Town Annual Report of the Officers of the Town of Douglas, for the year ending 1938, Part 1

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Annual Reports


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Hurricane Report


On the afternoon of September 21, 1938, Douglas, as well as the rest of central New England, was visited by a southeast hurricane, the worst in approximately one hundred years. Rhode Island his- tories and ancient newspaper files tell of a hurricane that occurred on September 23, 1815.


On that fateful Wednesday no one dreamed that a hurricane would strike here. The Weather Bureau had sent warnings of a hurricane off Cape Hatteras, but it was expected to move out to sea. Instead it swept through a belt about 200 miles wide up through the cen- ter of New England into Canada. East Douglas was square in its path and felt the full impact of its tropical fury. The wind began to rise


THE WHITINSVILLE-DOUGLAS ROAD LOOKING TOWARD SCHUSTER WOOLEN MILL


at two o'clock, bringing squalls of rain and a strange darkness. It continually increased in violence until it was tearing past houses, trees, radio broadcasting towers at 100 miles an hour. The ominous, low, roaring of the wind was frightening. The terrific force of the hurricane brought destruction everywhere: great old trees crashed


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into houses and roads, often dragging down live electric wires; win- dows were shattered; barns blown down; chimneys collapsed, dan- gerously scattering bricks; shingles and, in some cases, whole roofs were torn off houses and factories. One of the most shocking conse- quences was the disruption of all electrical power; electric lights, refrigerators, stoves, telephones, radios, machinery-all stopped func- tioning. By six-thirty, when the worst of the hurricane had passed this locality, East Douglas was in darkness.


In the space of three hours, the community was plunged back into almost primitive conditions. Old kerosene lamps were dusted off and put into use again; even candles were at a premium. Radios were silent. Practically all communication by telephone and railroad was shut off. The selectmen held a special meeting by candlelight


LARGE ELM BLOWN AGAINST FULLER JONES HOUSE ON MAIN STREET


and declared a state of emergency. They ordered crews of workmen to start clearing the tree-blocked roads, and by morning all main thoroughfares to surrounding towns were open to traffic. The regular police and special officers patrolled the streets which were in total darkness. Dangerous as the storm was, not a single casualty oc- curred in this town.


When the sun rose the next morning, the devastation on all sides made Douglas almost unrecognizable. Whole groves of pine trees were levelled, fruit trees were uprooted, in the cemeteries tombstones were grotesquely overturned, the steeples of both the First and


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Second Congregational Churches lay in ruins on the ground. One of the most tragis sights was the destruction of the fine old trees, especially the elms on Main Street which had stood for more than a century.


The work of restoring order out of chaos began at once. Roads were cleared. Tractors and steam shovels were used to remove tree trunks and stumps. In this capacity, the men of the CCC camp and


THE KENDALL HOUSE ON MAIN STREET


the W. P. A. workers gave invaluable assistance. To supply the town with water, which is pumped by electricity, several tractors were run day and night. The telephone and electric light companies kept repair crews working, and on September 28, electricity was restored in stores and homes. Street lights were completely restored by October 22. Regular mail trains were operating by October 10. In a com- paratively short time, human energy and resourcefulness had brought back comfortable modern life.


Years from now, the school children of today, no doubt, will be telling their descendants about "the big blow" of September 21, 1938.


LUCIUS J. MARSH, JR.


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Jury List for the Town of Douglas for the Year 1939


Allega, Ernest P. Anderson, Gosta N. Askenstrom, Carl J. Austin, James G. Bigos, Walter S.


Brouwer, George Blanchard, Lloyd


Bruno, Edmund H.


Budzyna, Walter J.


Cabana, Frederick Carpenter, Erwin Cerulle, Vincent Chase, Jesse E. Conrad, George Cooney, Frank X. Converse, Ralph E.


Crosier, George D. Dansereau, Albert J.


Decoteau, Raymond O.


Dermody, Lester J.


Doyon, Frederick J. Dixson, Norval A. Donaldson, Carl I.


Dufault, Albert N. Dunleavy, John E. Elliot, William J. Fairfield, Walter B. Foster, Eldrick Frost, Alfred J. Fulone, James


Harris, Moses M. Hanley, James Hindon, Henry N. Hughes, Edward Hvizdos, Andrew J. Johnson, Roy


Store Manager Spinner Experimental Machinist Oil Line Foreman Weaver Electrician Dentist Spinner Draftsman Weaver Ass't Postmaster Plasterer Farmer Caretaker-Cemetery Store Clerk Store Clerk Office Manager Janitor Store Keeper Funeral Director Retired Carpenter Loom Fixer Ass't Foreman Chauffeur Mill Operative Mill Operative Spinner Store Owner Painter Retired Clerk Lumberman Chauffeur Store Manager Insurance Agent


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Kelly, John J. Kivlan, William Klisiewicz, Frank E. Kosiar, Stephen F. Lacourse, Leo R. Larson, Hartwick T. LaPlante, Joseph Lunn, Walter MacDonald, Robert E.


Marsh, Lucius J., Jr.


Metcalf, Arthur L.


Mooney, William A.


McCann, Earl


McMahon, Kenneth Olson, Carl H.


Parker, Howell W.


Pender, Robert R.


Piepszak, Felix


Spinner Farmer R. E. Agent Shear Tender Overseer Store Manager


Pine, Walter E. Putnam, Stanton D. Rawson, Arthur E.


Robinson, Charles


Schellschmidt, Gustave


Sheldrick, William C.


Simmons, Agalon B.


Farmer Salesman Retired Painter Retired


Thomas, Henry Travaille. Jasper J.


Draftsman Mill Operative


Vecchione, Florenz J.


Wallis, Chester A.


Wellman, Chester E.


Wasink, John F.


Zemianek, Paul


Zonfrillo, Marine S.


Store Clerk Painter Dresser Shear Tender Barber Loom Fixer Spinner Mill Operative Wood Pattern Maker Assessor Carder Finisher Highway Chauffeur


Carpenter Retired Clerk Percher Ass't Manager


Given under our hands this 31st day of December 1938 A. D.


WINFIELD A. SCHUSTER, PAUL D. MANNING, FRANK E. JONES, Selectmen of Douglas.


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Town Officers 1938


Moderator FERDINAND J. LIBBY, 1939


Town Clerk JOSEPH S. VIROSTEK, 1939


Treasurer RICHARD H. ALDRICH, 1939


Town Counsel FERDINAND J. LIBBY, 1939


Selectmen WINFIELD A. SCHUSTER, 1939, Chairman FRANK E. JONES, 1940, Clerk PAUL D. MANNING, 1941


Assessors FERDINAND J. LIBBY, 1940, Chairman IRVING FISHER, 1941 LUCIUS J. MARSH, Jr., 1939, Clerk


Members Board Public Welfare FRANK X. RINFRETTE, 1941, Chairman * RICHARD MOORE, 1939 MARINE ZONFRILLO, 1940 VERA H. WARNER, Clerk


School Committee LILIAN G. CARPENTER, 1939, Clerk WARREN JOHNSON, 1939 BAYLIS G. ALDRICH, 1940, Chairman


ANDREW J. CENCAK, 1941


MARGARET S. CARRICK, 1940 LOUIS A. CALLAHAN, 1941


Tree Warden JAMES FULONE, 1939


Superintendent of Highways EARL BALLOU, 1939


Agent Moses Wallis Devise GILBERT W. ROWLEY, 1939


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Cemetery Commissioners


FRANK E. COPP, 1941 HAROLD BUXTON, 1940 HOWELL W. PARKER, 1939 Town Accountant JOSEPH S. VIROSTEK, 1940


Board of Registrars FRANK L. CORRELL, Chairman, 1939 MOSES DEBLOIS, 1940 JOHN E. DUNLEAVY, 1941 JOSEPH S. VIROSTEK, Clerk, 1939


Trustees of Public Library FRANK L. CORRELL, 1939 STEPHEN L. HREUSIK, 1940 K. HELENA WIXTEAD, 1941 * Resigned


Life Members-Trustees of Simon Fairfield Public Library LENA M. SCHUSTER WALTER B. FAIRFIELD


FRANK E. JONES FERDINAND J. LIBBY


Chief of Police KARLE T. HOWE, 1939 Chief of Fire Department CHARLES A. ANDERSON, 1939


Superintendent of Schools A. B. GARCELON


Superintendent of Water Works HERBERT E. HUGHES, 1939


Water Commissioners GILBERT W. ROWLEY, 1940, Chairman *OSCAR OLSON, 1939 WILLIAM J. WALLIS, 1941


Board of Health SELECTMEN *FRANCISCO BOWEN, Agent


Sealer of Measures and Weights FRANK L. CORRELL, 1939


Collector of Taxes EDWARD L. WILLIAMS, 1939


Moth Superintendent FERDINAND J. LIBBY, 1939


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Forest Warden HENRY PETERS, 1939


Dog Officer HERBERT E. HUGHES, 1939


Fence Viewers FRANK L. CORRELL, 1939 FERDINAND J. LIBBY, 1939 WALTER H. PARKER, 1939


Bridge Viewer EARL BALLOU, 1939


Measurers of Wood


GILBERT W. ROWLEY, 1939 CHARLES CHURCH, 1939


WILLIAM J. WALLIS, 1939 WALTER H. PARKER, 1939


Weighers of Coal


FRANK E. JONES, 1939 ALFRED J. FROST, 1939


Inspector of Animals ROY KENYON, 1939


Inspector of Slaughtering HARRY A. DOWNS, 1939


* Deceased


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Finance Committee Report


Appropriations estimated necessary for fiscal year ending De- cember 31, 1939.


GENERAL GOVERNMENT


Selectmen's Salary


$ 100.00


Selectmen's Expense


100.00


Town Accountant's Salary


600.00


Town Treasurer's Salary


300.00


Town Treasurer's Expense


150.00


Tax Collector's Salary


550.00


Tax Collector's Expense


150.00


Town Clerk's Salary


300.00


Town Clerk's Expense


100.00


Assessor's Salaries


500.00


Assessor's Expense


50.00


Town Counsel


300.00


Registrars' Salaries


60.00


Registrars' Expense


200.00


Election Expense


75.00


Moderator


15.00


New Town Hall Maintenance


800.00


Old Town Hall Maintenance


50.00


Town Officer's Bonds


250.00


$ 4,650.00


PROTECTION OF PERSONS AND PROPERTY


Police Department


4,500.00


Police-Town Hall Duty


200.00


Fire Department


700.00


Sealer


50.00


Tree Warden


400.00


Forest Fires


300.00


Dog Officer


25.00


Insurance


800.00


6,975.00


HEALTH AND SANITATION


Health Department Salaries


50.00


Health Department Expense


625.00


Meat Inspector


75.00


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Animal Inspector


150.00


Vital Statistics


15.00


915.00


HIGHWAYS


Chapter 81


5,250.00


Chapter 90


1,000.00


Chapter 90 Maintenance


500.00


Machinery Maintenance Fund (see transfer recommended) Chapter 90 Insurance 200.00


Bridges


200.00


Street Lighting


2,250.00


Care of Watering Trough


5.00


Care of Public Squares


25.00


Special Highways


50.00


Railings


100.00


Snow Roads


1,500.00


11,080.00


CHARITIES AND SOLDIER'S BENEFITS


Welfare Salaries


450.00


Relief


12,400.00


Old Age Assistance, Clerk


500.00


Welfare, Clerk


300.00


Aid to Dependent Children


2,000.00


Old Age Assistance


7,500.00


Soldier's Relief


100.00


23.450.00


SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES


School Committee Salaries


200.00


Schools-General Expense


38,000.00


Industrial Schools


400.00


Library


1,000.00


39,600.00


RECREATION AND UNCLASSIFIED


W. P. A. Materials


2,000.00


American Legion Hall


100.00


Memorial Day


150.00


Care of Town Clock


30.00


Printing Town Reports


200.00


2,480.00


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ENTERPRISE AND CEMETERIES


Cemetery


100.00


Water Commissioner's Salaries


100.00


Water Department Expense


3,200.00


3,400.00


INTEREST AND MATURING DEBT


Interest


350.00


Debt


1,000.00


1,350.00


RESERVE FUND


Reserve Fund


2,500.00


$400.00 from Overlay Reserve 1,600.00 from Water Department Surplus 500.00 in 1939 Levy


2,500.00


OVERDRAFTS


To cover 1938 Overdraft in interest account ... 5.35


1938 BILLS OUTSTANDING


Welfare bills


200.00


TRANSFERS RECOMMENDED


Machinery Rentals to Machinery Fund 400.00


$97,005.35


Finance Committee, WINFIELD A. SCHUSTER, 1939


FRANK E. JONES, 1940


PAUL D. MANNING, 1941 GILBERT W. ROWLEY, 1939 FERDINAND J. LIBBY, 1939


FRANK X. RINFRETTE, 1940


LESTER J. DERMODY, 1940


BAYLIS G. ALDRICH, 1941 *WILLIAM J. WALLIS, 1941


Tax Rates in the Town of Douglas


1931


30.70 1935


32.00


1932


32.50 1936


32.00


1933


31.50 1937


35.00


1934


33.00 1938 37.00


* Succeeds Francisco Bowen, now deceased.


TOWN OF DOUGLAS BALANCE SHEET-DECEMBER 31, 1938


GENERAL ACCOUNTS


ASSETS


LIABILITIES AND RESERVES


CASH :


Temporary Loans :


In Banks and Office


$ 3,746 71


In Anticipation of Revenue 1938


$ 10,000 00


Accounts Receivable : Taxes :


Mowry Trust Fund Income


2,072 17


Levy of 1937


$


3,122 29


Levy of 1938


9,693 46


Sale of Cemetery Lots and Graves Fund . .


74 50


Tailings


26 30


Machinery Funds


483 59


Tax Titles


498 62


Water Available Surplus


1,635 32


Tax Title Possessions,


228 04


Departmental :


Town Hall, 314 40


Health


328 57


Federal Grants:


Temporary Aid


2,209 71


Aid to Dependent Children


434 50


Old Age Assistance-Assistance 9 86


State Aid


30 00


Aid to Dependent Children


67 25


School


37 50


3,454 68


Water Rates


348 44


Aid to Highways: State, Chapter 81


1,438 33


State, Chapter 90


4,319 77


County, Chapter 90 2,319 77


Reserve Fund-Overlay Surplus


492 76


8,077 87


Underestimates : State Tax 3,060 00


State Parks and Reservations Tax


7 61


State Veteran's Exemption


Tax 94


County Tax 1 81


Overlays-Reserved for Abatements :


Levy of 1937


$


1,215 45


Levy of 1938


2,002 06


3,070 36


3,217 51


.


Cemetery Trust Funds Income . 9 13


12,815 74


Motor Vehicle Excise Taxes : Levy of 1938


106 93


Old Age Assistance-Administration 42 85


Old Age Assistance


100 00


Appropriation Balances : W. P. A. Materials 670 96


Overdrawn Accounts : Interest 5 35


Highways, Chapter 81


1,437 68


Highways, Chapter 90, Construction- Hurricane Emergency 2,724 15


Highways, Chapter 90, Maintenance 639 54


4,806 72


Surplus Revenue .


12,714 58 5,637 33


$37,154 11


$37,154 11


DEBT ACCOUNTS


Net Funded or Fixed Dept


$ 4,000 00


Town Hall Loan


$ 4,000 00


TRUST ACCOUNTS


Trust Funds, Cash and Securities :


In Custody of Town Treasurer


$ 27,895 86


In Custody of Library Trustees


13,062 09


In Custody of Agent


28,575 99


In Custody of Treasurer: Myron O. Mowry School Fund $ 24,273 81 Adeline Pierce Sanborn Library Fund 166 85


Care of Graves, G. A. R. Veterans' Fund 834 16


Mary South Cemetery Fund 240 73


Monument Fund-Sons of Veterans 105 41


Cemetery Perpetual Care Funds 2,274 90


$ 27,895 86


In Custody of Library Trustees : Simon Fairfield Library Fund


13,062 09


In Custody of Agent: Devise of Moses Wallis


28,575 99


$69,533 94


$69,533 94


Revenue Reserved Until Collected : Motor Vehicle Excise Tax $106 93 Tax Title 726 66


Departemental 3,454 68 Water 348 44 Aid to Highways 8,077 87


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Report of the Treasurer


To the Selectmen of the Town of Douglas:


Following is my report as Town Treasurer of the Town of Douglas as recommended by the Division of Accounts, Department of Corporations and Taxation, as called for by Section 44, General Laws, for the fiscal year 1938.


RECONCILIATION OF TREASURER'S CASH


Balance January 1, 1938


$8,710.37


Receipts 1938


214,278.19


$222,988.56


Payments 1938


$219,241.85


Balance December 31, 1938


3,746.71


$222,988.56


Balance January 1, 1939


$3,746.71


Receipts January 1 to 30, 1939


9,206.77


$12,953.48


MYRON O. MOWRY SCHOOL FUND In Custody of Treasurer


Savings Securities


Deposits Par Value


Total


On hand at beginning of year 1938


$1,242.56 $23,000.00 $24,242.56


On hand at end of year 1938


$1,273.81


$23,000.00 $24,273.81


Receipts


Payments


1938


Income


$1,116.25


Added to savings deposits


$31.25


Transfer to town


1,085.00


$1,116.25


$1,116.25


TABLE OF ACCOUNTS


TOWN OF DOUGLAS


Balance


January 1. 1938


Apropriations


Income


Transferred from


Total


Expended


Transferred


Overdrawn


Unexpended


Selectmen, Salaries


100.00


100.00


100.00


Selectmen's Expenses


100.00


275.08


Reserve Fund


375.08


375.08


Accountant's Salary


550.00


300.00


41.74


Reserve Fund


191.74


191.74


Tax Collector's Salary ..


600.00


600.00


600.00


Tax Collector's Expense .


150.00


150.00


150.00


Town Clerk's Salary ...


250.00


250.00


250.00


Town Clerk's Expense.


100.00


3.07


Reserve Fund


103.07


103.07


Assessor's Salary


750.00


750.00


705.68


44.32


Assessor's Expense


.22


Town Counsel


300.00


300.00


300.00


Registrars


60.00


60.00


60.00


Election Expense


225.00


132.10


Reserve Fund


357.10


357.10


Moderator


15.00


15.00


15.00


New Town Hall Mainte- nance


900.00


182.70


Repairs Account


2,156.26


2,156.23


.03


1,073.56


Trust Funds


50.00


44.47


5.53


Town Officers' Bonds ...


250.00


7.00


Reserve Fund


257.00


257.00


Police


4,500.00


405.12


Reserve Fund


4,905.12


4,905.12


Police-Town Hall Duty


200.00


200.00


132.40


67.60


Fire Department


700.00


. ..


700.00


699.47


.53


1937 Fire Station Re- pairs


52.00


52.00


52.00


Sealer


1.78


Tree Warden


400.00


24.57


Reserve Fund


424.57


424.57


Forest Fires


300.00


117.97


Reserve Fund


417.97


417.97


Dog Officer


25.00


25.00


25.00


Insurance


800.00


800.00


768.82


31.18


Health, Salary


25.00


25.00


25.00


Health, Expense


700.00


66.43


Reserve Fund


766.43


766.43


Meat Inspector


75.00


75.00


75.00


Animal Inspector


150.00


150.00


150.00


15.00


5,250.00


10,500.00


State Allotment


15,750.00


15,749.35


.65


1938 Flood-Storm Damn- age, Ch. 498


State


4,000.00


3,995.83


4.17


Highways, Chapter 90 ..


2,401.27


2,000.00


4,401.27


2,050.59


350.47


W. P. A.


.21


Chapter 90, Maintenance


500.00


1,000.00


State and County


1,500.00


1,499.88


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Machinery Maintenance


Fund


1.52


100.00


949.21


Machinery Rentals 1,050.73


1,050.73


Chapter 90, Insurance ..


200.00


200.00


200.00


Bridges


1,200.00


1,200.00


1,136.90


63.10


Special Highways


100.00


100.00


47.38


52.62


Railings


100.00


100.00


99.91


09


Snow Roads


1,425.00


75.69


Reserve Fund


1,500.69


1,500.69


Street Lighting


2,350.00


2,350.00


2,249.68


100.32


Care of Watering Trough


5.00


5.00


5.00


Care of Public Squares.


25.00


25.00


Emergency Transfer


from Town, State, County


8.000.00


Ch. 90 Money


8,000.00


4,724.15


3,275.85


1,700.00


Gas Refund


1,700.00


1,692.16


7.84


Public Welfare Salaries


450.00


300.00


Available Funds


750.00


717.45


32.55


Public Welfare


12,000.00


9,000.00


Available Funds


23,500.00


23,499.99


.01


Old Age Assistance, Clerk


500.00


500.00


Available Funds


1,000.00


916.68


83.32


Old Age Assistance, Ex- pense


7,500.00


7,458.89


41.11


Federal


Grant to Aid Dependent Children.


.89


883.36


Federal Grant


884.25


817.00


67.25


Federal Grant O. A. A.


40.11


224.16


Federal Grant


264.27


221.42


42.85


Federal Grant O. A. A. Relief


26.86


6,726.50


Federal Grant


6,753.36


6,743.50


9.86


State Aid


120.00


120.00


30.00


90.00


Soldiers' Relief


1,000.00


1,000.00


656.50


343.50


School Committee Sala- ries


200.00


325.00


Reserve Fund


37,025.00


37,025.00


379.92


20.08


Library


1,000.00


506.70


Dog Fund


1,506.70


1,505.94


76


W. P. A. Materials


2,022.41


1,500.00


2 1,500.00


5,372.88


4,701.92


670.96


American Legion Hall .. Memorial Day


150.00


10.83


Reserve Fund


160.83


160.83


Care of Town Clock


30.00


30.00


30.00


175.00


175.00.


174.50


.50


Water Commissioner's Salary


100.00


100.00


100.00


Water Depart Ment-Ex-


3,200.00


454.00 Water Surplus


3,654.00


3,653.49


.51


Interest


400.00


15.22


Reserve Fund


415.22


420.57


5.35


Debt


1,000.00


1,000.00


1,000.00


Reserve Fund


1,500.00


1,500.00


1,499.82


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Cemetery Perpetual Care Fund


23.63


96.50


Trust Funds


120.13


111.00


9.13


Myron O. Mowry Fund, Income Acc't.


1,924.17


1,085.00


3,009.17


937.00


2,072.17


6,440.86


94,247.00


49,031.98


153,744.84 144,205.85


2,350.47


5.35


7,193.87


550.00


Treasurer's Salary


300.00


300.00


Treasurer's Expense


150.00


50.00


50.00


49.78


Old Town Hall Mainte- nance


50.00


50.00


50.00


48.22


Vital Statistics


15.00


5.75


9.25


Highways, Chapter 81 ..


2.500.00


Tax Levy 1938


200.00


200.00


Schools, General Expense


36,700.00


400.00


§ 350.47


Ch. 90


100.00


100.00


Printing Town Reports .. Cemetery


100.00


100.00


56.28


43.72


pense


Various Accts.


Industrial Schools


400.00


2,000.00 To Emergency


25.00


Emergency


7,500.00


Admı.


100.00


1938


To


550.00


"Wheel" of the Town's Spending for 1938


LIBRARY


10.15


4.02


2.57


1.45


1.32


.98


.97


.98


.60


.24


SNOW ROADS


CHAPTER 90 MAINTENANCE


BRIDGES


OTHER


ALL


$155,173.65


STATE & COUNTY TAXES


16.72


9.30


.44


26.46 %


POLICE


WELFARE EXPENSE OLD AGE ASSISTANCE


SOLDIER'S RELIEF


REFUNDS


INTEREST & DEBT


CEMETERIES


UNCLASSIFIED


3.25


.75


&


Total Payments by Treasurer


$219,241.85


Less :


Temporary Loans


$63,500.00


Dog Tax-


Paid to County Treasurer 568.20


.07 %


.66 %


.92 %


2.53 %


3.33 %


·


$64,068.20


Departmental Expenditures


$155,173.65


SCHOOL - GENERAL


MOWRY FUND


INDUSTRIAL SCHOOLS


23.99


CHAPTER 81 HIGHWAYS


EMERGENCY-HURRICANE


FLOOD-STORM DAMAGE


STREET LIGHTING


CHAPTER 90 CONSTRUCTION


. 73


25.81 %


.92


23.22 %


7.96 %


ALL OTHER


FIRE-ALL DEPTS


WATER


.81 4.81 %


GENERAL GOVERNMENT 4.23%


Submitted by J. S. Virostek.


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ADELINE PIERCE SANBORN LIBRARY FUND


In Custody of Treasurer


Receipts


Payments Savings


Deposits


Total


On hand at beginning of year 1938


$161.96


$161.96


On hand at end of year 1938


$166.85


$166.85


Receipts


Payments


1938


Income


$4.89 Added to savings deposits


$4.89


CARE OF GRAVES OF G. A. R. VETERANS FUND In Custody of Treasurer


Savings


Deposits


Total


On hand at beginning of year 1938


$822.93


$822.93


On hand at end of year 1938


$834.16


$834.16


Receipts


Payments


1938


Income


$31.23 Added to savings deposits


$11.23


Transfer to Town


20.00


$31.23


$31.23


MARY SOUTH CEMETERY LOTS FUND


In Custody of Treasurer


Savings


Deposits


Total


On hand at beginning of year 1938


$236.76


$236.76


On hand at end of year 1938


$240.73


$240.73


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Receipts


Payments


1938


Income


8.97 Added to savings deposits


$3.97


Transfer to town


5.00


$8.97


$8.97


MONUMENT FUND-SONS OF VETERANS' POST No. 123 In Custody of Treasurer


Savings


Deposits


Total


On hand at beginning of year 1938


$101.57


$101.57


On hand at end of year 1938


105.41


$105.41


Receipts


Payments


1938


Income


$3.84 Added to savings deposits 3.84


CEMETERY PERPETUAL CARE FUNDS In Custody of Treasurer


Savings


Deposits


Total


On hand at beginning of year 1938


$2,273.15


$2,273.15


On hand at end of year 1938


$2,274.90


$2,274.90


Receipts


Payments


1938


Income


$73.25 Added to Savings deposits


$1.75


Transfer to town


71.50


$73.25


$73.25


Respectfully submitted,


RICHARD H. ALDRICH.


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Report of the Town Accountant


PAYMENTS 1938


General Government:


Selectmen's Salaries


100.00


Selectmen's Expense


375.08


Town Accountant's Salary


550.00


Town Treasurer's Salary


300.00


Town Treasurer's Expense


191.74


Tax Collector's Salary


600.00


Tax Collector's Expense


150.00


Town Clerk's Salary


250.00


Town Clerk's Expense


103.07


Assessor's Salary


705.68


Assessor's Expense


49.78


Town Counsel


300.00


Registrars


60.00


Election Expense


357.10


Moderator


15.00


New Town Hall Maintenance.


2,156.23


Old Town Hall Maintenance.


44.47


. Town Officers' Bonds


257.00


$6,565.15


Protection of Persons and Property :


Police


4,905.12


Police-Town Hall Duty


132.40


Fire Department


699.47


Sealer


48.22


1937 Fire Station Repairs


52.00


Tree Warden


424.57


Forest Fires


417.97


Dog Officer


25.00


Insurance


768.82


$7,473.57


Health and Sanitation :


Health Agent's Salary


25.00


Health Expense


766.43


Meat Inspector


75.00


Animal Inspector


150.00


Vital Statistics


5.75


$1,022.18


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Highways:


Chapter 81-Highways 15,749.35


Chapter 90-Construction 2,050.59


Chapter 90-Maintenance


1,499.88


Machinery Maintenance Fund


1,050.73


Chapter 90-Insurance


200.00


Bridges


1,136.90


1938 Flood-Storm Damage


3,995.83


Special Highways


47.38


Emergency-1938 Ch. 90 Funds.


4,724.15


Emergency-Gas Refund


1,692.16


Railings 99.91


Snow Roads


1,500.69


Street Lighting


2,249.68


Care of Watering Trough


5.00


Care of Public Squares


. . 25.00


$36,027.25


Charities and Soldiers' Benefits :


Public Welfare Salaries


717.45


Public Welfare Expense


23,499.99


O. A. A. and Welfare Clerk


916.68


Old Age Assistance


7,458.89


Federal Grant-Aid to Dependent Children


817.00


Federal Grant-O. A. A. Adm.


221.42


Federal Grant-O. A. A. Relief


6,743.50


State Aid


30.00


Soldiers' Relief


656.50


$41,061.43


Schools and Libraries:


School Committee Salaries


200.00


School Expense


37,025.00


Industrial Schools


379.92


Library


1,505.94


$39,110.86


Recreation and Unclassified :


W. P. A. Materials


4,701.92


American Legion Hall


100.00


Memorial Day


160.83


Care of Town Clock


30.00


Printing Town Reports


174.50


$5,167.25


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Enterprises and Cemeteries :


Cemetery-Douglas Center


56.28


Water Commissioner's Salary


100.00


.Water Department Expense


3,653.49


$3,809.77


Interest and Maturing Debt:


Debt-Town Hall Bond


1,000.00


Interest


420.57


$1,420.57 $63,500.00


Temporary Loans


Refunds :


Motor Vehicle Excise Taxes


104.58


Real Estate Taxes


4.74


Agency, Trust and Investment:


Town Clerk, Dog Licenses, County


568.20


Myron O. Mowry Fund Income


937.00


Cemetery Perpetual Care Fund-Income .. 111.00


$1,616.20


State and County Taxes :


State Tax


5,780.00


State Audit


400.78


State Parks and Reservations


80.14


State Veterans' Exemption


13.82


County Tax


3,786.79


County T. B. Hospital


2,296.77


$12,358.30


Total Expenditures


$219,241.85


RECEIPTS 1938


General Revenue:


Taxes :


1938 Poll $ 1,376.00


1938 Real Estate


48,163.06


1937 Real Estate


4,793.20


1936 Real Estate


1,991.46


$56,323.72


$109.32


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Motor Vehicle Excise Taxes :


Levy of 1938


3,668.13


Levy of 1937


442.69


$4,110.82


From State:


Mass. School Fund


4,011.69


Income Tax Part I Ch. 70 Schools


5,770.00


Income Tax Part I Ch. 70 Valuation


4,598.07


Corporation Taxes


15,355.04


Corp. Taxes, Gas, Light and Water.


1,681.96


Gas Refund Ch. 500


1,700.00


Federal Emergency Relief Fund.


11.11


$33,127.87


Licenses and Permits :


Liquor Licenses


848.00


All Other


111.50


$959.50


Fines :


Court


75.00


Library


81.52


$156.52


Grants and Gifts :


Aid to Industrial Schools


196.04


Union Superintendent


773.33


Loss of Taxes


314.31


Sale of Town Owned Land


198.45


$1,482.13


Federal Grants:


Old Age Assistance


6,726.50


Administration


224.16


Aid to Dependent Children


883.36


$7,834.02


From County :


Dog License Refund


506.70


$506.70


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Departmental Collections :


General Government: Town Hall Rentals


647.40


Old Town Hall Rentals


51.00


$698.40


Protection of Persons and Property :


Fire Truck Rentals


10.00


Sealer of Weights and Measures


16.92


$26.92


Health and Sanitation :


Health-State


248.71


Animal Inspector-State


75.00


$323.71


Highways:


State Chapter 81


9,342.47




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