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ANNUAL REPORT OF THE TOWN OFFICERS OF THE

TOWN of CAMDEN

For the Year Ending Mar. 1, 1925

CAMDEN HERALD PRINT CAMDEN, MAINE

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Town Officers Town Clerk

JOHN L. TEWKSBURY

Deputy Clerk

EVELYN M. TEWKSBURY

Selectmen, Assessors, Overseers of Poor

GEORGE T. HODGMAN GEORGE E. BOYNTON HAROLD H. NASH

Treasurer

J. HALE HODGMAN

Collector of Taxes

FRANK P. ALEXANDER

Highway Commissioner

FRED A. SWAN

Auditor

JOHN L. TEWKSBURY

Supt. of Schools

CHARLES E. LORD

School Committee

MARY C. AMES, Chairman, term expires 1925 RALPH HAYDEN, term expires 1926 GEO. H. T H O M a s , term expires 1927

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Trustees of Public Library

EMMA DICKENS, term expires 1925 FRANCES PORTER, term expires 1925 EMMA S. ALDEN, term expires 1925 GEORGIA HOBBS, term expires 1926 REUEL ROBINSON, term expires 1926 RALPH HAYDEN, term expires 1926 MRS. E. E. BOYNTON, term expires 1927 J. H. HODGMAN, term expires 1927 J. H. HOBBS, term expires 1927

Fire Wards

ALBERT H. PARSONS GEO. W. PRESCOTT HERBERT THOMAS

Health Officer

DR. J. G. HUTCHINS

Examiner of Blind

DR. J. F. NORWOOD

Harbor Master

CHAS. L. HERRICK

Port Warden

CHAS. L. HERRICK

Measurers of Wood and Timber

JOSIAH HOBBS PEARL G. WILLEY

Weighers

P. G. WILLEY B. E. FLETCHER G. H. THOMAS W, O. staples G. E. BOYNTON

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Sealer of Weights and Measures

L. B. ROSS

Building Inspector

J. C. FISH

Plumbing Inspector

OSCAR P. CHAPIN

Asst. Inspector

LESTER O. GROSS

Foreman Fire Department

JOHN S. GOULD

Asst. Foreman Fire Dept.

CHAS. C. DAILEY

Constables

J. C. FISH ARTHUR HOLTE W. S. DYER H. W. LIBBY

LEROY SNOWDEAL GEO. PRESCOTT F. G. NORTON

General Committee

Frank H. Wilbur, C. Kendall Hopkins, Jas. A. Brown, Alice K. French, Elberta D. Brown, Georgia H. Hobbs, Elizabeth Duffy, Chas. C. Wood, John Bird, A. E. Greenlaw, Oscar H. Emery, Zelma Dwinal, J. Crosby Hobbs, C. Wilkes Babb, Frank J. Wiley, Geo. T. Hodgman, Harold H. Nash, Geo. E. Boynton, Charles E. Lord, J. Hale Hodgman.

Assessors' Report

Real estate, resident $2,048,715 00 Real estate, non-resident 910,959 00

Total real estate $2,959,674 00 Personal estate, resident $527,891 00 Personal estate, non-resident 118,145 00

Total personal estate $646,036 00 Total value of land $951,240 00 Total value of buildings 2,008,434 00

Total land and buildings $2,959,674 00 Total valuation 3,605,710 00

PERSONAL ESTATE

No. Av. Val. Total Horses and Mules 148 $12,355 00 Colts 3 to 4 yrs. old 2 $62 50 125 00 Cows 192 35 00 6,720 00 Oxen 4 50 00 200 00 Three yrs. old 9 215 00 Two yrs. old 10 210 00 Hens 2216 75 1,662 00

$21,487 00

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EXEMPT LIVE STOCK One yr. old 13. Sheep to 35 in No. 14. Swine to 10 in No. 12.

Railroad stock $15,000 00 Other companies stock 1,500 00 Stock in trade 165,800 00 Small boats 106,360 00 Ice 3,000 00 Carriages, 8 325 00 Automobiles 455 138,100 00 Musical instruments 406 37,565 00 Furniture 2,400 00 Finished products in mills 31,000.00 Materials in stock 94,300 00 Machinery not taxed as real estate 18,550 00 Other property 10,649 00

Amount live stock brought forward $624,549 00

21,487 00

$646,036 00 Street railroad companies property 800 00 Water companies property 950 00 Woolen mills 265,900 00 Other mills (Grist) 5,200 00 Wharf property 67,000 00 Value property exempt by vote of town

not included in valuation 20,000 00 Value of property exempted by assessors

and not included in valuation 5,600 00 Old soldiers property exempt by state

law 34,500 00

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TAXATION Appropriations $96,505 11 State tax 20,932 24 County tax 7,650 24 Overlaying in assessing 6,053 11 Supplementary tax 408 79

$131,558 $131,558 49 Total resident tax $91,469 51 Total non-resident tax 36,533 19 Poll taxes 3,147 00 Supplementary 408 79

$131,558 $131,558 49

Rate of taxation 35.50 per thousand dollars of valuation.

Respectfully submitted

GEO. T. HODGMAN, GEO. E. BOYNTON, HAROLD H. NASH.

Selectmen's Report ROAD AND BRIDGE

Achorn, Willis $24 00 Annis, E. P. 7 19 American Ex. Co. 9 07 Allen, Merle 32 81 Allen, Geo. 4 50 Allen, F. K. 36 Anderson, Howard 82 40 Alexander, F. P. 67 80 Brown & Hobbs 381 33 Brown, Jim 875 38 Bean, John 12 25 Brown, Ralph 430 94 Bowden, Walter 28 87 Brytowski, Stan. 199 89 Beverage, H. E. 47 72 Bonzey, Arthur 80 88 Bean, Herbert 178 50 Beverage, Elroy 109 75 Blake, L. C. 139 12 Blake, W. F. 58 88 Bickford, Fred 50 00 Bond, Wilbur 147 89 Bryant, C. A. 16 87 Benner, E. H. 49 88 Barton, Harold 221 25 Burridge, Jos. 84 75 Boston Belting Co. 55 83 Bradford, Arthur 16 37

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Burridge, Otis 50 00 Barrett Co. 1,661 34 Bernett, N. H. 12 37 Ed. Bryant Co. 49 10 Beverage, W. T. 34 05 Buffalo Steam Roller 105 00 Barnes, A. A. 3 50 Brown, Harry 3 50 Bowden, John 7 00 Churchill, F. 10 50 Cole, Carl 7 00 Camden Anchor-Rockland Mach. Co. 19 87 Carver, H. T. 70 50 Crockett, Guy 121 25 Churchill, Win. 8 35 Critselous, M. T. 128 25 Camden Lumber Co. 452 74 Curtis, J. C. Inc. 172 27 Chapin, 0. P. 13 44 Cooper & Co. 291 00 Cotton, W. L. 40 24 Cotton, W. H. 49 62 Central Me. Power Co. 216 68 C. Y. Bldg. Ry. Co. 2 10 Carleton, Fred 1 00 Camden, Rockland Water Co. 16 40 Copeland, F. P. 17 50 Dornan, Wm. & Son 30 00 Dunbar, Leroy 24 50 Dyer, Earl 248 25 Dyer, Vinal 56 00 Dow, Wallace 933 02 Dodge, Tom 28 44 Dyer, Arthur 119 75

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Dyer, Frank 121 75 Dean, C. A. 1 35 Dyer, T. 27 50 Day, Fred 36 00 E. S. S. Co. 243 08 Eaton, Wendell 287 00 Elwell, E. J. 239 27 Fernald, Ross 291 38 Fogg, Joe 71 31 Fuller, Jas. 79 25 Fitzgerald, F. 20 Fenwick, G. 112 75 Fish, Harold 7 50 Gushee, T. E. 159 26 Grant, Geo. 74 40 Good Roads Mch. Co. 43 85 Greenlaw, M. 59 75 Gray, Robie 191 50 Grey, Albert 288 00 Gross, John 369 77 Gardner, Chet 36 75 Grotton, C. E. 319 37 Gray, Carl 92 30 Gray, Harold 125 25 Gross, Frank 4 88 Gray, Ross 107 25 Leslie Gray 72 00 Gross Orville 85 24 Gray, Chas. 3 75 Grinnell, A. 71 15 Hodgman & Co. 19 50 Hopkins, Cecil 18 25 Heal, Fred 60 58 Heal, Guy 47 47

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Hartford, Chas. 311 44 Hunt, Roy 12 25 Herrick Dana 108 25 Hendryx, Chas. 193 25 Hall, Robert 22 00 Hooper, Harry 25 14 Hall, Fred 53 13 Heald, Nathan 20 56 Hoyle, Ronald 10 25 Hammond, Richard 13 50 Hopkins, Kendall 110 00 Hopkins, Nathan 18 25 Hunt, M. L. 7 00 Howe, Oscar 229 82 Howe, W. C. 48 98 Herrick, Fred 23 31 Ingraham, Mark 159 23 Jamieson's Garage 84 38 Kennedy, Morris 20 56 Kellar, Herbert 52 63 King, Carroll 115 75 Knowlton, Martin 112 75 Kirk, W. A. 34 70 Knowlton Bros. 339 70 Libby, E. J. 20 00 Logan, Archie 21 32 Loveland, Otis 10 50 Lermond, Fred 158 62 Livingston Mfg. Co. 274 05 Light, Ernest 2 00 Malcolm, Wallace 13 56 Matthews, L. L. 50 00 Maddox, Clyde 24 75 Maddox, Gerald 4 50

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Marshall, Leslie 206 00 Munroe, Benj. 58 85 Morton, Fred 200 13 Manning, Chas. 558 91 Myrick, Chas. 343 00 Main St. Garage 23 76 McCobb, Arthur 3 50 Matthews, Geo. 9 88 Tibbetts, F. 50 00 Maddocks, Ed. 15 00 Mank, 0 . 5 50 Nash, H. H. 31 50 N. E. Metal Co. 57 60 N. E. Road Mch. Co. 151 54 Overlock, Guy 10 00 Ordway, Guy 16 00 Ogier, Fred 7 00 Pedham, Wm. 135 25 Payson, Maynard 4 00 Pendleton, Eph. 15 00 Poland, M. 8 52 Pendleton, T. B. 51 39 Pendleton, Wm. 7 00 Place, E. S. 65 00 Prescott, Geo. 310 63 Pooley, Ben. 17 82 Pendleton, M. L. 97 56 Philbrook, Wm. 5 00 Pitcher, Willis 283 00 Prentiss, Elmer 43 55 Pomeroy, Fred 37 00 Pomeroy, Seth 21 50 Peters, Earl 5 91 Perry, Knott 14 50

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Parsons, A. H. 27 00 Penobscot Oil Co. 75 05 Ritterbush, S. G. 141 OQ Rockport & R. Lime Co. 21 07 Rollins, W. L. 4 00 Rollins, A. 28 44 Redding, F. C. 30 00 Richards, Austin 461 00 Robbins, Byron 38 50 Rice, W. S. 39 50 Robbins, 0 . S. 492 16 Robbins, W. G. 25 19 Satterlee, Ralph 120 00 Small, Jas. 79 31 Small, Geo. 3 50 Shaw, Tom 17 50 Smith, Jas. 3 50 Staples, W. 30 00 Swan, F. 1 50 State of Maine 558 80 Sylvester, Harry 260 00 Spruce, H. M. 15 31 Smith, Alvah 14 00 Snowdeal, W. 15 52 Simonton, C. 81 50 Snow, I. L. Co. 52 89 Town team 21 00 Thomas, A. E. 429 06 Thompson, J. C. 38 00 Thombly, R. 242 80 Torrey, Ralph 315 63 Thorndike, Frank 59 "25 Thomas, Frank 51 16 Tolman, Donald 95 62

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Torrey, Merle 8 53 Tolman, A. M. 39 10 Upham, Wm. 463 87 Thorndike, Geo. 56 00 Thorndike, Thornton 61 25 Upham, Dexter 28 75 Van Sickle, Lewis 156 00 Webber, W. B. 92 06 Welch, H. 108 00 Warren, Jas. 41 00 Wing, Kenneth 8 53 Wing & Evans 576 00 Waldo Bros, and bond 401 10 Waldron, Geo. 181 88 Wasgatt, Geo. 29 75 Wescott, W. S. 350 88 Wasgatt, M. L. 86 00 Walsh, Hiram 257 81 Willey, P. G. & Co. 831 73 Wood, E. 72 29 Whidden, Len 7 00 Williams, A. 20 00 Wright, L. B. 54 25 Wellman, S. 12 00 Williams, T. 94 00 Wright, Wm. 10 50 Young, Jack 80 94 Young, Nelson 30 50 Young, W. P. 19 50 Young & Richards 2 83

Total $25,834 01

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98 Bbls. heavy asphalt on hand Mar. 9, 1924 $882 00

22 Bbls. light asphalt on hand Mar. 9, 1924 176 00 55 Bbls. road oil, on hand Mar. 9, 1924 579 18 3 Bbls. calcium chloride on hand 21 93

Total $27,493 12 Credit

By appropriation $20,000 00 52 Bbls heavy asphalt on hand 468 00 22 Bbls. light asphalt 176 00 36 Bbls. tarvia 378 00 Rec'd, from state patrolled roads 780 16 Will Tyler 2 00 C. E. Grotton 26 75 Oscar Grinnell 3 00 A. E. Greenlaw 2 00 Millard Long 2 00 Adelbert Yates 15 00 S. G. Ritterbush 6 00 F. L. Fitzgerald 4 00 Grace Richardson 9 00 H. E. & H. A. Young 4 00 Jos. Defrees 12 00 E. A. Rollins 40 00 Harry Dailey 6 00 E. G. Young 133 20 John Bird 7 50 Orrington Cross 8 00 F. P. Libby 30 00 A. B. Whitehouse 6 00

Overdraft 5,374 51

Total $27,493 12

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POOR ACCOUNT

Atliern, Martin, supplies, Cameron $5 00 Allen, F. K. 45 75 Burd Shoe Store, O. Loveland 4 25 Bryant, Mrs. Augusta, support of self 120 00 Children's Home 94 58 Camden Farmers Union, supplies, Day 89 96 Cameron, Geo., care self 2 25 Carleton, Pascal Co. 3 62 Chapin, O. P., supplies C. Day 7 19 Demuth, F. D., care of Chas. Feyler 153 00 Gushee, T. E., rent Susan Hatch 109 00 Hardy, Mrs. A. J., care H. Boomer 364 00 Hooper, Harry, supplies Susan Hatch 88 96 Hills, J. C , supplies Cameron 20 00 Hutchins, J. G., aid to G. Cameron 11 00 Libby, Frank, supplies, Loveland 95 45 Knowlton, J. rent Chas. Myrick 48 00 McKenney, Grace 12 00 Perry, Mrs. P. D., care of Mrs. Plummer 291 00 Parsons, A. H., supplies, Cameron 12 51 Peabody, Geo., rent of Feyler 77 00 Pearse, Crosby, supplies, Susan Hatch 50 00 Hodgman & Co., supplies, Chas. Myrick 78 50 Simpson, F. T., supplies G. Cameron 335 68 Rockport, town, supplies G. Mills 73 77 Rockland, City of, supplies, Mclntyre 429 90 Knox Hospital, care Myrick 7 60 Thomas, Ardella, care self 48 26 Towle, A. A., care of Chas. Feyler 25 70 Willey, P. G. & Co., supplies F. Day & Hatch 50 89 Town of Clinton 179 15 Green, A. F., O. Loveland 10 00 Huse, Est., rent Carroll 41 00

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Brown & Hobbs, supplies F. Day 27 60 State of Maine, board of Cora and Frances

Rand 84 93

Total $3,097 50

By appropriation 2,400 00 Rec'd. from Dr. Hutchins 6 00 Overdraft 691 50

$3,097 50

STATE AID ROAD

Brown, R. $61 07 Bickford, Fred 120 31 Brytowski, Stan. 81 81 Blake, L. C. 119 00 Cotton, W. L. 101 06 Cotton, W. H. 99 31 Dyer, Arthur 81 81 Damm, A. W. 207 00 Fernald, Ross 62 12 Fenwick, G. 45 50 Heal, Nathan 24 50 Lermond, Fred 9 50 Hodgman, J. Hale 349 87 Prescott, Geo. 201 66 Sleeper, David 92 31 Sylvester, H. 111 56 Town team 310 62 Town truck 280 00 Upham, Frank 49 00 Upham, Wm. 203 00 Welch, H. 129 06 Young, Wilbur 116 81

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Brown & Hobbs 1 50

Total

By appropriation Received from State Overdrawn

THIRD CLASS HIGHWAY

Brown & Hobbs Barton, Harold Brytowski, St. Brown, Ralph Bickf&rd, Fred Cotton, W. L. Cotton, W. H. Cooper & Co. Dyer, Arthur Damm, A. W. Fernald, Ross Fenwick, G. M. Heal, Fred Keene, M. L. Prescott, Geo. Richards, H. Spruce, H. M. Sylvester, H. Town team Town truck Torrey, Ralph Upham, Dexter Upham, Wm.

$2,858 38

$1,333 00 1,318 16 207 22

$2,858 38

$1 20 6 25 67 00 42 50 38 50 51 63 52 50 146 40 73 50 105 50 63 87 19 07 15 50 143 37 14 00 21 00 7 00 40 75 78 75 145 00 6 25 47 25 54 25

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Young, Wilbur 63 00

Total $1,304 04 Received from State of Maine 1,256 97

Overdrawn $47 07

OUTSTANDING

Alexander, F. P. Andrews, John Ayers, Sam Barnes, A. A. Bickford, Fred Blake, L. C. Blake, W. F. Batchelder, L. P. Brown, J. A. Curtis, J. C. Inc. Cotton, Henry Dyer, Vinal Dyer, J. H. Fish, John Fernald, Ross Felton, Herbert Fuller, O. P. Gamewell Fire Alarm Gross, John Gushee, T. E. Hartford, Chas. Heal, F. T. Whynot, Hiram Young, E. Hobbs & Warren Hooper, H. L. 16 36

$99 52 1 75 1 00 6 95 88

8 75 4 37 9 78 61 00 6 65 3 52 2 63 2 63 50 00 6 13 1 75 5 25 97 57 20 13 26 00 20 13 50 00 22 54 4 00 4 17

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Huse, B. D. E. 160 00 Howe, Oscar 19 48 Hanson, F. A. 27 35 Halford, P. N. 3 08 Horton, E. L. 2 24 Irish, W. S. 119 00 Ingraham, Chas. 8 75 Loring, Short & Harmon 2 25 Leach, John 4 00 Maine Children's Home 18 02 Marshall, E. L. 16 88 Payson, Maynard 10 50 Payson, Allen 25 00 Prescott, Geo. 23 72 Prescott, Alf. 3 07 Portland Mailing Co. 25 00 Pease, J. D. 24 17 Richards, E. E. 5 25 Rankin, Will 227 25 Simpson, F. T. 19 54 Towle, Mrs. 24 00 Thomas, Adeline 11 33 Upham, Wm. 19 68 Welsh, H. 19 25

Total $1,352 27 By appropriation $700 00

Overdrawn $652 27

SNOW

Annis, E. P. $13 13 Ames, Fred 1 75 Alexander, F. P. 10 91 Brown, Ralph 10 50 Barnes, A. A. 10 20 Bickford, Fred 16 83 Burridge, J. R. 16 25 Burridge, Otis 16 69 Barker, W. H. 12 00 Bowden, Gerald 3 50 Bickford, Jas. 2 20 Cotton, Henry 31 10 Cotton, W. L. 30 11 Carleton, Wilbur 3 50 Dyer, Vinal 11 37 Dyer, J. H. 11 37 Dean, Everett 6 12 Dyer, Arthur 10 50 Dyer, Frank 1 32 Dean, J. 9 64 Fernald, Ross 49 44 Fogg, H. 33 25 Gray, Fred 2 62 Gray, Chas. 2 62 Gray, Robie 122 50 Gregory, W. T. 3 50 Gurney, W. F. 1 75 Gillette, S. 10 02 Hall, W. 3 50 Hall, Fred 22 30 Horte, Arthur 5 25 Hooper, Harry 7 83 Heald, Guy 3 70

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Howe, Walter 24 30 Ingraham, Chas. 6 60 Ingraham, Mark 63 Keene, M. L. 17 80 Logan, Archie 7 20 Leonard, Joe 1 32 Myrick, Chas. 6 00 Marshall, Arthur 11 30 Marshall, H. T. 7 00 Prescott, Geo. 7 00 Pomeroy, Seth 15 75 Pitcher, Willis 5 50 Sparta, Nino 8 75 Sleeper, David 10 50 Torry, Merle 12 70 Town team 49 00 Torrey, Ralph 12 50 Town, E. H. 8 75 Thompson, J. C. 10 53 Welch, H. 91 42 Wescott, Mrs. W. S. 3 50 Wescott, W. S. 42 44 Whynot, Hiram 14 00 Young, E. G. 11 05 Upham, Wm. 79 91

Total $962 72 By appropriation 800 00

Overdraft $162 72 OFFICERS SALARIES

Hodgman, Geo. T., 1st selectman $700 00 Boynton, Geo. E., 2nd selectman 400 00 Nash, Harold H., 3rd selectman 150 00

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Alexander, F . P., t ax collector 1,297 92 Lord, Chas. Supt. schools 1,226 64 Tewksbury, John L., town clerk and audi tor 128 15 Hodgman, J. Hale , t r easure r & B. C. 312 00 Swan, Fred, road commissioner 400 00 Emery, 0 . H., modera tor 10 00 Dyer, W. S .,chief of police 1,479 00 Payson, Allen, chemical driver 1,275 00 Herrick, C. J., ha rbor master 25 00 Horte, Arthur , police duty 60 00 Ames, Arthur , ballot clerk 16 00 Brown, Alberta, ballot clerk 16 00 Harville, Willis, ballot clerk 12 00 Hills, Myrtle, ballot clerk 8 00 Dwinal, Harr iet , ballot clerk 8 00 Leach, John, ballot clerk 16 00 Jagels, Emily, bal lot clerk 4 00 Libby, H., constable 10 00 Ritterbush, Laura , bal lot clerk 12 00 Robbins, Col. E. A., bal lot clerk 16 00 Torrey, Margare t , ballot clerk 16 00 Tyler, Alice, bal lot clerk 16 00 Tewksbury, Evelyn, deputy town clerk 30 00 Ware, Agnes, ballot clerk 4 00 Wood, Inez, bal lot clerk 16 00 Wilbur, F rank , ballot clerk 4 00 Johnson, John, bal lot clerk 12 00 Fish, J. C , constable 15 00 Smith, Iral, constable 34 50 Gilley, Roy 6 00 Reed, Jas. 6 00 Snowdeal, Roy, constable 15 00 Ross, Len., sealer of weights and measures 16 00 Prescott, Geo., constable 11 00

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Weaver, Chas., truant officer Hammond, Richard, milk inspector

Total Unexpended

By appropriation

FIRE DEPARTMENT

Allen, Geo. Alexander, F. P. Bennett, H. Boston, City of Bird, John Co. Boston Woven Hose Central Me. Power Co. E. S. S. Co. Curtis, J. C. Inc. Hardy, J. M. Horte, Arthur Hodgman, J. Hale Ingraham, Mark Knox Woolen Co. Tibbetts, Frank Tibbetts, Horace Thompson, J. C. Star Cafe Stahl, Ralph Spears Guardian Co. Sewell, Greeley Sullivan, Arthur Satterlee, Ralph Parsons, A. H.

20 00 37 50

$7,848 71 930 29

$8,779 00

8,779 00

$21 40 45 64 140 00 200 00 3 92 56 21 73 44

97 152 07 104 00 1 00

164 61 17 92 111 01 81 08 7 65 7 00 6 30 6 94 25 00 4 25 2 00 21 00 52 62

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Prescott, Geo. 10 00 Lincoln Woolen Co. 40 00 Jamieson, R. 2 45 Howe, W. C. 56 28 Simpson, F. T. 45 29 Munsey Auto Co. 1 15 Willey, P. G. & Co. 35 20 N. E. T. & T. Co. 4 54 U. S. Rubber Co. 405 50 Tern, Howard 20 00 Young, Wilbur 3 00 Maine Central 74 00 Geo. Thomas Fuel Co. 9 92 Carleton Coupling Co. 22 50 Camden Ycht. Bldg. Co. 2 50 Simmons, Geo. 58 Camden A. R. Mch. Co. 41 Gross, 0. 24 25 Brown & Hobbs 5 09 Knowlton Bros. 2 16 John Gould 25 00 Payson, Allen 10 00 F. Conant 10 00 L. Ogier 51 78 Thompson, Lovell 10 00 Dailey, Chas. 15 00 Fletcher, Bert 25 00 Richards, W. S. 11 00 Thomas, Herbert 10 00

Total $2,238 63

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PAY OF FIREMEN

Lou Allenwood $15 78 Bridges, Grover 44 27 Blood, Lewis 54 04 Bagey, Frank 34 70 Conant, F. W. 9 88 Conant, W. B. 7 51 Daucett, Laforest 40 28 Dunbar, Walter 51 52 Davis, Arthur 30 65 Dailey, John 34 52 Dailey, Chas. 43 29 Dyer, Wm. 12 88 Douty, Alex 31 76 Fish, John 39 78 Fish, J. C. 16 53 Fletcher, Bert 39 78 Fitzgerald, Wm. 57 65 Ferrin, H. E. 38 09 Gould, J. J. 65 66 Grey, Vernley 35 30 Horte, Arthur 22 51 Hill, Dan 60 53 Herrick, F. B. 57 78 Herrick, Ernest 43 64 Hewett, W. S. 20 64 Fogg, Harry 4 25 Luce, Percy 24 52 Morse, Henry 34 01 Mitchell, Clarence 33 52 Ogier, L. F. 5 25 Ogier, Fred 30 77 Payson, Allen 80 84 Pooley, Ben. 34 05

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Paul, J. J. Prescott, A. M. Prescott, W. Prescott, Milton Richards, Martin Richards, W. S. Thompson, Lovell Thompson, John C. Thomas, Herbert White, Cliff Wilcox, Leonard Young, E. M. Young, Wilbur

Total Sub total

Total expense By appropriation Received from B. Munroe

Overdraft OPERA HOUSE

Annis, C. A. Am. Ry. Ex. Co. Allen, Geo. Brickett, L. W. Bryant, Chas. Bailey, Chet. Central Me. Power Curtis, J. C. Inc Chamberlain Metal Strip Chapin, O. P. Daucett, S. B.

10 25 37 68 40 16 42 41 42 16 18 26 41 02 87 05 38 28 44 03 50 41 38 01 38 51

$1,720 93 2,238 63

$3,958 56 2,000 00

12 00

$1,946 56

$22 50 1 16

350 62 253 28 181 66 51 60 180 52 282 76 56 00 1 25 2 40

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Gray, Neal 101 45 Gross, L. 0 . 215 29 Horte, Arthur 5 50 Haywood, Wakefield Co. 125 25 Hodgman, J. Hale 471 88 Hansen, S. 32 23 Herrick, Fred 14 10 Howe, W. C. 1 75 Ingraham, Mark 69 18 Knox Woolen Co. 699 08 Lord, A. P. 12 17 Lansing Sales Co. 3 90 Mt. Battie Lodge 6 00 Payson, Allen 304 00 Prince, A. S. 1 04 Parsons, A. H. 125 15 Pearse, Frank 42 50 Thompson, J. C. 31 15 Tremont Press Co. 47 50 Tibbetts, Frank 57 40 Talbot Ins. Co. 371 54 Willey, P. G. & Co. 50 Young, E. G. 20 00 Brown & Hobbs 9 92 Knowlton Bros. 24 08 Chimney Sweep Co. 32 20 G. H. K. Co. 1 80

Total $4,210 31 Rec'd. from 0 . H. 933 50 Rec'd. from rents 2,327 00 Rent of store 145 00 Overdraft $804 81

$4,210 31

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CEDAR STREET SEWER

Brown, Ralph $85 75 Barton, Harold 32 00 Beverage, H. E. 50 25 Burridge, F. 27 50 Dyer, Frank 40 50 Curtis, J. C. Inc. 87 00 Lermond, Fred 1 38 Pomeroy, Seth 139 50 Thomas, A. E. 77 75 Ritterbush, S. G. 9 00 Willey, P. G. & Co. 60 00 Williams, Floyd 281 20 Knowlton Bros. 34 25 Alexander, F. P. 90 75

3 00

Total $1,019 83 By appropriation 425 00 Due from abutters 425 00

Overdrawn 169 83

$1,019 83

SAND STREET SEWER

Beverage, H. E. $58 75 Brown, Ralph 54 75 Burridge, Otis 65 75 Burridge, F. 73 75 Barton, H. 50 75 Curtis, J. C. Inc. 6 65 Dyer, Earl F. 68 75 Lermond, Fred 115 50 Pomeroy, Seth 54 25

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Ritterbush, S. G. 60 00 Willey, P. G. & Co. 480 70 Williams, Floyd 64 00 Thomas, A. E. 14 00 Welch, H. 10 50 Felton, Mrs. J. S. 72 Knowlton Bros. 155 25 Alexander, F. P. 3 00 Brown & Hobbs 10 14 Town team 21 00

Total $1,368 21 By appropriation $250 00 Due from abutters 250 00

Overdrawn 868 21

Total $1,368 21

WASHINGTON STREET SEWER

Brown & Hobbs $82 48 Barton, H. 95 25 Burridge, F. 76 25 Burridge, O. 109 75 Bean, H. 77 75 Beverage, H. E. 105 75 Brown, Ralph 40 00 Curtis, J. C. Inc 8 95 Currier, H. A. 5 00 Chapin, O. P. 490 26 Dyer, Frank 89 75 Hopkins, N. B. 7 50 Lermond, Fred 185 99 Maddox, Fred 16 00 Marshall, E. L. 16 25

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Pedham, Wm. 73 50 Pomeroy, Seth 103 50 Ritterbush, S. G. 100 00 Steuher, F. 32 00 Thomas, Frank 44 50 Thomas, A. E. 136 58 Thompson, J. C. 2 75 Williams, Floyd 57 25 Knowlton Bros. 198 68 Wasgatt, Geo. 93 25 Willey, P. G. & Co. 304 60 Young, E. G. 51 48 Felton, Mrs. 90 Alexander, F. P. 7 60

Total $2,613 52 By appropriation $800 00 Due from abutters 800 00 Overdrawn 1,013 52

Total $2,613 52 BOARD OF TRADE SIGNS

Central Me. Power Co. $5 97 Clark, Wm. 8 00 Crie, Edwin 10 00 C. A. R. M. Co. 35 66 Camden Pub. Co. 27 25 Lebanon Mch. Co. 132 40 Weson, Howard Co. 13 95 Willey, P. G. & Co. 11 04 Williams, Geo. 15 00 Thompson, Eugene 19 50

Total $278 77

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Unexpended 21 23

$300 00

By appropriation $300 00

INCIDENTALS

Am. Ex. Co. $ 66 Anderson, E. N. 3 50 Ames, Ellison 5 25 Carleton, Pascal Co. 1 40 Adams, S. G. 5 22 Burrows Add. Mch. Co. 3 90 Boynton's Pharmacy 17 30 Blood, Lewis 7 00 Bartlett, Mrs. 8 75 Brackett, Chas. 2 00 Bracy, E. E. 20 00 Barnes, A. A. 3 00 Brown & Hobbs 44 94 Bennett, N. H. 3 00 Brickett, L. W. 17 00 Camden Opera House, rent 300 00 Carleton, Pascal Co., supplies 1 40 Central Me. Power Co. 107 98 Carleton, Wm. 3 00 Alexander, F. P., abatements 2,863 82 Camden Anchor Co. 4 75 Camden Publishing Co. 371 58 Coose, A. D. 3 25 Curtis, J. C. Inc. 16 27 C. & R. Water Co. 17 80 Chandler's Pharmacy, supplies 56 85 Dunlop, Wm. 3 00 Dunbar, W. S. 3 00

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Dwinal, Zelma 76 35 Erickson, E. 3 00 Ferrin, Howard 4 00 Gray, Neal 4 00 Green, A. F., Dr. 26 00 Hodgman, J. Hale 21 50 Hansen, S. 6 25 Horte, Arthur, traffic constable 376 90 Hills, Myrtle 103 87 Hills, J. C. 7 00 Hutchins, J. G., Dr. 301 75 Haskell & Corthell 41 50 Loring, Short & Harmon, supplies 44 95 N. E. T. & T. Co. 41 03 Marshall, E. L. 50 Maddox, G. 4 00 Nash, H. H. 25 00 Ogier, Harold 4 00 Ritterbush, S. G. 11 50 R. & R. Lime Co. 12 50 Simpson, F. T., supplies 37 80 Satterlee, R. 1 50 Tablebloom, Benj. 6 75 Tibbetts, Frank 983 08 Portland Directory Co. 4 00 Thompson, J. C. 6 56 Post office 12 00 Paul, Alice 11 59 Penn Cons. Co. 22 95 Payson, Allen 8 00 Wasgatt, Geo. 4 00 Wilbur, Frank 52 50 Village Shop 15 60 Young, E. M. 37 00

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Young, Cliff Munsey Auto Co. Salvatore, S. Pendleton, M. Rockport, town of Ingraham, Mark

1 35 5 15

25 00 8 00

61 02 06

Total $6,313 99 Unexpended 1,655 25

$7,969 24

By appropriation $400 00 Overlay 6,053 11 Supplementary tax, '24 408 79 Supplementary tax, '23 37 30 Rec'd. from license 46 00 Rec'd. from bank stock 1,024 04

$7,969 24

SIDEWALKS

Alexander, Walter $48 75 Alexander, F. P. 67 59 Brysonski, Stan. 57 75 Brown & Hobbs 152 98 Burridge, Otis 51 25 Brown, Ralph 24 00 Camden Lumber Co. 135" 96 Curtis, J. C. Inc. 80 Elwell, E. J. 3 75 Gushee, Tom 11 50 Hall, Robert 16 50 Heal, N. T. 1 97 Hopkins, N. B. 10 00

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Ingraham, Mark Lermond, Fred Miller, Alfred Manning, Chas. Mathews, B. Packard, Lewis Pooley, Ben. Robbins, A. Ritterbush, S. G. Rice, W. S. Twombly, Ralph Tufts, Alice Upham, Dexter Upham, Wm. Van Sickle, Lewis Willey, P. G. & Co. Wood, Chas. Waldo Bros. Wescott, W. S.

Total Unexpended

By appropriation

TOWN TRUCK

Alexander, F. P. Anderson, H. Bailey, C. Bay View Garage Camden Vulcanizing Co. Camden Auto Sales Curtis, J. C. Inc.

5 97 68 10 18 00 28 50 2 50 1 70

173 80 1 08 50 00 18 25 11 00 15 00 111 00 35 00 16 00 276 60 66 30 340 00 6 12

$1,827 72 172 28

$2,000 00

2,000 00

1 63 46 19 205 61 515 95 10 00 3 20 2 67

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Jamieson, R. W. 90 04 Heald, W. H. 18 89 Higgins, L. 5 00 Wilcox, W. L. 754 17 Elwell, E. J. 1 43 Anderson's Garage 21 15

Total $1,675 93 Credits as treasurer' s report 385 00 s report

$1,290 93

TOWN TEAM

Alexander, F. P. $238 25 Camden Farmers Union 211 00 Curtis, J. C. Inc. 39 55 Duffey, E. N. 51 05 Fish, John 1,278 00 Gross, Orville 8 25 Goodwin, Ed. 66 90 Pease, J. D. 121 23 Lord, A. P. 50 Willey, P. G. & Co. 5 05 Wiley, F. A. 117 35 Rankin, Will 10 00 Brown & Hobbs 5 05

Total $2,152 18 Credit by treasurer's report 623 50

$1,528 68

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BAY VIEW WATERCOURSE Brown, Jim Brown & Hobbs Beverage, Elroy Carver, H. T. Hopkins, Kendall Herrick, Dana Sleeper, David Waldron, G. B. Willey, P. G. & Co. Young, Guy

By appropriation Overdraft

$48 00 8 15 16 75 34 00 36 00 43 50 8 00 57 80 25 66 4 88

$282 74

$150 00 132 74

Total $282 74

CHESTNUT STREET WATERCOURSE By appropriation $900 00 Unexpended 900 00

BELMONT AVE. WATERCOURSE Bennett, H. $16 25 Brown, Jas. 24 00 Dyer, Frank 36 00 Tolman, A. M. 37 50 Willey, P. G. & Co. 11 08

Total $124 83 Unexpended 25 17

$150 00 By appropriation 150 00

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BELMONT AVE. SEWER Alexander, F. P. §10 14 Burridge, Otis 55 50 Burridge, F. 53 25 Lermond, Fred 83 26 Knowlton Bros. 15 93 Willey, P. G. & Co. 144 97

Total $363 05 By appropriation $250 00 Overdraft 113 05

Total $363 05 SPRINKLING

A. Lozar $7 50 Bradford, A. 8 75 Whidden, Lem. 8 75 Webber, Wm. 8 00 Barrett & Co. 367 00

Total $400 00 Bq appropriation 400 00

ATHLETIC FIELD C. Y. B & Ry. Co. $41 43 Ritterbush, S. G. 139 48 Camden Lumber Co. 76 39 Brown & Hobbs 53 32

Total $310 62 By appropriation 250 00 Overdraft 60 62

Total $310 62

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SPECIAL ENGINEER APPROPRIATION

Stephen Litchfield $33 00

By appropriation 33 00

SNOW PLOWS

N. E. Road Mach. Co. $190 00 By appropriation 250 00

Unexpended $60 00

MEMORIAL DAY

Rockland band $76 78 Bartlett, M. E. 9 00

Total $85 78 Unexpended 14 22

By appropriation

PUBLIC LIBRARY

Camden Library

By appropriation

CARE OF LIBRARY LOT

Garden Club

By appropriation

SPRAYING TREES

Robinson & Hall

By appropriation

$100 00

100 00

$1,200 00

1,200 00

$100 00

100 00

$400 00

400 00

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CARE OF CEMETERY

Camden Cemetery $300 00

By appropriation 300 00

DISTRICT NURSE ASSOCIATION

District Nurse $500 00

By appropriation 500 00

PUBLIC DUMP Eden Maddox $200 00

By appropriation 200 00

HYDRANTS Camden & Rockland Water Co. $1,715 00

By appropriation 1,715 00

STREET LIGHTS Central Me. Power Co. $4,340 52

By appropriation 4,340 52

MOTHERS' AID May A. Richardson Unexpended

$180 00 120 00

Total $300 00

By appropriation Rec'd. from State

$210 00 90 00

Total summary $300 00

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ABATEMENTS

E. E. Ames $3 00 Jas. Scott Est, no car 3 55 John Ingalls 3 00 J. Forbes, over taxed 1 42 Edward King, over valued 2 66 Geo. Gleason, no car 3 55 Dana Herrick, no car 3 55 Curtis, C. H. K. 67 45 Gribbell, John, over t axed 24 85 Chauncey Keep, over taxed 17 50 Mary Severance 24 85 Ed. Mansfield, no car 2 66 Rockland Savings Co. 25 75 Amos Barrett , Hrs . 3 56 Mrs. J. C. S t rawbr idge 21 30 Lucius Leach, no car 3 55 Keith Norton, over t axed 3 55 Fred Merchant, over t axed 3 55 J. K. Mitchell, over t axed 142 Q0 Camden Natl . Bank, over taxed 21 30 John Coombs, over t axed 14 20 James Morse, no car 2 13 David Boynton, over value 3 55 Ralph Bennett , no car 3 55 Warren Conant, no car 5 33 Richard Howar th , p roper ty sold 14 10 Fred Frye, boa t 5 32 E. L. Simonton, heirs over valued 19 53 Laura Miller, over valued 7 10 John Paul , over valued 3 55 Chas. Hart ford, over valued 3 55 J. A. Brown, over valued 35 50 Ed. Rossiter, over valued 12 42

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Marion Dudley, over valued 35 00 Newall Preble, over valued 1 24 Harriet Borland, over valued 213 00 John Parker, no new car 17 75 Mary Gurney, not have 3 55 Joseph Gould, exempt 3 00 Merton Hunt, exempt hens 1 37 E. E. Ripley, no horse 3 55 Brown's Market, over taxed 24 85 Murry Stone, over taxed 3 55 Arthur Hatch, over taxed 26 63 Cora Ordway, over taxed 17 75 L. W. Hart, over taxed 24 85 Camden Lumber Co. over taxed 23 08 Wm. Plummer, over taxed 21 30 Alice Crockett, taxed twice 4 32 Laforest Young, over valued 3 55 Bert Wall, over valued 10 65 H. Morris, over valued 8 87 Walter Derry, paid away 3 55 Geo. E. & Lizzie Thomas, over taxed 1 75 W. S. Ayers, deceased 3 00 Adelbert Wentworth, no car 10 68 Ernest Herrick, over valued 7 10 Merrill Herrick, Est. 7 10 Norman White, no tax on yacht 88 75 Norman White, Jr. 35 00 H. P. Blodgett 5 33 Brown & Hobbs, over valued 67 45 Lee Lenfest, no car 7 10 Alton Brown, no car 3 55 Ava S. Glidden 8 88 Clifford Quinn 7 10 Joe Wheeler, no piano 3 55

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Alex Dougherty, no car 5 32 John Wadsworth, land taxed twice 5 33 Antonio Anastasio, t axed twice 10 65 L. A. Fuller, no t eam 3 55 Jas. Smith, paid Skowhegan 3 55 Chester Gardner , no auto 7 10 John Treneer, over valued 10 65 Ralph Collins, over valued 3 55 Chas. Lark, yacht 177 50 Mary Wheelwright , not here 355 00 Howland Trombley, not here 355 00 Jas. Putlizer, over t axed 71 00 Warner Leeds, over t axed 284 00 Louis Thorson, deceased 4 IS Frank Lawton, no musical ins t rument 3 55 Raymond Tibbetts, no proper ty 6 22 Enos Wadsworth , poor 17 75 Ralph Stahl, not taxable 49 31 Jos. Little, not t axab le 8 33 Marston Beverage, over valued 3 55 Camden Auto Co., over valued 8 88 E. J. Eaton, under age 3 00 Fred Gregory, poor 3 00 Lyman D. Smith Hrs . , over valued 1 78 C. F. Tucinoe, over valued 7 10 Percy Moore, no boat 5 33 Harold Sedgwick, poor 3 00 Sam Dyer, poor 4 24 Sherman Murray , unde r age 3 00

$2,645 40

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Accounts Overdrawn Poor account $691 50 Road and bridge 5,374 51 Third class highway 47 07 Outstanding 652 27 State aid 207 22 Snow 162 72 Fire department 1,946 56 Opera House 804 81 Cedar St. sewer 169 83 Sand St. sewer 868 21 Wash. St. sewer 1,013 52 Town truck 1,290 93 Town team 1,528 68 Belmont Ave. sewer 113 05 Athletic field 60 62 Bay View Watercourse 282 74

Total $15,214 24 Accounts Unexpended

Officers salaries $930 29 Incidentals 1,655 25 Board of Trade signs 21 23 Sidewalks 172 28 Snow plows 60 00 Memorial Day 14 22 Mothers' Aid 120 00 Chestnut St. watercourse 900 00

Total $3,873 27

Excess of overdrafts over unexpended $12,340 97

Respectfully submitted GEORGE T. HODGMAN GEORGE E. BOYNTON HAROLD H. NASH

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AUDITOR'S REPORT

Camden, Me., March 22, 1925

I hereby certify that I have examined and veri­fied the accounts of the Selectmen, Town Treasurer and Superintendent of Schools of the town for the municipal year and find them correct and proper vouchers on file.

In making this report it does not mean that I wholly approve of all expenditures made, or of the too common practice of overdrafts, but it does mean that proper vouchers are on file for all expenditures and that no irregularities exist to my knowledge.

The accounts for this year in common with other years show that under our present system best re­sults in efficient and economic management are im­possible. The school account, the largest account con­forms almost exactly to the budget filed at the begin­ning of the year and demonstrates clearly what re­sults can be obtained by a trained man devoting his entire time to the work of a department.

I have investigated the accounting system which the State installs in towns petitioning for the same and recommend its adoption. It is in successful opera­tion in several towns in the state, including Thomas-ton and may be installed at very little cost.

Respectfully submitted

JOHN L. TEWKSBURY Town Auditor

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TOWN CLERK'S REPORT

Births: 64. Deaths, 58, Marriages 45.

Dogs Licensed

17 Females $85 00 9 Spayed Females 9 00 127 Males 127 00 1 Kennel license 10 00

$231 00

Documents filed in town records 87 Documents recorded in town records 66

Respectfully submitted

JOHN L. TEWKSBURY Town Clerk

MILK INSPECTOR'S REPORT

For the past year I have filled out 62 cards for licenses, have visited the places and find them quite good. I have sent away 32 samples of milk the past year to be tested, and they were above standard. I sent milk from four of our milkmen to a contest in Lewiston and we received the seventh prize so I should say the milk in Camden is as good, if not bet­ter, than the average.

Yours truly

RICHARD HAMMOND Milk Inspector

Camden Public Library REPORT OF TREASURER

Dr.

To cash in treasury, March 1924 $305 95 Received from state 120 00

Town, appropriation 1,200 00 Town, rent of lot 100 00 Librarian 112 00 W. J. Curtis 50 00 Library whist 235 00 Mrs. Bok 25 00 Mrs. G. T. Hodgman 5 00

Coupons, Dr. Young fund 4 25 Coupons, Samuel G. Adams fund 21 25

$2,178 45 Cr.

By paid Librarian $432 00 Rent 400 00 For books, magazines, binding, etc 736 06 Janitor service 56 00 Insurance 36 61 Lights 25 51 Cataloging, typing, etc. 49 75 Supplies 22 02 Sundries 15 25 Balance on hand 405 25

$2,178 45

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Library Assets in Hands of Treasurer

Liberty Bond, Samuel G. Adams fund, par value 500 00

Liberty Bond, Dr. W. H. Young fund, par value 100 00

Cash 405 25

$1,005 25

REUEL ROBINSON, Treasurer

THE LIBRARIAN'S REPORT

Number of volumes in library March, 1924 10,070 Number of volumes added by purchase 262 Number of volumes added by gift 124

Total number in library March 1, 1925 10,456

Number of magazines bound 16 Largest daily circulation 215 Smallest daily circulation 22 Average daily circulation 76 Number of class books issued during year 1,810 Number of juvenile books issued during year 4,640 Total number of books issued during year 19,219 Number of persons holding cards 1,219 Cards re-issued during year 96 Applications issued during year 415

DORIS B. OGIER, Librarian

Treasurer's Report 1924

arch 1st, to cash on h a n d $455 56 Opera House ren t audi tor ium 933 56 Opera House 2,327 00 Revenue t ax 115 41 Licenses 46 00 State aid road 856 16 Town team 623 50 Town truck 385 00 Town of Nor thpor t tuition 120 00 Town of Searsmont tuition 240 00 Town of Lincolnville 780 00 Town of Apple ton 60 00 Town of Hope 740 00 W. L. Tyler, R. & B. 2 00 C. E. Grotton, R. & B. 26 75 Oscar Grinnell 3 00 A. E. Greenlaw 2 00 Harry Dailey 6 00 E. G. Young 133 20 John Bird 7 50 Millard Long 2 00 Adelbert Yates 15 00 S. G. Rit terbush 6 00 F. L. F i tzgera ld 4 00 Orrington Cross 8 00 F. P. Libby 30 00 A. B. Outhouse 6 00 Grace Richardson 9 00

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H. L. Young 4 00 Joseph Defrees 12 00 Col. E. A. Robbins 40 00 State Aid pensions 621 00 Supplementary tax 1923 37 30 Tax deeds 1923 319 16 Benj. Munroe Fire Dept. 12 00 State of Maine, Mothers' Aid 90 00

Bank stock 1,024 04 Third class highway 1,256 97 State Aid Rd. 1,312 34 Industrial education 799 99 School and mill 4,786 11 R. & T. tax 115 20 Industrial education 750 00 Public Library 120 00

Town of Thomaston school fund 99 98 Town of Hope school fund 39 99 J. L. Tewksbury, dog tax 231 00 C. E. Lord, industrial 43 30 Security Trust sewer loan 1,475 00 Megunticook Grange rent 75 00 Rebate Geo. Cameron poor acct. 6 00 Rebate 0 . H., insurance 2 24 Central Me. Power Co., snow 80 52 Rebate Medical inspection 1923 100 00 Sewer tax 1917 6 52 W. V. Farnsworth, sewer 3 50 Harry Hatch, sewer 3 50 Geo. Mixer, sewer 10 90 Mrs John Wadsworth, library lot 100 00 Cemetery trust fund Int. dept. 248 12 F. P. Alexander, tax 1924 131,558 49 Camden Natl. Bank, temporary 2,500 00

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Security Trust Co., temporary 2,500 00 Camden National bank, temporary 2,000 00

$160,326 65

Cr.

By Revenue tax $117 92 Interest from Cemetery Trust fund 248 12 Interest town debt. 2,017 16 Interest town debt coupons 2,450 00 State aid pensions 621 00 School building fund 3,000 00 Town debt 7,020 35 Tax deeds and abatements 3,165 72 Library for book fund 100 00 Library fund 120 00 Dog tax 231 00 County tax 7,659 24 State tax 20,932 24 Order stamps 112,600 17 Cash on hand 43 73

$160,326 65

FINANCIAL STANDING MARCH 1925

Bonded debt due May 1st, 1932 $13,000 00 Bonded debt due May 1st, 1933 9,900 00 Bonded debt due Dec. 1st, 1933 25,000 00 Town of Camden cemetery trust fund note 5,000 00 Notes outstanding 13,600 00 Camden Nat. Bank, note to pay overdrafts 4,500 00 Security Trust Co., note to pay overdrafts 2,500 00 Security Trust Co., note to pay sewer loan 1,475 00 Coupons due 60 00

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Corporation

Bonded debt $11,500 00 Outstanding notes 5,600 00

$92,135 00

Resources

Sewer tax 1903 $44 55 1904 170 84 1905 141 54 1906 54 70 1907 54 55 1908 55 30 1910 63 26 1911 108 31 1917 31 02 1918 78 20 1924 Washington, Sand and

Cedar streets 2,500 78 Tuition due from other towns estimated 1,300 00 State of Maine, C. A. C. rent of Opera

House to Jan. 1 708 00 Sylvester Vansycles 40 00 Tax deeds 1922, recorded 366 35 Tax deeds 1923, held by treasurer 167 20 Tax deeds 1924, held by treasurer 301 90 Asphalt and tarvia 1,022 00 Central Maine Power Co., snow 36 75 O. H. Emery, concrete walk 74 51 E. H. Tinker, concrete walk 55 31

$7,375 07

Total town debt 84,759 93

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Mr. F. A. Swan has been tendered a check for $400 in payment of salary due him, the same having been returned. It is now deposited in the Camden National Bank.

J. HALE HODGMAN, Treasurer

CEMETERY TRUST FUND

Town of Camden, note $5,000 00 Liberty bonds 4,550 00 Camden National Bank, interest depart­

ment 2,475 08

$12,025 08 79 lots bonded for 11,899 00

Bal. as emergency fund $126 08

At this time in behalf of the citizens of Camden and myself, I would thank the members of Mt. Bat-tie Lodge, I. O. O. F. and all others, for their liberal­ity in providing the Opera House with a new piano.

Also Mr. Sophus Hansen, Mr. Joseph Emery and all others who are interested in providing us, with two new sets of new scenery, at an expense of around three hundred dollars.

J. HALE HODGMAN, Manager

School Department

COMMITTEE

Mrs. Mary Ames, Chairman Term expires March 1925

Rev. Ralph H. Hayden Term expires March 1926 Geo. H. Thomas Term expires March 1927 Charles E. Lord, Superintendent and Secretary to

the Committee.

Special Teachers

Ruth Thomas, Supervisor of Music. Lena Cleveland, Supervisor of Drawing. Stanley Frye, Instructor Manual Arts. E. Mabel Boyman, Instructor Household Arts.

Regular Teachers

Carlton P. Wood, Principal of H. S. Science. R. O. Burrill, Mathematics and Physical Education. Bertha S. Clason, Latin and History. Rose Pillsbury, French. Mabelle A. Small, English. Helen McCobb, Civics, English and Commercial. Elcey Sawyer, Commercial. Mary E. Taylor, Eighth Grade and Junior H. S. Eva Rideout, Seventh Grade and Junior H. S. Nettie E. Knight, Sixth Grade. Ethel T. Staples, Fifth Grade. T. Lucine Arau, Fourth Grade. Laura Wadsworth, Third Grade, leave of absence.

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Minnie Oliver, Third Grade . Evelyn Bailey, Second Grade . Grace Benner, First Grade and Sub. Pr imary . Mildred Gould, Millville, Sub. Pr imary , 1st and 2d

Grades. Mrs. H. H. Nash, Mansfield, Rural .

School Physicians

A. F. Green, M. D. W. F. Hart, M. D.

School Nurse

Miss Rose Blake, R. N.

Attendance Officers

Charles G. Weaver , C. Ernes t Knight

School Calendar

Second period, Win te r t e rm begins March 2d, closes Apri l 24—8 weeks

Spring Term, begins May 4th, closes June 19th—7 weeks.

Fall Term begins Sep tember 8th, closes Dec. 18th—15 weeks.

First period, Win te r t e rm begins J a n 4th, closes Feb . 19th—7 weeks.

37 weeks

School Holidays

Patriots Day, Apri l 19th, observed Apri l 20 th ; Armistice Day Nov. 1 1 ; Two days a t Thanksgiving; Labor Day, Sep tember 7th.

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No School Signals

Four blasts of the Fire Alarm at 7.30 A. M. for no school in the forenoon. The same signal at 12 M. for no afternoon session. Four blasts at any time during the forenoon is for the One Session Plan which dismisses the first three grades at 11.30; all other grades and the high school at 1 P. M.

REPORT OF SCHOOL COMMITTEE

Your committee has met for the consideration of school matters some twenty times during the past year. Under the guidance and leadership of Mr. Charles Lord, Superintendent, definite improvements and repairs have been made upon buildings, in the courses of study, and in the policy of caring for school property.

The Committee takes this opportunity of ex­pressing its confidence and co-operation with Mr. Lord and the Principal and teachers of the schools in their work.

At the High School Building the Manual Training Room has been treated with wall board to prevent noise interfering with the classes up stairs. A room on the top floor has been finished out in wall board for the sewing classes. All windows have been tightened to stop leaks. Insurance on the building has been brought up to 80 per cent of its replacement value, and premiums arranged to fall due regularly instead of three year periods.

At the Elm Street building temporary fire es­capes have been erected because of congested con­ditions. The old furnaces have been patched up to

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do duty, but no major improvements have been made.

For the coming year, your committee would re­fer to the article in the Town Warrant relative to new school accommodations.

The school system of Camden needs adjustment, so as to give twelve rooms, properly heated, lighted and equipped, for the use of grade schools. Twelve rooms will take care of present needs, but will not allow any large margin for future growth.

How to meet this condition is the problem of the voters of the town in Town Meeting. Your Committee recommends that the town take the neces­sary steps to secure not less than twelve rooms for the proper housing of our grade schools.

MARY AMES RALPH H. HAYDEN GEORGE THOMAS

School Committee

ESTIMATE OF SCHOOL BUDGET

March 1st, 1925 to Feb. 28, 1926

School Fund Account

Teachers $23,620 00 Fuel 2,700 00 Janitors and Janitors Ser. 2,360 00 Conveyance 1,500 00 Textbooks and supplies 2,000 00

$32,180 00

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State funds, estimated $4,800 00 Tuition 2,500 00

$7,300 00

Necessary appropriation $24,880 00

Industrial Account

Teachers $2,350 00 Expense 550 00

$2,900 00 State aid 1,500 00

Necessary appropriation $1,400 00

Repairs Account

Insurance premiums $754 34 Estimated expense 2,000 00

$2,754 34 Medical Inspection

Necessary appropriation $200 00

REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF

SCHOOLS

To the Superintending School Committee and Citi­zens of Camden:

I herewith submit my second annual report as Superintendent of the Camden schools. This is the thirty-fourth report in the series of Superintendent's Reports.

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School Improvement

I have made a definite study of the school sys­tem of Camden and I am satisfied that the Commit­tee has adopted a plan of improvement which will give us as good schools as any in the state. I quote from the report of the Commissioner of Education: "The key to good schools is pretty much with the teacher." We have on the whole an excellent corps of teachers made possible by the fact that we are paying wages to our teachers nearly equal to any in the state and we have a right to expect the best results so far as the teaching is concerned. If we have poor teachers we will have poor schools no matter what sort of building and equipment we have, but a good teacher will always do something worth while. Our teachers have been handicapped by poor quarters and overcrowded classes for several years and the children are losing the opportunity for efficient work and proper instruction because of it. This applied in particular to the Elm Street Building and the results of it can be plainly seen in the upper grades and the high school.

In attempting improvements of a permanent nature we must consider three definite problems: first, the teaching force; second, the curriculum; third, the buildings and equipment. We are now working on plans for the improvement of all three but we are convinced that little can be done unless the matter of better quarters for the grades is made possible at once. This matter is now before the citizens, it is the leading topic for discussion throughout the town and I will not deal further with it in this report.

It is our purpose to employ teachers of proper

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training and experience and when we get them and they prove their worth we want to keep them. The longer we keep a worthwhile teacher the better results we will get. I do not believe that the voters of Camden will allow prejudice and lack of sound thinking on the part of a few "agitators" to influence them to vote any curtailment in the budget as recommended by the School Committee. If this is done it will mean the loss of some of our best teach­ers and a handicap in attempting any progress.

The Lawrence E. Chapman Medals given by Mrs. Mary Winslow Dunton Chapman for excellence in Sight Reading were won by Louise Dyer and Wm. Heald of the eighth grade last spring. This is an annual contest for students of the eighth grade.

Each year the schools give an exhibition at the Opera House and the money thus raised is spent by the superintendent of schools for material to be used in the schools as he sees the need. I am including a statement of this account properly audited in my financial statement.

Milk has been taken by the pupils of the first three grades throughout the year for the morning recess lunch, this is recommended by health de­partments and the school nurse and we feel that children of this age especially if under weight should be given this diet. The Friends in Council contributed forty dollars toward the expense of giv­ing milk to those who could not pay for it and we wish to take this opportunity to thank them for their assistance.

The cost of education for the year ending June 30th, 1924 was $39.77 for elementary and $61.20 for secondary schools of Camden. This is the per

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capita cost of enrollment. The tuition rate for the high school is $75.00 per year.

About the middle of November a school bank was installed at the Elm Street building by the Cam­den National Bank and at the end of the term Feb. 20, the children had deposited $334.27. Of this amount $155.76 has been placed in Savings Ac­counts by the children. I feel that this is remarkable and it should be encouraged by all parents. I am in hopes that some banking system will be installed at the High school building in the near future.

I invite your attention to the financial state­ment which follows.

Respectfully submitted

CHARLES E. LORD Superintendent of Schools

School Statistics

Number of people of school age in town April 1st, 1924, boys, 395; girls 395

Total enrollment Elementary Schools, Sept. 1924

Total enrollment Secondary Schools, Sept. 1924

REPORT OF THE PARENT-TEACHER ASSOCIATION

The Parent-Teachers Association has had a very helpful and interesting year. The attendance of the parents and teachers at the meetings has been large and been mutually beneficial in establishing in-

790

429

187

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telligent co-operation between the two. There has been a short musical program at each meeting, re­freshments served, and topics of interest presented by different speakers. The following speakers have been on this year's program: Miss Florence Hale, State Department of Education; Miss Glass of Ban­gor, Kindergartens; Judge Miller of Rockland, Mr. Washburn, Commissioner of Agriculture.

The Association welcomes all citizens interested in the progress of Camden and its schools to member­ship.

MARY B. YOUNG, Secretary.

FINANCIAL STATEMENT—SCHOOL FUND ACCOUNT

Resources

Appropriation School fund $24,227 00 State aid 4,786 11 Tuitions 1,940 00 Cash for supplies sold 39 99

$30,993 10 Expenditures

Teachers, elementary $11,416 44 Fuel, elementary 1,342 58 Janitors, elementary 1,049 60 Conveyance, elementary 1,436 00 Teachers, secondary 10,010 00 Fuel 1,313 49 Janitor 720 00 Supplies 135 58 Textbooks and supplies 2,094 95

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Overdraft 1924 Acct. 1,426 03

Balance Repairs Account

Resources

$30,944 67 $48 43

Appropriation $2,500 00 Material sold 99 98 Rent of Grange hall , 1 yr. 75 00

$2,674 98 Expenditures

Insurance $674 01 Other expenses 2,422 85

$3,096 86

Amount overdrawn

Industrial Education Account

Resources

$421 88

Appropriation State aid Material sold

$1,400 00 1,549 99

43 30

Salaries Expenses

Expenditures

$2,390 00 542 52

$2,993 29

$2,932 52

Balance $60 77

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Medical Inspection

Appropriation $200 00 By check to W. F. Hart (not

cashed) 1924 100 00

$300 00 To A. F. Green, M. D. $100 00

W. F. Hart, including 1924 200 00

$300 00

DETAILED EXPENDITURES

Teaching Elementary

Mary Taylor $1,300 00 Eva Rideout 1,160 00 Nettie Knight 1,100 00 Ethel Staples 1,000 00 T. Lucine Arau 1,000 00 Laura Wadsworth 800 00 Evelyn Bailey 950 00 Grace Benner 950 00 Mildred Gould 1,000 00 Sara Young 320 00 Lena Cleveland 540 00 Esther Bird 60 00 Myrtle Bean 148 66 Mrs. Susan Kimball 82 00 Minnie Oliver 552 00 Ruth Thomas 343 78 Mrs. H. H. Nash 110 00

$11,416 44

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High School

Carlton P. Wood $2,200 00 Bertha Clason 1,500 00 Rose Ffllsbury 1,400 00 Mabelle Small 1,400 00 Elcey Sawyer 1,180 00 Helen McCobb 1,180 00 Francis Bresnehan 160 00 R. 0. Burrill 990 00

Fuel

Camden Yacht Bldg. & Ry. $799 48 Carl Gray 13 00 W. P. Young 36 00 George W. Prescott 156 00 Frank Crandon 22 00 Camden Lumber Co. 429 99 C. L. Wellman 4 50 Arthur Horte 24 00 P. G. Willey & Co. 598 23 Geo. H. Thomas Fuel Co. 559 74

Janitors

Charles G. Weaver $720 00 George Hopkins 221 00 F. P. Alexander 34 00 George Wasgatt 68 00 Keith Wasgatt 37 00 W. G. Wadsworth 222 00

$10

$21

$2

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Sara Young 30 00 Minnie Oliver 56 00 Vivian Ryder 3 60 Clinton Burridge 1 00 Mrs. H. H. Nash 20 00

$1,769 60 Conveyance

H. H. Nash $700 00 Charles A. McKinley 350 00 Willis P. Young 150 00 C. E. Upham 210 00 0. S. Robbins 5 00 Main Street Garage 21 00

$1,436 00 H. S. Supplies

Howard & Brown $28 64 Cambridge Botanical Supply Co 46 94 L. C. Smith Typewriter Co. 60 00

Repairs

A. S. Prince $68 56 Cornelius Gray 1 50 Talbot Insurance Company 461 01 N. E. Tel. & Tel. Co. 51 20 J. Hale Hodgman 94 31 George E. Allen 118 69 Central Maine Power Co. 231 21 Am. Railway Ex. Co. 4 52 Willis P. Young 6 00 E. F. Gilkey 3 25

$135 58

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Royal Typewriter Co. 2 25 0. P. Chapin 36 98 Chas. N. Smart 18 00 J. C. Curtis, Inc. 59 46 0. S. Robbins 1 64 Charles E. Lord 4 54 Starkey & Toner 42 00 0. Mank 50 F. S. Farnsworth 4 26 Geo. Wasgatt 4 00 L. C. Smith Typewriter Co. 1 00 E. E. Babb & Co. 46 54 Mrs. Hattie Fish 26 12 Kenneth P. Herrick 36 00 Blanch Andrews 30 00 Flora Bryant 30 00 C. E. Knight 68 00 L. W. Brickett 28 50 C. G. Weaver 90 00 J. C. Thompson 4 00 E. G. Young 1,008 88 J. L. Hammett Co. 27 00 Fort Hill Paper Co. 7 06 Allen's Market 3 40 F. M. Tibbetts 31 72 L. 0. Gross 54 66 Milton Bradley 12 00 Mark W. Ingraham 19 63 C. B. Dolge Co. 21 50 Masury-Young Co. 62 51 Orient Spray 49 40 F. T. Simpson 7 39 W. G. Wadsworth 21 40 Chemo Co. 90 00

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Brown & Hobbs 52 13 A. H. Parsons 50 54

Textbooks and Supplies Child health $ 75 Dr. T. D. Wood 7 48 Dr. C. A. Gregory 5 44 The Village Shop 4 90 M. E. Bartlett 4 85 Schoenhofs 2 25 The Journal of Ed. Method 5 00 Camden Pub. Co. 74 27 Regents Pub. Co. 5 40 Benj. H. Sanborn & Co. 80 32 Scott Foresman 19 96 American Med. Asso. 3 00 Charles E. Lord 2 59 Hinds, Hayden & Eldredge 50 88 Maine Public Health 4 24 Laidlaw Brothers 3 18 Spragues Journal 3 00 Portland Directory 8 00 Allyn & Bacon 18 42 Houghton Mifflin Co. 160 24 World Book Co. 87 09 American Express Co. 2 09 American Book Co. 91 71 John C. Winston Co. 15 37 Milton Bradley Co. 154 18 Starkey & Toner 115 96 Silver Burdett & Co. 178 15 Ginn & Co. 139 89 E. E. Babb & Co. 140 85

$3,093 26

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D. C. Heath & Co. 112 88 The Macmillan Co. 179 87 Warwick & York 32 12 J. L. Hammett & Co. 198 88 A. J. Nystrom & Co. 6 56 Keystone View Co. 49 76 Pearson & Marsh 39 50 Educator's Association 26 00 The Webster Pub. Co. 3 17 The Arlo Pub. Co. 4 55 Loring, Short & Harmon 3 00 New Eng. Tel. & Tel. Co. 7 57 A. N. Palmer Co. 26 00 Mentzer Bush & Co. 3 16 Charles E. Merrill Co. 12 47

$2,094 95

Industrial Account

Teaching

E. Mabel Boyman $1,030 00 Francis Bresnehan 640 00 Stanley Frye 720 00

$2,390 0Q Expense

E. E. Bicknell & Son $17 96 Greenfield Tap & Die Corp 6 11 Smith & Rumery Co. 21 50 0. Mank 75 Chandler's Pharmacy 1 55 Central Me. Power Co. 20 85. Earthman Lumber CQ. 21 7S

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N. H. Bennett 75 W. C. Howe 3 75 Camden Lumber Co. 88 23 Brown & Hobbs 8 27 F. T. Simpson 41 11 J. L. Hammett & Co. 11 54 The Village Shop 4 20 Carleton, Pascal Co. 49 90 J. C. Curtis 2 95 L. W. Cleveland Co. 21 16 W. H. Glover Co. 21 05 A. S. Prince 39 70 Mark W. Ingraham 124 31 Periodical Pub. Co. 3 00 F. M. Tibbetts 21 41 Allen's Market 10 69

Exhibition Account Resources 1923-24

Balance in bank 1923 $266 63 Interest 2 66 Interest 2 72

Bills paid Expenditures

$542 52

$272 01

$269 29

Balance Resources 1924-25

Balance 1923-24 Acct. $2 72 Cash Rec'd. exhibition 1924 249 "21

$2 72

$251 93

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Expenditures Bills paid $243 78

Balance $8 15 Rec'd. from Friends in Council $40 00 Amt. paid for milk and straws 29 15

Balance $10 85

Cash in Superintendent's hands $19 00

Camden, Me., Feb. 25, 1925

I certify that I have audited the school exhibi­tion account and find it correct with proper vouchers on file.

JOHN L. TEWKSBURY Auditor

Report of Camden High School Principal

To the Superintendent, School Committee and Citi­zens of the town of Camden:

I hereby submit my second annual report as principal of Camden High School.

The school opened September 15 with an en­rollment of 187 in the four upper classes. Of this number 104 were boys and 83 were girls. Some have come into the school since then and several have left for various reasons so that at the present time there is a total of 170.

There have been but few changes in the teach­ing force since a year ago. The faculty now con­sists of:

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Carlton P. Wood, Principal, Sciences. Richard O. Burrill, Mathematics, Athletics. Mabelle A. Small, English I, III, IV. Bertha S. Clason, Latin, History. Rose M. Pillsbury, French. Helen G. McCobb, Com. Geog., English II, Busi­

ness Arithmetic, Civics, Salesmanship and Law. Elcey Sawyer, Commercial Branches. Stanley Frye, Manual Training. Mabel Boyman, Domestic Science.

This fall it seemed advisable to start the "Junior High School" plan and so now grades seven and eight are considered a part of the High School. These two grades with the heretofore Freshman Class make up the Junior High School and the last three years constitute the Senior High School. This being the first year of the so-called three year plan, departmentalization of the school work is in its first steps, as it has to be worked into gradually when adopted by a school system. Miss Taylor and Miss Rideout are the home room teachers of the grades mentioned above.

With but few exceptions the teachers have worked faithfully and have done their best to urge the students to do more and better work. The com­plaint has been made that "quantity of work rather than quality" seems to be the aim of the teachers. As a matter of fact we find it exceedingly difficult to even approximate the amount of work which it is necessary to cover in order to meet all the re­quirements each year. It is up to the students and parents for quality of work, the students to do the work properly and parents to see to it that they do do it.

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It is necessary that the standard of Camden High School be raised to a higher level in order to compete with other preparatory schools. The only way to bring this about is by complete co-operation among the teachers, students, and parents. More parents must awaken to their direct responsibilities if they are interested in better schools.

We are very grateful to the Alumni Association for the continuation from year to year of their inter­est in Public Speaking by the school. The prizes for the "Junior Class Prize Speaking Contest" come from this association. We also appreciate the scholarship prizes of $20 each offered to the boy and to girl who have maintained the highest average during their four years of high school work.

The Athletic Association is in a much different situation than it was a year ago last September. It has at the present time an unexpended balance of ?150 and all bills paid to date.

Work in debating is being carried on again this year and the teams picked to represent the school in the Bates Interscholastic Debating League have been working hard under the direction of Rev. H. I. Holt. We appreciate very much Mr. Holt's help and interest in this work. The debates are to be held March 13.

The school is averaging well in athletics this year. The football season was very successful con­sidering the conditions under which we worked. The basketball team is having a little hard luck at the beginning, but it will undoubtedly finish well. It is comparatively a new team this year. The same will be true to a certain extent of this spring's baseball team but we hope for good results.

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The school and teachers wish to express their appreciation for the help and support rendered them by the superintendent, school committee, and townspeople.

Respectfully submitted CARLTON P. WOOD

Principal

Camden, Me., Feb. 20, 1925

Mr. C. E. Lord, Superintendent My dear Mr. Lord:

I submit this annual report from the music de­partment of the Camden public schools:

This year an endeavor has been made to in­crease the interest of the grade pupils in the study of music from all technicalities.

Training the eye in sight-reading, training the ear in listening to produce a better singing tone.

In the Primary grades many of the songs have been taught with rythmic action. Where a piano has been available we have taken a part of the music periods for music appreciation.

In the seventh and eighth grades the songs have been thoroughly analyzed as compositions.

The seating of our high school chorus, due to inadequate room and chairs, has been a problem, but in spite of the difficulties we have studied four new chorus numbers this school year.

The Girls Glee Club deserve special mention. Through their efforts in giving an entertainment, with the kind co-operation of manager Hansen at the Comique Theatre in December, a good sum of money was added to the treasury, and much of it

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given to the music department which was used for new choruses and orchestra numbers.

Our high school orchestra rehearses each week and the attendance averages eleven members.

As much as possible we carry the same work on in our rural school district.

Respectfully submitted

RUTH E. THOMAS Music Director

To the Superintendent of Schools.

Dear Sir:

I herewith submit my first annual report con­cerning the Manual Arts Department.

The course of Manual Arts has undergone somewhat of a change this year and now embraces: woodwork for the grades and high school, household repair for the eighth grade and high school; elemen­tary electricity for the seventh grade and rough free hand, shop sketching for the grades and high school.

In woodwork the grade boys follow a list of projects laid out for them, each project involving some new principle and the use of new tools. The High School boys make things of their own choice to a certain degree but hold to comparatively small objects as in the wish of the state department.

The household repair in the eighth grade and Freshman class consist of caneing chairs, soldering tin dishes etc. In this they are doing excellent work. Above the Freshmen class this consists of repair work about the school, chairs, tables etc.

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The course in elementary electricity for the seventh grade takes up such things as simple bell wiring and battery lighting, and only tends to stimu­late their interest and give them a chance to find themselves if they are inclined that way.

Mechanical drawing has been dropped after con­ferring with officials in Augusta and in its stead rough free hand sketching of the project to be made has been introduced.

In closing I wish to say that the shop with a few slight inexpensive changes can be made into a suitable general shop, "The Future Goal of Manual Training."

Respectfully submitted

STANLEY A. FRYE

REPORT OF THE SCHOOL NURSE

For the Year Ending March 1925

Number of visits to schools, 61. Talk on general hygiene and diet, 15. One hundred sixty home visits to school children

for recommendation of attention to physical defects. Children in all schools weighed and measured

except Mansfield. All grade pupils had teeth inspected and a

dental clinic was held in Dr. Barron's office under the auspices of the Penobscot Dental Assn. Twenty children had decayed teeth extracted by Dr. Smith of Portland.

A series of eye examinations were conducted by Mr. Morrow and Mr. Rankin. A good number of

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children were fitted to glasses. State Dental Hygienist under the nurse direction

talked to children in all schools and exhibited two films on "care of the teeth."

The modern health crusade has been carried on in grades up to seven. Classes on "Home Hy­giene and care of the Sick" are being conducted weekly for the High School girls wishing to take the course.

One Health exhibit was put in with the school fair.

ROSE BLAKE, R, N.

Town Warrant STATE OF MAINE

KNOX, SS.

To William S. Dyer, Constable of the Town of Camden in the County of Knox.

Greeting: In the name of the State of Maine, you are hereby re­

quired to notify and warn the inhabitants of the said Town of Camden, qualified by law to vote in town affairs, to meet in the Opera House Building in said town, on Monday the 9th day of March, A. D. 1925, at nine o'clock in the forenoon, the polls to be opened at ten o'clock in the forenoon, and kept open thereafter at least four hours, to act on the following articles, to wit:

1. To choose a moderator to preside at said meeting. 2. To hear and act upon the report of the town officers. 3. To elect a clerk, three, five or seven selectmen, as­

sessors and overseers of the poor, treasurer, auditor and school committee; and determine how many of each of the selectmen, assessors and overseers of the poor shall be elected annually.

4. To see if the town will vote to have an agent to manage the business and prudential affairs of the town; and how said agent shall be appointed; and fix the compensation said agent shall be paid.

5. To see if the town will instruct the selectmen to appoint the business agent for the town, whose duties shall be to select all appointive officers of the town to be confirmed and appointed by the selectmen, and employ all help in the work and affairs of the town; and generally to oversee the business and prudential affairs of the town according to the laws governing the same; keep all necessary books pertaining to the business and prudential affairs of the town and have them ready for inspection and verification by the respective

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officers of the town, under such rules and regulations as the selectmen may establish.

6. To see what sum the selectmen shall receive as com­pensation and how the same shall be raised.

7. To elect by secret ballot, three selectmen, assessors and overseers of the poor, town clerk, member of the school committee, town treasurer, tax collector and auditor.

8. To see if the town will vote to instruct the selectmen to appoint a road commissioner.

9. To elect by ballot a road commissioner. 10. To see if the town will vote to elect a committee of

citizens, representing all sections of the town, said commit­tee to include the selectmen, treasurer, superintendent of schools, which committee shall investigate and consider all parts of the warrant, especially those calling for appro­priations, make recommendations concerning each, and submit a report at the next annual town meeting; and if so, to elect the same.

11. To see what sum of money the town will vote to raise for the repair and construction of roads, bridges and sidewalks, for the ensuing year, and how the same shall be raised.

12. To see what sum of money the town will vote to raise for breaking roads and removing snow for the ensuing year, and how the same shall be raised.

13. To see what sum of money the town will vote to raise for the support of the poor for the ensuing year and how the same shall be raised.

14. To see what sum of money the town will vote to raise to defray incidental expenses and how the same shall be raised.

15. To see what sum of money the town will vote to raise for elementary and secondary schools including teacher's wages and board, fuel, janitors' services, conveyance, tuition and board of pupils, textbooks, reference books and school supplies for desk or laboratory use, and how the same shall be raised.

16. To see what sum of money the town will vote to raise for the repair and insurance of schoolhouses, and how the

so same-shall be raised.

17. To see what sum of money the town Will vote to raise for industrial education and how the" same shall be raised.

18". To see what sum of money the town will vote to raise for medical inspection in our public schools; and how the same shall be raised.

19. To see if the town Will vote to pay the following salaries and how the same shall be raised. First selectman, $1000; Second selectman, $500; Third selectman, $500; Road Commissioner, $1,500.

20. To see if the town will vote to instruct the select­men to appoint a night watch.

21. To elect by ballot a night watch.

22. To see what sum of money the town will vote to raise to pay interest on the town debt, and how the same shall be raised.

23. To see what sum of money the town will vote to raise to pay on the town debt, and how the same shall be raised.

24. To see what sum of money the town will vote to raise to pay the expenses of the fire department, and how the same shall be raised,

25. To see what sum of money the town will vote to raise, for hydrant service, and how the same shall be raised.

26. To see what sum of money the town will vote to raise for street lighting, and how the same shall be raised.

27. To see what sum of money the town will vote to raise for street sprinkling and how the same shall be raised.

28. To see what sum of money the town will vote to raise for the Camden Public Library, and how the same shall be raised,

29. To see what sum of' money the town will vote to raise for the care of the cemetery, and how the same shall be raised.

30. To see what sum of money the town wjll vote to raise to help pay the expenses of the Arey-Heal Post, American Legion on Memorial Day.

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31. To see if the town will vote to raise the sum of $100 to pay for the care of the Library lot, and how the same shall be raised.

32. To see what sum of money the town will vote to raise for the construction and repair of sidewalks, and how the same shall be raised.

33. To see what sum of money the town will vote to raise for Mothers' Aid for the ensuing year, and how the same shall be raised.

34. To see what sum of money the town will vote to raise to pay outstanding bills, and how the same shall be raised.

35. To see if the town will vote to raise the sum of $400 to spray, trim, or otherwise protect our shade trees, and how the same shall be raised. This money to be spent under the supervision of the Garden Club and town officials.

36. To see if the town will vote to pay the bill of Mr. F. A. Swan, amounting to $260, it being for use of automobile while acting as Road Commissioner during 1924.

37. To see if the town will vote to pay its treasurer the sum of $500. He to buy his own bond, not to be less than $15,000. Salary to be paid from the Officers salary account.

38. To see if the town will vote to authorize the treas­urer and selectmen to negotiate temporary loans in anticipa­tion of the payment of taxes, not to exceed the aggregate sum of thirty thousand dollars; said loans to be obtained from time to time during the fiscal year, as needed, and at as low rates of discount as possible.

39. To see what action the town will take relative to enlarging its school room capacity to relieve the present class­room congestion and furnish adequate modern conveniences for the grades; the kind of buildings it will have and where lo­cated; the amount of money it will raise for this purpose and how the same shall be raised.

40. To see if the town will vote to raise the sum of $500 towards defraying the expenses of the District Nurse, and how the same shall be raised.

41. To see if the town will vote to petition the State Auditor for the installation of the Municipal Accounting Sys-

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tern as provided for in Chapter 161, Public Laws of 1923.

42. To see if the town will vote to buy a liability or compensation insurance to cover on Firemen while attending fires; how much money it will raise for the purpose and how same shall be raised.

43. To see if the town will vote to buy the four beacon lights from the American Gas Accumulator Co., for the sum of $1,060, and how same shall be raised.

44. To see what action the town will take in regard to raising a sum of money for the upkeep and development of the Knox Academy of Arts and Sciences, located in the town of Warren.

45. To see if the town will authorize the Town Clerk to index properly the Vital Records of the town, and to raise therefor a sum not exceeding fifty dollars, to be taken from the incidental account.

46. To see if the town will vote to take such legal ac­tion as may be necessary to revoke and make void, the deed given by the Selectmen to Rena Thomas, dated June 3, 1924, as recorded in Knox Co. Registry of Deeds, book 203, page 182.

47. To see what sum the town will vote to raise and appropriate for advertising our natural resources, advantages and attractions, under the provisions of Chapter Four, Sec. Fifty-nine of the Revised Statues of Maine. The same to be expended by the Maine Development Association.

48. To see if the town will vote to exempt from taxa­tion that part of Ragged Mountain recently deeded to the Appalachian Mountain Club by John R. Prescott.

49. To see if the town will accept a deed from Frederick H. Dillingham et als of a strip twenty feet wide, beginning at the southeasterly corner of Mr. Defrees' land on Bay View Street; thence running northeasterly along the Defrees line to the shore known as "Sandy Beach," together with right to use that part of "Sandy Beach" bordering the Dillingham property for bathing.

50. To see if the town will discontinue that part of Penobscot Ave. as laid out, beginning at a point known as the southwesterly corner of the "Caleb Holyoke" cottage lot, thence north 61 degrees east to the eastern corner of the said

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"Caleb Holyoke" lot, a distance of about 250 feet, thence north 27 degrees west about 37 feet to the shore.

51. To see if the town will vote to purchase from Frank Handley for the sum of $1,200.00, the following described prop­erty: Beginning at the S. E. corner of High School lot on Knowlton street; thence westerly by School lot 8 rods; thence about parallel with Knowlton Street along line of lot owned by town about 270 feet to land owned by heirs of J. B. Crane; thence by said Crane property to the street; thence by said Knowlton Street, northerly about 270 feet to the place of beginning, said described lot con­taining three and one half house lots as now laid out. To raise the sum of $1,200.00 for said purpose.

52. To see if the town will vote to adopt the following ordinance: Citizens of Camden before holding themselves out for hire to do trucking in Camden, shall procure from the town clerk a license, to be issued by the town clerk on pay­ment of one dollar for single horse cart; one dollar and fifty cents for two horse cart; two dollars for any auto truck less than one ton, and five dollars for any ton truck or over. Any team owner outside of Camden and not a citizen of the town and intending to hire out for trucking within the town of Camden, before so doing shall procure a license from the town clerk and paying therefor, five dollars for single horse cart; ten dollars for two horse cart and fifteen dollars for any auto truck. Also before any single or double horse public car­riages, or any public auto shall be allowed to drive in Cam­den by a citizen of the town, a license shall be procured from the town clerk, to be issued by the town clerk on payment of one dollar for any horse drawn vehicle and three dollars for any public auto. Any public auto owned and operated by any person not a citizen of Camden, in Camden, before such operation, shall procure a license from the town clerk on pay­ment of fifteen dollars. Whoever violates this by-law shall be punished by fine not exceeding twenty dollars to be recoyered by complaint to the use of said town. Any license issued under the provisions of this by-law shall be for one year from date of issue. This by-law on adoption shall be published in the Camden Herald for two weeks before it takes effect.

53. To see if the town will appropriate and raise the

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sum of $1,333.00 for the improvement of the section of State Aid Road as outlined in the report of the State Highway Com­mission, in addition to the amount regularly raised for the care of the ways, highways and bridges; the above amount being the maximum which the town is allowed to raise under the provisions of Sec. 18, Chapter 25, R. S.

54. To see if the town will vote "yes" or "no" on the question of having "Daylight Saving Time" during the summer of 1925, the dates to be fixed by the Selectmen.

55. To see if the town will vote to maintain a public dumping place on the property of Eden Maddocks; how much money it will raise for said purpose, and how the same shall be raised.

56. To see if the town will vote to place a hydrant on Rawson Ave. between Alfred Duffel's and Benj. Pooley's; how much money it will raise for said purpose and how the same shall be raised.

57. To see if the town will vote to place an incandes­cent street light on road near Henry Maker's residence.

58. To see if the town will vote to place an incandes­cent street light at corner of Mt. Battie and Gould streets.

59. To see if the town will vote to construct a cemeni sidewalk on Cross St., from Washington St. to Central St., how much money it will raise for said purpose and how the same shall be raised.

60. To see if the town will vote to extend the cement sidewalk on Pearl street to the driveway of F. H. Thomas, a distance of about 350 feet, how much money it will raise for said purpose, and how the same shall be raised.

61. To see if the town will vote to construct a cement sidewalk, four feet wide, on Park street from S. E. corner of estate of Mrs. Andrew Blake to Elm street; how much money it will raise for said purpose, and how same shall be raised.

62. To see if the town will vote to raise money to con­struct a cement sidewalk on Elm street from J. H. Mont­gomery's to R. W. Jamieson's.

63. To see if the town will vote to build a cement side­walk on Atlantic Ave., a distance of 300 feet from Main street; how much money it will raise for said purpose, and how the

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same shall be raised. 64. To see if the town will vote to construct a cement

sidewalk on Mechanic and Elm streets, commencing at Burkett Bros., on Mechanic street and extending to J. C. Curtis' Inc. line, also to straighten curbing; how much money it will raise for said purpose, and how same shall be raised.

65. To see if the town will vote to build or rebuild a street between Mill street near Fred A. Allen's residence, and Blake street.

66. To see if the town will vote to lay out and con­struct an extension of Atlantic Ave., across the Eaton field to Marine Ave., connecting there with a road across the Norum-bega property; how much money it will raise for said pur­poses, and how same shall be raised.

67. To see if the town will vote to resurface Rawson Ave., from residence of Alfred Duff ell to Washington street; how much money it will raise for said purpose, and how the same shall be raised.

68. To see if the town will vote to resurface Washing­ton street from Knowlton street to State Aid Road.

69. To see if the town will vote to relay sewer with iron pipe on Chestnut street, where it was blocked with roots last year; how much money it will raise for said purpose, and how the same shall be raised.

70. To see if the town will vote to put in an 18, 20 or 22 inch pipe from Mechanic street to river, across land of John Fish, to take care of water and sewerage from Mechanic and Willow streets.

71. To see if the town will vote to build a sewer on lower Mountain street from Follansbee Est., to sewer on Main street, if it will vote to raise $300 for said purpose, and how the same shall be raised.

72. To see if the town will vote to build a sewer to start at corner of Park and Mechanic streets to run up Park street as far as the Manchester house, a distance of about 27 rods; how much money it will raise for said purpose, and how the same shall be raised.

73. To see if the town will vote to construct about 900 feet of six inch sewer on Mechanic street, beginning at cor-

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ner of Park street and connecting at Willow street with the drain which extends to the river. This is wholly to care for drainage from houses. To see how much money it will raise for said purpose, and how the same shall be raised.

74. To see if the town will vote to build a sewer on Park street from residence of Wilbur Mills to corner of Park and Pearl streets; how much money it will raise for said pur­pose, and how the same shall be raised.

75. To see if the town will vote to build a sewer on Central street from corner of Cross and Central streets, to connect with the Washington street sewer; how much money it will raise for said purpose, and how the same shall be raised.

76. To see if the town will accept the jury list as printed in the report.

The selectmen give notice that they will be in session for the purpose of correcting the voting list, Saturday, March 7th, 1925 from 2.00 P. M., to 5 P. M.

The polls will be open for voting March 9th, 1925, from 10.00 A. M., to 2.00 P. M.

Given under our hands this twenty-seventh day of Feb­ruary, A. D. 1925.

G. T. HODGMAN GEORGE E. BOYNTON HAROLD H. NASH Selectmen of Town of Camden

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REVISED JURY LIST 1925

Alexander, Frank P. Ames, Arthur A. Ames, Edward E. Aylward, Abraham Beale, Fred S. Bisbee, Walter F. Bowley, Bert Cross, Orrington Drinkwater, Hollis M. Good, Percy J. Leonard, Walter Leonard, Ross Lermond, Fred Libby, Edward J. Lord, Charles E. Marshall, Leslie E. Mathews, B. F. Jr. McGrath, John J. McKay, Thomas McKinley, Chares Nash, Charles S. Nash, Harold H. Packard, Fred A. Paul, John J. Pendleton, James D. Pendleton, Myron Plummer, Fred A. Phillips, Clarence Porter, G. Fred Potter, H. Jay Preble, Newell Procter, Daniel Reginier, Joseph

Achorn, Grace D. Alexander, Sadie Beverage, Cora Bisbee, Susie O. Bowers, Bessie L. Boynton, Annie L. Brewster, Georgia Brown, Alberta D. Brown, Hattie Calder, Cora I. Cleveland, Jennie B. Cross, Cora Curtis, Florence Dearborn, Eunice Delaney, Sophia Dickens, Emma Drake, Carrie L. Elliott, Lillian P. Fales, Carrie S. French, Bertha P. French, Lillian Fretag, Edith Gerrish, Mae Gilkey, Ada B. Goodwin, Effie A. Gould, Georgia E. Grinnell, Anna Halford, Emeline Hobbs, Grace M. Hodgman, Carrie Hosmer, Blanche Howarth, Goldie Howe, Mary L.

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Richards, William A. Richards, Ralph Richards, Winfield S. Robbins, Ernest A.,, Jr. Rose, Raymond Rossiter, Elmer Satterley, Ralph Sides, Mark Stahl, Erastus Swan, Charles T. Salisbury, John K. Shaw, Walter H. Sheldon, Ralph Simpson, Samuel Sherman, Alfred F. Thomas, Frank H. Thurston, Walter

Huntley, Blanche A. Ingraham, Minnie Irish, Emma O. Jagels, Emily Joy, Emma S. Joy, Mary S. Kennedy, Alice King, Ethel A. Kirk, Florence A. Knight, Martha B. Knowlton, Marion Lincoln, Lillian M. Long, Marion W. Robbins, Cora Strong, Lena Swan, Mary Tewksbury, Evelyn