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ANNUAL REPORTS
TOWN OFFICERS
TOWN OF DOUGLAS
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Year Ending
DECEMBER 31, 1922
ANNUAL REPORTS OF THE
TOWN OFFICERS
OF THE
TOWN OF DOUGLAS
FOR THE
Year Ending December 31, 1922
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Warrant for Town Meeting
MONDAY, MARCH 19, 1922.
WORCESTER SS.
To any Constable of the Town of Douglas in the County of Wor- cester: 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, Monday, the nineteenth 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, one member of school commit- tee to fill vacancy, an agent of Devise of Moses Wallis, one highway commissioner, a tree warden, an auditor, all for the term of one year, one member of school committee to fill vacancy for two years, one selectman, one assessor, one overseer of the poor, one water commis- sioner, two members of the school committee, one trustee of the public library, one town cemetery commissioner, all for the term of three years, and to vote on the following questions :
1. "Shall the town petition for the installation of an account- ing system by the Commonwealth?"
2. "Shall licenses be granted for the sale of certain non- intoxicating beverages in this town for the ensuing year?"
3. "Shall the town vote to have its selectmen appoint a super- intendent of streets under Chapter 41, Section 21, as amended by Chapter 130, Acts of 1921?"
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ART. 2. To choose all other necessary town officers for the year ensuing.
ART. 3. To hear the reports of the town officers and outstand- ing committees and act thereon.
ART. 4. To raise and appropriate such sums of money as may be necessary for support of poor, for schools, for debts and inter- est, for salary of superintendent of schools, for maintaining street lights, for bridges and sidewalks, for exterminating 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 servcies for 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 appropriate for the relief of disabled soldiers and their families.
ART. 9. To see what salary the town will pay its tax collector the ensuing year.
ART. 10. To see if the town will vote to pay twenty-five dol- lars for the repair of town clock, so called, to be paid from the con- tingent fund.
ART. 11. To see what sum of money the town will raise and appropriate for the Simon Fairfield public library.
ART. 12. To see if the town will vote the sum of one hundred and fifty dollars to Lambert B. Simmons, Camp 123, S. of V., for defraying expenses for Memorial Day.
ART. 13. To see if the town will vote to appropriate money for railing highways.
ART. 14. To see what sum of money the town will vote to raise and appropriate for highways and repairs of stone roads, also for oiling macadam roads, to be expended under the supervision of the selectmen, or act or do anything in relation to the same.
ART. 15. To see if the town will vote to instruct its board of selectmen to petition the State Highway Commission under Chapter 81 of the General Laws as amended by Chapter 281 of the Acts of 1922.
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ART. 16. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate money for the care of Carter Square lot and the monument lot in East Douglas.
ART. 17. To see if the town will vote to authorize its board of selectmen to make and sign a contract in its behalf with the Worcester Suburban Electric Company for lighting its streets for a period of five years.
ART. 18. To see if the town will take any action relative to the establishment of a town forest.
The polls may close at 2 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 warrant, 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 twenty-three.
WALTER E. SCHUSTER, W. L. CHURCH, FRANK E. JONES,
Selectmen of Douglas.
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Report of Selectmen
The Board of Selectmen of Douglas respectfully submits its annual report for the year ending December 31, 1922.
Orders have been drawn on the Town Treasurer amounting to $140,969.00 for the following purposes:
Schools, appropriation
$28,500 00
Expended
28,381 31
$28,381 31
Balance
$118 69
Highways, bridges, oiling stone roads and
railing highways, appropriations. $6,150 00
Highways, State appropriation. 3,310 55
Refund, freight, Barrett Company 17 80
$9,478 35
Expended :
Highways
$6,414 89
Oiling roads
2,191 20
$8,606 09
$8,606 09
Balance
$872 26
Street lighting, appropriation
$2,012 50
Expended
2,012 52
$2,012 52
Overdrawn
02
7
Support of Poor, appropriation. $5,000 00
Emergency appropriation, Selectmen. . 3,400 00
$8,400 00
Expended
8,425 47
Overdrawn
$25 47
Moth suppression, appropriation
$500 00
Expended
607 30
Overdrawn
$107 30
Hose Company, appropriation
$240 00
Expended
242 88
Overdrawn
$2 88
Simon Fairfield Library, appropriation
$500 00
Expended
1,098 10
Overdrawn
$598 10
Memorial Day, appropriation
$125 00
Expended
125 00
$125 00
Tax Collector, appropriation
$300 00
Expended
352 10
$352 10
Overdrawn $52 10
Care Carter and Monument Squares :
Appropriation .
$50 00
Expended
52 97
$52 97
Overdrawn $2 97
Debts and Interest, appropriation.
$3,724 25
Expended
2,701 59
Balance
$1,022 66
School Note payable Feb. 1, 1923
1,000 00
Balance
$22 66
Water Bond, appropriation
$2,000 00
Expended
2,000 00
$8,425 47
$607 30
$242 88
$1,098 10
$2,701 59
$2,000 00
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Repair Town Clock, appropriation. $25 00 Unexpended
Tree Warden, appropriation $1,000 00
Expended 1,815 25
$1,815 25
Overdrawn
$815 25
SALARIES OF TOWN OFFICERS.
Appropriation
$1,650 00
Salaries
$680 00
Assessors
544 61
Town Clerk
174 85
Registrars .
40 00
Forest Warden
30 00
$1,469 46
$1,469 46
Balance
$180 54
CONTINGENT.
Appropriation $1,200 00
Election expense
$228 90
Inspection animals
108 75
Inspection meat
98 60
Ice storm
305 65
Fire telephone
41 42
Bonding town officers
280 10
Constables
82 80
Vital Statistics
2 25
Insurance
272 80
Forest fires
791 96
Snow roads
53 43
Board of Health
94 27
Tuition
164 00
Watering trough
2 30
Treasurer's expense
18 00
Dog officer
10 00
Game Warden
50 00
Printing
242 50
Town Hall
43 81
Auditor
41 10
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Highway damage, Ernest
Larson
7 50
Mowing cemetery
18 90
Inhabitants tax
62 18
Insurance on New Town Hall
200 00
Care cemetery lots
8 00
Inspecting boiler
2 00
Weights and measures.
35 00
Moving safe
102 00
$3,368 22
$3,368 22
Overdrawn
$2,168 22
Temporary Loans
$32,000 00
School Note
1,000 00
New School House
7,015 12
New Town Hall.
36,878 62
County Tax
2,619 00
$79,512 74
STATE AID.
Mrs. Caroline M. Clark
$72 00
Mrs. Lizzie Cook
72 00
Horace Belding
48 00
George Church
6 00
$198 00
$140,969 00
W. E. SCHUSTER, W. L. CHURCH, F. E. JONES,
Selectmen of Douglas.
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Treasurer's Report.
GILBERT W. ROWLEY, Treasurer.
1922
Dr.
Jan. 23 Court Money, Second District Court. . .
$56 82
30 Note No. 18, Massachusetts Trust Company
6,000 00
Feb. 1 Notes No. 19, No. 20 and No. 21, William L. Hayward 3,000 00
3 Interest, Massachusetts Trust Company, School House Loan 14 14
Interest, Massachusetts Trust Company ... 6 33
6 Poor Department, Balance 1921, H. D. Mowry 171 99
7 Edward L. Williams, Tax Collector
343 68
Income Tax 1921, State Treasurer 258 00
13 Mothers with Dependent Children, State Treasurer 547 94
17 State Aid, Charles Greene, Refund.
6 00
27 Tree Warden, W. R. Wallis ..... $5 25
Tree Warden, W. E. Carpen- ter, Worcester Suburban Elec. Co. 55 35
Tree Warden, W. E. Carpen-
ter, Estella Whittemore ... 8 00
68 60
Tree Warden, W. E. Schuster,
W. E. Carpenter 20 50
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March 2 Interest, Massachusetts Trust Company $2 30
Interest, Massachusetts Trust
Co., School House Loan. 10 19
12 49
3 State Treasurer :
Income Tax 1919 $10 75
Income Tax 1920 32 25
Income Tax 1921 86 00
129 00
10 School Fund, Massachusetts Trust Company
3,378 70
14 Note No. 22, Massachusetts Trust Company
6,000 00
24 State Treasurer :
Corporation Tax 1921, Public Service $68 00
Support of Paupers 14 00
Temporary Aid
268 00
Vocational Education
58 00
Civilian War Poll Tax 1920. .
57 00
397 68
Cemetery Lot, Harry Dudley
14 00
April
3 Interest, Massachusetts Trust Company ... License, Undertaker, Francisco Bowen ..... License, Auctioneer, William H. Herendeen
1 00
4 License, Pool, 2 tables, Czecho Slovak So- ciety 1 10
11 Support of Paupers, State Treasurer
41 00
Tree Warden, W. E. Carpenter.
20 00
12 New Town Hall, Moses Wallis Devise.
2,000 00
13 Tree Warden, W. E. Carpenter.
76 22
17 Note No. 23, Massachusetts Trust Company
10,000 00
18 License, Pool, Amos Goodness
20 00
27 Tree Warden, W. E. Carpenter .
18 50
Court Money, Second District Court.
149 27
1 Poor Department, Town of Bellingham
60 00
License, Undertaker, E. E. Young.
1 00
310 49
Edward L. Williams, Collector Taxes 1921. . Interest Taxes 1921, Edward L. Williams, Collector 26 99
License Pool, Elmwood Club.
10 00
Bond of Tax Collector 1921, F. H. Bird. 50 00
New Town Hall, Moses Wallis Devise
8,000 00
3 License, Pool, Czecho Slovak Society. 10 00
4 Interest, Massachusetts Trust Company ... 13 32
6 Temporary Aid, State Treasurer. 15 00
9 License, Butcher, E. Kelley 1 00
8 88
2 00
May
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20 Corporation Tax, Domestic, State Treasurer 802 41 Highway Department, State Treasurer 207 13
27 Tree Warden, W. E. Carpenter . 44 55
June 2 Interest, Massachusetts Trust Company . 12 66
5 Mothers with Dependent Children, State Treasurer 375 57
6 Edward L. Williams, Collector No. 1, Taxes 1922
30 21 State Treasurer :
Compensation of Inspector of
Animals $54 37
Corporation Tax, Domestic
1921
14 37
Income Tax 1921 64 50
133 24
19 Tree Warden, W. E. Carpenter. 35 30
20 Note No. 24, Massachusetts Trust Company 10,000 00
26 Highway Commissioner, State Treasurer ..
517 55
5 Interest, School House, Massachusetts Trust Company 17 18
Interest, Town Hall, Massachusetts Trust Company 1 40
Interest, Regular Account, Massachusetts Trust Company 9 95
Interest, Town Hall, Massachusetts Trust Company 19 64
10 Mothers with Dependent Children, State Treasurer 172 33
24 Town of Bellingham, Poor Department.
196 00
25 New Town Hall, Moses Wallis Devise.
1,000 00
28 Interest, New School House Account, Mas- sachusetts Trust Co. 2 30
31 Court Money, Second District Court
31 72
Highways, State Treasurer
313 65
Aug.
13 15
4 Interest, Massachusetts Trust Company ... Interest, New Town Hall Acct., Massachu- setts Trust Company 11 42
5 New Town Hall, Moses Wallis Devise. 5,000 00
8 Edward L. Williams, Collector, Taxes 1922, No. 2 500 00
16 License, Peddlers, State Director of Stand- ards 8 00
29 Edward L. Williams, Collector, Taxes 1922, No. 3
8,000 00
July
2,400 00
17 Tree Warden, W. E. Carpenter
13
Highways, State Treasurer. 266 84
31 Highways, Oil, Barrett Company 17 80
License, Junk, Sam Coblentz. 25 00
Sept. 2 Interest, New Town Hall Acct., Massachu- setts Trust Company 3 37
Interest, Regular Account, Massachusetts Trust Company 17 59
6 New Town Hall, Moses Wallis Devise. 5,000 00
15 License, Junk, I. Shor
25 00
20 Edward L. Williams, Collector, Taxes No. 4, 1922 8,000 00
Oct.
4 Interest, Massachusetts Trust Company. 8 96
New Town Hall, Moses Wallis Devise. 6,000 00
Highways, State Treasurer
1,202 05
6 Poor Department, Bellingham
158 35
9 School Superintendent, State Treasurer ....
760 67
10 Police Dept., Keeper of Jail and Master of House of Correction . 49 50
11 Edward L. Williams, Collector Taxes, 1922. 5,000 00 School Repairs, William T. Loomis. 7 95
17 Tuition of Children, State Treasurer
427 71
26 Highways, State Treasurer
301 21
1 Edward L. Williams, Collector, Taxes 1922 9,010 00
22 52
2 Interest, Massachusetts Trust Company . . . . Interest, Town Hall Account, Massachusetts Trust Company 4 36
6 Court Money, Second District Court. 143 74
Poor Department, Bellingham 24 00
7 Forest Fire, N. Y., N. H. & H. R. R. Co ...
662 15
15 Edward L. Williams, Collector, Taxes 1922.
5,000 00
16 New Town Hall, Town Notes, Grafton Co .. 25,125 00
17 Poor Department, Town, Not Paid.
10 00
20 State Treasurer :
Corporation Tax, Public Serv- ice
$695 59
Corporation Tax, Public Serv- ice 3 72
Corporation Tax, Business. 1,974 37
Income Tax 1922, General. . .. . 2,813 69
Income Tax 1922, School 6,040 00
National Bank Tax.
159 66
Temporary Aid
690 50
Burial of Indigent Soldiers. . . State Aid
60 00
346 00 12,783 53
Nov.
14
27 Edward L. Williams, Collector, Tax 1922. . 1,500 00
Dec. 2 Poor Department, Abington Mu- tual Fire Insurance Co. $5 00 Poor 'Department, Continental Insurance Co. 10 00
Poor Department, Salem Mutual Fire Insurance Co 5 00
Poor Department, Traders & Mechanics 5 00
Poor Department, Pennsylvania 10 00 Poor Department, Liverpool, London & Globe 15 00
50 00
Interest, Regular Account, Mas- sachusetts Trust Company ... $31 89
Interest, Town Hall Account, Massachusetts Trust Company 12 41
Interest, Town Hall Account, Oct. 1st, Massachusetts Trust Company 4 44
48 74
6 Note No. 50, Grafton Company
6,000 00
8 Highways, State Treasurer 141 49
12 License, Peddlers, State Director of Stand- ards 8 00
19 State:
Temporary Aid $795 00
Corporation Tax, Public Serv- ice 1922 1 72
Corporation Tax B, 1922 123 10
919 82
30 Highways, State Treasurer 360 63
State Treasurer :
Income Tax 1920 $43 00
Income Tax 1921 43 00
Income Tax 1922. 216 00 302 00
Library Account, Dog Fund, County Treas- urer 356 77
New Town Hall, N. Y., N. H. & H. R. R. Co. 22
1923
Jan. 2 Tree Warden, W. E. Carpenter 6 00
Interest, Town Hall Account, Mass. Trust Co. $29 84
Interest, Regular Account, Mass. Trust Co. 24 66 54 50
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4 Weights and Measures fees, F. L. Correll. . 20 19
9 Edward L. Williams, Collector, 1922 Taxes. 1,500 00
10 Edward L. Williams, Collector, 1922 Taxes. 302 64
$162,745 60
Cash on hand Jan. 1, 1922. 4,222 02
$166,967 62
1922
Cr.
Jan. 27 Court Money, Albert Dansereau $18 26
Court Money, William H. Heren- deen 11 60 $29 86
Feb. 6 Selectmen's Orders, 42 to 48. 7,151 00
7 Abatements, Edward L. Williams 175 61
March 6 Selectmen's Orders, 49 and 50. .
5,570 57
24 Civilian War Poll Tax, 1921, State Treas- urer 3 00
Court Money, Albert Dansereau.
92 40
April
3 Selectmen's Orders, 51 to 57
8,843 30
May 1 Abatements 1921, Edward L. Williams, Col- lector 70 72
June
5 Selectmen's Orders, 64 to 68
12,002 74
July 10 Selectmen's Orders, 69 to 75.
10,194 80
13 Court Money, E. P. Heath. $2 50
Court Money, H. E. Hughes. 6 20
Court Money, Albert Dansereau 134 34
143 04
Aug. 7 Selectmen's Orders, 76 to 82.
7,905 07
Sept. 11 Selectmen's Orders, 83 to 87
13,111 99
Oct. 2 Selectmen's Orders, 88 to 92.
4,229 06
Nov.
6 Selectmen's Orders 93 to 99.
13,425 67
10 Court Money, Wendell Keith .. . $29 08
Court Money, W. H. Herendeen. 6 50
35 58
20 State Treasurer :
State Tax $4,320 00
Repairs State Highway 425 00
Soldiers' Exemption 3 15
Civilian War Poll Tax. 1,971 00 6,719 15
Dec. 4 Selectmen's Orders, 100 to 102
34,466 36
Selectmen's Orders, 58 to 63
9,215 74
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1923
Jan. 8 Selectmen's Orders 14,852 70
10 Abatements 1922, Edward L. Williams, Col- lector 302 64
$148,541 00
By Cash
18,426 62
$166,967 62
ASSETS.
Cash on hand December 31, 1922, General Funds $3,128 14
Cash on hand December 31, 1922, New Town Hall 15,298 48 $18,426 62
Due from Edward L. Williams, Collector, 1921 . 999 73
Due from State Aid 198 00
$19,624 35
In trust, Henry Whiting fund, People's Savings Bank, Worcester, for care of cemetery lot. $157 83 In trust, Sarah E. Scott fund, People's Savings Bank, Worcester, for care of cemetery lot. 63 81
In trust, Ezra Aldrich fund, People's Savings Bank, Worcester, for care of cemetery lot. 113 37
In trust, Lucinda C. Reynolds fund, People's Savings Bank, Worcester, for care of cemetery lot. 113 79
In trust, Caroline M. Otis fund, People's Savings Bank, Worcester, for care of cemetery lot. 52 28
In trust, Abbie M. Therrien fund, Liberty Bond in Blackstone National Bank, Uxbridge, for care of cemetery lot 100 00
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LIABILITIES.
Water Bonds-24 One thousand dollar bonds payable two thousand per year, July 1, 1923 to 1935, No. 19-42 (outside debt limit). $24,000 00
School Notes-8 One thousand dollar notes payable one thousand per year, Oct. 15, 1923, to 1930. 8,000 00
3 One thousand dollar notes payable one
thousand per year, Feb. 1, 1923, to 1925. 3,000 00
Town Hall Construc'n Notes-10 One thousand dollar notes payable two thousand dollars per year, Nov. 23, 1923, to 1927, Notes 25 to 34 10,000 00
15 One thousand dollar notes payable one thousand dollars per year, Nov. 15, 1928 to 1942, Notes 35 to 40. 15,000 00
$36,000 00
Anticipation of Revenue-1 Six thousand dollar note
No. 50, discounted, payable December 1, 1923 ..... 6,000 00
GILBERT W. ROWLEY, Town Treasurer.
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REPORT OF AUDITOR.
February 8, 1923.
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
Town of Douglas, Mass.
Gentlemen:
The books and accounts of the Town Treasurer, Tax Collector, Overseer of Poor and Agent of Devise of Moses Wallis have been examined for the year 1922 and found to be correct, and all funds fully accounted for.
The cash on hand at the close of the year is as follows: Town Treasurer $18,426 62 Treasurer Water Department. 714 62 Agent Moses Wallis Devise. 1,541 47
These balances agree with deposits in various banks as per statements of said banks as of December 30, 1922, plus bond cou- pons of $2.12 in hands of Town Treasurer.
The uncollected taxes on December 31, 1922, was $997.73, which agrees with the Tax Collector's books.
The vouchers for cash payments have been verified with the charges in the cash books and the securities in possession of the Agent of Devise of Moses Wallis have been examined and found to agree with his report.
Respectfully submitted,
WM. FRANKLIN HALL, C. P. A.,
By Arthur T. Byrnes.
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Report of the Water Commissioners.
The effects of the ice storm late in 1921 extended into the year 1922, causing much trouble and expense to our water system.
July last, water bonds Nos. 17 and 18 were paid, and Nos. 19 and 20 will be paid the coming July. The total issue was 42 bonds at $1,000 each.
LABOR AND SUPPLIES IN MAKING HOUSE CONNECTIONS AND REPAIRS.
1922
Feb.
20 By paid Washburn & Garfield, valves, etc. . Town of Uxbridge, supplies.
$14 74
5 16
22 Louis Falony, labor 2 40
April
4 M. A. Lofstedt, electric supplies and repairs
26 00
18 Carl Donaldson, labor
2 40
2 70
Ernest Labell, labor Chas. Raguso, labor
4 95
29 Ernest Labell, labor Carl Donaldson, labor
1 80
May
6 Harry A. Olson, labor during ice storm .... Harry A. Olson, use of engine during ice storm
2 20
100 00
136 50
10 Nelson Roberts, labor 2 40
20
June 19 Town of Uxbridge, supplies 14 46
Rumsey Pump Works, gears. 25 00
H. Mueller Mfg. Co., brass and lead supplies 42 49
24 Repairing water pressure gauges. 10 04
27 Homer Mackintosh, labor
1 20
July 17 Express and freight
2 71
18 Washburn & Garfield, valves. Jos. Kostko, labor during ice storm.
2 10
Sept.
12 Henry Gammel, labor
9 30
Oct.
9 Washburn & Garfield, pipe fittings, etc . .
6 61
14 Henry Gammel, labor 6 60
$432 16
OPERATING RECEIPTS.
1922
Feb.
1 To received for water service. $108 77
2 To received for water service. 121 29
April 10 To received for water service. 110 00
13 To received for water service
69 49
14 To received for water service.
90 00
18 To received for water service. 196 77
To received for sprinkler service.
18 44
May
11 To received for water service
207 89
June
16 To received for water service.
43 72
July
7 To received for water service. To received for sprinkler service
18 44
10 To received for water service.
168 00
25 To received for water service.
66 00
Oct.
12 To received for water service.
100 00
226 57
13 To received for water service. To received for sprinkler service
18 44
19 To received for water service.
150 00
Nov.
9 To received for water service. 30 00
Dec.
31 To received for water service. 181 56
To received for sprinkler service
18 44
To received for water service.
185 69
To received for water service.
100 00
To received interest on deposits 15 95
Cash income
$2,527 71
282 25
10 40
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OPERATING EXPENSES.
By paid Herbert E. Hughes, Superintendent. $940 00
Telephone for Superintendent's house 17 50
Frank E. Jones, coal 16 00
Worcester Sub. Electric Co., lights 10 50
Worcester Sub. Electric Co., power
1,179 39
$2,163 39
WATER FURNISHED WITHOUT CASH RETURN.
To 53 town hydrants, valued at. $1,590 00
To water for watering trough, library and bubbling fountain, valued at 200 00
To water used in building town hall
100 00
$1,800 00
RECAPITULATION.
1921
Dr.
Jan.
1 To cash in town treasury . $782 46
Dec. 31 To received for water and sprinkler service 2,511 76
To received interest on deposits 15 95
$3,310 17
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Cr.
By paid labor and supplies, making house connections and repairs $432 16 Operating expenses 2,163 39
$2,595 55
1922
Dec. 31 Cash in town treasury. 714 62
$3,310 17
CHARLES J. BATCHELLER, HERBERT N. LOUGEE, OSCAR OLSON,
Water Commissioners.
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Report of Treasurer DOUGLAS WATER WORKS
1922
Dr.
Feb. 1 C. J. Batcheller, Commissioner $108 77
2 C. J. Batcheller, Commissioner.
121 29
April 10 C. J. Batcheller, Commissioner. 110 00
13 C. J. Batcheller, Commissioner
69 49
14 C. J. Batcheller, Commissioner
90 00
18 C. J. Batcheller, Commissioner .
215 21
May 11 C. J. Batcheller, Commissioner
207 89
June 16 C. J. Batcheller, Commissioner
43 72
July 7 C. J. Batcheller, Commissioner .
300 69
10 C. J. Batcheller, Commissioner 168 00
25 C. J. Batcheller, Commissioner
66 00
Oct. 12 Herbert E. Hughes
100 00
13 C. J. Batcheller, Commissioner
245 01
19 C. J. Batcheller, Commissioner.
150 00
Nov. 9 C. J. Batcheller, Commissioner
30 00
1923
Jan.
5 Herbert E. Hughes
200 00
9 Herbert E. Hughes
185 69
12 Herbert E. Hughes
100 00
Interest for year 15 95
$2,527 71
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1922
Jan. 1 Cash on hand
$782 46
$3,310 17
1922
Cr.
February Water Commissioner's Orders 602 to 606.
$141 80
March Water Commissioner's Orders 607 and 629. 82 10
April Water Commissioner's Orders 608 to 613.
122 95
May Water Commissioner's Orders 614 to 619
402 90
June Water Commissioner's Orders 620 to 624
98 99
July Water Commissioner's Orders 625 to 630. 191 60
August Water Commissioner's Orders 631 to 632
1,099 20
September Water Commissioner's Orders 633 and 634. .
109 30
October Water Commissioner's Orders 635 to 638
186 71
November Water Commissioner's Order 639. 80 00
December Water Commissioner's Order 640.
80 00
$2,595 55
By cash on hand
714 62
$3,310 17
GILBERT W. ROWLEY, Treasurer.
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TOWN CLERK'S REPORT.
1922.
BIRTHS.
Whole number
70
Number of males
32
Number of females 38
-
70
American parentage
29
Foreign parentage
33
Mixed parentage
8
- 70
MARRIAGES.
Whole number
21
American birth
28
Foreign birth
14
Residents of Douglas 30
Elsewhere
12
First marriage
39
Second marriage
3
DEATHS.
Whole number
39
Males
21
Females
18
- 39
American birth
23
Foreign birth
9
Unknown
7
- 39
26
Number under 1 year.
Between 1 and 5 years.
0
5
10
0
10
20
60
0
20
66
30
1
30
40
2
40 66 50
4
60
3
8
6
5
66
90
100
66
2
1
- 39
DOGS REGISTERED.
Whole number
169
Males, 139 at $2.00
$278 00
Females, 30 at $5.00
150 00
$428 00
Less fees, 169 at 20c
33 80
$394 20
Paid to County Treasurer
394 20
JOHN B. CHAPDELAINE, JR.,
Town Clerk.
70
70
80
66
80
90
Unknown
7
6
50 60
60
27
REPORT OF TREASURER Simon Fairfield Public Library.
1922 1
Dr.
Jan.
1 Balance on deposit
$249 24
1 Unexpended balance of Town appropriation, 1921 $200 00
Oct.
1 Town appropriation, 1922 500 00
Dec.
31 Dog fund, 1922.
356 77
$1,056 77
Jan. 5 Received Savings Bank interest
$18 58
5
Savings Bank interest
22 50
April 18 Liberty Bond interest.
95 62
May 15 Liberty Bond interest.
127 50
Savings Bank interest
22 50
July 6
Savings Bank interest
22 50
Oct.
16
Liberty Bond interest.
95 63
Nov. 2 Savings Bank interest
22 50
15
Liberty Bond interest.
127 50
Dec.
31
Book fines for year ...
54 22
$609 05
$1,915 06
Cr.
Expenses for the year as follows :-
Paid Frank E. Jones, coal $48 00
Rosalie E. Williams, librarian 520 00
28
Martha Belding, assistant librarian. 14 00
Herbert E. Hughes, janitor. 130 00
Worcester Suburban Electric Co. 19 35
Sub. to Readers' Guide for 1923 7 00
Newspapers
15 00
Supplies, express, freight
19 87
Magazine subscriptions
54 10
Books
148 97
Richard Moore, trimming shrubs
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