J rIleeting of the town of Procshybull -ee~ a t the Village Hall in the - e_cay the 7th day of March

bull A to act upon the following

aor to govern said meetiug _ iowing Shall licenses be _~ a ting liquors in this town _ e sary town officers for the enshy

-1 vote to raise a school tax of l he dollar and if so how much

ill vote to raise more than ighway tax as required by

1 vote to raise money by taxshy_ rent expenses meet the State axes and the indebtedness of ~ we the same and other taxes _ayable

~ ill vote to accept the proshy- ~6 inclusive of the Revised

bull re~o for the collection of taxes to

petit jurors nder the provisions of Secshy

tes as amended by Act No w il vote to contract with the

Co furniso oooiCs to tlit inshyto appropriate money there-

ill vote to authorize the seshyr the temporary uses of the

ill vote to defray the exshyown officers where bonds are

may come

1Selectmen of

Proctor

ANNUAL REPORT

OF THE

BOARD OF OffICERS

OP THE

Town of Proctor Vt

for the year endIng february 15

1906

1906 Carruthers Printing Co

Rutland vt

ANNUAL

BOARD

REPORT

OF THE

Of OffICERS

OF THE

Town of Proctor Vt

for the year ending february 15

1906

~sfe~

1906 Carruthers Printing Co

Rutland yt

2

TOWN OFFICERS

Moderator W E HIG1lRE

Town Clerk Lmiddot H BALDWIN

Treasurer LWMH H middot ELDRIDGE BALDWIN

SELECTMEN

A G JOHNSUN LEIGH HUNT WM H MEA D

LISTERS

JOHN S OLSON H H STILSON PATRICK JOYCE

Overseer of the Poor C W DODGE First Constable W H STARTUP Second Constable JAMES E CASEY

AUDITORS

PATRICK NUTLEY JR CHAS W JOHNSO N J A CADWELL

Trustee of Public Money _ B F TAYLOR

FENCE VIEWERS

G T MCGILLIVARY Lmiddot E ABBOTT J H CURTIS

GRAND JURORS

C E HOLDEN H H STILSON

POUND KEEPERS

C W DODGE G A WATTS

Surveyor of Wood and Inspector of Lum ber and Shingles M C WARNER

Inspector of Leather F S ECKLEV

Agent to Prosecute and Defend Suits F C PARTRIDGE

Road Commissioner G Z THOMPSON

SCHOOL DIRECTORS

C F MEAD C W DODGE GEU LADABOUCHE

3

Seleetmens Otrdetrs

Drawn DUring the Year Ending feb 15 1906

Amoulltorder To who JU and for whatNo 174 Chas W Dodge salary overseer of poor 1904 to 1905 $50 oci 175 The Tuttle Co binding birth and death certificate

books 81

176 E P Butler justice of the peace costs in Nallen and 1344

Boraski intoxication cases middotmiddotmiddot middotmiddotmiddotmiddot middot middot middotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddot 177 J L Bacon state treasurer one half fines in intoxishy

500cation cases for quarter ending Feb 28 1905 178 Wm H Eldridge town treasurer costs in intoxicashy

15 84tion cases for quarter ending Feb 28 1905 15 5f)

179 Carruthers Printing Co for town reports middotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddot 180 L H Baldwin certificate blanks services at town

1) 21meeting recording meeting oaths of office etc 75181 James Glasson express on reports car faroe postage 75

182 Vermont Marble Co placing voting booths 184 Carruthers Printing Co blanks and envelopes for

214listers 25185 The Tuttle Co blanks for town officers bonds

186 L H Baldwin preparing statistics for board of edushy 18 60 cation middotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddot 187 W H Startup transportation expens~s of Johanna

14 50 ScobIe and Lewis Nagy middot middot 188 Leigh Hunt cash paid Judge Robbins on order of reshy

1 50moval of Johanna Scobie bull middot middot middotmiddotmiddot middot middotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddot 189 Vermont Marble Co 7520 feet of spruce plank $12784

spikes $500 team work $750 labor $2600 166 34 used on creek bridge middotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddot middotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddot

11)0 A G Johuson cash paid Judge Robbins on order of 5 50 removal of Lew s Nagy

35 00 191 Walter A Clark for t ewn officers bonds middotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddot 50192 Vermont Marble Co labor fencing R R bridge

135 18 J93 H F Field county treasurer county tax 1904 to 1905 1757 37194 J L Bacon state treasurer school and highway tax

21 50196 L H Ba ldwin work on grand list a nd maiJng tax bills 25 00

197 L H Ilald win indexing birth death marriage records 108 Leigh Hunt ca~h paid Minedor work on bridge $450

( 70cash paid for spikes $2 20 990HI9 Rosco Yates work au iron bridge 8 75 WO Frank Bean work on iron bridge

127 30 201 Vermont Marble Co steel for repairs on irolJ bridge

4

202 L H Baldwin recordIng births deaths and marriages 800 203 Dr T H Hack itemized bill toJuly 1 H105 32 15 204 Vermont Marble Co lumber bolts and nails for rail shy

road bridge bull 69 26 205 G H Boyce insurance on bridges 17 10 206 Vermont Marble Co blacksmithing on material for

railway bridge 15 207 L H Baldwin report to state highway commission 45 208 The Tuttle Co blank mortgage deeds and conditional

sales bull 31)

209 Proctor Trust Co interest on orders No 183 and 195 25 33 210 W E Higbee treasurer of Proctor Library associa ion 289 72 212 Chas Ladabouche snowing Gorham bridge 1904 a nd

1905 2 00 213 L H Baldwin copy of Vermont Justices and Public

Officers 5 25 214 E S Perry 11 sheep killed hv dogs 65 ()O 215 Dr T H Hack itemized bill to Jau I 1906 C5 216 Leigh Hunt cash paid to Judge Robbins on order of

removal of John Nyberg 5 50 217 W H Startup transportation expenses of John Nyberg 7 50 218 Chas W Dodge salary as overseer of the poor 1905 to

1906 bull 50 00 219 L H Baldwin reports to state board of hedth and reshy

cording births marriages and death certificates 9 30 220 B F Taylor trustee of public Dloney interest 011

United States surplus fund 249 53 221 L H Baldwin treasurer for the village school fllnd

United States surpills fund $241153 Huntington fund $7874 state school tax fund $93797 1266 24

$4559 83

Order No 183 for $30000 and order No 195 for $220000 were given the Proctor Trust Co for the benefit of the town treasury until the years taxes were collected when these orders were paid with interest then due as shown by order 209 Order No 211 appears in the road commission report During the year just past the Gorham and the village river bridge were found to be in bad shape and were replanked Also the floor beams of the iron bridge over the Rutland railroad near the station were found to be entirely rusted out These were replaced by new beams and strengthened and the bridge newly planked and painted A total amount of $38940 was spent in reshypairing bridges for the season This unusual expense has made it necessary to overdraw the amount provided by taxes for the year a nd makes it neces~ary to increase the tax rate to square up

The present grand list stands at $14486 23

A G JOHNSON Selectmen LEIGH HUNT for WM H MEAD Town of Proctor

5

Road Commissionerrs Repotrt

MONEY EXPENDED 60May 26 1905 Exp ress on road Machine blade $

12 50 June 13 1)05 M W Mosely ~oad machine blade bull middotmiddotmiddotmiddot 35 00 June 27 1905 Geo Ladabouche work with team middotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddot middot 39 55July 15 1905 Chas Ladabouche

July 17 1905 N B Ladabouche 49 00 Aug 25 1905 B McGarry 10 50 Oct 12 1905 Vermont Marble Co labor- teams and men middot middot 105 83

Dec 12 1905 Vermont Marble Co 349 37 Dec 26 1905 John McDeavitt work with team 45 50 Selectmens order No 211 charged to highway acco unt Duplicate of selectmens order No 83 for snowing bridge to

Chas Lada bouche 2 00

$649 85

G Z THOMPSON Road Commissioner

Reporrt ot Overrseerr ot Poorr

At present there are ten at the town h ouse The expense of carshying for the poor and the amount paid on account of each person is as

follows John ONeil $ 11 61 Darby Tigue 11 65 Frank Fleming 1 33

Allen Children middot middotmiddotmiddot middotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddot middot 5028 Mrs James Lotlenville middotmiddot middot middotmiddotmiddot middotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddot 40 85 Tony Robinson 8 50 Mrs John Lassor 142 00 Alex Odette 112l7

--$37919 100 00 Dr Thos H Hack professiona l services 611 55 Groceries provisions etc for town house middotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddot

$1090 74

RECEIVED

Cash on account of Alex Odette from town of Bristol 112 97 Cash on account of Mrs John Lassor 60 40 __$17337

917 37

ANNUAL

BOARD

REPORT

OF THE

Of OffICERS

OF THE

Town of Proctor Vt

for the year ending february 15

1906

~sfe~

1906 Carruthers Printing Co

Rutland yt

2

TOWN OFFICERS

Moderator W E HIG1lRE

Town Clerk Lmiddot H BALDWIN

Treasurer LWMH H middot ELDRIDGE BALDWIN

SELECTMEN

A G JOHNSUN LEIGH HUNT WM H MEA D

LISTERS

JOHN S OLSON H H STILSON PATRICK JOYCE

Overseer of the Poor C W DODGE First Constable W H STARTUP Second Constable JAMES E CASEY

AUDITORS

PATRICK NUTLEY JR CHAS W JOHNSO N J A CADWELL

Trustee of Public Money _ B F TAYLOR

FENCE VIEWERS

G T MCGILLIVARY Lmiddot E ABBOTT J H CURTIS

GRAND JURORS

C E HOLDEN H H STILSON

POUND KEEPERS

C W DODGE G A WATTS

Surveyor of Wood and Inspector of Lum ber and Shingles M C WARNER

Inspector of Leather F S ECKLEV

Agent to Prosecute and Defend Suits F C PARTRIDGE

Road Commissioner G Z THOMPSON

SCHOOL DIRECTORS

C F MEAD C W DODGE GEU LADABOUCHE

3

Seleetmens Otrdetrs

Drawn DUring the Year Ending feb 15 1906

Amoulltorder To who JU and for whatNo 174 Chas W Dodge salary overseer of poor 1904 to 1905 $50 oci 175 The Tuttle Co binding birth and death certificate

books 81

176 E P Butler justice of the peace costs in Nallen and 1344

Boraski intoxication cases middotmiddotmiddot middotmiddotmiddotmiddot middot middot middotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddot 177 J L Bacon state treasurer one half fines in intoxishy

500cation cases for quarter ending Feb 28 1905 178 Wm H Eldridge town treasurer costs in intoxicashy

15 84tion cases for quarter ending Feb 28 1905 15 5f)

179 Carruthers Printing Co for town reports middotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddot 180 L H Baldwin certificate blanks services at town

1) 21meeting recording meeting oaths of office etc 75181 James Glasson express on reports car faroe postage 75

182 Vermont Marble Co placing voting booths 184 Carruthers Printing Co blanks and envelopes for

214listers 25185 The Tuttle Co blanks for town officers bonds

186 L H Baldwin preparing statistics for board of edushy 18 60 cation middotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddot 187 W H Startup transportation expens~s of Johanna

14 50 ScobIe and Lewis Nagy middot middot 188 Leigh Hunt cash paid Judge Robbins on order of reshy

1 50moval of Johanna Scobie bull middot middot middotmiddotmiddot middot middotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddot 189 Vermont Marble Co 7520 feet of spruce plank $12784

spikes $500 team work $750 labor $2600 166 34 used on creek bridge middotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddot middotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddot

11)0 A G Johuson cash paid Judge Robbins on order of 5 50 removal of Lew s Nagy

35 00 191 Walter A Clark for t ewn officers bonds middotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddot 50192 Vermont Marble Co labor fencing R R bridge

135 18 J93 H F Field county treasurer county tax 1904 to 1905 1757 37194 J L Bacon state treasurer school and highway tax

21 50196 L H Ba ldwin work on grand list a nd maiJng tax bills 25 00

197 L H Ilald win indexing birth death marriage records 108 Leigh Hunt ca~h paid Minedor work on bridge $450

( 70cash paid for spikes $2 20 990HI9 Rosco Yates work au iron bridge 8 75 WO Frank Bean work on iron bridge

127 30 201 Vermont Marble Co steel for repairs on irolJ bridge

4

202 L H Baldwin recordIng births deaths and marriages 800 203 Dr T H Hack itemized bill toJuly 1 H105 32 15 204 Vermont Marble Co lumber bolts and nails for rail shy

road bridge bull 69 26 205 G H Boyce insurance on bridges 17 10 206 Vermont Marble Co blacksmithing on material for

railway bridge 15 207 L H Baldwin report to state highway commission 45 208 The Tuttle Co blank mortgage deeds and conditional

sales bull 31)

209 Proctor Trust Co interest on orders No 183 and 195 25 33 210 W E Higbee treasurer of Proctor Library associa ion 289 72 212 Chas Ladabouche snowing Gorham bridge 1904 a nd

1905 2 00 213 L H Baldwin copy of Vermont Justices and Public

Officers 5 25 214 E S Perry 11 sheep killed hv dogs 65 ()O 215 Dr T H Hack itemized bill to Jau I 1906 C5 216 Leigh Hunt cash paid to Judge Robbins on order of

removal of John Nyberg 5 50 217 W H Startup transportation expenses of John Nyberg 7 50 218 Chas W Dodge salary as overseer of the poor 1905 to

1906 bull 50 00 219 L H Baldwin reports to state board of hedth and reshy

cording births marriages and death certificates 9 30 220 B F Taylor trustee of public Dloney interest 011

United States surplus fund 249 53 221 L H Baldwin treasurer for the village school fllnd

United States surpills fund $241153 Huntington fund $7874 state school tax fund $93797 1266 24

$4559 83

Order No 183 for $30000 and order No 195 for $220000 were given the Proctor Trust Co for the benefit of the town treasury until the years taxes were collected when these orders were paid with interest then due as shown by order 209 Order No 211 appears in the road commission report During the year just past the Gorham and the village river bridge were found to be in bad shape and were replanked Also the floor beams of the iron bridge over the Rutland railroad near the station were found to be entirely rusted out These were replaced by new beams and strengthened and the bridge newly planked and painted A total amount of $38940 was spent in reshypairing bridges for the season This unusual expense has made it necessary to overdraw the amount provided by taxes for the year a nd makes it neces~ary to increase the tax rate to square up

The present grand list stands at $14486 23

A G JOHNSON Selectmen LEIGH HUNT for WM H MEAD Town of Proctor

5

Road Commissionerrs Repotrt

MONEY EXPENDED 60May 26 1905 Exp ress on road Machine blade $

12 50 June 13 1)05 M W Mosely ~oad machine blade bull middotmiddotmiddotmiddot 35 00 June 27 1905 Geo Ladabouche work with team middotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddot middot 39 55July 15 1905 Chas Ladabouche

July 17 1905 N B Ladabouche 49 00 Aug 25 1905 B McGarry 10 50 Oct 12 1905 Vermont Marble Co labor- teams and men middot middot 105 83

Dec 12 1905 Vermont Marble Co 349 37 Dec 26 1905 John McDeavitt work with team 45 50 Selectmens order No 211 charged to highway acco unt Duplicate of selectmens order No 83 for snowing bridge to

Chas Lada bouche 2 00

$649 85

G Z THOMPSON Road Commissioner

Reporrt ot Overrseerr ot Poorr

At present there are ten at the town h ouse The expense of carshying for the poor and the amount paid on account of each person is as

follows John ONeil $ 11 61 Darby Tigue 11 65 Frank Fleming 1 33

Allen Children middot middotmiddotmiddot middotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddot middot 5028 Mrs James Lotlenville middotmiddot middot middotmiddotmiddot middotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddot 40 85 Tony Robinson 8 50 Mrs John Lassor 142 00 Alex Odette 112l7

--$37919 100 00 Dr Thos H Hack professiona l services 611 55 Groceries provisions etc for town house middotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddot

$1090 74

RECEIVED

Cash on account of Alex Odette from town of Bristol 112 97 Cash on account of Mrs John Lassor 60 40 __$17337

917 37

2

TOWN OFFICERS

Moderator W E HIG1lRE

Town Clerk Lmiddot H BALDWIN

Treasurer LWMH H middot ELDRIDGE BALDWIN

SELECTMEN

A G JOHNSUN LEIGH HUNT WM H MEA D

LISTERS

JOHN S OLSON H H STILSON PATRICK JOYCE

Overseer of the Poor C W DODGE First Constable W H STARTUP Second Constable JAMES E CASEY

AUDITORS

PATRICK NUTLEY JR CHAS W JOHNSO N J A CADWELL

Trustee of Public Money _ B F TAYLOR

FENCE VIEWERS

G T MCGILLIVARY Lmiddot E ABBOTT J H CURTIS

GRAND JURORS

C E HOLDEN H H STILSON

POUND KEEPERS

C W DODGE G A WATTS

Surveyor of Wood and Inspector of Lum ber and Shingles M C WARNER

Inspector of Leather F S ECKLEV

Agent to Prosecute and Defend Suits F C PARTRIDGE

Road Commissioner G Z THOMPSON

SCHOOL DIRECTORS

C F MEAD C W DODGE GEU LADABOUCHE

3

Seleetmens Otrdetrs

Drawn DUring the Year Ending feb 15 1906

Amoulltorder To who JU and for whatNo 174 Chas W Dodge salary overseer of poor 1904 to 1905 $50 oci 175 The Tuttle Co binding birth and death certificate

books 81

176 E P Butler justice of the peace costs in Nallen and 1344

Boraski intoxication cases middotmiddotmiddot middotmiddotmiddotmiddot middot middot middotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddot 177 J L Bacon state treasurer one half fines in intoxishy

500cation cases for quarter ending Feb 28 1905 178 Wm H Eldridge town treasurer costs in intoxicashy

15 84tion cases for quarter ending Feb 28 1905 15 5f)

179 Carruthers Printing Co for town reports middotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddot 180 L H Baldwin certificate blanks services at town

1) 21meeting recording meeting oaths of office etc 75181 James Glasson express on reports car faroe postage 75

182 Vermont Marble Co placing voting booths 184 Carruthers Printing Co blanks and envelopes for

214listers 25185 The Tuttle Co blanks for town officers bonds

186 L H Baldwin preparing statistics for board of edushy 18 60 cation middotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddot 187 W H Startup transportation expens~s of Johanna

14 50 ScobIe and Lewis Nagy middot middot 188 Leigh Hunt cash paid Judge Robbins on order of reshy

1 50moval of Johanna Scobie bull middot middot middotmiddotmiddot middot middotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddot 189 Vermont Marble Co 7520 feet of spruce plank $12784

spikes $500 team work $750 labor $2600 166 34 used on creek bridge middotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddot middotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddot

11)0 A G Johuson cash paid Judge Robbins on order of 5 50 removal of Lew s Nagy

35 00 191 Walter A Clark for t ewn officers bonds middotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddot 50192 Vermont Marble Co labor fencing R R bridge

135 18 J93 H F Field county treasurer county tax 1904 to 1905 1757 37194 J L Bacon state treasurer school and highway tax

21 50196 L H Ba ldwin work on grand list a nd maiJng tax bills 25 00

197 L H Ilald win indexing birth death marriage records 108 Leigh Hunt ca~h paid Minedor work on bridge $450

( 70cash paid for spikes $2 20 990HI9 Rosco Yates work au iron bridge 8 75 WO Frank Bean work on iron bridge

127 30 201 Vermont Marble Co steel for repairs on irolJ bridge

4

202 L H Baldwin recordIng births deaths and marriages 800 203 Dr T H Hack itemized bill toJuly 1 H105 32 15 204 Vermont Marble Co lumber bolts and nails for rail shy

road bridge bull 69 26 205 G H Boyce insurance on bridges 17 10 206 Vermont Marble Co blacksmithing on material for

railway bridge 15 207 L H Baldwin report to state highway commission 45 208 The Tuttle Co blank mortgage deeds and conditional

sales bull 31)

209 Proctor Trust Co interest on orders No 183 and 195 25 33 210 W E Higbee treasurer of Proctor Library associa ion 289 72 212 Chas Ladabouche snowing Gorham bridge 1904 a nd

1905 2 00 213 L H Baldwin copy of Vermont Justices and Public

Officers 5 25 214 E S Perry 11 sheep killed hv dogs 65 ()O 215 Dr T H Hack itemized bill to Jau I 1906 C5 216 Leigh Hunt cash paid to Judge Robbins on order of

removal of John Nyberg 5 50 217 W H Startup transportation expenses of John Nyberg 7 50 218 Chas W Dodge salary as overseer of the poor 1905 to

1906 bull 50 00 219 L H Baldwin reports to state board of hedth and reshy

cording births marriages and death certificates 9 30 220 B F Taylor trustee of public Dloney interest 011

United States surplus fund 249 53 221 L H Baldwin treasurer for the village school fllnd

United States surpills fund $241153 Huntington fund $7874 state school tax fund $93797 1266 24

$4559 83

Order No 183 for $30000 and order No 195 for $220000 were given the Proctor Trust Co for the benefit of the town treasury until the years taxes were collected when these orders were paid with interest then due as shown by order 209 Order No 211 appears in the road commission report During the year just past the Gorham and the village river bridge were found to be in bad shape and were replanked Also the floor beams of the iron bridge over the Rutland railroad near the station were found to be entirely rusted out These were replaced by new beams and strengthened and the bridge newly planked and painted A total amount of $38940 was spent in reshypairing bridges for the season This unusual expense has made it necessary to overdraw the amount provided by taxes for the year a nd makes it neces~ary to increase the tax rate to square up

The present grand list stands at $14486 23

A G JOHNSON Selectmen LEIGH HUNT for WM H MEAD Town of Proctor

5

Road Commissionerrs Repotrt

MONEY EXPENDED 60May 26 1905 Exp ress on road Machine blade $

12 50 June 13 1)05 M W Mosely ~oad machine blade bull middotmiddotmiddotmiddot 35 00 June 27 1905 Geo Ladabouche work with team middotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddot middot 39 55July 15 1905 Chas Ladabouche

July 17 1905 N B Ladabouche 49 00 Aug 25 1905 B McGarry 10 50 Oct 12 1905 Vermont Marble Co labor- teams and men middot middot 105 83

Dec 12 1905 Vermont Marble Co 349 37 Dec 26 1905 John McDeavitt work with team 45 50 Selectmens order No 211 charged to highway acco unt Duplicate of selectmens order No 83 for snowing bridge to

Chas Lada bouche 2 00

$649 85

G Z THOMPSON Road Commissioner

Reporrt ot Overrseerr ot Poorr

At present there are ten at the town h ouse The expense of carshying for the poor and the amount paid on account of each person is as

follows John ONeil $ 11 61 Darby Tigue 11 65 Frank Fleming 1 33

Allen Children middot middotmiddotmiddot middotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddot middot 5028 Mrs James Lotlenville middotmiddot middot middotmiddotmiddot middotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddot 40 85 Tony Robinson 8 50 Mrs John Lassor 142 00 Alex Odette 112l7

--$37919 100 00 Dr Thos H Hack professiona l services 611 55 Groceries provisions etc for town house middotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddot

$1090 74

RECEIVED

Cash on account of Alex Odette from town of Bristol 112 97 Cash on account of Mrs John Lassor 60 40 __$17337

917 37

4

202 L H Baldwin recordIng births deaths and marriages 800 203 Dr T H Hack itemized bill toJuly 1 H105 32 15 204 Vermont Marble Co lumber bolts and nails for rail shy

road bridge bull 69 26 205 G H Boyce insurance on bridges 17 10 206 Vermont Marble Co blacksmithing on material for

railway bridge 15 207 L H Baldwin report to state highway commission 45 208 The Tuttle Co blank mortgage deeds and conditional

sales bull 31)

209 Proctor Trust Co interest on orders No 183 and 195 25 33 210 W E Higbee treasurer of Proctor Library associa ion 289 72 212 Chas Ladabouche snowing Gorham bridge 1904 a nd

1905 2 00 213 L H Baldwin copy of Vermont Justices and Public

Officers 5 25 214 E S Perry 11 sheep killed hv dogs 65 ()O 215 Dr T H Hack itemized bill to Jau I 1906 C5 216 Leigh Hunt cash paid to Judge Robbins on order of

removal of John Nyberg 5 50 217 W H Startup transportation expenses of John Nyberg 7 50 218 Chas W Dodge salary as overseer of the poor 1905 to

1906 bull 50 00 219 L H Baldwin reports to state board of hedth and reshy

cording births marriages and death certificates 9 30 220 B F Taylor trustee of public Dloney interest 011

United States surplus fund 249 53 221 L H Baldwin treasurer for the village school fllnd

United States surpills fund $241153 Huntington fund $7874 state school tax fund $93797 1266 24

$4559 83

Order No 183 for $30000 and order No 195 for $220000 were given the Proctor Trust Co for the benefit of the town treasury until the years taxes were collected when these orders were paid with interest then due as shown by order 209 Order No 211 appears in the road commission report During the year just past the Gorham and the village river bridge were found to be in bad shape and were replanked Also the floor beams of the iron bridge over the Rutland railroad near the station were found to be entirely rusted out These were replaced by new beams and strengthened and the bridge newly planked and painted A total amount of $38940 was spent in reshypairing bridges for the season This unusual expense has made it necessary to overdraw the amount provided by taxes for the year a nd makes it neces~ary to increase the tax rate to square up

The present grand list stands at $14486 23

A G JOHNSON Selectmen LEIGH HUNT for WM H MEAD Town of Proctor

5

Road Commissionerrs Repotrt

MONEY EXPENDED 60May 26 1905 Exp ress on road Machine blade $

12 50 June 13 1)05 M W Mosely ~oad machine blade bull middotmiddotmiddotmiddot 35 00 June 27 1905 Geo Ladabouche work with team middotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddot middot 39 55July 15 1905 Chas Ladabouche

July 17 1905 N B Ladabouche 49 00 Aug 25 1905 B McGarry 10 50 Oct 12 1905 Vermont Marble Co labor- teams and men middot middot 105 83

Dec 12 1905 Vermont Marble Co 349 37 Dec 26 1905 John McDeavitt work with team 45 50 Selectmens order No 211 charged to highway acco unt Duplicate of selectmens order No 83 for snowing bridge to

Chas Lada bouche 2 00

$649 85

G Z THOMPSON Road Commissioner

Reporrt ot Overrseerr ot Poorr

At present there are ten at the town h ouse The expense of carshying for the poor and the amount paid on account of each person is as

follows John ONeil $ 11 61 Darby Tigue 11 65 Frank Fleming 1 33

Allen Children middot middotmiddotmiddot middotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddot middot 5028 Mrs James Lotlenville middotmiddot middot middotmiddotmiddot middotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddot 40 85 Tony Robinson 8 50 Mrs John Lassor 142 00 Alex Odette 112l7

--$37919 100 00 Dr Thos H Hack professiona l services 611 55 Groceries provisions etc for town house middotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddot

$1090 74

RECEIVED

Cash on account of Alex Odette from town of Bristol 112 97 Cash on account of Mrs John Lassor 60 40 __$17337

917 37

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ORDERS DRAWN BY OVERSEER OF POOR NO

211 Vermont Marb le Cogts store Mdse f~r Mrs J ohn Lassor $ 212 Vermou t II1arble Co 5 store Mdse 213 Ladabouche amp Co meat fu rnished Mrs J Lassor 214 Ladaboilche amp Co meat at t own house 215 C W Dodge wood and potatoes at tOWIl house 216 Ladabouche amp Co meat to Mrs Lassor a nd tOWll house 217 Ver mont Marble Co 5 store Mdse to Mrs J Lassor 218 Ed w Myatt milk fu rnished town h Olue 219 Wm middotH Ladabouche lllilk at town h ouse 220 Chas Sterns amp Co Mdse for Allen children 221 Vermont Marble Co s store Mdse 222 C V Dodge wooq and potatoes at town honse 223 Edw Myatt milk furnished town house 224 Ladabouche amp Co meat at town b ouse 225 C W Dodge 2 bu potatoes 2- wood at town house 226 Dr Thos Hack professional services 227 Edw Myatt milk furnished town house 228 Vermont Marble Cos store Mdse and furnishings 229 O W Johnson bu rial expenses of Mable L ODett 230 J L Welch M D professionalservices for the family

of Alex Odette 231 C F Mead milk furnished Alex Odette 232 Ladabouche amp Co meat a t town h ouse 233 Vermont Marble Co s store IVldse 234 C W Dodge 2 cOlds wood at town house 235 Chas Sterns amp Co~ Mdse fOT Allen children 236 Ladabouche amp Co meat a t to wn house 237 Dr Thos Hack professional services 238 Edw Myatt milk at town h ouse 239 Vermont Marble Cos s tore Mdse

65 25 88 31 33 20 10 00

4 50 2000 33 5

9 00 6 30 6 85

98 47 i 00 5 00

35 00 4 50 5000

7 00 150 95 23 25

82 00 7 72

40 00 87 26

3 50 3 75

30 00 50 00 12 00

11$ 38

$1090 74 Respectfully s ubmitted

C W DODGE Overseer

7

Sehool Reporrt

T h e school children of the town have been furnished conveyance to the Proctor graded school the past year the amoun t paid for transshy

portatiun being $20000 At the commencement of the year the directors purchased a

wagon for use in the transportation of the children for wh ich they

paid $9000 Orders drawn on the treasurer as follows

Marh 29 1905 April 3 1905 April 11 1905 June 21 1905 Sept 11 1905 Oct 30 1905 Dec 12 1905 Feb 2 1906

Total amount of orders drawn to date

C F MEAD School DirectorsGEO LADABOUCHE

C WDODGE

Ttrusees ~epotr

and paid over to theI b ave received from the town of Proctor Surp lus fund for th etreasurer of said town $24953 interest on U S

year ending February 15 1906 B F TAY L OR Trustee

Christie Moran $ 35 00 L E Miner middot middot 9000 Christie Moran middot middot middot middotmiddot middotmiddotmiddotmiddot middotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddot middot 50 00 V illage of Proctor 45 00 Village of Proctor 51 64shy

B McGarry 3 75

Christie Mora n 75 00

Christie Moran middotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddot middot middotmiddot middotmiddotmiddot middot middotmiddotmiddot middot middot 25 00

$375 39

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ltibrratrians Reporrt Prroetorr Publie llibrrarry

nom February 1905 to February 1906

Number of days library has been open 152 Number of books circulated 9187 Average circulation each day 604 Average circulation Saturday 932 Total number of persons having drawn books 586 Per cent of fiction drawn 76 0 Number of books added by gift 45 Total number of books added bull 324

Respectfully submitted

MARY KENDRICK NORTON

The library subscribes to 11 periodicals at a cost of $2180

1i14000 was received from the picnic and general celebration July 4 The town has contributed $28972 and $11700 was received from Senator Proctor $~U has beenpaid out for new books and the other general expenses have amounted to $31200-

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Trreasuf1errS ~eporrt

GENERAL ACCOUNT

RECEIPTS

Balance on hand Feb 15 1905 $ 40 67 E P Butler Justice of the Peace sundry fines 59 96

J P fines for intoxication quarter ending Feu 28 15 84 Excess of costs quarter ending Feb 28 23 ~ Oue half Cannons fine 2 50 Bounties refunded 1 35 Refunded by Mrs Lassor middotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddot middotmiddotmiddot middotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddot 60 40 Cost of lot and grave-K E Gustafson-refunded middot 4 60 Sale of old planks and iron I) 25 Balance due from Bristol account of Alex Odett 112 97 Town tax paid trea urer direct 3393 25 W H Startup collector taxes of 1903 middotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddot middotmiddot middot middot middotmiddot 1 00

1904 2 00 1905 13 75

Dog fund money 184 64 Deficit to new account 4~6 02

$4391 58

DISBURSEMENTS

Selectmen s orders bull $3296 84 Overseers orders middotmiddotmiddot middotmiddotmiddotmiddot middotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddot middot middot middot middotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddot middot 1094 74

$4391 58

TOWN HIGHWAY ACCOUNT RECEIPTS

$ 18 93Balance on hand Feb 15 1905 middotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddot 22900Town highway tax paid treasurer direct 30 34 State c bullbullbull bullbullbullbullbullbull bull bull

400 00 Gift from Village of Proctor 40W H Startup collector taxes of 1903

$678 67

DISBURSEMENTS

Road Commissioners orders $649 85 Balance to new account ~ 28 82

$678 67

TOWN SCHOOL ACCOUNT RECEIPTS

Balance on hand Feb 15 190- middot $ 17 98 Town school tax paid treasurer direct 400 80 Town of Rutland rent of school lands for years 1001 1902

HJ03 1904 at $978 per year 39 12 W H Startup collector- taxes of 1903 60

$458 50

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ltibrratrians Reporrt Prroetorr Publie llibrrarry

nom February 1905 to February 1906

Number of days library has been open 152 Number of books circulated 9187 Average circulation each day 604 Average circulation Saturday 932 Total number of persons having drawn books 586 Per cent of fiction drawn 76 0 Number of books added by gift 45 Total number of books added bull 324

Respectfully submitted

MARY KENDRICK NORTON

The library subscribes to 11 periodicals at a cost of $2180

1i14000 was received from the picnic and general celebration July 4 The town has contributed $28972 and $11700 was received from Senator Proctor $~U has beenpaid out for new books and the other general expenses have amounted to $31200-

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Trreasuf1errS ~eporrt

GENERAL ACCOUNT

RECEIPTS

Balance on hand Feb 15 1905 $ 40 67 E P Butler Justice of the Peace sundry fines 59 96

J P fines for intoxication quarter ending Feu 28 15 84 Excess of costs quarter ending Feb 28 23 ~ Oue half Cannons fine 2 50 Bounties refunded 1 35 Refunded by Mrs Lassor middotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddot middotmiddotmiddot middotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddot 60 40 Cost of lot and grave-K E Gustafson-refunded middot 4 60 Sale of old planks and iron I) 25 Balance due from Bristol account of Alex Odett 112 97 Town tax paid trea urer direct 3393 25 W H Startup collector taxes of 1903 middotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddot middotmiddot middot middot middotmiddot 1 00

1904 2 00 1905 13 75

Dog fund money 184 64 Deficit to new account 4~6 02

$4391 58

DISBURSEMENTS

Selectmen s orders bull $3296 84 Overseers orders middotmiddotmiddot middotmiddotmiddotmiddot middotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddot middot middot middot middotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddot middot 1094 74

$4391 58

TOWN HIGHWAY ACCOUNT RECEIPTS

$ 18 93Balance on hand Feb 15 1905 middotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddot 22900Town highway tax paid treasurer direct 30 34 State c bullbullbull bullbullbullbullbullbull bull bull

400 00 Gift from Village of Proctor 40W H Startup collector taxes of 1903

$678 67

DISBURSEMENTS

Road Commissioners orders $649 85 Balance to new account ~ 28 82

$678 67

TOWN SCHOOL ACCOUNT RECEIPTS

Balance on hand Feb 15 190- middot $ 17 98 Town school tax paid treasurer direct 400 80 Town of Rutland rent of school lands for years 1001 1902

HJ03 1904 at $978 per year 39 12 W H Startup collector- taxes of 1903 60

$458 50

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STATE SCHOOL ACCOUNT RECEIPTS

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f) $1266 24 DISBURSEMENTS J gt0

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~ RECEIPTS JDog licenses $ 147 00shy lt ~ Gus Bratt-fine for keeping unlicensed dog 10 00

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Auditors Report

10 lite tay payers 0 the town of Proctor

We have examined the accounts and vouchers of the selectmen overseer of the poor road commissioner school directors also the various accounts of the town treasurer and find the same to be correct

The financial condition of the town is as follows

LIABILITIES

U S Surplus fund borrowed $4158 90 Deficit to new general account 466 02

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RESOURCES

Due from tax collector bullbull S 45 40 Cash in hands of treasurer town highway account 28 82

school 8311 ---S 157 33

Net liabilities 4467 59 Amount to be provided by tAxation or otherwise for

the coming year is estimated as follows Interest of United States Surplus fund 249 53 Deficit of new general account 466 02 Current expenses (estimated) 500 00 Expense of keeping poor (estimated) 1200 00

---$241555

We recommend a tax of 15 per cent for town purposes together with 8 per cent State School and 5 per sent State Highway as reshyquired by law

J A CADWELL ) AuditorsCHAS JOHNSON J

NOTICE

The legal voters in town meeting of the town of P rocshytor are hereby warned to meet at the Village Hall in the Village of Proctor on Tuesday the 6th day of March A D 1906 at II oclock A M to act upon the followin g matters to witshy

x To choose a moderator to govern said meeting 2 To vote on the following Shall licenses he

granted for the sale of intoxicating liquors in this town 3 To choose the necessary town officers for the enshy

suing year 4 To see if the town will vote to raise a school tax of

more than twenty cents on the dollar and if so how much 5 To see if the town will vote to raise mQre than

twenty cents on the dollar highway tax as required by law

6 To see if the town will vote to raise money by taxshyation or otherwise to pay current expenses meet the State Highway and State School taxes and the indebtedness of the town and to see what time the same and other taxes that may be voted shall be payable

7 To see if the town will vote to accept the proshyvisions of Sections 480 to 486 inclusive of the Revised Laws and amendments thereto for the collection of taxes

8 To see if the town will vote any compensation to town officers

9 To choose grand and petit jurors 10middot To see if the town under the provisions of Section

887 of the Vermont Statutes as amended by Act No 34 of the Laws of 1897 will vote to contract with the Proctor Library Association to furnish books to the inhabitants of the town free and to appropriate money therefor

1 I To see if the town will vote to authorize the seshylectmen to borrow money for the temporary uses of the town

12 To see if the town will vote to defray the expense of surety bonds for the town officers where bonds are reshyquired by law

13 To transact any other business which may come before said meeting

A G JOHNSON LEIGH HUNT WM H MEAD SElectmen

of Proctor

ANNUAL OF

BOARD OF

OF

T OW D of

1

Proctor Vt February 16 1906

NOTICE

The legal voters in town meeting of the town of P rocshytor are hereby warned to meet at the Village Hall in the Village of Proctor on Tuesday the 6th day of March A D 1906 at II oclock A M to act upon the followin g matters to witshy

x To choose a moderator to govern said meeting 2 To vote on the following Shall licenses he

granted for the sale of intoxicating liquors in this town 3 To choose the necessary town officers for the enshy

suing year 4 To see if the town will vote to raise a school tax of

more than twenty cents on the dollar and if so how much 5 To see if the town will vote to raise mQre than

twenty cents on the dollar highway tax as required by law

6 To see if the town will vote to raise money by taxshyation or otherwise to pay current expenses meet the State Highway and State School taxes and the indebtedness of the town and to see what time the same and other taxes that may be voted shall be payable

7 To see if the town will vote to accept the proshyvisions of Sections 480 to 486 inclusive of the Revised Laws and amendments thereto for the collection of taxes

8 To see if the town will vote any compensation to town officers

9 To choose grand and petit jurors 10middot To see if the town under the provisions of Section

887 of the Vermont Statutes as amended by Act No 34 of the Laws of 1897 will vote to contract with the Proctor Library Association to furnish books to the inhabitants of the town free and to appropriate money therefor

1 I To see if the town will vote to authorize the seshylectmen to borrow money for the temporary uses of the town

12 To see if the town will vote to defray the expense of surety bonds for the town officers where bonds are reshyquired by law

13 To transact any other business which may come before said meeting

A G JOHNSON LEIGH HUNT WM H MEAD SElectmen

of Proctor

ANNUAL OF

BOARD OF

OF

T OW D of

1

Proctor Vt February 16 1906