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ANNUAL REPORTS
TOWN OFFICERS
TOWN OF DOUGLAS
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Year Ending
MARCH 1, 1916
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Arion Fanfold Public
ANNUAL REPORTS
OF THE
TOWN OFFICERS
OF THE
TOWN OF DOUGLAS
FOR THE
Year Ending March 1, 1916
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WHITINSVILLE, MASS .: PRESS OF EAGLE PRINTING CO. 1916.
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Warrant for Town Meeting
Monday, March 20, 1916
WORCESTER SS.
10 any Constable of the Town of Douglas in the County of Worcester.
GREETING :
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you are hereby directed to notify the inhabitants of the town of Douglas, qualified to vote in elections and in town affairs, to meet in the town hall, East Douglas, in said Douglas, on Monday, the twentieth day of March current, at 5.45 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 treas- urer, six constables, a tax collector, an agent of Devise of Moses Wallis, one highway commissioner, a tree warden, an auditor, all for the term of one year, also one selectman, one assessor, one overseer of the poor, one water commissioner, two members of the school committee, one trustee of the public library, one town ceme- tery commissioner, all for the term of three years, and to vote Yes or No on the question "Shall licenses be granted for the sale of intoxicating liquors in the town the ensuing year ?"
ART. 2. To choose all other necessary town officers for the year ensuing.
ART. 3. To hear the reports of the town officers and out- standing committees and act thereon.
ART. 4. To raise by tax and appropriate such sums of money as may be necessary for support of poor, for schools, for
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debts and interest, for salary of superintendent of schools, for maintaining street lights, for highways and bridges, for extermin- ating browntail and gypsy moths, for salaries of town officers, and for all other expenses of the town for the ensuing year.
ART. 5. To see what compensation the town will pay each member of the Hose Company for their services the ensuing year.
ART. 6. To see what disposition the town will make of the dog fund.
ART. 7. To see of what number the acting superintending school committee shall consist, and what their compensation shall be.
ART. 8. To see what sum the town will raise and appropri- ate for the relief of disabled soldiers and their families.
ART. 9. To see if the town will vote to oil the macadam roads, and raise and appropriate money therefor.
ART. 10. To see what salary the town will pay its tax col- lector the ensuing year.
ART. 11. To see what price the town will pay for teams and labor on the highways the ensuing year.
ART. 12. To see if the town will vote to authorize the treas- urer, with the approval of the selectmen, to borrow money in anticipation of revenue of the current year and to be paid therefrom.
ART. 13. To see what sums of money the town will raise and appropriate for constructing and repairing sidewalks, and un- der whose supervision it shall be expended.
ART. 14. To see if the town will vote to pay twenty-five dollars for repair of town clock, so called, to be paid from the contingent fund.
ART. 15. To see what sum of money the town will raise and appropriate for the Simon Fairfield Public Library.
ART. 16. To see if the town will vote the sum of one hnn- dred dollars to Lambert B. Simmons Camp, 123, S. V., for defraying expenses for Memorial Day.
ART. 17. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropri- ate money for railing highways.
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ART. 13. To see if the town will vote to appropriate a sum of money to be used for the repair of stone roads, under supervision of the selectmen, or act or do anything in relation to the same.
ART. 19. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropri- ate one hundred dollars for setting out shade trees.
ART. 20. To see if the town will instruct the school purchas- ing agent to advertise for bids for supplying coal for the schools, and let contract therefor.
The polls may close at two o'clock.
You are directed to serve this warrant by posting attested copies thereof at the Post Office in East Douglas, and at the Post Office in Douglas Center, ten days at least before the time of hold- ing 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 first day of March, in the year one thousand nine hundred and sixteen.
W. R. WALLIS, W. E. SCHUSTER, W. L. CHURCH,
Selectmen of Douglas.
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Report of Selectmen.
The Selectmen of Douglas respectfully submit their annual report for the year ending February 29, 1916.
Orders have been drawn on the Town Treasurer amounting to $35,807.08, for the following purposes :
Schools-Appropriation $8,500 00 Received from State. 2,154 38
$10,654 38
Orders drawn (see school report) .. 11,065 93
$11,065 93
Overdrawn
$411 55
Highways and Bridges-Appropriation . . $2,000 00
Road Commissioner. . $2,317 30
Miscellaneous supplies 45 83
Paid Mrs. Gove 25 00
Cleaning sewer . 2 70
$2,390 83
2,390 83
Bridges
246 60
246 60
2,637 43
Overdrawn
$637 43
Street lighting - Appropriation $1,750 00
Expended . 1,746 33
1,746 33
Balance.
$3 67
7
Support of Poor -
Appropriation .
$2,250 00
Expended . 3,400 00
$3,400 00
Overdrawn .
$1,150 00
Soldiers' and Widows' Relief
Appropriation .
$100 00
Expended
238 50
238 50
Overdrawn
$138 50
Debts and Interest-
Appropriation
$2,000 00
Expended
2,060 00
2,060 00
Overdrawn
$60 00
Moth Extermination-
Appropriation
$300 00
Expended
210 83
210 83
Balance
89 17
Tree Warden- Appropriation $100 00
Expended
75 89
75 89
Balance .
$24 11
Hose Company - Appropriation
$240 00
Expended
192 00
192 00
Balance .
$48 00
Stone Road-Appropriation . .
$300 00
Expended.
562 52
562 52
Overdrawn . .
$262 52
Oiling Roads-Appropriation
$750 00
Expended . . ...
1,099 23
1,099 23
Overdrawn
$349 23
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Sidewalks-
Appropriation $500 00 Assessment of abutters ... 500 00-$1,000 00 Expended. 1,067 94
$1,067 94
Overdrawn.
$67 94
Public Library-Appropriation $200 00
Dog Fund .
198 75
$398 75
Expended
350 00
350 00
Balance ..
$48 75
Memorial Day-Appropriation
$100 00
Expended
100 00
100 00
Road Machine-Appropriation
$300 00
Expended
306 00
306 00
Overdrawn
$6 00
Shade Trees-Appropriation .
$100 00
Expended . .
134 27
134 27
. Overdrawn
$34 27
Well, Town Farm-
Appropriation
$600 00
Expended
314 00
314 00
Balance
$286 00
Guide Posts-Appropriation . .
$50 00
Expended
00 00
Balance
$50 00
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SALARIES OF TOWN OFFICERS.
Appropriation
$1,400 00
Registrars
$60 00
Moderator
5 00
Collector, on salary. . . . $230 00
Expenses and supplies 153 83
383 83
Asssessors
$346 40
Expenses
30 54
376 94
Treasurer
100 00
Selectmen
100 00
Clerk
50 00
Water Commissioners
100 00
Overseers of Poor
180 00
School Committee
50 00
Town Clerk . .
118 70
1,524 47
1,524 47
Overdrawn
$124 47
CONTINGENT.
Forest fires
$1,001 17
Forest fire apparatus
134 25
Board of Health
157 24
Police
109 66
Vital statistics
13 25
Town Hall and Engine Hall ..
267 53
Printing
111 18
Election expenses
87.25
Auditor
43 98
Cattle inspection
71 25
Meat inspection
29 71
Sealer Weights and Measures
8 98
Mowing cemetery
12 00
6. Monument lot
3 00
Dog officer
25 85
Perambulating town line . .
10 25
Care watering trough ..
5 00
Attorney two court cases.
26 50
G. A. R. charity
25 00
$2,143 05
IO
County tax . $1,768 00
Note in anticipation of taxes . 3,047 69
One-quarter license money to State
1,000 25
Snow roads and paths ..
116 24
Fire protection telephone
34 51
$5,966 69
STATE AID.
James G. Adams $48 00
Mrs. Charles H. Barton. 72 00
Horace C. Belding 48 00
Mrs. Ruth A. Bowdish 72 00
George M. Church
72 00
Mrs. William Cook 72 00
Charles E. Green
72 00
William N. Leavens
16 00
Mrs. William H. Marshall 48 00
Chandler Titus
48 00
Charles A. Whipple
44 00
612 00
$35,807 08
W. R. WALLIS, W. E. SCHUSTER, W. L. CHURCH,
Selectmen of Douglas.
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Treasurer's Report.
GILBERT W. ROWLEY, Treasurer.
1915
DR.
March 1 Cash on hand .
$6,976 00
12 Corporation tax balance, State Treasurer. 8 14
13 E. P. Heath, collector, 1914 taxes, No. 20. . 436 00
31 Town of Groton, Poor Dept.(Frank Bradley)
121 25
April
1 District Court
5 15
3 Interest, Worcester Trust Co. .
22 74
6 Keeper of jail and master of House of Correction 6 00
8 State Treasurer, transportation of paupers
1 20
30
F. Bowen, undertaker's license . .
1 00
W. H. Herendeen, auctioneer's license . . . Assad Kouri (Worcester) peddler's license Emil Rinfrette & Co., common victualler's license .
8 00
May
1 Amos Goodness, pool license
20 00
3 H. C. Holden, sixth class license 1 00
E. E. Young, undertaker's license
1 00
J.T.Derham & Co., inn holder's fourth class license
2,000 00
Interest, Worcester Trust Co.
19 41
4 Board of Health, order No. 1830 returned
3 00
11 State, support sick paupers. $ 10 00
temporary aid . . ... 274 42
contagious diseases 45 28
329 70
2 00
2,000 00
I2
May 15 State Dept., protection against forest fires $ 5 25
8 00 21 B. I. Seder, peddler's license . City of Worcester, overseer of poor 80 00
24 E. P. Heath, collector, 1914 taxes, No. 21. 122 52
June 1 Interest, Worcester Trust Co
14 08
1 Frank Smith, auctioneer's license . .
2 00
28 Moses Wallis Devise, Town Note No. 2
3,000 00
July 1 Court money. District Court
21 05
Interest, Worcester Trust Co
15 69
3 R. A. Bergesson, freight on sidewalks
11 70
12 E. P. Heath, collector, 1914 taxes, No. 22 T. E. Kelley, butcher's license J. Howard, police refund
10 73
26 E. P. Heath, collector, 1915 taxes. No. 1 66 66
1,000 00 750 00
3 Interest, Worcester Trust Co
6 27
12 E. P. Heath, collector, 1915 taxes, No. 3 School tuition, town of Sutton
35 00
8 00
28 Christo Michael, peddler's license No. 417 John Marsch, dynamite storage license .. . 30 E. P. Heath, collector, 1915 taxes, No. 4
1 00
Sept. 3 State, support of sick paupers . . $11 43
inspection of animals 12 37
23 80
Interest, Worcester Trust Co
5 05
13 H. S. Hewett, peddler's license No. 78 .. . E. P. Heath, collector, 1915 taxes, No. 5 66 27
6
1,250 00
Oct.
4 District Court
32 12
Interest. Worcester Trust Co
6 35
6 Peoples Savings Bank, Scott Cem- etery Fund $3 00
Peoples Savings Bank, Whiting Cemetery Fund 3 00
6 00
I. Shor. junk license 20 00
14 00
1,505 00
12
W. Manahan, cemetery lot, Douglas Center E. P. Heath, collector, 1915 taxes, No. 7 State Treasurer, High school tuition, special cases
500 00
15 E. P. Heath, collector, 1915 taxes, No. 8 ..
6.
9
3,200 00
22
1,096 00 66 66 " 10 66 K. Estophen, peddler's license No. 191 .. . 8 00
23
26 Nicola Essa, 66 . 195 .. 8 00
22 11
1 00
Aug.
2
795 00
750 00
8 00
750 00
7,982 75
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13
Oct. 28 Perry McMasters, tuition 3 children, 15 wks. $ 22 50
Nov. Interest, Worcester Trust Co. 5 75
11 State Treasurer, school superintendent, union 500 00
13 E. P. Heath, collector, 1915 taxes, No. 11 1,020 00
15 State Treasurer, Corporation tax, public service $124 53
Corporation tax, business. 3,006 91
National bank tax 286 43
State aid 570 00
Temporary aid
365 26
Contagious diseases
16 00
Burial indigent soldiers and
sailors 73 50
School tuition 108 00
Aiding mothers with dependent children 71 33
4,621 96
24 Alma Quintal, rent of Town hall by Grange
3 00
29 Boys' Club, 66 3 00
City of Worcester, poor department . . .
64 00
20 E. P. Heath, collector, 1915 taxes, No. 12
1,199 83
31 Interest, Worcester Trust Co., December 66 6 January 23 05
1916
Jan.
2 County Treasurer, dog license refund 198 75
Keeper of jail (Felloni case) 50 00
26 School Fund, State Treasurer 1,154 38
Court money, Southern Worcester District, to Dec. 31, 1915 78 14
27 Freight refund on car road oil, Sept. 18, '15
00
31 E. P. Heath, collector, 1915 taxes, No. 13 668 38
Feb. 2 Interest, Worcester Trust Co
18 08
15 State Treasurer, mothers with dependent children 58 00
21 H. D. Mowry, rent of Town hall, Feb. 18 Perry McMasters, school tuition, 3
3 00
children $16 50
Transportation, 11 weeks 13 75
30 25
28 E. P. Heath, collector, 1915 taxes, No. 14 391 00
29 Interest, Worcester Trust Co 12 20
$45,179 08
Dec.
16 75
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1915
CR.
March 1 Court money, Simon Vallier $5 79
66 W. Manahan . 11 86
April 2 66 Simon Vallier 25 13
66 66 H. E. Hughes
13 36
5 Selectmen's orders, 1799 to 1820
2,573 39
12 H. D. Mowry, Poor Dept., Town of Groton
121 25
May 1 Court money, W. Manahan $18 01
66 J. B. Howard 6 24
24 25
3 Selectmen's orders, 1821 to 1842 ..
3,366 79
21 H. D. Mowry, City of Worcester 80 00
60 64
June
3 H. D. Mowry, temporary aid ... $274 42 support sick paupers . 10 00
284 42
7 Selectmen's orders, 1843 to 1868
3,727 36
July
12
1869 to 1887.
4,047 43
Aug.
2
66 1888 to 1897. 596 74
H. E. Hughes, court money
10 85
7 H. D. Mowry, support of sick paupers. .
11 43
13 Selectmen's orders, 1898 to 1904
2,043 35
Oct.
4 E. P. Heath, court money
11 1
W. H. Herendeen, care of cemetery lots. Selectmen's orders, 1905 to 1910
2,582 27
15 E. P. Heath,collector,tax abatements, 1915
132 75
Nov.
1 Selectmen's orders, 1911 to 1929
5,604 52
3 Court money, J. B. Howard
14 64
66 E. P. Heath .
26 61
15 State Treasurer, State tax $3,900 00
State highway repairs 203 24
4,103 24
Dec. 3
29 H. D. Mowry, Poor Dept 66 temporary aid . $365 26
64 00
aiding mothers . . . 71 33
436 59
6 Selectmen's orders, 1930 to 1935 763 15
1916
Jan. 3 66 66 1936 to 1946 5,878 14
Feb. 1
Court money, Simon Vallier .
5 19
66 6 H. E. Hughes. 11 67
7 Selectmen's orders, 1947 to 1959 1,871 73
. 00
Sept. 2
24 E. P. Heath, collector, tax abatements, 1914
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Feb. 7 E. P. Heath, collector, inhabitants
of Douglas.
$25 35
Tax abatements, 1915 62 50
$ 87 85
15 C. J. Batcheller, dog fund, library
198 75
.21 H. D. Mowry, mothers' aid
58 00
28 E. P. Heath, collector, tax abatements No. 14, 1915. 74 00
Selectmen's orders, 1960 to 1981
2,586 51
29 Hamilton Boyd, court money 8 66
March 1 Selectmen's orders, 1982 to 1984 165 70
1 20
H. D. Mowry, transportation of paupers. . Cash balance on hand March 1, 1916. 3,482 77
$45,179 08
ASSETS.
Cash on hand March 1, 1916
$3,482 77
Due from E. P. Heath, collector, 1915
159 56
Due from State aid ...
612 00
$4,254 33
In trust, Henry Whiting Fund, Peoples Savings Bank, Worcester, for care of cemetery lot $130 38
In trust. Sarah E. Scott Fund, Peoples Savings Bank,
Worcester, for care of cemetery lot
$59 08
In trust, Ezra Aldrich Fund, Peoples Savings Bank, Worcester, for care of cemetery lot $108 24
GILBERT W. ROWLEY,
Town Treasurer.
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REPORT OF AUDITOR.
Office of WILLIAM FRANKLIN HALL, C. P. A.,
Exchange Building, Boston, Mass., March 1, 1916.
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen, Town of Douglas, Mass.
GENTLEMEN :
I have examined the books and accounts of the Town Treasurer, agent of Devise of Moses Wallis, Tax Collector, and Overseers of Poor, for the year ending February 29, 1916, and find them to be in excellent condition, and all funds fully account- ed for. The taxes are closely collected and the money turned over to the Treasurer.
The Treasurer's cash was verified and found to be as follows :
On deposit in Worcester Trust Co., as per statement February 29, 1916 $6,093 63
Less checks outstanding. 2,875 02
$3,218 61
Check on hand.
264 16
Total cash on hand February 29, 1916. $3,482 77 which agrees with the balance as required by the cash book.
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DOUGLAS WATER DEPARTMENT.
Balance on hand March 1, 1915.
$1,385 90
Received to February 29, 1916 2,844 85
$4,230 75
Payments to February 29, 1916. 3,267 77
Balance on hand February 29, 1916 $ 962 98
This balance is located as follows :
On deposit in Old Colony Trust Co.,
Boston, as per bank statement Feb-
ruary 29, 1916.
$828 09
Less checks outstanding .
54 29
Balance per checkbook
$773 80
Checks on hand
54 68
Cash on hand
134 50
Total cash on hand February 29, 1916 $ 962 98
Respectfully submitted,
WM. FRANKLIN HALL, C. P. A.,
Arthur T. Byrnes, Att'y.
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Report of the Water Commissioners.
For the Year Ending March 1. 1916.
Water bonds Nos. 3 and 4 were paid July 1, 1915, Nos. 5 and 6 will be paid July 1, of this year.
RECEIPTS FROM HOUSE CONNECTIONS.
1915.
Oct. 22 To received for making house connections $25 02
66 66 5 00
$30 02
LABOR AND SUPPLIES IN MAKING HOUSE CONEC- TIONS. AND CHANGING PIPE AT LOWER VILLAGE.
1915
Mar. 13 By paid John Vacino, labor $ 1 50
April 5
Chas. Raguso. " 11 20
Louis Matt, 11 00
Alfred Tranque,“ 8 00
Frank Catozoute, labor . 8 00
12
Whitin Machine Works, pipe. 8 10
May
Chas. Raguso. labor 9 80
19
May 8
Frank Catozoute, labor.
$ 8 00
Supplies and freight .
2 05
Walworth Mfg. Co., gate boxes
6 16
June
15
P. Bruley, teaming
2 50
July
2
Fred Foster, labor
3 20
29
Chas. Raguso, 66
11 80
Sept. 3
Chas. Raguso,
8 60
Nov. 17
Leo Comeau,
1 00
1916
Jan.
22
Ernest Labell,
2 60
28
Walworth Mfg. Co., stop and waste
9 12
Feb.
17
Fred Noe, labor
1 60
John Etna,
1 25
Freight
50
$115 98
OPERATING RECEIPTS.
1915
April
12
To received for water service.
$13 81
28
66
66
172 66
66
sprinkler service. .
18 44
May
10
66
water service.
165 44
June
2
66
66
62 45
30
66
66
158 44
July
12
66
66
131 56
Aug.
4
66
water service . . .
102 02
Oct.
8
20 59
22
66
66
215 84
66
sprinkler service.
18 44
Nov.
4
66
water service.
118 33
Dec.
1
66
66
72 50
1916
Feb.
5
66
66
66
772 42
sprinkler service.
18 44
19
66
water service.
136 98
29
66
78 18
.
18 44
sprinkler service.
66
. .
Cash income
$2,294 98
30
29
66
20
To 53 town hydrants valued at $1,590 00 Water for watering trough, library and bubbling fountain valued at . . 200 00
OPERATING EXPENSES.
By paid E. R. Correll, Supt .
Worcester Sub. Electric Co., power for Feb.
38 30
66
66
Mar
43 50
66
66
66
66
66
May
40 50
66
66
66
66
June. .
38 70
66
66
66
66
Aug.
41 70
66
66
66
.6
66
66
Sept.
42 50
66
66
66
6.
Oct.
42 30
66
66
66
66
66
Nov
43 70
66
66
60
66
Dec.
43 10
66
66
66
66
Jan
48 50
66
lighting
12 00
50
80
2 24
$1,144 54
MISCELLANEOUS RECEIPTS.
To received Town of Douglas, to help pay water bonds
Nos. 3 and 4
$500 00
Interest Uxbridge Savings Bank 10 50
Interest on bank deposits 9 35
$519 85
MISCELLANEOUS PAYMENTS.
By paid Eagle Printing Co., water due bills. . $ 6 25 Stamped envelopes . 1 00
Water bonds, Nos. 3 and 4 2,000 00
$2,007 25
66
66
Apr .
41 70
..
.6
66
July
40 50
W. F. Jones, stove pipe Searles & Sons, repairs. J. W. Wixtead, supplies
$624 00
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RECAPITULATION.
Dr.
1915 Mar. 1 To cash balance in town treasury $1,385 90
1916
Feb. 29 To received for making house con- nections . $ 30 02 To received for water and sprinkler service . 2,294 98
Miscellaneous receipts.
519 85
2,844 85
$4,230 75
Cr.
By paid for labor and supplies for house con- nections and changing pipe at Lower Village. . $ 115 98
Operating expenses . 1,144 54
Miscellaneous payments 7 25
$1,267 77
Paying water bonds, Nos. 3 and 4 . . . 2,000 00
1916
Feb. 29 By cash in town treasury .
962 98
$4,230 75
WILLIE R. WALLIS, CHARLES J. BATCHELLER, HERBERT N. LOUGEE,
Water Commissioners.
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Report of Treasurer
DOUGLAS WATER WORKS.
1915
DR
March 1 Cash on hand ...
$1,385 90
28
C. J. Batcheller, commissioner
13 81
April 12
191 10
May
10
66
66
165 44
June
2
66
62 45
30
66
158 44
July
12
Gilbert W. Rowley, Treas. town of Douglas C. J. Batcheller, commissioner
150 00
Aug.
4
66
102 02
Oct.
8
66
20 59
22
6
66
259 30
Nov.
4
60
. .
118 33
Dec.
1
66
66
72 50
1916
Feb.
5
66
66
790 86
19
66
66
136 98
29
66
66
83 18
Interest for year.
19 85
66
500 00
$4,230 75
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1915
CR.
March
Water Commissioner's Orders,
351 and 352
$ 40 80
April
66
115 85
June
66
66
365
to
368
2,051 36
July
6
66
369
to 372
192 20
August
66
66
66
373
41 50
Sept.
66
6
66
374
to
376
99 30
Oct.
66
66
377
to
379
139 50
Nov.
66
66
380
to
383
98 55
1916
Jan.
66
66
66
384
to
387
196 52
Feb.
66
66
388 to 393
153 39
By cash March 1, 1916, in hands of Treas- urer and in bank.
962 98
66
353
to
359
138 80
May
360
to 364
$4,230 75
GILBERT W. ROWLEY, Treasurer.
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TOWN CLERK'S REPORT. 1915.
BIRTHS.
Whole number 34
Number of males 16
Number of females 18
34
American parentage 10
Foreign parentage 19
Mixed .
5
34
MARRIAGES.
Whole number . . . 27
American birth 30
Foreign birth
Residents of Douglas 40
Elsewhere
14
First marriage.
50
Second marriage 4
DEATHS.
Whole number 33
Males 17
Females 16
- 33
25
American birth
18
Foreign birth .
11
Unknown
4
- 33
Number under 1 year ...
5
Between
1 and 5 years
3
66
5
66 10
1
60
20 66
30 6
2
66
30 66 40 66
3
66
40
50
66
2
66
50
60
66
5
6.
60
66 70
:6
6
66
70
80
66
4
66
80
90
6
1
66
90
6: 100
66
1
33
DOGS REGISTERED.
Whole number
116
Males, 109 at $2.00.
$218 00
Females, 7 at 5.00 35 00
$253 00
Less fees, 116 at 20c .
23 20
Paid to County Treasurer.
$229 80
J. B. CHAPDELAINE. JR.,
Town Clerk.
10
20
66
0
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REPORT OF TREASURER
Simon Fairfield Public Library.
DR 1915
March 1 Unexpended balances as follows :
Town appropriation
$100 00
Income Smith fund
278 21
Income Fairfield fund
8 69
Income Keith fund
8 08
$394 98
Income for year as follows : -
Dog fund $198 75
Town appropriation 200 00
Income Keith fund 8 08
Income Fairfield fund
227 90
Income Smith fund
240 00
Received for fines
16 39
$891 12
$1,286 10
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1915-16
CR.
Paid Vera H. Warner, librarian $ 5 50
Martha Belding,
25 85
Rosalie E. Williams, “ 288 00
Herbert E. Hughes, janitor
72 00
Worcester Sub. Electric Co., lighting. .
33 32
Newspapers
14 25
Magazines 32 75
Frank E. Jones, coal
151 00
Books, freight, cartage and express
162 28
Removing ashes
2 00
Electric light bulbs
4 40
Annual Sub. to Readers' Guide
6 00
Library Bureau, library cards
3 12
Rubber stamps and ink pad
2 00
Cleaning library
10 00
Bookbinding
59 55
Bank, collecting bonds
1 75
Supplies
3 25
$877 02
1916
March 1 Unexpended balances as follows :
Fairfield fund
$129 14
Town appropriation 100 00
Smith fund
179 94
$409 08
$1,286 10
The library has just received a devise from the estate of the late Arthur M. Taft, formerly a Douglas resident. In accord with his will, the income only of this devise is to be used for the general good of the library.
ENDOWMENT FUNDS.
Mrs. Royal Keith fund
$ 200 00
James M. Fairfield fund 5,000 00
James Smith fund 6,000 00
Arthur M. Taft fund
500 00
$11,700 00
CHARLES J. BATCHELLER, Treasurer.
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Annual Report of the OVERSEERS OF THE POOR
From March 1. 1915 to January 1, 1916.
To the Selectmen and Citizens of Douglas :-
Gentlemen : The report of the Overseers of the Poor from March 1, 1915, to January 1, 1916, is herewith submitted.
AMOS L. JOHNSON, Supt. of Almshouse.
Personal property at almshouse as per inventory :
March 1. 1915 $2.656 23
January 1st, 1916 2.275 88
Decrease . . .
$380 35
We have made the superintendent debtor to what he has re- ceived for labor, produce, etc., and credited him with what he has paid out, as follows :
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DR.
Cash on hand March 1, 1915
$61 45
Butter and eggs
296 71
Board
5 50
Vegetables
7 73
Fire money
1 80
Veal, pork and chickens
152 47
Two cows .
125 00
Milk
11 67
Cash from Overseers of the Poor
232 35
Miscellaneous
13 06
$907 74
CR.
Grain and groceries
$243 32
Meat and fish
184 96
Labor
175 00
Blacksmithing
22 85
Medicine
2 25
Supplies
71 73
Pigs
16 00
Miscellaneous
21 71
Repairs
124 43
$862 25
Cash on hand January 1, 1916. 45 49
$907 74
The Overseers have paid the following bills in the almshouse account :
Salary of Supt. of Almshouse to Jan. 1, 1916, $390 85
25 00
Two stoves
18 85
1 Cream separator .
85 00
1 horse råke
20 00
1 bull
45 00
Fertilizer
99 00
A. Hall, filling silo
12 50
Groceries and grain
822 36
2 pigs
10 00
1 King corn planter
17 00
Labor
19 80
Repairs at almshouse
267 03
Alınshouse cash
232 35
$2,064 74
Doctors' bills
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SUMMARY.
Superintendent has paid for supplies as per this report $862 25
Overseers have paid as per this report ... 2,064 74
$2,926 99
Superintendent for labor, produce and board $907 74 Decrease as per inventory 380 35
$1,288 09
$1,638 90
COST OF POOR AT ALMSHOUSE THIS YEAR.
Cost per week $6 14
Inmates at almshouse January 1, 1916.
NO.
AGE
WEEKS
DAYS
1
87
43
5
2
95
43
5
3
41
43
5
4
63
43
5
5
60
5
2
6
60
43
5
7
65
43
5
267
4
Total
OUTSIDE POOR.
No.
1
$48 00
2
28 00
3
55 00
4.
200 00
5
105 43
6
88 00
7
47 15
8
83 93
9
26 00
10
7 14
11
50 00
12
94 40
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No. 13
$77 00
14
48 00
15
33 57
16
78 39
17
14 29
18
6 79
19
5 00
$1,096 09
LOCKUP ACCOUNT.
Expense
$26 44
Miscellaneous
74 04
STATE POOR.
Received
Due
Amount Paid Out
No.
1
$239 08
$88 00
$188 82
2
277 75
187 00
325 72
3
10 00
10 00
4
8 00
8 00
5
14 14
10 71
6
6 00
6 00
7
99 00
8
46 00
46 00
9
25 00
25 00
10
45 00
45 00
11
56 50
56 50
12
31 33
35 00
44 00
13
40 00
32 00
159 00
$725 30
$514 50
$924 75
AMOUNT RECEIVED FOR SUPPORT OF POOR FROM ALL SOURCES.
Cash on hand March 1, 1915.
$ 21 10
Received from Town Treasurer ..
3,200 00
66
66 Town of Groton.
133 25
66
66
City of Worcester.
144 00
66
66 State Treasurer
725 30
$4,223 65
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RECAPITULATION OF AMOUNTS DUE FROM VARI- OUS SOURCES.
From State Treasurer .
$514 50
City of Worcester 18 00
Town of Holden, Acc't 1914
56 31
$588 81
RECAPITULATION OF PAYMENTS.
Repairs at Almshouse
$ 271 03
Paid on Acc't of Poor at Almshouse.
1,797 76
66
" Outside Poor
1,096 09
66 66 66
66 Lock-up
26 44
66 66 Miscellaneous 74 04
66
66
66
66 State Poor
924 75
Cash on hand
40 68
$4,230 79
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