Annual Report of the Municipal Officers of the Town of Dover-Foxcroft Ainem for the Year 1948-1949 Dover-Foxcroft M( E.)
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The University of Maine DigitalCommons@UMaine Maine Town Documents Maine Government Documents 1948 Annual Report of the Municipal Officers of the Town of Dover-Foxcroft aineM for the Year 1948-1949 Dover-Foxcroft M( e.) Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/towndocs Repository Citation Dover-Foxcroft M( e.), "Annual Report of the Municipal Officers of the Town of Dover-Foxcroft aineM for the Year 1948-1949" (1948). Maine Town Documents. 6409. https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/towndocs/6409 This Report is brought to you for free and open access by DigitalCommons@UMaine. It has been accepted for inclusion in Maine Town Documents by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@UMaine. For more information, please contact [email protected]. I A n n u a l R e p o r t OF THE M unicipal O fficers OF THE TOWN OF DOVER-FOXCROFT MAINE FOR THE YEAR 1948-1949 OBSERVER PUBLISHING CO.. DOVER-FOXCROFT, MAINE ANNUAL REPORT TOWN MANAGER & TAX COLLECTOR At Central Hall Saturdays 8:30 a. m.— 12 Please bring your Town Report to Town Meeting i TOWN OF DOVER-FOXCROFT 3 IMPORTANT All Taxpayers should read the following require ments and comply with them: Section 70, Chapter 13, Revised Statutes of Maine, 1930: “ Before making an assessment, the Assessors shall give reasonable notice in writing to the Inhabitants, by posting notifications in some public place in town, or shall notify them, in such other ways as the town at its Annual Meeting directs, to make and to bfiing in to them true and perfect lists, of their polls and all their estates, real and personal, not by law exempt from tax ation, of which they were possessed on the first day of April of the same year. If any resident owner, after such notice, does not bring in such lists he is thereby barred of his right to make application to the Asses sors or the County Commissioners for any abatement of his taxes, unless he offers such list wlith his appli cation and satisfies them that he was unable to offer it at the time appointed.” 4 ANNUAL REPORT TOWN OFFICERS, 1948 Elected Selectmen, Assessors, and Overseers of the Poor WALLACE DOW Term expires 1949 WALTER MAYO Term expires 1949 A. T. GELLERSON, Chairman Term expires 1950 HAROLD GRAY, Vice Chairman Term expires 1950 J. W. MEISNER Term expires 1951 * LESLIE VAN AKEN Term expires 1951 J. W. DANFORTH, Secretary Term expires 1951 *Died in office, July 30, 1948. Town Clerk CHARLES E. WASHBURN Town Treasurer PHILIP E. WARREN School Committee GEORGE WARREN Term expires 1949 HENRY GERRISH Term expires 1950 -MRS. MARGARET DOW Term expires 1951 Mayo Memorial Hospital Trustees MRS. SARAH GLIDDEN Term expires 1949 J. W. MEISNER Term expires 1949 (Appointed by Selectmen) MRS. LAURA STACY Term expires 1950 Municipal Board Mothers’ Aid MRS. FLORENCE GERRY Term expires 1949 HAROLD GRAY Term expires 1950 ALICE M. GENTHNER Term expires 1951 APPOINTED HAROLD E. CARSON Supt. of Schools LAURENCE A. PEABODY Town Manager LEIGH HEATH Health Officer G. HERBERT GREEN Police Officer LAWRENCE PRAY Police Officer CHARLES E. WASHBURN Plumbing Inspector ROBERT ANDERSON Sealer of Weights & Measures TOWN OF DOVER-FOXCROFT 5 LEIGH HEATH Milk Inspector PHILIP WASHBURN Building Inspector HAROLD M. HAYES Legal Adviser Board of Health LEIGH HEATH G. HERBERT GREEN ORVILLE LANPHER Surveyors of Logs and Lumber C. A. MERRILL PAUL MERRILL STANLEY E. MERRILL IRA A. DOORE ERROLL NUTTING Surveyors of Wood and Bark THEDE BURGESS C. B. BEEDY CHARLES DEYONE JOHN MARSH Town Weighers WILLIAM BURDICK STANLEY L. DOW KENNETH MERRILL Fence Viewers HARRY PACKARD C. G. CROCKER Pound Keepers WILLIS GILMAN C. H. GRAY ROBERT HARVEY Weighers for M. C. R. R. C. L. JENKINS ALLIE G. BUTLER C. H. DOORE THOMAS S. BURNS Fire Wardens WALLACE DOW A. T. GELLERSON HERBERT FLOWERS HAROLD GRAY FERNALD WHITMAN PETER BEARCE W. J. MAYO J. W. MEISNER J. W. DANFORTH GEORGE H. MERRILL JOHN MARSH, Chief Sextons A. A. ADAMS Lee Cemetery A. A. ADAMS Parsons Cemetery • A. A. ADAMS Foxcroft Center Cemetery 6 ANNUAL REPORT A. A. ADAMS Dover Village Cemetery A. A. ADAMS South Dover Cemetery A. A. ADAMS East Dover Cemetery GEORGE MEADE Boss Cemetery JOHN WARREN McAllister Cemetery MARTIN FRENCH Pine Grove Cemetery C. H. GRAY Gray Cemetery Constables E. R. CHENEY LEON B. HOWARD GUY THOMPSON LEIGH HEATH NORMAN HESKETH ANGUS MACNEVIN A. T. GELLERSON J. W. DANFORTH CHARLES DEYONE E. C. RICHARDSON LAWRENCE PRAY L. A. PEABODY / TOWN OF DOVER-FOXCROFT 7 LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL To The Board of Selectmen and Citizens of Dover- F oxcroft: During the past several months that I have served you as Town Manager, it has been my privilege and pleasure to learn a great deal about the Town, its gov ernment, and its people. It has been my endeavor to analyze each depart ment and utilize existing facilities, making improve ments where deemed advisable under conditions en countered. This shall be my policy as long as I am your manager. The excellent advice given by the selectmen, and the fine cooperation of the office staff, Highway crews, and other boards have made my duties very pleasant, and I wish to express my sincere appreciation. Respectfully Transmitted, LAURENCE A. PEABODY- Town Manager 8 ANNUAL REPORT TOWN MANAGER’S REPORT Police During the course of the year, parking meters were installed for the purpose of controlling parking of cars on our streets, at the time of installation, a day police officer was added to the force. I believe our traffic con trol has improved and will improve from year to year. The police officers are to be commended on their fine appearance and attention to duty. Health and Sanitation The Board of Health and the health officer have had several difficult cases during the year, in most parts, these have been solved satisfactorily, in accordance with state laws and existing town ordinances. Through the cooperation of the users, the town dump has im proved in appearance and access for the public during the year, but the rodent menace still exists. The public health nurse has been very active and progressed very favorably with the established health program. The hospital has been very well managed and shows a fine financial standing. The need of additional room still exists. Welfare A comparison of figures would indicate that our to tal charity cost was about $5,000.00 less this year than last, some of this comes about by the fact that board and care of children is now paid by the state. The town welfare cases cost about the same as last year, with a small drop in those serviced by this town for the state and other towns, making this apparent de crease. All indications point to an increase in welfare for the year 1949. Highways The year 1948 has been very favorable insofar as maintenance of highways is concerned. We have been able to give adequate service and still not have any serious overdrafts. The unimproved road money was spent on the East TOWN OF DOVER-FOXCROFT 9 Dover road (Essex Street extension), and application of gravel and ditching of about one-half mile was com pleted. The State Aid money was spent to complete the East Dover road to Sebec and the balance was spent on Park Street extension. One bridge was rebuilt and many others planked and repaired, culverts were installed and repaired, as far as funds were available. Additional salt was purchased for the winter of 1948-49 with the aim to give the traveling public safe ice free roads. Some sidewalk was built on East Main Street, North Street and Lincoln Street. Finances The financial picture has improved during the year, at year’s end, all current bills have been paid and an adequate cash balance to cany through the first part of 1949. Respectfully submitted, LAURENCE A. PEABODY, Town Manager / I 10 ANNUAL REPORT CRC AUDITOR’S REPORT February 18,1949. Board of Selectmen, Dover-Foxcroft, Maine. Gentlemen: In accordance with your request, we have audited the general and trust fund accounting records of the Town of Dover-Foxcroft, Maine, for the year ending January 31, 1949; have examined records of the town clerk af fecting accounting procedure and the administration of the town. We did not perform a detailed audit. Our examination was made in accordance with generally ac cepted auditing standards, and accordingly included such tests of the accounting records and such other auditing procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We herewith present our report, based upon our ex amination, together with the following exhibits: Exhibit A Comparative General Fund Balance Sheet as at January 31, 1949, and February 1. 1948. Exhibit B Comparative Trust Fund Balance Sheet as at January 21, 1949, and February 1, 1948. Exhibit C Analysis of 1948 Taxes for the Year End ed January 31, 1949. Exhibit D Statement of Transactions in Depart mental Accounts for the Year Ended January 31, 1949. Exhibit E Analysis of Change in Deficit to Avail able Surplus in Resources for the Year Ended January 31, 1949. SCOPE OF AUDIT Cash on deposit, in the general and hospital funds, has been reconciled with certificate furnished by The Merrill Trust Company. Funds in the town office of $100.00, and in the school superintendent’s office of $25.00 was determined by count of cash and paid vouchers; $35.00 recorded as held by the Mayo Memorial Hospital was not verified. Cash on deposit, in the parking meter account, was reconciled with confirmation furnished by The Mer rill Trust Company; undeposited cash was determined by actual count.