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THIRTY-THIRD
ANNUAL REPORT
ALLEN COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY
OF THE
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TOWN OF CHESTER,
FOR THE
Year ending Feb. 12, 1886.
GC 974.302 C42AR, 1886-1887
AUDITORS:
P. H. ROBBINS, ATWOOD SARGEANT, C. H. SANDERS.
RUTLAND : THE TUTTLE COMPANY, PRINTERS, 1886.
THIRTY-THIRD
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
TOWN OF CHESTER,
FOR THE
Year ending Feb. 12, 1886.
AUDITORS :
P. H. ROBBINS, ATWOOD SARGEANT, C. H. SANDERS.
RUTLAND : THE TUTTLE COMPANY, PRINTERS, 1596.
AUDITORS' REPORT.
The auditors of the town of Chester have examined the accounts and vouchers of the treasurer, selectmen, overseer of the poor, cemetery commissioners and Campbell fund, and submit the following report:
TREASURER'S ACCOUNT.
Your treasurer's account shows that there was on hand at last annual settlement, Feb. 18, 1885. . $1,931 39 Received for rent for lease land 53 62
for cash borrowed by selectmen on their
orders 4,100 00
for use of town hall. 171 18
of O. E. Heald, liquor agent. 554 45
of Wm. P. Dodge, constable, taxes collected on 1884. 519 37
of Wm. P. Dodge, constable, taxes collected on 1885 500 00
of highway surveyors
72 16
of G. L. Fletcher, for consideration of deeds
to Baptist and Universalist churches .. . 2 00 of C. L. Hinds, collected on highway tax list, 1885 800 00
of Union Soapstone Co., on account of new road. 400 00
for use of jack screws 5 30
of H. B. Woods, for stove 5 00
of selectmen, for lumber sold. 27 63
4
Received for brick, sold by Robbins & Marsh. 101 42
of E. M. Carlisle, for brick. 136 00 for 130 dog licenses, after paying damages and commissions. 107 00
of State treasurer, on account of Hunting- ton school fund 57 03
.
of E. E. Barney, for fines collected . . ., .. 7 00
for rent of store in town hall, to Feb. 1,'85
58 33
of Chas. Robbins, treasurer, taxes collected on list, 1885 8,339 88
of high school committee, for tuition
35 33
$17,984 09
That he has paid district treasurers on 17 orders drawn by the selectmen. $1,679 27 Paid orders drawn prior to last settle-
ment 816 30
Paid interests on orders drawn prior to
last settlement 395 31
Paid orders drawn since last settlement, 10,665 71
Paid interest on orders drawn since last settlement 45 51
Paid and endorsed on orders drawn
prior to last settlement. 91 22
Paid State treasurer State tax. 1,421 33
Paid orders drawn by overseer of poor. . 791 13
Cash on hand ... 2,078 31 $17,984 09 The following will show to whom and for what purpose your selectmen drew the following 207 orders the current year, amounting to $13,126.81:
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BREAKING ROADS.
No · 10
W. L. Bemis $3 60
13
B. L. Frye 9 60
14 Geo. White. 9 27
15 Warren Payne 10 65
16 Warren Payne. 6 00
17 Nelson A. Snell. . 31 87
18 A. M. Carlisle 10 10
19 Lorestos Gray 15 15
20 Geo. N. Wetherby 10 50
21 D. Wesley Davis 16 97
22 Sam'l Abbott (fractional) 7 40
23 Albert Williams 39 27
24 Frank Clark 23 04
25 C. E. A. Hazen 16 45
27 Albert Kent 3 00
28 L. H. Davis 31 25
29 Chas. A. Brown 7 90
30 Pat Looney 8 17
31 S. H. Piper 15 77
32 W. R. Weightman (fractional) 16 13
35 A. G. Kendall 1 80
37 C. Sanders 2 25
38 Chas. O. Sargent 16 06
39 Denman Hulett. 16 95
40 P. M. Grover 4 65
41 A. F. Fish. . 6 52
42 S. C. Giddings
2 40
43 £ E. H. Hall. 10 23
44 W. E. Chittendon 6 93
45 A. J. Adams 22 00
6
46 H. W. Brewer (fractional) 10 12
47 J. A. Beard (fractional). 6 90
Chandler Bros. (Fractional) $ 75
48 51 G W. Randall 3 30
54 A. D. Randall 4 50
55 F. P. Field 16 60
56 E. A. Marsh 9 85
59 M. S. Moore (fractional) 4 98
61 J. J. Miner 4 00
64 H. H. Riggs 9 00
65 G. P. Farrer 5 95
66 F. C. Bates 17 78
70 Henry Bemis 4 95
71 Wm. Pierce. 3 00
72 Silas J. Falkner 3 00
76 N. F. Hall (fractional) 11 09
79 Chas. E. Chandler 15 50
87 S. H. Clifford 14 72
94 David Wyman 3 60
148 Orren Beard 14 90
163 T. N. Whelock. 21 50
177 Alonzo Perry 4 05
178' Merrill Bailey (fractional) 11 77
$592 69
BRIDGES AND REPAIRS TO BRIDGES.
26 Johnson & Hinds, plank $7 82
49 Johnson & Hinds, plank . 54 10
58 F. O. Clark, labor on bridge 5 25
62 Johnson & Hinds, plank, timber and logs .. 69 72
38 74
73 Johnson & Hinds, plank. .
89 S. H. Clifford. 7 75
91 W. E. Chittendon, plank 5 56
7
97 N. F. Hall, plank. 20 82
101 John D. Clark, building bridge 24 00
D. Wesley Davis (fractional) 24 75
107 123 Johnson & Hinds, timber 'and plank 13 82 126 F. P. Field, timber 12 55 130 John D. Clark, stringers and labor 17 50 131 Nelson Harper 8 00 132 Alex. Morris. 6 50
137 138
S. H. Clifford (fractional) . 11 33
J. A. Beard (fractional). 9 02
Wm. H. Johnson (fractional) 3 90
139 141 H. S. Pierce, assignee, plank 41 39 145 N. A. Towne, labor on bridge 5 00
E. M. Carlisle, plank and timber 85 96
146 147
Willard Bailey, plank. 13 30
149
W. C. Williams, labor on bridge 5 00
151 F. A. Waite (fractional) 3 00
153 Albert Williams (fractional) 13 00
156
Geo. Strong, teaming 1 00
157
Geo. W. Payne (fractional) 3 75
159
E. T. Davis, labor on bridge 9 25
160 S. H. Piper (fractional) 9 40
174 Alex Morris
1 50
175 Nelson Harper
1 50
176 F. P. Field ...
4 00
178 Merrill Bailey (fractional). 4 08
181 Johnson & Hinds, timber
7 77
182 R. B. Ryder
3 00
186 E. D. Atwood
4 75
187 A. L. Peabody, stringers 3 00
189
J. R. Richardson, stringers 3 00
$563 78
LABOR ON HIGHWAYS.
22 Sam'l Abbott (fractional) .. $8 09
32 W. R. Weightman (fractional) 3 07
46 H. W. Brewer (fractional). 8 53
8
J. A. Beard (fractional) 4 60
N. A. Snell, damage to plow 1 40
J. C. Scribner, road scraper 7 84
60 Vt. Central R. R. (fractional), freight on road machine 5 92
67 D. Wesley Davis 10 00
74 A. E. Reed 28 50
75 Frank J. Hawks, self and team
78 75
76 N. F. Hall (fractional) .
16 86
77 Geo. Tyler, road machine 220 00
80 F. H. Moore ..
2 32
81 N. F. Hall 11 25
82 Chandler Bros. 4 27
83 Chandler Bros.
12 14
84 Geo. P. Farrer
3 52
85 J. A. Beard
8 66
86 Albert Williams
9 92
107
D. Wesley Davis (fractional)
5 71
108 A. E. Reed
8 25
124 C. F. Wilson
3 45
125 A. E. Reed 12 00
127 F. B. Clark
4 50
128 S. H. Piper
28 81
129 John Marshall
4 50
133 Arthur Williams
9 00
135 Benj. Marshall .
3 00
137
S. H. Clifford (fractional)
7 58
138
J. A. Beard (fractional) .
8 78
139 Wm. H. Johnson (fractional)
7 51
140 H. H. Balch
3 15
142 E. A. Hall
9 00
143 Denman Hulett 18 70
150 A. E. Reed 1 50
1502 J. L. Fisher 5 00
47 48 Chandler Bros. (fractional). 50
52 57 59 M. S. Moore (fractional) . 2 13
9
151 F. A. Waite (fractional)
2 40
152 T. C. & F. O. Olcott. 5 50
153 Albert Williams (fractional) 3 60
154 C. D. Ellison, winter road 3 00
155 L. F. Hawks. 50 10
157
Geo. W. Payne (fractional) 6 93
158 C. E. Chandler. 4 83
160 S. H. Piper (fractional)
4 63
166 M. F. Coleman.
2 47
167 F. P. Field
7 50
168 Ira H. Adams, winter road (fractional). .
2 00
170 Robbins & Marsh, nails, etc
3 90
171 Ernest Buswell. 9 77
173 Warren Payne
7 50
178 Merrill Bailey (fractional)
1 95
179 Geo. White.
3 50
180 A. M. Carlisle
3 00
183 Chas. B. Thomas
1 27
192 J. H. Marsh
10 50
196 R. E. Thomas
1 77
197 N. F. Hall, cash paid H. Bemis & Son 10.00
$734 83
LEGAL COSTS ON SOAPSTONE ROAD.
90 Milo S. Buck $11 00
92 Martin H. Goddard 80 00
105 C. B. Eddy. 57 10
110 Wm. Rounds (fractional). 20 40
185 C. L. Hinds (fractional), cash paid out.
2 30
190 Wm. P. Dodge (fractional), services and cash paid out. 35 88
207 Union Soapstone Co., ¿ expenses of Com'rs. 70 00
$276 68
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LAND DAMAGE AND BUILDING SOAPSTONE ROAD.
T. C. & F. O. Olcott, land damage $125 00
98 99 Joel Davis, land damage . 250 00 100 Henry Morris, land damage. : 165 00 104 A. J. Bigelow (fractional), labor 18 00 106 Henry W. Brewer (fractional) 55 25 109 A. E. Reed (fractional). 18 00 111 L. T. Park (fractional) 14 25 112 Chas. Benware (fractional) 19 50
113 114 116
Nelson Harper (fractional)
7 87
E. B. Morris (fractional).
14 25.
Albert Williams (fractional)
18 00
F. P. Field (fractional) 36 00
7 50
119 F. J. Hawks (fractional)
33 25
120 Chas. Williams (fractional)
39 50
136
N. F. Hall (fractional) .
25 00
144 C. E. A. Hazen, fencing ...
1 50
12 F. W. Marsh (fractional), services as town agent ..
8 75
184
C. L. Hinds (fractional), services as select- man. 5 00
185
C. L. Hinds (fractional), cash and services as town agent. 9 20
194 Chas. French (fractional) 12 00
198 Joel Davis, logs for sluices 3 00
203
N. F. Hall (fractional), services as selectman, 11 25
$897 0%
REPAIRS OF JOEL DAVIS "HILL ROAD."
104
A. J. Bigelow (fractional), labor $3 75
106 Henry W. Brewer (fractional), labor 4 25
109
A. E. Reed (fractional) 13 75
111
L. T. Park (fractional). 10 50
112
Chas. Ben ware (fractional) 12 75
.
117 118 M. E. Fish (fractional)
11
113 Nelson Harper (fractional).
14 25
114 E. B. Morris (fractional) 13 50
115 Elmer Tufts . 4 05
116 Albert Williams (fractional) 14 75
117 F. P. Field (fractional)
24 50
118 M. E. Fish (fractional)
12 00
119 F. J. Hawks (fractional) 33 25
120 Chas. Williams (fractional). 24 00
121 Jerome Tufts ... 5 00
136 N. F. Hall (fractional) 20 55
184 C. L. Hinds (fractional), services as selectman 5 00
194 Chas. French (fractional) 12 75
$228 60
HIGH SCHOOL PURPOSES.
88 Hugh Henry, furniture for school room .... $380 60
201 Hugh Henry and F. P. Mather, committee .. 719 78
$1,100 38
TOWARDS TOWN HALL.
5 F. W. Marsh, chairman building committee,
$150 00
33 F. W. Marsh
66 529 09
165 F. W. Marsh 66 66 348 56 66
$1,027 65
LIQUORS . AND FREIGHT ON LIQUORS.
11 H. A. Blanchard & Co., liquor . $30 50
60 Vt. Central R. R. (fractional), freight on liquor 1 13
63 H. A. Blanchard & Co., liquors 68 40
68 H. A. Blanchard & Co., liquors . 15 00
102 H. A. Blanchard & Co., liquors
82 20
122 Vt. Central R. R., freight on liquor 2 76
161 H. A. Blanchard & Co., liquors ... 87 29
162 Vt. Central R. R., freight on liquors 2 25
$289 53
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EXPENSES FOR INSANE POOR.
1
Dr. J. Draper, for 1884. $260 00
93 Dr. J. Draper 260 00
$520 00
ORDERS DRAWN FOR MONEY BORROWED SINCE LAST
SETTLEMENT.
7 C. L. Hinds $2,400 00
36 Hermon Guild 1,000 00
78 Wm. Kingsbury 200 00
95 O. W. Fletcher 200 00
96 O. W. Fletcher 300 00
$4,100 00
SERVICES OF TOWN OFFICERS.
8 Mrs. Silva Sherwin, supt. of schools. ....
$59 50
103
O. E. Heald, one year's services as liquor agt., 100 00
110
Wm. Rounds (fractional), services as auditor, 6 00
164
O. E. Heald, services as liquor agent, to Jan. 26, 1886 31 02
168
Ira H. Adams(fractional), serv. as selectman, 2 25
169
P. H. Robbins, services as auditor. 6 20
172
F. W. Marsh (fractional)
1 50
184
10 50
185
C. L. Hinds (fractional), serv. as selectman, C. L. Hinds (fractional), services as town agent and cash. 9 60
188 J. R. Richardson, services as lister 48 00
191
C. L. Hinds, services as selectman 44 50
193 J. H. Marsh, "
42 25
199 R. P. Pollard, services as lister 38 00
202
H. F. Guild, services as lister 38 00
203 N. F. Hall (fractional), services as selectman,
28 00
204 Chas. Robbins, services as town treasurer ...
30 00
205 Chas. Robbins, attending town meeting and recording . 4 00
$499 32
NOTE .- There is put into Soapstone and Davis Hill road about $35.00 for town officers' services not here included.
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MISCELLANEOUS BILLS.
2 Jonah Bisbee, estimate on town hall $6 00
4 Geo. W. Davis, warming and care of town hall. 4 00
6 R. B. Duncklee, teaming. 1 25
9 Tuttle Company, printing town reports and books. 36 25
12 Fowler & Son, insurance on town hall 130 00
34 66 66 66
65 00
50
Hugh Henry, soldiers' monument
2,000 00
53 F. A. Waite, books, etc., for Wyman family 1 95
69 Tuttle Company, tax books 4 50
172
F. W. Marsh (fractional). 2 75
190 Wm. P. Dodge (fractional), costs in Carrier & Hunter cases 13 53
195
Tuttle Company, record books 17 75
200
E. A. Hall, repairs on hearse. 2 85
206 Chas. Robbins, paid district clerks cash .... 5 95
208 Skating Rink association, lighting and warming hall. 4 50
$2,296 28
RECAPITULATION.
Breaking roads .
$592 69
Bridges and repairs to bridges 563 78
Labor on highways.
734 83
Legal costs on Soapstone road
276 68
Damages and building Soapstone road 897 07
Davis Hill road 228 60
High school . 1,100 38
Towards town hall 1,027 65
Liquors and freight on liquors 289 53
Insane poor 520 00
Money borrowed by selectmen 4,100 00
Town officers 499 32
Miscellaneous 2,296 28
$13,126 81
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STATEMENT OF THE ACCOUNT OF WM. P. DODGE, CONSTABLE, AS KEPT BY CHARLES ROBBINS, TREASURER, AND SETTLED FEBRUARY 4, 1886.
DR.
To note given up
$5 07
To error in last settlement 8 04 $13 11
CR.
By abatement 7 26
By note.
5 85 13 11
DR.
To note given up.
50 00
To tax list of 1884 525 55 575 55
CR.
By abatement 18 06
By cash . . .
519 37
By note
38 12 575 55
SELECTMEN'S SETTLEMENT WITH CHARLES ROB- BINS, COLLECTOR, FEBRUARY 4, 1886.
DR.
To town and high school tax list of 1885 $10,098 57
CR.
By Wm. P. Dodge, receipt for tax bill, list of 1885. . $1,319 76
By discount on taxes collected 351 15 By collection fees 87 78
By paid into treasury 8,339 88 - $10,098.57
15
SELECTMENS SETTLEMENT WITH O. E HEALD, LIQUOR AGENT, JANUARY 22, 1886.
DR.
Liquors on hand February 1, 1885 $374 23
Casks and measures on hand 26 15
Liquors bought by selectmen 283 39
Freight on liquors 6 14
Agent's salary to January 22, 1886.
131 02
Profits on sales.
81 93
$902 86
CR.
By liquors on hand $323 16
By casks and measures. 25 25
By cash paid town treasurer 554 45
$902 86
CEMETERY COMMISSIONERS' REPORT, 1886.
DR.
To cash on hand last settlement, Feb. 1884
$130 32
received Chas. M. Webb 11 50
66 E. P. Kingsbury 21 00
$162 82
CR.
By paid Pat. Looney .
$6 75
66 Nelson Harper 2 00
By cash on hand. 154 07
$162 82
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SELECTMEN'S STATEMENT OF RECEIPTS AND DISBURSEMENTS OF THE CAMPBELL FUND FOR THE CURRENT YEAR. |
DR.
To cash on hand at last report.
$109 16
received interest on bonds 200 00
$309 16
CR.
Paid for assistance to the following named persons:
John Tufts
$73 20
Mrs. Hoyt. 12 19
Linda Pratt. 10 75
Lewis Morris
25 91
Mrs. Maxfield
10 50
Hiram Glynn 3 94
Elvira Cook 3 15
Martin Wyman
4 49
Jerome Tufts
2 75
Luther Stoodley
5 75
J. Drolette
2 50
Mrs. Clark Balch 18 50
A. E. Meader
1 55
Nelson Clark 5 75
S. S. Bennett 37 50
Jenness. 9 24
David Wyman
20 67
Mrs. Barnes. 11 00
Cash on hand
49 82
$309 16
17
OVERSEER'S ACCOUNT.
Your overseer of the poor has paid for the support of the poor the current year with money drawn from the treasury as follows, viz .:
STORE BILLS.
Boston dry goods store $7 24
E. B. Lee, two bills 71 43
S. E. Kingsbury. 22 84
Robbins & Marsh 17 21
Geo. S. Robbins 12 12
O. W. Fletcher. 32 19
Johnson & Pollard 67 63
C. H. Sanders 27 51
$258 17
PHYSICIANS AND MEDICINES.
F. W. Pierce, medicine $6 43
W. N. Bryant, physician 30 00
Geo. Spafford, 66
3 00
C. T. Warner,
26 00
$65 43
LABOR ON THE FARM.
Geo. W. Amsden
$128 69
H. C. Stowell
25 00
E. A. Marsh 126 71
$280 40
FUNERAL EXPENSES.
Charles Walker
$10 00
Oscar Miller
2 00
Solomon Winchester.
2 00
D. W. Davis
3 00
$17 00
2
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PAID FOR SUPPORT OF POOR OFF THE FARM. 4
Adams & Park $ 2 00
S. C. Giddings 15 00
Adams & Park .. 3 16
Geo. S. Robbins 9 58
J. S. Stoodley, three bills 32 25
R. A. Glynn 20 00
S. S. Bennett, six bills
47 00
Mrs. A. J. Demory 34 00
J. C. Scribner 29 99
E. B. Lee 12 98
Amelie F. Wyman 4 00
E. A. Marshall 5 00
B. Severance 3 00
J. S. Chapman 73 50
Dewey & Co
3 46
John Mahar 3 50
C. H. Sanders 5 25
C. H. Sanders, tramps
1 80
$305 47
TAXES AND INSURANCE.
Chas. Robbins, taxes $17 90
J. A. Beard, taxes 3 15
Hugh Henry, insurance 10 01
$31 06
MISCELLANEOUS BILLS.
W. W. Barry $6 89
J. C. Jones 50
H. B. Booth 1 00
H. C. Howard 9 78
L. F. Wood
73
19
H. C. Stowell 65 .
H. J. Parker 5 08
F. H. Moore 6 78
Batchelder & Grant, two bills
2 60
Miller & Hoadley
6 83
Adams & Park
5 75
Frank Church
6 00
F. H. Moore.
6 00
E. A. Hall.
15 67
Geo. W. Amsden 50
A. S. Adams
30 00
$104 76
RECAPITULATION.
Store bills
$258 17
Physicians and medicines 65 43
Labor on farm 280 40
Funeral expenses 17 00
Support of poor off farm 305 47
Taxes and insurance 31 06
Miscellaneous bills
104 76
Overseer's services, postage and stationery 34 50
$1,096 79
SALES FROM TOWN FARM.
O. W. Fletcher, for butter and eggs $11 11
W. W. Barry, for poultry .. 16 15
E. A. Hall, for hide. 3 44
C. H. Sanders, for butter .
32 33
H. C. Stowell, for butter.
4 25
Carlton, for chickens.
1 65
J. R. Richardson, in exchange of oxen.
5 00
Wilson Lovell, cattle 95 00
Henry Holden, cattle 57 00
W. K. Ranny, butter. 45 98
A. S. Adams, for work by E. A. Marsh 1.00
20
. N. O. Johnson, chickens 2 37
C. A. Reed, for keeping oxen, hay and straw 18 54
A. N. Learned, butter 6 94
John Tufts, butter 3 15
Thomas Lanegan, potatoes
1 75
$305 66
Received from town treasurer
791 13
$1,096 79
INVENTORY OF TOWN FARM, STOCK, PRODUCE, TOOLS, HOUSE- HOLD FURNITURE, &C., AS APPRAISED BY A. S. ADAMS, OVERSEER, 1886.
Town farm $4,000 00
Stock 610 00
Produce 510 00
Farming tools. 249 50
Household furniture
252 00
Dairy utensils.
15 00
Miscellaneous
193 00
$5,829 50
SUMMARY.
COSTS OF SUPPORT OF POOR.
Appraisal of farm 1885. $4,000 00
Appraisal of personal property, 1885. .. 2,065 60
Decrease of appraisal personal property, 1886. 236 10
Overseer has paid for support of poor, including his services $1,096 79
Add interest on appraisal of 1885, at 6 per cent ... 363 93
1,460 72
Deduct amount produce sold off farm 305 66
$1,155 06
21
Actual am'nt expended in excess of receipts, calling
the interest on last year's appraisal an expense, $1,155 06 Add decrease of 1886 appraisal. 236 10
The expense of poor for 1886 $1,391 16
$1,391 16 The expense of poor for 1885 1,211 09
Making expense more than last year $180 07 Your overseer makes the following statement regarding paupers and tramps: There are now flve paupers on the farm, and an average has been five, besides tramps. There are now supported, wholly or in part, twenty-two off the farm; six are wholly dependent. Have helped eight not included in the above. There are six of the number, three on the farm and three off the farm, whose united ages are five hundred and nine years. There have been three buried; two were wholly dependent.
REPORT OF NEW TOWN HOUSE BUILDING AND FURNISHING COMMITTEES.
April 7, 1884, the town appropriated a sum of money not to exceed ten thousand dollars, for the erection of a town hall, and elected F. W. Marsh, Geo. A. Hall, Calvin L. Hinds, their building committee.
We have performed the duties of said office and make the following report, viz .:
By the terms of our contract, we agreed to furnish the builder with brick for $7.50 a thousand on the track; hence we purchased 198,000 brick at a cost of $7.413 a thousand, . amounting to $1,468 50 Of these brick, we sold the builder 168,800, for $7.50 a thousand, amounting to. $1,266 00
which are accounted for in the builder's settlement; 29,200 we turned over to the selectmen, and they have sold them for the sum of 237 42
and paid the same into the town treasury $1,503 42
22
Leaving a profit to the town on what was sold to the builder, of . which amount is credited to the town on our state- ment below; and a profit on the balance sold by selectmen, which has gone into the town treasurer, of
$14 07
20 85
making a net profit to the town of. $34 92
We have received from the town treasurer checks and cash amounting to $9,627 65 Received the profit on the brick sold the builder, of 14 07
Total receipts from the town $9,641 72
We have paid out for the construction of the building as per a statement on file in the town clerk's office, with item vou- chers, which amount is the cost of the building, $8, 723. 65. We have turned over to the selectmen 29,200 brick, which cost us and was paid out of the above $9,641.72, $216.57.
On the 4th day of November, 1884, at a special town meet- ing, we were chosen a committee to furnish the town hall.
We have performed that duty and have expended for that purpose, as per a statement and item vouchers on file in the town clerk's office, $526.50, which is the total expense of fur- nishing.
We have paid the committee for their services, as follows: F. W. Marsh $100 00
Geo. A. Hall 50 00
C. L. Hinds. 25 00
Total expense for services of committee $175 00
$9,641 72
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RECAPITULATION.
Total cost of building $8,723 65
Total cost of furnishing. 526 50
Total amount paid the committee 175 00
Total expense of building and furnishing $9,425 15 All of which is respectfully submitted,
F. W. MARSH, GEO. A. HALL, C. L. HINDS, Building and Furnishing Committee.
We take the liberty of appending to this report the sums paid by the selectmen for the purchase of the building lot and the vault, so every one can see at a glance the total expendi- ture connected with this enterprise, viz .:
Selectmen paid for the land.
$500 00
Selectmen paid for the vault.
420 33
$920 33
Making a total expenditure of.
$10,345 48
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SUMMARY SHOWING FINANCIAL CONDITION OF THE TOWN.
LIABILITIES.
36 orders drawn prior to last settlement $7,458 24
Interest on above orders. 479 54
6 orders drawn since last settlement ... 2,461 41
Interest on above orders. 104 67
School money to be drawn from treasury, March, 1886. 1,565 88
County tax of 2c. per head, due June 1st, 1886. 38 02
Bal. due of the 8 per cent appropriation
for high school.
36 64
Total liabilities
--
$12,144 40
ASSETS.
Cash in treasury .. $2,078 31 2 notes of Wm. P. Dodge, constable, subject to abatement 43 97
Wm. P. Dodge, constable, receipt for $1,319,78 less $500 paid into the treasury, balance subject to abate- ment 819 78
Liquors, casks, measures, etc., in hands of O. E. Heald 348 41
4,000 feet of plank and timber at J. D. Powers' 36,00
14,000 feet of plank at steam mill .. . 126 00 3,000 feet of spruce plank at Soapstone mill .. 45 00
3,500 feet of plank at Gassetts
31 50
1 road machine 175 00
25
Ploughs and scrapers 90 00
5 Jack screws 25 00
Gravel banks 45 00
Old iron and bolts 10 00
Lockup.
1.50 00
40 shares of steam mill stock at par value 2,000 00
Personal property on town farm, at
overseer's valuation 1,829 50 $7,853 47
Excess of liabilities over nominal assets, $4,290 93
In the above $12,144,40 of the town's indebtedness is included $1,565.88 school money, to meet which funds is in the treasurer's hands, leaving $9,919,65 interest-bearing obli- gations and $584,21 accrued interest, making in all $10,503.86 for the town to meet. If deemed advisable to wipe out this debt at once, the town should decide whether they will sell any part of their above assets and apply what cash can be spared from the treasury, or vote a tax sufficient to pay the whole.
Town liabilities this year $12,144 40
66 last " 12,311 19
Liabilities less than last year. $166 79
Grand list of 1885 $14,213 31
Grand list of 1884. 13,994 59
Increase of grand list. $218 72 All of which is respectfully submitted.
P. H. ROBBINS, ATWOOD SARGEANT, C. H. SANDERS,
Auditors.
Chester, Vt., Feb. 13, 1886.
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CHESTER HIGH CENTRAL SCHOOL. REPORT OF COMMITTEE.
Your committee beg leave to submit the following report: Amount of tax voted, 8 per cent . $1,137 06 There have been two terms of 12 weeks each. Whole num- ber of students in attendance : First term, 70; second term, 62; whole number of different scholars attending both terms, 84.'
Your committee have issued orders as follows:
No.
1 For school desks and furniture $380 60
2 One month's salary, F. L. Stone 83 33
3 Mary E. Waller, 4 weeks preceptress 34 00
4 Wm. N. B. Bryant, com. dist. 20, share of expense inside blinds. 44 00
5 Charles E. Hall, care school room 7 weeks ... 7 00
6 Mary E. Waller, four weeks as preceptress ... 34 00
7 Miller & Hadley, for furnace, stove and pipe. 92 00
8 Geo. A. Hall, chairs, mirrors, etc. 17 75
9 F. L Stone, two months as principal. 166 66
10
F. L. Stone, for Webster's new unabridged dictionary and expenses thereon 7 95
11 A. N Chandler, printing 17 40
12
Mrs. Maria Farnsworth, 4 weeks preceptress 34 00
By error the next order issued was numbered 35.
35 F. L. Stone, services as principal; 1 month ... 83 33
36 Helen Palmer, 4 weeks as preceptress 50 00
37 Adams & Park, coal and feather duster 44 20
83 33
38 F. L. Stone, one month as principal
39 Ed. J. Davis, care school-room five weeks .... 6 66
. . 40 Geo. W. Hall, 66 66 four weeks. 5 33
Total of orders issued. $1,191 54
Bills accrued and for which no orders have been yet drawn: Miss Helen Palmer, bal. of salary as preceptress .. $100 00 F. L. Stone, balance of salary as principal 65 33 Walter J. Hadley, for clock 5 50
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Vermont Tribune, Ludlow, for advertising · 3 50
F. W. Peirce, school supplies and stationery. .. 7 25
$181 58
Total expenses. $1,373 12
Received from town tax.
$1,137 06
tuition, fall term 35 33
Total income.
$1,162 39
Excess of expense over income $210 73
EXTRAORDINARY EXPENSES.
School desks, etc
$380 60
Inside blinds. 44 00
Stove, furnace, etc
92 00
Chairs, mirrors, etc
17 75
Clock.
5 50
Dictionary
7 95
$547 80
Deduct extraordinary expenses, $547.80, from total expense, $1,373.12, gives $825.32 as the actual ordinary school expense.
GIFTS.
There have been purchased, by Hugh Henry, and presented to the school so long as it continues, four physiological charts, at a cost of $12; should this school for any reason cease, the same will be passed over to school district No. 20.
The committee regret that, after careful consideration of the matter, they failed in the selection of teachers to secure the very best material for the positions; but this failure on part of the committee ought not to militate against the school ; with proper instructors the school cannot fail to prove of inestimable value to this community.
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