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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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WHITINSVILLE, MASS .: PRESS OF EAGLE PRINTING CO. 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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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
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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
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1,133 00
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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 .
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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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