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' m^mm^mmm ("6^; ':. »• i.i 4ii^'*^»'»-'i'*'^ V ANNUAL RE¥»OI HOLLIS NEW HAMPSHIRE For Twdv© Months Ending December 31, 195 a!SQ Invoice and Taices »»^»>»»»V»»»VVV»»^»^»M>i'»»»»4|»»i»4H'>^^H»^M>^»»^»»**^1i^*»<^^ ANNUAL REPORT of the OFFICERS and COMMITTEES of the Town of HOLLIS, NEW HAMPSHIRE FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1951 With Report of SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR THE YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1951 also PROPERTY VALUATIONS Printed by Mazfield Press, liic. Nashua, N. H. INDEX Appropriations 10 Budget 6 Comparative Statement 12 Financial Report 14 Inventory 9 Library 41 Payments 27 Property Valuations 88 Schedule of Town Property 18 School District 60 Budget 67 Census 73 Financial Report 63 Principal 77 Superintendent 69 Treasurer 66 Warrant 60 Tax Collector 20 Town Clerk 19 Town Officers for 1950-1951 3 Town Treasurer 25 Trustees of Trust Funds 38 Trust Funds, Auditors' Report 40 Vital Statistics: Births 84 Deaths 86 Marriages 87 Warrant, Town 4 TOWN OFFICERS Selectmen, Assessors, Fire Wardens and Overseers of the Poor Woodbury D. Bell Roscoe L. Brown Winthrop L. Carter, Jr. Town Clerk Charles L. Stratton Town Treasurer Milton D. Wright Tax Collector Evelyn B. Rice Supervisors of the Check List Harold E. Hardy Henry A. Wilson Evelyn B. Rice Fire Chief Warren H. Towne Police Chief Norman E. Howe Health Officer Erving R. Simonds Representative Anne J. Goodwin Sexton Paul Sanders Trustees of the Trust Funds Edwin H. Stratton Dana Goodwin Henry Wilson Auditors Warren H. Towne Edna F. Hill Library Trustees Daniel Brocklebank Marion Sproule Elizabeth Parker Evelyn Morrill Frank Whittemore Francis J. Wood Town Budget Committee Timothy G. O'Neil Jeffrey Smith Harold E. Hardy Joseph Nartoff Edward Lievens Franklin Worcester . : TOWN WARRANT THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE To the inhabitants of the Town of Mollis in the County of Hillsborough in said State, qualified to vote in Town Affairs: You are hereby notified to meet at Town Hall in said HoUis on Tuesday, the eleventh day of March, next at nine of the clock in the forenoon, to act upon the following subjects Polls will open from 9 A. M. to 6 P. M. 1 To choose all necessary Town Officers for the year ensuing. 2. To raise such sums of money as may be necessary to defray town charges for the ensuing year and make appropriations of the same. 3. To hear the reports of the Selectmen and other Town Officers and Committees. 4. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Treasurer under order of the Selectmen to borrow money in anticipation of taxes. 5. To see if the Town will vote to accept State Aid for the construction of Class V roads and appropriate the sum of $898.25. 6. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Selectihen to distribute blank inventories at the time of appraisal. 7. To see if the Town will vote to allow 1 % discount on taxes paid before August 1st 1952 and assess fines of twenty cents on all poll taxes not paid by September 1st 1952. 8. To see if the Town will authorize the Selectmen to use the Capital Reserve in the Town Map fund to be used in developing a tax map of the Town. 9. To see if the Town will vote to have one Road Commis- sioner for the whole town instead of a Road Commissioner for each district. 10. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $100.00 to buy land of the Ladd property to enlarge the area in front of the Town Sheds. 11. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $150.00 to buy land of Henry Hildreth to enlarge the East Cemetery. : 12. To transact any other business which may legally come be- fore this meeting. Given under our hands and seal, this twenty-fifth day of Feb- ruary, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and fifty-two. WOODBURY D. BELL ROSCOE L. BROWN WINTHROP L. CARTER, JR. Selectmen of Mollis, N. H. A true copy of warrant—Attest WOODBURY D. BELL ROSCOE L. BROWN WINTHROP L. CARTER, JR. Selectmen of Hollis, N. H. BUDGET OF THE TOWN OF HOLLIS, NEW HAMPSHIRE Estimates of Revenue and Expenditures for the Ensuing Year January 1, 1952 to December 31, 1952 Compared with Estimated and Actual Revenue, Appropriations and Expenditures of the Previous Year January 1, 1951 to December 31, 1951 Estimated Actual Estimated SOURCES OF REVENUE f^^ PreS &n| Year Year Year 1951 1951 1952 FROM STATE: Interest and Dividends Tax $ 6,000.00 $10,716.70 $ 6,000.00 Railroad Tax 4.00 Savings Bank Tax 50.00 Reimbursement a/c Exemption of Growing Wood and Timber 2,000.00 3,446.13 2,000.00 For Fighting Forest Fires 22.33 FROM LOCAL SOURCES EXCEPT TAXES: Dog Licenses 450.00 519.00 450.00 Business Licenses, Permits and Filing Fees 10.00 13.00 10.00 Rent of Town Hall and Other Bldgs. 550.00 579.00 550.00 Interest Received on Taxes and Deposits 300.00 483.11 300.00 Income from Trust Funds 350.00 382.82 350.00 Motor Vehicle Permit Fees 3,000.00 4,838.87 4,000.00 Yield Tax 313.82 Income from Town Forest 3,000.00 Head Tax 3,255.00 3,500.00 Interest on Head Tax 4.00 Donations 500.00 Miscellaneous 760.42 CASH SURPLUS 6,334.47 6,334.47 13,161.22 FROM LOCAL TAXES OTHER THAN PROPERTY TAXES: (a) Poll Taxes—Regular^ $2 1,200.00 1,298.00 1,200.00 (b) National Bank Stock Taxes 19.40 18.00 18.00 TOTAL REVENUES FROM ALL SOURCES EXCEPT PROPERTY TAXES $20,267.87 $33,484.67 $34,539.22 AMT. TO BE RAISED BY PROPERTY TAXES 67,043.85 73,295.37 72,584.69 TOTAL REVENUES $87,311.72 106,780.04 107,123.91 Actual Estimated Appropriations Expenditures Expenditures PURPOSES OF EXPENDITURES Previous Previous Ensuing Year Year Year 1951 1952 1952 Current Maintenance Expenses: GENERAL GOVERNMENT: Town Officers' Salaries $ 1,400.00 $ 1,931.58 $ 1,400.00 Town Officers' Expenses 1,000.00 975.48 1,100.00 Election and Registration Exp. 100.00 20.00 350.00 Expenses Town Hall & Other Bldgs. 2,800.00 2,982.55 2,500.00 PROTECTION OF PERSONS & PROPERTY: Civil Defense 300.00 87.43 300.00 Police Department 400.00 549.30 450.00 Fire Department 3,000.00 2,582.19 3,000.00 Moth Extermination—Blister Rust 400.00 400.00 400.00 HEALTH: Health Dept. Including Hospitals 50.00 15.00 50.00 Vital Statistics 50.00 28.30 50.00 Planning Board 100.00 100.00 Town Dump and Garbage Removal 350.00 339.20 350.00 HIGHWAYS & BRIDGES: Bridges 1,000.00 1,550.19 1,000.00 Town Maintenance—Summer 8,000.00 7,163.78 8,000.00 Town Maintenance—Winter 4,000.00 4,471.72 4,000.00 Street Lighting 1,500.00 1,333.74 1,500.00 Gen'l Exp. of Highway Dept 1,000.00 1,090.29 1,000.00 Town Road Aid 898.39 898.39 898.25 LIBRARIES 1,100.00 998.61 950.00 PUBLIC WELFARE: Town Poor 500.00 506.80 500.00 Old Age Assistance 750.00 1,021.36 1,000.00 PATRIOTIC PURPOSES: Memorial Day and Veterans' Assn. 235.00 235.00 235.00 Aid to Soldiers and Their Families 100.00 100.00 RECREATION: Parks and Playground, Including Band Concerts 600.00 551.51 600.00 PUBLIC SERVICE ENTERPRISES: Town Forest 2,382.45 3,000.00 Scales 25.00 5.00 25.00 Cemeteries 750.00 859.73 1,050.00 UNCLASSIFIED: Damages and Legal Expenses, Including Dog Damage 350.00 265.31 350.00 Advertising and Regional Assns. 100.00 100.00 100.00 Ambulance 72.00 INTEREST: Refunds 536.96 On Long Term Notes 318.96 318.96 239.22 OUTLAY FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION and PERMANENT IMPROVEMENT New Lands and Buildings 100.00 117.80 350.00 New Equipment ^50.00 PAYMENT ON PRINCIPAL OF DEBT: (b) Long Term Notes 2,900.00 2,900.00 2,900.00 PAYMENTS TO OTHER GOVERNMENTAL DIVISIONS: Head Tax 3,193.82 3,430.00 County Taxes 8,157.30 8,157.30 8,500.00 School Taxes 44,977.07 44,977.07 56,996.44 TOTAL EXPENDITURES $87,311.72 $93,618.82 107,123.91 SUMMARY INVENTORY OF VALUATION OF THE TOWN OF MOLLIS FOR THE TAX YEAR 1951 Lands and Buildings (exclusive of growing wood and timber) $1,354,583.00 Mature Wood and Timber (Chapter 295, Laws of 1949) (42,912.00) Electric Plants 117,592.00 Horses, 36 2,740.00 Cows, 699 70,825.00 Other Neat Stock, 59 4,990.00 Sheep and Goats, 9 180.00 Hogs, 10 250.00 Fowls, 35,755 35,780.00 Fur Bearing Animals, 8 160.00 Gasoline Pumps and Tanks 1,510.00 Stock in Trade 15,350.00 Mills and Machinery 5,000.00 TOTAL GROSS VALUATION before exemptions allowed $1,608,960.00 Less : Soldiers' exemptions and exemptions to blind 60,220.00 NET VALUATION on which Tax Rate is computed 1,548,740.00 WOODBURY D. BELL ROSCOE L. BROWN WINTHROP L. CARTER, Jr. Selectmen of Hollis, N. H. STATEMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS AND TAXES ASSESSED FOR THE TAX YEAR 1951 TOWN OF MOLLIS, N.