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DISBURSEMENTS
Losses paid for fires __ $1,451.00 Secretary and Treasurer ^Salary_ 1,650.00 Directors’ Fee_ 355.30 Appraisers’ Fee _ 128.00 Priiftihg and Stationery__ 27.80 Postage -4--- 10.00
Donations t^Fire •Company __ 200.00 • Miscellaneous Expanses _ 241.65
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TOTAL ---—__$4,063.75
55.5%