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ANNUAL REPORT STILLINGS FARM TOWN OF BARTLETT NEW HAMPSHIRE 1993 STILLINGS FARM Thecover photoshows the Stillings Farm located uptowards theendof the Allen Road. This property has been a part of Bartlett's history since the Selectmen purchasedortraded forthe property yearsagosothetown would not have to transportschool children from way up in the forest. Since that time the propertyhasbeenleasedbyvariouspartiesbutinrecentyearshasfalleninto astaleofdisrepair. TheSelectmen havebeen concerned with thecondition ofthe property for a couple ofyears and last year authorized emergency repairs. This year with the helpofthe Conservation Commission, a major repair project was undertaken which replaced the roofand sealed up the structure. The Selectmen wouldliketothank DavidShedd whoorganized and oversaw the project and kept up the interest in the property. The Selectmen hope future work parties will rehabilitate the interior and the property can be used by school and community groups for study and recreation. Cover Photocourtesy ofLloyd Jones, ConwayDaily Sun ANNUAL REPORT of the Officers of the TOWN OF BARTLETT New Hampshire for the fiscal year ending December 31 1993 SMITH & TOWN PRINTERS Berlin, New Hampshire TABLE OF CONTENTS Athletic & Recreation Association Report (BARA) 74 Auditor's Report 54 Balance Sheet 32 Bartlett History Fund 60 Bartlett Information 85 Bartlett-Jackson Ambulance Service 67 Budget ofthe Town 11 Cemetery Report 81 Commissioner's Letter 25 Conservation Commission 78 Detail ofBudget 14 Detail ofReceipts 40 Detail ofPayments 42 Financial Report 28 Fire Department Summary 71 Forest Fire Warden & State Forest Ranger Report 73 Inventory Summary 24 Library Report 58 Minutes 1993 Annual Town Meeting 87 Planning Board 77 Police Department 64 Police Activity Report 65 Proposed Amendment to Town ofBartlett Floodplain Development Ordinance 8 Revaluation Overview 57 Schedule ofLong Term Debt 33 Schedule ofTown Property 34 Selectmen's Report 20 Special Articles 13 Tax Collector's Report 36 Tax Sales Accounts 37 Town Clerk's Report 35 Town Officers 1 Town Warrant 4 Transfer Station Information 82 Transfer Station Operating Account 84 Treasurer's Report 39 Trustees ofTrust Funds Report 55 Vital Statistics 96 DEDICATION TheSelectmen wouldliketodedicatethisyear'sTown Reporttoallof the ski clubs located in Bartlett, some ofwhich have been in existence for decades.Theskiclubsandtheirmembershavelongbeenafinancialboonto the Town and more importantly have contributed greatly to many charitable events throughout the Town. Many of Bartlett's citizens have been thedirectorindirectbeneficiariesofthegenerosityandsupportofthe localski clubsovertheyearsandtheSelectmen are proudtodedicatethis year's Town Report to Bartlett's "part time" good friends and neighbors. SPECIAL RECOGNITION -toLILLIANSANBORNastheholderoftheBostonPostCane,symbolic ofbeing Bartlett's oldest living citizen. - to DAVID SHEDD for his unselfish donation oftime and materials in spearheading the renovations ofthe Stillings Farm property NORMANHEAD -to forhisyearsofserviceasaTrusteeoftheTrustFund and help in reorganizing the funds and reports - to MICHAEL DEWAR for his service to the town as member ofthe Planning Board MURIELTULLY -to forheryearsofdedicatedserviceasaLibraryTrustee - to JEAN MARK for her many hours of service as a Supervisor of the Checklist -totheMOUNTWASHINGTONVALLEYARTSASSOCIATIONfor their help in beautifying Town Hall through the Artist of the Month program - to the RED PARKA PUB and STORYLAND/HERITAGE, NH in donating to the Mount Washington Valley Arts Association and allowing theTown tobecome the recipientofabeautifulprintoftheValley which now graces the Selectmen's Office Town ofBartlett, NH TOWN OFFICERS ELECTED OFFICIALS BOARD OF SELECTMEN Kathlyn G. Nealley Term expires 1994 Gene G. Chandler Term expires 1995 Richard F. Patch, Sr. Term expires 1996 TREASURER Maxine G. Patch Term expires 1996 TOWN CLERK/TAX COLLECTOR Howard C. Nichols Term expires 1996 MODERATOR William D. Paine, II Term expires 1994 SUPERVISORS OF THE CHECKLIST Doris Levesque Term expires 1994 Sheila Glines Term expires 1996 Gail Paine Term expires 1998 AUDITOR Linda Burns Term expires 1994 TRUSTEE OFTHE TRUST FUNDS Vacant Term expires 1994 Deni Dufault Term expires 1995 Frank Siek Term expires 1996 LIBRARY TRUSTEES Evelyn Albert Term expires 1994* Jean Gustin Term expires 1994 Doris Levesque Term expires 1994 Leslie Mallett Term expires 1995 Lydia Lansing Term expires 1996 PLANNING BOARD David Fox Term expires 1994 Patsy Rogerson Term expires 1994 James Langdon Term expires 1995 Laurie Pettengill Term expires 1995 David Patch, Chairman Term expires 1996 Brenda Monahan Term expires 1996 Kathlyn G. Nealley, Selectman ex officio member *Filled midterm vacancy Town ofBartlett, NH APPOINTMENTS ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT James M. Howard, Chairman Term expires 1994 Richard Plusch Term expires 1995 Patsy Rogerson Term expires 1995 Philip Lawson Term expires 1996 Lynn R. Roberts Term expires 1996 Alan Worrey Term expires 1996 Mary Frackleton, Secretary/Alt Term expires 1996 CONSERVATION COMMISSION George Seemann Term expires 1994 Brian Hill Term expires 1994 Michael Torrey Term expires 1994 David Shedd Term expires 1995 Robert Jones Term expires 1995 David Patch, Chairman Term expires 1996 Mary Schall Term expires 1996 HEALTH OFFICER ROAD AGENT Board ofSelectmen L. Patrick Roberts POLICE CHIEF FOREST FIRE WARDEN Robert M. Snow, Jr. Roger R. Labbe FIRE CHIEF ASSESSOR Roger R. Labbe Board ofSelectmen PRECINCT COMMISSIONERS BARTLETT VILLAGE WATER PRECINCT Gerald McManus Term expires 1994 Willard Ainsworth Term expires 1995 Richard Smith Term expires 1996 INTERVALE LIGHTING PRECINCT Anthony Simone Term expires 1994 Charles Hamlin Term expires 1995 Brian Preece Term expires 1996 KEARSARGE LIGHTING PRECINCT Bartram Bumstead Term expires 1994 Richard Ware Term expires 1995 Paul Whetton Term expires 1996 Town ofBartlett, NH LOWER BARTLETT WATER PRECINCT Thomas M. Caughey Term expires 1994 Maurice Henry Allan Term expires 1995 James P. McGonigle Term expires 1996 NORTH CONWAY WATER PRECINCT Richard Forbes Term expires 1994 William Barry Term expires 1995 David Merrill Term expires 1996 Town ofBartlett, NH TOWN MEETING WARRANT 1994 TotheinhabitantsoftheTownofBartlett,NewHampshireintheCounty ofCarroll in said State, qualified to vote in the Town affairs: You are hereby notified to meet in the Town Hall in said Bartlett on TuesdaytheeighthdayofMarch 1994atnineo'clockintheforenoontoact uponthefollowingsubjectshereinaftersetforth.ThevotingonArticle 1 will bebyofficialballotattheTownHallandthepollsshallopenforballotingat nineo'clock in theforenoonandshall notclosebeforeseveno'clockinthe evening. The following articles in the warrant will be acted upon on Thursday, March 10, 1994atsix thirtyo'clock in theeveningattheJosiah Bartlett Elementary School in Bartlett Village. ARTICLE 1. Tochooseall necessaryTown Officers fortheensuingyear. ARTICLE 2. To raisesuchsumsofmoney as maybenecessarytodefray Town charges for the ensuing year and make appropriations ofthe same. Selectmen favor. ARTICLE 3. To see ifthe Town will vote to authorize indefinitely, until specificrescissionofsuchauthority, theSelectmenandLibraryTrusteesto applyforandacceptonbehalfoftheTownanygifts, legacies,anddevises made to the Town in trust for public purposes as permitted in NH RSA 31:19 and accept and expend without further action by Town Meeting, money from State, Federal, and/or other governmental units or private sources in accordance with NH RSA 31:95-b and 202-A:4-c. Selectmen favor. ARTICLE 4. To see ifthe Town will vote to authorize the Selectmen to acceptgiftsofpersonal property which maybeofferedtothetown forany public purpose, pursuant to RSA 31:95-e. The Selectmen must hold a publichearingbeforeacceptingsuchgifts,andtheacceptanceshallnotbind thetowntoraise,appropriate,orexpendanypublicfundsfortheoperation, maintenance, repair, or replacement of any such personal property. Selectmen favor. ARTICLE 5. Tosee iftheTown will vote toaccept theprovision ofRSA 33:7 which provides that the town at any annual meeting may adopt an articleauthorizingindefinitely,untilspecificrescissionofsuchauthority,the Selectmen and Town Treasurer to borrow a sum in anticipation of the collection oftaxes(Tax Anticipation Notes) forthecurrent municipal year and to issue in the name of the Town and on the credit of the same, negotiable notestherefore, tobe repaidduring thecurrent yearfrom taxes collected within the current municipal year. Selectmen favor.