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GIFT TO) TAFT PUBLIC LIBRARY GIVEN BY
E. JJANE 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, 1948 282nd ANNUAL REPORT
MILFORD, MASS. THE CHARLESCRAFT PRESS, PRINTERS. 1949.
TOWN OF MENDON.
Town of Mendon Incorporated May 15, 1667.
Population 1504, 1945 Census.
Registered Voters in 1948: Men, 421; Women, 379; Total, 800.
Annual Election : First Monday in March.
Annual Meeting : First Friday Evening after the first Monday in March.
County Commissioners :
Francis E. Cassidy, Chairman Webster
George W. Jones Worcester P. Eugene Casey Milford
Fourteenth Congressional District :
Congressman, Joseph William Martin, Jr.
North Attleboro
Fourth Senatorial District :
Senator, Joseph E. Gibney Webster
Ninth Worcester Representative District:
Representatives General Court : Peter F. Fitzgerald Blackstone
Charles Mullaly, Jr. Millville
Sheriff for Worcester County :
William A. Bennett Worcester
TOWN OFFICERS.
SELECTMEN. (Selectmen serve as Board of Public Welfare Board of Health and Fence Viewers). D. Victor Smith Harold Metcalf Harold J. Fairbanks
TOWN CLERK. Albert S. Coleman
TOWN TREASURER. Silas H. Dudley
TAX COLLECTOR. Arthur P. Dalton
ASSESSORS.
Carl M. Taft
D. Kinsley Barnes Charles F. Leonard, Clerk.
AUDITOR. William A. Barry
SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
Herbert Bowen Gordon R. Good John L. Lundvall
TRUSTEES OF TAFT PUBLIC LIBRARY. Harold Metcalf John L. Lundvall Percy Rowe Nina M. Burr Verena Daley, Secretary
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REGISTRARS OF VOTERS.
Asa Vear Fred L. Kempton
Joseph W. McEwen Albert S. Coleman, Clerk
FINANCE COMMITTEE.
Franklin E. Goodnow Roy A. Barrows Donald B. Lowell
PARK COMMISSIONERS.
Norry J. Daige George A. Johnson Fred Phipps
Chief of Police Mathew M. Mantoni
Mathew M. Mantoni Constable
Tree Warden William E. Nuttall
Town Solicitor
Shelley D. Vincent
Dog Officer Mathew M. Mantoni
Public Weigher Martha Dudley
Sealer of Weights and Measures Clyde Saunders
Superintendent of Schools Percy Rowe
Fire Chief and Forest Warden Harold F. Lowell
Superintendent of Streets William R. Bowen
Burial Agent Norry J. Daige
Inspectors of Slaughtering Frank Phillips Willard Seibert
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Inspector of Animals Roy Barrows
Helen F. Irons Town Accountant
WATER COMMISSIONERS.
Franklin Goodnow Everett Watson Donato Leone
SURVEYORS OF WOOD AND BARK.
Arthur V. Pond
Carl Wagner
FIELD DRIVERS.
Alex Woleck Edward Goss W. Arthur Robinson
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FINANCIAL REPORTS.
SELECTMEN-SALARIES.
Appropriation
$300 00
Expended :
Harold Metcalf $150 00
Lee McFarland 12 50
D. Victor Smith
75 00
Harold Fairbanks
62 50
Total expended $300 00
SELECTMEN-EXPENSES.
Appropriation $150 00
Expended :
Postage
$27 83
Printing and Stationery 26 22
Advertising 15 98
Dues to State and County
Asso.
27 00
Miscellaneous Supplies 9 34
Total expended $106 37
43 63
Unexpended
$150 00
TREASURER-SALARY.
Appropriation
$350 00
Expended :
Silas H. Dudley
$350 00
TREASURER-EXPENSES.
Appropriation
$225 00
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Expended :
Coupons Fire Station Loan $27 75
Postage 60 65
Printing & Stationery 22 22
Dues to State Asso.
1 00
Check Books
10 65
Certification of Bonds
36 00
Repairing
Adding
Machine 18 00
Preparing Schedule A .. 15 00
Miscellaneous Supplies .... 16 04
Total expended
$207 31
Unexpended
17 69
$225 00
TAX TITLES FORECLOSURE.
· Appropriation
$200 00
Unexpended
$200 00
TOWN ACCOUNTANT-SALARY.
Appropriation $300 00
Expended :
Helen F. Irons
$300 00
AUDITOR'S SALARY.
Appropriation $25 00
Expended :
William Barry
$25 00
TOWN CLERK-SALARY.
Appropriation $125 00
Expended :
Albert S. Coleman $125 00
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TOWN CLERK-EXPENSE.
Appropriation
$396 50
Transferred from Soldier's Relief 350 00
Total
$746 50
Expended :
Recording Fees
$92 00
Printing and Postage
29 16
Advertising
3 00
Safe
383 40
Expense to Town Clerk's
Meeting
12 76
Miscellaneous Supplies
72 07
Total expended
$592 39
Unexpended
154 11
$746 50
TAX COLLECTOR-SALARY.
Appropriation
$800 00
· Expended :
Arthur P. Dalton, Collector
$800 00
TAX COLLECTOR-EXPENSE.
Appropriation $125 00
Expended :
Forms and Supplies $64 69
Postage 47 00
Deputy Collector's Bond 5 00
Dues to State Association
1 00
Total expended
$117 69
Unexpended
7 31
$125 00
ASSESSORS-SALARIES
Appropriation $450 00 Expended :
Charles F. Leonard, Clerk $250 00
9
D. Kinsley Barnes 100 00 Carl Taft 100 00
Total expended
$450 00
ASSESSORS-EXPENSE
Appropriation
$250 00
Transferred from Reserve Fund
24 70
Total
$274 70
Expended :
Deed Abstracts
$189 00
Forms 40 70
Dues to State and County
Association
6 00
Expenses to County Meet-
ing
15 00
Postage
4 00
Carl Taft, Use of Auto
20 00
Total expended $274 70
ELECTIONS AND REGISTRATIONS.
Appropriation
$524 00
Transferred from Vocational Education
Fund
200 00
Total
$724 00
Expended :
Payrolls, Ballot Clerks and
Tellers $245 67
Payrolls, Assistant Regis- trars 45 50
Printing
142 84
Advertising
95 19
Ladies' Alliance, Dinners
4 25
Asa Vear, Salary and List- ing
33 00
Fred L. Kempton, Salary
and Listing
27 15
10
Albert S. Coleman, Salary
and Listing 95 00
Joseph W. McEwen, Salary and Listing 31 73
Total expended
$720 33
Unexpended
3 67
$724 00
TOWN COUNSEL-SALARY.
Appropriation
$100 00
Expended :
Shelley D. Vincent, Salary ..
$100 00
TOWN COUNSEL-EXPENSE.
Appropriation
$75 00
Expended :
Shelley D. Vincent, Conferences
and Expenses
$72 00
Unexpended
3 00
$75 00
CLERICAL HIRE FOR TOWN OFFICERS.
Appropriation
$300 00
Expended :
Helen F. Irons
$298 81
Unexpended
1 19
$300 00
TOWN OFFICERS' BONDS.
Appropriation
$125 00
Expended :
Karl A. Bright
$108 00
Unexpended
17 00
$125 00
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TOWN HALL MAINTENANCE.
Appropriation
$1,000 00
Transferred from Reserve Fund 571 09
Total
$1,571 09
Expended :
Janitor's Salary
$360 00
Janitor's Extra Labor
10 00
Janitor's Supplies
40 33
Fuel
908 48
Lights
116 87
Bottled Gas
26 00
Electrical Repairs
89 18
Flag
20 23
Total expended $1,571 09
$1,571 09
TOWN HALL IMPROVEMENTS.
Balance January 1, 1948
$385 20
Expended :
Clark & Shaughnessy Co., Oil
Burner
$295 00
90 20
Unexpended
$385 20
STOVE AND EQUIPMENT FOR TOWN HALL.
Appropriation
$350 00
Expended :
Gas Stove and Bottled Gas $249 75
Kitchen Utensils 99 02
Total expended
$348 77
Unexpended 1 23
$350 00
RECORD ROOM MAINTENANCE.
Appropriation $350 00
12
Expended :
Janitor Services
$50 00
Fuel
148 97
Lights
13 00
Telephone
29 35
Repairs to Adding
Machine 4 00
Cleaning Oil Burner
10 00
Miscellaneous Supplies
4 01
Total expended
$259 33
Unexpended
90 67
$350 00
CONSTABLE-SALARY.
Appropriation
$25 00
Expended :
Mathew Mantoni, Salary
$25 00
POLICE DEPARTMENT.
Appropriation
$1,000 00
Transferred from Reserve Fund
21 04
Total
$1,021 04
Expended :
PAYROLLS.
Mathew Mantoni, Chief $472 15
Mathew Mantoni, Use of Car 94 35
Harold Metcalf 55 25
Harold Metcalf, Use of Car 25 70
Robert Bartlett
39 11
Robert Bartlett, Use of Car
10 95
Harold J. Fairbanks
27 21
Harold J.Fairbanks, Use of Car
4 50
Clarence Grant
28 90
Clarence Grant, Use of Car 5 95
Norry J. Daige
21 25
Norry J. Daige, Use of Car
2 50
1
13
Raymond Rogers
25 08
Raymond Rogers, Use of Car 3 70
Raymond Barrows
78 05
Harold Lowell
2 55
Thomas Stevens
19 55
Total
$916 75
EQUIPMENT.
Toll Calls
$19 43
Court Expenses
9 23
Badges
69 13
Accident Photos
5 00
Miscellaneous Supplies
1 50
$104 29
Total expended
$1,021 04
FIRE DEPARTMENT.
Appropriation
$1,000 00
Expended :
Pay Rolls
$346 40
Test Blowing
50 00
Fuel
90 98
Repairs to Siren 40 45
Worcester Sub. Elec. Co.
33 00
Gasoline and Oil
30 70
Repairs and Equipment
153 93
Harold Lowell, Salary
100 00
Janitor
35 90
Telephone
118 60
Total expended
$999 96
Unexpended
04
$1,000 00
FOREST FIRE DEPARTMENT.
Appropriation $500 00
14
Expended :
Pay Rolls
$76 00
Equipment
420 00
Total expended
$496 00
Unexpended
4 00
$500 00
HYDRANT RENTAL.
Appropriation
$500 00
Expended :
Town of Mendon
$500 00
NEW FIRE STATION CONSTRUCTION.
Balance on hand January 1, 1948
$5,126 75
Loan Authorized
18,000 00
Total
$23,126 75
Expended :
Carlton Goss, payments on con-
tract
$12,000 00
Advertising for bids 15 76
Corbett Concrete Pipe Co
145 92
Richard Gaskill, filling
54 60
Cement
2 10
Total expended
$12,218 38
Unexpended
10,908 37
$23,126 75
NEW FIRE EQUIPMENT.
Appropriation
$6,850 00
Expended :
Farrar & Company
$6,850 00
DOG OFFICER.
Appropriation
$30 00
15
Expended :
Mathew Mantoni, Salary $10 00
Mathew
Mantoni, Care
of Dog
6 50
Total expended
$16 50
Unexpended
13 50
$30 00
SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.
Appropriation
$50 00
Expended :
Clyde Saunders
$45 00
Unexpended
5 00
$50 00
PUBLIC WEIGHER.
Appropriation $20 00
Expended :
Martha Dudley, 44 Weighings @ .20 $8 80
Unexpended
11 20
$20 00
BOARD OF HEALTH.
Appropriation
$1,500 00
Expended :
Dr. Campbell, Clinic Ser- vice $100 00
District Nursing Asso. .... 75 00
Rutland Training Center 212 15
Worcester County Sana- torium 78 00
A. Woleck, Rent and labor on Town Dump 485 00
Pay Roll, Labor on Dump 37 00
State Dept. of Public
Health 10 00
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Repairs to Town Pump 36 90
Meat Inspections 7 00
Total expended $1,041 05
Unexpended
458 95
$1,500 00
TREE WARDEN.
Appropriation
$200 00
Expended :
William Nuttall, Salary $12 00
Pay Rolls :
William Nuttall 40 00
Harold Metcalf
10 00
William Munsell
27 20
P. A. Millis
60 50
George Blanchard
48 00
Total expended
$197 70
Unexpended
2 30
$200 00
ELM BEETLE SUPPRESSION.
Appropriation $500 00
Expended :
William E. Nuttall $20 00 P. A. Millis, Spraying 480 00
Total expended
$500 00
$500 00
MOTH SUPPRESSION.
Appropriation $200 00
Expended :
William Nuttall $20 00 P. A. Millis, Spraying 180 00
Total expended
$200 00
$200 00
INSPECTOR OF ANIMALS.
Appropriation
$150 00
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Expended :
Erle Gaskill $37 50
Roy Barrows 112 50
Total expended
$150 00 $150 00
INSPECTOR OF SLAUGHTERING.
Appropriation
$25 00
Expended :
Frank Phillips $12 50
Willard Seibert 12 50
Total expended
$25 00 $25 00
WORCESTER COUNTY HOSPITAL.
Appropriation
$1,838 36
Expended
$1,838 36
HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT.
GENERAL REPAIRS.
Appropriation
$1,500 00
Expended :
Labor
$440 29
Equipment
159 95
$600 24
MATERIALS.
Signs
$20 00
Sand
220 15
Shovels
30 60
Creosote
26 60
Electrical Work
143 80
Dynamite
12 52
Lumber
321 12
Paint
53 99
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Miscellaneous Supplies
70 93
$899 71
Total expended
$1,499 95
Unexpended
05
- $1,500 00
CHAPTER 90 MAINTENANCE.
Town Appropriation
$1,000 00
State Allotment
1,000 00
County Allotment
1,000 00
Total
$3,000 00
Expended :
Labor
$955 88
Equipment
749 45
Total
$1,705 33
MATERIALS.
H. A. Daniels Ins. Co.
...
$39 01
Barrett Division
274 18
Rosenfeld Sand &
Stone Co. 678 74
Trimount Bituminous Pro-
ducts Co.
302 34
$1,294 27
Total expended
$2,999 60
Unexpended
40
$3,000 00
CHAPTER 90 CONSTRUCTION-1947.
Town Appropriation
$2,000 00
County Allotment
2,000 00
State Allotment
4,000 00
Total
$8,000 00
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Expended :
Labor $1,346 15
Equipment 2,123 30
$3,469 45
MATERIALS.
H. A. Daniels Ins. Co. .... $71 17
Roland Temple, Dynamite 6 00
Henry J. Poirier, Gravel 86 80
$163 97
Total expended in 1948
$3,633 42
Total expended in 1947
4,366 58
Total
$8,000 00
CHAPTER 90 CONSTRUCTION-1948.
Town Appropriation
$2,000 00
County Allotment
2,000 00
State Allotment
4,000 00
Total
$8,000 00
Expended :
Labor $2,104 75
Equipment 4,030 60
$6,135 35
MATERIALS.
H. A. Daniels Ins. Co. . ..
$85 87
Barret Division, tar 888 21
N. E. Metal Culvert Co. 172 87
25 35
Roland Temple, dynamite Mrs. Milton Goldthwaite, gravel
249 10
L. N. Jaques & Sons, supplies 28 74
Fairbanks & Bartlett 12 40
Rosenfeld Sand & Stone
Co. 19 91
20
Carlton Goss, material .... 10 00
Raymond Rogers,
material
12 20
Henry J. Poirier, gravel
109 00
W. Arthur Robinson,
posts
45 00
Worcester County, bounds
80 50
State Prison, signs
125 00
Total Materials
$1,864 15
Total expended
$7,999 50
Unexpended
50
$8,000 00
CHAPTER 81.
Town Appropriation
$3,600 00
State Allotment
8,100 00
Total
$11,700 00
Expended :
Labor $3,411 68
Equipment 2,480 05
Total
$5,891 73
MATERIALS.
H. A. Daniels Ins. Co. .. $135 13
Trimount Bituminous
Products Co. 4,064 31
Rosenfeld Sand & Stone Co. 1,221 37
N. E. Metal Culvert Co. 104 47
Henry Poirier, gravel .... 280 80
Roland Temple, supplies 2 10
Total $5,808 18
Total expended
$11,699 91
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Unexpended 09
$11,700 00
SNOW REMOVAL.
Town Appropriation
$8,500 00
Transferred from Reserve Fund
693 54
Total
$9,193 54
Expended :
Labor
$2,253 26
Equipment
4,981 57
Total
$7,234 83
SUPPLIES.
Salt
$358 20
Chains
39 95
Sand
289 52
Anti-freeze
10 62
Repairs and Supplies
1,026 36
Snow Fence
234 06
$1,580 31
Total expended
$9,193 54
ROAD MACHINERY ACCOUNT. MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS.
Appropriation from Road Machinery Fund
$3,300 00
Expended :
Home National Bank,
truck note $600 00
H. A. Daniels Ins. Co. ..
93 83
Gasoline, oil and tires
685 60
Repairs and parts
310 66
Files & O'Keefe, supplies
50 00
Rent of barn for equip- ment
25 00
22
Express
2 50
Chains
110 80
Fuel
15 71
Total expended
$1,894 10
Unexpended
1,405 90
$3,300 00
ROAD MACHINERY FUND.
Balance January 1, 1948
$3,371 04
Transferred to Road Machinery Account 3,300 00
Balance
$71 04
Paid to Town Treasurer :
Chapter 81, use of truck $818 50
Chapter 81, use of grader 158 00
Chapter 81, use of spreader 63 95
Chapter 90 Construction (1947) truck 392 80
Chapter 90 Construction (1948) truck
653 40
Chapter 90 Maintenance, truck
168 00
Chapter 90 Maintenance, spreader
14 30
Snow Removal, truck
1,008 00
General Repairs, truck
135 75
J. Alves, tractor parts
5 00
F. Roy, rent of mixer
2 50
White Bros., rent of mixer
5 00
Total $3,425 20
Unexpended balance in Road Machinery Account, December 31, 1948 1,405 90
Balance in Fund December 31, 1948
....
$4,902 14
STREET LIGHTING.
Appropriation
$627 00
Expended :
Worcester Suburban Electric Co. $627 00
23
HIGHWAY BARN CONSTRUCTION.
Balance January 1, 1948
$7,000 00
Expended :
Carlton Goss, contract $7,000 00
PUBLIC WELFARE-SALARIES.
Appropriation
$119 00
Expended :
Lee McFarland $15 83
D. Victor Smith 6 00
Harold Metcalf 6 00
Harold Fairbanks, Chairman
79 17
Helen F. Irons, clerical
12 00
Total expended
$119 00
PUBLIC WELFARE-TEMPORARY AID.
Appropriation
$3,350 00
Expended $3,247 20
Transferred to Old Age
Assistance 65 43
Total expended
$3,312 63
Unexpended
37 37
$3,350 00
DETAILED EXPENDITURES.
MENDON SETTLED CASES.
One family in own home $24 86
One family in own home 14 68
One family in own home 342 50
One family in own home 778 18
One person in own home
350 00
One person in own home
211 10
One person in private home
416 00
One family in other town
11 25
$2,148 57
24
Cases with no settlement, chargeable to the State Department of Welfare:
One family in own home ......... $1,091 28
Miscellaneous expenses :
Hobbs & Warren, Forms $1 85
Greater Boston Community
Council
5 50
$7 35
Transferred to Old Age Assis-
tance
65 43
Total expenditures
$3,312 63
Proportionate Share of above expenses :
State of Massachusetts $1,091 28
Town of Mendon
2,221 35
$3,312 63
Respectfully submitted, HAROLD J. FAIRBANKS, Chairman, HAROLD METCALF, D. VICTOR SMITH,
Board of Public Welfare.
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REPORT OF AID TO DEPENDENT CHILDREN.
Resources :
Town Appropriation
$2,700 00
Received from Federal Government: (Direct Aid)
597 25
(Administration)
11 02
$3,308 27
Expenditures :
For Direct Aid
$2,609 40
Transferred to Old Age Assistance
Account
680 90
$3,290 30
Unexpended
17 97
$3,308 27
Summary :
Federal Government
$564 25
State of Massachusetts Share
869 80
Town of Mendon's Share
1,175 35
$2,609 40
Amounts Due Town :
Federal Government
$111 00
State of Massachusetts
329 01
$440 01
Respectfully submitted, D. VICTOR SMITH, Agent.
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REPORT OF BUREAU OF OLD AGE ASSISTANCE.
Resources :
Town Appropriation
$16,000 00
Transferred from Public Welfare,
Temporary Aid 65 43
Transferred from Aid to Dependent Children 680 90
- $16,746 33
Received from Federal Government
(Direct Aid)
11,811 58
Received from Federal Government
(Administration)
98 51
$28,656 42
Expenditures :
For Direct Aid
$25,982 59
For Out of Town Cases
2,118 45
For State Cases
551 40
- $28,652 44
Unexpended balance (Administration)
3 98
$28,656 42
Summary :
Federal Government's Share $12,110 74
State's Share
11,170 22
Town of Mendon's Share
4,937 93
Other Towns
433 55
$28,652 44
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Amounts Due the Town :
Federal Government $2,172 33
State 1,877 79
Town of Westboro 63 39
Town of Uxbridge
183 57
Town of Milford
182 37
Town of Hopedale
4 22
$4,483 67
Respectfully submitted, D. VICTOR SMITH,
Agent.
ADMINISTRATION O. A. A. and A. D. C.
Appropriation $350 00
Expended :
D. Victor Smith, Agent
$245 00
Helen F. Irons, Clerk 105 00
$350 00
SOLDIER'S RELIEF.
Appropriation $500 00
Expended :
Aid rendered one Veteran $28 50
Transferred to Town Clerk's Expense Account 350 00
Total expended
$378 50
121 50
Unexpended
$500 00
28
REPORT OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE OF THE TAFT PUBLIC LIBRARY.
Appropriation $625 00
Expenditures :
Personal Book Shop $127 59
Cahill's News Agency, books 19 93
Worcester Suburban Elec. Co. 9 00
Vestella M. Daniels, salary
225 00
Raymond Dudley, janitor 102 48
Charlescraft Press, supplies .. 3 65
Gaylord Company, supplies 4 90
Barney Coal Company
43 00
Dura Binding Company
27 20
Daniel Barnes, magazines
60 30
Total expended
$623 05
Unexpended
1 95
$625 00
From Fletcher Library Fund:
Personal Book Shop, books
$125 23
PARK DEPARTMENT.
Appropriation
$175 00
Expended :
George Johnson, labor $69 90
Chester O. Avery 40 00
Clayton Parkinson 12 25
29
Louis W. Benotti
48 25 Total expended
170 40
Unexpended
4 60
$175 00
WATER DEPARTMENT MAINTENANCE.
Appropriation
$1,180 00
Expended :
Town of Bellingham,
water
$93 62
Lloyd Nelson, material
and repairs
255 86
George Allen, reading
meters
6 65
Rosenfeld Sand & Stone
Co. 17 55
Printing
5 00
Toll calls
11 74
Total expended
$390 42
Unexpended
789 58
$1,180 00
WATER CONSTRUCTION-EAST MENDON.
Balance on hand January 1, 1948 $5,616 92
Expended :
Builders-Providence Co., supplies $16 34
Joseph Butura Construc- tion Co. 3,000 00
Total expended
$3,016 34
Balance December 31, 1948 .. $2,600 58
SOLDIER'S AND SAILOR'S GRAVES.
Appropriation $30 00
Expended :
Swandale Cemetery Association .... $30 00
30
EXPENSE FUND-
WORCESTER COUNTY RETIREMENT SYSTEM.
Appropriation
Expended :
Worcester County Treasurer
...
$264 95
MEMORIAL DAY.
Appropriation
$150 00
Expended :
Flags $10 00
Band 75 00
Wreaths and plants
17 10
C. C. Shattuck, supplies
19 23
Total expended
$121 33
28 67
Unexpended
$150 00
INSURANCE ON TOWN BUILDINGS.
Appropriation
$800 00
Expended :
Donald B. Lowell, Agent $746 00
54 00
$800 00
TOWN REPORTS.
Appropriation
$357 00
Expended :
Charlescraft Press
$357 00
RESERVE FUND.
Appropriation
$1,500 00
Transferred to Town Hall
Maintenance $571 09
$264 95
Unexpended
31
Transferred to Assessor's
Expense
24 70
Transferred to
Police De-
partment
21 04
Transferred
to
Snow Re-
moval 693 54
$1,310 37
Balance in Fund
189 63
$1,500 00
MATURING DEBT.
Appropriation $2,000 00
Expended :
School House Addition Loan
$2,000 00
INTEREST ON TEMPORARY LOANS.
Appropriation
$50 00
Unexpended
$50 00
INTEREST DEBT.
Appropriation $914 50
Expended :
Overdraft on 1947 Interest Debt $172 00
Interest on Water Loan 450 00
Interest on Highway Machinery
Loan
22 50
Interest on School House Loan
270 00
Total expended
$914 50
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REPORT OF TOWN TREASURER. CASH RECEIPTS. JANUARY 1, 1948 - DECEMBER 31, 1948.
Cash on hand January 1, 1948
$35,200 40 Receipts for year 1948 169,439 51
$204,639 91
Paid per Selectmen's Warrants
year 1948 $174,757 12
Cash Balance December 31, 1948
29,882 79
$204,639 91
Cash Balance December 31, 1948 $29,882 79
Balance in Milford Home National
Bank December 31, 1948 $40,957 65
Cash in Hands of Treasurer De- cember 31, 1948 1,397 71
$42,355 36
Outstanding Checks December 31,
1948
12,472 57
$29,882 79
See Town Accountant's Report for detail of Receipts and Expenditures.
ANNA ELLIS LIBRARY FUND.
DR
To Cash in Savings Bank $549 53
To Interest Received 11 04 $560 57
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CR.
By Cash in Savings Bank $560 57
U. S. DEFENSE BOND. DR.
To 1 U. S. Defense Bond $1,000 00
To Interest Received 128 79
$1,128 79
CR.
By 1 U. S. Defense Bond
$1,000 00
By Cash in Savings Bank 128 79
$1,128 79
HONOR ROLL FUND. DR.
To Cash in Savings Bank
$356 19
To Interest Received 5 36
$361 55
CR.
By Cash in Savings Bank
$361 55
AUSTIN WOOD RELIEF FUND.
DR.
To Cash in Milford Bank
$674 93
To Interest Received
13 55
To Cash in Worcester Bank
703 52
To Interest Received
14 13
$1,406 13
CR.
By Cash in Milford Bank $688 48
By Cash in Worcester Bank
717 65
$1,406 13
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NATHAN R. GEORGE TRUST FUND.
DR.
To Cash in Savings Bank $1,111 93
To Interest Received
22 34
$1,134 27
CR.
By Cash in Savings Bank
$1,134 27
FLETCHER LIBRARY FUND.
DR.
To Cash in Savings Bank $5,116 81
To Interest Received 101 32
$5,218 13
CR.
By Cash in Savings Bank
$5,218 13
TAX TITLES.
12
$1,428 07
Respectfully submitted,
SILAS H. DUDLEY,
Town Treasurer.
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REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT.
DETAIL OF RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES FOR 1948.
Cash on hand January 1, 1948
$35,200 40
Receipts :
1948 Taxes :
Poll Taxes
$890 00
Personal Taxes
5,413 20
Real Estate Taxes
49,091 60
Excise Taxes
5,370 43
Previous Year's Taxes :
Personal Tax
633 50
Real Estate Tax
4,794 44
Excise Tax
410 50
State Corporation Tax
5,096 09
State Income Tax
4,223 52
State Income Tax, School, Part I
1,620 00
State Tax
879 55
Licenses and Permits
2,368 00
Federal Grant, Old Age Assistance
11,906 11
Federal Grant, Aid to Dependent Children
606 39
State School Fund
4,590 03
State, Meal Tax
703 81
State, Inspector of Animals
68 75
State, Highways, Chapter 81
8,294 13
State, School Transportation
4,948 00
State, Superintendent of Schools ..
773 26
36
County Treasurer, Dog License Re- fund 436 69
School Dental Clinic 51 08
Town Hall Rentals 485 75
Meat Inspection Fees
67 50
Public Service, G. L. 54
8 38
Road Machinery Fund
3,425 20
State, Highways, Chapter 90 Con- struction
7,998 25
County, Highways, Chapter 90
Construction
3,999 12
State, Old Age Assistance
10,959 50
State, Aid to Dependent Children
1,061 15
Town of Northbridge, Old Age Assistance
30 92
Town of Westboro, Old Age
Assistance 9 53
Town of Upton, Old Age Assis- tance
110 43
Town of Milford, Old Age Assis- tance
122 59
State, Temporary Aid
1,898 48
Reimbursement from Individuals,
Old Age Assistance 490 50
Sale of Town Annals 4 00
Sale of Land, Route No. 140 1 00
Reimbursement for Dog Officer
Fees 14 50
District Court Fees
25 00
State, Tuition of Children
1,481 51
Sale of Highway Barn
10 00
Fire Insurance Settlement 30 98
State, Department of Public Health 260 71
School Tuition, One Pupil 43 42
Sealer of Weights & Measures 5 00
Library Fines 20 50
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State, Vocational Education 230 88
State, Department of Forestry
50 00
Water Department Revenue
1,210 00
Public Weighing Fees
17 60
Interest on Deferred Taxes
216 47
Transfers from Trust Funds
125 23
Income, Thayer Cemetery Fund
2 77
Bonds for Fire Station
18,000 00
Town Clerk, Dog License Fees
492 40
Refund on Collector's Bond
15 75
Withholding Taxes
2,639 05
Contributory Retirement Deduc-
tions
666 56
Miscellaneous Refunds
39 80
Total Receipts for 1948
$169,439 51
$204,639 91
Expenditures :
Moderator's Salary
$10 00
Selectmen's Salaries
300 00
Selectmen's Expense
106 37
Treasurer's Salary
350 00
Treasurer's Expense
207 31
Auditor's Salary
25 00
Town Clerk's Salary
125 00
Town Clerk's Expense
592 39
Collector's Salary
800 00
Collector's Expense
117 69
Assessor's Salary
450 00
Assessor's Expense
274 70
Town Officers' Bonds 108 00
Town Accountant, Salary
300 00
Clerical Hire for Town Officers
298 81
Elections & Registrations
733 33
Town Counsel, Salary
100 00
Town Counsel, Expense
72 00
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Record Room Maintenance
259 33
Constable's Salary
25 00
Gas Stove and Kitchen Equipment, Town Hall
348 77
Town Hall Maintenance
1,571 09
Town Hall Improvements
295 00
Police Department
1,021 04
Dog Officer
16 50
Sealer of Weights & Measures
45 00
Public Weigher
8 80
Inspector of Animals
150 00
Inspectors of Slaughtering
25 00
Fire Department
999 96
Forest Fire Department
496 00
Hydrant Rental
500 00
Erection of Fire Station
12,218 38
New Fire Equipment
6,850 00
Board of Health
1,041 05
Worcester County Hospital
1,838 36
Highways, General Repairs
1,499 95
Snow Removal
9,193 54
Chapter 81
11,699 91
Chapter 90 Maintenance
2,999 60
Chapter 90 Construction (1947)
3,633 42
Chapter 90 Construction (1948)
7,999 50
Highway Machinery
1,294 10
Street Lighting
627 00
Highway Barn Construction
7,000 00
Public Welfare, Salaries
119 00
Public Welfare, Temporary Aid
3,257 20
Soldier's Relief
28 50
Aid to Dependent Children
2,609 40
Old Age Assistance
28,669 24
Old Age Assistance, Administration
350 00
School Department
39,988 05
Tuition for Vocational Schools
1,089 20
Taft Public Library
623 05
39
Austin Fletcher Library Fund
125 23
Tree Warden
197 70
Moth Suppression
200 00
Elm Beetle Suppression
500 00
Park Department
170 40
Memorial Day
121 33
Insurance on Town Buildings
746 00
Federal Withholding Taxes
2,639 05
Worcester County Retirement Sys- tem
666 56
Worcester County Retirement Sys- tem, Expense Fund 264 95
Water Construction, East Mendon
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