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Barrett, pool table license, 20 00 Insurance tax, 3 75 R. R. tax, 1350 37 Savings bank tax, 1978 93 Literary fund, 216 00 Proportion of school fund, 1021 94 Grafton County order, 156 45 Bounty on hedgehog 12 40 Dog tax, 201 89 C. P. Cattabriga, rent of land, 5 00 Rent of Town house, 12 00 Fines, 14 43 Lebanon Bank, balance due on Stickney case, 148 85 P. Boldasaro, rent stone crusher, 95 00 Page 3 Rec'd P. Boldasaro, for labor of W. G. Dresser, $28 05 W. G. presser, for crushed stone 112 50 Excise Com. fees, 4 74 1917 taxes, 8 88 W. G. Dresser, for gravel, 50 00 Licenses for junk dealers, 20 00 C. L. Beede, license, 79 00 Old lumber, 1 50 Fred A. Fogg, for sidewalk 12 00 J. H. Ibey, for sidewalk 19 00 Scott Harvin, over draft, 11 50 State road construction, 106 81 Mascoma trunk line, 52 45 W. G. Dresser, over draft, 7 11 Gage and Johnson, interest, 116 66 Cemetery funds interest, 15 11 A. J. Plamondon, Whitney Hall, 5 00 ---------- $11,353 00 School Treas. by error of overpayment 1000 00 ---------- $12,353 00 CASH PAID OUT TAXES Paid State tax, $2,085 00 County tax 1,850 98 Special tax, 278 00 --------- $4,213 98 Page 4 NOTES AND INTEREST Paid People's Trust Co., Note and Interest, $4,083 33 Paid People's Trust Co., on $6,000 00 note, 1,500 00 Paid People's Trust Co., Interest on $6,000 00, 220 00 Paid Trustees interest on trust funds, 103 81 ---------- $5,907 14 STREET LIGHTS Paid Canaan-Enfield Electric Co., $1,128 75 SCHOOL MONEY Paid H. E. Walbridge, Treasurer, $9,049 83 Received check from School Treas. to correct error, money overpaid 1000 00 ---------- 8,049 83 TOWN AND COUNTY POOR Paid J, S. Pillsbury Overseer of poor, $347 58 ROAD AGENTS Paid Daniel Ibey, breaking roads, $76 59 Peter Monast, breaking roads, 102 13 Walter C. Morse, breaking roads 91 37 --------- $270 09 W. G. Dresser, breaking roads, $427 21 John Bailey, 820 83 A. C. Rice, breaking roads; 325 56 -------- $1573 60 Page 5 LABOR AND MATERIAL Paid W. S. Dresser, $1,933 74 John Bailey, 1166 26 A. C. Rice, 295 99 -------- $3,395 99 SHAKER BRIDGE Paid W. G. Dresser, per bills rendered, $1,175 25 BOARD OF HEALTH Paid Howard Pierce, $1 15 F. P. Fisher, 16 50 Mr. Virgin 3 66 J. S. Pillsbnry, disinfecting, 57 00 J. S. Pillsbury, health officer, 25 00 ----- $103 31 WHITNEY HALL Paid Canaan-Enfield Electric, Co., $68 85 V. M. Hardy, Janitor, 167 50 J. W. Pattee, coal, 40 97 C. P. Cattabriga, 250 00 Fred A. Fogg, and others, repairs, 21 27 Alice M. Follansbee, Insurance, 93 47 J. S. Pillsbury, water rent 10 00 Page 6 W. A. Wilmot, Cummings contract, $60 00 Andrew Allen, for concrete 121 82 C. S. Hastings, repairs, 2 25 Wells and Flanders, for wood 3 00 -------- $839 13 PUBLIC LIBRARY Paid E. E. Jones $232 20 WATER TUBS Paid L. S. Hastings, 1912 to 1918, $9 00 DAMAGE ON HIGHWAY Paid Lillian A. Thornton, $40 00 FIREMEN Paid A. D. Hazen; Protector Hose Co., $145 75 Arthur Morson, Victor Hose Co., 150 25 ------- $296 00 MAINTENANCE WEST SIDE TRUNK LINE Paid Scott Harvin $714 17 Over draft, 11 50 ------- $702 67 STATE ROAD MAINTENANCE Paid W. S. Dresser, per bills rendered $837 21 Page 7 BUILDING STATE ROAD Paid W. G. Dresser for bills rendered; $1,829 10 Canaan-Enfield Electric Co., 86 00 Boston & Maine freight on roller, 55 30 State for labor and material, 281 54 --------- $2251 94 REPORTING BIRTHS AND DEATHS Paid W. S. Gustin, $1 75 F. P. Fisher, 4 15 E. E. Dean 1 25 ------ $7 75 BALANCE TO BE PAID ON NEW BRIDGE As REPORTED LAST YEAR Paid United Construction Co., $150 00 REPAIRS ON SIDEWALKS Paid Andrew Allen, $ 1,704 54 Rec'd from Fred A. Fogg for sidewalk, $12 00 from J. H. Ibey for sidewalk, 19 00 31 00 1673 54 Page 8 POLICE OFFICERS Paid J. H. Ibey, services and hand cuffs, $126 50 M. G. Colcord, 20 00 ------- $146 50 TOWN OFFICERS Paid F. H. Noyes, supervisor, $ 6 00 W. A. Abbott, supervisor, 6 00 Ralph Nichols, auditor, 3 00 J. S. Pillsbury, overseer poor, 50 00 V. M. Hardy, town clerk, 73 75 L. C. Hill, treasurer, 75 00 D. W. Campbell, selectman, 225 00 H. R. Norris, selectman, 225 00 W. C. Morse, selectman, 225 00 D. C. Campbell, collector 236 40 John H. Noonan, moderator, 10 00 ------ $1,135 15 REPORT OF TAXES BOUGHT AT AUCTION BY THE TOWN FEBRUARY 12 1918 H. L. Little, $87 85 Edward H. Hecox, 17 45 Page 9 REPORT OF TAXES BOUGHT AT AUCTION BY THE TOWN FEB. 12, 1918 Silas Creighton, $26 35 A. H. Truell, 14 51 Kate Truell, 2 21 Harry F. Prescott, 130 59 Alfred Watson, 21 43 ------- $300 39 MISCELLANEOUS Paid W. J. Randolph, Register $2 00 Myrl Currier, insurance on Town House 12 50 W. A. Abbott, printing 1917 reports 108 50 Boston and Maine, freight 10 74 E. R. Cummings, tax book and supplies 9 50 N. E. Road Machine Co., for drag 28 00 H. F. Prescott, driving hearse 19 25 D. C. Stickney Memorial Day 50 00 Good Road Machine Co., 68 35 Good Road Machine Co., Road Mach., and edges 180 99 Page 10 MISCELLANEOUS Paid E. R. Cummiugs, tax bills etc. $ 7 35 Walter C. Morse, repairs on boulevard 3 45 Frank B. Morse, wheels for road drag 20 00 H. R. Norris, perambulating line 4 00 Robert Upton, fees in Stickney case 53 24 John Noonan, cost in Stickney case 47 96 Boston & Maine, freight 1 68 I. J. Giguere, repairs on tools 28 90 S. E. Masure, work Strate place 2 00 F. A. Fogg, plumbing, Strate place 65 00 J. S. Pillsbury, water rent Strate place 7 00 Walter C. Morse, drawing wood town house 2 00 Walter C. Morse, perambulat- ing line 12 00 Walter C. Morse, housing road machine and snow plow 3 00 Fred A. Fogg, for tools 88 42 E. B. Huse Estate, housing roller 6 75 Stella H. Dorothy, insurance on clock and G. A. R. Hall 17 70 Carrie E. Currier, repairs on town hall 3 94 Page 11 MISCELLANEOUS Paid E. C. Eastman, record book $ 7 50 W. H. Colburn, driving hearse 30 00 H. R. Norris, postage 1 40 Walter C. Morse, express etc 98 Daniel W. Campbell, bounty on hedge-hogs 4 40 W. C. Morse, bounty on hedge-hog 8 00 F. A. Fogg, work on fountain 5 23 E. A. Cross, driving hearse 2 50 E. R. Cummings, printing etc 6 50 John H. Noonan, retainer 25 00 Arthur Morrison, care of clock 12 70 John Bailey, wood for town house 6 00 Boston & Maine R. R., for gravel 20 00 H. E. Walbridge, telephone bill 2 00 E. C. Eastman, dog license etc 8 50 Herbert Steenberg, driving hearse 9 50 S. W. Hayes, repairs on stone crusher 8 17 Canaan-Enfield Electric Co. , light and power for stone crusher 48 00 N. E. Road Machine Co. , repairs stone crusher 21 79 ------ $1,092 39 Page 12 MASCOMA TRUNK LINE Paid W. G. Dresser $104 91 W. G. Dresser, for labor for P. Boldasora 28 05 VALUATION Town $502,920 00 Precinct 601,610 00 SUMMARY Paid State tax $ 2,363 00 County tax 1,850 98 Notes and interest 5,907 14 Street lights 1,128 75 Water tubs 9 00 School money 9,049 83 Town and County poor 347 58 Road agents 5,239 68 Shaker bridge 1,175 25 Damage on highway 40 00 Board of health 103 31 Whitney hall 893 13 Public library 232 20 Firemen 296 00 Maintenance West side trunk line 714 11 Maintenance State road 837 21 Building State road 1,970 40 Reporting births and deaths 7 75 Page 13 SUMMARY Paid Miscellaneous $1,092 39 Taxes bought by town 300 39 Town officers 1,135 15 Police officers 146 50 Sidewalks 1,704 54 Bridge 150 00 Mascoma trunk line 104 91 W. G. Dresser, for labor for Boldasora 28 05 ---------- $ 36,773 31 Rec'd check from School Treas,to correct error, money overpaid 1000 00 ----------- $35,773 31 Enfield, N. H. , February 16, 1918. We have examined the accounts of the selectmen, treasurer, road agents, overseers of the poor; tax collec- tor and library trustees for the Town of Enfield, for the year ending January 31st, 1918, and find them cor- rectly cast and properly vouched for. JOHN H. NOONAN, RALPH NICHOLS, Auditors. Page 14 STATISTICS Real estate $ 775,270 00 Horses 39,060 00 Mules 300 00 Oxen 1,900 00 COWS 32,610 00 Neat Stock 4,690 00 Sheep 845 00 Hogs 40 00 FoWls 485 00 AutoS and vehicles 11,725 00 Launches 575 00 Bank stock 3,200 00 Money on hand 1,550 00 Stock in trade 115,295 00 Mills and machinery 114,750 00 Wood and lumber 2,235 00 ----------- $1,104,530 00 Page 15 RAILROAD STOCK Boston and Maine 20 Northern 565 Concord and Montreal 209 Fitchburg 29 Nashua Street 16 Nashua and Lowell 8 Respectfully Submitted, DANIEL W. CAMPBELL H. R. NORRIS, WALTER C. MORSE Selectmen of Enfield. TAX COLLECTORS REPORT D. C. Campbell, Collector. Total tax to collect $23,649 10 Additional tax 133 66 ---------- $23,782 76 Paid town treasurer $23,645 13 Abatements 137 63 ---------- $23,782 76