Nineteen Hundred Thirty-Seven. Forty-Fourth Annual Report of The

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LACONIA, NEW HAMPSHIRE

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FORTYFOURTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES OF THE CITY OF LACONIA NEW HAMPSHIRE

FOR THE

YEAR ENDING FEBRUARY 15, 1937 TOGETHER WITH OTHER ANNUAL REPORTS AND PAPERS RELATING TO THE AFFAIRS OF THE CITY

CITIZEN PUBLISHING COMPANY

1937

MAYORS OF THE CITY OF LACONIA

City incorporated by Act of Legislature Approved March 24, 1893. First organization of city government, May 3, 1893.

* Charles A. Busiel 1893-94 *Samuel B. Smith 1895-96 *Charles L. Pulsifer 1897-98 *Edmund Tetley 1899-00 *Jared A. Greene 1901-02 *Woodbury L. Melcher 1903-04 Benjamin F. Drake 1905-06 William F. Knight 1907-08 Alfred C. Wyatt 1909-10 *George H. Saltmarsh 19 1 1-12 George B. Cox 1913-14 George P. Munsey 1915-16 Clarence E. Rowe 1917-18 John A. Mitchell 1919-20 Lewis H. Wilkinson 1921-22 Charles H. Perkins 1923-24 George E. Stevens 1925-26 1927-28 Charles J. Hayford Charles O. Hopkins 1929 Charles E. Carroll 1930-31-32-33-34-36 Walter E. Dunlap 1935

^Deceased ORGANIZATION

of the City Government

Tuesday, March 24, 1936

At ten o'clock in the forenoon of the above date, members-elect of the city council for the municipal year of 1936, and the members from the previous council, met for organization at the city council room agreeably to the provisions of the city charter.

The oath of office was administered to the Mayor-elect, Hon. Charles E. Carroll, by Frederick A. Tilton, Esq., after which retiring Mayor Dunlap introduced Mayor Car- roll to the Council and visiting friends. The oath of office was also administered to the following councilmen by Solicitor Tilton.

Ward 1—Robinson W. Smith

Ward 2—J. Aime Dickner Ward 3—Albert B. Newell

Ward 4—George C. Stafford

Ward 5—Richard F. Shelley

Ward 6—Frank D. Sleeper

Prayer was then offered by the Rev. Daniel <">. Kider after which tin- Mayor delivered bis inaugural address. INAUGURAL ADDRL55

of Hon. Charles E. Carroll, March 24, 1936

Gentlemen of the Council: In taking- the oath of office as Mayor of Laconia for

a sixth term it affords me great pleasure to extend to you, cordial greetings, and I do not believe in any old deals or new deals but "a square deal."

I earnestly recommend the re-decorating and repairs to the interior of the Gale Memorial Library, which was made possible for the use of the citizens of Laconia by will

of the late Napoleon B. Gale, its donor, and suggest that the full quota of trustees of the Gale Fund be appointed. That due credit be given those who were most instru- mental in securing the Air Port for Laconia through Fed-

eral Grant and otherwise I wish to commend Mr. Edgar B. Prescott and Jason Sloan. And to Edward L. Lydiard should be given a lot of credit for his efforts in promot- ing the ski jump and recreational center in the adjoining town of Gilford. The Laconia Radio Station should be extolled to the highest for the splendid work accomplished in the recent Red Cross drive, to secure funds for aiding the flood suf-

ferers, and the citizens of Laconia should stand behind it one hundred percent. To Ex-Mayor Dunlap, member of the Park Com- mission, I suggest that he bring in recommendations and estimates for park improvements as soon as possible.

I shall instruct the City Solicitor to see that the vacan- cies in the Board of Trustees of the Gale Fund be filled immediately, and also that settlement of architect fees in connection with the new high school be made at once. And the City Clerk is instructed to arrange for a clergyman to open all regular meetings with prayer. Mr. Clerk we will proceed with the election of officers. MUNICIPAL REGULATIONS

for payment of bills against the city

All bills against the city must be approved by the

sons authorizing the charge, and unless this is done, no

action can be had upon the bill by the committee on ac-

counts and claims, and no order will be given for its payment.

When bills are certified to as with the

City Clerk not later than Thursday at 12 o'clock M.. ceding the last Monday of each month, they will be aud by the committee on accounts and claims, and it appr by them and allowed by the Council, will be ready for payment on the following Wednesday, at the office of the Treasurer.

Meetings of the committee on accounts and claims are held on Friday preceding the last Monday of each month

at 7.30 l>. M., at the City Clerk's < fcffice. CITY GOVERNMLNT LACONIA, N. H.

Inaugurated fourth Tuesday of March, yearly. Stated meetings: The last Monday of each month at 7.30 o'clock P. M., at city council room, 68 Pleasant Street.

1936 CITY COUNCIL Mayor CHARLES E. CARROLL Elected March 10, 1936, for one year. Office, 68 Pleasant street Council

Elected March 10, 1936, for one year Ward 1—Robinson W. Smith Ward 2—J. Aime Dickner Ward 3—Albert B. Newell Ward 4—George C. Stafford Ward 5—Richard F. Shelley Ward 6—Frank D. Sleeper Standing Committees Finance—The Mayor, Shelley and Smith. Accounts and Claims—Newell, Smith and Stafford. Public Instruction—Dickner, Sleeper, and Stafford. Roads and Bridges—Sleeper, Newell and Dickner. Fire Dcpt.—Stafford, Shelley and Smith. Parks and Commons—Newell, Shelley and Sleeper. Lighting Streets— Shelley, Newell and Dickner. Elections and Returns—Dickner. Stafford and Sleeper. Engrossed Ordinances—Stafford. Newell and Sleeper Sewers—Dickner. Newell and Sleeper. Police and Licenses—Stafford, Shelley and Newell. Land and Buildings—Stafford, Dicker and Shelley. 8 < !ity of Laconia EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS

,ERK EARL FLANDERS Office: 68 Pleasant Street

City Treasurer

( i. VRENCE S. NEWELL Office: 513 Main Street

City Solicitor FRED A. TILTI >N Office: 350 Main Street

Board of Asskssors

Office: 68 Pleasant Street

CHARLES I.. KIMBALL Chairman

Elected March 24, 1036, for three years

ARTHUR C. S. RANDLETT Elected March 27, 1D34, for three years

J. GRANT QUIMBY Elected March 26, 1935, for three years

( Collector of T ^xes

\ !•:. >.\ M VRTH J< >!I\S< Office- 68 Pleasant Street

Audi roR

D \.\"A S. BEANE

r: i Courl Annual Report 9 BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS Created by Act of Legislature, 1901. Elected by the City Council. One member of said board to be chosen bi- ennially on the fourth Tuesday of March to serve six years. Office: 68 Pleasant Street.

HARRY L. SMITH President Elected March 26, 1935 for six years

OSCAR L. HOYT Secretary / Elected February 29, 1932 for five years

WILLIS G. WATSON Elected March 28, 1933 for six years

Cnv Engineer, Superintendent of Sewers, and Street Commissioner CHARLES A. FRENCH

Appointed by Board of Public Works. Office: 68 Pleasant St. Overseer of Poor ARTHUR C. S. RANDLETT Office: 68 Pleasant Street City Physician LESTER R. BROWN, M. D. Office: 420 Main Street

Board of Health

J. GRANT OUIMBY, M. D. Elected March 26, 1935 for three years Office: 679 Union Avenue

EARLE J. GAGE, M. D. Secretary Elected March 24. 1936 for three years Office: 644 Main Street

WILLIS E. FLOYD Elected March 27, 1934 for three years P. O. Address: The Weirs 10 City of Lacoma LACONIA PUBLIC LIBRARY

Trustees

Elected by the City Council for three years

JOHN S. OILMAN, Supt. of Schools, ex-officio WILLIAM F. KNIGH1 ARTHUR W. DINSM( H >R

For term ending March, 1938 FREDERICK W. FOWLER

LINNIE L. SLEEPER For term ending March, 1939

JASON SANB< iKX ALICE S. HARRIMAN For term end March, 1937

Librarian

HAZEL J. CLARK

/ Loan Desk Assistants BERTHA L. FOWLER GEORGIA M. HAWKINS MARGARET WHITE '

Janitor CHARLES M. FR< >ST

GOSS READING ROOM

Loan 1 )esk V i rANT

M \KIK \'R \\ Annual Report 11

TRUSTEES OF TRUST FUNDS .

Created by Act of Legislature, Chapter 162, Laws of 1915

OSCAR L. HOYT Chairman

/Elected by City Council, March 27, 1934, for three years

LILLIAN PAGE DOW Secretary

Elected by City Council, March 26, 1935, for three years

CARL F. BLAISDELL

Elected by City Council, March 24, 1936, for three years

POLICE DEPARTMENT

Police Commmission

Appointed by the Governor with the advice and approval of the Council by Act of Legislature of 1913

CHARLES J. PITMAN Chairman

Term expires September 1, 1937

FORTUNATE E. NORMANDIN

Term expires September 1, 1938

CLARENCE E. ROWE Clerk

Term expires September 1, 1939 12 rY of Laconia

Chief of Poi.i

GE( >RGE X. HUBBARD

Appointed by Police Commission, January 1, 1934 Office: 68 Pleasant Street

Deputy Chief of Poi i

CHARLES E. DUNLEAVEY

Appointed August 30, 1933

Sergeant

NORMAN 1'. DR( >UIN

POLICl I >FFICERS

FRANK A. BAILEY

I HARLES W. 3UZZELL

DANIEL F. CLARE

WILLIAM A. SMITH

[« MIX L. LYMAN

WALTER A. TATE

WALTER ]•'.. M< >XT

WILLIAM F. MacGRATH

PAUL A. SWENSi »X

Ji »Si;ril I.. TUTTLE HENRY MacMICHAEL Annual Report 13

Special, Police Officers

Arthur W. Spring Fred C. Moulton

Elmer I. Cutting Alphonse A. Fortin

Arthur L. Caverly Amedie J. Dupont George E. Thyng Charles M. Frost Albert E. Howe Leonard L. Fellows Lawrence Carpenter Lester Webber

W. J. Hartford Merle Sargent Henry L. Allard Raymond E. Greenwood Romeo Fournier Harvey O. Fournier Lawrence W. Robinson Dog Officer James E. Evans MUNICIPAL COURT

Established by Act of Legislature, entitled "An Act Estab- lishing Municipal Courts and Abolishing Existing Police Courts," Chapter 30, Laws of 1915.

Justice HARRY E. TRAPP Appointed by Governor and Council, October 31, 1930

Special Justice THEO S. JEWETT Clerk EARL FLANDERS Probation Officer ARTHUR H. NIGHSWANDER Licensing Board

GEORGE N. HUBBARD CHARLES J. PITMAN HON. CHARLES E. CARROLL ;

14 in v oi Lai onia FIRE DEPARTMENT

Chief Engineeb ARTHUR W. SPRING

Assistant E ngi n eers

First Assistant—EDISON H. KENNEDY

Second Assistant—HENRY H. SHOREY

Third Assistant—EDWIN C. SARGENT

Fourth Assistant—JOSEPH H. ROUCHER

OTHER CITY OFFICERS

Board of Supervisors of Checklists

George M. Bridges, chairman. Elected by City Council.

Ward 1, Joseph T. Guay; Ward 2, William 1). Kempton

Ward 3, Kenneth J. Tilton; Ward 4. Merton A. Wakeman;

Ward 5, Frank H. Stone; Ward 6, Ernest A. Stone, Louis

S. Pierce. Elected at biennial election November 3, 1936, for two year

Park Commission! rs

Elected by City Council. Richard F. Shelley. Chairman,

for term ending March. 1938. Eliza Soule for term elid- ing March 1940; Bernice M. Seaverns, Secretary, for term ending March 1939; Clarence E. Rowe, Treasurer, for term

ending .March 1941; Robinson W. Smith. For term e.id

ir.g March, 1937. Annual Report 15

Surveyors of Lumber

Pearl S. Lovejoy Charles L. Kimball

Michael J. Sullivan Frank R. Ricker

Louis K. Felker Henry I. Burbank

Measurers of Wood and Bark

Edwin J. Roberts Peter Dutile Arthur E. Turgeon Bie J. Hutton Oscar L. Hoyt

Weighers of Hay. Straw, Coal and Other Articles

Charles L. Kimball Fred Barrett

Bie J. Hutton Olin A. Lang

Peter Dutile Edward Grant

Everett L. Evans Perley Johnson

Edwin J. Roberts Harold J. Thompson Del phis Dutile Ray Geer

Measurer of Stone Charles A. French

Inspector of Petroleum Matthew Newell

Measurer of Brick and Plastering Charles A. French

Measurer of Painting

Charles A. French 16 City of Laconia

Sealer of Weights and M^asi Matthew Newell

Tree Warden

Arthur \Y. Spring

Board for Examination of Plumbers

Charles A. French Bertram G. Walker Leon Lahranche

Fence Viewers Albert W. Head Charles A. French

Willis J-;. Floyd

Licensed Plu m i

Joseph H. Valliere Raymond Landry

Albert Lahranche Bertram < 1. Walker

Leon Lahranche Thomas X. ( >'Mara

Thomas H. Walsh ph J. Morin Leonel LaPointe Adolphus P. Biss

Howard E. Bowen ( ieorge Poire

Oscar D. Swenson Romeo J. Gouin

Timothy P. Reidy Alphonse I ,andry

George E. Valliere Richard T. Andrews

rt < i. Noyes Maurice Plaisted

F. W. Johnson

K'l GISTRAR OF MOTOR VEHICLES

Earl I landers

1 NSl'i CTOH OB ELE( i RIC WIRING Arthur W. Spring

Moth Wari Arthur W. Spring Annual Report 17

WARD OFFICERS

Moderators

Elected at biennial election November 3, 1936, for two years

Ward 1 —Arthur H. Nighswander

Ward 2—Fortunat E. Normandin

Ward 3—Lew K. Perley

Ward 4—Theo S. Jewett

Ward 5—Malcolm E. Barney

Ward 6—Harry L. Smith

Ward Clerks

Elected at biennial election November 3, 1936, for two years

Ward 1—John W. Bridges

Ward 2—Ernest St. Jacques

Ward 3—Robert V. Johnson

Ward 4—Charles F. Stafford

Ward 5—Chester A. Randlett

Ward 6—George P. Collins 18 ( 'ity of laconia

Selectmen

Elected March 13, 1934, for three years

Ward 1 —Rubin Wein

Wan! 2- —Joseph Simoneau

Ward 3 —Eugene F. Dean

Ward 4—Samuel I'. Philbrick

5 Ward —Frank E. Tearson ,

Ward 6—*Haven E. C01

Elected March 12, 1935, for three years

Ward 1 —*Paul Lacaillade

2 Ward — ( >scar St. Jacques

Ward 3 —*Elmer H. Hammond

Ward 4—Herman G. Morrison

Ward 5 —Harry Rivers

Ward '< Edward M. Sanders

Elected March 10, 1936, for three years

War,'; 1 ( arldwin Hunkins

Ward 2—Elmer J. Ramsay

Ward 3— ( >wen S. Paine

Ward I i In idore Brown

Wan! 5 Alfred X. Mitchell

' Ward 1 .ililieus E. 1 [ayward

: y City Council to ni' vancancy, Annual Report 19

Inspectors of Election Appointed by the Justice of the Superior Court, November 2, 1936, for two years.

Ward 1—Willis E. Floyd George R. Bowman James H. McGrath

Carl F. B'laisdell

Ward 2—Arthur Dutile Edgar P. Page Thomas Tardif Fortunat E. Normandin

Ward 3—Matthew Newell Charles M. Dow

Albert R. Collins Arthur E. Turgeon

Ward 4—Frank R. Ricker Harry E. Trapp Wayne M. Plummer

Napoleon J. Dyer

Ward 5—Randolph K. Pike Sadie M. Pike Albert Fogg Mary B. Laycock

Ward 6—Earle D. Seaverns

Frank D. Sleeper

Claude C. Dame Leon A. Whitten 20 City of Laconia RESOLUTIONS

///. the Year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and thirty-six: A RESOLUTION appropriating money for repairs and alterations in the present High School Building and

for the equipping of the New Practical Arts High School Building, and providing for the payment of the same. Resolved by the City Council of the City of Laconia. as follows:

That the sum of Twenty Thousand ($20,000) Dol- lars be and the same hereby is appropriated for the purpose of making necessary repairs to the present high school building; for the making of alterations to the gymnasium therein; and for the refinishing of the classrooms therein; and fur the equipping of the new Practical Arts high school building, now under construction, in the City of Laconia School District, and that the City Treasurer be and hereby is authorized to borrow on the credit of the City of La- conia a sum of money not to exceed Twenty Thousand ($20,000) Dollars, said sum of Twenty Thousand ($20,- 000) Dollars to be borrowed upon the notes of the City of Laconia, which said notes shall he in the denomination of One Thousand ($1,000) Dollars each, and Income due and payable Two Thousand ($2,000) Dollars each year inning one year from the date ni their issue, said notes to bear interest not exceeding five (5) per cent, payable semi-annually. The notes shall be signed by the Mayor and City Treasurer and countersigned by the City Clerk.

Passed and approved February 24, 1936.

W. I'.. DUNLAP, Mayor. Annual Report 21

In the Year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and thirty-six:

A RESOLUTION authorizing temporary loans to an amount not exceeding Two Hundred Fifty Thou- sand Dollars in anticipation of the taxes of the present Municipal year.

Resolved by the City Council of the City of Laconia, as follows: That for the purpose of meeting current expenses of the City, the City Treasurer be and hereby is authorized and empowered to make temporary loans from time to time for the use of said City of sums not exceeding the aggregate amount of $250,000.00, said loans being in the anticipation of the taxes of the present municipal year and hereby expressly made payable therefrom, and to give for such loan subject to the written approval of the Committee on Finance, notes of the City, each note to become due and payable within one year from its date. Said Notes shall be signed by the Mayor and City Treasurer and countersigned by the City Clerk, shall be registered in the books kept for that purpose in the offices of the City Treasurer and City Clerk respectively.

This resolution shall take effect upon its passage. Passed and approved March 30, 1936. CHARLES E. CARROLL, Mayor.

In the Year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and thirty-six: A RESOLUTION appropriating one hundred thousand dollars for certain improvements in the City of La- conia and authorizing the issue of $100,000.00 bonds of said city for the construction of public improvements of a permanent nature. 22 City of Lacoxia

Resolved by the City Council of the City of Laconia, as follows:

1. That the sum of One Hundred Thousand Dollars be and hereby is appropriated for the purpose of making public improvements of a permanent nature to City Pro- perty to ease the burden of relief.

2. That the City of Laconia issue its bonds to the amount of One Hundred Thousand Dollars for the purpose hereinabove stated.

3. Said bonds shall be serial bonds extending for a period of ten years from the date of their issue for the sum of One Thousand Dollars, each, or some multiple thereof, and shall be made payable to bearer with interest coupons attached, bearing interest at a rate not to exceed 2% per annum, and an equal amount of said bonds shall be taken up annually from the date of their issue.

4. Said bonds shall be cordance with the | laws of the State of X. H. ; the

place of payment of principal and ii . the fixing of the rate the pro-. >r the sale of bonds and other matters in relation ti ill lie li- the discr< una.

Pas

CH \Kl : CARR( ILL,

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In tli,' Y ! one thousand nine hundred and

' thirty-six:

.- A R I < iLUTION »ns fi ir the year en 15. 1937. Annual Report 23

Resolved by the City Council of the City of Laconia, as follows: That the following appropriations be made for the year ending February 15, 1937, which appropriations shall be in full for all expenditures in each department named: State Tax $39,968.00 State Educational Tax 3,746.00 County Tax 74.384.05 Schools 122,000.00 Fire Department 23.000.00 Health Department 2,600.00 Police Department 30,000.00 Interest 19,000.00 Salaries 13,500.00 Street Lighting 19,000.00 Support of Poor 25,000.00 Miscellaneous 7,000.00 Highways axd Bridges Bridge Repairs and Maintenance $ 950.00 Cleaning Catch Basins 1.500.00 Cleaning Streets 3,700.00 City Engineering 1,500.00

Cutting trees, grass, brush, etc. 800.00 Insurance 800.00 Highways and Bridges 17.000.00 Maintenance of Macadam 4,000.00 Drain Repairs and Maintenance 1.000.00 Sanding Sidewalks 1.500.00 Collection of ashes and waste 5.250.00 Sewer Maintenance 4.200.00 Street Oiling 8.000.00 Recovering Sidewalks 2,800.00 Winter Expenses 17.000.00 Purchase of Equipment 1,000.00 71.000.00 City of Laconia

Public Wharf. Weirs 300.00

( >verlay for contingencies 15,000.00 Moth Work and Forestry 500.00 Maintenance City Offices 2,400.00 Public Health Nurse 2,000.00 Hospital 5,000.00 Memorial Day 300.00 Old Age Assistance 15,000.00 Skating Kink 1,400.00 Playgrounds 1,600.00 Weirs Com fort Station 100.00 Auditing 300.00 Hydrant Service 4.200.00 Public Library 5,500.00 Public Wharf. Ward 6 200.00 ting Rink. Wyatt Park 250.00 Veterans Reunion 500.00

: ien1 School Bonds 2.750.00 Payment Car Shop Xotes 2.000.00 nent City Hall Bonds 2,000.00 Payment School District Bonds 11.250.00 Payment Sewer and bunding Bonds 7.000.00 Paymenl Sewer and Road Bonds 3.00o.u) F'ayment Improvement Bonds 3,000.00 Payment Serial Notes 1.500.00 Payment Trust Fund Notes 2.000.00 Payment Bridge and Highway Bonds -I.o00.00 Payment St red and Sidewalk Bonds 2.500.00

I ,al Region 1 >evelopment 1,00

$546,748.05

1 I 1 and approve April 13, ' >36.

CHARLES E. CARROLL. Mayor. Annual Report 25

/// the Year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and thirty-six:

A RESOLUTION raising money by taxation for the year ending February 15, 1937.

Resolved by the City Council of the City of Laconia, as follows:

That there shall be raised and there is ordered to be raised on the polls and estate liable to be taxed within said City the sum of five hundred four thousand one hundred thirty-three and five one hundredths ($504,133.05) Dollars to defray the necessary expenses and charges of the city for the financial year ending February 15, 1937.

Passed and approved April 13, 1936.

CHARLES E. CARROLL, Mayor.

In the Year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred dnd thirty-six:

A RESOLUTION authorizing the appointment of members of a joint special committee for the purpose of directing the construction of the new practical arts high school building.

Resolved by the City Council of the City of Laconia, as follows:

That Richard F. Shelley, Frank D. Sleeper and Rob- inson W. Smith all of the City of Laconia, be and are hereby chosen as members of a Joint Special Committee for the purpose of directing the construction of the new practical arts high school building to act with a like number of men to be chosen by the School Board of said City of La- City of Laconia

conia; and the Mayor of the City of Laconia is hereby authorized to act as Chairman of the said Joint Special Committee.

Passed and approved April 13, 1936.

CHARLES !•:. CARR< >LL, Ma

In the Year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and thirty-six:

A RESOLUTION authorizing temporary loans to an amount not exceeding One Hundred Thousand Dol- lars in anticipation of the taxes of the present Muni- cipal year.

Resolved by the City Council of tin- Laconia, as follows:

That for the purpose of meeting currenl expense the City, the City Treasurer be and is authorized and empowered to make temporary leans from time to time for the use of said City of sums not exce gate amount of $100,000.00, said loans being in the anticipation of the taxes of the present municipal year and hereby expressly made payable therefrom, give for such loan subject to the written approval of the Committee on

Finance, notes of the City, each note to become due and payable within one year from its date. Said Notes shall lie signed by the Mayor and City Trei and counters! by the City Clerk, shall be registered in the books kept

that purpose in the offices of the < : urer and

ctively.

" Tl ilution shall take effei its passage,

' .mil approved I tecember 17. 193( >.

CM KRU - E. C \k'K< >LL, Mayor. Annual Report 27

In the Year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and thirty-six:

A RESOLUTION authorizing the transfer of $1000.00 from the overlay for contingency fund to the Police Chief for IP'ension Fund.

Resolved by the City Council of the City of Laconia, as

i follows:

That the sum of one thousand dollars be transferred from the overlay for contingency fund to the Chief of Po-

lice to be used by him in the payment of pensions in ac- cordance with vote of the City Council.

Passed and approved Dec. 28, 1936.

CHARLES E. CARROLL v Mayor.

In the Year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and

- thirty-six:

A RESOLUTION granting pension to Frank A. Bailey.

Resolved by the City Council of the City of Laconia, as follows:

That the sum of Five Hundred Dollars be and hereby

is appropriated as a pension to Frank A. Bailey, police

officer, for the year 1937, same to be payable to or for said

Frank A. Bailey in such manner and in such amounts as the Chief of Police shall deem advisable.

Passed and approved Dec. 28, 1936.

CHARLES E. CARROLL, Mayor. 28 City of Laconia

In the Year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and

thirty-seven:

A RESOLUTION authorizing the Mayor to file an application on behalf of the City of Laconia, New

Hampshire, to the United States of America through

the Federal Emergency Administration of Public

Works for a grant to aid in financing the construc-

tion of Sanitary Sewers and a Sewage Treatment

Plant in the City of Laconia, New Hampshire, and

designating the Mayor to furnish such information

as the Government may request.

Be it Resolved by the City Council of the City of Laconia, as follows:

Section 1. That the Mayor, be and he is authorized

.-.•rule and file an application on behalf of the City of

Laconia, to the United States of America for a grant to aid in financing the construction of Sanitary Sewers and a

Sewage Treatment Plant in the City of Laconia, New

1 fampshire.

Section 2. That Charles E, Carroll is hereby authorized and directed to furnish such information as the United

States of America through the Federal Emergency Admin-

istration of Public Works may reasonably request in con-

nection with the application which is herein authorized to

be filed.

Passed and approved January 25, 1937.

(II \kl.ES !:. CARR( >LL,

Mayor. Annual Report 29 ORDINANCES

In the Year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and thirty-six:

AN ORDINANCE naming property owned by the City of Laconia.

Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of Laconia, as follows:

That the tract of land owned by the City of Laconia bounded by Garfield, Webster, Center, and Champlain Streets in said City of Laconia, and commonly known as the South End Playground, be and hereby is named Wyatt Park.

Passed and approved March 24, 1936.

W. E. DUNLAP, Mayor.

In the Year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and thirty-six:

AN ORDINACE fixing the salary of the Sealer of Weights and Measures.

Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of Laconia, as follows:

Section 1. The Sealer of Weights and Measures shall receive as compensation or salary for his services the sum of Five Hundred Dollars per year, payable in four equal in- stallments of One Hundred Twenty-five Dollars each.

Section 2. All Ordinances, Resolutions or parts there- Cm ". Laconia of which arc inconsistent with this Ordinance arc hereby

:led.

This Ordinance shall take effect as of April 1, 1936.

Passed and approved April 27, 1936.

CHARLES E. CARRl >LL, Mayor.

In the Year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and thirty-six: AN ORDINANCE regulating the parking of vehicles on Court Street.

Be is ordained by the City Council of the City of Laconia. as follows:

Section 1. No vehicle shall stop or stand on the northerly side of Courl Street from Main Street to a point opposite the southeasterly corner of the building occupied by the Laconia Furniture Company, nor on the Southerly side of Courl Street from Main Street to Wakeman Court, for than two hours at a time from nine o'clock in the

forenoon until live o'clock in the afternoon on any week day, except on holidays, when there shall be no restrictions.

There shall be no restrictions on Sunday.

Section 2. This < >rdinance shall be effective only during the months of June, July. August and September.

Section 3. Penalty. Any person violating the provi-

sions of this < 'nlinance shall be fined not more than five dollars for each offense.

Section 4. 'Ibis Ordinance shall take effect upon its

age.

Passed and approved August 31, L936.

CHARLES K. CARR< »l I .. Mayor. ._._._,* Department Reports I j 5CHOOL DEPARTMENT

REPORT OF THE SCHOOL BOARD

To the Mayor and Council of the City of Laconia:

It is with sincere appreciation and gratitude to you and to the citizens of Laconia who made possible the erection of the new Practical Arts High School Building that this report on the activities of the past year is submitted. For the past several years, because of the increased enrollment in our high school, the problem of congestion has inter: with the proper functioning of our school system. With this new, adequately equipped building we have been able to resume two sessions, to provide a well ordered program, suitable study rooms, and to add two teachers to our previously overburdened staff. This building has filled a tre- mendous need and now permits us to turn our attention from the more- material aspects of education to a study of ways and means of improving our methods of instruction.

We should all be proud of the progress made during the past year and particularly of the construction of this splendid building.

We are also deeply grateful for the new fence erected around our athletic field. Already it has proved its worth in enabling our athletics to become self-supporting. 1' is also very useful in the protection of our athletic field during periods when it is no1 in use. A slighl change in the fence has prevented interference with the use of the lighted ski run which is much enjoyed by our school children and others. Annual Report 33

Our students have continued during the past year to gain honors in higher education and to maintain the high standards for which we have been noted. The preparation received in our schools has proved adequate to those who have gone on to other institutions of learning.

It is with regret that we record the passing of Mrs. Mertie C. Lougee, late chairman of the Board, whose un- timely death deprived us of one who was possessed not only of unusual ability, but who gave freely of her time and ability in the improvement of our schools during eleven years of service. In the death of Miss Gladys Chase we have lost one of our most efficient and loyal teachers after twelve years of service. A word should be spoken also in remembrance of Albert Cowan, one of our most faithful janitors for twelve years.

In conclusion I would urge you to study the report of the Superintendent of Schools which will well repay your careful consideration.

Respectfully submitted,

ARTHUR H. NIGHSWANDER, Chairman. i Y 3 ; of Laconia

FINANCIAL STATEMENT

Year ending June 30, 1936

Receipts

from local taxatl

For the support of schools $111,500.00 For the payment of principal of debt 11.250.00 For the paymenl of interest on debt 4.57X.75 For the payment of per capita tax 3,648.00 Special appropriations 3.000.00

$133,97

From sources other than taxation:

Dog licen 1,483.06 Elementary tuition 3,182 High school tuition 5,727 .43

U. S. Grant on building 27,750.00 Sale of property 135.00 Proceeds of notes or bonds 95,37 Other 503. SS

$134,156.37

rotal $268,133.12

P VYMENTS

Administration :

Salaries of district officers $ 92.5Q

Superintendent' salary 2. HXX00 Truant officer and school census 91i

list rati* >n 2,566.27 :

Annual Report 35

Instruction

Principals' and teachers' salaries ^-I

-J CO O Oi O Ua:

L2 a: < z O u < Annual Report 37 REPORT OF THE SUPERINTEN- DENT OF SCHOOLS

To the School Board of Laconia:

In presenting this, my twentieth annual report, it is with a real feeling of gratitude for the co-operation and support that have always been manifested by the citizens of Laconia and by the men and the women who have served as members of the School Board during this period of twenty years.

We hear much about new school buildings and added advantages in schools in many communities. When we consider the changes that have come about in the schools

•here in twenty years, we feel that Laconia has a right to be proud of its achievements. From a school system of the old type, by gradual changes, a modern system has been evolved with distinctly better advantages for boys and girls of school age. During this period three of the elementary buildings have been remodelled and other buildings have been improved in many ways.

In 1918 Mechanic Arts in the high school was introduced on a very small scale. This course has been developed constantly and gradually, and now splendid oppor- tunities are offered boys interested in this type of education. During this same period the work in Commerce has been so developed that any boy or girl may receive a thor- ough preparation for office work.

In 1923 a new high school building was dedicated. This building cost approximately $227,000 and the cost of the equipment and furnishings was $40,000.

The average membership of the school, grades seven to twelve, for 1923-24 was 555. 38 City of Lacoxia

That year the Home Economics course was introduced

in the high school. This has been developed as increasing numbers of girls each year have become interested in the type of work which leads to good homemaking. During the period of development of the courses in practical arts, the standard of work required in the so-called academic or college preparatory course has not been lessened in any way.

All pupils in Laconia may prepare themselves for the

post-secondary schools of their choice if they will diligently apply themselves to their work during the four-year courses here.

During the intervening years enrollment in the high

school had increased to such an extent that it became absolutely necessary to provide more class rooms in order to care for the numbers that were continuing their education.

Tn 1935 the City Council made an appropriation of $111,000 with a further appropriation of $14,000, making a total of $125,000 available for a new building. Forty-

five per cent, of the original appropriation of $111,0* I $49,950, was secured as a grant from the Federal Govern- ment.

A building committee comprising Mayor Walter E. Dunlap, Councilmen Frank D. Sleeper, Howard E. Byse,

and Joseph I'. Pitman, Airs. Mertie C. Lougee, Chairman of the School Board, Wayne M. Plummer and Doctor A. ]\ LaFrance, members of the School Board, and the Super-

intendenl of Schools, was authorized to have charge of the erection of the new building, the remodelling of the main

building, and the equipping of both buildii

- J. Edward Richardson of Dover was I to make plans and specifications and have general supervision of the erection of the building. As a result of competitive Annual Report 39 bids Wilfred M. Bisson of Laconia was awarded the contract for the erection of the building". Mr. Bisson began the work in December, 1935. and had the building ready for occupancy at the opening of school in September, 1936.

In the spring of 1936 as there had been changes in the personnel of the building committee Mayor Carroll, Councilmen Shelley and Smith became members of the committee and Arthur Xighswander. Chairman of the School Board, took the place of the late Mrs. Mertie Lou- gee. In the re-organization of the committee Richard F. Shelley was chosen chairman. The members of the Build- ing Committee gave generously of their time and thought, and wr ere ever mindful of the best interests of the boys and girls of Laconia.

Removal of the Mechanic Arts department from the ground floor of the main building made that entire floor available for class rooms and study rooms. Two rooms on the first floor formerly occupied by the Home Econ- omics department, and two rooms on the second floor that were vacated by the Commercial Department are now used as class rooms for other subjects.

The greatest change in the main building was made in the gymnasium. Stairways were re-located in the corri-

removed ; dors ; the balcony in the north end was windows were plaaed in both walls. The gymnasium can now be divided by a heavy curtain into two rooms sufficiently large for classes.

An underground passage connects the ground floor of the main building with the ground floor of the practical arts building. Here the original plans and ideas of former Mayor Dunlap were developed into a type of gymnasium that is new for a high school. The floor of this large room is dirt with a cinder running track around the outside. A 40 City of Lacoxia court for hand ball, space for jumping, as well as the track, are much used at the present time. This will be used also later for the pitchers and catchers of the baseball team.

The Mechanic Arts department occupies the entire first floor containing nine rooms, with one room on the second floor. In this department forging has been replaced by sheet metal work as it is felt that has much more value than forging at the present time.

Very little machinery was needed in any of the shops beyond that which had been previously used. The front of the building on the second floor is given up to the Commer- cial department and consists of a bookkeeping room, two typing rooms, and a recitation room. Fifteen typewriters were added to the equipment this year, making a total of fifty machines. For the first time in many years there is a sufficient number of typewriters for those who wish to take this course.

The Home Economics department occupies the east

end of the second floor. 1 1 ere is a large kitchen laboratory,

an equally large sewing laboratory, and between these is a suite of rooms consisting of living room, dining room, bed-

room, and a bath room. The plan for this was conct by Airs. Mertie Lougee, who foresaw the possibilities and advantages of such a combination in the training of girls

of high school age. < hi accounl of the interest and un- tiring efforts of Mrs. Lougee the Building Committee

dedicated the suite to her memory and placed in the living a bronze plaque with the following inscription: To

the memory of Mrs. Mertie C. Lougee whose vision is here

zed, this suite is gratefully dedicated.

I he remaining space mi the second floor is taken up ifeteria with a well-equipped kitchen, and a music room. Mis. Laura Burleigh, who had charge of the cafe- Annual Report 41

teria for several years, was obliged on account of ill health, to relinquish her work soon after the opening of school. Her place was taken by Mrs. Wesley Abbott.

In the music room are conducted all classes in music, and all rehearsals of music organizations, including the band, the orchestra, and the glee clubs.

The membership of 555 in 1924 increased to 980 last year. It is needless to say that boys and girls of the high school are enjoying the increased facilities and that conditions are much more favorable for good work in school than they have been for several years.

In connection with the high school, it is interesting to note that two professors of Columbia who are outstanding authorities on schoolhouse construction and school organization, recommended to a building committee in a neighboring city that the city should re-organize its school system along the lines of the 6-6 plan and that upon completion of a high school building the school should have two sessions a day.

Last spring through a special appropriation by the City Council a back stop for a new baseball field that was laid out in the rear of the high school was erected and a sub- stantial wire fence enclosing all of the school property in the rear of the building was put up. At the present time all athletic activities are conducted at the school. The worth of the fence around the field was demonstrated during the football season when the receipts were much larger than in former years. Through co-operation of interested citizens a splendid ski course on the school property has been developed and it is planned to have a skating rink another winter. With the completion of an outdoor cinder track and the installation of new bleachers in the gymnasium, athletic and play facilities in connection with the high school will be unusually complete. 42 City of Laconia

This year the program of studies for the high sehooi has heen changed so that six required subjects and ten electives are necessary for graduation. The required subjects are four years of English, and two years of History. The electives cover a wide range, although, of course, a pupil preparing for college must ordinarily follow pretty closely the subjects of the academic course, and a boy or a girl in any one of the practical arts courses will generally elect subjects along a particular line.

With the opening of school last September Miss Evelyn McCauley, who had taken Kathleen Davison's place during her leave of absence for one year, was elected in place of Miss Ryan, who was married in the early summer.

Just before the opening of school Aliss Davison re- signed to be married, and her position was filled by the election of Miss Dorothea Graves.

There was need for two more teachers in the high school and Miss Jennie A. Simonds, a graduate of K<

Normal School, was elected as a teacher of

Science and General Science in the seventh grade, and Mr.

Robert Grant, a graduate of Bowdoin ( < ith three years' teaching experience in Gardner, .Maine, was el< as a teacher of English. Mr. Grant has two division's of the freshman, sophomore, and junior classes.

On account of the death of Miss Gladys I hiring the Christmas vacation Miss Madeleine Kynoch, who has her Bachelor's and Master's degrees from Univers- ity and has taught several years in New York state, was elected as a teacher of United States Constil History.

A well balanced system of activities is maintained so

that any pupil should be able to find an activity in which

ted. Annual Report 43

Honorable Mention in the Eastern States Quill and Scroll Copywriting Contest was awarded to Mary Gozon- sky ; for Editorial Writing to Lorraine Begin ; and for News Judgment to Rosalyn Schohan.

Alma Gallagher won fourth place in Eastern States Section of the Feature Writing Contest conducted by the local chapter of the Quill and Scroll Society, Mary Gozon- sky received Honorable Mention in the Sectional Vocabu- lary Contest, and Mary Dodge Honorable Mention in the Sectional Editorial Contest.

Among the 1936 Quill and Scroll winners in scholastic awards for creative work by high school students were Guennlyn Simpson, Alma Gallagher, Mary Lacey, and Mary Dodge. Each won honorable mention. Guennlyn received two honorable mentions ; one on the sports story and one in the story contest. These girls were the only winners in New Hampshire.

The Quill and Scroll International Honorary Society for High School Journalism granted the THE LAKO- NIAN First Place Award in the Critical Service sponsored by the society under the auspices of Medill School of Jour- nalism, Northwestern University, June 15, 1936.

Mary Gozonsky won first prize in Humorous Declam- ation Contest for the New England Championship at Port- land, Maine; Armand Laramie won second place in Dra-

matic Declamations ; and Anna Hawkins won third place in Humorous Declamations.

The musical organizations were given the following ratings at the State Music Festival for High Schools:

Girls' Glee Club. Superior ; Boys' Glee Club, Excel-

lent ; Orchestra, Superior ; and Band. Superior.

The athletic teams have had a fair degree of success 44 City of Laconia during the past year. The football team last fall was prob- ably one of the best the school had had in several years.

The Girls' Basketball team brought home the Consola- tion Trophy from the State Basketball Championship Tour- nament at lVterboro. Florence Bernier was chosen on the first all-state team, and Virginia Watson on the second

Armand Laramie won first prize at the State Speak- ing Contest held at the University of New Hampshire. tram.

The Bates League Debate held in Lewiston, Maine, was won by our debating team consisting of Mary Gozon- skv, .Martha Greenlaw, Paul Gruenler, and Curtis Foster. Mary also won a scholarship of $100 as best speaker.

Our debating team also won first place among ten in New Hampshire- Vermont Speech Tournament held in Laconia in the spring.

At the animal Scholarship Day in May the Bookkeep- ing team won first place, and the Grammar team won second place

Thi' first prize of $5.00 for the winning essay in Ac- cident Prevention Week, sponsored by the Led Cross, was

awarded to Blanche Szalajeski; second prize ^>\ $2.50 to

Diane Clevenson; and Honorable Mention to Doreen Fitz- patrick.

THE LAK< >X1 \ X received third class ribbon award

in its group of high school newspapers in the National Newspaper and Magazine Contest.

Ki.i m i n i \uv Schools

During the summer vacation main- much needed repairs were made in several of the buildings. The exterior Annual Report 45 woodwork at Harvard Street, Mechanic Street, and Wash- ington Street was painted and the Eire escapes al all of the buildings were put in first-class condition.

The heating plants at Gilford Avenue and Batchelder

Street were thoroughly overhauled and those at the other buildings were carefully checked up during the summer.

The tops of all pupils' desks in the elementary schools were buffed and refinished. Many of these desks had he- come badly cut and marred and it was impossible for children to write upon them without a covering of some sort.

While the desks in all of the elementary schools have been used for a great many years they are usable and in fairly good condition; yet it would be good policy to replace them a room at a time, by modern furniture. Modern furniture is much more comfortable for the children and is more flexible for class use.

It was decided not to open the school at The Weirs for the following reasons: 1. The school membership had reached nearly thirty, which was altogether too large a number for one teacher to do justice to in six grades. 2. The children could have much better advantages in the

Mechanic Street school. 3. A saving of about $1500 could be made by such an arrangement.

It is unfortunate that there is not a retirement fund for teachers in New Hampshire by which a woman who has given her life to teaching boys and girls could be recom- pensed upon retirement.

Rare, indeed, are the teachers who give such faithful and conscientious service for so many years as did Mrs. Gertrude George. 46 City of Laconia

During the coming summer several of the rooms vvn! painting, and better play facilities should he provided at all of the sdioi

The three nursery schools have continued with only a brief vacation during the summer. At the present time the enrollment in these schools is approximately 85.

The evening schools have again enrolled about two

hundred in eleven classes.

Last summer more than one-half of the elementary teachers and about one-third of the high school teachers

attended summer school. ,

For the third consecutive year the men teachers high school meet bi-weekly for study and discuss

The ary teacher.-; have arranged a program for a

series of teachers' meetings throughout the y<

The teachers of Laconia deserve the support of the

community and the co-operation of all parents.

As -ohm as finance's will permit the salary schedule should again he put into effect and sick leave he: should he returned.

As has been indicated man}- times there is great need of re-arrangement of work and classes for those pupils who

overage, li is hoped that something can he done for

d girls at the opening of school next fall.

Respect Eully submitted,

Jl )HN S. GILMAN, Superintendent of Schools. Annual Report 47

Table I.

Average Membership

Years Grades 1-6

Table II. 48 City ok Laconia

Table III.

Enrollment Laconia High School January 8, 1937 Annual Report 49

Elect 2

Latin I 5 Algebra 5 Arith.-Pen.-Type 10 Textiles and Cloth 7 Cab. Mkg.—Mech. Dr 10 Biology 7 Shop Math 5 Everyday Arith 5

Grade X Periods Required per week Units

English 5 1 Elect 3 Latin II 5

. 5 Geometry % French I 5

Bookkeeping I 10

Type I & Steno. I 10 Foods and Nutrition 7 Pattern Mkg.—Mech. Dr 10

Pract. Bkkpg I 5 Shop Math 5 Commercial Geog 5 Everyday Arith 5 Type I 5 y2 Mod. European Hist 5 1

Grade XI Periods Required per week Units

English 5 1 Elect 3 French II 5 1

Latin III 5 1 50 City of Laconia

Phytic- 7 Economics 5

Bookkeeping II 10

Algebra II 5 Stenography—type II 10 Home and Its Care 5

]> Physics 5 Pract. Bkkpg. II 5 Typing IT 5 y^ Shop—Medh. Draw 10

Biology ... 7 Practical Latin 5

Grade XII Periods

i red per week Units

English .5 1

U. S. Const. History 5 1

Elect 2

Latin IV 5 1

French III 5 1

Sociology 5 1

mistry 7 1

] l Comm. Law ( - Year) 5 />

P. us. !• year) -Letter Writ. ( \ 5

< )ffice Practice 10 1

Family and Its Memb 5 1

Trig.—Solid Geom 5 1

Mechanics 5 1

Pract. Latin 5 1

Shop—Meoh. Draw 10 1

t ping I 3 : Two majors of three units each and two minors of two units are required for graduation. Sixteen units arc required for graduation. Annual Report 5]

The GRADUATING EXERCISES

of the

Class of 1936

Laconia Higli School /

Friday, June 19, 1936

High School Auditorium

Program

Processional, Pomp and Circumstance Elgar High School Orchestra

Invocation Reverend Harrison A. Braim Vocal Solo, Deep River Negro Spiritual Carl Simpson General Topic, New Hampshire. Essay, Government Edrie Glidden Essay, Art Vernabelle Gove Barcarolle. (June, from "Trie Seasons") ....Tschaikowsky Higpi School Orchestra

Essay, Industries and Resources Ruth Sullivan Essay, Recreation Cecile Giguere

On Music's Wing- Mendelssohn Girl's Glee Club President's Address Presentation of Gift to School Seth Keller Acceptance of Gift Award of Prizes Headmaster Verne M. Whitman

Presentation of Diplomas ....Atty. Arthur H. Nighswander Chairman of the School Board Senior Recessional 52 City of Lacoxia

Honors Pupils

First, Virginia Stetson Trapp 77//Y

Highest Honors in Courses Academic, Virginia Stetson Trapp Commerce, Lorraine Begin Mechanic Arts, John Joseph Grabowski Home Economics, Mary Helena O'Connor Scientific, Stephen Shannon Jewett Social Science, Barbara Ward Baker

Honors—An Average of 90% or Better English 4 Years Barbara Elizabeth Amsden Mary Gozonsky Arlene Grace Bryar Paul Arthur Gruenler Mary Alma Gallagher Robert Lee Richardson Florence Vernabelle Gove Virginia Stetson Trapp Martha Greenlaw Grace Ruth Blunden

Viola Jewel Miller . Mary Elizabeth Dodge Ruth Ursula Sullivan Cecile Giguere Lorraine Begin Doris Gertrude Grant Janet Collins Stephen Shannon Jewett Pauline Angela Gendron Carl Leroy Simpson Richard Hubert Lavallee

History 2 Years Lorraine Begin Richard Hubert Lavallee Janet Collins Arlene Grace Bryar Doris Gertrude Grant Mary Gozonsky Stephen Shannon Jewett Paul Arthur Gruenler Barbara Elizabeth Bickford Carl Leroy Simpson Cecile Giguere Lorraine Elizabeth Tate Martha Greenlaw Virginia Stetson Trapp Annual Report 53

Latin 4 Years Arlene Grace Bryar Mary Gozonsky Janet Collin Martha Greenlaw Virginia Stetson Trapp

French 3 Years Arlene Grace Bryar Martha Greenlaw Mary Gozonsky Stephen Shannon Jewett Virginia Stetson Trapp

Mathematics 4 Years Stephen Shannon Jewett

Science—Physics and Chemistry Warren Curtis Foster

Social Science—Economics—Sociology Barbara Elizabeth Amsden Richard Hubert Lavallee Barbara Ward Baker Gladys Merrill

Home Economics Mary Helena O'Connor

Commerce Lorraine Begin Doris Gertrude Grant Paul Arthur Gruenler

Graduates

Kenneth Joseph Adams Florence Elizabeth Bernier Barbara Elizabeth Amsden Barbara Elizabeth Bickford Barbara Ward Baker Grace Ruth Blunden Frances Addie Bean Raymond Arthur Bolduc Madeline Georgia Beattie Lucille Blanche Bourgault Edna Mae Bechard Irene Jeannette Brunelle Lorraine Bernadette Bechard Queenie May Bryant Lorraine Begin Arlene Grace Bryar Willard Everett Benton Donald Ernest Burke 54 City of Lacoxia

Geraldine Ethel Bushey Doris Gertrude Grant Mary Cecelia Carey GiJman Haven Graves Rudolph Carrier Martha Greenlaw Regina Loretta Carrigan David Ivan Grothey Doris Josephine Cate Paul Arthur Gruenler Joseph Ranlet Chase Martha Lee Hazard

I elen Louise Clark Leslie Eugene Hibbert, Jr. Ruth Arlene Clifford Stephen Shannon Jewett Janet Collins Ralph Olivier Kaufman John Louis Collins Seth Morse Keller Lrnest Contos Lloyd B. Kelley Georgianna Gertrude Cotnam Raymond Francis Killourhy Norman Crossley Mary Elizabeth Lacey Gwendolyn H. Cummings Maria Ermine Lacasse Roland Joseph Dion Em- ice Mable Ladd Richard Arthur Dionne d James Landry Mary Elizabeth Dodge Armand Joseph Laramie Alma Ethel Elliott Richard Hubert Lavallee

i Elliott Rachel Leighton Darline Lajune Farrell Clifton Lee Leighton

i Fisher Florence Angeline Lesperance

Charles ! lenry Fletcher Alfred Adelarde Levcsque Miriam Bertha Folsom Elizabeth Lou Warren Curtis Foster Margaret Isabella McDonald B. Mary Alma < rallagher Marden Edgar Norman Garant Kathleen Esther McEwen

1 'auline \.nj la i lendron Madleen Ida McEwen M. Mildred McGlauflin

Sylvi Burl Irick Md rowan

Sam Edv m;iu Justin < >swald McGowan

1 "drii ' * Hidden Warren Clarence McVey

I 'Ion Gove \ i 1 Mercier

hy Julia Merrill

John ( Irabowski Cla ' Merrill Annual Report 55

Viola Jewel Miller Ben Schohan Matthew Roy Monahan Carleton F. D. Schuster Roland Joseph MJorin Ida Lee Schwartz Eugene Morin Carl Leroy Simpson Lorenzo Joseph Morin Harold Bryant Smith Robert Joseph Morin Louise Charlotte Smith Janice Gertrude Muzzey Elinor Marie Sargent Chester Leon Novicki Thomas Eftim Stefan Bernard Bradbury Noyes Ruth Ursula Sullivan Chester Gorden Ober Isabelle Anna Surowiec

Alary Helena ( >'Connor Lorraine Elizabeth Tate

Emma Mary ( )'Mara Rebecca Jane Taylor Albert John Papienuk Virginia Stetson Trapp Dorothy Maria Peters Paul Burgess Trojano

Francis J. Piche Arnold Adelard Twombly Dorothy Elsie Piper Stewart Ellsworth Vincent Germaine Yvette Prince Ethel Mae Wallace Robert Lee Richardson Virginia Maline Watson Evelyn Yetta Rosen Ellen Abbie Webber Albert Philip Roulier Eber Abraham Wein Anita Marie Rousseau Allen Ralph Wiren Gerard St. Jacques

Pupils in Elementary Grades not Absent or Tardy 1935-36

Doris Beede Herbert Heath Richard Durette Henry Poirrier Henry Taylor Burton Pike Roberta Prescott Kenneth Durgin James Hildreth Arnold Goss Marilyn Welch Carroll Richardson Joseph Curran George X utter Howard Hudson Virginia Cox Arthur Smith Irene Dauphin 56 City of Laconia

Carl Davey Ralph McGowan Charlotte McLane Helen Chapman Elaine Reister Wallace Bascom

Priscilla Goddard Herman Olsen Lauretta Huff June Reister Simonne Dauphin Dorothy French Robert Thrippleton George Hawkins Millicent Mallorey Clifton Newell Robert Garland William R. Cole Richard Molburg Beverly Goddard Helen Baker Elizabeth Newell Lyonel Goddard Paul Thompson Winona Woodward Joan Weeks Richard Monahan

Junior High Pupils Not Absent or Tardy 1935-36

Barbara Ames Elva Arlin Violet Arlin Barbara Boudreau Marjoric Durgin Robert E. Foster Winnifred Hatfield Mildred Hudson Susie Keller Lawrence Kirkman "Mary MacLeod John Mont Millard Smith Barbara Watson Marjoric White

Senior High School Pupils Not Absent or Tardy L93S 36

Evelyn Acton Kenneth Walker Madeline Beattie John Gauthier

Rita Doucette Sam ( rilman

Pauline ilin Elliotl J* ( Jrabowski Lajune Farrell Kenneth Kirkman — —

Annual Report 57

Irene LaBlanc June Fielders Mildred McGlaughlin Cecile Giguere Roland Morin Edrie Glidden Frank Picard Enid Hubbard Elwyn Reneau Gladys Ladieu Annie Shepherd Helen Maloon Carl Simpson Eugene Morin Isabelle Surowiec Mary Perry Earle Wells Aline Poirrier Everett Allen Cecil Richardson Irene Crossley Charles Simmons Dorothy Elliott Rose Spooner Roy Elliott Stewart Vincent George Fav Howard Wilson

DEDICATION

of the Practical Arts Building

Friday Evening, Nov. 13, 1936

Program

Presiding Officer Wayne M. Plummer Member of School Board

Music Pianoforte Trio Barcarolle from The Seasons Tschaikowsky

Prayer Reverend Walter M. Richardson

Music Mixed Double Quartette A Song of Thanksgiving AUitscn-Trcharne

Presentation of Building to City Richard F. Shelley Chairman of Building Committee — —

58 City of La com a

Acceptance of Building for the City Presentation to Laconia School District

I >i ictor Robinson W. Smith Member of City Council

Response for the School Hoard ....Arthur H. Nighswander Chairman

Music ... Vocal Trio Three Little Girls from School Gilbert-Sullivan

Address Doctor James X. Pringle Commissioner of Education

Music Pianoforte Trio Ballet Music from Rosamunde Schubert

Public Inspection of School Plant

SCHOOL B( >ARD Arthur II. Nighswander, Chairman 540 Alain St.

Elva < >. Mclntyre, Secretary 16 Messer St A. Philip LaFrance 634 Main St. Wayne M. Plummer 653 Main St.

Edwin J. Roberts 15 Water St.

! Lillian I '. I )ow Union Ave., Lkpt. CLERK ''5 John S. < '.ilman Whipple Ave.

SUPERINTENDENT I IF SCH< M iLS John S. Gilman rOffice High School. Union Ave. Office Hours: School days, 8:30 to 9:00 A. M. and 4:00

to 5:00 P. M. Sat. 9:00 to 11 :00 A. M. Secretary: Nell L. Doane 12 Pleasant St. Office Hours: School days, 8:15 to 11:30 and 12:45 to

5:00 Saturday, 9:00 to 1 1 :00. Annual Report 59

SCHOOL NURSE Marion E. Mellinger, 12 Pleasant St.

Office at High School—Hours 8:30 to 9:15 on school days.

HIGH SCHOOL

Verne M. Whitman, Headmaster 179 Pleasant St. Harry F. Wiley, Science 73 Gilford Ave. Carolyn E. Dodge, Latin 62 Baldwin St. Edith L. Swain, English 35 Cole St. Lkpt. William A. Mahoney, English 159 Franklin St., Lkpt. Jennie Bujnievicz, EnglisJi 19 Parker Place Elizabeth M. O'Shea, English 252 Pleasant St. Eleanor M. MacAulay, English 386 Union Ave. Doris B. Wilson, English 51 Union Ave. Robert H. Grant, English 49 Whipple Ave. Grace A. Farnum, Mathematics 12 Pleasant St. Stanley L. Harding, Mathematics 22 Holman St. Evelyn C. McCauley, Mathematics 372 Main St. Dorothea Graves, Mathematics 82 Walker St. Eileen Collins, Mathematics 82 Walker St. Kathleen S. Edmands, Dean, French Box 143, Laconia Wilfrid W. Creteau, French 30 Dewey St. Madeliene W. Kynoch, History 12 Pleasant St. Virginia A. Park, History 416 Union Ave. Florence K. MacLean, History 440 Main St. Mary E. Hynes, History 62 Walker St. Margaret R. McCooey, Geography 36 Oak St. Dorothy F. Kingsbury, Home Ec. 386 Main St.

Charlotte J. Colby, Home Ec. 386 Main St. Jennie A. Simonds, Home Ec, Elem. Science 12 Pleasant St Nell L. Doane, Commerce 12 Pleasant St. Ernestine McCrillis, Commerce 12 Pleasant St. Stanley H. Spencer, Commerce 54 Walker St. Mildred E. Thompson, Commert (>2 Baldwin St. 60 City of Laconia

Rolland R. Gove, Mechanic Arts 32 Lyford St. Charles E. Lord, Mechanic Arts 63 Walker St. Rangvald Olsen, Mechanic Arts Lkpt. Gen. Del. John S. Hobson, Mechanic Arts 795 Main St. Edgar M. Royce, Mechanic Arts 17 Arch St. Williard H. Smith, Suhmaster, Ec. 226 Mechanic St. Lkpt. Alice H. Jackson, Jr. Bus. Tr., Phy. Dir. 121 Pleasant St. Paul H. Kinney, Biol., Phy. Dir. 93 Fenton Ave.

ACADEMY STREET

Hilda A. Brooks I 161 Court St. Helen L. Maxcy / 121 Pleasant St. Helen Agrafiotis // 376 Main St. Rena H. Young III-IV 376 Main St. Ruth N. Kelley III 658 Union Ave., Lkpt. Marjorie Chase IV 350 Main St.

BATCHELDER STREET

Irma G. Snyder V 372-A Main St. Virginia S. Douglass V-VI 21 Edwards St. Katherine McLaughlin VI 75 Batchelder St.

GILFORD AVENUE

Estella F. Day /-// 95 Fair St. Bertha R. Varney ///-//' 1-' Pleasant St. Blanche Weymouth V-VI 127 Court St.

HARVARD STREET

Marion R. Thurston / 161 Court St. Elinor C. Varney II 12 Pleasant St. Marie A. Gingras III 12 Pleasant St. //'-/' Florence L. Fisher 50 Pleasant St.

|. Hazel Duke VI 15 Rowe Court Annual Report 61

MECHANIC STREET

Evelyn M. Staples / 62 Washington St., Lkpt.

Lillian I. Garey 77 35 North St., Lkpt. Margaret Demers III 14 Lyford St.

St., Margaret J. Twombly IV 223 Elm Lkpt. Virginia A. Bell V 62 Washington St. Lkpt. Ruth E. Young VI 376 Main St.

WASHINGTON STREET

Rosetta F. Dame I-II 40 Fairmont St., Lkpt.

Laura D. Phillips III-IV 12 Pleasant St. Ann Nichols V-VI 124 School St., Lkpt.

SPECIAL TEACHERS

St. Helen J. Cazneau, Music 161 Court

Philip J. Blanchette, Music 64 Gilford Ave. Grace B. Horr, Art 440 Main St.

TRUANT OFFICER

Amedie J. Dupont 15 Joliet St.

JANITORS

George E. Thyng 504 Union Ave.

Albert C. Champney 64 Gilford Ave.

Mrs. Susan P. Davis 65 Washington St. Lkpt.

Harry G. Strathern 179 Court St.

Amedie J. Dupont 15 Joliet St. Merton A. Wakeman 53 Pearl St.

Edward H. Shannon 61 Adams St. 62 City of Laconia

HEADMASTER'S CLERK

Helen M. Smith R.F.D. 5, Lakeport

No school signal on fire alarm at 7:30 A. M. and 12:15 P. M.

1-1-1 —dismisses grade 1-6.

1-1-1-1-1-1 —dismisses all grades including the high school.

f-1-1 —at 6 o'clock dismisses Evening School.

SCHOOL CALENDAR

( )] icning Day Sept. 14

State Teachers' Association Oct. 8. 9

Columbus Day. holiday Oct. 12

Armistice Day, holiday Nov. 11

Thanksgiving holidays . Nov. 25. 26. 27

First term closes Dec. 18

Second term begins Dec. 28

New Year's, holiday Jan. 1.

Second term closes Feb. L9

Third term begins M;irch 1

I hird term closes April 16

term begins April 26

Memorial I lay May 31

Fourth tern, lune 25 Laconia Hospital Association Laconia, New Hampshire

OFFICERS

President ARTHUR D. O'SHEA

Vice President MRS. ALICE S. HARRIMAN

/ Secretary WILLIAM F. KNIGHT

Treasurer N. JOY HARRIMAN

Assistant Secretary ARTHUR NIGH SWANDER

Trustees

CHARLES H. PERKINS

WILLIAM F. KNIGHT

MRS. ALICE S. HARRIMAN

MRS. KATHARINE S. CHASE

ARTHUR D. O'SHEA

LAURENCE B. HOLT

/ JOSEPH P. MORIN

OSCAR L. YOUNG

N. JOY HARRIMAN 64 City of Laconia

February 12, 1937

To the Honorable Mayor and Members

of the City Council of Laconia :

We can rightfully judge from the past something of what the future years may have in store for the Laconia Hospital.

It was about forty years ago that a little band of twenty-two men and women came together and organized the Laconia Hospital Association with a vision in mind that a hospital was one of the needs for this section.

From that little beginning those early founders little thought that from that cottage hospital with from six to eight beds would so soon come a hospital thai can care for one hundred patients and supplied with all the modern methods for the care of the sick and disabled.

That beginning has far exceeded the fondest hopes of its incorporators and with its phenominal growth there has always been maintained a hospital in the Ai class and in every way worthy of support and encouragement.

In order to provide rooms for the constantly increasing demand for its service several enlargements have bad to be made that have required the expenditure of large sums of money and to some extent at leasl have curtailed the natural growth of funds for its maintenance.

It is hoped and expected thai in the near future those having property for disposal will generously remember the

Laconia I fospital.

Respecl fully \ ourSj

ARTHUR I). ( 'SHEA, President.

WILLIAM b. KNIGHT, Secretary. :

Annual Retort 65 REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT OF THE LACONIA HOSPITAL

STATISTICAL REPORT

To the President and Board of Trustees

I submit the following Statistical report of the Laconia Hospital, for the year ending December 31st, 1936.

Number of patients in hospital Jan. 1st, 1936 61

Number of admissions in 1936 male 855

Number of admissions in 1936 female 1389 2244

Total number treated 2305

Number of days service given 24,108

Average number of patients per day 66

Average length of time patients remainded in hospital Days 10

Obstetrical Cases 289

Total Babies • 255

Two sets of twins

Medical cases 665

Surgical 1290

Children medical 339

Children surgical 378 Total 717 66 City of Laconia

..--. I number of patients any one day 89

Smallest number of patients any one day 47

Number of operations performed major 346

Number of operations performed minor 1125 Total 1471

Number of X-ray patients 1325

Number of X-ray treatments 1343

Number of out-patients 2780

Number of patients discharged 2226

Number of patients dicharged well 1591

Number of patients discharged improved 524

Number of patients discharged unimproved 31

Number of deaths 80

Number of Stillbirths 6

Number of prematures . 17

Number of Special Nurses employed by patients 303

Number of days used by special nurses 2486

Patients assuming responsibility of paying accts. 1980

mty 'Cases 145

( 'ii v ( !ases 53

< )ccupying endi wed beds . 8

Guesl of the Hospital (faculty and pupil nurses) 4n

' m the eighty patients who died in the hospital, seven- were moribund when admitted. Annual Report 67

PAYROLL FOR THE LAO XNIA HOSPITAL

For the year ending 1936

Roentgenologist, Pathologist, Faculty and Pupil Nurses $29,508.85

Receipts

In-patients $ 64.780.55

Out-patients 6 13.77

Operating Room 8,517.38

X-Ray Department 10.055.50

Laboratory Department 5,465.34

Delivery Room 1.283.00

Care of Babies 1.959.63

Board of Specials 2,440.73

Hospital Supplies 148.40

Nurses' Supplies 303.29

Surgical Supplies 1,131.95

Medicine 2,427.16

Telephone 1 28.38

Miscellaneous 124.10

$99,379.18 Checks from Treasurer 48,724.32

Total $148,103.50 68 City of Laconia

Expenditures

Laundresses S 5,766.13

Janitors. Firemen and Orderly 5.327.00

Cook 1,097.15 Maids 5,041.2Q Laboratory 60.00

Collector's Acct 418.66

> 45' , Household Supplies ._ 1

Express 1 12.26 Papers 13.65

I Hscounts 2.323.52 Refunds 524.12 Office and Telephone Emp 1,994.69 Provisions 799.69 Guest Account 1.078.11

Faculty and Pupil Nurses Pay-roll 29,508.85

Free lied Fund 287.01

M iscellaneous 2<

Cash and checks to Treasurer 92,603.82

Total $147,887.59 Cash on hand Jan. 1st, 1936 $ 2\.V.^2 iptS lor the year 1936 148,103.50

si 18,316.82 1 expenditures Eor 1936 147,887.59

mii 1 ' I hand January 1st, '37 S 42". 23 Annual Report 69

The hospital service the past year has not been as evenly divided as usual. While the smallest number of patients any one day was five more than last year, the number was eight less than a year ago. However the total number of admissions were twelve more than in 1935, and seven hundred and seventeen of these were children, forty- five more than previous year, which emphasizes the urgent need for a children's ward.

The Out-patients numbered 2,780 or 747 more than last year, and more adequate accommodations should be provided for this department. These figures do not include the many who have attended Cancer Clinics, which are held twice a month, or the Orthopedic Clinic held every two months.

The X-Ray and Laboratory has had a very active ser-

vice. For this department it was necessary to purchase and

install a new Buckite Thermo Developing tank, also a Vic- toreen-Iometer to control dosage in X-Ray treatments. A new Binocular Microscope has been purchased. This was paid for by a gift of $50.00 from Mr. John Mclllhenny and $135.00 from the Hospital Aid, added to the allowance for old microscope. Future requirements for this department will be a Magnetic Plate Changer, and Stereoscopic View Box.

Other new equipment this past year was the purchas- ing of a new safe or the office. The first of the year the new dial telephone system was installed.

In the maternity wing on second floor a new closed hopper was put in.

The two boilers in furnace room required relining. Complying with recommendation of State Inspector, a suc- tion-fan was placed in roof of laundry. 70 City of Laconia

Part of roof at Nurses' Cottage was reshingled, chimney re-pointed, and parapet of hospital building was recon- ditioned.

Three rooms at Nurses' Home were replastered, these and several rooms and corridors at hospital have been repainted, most of this work was done by the men in our regular employ. The diet-kitchen adjoining main kitchen has been equipped for a dietetic teaching laboratory for student nurses. A large table was built by Dell Yermett, with closets underneath for supplies and dishes, to provide for cooking, eight double gas-plates occupy center portion of table top. This meets a long felt need for instruction in dietetic classes, which is given by Miss Hazel Daniels, a graduate of University of Vermont, and Dietetic Course at Peter Bent Brigham Hospital, Boston. She came to us a dietitian last September.

Alterations have been made' in cook's pantry, this and main kitchen have been freshly painted, and checked ging- ham curtains to windows lend to its attractiveness.

Several windows with South exposure have been provided with awnings. The Hospital Aid paid for those on Nursery windows. Others, were furnished by those main- taining private rooms.

Laconia and Lakeporl Woman's Clubs have added furnishings to their respective rooms. The Young Women's Parish club have supplied new window drapes and slip cover for chair in their room.

Dr. Chester L. Smart gave the hospital a "McKesson

1 Tent." tts use lias brought greal relief to many patients, suffering with heart and chesl conditions. Annual Report 71

Our indebtedness to the Hospital Aid can be appre-

ciated by reading their Annual Report published in the newspaper this past week, showing that the Hospital Aid and its various bands have supplied the hospital with furnishings to the amount of $1500.00.

The interest manifested by this organization and

groups of women in nearby towns is greatly appreciated.

Hospital Day, May 12th, was observed by having "Open House," when more than a hundred were shown through the hospital. Members of the Hospital Aid assisted as hostesses and served tea to visitors. Several mer- chants in town cooperated by displaying in their windows, sick room and nursing supplies, endeavoring to make the public "Hospital conscious."

. School of Nursing

The school census as of January 1st, 1937 is 43. Two classes of Preliminary Students—total of 15 were admitted during the year. Capping exercises for accepted students were held at Nurses Home in January—when Mrs. A. H. Harriman—Chairman of the Training School Committee, told of progress made by Schools of Nursing.

At the exercises in June, Dr. Park R. Hoyt addressed the newly accepted students ; the interest of parents and friends was evidenced by their attendance.

The Training School Committee have met practically every month, to examine the efficiency records of students and consider their fitness for the Profession of Nursing.

Six students were graduated in October, when Frank Kittredge, M. D., of Nashua, told in a most interesting way of the Progress in Nursing care, as he had experienced it in the past fifty years. 72 City of Lacoxia

On November 10th, at Laconia Tavern, a most enjoy- able banquet was given by the Trustees to the Graduating Class and Faculty. The speaker of the evening was Melba Stewart Perley, M. D. Class Prophecy and History was given by two members of the Class.

The School is much indebted to Mrs. Hazel Porch Gibson for giving so generously of her time, energy and enthusiasm, in conducting rehearsals with Nurses on Wednesday Evenings at the Nurses Home, for which some special music has been purchased. A decided improvement in the singing has been noticed.

The student body took part in Community singing at Colonial Theatre at Christmas time, and at six-thirty Christmas morning, they sang Carols—beginning at the top floor—passing thro' the corridors as they sang, 'til the music died away in the basement. This custom is always enjoyed by the patients.

Recreational activities of students have been two "Weenie Roasts"—one on .Lake Shore of "Sunset Cabins" and one at "Harris Shore." Swimming was enjoyed at these outings.

Hallowe'en and Christmas parties were given at Nurses

I [i .me.

Frequent pop-corn treats have been enjoyed— the corn was a donation by a good friend of the nurses.

The annual Spring Meeting of the Xew Hampshire Surgical Club was held at the hospital. The members of the

Hospital Staff conducted an interesting clinic in the East

Wing on lower floor. Lunch was provided in the Nurses dining room.

I he regular Staff meetings have been held each month with increasing attendance. At various times, hospital Annual Report 73 problems have been discussed, and doctors have be^n most willing to co-operate.

I wish to express to the Professional Staff my appreciation for the many courtesies shown the nurses and hospital family—also for the hours given in class-room instruction.

Hearty commendation is due supervisors and nursing staff who have so conscientiously worked for interest of the hospital. Changes have been necessary in night supervisors, Miss Mary Crossley and Mrs. Sylvia Kellehcr, present supervisors are both graduates of our Hospital.

I wish to thank the Trustees for sending me to the American Hospital Association at Cleveland. This con- tact with other Superintendents and exchanging of hospital methods, is most stimulating.

I wish to express our appreciation to Mahers Book- store for providing copies of Boston Morning Herald for the patients.

To Mr. Leonard Lesperance for engrossing diplomas of Graduate Nurses.

To Postmaster M. J. Carroll for providing a collection mail box on the front porch of hospital.

To City Fire Department for spraying hospital buildings during the hot summer weather.

To City Street Department for keeping road to hospital in passable condition at all times, and to the many other benefactors of the Hospital.

Respectfully submitted,

LILLIAN G. WILLIAMS, R. N. Superintendent. 74 City or Laconia TREASURER'S REPORT

N. Joy Harriman, Treasurer

For the year ending December 31, 1936

Cash on hand January 1, 1936 $1,459.53

Receipts

Town and City Appropriations: City of Laconia, X. II 5,000.00 [own of Meredith, N. H 283.40 Town of Tilton, N. II 200.00 Town of New Hampton, N. H 160.05 Town of Sandwich, N. H 150.00 Town of Belmont, N. H 200.00 Town of Sanbornton, N. H 100.00

Gifts and Contributions: Cogswell Benevolent Fund, Manchester, S. H. 1.000.00 Milenda W. Tobie Fund, Franklin, N. II 75.00 Estate Mary E. Weeks 25.06

J. D. Mcllhenny, Jr 50.00 Laconia Police Relief Association 80.43 Camp Winaukee 45.00 Jerry Mayo Concert, Meredith, N. II

Mrs. Harriet 11. Cook ... 20.00

Meredith Women's Club, Meredith, X. il. ; <>> Nurses (for furnishings of room) 10.00 Union Thanksgiving Service, Lakeport, X. M. 3.10

Care of Patients 65 394.32 X-Ray & Laboratory 15.5JO.SJ ting Room & Etherizing 8,517.38 5

Annual Report 75

Delivery Room & Care of Babies 3,242.63 Board of Special Nurses 2,445.64 Hospital, Surgical & Nurses Supplies 4,024.71 Income from Funds 6,269.43 Peoples National Bank—Notes 3,000.00 Estate of Mary E. Weeks 948.44 Estate of Addie L. Young 665.31 Estate of Laura A. Weeks 3,000.00 Miscellaneous 3,470.09

$125,386.24

Payments •

Payroll for Faculty Nurses & Employees $48,735.14 Provisions 24.702.23

Water, Tec. Fuel ; Gas & Electricity 8.000.48 House & Surgical Supplies 13,849.66

Freight, Express, Telephone & Office Supplies .... 3,113.36 Repairs and Equipment 2,704.58

Interest on Notes 5,074.85

Note payments 7,700.00

Insurance 1 ,409. 1

X-Ray and Laboratory Supplies 2.174.05

Refunds & Discounts 2,858.44

Guest Account 1,355.41

Miscellaneous 1,618.33

Balance December 31, 1936 2,090.56

$125,386.24 76 . City of Laconia

Permanent Funds

January 1st, 1937

Elbridge G. Folsom fund $21,435.22 Mary A. Baskcll fund 136.00 Ann E. Hall fund 100.00

Julia A. Ladd fund 2,180.00 James B. Hinds fund 500.00

Samuel H. Blaisdell fund 1,670.38 Samuel W. Rollins fund 5,000.00 Elizabeth W. Stevens fund 1,000.00 Albert G. Folsom fund 2,000.00 Daniel A. Tilton fund 4,980.58 Samuel A. Brown fund 29,400.00

Nancy B. Randlett fund 4,895.00

Mary J. Colby fund 5,000.00 Thomas H. Worrall fund 100.00

Edward E. Taylor fund 10,000.00

Sarah Davison fund 5,000.00

Clara J. Chase fund 500.00 Ellen M. Jones fund 2,000.00 William H. Seavey fund 802.55

William Esty fund 1,000.00

Woodbury L. Meloher fund 6,000.00

Ella A. Kling fund 15. (XI

Radcliff Brown fund 2.000.00

Joseph S. Morrill fund 5,000.00

Nellie Whitcher fund 1.000.00

Annie Leavitl fund 1,000.00

William II. Sanborn fund 5,000.00

William II. Sanborn fund 1,116.55 Annual Report 77

Anna M. Wilcox fund 100.00

Jessie Merrill Sr. fund 700.00 Alfred V. Lincoln fund 5,000.00 Alfred V. Lincoln fund 1,250.00 500.00 J. W. Ashman fund Maria A. Doe fund 250.00 Mrs. Laura A. Sleeper fund 10.090.39

Mrs. R. F. Butler fund 1,000.00 Mrs. Lucy H. Odell fund 5,000.00

Mrs. Idella Story fund 2,500.00 Mrs. Laura W. Coe fund 1,000.00

W. J. Bellamy fund 100.00 Edmund Little fund 5,000.00 Mary Ida Goodspeed fund 890.15 Edward A. Perkins fund 2,202.92

Sarah J. Roberts fund 500.00

Melinda Tobey f und 1,000.00 L. Jennie Graves fund 500.00 Hattie M. Smith fund 1,000.00 Mary E. Holt fund 936.54

Willis P. Odell fund ' 5,000.00

Albert N. Parlin, free bed fund 20,000.00

TOWN APPROPRIATIONS For the year 1936 received after January 1st, 1937 Town of Center Harbor, N. H $200.00 Town of Tilton, N. H 200.00 Town of New Hampton, N. H 106.61 Town of Meredith, N. H 370.35 Town of Belmont, N. H 200.00 Town of Sandwich, N. H 100.00 REPORT OF BOARD OP HEALTH

To the honorable Mayor and City Conned:

The work of the Board of Health for the past year has been routine with the exception of a short period during the flood conditions of last spring when it became necessary because of the flooding of the vicinity of Rowe's Court, to close the houses there to habitation. Through the coopera- tion of the local Red Cross, provision for the shelter of the affected families was accomplished until such time as it became possible to lift the ban on the houses affected.

There have been no serious outbreaks of contagious diseases in the past year.

The testing and supervision of the milk industry in this locality has again this year been in the hands of For- rest Smith and has been well kept up. Summary: Wasserman tests made 9 Complaints received 52 Complaints investigated 52 Nuisances abated 19 Vaccinations (Small Pox) 15

R] I OM MENDATIONS:

The Hoard of Health recommends that all possible efforts be made to remedy the present use of Lake YYin- nisquam for sewage disposal in the interest of sanitation and public health as well as civic betterment.

Signed

J. GRANT QUIMBY, M.D., Chairman

E. J. GAGE, M.I).. Secretary

\V. E. 1-1. ( >YI). Annual Report 79 REPORT OF PUBLIC HEALTH NURSE

Report of Public Health Nurse for year of 1936

Number of visits made during year 2204

MEDICAL 1208

SURGICAL 629

MATERNITY 3

PRENATAL 44

POST NATAE 159

HOME VISITS (Instructive) 161

Receipts for city cases $256.00

JULIA PERIARD, R. N.

REPORT OF THE MILK INSPECTOR

The increased interest in the quality of milk and milk products shown by the Laconia consumers demands con- tinuous improvement in the milk sold here. One branch of the work of the Health Department is to guarantee the consumer continued maintenance of high grade milk, and progress in the improvement of this milk supply.

All dealers and producers are now familiar with the rules and regulations and the aim of this department is for better methods and equipment for milk production. 8

80 City of Laconia

Tests made regularly show continued progress in the producing and marketing of a high grade product. Con- stant check testing of the milk products insures the consumer against any let-down in quality.

A new method has been adopted by which each sam- ple of milk is scored on eight different tests made. This simplifies the results for the dealers and producers and creates interest among them to try for higher scores.

In the past year one new complete pasteurizing plant was opened in Laconia. This plant is equipped with up- to-date machinery and is a source of locally pasteurized milk for consumers.

There has been a tendency, during the last year, towards more of the volume of milk being handled by the dealers, due, perhaps, to the better prices paid producers by the dealers.

The increased number of samples showing sediment is due to more strict grading of samples to help, correct this fault.

GENERAL MILK INSPECTION STATISTICS

Classification of Dairies according to product produced and conditions

Scores 60-65% 65-70 70-75 75-80 80-85 85

Dairies 9 14 23 20 16 7

Total Samples Analyzed- -638 Milk—516 Cream—93 Skimmed milk—21 Others— : :

Annual Report 81

Samples Unsatisfactory Low Butter Fat—6 Low Solids— 14 High Bacteria— 15 High Sediments—56

Inspection Details

Stores, restaurant, etc., inspected 81

Dairies inspected 91

Visits to dairies, creameries, etc 1095

Licenses

Licenses granted to stores, etc 81

Licenses granted to producer-dealers 82

Licenses granted to dealers 7

Licenses held up for improvement 9

Money received from stores, restaurants, etc $162.00

Inspection fees, dealers 27.00

Inspection fees, producer-dealers 175.00

Total $364.00

Paid City Clerk as per his receipts $364.00

Respectfully submitted,

F. A. SMITH, Milk Inspector. REPORT OF LIBRARY TRUSTEES

To the Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council

of Lac out a :

One of the important influences for good that enter into the home life of this or any other community is the Public Library.

With the distribution of good books that are read in the quiet of the home an influence is created that helps to make better men and women and better citizens.

Since their earliest beginning our public libraries have been reorganized wherever established as one of the most important factors in the life and up-building of even the smallest communities, and so we can count a shelf of good books as a wonderful asset.

Let us as good citizens of Laconia rejoice and be thankful every day of our lives for our former good citizen Napoleon B. Gale who left us money for our beautiful library building and the generous bequest to assist in its maintenance.

The least we can do is to be sure that nothing is lack- ing in appropriating the necessary money to carry forward the work he so generously began. Your trustees are presenting you a budget that con- tains what they deem the necessary amount for the coming year.

WILLIAM F. KNIGHT, President. Annual Retort 83 REPORT OF THE TREASURER

To the Board of Trustees of the Laconia Public Library:

I herewith submit my report as treasurer for the year ending Feb. 15th 1937, as follows:

Cash on hand Feb. 15, 1936 $ 144.23

Received from the estate of Napoleon B. Gale 2.047.05

Received from the City of Laconia 5,500.00

Received from the City of Laconia, special repairs 1,000.00

Received from fines ,etc, 349.43

Income Jewell Fund 493.44

Income Avery Fund 50.00

Income Ladd Fund 12.50

Income Ashman Fund 25.00 Income Smith Fund 30.22

$9,651.87

Disbursements

Salaries $4,620.00

Janitor Service 1,104.00

Expended for books 1,131.38 84 City of Laconia

Expended for Periodicals Annual Report 85

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TRUST FUNDS

REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES

For the benefit of anyone contemplating- the setting aside of a trust fund for a lot in our cemeteries, we herewith present the schedule of rates charged in four of them

Hillside (6 graves, 1 lot) $1.50 double lot $3.00

Union (7 graves, 1 lot) $4.00 square lot $6.00

Bayside (7 graves, 1 lot) $4.50 square lot $9.00

St. Lambert .. (7 graves, 1 lot) $4.00 square lot $7.00

Sometimes it is advisable to fertilize lots, for which

an extra charge is made ; once in a great while comes the need for an entire 'make-over"; straightening stones and cleaning same, etc.

It is readily seen that, to care for emergencies, the prevailing rate of interest on $100.00 is insufficient for most of the above rates, and when nearly half the funds are $100.00 or less, there has to be a curtailing somewhere.

May we suggesl that future donors bear these facts in mind.

To the Auditor of the City of Laconia: Annual Report £7

Union Cemetery On Name Fund Expended Hand

Alfred W. Abbott 88 City of Laconia

On Name Fund Expended Hand

Annie A. Dearborn 100.00 7.00 .72

Clarence J. Dearborn 100.00 2.00 2.57 James Dorsay 100.00 3.00 .13 John H. Dow 50.00 3.45 Mary A. Dow-Bean 100.00 3.00 .25 A. L. & L. A. Drake 100.00 3.50 .18 Eunice A. Drake 50.00 1.50 .23 Thomas E. Eastman 100.00 3.00 .09 Frank Edgerly 200.00 7.00 5.86 Geo. H. Edwards 100.00 3.50 .03 Dana H. Elliott 125.00 4.25 .03 Franklin Elliott 200.00 13.00 16.19

E. P. & J. A. Ellsworth 200.00 9.00 .82 Fannie D. Emerson 100.00 4.00 .30 JElizabeth Farrar 100.00 3.50 .28

Kate Farrar 150.00(New Fund )

Nathan J. Fogg 50.00 7.21 Freeman A. Follett 100.00 3.00 .25 John C. Folsom 150.00 6.00 1.10

Lucien Folsom 100.00 3.50 .35 Robert S. Foss 100.00 3.00 2.43 Charles E. Frye 100.00 1.00 2.5<> Joseph F. Frye 100.00 4.95 Jessie F. Gannon 200.00 7.00 8.33

Eri C. George 100.00 4.00 .11 Rinnie A. Gilman 100.00 3.00 .10

Sarah E. Gladding 50 1.50 .84 Amy Cora Goodwin 300.00 19.00 42.90 Fred Goss 100 6.59

Edward K. Gove 100.00 3.50 .28 Jam.-. R. Grey 175.00 7(H) 8.12 Vinson K. Hadley 100.00 5(H) 2r-7

-Martha L. Haines 50.00 2.00 .15 Annual Report 89

On Name Fund Expended Hand

Eugene S. Harriman 200.00 9.49 Charles A. Harvell 200.00 6.00 13.39 Eleanor W. Hatch 100.00 3.00 .70 Emma F. Hawkins 200.00 21.50 21.62 Caroline M. Hayward 150.00 5.00 2.67 Frank D. Hill 200.00 6.00 3.06

Edward J. Hurley 100.00 7.50 .56 Vernon Hutchins 100.00 3.00 .99 Abigail Hutchinson 200.00 19.00 11.75 Louie B. Ingalls 200.00 9.00 30.76 Mary L. Jameson 100.00 4.00 1.57 Ann M. Jewell 200.00 8.00 25.41 Stephen S. Jewett 200.00 7.00 1.92

Nathan Johnson, Jr. 100.00 3.00 4.03 Otto G. Keller 300.00 7.00 8.21 John Knowlton 75.00 22.20 Oliver Knowlton 150.00 4.50 .29 Annie M. Ladd 200.00 5.00 20.60

Harlan IP. Ladd 125.00 4.00 .41 D. F. Lakeman 50.00 5.37 Eliza Lamprey 100.00 3.51 William H. Lamprey 100.00 3.20 .07 E. Lettie Lane 100.00 3.00 .63 Martin L. Lane 100.00 3.50 .22 Martin L. Lane 100.00 3.50 .12 Charles Lovett 500.00 7.00 18.43 Winnifred M. Lane 200.00 (New Fund) John W. Mathes 200.00 3.00 10.41

Jesse Merrill 100.00 4.00 .43 Albert C. Moore 200.00 (New Fund) William G. Moore 150.00 (New Fund) George A. Morrison 150.00 14.48 Charles E. Neal 100.00 5.00 .47 90 City of Lacoxia

On Name Fund Expended Hand

Agnes E. Odell Annual Report 91

Name 92 City of Lacoxia Annual Report 93 94 City of Lacoxia

On Name Fund Expended Hand

ge F. 1'oore Annual Report 95 96 City of Lacoxia Annual Report 97

On Name Fund Expended Hand

Nellie B. Morrison 100.00 (New Fund) .01

( 3.00 )

Olive J. Prescott 500.00 14.00 31.99

Round Bay Cemetery

Lydia F. Smith 100.00 5.00 3.90

St. Lambert Cemetery

Ellen B. Campbell 100.00 84.99

Belle A. Finnegan 200.00 (New Fund) 6.04

John & Johanna Fitzgerald 300.00 (New Fund) 2.25

Catherine Harrington 100.00

John J. Joyce Dennis W. McCarthy

Daniel J. O'Shea Maud A. Powell

Julia B. Sheehan

Sacred Heart Cemetery

Phillip Blais 100.00 4.00. 1.89 Samuel Dickson 100.00 3.00 3.80 98 City of Laconia STATEMENT OF TRUST FUNDS

Amount of Trust Funds on hand Feb. 15. 1936 $47,116.09

Trust Funds received during year 2.350.00

Unexpended interest on hand Feb. 15, 1936 2,960.05

Interest received during- year 1 .f >79.50

$54,105.64

Amount of interest expended during year $1,607.10

Balance of interest unexpended Feb. 15, 1937 3.032.45

Principal of Trust Funds on hand—Bonds 12.000.00

Principal of Trust Funds on hand—Savings Bank 37,366.09 Principal of Trust Funds on hand—Laconia Water Company 100.00

$54,105.64

OSCAR L. HOYT, Chairman

CARL F. BLAISDELL

LI I. LI \N PAGE DOW. Sec and Treas. FIRt DEPARTMENT

To the Honorable Mayor and City Council of Laconia.

Dear Sirs :

1 herewith respectfully submit my report, as Fire Chief, for the year ending December 31st. 1936.

During the year, the Department responded to thirty- four box alarms and two hundred and twenty-five still alarms. The Central Fire Station responded to one hundred and forty of these alarms ; Lakeport station responded to sixty still alarms and the Weirs station answered twenty- five calls.

Insurance amounting to $9,244.96 was paid on one hundred of these fires. The insurance amounting to $13,- 588.70 paid to Clarence H. Newlin on the Independent Ice buildings is not included in the above amount. This fire

occured above Lakeport and was not in the fire zone ; and the cause of the fire was unknown. The fire losses on other fires amounted to $2.50 up to $1,700.00. All fire losses were paid by the Meloher and Prescott Agency, John B. Morin and Howard \Y. Byse Agency. Also Munsey and

Brazil. I consider the fire loss very low for 1936.

We have a good supply of high grade fire hose, which is in first class condition. Mr. Charles French, City En- gineer, uses our old hose to flush sewers, and pays the City $150 each year for this hose. The Police Department pays back to the city $50.00 each year for heating the Lockup. The Fire Department at the Weirs takes care of the Ladies and Gents Rest Room and $50.00 is expended each year for equipment for this building. 100 City of Laconla

The only revenue the City receives comes from tax- able property, and it is the duty of the Fire Department to save this property from destruction by fire. It is my duty as Fire Chief to recommend the wants of the Fire Department for the year 1937.

The Hook & Ladder Company Xo. 2 of the Lakeport station need a new ladder truck badly. The ladders now in service were purchased thirty years ago, and are not dependable to climb over buildings with. It will cost about $8,000 for a ladder truck.

Our other equipment is old and should be replaced as soon as our City Fathers are able to. We need a pumper for out-of-town fires, which will cost $700.00. The pumper, which we were using has been sent to the "Weirs Depart- ment to cover fires in that section of our city. Your firemen are trained and efficient, but they must have adequate fire equipment to obtain the best results.

Respectfully submitted,

ARTHUR W. SPRING. Fire Chief.

Personnel of the Fire Department

Chief Arthur W. Spring Deputy Chief Edwin H. Kennedy

Deputy Chief Henry 11. Shorey

Deputy Chief Edwin C. Sargent

1 >eputy I Thief Joseph 11. Roucher Annual Report 101

Permanent Drivers

Capt. Elmer H. Cutting Peter Dagenais Lazar Valliere Walter Sanborn Milo Saunders Henry Allard

Engine Company No. 1

Captain, Luther M. McMurphy

Lieutenant, Joseph A. Decelles

Clerk, Elmer Cummings

Members

Ralph Fi field Wilfred Bouley Charles Fi field Arthur McGowan Clarence Neal Ernest Tardiff Ralph Neal Fred Gonyer Pred Tilton Armand Tardiff, Sub.

Hook and Ladder Company No. 1

Captain, Fred Kuss

Lieutenant, Ernest Hudson

Clerk, Gardner Shorey

Members

Frank Monahan Herbert Mansfield Earl B rough Henry Fregeolle Gardner Shorey Hugh Wakeman Howard Ballou Louis Felker, Sub. Edmond Mitchell Bert French, Sub. Walter Stafford, Sub. 102 City of Laconia

Engine Company No. 2

Captain, Raymond Tefft Lieutenant, Henry Lamothe

Clerk, Merle Sargent

Mkmbers

Harris E. Sargent Walter Hughes William Bechard Arthur Gilman

Delphis Gigtiere Raymond Tefft. Jr. Henry Gagne Peter Toutant, Sub.

Hook and Ladder No. 2

Captain, Milo Judkins

Lieutenant, Justin Perry

Clerk, Nelson Judino

Members Harold Tefft Tolford Melvin

William Sheehau George Wallace, Jr. Clarence S'heehan Edgar Merrill George Wallace Eugene Cowing. Sub.

Wejrs Company Hose No. 4

Captain, George W. Tarlson, Jr. Lieutenant, Bryan Avery

Clerk, Willie E. Floyd

Mem r.i rs

Donald Smith Elmer J. I )avis

Fred II. Dearborn W. II. (ulc Jr.

I [arvey L. Smith Charles Pease

Lester !•'.. Fellows I .cnn 1 lorn. Sub. : :

TRLL WARDLN

To the Honorable Mayor and City Council of Laconia

Dear Sirs

I am pleased to respectfully submit my report as Tree

Warden, for the year ending December 31st, 1936.

Our city trees are decaying and drying for lack of moisture, this condition is caused by cement sidewalks and

macadam roads ; also by overhead wires. Several dead trees, must be removed this year. Various types of moths have also helped to ravage our trees, but I believe that lack of moisture is the chief cause of their decay.

I would suggest that an appropriation of $600.00 be made for tree work for next year.

Respectfully submitted.

ARTHUR W. SPRING. Tree Warden. :

WHITE PINE BLISTER RUST

Hon. Charles E. Carroll, Mayor, Laconia, N. H.

Dear Mayor Carroll

As a record of public expenditures, and furthermore so that you may include a statement in the city's annual report, we are submitting the customary accounting of White

Pine Blister Rust Control activities conducted in your city

•during 1936.

Funds expended in this project became available through a W. P. A. allotment from the Bureau of Ento-

•inology & Plant Quarantine, U. S. Department of xA.gricul-

ture. Hours of work and rates of pay were fixed by the

Government and employment was restricted to men certified

by public relief agencies. Such labor was obtained through

*he U. S. Reemployment service and eligible local men tgiven preference when available.

White Pine Blister Rust Control has proved of great

value in meeting the unemployment situation. A definite

program of work had already been formulated and a super-

visory force familiar with conditions and the state was avail-

able and thus men were quickly put to work. More than

96 percent of the allotted funds have gone directly to the

payment of wages, only a small expenditure being made for

ami other materials. Annual Report 105

During the past few months stumpage prices of white pine have advanced materially, and with further improvement of business generally, should continue to increase.

There is attached herewith a financial statement in- dicating expenditures made in your city in this project during 1936

Yours very truly,

JOHN H. FOSTER, State Forester.

FINANCIAL STATEMENT

1936

City of Laconia

W. P. A. funds expended $2,308.49

Area covered—acres 5,828

Curant and gooseberry bushes destroyed 129,899

Number of local men employed 12 MOTOR VLHICLL5

To the Honorable Mayor and City Council:

I hereby submit the sixteenth annual report of this department for the year ending December 31. 1936. Annual Report 107

Make of Machine 108 City of Laconia

Make of Machine BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS

Laconia, New Hampshire February 15, 1937

To the Honorable Mayor and City Council:

The thirty-sixth annual report of the Board of Public

Works is hereby presented, together with the detailed report and suggestions of the City Engineer and Superinten- dent of Streets and Sewers.

The routine maintenance work has been performed through the past year and such special work as has be.en authorized and funds provided for. The accompanying re-

ports show in detail all expenditures in the various accounts.

Several new surface drains and a few sections of sanitary sewer were added to the system and over ten thousand square yards of new asphalt sidewalks were laid and over three thousand square yards of asphalt sidewalks repaired and recovered.

State Aid Construction on the Meredith Parade road, so-called, was extended and we recommend that this construction be continued the ensuing year, the State contri- buting one half the cost.

Very heavy rains occurring at intervals have brought forcibly to our attention the fact that certain street surface drains built many years ago are too small to take care of the water; the Street Commissioner enumerates these in detail in his report and we suggest that authority be given to make a beginning, at least, on needed reconstruction Mo City of Laconia and that fund- be provided to rebuild one or two drains which are found to be most necessary. The Watson road and Lakeside Avenue should be completed and the estimates given for the resurfacing of Union Avenue from Bridge Street to Davis Place and of Elm Street from School Street northerly and Lake- side Avenue at Weirs and new curbing on Pleasant Street in our opinion should receive Favorable consideration.

As in former years we urge an adequate appropriation for routine maintenance and would recommend the following general appropriations for the ensuing year: Highways and Bridges (General repairs and maintenance) SI 7.000.00 Winter Expenses 22.« VJ0.OO Sanding Sidewalks 2,000.00 City Engineering l.(>00.00 Sewer Maintenance 4.200.00 Collection Ashes, Waste and Use Dump 6,000.00 Cleaning Streets 4,800.00 Drain Repairs and Maintenance 2,000.00 Insurance 800.00 Maintenance of Macadam 2,000.00 Cleaning Catch Basins 1.600.00 Bridge Repairs 800.00 Cutting Trees. Grass, Brush 1.000.00

Street ( >iling 8.000.00

Recovering Sidewalks o. 200.00 Purchase of Equipment (Truck & car exchange) 2,500.00

$79,500.00

HARRY L. SMITH,

< (SCAR L. IK A I. WILLIS G. W \ TSo\. Board of Public Works. ..

Annual Report 111 REPORT OF THE STREET, SEWER AND ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT

To the Board of Public Works:

Gentlemen :

The following is presented as the report of the Public Works Department for the year ending February 15, 1937.

FINANCIAL STATEMENT

Balances &| Rec'ts & Total Total ICnexp'ded | Balances Transfers Credits | Expended! Department Appro'tion | | General Repairs and Maintenance 17,000.00 $2,110.67 .$19,110.67 Winter Expenses ... Sanding Sidewalks.. City Engineering ...

Sewer Maintenance . Collection of Ashes, Waste and Use of

I u 1 11 p Cleaning Streets ... Drain Repairs and Maintenance Insurance Maint. of .Macadam. Cleaning Catcih Basins Bridge Repairs Cutting Trees, Grass, Brush Street Oiling Recovering Sidewalks Purchase of Equipm't Cottage Street Drain and Grading Dolloff Street Sewe". Edwards St. & Gil-

bert Brook Drain . Clay Street Drain... Meredith Parade Rd. Lyford St. Walk ... Grant Si. Walk, Gar- field to Main St... Kentfield Ct. Walk. Court St. Walk. West sr. to Brook Dartmouth St. Walk

Jacks >n St. Walks. . McGrath St. Walk..

Academy St. Walk. . Beech St. Walk Lincoln St. Walk... Gilbert St. Walk Highland St. Walk. ..

112 City of Lacoxia

Balances &| Rec'ts Total & |

Department A ppro'tion I Transfers' Gillette St. Walk.. 799.00 Butler St. Walk 637.00 Isabella St. Walk.. 461.00 School St. Walk... 696.00 Clark Ave. Walks.. 1,154.00 N. Main St. Walk. 941.75 Lyman St. Walk... 350.00 Elm Street Walk to Mass. Ave 669.75 Jefferson Si. Walk.. 1,012.00 West St. Walk .... 355.00 Mechanic, Stark and St. Catherine St. Drains 5,556.00 Winter St. Sewer .. 821.00 Crescent St. Grading 2,000.00 Gilford Ave. Culvert 900.00 Sleeper St. Rail and Curb 871.00 Union Ave., Baldwin and Avery Street Drains 1,243.00 Oak St. Improvem't. 5,341.00 Purchase of Chlorin- ator 900.00 Center St. Walk 329.00 Garfield St. Walk... 800.00 Union Ave. Widening Summer to Winter Streel l.soo.oo Pitman Ct. Sewer... 148.00 Purchase of Com- pressor 1,070.00 Sleeper St. Walk... 120.00 Lawrence Ct. Walk. 248.25 Union Ave. Wall and Impr. at Elliott St. Park Commission, at Wyatt Park Watson Road 10OO0.00 Belknap St. Walk... 1,257.00 Matthews Ct. Walk. Dewey St. Walk 479.00 Belvidere St. Walk.. 979.00 Lakeside Ave. Consi r. Court Street Walk, North Side 206.00 Dolloff St. Walk... 392.3] Baldwin St. Walk... 254.50 Stark St. Walk. So. Side 398.00 Stark st. Walk, No. Side 130.00 Granl St. Walk 906.00 mount St. Walk. 500.00

Boj Qton Ct. I mprm't sun mi Sanborn St. Sewer. 198.00 Sidewalk Construct., 1,223.19 Walsuii Road and Lakeside Ave. Ex-

tension < 'Hinpletion 2,400.00 : :

Annual Report 113

Bridges

Minor repairs were made to various bridges but no

new construction was undertaken. In general all bridges

are in good repair but it may be found necessary to do work

on smaller bridges.

Collection of Refuse and Garbage

The contract for collection and disposal of refuse and

garbage was continued from the previous year and satisfac-

tory service was performed by the contractor.

There is an increasing accumulation of matter to be

collected each year and it may be necessary to increase the

expenditure for this service.

Drains

Due to floods and other conditions the expenditure for drain repairs and maintenance was increased over 100% above the appropriation for that purpose.

The special appropriations for drain construction was expended in the construction of the following major drains

Cottage St., Edwards St., Clay St., Mechanic, Stark and

St. Catherine Sts., Gilford Ave., Union Ave., Baldwin and

Avery Sts., Union Ave., at Winter Street.

The financial statement will give the cost of these improvements and the work consisted of laying as follows 114 City of Lacoxia

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Meredith-Parade Road

The City appropriated $3,377.50 to go with a like amount from the State Highway Department which was

used to continue the construction toward the Meredith Town

Line. '

This work was done by the city street department and all bills were paid through the State Highway Department, the

Cit\ reimbursing the State for the City's share.

Sidewalks

Asphalt sidewalks were built on Lyford St., Grant

St.. Kentfield Ct., Court St., Dartmouth St., Jackson St.,

McGrath St., Academy St., Beech St., Lincoln St., Gilbert

St.. Highland St., Gillette St., Butler St., Isabella St.,

School St., Clark Ave., North Main St., Lyman St.. Elm

St., Jefferson St.. West St.. Center St., Garfield St., Union

Ave.. Sleeper St.. Lawrence Ct., Belknap St., Matthews Ct.,

Dewey St., Belvidere St.. Dolloff St., Baldwin St., Stark

St., Fairmount St., a total of 10,633 sq. yds. Total cost was $20,110.37. 3,674 sq. yds. of asphalt sidewalks were repaired and recovered.

Sanitary Sewers

Sewers were built on Dolloff St., 187 feet of 6" pipe,

Winter St.. 150 feet of 6" pipe, Pitman Court, 225 feet of

6" pipe, Sanborn St., 100 feet of 6" pipe. 116 City of Laconia

General

We have been able to purchase a new air compressor and a new truck to be used for an oil sprinkler, together with a new snow plow attachment. This truck serves the dual purpose of a road maintainer in the summer and a snow plow in the winter and is a very valuable piece of equipment for this department.

YYe have been able to install 175 new street name signs where new signs and replacements were needed, at a cost of $586.

Some of the street surface drains built thirty or more years ago are not large enough to take the water in vary heavy rains and I would call attention to the following:

North Main St., from Masonic Temple to Oak St., Court

St., from Durkee Brook to iPearl St., Union Avenue, from

Jewett St., to north of Spring St., Whipple Ave., from the lake through Pleasant St., Harvard St., and Dartmouth St., to near Oak St.

The Watson Road, socalled, from Lakeside Avenue

Extension to the D. W. Highway has been built with the exception of a tar surface treatment which is estimated to cost $900.

It is estimated that it will take about $1,500 to complete and surface treal Lakeside Avenue extension at the Weirs. Annual Report 117

Due to the lateness of the season, when grading and gravelling the Watson road and Lakeside Avenue was completed, it was impossible to apply the tar surface treatment.

It is estimated that the cost of new curbing on Plea- sant St., from Tremont St., northerly, which has been asked for, would be $1,689.

I have estimated the cost of resurfacing Union Ave., from Davis Place to Bridge St., as $2,912; of Elm Street, from School Street northerly as $2,701 and Lakeside Ave- nue at the Weirs from the macadam pavement northerly $1,046.

Respectfully submitted,

CHARLES A. FRENCH, City Engineer, Supt. Streets and Sewers.

Sewer Statistics

No. of house connections Feb. 15, 1936 2385 No. of house connections made in 1936 32

No. of house connections Feb. 15, 1937 2417 Cost of Sanitary Sewer System Feb. 15, 1936 $228,996.61 Expended 1936 1,365.70

Cost of Sanitary Sewer System Feb. 15, 1937 $230,362.31 Length of Sanitary Sewer System 31.56 miles Length of Surface Water Drains 27.50 miles CITY SOLICITOR'S REPORT

To the Honorable Mayor and City Council:

I herewith submit the report of the Law Department of the City of Laconia for the past year.

Many matters of importance have l>een submitted to the Law Department by the various departments of the

City, all of which have received proper attention. Several ordinances and resolutions, as well as other legal documents have been drawn.

There have appeared on the Superior Court docket two cases in which the City was a party. One of these has tbeen recently disposed of, the other is an appeal from an award of damages in connection with the taking of property for the construction of the new road at The "Weirs.

There is one other controversial matter pending, but the likelihood of litigation is small.

The Solicitor has prosecuted all violations which he was called upon to handle; and has kept his office open at all times for the accommodation of City business.

As a member of the Legislature I have drafted and introduced several bills affecting the City, and which are con- ducive to the Welfare of the City. These will be diligently attended to.

I he recommendations made in my last report are still

a proper subject for discussion, and I again recommend a

complete revision of the charter and ordinances at a very early dan-. Annual Report 119

1 very strongly urge upon the people of Laconia co- operation with all departments of the City, and particularly do I urge it with the Fire Department. Without realizing it, and with no intentions of doing so, the people of Laco- nia have greatly hindered the work of the firemen by the practice of rushing to a fire as soon as the alarm has sounded, with the result that the roads are clogged with traffic, and in many instances it has been almost impossible for the fire apparatus to get to the fire. In most cases, if the alarm were to sound for another fire at the same time it would be absolutely impossible for the apparatus to get through the traffic to respond. This must be stopped.

The Solicitor has held several conferences with State officials and others with reference to the proposed purifica- tion of Lake Winnisquam, the results of which will be dis- closed at the proper time.

I have attended, with very few exceptions, all of the meetings of the Mayor and Council, and have endeavored in every way to cooperate with all Departments.

Respectfully submitted,

FREDERICK A. TILTON, City Solicitor. POLICL DEPARTMENT

REPORT OF POLICE ' COMMISSIONERS

To the Honorable Mayor and City Council:

We respectfully submit the report of the Chief of

Police George N. Hubbard for the year ending January 31, 1937.

We respectfully urge your careful reading of the chief's report which gives a comprehensive report of the services rendered by the Police Department.

CHARLES J. PITMAN, CLARENCE E. ROWE FORTUNAT E. NORMANDIN, Police Commissioners. Annual Report 121 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF POLICE

For the Year ending 31, 1937

Arrests

Arrests, males 359 Arrests, females 16 Whole number of arrests 375

Causes of Arrest

Adultery 2 Arrested for out-of-town officers 7 Assault 9 Assault on an officer 3 Assault with intent to rob 3 Bastardy 1 Breaking and entering 2 Breaking and entering and larceny 1 Cruelty to animals 1 Disorderly conduct 3 Disturbing the peace 1 Drunkenness, residents 67 Drunkenness, non-residents 58 Embezzlement 1 Failing to have car registered 2 Failing to stop car after injury 3 Illegal sale of liquor 1 Idle and disorderly person 15 Illegal possession of milk bottles 4

Insane person 1 Indecent conduct 2 122 City of Lac o ma

Keeping spirituous liquors for sale 5

Keeping unlicensed dog 1

Larceny of auto while armed 1 Larceny 24

Lewdness 1 Non-support of family 7

( Kbtaining money by false pretence 3 Over speeding auto 25 Operating auto without license 13 Operating unregistered auto 3 Operating auto while under influence of liquor 40

Operating auto after license is revoked 3 Reckless driving of auto 8 Safe keeping 4

Selling Mortgaged property 1

Violation of the fish and game laws 1

Violation of child labor laws 1

Violation of traffic laws 24

Overloading truck 1

Lacivious behaviour 1

Forgery 1

Operating auto with faulty brakes 1

Rape 1 Passing worthless checks 3

Selling beer on election day 1

Selling beer to minor 2

Begging 1

Allowing unlicensed person to operate 2

Allowing dog to run at large 1

Missuse of 5 day plates 3

Total—375 Annual Report 123

How Disposed Of

Paid fine and costs 122 Delivered to out-of-town officers 9 Discharged by the Court 9 Committed to house of correction, non-payment 5 Committed to house of correction upon sentence 38

Committed to State hospital 1 Complaints placed on file 34 Complaints dismissed 3 Complaints nol prossed 4 Suspended by paying costs 85 Appealed to Superior Court 3 Discharged without being brought before the Court 7 Suspended sentence 29 Bound over to Superior Court 18 Sent out of town 3 Continued for sentence 5

Total—375

Lodgers

Number of persons furnished lodgings 521

Property Stolen and Lost

Property reported stolen $392.00

Stolen property recovered 1 97.00

Property reported lost 139.85 Lost property recovered 87.46

Incidental Services

Accidents reported 117 Disturbances quelled without arrest 9 Dogs killed 4 124 City of Laconia

Dangerous dogs, notice served to owners 18 Dangerous sidewalks reported 6 Dangerous streets reported 7 Breaks in water pipes reported 5

Fires extinguished without alarm 1 Fires discovered and alarms given 3 Assistance, rendered to injured persons 9 Lost children restored to parents 10

Dead bodies recovered 1 Obstructions removed from streets 3 Store doors found open and secured 1858 Complaints received and investigated 595 Searches made for liquor, none found 6 Burglaries reported 15 Larcenies reported 32 Assisted out-of-town officers 19 Stolen autos reported 4 Stolen autos found 4

Missing persons reported 1

Missing persons found 1 Dangerous wires reported 4 Street lights reported out 654 Telephone desk calls 6558 Telephone duty calls 30,537

Total telephone calls 37,095

GEORGE N. HUBBARD, Chief of Police. :

Annual Report 125 REPORT OF THE CLERK

To the Honorable Mayor and City Council:

Gentlemen : I herewith submit my annual report as Clerk of the Municipal Court of Laconia.

The criminal cases brought before the Court and disposal of same are shown in detail by the report of the Chief of Police. The cash receipts of the Court and the disposition of same summarize as follows

Receipts

Received from fines and costs $5,050.71 Writs, warrants and entry fees 27.75

$5,078.46

Paid as Follows

\\ "itness' and officers' fees $ 228.82 Clarence S. Newell, treasurer, cash 4,849.64

$5,078.46

Respectfully submitted,

EARL FLANDERS, Clerk. REPORT OF THE, OVE.RSE.LR OF THE. POOR

To the Honorable Mayor and City Council of the City of Laconia:

Gentlemen :

It is my privilege and duty to submit, herewith, my report as Overseer of the Poor for the year ending Feb. 15th, 1937.

There have been accepted twenty-nine applications for aid by persons previously self-supporting, and sixty-seven applications for reinstatement by persons previously dropped

from the relief roll because of short-time jobs, particularly during the summer months.

The Federal "Works Projects, in conjunction with the extra work made possible by a bond issue, have provided employment for most of the able-bodied persons on relief.

The Federal work is restricted to one person per family regardless of the size and needs of the family. No person is allowed to earn more than forty-four dollars per month (except for specialized work). The remainder of the family budget has to be met by direct relief or by the employment of other members of the family in private industry. The latter has furnished work for only a small number of snrh persons.

Until industry is able to provide employment for all

workers at a living wage, there seems to be no prospect of a reduced relief load for the tax-payers. Annual Report 127

The City has been obliged to assume a greater relief load than was anticipated, since the State has defaulted in refunding its share of relief expenses because of insufficient relief funds. The amount due from the State is $19,-

081.52. This can only be recovered by a legislative act.

Old Age Assistance granted to persons seventy years of age or over, is not a pension, but is a special form of relief given by check, instead of relief orders, to persons not able to meet their living expenses. The amount of such relief cannot exceed thirty dollars per month, and must be less if the person's budget shows that the maximum amount is not needed to meet his monthly expenses. The amount of assistance granted, automatically becomes a lien upon any property the person possesses. During the last few months the amount granted as Old Age Assistance has exceeded the amount of direct relief.

In addition to aid rendered by the City, the Federal government has supplied several thousands of dollars worth of surplus commodities including the products of the two sewing projects, without any charge to the city except for small incidentals.

For a financial statement I refer you to the report of the Treasurer.

Respectfully submitted,

A. S. RANDLETT,

' Overseer of the Poor. PARK COMMISSION

Laconia, X. H.

Feb. 15, 1937

To the Honorable Mayor and City Council:

I hereby submit the report from Leavitt Park for the year ending Dec. 31, 1936.

Leavitt Park continued its customary activities under the efficient leadership of Mr. Charles Peterson and Miss Sarah Tilton. The average daily attendance was over two hundred.

At the beginning of the season a boxing ring was added to the equipment. The baseball diamond was levelled and the bases relocated and the tennis court was lengthened and resurfaced. The Twilight League Ball Games continued in popularity—an average of four nights per week with an an attendance of well over two hundred at each game.

Several Carnivals were held (hiring the playground

season; the annual Woman's Club Carnival ; the Playground

Carnival, the proceeds of which are used to purchase new equipment for the playground; the carnival (two days) of the Church of Our Lady of the Lakes and the Twilight League Carnival.

For the first time this year, Mr. Jacob Bond asked a

rental fee for the use of the bathing beach at Sandy Shore which has always been used by the children of the play- :

Annual Report 129 ground for their swimming. The sum of ^145.60, which; equals the taxes on that particular piece of property was paid Mr. Bond for rental for 1936 but it is believed that Mr. Bond anticipates the payment of rent hereafter by the city for the use of that shore front as a bathing beach.

Respectfully submitted,

BERNICE M. SEAVERNS, Secretary, Park Commission.

Opechee Park

The Opechee Park Playground officially opened on Monday. July 6 with Mr. R. N. Clement and Miss Collin instructors.

The first week was devoted to organizing different games and getting the equipment in order for use. The daily program was as follows

MORNING

9:00 to 9:15 Flag raising; hand out equipment. 9:15 to 11:45 Free Play; baseball (scrub games), catch, horse shoes, checkers, tennis, ping pong,

deck tennis, ring board, soft ball, etc. 10:00 to 11:00 Tues. Thurs. (Swimming classes for beginners only). Sat.

9:30 to 10:30 Sewing practice for girls. 12:00 Park closes. 130 City of Laconia NOON HOUR

J :3(J to 2 :30 Soft ball and tennis are the most popular outdoor, ping pong always popular inside. 2 :30 to 4:00 Announcements at the water front.

Swimming for all. 4:00 to 4:45 Free play; soft ball and tennis are the most popular sports at this hour. 4:45 to 5:00 Bringing in the equipment and putting locker room in order. 5:00 Closing.

(Special—during last four weeks) 10:00 to 11:30 Wed. (Life saving instructions). Fri. 3:00 to 4:30 lues. Wed.

Thurs. (Life saving instructions ). Fri.

The point system was used again this year. The points were given to boys who did different chores around the park; these boys helped in keeping the general condition of

i he park clean. Prizes were awarded every two weeks for the boy who had the largest number of points for the two weeks and at the end of the year three prizes were awarded for the three highest point winners for the summer.

This year soft ball seemed to lie more popular than the regular game of baseball, although the younger boys played a lot of scrub baseball: The four most popular sports in the playground seemed to be tenuis, swimming, ping p<>ng and soft ball. There were only four rainy seasons during the summer and the attendance was much (higher than in previous years. The attendance was taken once a day at the time when most children are expected (to

1m.- on the grounds; the average for the season was 243 per day. Annual Report 131

In the water sports 52 children passed their beginners

test ; 8 children passed their swimmers test ; 3 passed their Junior Life Saving test and 4 passed their Senior Life

Saving test. On Wednesday and Thursday, August 5 and 0. Mr. T. F. Halloway. the American Red Cross Life Sav- ing Field Representative, came to the park and gave tests for ezaminers and both Miss Collin and Mr. Clement passed the test which now makes them examiners for both Junior and Senior Life Saving.

During the last week of the playground's season an invitation tennis tournament was held. A large number of children and adults witnessed this tournament which was played during the Aquedoctan Celehration. This tournament was made possible due to the fact that two new tennis courts had previously been constructed.

The park itself has been greatly improved. A crew of men working under the supervision of L. K. Felker did a splendid job in constructing two new tennis courts and resurfacing one of the old ones. A new baseball diamond was laid nut and put in shape for play which necessitated the cutting down of two large straggley trees in the outfield. A lot of grading was done, sand being placed under the playground equipment when needed and the backstop behind the baseball diamond was repaired and painted.

The room at the east end of the grandstand, which in the past has been used for a girls dressing room, was re- modeled, tables and benches installed for the girls to work on ; windows were installed replacing the old shutters which were nailed on the side of the building. This room has been needed for the girls for a long time.

The park equipment such as slides, teeter ladders, the teeter boards etc., were painted which improved the ap- pearance and the lasting qualities of the equipment. Benches 132 City of Lacoxia were made and placed around the waterfront and the grove was cleaned up in general. The bathing beach was cleaned out several times during the summer months and a lot of rubbish near the waterfront was cleared away. Sand was drawn and placed under the swings and all such pieces of apparatus where the children needed soft landing; back- stops were constructed around the tennis courts and painted. The fence around the race-track was newly painted also the wire fence at the front of the park, which was badly rusted, was painted with aluminum paint.

Upon examination it was found that the brick entrance to the park was badly in need of repair; the bricks in some cases falling out by themselves and many others could be picked out with little effort. This entrance was entirely

built over new and we believe it will last for many years

as plenty of cement was used in its reconstruction.

The ward room was painted inside and newly shingled. New locks were placed on the doors of the grandstand of the vale variety and the back side newly sheathed within

ten feet of the top and a new sill placed under the east end Because of the new type locks and the hack side being sheathed tight, so far there have been no breaks reported.

The grandstand now is in first-class condition although we would recommend that the east end and the remaining ten feet of the back side he sheathed in the Spring.

The home stretch of the race-track was in very bad condition being gullied in several places and the sand was so

<\r>i> that it was practically impossible to use it for any

purpose. This stretch was resurfaced with clay and is now in first-class condition and was used during the past season no1 onlv for matinee horse racing on several occa- sions but also for bicycle racing and foot racing put on by members of the plaj ground. Annual Report 133

We believe that with a small appropriation spent each year on Opechee Park that it could be made one of the beauty spots of our City.

Wyatt Park

This is the first year that anything was attempted at this playground in line of regular playground activities. A building was built on the playgrounds which was suitable for the needs and housing of equipment which has badly been needed. A tennis court was built on the playgrounds during the past season with a fence erected around same which was donated by Oscar Lougee. A large assortment of playground equipment was erected during the season which was presented to the playgrounds by Wyatt Park club. A number of small games were presented and ad- ditional ones were purchased so that a fairly complete line of playground equipment is now in use at Wyatt Park. A flag pole was presented to the Park by County Commis- sioners and the flag was presented by the Veterans of For- eign Wars. The playground attendance at The Wyatt Playgrounds this past season was Miss Evelyn C. McCauley who did very commendable work there with the children. The children at this playground are composed mostly of small children between the ages of 2 and 12. The average attendance per day, figuring, being taken only once a day was an average of 60 and considering the ages of these children it is quite a large number for one person to watch and take care of.

This park being on such low ground that after every shower or rain this park is nothing but a pond and natur- ally stops playground activities anywhere from one to two days to enable the water to drain off. This condition should be corrected by having this ground filled in to a 134 * n'Y of Laconia

higher level than it is at the present time; also this park should be fenced in as it is completely surrounded and very closely so by four streets on all sides.

The Park Commission want to thank the Wyatt Park Club for their interest and gifts to this park as they have worked very hard to make money to buy equipment and should be complimented for this nice work.

Gale Park

The pool in the Gale Park in the rear of the Library sprung a leak for when the water was turned on the first part of the season it would not stay in the pool. This required considerable expenditure of money to correct this leak.

Pearl Street Grounds

These grounds were purchased by the City and turned over to the Park Commission during the past year. Some money was spent in building a back-stop for the baseball

diamond ; also bleachers were built for the people attending games there. These grounds were also cleared of brush, debris, etc., and the grounds were graded so thai there would be smoother surface.

There is great possibilities of developing this park. It is an ideal place for a playground with the advantages of a stream of running water thru the middle of it. These grounds should be developed provided the money could ho obtained. VALUATIONS

,Real Estate $10,931,278.00* (Horses, 81 6,595.00. [Cows, 271 14.815.00

! Other neat stock, 12 270.00 Hogs, 36 I 720.00 VJowl, 1227 1.177.00 -'Vehicles not including automobiles, 5 350.00' Boats and Launches, 212 80,535.00^ Wood and Lumber 2,600.00^ 'Gasoline Pumps and Tanks, 172 21,625.00 Stock in trade 1,203,980.00

/^Factories, machinery, etc. 1,001,072.00'

Stock in National Banks, (taxed at 1 per cent by state law) 195,300.00-

' Electric plants 244.503.00'

$13,704,820.00

Valuation of Ward 1 $1,439,01'S.(X> Valuation of Ward 2 2.768.164.00 Valuation of Ward 3 1,930,540.00 Valuation of Ward 4 2,687,023.00 Valuation of Ward 5 1.560.177.00 Valuation of Ward 6 3.124,601.00

National Bank stock at 1 per cent 195,300.00

$13,704,820.00

Taxes on National Bank Stock at 1 per cent as per state law $ 1.953.00 Taxes assessed, real estate and personal property 491,746.53 Taxes assessed, 6711 polls at $2.00 13.422.00

$507,121.53 Taxes on $1,000.00—$36.40 APPROPRIATIONS

State Tax $39,968.00 State Educational Tax 3,746.00 County Tax 74.3&+.05 Schools 122,000.00 Fire Department 23,000.00 Health Department 2,600.00 Police Department 30,000.00 Interest 19,000.00 Salaries 13,500.00 Street Lighting 19,000.00 Support of Poor 25,000.00 Miscellaneous 7,000.00

Highways and Bridges

Bridge Repairs and Maintenance Annual Report 137

Public Wharf, Weirs APPROPRIATIONS 5PE.CIAL

Raised by $100,000.00 in 2% serial bonds

Allocated as Follows:

Repairs to Gale Library and Goss :

Annual Report 139

Winter St., sewer 821.00 Pitman Court, sewer 448.00

Sanborn St., sewer 198.00 20,532.00

Improvements to Highways:

Oak St. Macadam 5,341.00 Parade Road, construction 3,377.50 Watson Road Improvement 10,000.00

Crescent St., grading 2,000.00 Widening Union Ave., Casino Sq. to Summer St. 1,800.00 Lakeside Ave., and Watson Rd, completion 2,400.00 24,918.50

Sidewalks

Lyford St.. walk 277.00

Grant St., walk 451.00 Kentfield Ct, walk 302.50

Court St., walk 477.00

Dartmouth St., walk 405.75

Jackson St., walk 473.00

McGrath St.. walk 639.00

Academy St., walk 905.00

Beech St.. walk 431.00

Lincoln St., walk 743.00

( iilhert St.. walk 1,727.00

Highland St., walk 749.00

Gillette St., walk- 799.00

Butler St., walk 637.00

Isabella St., walk 461.00

School St., walk 696.00 140 City of Laconia

Clark Ave., walks REPORT OF THt CITY CLLRK

To the Honorable Mayor and City Council:

The following is an account of the money that I have received for the City for the year ending February 15, 1937 and the sources from which the same were received.

Male dogs for portion of year 4 @ 1.00 $ 4.00 Male dogs for portion of year 1 @ 1.33 1.33 Male dogs for portion of year 3 @ 1.50 4.50 Male dogs for portion of year 1935 4 @ 1.00 4.00 Male dogs for portion of year 1935 1 @ 1.50 1.50 Male dogs for year 1935 6 @ 2.00 12.00 Male dogs for year 1936 551 @ 2.00 1,102.00 Female dogs for portion of year .... 1 @ 2.00 2.00 Female dogs for portion of year .... 1 @ 3.33 3.33 Female dogs for portion of year '35 1 @ 1.75 1.75 Female dogs for portion of year '35 2 @ 2.50 5.00 Female dogs for year 1935 1 @ 5.00 5.00 Female dogs for year 91 @ 5.00 455.00

Kennels : Breeder, Under Chapter 61 Laws 1927, 9 licenses issued covering 61 dogs 147.00 Total number of dogs licensed 728.

Gross receipts for year $1,748.41

Paid Treasurer as per vouchers $1,748.41

Billiard, Pool and Bowling Alley Licenses

Harry Jordan $ 5.00 H. D. Mumford 50.00 142 City of Laconia

Mark Smith 4.00 Robert Wagner 72.00

$131. CO Paid Treasurer as per vouchers $131.00

Junk Dealers' Licenses

A. Feuerstein SI 0.00 Harry Gozonsky 10.00 Isaac Sakansky 10.00 Nathan Zeeberg 10.00

$40.00 Paid Treasurer as per vouchers $40.00

Show and Other Licenses

Lac on i a Amusement Co. $312.00

Laconia Gardens 1 5(>.00 Gorman Eros., circus 35.00 Downie Bros., circus 35.00 John R. Van Armands, tent show 3.00 Forresl Smith, milk licenses 364.00

$905.00 Paid Treasurer as per vouchers 905.00

Trust Funds

Elizabeth Buskey $100.00 Kate B. Farrar 150.00 John & Johannah Fitzgerald 300.00

John J. Joyce 100.00 VVinnifred M. Lane 200.00 Albert C. Moore 200.00 William G. Moore 150.00 Annual Report 143

O. T. Muzzey 100.00 Emma M. Picard 300.00 Chas. E. Pearson 150.00 Walter H. Seaverance 100.00 .Maurice L. Taylor 200.00 Mary V. Trojano 100.00 Mary A. Vaughn 200.00 RLPORT OF TAX COLLECTOR

Laconia, X. H., February 15, 1937

To the Mayor and City Council:

I hereby submit my report as Collector of Taxes from

February 15, 1936 to February 15, 1937.

1936 TAX Amount 1936 tax committed by Board of Assessors $507,121.53 Amount added tax committed 2,232.28 Amount added tax not committed, collected 430.00 Amount interest collected 210.54

$509,994.35 Total amount collected $444,626.45 Total amount abated 3,140.91 447,767.36

Balance uncollected $62,226.99

1935 TAX

Amount 1935 tax uncollected Feb. 15. 1936 $76,288.84 Amount added tax 209.81 Amount interest collected 4.708.03

$81,206.68 Total amount collected $76,572.52 Total amount abated 1,964.45 78,536.97

Balance uncollected .... $2,669.71 Annual Report . 145

1934 TAX

Amount 1934 tax uncollected Feb. 15, 1936 $3,081.95 Amount interest collected 164.62

$3,246.55 Total amount collected $1,344.03 Total amount abated 1,607.72 2,951.75

Balance uncollected $294.80'

1933 TAX

Amount 1933 tax uncollected Feb. 15, 1936 .... $504.14 Amount added tax 14.50 Amount interest collected 144.96

$663.60 Total amount collected $624.90 Total amount abated 32.92 657.82

Balance uncollected $5.78

1932 TAX

Amount 1932 tax uncollected Feb. 15, 1936 $308.05 Amount interest collected 85.14

$393.19 Total amount collected $343.21 Total amount abated 49.98 $393.19

1931 TAX

Amount 1931 tax uncollected Feb. 15. 1936 $37.80 Total amount abated $37.80 City of Lacoxia

Tax Sales Redeemed

1932 Tax; Property sold to City Redeemed $2,308.32

1 933 Tax ; Property sold to City Redeemed 2,522.22 1934 Tax; Property sold to City Redeemed 7,804.93

1935 Tax; Property sold to City Redeemed 5.684.50 1932 Tax; Paid by City Reedemed 51.59 1933 Tax; Paid by City Redeemed 1.867.31

S20.238.87

Summary of Collections

"Total amount collected 1936 Tax $444,626.45

Total amount collected 1935 tax 76,572.52

Total amount collected 1934 Tax 1.344.03

Total amount collected 1933 Tax 624.90

Total amount collected 1932 Tax 343.21

Total amount collected Property sold to City 18,319.97

Total amount collected Paid by City 1,918.90

$543,749.98

Paid Treasurer, as per his receipts $543,749.98

Respectfully submitted,

MARTHA E. JOHNSON. Collector of Taxes. REPORT OF CITY TREASURER

To the Honorable Mayor and City Council of the City of Laconia:

I hereby submit my report as Treasurer of the City

of Laconia for the year ending February 15, 1937 as fol-

lows :

Receipts

Balance on hand February 15, 1936 $ 81,961.96 Accrued Interest on Bonds 34.72 Bonds issued 100,205.56 City Hall Maintenance 8.78 Dog Licenses 1.748.41

Fire Department 504.68 ' Fees 1,083.45 Fuel Account 3,354.00 Gale Park 682.35 Interest on Taxes 7,120.58 Leavitt Fund 477.24 Licenses 1,076.00 Miscellaneous Receipts 501.11

1936 Motor Vehicles 11.345.60 : 1937 Motor Vehicles 2,974.09 v Municipal Court 4,856.14 £ L Moth Department 80-00 New High School 51,710.29

Notes Discounted 325,000.00 ;/ «_ Serial Notes Issued 20,000.00 Old Age Assistance 245.9S Property sold City for Taxes 27.733.09 Playgrounds 3.50 148 City of Lacoxia

State of New Hampshire—Bounty on hedgehogs 1.20 Distribution of Athletic Funds Annual Report 149

Bonds paid—School District 11,250.00 — City Hall 2,000.00 City Bridge & Highways 4,000.00 Improvement Bonds 3,000.00 Serial Notes 1,500.00 Trust Fund Notes 2,000.00 Sewer & Streets 3,000.00 Sewer & Funding 7,000.00 Pavement & Sidewalk 2,500.00 New High School Bonds 3,750.00 Improvement Notes 2,000.00 City Hall Maintenance 2.403.99 -Bonds paid—School District 11,250.00 — Serial Notes 1936 270.00 Trust Fund Serial 560.00 ~- Serial Notes 712.50

' -City Bridges & Highway 2,000.00 New High School 2,250.00

City Improvement 1,466.25 -

_ Public Improvement 1,000.00 i — City Hall 892.50

«- Pavement & Sidewalk 1,686.25 Sewer & Street 1,275.00 . Sewer & Funding 1,300.00 Dog License 184.42

Discount on Notes 1,167.60 I <--* Fire Department 23,237.60 Fuel Account 4,200.74 Forestry Department 11.00 Health Department 2,791.15-

Hydrant Service 4,007.29 _ Lake Region Development 1,400.00 *—

Laconia Hospital 5,000.00 / - Leavitt Fund 586.32 Library Park 949.61-- —

150 City of Laconia

„—- Library Repairs 1,000.00 —* " .Municipal Court 4,2( 4.22 i^ — * .Motor Vehicles 26.62 Moth Work- Memorial Day 300.00 *"" ^- Miscellaneous Expense 8,076.39*^ _^ New Hig'h School 109,168.74 £- Notes paid 308,000.00 ---

< >verlay for Contingency 500.00 /.

• >pechee iPark 2.785.91^ Old Age Assistance 15.400.S4

I 'carl Street Grounds 59L58 *- Pearl Street Grounds Purchase 6,000.00 '— Playgrounds 1,602.04 Police Department 30.748.51,

... Public Health Nurse 2,000.00

Public Library 5.500.00 /

I 'roperty Sold City for Taxes 27. 733.09 I —Remodeling High School & Equipment 20,645.38 ^ - School Department 1936 38,167.78

- School Department 1937 100,022.78 ^ Salaries 13,872.59 * Support of Poor 40,9^5.21 Street Lighting 18,450.374- — School Fence 3,071.89 Skating Rink- 1,235.71 Shoe Shop 7,036.83 South Main Street Parking 416.93 State Tax 39,968.00 State Educational Tax 3,746.00 / —— Trusl Funds 2,350.00 Veterans Reunion 500.00 PubHc Wharf Weirs 30 Public Wharf -Lakeport 200.00

\\ ard Ri m >m Repairs 285.19 Annual Report 151

Weirs Fire Station 5.224." 1 — Wyatt Park 1.723.89 *—

,—-Weirs Comfort Station 83.84-c— —Wilcomb Farm 3,000.00 *— ^-Highways & Bridges 129,956.98

$1,134,638.74 Balance 80,070.02

$1,214,708.76-

Respectfully submitted.

CLARENCE S. NEWELL. City Treasure/ CITY E.XPLN5L5

For the year ending February 15, 1937

Being an itemized account made up from the books of the City Clerk of the payments made by the City Treasurer on account of running expenses.

The arrangement of the details of expenditures which

follow is intended to give such information as is desired by the public.

Items of payment to the same person or firm at different times are included in the aggregate amount given, if paid for the same objects. Efforts have been made to

.ascertain and pay all approved bills to date.

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

Appropriation, state tax $39,968.00

Paid Charles T. Patten, treasurer $39,968.00

State Educational Tax

Appropriation $3,746.00 Paid Charles T. Patten, treasurer, per capita tax 1935 $3,746.00

County Tax

Appropriation $74,384.05

Paid C. J. Hayford, treasurer, county tax $74,384.05 Annual Retort 153 FINANCIAL REPORT OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS

Showing in detail its receipts and expenditures:

Appropriations $143,607.50

Received From

E. S. Allen, labor on drain 14.35 Louis Alterman, scrap iron .86 Richard T. Andrews, plumber's license .50 Earl E. Bates, patching 2.00 Ernest Begin, sewer permit and sewer connection 38.40

Belknap County, road oil applied 96.13 Adolphus P. Bisson, plumber's licenses 1.00 W. M. Bisson, use roller 25.00 Boston & Maine R. R., pipe breakage 44.19 Howard E. Bowen, plumber's licenses 2.00 Walter Boyson, sewer permit 5.00 John Bridges, sewer permit and sewer connection 16.00 A. E. Cassetary, sewer permit and sewer connection 34.08 First Christian church, labor on sewer 30.14 Harry L. Clow, labor 2.00 James Contos, labor on drain 1.86 Aimee Durette, labor on drain 7.26 Leora M. Eastman, labor on sewer and sewer permit 9.71 Albert Emery, use pump 1.00 Omer Faucher, labor and use compressor 177.19 Archie A. Ford, use pump 1.00 Frederick W. Fowler, sewer permit and sewer conn. 22.65 Edith A. French, labor 6.76 154 City of La com a

Abraham Feurstein, scrap iron .50 Delhna Gauthier, sewer permit and sewer connection 45.26 A. L. Glidden, sewer permit and sewer connection 41.28 Romeo Gouin, sewer permit and sewer connection 22.29

W. J. Greenlay, telephone calls 2.10 John M. Gnay, Hdwe Co., thawing catch basin 3.53 Guay & Tardiff, labor on drain 13.12

X. Joy Harriman, road oil applied 13.13 Lena Honle, sewer permit and sewer connection 17.99 William E. Hutchins, sewer permit and sewer conn. 29.99 James R. Irwin, labor on sewer connection 44.00 F. W. Johnson, plumber's examination and license 2.00 Otto G. Keller, sewer permit and sewer connection 41.08 Albert LaBranche, plumber's license .50 Leon LaBranche, plumber's license .50 Laconia Bldg. & Loan Assoc, sewer permit and sewer connection 46.94 Laconia Country Club, calcium chloride 9.12 Laconia Park Commission, calcium chloride and labor 23.66 Laconia Plumbing and Heating Co., torches 2.56 Laconia School Dept., calcium chloride 5.25 Laconia Street Railway, labor 64.19 Laconia Water Co., patching 10.99

Alphonse J. Landry, plumber's licenses 1.00 Raymond Landry, plumber's license .50 Lionel Lapointe, plumber's examination and license 2.00 Frank X. LaRoche, sewer permit and sewer conn. 88.85 Mrs. Murray Lindsay, labor on sewer 2.56 Mass. Bond & Insurance Co., repairs to bridge 35.10

'7 W. I >. Mason, labor and repairs to carl 48.! Agnes Meleher, sewer permit and sewer connection 31.98 license .50 J. J. Morin. plumber's \. E. Telephone and Telegraph Co., labor 8.64

\. II. State Highway Dept., Snow Acct., labor

-lowing 81 ' :|1 ] Annual Report 155

N. H. State Highway Dept., sand 2.00 N. H. State Highway Dept., State Aid Const., labor 289.71

N. H. Veterans Association labor and road oil applied 28.26 Northern Heating & Plumbing Co., labor 31.77 Stewart G. Noyes, plumber's license .50 John O'Connor, use of pump 1.00 Thomas N. O'Mara, labor and plumber's license 8.75 Estate Jessie L. O'Shea, labor 15.51 Eva Peters, sewer permit and sewer connection 30.05

( Frederick Petherick, sewer permit and sewer conn. 2(>.4 >

J. F. Pevare, sewer permit and sewer connection 58.10 Frank Picard, curbing 11.10 L. M. Pike, use of roller 44.40 Gizelda Piscopo, labor on drain 1.35 Morris Plaisted.' plumber's examination and license 2.00 George Poire, plumber's licenses 1.00 Thomas Poulin. sewer permit and sewer connection 44.45 U. S. Prescott, repairs to truck 2.67 Fred Provencal, sewer permit and sewer connection 17.54 Public Service Co., of X. H. labor and patching 14.80 Timothy P. Reidy, plumber's licenses 1.00 Mark M. Robinson, use of pump 1.00 Isaac Sakansky, scrap iron 1.25 Stella L. Sanborn, sewer permit and sewer connection 57.14 Earle Seaverns, sewer permit and sewer connection 46.36 Frank Serra, use of pump 1.00 Frederick Smith, repairs to snowplow 20.40 Standard Oil Co.. of X. Y.. labor on sewer 13.53 John H. Stevens Co.. sewer permit 5.00 John H. Swain, sewer permit and sewer connection 23.23 Oscar D. Swenson, plumber's licenses 1.00 Harold E. Tefft, labor removing snow 3.00 Frank P. Tilton, use pump 6.00 George Valliere, plumber's licenses 1.50

Joseph H. Valliere, labor and plumber's license 8.55 156 City of Laconia

W. D. Veazey, sewer permits and sewer connections 99.15 Herman Waker, labor 2.01 B. G. Walker, plumber's licenses and labor 2.00 Thomas H. Walsh, plumber's licenses 3.00 Kay C. Watson, sewer permit and sewer connection 70.48

$145,886.67

Paid as Follows

K. Alterman, rubber boots 19.35 B. & M. Garage, gasoline 1.00 Frank Bean, pine tops 12.50 Frank G. Bickford, kerosene 2.73

W. M. Bisson, labor & materials , 62.28

Harry Bloomfield, kerosene, salt, broom 25.87 B. & M. R. R. (Laconia), freight 212.58 B. & M. R. R. (Weirs), freight 1.07 The Boulia-Gorrell Lumber Co., stakes, lumber 66.49 W. H. Brawn, labor on sweeper .50 Trustees Brown Company, chlorine 59.92 Burroughs Adding Machine Co., paper 2.15 Byse Insurance Agency, insurance 429.50 Cantin Chevrolet Co., garage work 5.00 Gasellini-Venable Corp., snow fence & posts 106.00

J. A. Champagne, railroad ties L.2S

J. H. Chase Co., truck parts, battery rental, labor 15.00 Citizen Publishing Co., printing 44.00 F. W. Clay Co., labor, metal 20.30 Clow's Service Station, garage work, gas, cross chains 54.94 Collins Motor Corp., garage work, truck, gas 3,086.77 Concord Brick Co., brick 335.00 Cook's Lumber Co., cement, lumber 703.37 C. C. Dame, labor on railing 3.00

Depol Sq. Auto Supply Co., tires, gas, alcohol, grease 170.01 The Diamond Match Co., pipe, lumber, cedar posts 81.21 Annual Report 157

J. A. Dickner, repairing cushion 8.25 Eugene Dietzgen, tracing cloth, tape, plumb bob 40.80 John T. Dodge, hay 43.15 Arthur Dutile, use of cement mixer 4.00

Peter Dutile, sawdust, oil 216.68 Dyar Sales & Machinery Co., plow blade, blast- ing battery 44.35 Engineering News-Record, subscription 5.00

Omer Faucher, servicing oil burner .75

Fellow's Garage, labor, gas, oil 22.19 A. Feuerstein, hay 49.09

R. L. Files & H. J. O'Keefe Co., plow, grousers 289.60 Firestone Service Stores, Inc., rubber horseshoes 27.90

John Foster, grade, hay • 58.65 Chas. A French, salary and cash paid out 4,027.86 The Fuller Brush Co., brooms 49.40

E. D. Garland, kerosene . 3.25 Good Roads Machinery Corp. part for grader 1.40

Chas. J. Goss, grain 176.38

E. J. Groh, labor 2.25 John M. Guay Hdwe. Co.. hardware supplies 87.31 Gulf Service Station, gas 12.71 William G. Hamilton, scavenger service 4,755.00 The Hampshire Press, printing 15.97 B. T. Hardy, blacksmith work 34.75 George A. Head, wire 5.00 Hedge & Mattheis Co., snow plow, compressor, drill rods 3,365.03 Chas. F. Helms, horse 225.00 Oscar L. Hoyt, gravel, hay 12.08 W. D. Huse & Sons, machine work, material 396.55 Independent Coal Tar Co., taric 632.87 Ingersoll Rand Co., hose connection 1.03

J. W. Jacques, glass, labor 5.65 Jewell Pipe & Supply Co., iron culvert 167.58 158 City of Laconia

Chas. F. ECellom & Co.. oil 68.80

< >. J. Kinch, care of sewer pump 52.00 Kinney Mfg., Co., leather coupling straps 3.13 ECittredge Bridge Co., drag blade- 30.00

Laconia Wrecking Co., tie rod 3.00 Laconia Fire Dept., use of hose, heating barn 176.75 Laconia Garage Co., Inc., garage work 24.37 Laconia Hdwe. Co., shovel handle .50 Laconia Hospital, medical attention 15.50

Laconia Plumbing & Heating Supply Co., Inc.. pipe 2,142.16 Laconia Water Co., water, iron pipe, use of pump 408.51 Ludger Lacosse, horse 250.00 Maher's Bookstore, office supplies 14.69 Jas. H. Matthews & Co., rubber stamp 3.15

W. J. McDuff, labor on fence 10.00 McDuff Machine Co., Inc., labor on cement mixer .50 McGloughlin Iron Foundry Co., castings 491.85 The Melcher & Prescotl Insurance Agency, insurance L68.05 Merrimack Foundry Co., castings 72.(V .Modern Dine Print Co., office supplies 9.43

Dr. I\. F. Moore, medical services on horses SS.75 Moody's Garage, garage work 72.06

{) J. J. Morean & Son. brooms 2. 7

[ohn k>. Morin Insurance Agency, insurance 64.00

.(( I m Morin, use of dump 313.00 Paul E. Morin, kerosene 1.26

J. II. Morrill, grain 394.35

I'.. II. Moulton, hann-ss repairs 63.40 Alt. Belknap Garage, storage 20.00

Muzzey & I topkins, hardware 198.59 New England Brick Co., brick 2.^2 50 New Eng. Tel. & Tel. Co., phone service 206.03

N. II. Highway Dept., crushed stone 33.95

\. II. State Treasurer, labor & materials on

Meredith-Parade Road 3,300.16 Annual Report 159

John O'Connor, gravel 90.90 Dennis O'Shea, cloth .83 Park Commission (Wyatt Park), transfer 1,000.00 Peter Pelletier. hauling hay 3.00 N. H. Plate (.lass Co., glass & labor 64.00 W. O. Pearson, gas 21.28 Chas. Perkins, hay 60.52

P. I. Perkins Co., tractor parts, plow parts 53.83

Dr. J. R. Perley, medical services 18.00 L. M. Pike & Son, concreting 16,305.66

J. P. Pitman & Co., hardware 202.98 Frank W. Potter, gravel 44.10 Samuel Prescott, hay 22.24 Public Service Co., of N. H., electric service, labor 243.52 Pynn's Garage, Inc., garage work 74.51 Pynn & Brown, Inc., garage work 107.27 Geo. A. Quimby, colic cure 1.25 A. T. Ouinby & Son, hardware 352.72 Leon L. Randlette, cross chains 17.60 Fred P. Richardson, hay 168.08

J. L. Roberts, coal 118.25 Roy's Taxi Service, storage 7.50 Harry C. Sanborn, pails 3.25

Schohan's Tire Exchange, tires 16.00

Schramm, Inc., drill parts 2.48 Scott & Williams, Inc., welding, blue printing 7.07 Shell Eastern Petroleum Products, Inc., gas 26.17

Sinclair Refining Co., gas. oil 1,358.45 Smith's Lumber Yard, lumber, labor, shavings 90.36 R. W. Smith, medical services on horses 7.00 Spaulding-Moss Co., blue printing 1.74

Spencer Hardware Co., guard rail, cable 49.83

Standard Oil Co., of N. Y., road oil. cold patch 4,637.15 State Highway Garage, calcium chloride, pipe 2,376.03

E. S. Stevenson, rarasre work 707.20 160 City of Laconia

Story Drug Store, medical supplies 9.60 G. W. Tarlson, hardware, oil 20.52

Tavern Garage Inc., labor, oil, gas 86.71 O. W. Taylor, horseshoes 2.50 Theberge's Garage, storage 14.00 Thompson & Hoague Co., blacksmith supplies 64.26 F. O. Thompson, repairing boots 2.05 Traffic Equipment Co., street signs 502.45 Joseph H. Valliere, labor materials 19.37 John B. Varick, wire, steel 79.66 Waldo Bros. Co., hose, shovels, picks 257.18 Wallace & Tiernan Co., chlorinator 800.00 B. G. Walker, labor, materials 14.84 L. B. Warren, garage work 4.82 Weeks & Smith, dynamite, exploders 72.00 H. P. Welch Co., express 2.00 Clyde White, labor 5.00 Oscar White, hay 83.90

Willey's Express, express 8.! '5 Winnipesaukee Water Co., water 20.00 W. A. Woodward, labor .50 Payrolls 7nJ7<>.22 Unexpended Balance General Maintenance Ac- counts transferred to Highways & Bridges 5,617.12 Unexpended Balance Mredith-Parade Road 77.34 Unexj>ended Balance Oak Street Improvement 5.341.00 Unexpended Balance Watson Road & Lake- side Ave. Extension 2.400.00 Unexpended Balance Sidewalk Construction 2,494.23

$145,886.67

HARRY l.. SMITH.

OSCAR I.. IK >YT. WILMS G. WATSON, Board of Public Works. Annual Report

FIRE DEPARTMENT ,

Appropriation

Received for materials sold and services rendered 504. 68

$23,504.68

Paid as Follows

Henry L. Allard, repairs $15.00 B. & M. Garage, labor and supplies 45.70 George W. Bemis, supplies 6.30 Byse Insurance Agency, insurance 483.00

American Oil Co., oil 30.21 Baker-Head Electric Co., supplies 8.30 Arthur H. Blanchard Co., supplies 186.69

Boston Woven Hose & Rubber Co., fire hose 1 .736.80 Boulia-Gorrell Lbr. Co., lumber 8.02 C. G. Braxmar Co., Inc., badges 12.65

J. H. Chase Co., supplies .25 The Citizen Publishing Co., supplies 3.00 Cook's Lumber Co., lumber 3.92 Davis Emergency Equip. Co. Inc., recharge cylinder 3.12 Depot Sq. Auto Supply Co., accessories, gas,

oil and grease 19.81 Eagel Oil & Supply Co., motor oil 38.73

' Samuel Eastman Co., supplies 6.00 The Gamewell Co., supplies 75.59 John M. Guay Hdw. Co., supplies 12.f> ( > F. L. Hervey Co. Inc., supplies 11.59 Jenney Mfg. Co., gasoline 193.60

() Sam'l E. Jordan Brush Co.. brusl .^ 7 Kirk Mineral Products Co., supplies .30 The Laconia Auto Wrecking Co., supplies 6.00 Laconia Hardware Co., supplies 8.18 162 City of Laconia

Laconia Malleable Iron Co., supplies 4.74 Laeonia Water Co., serviee 65.70 Lakeside Motor Co., repairs 21.75 Oscar A. Lougee Co., merchandise 36.92 Lougee Robinson Co.. supplies 45.10

S. 1). McGloughlin Co.. fuel 29.00 New Eng. Tel. & Tel. Co., service 141.57

Northern Heating dv Plumbing Co.. labor and supplies 5.70

Qptimus Graphite ( )il Co., oil 24.50 Palmer-Simpson Co., supplies 21.54 Pipe Tool Renewal & Grinding Co., supplies 9.39

J. P. Pitman & Co., supplies 15.78 Profile Chemical Distributing Co., supplies 6.30 Public Service Co. of X. H., light and power 4S1.27 Public Service Co. of N. H., labor and material 36.58 Sinclair Refining Co., gasoline 22. 50 Ralph H. Smith Co.. supplies, electric 64.05 The Texas Co., supplies 36.30

H. 1'. Welch Co., supplies 1.52 Winnipesaukee Water Co., service 12.00 Collins Motor Cor])., labor .35 Mrs. Elmer Cutting, laundry 110.00

Harry Dame, supplies and labor 2. SI Peter Dutile, fuel 612.36 Omer Faucher, plumbing supp 25.24

Lewis EC. Felker, sub driver 2?.0^

Lewis EC. Felker, labor fighting fire ami use of truck 8.00

Fellow's Garage, gasoline and oil 14.11 Fortin Signs, paint and labor 6.96 The General Fire Truck Corp., supplies 45.60

( ieorge V I lead, supplies 1 5.10

W. I). Huse & Sons, supplies 2.05

Jack's I >iner. meals 1 .40 John Kin--, clearing snow from hydrants 9.20 Annual Rf.port 163

Lake City Laundry, laundry 22.41 Edward L. Lydiard, printing 4.25 N^elcher & Prescott Agy., insurance 77.50 Louis F. Messier, supplies and labor 19.35 Frank Monahan, repairs 3.00

Jos. J. Morin, supplies 8.10

J. J. Moreau & Son, supplies 5.64 Munsey & Brazil, insurance 70.80 Muzzey & Hopkins, supplies 6.34 F. W. Muzzey, labor and material 28.12 Dennis O'S'hea, merchandise 15.54 A. T. Quimby & Son, supplies 1.00 Major L. Rodd, repairs 22.25 Wesley D. Sanborn, labor 115.00 Edwin C. Sargent, firemen inspection and parade 100.00 Milo Saunders, labor 10.00 A. W. Spring, cash paid out. express, post expense to Fire Chiefs' convention 160.75 G. W. Tarlson. supplies 38.87 The Tavern Garage, repairs 3.50 Harold E. Tefft. trucking 4.00

Raymond Tefft Jr., labor 12.00 Texaco Service Station, gasoline, grease and

tires 192.63 Arnold Twombly. clearing fire hydrants 2.80 Jos. H. Vallier, labor and material 14.23 2.00 W. J. Vanorlan, supplies Warren and Randlett, supplies .32 L. B. Warren, supplies L25 Willeys Express, trucking 1.34 Drivers Pay Roll 11,009.00 Board of Engineers 700.00

Hook & Ladder Co. 1 pay roll 1.265.00 Hook & Ladder Co. 2 pay roll 1,271.00 Weirs Co. No. 4 pay roll 350.00 164 City of La< onia

Engine Co. 1 pay roll 1.5 15.00 Engine Co. 2 pay roll 1.265.00 Pay roll 32.00 Balance transfer to excess and deficiency acct. J'>7.08

$23,504.68 -

HEALTH DEPARTMENT

Appropriation $2,600.00 Transfer from excess and deficiency to balance 191.15

$2,791.15

Paid as Follows

Citizen Publishing Co., advertising $! >.60 Geo. E. Frye Co., supplies 17.83 Hobart Cabinet Co., steel cabinet 9.80 Laconia Printing Co., printing 3.50

Roger Cormier, burying cat 1 .00

J. E. Evans, killing and burying stray animals 182.00

Earl J. Gage, cash paid out 57.54 The Hampshire Press, supplies 18.80 Park R. Hoyt, M.D., medical service 5.00 C. B. Ives, supplies for quarantine patient 30.55 Laconia Hospital, supplies 5.90

Pierre Malo, bury cat 1 .00

J. R. Perley M. D., medical service 3.00 Quimby Drug Store, medical supplies 24.69 H. Richards, supplies for quarantine patient 30.50

< '•. W. Tarlson, sending writer samples to Concord 6.16 Annual Report 165

Forrest Smith, cash paid out 9.28 Forrest Smith, salary as milk inspector 1,625.00

Earl J. Gage, salary as member of Board of Health 500.00

Dr. J. G. Quimby, salary as member of Board of Health 200.00 Willis E. Floyd, salary as member of Board of Health 50.00

$2,791.15

MAINTENANCE CITY HALL

Appropriation $2,400.00 Refund 8.78

$2,408.78

Paid as Follows

Wm. M. Bisson labor and material $10.07 Byse Insurance Agy., insurance 18.75

Cook's Lumber Co., lumber 5.52 i Depot Sq. Auto Supply Co., grease .25 John M. Guay Hdw. Co., supplies 1-50 Laconia Water Co., service 43.50 Lougee-Robinson Co., supplies 25.42 S. D. McGloughlin Co., fuel 438.67 Palmer Simpson Co., supplies 3.15 1-99 J. P. Pitman & Co., supplies Public Service Co. of N. H., light and power 248.60 H. A. Chamberlin, repairs 5.30 Alcide Dupont, cleaning chimney 1-50 Fuel Acct, wood 14.00 166 ( itv of Laconia

Geo. A. Head, heater 4.95 W. D. Huse & Sons, repairing lawn mower

J. W. Jacques, shades and awnings M richer & Prescott Agy., insurance John B. Morin Agy., insurance Frank E. Pearson, repairs A. T. Quiniby & Son. supplies H. C. Sanborn, supplies Edward Shannon, labor Jos. H. Valliere, repairs Janitor's pay roll Balance transfer to excess and deficiency acct. Annual Report 167

Joseph R. Chase, repairs 1.50 American Bank Note Co., printing bonds 156.00 The Birmingham Pen Co., supplies 3.06 Burroughs Adding Machine Co., service " 5.00 Citizen Publishing Co., printing city reports, tax notices and checklists 1,925.20 Cook's Lumber Co., lumber 10.23 F. W. Clay Co., labor and material 17.10 Joseph F. Cook, supplies 52.00

Depot Sq. Auto Supply Co., gasoline, oil and repairs 235.32 The Diamond Match Co., lumber 1.89 Edson C. Eastman Co., books 86.95 Evans Printing Co., books 8.25 John M. Guay Hdw. Co., supplies 10.90

The J. C. Hall Co., voucher checks and binders 93.69 Laconia Electric Co., labor and materials 8.38 Laconia Market Co., supplies 1.40 Laconia Printing Co., envelopes and notices 8.50 Laconia Water Co., labor 5.56 The Edmund Little Co., pencil sharpener 1.60 Lougee-Robinson Co., supplies 22.68 H. A. Manning Co., city directories 64.00 Molser Safe Co., labor on safe 2.50 Neal Printing & Binding Co., book, death record 27.50 New Eng. Tel. & Tel. Co., service 230.99 Palmer-Simpson Co., royal typewriter 111.38 20.79 J. P. Pitman & Co., supplies Profile Distributing Co., supplies 3.36 Public Service Co., of N. H., light and power and lamps 96.54 Remington Rand Co., typewriter 10.00 Robinson Seal Co., ballot seals 22.50 Chas. C. Rogers Co., supplies .55 Royal Typewriter Co.. ribbons 2.00

Star Paper Fastner Co. Inc.. supplies 8.00 168 City of Laconia

Todel Sales Co., ribbon for check writer 2.50 Cafe Palace, dinner and suppers ward officers 15.00 Casino Sq. Restaurant, dinners and suppers ward officers 17.50 Majorie F. Collins, sewing machine 5.00 Conly & Conly, supplies 2.00 The Cragg Bindery, binding books 80.91 Irene H. Crimmins, transportation 63.78 Irene H. Crimmins, expense to convention 100.00

Harry S. Dickson, taking poll tax list 35.00 Lillian P. Dow, service as Sec. of Trust Funds 100.00 John A. Dyer, labor '5.10

J. E. Evans, trucking 9.50 Earl Flanders, cash paid out 81.11 Martha A. Forsburg, services taking testimony at hearing for zoning 10.00 Torrest Diner, meals for ward officers 151.75 Ttobert A. Foss, printing 23.50

Tuel Acct, wood - 5.00

T£. J. Gage, M.D., medical service 19.00 Kenneth Gould, taking poll tax list 35.00 Irene Gray, meals for ward officers 33.50

Clarence E. Greene, taking poll tax list 35.00

W. J. Haddock, moving goods 4.00 Cftarles W. Haley, insurance 12.50 "The Hampshire Press, printing 7.50

A. H. Harriman, rent of hall, T. B. Clinics 100.00 "George A. Head, labor and material 16.75 Robert V. Johnson, legal service 3.00 Charles L. Kimball, attending convention, postage 8.14 Kimball Signs, signs 30.00 Milton C. Kling, Treas. Acquedoctan celebration 1,000.00 Laconia Chamber of Commerce, flag poles and fixtures 20.00

Laconia Hospital, operating room fee and X-ray 4.00 Annual Report 169

Laconia National Bank, rent of safe deposit box 5.50 Laconia Police Dept, entertainment of Police chiefs 100.00 Carl Larson, supplies 12.11 Leon & Hayes, supplies 8.02 Mrs. Lettie B. Locke, meals for ward officers 59.25 Edward L. Lydiard, printing letterheads, cards 11.75 Mahers Bookstore, supplies 54.35

W. J. McDuff, labor and material repairing clocks 33.63 A. W. McGarry, supplies 7.00 Melcher & Prescott Agy., insurance 215.00 Middlessex Dep. Sheriff's service 5.00 John B. Morin, Agy., insurance 62.50 Munsey & Brazil, insurance 188.00 News & Critic, printing receipts, blanks, and ballots 157.06 Arthur Nighswander, transportation and material 4.27 Frank E. Pearson, supplies 3.93 Piscopo Estate, rent of store 15.00 A. T. Quinby & Son, supplies 31.72 Geo. A. Ouimby, supplies -80 A. C. S. Randlett, expenses to tax convention 9.50 Remington Rand Inc., supplies 13.60 Eugene Richardson, automobile service 12.00 D. M. Rowe, rent of old armory, for ward room 133.50 Alcide Roy, trucking 2.00

Martin Ryan, transportation 35.00

The Salvation Army, rent of hall 15.00

Elizabeth Sanborn, recording deeds and list of transfers 107.70 15.33 J. B. Sanborn, labor on booths Merle Sargent, chimney at Car Shop office building 202.50

Richard F. Shelley, use of car 12.00 Smith's Lumber Yard, lumber 20.77 170 City of Laconia

Airs. Irene Spaulding, transportation to instruction meeting 2.50

( >scar St. Jacques, meals for ward officers 16.00

Carroll W. Stafford, last of estates 4.10 South Baptist Church, use of tables and chairs 7.50 Harold K. Tefft, moving building 18.00

Mrs. Nellie Tetley, transportation to instruction meeting 2.50 Town of Gilford, taxes on Philbrook land 22.40 The U. S. Automobile Truck & Guide, book 3.75 M. T. Updike, supplies 8.00 United Spanish War Veterans, convention 100.00

I*. S. Treasurer, musical entertainment by PWA 25.00 B. G. Walker, labor and material car simp building 59.85 Wm, Warren, labor, trucking 9.40 Chas. F. Waterman, repairs on clock 1.50 W. G. Watson, fencing on Wilcomb farm 2.50 The Webster Print, printing cards 25.25 H. B. Webster printing cards 2.00 Harold E. Wescott, services 3.00 Western Union, service 18.00 Wheeler & Clark, invoice book 5.12 Willeys Express, trucking 1.92 Pay Roll Cooking school labor and material S.S5 Pay Roll Sewing school instruction and supplies 5.19 Ray Roll, work relief 144.98

Paid Marriage Returns

Rev. Stanley E. Anderson .25 Franklin E. Babb .25

J. I-:. Belford .25

Robert I. Blakesley

I [arrison A. Brann y?

' .50 Irman 1 1 . Brewer Annual Report 171

John Brophy .25 I\. G. Carignan .25 Ernest R. Caswell .25 John A. Chapin .25 Charles L. Durgin .25 Frederic W. Fitzpatric .25

Irving Flint .25 Franklin P. Frye .25

Everett A. Gardiner .25

J. N. Gilbert .25 Michael R. Griffin .25 Guy Hamel, Justice of the Peace .50 Rev. Wm. Hastings .25 Thomas C. Hill, Justice of the Peace .25 Rev. Rodolphe Heon 1.75

J. F. W. Howell .25 V. M. Hoover .25 Robert V. Johnson, Justice of the Peace .50

Rev. Charles J. Jones .75 James T. Jones .50 Richard Kellogg .25 Leo E. Lavoie .25 G. E. Ledoux .50 Lemuel K. Lord .25 Fred L. Lovely .25 Andrew V. McCracken .25 Alfred Mead .25 Charles E. Morse, Justice of the Peace .25 Rev. Leon Morse .25 Earl Nans .25 .25 J. W. Newton Russell T. Oberm, Justice of the Peace .25 Rev. James H. Perkins .25 Wayne M. Plummer. Justice of the Peace .25 Rev. Theodore Radoslavoff .25 172 City of Lacoxia

Thomas Redden 2.75 Walter Richardson .75 Daniel G. Rider .50 Harold C. Ross .25

J. A. Roy 3.00 Joseph Simpson .25 E. Leonard Smith .25 Leroy Stringfellow .25 G. Ernest Thomas .50 Fred A. Tilton, Justice of the Peace .25 Edward L. Welch, Justice of the Peace .25 Harold E. Wescott, Justice of the Peace .25 Rev. James C. White .25

Paid Birth and Death Returns

Dr. C. S. Abbott 3.00 L. R. Brown 9.50 Nathan Brody 2.00 Earle Flanders .75

Dr. Earl J. Gage 7.25 E. P. Hodgdon 7.00

P. R. Hoyt 2.25 Mrs. Mary Hoyt .25 Dr. Laura G. Jacques .75

A. J. LaFrance 4.50 A. P. LaFrance 11.75 Harold D. Levine -25 \l.by N. Little 2.50 .25 I .eonard B. Morrill

A. Normandin 21 .5 5 M. Alice Normandin 17.00 11.75 J. R. Perley Merrill G. Reische 2.00 R. \V. Robinson 10.00 s 1

Annual Report 173

C. L. Smart 16.00 Mary Nutting Sanborn .25

Raymond J. Turley ?.?() Paul C. Willard .25 M. G. Wiley .25

$8,076.39

POLICE DEPARTMENT

Appropriation $30,000.00 Transfer for pensions 1,000.00

$31,000.00

Paid as Follow

Achber Studio, films $4.20 Henry L. Allard, service 14.00 2.75 G. J. Blais, repairs and fitting keys Boston & Maine R. R., transporting supplies 1.29 L. R. Brown, medical service 78.0G Brown & Burpee, supplies 4.13 Byse Insurance Agency, insurance 103.70 The Canning Studio, films 3.05 Cantin Chevrolet Co., balance on police car 100.00 Baker-Head Electric Co., supplies .55 Citizen Publishing Co., printing cards, tags, etc. 58.75 W. S. Darley & Co., supplies Depot Sq. Auto Supply Co., gasoline, oil and accessories 58.81 Everson-Ross Co., badges 22./ John M. Guay, Hdw. Co., supplies 36.56 174 ( ITY of Laconia

Laconia Hardware Co., supplies 4.01 Laconia Printing Co., printing letterheads 4.50 Lougee-Robinson Co., repairs 3.25 National Colortype Co., Inc., signs 24.00 New Eng. Tel. Tel. Co., service 667.90

J. P. Pitman & Co., supplies 27.44 Public Service Co. of N. H.. light and power 25.2$ Public Service Co. of N. H., police signals, lights traffic. 185.60 Traffic Equipment Co., traffic torches and supplies 43.38 Collins Motor Corp., service on car 1,056.82

E. L. & J. F. Dennehy, supplies 2.2<: Norman P. Drouin, use of truck painting street- 2.5Q Forresl Diner, lunches 52.25 Fortin's Signs, paint 16.00

Goodnow-Hunt-Pearson, Inc., caps, hand, wreaths 59.50 The Hampshire Press, printing 12.00 l ieorge V I lead, lamps 7.48

I 'ark R. Hoyt, M.I)., commitiments 20.00

\\ . I). Iluse & Son. supplies .57 Laconia Fire Dept., heating lockup and water service 56.00 Littleford Bros., supplies 6.32 Mahers Bookstore, supplies 19.75

J. J. Morreau & Son, supplies 3.62 Nelson Studio, fingerprints 11.10 Alcide Paquette, supplies .70 Perreault's Men's Shop, gloves 2.25 Quirriby Drug Store, developing and film 1.00

Remington Rand Inc., cabinet 50.00

1\. \\\ Robinson M.D., medical service 15.00

Wesley I). Sanborn, labor 121.45 Milo Saunders, repairs and supplies 40.00 Chester L. Smart, M.D., medical service 3.00 Tavern Garage, gasoline, labor and supplies 10.02

Jos. ll. Valliere, labor and material 6.02 Annual Report 175

B. G. Walker, labor 176 City ok Laconia

Richard F. Shelley, councilman 1 year 50.00

George C. Stafford, councilman 1 year 50.00

Frank D. Sleeper, councilman 1 year 50.00

J. Grant Quimby, assessor 1 year 650.00

Charles L. Kimball, assessor 1 year 650.00

A. C. S. Randlett, assessor 1 year 600.00 Fred A. Tilton, city solicitor 500.00

Earl Flanders, city clerk 1 year 3,000.00

Ethel M. Aldrich, assisting city clerk 1 year 1,106.00 Mary Duggan, assisting in tax and City Clerk's office 418.51 Lorraine E. Tate, assisting in city clerk's office 238.00

Clarence S. Newell, city treasurer 1 year 400.00

Martha E. Johnson, tax collector 1 year 1,800.00 Susie Lawrence, assisting in tax collector's office 693.50 Doris C. Carpenter, assisting in tax collector's office 58.33 Louise Coffin, assisting in tax collector's office 1.00 L. R. Brown, city physician 15 months 625.00 Matthew Newell, sealer of weights and measures 375.00 Joseph H. Chase, sealer of weights and measures 3 months 56.25 Willis G. Watson, member of Board of Public

Works, 1 year 100.00

Harry L. Smith, member of Board of Public

Works 1 year 100.00 Oscar L. Hoyt, member of Board of Public

Works 1 year 100.00

Selectmen's Pay Roll 197 Moderator's Pay Roll 96.00

Board of Supervisors Pay Roll 1,080.00

Ballot Inspectors Pay Roll 284.00

War,! Clerks Pay Roll 144.00

$13,872.59 Annual Report 177 SCHOOL DEPARTMENT

1935-1936

Balance unexpended Feb. 15. 1936 $42,651.71 Received, tuitions and materials 5,585.40

$48,237.11

Paid as Follow s

American Education Press, Inc., books $2.70 American Type Founders Sales Corp.; mechanic arts 4.65 Mrs. Dorothy Blake, janitors supplies 10.00

G. J. Blais, repairs 11.00 Byse Insurance Agency, insurance 96.00 L. M. Caverly, home economics 6.48 H. A. Chamberlin, repairs 1.40 Civic Education Service, magazines 64.50 Edward E. Babb & Co. Inc., books and supplies 16.99 The Lawrence Baldi Co., supplies 4.00 The Bobbs-Merrill Co., books 8.58 The Boston Music Co., music 13.89 The Boulia Gorrell Lumber Co., repairs and supplies 74.93 Milton-Bradley Co., supplies 16.30 Brodhead-Garrett Co.. supplies 16.77 Carter, Rice & Co., supplies 4.55 F. W. Clay Co., repairs 2.00 S. W. Cord Mfg. Co., supplies 1.16 Diamond Match Co., flags -45 Ginn & Co., books 11.01 John M. Guay Hdw. Co.. repairs and supplies 32.92

J. L. Hammett Co., supplies and repair- 78.22 City of Lacoxia

Houghton-Mifflin Co.. record forms 3.08 Laconia Malleable Iron Co., supplies 1.20 gee-Robinson Co., repairs and supplies 55.27 'The MacMillan Co., books 5.90 Masury Young Co., supp 9.10 New Eng. Tel. & Tel. Co., administration 107.41 Ohio Electric Mfg. Co., supplies 1.20 Page Belting Co., supplies 2.19 (Palmer-Simpson Co., supplies 7.65 Phillips Paper Co., supplies 35.62 Public Service Co. of N. H., service 754. 34 Public Service Co. of X. H., supplies 26.64 The Rival Co., supplies 1.01 The Ralph H. Smith Co.. supplies 12.71 The Standard Electric Time Co., repairs 3.56

\\ -• Disinfecting Co., supplies 21.15 E. W. Woolworth Co., supplies 7.70 Joseph Dauphin, transportation 588.00 Peter Dutile, fuel 651.65

J. H. Faught & Son. repairs 1.50 Olin A. Ford, fuel 6.00 John S. Gilman, administration and supplies 166.54

\. Head, supplies and repairs 15.77

W. I). Huse & Sons. M. A. supplies 2.56 Industrial Steels Inc.. M. A. supplies .96

Philip II. James, supplies 70.35 Philip C. Jones, baccalaureate address 25.00 Laconia Electric Shop, repairs 28.50 Laconia Evening Citizen, administration 3.90 Laconia Fire Dept., repairs 1.78 Laconia Music Store, music 15.65

La Vie. 1 ks 6.25

I. McCrillis, health supervision 1.94 Phe Melcher & Prescotl Agency, insurance 144.00

F. C. Merrill, repairs 4.00 1 Annual Report l/ '

Joseph J. Moriiij repairs 121.01 Muzzey & Hopkins, repairs 36.97 Thomas Nelson & Son, books 1.61

( >>good-Globe Corporation, supplies 12.39 The Papercrafters, Inc., supplies 75.04 James A. Payson, repairs 4.00 Popular Science Monthly, magazines 12.50 Ouimby Drug Store, health supervision 5.11 Edward H. Ouimby, supplies 24.97 F. S. Roberts, home economics 59.40

J. L. Roberts, fuel 375.51 John St. Clair, tuning piano 6.00 Scott & Williams, M. A. supplies 12.03 The School Arts Magazine, magazines 2.00 Chas. Scribners Sons, books 46.17 Snastany & Caron, transportation (o2. 00 Smith's Lumber Yard, supplies 40.46 Tarlson. repairs .25 G. W. . The University of Chicago Press, supplies 14.96 The University of Nebraska, books .50 Joseph H. Valliere, repairs 60.55 B. G. Walker, repairs 190.54 Willeys Express, supplies 18.19 Teachers and Janitors Pay Roll 43,128.47 Balance transfer to excess and deficiency acct. 67.90

$48,237.11

SCHOOL DEPARTMENT

1936-1937

Appropriation $122,000.00 Appropriation, fence 3,000.00 180 City of Laconia

Received from tuitions and materials 4.339.47 From overlay for contingencies 1.828.14 From 1936 dog licenses 1,563.99 From U. S. Public Works Administration 11,100.00

$143,831.60

Paid as Follows

Allyn & Bacon, books $104.38 American Education Press, Inc., books 7.00 American Type Founders Sales Corp., supplies 291.84 Wilson G. Anderson, books 29.50

Charles J. Austin, storage 9.00

P. ebr- Manning Corp.. repairs 3.90 M. F. Fellows, supplies 12.23 W. M. Bisson, repairs 24.00 W. M. Bisson, fence 22.00

Alfred J. Blais, repairs 2.00

(}. J. Blais, repairs 13.45 William F. H. Breezer, books 3.50 Mrs. Ernest P. Brown, transportation 32.00 Bureau of Publications Teachers College, supplies .35 Byse Insurance Agency Inc., insurance 775. 56 Lionel Carrignan, repairs 110.00 Mrs. Linden M. Caverly. home economics 9.72 Helen C'azneau, labor 15.20 Civic Education Service, magazines 76.90 American Book Co., bunks 91.91

1 ). Appleton Century Co., books 3.54 Avery and Saul Co., supplies 38.89 Edward E. Babb & Co., Inc. supplies 95.18 S Taylor Co., bocks 17.46

F. J. Barnard & Co., books 99.40 Beaudette & Co., supplies --55 Annual Report 181

Beckley Cardy Co., books 18.12 Beacon Wiper Supply Co., supplies 23.50

IP. Blakinston's Son & Co. Inc., books 11.53 The Bobbs-Merrill Co., books 29.15 The Boston Music Co., music 66.46 The Boulia-Gorrell Lbr. Co., supplies 490.11 Milton-Bradley Co., supplies 358.10

Brodhead-Garrett Co., supplies .61 Carter, Rice & Co., supplies 126.67 Central Scientific Co., supplies 300.74 The Benjamin Chase Co., health supervision 2.18 Citizen Publishing Co., administration and repairs 10.65 Clarke-Sanding- Machine Co., equipment 197.50 F. W. Clay Co., repairs and supplies 479.11 Dallman Co. Inc., supplies 48.00 Diamond Match Co., supplies and repairs 254.70 Eugene Dietzgen Co., supplies 12.33 Edson C. Eastman Co., administration 8.10 The Frontier Press Co., books 15.50 Funk & Wagnalls Co., books 34.42 C. A. Gates & Co., fence 2,631.00 General Electric Co., supplies • 6.50 The Geometric Tool Co., supplies 13.32 Gifford Supply Co., supplies 64.96 Ginn & Co., books 67.03 The Gregg Printing Co., books 108.75 John M. Guay Hdw. Co., repairs and supplies 646.94 D. C. Heath & Co., books 85.16 26.54 J. I. Holcomb Mfg. Co., supplies printing 798.76 J. L. Hammett Co., supplies and Harcourt & Brace Co., books 197.12 R. H. Hinkley Co., books 69.55 Houghton Mifflin Co., books 1-72 Jenney Mfg. Co., fuel 801.88 The Geo. T. Johnson Co., supplies 61.87 1

182 City of Laconia

Kee Lox Mfg. Co., supplies 18.05 Laconia Hardware Co., supplies 140.08 Laconia Water Co., service 500.62 Longmans, Green & Co., books 33.71

( )scar A. Lougee Co., home economics 3.98 Lougee-Robinson Co., supplies '4.57 S. D. McGloughlin Co., fuel 561.34 The MacMillan Co., books 139.87 H. A. Manning Co., administration 15.00 Martin & Murray Co., books 26.95 The Matheson Co., supplies 4.00

S. I). McGloughlin Co., fuel 385.68 McGraw,-Hill Book Co., books 53.18

J. B. Miller Keylox Lock Co., supplies 2.4 New Eng. Tel. & Tel. Co., administration 199.13 Noble & Noble Co., books 4.96 Oliver Machinery Co., supplies 3.75 Orient Spray Co., supplies 133.44 F. A. Owen Publishing Co., magazines 13.50

J 'aimer & Parker Co., supplies 41.67 Palmer-Simpson Co., supplies 19.57

Frank E. Pearson Co. Inc., repairs 19.55 Lew K. Perley, surveying 50.00

[Phillips Paper Co., supplies 4.50 The Pioneer Mfg. Co., supplies 34.75 175.13 J. P. Pitman Co., repairs and supplies I'm] nilar Science Publishing Co., magazines 2.50 Public Service Co. of N. H., lights 1,035.64 Public Service Co. of X. M.. lamps and supplies 15.09 W. F. Quarrie & Co., books 70.00 Hand, McNally Co., maps 15.13

( The Rival '<>., supplies 50.77

Geo. B. Robbins Disinfectanl Co. Inc.. supplies 8.00

Row, Peterson & Co., books / I-.85

Royal Typewriter Co., typewriter and labor 135. nil Annual Report 183'

Benj. H. Sanborn & Co., books 61.07 Scott, Foresman & Co., books 95.22 Silver, Burdett & Co., books 135.63. The Ralph H. Smith Co., supplies 28.64 The Standard Electric Time Co., repairs 4.14 L. W. Swiper Co., books 87.92 Swift & Co., supplies 4.22 Underwood Elliott Fisher Co., typewriter 100.00 D. Van Nostrand Co. Inc., books 7.50 Walker-Turner Co. Inc., supplies .42' Warren Refining & Chemical Co., supplies 29.44 The Welles Publishing Co., books 20.12' West Disinfecting Co., supplies 181.15 John C. Winston Co., books 176.96 F. W. Woolworth Co., supplies 8.75 World Book Co., books 72.48 The Yale & Towne Mfg. Co., supplies 115.00- Commonwealth Electric & Radio, repairs 3.00' X. M. Curtis, magazines 5.50 Joseph Dauphin, transportation 474.00 Lillian P. Dow, member of school board 3.00 Doyle & Smith, home economics 195 Peter Dutile, fuel 1.492.53 John A. Dyer, repairs 260.54- 5.71 J. H. Faught & Son, supplies Fence, pay rolls r>90.39' Carl Fischer Inc., music 6.88 Fortin's delivering supplies 25.00- Robert A. Foss, printing 13.00 28.00 J. L. Foster, supplies Chas. A French, supplies 5.25 He-Try Gilbert, repairs 1.50' Wilbur D. Gilpatric, supplies 172.54 John S. Gilman. administration, repairs and supplies 92.90*

Gledhill Bros. Inc., supplies 169.31 184 City of Lacoxia

The Gregg Writer, books 3.90 Joe Guay, labor and material 422.41 B. C. Hall, health supervision 5.00 The Hampshire Press, supplies .85 Harper & Brothers, books 45.70 George A. Head, repairs 2.10 Grace Horr, labor 18.00 W. D. Huse & Sons, mechanic arts supplies and repairs 15.23 Hy-Gien Laboratories, Inc.. supplies 117.93 Industrial Steel Inc., supplies 38.71 Philip H. James, supplies 45.00 A. A. Jewett & Son, fuel 34.00 Philip H. Jones, supplies 98.13 Laconia School District, advance on new building 12,853.69 Lake City Laundry, laundry 8.89 A. P. LaFrance, member of School Board 13.00 Laidlaw Brothers, books 16.33 Lakeport Subscription Agency, magazines 58.05 Geo. A. LaVertue, supplies 5.00 The Linguaphone, books 13.50 Lyons & Carnahan, books 37.19 Mahers Bookstore, supplies 242.90 Elva Mclntyre, member of School Board 7.00 The Melcher & Prescott Agency, insurance 7?>^.74 Marion E. Mellinger, health supervision 100.00 Mertie C. Lougee, member of school board 12.00 F. C. Merrill, repairs 9.00

Paul I'.. Morin. home economics 5.25 The Morin Studio, administration 9.00 Munsey & Brazil, insurance 4 ( M4 Muzzey & Hopkins, supplies and repairs 439.10 Thomas Nelson & Son. books 3.00 The New York Times 3.80

Arthur II. Nighswander, member of School Board 19.50 Annual Rkport 185

Joseph C. Oakes, supplies 15.35 John O'Connor, supplies and labor 18.00 L. Oppleman Inc., supplies 7.47 Osgood-Globe Corporation, supplies 19.93 Dennis O'Shea, supplies .86 Orford University Press, books 3.13 The Papercrafters Inc., supplies 31.82 Charles R. Pease, repairs 12.00 H. A. Peters, home economics 5.17 L. M. Pike & Son, repairs 213.80 W. M. Plummer, member of School Board 16.00 Edward H. Ouimby. supplies 3.65 A. T. Ouinby & Son, supplies 48.72 Remington, Rand Inc., typewriter and supplies 147.28

J. A. Richards Inc., books 39.50

E. J. Roberts, member of School Board 15.00 F. S. Roberts, home economics 27.06

J. L. Roberts, fuel 2,381.57 R. A. Sanders, repairs 19.41 Milo Saunders, flags 11.00 Shattuck & Rice, administration 27.20 A. W. Spring, supplies 2.35 John St. Clair, tuning piano 3.00 Scott & Williams, supplies 11.79 Chas. Scribners Sons, books 229.29 Shastany & Caron, transportation 506.79 Jennie Simpson, member of school board 10.00 Smiths Lumber Yard, supplies 4.65 L. Sonneborn Inc., repairs 30.00 State Treasurer, supt.'s excess salary 2.400.00 John H. Stevens, labor 172.97 Storv Drug Store, health supervision 16.72 Harold E. Tefft, moving pianos 6.00 Joseph H. Valliere, repairs 177.80 B. G. Walker, repairs 317.38 186 City of Laconia

'Carroll A. Wells, supplies 6.53 Western Union, administration 16.70 A. C. Wiles, books 24.49 Willeys Express, supplies 142.62 Repair Pay Rolls 1,004.36 Teachers and Janitors Pay Rolls 51,529.35

'Balance unexpended Feb. 15, 1937. 50,142.98

$143,831.60

DOG LICENSE ACCOUNT

Net Receipts for the year 1936 $1,748.41

Paid as Follows

M. J. Carroll, envelopes SI 0.16 Maxwell P. Dodds, damage done by dogs 3.00 Edson C. Eastman Co., dog tags 25.65

J. E. Evans, killing stray dogs 36.00

J. E. Evans, salary as dog officer 1 year 75.00 Earl Flanders, stamped envelopes 5.11 Robert A. Foss, printing dog notices 4.00 Ross Haddock, damage done by dogs 12. (XI Oscar L. Hoyt, damage done by dogs 3.00 Junior ECelley, damage done by dogs 2.00

N. 11. Mac/Master, damage done by dogs 5.50

Frank 11. Stone, damage dune by dogs 3.00

Balance transfer to school department t, 563.99

$1,748.41 Annual Report 187 FUEL ACCOUNT

Received from Support of Poor dept. fuel furnished $3,305.00

Received from City Hall fuel furnished 14.00

Received from fuel furnished Ward room 5.00

Received from fuel furnished skating rinks 30.00

Transfer from excess and deficiency to bal. 846.74

$4,200.74

Paid as Follows

Wilfred E. Clark, sawing wood $57.75

supplies 2.05 J. P. Pitman & Co., 665.85 J. E. Evans, hauling wood Fred D. Glines, sawing wood 391.85 Horace Goyette, wood 670.50 Lyle Heath, wood 75.00

Jos. N. Leavitt, wood 75.00 Wm, T. Marsh, wood 1,794.00 Joseph C. Oakes, repairing and filing saws 4.10

Sisters Service Station, gasoline and oil 16.05

Dana Tuttle, labor 30.00

Willis G. Watson, filing saws and repairs on equipment 7.00

Norman S. Weeks, wood 310.33

Woodward Service Station, gas and oil 4.15

Pay Roll, wood choppers 91.11

$4,200.74 188 City of Lacoxia GALE PARK FUND

Balance unexpended Feb. 15, 1936 $1,359.04

Received from C. J. Hay ford, trustee Gale Trust funds 682.35

$2,041.39 Paid as Follows F. \Y. Clay Co., supplies $1.75 A. C. Horn Co., supplies 68.00 Laconia Water Co., service and labor 13.03 George A. Head, labor and material 8.63 Merrimack Farmers Exchange, supplies 1.85 Ara P. Milette, labor 1.00 Muzzey & Hopkins, supplies 16.50 Alcide Roy, labor 2.50 A. W. Spring, labor trimming and cutting trees 18.00 B. G. Walker, labor and material 4.50 Ray C. Watson, labor and material 153.35 D. D. Whittemore, labor and garden supplies 40.50 Willeys Express, trucking 6.00 Pay Rolls 614.00 Balance unexpended Feb. 15, 1937 LQ9L78

$2,041.39

HYDRANT SERVICE

A] >r< >] iriat i< >n $4,200.00 >i Paid as Follows I Laconia Water Co., service $3,607.29 Winnipesaukee Water Co., service 4(X).00 Balance, transfer to excess and deficiency acct. l'L'./l

$4,200.00 1

Annual Report L89 LEAVITT FUND

Balance unexpended Feb. 15, 1936 $504.91 Income received during- year 477.24

$982.15

Paid as Follows

Boulia-Gorrell Lbr. Co., lumber $5.81 Laconia Water Co., service 6.00 ^ Public Service Co. of N. H., light and power 9.44 Martha Dexter, cleaning community house 10.50 Peter Dutile, wood 6.00 \ Melcher & Prescott Agency, insurance 37.50 Joe Morgan, supplies and labor 12.98 Muzzey & Hopkins, labor and material 117.98 R. A. Sanders, repairs to house 39.00 Merle Sargent, labor and material 16.40

Harold E. Tefft, labor and grade 242.60 .

Hoyt Winchester, labor and material 82. 1

Balance unexpended Feb. 15, 1937 395.83

MEMORIAL DAY

Appropriation $300.00

Paid as Follows

T United W ar Veterans Council $300.00 / 190 City of Laconia MOTH WORK

Appropriation $500.00 Received from New En

$580.00

Paid as Follows

Geo. M. Aldrich, supplies Annual Report 191

Thomas P. Cheney, refund Cantin Chevrolet, refund Lester Page, refund Charles C. Rogers, refund Charles H. Smith, refund

Balance transfer to excess and deficiency acct.

MOTOR VEHICLE TAX 1937

Received for permits $2,974.09

Balance unexpended Feb. 15, 1937 $2,974.09

EQUIPMENT AND ALTERATIONS

Appropriation $20,000.00 Transfer from excess and deficiency account to balance 50.00

$20,050.00

Paid as Follows

.American Type Founders Sales Corp., supplies $11.30 W. M. Bisson, labor and material 3,803.52 Peter K. Boshco, supplies 575.00 Avery & Saul Co., supplies 1,074.01 Joseph Beal Co., equipment 700.50 192 City of Laconia

Boulia-Gorrell Lbr. Co., lumber 157.41 Milton-Braley Co., equipment 390.00 Broadhead-Garrett Co., supplies 8.80 Brown & Sharpe Mfg. Co., supplies 16.33 Chandler & Farquhar Co., supplies 73.15

J. H. Chase Co., supplies 35.14 F. W. Clay Co., supplies 448.89 Dodge-Haley Co., supplies 1.48

The Geometric Tool Co., supplies 5' '.< >7 John M. Guay Hdw. Co., supplies 2.51 Laconia Hardware Co., equipment 391.71 Lougee-Robinson Co., equipment 4.340.27 Oscar A. Lougee, supplies 14.01 New Britain Machine Co.. supplies 159.44 N. E. Rubber Flooring Co., floor covering 140.00 Page Belting Co., supplies 54.37 Palmer & Parker Co., supplies 63.08 Public Service Co., equipment 788.57 Quality Saw Co., supplies 18.63 Royal Typewriter Co., typewriters 300.00 Sheldon Machine Co., supplies 4.17 E. H. Sheldon Co., equipment 325.90 Springfield Facing Co., equipment 31.20 Charles H. Stewart Co., curtain and installing 337.00 Underwood Elliott Fisher Co.. equipment 300.00 Union Mfg Co., supplies r {) .~? John B. Varick Co., supplies 28.50 H3enry S. Wolkins Co.. equipment 146.25

(, Yates American Machine Co., supplies . 1 General Electric, supplies 170.07

George A. I lead, supplies 197.24 Industrial Steel Inc., equipment 105.31

Lussky, White & Coolidge Inc., supplies 179.61 Lyon Metal Products Inc., equipment 370.50

Manley Products Corp., supplies 1.356.28 Annual Report 193

Remington Rand Inc., typewriter 300.00

J. E. Richardson, plans for alterations 239.76 R. E. Sanders, supplies 543.46 Wesley D. Sanborn, supplies 119.34 South Bend Lathe Works, supplies 166.93 Stanley Rule & Level Plants, repairs 3.95 Frederic B. Stevens, Inc., supplies 77.25 George Taylor, supplies 74.25 B. G. Walker, labor and material 300.00 Westinghouse, equipment 21.27 Pay Rolls 963.31

$20,050.00

SHOE FACTORY IMPROVEMENTS

Balance unexpended Feb. 15, 1936 $2,971.52 Appropriations 4,000.00 Received, refund on insurance 125.48

$7,097.00

Paid as Follows

Byse Insurance Agency, insurance $341.85 N. H. Carrignan, labor 255.00

' Engel Cone Shoe Co., toll call -60 The General Fire Truck Co., extinguishers 56.00 Laconia Water Co., service 36. ( >3 F. S. Payne Co., furnishing and installing freight

elevator 1.136.00 >

Public Service Co. of N. H., lights 5.61 \ Guay & Tardif, labor and material 2,949.12 194 City of Laconia

Geo. A. Head, electrical supplies and labor 453.30 v

J. J. Moreau & Son, supplies -54^ F. E. Newcomb, labor and material installing sprinklers 1,173.00 u^ A. T. Ouimby & Son, supplies 55.20 V Merle Sargent, labor building chimney 156.57 ^ B. G. Walker, labor and material 110.99 Pay Roll cleaning shop 306.12 Balance unexpended Feb. 15. 1937 (>0.17

$7,097.00

STREET LIGHTING

Appropriation $19,000.00

Paid as Follows

Public Service Co. of N. H., service $18,450.37/- Balance transfer to excess and deficiencv acct. 549.63

$19,000.00

SUPPORT OF POOR

Apropriation $25,000.00 Received from town and county and individual refunds 1,335.36 Received from state of N. H., 50% of account

after July 1, 1936 8,022.25 Transfer from excess and deficiency to bal. 6,567.60

$40,925.21 Annual Report 195

Paid as Follows

City aid furnished dependents $38,354.21 Irene H. Crimmins, services as inepector and mileage 1,371.00 A. C. S. Randlett, salary as Overseer of Poor 1,200.00

$40,925.21

OLD AGE ASSISTANCE

Appropriation $15,000.00 Received refunds 245.95

Transfer from excess and deficiency to bal. 214.89

$15,460.84

Paid as Follows

Paid Aged assistance $15,460.84

AUDITING

Appropriation $300.00

Paid as Follows

Dana S. Beane, auditing city of Laconia books $300.00 4

196 City of Laconja MUNICIPAL COURT

Net amount received from fines and costs $4,849.64 Received refund 6.50

$4,85( >. 1

Paid as Follows

\V. M. Bisson, labor and material $8.o2

M. J. Carroll, stamps 1.56 Theo S. Jewett, service as Special Justice 6.00 M richer & Prescott Agency, Clerk's bond 5.00 State Fish and Game Dept., fines and fees 23.10

State Motor Vehicle Dept., fines and fees 2,519.94 > Arthur E. Nighswander, service as Probation Officer 300.00 Earl Flanders, service as clerk 200.00 Harry E. Trapp, service as Justice 1,200.00

Balance unexpended Feb. 15, 1937 591.92

$4,856.14

INTEREST

Appropriation $19,000.00

Paid as Follows

( !oupons : Bridge and Highway bonds $2,000.00 City Hall bonds 892.50

( ity 1 Improvement bonds . \66.25 Sewer and Street bonds 1,275.00 Annual Report 197

Pavement and Sidewalk bonds 198 City of Laconia

Estate Fred Woods :

Annual Report L99

Dr.

Revenue account, estimated receipts $5,000.00 Balance transfer to excess and deficiency acct. 3,497.99

$8,497.99

LICENSES

Cr.

Received Billiard and Pool $131.00 Junk Dealers 40.00 Shows 541.00 Milk 364.00

$1,076.00

Dr.

Revenue account estimated receipts $1,000.00 Balance transfer to excess and deficiency acct. 76.00

$1,076.00

LOANS AUTHORIZED

Dr.

Appropriation for Equipment and alterations $20,000.00 Appropriation for City Improvements 100.000.00

$120,000.00 200 City of Laconia

Cr.

School District, bonds sold $20,000.00 City Improvement, bonds sold 100,000.00

$120,000.00

OVERLAY FOR ABATEMENTS

Cr.

Balance Feb. 15, 1936 $4,156.83

Amount raised by taxation 1936 2,988.48 Received on 1933 added taxes 14.50 Received on 1935 added taxes 209.81 Received on 1936 added taxes 2,662.28

$10,031.90

Dr.

Amount abated on 1931 taxes $37.80 Amount abated on 1932 taxes 49.98

Amount abated on 1933 taxes 32.92

Amount abated on 1934 taxes 1,607.72

Amount abated on 1935 taxes 1,964.45

Amount abated on 1936 taxes 3.140.91

Balance Liability Feb. 15, 1937 3,198.12

$10,031.90 Annual Report 201 NOTES

Balance outstanding Feb. 15, 1936 $83,000.00 Received on notes during year 325,000.00

$408,000.00

Paid notes during year $308,000.00 Balance, liability Feb. 15, 1937 100,000.00

$408,000.00

PAYMENT BRIDGE AND HIGHWAY BONDS

Appropriation $4,000.00

Paid Bonds No's. 29, 30. 31 and 32 $4,000.00

PAYMENT CITY HALL BONDS

Appropriation $2,000.00

Paid Bonds No's. 19 and 20 $2,000.00

PAYMENT IMPROVEMENT BONDS

Appropriation $3,000.00

Paid Bonds No's. 25, 26 and 27 $3,000.00 202 City of Lacoxia PAYMENT SCHOOL DISTRICT BONDS

Appropriation $11,250.00

Paid Bonds No's. 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167 and 168 $11,250.00

PAYMENT SERIAL NOTES

Appropriation $1,500.00

Paid Note No. 9 $1,500.00

PAYMENT SEWER AND FUNDING BONDS

Appropriation $7,000.00

Paid Bonds No's. 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90 and 91 $7,000.00

PAYMENT TRUST FUND, SERIAL NOTES

Appropriation $2,000.00

Paid Note No. 8 $2,000.00

PAYMENT SEWER AND ROAD BONDS

Appropriation $3,000.00

Paid Bonds No's. 31, 32 and 33 $3,000.00 Annual Report 203 PAYMENT STREET AND SIDEWALK BONDS

Appropriation $2,500.00

Paid Bonds No's. 19, 20 and 21 $2,500.00

PAYMENT SCHOOL DISTRICT BONDS PRACTICAL ARTS BUILDING

Appropriation $3,000.00

Paid Bonds No's. 1, 2. 3. $3,000.00

PAYMENT SCHOOL DISTRICT BOND

2ND ISSUE, PRACTICAL ARTS BUILDING

Appropriation $750.00

Paid Bond No. 1 $750.00

PAYMENT SHOE FACTORY NOTES

Appropriation $2,000.00

Paid Note No. 1 $2,000.00 204 City of Laconia CEMETERY TRUST FUNDS

Amount received during the year $2,350.00

Paid to Trustees of Trust Funds $2,350.00 /

FEES

Received for recording and other fees $1,083.45

Transfer to excess and deficiency account $1,083.45

OPECHEE PARK

Appropriation $2,500.00 Received, transfers 600.00

$3,100.00

Paid as Follows

Clow's Service Station, repairs $4.00 Cook's Lumber Co., lumber 145.89 John M. Guay. Hdw. Co., supplies 104.02

J. P. Pitman & Co., lights 90.32 Public Service Co., lights 1.00 j Thompson & Hoague Co., supplies 62.34 Lewis A. Eastman, labor 36.00

Berl < rleason, labor .75

Highways & 1 'ridges, supplies 7.60 O. L, Hovt, gravel 25.00

W. 1). Huse & Sons, supplies .73 Annual Report 205

Charles Jacques, labor 206 City of Lacoxia

Laconia Hardware Co., supplies 3.08 Laconia Water Co., service and labor Lougee-Robinson Co., supplies McDuff Machine Co., equipment

J. J. Newberry Co., supplies Palmer Simpson Co., supplies

J. P. Pitman 6c Co., equipment and supplies Public Service Co. of N. H., service F. W. Woolworth Co., supplies B. E. Dodge, labor Lewis E. Eastman, labor James E. Evans, moving band stand First National Stores, supplies Arnold Foote, labor and material Fortin Signs, sign Geo. A. Head, labor and material Highway & Bridges, labor and material Walter Hoyt, labor Arthur Huckins, labor

W. I). Huse & Sons, supplies

J. W. Jacques, repairs, labor and material Ed Maynard, equipment Joe Morgan, labor Muzzey & Hopkins, supplies

John ( )'Connor, sand Dennis O'Shea, equipment Chas. W. Peterson, supplies L. M. Pike & Son, supplies llenry Provencal, labor and repairs Geo. A. Quimiby, supplies

( 'has. Saunders. labor

Ernest 1'. Smith, labor and material Story Drug Store, supplies

( >. W. Taylor, supplies and repairs

Jos. II. Valliere, labor and material Annual Report 207

Willey's Express, trucking 1,50 Instructors iPay Rolls 731.32 Balance transfer to excess and deficiency acct. .86

$1,603.50

PUBLIC LIBRARY

Appropriation $5,500.00 Appropriation, repairs 1,000.00

$6,500.00

Paid A. W. Dinsmoor, treasurer $6,500.00

PUBLIC WHARF WARD SIX

Appropriation $200.00 / Paid Olive W. Page, rent of wharf $200.00

SKATING RINK

Balance unexpended Feb. 15, 1936 $209.38 Appropriation 1,650.00

$1,859.38

Paid as Follows

Laconia Hardware Co., supplies $7.45 Laconia Water Co., labor 2.00 208 City of Lacom a

Fuel Account, wood 30.00 Public Service Co. of N. H., installing lights Harold E. Tefft, labor B. G. Walker, labor and material Pay Rolls, Lakeport and Laconia Rinks

Balance unexpended Feb. 15, 1937

PUBLIC WHARF, WEIRS

Appropriation $300.00 /

Paid Irwin Corporation, rent $300.00 Annual Report 209 STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

Cr.

Insurance Tax $186.34 R. R- Tax 3,685.88 Savings Bank Tax 15,373.19 Building- & Loan Tax 56.05 Interest and Div. Tax 7,248.28

$26,549.74

Dr.

Estimated receipts $24,615.00

Balance transfer to excess and deficiency acct. 1,934.74

$26,549.74

STATE OF N. H. ATHLETIC FUND

Balance unexpended Feb. 15, 1936 $39.18 Receipts for year 356.88

$396.06

Balance unexpended Feb. 15. 1937

PEARL STREET GROUNDS

Appropriations $6,300.00 Received, transfers 300.0C

$6,600.00 210 City of Laconia

Paid as Follows

Harry T. Burleigh, purchase of grounds $6,000.00 ', Boulia-Gorrell Lbr. Co., lumber 12.40 Cook's Lumber Co., lumber 109.02 John Al. Guay Hrw. Co., supplies 29.80 Laconia Water Co., labor 7.95

J. P. Pitman & Co., supplies 7.18 Thompson & Hoague Co., supplies 16.07 L. K. Felker, labor 19.53 Highways & Bridges, trucking 7.60 Oscar L. Hoyt, loom 5.60 Pay Roll 376.43 Balance transfer to excess and deficiency acct. 8.42

$6,600.00

WEIRS FIRE STATION

Appropriation $5,000.00 Received, transfer 542.50 Received refund 60.00

$5,602.50

Paid as Follows

The Citizen Publishing Co., advertising $7.20 Leon H. Draper Co., labor and material 4,770.45 L. K. Felker, trucking and helper 5.00 Munsey & Brazil, insurance 132.27 Norman P. Randlett, architect service 310.07 Balance unexpended Feb. 15, 1937 377.51

$5,602.50 Annual Report 211 VETERANS REUNION

Appropriation $500.00 Paid X. H. Veterans Assn. $500.00

WEIRS COMFORT STATION

Appropriation $100.00

Paid as Follows

Henry Allard, labor $45.00 Winnipesaukee Water Co., service 25.00 G. W. Tarlson, supplies 13.84 Balance transfer to excess and deficiency acct. 16.16

$100.00

PRACTICAL ARTS HIGH SCHOOL

Balance unexpended Feb. 15, 1936 $57,458.45 Received from U. S. Federal Emergencey Admin. 38,850.00 Received transfer from School Department 12,853.69 Received from refunds 114.42

$109,276.56

Paid as Follows

W. M. Bisson, contractor's services and material $100,695.53 Byse Insurance Agency, insurance 493.65 John M. Guay, Hdw. Co., supplies 2.51 C E. Fortescue, services as Clerk, inspector 2,100.00 212 City of Laconia

Wilfred Gilbert, labor grading 600.00 Pierce Hartford, Atty., settlement of architect fees 1,000.00 Industrial Steels, Inc., equipment 105.31

J. Edward Richardson, service as architect and engineering 4.266.36 Scott & Williams, blue print work 13.20

$109,276.56

PROPERTY SOLD CITY FOR TAXES

Balance of amount purchased on 1931 list, Feb.

15, 1936 $205.17

Balance asset, Feb. 15, 1937 $205.17

Balance of amount purchased on 1932 list, Feb.

15, 1936 $2,012.92

Amount redeemed $1,622.64

Balance, asset Feb. 15, 1937 390.28

$2,012.92

Balance of amount purchased on 1933 list Feb.

15, 1936 $4,603.51

Amount redeemed 2,038.71

Balance, asset Feb. 15, 1937 2,564.80

$4,603.51

( Balance of amount purchased on 1 M4 list, Feb.

15, 1936 $16,756.33

Amounl redeemed $7,131.00

Balance, assel Feb. 15, 1937 9,625.33

$16,756.33 :

Annual Report 213

Amount purchased on 1935 list $27,733.09

Amount redeemed 5,587.87 Balance, asset Feb. 15, 1937 22,145.22

$27,733.09

Balance of amount, previously sold, 1932 taxes, paid by city, Feb. 15, 1936 $208.74

Amount redeemed 39.66 Balance, asset Feb. 15, 1937 169.08

$208.74 Balance of amount, previously sold, 1933 taxes,

paid by city, Feb. 15, 1936 $2,045.53

Amount redeemed $1,376.88 Balance, asset Feb. 15, 1937 668.65

$2,045.53

REVENUE ACCOUNT

Cr.

Estimated receipts 1936 motor vehicle fees $12,000.00 License fees 1,000.00 Interest on taxes 5,000.00 State of New Hampshire 24,615.00 1935 tax assessment 507,1-1.53

$549,736.53 214 City of Laconla

Dr. Sundry appropriations $546,748.05 Overlay of abatements 2,988.48

$549,736.53

TAXES, 1931

Amount uncollected Feb. 15, 1936 $37.80

Amount abated $37.80

TAXES, 1932

Amount uncollected Feb. 15, 1936 $308.05

Amount abated $49.98 Received from M. E. Johnson amount collected during year 258.07

$308.05

TAXES, 1933

Amount uncollected Feb. 15, 1936 $504.14 Amount of added tax 14.50

$518.64

Amount abated $32.92 Received from M. E. Johnson amount collected during year 479.94

Balance, asset Feb. 15, 1937 5.7*

$518.64 Annual Report 215

TAXES, 1934

Amount uncollected Feb. 15, 1936 $3,081.93

Amount abated $1,607.72 Received from M. E. Johnson amount collected 1,179.41 Balance, asset Feb. 15, 1937 294.80

$3,081.93

TAXES, 1935

Amount uncollected Feb. 15, 1936 $76,288.84 Amount of added tax 209.81

$76,498.65

Received from M. E. Johnson amount collected $71,864.49 Amount abated 1,964.45 Balance, asset Feb. 15, 1937 2,669.71

$76,498.65

TAXES, 1936

Amount committed to M. E. Johnson for collection $507,121.53 Amount of added tax 2.662.28

$509,783.81

Amount abated $3,140.91 Received from M. E. Johnson, amount collected 444.415.91 Balance, asset Feb. 15, 1937 62,226.99

$509,783.81 216 City of Lacoxia SOUTH MAIN PARKING

Appropriation $150.00 Transfer from excess and deficiency acct. to balance 266.93

$416.93

Paid as Follows

Lawrence Baldi Co., rent of land $125.00 Public Service Co. of N. H., labor 40.20

Kimball Signs, signs 24.00 L. M. Pike & Son, supplies 7.63 Pay Roll 220.10

$416.93

WARD HOUSE REPAIRS

Appropriation $300.00

Paid as Follows

Lewis A. Eastman, labor $39.00

John M. Guay, Hdw. Co., supplies 4.80 Smith's Lumber Yard, supplies 178.20

Watson & Hunkins, labor and material 61.69

Willey's Express, trucking 1.50

Balance transfer to excess and deficiency acct. 14.81

$300.00 Annual Report 217 WYATT PARK

Appropriation $700.00 Received, transfer 1,000.00 Transfer from excess and deficiency acct. to balance 23.89

$1,723.89

Paid as Follows

H. A. Chamberlain, labor $140.80 Clow's Service Station, labor 1.00 Boulia-Gorrell Lbr., Co., lumber 48.64 Cook's Lumber Co., lumber 352.64 Diamond Match Co., supplies 8.00 John M. Guay Hdvv. Co., supplies 33.61 Laconia Hardware Co., supplies .14

Lougee-Robinson Co., supplies 19.00

supplies 24.41 J. P. Pitman & Co., building Truman Covey, supplies 17.00 H. H. Downing, supplies 1-37

Fortin Signs, signs 4.50 W. D. Huse & Sons, supplies 1.96 Muzzey & Hopkins, supplies 5.25 Alcide Paquette, supplies 6.18 A. T. Quimby & Son, supplies 18.14 Edwin Shannon, labor 25.06 O. W. Taylor, supplies 5.55 Harold Tefft, labor 45.55

Jos. H. Valliere, labor and material 175.47 Pay Rolls 789.62

$1,723.89 218 City of Lacoma INVENTORY OF CITY PROPERTY

Gale Library and fund $170,000.00

Library lot 21,000.00

Opechee Park, North Main street 10,000.00

Street Department 29,547.06

Engineering Department 5,000.00

Street Sprinkling Department 3,128.00

Cost of Sewers 230,362.31

Sewer Department 475.00

Fire Department 41,000.00

Furniture, safes, and books in Mayor's and City Clerk's office and City Council room 2,000.00

City Hall property 36,000.00

Furniture and safe in Assessor's and Tax Col-

lector's offices 500.00

Church Street bridge 44,242.60

Elm Street bridge 21.079.97

Main Street bridge 21,658.25

Messer Street bridge 19,000.00

Fair Street bridge 30,000.00

High School building and furniture, Academy

Street KXXOO

Bowman Street building to'OO.OO

Harvard Street building and lot 25,000.00

Gilford Avenue building and lot 8,000.00

Washington Street building and lot 14.ono.iH) Annual Report 219

Mechanic Street building and lot 14,000.00

Batchelder Street building and lot 14,000.00

New High school building and equipment 285,000.00

Practical Arts building and equipment 135,000.00 Horn lot 400.00

The Weirs school building 1,500.00

Philbrook land 2,000.00

Philbrick land and building 1,000.00 Car Shop property 20,000.00

$1,250,893.19 : : :

AUDITOR'S REPORT

To the Honorable Charles E. Carroll, Mayor, and the City Council, Laconia, N. H.

Gentlemen

Having completed the audit of the financial accounts of the City of Laconia for the fiscal year ending February

15, 1937, I present the following Statements showing the financial condition of the City as of that date.

Exhibit I —Appropriation Account year ended Feb. 15, 1937.

Exhibit II —'Excess and Deficiency Account.

Exhibit III—Balance Sheet as of Feb. 15, 1937.

Exhibit I V— Serial Debt as of Feb. 15, 1937.

The following items appearing in the balance sheet are commented upon as follows

ASSETS

Cash $80,070.02

This cash balance was verified by the various bank statements with the records of the City Treasurer and omii- pared with the ledger of .the City Clerk. This large balance i> necessary owing to the fact that the fiscal war of the schools does not end until June 30 and to the fact that unexpended balances are being carried over by several department. Annual Report 221

Property sold to City for Taxes $34,930.80

During the fiscal year ending Feb. 15, 1937, the city purchased unpaid taxes assessed on real property to make a total for the past five years of the above amount.

Balance Due on Taxes Paid by City §&Z7.7?>

During the fiscal year ending Feb. 15, 1937, tax payers redeemed taxes to leave the above amount due the City.

Accounts Receivable Taxes $65,197.28

The collector's record of unpaid taxes was examined by me and compared with the record kept by the City Clerk; warrants from the Board of Assessors to the City Tax Collector covering the commitment of all taxes was examined by me and all abatements were examined to see that they were approved by the Board of Assessors.

LIABILITIES

Miscellaneous Liabilities SI, 414. 87

This account was increased by land damage awards and unpaid coupons on Bonds.

Learitt Fund $395.83

This account was examined and verified.

Credit Balance $3,273.56

The above amount represent the excess in current assets over current liabilities 222 City of Laconia

Motor Vehicle 1937 $2,974.09

The amount of Motor Vehicle Fees, received by the City Clerk was checked and verified with the receipts of the City Treasurer.

Notes $100,000.00 The above amount of notes represents money borrowed in anticipation of unpaid taxes, on short term notes to meet the current expenses of the city.

Unexpended Appropriations '.<-()

Appropriations made during the year were verified with the records of the City Council and expenditures were

properly approved by Treasury Warrants; all transfers were approved by the City Council.

An itemized account of the above balance may be found

in Exhibit I.

SERIAL DEBT

The Serial Debt outstanding at February 15, 1937 is detailed in Exhibit IV of this report showing an increase of $78,000.00 due to the $100,000. Bond Issue for projects to relieve unemployment and $20,000, in notes for equipment for the new school building less retirement of $42,000

in Serial Bonds which became due this year.

CEMETERY TRUST FUNDS

The following Statement of Trust Funds was verified

by examining all pass books and securities held by the

tees and by checking all expenditures with the savings bank books. All receipts and expenditures are recorded properly on their records. Annual Report 223

STATEMENT OF TRUST FUNDS

Trust Funds on hand Feb. 15, 1936 $47,116.09 Trust Funds received during year 2,350.00

Unexpended Interest on hand Feb. 15, 1936 .... 2,960.05 Interest received during year 1,679.50

$54,105.64

Amount on interest expended during year $1,607.10

Balance of interest unexpended Feb. 15, 1937 .... 3,032.45 Principal of Trust Funds on hand—Bonds 12,000.00 Principal of Trust Funds on hand—Savings Banks 37,366.09 Principal of Trust Funds on hand—2 shares Water Co., Stock 100.00

$54,105.64

LIBRARY TRUST FUNDS

The books of the treasurer were examined and the balance was verified by statement from the bank. All expenditures were properly vouched for.

I wish to express my appreciation for all courtesies extended me during the course of my examination by all the departments.

Respectfully submitted,

DANA S. BEANE, Auditor. 224 City of Laconia

CERTIFICATE

I hereby certify that the accompanying balance sheet and statement of Serial Debt reflect the financial condition of the City of Laconia, as described by its books at the close of the fiscal year ended Feb. 15, 1937. I further certify that I have audited the income and expense accounts of the City for the year and have found them correct as detailed in my report submitted herewith.

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Exhibit II

CITY OF LACONIA

EXCESS and DEFICIENCY

Year Ended February 15, 1937

Credits

Fees Annual Report 22')

Debits

Bal. Deficit Feb. 15, 230 City of Laconia

Exhibit III CITY OF LACONIA

BALANCE SHEET

Year Ended February 15, 1937

Current Assets

Cash Annual Report 231

Current Liabilities

Miscellaneous Liabilities $1,414.87

Gale Park Fund 1,091.78

Leavitt Fund 395.83

Motor Vehicles 1937 2,974.09

Notes 100,000.00

Overlay for Abatements 3,198.12

State of N. H. Athletic Fund 396.06

Schools—1936 50,142.98

Skating Rink 623.67

Shoe Shop 60.17

City Engineering 6.80

Highways & Bridges 15,752.39

Police Dept. 251.49

Opechee Park 314.09

Weirs Fire Station 377.51

Sewer Maintenance 170.50

Municipal Court 591.92

Excess of Current Assets over Cur- rent Liabilities 3,273.56

Total Current Liabilities $181,035.83 232 City of Laconia

Exhibit IV CITY OF LACONIA SERIAL DEBT

Year Ended February 15, 1937

Total Serial Debt $475,750.00 Factory Improvement Notes $10,000.00 Bridge & Highway Bonds 4S.000.00 City Hall Bonds 20,000.00 Improvement Bonds 33,000.00

School District Bonds 67, 500.00 Serial Notes 8,500.00 Sewer & Funding Bonds 26,000.00 Sewer & Road Bonds 27.000.00 Street & 'Pavement Bonds 32.500.00

Trust Fund Serial Notes 12.000.00 School District Bonds—1935 71.250.00 City Improvement Bonds 100.000.00 School Equipment Notes 2n.000.00

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