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1896. EXPENSES NO. 10.
Mar. 7. L. W. Amidon, 21/2 cords wood fitted, $10 00
June 2. Mrs. E. V. Winn, cleaning house, I 50
June 27. La Vernie Webster, teaching 10 weeks, 60 00
July 13. Carrie A. Winn, care of house,
1 00
12
Nov. 13. Bertha L. Wellington, teaching 10 weeks, $60 00 1897.
Feb. 4. Bertha L. Wellington, teaching 10 weeks, 60 00
Feb. 6. Grace I. Winn, janitor two terms, 4 00
$196 50
1896. EXPENSES NO. 13.
May 6. Jas. E. Whittemore, 4 cords wood, $16 00
May II. Erial M. Harland, cleaning stove pipe, 25
June 26. Florence M. Tait, teaching Gram. 10 weeks, 80 00
Emma L. Hutchins teaching Prim. 10 weeks, 70 00
June 29. E. N. Harris, conveying scholars, 24 00
Nov. 14. Florence M. Tait, teaching Gram. 10 weeks, 80 00
66 Emma L. Hutchins, teaching Prim. 10 weeks, 70 00
Nov. 17. Edward N. Harris, conveying scholars, 24 00 1897.
Feb. 5. Florence M. Tait, teaching and janitor 10 w'ks, 82 50 Emma L. Hutchins, teaching 10 weeks and janitor, 72 50
Feb. 6. Edward N. Harris, conveying scholars, 24 00
Feb. 9. D. W. Slade, supplies for school room, 90
Feb. 15, Henry D. Hopkins, kindlings, 63
J. C. Farwell, pail for water, 40
E. A. Hildreth, material and repairs on school house, 5 52
$550 70
Total of all expenses, $2,008 59
HERMON C. HARVEY,
Treas. School Board.
I hereby certify that I have examined the accounts of the treasurer of the school board for the year ending February fifteenth, eighteen hundred and ninety seven, and find them correctly cast and properly vouched.
DAVID W. SLADE, Auditor.
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REPORT OF SELECTMEN
OF THE TOWN OF CHESTERFIELD, FOR THE YEAR ENDING FEBRUARY 15, 1897.
RECEIPTS, 1896.
By balance in treasury, $ 555 48
State bounty on hawks for 1895,
2 50
R. T. Cobb, taxes for 1895, 66
451 00
300 00
S. F. Rugg, dog licenses,
100 00
F. E. Atherton, county pauper claim,
155 55
66 soldiers' aid,
17 90
R. T. Cobb, taxes for 1895, 66 interest on 1895 taxes,
28 24
F. E. Atherton, money borrowed,
1,000 00
Stratton & Foster, license,
20 00
J. H. Stearns, license,
20 00
E. A. Safford, county pauper claim,
46 00
66 soldiers' aid,
141
43
R. T. Cobb, taxes for 1895, 66 interest on 1895 taxes,
05
S. E. Rugg, balance on dog license, 5° 77
Railroad tax, 40
Savings bank tax, 685 86
Literary fund, 119 70
Town of Brattleboro, 12 expense planking susp. bridge, 127 23 W. K. Ware, license, 10 00
Use of town hall, 2 00
E. A. Safford, apples sold from cemetery,
1 50
Chas. A. Hewells, road money overdrawn, 8 84
State bounty on hawks for 1896,
8 50
Assessment for 1896, 8,562 54
$12.502 46
85 52
I 45
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EXPENDITURES. TOWN PAUPERS.
Ervin Hubbard,
$102 00
Keeping tramps,
14 50
$116 50
AID TO DEPENDENT SOLDIERS AND FAMILIES.
Henry Kingsbury,
$10 00
George Jefts,
43 00
Otis Safford,
81 09
Hannah Robbins,
58 44
$192 53
COUNTY PAUPERS.
Reuben Nash,
$10 00
Hannah Crouch,
78 00
Family of J. Denno,
72 60
Geo. Robbins,
90
Abbie Smith,
4 00
Clarissa Thomas,
81 12
DEPENDENT SOLDIERS.
A. M. Grover and family, quarantined,
$88 61
APPROPRIATIONS.
Appropriations for schools raised by taxation,
$1,840 16
Literary fund,
141 12
Dog licenses,
145 75
$2,127 03
Bal. in treasury of school board, close of last year,
122 97
$2,250 00
Appropriation for widening road from can shop to saw mill of F. B. Pierce, Fac'y Village,
$250 00
Expended,
228 00
Balance in treasury,
22 00
County tax, paid,
787 38
State 66 66
1,425 00
Note at Franklin savings bank and interest,
1,040 00
$246 62
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TOWN OFFICERS.
Services of selectmen, including team,
$180 00
School board, 112 00
Town clerk,
41 49
Town treasurer,
50 00
Auditor,
3 00
M. E. Chandler, supervisor,
16 00
J. L. Streeter,
16 00
Constables,
5 0.0
Moderator,
4 50
J. H. Goodrich, ballot clerk.
2 50
Geo. Fletcher,
2 50
R. T. Cobb, tax collector, 1896,
50 00
$482 99
Miscellaneous items, (see treasurer's report)
4,100 18
Discount on taxes,
430 67
Due on tax book, 1896,
419 27
Cash in treasury,
817 68
$12,502 46
ABATEMENTS ON 1895 TAX BOOK.
Persis Fullum,
$2 90
Advertising same,
29
Otis Safford,
6 67
John Bradley,
I 45
Arthur E. Barrows,
I 45
Foster Butler,
2 03
Clarence Bowen,
I
4,5
Anten Nauzius,
I 45
Bert Porter,
I 45
Julian Porter,
I
74
$20 88
Money rec'd for dog licenses,
$150 77
Damage done by dogs,
68 00
Balance in treasury,
$82 77
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STATE OF THE TREASURY, FEB. 15, 1897. LIABILITIES.
Dog licenses, due schools,
$ 82 77
Literary fund, “
119 70
Railroad tax,
40
$202 87
ASSETS.
Tax book for 1895,
$ 7 32
Tax book for 1896,
419 27
Cash in treasury,
817 68
Cash in hands of A. T. Cobb, road agent,
28 18
$1,272 45
Assets above liabilities,
$1,069 58
ESTIMATED EXPENSES FOR 1897-8.
State tax,
$1,450 00
County tax,
800 00
Schools,
2,000 00
Town charges,
1,000 00
Town paupers,
300 00
$5,550 00
Respectfully submitted,
SEM L. STOWELL, ELLON A. SAFFORD, FRED. E. ATHERTON, Selectmen of Chesterfield.
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REPORT OF TRUSTEES Chesterfield West Cemetery Association.
Relating to trust fund held by the town, for the year ending February 15, 1897.
RECEIPTS.
Unexpended balance of last year's interest, $II 03
Owing to the suspension of the banks at Keene, no interest has been received on the trust fund for the past year, conse- quently but little has been done.
EXPENSES.
Paid J. W. Amidon, labor,
$ 60
George F. Burnham,
2 93
Fred Stoddard, 66
52
C. E. Snow, 66
5 30
C. E. Snow, irons for gates,
40
Ernest Carny, labor,
97
A. M. Brown,
52
James Ford,
97
S. L. Stowell 66
2 70
$14 91
Expenses above receipts,
$3 88
Respectfully submitted,
SEM L. STOWELL, CLARENCE E. SNOW, IRA D. FARR,
Trustees.
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REPORT OF ROAD AGENTS.
FOR THE YEAR ENDING FEB. 15, 1897.
Appropriation at March meeting, $2,500 00
Cash in hands of A, T. Cobb, road agent, 14 21
$2,514 21
EXPENDITURES.
A. T. Cobb, balance on hand Feb. 15, 1896, $
14 2I.
money drawn from treasury, 861 39
$875 60
Expended for labor and material,
$847 42
Unexpended on Feb. 15, 1897, 28 18
$875 60
E. H. Cobleigh, money drawn from treasury, $880 23
Expended for labor and material planking suspension bridge, 254 47
Expended for labor and material on highways,
625 76
$880 23
Received from town of Brattleboro, Vt., 12 expense of planking suspension bridge, (see treas- urer's report), 127 23
Balance expended on bridge and highways, $753 00
Charles A. Hewett, money drawn from treasury, $748 43
Expended for labor and material, 739 59
Unexpended balance returned to treasury, 8 84
$748 43
19
Total amount of expenditures, $2,340 01
Cash in hands of A. T. Cobb, road agent, 28 18
Balance in treasury,
146 02
$2,514 21
A. T. COBB, Road Agent, Work on Highway.
FEBRUARY, 1896.
W. B. Brown, 8 hours, $.15 $I 20
A. T. Cobb, (team), 8 " .20
I 60
Lawrence Butler, I4 .15 66
2 IO
A. T. Cobb, 3 .221/2 671/2
$5 5772
MARCH.
W. B. Brown,
19 hours, $.15
$2 85
J. E. Bartlett, 4 .15
60
A. T. Cobb, (team), 6 .20
I 20
Patrick Flahive, shoveling snow, .30
30
A. T. Cobb, 4 hours, .22 12 .
90
$5 85
APRIL.
W. B. Brown,
129 hours, $.15
$19 35
J. E. Bartlett, I34
.15
20 10
A. S. Cobb, (team), II3 66 .20
22 60
A. T. Cobb, (one horse), 4 .IO 66
40
George Spaulding, 3
66
.15
45
A. T. Cobb,
28
66 .22 1/2
6 30
$69 20
MAY.
W. B. Brown, tending scraper, 92 hours, $.20
$18 40
66
66
95 1/2 66
.15
14 3212
J. E. Bartlett,
1981/2 .15
29 7772
H. Spaulding, with scraper, 92 .40 36 So
storing scraper, 2 00
66
66 freight and cartage, 75
20
W. Holman, with scraper,
80 hours, .40
$32 00
D. Jefts,
1361/2
I5
20 4712
E. M. Grover,
IIO
66
15
16 50
C. Williams,
93
66
.15
13 95
A. W. Richards,
40
.121/2
5 00
C. H. Porter,
60
66
.15 9 00
Harry A. Pierce, drawing tile,
James Naylor, work on highway shoveling snow, 2 00
A. T. Cobb, 525 ft. plank, $12 per 1000 ft. 6 30
team, with scraper, 102 hours, .25
25 50
services as road agent, 123 .221/2
631/2 .20
12 70
one horse,
30
.IO
3 00
Knowlton & Stone, for tile,
6 77
George Tyler & Co., I scraper,
5 75
2 Victor sections, I set bolts, 8 50
$307 37
JUNE.
W. Brown,
223 hours, $.15
$33 45
J. Bartlett,
213
.15
31 95
D. Jefts,
105
.15
15 75
A. T. Cobb, team, 66
200 66
.20
40 00
23
.22 1/2
5 1712
Warren & Farmer, C. G. Hill, repairing tools,
1 00
2 80
$130 1212
Amount expended from Feb. I to July 1, 1896,
$518 12
Balance unexpended from 1895, 14 2I
Amount due,
$503 91
58
66
.15
8 70
Elijah Lowe,
I 50
27 6712
team,
66
2I
JULY. 1896.
W. B. Brown,
54 hours, $.15
$ 8 10
J. E. Bartlett,
93
66
.15
13 95
D. Jefts,
25
66
.15
3 75
A. T. Cobb, (team)
80
.20
16 00
I6
66 .221/2
3 60
$45 40
AUGUST.
W. B. Brown,
11412 hours
$.15
$17 1712
66
with scraper,
25
66
.20
5 00
J. E. Bartlett,
55
66
.15
8 25
H. Spaulding,
801/2
66 .15
12 0772
66
with scraper,
5
.40
2 00
66
66 " team,
3 661/2 66
.15
9 9712
D. Jefts,
85
.15
12
75
C. Spaulding, with scraper,
20
66
.40
8 00
A. T. Cobb,
55
66
.22 1/2
12
37.1/2
66
with scraper,
25
.25
6 25
66
team,
85
.20
17 00
F. C. Morrison,
17
6.
.15
2 55
$114 00
SEPTEMBER.
W. B. Brown,
40 hours, $.20
$8 00
66
80
.15
12 00
D. Jefts,
115 66
I5
17 25
A. T. Cobb (team), 96
.20
19 20
44
.22 1/2
9 90
J. E. Bartlett,
35
.15
5 25
Knowlton & Stone, tiling,
12 28
W. Holman, plank,
39 86
I team on road 25 hours, .35
8 75
66
I man on road 32 .15
4 80
66 posts and railing,
4 44
2 railroad ties, .35 each,
70
$142 43
66
.20
60
L. Howe,
22
OCTOBER.
A. T. Cobb, 4 hours, $.221/2
$ 90
66
66 team, 5 .20
1 00
George Spaulding, 5 .15
75
C. Puffer, stone for sluice,
2 50
C. G. Hill, repairing tools,
1 15
$6 30
July to Nov. 1, 1896, expended,
$308 13
Cash on hand Feb. 15, 1896,
14 21
Cash received from town in July 1896,
600 00
66 66 66
Nov. 1896,
211 39
66 66 66
Jan. 1897,
50 00
$875 60
NOVEMBER 21, 1896.
A. T. Cobb,
4 hours, $.22 1/2 $ 90
40
$1 .30
JANUARY 30, 1897.
H. Spaulding and team, 18 hours, $.35
$6 30
Robert Goodrich,
18 66
.15
2 70
Guy Safford,
8
66
.15
.I 20
John Barry,
3 .15
45
A. T. Cobb,
9 .22 1/2
2 0212
man and team 18 66
·35
6 30
66
66 two men, 6
66
.I5
90
$19 8712
E. H. COBLEIGH'S Report, Road Agent. FEBRUARY, 1896.
S. Amidon,
8 hours, $.15 $1 20
A. Stoddard,
IO
I 50
L. N. Colburn,
6
90
A. F. Thomas,
20
66
3 00
66
66
50
E. H. Cobleigh, one man, 66 66 road agent, 5
66 .221/2
I I212
$9 22 12
66 horse, 4 .IO
23
MARCH.
E. H. Cobleigh, one man, 19 hours, $.15 $2 85
man and team, 18
3 90 !
George Ware,
I6
66 .
2 40
Edgar Davenport,
18
2 70
H. G. Smith,
4
60 i
H. Chickering and team,
31/2
.30
I 05
E. H. Cobleigh, agent,
I4
.221/2
3 15
1
$16 65 :
APRIL.
Edgar Davenport,
35 hours, $. 15 $ 5 25
George Ware,
89
66
13 35
Frank Davis and team,
40 12 00
J. C. Pellet, 30 ft. 22 in. tile, 15 30
G. F. Amidon, 2 pr. horses and man, 4 days, 28 00
F. Wait, I pr. horses and man, 4 days scraping. 14 00
E. H. Cobleigh, I man tending scraper, 4 days, 8 00
66 I man, 27 hours,
4 05
66
I man and team, 68 “
20 40
H. G. Smith, 79 “
II 85
E. H. Cobleigh, road agent, 125 66
28 121/2
$160 3272
MAY.
E. Davenport,
30 hours,
$ 4 50
George Ware, 73 IO 95
for sluice. and posts for railing,
15 00
Geo. Amidon, 2 pr. horses, 612 days, scraping,
45 50
men's work, 160 hours, 24 00
66
I man and team, 20 hours, 6 00
F. Wait, man and team on scraper, 3 days, 10.50
E. H. Cobleigh, man tending scraper, 61/2 days, 66 I man, 5 hours,
75
H. G. Smith, 73
10 95
F. Jackson, 28 66
4 20
Fred Harris and team, 31/2 days, scraping, 12 25
E. H. Cobleigh, road agent, 83 hours, 18 67
$176 27
13 00 .
damage for crossing land and timber
.30
24
JUNE.
E. H. Cobleigh, man and team, 88 hours,
$26 40
George Ware,
100
15 00
Frank Jackson,
90
13 50
H. G. Smith,
50
7 50
Fred Harris, man and team,
55
66
16 50 ·
66
I man, I5
2 25
E. Davenport,
50
7 50
Frank Davis, man and team,
20
6 00
Frank Day,
30
9 00
J. C. Pellet, 16 ft. 8 in. tile,
2 88
L. N. Colburn, 2134 hours,
3 27
E. H. Cobleigh, road agent, 120 hours,
27 00
$143 55
JULY. (SUSPENSION BRIDGE.)
Frank Jackson,
20 hours, $3 00
E. H. Cobleigh, man and team, 30 66 I man, 30 4 50
9 00
N. G. Colburn, man and team, 30 9 00
I man, IO
I 50
E. Davenport,
40
66
6 00
H. Matthews,
20
3 00
Antone, 20
3 00
D. P. Prescott, 13,454 ft. hemlock plank, $12.00 per M., 161 68
J. H. Pratt, 2,100 ft. chestnut plank, $18.00 per M., 37 80
Mellen & Proctor, spikes, 8 22
E. H. Cobleigh, 35 hours on bridge as agent, 7 87
Suspension bridge, $254 57
H. Matthews, posts, $ 50
N. G. Colburn, man and team, 10 hours,
3 00
Geo. Tyler, sections and bolts, 8 50
E. H. Cobleigh, agent, 18 hours,
4 05
$270 62
.
I man, 45
66
6 75
25
AUGUST.
E. H. Cobleigh, I man and team, 10 hours, $3 00
I man, 43
6 45
Fred Harris, 464 ft. railing, 2c. per ft.,
9 28
F. O. Day, 28 hours,
4 20
E. H. Cobleigh, road agent, 26 hours,
5 85
$28 78
SEPTEMBER.
E. H. Cobleigh, I man and team, 6 hours,
$1 80
I man, 68
10 20
Ernest Carey, 43
6 45
O. R. Farr, 776 ft. plank,
9 06
E. H. Cobleigh, road agent, 28 hours,
6 30
33 81
OCTOBER.
E. H. Cobleigh, I man and team, 9 hours,
$2 70
I man, 36
5 40
Geo. Ware, 36
5 40
William Holman, 580 ft. chestnut plank,
9 86
E. H. Cobleigh, road agent, 37 hours,
8 32
31 68
NOVEMBER.
E. H. Cobleigh, I man, 24 hours, .. posts and rails,
50
A. M. Davis, 4 iron dogs,
I 35
E. H. Cobleigh, agent, 19 hours,
4 27
$9 72
Expended.
Received from town.
May 4, $264 58
Mar. 16 65
June 10, 97 98
Apr. 160 32
July 2, 143 24
May
176 27
Aug. 6,
16 04
4 C
Feb. $ 9 22
$3 60
26
June
143 55
Aug. 6,
$254 47
July
254 57 Sus. bridge.
Oct.
62 52
July
16 05
Dec. 7,
41 40
Aug.
28 78
Sept.
33 8I
$880 23
Oct.
31 68
127 23
Nov.
9 72
$880 62
E. H. COBLEIGH,
Road Agent.
Town of Chesterfield in account with CHARLES A. HEWETT, Road Agent.
APRIL 1896.
Cr. By cash paid laborers, articles for repairs, etc. Chas. A. Hewett, team, 181 hours, $.20
$36 20
Peruvian Can Co. for mending iron bridge post, 66 I plank,
1 00
Erial Howland, 5 hours, $.15
75
Arthur Hewett, 95 66
14 25
Warren Hewett, 94 66 66
14 10
Nathan Puffer, 771/2 " 66
11 63
Chas. Scott, 92 66
13 80
Chas. A. Hewett, agt., 107 hours, .22 1-2
24 07
$118 80
Dr. To cash, April 24,
100 00
Balance continued in May, due C. A. H.
$18 80
MAY.
Cr. By balance due Apr. 30;
$18 80
Labor, team, 172 hours, $.20
34 40
Oscar Stowell,
IO
15
I 50
Frank Wheeler, 5
66
66
75
Levi Lincoln,
5
75
Arthur Hewett,
162
66
66
24 30
Warren Hewett,
162 66 66
24 30
66
6€ 66
$753 00
,
3 00
27
Cr. Nathan Puffer, 172 hours at $ .15,
$25 80
Chas. Scott, 160 66
24 00
James Scott, 80
66
12 00
Edward Scott,
80 66 66
12 00
Henry Giffin, 92 1-2 hours, 4 horses, I man, $.60 55 50 John Corkery, board Giffin's horses and man I 1 }3 days, $2.50 28 33
Chas. A. Hewett, agt., 160 hours, $.221/2 36 00
Dr. To cash, May 7,
250 00
Balance continued in June, due C. A. H.,
$48 43
JUNE.
Cr. By C. A. Hewett, team, 68 hours, $.20
$12 60
Arthur Hewett,
74
.15
II IO
Harry Plimpton,
14
66
2 IO
Nathan Puffer,
48
7 20
Warren Hewett, 40
66
6 00
Chas. Scott,
60
9 00
66 horse,
I4
.IO
I 40
Ira Shaw,
58
66
.15
8 75
Winslow Pattridge,
30
4 50
Chas. A. Hewett, agt. 50
22 1/2
II 47
Bal. due on settlement, May 30, 48 43
Dr. To cash, June 13,
148 43
Balance continued in July, due town,
$25 88
JULY.
Cr. By C. A. Hewett, team, 50 hours, $.20
$11 20
Arthur Hewett, 50 .15
8 40
Harry Plimpton, 50 66
8 40
$28 00
Dr. To balance due town on settlement, June 30, 25 88
Balance continued in Aug., due C. A. H., $ 2 12
$122 55
$298 43
28
AUGUST.
Cr. By C. A. Hewett, team, 103 hours, $.20
$20 60
Arthur Hewett,
35
.15
5 25
35
71/2
2 25
Erial Howland,
52 1/2 “ .15
7 87
Chas. Davenport,
54
66
66
8 10
David Plimpton,
66 66
9 90
Joe Patterson,
53
7 95
Perlie York,
40
66
6 00
Ansel Pierce,
3
66
66
45
Chas. A. Hewett, agt.,
74
.221/2
16 65
Lizzie Bonney for tile,
Balance due on settlement of July 3.1.,
2 12
Dr. To cash, August 13,
100 00
SEPTEMBER.
Cr. By Chas. A. Hewett, team, 37 hours, $.20
$7 40
Arthur Hewett, 46 66 .15
6 90
Bridge timber,
2 00
Chas. A. Hewett, agent, 35 hours, .22 1/2
7 87
$24 17
1
Dr. To balance due town on settlement Aug. 31,
6 06
Balance continued in Oct., due C. A. Hewett, $18 11
OCTOBER.
Cr. Chas. A. Hewett, team, 48 hours, $.20 $9 60
Arthur Hewett, 44 .15
66
6 60
James W. Scott, 59 66 .15
8 85
Edward J. Scott, 181/2 66
.15
2 77
James W. Scott, post timber,
75
Chas. A. Hewett, agent, 48 hours, 2212 66 66 balance due on settlement, Sept 30, 18 II
$57 48
Dr. To cash, Oct. 27,
150 00
Balance continued in Nov., due town,
$92 52
66
6 80
$93 94
Balance continued in September, due town,
$6 06
10 80
29
NOVEMBER.
Cr. By Chas. A. Hewett, team, 10 hours, $.20 $2 00
" paid for explosives, 4 00
Arthur Hewett, 34 hours, . 15
5 10
Levi Lincoln, 5 .15
75
Eben Brown,
1812 “
.15
: 75 2
David Holman, housing scraper,
2 00
Earl N. Burt, repairing scraper,
3 00
Wm. Holman, 1,969 ft. boards and plank, at $17.00 M., 33 47
Knowlton & Stone, drain tile,
5 42
Horace E. Kilburn, freight, errands, etc., 2 34
$60 83
Dr. To balance due on settlement, Oct. 31, 92 52
Balance continued in Feb. 1897, due town, $31 69
FEBRUARY.
Cr. By C. A. Hewett, team, breaking roads, 8 hours, $.20 $1 60
C. A. Hewett, 8 hours, . 15 I 20
Arthur Hewett, 8 " .15 20
Wm. Atherton, cutting ice, 18 hours, .15
2 70
Chas. A. Hewett, agent, 34 .221/2
7 65
$14 35
Dr. To balance due on settlement, Nov. 30,
31 69
Last settlement due town,
$17 34
Cr. June,
8 50
$8 84
Cash paid for new set knives to scraper,
8 84
Whole amount expended,
$739 59
66
drawn,
7.48 43
Cr. By cash to balance,
$8 84
30
TREASURER'S REPORT.
1896.
Feb. 15. Balance in treasury,
$555 48
" 28. State treasurer, bounty on hawks, 2 50
Apr. 6. R. T. Cobb, taxes for 1895,
451 00
66 15.
300 00
May 15. S. F. Rugg, dog licenses,
100 00
. " 22. F. E. Atherton, county pauper claims, 155 55
17 90
June 5. R. T. Cobb, taxes for 1895,
85 52
66 66 interest on 1895 taxes, 28 24
" 28. F. F. Atherton, money borrowed,
1,000 00
July 3. R. T. Cobb, taxes 1896,
40℃ 00
Aug. I. 66 66
200 00
E. A. Safford, Stratton & Foster's license,
20 00
Aug. 14. F. E. Atherton, J. H. Stearn's license,
20 00
Sept. 5. R. T. Cobb, taxes 1896, 590 00
66 66 66
1,200 00
Oct. 3.
66
3,072 60
31. E. A. Safford, county pauper claim, 46 00
66 66 soldiers' aid, 141 43
460 00
Nov. 7. R. T. Cobb, taxes 1896,
I 45
66
66 1895, 66 interest 1895,
05
Nov. 18. S. F. Rugg, balance on dog license, 5º 77
Dec .. 5. R. T. Cobb, taxes 1896, 1,520 00
"
15. Railroad tax, 40
66 Savings Bank tax, 685 86
Literary fund,
119 70
: 29.
66 66 soldiers' aid,
3I
Dec. 28. Town of Brattleboro, 1/2 pay for planking suspension bridge, $127 23
Feb. 13. R. T. Cobb, taxes 1896, 270 00
66 W. K. Ware, license, 10 00
66 Use town hall, 2 00
E. A. Safford, apples sold from cemetery, 1 50
.
66 Chas. A. Hewett, road money overdrawn, 8 84
Feb. 15. Sem L. Stowell, bounty on hawks from state, 8 50
Total received,
$11,652 52
EXPENDITURES.
1896.
Feb. 21. George H. Hall, repairing town hall, $5 00
Mar. 10. .Leonard W. Slade, rent for J. Denno, $ 4 50
66 Squire Amidon, care cemetery, 2 00
66
12. Darling & Co., 400 reports, 41 05
66
24. Wm. Holman, cord of wood for town hall, 3 50
28. Ellon A. Safford, bounty paid on hawks, 2 50
66 pd. Augusta Pierce, use water, 2 00
$55 55
Apr. 6. Sarah M. Draper, support Hannah Crouch, $36 00 Wm. Atherton, I cord wood, Josie Denno, 3 00
C. N. Sinnett, services at R. Nash's funeral, 2 50
66 Ira A. Shaw, use water 1895, 2 00
66 Leonard W. Slade, rent for J. Denno, 4 50 David W. Slade, goods for J. Denno, II 48
J. Corkery, lodging two tramps, 2 00
Susan E. Jones, service to J. Denno, sickness, 4 00
66 A. J. Pierce, fitting and throwing into shed I cord wood for J. Denno, I 25
66 Wm. Atherton, I cord wood, J. Denno, 3 00
R. T. Cobb, corn for Geo. Robbins, 90
66 Mrs. Jas. Holt, services rendered J. Denno, 50
Apr. Il. Elbridge Hubbard, board Ervin Hubbard, 26 00
12. County commissioners' fees and expenses on road case, 24 80
32
Apr. 15. Mrs. Wm. Pierce, butter for J. Denno, $3 75
Apr. 15. Leonard W. Slade, rent for J "Denno, 4 50
18. Wm. W. Smith, sawing and putting I cord wood into town hall, 75
24. Warren & Farmer, goods Geo. Jefts, D. S., 8 00
60 Chas. A. Hewett, road money, 100 00
·
$238 93
May 7. Chas. A. Hewett, road money,
$250 00
" 9. E. H. Cobleigh,
264 58
9. J. L. Hammett, school supplies, 4 85
22. Hosea B. Streeter, constable's badge, I 25
Bullard & Shedd, mdse. H. Robbins, D. S., .6 66 I 35
1 30
66 Frank G. Dort, 66 .
I 25
A. A. Hubbard, freighting casket for D. Robbins, D. S. and groceries J. Denno, 35
66 Wm. Atherton, potatoes and oil, J. Denno, 82
66 Merrick E. Chandler, services board of health, 50
66 George Tuttle, meat, lard, etc., J. Denno, 8 37
66 W. H. Spalter, town officers' books, 3 35
May 25. Dr. J. A. Craig, med. aid H. Kingsbury, D. S., 10 00
$547 97
June 5. Jas. C. Farwell, groceries and clothing for J. Denno and family, $ 9 53
Horace Scott, fitting and putting in shed I cord wood for J. Denno, 1 50
66 Rodney Fletcher, milk for J. Denno, I
50
June 5. John Joslin, milk for J. Denno, I 05
48 43
" 13. Chas. A. Hewett road expenses, 66 " 100 00
13.
" 18. E. H. Cobleigh, 66
97 89
" 26. Hermon C. Harvey, school money, 600 00
$859 90
33
July 3. Greenfield, Mass., Savings Ins., interest, $20 00
E. H. Cobleigh, road money, 143 24
46
4. John F. Butler, med. aid to Dennis family, 9 00
" IO. A. T. Cobb, road money, 600 00
" 13. Elbridge Hubbard, board Ervin Hubbard, 26 00
" 16. W. N. Brown, driving hearse, 6 00
" 22. J. C. Farwell, goods for H. Robbins, D. S., 21 35
" 28. Ellon A. Safford, aid to Abby E. Smith and children, 4 00
Dennis Boyce, watching with O. Safford, D. S., 17 00
$846 59
Aug. I. D. A. Chamberlain, cleaning Grover's house, D. S. $ 5 50
7. E. H. Cobleigh, road money, 270 51
" 13. Chas. A. Hewett, " 100 00
$376 01
Sept. 5. Nathan Puffer, widening and repairing road from F. B. Pierce's shop to can shop, as by agreement with selectmen, $228 00
" 7 W. H. Spalter, school supplies, 51 24
" 14. Frank Holman,'paid Katie Shaw care for Clarissa Thomas, 10 00
66 Frank Holman, goods for Clarissa Thomas, 21 62
66 66 paid Emma Dyton care for
Clarissa Thomas, 22 00
" 26. Warren & Farmer, goods for Geo. Jefts, D. S.,
22 00
66
66
Grover, D. S.,
12 72
66
66
66
O. Safford, D. S.,
9 64
$377 22
Oct. 2. Guy F. Safford, mowing and clearing up old cemetery, 2 50
Clifford Buffum, bounty on hawk, 25
66 Wm. R. Tuttle, clearing up Faulkner cemetery, 2 50
66 Clifford Buffum, bounty on hawk, 25
5 C
34
Oct. 2. Ellon A. Safford, care Grover family and quarantine, D. S., $14 00
Wm. Scott, bounty on hawk, 25
Ellon A. Safford, board of health to Grover's and quarantine, D. S., 5 14
66
7. E. A. Cobleigh, work on road, 62 52
66
9. Elbridge Hubbard, board Ervin Hubbard, 25 00
" 19. M. C. Dix, med. aid to Grover's family, D. S., 51 25
" 20. J. A. Craig med. aid to Clarissa Thomas, 27 00
" 27. C. A. Hewett, road money, 150 00
" 29. Sewall F. Rugg, library books, 27 75
$368 41
Nov. 3. J. H. Ford, use water, $ 3 00
1. 66
4. Fred F. Atherton, money borrowed, . 1,000 00
66 Hermon C. Harvey, school money, 700 00
66
5. Jerome E. Wright, county tax, 787 38
7.
1 66 Adaline H. Slade, use water, 2 00
Sarah M. Draper, spt. Hannah Crouch, 28 wks. 42 00
66
66 Merrick E. Chandler, clearing up brush, etc. in Pattridge cemetery; 2 00
. " 18. Sewall F. Rugg, library books, 50 00
" 26. W. M. Brown, driving hearse, 7 5°
$2,593 88
Dec. 2. A. T. Cobb, labor on road, $ 21I 39
66
8. E. H. Cobleigh, labor on road, 41 40
66
14. Dr J. A. Craig, med. aid O. Safford, D. S .. 52 50
66
15. Solon A. Carter, state tax,
1,425 00
66 2I. John L. Streeter, services as supervisor, 16 00
26. Squire Amidon, care cemetery, 2 50
66 28. John B. Fish, use water, 3 00
66 Grover Davenport, bounty on hawks, 25
66 H. E. Chickering, 66
25
66 M. H. Chickering, 66
25
66 J. W. Amidon, 66 66
25
66 66
25
35
Dec. 28.
Curtis H. Chickering, bounty on hawk,
$
25
Albert Chickering,
66
25
Dec. 29.
Franklin Publishing Co., school supplies,
35 00
$1,788 54
1897.
Jan. 4. Franklin Savings Institution, note, $1,000 00
interest, 20 00
Jan. 9. Elbridge Hubbard, board Ervin Hubbard, 25 00
14. C. F. Hill, sheep killed by dogs, 3 00
19. L. N. Colburn, sheep killed by dogs, 50 00
20. Warren & Farmer, goods for O. Safford, D. S., 1 97
schools,
85
66
Geo. Jefts, D. S., 13 00
Jan. 22. Chas. Spaulding, constable,
3 00
..
66 F. M. Waite, sheep killed by dogs, 15 00
Jan. 25. W. M. Brown, driving hearse, 4 50
29. A. T. Cobb, labor on road, 50 00
$1,186 32
Feb. 3. Hermon S. Rice, clearing up cemetery, $ 1 50
4. Hermon C. Harvey, school money, 827 03
13. F. E. Atherton, interest on $1,000, borrowed, 17 63
66 F. E. Atherton, paid out for fighting fire near Pine Grove Springs,
5 50
66 F. G. Dort medicine for Hannah Robbins, D. S., I 25
66 66
70
66
66
75
Bullard & Shedd, 66 66
45
66 Willie Pierce, bounty on hawk,
25
Clifford Buffum,
25
66 Eddie N. Harris,
25
66 Oma Buxton, 66
25
Willie Pierce, 25
66
Albert La Point, bounty on I hawk, :25
66 William Pierce, bounty on 9 hawks, 2 25
66 66
36
Feb. 13. John Corkery, lodging and feeding I tramp, $1 00
66 Edw. N. Harlow, 66
66 I 00
66 Wm. Atherton, 66
1 00
66 M. E. Chandler, services as supervisor, 16 00
J. C. Farwell, goods for Hannah Robbins, D. S., 30 04.
66 Wm. Atherton, lodging and feeding 2 tramps, 2 00 R. T. Cobb, services as tax collector. 50 00
66
56
66
expense of printing tax bills,
1 00
66 Fred F. Atherton, services as selectman, 40 00
66 66 66 66 Nov. election, 2 5°
66
66
66
66
overseer of poor,
3 50
66
66
66 stationery and postage, I 50
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