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125th A n n u a l R e p o r t OF THE TOWN OFFICERS BUCKSPORT MAINE FOR THE YEAR TOGETHER WITH THE WARRANT
E D W A R D L. W A R R E N Odd Fellows Block, Main Street BUCKSPORT G en eral In su r a n c e and R e a l E sta te Fire, Marine, Life, Health, Accident, Automobile Insurance and Surety Bonds, written at lowest Tariff Rates N in e large C om p an ies Personal attention given to buying and selling R E A L E S T A T E I resp ectfu lly so lic it Y O U R b u sin ess When you buy GOODRICH HIPRESS with the RED LINE around the top you get RUBBER BOOTS and SHOES For sale by F. M. MOONEY & CO. Dealers in Clothing and Gentlemen s Furnishings Rubber and Oiled Clothing, Hats, Caps, Boots, Shoes Trunks, Bags Etc. ' A' t BUCKSPORT, MAINE
125th Annual Report OF THE TOWN OFFICERS OF BUCKSPORT / MAINE FOR THE YEAR 1916 TOGETHER WITH THE WARRANT
ASSESSORS REPORT To the inhabitants of Bucksport : The Board of Assessors herewith submit their report, for the year, February 1, 1916, to February 1, 1917.. *» Purposes for which Taxes were Assessed. Salaries Town Officers $1,040 00 Reading Room Buck Memorial Library 75 00 Schools 3,500 00 Poor ' 1,500 00 Payment, notes and interest 5,423 00 Payment, coupons town bonds 1,036 00 Fire Department 800 00 Roads, bridges and sidewalks 5,000 00 Sewers 200 00 Discounts, abatements and contingents 2,000 db Repairing school houses 800 00 School text books -400 00 Repairing Selectmen s Office / 200 00 G. A. R. Memorial Day 50 00 Free High School 1,400 00 Permanent sidewalk 500 00 Torrent Engine, No. 1 300 00 Lighting streets 500 00 Town Tax 24,724 00 County Tax 1,158 46, State Tax 4,566 48, Overlayings 808 46 -----------------$31,257 40
V aluation. I. Real estate, resident $586,965 00 * Real estate, non resident 89,824 00 Total, real estate 676,789 00 I f Personal estate, resident 184,343 00 t, Personal estate, non resident 19,089 00 Total personal estate ---------------$203,432 00 Total Valuation of Town April 1, 1916 $880,221 00 Total Valuation of Town April 1, 1915 907,014 00, i Decrease in Valuation since April 1, 1915, 26,793 00? - Taxation. Tax on $880,221 @.0335 $29,487 40 Tax on 590 Polls @ $3.00 ' 1,770 00 $31,257 40 4 ' Fractional gain 118 Supplementary Tax 127 53 Brown Tail Tax 89 27 Total committed, BURKE LEACH, Collector. $31,475 38» * Amount Railroad and Telegraph Tax received Personal Property Taxed. from State $459 75 437 Horses $22,025 00 16 Colts, 3 to 4 years old 1,205 00 14 Colts, 2 to 3 years old 820 00 14 Colts under 2 years 480 00 448 Cows 11,068 00 22 Oxen 905 00 90 Three years old 1,633 00 V Total Livestock $38,136 00 Bank Stock : $44,650 00 Trust Companies Stock 100 00 ' > Water Companies Stock 5,041 00 ' * I Other Companies Stock 600 00
Money at Interest 800 00 Stock in Trade 43,970 00 Shipping 18,475 00 Small Boats 3,825 00 Logs and Lumber 5,600 00 Wood and Bark i 1,840 00 Estates held in trust 2,050 00 Carriages 15,650 00 Automobiles 9,745 00 Musical Instruments 3,900 00 Machinery 1,950 00 Other,Property 7,100 00 Amount $165,296 00 Total amount Personal Property, including Livestock $203,432 00 Exempt Livestock. 93 Two Year old $1,148 00 140 One Year old 1,120 00 242 Sheep 484 00 132 Swine ' 776 00 $3,528 00 Abatements. 1912 Tax 1913 1914 1915 1916 $12 00 55 11 103 62 93 98 350 18 Respectfuly submitted FRED W. SMITH, ALBERT B. DUNHAM, SHERMAN W. DAVTS, Assessors of Bucksport.
(3 * Road Commissioners Report. The Board of Selectmen, acting as Road Commissioners, herewith submit their report of money paid out on account of roads for the year ending February 1st, 1917. t November 13, 1916, the roads were measured as asked for by the State Highway Commission with the following results :. j W I Total number of miles country road 74 I 1 Total number of miles village street 7.3 \ ' 1. J ' Total mileage in town 81.3 miles
DISTRICT NO. I. LABOR. _ Summer. Winter. Applebee, Chas. D. $30 14 S5 86 Applebee, Clarence 13 03 Applebee, Sylvan 6 03 175 Applebee, Vinai Avery, Albert Bennett, Edw. Blaisdell, Arthur 20 81 Bolin, Edw. 2 60 1 25 80 25 90 Bridges, Robt. L. 58 Bridges, Everett 3 20 Bridges, George 1 75 Bulduc, Geo. T. 90 Carpenter, Raymond 2 53 Churchill, Tyler Conary, Otis ITarriman, Russell Heath, Ora Howard, Joel Jones, Albert 2 24 Tones, Clarence Jones, Fred. Lanphcr, Chas. 1 25 1 75 13 33 Courcey, Paul Cunningham, Herbert 32 31 10 70 Cunningham, E. H.. 2 65 Cushing, Arthur 37 24 Cushing, Henry 24 78 Cushing, Raymond 51 29 Cushing, William 1 56» Delano, Alpheus 15 00 Dorr, Everett 6 00 Ducott, Frank 44 10 4 28 Dunham, A. B. 5 25 Emerson, Terry 16 00 Gilley, Herbert 7 00 Googins, George 1 00 1 1Γ 10 00 Gray, Elwin Gray, Freeman Gray, John 65 00 70 10 00 14 64 1 40 3 70 1 75 4 86
Lord, Elmer Lord, John Lord, Levi Lord, Llewellyn Lord Noah Lord, Ralph McKenney, William Mank, Irville Mercer, Russell Mooney, A. W. Perkins, John C. Pickering, George Ouimby, I. D. Ripley, Archie Russell, William Saunders Earl Saunders, Emery Saunders, Rodney Saunders, Than Sawyer, A. M. Sawyer, Carl Starkie, Charles Stover, N. A. Sennett, E. F. Stubbs, John Sullivan, Angus Taylor, Roy Turner, Vern Ulmer, Lawrence Wardwell, George T. Wardwell, Maynard Wasson, George FT. Williams, William Wilson, William S. Witham, Peari ; Witham, Walter Walton, Stephen Labor. 1'. I! Summer. ; / l -ι Winter. r o Λ I ; II. * I Total Labor, $1295.71
0 Beale, F. W. Costello, J. F. Cunningham, E. H. Cushing, Raymond Dorr, H. F. Dunham, A. B. Eldridge, A. H. Ginn, Andrew Grant, Harry Harriman, M. h. Howard, Joel W. Jones, E. C. Mooney, F. M. Pickering, Chas Quimby, i D. Russell, J. P. Simpson, R. R. White, Wm. Jr. Williams, William TEAMS. «Total Teams, $815.05. LABOR AND MATERIAL. Ames, H. F & Co. $20 40 Atwood, Chas. E. 4 00 Beal, F. W., lumber. 4 33 Bolin, Edw., clay ' 140 Bragg, N. H. & Son, culvert 10 00 Bucksport Motor Co. 150 Chapman, Chas., smith work 9 15 Clay, D. B., / 9 04 Closson, Howard, dynamite 1 50 Cahoon, C. B. Conant, C. M. Co. 10 30 Courcey, Daniel ' 14 53 Cunningham, Herbert, drills 65 E. M. C! Seminary, gravel 3 30 Emerton, Geo., rock. 8 44 Gardner, E. B. & Co. :, 56 23
Ginn, Andrew, rock Grant, Harry, rock Hall, Geo., gravel Hall, John J., lumber Harriman, Μ. H., rock Harriman, R. P., auto signs Homers Express Hussey, Η. O.,lumber Hutchins, Clay, 1915 McAlister, F. W. M. C. R. R., freight Marks, H. L. Nicholson, T. M., coal and gravel Page, A. F., tile, 1915 Page, C. O. Co., lumber Penobscot Mach. Co. Pickering, Chas., rock Ouimby, I. D., rock and lumber Smith, J. E., auto signs Webster, Η. H. White, E. H. gravel Williams, W m, rock Witham & Co., lumber - f Total, Labor and Material, $471.36. Total for District No. 1, $2582.12. DISTRICT NO. 2. LABOR. \ - Summer. Winter. % Atwood, Raymond $1 36 Atwood, George, Jr. 45 Atwood, Otis 45 Boyle, Willard 49 Brewster, J. M. 1 66 Frye, Russell 1 36 Higgins, Arthur 49 Homer, Lester $5 08 ' 5 06 Lanpher, Frank L. 6 44 8 44 Lowell, Elmer 1 27 2 43 %
I I McKinnon, Cowan 2 00 Total Labor, $36.98. Harriman, Μ. H. McKinnon, Cowan Total Teams, $6.00. TEAMS. $14 79 MATERIAL. Webster, Η. H. Total Material, $.50. Total for District No. 2, $43.48. From May to November 'State Patrol. $4 00 / $22 19 $2 00 $ 50 Barker, Willis * Brown, Harold Chipman, Percy Crosby, Se wall Curtis, F. H. Curtis, Leeman Curtis, Walter Pratt, L. H. Tate, Nelson W. Tate, Warren Washburn. G. A. Whiting", Harris * DISTRICT NO. 3.. LABOR. Summer. $4 60 4 50 80 Winter. $1 60 3 40 2 40 5 45 5 00 5 60 29 76 3 2 3 7 3 00 55 30 25 30 Total Labor, $82.51. $9 90 $72 61 1 Barker, Willis Chipman, Percy Curtis, F. H. Harvey, Robt. S. Pratt, L. H. TEAMS. $2 70 5 95 12 00 1 80 $2 25 3 13 2 25 I ' Total Teams, $30.08. $22 45 $7. 63
12 MATERIAL. Arey, Frank, gravel $5 00 Crossland, W. E-, use of field, - $5 00 Total Material, $10.00. Total for District, $122.59. From May to November under State Patrol. DISTRICT NO. 4. LABOR. * Summer. Winter. Bowden, Mark $ 88 $2 14 Newcomb, Foster 4 37 200 Seavey, J. 9 00 900 Turner, Fred 8 75 6 11 V ' i Total Labor, $42.25. Total Teams, $16.83. LABOR AND MATERIAL. Arey, Frank $5 00 Harveyr Robert, repairing drag. 1 00 Reed, Geo. W., logs, 2 00 ' $23 00 $19 25 ' TEAMS. Harvey, Robert ' $14 00 $1 33 Seavey, J. 1 50 $15 50 $1 33 I Λ $8 00, Total Material, $8.00. Total for District, $67.08. 1 r From May to November under State Patrol. The following eight districts consisting of about thirtyfour and one-half miles of road being for the most part West of a line from the Village to Orrington Line through East Bucksport were under the supervision of S. W. Davis. In addition to the regular maintenance work the following wolrk was done : 9 New culverts. 10 Old culverts repaired. 3 Bridges repaired.
13 4 1-3 Miles road turnpiked. 50 Rods graveled 3 inches deep, i 440 Rods graveled 4 inches deep. 160 Rods graveled 6 inches deep. 80 Rods graveled 8 inches deep. 4 1-8 Miles bushes cut. DISTRICT NO. 7. LABOR. Summer. Winter. Drew, C. E. $1 40 Enman, W. E. $12 55 3 25 Gilman, E. S. 2 83 Lewis, E. H. 38 90 8 32 Rowell, A. C. 12 55V 1 Total Labor, $79 80 Enman, W. E. Harvey, Robt. * - p v Lewis, E. H. Pinkham, A. P. TEAMS. $64 00 $16 00 8 00 33 02 2 00 1 * Oi 00 Ο 1 $2 00 $59 02 Total Teams, $61.02. Total for District, $140.82. Fart of this District under. State Patrol. $2 00 DISTRICT NO. 5. Atwood, W. T. Bailey, H. W. Bridges, Fred Everett Bridges, Raymond Bridges, Walter Bridges, Warren Ripley, Harvey Turner, Luther White, W. L., Sr. LABOR. Summer. Winter. $20 00 $6 89 1 56 12 99 70 80 90 70 1 \ 6 2 63 1 30 16 93 5 25 3 85 4 20
14 ( $58 76 $25 94 Total Labor, $84.70. t TEAMS. Atwood, W. T. $111 Bailey, H. W. $4 67 Bridges, Fred Everett 24 48 4 $29 15 $1 11 Total Teams, $30.26 LABOR AND MATERIAL. Atwood, Chas. E., rep. road drag $2 50 t Cole, W. E. gravel 60 Total Material, $3.10. Total for District, $118.06. $3 10 DISTRICT NO. 10. LABOR. Summer. Winter. Clay, A. B. $ 60 Clay, Samuel $ 88 i Grindle, John E. 13 40 Lowell, Abel 4 23 2 70 Quimby, Winslow F. 1 00 Smith, Arthur E. 21 11 18 87 ; Smith, Lynwood ft 2 63 Smith, Leslie C. 10 93 1 20 Snow, Austin E. 10 80 7 50 Snow, Geo. H. 1 75 1* Thomas, Geo. J. 8 98 4 70 Thomas, H. R. 1 75 è 4 7 41 1 $73 83 $46 61 Total Labor, 8120.44. Λ TEAMS. Clay, A. B. $15 60 $ 67 Grindle, John E. 1 25 Lowell, Abel i 6 47 Ouimby, W. F. 16 73 Smith, A. E. 7 99 13 16 < I
Smith, J. L: 20 68 Smith, J. L. & Co. 12 45 Snow, A. E. 12 22 Snow, Geo. H. 38 / $93 77 $13 83 Total Teams, $107.60. Clay, A. B. $6 00 MATERIAL. Total Material, $6.00. Total for District, $234.04. DISTRICT NO. 11. LABOR. Summer. Winter. Burgess, W. K. $7 87 c losson, Howard 10 03 $5 25 Davis, R. P. 19 23 5 64 Davis, S. W. 30 10 38 11 Gowen, Willard 1 75 h ewey, M. W. 11 68 2 25 Little, Joshua 14 39 10 10 Quimby, Wm. 8 40 Rowshaw, Austin 3 10 Rowshaw, Chas. 88 I Silliker, George 3 88 3 89 Stousland, Howard,13 46 n 7 00-15 I P Total Labor, $197.01. $120 79 $76 22 TEAMS. Davis, S. W. $10 38 $1 12 Hewey, M. W. 15 00 Little, Joshua 25 83 8 62 1 1 $51 «* * Total Teams, $60.95. 2 0CU. MATERIAL. Con ant, C. M. Co., culvert $59 70 Courcev, Daniel, drills, sharpenings 12 25 Davis, S. W., lumber V». 1 21 $9 74 Γ
Hi, King, A. W., gravel Stubbs, A. P. Mrs., gravel ' 4 Total Total Material, $86.95. for District, $344.91. DISTRICT NO. 13. LABOR. \ Summer. Winter. Allison, e. g. $1 30 $7 97 Bennett, Guy C. 2 00 2 35 Harriman, H. J. 40 Little, A. H. 18 18 13 81 Little, Harry 6 85 3 53 Little, J. T. 40 40 Smith, Hollis 1 30 60 $30 g Total Labor, $59.09. TEAMS. \ Bennett, R. E. $2 84 Harriman, H. J. 2 70 Little, A. H. 2 66 Little, J. T. 1 82 03 $29 06 Total Teams, $10.02. $10 02 MATERIAL. Little, A. H., lumber $ 80. Total Material, $.80. Total for District, $69.91. J 1. * DISTRICT NO. 14. LABOR. Summer. * Winter. Clay, Geo. E. $3 70 Clement, Warren '$2 71 3 70 Howard, Frank 7 58 Staples, Joseph 13 22 44 Simpson, E. M. 1 36. Simpson, Harvey 9 55 «Simpson, Wesley - 5 44 3 50 Soper, Pearl 29 fi t - 4 1 j - y
Total Labor,.$5 5.49 Clement, Warren Simpson, Harvey Soper, Pearl TEAMS. Total Teams, $69.55. MATERIAL Clay, A. B., gravel Clement, Warren, gravel Total Material, $7.30. Total for District, $132.34. Cairns, Carrol Coombs, Basil Coombs, Ralph Coombs, Stanley Davis, S. W. Keyes, Daniel McDonald, Frank Orcutt, A. E. Powers, Fred A. Closson, Howard DISTRICT NO. LABOR. 16. Summer. Winter. Total Labor, $83.61. I Coombs, Ralph Davis, S. W. Keyes, Daniel Orcutt, A. E. M Ί Powers, Fred A. TEAMS
18 Total Teams, $24.38. MATERIAL. Gardner, E. B. & Co., nails Orcutt, A. E., plank Closson, Howard, dynamite Webster, Η. H., smith work Total Total Material, $8.37. for District, $116.36. DISTRICT NO Atwood, Chas. Atwood, W. A. Bridges, B. D. Bridges, Fred Elliot Bridges, Geo. E. Cole, Chas. E. Cole, W. E. Harriman, Ira Redman, Earl Woodbridge, A. L. LABOR. Summer. Winter. _ - f U_ Λ f * Total Labor, $70.52. Cole, W. E. Total Teams, $25.28. TEAMS. MATERIAL. Cole, W. E. I Total Material, $2.30. 'Potai for. District, $98.10. Summer Work Winter Work Total for 8 Districts under S. W. Davis
\ 9 The following- nine districts consisting of about twentyeight miles of road being for the most part East of,a line from the Village to Orrington line through East Bucksport were under the supervision of A. B. Dunham. In addition to the regular maintenance work the following work was done : 12 New culverts. 29 Old culverts -repaired. 5 Bridges repaired. 1 1-4 Miles turnpiked. 160 Rods graveled 3 inches 'deep. 115 Rods graveled 4 inches deep. 72 Rods graveled 6 inches deep. 250 Rods bushes cut. DISTRICT NO. 6. LABOR. * Summer. Winter. Bowden, Samuel $1 17 Dorr, E. L. 1 75 Dunham, A. B. $5 06 68 Eldridge* H. R. 3 30 88 Gray, J. H. 1 95 3 31 Gray, Lewis 97 3 50 Harriman, L. E. 4 47 97 Page, Fred 1 46 2 70 Page, Geo. L. 2 72 Page, J. H. 1 36 2 53 Page, L. E. 2 72 78 Page, Rufus 1 75 20 Russell, Guv 14 20. 6 81 Russell, J.. P. 30 31 5 33 Stubbs* Harry 2 14 i Total Labor, $103.02. $70 27 $32 75, TEAMS. * Dunham, A. B. $16 72 O Eldridge, A. H. 4 00 1 Eldridge, H. R., 6 25 \ Gray, J. H. $6 67
20 Page, Geo. L. Russell, J. P. Total Teams, $80.07. MATERIAL Clay, D. B., nails Eldridge, H. R., gravel Eldridge, J. W., gravel White, E. H., gravel Witham & Co., lumber Total Material, $52.62. Total for District, $235.71. 16 97 22~26 $66 20 / $4 26 1 7 00 ' 2 60 8 10 30 66 $52 62 7 20 $13 87 Bishop, Fred Grindle, Chas ; Grindle, Raymond Osterblon, Carl Perkins, Fred B.1 Perkins, Lewis Small, Howard Weymouth, Lovell Weymouth, Quince DISTRICT NO. 8. LABOR. Summer. $2 44 2 33 98 3 60 18 40 2 33 1 75 4 37 Winter. $6 78 * 1 56 3 21 58 1 17 Total Labor, $49.50 Bishop, Fred Dunham, A. B. Sawyer, A. M. TEAMS $36 20 $10 97 30 00! 7 67 * > $13 30 Total Teams, $48.64. Eldridge, H. R., gravel Eldridge, J. W., gravel MATERIAL $48 64 $ 60 20
21 Perkins, Fred B., gravel 2 70 Total Material, $3.50. Total for District, $101.64. $3 50 DISTRICT NO. 9 UPPER SECTION. LABOR. Summer.. Winter. Cushing, Francis * $1 10 Emery, Richard $7 00 Heath, M. J. 4 58 6 90 Johnson, F. A. ' 23 67 7 78 O Donnell, Roland 3 99 O Donnell, Sidney *12 25 Weaver, R. M. 6'72 Total Labor, $73.99. TEAMS. Cushing, Francis $4 89 t O Donnell, Chas. O Donnell, Sidney 20 00 $39 24 $34 75 $ 67 Total Teams, $25.56: Total for District, $99.55. DISTRICT NO. 9 LOWER $24 89 $ 67» V r ' LABOR. Summer. Winter. Aikin, Stanley $ 87 $1 75 Dresser, Aaron 6 33!,, I» Dresser, Arthur 3 50 Eldridge, W. F. ' ^ 7 88 39 Fogg, F. W. r ' 8 10 2 12 Kenney, Andrew 8 56 Total Labor, $39.50. ' * TEAMS. Dresser, Arthur $18 67 $35 24 ' $4 26 \ *
22 Fogg, F. W. Total Teams, $45.99. MATER ΓAL. Dresser, Arthur, dynamite Fogg, F. W., caps and fuse Total Material, $.65. Total for District, $86.14.. DISTRICT NO. 9 MIDDLE SECTION. Colby, N. B. Colby, W. E. Hatfield, A. Houston, Jos. E. Hubbard, James Hubbard, Jay Maddox, A. P. LABOR. Summer. Winter. Total Labor, $71.41. I- ' * TEAMS. Colby, N. B. Maddox, A. P. Total Teams, $19.51. MATERIAL.? 9, Cplby, N. B.. cedar poles Total Material, $1.20. Total for District, $92.12. Blood, L. M. Blood, L. Μ. M rs. b Carev, A. W. DISTRICT NO. 12. LABOR. Summer.
Carey, Geo. N. Carey, Ivory Colby, W. E. Gray, Emmons Johnson, Amos Mclntire, Barney Mclntire, Ellery Richardson, E. D. Richardson, Ira Total Labor, $149.97. Blood, L. M. Mrs. Carey, A. W. Carey, Ivory 9 TEAMS. Total Teams, $24.31. Total for District, $174.28 4 10 4. 10» 9 02 9 49 6 05 4 10 $65 72 $3 04 8 00 5 25 $16 29 3 89 7 80 9 57 3 20 6 22 1 70 2 45 6 10 5 10 $84 25 $ 4 2 99 61 42 $8 02 DISTRICT NO. 15. LABOR. * * * Summer. o Winter. Coombs, Aaron $1 39 $ 78 Coombs, D. W. 39 7 29 Coombs, E. S. 16 05 5 00 Coombs, Ralph 1 27 Coombs, Stanley 5 1, 39 Gross, Everett 20 60 5 16 Gross, I. D. 12 94 3 02 Rideout, Elmer s 1 1 75 Sawyer, Albina 1 75 1 1 75 Smith, Wm. H. 30 58 1 1 Smith, Roy 9 38 2 14 Stover, N. A. 7 19 Stubbs, C. C. 3 59 3 11 Stubbs, W. Cs 1. 88 V Sullivan, Ephraim / 1 42 78l. $75 00 $33 9C
24 Total Labor, $108.90. TEAMS. Coombs, E. S. Coombs, Ralph Coombs, Stanley Gross, Everett Gross, I. D. Smith, Wm. H. V Smith, Roy Sawyer, Albina Stover, N. A. Stubbs, C. C. Stubbs, W. C. $14 64 3 00 3 00 _7 34 1 10 20 00 4 86 1 12 1 43 17 28 25 11. I $3 78 2 87 3 56 4 00» $98 88 $14 21 Total Teams, $113.09. MATERIAL Coombs, E. S., lumber, gravel Gray, Joseph, gravel 1Stubbs, W. C., plank $8 50 80 $ 56 $9 30 $ 56 Total Material, $9.86. Total for District, $231.85. V» i. DISTRICT NO. 17. J LABOR. Summer. Winter. Coombs, Stanley Davis, W. H. Grindle, Ivan Orcutt, A. E. Perkins, Lewis Small, Howard Wit,ham, T. V. Witham, Guy $10 89 4 28. 6 78 8 56, $ 88 19 58 8 10 13 46 10 70 4 50 6 68 $30 51 $63 90 Total Labor, $94.41. I», TEAMS. Davis, W. H. \ $12 00 $6 75 4
Dunham, A. B. 4 00 Grindle, John L. 4 00 Small, Howard 5 78 1 75 Witham, T. V. V 2 25 $21 1 Total Teams, $36.53. MATERIAL. Carey, A. W., gravel $4 00 Witham, J. E. & Co., lumber 2 40 Total Material, $6.40. Total for District, $137.34. DISTRICT NO. 18. 78 $14 75 LABOR. Summer. Winter. Bowden, W. B. $ 88 Eastman, Geo. $5 25 Grindle, Ivan 5 25 11 78 Grindle, John 4 86 6 43 Keyes, Daniel 3 03 Orcutt, Silas 8 75 4 28 Saunders, Ithiel 2 82 Simpson, Harry 15 64 10 11 Snowman, Burton 78 Wight, Chas. 3 50 Wight, H. P. % c. % o ^ - 2,00 $46 28 $39 43 Total Labor, $85.71 4 ' TEAMS. Eastman, Geo. $7 00 Grindle, John L. 13 69 $5 55 25 1 33 Keyes, Daniel 13 & Simpson, Harry 2 12 5 55 Wight, H. P. 6 00 Jt 4 ' 1 w 4 $42 06 $12 43 Total Teams, $54.49.. 1 1
26 I Grindle, John L., gravel Keyes, Daniel, lumber Wight, H. P., gravel MATERIAL. f ' $1 10 11 20 $5 41 Total Material, $17.71. Total for District, $157.91. Summer Work Winter Work $12 30 $5 41 $887 78 428 76 9 / Total for 9 Districts under A. B. Dunham Bennett, Geo. Blaisdell, Arthur, Brewster, J. W. Gilman, E. S. Boyle, Willard Cunningham, Herbert Curtis, W. F. Ducott, Frank Pratt, L. H. Gray, John Lewis, E. H. Harvey, Robt. McKenney, Wm. Quimby, I. D. Lanpher, Mott Harvey, Ernest Turner, Fred Seavey, J. Whiting, Harris LABOR. Summer. $2 30 I, 8 75 4 38 2 62 3 31 ' 97 22 94 11 47 2 70 4 47 10 00 1 17 1 75 13 11 87,2 60 55 4 10 80 Λ 4 $1316 54 k Winter. Total Labor, $98,86. Conner, David Curtis, F. H. Drew, C. E. TEAMS $98 86 '$8 14 7 46 20 00 f
Dorr, H. F. 6 22 Eldridge, A. H. 22 75 Enman, W. E. 8 00 Ginn, Andrew 25 78 Garland, Luther 11 48 Quimby, I. D. 28 61 Pinkham, A. P. 14 00 Pratt, L. H. 2 25 Harvey, Ernest 10 50 Harvey, Robt. 12 90 Harriman, Μ. H. 44 22 Homer, R. R. 90 Howard, J. W. 67 Lewis, E. H. 20 00 Rowell, A. C. 7 00 Sabine, Thos. 89 Witham, J. E. 2 00 White, Wm. L. Jr. 60 - Total Teams, $248.43. $248 43 MATERIAL. Arey, Frank, gravel $10 00 Googins, H. R., use of auto 2 40 Wentworth, James, gravel 10 40 White, Wm. L., drag, ' 4 00 i 1 Total Material, $26.80. State Treasurer, $625.41. Total for State Patrol, $999.50. SUMMARY. 4 i $26 80 Summer. District No. 1 $1875 22 j District No. 2 19 29 District No. 3 37 35 District No. 4 46 50 4 j _ Eight Districts under S. W. Davis 938 76 Nine Districts under A. B. Dunham 887 78 State Patrol 999 50 Winter $706 9C 24 19 I 85 24 20 58 315 78 428 76
28 ' Items not chargeable to any particular district. 57 25 '. * $4861 65 $1581 45 Total amount paid Summer Work $4861 65 Total amount paid Winter Work 1581 45 Total paid 1916 Work $6,443 10 Amount orders drawn to pay old balances on Road Book in Treasurer s hands 253 92 Total paid in 1916 $6697 02 Receipts. >- Appropriation $5,000 00 Received from Individuals ' 33 08 Total Receipts $5,033 08 Balance overdrawn carried to Summary Account Selectmen s Report $1,663 94, Outstanding Bills on Winter Work to February 1st, 1917, estimated $601 00 SFAVER ACCOUNT. Ames, H. F. $12 75 Ames, H. F. & Co. 6 10 Perkins, Jobn 1 00 Gardner & Co. 60 Hall, S. E. 1 10 Russell, W. O. 4 38 Balance unexpended Report to Summary Selectmen s $25 93/ 174 07 Appropriation $200 00 $200 00 Permanent Sidewalks. Ames, H. F. & Co., tile, labor $4 15 Applebee, Chas. D., labor 28 82 Costello, J. T., trucking 150 Cushing, Raymond, trucking 25 DeCourcey, Paul, labor 7 80
29 Dunham, A. B., labor Eldridge, A. h., team Gardner, E. B. & Co., cement Hall, George, gravel hall, John J., lumber Harriman, Μ. H., team Harriman, Parker, labor Jones, E. C, trucking Lord, John, labor Lord, Llewellyn, labor Lord, Noah, labor Lowell, F. H., labor McAlister, F. W., smith work McKenney, Wm., labor Moore, Augustus, labor Quimby, I. D., team Saunders, Ithiel, labor Soper, Owen Κ., labor Stubbs, John, labor Terrill, C. A., labor Turner, Vern, labor Appropriation, * Balance overdrawn carried to Summary Selectmen s Report 0 I (MEMORANDUM.) Amount received from H. R. Googins since account was closed, $11.15. Amount of Concrete Walk constructed, 612 feet. Copy of Account received from State Highway Com. * Statement of the Expenditure for Patrol Maintenance in the year 1916: Estimated number of miles under patrol maintenance, 10.55. \ Joint Fund, ' Expended as follows: Patrolman s wages Cost of extra help
30 Cost of material The following work was done: Cutting bushes Dragging Raking rocks Cleaning ditches and culverts Repairing end walls and culverts Surfacing : gravel Total expenditure Unexpended balance Cost of Inspection, S36.95. PHILIP J. DEERING, WILLIAM M. AYER, FRANK A. PEABODY, State Highway Commission. FRED W. SMITH, ALBERT B. DUNHAM, SHERMAN W. DAVIS, Road Commissioners. i Anderson, Chas. Bridges, Fred Dean, Win. Overseers of the Poor Report. Dodge, Nancy Eleveth, Evie Grant, Hiram Hoxie, Alfred Lord, Mrs. Lewis and family Mack, William McGinnis, Ella Mrs. Noves, fane A. Perkins, Louise Rich, PTarris (1915) Sullivan, Angus Taylor,. Walter PAYMENTS.
Tewksbury, Mark (1915) 7 18 50 ' Williams, Geo. F. - 5 00 Williams, Savannah Mrs. 18 95 Insane Poor 18 15 Transient Poor 13 83 TOWN FARM. Arey, F. A., supplies, 1914 $9 25 Bailey, labor, 1915 7 88 Bailey, cutting bushes, 1916 38 50 Gardner, E. B. & Co., sundries 4 57 $1,672 12 Lowell, W. E., labor 1 50 Remick, W. A. Mrs. > 3 26 Warren, E. L., insurance 22 50 Total $87 46 RECEIPTS. Received from S. T. Perkins acct. of Louise Perkins $31 00 H. W. Bailey rent of Town Farm 150 00 $1,759 58 $181 00 Net cost of poor $1,578 58 Appropriation $1,500 00 Balance overdrawn to Summary Acct. 78 58 --------------- $1,578 58 FRED W. SMITH, ALBERT B. DUNHAM, SHERMAN W. DAVIS, Overseers of Poor. I k Selectmens Report. \ February 1st, 1916, to February 1st, 1917. SCHOOL ACCOUNT. Due Schools February 1, 1916 $796 52 Appropriation 3,500 00 School Fund and Mill Tax 1,954 23 Common School Fund 1,623 95 Received from Tuition 131 79 Amount Town orders drawn $7,713 47 Unexpended. 293 02 SCHOOL REPAIRS AND SUPPLIES. Balance unexpended February 1, 1916 $243 61 Appropriation 800 00 $8,006 49 8,006 49
32 Received from individuals 4 00 Amount Town orders drawn $780 17 Unexpended February 1, 1917 269 44 SCHOOL TEXT BOOKS. Balance unexpended February 1, 1916 $96 08 Appropriation 400 00 $1,047 61 $1,049 61 Total Town orders drawn $45.3 65 Unexpended February 1st, 1917 42 43 FREE HIGH SCHOOL. Balance unexpired February 1, 1916 $147 74 Appropriation 1,400 00 State of Maine 500 00 $496 08 $496 03 --------------- $2,047 74 Town orders drawn $2,047 74 «Contingent, Discounts and Abatements. Paid Out : Allen, Geo. H., bldg. inspector Allen, Geo. H., special police and labor Ames, A. B., labor voting booths Ames, H. F., bd. of health (1915) Ames, H. F., bd. of health (1916) Ames, H. F. & Co., sundries Beazlev, W. R., election clerk * Brewster, Jos. G., water tub Brown, C. W. Dr., reporting births and deaths Bueksport Water Co., water for sprinkling Bueksport Water Co., water trough Carley. Η. H., reporting births, deaths and marriages Carlev, Η. H., Notary Public * * Clay, D. B.. sundries election booth Cahoon, Chas. B., Election Clerk Costello, J. T., trucking voting booths $20 00 4 40 19 30 10 00 10 00 15 00 10 00 3 00 2 00 35 00 25 00 34 00 5 00 3 13 10 00 3 00
Cullìty, M. J., Election Clerk Davis, S. W., use of auto and team Davis, S. W., sheep killed Dresser, Aaron, water tub Emerson, G. H. Dr., reporting births and deaths to January 1st, 1917 Emerson, M. W., labor, dump Emery & Co., valuation booth and sundies Foster, R. W. Dr., reporting births and deaths Foster, R. W. Dr., fumigating Foster, R. W. Dr., bd. of health (1916) E. B. Gardner & Son, bonds and insurance Gardner, E. B. & Co., sundries Goodale, P. A., sharpening tools, 1913-14-15-16 Gurley, W. & L. E.. dies and supplies for sealer of weights and measures Fiali, John J., lumber for voting booth Plomer Exnress I Houston, John M., water tub Hurd, E. A., abatements 1915 auto tax. Plussey, H. FT., use of hall, 1916 Leach, Burke, collector abatements 1916 tax s Leach, Burke, commission 1916 tax Leach, Burke, stamped envelopes Leach, Burke, discount on taxes 4% I Leach. Burke, discount on taxes 5% Lowell, A. A., supplies for office Loring, Short & Harmon, supplies for collector McAlister, A. B.. reporting marriages Mooney, F. M. & Co., supplies for fail Morgan, Lewis, repairs and winding town clock Moosehorn Co., printing 1915 renorts Moosehorn Co.. printing voting lists. r ' 10 00 17 00 5 00 3 00 9 00 4 00 9 84 7 50 4 00 10 00 49 69 19 15 4 65 8 08 5 83 1 55 3 00 22 40 25 00 350 18 300 87 16 24 % 1.029 43 20 76 3 30 2 75 1 00 10 00 78 00
34 Assessors blanks, Order books, etc. N. E. T. & T. Co., telephone messages Nicholson, T. M., coal for office (1915) Nicholson, T. M., coal for office (1916) Nye, E. M., burial, old soldier Nye, E. M., police Orcutt, A. E., water tub Page, A. F., postage, etc. Page, C. 0. Co., lumber voting booths Penobscot Bay Elec. Co., light for jail Perkins, John C., labor Patten, S. M., carriage to jail Priest, W. H., water tub Sawyer, A. M., posting warrants, notice to insane Sawyer, A. M., killing 5 dogs and collecting dog taxes Sawyer, A. M., police.sawyer, A. M., labor, dump Smith, F. W., paper and books for cemetery accts. Smith, F. W., postage and supplies Smith, F. F., coll. com. 1915 tax Snow, Η. E. Dr., Bd. of health (1916) Snow, FT. E. Dr., reporting births and deaths. Starkie, L. F., signs., Starrett, FT. V., supplies, office Stover, R. B., disinfectant Stubbs, W. C., Avater tub Sullivan, Leslie, special police Warren, E. L., Election Clerk Warren & Co., sundries for jail and office Wasson, Geo. FT., special police Webb, FT. W., reporting marriages White, W. L. Jr., special police Witham, J. E., wood for jail
3 5 Received from : Appropriation $2 Η. K. Danforth, fishing privilege Individuals, Ad. in town report, 1915 Chas. Russ, license merry-go-round State of Maine, burial of old soldier State of Maine, dog license returned Overdrawn carried to Summary Account Fire Department. Allen, Geo. H., labor! Allen, Geo. H., fire warden Ames, H. F. & Co., labor and material Avery, A. L,., labor Avery, A. L., pay roll hoseman Nicholson fire; Beal, F. W., team Clay, M. G.,.labor Cahoon, C. B., care Torrent engine Courcey, Daniel, repairing ladder Cullity, Thos., removing snow reservoirs Durgin, P. T., leather for Torrent engine Eldridge, A. H., team Franklin, F. T., repairing rubber coats Gardner, E. B., sundries Ginn, F. H., labor Genn Shoe Co., mittens Harriman, Μ. H., team i < Homer, Chas. S., labor engines 1914-15-16 Jones, B. F., labor on Torrent Tones, E. C.. trucking I I ^ McAlister, F. W., set wheels Nicholson* T. M., coal Page, A. F., calcium chloride Penobscot Bay Electric Co. Perry, Η. E., tending fire engine house White, A. L., fire warden *. Wilson, C. M., fire warden - 1» I
Witham & Co., lumber ladders ; Witham, Walter, watching fire Simpson, R. R., team, 1915 Smith, Wilson & Co., spark plugs Snowman, A. D., labor on hose Total expended Balance unexpended to Summary Account Appropriation Individuals for junk! Payment of Coupon on Town Bonds. Amount unpaid February 1, 1916 Amount paid by Treasurer Appropriation Amount unpaid February 1, 1917 Payment of Notes and Interest. Paid Bucksport National Bank $4,219 62 Interest Spofiford Fund. 1,293 50 Interest S. S. School Committee Note 30 00 Appropriation \ Bucksport National Bank, Interest on Deposits Balance overdrawn to Summary Acct. Reading Room Buck Memorial Library. Paid C. G. Atkins, Treasurer Appropriation. V» G. A. R. Memorial Day. Paid W. C. Townsend, Q. R., G. A. R., No. 53 Appropriation *
Lighting Streets. Paid Penobscot Bay Electric Company $552 (X) Appropriation $500 00 Balance overdrawn carried to Summary - > Account 52 00 --------------- $552 00 Torrent Engine Co. No. 1 * Appropriation $300 00 Paid N. B. Scott, clerk, for company $300 00 Salaries of Town Officers. Appropriation Paid Town Clerk Η. H. Carley ft 1st Selectman F. W. Smith 2nd Selectman A. B. Dunham 3d Selectman S. W. Davis Treasurer A. F. Page Auditor F. W. Smith, 1915 A. L. White, 1916 Supt. of Schools A. A. Littlefield H. R. Houston $50 00 300 00 150 00 75 00 150 00 15 00 15 00 30 00 216 60 $1,040 00 $1,001 60 Balance unexpended to Summary Acct 38 40 Repairing Selectmens Office. $1,040 00 f Appropriation $200 00 Nothing expended Balance to Summary Acct. $200 00 < ' OVERDRAWN AND UNEXPENDED BALANCES. n. Overdrawn. Unexpended Schools $293 02 School text books 42 43 School repairs and supplies 269 44 Poor Λ $78 58 Roads, bridges, sidewalks and removing snow. 1,663 94 Permanent sidewalks 209 52
38 \, Notes and interest 84 34 Contingent 654 49 Fire Department 320 28 Salaries town officers 38 40 Lighting streets 52 00 Sewers, 174 07 Repairs to town office 200 00 $2,742 87 $1,337 64 Total Overdrawn Balances $2,742 87 Total Unexpended Balances i 1,337 64 / Net Overdraft for 1916 $1,405 23 Less R. R. and Telegraph Tax from State " 459 75 Net deficit from the operating account for the vear $945 48 LIABILITIES. Bucksport Poor Fund. $39,800 00 Town bonds 4% 22,400 00 Note outstanding to S. S. Committee 1,000 00 Due schools Feb. 1, 1917 > 604 89 9 -. ' * ' * Due individuals, old balance.on Road Book 20 21 : - Outstanding bills on Winter road work 601 00 ' j Due on coupons 1,514 00,. > ------------------------------------------------------- $65.940 1C RESOURCES. Due from State Pensions, $522 00 Tax deeds deemed available 500 00 Due from collector: 1913 52 8'6 1914 171 07 1915 / 522 69 1916 1,388 26 Cash in Treasury 367 94 I Net liabilities over resources Feb. 1, 1917 62,415 28 $65.940 10
Net liabilities over resources (1915) $66,810 73 Net liabilities over resources (1916) 62,415 28 39 Net liabilities reduced during 1916 $4,395 45 Respectfull)r submitted,. FRED W. SMITH, > ALBERT B. DUNHAM, SHERMAN W. DAVIS, * Selectmen. Tax Deeds. r. Amount in Treasurer s hands Feb. 1, 1916 ' $2,192 42 Tax Deeds 1916 tax 300 88 Deeds settled by Treasurer during February 1, 1916, to February 1,. 1917 ' $88 24 Balance Tax Deeds on hand 2,405 06 I 7 $2,493 30 $2,493 30
40 ' 1. f. ' Treasurer s Report. Town of Bucksport in account with A. F. Page, Treas. / To paid Orders of Selectmen for Dr. 4 I Schools $7,713 47 Text Books 453 65 School House Repairs 780 17 Free High School f. 2,047 74 Roads 6,69702 Poor 1,676 12 Contingent 2,836 61 Town Farm 87, 46 Salary of Officers 1,001 60 Fire Department 481 92 Sewers 25 93 Buck Library* 75 00 G. A. R. Post 50 00 Lighting Streets 552 00 Permanent Sidewalks 709 52 Engine Co. 300 00 - Notes-and Interest 8,719 62 Paid Coupons ~ 870 00 Interest on Spofford Fund 1,293 50 Interest on Note to S. S. Committee 30 00 State Tax, 1916 i; 4,566 48 County Tax, 1916 1,158 46 State Pensions 912 00 State Treas. Dog Tax Collected 117 00 Balance in Treasury, Jan. 31, 1917 367 94. --------------- $43,523 21
41 Cr. By cash in Treasury Jan. 31, 1916 $1,975 32 School and mill tax 1,954 23 Common school fund 1,623 95 Railroad and Tel. Tax 459 75 Dog licenses refunded 61 12 Burial of Soldiers 70 00 Free High School 500 00 State Pension^ reimbursed 910 00 Received from Taxes, 1916, Burke Leach Coll. $29,786 24 Taxes, 1914, Burke Leach Coll. 327 49 Taxes, 1913, Burke Leach Coll. 39 32 Taxes, 1912, Burke Leach Coll. 5 20 Taxes, 1915, F. F. Smith, Coll. 700 00 Town Clerk, dog licenses 117 00 Fishing Privilege, Verona bridge 5 00 A. A. Littlefield, tuition 36 00 H. R. Houston, tuition 92 79 A. W. Hutchins, tuition 3 00 % License, Merry-Go-Round 5 00 J ' Town Farm, H. W. Bailey 112 50 Temporary loan 4,500 00 Interest on deposits 35 78 Individuals, account of Tax Deeds 88 24 Individuals, account Poor 33 00 Individuals, account Fire Dept. - 2 20 Individuals, acct. School Plouse Reps. 6 00 Individuals, acct. Roads 33 08 Individuals, acct. Ads. in Town Report -* 41 00 $43,523 21 A. F. PAGE, Treasurer.
CEMETERY FUNDS. t 1 ' ' * Name of Fund Amt. Fund Int. Exp. Int. Unexp. Buck Burying Ground 400.00 43.28 80.01 De Alva, Clàra E. 50.00 5.92 for 4 yrs. none 1 Hincks, Annette 100.00 1.40 24.31 Leighton, John VV. ' 200.00 7.25 for 2 yrs. 7.90 Rider, Stephen 100.00 * none i none Smith, Margaret C. 150.00 4 2.50 4.46 1 Wiley, Thos. C. 200.00 9.35 16.32 SFOFFORD SCHOOL HOUSE FUND. Rec d from est. Parker Spofford, $1000. Int. unexp. 35.30 These funds and all unexpended balance of interest are on def posit in the Bucksport National Bank in the name of A. F. Page Treasurer oi Town of Bucksport. % m I Auditor s Report. 4 * VJ To the Citizens of Bucksport: This is to certify that I have examined the accounts of the Selectmen, Overseers of the Poor and Treasurer for the past municipal year. The accounts of the Selectmen ^ V, and Overseers of the Poor as shown by the various ledger accounts correspond with the amount of orders drawn on the Treasurer, the orders drawn being properly distributed to the various accounts. The accounts of the Treasurer are correct and the balance on hand as reported by him as of Jan. 31, 1917, was on deposit at the Bucksport National t 1 4 - Bank on that date. The following is a statement of the account of the Overseers of the Poor with the Fisher Ames Spofford Fund from March 7th, 1916, to Jan. 31st, 1917: Balance on hand March 7th, 1916 $337 24 Interest on Fund 1,293 50 $1,630 74 Paid out as per vouchers 1,542 11 _ e Balance on hand Jan. 31st, 1917 $88 63 I have audited the accounts of the Selectmen with the
various Burying Ground Funds and find them correct and properly vouched for. Respectfully submitted, Report of Fire Inspector. A. L. WHITE, Auditor. Inspected eighty-five buildings. Found many in bad condition. Most all of the owners made the necessary changes willingly. work. It is quite important to continue the GEO. H. ALLEN, Fire Inspector. 1916 TAX Commitment ; $31,258 58 Supplimentary 127 53 Brown tail moth tax 89 27 Paid Treasurer $29,786 24 Amount uncollected 1,388 26 Tax Deeds 30088 1914 TAX Uncollected last report $579 52 Interest uncollected 22 65 V Paid Treasurer March 3, 1916 $176 12 Paid Treasurer Jan. 31, 1917, 151 '37 Uncollected 171 07 Abatements 103 61 $31,475 38 $31,475 38 $602 17 $602 Ί7 1918 TAP Uncollected last report $147 29 Paid Treasurer. $39 32 Uncollected 52 86 Abatements 55 11 $147 29 1912 TAX Uncollected last report $17 20 Paid Treasurer $5 20 Abatements 12 00 *' $17 20 BURKE LEACH, Collector.
44 *. * ' t Town Clerk's Report. Jan. 1, 1916, to Jan. 1, 1917. Births recorded in 1916 Births recorded in 1915 \ Increase in births Marriages recorded in 1916 Marriages o recorded in 1915 Decrease in marriages Deaths recorded in 1916 Deaths recorded in 1915 / 43 33 10 35 37 2 53 48 Increase in deaths CAUSES OF DEATHS» Disease of the heart * ' < Cerebral hemorrhage Premature birth Cerebral embolism Chirrhosis of liver i Acute sectone 1 Gripp. Arterio schrosis Senility t Chronic nephritis Drowning Pibuic abscess Acute bronchitis Pulmonary tuberculosis Accidental Failure of old age / Nephritis Pneumonia Marasmus Capillary bronchitis Chronic colitis Tuberculosis of lungs Cerebral abscess Acute gastro entuitis Cancer of larynx 1 I t* X 9 8 2 10
Pulmonary tuberculosis Apoplexy General debility 4 Carcimoma mamma Hodgkins disease Still born 2 Progonsin anasmia Hemorrhage from stomach 7 of those who died were infants less than 1 year old. 3 were between 1 and 10 years old. Λ None were ', between 10 and 20 years old. 1 was between 20 and 30 years old. 1 was between 30 and 40 years old. 2 were between 40 and 50 years old. 5 were between 50 and 60 years old. 12 were between 60 and 70 years old. 16 were between 70 and 80 years old. 7 were between 80 and 90 years old. 4 were over 90 years old 91, 92, 94 and 96 respectively Received from dog licenses, all being paid to Treasurer: One Kennel at $10.00 $10 00 85 Males at $1.00 $85 00 3 Pemales at $5.00 15 00 7 Spayed at $1.00-7 00 --------------- $117 0C - Respectfully submitted, HARRY H. CARLEY, Town Clerk. ' Report of Superintendent of Schools 45 V To the School Board and Citizens of the Town of Bucksport : I herewith submit my first annual report of the School Department of the town of Bucksport, the same being for the municipal year ending Jan. 31, 1917. One year is too limited a period in the slow evolution of education to include any marked developments not on trial or at least under discussion in previous years. All schools in town have been maintained thirty-two weeks for the past year, an increase of two weeks over previous years. This, however, is a short school year and
4-ϋ <1 4 ' ' 4, é ν ': '' 4! should be made longer in order that more efficient work may be done. I am not able to report at this time the aver-, age attendance in the various schools as the registers have not been handed in for the winter term abthe time this report goes to press. The schools at East Bueksport and at Chipman s have failed to maintain an average of eight for the past year and are discontinued by law unless the town votes to maintain them. It will be necessary to make new arrangements for the children at Bueksport Center and along the river toward the village for the coming year. A school will have to be established or transportation provided. I have found that small schools are usually very inefficient and therefore recommend transportation. The attendance in the Spofford School has been small for the following reasons : The number of out of town pupils has decreased to five. A small grade entered and the graduating class was larg'e. M All the rural schools have been graded during the'past, year and a course of study introduced into each school based on the state course of study. This tends to make the work in the grades uniform and enables the pupils to change from one school to another without loss of time. The same work is carried on in the rural and village schools in the corresponding grades., A few new supplementary readers have been intro* duced during the past year, also some arithmetics and some geographys. Many books have been bought to replace the old ones. The Palmer method of writing has been introduced. This is in general use now in the schools of New England and we hope to secure better results in that line of work.. In view of the increased cost of books it seems that more money must be raised. - The school house at Duck Cove has been painted dand the one at Buck s Mills painted and papered and repaired. The entire wood work of the grammar school has been varnished and the walls and ceiling retinted. Two new hard wood floors have been laid in the East building and other small repairs have been made. The cleaning, paper and supply bill also come from this account. The school houses at North Bueksport and Hancock Pond must be re-
paired this year, and I recommend that they be thoroughly repaired as patchwork does not pay. Between fifty and sixty pupils have attended the Semiv I * nary during the past year. As the committee were not to make a contract with the Seminary which would give better rates than the regular tuition for all out of town pupils no contract has been made. We have paid regular tuition as has been done for the past few years. This amounts to from $10 to $18 per term according to the course and the number of studies taken. During the summer the tuition was raised so that the fall bill of $835 was much more than we had been paying. The committee asked the Seminary to allow us to pay what we had available, which was done temporarily, but at the time this report is printed I cannot say whether the agreement will be allowed to stand permanently. If it does not we will owe the Seminary about $70 not reported. A summary of the teachers will be found at the close of this report. Recommendations for appropriations are placed with the other recommendations for the town. 47 A financial report of the schools is also found at the close of thià report. With thanks for the courtesy shown me during the past year this report is respectfully submitted. H. R. HOUSTON.
Name. Herbert Jewett* Ella Facteaux Abbie Buck# Edith Olmstead Evelyn Hall Kathleen Buckley Grace Davis Gracia Atwood Lizzie Saunders Annie McCaslin Vara Archer Lucinia Hopkins Marion Newcomb Leila Stubbs Grace Crosby Alberta Dunbar* Opal Myrick Annie Carleton Ella Cochran Mildred Strout. Carl Fuller* Anna Brown School. Spofford Spofford W. Inter. W. Prim. E. Inter. E. Prim. - E. Bucksport Millvale Plancock Pond Buck s Mills Long Pond Duck Cove North Bucksport North. Bucksport % N Hincks Hincks Long Pond t Chipmans Chipmans Hincks Spofford. W. Inter. ^Teaching Length of experience Wages, in terms. Where educated. $20 00 2 Grad. Bates College 13 00 8 Grad. Castine Normal School 13 00 35 Grad. Castine Normal School 13 00 23 Grad. Bangor Training School 13 00 62 Grad. E. M. C. Seminary 13 00 62 Grad. E. M. C. Seminary 8 50 8 Grad. E. M. C. Seminary 10 00 71 Grad. Empire State'Normal School 9 00 26 % 9 50 17 Grad. Castine Summer School 9 50 11 % Castine Summer School GradȦ 10 00 ο O Grad. Castine Normal School 10 00 32 Grad. Bangor Training School 1 1 9 50 " 9 >- 9 50 14 One year in Castine Normal 9 50 1 Grad. E. M. C. Seminary 10 00 / 22 Grad. Patten Academy - 9 00 T Grad. Hampden Academy * Grad. Hampden Academy 9 00-15 9 50 42 Grad. Maine Central Institute 11 00 1 Grad. Bates College 13 50 28- Grad. Gorham Normal der Permit; all others have a State certificate.
49 Receipts from taxation $400 00 Unexpended balance 96 08 Total amount available Expended for common schools : Ginn & Co. $50 33 American Book Company 29 84 Thompson and Brown 3 05 Houghton, Mifflin Co. 8 14 E. E. Babb 48 01 Silver, Burdett 85 55 Macmillan Co. 11 16 B. H. Sanborn & Co. 2 83 World Book Co. 14 09 E. H. Dillingham 1 80 Cable Company U75 A. N. Palmer 30 41 D. H. Knowlton 90 H. R. Houston (express and cartage) 4 93 $496 08 $292 79 Expended for High School Students: E. M. C. Seminary $160 86 1 <* ~ ' Total expenditure for text books for the vear $453 65 Unexpended f r 42 43 «Tuition Account :» 1 Receipts from appropriation Unexpended balance From State of Maine Amount available Expended : $1,400 00 147 74 500 00 E. M. C. Seminary, Winter 1915-16 $660 75 E. M. C. Seminary, Spring- 1916 621 00 E. M. C. Seminary, Fall 1916 765 99 D. W. Coombs Andrew Ginn FUEL. $24 00 17 50 1 $496 08 $2,047 74 $2,047 74
50 H. R. Eldridge D. G. Harvey Sherman Davis A. B. Dunham Arthur Dresser T. 'M. Nicholson (for coal for entire school year) Frank Beal A. P. Maddocks E. H. Lewis * S. C. Eaton (housing wood) Cowan McKinnon * T. L. Grindle -, C. H. Lewis - : JANITOR SERVICES. Edgar Tozier A. A. Freeman Ruby Gross Roy Davis Carroll Cairns C. L. Hutchins Lewis Gray Geo. Lord Alton Grindle Linwood Smith William Wilson Parker Harriman Ralph Lampher Milton Tozier Mj^rtle Robinson Dora Gross Roland O Donnell -, S. C. Eaton Earl Robinson Virginia Gray Hazel Quinn Linwood Davis Leona Smith Mrs. Tohn Hubbard Almena Cairns 60 12 17 00 15 00 39 00 4 90 52 50 13 00 16 00 16 00 2 00 27 50 14 00 4 00 $3 00 3 00 9 30 7 00 6 00-13 00* 8 00 4 50 4 50 8 00 15 00 50 00 12 00 9 60 3 00 3 00 3 00 95 00 1 25 7 30 2 60 7 00 8 80 6 00 6 30 '
Alberta Dunbar 3 00 Carl Kinne 2 75 FOR TEACHERS BOARD. A. A. Freeman $35 00 S. W. Rideout 35 00 F. A. Johnson 35 00 E. B. Kinne 45 00 E. M. C. Seminary 40 50 A. E. Snow ' 40 00 H. Snow 5 00 C. R. McKinnon 30 00 FOR CONVEYANCE OF PUPILS. H. F. Winchester 5 50 J. E. Grindle 89 00 A. B. Farnham 25 00 Fred Perkins 32 50 Mrs. Fred Perkins 30 00 Mrs. Samuel Gray 9 00 E. H. Cunningham 9 00 Mrs. Joseph Gray 12 00 For Board of Children W. T. Atwood $10 00 For tuition of pupils in out of town ' schools Town of Dedham $18 00 FOR TEACHERS SALARY. Gladys Hooper $36 00 Mildred Strout 134 50 Annie McCaslin 352 50 Grace Crosby 104 50 Grace Davis 178 00 Opal Mvrfck 100 00 Lucinia Hopkins 100 00 Leila Stubbs 95 00 Alberta Dunbar 95 00 Etta Lunt 36 00 Marion Newcomb 270 50 Vara Archer 348 00 Edith Olmstead 432 00 Gracia Atwood.409 00 Lizzie Saunders 367 50 Nettie M. 137 SwazeyW ' 00
52 4 % «t Kathleen Buckley 364 00 Evelyn Hall1, 468 00 4 * 1 Anna Brown 1 171 00 Mrs. H. R. Googins 132 75 Blanche. Smith 176 00 Harriett Jillson 176 00 Louise Johnson 99 00 Helen Williams 105 00 Ella Cochran 135 00 Carl Fuller, 55 00 Florenee Homer 55 00 Herbert Jewett 380 00 Ella Facteaux 247 00 Abbie Buck 247 00 I Annie Carleton 189 00 λ Total expenditures for common schoolsv from Feb. 1, 1916, to Jan. 31, 1917 Receipts : From Appropriation $3,500 00 From State of Maine 3,578 18 From Tuition in common school 131 79 From Unexpended Jan. 31, 1916 796 52 Total receipts Total expenditures Unexpended Jan. 31, 1917 \ REPAIR AND SUPPLY ACCOUNT. Η. M. Weigel $4 20 E. E. Babb 30 67 ; i 1 Bucksport Water Co. 25 00 L. P. Lowell 2 10 Η. H. Webster 2 00 Davis Clay 14 88 W. C. Stubbs 2 00 S. C. Eaton 7 40 E. L. Harvey 2 50 D. L. Keyes 2 00 ft T. L. Grindle 2 00 Mary Dean 3 00 t 1 $7,713 47 I $8,006 49 7,713 47 lj... * $293 02
E. B. Gardiner H. F. Ames E. B. Kinne Laura Gross Mrs. John Hubbard Fred L. Kinney E. M. Perkins C. 0. Page Co. Cora Orcutt Nellie Gowen I. L. Saunders A. E. Smith Mrs. L. H. Smith George Allen Mrs. W. L. Luce W. A. Remick Dowling School Supply Co. Howard & Brown G. P. Brown Cheshire Chemical Co. Emery & Co. Warren & Co. ' f Λ: H. R. Houston Foster Newcomb W. C. White Ellen Sullivan A. A. Littlefield Frank Lampher Lucy Perkins Μ. H. Harriman T. E. Snowman T. L. Grindle r Levi Crook MSF Penobscot Bay Electric Co. Ì Receipts : From appropriation From Freeman Bridges From Halford Cofifin Unexpended Feb. 1, 1916
54 Amount available Expended Unexpended Feb. 1, 1917 Recommendations for appropriation for For Common Schools $4,000 Text Books 500 I Repairs and Supplies 800 Free High School 1,700 Outstanding- bills : Tuition for one-half Winter Term Transportation Bills under adjustment $350 16 schools : 00 00 00 00. $1,049 61 780 17 $269 44 $7,000 00 00 00 $366 00 I s Appropriation $- 3,500 400 800 ί 1,400 1,500 for 1916. Schools 5,000 500 \ 1,036 5,423 2,000 800 300 1.040 50 75 500 200 200 $24,724 School text books School house repairs and supplies Free High School Poor Roads, bridges and sidewalks Permanent sidewalks Purchase of town bonds Coupons from town bonds Notes and interest \ Contingent and abatements Fire department Torrent Engine Company Salaries town officers Memorial Daym / Reading Room, Buck Library Lighting- streets o o Sewers Town office building- Deficiency Account I Recommendations for 1917. Summer Winter $4,000 00 By 500 00 Supt. 800 00-1.700 00 1.500 00 4.000 00 2.000 00 3.500 00 896 00 1,323 50 1.500 00 800 00 300 00 50 00 75 00 900 00 200 00 945 48
55 Warrant. Hancock County, ss. To Arthur M. Sawyer, a Constable in the town of Bucks- port, in said county. Greeting : In the name of the State of Maine you are hereby required to notify and warn the inhabitants of the town of Bueksport, qualified by law to vote in town affairs, to assemble at Alamo Theatre, in said town, on Monday, the fifth day of March, 1917, at ten o clock in the forenoon, to act on the following articles, to wit : r 1. To choose a Moderator to preside at said meeting. 2. To choose a Clerk for the ensuing year. >'3. To see if the town will vote to accept the report of the Selectmen, Assessors, and Overseers of the Poor, and Auditor. ) X 4. To choose tliree Selectmen, Assessors, and Overseers of the Poor and Auditor. 5. To choose a Treasurer of the town and all other necessary town officers for the ensuing year excepting Collector of Taxes. 6. 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, collector of taxes, superintendent of schools, school committee, fire wardens, board of health, and road commissioner, and to raise money for the same. A 7. To determine the manner of collecting the taxes, d the rate of discount, allowed, or interest to be charged. 8. To choose a Collector of taxes. 9. To choose one or more Road Commissioners or. authorize the Selectmen to appoint or act as Road Commissioners. 10. To determine what sums of money the town will raise by taxes for the following purposes : Common schools. <r~t> School repairs and supplies. Purchase of text books. Support of Poor. Pavment of notes and interest. Payment coupons on town bonds.
56 I ; 1, β' Payment principal of town bonds as required by section 136, chapter 51, Revised Statutes. Fire Department. Building and repairing sewers. Discount, abatement and Contingent expenses. i. * - y H To see how much money the town will vote to raise and appropriate to repair highways, bridges and sidewalks and removing snow, and to fix the compensation of men and teams and the hours of labor for the same or act anything relating thereto. 12. To see if the town will enter into a contract for five years with the Penobscot Bay Electric Company-, for street lights, and if so, to raise and appropriate nine hundred dollars ($900) for the ensuing year or act anvthing relating thereto. :0?ψ' : 13. To see what sum of money the town will vote to raise and appropriate for the services of one or more fire companies for the municipal year 1917.. 14. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate fifty dollars ($50) for James E. Hall Post, No. 53, G. A. R.,, to be used for Memorial day exercises, 1917.! 15. To see if the town will raise and appropriate the sum of seventy-five dollars ($75) to aid in keeping the reading room in Buck Memorial Library open to the public or act anything relating thereto. 16. To see what sum of money the town will grant and aise to liquidate the deficiencies in various accounts. 17 To see what arrangements the town will make for the schooling of high school students and to raise and ap- *! ^. * ' *.. ^ * propriate money for the same. / a 18. To see if the town will vote to hire a school physician, and if so, to raise the sum of fifty dollars ($50) for the, pay of the same. ^ 19. To see if the town will vote to raise the sum of Ì 1 \ *. " * '. ; 5 ν ', ' I ' *. twenty dollars ($20) estimated to be the amount necessary to provide public schools with flags and flag poles for the coming year.,-γ J 20. To see if the town will vote to continue the school at East Bucksport which has failed to maintain an average of eight pupils for the past year.
X 27. i f21. To see if the town will vote to continue the school at Chipman s which has a small average attendance. 22. To see what arrangements the town will make for the schooling of common school pupils at Bucksport Center. / 23. To see if the town will authorize the Selectmen to sell or otherwise dispose of the old fire engines now in engine house on School Street or act anything relating thereto. 24. To see what action the town will take in regard to the sale of fireworks and firecrackers and other explosives preceding the Fourth of July and make any regulations relating thereto. 25. To see if the town will recommend that the Selectmen lay out a road from Chipman s Crossing by the residence of William Grindle and others as far as the land of George Mariner. 26. To see what sum of money the town will raise and appropriate for the rental of Hydrants or act anything relating thereto. To see if the town will vote to sell the Town Farm, o called, and if not to instruct the Overseers of the Poor or Selectmen in regard to the same. 28. To see if the town will vote to abate the tax on any new industry and under what conditions. 'j 29. To see if the town will vote Yes or No on the *.. question of appropriating and raising money necessary to entitle the'town to state aid, as provided in section 19 of >chapter 25, of the Revised Statutes of 1916. w 30. To see if the town will appropriate and raise the sum of six hundred ($600) for the improvement of the section of state aid road as outlined in the report of the State Highway Commission, in addition to the amounts regularly raised for the care of ways, highways and bridges ; the above amount being the makimum which the town is allowed to raise under the provisions of section 18, chapter 25, of the Revised Statutes' of 1916. ' 31. To see if the town will vote to establish a coal and wood yard, and if so, to see what sum the town will appropriate for same.
32. To see if the town will vote to build a concrete - walk from the Post Office entrance across Main Street to the sidewalk on the northerly side of Main Street and raise money for the same. 33. To see if the town will authorize the Treasurer to 4 \ sell I and convey the town s interest in any real estate that has been forfeited to the town for the non-payment of taxes. 34. To see if the town will authorize the Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to make a temporary loan. 35. To see if the town will vote to elect its Overseers of the Poor for three-year terms as authorized by section 13, chapter 4, Revised Statutes, 1916, formerly chapter 170, Public Laws,1905 ; and to take such further action in relation thereto as may be necessary. (Recommended by State Board of Charities and Corrections.) 36. To see if the town will elect an estimating committee who shall report at the next annual meeting of the town its recommendation on each article in the warrant for said meeting. PAGE S PHARMACY IT IS OUR AIM TO SUPPLY EVERYTHING THAT IS NEEDED FOR THE SICK. FRESH. OUR STOCK IS NEW AND - CONFECTIONERY AND TOILET ARTICLES IN GREAT VARIETY. WE AIM TO PLEASE. COME AND SEE US. A. F. PAGE, DRUGGIST % a m m. Htnòertaker atti* Embalmtt Haiti Street, SUtckspurt