Norwich bulletin., 1914-06-17
BUSINESS MATTERS OF
 THE TOWN OF LISBON.
Financial Conditions Explained in Town Meetins-Road Repairs Voted --Newent Road Trestie Widening to Be Asked For.


 Town Meetins-Road Repairs Voted
 --Newent Road TrestIe Widening to
 Be Asked For.
 On Saturday afternoon there was a largely attended town meeting of the legal voters of the town of Lisbon at Newent Green in the town hall. which was filled to overfowing by the tax payers of Lisbon.
 The meeting was called to order by First Selectman John G. Bromley and Harry T. Wilcox was chosen modera- tar Albert A. Rist. the town clerk, acted as clerk of the meeting.
 The three selectmen, MT Bromley, John NJ. Lee, and E. w. Cofbett, were present.
 First Selectman Bromley addressed the meeting in behalf of the select men and made a lengthy and fair statement of the financial condition of the town and of the results of the examination of the books and &C., counts of the former treasurer of the town. Charles D. Wolfe.
 At the end of MT. Bromley's re- marks an unanimous rising vote of the meeting for their services in searching into the financial con- ton of the towns affairs.
 Prior to the meeting the selectmen caused to be sent to the taxpayers a printed copy of the report made by Henry W. Tibbins. showing in de- tail the. financial transactions of the town, some of which are later to be the subject of proceedings in the courts.
 The meeting appointed the select men as a committee to request the N 1., N. H. X II. R. R. Go. to lengthen their trestle crossing over the high way known as the Newent road so that the highway itself at that point may be widened for public travel. It involves the moving of the east abut- ment of the present trestle crossing.
 The meeting voted also to repair the road from George Heibels house south to the new trunk line river road at an expense not to exceed $500.
 The matter of regarding the high way on Blissville hill was postponed.
 The meeting voted to establish two new sign posts in the town, one at the sounth end near AdoIph Meyer S dwelling house and the other at the north end of the town near the brick school house.
 The citizens appeared to be very much alive in their interest in the towns affairs and remarks were made by Rowland R. Barber. John Weiland, Arthur Oddly and others.
 Statement of Finances.
 The following is the printed state ment which had been distributed, prepared and signed by Henry Tib- bits:
 Norwich. Conn, May F, 1914 To the Selectmen of the Town of Los
 bon.
 Gentlemen:
 At the request of John G. Bromley, first selectman, I have made an ex- animation of the books and accounts or the treasurer and tax collectors of the Town of Lisbon, beginning March l, 1906. and extending to January 1st 1914, When Mr. Charles D. Wolfe gave up the office of treasurer of the town. The books have been kept in such a way that it was very difficult to arrive at conclusion of just how the accounts of the treasurer stood when he gave up the office, but I hereby submit a statement of the financial condition of the town Such condition was ar rived at after much hard and vexa- tious work. and it is believed to be as near correct as the circumstance as to the method of the keeping of the accounts of the town. by MT. Wolf, will permit. Many of the said metrods of the former treasurer Charles D. Wolf, are subject to much criticism. and in the future the se- lectmen should see that the loose methods adopted by MT. Wolfe should not be allowed.
 In the books of the town was found many ensures, entries made with lead pencil!' and other entries made in such way that t was very diff flcult to know just the conditions in the town affairs from one year to an- other. Quite a number of town orders were paid during the first part of MT Wolfs treasurership, with only the signature of one of the selectmen, but In recent years we find no orders have been paid without the signatures of at least two selectmen
 In going through the cancelled vouchers returned by the Thames Ma tlonal bank. something like a dozen checks were found missing and it is not known what became of the same, and the amounts of said checks could not be verified. Two remittances re celVed from the state treasurers of- hce-one for $195.68, received in Au- gust, 1910, and another ($20896) re- celVed in November of that year, were not found as entered on the books of the treasurer Mr. Wolf was told that g memorandum was to be obtained from the office of the state treasurer, Of all items sent by the state treasur- CT to the treasurer of the Town of Lisbon, during the time Mir. Wolf held office. Ar. Wolf stated at that time that everything would be found right III ltiC StdlS dCccttlftE, put the two items referred to were not entered on the Lisbon books until as I believe, early in February. .1914, and that on the date the books which were kept by Mr. Wolf were delivered to MT. Rist, the present treasurer Of the town. It is only fair to say that MT. Wolf gave his personal check soon after these entries were made for $4S7.66 covering the two items re- ferred to. and a few more small cash items, bringing the sum paid to $487.6 as stated. In the latter part of No- vember, 1913, MT. Wolf gave Tax Col lector Johnson a receipt for $209.15; that check could not be found as hay ing gone into the treasury of the town. The check was afterwards found in January. 1914, in Mir. Wolf's $ desk at Jewett City and turned over to the treas urer, Mir. Rist.
 A remittance was sent from the state treasurer's office in September, 1908, for S63.N, received by the treas. urer of the town on account of Dog Warrant" This amount was not creditited on the books of the town, although it was shown that it was shown that it was paid at the state