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ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
TOWN OFFICERS
OF THE
Town of Merrimac
For the Year Ending December 31
1945
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ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
TOWN OFFICERS
OF THE
Town of Merrimac
For the Year Ending December 31
1945
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DIRECTORY OF TOWN OFFICERS 1945
ELECTED OFFICERS
Moderator Clifford R. Howe
Selectmen
Ralph L. Buzzell Kenneth E. Haskell Hazen M. Emery
Board of Public Welfare
Hazen M. Emery Ellen M. Wallace Harriett F. Bigelow
Assessors
Clifford R. Howe
George B. Crofut
Term Expires 1948 Term Expires 1947
Roscoe Child Term Expires 1946
Town Clerk C. Howard Phillips
Tax Collector Wilfred G. Journeay
Town Treasurer Roy C. Journeay
Municipal Light Commissioners
Charles A. Lancaster Term Expires 1948
George F. Wilde Term Expires 1947
Dale W. Blackden Term Expires 1946
*Ulysses N. Corson
Term Expires 1946
*To fill out remainder of year 1945
Board of Water Commissioners
Charles A. Lancaster Term Expires 1948 George F. Wilde Term Expires 1947
Dale W. Blackden Term Expires 1946
*Ulysses N. Corson
Term Expires 1946
*To fill out remainder of year 1945
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School Committee
Annie L. Tucker
Term Expires 1948
Howard DeLong
Term Expires 1947
Willard T. Kelly
Term Expires 1946
Trustees of Cemetery
E. Clifton Hargraves
Term Expires 1948
Charles A. Lancaster
Term Expires 1947
Cecil E. Welch
Term Expires 1946
Trustees of Public Library
Abbie W. Sargent Term Expires 1948
Grace F. Gibbs
Term Expires 1948
Ethel B. Whiting Term Expires 1947
Barbara N. Adams Term Expires 1947
Alvin F. Heath Term Expires 1946
Chester E. Whiting
Term Exipres 1946
Trustees of Kimball Park
Herbert C. McIlvin
Term Expires 1948
John W. Kirkpatrick Term Expires 1947
Arthur D. Lockwood Term Expires 1946
Playground Commissioners
Leon L. Dow
Term Expires 1950
Howard W. Hall
Term Expires 1949
Edgar P. Sargent Term Expires 1948
George D. Currier
Term Expires 1947
William C. Rafferty
Term Expires 1946
Constables
Edward J. O'Keefe .Leon L. Dow George W. Goldsmith
Surveyors of Lumber and Measurers of Wood and Bark Ralph L. Buzzell Edson C. Walker Richard E. Sargent
Tree Warden Samuel C. Doust
CIVIL SERVICE TENURE Chief of Police Edward J. O'Keefe
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OFFICERS APPOINTED BY SELECTMEN
Night Watchman Alden B. Morse
Special Police
Clayton Turner John P. Gilmore Leon L. Dow
Almon Pickard
Roscoe Child Clarence O. Libby
Rodney Fitzgerald George W. Goldsmith Louis B. Davis
John Hutchins Harold M. Waterhouse
William L. Andrews
Alexander M. Sullivan
Sworn Weighers
Ralph L. Buzzell
Benjamin F. Sargent David W. Stewart
Charles A. Follansbee
Byron H. Sargent
George L. Sargent Mrs. A. Elizabeth Ryerson Mrs. Isabel C. Knight
Town Accountant W. Harold Whiting
Fence Viewers
Loren E. Wallace
E. Palmer Sargent
Public Health Nurse Mrs. Cecile C. Sargent
Dog Officer Clifton V. Bixby
Engineers of Fire Department Louis B. Davis Harry E. Ryerson Charles E. Bridges
Inspector of Milk, Slaughtering and Animals George R. Hoyt
Inspector of Wires Ulysses N. Corson
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Sealer of Weights and Measures Harold M. Waterhouse
Moth Superintendent Samuel C. Doust
Forest Fire Warden Louis B. Davis
Burial Agent Roscoe Child
Superintendent of Streets Joseph W. Bray
Town Forest Committee
James T. Colgan
Samuel C. Doust
Term Expires 1947 Term Expires 1948
Russell B. Kelly
Term Expires 1946
Registrars of Voters
George W. Berry
Isaac Williams
James P. Flynn C. Howard Phillips
Janitor of Town Hall Guy Sheldon
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JURY LIST
The following Jury List for the calendar year begin- ning July 1, 1945, was prepared by the Merrimac Select- men in compliance with Chapter 234, Section 4, of the General Laws and adopted June 25, 1945.
Harold E. Anderson, Nichols St., Service Man. Lloyd W. Buzzell, East Main St., Bus Mechanic. Walter I. Colby, West Main St , Service Station Prop. Theodore R. Chase, Church St., Supt. Wood Heel. Ulysses N. Corson, West Main St., Service Foreman. George D. Currier, Prospect Hill, Leather Sorter. Harold A. Dunnells, West Main St., Retired. Charles A. Follansbee, Forest St., Bookkeeper. Frederick E. Gibbs, Locust St., Shoe Cutter. Ralph K. Hawkes, Green St., Bus Operator. John Hughes, School St., Bus Mechanic. John W. Kirkpatrick, Church St., Bus Mechanic. Burton C. Lafavor, Lincoln St., Salesman. Clement L. Lockwood, Woodland St., Store Owner. Charles E. Morse, Church St., Retired. Almon E. Pickard, East Main St., Radio Repairer. Lincoln M. Ross, Birch Meadow Rd., Shoe Worker. Glen I. Blackden, Green St., Navy Yard Worker. George E. Smith, Broad St., (Port) Shoe Worker. George W. Smith, East Main St., Last Remodeller. Arthur G.Trefethen, Walnut St., Painter. Charles J. Vincent, Currier Ave., Navy Yard Charles A. Wallace, Central St., Stock Clerk. Loren H. Wallace, Winter St., Boat Builder. Elbert E. McConnell, Summer St., Defense Worker. Irving M. Manning, Locust Grove Avenue, Defense Worker. Wilfred G. Journeay, Grove St., Insurance Agent. Harry A. Pease, Main St., Real Estate Agent.
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In Memoriam
GEORGE F. WILDE 1882-1945
Merrimac Water and Light Commissioner 1932-1945
JOHN W. GROCUT 1859-1945
Chief of Merrimac Fire Department 1907, 1908, 1909, 1910, 1911
HARRY A. MORGAN 1881-1945
Merrimac Cemetery Trustee 1936-1937 and 1938
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In Memoriam
EDGAR P. SARGENT 1861 -- 1945
President Merrimac Savings Bank 25 years.
Merrimac Forest Warden many years. Surveyor of Lumber and Measurer of Wood and Bark 1910-1934.
ARTHUR W. CHASE 1856-1945
Merrimac Public Library Trustee 1896, 1897, 1898
Member of Merrimac Board of Registrars of Voters 1895-1903
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SELECTMEN'S REPORT
To the Citizens of the Town of Merrimac:
The seventieth annual report of the Town of Merri- mac is herewith presented for your consideration in accord- ance with Chapter 40, Section 49, of the General Laws of Massachusetts.
The Board of Selectmen organized for the year 1945 with the following officers :-
Chairman Ralph L. Buzzell
Clerk Kenneth E. Haskell
Other Member Hazen M. Emery
The Board also organized with the same officers as a Board of Health and Soldiers Relief Commission. W. Har- old Whiting was designated as Agent of the Board of Health.
This past year we have been able to again meet all our bills without having to borrow any funds through revenue loans, and also to finish the year with a good cash balance.
We as a board have tried to conduct the affairs of the Town in as economical manner as possible, and still carry out the various duties that you have instructed us to do, by your votes at the annual meeting of March, 1945.
We wish to express our thanks to the Division of Ac- counts, Department of Corporations and Taxation, for their help and advice during the past year and also to ex- press our appreciation to W. Harold Whiting who by his work and co-operation during the past year in not only ef- ficiently performing his various duties as Town Account- ant but in assisting us in many various other ways, has been
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very helpful. We also wish to thank all departmental heads who have been so kind as to assist in many ways during the past year.
RALPH L. BUZZELL KENNETH E. HASKELL HAZEN M. EMERY
Board of Selectmen.
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MERRIMAC BOARD OF PUBLIC WELFARE
To the Citizens of the Town of Merrimac :
The Members elected to the Board of Public Welfare for the year 1945 organized as follows-
Chairman Hazen M. Emery Ellen M. Wallace
Clerk
Member Harriett F. Bigelow
Again this past year we have been able to stay within our appropriation and at the same time allow a transfer of $2,500.00 to be made to another department. We are therefore of the opinion that we may further decrease our appropriation for the year 1946.
The Aid to Dependent Children branch of our relief program will call for an increase due to new cases that have been added to our rolls.
We as a board wish to thank all Federal, State and local departments who have helped us to administer relief in Merrimac during the past year.
Respectfully submitted,
HAZEN M. EMERY HARRIETT F. BIGELOW ELLEN M. WALLACE Board of Public Welfare.
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REPORT OF MERRIMAC BUREAU OF OLD AGE ASSISTANCE
To the Citizens of the Town of Merrimac:
The Old Age Assistance Bureau for the year 1945 or- ganized as follows-
Chairman Hazen M. Emery
Clerk Harriett F. Bigelow
Member
Ellen M. Wallace
During the past year the board have handled the fol- lowing number of cases-
Active cases January 1, 1945 96
New cases added during the year 1945 9
Cases closed in 1945 11
Active cases December 31, 1945 94
The detailed account of expenditures and receipts for the past year is shown in the Town Accountant's report.
The board hopes to be able to function in the coming year as economically as in this past year, and are therefore recommending the same amount be appropriated for 1946, as was spent in 1945.
Respectfully submitted,
HAZEN M. EMERY HARRIETT F. BIGELOW ELLEN M. WALLACE Merrimac Bureau of Old Age Assistance.
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APPROPRIATIONS MADE IN 1945
Gentlemen:
I submit the following list of appropriations made at the Annual Town Meeting of the Town of Merrimac, for the year 1945, held March 5, 1945 :-
Moderator
$ 12.00
Selectmen, (Chairman)
450.00
Selectmen, (Clerk)
125.00
Selectmen, (Other)
100.00
Selectmen's Departmental Expenses
400.00
Board of Public Welfare, (Chairman)
200.00
Board of Public Welfare, (Clerk)
200.00
Board of Public Welfare (Other)
100.00
Town Accountant, (Salary)
1,820.00
Town Accountant, (Expenses)
125.00
Treasurer, (Salary)
500.00
Treasurer, (Expenses)
800.00
Tax Collector, (Salary)
875.00
Tax Collector, (Expenses)
500.00
Assessors, (Chairman)
320.00
Assessors, (Other Two at $200.00 each)
400.00
Assessors, (Expenses)
225.00
Town Clerk, (Salary)
225.00
Town Clerk, (Expenses)
100.00
Registrars of Voters
112.50
Town Hall, (Janitor Salary of Town Offices)
240.00
Town Hall, (Maintenance)
1,200.00
Town Hall, (Repairs)
100.00
Bonding Town Officers
315.00
Election Officers
220.00
Police
4,300.00
Fire Engineers, (Salary, Chief)
150.00
Fire Engineers, (Clerk)
125.00
Fire Engineers, (Other Member)
100.00
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Fire Department
3,500.00
Sealer of Weights and Measures, (Salary)
100.00
Sealer of Weights and Measures, (Expenses)
15.00
Inspector of Wiring, (Salary)
90.00
Inspector of Wiring, (Expenses)
5.00
Dog Officer, (To cover fees)
100.00
Moth Department
1,025.00
Tree Warden
500.00
Town Forest
400.00
Forest Fire Warden
150.00
Board of Health
1,250.00
Health Nurse and Expense
1,200.00
Inspector of Animals, (Salary)
100.00
Inspector of Animals, (Expense)
5.00
Inspector of Slaughtering, (Salary)
20.00
Inspector of Slaughtering, (Expense)
5.00
Inspector of Milk, (Salary)
20.00
Inspector of Milk, (Expense)
5.00
Essex County T. B. Hospital
710.35
Snow and Washouts
4,500.00
Sidewalks, Railings and Bridges
100.00
Rocks Bridge
650.00
Street Lights
4,680.91
State Aid
120.00
Public Welfare
6,500.00
Soldiers' Relief
3,600.00
Aid to Dependent Children
3,000.00
Old Age Assistance
25,000.00
School Committee, (Chairman)
50.00
School Committee, (Clerk)
75.00
School Committee, (Other Member)
50.00
School Department
34,375.00
Public Library
1,000.00
Memorial Day
170.00
Vocational Aid
300.00
Lighting Town Buildings
345.91
Insurance
2,300.00
Reserve Fund
500.00
Interest
500.00
Cemeteries
2,000.00
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Vital Statistics
90.00
Water in Town Buildings
290.62
Printing Town Reports
297.00
Taking of Census
150.00
$114,184.29
Playground, Article No. 8
400.00
Tax Title Repairs, Article No. 10
100.00
Highway Work, (Thickly Settled Streets) Arti- cle No. 12 500.00
Registrars of Voters, expense (Chapter 427- 440) Article No. 13
250.00
Local Rationing Board Expenses, Article No. 15 200.00
Legal Suits, (Expenses), Article No. 17
400.00
Chapter 90, Highway, Article No. 18
1,000.00
Repairs, in or on Town Hall, Article No. 19
500.00
Chapter 81, Highway, Article No. 21
4,800.00
Prepare Plans for Sewer, Article No. 25
1,000.00
Fire Hose, Article No. 28
575.00
Total $123,909.29
C. HOWARD PHILLIPS
Town Clerk.
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REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF POLICE
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen: Gentlemen:
As Chief of the Police Department of the Town of Merrimac, I hereby submit my annual report of the De- partment for the year 1945:
Miscellaneous Business
Automobiles stolen and recovered here 2
Assistance to other Police Departments
9
Assistance to Medical Examiner
Complaints investigated 1
182
Doors and windows found open and secured
22
Days at District Court (Chief)
32
Days at Superior Court (Chief)
1
Days at District Court (Patrolman) 1
Days at District Court (Special Police) 10
Disturbances suppressed without arrest
8
Defects in sidewalks and streets reported
2
Escorts furnished processions
1
Injured and sick persons assisted 18
3
Lost and runaway children returned to parents 8
Messages delivered 67
Number of assignments to Officers 229
4
Witness subpoenas served
Wires down and reported 2
Lights burning in buildings and reported to owners 10
Number of Arrests for the Year
Male 61
Female 8
Total .... 69
Lights furnished dangerous places
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Resident 46
Non-resident
23
I desire to thank the Honorable Board of Selectmen, His Honor, Judge Charles I. Pettingell, the Associate Jus- tices, Clerk of the District Court, the Probation Officer, the Officers of the Department, the Superintendent of Light and Water Department, and the Citizens of the Town for their kindly co-operation during the past year.
Respectfully submitted
EDWARD J. O'KEEFE
Chief of Police.
REPORT OF SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen and Citizens of the Town of Merrimac :
The following is my report for the year 1945 :
Adjusted
Sealed
Platform over 10,000 lbs.
1
Platform 100-5,000 lbs
2
9
Counter under 100
6
Spring 100 lbs. or over
2
Spring under 100 lbs.
4
12
Computing under 100
9
Personal Slot
1
Tank Truck Meter System,
1
3
Gasoline Meter System
8
Kerosene Meter Pump
1
Fees collected, $18.55.
7
52
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HAROLD M. WATERHOUSE, Sealer of Weights and Measures.
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1945 MERRIMAC FIRE ALARM
Emergency fire alarm telephone number 2211.
Emergency phone 2211 should be used for fire calls only. If for any reason line is out of order, dial operator and ask for EMERGENCY OPERATOR.
In all cases give your name and location of fire.
3-3 Chief's Call.
4 Mass, N. E. Bus Garage, East Main St.
5 Merrimac Square.
12 Locust St., opposite Green St.
13 J. B. Judkins Co., Main St.
14 Main St., near residence of William H. Franklin.
15 Birch Meadow Rr., and Main St., to Merrimac-Haver- hill line.
16 Woodland and Grove Sts.
17 School and Pleasant Sts.
18 School and Mill Sts.
21 East Main St., Bear Hill Rd., to Merrimac-Amesbury line.
23 East Main St., near store of Leo Noone.
24 Church St., opposite Maple St.
25 Liberty and Mechanic Sts.
26 Summer and Prospect Sts.
27 Church St., near residence of Charles H. Staples.
28 Sawyer and Nichols Sts.
31 Pleasant St., Merrimacport.
32 Merrimac St., near residence of George H. Whitcomb.
34 Merrimac St., Merrimacport.
35 High St., near William S. Tuckwell Foundry.
36 Merrimac and Broad Sts., Merrimacport.
41 Lake Attitash Park.
51 Locust and Walnut Sts.
52 Lower Locust St., Haverhill-Merrimac line.
62 Birch Meadow Rd. and Hadley District.
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Telephone No box.
71 Bear Hill Rd., Newton, N. H., line. Telephone No box.
72 West Shore Lake Attitash.
2 Recall-all out-also All Clear Air Raid.
No School Signals
7 :15 A. M. 11-11-long pause-1. No school in grades only.
7:15 A. M. 11-11-11. No school in High and Grade Schools.
11:20 A. M. Same signals. One session.
12:30 P. M. Same signals. No school in afternoon.
Police Call 1-1-1.
Boy Scouts-10 Blasts.
REPORT OF BOARD OF ENGINEERS
Merrimac, Mass., January 26, 1946
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
The Board of Fire Engineers submit for the year end- ing December 31, 1945 :
Number of Alarms Fire Loss $1,437.00
77
We recommend that the sum of $3,500.00 be appro- priated for the salaries and general maintenance of the de- partment.
We recommend that the Town vote to raise and ap- propriate a sum of money to cover the outside walls and paint the trim of the Central Fire Station.
We recommend that the Town vote to raise and ap- propriate a sum of money to purchase 500 feet of Fire Hose.
Respectfully submitted,
LOUIS B. DAVIS CHARLES E. BRIDGES HARRY E. RYERSON Board of Engineers.
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PUBLIC HEALTH NURSE'S REPORT FOR 1945
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen and Citizens of the Town of Merrimac :
The Public Health Nurse's report for the year 1945 is as follows-
Cases
Visits
Accidents
2
2
Acute Jaundice
1
4
Arthritis
1
3
Blindness
1
3
Carcinoma
2
31
Cellulitis
3
36
Consultation
1
1
Colitis
3
83
Colostomy
1
207
Cystitis
1
8
Deaths
5
7
Diabetic
2
4
Eczema
1
4
Gastritis
2
5
Grippe
3
6
Heart Disease
4
319
Head Injury
1
1
Hemorrhoids
1
20
Hardening of Arteries
2
86
Infirm
4
205
Intestinal Flu
3
7
Maternity
3
9
Measles
1
4
Muscular Disorder
1
48
Neurotic
1
3
Pneumonia
1
7
Rhinitis
1
2
Sarcoma
1
84
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Shingles
3
17
Shock
3
15
Tonsilitis
1
1
Uremia
1
5
Varicose Veins
1
4
Vulna Abscess
1
3
63
1244
I have investigated and reported all communicable diseases.
I have taken patients to the Amesbury Hospital.
I have investigated to the best of my ability, the moth- ers under the Emergency Maternity and Infant Care.
Respectfully submitted, CECILE C. SARGENT, R. N., Public Health Nurse.
REPORT OF INSPECTOR OF MILK, ANIMALS, AND SLAUGHTERING
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen, and the Citizens of the Town of Merrimac :
I hereby report for the year 1945:
Number of barns inspected 34
Number of cattle inspected 293
Number of swine inspected 10
Number of goats inspected 21
Number of sheep inspected
10
Inspection of slaughtering: Hogs 48
Licenses issued :
Store licenses for the sale of milk and cream 4 Store licenses for the sale of Oleomargarine 4 Dealer licenses for the sale of milk and cream 12 Milk dealers permit for the sale of Grade A Milk 1
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Milk producers permit for the producing of Grade A milk 1
License fees collected and turned over to Town Treasurer 20
Licenses at .50-$10.00
Mileage : 166 miles at 5c per mile-$8.30.
Respectfully submitted, GEORGE R. HOYT, Inspector of Milk, Animals, Slaughtering.
REPORT OF CEMETERY COMMISSION
We hereby submit a report of the developments in the department during the year 1945.
It was very difficult to keep the cemeteries in their usual fine condition on account of scarcity of help and high wages; and with one hundred and eighty Perpetual Care lots with between one hundred and twenty and thirty pri- vate lots, it has been no small job.
With some thirty-four thousand dollars deposited in the Merrimac Savings Bank, the interest on same to be used for care of Perpetual Care lots at a small interest rate which we think will be smaller in 1946, it has been hard for the Commission to care for some of these lots as the interest on the Trust Fund for any particular lot only applied to said fund.
We are returning to the Town from seven to eight hundred dollars which has been received for care of pri- vate lots and opening graves,
So we feel that the appropriation we ask for 1946 should be granted without question.
Respectfully submitted,
CHARLES A. LANCASTER, E. C. HARGRAVES, CECIL WELCH.
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REPORT OF THE BOARD OF ASSESSORS
To the Citizens of Merrimac:
The Board of Assessors submit the following report for the year 1945 :
Recapitulation
Town Appropriations
148,453.94
Overlay Deficit
1,478.04
State Tax
2,176.00
State Parks and Reservations
86.90
State Audit Tax
189.55
County Tax
3,507.25
T. B. Hospital
710.35
Overlay for 1945
3,091.16
$160,293.19
Estimated Receipts
Income Tax
$ 7,963.25
Corporation Tax
4,973.29
Gasoline Tax
3,372.35
Motor Vehicle Excise Tax
3.025.35
Licenses
1,264.00
Fines
39.00
Special Assessments
168.18
Grants and Gifts
3,340.54
General Government
1,184.00
Protection of Persons and Property
.50
Health and Sanitation
180.00
Charities
2,101.00
Old Age Assistance
14,537.80
Old Age Tax (Meals)
952.15
Schools
3,840.54
Library
89.14
Cemeteries
765.50
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Interest on Taxes
1,395.74
Available Funds
35,281.82
$ 84,474.15
Net amount to be raised
$ 75,819.04
821 Poll Taxes $ 1,642.00
Personal Property : $114.990, at
$42.00
4,829.58
Real Estate: $1,651,130.00, at
$42.00
69,347.46
$ 75,819.04
Table of Aggregates
Value of real estate
$1,651,130.00
Value of personal property
144,990.00
Value of automobiles
144,540.00
Number of automobiles
674
Number of horses
23
Number of cows
181
Number of other neat cattle
36
Number of fowl
6,120
Number of houses
761
Number of acres of land assessed
4,840
Value of stock in trade
18,500.00
Value of machinery
55,030.00
Value of live stock
19,860.00
Value of other tangible personal property
21,600.00
Respectfully submitted,
GEORGE B. CROFUT, CLIFFORD R. HOWE, ROSCOE CHILD,
Board of Assessors.
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REPORT OF TOWN CLERK
January 23, 1946
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen Merrimac, Mass.
Gentlemen:
As Town Clerk of the Town of Merrimac, I hereby sub- mit my annual report for the year 1945:
Births
Number of Births Recorded 32
Males
14
Females
18
Father, Native Born
30
Mother, Native Born
31
Father and Mother, Both Native Born
29
Father and Mother, Both Foreign Born
0
Mixed Parentage
3
Marriages
Number of Marriages Recorded 37
First Marriage of Groom 30
First Marriage of Bride 30
Grooms, Native Born
36
Brides, Native Born 36
Grooms, Foreign Born
1.
Brides, Foreign Born
1
Average Age of Groom 28 years, 0 months, 19 days
Average Age of Bride 25 years, 1 month, 8 days
Deaths
Number of Deaths Recorded
24
Males 16
Females 8
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Under 5 Years
0
Males, Native Born
11
Females, Native Born
5
Males, Foreign Born 5
Females, Foreign Born
3
Of Native Parentage
Average Age 78 years, 8 months, 10 days Oldest Person 101 years, 2 months, 23 days
Licenses
Number of Dogs Licensed (including 10 Military
Licenses) 180
Males 145
Females 25
Sporting Licenses Issued
175
Minors Sporting Licenses Issued
28
Respectfully submitted,
C. HOWARD PHILLIPS,
Town Clerk.
REPORT OF TOWN TREASURER
To the Citizens of the Town of Merrimac :
The balances, receipts and disbursements for the year 1945 were as follows :
Balance January 1, 1945 $ 68,963.47
Receipts to January 1, 1946 222,746.83
$291,710.30
Payments on Warrants
$217,263.15
Balance January 1, 1946 74,447.15
$291,710.30
Respectfully submitted,
ROY C. JOURNEAY,
Town Treasurer.
3
Of Mixed Parentage
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ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MUNICIPAL LIGHT BOARD
The Municipal Light Board herein submit their forty- second Annual Report for the year ending December 31, 1945.
Two services have been added during the year making a total of 995 lighting services and 14 power services, now installed.
Estimate of Expense
Gross Expense of Operating $ 35,500.00
Depreciation (3% on $82,910.63) 2,487.32
Total
-- $ 37,987.32
Estimated Income
From Private Consumers $ 38,000.00
From Municipal Buildings 358.88
From Street Lights 4,306.77
Total
$ 42,665.65
Cost of Construction
Substation Equipment $ 650.00
Poles, Fixtures and Overhead Con- ductors
46,582.62
Meters
9,224.76
Transformers
18,407.48
Street Lighting Equipment 5,306.18
Transportation Equipment
2,739.58
-$ 82,910.62
Expended for Construction
Construction and Materials
$
2,708.06
Transportation Equipment
280.94
Meters
288.09
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Line Transformers
818.07
Total
$ 4,095.16
Expended for Operation Expenses
Electric Energy Purchased
$ 20,799.10
Station Wages
746.70
Station Expense
350.00
Meter and Transformer Operation
256.89
Maintenance of Transmission and
Dist. Lines
3,579.01
Operation and Maintenance of
Street Lights
682.43
Commercial Salaries and Expense
589.40
Salaries of Municipal Light Board and Manager
1,512.88
Office Salary
1,040.00
General Office Supplies and Ex- pense
758.68
Insurance
263.89
Transportation Expense
443.09
Miscellaneous Expense
44.53
$ 31,066.60)
Total Expended for Construction and Maint. $ 35,161.76
To Depreciation Fund $ 445.00
Consumers Deposits Returned
115.00
Returned to Town
Total
1,958.74 $ 2,518.74-
Grand Total
$ 37,680.50
Balance Sheet
Construction and Operating Fund,
January 1, 1945 $ 1,958.74
Consumers' Deposit Fund, January 1, 1945 763.65
Depreciation Fund, January 1, 1945
30,280.18
Received from Light and Power Sales 34,673.51
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Received from Miscellaneous Sales
781.57
Received from Town Appropriations
5,026.82
Interest Income
586.56
Consumers' Deposits
170.00
Total
$ 74,241.03
Construction, Materials and Re-
newals $ 4,095.16
Maintenance and Operating Ex-
penses
31,066.60
Consumers' Deposits Returned
115.00
Returned to Town
1,958.74
Depreciation Fund, January 1, 1946
31,311.74
Construction and Operating Fund
January 1, 1946 4,875.14
Consumers' Deposit Fund, January 1, 1946
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