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SEVENTY-FOURTH ANNUAL REPORT
of The Auditors of The
Town of Chester
VERMONT
FOR THE YEAR ENDING
January 31, 1927
AUDITORS
L. V. Crocker Bessie P. Richardson
L. J. Richardson
SPRINGFIELD PRINTING CORP., SPRINGFIELD., VT.
SEVENTY-FOURTH ANNUAL REPORT of The Auditors of The Town of Chester VERMONT
FOR THE YEAR ENDING January 31, 1927
L. V. Crocker
AUDITORS Bessie P. Richardson L. J. Richardson
SPRINGFIELD PRINTING CORP., SPRINGFIELD., VT.
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TOWN OFFICERS' REPORTS
For Year Ending January 31, 1927 HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT
Orders Drawn by Chas. G. Crouch, Road Commissioner, North District, for Winter Roads
Order No.
1 Aden Foster, work with team
$ 28 00
2 Walter Fish, labor
8 97
3 Ernest L. Johnson, labor 2 50
4 Elwin H. Hall, work with team
21 00
5 John L. Brooks, work with team
21 00
6 Mrs. Laitinen, plowing roads
20 00
7 Henry Aho, plowing roads
45 50
8 F. P. Burbank, work with team
4 68
9 Harry K. Norton, breaking roads
4 00
10
Charles G. Crouch, work with team
54 50
11 Dan Perry, labor
7 50
12 Ed. Laitinen, labor
2 73
13 W. Smith, plowing roads
18 20
14
Erwin Johnson, labor
3 00
15 George Brooks, plowing roads
11 39
16 Benjamin Gebow, labor
1 00
17 Walter Stearns, labor
3 50
18
Charles Crouch, work with team
21 39
19
W. Smith, breaking roads
7 35
20
L. C. Glidden, plowing roads
21 35
21 Glenn Olney, plowing and shoveling
12 00
22 George Brooks, labor
10 50
23
Noris Rushton, labor
1 75
24
Henry Aho, labor
15 75
25
C. Anderson, labor
6 10
26 Frank Dawson, labor
3 89
27
F. D. Gowing, work with team
24 50
28
Rowe Brothers, labor
3 50
29
Charles Crouch, labor
10 50
30 William Crouch, labor
7 00
32 Denison Miner, labor
5 85
34 Thomas Dearden, labor
4 50
35 William Hoskins, breaking roads
2 50
36
Clinton Chilson, plowing roads
9 30
4
37 Clement Courchene, plowing roads
3 00
38 Erwin Johnson, plowing roads 4 00
39 Perley Wilson, plowing walks 16 50
40 Ward Smith, plowing roads 5 60
$454 30
Orders Drawn by Forest D. Perry, Road Commissioner, South District, for Winter Roads
Order No.
1 C. H. Bragg
$ 7 00
2 Lewis Hance
7 00
3 Harvey Wilson 14 00
4 Henry Shattuck, shoveling snow 3 50
14 00
6 L. C. Bowers, labor
7 75
7 Lewis Hance, labor
14 00
9 Dan Brown, labor
7 00
10 Chas. Holden, labor
7 00
12 Henry Shattuck, shoveling snow
3 50
13 Waldo Stevens, rolling road
14 00
14 Zela Edson, plowing road
3 50
15 C. H. Bragg, rolling roads
7 00
16 George Parker, labor
12 41
17 W. A. Edson, labor
21 00
18 Robert Fields, labor
17 00
19 L. H. Bosworth, labor
6 00
20 A. Kingsbury, labor
3 40
21
B. Osmer, shoveling snow
3 50
22 L. A. Davis, labor
15 00
23
F. D. Perry, breaking road and money paid out
84 50
24 P. A. Stoddard, labor
24 50
25 Henry Shattuck, shoveling snow
1 75
26 C. E. Chase, shoveling snow
1 75
27 George Parker, shoveling snow
3 50
28 D. C. Goodrich, plowing road
4 25
29 George Bemis, labor
14 00
30 Dan Brown, shoveling snow and plowing
2 75
31 B. Earle, labor 4 00
32 Dallas Goodrich, shoveling snow
4 50
33 Eliab Bolton, shoveling snow and breaking road
9 15
$349 21
11 Harvey Wilson, rolling road
7 00
5 George Bemis, labor
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Orders Drawn by P. A. Stoddard for Winter Roads
Order No.
1 L. C. Bowers, labor and team
$ 9 80
2 Bolton Bros., breaking road 12 87
3 P. A. Stoddard, labor and team 35 00
4 George F. Bemis, labor
7 00
5 Daniel C. Brown, labor and team
21 85
6
Daniel C. Brown, shoveling snow
2 65
7
Robert C. Field, labor and team
3 50
8
Bolton Bros., shoveling snow
12 48
9 N. E. Rushton, labor
2 70
11
Ray Butler, labor and team
3 50
12
A. N. Adams, labor
5 95
13
H. F. Wilson, labor and team
7 00
14
W. A. Edson, labor and team
14 04
15
A. E. Kingsbury, labor
3 50
16 Harvey Wilson, storing roller
5 00
18
Lawrence Bowers, labor and team
9 80
19
L. H. Bosworth, labor
7 17
$163 81
Orders Drawn by Chas. G. Crouch, Road Commissioner, North District, for Summer Roads
Order No.
1 Frank Dawson, labor
$ 10 50
2 William Crouch, labor
28 00
3 Charles Crouch, labor 56 00
4 Frank Dawson, labor
17 50
5 Charles Crouch, labor with team
28 00
6 William Crouch, labor
17 50
7 Frank Dawson, labor
14 00
8 Walter Stearns, labor
7 00
9 Fred DeGowin, labor and gravel
34 66
10 Charles Crouch, labor with team
35 00
11 William Crouch, labor
21 00
12 Frank Dawson, labor
17 50
13 Walter Stearns, labor
17 50
14 B. W. Earl, labor with team
28 00
15 James Farrar, labor with team and two men
41 22
16 Charles Crouch, labor with team
42 00
17 William Crouch, labor
21 00
6
18 Frank Dawson, labor
21 00
19 Walter Stearns, labor
21 00
20 Henry Smith, labor 21 00
21 B. W. Earl, labor with team 42 00
22 Ward Smith, labor with team
35 00
23 Harold Anderson, 40 loads of gravel
4 00
24 Ira Holden, blasting
1 50
25 William Crouch, labor
21 00
26 Henry Smith, labor
21 00
27 Walter Stearns, labor 21 00
21 00
29 B. W. Earl, labor with team
28 00
30 Charles Crouch, labor with team · 42 00
31 Emil Harinen, labor with team, 2 men, shoveling
17 50
31A Henry Smith, labor turning water
2 34
32 Mrs. Laitinen, labor with team 3 50
33 Edw. Laitinen, labor on culvert 1 75
3 50
34 Charles Crouch, labor with team
28 00
35 B. W. Earl, labor
21 00
36 Perley Wilson, labor with team
14 00
37 Perley Wilson, labor with team
28 00
38 Ed. Rowe, labor with team
14 00
39 H. Rowe, labor shoveling
3 50
40 George Cole, labor shoveling
3 50
42 Fay Wilson, labor
14 00
42A Walter Stearns, labor
12 25
43 Frank Dawson, labor
4 28
44 Henry Smith, labor
16 34
45 Frank Dawson, labor
7 00
46 William Crouch, labor
14 00
47 Charles Crouch, labor with team
35 00
48 Frank Rowe, labor shoveling gravel
1 75
49 Leon Johnson, labor covering stone
4 00
50 Charles Crouch, labor with team
15 56
51 William Crouch, labor
7 78
52 Frank Dawson, labor
7 78
53 William Crouch, labor
9 36
54 Frank Dawson, labor
7 50
55 Henry Smith, labor
7 50
56 Wilber Johnson, labor
7 50
57 Charles Crouch, labor with team
17 50
58 D. Rowe, labor shoveling gravel
13 45
59 Walter Stearns, labor
3 50
28 Frank Dawson, labor
33A Emil Harinen, labor shoveling snow
7
60 E. J. Davis, supplies
13 21
61 Perley Wilson, labor with team
7 00
62 Will Warren, labor 3 50
63 Charles Crouch, labor with team
34 00
64 Will Warren, labor
10 50
65 Wilber Johnson, labor
10 50
66 Perley Wilson, labor with team
31 50
67 Charles Crouch, labor
20 00
68 Henry Smith, labor
14 00
69 Will Warren, labor
8 17
70 Walter Stearns, labor
10 50
71
Perley Wilson, labor with team
7 00
72
Mrs. Laitenen, labor with team
10 00
73 Clinton Chilson, labor with team
15 95
75 Ward Smith, labor with team
28 00
76 Earl Raitinen, labor with truck
14 00
77 Charles Crouch, labor
20 00
78 Henry Smith, labor
12 25
79 Walter Stearns, labor
11 28
80 Will Warren, labor
3 50
81
Perley Wilson, labor with team
8 56
82 E. J. Davis, merchandise
5 85
84 Delos Rowe, 14 yards of gravel
2 10
84A Mrs. Laitinen, 7 yards of gravel
1 05
85 Ben Sherwin, labor
5 00
86 E. P. Eldridge, 20 yards of gravel
3 50
87 William Crouch, labor
3 50
88 Charles Crouch, labor
6 00
89 F. P. Burbank, labor with team
7 00
90
Perley Wilson, labor with team
10 50
91
E. W. Robinson, sharpening picks
1 50
$1421 94
Orders Drawn by Charles G. Crouch for Permanent State Road Work, Springfield Road
Order No.
1 Charles Crouch, labor
$ 20 00
2 Henry Smith, labor
17 50
3 Will Warren, labor 14 00
4 Walter Stearns, labor
17 50
5 Leon Foster, labor
10 50
6 Wilbur Johnson, labor
10 50
7 Charles Crouch, labor and team 28 00
8
8 Owen Johnson, labor and team
19 46
9 Charles Crouch, labor
30 00
10 Henry Smith, labor 21 00
11 Will Warren, labor
21 00
12 Walter Stearns, labor
21 00
13 Leon Foster, labor
18 67
14 C. N. Tolles, labor
21 00
15 Will Sparks, labor
21 00
16 Wilbur Johnson, labor
19 25
17 Chas. Crouch, labor and team
42 00
18 O. W. Johnson, labor and team
42 00
19 M. F. Proctor, dynamite and caps
16 70
20 Charles Crouch, labor
20 00
21 Henry Smith, labor
14 00
22 Will Warren, labor
14 00
23 Walter Stearns, labor
14 00
24 Leon Foster, labor
14 00
25 C. N. Tolles, labor
14 00
26 Will Sparks, labor
14 00
27 Wilbur Johnson, labor
14 00
28
Charles Crouch, labor
28 00
29 O. W. Johnson, labor with team
28 00
30 Charles Crouch, labor
26 10
31 Henry Smith, labor
18 28
32 Will Warren, labor
18 28
33 Walter Stearns, labor
11 28
34 Leon Foster, labor
18 28
35 C. N. Tolles, labor
18 28
36 Will Sparks, labor
18 28
37 Wilbur Johnson, labor
18 28
38 Fay Wilson, labor
18 28
39 N. E. Underhill, labor
17 50
40 Chas. Crouch, labor
36 56
41 O. W. Johnson, labor
36 56
42 Perley Wilson, labor and team
36 56
43 Berges Mfg. Co., culvert
41 16
44 Charles Crouch, labor
25 00
45 Henry Smith, labor
17 50
46 Will Warren, labor
17 50
47 Walter Stearns, labor
17 50
48 Leon Foster, labor
17 50
49 C. N. Tolles, labor
17 50
50 Will Sparks, labor
17 50
51 Not issued .
9
52 Wilbur Johnson, labor
17 50
53 Fay Wilson, labor
3 50
54 W. E. Underhill, labor 14 00
55 Charles Crouch, labor and team
35 00
56 O. W. Johnson, labor and team
35 00
57 Perley Wilson, labor and team
7 00
58 Town of Chester, 412 ft. of plank
14 42
59 Thomas Dearden, 50 loads of filling
5 00
60 J. C. Parkes, gravel
80
61
Leon Foster, labor
10 50
62
W. E. Underhill, labor
5 25
63 Frank Chittenden, posts and plank
8 77
64 E. J. Davis, mdse.
13 34
65 E. P. Duby, sharpening tools
80
66 Charles Crouch, labor
30 00
67
Henry Smith, labor
14 00
68
Will Warren, labor
17 50
69
Walter Stearns, labor
14 00
70
C. N. Tolles, labor
14 00
71
Will Sparks, labor
17 50
72
Wilbur Johnson, labor
21 00
73
Perley Wilson, labor and team
28 00
74
O. W. Johnson, labor with team
21 00
75 Charles Crouch, labor and team
28 00
$1434 64
Orders Drawn by P. A. Stoddard for Summer Roads
Order No.
1 P. A. Stoddard, labor and team
$ 13 00
2 Harry E. Hill, labor
14 00
3 E. F. Butterfield, labor 10 50
4 Harry E. Hill, labor
14 00
5 Ed. Day, labor and teams
48 00
6 Arthur Kingsbury, labor
17 50
7 M. Longe, labor
14 00
8 George Cole, labor
10 50
9 P. A. Stoddard, labor and team
84 50
10A Robert Field, plow parts
6 50
10B Robert Field, labor and team
21 00
11 P. A. Stoddard, labor
24 00
12 Ed. Day, labor and teams
48 00
13 A. E. Kingsbury, labor
10 50
14
E. F. Butterfield, labor
14 00
10
15 M. Longe, labor
14 00
16 Harry E. Hill, labor
14 00
17 Roy Butler, labor and team 7 00
18 P. A. Stoddard, labor and team
27 00
19 M. Longe, labor
21 00
20 E. F. Butterfield, labor
17 50
21 George Hemenway, labor
7 00
22 M. Longe, labor
21 00
23 E. F. Butterfield, labor
21 00
24
P. A. Stoddard, labor and team 55 50
25 Ed. Day, labor and teams
48 00
26 A. N. Adams, labor and team
10 00
27 Chas. Haki, labor and team
8 50
28 E. F. Butterfield, labor
35 00
29 M. Longe, labor
35 00
30 H. F. Wilson, labor and team
7 00
33 Dan Brown, labor
14 00
34 Ed. Day, labor and teams
24 00
35 H. E. Huntley, labor
7 00
36 M. Longe, labor
7 00
37 E. F. Butterfield, labor
7 00
39
Oliver Perry, labor and stone
7 25
40
Frank Demelt, labor and team
10 50
41
W. A. Edson, labor and team
14 78
42
Chas. Holden, labor and team
7 00
43 Gus Manley, labor and team
7 00
44 P. A. Stoddard, labor and team
35 50
45 H. F. Wilson, labor and team
12 25
46 P. A. Stoddard, labor and team
65 00
47 H. E. Huntley, labor
17 50
48 M. Longe, labor
7 00
49 E. F. Butterfield, labor
7 00
50 P. A. Stoddard, labor and team
87 50
51 F. D. Perry, labor and team
21 00
52 W. A. Edson, labor and team
17 50
53 M. M. Longe, labor
10 50
54 Harvey Wilson, labor and team
14 00
55 A. E. Kingsbury, labor
9 16
56 Harry Farrar, labor and team
7 00
57 George Bemis, labor and team
14 00
58 P. A. Stoddard, labor and team
78 50
59 Robert Field, labor and gravel 37 00
60 Harvey Wilson, labor and team
10 50
61 De Witt Davis, Jr., labor
7 00
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62 L. A. Davis, labor and team
27 00
63 Ed. Day, labor and team 7 00
64 George Bemis, labor and team 7 00
66 Treasurer of State of Vermont, drilling rock at Reedville
7 83
$1310 77
Orders Drawn by Chas. G. Crouch, Road Commissioner, for Henry Four Corners
Order No.
1 Fay Wilson, labor shoveling gravel
$ 17 50
2 Charles Crouch, labor, foreman
25 00
3 Henry Smith, labor 17 50
4 Frank Dawson, labor 17 50
17 50
6 Wilber Johnson, labor
17 50
7 C. N. Tolles, labor
10 50
8
E. Bergeron, labor
12 00
9 Leon Foster, labor
10 50
10 Charles Crouch, labor, team and driver
35 00
11 Perley Wilson, labor with team
35 00
12 M. F. Proctor, box of dynamite
12 50
13 Frank Stearns, labor
17 19
14 Charles Crouch, labor as foreman
30 00
15 Henry Smith, labor
21 00
16 Frank Dawson, labor
21 00
17 Walter Stearns, labor
21 00
18 Wilber Johnson, labor
19 25
19 E. Bergeron, labor
18 00
20 Leon Foster, labor
21 00
21 Will Sparkes, labor
21 00
22 Henry Vermala, labor
17 50
23 Fay Wilson, labor
7 00
24 Charles Crouch, labor, team and driver
42 00
25
Perley Wilson, labor, team and driver
35 00
26 Frank Burbank, labor, team and driver
28 00
27 C. N. Tolles, labor
14 00
28 Charles Crouch, labor as foreman
28 30
29 Henry Smith, labor
19 06
30 Frank Dawson, labor
19 84
31 Walter Stearns, labor
12 84
32 Wilber Johnson, labor
19 25
33 Leon Foster, labor
16 34
5 Walter Stearns, labor
12
34 Will Sparkes, labor
16 34
35 Fay Wilson, labor
9 34
36 Will Warren, labor
19 84
37 C. N. Tolles, labor
19 84
38 Arnold Henry, labor
8 75
39 Charles Crouch, labor, team and driver
39 68
40 Perley Wilson, labor with team
18 68
41 F. P. Burbank, labor with team
14 00
42 Charles Crouch, labor as foreman
25 00
43 Henry Smith, labor
14 00
44 Frank Dawson, labor
17 50
45 Walter Stearns, labor
14 00
46 Will Warren, labor
17 50
47 C. N. Tolles, labor
10 50
48 Will Sparkes, labor
10 50
49
J. A. Giddings, use of truck
80 00
50
Charles Crouch, labor, team and driver
35 00
51
E. P. Eldridge, for gravel
17 70
52 Walter Offutt, for filling
2 00
53 Charles Crouch, labor as foreman
15 00
54 Will Warren, labor
12 25
55 Frank Dawson, labor
5 25
56
Charles Crouch, labor, driver and team
21 00
57 Berger Mfg. Co., 52 ft. culvert
61 36
58 Frank Dawson, labor
1 75
59
Will Warren, labor
5 25
60
William Crouch, labor
3 50
61 Charles Crouch, labor as foreman
7 50
62 William Crouch, painting railings
5 25
63 Charles Crouch, painting railings
10 40
64 E. J. Davis, for paint and oil
21 95
$1237 20
Orders Drawn by Chas. G. Crouch, Road Commissioner, for Resurfacing
Order No.
1 Charles Crouch, labor as foreman
$ 25 00
2 William Crouch, labor 17 50
3 Henry Smith, labor 17 50
4 Walter Stearns, labor
17 50
5 K. Lapanion, labor 17 50
6 E. Bergeron, labor
15 00
7 Perley Wilson, labor
3 50
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8 Charles Crouch, labor, team and driver
35 00
9 B. W. Earl, labor with team
33 46
10 Henry Smith, labor 19 84
11 Walter Stearns, labor
19 84
12
K. Lapanion, labor
19 84
13 E. Bergeron, labor
16 98
14 Frank Vittum, labor
19 84
15 Fay Wilson, labor
19 84
16 Wilber Johnson, labor
17 50
17 Charles Crouch, labor, team and driver
35 00
18 B. W. Earl, labor with team
39 68
19 J. A. Giddings, labor with truck
120 00
20 William Crouch, labor
19 84
21
Charles Crouch, labor as foreman
28 30
22 William Crouch, labor
17 50
23 Henry Smith, labor
17 50
24
Walter Stearns, labor
17 50
25
K. Lappanion, labor
17 50
26 E. Bergeron, labor
15 00
27 Frank Vittum, labor
17 50
28 Fay Wilson, labor
17 50
29 Wilber Johnson, labor
14 00
30 Warren Hazeltine, labor
12 25
31 C. M. Tolles, labor
14 00
32
Charles Crouch, labor, team and driver
35 00
33
B. W. Earl, labor with team
35 00
34
J. A. Giddings, labor with truck
100 00
35 Charles Crouch, labor as foreman
25 00
36 Mrs. M. A. Earl, for gravel
53 40
37 E. Bergeron, labor
9 00
38 A. Bergeron, labor
1 50
39 Henry Aho, labor
10 50
40 Charles Crouch, labor as foreman
30 00
41 William Crouch, labor
21 00
42 Henry Smith, labor
21 00
43 Walter Stearns, labor
21 00
44 K. Lapanion, labor
21 00
45 Fay Wilson, labor
17 50
46 Frank Vittum, labor.
10 50
47 Wilber Johnson, labor
17 50
48 Warren Hazeltine, labor
7 00
49 C. N. Tolles, labor
10 50
50 Henry Varmala, labor
21 00
51 Charles Crouch, labor, team and driver
42 00
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52 B. W. Earl, labor with team
42 00
53 Perley Wilson, labor with team
21 00
54 J. A. Giddings, labor with truck 60 00
55 Mrs. M. A. Earl, for gravel
39 90
56 Charles Crouch, labor as foreman
25 00
57 William Crouch, labor
10 50
58 Henry Smith, labor
10 50
59
Walter Stearns, labor
10 50
60 K. Lappanion, labor
10 50
61 Henry Aho, labor
7 00
62 Henry Vermala, labor
10 50
63 Fay Wilson, labor
10 50
64 E. Bergeron, labor
3 00
65 Wilber Johnson, labor
14 00
66 E. P. Duby, sharpening picks and bars
2 25
$1508 26
UNSELECTED HIGHWAYS Orders Drawn by P. A. Stoddard Trebo Road
Order No.
1 Ed. Day, labor and team
$ 38 50
2 H. E. Huntley, labor
31 50
3
E. F. Butterfield, labor
31 50
4 M. Longe, labor
31 50
5 Arthur Holly, labor
14 00
6 Wilbur Stevens, labor and team
28 00
7 Chas. Holden, labor and team
28 00
8 Albert Helberg, labor and team
17 50
9 H. Rounds, labor
7 00
10 Irving Wheeler, labor
24 50
11 P. A. Stoddard, labor
40 00
12 Wayne Stoddard, labor
7 00
13 Robert Fields, labor and team
14 00
14 H. E. Huntley, labor
21 00
15 Ed. Day, labor and team
38 50
16 Irving Wheeler, labor
21 00
17 Harley Rounds, labor
19 25
18 E. F. Butterfield, labor
21 00
19 M. Longe, labor
21 00
20 Arthur Holly, labor
21 00
21 Wilbur Stevens, labor and team
42 00
22 Chas. Holden, labor and team
42 00
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23 P. A. Stoddard, labor
24 40
24 Robert Field, labor and team
29 75
25 Gus Manley, labor 14 00
26 Albert Helberg, labor and team
31 50
27 Luman Rumrill, labor
10 50
28 Harold Lewis, explosives, caps and fuses
20 00
29 Luman Rumrill, labor
14 00
30
Arthur Holly, labor
14 00
31 Harley Rounds, labor
14 00
32
W. Taylor, labor
3 50
33 P. A. Stoddard, labor
24 00
34
Chas. Holden, labor and team
28 00
35
Wilbur Stevens, labor and team
28 00
36 Robert Field, labor and team
28 00
37 Ed. Day, labor and team
26 25
38
Irving Wheeler, labor and team
28 00
39
M. Longe, labor
17 50
40 E. F. Butterfield, labor
3 50
41 H. E. Huntley, labor
17 50
42 Chas. Hazen, gravel
75 00
43
P. A. Stoddard, labor and 20 posts
12 00
$1023 15
Poplar Dungeon Road
Order No.
32 H. E. Huntley, labor on sluices
$ 21 00
31 Robert Field, labor on sluices
24 50
38 P. A. Stoddard, labor, team and truck
87 00
$132 50
MAINTENANCE FUND
Orders Drawn by S. B. Bates, State Commissioner, and Paid by A. B. Pollard, Town Treasurer, for Patrol Work Outside the Corporation from Rockingham Town Line to Day Brothers' Farm and Railroad Station
No.
177 G. W. Cilley
$ 35 78
546 G. W. Cilley
57 17
583 G. W. Cilley
52 50
1089 G. W. Cilley
52 50
1409 G. W. Cilley
52 50
2047 G. W. Cilley
63 00
2151
G. W. Cilley
46 55
$360 00
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From Day Brothers' Farm to Andover Town Line
No.
1266 E. B. Pinney
$ 6 50
1412 E. B. Pinney
4 32
2152
E. B. Pinney
4 32
2469
E. B. Pinney
4 33
2909
E. B. Pinney
8 67
3015
E. B. Pinney
15 17
3235
E. B. Pinney
8 67
3296
E. B. Pinney
6 50
3361
E. B. Pinney
1 52
$60 00
From Springfield and Cavendish Town Lines to G. T. Southworth's Farm
No.
178 F. B. Moore
$ 31 50
548
F. B. Moore
50 16
815 F. B. Moore
52 50
1091 F. B. Moore
67 90
1411 F. B. Moore
42 65
2049
F. B. Moore
59 50
2396
F. B. Moore
63 00
2468
F. B. Moore
22 79
$390 00
From Rockingham State Road to G. T. Southworth's Farm; Springfield Town Line to B. F. Sherwin's Farm
No.
547 A. E. Foster
$ 21 00
1090 A. E. Foster
195 26
1410 A. E. Foster
53 25
2048 A. E. Foster
64 80
2395 A. E. Foster
63 00
2754 A. E. Foster
42 00
2908
A. E. Foster
40 69
$480 00
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SUMMARY OF HIGHWAY EXPENSE
F. D. Perry, for winter roads $ 349 21
Charles Crouch, for winter roads 454 30
Charles Crouch, for summer roads 1421 94
P. A. Stoddard, for summer roads 1360 77
P. A. Stoddard, for winter roads 163 81
Selectmen, for winter roads Charles Crouch, for resurfacing (Gassetts road) $1508 26
Less payment from state 1006 21
502 05
Charles Crouch, for permanent roads
(Springfield road)
$1434 64
Less payment from state 1000 00
434 64
Charles Crouch, work at Henry
Four Corners road
$1237 20
Less payment from state
1005 13
232 07
(Our share of direct state tax-of 5% on Grand List)
P. A. Stoddard, for Trebo road $1023 15
P. A. Stoddard, for Poplar Grove
road
132 50
$1155 65
Less payment from state for unse- lected highways (Blood bill) 1255 85
*
100 10
S. B. Bates, state road patrol work $1290 00
Less rebate from state
25 00
1265 00
Selectmen's orders for village highway dis- trict 2151 63
$8559 88
Amount appropriated
$6049 32
Spent in excess of appropriation
$2510 56
324 56
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Net amount spent by town
Total amount received from State
$8559 78 4292 19
Total amount spent for highways $12851 97 (including State aid) divided as follows:
Spent in North District $8049 05
Spent in South District 2651 29
Total outside of Village
$10700 34
Spent in Village District 2151 63
Grand Total $12851 97
*Negative figure
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SELECTMEN'S ORDERS
For Officers' Salaries
Order No.
2 Dr. John A. Stevenson, services as health officer, and cash paid out $ 101 29
9 National Survey Co., auditing and editing copy for town reports 28 56
41 L. J. Richardson, services as auditor 12 00
53 A. B. Pollard, services as Town Clerk, and cash paid out 188 70
103 A. B. Pollard, services as treasurer, and making Grand List 186 50
110 George R. Parker, services as lister 106 00
113 Charles Henry, services as lister, and gas and oil for car 127 00
124 George G. Hardy, services as constable at
primary and election 10 00
127 W. S. Richardson, services as lister 114 75
135 Dr. J. A. Stevenson, services as health officer 116 67
132 DeWitt Davis, services as ballot clerk and civil authority 18 00
150 E. E. Holt, services as ballot clerk 6 00
151 W. S. Richardson, services as ballot clerk 6 00
158 Arthur Pollard, salary for three months, and cash paid out 124 50
164 F. W. Robinson, services as selectman 75 00
165 H. E. Huntley, services as selectman 75 00
166 T. E. Lonergan, services as selectman 75 00
170 A. B. Pollard, salary and recording 33 00
171 F. W. Waite, services as overseer 100 00
$1503 97
For Winter Roads
Order No.
1 Town of Springfield, for removal of snow $ 34 50
3 Town of Springfield, scraping roads 35 00
14 R. M. Wilcomb, use of tractor 30 00
18 Town of Rockingham, work with tractor snow plow 45 00
and
19 State of Vermont, Highway Dept., labor with truck and snow plow 4 50
24 Harry A. Farrar, breaking roads 15 56
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20
51 J. A. Giddings, plowing roads 11 00
155 Henry Howard, plowing roads with truck 60 00
160 Fred Buswell, scraping road with truck 40 00
161 Ed. Laitinen, breaking roads, and cash paid 49 00
$324 56
Village of Chester Highway District
Order No.
149 Village of Chester, 75% of highway tax levied on the village grand list $2151 63
For Bridges and Repairs
Order No.
106 P. A. Stoddard, labor and material at Nigger bridge $ 580 95
107 P. A. Stoddard, labor and material at Nigger bridge 214 79
111 P. A. Stoddard, labor and cash paid out 230 19
112 Kitteredge Bridge Co., bridge iron for Nigger bridge 346 50
114 P. A. Stoddard, labor and material for Nigger bridge 312 30
118 P. A. Stoddard, labor and material for Nigger bridge 157 30
122 P. A. Stoddard, labor and cash paid out for Nig- ger bridge 107 59
5 Frank Dawson, snowing covered bridge 9 25
22 Frank Dawson, snowing covered bridge 2 50
4 Atwood Sargent, work on water trough, and bridge railing 5 50
52 H. F. Wilson, drawing plank, and labor on bridge 7 00
58 Eben E. Cook, railing and labor on bridge 7 18
63 C. F. Henry, repairing railing on 2 bridges, and cash paid out 8 00
64 Robert Field, planking bridge, and cash paid out for helper 10 50
67 E. F. Butterfield, labor on railing and bridge 25 00
70 M. W. Longe, repairing railing and cutting brush 42 40
71 H. E. Huntley, repairing railing and cutting brush 39 85
73 Atwood Sargent, posts for Nigger bridge 2 50
74 John Radioch, labor on bank wall, Miner bridge 7 50
75 E. F. Butterfield, labor on bank wall, Miner bridge 14 00
76 Arthur Holley, labor on bank wall, Miner bridge 7 00
21
77 F. D. Perry, labor with team, Miner bridge
21 00
78 P. A. Stoddard, labor on bridges 8 00
79 M. Longe, labor on bank, Miner bridge 14 00
80 P. A. Stoddard, labor on bank wall, Miner bridge 58 40
81 E. J. Davis, bridge material 26 64
82 H. E. Huntley, labor on bank, Miner bridge 3 50
84 E. F. Butterfield, labor on bridges 18 50
102 M. Longe, labor on sluice 4 67
104 H. E. Huntley, labor on bridge and culvert 11 67
108 Herbert Miner, work on bridges
10 50
116 W. B. Smith, bridge plank and labor 89 20
119 Chester Wood Products, lumber and bridge plank 461 93
125 Hosmer & Hawks, bridge plank 221 01
129 H. E. Huntley, labor and cash paid 11 00
133 Arthur Kingsbury, work on bridge and cutting brush 8 68
136 W. A. Edson, planking bridge
1 75
137 Frank Demeltt, labor on bridge 3 00
138 Edward Laitinen, labor and cash paid out on Smokeshire road and bridge 52 50
146 A. H. Fulley, labor on bridge
60 00
157 Andy Wells, labor drawing plank 3.50
167 George R. Parker, 68 posts for bridges
13 60
169 T. E. Lonergan, labor on bridges, and cash paid out 20 84
$3261 69
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Statement of Cost of "Nigger Bridge"
Expended 1925 for east abutment $2006 02
Expended 1926 for west abutment and grad- ing 2949 62
Rebate from state
1972 82
$3945 64
Net cost
$1972 82
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For Miscellaneous Expense
Order No.
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