Annual Report Of The

Officers Of The

Town Of Northfield Vermont For The

Year Ending January 31 1924 Grand List Of Town, $20,703.21

Annual Report Of The

Officers Of The

Town Of Northfield Vermont For The

Year Ending January 31 1924 Grand List Of Town, $20,703.21

1923 SELECTMEN'S ORDERS DRAWN

TOWN OFFICERS 1923 Moderator K. R. B. Flint

Town Clerk Claude L. Moise

C. E. Tracy Term Expires 1924 Town Treasurer Claude L. Morse *F. J. Houston Term Expires 1924 W. H. Hardin Term Expires 1924 Trustee of Piibhc Money Charles A. Plumley

H. R. Roberts Term Expires 1924 Frank Plumley Term Expires 1927 *R. A. Silver Term Expires 1924 F. A. Jones Term Expires 1927

F. L. Tracy *Deceased.

Selectmen S. P. Staples Term Expires 1925 Overseer of Poor Wm. Chase Listers ]. M. Donahue Term Expires 1925 A uditors R. H. Gay lord Term Expires 1925

O. F. Preston Term Expires 1926 Constable and Collector }. M. Donahue

Road Commissioner Henry Abbot. Trustees of Public Library J. B. Sargent Teim Expires 1925

Cemetery Commissioners C. M. Davis Term Expires 1925

OFFICERS APPOINTED BY SELECTMEN Inspect01 of Wood, Shingles, and Lumber C. L. Pervier Fence Viewers H. W. Clark

W. E. Dunsmoor Term Expires 1926 A. B. Edgerton Term Expires 1926 Town Agent Claude L. Morse

*J. L. Moseley Term Expires 1926 F. J. Moriarty Term Expires 1928 H. C. Cady Term Expires 1926 H. H. Whitney Term Expires 1928

1923 March

7

452 453 454 455 456 457 458 459 460 461 462 463 464 465 466 467 468 469 470 471 472 473 474 475 476 477 478 479 480 481 482 10 483 484

H. B. Porter 485 486 487 488 489 490

Claude L. Morse, services as treasurer R. H. Gaylord, services as auditor E. L. Field, services as auditor W. H. Hardin, services as auditor P. R. Clark, services as overseer of poor S. P. Staples, services as selectman Brown Library, 1-2 appropriation O. F. Preston, services as selectman C. E. Tracy, services as selectmen R. W. Bowman, winter roads John L. Greenwood, ballot clerk Northfield Publishing Co., town repoits, etc., Notthfield Pharmacy, vaccine Edson Willey, winding town clock, (Februaiy) O. F. Preston, board of civil authority H. D. Bailey, winter roads W. A. Gravey, winter roads Vern Whitney, winter roads James B. Hedges, winter roads T. L. Frazier, winter roads N. M. Johnson, services as civil engineer Henry Abbott, winter roads Philip Bell, winter roads American Legion, appropriation H. M. Dole, 7025 feet lumber F. D. Williams, 11454 feet lumber J. E. Bingham, fumigating at graded school Claude L. Morse, salary February C. D. Dearborn, winter roads Poor Department W. C. White, P, M. envelopes Joseph Cyr, winter roads Village Electric Dept., lights, town clerk's office and bridges F. L. Wakefield 1570 feet lumbei George F. Hubbell, vaccinations for small pox Village of Northfield, 1-2 expense of jail, and Jones fire, at Center and Cross fire at Falls Northfield Publishing Co., ballots P. R. Clark, services as overseer February 1 to March 6 O. F. Preston, services Dorothy Ellis case

S55.00 20.00 20.00 20.00 120.00 41.00 400.00 82.50 99.00 6.00 7.00 117.40 30.75 2.00 12.50 10.00 12.31 60.00 12.00 66.00 1.50 27.55 11.33 100.00 154.55 251.98 2.28 35.00 15.00 500.00 4.32 25.50 27.00 34.54 76.35 84.55 1.25 28.00 7.7Q

491 492 493 494 495 496 497

April

17 498 499 500 501 502 503 504 505 506 507 508 509 510 511 512 513 514 515 516 24 517 31 518 519 520 521 522 523 524 525 526 527 528 529 530 531 532 533 534 535 536 537 7 538 539

Jackson F. Maloney, winter roads 31.00 Boardman Brothers, winter roads 10.00 H. A. Campbell, blacksmithing 16.50 Jessie W. Howe, interest on $3000 note 75.00 A. F. Dunsmoor, winter roads 13.83 C. E. Tracy, winter roads, and $1.00 for stamps 30.00 G. S. Coburn, paint, paper and labor town home 45.52 less 4.65 advanced by town in 1922 40.87 W. P. Cheney, winter roads 9.25 Northfield Telephone Co., telephone and tolls 32.40 Henry Abbott, winter roads 12.00 Fred Roux, winter roads 27.66 Joseph Fontaine, winter roads 35.99 Capital City Press, dog license book 2.00 Northfield National Bank, interest: 112.50 Joseph Cyr, winter roads 6.00 Michael Brown, winter roads 18.00 Will Fiske, winter roads 16.50 Henry Abbott, winter roads 24.00 Arristide Jarvis, winter roads 5.00 Claude L. Morse, legal services 20.00 Cipriano Garcia, winter roads 5.00 Northfield Publishing Co., supplies 1.00 -A. E. Plastridge, bonds for town officers 31.50 Inez J. Woodbury, services as ballot clerk, 5.00 Angeline Fontana, services as ballot clerk 5.00 W. H. Kirkpatrick, winter roads 68.50 F. W. Miller, winter roads 30.00 Numau Smead, winter roads 18.32 Horace Gervais, winter roads 5.00 C. D. Dearborn, winter roads 45.00 William D. Mayo, Armory hall for town meeting 20.00 J. P. Johnston, annuity for March 30.00 Edson Willey, winding town clock for March 2.00 Dexter Macy, winter roads 3.00 W. C. White, stamped envelopes 40.00 Jackson Maloney, winter roads 6.00 James B. Hedges, winter roads 7.50 Domenick Falzarano, trucking 1.00 C. A. Preston, winter roads 8.50 C. E. Tracy, winter roads 34.00 Claude L. Morse, salary for March 35.00 R. H, Gaylord, postage on town reports 18.00 T. L. Frazer, winter roads 27.00 Henry Abbott, winter roads 24.00 Will Fiskc, winter roads 15.00 Michael Brown, winter roads 12.00 Frank Metcalf, winter roads 9.00 Domenick Falzarano, trucking 2.50 Dynes Gilpin, winter roads 87.00

11 14

21 28

May

5

12

540 541 542 543 544 545 546 547 548 549 550 551 552 553 554 555 556 557 558 559 560 561 562 563 564 565 566 567 568 569 570 571 572 573 574 575 576 577 578 579 580 581 582 583 584 585 586 587 588 589

C. E. Tracy, winter roads C. D. Dearborn, winter roads Vern Whitney, winter roads Michael Brown, winter roads Will Fiske, winter roads Henry Abbott, winter roads Frank Metcalf, winter roads A. M. Cutler & Co., supplies for town home C. E. Tracy, snowing 3 bridges John R. Thompson, winter roads C. E. Tracy, work on logs E. H. Bancroft, winter roads William B. Mayo, rent town clerk's office L. W. Fiske, winter roads Poor Department W. A. Garvey, winter roads R. P. Thompson, winter roads Vt. State Hospital for the Insane, (Dorothy Ellis) Claude L. Morse, legal service William Chase, dump cart Will Chase, winter roads H. N. Cross, Board of Civil Authority C. E. Tracy, storing rollers and plow and work on road T. E. O'Grady, winter roads J. P. Johnston, annuity for April Claude L. Morse, salary for April Lewis Chatfield, snowing bridges at Falls John Grace, winter roads J. H. Judkins, examination of Dorothy Ellis J. H. Judkins, vaccinations Orrin F. Ray, winter roads John McCormick, paper for town home A. H. Nolan, winter roads Walter E. Brown, winter roads Joseph Fontaine, winter roads Ira Baker, winter roads Joseph Elie, winter roads Moses King, winter roads R. J. Keep, winter roads William Chase, repairs at town home Leon Johnson, winter roads Edson Willey, winding town clock for April, repairs Not used H. G. Eastburn, winter roads O. F. Preston, work on bridges W. P. Cheney, winter roads Northfield Publishing Company, supplies Alfred Duprey, winter roads R. B. Cross, winter roads P. D. Lee, winter roads

18.00 18.00 69.00 9.00 9.00 22.00 9.00 2.80 8.00 5.00 36.00 34.20 60.00 18.00 1500.00 11.73 6.50 30.86 8.00 40.00 10.00 2.00 11.00 89.05 30.00 35.00 23.00 3.90 5.00 10.20 8.00 36.00 9.45 12.00 6.32 10.00 60.15 5.00 22.58 5.00 10.00 3..25 5.00 6.00 5.75 8.50 23.00 12.00 12.90

590 591 592 593 19 594 595 596 597 598 26 599 600 601 602 Jane

2 603 604 605 606 607 608 609 610 611 612 613 614 615 616 617 9 618 619 620 621 622 623 624 16 625 626 627 628 629 18 630 631 23 632 633 634

William A. Wheeler, winter roads 26.00 H. G. Aseltine, winter roads 40.00 Dennis Relation, winter roads 9.66 Bryant. & Kingston Co., matresses and spring for town home 66.66 M. A. Howe, winter roads 2.50 John O'Grady, work on bridge 3.00 A. E. Austin, work on bridge 3.00 O. F. Prestcn, work on bridge 6.32 H. G. Eastburn, winter roads 5.00 E. W. Clark, 1500 feet lumber 22.50 Northfield Publishing Co., order book 7.00 J. P. Johnston, annuity for May 30.00 Claude L. Morse, making abstract of individual list of taxpayers 55.00 W. E. Dunsmoor, services as lister 127.00 Northfield Publishing Co., supplies 8.50 Eldred Preston, work on highway 9.00 Not used Charles F. Lowe, County Treas., County tax 1356.54 J. M. Donahue, services as lister 124.00 Ferdinand J. Houston, services as listci 122.00 F. J. Bean, cutting bushes 11.20 Edson Willey, winding town clock for May 2.00 Northeast Metal Culvert Co., ten culverts 265.60 Claude L. Morse, salary for May 35.00 H. W. Clark, winter roads 5.00 Royal F. Britain, lamps for town clerk's office 1.30 A. F. Dunsmoor, winter roacls 1.49 R. W. Howes, winter roads 14.67 Will Duprey, winter roads 9.71 A. M. Cutler & Co., supplies for bridges 5.66 J. F. Maloney, storing rollers and labor 9.00 Erwin M. Harvey, legal services in State Armory matter Falzarano and Izzo 85.00 O. F. Preston, work on bridges 28.00 John O'Grady, work on bridges 9.00 George Dillingham, 1380 feet logs 30.36 J. H. Judkins, services Dorothy Ellis case 15.00 O. F. Preston, money paid out Ellis case 5.25 D. A. Boardman, services as fire warden 21.00 Numan Smead, winter roads 2.00 Claude L. Morse, attending Probate Hearing on Ellis case 10.00 C.E. Tracy, work on bridges 19.00 C. E. Tracy, 5 men cutting bushes, 1 day 15.00 O. F. Preston, services Rowell case 6.50 American Legion, Memorial Day appropriation 50.00 J. M. Donahue, officers fees and auto hire taking Perley Rowell to Waterbury 10.00

July

Aug.

30 635 Claude L. Morse, salary for June 5.00 636 J. P. Johnston, annuity for June 30.00 637 Claude L. Morse, making grand list from individual abstracts of taxpayers 48.00 638 Edson Willey, winding town clock for June 2.00 639 Vermont Hospital for Insane, board for Dorothy Ellis 96.43 640 A. E. Austin, work on bridge 6.00 641 A. L. Richmond, supplies for bridges 25.86 642 O. F. Preston, work on bridges 9.50 643 William B. Mayo, rent of town clerk's office 60.00 7 644 Elwin Glidden, work on lumber at mill 24.00 645 S. P. Staples, work on lumber at mill 8.00 646 A. M. Cutler & Co., tools for road work 10.20 647 Capital City Press, land record book 24.00 648 F. Luther Tracy, work on bridges 13.50 21 649 J. H. Judkins, medical services Rowell case 30.00 650 Claude L. Morse, attending Rowell hearing 10.00 651 O. F. Preston, services and cash paid out Rowell case 9.25 652 C. E. Tracy work on bridge 15.99 653 Poor Dept. 500.00 28 654 J. P. Johnston, annuity for July 30.00 655 Claude L. Morse, salary for July 35.00 656 Edson Willey, winding town clock for July 2.00 657 Claude L. Morse, making tax bills and sending notices to taxpayers 50.00 658 George Thayer, taking attendants and Peril y Rowell from Water bury to hearing at Probate Court and back to Waterbury 6.00 659 H. H. Demerritt, transportation of Dorothy Ellis and attenands Waterbury to Montpelier and return 4.8(1 660 Northfield Savings Bank, interest 527.08 661 Northfield Savings Bank, interest 3.80 662 Charles Burleson, winter road damage 5.00 663 George W. Cady, labor at town home 2.40 4 664 Frank A. Pixley, winter roads 6.00 665 J. M. Donahue, killing unlicensed dogs 10.00 666 Northfield Publishing Co., printing and supplies 28.00 667 Claude L. Morse, legal service 6.00 668 E. E. Campbell, fees ace. Ellis and Rowell cases 4.60 669 Brown Public Library, balance of appropriation 400.00 14 670 Poor Department 500.00 671 H. A. Campbell, repairing snow plough 10.00 18 672 J. O. Chaffee, work on bridges 3.33 673 A. E. Plastridge, insurance 34.56 674 R. E. Bailey, work on bridges f 6.00 675 C. E. Tracy, work on bridges 30.00 25 676 O. F. Preston, work on bridges 49.50 677 W. H. Hurley, examination of Doiothy Ellis and auto to Waterbury 28.00 678 A. E. Austin, wor-k on bridges • 30.00

Sept.

1

8

14 15

22

29

Oct.

6

679 680 681 682 683 684 685 686 687 688 689 690 691 692 693 694 695 696 697 698 699 700 701 702 703 704 705 706 707 708 709 710 711 712 713 714 715 716 717 718 719 720 721 722 723 724 725 726 727

C. A. Preston, work on bridges 2.75 J. P. Johnson, annuity for August 30.06 Claude L. Morse, salary for August 35.01 Claude L. Morse, reporting vital statistics 17.00 Bryant & Kingston, bed springs for town home 7.25 Edson Willey, windling town clock for August 2.00 Rabidou Lumber Co., road machine pole 2.40 Jesse W. Howe, interest on $3000 note 75.00 Village Electric Dept. trimming trees at Falls 11.16 Northfield Publishing Co., order book 5.75 A. M. Cutler & Co., tools for road work 4.12 Northfield Publishing Co., check lists 4.00 O. F. Preston, work on bridges 18.00 Ed Johnson, winter roads 5.00 J. J. Corbett, cutting bushes 4.50 Henry Abbott, cutting bushes 6.00 E. A. Stanley Supt., board for Perley Rowell 32.15 George W. Cady, 2 pails for Dr. Hurley, (fumigating) 2.25 J. A. Hutchinson, fighting fire 2.40 O. F. Preston, work on bridges 33.00 M. Perkins, work on bridge 3.00 A. W. Woodbuiy, work on bridge 3.00 John O'Grady, work on bridge 9.00 Village Electric Dept. cutting trees at Center 12.71 D. A. Macy, drawing two loads of posts 15.00 A. E. Austin, work on bridges 3.00 Northfield Publishing Co., supplies 2.00 Northfield National Bank, interest 62.50 Flora B. Edgerton, interest 50.00 Edson Willey, winding town clock for September 2.00 Will Fisk, 4 days cutting bushes 12.00 A. F. Dunsmoor, cutting bushes, 4 days 12.00 J. J. Corbett, cutting bushes 4 days 12.00 Henry Abbott, cutting bushes 4 days 16.00 J. P. Johnston, annuity for September 30.00 Claude L. Morse, salary for September 35.00 C. A. Dodge, allotment for Farm Bureau 78.39 T. H. Cave, State Treas., State highway tax 1004.85 T. H. Cave, State Treas., State School tax 2009.68 O. F. Preston, work on guard rails • 43.00 William B. Mayo, rent town clerk's office 60.00 George C. Sanborn, paint for guard rails 27.55 O. F. Preston, cash paid out for lepairs to road machine 4.00 A. E. Austin, work on guard rails 7.50 E. O. Preston, work on guard rails 7.50 John O'Grady, work on guard rails 10.50 Henry Abbott, cutting bushes 20.00 Will Fiske, cutting bushes 18.00 A. F. Dunsmoor, cutting bushes 18.00

Oct.

Nov.

728 729 530 731 732 733 13 734 735 736 737 15 738 20 739 740 741 742 743 744 745 746 27 747 748 749 750 751 752 753 754 755 756 3 757 758 759 760 761 762 763 6 764 765 766 10 767 768 769 770 17 771 772 773 774 775

12.00 J. J. Corbett, cutting bushes 3,33 I. H. Glidden, winter roads 3.50 Louis Hallstrom, winter roads 500.00 Poor Dept. 9000.00 Northfield Savings Bank, notes paid 56.15 C. D. Dearborn, paid for gravel 6.00 E. O. Preston, work on guard rails 20.00 O. F. Preston, work on guard rails J. M. Donahue, putting up and taking down booths for 4.00 October primary 101.17 Northfield Savings Bank, interest 1012.64 Northfield Savings Bank, notes and interest 25.00 O. F. Preston, putting up guard rails 26.00 0. F. Preston, work on bridges 13.50 Eldred O. Preston, work on guard rails 18.00 John O'Grady, work on guard rails 20.00 Village of Northfield, fire at center 12.00 Henry Abbott, cutting bushes 9.00 A. F. Dunsmoor, cutting bushes • 9.00 Will Fiske, cutting bushes 26.00 O. F. Preston, work on guard rails 15.00 Will Fiske, cutting bushes 9.00 A. F. Dunsmoor, cutting bushes 20.00 Henry Abbott, cutting bushes 15.00 Dexter Macy, drawing 200 posts 11.60 N. M. Johnson, surveying 30.00 J. P. Jonhston, annuity for October 2.00 A. E. Palstridge, services as ballot clerk 18.00 D. A. Boardman, services as fire warden 35.00 Claude L. Morse, salary for October 40.75 O. F. Preston, work on guard rails 5175.80 State Treasurer, State tax 48.66 C. S. Field, 500 cedar posts 14.92 C. S. Richmond & Son., supplies for guard rails 4.70 A. M. Cutler & Co., supplies for town home 12.40 George W. Cady, work and fixtures for town home 2.00 Edson Wiley, winding town clock for October* 6.00 A. F. Dunsmoor, cutting bushes 6.00 Will Fiske, cutting bushes 6.00 Henry Abbott, cutting bushes 14.00 O. F. Preston, work on guard rails 18.77 A. E. Smith, breaking roads 12.00 A. E. Austin, work on guard rails 21.00 John O'Grady, work on guard rails 4.00 J. M. Donahue, services at November election 2.00 H. N. Cross, Board of Civil Authority 10.00 O. F. Preston, work on bridges 25.00 Claude L. Morse, services Board Civil Authority 13.50 A. F. Dunsmoor, cutting bushes

24

Dec.

1

8

15

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776 Will Fiske, cutting bushes ' 15.00 777 Henry Abbott, cutting bushes 20.00 778 F. L. Howe, services as ballott clerk 3.00 779 Not Used 780 C. E. Tracy, cash paid out for telephone and postage 4.95 781 Jeremiah F. Greaney, services as ballot clerk at General election and special election 6.00 782 Village of Northfield, fire at Center . 25.00 783 C. E. Tracy, services board of health 6.00 784 D. Diego, groce.res for Blaine (quarantine) small pox 31.25 785 Andrew Grace, cutting grass at Four Corners cemetery 1.00 786 S. P. Staples, work on lumber 6.00 787 C. .Pervier, election expenses 5.00 788 O. F. Preston, Board of Health 15.00 789 Northfield Publishing Co., printing 24.50 79( J. P. Jlohnston, annuity fot November 30.00 791 C. E. Tracy, work on highway 10.00 792 A. E. Austin, work on bridges 3.00 793 Joh n O'Grady, work on guard rails 3.00 794 Claude L. Morse, salary for Novembet 35.CO 795 Will Fiske, cutting bushes 12.00 796 A. F. Dunsmoor, cutting bushes 9.00 797 Henry Abbott, cutting bushes 16.00 798 J. H. Blodgett, land damage for road from North street to Howe new house 365.00 799 D. A. Boardman, services as fire warden 24.00 800 D. A'. Boardman, work and material for Brooks bridge 18.55 801 Harold Blodgett, winding town clock for November 2.00 802 A. E. Austin', mowing Aldrich Cemetery 2.00 803 W. C. White, envelopes and postage 2.20 804 C. E. Tracy, work on highways 13.00 805 Harol M. Howe, land damage for road 100.00 806 Will Fiske, winter roads 6.00 807 Henry Abbott, winter roads . 14.00 808 Northfield Publishing Co., check lists 8.75 809 A. M. Cutler £ Co., supplies for town home 1.10 810 O. F. Preston cash paid out for telephoning 3.95 811 C. D. Dearborn, cash paid for gravel 16.50 812 Merton E. Chase, repairs on snow roller 15.00 813 H. B. Porter, maintaining water tub 3.00 814 W. W. Wheeler, maintaining water tub 3.00 815 T. Lowell, Frazer, maintaining water tub 3.00 816 Coburn & Knowles, maitaining water tub 3.00 817 O. F. Preston, Board of Civil Authority, §8. Painting guard rails §10. Looking after dead sheep $4 22.00 818 C. E. Tracy, work on highway 6.00 819 Joseph Fontaine, 1 sheep killtd by dogs 10.00 820 D. Falzarano, trucking 3.00 821 John L. Greenwood, services as ballot clerk 5.00 10

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822 J. P. Johnston, a n n u i t y for December 823 Claude L. Morse, salary for December 824 Royal F. Britain, electrical repairs a.t town clerk's office 825 Harold Blodgett, winding town clock for December 826 Northfield Publishing Co., 600 quarantine cards

30.00 35.00 2.89 2.GO 6.00

1924 Jan.

827 Irving Davidson, hay for town team 16.00 828 Elwin Glrdden, work on lumber 5.CO 829 R. W. Howes, services as ballot cletk 5.CO 830 N. M. Johnston, services as civil engineer 8.CO 12 831 A. H. Cook, 125 loads of gravel 12.50 832 Claude L. Morse, reporting vital statistics 10.30 833 F. Luther Tracy, winter roads 2.00 834 C. E. Tracy, winter roads 12.00 835 C. D. Dearborn, winter roads 15.00 836 J. F. Maloney, winter roads 27.00 837 Henry Anoott, winter roads 14.46 838 Leon Edson, winter roads 2.CO 839 Plumley Plumley & Campbell, advice 26.00 840 Fred A. Jones, ground rent 15.00 841 W. C. White, envelopes and postage 2.20 842 William B, Mayo, rent of town clerk's office 60.0" 17 843 Poor Departmet 50C.OO 844 Claude L. Morse, collecting taxes 297.-10 845 Village Electric Dept., lights bridges and town clerk's office 27.00 846 A. K. B r y a n t , balance ,Jbillon l u m b e r 28.78 19 847 Permanent Road Appro; nation 500.00 848 C. E. Tracy, 4 days labor 12.00 849 George C. Sanbcrn, paint and brushes for guard rails and bridges 33.08 Permanent Road Fund, interest on notes and cash to meet amount furnished by State 136.28 19 851 Village of Northfield, fire at Falls 22.00 22 852 William 13. Mayo, reporting vital statistics 14.00 853 W. H. Hurley, reporting vital statistics 17.25 854 J. H. Juclkins, reporting vital statistics 3755 855 E. E. Ellis, reporting vital statistics .75 856 Daniel Johnson, reporting vital statistics 1.50 857 Geoge F. Hubbell, reporting vital statistics 1.00 858 C. A. Shaw, reporting vital statistics .25 859 A. E. Bryant, 16HO feet lumber sawing at §5 per million 82.05 23 860 Ernest Macy, refund on taxes 8.57 861 Horace Gervais, refund on taxes 8.71 862 Frank E. Reed, refund on taxes 10.25 863 J. M. Donahue, collector, taxes abated 81.95 864 Claude L. Morse, salary for January 35.00 60.00 865 j . P. Johnston, a n n u i t y for J a n u a r y and February 142.07 866 Resurfacing Fund 5

11

867 868 26
2.00 Harold Blodgett, winding town clock January 12.00 Fred Fuller, services as oallot clerk 12.00 Leon W. Fiske, winter roads 341.11 Back Road Fund 12.00 C. E. Tracy, winter roads 18.00 William B. Mayo, services Perley Rowell case 7.97 R. J. Keep, winter roads 2.00 F. Luther Tracy, winter roads 8.00 A. F. Dunsmoor, winter roads 12.00 C. D. Dearborn, winter roads 4.50 William Chase, for town team winter roads 4.50 Irving Davidson, winter roads 12.00 C. E. Tracy, winter roads 18.90 Henry Abbott, winter roads 21.31 Henry Abbott, 969 feet hemlock logs 5.00 D. L. Mobdy, winter roads 22.93 T. E. O'Grady, winter roads 5.00 maiverd A. Howe, winter roads 25.00 Company F., V. N. G., for Armory 6.25 Northfield Tel. Co., telephone tolls 300.00 Poor Department 50.00 Northfield National Bank, interest on Bridge note 21.33 Fred S. Owen, snowing bridges to date 118.50 W. H. Hurley, services as Health Officer Treasurers' Order, Northfield Savings Bank Notes §3918.00;. 4327.98 Interest $409.98 40,562.36

Classification of Selectmen's Orders Officers Services Interest Winter roads Abatements Returns foi births and deaths Highway Bridges Transferred to Overseer's Account Appropriations Health Department and Quarantine Collecting Taxes Expenses on account of transients, insane and poor and repairs Taxes state, 5175.80; State School, 2,009.68; State Highway 1,004.85 County 1,356.54 Printing and Supplies Telephone Rent Express and Postage Town Clock Borrowed Money Legal Services J. P. Johnston a n n u i t y Cutting bushes Lumber account Farm Bureau Farm Team and equipment Elections Insurance Permanent Road Fire Warden Fires Back Road Fund Resurfacing Land Damage, Howe addition Miscallaneous

§1,481.50 1,479.67 1,897.49 109.48 65.30

904.53 442.46 4,300.00

950.00 180.08

450.40 508.72 9,546.87 291.76 42.60

355.55 19.00 25.25 13918.00 145.00 360.00 358.07

705.07 78.39 56.00

58.75 34.56 636.28 63.00 98.40

341.11 142.07 ,

465.00

52.00 $40,562.36

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Claude L. Morse, Treasurer in Account with Town of Northfield. General Fund Dr. 77.5.00 Tocash last report 97.35 To tax receipts 1919 ,90 names 144.47 1920 1.65 names 301.26 1921 4.05 names 764.34 1922 1,321.42 names 7.40 To To To To To To To To To To

Road Commissioner's Orders Drawn 1923 April

May

10.000.00 61.30 5.40 2.00 40.00 32.20 4.50 402.35 31,054.82 8.45

money Dorrowed* money from Permanent road fund for supplies rebate on insurance fiom A. E, Plasti idge cash for hay sold money from A. H. Cook for land sold money from State for hedgehog bounties cash for town nistoi ies sold cash from dog fund 1923 tax-bill names

43,707.44

Cr. By By By By By

497.64 36,020.80 4,327.98 3.85

outstanding orders paid current orders paid* notes and interest paid (old loans) Hedgehog bounties paid tax receipts

1920 names 1921 names 1922 names 1923 names

By four percent discount to taxpayers Bv cash

102.41 1.65 170.95 3.05 451.20 4.50 67846 5,13

1,417.37 1,203.97 235.83

§43,707.44 *ln the item "current orders paid" is included $10,000.00 borrowed money wl ich with interest thereon was paid Dv selectmen'solders.

June

14

23

1

F. 1 W. Miller, 3 days man and team

2 :Henry Abbott, 10 days as foreman 3 :Not used

C. S. Richmond & Son, bush scythe I. Messier, shovels and oil Alfred Duprey, labor on highway 25 Will Fiske, 5 days labor 28 Henry Abbott, 5 days foreman and 3 days team A. M. Cutler & Co., tools for highway and oil 30 Henry Abbott, 6 days foreman and 2 days team 5 Will Fiske, 5 days labor A. F. Dunsmore, 4 days labor Vern Whitney, 4 days man and team Leon Fiske, 4 days man and team Will Chase, labor on highway and plank 10 R. P. Thompson, labor on highway American Express Co., express on road machine knives Heny Abbott, 5 days foreman Will Fiske, 4 days labor 12 A. F. Dunsmoor, 2 1-2 days labor 21 Vern Whitney, 5 1-2 days man and team Leon Fiske, 3 1-2 days, man and team, 1-2 day man 99 LZ. ' 23 Good Roads Machine Co., one road drag 14 24 A. E. Bryant, 240 feet plank 25 C. V. Ry. Co., freight on road drag 26 Bryon M. Bailey, lepairing sluice and picking stone 15 27 L. L. Freeman, labor on highway 19 28 Henry Abbott, 6 days foreman, 6 days team 29 Will Fiske, 6 days labor 30 Leon Fiske, 6 days man and team 31 Vern Whitney, 5 days man and team 32 A. F. Dunsmoor, 5 days 6 hours labor 22 33 Vern Whitney, 2008 feet plank . 34 C. E. Tracy, labor and hemlock plank 26 35 Henry Abbott, 5 1-2 days foreman, 5 1-2 days team 36 Will Fiske, 4 days labor 37 A. F. Dunsmoor, 4 days labor 38 Vern Whitney, 5 days man and team 39 Leon Fiske, 5 days man and team 40 L. B. Roby, 5 days labor 29 41 George Dillingham, 3 men and team 1 day 31 42 J. B. Hedges, 2 men and team 17 hours 43 Henry Abbott, 3 1-2 days foreman, 2 1-2 days team 2 44 Will Fiske, 2 1-2 days labor 45 L. B. Roby, 5 days labor 46 Vern Whitney, 5 days man and team 47 Leon Fiske, 3 days man and team

4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

15.00 40.00 2.10 6.45 8.96 15.00 29.00 16.33 30.00 15.00 12.00 24.00 24.00 19.88 6.15 1.68 20.00 12.00 7.50 33.00 22.50 29.40 9.00 2.80 7.00 9.50 42.00 18.00 36.0C 30.00 17.00 70.28 5.48 38.50 12.00 12.00 30.00 30.00 15.00 12.00 12.75 21.50 7.50 15.00 30.0 18.00

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16

23

48 Northfield Pub. Co., order book 4.50 49 Frank Abbott, 2 1-2 days labor 7.50 50 Northeast Metal Culvert Co., culverts and road machine knives 118.80 51 Berger Mfg., Co., culvert pipes 58.00 52 Henry Abbott, 5 1-2 days foreman, 5 days team 37.00 53 Will Fiske, 5 days labor 15.00 54 Vern Whitney, 5 1-2 days man and team 33.00 55 L. VV. Roby. 5 days laboi 15..00 56 Leon Fiske, 5 days man and team 30.00 57 A. F. Dunsmoor, 2 days labor 6.00 58 Henry Abbott, 5 days forema.n, 6 days team 38.00 59 Will Fiske, 6 days labor 18.00 60 Vern Whitney, man and team, 5 clays 30.00 61 A. F. Dunsmoor, 6 days laDor 18.00 62 L. B. Roby, 6 days labor 18.00 63 Leon Fiske, 5 days man and team 30.00 64 Henry Abbott, 6 days foreman. 6 days team 42.00 65 Will Fiske, 6 days labor 18.00 66 Verne Whitney, 5 days labor man and team 30.00 67 A. F. Dunsmooi, 5 days 4 hours labor 16.33

Aug.

1

95

4

96 Henry Abbott, 6 days foreman, 2 days team 97 Will Fiske, 5 1-2 days labor 98 99

too 11

108 109

18 110 11 !

112 113 114

115

28 30

July

101 102 103 104 105 106 107

fi

7

16

24 28

68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94

L. B. Rooy, 6 days labor Leon Fiske, 5 days man and team . J. J. Corbett, 6 days labor Joseph Fontaine. 3 1-2 days man and teajn Not used Henry Aboott, 5 days foreman, 5 days team Will Fiske, 5 days labor Vern Whitney, 5 days man and team A. F. Dunsmoor, 5 day labor L. B. Roby, 5 days labor Leon Fiske, 5 days man and team J. J. Corbett, 4 day labor Henry Abbott, 6 days foreman 6 days team Will Fiske, 6 days labor Vern Whitney, 6 days man and team A. F. Dunsmoor, 6 days labor L. B. Roby, 6 days labor Leon Fiske, 6 days man and team J. J. Corbett, 6 days labor A. M. Cutler & Co., tools and repairs H. M. Dole, 1 day man and team, man 1-2 day George Dillingham, rnan and team 10 hours Henry Abbott, 29 houis.foreman Henry Abbott, 3 1-2 days foreman Will Fiske, 17 hours labor Leon Fiske, 15 hours man and team Henry Abbott, 2 1-2 days foreman

16

18.00 30.00 18.00 21.00 35.00 15.00 30.00 15.00 15.00 30.00 12.00 42.00 18.00 36.00 18.00 18.00 36.00 18.00 14,60 7.50 6.63 13.05 14.00 5.67 10.00 10.00

Northfield Savings Bank, interest on notes

26

1 16

117 118 119 120 121

Sept.

1

122 123 124 125 126

127 128 129 1 30 131 132

133 8 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 15 142 143

Leon Fiske, 5 1-2 days man and t e a m J. J. Corbett, 4 1-2 days labor Vern Whitney, 3 days man and team Henry Abbott, 6 days foreman, 6 days team Will Fiske, 6 days labor Vern Whitney, 5 1-2 days man and team Leon Fiske, 5 .1-2 days .man and team J. J. Corbett, 6 days labor Glenn Dole. 6 days labor Not used Not used Henry Campijell, road drag and repairs on road machine VV. F. Dunsmooi, 15 hours labor H e n r y Abbott. 5 days team Will Kiske, 5 days labor Vern Whitney, 5 days mail and I earn A. F. Dunsmoor, 5 days labor C. W. Matthews. 2 days labor Will Kiske, 6 days labor l l c n i y A b n o l t , 6 days team A. K, Dunsmooi. 6 days laboi Leon Fiske, 3 days man and team j. J. C o i b e t t , 1 day labor Not used Russell Abbott, 5 days laboj C. \L. Tiacy. 100 elect i ic exploders H e n r y A b b o t t , 1 day f o i e m a n , 4 days team A. F. Dunsmoor, 5 1-2 days labor . • Russell A b b o t t , 5 1-2 days labor C.. W. Matthews, 1 day lai>or Glenn Dole. 1 day labor Vern Whitney. 5 1-2 days man and team Leon Fiske, 1 day man and team J. J. Corbett, 1 day laoor State of Vermont, picric acid and caps M. 1. Bishop, sluice logs and labor Leon Fiske, 5 days man and t e a m H e n r y Abbott, 5 days foreman, 3 days t e a m Vern Whitney, 5 days man and team Glen Dole. 3 days labor J. J. Corbett, 5 days labor Will Fiske, 3 days labor A. F. Dunsmoor. 5 days labor Xot: used Henry A b b o t t , 4 days foreman, 6 days team A. F. Dunsmoor, 5 days labor

.17

39.91 30.00 16.50 33.00 13.50 18.00 42.00 18.00 33.00 33.0!) 18.00 18.0C

19.00 5.00 15.00 15.00 30.00 15.00 6.00 18.00 1 8.00 IS.00 18.1,0 3.00 10.00

9.00 16.00 16.50

11.00 3.CO 3.00 33.00 6.00 3.00 14.00 4.00 30.00

29.00 30.00 9.00 15.CO

9.00 15.00 34.00 15.00

Oct.

144 145 146 147 22 148 149 150 5 151 152 153 13 154 155 20 156 157

158 159 Nov.

Dec.

3 160 161 162 1C 163 164 j 165 4 166 8 167 15 168 17 169 170 171

J. J. Corbett, 2 days labor Will Fiske, 6 clays labor Leon Fiske, 2 days man and team Vern Whitney, 2 days man and team Will Fiske, 4.days labor Henry Abbott, 4 days foreman 4 days team J. J. Corbett, 2 days labor Russell Abbott, 3 days labor Lawrence Hedges, 1 clay labor Henry Abbott, 7 days man, 2 1-2 days team A. F. Dunsmoor, 2 clays labor R. J. Keep, hemlock plank Henry Abbott, 1 day man, team 2 days Vern Whitney, 384 feet hemlock plank Will Fiske, 3 days labor Not used Henry Abbott, 2 days man and 1 day team Glenn Dole, 2 days labor Not used Henry Abbott, 2 days laboi Not used A. M. Cutler & Co., supplies Henry Abbott, 3 days man, 1 1-2 day team Leon Fiske, 2 clays man and team A. F. Dunsmoor, 2 days 8 horns labor Burton Celley, dynamite fuse and caps Henry Ferry, 58 loads ot gravel Alexandre Grcnier, 1 day 4 1-2 hours man and team

6.00 18.00 12.00 1'2 00 12.00 28.00 6-00 6.00 -*-00 31.50 6-00 »-l° 1.0.00 13.44 <>.00 11.00 6.00
1924 Jan.

20 172 Joesph Fontaine, 2 days man and team 23 1:73 J. M. Donahue, taxes abated 174 Claude L. Morse, collecting highway tax 175 Ernest Macy, rebate on taxes 176 Horace Gervais, rebate on taxes 177 Frank E. Reed, rebate on taxes 178 Berger Mfg. Co., 3 culvert pipes 179 R. P. Thompson, man and team 9 hrs and m a n 18 hcurs.

12.00 9.30 26.24 1.72 1.55 2.06 88.00 1^.00

$3,234.14

Claude L. Morse, Treasurer, in account with Town of Northfield. Highway Department Dr. 64.20 To cash last report 7. .1(1 1919 To tax receipts 10.. 80 1920 44.69 1921 234.49 171 90 1922 To To To To To

3700.00 4.08

money borrowed order from Back Road Fund for supplies ordei from Village, 1-4 of highway lax collected order from Village for supplies 1923 tax-bill

1.269.96

26.-10 2 882.93 88,!8i.06

Cr.

By outstanding.orders "paid By current orders paid By State (patrol; orders paid By paid borrowed money and interest (current.) By paid on old note By tax receipts W20 1921 1.922 1923

By four percent discount, to taxpayers By cash

64.20 3.195.51 662.40 3,752.60 154.48 6..60 27.70 68..08 102.. 55

204.93 109.31 38.63 $8, 182.06

UNSELECTED HIGHWAYS Orders Drawn C. E. Tracy 1923

[une

18

111 112 113 22 114 115 23 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 30

inly

2

Aug.

7

4

Oct.

8

13 16 X

18 20

27

123 124 J25 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 148 150 151 152 153 154 155 156

State Treasurer, picric acid and blasting caps Wheelock & Dawley, fuse and caps Peck Bros. Co., 50 Ibs. dynamite Leon Fiske, man and team 1 day Vein Whitney, man and team one day C. E. Tracy, 7 days man and team Carroll Webster, 4 days labor George Royce, 3 days labor Leon Johnson, 6 days labor Frank Wakefield, 6 days labor Leon Cook, 6 days labor Will Stevens, 5 days labor Royal Bowman, 4 days man and team C. E. Tracy, man and team 5 1-2 days Leon Johnson, 5 1-2 days laboi Carroll Webster, 5 1-2 days labor Frank Wakefield, 5 days labor Leon Cook, 4 1-2 days labor George Royce, 4 days labor Royal Bowman. 3 1-2 days, man and team F. Luther Tracy, 1 day labor C. E. Tracy, 12 1-2 days as foreman II. A. Campbell, repairs and sharpening tools Alexander & Co., electric blasting cap and fuse C. E. Tracy, 3 days man and team, and 2 days foreman State of Vermont, picric acid Alexander & Co., electric exploders C. E. Tracy, 3 days team and 3 days foieman A. F. Dimsmoor, 2 days labor J. J. Corbett, 1 day labor Will Fiske, 4 days labor A. F. Dunsmooi, 2 days labor Henry Abbott, 6 days labor State of Vermont, picric acid Peck Bros., Co.. electric exploders State of V e r m o n t use of drill 2 weeks 1. Messier, 100 gal gasolene R. S. Hazel ton, 40 gal. gasolene C. E. Tracy, 10 days team. 12 days foreman . R. L. Bailey, 5 days laoor Max Bailey, 5 days labor Frank Wakefield, 4 days laoor George Norton, 4 days labor Henry Abbott, picric acid C. E. Tracy, 5 days team and 5 days foreman R. L. Bailey, 5 days labor 20

28.00 4.75 15.50 6.00 6.00 42.00 12.00 9.00 18.00 18.00 12.00 15.00 24.0(. 33.00 16.50 16.50 15.00 9.00 12.00 21.00 3.00 50.00 1.75 29.50 20.00 24.00 9.00 21.00 6.00 3.00 1 2.00 6.00 18.00 24.00 7.45 147.91 22.00 8.80 78.00 15.00 15.00 12.00 12.CO 4.08 35.00 15.00

157 158 159 31 160 /. 3 161 162 163 164 165 7 166 9 167 168 10 169 170

Max Bailey, 4 days 5 hours labor Frank Wakefield, 5 days labor George Norton, 3 days labor Vern Whitney, 1 day man and team (4 horses) C. E. Tracy, 6 days team and 6 days foreman R. L. Bailey, 6 days labor Max Bailey, 6 days labor George Norton, 5 days labor State of Vermont, use of drill 3-4 9 days I. Messier, oaroed wire R. L. Bailey, 2 1-2 days labor Max Bailey, 2 1-2 days labor C. E. Tracy, 5 days team and 5 days foreman George Norton, 1 day labor

13.66

15.00 9.00 9.00

42.00 18.00

18.00 15.00 70.61 3.39

7.50 7.50 35.00 3.00

SI,199.40

Claude L. Morse, Treasurer, in account with the Town ot Norfhfield. Unseiected Highway. (C. E. Tracy). Dr, To money borrowed $1,200.00 To money from State 884.17 To money from town 341.11 $2,425.28 Cr.

1,199.40 1,225.88

By orders paid By notes and interest paid

$2,425.28

21

Permanent Road 1923 Orders Drawn 1923 I une

5 16

23

30

2

28

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46

North East Metal Culvert Co., culverts Dexter Macy, 5 2-9 days man and team Vern Whitney, 6 days man and team Eldred Preston, 6 days as Supl. Lewis Hedges, 6 days labor John O'Grady, 6 days labor Michael Brown, 6 days labor John Jones, 6 days labor O. F. Preston, 6 days labor John Welch, 5 days labor Dexter Macy, 6 days man and team Vern Whitney, 6 days man and learn (). F. Preston, 5 days man and team Eldred Preston, 6 days as Superintendent John O'Grady, 6 day labor Michael Brown, 6 days labor John Welch, 5 days labor Marshall Perkins, 6 days laoor John Jones, 37 1-2 hours labor Roy Homer, 5 days labor Lewis Hedges, 5 days labor Henry Ferry, 75 loads gravel Dexter Macy, 4 1-2 days man and team Vern Whitney. 5 days man and team <). F. Preston, 4 days man and team Eldred Preston, 5 days as Superintedent J o h n O'Grady, 5 days labor Michael Brown, 5 days labor John Jones, 5 days labor Elmer A u s t i n , 5 days labor John Welch, 5 days labor Roy Homer, 5 days labor Marshall Perkins, 5 days labor Henry Ferry, 89 loads gravel Dexter Macy. 1 day man and team Vein Whitney, 1 day man and team O. F. Preston, 1 day man and team Eldred Preston. 1 day as superintendent John O'Grady, 1 day labor Michael Brown, 1 day labor Marshall Perkins, 1 day labor Roy lloruer. 1 day labor Elmer A u s t i n , 1 day labor Henry Ferry, 50 loads gravel Vern Whitney, 4 days, man and team O. F. Preston, 4 days man and team

22

292.04 31.33 36.00 24.00 18.00

Aug.

4

18.00 18.00

18.CO 18.00

15.00 36.00 36.00 30.00 24.00 18.00 18.00 15.00 18.00 12.50 15.00 15.00

8 11

7.50 27.00 30.00 24.00 20.00 15.00 15.00

15

15,00 15.00 IS'.OO

15.00 15,00

8.90 6.00 6.00 600 4.00 3,00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00

5.00 24.00 24,00

18

22 25

47 Eldred Preston, 5 days as superintendent 48 Michael Brown, 4 days labor 49 Marshall Perkins, 4 daj s labor 50 Roy Horner, 4 1-2 days labor 51 Elmer Austin, 4 days labor 52 John Jones, labor 4 days 53 Leslie Maxfield, 4 days labor 54 Howard Austin, 1-2 days labor 55 Henry Ferry, 22 loads gravel 56 O. F. Preston, 6 days man and team 57 Vern Whitney, 6 days man and team 58 Eldred Preston, 5 days as superintendent 59 John O'Grady, 6 days labor 60 Michael Brown, 6 days labor 61 Marshall Perkins, 6 days labor 62 Elmer Austin, 6 day labor 63 John Jones, 6 days labor 64 Roy Horner, 5 8-9 days labor 65 Henry Ferry, 62 loads gravel 66 Peck Brothers, 6 Ibs. dynamite and 50 feet fuse 67 O. F. Preston, 4 1-2 days, man and team 68 Vern Whitney, 4 days 5 1-2 hours, man and team 69 Eldred Prestorr, 5 days, 1 hour, superintendent 70 John O'Grady, 4 days, 5 1-2 hours labor 71 Michael Brown, 4 days, 5 1-2 hours labor 72 Marshall Perkins, 4 days, 5 1-2 hours labor 73 Roy Horner, 4 days, 5 1-2 hours labor 74 Elmer Austin, 4 days 5 1-2 hour labor 75 John Jones, 4 days 5 1-2 hours labor 76 Elroy Hedges, 2 days labor 77 Henry Ferry, 109 loads gravel 78 Elroy Hedges, 3 days labor 79 Vern Whitney, 4 days, man and team 80 O. F. Preston, 4 days man and team 81 Eldred Preston, 4 days as superintende t 82 John O'Grady, 4 days labor 83 Michael Brown, 3 days labor -^ 84 Marshall Perkins, 4 days labor 85 Roy Horner, 4 days labor 86 Elmer Austin, 4 days labor 87 John Jones, 4 days labor 88 Henry Ferry, 174 loads gravel 89 Town of North field, lumber and posts 90 George C. Sanborn, paint and oi.l 91 Henry Campbell, sharpening tools 92 Peck Bros. Co., dynamite, fuse and caps 93 Vern Whitney, 6 days nraji and team 94 Carl Colourn, 5 days man and team 95 John O'Grady, 6 days labor

23

20.00 12.00 12.00 13.50 12.00 12.00 12.00 1.50 2.20 36.00 36.00 20.00 18.00 18.00 18.00 18.00 18.00 17.67 6.20 3.70 27.00 27.67 20.45 13.83 13.83 13.83 13.83 13.83 13.83 6.00 10.90 9.00 24.00 24.00 16.00 12.00 9.00 12.00 12.00 12.00 12.00 17.40 23.00 12.75 3.75 14.65 36.00 30.00 18.00

Sept.

96 97 98 99 UK) 101 102 103 104 1 105 106 107 108 109 1 10 111 112 113 114 8 115 116 117 118 1 19 120 121 122 1 23 124 125 126 127 12 1.28 15 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 17 140 22 141 142 143 144 145

Michael Brown, 6 days labor Marshall Perkins, 6 days labor Elmer Austin, 6 days labor lingerie Knowles, 5 days labor Hen C. Pcake, 4 days labor S. V. Cole, 2 days labor John Jones, 1 rlay labor Ernest LaGuall, 1 day labor Kldred Preston, 6 days as superintendent Vern Whitney, 3 days man and team Carl Coiburn, 3 days man and team Kldred Preston, 4 days as superintendent John O'Grady, 3 days labor Michael.. Brown, 3 days labor Elmer Austin 2 days labor Marshall Perkins, 3 days labor Eugene Knowles, 3 days labor Ben Peake, 1 day labor S. V. Cole, 1 day labor Not used A. E. A u s l i n , 1 day fabor Vern Whitney, 4 1-2 days man and team Carl Coiburn, 4 1-2 days man and team Eldred Preston, 5 days as superintendent John O'Grady, 4 1-2 days labor Michael Brown, 4 1-2 days labor Eugene Knowles, 3 1-2 days labor S. V. Colo, 3 days laoor • Lewis Tafro, 4 1-2 days labor (.). F. Preil.ou. 3 1-2 days, man 5 hours, man and tram George C. Sannorn, paint, oil and brushes Gus Storti, 4 1-2 hour labor Eldred Preston, 3 days as superintendent . Eldred Preston, 3 days as superintendent O. F. Preston, 3 days man, 1-2 day team Town of Northfield, lumber and posts Vern Whitney. 6 days man and team Carl C o b u i n , 6 days man and team John O'Grady, 6 days labor Michael Brown, 6 days labor Lewis Tatro, 4 days labor Eugene Knowles, 5 day labor Sc.clim D t i f f a n y , 4 7-9 days labor Mar.' h a l l Perkins, 2 day labor Eldred Preston, 1 day as superintendent Vefn Whitney, 1 1-2 day man and team Marshall Perkins, 2 days labor Einest LaGuall, 1-2 day labor Kldred Preston, 2 days as superintendent George C. Sanborn, paint.

18.00 18.00 18.00 1.5.00 12.00 6.0<>

Dr.

To To To To

II

cash last report money borrowed money from State money from town

$2,824.75 2,460.00 1,880.08 636.28

.'.00 3.00

$7,801.11

24.00 18.00 18.00

Or.

By outstanding orders paid By current, orders paid By notes and interest paid (borrowed money)

16.01 .

9.00 9.00 ''.00 9.00 9.00

Resurfacing Job. No. 1. 1923 Aug.

.18

25

12.00

12.00 38.30 36.00 36.00

18.00 18.0C

Sept.

1

Nov.

3

12.00

15.00 14.33 6.00 4.0!) 9.00 6.00 1.50

8.00 4.00

2,824.75 2,458.30 2,518.06 §7,801.11

3.01) 27.00 27.00 20.00 13.50 13.50 10.50 9.00 13.50 13.83 9.25 1.50 12.00

$2,458.30 24

Claude L. Morse, Treasurer, in account with Town of Northfield. Permanent Road

I I

.1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33

George Dillingham, 10 days man and team Leon Fiske, 5 days man and team Henry Abbott, 5 days foreman Glenn Dole, 5 days labor G. W. Matthews, 3 days labor Scelim Duffany, 4 days labor J. J. Corbett, 5 days labor T. W. Kirkpatrick, 5 days labor Henry Abbott, 6 days as foreman Glenn Dole, 6 days labor G. W. Matthews, 6 days labor Fred Blake, 7 days labor S. L. Duffany, 6 days labor Fred Williams, 8 days labor Vein Whitney, 6 days man and team Leon Fiske. 3 days man and team C. E. Tracy, 6 days man and team George Dillingham, 6 days man and team J. J. Corbett, 3 days labor Elmer Lambert, 2 days labor Lawrence Hedges, 1 day labor C. J. Baker, 5 days labor Henry Abbott, 4 1-2 days as foreman G. W. Matthews, 4 1-2 days labor Fred Williams. 41-2 days labor Glenn Dole, 4 1-2 days labor S. L. Duffany, 4 days labor Fred Blake, 4 days labor J. J. Corbett, 3 days labor C. E. Tracy, 4 days labor man and team Leon Fiske, 4 1-2 days man and team G. R. Matthews, 4 days for work of boy not used

25

60.00 30.00 20.00 15.00 9.00 12.00 15.00 15.00 24.00 IS-. 00 18.00 21.00 18.00 24.00 36.00 18.00 36.00 36.00 9.00 6.00 3.00

15.00 18.00 13.50 13.50 13.50 12.00 12.00 9.00 24.00 27.00

8.00

10

34 35 36 37 • 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47

Henry Abbott, 3 days man and team (foreman) Will Fiske, 3 days .labor A. F. Dunsmoor, 3 days labor Leon Fiske, 2 days man and team John Legier, 1 1-2 days labor Russell Aboott, 1 day labor Henry Abbott, 3 1-2 days foreman, 4 days team Vern Whitney, 3 days man and team Leon Fiske, 3 days man and team Will Fiske, 3 1-2 days labor A. F. Dunsmoor , 3 1-2 days labor John Legier, 2 days labor Paul Hammett, 3 days man and team, 66 loads gravel Vern Whitney, 1 day man and team

21.00 9.00 9.00 12.00 4.50 3.00 26.00 18.00 18.00

Feb.

5

6 10

10.50 10.50

19

6.00

21

24.60 6.00

$786.60 Cluade L Morse, Treasurer, in account with Town of Northfield. Resurfacing Fund. (Henry Abbott) Dr. $790.00 To money borrowed 661.40 To money from State 142.07 To money from town

24

March

1

,593.47

Cr. By orders paid By notes and interest paid (Borrowed money-)

786.60 806.87

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27

$1,593.47

3

13

19

26

28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 1 2 3 4 5

Overseer of the Poor Orders Drawn Mary McKeefe, Frank Abbott, board 8.00 Bridget Doyle, relief S.OO Nellie Sployd, relief 8.00 Mary Conway, relief 8.00 Mrs. H. L, Robinson, work at Pecore's 14.00 Lewis Tatro, labor at town home and driving team 56.00 Lewis Tatro, cash paid out . 2.35 Northfield Telephone Co., rent of insrument 1.50 John McCormick, Ellen Luce funeral 75.00 John Harrigan, grocei ies for town home 25.34 Northfield Coal Co., coal for town home 40.50 A. H. Cook, feed for town home 21.45 S. P. Staples, 9 1-8 cords wood for home 54.75 Fred Thresher, barbering at town home 3.65 E. J. Davidson, care of Will Moran at home 15.00 E. J. Rice, care of Will Moran at town home .10.0(1 Mrs. Mary McKeefe, board of Frank Abbott 8.00 Bridget Doyle, relief 8.00 Nellie Sployd, relief 8.00 Mary Conway, relief .8.00 Heaton hospital, care of Leo Riley 48.00 Dr. W. H. Hurley, medical attendance Pec-ore f a m i l y 13.50 Boyles & Holton, clothes for Mrs. C. 11. Pccore 5.42 Boyles & Holton, clothing for home 1.62 Clough & Howe, clothing for town home 2.38 A. L. Richmond, merchandise for home 3.38 John McCormick, removing Andrew Starks body from Bane >nd funeral services 25.00 John McCormick, burial of Pecore baby 21.50 Northfield Coal Co., coal for home 20.04 J. H. Denny, meat for home 1.47 J. H. Denny, groceries lor Mrs. C. H. Pecorc 1.37 J. S. Cook, sawing wood at town home 7.75 Bryant & Kingston, funeral Mrs. O. H. Kennedy 75.00 j. M. Donahue, sawing wood for C. H. Pecore 1.25 P. R. Clark, cash paid out 9.00 John Harrigan, groceries for home 26.64 Free! Fuller, team for Dorothy Ellis 1.00 A. J. Donnelly, painting at town home 91.50 J. Duggan, digging grave of Will Moran 7,00 John McCormick, butial expenses Will Moran 75.00 C. L. Moise. making addidavit Luce cas_e 2.00 Lewis Tatro, work at town home 50.00 A. H. Cook, grain for town home 20.95 H. W. Adams, ten cords of wood for home 70.00 Northfield Tel Co., telephone 1.75 Rabidou Lumber Co., shavings for town home 1.50 27

6 Not used 7 Paul Duffany, milk- for home, 13.60 8 William B. Mayo, medical attendance on (own poor for the yeai 1923 101.90 9 William 13. Mayo, medical attendance town poor 1922 80.70 31 10 Mrs. L. Tatro, labor at town home . 32.50 11 L. Tatro, labor 1.50 1 1 1 - 2 William Chase, services as overseer 6.00 3 12 John Harrigan, groceries for town home 26.07 4 13 A. H. Cook, grain for town home 22.10 14 Boyles & Holton, clothing for Emma Wakefield 8.22 15 Harry Berno, milk for Clifford Pecore 1.20 5 16 Mary McKeefe, board of Frank Abbott 8.00 17 Nellie Sployd, relief 8.00 18 Mary Conway, relief 8,00 19 Louis Tatro, and wife, labor at town home 3.79 20 C. E. Wescott, Supt., water rent Brooks house 1.75 21 G. Abascal, meat for town home 3.96 14 22 Northfield Tel. Con., telephone 1.50 23 Bridget Doyle, relief 8.00 21 24 Mrs. Carl. Stevens, labor at town home 1.00 25 Clough & Howe, cap for Pecoie 1.42 26 ('lough & Howe, clothing for Fred Gallagher 9.50 25 27 S. L. Stevens, sugar and syrup for home 13.00 30 28 Wm. Chase, services for month of April 4.00 I 29 Wm. Chase and wife, services at town home 60.00 30 C. S. Richmond, & Co., paints and barbed wire for home 16.9] 31 George C. Sanborn, paint lor town home 40.30 32 Frank Moriarty, clothing for Fred Gallagher 3.00 33 W. C. White, envelopes and postage 11.09 2 34 Nellie Sployd, relief 8.00 35 Bridget Doyle, relief 8.00 36 Mary Conway, relief 8.00 37 Mary McKeefe, board of Frank AjjDott 8.00 5 3 7 1 2 I. Messier, groceties for town home 19.13 38 Northfield Coal Co., coal for home 20.95 39 A. II. Cook, feed for home (grain and flour] 38.91 7 40 Ed. McGlaflin, pigs for town home 12.00 11 41 G. Abascal, meat for town home 4.87 42 Rose Santoi, work at town home 7.2U 19 43 Rose Santor, labor at town home 9.60 44 Northfield Tel. Co., telephone 1.5(1 45 John McCormick, moving body of Ellen Luce from tomb 7.00 46 John, Cook, sawing wood at home 7.50 47 Ranidou Lumber Co., shavings for home 1.50 48 Frank Moriarty, shoes for Gallagher 5.47 49 Fiank Moriarty, clothing used at home 17.19 50 Elmer Scott, fish for town home . 3.98 25 51 Ida Johnson, relief for George Avery 8.00 30

April

May

28

26

June

4

5

6

23 July

2

3

14

Aug.

30 2

52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 6
Rose Santor, work at town home William Chase and wife, labor at town home I. Messier, groceries for town home A. H. Cook, grain and feed for town home C. S. Richmond & Co., paint and oil for town home Ida Johnson, for George Avery Bryant & Kingston, removval of Mrs. Kennedy from tomb Nellie Sployd, relief • Mary McKeefe, board of Frank Abbott Mary Conway, relief Bridget Doyle, relief Nflrthfield Tel. Co., telephone Irving Davidson, work at home with team Stillman Stevens, fertilizer for use at home Heaton Hospital, care of Robert Sexton ( 1 9 2 2 ) R. A. Silver, digging graves for poor Vt. Tuberculosis Assm., clothing for Win. LaForest Roy Lawton, laopr at Brooks house Wm. Chase, labor on Brooks cess pool G. Abascal, meat for town home William Chase, trip to Heaton hospital for Robert Sexton William Chase, overseer services William Chase and wife, labor at (own home H. A. Campbell, blacksmithing for town team Frank Moriarty, shoes and clothing for town home II. F. Hills, overseer relief, David Gonyou Ida Johnson, lelief for George Avery Mary Conway relief Bridget Doyle, relief Nellie Sployd, relief Mary McKeefc, board of F r a n k AbboU G. Abascal, meat for town home A. H. Cook, teed and flour for home 1. Messier, groceries for town home C. S. Richmond, paints and groceiies for home C. S. Richmond, groceries for town home Boyles & Holton, clothing for Bertha Merrill Elarn Bailey, berries for town home Hector Cardorette, labor at town home Elani Bailey, betries for town home Northfield Tel. Co., telephone Mrs. Rufus Covey, berries for town home William Chase and wife labor at town home Mrs. F. H. Blodgett, board and care of Emma LaForest Nellie Sployd, relief Mary Conway, relief Bridget Doyle, relief Mary McKeefe, board of Frank Abbott Ida Johnson, relief for George Avery 29

'.62 60.00 30.61 53.14 21.30 8.00 10.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 '.50 3.50 15.75 201.75 14.00 3.00 7.50 7.50 8.73 3.00 6.00 60.00 14.75 8.75 32.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 4.65 53.26 15.27 21.34 13.53 7.28 2,4.0 10.90 2.40 1.90 2.50 60.00 31.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00

101

4

1! 1
Sept.

26 27 1

3

X

15

29 Oct.

1

4

8 15 18 19

A. H. Cook, grain and flour for home

102 John McCortnick, window shades for town home 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 11 7 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132

C'. S. Ricnmoml, groceries for town home George Jerry, groceries for town home I'". II. Blodgett, board and care of Emma LaForest G, Abascal, meat for town home Hector Cardorette, labor at town home Mrs. Carl Stevens, relief of Emma LaFoiest Northfield Telephone Co., telephone C. E. Wescott, supt., \vater rent Emma Brooks house Mrs. Carl Stevens, lelief for Emma LaForest Charles A. Ordway, back pads for horses Mrs. Carl Stevens, relief Emma LaFoiest William Chase, cow for town home William Chase, and wife, labor at town home Ida Johnson, .elief of George Avi'iy Mary Comvay, relief Xellie Sployd, relief Bridget Doyle, relief Mary McKeefe, board of Frank Abbott C. S. Richmond, flour and feed for town home ('. S. Richmond, groceries for town home Geoige Jerry, groceries for town home Mrs. Carl Stevens, relief of Emma LaForest A. H. Cook, grain for town home Ralph Gale, wood for town home G. Abascal, meat for town home C. S. Richmond, sugar for town home II. A. Campbell, shoeing town team M. E. Chase, horse shoeing Northfield Tel Co, telephone Carl Stevens, relief of Emma LaForest

42.40

3.0(1 9.00 19.56 5.00 5.60 2.50 3.00 1.75 1.75 3.00 6.00 5.00 65.00 60.00 8.00 8.00 8,00 8.00 8.00 16.05 3.92 20.8(> 5.0(5 39.80 38,50 6.93 9.50 10.00 3.75 1.50 10.00

133 Mrs. Ckrl Stevens, relief of Emma LaFoi-est

10.00

134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142

60.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.0(1 8.00 15.03 18,80 7,85

William Chase and wife, laoor at town home Nellie Sployd, relief Mary McKeefe, Doaid of Frank Abbott Mary Conway, lelief ' Ida Johnson, relief for George Aveiy Bridget Doyle, Belief George Jerry, groceiies, foi town home C. S. Richmond, grain for town home C, S. Richmond, gioceries foi town home

143 A. H. Cook, giain for town home

25.85

144 145 146 147 148 149

5.00 5.00 10.CO 3.50 1.50 9.50

Mrs. Carl Stevens, , elief foi Emma LaForest Mis. Carl Stevens, relief Emma LaForest Grace S. Edwards, 10 bu. apples for town home Elmer Scott, fish fo. town home | Northfield Tel. Co., telephone Frank Moi iarty, clothing for town home 30

4.05 George W. Cady, supplies fot town home Boyles & FTolton, clothing for LaForest and Beitha Merrill 16,74 22.50 (). H. Boudreau, hanging papei Brooks house 8.00 1 Nellie Sployd, relief 8.00 Ida Johnson, nlief for George Aveiy 8.00 Mary McKeefe, board of Frank Abbott 8.00 Mary Comvay, relief 8.00 Bridget Doyle, relief 12.00 158 Merton E. Chase, blacksmjthing 7.88 159 Bryant & Kingston, paper for Brooks house 58.40 2 160 Northfield Coal Co., coal for town home 100,10 161 Northfield Coal, Co., coal for town home. {>5.60 162 A. H. Cook, flour and feed for town home 2.00 163 Northfield Pub. Co.. News for town home 1.50 164 Northfield Tel. Co., telephone 6.04 165 Samuel White, brick and plaster for town home 60.00 3 166 William Chase and wife, services at home 5.13 167 W. J. Fraser, groceries for town home 17.60 168 George Jerry, groceries for town home 10.00 169 Mrs. Carl Stevens, relief Emma LaForest 3.00 1 70 George Jerry, laying chimney at town home 5.97 171 C. S. Richmond, groceiies 50.00 172 Ralph W. Gale, wood for home 8.00 7 173 Loren Friend, relief 32.50 174 William B. Mayo, medical attendance on poor 20.00 1 75 Ralph Gale, wood for town home 9.42 .16 176 William Chase, cash paid oui for Bertha M e r r i l l 11.33 177 G. Abascal, meat foi town home 30.00 178 Ralph Gale, \vood fot town home 60.00 1 179 William Chase and wife, labor at town home 8.00 180 Mary Conway, relief 8.00 183 Xellie Sployd, relief 8.00 182 Bridget Doyle, relief 8.00 183 Mary McKeefe, board of Fiank Abbott 8.0(1 184 Ida Johnson, relief of Geoige A very 8.00 185 Loren Friend, relief 1.75 186 C. E. Wescott, supt., watei rent Biooks house 5.10 187 William Chase, paid foi trousers for Merrill 8.89 5 188 George Jerry, groceries for town home 39.35 189 S, R. White, grain for town home 4.00 190 Metton E. Chase, blacksmithingftown team 1.60 191 Northfield Tel. Co., telephone 8.35 192 Boyles & Hoiton, clothing for Emma LaForest 7,37 190 1-2 Frank J. Moi iarty, clothing for town home 11.43 191 1-2 Frank Drown, 127 Ibs. beef for town home 33.45 8 192 1-2 A H. Cook grain for town team 13.68 193 W. J. Frasei, gioceiies for town home 16.34 194 W. W. Hartwell, cotton cloth for town home 20.00 195 Ralph Gale, wood for town home

26 Nov.

Dec.

ISO 151 152 153 154 155 156 157

31

196 J. H. Denny, pork for town home 197 Cyril Virge, butchering for town home

3.95 2.00

1924

Jan.

1

4

5

17 29 31

198 199 200 201 202 203 204 205 206 207 208 209 210 211 212 213 214 215 216 217 218 219 220 221 222 223 224 225 226 227 228 229 230 231

Frank Moriarty, clothing for town home William Chase, and wife, labor at town home Ida Johnson, relief George Avery Loren Fiend, lelief Mary McKeefe, board of Frank Abbott Nellie Sployd, relief Mary Conway, relief Bridget Doyle, relief .Vorthfield Coal Co., coal for town home \orthfield Pub. Co., News for home Geoige Jerry, groceries for town home A. H. Cook, grain for to\vn home G. Abascal, meat for town home A. Fernandez, groceries for town home C. S. Richmond, groceries tot town home A. M. Cutler & Co., meat saw for town home Merton E. Chase, blacksmith ing Northfield Telephone Co., telephone C. E. Wescott, supt., water rent Brooks house Ralph Gale, wood for town home If. E. Mills, relief of David Gonyou William Chase, and wife labot at town home Ida Johnson, relief of Geoige Avery Mary McKeefe, board of Frank Abbott Nellie Sployd, relief Mary Conway, relief Bridget Doyle, relief Loren Friend, relief J. Amell, relief A. H. Cook, grain for r.own home William B. Mayo, medical services George Jerry, groceries for town home W. H. Hurley, medical attendance at town home W. H. Hurley, medical services

9.38 60.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 S.OO 8.00 175.00 2.00

Following Expended for Relief of Poor at Home 1928-1924 $805.76 576.39 311.85 119.27 524.71

Labor Provisions Medicine and medical attendance Clothing and Bedding Feed and hay Fuel

696.49 77.00 15.75 19.00

Live Stock Phosphate Telephone Team Repairs, p a i n t i n g Miscallaneous

53.50 184.00 32.94

13.51 36.70 4.66 .15.66 6.85 2.50 3.00 1.50 1.75

30.00 56.00 60.00

8.00

8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 6.00

31.90 24.00.

16.11 32.25 40.50 14,839,

Received for produce

3,416.66 121.45

Expenses outside of home Funeral expenses

1,111.53 311.50

S3,295.21

$1,423.03 Overseer of Poor Receipts Work ol team from Town Home §533.61 Received from J. Belanger for rent of Emma L. Brooks house 96.00 Received from State for burial of Ella Luce 75.00 $704.61 $718.42 Net total expended for Relief of Poor Expended for Relief Outside of Home 1923—1924 Brroks House Frank Abbott Mrs. Nellie Sployd Bridget Doyle Mary Conway Emma Wakefield Fred Gallagher C. H. Pecore Joe Amell William LaForest Bertha Merrill Emma LaForest Loran Friend Robert Sexton George Avery • Leo Riley David Gonyou

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$4,013.63 52.38

104.00 104.00 104.00 104.00 S.22

17.97 38.16 6.00 3.00

16.70

100.35 32.00 204.75 80.00 48.00 88.00 $1,111.53

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Claude L. Morse, Treasurer, in account with town of Northfield. Poor Department. Dr. 451.55 To cash last repoit 75. CO To money received from State for burial expenses of Ella Luce 4,300.00 To cash from General Fund 751.06 To cash from Oveiseer of Poor

Claude L. Morse, Treasurer, in account with Town of Northfield. School Fund. D,. To cash last report $113.97 To last year's land rent collected 6.25 To 1923 land rent collected 111.53 231.75

§5,577 61 Cr. 451.55 4,494.53 631.53

By outstanding orders paid By current orders paid By cash

Cr. By cash paid Town School District By cash paid Giaded School District By cash

60.11 60.11

111.53 $231.75

§5,577.61

Land rent uncollerted Clayton Dtiprey §6.25.

Claude L. Morse, Treasurer, in account with Town of Northfield. Ministerial Fund Dr..

To land rent collected

$38.46 38.46 Cr. 7.69 7.69 7.69 7.69 7.69 .01

By cash paid Congregational Society By cash paid Methodist Society By Cash paid Universalist Society By cash paid St. John's By cash paid St. Mary's By cash

$38.46

MOUNT HOPE CEMETERY Orders Drawn 1923 May

June

Claude L. Morse, Treasurer in account with Town of Northfield, Grammar School Fund. 60.85

To land rent collected

July

$60.85 Cr.

6C-8S

By cash paid Graded School District

§60.85 Claude L. Morse, Treasurer, in account with town of Northfield Dog Fund. Dr. To (-ash for licensing 142 dogs at $2.00 284.00 To cash for licensing 15 dogs at $6.00 90.00 To cash for licensing 3 dogs at $3.00 9.00 To cash for licensing 1 dog at $1.00 1-00 To cash for kennel license at $30.00 30.00 To interest 12-6-i $426.65 Ct.

By cash retained for licensing 162 dogs at 15 cents By cash paid into general fund

24.30

402.35 $426.65

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Aug.

Sept.

1 107 2 108 6 109 15 110 24 111 112 26 113 1 114 8 115 11 116 19 117 26 118 2 119 120 5 121 9 122 14 123 21 1241 125 4 126 8 127 13 128 14 129 18 1/0 27 131 1 132 133 13 134 20 135 ?7 136

S. R. White, timothy and alsike seed Char.es T. Robar, amount return paid for 1-2 lot, lot 21 E. S. Densmore, labor A. L. Richmond, lawn mower . C. A. Ordway, ashes E. S. Densmore, labor Hattie W. Elliott, ashes E. S. Densmore, laoor E. S. Densmore, labor R. A. Silver, lauor E. S. Densmore, labor E. S. Densmore, labor Ralph Kerr, labor Ralph Ken, labor Northfield National Bank, interest E. S. Densmore, labor E. S. Densmore, labor E. S. Densmore, la oor E. S. Densmore, labor E. S. Densmore, labor Northfield Publishing Co., notices E. S. Densmore, -labor Northfield National oank on note E. S. Densmore, labor W. Ji. Moriarty, lawn edger A. L. Richmond, whetl barrow E. S. Densmore, labor E. S. Densmore, laoor Northfield National bank, on note E. S. Densmore, labor 35

S2.15 25.00 10.15 9.50 3.00 16.64 1.75 27.13 18.20 25.00 14.35 16.62 5.17 22.40 16.25 10.59 25.18 7.70 12.24 11.20 3.00 15.45 50.31 15.92 7.50 6.25 18.20 9.85 50:56 12.95

Oct.

Nov. Dec.

1924 Jan.

Feb.

23 27 2 16 24 5 8 13

137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144

145 146 30 147 8 148 149 5 25

E. W. Rich, supt. water rent E. S. Densmore, labor Northfield National Bank, on note E. S. Densmore, labor E. S. Densmor, labor E. S. Densmore, labor E. S. Densmore, labor E. S. Densmore. labor

3.50 19.16 101 68 9.25 7.00 3.50 8.75 5.15

Northfield National bank, interest Fred A. Jones, labor §35.00; cash paid outt $2.08 Northfield Publishing Co., notice Northfield National Bank, on note H. H. Whitney, cash pa.id out

1 1.25 37.08 1.50 100.53 4.25 $782.82

Classification of Amount Paid Out .75 Record Book 2.50 Postage 2.93 Seed 5.75 Ashes 25.00 Charles T. Robar, over payment 9.50 Lawn mower 7.50 Lawn edger 6.25 Wheel barrow 3.50 ' Water rent 4.50 Printing 30.58 Interest 300.00 Payments on note 384.06 Labor Cash on hand

782.82 23.39

Cash Received for Lots Sold April May

July

Aug. Sept. Oct.

W. A. and Marion T. Shaw lot no. 143 Chailes T. Robar, lot no. 144 31 A. F. Bannister 1-2 lot 145 E. E. Bliss, 1-2 lot 21 M. H. Glidden, lot 19 5 Ned C. Ray, lot 316 30 Mary E. McCormick, lot 137 8 B. F. Allen, lot 323 19 W. M. Dewar, lot 142 20 Ida L. Rice, 1-2 lot 150 | 13 Eva J. Palestra, 1-2 lot 149 or lot 144 Chas. T. Robar, for 1-2 lot No. 21, exchanged for

50-°° 40-°° 20-°° 2S-°° 25-°° SO-°°

50.00 50.00 50.00 20.00 20.00 25.00 $425.00

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$806.21 Claude L . Morse, Treasurer , in account with Town of Northfield Center Cemetery Dr. To cash last report To money from H. H. Whitney

63.04 743.17 806.21

G.

782.82 23-39

By orders paid By cash

S806.21

$806.21

19 25

28.00 170.00 120.17 63.04

Received for opening graves For care of lots For pe petual care Cash on hand, Fell. 1, 1923

Following is a statement of the condition of t h e different funds in the hands of the Town Treasurer, the income of which is to be used for the perpetual care of Cemetery lots. Original Amt. Amt. now on hand 59.63 50.00 James Collins 91.02 75.00 Lusius Edson 25.35 25.00 George S. Edson 118.42 100.00 Kemp-Maxham 173.72 100.00 William Hunt 130.51 100.00 A. A. Preston 58.96 5000 Lavanna Eggleston 64.61 50.00 A. H. Darling 219.49 150.00 [oel Simons 111.92 100.00 Mary H. and Van Ness Spaulding 52.10 50.00 Frances D. Henry 117.50 100.00 Alonzo Leonard 53.22 50.00 Nichols-Wiley 52.08 50.00 O. I. Whittaker 20.04 15.0(1 Caroline Keyes 383.44 300.00 1. W. Brown 211.94 150.00 J. A. S. White 106.34 100.00 Gold-Wiley 60.49 50.00 Warren Briggs 1.15.85 100.00 Fannie Adams 25.54 25.00 Samuel Dodge 53.82 50.00 Ira Williams 53.82 50.00 Alice P. Miller 52.15 50.00 Patrick Brown 110.09 100.00 F. C. and J. F. Dyke 51.57 50.00 Northfield Branch G. C. 1. A. 51.78 Samuel Dole 50.00 37

William E. Dunsmoor (Win. E.) Henry J. Mills Thomas Sladc William Slade Helen Rich John Keough Maria M. Howes Briggs-Burnham Sylvester & Ellen Bowman George King Sinclair lot at Center Clogston lot at Center Dennison & Ellen Brown Jones-Leonard N. D. Jones J. A. Locklin Lewis Hassam Nathaniel King Walter Dunsmoor DeWitt C. Braman Charles B. Eddy Bryant-Celley A. L. Clark Calista Porter R. W. and P. S. Howes Bridget McAuliffe Guild-Holden A. J. and Susan H. Hutchinson J. P. Thornton Ramon H. Hall Howe-Blanchard-Battles Mary E. McCormick Asabel Blake James Cook William Dunsmoor Marshall D. Smith

75.00 100.00 100.00 50.00 75.00 200.00 100.00

75.40 109.75 102.71 51.02 83.76 221.02 102.68 107.71 50.26 100.54 102.4,3 102.80 104.86 51.65 41.06 102.23 51.26 104.58 51.70 56.33 51.02 50.28 50.28 55.18 102.48 52.82 101.70 51.99 50.82 51.12 101.50 100.00 51.12 25.00 52.38 50.56

100.00

50.00 100.00 100.00 100.00

100.00 50.00 40.00 100.00 50.00 100.00

50.00 50.00 50.00 50.00 50.00 50.00 100.00 50.00 100.00 50.00 50.00 50.00 100.00 100.00 50.00 25.00 50.00 50.00

Claims of Town Officers Claude L. Morse, treasurer C. E. Tracy, selectman O. F. Preston., selectman S. P. Staples, selectman Wm. Chase, overseer of poor W. H. Hardin, auditor A. B. Edgerton R. H. Gaylord

55.00 101.00 86.50 55.50 10.00 20.00 20.00 20.00 $368.00

Summary Liabilities Selectmen's orders outstanding 1923 Overseer's orders outstanding Outstanding orders highway Town Officer's cla im

• 213.58 345.16 64.20 368.00 $990.94

Notes held at Northfield National Bank Cemetery Note, Sept. 15, 1917 U. S. Deposit Aug. 3 Notes held at Northfield Savings Bank Town General Fund Nov. 29, 1916 Jan. 11, 1918 Jan. 30, 1918 Highway July 14, 1920 Oct. 28, 1922 Town General Fund Jan. 5, 1921 Feb. 1, 1921 Armory Dec. 3, 1921 Jessie W. Howe, note Mar. 12, 1921 Flora Edgerton, cement bridge May 4, 1915

350.00 2500.00

2000.0(1 3500.00 1000.00

816.11 49.61 1000.00 1000.00

3925.0(1 3000.00 2000.00 121,140.72 S22.131.66

Assets Cash in hand of Treasurer General Fund Highway Poor Department Cemetery Fund Inventory of Town Farm 190 Town Histories Snow plow, wheel scraper, 3 road machines, and 8 snow rollers Hearse Small Tools Tax receipts, general fund .14-17.37 Highway department 204.93

235.83 64.20 631.53 23.39 6,091.70 95.00 1,500.00 50.00 50.00

1,622.30 270.00 75.00 390.00 80.00 300.00

4 gravel pits Derrick hand scraper and plow Lumber on hand, 8668 feet Typewriter Steel Bridge taken oft Cady Bridge

$11,478.95 38 '

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Total assets Liabilities in excess of assets

Children born alive during the year ending December 31. A. D. 1923, (Sec. 1, No. 86 Acts of 1921).

811,478.95. 10,652.71 $22,131.66

.Net debt 1923 Net debt 1924

814,941.29 10,652.71

Decrease

$4,288.58

AUDITOR S REPORT The undersigned auditois for the town of Northfield have this day completed their work and would respectfully report that I hey believe the foregoing to be. a correct statement of the financial condition of the several departments of the town, the same having been obtained after a careful examination of the books, accounts, and vouchers kept by the officers of the town of Northfield. A. B. EDGERTON, W. H.HARDIN, K. H. GAYLORD, Auditois, Dated at Northfield, February 12, 1924.

REPORT OF HEALTH OFFICER Since I was appointed Health Officer of the town of Northfield in July, there has been reported sixty five contagious diseases as follows: Chicken Pox 34 Measles 10 Mumps 6 Whooping Cough 2 Scarlet Fever 8 Pneumonia 3 Small Pox 2 Births and Deaths No. of births reported during the year 1923 Male 42 Female 20 No of deaths reported during the year 1923 Male 33 Female 22 Houses quarantined 62 Sanitary inspections 10 Visits to quarantined families 62 Nuisances investigated 8 The sanitary condition of the town is very good. 1 have investigated several nuisances, and have caused same to be abated. Owing to the short time I have been in office this report is limited. Rescpectfully submitted, WILLIAM H. HURLEY.

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Name of Child

Date of Birth

Abel, Virginia Ellen Aiken, Maurice James

Mar. 29 Edward J. & Ruth A. (Smith) Feb. 2, James Vincent & Elizabeth Violet (Sayah) Oct. 23 William Wilson & Priscilla (Yates) May 18, Clarence & Bertha (Cole) Nov. 17, George and Mary (Magaloganis) June 19, Dolsie F. & Orisa (Bell) J u l y 20, Wm. W. and Alberta C. (Sayah) June 7, Albert & Elizabeth (Tracy) Feb. 9, Carlos Oscar & Ella May (Pecore) Nov. 8, John & Myrtle (Church) June 9, Harry L. & Alicp B. (Boardman) July 19, Elroy Albert & Mina Belle (Morse) Aug. 13, Wm. P. & Ruth Dorothy (Hubbell) Aug. 1, Paul M. & Susie (Boyct) Nov. 17, Merbon Alton & Ida May (Sorelle) Aug. 24, James W. & Elizabeth M. (Blow) Apr. 22, Raffaele & Rosario (Rachiele) May 24, Harry Elmer & Mildred Eva (Prentice) Sept. 21, Samuel and Avotellia (Neapolita) Aug. 29, James & Laura Malvina (Boucher) Dec. 30, Robert Andrews & Inez Anna (Matheson) May, 9, FYederic and Maude (Sorrell) Sept. 28, Emile & Florende I. (Barcomb) July 23, Wilfred J. & Wilhelmina (Morrice) June 20, Wm. & Elizabeth (Emeison) Jan. 14, Ha.old & Amy (Abbey) Nov. 29, Ernest & Florence May (Durant) Dec. 25, Raymond N. & Effie Elizabeth (Matheson) April. 30, Cipriano & Jesusa (Lavin) Sept. 6. Horace H. & Marie (Kavanagh) Sept. 10, Perlie and Edna (Seaver) Sept. 16, Herman J. & Antoniette Laura (Roux) June 11, John M., & Alice Elizabeth (Cain) Dec. 30, Ralph & Lena (Monett) June 2, Elroy B. & Ruth A. (Rich) Oct. 19, Arristide & Sophrnia (LaPlant) May 19, Lawrence Wm. & Bertha Ellen (Smith)

Baker, Leslie William Bake:, Leonard Walter Cole Bardis, Vavicelekey George Bean, Arnold Joseph Beattie, Carl William Bell, Ramson Tracy Boutwell, Louis Elbertin Cannon. Robert Henry Chapman, Calvin Harry Chase, Lydia Mina Belle Cheney, Merton Lincoln Cleveland, Edwin Ivan Clough, Alton Merbon Coutts, Catherine Mae Delia, Biagiano Dewar, Harry Belmont Demasi, Vincernzo Ferdinando Donahue, Bern ice Laura Doney, Robert Yeomans Drinkwine. Robert W. Dubuque, Arnold Adalord Dubuque, Winifred Iris Duprey, Horace William Edson, Edmond Rogers Fish, Francis Earl Fogg, Gladys Will lamina Garcia, Anita Gervais, James John Maximilian Hall, Marjorie Ellen Hebert, Ida Aurore Holland, Laurence Carroll Hebert, Arnold Maurice Hedges, Theodore Getman Jarvis, Sidney Claire Kinsley, Lawrence Arthur

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Names of Parents

LaFave, Regina Eva Lavalley, Lloyd John Lee, Willard Austin MacDowell, Olive Arline McCarthy, Phylis Manor, Bernice Ev, lyn Neal, Vivian Adele Neal, Robert William Pando, Ramon Rafael Pera, Diana Plastridge, Raymond Alton Plumkett, John E. Provost, Rosamond Evangeline Relation, Carroll John Rich, Albertine Sadie Shepard/Wendell Jay Shepard, Leroy Cediic Templeton, Rachel Dell Terry, Philip Richard Tracy, Gilbert Luther Wakefield, Bernice Ora Weller, Richard Daniel Willey, Charles Edson

March 3, John J. & Agnes (Dubuque) Nov. 19, Joseph & Estella May (McGinnis) April 18, William Ellisford & Inez Elnora (Douglass) Jan. 14, Neal Dow & Beulah Matilda (Seymour) Dec. 16, Edward Felix & Lillian Mary (Campbell) Feb. 27, Eugene & Pearl (LaRock) Sept. IS, Philip & Glenna (Covey) March 14, Norman & Coline (Grinslet) Aug. 17, Rafael & Clina (San Martin) Jan. 7, Frederick & Teresa (Whitehead) Nov. 21, Ralph H. & Addie E. (Macy) Nov. 13, Edward H. & Frances (Sayah) April 15, Frank O. & Eva M. (Shepard Aug. 2, Edward F. & Florence M. (Riley) Jan. 6, Henry Martin & Ida A n n a (Pruneau) Jan. 1, Harold & Beulah (Sherwood) Sept. 5, Cedric M. & Myrtle (Wilfore) July 6, Neal E. and Alice (McKinistry) Oct. 2, Albert F. & Delia May (Carney) Dec. 10, F. Luther & Rosa (Hazelton) April 1, Francis & Mary Ann (Rice) June 14, Richard & Naomi (Boardman) Sept. 21, Harry Asa & Mildred M. (Pecor)

Brown Public Library 1923 Mar.

H 9

April

10 16 24 2

Aug.

5 11 21 1 7 8 1 9 13 29 2 To 9 28 6

Sept.

11 1

May

June

July

8 11 15 17

Oct.

22 29 1

6 13 20 27 29

To paid Ed Swarm, March 1, 1923 to April 1,, 1923 17.00 To paid Village Electric Dept. 22.03 To paid Ed Swann, April 1, 1923 to May 1. 1923 . 17.00 To paid M. Abba Averill, 18.00 To paid E. H. Bancroft, wood 2.50 To paid Ed Swann, sawing wood 1.00 To paid, A. L. Richmond, axe 1.45 To paid M. Abba Averill 17.00 To paid Geo. W. Cady, grates Bar and labor 15.00 To paid Ed Swann, May 1 to J u n e 1. 1923 17.00 To paid James V. Aiken, trucking 4.50 To paid Northfield Coal Co. 120.00 To paid M. Aboa Averill, April. 1 to May 1 1923 18.00 To paid Village Electric Dept. 8.07 To paid Jas. V. Aiken, carting wood 3.00 To paid M. Abba Averill May 1, to June 1, 1923 18.00 To paid R. R. Barker Co., Journal 2.50 To paid Ed. Swann, June 1, to July 1, 1923 17.00 To paid Ed. Swann, July 1, to Aug. 1, 1923 17.00 To paid E. Huntley Co., books 2.0(f paid M. Abba Averill, June 1, to July 1, 1923 20.00 To paid Gaylord Bros. 17.95 To paid Ed Swann, Aug. 1, to Sept. 1, 1923 17.00 To paid M. Abba Averill 20.00 To paid Village Electric Dept. 5.16 To paid A. M. Cutler, flash light 3.50 To paid M. Abba Averill 20.00 To paid, A. W. Locklin, 59 hours, at 75 cents an hour 44.25 To paid L. W. Kingsley, 48 1-2 nours at 75 cents hour 36.33 To paid A. W. Locklin, 54 hours at 75 cents 40.5G To paid L. W. Kingsley, 28 hours at 75 cents hour 21.00 To paid Ed Swann, 1 week 4.25 To paid, A. W. Locklin, 60 hours, at 75 cent hour 45.00 To paid W. C. Kingsley, 7 hours at 75 cents hour 5.25 To paid Willis Cady, one week 4.25 Paid to A. W. Locklin, 60 hours, at 75 cent hour 45.00 Paid to A. W. Locklin, 60 hours, at 75 cent hour 45.00 Paid to Abba Averill, Sept. 1, to Oct. 1, 1923 17.00 Paid to George C. Sanborn, 2.95 Paid to Royal F. Britain 10.67 Paid to Willis Cady, two weeks 8.50 Paid to A. W. Locklin, 60 hours at 75 cents 45.0C Paid to George W. Cady, work on furnace 4.75 Paid to A. W. Locklin, 60 hours, at 75 cents hour 45.00 Paid to A. W. Locklin, 60 hours, at 75 cents hour 45.00 Paid to A. W. Locklin, 57 hours at 75 cents hour trucking $2.00 44.75 Paid to E. S. Devine, coal 114.90 43

Nov.

1 Paid to Willis Cady Paid to Northfield Savings Bank, note and interest Paid to C. M. Joyce, Paid to R. F. Britain Paid to Somers & Mix, furnace 3 Paid to M. Abba Averill, Oct. 1, to Nov. 1, 1923 3 Paid to George C. Sanborn, paint 10 Paid to Willis Cady, 10 days 13 Paid to Village Electric Dept. 14 Paid to Ed Swann, Nov. 1 to Dec. 1, 1923 1 Paid to M. Abba Averill 3 Paid to Fred Williams, wood 6 Paid tojas. V. Aiken 19 Paid to Ed Swann, Dec. 1, 1923 to Feb. 1, 1924 2

Dec.

1924 Jan.

Feb.

3 To p; paid D. Falzarano, 4 To paid M. Abba Averill 7 To paid A. M. Cutler, lock 19 5 7 8

To paid To paid To paid To paid To paid 9 To paid

F. D. Williams, wood Ed Swann, Feb. 1 1924 to March 1, 1924 M. Abba Averill, Jan. 1, 1924 to Feb. 1, 1924 Village Electric Dept. Village of Northfield, water works Cash on hand

17.00 300.401 238.22 3.40 233.00 20.00

124.58 5.38 12.47 20.00 17.00 5.00 2.CO 40.00

1.00 19.00 5.00 7.75 20.00 20.00 16.61

4,500.00 100.00

Relief of Poor Legal Services Taxes State State Highway State School County

3,200.00 1,050.00 2,100.00 1,100.00

Johnston Annuity Lightning Bridge and Town Clerk's office Appropriations Memorial Day Appropriations Brown Library Appropriations State Aid Appropriations American Legion

50.00 800.00 500.00 100.00

1,450.0'

$27,750.00 The grand list will be approximately $20,703.21 A tax of $1.50 on the dollar will raise net about $29,500.00. which would leave about $18,00.00 to apply no the present debt.

9.21 .31 $2,208.34

.50 800.00 300.00

1,057.84 50.00 $2,208.34

F. J. MORIARTY, Treasurer. Estimate Expense and Tax Rate for 1924 As per vote in Town Meeting the Selectmen would respectfully submit to the woters in the Town of Northfield an estimate of the expenses for the ensuing year. Officers' services and election $1,500.00 Interest 1,300.00 Winter roads 3,000.00 Vital Statistics 75.00 Forest Fires 60.00 Highways 1,500.00 Bridges 6,00 .00 Printing 300.00 Rent 325.00 Health Department 200.00 44

360.00 50.00

450.00 80.00 500.00

Collecting Taxes Farm Bureau Miscellaneous

REIMBURSEMENTS Feb. 1 By cash on hand Town Appropriation Northfield Savings Bank Loan George W. Brown for repairs Received from fines

7,450.00

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1924 Annual Town Meeting

Warning The inhabitants of the town of Northfield who are legal voters in town meeting are hereby notified and warned to meet in Armory Hall, in the Village of Northfield, Tuesday, March 4, A. D., 1924, at ten o'clock in the forenoon to hear and act on the following matters and business, to wit: Art. 1. To hear arid act on the several reports of town officers. Art. 2. Shall the selectmen be authorized and empowered to appoint one or two road commissioners? Art. 3. To elect all requisite town officers. Art. 4. To see if the to.wh will vote to pay its town clerk a salary in accordance with Sec. 1. No. 97 of the acts of the General Assembly of 1921, and if so, how much? Art. 5. To see if the'town will vote to appropriate a sum of money for Brown Library, and if so, how much? Art, 6. 'To see if the town will vote to appropriate a sum of money for Memorial Day, and if so, how much? Art. 7. To see if the town will vote to appropriate a sum of money for highway purposes in addition to, the amount required by law to take advantage of the State Aid Law, and if so, how much ? Art. 8. To see if the town will vote to appropriate a sum of money for the SorrellMaynard Post, American Legion, and if so, how much? Art. 9. To see if the town will vote to purchase a fire-truck, and if so, how much money it will appropriate to pay for the same? Art. 10. To raise money to defray the current expenses of the town and pay its indebtedness, also for State, State School, State Highway and County Taxes. Art. 11. To see if the town will vote to authorize its selectmen to borrow money to defray the current expenses of the town in anticipation of the revenue to be provided by taxation? Art. 12. To vote on the following Proposals of Amendment to the State Constitution: Proposal No. 1 Shall the following proposal of amendment to the constitution of Vermont be ratified and, adopted? /; That Article 1 of Chapter 1 of the Constitution be amended so as to read as follows: i Article 1st. That all men are born equally free and independent, and have certain natural, inherent, and unalienable rights, amongst which aie the enjoying and defending life and liberty, acquiring, possessing and protecting property, and pursuing and obtaining happiness and safety; therefore no person born in this country or Drought from over sea, ought to be holden by law to serve any person as a servant, slave or apprentice, after he arrives at the age of twenty one years, unless he is'bound by his own consent, after he arrives to such an age, or bound by law for the payment of delts, damages, fines, costs or the like. Proposal No. 11 Shall the following proposal of amendment to the constitution of Vermont, be ratified and adopted?

That Article 10 of Chapter 1 of the Constitution to be amended so as to read as follows: Article 10th. That in all prosecutions for criminal offences, a person hath a right to be heard by himself and his counsel; to demand the cause and nature of his acusation; to be confronted with the witnesses; to call for evidence in his favor, and a speedy public trial by an impartial jury of the country; without the unanimous consent of which jury, he cannot be found guilty; nor can be he compelled to give evidence against himself; nor can any person be justly deprived of his liberty except by the laws of the land, or the judgment of his peers; provided, nevertheless, in criminal prosecutions, for offenses not punishable by death or imprisonment in the state prison, the accused with the consent of the prosecuting offcers entered of record, may in open court or by a writing signed by him and filed with the court, waive his right to a jury trial and submit the issue of his guilt to tl e determination and judgment of the court without ajury. Proposal No. 111. Shall the following proposal of amendment to the constitution of Vermont be ratified and adopted? That Section 13 of Chapter 2 of the Constitution be amended so as to read as follows: Section 13. In order that the freemen of the state may enjoy the benefit of election as equally as may be, each inhabited town in this state may, forever heareafter, hold elections therein and choose each one representative to represent them in the House of Representatives. Provided however, that the General Assembly shall have the power to regulate by law the mode of filling aH vacancies in the House of Representatives which shall happen by death, resignation or otherwise. Proposal No. IV. Shall the following proposal of amendment to the Constitution of Vermont be ratified and adopted? That Section 34 of Chapter 2 of the Constitution be amended so as to read as follows: Every person of the full age of twenty-one years, who is a natural born citizen of this 01 some one of the United States, or has been naturalized agreeably to the Acts of Congress, having resided in this state for the space of one whole year next before the election of representatives, and who is of a quiet and peaceable behavior, and will take the following oath or affirmation, shall be entitled to all the privileges of a freeman of this state: "You do solemnly swear (or affirm) that whenever you give your vote or suffrage, touching any matter that concerns the State of Vermont, you will do it so as in your conscience you shall judge will most conduce to the best good of the same, as established by the Constitution, without fear or favor of any person." Art. 13. To do any other business proper to be done when met. C.E.TRACY S. P. STAPLES O. F. PRESTON, Selectmen. Northfield, Vermont, February 16, A. D. 1924.