Annual Report of the Selectmen, Assessors, Treasurer and Other Officers of the Town of Bridgewater for the Municipal Year Ending March, 1917 Bridgewater, (Me.)
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The University of Maine DigitalCommons@UMaine Maine Town Documents Maine Government Documents 1917 Annual Report of the Selectmen, Assessors, Treasurer and Other Officers of the Town of Bridgewater For the Municipal Year Ending March, 1917 Bridgewater, (Me.) Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/towndocs Repository Citation Bridgewater, (Me.), "Annual Report of the Selectmen, Assessors, Treasurer and Other Officers of the Town of Bridgewater For the Municipal Year Ending March, 1917" (1917). Maine Town Documents. 7934. https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/towndocs/7934 This Report is brought to you for free and open access by DigitalCommons@UMaine. It has been accepted for inclusion in Maine Town Documents by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@UMaine. For more information, please contact [email protected]. ANNUAL REPORT OF THE Selectmen, Assessors, Treasurer and O ther Officers OF THE Town of Bridgewater For the Municipal Tear Ending March, 1917 HOULTOtt TRUST CO. The Largest and Strongest Com mercial Bank in Aroostook Co. ------- Opened April 30, 1906 --------- Statem ent January 1. 1917 ASSETS Real Estate Mortgages $ 383,675.95 Time and Demand Loans 684 305.97 Bonds 16,460 00 Trust Department 9.902 01 Due from other Banks 100.000.00 Deposits in Boston 248,699.77 Drafts, for collection 51,051.97 Vault and Fixtures Charged Off Cash on hand 74,318 44 $1,568,414.11 LIABILITIES C apital $ 91,900.00 S u rp lu s 33,182.10 Un divided P rofits 82,347.41 Savings and Cert! of D eposit 839,366.87 Demand Deposits 483,743.81 Certificates of Deposit 46,472.01 Trust Deposit 9,902 01 Accrued Interest 1,500 00 $1,568,414.11 O rganized in meet to meet every banking need of this community, the Houlton Trust Company has steadily grown in strength anf\ ic favor, until today it is recognized as one of the large and strong financial insti- tutions of Maine. It has kept abreast of the times providing for itself every modern appliance and up-to date system to facilitate its work, and providing for its depositors every safeguard known for their protection and security. Accounts Invited. WILFORD FULLERTON, Treasurer. TOWN OFFICERS Selectmen, Assessors and Overseers of the Poor H. G. Stackpole J. W. Sargent S. J. Hartley Town Clerk R. J. Kimball Town Treasurer A. M. Stackpole, Sr. Superintending School Committee A. M. Stackpole,Jr. J. Forest Bradstreet M. Sanderson Auditor of Accounts A. M. Stackpole, Jr. Town A gent E. E. Milliken Collector of Taxes George A. Barrett Road Commissioner M. S. Rideout K'4 Board of Health E. 0. Collins E. H. Jackson, M. D. J. F. Bradstreet Inspector of Weights and Measures R. H. Perkins Town Constables Frank Tracey George Brown George A. Barrett REPORT OF SELECTMEN OF BRIDGEWATER ASSESSORS REPORT A statement of the Inventory and Valuation of the taxable property and polls, as found in the Town of Bridgewater, April 1, 1916. It being a copy of our re- turns to the State Assessors. Real Estate, resident $362039 00 Real Estate, non-resident 53490 00 $415529 00 Personal estate, resident, $90380 00 Personal estate, non-resident 1510 00 91890 00 Total valuation $507419 00 No. of Polls taxed, 309. SCHEDULE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY LIVE STOCK 446 Horses, av. val. $90., $40115 00 19 Colts 3 to 4, av. val. $85. 1615 00 37 Colts 2 to 3, av. val. $57, 1895 00 14 Colts under 2 yrs. av. val. $30., 415 00 250 Cows av. val. $24., 6070 00 52 Three year-olds, av. val. $100., 1075 00 $51185 00 EXEMPT LIVE STOCK 93 Two-year-olds, av. val. $1560 00 150 One-year-olds, av. val, 1209 00 287 Sheep, av. val., 1309 00 160 Swine, av. val. 1369 00 $5447 00 4 REPORT OF SELECTMEN OF BRIDGEWATER ALL OTHER KINDS OF PERSONAL PROPERTY Bank Stock, 69 shares $6900 00 Maine & N. B. E., pole line 1200 00 Stock in trade 16250 00 Logs and Lumber 200 00 Carriages, 117 3275 00 Automobiles, 33 8080 00 Musical Instruments, 40 4000 00 Finished product in mills 500 00 Other property 300 00 $40705 00 $40705 00 Total amount of personal property $91890 00 REGULAR ASSESSMENT 1916 On the above polls and estates as per Warrant from the State Treasurer and County Treasurer as per the votes of the Town at the Annual Town Meeting held March 27th, 1916, the following Assessment was made: State Tax $2515 74 County Tax 633 22 Support of schools 2000 00 Support of poor and miscellaneous 2000 00 Repairs of school houses 250 00 Text books 400 00 Free high school 1250 00 Superintendent of Schools 150 00 Roads, Bridges and sidewalks 2500 00 Street lights 300 00 State Aid 533 00 Town debt and interest 500 00 Overlay 580 00 $13612 28 Tax rate on one dollar, 25 mills. No. of polls taxes, 309, at $3.00 $927 00 REPORT OF SELECTMEN OF BRIDGEWATER 5 No. of polls not taxed, 6. Tax on real and personal estate including the overlay $12682 28 $13612 28 H. .G STACKPOLE J. W. SARGENT S. J. HARTLEY Assessors of Bridgewater COMMON SCHOOLS Verna Norton $140 00 Mary Salone 220 00 Myrtle Thompson 168 00 Jessie Webster 454 00 Hittie McIntyre 562 00 Isabell Garcelon 133 00 Willis Rockland 61 08 Nina Tweedie 126 00 Alexander Weatherbee 150 00 Nina Briggs 140 00 Harlow Gerrish 333 16 Jennie Lyons 160 00 Stella Ryer 130 00 Freida McPherson 160 00 Elsie Roberts 200 00 Mary Clark 190 00 Amber Slipp 234 00 Annie Laurence 40 00 $3601 24 JANITOR E. O. Collins • $458 00 Mary Salone 13 75 Isabell Garcelon 14 00 Nina Tweedie 14 00 (j REPORT OK SELECTMEN OK BRIIKIUWATRR Iva Bradstreet 10 00 Hazel Milbery 4 00 Verna Norton 13- 50 Nina Briggs 6 00 Donald Beals 4 75 Edgar Farley 6 50 Howard Jamison 6 00 Cecil Raymond 3 00 Earl McKinnon 13 75 $567 25 FUEL J. H. Slipp $2 00 E. O. Collins 26 50 Howard Jamison 12 00 J. W. Milbrry 2 00 C. L. Sharp 2 65 A. H. Bradstreet & Son. 60 00 A. M. Stackpole Jr. 201 00 D. E. Barrett 63 25 M. A. Burtt 75 $370 15 CONVEYANCE Eva McPherson 249 00 Young & Russell 2 35 Thomas Gallupe 184 00 J. H. Slipp 330 00 $765 35 Tuition, Town of Blaine $25 00 Overdraft March 16th, 1916 1299 83 $6628 82 Appropriations, March, 1916 2000 00 Mill tax 1401 27 Common School fund 998 89 REPORT OK SELECTMEN OK BRIDGEWATER / Interest on school fund 121 58 Equalization fund 325 00 $4846 74 Overdraft March 14, 1917 1782 08 $6628 82 REPAIRS ON SCHOOLHOUSES Overdraft March 17, 1916 $697 00 J. H. Farley 2 40 E. O. Colins 30 42 Nickerson & Bangs 3 90 G. G. Kinney 7 00 J. W. Milbery 4 35 F. W. Snow 70 J. H. Slipp 5 50 M. A. Burtt 5 00 Smith Bros., 3 49 R. J. Kimball 31 90 David Boone 12 00 J. D. Barrett 4 80 Charles Burns 4 37 Mrs. Chas. Burns ’ 15 00 J. F. Bradstreet 8 70 A. H. Bradstreet & Son 21 20 $167 70 Balance unexpended March 14, 1917 82 30 $250 00 March 1916, we appropriated $250 00 $250 00 TEXT BOOKS J. S. Hammond Co. $23 24 Eastern Pub. Co., 6 67 Little, Brown & Co. 21 60 Scott, Foresman Co. 28 80 8 REPORT OP'SELECTMEN OF BRIDGEWATER Silver, Burdette Co. 31 74 t D. C. Heath Co. 12 52 McMillin Co. 4 37 Charles Scribner & Son. 9 17 D. Appleton Co. 12 00 J. L. Hammett Co. 26 25 Ginn & Co. 70 14 A. M. Stackpole 1 90 • March 17th, 1916, overdraft 111 .09 $367 58 Unexpended March 14th, 1917 32 42 $400 00 $400 00 Appropriation March 1916 $400 00 $400 00 STREET LIGHTS Bridgewater Electric Co. $268 80 March 14th, 1917, unexpended 98 44 $367 24 $367 24 March 1916, unexpended $67 24 March 1916, appropriated 300 00 $367 24 SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS T. A. DeCosta $167 00 March, 1917, unexpended 25 03 $192 03 $192 03 March, 1916, unexpended $42 03 March 1916, appropriated , 150 00 $192 03 REPORT OF SELECTMEN OF BRIDGEWATER 9 FREE HIGH SCHOOL Treasurer of B. C. A. $2150 00 March 14, 1917, unexpended 1349 88 $3499 88 March 17, 1916, unexpended $1749 88 March, 1916, appropriated 1250 00 Received from State 500 00 $3499 88 SNOW PLOW Geo. K. Davidson $35 00 March 14, 1917 unexpended 65 00 $100 00 March, 1916, unexpended $100 00 George Styles $11 75 Ben McDonald 1 38 H. G. Morse 48 30 Pennington McKeen 24 00 Charles Hallett 4 00 Roy Shaw 4 00 George Jamison 4 00 J. W. Sargent 26 00 Harold McNinch 18 00 Fred Morse 5 00 Fred Rideout 8 00 Bliss Allen 2 50 Henry Holmes 3 50 J. F. Bradstreet 20 03 Walter Bradbury 2 62 J. F. Bradstreet 7 57 J. F. Bradstreet 3 79 Guy Allen , 3 00 Charles Lewis 8 00 Frank Bradbury 18 00 George Pryor 37 00 10 HE PORT OE SELECTMEN OF BRIDGEWATER F. W. Snow 2 90 W. R. Scott 9 00 W. H. Webber 44 00 E. K. Kinney 11 50 Fred Whited 20 00 Joe Carmichael 4 00 T. H. DeLong 30 00 G. W. Hartley 40 00 S. J. Hartley 40 00 Lester McCleary 8 00 William DeLong 9 30 Barney Carmichael 22 00 Berger Mfg. Co. 18 20 Fred Kimball 10 00 J.