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LOWER TOWNSHIP STATEMENT F01 YEAR NINETEEN NINE Annual Report of Receipts awlDIabnraementa of the Tonrahip of Lower, County of Cape May, N J., with amount of tax collec'ed on duplicate for year 1908 and the names of those delinquent in their taxes. OHARLFS C BOHM, Collector and Treasurer Dr. RECEIPT8 To bal. on hand to aettl-ment of January 1, 1808, f 1266.64 To amt of delinquent taxes collected, with Interest and coats for year 1807, 64.48 Delinquent taxes col ctd with fat and coats for year 1 80S, 8886.91 Local tax on Railroad Corporations foi year 1906, 27.21 Local tax on Railroad Corporations for year i907, 46.90 To delinquent taxes, int. and costs rec'd from Saml. Eldredge, Solicitor, 256.06 To amt rec'd for taxes 1909, 10,602.49 TO local tax on Railroad Corporations for year 1908, 109.68 Franchise tax 1909, Del. ft AtL Tel and Tel. Co.. *4.94 Franchise tax 1909 Citizens Local Tel. Co.. 11.83 Franchise tax 1909 Five Mile Beach Electric R. R. Co., 64.84 Franchise tax 1909 West Jersey Electric Co.. 29.64 To rentreo'd for polling room, 87.60 Total reoeipts, 616,887.87 1809 Or. DISBURSEMENTS Jan 1 To amount paid Geo. Dickinson, committeeman, 84-00 1 " " To amt paid J Durrell Hoffman, Committeeman, 4.00 " " To amt paid Jno O. Elliott, Committeeman, 4.00 " " To amt paid Chas. O. Reeves, Clerk, 6.00 " 7 To amt paid Oliver ft Halbruner. poor order, 9.00 )" " To amt paid Chas. Mc- . Neal, roads. 1.76 16 To amt paid Lewis Pierson, Fire Warder., 20.25 18 To amt paid E B Oreighton Electric Light plant, 2.60 Feb 6 To amt paid Wm . Weeks, roads, 10.75 8 To amt paid Cape May Lt ft Pow Co, elec lights 1.45 11 To amt paid Oliver ft Halbruner. poor order, 2.00 18 To amt paid H. S Hoffman, terra cotta pipe, 7.02 18 To amt paid Star and Wave Pub Co, printing and adv. , 72.92 18 To amt p-id W G Moore gravel furnished in 1908, 764.00 To smt paid Wildwood Crest Co., street light fire hydrants, sts etc., 1500.00 Msr 2 To amt 'paid Ephraim Chamberlain, roads, 19.50 To amt paid Saml F Eldredge, legal services, 37.98 j To amt paid Wm Weeks roads, - 9.25 29 To amt paid AH j v Reeves, roads, 5.76 To amt paid Dennie Peterson, material and labor for pound, 6.28 i To amt pi id Jno C Elliott roads, 8.00 Apr 1 To amt paid J P MacKissic, vital statistics, 2.80 ' 6 To amt paid Oliver ft Halbruner. poor order, 2.00 47 To amt paid J ere Woolson, poor order, 20.00 [17 To amt paid Cape May Lt ft Po » Co. electric lt, 1.25 21 To amt paid J. Durrell Hoffman, roads, 7.00 26 To amt paid Jos. H. Thomas, int on note. 80.00 . l To amt paid Star ft Wave Pob Co, printing, etc, 50.50 f 6 To amt paid Silas N Hoffman, janitor, 90.00 To amt paid Saml Day, mads, 18.18 i To amt paid Allie Day, V roads, 35. uo tTo amt paid R T Johnsou, mdse, 2.00 To amt paid Linford Halbruner, roads, 25.88 To amt paid Wm Garrl son, roads, 12.50 To amt paid Warren Hal bnmar, roads. 8.75 To amt paid Elwood Halbruner, roads, 8.75 To amt paid Michael Haatinga, roads, 8.76 To amount paid El I wood Woolson, roads, 8 76 To amt paid Geo Taylor, roads, 8.76 To'ajnt paid Frank Salmons, roads, 5.26 To amt paid Chas Horner. roads, 4 88 To amt paid Epn Chamberlain. roads, 10.00 [ To amt paid Daniel Wcolson, roads, 18.88 To amt paid L E Chambers, roads, 16.00 To amt paid Jas Chambers. roads, 1.76 To amt paid Wm Wateon, roads, 1.76 To amt paid Arthur Wilson. roads, 4.00 To amt paid Andrew Reeves, roads. 4.00 To amt paid Wm L Garretaon, roads, 98,00 To amt paid Wm Tobin, roads. 6.25 To amt paid Wads Dickinson. roads, 8.75 Td amt paid Walter Sitnpkins, roads. 8.63 10 To amt paid Albert Daveoa. roads 1906, 7. CO IS To amt paid Oliver A Imt 1 Iter's" ,0° dStaflSftfc -01K dmib int <m Ma xSUa-iTM. ** ,.»S- -

Hand, ST' on bond No 6. 12.60 16 Tb mat paid Oliver ft Halbruner. poor order, 2.00 17 To amt paid Eatelle Wool m>c. int on "oodNo 7, 12.60 To amt paid Wm Pritch1 aid. roads, 8.75 To amt paid Lydia Vans man, roads, 7.00 ' To amt paid Milton Matthews, roads, 9.00 To amt paid Wm. Wat- ! eon, roads, 2.90 . To amt paid Floyd Hoffman, roads, 18.88 To amt paid Alfred Jack son, roads 6.88 To amt £ald Robt Woolson, roads, 18.18 To ant paid Elwood Woolson. roads, 8.88 I 17 To amt paid Willeta Johnson, roads, 16.00 To amt paid Reuben Johnson,, roads, 4.38 To amt paid Eph Chamberlain, road scoop, 4.79 , To amt (aid Chas O Beeves, recording tax certificates, 20.1*3 ; 30 To amt paid Oliver ft Halbruner, mdse, 2.20 To amt paid Wm. White j roads, 5.00 To amt paid J D Hoffman, roads, 11.00 Joy 10 To amt paid Oliver ft I Halbruner, poor order, 2.00 To amt paid Jacob Barnett, treas JOUAH, fat on bond No 10, 12.60 16 To amt paid Frank I Rutherford, roads, 26.17 To amt paid Geo Hawn, repair, « 1.80 To amt paid Julius Way, recording, etc, 34.55 . To amt paid R T Johnson, mdse, 3.97 To amt paid K T Johneon, poor orders, 4.00 To amt paid C O Bohm, custodian school moneys, bonds and int. 500.00 1 Aug 4 To smt paid Star ft Wave Pub Co, mdse, 18.00 ' V To amt paid Wm Oresse, constable. 3.00 ' To smt paid Chas C Reeves for acknowledgements, 2.00 To amt paid S T Day, roads, 28.51 To amt paid Warren Hal bruner, roads, 118 To amt paid Allie Day, roads, 17.63 To amt paid Geo Walter, roads, 30.26 To amt paid Robt Cowan, roads, 1.13 To smt paid Jas Hali runer, roads, 6. 76 To amt paid Wm Tobin, Sr, roads, ^5.66 j To amt paid Henry Chambers, roads, 10 00 1 To amt paid Wm Garretson, roads, 16 20 1 To amt paid Wilbur Turner, roads, 12.00 | | 13 To amt paid Morris Homan. roads, 8.7o | 23 To amt paid Wm Foster, roads, 8.88 I 1 To amt paid Lewis Pierson. poor order, 4.00 i 8 To amt paid Frank Sheets, roads, 6.12 To amt paid Wm Sheets, roads, 4. 37 To amt paid Henry Feaster, roads, 8.76 To amt paid Wm L Garretson, roads, 12.00 To amt paid J. Durrell Hoffman, roads, 4.00 To amt paid Cape May Lt ft Pw Co, lights, 1.60 To amt paid Lewis T. Stevens, printing, 6.54 18 To amt paid Enoch Garreteon, roads, *4.68 18 To amt paid Muiford Cox, roada, 3. 60 1 To amt paid Saml T Day, roads, 14.88 7 To amt paid Silas N Hoffman, clearing lot, etc, 7. 18 To amt paid Wm. Prichard. roada, 4.63 To amt paid Fiord Hoffman, roads, 6.88 To amt paid Wm Pilchard, Sr. roads. 4.26 To atnt paid Jos Hal bruner, 3. 00 To amt paid Philip Hess, roads, 3 50 To amt paid Edw Halbruner, roada, .88 To amt paid Jno P Bennett, special officer, 20.00 26 To amt paid Jno Kimsey, roada, 22.60 19 To amt paid Enoch Gar- ' retaon, roads, 1.60 29 To amt paid J P MacKissic, roads, 11.60 To amt paid J P Mackissic. for vital statistics, 8.80 n?o amt paid J P Maokissic, B of H N. J.. 2.00 6 To amt paid Wm Crosse, constable, 6.99 To amt paid Jos M W eldon, roads. 28.60 To amt paldVirgil Weldon, -roads, . 18.181 To amt paid Clement Mathews, roads, 9.68 To amt paid Clement Mathews, roada, 3.60 9 To amt paid Wade Dickinson. roada, 21.96 10 To amt paid Nelson Garretaon, roads. 11.60 To amt paid Saml Garretaon, roada, 24.61 To amt paid Eaau Chaw, roada, 8.60 To amt paid Frank t Rutherford^ rosda^ 88.28 To8a2?p2d Jo* Baker, 8-60 roada 1.76 11 To amt paid Geo Stringfellow. roads, 6.60 it To amt paid Loefae Ohamhero. roada. 46.88 To amt paid QhmBakar, roads 4.88 16 To amt paid Maarica SiSfc. =

i far, roada, »».i8 To amt paid Ralph Taj- - ) lor, roada, OB 17 To amt paid Frank EL ) dredge, roads, AS 19 To amount nald Geo Oeriay ) roada 1907, .88 28 To amt paid David Mc5 Pheroon. roada, 17.60 80 To amt paid Richard Doc 1 To amfpakWas O Mo- 4"°° ) Pbernon, roada, 11-25 To amt paid Cape May ) Herald, printing, 6.60 To amt paid Star ft Wave i Pub Co, printing. 97.76 To amt paid Jno C. ElI liott, service committeeman on roads, 92.00 S To amt paid Wm Tobin, roods, 1.76 3 8 To amt paid Wm O Feaster, roads, 9.60 ) 6 To amt paid Eli Rutherford, roads, 7.00 3 8 To amt paid W L Ewing, .Sr. .roads, 16. 50 1 To amt paid Enoch E \ Miller, roads, 10.68 To amt paid Israel Van- ) a man heirs, roads 7.88 To amt paid Alfred Jack- ) son. roads, 7. 18 To amt paid Learning ) G aire toon, roada, 8 76 To amt paid Saml ) Town Bend, int on bond, 19.60 To amt paid Saml Town- ) send, surveying, etc. 6.60 To amt paid Mary E Hildreth, int on bond, 13.50 o amt paid Jos H 1 Thomas, int on bond, 12.6010 To amt paid Frank Bar- ) nett, roada, 12.00 To amt paid Eph Ohamf ; berlain, roads, 107.14 To amt paid Wm Garret1 son, roads, 6.00 To amt paid Wm Garret- ) eon, roads, 10.00 To amt paid C V — - Reeves, roads, /10. 60 ) 11 To amt paid Aionzo Miller, roads, 6.26 1 ) To amt paid Jonathan Hoffman, roads. 10.60 i ) To amt paid Howard Hoffman, roads, 6.26 To amt paid Howard S ) | Hoffman, surveyor, etc, 9.50 1 To amt paid Elwood Douglass, roads, 7.00 j To amt paid Shamgar I Douglass, roads, 14.00 j 13 To amt paid Chas I Matthews, roads, 8. 50 ; 14 To amt paid Kurman Bay ; nett, Overseer Poor order costs, 2. 80 j I 16 To am; paid Jno Kimsey, roads, 3. 50 ' I I To suit paid .las A Needles, int o bond, 2c. 00 i To amt paid Clinton H Hand for Walter Y I ! Shaw, int on bond, 12.60 To amt paid Milton MatI thews, roads, 8,26 To amt paid Socrates ( Shaw, roads, 6.90 To amt paid Jas L ; 1 CresBe, roads, 4.00 Tn smt paid Jacob Barrett, roads, .88 To amt paid Jacob Barnett/ treas J O U A M, int on bond, 12 60 To amt paid Henry Matthews, roids, 2.60 16 To smt paid Alvin B Marcy, roads, 8 60 To amt paid Leslie Bate, roads, 11.88 17 To amt paid Ernest Reeves, roads, L18 To amt paid Alvm S Church, roadB 16.76 To amt paid Chas Howard, roada, 8.00 To amt paid Michael Brown, roads, 10.60 To amt paid Sbeppard Taylor, roada, 8.14 18 To amt paid Wm McPherson, roada, 11.68 To amt paid D M Woolson, roads, 9 00 20 To amt paid Jno W Reeves, roads, 5 25 To amt paid Frank G Seymour, roads, 6.26 To amt paid Leslie Woolson, roada, .88 To amt paid Edgar Woolson. roads, 6.63 To amt paid Lemuel Scheilenger, roads, 8.68 To amt paid Danl Woolson, roada, 42.88 To amt paid Albert Johnson, roada, 8.50 To amt paid Learning E Hughes, roads, 18,22 To amt paid Swain W Reeves, roads, 2.65 To amt paid Joa Elliott, roada 1908, 8.60 To amt paid Chas C Reeves, aoct salary, 76.00 To amt paid J Durrell Hoffman, roada, 2.00 To amt paid Wm Pritchards, Jr. roada, 2.60 To amt paid Richard Hemingway, roads, 1.76 ; To amt paid Earl> Woolson, roads, 8.68 To amt paid Elwood Woolson, roada, 1.00 1 To amt paid Wm F White, roada, 1.76 1 To amt paid Caleb 8haw, roads, 8.60 To amt paid Jacob Corson, roads, 4.00 To amt paid Saml Day, roada, 6.10 To amt paid Allie Day roada, B.C0 < To amt paid Warren Hal bruner, roada. 1.00 To amt paid Robt Hand, roada, 1.76 i To amt paid Robt Oewen. roada, v 1.00 To amt paid Andrew / Bohm, roads. 22.88 . To amt paid Andrew Bohm. roada 4.00 , To amt paid Wm Wateon. roada, L90 ■ To amt paid Arthur WU- < n, nek, 11.93 To amt paid Jno Kramer I far gravel, 90.91 -j *7 To amt pain Kettle ' "I ,, »war5U""-"i

* son. Are warden, 90.00 To amt paid Ohna C 8 Reevea. clerk, B.I0 To amt paid Saml T 8 Day, roads, snow, 9 75 To aiut paid tiilaa N Hoff 0 man. bal janitor sal, 25.00 To amt paid Andrew H 0 Reevea, roada, 8.60 81 To amt paid Nelson » Johnson, roada, 14.00 To amt paid Jere W0010 bob. Overseer Poor, 46.10 To amt paid Danl Woolo son. rotcLanow, 18.85 To amt paid J. Dun-el Hoffman, services aa 0 committee and B of H. 114.00 To amt paid Wm L Gar6 retaon, services as Committee and B of H. 118.00 0 To amt paid Jno O Elliot, aervios a committee and 0 B of H, 118.00 To amt paid J PMaokiaaic, 0 assessor's sal, 270.00 To amt paid JP Mackia8 sic, B of H. 84.00 To amt paid Cbas C 8 Reevea, clerk in full. 119.60 To amt paid O O Bohm, • 8 collector and treas sal, 480.00 To amt paid stationery 5 and postage, 89.67 0 Total Disbursements, J14.773.97 Total amt receipts, 116,887.87 u Total amt expend) trues, 14,778.97 0 Bal. on hand Jan 1, 1910, 1, lift 40 State of New Jersey, 0- OapejMay.Oounty, as. Charles 0. Bohm, of full age, being 0 duly sworn according to law upon his oath says that he is the Collector of the 1 Township of Lower, in the County of Cape May, in the. state of New Jersey, 0 that 1 the above statement is correct and true to the best of his knowledge, 0 information and belidt. CHARLES O. BOHM. 0 Collector and Treasurer. Sworn and subscribed to before me 6 1 this first day of January, A. D., 1910. SAMUEL F. ELDREDGE, 0 i M. O. O. of N. J 1 6 DELINQUENT TAXES YEAR 1909 0; LOWER TOWNSHIP ; A horn, John, 9 1,00 0 Batteast, Benjamin, 8.42 Bowe, Patrick, 1.61 0 Bio we, Paul K.. 4.08 Bacon, Joseph. 18.16 0 Barber, Chas, 10.68 j Bowker, Joseph, 1.0U j Bohm, George, LOO 0 1 Barrett, Wm H, 3.63 , Chambers. Wm T and heirs of 0 Sarah Chambers, 8.26 | Cain, John 2.42 0 ' Corson, Jacob, bal, - 8.39 ' Cape May Sand Co, 72.60 Coverdale, Walter 4.84 0 • Carroll, James 4.84 I Delaware Bay House 72.60 6 Daniels. William 1.00 Dilka, James 1.00 9 Douglass, George 3.03 Eldredge, J C 6.46 3 Eldredge, Irvin, 19.96 Ewing, S E 7.26 3 Edmunds. J H 16.34 Edmunds, Andrew heirs 1.21 East Cape May Imp Co, 260.16 3 Foster, Smith 2.82 Foster, Wm 2.62 3 Fredericks, Wm 1 00 Ford ft Couzens, 80? 60 1 Fletcher, David 1.00 Faulkner, Albert 1.82 3 Godschalk, Lizzie 6.06 Gilbert, A O 8.08 i Hildreth, Lewis 27.62 Hess, Ottillic 4.84 5 Hastings, Michael 1.61 Hastings, Wm 10.68 3 Hastings. Mrs D 9.68 Hickey, John 8.08 } Hand, Stilweli 8.08 , Heatley, Wm 1.00 1 Hickman, Skidmore 1.00 Ingersoll,- Denman 8.42 ' Ingersoll, Luther 1.61 Ingersoll, Jacob 1.00 ' Johnson, Harry 1-61 Jefferies, Mary D N heirs of 16.12 ' Jafferiea, Chas B 1.61 Jefferson, Henry I.21 ' Jennings, J W 7.87 Johnson, Nelson, bal, 2.12 s Kimsey, Chas A 68 Kershaw, John 6.06 ' Lovett, Sailie E 14.6: Lummia. Mathias 92.31 » McPherson, Socrates 7.05 , Marcy, H B 1 91 » McNeal, Frank 1.00 , Morrison, John 1.00 McDonald, Wm !.00 Miller, Chas 12.10 ' Miller, Lemuel E 1.82 Nichols, Joseph 1.00 > Oliver ft Halbruner, 8.63 Pepper, Isaac heirs 8.63 Queen, Edward 1.31 Smith. Chas 1.61 ' Snyder, David 1 00 , Snyder, Viigil 1.61 Shields, W S P 9.08 Shields, W S P 80.25 ' Sims, Chas 1.00 . Salmon, Frank L 1.00 » Sheets. Frank 1.00 I Sayre, Edward, 6 06 Thompson, Mary S 18.92 ) Trusty. Walter .81 Teal, Eli heirs 1 82 > Frod 1.00 Thomas, A. C A84 ) Vogenburg, Wm 6.24 Vanaman. Isaao .61 ) Vanaman, Sterling 1 00 Vantoor, Bert, 1.00 I Wilson, Maggie 1.21 Winlocfc, Alexander 6.84 > Walter, John 26.81 Wooiaoo, Albert 10.68 I Weaver, George 21.78 Yeericka, Wm 1.61 i Oape Island Turnpike Oo 3.68 I Total. $1168.71 I HIGHLAND BRACH .el John McHugb .97 I James Dougherty 1.47 John Gouriey .97 1 James Anderson .49 George W Arnold .97 1 Thome# Turner .97 Reuben Kobe .97 KnUytiiftnlg .49 O Burke .49 2 1 ast-ttr _ 8 1

I : I Anne M Weir .49 El 11 A Weir .4$ A "rem Bell .97 I John F Grady .4$ 7 Noah Morton L47 I James Naft .49 > John MeLee .49 1 August Lehr .49 1 Samoel Bower , 94* 1 Semnel Bower .97 » Catherine F Winkler -4* I Semnel Meedese .49 » Anne Seek .49 !§= ftsaftsau. d i SSiSS :S S ft. """ .■ i 1

® Bmil Eberhaidt .49 * Rose Indelkofer .49 I John MoGenn L47 • Bixsbeth Lehr .a I John W DeHorsey 1.47 J John W De Honey .97 ' John W Evens .49 ! Catherine Pilsham 97 j John MoOonneil .97 j oaBamen — —

5 TIN ROOFS EXAMfNED : PAINTED OR REPAIRED x i, i° , ' ,5 Gutters and Rain pipes, looked ' » after. » Now is the time to attend to » them. » ■ * Charles A. Swain » 305-7 Jackson St )7

I FAMILY LIQUOR SHOP w Headquarters for Pure California Wines, 1.25 a gallon. No charge for jugs. Rye whiskies 50c., 75c., l.OO, j' and 1.25 a quart. * All leading high-grade bottled ' Beers. i Handsome souvenirs free in Liquor 1 Department. ' Free delivery Both Phones; I XAMDEN BOTTLING GO. S 312 AND 314 WASHINGTON STREET >8 . . 5 v, aBM '£ * ' 1 ■ i. » SEED POTATOES SELECTED FROM CHOICE STOCK GROWN IN MAINE IS SEEDS 19 FOR THE FARM AND GARDEN. THE RELIABLE LANDRETH SEEDS. \ ! FERTILIZERS 14 FOR CORN, POTATOES, AND VEGETABLES. ALL GRADES AND ALL PRICES S We will have all the above in large quanti- | ties this coming 'Spring. We are going to J make the price low. We will give you 5 Credit or discount for Cash. Let lis have your 5 list to figure on. Give us a Chance. If you JJ do not buy, there is no harm done, and you j have the satisfaction oi knowing you are getJ ting your seed at the right prices. We feel J sure we can save you money. Dont forget us 1 Cape May Grain & Coal Company 0 Kiystoil 'PhoiB No 16 A Washington St. Near Reading Terminal 2 3»ll Pfcon No 206* „ 1. H. ELDREDGE, Manngar

I THE EftMA BULLETIN : | Also Johnsons Seed Co. seeds and sell i at their prices, thus saving you the freight. 1 If in need of anything for Spring farmS ing in the implement line we have it. j Look over your repair list — now is the time, 0 see what the implements need before you » need them and we will supply yor. 1 Now is the time to select your seeds for J farming. By doing so you get the choice. 5 We bought last November two cars of ° Maine potatoes and have sold all but seventy- , J five bbls. If you have not bought, write or J phone before thebalance goes. } We are agents for Stokes Standard f Seeds. j REUBEN. T. JOHNSON ; Erma, N. J.