ANNUAL REPORT Of The Town Officers Of The Town of CLARKSVILLE NEW HAMPSHIRE For the Year ending December 1999 31, INCLUDING REPORT OF THE SCHOOL DIRECTORS Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2009 with funding from Boston Library Consortium IVIember Libraries http://www.archive.org/details/townofclarksvill1999clar ANNUAL REPORT Of The Town Officers Of The Town of CLARKSVILLE NEW HAMPSHIRE For the Year ending December 1999 31, INCLUDING REPORT OF THE SCHOOL DIRECTORS TABLE OF CONTENTS TOWN OFFICERS 1 fflSTORIC NOTES ABOUT CLARKSVILLE 2 TOWN MEETING PROCEDURE 3 TOWN WARRANT 5 BUDGET 7 TREASURER'S REVENUE REPORT 9 TOWN CLERK'S REPORT 13 TAX COLLECTOR'S REPORT. 14 EXPENSE SUMMARY 1999 15 EXPENSE DETAIL 1999 16 SELECTMEN'S REPORT 1999 22 TRUSTEE FUND & AUDITORS REPORT 23 REPORT OF FIRE WARDEN 24 REPORT OF THE SCHOOL DIRECTORS CL-I - CL-41 VITAL STATISTICS 71 TOWN OFFICERS ELECTED 999-2QQ0 1 OFFICE TERM OFFICERS TERM ENDS Selectmen 3Years AndyA. Buteau 2002 Martin S. Garabedian 2001 Donald E. McKinnon, Jr. 2000 * TaxCollector/ 3Years Helens L. Dionne 2001 Town Clerk * Treasurer 1 Year Patricia L. Banfill 2000 Auditors On 200th Birth Of Early Clarksville Pioneer People Still Wonder: Who Was Ben Young, Jr.? Reprinted withpermissionfrom the October 1999 issue ofNorthernNew Hampshire Magazine. Story by Susan Zizza October 10, 1999, marks the 200th birthday of Benjamin notalreadydesignatedtoother members ofthefamily. Young, Jr., one ofClarksville'sfirst inliabitants. Tomodern mindsitmayappearthatBenjaminYoung'sname- Many people, even those living in the town he helped settle, sake gota raw deal, butperhaps in thatday and age one cowwas have no idea \\ho he was. His only claim to local fame is Ben abigdeal toafarmer. Whateverthecase, BenJr. wascarvingout YoungHill, that roUercoasterribbon ofa roadtliatwindspastthe for himself his own inlieritance in the North Country and had homestead he built in the early 1800s. more important matters on liis mind. Theother—factorthat haskeptBenJr., fromcompleteobscurity His wife, Joanna, had died four years earlier, leaving liim a is his legacy hundreds ofdescendants still living in the area widower with seven children, Phebe, Josiah, Caroline Mae, \\ho have the blood ofthat hardy Clarksville pioneer flowing in Joseph, Sally, and twins Benjamin Clark and Norman Clark. their veins. Their names read like a Who's Who of the North They ranged in age from 11 to 23. Before the year was out, Ben — Country Atherton, Crawford, Dowse, Gould, Hurlbert, Keysar Jr., on February 7, 1845, married 35-year-old Mary Cate in (or Keezer. take your pick), Parker, Perry, Pliillips and Wiswell, Stanstead, Quebec. to listjust a few. He settled into middled-aged life with hisnewwife, who soon Severalofthem, proudthatthey aredescendedfromoneofthe presented him witli his last child, Charles, in 1847, The 1850 courageousfirst settlersofthe north- census also shows a four-year-old ern new Hampshire wilderness, named Hiram Tirrill and a 20-year- have gone to great lengths to com- old laborer named William Hart pileand recordforposterity asmany completing the role call of his details as they can glean about the household. His stint as a selectman Young line. in 1853 and 1854 rounds out this Ben Jr. wasborn in Wolfeboro in picture of a man who was a re- 1799, one of 10 offspring of Ben- spected memberofhis community. jamin and Phebe Allen Young. The Clarksvillepioneer livedtoa Phebe died only six months after ripeoldage, dying on April 7, 1874. Ben Jr. was born. His father remar- HeisburiedintheYoungCemetery, riedtwoyearslater. BenJr. spenthis ontheroadleadinguptoBenYoung boyhood in Wolfeboro, and married Hill. The family lot also holds his Joanna Catc ofBarrington in 1819. two wives, his daughter, Sally, who His brother, Josiah, may have been never married, his son, Benjamin the one who iiifluenced him to join C, and Ben's wife, Miranda. Ben the growing number ofpeople head- Jr.'s young grandson, Austin, is ing north looking forland. buried there. Tragically, the young- Josiah was land agent for Dart- sterwasscaldedtodeathaftersitting mouth College. Clarksville was in a pail of hot water while his grant lai.d. and, in order to raise mother was washing the floor. He money, the college hai'vcstcd the died at three years of age, several forestand soldoffthevaluable trees. As the landwascleared, the yearsbefore his grandfather. college leased lots. Over time, as people worked their home- Ben Young., Jr., appeared to have lived the typical farmer's steads, theywere given thedeed tothe farmland theyhad labored life ofthat era, with neither more nor less Uian liis share ofjoys so hard to wrest from the forest. and sorrows. All of his children survived to adulthood, not an Clarksville town records show that Josiah became a easy accomplishment in those hard times. His second wife sur- landowner, but, strangely, no deed can be forund for Ben Jr.'s vived him, dying in 1887 attheage of78. homestead. What is known is that he came north around 1826 He'd be happy to know that the homestead he spent his life's and built the farmhouse and barn that nestles at the foot ofBen sweat and blood on remains in the hands of Curtis Keezer, his Young Hill. great-great grandson through Norman's line. Although the His father passed away in 1848 and was buried in Bickford Young homestead ceased being a dairy operation in 1978, it is Cemetery in Wolfeboro. When the willwas read, Ben Jr. learned still aworkingfarm withyoung cattle. thathis inheritanceconsistedofonecow. He madeoutbetterthan Mostofall, BenjaminYoung, Jr., ha—dthegoodfortunetohave Josiah, who received Ihc grand sum of one dollar. His older livedand died in the landofhis choice oneofthe prettiestspots brother, Joseph, inherited the farmhouse andthe restofthe stock tobefound in this remote corneroftheworld. TOW^ MEETING PROCEDURE Many feelthat Town Meetingis the last example oftrue Democracy. To aflow all registeredvoters an opportunity to speakin an orderly fashion, unless otherwise directed by Townvote, the Legislature requires that Town Meeting be run accordingto Robert's Rules ofOrder. These can become veiy complicated and only afew relevant ones are summarized below to help you conduct the Town's business. Remember this is the people's meeting to be run byyou throughyourModerator. MOTIONS - All Articles must be placed on the "Floor" (For Discussion) by a motion (Such as "Mr./MadameModerator, Imove we adopt Article ") and a second (From anotherperson) (Please gjve yourname ifthe Chairrequests in order to place your motionofiSciatty on the record). Motions should be made in the affirmative. Ifavoter wishes to make amotion or offer an opinion, his or her raisedhand should be recognized by the Moderator. Once permission to speak has been granted. remarks should be addressedto the Moderator and not othermembers ofthe Assembly. Members should speak only once on a given subject until othershave been allowed the opportunity. Remarks should not be personalin nature and should apply directly to the topic athand. After discussion has appeared to end, theModerator will "Call the Question" ("Are you readytovote on Article ?") Voters shoiUd avoid nuiking a motion to limit debate or calling the question unless absolutely necessaiy. Town Meeting comes but once ayear andpeople should be allowedthe opportunityto air opinions within reason. AMENDMENTS - Amendments to main motions may be made ("Imove we amend Article to read . . . ") and seconded. An amendment mayitselfbe amended once, but thereisno limit (in theory) to the number ofamendments which may be made to an Article, that are reasonable andgermane (Closely relatedto the main motion). Amendments should be to inseil (add), delete (strike out) or substitute word(s) or paragraph(s) ofthe mainmotion. A person who wishes to amend should be clear on exactfy what (s)he wishes to add, delete or substitute preferably by rewriting the motion with the changed section. Votingwill take place first on amendment(s) and then on the main motion. Any Article nu^ be amended, including Town and School budgets (up or down) and others dealingwith money. It is important to note tiiat amending a budget may be a betterway to dealwith dissatisfaction thanvotingit down. Once a budget is defeated, it CANNOT be brougjit up again duringthe same meeting (no Article can be reconsidered once it has beenvoted, unless anew meetingis called.) VOTING - By Registered Voters-Votingmay take place in three ways: A. Voice (tiie usual way) "All inFavor ofArticle , say AYE". B. Standingvote (division ofthe Assembly). Ifthe Moderatorfeels the voicevote is close, or onevoter calls for a division ofthe Assembly, thosemembers who are registeredvoters will standfor "AYE" or "NAY" votes. C. SecretBallot Seven (7)voters mayrequest thevote be taken by secretballot This is the most accurate, yettime-consumingmethod, of voting. ORDER OF PROCEEDINGS AustralianBallotVoting for Town Officers will take place continuouslyfrom 1:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. The business meetingwill start at 7:30 p.m. onMarch 14. 2000. School business meetingwill start at 6:30 p.m. onMarch 14, 2000. Allnon-Australian ballot Articles will be taken up in numerical order, unlessvoted dififerendyby the Assembly. Ifavoterwishes topostpone an Article forsomevaKdreason, (s)he may request a postponementto a certain time ("Mr. Moderator, Imove to postpone Article until . . .") after another Article, forinstance, or a specific time. TABLING amotionis notrecommended at TownMeeting for technicalreasons, butpostponing to adeJBnite time accomplishes the same thingbetter (you are alw^s within yourrights to use any legal and appropriate motion at any time, however). PASSING OVER - there is no such motioninRobert's Rules, and it is recommended that all Articlesbe given consideration. Ifavoterfeels an Article is inappropriate, the best andmostDemocratic method is to bringitto thefloorin the usxial way and hope the Assemblyvotes it down. Ifan Article is inappropriate, contradictory or otherwise confusing, itmaybe postponed indefinitely ("Mr. Moderator, Imove to postponeindefinitelyArticle "). It requires amajorityvote, is debatable, but not amendable. A more seriousmethod to kill an Article is to object to consideration. ("Mr. Moderator, I object to consideration ofArticle "). This should be statedbefore debate, does notrequire a second, is not debatable or amendable, a two-thirdsvote against considerationis requiredto sustain this motion. NON-VOTERS - Town Meetingis only forREGISTERED VOTERS to speak andvote. IftheAssemblywishes to hearfrom a non-voter, it shouldvote to suspend the rule ("Imove we suspend the rules for Article "). This motion may not be amended or debated and requires a two-thirds vote.