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ANNUAL REPORTS
TOWN OFFICERS
TOWN OF DOUGLAS
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Year Ending
DECEMBER 31, 1924
ANNUAL REPORTS
OF THE
TOWN OFFICERS
OF THE
TOWN OF DOUGLAS
FOR THE
Year Ending December 31, 1924
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WHITINSVILLE, MASS. PRESS OF EAGLE PRINTING CO. 1925
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Warrant for Town Meeting
MONDAY, MARCH 16, 1925.
WORCESTER SS.
To any of the Constables 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 town elections and town affairs, to meet in the Town Hall in said Douglas, on Monday, the sixteenth 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, a collector of taxes, six constables, an agent of the Moses Wallis Devise, a tree warden, an auditor, one member of school committee to fill vacancy, each for the term of one year; one select- man, one assessor, one overseer of the poor, one water commis- sioner, two members of the school committee, one trustee of the public library, one cemetery commissioner, each for the term of three years.
ART. 2. To choose all other town officers for the ensuing year. 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 deemed necessary for the following purposes: Support of poor, schools and salary of superintendent, street lighting, moth suppres- sion, tree warden, bridges and sidewalks, fire telephone, hose com- pany, debts and interest, insurance, public library, town officers, and for all other expenses of the town for the ensuing year.
ART. 5. To see what sum of money the town will raise and appropriate for the relief of disabled soldiers and their families.
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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 if the town will vote the sum of one hundred and fifty dollars to Lambert B. Simmons Camp, 123, S. of V., for defraying the expenses of Memorial Day.
ART. 9. To see if the town will vote to pay twenty-five dollars from the contingent fund for the repair of the town clock, so-called.
ART. 10. To see if the town will appropriate money for rail- ing highways.
ART. 11. To fix the compensation of the treasurer and collec- tor of taxes for the ensuing year.
ART. 12. To see if the town will raise and appropriate money for the care of public squares and monument lot.
ART. 13. To determine the compensation of the members of the hose company and of the various other town officers for the ensuing year.
ART. 14. To see if the town will authorize its collector of taxes to sell at public auction any and all parcels of land now held by it under tax sales and to give a deed or deeds of the same in the name and behalf of said inhabitants.
ART. 15. To see what sum of money the town will raise and appropriate for highways and stone roads, and oiling macadam roads, to be expended under the supervision of the selectmen.
ART. 16. To see if the town will vote to instruct its board of selectmen to petition the State Highway Commission under Chapter 81 of general laws, and acts in amendment thereof, for State Aid in construction of highways.
ART. 17. To see if the town will take any further action in relation to a town forest.
ART. 18. To see if the town will authorize its treasurer, with the approval of the selectmen, to borrow money from time to time in anticipation of the revenue of the financial year beginning Jan- uary 1st, 1925, and to issue a note, or notes, therefor, payable within one year, any debt, or debts, incurred under this vote to be paid out of the revenue of said financial year.
ART. 19. To see what disposition the town will make of the money received of the State as reimbursement of the Soldiers' Bonus.
ART. 20. To see if the town will vote to accept Sec. 73, Chap. 41, of the General Laws, making the Selectmen a Board of Survey.
ART. 21. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of two hundred dollars to be contributed toward the ex- pense of erecting a Fire Watch Tower in or near Douglas, by the State.
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ART. 22. To see if the town will vote to amend its by-law re- lating to town meeting by substituting seven for ten therein so as to read: "at least seven days before the time of meeting."
ART. 23. To see if the town will vote to erect a new High School Building, or take any action relating thereto.
ART. 24. To see if the town will vote to install five electric street lights on Reservoir Road between Wallis' bridge and the resi- dence of W. E. Carpenter.
The polls may close at 2 o'clock.
You are directed to serve this warrant by posting attested copies thereof at the Post Office at Douglas and the Post Office at East Douglas seven days at least before the time of holding 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 twenty-seventh day of February, in the year one thousand nine hundred and twenty-five.
WALTER E. SCHUSTER, W. L. CHURCH, FRANK E. JONES,
Selectmen of Douglas.
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Report of the Selectmen.
The Selectmen of Douglas respectfully submit their annual report of the financial affairs of the town for the year ending December 31, 1924. They have drawn orders on the Town Treas- urer for the following amounts and purposes :
Schools, appropriation
$28,500 00
Tuition
20 00
Refund
8 00
Parent Teacher Association
150 00
$28,678 00
Expended
28,582 64 $28,582 64
Balance
$95 36
Highways, appropriation
$7,000 00
Received from State
4,925 50
$11,925 50
Expended
12,395 52
12,395 52
Overdrawn
$470 02
Street lighting, appropriation
$1,950 00
Expended
1,911 84
1,911 84
Balance
$38 16
Support of Poor, appropriation
$7,000 00
Expended
7,453 80
7,453 80
Overdrawn
$453 80
Moth Suppression, appropriation
$600 00
Expended
226 00
226 00
Balance
$374 00
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Tree Warden, appropriation
Expended
$300 00 358 73
358 73
Overdrawn
$58 73
Sidewalks, appropriation
$500 00
Expended
503 00
503 00
Overdrawn
$3 00
Hose Company, appropriation
$240 00
Expended
240 00
240 00
Library, appropriation
$900 00
Expended
830 97
830 97
Balance
$69 03
Renovating Library, appropriation
$450 00
Expended
477 53
477 53
Overdrawn
$27 53
Fire Telephone, appropriation
$41 40
Expended
41 40
41 40
Memorial Day, appropriation
$150 00
Expended
150 00
150 00
Care Carter and Monument Squares, appro- priation
$30 00
Expended
30 00
30 00
Debts and Interest, appropriation $20,433 75
Expended
19,998 39
19,998 39
Balance
$435 36
Forest Fires, appropriation
$1,750 00
Expended
1,857 30
1,857 30
Overdrawn
$107 30
Snow Roads, appropriation
$1,100 00
Expended .
1,049 91
1,049 91
Balance
$50 09
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TOWN OFFICERS.
Appropriation
$2,000 00
Salaries
$805 00
Assessors
681 14
Collector
432 58
Town Clerk
427 86
Registrars
20 00
Selectmen Expense
25 95
Treasurer's Expense
14 50
2,407 03
2,407 03
Overdrawn
$407 03
CONTINGENT.
Appropriation
$2,000 00
State Aid
$230 00
Elections
301 95
Animal Inspection
105 18
Meat Inspection
127 30
Constables
76 00
Vital Statistics
35 75
Insurance
41 61
Board of Health
53 60
Game Warden
50 00
Dog Officer
20 00
Town Reports
240 00
Auditor
45 50.
Weights and Measures.
72 68
Bonding
200 00
Town Clock
25 00
Dog Damage
53 20
Traffic Signs
401 50
Repairing Bubbler
6 50
Cemeteries
50 00
Northbridge School
5 20
Inhabitants Tax
98 07
Old Town Hall
4 05
Fire Department Expense
25 80
2,268 89
2,268 89
Overdrawn
$268 89
Temporary Loans
$28,000 00
County Tax
2,926 00
Town Hall Maintenance
2,678 33
33,604 33
$114,387 28
W. E. SCHUSTER, W. L. CHURCH, F. E. JONES,
Selectmen of Douglas.
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Treasurer's Report.
GILBERT W. ROWLEY, Treasurer.
1924
Dr.
Jan.
12 Rent of Town Hall, High School A. A. $5 00
18 Court Money, Southern Worcester Second District Court 20 70
22 Rent of Town Hall, A. O. U. W. 10 00
20 00
26 Rent of Town Hall, American Legion. Highways, State Treasurer 104 89
Feb.
5 00
2 Rent of Town Hall, D. A. R. 25 00 Rent of Town Hall, A. O. U. W. Interest, Massachusetts Trust Company 13 32
4 Poor Dept. Cash, Town Farm, January
51 00
Edward L. Williams, Collector, Taxes 1923 400 00
11 Rent of Town Hall, Robert Walker.
45 00
12 Rent of Town Hall, Foresters. 10 00
16 State Treasurer :
Poor Dept., Mothers. $169 34
Corporation Tax, P. S., 1923. . 15 24
Civilian War Poll Tax, 1923. . 183 00
Civilian War Poll Tax, 1922. . 138 00
$505 58
19 Poor Dept., Town of Bellingham. 130 00
25 Note No. 61, Uxbridge Savings Bank. 4,000 00
Rent of Town Hall, American Legion 20 00
10
March 3 Interest, Massachusetts Trust Company .... 11 15
4 Rent of Town Hall Kitchen, 3/3, Ladies ... 5 00 Rent of Lower Town Hall and Kitchen, 2/28, A. O. U. W. 10 00
Rent of Town Hall, Parent Teacher.
20 00
5 Rent of Town Hall, Mary T. Mackey, to date
80 00
6 Poor Dept., farm, A. J. Page.
385 69
10 Rent of Town Hall, Robert Walker
40 00
14 School Dept., State School Fund, State Treasurer
1,145 79
26 State Treasurer :
Mothers with Dependent Chil-
dren
$162 00
Temporary Aid 396 00
Corporation Tax 240 85
798 85
April
2 Interest, Massachusetts Trust Company ...
7 05
4 Rent of Town Hall, Robert Walker.
45 00
7 Sale of Gravel Pit, W. M. Brown ..
25 00
Sale of G. A. R. Hall, for grave fund, G. A. R. by W. E. Schuster
700 00
Interest six months, sale price of G. A. R. Hall, 41/2%, W. E. Schuster. 15 75
License, Undertaker, Francisco Bowen.
1 00
8
Vocational Education, State Treasurer.
8 00
9 Edward L. Williams, Taxes 1923.
207 74
School Dept., Tuition Spring Term, Faye Kibbe
10 00
Edward L. Williams, Taxes 1923.
691 73
10 Note No. 62, Blackstone National Bank ...
8,000 00
11 License, 4 Pool Tables, Amos Goodness ....
20 00
18 License, 2 Pool Tables, Czecho Slovakia So- ciety
10 00
License, 2 Pool Tables, Elmwood Club .. 10 00
21 State Treasurer :
Income Tax, 1922 $89 99
Income Tax, 1923 234 00
323 99
May
1 Interest, Blackstone National Bank.
4 68
2 Court Money, Second District Court. . 53 10
Rent of Town Hall, Parent Teachers, April 28th
15 00
3 Rent of Town Hall, Relief Corp.
10 00
Interest, Massachusetts Trust Company ...
10 16
5 Poor Dept., Farm Cash, A. J. Page. .
198 44
License, Undertaker, E. E. Young.
1 00
6 Rent of Town Hall, Senior Class, High School
15 00
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7 Cemetery, Old Douglas, Grave Sold, Gilbert F. Davis 1 00
Rent of Town Hall, Blackstone Valley Tex- tile Association 25 00
14 Rent of Town Hall, Catholic Women's Coun- cil 12 50
Rent of Town Hall, Robert Walker. 45 00
Note No. 63, Blackstone National Bank. . . .
10,000 00
20 School Dept., Supplies, Mrs. T. P. Ritchie. . 3 00
23 Rent of Town Hall, A. O. U. W., May 15th. .
20 00
28 License, Junk, I. Shor 25 00
June
2 License, Auctioneer, W. H. Herendeen. 2 00
Interest, Blackstone National Bank 7 81
3 Interest, Massachusetts Trust Company . ..
3 61
5 Rent of Town Hall, Robert Walker.
45 00
10 School Dept., Play Ground Acct., Parent Teacher Association 150 00
13 Compensation of Inspector of Animals, State Treasurer 37 13
16 Highways, State Treasurer.
428 54
Poor Dept., Farm Income, A. J. Page.
48 65
25 Rent of Town Hall, Christian Endeavor ....
5 00
26 Edward L. Williams, Collector, Taxes 1924 Polls
1,000 00
27 State Forestry, State Treasurer
16 88
Rent of Town Hall and Kitchen, Ladies' Aid of Methodist Church
10 00
Rent of Town Hall, Rev. Mr. Allenby . 15 00
7 13
3 Note No. 64, Blackstone National Bank.
6,000 00
5 Rent of Town Hall, Robert Walker. 40 00
School Dept., Spring Term, Mrs. Kibbe. 10 00
7 Poor Dept., Farm Cash, A. J. Page.
39 50
11 Rent of Town Hall, Boy Scout Dance, July 4th
15 00
21 State Treasurer :
Mothers with Dependent Chil- dren .
$329 59
Transportation of Paupers ... 5 04
Corporation Tax, Business .. . 242 71
577 34
Highways, State Treasurer
1,172 09
24 School Dept., W. T. Loomis.
8 00
Aug.
1 Court Money, Second District Court. 69 60
Interest, Blackstone National Bank.
18
2 Interest, Massachusetts Trust Company .
5 00
4 Poor Dept., Farm, A. J. Page. .
63 72
5 Rent of Town Hall, Robert Walker 45 00
6 License, Butcher, T. E. Kelley .. 1 00
16 Highways Dept., State Treasurer 579 48
23 Tree Warden, W. E. Carpenter . 5 50
July
2 Interest, Massachusetts Trust Company. . .
12
Sept. 2 Interest, Blackstone National Bank. . 60
Interest, Massachusetts Trust Company ... 2 46
3 Rent of Town Hall, Robert Walker .... 45 00
4 Edward L. Williams, Collector, Taxes 1924
15,000 00
6 Tuition of Children, State Treasurer
185 92
8 Poor Dept., Farm, A. J. Page.
50 15
13 Highways Dept., State Treasurer.
474 80
26 Edward L. Williams, Collector, Taxes 1924
7,000 00
30 School Dept., W. T. Loomis. .
10 40
Oct. 1 Interest, Blackstone National Bank.
1 56
3 Interest, Massachusetts Trust Company . ..
1 09
4 School Dept., Mass. Tr. School, State Treas.
105 56
10 Edward L. Williams, Collector, Taxes 1924
5,000 00
14 Rent of Town Hall, Lower Hall and Kitchen, Congregational Church
10 00
15 Maintenance of Hall, P. D. Manning, Insur- ance
2 22
18 School Superintendents of Small Towns, State Treasurer
773 34
Rent of Town Hall, lower, Etta H. Johnson Highways Dept., State Treasurer.
315 40
23 Rent of Town Hall, Methodist Church.
10 00
24 Dog Damage Fee, Brown Case, W. E. Schus- ter
3 00
27
Poor Dept., Temporary Aid, State Treasurer Interest, Massachusetts Trust Company ...
23 52
28 Rent of Town Hall, 15/27 lower, W. E. Schuster
00
Rent of Town Hall, Robert Walker
40 00
29
Edward L. Williams, Collector, Taxes 1924
20,000 00
Nov.
7 Rent of Town Hall, Parent Teacher Associ- ation 10 00
10 Poor Dept., Farm Receipt, A. J. Page
110 19
Rent of Town Hall, Robert Walker. 45 00
11 Court Money, Second District Court of Southern Worcester
40 79
13 Rent of Town Hall, Robert Walker.
5 00
Rent of Town Hall, Frank L. Correll, Rep. Town Committee . 20 00
8,000 00
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14 Edward L. Williams, Collector, Taxes 1924 Rent of Town Hall, Parent Teacher Associ- ation
20 00
Nov. 20 State Treasurer :
Corporation Tax, Public Serv- ice
$662 46
Corporation Tax, Business 4,306 00
Income Tax, 1924 9,686 84
National Bank Tax
33 57
State Aid
270 00
Soldier's Exemption
2 37
Surplus War Bonus Funds. .
1,145,44
16,106 68
5 00
396 00
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21 License, Auctioneer, Samuel E. F. Forand 2 00
Dec.
1 Rent of Town Hall, Legion. 20 00
Income Tax, 1924, State Treasurer. 252 00
Poor Dept., Farm Receipts, A. J. Page. 35 22
2 Interest, Massachusetts Trust Company 15 49
6 00
School Supplies, Standard Oil Company ... Rent of Hall, Robert Walker. 55 00
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19 Highways Dept., State Treasurer. 1,358 77
23
25 00 Poor Dept., Burial of Paupers, State Treas. Licenses, State Director of Standards. . 16 00
24 Rent of Town Hall, Epworth League. ·
10 00
31 Edward L. Williams, Collector, Taxes, 1924
2,689 00
State Treasurer :
Income Tax, 1924. $90 00
Corporation Tax, Business .. 506 23
Corporation Tax, Public Serv- ice 22 94
619 17
Library Acct., Dog Fund, County Treas ... 309 54
1925
Jan.
3 Poor Dept., Farm, A. J. Page. 24 05
5 Interest, Massachusetts Trust Company . . . 17 87
Rent of Town Hall, Robert Walker. 40 00
6 Rent of Town Hall, Senior Class, High School
12 50
By Cash
6,282 18
$124,893 29
1924
Cr.
Jan. 23 Court Money, Albert Dansereau. $97 85
Feb. 4 Selectmen's Orders, 172 to 175
5,180 29
March 3 Selectmen's Orders, 176 to 181. 3,880 07
April 7 G. A. R. Grave Fund, Whitinsville Savings Bank 715 75
Selectmen's Orders, 182 to 190.
5,823 86
9 Abatements 1923, Edward L. Williams, Col- lector 435 75
Edward L. Williams, Recommitted Taxes 255 98
May
5 Selectmen's Orders, 191 to 195
6,909 96
June
2 Selectmen's Orders, 196 to 200.
6,115 77
July 7 Selectmen's Orders, 201 to 207.
9,122 62
21 Court Money, Albert Dansereau. 125 58
$118,611 11
24 Highways Dept., State Treasurer .. 491 55
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Aug. 4 Selectmen's Orders, 208 to 211 2,328 18
Sept. 8 Selectmen's Orders, 212 to 216. 3,829 39
Oct. 6 Selectmen's Orders, 217 to 225. 19,542 01
Nov. 3 Selectmen's Orders, 226 to 230. 25,830 00
20 State Treasurer :
State Tax
$3,600 00
State Highways, Repairs 425 00
4,025 00
26 Court Money, W. H. Herendeen.
17 20
Dec.
1 Selectmen's Orders, 231 to 235. 19,170 27
1925
Jan. 5 Selectmen's Orders, 236 to 245. 6,654 86
$120,060 39
By Cash
4,832 90
$124,893 29
ASSETS.
Cash on hand December 31, 1924, General Funds. $4,832 90 Due from Edward L. Williams, Collector, 1924. 1,647 25
Due from State Aid. 230 00
$6,710 15
In trust, Henry Whiting fund, People's Savings Bank, Worcester, for care of cemetery lot. . $172 45
In trust, Sarah E. Scott fund, People's Savings Bank, Worcester, for care of cemetery lot .. 69 71 In trust, Ezra Aldrich fund, People's Savings Bank, Worcester, for care of cemetery lot. 123 88
In trust, Lucinda C. Reynolds fund, People's Savings Bank, Worcester, for care of cemetery lot .. ..
124 32
In trust, Caroline M. Otis fund, People's Savings Bank, Worcester, for care of cemetery lot .. 57 10
15
In trust, Abbie M. Therrien fund, Liberty Bond in Blackstone National Bank, Uxbridge, for care of cemetery lot 100 00
In trust, Adeline Pierce Sanborn Library. fund Black- stone National Bank, Uxbridge 107 34
In trust, Fund for Care of Graves of G. A. R. Veterans, Whitinsville Savings Bank, Whitinsville. . 731 84
LIABILITIES.
Water Bonds-20 One thousand dollar bonds payable two thousand per year, July 1, 1925, to 1935, No. 23-42 (outside debt limit) $20,000 00
Water Notes-2 One thousand dollar notes and 1 five hundred dollar note payable one thousand per year and then five hundred, October 5, 1925, to 1927 (outside debt limit) 2,500 00
School Notes-6 One thousand dollar notes payable one thousand per year, Oct. 15, 1925, to 1930. . 1 One thousand dollar note payable Feb. 1, 1925
Town Hall Construction Notes-6 One thousand dollar notes payable two thousand dollars per year, Nov. 15, 1925, to 1927, notes 29 to 34. 6,000 00
6,000 00
1,000 00
15 One thousand dol- lar notes payable one thousand dollars per year, Nov. 15, 1928, to 1942, notes 35 to 50 15,000 00
$50,500 00
Water Bonds and Notes (outside debt limit) $22,500 00 School Notes and Town Hall Construction Notes (inside debt limit) . 28,000 00
$50,500 00
GILBERT W. ROWLEY, Town Treasurer.
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DEBTS AND INTEREST.
1925
Principal
Interest
Water Bonds-Payable July 1, 1925 $2,000 O. C. T. Co.
Int. $20,000 2% June 15
O. C. T. Co. $400 00
18,000 2% Dec. 15
O. C. T. Co. 360 00
Water Notes-Payable Oct. 5, 1925 1,000
W. L. H.
W. L. H. 59 38
Int. $2,500 23/8% April 5 2,500 23/8 % Oct. 5
W. L. H. 59 37
School Notes-Payable Oct. 15, 1925 1,000
W. N. B.
Int. $6,000 234 % April 15
W. N. B. 165 00
6,000 2 34 % Oct. 15
W. N. B.
165 00
Town Hall Notes-Payable Nov. 15, 1925
2,000
M. T. Co.
Int. $21,000 21/8% May 15
M. T. Co. 446 25
21,000 21/8% Nov. 15
M. T. Co.
446 25
Estimate :
Interest on $40,000 to be borrowed in anticipation of revenue 41/2 %, 6 months
900 00
$6,000
$3,001 25
6,000 00
$9,001 25
GILBERT W. ROWLEY, Town Treasurer.
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REPORT OF AUDITOR.
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen, Douglas, Mass .:
Gentlemen :
The accounts of the following Town Officers have been exam- ined for the year ending January 31, 1925, and found to be correct, and all disbursements properly accounted for, viz: Treasurer, Tax Collector, Overseer of Poor, Agent of Devise of Moses Wallis, Treasurer of Water Department.
TREASURER'S ACCOUNT.
Balance on hand February 1, 1924.
$6,282 18
Received to January 31, 1925. 118,611 11
$124,893 29
Paid out during the year. 120,060 39
Balance on hand January 31, 1925 $4,832 90 This balance is on deposit in Massachusetts Trust Company.
TAX COLLECTOR.
Charges:
Amount of Warrant. $58,842 27
Poll Tax 1,270 00
Extra Warrant 1,805 55
1922 and 1923 recommitted. 255 98
Sundry Costs and Interest
62,173 80
103 66
Total
$62,277 46
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Credits :
Paid Treasurer $58,689 00
Abatements 234 77
Tax Sales
143 18
Total $59,066 95
Balance Due
$3,210 51
OVERSEER OF POOR.
Paid out during year ending January 31, 1925. $7,453 80 (Agreeing with Treasurer's Account.)
AGENT OF DEVISE OF MOSES WALLIS.
Total Income for year .
$1,640 28
Total Expenses for year 583 88
Net Income for year $1,056 40
The securities representing the Permanent Fund have been examined and found to agree with the Agent's report, namely. $27,502 43
and the net income for the year. 1,056 40
Total
$28,558 83
TREASURER OF WATER DEPARTMENT.
Cash on hand February 1, 1924 $236 46
Receipts during year . 2,963 67
Disbursements during year
$3,200 13
2,806 79
Balance on hand, January 31, 1925 $393 34
On deposit in Old Colony Trust Company, as per their Decem- ber 31st statement, plus deposit of January 9th.
Respectfully submitted,
A. T. BYRNES, Auditor.
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Report of the Water Commissioners
1924
Dr.
Jan. 1 Balance case in town treasury. $236 46
Received for water and sprink-
ler service
$2,952 91
Received on repairs. 8 25
Interest on deposits. 2 51 .
2,963 67
$3,200 13
Cr.
Paid labor and supplies, making house connections and repairs
$944 33
Telephone
21 00
Power and light.
847 46
Fuel
34 00
Superintendent
960 00
$2,806 79
Dec. 31 Balance in treasury. 393 34
$3,200 13
WILLIAM L. HAYWARD, OSCAR OLSON, FRANCISCO BOWEN,
Water Commissioners.
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Report of Treasurer DOUGLAS WATER WORKS
1924
Dr.
Feb. 1 Herbert E. Hughes
$56 00
April 28 Herbert E. Hughes
124 36
May 3 Herbert E. Hughes
136 00
5 Aberthaw Company
8 25
7 Herbert E. Hughes
84 €
16 Herbert E. Hughes
713 61
21 Herbert E. Hughes
277 40
24 Herbert E. Hughes
20 04
June
27 Herbert E. Hughes
142 19
July 1 Herbert E. Hughes
52 50
18 Herbert E. Hughes
192 50
25 Herbert E. Hughes
128 50
Aug. 9 Herbert E. Hughes
22 50
Oct.
4 Herbert E. Hughes
174 45
11 Herbert E. Hughes
130 00
14 Herbert E. Hughes
197 19
Nov.
8 Herbert E. Hughes
75 30
Dec.
5 Herbert E. Hughes
.
18 00
1925
Jan.
9 Herbert E. Hughes
407 69
Interest for year
2 51
$2,963 67
1924
Jan. 1 Cash on hand
236 46
$3,200 13
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1924
Cr.
January Water Commissioner's Orders 704 to 706. $135 83
February Water Comissioner's Orders 707 to 710. 175 58
March Water Commissioner's Orders 711 to 716 268 17
April Water Commissioner's Orders 717 to 719
505 76
May Water Commissioner's Orders 720 to 723. 321 64
June Water Commissioner's Orders 724 to 727. 109 16
July Water Commissioner's Orders 728 to 731. 72 54
August Water Commissioner's Orders 732 to 735.
374 61
September Water Commissioner's Orders 736 to 743 ...
190 49
October Water Commissioner's Orders 744 to 747. .
70 52
November Water Commissioner's Orders 748 to 754. 336 33
December Water Commissioner's Orders 755 to 761 ...
185 80
1925
January Water Commissioner's Orders 762 and 763 .. . 57 36
Old Colony Trust Co., Service Charges 3 00
$2,806 79
By cash on hand
393 34
$3,200 13
GILBERT W. ROWLEY, Treasurer.
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TOWN CLERK'S REPORT.
1924
BIRTHS.
Whole number 55
Number of males
35
Number of females 20
-
55
American parentage 16
Foreign parentage 31
8
55
MARRIAGES.
Whole number
17
American birth 19
Foreign birth
15
Residents of Douglas 22
Elsewhere
12
First marriage
27
Second marriage
7
DEATHS.
Whole number 35
Males
21
Females
14
35
American birth 29
Foreign birth 6
0
Unknown
- 35
Mixed parentage
-
-
23
Number under 1 year.
9
Between 1 and 66
5 years
0
66
10
20
30 66
0
66
30 66
40
0
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DOGS REGISTERED.
Whole number 159
Males, 139 @ $2.00.
$278 00
Females, 20 @ $5.00.
100 00
$378 00
Less fees, 159 @ 20 cents 31 80
$346 20
Paid to County Treasurer $346 20
JOHN B. CHAPDELAINE, JR.,
Town Clerk.
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REPORT OF TREASURER Simon Fairfield Public Library.
1924
Jan. 1 Balance on deposit.
$51 68
Dec.
31 Dog Fund for 1924.
$309 54
March
Town appropriation
700 00
Dec.
Town appropriation
200 00
1,209 54
1924
Jan. 5
Received Savings Bank Interest $22 50
April 17
Liberty Bond Interest
95
May 1
Savings Bank Interest
22 50
15 Liberty Bond Interest
127 50
July 3 Savings Bank Interest
22 50
Oct.
15
Liberty Bond Interest
95 63
24
Lena M. Schuster for books
3 00
Nov.
1
Savings Bank Interest
22 50
15
Liberty Bond Interest
127 50
Dec.
31
Book fines for year. .
64 15
603 40
$1,864 62
Expenses for year 1924 as follows:
Paid Rosalie E. Williams, Librarian. . $568 00
Martha Belding, Assistant Librarian 18 00
Herbert E. Hughes, Janitor. 135 00
Worcester Suburban Electric Co ..
33 71
Magazine subscriptions and newspa- pers 76 50
Printing
5 00
Insurance
179 90
25
Books 147 45
Fuel, 1923 and 1924.
478 50
Safety deposit box rent.
3 00
Subscription to Reader's Guide, 1924- 1925
14 00
Library Bureau, Boston.
7 50
J. W. Wixtead, supplies.
2 12
E. N. Jenckes, supplies.
1 54
Tucker Rice, Plumbers
8 34
Albert Dansereau, repairs library
doors
3 20
Gaylord Bros., supplies
10 20
Boiler inspection
2 00
Pruning shrubs, moving ashes, etc ....
12 50
Miscellaneous acct., P. O. rents, pos-
tage, express and library supplies. . 9 15
$1,715 61
1924
Dec.
31 Balance on deposit. $5 79
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