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EIGHTIETH ANNUAL

REPORT

OF THE

MUNICIPAL OFFICERS OF THE

Town of Greenville

FOR THE

Year Ending March 1, 1917

Town Of For the Municipal yea

SELECTMEN, ASSESSORS, AND THE POOR

Ralph P. Brown, Charles L. Capen, Sidney P. Young TOWN CLERK

F. W. Allen TREASURER

Jesse M. Prentiss COLLECTOR

Adelbert G. Rogers SCHOOL COMMITTEE

Adelbert G. Rogers, W. R. Dailey, C. F. Woodard SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS

Russell S. Taylor TOWN AGENT Ralph P. Brown

AUDITOR Frank W. Allen

ROAD COMMISSIONER Jacob M. Drew

BOARD OF HEALTH Fred J. Pritham, Adelbert G. Rogers, H. V. Newenham

FIRE COMMISSIONERS C. F. Woodard, F. W. Allen, P. W. Hall

CHIEF OF FIRE DEPARTMENT E. L. Dean

of Assessors

AND POLLS APRIL 1st, 1916

Resident real estate, $424,875 00 Non-resident real estate, 83,630 00

Total real estate, $508,505 00

Resident personal estate, $142,893 50 Non-resident personal estate, 3,650 00

Total personal estate, $146,543 50

Total amount, $655,048 50

ASSESSED BY VOTE OF TOWN FOR CURRENT EXPENSES

Common schools, $3,000 00 High schools, 1,500 00 Textbooks, 300 00 Insurance, supplies, repairs, etc., 600 00 Supt. of schools, 250 00 Support of poor, 400 00 Miscel. and incidental acc'ts., 2,000 00 Highways and bridges, 1,500 00 Winter roads, 300 00 Street lights, 500 00 Memorial services, 35 00 Fire companies, 300 00 Town library, 150 00

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New street, 100 00 C. D. Shaw, laying out street, 25 00 Repairing wall under Town house, 50 00 Water in primary school, Jet., 400 00 Town debt and interest, 2,550 00 Interest on High school loan, 600 00 To pay on fire department note, 710 00 For fire dept. expenses, 400 00 School physician, 50 00 Hydrant rental, 1,500 00

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State tax, $3,332 95 County tax, 579 07 Overlay, 793 53

•$ 4,705 55̂

Total amount to be raised, $21,925 55

Number of polls, 540. Each poll assessed, $3.00. Rate of taxation, .031.

RALPH P. BROWN, CHARLES L. CAPEN, SIDNEY P. YOUNG.

Assessors.

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Report of Overseers of the Poor

TOWN POOR

Expenditures

Paid for committing insane Russian to asylum, $ 33 91 Mrs. Levi Foster family, 230 00 Mrs. Leona Morrow, 101 00 Mr. Dan Kelly, 59 37 Mr. Alfred Jensen, 33 00 Mr. Everett Clark, 219 83

Mrs. Louis Annance, 56 8t> for committing Frank Lozier to asylum, 17 15 for destitute Woodsmen and tramps, 100 81

$851 93 Voted and raised, 400 00

Overdrawn, $451 93

STATE PAUPER ACCOUNT

Minnie Griffin, $212 16 T. A. McKeocon, 151 27 Henry Welch, 62 25 Mrs. Louis Munster, 91 00 John Adams, 26 74 Mrs. Maria Dufoe, 84 55 Tony Aglne, 57 40 F. T. Authier, 37 10

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Insane man, (name unknown), 26 10 Frank Dufoe, 4 90 John Brooks, insane, 23 70 James Handren, 9 00 Thos. White, 78 85 George Ray, 51 95 Joe Cote, insane, 22 70 Jos. McCullen, 23 66 Archie Lessard, 7 50 Joseph Grant, 24 00 John Cameron, 16 50 Wm. LaBlanc, 7 50 Wm. H. Davis, 11 71 Dennis Conely, 8 11 Martin McDonald, 4 50

$1,043 15 Due from State March 1, 1916, 89 00

$1,132 15 Rec'd. from State this year, $632 60 Due from State to date, 499 55

-$ 1,132 15

RALPH P. BROWN, CHAS. L. CAPEN, SIDNEY P. YOUNG.

Overseers of the Poor.

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Report of the Selectmen

STREET LIGHTS

Voted and raised, $500 00 Paid the Penobscot Bay Electric Co., 500 00

MEMORIAL SERVICES

Voted and raised, $ 35 00 Paid H. A. Sanders, Jr., 35 00

M. G. SHAW FUND Balance unexpended 1915, $ 1 11 Interest on fund, 40 00

$ 41 11 Orders drawn and paid. 9 16

Unexpended, $ 31 95

REPAIRING WALL UNDER TOWN HOUSE Voted and raised, $ 50 00 Paid L. P. Judkins, 7 45

Unexpended, $ 42 55

HYDRANT RENTAL Voted and raised, $1,500 00 Paid Penobscot Bay Electric Co., 1,462 50

Unexpended, $ 37 50

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FIRE EQUIPMENT, NOTE AND INTEREST

Voted and raised, $710 00 Paid Guilford Trust Co., 706 85

Unexpended, $ 3 15

FIRE COMPANIES

Voted and raised, $ 300 00 Paid the fire companies, 300 00

GREENVILLE FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY

Voted and raised, $150 00 Rec'd. from State, 20 00

$ 170 00 Paid the Library, 170 00

INTEREST ON SCHOOLHOUSE NOTE

Voted and raised, $600 00 Paid the Guilford Trust Co., 205 80

Unexpended, $ 394 20

WATER FOR THE JUNCTION SCHOOL BUILDING

Orders drawn and paid:

The Cousens Co., $14 98 A. W. Gerrish, 5 33 L. P. Judkins, 38 98 D. T. Sanders & Son Co., 20 87

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Stuart & Crowley, 374 30 J. F. Snowdale, 21 00

$ 475 46 Voted and raised, 400 00

Overdrawn, $ 75 46 FIRE DEPARTMENT

Voted and raised, $400 00 Unexpended 1915, (acct. of goods not

received), 263 55 $ 663 55

Orders drawn and paid: 5 fire calls at $3.00, $15 00 W. M. Farwell Co., 169 59 American LaFrance Fire Engine Co., 93 30 B. & A. R. R. Co., for freight, 2 01 Folsom-Prentiss Co., 26 A. A. Crafts Co, 13 G W. Brown & Sons, 1 17 Merrimac Chemical Co., 7 85 Greenville Water Co., 2 00 Penobscot Bay Electric Co., 13 00 H. M, Shaw, Mfg. Co., 1 88 A. A. Carter, 1 00 D. T. Sanders & Son Co., 53 C. F. Woodard, 1 33 Harvey Bros., 2 75 —$

311 80

Unexpended, $ 351 75 A lot of hose and supplies have been purchased

amounting to about $126 00, which amount the fire de-partment asks brought to next year's account.

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TOWN DEBT AND INTEREST

Paid one year's interest on notes and bonds, $1,051 74 one fire engine note, 100 00 one textbook note, 200 00 one R. R. bond, 500 00 One cemetery land note, 600 00 Guilford Trust Co., High school House

notes, 12,000 00

$14,451 74

Voted and raised, $2,550 00 Rec'd. of Burgess Lang & Co.,

H. S. H. bonds, 11,836 50 Rec'd. of Guilford Trust Co.,

interest on bank acc't., 63 35 14,449 85

Overdrawn, $ 1 89

WINTER ROADS

Orders drawn and paid:

George Mountain, $ 17 75 Oliver Rowe, 30 50 George A. Smith, 23 50 J. P. Brett, 42 50 Charles Porter, 11 00 Albert Sawyer, 11 30 J. M. Drew, 166 00 Ferd Seamans, 6 00 Walter Roberts, 8 75 W. G. Carter, 2 20 G. W. Brown & Sons, 2 50

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E. O. Walden, John Arboo, Harry Wilier, Frank Wilier, C. S. Watson, Leon Bourbeau,

Voted and raised,

Overdrawn, $ 101 00

NEW STREET

Voted and raised, $ 100 00

Orders drawn and paid

W. H. Galusha, $ 6 00 Robert Black, 9 00 Guy Smith, 2 00 J. M. Drew, 20 00 Walter Roberts, 18 00 John Meservey, 11 00 Sewell Smith, 12 37 C. N. Porter, 18 00

-$ 96 37

Unexpended, $ 3 63

LAYING OUT STREET

44 00 2 00 5 00

22 50 5 00

50 $ 401 00

300 00

Voted and raised, $ 25 CO Paid C. D. Shaw, 25 00

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HIGHWAYS AND BRIDGES

Orders drawn and paid:

Robert Black, $70 64 Edward Luro, 1 00 Pat Saultner, 4 00 J. M. Drew, 435 50 John Meservey, 85 25 George Shaw, 136 00 Joe Goven, 8 00 Mrs. E. C. Bigney, 48 50 Walter Roberts, 295 75 Sewell Smith, 100 75 Frank Preo, 26 00 James Canders, 32 00 C. M. Conant Co., 8 50 Steve Young, 39 00 Holman Hubbard, 121 50 H. M. Shaw Mfg. Co., 53 67 Folsom-Prentiss Co., 1 85 G. W. Brown & Sons, 21 30 W- G. Carter, 10 60 0. C. Rowe, 30 00 Mike Sullivan, 14 00 Dan Callahan, 5 00

. Moses Micue, 22 00 Harry Wilier, ' 5 00 A. A. Crafts & Co., 16 20 C. N. Porter, 22 00 S. P. Young, 150 00 Norman Roberts, 6 75 Guy H. Smith, 8 00 Stanley Walden, 4 00 Frank Wilier, 16 00 George Mountain, 64 51

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B. & A. R. R. freight, 1 16 N. E. Metal Culvert Co., 20 44 L. P. Judkins, 2 50 Stuart & Crowley, 12 50 Veneer Products Co., 35 11 D. T. Sanders & Son Co., 20 45 Albert Bennett, 1 25 Clark Allen, 7 50 Oren Young, 20 00 S. L. Muzzey, 24 50 Mike Cullen, 2 00 Jerry Sheshong, 1 25 Pd. State on rep. State Aid road, 24 60

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Voted and raised, $1, ,500 00 Rec'd. from State for rep. State Aid

road, 49 20

$ 2,036 53

Rec'd. of Oren Young for use of roller, 10 00

Rec'd. from F. J. Brett, acct. of cul-vert, 15 98

-$ 1,575 18

Overdrawn, $ 461 35

ABATEMENTS, COMMISSIONS AND DISCOUNTS

A. G. Rogers, commission for collecting 1915 taxes, $ 432 75

Abatements on 1915 Taxes Walter Roberts, horse, did not have $ 73 H. M. Shaw Mfg. Co., horse, did not

have, 2 21 C. F. Woodard, on real estate, 9 30 Perley Redman, on personal property, 4 65

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Sam Budden, on horses, 9 30 Sam Bigney, on horses, 4 72 Joe McEachern, on piano, 6 30 Ed. Micue, on horses, 3 10 J. E. Wallace, on personal property, 3 77 Joe Clark, on i/2 house in Squaw

Mountain, 4 65 J. B. Pratt, on piano, 6 10 45 polls, 135 00

-$ 189 83 Discount on Taxes

A. G. Rogers, for taxes paid June 1, $615 22 A. G. Rogers, for taxes paid Aug. 1, 110 68

$ 725 90 Amt. to miscellaneous and incidental

charges, $1,348 48

MISCELLANEOUS AND INCIDENTAL CHARGES Paid A. W. Gerrish, coal for town house, $ 11 02

Annie M. Young, rent of jail lot, 12 00 Harvey Bros., printing town reports, 47 00 Guilford Trust Co., postage and ins. on

bonds sent Burgess Lang & Co., 1 48 Russell S. Taylor, special trip to Spring-

field, Maine, 6 50 H. G. Walden, services as third select-

man, 1915, 35 00 Johnny Carter, labor putting up auto

signs, 2 50 Stuart & Crowley, pipe and labor for

watering trough, 85 Thomas W. Burr, printing Co., license

blanks, 1 50 George D. Pierce, justice work and

team at Rockwood, 2 50

14 Penobscot Bay Electric Co., lights and

fixtures in town hall. 2 40 G. W. Brown & Sons, rope for flag pole

and envelopes, 2 09 John H. Brown, tax collectors' bond, 12 50 Harvey Bros., stationery and printing, 9 00 H. M. Shaw, Mfg. Co., labor on polling

booths, 1 75 B. J. Young, typewriting and stationery, 1 00 C. K. Estes, watching 3rd and 4th, July

nights, 5 00 C. F. Woodard, auditing town books, 5 00 H. W. Budden, labor on town hall, 2 44 Traffic Sign Co., auto signs, 6 00 G. W. Brown & Sons, paint for town hall, 2 57 Hiram Hunt, one town of Greenville

bond for school fund, 502 50 Penobscot Bay Electric Co., supplies for

jail, 1 00 J. B. Potter, labor on flag pole at

town hall, 2 00 B. E. Noyes, services as ballot clerk, 2 50 Penobscot Bay Electric Co., electric

supplies, light and heat for jail, 6 90 D. T. Sanders & Son Co., supplies and material for setting flag pole at H. S.

Building, 13 06 Fairbanks Co., supplies for sealer of

weights and measures, 8 34 H. A. Sanders Jr., services as election

clerk, 9 00 W. R. Dailey, services as election clerk, 9 00 Thomas W. Burr Printing Co., appoint-

ment blanks, 1 00 Folsom, Prentiss Co., postage for J. M.

P. treasurer, 1 J9

15 Howard Wood, use of auto, measuring

streets, 1 00 Guilford Trust Co., rent of safe deposit

box for treasurer, 3 00 E. S. Mason, services as ballot clerk

Sept. 11, 1916, 3 00 Newell White, brown tail moth notices, 3 75 H. P. Budden, services as ballot clerk

one day, 3 00 A. W. Gerrish, coal for town house, 10 80 G. W. Brown & Sons, supplies for jail, 5 30 Penobscot Bay Electric Co., heat in jail, 4 50 Davis & Dunbar, insurance, town hall, 18 75 Howard Wood, collecting moth nests, 3 75 H. W. Newingham, two days as election

clerk, 6 00 Thos. Wood, supplies for jail, 4 34 F. W. Allen, services as town clerk, 15 00 F. W. Allen, recording births, deaths

and marriages, 18 35 F. W. Allen, express and postage, 2 37 J. M. Prentiss, services as treas., 75 00 J. M. Prentiss, measuring roads, 3 00 R. P. Brown, services first selectman, 300 00 R. P. Brown, postage, 2 38 R. P. Brown, telephone, 10 07 R. P. Brown, express, 1 43 R. P. Brown, telegrams, 2 16 R. P. Brown, justice fees, 25 S. P. Young, services, third selectman, 50 00 C. L. Capen, services second selectman, 50 00 C. L. Capen, auto to Dover, 6 50 C. L. Capen, measuring roads, 8 00 A. G. Rogers, election clerk, 9 00 A. G. Rogers watching, July 3 and 4

nights, 5 00

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A. G. Rogers, services, sealer weights and measures, 13 00

Hudson & Hudson, legal services, 8 00 Loring, Short & Harmon, town books, 20 70 G. W. Brown & Sons, postage, station-

ery etc., 5 51

$ 1,399 50 Abatements, commissions and discounts, 1,348 48

$ 2,747 98 Voted and raised, $2,000 00 Rec'd. for licenses, 68 00 Rec'd. of Davis & Dunbar, refund on

insurance, 2 43 Rec'd. of C. P. R. R. for fighting fire, 241 51

$ 2,311 94 Amount overdrawn, $ 436 04

LIABILITIES OF THE TOWN Railroad Bonds

No. 8 due July 1st 1917 $ 500 00 " 9 & 10 99 99 99 1918 1,000 00 " 11 & 12 99 99 99 1919 1,000 00 " 13 & 14 99 99 99 1920 1,000 00 " 15 & 16 99 99 99 1921 1,000 00 " 17 & 18 99 99 99 1922 1,000 00 " 19 & 20 99 99 99 1923 1,000 00 " 21 & 22 99 99 99 1924 1,000 00 " 23 & 24 99 99 99 1925 1,000 00 " 25 & 26 99 99 99 1926 1,000 00

Interest paid to January 1st., 1917. Rate 4 per cent., semi-annually.

$9,500 00

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FIRE ENGINE NOTES

One note due Oct. 9th, 1917, $100 00 " " " " 1918, 100 00 " " " " 1919, 100 00 " " " " 1920 100 00

' 1921, 100 00 >>

$500 00 Interest paid to Oct. 9, 1916 Rate 5 per cent, annually.

PRIMARY SCHOOLHOUSE NOTES

No. 8 due Oct. 30, '16, $500 00 Int. paid to Oct. 30, 191C. No. 9 due Nov. 19, '17, 600 00 Int. paid to Nov. 19, 1916. No. 10 due Nov. 23, '18, 500 00 Int. paid to Nov. 23, 1916. No. 11 due Nov. 23, '19, 500 00 Int. paid to Nov. 23, 1916. No. 12 due Nov. 25, '20, 500 00 Int. paid to Nov. 25, 1916. No. 13 due Dec. 10, '21, 656 09 Int. paid to Dec. 10, 1916.

$3,256 09 Rate 4 per cent., semi-annually.

GRADING SCHOOL GROUNDS

One note due January 25, 192?, $750 00 Interest paid to Jan. 25, 1917. Rate 4 per cent, semi-annually.

NOTE FOR TEXTBOOKS

No. 5, due Jan. 25, 1918. $200 00 Interest paid to Jan. 25,1917. Rate 4 per cent semi-annually.

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HIGH SCHOOLHOUSE BONDS

Interest paid to Jan. 1, 1917.

Rate 4 per cent semi-annually.

One due July 1st, 1919, $ 500 00 99 99 99 " 1920, 500 00 99 99 99 " 1921, 500 00 99 99 99 " 1922, 500 00 99 99 99 " 1923, 100 01) 99 99 99 " 1923, 100 00 99 99 99 " 1923, 100 00 tf 99 99 " 1923, 100 00 99 99 99 " 1923, 100 00 99 99 99 " 1924, 500 00 99 99 99 " 1925, 1,000 00 99 99 99 " 1926, 1,000 00 t9 99 99 " 1927, 1,000 00 99 99 99 " 1928, 500 00 99 99 99 " 1928, 500 00 99 99 99 " 1929, 1,000 00 99 99 99 " 1930, 1,000 00 99 77 99 " 1931, 1,000 00 99 99 99 " 1932, 500 00 99 99 99 " 1932, 500 00 99 99 99 " 1933, 1,000 00

$12,000 00

Total amount notes and bonds, $26,206 09

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FINANCIAL STANDING OF THE TOWN, MARCH 1, 1917

Liabilities

Railroad bonds, Schoolhouse bonds, Primary schoolhouse notes, Grading school grounds, Fire engine notes, Textbooks notes, One-half County tax,

Assets

Due from Sterns Lumber Co., for stumpage, $10,600 00

Due from State, poor account, 499 55 Tax deeds in treasury, 425 53 Due from tax collector 1916 taxes, 930 52 Cash balance in treasury, 1,026 86

$13,482 46

Net liabilities, $13,013 17

We respectfully submit these reports,

RALPH P. BROWN, CHARLES, L. CAPEN, SIDNEY P. YOIJNG,

Selectmen of Greenville.

$9,500 00 12,000 00 3 256 09

750 00 500 00 200 00 289 54

$26,495 63

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List of Unpaid Taxes

Barstow, Harold, $3 00 Barstow & Dinsmore, 5 89 Bloodsworth, Ralph, 3 77 Bridge, John, 4 55 Boulduc, Ashley, 3 00 Cronen, Ernest, 3 00 Cole, Chas., 3 00 Crossman, Chas., 3 00 Clark, Ralph, 3 00 Cummins, Alden, 3 00 Campbell, John, 3 00 Duty, Moses, 4 55 Davenport, Arthur, 16 17 Davenport, Alonzo, 5 32 Dube, Joe, 3 00 Davis, Frank, 3 00 Dorsey, Bert, 3 00 Fahey, Thomas, 3 00 Fournier, Leo, 3 00 Frazier, 3 00 Gordon, Ray, 3 00 Haddigan, John, 3 00 Harrington, Fred, 3 00 Hubbard, S. H., 3 00 Hoyt, A. N., 7 34 Hildreth, 3 00 Hafford, 3 00

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Lynch, John, 3 00 Lainey, Ed., 3 00 Marsh, Vergie, 3 00 Meservey, Wallace, 8 42 Miller, W. J., 20 92 Marsh, F. Albert, 3 00 Murray, John, 5 32 Murray, Robert, 3 00 Murray, Albert, 3 00 Murray, Collin, 3 00 Murray, Mrs. Wm., 28 67 Marsh, Willie, 3 00 Mitchell, Fred, 3 00 Micue, Edk, 3 00 McEachern, Isaac, 3 00 McCormack, Hugh, 20 82 McEachern, Joe, 3 00 McMillen, Harold, 3 00 Mayo, Peter, 3 00 McGowan, 3 00 Olson, E. M., 3 00 Poulin, E., 3 00 Parsons, E. L., 3 00 Parsons, Mahlon, 5 94 Pickett, John, 23 92 Preston, Hermon, 3 00 Rosco, J., 3 00 Reed, E. W., 3 00 Seaward, George, 3 00 Smith, Areal, 3 00 Sentner, Wm., 3 00 Snowdale, 3 00 Tweedie, Fred, 3 00 Wells, Fred, 3 00 Warman, 3 00

$ 304 60

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Report of Town Treasurer

Receipts

Cash on hand, $ 969 58 Greenville Jet., Y. M. C. A. for license, 22 00 Pero Morris, for license, 10 00 F. H. Carleton, for license, 10 00 Thomas Wood, for license, 1 00 John Ronco, for license, 25 00 Millard Metcalf, account error in

order, 1 00 R. R. Walker, account tuition, 12 00 Payson Smith, on account tuition, 44 40 State Treasurer on account tuition, 290 60

on account paupers, 632 60 on account Free Pub-

lic Library, 10 00 on account Equaliz-

tion fund, 400 00 nn account highways, 24 60 on account dog li-

censes, 18 11 on account School and

mill fund, 1,957 67 on account Common

school fund, 1,355 62

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on account railroad and telephone tax, 26 91

on account Free High schools, 500 00

Davis & Dunbar, refund on insurance, 2 43 Supt. of Schools, on account of sup-

plies, 85 75 Burgess Lang & Co., for bonds and

interest, 11,836 50 Gulford Trust Co., for notes, 1,000 00 Canadian Pacific railroad Co., for

fighting fires, 1914, 241 51 Interest on bank account, 68 02 Town clerk, on account of dog licenses, 48 00 Interest on M. G. Shaw fund, 40 00 Interest on school fund, 35 00 Great Northern Paper Co., on account

Wm. McDonald, 16 15 Great Northern Paper Co., on account

Wm. Webber, 22 90 R. P. Brown, on account use of road

roller, 10 00 R. P. Brown, on account Frank Makin,

pauper, 3 58 R. P. Brown, on account Frank Brett,

for culvert, 15 98 Town of Shirley, on account A. C.

Sharp, 21 56 A. G. Rogers, sealer weights and

measurers, 22 77 A. G. Rogers, collector, 1915, 1,195 39 A. G. Rogers, collector, 1916, 20,995 03

$41,971 66

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Expenditures

State tax, $3,332 95 County tax, i/2 of 1915, 289 53 County tax, l/2 of 1916, 289 54 Guilford Trust Co., bond matured, 500 00 Guilford Trust Co., bond coupons, 834 00 State treas., on acc't. dog licenses, 33 00 Selectmen's orders, 35,665 78 Cash on hand, 1,026 86

$41,971 66

J. M. PRENTISS. Treasurer.

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Report of Treasurer of Greenville Cemetery Corporation

March 1, 1917.

Receipts

Cash on hand, $ 226 72 Cash from sale of lots and labor done

on lots, 411 46 Interest on Eunice S. Shaw fund, 25 00

$ 663 18

Expenditures

Bills for material and labor, as per vouchers, $357 20

Cash on hand, 305 98 $ 663 18

There are accounts due the corporation amounting to $416.65.

F. W. ALLEN, Treasurer.

Greenville, Maine, March 5, 1917.

Examined for fiscal year ending March 1, 1917 and found to be correct with payments properly vouched.

R. H. DUNBAR, Special Auditor.

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Report of Schools

COMMON SCHOOLS Resources

Voted and raised, $3,000 00 Unexpended, 1915 and 1916, 559 30 Common school fund, 1,355 62 School and mill fund, 1,957 67 Railroad and tel. tax, 26 91 Equalization fund, 325 00 Interest on local fund, 40 00 Tuition from State on acc't. Little Squaw

Mountain pupils, 335 00

Total resources, $7,599 50 Expended, 6,486 35

Unexpended balance, $1,113 15

Expenditures

TEACHERS Grace Hutchings, $408 00 Lillian Nash, 187 20 Veda Thomas, 408 00 Nellie Brett, 364 00 Katie Blackwell, 408 00 Sarah Corliss, 408 00 Margie Mclntyre, 120 00 Emma Matthews, 120 00

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Lena King, Beulah Kenniston, Ann Guay, Frances Lang, Lenora Miller, Addie Robinson, Avis Emery, Elizabeth Bates, Mrs. Gershom Rollins, Jesse Hall, Mary Hall,

JANITORS

Carroll S, Watson, Owen Rogers, S. W. Gerrish, Ross St. Germain, Arthur Anance, C. F. Woodard, Howard Rogers,

FUEL

H. M. Shaw Mfg. Co., A. W. Gerrish, D. T. Sanders & Son, Stickney & Babcock Coal Co., B. & A. R. R., George Shaw, Howard Rogers, Owen Rogers, S. W. Gerrish,

120 00 120 00 85 00 18 00

288 00 288 00 288 00 288 00 40 80 108 CO 72 00

$4,139 00

$387 00 96 00

104 25 33 13 18 00 1 50 6 00

$645 88

$ 33 50 120 75 114 76 516 81 118 00 25 25 10 65 14 00 4 25

$957 97

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CONVEYANCE

Mrs. Bessie R. Marsh, $378 00 David Curtis, 238 50 S. B. Worster, 74 00 David Hoskins, 45 00 Hillside Farms, 8 00

$743 50

HIGH SCHOOL

Resources

Voted and raised, $1,500 00 From State, 500 00 Unexpended 1915 and 1916, 173 39

Total resources, $2,173 39

Expended, 1,978 60

Unexpended balance, $194 79

Expenditures

Teachers

Percy D. McLaughlin, $300 00 Lillian M. Gormley, 162 00 Gershom B. Rollins, 633 29 Mrs. Nettie F. Young, 534 73 Margaret F. Ryan, 333 30 Mrs. Gershom Rollins, 15 28

$1,978 60

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TEXT-BOOKS

Resources

Voted and raised, $300 00 Expended, 285 20

Unexpended, $14 80

Expenditures

Edward E. Babb & Co., $94 83 Silver-Burdett & Co., 30 52 American Book Co., 84 70 Ginn & Co., 20 30 Henry Holt & Co., 19 00 Benj.H. Sanborn & Co., 13 94 D. H. Knowlton &. Co., 90 Houghton-Mifflin Co, 15 39 Woodrouffe Bartley, (paid freight, etc) 5 62

$285 20

REPAIRS, SUPPLIES AND INSURANCE

Resources

Voted and raised, $600 00 From Equalization fund, 75 00 From sale of supplies, 85 75

Total resources, $760 75

Expended, 853 41

Overdrawn, $92 66

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Expenditures

Edward E. Babb & Co., $138 93 Davis & Dunbar, 444 40 D. T. Sanders & Son, 35 89 Herbert L. Palmer, 29 20 L. E. Knott App. Co., 50 96 Stuart & Crowley, 52 35 H. M. Shaw Mfg. Co., 12 39 Penobscot Bay Electric Co., 13 56 Folsom-Prentiss Co., 7 74 Harvey Bros., 8 87 W. G. Carter, 1 60 James Gregan, 3 85 J. B. Potter, 1 50 W. M. Welch Co., 17 50 Cambridge Botanical Co., 68 E. H. Buck & Son, 1 44 Eagle Lock Co., 3 50 Underwood Typewriter Co., 10 00 L. C. Smith Typewriter Co., 10 00 A. A. Crafts Co., 1 65 G. W. Brown & Sons, 70 I. A. Harris, 6 70

Total expended, $853 41

SCHOOL PHYSICIAN

Voted and raised, $50 00 Paid F. J. Pritham, 50 00

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SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS

Voted and raised, $250 00 Paid R. S. Taylor, 249 W

Unexpended balance, $ 04

School Teachers Yearly Enrollment Av.

School Teachers Salary Boys Girls Total Attendance

HIGH SCHOOL . Gershom B. Rollins.. ..$950.00... . . 17 . . 25 . . .. 42 .. . . .36.5. . . . Mrs. Nettie F. Young ...550.00...

. . 25 . . . . .36.5. . .

. Margaret B. Ryan.'.. ...500.00... COMMON SCHOOLS Weekly Salary

Grade IX Grace Hutchings . . . . ...$12.00... .. . 9 .. . . 12 . . .. 21 18 Grade VIII Mary Hall . . . . . . . .12.00. . . . . 11 . . . . 19 . . .. 30 .. 27 Grade VII .Veda Thomas . . . .12.00. . . .. 9 .. .. 23 .. . . 32 .. . .28 2 Grade VI Nellie Brett . . . 1 1 . 0 0 . . . . . 17 . . .. 16 .. .. 33 30 Grade V Katie Blackwell . . . .12.00. . . . . 16 .. 28 .. .. 44 .. 39 Grade IV Sarah Corliss . . . .12.00. . . . . 25 .. .. 23 .. .. 48 .. 42 Grades II - III Jet. . . . . Lenora Miller . . . .12.00.. . .. 23 .. .. 22 .. .. 45 .. ...42 . . . . Grades Sub. -1 Jet. .. . Avis Emery . . . .12.00. . . . . . 7 .. .. 14 .. .. 21 ...18 . . . . Grades II-III Village . Addie Robinson . . . .12.00. . . .. 28 .. .. 20 .. .. 48 .. ...43 . . . . Grades Sub.-I " . Elizabeth Bates . . . .12.00.. . .. 34 .. .. 25 .. .. 59 .. ...48 . . . .

Total . 196 .. . 227 .. . 433 ..

No. pupils in town April 1,1916 between the ages of 5 and 21. Boys 278. Girls 282. Total 560.

Length of school year, High School 36 weeks. Common Schools 34 weeks.

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Superintendent of Schools' Report

To the Superintending School Committe and citizens of the town of Greenville.

I herewith submit my annual report of the condi-tion of our schools.

As a whole the year past has been a successful one. Our chief handicap being the rathta extensive change.3 n our teaching force, made neces^.ry by the resigna-

tion of several of our strongest teachers, who had been with us for some time. The resignation of a good teacher is always an economic loss, for even though it may be possible to secure one of equal ability, there is still a period of adjustment and adaptation to be passed through on the part of both teacher and pupils, during which the highest grade of work is impossible. It is to be hoped that the time is not far distant when it will be possible for the town to adopt a salary schedule with provision for increase in proportion to efficiency and length of service, to a sufficiently high maximum to make it possible to retain especially desirable teach-ers against ordinary competition. Changing teachers is at best somewhat experimental, and the educational loss sometimes resulting from a change may easily off-set the financial saving.

HIGH SCHOOL There have been two changes here in the teaching-

force. Mr. Gershon Rollins succeeding Mr. McLaugh-lin as principal and Miss Margaret Ryan filling the vacancy made by the resignation of Miss Gormley.

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to Mr. rollins report for an account of the years work.

HtGH SCHOOL LIBRARY It is imperative that measures be taken to increase

our reference library, the few books we have at pres-e t being entirely inadequate to the needs of a modern Hlgh school.

' 'The State Department of Education is constantly ra&iAg the requirements and notice has been received that 6ur library 'equipment is deficient and must be considerably incfekSed to ensure their approval An iriitial appropriation of one hundred and fifty dollars, with smaller annual appropriations would soon pro-vide the school with a reference library equal to that of any similar institution.

COMMON SCHOOLS

;.;„The work in tiha>grades has been on the whole ex-cellent, such weaknesses as have existed being due to conditions necessarily resulting from extensive changes in the teaching force. v.. At the close of the spring.term, Miss Matthews,'Miss Mclntyre, Miss King and Miss Keniston resigned.' As these teachers had been with us several year and un-questionably proved their sterling worth, it was evident that it would be no easy matter to fill their placas ac-ceptably. As many of our best teachers have been graduates of Castine Normal school, we naturallyturo-ed to that institution for candidates and upbri the re-commendation of the principal and training teacher elected the foilowing: ••vl •

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Village Primary, Miss Addie Robinson, grades, 2 and 3 Miss Elizabeth Bates, sub. and 1.

Jet. Primary, Miss Lenora Miller, grades 2 and 3 Miss Avis Emery, sub, and X.

At the High school building our only change of com-mon school teachers has been in Grade 8. Miss Nash resigning during the latter part of the fall term to accept a position in Chelsea, Mass. After her de-parture Mrs. Gershom Rollins substituted very effi-ciently until the election of Miss Jessie Hall who re-signed January 26. She was succeeded by her sister, Miss Mary Hall, who is a most capable teacher. Natur-ally the progress of the class has been retarded by so many changes, but with hard study will be able to complete the work laid out for the year if we have no further interruptions.

MORKILL

Agreeably to the vote of the town, a school was established at Morkill last spring, in a room loaned by Mr. Badeau. Nine pupils attended during the spring term of ten weeks. The summer term was closed after two weeks, as nearly all of the pupils moved out of town early in July. Since then there has not been a sufficient number of children residing there to make it advisable to re-open the school.

REPAIRS, ETC.

The past year has witnessed the installation of water for drinking and toilet purposes, in the Junction Pri-mary school. As the village Primary building was pro-vided for in a similar manner last year, all of our schools are now supplied with running water.

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Through the generosity of several of our citizens, flag staffs have been provided for all the schools, the one at the High school especially conspicuous for its symmetry and perfection.

For the ensuing year there are several matters which should receive attention. The High school building should have metal flashings placed in all roof gutters and along the eaves, to prevent the backing up of water under the ice and snow and consequent leaking, which has given considerable trouble during the past two years. The heating plant at the Village Primary school has given rise to considerable criticism and dissatisfac-tion, on account of failure to heat the building properly in severe weather, with a northwest wind blowing, without an apparently excessive consumption of fuel.

One of the hot air furnaces at the High school is in rather bad condition, but with care can probably be made to do service for another year. Provision must also be made for the premiums on insurance policies falling due this year.

In our recommendation of $350.00 for repairs, in-surance and supplies we have provided only for insur-ance, school supplies and incidental repairs, believing it better to leave the consideration of the more exten-sive operations, such as repairing the High school roof, and painting the school buildings, until we can secure estimates. This will be done in time to allow these matters to be acted on at the annual town meeting.

MUSIC AND DRAWING Several years ago for financial reasons it was found

necessary to discontinue the employment of a special teacher of these subjects. This was most unfortunate as music and drawing if properly taught, possess val-uable disciplinary qualities, training the eye, ear, voice

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and hand. They also, furnish a means of recreation and social enjoyment.

Some of our grade teachers are at present accom-plishing a creditable amount of work along these lines, considering their limited time, and equipment, but if thorough, lasting results are sought a special teacher is the only solution.

In conclusion I wish to say that I greatly appreciate the continued loyalty of parents, teachers and school officials, which not only renders the work more pleas-ant, but eliminates friction and makes for better schools. In conjunction with the School committee we make the following recommendations for next year. High school, $1,500 00 Common schools, 2,700 00 Text books, 300 00 Repairs, supplies and insurance, 350 00 School physician, 50 00 Superintendent of schools, 250 00

Respectfully submitted,

RUSSELL S. TAYLOR, Superintendent of Schools,

A. G. ROGERS W. R. DAILEY, C. F. WOODARD,

School Committee.

To Russell S. Taylor, Supt of Schools, Greenville, Me. The total enrollment for the year is forty-two, four

of whom have left school. The work of Mrs. Nettie F. Young in English, French

and Latin needs no comment by me. The town has

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been very fortunate in retaining a woman of her ability and wide experience as a teacher. Her personal in-terest and impartial treatment have made her greatly respected and esteemed by the pupils.

Miss Margaret T. Ryan, a graduate of Bay Path. In-stitute, took charge of the Commercial Department this fall. I have found her a teacher well trained in her subjects and one who spares neither time nor labor for the we j fare of her pupils. In short, the work of these teachers has been excellent. Their painstaking meth-ods and unflagging interest in each pupil's advancement have gone far to make our school year successful.

Fire drills have been held and will be continued throughout the year. By using the front entrance, all the pupils have marched from the building in good order in less than three minutes. The furnaces arc protected in such a way, and so well cared for that possibilities of a fire are remote.

Successful school work can be carried on only by cooperation of parents and teachers. Cooperation, un-less parents visit school and see that pupils are in re-gular attendance, except in case of illness, is almost impossible. Irregular attendance is responsible for many failures, has a bad influence on the other pupils, and defeats the aim of the school.

I would recommend that the town raise the sum of $50.00 to be expended for reference books for the school library. At the present time there is no school library except a set of dictionaries and borrowed encyclopedias. Without suitable reference books, work in History and English can never be extended beyond the regular text, and therefore must be elementary in character.

In a social way the school has been active. One play, two entertainments and several socials, all well patron-ized by the townspeople, have been held. The proceeds

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have been used in making payments on the Athletic association debt, which has been reduced from $110 to $48. This debt we hope to liquidate before spring. The school orchestra, though reduced in-numbers, has made rapid progress and is an urgamzati >a of which the town may well be proud. 1 wish to thank all those Who have given their loyal support to the school and so generously contributed to make our social functions successful.

Respectfully submitted,

G. B. ROLLINS, Principal.

SCHOOL PHYSICIAN REPORT As in the last report I still think our pupils are the

equal of any in the State in physical, development. I also think the parents are showing prompt and ener-getic response to endeavor to better their children's wel-fare. For instance, in the tonsil-adenoid group twenty show improvement most of them having been operated upon, eight have had no treatment and are growing progressively worse, about a dozen new ones are added with the new classes and about forty show a moderate but fairly stationary involvement. Many of last year's habit mouth-breathers are cured but eight new ones .joined us. Three are so unfortunate as to have chronic middle ear disease and three also show valvular heart diseases.

Among the eyes we have fifty with extra acute vis-ion, the High school carrying the banner with ten. Twenty show an irregularity of vision, one eye seeing much better than the other so that they do all their work with it. I believe that these are the ones that require the most painstaking examination by <-om-

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petant specialists to try to make the weak eye do its share of work. A few of this group have been in-jured so that their condition connot be bettered but there ought to be many that could be helped. There are also eighty that I class as poor vision, the fifth grade taking the prize with twenty-foar. In closing 1 wish to thank you and also to warn you not to deper/1 too much upon the simple test for vision given in the schools as it will show only the worst of errors. If you see symptoms of eye trouble with the children have their eyes properly tested and be sure.

F. J. PRITHAM,

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Report of Sealer of Weights and Measures

Greenville, Maine, March 3, 1917.

For the current year I have tested as follows: Total number of scales tested, 52.

Condemned, 1 weights tested, 104.

Condemned, 0 dry measure tested, 14.

Condemned. 0 liquid measure tested, 31.

Condemned, 3 yard sticks tested, 9.

Condemned, 1 automatic pumps tested, 15.

Condemned, 0

For the above I have charged the sum of $22.77 and paid the same over to the Town Treasurer.

ADELBERT G. ROGERS, Sealer.

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Report of Greenville Free Public Library

To the Citizens of Greenville: The Trustees of Greenville Free Public Library sub-

mit the following report for the year ending, March 1, 1917. Days open from March 3,1916 to March 1,1917, 51 Total number books issued, 5,110 Gain over last year, 1,598 Gain over two years ago, 2,674 Largest number books issued in one day, 156 Average number, 9K Number patron's cards issued during year. 153 Total number issued, 593 Number volumes catalogued, 1,393 Number State, U. S. reports, pamphlets, etc., 469 Discarded during last four years, 66 Volumes added by purchase, 82 Volumes added by gifts, 93 Volumes from State, 26 Total number of volumes, 1,796

The increasing patronage of the Library is a sure in-dication of its popularity with our town's people at the same time presenting a condition that requires mort financial assistance on the part of the town.

It is evident to us that we need an appropriation that will enable us to employ a librarian, as we are so over-worked during the sessions that we fall far short of doing the best work.

So great is the rush that it requires the undivided attention of one person to receive and give out books

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thus rendering it impossible to give our patrons the as-sistance reeded in the directing of their reading and other courtesies desired.

The employment of a librarian to take charge of the distribution of books, supervise the return of same, ar-range them on the shelves and mend such as need it and to catalogue new books, is earnestly recommended.

This would enable the trustees to bestow assistance and courtesies that would greatly increase the efficiency of the work that the library should do in the com-munity.

We hereby express our thanks to friends of the library, who have given books, magazines and services, and especially to Mrs. W. I. Hamilton, Kokadjo, and to Mrs. F. H. Kimball of Bath for their generous gifts of books. Good books and magazines are always grate-fully received.

F. W. ALLEN, P. W. HALL, FLORENCE VAUGHAN. R. H. DUNBAR, NORA BROWN, ELMIE BRIGGS,

TREASURER'S REPORT OF THE GREENVILLE FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY

Receipts

Cash on hand, March 1,1916, $ 9 06 Cash from E. Cole, to balance acct., 2 10

J. M. Prentiss, (State stip-end 1915), 10 00

J. M. Prentiss, (State stip-end 1916), 10 00

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J. M. Prentiss, from town, 150 00 Cash for fines, 19 50

$200 66

Expenditures

Paid for insurance, $18 00 H. M. Shaw Mfg. Co.'s, bill for

lumber, labor and rent, 42 22 for books, 70 16 for curtains, 1 49 for rent to Jan. 1, 1917, 25 00 for supplies, 8 86

$165 73

Balance on hand, $34 93

Respectfully submitted,

FLORENCE H. VAUGHAN.

Auditor's Report To the inhabitants of the Town of Greenville:

The accounts of the Selectmen, Town Treasurer and Treasurer of the Greenville Free Public Library for the fiscal year ending March 1, 1917, have been examined by me and I find them to be correct with all payments properly vouched.

F. W. ALLEN, Town Auditor.

March 8, 1917,