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ANNUAL REPORT

B uck sport, Maine

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FINANc IAL REPORT

OF THE

SELECTMENOF THE

TOW N of BUCKSPORT

TOGETHER W IT H TH E

W ARRANT

AND REPORTS OF THE

A ud ito r of Accounts, T reasu rer, Superin tenden t

of Schools and Town C lerk

R . P. H a r r i m a n , P r .

B u c k s p o r t

Annuity Grammar School Building, Auditor’s Report,

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Buck Memorial Library,f " V

Discounts, Abatements, and Contingents,

Engine Companies,

Fi *ee High School,Fire Department,Fire Department Report,

G. A. R."Memorial Day,

Lighting Streets,• /

Liabilities and Resources,

Purposes for Which Taxes were Assessed, Poor Not on the Farm,

Roads,Report of Superintendent of Schools,Report of Vital Statistics,

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Salary of Town Officers,Schools, School Text-books, and Repairs, Sewers,Sheep Damages,

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'Town Farm Account with Supt.,Town Farm Account,Taxes,Treasurer’s Report,Town Farm Buildings,Town Liquors,

Valuation and Taxes,Verona and Tannery Bridges,Warrant for Annual Meeting,

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Where you can obtaininsurance in the bestof companies at the Lowest Rates.

Fire, Marine, Life, Accident•

Plate Glass, andSecurity Bonds

Office, over Emery’s Store

Report of the Selectmen.F o r the Municipal Year 1903.

To t h e In h a b i t a n t s o f t h e T o w n o f B u c k s p o r t :

We herewith submit a financial report of your town for the year, Feb. 22, 1903, to Feb. 22, 1904.

Valuation and Taxes.Resident real estate, $014,872 00

personal estate, 249,057 00Non-resident real estate, ' 48,790 00Non-resident personal estate, 5,272 00

Total Amount Raised for Taxes.Tax on $917,991 00 <a> .0245,Tax on 729 Polls (a) $3,Tax on 7G Bicycles <a> $1,if}

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Purposes For Which Taxes Were Assessed.

For Support of Schools,Support of Poor,Notes and Interest,Payment of Coupons on Town Bonds, Payment of Principal on Town Bonds, Fire Department,Salary of Engine Companies,

Re-appropriated From Monies in the Treasury,Feb. 22, 1903.

Repairs to Verona and Tannery Bridges, $ G . A. R ., Memorial Day, Free High School, 744Repairs to Town Farm Buildings, 3

Account of Selectmen on Roads.Expended during' the w inter of 1902 and 1903

Atwood, Charles E.Atwood, W. R.Atwood, W . T.Atwood, JesseAdams, GeorgeAtwood, D. F.Atwood, Nathan F.Arey, S. H.

Arey, Herbert Aikins, John S. Bowden, Samuel N. Brown, O. C.Blood, Louis M. Burrill, Arthur Barrii, John H. Boyle, Willard W .

For Ronds, Bridges, and Sidewalks,Snow Bills,Lighting Streets,Discounts, Abatements, and Contingent, Salary of Town Officers,Annuity, Grammar School Building,Text Books,Repairs, School Buildings,Buck Memorial Library,State Tax,County Fax,Overla yings,

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Supplementary Tax,

Bowden, Herman Bridges, John S. Bullock, William Buckley & Preble Cole, W m . E.Colson, Fred W ., Cliipman, Melville /Chipman, Geo. W . Cliipman, Henry Clay, Livy Chandler, Joshua Collins, W . W .Clare, Geo. C.Clare, Fred B.Cullity, Thomas Clouson, Howard Curtis, E. P.Curtis, Walter Curtis, Frank Colby, N. B.Clements, Warren Clements, W m .Coombs, Eugene Cronin, John Coombs, Lesley Coombs, Aaron Carpenter, JohnDorr, Hiram

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Dresser, Aaron Davis, Sherman Davis, Winslow H. Davis, Jerome Davis, Charles Douglass, Davis Dyer, Herman Douglass, Walter Eldridge, Fred M. Eldridge, W m . F. ^Eldridge, Herbert Eastman, Geo. V .Fogg, Frank W .Grindle, John L.Grindle, W m .Gray, Wm. P.Ginn, Ralph

Grover, Benj.Gardner, E. B. & Co. Grant, Hiram Gray, Joseph Ginn, Francis Houston, John M. Houston, Joseph E. Harriman, Hiram vJ. Harriman, Llewellyn Harriman, Ira W . Harriman. Andrew Hewey, T. G.Hewev, Melvill W .v 7

Hinks, Winslow G. Harvey, E. B.Hoxie, Geo.Houston, Alton J. Harvey, E.E.Johnson, A. A.Jones, Fred Jones, Bert Keyes, Fred M. Kilburn, Horace Lowell, Clias. II . Lanpher, Anson Lanplier, Mot Lanpher, Romeo Lewis, E. A.Little, Joshua L.Little, Joseph F.Little, Bert H.Lunt, John Lord, Llewellyn Lowell, Howard - Mclntire, Ellerv7 t

McDonald, Frank Manchester, E. U. Miles, Boyd Maddox, E. P.Mooney, A. W . (Miles, Arthur Orcutt, Silas Osgood, Henry Perkins, John C. Perkins, True

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Perkins, Charles Parker G. D.Pratt, L. H.Page, C. O.Page, Geo. L.Page, Edgar R. Page, Fred R.Page, Rufus R.Page, Loring E. Page, Geo. A. Phillips Sewell Quimby, Alvin Robinson, Geo. C. Rideout, Frank A. Rogers, Geo. C. Russell, J. P.Rich, L. T. Snowman, Walter Saunders, Richard Snow, W m . G. Harvey, Simpson

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Stubbs, Austin Stubbs, Percy Stubbs, W. G. Stubbs, Harry Seavey, Jed

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Account of Selectmen on Roads.Expended for Labor - and M on Highways and

Bridges during the .Summer of IQOg.

Sabine, Thomas Smith, W . PI.Stover, N. G.Stevens, Lyman Smith, Arthur E. Simpson, John Stroutland, FI. B. Stubbs, Aaron Tillock, Joseph Tillock, John Thompson, TV. J. Williams, Fred Williams, W m . A W illiam s, TV alte r White, Clarence A. White, Charles A. White, A. P.West, John E. Whitney, Will S. TVitham, O. P. Whitney, J. W.White, Harry P.Town of Verona

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Total, Winter, 1902

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Atwood, Charles E. Atwood, W m . A. Atwood, TV. L.

7 7Atwood, Jesse Atwood, Jesse D. Atwood, I). F. Arey, S. H.Arey, Herbert Arey, Frank

Arey, T. G.Aikins, John S. Alliston, E. G. Abbott, Geo. Adams, Geo. Bridges, John J. Bridges, B. D. Bowden, Samuel N. Brown, C. C.

Blood, Louis M.Burrill, Arthur Burrill, John A. Boyle, Willard W . Bennett, Guy Burgess, W ill Beal, Frank W . Bennett, Ralph Brown, Charles Bucksport, Town of c ullity, Thomas Cole, W m . E.. Colson, Howard Colson, Fred Chipman, Melville . Chipman, George W . Chipman, Henry Clay, Livy Chandler, Joshua Collins, W . W. Conant, C. M., & Co. Clare, Geo. C.Clare, Fred B.Curtis, E. P.Curtis, Walter Curtis, Frank Colby, N. B.Colby, W . E. Clements, Warren Clements, Geo. Clements, Win. Coombs, Eugene Cunningham, Isaac Courcey, Daniel Clouson, Howard Coombs, Charles Chandler, Geo. Chandler, Russell Dorr, Iliram Dresser, Aaron B. Davis, Sherman Davis Winslow II. Davis, Jerome Davis, Charles Davis, Aaron

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Dunham, A. R. Douglass, Charles H. Douglass, Perlie Eldridge, Fred M. Eldridge, J. Wesley Eldridge, Willard F. Eldridge, Albert H. Eldridge, Geo. A. Eldridge, Herbert Emerton, Washington Freeman, Timothy Francis, Daniel Grindle, John Grindle, John L. Grindle, W m .Grindle, Charles Gray, W m . P.Grover, Ben].Gardner, E. B. & Co., Griffin, John Ginn, Francis Houston, John M. Houston, Fred M. Houston, Joseph E. Harriman, Hiram J. Harriman, Llewellyn Harriman, Ira W . Hewey, T. G.Hewey, Melville Hinks, Winslow G. Harper, J. INI.Houston, Alton J. Hall, John J.Johnson, A. A. Johnson, Frank Keyes, Fred M. Kilburn, II orace Kimball, Austin Lowell, Charles H. Lanpher, Anson Lanpher, Mott Lanpher, Romeo Little, Joshua T.Little, Joseph T. Little, Bert H.

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Lord, Llewellyn $25 05#

Lunt, John 52 55Lowell, Fred F. 1 50Lowell, Eva L. . 75Melntire, Ellery 4 50McDonald, Frank 5 40Manchester, E. L. 4 80Miles, Boyd 38Maddox, E. P. 35 00Mooney, Charles 72Means, Kim 47Nicholson, T. M. 30 00Orcutt, Silas 5 77Page, C. O. 7 85Perkins, John C. 211 63Perkins, True 9 15Perkins, James 3 00Perkins, Lewis 5 25Perkins, Chas. 1 80Pratt, L. H. 5 50Page, 0 . O.

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Page, Geo. L. 75Page, Joshua H. 10 39Page, Edgar R. 3 30Page, Fred R. 3 15Page, Rufus R. 3 10Page, Loring E. 13 12Quimby, Alvin 6 75

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Robinson, Geo. 0 . 5 62Rideout, Frank A. 18 50Rogers, Geo. C. 2 61Reed, Geo. M. 60Rich, L. P. 13 70Robinson, Geo. R. 4 12Redman, Rodney 30 83Rideout, S. W . , 30

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Reeves, John 3 75Snowman, Walter 207 25Saunders, Richard 25 85Snow, Austin E. 1 50Snow, Wm. G. 15 00Simpson, Harvey 18 75Stubbs, Austin 10 57Stubbs, W . C. 20 77

Seavey, Jed. $24 57Stubbs, Charles 21 22Sabine, Thomas 30Swazey, A. C. 11 71Small, Harry 2 50Small, Otis 3 50Small, W ill 5 55Smith, James E. 21 96Smith, W . H. 23 04Smith, Ruben 1

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45Smith, B. S. 20Sullivan, Lesley 3 68Stover, N. G. 28 32Soper, Luke 17 62Soper, A. F. 9 97Spofford, Parker 3 40Stevens, Lyman 3 75Stubbs, Aaron 4 00Smith, Ephrim 5 98Smith, Lesley 1 35Turner, Luther 2 55Tilloek, Joseph 18 07Tillock, John 10 00Tutis, Jake 6 00Thompson, W . J. 1 28Tueksbury, Mark 45Tillock, Charles 5 00Williams, Fred 11 20Williams, W m . A. 11 25Williams, Walter 6 38White, Clarence A. 12 61White, Charles A. 5 12White, W m . 4 50White, A. P. 6 30West, John E. 33 75Witham, Lavator 7 10Whitney, W ill S. 37 60Witham, O. P. 1 20Ward well, J. D. 45Wardwell, Wentworth 4 85

Summer, 1903 $2,693 29Winter, 1902-3 636 30

Total, $3,329 59

TO O LS A N D M A C H IN E R Y ON H A N D .

Two Road Machines, Two Plows,One Harrow,Small Tools,Two Snow Plows,

SU M M A R Y .

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Appropriation, Snow bills, for Roads and Bridges.

Material on hand.Overdrawn.

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Expended by Selectmen,

Town Farm Account with C. h . Douglass, Supt

Feb. 22, to April1 5 1903

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Balance due the Treasurer, Feb. 22, 1903. $ 45 9GF. Wood, beans, 75W. Williams, 1 cow - 35 00C. C. Homer & Co., 80 lbs. butter 17 GOPinson & Brown, 400 lbs. pork

Cr .Paid A. West, labor

Dr. R. h . Croxford, rued. services Sundry persons, fish S. Davis, meat L . Quimby, meatD. Courcey, smith work N. Atwood, labor, sewingE. Curtis, butcheringC. C. Homer & Co., supplies Mrs. A. Lowell, labor Cash paid the treasurer

A B E L L. L O w E L L , . Supt., April 15, 1903, to Feb. 22, 1904.

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Joel Atwood, beans '

E . Snow, beans W . E . Cole, beans Meli Harriman, 1 calf Hen]. Baker, 2 calves W . E . Cole, 24 doz. eggs L. Turner, plowingC. C. Homer & Co., butterI. I I . Homer, butter

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I. I I . Homer, 7b lbs. porkChas. Luce, 49 lbs. porkSilver Lake Creamery, 1077 lbs. creamF. P. Googius, 5hi tons bay

Balance due supt.

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Paid A. L. Lowell, 1 shoat G. Parker, whitewashing W . E. Lowell, fishAbbie West, labor

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F. Curtis, oats A. L . Lowell, peas E . Snow, labor haying etc.W . E . Cole, peas E . S. Thomas, laborE . G. Colby, plants C. Hutchinson, fishF . Beal, butchering Geo. Baird, 2 pigs14. Smith, smith work "

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J . McDonald, “ Colei’s” funeral expenses Ruth Williams’s funeral expenses A . L. Lowell, fixtures for separator Mary Deau, laborA. L. Smith, labor Mrs. Wm. Grindle, yarn Silver Lake Creamery, oil H. L. Lowell, laborF. H. Lowell, fish Joe Fogg, fish W . F . Atwood, pigsB. Baker, meats L . Quimby, meats W . Curtis, butchering W . E . Cole, chickensW . E . Cole, use of stock animalC. Cushing, fish'Larkin Soap Co., soap

Produce raised on farm : . ./ ·*

50 tons hay, 5 tons cornfodder, 200 bu. oats, 120 bu. potatoes, 30 bu. beets, 800 pumpkins, 50 squashes, 4 bu. peas, 100 bu. tur­nips, 100 cabbages, G77 lbs. of pork, 4 tons straw, 40 bu. apples, 6 bu. beans, 286 lbs. butter, 1077 lbs. cream.

Amount of stock ou farm : 2 horses, 6 cows, 2 hogs.» ·

Whole number of inmates 15.Number of weeks support 650.

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Town Farm Account.A

Paid C. H . Douglass, salary to Apr. 15, fromDec. 10

S. C. Homer & Son, supplies C. C. Homer & Co., “H. F. Gilley,J . M. Bray & Son, “r . B . Stover, “T. Sheehan, F. A . Arey, A . H. Genn & Co., F. W . McAllister, exp., wagon Wm. Fox Est., suppliesFinson & Brown, “Dinsmore A Co., “W . E. Cole, porkS. Davis, suppliesA. F . Page, “E . B. Gardner Co., “Warren & Co., “Emery & Co., “S. L. Heywood, “T. M. Nicholson,L. Turner, pasturage .H. F. Ames & Co., stove W . A. Pemick, supplies W . Ward well, smith work Dr. Η. E. Snow, mod. servicesG. L . Quimby, meats J . Buck, stove suppliesT. G. Arey & Son, suppliesA. L . Lowell, salary, supt., 9 months

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Poor not on Town Farm.

F R E D S. STRO U T, Millbridge.

Paid Jos. Miester, nursing J . Robinson, G. P. Homer, teamsJ . A . Bridges, nursingDr. G. N. Towle, med. servicesC. C. Homer & Co., suppliesG. T. Wardwell, truckingG. W . Abbott, suppliesΗ. E . Buck, “

M RS. Cl IAS. M. IIU T C IIIN G S , Verona.ml

Paid C. C.,Homer & Co., supplies

S A M U E L SA U N D ER S , Orland.

Paid Devereux Coal Co., coal W . O. Stubbs, wood Η. E . Buck, stove and pipe C. C. Homer & Co., supplies S. C. Homer & Son, “T. M. Nicholson, fuel

B L A N C H E I. POM RO Y, Hampden.

Paid Dinsmore Shoe Co., shoes

A SA GROSS.

Paid B. D. Bridges, burial expenses

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F R A N K G. H U T C H IN SO N , Verona.

Paid W . E . Cole, wood $5S. C. Homer & Son, supplies 3C. C. Homer & Co.,W . Snowman, trip to house 2

R U T H W IL L IA M S .

Paid O. A. Stubbs, boardB. 1). Bridges, funeral expenses

M RS. W A L T E R R ID E O U T .\

Paid G. W . Richardson, woodC. C. Homer & (Jo., supplies

W A L T E R A IK E N .

Paid Eastern Maine Insane Hospital, support

JO H N C. LO R I).«

Paid Eastern Maine Insane Hospital, support

W IL L IA M F U R B U S H . '

Paid Maine Insane Hospital, support

GEO . E . S A U N D E R S .

Paid G. P. Homer, team to farm

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M A R Y D E A N .

Paid F. A . Arey, suppliesDr. Η. E . Snow, medical services F . A. Arey, supplies

M RS. JA N E N O R R IS .

Paid City of Gardiner, supportW . Snowman, fares & expenses to Gardiner

JO H N C O LER .

Paid B. D. Bridges, funeral expenses E. M. Nye, casket

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M RS. C. L. F IS H .

Paid C. C. Homer & Co., suppliesDr. G. P>. Tibbetts, med. services

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J . D. Hinds, wood W . W . Collins, wood

M RS. A R T H U R GO TT and C H IL D R E N .Ik

Paid City of Ellsworth, support $16 76W. Snowman, fares and expenses 29 25 'S. M. Patten, trip to farm 2 00

C A L V IN II . C R O C K ER .

Paid C. C. Homer & Co., supplies

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L U C Y H A R V E Y .

Paid F . A. Arey, supplies Warren & Co., “Wm. Fox, “

Citizen, repaid, Citizen, repaid, Citizen, repaid,

m a u r i c e M cG i n n i s .

Paid Dr. Η. E . Snow, medical services A . Ginn, wood G. M. Hall, wood S. C. Ilomer & Son, supplies

T R A N S IE N T POOR.

Paid S. M. Patten, feeding and lodging tramps, Wm. Fox, suppliesG. A. Eldridge, feeding and lodging tramps

Amount of town orders drawn

Charged to other towns Citizens, repaid

Net cost of poor off the farm

PO O R A CC O U N T S U M M A R Y

Net cost of poor off the farm

t ο Appropriation Lumber, sold Balance

Town Farm Buildings.Cr .

Paid T. G. Arey & Son, supplies J . Atwood, labor C. A. Homer, labor Lyman Stevens,, lumber E . C. Snow, labor S. B. Clay, laborS. r . Hutchings', sawing lumberC. A. Homer, laborE. B. Gardner & Co., suppliesW . E. Cole, lumberJas. Stubbs, laborF. W . Ginn, supplies F. A. Arey,W . A. Reinick, “T. G. Arey & Son, supplies 11. F. Ames & Co., labor and supplies A. C. Swazey, lumber C A. Homer, labor C. (). Page, lumber

* Geo. P. Colby, shingles E . B. Gardner Co., supplies

Balance

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DuTo Appropriation

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Salary of Town Officers.

Paid A. 13. Ames, town clerk $ 25 00Geo. P . Crane, selectman 300 00A. A. Littlefield, supt. of schools 300 00G. T. Wardwell, police 40 00Fred wood, selectman 150 00L. Hopkins, police 40 00Dr. Η. E . Snow, board of health 10 00Dr. G. N. Towle, “ “ 10 00W . A. Williams, police 40 00

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A. F . Page, treasurer 150 00Λ\Γ. Snowman, selectman 60 00

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O. P . Cunningham, town agent 100 00F. W . Smith, auditor 15 00

S I ,240 00

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To Apdropriation, 1,200 00Balance, 40 00

$1,240 00

Sewers.

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Bai. due Feb. 22, 1003, from individuals $128 28Paid John Perkins, labor 7 00

T. Cullity, “ 6 00%/

A. L. Conant, damage 2 00R. Saunders, labor 2 25

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By pipe to street dept. $ 9 00K. L. Beazley, pipe 3 15T. INI. Nicholson, sewer assessment 25 00Due from individuals, 108 38

$145 53

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Verona and Tannery Bridges.

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Paid G. A. Eldridge, laborF . Williams, trucking lumberII. Grant, laborC. o . Page, lumberR. Redman, laborR. Saunders, R. Redman,J . J . Hall, lumberG. A . Eldridge, laborW . A . Williams, truckingF . Williams, trucking lumberC. K. Atwood, lumberT. G. Arey & Son, suppliesR. Saunders, laborE. B. Gardner & Co., suppliesWm. E . Snow, laborC. E . Atwood, lumberG. A. Eldridge, laborJ . J . Hall, lumber

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T. G. Arey & Son, nailsBalance,

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To Appropriation,

\ Lighting Streets.D r .

To Appropriation,

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balance,By paid Bucksport Light & Power Co.,

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Fire Department

C r .Paid F. Lowell, labor hose 8

W e rskine, W . Cullity, F . Jones, watching fire A. Robinson, labor on engineF. Williams, trucking engine to fire A . e rskine, labor on engineΗ. d . Snowman, labor on engineJohn Dorr, watching fireG. Smith, W . Williams, trucking engine to fire

F. W . Crocker, labor on engine A. e rskine, janitoring for engine T. Cullity removing snow and ice W . T. Treworgy, fuelC. A. Ilomer, repairing fire ladderG. P. Homer, trucking engine to fire M. Ball, janitoring Del. Eng. Co.L . Tuttle, labor on Tor. Eng.* o

A. B. Ames, servic.es as Fire Warden, in part R. \\r. Smith, labor on engine 1). Courcey, “ “ “J . R. Emerv, rent, Del. engine house A. Clement, janitoring •F. W . McAllister, labor

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Homer’s Express, supplies Homer’s Express, supplies ' ·

Έ . B. Garduer & Co., supplies’ ·>

L . I I . Hopkins, laborF. W . Crocker, labor and supplies* ,S. L. Hey wood, supplies T. M. Nicholson, coalA. Clement, janitoringII. F. Ames & Co., repairing stoves, etc.F. W . Crocker, labor ou engine Chas. Mooney, labor 011 chimneys

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Paid The Devereaux Coal Co., fuelE . b . Gardner & Co., supplies Gilman & Bean, laborA. Clement, janitoring Geo. Crosby, janitoring

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H. Lord, changing engine wheels to runners L . F. Hopkins, labor on engine R. Curtis, labor on hose J . R. Emery, balance rent, Deluge houseF . Jones, janitoring and labor 011 engine** o o

A. IL Ames, balance salary, fire warden E . Cooinbs, wood, Torrent Engine House H. R. Googir.s, services, tire wardenC. fS. Homer,A . F. Page, supi)lies

Balance

To AppropriationD r .

To Appropriation,

Engine Companies.

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Paid Deluge Engine Co., salary Torrent Engine Co., salary

G. A. R. Memorial Day.

D r .To Appropriation,

By paid A. L . Conant,

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Discounts, Abatements, and Contingents.,

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R. ,Τ. Parker, water tub G. P. Buck, typewriting The Devereux Co., coal, town office

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R. P. Ilarriman, printing town· reports A . P>. Ames, reporting births and deaths Geo. D. Loring, time books

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R. P. Harriman, printingC. W . Fogg, setting glass and posting warrantsThe Devereux Coal Co., coal, town officeBucksport· and Ea. O. Tel. Co., telephoning, 1902 billO. F . Fellows, witnesses and expenses Cowan caseJohn Dorr, harbor master, 1902The Devereux Coal Co., coal, town officeG. D. Crane and Fred Wood, expenses to Ellsworth,

Cowan ease ,J . N. Swazey, insurance, town farm buildings, Town

Hall and Torrent Enginec

I I . E . Snow, fuel, town office^ ·

Fred Wood, supplies, town officeG. P. -Homer, teams, selectmenBucksport Water Co., water for water fountain and

Grammar school building Bucksport & Ea. O. Tel. Co., use telephone and

telephoning J . Lunt, labor, prevent fires A . E . Kimball. 1 sheep killed by dogs A. B. Ames, auctioneering Verona bridge.C. C. Homer & Co., supplies, town office W . A . Williams, truckingO. F. Fellows, printing copies law and exceptions

in Cowan case C. L . Davis, care town hall J . M. Houston, water tubA. P . White, “ “E . Richards, special police J . D. Quimby, “ “

Paid W. C. Stubbs, water tubFred Wood, supplies, town office Mrs. S. E . Howe, water tubO. d . Partridge, truant officer M. J . Cullity, special police d . R. Courcey ,C. W . Fogg, dog constableW . Snowman, witness, bill and services Cowan caseC. C. h omer & Co., 1 sheep killedE . B. Gardner ck Co., suppliesBucksport & Ea. (). l ei. Co., telephonesFred Wood, office suppliesBucksport l imes, advertising town bondsA. B. Dresser, water tubs, 1902-3E . B. Gardner, glass, town officeF. W . Smith, services stenographing Ilewey fire W . E . Cole, wood, pest house and town office Loriug, Short & Harmon, books, town office Geo. P. Homer, teams, pest house and selectmen R. P. Harriman, printing blanksBoard of health, vaccinating 610 people L. E . Page, 1 sheep killed by dogs

• J . W . Eldridge, envelopes, stamps and stationery Geo. I. Soper, wood, F. Partridge, quarantine W . L. Worthley, nursing II. Redman The Devereux Coal Co., coal, pest house W. E. Cole, wood, pest house J . P. Bass & Co., printing Bangor Publishing Co., printingII. F. Ames & Co., repairing stove, bowl, etc., town

officeW . S. Worthley, supplies, pest houseFred Wood,'supplies, town officeJohn Perkins, attending small pox patientsBarnard sisters, rent, office and basementDr. (1. N. Towle, medical services, small pox casesW . T. Treworgv, supplies, pest houseS. C. Homer <fc Son, supplies, E. Coombs’ family

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Paid Finson & Brown, supplies, E . Coombs’ family Warren & Co., E . B. Gardner & Co., t h e Devereux Coal Co., coal, town officeG. W . Abbott, supplies, pest house W . A. Williams, trucking, pest bouse I I . F. Ames & Co., supplies, pest bouse A. P>. Ames, reporting births and deaths R. B. Stover, medicine, pest houseG. TV. Abbott, nurse chair, pest house T. M. Nicholson, coal, town office Bucksport & E . O. Tel. Co., use phones W . E . Cole, wood, town officeO. F. Fellows, judgment and legal expenses, case of

Cowan vs. Bucksport1 * %

Dr. II. E . Snow, reporting births and deathsE . L. Bcazle}7, repairs water fountainU. B. Leach, postage, envelopes and booksF. B. Googins & Son, teams, selectmen Emery & Co., supplies, town officeTV. Snowman, investigating Hewey lire and expenses Geo. Emertou, sprinkling streets A . F. Page, supplies, town office T. M. Nicholson, coal, town office

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R. P. Harriman, printing town order book and taxx X

receipts A . Delano, tending drawer U. B. Leach, collector, discount on tax, 1903

“ “ “ abatements, tax, 1903J . W . Eldridge, “ ' “ “ 1902

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To cash received from the following· sources:Appropriation Sundry individuals Sheep damages from state

Dog licenses from state refunded R. R. and Telegraph tax Overlayings

Balance

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Paid town ordersDiscount allowed coll., tax, 1903 Abatements allowed coll., tax, 1903

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To Appropriation,Ι,Ι. K . Danforth, fishing privilegeM. Clav, “Sawtelle’s Circus license Sheep damages from state Dog licenses from state, refunded R. R. and Telegraph tax J . O. Leary, sundry collection Overlayings

Balance

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Schools.

Due schools, February 22, 1903AppropriationSchool fund and mill tax

$ 758 223,000 00 1,603 47

$5,361 09

Amount school orders drawn, 1903 Due schools, February 22, 1904

$4,551 78 809 91

$5,364 69

School Text Books.

Due text books, Feb. 22, 1903Appropriation

Balance

$ 45 54 300 00

4 57$350 I I

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Amount town orders drawn $350 11

Sehoolhouse Repairs.

Overdrawn, February 22, 1903 Amount town orders drawn, 1903

$122 41 431 29

$553 70

AppropriationAmount overdrawn, Feb. 22, 1904

$350 00 203 70

$553 70

Free High School.

Due school, Feb. 22, 1903 Appropriation

Paid E . M ..C. Seminary, tuition Due Free High School, Feb. 22, 1904

$740 50 740 00

$1,480 50

$620 00 860 50

$1,480 50

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Annuity gram m ar School Building.Appropriation 00

Paid Parker Spofford

Sheep Damages.

A. E. Kimball, 1 sheep killed §3 00C. C. Homer, 3 00L. E . Page,

9 00

Town LiquorsCr.

Balance, Feb. 22, 1903 Paid N . C. McCausland, U. S. license Paid A. F. Page, town liquor agent Liquors on hand, Feb. 22, 1903 Property on hand, “ “

Γο liquors sold property sold property on hand liquors on hand

D e .

8 8 508 33

10 00 230 34

12 25

8 91 951 50

in I O

165 22

8269 42

8269 42

To Appropriation,

Duck Memorial LibraryD r.

C r .

875 00

By paid O. P. Cunningham, 875 00

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Taxes.

W . A . R E M IC K , Collector.

Tax of 1900 committed to collector amounting to

Paid Treasurer previous to Feb. ‘20, 1903 $7Treasurer from Feb. 20, 1903 to Feb. 20,

1904Commissions on collections A c/ 0

Amount due town

Tax of 1901 committed to collector amounting’ to

Paid Treasurer previous to Feb. 20, 1903'Treasurer from Feb. 20, 1903 to Feb. 20,

1904Commissions on collection fa) 4 °]q

Amount due town

Tax of 1902 committed to collector amounting to

Paid Treasurer discounts, abatements, andcommissions, Feb. 20, 1903 $20,

Treasurer Feb. 20, 1904 3,Commissions (a) 2c/0 on $3,873.10

Amount due town '$1,722 54¥

J . W E S L E Y E L D R ID G E , Collector.·

Uncollected on 1895

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Report o f Tax Collector fo r year 1903

t ax committedSupplementary

Amount collected under discounti

since discount of discount

abatements tax uncollected

B U R K E L E A C H , Collector.

Liabilities Known and Estimated.

Notes outstanding, (Spofford Fund)Interest on aboveNotes outstanding, (school fund)Interest on aboveDue on coupons not presentedDue schools, Feb. 22, 1904Outstanding bills not reported, est.

$21,800 00 654 00

1,000 00 30 00

1,526 00 809 91 150 00

$25,969 91

B O N D ED D E B T .

Four per cent, bonds

Total liabilities

$81,600 00

$107,569 91

R E S O U R C E SΨ

Cash in treasuryDue from towns and individuals Due from individuals, acct. sewers Total uncollected taxes, prior to 1903 Total uncollected taxes of 1903

$2,045 01 109 41108 38

3,350 91 5,753 68

Net liabilities over resources

$11,367 39

$96,202 52

COUPON ACCO UNT.Balance unpaid, Feb. 22, 1903 Amount raised to pay interest

$1,502 00 3,404 00

-$4,906 00

Coupons paid by treasurerAmount of unpaid coupons, Feb. 22, 1

Respectfully submitted,

$3,380 00 1,526 00

$4,906 00

G k r o u g e D. C r a n e , 3 Selectmen F r e d W o o d , o fW a l t e r Sn o w m a n . ) Bucksport.

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Treasurer’ s Report.T O W N o f B U C K S P O R T in account with

P A G e Treasurer, Dr.To paid orders of selectmenFor schools

High school Text books’Schoolhouse repairs and supplies RoadsSupport of poor ,Town Farm Fire department

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Engine Companies%

Contingent expenses Lighting streetsAnnuity on cost of Grammar school house Salary of town officers Liquor agency G. A. R. Post Verona and tannery bridges

' Ruck library Town farm buildings Sewers

Paid Redemption 4% bonds Coupons 4W 44 Interest, Spofford Fund Interest on note, (S . S. Committee)State tax, 1903 County tax,State pensions 1State treasurer, dog tax collectedBounty on porcupinesRent of officeRoad books and postage

Balance in treasury, Feb. 22, 1904

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Cr .Balance in treasury, Feb. 22, 1903

Received fromSchool fund and mill taxRailroad and telegraph tax. Pensions paidDog licenses, money refunded State, on account of High schoolA. A. Littlefield, for tuition

for hooks sold for ashes sold

Taxes 1903, Burke Leach, Coll.,1896, W . A. Remick

“ 1898, “ “ ““ 1899, ,, ““ 1902, J . W . Eldridge, Coll.,“ 1901, “ ’ “ ““ 1900, “ “ ““ 1897, A. F. Page, “

Resident tax deeds Non-resident tax 1885

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Received fromo . P. Cunningham, sundry collectionsTowns and individuals, acct. of poorSundry persons, acct. of sewersInterest, Spofford FundTown clerk, acct. of dog licenses7 ~Sheep payments, reimbursed by ^>tateFishing privilege, Verona bridgeLiquor agencyCircus license

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Lumber soldTown farm, C. II. Douglass, supt.

44 44 acct. of road work

February 22, 1904.

Λ . F. P A G E , Treasurer.

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Auditor’ s Report.

This certifies that I have examined the books of the Selectmen and• * I

Treasurer and find them correct and properly vouched for.I have also examined the account of the Selectmen with the Buck

Burying Ground Fund and the Overseers of the Poor account with» c?

the Fisher Ames Spofford Fund and find them correct and to stand as/ · /

follows :

B U C K B U R Y IN G G R O U N D FU N D .

Balance on hand at last report Interest received from fund of 8400

Paid out for repairs as per book

F IS H E R A M E S SPO FFO R D FU N D .

Balance cash on hand Feb. 22, 1903Interest on Town notesInterest received from Savings Bank

Paid individuals as per book Balance cash on hand Feb. 24, 1904

S T A T E M E N T O F F U N D .-

Note of town of Bucksport $20,800 00“ “ “ “ “ 1,000 00

Deposited in Bangor Savings Bank 5,000 0044 “ Penobscot “ “ 5,000 00“ “ Eastern Trust and Banking Co. 5,000 00“ 44 Brewer Savings Bank 3,000 00

---------- $39,800 00■iii

F. W . SM IT H , Auditor.

STATE OF MAINE.

H a n c o c k C o u n t y , s s .✓

To D a n i e l F. D a v is , a Constable in the Town of Bucksport insaid County.

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G r e e t i n g :In the name of the State of Maine, you are hereby required to notify

and warn the inhabitants of the Town of Bucksport, qualified by law to vote in town affairs, to assemble at the Town House, in the Village of Bucksport, on Monday, the seventh day of Marcii, next, at ten o’clock in the forenoon, to act upon the following articles, to wit:

1. To choose a Moderator to preside at said meeting.

2. To see if'the town will vote to accept the report of the Select­men, Assessors, and Overseers of the Poor and Auditor.

3. To choose a Clerk for the ensuing year.

4. To choose three or more Selectmen, Assessors, and Overseers of the Poor.

5. To choose a Treasurer of the town, and all other necessary town officers for the ensuing year, excepting Collector of Taxes.

6. To see if the town will vote to call in its bonded indebtedness and refund the same.

• 7. To see if the town will vote to raise a sum of money to aid inkeeping the reading room connected with the Buck Memorial Library open, and if so how much and under what conditions.

8. To see if the town will vote to have a Road Commissioner for the year 1904.

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9. To determine what sums of money the town will raise by taxes for the following purposes:

10. For the support of schools.*

« - *11. For the support of poor.

12. For the payment on notes and interest.

13. For the payment of coupons on town bonds.

14. For the payment of the principal of the town bonds, as required by Section 136, Chapter 51, Revised Statutes.

15. For defraying the expenses of the Fire Department.

16. To see if the town will vote to pay the Companies of Torrent and Deluge Engines for their services for the municipal year 1904, and if so how much and under what conditions.

17. To see what sum the town will vote to raise for repairing roads^ bridges and sidewalks, and removing snow, and to raise such sums in money or labor, and to tlx the compensation of men and teams.

18. To see what sum the town will raise for discounts, abatements and other contingent expenses.

19. To see if the town will \Tote to pay James E. Hall Post, No. 53,G. A. R., the sum of fifty dollars to apply to decorating soldiers’ graves in said Bucksport, on Memorial Day, May 30, 1901, and said money if appropriated, be paid to the commander of said James E. Hall Post, No. 53.

20. To see if the town will authorize the Treasurer, with the ap­proval of the Selectmen, to make a temporary loan.

21. To determine the manner of collecting the taxes and the rate of discount for the prompt payment of the same.

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22. To fixAhe compensation of each of our several toAvn officers to wit: the first, second and third selectmen, assessors and overseers ofthe poor, town treasurer, collector of taxes, town clerk, superintend­ent of schools, and road commissioner and to raise money for the same.

23. To choose a collector of atxes.

21. To see what sum of money the town will vote t-ο raise for thepurchase of school text-books.

25. To see what sum of money the town will vote to raise for the repairing of schoolhouses and outbuildings.

26. To see if the town will authorize the Superintending School Committee to contract with and pay the trustees of the E. M. C. Sem­inary for the tuition of scholars residing within the town in the studies and under a standard of scholarship to be in accordance with the Free High School Act, and to see what sum of money the town will vote to raise to carry out the provisions of said contract.

27. To see if the town will vote to raise the sum of twenty-fivedollars to pay for the land purchased of W . C. Stubbs last fall for en­larging the school lot at Bucks Mills.

28. To raise a sufficient sum of money to pay the annuity on the cost of the Grammar School Building.

29. To see if the town will authorize the treasurer to sell and con­

vey the town’s interest in lands that have been forfeited to the town for non-payment of taxes.

%30. To see if the town will vote to raise money for lighting the

streets, and if so how much and authorize the selectmen to contractfor the same.

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31. To see if the town will vote to raise a sum of money for the construction of sewers under the direction of the board of Selectmen and if so, how much.

32. To see if the town will vote to continue the sewer on Franklin Street from its terminus near the dwelling-house of Mrs. Clara Fjfield, five rods westerly on Franklin Street.

33. To see if the town will raise the sum of four hundred dollars for improving a State road through the town as set forth in Chapter 285 Publi'* Laws of 1901. The same to be expended under the direction of the Selectmen.

The Selectmen will be in session in their office on the 3rd and 4th%

days of March next, for the purpose of correcting the list of voters.\

Given under our hands the twenty-third day of Feb., A. D. 1904.m

GEO. D. CRANE, | Selectmen FRED WOOD, - ofW A LTE R SNOW M AN, ) Bucksport, Me.

Report of the Superintendent of Schools.

In accordance with the requirements of the statute the following report upon school matters for the past year is submitted to the citi­zens of the town.

T E A C H E R S .In the village the same teachers with a single exception have been

employed as during the preceding year. A t the East Primary Miss McCaulder was obliged on account of ill health to resign her position as assistant, and Miss Josephine Hancock took her place. Outside of the village, Mill vale and N. Bucksport have each had only one teacher, but in all the other schools au unusual number of changes have been made. In two cases, new teachers who have failed to give good satisfaction were not re-employed, and four others accept­ed better situations elsewhere. W e can not reasonably expect our small ungraded schools to retain long even young teachers qualified for the work and ambitious to succeed.

During the year twenty-seven different teachers have been em- ployed, of whom eight were non-residents. Nine of the number luive had more or less professional training. The fact that so many were employed from out of town shows the difference between the conditions now and those prevailing here a few years ago. Then our home supply was so large that frequently schools could not be furnished to all that applied. Λ similar falling off in the supply of teachers is reported in different sections of the country, and is doubtless owing to the demand for better trained instructors, and also to the fact that so many young people nowadays are preparing for a business life at commercial schools.

R E P A IR S .The most important repaiis made have been at the live following

places : A t Hancock Pond the house has been painted on the out­side, the roof of that in N. Bucksport has been re-shingled, the room at No. 2 newly papered, and both rooms of the village building on Pond street kalsomiued. The school lot at Bucks Mills, which was

formerly only three rods square, has been enlarged to forty square rods by the purchase of additional land and inclosed with a sub­stantial wire fence.

We have now in use twelve schoolhouses containing sixteen rooms, and the best interests of the town demand that they should be kept in excellent condition without and within. Any owner of a dwelling- house who knows from experience the cost of keeping it repaired can easily judge how far a hundred dollars will go when expended upon

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a dozen buildin gs tenanted by not over careful families of from fif-O 4.'

teen to fifty school children. While our annual appropriations have been liberal and sufficient to make the rooms comfortable and fairly attractive, they have not been large enough to cover some needed repairs and improvements. For instance, every school building in town was in urgent need of painting last spring, but only one could be attended to for lack of means. A t Mill vale, too, the building needs a thorough overhauling. Our largest rural school deserves better quarters than are found in this old structure, which ought to be replaced by an up-to-date new building. As that is not to be thought of in the present state of our finances, a liberal sum should be spent the coming season in transforming the old house into some­thing better adapted to modern requirements.

A T T E N D A N C E .

Schools. Spring. Fall. Winter. Length.

E. M. C. Seminary..................... 29 30 32 36 wks.G rammar....................................... 70 80 79 * 36 u

W . Intermediate........................ 23 31 28 30 u

E. Intermediate........................ 37 29 32 30 u

W . Primary................................... 40 40 ■ 38 30 u

E. Primary ................................... 57 52 57 30 u

District No. 2................................ 17 14 15 29 4 c

Bucksport C enter..................... 13 13 10 29 a

North Bucksport....................... 19 18 16 29 4 4

Millvale........................................... 33 30 * 29 29 a

Buck’s M ills ................................. 14 15 16 29 u

East Bucksport............................ 12 12 12 29 a

Long Pond ................................... 25 19 22 29 (4

Hancock Pond ........................... 14 17 14 29 44

Duck Cove ................................... 16 17 16 29 44

419 417 416

From the above table it will be seen that considerably more than half of the pupils of the town are in the village schools. Deducting

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those in attendance from other places t.lie numbers average respect­ively 245 and 160.

The general vaccination of the scholars during the fall term inter- fered with the regular work of the schools, as absentees on account of sore arms were numerous at times. This winter the exceptionally cold weather has made it, difficult for children in the rural districts to attend regularly, and I have been surprised on my visits to find so many present, even on extremely cold days.

BO O KS.The expenditure under this head has been simply to replace worn

out books with newr copies, no changes having been made except the placing of Roddy’s new geography on trial in twro of the village schools. Our greatest need now is for new reading matter in all butthe lowest grades. Children sufficiently advanced to read intelli- gently find no more pleasure or profit than older people in re-reading selections that have grown stale by repetition. While continuing as a basis the use of the Readers introduced in 1901, 1 recommend the

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purchase this year of a variety of supplementary books which by successive transfer from school to school will afford fresh reading matter for a longer time than if the same amount weie spent upon a new series of the common kind.

An examination of the discarded books at the Seminary a while4/

ago showed that most of them had seen too much service to haveany market value. A selection of those in the best condition was

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sent to a New York dealer, and the amount received in payment, §9.11, has been credited to the book account.

G R A M M A R S C A ^ . , .The attendance at the Grammar School continues to increase and

has now reached the present seating capacity of the room. It is certainly gratifying to see the desire manifested by bright scholars in remote parts of die town to attend this school, and to find their parents willing to incur the necessary trouble and expense of having them do so.

During the year eighteen different pupils from other districts ha\re

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been present here in addition to thirteen from Verona and five from•

Orland. Tuition to the amount of $.140.00 has been paid by the scholars from these two towns.

T R U A N C Y .Under our law children between the a2.es of seven and fifteen are

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required to attend school regularly unless excused for good cause by the school officials, and parents who neglect, to have them do it are liable to a fine of twenty-five dollars or to .imprisonment for thirty days. It seems strange that such a law should be needed, for every man who forces or permits his child to lose his school privileges must know he is doing what he can to spoil that child's future life by crippling him in advance. The frequent plea made by the poor of inability to clothe their children suitably for school, does not apply with us. We are fortunate in having a fund to draw upon for this purpose, and 1 know that every reasonable request for assistance of this kind will be granted by the officers of the town.

The services of the truant officer have been required only twice the past year. In most of the other instances of irregular attendance that have come to my notice a note to the parents has been all that was needed. Two or three cases, however, show an indifference to the requirements of the statute that would justify a resort to severer measures. AVe should not be satisfied to have a single child depriv­ed of his right to enjoy all the school advantages in his vicinity.

F R E E H IG H SCHOOL.I fear we fail to appreciate fully our good fortune in having such

an institution as the E. M. C. Seminai y at hand to take charge of the graduates from our grammar grade. In default of it we shouldprobably be supporting a so-called high school under one teacher and possibly an assistant. Now our scholars are free to choose any one of half a dozen courses at a school hav ing a faculty of eight teachers and thoroughly equipped with the apparatus and appliances essential for good work in its various departments. And all these advantages we have at an annual cost of less than seven hundred dollars.

It is to be hoped that the complete renovation of the building last year will give increased prosperity to the school, and that it may al­ways be in as efficient bands as at present.

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CONCLUSION.To put my estimate of the last year’s work into a brief statement

I will say that out of the forty-five terms of school in the town during that time only two or three could be called unsatisfactory when

judged by any reasonable standard. Not a large number, but still too many by just two or three, and in explanation J will only say that written recommendations are not always unfailing guarantees ofan applicant’s efficiency.

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My thanks are due to the members of the 8. S. Committee for their renewed expression of confidence in again granting me last spring so much freedom of action, and also for the practical interest they have taken in a d v i s i n g about the many details of school administrationcr* %✓

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that have been brought to their notice throughout the year.Res pec tf ul 1 y submitted,

A . A . L IT T L E F IE L D , Supt,

Town Clerk’s Report.

Marriages, Deaths, and Births.m

January 1, 1903, to January 1, 1904·I

B ir th s 33• ■ ' ·

Marriages 23Deaths * 39

C A U SE O F D EA T H S .PneumoniaPhthisis Pulmonalis Debility of Age Bright's Diseaseo

Cancerous DiseasesParalysisBronchitis Disease of Heart Diabetes Typhoid Fever

Only 5 of the number of births reported have Christian names. The physicians have reported promptly but the parents have not had the child's first name put on record. There may come a time when the child grows older, and moves away, that it will he difficult to prove his or her birth.

DOG L IC E N S E S R EC O R D ED .Males, 66 $66 00Females, 5 15 00

$81 00Respectfully submitted,

A . B. A M E S , Town Clerk.

Fire Department.

T o t h e H o n o r a b l e B o a r d o f S e l e c t m e n .

Gentlemen In accordance with Chapter 366 of the Public Laws, we present

the first annual report of this department.

Amount appropriatedExpended during year For Rent. Deluge

Repairs on engines hose

hose carriages Torrent house

Removing snow Expenses at fires Trucking to fires Care of hose and engines j a nitors FuelSalary of three fire wardens

Balance unexpended

Respectfully submitted,

Λ . B . A m e s , )H. R. G o o g i n s , - Fire Wardens. G. S. H o m e r , j