Financial Report of the Selectmen of the Town of Bucksport Together With The Warrant, and Superintending School Committee's Report 1892

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2 f i n a n c i a l REPORT OF THE SELECTMEN OF THE TOWN of BUCKsP0RT TOGETHER WITH THE W ARRANT AND s u p erintending School Committee's Report. R, P. HARRIMAN, PRINTER

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4 FINANCIAL REPORT OF THE s e l e c t m e n OF THE TOWN of BUCKSPORT TOGETHER WITH THE WARRANT AND Superintending School Committee's Report. R. P. HARRIMAN, PRINTER

5 REPORT OF THE SELECTMEN For the Municipal Year To t h e I n h a b it a n t s o f t h e T o w n o f B u c k sp o r t : The following is the report of the financial operations of your Town, from Feb. 21st, 1891, to Feb. 22nd, Resident real estate, personal estate, Non-resident real estate, personal estate, V A L U A T IO N AN D TAXES , , , Tax on 81,045,657.,.0241, Tax on 677 Polls, (a: S3, each, Tax on 100 Dogs, <à) $1. each, $1,045,657. $25, , $27, PURPOSES FOR W H IC H T A X E S W E R E ASSESSED. For support of schools, - support of Poor, payment of notes and interest, coupons on Town Bonds, purchase of Town Bonds, expenses of Fire Department, payment of Engine Companies, repairing roads bridges and sidewalks, discounts, abatements and contingent expenses, payment James E. Hall Post, of Treasurer s salary, purchase of School Text Books, repairing Verona Bridge, purchase of guide boards, road at Ilinks Landing, drain on Elm Street, payment of State tax, County tax, Overlayings, $ 2, , , , , , , , , Supplementary tax, $27,

6 4 ROADS, BRIDGES A N D S ID E W A L K S. The following sums have been expended for repairs on Roads, Bridges and Sidewalks, and removing snow during the Fall and Winter of Am ount expended under L., No. /. Edward Beazley, John Lord, Hiram F. Dorr, L. T. Dorr, Eben Bridges, Richard Saunders, Joseph Smith, Thomas Cullity, K, ' Joseph Bonsey, Edward S. Atwood, Geo. R. Emerton, Simeon Jones, Wm. M. Williams, Jerry Bridges, Fred Williams, Frank Bridges, Charles Snowman, Charles Blair, Thomas Murphy, Daniel Costello, John Lord Jr., Amount expended under Timothy Condon, D ist. No. 2. Timothy Condon, Fred W. Colson, Wm. Tarbox, Geo. Miners, Chas. McLaughlin Geo. H, Taylor,

7 Amount expended under F red Curtis, D ist. 5 Fred Curtis, Wesley Curtis, Abner Curtis, Mahlan W. Emerson, Leonard H. Pratt, Samuel Arey, Fred T. Homer, Charles A. Arey, Stephen h. Arey, Wm. Bulduc, Eugene Curtis, Ellven M. Arey, Charles E. Parker, Seth Pratt, Wm. B. Reed, James G. Curtis, Elisha W. Manchester, $36 76 A m ount expended under yam B., D ist. No. 4. Janies B. Snow, Geo. W. Reecl, Geo. W. Reed Jr., Howard B. Rich, John W. Gross, H. W. Kendall, Wm. J. Thompson, Wm. Dean, E. D. Baker, Benj. Ballard, F. B. Marshall, F. B. Walker, Austin Stubbs, Am ount expended under yoseph, D ist. No. J. Joseph Tillock, John Moore, Ira Jule, Luther Turner, Luther T. Rich,

8 6 Wm. Snow, Alfred Jule, Jesse I). Atwood, Jesse Atwood, Amount expended under Loring E. Page, Oist. Loring E. Page, Joshua IT. Page, Reuben R. Eldredge, Samuel R. Dunham, Abner E. Eldredge, Llewellyn harriman, Rufus R. Page, J. W. Eldredge, Bradley S. Harriman, Fred r. Page, John P. Russell. Beni. R. Stubbs, Amount expended under JV. G. Hinks, Dist. W. G. h inks, W.W. Collins Levi W. Saunders, James Gerry, E. W. Collins, Edgar h. Lewis, Ward Tuttle, John Marshall, Howard Stubbs, Sylvanus Saunders, George Douglass, Reuben Stubbs, * γ Amount expended under Luke S. Soper, Dist. JYo. 8. Luke S. Soper, Joseph h. Grindle, Charles Grindle, Isaac Cunningham,

9 Amount expended under Dist.No. 7 (Lower section.) Aaron B. Dresser, 7 Joseph E. Houston, 163 John M. Houston, 75 $10 25 Amount expended under E. No. p U pper E. W. Maddox, Charles Dodge, 100 John B. Hubbard, Joseph Houston, 2 70 Willis Maddox, 150 J. s. Aiken, Amount expended under John h. Eldredge, Disi. No. 10. Alfred L. Smith, John H. Eldredge, Walter Williams, Alvin A. Dorr, Geo. H. Snow, Allenti. Smith, A. I). Blethen, James Coombs, Joshua L. Little, Geo. A. Davis, Chas. C. Brown, John F. Davis, Aquilla T. Atwood, Nathan F. Atwood, Alvin Quimby, Haskell II. Gray, Stephen Clouston, Melville AY. Hewey, George A. Page, Se wall Phillips, S3 6 45

10 8 Amount expended under Amos A. Johnson, No Amos A. Johnson, 9 13 Lewis M. Blood, δ 51 Wm. P. Gray, 67 Frank Power, putting up fence, 1 50 Nathan Mclntire, 1 05 Warren Moore, 1 20 $23 06 Amount expended under A sa Tooksbury, D ist. No. Asa Tooksbury, Joel Atwood, 8 85 Lyman Stevens, 2 70 John S. Bridges, 1 95 Thomas W. Bowden, 4 05 H. J. harriman 0 55 Joseph T. Little, 2 70 Ralph Bennett, to Davis B. Douglass, 60 John h. Woodbridge, 60 Wm. R. Clements, 1 20 B. d. Bridges, 1 35 A. Treat Atwood, 1 35 W. E. Cole, 3 00 $46 90 Amount expended under H enry /Simpson, D ist. No. 14. Henry Simpson, 9 63 Geo. W. Clements, 6 85 Sewall G. Simpson, 2 70 I-Iarvy Simpson, 4 50 Greenleaf Simpson, 75 Livy P. Clay, 1 20 Reuben Hutchings, 1 65 Wm. Simpson, 2 80 Alfred L. Simpson, 60 Edward Snow, 60 Walter A. Williams, 2 10 Win. H. Smith, 15 $33 53 Am ount expended under S. if '. R ideout, D ist. N o. S. W. Rideout, Aaron P. Stubbs, Ì O P

11 9 W. C. Stubbs, 60 W. C. Grindle, 1 27 Urias Coombs, 75 Chas. A. Stubbs, 53 Bryant Kench, 1 35 John W. Stover, 75 Chas. H. Harriman, 50 Urias $25 90 Am ount expended under Isaac F. D avis, D ist. FNo. 16. Wm. L. Small, 4 13 Otis H. Small, 4 57 Joseph H. Gray, 4 20 Isaac F. Davis, 2 27 Ira W. Harriman, John E. West, 2 25 Andrew Harriman, 2 25 $29 87 Am ount expended under Eben B. Floor e, D ist. Ft Lewis E. Perkins, 1 80 Eben B. Moore, 5 30 John D. Simpson, 2 25 James Perkins, 1 35 Jerome Davis, 3 90 Charles L. Davis, 2 10 Winslow H. Davis, 1 50 Peter Clair, 1 95 Percy F. Moore, 75 Wm. Bowden Jr., 75 r-* Τ ' John L. Perkins, to John C. Perkins, 60 Henry Cunningham, 45 * Wm. B. Clair, 1 50 Robert F. Trim, 2 00 $26 95 Am ount expended tinder F red J/. E ld red g e, Dist. Charles H. Bowden, 4 61 M. P. Patten, 1 65 Fred M. Eldredge, 4 91 Charles A. Wight, 5 18 Clarence A. Wight, ' 4 43 Samuel N. Bowden, 60 Fred M. Keyes, 1 95 $

12 10 AM OUNT EXPENDED IN SUMMER A N D F A L L OF Amount expended, under H. L. M arks, D ist. N o. I. Howard H. Lowell, James Sheehan, Carlton Sawyer, Edward S. Atwood, L. T. Dorr, Hiram F. Dorr, Wm. L. Worthley, Samuel R. Eldredge, Llewellyn Lord, Alvin II Carley, Eben Bridges, Geo. W. Herbert, granite, Joseph Bonsey, Charles Brown, John J. Bridges, Martin Ball, Jerry Bridges, Dennis Buckley, John Bolin, Samuel B. Clay, Wm. E. Cole, cedar poles, stone, John Carroll, Thomas Cullity, f John Doni van, Zen as Homer, II. L. Marks, Mark Gray, timber, Alvin Gross. Ivory Grant, Simeon Jones, Edward Jones, John Lord Jr., Augustus Mooney, timber, Thomas Murphy, Walter Snowman, JohnN. Tillock, hauling timber, Rufus C. Turner, N. L. Tripp, Joseph Smith, Thomas Lampher, Frank II. Ginn. Fred W. Crocker, Fred Williams, Joseph Bulduc,

13 Il Charles Snowman, Frank G. Dorr, James M. Gray, George Blodgett, Walter Brown, Chas. E. Bonzey, Daniel C'astilo, Francis G. Ginn, Harry, for Fred Grant, Seth N. Kent, John S. Smith, Chas. Mooney, timber, Alfred Swazey, Parker Spofford, Win. D. Swazey, gravel, James E. Smith, Howard Taylor, cedar poles, Arthur Wardwell, John W. Swazey, lumber, Η. K. Danforth, cedar poles, S. E. Hall, cedar and sawing, Isaac Morgan, Charles Blair, gravel, Charles A. Stubbs, hemlock plank, Austin Saunders, sewer grate, James S. Bennett, timber, Charles Williams, trucking, , $1,227 1G Amount expended under Geo. H. Taylor, D ist. No. 2. Geo. H. Taylor, Willard Boyles, Joseph Tillock, John Lawrence, 0. F. Blake, Fred W. Colson, John S. Lowell, v$33 75 Am ount expended under JFred A. Curtis, D ist. No. J. Fred A. Curtis, Stephen H. Arey, Abner Crosby, Fred T. Homer, Frank FI. Curtis, Joseph Tillock,

14 12 Wm. F. Eldredge, John J. Bridges, Fred A. Curtis, Leonard II. Pratt, Wesley Curtis, Frank II. Curtis, Amount expended under James Dist. No. 4. James I>. Snow, F. B. Marshall, F. d. Baker, Samuel Harvey, John Gross, Boyd Miles, $ Amount expended under Joseph t i l lock, Dist. No. 5. Joseph Tillock, Wm. F. e ldredge, John J. Bridges, Wm. e. Cole, Robert Redman, Luther Turner, Luther T. Rich, Morse & Co., plank, Amount expended under Loring E. Page. Dist. No. 6. Loring E. Page, Joshua H. Page, Austin Kimball, Reuben P. e ldredge, Samuel R. Dunham, Wm. McKenney, Llewellyn harriman Rufus R. Page, Wm. Russell, J. Wesley e ldredge, Eben Eldredge, Bradley S. Harriman, 1, Fred R. Page, ' John P. Russell, Benj. R. Stubbs, Chas. A. Stubbs, plank,

15 13 Amount expended under w. G. h inks, Dist. No. David F. Atwood, 4 80 John W. Bowden, 40 W. W. Douglass, 2 40 Edgar H. Lewis, 3 15 Winslow G. h inks, 3 08 $10 43 Amount expended under Luke S., Dist. No. 8. Luke S. Soper, Joseph H. grindle Charles grindle Joseph II. Sewall, Albert Hopkins, Elisha Soper, J. Wesley Eldredge, gravel, $40 29 Amount expended under E. W. Maddox, John B. Hubbard, W. A. Ellis, Walter Colby, Ernest Moulton, James T. Sanborn, Frank Swett, John S. Aiken, Willis Maddox, Amos S. Moulton, Charles Dodge, Joseph Houston, Joseph Tillock, Wm. F. Eldredge, Eben A. Gott, ( U pper section.) E. JV. AIadd ox. Dis $ Amount expended under A. B.,' No. g ( L ow er section. ) A. B. Dresser, 7 00 Willard F. Eldredge, 7 00 John M. Houston, Arthur Houston, 5 25

16 14 Joseph E. Houston, Wm. F. Eldredge, Joseph t illock, John W. Swazey, plank, Amount expended under John LI. El d rid ge, D ist. John H. Eldridge, Alfred L. Smith, Geo. L Quimby, Allen H. Smith, James Coombs, Walter A. Williams, Amount expended under Joshua L. L ittle, D ist. N o. ii. Joshua L. Little, Charles C. Brown, John F. Davis, A. T. Atwood. Alvin Quimby, Stephen Clouston, Geo. A. Davis, Geo. A. Page, Joseph Tillock, T. G. Hewey, John J. Bridges, Wm. Gray, Melville W. Hewey, Amount expended under Am os A., D ist. No. 12. Amos A. Johnson, Lewis M. Blood, A. P. White, Warren Moore, W. P. Gray, John W. Swazey,

17 15 Amount expended under Asa D ist. Asa Tewksbury, Thomas W. Bowden, Ralph W. Bennett, Hiram J. Harriman, Joel Atwood. Erastus G. Allerson, Joseph T. Little, Geo. W.Gray, Lyman Stevens, Wm. F. Eldredge, Joseph Tillock, $81 19 Amount expended under H enry Simpson, D ist. No. 14. Henry Simpson, Harvey Simpson, 10 Sewall Simpson, 4 25 H. Edwin Snow, 2 25 Wm. Simpson, Geo. W. Clements, 2 υυ Greenleaf Simpson, 2 00 Daniel Snow, 2 10 John W. Swazey, plank, 3 42 T. G. Arey, stone hammer, 30 $ Amount expended under S. IV. R ideout, D ist. N o W. Rideout, Urias Coombs, W. C. Stubbs, Wm. C. Grindle, Ira Harriman, Newall A Stover, Joseph Tillock, Byrant Kench, Wm.F. Eldredge, Charles A. Stubbs, Eugene S. Coombs, John W. Stover, Chas. H. Harriman, use of plow, $78 12

18 16 Am ount expended under Isaac f. Davis, D ist. D o Isaac F. Davis, Otis H. Small, w. L. Small, Ira w. Harriman, w m. Gray, Andrew Harriman, John w. Swazey, plank, Joseph Gray, Am ount expended under Eben D. D ist. D o. i j. Eben B. Moore, James Perkins, Peter Clair, John Simpson, w m. B. Clair, John L. Perkins, Winslow h. Davis, w m. Bowden, w arren J. Moore, John J. Bridges, Win. F. Eldridge, Joseph Tillock, John AY. Swazey, Charles L. Davis, Amount expended under F red M. E ld rid g e, D ist. D To. 18. Fred M. Eldridge, Silas AY. Orcutt, Fred M. Ke3Tes, M. P. Patten, S. N. Bowden, Chas. II. Bowden, Geo. Eastman, Clarence A. Wright, Chas. A. Wright, John AY. Swazey, 59 78

19 17 Ira W. Harriman, use of watering trough, Robert Parker, W. r. Snow, , J. M. Houston, Charles Blair, plank, i Morse & Co., timber for drains, Horace E. Buck, tile for drains, Tyler & Conant, fixtures and repairs to road machine, R. W. Smith,/ T. G. Arey, nails, Homer s Express, expense on castings, M. C. Ii. Road, freight on timber, James Mastin, tending draw, Bucksport Electrical Co., lumber and sawing, E. B. Gardner à Co., nails and drain pipe, Amount expended in Summer and Fall, Winter, Old bills before reported, Amount paid by Treasurer, $8,1 Balance due, Balance road money unexpended, Appropriation, Received on drains and lumber, COVERED DRAIN ON ELM STREET. Martin Ball, Dennis Buckley, Joseph Bonzey, Charles Brown, Thomas Cullity, John Donovan, John E. Grant, Simeon Jones, H. L. Marks, W. E. Cole, stone, L. T. Dorr, 44 Edward S. Atwood, Harry Grant, 4

20 18 Walter Snowman, timber, 1 20 Morse & Co., 36 ^ Frank G. Dorr, hauling timber, 75 Horace E. Buck, tile, John N. Tillock, hauling timber, 3 00 Appropriation, Received on drain, Unexpended road money to balance, Amount paid by Treasurer, $ $ «REPAIRS OF VERONA BRIDGE. Andrew Bennett, labor and scow, J. A. Whitmore, labor, spars, and scow, Austin Saunders, iron, 9 39 Wm. Beazley, lumber, 2 75 James S. Bennett, lumber, 1 00 $61 64 DRAW AND PIER, BUCKSPORT AND VERONA. > Charles Blair, timber, plank, 7 98 A. Bennett, labor and scow, J. A. Whitmore, labor and scow, Austin Saunders, iron, BILES PAID BY TOWN OF VERONA. Peter Abbott, piling, 9 00 Wm. G. Clay, labor, A. Delano, piling and logs, John G. Delano, labor, F. G. Perkins, lumber, Byron Webster, labor, 9 00 C. M. Delano, logs, 5 00 G. II. Allen, 3 00 Alvah Allen, lumber, 2 29 T. G. Arey & Son, nails and bar, 3 15 One-half of bill, repairs to draw and pier, Appropriation, Refunded by Towrn of Verona, $ $ $ $415 83

21 19 I Amount paid by Treasurer for repairs to Verona Bridge, Amount paid by Treasurer for repairs on draw and pier, Balance unexpended, ERECTING GUIDE BOARDS. American Road Machine Co., steel guide boards, 4 W 4 4 B. & B. Steamship Co., freight on I w 4 4 E. T. Smith, cedar poles for I 4 4 ς II. K. Danforth, cedar poles for II. L. Marks, putting up * Harry Grant, assisting in putting up Bucksport Electrical Co., for post for w» w -Josiah Partridge, sign board for Verona Bridge, Amount paid by Treasurer, Appropriation, $50 00 PaidW. G. Minks, for open road from Minks Landing, so called, to main road. Appropriation, $ SUMMARY ΟΕ EXPENDITURES ON HIGHWAYS. Amount expended in Winter, Summer and Fall, Old bills before reported. Repairs on Verona Bridge, k ' draw and pier, Covered drain on Elm street, Opening road from Minks Landing to main road, 100 Expense for guide boards, 39 Balance unexpended, APPROPRIATIONS. For roads, bridges and sidewalks, 3,500 Verona Bridge, 400 Covered drain on Elm street, 150 An open road from Hinks Landing to main road, 100 One-half of bills for repairs on draw and pier, from Town of Verona, 125 Erecting guide boards,, 50 Received from individuals on drains and lumber,

22 20 T O W N FA R M ACCOUNT W IT H SUPERINTENDENT. Joseph Tilock, Superintendent,to cash received fro m the follow in g sources: Seth Kent, calves, $ Robert Redman, beef stock and hides, S. A. Maxfield, wool. 8 C. II. Rice pork, lo 10 Hiram Iiarriman, pig, 1 00 Geo. Douglass, pig, 1 lo For use of stock animal, 0 00 il oxen, 9 I o Received of Treasurer, $ CONTRA. John Moore Jr., labor, Abbott boy, labor, Harvey Simpson, heifer, Emery Quimby, labor, Expense on Win. Mulligan, Albert Brawn, labor, Win. Bennett, cow, A. Mason, carding wool, Mabel Lowell, services, Chick & Co., seed for Farm, Noah Rideout, potatoes, Reuben Page, oxen, Mrs. Dunbar, labor, Joseph Tillock, hay, Treasurer, cash to balance. PRODUCE RAISED ON FARM. 86 tons of hay, 212 bushels potatoes, 50 bushels barley, 55 bushels oats, 75 bushels turnips, 30 bushels beets, 516 pounds butter, 970 pounds pork, 480 pounds beef, 8 bushels beans, 88 pounds wool. AMOUNT OF STOCK ON FARM. 2 oxen, 7 cows. 2 two-years, 1 one-year, 4 swine, 16 sheep. Whole number of inmates, 15. Number of weeks support, 552.

23 21 TOWN FARM ACCOUNT W IT H TREASURER. Paid John L. Homer, supplies, S. E. Hall, J. E. Cunningham, beef, L. T. Rich, district tax, Mar!: Gray, supplies, Wm. Fox, clothing, II. S. Lampher, shoes, Mass Clothing Co.. clothing. A. F. Page, medicines, Joshua Abbott, Francis G. Ginn, gigger, John T. Crowell, sundries, and repairs on harness, T. J. McAlister, sleigh shaft, J. P. Hooper, clothing, II. F. Gilley, supplies, Charles A. Stubbs, lumber, Horace E. Puck, tin ware, Freeman Heath, labor, haying. Geo. II. Taylor, labor and horse, haying, Joseph Tillock, sendees rendered as Sup t., Willard 13oyl, labor, haying, Morse & Co., lumber, * C. C. Homer, supplies, James Emery & Co., sundries furnished, «A. II. Genn, shoes, J. E. Cunningham, cow, Fred Simpson, mackerel, Joseph Tillock, Supt., services rendered, Luther T. Rich, phosphate, E. P. Nichols, supplies, T. G. Arey, plow and sundries, W. Wardwell & Co., shoeing oxen and smith work, S. C. Homer & Son, supplies, Warren A Hancock, dry goods, R. P. Stover, medicines, E. 13. Gardner, supplies, Chas. A. Arey, Geo. M. Ware A Co., sundries, N. T. Hill, supplies, Daney Brothers, fish, Joseph Tillock, Supt., balance of services rendered, Joseph Tillock, Supt., purchase of oxen, Amount of orders drawn, Less cash paid Treasurer by Superintendent,

24 22 POOR NOT ON THE FAR M. W M. H. HUBBARD ANI) FAMILY. Paid Dr. W. C. Stilson, medical attendance, S. C. Iiomer Son, provisions, John Silsby, supplies, A. R. Puck, one year s rent of tenement, MRS. DUDLEY 1>. MILES. W. C. Stilson, medical attendance. Chas. A. Arey, supplies, Warren & Hancock, dry goods, Treasurers check, GKO. E. SAUNDERS ISAAC NOYES Town of Pittston for support, Overseer of Poor, expense to Pittston. MRS. ANN J. HARRIMAN Maine Insane Hospital, board, «TRANSIENT POOR. Samuel R. Eldridge, meals and lodging, Mrs. Annie E. Brown, J. W. Patterson, expense, A. W. Mooney, meals and lodging, Fred Williams, meals. JAMES C. SAWYER AND FAMILY Dr. W. C. Stilson, medical attendance, CIIAS. L. SANBORN. C. C. Homer <&Co., supplies, S. E. Hall, fuel, A. II. Genn, boots, J. T. Crowell, rubber blanket,

25 MRS. IDA T0RREY. Paid.Mrs. Jerry Bridges, board and nursing, Dr. W. C. Stilson, professional services, Warren A Hancock, dry goods, Timothy Freeman, flour, Chas. A. Arey, supplies, CYRUS I.. FISH. MRS. MARY PHILLIPS. Geo. M. Ware, casket and robe, MRS. MARY MULLIGAN. Martin Ball, digging grave, Geo. M. Ware, casket and robe, N. T. Hill, two barrels flour, Eugene S. Coombs, wood, E. P. Nichols, supplies, Geo. R. Emerton, wood, A. II. Genii, shoes, JAMES L. WHITINGTON. Town of Holden, support, LENA S. TRUNDY E. B. Woodbridge, support, VIOLA C. MCGINNIS. Amount of Town orders drawn, Amount charged to other towns and individuals, Net cost of poor off of Farm, Net cost of poor on Towu Farm, Total net cost of poor, - - I Appropriation, 81, Φ

26 24 FOR SUPPORT OF SCHOOLS. March 2, 1Amount raised by taxes. $2, School fund and mill tax, 1, Balance undivided in 1890, 4 91 Dist. No. apportioned the SEVERAL SCHOOL $4, DISTRICTS AS FOLLOWS : 1, 400 scholars, $2, , , , , , , , , , $4, Due the several school districts, Feb. 21st, 1891, 1, Amount of school orders drawn, $4, Due the several schools districts, Feb. 22d, 1892, $5, $5, SCHOOL TEXT BOOKS ACCOUNT. Amount raised by town for purchase of school books, Balance unexpended in 1890, Paid A. F. Chase, for books, American Book Co., Leach, Shewell & Sanborn, 13 0 Warren P. Adams, k 89 A. F. Page, express on books, 3 60 Cobi) Brothers, for books, 3 50 University Publishing Co., k 9 00 Houghton Mifflin & Co., k 22' 95 D. C. lleath & Co., k Thompson, Brown & Co., $ * V $ Balance unexpended, $266 15

27 25 FIRE DEPARTMENT. Paid John L. Homer, labor on engines, $ E. C. Newcomb, repairs to Torrent s Hose, James G. Smith, repairs to Engine House, Λ. E. Patterson, janitoring Torrent Engine House, Daniel Courcy, smith work, Deluge Engine, James Emery, rent of Deluge rooms, i Thomas Cullity, removing snow from reservoirs, 1 Martin Ball, jantoring Deluge rooms, 1 Η. E. Buck, sundries furnished, James Emery, rent of Deluge rooms, S. B. Clay, janitoring Torrent rooms, N. B. Harlow, alcohol for engines, L. E. Morgan, labor on engines, S. E. Hall, coal for Deluge Engine Co., E. P. Nichols, fuel for Torrent Engine Co., S. C. Homer & Son, cleaning and putting alcohol in Engine, Balance unexpended, 6 Appropriation, ENGINE COMPANIES. Balance due Deluge Engine Co., Torrent 41 Appropriation $150 to each Company, Paid Deluge Engine Co., balance, services for 1890, Torrent services in part 1891, Deluge Engine Co., Balance due Torrent Engine Co., for 1891, Deluge u Amount of orders drawn to pay expenses, companies, Amount paid by Treasurer,

28 » 26 CONTINGENT ACCOUNT. Paid L. C. Homer, express on Town reports and proofs, Mooney & Hurley, for printing Town reports, E. C. Newcomb, special Police, S. E. Hall, fuel for Town office, * hall, James E. Hall, Post decorating soldiers graves, Emery & Co, assessment books and stationery, T. T. McAlister & Son, rent Town office, I). W. Hill, teams for Selectmen, Town Treasurer, discounts allowed under 6 per cent., li li U ii ii ^ il il abatements ordered, Geo. W. Abbott, services in part Selectman, Assessor and Overseer of Poor, John Dorr, setting glass, Town House, Stanley D. Gray, services in part as S. S. Committee, H. L. Marks, services in part as Selectman, Assessor, Overseer of Poor, F. B. Googins, teams for Selectmen, , E. B. Moore, wood for Town Office, A. W. Mooney, services in part as Police Officer, M. P. Patten, wood for Town Office, E. A. Crocker, services as Health Officer, 1). Bugbee, books for Town Clerk, registering Vital Statislicts, Geo. M. Ware <VCo., glass for Town House, H. L. Marks, balance services as Selectman, Assessor and Overseer of Poor. A. W. Mooney, balance services as Police Officer, J. W. Eld ridge, services as S. S. Committee, Geo. W. Abbott, balance services as Selectman, Assessor and Overseer of Poor, O. P. Cunningham, services as Town Agent, S. E. Hall, wood for Town Office, Fred Williams, services as Police Officer, Bar Harbor Record, advertising taxes, A. F. Page, services as S. S. Committee, Joseph Tillock, Selectman, Assessor and Overseer of Poor, Wm. A. Remick, Town Clerk, Amount of orders drawn, Abatement on tax of 1888, no Town order given, 11 a u 1889, a 11 a 11 a 1890, a Appropriation, James, E. Hall Post, 53, Overlayings,

29 27 LIABILITIES K N O W N AN D ESTIMATED. Notes outstanding, (Spofford Fund 20, Interest on above, (Spotford Fund) Due on coupons not presented $1, Due the several school districts 1, Outstanding bills estimated, (not reported) $3, BONDED DEBT. Six per cent, bonds 120, Four i20, to RESOURCES. Cash in the treasury 4, Due from towns and individuals Uncollected tax deemed available 7, Si46, $11, Net liabilities over resources $134, c o u p o n a c c o u n t Balance unpaid last year 1, Amount raised to pay interest 7,54b 00 $9, Coupons paid by 1 reasurer, 6 per cent. 7, Amount of unpaid coupons... i,q2s 00 $9, PAY OF TOWN OFFICERS. Geo. W. Abbott, Selectman, Assessor and Overseer of Poor, Joseph Tillock, Selectman, Assessor and Overseer of Pooi, Herbert L. Marks, Selectman, Assessor and Overseer of Poor, Albert F. Page, S. S. Committee J. Wcslev Eldridge, Stanley D. Gray, u A. W. Mooney, Police Officer Fred A. Williams, John J. Lee, Town Treasurer Wm. A. Remick, Town Clerk Geo. II. Emerson, Health Officer a W. C. Stilson, 44 E. A. Crocker, " I O. P. Cunningham, Town Agent GEO. W. ABBOTT, ) Selectmen JOSEPH TILLOCK, t of HERBERT L. MARKS, ) Bucksport. B u c k s p o r t, Feb. 22nd, To the Inhabitants o f the Town o f Bucksport : The undersigned Auditor of accounts has examined the books, accounts and vouchers of the Selectmen and Overseers of the Poor for the last year past, and the account of the Treasurer, and finds them correct. I have also examined the account of the Overseers of the Poor with the Fisher Ames Spofford Poor Fund and submit the following statement of receipts and expenditures and present standing of said fund. Cr. By balance of income unexpended, Feb. 21, $ Interest on town notes Amount returned by sundry persons $ D r. To paid sundry persons per account... $ Balance of income, new account $ PERMANENT FUND. Note of Town of Bucksport... $10, * * * * * * * * λ # / , $20,800 00

30 TREASURER S REPORT. T O W N o f B U C K S P O R T in account w i t h j O H N f. L E E, Treasurer. Dr. To paid orders of Selectmen for schools. S4, roads, 3, support of poor, fire department, 44 contingent expenses, discounts and abatements, 1; school agent Dist. No. 1, for high school, i coupons of six percent, bonds, 7. f4 purchase of town bonds, 2. premium and accrued interest on same, interest on F. A. Spoff ord Fund, State tax for 1891, County 1. State pensions advanced, making 24 tax deeds, distributing tax bills in District No. 1. rent of office, fuel, stationary and postage, Treasurer s salary for one year. Balance in Treasury, 1, Ch. Received from balance in Treasury, Feb. 22, 1891, $4, state, school fund and mill tax, 1, railroad and telegraph tax, for pensions advanced, crow bounty paid in 1890, School Agent Dist. No. 1. for high school, fishing privilege, Verona bridge. licenses, rent of Town hall, non-resident taxes 1888, returned to treasurer, 1889, 1890, taxes of 1891, before Sept. 1, 17. discount allowed on same, 1, abatements, taxes of 1.891, w. A. r emick, collector, 1890? 1, «it , 44 u a ti U 1888, ' 4 44 a u ^ w 4% 44 school tax Dist. No. 1, for 1887, Ur. A, Eemick, Collector, 4% I. Jule for tuition, Dist. No. 3, 44 sundry persons for drains, 44 sale of lumber, 44 towns and individuals on poor account, 44 Superintendent of Town Farm, 44 Town of Verona,one-half expenses on bridge,

31 STATE OF MAINE To J a m e s W. P a t t e r s o n, Constable o f the Town of B ucksport. G r e e t in 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 V Village of Bucksport, on Monday, the seventh day of March, next, at ten o clock in the forenoon to act upon the following articles, to wit : 1st. To choose a Moderator to preside at said meeting. 2d. To choose a Clerk for the ensuing year., 3d. To see if the town will accept the report of the Selectmen, Assessors and Overseers of the Poor. à 4th. To choose three or more Selectmen, Assessors and Overseers of the Poor. 5th. To choose a Treasurer of the town and all other necessary Town Officers for the ensuing year, excepting Collector of Taxes. 6th. To determine what sums of mone}7the town will raise by taxes for the following purposes. 7th. For the support of Schools. 8th. For the support of Poor. 9th. For the payment of Notes and Interest. 10th. For the payment of Coupons on Town Bonds. 11th. For the payment of the principal of the 'Town Bonds, as required by Section 136, Chapter 51, Revised Statutes. 12th. For defraying the expenses of the Fire Department. 13th. To see if the town will vote to pay the Companies of Torrent and Deluge Engines, for their services for the municipal year 1892, and if so. how' much and under what conditions. 14th. To see what sum the town wdll vote to raise for repairing roads, bridges and sidewalks, and removing snow, and to raise such sums in money, or labor, and to fix the compensation of men and teams. I 1 I I «' * 15. To see what sum the town will raise for discounts, abatements and other contingent expenses. 16th. To see if the town wdll vote 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, 1892, and said money if appropriated, to be paid to the Commander of said James IE Hall Post No th. To see if the town will authorize the Treasurer to sell the towm s interest in the non-resident lands that have been forfeited to

32 30 the town for non-payment of taxes, or what action the town will take in reference to said lands. 18th. To see if the town will vote to tax the dogs as provided by law. 19th. To see if the town will authorize the Treasurer with the approval of the selectmen to make a temporary loan and renew outstanding notes. 20th. To see what action the town will take in reference to refundi n g the bonded indebtedness of the same. 21st. To determine the manner of collecting the taxes and the rate of discount for the prompt payment of the same. 22d. To fix the compensation of the Treasurer. 23d. To choose a Collector of taxes. 24th. To see what sum of money the town will raise for the purchase of school text books. 25th. To see what sum the town will raise for repairing Verona bridge, 20th. To see if the town will vote to remove the Engine house, (near Michael Cullity s) from wrhere it now stands to the stream, South of Tannery bridge, and appropriate one hundred dollars for defraying the expenses of moving. 27th. To see if the town will authorize the selectmen to sell the lot # where the Engine house now stands, near Michael Cullity s. 28th. To see if the town will act on a proposal from J. L. Buck for the settlement of his bill for services rendered and expenses incurred in investigation of the town affairs under instructions from the town, given March, 1878, 29th. To see if the town will vote to raise the sum of one hundred and fifty dollars for the purpose of erecting a house for wood at the Town Farm. 30th. To see if the town will vote to put what formally were School Districts Nos. 6, 8 and 18, back to their original lines ; if not, to see what action the town will take in regard to locating and building a school house in District No. 6. The selectmen will be in session at their office on the fourth and fifth days of March, next, from ten o clock in the forenoon till four o clock in the afternoon, for the purpose of correcting the list of voters. i. I. : \ r ' _ (! ; f r i * * ; * * t Given under our hands the 2(ith day of February, A. D GEO. W. ABBOTT, ) Selectmen JOSEPH TILLOCK, of II. L. MARKS, j Bucksport.

33 R E P O R T O F I. \ _, Superintending School Committee. To t h e C it iz e n s o f B u c k s p o r t : While not attempting in this report to give a detailed account of each school in town, there will be an effort to touch in a general way upon some of those things that determine the success or failure of our public schools. These schools constitute the most important interest with which our town is called upon to deal, for education forms the basis upon which our free government rests. This being the case, to make such suggestions as are thought necessary to secure greater effectiveness in the administration of school affairs is too imperative a duty to be neglected. Regarding the work of our teachers during the past year, it may be said that they labored diligently to the extent of their several abilities and that any failure to achieve full success, so far as the attainment of that success depended upon the teacher, has been due to lack of professional training or adaptability to the work 1 / If all of our would be teachers recognized the fact that the work upon which they f 9 wish. to enter is one for which special preparation is needed; and if agents recognizing this fact, and acting in accordance therewith, refused employment to those who wrere unwilling to fit themselves for their work, it would be possible to report not only uniform diligence, but uniform success on the part of our teachers. It is to be regretted that agents should be unaware of the costly error of a frequent change of teachers. A recent report showed that during the year for which it was made, there were but two districts outside the village, that retained the services of the same teacher for the entire year. During the same year, there w^ere three districts that employed, in all, nine different teachers; and this was not a condition of affairs peculiar to one year, but exists right along. This is one of the most efficient agencies for deadening the ambition of both pupil and teacher, to say nothing of the lack of economy it indicates. A ne\v teacher begins work at a disadvantage, much time being required even by the skillful, in getting a strange school to running smoothly. Methods differ, more than they ought indeed, and the change is perplexing to pupils. Often they suffer injustice in not being allowed to take up their work at the point where it was dropped at the close of the preceding term, for it is frequently the case that the teacher begins her labor with a general review of the work of the term before, disregarding the fact that the suggestions of her predecessor made at the end of the term are of much more value than any such examination can be. Given a strange teacher, with new ways of conducting recitations, and very many pupils fail to do justice to themselves, hence the danger herein mentioned. As a matter of fact,

34 32 it is not always the case that a teacher has at the opening of her school the register from the preceding teacher, to which the law entitles her. This is either the fault of the committee, who have not exacted such a register, or of the agent who has failed to notify the committee of the time when the school is to begin, in which case the register cannot ahvays be placed in the hands of the teacher in time to be of service. Any teacher becomes more valuable as she gains a more intimate acquaintance with her pupils, their various dispositions and character and the home life, the mold that principally shapes them. Having gained a knowledge of these, she is first really able to apply the chisel that is to remove imperfections in the cast, and shape it to true proportions, or while yet plastic bend it to the form which it should bear. How can there be any of this character shaping while there is an endless procession of different teachers, three a year, passing through our school? The teacher will be incited to greater efforts if she knows that success will be rewarded by retention of her service, than if weighted by the consciousness that she will look in vain for such recognition of her merit. A perusal of the Reports of the National Teachers Association and of our own State Superintendent of Common Schools, as well as of those of the State and various County Associations, shows a striking unanimity of opinion regarding two things. The first, is that the common schools form the most important link in our educational system; the second, that they are, when of the kind known as the district school, its weakest link. The charge is made, and must stand till refuted, that under the district management of school affairs we often do not receive a fair equivalent for the money expended; that there is little or no apparatus furnished for school work; that skdlful discrimination is not exercised in selecting teachers and that they are changed frequently and unnecessarily; that there is no systemic course of study; and that owing to the method of apportioning funds, equal school privileges are not enjoyed by all. The list is somewhat lengthy, and no one will claim that the evils mentioned are not serious ones. Are all of the thirteen districts of Bucksport free from them? Is there any district outside of the village in which nearly all are not found? Each intelligent citi/en who reads this report can answer for himself, and we will go on to consider whether or not there is a remedy for such a stale of affairs. The answer to this is found in the action of one hundred and thirty towns in Maine. Those towns have abolished their school districts as the most effectual, and indeed the only way to avoid the fault herein enumerated. Any town may by vote abolish these districts and their attendant evils. On doing this, the town becomes the owner of all school property, and the school money is expended for the equal benefit of all. * While we feel that some advancement has been made during the year, we are well aware that much needs to be done to bring our schools up to the high standard, which we would like to have them attain. Parents should manifest a lively interest in school affairs, and encourage their children to be prompt and faithful in their attendance. We should remember that the school children of to-day become the men and women of the future, entered in the competition of thought and skill. Their labor will need to be guided by keen quick intelligence ; their energies to be most effective, must find an outlet, not through the strong arm, but through the active clear brain. STANLEY D, GRAY, A. F. PAGE, S. S. Com. J. WESLEY ELDRIDGE,

35 CHURCH AND SOCIETY DIREcTORY. Congregational Church. Preaching at 10.30; Sabbath School following morning service ; evening meetings Sunday and Tuesday. Methodist Church. Preaching at 10.30; Sabbath School following morning service ; evening meetings Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday. St. Vincent De Paul s Catholic Church. Services held every second Sunday of each month at 10 a. m. ; Sunday School, 2 i\ m. ; Benediction p. m. Rev. P. J. Garrity, pastor. V. 1*. S. C. E. Meets Thursday evenings at 7.15 o clock. Bucksport Lodge, No. 14, A. (). U. W. Meets first and third Friday in each month at J Felicity Lodge, No. 19. F. A A. M. Stated meeting first Mon- day of each month. Hancock R. A. Chapter, No. 19. Stated meeting first Wednesday of each month. Local Branch, No. 850, Ο. I. II. Meets the second and fourth Friday of each month at Sisterhood Branch, No. 1047, Ο. I. H. Meets second and fourth Monday of each month. I? 5 Knowlton Lodge, No. 108, N. E. O. P. Meets second and fourth Wednesday of each month. James E. Hall Post, No. 53, G. A. R. Meets every Thursday of each mouth. Bucksport L. A B. A. Regular meeting second Monday of each month. -

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