Town Annual Report of the Officers of the Town of Douglas, for the year ending 1916, Part 1

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ANNUAL REPORTS


TOWN OFFICERS


TOWN OF DOUGLAS


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Year Ending


MARCH 1, 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


16


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


14


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


15


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.


IS


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


2I


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.


22


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


23


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.


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20


66


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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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