North Hampton Bradford, Me.
27
May
19
North Hampton
W. Francis Doliber Bessie A. May
West Lebanon, Me. North Hampton
20
September
23
Hampton Beach
Roger J. Moore Mary A. Joyce
North Hampton
23
October
21
Hampton
Walter E. Taylor Alpharena M. Gratton
North Hampton North Reading, Mass.
29
October
29
Hampton
Martin J. Corliss Annie M. Dalton
North Hampton North Hampton
20
North Hampton
24
December
20
North Hampton
Leslie L. Lovett Louise K. Lane
North Hampton
28
.
17
December 25
Waterboro, Me.
Thomas F. Moulton Frances M. Smith
North Hampton Waterboro, Me.
18
.
22
North Hampton
26
34
33
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DEATHS Registered in the Town of North Hampton, N. H., for the year ending December 31, 1917.
AGE
DATE-1917
NAME
Yrs.
Mos.
Days
January
5
Ellen F. Carter
75
1
29
Simon Fogg
Lavina Marston. Mary Smith.
January
29
Rufina Parshley
76
17
Ebenezer Smith
April
23
Albert H. Warner
72
5
Samuel S. Warner
Ann E. Haven.
May
8
Abbie M. Fogg
37
8
15
Cyrus Fogg
May
19
Horace Leavitt
79
7
Thomas C. Leavitt
August
6
Frederick H. Grant
57
8
10
Nathaniel Grant
Sarah Hussey.
September
9
Robert A. Craig
48
9
21
James Craig
September
21
Mary L. Gilman
56
10
27
Joseph T. Gilman Freeman Drake
Mary E. Gray.
November
8
Minnie W. Drake.
50
9
3
Mary Hobbs.
·
Emma Locke.
Horace W. Carter
81
23
Enoch Carter
Mary Carter. Mary Hobbs.
June
Adelaide Blake.
NAME OF FATHER
NAME OF MOTHER .
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ANNUAL REPORTS
OF THE
SELECTMEN, TREASURER
HIGHWAY AGENT
BOARD OF EDUCATION
AND OTHER OFFICERS OF THE TOWN OF
NORTH HAMPTON
FOR THE YEAR ENDING
JANUARY 31, 1919
EXETER, N. H. The news-Letter Press 1919
ANNUAL REPORTS
OF THE .
SELECTMEN, TREASURER
HIGHWAY AGENT
BOARD OF EDUCATION
AND OTHER OFFICERS
OF THE TOWN OF
NORTH HAMPTON
FOR THE YEAR ENDING
JANUARY 31, 1919
EXETER, N. H. The news-Letter Press 1919
Appropriations for 1918
State and county taxes $5,000.00
Roads and bridges 5,000.00
Officials . 500.00
Lights
1,200.00
Library
300.00
Miscellaneous 500.00
$12,500.00
OTIS S. BROWN, JOSEPH O. HOBBS, ARTHUR E. SEAVEY, GEORGE G. CARTER,
Committee on Appropriations.
Selectmen's Report
INVENTORY
Resident land and buildings
$711,055.00
Non-resident land and buildings
533,800.00
Polls, 210 .
420.00
Horses, 196
30,150.00
Mules, 1
100.00
Oxen, 16
2,250.00
Cows, 529
48,060.00
Neats, 45
3,445.00
Sheep, 2
30.00
Hogs, 179
5,618.00
Fowls, 1,725
1,025.00
Vehicles, 66
33,950.00
Portable mills, 4
2,600.00
Wood and lumber
32,265.00
Stock in banks and other corporations in this state.
3,700.00
Money on hand .
38,260.00
Stock in trade
10,175.00
Mills and machinery
2,600.00
$1,459,503.00
Resident taxes
$12,394.02
Non-resident taxes
8,026.59
Amount committed to collector
20,840.61
Uncollected, January 31, 1919
657.17
State, County, Town, School and Highway taxes, $1.40 on $100
Little Boar's Head Village District rate, $.14 on $100.
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TOWN OF NORTH HAMPTON RECEIPTS AND
RECEIPTS
From Local Taxes:
CURRENT REVENUE
Amount committed
to collector, 1918. $20,840.61
Less discounts and
abatements, 1918 875.15
Less uncollected,
1918 657.17
1. Property and poll taxes,currentyear, actually collected. $19,308.29
2. Uncollected taxes of
previous years 122.99
Property and poll
taxes,
previous
years, actually collected . 122.99
Total of above col-
lections $19,431.28
From State:
4. Insurance tax 60.00
5. Railroad tax. 137.69
6. Savings bank tax 1,185.76
8. Literary fund. 79.30
9. State aid for education . 176.74
From Local Sources Except Taxes:
15. Dog licenses 98.25
16. Business licenses and permits 30.00
18. Rent of Town Hall 59.00
20. Interests received on deposits 108.32
23. Income from departments 15.00
Total current revenue receipts $21,381.34
Receipts Other than Current Revenue:
27. Temporary loans in anticipation of taxes during year 1,000.00
32. Refunds . 1.00
34. Trust funds: County lots 60.00
Hearse hire.
28.00
Total receipts other than current revenue $1,089.00
Total receipts from all sources $22,470.34
Cash on hand at beginning of year 2,447.61
Grand total $24,917.95
PAYMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDING JANUARY, 1919 PAYMENTS
CURRENT MAINTENANCE EXPENSES
General Government:
1. Town officers' salaries . $521.00
2. Town officers' expenses . 152.60
3. Election and registration expenses . 158.50
5. Expenses Town Hall and other town build- ings . 200.73
Protection of Persons and Property:
6. Police department, including care of tramps 114.00
7. Fire department, including forest fires 2,331.81
Highways and Bridges:
14. State aid maintenance 1,319.27
16. Town maintenance . 1,956.37
17. Street lighting and sprinkling . 1,227.12
18. General expenses of highway department, including watering troughs 9.00
Libraries:
19. Libraries 232.09
Patriotic Purposes:
22. Aid to G. A. R. and Memorial Day exercises Public Service Enterprises:
25.00
27. Cemeteries, including hearse hire . 58.50
Interest:
32. Paid on temporary loans in anticipation of taxes . 4.17
Outlay for New Construction and Permanent Improvements:
38. Highways and bridges-town construction Indebtedness:
1,222.50
44. Payments on temporary loans in anticipa- tion of taxes . 1,000.00
Payments to Other Governmental Divisions:
50. Taxes paid to state 2,368.00
51. Taxes paid to county 3,074.21
53. Payments to school districts 6,300.00
Total payments for all purposes $22,274.87
Cash on hand at end of year . $2,643.08
Grand total $24,917.95
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J. H. Hobbs Insurance Agency, bonds for Collector $9.00
Albert E. Locke, bonds for Treasurer and Road Agent 14.50
Edward C. Marston, Auditor 3.00
Arthur E. Seavey, Auditor
3.00
Charles Bachelder, team hire
2.00
Edson C. Eastman Co., supplies 6.45
John Templeton, printing reports 74.00
$673.60
GENERAL EXPENSES
Rockingham Light & Power Co., street lights $1,227.12
Russell P. Marston, care of South Ceme- tery and water trough 5.50
Oliver B. Fogg, water trough 3.00
George E. Frost, water trough 3.00
J. P. Mace, Memorial day
25.00
Hislop Sales & Livery Co., hearse hire
56.00
Discount on taxes paid Collector
826.35
New Hampshire National Bank, interest on note 4.17
New Hampshire National Bank, loan 1,000.00
Stewart E. Rowe, county tax 3,074.21
John W. Plummer, state tax 2,368.00
$8,592.35
ELECTION AND REGISTRATION
Heirs Levi W. Fogg, Supervisor $16.00
Hiram S. Hill, Supervisor 40.00
John W. Berry, Supervisor 16.00
Orrin B. Leavitt, Supervisor 40.00
Thomas B. Shaw, Inspector 3.00
Frank A. Marston, Inspector
9.00
Gilman H. Moulton, Inspector
9.00
George L. Seavey, Inspector
3.00
John W. Warner, Moderator 22.50
$158.50
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POLICE
Arthur A. Brown, services at Beach $80.00
Jesse E. Billings, services 34.00
$114.00
TOWN HALL
Otis S. Brown, insurance
$137.50
Edward Murray, labor. 1.50
Wilfred J. Chevalier, wood
31.50
David W. Knowles, sawing wood.
3.50
Lewis D. Hill, labor
8.50
Rockingham Light & Power Co., lights. . . 18.23
$200.73
ABATEMENTS
Dalton Boynton, poll
$2.00
Abbott Brown, poll
2.00
Roy E. Fogg, poll
2.00
David J. Lamprey, poll
2.00
Leslie L. Lovett, poll
2.00
Maurice Merrill, poll
2.00
Shirley R. Moulton, poll
2.00
. Leonard P. Philbrick, poll
2.00
Albert Twombly, poll .
2.00
Gilman Goss, error
16.80
James F. Hobbs, error
14.00
$48.80
FIRE HOUSE REPORT
Swift McNutt Co., lumber $63.83
Elmer J. Smith, labor 66.50
Thomas O. Moore, carpenter work 455.57
Lewis D. Hill, labor
122.95
John A. Janvrin, material 511.50
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J. W. Philbrick $30.00
F. L. Cotton.
3.00
R. L. Mitchell 128.70
W. Moulton
1.20
G. E. Moulton
3.60
John Lynch 55.60
E. J. Smith 74.20
F. S. Lovett 11.10
J. F. Hobbs, Jr.
2.40
W. Betton
66.65
J. Hammond
68.40
C. L. Fogg
2.40
W. E. Taylor
93.00
A. Spear .
29.10
W. F. Simpson
1.80
E. A. Page
23.10
E. H. Evans
2.40
F. C. Leavitt
103.40
C. C. Tuttle
42.30
P. H. Marston
5.00
G. O. Moulton
5.00
E. L. Dalton
67.60
G. L. Garland
31.50
F. O. Brown
16.25
G. E. Frost
2.10
W. Drysdale
8.65
S. Marston 4.00
L. W. Knowles
4.40
L. M. Knowles
2.75
C. Marston 6.25
J. O'Shea
4.00
John Dustin
1.00
G. Harris
1.13
R. O. Hobbs
6.00
F. H. Leavitt . .25
W. J. Chevalier .25
H. Grant .88
15
A. Campbell $.88
F. A. Taylor 2.00
E. Philbrick 2.00
E. L. White 1.00
G. Whenal 1.50
H. L. Norton . 33.60
D. J. Lamprey 22.40
A. Block .
16.80
C. C. Hendry
9.10
M. Knowles 11.10
A. C. Dow
1.20
J. E. Drake
14.50
G. Purington
7.20
L. B. Paquin
10.80
G. D. Batchelder 2.10
Material and supplies 198.01
$1,663.50
STATE AID MAINTENANCE
L. D. Hill, Agent $360.70
R. L. Mitchell
136.70
C. F. Smith . 121.90
F. C. Leavitt 62.30
W. E. Taylor
268.60
E. J. Smith
43.40
John Lynch
62.10
C. C. Hendry
36.40
A. Atkinson
51.60
J. E. Drake .
26.00
J. W. Philbrick
11.40
M. D. Knowles 55.50
E. L. Dalton 49.50
J. Hammond
51.00
W. Betton
68.70
C. C. Tuttle 111.10
W. F. Simpson 6.00
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Sperry H. Locke
$1.20
Sheldon Marston
1.20
Clarence Marston 2.40
Levi W. Knowles
2.40
Frank W. Hendry
2.40
Earl Spear
1.40
Material and supplies .
1.65
John A. Janvrin, material .
86.35
Warren B. Moulton, material 10.72
Irving W. Brown, material
13.60
$2,067.04
TOWN ROAD CONSTRUCTION
Elmer J. Smith, agent $173.75
Russell P. Marston
10.50
George L. Garland
28.00
Robert L. Mitchell
133.50
Amos Atkinson
76.50
William Betton
55.50
John Lynch .
165.50
John O'Shea
49.50
Lewis D. Hill
87.50
Eben L. Dalton
101.50
Walter E. Taylor
108.50
Wallace Tuttle
10.50
Francis S. Lovett.
9.00
George F. Whitten
12.00
Clarence Marston
1.00
Martin Corliss 18.00
Joseph Leveque 9.00
Michael Twoomey
80.00
Orrice J. Moulton, material
89.25
Charles W. Barton
3.50
$1,222.50
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STATE AID MAINTENANCE ACCOUNT
Lewis D. Hill $514.75
Elmer J. Smith . 58.00
Herman L. Norton
7.00
George E. Moulton
4.50
William Moulton 4.50
George L. Garland
42.00
Robert L. Mitchell
66.02
Charles F. Smith
20.25
Irving Strout 25.13
Carl Merrill
30.38
Wallace Tuttle
16.14
George Spofford
24.38
Willie F. Simpson
17.63
Frank Leach
19.14
John O'Shea
185.63
John Lynch .
21.50
Walter E. Taylor
49.00
Michael Twoomey
10.00
Simon Lamprey
9.00
William Betton
42.00
C. Herbert Grant
1.50
Eben L. Dalton
7.00
Amos Atkinson
3.00
Orrice J. Moulton, material
30.15
$1,208.60
Trust Funds
REPORT OF TREASURER OF TRUST FUNDS 1894, Donor, John W. F. Hobbs and Town: Centre Cemetery trust fund, gen- eral care of cemetery; invested in Strafford Savings Bank, Dover, 312% $1,000.00
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1894, Centre Cemetery trust fund, general care of cemetery : invested in Portsmouth Trust and Guarantee Co., 312% .$1,000.00
1913, Donor, Jonathan French, perpetual care of lot: Invested in Amoskeag Savings Bank, Manchester, 4% . 100.00 1913, Donor, William F. Preckle, per- petual care of lot: Invested in New Hampshire Savings Bank, Con- cord, 4% 100.00
1915, Donor, John E. Leavitt, perpetual care of lot; invested in New Hamp- shire Savings Bank, Concord, 4% . 1916, Donor, George H. Lamprey, per- petual care of lot; invested in Amoskeag Savings Bank, Man- chester, 4% 300.00
125.00
1917, Donor, S. Oliver Lamprey, perpetual care of lot; invested in Amoskeag Savings Bank, Manchester, 4% . 100.00 1918, Donor, John W. Hobbs, perpetual care of lot; invested in New Hamp- shire Savings Bank, Concord, 4% 100.00
1911, Donor, Individuals and Town: East Cemetery trust fund, general care of cemetery; invested in Amoskeag Savings Bank, Manchester, 4% ... 1,000.00 East Cemetery trust fund, general care of cemetery; invested in New Hampshire Savings Bank, Con- cord, 4% . 800.00
Total amount of Cemetery Trust Funds, January 31,1919 $4,625.00
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CENTENNIAL HALL TRUST FUND
1918, Donor, John W. F. Hobbs, income to
be applied to the support of Cen-
tennial Hall building $5,000.00
$1,659.43, Manchester Savings Bank, Manchester, 4% 1,504.50, Merrimack River Savings Bank, Manchester, 4%
756.77, Piscataqua Savings Bank, Portsmouth, 31/2% 597.14, New Hampshire Savings Bank, Concord, 4% 482.16, Loan and Trust Savings Bank, Concord, 4%
CEMETERY REPORT
CENTRE CEMETERY
Receipts
Cash on hand from last year $46.57
Received interest on deposit in Strafford Sav-
ings Bank 76.70
$123.27
Expenditures
Paid Orrin B. Leavitt, Superintendent
$20.30
Otis S. Brown, expenses . 2.00
$22.30
Cash on hand .
$100.97
Jonathan French Fund
Cash on hand from last year $4.24
Paid for care of lot
1.00
Cash on hand $3.24
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William F. Preckle Fund
Cash on hand from last year $6.79
Paid for care of lot 4.00
Cash on hand $2.79
John E. Leavitt Fund
Cash on hand from last year
$0.58
Received interest on fund 15.60
$16.18
Paid for care of lot
1.00
Cash on hand $15.18
George H. Lamprey Fund
Cash on hand from last year $4.50
Received interest on fund 12.24
$16.74
Paid for care of lot
6.00
Cash on hand $10.74
S. Oliver Lamprey Fund
Received interest on fund $4.02
Paid for care of lot . $4.00
Due for care of lot last year
1.83
$5.83
Due for care of lot . $1.81
EAST CEMETERY Receipts
Cash on hand from last year
$49.37
Received interest on deposit in Amoskeag
Savings Bank. 125.68
$175.05
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Expenditures
Paid Alvin C. Brown, Superintendent . $72.00
A. P. Wendell Co., tools . 11.75
Otis S. Brown, expenses 1.50
$85.25
Cash on hand
$89.80
Cash on hand, Centre Cemetery fund
$100.97
Jonathan French fund
3.24
William F. Preckle fund
2.79
John E. Leavitt fund. 15.18
George H. Lamprey fund 10.74
East Cemetery fund
89.80
$222.72
Due on S. Oliver Lamprey fund, 1919
$1.81
Total cash on hand in the New Hampshire National
Bank
$220.91
North Hampton, N. H., January 31, 1919.
· OTIS S. BROWN, Treasurer of Trust Funds.
February 13, 1919.
We, the undersigned, having examined the books and ac- counts of the Treasurer of Trust Funds, certify them correct with proper vouchers.
EDWARD M. SMITH, EDWARD C. MARSTON, Auditors.
Report of Trustees of Public Library
NORTH HAMPTON, February 12, 1919.
During the past year we have purchased 63 new books, of which 32 are fiction. The number of volumes in the Library is now about 2,410, of which about 1,330 are fiction. We have provided for our reading room the same periodicals as previously, viz., Harper's, Scribner's, Century and St. Nicholas.
No changes in our building or additions to its equipment have been made since the date of our last report. Before many years we shall need to add new bookstacks and re- arrange the electric lighting in the bookroom.
We have deemed it advisable to again discontinue Wednes- day openings during the months of cold weather. War con- ditions no longer confront us, but as our wood now costs us $13 per cord we consider it necessary to use all reasonable economy in its use.
We suggest that the grading of the Library grounds be com- pleted during the coming year, and we recommend that suffi- cient funds for this purpose be provided in addition to our $300 annual budget as given below.
Our Librarian, Mrs. Louise Lovett, resigned her position this past year and the Trustees appointed Mrs. Martha Carter in her place.
We would welcome any suggestions from the friends and patrons of the Library.
LIBRARY EXPENSES
Librarian's salary $80.00
New books
80.09
Magazines 14.75
Fuel
34.50
Lighting
14.29
Miscellaneous
11.39
$235.02
Received from book fines
2.93
$232.09
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We estimate the ordinary running expenses for the coming year as follows:
Salary of Librarian
$100.00
Fuel and lighting 50.00
New books
125.00
Magazines and periodicals
15.00
Miscellaneous 10.00
$300.00
We therefore recommend that the above sum of $300, to- gether with such additional money as may be needed for grading, be raised for the running expenses of the Library.
EDWARD M. SMITH, ADA E. MOULTON, FRED L. DOW,
Trustees.
Little Boar's Head Village District Account
Receipts
1918
Cash on hand
$7.05
July 30, received from George L. Seavey . 100.00
Mar. 29,
97.50
July 15,
Albert Bachelder,
borrowed money . 150.00
1919
Feb. 1, 66
66 66 George L. Seavey . .. 313.13
17,
66 338.24
-$1,005.92
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