Town Annual Report of the Officers of the Town of Douglas, for the year ending 1928, Part 1

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ANNUAL REPORTS


TOWN OFFICERS


TOWN OF DOUGLAS


1


INCORP


746


Year Ending


DECEMBER 31, 1928


ANNUAL REPORTS


OF THE


TOWN OFFICERS


OF THE


TOWN OF DOUGLAS


FOR THE


Year Ending December 31, 1928


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ORPO


WHITINSVILLE, MASS. PRESS OF EAGLE PRINTING CO. 1929


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Warrant for Town Meeting


MONDAY, MARCH 18, 1929.


WORCESTER, SS.


To 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 town elections and town affairs, to meet in the Town Hall in said Douglas, on Monday, the eighteenth day of March, 1929, 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, each for the term of one year; 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 cemetery commissioner, each for the term of three years.


ART. 2. To choose all other town officers for the ensuing year.


ART. 3. To raise and appropriate such sums of money as may be deemed necessary for the following purposes; support of poor, schools and superintendent, street lighting, moth suppression, tree warden, bridges, sidewalks, fire telephone, fire department, police department, debts and interest, insurance, public library, town offi- cers, printing, town hall and maintenance, elections, and all other expenses of town for the ensuing year.


ART. 4. To hear the reports of town officers and outstanding committees, and act thereon.


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 fix the number of the superintending school com- mittee and their compensation.


ART. 8. To see if the town will raise and appropriate money for defraying the expenses of observance of Memorial Day.


ART. 9. To see if the town will vote twenty-five dollars for the care of town clock, so called.


ART. 10. To see if the town will raise and appropriate money for the care of public squares and monument lot.


ART. 11. To fix the compensation of the members of the fire company and of the other town officers for the ensuing year.


ART. 12. To see if the town will vote to authorize its tax collec- tor to sell at public auction all parcels of land now held by it under tax titles, and to give deeds to same in name and behalf of the town.


ART. 13. To see if the town will instruct its board of select- men to petition the State Highway Commission under Chapter 81, General Laws, and acts in amendment thereof, for state aid in con- struction and repair of highways.


ART. 14. To see if the town will instruct its board of selectmen to petition the Division of Highways of Public Works under Chap- ter 90. Section 34 of General Laws, for aid in construction or improving some through road.


ART. 15. To raise and appropriate money for highways, stone roads repair, and to carry out two preceding articles, if so voted.


ART. 16. 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 Janu- ary 1, 1929, 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. 17. To see if the town will raise and appropriate $850.00 for the purchase of a small truck for fire purposes.


ART. 18. To see if the town will authorize its board of select- men to amend its contract with the Worcester Suburban Electric Company so as to secure the substitution of 80 candle power lights in place of 40 C. P., and the installation of six new additional lights along Main Street.


ART. 18. To see if the town will vote to instruct its board of assessors to use the free cash in the treasury in fixing the tax rate.


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THE POLLS MAY CLOSE AT TWO O'CLOCK.


You are directed to serve this warrant by posting attested copies thereof at the post office at East Douglas and at the store in Douglas Center 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 said meeting.


Given under our hands this sixth day of March in the year one thousand nine hundred and twenty-nine.


WALTER E. SCHUSTER, FRANK E. JONES, PAUL D. MANNING,


Selectmen of Douglas.


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Report of the Selectmen


The Selectmen of Douglas herewith submit their report of the financial affairs of the town for the year ending December 31, 1928. They have drawn orders on the Town Treasurer amounting to $122,273.66 as follows:


For


Amount Appropriation Balance


Schools and Superintendent


$40,975 09 $41,000 00 14,017 94


$24 91


Highways


$14,017 94


State aid


7,205 30


$6,812 64


7,000 00


87 36


Paupers


8,041 62


7,000 00


*1,041 62


Street lighting


2,082 36


2,100 00


17 64


Tree Warden


173 32


350 00


176 68


Moth suppression


187 00


400 00


213 00


Fire telephone


50 90


45 00


*5 90


Town Hall


$2,778 90


2,778 90


Income


1,829 96


$948 94


400 00


*548 94


Library


$1,104 87


1,104 87


Dog Fund


417 38


$687 49


700 00


12 51


Bridges


5,684 57


5,000 00


*684 57


Memorial Day


145 55


150 00


4 45


Fire Department


252 28


300 00


47 72


Debts and interest


$38,002 77


38,002 77


Temporary loans 32,000 00


$6,002 77


5,900 00


*102 77


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Care squares


27 25


30 00


2 75


Burial soldier


99 00


State aid


138 00


Care cemetery lots.


6 40


Tubercular hospital


244 52


County tax


3,006 00


Town Officers'


Salaries


$1,005 00


Expenses


46 07


Bonding


250 00


Assessors


614 78


Collector


501 45


Town Clerk


307 44


Registrars


63 25


Health Board


42 20


Dog Officer


10 00


2,840 19


2,850 00


9 81


Contingent :


Elections


$267 29


Constables


458 67


Vital statistics


5 75


Forest fires


298 14


Snow roads


145 95


Industrial School


393 34


Railing ways


20 69


Sidewalks


30 00


Wgts. and Meas.


33 89


Old Town Hall.


34 43


Town reports


253 75


Auditor


75 00


Meat inspection


136 50


Cattle inspection


125 00


Care trough


5 00


Mowing cemeteries


50


Silent cop


81 93


2,415 13


2,000 00


*414 63


$122,273 66 $75,225 00


* Overdrawn.


WALTER E. SCHUSTER, FRANK E. JONES, PAUL D. MANNING,


Selectmen of Douglas.


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Report of the Treasurer


GILBERT W. ROWLEY, Treasurer.


1928


Dr.


Jan. 10 Corporation Tax Business, State Treas.


$304 94


17 Edward L. Williams, Coll.,


Taxes, 1927


$426 03


Edward L. Williams, Coll.,


Interest, 1927 5 02


431 05


19 Town Hall, Moses Wallis Devise


1,104 96


28 Note No. 78, William L. Hayward


6,000 00


Therrien Cemetery Fund, Blackstone Na- tional Bank


102 00


Interest, Therrien Bonds


9 60


Feb.


2 Rent of Hall, Robert Walker Interest, Atlantic National Bank, Regular Acct.


1 07


Interest, Atlantic National Bank, School Bldg. Acct.


1 48


Interest, Blackstone National Bank


11 75


6 Poor Dept., Arthur J. Page


12 88


9 Rent of Hall, Mrs. J. Chapdelaine, Jr. P.T.A. Court Money, Wesley Webster


11 78


10 Rent of Hall, A. J. Page


20 00


17 School Dept., Julia Wixtead, Insurance Re- fund 22 50


21 Rent of Hall, St. Anne Society


10 00


22 Edward L. Williams, Coll., Taxes, 1927


203 18


Edward L. Williams, Coll., Interest on same


3 53


March


1 School Dept., Standard Oil Co.


2 40


2 Rent of Hall, Robert Walker


40 00


3 Interest, Atlantic National Bank, School Bldg. Acct. 1 48


Interest, Blackstone National Bank


10 03


5 Poor Dept., A. J. Page


19 00


45 00


5 00


9


6 School Dept., Horace Partridge Co.


20 10


8 Rent of Hall, Firemen 10 00


10 School Fund, State Treasurer


1,477 33


21 Edward L. Williams, Coll., Taxes, 1927


779 23


22 Rent of Hall, O. E. S.


10 00


31 Temporary Aid $452 00


Independent Industrial School 107 50


April


2 License, Undertaker, F. Bowen


1 00


Poor Dept. Farm, A. J. Page License, Pool, Checo-Slovakia


10 00


Interest, Blackstone National Bank


3 45


3 Edward L. Williams, Taxes, 1927


423 87


Note No. 19, Grafton Company.


10,000 00


6 Rent of Hall, Robert Walker


40 00


9 Fire Dept., Highways-Ford Motor Co .: Old Hand Tub


$25 00


Portable Engine and Boiler 25 00


50 00


Poor Dept., Highways


20 70


14


Rent of Hall, Mrs. Petrie


15 00


License, Pool, Elmwood Club


10 00


License, Director of Standards


16 00


23


License, Pool, Amos Goodness


20 00


27


Rent of Hall, Alumni


20 00


30


License, Undertaker, E. E. Young


1 00


Poor Dept. Farm, A. J. Page


32 59


2


Interest, Blackstone National Bank


9 29


3 Rent of Hall, Robert Walker


35 00


7 Rent of Hall, A. J. Page


15 00


9 Poor Dept., Highways


8 10


10 Mothers' Aid, State Treasurer


570 13


14 Poor Dept., Highways


16 20


17 Rent of Hall, George Dansereau


10 00


21 Poor Dept., Highways


24 30


22


Edward L. Williams, Coll., Taxes, 1927


81 42


Edward L. Williams, Coll., Poll Taxes, 1928


250 00


June


1 Interest, Blackstone National Bank


5 18


4 Poor Dept., Highways


16 20


Inspector of Animals, State Treas.


62 50


Poor Dept., A. J. Page


40 76


5 Rent of Hall, Robert Walker


45 00


8 Court Money


05


11 Water Bonds, Water Dept.


1,000 00


12 Water Bonds, Water Dept.


600 00


18


Note No. 80, William L. Hayward


10,000 00


18 Poor Dept., Highways


15 30


19 Town Note No. 81, William L. Hayward


6,000 00


22 Edward L. Williams, Coll., Poll Taxes, 1928


404 00


23 Highways, State Treasurer


1,564 06


30 Highways, Refund, N. Y., N. H. & H. R. R. Co. 5 99


July


2 Interest, Blackstone National Bank


3 78


Interest, Atlantic National Bank


6 64


Rent of Hall, Robert Walker


45 00


May


May


559 50


14 45


10


Poor Dept., A. J. Page 35 54


11 Edward L. Williams, Coll., Poll Taxes, 1928 398 00 Edward L. Williams, Coll., R.E. Taxes, 1927 192 14


20 Highways, State Treasurer 1,117 58


31 Water Bonds, Water Dept.


400 00


School Dept., W. T. Loomis


5 70


1 Rent of Hall, Robert Walker


40 00


2 Interest, Blackstone National Bank


4 11


Interest, Atlantic National Bank


1 31


4 Poor Dept. Farm, A. J. Page


85 00


16 Edward L. Williams, Polls, 1927 Edward L. Williams, Polls, 1927


$4 00


25


4 25


Edward L. Williams, 1927 Taxes


$21 73


Edward L. Williams, Interest


and Fines, 1927 Taxes 43 22


64 95


Edward L. Williams, Polls, 1928


$86 00


Edward L. Williams, Fines,


1928, Taxes 2 25


88 25


18 Highways, State Treasurer


2,183 98


21 Edward L. Williams, Coll., Taxes, 1928


7,675 27


29 Edward L. Williams, Coll., Taxes, 1928


1,310 56


Sept. 3 Interest, Blackstone National Bank


1 40


5 Poor Dept., A. J. Page


31 10


6 Rent of Hall, Robert Walker


45 00


7 Edward L. Williams, Taxes, 1928


898 92


Highways, Hayward Woolen Company


148 31


10 Highways, Frank E. Jones


20 00


14 Edward L. Williams, Taxes, 1928, R. E. $1,073 89


Edward L. Williams, Polls '72 00


Edward L. Williams, Fines,


Polls, 1928 6 75


1,152 64


15 School Dept., A. E. Rawson, Sale of Piano


15 00


20 Licenses, Peddlers' Director of Standards


22 License, Andrew Mercak


24 Edward L. Williams, Taxes, 1928


1,727 91


26 Income Tax, 1927 $340 00


Corporation Tax, Business


287 70


Corporation Tax, Public Schools, 1925 4 08


Corporation Tax, Public Schools, 1926 1 71


Corporation Tax, Public Schools, 1927


1 75


635 24


27 Rent of Hall, Frank LaCourse


10 00


28 Edward L. Williams, Taxes, 1928


17,227 85


32 00


20 00


Aug.


11


Oct.


1 Poor Dept., A. J. Page 4 30


License, Auctioneer, Albert Dansereau 2 00


2 Interest, Atlantic National Bank 2 05


Interest, Blackstone National Bank


1 81


3 Rent of Hall, W. R. C.


24 00


(Hoover Rent of Hall, W. E. Schuster Movie) 10 00


Edward L. Williams, Taxes, 1928


3,614 70


5


Rent of Hall, Robert Walker


50 00


8 Rent of Hall, Epworth League


10 00


10 Edward L. Williams, Taxes, 1928 Court Money


9 10


12 Edward L. Williams, Taxes, 1928


2,578 48


16 Edward L. Williams, Taxes, 1928


8,879 51


19 Rent of Hall, P. T. A.


20 00


23 Edward L. Williams, Taxes, 1928


1,223 26


27 Highways, Town of Upton


6 00


29 Poor Dept., Katy Novicki


24 00


31


Edward L. Williams, Coll., Taxes, 1928


2,014 04


1 Interest, Atlantic National Bank


16


2 School Supt., State Treasurer Interest, Blackstone National Bank


773 33


5 Poor Dept., A. J. Page


32 00


6 Rent of Hall, Robert Walker


40 00


9 Edward L. Williams, Taxes,


1927 $108 83


Edward L. Williams, Interest, Taxes, 1927 6 70


115 53


9 Edward L. Williams, 1928 Taxes


1,294 13


12 Rent of Hall, Ladies' Aid


5 00


13 Fire Dept., Use of Pump


5 50


14 Highways, State Treasurer


2,134 38


20 State Treasurer :


Corporation Tax, P. S. $183 29


Corporation Tax, Business


4,556 70


Income Tax, 1928


12,786 00


National Bank Tax


163 93


Trust Co. Tax


13 69


Tuition of Children


557 89


State Aid


144 00


18,405 50


21 Rent of Hall, Blackstone Valley Mill Asso.


25 00


23 Edward L. Williams, 1928 Taxes


559 13


1 Interest, Blackstone National Bank


16 36 ยท


Interest, Atlantic National Bank


9 51


3 Poor Dept., A. J. Page


4 95


4 Edward L. Williams, Taxes, 1928 Rent of Hall, Robert Walker


322 41


10 Court Money Rent of Hall, D. A. R.


5 00


13 Edward L. Williams, Taxes, 1928


329 12


20 Rent of Old Hall, W. R. C.


9 00


Nov.


Dec.


50 00


6 00


20 79


3,936 92


12


31 State Treasurer :


Corporation Tax, P. S.


$771 51 Corporation Tax, Business 397 66


1,169 17


Edward L. Williams, Taxes, 1926


5 15


Edward L. Williams, Taxes, 1927


$158 20


Edward L. Williams, Interest, 1927


9 80


Edward L. Williams, Demand, 1927 25


168 25


Edward L. Williams, Polls, 1928


$18 00


Edward L. Williams, Fines,


75


18 75


Edward L. Williams, Taxes, 1928


1,067 44


1929


Jan. 1 Dog Fund, County Treasurer 417 38


3 Rent of Hall, Robert Walker


50 00


Interest, Atlantic National Bank


5 82


Interest, Blackstone National Bank


23 18


7 Poor Dept., A. J. Page


63 15


10 Poor Dept., A. J. Page 468 00


$128,343 02


By Cash


6,297 14


$134,640 16


1928


Cr.


Jan. 28 Therrien Cemetery Fund, Whitinsville Sav- ings Bank $102 00


Feb. 6 Selectmen's Orders, 472 to 476


8,689 80


March 5 Selectmen's Orders, 477 to 479


4,368 64


April 2 Selectmen's Orders, 480 to 488


6,644 51


May 7 Selectmen's Orders, 489 to 494


8,639 63


June 4 Selectmen's Orders, 495 to 500


8,834 70


July 2 Selectmen's Orders, 501 to 508


9,868 71


Aug. 6 Selectmen's Orders, 509 to 512


3,329 79


Sept. 10 Selectmen's Orders, 513 to 515


11,691 44


Oct. 1 Selectmen's Orders, 516 to 523


17,367 62


Nov.


5 Selectmen's Orders, 524 to 528


19,330 03


20 State Treasurer :


State Tax


$2,635 00


Repairs of State Highways 425 00


Veterans' Exemption 4 58


3,064 58


Dec. 3 Selectmen's Orders, 529 to 531


16,223 53


1928


13


1929


Jan. 7 Selectmen's Orders, 532 to 546


7,362 28


$125,517 26


By Cash


9,122 90


$134,640 16


ASSETS


Cash on Hand, December 31, 1928, General Funds


$8,549 52


Cash on Hand, December 31, 1928, School Building Fund


573 38


$9,122 90


Due from Edward L. Williams, Collector, 1926


28 35


Due from Edward L. Williams, Collector, 1927 250 76


Due from Edward L. Williams, Collector, 1928 3,419 14


Due from State Aid-Military


138 00


$12,959 15


In trust, Henry Whiting Fund, People's Savings Bank, Worcester, for care of cemetery lot


$196 18


In trust, Sarah E. Scott Fund, People's Savings Bank, Worcester, for care of cemetery lot 73 40


In trust, Ezra Aldrich Fund, People's Savings Bank, Worcester, for care of cemetery lot 138 11


In trust, Lucinda C. Reynolds Fund, People's Savings Bank, Worcester, for care of cemetery lot 138 59


In trust, Caroline M. Otis Fund, People's Savings Bank, Worcester, for care of cemetery lot 68 16


In trust, Abbie M. Therrien, Whitinsville Savings Bank, Whitinsville, for care of cemetery lot 105 86


In trust, Adeline Pierce Sanborn, Library Fund, Black- stone National Bank, Uxbridge 125 78


In trust, Fund for Care of Graves of G. A. R. Veterans, Whitinsville Savings Bank 880 77


LIABILITIES


Water Bonds-12 one thousand dollar bonds payable two thousand per year, July 1, 1929 to 1934, 31 to 42


$12,000 00


School Notes-2 one thousand dollar notes payable one thousand per year, Oct. 15, 1929 to 1930 2,000 00


Town Hall Construction Notes-14 one thousand dollar notes payable one thousand dollars per year, Nov. 15, 1929 to 1942, notes 36 to 50 14,000 00


$28,000 00


Water Bonds and Notes (outside debt limit)


$12,000 00


School Notes and Town Hall Construction Notes (inside debt limit)


16,000 00


$28,000 00


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DEBTS AND INTEREST


1929


Principal


Interest


Water Bonds-Payable July 1, 1929 $2,000 O. C. T. Co.


Int. $12,000 2% June 15 O. C. T. Co. $240 00


10,000 2% Dec. 15


O. C. T. Co. 200 00


School Notes-Payable Oct. 15, 1929 1,000


W. S.B.


Int. $2,000 234% April 15


W. S. B. 55 00


2,000 234% Oct. 15


W. S.B. 55 00


Int. $14,000 21/8% May 15 14,000 21/8% Nov. 15


M. T. Co.


297 50


M. T. Co.


297 50


Town Hall Notes-Payable Nov. 15, 1929 1,000


M. T. Co.


Estimates :


Interest on $30,000 to be borrowed in anticipation of revenue 4%, 6 months


600 00


$4,000


$1,745 00


4,000 00


$5,745 00


GILBERT W. ROWLEY,


Town Treasurer.


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AUDITOR'S REPORT


Walter E. Schuster, Chairman, Board of Selectmen, Town of Douglas, Mass.


March 1, 1929.


Dear Sir:


We have made an examination of the books and accounts of the Town Treasurer, Tax Collector, Water Commissioner, Over- seers of the Poor, and Agent of Devise of Moses Wallis for the year 1928 and report thereon as follows:


TOWN TREASURER


We have seen that all payments were supported by Selectmen's orders or other authorizations. All collections, as shown by the Tax Collector's records, Superintendent of the Poor Farm, and other records were found to be properly entered.


The bank accounts were reconciled with statements received direct from the banking institutions. The cash on hand as of December 31, 1928, was as follows:


General Fund $8,549 52


School Building Fund


573 38


$9,122 90


The savings bank books representing the investments of the Trust Funds were examined.


TAX COLLECTOR


The footings of the Tax Collector's cash books were verified and all collections of taxes were turned over to the Town Treasurer and duly entered by him. We have totalled the unpaid items on the Tax Collector's ledgers for the years 1927 and 1928 and saw that these totals, plus the collections and abatements, were in approxi- mate agreement with the tax warrants.


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There remain uncollected :


Taxes for the Year 1926 $28 35


Taxes for the Year 1927 250 76


Taxes for the Year 1928 3,419 14


$3,698 25


WATER COMMISSIONERS


The payments were verified by the orders signed by the Chair- man of the Water Commissioners. The total of the collections acknowledged as having been received by the Town Treasurer was found to be entered correctly on his records. The balance of the cash on hand, $31.79, was on deposit at the Blackstone National Bank.


OVERSEERS OF THE POOR


The receipts from the sale of produce, etc., as shown by the Superintendent's records, were found to be properly entered on the Town Treasurer's records.


DEVISE OF MOSES WALLIS


The income from the investments was calculated and found to be entered properly. The withdrawals of income from this fund, except the Agent's salary, were turned over to the Town Treasurer and duly entered by him.


The registered bonds, composing the investments of this fund, were examined and found intact. The cash on hand, amounting to $2,199.12, was on deposit at the Whitinsville National Bank.


SIMON FAIRFIELD PUBLIC LIBRARY


We have received direct from the Whitinsville National Bank a statement that they have seen the following securities and savings bank books:


U. S. Fourth Liberty Loan Bonds $4,500 00


Uxbridge Savings Bank Book 200 00


Uxbridge Savings Bank Book 200 00


Uxbridge Savings Bank Book 1,000 00


Whitinsville Savings Bank Book 7,000 00


$12,900 00


Very respectfully,


SEAMANS, STETSON & TUTTLE, Certified Public Accountants.


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Report of the WATER COMMISSIONERS


1928


Dr.


Jan.


1 Balance cash in town treasury


$283 00


Received for water and sprinkler service


$4,362 43


Labor


75


Supplies


50


Interest on deposits


4 76


4,375 44


$4,658 44


Cr.


Paid labor and supplies making house connections and repairs


$664 85


Telephone


21 20


Power and light


1,054 25


Superintendent


860 00


Insurance


26 35


To Treasurer, Water Bonds


2,000 00


$4,626 65


Dec. 31 Balance in treasury. 31 79


$4,658 44


WILLIAM L. HAYWARD, OSCAR OLSON, FRANCISCO BOWEN,


Water Commissioners.


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Report of Treasurer


DOUGLAS WATER WORKS


1928


Dr.


Jan.


12 Herbert E. Hughes, water collections


$225 00


16 Herbert E. Hughes, water collections


235 69


20 Herbert E. Hughes, water collec- tions


$57 50


Herbert E. Hughes, labor


75


Herbert E. Hughes, supplies 7 50


65 75


Feb.


2 Herbert E. Hughes, water collections


128 00


May


3 Herbert E. Hughes, water collections


230 79


8 Herbert E. Hughes, water collections.


148 46


11 Herbert E. Hughes, water collections.


1,355 88


18 Herbert E. Hughes, water collections


116 17


June 16 Herbert E. Hughes, water collections


460 41


July 17 Herbert E. Hughes, water collections.


225 00


24 Herbert E. Hughes, water collections


255 69


30 Herbert E. Hughes, water collections


95 50


Aug. 7 Herbert E. Hughes, water collections


22 50


Oct. 12 Herbert E. Hughes, water collections


220 00


22 Herbert E. Hughes, water collections


339 69


Nov. 17 Herbert E. Hughes, water collections


52 71


Dec. 15 Herbert E. Hughes, water collections Interest for year


193 44


4 76


$4,375 44


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1929


Jan. 1 Cash on hand


283 00


$4,658 44


1928


Cr.


January Water Commissioner's Orders, 960 and 961


$28 10


February Water Commissioner's Orders, 962 to 966 245 65


March Water Commissioner's Orders, 967 to 970


230 95


April Water Commissioner's Orders, 971 to 973


101 10


May Water Commissioner's Orders, 974 and 975


81 50


June Water Commissioner's Orders, 976 to 986


2,016 16


July Water Commissioner's Orders, 987 to 994.


567 11


August Water Commissioner's Orders, 995 to 1001


321 42


September Water Commissioner's Orders, 1002 to 1007


257 57


October Water Commissioner's Orders, 1008 to 1010


270 00


November Water Commissioner's Orders, 1011 to 1015. 101 82


December Water Commissioner's Orders, 1016 to 1021 ...


281 29


1929


January Water Commissioner's Orders, 1022 to 1024


123 98


$4,626 65


By cash on hand. .......


31 79


$4,658 44


GILBERT W. ROWLEY,


Treasurer


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TOWN CLERK'S REPORT


1928


BIRTHS


Whole number


50


Number of males


23


Number of females


27


American parentage 22


19


Mixed parentage


9


-


50


MARRIAGES


Whole number


20


American birth


33


Foreign birth


7


Residents of Douglas


24


Elsewhere


16


First marriage


35


Second marriage


5


DEATHS


Whole number


36


Males


19


Females


17


36


American birth


25


Foreign birth


11


- 36


50


Foreign parentage


21


Number under 1 year.


5


Between 66


1 and 5 years


0


66


10


66


20


66


66


20


66 40


66


0


66


40


66


50


66


4


66


50


66


60


66


4


66 70


66


7


7


80


90


6


66


90


100


- 36


DOGS REGISTERED


Whole number


236


Males, 211 @ $2.00


$422 00


Females, 25 @ $5.00


125 00


Less fees, 236 @ 20 cents.


47 20


Paid to County Treasurer


$499 80


5


10 66


0


1


30


60


0


30


60 70


80


2


$547 00


$499 80


JOHN B. CHAPDELAINE, JR.,


Town Clerk.


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REPORT OF TREASURER Simon Fairfield Public Library


1928


Jan. 1. Balance on deposit


$169 25


Unexpended balance of Dog Fund and Town Appropriation


$122 85


Dog Fund for year 1928 417 38


March


Town Appropriation


700 00


1928


Jan. 5


Received Savings Bank interest


$22 50


18


For books


12 01


Feb. 13


For books


12 82


April


9


For books


7 88


15


Liberty Bond interest ...


53 12


15


Liberty Bond interest.


42 50


May


1


Whitinsville Savings Bank, interest


150 00


9


For book


58


July


1


For books


6 78


5


Uxbridge Savings Bk. interest


22 50


Aug.


27


Books


4 41


Sept.


24


Books


5 44


Oct.


15


Liberty Bond interest ...


42 50


15


Liberty Bond interest ...


53 13


Nov.


1


Whitinsville Savings Bank interest


175 00


17


For books


6 38


For books


1 32


Received fines for year


69 58


688 45


20


$1,240 23


$2,097 93


23


Expenses for year 1928 as follows:


Paid Rosalie E. Williams, Librarian


$660 00


Mrs. Carl Donaldson


18 00


Frank E. Jones, fuel


1 00


Books


532 18


Magazines and papers


; 00


Herbert E. Hughes, janitor


142 50


Worcester Suburban Electric Co.


30 93


Post Office, rent


2 40


Book, paste and posters


. 85


Removing ashes


8 00


World's Almanac and desk blotters


2 00


Christian Science Monitor


2 30


Express


1 64


Geo. F. Searles, labor


1 50


Herbert E. Hughes, labor


3 00


Sharpening lawn mower


1 25


Stamped envelopes and freights


1 32


Putting on screens


. 00


Mrs. Lambert, cleaning library.


35 00


Supplies


8 61


News racks and 8 files


25 00


Readers' Guide


7 70


Boiler inspection


5 00


Washing windows


2 00


Stephen Durrell, board


45 00


Safety deposit rent


3 00


1928


Dec. 31 Balance on deposit $46 47


Unexpended balance Dog Fund and Town Appropriation for 1928


12 43


$58 90


ENDOWMENT FUNDS


Mrs. Royal Keith Fund


$200 00


James M. Fairfield Fund


5,000 00


James Smith Fund


6,000 00


Arthur F. Taft Fund


500 00


Winfield S. Schuster Fund


1,000 00


James W. Wixtead Fund


200 00


Total


$12,900 00 The endowment funds of the Library are invested as follows: In registered 41/4% Liberty Bonds $4,500 00


In Savings Banks 8,400 00


$12,900 00


Respectfully submitted,


FRANK E. JONES,


Treasurer.


$1,916 18


24


Annual Report of the Dept. of Public Welfare


From January 1, 1928, to January 1, 1929.


To the Selectmen and Citizens of Douglas:


Value of real estate, 170 acres of land, house, barn and sheds $7,000 00


Personal property at Infirmary as per inventory Jan. 1, 1929:




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