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Lancaster (N.H.)
Annual report of
officers to the
Lancaster, N. H.
1902-1905
the town
citizens
of
Annual Report
of the
Officers ^^
of the
Town 01 Lancaster
State of
NEM^ HAlVlPSHIIiE
^^ for the ^^
Year Ending Feb. 1 5
1902
Printed at the Gazette Office
ANNUAL ]IEI»ORT
OF THE
OFFICERS
TOAVN OF LANCASTER, N. H.
FOR THE
Yeah Ending Febhtjary 15,
1902.
PKINTED AT THE GAZETTE OFFICE,
1
Alien CoijRty Public libm
900 Webster Strwt
PO Box 2270
Fort W»y!T«, fN 4«801-2270
State of New Hampshire.
To the inhabitants of the Town of Lancaster (luahfied
to vote in town a.ffairs :
You are herein- notified to meet at the Town Hall
in said town on the second Tnesday of March next, at
nine o'clock in the ft)renoon, to act upon the following-
subjects :
1. To choose a town clerk for the ensuing year.
2. To choose three selectmen, a treasurer, and
other necessary officers for the en'suing year.
8. To see what sums of money tlie town will vote
to raise for- the following purposes :
First. To meet current expenses of the town and
appl.y on the principal and interest of the town debt.
Second. For building and repairing highways and
bridges.
Third. For building and repairing sidewalks.
Fourth. For breaking rock and building macadam
roads and streets.
Fifth. For lighting streets.
Sixth. For observance of Memorial Day.
Serentli. For school books and supplies.
Eighth. For the support of the reading room.
Ninth. For the extension of sewers.
4. To direct how the sums raised for any of the
above purposes shall be expended.
5. To direct how the school money shall be divided.
G. To see if the towai wdll vote to instruct the select-
men to appoint a special police officer for night service
in Lancaster village, for the ensuing year.
7. To see if the town will vote to adopt Chapter
78, Ballot Laws of 1897, so far "as they are applicable
to town elections.
8. To see if the town will vote to exempt from
taxes all moneys hired by the town at a rate of interest
not exceeding four per cent.
4
5». To see if tlie iown will vote to raise any ad-
ditional money for the completion of the new Town
Hall, and if .so, what sum.
10. To see if the town will vote to buy a buryhig-
ground for dead animals, and raise the money therefor.
11. To see if the town will vote to authorize the
selectmen to move or dispose of, the old house in rear
of the Library building-, or if not so voted, to see if the
town will vote to make necessary repairs and raise the
money therefor.
12. To transact any other business that may
legally come before said meeting.
Given under our hands and seal, this 22nd day of
February. 1902.
I. W. (^uiMBV. ^ Selectmen
T. T. Baker, ) of'
F. H. SpAULiUNfr, i Lancaster
Selectmen's Report.
A town report i>s of c•olls^ider^^ble interest to taxpay-
ers, naturally, and of course this one is no exception.
The business of the t(i\vn tiiis yeai-. with the exception
of the buildin*:- of the Connecticut river brid«ie. has been
of an uneventful character. No extraordinary expenses
have had to be met. Our usual snow storm of the win-
ter did not occcur in 1 901, so that there was but a.
small cost for breaking- roads. We also escaped the
heavy rains during the summer and the roads have been
better, at less expense, than usual. On the whole every-
thing seems to haA'e moved along quite smoothly and
possibly fairly satisfactorily. As far as we know there
are no outstanding bills against the town.
VAlvlIATlOX.
As last year, we give below the valuation table of
the two last years, 1900-1901, for comparison. The
decrease of 1901, was caused by the reapprisal of real
estate, in the fall of 1900, and the falling off in the mon-
ev-at-interest and stock-in-trade.
1900
1901
1900
1901
NO.
NO.
VAT.KK.
VALUE.
l*olls
921
900
*
92.100 00
•1^ plies *.)()() 00 900 00
Sewers 50000 (iO 00
Macadaui streets 500 00
Repairing bridge 500 00
Total amt. town tax .^80.0()() 00 5,000 00
Sidewalks 700 00 500 00
Memorial day 100 00 100 00
Lighting- streets 1.375 00 1,375 00
School books and supplies 1)00 00 900 00
Night police if voted 000 00
Sewers VA) (H)
120,937 93 127,030 25
AVAILABLE ASSETS FEB. 15. 1902.
It is very handy to have a few really available assets
to carry on the town's business with until the new tax
begins to come in. We leave the following legacy to
our successors :
Due on Police Court tines
Rel)ate from State tuition, about
State on glanders' horse killed
Taxes bid off by town
Liquors, fixtures, etc
Amt. due from county
Amt. in hands of overseer
Rent due on school lots.
Due from C E Mclntire, coll. â– 97-'1)^<
Due from F F Kellum, coll. ^99-'00
Cash in hands of treasurer
Due from Geo H Colby
Due from Chas Hill. contributit)n on
(.'omi. bridge pier
Due from Jett L Bass, coll. 1901
Due from " " " '' sewers
From the above footing should be deducted
the balance due on the Town Hall loan
1400 00
42 00
5 00
319 41
002 22
S3 50
10 45
138 00
18 86
119 19
0,434 88
.18 00
25 00
517 74
105 00
.f.S,S45 25
1.459 75
f 7.3S5 50
1)
1NDEHTEDN10S8.
Below we give the actual indebtedness of the town,
outside of the Town Hall and Connecticut liiver Bridge
amounts, to show what the natural condition of affairs
would be. The following- is the suniniarv of the liabili-
ties and assets:
Bonds .f :24, ()()() (M)
Notes 7..~i(M) 00
Outstanding orders 209 2't
Shoe shop liability 1,000 00
Total habilities .1;;?2.70i) 25
Less available assets T.^iJS') 50
Net debt 125,828 75
Debt 1901 ,ii;2s.(j52 -11
Debt 1902 25.;12;{ 75
Decrease |:i.:i2S (>G
We have succeeded in hiring all the money we need-
ed this year at three per cent, pei- annum. All the notes
are on five years" time, so that the town can meet its
bonds, which have a four per cent, rate, and not be bur-
dened with the notes for a few years. To show the full
indebtedness we give the several items separately, as
follows:
Natural debt, as taken from
foregoing summary .f 25.828 75
Town Hall notes 14,509 75
Conn. River Bridge notes (5,290 25
Total 14().128 75
PR()IM 00
(J M Stevens «.V: Son, insurance on librai'V l)uilding. -i 00
;50 00
50 00
50 00
50 00
50 00
50 00.
.50 00
1 850 00
UlKler
the direc-
illowint.
f amount:
111 50
17
W r Pntnam, Hnker Hill wall ().") 00
J H Moore, court house for town ineetin- S .lo
W C Putnam, Baker Hill wall 1 (> 80
B Sc M R K., frei
3 1833 02814 6485
Gc 974.202 L22
Lancaster (N.H.)
Annual report of
officers to the
Lancaster, N. H.
1902-1905
the town
citizens
of
Annual Report
of the
Officers ^^
of the
Town 01 Lancaster
State of
NEM^ HAlVlPSHIIiE
^^ for the ^^
Year Ending Feb. 1 5
1902
Printed at the Gazette Office
ANNUAL ]IEI»ORT
OF THE
OFFICERS
TOAVN OF LANCASTER, N. H.
FOR THE
Yeah Ending Febhtjary 15,
1902.
PKINTED AT THE GAZETTE OFFICE,
1
Alien CoijRty Public libm
900 Webster Strwt
PO Box 2270
Fort W»y!T«, fN 4«801-2270
State of New Hampshire.
To the inhabitants of the Town of Lancaster (luahfied
to vote in town a.ffairs :
You are herein- notified to meet at the Town Hall
in said town on the second Tnesday of March next, at
nine o'clock in the ft)renoon, to act upon the following-
subjects :
1. To choose a town clerk for the ensuing year.
2. To choose three selectmen, a treasurer, and
other necessary officers for the en'suing year.
8. To see what sums of money tlie town will vote
to raise for- the following purposes :
First. To meet current expenses of the town and
appl.y on the principal and interest of the town debt.
Second. For building and repairing highways and
bridges.
Third. For building and repairing sidewalks.
Fourth. For breaking rock and building macadam
roads and streets.
Fifth. For lighting streets.
Sixth. For observance of Memorial Day.
Serentli. For school books and supplies.
Eighth. For the support of the reading room.
Ninth. For the extension of sewers.
4. To direct how the sums raised for any of the
above purposes shall be expended.
5. To direct how the school money shall be divided.
G. To see if the towai wdll vote to instruct the select-
men to appoint a special police officer for night service
in Lancaster village, for the ensuing year.
7. To see if the town will vote to adopt Chapter
78, Ballot Laws of 1897, so far "as they are applicable
to town elections.
8. To see if the town will vote to exempt from
taxes all moneys hired by the town at a rate of interest
not exceeding four per cent.
4
5». To see if tlie iown will vote to raise any ad-
ditional money for the completion of the new Town
Hall, and if .so, what sum.
10. To see if the town will vote to buy a buryhig-
ground for dead animals, and raise the money therefor.
11. To see if the town will vote to authorize the
selectmen to move or dispose of, the old house in rear
of the Library building-, or if not so voted, to see if the
town will vote to make necessary repairs and raise the
money therefor.
12. To transact any other business that may
legally come before said meeting.
Given under our hands and seal, this 22nd day of
February. 1902.
I. W. (^uiMBV. ^ Selectmen
T. T. Baker, ) of'
F. H. SpAULiUNfr, i Lancaster
Selectmen's Report.
A town report i>s of c•olls^ider^^ble interest to taxpay-
ers, naturally, and of course this one is no exception.
The business of the t(i\vn tiiis yeai-. with the exception
of the buildin*:- of the Connecticut river brid«ie. has been
of an uneventful character. No extraordinary expenses
have had to be met. Our usual snow storm of the win-
ter did not occcur in 1 901, so that there was but a.
small cost for breaking- roads. We also escaped the
heavy rains during the summer and the roads have been
better, at less expense, than usual. On the whole every-
thing seems to haA'e moved along quite smoothly and
possibly fairly satisfactorily. As far as we know there
are no outstanding bills against the town.
VAlvlIATlOX.
As last year, we give below the valuation table of
the two last years, 1900-1901, for comparison. The
decrease of 1901, was caused by the reapprisal of real
estate, in the fall of 1900, and the falling off in the mon-
ev-at-interest and stock-in-trade.
1900
1901
1900
1901
NO.
NO.
VAT.KK.
VALUE.
l*olls
921
900
*
92.100 00
•1^ plies *.)()() 00 900 00
Sewers 50000 (iO 00
Macadaui streets 500 00
Repairing bridge 500 00
Total amt. town tax .^80.0()() 00 5,000 00
Sidewalks 700 00 500 00
Memorial day 100 00 100 00
Lighting- streets 1.375 00 1,375 00
School books and supplies 1)00 00 900 00
Night police if voted 000 00
Sewers VA) (H)
120,937 93 127,030 25
AVAILABLE ASSETS FEB. 15. 1902.
It is very handy to have a few really available assets
to carry on the town's business with until the new tax
begins to come in. We leave the following legacy to
our successors :
Due on Police Court tines
Rel)ate from State tuition, about
State on glanders' horse killed
Taxes bid off by town
Liquors, fixtures, etc
Amt. due from county
Amt. in hands of overseer
Rent due on school lots.
Due from C E Mclntire, coll. â– 97-'1)^<
Due from F F Kellum, coll. ^99-'00
Cash in hands of treasurer
Due from Geo H Colby
Due from Chas Hill. contributit)n on
(.'omi. bridge pier
Due from Jett L Bass, coll. 1901
Due from " " " '' sewers
From the above footing should be deducted
the balance due on the Town Hall loan
1400 00
42 00
5 00
319 41
002 22
S3 50
10 45
138 00
18 86
119 19
0,434 88
.18 00
25 00
517 74
105 00
.f.S,S45 25
1.459 75
f 7.3S5 50
1)
1NDEHTEDN10S8.
Below we give the actual indebtedness of the town,
outside of the Town Hall and Connecticut liiver Bridge
amounts, to show what the natural condition of affairs
would be. The following- is the suniniarv of the liabili-
ties and assets:
Bonds .f :24, ()()() (M)
Notes 7..~i(M) 00
Outstanding orders 209 2't
Shoe shop liability 1,000 00
Total habilities .1;;?2.70i) 25
Less available assets T.^iJS') 50
Net debt 125,828 75
Debt 1901 ,ii;2s.(j52 -11
Debt 1902 25.;12;{ 75
Decrease |:i.:i2S (>G
We have succeeded in hiring all the money we need-
ed this year at three per cent, pei- annum. All the notes
are on five years" time, so that the town can meet its
bonds, which have a four per cent, rate, and not be bur-
dened with the notes for a few years. To show the full
indebtedness we give the several items separately, as
follows:
Natural debt, as taken from
foregoing summary .f 25.828 75
Town Hall notes 14,509 75
Conn. River Bridge notes (5,290 25
Total 14().128 75
PR()IM 00
(J M Stevens «.V: Son, insurance on librai'V l)uilding. -i 00
;50 00
50 00
50 00
50 00
50 00
50 00.
.50 00
1 850 00
UlKler
the direc-
illowint.
f amount:
111 50
17
W r Pntnam, Hnker Hill wall ().") 00
J H Moore, court house for town ineetin- S .lo
W C Putnam, Baker Hill wall 1 (> 80
B Sc M R K., frei
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