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ANNUAL REPORT. · I ,

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MUNICIPAL OFFICERS

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TOWN OF POLAND MAINE

For the Year En ding February 1

1945

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PRESS OF

MERRILL & WEBB E R C OMPAN Y

AUBURN . M AINE

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Beals, H ubert Bennett, Glyde U . Bennett, l{edman­Benson, Everett Betts1 La\111rence K . Berry, Randall C. Barker, Marvin

_Blair, Cecil M. Blair, Ellsworth Blair, Warren · Brack:ett1 Donald C. Bridgham, Charles I-I. Bunker, Charles E . Bunker, Andrew Callahan, Allen Chesley, Frances Chisholn1, Richard Chishohn, Barbara Cobb, E l-vvood R. Cody, Pau·l J . Cole, Donald W. . Cole, Keith Dougal, Gerald Dt1rgin, -Albert F . Ed'\lvards, Elmer P. Edwards, William S. En1ers0n, Ralph W. En1ery, Lester M. E rnery, Paul En1ery, William S. E mery, Wilmer C. Frank-, Melvin A. Farr, ·Leland £;-arr, Marti11 Fel'l<er, Bea-trice

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Felker, Herbert C., Jr. l:;-erland, Lionel F li nt, Robert

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French, Wallace D . Fuller, Francis Gary, Wilfred J. Gagne, Frederick H. Giroux, Laureat A. Gi.roux, Adrian Goss, Ara 0. Goss, Ellwood L. . (;rover, Roland Grover, Kermit D. Ha,le, Lynold R. Hall, Lloyd P. Hansco1n, Norris S. Hobbs, William Howes, Robert vV. Hoyt, William H. Jordan, Robert M. Johnson, Allen vV. Joh.nson, Clyde R. Johnson, Dona1ld J. J ohqso11, R ichard 'A' . }ohn~on, James R. J ohnsto11, Edwin R. Karpowich, Alfred J. Keene, Aln1on L., Jr.

_ Keene, Gordon Keene, H·o-vvard

. Keene, Milton Keene, Shirley Kee11e1 Donald Kinner, William C., Jr. Lebel1l, Thomas

, Lawrence; Westo11 S. Leland, Clarence Le'\lvis, Donald W. Lewis, Guy A. I .... ewis, John F. L'HeHreux, Reginald

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Mann, Edward McAllister, Carlton .H . McAllister, -Gordon McAllister, Sherwood McCleary, Charles E. McClay, Irvin F. lVIills, Donald I-I. l\1Iilli1ken, C1ayton R. Mitchell, Rodney E. l\t1oody, Willis M., Jr. iVIorency, Roger l\IIorse, E lvin lVl.arston, \1Villia1n Nason, John L. Nason, Robert P. Norris, Leon M. Perrier, Marcel Poole, Clarence Pulsifer, Al len H. Pulsifer, Carl l~eynolds, George R . Ridley, E ugene R., Jr. 1~ounds, Edvvard L. l~oyal , Erland M. Sheridan, J an1es Spear, Edward L. Thurlow, Cecil Tl1urlo,v, John Thurlo,v, Paul Thurlo\v, Ray Thurston, Allan R.

* * * Thurston, William B. Tufts, L eroy Stone, George L. Stone, Willard Strout, Asa D. ' Strout, Stanley Strout, Thomas J. Str0ut, Forest Tirrel1l, Al1bert W. Torrey, 1Gale Trafford, Aubrey C. T .rafford, Raymond Tripp, La,vrence C. Tripp, Oliver A. Tripp, Lavvrence F. Tripp, Henry E. Walker, Arthur Dudley v\lalker, Elmer F., Jr. vValker, Francis Walker, J. Gerry V/all<er, Robert W. Waterhouse, Archer F., Jr. Waterhouse, I-Iarvey A. \i\T ells, Phillip Wells, Ray111ond Wells, Richard vVhittier, Charles \i\/hittier, Francis y\finslo,v, Robert J. vVoodsome, G _ Vernon Yarrell, Norris E . Y ebas, Frank Y ebas, J osepl1 '! ebas, lVlartin

If errors or on1issions have been 1nade '"e 'vould ap­preciate it if you ,.vould notify C. C. Jvlitchell , To,vn Clerk. so that a perfect Service List n1ay be in the Tovvn Records.

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Select1nen, Asses:Sors an,d Overseers of tlie P-oor

J. ALDEN CHIPMAN CHA~LES PLUMMER

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ARTHUR BEATTIE

Tax Collector

RAY1\10ND A. WATERHOUSE

Clerk and Treasurer

C. C. MITCHELL

Road C 011i11iission,er

·FRED KEENE

School C om.mittee

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IDA K . GRANT ROGER GOWELL

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Superinten,dept of Scliools

F . E. DRISKO

Health 0 ffic'er

GEORGE P. PULSIFER • I

Sealer of :weights and Measures WILLIAM 0. JOH·NSON

Constable . ' GEORG£ W. BLAIR

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TOWN WARRANT -.

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' T0 Ray1nond A. Waterl1ouse, a Co11stab)e of Poland in the County o·f And:roscoggin and State of Maine :

Greetings:

In the name of the State of Nlaine you are hereby re­quired by law to notify ·and warn the inhabitants of the Town of. Poland qualified by la\v to vote in Town Affairs to meet at the Town Hall in said To,vn of Poland on Mon'day, t he twelfth day of f\1arch, 1945, at te11 o'cloc.l< in the fo renoon to act on the following articles~ to y1it:

A1~ticle 1. To choose a lVIoderator to preside at said ineeting.

Art 2. To hear and act upon the reports of the Tovvn Officers .

Art 3. To see what sum of n1oney the inhabitants of the to\vn will vote to raise and appropriate to pay tuition of the scholars attending High School of other tO\vns and support o~ con1mon schools, and for textbooks and sup­plies.

Art. 4. To see what sum of money the inhablitants of the town will vote to raise and appropriate for repairs of school property.

Art. 5. To see if the inl1abitants of the t0\vn \vill' vote to raise and ,appropriate the special sun1 of $600.00 for the purpose of conveying some of the pupils of tl1e Poland Corner School from said school to some other school or take any other actio11 thereon.

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Art. 6. To see if the inha1bita,~ts o.f the tovv.i1 wi:lil tal<e any actioll ·regar:ding· the but'ld1ing of a consolidated school ' · bHi·lding ai1d to see if the irtThabitants o.f the town will. raise and ·appro.pria.te a su1n of ·tnofley for a ba·i.ldi.filg fHnd to be ttsed whenever- such a bui1ldi·ng is built.

Art 7·. To· see if tfue in·habitants o.f t11e town wi1l•l vote to appoiflt a committee 1:0 act. i011 aonJuB.ction with the st1J.p­erintending school ·committee to c::hoose a si1te for · the b11ilding· proposed ttr11der the p:revious· article a.ind to serve as. a bui:ldirtitg· committee. , 1

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mittee, which Con1mit~ee is to ma·ke a thorough stHdy of t he possibil ity o,f the .consolidation or" a11l th.e· schools i·n Town, to se.rve wit hout pay, saicd nominations · to be con­firmed by vote· 0f tl1e Meeting, a,nd the Committee is to submit their report at the next regular Town Meeti,ng.:

Art. 9. To see if the ihha·bitants o·f the Town wi1ll vote to raise ai1d appropriate the sum of $7 5.00 for the School B0ard.

. . Art. 10. To see w·fuat sum of . money· the inha.bita.nts

of the . to-vv1il will vote tG> raise af.lcf appropriate f 9r the sup:-port of roads and bridges. , .

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A rt. 11. To see if the ir.1hab>ita11J:ts of the town wil1l .vote to raise and a.ppropriate $500.00 to continue the road , bu·ildi,ng from the end. of work dof.le in. 1944 on J oh.n'son · Hil1I that begart at Arthu·r White's and. . ended at LloJ7c1 T~ompso1;1's .

Art. 12. To see what sum of money the inhabitants o.f the towr.i wi·lil vote t0 raise and appro.pria·te to pay s11ovv bil:ls.

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Art. 13. To se.er -if the inhabitants of the town will vote to raise and appropriate .the sum of $893.00 for main-. tenance of Third Cla'ss. Roads under provisions of Sections 44, 46, Chapter 28, R. S. 1930, as ·amended by Sections 4, 5, Chapter 229, P . L. 1937.

Art. 14. To 'see if the i11habitants of the town wil·l

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tenahce of State :t-Iighways ancl Specia·l Res0lve Highways du.ring· the eBsuing year under the provisions of Sections 9, 18, 36, 37 and 38, Chapter 28 R. S. 1930, .and Section 9, Chapter 149 P. L. 1935. ·

Art. 15. To see if the inhabitants of the tovvn will I

. vote to fix the compensation of the Road Commissioner. ~

Art. · 16. To see if the inhabitants of the to\vn will vote to fix the compensation of the Town Treasurer .

Art 17. To see if the inhabitants of ' the to\vn \vill vote to fix the compensation of the Selectmen, Assessors, Overseers of the Poor ancl Town Clerk.

Art. 18. To see what sum of money the inhabitants of the town will vote to raise and appropriate for salaries of Superintendent of Schools and Town Officers. ,

Art. 19. To see if the inhabitants of the town will vote to receive bids for .candidates for Tax Collector.

Art. 20. To see what sum of money the inhabitants of the tovvn will vote to raise and appropriate to pay Tax Col­lectors Commissions, A}!)atements and Discounts qn Taxes.

Art. 21. To see if the inhabitants of the town wil'l vote to allow on persona·l a·ncl real estate tax bills for 1945 a cash discount of 2% if pa~d on or before July 1, 1945.

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, ner, ·on such ·COndi.tio11s, for s,uch a•1110Unts a.nd upon such terms of pay1ne11ts as tl1ey in their d·iscretion may· deen1 advisable· a·ny or ~11 r~a1 estate now 11eld by the To,;vn, title to '\i\rhicfu is claimed eith_e.i- by \rirtue of the tax deed lien _pr0c_ed,u1re pr0vided by. Section. 72 of Chapter 14 of the ·R. ~· 1'930 et seq·ui, .or by virtl1e of the tax rhortg·age lien pro­cedure provide~ by Chapter 244, P ubl1ic La,;vs 1933 et seqt1j.

:A.rt. 23·. To determi.1;ie yvhether the inhabitants 0.f the ·town wit.I vote to authorize the To-vv1i Treasurer to sigti, seal and execute a!-ld deliver good and sufficient q,uit claim qe~d,s

' witfu.out cGv.enant to any and . all pu.rcha:sers of property ·sold under the terms a:11d pr:ovisio11s of the vote set out in the ab0ve article of this warrant. T his article is not to be voted upon in 'eve11t t11e vote ttpon the proposition set 0ut i·11 the above article of this \varrant is negative.

Art. 24. To see if the ii:ihabitants of the to-vvn wi1ll vote to authorize the Selectmea and Treasu·rer to procure temporary loafi or loa11s not to exceed $25,000.00 in a11tici­pa:tion 'of taxes for pl1rpose of paying obligations 0£ ·the Tovvn, sl1qh.. Rote to be paid dtnri11g tl1e ca.rrent rnun·icipal

• year out of .money raised cduring· current n1l1n.icipal year by taxes.'

· Art. 25. To see what sum 0f money the inhabitarits 0

1f the tow11 will vote to raise aRd appropriate for th.e sup­

port of the poor.

Art. 26. T0 see .... if the inl1abita·nts of the to'\v11 vvill ·vote .to raise and appropria:te the sum of $50.00 to pay in­ter-est 0 .n temporary lqans.

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Art. 27. To see if the inhabitants of the town \Vi1ll v0te to raise and. appropriate the sum of $650·.oo to pay In­su·rahce 6n. Town Property a·nd Compensation Insuran~e.

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. Art. 28. To see if the inhabitants of the to\.vn vvill

vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $250.00 for fuel and janitor's salary for Town 1-Iall and Office.

Art. 29. To see if the inhabitants of the town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $150.00 tG> pay Treasurer's, Tax Collector's and Constable Bonds and recording deeds and l0iens.

Art. 30. To ·see vvhat sum of money the inhabitants of the tow11 \¥il1l vote to raise and appr-opriate for· the Niis-cellaneous Account, consisting of Fire Protection, Audit-ing .Books, Office Supplies, Lights, Telephone and Printing Reports, etc.

Art. 31. To see if the inhabitants of the town will vote to retain from bills due from the To\lvn, ainounts due the Town for unpaid taxes due from persons presenti11g such bills, which are one or nlore years in arrears.

Art. 32. To· see if the inhabitants of the to~rn \vill ' 'ote to authorize the taxpayers to call the nearest fire de­partn1ent in case of fire '¥ithout permission from the Se­lectn1eQ and have Selectmen instruct the fire departn1ents to this effect.

Art. 33. To see if the inhabitants of the to,vn vvill vote to accept Sections 36, 37, 38 and 39, Chapter 26, R. S. 1930, relative to giving the To,vn Officers a right to have building·s ren1oved that are dangerous as regards fire or hun1an life .

Art. 34. To see if the inhabitants of the to\vn vvill vote to allow the Moderator to appoint a committee of three who \Vill no1ninate seven citizens of the Tovvn of Poland to act as a Budg·et and Advisory Committee for the term of one year and to serve without pay, said nominations to be cqnfirmed by a vote of meeting .

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. Art. 35: 'To see ·wfilether or 110t t 1he in.habitants of

the to;wn . wi'11l vot~ · to raise and appropriate the sum of $100.00 for adve_rtising the natural resources, advantages and attractions under provisions of Chapter 5, Section 82 of Revised Statutes, said money to be expended through t~e State of Maine Publicity Bureau.

Art. 36. To see if the inha:bitants of .tl1e Town of I

Poland will appoint a committee of three to so'l.icit funds. for Christmas presents ·for service men and women.

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Art. · 37. 'f o see if the town 'vill raise and appropri­ate $100.00 for Public Health Nursing in Poland, said sum to b·~ expended by the State Burealil of Health for local

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Art. 38. To see· if the inhabitants of the town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $250.00 to coop­erate -with the Maine Forest Service and the Federal Gov­ernment- in the control o.f the W hite Pine Blister Rust in

' accordance with· Revised Statutes Chapter 11, Sections 62, 63, 64.

. Art. 39. To see if the inhabitants of the town will vote to purchase a truck and sno\v plow for the plowing of snow that would cost approximately $10,000.00 and the cost of the equipment to be financed over a period of four or five years. This truck is to be used for plowing snow

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Art. 40. To see if the inhabitants of the· town will v.ote that the first- payment on the new eqJipment, not to exceed $2~500.00, be made from funds in the To·w11 Treas­ury, and to authorize the Town Treasurer to make payment from such funds.

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vote to authorize the Selectmen to lease from the State of Maine 1-Iighvvay C0mn1issio11 tl1e 11ecessary. snow equipme11t to adequately plow the roads in T own, provided tl1e Bill :vvhich is novv in oar State Legislature is passed which auth---... orizes the State Highway · com.missio11 to purchase snow removal equipment \¥hich is to be leased to any t owns de­siring sa1ne for this ty].!>e of work.

Art. 42. To see if the inhabitants of the town will vote to accept the Ger ry Fund, tfie interest of which is to be used toward the upl<eep of the H ighland Cemetery, West Poland.

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Th.e Polls will be open for balloting for Tovvn Officers from 2.00 to 7.00 o'clock in the afternoon.

The Selectmen give notic:e they will be in session at the Town Office on March 8, 9 and 10, 1945, in the after­

. · no0n from 1.00 to S:oo for the purpose of correcting· the list of voters.

Given under our hands this nineteenth day of Febru­a ry, 1945, at Poland.

J. A LDEN CI-IIPMAN, CHARLES PLUTvIMER, ARTHUR BEATTIE,

Selectmen of Poland.

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REPORT OF THE BUDGET COIYIMITTEE ' \

Poland, l\1aine, February 16, 1945

At a joint meeting of the Budget Committee and Se­lectmen held at the Town Office on February 16 and after careful consideration it v1as unani1nously agreed to recom-1nend tl;ie following for the articles to be voted upo11 at the A.nnual Town Meeting, to 1be hield on l\1arch 12, 1945. Article 3 Schools $20,000 00

4 Repairs of Ss:hool Property 1,000 00 5 Poland School-Yes 600 00 6 Indefinite Postponement 7 Indefinite Postponement 8 Consolidation 9 Schoo{ Comn111ittee

10 Ro0:.ds and Bridges 11 Special Road Appropriation-

Indefinite Postponement 12 Snow Bills 13 Third Class Road 14 S tat e Hig·hway and Special Re­

solve 15, Coti1pensation of Road Con1. Same

as last year 16 Compensation of , T o v-1 n Treas.

Same as last )'ear 17 Compensation Selectmen, Town

Clerk Etc. $6.00 Per Day 18 Salaries 19 Bids for Tax Collector 20 Collectors Commissions. · Abate-

ments and Discounts 21 . Cash Discount of Two Percent 22 Authorization 23 Authorization. 24 Loans not to e:xceed $2,500.00 25 Support of Poor 26 Interest on Temporary Loans

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6,500 00

6,000 00 893 00

1,850 90

2,400 00 Yes

1,350 00 Yes Yes Yes Yes

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27 Insura11ce on Town PFoperty Compensation Ins.

28 Fuel and Janitor ,· 29 Bonding Town Officials 30 Fire Protection

-Retain accounts due Town , T0 cal:! F ire Departme11ts Ren1ova1l of Buildings

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Budg·et and Advisory Committee State of l\IIaine Pupl~city Bureau Con1n1ittee for · Gifts for Service

1\/Ien 37 Public I-Iealth Nt1rse 38 P in e Blister Rust - Indetinite

· Postponement 39 S11ow Plow and Equipment 40 Financing Same

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$45,268 90 The cash balance as of February F irst \ivas $8,511.07.

The an1ount asked for this year is $5,500.00 more than' last year and this does not include ranything for new road equipn1ent, wl1ich '"'ill make the rate of taxation quite a little higher.

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HERBERT BERRY, Chairman, •

LEO G. TQRREY, Vice Chairman, CHARLES vV. RICKER, ROBERT H. FERNALD, C. N. vVATERHOUSE, MERLE A. CHIPl\IIAN, GEORGE P. PULSIFER, Secretary,

Budget Cornmittee of Poland. ]. ALDEN CI-II PlVI:AN, CHARLES PLUlVI:MER, ARTHUR BEATTIE,

Selectmen of Poland.

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AUDITOR'S REPORT ·

Board of Selectmen, .Pola·11d, Maine.

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Ih accordance witl1 Chap~er 16,. Section · 3, Rev~sed

Statutes of 194·4, the .records 0£ the tovv11 of Po·Iand , have beeµ a·udited- ~o:r the fisca>l ·peri0d February 1, 1944 to Feb-ruary · 1, 1945 i·nclasive. -

Ou1r examination was mCl!de in accordaace- \.vitfil the ge11erally ~ccepted a·U~iiting stain:cd'a.rds appl,icable in. the ' circurBstances and iNcluded al1l procedures whicfi vve coB.­sideregl necessary. ,

· Insofar as we .ca:n ascerta.in vvitfui.11 tb.e scope of our e~amirrat1on, the result discloses that the .many fi·na:ncial

__ tr:ansactio11s of this ~ovv11 have been p1;0per'ly h.andled and·. 'in. actor_d with accepted accomnting pt~ctices. , .

Comments of Aaditors i-\llen and Dan·iels who con­ducted 'the ·examination, a,r~ irlcorporatecl in · th,is report. ~hese may prove of i1nter.est to you. 1.

A l·l of which _ is respectf.ully subn1itted,

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FRED M. BERRY, State Aucl·i.tbF.

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Comments Balance Sheet Cash Receipts and Disbursements 1944 Valuatiq_n, Assessment and Collection Statement of Departmental Operations Analysis of Change in Net Surplus

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Recoa ci1lia:t·ior1 of Tr-ea:surer's Cash '.Balance S u111111ary of 'Taxes

· Summary 0£ Tax Liens vvith Supporting Detail

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4 Summary of T.ax D eeds with Supporting

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Detail 5 Trust ·F unds 2-a Detail of Uncollected Taxes Supporting

Figures Shovvn on Schedule 2

COMMENTS

A s far as could be ascertained, al•l receipts \Vere re­corded a11d the cash· was ·depositecl i11 the ba11l<. . .

Expenditures were macl.e by check fro111 properly au-thorized warrants, supported by i~vo i ces and payrolls on fi.Ie.

T he cash balance was reco11ciled with the bank.

T AXES-PROPERTY AND POLL

The 1944 tax comn1itn1ent \Vas found to be i11 agree­ment \Vith the assessors' records. The balance due fron1 the Collector on this con1mit1nent is re1)resented by unpaid taxes ta lcen fron1 t he records.

Payn1ents recorded as received 011 tax liens ai:id deeds were found to have been applied against the proper ite1ns.

As applied to t"I:1 e CU•rrent con1111it1ne11t, the cash col­lection o,f the 1944 taxes \Vas 97.5 % , \.V h·ile a ll taxes col­lected during the curent year an1ou11ted to 101% .

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EXCISE. TAX ' .

The excise tax collections were verified vvith the copies ' of the receipts as follows :

1944' BalaNce fro1n 1943/44 Year Receipts No. 83 to 463

TRAN,SFERRED TO NET . SURPLUS

$ - 307 85 1,097 71

(Exhibit E) , $ 1,405 So 1945-Receipts No. J to 91 Carried to 1945/ 46

. Y ea.r (Exh1ibit A) / $ 253 00

TRUST FUNDS

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come V\rithdrawn appeared to have been properly expenqed. The balance was left on deposit.

NET SURPLUS '

Reference to Exhibit A indicates that as of the close. \ of the municipal year, the~e was a Net Surplus in the amount of $8,413.93, as compared to a Net Surplus ,_pf $7,301.09 shown the year previous, \vh ich represents a gai11 0f $1,l 12.84.

GENERAL

Our test check of paid ii1voices and payrolls jndicated they were proper charges and correctly record._ed. .

Withl1olding Tax deductions vvere examined and ap-peared to be properly re.corded ..

T 'he records of dog ·licenses issued by your To-vv11

Clerk showed collections of $233.10, however, $235.90 \Vas paid to the State Treasu_rer or an overpayment of $2.80.

With t he exception of cash an_d trust funds, .no exter- .. rial verification was 1nade of your asset and liability ac-counts .

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BkLANCE SHEET February 1, 1945

·(compared 'with February 1, 1944) ' (Exhibit A)

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ASSETS

1 Cash-General ·Cash-Impounded

Feb. 1, 1945 $ 8,5·11.07

.Feb. 1, 1944 · $ 7,305.13

460.34

8,971.41 Less-Reserve for

Impounded

Tax Accounts Uncollected:

460.34 0

$ 8,511 .07

2 Taxes 2,404.27 3 Tax Liens 4 Tax Deeds

Less-Reserve for Collection

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TOTAL ASSETS AND -TRUST INVESTMENTS

417.59 747.24

3,569.10

2,184.57

1,384.53

9,895.60 22,688.29

$32,583.89

LIABILITIES Due Governmental Agency:

Withholding Tax

TOT AL LIABILITIES 5 Trust Fund Reserve

$ 130.39

130.39 $22,688.29

SURPLUS ACCOUNTS Ex. D Departmental Balances

Forward (net) $1,098.28 Excise Tax 253.00

Ex. E Net Su rplus 8,413.93

TOTAL LIABILITIES, TRUST RESERVEAND -SURPLUS ACCOUNTS

$ 9,765.21

$32,583.89

460.34

7,825.47

460.34

$ 7,365.13

3,519.99 1,388.07

951.83

5,859.89

2,920.99

2,938.90

10,304.03 17,918.60

$28,222.63

$ 53.65

53.65 $17,918.60

$2,641.44 307.85

7,301.09

$10,250.38

$28,222.63

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~ash Balance-February 1, 1944

'Property and Poll Taxes: Gur rent and P rior Years (Schedule 2) Tax L iens (Schedule 3) Tax Deeds (Schedule 4 ).

Excise Tax- 1944 Excise Tax-1945 •

Departmental : General Government Protection , , Uighways and Bridges Charities Education

(Exhibit D ) Unclassi,fied:

Sale of T own Ov.rned Property

Withholdii,ng Tax

Tax Anticipation Loan •

1RECEIPTS

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$53,747.96 1,817.90

14.35 --- $55,580.21

1,097.71 253.<JO

--- $ 1,350.7·1 Fi:om Other State Sources

$ 489.43 794.65 50.66

434.25 406.52 434.48 , 827.81

4,718.75 - 12.00

$ 6,076.91 $ 2,091.64

$ 8,168.55

1,200.00

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--- $ 2,190.78 5,000.00

TOT Al. RECEI PTS

TOT AL AVAILABLE

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COLLECTION Year ende~ February 1, l945

{Exh.i1bit C)

Real Estate-Resident $ 681,000 00 , Real Estate-Non-resident

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305,920 00 ----$ 986,920 00 $ 73,280 00

Personal Estate-Non­resident 65,732 00

----$ 139,012 00

\ TOTAL VALUATION $ 1,125,932 00 I

Assess1nent :

Valuation x Rate­$1,125,932 x .048

.283 Polls @ $3.00 $ 54,044.74

849.00

TAX COM:NIITMENT $ 54,893.74 Supplemental Taxes ' (Ex. E) 115 20

CH.ARGED TO COLLECTOR $

Collection :

$ 53,646 08 192 36

55,008 94 \

Cash to Treasurer Abaten:ients Discounts 790 74

----$ 54,629 18

UNCOLLECTED 1944 TAXES-. February 1, 1945 (Schedule 2) $ 379 76

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TOTAL (Exhi·bit D) Tax Commitment : (as above)

Excess of Commitment : ' •

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$ 53,547 83 $ 54,893 74

Overlay-Transferred to~ Net Surplus . (Exhibit E) $ 1,345 91

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and Lien Costs Tax Collector's Co11unissions,

Abatements and Discount

PROTECTION Civilian Defense Insurance

HEALTH AND SANITATION Red Cross

HIGHWAYS AND BRIDGES Roads Snow Removal Maintenance Third Class Road Maintenance State Highways Special Resolye

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priations Receipts Other

$ 800.00 1,151.80 2,400.00 . 250.00

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$4,950.00 $1,284.08

200.00 650.00 50.66

$ 850.00 $ 50.66

100.00

5,500.00 254.07 4,000.00 152.45

893.00 1,850.90 -

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$12,243.90 $ 840.77

Cash LAPSED Disburse- Over- Unex-

Total men ts Other , draft pended

$ 1,951.80 $ 2,646.J8 . $ 694.58 ._

2,4D0.00 2,435.01 35.01 350.00 342.42 92.42

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$ 6,234.08 $ 6,270.46 $ -983.10 $1,140.86 $ 121.38

. 200.00 84.50 700.66 589.98

$ 900.66 $ 674.48

100.00 100.00

$ 5.754.07 $ 7;202.97 4,152.45 6,369.49

893.00 487.28 1,850.90 1,785.18

434.25 434.25 -

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115.50 110.68

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405.72 65.72

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Schools $2,591.44 $18,000.00 $4,730.75 - Repairs 400.00 - School Board . 75.00

·H ardscrabble- School Playgrounds 50.00 - Health VV0rk in Schools 100.00

$2,641 .. 44 $18,575.00 $4,730.75 ' ,

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Advertising Maine 100:00

INTEREST .

General . 100.00

S.PECIAL ASS·ESSMENTS State Tax , $10,787.78 County Tax 2,841.15

$13,628.93

TOTAL, ALL DEPkRTMENTS $2,641.44 $53,547.83 $8,168.55 EXHIBITS - (A) . (C) (B)

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$352.00 - $839.97

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- $25,322.19 $i4,27J.91 . $1,048.28 400:00 221.00 • . 179.00 -

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$25,947.19 $24,669:91 $179.00 $1,098.2~

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10,787.78 10,787.78 . 2,841.15 2,841.15

$13,628.9~ $13,628.93 . $352.00 $64,709.82 $6~,161 .52 $1,335.10- $4,806.80 $1,921.72 $1,098 .. 28·

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ANAL·YSIS OE CHANGE IN NET SURPLUS •

Year ended, February. 1, 1945

.. (Exhibit E) Net Surplus, February 1, 1944 (Exhibit A) Transactions affecting prior years :

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Credit-Sale of Town Owned Property

Charge-Adj ust·ment of Withholding Tax

$1,200.00 '

NET CREDIT FOR' PRIOR YEARS

Transactions affecting current year :

$ 4,806.80

68.75

1,131.25

$ 8,432.34

Operating Accounts­Charge-Departmental

Balances (Exhibit D) Overdraft Unexpended 1,921.72

--- $ 2;885.08 Credits-Overlay (Ex­

hibit C) 1,345.91 1,405.56 Excise Tax 1944

Supplemental Taxes....._ (Exhibit C) 115.20

---- $ 2,eh6.67

NET CHARGES FOR CURRENT YEAR 18.41 .

NET SURPLUS-February 1, 1945 (Exhibit A) $ 8,413.93

RECONCILIATION OF TREASURER'S CASH BALANCE

February 1, 1945

(Schedule 1)

Balance per bank statement (First Portland Nati0nal Bank, Portland)-J an. 31, 1945

Add-Deposit not credited (verified)

. Deduct-Outstanding checks

CASH BALANCE-February 1, 1945

$ 11,704 89 1,764 47

$ 13,469 36 4,958 29

$ 8,511 07

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19"'44 $55,008.94 1943 $1,497.92 -1942 ·' 113.75 1941 193.29· 1940 1-46.49 1939 and :Prior 1,568.54

$3,5·l9.99 $55;0©8,94

* N 0 detail available on 1969 and prior years. ** Supporti!1g detail· shown on Sched'ul·e 2a

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I Abaitements CoM'ected & Discounts

$53,646,08 83.75

. $983.10

6.50 8:1J . 3.50

$53,747.96 ·$983.110 .

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$ 27.00· 80.25 58.14 127.02

}05.04 37.95 . 1,568.54*

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Year ended February 1, 1945 '

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Uncollected New Charged lected · Year 2/1/44 Liens Collected To Reserve 2/ 1 I 45

1943 $1,203.42 $1,100.50 $ 102.92 1942 $ 393.70 333.70 $ 20.00 40.00 1941 227.32 133.40 11.30 82.62 1940 163.25 96.25 34.50 32.50 1939 187.50 83.05 66.95 37.50 1938 81.75 10.50 6.25 65.00 1937 86.05 .39.80 8.75 37.50 1936 123.75 20.70 90.55 12.50 1935 ' 124.75 117.70 7.05

$1,388.07 $1,203.42 $1,817.90 $ 356.00 . $ 417.59

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Richards, Mary 14 40 Taker, ' Robert 16 80 Wescott, Fred-I-Ieirs 31 20 Frank, Winslow 14 40

N Ofl.~Resident : Berry, Caroline 3 60 Chipman, R . L. ·39 36 Delorme, Wi·lfred 4 80 ,

Frateschi, Nelmo 4 80 Hari~has, Nicholous 6 00 Libby, Dwig.ht '

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Poore, Dr. L. I-I. -Heirs 2 40 West and Townsend 14 40 -

$ 295 16 Perso11al and Poli!:

Bennett, Gerald 3 48 ' .

Frank, Winslow 3 ()() Hawlces, Leon-Heirs 48 48 Nason, Arthur 1 44 Richards, Joseph 3 48 Sylvester, Morris 3 00 -Tripp, Hiram 3 00 Wescott, Foye 18 72

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B. E. Ames $ 54.00 $ 40.50 $ 39.42 $ 9.70 $143.62 Bailey, C. N. 3.00 3.00 Bean, William .so .54 1.04 ' I

Cash, Carson 3.00 3.00 Dion, Wilfia1n 3.00 3.00 Dou'cette, 1-Iarry 14.SO 14.SO Edwarclls, Fred 3.00 3.00 4.7S 10.7S Frank, G-eorge 1.89 • 1.75 3.64 Frank, Winslow 3.00 3.00

_ French, Jam es .SO .so French, Lincoln 3.00 3.00 Gidding, A. R. 3.24 3.24 Goss, William 12.SO 12.SO Green, Charles I 27.00 27.00 Heurtz, B. A. 40.00 40.00 Hunne\vell, Iva 38.00 26.7S 27.00 91.75 Larrabee, Greenhalge .so .50 Mason, Arthu r . 1.62 1.62 '

Martin, J ames 25.50 25.50 McLeary, Roy 9.99 9.25 19.24 Moody, Willis 9.25 9.25 Moore, Addie 3.24 3.00 6.24

' - Price, Frank C. 3.00 3.00 Ray, Fred 3.50 3.54 3.50 10.54 Sylvester, Morris 3.00 3.50 3.54 10.04 T ripp, H~ram 3.50 3.50 W inslo\v, .Freeman 3.00 3.00

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Value of Real Estate, Resident $681,000 00 Valu-e of Real Estate, Non-Res-

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$7 3 ,280 ()() 65,732 00

Total Value . of Personal Property · Grand Total Amount

$139,012 00 $1,125,932 00

$253,600 00 Total Value 0f Lari.cl Total Value of Buildings Nun1ber of Polls Taxed Number of Polls Not Taxed Rate of Poll Tax Rate of Property Tax Amount ·of Taxes Assessed on Polls Amount of Taxes Assessed on Per-

733,~20 00 283 '70

3.00 .048

849 ()()

sonal and Real Estate 54,044 74

Total Taxes Assessed ,.

$54,893 74

TAXABLE LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY . No. Av. Total

Value Value Horses and Mules 112 $85 ()() $9,510 00 Cows 377 41 00 15,430 00 Oxen 22 33 00 730 00

·Three year olds 42 28 00 1,175 00 Two year olds 79 25 00 2,010 00 Poultry (over 50 in No.) , 4,920 50 2,460 00

$ 31,315 00

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Value · Va..lue . Yearlings . 115 $14 00 $1,555 00 Sheep (~o .35 in No.) 20 10 00 200 00

' Swine (to 10 in No.) 1110 '10 00 1,110 00 Poultry (to 50 in No.) 3,160 50 1,580 00

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Sto~k in Trade U nmanufactured Material i11 Mills Portable J\ifil1ls Lumber ' Wood and Bark Boats Gasoline Pt1mps ancl. Attachments Musical Instrun1ents Radios Furn,itur:e

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- Amount 0f Live Stock brought forward

·Total Amount of Personal Property

APPROPRIATIONS FOR 1944

Schools Repairs to School P roperty

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23,000 00 3,920 00 . 4,385 00 2,585 00 3,000 00 2,640 00

30,300 00 21,742 00

$107,697 00 '31,315 00

$139,012 00

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' Ft1el an~ J anitor Bonds for Treasurer and Tax Col•lector Miscellaneous' Account lVIaine ·Publicity Buteau State Public Health Nurse

Total Town Appropriations State Tax County Tax Overlay

1'otal Tax Commitment

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200 00 100 00 650 GO 250 00 150 00 800 00 100 00 100 00

$39,918 90 10,787 78 2,841 15 1,345 91

$54,893 74

J. r\LDEN Cf-IIPl\tIAN, Cf-IARLES P~UMMER,

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MISCELLANEOUS Cr.

Appropriation C. & N. Tripp, Hal l reat L. 0. Grant, rent L. E. Flanders, rent F . E. Bansers, rent State Treasurer, Bank Stock State Treasurer, dog licenses State Treasurer, R. R. Tel. & Tel. Cen1. Bank Book Su1nn1it Spring Hotel School Department Nliscellaneous

Dr. City of J-\uburn, fire To\vn of Mechanic Falls, fire Robert Bennett, et. al fire Poland 'Telephone Co., service Printing-, postage and office supplies Central Maine Po\ver, service Roger Go\yell, Moderator Maine Munici1)al Association, dues Sun-J our.nal, advertising· D. C. Tripp, dog officer 11errill & \i\febber Co., tO\·Vn reports State Treasurer, auditing ;Ernest Lyn1an, building chi1nney

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Foye \i\fescott, helper on chin1ney Morin Brick Co., bricks

$ 800 ()() 474 00 84 00 30 00 25 00

374 57 36 21 78 65 9 17 7 00 8 20

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$ 260 00 1,154 so

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' J. AldeB Chipman, 'cash paid ou~ C. C. Mitchel1l, cash paid out George Blair, gate te9der D. ~· Tripp, gate tender Merbert Berry, gate -tender Melba Libby, election clerk

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Hobert J. Kilgore, selectman $ J . Alden Chipman, selectman Myron Strout, selectman C. C. Mitchell, treasurer C. C. Mitchell, town clerk

. I . F . E. Drisko, superintendent of schools George P. Pulsifer, health officer J. Alde11 Chipm~n, selectman Charles Plummer, selectman Arthur Beatti~, seleotman

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$ 1,668 85

Ida K. Grant Rog·er Gowell Elsie Keene

SCHOOL BOARD

HEALTH WORK IN _SCHOOLS

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.Poland Red Cross $ 100 00

ADVERTISING MAINE

Maine Publicity Bttreau $

STATE PUBLIC HEALTH NURSE

State Treasurer $ '

INtEREST ON TEMPORARY LOANS .

First Portland Nat'l Bank $

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First Portland Nat'l. Bank • Warrant Drawn $ 4,000 00 $ 4,000 00

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• Supplies, Medicine; Doctots, . Funerals and Hospitals

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$ 21 28 '

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Roads Construction' Maintenance Highway Total' ' . .

Ben Davis $ 213.22 . $ 213.22 . Fred Keene I 589.99 $ 1,269.76 $ 19.14 $ 13.92 $ 12.18 1,904.99 Harry Mills

.; 601.70 953.23 6.20 114.60 . . 53.72 1,529.45 Samuel Jordan . 684.60 l ,102.80 13.64 14.88 8.68 . 1,824.oO ·

• Carrol Cash • 563.01 745.12 6.20 101.92 sz:76 1,469.01 •

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123.84 246.39 ~

. J. Alden Chipman 214.50 51.90 ' . 266.40 . ' / Mac's Filling Station 5.45

. 5.45 ' . ~ Gulf Oil Cor:p. 22.00 22.00, .. Hahnel Bros. I 4.14 - 4.14 '

Lewiston Radiator Works · ' 9.50 9.50 Philip \~inslow 14.88 14.88 .. Eastern Tractor Equipn1ent 1,237.70 50.73 • 1,288.43 Puritan Chevi:olet Co. 297.82 . 118.33 416.15 Bro\vn Farm 14.70 ' 14.70 \ . ' Carl Tripp 6.75 6.75 Sherman l(eene 4.96 249.30 8.68 3.72 266.66 L. 0. Grant 36.61 . 36.61 :

·Ripley Fletcher: Co. 6.74 84.08 . 90.82 •

E. C. Jordan Co. \ 6.40 1.56 7.fJ6 W. H. Johnson 44.64 .... 44.64 R. L. Bennett 19.84 • 19.84 - J. W. Penney_& Sons 135.08

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H. ]. Goss 2.65 7.12 . 9.77 -. Dunn's Esso Station 5.26 • ; . 5.26 • Bailey Bros. 129.60 6.05 . 135.65 Ernest Ed"vards 3.00 • 3.00 R. I. l\ifitchell, Inc. 45.53 58.64 104.17 P. E. Dunn 238.35 46.75 4.84 14.52 304.46 H. Ricker & Sons 14.74 • - 14.74 Philip 11elanson 4.40 4.40 Coburn's Tire Store 13.10 . 13.10 Palmer King 4.50 . 4.50 . T\\1in Town Chevrolet 62.39 62.39 .. l\ifaine Steel, Inc. 54.35 54.35 State Highway Comm ission 134.87 239.85 1,266.30 1,641.02 ,

~ E. ] . Johnson 547.36 417.73 • 965.09 (.N

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367.63 322.55 106.44 204.68 1,001.30 Bert Smith 48.62 '48.62 R. G. H apgood 74.42 . 74.42 B. L. Tenney 10.00 10.00 Leon Havvkes Est. 22.52 22.52 Everett Boyker 5.78 • 5.78 Clarence P ulsifer 68.75 68.75 D. C. Tripp 53.75 53.75 Foye Wescott 15.00 .' 15.00

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, F. E. 1!3owers 289.~6 13.20 4.96 307.92 ' . Roland Strout - • 4.40 • 4.40 ' -- -A. W. Martin's Est. 9.57 . 9.57 Willis Ki.mball 6.25 . - 6~25

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P ayroll $ 6,369.49 . $ 7,202.97 $ 4J4.25 $ 487.28 $ 1,785.18 . $16,279.17 Appropriations and .

Credits 4,152.45 5,754.07 · 434.25 893.00 1,850.90 I

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SCHOOL REPORT TOWN OF POLAND

School Committee

Mrs. Ida G'rant, Cha~r-man, term expires March, 1944 Roger L. Gowell, term expires March, 1946 " Mrs. Elsie Keene, tern1 expires March, 1947

To the Citizens of Poland and members of the School Committee : I have the pleasure to submit my fifth annual report.

Boys Girls ·

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CENSUS

1943 221 207

428

1944 210 205

415 State paid $2.85 per child this year, last year it was $1,91.

FALL REGISTRATION S-P 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Total

P oland Corner 6 4 5 4 3 2 s 2 6 37 P oland Spring 5 4 2 s 5 4 4 6 2 37 West Poland 3 3 2 2 4 3 5 2 6 30 M inot Corner 7 2 2 8 5 · 11 5 10 3 53 Hardscrabble 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 9 Harris Hill 3 1 1 5 .1 4 3 18 Bailey- Hill 1 3 1 2 2 1 1 11 Empire 3 3 2 3 3 I 15 Hackett Kif.ill s 3 1 2 2 4 5 1 18 f:Ter rick \ Ta lley 5 1 4 4 1 6 21 Johnson H .ill 1 1 2 1 5 w ·hite · Oak . Hill 2 1 1 2 1 7

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. Auburn has increased the tuition $25 per year which

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1944 Balance Appropriated Fred Keene ·state Funds Tovv11 of MinQt

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• Phyllis Brackett Verna Bonney Virginia Brown Abie Frank Florence Fernald Ethel Files 'Helen I-Ianscon1 Beulah l{i111ball Stella Lane GI ei1 La111 b

· Georgia lVIcl(night Alice lVIitchell I-Ierberta lVIitcheJI Marg·aret l\llurphy Hattie Pulsifer

FINANCES FUNDS

PAID OUT

$378 00

$ 2,591 44 18,000 00

12 00 4,718 75

597 50

$25,919 69

396 00 July 1, 1944 ended year 446 00 July 1, 1944 ended year 846 00 796 00 846 00 360 00 June 30, 1944 ended year 357 00 Sept. 1944 beg·ar1 416 00 Sept. 1944 began 504 00 414 00 Sept. 1944 beg·an 846 00

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Alice l\/Ii tchell $ 36 00 A lice F rank 72 00 R ita Sargent 72 00 Florence Fernald 72 00 Erma T ripp 36 00 Flora vVoodn1an 36 00 Virg·inia Brown 22 00 -Verna Bonney 22 00 Bertha Yea ton 36 00 I-:Ielen Hanscom 22 00 Gladys Russell 36 00 Ethel Files 36 00

I , Stella Lane 14· 00 Beulah Kimball 14 00 Georgia Mcl(night 14 00

$ 540 00 '

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Geneva F ranl< $ 4 so Gertrude Tripp 15 00 Barbara Larie 8 00 J\if. F. Lane 2 00 Mrs. D. E . Kimball 10 00 P . E. DHnn 3 00

" Mrs. Fred Gagne 7 00 E lsie R. Strout 18 00

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FUEL Pupi·ls of I-Iackett Mills Scfu0ol Freeman Frank Roy McCleary Ernest Robbins

• Frank Fields C. S. Pulsi fe'r R. E. Snow Jordan Bros. E. B. Hervey Cli f Ed.wards Erland Bridgham Kenneth Mitchell L. C. lviitchell A. E. Hodgkins C. A. vV oodsum Clifford Waterhouse Carl H all Allan Chadbourne Arlington Edwards Owen, Keene

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$ 2,113 87

Alden Chipman A. B. Grant Fred Keene Lester Mitchell E. E. McKeen

CONVEYANCE

$ 540 00

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, Bertha Y eat0n Helen Hanscom Gladys Russell Etl1el Files Stella Lane Beulah Kimball Georg·ia McKnight

Geneva Frank Gertrude Tripp Barbara Lane M. F. Lane Mrs. D. E. Kimball P. E. Dunn 1\/Irs. Fred Gagne Elsie R. Strotit

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TEXTBOOKS .

Row Peterson and Co. $ 2 30 I

Ginn & Co. 102 44 The Macmil·lan Co. 35. 16 Silver Bur.dett Co. 22 51

· Scott, Foresman & Co. 42 18 American Book Co. 51 17 Ally11 & Bacon 7 63 Hought0n Mifflin Co. 26 23 Alice Frank 1 00 \'/\! orld Bool< Co. 18 58

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SUPPLIES

Central Maine Povver Co. $ 137 90 J. L. H ammett Co. 71 12 'American Education Press 7 87 Beckley Cardy Co. 13 09 E. E : Babb & Co. 13• 51 \'fV ebster Pub. Co. 27 98 Pearsall's I .G.A. 2 75 . . Gledhill Bros. 130 66 . Tovv11 of Mechanic Falls 17 85 F. E . Drisl<o 8 99

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REPAIRS

1944 appropriation ~aid out Pearsall's I.G.A. Hira.1n R icker & Sons Cla·rk: Coal and Lumber Co. Bai·ley Bros. A. B. Grant C. Vl. Dunn Elms Hardware Co. 0. L. Gerry J. W. vVhite c;:o . I-I. G. Berry

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The repairs have been very sn1all for the past year. 1' 11e Poland Spring· building vvas divided by .a partition so that we have t\vo roon1s. This has been n1ore satisfactory than the forn1er a rra·nge111erit. Ten ot1tside \vindo\<vs were J)Urchased for this building.

RECOivilVIENDED REPAIRS

The furnace should be rebuilt or a ne\v 011e installed at Pola11d Spring·s. The building· needs painting exterior and interior. \t\' ater seeps th.rougl1 the fou11dation wall and l<eeps the basen1ent \vet n1ost of the ti1ne. Th is. s hould be -repaired.

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It is recommended that $1,000 be appropriated for re-.

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should con1e before the town meeting· £or a decision. Since ' .

some of yot1r teacliers.'are working under a permit, another teacher cannot be added. It wou\cl seem best · t0 convey ·a part of the pupils to another school.

There \II/ere many changes in teachers. The new teach­ers are-Georgia McKnight at tl1e Empire School; Beulah Kimball at Bailey I-Ii•lil; Stella Lane at I-Iarris Hil1l ~ Phyl­lis ~rackett at Poland Spring Primary.

CONCLUSION . It can be truly stated that the War has effected your

schools. It has been. a very ' difficu1lt job to try to keep everything ' on an ~ven keel; to find teachers; secure fuel ai:id necessary supplies. '

I want to thank each member of the school committee for th~ help given. me, to the teachers for their aid and the

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Place of Marriage Le\viston, Maine Auburn, Maine Mechanic Falls, Maine Auburn, Maine Freeport, Maine P eland, :Wiaine Poland, Maine Caribou, Maine Mechanic f'alls, 1faine Portlan~ Maine Lewiston, Maine Minot, Maine Oakland, Maine Poland, Maine

RECORD OF MARRIAGES

Names .. Thomas F. Doyle and Dorothy M. Dunton

Geri A . Berry and Clara R. Bridgham Peter H. H all and Mabel I. A. Marston Fred H. Colbath and Dorothy L. French Warren L . Nfilliken and Mildred E. Targett Richard W. Phillips and Helen M. Gagne Harry L. Pulsifer and :Wfellie Giddinge Beecher L. Thorafson and Doris M. Thayer Harold S. Eggleston and Elva M. Batchelder l rving E. Bartlett and Geraldine lVI. Strout Seytnore PhillipSi and Doris E. Eveleth Ellery B. I-Iervey and Ruth l{. Flaherty Louis G. Rancourt and Sarah M. W.alters Howard J. Judkins and Constance E. I<eene

RECORDED BY REQUEST Camp Davis, N. C. A llen H. Pulsifer and June E. Whitney J acksonville, N . C. Robert Winslo\v and Jeanette Plummer Bainbridge Ga. Lawrence C. Tripp and Muriel :NicDonald 1vf ercer, Pa. Donald K. Keene and Ellen H . Farr

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] udith Arlene Steven Loren, Jr. Clarence G. M. . .William Edward Gail Sharon • Sandra Jane Patricia E lizabeth John Conant ,

Donald Keith, J r. · P hilip Wilbur Franklin I saiah Weston Shervvood, Jr. Bruce Allan Gwendolyn A vis Harold James, J r. Joyce Madeline Nancy Lee Bruce Merton

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To Donald A. and Esther D. Bragdon To Steven L . and Alberta L . Frank·. To Gilbert M. and 1Dorothy E . Bryce To ·Harry N. and Mary A. ,Cullen To To Burton J. and Harriet Q. Page To Kenneth E. _and Phyllis P. Tripp To David and Veronica Major -To Robert vV. and. Glenys Walker To Donaldi K. and Ellen H. Farr To 1\'1orris L: ,and Hazel-R. Emerson 1'0 Alton A. ancf Doris I . Strout To Weston S. and Harriet M. Lawrence To Stanley A. and Rebecca L. Tripp To Greenhalge A. and Evelyn Larrabee To Ha:rold J. and E>ovothy Goss To' Lovell G. a:nd Bertha M. Hodgkin To Clarence P. and Florence H. Thurlow

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' t .. Jan.' 15 Arthur W. Martin 6>8 7 18

~ · ·, ] an. 19 E lla J . Grant 84 1 1'5 , .. . Jan. 31 Margaret M. Frank 60 3 9 f

J ]~. 31 Una C. Lane, 62 5 29 .

f Feb: 23 Eunice M. Bailey 69 4 26 !

!. Feb. 24 Jessie L. Keene 71 11 Zl . ~ Feb. 26 Alice · E. Gillis 59 5 20 .

March 2 George _A. J ackson 61 5 25 March 4 Katherine NI. J:!i,tzgerald 55 7 21

' March 29 Statica N. Durrell 86 2 lO

• \ April 15 Flora E. ·Currier 79 10 11 May 11 Herbert N. P·inkham, Jr .. 55 4 16 May 14 Alva.h D. Strout 65 7 2 Aug. 6 Lois G. Walton 82 5 4 Sept. 1 Berdiie H . Stern 63 0 14 Sept. 12 Sarah E. Howatt 64 6 23 . ' . Oct. s E lla Goodrich 86 · 10 25 Oct. 11 Lewis W. Berry 1 0 12 Nov. 2 Mary Lane Clufman 81 7 18

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1944 Place Name Years Mos. Days Jan. 13 Lewiston, Maine ] anette M. Ricker 77 5 13 Feb. 7 Springvale, Maine Walter F. C. Chipman 79 11 16 '

March 11 - P0rtland, Maine Warren G. Emery 60 9 28 June 5 Boston, Mass. Sarah F. Morrell 79 0 0 June 16 New Gloucester, Maine Ina F. Townsend 79 5 9 Aug. 13 ·Lewiston, Maine .Nellie A . Knolle

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Sept. 24 Kingfield, Maine Edna L. I(imball 63 11 1'3 , Oct. 10 New Gloucester, Maine Jon Theodore Ricker 0 0 22

Sept. 15 . South Paris, .Niaine Mertie Eva Lothrop 66 s 6 Oct. 8 Auburn, ,Maine Nellie D. Mathevvson 83 0 0 Nov. 29 Lewiston, Maine Mary M. Torrey 64 7 3 U\

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1944 Pl~ce Name Years Mos. Days '·

Feb. 18 Le\vist011, :Nfaine Fred Pulsifer 67 7 25 - Feb. 26 Le,viston, Maine Jessie E llen Chap1nan 55 10 8

is ' I March Le,viston, Maine Ralph l(ennedy 0 2 18 April - 27 West Gardiner, .Niaine Stella P. Gould 70 . 0 23 Sept. 26 . Lewiston, Maine Willian1 L. Small 71 0 24 . Oct. 1 Freeport, l\llaine Charles A. D. Allen 80 ? 17 -

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REPORT OF TnE PUBLIC HEALTH NURSE-1944

Nursit1g service is no. long·er just a matter of bedside nursing care. Public Health Nursing Service has devel-

, oped during the past 30 years ' to a program that· includes · not only care of the si~k:, but the preventio11 of disease, and the · pron1otion of health. In spite of a gro\ving fund of 111edical k:novvledge and sl<ill, too much-preventable sick­ness sti ll persists, to0 ma11y physical defects go neglected.. There ·is n1uch need for greater community education in alil pl1ases of Public Healtl1. ' An averag·e of tvvo days a month has been sp~nt in .

Poland. Child Hygie~e, maternity service, venereal dis­ease a:nd tuberculosis c011trol ; home, school, and con1mun­ity sa-nitation proqlems have called for demonstrations bY, your Public -Healt h Nurse at same t ime duri11g .the year. Forty-o_ne ho111e visits and 56 interviews with con1111unity officials. and teachers vvere 111ade in connection \iVith heal.th activities.

Three child health conferences were held in East Po­land, Poland Corner and \!Vest Poland. The averag·e a'.t­tenda11ce vvas 41 bl:lt 17 o.f these vvere school ch.ildren con1-ing for i1111nu11izatio11 only. That makes an avei·age of 8 infants or preschool children to each co11ference \vhich is a very small attendance for the amount of time and expense involved. One of our objectives for 1945 should be to double the interest and attendance if these co11ferences a.re to be continued.

· J\d:uch tin1e has been spent in school health worl<. I-Ieari11g· tests vvith the audiometer for all chi.J dren ~bove the second grade vvere g iven, and six children shovving more _or less loss of hearing were referred to their family physician.

Dipl1theria and smallpox immunizations were offered , in aH schools aNd child health conferences. At the request

of the healtl1 cou:ncil tuberculin tests were a lso offered, 155 s111a llpox and 206 diphtheria immunizations vvere given.

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several individuals with positive reactions. These followed I • \

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T,h.rough the nu.rses' influence and the help of the local Red Cross, tw0 chi1ldren had n1ach needed tonsi1l an~ ade-11oid operations .

It is a tragic commentary on the health record .of our natio11 that ha1f of the first three n1i·l1liofl young· ·men of this Wars' Selective Service examinations were rejected for g·eneral military service. It is dou~ly trag·ic because man:y o;f the defects might have bee11 p,revented or corrected in infancy, or childho?d. These facts. help to impress on us the urgent need for an adequate health education progran1. The whole comm.umty -must shhre in such a prog·ra11~ if op­t11num ·healtB. is to be obtained for al'l during· the post war . period. For this reason we are especially happy in _the organization 6£ the Poland Health Council of which Mrs. Farinie Verril•l is the P.reside~t. / - ·

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' We wisl1 to express ~ur appreciati0n to th.e Poland

Health Council and al'l others who helped in health vvork in Poland this year.

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' ' . REPORT OiF POLAND .RED ·CROSS ' Facing· tfuis past y~ar u101der ,war time conditions, vve

found ourselves deprived o·f tJ.:ie servic;es of -a dentist ·as .well as a school nurse. I-Io~ever, Dr. Williams conducted three c'linics, vvhicl1 ii1c1Hded all Ol:lr s~hools, anti ~lthot1gh

\Ve vv.ere i1ot able to do any dental worl<, \;ye sponsored five throat operations and one pair of glasses. We sent $1,400.

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to headquarters as our quota on the \lV ar Relief Drive, and spent $131.25 for fur11ishings .for army l<it bags which our · rnem1bers made.

Dr. Willian1s has \again conducted three clinics in Pola11d . '

this year, and upon the results of .these clinics we shall base our work in t:he schools for the coming· yeai:. vVe can11ot provide the regular dental clinics of prelwar days,

· but any, child.ren between 5 a.nd 12 years of age \¥ho need Red Cross Aid may have it if the parents,' or teacher, will apply for it through the secretary, Glenys Walker.

Our quota for th·is year for the vVar ~elief Fund is $1,400. This fund includes slie annual 1nembersl~i.p drive, and Mrs. Max Richardson, vvho. is chairman of Roll Call, r eports that already we have come a long \;vay tov;ard rec­ognizing· our g·oal. Our Valentine Party, Feb. 14, netted $i78.56. We hope to be able to raise the rest of our c1uota durifig the next feVir weeks.

- vVe all realize that this past year has been difficult in man.y ways for all of us, and, 1nore that ever, do vve appre­ciate the wonderful support of everyone \:vho has helped to 111al<e this difficult year a success .

On behalf of the e11tire group of officers and co1nn1it­- tees, I than}{ you.

. Respectfully sub1nitted, 1

. GLENYS vV ALKER, Secreta·ry Poland Red Cross

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Chairmai:i, V1~e Chairman, Secretary, .Treasurer, _ Chairin~n Ho1ne Service, ,

Vice Chair1nan Home Service, Chai.rri1an Jr. Red· Cross; Chai·r111an· ~ol'l Call, Chairman Entertainment, Chairman · Knitting, Chairman Sewing, Chairman Tra.nsportation,

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Mrs. Helen Hanscome Mr. George Pulsifer Mrs. Glenys Walk:er

Mrs. Florence Fernald Mrs. Alice Mitchell Mr. Arthur Nason Mrs. Rita Sargent

Mrs. Flora R ichardson ~rs. Mildred Chipman Mrs. Harriet Pulsifer

1];.l.Irs. Wilfred Gary Mr. Cleve Tripp

-EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Mr. Cleve Tripp Miss Eva Pulsifer Mrs. Ida Grant

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REPORT OF GEORGE P. PULSIFER, TREASURER· OF THE 'POLAND ~1INISTERIAL FUND

. February 1, 1944, To Bonas ai1d -Certificates $ 6,901 00 February 1, 19;45, T? Borids and Certificates 6,901 00 Februa~y 1, 1944, _

. To Cash and SaYings Account $ 1,542 56 ·Coupons cashed $ 60 75 Divide11ds 130 'SO Interest on Sa ving·s Account 22 88

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l'.ieb ruary 1, 1945, Di'sburseme11ts-for the year Cash and Savings· Account

Respectfully submitted,

$ 1,756 69

$ 74 so 1,682 19

$ 1,756 69

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REPORT OF HEALTH OFFICER AND . . BOARD OF HEALTH

Poland, Maine, February 1, 1945

In the past year we have had the usual cases of I

Chick:en fox, Measles, GermaB Measles, Mumps, l;'neumo-n·ia, Scarlet Fever, Impetigo, P ediculosis ' and nuisance

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· case~. These have beeR tail<en care of and reportec;l to the State Department of HeaJt.h as , required.

' There have ·been Clinics under· the supervision of

Doctor Arms our District I-Iealth Officer, Doctor Williams and Miss McClunin our Public Health Nurse. A 1nore de­tailed report of this will be found under Miss McClunjp's report and that of the Pola11d Red Cross.

-The same Plumbing Inspector, lVIr. E11ner F. Walker

and Deputy, lVIr. A. F. Waterhouse.have been reappointed for 1945.

Free vaccination for ,Sn1all Pox vvill be g·iven all, vvho apply in the n1onth ·of Marcl1 .

. We ap1)reciate, and ask for the co11t.inued cooperation · , of a.J.l our Citizens ira carrying· out t his health worl<.

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GEORGE P. PULSIFER, Health Officer.

GEORGE P. PULSIFER, R. L. GOvVELL, J. ALDEN CI-IIPNIAN,

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Honor Roll, Page

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Town Officers, 4

5 · Town Warrant,

Report of Budg·et Committee, •

AuGlitor's Report,

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Cash Receipts and Disbursements,

Valuation, Assess1nent and Collection,

Departn1ental Operations,

Analysis of Cha11ge in Net Surplus, '

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Rec0nciliation of Treasurer's Cash Bala11ce, 23

Summary of Taxes, 24

Summary of Tax L iens, 25 '

Tax Deeds, 27

U ncoll ected Taxes, 28

Report of Assessors, 31.

Report of Select111en, 35

Report 0£ Overseers of Poor, 40

Report of Superintendent, 46

Report of Town Clerl<, 53

Report of Public Healtl1 Nurse, 57

Report of Poland Red Cross, , 59

l~eport of l\/Iinisterial Fund, 61

' Report of Board of Health an·d I-Iealth Officer, 62

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