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ANNUAL REPORT

OF t h e

T O WN OFFICERS

OP THE TOWN OF

SULLIVAN, MAINE,

FOB THE

YEAR ENDING MARCH 1 190

ELLSWORTH, MAINE:e l l s w o r t h PUBLISHING COMPANY, PRINTERS.

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REPORT OF TREASURER.

H . H. H avey , Town Treasurer inaccount with T o w n o f S u l l iv a n

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Rec’d of State of Maine as followsSchool fund and Mill tax, $909 58’Free high school, 208 00Bounty on porcupines*.. 198 00Support of paupers, 515 06Dog tax (refunded,)/ 53 46Burial of soldiers, 35 00State pensions, 156 00State road, 100 00-

d of 1904 collector, $1,858 49“ “ “ Interest, 74 32

Rec’d of 1905 collector,Balance due on Charles Shaw note,S. J. Mitchell estate, tax,. 26 51Interest on S. J. Mitchell estate, tax, 1 43for sale of tax deed, Isaac Bunker heirs, of Town clerk dog licenses, of Town of Gouldsboro (tuition! of Town of Sorrento (tuition) of superintendent of schools (stove sold) of superintendent of schools (books sold)First National bank, Ellsworth, Me., interest,

CR.Balance due treasurer March 1,1905,Paid State as follows:

State tax, $811 48County tax, 406 77

$2,165 lo-

$1,932 s i$4,412 09

22 35

$27 9422 3167 0086 2047 002 001 75

17 81

$8,804 36

$698 94

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Pd. State pensions, $ 156 00Dog licenses, 67 00

$1441 25selectmen’s orders, $6368 70

Cash in treasury, 295 47

$8804 36H . H . H a v e y ,

Sullivan, Maine, March 1,1906, Treasurer,

REPORT OF ASSESSORS.

jssed vahie of resident real estate, $199,320value of non resident real estate, 44,115

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value of resident personal estate, 68,051value of non resident personal estate 2,890

Number of polls assessed 320 at $3 00,Rate $16 00 as per $1,000.

AMOUNT ASSESSED,State road, $ 200 00Support of common school, 1,200 00Roads and bridges, 1,000 00Support of poor, 850 00Free high school, 300 00Sidewalks, 150 00Memorial day, 25 00Repair of F. B. Havey road, 26 00Stone culvert at East Sullivan, 100 00Incidental, 800 -00Free text books, 150 00Repair of school building, 150 00County tax, 406 77State tax, 811 48Overlays, 71 76Supplementary tax, 8 00

— $314,876

$5,998 01

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Total amount assessed oil polls: $ 966 00 . . „“ “ “ property, 5,030 01

Supplementary, 8 00 ,$5,998 0.1

G. H . H a n n a ,

W. B. blaysdell ,Selectmen of sullivan.

REPORT OF OVERSEERS OF THE POOR

STATE PAUPER ACCOUNT.RESOURCES *

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Received from State 1905, $515 0&• \

EXPENDITURES.-

Due from State, March 1,1905,. $180 021Furnished Simon Young, 176 65

Cam Hilgrove,, rent, 36 00u u supplies,. 16 33

Mrs. P. Foye, board and clothes* 155 34James Hey worth, board and clothes* 133 56

$697 90

Due from State March-1, 1906, $182 84. H

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G. H . H a n n a ,

W . B. B laisbelD,

Selectmen of Sullivan,

TOWN PAUPER ACCOUNT.RESOURCES.

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By amount raised by town, $350 00

EXPENDITURES.

Overdrawn March 1, 1906, $ 7 95Pd. John Holmes for Gee Hodgkins board, 207 41

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p d. B. K. Martin care of E. H. Bunker, 122 50E. H. Bunker, funeral expenses, 50 50Supplies for Gee Hodgkins, 4 85Supplies for Ed. Tracy, 21 49

------------ $314 70

Unexpended balance, $35 30^ iwi— f t — ^

G. H . H a n n a ,W. B . B l a is d e l l ,

Selectmen of Sullivan*

ROADS AND BRIDGES.

Jesse R. W h it e , Commissioner, Distict No. 2, 1905.RESOURCES.

Amount appropriated by town March, ’05, $500 00W. R. Martin’s tax, 1905, 12 56

$512 56EXPENDITURES.

W. R. Hanna, snow bill, 1905, $ 41 92Andrew Havey, labor with team, 13 12Coleman White, labor, 8 75H. E. Joy, 21 75Wm. Robertson, labor with team, 7 77A. O. Wentworth, snow bill, 1905, 60Henry Whalen, “ “ 60Oscar Havey, K “ 60John Ferrin, “ “ 60Roland Orcutt, “ “ 80Eugene Havey, “ u 50Hollis Leighton, “ K 50Eugene Havey, labor and plank, • 2 75Hollis Leighton, labor, 2 50Fred Orcutt, labor, team and gravel, 16 61Hanna Bros., labor, team and supplies, 13 53

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Pd. J. S. Lord, labor with team,E. C. Hanna, gravel, 1904, Fred Patten, labor with team, Fred Crane, “ “ «A. D. Haskell, labor,Clifford White, labor with team,Jessie K. White, labor with team,.S. D. Webb, labor with team'on road

machine,E. W. Johnson, labor and team,Alfred Leighton, team on road machine,Thaddeus Sinclair, labor with team,Daniel I. Bunker, labor,Allie Griffin, uNoyes Haskell, “Frank Johnson, “Frank White, wGeo. F-srrin, snow bill, 1905,W. B. Estabrook, labor and plank,Chas. Martin, labor,James Pettee, “Eben Preble, gravel and cedar,W. R. Martin, tax on road worked,Wm. Lord, gravel,Ed. Guptill* repairing road machine, Hiram Preble, labor,John Bean, “Edwin W. Doyle & Co., lumber,Fred Bean, gravel,T. B. Johnson, gravel,Bragdon, Fernald & Gordon, stone, Preble & Clark, blacksmith work,

Balance unexpended March, 1,1906,ROAD DISTRICT No. I.

A twood L. B unker, Commissioner.resources.

Appropriated by town,

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EXPENDITURES.

Pd. A. L. Bunker, labor, $114 74Stillman Webb, labor with team, 68 20George Tracy, labor, 7 00Herbert Hooper, labor, 40 55J . M. Blaisddll, labor with team, 23 00G. M. Farnsworth, snow bill, 1905, 3 00Ardrie O. Bunker, labor and team, 21 00George Pettengill, gravel, 4 05Herman Joy, labor, 18 90Alfred Leighton, with team, 21 00Aathur Scott, with team, 14 25Charles Hardison, labor, 2 63W. C. Havey, with team, 2 00Macomber Bros., lumber, 19 50John Taylor, labor with team, 7 00Lysander Hooper, labor, 14 00Tyler Gordon, labor, 2 00James Havey, labor, 3 60Alonzo Gordon, labor, 5 40E. F. Clapham, labor. 3 00Albion Webb, labor with team, 2 00V. B. Gordon, gravel, 88Munroe Bunker, labor, 16 62Allen Watson, labor, 4 50Brad. Smith, with team, 8 00W. B. Blaisdell, with team, 11 40Dunbar Bros., gravel, 1 49Preble & Clark, blacksmith work, 7 44Crabtree & Havey, supplies, 6 05W. B. Blaisdell, gravel, 6 12Atwood Bunker, supplies, 10 00Crabtree & Havey, bridge stone, 11 00Hooper| Havey & Co., housing road

machine, 3 00A. Simpson, gravel, 1 12

$484 24

Unexpended balance March 1, 1906, $15 76

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PORCUPINE ROAD. A tw o o d L. B unker,. Commissioner:

RESOURCES,►

By raised by town,

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Atwood L. Bunker, labor,W. B. blaisdell, labor,W. B. Blaisdell, gravel,,Tyler Gordon, labor,.James Havey, labor,Arthur Scott, labor with team,, Harry Taylor, labor with team,. Archie Bunker, labor with team,;

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Brad. Smith, labor with team, Alonzo Gordon, labor,Herman Joy, labor,Sherman Libby, self and team, Monroe Bunker, labor,Albion Webb, labor self and team, Crabtree & Havey, stone,

Balance unexpended March 1, 1906,

FRED B. HAVEY ROAD.A t w o o d L. H u n k e r , .

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By amount raised by town,,

EXPENDITURE.

Pd. A. L. Bunker, labor etc.,.

Unexpended balance March 1, 1906,

EAST SULLIVAN CULVERT.

RESOURCES1.

Amount raised by town,

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EXPENDITURES.4 L

Pd, Atwood* L. Bunker, labor, Macsmber Bros., lumber,Stillman Webb, labor and gravel, Lysanders Hooper, labor, herbert hooper, labor.Archie Bunker, labor and team, W. B. Blaisdell, labor,

* i Allen Watson, labor,Nails, 122 1-2 lbs.

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EXPENDITURES.

Pd. H. E. Joy, labor,j * * < 4

Chas. Doyle, labor with team,■< * ^Frank Johnson, labor,

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Pd. H. O. Johnson for building culvert, 1905,

Balance unexpended March 1, 1906,

SIDEWALK ACCOUNT.: Atwood L. B unker, .f

RESOURCES-.4

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By amount raised by town, $150K

unexpended balance March 1, 1905, 16

Unexpended balance March 1, 1906,^ -

STATE ROAD ACCOUNT.f *J esse K. W hite, Commissioner,

RESOURCES.

By amount raised by town, $200unexpended balance, March 1,1906, 47received of Stats, 1905, 100

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.Frank White* labor,, ...a f * * « 1 V t ** ' 1 - - * - *

John Bean, labor,W. B. Estabrook, . -F. A. Patten, labor, self and team, Thaddeus Sinclair, labor,H. J. Bean,, stone,Preble & Clark, blacksmith work, Jesse White, labor,,

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H. O. Johnson, labor,.Coleman White, labor,Clifford White, labor with team,. Chas. Mkrtin, labor,F. L. Orcutt, labor with team,,W. J. Lord,, sharpening,A. J . pettee, dynamite,W. P. Sperry, labor,Leon Whalen, labor with teamr Herbert Sinclair, labor with team, Wm. Martin, labor,

By unexpen ed balance March 1, 1905, Amount appropriated by town,. Amount received for rent Hilbert house, Overlay,

Received bounty on porcupines, 1905r from State burial of soldiers, for note Mrs. Charles Shaw, dog license refunded, .. , tax deeds- sales,from collector interest on 1904 taxes, from First National bank interest on

deposit,

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INCIDENTAL ACCOUNT.RBSOUJ&Cm,

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EXPENDITURES.r » * x « t

G. S. Robertson, abatement, I 1 8§E. E. Bragdon, services as moderator, 3 00Ralph Gerrish, stationery, . ■ 1 00Bar Harbor Press Co., Town reports, 17 00Eugene Merchant, fighting fire, 1 25Allie Griffin, u “ 1 50Hollis Leighton, « « . 2 25Harold Hanna* “ M 1 25Noyes Haskell, “ “ 1 25Eugene Havey, « « 2 50Bailey, Noyes & Ce., Town books, 14 28F. A Patten, fighting fire, 3 00Lamont Johnson, housing hearse, 7 50F. W. Bridgham, recording births and deaths, 14 65 Simon Havey, sheep killed by dogs, 4 00James B. Havey, services and expenses as

selectman, 42 00E. W: Johnson, care of Town house, 4 00A. W. Gordon, services superintendent of

schools, 100 00W . C. Havey, taxes for Ambrose Pettee

estate 1904, 17 25Bradbury Smith, team hire and board of

tramp, 6 00C. W. Havey, service as Town clerk, 19 32W. C, Havey, abatements, 35 44W. C. Havey, tax on E. H. Greely property, 9 75 W. C. Havey, tax on R. Turnbull property, 2 93 W. C. Havey, tax on Ed. Chickering property 1 46D. M. Farnsworth, services school committee, 5 00 A. T. Hill, running Gouldsboro and Sullivan,

town line, 3 50Deasy and Lyman* professional services, 63 00John N. Small, help running line, 2 00G. H. Hanna, selectman services and expenses 86 55 W. B. Blaisdell, bills paid, 14 68W. B. Blaisdell, services as selectman, 80 00

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c . H. Preble, school committee services,Oakman Bunker, posting warrants, etc.Hooper, Havey & Co. office rent, W. C. Havey, abatement water tubs,W. C. Havey, W. L. White 1905,W. C. Havey, commission on $1,854 49 1904

tax, ' :‘W. C. Havey, commission on $4,412 09 1905

tax, ' " ' 154 42H. H. Havey, interest on money loaned town 55 20H. H. Havey, treasurer fees 1905, / . -.84 17V

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Unexpended balance March 1, 1966,

G. H. H anna,W. B. B l a i s d e l l , . t V *

i Selectmen of Sullivan.

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REPORTr

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SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLSSCHOOL COMMITTEE.

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preble, term expires in 1*905.G. M. Farnsworth, term expires in 1906.

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* B. C. Baker, term expires in 1907..♦ * f

OFFICERS OF SCHOOL BOARD.

c . H. preble, Secretary.A. W. Gordon, Chairman.i*

e < *SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS. 1

A. W. Gordon. '

To ifc? Citizens of the Town of Sullivan ;I present herewith the following report of the schools

nndeT my supervision for the year ending in March, 1906.The whole number of scholars in town is three hundred

and thirty-two. The total number registered has been two- hundred and four with an average attendance of one hundred and forty-five. We have had an aggregate of two hundred and nine weeks of school, giving an average of twenty-eight and one-half weeks for e-.ch district. On account of the severe ill­ness of the teachers of several schools the terms have not been?o f eq u a l le n g th in a ll th e districst. .

The attendance at West Sullivan and Sullivan during the winter term was much below the average on account of an epidemic of measles prevailing at that time. Otherwise than this and the illness of teachers we have had a most successful year of school, the teachers in each and every instance doing their work in an able and conscientious manner and the scholars- making very satisfactory progress in their courses of study.

The Centre school was suspended after the winter term in accordance with the School Laws of Maine, Chapter XV, Sec­tion 2, which reads as follows, “Any school failing, to maintain

-an average attendance for any school year of at least eight pupils, shall be and is hereby suspended, unless the town In

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which said school is located shall by Vote, at the annual town meeting, after the school committee shall have made a written

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recommendation to that effect, instruct its school committee to* . . * V v -1 ’ - > 4 * V* 'maintain said school.” As there are very few scholars in this •district and these can attend the schools in th e ‘adjoining dis­tric ts without any great inconvenience it will not be necessaryto maintain this, school at present,

, * «. . The Tunk school comes under the suspended list again

'this spring. In this case the School hoard recommends that ■the school be continued.

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HIGH SCHOOL.< » * ' a »> K # 1 f ^ I ' * «

This school has been continued along the same general lines this year. Mr. E. H. Smith taught the spring term -at which a class of four was graduated, th is being the first class to receive diplomas from the school. M r. h . W. Hall has* * * , * 'f r ' ̂ ‘ <r ., / ^taught the fall and winter terms. Mr. Hal thoroughly under stands high school work and has had very good success In-the

areer and: scholars are unable to do their best Work/"

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New outbuildings have been built at the east sullivan schoolhouse this year, New stoves have been purchased for 'the primary room at West Sullivan and the school at tunk.„ » r ‘ ‘ *['>■'< -\3 *Arrangements have been made to paint the s c h o o lh o u s e at sullivan, but the work is not finished.to p a in t th e sc h o o lh o u se a t w e s t su lliv a n th is y e a r

' * * * * *’ 1 i 17 f ’’ *'<> f ' i *to do so w ould have been necessary to make a large over draw on the account. Except for a few, small repairs the other

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school buildings are in good condition,/ . ’ , ■ ‘ T' V«•*% n '» * M *!* •»• ^Vl * »i‘ V .)?•'?

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crayons and other supplies amount to about $50 each year,. From these facta it is evident that a substantial sum should be raised each year in order to keep our schools supplied with the necessary books, and good text books are certainly one of the first requirements of good schools.

COMMON SCHOOL ACCOUNT.RESOURCES

Amount raised by town,received from State, due from Gouidsboro,

EXPENDITURES^

Overdrawn March 1, 1905,Pd. Isaac Goddard, teaching and board,

Clarence Havey, teaching and board,Josie Urann,Alice Farnsworth, Alice W. Gilman,

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Ihurlow Workman, Geo. W. Patten,

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Inez Perkins, Kenneth Bragdon, Clarence Havey, Bessie Gordon,June Hamilton, Alice Farnsworth, Mary E. Noyes, Josie Urann, Georgia Urann, Arthur Young, Bessie Gordon,Lotta Davis,Alice Farnsworth, Geo. A. Patten, Alice L. Keyes, Adah Farnsworth,

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Pd. for wood and manufacturing, $140 03for janitor service, 66 60

$2,125 22

Unexpended March 1, 1906, $48 36> > * — __

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HIGH SCHOOL ACCOUNT.t

RESOURCES.

Amount raised by town, $300 00unexpended, 307 50received for tuition, 47 00

from State, 91 50due from State, 105 00

$851 00

EXPENDITURES.

Pd. IE. H. Smith, teaching and board, $97 50II. W. Hall, “ “ 357 50Tor wood and manufacturing, 20 75for janitor’s service, 19 05district hall rent, 17 29

EXPENDITURES.

Pd. for cleaning school house, $17 50Eugene Havey, labor, 150William C. Martin labor and supplies, 45 40James Maynell, labor, 66W. McKusie, labor, 75

$512 09

Unexpended March 1, 1906, $338 91

HE PAIR ACCOUNT.RESOURCES.

Amount raised hy town, $150 00unexpended March 1, 1905, 1 58due from Gouidsboro, 3 42received for ©Id stove, 2 00

$157 00

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Pd. A. W. Gordon, bills paid,Wood, Bishop & Co., stoves,Dunbar Bros., supplies,Crabtree & Havey, supplies,G. M. Farnsworth, labor and supplies, Preble & Clark, supplies,.C. H. Preble, bills-paid,.Hanna Bros., supplies,.

$ 2 0625 00

CO 855 776 001 954 051 93

EXPENDITURES.

Pd. Edward E. Babb <fc Co., $ 6 70American Book Co., 68 44Howard & Brown, 2 89A. C. Gibson & Co., 1 40Longmans, Green & Co., 8 00D. C. Heath, & Co., 1 40L. E. Knott Apparatus Co., 7 81Ginn & Co., 95 00for supplies, 3 95for expressage on books, 7 07

Very respectfully

$116 36

Unexpended March 1, 1906, $40 64

TEXT BOOKS AND SUPPLIES.RESOURCES.

Amount raised by town, $150 00unexpended March 1, 1905,. 2 80due from Gouidsboro, 6 80received for books sold, 1 75

$L61 85*

$202 16

Overdrawn March, 1, 1906 $40 81

A d e l b e r t W. G o r d o n ,

Superintendent.

FINANCIAL REPORT.M <

ASSETS.I

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'Due from collector balance 1905commitment, $1,5.77 92

from collector supplementary, 8 00Interest on taxes 1905 estimated, 60 00Due from State on account paupers, 182 84

from Gouidsboro, school, 74 22from Sorrento, school, -25 50from State, for high school, 105 00from Sorrento for paupers, 67 63

Tax deeds estimated, 155 38Town property Hulbert and Havey houses, 200 00Balance in treasury March 3, 1906, 295 47

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LIABILITIES

Town orders unpresented, 100 38■Collector fees balance 1905 commitment. 55 22

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$2,738 24

$155 60

Balance March 3,1906 $2,582 64G. H . H a n n a ,

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W. B . B l a i s d e l l ,V

Selectmen of Sullivan.

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COPY OF WARRANT.

STATE OF MAINE.I

H a n c o c k , s s .

To Oakman Bunker, a Constable of the Town ofGreeting:

In the name of the State of Maine, you are hereby re­quired to notify and warn the inhabitants of the said town of Sullivan, qualified by law to vote on town affairs to meet at the t jwn house in said Sullivan, on the twelfth day of March, A. I> 1906, at ton o’clock in the forenoon, to act on the following: articles to w it;

1. To choose a moderator to preside at said meeting.2. To choose a Town Clerk for the ensuing year.3. To hear report of Selectmen.4. To choose three or more Selectmen.5. To choose three or more Assessors.6. To choose overseer or overseers of poor.7. To choose a town treasurer.8. To choose a road commissioner or commissioners.9. To see how much money the town will raise for State*

road.10. To see how much money the town will raise for the

repair of roads and bridges.11. To see how much money the town will raise for re­

pairs of sidewalks.12. To see how much money the to vn will raise for Mem­

orial services.1& To see what action the town will take relative to the

collection of taxes.14 To choose a collector erf taxes.15 To choose a member or members of superintending

school committee.16 To choose three or more fence viewers.

17 "To ehoose all other necessary town officers.18 To see how much money the town will raise for sup­

port of poor.19 To see how much money the town will raise for sup­

port of common sehoOls.20 To see how much Money the town will raise for free

high school.'i£L To see how much money the town will raise for free

text hooks22 To see how much mone^ the town will raise for re­

pairs of school houses.23 To see how much money the town will raise for in­

cidental expenses.24 To see if the town will allow W. R. Martin to work

bis tax on road leading from Carlton Ash house to said Martin’s house to be expended under direction of road commissioner.

■25 To see if the town will vote to continue Tunk school.■26 To see if the town will vote to continue Sullivan Cen­

ter school.27 To see If the town will accept as a gift from Mrs. A.

S. Cummings, the stone watering trough lately placed near the school house in District N o. 2.

28 To see if the town will vote to move the jail to some lot selected by selectmen.

29 To see if the town will vote to remodel jail if neces­sary so it may be used as a hearse house

30 To see if the town will vote to discontinue voad from James Ashley place on Moranej road to Emerson 'Preble place.

31 To see if the town will vote to ratify and approve the ^agreement signed in behalf of the town dated January 19, 1906, for the settlement of the pauper suit between Sullivan and

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Franklin and to provide for the future support and maintain- ance of Caroline Keef.

31 To see if the town will vote to exerap the X . P., hall ;at West Sullivan from paying a town tax for a term of five .years.

The selectmen given notioe that they will be in session, ffor the purpose of revising and correcting the list of voters,

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at the town house at nine o’clock in the forenoon on day of said meeting.

Given under our hands this third day of March A. D.r 1906.

G. H . H a n n a ,W . B . B l a is d e l l ,

Selectmen of Sullivan.A true copy.

Attest: O a k m a n B u n k e r ,

Constable of

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