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ANNUAL REPORT OF THE FINANCIAL CONDITION AND Receipts and Expenditures OF THE TOWN OF MAINE ALFRED TOGETHER WITH THE REPORTS OF THE Selectmen, Superintending School Committee, Town Clerk, Treasurer, and the Directors and Librarian of Parsons Memorial Library For the Year Ending February 3, 1917 THE SPRINGVALE ADVOCATE SPRINGVALE, MAINE 19 17 TOWN OFFICERS 1916 Town Clerk FRED J. SHERBURNE Selectmen, Assessors and Overseers of the Poor J. W. PLUMMER FRED RUSSELL J. O. NUTTER Superintending School Committee E. K. JORDAN H. J. SAYWARD Superintendent of Schools C. A. RECORD Town Treasurer JOHN STEVENS Auditor HARRY G. LITTLEFIELD Road Commissioners J. O. NUTTER FRED E. RUSSELL Constable and Collector of Taxes JAMES H. LITTLEFIELD Truant Officer JAMES H. LITTLEFIELD Board of Health DR. S. B. MARSHALL S. D. EMERY L. M. PERKINS T. G. HALL Directors Parsons Memorial Library E. H. BRACKETT HENRY G. GREEN SAMUEL M. CAME L. M. PERKINS EDWIN P FERGUSON . H. B. FERNALD Report of the Selectmen, Assessors and Overseers of the Poor for the Municipal Year of 1916 is as Follows The Selectmen of Alfred make report of the municipal year of 1916 as follows :— Money Raised to Defray Town Expenses, State and County Tax, Etc. For For For For For For For For For For For support of poor support of schools _..„ text books and supplies _ repairs on school houses highways and bridges opening roads in winter _._ incidental expenses _._ discounts and abatements free High School, $1100 by tax Parspns Memorial Library brown tail moth nests ...$ 350.00 1,400.00 3-50.00 200.00 1,500.00 50.00 500.00 100.00 600.00 100.00 5.00 _ 4 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE For For For Fcr For For For For For Fr.r For For For cutting bushes state highway _ maintenance of State highway superintendent of schools _ electric street lights 5th payment Alfred Water Co Fire Warden interest on loans fuel and janitor school account maintenance of sidewalks maintenance of fountain and park 2nd payment on school note soldiers' graves - 200.00 533.00 100.00 100.00 500.00 1,000.00 25.00 125.00 250.00 50.00 50.00 500.00 10.00 $8,598.00 Amount to be raised by taxation State tax County tax Overlay authorized by law Supplementary tax ,. $8,598.00 2,092.96 457.69 475.67 30.00 Total amount raised by taxation .$11,654.32 Real estate valuation $353,950.00 Personal estate valuation 121,325.00 Total valuetion Tax rate, 23 mills. Tax on real estate Tax on personal estate 231 polls at $3.00 Supplementary tax .$475,275.00 .$8,140.85 2,790.47 693.00 30.00 $11,654.32 TOWN OF ALFRED 5 Incidental Expenses Amount raised by town Overlay added to incidentals $500.00 475.67 $975.67 Order No. 10 Springvale Advocate, printing reports $38.50 25 S. B. Marshall, reporting births and deaths 5.00 29 Miss H. M. Littlefield, services 15.00 30 Loring, Short & Harmon, supplies 27.05 80 A. F. Hill, care town lot 1.00 119 New England Tel. & Tel. Co., toll calls _ 1.81 120 F. P. Morrill, watering trough 3.00 125 John Ricker, ballot clerk 8.00 126 Frank Day, ballot clerk 8.00 127 Andrew Chadbourne, election clerk ._ 8.00 128 Henry Marble, election clerk 8.00 139 Dr. H. N. Eames, services 3.00 141 Lester Garvin, tramps 4.75 176 L. D. Ridley, killing hogs, E. A. Jacobs _. - 5.00 178 Town of Sanford, one-third cost of painting Whicher bridge 22.54 179 A. R. Collicutt, ash can for Hall 1.82 189 Town of Sanford, auto to Gore fire 10.00 190 J. W. Plummer, telephone, postage and travelling expenses 13.14 6 ANNUAL REPORT OP THE 191 F . E. Russell, postage and travelling expenses 200 H. J. Sayword, taking school census 203 F. "J. Sherburne, dog constable ...... 204 F. J. Sherburne, postage 205 H. G. Littlefield, auditor 206 J. H. Littlefield, truant officer 208 Dr. S. B. Marshall, secretary of Board of Health ._ 207 J. H. Littlefield, constable 210 J. H. Littlefield, tax collector ..._ 211 C. A. Record, travelling expenses 185 John Stevens, treasurer „ 186 J. W. Plummer. selectman 187 F. E. Russell, selectman 188 J. O. Nutter, selectman 201 F. J. Sherburne, services as town clerk _ 212 F. J. Sherburne, recording births, deaths and marriages 213 John Stevens, postage .._ _ 214 J. H. Littlefield, postage _. 5.00 10.00 5.00 .80 5.00 5.00 5.00 13.00 55.00 12.00 40.00 55.00 45.00 45.00 15.00 11.00 2.53 2.75 $515.69 Unexpended balance $459.98 Discounts and Abatements Amount raised by town Walter S. Brewer, piano .$ 100.00 2.30 TOWN OF ALFRED 7 E. S. Burnham, piano L. N. Yates, A. Leavitt, grafanola A. Breary, cow Mrs. A. Trafton, carriage A. E. Jacobs, poll tax A. H. Johnson, poll tax W. H. Knight, poll tax A. Leavitt, poll tax William Litchfield, poll tax Joel Marshall, poll tax A H. Nutting, poll tax Lester D. Roberts, poll tax James Roberts, poll tax John E. Ricker, poll tax Albert H. Roberts, poll tax Walter Roberts, poll tax R. S. Stanley, poll tax Jotham Trafton, poll tax „ A. A. Tyler, poll tax , Albert S. Willey, poll tax Alfred Water Co., - 2.30 2.30 2.30 .69 .69 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 59.80 $118.38 Amount overdrawn Unpaid Taxes F. W. Trafton John Penney Roland Jose . Milton B. Lambert _ _„$ 4.83 9.50 1.73 2.30 $18.38 8 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE A. H. Johnson E. A. Jacobs C. E. Haskell Mrs. Fannie Meserve Fred Andrews - 69 3.68 2.30 2.30 2.76 $30.09 SUPPORT OF POOR Amount raised by town 1 Mrs. Timothy Yeaton, board of Charles Fisk _ _.., 5 Mrs. Timothy Yeaton, board of Charles Fisk and Robert Townsend 9 Mrs. Timothy Yeaton, board of Charles Fisk and Robert Townsend _ 13 Mrs. Timothy Yeaton, board of Robert Townsend 26 Dr. S. B. Marshall, medicine for poor 27 Dr. S. B. Marshall, examining eyes of Mrs. Harriett Jacobs _ ...... 28 Mrs. Timothy Yeaton, board of Charles Fisk and Robert Townsend 61 Mrs. Timothhy Yeaton, board of Charles Fisk and Robert Townsend $350.00 18.00 38.00 28.00 10.00 1.00 2.00 28.00 56.00 TOWN OF ALFRED 9 99 129 154 175 177 182 Mrs. Timothy,Yeaton, board of Charles Fisk and Robert Townsend _ Mrs. Timothy Yeaton, board of Robert Townsend Mrs. Timothy Yeaton, board of Charles Fisk Mrs. Timothy Yeaton, board of Charles Fisk and Robert Townsend Town of Sanford, board and supplies for Benj. Frazier Mrs. Timothy Yeaton, board of Charles Fisk and Robert Townsend 28.00 10.00 21.00 24.00 256.00 22.00 $542.00 Amount overdrawn Town Farm Account Received for hay .$ Received for pasture $192.00 25.00 35.00 $60.00 15 Wm. Rollins, repairing fence $ 79 J. H. Makin, galvanized roofing for town farm 140 H. J. Sayward, labor putting on roofing _ 1.75 37.20 4.90 $43.85 Unexpended balance $16.15 10 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE Town Lot in Cemetery Balance from last year _. Order No. 80, A. F. Hill, care town lot Unexpended balance . $39.71 1.00 $38.71 For Old Cemetery Account see Treasurer's Report. HIGHWAYS AND BRIDGES Amount raised by town ... Maintenance State Highway $1500.00 100.00 $1600.00 By F. E. RUSSELL Order No. 1 F. E. Russell 2 William Rollins 3 Wallace E. Russell _ 4 Walter S. Brewer 5 Arthur Bean 6 Walter Bean 7 F. E. Russell 8 W. H. Payson 9 Alpin Grant 10 F. E. Russell „ _... 11 Frank Russell & Son 12 Fred W. Ricker , 13 F. E. Russell 14 Frank Russell & Son - $ 20.00 5.25 6.00 4.83 11.45 22.93 15.00 4.60 16.15 10.00 25.00 2.25 15.00 45.00 TOWN OF ALFRED 11 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 31 32 33 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 45 46 47 48 John E. Roberts 13.12 Leland Gile 9.10 F. E. Russell _ 10.00 Frank Morrill _ 15.08 George W. Morrill _..._ 7.87 J. H. Makin 3.84 Fred Leach 23.62 A. K. Gile __ 13.12 Percy Smith _ _ _.... 12.50 Percy Smith 3.00 Arthur Burbank 3.50 Frank Hall 11.63 Will Bean 4.38 L. Emerson Heirs _ 1.75 Charles Allen 10.87 Robert Clark 6.00 Joseph Silva 4.50 William Clark 2.00 John Bennett _.... 2.00 Jotham Trafton 3.00 Eugene W. Roberts 26.00 T. G. Hall 70.45 L. H. Stevens 14.84 Eugene W. Roberts 1.25 Forrest H. Russell 4.38 Frank Russell & Son, stringers and bridge plank 60.40 Frank Russell & Son _ 45.33 B. C. Jordan Estate 10.75 Timothy Yeaton 13.62 John Stevens — 6.25 Carpenter Brothers 13.50 $631.11 12 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE Approach to State Road By F. E. RUSSELL Order No. .30 F. E. Russell 34 Walter Bean 44 B. C. Jordan Estate By J. O. NUTTER Order No. 2 John Ricker _ 3 Lyman Brown 4 George Kimball 5 Hector Scott 6 J. O. Nutter 7 John Bennett 8 Charles Trafton 9 John Tibbetts 10 H. Webster ..._ 11 Frank Day 12 Ed. Downs .. 13 J. Johnston 14 Nathaniel Carll ._ 15 Joseph Cluff 16 Walter Clark 17 A. Ridley 18 John Ricker 19 Lyman Brown 20 George Kimball -$ -... 15.00 4.00 15.25 $34.25 $ 10.50 7.00 5.25 10.00 26.00 3.00 1.75 36.00 5.25 38.25 7.00 5.65 11.38 20.25 20.25 88 2.58 .88 88 TOWN OF ALFRED 13 24 25 26 27 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 52 53 56 57 58 59 60 John Bracey J. O. Nutter George Kimball John Tibbetts Frank Day Henry Green Timothy Allen Clinton Hussey H. Webster Walter Clark W. R. Berry A. C. Clark John Bennett J. Johnston & Son Nathaniel Carll George Fisk Charles Cluff H. G. Chadbourne George Kimball J. O. Nutter A. F. Roberts George Kimball John Bracey Ed. Tibbetts ._ John Bennett Harold Deshon Ed. Deshon J. O.* Nutter Walter Clark . Walter Clark J. O. Nutter John Bracey George Kimball _^ W.R. Berry ,... , 12.25 30.00 10.50 54.00 59.38 6.25 2.19 3.50 9.19 37.13 9.75 8.75 10.00 5.25 5.25 6.00 5.70 1.00 9.63 22.00 10.50 10.50 9.63 6.13 3.00 8.75 5.25 2.00 20.00 12.50 6.00 2.63 2.63 2.63 14 ANNUAL REPOKT OP THE 61 65 68 73 77 78 79 81 85 87 88 89 90 91 93 94 A. Ridley Albra Hill Lester Ridley Walter Clark Charles Cluff „ H. J. Sayward H. G. Chadbourne W. H. Clark Arthur Farnham Frank Bracey H. L. Webster L. D. Ridley B. C. Jordan Estate B. C. Jordan Estate A. H. Nutting ..„.. Reeves & Linscott .'. - — _ _ _ _ „ 88 1.75 2.00 5.00 3.50 2.48 1.00 9.00 4.75 50 1.75 35 147.96 20.02 8.54 1.50 $833.56 J. O. NUTTER in 1915 Order No. 62 Jotham Trafton 63 Jotham Trafton 172 A. Farnham _ _ _ 3*.25 1.75 1.75 $6.75 TOWN OP AWRED 15 By FRANK RUSSELL in 1915 Qrder No." 16 Walter'Bean . _..$ 10.47 43 W. H. Payson .„_. 2.00 42 Frel Leach ._..... 3.37 $15.84 $242.70 $1764.22 Amount overdrawn $164.22 Paid State patrolman „ Lyman Littlefield Bridge Amount raised by town _ $200.00 Order No. 97 H. J. Sayward $ 15.00 98 B. C. Jordan Estate 103.67 99 Rufus Deering Co., stringers 178.20 100 Freight on stringers 22.61 $319.48 $119.48 Amount overdrawn Lewis Bridge Amount raised by town Order No. 121 H. J. Sayward, building Lewis bridge $675.00 675.00 16 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE OPENING ROADS IN WINTER Amount raised by town . By FRANK RUSSELL Order No. 1 William Rollins $ .80 2 C. F. Emmons 4.37 3 ' Alpin Grant _ 13.40 4 Fred W. Ricker 2.68 5 Leland Gile 20.11 6 Frank Morrill . 5.00 7 Fred Leach . 14.91 8 A. K. Gile 3.52 9 Frank Hall 1.80 10 George W. Morrill 7.52 11 Charles Allen 2.78 12 Wilbur Roberts ! 5.50 13 Eugene W. Roberts 5.25 14 T. G. Hall 8.63 15 Ei H. Brackett 4.65 16 L. H. Stevens 1.80 17 Frank Russell & Son 37.00 18 Forrest H. Russell 5.00 19 John Stevens ..._ 5.00 20 B. C. Jordan Estate 11.00 21 Christopher Hussey 28.00 $50.00 $188.72 By J. O. N U T T E R Order No. 1 L. A. Maxwell 21 James Perkins 22 William Knights $ 5.00 2.34 2.50 TOWN OF ALFRED 17 23 36 62 64 66 67 69 70 75 76 80 83 89 95 Frank Ridley M. H. Ricker James Johnston Ed. Deshon Frank Day John Tibbetts Weld Yeaton Charles Hussey. Charles Cluff George W. Nutter W. H. Clark Arthur Farnham F. Ridley B. C. Jordan Estate 5.27 2.75 5.25 28.70 11.25 11.25 4.28 12.94 3.60 9.00 24.00 23.50 4.88 64.60 $221.11 A. C. CLARK, 1914 98 Charles Hussey 2.25 $412.08 Amount overdrawn SIDEWALK Amount raised by town By J. O. NUTTER Order No. 86 B. F. Bracey $ 96 F. Russell $362.08 $50.00 4.80 2.00 $6.80 Unexpended balance ...... $43.20 18 ANNUAL REPORT OF T H E CUTTING BUSHES Amount raised by town ._ By J. O. NUTTER Order No. 54 John Bracey 54 J. O. Nutter 63 J. Hamblin 71 J. Bracey 72 G. Kimball 74 Charles Hussey 82 W. H. Clark 84 A. Farnham 92 John T. Nutter $200.00 $ - - 3.50 1.93 1.75 1.10 1.10 7.00 1.75 3.50 3.50 $25.13 By F. E. RUSSELL Order No. 1 A. K. Gile 2 G. W. Morrell 3 L. Emerson Heirs 4 Alpin Grant 5 Eugene Roberts ,. .$ 3.50 3.50 5.25 5.42 14.00 $31.67 $56.80 Amount unexpended $143.20 TOWN OF ALFRED 19 STATE ROAD ACCOUNT Amount raised by town Amount received from State $ 533.00 516.59 $1,049.59 Order No. 1 J. O. Nutter 2 W. Clark 3 F. E. Russell _ 4 H. Webster ...._ 5 John Bracey _ _ 6 George Kimball 7 H. Deshon 8 W. R. Berry 9 Timothy Allen 10 Charles McDonald 11 C. Hersey __ 12 George Tibbetts 13 J. Porrell _ 14 F. Roberts 15 J. O. Nutter 16 W. Clark 17 F. E. Russell 18 H. Webster 19 John Bracey 20 George Kimball 21 H. Deshon 22 Timothy Allen 23 C. Hersey ..: 24 George Tibbetts 25\ J. Porrell 26 H. Lothrop $ _ _ _ _... _ _ ___ _ _... _ - 37.63 38.78 50£8 17.10 21.49 21.49 19.49 13.49 17.49 18.39 14.39 10.39 1.10 5.00 38.02 46.54 54.34 15.70 20.60 17.76 13.70 17.70 17.10 2.00 10.60 9.10 20 ANNUAL REPORT OP THE 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 Robert Clark A. Ridley I. Yates N. Myers H. Lothrop J. O. Nutter W. Clark F. E. Russell H. Webster George Kimball H. Deshon C. Hersey Robert Clark A. Ridley I. Yates N. Myers George Nutter V. Kimball E. Pease Timothy Allen John Bracey J. O. Nutter W. Clark George Nutter George Kimball H. Deshon Robert Clark A. Ridley I. Yates V. Kimball E. Pease _ J. Porrell _ J. O. Nutter _ _ _ _ _ „ _. 12.60 17.70 15.70 5.10 10.89 43.56 50.00 57.24 20.89 22.89 20.89 6.89 20.89 22.89 22.89 22.00 60.00 20.00 4.00 4.89 89 24.50 33.92 33.92 11.55 9.55 9.55 13.55 13.55 13.55 9.06 13.55 21.00 TOWN OF ALFRED 21 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 V. Kimball _ H. J. Sayward I. Yates W. Clark George Kimball _.- _.. _ George Nutter _ _ A. Hill __ _ J. Bennett _. _ E. E. Hussey A. F. Roberts O. W. Brown . B. C. Jordan Estate _ Klauber Embroidery Works Dennis Johnson _ A. H. Nutting H. B. Fernald L. D. Ridley 12.00 8.25 7.21 13.92 4.55 9.00 88 20.00 47.95 46.00 46.15 54.40 15.73 16.00 3.93 1.50 3.00 $1,530.89 Amount overdrawn $481.30 SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT ACCOUNT Amount raised by town Order No. 142 C. A. Record 199 C. A. Record $100.00 $ 50.00 50.00 $100.00 22 ANNUAL REPORT OP THE ELECTRIC LIGHTS Amount raised by town ._ Order No. 7 York County Power Co 184 York County Power Co - $500.00 - $ 247.87 —. 300.00 $547.87 Amount overdrawn $47.87 ALFRED PARK ACCOUNT Amount raised by town _ Order No. 181 A. H. Nutting, supplies _.$ 202 B. F. Bracey, labor and supplies— $50.00 .59 31.50 $32.09 Unexpended balance $17.91 ALFRED WATER CO. Amount raised by town Order No. 18 Alfred Water Co 170 Alfred Water Co $1,000.00 $ 500.00 500.00 $1,000.00 TOWN OF ALFRED 23 FIRE WARDEN Amount raised by town Order No. 218 H. J. Sayward _ _ _ $25.00 25.00 SOLDIER'S GRAVES Amount raised by town Order No. 192 J. W. Plummer, flags for graves Unexpended balance - $10.00 1.50 $8.50 INTEREST ON LOANS Amount raised by town Order No. 215 Springvale National Bank 216 Sanford National Bank $125.00 $ 96.40 50.00 $146.40 Amount overdrawn - $21.40 24 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE BROWN TAIL MOTH ACCOUNT Amount raised by town No orders drawn — Balance unexpended $5.00 _ $5.00 SCHOOL NOTE Amount raised by town _ Order No. 219 Sanford National Bank $500.00 500.00 PARSONS MEMORIAL LIBRARY Amount raised by town _ Order No. 209 Parsons Memorial Library $100.00 100.00 SUMMARY OF RESOURCES AND EXPENDITURES RESOURCES Amount raised by taxation L .$11,654.32 Amount available for all school purposes besides town appropriation for 1916 2,103.30 Amount received from State for State road 516.59 Amount received from town farm 60.00 Amount received from Springvale National Bank for Lewis Bridge 675.00 Amount received from Springvale National Bank for Lyman Littlefield bridge 200.00 $15,209.21 TOWN OF ALFRED 25 EXPENDITURES For all school purposes including superintendent $5,550.45 For Incidentals _ _ 515.69 For Discount and Abatements 118.38 For Support of Poor 542.00 For Highways, Bridges and Patrolman 1,764.22 For Opening Roads in Winter 412.08 For Sidewalk _ 6.80 For Cutting Bushes 56.80 For State Road 1,530.89 For Alfred Water Co 1,000.00 For School Note 500.00 For Electric Lights 547.87 For Park Account 32.09 For Fire Warden 25.00 For Town Farm Account 43.85 For Town Lot in Cemetery 1.00 For State and County Tax 2,550.60 For Parsons Memorial Library 100.00 For Soldier's Graves 1.50 For Interest on Loans 146.40 For_.Lewis Bridge 675.00 For Lyman Littlefield Bridge 319.48 $16,440.10 Balance $1,230.89 J. W. PLUMMER, F R E D RUSSELL, J. O. NUTTER. Selectmen of Alfred. 26 ANNUAL REPORT OP THE I have examined the foregoing accounts of the Selectmen, and find them correct. HARRY G. UTTLEFIELD, Auditor. Alfred, Me., February 15th, 1917. TOWN OF ALFRED 27 ALFRED FIRE DEPARTMENT Treasurer's Report Balance in treasury Feb. 4, 1916 Received from supper and dance Received from Mrs. Emma Conant Received from Charles G. Moulton .$301.56 32.40 25.00 5.00 $363.96 Paid by order of Finance Committee Balance in treasury Feb. 5, 1917 $155.91 _.._ 208.05 $363.96 Alfred, Feb. 4, 1917. J. W. PLUMMER, Treasurer. Clerk's Report Property of A L F R E D . F I R E D E P A R T M E N T : Two (2) story buildings. Second story of the Village Station finished into a Hall. 1700 feet of hose. 3 hose reels. 5 hose nozzles. 24 wrenches. 2 lanterns. 12 sprinklers. 24 pails. 6 shovels. 12 (each) coats and hats. 28 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE One ladder truck with ladders. One wagon for forest fires. No. feet of hose laid, 1500. No. feet of ladders raised, 57. Members: Chief, H. J. Sayward. Asst. Chief, G. W. Clark. 2nd. Asst. Chief, C. H. Cluff. Treasurer, J. W. Plummer. T. T. Rankin Herbert N. Chadbourne Joseph W. Cluff L. M. Sayward Harry E. Chadbourne Maynard W. Hobbs Frank Day Frank E. Ricker Payson Ricker Alfred K. Wilson Ernest Allen George W. Bracy Wilbur G. Bracy John Tebbets Edward Tebbets George Tebbets Henry Marble Percy Morrill Roy Weeks William Kallis Leon G. Hayes William R. Hayes Grover C. Downs Ralph D. Emery TOWN OF ALFRED 29 George H. Williams Forest U. Burbank Clarence Thyng Roland Whicher Ansel Whicher Howard Clark Lyman Brown Albert W. Yates Walter M. Haynes Signed, GEORGE H. WILLIAMS, Clerk. Alfred, Me., Feb. 5, 1917. The attention of the voters is called to the fact that the hose now in the possession of the department is not rubber lined and does not now meet the requirements of the Insurance Underwriters. The insurance representatives have notified us that rubber lined hose must be purchased in order to maintain the present insurance rates in the village. This is a matter of vital importance to every property owner in town and should be given your thoughtful consideration. An article will be placed in the Warrant to see if the town will vote to raise a sum of money for the purpose of purchasing new hose and if so, how much. This matter will be more fully explained to you by a representative of the department, before the vote is taken. 30 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE Report of Treasurer of Alfred, Maine Dr. Balance on hand Feb. 6, 1916 .$ 581.83 Received from State:— Apportionment school and mill fund 731.55 Apportionment common school fund 691.82 Free High School 500.00 R. R. and Tel. tax 72.93 Refund dog licenses 45.29 Improvement State roads 516.59 Reimbursement State pensions 132.00 From Springvale National Bank, interest on deposit 8.76 F. J. Sherburne, dog tax, 1916 56.00 J. H. Littlefield, taxes, 1916 11,564.77 B. C. Jordan Estate, to adjust orders taken out twice, 1915 17.75 Tuition from A. C. Record 135.00 Alfred Grange for use of Town Hall 50.00 R. Stetson, Town farm grass 25.00 Springvale National Bank, accommodation notes 3,800.00 Springvale National Bank, note (Lewis Bridge) 675.00 Springvale National Bank, note (Littlefield Bridge) 200.00 Niles Bradeen, sealing weights and measures 6.25 $19,810.54 TOWN OF ALFRED 31 Cr. Paid by order of Selectmen Labor on Old Cemetery Dog licenses, 1916 County tax State tax .... Accomodation notes, Springvale tional Bank Niles Bradeen, sealing weights measures _ State aids _ __ Balance to next year $13,840.05 48.59 56.00 457.69 2,092.06 3,000.00 and 5.00 132.00 179.15 $19,810.54 Resources Balance library fund Balance in treasury _ Town Farm Due from State, damage to sheep Due from State, dog licenses Debit balance _ ..$2,743.38 — 179.15 2,000.00 119.00 11.00 953.71 $6,006.24 _ Na- _ _ Liabilities Library fund _ v Old Cemetery fund Unexpended interest cemetery fund — Outstanding notes $2,743.38 1,060.00 — 27.86 2,175.00 $6,006.24 32 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE Outstanding Notes 500.00 200.00 675.00 800.00 1 note due Sanford National Bank, Jan. 30, 1917 $ 1 note due Springvale National Bank, July 15, 1917 _ 1 note due Springvale National Bank, April 26, 1917 1 note due Springvale National Bank, August 17, 1917 $2,175.00 Old Cemetery Amount of fund Amount of interest Jan. 1, 1917 Amount of unpaid interest, 1915 Account $1,060.00 $53.00 23.45 $76.45 $30.4*5 18.14 27.86 $76.45 Paid B. F. Bracey Paid H. T. Kollock „ _ Paid unexpended interest Parsons Memorial Library Account Balance in treasury Feb. 13,1917 Received from library treasury $2,669.40 703.38 $3,372.78 TOWN OF ALFRED 33 Paid by order o$ directors Balance in treasury, Sanford .Bank $ 629.40 2,743.38 $3,372.78 JOHN H. STEVENS, Treasurer. I have examined the above Treasurer's account and find it correct. HARRY G. L I T T L E F I E L D , Auditor. Alfred, Me., Feb. 15th, 1917. PARSONS MEMORIAL LIBRARY. Directors' Report To the Legal Voters of Alfred: We are happy to report another quiet but successful year for the Parsons Memorial Library. A few slight repairs have been made on the library building and the steps still continue to be a perplexing problem. We hope to get the steps firmly in place soon. The grounds are in good order, although the shrubbery is still incomplete. The alcoves are filling quite rapidly and apparently some additional shelf room will soon be needed. The magazine and paper table still continues to be especially well patronized. The Parsons Memorial Library is now and we hope will long continue to be a real blessing to its patrons. Alfred, February 17,1917. SAMUEL M. CAME, HENRY G. GREEN, LUCIUS M. PERKINS, E. H. BRACKETT, H. B. FERNALD, EDWIN P. FERGUSON, Directors. 34 ANNUAL REPORT OP THE Librarian's Report To the Board of Directors, Parsons Memorial Library: Gentlemen, I have the pleasure of submitting the following as the thirteenth annual report of Parsons Memorial Library for the year ending March 1, 1917. On March 1, 1916, the number of volumes in the library was 7125. Number of volumes added by purchase, 287. Number of volumes received from State Library, 18. Number of volumes received as gifts, 2. Number of cards outstanding March 1, 1917, 338. Number of books loaned during the year, 7620. Number of books in the library March 1, 1917. 7432. Of the books purchased, nearly half were non-fiction, consisting of biography, travel, history, nature books, etc. Among the number is a set of "Carpenter's Geographical Readers" and another of "The World and Its People" in twelve volumes. Also we have added five more books to the ten we already have in "The Children's Hour" series. One of the books given us, is a copy of The Original Proprietor's Records of Phillips' Town," which was presented by the late Hon. Fred J. Allen, of Sanford. It is a book of great value and interest to anyone studying the early history of York County. We have also received a book of poems called "Toward the Sun," which was presented by the author, Rev. A. Mc G. Beede, of North Dakota. We have added to our reading table the National Geographic magazine, which is full of fine illustrations and.instructive information. The reading contest being carried on in the High School has increased the circulation of standard and nonfiction literature to quite an extent. TOWN OF ALFUBP 36 ber be kepf up from year to year. Also it must be remembered that all school supplies are costing, in most The library has been open every Wednesday and Saturday afternoon and evening with the exception of three evenings when it was closed on account of severe storms. While the figures show a steady and encouraging increase in the use of the library, there is still room for improvement, and we wish that a way might be found by which those living in the more distant parts of the town and who cannot easily get to the village, might share in its benefits. Respectfully submitted, M. C. EMERSON, Librarian. 36 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE Report of Superintendent of Schools. I herewith submit my second annual repoft of the schools. It has been the good fortune of the town during the past year to have been able to secure a corps of good teachers whose efforts have been attended with very satisfactory results. As the question of finances for another year is to come before the voters soon, I will present the conditions and needs of the schools, as clearly as possible. The amount expended for schools may appear to some, too large. It may be so, but what can be done to reduce this expenditure ? No one will advocate a policy that will result in lessening the present efficiency of the schools which will be the inevitable result of any reduction in cost. It is possible to secure teachers who would work for smaller salaries than we are paying, but the town would lose money by employing a cheaper grade of teachers. A poor teacher is costly at any price, however small. It would be poor economy to cut down the expenditures for books and supplies. It may appear to some that too much has been paid out for such things, but, not withstanding, that it may so appear, the schools have actually been cramped at times during the past year because of a lack of suitable books. Schools of intermediate or grammar grades need at least ten books per pupil during a school year. Of this number, six should be of well selected reading matter. This does not mean the purchase of ten new books each year, but that a good equipment demands that number of books, and that the num- TOWN OF ALFRED 37 instances, three times as much now as they cost a year ago, and no one knows what they will cost in the future. Fuel is another article for which more must be paid than has been paid at any time in recent years. A year ago the Town voted to raise $1400.00 for the maintenance of common schools. It will be necessary to raise a large amount for this purpose for the coming year. The total resources for the past year for support of common schools were $2896.30. The total expenditures amounted to $3279.16 resulting in an overdraft of $382.86. This overdraft is due to the failure of the town to participate in the benefits of the State equalization fund, which has accrued to the town in the past and was expected a year ago when the estimates for school expenses were made. Lest the matter of the disbursement of this fund be not understood by some, I will explain the basis of distribution in the past and what excluded Alfred from the benefits of fund for the fiscal year closing January 31, 1917. The equalization fund used to be distributed on the basis of per cent of taxation for common school purposes. On that basis if the rate of taxation of a town for common school maintenance was more than the average rate of the State the town received a portion of the fund. But the Legislature of 1915 amended the law pertaining to the distribution of the fund, making the conditions of eligibility to share in it, that not only must a town's rate of taxation for common school purposes be excessive but also its municipal rate must be greater than the average rate of the State. This last condition eliminated Alfred from the list of beneficiaries of the equalization fund. With no hope of receiving anything from this source, it will be necessary for the town to raise more for the ensuing year, than was raised a year ago. 38 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE For books and supplies we will endeavor to make the same amount ($350) as was raised last year, meet the demands of the coming year. There ought, however, to be made a special appropriation of at least $100.00 for reference books and apparatus for the High School. The State inspector of high schools, Josiah Taylor, criticises severely the lack of library material in the high school. It is true that Alfred possesses an excellent public library that is of great value to the school, but at the same time there are some books that the school ought to own and inasmuch as Mr. Taylor calls special attention to this defect in the school equipment, the matter should receive attention. Mr. Taylor states as follows:— To the Superintendent of Schools, Alfred, Maine. My Dear Sir :— An examination of the library material reported as belonging to the high school, together with my personal observations in the school, makes it clear to me that there is a very serious deficiency in the material provided for this purpose. By referring to the pamphlet issued by this office entitled "High School Libraries," you will find what are regarded as the minimum essentials for a high school library. I am writing at this time to urge that you incorporate in your annual report a recommendation, endorsed by your committee, that an appropriation be made for this purpose. This appropriation should be sufficient to purchase material that will bring the school library up to the extent of that suggested in the pamphlet mentioned. The library is rapidly coming to be recognized to be as important to successful work in the high school as any other factor in its equipment. In the case of your school in particular, I believe you need TOWN OF ALFRED 39 not hesitate to urge vigorously that the lack of suitable reading to supplement textbooks and provide for an acquaintance with the best in literature be met by adequate appropriation by the town. Very truly yours, JOSIAH W. TAYLOR, Agent for Secondary Education. Repairs The appropriation for repairs should receive careful consideration as Alfred makes no appropriation for incidentals, quite a number of bills have to be charged to the repair account which are not really repairs. Whenever any school furniture is purchased, the expense is met by the repair fund. Now that electric lights, that have been much needed, have been installed throughout the High School building, provision must be made to meet the cost of their maintenance from the repair appropriation or make an appropriation for incidentals. Also better toilet facilities should be provided at the High School. To do this would necessitate the installing of something in the nature of chemical closets, those being the only thing that the physical conditions of the building and grounds will permit of operation. The present facilities are not sanitary. They are uncouth and unfit for use. High School The High School is doing excellent work and is well worth the support of the community. If another teacher' could be added to the force the efficiency of the school would be increased. This suggestion is not intended to convey the impression that the present school is unsatis- 40 ANNUAL REPORT OP THE factory. It is exceedingly satisfactory as far as its facilities permit. But it is an almost impossible task for two teachers to meet the modern demands upon a high school. The school needs better facilities for the teaching of science and needs the service of another teacher so that more science may be taught than the present number of teachers can teach and meet the other academic requirements that the school must meet in order to maintain its standing as a class A school. For maintenance of High School for the coming year the usual appropriation will suffice, if two teachers only be employed. In closing, I desire to express my appreciation of the manifest good will toward me as shown by teachers and citizens during the past year. Respectfully submitted, C. A. RECORD. Estimates for 1917. Free High School _ _ $ 600.00 High School Janitor and Fuel 350.00 Common Schools 2,000.00 Books and Supplies _ _ 350.00 Equipment for High School 100.00 Repairs ._ 500.00 $3,900.00 Common School Account Received from State $1,423.37 Received from Town 1,400.00 Received from R. R. Tel & Tel. Acct..... 72.93 $2,896.30 TOWN OF ALFRED 41 Paid Paid Paid Paid EXPENDITURES Teachers .$2,314.50 Conveyance __ 589.00 Janitors 205.75 Fuel _ 169.91 $3,279.16 Overdraft _ $382.86 Paid Teachers, Common Schools Dorothy Walker ...._ $247.00. Elizabeth Ingalls 392.00 Eva Roberts _ 96.00 Etta Goodwin 262.50 Lillian Hill 385.00 Frank Knight 315.00 Harriet Fogg 224.00 Helen Garland 208.00 Lois Chandler _ 8.00 Mildred Wheet 10.00 Ethel Sawyer 143.00 Hazel Groves 24.00 $2,314.50 Conveyance C. W. Hussey Ida Kimball Nathaniel Carll « Maynard Cluff > $366.00 159.00 4.00 60.00 $589.00 42 ANNUAL REPORT OP THE Janitors Elmer Litltefield Frank Knight W. H. Bean $189.00 2.75 14.00 $205.75 Fuel L. F. T. F. D. Ridley E. Thompson G. Hall P. Knight $55.91 80.00 25.00 9.00 $169.91 - Free High School Account Received from State Received from Town Received from Tuition Balance from last year $500.00 600.00 70.00 359.15 $1,529.15 1,366.15 $163.00 Expended Balance High School, Janitor, Fuel Received from Town Expended Balance , $250.00 163.50 $86.50 TOWN OF ALFRED 43 EXPENDITURES Elmer Littlefield, janitor _ L. D. Ridley, fuel $126.00 37.50 $163.50 High School Teachers M. B. Lambert L. W. Elkins H. B. Clifford Ethel Crockett _..._ _ _ . $ 55.54 401.37 422.24 487.00 $1,366.15 Repair Account Received from Town Unexpended Expended Overdraft EXPENDITURES Alfred Water Co A. Guy Littlefield S. B. Emery — $ 2.00 9.15 24.65 $200.00 15.25 $215.25 $233.58 $18.33 44 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE Folsom Bros Kenny Bros. & Wolkins N. J. Prescott Elmer Littlefield J. Plummer L. E. Knott Apparatus Co Bennett & Clark H. J. Sayward J. H. Cobb James Mullins Edward Murphy T. G. Hall 29.25 46.70 2.85 3.00 3.00 15.70 2.40 24.08 2.70 65.40 2.00 70 $233.58 Text Books and Supply Account Received from Town Received for books and supplies $350.00 30.00 $380.00 $408.26 $28.26 Expended Overdraft T E X T BOOKS AND S U P P L I E S White, Smith Pub. Co J. Fischer & Bros Milton Bradley Co D. Appleton & Co J. L. Hammett & Co D. C. Heath Co $ 3.04 2.80 96.51 6.25 48:53 \22.67 TOWN OF ALFRED 45 McMillan Co Averill Press American Book Co Silver, Burdette Co Howard & Brown E. E. Babb & Co L. E. Knott Apparatus Co Ginn & Co. _: Oliver Ditson Co Sanford News _ 27.18 4.00 4.80 46.20 8.20 30.29 .70 3.43 1.91 1.75 $408.26 PRINCIPAL'S REPORT I herewith submit my first annual report as Principal of Alfred High School. Considered as a whole the work thus far has been quite satisfactory to the teachers both from the standpoint of cooperation on the part of the townspeople generally and the attitude of the pupils. The course of study has been quite similar to that of other years. A course in General Science is being given to Freshmen this year for the first time as an alternate to Latin. A valuable course in General Hygiene is being given the girls of the two upper classes. It is eminently desirable that at no distant time a course in Agriculture should be given in our High School similar to those which are being so successfully conducted elsewhere. This will demand a third teacher who is already much needed since the assistant conducts seven recitations a day and the Principal eight, a condition which renders the most efficient work impossible. 46 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE It is very necessary that the equipment of the school be increased and improved to a considerable degree. Our Library consists in a Dictionary, two venerable sets of Encyclopedias and several volumes of poetry. The town Library cooperates to a very helpful degree but it is essential that the school possess a few reference books. There are no usable maps at school. Our greatest need is the installing of a system of sanitary toilets in the basements of the building. The present outbuildings are filthy, unsanitary and a general nuisance. Modern fixtures can be installed for a reasonable price, thus bringing our school up to modern requirements in this respect at least. I regard one important feature of the school life this year as the establishment and activity of the School Improvement League. Entertainments given by this League have resulted in sums sufficient to pay a final nineteen dollars on the Typewriter and, in connection with the other schools, to install in the building a much needed lighting system, electric lights. In concision I wish to thank the people of Alfred for their good will and interest in our work. Respectfully submitted, H. B. CLIFFORD, Principal. TOWN OP ALFRED 47 Town Clerk's Report Report of the Vital Statistics of Alfred, Maine. Births, 1916 1916. Feb. Mar. Mar. 2 3 12 Walter Lindsey, son of Lindsey D. Ridley and Eltina Gerrish. Son of Docita Deveau and Katherine Cronin. Daughter of Harry E. Chadbourne and Grace B. Lord. Daughter of Wilbur Carpenter and Elvie Rounds. Son of Elmer J. Burnham and Mabel Guptill. Daughter of John Pollock and Susie Roberts. Clara Ellen, daughter of S. B. Marshall and Elizabeth York. Norman Wesley, son of Verner W. Kimball and Bertha G. Sanborn. Edgar Roland, son of Ansel C. Whicher and Fannie C. Swett. George I. Mueller, son of George I. Mueller and Madeline Yost. Daughter of Forrest Russell and Hazel Stone. Mar. .20 Apr. Apr. May June June June Sept. 1917 Jan. 24 24 13 3 17 29 1 14 Daughter of Alphonso Kimball and Ida Maxwell. Marriages, 1916. Date 1916 Feb. Feb. 16 Edward Tebbetts anci Iva M. Smith. 19 Wilbur G. Bracy and Christine MacNeil. 48 ANNUAL REPORT OP THE April Sept. Nov. 1917 Jan. 1916 Mar. Dec. 12 Melville T. Emery and Mary A. Tebbetts. 30 Edward Stone Titcomb and Margaret Neal Hewey. 22 Lester G. Elwell, Buxton and Lucinda E. Marean, Standish. 10 John Henry Bracy and Sarah A. Johnson. MARRIED AWAY, REPORTED H E R E . 30 Forrest H. Russell and Hazel Margarite Stone. 13 Frank A. Ridley and Erma J. Hussey. Deaths, 1916. 27 Infant daughter of Wilbur Carpenter. Stillborn. Apr. 6 Adrianna Bracy, 63 years, 1 month, 27 days. Diabetis Mellitus. Apr. 24 Infant son of Elmer J. Burnham. Stillborn. May 9 John T. Huff, 77 years, 7 months, 1 day. Acute Brights Disease. May 14 Adelaide B. Roberts, 63 years, 11 months, 15 days. Cancer of Bowels. May 15 Marion F. Stimpson, 80 years, 2 months, 20 days. Cerebral Hemorrhage. June 6 Albin E. Gilbert, 69 years, 2 months, 24 days. Cirrhassis of Liver. Sept. 1 Infant daughter of Forrest Russell. Premature birth. Sept. 5 Laura E. Cluff, 72 years, 7 days. Tumor of Brain. Date 1916 Mar. TOWN OF ALFRED 49 Oct. Nov. Dec. Dec. 1917 Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. 27 Mary K. Merrill, 53 years, 7 months, 6 days. Chronic Gastritis. 4 John H. Swett, 52 years, 9 months. Diabetis Mellitus. 25 Mary K. Allen, 68 years, 8 months, 9 days. Acute Nephritis. 29 Charles Haley, 82 years, 2 months. Apoplexy. 5 James Frank Butler, 83 years, 6 months, 21 days. 15 Charles A. Fiske, 70 years. Brights Disease. 26 Robert S. Townsend, 77 years, 9 months, 25 days. Diabetis Insipidus. 27 Sarah J. Bracy, 74 years, 9 months, 15 days. Diabetis Mellitus. DIED AWAY, BURIED H E R E . Abbie J. Phoenix, 86 years, 1 month, 13 days. Cerebral Hemorrhage. 25 Charles W. Linscott, 34 years, 11 months, 23 days. Cerebral Hemorrhage. 21 John E. Ricker, 33 years, 7 months, 23 days. Alcoholism. 23 Catherine L. Plummer, 80 years, 2 months, 24 days. Myarcarditis. James E. Hewey, 59 years, 4 months, 15 days. Valvular Heart Disease. 16 Annie F. Dearborn, 34 years. Dementia Praecox. Respectfully submitted, F R E D J. SHERBURNE, Town Clerk. 9 4 1916 Apr. Apr. May May 1917. Jan. Jan. TOWN OF ALFRED 4% 4% ARE YOU GETTING A SHARE OF OUR MELON? Twice a year—March and September—we cut a melon, and every dollar in our Savings Department gets a part of it. ARE YOU IN? If not get in now, and share in the next distribution. Start an account now and get your part of the $18,000.00 we will divide up in September. Springvale National Bank R. N. Stiles, Pres. H. B. Rowe, Cashier. 4% -4% This Year, Our Line of WALL PAPER IS LARGER THAN EVER Prices Start at 5c Per Single Roll We Have Added Another Line of High Grade Ranges THE BARSTOW Excellent Baker, Economical on Fuel On the Market SIXTY YEARS FOLSOM House Furnishers BROS. Springvale •TOWN OF ALFRED HARNESS OF ALL KINDS in stock and made to order. Repairing promptly done. Parcel Post orders solicited. Complete Stock of Sanford Mills Blankets and Robes FUR COATS to let, sold, exchanged and repaired. Horse or Cow Hides tanned and made up into coats and robes, $12.00 and upwards, including tanning and making. W. T. FLINT Telephone Connection No. 5 Mechanic Street Sanford, Maine A. C. HOLMAN 'THE HOME OF GOOD CLOTHES" You can always feel confident of getting the best value and the latest style in Men's and Boy's Clothing at our store. Also High Grade Tailoring. The best known brands in Gent's Furnishings. Remember the place— THE HOME OF GOOD CLOTHES" A. C. Holman, Prop. CENTRAL SQUARE SANFORD, ME. TOWN OF ALFRED rm-