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Home Week Association. This being the 150th anniversary of the settlement of the town.
ART. 7-To see what action the town will take in re- gard to a new lockup at North Walpole.
ART. 8-To see if the town will vote to buy a new road scraper, and raise money for the same.
ART. 9-To hear the report of committees, heretofore chosen, and take action thereon.
ART. 10-To act on any accounts that may be pre- sented against the town.
ART. 11-To act on any other business that may come up before said meeting.
Given under our hands this twenty-first day of Feb- ruary, A. D. 1903.
NATHANIEL W. HOLLAND, CHARLES E. SEWARD, GEORGE W. KINGSBURY, Selectmen of Walpole.
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ANNUAL REPORTS
1790
OF THE
TOWN OFFICERS
OF
WALPOLE, N. H.
FOR THE YEAR ENDING
FEBRUARY 15, 1904.
KEENE, N. H. SENTINEL PRINTING COMPANY, PRINTERS. 1904.
ANNUAL REPORTS
OF THE
TOWN OFFICERS
OF
WALPOLE, N. H.
FOR THE YEAR ENDING
FEBRUARY 15, 1904.
KEENE, N. H. SENTINEL PRINTING COMPANY, PRINTERS. 1904.
TOWN OF WALPOLE.
TOWN OFFICERS CHOSEN AT ANNUAL MEETING, MARCH 10, 1903.
TOWN CLERK. JOHN W. HAYWARD.
SELECTMEN.
CHARLES E. SEWARD. NATHANIEL W. HOLLAND. PATRICK E. GRIFFIN.
TREASURER. THOMAS B. BUFFUM. (Appointed by Selectmen.)
CHOSEN AT THE BIENNIAL MEETING, NOV. 4, 1902.
MODERATOR. JOHN W. PRENTISS.
SUPERVISORS OF CHECK LIST.
HERBERT J. WATKINS.
FRANK M. HOUGHTON.
AVERY B. WILLSON.
REPRESENTATIVES TO GENERAL COURT.
GEORGE E. SHERMAN. IRA W. RAMSAY.
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ABSTRACT OF TOWN MEETING HELD MAR. 10, 1903.
ART. III-Voted to raise by taxation $18,250, and ap- propriate it as follows:
State tax,
$2,660 50
County tax,
3,021 08
Town paupers,
1,500 00
Highways and bridges,
4,000 00
Snow bills,
200 00
Police and tramps,
300 00
Cemeteries,
200 00
Town library,
400 00
Interest on overdrafts,
150 00
Support of schools,
4,000 00
School supplies,
700 00
Discount on taxes,
1,400 00
Town officers and contingent fund,
2,250 00
$20,781 58
Less savings bank and railroad tax,
2,512 51
$18,269 07
ART. IV-Voted to discontinue highway from Four Corners to the junction north of Joseph Kidder's.
ART. V-Voted to exempt the Walpole Electric Light and Power Co. from taxation for the term of ten years.
ART. VI-Voted to appropriate $200 for Old Home day.
ART. VII-Voted to raise $200 for a new lockup at North Walpole.
ART. VIII-Voted to appropriate $400 for the purchase of a road scraper.
ART. II-Voted that the selectmen employ a competent person to superintend the construction of the railroad crossings in North Walpole.
Voted to allow the same discount on taxes as last year.
Voted to close the polls at 5 o'clock.
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Abstract of Special Town Meeting Held May 12, 1903.
ART. 1-On the question of granting licenses for the sale of liquor.
Yes, 210
No, 102
ART. II-Voted that telegraph and telephone wires be attached to trees and buildings in the village district as far as possible and that the selectmen consult with the village commissioners as to the location and quality of poles.
Abstract of Special Town Meeting Held December 12, 1903.
Voted that the selectmen confer with the selectmen of Rockingham and the bailiffs of Bellows Falls, in regard to the division of cost of building a bridge across the Con- necticut river between North Walpole and Bellows Falls, and of freeing the toll bridge. Chose Horace A. Perry, Edwin K. Seabury and John W. Prentiss a committee to act with the selectmen.
Voted that the selectmen and committee procure plans and specifications, and investigate the right of the town to build such a bridge and report to the March town meeting - also that they confer with the Boston & Maine Railroad Co. in regard to the use of their bridge by foot passengers, and other matters relating thereto.
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REPORT OF SELECTMEN.
VALUATION OF THE TOWN OF WALPOLE AS AP- PRAISED BY THE SELECTMEN, APRIL 1, 1903, FOR THE PURPOSE OF TAXATION.
Valuation of real estate, $1,275,666 00
764 polls,
76,400 00 41,299 00 2,306 00
1,186 cows,
34,289 00
275 neat stock,
6,134 00
1,215 sheep,
2,778 00
10 hogs,
300 00
250 fowls,
124 00
Carriages,
6,950 00
Value of stock in banks and other corporations in state,
16,910 00
Money on hand at interest or on deposit,
20,259 00
Value of stock in trade,
80,500 00
Value mills and machinery,
14,150 00
Total,
$1,578,065 00
TOWN OFFICERS.
George W. Kingsbury, selectman, 1902,
$200 00
· Charles E. Seward, selectman, 1902,
200 00
Nathaniel W. Holland, selectman, 1902, 200 00
John W. Hayward, town clerk, 1902, John H. Brown, board of health,
50 00
12 00
Dr. E. W. Johnson, board of health,
25 00
Chas. E. Slade, collector of taxes, 1901,
75 00
Thos. B. Buffum, treasurer,
50 00
611 horses,
41 oxen,
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Chas. H. Barnes, treasurer for schools, $15 00 M. H. Gorham, collector of taxes, 1902, 75 00
John H. Kiniry, collector of taxes, 1902, 75 00 Herbert J. Watkins, supervisor, 25 00 John W. Prentiss, moderator, 10 00 Dr. W. C. Matthews, board of health, 14 36 John P. Holmes, 5 00
$1,031 36
TOWN PAUPERS.
David Griffin :
N. H. Asylum, board and care, $161 49
Samuel Cobb :
J. B. Cobb, board and care, William Sheehan :
$142 50
Cheshire County, board and care,
$154 25
Thos. Brown:
$156 20
Jarvis Hinds, board and care,
$151 50
Dr. W. C. Matthews, medical attendance,
8 00
Chas. E. Seward, wood,
12 00
$171 50
Mrs. Morrisey, child :
John Crosby, board and care,
$39 00
Patrick McCarthy :
Dr. F. H. O'Connor, Sanford Leonard :
$22 00
Ollie E. Hall, board,
$76 50
Mrs. Curtis, board,
46 75
F. A. Spaulding, shoes,
1 50
W. D. Knowlton & Co., medicine,
3 00
$127 75
Cheshire County, board and care, George Sparhawk :
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Mrs. Joseph Sullivan : Aid by town, James Barrett, goods furnished paupers,
$240 00
$4 60
COUNTY PAUPERS.
Mrs. Mary Meaney : Aid by county,
$72 00
Mrs. David Cahill :
Aid by county, $144 00
Mrs. James Gallagher :
W. H. Kiniry, rent,
$30 00
W. H. Kiniry, wood and coal,
58 00
Clouwater estate, rent,
63 00
$151 00
Mrs. Mary Long :
Dennis Brennan, rent,
$60 00
W. H. Kiniry, wood and coal,
20 43
$80 43
L. S. Cady :
F. A. Spaulding, groceries,
$21 11
J. W. Prentiss, wood,
9 00
N. W. Holland, wood and coal,
25 73
Aid by county,
25 00
$80 84
James Donegan :
P. E. Griffin,
$5 95
W. H. Kiniry, wood and coal,
8 00
James Barrett, groceries,
14 84
M. R. O'Connors, rent,
21 00
$49 79
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Bellows, North Walpole: James Barrett, P. E. Griffin, -
$3 96
8 00
$11 96
Farmer :
C. C. Farmer, taking brother to county farm, $2 00
BREAKING ROADS, REPAIRS ON HIGHWAYS AND BRIDGES.
Carl Smith, 1902 account, $5 90
Chas. S. Hawks,
14 83
Chas. A. Watkins,
16 99
Chas. E. Seward,
10 65
James Selkirk, 11 36
Wm. H. Kiniry, 1902 account, 143 03
D. M. Hennessey, 1902 account, 51 23
Boston & Maine R. R. Co., freight on road machine, 5 00 P. E. Griffin, 423 42
W. E. Ray,
4 86
E. T. Stevens,
11 89
Chas. J. O'Neil,
246 58
C. E. Knowlton,
11 10
Frank P. Allen,
18 85
Chas. S. Burt,
17 07
John Hadlock, road machine,
244 70
H. C. Towne,
21 20
W. H. Dinsmore,
5 55
John W. Graves,
5 00
E. V. Smith,
2 00
Boston & Maine R. R. Co., freight,
4 80
W. H. Kiniry, 1902 account,
27 10
Lawrence & Field, 1902 account,
3 10
Chas J. O'Neil,
27 60
J. H. Jennison,
5 40
Frank P. Allen,
49 90
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F. O. Smalley,
$9 15
George Bowen,
1 80
Chas. S. Burt,
16 50
P. E. Griffin,
123 75
E. J. Stevens,
2 55
W. A. Burt,
1 50
Isaac Pratt,
7 45
Ira S. Hubbard,
54 60
E. S. Taggard,
32 50
Thos. P. Peck,
95 07
Ollie E. Hall,
21 50
C. M. Clough,
75 00
Chas. A. Watkins,
14 75
Chas. S. Hawks,
70 00
P. E. Griffin,
32 20
P. E. Griffin,
382 15
C. E. Knowlton,
7 50
Chas. A. Watkins,
55 95
W. C. Foster,
50 00
Onie Ball,
18 96
J. C. Brown, breaking paths, 1902 and 1903,
25 00
P. E. Griffin,
35 90
G. D. Hooper,
30 90
Austin G. Smith,
12 45
Clifford Wheeler,
12 45
Wm. H. Kiniry, use derrick,
7 00
Chas. S. Hawks,
65 00
George Graves,
12 90
Anson Burbee,
20 75
Chas. Buckwith,
109 90
Frank P. Allen,
22 00
Isaac Pratt,
20 65
Edward Taggard,
70 76
Frank P. Allen,
29 30
John W. Graves,
8 50
C. M. Clough,
90 17
Charles S. Burt,
50 00
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Ira S. Hubbard,
$9 25
Thomas B. Peck,
262 50
P. E. Griffin,
14 20
Charles E. Seward,
36 20
H. A. Slade,
445 95
Edwin Guild,
1 35
P. E. Griffin,
21 70
J. W. Prentiss,
100 00
Harry A. Ball,
5 15
John H. McCarthy,
4 00
Frank P. Allen,
15 20
E. T. Stevens,
36 10
F. H. Watkins,
5 75
Edward A. Watkins,
7 02
H. J. Jennison,
7 00
J. W. Prentiss, plank,
68 00
P. E. Griffin,
52 55
B. &. M. R. R. Co., iron rails, Main St. bridge,
197 60
Edward S. Taggard,
4 50
John B. Floyd,
2 00
P. E. Griffin,
2 95
Frank P. Allen, covering stone, Main St. bridge, 100 00
N. W. Holland, labor, Main St. bridge, 184 62
Willis C. Foster,
25 00
Ira S. Hubbard,
1 50
P. E. Griffin,
77 00
Wm. H. Kiniry,
15 23
Thomas B. Peck,
144 76
Chas. J. O'Neil,
33 25
John W. Graves, logs for Main St. bridge,
9 00
Thomas C. Sparhawk, dirt for Main St. bridge, 2 00
22 49
Norman Guild,
51 36
Chas. E. Seward,
2 45
Chas. S. Burt,
9 47
P. E. Griffin,
24 00
E. T. Stevens,
13 25
Frank P. Allen,
11
Willis C. Foster,
$9 85
F. A. Seward,
4 00
A. Michelins,
18 70
P. E. Griffin,
90
Electric Light and Power Co., lighting underpasses and subways,
46 37
O. J. Butterfield, plank,
12 89
Joseph Riley,
15 15
R. G. Graves, stone, Main St. bridge,
20 00
P. E. Griffin,
4 06
Miss F. P. Mason,
60 00
D. C. O'Brien,
2 25
C. C. Farmer,
2 40
Ollie E. Hall,
29 00
Carl Smith,
6 00
Mary Weekes, watering trough,
3 00
Thos. B. Peck,
10 32
Perry & Porter,
7 32
J. C. Brown, breaking paths,
27 00
Ira S. Hubbard,
3 65
Mrs. Lucy Felch, watering trough,
3 00
Frank P. Allen,
46 60
Chas. E. Beckwith,
77 56
James Selkirk, 12 90
George W. Kingsbury,
1 50
Chas. A. Watkins,
16 05
W. C. Foster,
7 83
Chas. S. Hawks,
8 15
Prentiss, Norwood & Son, plank,
67 48
W. A. & W. H. Colburn, plank,
46 59
John Conway,
1 05
C. M. Clough,
18 85
Electric Light and Power Co.,
22 38
Dennis Brennan, care underpasses,
30 00
G. D. Hooper,
6 23
P. E. Griffin,
91 05
$5,840 05
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POLICE AND TRAMPS.
John H. Brown, police and care tramps, 1902, $69 '00
Carl Smith, police and care tramps, 1902, 87 25
Pinkerton Detective Agency, 58 60
Chas. E. Farnsworth, special police, July 4,
4 00
Maurice Foley, special police,.
5 00
H. H. Buswell, police, 1902, 18 00
Maurice Foley, special police,
2 50
Robert Howard, special police,
3 20
Thos. Kiniry, special police,
2 00
James Barrett,
1 14
Alex Rattary, care of tramps,
10 60
Frank P. Allen, wood for lockup,
2 50
F. A. Spaulding, food for tramps, 1902 and 1903, 9 70
$273 49
WALPOLE VILLAGE DISTRICT. ,
W. G. Barnett, treasurer, drew, $1,110 00
Special tax, 1,110 00
NORTH WALPOLE VILLAGE DISTRICT.
P. E. Griffin, treasurer, drew,
$2,100 00
Special tax, 2,100 00
WALPOLE AND WESTMINSTER BRIDGE.
H. B. Hurd, insuring bridge, $30 00
Thos. B. Peck, repairs and snowing bridge, 40 11
Bart Kiniry, lighting bridge, 18 00
F. A. Spaulding, oil, etc., for 1902 and 1903, 18 24
W. A. & W. H. Colburn, plank, 20 00
$126 35
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SHEEP KILLED BY DOGS.
E. K. Seabury,
$2 50
Lewis Whitney,
5 00
Clarence Houghton,
7 00
Geo. W. Kingsbury,
30 00
Frank A. Seward,
4 00
Homestead Farm,
58 00
B. H. Dwinell,
12 00
D. G. Clark,
8 00
Chas. E. Seward, looking after sheep killed by dogs, 3 50
N. W. Holland, looking after sheep killed by dogs, 3 50
$134 50
BOOKS AND STATIONERY.
Sentinel Printing Co., printing town reports,
$57 60
Edson C. Eastman, 12 21
John A. Weber,
60 59
$130 40
CEMETERY.
J. G. Bellows, treasurer for 1902, $70 38
Harry B. Hurd, treasurer for 1903,
125 00
H. C. Towne, care hill cemetery, 3 00
$198 38
WALPOLE TOWN SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Amount of appropriation,
$11,200 00
Literary fund, 355 18
Balance dog tax,
172 57
$11,730 75
Chas. H. Barnes, treasurer, drew,
$11,730 75
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SCHOOL SUPPLIES. .
· Amount of appropriation, $700 00
W. S. Nichols, drew, $700 00
WALPOLE TOWN LIBRARY.
Amount of appropriation,
$400 00
Thos. B. Peck, drew, $400 00
TOWN HOUSE.
N. W. Holland, coal,
$35 65
Carl Smith, labor,
3 75
Chas. Chickering, labor,
131 98
Mrs. Wellman, labor,
1 80
Mrs. Haynes, labor,
1 35
E. M. Holden, wood,
6 00
Fred Ramsay, sawing wood,
1 80
N. W. Holland, coal,
63 00
N. W. Holland, coal,
8 25
C. W. Morse,
6 75
Ned Pierce, repairing roof,
10 28
W. D. Knowlton & Co.,
6 19
W. F. Bellows,
3 75
Perry & Porter,
25 88
F. A. Spaulding,
8 16
$314 59
MISCELLANEOUS.
James Barrett, lockup account, $4 20
N. W. Holland, postage on 1903 town reports, 8 00
Ladies' Aid Society, dinners,
12 00
W. H. Kiniry, paid for delivering town reports,
1 50
Scott W. Clark, abatement on taxes, 1 74
Thos. B. Buffum, postage, 1 25
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Bellows Falls Machine Co., repairs on road machine, $13 13 Chas. W. Chickering, work on common, 6 00
Fox & Rogers, dinners, 4 50
H. B. Hurd, insurance on brick shop, 4 50
P. E. Griffin, North Walpole lockup cells, 170 00
P. E. Griffin, work on North Walpole lockup cells, 15 00
James Barrett, lockup, 4 20
H. B. Hurd, Old Home Day appropriation, 200 00
Thos. B. Peck, repairs on town library, 52 22
M. H. Gorham, tax collector's bonds,
26 00
Thos. B. Buffum, abatement on taxes,
7 80
James Sullivan, abatement on taxes,
8 96
H. B. Hurd, insurance on library, 33 00
N. W. Holland, coal for library,
49 00
W. H. Kiniry, lockup account,
2 50
W. J. Carver, abatement on taxes,
2 58
M. H. Gorham, discount on taxes, 840 97
Dr. E. W. Johnson, reporting births and deaths, 2 75
A. B. Black, North Walpole snowplow, 55 00
P. E. Griffin, freight on snowplow, 2 69
C. C. Davis, store account, 7 10
N. W. Holland, expense settling with County Com- missioners, 1902 and 1903, 4 00
N. W. Holland, expense to Boston regarding light- ing subways, 10 00
N. W. Holland, P. O. box rent, stamps and tele- phone, 3 50
Dr. W. C. Matthews, reporting births and deaths, 1902 and 1903, 8 75
E. K. Seabury, taking affidavits, etc., 9 00
J. W. Hayward, reporting births, deaths and marriages, 37 00
I. W. Felch, work on hearse, 1 00
John H. Kiniry, error on tax book, 1902, 4 25
John H. Kiniry, discount on taxes, 512 10
Mrs. A. F. Nims, rent on lockup building,
18 25
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P. E. Griffin, expense to Manchester, telephone, postage, etc.,
$30 75
John Proctor, breaking roads in cemetery, 6 50
W. S. Nichols, state's proportion for school super- intendent, 275 00
Chas. E. Seward, postage,
2 54
J. W. Cahalane, taking affidavits, 4 00
Ira Colby & Son, counsel,
5 00
$2,468 25
RECAPITULATION.
Town officers,
$1,031 36
Town paupers,
1,219 29
County paupers,
592 02
Roads and bridges,
5,840 05
Books and stationery,
130 40
Police and tramp,
273 49
Sheep killed by dogs,
133 50
Town library,
400 00
Cemetery,
198 38
Walpole, village district,
1,110 00
North Walpole, village district,
2,100 00
Town house,
314 59
Schools,
11,730 75
School supplies,
700 00
Miscellaneous,
2,468 23
Walpole and Westminster bridge,
126 35
$28,368 41
AVAILABLE ASSETS.
Brick shop,
$350 00
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UNAVAILABLE ASSETS.
Catharine Livingston fund,
$300 00
Joseph Plastridge fund,
200 00
Kilburn monument fund,
100 00
Sarah Jane Allen fund,
200 00
Gustavus Lucke fund,
450 00
L. B. Holland fund,
100 00
Matthew Dickey fund,
100 00
Ann L. Faulkner Thayer fund,
100 00
Chas. G. Livingston fund,
100 00
Lucius P. Booth fund,
100 00
Lorenzo Genzer fund,
70 00
Almira L. Murray fund,
18 24
Fanny A. Carpenter fund (library),
500 00
Louisa M. Martin fund,
500 00
John Selkirk fund,
500 00
Phebe M. Ball fund,
100 00
Willard T. Blanchard fund,
12 96
$3,451 20
Uncollected taxes in hands of M. H. Gorham,
$1,081 28
Uncollected taxes in hands of John H. Kiniry,
1,758 57
Uncollected taxes in hands of C. H. Slade,
54 58
$2,894 43
Floating orders,
$339 03
Amount due treasurer,
710 56
$1,049 59
Amount in favor of town,
$1,844 84
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ESTIMATES FOR 1904. .
State tax, County tax, Town paupers,
$2,660 50
3,000 00
1,500 00
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Highway and bridges,
$4,000 00
Snow bills,
500 00
Police and tramps,
300 00
Library,
400 00
Cemetery,
200 00
Interest on overdraft,
125 00
Support of schools,
6,000 00
School supplies,
700 00
Discount on taxes,
1,400 00
Town officers,
1,300 00
Contingent fund,
1,000 00
$23,085 50
Less savings bank and railroad tax,
2,496 07
$20,589 43
Less amount in favor of town,
1,844 84
$18,744 59
Respectfully, CHARLES E. SEWARD. NATHANIEL W. HOLLAND. P. E. GRIFFIN.
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TREASURER'S REPORT,
FOR THE YEAR ENDING FEBRUARY 15, 1904.
RECEIPTS.
Cash on hand, February 23, 1903, $80 53
M. H. Gorham, collector, taxes for 1902,
732 37
M. H. Gorham, collector, taxes for 1903,
15,786 30
John H. Kiniry, collector, taxes for 1902,
754 95
John H. Kiniry, collector, taxes for 1903,
9,349 77
County, for paupers,
503 14
John W. Hayward, town clerk, dog licenses,
306 00
Charles W. Chickering, janitor town hall,
203 50
F. A. Spaulding, rent of land,
10 00
Mrs. Henry J. Watkins, rent of brick shop,
25 00
Thomas Brown, for rent, 18 00
J. W. Cahalane, justice fees,
3 00
Interest on cemetery funds,
66 54
Interest on Carpenter library fund,
7 29
State railroad tax,
1,563 51
State savings bank tax,
932 56
State literary fund,
355 18
State for proportion of school fund,
275 00
State board of license commissioners,
932 14
Circus license,
5 00
Street faker license,
3 00
Patrick O'Brien, sewerage,
12 50
Frank Monarty, sewerage,
12 50
Frank W. Allen, for old road machine,
10 00
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A. B. Willson, grass on common, $1 00
Miss Fanny P. Mason, donation on taxes, 1,170 00
Miss Fanny P. Mason, one-half cost of railing on Depot hill, 52 34
Balance due treasurer,
710 56
$33,881 68
DISBURSEMENTS.
Town orders, 1902,
$0 75
Town orders, 1903,
28,029 38
State tax, 2,660 50
County tax,
3,021 08
Cemetery committee,
66 54
Thomas B. Peck, treasurer,
7 29
Keene National Bank, interest on overdraft,
96 14
$33,881 68
THOMAS B. BUFFUM, Treasurer.
The undersigned auditors chosen by the town to settle with the selectmen and treasurer have examined their ac- counts, and find them correctly cast and properly vouched.
R. G. GRAVES,
G. E. SHERMAN, Auditors.
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REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON THE TOWN LIBRARY, FOR THE YEAR ENDING MARCH 1, 1904.
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To the Selectmen :
The whole number of volumes now on the catalogue is 8,143, of which 236 have been added during the past year. Of these 125 have been purchased by the committee and 111 have been presented by various donors, to whom the thanks of the town are due for their liberality. A list of the donors is annexed to this report.
Among the gifts was a valuable selection of twenty volumes of choice new publications from Mr. John E. Nicholson of New York, which made a most welcome addi- tion to the library. The first instalment of income of the Mrs. F. A. Carpenter fund became available during the year and was used in the purchase of an expensive biogra- phical work. Thirty-one volumes of popular new books were purchased for the North Walpole branch of the library.
The number of persons using the main library and reading room in 1903 was 7,090. The number of volumes taken out was 8,082, divided as follows:
Main library,
7,053
North Walpole branch,
929
Drewsville branch,
100
8,082
The reading room continues to be a popular resort for our citizens, young and old, and the same selection of
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magazines has been provided as last year with the fund subscribed for that purpose. Mrs. Lucy Schultz has pre- sented Leslie's Weekly and the Lamp, Henry G. Wheelock the Century, Longman's and the Strand, and Hon. J. G. Bellows the Outlook. An unknown donor has kindly sent the Saturday Evening Post.
The branches at Drewsville and North Walpole have been carried on as usual. A new interest has been created in the North Walpole branch by the attractive room which was fitted up year before last in the Russell Memorial Hall and by the purchase of an assortment of popular books to be kept there permanently. A similar addition of new books should be made during the coming year. Miss Mary E. Powers, on account of removal from town, was obliged to give up her position as librarian, after having served with great efficiency from the opening of the branch, and Miss Anna C. Hartnett was appointed in her place September 1, 1903.
It became necessary to renovate the interior of the library building and accordingly the walls and ceilings were refinished and the floors filled and polished last June at an expense of $52.22, which was paid by the selectmen out- side of the annual appropriation. Some other small repairs were made and the building is now in good condition.
The usual appropriation of $400 is recommended for the coming year.
Respectfully submitted,
HUDSON E. BRIDGE, chairman, MRS. HUDSON E. BRIDGE,
THOMAS B. PECK, sec., treas., MRS. A. P. RICHARDSON,
JOSIAH G. BELLOWS, MRS. ALFRED M. FOSTER,
PATRICK E. GRIFFIN, MISS FRANCES M. SABIN,
HENRY E. PUTNAM,
MISS MARY H. BELLOWS,
MISS ANNIE M. BUFFUM,
Library Committee. LIST OF DONORS.
American Swedenborg Printing & Publishing Society, 21
23
Pay Director and Mrs. Edward Bellows,
3
Hon. J. G. Bellows,
1
Edward A. Bond, N. Y. state engineer,
2
Rev. C. G. Burnham,
1
Mrs. G. F. Edwards,
2
David Farquhar.
1
Mrs. M. H. Gorham,
2
Harper & Brothers,
1
John W. Hayward,
1
Librarian of Congress,
1
Percy Mackaye,
1
Miss Fanny P. Mason,
1
Mrs. James L. Mitchell,
4
National Sound Money League,
1
New Hampshire, state of
2
John E. Nicholson,
20
B. P. Owen,
2
Thomas B. Peck,
1
Albert E. Pillsbury,
1
Miss Anna C. Ray,
3
Reading Room fund,
8
Mrs. H. H. Sawyer,
7
Miss Alice Smith,
4
Daniel W. Smith,
1
U. S. Government,
13
William R. Warner,
1
Henry G. Wheelock,
4
James T. White & Co.,
1
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TREASURER'S ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDING MARCH 1, 1904.
RECEIPTS.
Balance on hand, March 1, 1903, $40 59
Annual appropriation, 400 00
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Town order for repairs, .
$52 22
23 00
Fines, etc., Income of Mrs. F. A. Carpenter fund,
7 29
$523 10
PAYMENTS,
Miss Frances M. Sabin, services as librarian,
$130 95
Services of janitors,
29 50
Books,
141 21
Firewood,
19 75
Care of building and grounds and repairs,
22 50
C. S. Gates, bill of repairs,
52 22
Binding and repairing books,
27 05
Express and postage,
7 17
Oil, wicks, etc.,
17 75
Printing and sundries,
8 55
Expenses of branch at North Walpole,
41 50
Paper for covering books,
4 95
$503 10
Balance on hand,
20 00
$523 10
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REPORT OF WALPOLE CEMETERY COMMITTEE,
FOR THE YEAR ENDING MARCH 1, 1904.
To the Selectmen :
The usual care has been taken of the cemeteries in the Village, in Drewsville and on Carpenter's hill. Special at- tention has been given to the lots cared for by the income of funds. These lots have been mowed frequently and were thoroughly enriched in the autumn.
During the past year the town has received $500 from the estate of John Selkirk for the care of his lot, $500 from the estate of Mrs. Louisa M. Martin for the care of the Oliver Martin, Theron Adams and Walton Mead lots, and $100 from the family of Mrs. Phebe M. Ball for the care of the Ransom L. Ball lot. These amounts have been de- posited in the Savings Bank of Walpole, and the income will be used for the purposes of the trusts. The Walton Mead lot has been newly graded in advance of receipt of income.
Four new lots have been assigned during the year to residents of the town applying for them. There were twenty burials in the Village cemetery in the year 1903. Ten of these were of persons residing in Walpole, and ten were brought from other towns for burial. Two union veterans, Benj. Franklin Dwinell and Pay Director Edward Bellows, U. S. N., have been buried in the Village cemetery during the past year.
The cemetery in Drewsville has needed putting in thorough order for several years, and the work has been
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done by E. C. Belden at an expense of $17, beside the usual care.
The usual appropriation of $200 is recommended.
The following financial report includes the expense of caring for the lots, for the maintenance of which the town holds funds in trust. The balance of income from these funds, not required for the proper care of these lots, has been expended with general care and improvement of the cemetery.
Financial Report of Walpole Cemetery Committee,
FOR THE YEAR ENDING MARCH 1, 1904.
RECEIPTS.
Received from town orders,
$195 38
Income Thayer fund,
5 29
Income Livermore fund,
3 50
Income Dickey fund,
3 50
Income Genzer fund,
2 45
Income Holland fund,
3 50
Income Livingston fund,
10 50
Income Plaistridge fund,
7 00
Income Kilburn fund,
3 50
Income Lucke fund,
15 75
Income Allen fund,
7 00
Income Murray fund,
63
Income Booth fund,
3 50
Income Blanchard fund,
42
$261 92
PAYMENTS.
Due committee, March 1, 1903,
$70 38
Solomon Ballam, salary for the year, 80 00
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Solomon Ballam, extra labor on special lots, re- pairing fence, etc., $54 25
Drewsville cemetery, including extra labor, 22 00
Ellis Brothers, plants, and setting out same, 7 00
F. A. Spaulding, sundries, 50
G. H. Holden, manure and carting, special lots, 9 60
Balance in hands of committee, 18 19
$261 92
J. G. BELLOWS, T. B. PECK, T. N. HASTINGS, Committee.
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SCHOOL REPORT.
REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS.
To the School Board of Walpole, N. H.
Gentlemen- In accordance with your requirements I submit this my second annual report .-
Such a report is not designed primarily to inform the school board as to the educational progress of the schools under their charge. Its purpose is more to inform and educate our citizens generally in regard to present condi- tions and needs, to make clear what might be misunder- stood, and to suggest further improvements.
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