Town annual reports of the officers of Mendon, Massachusetts 1943-1947, Part 1

Author: Mendon (Mass. : Town)
Publication date: 1943
Publisher: Town of Mendon, Massachusetts
Number of Pages: 546


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GIFT TO TAFT PUBLIC LIBRARY GIVEN BY


E. JANE COLEMAN


IN MEMORY OF


ALBERT S. COLEMAN, TOWN CLERK OF MENDON, 1926-1966 AND EMILY L. COLEMAN, ASST. TOWN CLERK OF MENDON, 1926-1966 TOWN CLERK 1966-1971


A COLLECTION OF MENDON TOWN REPORTS 1857-1967 (FOURTEEN BOUND VOLUMES)


ANNUAL REPORTS


OF THE


TOWN OFFICERS


OF THE


TOWN OF MENDON


INCLUDING THE REPORT OF THE


SCHOOL COMMITTEE


FOR THE


Municipal Year Ending December 31, 1943


277TH ANNUAL REPORT


MILFORD, MASS. THE CHARLESCRAFT PRESS, PRINTERS. 1944.


TOWN OF MENDON.


Town of Mendon Incorporated May 15, 1667. Population 1315, 1940 Census. Registered Voters in 1943: Men, 402. Women, 388. Total, 790. Annual Meeting: First Monday in March.


County Commissioners :


Elbert M. Crockett, Chairman Milford


George W. Jones Worcester


Francis E. Cassidy Webster


Fourth Congressional District


Congressman, Joseph William Martin, Jr. .... North Attleboro


Seventh Councillor District


Councillor, George E. Nelson Worcester


Fourth Senatorial District


Senator, Everett W. Stone Auburn


Ninth Worcester Representative District Representative General Court, Daniel B. Lane, Jr. Whitinsville


TOWN OFFICERS.


SELECTMEN. (Selectmen serve as Board of Public Welfare Board of Health and Fence Viewers). Harold Metcalf Roy A. Barrows D. Victor Smith Silas H. Dudley (for unexpired term of Harold Metcalf serving in Armed Forces.)


TOWN CLERK. Albert S. Coleman


TOWN TREASURER. Moses U. Gaskill


TAX COLLECTOR. Arthur P. Dalton


ASSESSORS.


Carl M. Taft Edward T. Whiting Charles F. Leonard, Clerk


AUDITOR. William A. Barry


SCHOOL COMMITTEE.


Donald B. Lowell Atty. George F. Lee Silas H. Dudley


TRUSTEES OF TAFT PUBLIC LIBRARY. Harold Metcalf Atty. George F. Lee Percy Rowe Lena W. George Edward T. Whiting, Secretary


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REGISTRARS OF VOTERS.


D. Kinsley Barnes Joseph W. McEwen Albert S. Coleman, Clerk


FINANCE COMMITTEE.


Herman K. Hersey W. Arthur Robinson Franklin E. Goodnow


PARK COMMISSIONERS.


Norry J. Daige Duncan J. Pond Edward T. Whiting


Constable and Chief of Police Harold C. Barrows


Tree Warden William E. Nuttall


Town Solicitor Shelley D. Vincent


Dog Officer Harold C. Barrows


Public Weigher Richard Gaskill


Sealer of Weights and Measures Walter Taylor


Superintendent of Schools Percy Rowe


Fire Chief and Forest Warden Harold F. Lowell


Superintendent of Streets Arthur A. Sabatinelli


Burial Agent Norry J. Daige


Inspector of Slaughtering Frank Phillips


Inspector of Animals Moses U. Gaskill


Rationing Board :


Freeman C. Lowell, Chairman Moses U. Gaskill


Daniel H. Barnes Charlotte E. Lowell, Clerk


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TOWN CLERK'S REPORT. 1943.


DOGS LICENSED IN 1943.


122 Males at $2.00 each $244 00


30 Females at $5.00 each 150 00


48 Spayed Females at $2.00 each 96 00


3 Kennel Licenses at $25.00 each 75 00


$565 00


Less Clerk's Fees, 203 licenses at 20c


40 60


Cash paid Town Treasurer as per Monthly returns


$524 40


Dog Licenses become due April 1st. No bills are sent for this tax, so please assist the Clerk by paying your Dog License promptly.


SPORTING LICENSES ISSUED FROM JANUARY 1, 1943 TO DECEMBER 31, 1943.


Series


1 Resident Citizen Fishing 55


$2.00


$110.00


2 Resident Citizen Hunting


49


2.00


98.00


3 Resident Citizen Sporting


50


3.25


162.50


4 Resident Citizen Minors and Female Fishing 39


6 Resident Citizen Trapping


2


5.25


10.50


7 Resident Citizen Sport-


ing Free


6


8 Special Non-resident


Fishing


2 1.50


3.00


1.25


48.75


6


10 Non-resident Fishing


1


5.25


5.25


11 Non-resident Hunting


1


10.25


10.25


12 Non-resident Sporting


1


15.25


15.25


13 Duplicate licenses


2


.50


1.00


16 Resident Military Free


2


$464.50


Fees retained by Clerk 200


.25


50.00


Amount paid Division of Fisheries and Game as per monthly reports


$414.50


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BIRTHS REGISTERED IN 1943.


Date of Birth 1943


Name of Child


Parents with Maiden Name of Mother


Feb.


4


10


12


14


21


22


24


Mar.


12


27


Apr.


15


Sandra Jane Harvey Stanley William Barker


May


4


11


Thomas Edgar Irons Catherine Marie O'Grady Peter Ian Denton


11


July


27 20 23 28


Sept.


1


3


12


30


Oct.


19


22


Nov.


11


Dec.


3


4


Judith Anne Pareseau


7


Edward Arthur Roy


7


11


Suzanne Norma Roy Jean Elizabeth Auty


Milo S. and Thelma M. Rogers Charles M. and Mildred L. Shurtleff Norman I. and Dorothy Brown Lynwood and Dorothy Smith Wilbur F. and Mabel Young Edward P. and Edith E. Robinson Joseph A. and Priscilla Simmons Armand A. and Marion C. Pietrowska Nathaniel B. and Doris M. Daniels Edward G. and Helen L. Berg Stanley E. and Regina Arnold Lester L. and June W. Smith Edwin G. and Mary R. West Ian O. and Priscilla Wood Saverio F. and Mary P. Quirk Clifford M. and Marion L. Robertson Leo and Orise Lamothe Charles J. and Geraldine R. Murphy Cornelius and Annie DeVries John and Helen Quirk Ernest and Beatrice Wood Donald and Martha Seagrave Robert and Elezabeth Heerdt Edward C. and Margaret Riley Aram A. and Blanche Counter Henry J. and Esther M. Coffin Francis C. and Mary E. Lane Joseph F. and Alice Closson


Paul H. and Mafalda Elce Wilfred J. and Beatrice Garceau Wilfred J. and Beatrice Garceau Alfred and Hazel Holden


11 Linda Frances Fantini Clifford Leroy Eisner Leo Louis Tetreault David Shanahan Leo Joseph Wiersma Lucille Marie Carrabba Janice Maxine Carpenter Earl Bradford Adams Baby Girl Vander Sluis Marilyn Christina Goss Paul Richard Lamothe Henry Joseph Bouchard, Jr. Cynthia Jane Adams Mary Frances Hern Stillborn


30 28


Aug.


11


Colin Verne Maynard Robert Milton Wandres Stanley Bernard Rogers Lynwood Earl Ellis, Jr. Thomas Charles Phipps Albert Donald Johnson Merilyn Priscilla Rondeau John Roy Desmarais Jesse Everett Cox


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MARRIAGES REGISTERED IN 1943.


Date of Marriage 1943


Residence


Names


Jan. 7


Hopedale, Mass.


Joseph F. Brown


Mendon


Rose A. Leoncini


Apr. 25


Mendon


George F. Lee


Mendon


Grace Marion Ellison


May


5


Mendon


Edgar L. White, Jr.


Upton, Mass.


Gloria Stuart


June


13


Hartford, Conn.


Merrill C. Selwood


Hartford, Conn.


Ellen L. Messenger


27


Mendon


Russell C. Longton


Mendon


Ruth I. Perron


27


Mendon


George Hermann Derry, Jr.


Portland, Maine


Beryl Bryant


July


2


Johnstown, Pa. Mendon


Alice Mae Closson


3


Mendon


Salvatore Tineo


hopedale, Mass.


Ninciatta Mincarelli


4


Roxbury, Mass.


Mendon


Alma Marie Hersey


15


Kansas City, Mo.


Harry Ferguson Darling


Mendon


Doris Burnett Taft Arthur G. Roy


Aug.


9


Mendon


Virginia Evelyn Longton


14


Mendon


Edwin Chester Hammond


Milford, Mass.


Edith Emma Hill


Oct.


23


Hopedale, Mass. Mendon


Rita Frances Coe


Nov.


29


Mendon


William A. Armitage


Hopedale, Mass.


Esther A. Kimball


Dec.


21


Worcester, Mass Mendon


Joseph O. Ottaviano Gertrude M. Svedine


1


Joseph F. Hern


Gerald Boyce Hill


Mendon


John H. Nealley


DEATHS REGISTERED IN 1943.


Date of Death 1943


Name


Causo of Death


Y M


D


Jan.


15


John Franklin Leonard


75


1


19


Coronary occlusion


16


Clifford Howard Miller


10


9


Broncho pneumonia


Feb.


22


Delia M. Lally


91


.


9


Mar.


13


Herbert J. George


74


9


25


Pneumonia carcinomatosis


May


12


Frank O. Ducharme


79


6


. .


Carcinoma of stomach


June


18


Justin F. Southwick


63


3


24


Coronary occlusion


Aug.


8


Hannah S. Smith


71


10


28


Angina pectoris


23


Cora McDonald


72


. .


. .


Carcinoma of Breast


Sept.


4


Baby Girl Vander Sluis


Prematurity


16


Harold A. Leonard


70


8


21


Coronary thrombosis


Oct.


29


Frederick Porter Bullard


83


25


Arterio sclerosis


Dec.


3


Stillborn


23


Raymond William Bessette


17


16


25


Florence G. Dalrymple


41


4


25


. .


. .


Cerebrospinal fever Meningococcis Pulmonary tuberculosis


. .


. .


2


20


Arterio sclerosis


Age


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Parents and others are requested to carefully examine the above lists and if any errors or omissions are discovered report them at once to the town clerk, that the record may be corrected, as it is of importance that the records of Vital Statistics should be complete. Herewith are extracts from the General Laws, Chapter 46.


GENERAL LAWS, CHAPTER 46, SECTION 3.


(As Amended by Chapter 281, Section 1, Acts of 1925).


Every physician, or hospital medical officer registered under section nine of chapter one hundred and twelve, in this chapter called officer, shall keep a record of the birth of every child in cases of which he was in charge, showing date and place of birth, the name, if any, of the child, its sex and color, the name, age, birthplace, occupation and residence (including the street number, if any, and the ward number, if in a city) of each parent, the maiden name of the mother and the name of the physician or officer, if any, personally attending the birth. If the child is illegitimate, the name of, and other facts relating to the father shall not be set forth except upon written request of both the father and mother; provided, that if an illegitimate child shall have be- come legitimate by the intermarriage of his parents and the acknowledgment of his father, as provided in section seven of chapter one hundred and ninety, prior to the mailing or delivery of any report herein required, such report shall read, in all respects, as if such child had been born to such parents in lawful wedlock. Said physician or officer shall, within fifteen days after such birth, mail or deliver to the clerk or registrar of the town where such birth occurred, a report stating the facts hereinabove required to be shown on said record and also the said written request, if any; provided, that if said report is not so made within forty-eight hours after such birth, said physician or officer shall, within said forty-eight hours, mail or deliver to said clerk or registrar


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a notice stating the date and place of the birth, the street number, if any, the ward number, if in a city, and the family name. Upon presentation to him of a certificate of the town clerk stating that any such birth has been duly reported, the town treasurer shall pay to such physician or officer a fee of twenty-five cents for each birth so reported. Any physician or any such officer violating any provision of this section shall forfeit not more than twenty-five dollars. The said town clerk or registrar shall file daily with the local board of health a list of all births reported to him, showing, as to each, the date of birth, sex, color, family name, residence, ward and physician or officer in charge.


GENERAL LAWS, CHAPTER 46, SECTION 6.


Parents, within forty days after the birth of a child, and every householder, within forty days after a birth in his house, shall cause notice thereof to be given to the clerk of the town where such child is born * *.


Blanks may be obtained upon application to the town clerk.


NOTICE


SOME OF THE MANY


REASONS WHY BIRTHS SHOULD BE RECORDED.


To establish identity.


To prove nationality.


To prove legitimacy.


To show when the child has the right to enter school.


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To show when the child has the right to seek employ- ment under the child labor law.


To establish the right of inheritance to property.


To establish liability to military duty, as well as ex- emption therefrom.


To establish age and citizenship in order to vote.


To qualify to hold title to, and to buy or sell real estate.


To establish the right to hold public office.


To prove the age at which the marriage contract may be entered into.


To prove age to determine validity of a contract entered into by an alleged minor.


To prove age for Old Age Assistance.


To prove age so as to have the right to take Civil Service Examinations.


Parents be sure to record the birth of your child with given name in full.


Your co-operation to the end that all births may be prop- erly recorded will be greatly appreciated.


Your attention is called to the provisions of Section 36 and 55 of Chapter 207 of the General Laws relating to mar- riages solemnized out of this state, which are as follows:


"Section 29 of Chapter 151 of the Revised Laws: If a marriage is solemnized in another state between parties liv- ing in this Commonwealth who return to dwell here they shall, within seven days after their return, file with the clerk or registrar of the city or town in which either of them lived at the time of their marriage, a certificate or declaration of


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their marriage, including the facts relative to marriages, which are required by law, and for neglect thereof shall forfeit ten dollars."


Blanks for the return of all Vital records can be obtained from the Town Clerk.


Attention is called to the fact that all dogs three months old or more must be licensed at the Town Clerk's office on or before April 1, 1944.


I take this opportunity in wishing the Townspeople much prosperity during the year 1944.


Respectfully submitted,


ALBERT S. COLEMAN,


Mendon, January 1, 1944.


Town Clerk.


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TREASURER'S REPORT.


The Treasurer of the Town of Mendon submits the fol- lowing report for the year ending December 31, 1943.


The Treasurer debits himself with receiving the follow- ing amounts :-


Cash balance Jan. 1, 1943 $10,054 11


County Treasurer, Dog License Refund 420 35


State Treasurer, Highways (8522) ... 371 67


County Treasurer, Highways (8522) .... 371 67


State Treasurer, Highways (3857) 457 17


State Treasurer, School Fund, Part II 2,713 19


Bonding Co., Refund on Collector's Bond 6 00


State Treasurer, Income Tax


7,270 00


State Treasurer, Corporation Tax 2,914 49


State Treasurer, Aid to Dependent Children 749 57


Sealer of Weights and Measures 4 40


Refund on Chapter 81


2 00


Sale of Town Annals


4 00


Income from Mass. School Fund


20 00


Use of Cement Mixer


13 00


State Treasurer, Inspection of Animals


75 00


Home National Bank, Revenue Notes .... 18,000 00


State Treasurer, Old Age Assistance 7,993 59


License Fees 440 00


State Treasurer, Meal Tax


519 80


State Treasurer, Highways (4036)


1,916 73


Old Age Assistance, U. S. Grant 9,676 88


Mothers' Aid, U. S. Grant 278 50


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Collector of Taxes :


1941 Property $219 55


1942 Excise 25 96


1942 Property 6,495 85


1943 Poll


748 88


1943 Excise


2,363 92


1943 Property


36,238 81


State Treasurer, Temporary Aid and Transportation 2,085 13


Library Fines 12 61


Road Machinery Fund


203 40


George Johnson, Town Hall Rent


371 50


State Treasurer, Tuition of Children


170 74


District Court, Fines 5 00


Town Clerk, Dog License Fees


526 20


Fees from Hay Scales 2 40


County Treasurer, Chapter 90 (8796)


419 81


State Treasurer, Chapter 90 (8796) ....


419 81


State Treasurer, Supt. of Schools


639 76


Total Receipts


-$115,221 45


RESERVE FUND


$1,000 00


Transferred to Police Dept. $116 40


Transferred to Road Machinery Account


263 43


Transferred to Incidentals


215 78


Transferred to Waterhole Account


161 38


Transferred to Chapter 81, Highways


1 97


$758 96


Balance


241 04


$1,000 00


The Treasurer Credits himself with paying the following amounts :-


Public Welfare $3,806 50


Old Age Assistance


19,584 00


16


Mothers' Aid


652 00


Bonds for Town Officers


115 50


Snow Removal


1,489 81


Insurance on Town Buildings


725 76


Motor Tax Refund


30 88


Property Tax Refund


9 00


Support of Schools


21,377 25


Incidentals


2,965 78


Road Machinery


388 43


Board of Health


681 50


General Repairs


804 49


Fire Department


758 10


Street Lights


627 00


Chapter 81, Highways


8,101 97


Library


524 54


Worcester County Hospital


1,642 06


Police Department


666 40


Memorial Day


73 85


Corbett Concrete Pipe Co.


349 60


Rosenfeld Sand & Stone Co.


501 11


Water Hole


421 38


Moth Suppression


184 25


Park Department


96 75


Soldiers' and Sailors' Graves


20 00


Forest Fires


381 75


Soldiers' Relief


76 00


Tree Warden


61 00


Chapter 90, Highways


1,499 55


Officers' Salaries 1,742 95


Home National Bank, Revenue Notes


26,200 00


School House Notes


2,000 00


Interest on Notes


85 03


Interest on School House Notes


495 00


County Tax


2,075 95


State Tax


1,200 00


State Parks


38 31


Home National Bank, Service Charges 20 79


17


County Treasurer, Dog License Fees .... 519 10


U. S. Defense Bond


1,000 00


Director of Accounts


4 00


Total Amount Paid


$103,997 36


Cash balance Dec. 31, 1943


11,224 09


$115,221 45


AUSTIN WOOD RELIEF FUND.


DR.


To Cash in Milford Savings Bank $785 70


To Cash in Worcester Institution for Savings 729 29


To Interest received, Milford Savings Bank 15 53


To Interest received, Worcester Institu-


tion for Savings 14 65


$1,545 17


CR.


By Cash in Milford Savings Bank $726 23


By Cash in Worcester Institution for


Savings 743 94


By Two Town Orders 75 00


$1,545 17


U. S. WITHHOLDING TAX.


Amount Withheld $921 97


Amount paid to Collector of Internal


Revenue


$921 97


TAX TITLES.


Twelve Tax Titles $861 78


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ANNA ELLIS LIBRARY FUND.


DR.


To Cash in Milford Savings Bank $500 00


To Interest Received 7 52


$507 52


CR.


By Cash in Savings Bank


$507 52


F. N. THAYER CEMETERY FUND.


DR.


To Cash in Milford Savings Bank $8 16


To Cash Received from State Treasurer 3 50


To Interest Received 17


$11 83


CR.


By Cash in Savings Bank


$11 83


HONOR ROLL FUND.


DR.


To Cash Received


... $175 55


CR.


By Cash in Savings Bank .... $175 55


FLETCHER LIBRARY FUND.


DR.


To Cash in Milford Savings Bank $5,166 18


To Interest Received


103 83


$5,270 01


19


CR.


By Cash in Milford Savings Bank $5,144 59


By One Library Order 125 42


$5,270 01


NATHAN R. GEORGE TRUST FUND.


DR.


To Cash in Savings Bank $1,006 67


To Interest Received


20 22


$1,026 89


CR.


By Cash in Savings Bank ...... $1,026 89


Respectfully submitted,


MOSES U. GASKILL,


January 1, 1944.


Treasurer.


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SELECTMEN'S REPORT.


The Board of Selectmen in the past year has initiated a few much needed practices in the administration of the Town affairs. During the past three months, an inventory has been taken by all town officers of all equipment, furniture, and ac- cessories necessary for the proper functioning of their respec- tive offices and duties. This inventory is on file at the Record Room, and all purchases made by any of the departments will be added to the original inventory so that an up-to-date record will be maintained at all times. This will result in facilitation of one problem that occurs at the time of change from one of- fice holder to another.


A few changes have been made also in the accounting procedure with respect to bills to the Town, authorization of purchases by non-officers, and cash sales. These were made in the interest of better business procedure.


Maintenance of Town property came into prominence during the past year, and much needed repairs were made. While the present Board of Selectmen think in terms of eco- nomical Town government, they are cognizant that too much economy along certain lines is more expensive in the long run.


Looking ahead to the time of a United Nations' victory, the State government has requested that a Post-War Plan- ning Committee be appointed, with a view to having local pro- jects ready to cushion the possible shock of a changeover from war to peace, and its resultant impact on local welfare and work problems. This committee has been appointed, and in case a depression does come, Mendon will be ready. Should there be no depression, then the work of the Committee would at least have been well spent in insuring against such a crisis. It may be well to note at this time that it is for this reason- the insurance against such a possible depression-that the State authorities are opposed to the reduction of present tax


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rates by the use of free cash from the town treasuries through- out the State.


For the information of newer residents of the Town, as well as the older residents who have forgotten, Mendon is fort- unate in having three funds which are available through the Selectmen to worthy persons who are in financial distress. The Austin Wood Relief Fund and the Nathan George Fund can be used to help residents bridge over their financial troubles when misfortune strikes; and the Hayward-Williams free bed at the Milford Hospital is available to hard-pressed residents of Mendon and Uxbridge through their respective Boards of Selectmen.


We wish to call to your attention the fact that service men and their families who are temporarily in need of financial aid or hospitalization can call upon the Board of Selectmen for advice or help through Soldiers' Relief. The State Gov- ernment and the Town of Mendon appreciate the sacrifices of those in the service, and will not let them nor their dependents down.


D. VICTOR SMITH, Chairman, SILAS H. DUDLEY, ROY A. BARROWS, Board of Selectmen.


INCIDENTALS.


Appropriation


$2,750 00


Transferred from Reserve Fund 215 78


$2,965 78


CARE AND OPERATION OF TOWN HALL.


George A. Johnson, janitor


$150 00


Wor. Sub. Elec. Co., lights


73 13


Barney Coal Co., coal


174 41


L. N. Jaques, supplies


19 79


22


Nina M. Burr, bulbs and fuses 1 34


C. C. Shattuck, bulbs 2 71


L. C. Hill, labor on pump motor and stock 4 00


Ben Brown Co., pump motor and in- stallation 42 21


Harvey E. Trask, material and labor- repairs 81 71


Socony-Vacuum Oil Co., floor oil 5 15


Ernest Mellen, painting 14 50


D. V. Smith, floor wax 3 76


Raymond Barrows, refinishing labor 31 50


floor-


E. L. Sabatinelli & Son, plastering 375 00


D. B. Dolge Co., supplies 63 06


W. Munsell, labor repairing furniture 10 28


N. Thiebault, labor repairing furniture 10 28


Uxbridge Hdwe. Co., supplies 3 86


Fuller Regalia & Costume Co., flag


24 24


$1,090 93


CARE AND OPERATION OF RECORD ROOM.


Wor. Sub. Elec. Co., lights $11 50


Carrie Marlow, janitor 36 50


N. E. Tel. & Tel. Co., toll calls 10 15


Clark & Shaughnessy, oil 57 48


Barney Coal Co., oil 23 59


Ernest Mellen, painting screens 2 00


R. O. Sweet, repair oil burner 3 50


L. N. Jaques, supplies 1 60


Milford Locksmith, keys


3 50


$149 82


CIVILIAN DEFENSE.


N. E. Tel. & Tel. Co., telephone service $121 40 $121 40


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RATIONING BOARD.


Cahill's News Agency, files, indexes .... $170 85


$170 85


BALLOT CLERKS AND TELLERS.


Payroll: Annual Town Meeting ... $39 39


$39 39


TOWN CLERK.


Robinson Seal Co., Inc., supplies $27 35


Chester R. Clark, repairs to typewriter 15 00


Clarke Printing Co., supplies 1 50


Cahill's News Agency, pencils


1 00


Charlescraft Press, printing


1 25


Albert S. Coleman, supplies


7 82


Expenses to Town Clerk's Meetings


25 20


Dues to Town Clerks' Assoc. 6 00


Recording births, marriages, and deaths


46 00


Swearing in Town Officers


6 25


Money orders and postage


2 12


Typewriter Ribbon


95


$140 44


TOWN COUNSEL.


Shelley D. Vincent, salary


$100 00


Preparation and trial of tax case in


Land Court, Boston


75 00


Recording fees on tax deeds


4 20


Recording fee on decree


1 20


Hobbs & Warren, tax redemption blanks


60


Charlescraft Press, supplies


6 85


$187 85


TAX COLLECTOR.


Postage


$42 50


Use of auto


10 00


Milford Daily News, advertising


1 60


Forbes Press, supplies


23 00


24


Barre Gazette, supplies


32 47


Hobbs & Warren, supplies


2 91


$112 48


TOWN TREASURER.


Use of auto, 59 trips to bank in Milford


$25 00


Making Schedule A 12 00


Postage


55 82


Charlescraft Press, printing supplies ....


9 75


Robinson Seal Co., supplies


2 51


$105 08


ASSESSORS.


Wor. County Abstract Co.


$29 60


Hobbs & Warren, supplies 15 60


Postage 3 00


Cahill's News Agency, supplies


2 99


Stoneham Independent, tax tables


1 00


Charles F. Leonard, expense to County Assessors' meeting 5 00


Charles F. Leonard, copying set of 1943 valuation books 30 00


$86 75


SELECTMEN.


Dues to Selectmen's Association $9 00


Forbes Press, supplies


22 00


Charlescraft Press, printing supplies ..


14 60


Hobbs & Warren, supplies


3 76


Postage


24 00


Expenses to Selectmen's Association


meeting


10 00


$83 36


DOG OFFICER.


Harold C. Barrows, salary


$10 00


$10 00


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SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.


Walter Taylor, salary $40 00


$40 00


INSPECTOR OF ANIMALS.


Moses U. Gaskill, salary $150 00


$150 00


REGISTRARS OF VOTERS.


Joseph W. McEwan, salary and listing $14 50


Joseph W. McEwan, use of auto for listing 2 75


D. K. Barnes, salary and listing 20 00


D. K. Barnes, use of auto for listing 5 00


Albert S. Coleman, salary, listing, clerk 75 00 Clarke Printing Co., ballots, voting lists 69 50


Milford Daily News, advertising 26 18


Charlescraft Press, Caucus posters 3 50


$216 43


PUBLIC WEIGHER.


Felix Bessette, salary


$1 20


Richard Gaskill, repairs on hay scales 3 00


$4 20


MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES.


Charlescraft Press, Town reports


$192 00


Clarke Printing Co., binding Town reports 5 25


Cahill's News Agency, supplies


19 85


Milford Daily News, advertising 7 95


F. C. Lowell, salary as Moderator, 1942-3 10 00


H. Metcalf, delivering Town reports ....


5 00


Postage, Town reports


6 00


Mass. Dept. Public Health, one-half


license fee 10 00


$256 05


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SUMMARY.


Appropriated


$2,750 00


Transferred from Reserve Fund 215 78


$2,965 78


Expended


$2,965 78


THAYER CEMETERY FUND.


Cash on hand in bank $11 83


SALARIES OF TOWN OFFICERS.


Appropriation


$1,800 00


Expended :


Arthur P. Dalton, Tax Collector $460 95


W. A. Barry, Auditor 25 00


Albert S. Coleman, Town Clerk


125 00


Harold C. Barrows, Constable


25 00


Moses U. Gaskill, Town Treasurer


250 00


Harold Metcalf, Chairman of Selectmen and Welfare Member, 8 months ....


104 00


Wm. R. Bowen, Selectman and Chair- man of Welfare, 2 months


28 33


D. Victor Smith, Selectman 137 00


Roy A. Barrows, Selectman and Wel- fare Member 81 00


Silas H. Dudley, Selectman, Chairman of Welfare, 4 months 56 67


Carl M. Taft, Assessor


100 00


Edward T. Whiting, Assessor


100 00


Charles F. Leonard, Clerk of Assessors


250 00


$1,742 95


Unexpended .... 57 05


$1,800 00


INSURANCE ON TOWN BUILDINGS.


Appropriation $727 00


27


Expended :


Donald B. Lowell


$725 76


Unexpended


1 24


$727 00


PARK DEPARTMENT.


Appropriation


$100 00


Expended


D. J. Pond


$57 25


A. Freeman


24 00


Materials


15 50




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