Town Annual Report of the Officers of the Town of Douglas, for the year ending 1910, Part 1

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ANNUAL REPORTS


TOWN OFFICERS


TOWN OF DOUGLAS


6


INCOR


Year Ending


MARCH 1, 1910


DOUGLAS PUBLIC LIBRARY


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ANNUAL REPORTS


OF THE


TOWN OFFICERS


OF THE


TOWN OF DOUGLAS


FOR THE


Year Ending March 1, 1910.


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WARRANT FOR TOWN MEETING.


Monday, March 21, 1910.


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WORCESTER SS.


To either of the Constables of the Town of Douglas, in the County of Worcester.


GREETING :


In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you are directed to notify the inhabitants of the town of Douglas, qualifi- ed to vote in elections and in town affiairs, to meet in the town hall in East Douglas in said Douglas, on Monday the 21st day of March, current at seven o'clock, in the forenoon ; then and there to act on the following articles :


ARTICLE 1. To elect a moderator, a town clerk, a town treasurer, six constables, a tax collector, an agent of Divise of Moses Wallis, ten highway surveyors, one for each district, a tree warden, an auditor, all for a term of one year, also one selectman, one assessor, one overseer of the poor, three members of the school committee, one trustee of the public library, one town cem- etery commissioner, all for a term of three years, and to vote Yes or No on the question, "Shall licenses for the sale of intoxicating liquors in the town the ensuing year be granted."


ARTICLE 2. To choose all other necessary town officers for the year ensuing.


ARTICLE 3. To hear the reports of the town officers and outstanding committees and act thereon.


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ARTICLE 4. To raise by tax and appropriate such sums of money as may be necessary for support of poor, for schools, for debts and interest, for salary of superintendent of schools, for maintaining street lights, for exterminating brown tail and gypsy moths, and for other contingent expenses of the town the ensuing year.


ARTICLE 5. To raise such sums of money as may be nec· essary for making and repairing highways and townways for the ensuing year and order the same assessed upon polls and estates of residents and non-residents as other town charges are assessed.


ART. 6. To determine the time when poll and other taxes shall be collected, or act in any manner in relation thereto.


ART. 7. To see what disposition the town will make of the dog fund.


ART. 8. To see if the town will vote to establish a hose and fire company, and raise and appropriate money for maintenance thereof to be expended under the direction of the fire engineers.


ART. 9. To see of what number the acting superintending school committee shall consist and what their compensation shall be.


ART. 10. To see if the town will vote to contract with the Douglas Electric Co. for street lighting the ensuing year.


ART. 11 To see what sum the town will raise and appro- priate for the relief of disabled soldiers and their families.


ART. 12. To see if the town will vote to raise and appro -. priate the sum of $150 for Samuel Sibley Post, G. A. R., for char- itable purposes, under the provisions of chapter 25, sect. 15, of the revised laws.


ART. 13. To see what salary the town will pay its tax col- lector the ensuing year.


ART. 14. To see what price the town will pay for teams and labor on the highways the ensuing year.


ART. 15. To see if the town will vote to authorize the the treasurer with the approval of the selectmen, to borrow money in anticipation of taxes of the current year and to be paid there- from.


ART. 16. To see what sums of money the town will raise and appropriate for constructing and repairing side walks, and under whose supervision it shall be expended.


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ART. 17. To see if the town will vote to pay twenty-five dollars for repair of town clock, so called.


ART. 18. To see what sum of money the town will raise and appropriate for the Simon Fairfield Public Library.


ART. 19. To see if the town will vote the sum of one hun- dred dollars for a band for Memorial Day.


ART. 20. To see if the town will vote to appropriate a sum of money to be used on the highways under the supervision of the selectmen, or act or do anything in relation to the same.


ART. 21. To see if the town will vote to reimburse to the Treasurer of Evergreen Cemetery the sum of twenty-five dollars, the amount paid for a marker for Dr. Wood.


ART. 22. To see if the town will vote to install and sustain a sufficient number of electric lights along the highway, beginning at Depot street extending by the residence of J. B. Pine to con- nect with the lights already installed on Franklin street.


ART. 23. To see if the town will vote to direct the select- men to locate five or more electric lights on North street, from end of present lights to Sutton line.


ART. 24. To see what sum the town will vote to raise and appropriate for hydrants for fire protection the ensuing year.


The polls may close at two o'clock P. M.


And you are directed to serve this warrant by posting up attested copies thereof, at the Post Office in East Douglas, at the Post Office in Douglas Center, ten days, at least before the time for holding said meeting.


HEREOF FAIL NOT, and make due return of this War- rant with your doings thereon, to the Town Clerk at the time and place of meeting aforesaid.


Given under our hands this seventh day of March in the year one thousand nine hundred and ten.


W. R. WALLIS. W. S. SCHUSTER, W. L. CHURCH,


Selectmen of Douglas.


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Report of the Selectmen.


For the fiscal year ending March 1, 1910, the Selectmen have drawn orders on the Town Treasurer amounting to $53,531.98, of which $32,227.49 was for the water works, leaving $21,304.49 drawn for town expenses as follows :


Schools


$8,161 81


Four school notes


4,165 81


Highways


1,521 71


Snow roads.


336 71


State aid


876 00


Soldiers and widows relief


123 57


Support of poor farm


1,474 45


Stone road .


31 75


Street lighting


1,290 42


Cattle inspection


51 75


Meat inspection


40 10


Fire company


330 50


Tree warden


210 24


Assessors


343 58


Brown tail moths


84 30


Forest fires


27 22


G. A. R. Post


150 00


Sidewalks .


73 83


Salaries of town officers


400 00


Town Clerk


101 00


Registrars


55 00


Election expenses


86 00


Library


281 50


Contagious diseases


63 00


Band, Memorial day


75 00


Care town clock


25 00


Board of Health


20 00


Miscellaneous


874 64


$21,304 49


.


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7


MISCELLANEOUS.


Rebinding books


$14 25


Printing


139 25


Watching fire


20 40


Care of hose . . .


1 50


Rose La Chappelle abatement


7 65


Janitor town hall and engine hall 2 years.


79 00


Sealing weights


1 66


License blanks


2 75


Wm. F. Hall, auditor


39 25


Repair snow plow


5 00


Refreshments, band


6 25


Insurance


42 15


Returning births


10 25


deaths


10 50


E. E. Carpenter, stamps, collector


19 36


Salary, collector


150 00


Collector's books


2 25


Watch at lock-up


: 00


Officers July 4th,


5 00


Counsel, Holbrook case


183 70


Expense, Aldrich case


60 15


Deer damage


24 00


Stamped envelopes


2 00


Dog officer


5 00


Cleaning gutter


1 50


Mowing cemetery


12 00


Care of watering trough.


5 00


Repair engine and crusher


16 65


Kindling, town hall


1 00


$874 64


STATE AID.


Wellington Balcome $ 66 00


Mrs. Charles H. Barton


48 00


Mrs. Elmer H. Balcome


24 00


Horace Belding


48 00


Mrs. William H. Cook


48 00


Charles E. Green


60 00


Christopher Gazette


72 00


Mrs. William H. Marshall


48 00


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John P. Otis


$36 00


Joseph Quinn


48 00


Chandler Titus 48 00


Mrs. Leander Thompson


48 00


Charles A. Whipple


48 00


Mrs. Dorris B. Young


48 00


Dorris B. Young


48 00


Mrs. Elisha McKenney


48 00


Mrs. Charles A. Whipple


40 00


Joseph T. Arnold .


50 00


$876 00


W. R. WALLIS, W. S. SCHUSTER, W. L. CHURCH,


Selectmen of Douglas.


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Treasurer's Report.


WALTER E. SCHUSTER, Treasurer.


1909


CR.


Apr. 5 Charles Larbree, court money $27 54


5 E. P. Heath, 66


42 64


5 Selectmen's orders, 642 to 664


1,709 12


May 3 Selectmen's orders 665 to 682


2,001 64


Poor, Henry D. Mowry money returned by


state . . 111 36


June 7 Selectmen's orders 683 to 694


1,569 09


1 State treasurer, one-quarter liquor license Henry D. Mowry, overseer, money returned by state . 32 75


18 Library order, C. J. Batcheller 112


114 21


July 3 E. P. Heath, money returned by court J. B. Howard 66 66


11 00


66 Herbert Hughes “ 66 66


22 14


3 E. P. Heath, collector abatements .


49 90


3 Selectmen's orders 695 to 701


1,147 21


4 00


Aug 19 E. P. Heath, collector 1908 tax abatements. . 29 E. P. Heath, 66 1908 error in discounts


53 70


2 Selectmen's orders 702 to 717


2,315 78


Oct 1 Expense collecting check


10


1 James Fisher, court money


3 50


Bert Hughes. 66 66


16 10


Joseph Foster,


13 39


J. B. Howard, 66


9 44


E. P. Heath, 66 66


34 82


Willie Manahan, 66


.


18 47


1,000 25


5 40


IO


Oct. 7 Selectmen's orders 718 to 730. $2,041 14


Edward A. Brown one-half County tax 662 00


Nov. 1 Selectmen's orders 731 to 742 10,415 34 16 State treas., state tax 1,665 00 66 repair state highway 106 25


Dec. 6 Selectmen's orders 743 to 762 14,894 30


7 Edward A Brown, balance county tax 662 00


1910


Jan. 1 E. P. Heath court money


$ 52 08


3 Selectmen's orders 763 to 782 1,904 29


Poor acct. H. D. Mowry, money returned by state 41 00


Poor acct. H. D. Mowry, money returned from Lowell . . 14 53


Feb. 7


Selectmen's orders 783 to 805


1.644 20


28 Selectmen's order 7973


16 05


Selectmen's orders 806 to 818


1,554 27


Selectmens orders 819 to 833


474 03


Library order 114


112 20


E. P. Heath, discount taxes 293 58


6 town tax


21 38


abatements


134 41


Selectmen's order 834


50 00


By error in Selectmen's order 735


40 00


By cash March 1, 1910, in hands of treas. and in bank.


8,740 48


$55,852 08


Showing an over run in cash of 63 24


$ 55,788 84


1909.


DR.


Mar. 1 Cash on hand $5,460 78


1 Interest for February . 8 39


10 State Treas. support sick paupers. 2 00


Apr. 1 Interest for March 8 27


James Meehan, rent town hall . 3 00


A. A. Putnam, Justice, court money 42 56


5 Auctioneer Peddler's license, H. Stoughton Hewett No. 152 expires April 2, 1910 8 00


I I


Apr. 7 Frank Prince, special county license No. 110, expires April 7, 1910. $ 4 00


5 E. P. Heath, collector taxes No. 17, 1908


taxes . 276 00


20 Poor, city of Fall River pauper case . 109 36


21 Amos Goodness, 3 pool and 1 billiard table 20 00


23 School tuition, Cobb pupil from Sutton


7 00


30 Joseph Labelle & Co., 1st and 4th class license 2,000 00


Joseph Derham 1st and 4th class license. 2,000 00


May 1


Interest for April. 7 16


3 E. P. Heath, auctioneer license 2 00


Frank Bowen, undertaker 1 00


7 Ruben Brown. two pool tables 10 00


Napoleon Bonville, one pool table 5 00


8 H. C. Holden, druggist license 00


10 Nathan Sevenson, pedler's license No. 274, expires May 10, 1910 8 00


17 School tuition, Leonard pupil from Sutton . 7 00


20 Auctioneer's license, W. H. Herendeen 2 00


31 Interest for May .


8 50


June 1


State treasurer sick paupers $17 75


transportation paupers 3 60


burial pauper 15 00


36 35


July


1 Interest for June


6 48


Junk peddler on account 1-4 payment. 5 00


A. A. Putnam, court money . .


67 55


3 E P. Heath, coll. 18, 1908 taxes $157 59


Abatements 49 90


207 49


8 City of Boston, school department


18 00


Rent town hall, moving picture. 3 65


21 E. P. Heath, collector, 1909 taxes No. 1. 66 66


66


2. . .


900 00


28 State treas., trans. paupers $1 80


inspection animals . . 24 87


26 67


E. P. Heath, collector, 1909 taxes No. 3 3,125 00


4


1,133 00


.6


5.


4,861 00


3


60 6 1,300 00 66


Interest for July 3 53


5 Butcher's license, T. J. Murphy 1 00


Aug. 2 3


2.160 00


27


7 Junk peddler's license, one-half payment.


10 00


1 2


Aug. 19 E. P. Heath, coll. 1908 taxes No.19 $44 89 Abatements 4 00


By error in discount 53 70


This is in full taxes 1908.


$ 146 59


19 E. P. Heath. collector 1909 taxes No. 7. 503 00


Sept. 1 Interest for August 18 60


E. P. Heath collector No. 8 100 00


Rent town hall, Al. Martz Show 5 00


11 E. P. Heath collector No. 9


500 00


Oct. 1 A. A. Putnam, Justice, court money. 105 36


Interest for September . . 23 21


6 E. P. Heath, collector No. 10


785 06


11 Peddler's license, Kaiser Ostaphen No. 636 expires Oct. 11, 1909. 8 00


15 Peddler's license. Tharat Farres No. 642 expires Oct. 12, 8 00


18 E. P. Heath, collector No 11 taxes 1909 450 13


600 00 31 E. P. Heath, collector No 12 taxes 1909. Interest for October 17 38


Nov. 1 Forest fires received of W. L. Church


8 00


Junk peddler's balance due on licenses


5 00


6 E. P. Heath, collector No. 13 taxes 1909.


500 00


16 State treas., corporation tax


1,906 61


National bank tax.


214 40


State aid


863 00


transportation paupers Burial indigent soldier 37 00


1 80


High school tuition special case


500 00


24 Peddler's license, A. A. Foeqley No. 703, expires Nov. 23 8 00


8 00


Interest for November 4 94


4 Water works loan. deposited check, special .


15,000 00


6 E. P. Heath collector No. 14


500 00


L. S. Aldrich, check for town's share of mon- ey returned by state for support of school supt. 500 00


Homer Mucier, 1 pool table


5 00


13


School tuition, Cobb pupil, Sutton


7 00


66 Leonard pupil, 7 00


14


66 Couillard pupil, 66


7 00


31 Interest for December . 5 29


Dog fund, Ed. G. Brown, treas .. 231 20


A. A. Putnam, Justice, court money . 30 04


Dec. 1 Peddler's license. Eli Forzley No. 408, ex- pires June 15, 1910


1 3


1910


Jan. 3 E. P. Heath, collector No. 15 $ 275 00


15 Poor account, City of Lowell . 14 53


4 Water works, this payment with interest closes account with town water works. Money now on (special deposit) Interest 76 27


5,340 56


26 State treas., income Mass. school fund. 883 35


State treas., support sick paupers.


3 00


State treas., temporary aid


38 00


Feb. 1 Interest for January 11 90


5 E. P. Heath, collector No. 16 530 00


7 Sale of wagon at town farm 8 00


Highways order No. 723 O. S. Sleeper returned 2 00


9 State treas. check sent Wm. Wright, deer damage 8 00


State treas. check sent Chandler Titus, deer damage 8 00


10 James Meehan, rent town hall, 5 nights 15 00


28 Will Balcome. sale of cemetery lot 14 00


16 03


E. P. Heath, collector No. 17 $464 00


Discount to Nov. 1. 293 58


Inhabitants tax 21 38


Abatements


134 41


913 37


Interest on deposit for Feb.


17 07


Water works to balance account 129 41


$ 55,788 84


ASSETS.


Cash on hand, March 1, 1910


Due from E. B. Knapp, collector, 1896


66


66


1897


66


66


1899


229 90


66


66 1900


254 22


66


1901


95 07


E. P. Heath 66 1909


757 77


66


State for state aid


876 00


66


E. P. Heath, collector 1907, taxes of B. F. Aldrich. Case now in court


396 70


60 00


66 Foresters, rent town hall


$11,576 12


$8,740 48


20 31


145 67


Town of Sutton, Maria Humes case .


14


In trust, Henry Whiting Fund, Peoples Savings Bank, Worcester, for care of cemetery lot $99 56 In trust, Sarah E. Scott Fund, Peoples Savings Bank, Worcester, for care of cemetery lot 51 00


$150 56


The town this year has paid the four sohoolhouse notes amounting to $4000.00, and you have on hand in the bank, March 1st, $8,740.48. Below is the debt for the past ten years, also amounts showing how much your treasurer had each year. The town has received $216.99 interest on money in bank, while a few years ago the interest was against the town. Year ending March 1, 1904, we paid $847.93 interest ; this did not include set interest on schoolhouse notes.


March 1, 1901, town debt, $25,173 58 Cash on hand,


$643 12 6. 1902, 66 66 22.430 42 :6 66 66 1903, 66 19.940 00 959 05 2,697 98 66 66


66


1905, 66


66 13.812 00 6.


66 12.000 00 66


66


66


1908, 66 66 5,000 00


66


66


66 1909,


66 4,000 00


66


66


66


1910, 66


66


66 5,460 78 66 8,740 48


WALTER E. SCHUSTER, Town Treasurer.


Office of WILLIAM FRANKLIN HALL, Accountant,


Exchange Building, Boston, Mass., March 1, 1910.


To the Honorable Board of Selectmen Town of Douglas, Mass.


GENTLEMEN:


I have examined the books and accounts of the Town Treas- urer and Tax Collector for the year ending February 28, 1910,


1904,


66 14,800 00


66


06 66 1,733 74 1,827 07 6,154 38 6,365 14 5,946 30 66 66


66 1906, 66


66


1907,


66 6,000 00


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and find them to be in good condition. The taxes are well paid up and accounted for to the Treasurer.


The cash was verified on March 1st and found to be as follows :


On deposit in National Shawmut Bank of Boston, as


per their statement $9,100 94 Less: Checks outstanding not yet cashed by bank . . 797 24


$8,303 70


Checks in hands of Treasurer


336 56


Cash on hand


100 22


Total cash on hand and in bank. $8,740 48


Amount required by cash book 8,677 24


$63 24


Respectfully submitted,


WM. FRANKLIN HALL, Auditor.


Per A. T. Byrnes.


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Report of Water Works Committee.


RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES,


RECEIPTS.


1909.


Dec. 15. To received from Adams & Co., for forty $1,000 bonds, at $1.0453 $41,812 00 Adams & Co., accrued interest, 1910 5 mos., 15 days, at 4% . . . . 733 33


Mar. 1. Interest on deposit, City Trust Co., 83 93


Total receipts $42,629 26


EXPENDITURES.


ENGINEERING. 1909


June 1. By paid preliminary survey :- Parker, Bateman & Chase, engineers, William Scribner, assistance J. T. Derham, board of eng- ineers 34 50


$141 32


18 15


$193 97


Aug. 2. By paid Parker, Bateman & Chase, . $193 53


Nov. 3. Parker, Bateman & Chase,. .. 410 35


Dec. 24. William Scribner, assistance. . 9 60


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1910.


Feb. 8. Parker, Bateman & Chase, . . . $ 664 79 J. T. Derham, board of engin'rs 24 75


$1,303 02


REAL ESTATE.


1909.


Oct. 1. By paid Mrs. Lafayette Taft, land for reservoir, . $50 00 W. R. Wallis, land for pumping station 367 50


$417 50


HYDRANTS, VALVES, GATES AND GATE BOXES.


1909.


Dec. 6. By paid Ludlow Valve Co., hy- drants and valves, . $1,626 31


1910.


Jan. 1. Bingham & Taylor, gate boxes. . 126 53


Ludlow Valve Co., hydrants and valves, . 206 45


$1,959 29


PIPE FOR STREET MAINS.


1909,


Oct. 1. By paid freight on pipe, . $433 08


Nov. 3. Chas. Miller & Son, pipe 3,581 92


Freight on pipe 728 49


Dec. 6. Chas. Miller & Son, pipe.


2,000 00


10. 66 66


5,000 00


1910. Fuller Iron Works, specials.


103 83


Jan. 1. Chas. Miller & Son, pipe .


3,234 60


Freight on pipe .


580 38


Fuller Iron Works, specials


119 92


Feb. 8. 66 66 66


4 44


-- $15,786 66


PIPE LAYING.


1909.


Dec. 6. By paid J. Morrell, laying pipe. $2,819 88 1910.


Jan. 1. 66 pipe laying, special 11 61


Feb. 8. 66 66


66 1,187 23


12. 66 extra lead and labor 64 86


$4,083 58


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WELLS.


Aug. 2. By paid B. S. Smith & Co., test wells $143 50


J. T. Derham, board 11 75


Oct. 1. B. S. Smith & Co., test wells 108 14 30. Geo. A. Waugh & Son, driving nine wells 290 96


Geo. A. Waugh & Son, seven days pumping test 75 00


$629 35


RESERVOIR.


1909.


Oct. 16. By paid pay roll at reservoir $102 75


23. Pay roll at reservoir 85 40


30. 66 90 58


Nov. 6. 66


64 44


13.


54 11


Dec, 1. Conn. Trap Rock Co., crushed stone 34 24


6. Eastern Concrete Construction Co.


1,530 00 1910.


Jan. 1. 6: 66 2,020 00


J. Morrell, labor at reservoir 106 78


66 66 52 10


8. Perrin, Seaman & Co., gravel screens 11


12. J. Morrell, extra labor at reservoir 80 31


28. E. N. Jenckes, barrels, salt, etc. . 7 00


W. R. Wallis, supplies at reservoir 52 46


men and teams at « 135 74


W. L: Jillson, labor 94 25


$4,521 28


PUMPING STATION.


1909.


Dec. 11. By paid pay roll at pumping station $56 00


18. Pay roll at pumping station 48 82


24. 66 22 74


1910.


Jan. 1. Hydrate of lime 5 00


Pay roll at pumping station 22 08


8. 66 19 04


19


Jan. 15. Pay roll at pumping station $26 44 22. 66 30 32


29. 66 14 80


37 50


Feb. 8. Smith & Thayer, lead connections B. A. Stockwell, carpenter work. G. A. Gleason, bolts, etc., 5 00


109 25


E. A. Gove, brick laying


36 27


12. Pay roll at pumping station


18 68


J. Morrell, extra labor.


168 54


28. John A. Gilbert, brick laying


176 95


Geo. A. Waugh & Son, connect- ing wells with pumping station, and pipe and fittings .


158 84


W. R. Wallis, stock for station . .


985 42


teams and labor . ...


149 91


Ambrose Newell, step, cap, date stone and labor 59 90


W. L. Jillson, labor at pumping station


121 78


Frank E. Jones, coal 3 75


$2,277 03


ELECTRIC MOTORS.


1910.


Jan. 1. By paid General Electric Co., 2-h. p. motor


$ 56 70


Gen'l Electric Co., 15-h. p. motor 312 30


8.


66 66 35-h. p. motor . 424 80


$793 80


INTEREST ON BONDS.


1910.


Jan. 1. By paid six months interest on bonds, $800 00


MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES.


1909.


Nov. 6. By paid Batcheller and Wallis, expenses inspecting out of town water works, express and telep. Dec. 24. City Trust Co., interest on money advanced on bonds 20 00


$23 75


1910.


Jan. 1. Int. paid to Town of Douglas for use money before sale of bonds 76 27


16


20


Jan. 8. City Trust Co., engraving, print- ing and selling bonds . . $160 00


Feb. 28. Set of books for Commissioner's accounts 5 70


Edw. F. Hughes, cement lined pipe . 5 37


H. Mueller Mfg. Co., tapping machine. 61 80


Freight on specials, rock, hyd- rants, valves and sundries. . 121 45


$474 34


$33,239 82


· Mar. 1. Balance on deposit at City Trust Co .. 9,389 44


$42,629 26


RECAPITULATION.


Total receipts.


$42,629 26


Paid engineering $1,303 02


Real estate 417 50


Hydrants, valves, gates and gate boxes 1959 29


Pipe for street mains 15,786 66


Pipe laying


4,083 58


Wells . .


629 35


Reservoir


4,521 28


Pumping station


2,277 03


Electric motors . .


793 80


Miscellaneous expenses


474 34


Total payments for construction $32,245 85


Balance remaining for construction $10,383 41


Paid for preliminary survey $193 97


Six months interest on bonds, . 800 00


$993 97


Balance on deposit at City Trust Co .. . $9,389 44


The town voted to issue bonds to an amount not to exceed $50,000.00 to cover the cost of construction of a water system, as outlined in the accepted report of the committee appointed to in- vestigate the whole question. It will be seen from the foregoing


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report of "Receipts and Expenditures," that your committee have issued but $40,000.00. The strong financial condition of the town, being entirely free from debt. was evident in the ready sale and high price obtained for these 4% bonds, they netting in pre- miums $1,812.00. From the total amount received from bonds and premium, your committee hope to be able, (or nearly so) to complete the system according to the original plans.


It has been the aim of your committee to construct a thor- oughly good plant in each and every respect, and everything ent- ering into the construction has been of the best and most lasting quality, insuring the up-keep of the plant to be of small cost.


The reservoir on Taft's hill, holding 200,000 gallons, is of cement, reinforced with steel rods, and is supposed to be good for all time, increasing in hardness and strength year by year. The elevation is sufficient to give excellent pressure for fire protection throughout the entire district.


The brick pumping station also contains storage and work rooms.


The seven days continued pumping test last October, in one of the dryest periods we have experienced for years, proved con- clusively that we have an abundance of water, and the daily analy- sis of the same by the State Board of Health showed it to be of most excellent quality.


Fully one-half of the pipe mains are already under ground, and work will soon commence on the remainder, and be rushed to completion. The pumps and electric motors are on their way here from the factory, and the materials for house connections are to be delivered April 1st.


By use of the Hayward Mill pumps the reservoir was filled in December, and thus fire protection given to the business section of the village.


In conclusion, your committee feel East Douglas is to have a water works system adequate in every respect, both for domestic and fire purposes, and the cost of construction is to come well within their estimate.


DOUGLAS WATER WORKS COMMITTEE,


By Chas. J. Batcheller, Clerk.


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TOWN CLERK'S REPORT.


I 909.


BIRTHS


Whole number


45


Number of males 23


Number of females. 22


-


45


American parentage 17


Foreign parentage. 19


Mixed .


9


45


MARRIAGES


Whole number 23


American birth 24


Foreign birth 2:2


Residents of Douglas. 37


Elsewhere 8


First marriage 42


Second marriage


3


Third marriage


1


DEATHS


Whole number 49


Males


28


Females 21


- 49


23


American birth


33


Foreign birth. 16


49


Number under 1 year 12


Between 1 and 5 years


3


5 and 10


1


10 and 20


1


20 and 30


4


66 30 and 40 66


4


40 and 50


4


66 50 and 60 66


4


66 60 and 70


6


66 70 and 80


8


80 and 90 66


49


DOGS REGISTERED


Whole number 137


Males, 128 at $2.00 $256 00


Females, 9 at $5.00 45 00


$301 00


Less fees, (137 at 20 cts.)


27 40


Paid to County Treasurer


$273 60


J. B. CHAPDELAINE, JR.,


Town Clerk.


24


REPORT OF THE TREASURER OF


Simon Fairfield Public Library


1909.


DR.


Mar. 1 To balance due from town $ 14 21


Balance income Smith fund, 92 76


Balance income Fairfield fund, 19 01


$125 98


Income for year as follows :-


Dog fund.


$231 20


Town appropriation 100 00


Interest on Keith fund, 2 yrs. 16 90


Interest on Smith fund


240 00


Interest on Fairfield fund


175 00


Received from fines


13 29


Total income $776 39


$902 37


1909.


CR.


Paid Vera H. Warner, librarian $260 00


Herbert Hughes, janitor . 61 00


Douglas Electric Light Co., lighting 73 71


Completion of plumbing, Est. J. J. Dunn


31 25


B .: A. Stockwell, carpenter work for plumbing 1 75 Newspapers. 21 00


Magazines 30 25


25


Bookbinding $76 09


Cleaning library 6 70


Books . 52 54


H. G. Ramsey, tungsten lamps


11 16


Supplies, for librarian .


6 92


Freight, cartage and express 2 31


Frank E. Jones, coal .


119 00


1910.


$753.68


Mar. 1. Unexpended balances as follows :---




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