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JACOB EDWARDS LIBRARY A17301146796
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1917-1921
ANNUAL REPORTS
Of the Town Officers and Financial Statement of the Town of Southbridge
5.13,
For the year ending December 31, 1917
FRANK J. WALSH, PRINTER SOUTHBRIDGE, MASS.
Town Officers for 1917-18
TREASURER Herbert E. Wells
CLERK William W. Buckley
Pitt H. Herbert
SELECTMEN Wilfrid J. Lamoureux Alex. L. Desaulniers
OVERSEERS OF THE POOR
Eugene Matte Oscar Gatineau Philibert E. Quevillion
ASSESSORS
W. H. McGilpin Antoine Farland
Phillias X. Casavant
Term expires 1918 Term expires 1919 Term expires 1920
BOARD OF HEALTH
J. A. Caron
Jos. E. Donais, M. D. .
Wm. S. Conway, M. D.
Term expires 1918 Term expires 1919 Term expires 1920
HIGHWAY SURVEYOR Aimee Langevin
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TOWN OFFICERS
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
Joseph G. E. Page
Albert B. Wells P. H. Hebert
Herman S. Cheney
Ferdinand A. Wald
George L. Tully
Term expires 1918 Term expires 1918 Term expires 1919 Term expires 1919
Term expires 1920 Term expires 1920
TRUSTEES OF JACOB EDWARDS MEMORIAL LIBRARY
George Grant Fred E. Corbin Louis O. Rieutord
John M. Cochran Francis L. Chapin John E. Paige
For the Town
For the Fund
CEMETERY COMMITTEE
Morris H. Marcy
Geo. H. Hartwell Jr.
Clarence F. Morse
John E. Seagrave
M. D. Morrill
Wardwell M. Edwards .
Term expires 1917 Term expires 1917 Term expires 1918 Term expires 1918 Term expires 1919 . Term ex pires 1919
Pierre Caplette
CONSTABLES Andrew M. Higgins
Patrick Donnelly
TAX COLLECTOR Eugene E. Gabree
Henry C. Cady Wmn. H. Campbell Felix Gatineau Herbert E. Wells
PLANNING BOARD
George Grant Jos. E. O'Shaughnessy Louis O. Rieutord Myron B. Clemence
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TOWN OFFICERS
SEWER COMMISSIONERS
Joseph A. Allard George H. Dumas Hormisdas U. Bail
-
Term expires 1918
Term expires 1919
Term expires 1920
SINKING FUND COMMISSIONERS
Edward Leclair Ephrem Chicoine - Louis Dupuis
-
Term expires 1918 Term expires 1919 Term expires 1920
TREE WARDEN Pierre Benoit
Appointive Officers
TOWN COUNSEL W. W. Buckley Vice L. O. Rieutord, resigned
SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS Fred E. Corbin
CARE OF TOWN CLOCK George T. Armes
POUND KEEPER Joseph Payant
KEEPER OF LOCKUP
Napoleon Giroux - Assistant, Joseph D. Proulx V
JANITOR OF TOWN HALL BUILDING Pierre Caplette
TOWN. ACCOUNTANT Joseph Lafleche, 2nd
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TOWN OFFICERS
CATTLE INSPECTOR Wm. T. Pugh, V. S.
SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES Felix Gatineau
S. D. Perry
REGISTRARS OF VOTERS Moses Gagnon Win. W. Buckley, Clerk
J. J. O'Shaughnessy
FIRE ENGINEERS Joseph E. Duchesneau, Chief
Louis Lamothe George W. Laughnane
John J. Hogan J. Willard Claflin
Thomas Heffernan, Superintendent of Fire Alarm
FIRE WARDENS
Aimee Langevin
Louis Pontbriand
Alfred Giroux
Frank Brissette
George Clemence Alex. L'Heureux (Salter Water
W. J. Wadleigh 1 Chas. Blackmer John Keenan Adelard Bouchard Jos. Payant
POLICE OFFICERS
John S. Hefner v Thomas Troy Geo. H. Chaffin Jules Theriault Louis Meunier Prosper Proulx George Hebert H. S. Freeman Dennis Dooley Felix Gatineau Felix Cadarette
Miss Margaret Butler Raymond A. Rice
Origene Lacasse Jules Blain Joseph Payant Thomas Nichols
Joseph D. Proulx Joseph Roy Napoleon Boiteau J. H. Montigny Fostinio Denterie Patrick H. Monahan Warren Wells Eugene Matte Daniel Cudworth Louis Melí
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TOWN OFFICERS
PUBLIC WEIGHERS
Frank E. Randall E. C. Ellis
Mederic Duhamel Alfred Mckinstry Thomas Hughes Clarence Morse . Dennis Langevin Wardwell M. Edwards E. I. Knowles Albert R. Webster ·
E. D. Buell George Bertrand Dona Vary Joseph Laroche Origene Lacanse Henry Marie
John Bombardier John Grenier Adolphe St. Pierre Geo. E. Morse C. Russell Morse Herbert E. Carpenter John St. Martin A. D. Cornell Leon Harwood Aimee Langevin George A. Clemence Elliott Clemence A. M. Badger Felix Lamothe
Severn Jolicoeur, Chas. Christenson
( Arsene Girard
Tam meeting
FENCE VIEWERS George H. Clemence
C. M. Morse )
FIELD DRIVERS
R. T. Reed Albert McGrath J. Frank Morrissey Frank O. Lynch
Town Meeting
W. W. Buckley H. P. Colburn Felix Bouvier D. P. Bernheim
ATTENDANCE OFFICER Miss Margaret Butler -
Lesinrousseau
MEASURERS OF WOOD AND BARK
E. C. Ellis A. D. Cornell . Mederic Duhamel James R. Harris H. H. Clemence V
Thomas Hughes Everett M. Morse George H. Clemence George Simpson A. J. Harwood
MEASURER OF LEATHER Felix Gatineau V
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TOWN OFFICERS
UNIFORM POLICE FORCE Napoleon Giroux, Chief
Andrew M. Higgins Oliver Paul, Jr. Pierre Cormier Alpherie Duplessis Ulric Brault )
Joseph Paquin Patrick Donnelley Daniel Blute Honore St. Martin
Eusebe Laliberte Suche,
SOLDIERS' BURIAL OFFICER George W. Corey
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
TOWN TREASURER
HERBERT E. WELLS, in account with the Town of Southbridge, Jan. 1, 1917, to Jan. 1, 1918. Balance January 1, 1917, $54,166 91 Receipts, 1917, 484,446 01
Disbursements, 1917,
$538,612 92 510,378 94
Balance on hand, Dec. 31, 1917, Unexpended balance, New High School, $200 00 Town of South- bridge, 28,033 98
$28,233 98
$28,233 98
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REPORT OF TOWN TREASURER
Cemetery Fund
Amount
6682
Amherst Savings Bank,
$1,000 00
30460
Athol Savings Bank, 1,000 00
24902
Dedham Savings Bank,
1,000 00
17744
Gardner Savings Bank,
1,000 00
3481
Leicester Savings Bank,
1,000 00
- 22841
Leominster Savings Bank, 1,000 00
9849
Millbury Savings Bank, 1,000 00
40500
North Adams Savings Bank, 1,000 00
32073
Natick Five Cents Savings Bank, 1,000 00
44746
Northampton Institution for Sav-
ings,
1,000 00
153048
Springfield Institution for Sav- ings, 1,000 00
1498
Salem Five Cents Savings Bank, 1,000 00
8465
Southbridge Savings Bank, 1,381 68
11619
3791 Ware Savings Bank, 1,000 00 Webster Five Cents Savings Bank, 1,504 25
47299
Worcester Mechanics Savings
Bank, 1,000 00
55266
Worcester Peoples Savings Bank, 1,000 00
54964
Worcester Five Cents Savings Bank, 1,000 00
79028
Worcester County Institution for Savings, 1,000 00
5 $1000 Second Liberty Loan 4s, 1919, 5,000 00
Total,
$24,885 93
Book No. Name
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REPORT OF TOWN TREASURER
MYNOTT FUND, LIBRARY
Book No.
Name
9529
Southbridge Savings Bank,
Amount $1,003 28
SINKING FUND
Book No. Name
Amount
16257
Amherst Savings Bank,
$941 58
34032
Clinton Savings Bank, 1,009 28
44901
Dedham Institution for Savings,
811 80
51856
Fitchburg Savings Bank, 856 92
25862
'Leominster Savings Bank, 1,195 04
4443
Leicester Savings Bank,
836 02
39639
Natick Five Cents Savings Bank, 694 41
29970
Salem Five Cents Savings Bank, 970 10
550502
Suffolk, Boston, Savings Bank,
998 06
21209
Southbridge Savings Bank,
2,087 43
42082
Ware Savings Bank, 828 02
21481
Webster Five Cents Savings Bank, 1,033 52 Worcester Five Cents Savings
130170
Bank,
861 46
73989
Worcester Mechanics Savings
Bank, 795 64
50139
181879
Worcester Peoples Savings Bank, 1,049 62 Worcester County Institution for Savings, 735 08
$15,703 98
16 $1,000 City of Augusta Water Bonds, 16,000 00
Total Sinking Fund, $31,703 98
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REPORT OF TOWN TREASURER
NOTES Notes Outstanding December 31, 1917
Notes to be paid in 1918
Denominated
When Made
Amount of Loan
Balance Outstanding Dec. 31, 1917
$1,000 00 Mill & River St.
Bridge,
1908
$ 1,400 00
$ 6,000 00
1,000 00 Hamilton St. Paving,
1908
11,000 00
3,000 00
1,500 00 Sewers-Filter Beds,
1908
28,500 00
15,000 00
2,300 00 Hamilton St. Im-
provememt,
1911
23,000 00
9,200 00
1,000 00
Hamilton St. Paving,
1911
8,000 00
2,000 00
1,000 00
Soldiers' Monument,
1913
10,000 00
5,000 00
1,000 00 Auto Fire Truck,
1913
6,000 00
2,000 00
500 00 Cliff St. Sewer,
1913
5,500 00
3,500 00
1,250 00 New High School Lot 1913
12,500 00
6,250 00
550 00 New High School Lot 1913
1913
21,800 00
10,000 00
1,000 00 Dresser St. School Lot 1915
7,000 00
5,000 00
4,600 00 Macadam Roads
1915
23,000 00
9,200 00
300 00 River St. School Lot
1915
3,000 00
2,400 00
850 00 Mechanic St. Side- walk
1915
2,550 00
850 00
1,000 00 Public-Park
1915
3,000 00
1,000 00
1,750 00 Block & Macadam
Pavement
1916
10,100 00
7,000 00
900 00 Cement Bridge & Pavement
1916
9,000 00
8,100 00
1,000 00 River Road
1916
5,000 00
4,000 00
500 00 New High School
1916
7,000 00
6,500 00
Amount Inside Debt Limit
109,300 00
Sewer Bonds due 1930 1899
20,000 00
20.000 00
Sewer Bonds due 1929 1900
30,000 00
30,000 00
3,750 00 New High School
1916 75,000 00
71,250 00
28,750 00
Amount Outside of Debt Limit
121,250 00
Total Funded Debt, Less Sinking Fund Security,
230,550 00
31,703 98
Net Funded Debt,
198,846 02
34,000 00 Anticipation Revenue Loan 1917, 34,000 00
62,750 00
Total Outstanding Notes, $264,550 00
HERBERT E. WELLS, Treasurer
5,500 00
3,300 00
2,000 00 Main St. Paving,
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REPORT OF TOWN TREASURER
SEWERS
Balance Uncollected Dec. 31, 1916,
$3,380 83
Year Ass'mt.
For Collection
Outstanding Dec. 31, 1916
Amount Collected
Abated
Balances Outstanding Dec. 31, 1917
1913
Charlton St.
$ 46 87
46 87
1913
Oakes Ave.
25 51
25 51
1914
South St.
143 30
143 30
1915
Cliff St.
454 18
454 18
1915
Clark St.
268 69
171 69
97 00
1915
West Main St.
111 82
111 82
1915
Curtis St.
37 98
37 98
1915
Henry St.
58 26
58 26
1915
South St.
266 77
266 77
1915
Eastford Road
108 85
61 16
47 69
1915
Hartwel) St.
143 59
143 59
1915
Charlton St.
204 13
204 13
1915
Water St.
210 11
210 11
1915
Snow St.
146 33
146 33
1915
Moon St.
120 24
120 24
1915
Fairlawn Ave.
153 21
153 21
1916
Chestnut Ave.
880 99
780 43
7.18
93 38
New
Dec. 1917 New Commitment
Dec. 18, 1917.
$7,145 28 Dresser St.
2,600 25
Orchard St.
719 08
Sayles St.
721 58
Glover St.
2,397 50
High St.
706 87
3,380 83
3,110 07
80 38
Balance Outstanding Dec. 31, 1917,
-
-
$7,335 66
HERBERT E. WELLS, Treasurer.
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
TOWN ACCOUNTANT
General Revenue
Taxes
Current year,
$160,536 64
Previous year,
22,433 78
From State :
Corporation Tax,
11,094 22
Street Railway,
1,144 83
National Bank,
391 93
Income Tax,
7,539 25
Total Taxes,
$203,140 65
Licenses and Permits
Liquor and Druggist, $16,129 00
Junk, Peddlers,
135 00
240 00
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REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT
Pool and Billiards,
87 00
Milk,
14 50
Common Victualer, Fruit
and Innholders,
104 00
Circus,
25 00
Theatre,
35 00
Jitney,
12 00
All other,
12 50
Total Licenses,
$16,794 00
Fines and Forfeits
Court,
$614 00
Grants and Gifts
County :
Dog Licenses, $601 02
Soldiers' Exemption from State, 79 26
Total Grants and Gifts, $680 28
Commercial Revenve
Special Assessments
Unapportioned Sewer, $3,202 60
Apportioned Sewer, 190 06
Oiling Assessment,
1,599 50
Sidewalks,
1,177 53
Total Assessments,
$6,169 69
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REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT
Privileges
Excise Tax, $1,668 93
General Revenue
4.00
Treasurer,
$400 00
Town Hall Rent,
305 20
Total General Revenue, $309 20
Protection of Persons and Property
Police Department
Rent from other Towns,
$50 00
Total Police Department,
$50 00
Fire Department
Sale of Old Material, $55 00
Town of Dudley, aid,
35 00
Town of Sturbridge, aid,
50 00
Town of Charlton, aid,
50 00
Rent (Woman's Club)
40 00
Total Fire Department, $230 00
Inspection
Sealer of Weights and Measures, $139 29
Health and Sanitation
Contagious Diseases,
$45 28
Tuberculosis,
239 29
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REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT
Town of Cohasset, 32 86 Total Health and Sanita-
tion, $317 43
Highways
-
Mechanic St. Paving, $1,474 72
Dudley River Road, from
State, 2,272 56
All other,
75
Total Highway, $3,748 03
Charities
Almshouse :
Sale of Produce,
$580 10
Outside Relief :
Individuals,
32 50
Cities and Towns,
432 39
State,
467 40
Mothers' Aid :
From State, 813 20
Total Charities,
$2,325 59
Soldiers' Benefits
State Aid,
$1,071 00
Military Aid,
222 00
Total Soldiers' Benefits,
$1,293 00
Schools
Tuition State Wards,. $25 50
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REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT
Other Tuition,
745 50
Sale of Books and Supplies,
39 32
All other, Total Schools, $812 89
2 57
Library
Fines, etc.,
$181 23
Cemetery
Sale of Lots and Graves,
$705 00
Care of Graves,
25 00
Opening Graves,
66 00
Total Cemetery,
$796 00
Interest
Deposits,
$1,863 94
Taxes,
767 50
Committed Sewer Assessment
Interest,
40 50
Trust Funds :
Sinking Fund,
640 00
Mary Mynott Fund,
76 83
Perpetual Care Fund,
808 77
Total Interest,
$4,197 54
Debt
Temporary Loans,
$200,000 00
Agency
State and Non-Resident Bank
Tax, $23,187 70
Tax Collected for County,
9,267 00
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REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT
Liquor Licenses 1/4 for State, 5,376 00 Auditing Municipal Accounts, 277 28
Total Agency, $38,107 98
Trust Funds
Cemetery Perpetual Care Fund, $2,415 00
Tailing, 7 81
Refunds and Transfers
Refunds :
Departmental, $447 47
Transfers :
Sidewalk Assessments
from Sidewalk Repairs from Bridges, 19 00
Total Refunds and Trans- fers,
$466 47
Total Receipts and Transfers,
$484,465 01
Cash Balance Jan. 1, 1917, 54,166 91
$538,631 92
Payments
General Government
Legislative : Moderator, . $10 00
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REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT
Selectmen :
Selectmen's Salaries,
$800 00
Clerk's Salary, 75 00
Stationery and Postage,
5 94
Printing and Advertising,
96 21
Carfares, Teams, etc.,
49 00
Telephone,
83 70
Plans, Surveys, etc.,
171 81
Signs,
20 40
Serving Warrants and No- tices,
18 50
All other expenses,
73 67
$1,394 23
Accountant :
Salary,
$1,000 00
Stationery and Postage,
14 85
Printing,
8 30
All other,
12 06
$1,035 21
Treasurer :
Salary,
$700 00
Clerk,
300 00
Stationery and Postage,
48 92
Telephone,
29 10
Bond,
100 00
All other,
8 05
Collector : Salary, 1914, 1915, 1916, $200 00
$1,186 07
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REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT
Salary, 1917,
600 00
Bond,
200 00
Stationery and Postage,
158 31
Printing and Advertising,
52 10
Telephone,
30 86
Adding Machine, on acct.,
55 00
Balance on Typewriter,
27 00
Cash Book,
16 90
All other,
6 41
$1,346 58
Assessors :
Salaries,
$2,270 00
Interpreters,
32 00
Stationery, 70 07
Printing and Advertising,
441 80
Carfares, Teams, etc.,
42 50
Telephone,
30 65
Plans,
55 60
Abstracts of Deeds and
Special Services,
77 65
All others, 26 91
$3,047 18
Other Finance Officers and Accounts : Certifying Notes,
$8 00
Law :
Town Counsel, Salary,
$600 Q0
Telephone,
1 38
All other,
8 93
$610 31
.
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REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT
Town Clerk :
Salary,
$459 50
Stationery and Postage,
16 00
Printing and Advertising,
29 75
Telephone,
11 54
Record Book,
29 75
All other,
1 18
$547 72
Election and Registration :
Registrars' Salaries,
$270 40
Election Officers,
641 25
. Interpreters,
20 00
Printing and Advertising,
384 20
Meals,
194 00
Serving Warrants,
20 00
$1,529 85
Town Hall :
Janitor's Salary,
$792 00
Extra work and help,
163 12
Fuel,
618 76
Lights,
225 93
Janitor's Supplies,
22 70
Repairs,
490 38
Water Supply,
91 08
All other,
95 13
$2,499 10
24
REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT
Protection of Persons and Property
Police Department
Salaries and Wages :
Chief,
$1,200 00
Patrolmen,
9,807. 37
Special Police, 267 17
Other Employ-
ees,
21 20
Auto and Team
Hire, 409 00
$11,704 74
Equipment and Repairs :
Equipment for men, $47 08
Fuel and Light :
Fuel, $126 85
Light, 116 37
$243 22
Maintenance of Building :
Repairs, $32 18
Janitor's Sup-
plies, 24 92
Card Index
Section, 20 00
Furniture, 50 10
Typewriter,
85 05
25
REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT
All other, 119 64
$331 89
Other Expenses :
Stationery, Printing
and Postage, $31 92
Telephone, 75 42
Telephone Sig- nal, 515 01
Transportation
and Care of Prisoners,
295 99
Rent,
540 00
All other,
60 25
$1,518 59
Total Police Department, $13,845 52
Fire Department
Salaries and Wages :
Engineers, $625 00
Chief, 300 00
Permanent
Chauffeurs, 1,947 15
Call Men, 4,299 35
Other Employ- ees, 36 90
Hose Hire,
$7,208 40 $510 00
26
REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT
Equipment and Repairs :
Apparatus,
$673 55
Hose, 429 90
Equipment for
Men,
208 20
Alarm Boxes,
etc.,
496 98
All other,
17 07
$1,825 70
Fuel and Light :
Fuel, $1,152 09
Light, 190 54
$1,342 63
Maintenance of Building :
Repairs,
$219 34
Furniture and
Furnishings, 82 50
Laundry Work, 19 07
All other, 88 75
$409 66
Other Expenses :
Stationery, Printing and Postage, $2 30 Telephone, 103 52 Gasoline and Oil, 146 37
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REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT
Soda Bicarb,
etc.,
17 30
All other,
30 62
$300 11
Total Fire Department,
$11,596 50
Sealer of Weights and Measures
Salary,
$587 73
Stationery,
5 75
Printing and Advertising,
19 00
Carfares, Teams, etc.,
60 00
Telephone,
8 47
New Equipment,
44 43
Books,
10 26
All other,
14 36
$750 00
Gypsy and Brown Tail Moth Extermination
Labor,
$181 25
Teams,
10 50
75
Hardware, Carfares,
7 50
$200 00
28
REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT
Tree Warden
Superintendent,
$24 00
Labor,
72 00
Teams,
14 00
Hardware and Tools,
3 00
Trees,
67 68
Rent for Spraying Machine,
24 00
All other,
50
$205 18
Forest Fires
Fighting Fires,
$175 34
Apparatus,
18 30
Team Hire,
78 09
Posting Notices,
31 27
Viewing Tower,
100 00
All other,
3 18
$406 18
Health and Sanitation
General Administration : Salary of Board of Health, $150 00
29
REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT
Agent, 100 00
Stationery and
Postage, 17 31
Printing and Advertising, 18 00
All other, 30 30
$315 61
Quarantine and Contagious Diseases :
Dry goods and
Clothing,
$11 90
Groceries and Provisions,
8 45
Hospitals,
155 76
Taking Cultures, 42 48
Burial,
25 00
Disinfectant, 33 96
All other,
13 96
$291 51
Tuberculosis :
Board and
Treatment, $1,103 26
Dispensary, 100 00
Groceries and
Provisions, 78 96
Ambulance, 57 00
Nurse, 33 92
All other,
33 49
$1,406 63
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REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT.
Vital Statistics :
Births, $101 75
Deaths, 30 25
$132 00
Other Expenses :
Plumbing Inspec-
tor,
$900 00
Fumigation and
Disinfectants, 9 00 ·
Vaccination, 39 00
All other,
21 75
$969 75
Inspection
School Children :
Salaries, $183 15
Expenses, 5 00
$188 15
Animal Inspection :
Salary,
$125 00
Expenses, 1 70
$126 70
Meat and Provisions :
Salaries, $200 00
Expenses,
59 50
$259 50
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REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT
Milk :
Salary, Total Health,
$50 00
$3,739 85
Refuse and Garbage
Collecting Refuse and Garbage as per Contract, $1,868 32
Clean-up Week
Paid by Board of Health : Teams,
$71 50
Sewer Maintenance
Administration :
Stationery, Printing and Postage,
$17 75
General :
Labor,
$896 27
Teams,
41 50
Tools and
Equipment,
142 70
Test Pits,
43 21
All other,
37 36
$1,161 04
Total Sewer,
$1,178 79
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REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT
Street Cleaning
Cleaning Main and Hamilton Streets :
Labor, $608 70
Teams,
397 61
Equipment,
393 69
$1,400 00
General Cleaning :
Labor, $637 69
Teams,
360 90
$998 59
Cleaning Catch Basins :
Labor, $409 74
Teams, 281 69
$691 43
Total Street Cleaning, $3.090 02
Highways
General Administration :
Highway Sur-
veyor,
$1,200 00
Telephone, 27 00
Stationery and
Postage,
11 75
$1,238 75
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REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT
General Maintenance :
Labor, $2,491 06
Teams, 1,991 48
Broken Stone, 1,105 98
Equipment and
Repairs, 480 96
Drilling Machine
Hire, 35 32
Culvert, 45 88
All other,
101 17
$6,251 85
Sidewalk Repairs :
Labor, $1,267 60
Teams,
373 97
Materials, 1,222 65
Equipment and
Repairs, 107 18
All other, 28 52
$2,999 92
Snow and Ice :
Labor, $1,134 01
Teams,
756 96
All other
27 00
$1,917 97
Street Sprinkling :
Labor, $43 13
Teams,
87 85
Materials,
2,260 45
Equipment,
88 50
Assessment
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REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT
Plans,
63 00
All other,
3 17
$2,546 10
Total Highways,
$14,954 59
Street Lights
Contract,
$13,850 67
Bridges
Labor,
$687 10
Teams,
385 29
Crushed Stone, Gravel, etc.,
481 99
Cement,
613 70
Iron Beams,
292 63
Surveys,
30 65
Equipment and Repairs,
7 70
All other,
65
$2,499 71
Railings
Labor,
$152 40
Teams,
36 35
Lumber,
90 21
Painting,
111 56
Materials,
3 50
Equipment,
3 00
All other,
2 71
·
$399 73
35
REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT
Plimpton Street Extension
Signs,
$6 80
Labor,
2 07
Teams,
50
$9 37
Maintenance of Permanent Roads
Labor,
$503 12
Teams,
247 96
Tarvia,
556 98
Crushed Stone,
572 45
Coal,
90 90
All other,
27 94
$1,999 35
Charities
General Administration :
Salaries, $450 00
Stationery, Print-
ing and Post- age, 12 03
Transportation and Expenses, 171 80
All other, 7 60
$641 43
36
REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT
Outside Relief by Town :
Groceries and
Provisions, $4,256 87
Coal and
Wood, 392 63
Board and
Care, 1,652 38
Medicine and
Medical At-
tendance,
629 25
State Institu-
tions, 108 30
Telephone,
46 74
Dry Goods and
Shoes, 170 25
Town Physi-
cian's Salary, 125 00
Burials, 166 25
All other,
54 25
$7,601 92
Relief by other Cities and Towns :
Cities, $390 94
Towns, 343 28
$734 22
Mothers' Aid :
By Town, $4,716 00
Medical At-
tendance, 99 27
Total Outside Relief, $4,815 27
$13,792 84.
37
REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT
Almshouse
Superintendent,
$600 00
Other Employees,
449 25
Groceries and Provisions,
1,162 92
Dry Goods and Clothing,
177 24
Building,
155 01
Fuel and Light,
236 63
Hay and Grain,
433 15
Motor,
188 00
Horses,
635 00
Horse Shoeing,
47 20
Disinfectant,
57 75
Plowing,
32 00
Hardware,
34 51
All other,
89 98
Total Almshouse,
$4,298 64
Soldiers' Benefits
State Aid,
$1,196 00
Military Aid,
360 00
Soldiers' Burials,
138 00
Soldiers' Relief :
Fuel,
$168 75
Groceries and
Provisions, 104 93
Cash, 981 00
38
REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT
Medicines and
Medical At-
tendance, 132 75
Clothing,
38 72
All other,
15 00
$1,441 15
Total Soldiers' Benefits, $3,135 15
Schools
Administration :
Salary of Super-
intendent, $2,072 50
Truant Officer, 300 00
Stationery, Print- ing and Post-
age,
41 16
Telephone,
58 44
Traveling Ex-
penses, 115 06
School Census,
11 75
Team Hire, 130 50
All other,
61 81
$2,791 22
Teachers' Salaries :
High, $6,445 58
Elementary,
18,982 85
39
REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT
Evening,
796 25
Supervisors,
1,270 00
$27,494 68
Text Books and Supplies
High :
.
Text Books, $188 75
All other School Supplies, 272 94
$761 69
Elementary :
Text Books, $523 81 All other School Supplies, 1,013 28
$1,537 09
Evening :
Books,
$64 53
All other,
12 00
$76 53
Transportation : Elementary, $1,495 96
Janitors' Services :
High,
$334 25
Elementary,
2,334 02
$2,668 27
40
REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT
Fuel and Light :
High, $566 30
Elementary, 2,151 83
Evening,
63 85
$2,781 98
Maintenance of Buildings and Grounds
High :
Repairs,
$946 19
Installing Coat
Racks,
240 00
Water Supply, 89 02
All other,
99 86
$1,375 07
Elementary :
Repairs,
$1,733 27
Janitors' Sup- plies, 47 72
Water Supply, 155 65
All other Sup-
plies,
331 68
$2,268 32
Furniture and Furnishings : High, $2,064 42
Elementary,
154 85
4
$2,219 27
41
REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT
Other Expenses : Diplomas and Graduation Ex- ercises,
$36 50
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Miscellaneous
Printing,
217 79
Moving Desks,
37 00
Teams,
27 00
All other,
18 27
$336 56
45.806.64 $45,410 64
Total Schools,
Library
Salaries :
Librarian,
$999 96
Assistants,
813 08
Janitors,
749 50
$2,562 54
Books, Periodicals, etc. :
Books,
$895 60
Periodicals, 56 15
$951 75
Binding :
Books, $77 25
Periodicals, 80 23
$157 48
42
REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT
Fuel and Light :
Fuel,
$703 00
Light,
214 43
$917 43
Building :
Repairs, $178 21
Furniture and
Furnishings, 22 74
Oiling Assess-
ment, 16 78
Water Supplies, 21 35
All other,
78 42
$317 50
Other Expenses :
Stationery, Printing
and Postage, $23 48
Telephone, 71 95
All other,
73 54
$168 97
Total Library, $5,075 67
Playgrounds and Bath Houses
Instructors, Labor, 296 30
$1,238 90
Apparatus,
40 03
43
REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT
Sand,
35 00
Teachers' Supplies,
75 36
Athletic Supplies,
183 09
Lumber,
281 34
Teams,
21 00
Repairs,
138 13
All other,
109 28
Total Playgrounds and Bath Houses,
-
$2,418 43
Unclassified
Centennial Celebration
Teams,
$8 00
Band Concerts
Music,
$250 00
Memorial Day
G. A. R., S. W. V.,
$150 00 50 00
$200 00
44
REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT
Care of Graves
G. A. R., S. W. V.,
$50 00 50 00
$100 00
Annual Reports
Printing,
$692 08
Care of Town Clock
Labor,
$40 00
Damages to Persons and Personal Property
Damages, $223 65
Searching Parties
Boats,
$15 00
Labor,
1 00
Boots,
10 00
$26 00
Reimbursement of Taxes
Reimbursement, 4 Auditing Municipal Accounts,
$125 05
$277 28
45
REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT
Insurance
Town Hall,
$371 54
Schools,
875 50
Almshouse,
262 45
Library,
50 00
Bath House,
20 00
Fire Department,
178 45
Stone Crusher,
12 50
Liability,
174 54
$1,944 98
Water and Ice Supply
Drinking Fountains,
$150 00
Bubblers,
21 00
Care of Bubblers,
39 21
Ice for Bubblers,
250 50
Care of Fountains,
16 25
Hydrants,
2,225 00
$2,701 96
Cemeteries
Labor,
Teams,
$1,180 69 122 01 .
$1,302 70
46
REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT
Other Expenses :
Loam,
$24 50
Shrubs, etc.,
114 95
Tools,
28 20
Repairs,
56 53
Water,
7 81
All other,
74 08
$306 07
Total Cemeteries, $1,608 77
Interest
Temporary Loans :
Anticipation of Revenue, $4,301 49
General Loans :
Sewer,
2,920 00
Highway,
2,907 37
Schools,
4,026 99
Auto Truck,
207 50
Public Library,
63 34
Soldiers' Monument,
270 00
$14,696 69
Debts
Temporary Loans : Anticipation of Reve-
nue, $199,000 00
Sewer,
4,000 00
47
REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT
Highway,
20,750 00
School,
7,350 00
Public Park,
1,000 00
Fire Truck,
1,000 00
Soldiers' Monument,
1,000 00
Total Indebtedness,
$234,100 00
Agency
State and Non-Resident Bank Tax:
Collected for State, $23,187 70
Tax Collected for
County, 9,267 00
Liquor Licenses Col- lected for State, 5,376 00
Total Agency,
$37,830 70
Trust and Investment
Cemetery Perpetual Care, $3,675 00
Sinking Fund
Interest Deposited, $640 00
48
REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT
Refunds and Transfers
Refunds :
Insurance,
$393 54
Dresser and Various Street
Sewer,
19 23
Police Department, 1 50
Town Hall,
16 20
New High School,
13 00
Schools,
4 00
Transfers :
Bridges,
19 00
Total Refunds and Trans- fers, $466 47
Outlay
Moon Street Sewer :
Survey, $4 80
Dresser and Various St. Sewer :
Labor, $2,872 35
Teams,
19 65
Materials, 300 79 ·
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