Annual Report of the Treasurer, Selectmen, and Superintending School Committee of the Town of Hermon for the Year Ending March 3, 1898 Hermon (Me.)
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The University of Maine DigitalCommons@UMaine Maine Town Documents Maine Government Documents 1898 Annual Report of the Treasurer, Selectmen, and Superintending School Committee of the Town of Hermon for the Year Ending March 3, 1898 Hermon (Me.) Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/towndocs Repository Citation Hermon (Me.), "Annual Report of the Treasurer, Selectmen, and Superintending School Committee of the Town of Hermon for the Year Ending March 3, 1898" (1898). Maine Town Documents. 6128. https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/towndocs/6128 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]. ---- ------- ■vr*\r-\r-v-v- r ANNUAL REPORT O F T H E Treasurer, Selectmen, AND Superintending School Committee O F T H E C T own of H ermon F O R T H E Year Ending March 3, 1898. ¥ . m mur A u g u s t a , APVi ;3 19G BANGOR: C h a s . H . G l a s s & C o., P r i n t Er s . i S 9 8. L z Municipal Officers of the Town of Hermon, For the Year 189'7-’98. SELECTMEN: R ufus R obinson, J. M. T a y l o r , C. S. Gr a n t. Town Agent. •. • R ufus Robinson. Town Clerk . T hurston H unt. Town Treasurer T hurston Hunt. Collector........... A. J. Kim b a l l . Constable......... A. J. Kim b a l l . SCHOOL BOARD: J. M. T a y l o r , W. F. Ha r d in g , C. N. P atten , W. a . Sw a n . Supervisor, E. E. McL au g h lin . BOARD OF HEALTH: Dr . F. P. Wh it a k e r , SeC’ y ...........................Term expires March, 1899. Geo. W. Mo o r e ... ............................................ Term expires March, 1900. TREASURER’S REPORT. To the Honorable Board of Selectmen and Inhabitants of Hermon: The following is a correct statement of the business transacted by your treasurer for year 1897: DR. 1897. Mar. 20, To due from L. M. Gordon, Collector of 1895 ................................................. $ 143 75 Due from A. J. Kimball, Collector of 1896 ................................................. 1,070 33 One tax deed...................................... 2 20 Cash on hand .................................... 411 60 State tax ................................... 1,061 57 County tax...................... ................... 488 55 Town tax........................................... 2,817 54 April 20, Dog licenses refunded by state......... 92 29 Oct. 15, Warrant, $1,703 from state for Free High School................................... 72 50 School fund and mill tax................... 962 16 Dec. 28, Received from state, reimbursement for sheep killed by dogs............... 44 00 Jan. 6, Warrant, $2,334 from state for Free High School................................... 61 25 R. R. and telegraph tax..................... 3 23 Mar. 3, Rent of town hall.............................. 5 00 Cash received from town of Monti- cello................................................ 76 22 ! f,312 19 CR. Aug. 31, By receipt for county tax..................... $ 488 55 Mar. 1, “ “ state tax..................... 1,061 57 198 town orders.................................' 3,517 20 25 “ “ ................................. 493 79 2 tax deeds...................................... 22 45 1 tax deed and cost........................ 5 99 Due from A. J. Kimball................... 1,721 87 Cash on hand................................... 77 f,312 19 All which is respectfully submitted, THURSTON HUNT, Treasurer of Hermon. Hermon, March 3, 1898. SELECTMEN’S REPORT Value of resident real estate............................... $250,923 00 “ “ personal estate........................ 49,344 00 “ non-resident estates............................... 37,159 00 Total valuation of estates...................... • $337,426 00 Whole number of polls assessed, 327, @ $2.00, $654.00. Per cent, on each dollar, .011 mills. APPROPRIATIONS. State tax required by warrant to be assessed......... $1,061 57 County tax “ “ “ “ “ ......... 488 55 Voted and raised by town for schools...................... 1,100 00 For support of poor..................................................... 600 00 Cash for roads and bridges.............................. 200 00 For contingent expenses............................................. 500 00 Memorial expenses............................................... 15 00 Repairs of school houses......... .......... r ......... 125 00 Free High S ch ool.................................. 150 00 Total appropriations including State and County taxes................................................................. 4,240 12 Overlayings made by assessors............................... 127 54 Total assessment............................................... $4,367 66 SCHOOL FUND. Amount raised by town............................................... $1,100 00 State school fund and mill t a x .................................. 962 16 Unexpended balance of 1896......................... ........... 333 24 Total school fund .................. ; ........................ $2,395 40 Paid school bills of 1896............................................. 2 50 “ ” “ 1897-98 ........................................ 2,370 55 Total paid out for schools ...i........................ 2,373 05 Unexpended school fund ............., .................. $22 35 FREE HIGH SCHOOL. Unexpended balance March 2nd, 1897 ...................... $ 87 50 Amount raised by town............................................... 150 00 Total Free High School fund........................... $237 50 4 Paid for spring term of 1897 L45 00 Less one-half from State.... 72 50 72 50 Unexpended balance...................................... $165 00 Paid for fall term ....................................................... 125 50 Less one-half from State............................................ 61 25 ------- ------ 61 25 Unexpended balance March 3, 1898........ $103 75 SUPPORT OF POOR. Raised for support of poor......................................... $600 00 Paid town of Searsport, support of R. M. Young.. 51 42 Thomas G. Kimball, support of Dolly Jennis, 76 00 For commitment and support of Winnie B. Gould in insane hospital........................... 76 22 For care and support of Eliza Harding: Paid Frank Tibbetts.................................... $55 75 O. T. Dore, conducting funeral Eliza Harding..................... 1 00 P. H.Waugh, for burying Eliza Harding. 2 00 Abel Hunt, casket and robe, Eliza Hard ing ....................................................... 12 00 Dr. Whitcomb, medicine and attendance, 10 85 81 60 Insane Hospital, Everett Gubtil....................... 143 94 “ “ James Staples....................... 125 33 Care and support of J. R. Mei’rill: Paid Henry F. Tibbetts................................. $1S4 34 Dr. Whitaker, medical attendance....... 3 00 187 34 Sumner Sylvester, keeping snow-bound traveler, 85 J. M. Taylor, keeping four tramps................... 1 25 -------- 743 95 Received from town of Monticello on acc’t of Winnie B. Gould................................................... 76 22 Total paid out for poor................................... $667 73 .ROADS AND BRIDGES. Raised in cash for roads and bridges ....................... $200 00 Paid Thomas Caverly, labor ................................... $ 2 45 J. M. Taylor, “ ................................... 70 S. M. Luce, “ 5 45 Geo. Clark, “ .................... :............. 4 20 G. W. Chase, “ 3 00 John D. Fuller, “ 7 82 5 Tyler & Conant, edge and bolts for road machine.............. 8 25 M. M. Grant, bridge plank................................. 12 20 Morse & Co., “ “ ................................. 41 77 Liberty Wetherbee.............................................. 4 30 J. B. M iller........................................................... 1 50 Thurston Hunt, spikes......................................... 69 G. A. Snow, road railing..................................... 1 00 Wni. Kimball, la bor............................................ 90 Geo. E. Tibbetts, labor, railing........................ 3 50 Wm. Robinson, gravel......................................... 7 00 $104 73 Repairs Hermon Pond bridge..................................... 92 68 Paid bills of 1896, C. E. Phillips, Road Commis sioner’s order: Paid Taylor Clark.......................................................... 1 90 Joseph Prescott.................................................... 1 40 C. S. Tibbetts.................................................. 4 37 Shepard L u c e ........................................................ 5 35 Ezekiel Jackson.................................................... 2 00 Alfred Overlock.................................................... 5 67 Thos. Caverly........................................................ 4 07 P. H. Nowell.......................................................... 85 A. K. Patten .......................................................... 2 20 Robert Swan......................................................... 1 25 C. P. Brackett........................................................ 3 00 32 06 Total expended summer work.. $229 47 Paid snow bills, winter w ork ..................... $479 10 SCHOOLS. Raised for repairs on school houses............ ............... $125 00 Paid repairs on school houses..................................... 120 10 Raised for school books, nothing. Paid for school b o o k s.................................................