The Portland daily press., 1884-03-03
Clerk and Treasurer-~C. B. woodmau.
s. s, Committee--H. a. G. CIagie.

Clerk and Trsasurer--C. B. woodman.
s. s Commttee--H. "A. G. CTagie,
Auditog-Kimball Eastman.
The following committee wero selected. Fl
K. Gliggs, F. a. Graut, A. c. Chute. G. R.
Woodman, G, F. Murcb, Joseph Dunntlj. B.
F. Roberts, G. 7, Springer, Charles Galhson.
Tbs Democrats have nominated the follow.
ing:
MODERATOR. F. Q1inby.
A. G. Woodbury..
Clerk aud Treasurer-J. C. Sc tes.
School COMMITTEES Oliver A. Cobb
Audltr-Lsander Valentine.
Next Friday evening the Westbrook public
library will Re dedicated With proper exercises.
The report of the togn ofise of Vest
brook for the past year presents the following
figures:
Property Of town, consisting Of farm. school
property fire bose, road Machines crusier and
engine, &C., $40 452 Indebtedness; perma-
rent lea !, s3l 900; mpor Try loan, Sl4 ,500
various bills, ,Sl8,022.29; total, $50 ,032 90
Amount expended IN NV schoolhousn IA
Cumberla Mllls, IS. l42 81; paid Tor aids.
bridges nd sidewalks, SO 34S "A; hvdiaut and
hose, $450 outdoor poor, 81 ,239 90: almshouse
and farm, 5000 IS; alAnshouse, new iii.
Sl,o25z 6i understanding roads, pay of officers,
schools, purchase Of farm lands, &c, $780,
GA 81; total, 1871 692.39. Valn ,iion. 81 904-
964; rale Of taxation, 81 80 on 500; poIl tax.
W.. Whole number OF scholars in town
1,JE7, Of which about 4S per cent. attend
school. The selectmsn recommend raisiAg
the following sums for the coming year:
For h'gn school, $1,000; common schools,
S4,0OO; almsh9use and iarm, $1,000 outdoor
poor, 81 1000; pay Of officers, $1,000; commits
sions and aottements, $50; reads, bridges aud
sidewalks, $1,000; snow bills, $780, incident
ais, VI 0OOi repairs of sehoolhouses, $500;
school BOOKS, S4O; payment of Interest, 81
5OOj JOINT debt, 1888; total, $40. 233
The town debt has increased somewhat dur
ing the past year owing to the building Of the
new schooihouse at Cumberland Mills, the
purchase of farm land, and the addition of an
ell to the almshouse.
Ferry Village.
The selectmen have recommended the fol-
loving appropriations for the town of ape
Elizabeth for the year 1884:
For Schools So 800; roads and bridges, So
0O9: town charges, $3.50; support OF poor,
Sl,500; winter aud spring bills, $500; interest
on The town debt, inciudiTg the deficiency of
1885, $4,000; deficiency ia town farm account,
1882, $48477; deficiency Ia winter and spring
bills account, 1883, $20419.
Atthe annual nesting OF the town OF Cal 9
e Ia abeth, 1882 and 1885, as per vote Of the
town, new 4 per cent. bonds were isso, d, date d
August /, 1888 to pay those fail n due Au-
gust 8 h, November l8.h aud December 5.h,
1888, payable as iollows: SO 600 in eight years,
$1,000 10 ten years, $40 0U0 twelve years,
So 900 10 thirteen years; total, $25 800 These
bonds were sold at par and accrued inie' est.
AS the bonds were printed in $500 and 81 Og0
pieces, il was thought best to cancel the odd
S400 (thirteen-sear bond) by usiDg the 500
used by the Cape Elizabeth Dyking Company
sra. -
town debt account, al the annual town meet
ing, 1883 aud drawing tho remainder from LII
town treasury, thus reducing the bonded
debt $780,
Ths interest which had accrued on the nov
bones bofore delivery, amounting to $154 A
placed to the credit Of interest on town dett
account.
Sixteen Thousand eight hundred dollars of
the debt falls due the present veal, potion
of it on 18th of June, and as this is about the
time tho spllDg term OF schools close, requiT-
ing large amount for the payment Of Iesel-
eis, and as the sum OF 50 335.47 remains un-
paid OF the assessments OF 1880 and 1881, it is
doubtful il the treasurer will be- able 10 pay
the mstuii e bonds aid RAINING expenses OF
the town without resorting 10 temporary
loan, aud the selectmen viii probably be an-
ihorized TO hire money temporarily, or until
the assessment of the present year is available.
Oh the outstanding town orders reported at
the last annual meeting, 81, los So have oesn
paid leaving a balance of S5,29S.1I, which
will probably De presented Tor p4,meut the
present year. interest due on them is es-
timated al So 900, aud as tie interest account
has been ogerdrawn, $li5.S3, it Is NECESSARY
TO increase tns aDptoprisii n for the prus-ni
year. The ntsre IN the bonded debt, Ct M
moueing on the l,t OF August, is as follows:
z99'22ooo9 - ..s...' '''..'.- !, o 10 ~ j.
900 " " " #.t,t..t,s..,.,,. 245OV