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1 The University of Maine Maine Town Documents Maine Government Documents 1912 Financial Report of the Selectmen of the Town of Bucksport Together with the Warrant and Reports of the Auditor of Accounts, Treasurer, Superintendent of Schools, and Town Clerk 1911 Bucksport (Me.) Follow this and additional works at: Repository Citation Bucksport (Me.), "Financial Report of the Selectmen of the Town of Bucksport Together with the Warrant and Reports of the Auditor of Accounts, Treasurer, Superintendent of Schools, and Town Clerk 1911" (1912). Maine Town Documents This Report is brought to you for free and open access by It has been accepted for inclusion in Maine Town Documents by an authorized administrator of For more information, please contact

2 FINANCIAL REPORT OF THE SELECTMEN OF THE TOWN OF BUCKSPORT TOGETHER WITH THE 4 WARRANT AND REPORTS OF THE Auditor of Accounts, Treasurer, Superintendent of Schools, and Town Clerk R. P. Harriman, Pr. B u c k sp o r t, M E

3 FINANCIAL REPORT OF THE SELECTMEN OF THE TOWN OF BUCKSPORT TOGETHER WITH THE W A R R A N T AND r EPORTS OF THE 9 Auditor i of Accounts, Treasurer, Superintendent of Schools, and Town Clerk R, P. Harriman, Pr. B u ck spo r t, M E

4 REPORT OF THE SELECTMEN. For the Municipal Year 1911 To the I nhabitants of the T own of B ucksport : 'The selectmen herewith submit this their annual report from Feb. 22, 19.11, to Feb. 22, Real estate, resident Real estate, non-resident Personal estate, resident Personal estate, non-resident Valuation and Taxes. Tax on $878,429 (cb.0295 Tax on 631 Polls <w $3.00 each % Purposes For Which Taxes were Assessed For Schools Free high school School books Poor Roads, bridge, sidewalks, and snow bills Notes and interest Coupons from town bonds Purchase of town bonds Contingent expenses Salar}7town officers Fire department Engine companies Lighting streets State Road Reading room Annuity grammar school building Memorial day Schoolhouse repairs State tax County tax Overlayings

5 Personal Property Taxed 375 Horses 10 Colts, 3 to -4 yrs. old 11 Colts, 2 to 3 yrs. old 27 Colts, under 2 yrs Cows 20 Oxen 28 3-year olds 81 2-year olds 80 1-year olds 421 Sheep 117 Swine Bank Stock Trust Co.'s Stock Stock in Trade Other Co. s Stock Money at Interest Shipping Small Boats Logs and Lumber Wood and Bark 50 Carriages 10 Automobiles 93 Musical Instruments Furniture Materials in Stock Machinery Other Property i State Road. Beal, F. W. Dorr, H. A. Dorr, It. F. Delano, Guy Dunham, A. B. e merton, George Eldridge, A. II. Eldridge, h. R. Ginn, Andrew Labor Gardner & Co., E. IE, supplies Harriman, Μ. II., labor Jordan, A. J. Estate, gravel Kimball, Austin, labor n icholson, T. M., weighing gravel Perkins, J. C. labor Quimby, I. I). Russell, J. IE Russell, Guy Sullivan, W. L. Saunders, Richard t imer, I. IE Williams, W. M. k Raised by town Received from State Overdrawn

6 ACCOUNT OF SELECTMEN WITH THE ROADS. Abbott, d. b. Avery, Albert Bridges, Ray Cunningham, Eugene Courcy, Daniel Dorr, H. F. Dorr, II. A. Delano, Daniel Emerton, George Gray, John Ginn, Andrew Goodale, P. A. Hall, John J. Harriman, Μ, h. Jones, E. C. Lee, J. J Lanpher, Charles Marks, C. W. Page, C. O. Perkins, J. C. Russell, Wm. O. Snow, Wm. G. Saunders, Fred R. Saunders, Emery Saunders Richard Scott, N. B. Taylor, W. F. W ilson, W. F. Warren, Estate of Luman Wessell, G. W. Williams, Fred Witham, J. F. & Co. Disi. Winter /. of 1910 Perkins, and 1911.«xYo. John C. Surveyor Disi. No.2. anson lanpher, surveyor Boyle, W. W. Carver, W. H.

7 Lanpher, Anson Lanpher, Frank Lanpher, Jerome Lowell. Elmer D/s/. Λ Γο. J. Λ. Λ. Lowell, Surveyor. Arey, Percy Bullock, w ilber Bailey, Herbert Curtis, F. H. Curtis, w. H. Chipman, G. Fogg I. A. Kilburn. Horace Lowell, A. A. Redman, J. C. Rich, J. C. Stousland, H. D ist. n o. 4. J. Seavey, Surveyor. Bowden, Mark Dean, William Gordon, J. L. Hayward, L. H. Harvey, Robert Harvey, D. G. Harvey, Ernest Seavey, Jed Turner, XV. G. «D ist. n o. 5. w. t. A twood, Surveyor. Atwood, J. T. Atwood, -J. D. Atwood, W. T. Bridges, F. E. Howard, F. White, W. L.

8 Dorr, Eugene L. Dunham, A. B. Eldridge, A. H. Eldridge, H. R. Eldridge, Eben Gray, Joseph Harriman. L. / Kimball, A. Kimball, Theo Kimball, Herbert Page, Rufus Page, L. E. Page, G. L. Stubbs, Harry E nman, w, C. Lewis, E. H. Pinkham, A. P. Robinson, Geo. R. Rowell, A.i Smith, H. J. Stubbs, S. A. Wentworth, E. Dist No. 6. A. H. eldridge, Surveyor. Disi. No. y. A. P. Pinkham, Surveyor. Cunningham, I. S. ί γ Γ i r t * ί.\ Γ~ Γ* Soper, Fred Soper, Cari Aiken, Stanley Colby, N. B. Day, Justin Gray, A. E. Hubbard, John Heath, M. J. Houston, J. E. Dist. No. 8. I. S. CunnSurveyor. Disi. No. Q. ( U. S.) N. B. Colby, Surveyor.

9 Johnson, F. A. Lister, Bert Maddox, A. P. O Donnell, s. W. Sanborn, Eugene D ist. No. 9 (L. S.) A. b. Dresser, Surveyor. Dresser, A. B. Dresser, Arthur Eldridge, W. F. Kenney, A. Dis t. nο. 10 L. c. smith Surveyor. Clay, s. B. Clay, A. B. Moore, P. F. Quimby, Winslow F. Smith, J. L. Snow, A. F. Smith, L. C. Smith, A. H. Thomas, G. J. Thomas, R. Tillock, C. F. Dist. n o. 11 S. w. D avis, Surveyor. % Brown, C. C. Houston, Howard Davis, S. W. Gowen, Willard Ilewey, M. W. Little, J. L. McKinnon, A. J. Phillips, A. Quimby, Wm, Robshaw, E. Robshaw, Chas. Stousland, Howard

10 Dist. No. 12. L. M. Blood, Surveyor. Arey, B. Blood, L. M. Carey, A. W. V Carey, I. Carey, Geo. Colby, W. E. Johnson, A. A. McIntyre, E. Richardson, Brown Richardson, E. D. Disi. No. 13. A. H. L ittle, Surveyor. Allison, E. G. Bennett, R. E. H arri man, II. J. Little, J. T. Little, A. H. Disi. No. 14. R.R. simpson, Surveyor. Clements, W. L. Clay, G. E. Simpson, E. B. Simpson, R. R. Simpson, Eugene Simpson, Frank Simpson, Harvey, Dist. No. IJ. W. C. Stubbs, Surveyor. Coombs, E. S. Coombs, D. W. Coombs, A. λ'. Gross, Everett Gross, Irving Gross, Thomas Grindle, W. C. Osgood, Henry Rideout, S. W. Sullivan, E. Stover, N. A. gtubbs, C. A.

11 Stubbs, C. C. Stubbs, W. C. d ist. No. 16. A.E. Orcutt, Grindle, Frank h arriman, A. J. McDonald, Frank Orcutt, Everett Orcutt, A. E. Perkins, S. T. Dist. No. 17. F red B. Clair. Surveyor. Bowden, W. B. Clair, F. B. Davis,. H. Perkins, L. E. Perkins, Charles P. Perkins, S. T. Stinson, J. F. Witham, Levater Witham, Thomas Bowden, Chas. Eastman, Clyde Eastman, G. V. Eastman, Leon Grindle, J. L. Keyes, D. L. Orcutt, Silas Simpson, John Simpson, Harry Wight, Harry Disi. N o. is. C\ H, Bowden, Surveyor. Dist. No. 19. II. E. cole,surveyor. Atwood, AV. A. i Bridges, F. D. Douglass, D. B. Cole, W. E. h arriman, Ira Smith, II. M.

12 Expended for Labor and Material on Roads, Bridges, and Sidewalks during the Summer of 191 I. D ist. n o. I. R. H arrim an, Surveyor. ft Ames, H. F. & Co. Arey, Allen Arey, Wilber Arey, Horace Abbott, 1). B Bucksport Water Co. Bulduc, Jere Bowden Brothers Bragg, N. H. Sons Bowden, Jesse Costello, Joseph Chapman, Mell Chandler, George Carley, A. IF Courcy, Daniel Crosby, A. L. Dorr, IF F. Dorr, H. A. Dunham, A. B. Fames, Lee Emery & Co. Eldridge, H. R. Eldridge, A. H. Ginn, Andrew Grindle, J. E. Gray, Joseph Gardner A Co., F. B. Goodale, P. A. Harriinau, R. P. H arriman, Μ. II. Hall, J. J. Hutchins, S. R. II arriman, Parker Hutchins, Fred Hutchins, Lee

13 Homer, G. P. Jones, E. C. Jones, W. H. Lawrence, Charles Lloyd, Alvah Lowell, F. H. Lord, John Maine Central R. R. Merrimac Iron Foundry Mooney, A. W. McGinnis, Morris Nicholson, T. M. North East Metal Culvert Co., Newcomb, Foster Perry, Harold Perkins, J. C. Page, C. 0. Quimby, I. D. Russell, W. O. Russell, Guy Russell, J. P. Robbins, Clifton Saunders, Fred Sawyer, A. M. Saunders, Richard Sullivan, W. L. Smith, J. E. Spofford, Parker Sullivan, Annice Sawyer, W. N. 4» Saunders, Emery Saunders, Harold Taylor, W. F. Thomas, J. N. Williams, Fred Weasel, G. W.

14 Boyle, Willard Bowden Brothers Carver, W. H. Chapman, Mell Courcy, Daniel Frey, B. L. Gardner & C o., E. B. Homer, Austin Lanpher, A. J. Lanpher, Frank 4. ' Lowell, Εν vie Lanpher, Jerome Lo well, Fred Perkins, F. C. Dist. No. 2. A. J. Lanpher, Surveyor. D ist. No. A. A. Lowell. Surveyor. Bailey, Herbert Fogg, L A. Lowell, F. I). Lowell, Fred F. Lowell, A. A. Page, George D ist. No.4. J. Seavey, Surveyor. Chandler, J. II. Hayward, L. II. Harvey, D. G. 4/ Harvey, Ernest Reed, G. M. Reed, Sarah T. Sabine, Thomas Seavey, J. Atwood, J. T. Atwood, W. T. Bridges, F. E. D/st. No. w.t. Atwo o d, Surveyor.

15 Bailey, H. W. Bridges, Warren Howard, Frank Lowell, A. L. Turner, Luther Disi. N o. 6. A. h. E l dridge. Surveyor. Bowden, Herman Dunham, A. B. Eldridge, H. R. Eldridge, A. IL Harriman, Llewellyn Kimball. Austin Kimball, T. Page, G. L. Page, Rufus Page, F. IL Page, J. H. Page, L. F. Russell, J. P. Russell. Guy Stubbs, II. A. Wit ham,.j. F. Dist. No. y. A. Pinkham, Surveyor. Atwood, F. I). Bennett, R. F. Freeman, T. Lewis, F. H. Pinkharn, A. P. Rowell, A. T. Smith, II. J. Dist. No. 8. I. S. Cunningham, Surveyor. Cunningham, I. S. Eldridge, A. II. Eldridge, IL IL Eastman, Clyde

16 Grindle, Chas. Kimball, Austin Kimball, T. Keyes, D. L. Perkins, Fred Soper, Carl Siliker, G. Wight, H. P. Aiken, Stanley Colby, N. B. - Day, Justin Graves, Wallace Houston, J. E. Heath, m. J. Hubbard, John Johnson, F. A. Maddox, A. P. Oliver, J. A. O Donnell, S. W. D ist. No. 9. ( U. S.) N. B. Colby, Surveyor. Burrill, H. P. Dresser, Arthur Dresser, A. B. Eldridge, W. F. Fogg, F. W. Kenney, Andrew Maddox, A. P. Dist. Ah. g. (L. S.) A. B. Dresser, Surveyor. Clay, A. B. Clay, S. B. Grindle, J. E. Moore, P. F. Quimby, W. F. Snow, A. E. Dist. No. 10. L. C. Smith, Surveyor.

17 Smith, A. H. Smith, A. E. Smith, J. L. Smith, L. Thomas, G. J. Tillock, C. F. D ist. No. ii. S. W. D avis, Surveyor. Burrill, H. P. Clouston, Howard Courcy, Daniel Davis, S. W. Gowen, W. Gardner A Co., E. B. Hewey, M. W. Little, J. L. Olin, N. G. Quimby, Wm. Robshaw, Charles Snow, Haskell Stubbs, Mrs. A. P. Stousland, Howard Arey, Burton Burlili, H. P. Blood, L. M Carey, A. W. i/ ' Carey, George Colby, Walter Carey, Ivory Gray, Emmons Johnson, Amos McIntyre, E McAlister, F. W. Richardson, E. I). Richardson, Brown Dist. No. 12. L..blod, Surveyor.

18 D ist. No. 13. A. h. Little, Surveyor. Allison, E. G. Atwood, C. E. Bennett, G. C. Bennett, R. E. Harriman, H. J. Little, J. T. Little, A. IL Disi. No. 14. R. R. Simpson, Surveyor. Clay, S. B. Clay, L. P. Clay. G. E. Clements, G. W. Simpson, Harvey Simpson. Frank Simpson, R. R. Disi. No. 15. IV. C. Stubbs, Surveyor. Coombs. 1). W. Coombs, Stanley Coombs. A. A'. 9 Coombs, Ralph Gray. J. II. Grindle. W. C. Gross, Everett Gross, Irving North East Metal Culvert Co. Osgood, Henry Rideout, S. \V. Sullivan, Eph. Stubbs, AV. C. Stubbs, C. A. Stubbs, J. I). Stover, N. A. Stubbs, C. C. AVitUain, J. E.

19 Clair, F. B. g rindle, Frank Harriman, A. J. Keyes, D. L. 4 McDonald, Frank Orcutt, Amos Perkins, 8. T. Bowden, Clair, F. B. Carey, A. Davis, XV. H. Gardner & Co., E. B. Perkins, Lewis E. Perkins. C. P. Simpson, Η. H. Witham, Levater Witham, J. E. ψ Dist. Ah. 16. a. E. Orcutt, Surveyor. Disi. n o. 17. f red B. Clair, Surveyor. w.b. ( 1 Bowden, C'. FI. Cunningham, I. 8. Dorr, H. F. Eastman, G. A". Eastman, Leon Eastman, Clyde Grindle, J. L. f» Grindle, Ivor Iiarrirnan, Μ. II. Keyes, D. L. Maine Central II. R. Morse & Co., Orcutt, Silas Perkins, F. IL Simpson, Harry Simpson, John Witham, J. PL D ist. No. 18. C. h. bowden Surveyor.

20 West, J. K. Wessel, g. W. Wight, C. A. Dist. nο. 19. w :E. cole, surveyor Atwood, IV. A. Atwood, C. K. Bridges, J.S. Bridges, G. K. Bridges, F. D. Cole. W. E. Clements, W. H. Dongles, D. B. Moore, Willis Simpson, Frank Simpson, Wesley Smith, II. M. Woodbridge, Arthur Morse A Co., lumber for various districts Conant, C. M. Co., repairs for road machine Dunning, R. B. & Co., repairs for plows SUMMARY. Expended for removing snow, winter Expended for repairing roads, bridges, and sidewalks. in summer, 1911 Raised by the town for removing snow, winter and repairing roads, bridges and sidewalks, summer of 1911 Cash from A. R. Buck and Bucksport Water ( o., for plank Balance from treasuryv Paid I enobscort Bay Electric Co. Appropriation Lighting Streets.

21 Town Farm Account. Abel L. Lowel,Supt., in account with the To S. W. Davis, 3 calves W. T. Atwood, 122 lbs. butter W. E. Lowell, seed peas Fred Bridges, 1 ton of bay Warren Bridges, % ton of hay Joshua Smith, 1,430 lbs. of hay Warren Bridges, seed peas, 50 cts ; 2 bushels of oats, $1.30 Dell Quimby, 2 calves Herbert Grindle, chickens W. E. Cole, potatoes Isaac Locke, peas S. W. Davis, 248 lbs. of pork C. H. Lowell, 6 bushels potatoes F. B. Marshall, 6 bushels potatoes - > 3 ^, 1 Herbert Arey, 10 bushels potatoes, $6; squash, 50 cts. Howard Arey, 5 bushels potatoes Mr. Bean, 2 hogs Daniel Courcy, 15 pushels potatoes H. Baile}7, plowing Joshua Smith, 52 bushels potatoes Harry Wise, straw ' Charles Delano, 326 lbs. pork Arthur Smith, butter R. R. Simpson, 240 bushels potatoes - > Herbert Bailey, sundries F. A. Arey, eggs H. J. Harriman, eggs Gertrude Bridges, eggs * * \V. E. Cole, D. Whiting & Son, 1,831 lbs. cream. * t W. E Lowell, fish Cr. A. L. Lowell, 2 whips Gladys L. Moore, labor I W. T. Atwood, 2 pigs

22 Herbert Bailey, labor A. L Lowell, plow point and shoe W. A. Atwood, labor W. T. Atwood, H bushel seed peas A. W. Kenney, fish W. E. Cole, 8 bush, seed oats Samuel Clay, planting potatoes Dell Quimby, meat Fred Bridges, 2,100 lbs. fertilizer C R. R. Simpson, 4,500 lbs. fertilizer A. W. Kenney, whitewashing and paper hanging Warren Bridges, 1 pig, S3.25 ; labor, S4.75 Ella M. Bridges, labor Herbert Grindle, labor Walter Curtis, meat Ray Bridges, berries Joshua Smith, spraying potatoes W. H. Carver, labor Harry Smith, labor Alice Bridges, picking peas Julia Atwood, picking peas W. T. Atvvood, spraying potatoes. Gertrude Russell, labor» XV.E. Cole, vinegar Mrs. Wm. Grindle, yarn Liva Clay, butchering W. E. Cole, 2 pigs, $8; use of stock animal, S3.50 ; W. E. Cole, grinding oats, SI.84 ; 150 lbs. beef, S13.50 Fred Bridges, 2 pigs Arthur Smith, labor Balance due the town treasury ' RAISED ON THE FARM. * '. : 450 bushels potatoes ; 30 tons hay ; 3 tons corn fodder ; 3 tons straw; 145 bushels oats; 30 bushels apples; 35 bushels beets; 20 bushels turnips ; 3 bushels beans ; 200 lbs. squash ; 1,322 lbs. pork ; 387 lbs. butter ; 1,837 lbs. cream. ; 1,c': '*.Stock on the F arm : 2 horses, 7 cows, 4 pigs, 67 hetls. ' J ' Number of Inmates 4. Number of weeks support 364.

23 Town Farm. D. Courcy, ironwork Andrew Ginn, supplies G. F. Wentworth, P. E. Dinsmore, H. L. Marks, u w. A. Remick, C. M. Delano, Warren & Co., Emery & Co., A. F. Page, D. B. Clay, F. A. Arey C. A. Arey, F. M. Mooney & Co., H. F. Ames & Co., E. B. Gardner & Co., S. W. Davis, R. B. Stover Genn Shoe Co., Thos. Sheehan, George N. Towle, medical aid Η. E. Snow, medical aid A. L. Lowell, Superintendent Poor Not on Town Farm. 4 4 City of Gardner, supplies Mrs. S. A. Stubbs, board II. E. Snow, medical aid Η. E. Snow, médical aid JANE A. NOYES. N. A. RYDER, D ixmont. m o r r is McG i n n i s. HIRAM GRANT. ESTELLA M c L a u g h l i n a n d 4 c h i l d r e n. Ϊ 'J 1 4 * * i* U_" Town of Camden, supplies, <

24 Pearl Witham, board W. F. Taylor, board HITTIE WITHAM. Pearl Witham, board W. F. Taylor, board M Y R A S M IT H, O ldtow n. ADELBERT PINKHAM, B oothbay H arbor. Andrew Ginn, wood C. M. Delano, groceries ft A. M. Sawyer, feeding J. T. Costello, feeding TRANSIENT POOR. SUMMARY. Net cost of poor on the farm Net cost of poor not on the farm Unexpended Appropriation Cash from town of Dixmont Due from city of Oldtown 1 * 1 Due from Boothbay Harbor Due from Superintendent of the town farm * i 1 Playground. f D. B. Abbott, labor W. M. Williams, labor I. D. Quimby, labor George Witham, labor W. E. Quimby, labor Unexpended Balance unexpended last year Gift of Edward Buck r f Cr.

25 Fire Department. Avery, Albert, work on hose and engine Ames, H. F. & Co., labor and material American Express Co., freight on supplies Barnes, Η. K. Co., suction for Deluge Barnes, Η. K. Co., 200 feet of hose and 12 spanners Boston Belting Co., 200 feet of hose Cohoon, C. B., labor Cole, w. E., wood Carpenter, Raymond, labor on hose Crocker, B. R., labor on engine Courcy, Daniel, bolts Costello, J. T., hauling engines and hose carts Cunningham, Herbert, work on hose Courcy Coal Co., fuel Cullity, Thomas, removing snow Courcy, Vincent, work on hose Clements, A, work on hose C. B. Cohoon, member of new engine committee Dorr, H. F., hauling engines Damon, J. F., packing Emery & Co., rent Gross, Ivory, labor Ginn, Herbert, fuel Ginn, Andrew, fuel Gardner, E. B. & Co., supplies Hey wood, S. L., straps Homer, G. P., hauling engines. v.... Iiarrirnan, Parker Homer, C. S., member of new engine committee Jones, Fred, watching fire Jones, E. C., hauling engines Kerst, El wood,, labor Lowell, F. II., janitor «t Lowell, Fred, labor on hose and engines Lanpher, Charles, work on hose McAlister, F. XV., storing furniture, 1910 M calister, F. W.lire warden Newcomb, Foster, work on hose / #. :i

26 Nicholson, T. M., fuel Partridge, Ο. d, fire warden Sheehan, James, work on hose Sullivan, Angus, work on hose Simpson, R. R., wood Taylor, W. P., work on hose Treworgy, W. 1'., work on hose and watching Wilson, W. P., hauling engine and cart Williams, Fred, labor on hose Wilson, C. M., fire warden White, Wm. L., hauling engines Appropriation Balance from the treasury Paid Torrent Engine Co. Deluge Engine Co. Salary of Engine Co s. m Appropriation, W. N. Sawyer Construction Co. F. A. Patterson, Architect New Engine House. E. L. Warren, insurance for 3 years Amount from treasury $2, There is a balance due the contractor as the final settlement has not yet been made. >? A M. C. R. R., freight 1 Howe engine New Gasoline Fire Engine. C r. Donation to the town Cash from P. G. Howe, ac*ct. of freight Balance from the treasury I

27 Schools. Due schools, Feb. 22, 1911 Appropriation School fund and mill tax Tuition Amount of town orders drawn Due schools, Feb. 22, 1912 Overdrawn, Feb. 22, 1911 School house Repairs and Supplies. Amount of town orders drawn Appropriation Stove sold Overdrawn, Feb. 22, 1912 Unexpended, Feb. 22, 1911 Appropriation Book sold School Books. Amount of town orders drawn Unexpended Feb. 22, 1912 Appropriation Received from the State Free High School. Overdrawn, Feb. 22, 1911 E. M. C. Seminary, tuition Unexpended, Feb. 22, 1912 Paid Parker Spofford Appropriation Annuity, Grammar Schoolhouse.

28 Contingent. George T. Ward well, posting warrants Inez William, rent of office to Feb Ithiel Saunders, Inspector of Chimneys George S. Robinson, reporting marriages Dr. Η. E. Snow, reporting births and deaths Dr. II. E. Snow, member of board of Dealtb E. L. Warren, insurance, town buildings F. C. Perkins, destroying moth nests R. P. Harriman, printing town reports and billheads C. B. Richards, Auditor John Dorr, painting lockup Rev. Harry Hill, reporting marriages Andrew Ginn, wood for lockup Llewellyn Lord, work on watering trough *E. B. Gardner & Co., bonds for collector and treasurer M. C. Railroad, freight on culverts Emery & Co., valuation supplies J. T. Costello, posting warrants for 2 elections J. P. Bass Pub. Co., bond notice * F. W. McAlister, work on road machine F. F. Smith, meeting State Assessors A. B. Ames, voting booths Partridge, Truant Officer Bucksport Water Co., water for trough and school Noah Lord, labor on watering trough H. P. Burlili, fighting forest fire J. T. Costello, special police * C. B. Cohoon, election clerk J. A. Dorr, 4 W. T. Hill, A. P. White, water tub W. II. Priest, John M. Houston, A. B. Dresser, W. C. Stubbs, 4 " A. E. Orcutt, Μ. H. Harriman, special police E. B. Gardner & Co., year book

29 g e orge Wasson, special police J. Bulduc, labor on gravel shed Llewellyn Lord, labor on gravel shed Page, material for School street building (. B. Colioon, moving lockup N. C. Lord, moving gravel shed C eo. Emerton, sprinkling streets W. A. Atwood, wood for office Dr. G. N. Towle, Board of Health, $10; fumigating, $28.07 Allen & Smith, labor on School street building S. W. Davis, 4 sheep killed Toward Stousland, 2 sheep killed A. M. Sawyer, 1 sheep killed M. W. Ilewey, 1 sheep killed Herbert Smith, sand for sewer C. B. Colioon, labor and material on lockup I-.. F. Ames & Co., labor and material on water trough John C. Perkins, special police R. P. Hardman, tax notices A. W. Mooney, labor on sewers E.C. Jones, trucking L. G. Leach, repairing road machine down of Orrington, perambulating line I. O. 0. Fellows, allowance on sewer C. B. Cohoon, harbor master Went Ward well, ironwork Burke Leach, constable, tax book, and envelopes H. F. Dorr, bricks for sewer F. W. McAlister, storing Engine Co. s furniture Fred Williams, work on sewer R. R. Simpson, team for valuation Lewis Lord, work on sewer J. R. Emery, rent of hall for 2 meetings E. B. Gardner & Co., material for watering trough Η. E. Snow, board of health and reporting births and deaths H j E. Snow, services, scarlet fever cases Η. H. Webster, ironwork W. J. Abbott, drain pipe George N. Towle, reporting births and deaths,

30 A. Delano, tending draw A. F. Page, rent and office supplies Frank Ginn, labor and material, School street building '» r ; F. F. Smith, horse hire and office supplies F. A. Williams, police A. L. White, recording births and deaths A. MI. Sawyer, police Abatements of taxes, 1911 Appropriation v C r. H. K. Danforth, fishing privilege Railroad and Telegraph tax Sheep damages returned by the state Sewer assessments Balance from the treasury Paid C. G. Atkins, Treas. Appropriation Buck Memorial Library. Paid James E. Hall Post, No. 53 Memorial Day Appropriation» Salary of Town Officers. Paid F. F. Smith, Selectman R. P. Iiarrirnan, Selectman R. R. Simpson, Selectmau A. F. Page, Treasurer A. A. Littlefield, Superintendent of schools A.L, White, Clerk O. P. Cunningham, Agent.. t ' \ I Appropriation

31 Amount unpaid Feb. 22, 1911 Appropriation, March 6, 1911 Coupon Account. Coupons paid by treasurer, Amount unpaid Feb. 22, 1912 Account With Tax Collectors. Commitment to Burke Leach, Coll., 1911 Supplementary tax Interest r Cash paid treasurer Tax deeds Abatements Commissions at 2% Due from J. W. Eldridge, Coll., tax for the year 1900 Bucksport poor fund Liahiiil ies. Note outstanding (school fund) Due on coupons not presented Due schools. Feb. 22, 1912 Due individuals for road work. Bonded debt Total liabilities Cash in treasury, Feb. 22, 1912 V Uncollected taxes prior to 1911 Resources. Net liabilities over resources Respectfully submitted, F. F. Smith, ) R. 1*. Hahkiman, > o f R. It. Simpson, ) Bucksport.

32 Treasurer s Report 1 " % % T O W N o f B U C K S P O R T in account with / A. Fs P A G E, Treasurer, D r. «To paid orders of selectmen for Schools School text books School house repairs Free high school Roads Support of poor Town Farm Fire department Engine companies Contingent expenses Lighting streets Annuity on cost of grammar school house Salary of town office's State road Play ground New Eire Engine New Engine House G. A. R. Post Buck library Paid redemption 4% town bonds Coupons 4 town bonds Interest on Spofford fund Interest on note to S. S. Committee State tax 1911 County tax 1911 State pensions State treasurer, dog tax collected Burial expenses of soldiers Balance in treasury, Feb. 22, 1912

33 C r. By balance in treasury, Feb. 22, 1911 Received from state, school and mill tax Railroad and telegraph tax Burial expenses of soldiers Dog licenses, money refunded Sheep damages reimbursed Account of High School Account State Road State Pensions Tax deeds, Taxes, 1910, Burke Leach, collector 1911, 1900, J. W. Eldridge, collector , 4 A. R. Buck, for building sidewalk, road account Bueksport Water Co., plank, road account Dog licenses Fishing privilege, Verona bridge Interest on deposits Sewers, Miss Elizabeth Snowman Mrs. John Buck A. F. Page Edward Buck, account of playground Town of Dixmont, on account of poor A. P. Maddox, account of Poor A. A. Littlefield, for tuition books sold stove sold Howe Engine Co., freight Feb. 22, A. F. Page, Treasurer.

34 Auditor s Report. To the C itizens of B u c k s p o r t: The undersigned has examined the accounts of the Select «en and Treasurer for the past municipal year and finds them corrocdy cast and properly vouched for. The accounts of the Selectmen λ it li - the Buck Burying Ground Fund and of the Overseers of the oor Fund have been examined and found correct. The dog tax account has been examined and found correct. Cash on hand Feb. 28, 1911 BUCK BURYING GROUND FUND. Interest received from fund of $400 Paid for repairs as per book. Cash on hand Feb. 24, 1912 BUCKSPORT POOR FUND. (Bequest of Fisher Ames Spolloni) Cash on hand Feb. 24, 1911 Interest on Fund Returned by individuals Paid indis iduals as per book Cash on hand Feb. 24, 1912 Bucksport, February 24, C. B. R ichards, Auditor. J

35 Town Clerk s Report MARRIAGES, DEATHS, and BIRTHS January 1, 1911,to January 1,1912. Births, 35 Marriages, 28 Deaths, 37 Pneumonia, CAUSE OF DEATHS Debility of Age, 2 Cancerous Disease, 2 S Disease of Heart, 6 Arterio-sclerosis, 2 Premature Birth, 1 Cerebral Hemorrhage, 6 Tuberculosis, 3 Marasmus, 1 Suicide, 1 Bronchitis, 3 Child Birth, 1 Cystitis, 1 Nephritis, ' 1 Stillborn, 1 Diabetes, 1 Fracture, 1 % 37 # Received for dog licenses, all being paid to treasurer, $ Respectfully submitted, A. L. W hite, Town Clerk.

36 STATE OF MAINE.! ' " *, *! ', * i * * * t é H a n c o c k, ss. To J o s e p h T. C o s t e l l o, a Constable in the town of Bucksport, in said county. G r e e t i n g : r 1 1 In the name of the State of Maine you are hereby required to notify and warn the inhabitants of thè Town of Bucksport, qualified by law to vote in town affairs, to assemble at Emery Hall in the village of Bucksport, on Monday, the fourth -. 1 day of March next, at ten o clock in the forenoon, to act upon the * > " : *». j * - * following articles, to wit:, / «1. To choose a Moderator to preside at said meeting. * I?, \ f * 2. To see if the town will vote to accept the report of the Selectmen, xassessors, and Overseers of the Poor, and Auditor. 3. To choose a Clerk for the ensuing year. 4. To choose three Selectmen, Assessors, and Overseers of the Poor and Auditor. 5. To choose a Treasurer of the town and all other necest sary town officers for the ensuing year excepting Collector of taxes. 6. To see if the town will vote to raise a sum of money to aid in keeping the reading room in Buck Memorial Library open, and if so, how much, and under what conditions. 7. To determine what sums of money the town will raise by taxes for the following purposes: 8. For the support of schools. 9. For the support of poor. ^ 9». «, \, * -* 10. For the payment of notes and interest. 11. For the payment of coupons on town bonds. 12. For the payment of principal of town bonds as required * t è I I «1 I by section 136, chapter 51, Revised Statutes. 13. For defraying the expenses of the Fire Department. 14. To see what sum the town will vote to raise for repair- ' J y

37 ing 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 and the hours of labor for same. 15. To see what sum of money the town will vote for building and repairing sewers. 16. To see what sum the town will vote to raise for discounts, abatements, and other contingent expenses. 17. To see what sum of money the town will vote to raise for the repairing of school houses and outbuildings. 18. To see what sum of money the town will vote to raise for the purchase of school text books. 19. To raise the sum of two hundred and fifty dollars to pay the annuity on the cost of the Grammar School building. 20. To see if the town will vote to pay Post No. 53, G. A. R., the sum of fifty dollars for decorating soldiers graves in Bucksport, on May 30, 1911, said money, if raised, to be paid to the commander. 21. To see if the town will authorize the Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to make a temporary loan. 22. To determine the manner of collecting the taxes, and the rate of discount for the prompt payment of the same. 23. To choose a Collector of Taxes. 24. To fix the compensation of each of our several town officers, to wit: The town clerk, first, second, and third selectmen, assessors, overseers of the poor, auditor, treasurer, col- lector of taxes, superintendent of schools, and road commissioner, and to raise money for the same. 25. To see if the town will vote to build a sewer from the head of Mechanic street, up Middle street McDonald street, the distance being about 400 t money for the same. J». ' v I to the west side of feet, and to raise 26. To see if the town will vote to close its municipal year " * '. - f * *. on January 31st. of each year instead of February 22nd. as has formerly been the custom. 27. To see if the town will authorize the Superintending School Committee to contract with and pay the Trustees of the

38 E. M. C. Seminary for the tuition of scholars residing within the town, in the studies and under the 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 provision of said contract To see if the town will vote to purchase a rock crusher, and raise money for the same. 29. To see if the town will \mte to reorganize its Fire Department so that there shall be one fire chief and one engine % company to consist of not more than twenty-five active members To see what sum of money the town will vote to pay to one or more fire companies for their services for the municipal year I. > 31. To see if the town will authorize the Treasurer to sell * * - - * r ψ - f. 1 and convey the town s interest in any real estate that has been forfeited to the town for the non-payment of taxes. 32. To see if the town will vote to raise money for the \ Ψ J» lighting of the streets, and if so, how much, and authorize the Selectmen to contract for the same. 33. To see if the town will vote to have a Road Commiss- ioner for the year To see if the town will vote <(yes or "no upon the adoption of the provisions of chapter 112 of the Public Laws of Maine, for the year 1907, as amended by chapter 69, Public Laws of 1909, also Chapter 21, Public Laws of 1911, and Chapter 183, Public Laws of 1911, relating to the appropriation of money necessary to entitle the town to state aid for highways for the year To see if the town will raise and appropriate, in addition é to the amounts regularly raised and appropriated for the care of ways, highways and bridges, the sum of $450.00, being the maximum amount which the town is allowed to raise under the provisions of chapter 112, of Public Laws of Maine for the year 1907, as amended by Chapter 69, Public Laws of 1909, also Chapter 21, Public Laws 1911, and Chapter 183, Public Laws 1 * f j è

39 36. To see if the town will discontinue the roadway running # Westerly from the S. W. corner of the land of L. H. Smith on Middle street, and then Southerly to the land of Estate of W. A. Williams on Second street, as long as the property of E. M. C. Seminary is used for School purposes. 37. To see if the town will vote to discharge by proper instrument under seal the mortgage, dated July 13, 1837, recorded, August 4, 1837, in Hancock Registry of Deeds, Vol. 65, Page 134, given by Timothy McDonald to the Inhabitants of the Town of Bucksport. The Selectmen will be in session in their office on the 1st. and 2nd. days of March, next, for the purpose of correcting the list of voters... r ' * Given under our hands the twenty-fourth day of February, A. D F r a n k F. S m ith, 1 Selectmen R. P. H a r r i m a n, - of R. R. S im p so n, y Bucksport.

40 Report o! the Superintendent * ' of m Schools. f. To t h e S c h o o l B o a r d. G e n t l e m e n :. The following report gives briefly the essential facts in re- V 9 gard to the work in our schools for the past year. In the village I schools the work has been highly satisfactory. In no former year within my knowledge has the educational ' machinery here moved so smoothly or accomplished better results. Hardly a single instance of fault-finding has reached the '. Ί -. ' " * * superintendent, a striking contrast to his usual experience during the past decade. Only two changes in teachers have been made in the grades below the high school. Miss Abbott, Who. *» r :. *. é - * ' had for three years taught the West Primary with signal sue- ", I *4 a cess, at the opening of the fall term took charge of the Inter- * # mediate room in the same building, and that storm center speedily subsided to a calm. Her place in the lower school was taken by Miss Carolyn Wilson of Cherryfield, whose work there! has fully justified the recommendations received in advance of her engagement. Of Miss Hall and Miss Buckley, in charge of the schools on Bridge street it is needless to speak in detail, for good results are expected from them as a matter of course. Better primary instruction than Miss Buckley has been giving in her room for a half dozen years it would be difficult 41 to find anywhere. ' At the grammar school marked efficiency has been shown in the management of affairs. Visitors to the school coulc} not help noticing the orderly deportment of the pupils, the prevailing spirit of attention to business, and also the interesting and thorough manner in which recitations were conducted. Under its present teachers the school will have no difficulty in maintaining the high character it has long enjoyedi The attendance last term reached the seating capacity of the t, ^ room, seventy-seven, with an average of seventy-fwe. RURAL SCHOOLS., X Of the rural schools not so favorable a report can be given. Conditions in these are such that they must fall below the

41 graded schools in efficiency. And there is not much comfort ' f -,. in knowing that ours are not the only ones that suffer in such a comparison. All over the state and country a leading topic of discussion at educational gatherings and in educational period- ic ils is, How to improve the character of the rural schools. A majority of the school population are outside of the villages and cities, but they need and should have just as good instruct- ion as that given in the graded schools. In what way they can ever receive it is a problem unsolved as yet, and no glimpse of ; - a complete solution is in sight. Consolidation in our case has been carried as far apparently as practicable, leaving nine small schools which must mostly be put in charge of young teachers with little training or experience. Some of these, naturally fitted for the work, will often do surprisingly well, but it is not always possible to select the choice spirits in advance. i «I Only an actual trial in the schoolroom will reveal them, and then it is too late to rectify an evident mistake. In the nine schools eighteen different teachers have been employed, just double the - f t. * number that should have been employed under the best conditions. As usual, all grades of excellence have been found among them..some have succeeded finely, others have done creditably well, and one or two have failed to scpre a success. On the whole, I am less satisfied with the net results than with the average work of the last two or three years. In justice to the teachers, however, it should be added that the work of.even the poorest would have been in some cases vastly better but j. for the indifference of parents, who by permitting their children to be irregular in attendance, late at school in the morning and frequently absent from it for no good reason, do what they can to convert a passable success into a comparative failure. The pupils in the rural schools last term numbered 126 against 278 in the village schools. Ten years ago the,numbers were 172 and 238, the total number being almost the same now as # then..,, ' TEXT-BOOK S. *. v :. 'J * In addition to the purchase of new books to keep up the supply of those in use a partial introduction of three others has been made, the Blodgett Readers, Frye s First Steps ingeogra- f

42 * phy, and the Gulick Physiology. The cost to the town of the introduction was $116.00, old books in each case being sent in exchange and the usual discount received. Books to the number of 175 in a condition not suitable for use were in part rebound and otherwise repaired and fitted for longer service. \ * REPAIRS. «... As was the case with many other towns, the law of 1909 in regard to fire escapes had been neglected until a notice from the state school department last spring called attention to the matter. Two of our school buildings were plainly included under the statute, and both have been provided with iron fire escapes of approved design and construction. One of these was really needed, as the wood and kindlings are stored in the basement, and the danger of fire here under the stairways is by no means an imaginary one. As the other building has no basement it is hardly supposable that the new exit will ever be I ψ needed. Incidentally, however, the upper room has been greatly benefitted by the abundant light from the new window»» -,., in the rear where the fire escape is placed. The cost of these additions, together with another unexpected bill for electrical fixtures and wiring at the * Spofford School Λ ' building, «which were ordered by the insurance company, amounted to about $ and in consequence less repairing has been done than was planned when the appropriation was made. A new ceiling of southern pine was put into the Hincks schoolroom, and the room at East Bucksport was much improved in appearance by plastering, papering and kalsomining. The lot on First Street % * was inclosed on the northern and eastern sides with a fence similar to that placed last year on the southern side. New stoves also were purchased for the East Primary room and for the schoolrooms at East Bucksport and the Hincks district. Expenditures for numberless other small repairs and supplies of all sorts have made it necessary to overdraw the appropriation under this head. In further explanation of the large overdraw it should be added that the schoolhouse insurance, amounting to $164.60, is this year charged to the repairs account where it properly be-

43 longs, rather than to the contingent account in which it has been placed for several years. - HIGH SCHOOL. * In spite of the needless commotion of last spring the old seminary still rests securely on Oak Hill, with the promise of increasing prosperity and usefulness in the future. The proposal to remove it to a neighboring town never was seriously entertained by any one, and it is hard to understand why so absurd a project was ever permitted to reach the newspapers where the wide publicity given it was anything but beneficial to the best interests of the institution. As to one of the alleged reasons for the removal, a want of appreciation of the school on the part of the citizens of Bucksport, that simply does not exist. Outside of a small number of individuals who have become disaffected for various reasons, the kindest feeling toward the school and a hearty interest in its welfare are uni- versai throughout 1 the * town and vicinity, and its loss would be regarded as a public calamity. It has served us well for many years in taking care of our high school grade and will continue to do so, no doubt, for an indefinite future. The year has been a profitable one for our students, with fewer individual cases of failure to do satisfactory work than usual. The number in attendance has been slightly smaller than for the preceding year, and consequently the cost to the town for tuition will be less by about $240. In closing permit me to express once more my sincere appreciation of your readiness to be of service at all times when advice was needed, and to thank you for the many evidences I have received of your confidence and good will. Respectfully submitted, ' A. A. L i t t l e f i e l d, Superintendent. «.».

44 School Account. Teachers Wages and Board. Mrs. Pearl Chipman Marion N. Abbott ' Guida Allen Ethel Applebee Sophie K. Baker Florence L. Bartlett i W. F. Curtis Mrs. M. McKinney Mrs. E. F. Sanborn A. P. Maddox Mrs. C. Lowell / I, _ * * Hazel E. Batchelder Kathleen L. Buckley Helen N. Christian Hazel Dearth Lucy M. Elliott Ella M. Erskine 9 Mrs. G. Miners Lillian M. Gray Rufus Page Janitors. Gertrude M. Estes Ellen M. Godfrey Mary M. Gray Evelyn C. Hall Gracia M. Hooper Katherine Hooper Lucinia E. Hopkins Bessie S. Jackson Alice L. Keyes Pearl Marsh Gertrude C. Mason, *> Edwina E. Mower Zillah M. Sawyer s» Marion P. Seavey Nettie M. Swazey Carolyn M. Wilson G. Dell Smith Rinaldo Stubbs Ì ' I Louis Gray Ray Lanpher Guy Little Ivor Grindle Belmont Mercer Rodney Saunders Parker Harriman A. Chipman Harold Perry Harold Snow 9 * * * Arthur Gross Thomas Delano Fred Go wen Roy Davis Carl Simpson D. Perry *. 4 Everett Bridges Ed. Harriman * * ' I, I Board. Norman Soper A. B. Clay A. A. Freeman C. C. Stubbs J. E. West J. L. Little Hilary Bennett Alton Miners Guy Witham Frank Perkins Dora Gross»

45 Linwood Smith Eugene Lawrence Ivory Hutchins Jay Hubbard Matt Hooper I. Buelduc I L. Gross Transportation of Scholars. J. E. Grindle A. H. Little I. A. Fogg F. W. Beal D. L. Keves mtf 9 A. J. Lanpher Fuel. W. T. Treworgy T. M. Nicholson D. G. Harvey R. Gould * Andrew Ginn Stephen Little J. E. Witham J. Grindle Morris McGinnis R. Stubbs A. P. Maddox W. C. Enman C. C. Brown 9 A. B. Dunham F. W. Taylor W. H. Smith W. W. Googins W. E. Cole Guy Richardson G. M. Reed 9 S. W. Davis A. A. Johnson Η. B. Ginn Tuition. Paid Town of Dedham Electric Light Co. : G. C. Robinson F. B. Gross J. L. Hammett Co. E. B. Babb & Co. \V. T. Treworgy W. E. Cole Mrs. Mary Dean A. E. Smith W. A. Remick Mrs. Nellie Go wen J. A. Dorr Mrs. D. Hutchings J. E. Marks R. P. Harriman C. E. Bonzey J. T. Costello F. H. Lowell C. B. Cohoon Andrew Ginn C. P. Ripley, E. C. Jones Charles Lawrence L. P. Lowell λ > r, Penobscot Mach. Co.» * R. Gould r. \ E. C. Newcomb, J. J. Hall Repairs and Supplies. A. B. Ames

46 Mrs. Lena H. Newell E. B. Gardner & Son, Insurance! E., H. Lewis Mrs. N. McKinnon Sears, Roebuck & Co. Mrs. L. Douglass Warren & Co. W. M. Welch & Co. Mrs. J. Hubbard E. S. S. Co. C. Delano C. O. Page _ Mrs. H. F. Clouston Mrs. L. E. Keyes A. B. Dresser H. F. Ames & Go. T.. P. Gross G. H. Allen Alvah Pinkham A G. W. Chipman D. B. Clay L. H. Hayward Fashion, Bangor Eben Moore R. Davis Mrs. Justin Day G. F. Searle * Postage A. J. Lanpher! E. B. Gardner & Co. A. A. Littlefield Telephone Co. M. C. R. R. S. Patten F. S. Perkins G. P, Homer Mrs. Nicholson Emery & Co. Harry Hall E. Harvey Montgomery Ward& Cc Registered Letters Jessie Boyle D. G. Harvey Cassie Hutchings Lucy Perkins W. F. Taylor E. P. Goodale N.. W. Smith W. H. Earle D. H. Knowlton J. L. Grindle Hoyt s Express Μ. H. Andrews» % Text-books. D. C. Heath & Co. American Book Co. Ginn & Co. E. M. C. Seminary Silver, Burdett & Co. C. E. Merrill Co. Houghton Mrfflin Co. Smith & Sale Thompson Brown Co. O. Brewer Pub. Co. A. A. Littlefield Am. Express E. B. Babb & Co. C. C. Birchard & Co. Fullerton & Grey Macmillan Co. A. Flanagan Co, Μ. H. Andrews F. B. Googins & Son E. Jones V. DeCourcy *1