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ALLEN COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY
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GC 974.402 H189AR, 1951-1952
ANNUAL REPORT
of the TOWN OFFICERS of the TOWN OF
HANCOCK MASSACHUSETTS
NCOCK, M
HA
OF
.JULY 2
NMO
1776
JOHN HANCOCK
HO
ATIO
For the Year Ending December 31, 1951
Annual Report of the Town Officers
of the
Town of Hancock
Massachusetts
COCK
HA
S.V
OF
JULY 2,1776
JOHN HANCOCK
CHO
ATIO
ER
For the Year Ending DECEMBER 31, 1951
Eagle Printing and Binding Company Pittsfield, Mass. 1952
INDEX
Aid to Dependent Children
Page 16
Assessors' Report
Auditor's Report
24 21
Board of Health
13
Cemetery .
14
Collector's and Treasurer's Report
22 14 16
Department of Public Welfare
Dutch Elm
14
Excise Tax Refunds
14
Fire Engine.
13.
Forest Fires
15
Jury List
4
4-H Club
15
Library
17
Memorial Day.
15 17 10
Officers of Town
3
Old Age Assistance.
15
Recapitulation for 1951.
19
Repairs Town Hall.
15
Report of An Audit.
29
Road Work and Materials
10
Schools
13
Selectmen's Report
10
School Calendar.
37
School Committee Report.
38
School Officers
36
Superintendent of Schools Report.
43
Town Clerk's Report.
27
Town Receipts.
20
Trust Fund Account
23
Warrant.
5
Community Christmas.
Miscellaneous.
Officers' Salaries.
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OFFICERS OF THE TOWN OF HANCOCK
Town Clerk PERRY WHITMAN
Selectmen Board of Health
Board of Public Welfare-Old Age Assistance JOHN WHITMAN, 1952 HOWARD CHRISTIANSEN, 1954
HENRY BLAIR, 1953
Assessors C. W. CONKLIN, 1952 HOWARD WHITMAN, 1953
HENRY RODDA, 1954
Road Superintendent HENRY BLAIR
Constable ALLEN TOWNE
School Committee DOROTHY LEAB, 1952
CHARLES McDONALD, 1953 ERNEST MAYNARD, 1954
Library Committee ISABEL CONKLIN, 1952
RUTH G. WHITMAN, 1953 HELENA CHRISTIANSEN, 1954
Auditor LEON H. ROBERTS, JR.
Forest Warden WILLIAM WHITMAN
Treasurer and Collector JENNIE G. WHITMAN
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Moth Superintendent WILLIAM WHITMAN
Inspector of Slaughter MARK GOULD
Animal Inspector HOWARD CHRISTIANSEN
Sealer of Weights and Measures WILLIAM WHITMAN
Cemetery Committee ERNEST MAYNARD, 1952
H. EDGAR WHITMAN, 1953 FLOYD BARBER, 1954
Tree Warden ROBERT BLAIR
Finance Committee JOHN C. SMITH, JR., 1952 PERRY G. WHITMAN, 1953
LOUIS J. DEE, 1954
JURY LIST
ROBERT G. BLAIR WALTER S. COOKE H. EDGAR WHITMAN HENRY O. RODDA
LOUIS J. DEE GEORGE S. LOVE GEORGE H. HADSELLE CLARENCE W. BREWER
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WARRANT
Berkshire, ss.
Annual Town Meeting, Monday, February 4, 1952. To Allen Towne, Con- stable of the Town of Hancock, Mass.
Greeting:
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts you are hereby directed to notify the inhabitants of the Town of Hancock qualified to vote in election and in Town affairs to meet in the Town Hall in said Hancock on Monday, February 4, 1952, at 9 o'clock a. m. and there to act on the following articles, viz .:
First-To choose the following Town Officers:
One Moderator for one year.
One Town Clerk for one year.
One Selectman for three years. One Assessor for three years.
One Collector and Treasurer for one year.
One Auditor for one year.
One Library Trustee for three years.
One Tree Warden for one year.
One Cemetery Committee for three years.
One Constable for one year.
One School Committee for three years.
One Finance Committee for three years.
Note-The following articles will not be acted upon until 10.30 o'clock.
Second-To hear the report of the Selectmen and other town officers and act thereon.
Third-To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Town 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. 1, 1952 and to issue a note or notes therefor payable within one year, and to renew any note or notes as may be given for a period of less than one year in accordance with Section 17, Chapter 14, General Laws.
Fourth-To see if the Town will accept the list of Jurors as made out and posted by the Selectmen.
Robert G. Blair George S. Love
H. Edgar Whitman Louis J. Dee
Clarence W. Brewer Henry O. Rodda
Charles Christiansen Perry A. Whitman
Fifth-To see what the Town will vote to pay elected officers for the year 1952.
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Sixth-To see if the Town will increase the salary of the Moderator by twenty dollars ($20), requested by Wayne D. Hunter.
Seventh-To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of two thousand five hundred fifty-two dollars ($2,552.00) or any other sum for Town Officers' Salaries.
Eighth-To see if the Town will appoint a committee of three to investigate ways to improve the telephone service by having all the telephones within the town limits under one exchange, requested by Wayne D. Hunter. Jerne ( do cer))
Ninth-To see if the Town will authorize the Board of Selectmen to ap- point one of its members as Superintendent of Streets, to the Board of Public Welfare and Old Age Assistance and Aid to Dependent Children, and Inspector of Animals. Salary or remuneration to be fixed in the above vote.
Tenth-To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of fifty dollars ($50.00) or any other sum for Memorial Day and to select one to take charge of same.
Eleventh-To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of one thou- sand four hundred and five dollars ($1,405.00) or any other sum as requested by the State Department to be used under Chapter 81.
Twelfth-To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of three thou- sand five hundred dollars ($3,500.00) or any other sum for removing snow and care of winter roads and snow fence.
Thirteenth-To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of eight hundred dollars for Chap. 90 Maintenance or any other sum.
Fourteenth-To see if the Town will appropriate $500.00 or any other sum from the Free Cash in the Treasury for Chap. 90 Construction.
Fifteenth-To see what the Town will vote to pay Town Laborers.
Sixteenth-To see what the Town will vote to pay Highway Superintendent.
Seventeenth-To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate $1,250.00 or any other sum for Disability Assistance.
Eighteenth-To see if the Town will raise and appropriate $200.00 or any other sum for Administration of Disability Assistance.
Nineteenth-To see if the Town will raise and appropriate four thousand two hundred dollars ($4,200.00) or any other sum for Aid to Dependent Children.
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Twentieth-To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of three hundred dollars ($300.00) for the administration expenses of Aid to Dependent Children.
Twenty-first-To see if the Town will raise and appropriate one thousand three hundred dollars ($1,300.00) or any other sum for Board of Public Welfare.
Twenty-second-To see if the Town will raise and appropriate four thousand five hundred dollars ($4,500.00) or any other sum for Old Age Assistance.
Twenty-third-To see if the Town will raise and appropriate five hundred dollars ($500.00) or any other sum for the Administration expense of Old Age Assistance.
Twenty-fourth-To see if the Town will raise and appropriate two hundred sixty dollars ($260.00) or any other sum for Workman's Liability Insurance.
Twenty-fifth-To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of seventy-five dollars ($75.00) or any other sum for a Doctor as a member of our Board of Health.
Twenty-sixth-To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) or any other sum for the building fund of a new Cen- tral School, from the Free Cash in the Treasury.
Twenty-seventh-To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of nineteen thousand nine hundred six dollars ($19,906.00) for Schools or any other sum.
Twenty-eighth-To see if the Town will raise and appropriate three hundred dollars ($300.00) or any other sum for books and maintenance of Library and grounds. Also the dog fund $182.65.
Twenty-ninth-To see if the Town will raise and appropriate four hundred fifty dollars ($450.00) or any other sum for upkeep of Cemetery.
Thirtieth-To see if the Town will raise and appropriate one hundred dollars ($100.00) or any other sum for Forest Fires and equipment.
Thirty-first-To see if the Town will raise and appropriate twelve hundred dollars ($1,200.00) or any other sum for Contingent Expenses.
Thirty-second-To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) or any other sum to be used by the Tree Warden.
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Thirty-third-To see if the Town will vote to appropriate one thousand four hundred dollars ($1,400.00) from the Overlay surplus account for the Reserve Fund.
Thirty-fourth-To see if the Town will raise and appropriate two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) or any other sum for Board of Health.
Thirty-fifth-To see if the Town will appropriate two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) or any other sum for the maintenance, operation and housing of the Fire Engine.
Thirty-sixth-To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of forty dollars ($40.00) for 4-H Club work.
Thirty-seventh-To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of seventy-five dollars ($75.00) for Community Christmas and appoint a Committee to have charge of same or take any action thereon.
Thirty-eighth-To see if the Town will vote to appropriate ten thousand eight hundred dollars ($10,800.00) to provide for the State's and County's shares of the cost of Chapter 81 and 90 highway work, said sum to be restored to free cash upon receipt of the reimbursements from the State and County.
Thirty-ninth-To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate two hundred forty-four dollars and eighty-six cents ($244.86) or any other sum as re- quested by the Berkshire County Commissioners for retirement board expense.
Fortieth-To see if the Town will raise one hundred seven dollars and seventy- four cents or any other sum for Dutch Elm Disease control.
Forty-first-To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate two hundred sixty-four dollars ($264.00) or any other sum for street lights.
Forty-second-To see if the Town will raise and appropriate two hundred fifteen dollars and forty-eight cents ($215.48) for Gypsy Moth Control Work as required under Mass. General Laws, Chap. 132.
Forty-third-To see if the Town will vote to appropriate from the Free Cash in the Treasury the following sums to pay unpaid bills-Old Age Assistance $1,150.17; Dept. Public Welfare $3,750.00.
Forty-fourth-To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate $153.00 or any other sum for the Red Cross, requested by the Red Cross Committee.
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Forty-fifth-To see if the Town will appropriate the sum of $800.00 or any other sum for preparation and plans for the School building, requested by the Central School Building Committee.
Forty-sixth-To see if the Town will vote to retain the present Central School Committee in force for another year, requested by the Central School Building Committee.
Forty-seventh-To see if the Town will vote to raise $10.00 or any other sum of money and appoint an official to make a copy of the Tax Valuations on Real Estate and leave in a public place available to all, requested by Mrs. George Whit- man.
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Forty-eighth-To see if the Town will vote to hold the Annual Business meeting in the evening beginning at 7.30 P. M. instead of during the day as at present, requested by Charles J. McDonald.
Forty-ninth-To see if the Town will vote to take for the purposes of a public way an easement in, over and upon a strip of land 24 feet wide, commencing at the northerly end of Taylor Lane and approximating the course of the present travelled way from the end of Taylor Lane to the back door yard of the house now owned and occupied by Florence Chittenden, requested by Florence Chittenden.
Fiftieth-To transact any other business that may legally come before said meeting.
And the Selectmen give notice that the polls will be closed at 6.30 o'clock p. m. and you are hereby directed to serve this warrant by posting at least two attested copies thereof in public places in Town at least seven days before said meeting- hereof fail not and make due returns of your doings thereon to the Town Clerk at the time and place of the meeting aforesaid.
HENRY BLAIR JOHN WHITMAN HOWARD CHRISTIANSEN
Selectmen of Hancock
ALLEN TOWNE Constable
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SELECTMEN'S REPORT OFFICERS' SALARIES
William Whitman, Sealer
$ 12 00
Henry Blair, Moderator
5 00
William Whitman, Assessor
17 30
Henry Blair, Chairman of Selectmen
230 00
C. W. Conklin, Assessor
230 00
Henry Blair, Animal Inspector
100 00
Allen Towne, Constable
40 00
John D. Whitman, Selectman
180 00
Mark Gould, Inspector of Slaughter
90 00
Perry A. Whitman, Town Clerk
125 00
H. D. Sharp, Selectman
17 30
Howard Whitman, Assessor
180 00
Jennie G. Whitman, Auditor
9 00
Johannah Hadselle, Collector and Treasurer
75 00
Henry Rodda, Assessor
162 70
Jennie G. Whitman, Treasurer and Collector
525 00
L. H. Roberts, Jr., Auditor and making report
45 00
Doris Neumeister, Auditor
41 00
Howard Christiansen, Selectman
162 70
$2,247 00
Appropriated
$2,252 00
Expended
2,247 00
Balance
$ 5 00
ROAD WORK AND MATERIALS Chapter 81
$1,405 00
State
7,700 00
Expended
9,100 31
Balance
$4 69
Snow and Winter Roads
Appropriated
$2,500 00
Transferred Special Town Meeting
705 70
Reserve Fund
811 20
$4,016 90
Expended
$4,016 90
Appropriated
Town
$9,105 00
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Chapter 90-Construction
State
$2,000 00
County
1,000 00
Town
1,000 00
$4,000 00
Expended
$4,000 00
Chapter 90-Maintenance
Appropriated
State
$ 800 00
County
800 00
Town
800 00
$2,400 00
Expended
2,399 92
Balance
$
08
Flood
State
$14 95
Expended
$14 95
Labor and Trucks
Henry Blair, Superintendent
$2,250 50
John Kalinsky, labor
1,461 50
Robert Blair, labor
394 00
Floyd Barber, labor
390 00
George Eichenauer, labor
869 00
Harvey Lapier, labor
809 00
Saul Love, labor
24 00
George S. Love, labor
4 00
Russell Whitman, labor and team
368 00
M. Ketchum, team
35 00
F. Gaskolka, labor
27 60
Wayne Bentley, labor
24 00
Ernest Maynard, labor
148 00
Henry Rodda, truck and labor
189 00
J. Ahlert, labor
58 50
Charles Lapier, labor
151 00
Mark Gould, labor
5 00
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Martha Balcom, labor
$ 4 00
Mabel Rockwell, labor
8 00
Wilson Williams, tractor and labor
25 00
Russell Whitman, Jr., labor
2 00
Henry Blair, trucks
1,841 00
Reuben Johnson , trucks
694 00
Harvey Alderman, truck and labor
1,828 00
Harry D. Sharp, tractor and labor
504 50
M. Pitko, labor
26 40
C. S. Ferry, labor
18 40
H. Edgar Whitman, labor
4 00
Berkshire Mill Supply, calcium
254 94
McClintock Chevrolet, supplies
2 45
Checkerboard Co., salt
110 70
Oscar Dodge, labor and dynamite
419 10
Osgood Estate, gravel
19 00
John Griffin, gravel
11 00
C. S. Ferry, lumber
14 83
N. E. Metal Culvert Co., culverts
170 76
Henry Blair, paint, salt and salt spreader
29 51
Potter Grain Stores, salt
276 00
American Tar Co., asphalt and tar
1,588 26
John S. Lane Co., stone and patch
1,122 95
Ernest Maynard, gravel
120 00
Berkshire Tractor Co., snow blades
49 85
F. Tournier, labor
26 40
I. Thompson, labor
26 40
R. Estes, labor
36 00
B. Niervoda, truck
66 00
F. Williams, truck
60 00
R. Krutiak, truck
77 75
W. Barber, truck
66 00
Town of Windsor
93 60
Town of Dalton, spreader
16 00
L. H. Roberts, labor
72 00
R. Noble, labor
26 40
Jiminy Peak, truck
225 00
W. Sykes, supplies
21 87
C. Courtot, posts
82 50
Hadselle's Store, supplies
5 09
Town of Stephentown, snow plow
50 00
A. Leo Nash, pipe
62 00
R. Leab, gravel
5 00
Bert Bullion, repairs
3 00
Berkshire Gravel Co.
336 77
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H. D. Moore, shovel, crane, trucks L. H. Sherman, blades
$ 1,635 75
78 20
Carr Hardware Co., supplies
76 10
W. MacVeigh, lumber
16 55
$19,517 13
SCHOOLS
Appropriated
$19,301 00
Expended
19,296 35
Balance
$4 65
FIRE ENGINE
Northern Berkshire Gas Co., lights
$12 00
Hadselle's Store, supplies
2 90
Bert Bullion, battery
48 80
William Whitman, labor
60 00
Raymond Carr, parts and labor
34 50
Larabee Fuel Co., fuel
88 81
Expended
$247 01
Appropriation
250 00
Balance
$2.99
BOARD OF HEALTH
Howard Christiansen, Chairman
$ 25 00
Wayne Bentley, labor
21 00
Robert Leab, rent of dump
150 00
H. D. Sharp
2 00
H. D. Moore, bulldozer
52 00
Hadselle Store, kerosene
3 55
Ernest Maynard, labor
85 00
Total Expense
$338 55
Appropriation
$250 00
Reserve Fund
100 00
$350 00
Expended
338 55
Balance
$11 45
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CEMETERY
John Maynard, labor
$ 77 00
H. Edgar Whitman, labor
48 00
Floyd Barber, labor
234 50
Eugene Wetherell, labor
16 00
Ernest Maynard, labor
45 00
Harvey Lapier, labor
21 75
George Demary, labor
4 00
Russell Whitman, Jr., labor
8 00
A. Campbell, labor
8 00
W. C. Sykes, supplies
7 33
Hadselle's Store, supplies
10 49
Dan Thompson, repairs and parts, lawn mower
32 60
$512 67
Appropriation
$450 00
Reserve Fund
65 00
Expended
512 67
Balance
$2 33
COMMUNITY CHRISTMAS
Emma Blair
$75 00
Appropriation
$75 00
DUTCH ELM
Robert Blair, cutting, trucking and burning
$60 00
Appropriation
$75 00
Expended
60 00
Balance
$15 00
EXCISE TAX REFUNDS
Charles Neumeister
$23 76
Nick Hetman
5 03
Louis Balcom
2 00
John Brooks
23 42
Dorothy Smith
15 62
H. G. A. Black
2 73
$72 56
$515 00
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REPAIRS TOWN HALL
Robert Blair, contract
$800 00
$500 00
Appropriation Reserve Fund
300 00
FOREST FIRES
William Whitman, labor, use of car and expense Appropriation Expended
$150 00
58 50
Balance
$91 50
MEMORIAL DAY
Geraldine Rancourt
$50 00
Appropriation
$50 00
4-H CLUB
Mrs. J. Maston
$18 00
Mrs. William Whitman
8 00
Appropriation
$60 00
Expended
26 00
Balance
$34 00
OLD AGE ASSISTANCE Town Funds
Appropriation
$5,500 00
Expended
4,794 30
Transferred
$705 70
Administration
Appropriation
$400 00
Expended
400 00
Old Age Assistance Federal Funds
Balance December 31, 1950
$ 41 63
Received Federal Funds
7,142 82
Expended
4,751 57
$7,184 45
Balance Federal Funds
$2,432 88
$58 50
$26 00
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Administration, Balance Federal Funds, Feb. 10, 1951 Received 1951
$140 07
46 55
Expended
71 41
Balance Dec. 30, 1951
$115 21
DEPT. OF PUBLIC WELFARE
$2,000 00
Expended
2,000 00
A.D.C. Federal Administration
Balance Federal Funds
$24 37
Received
11 87
Expended
$36 24
Expended
10 00
Balance Dec. 31, 1951
$26 24
A. D. C. Administration
$150 00
Town Appropriation Expended
150 00
AID TO DEPENDENT CHILDREN
Balance Federal
$ 64 96
Received Federal Funds
2,153 28
$2,218 24
Expended
1,881 26
Balance Dec. 31, 1951
$336 98
Town Funds
Appropriation
$1,600 00
Expended
1,600 00
Administration
Appropriation
$150 00
Expended
150 00
Appropriation
$186 62
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LIBRARY
Geraldine C. Conklin Christiansen, librarian and janitor
$ 24 60
Geraldine Conklin Christiansen, cleaning library 3 00
Mrs. Louise Whitman, librarian and janitor
98 85
Olive Rathbun, path and building fires
8 50
Francis Trottier, care of lawn
6 00
Donald Whitman, care of lawn, path
10 75
Leon Roberts, Jr., installing toilet
3 00
Lawrence Mason, wood
18 00
Northern Gas & Light Co., lights
14 00
England Bros., books
66 52
Harold Hadselle, supplies for cleaning
1 90
Walter Sykes, paint and thinner
14 04
Kenneth H. Conklin, cleaning and painting
50 00
Charles Haylor Christiansen, cleaning and painting
50 00
Total Expense
$369 16
Appropriation
$200 00
Dog Fund
172 20
$372 20
Expended
369 16
Balance
$ 3 04
Dues received from books overdue
$ 4 45
Expended for book, stamps, cards, kerosene, paper
4 45
Respectfully submitted,
ISABEL B. CONKLIN
HELENA CHRISTIANSEN
RUTH G. WHITMAN
MISCELLANEOUS
M. B. Warner, legal advice
$ 20 00
Mass. Selectmen's dues
10 00
William Shandoff, supplies
22 55
John Kalinsky, janitor
42 50
Edna Sharp, ballot clerk
14 00
Norma Trottier, ballot clerk
14 00
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Emma Blair, ballot clerk
$ 14 00
Eagle Printing, ballots and supplies
253 87
Jennie G. Whitman, state report 20 00
Stevenson & Co., Town Clerk, Treasurer and Collector bonds
90 50
Dept. Corp. and Taxation, certifying Town Note
2 00
C. Mitchell, safe
35 00
J. A. Hadselle, Treasurer and Collector expense
50 00
Mass. Assessors' Dues
9 00
C. W. Conklin, expense
56 84
Berk. Trust Co., box rent
3 60
Berk. Trust Co., interest
72 78
Hobbs & Warren, supplies
111 87
Russell Whitman, wood
17 00
Taconic Lumber Co., lock
6 50
Ernest Maynard, wood
00
Berk. County Selectmen's dues
3 00
Underwood Corp., repairs adding machine
27 50
Jennie Whitman, Treasurer and Collector expense
95 59
Stevenson & Co., insurance for Town Hall
92 64
Mass. Collector's dues
4 00
Mass. Auditor's dues
1 00
Mass. Town Clerk's dues
5 00
Hadselle's Store, supplies
1 41
Joseph Cohen, stamp
70
William Shandoff, cabinet
25 00
H. Blair, Selectmen's expense
118 23
Charles Christiansen, janitor
69
W. C. Sykes, stove pipe
10 20
Perry A. Whitman, expense Town Clerk
9 87
Northern Berk. Gas. Co., lights
14 10
H. Blair, keeping books and making Town Report
70 00
Robert Blair, labor and bolts, fire escape Town Hall
4 00
Jennie G. Whitman, typing for Selectmen
20 00
Berk. Trust Co., check books
6 35
$1,398 29
Appropriation
$1,200 00
Reserve Fund
200 00
Expended
$1,400 00
$1,398 29
Balance
$ 1 71
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RECAPITULATION
Officers' Salaries
$2,247 00
Miscellaneous
1,398 29
Schools
19,296 35
Cemetery
512 67
Library
369 16
Roads and Bridges
19,517 13
Department of Public Welfare
2,000 00
Forest Fires
58 50
Memorial Day
50 00
County Tax
1,949 19
Berkshire County, Dog Licenses
224 00
Dr. L. D. Greene
75 00
Board of Health
338 55
State Parks and Reservations
57 21
Fire Engine
247 01
Community Christmas
75 00
Withholding Tax
1,748 97
Mosquito Control
98 62
Workmen's Insurance
173 80
Old Age Assistance
10,017 18
Aid to Dependent Children
3,641 26
Berkshire County Retirement
224 32
Berkshire County Treasurer-Pension Expense
215 03
Excise Refunds
72 56
School Stabilization Fund
2,000 00
4-H Club
26 00
Eldridge Fund
23 02
Mass. State Audit
72
Berkshire Trust Co., note
10,000 00
Hiram Whitman Fund
30 00
Repairs Town Hall
800 00
Dutch Elm Disease Control
60 00
Tree Warden
25 00
Flood
14 95
Hancock Cemetery Lots Fund
240 00
Mass. Teachers' Retirement
323 40
Check cashed after payment stopped
3 00
Replacement of lost check
27 05
Street Lights
264 00
$78,443 94
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1951 TOWN RECEIPTS
Balance on Hand
$9,110 46
Berkshire County, dog fund
172 20
Refund on note
2 00
Unclaimed checks-payment stopped
82 55
Berkshire Trust Co., note
10,000 00
Cascade Paper Co., refund
10 00
Dorothy Leab, stove
3 00
Julia Rodda, reimbursement school transportation
30 00
Commonwealth of Mass., Dept. of Agriculture
50 00
Commonwealth of Mass., reimbursement loss of taxes
2,091 96
Commonwealth of Mass., tuition of children
613 92
Commonwealth of Mass., High School transportation
3,647 10
Commonwealth of Mass., O.A.A.
5,504 74
Commonwealth of Mass., O.A.A., U. S. Grant
7,142 82
Commonwealth of Mass., A.D.C.
1,023 94
Commonwealth of Mass., A.D.C., U. S. Grant
2,153 28
Commonwealth of Mass., O.A.A., U. S. Grant Adm.
46 55
Commonwealth of Mass., A.D.C., U. S. Grant Adm.
11 87
Commonwealth of Mass., O.A.A., meal tax
207 36
Commonwealth of Mass., vocational education
262 50
Commonwealth of Mass., public service franchise
4 02
Commonwealth of Mass., income tax
1,800 78
Commonwealth of Mass., corp. tax
2,010 67
Commonwealth of Mass., school aid
4,133 90
Commonwealth of Mass., Dept. Education
597 33
Commonwealth of Mass., highways
13,499 97
Berkshire County, highways
1,799 97
District Court of Central Berkshire, fines
15 00
Cemetery lots
70 00
Town Clerk, dog licenses
224 00
G. H. Hadselle, common victualer licenses
20 00
Lebanon Mountain Realty Co., common victualer licenses
5 00
Harry D. Sharp, lodging licenses
2 00
Alice Charnow, ice cream license
1 00
John C. Connors, liquor license
500 00
Karl Hanson, liquor license
500 00
Freehoffer & Francis, liquor license
500 00
Karl Hanson, entertainment license
1 00
Karl Hanson, common victualer license
5 00
John Connors, common victualer license
5 00
William Maynard, rent
30 00
Eldridge Cemetery Fund
23 02
Hiram Whitman Fund
30 00
21
Withholding Tax Berkshire County Retirement
$ 1,748 97
224 32
Mass. Teachers' Retirement Taxes and interest
323 40
35,001 78
Total Receipts
$105,242 38
Total Expense
78,443 94
Cash Balance
$26,798 44
We have this day settled with the Town Treasurer and find a cash balance of $26,798.44.
HENRY BLAIR HOWARD L. CHRISTIANSEN JOHN D. WHITMAN
Selectmen of Hancock.
The Selectmen will meet at the Town Hall the second and last Monday of each month for the payment of town bills.
AUDITOR'S REPORT
I have audited the accounts of the town officers and verified the cash and find the same to be correct.
LEON H. ROBERTS, JR.
22
1951 COLLECTOR'S AND TREASURER'S REPORT
Warrant
Collected
Refunds
Abated Uncollected
1951 Real Estate
$19,630 60
$15,564 17
$14 35
$4,052 08 1,240 57
1951 Per. Prop.
7,554 66
6,314 09
1951 Poll
248 00
220 00
10 00
18 00
1951 M. V. Excise
3,194 26
2,651 31
$62 64*
125 30
480 29
1950 Real Estate
5,540 91
4,897 20
1950 Per. Prop.
1,744 00
1,722 60
17 40
4 00
1950 Poll
50 00
34 00
14 00
2 00
1950 M. V. Excise
922 50
797 08
109 51
15 91
1949 Real Estate
1,911 25
1,785 69
1949 Per. Prop.
281 60
267 60
14 00
1949 M. V. Excise
131 13
121 07
4 07
5 99
1949 Poll
8 00
4 00
4 00
1948 Real Estate
105 24
69 10
1948 Per. Prop.
80 73
80 73
1948 Poll
8 00
2 00
6 00
1948 M. V. Excise
79 76
71 67
8 09
1947 Real Estate
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