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ANNUAL REPORTS
OF THE TOWN OFFICERS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT OF THE
TOWN of SOUTHBRIDGE
FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31 1927
COMMERCIAL PRESS SOUTHBRIDGE, MASS.
1928
TOWN OFFICERS FOR 1927
TREASURER Felix A. Bouvier
CLERK
Raymond H. Farreau
SELECTMEN
Alfred J. Peloquin Fred E. Hall Wilfred J. Lamoureux
BOARD OF PUBLIC WELFARE
Hermengilde J. Lamothe George II. Hartwell. Jr. Ovila Trahan
Term expires 1928 Term expires 1929 Term expires 1930
ASSESSORS
Benonie Bouchard Philias X. Casavant Joseph T. Gerrias
Term expires 1928 Term expires 1929 Term expires 1930
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BOARD. OF HEALTH
Charles Simpson, M. D. Omer Belanger Isidore LeBlanc
Term expires 1928 Term expires 1929 Term expires 1930
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HIGHWAY SURVEYOR Adelard Bouchard
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
Pierre Lafortune Hector LeClair
Term expires 1928 Term expires 1928
Hector L. Peloquin
Term expires 1929
Arthur O. Boyer
Term expires 1929
Winefred Beck
Term expires 1930 Term expires 1930
Bertha Clarke
TRUSTEES JACOB EDWARDS MEMORIAL LIBRARY
George Grant
Fred E. Corbin
Louis O. Rientord
Henry Tetreault
For the Town
Francis L. Chapin John E. Page E. Benjamin Armstrong For the Fund
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CEMETERY COMMITTEE
Daniel T. Morrill
Wardwell M. Edwards
Clarence F. Morse
George H. Hartwell, Jr.
Alva L. Hyde Seaver M. Rice
Term expires 1928
Term expires 1928
Term expires 1929
Term expires 1929
Term expires 1930
Term expires 1930
CONSTABLES
Ulric Brault Andrew M. Higgins
Patrick Donnelly
Alfred Lariviere George M. Lamothe Marcus L. Dillaber
Ovila Marten George H. Hartwell
TAX COLLECTOR
Leon J. Delage
PLANNING BOARD
Henry R. Dufault E. Benjamin Armstrong Joseph Metras
George Grant
Alexander J. Paquin
SEWER COMMISSIONERS
Onesiphore Lapierre Omer Perron Pierre Benoit
Term expires 1928 Term expires 1929 Term expires 1930
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SINKING FUND COMMISSIONERS
George B. Wells Louis R. Metras Conrad E. Maynard
Term expires 1928
Term expires 1929
Term expires 1930
PARK COMMISSIONERS
George Silk William C. Lunan Hector M. LeClair
Term expires 1928 Term expires 1929 Term expires 1930
TREE WARDEN John P. Mckinstry
TRUSTEES OF TRUST FUND
Arthur O. Boyer Allan H. Faxon Raymond H. Favreau
APPOINTIVE OFFICERS
TOWN COUNSEL Louis O. Rieutord
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TOWN ENGINEER George A. Alley
SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS Fred E. Corbin
CARE OF TOWN CLOCK Marcus L. Dilaber
GAME WARDEN Alfred Lariviere
POUND KEEPER Joseph Payant
KEEPER OF LOCKUP
Ulric Brault
Assistant, Louis Peloquin
JANITOR OF TOWN BUILDING
Victor Gaumond
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TOWN ACCOUNTANT
Valmore P. Tetreault
CATTLE INSPECTOR William T. Pugh, V. S.
SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
Felix Gatineau
Solomon Labonte, Deputy
REGISTRARS OF VOTERS
S. D. Perry Joseph L. Berthiaume J. J. O'Shaughnessy Raymond H. Favreau, Clerk
MOTH SUPERINTENDENT Albert E. L'Ecuyer
FIRE ENGINEERS
Joseph E. Duchesneau, Chief
Louis Lamothe William J. Fitzpatrick George W. Laughnane J. William Claflin James C. Sangren, Superintendent of Fire Alarm
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FIRE WARDEN Joseph E. Duchesneau
DEPUTIES
Edward Bellerose George Clemence Joseph Mandville
William LeBlanc George W. Lavallee Antonio Boniface
FENCE VIEWERS
I. Raymond Apte Albert J. Mckinstry Charles Proulx, Jr.
MEASURERS OF WOOD AND BARK
Mederic Duhamel
Clifford Mckinstry
Thomas Hughes
A. J. Harwood
Solomon Labonte
Wardwell Edwards
Joseph L. Berthiaume
George Harris
Charles J. Brodeur
Alfred Montigny
Hector Demers
Dewey Lariviere
Everett M. Morse
George Alley
George Simpson
H. E. Beverage
Raymond Mckinstry
Eugene Walker
FIELD DRIVERS
E. J. Quelette. Jr.
Emile J. Parent Jos. Gregoire Ulric Brault
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POLICE OFFICERS
Louis Meunier
-Joseph Payant
Felix Gatineau
Edward Carey
Miss Margaret Butler
Napoleon Biron
Louis Hetu
Alfred Langevin
Narcisse Peloquin
Raymond H. Rice
Joseph Tremblay
Fred Green
Frank Fox
Francis Houlberg
Arthur Durocher
J. H. Montigny Geo. W. Lavallee John Nichols
Alfred Marand
Edward Grant
Joseph Dionne
Henry Robida
Alfred Lafleche
Peter Graff
John King
Wilfred Riopel
Henry Lavoie
Louis Dionne Alpha Fontaine
Draper A. Story
Michael Prendergast
Justin Dentini
I. Raymond Apte
George Duprey
Herve L'Homme
Henry Curboy
Richard Collins
George Bergmark
Peter Latour
E. Stańley Knowles
Ernest J. Fierro
Louis R. Metras
Ambrose Letendre
Irving Mitchell
William Cloutier
A. J. McKinstry
Everett C. Freeman Joseph J. Tully William Farquhar
Antonie Barberi
Zenas Henley
Dr. H. L. Peloquin
John Farquhar
Victor Gaumond
(Charles F. Rielly
Oliver Houli
UNIFORMED POLICE FORCE
Ulric Brault, Chief
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UNIFORMED POLICE FORCE (Continued)
Pierre Cormier
Arthur L. Murphy
Joseph Paquin
Felix Lusignan
Patrick Donnelley
Alfred Tetreault
Joseph Morin
Alfred Lariviere
John M. Beaudry
Martin Brennan
Carl Corriveau
Ovila Martin
John Miller-Substitute Ernest J. Fuiro-Substitute
SOLDIERS' BURIAL OFFICERS
George W. Corey Fred Donais Wm. P. Lacroix
PUBLIC WEIGHERS
Raoul Thibeault
Raymond Dartt
George N. Crane
Clifford Mckinstry
Joseph Laughnane
Alfred Mckinstry
George Alley
Thomas Hughes
Edward Jones
Clarence Morse
George Harris
Charles Brousseau
Hamilton Smith
Wardwell M. Edwards E. I. Knowles George Bergmark
G. L. Patterson
Robert Christianson
Mederic Duhamel
Charles W. Johnson
Eugene Walker
Herbert R. Harris
Stanley Cheney Irene Hughes
William Proulx George E. Morsc C. Russell Morse Adelard Laporte
Raymond Mckinstry
Bazil J. Proulx, Jr. H. E. Beverage Herbert E. Ryan
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ATTENDANCE OFFICER Miss Margaret Butler
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REPORT OF TOWN TREASURER
For the Year Ending December 31, 1927
Cash on hand Jan. 1. 1927 $66,734.11
Receipts for 1927 1,138,769.92
$1,205,504.03
Disbursements for 1927 ... 1,147,688.36 :
Balance Cash on hand, Dec. 31, 1927 $57,815.67
RECONCILIATION, DECEMBER 31. 1927
Statement, Peoples
National Bank $34,125.54
Less checks outstanding
..
74.11
$34.051.43
Statement, Southbridge
National Bank $29,498.63
Less checks outstanding
. .
8052.67
$21,445.96
Southbridge National Bank, Savings Dept. 2000.00
Cash, received too late for deposit Dec. 31 318.28
Cash on hand and in banks $57,815.67
F. A. BOUVIER.
Treasurer.
NOTES AND BONDS
Due 1928
Denominated
When Made
of Loan
Balance Amount Outstanding Dec. 31, 1927
$500.00
New High School
1916
$7,000.00
$1,500.00
3,800.00
Main and Central St. Paving
. . 1920
38,000.00
11,400.00
2,200.00
Elm St. Paving
.1920
22,000.00
6,600.00
1,360.00
Main, North and Pleasant Sts.
.1921
13,600.00
5,440.00
7,500.00
Vocational School Bonds
.1922
150,000.00
112,500.00
1,000.00
River St. School
.1924
7,000.00
4,000.00
10,000.00
Sewer Beds Extension
.1925
70,000.00
50,000.00
10,000.00
1926 Road Construction
.. 1926
38,000.00
28,000.00
$219,440.00
AMOUNT INSIDE DEBT LIMIT
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
33,750.00
$40,110.00
Amount Outside Debt Limit $83,750.00
Total Funded Debt
$303,190.00
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Less Sinking Fund Security 48,289.84 Net Funded Debt. Dec. 31, 1927 $254,900.16
$100,000.00 Anticipation of Revenue Loan ... .. 1927 $100,000.00
F. A. BOUVIER, Treasurer.
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SINKING FUND
Book No. Depository
Balance Dec. 31, 1927
Interest 1927
16257
Amherst Savings Bank
$1,494.32
$71.97
34032
Clinton Savings Bank
1,559.39
67.86
44901
Dedham Institution for Savs ...
1,251.18
54.43
51856
Fitchburg Savings Bank
1,388.97
75.38
4443
Leicester Savings Bank
1,301.20
56.61
39639
Natick Five Cents Savs. Bank
1,083.28
47.13
29970
Salem Five Cents Savs. Bank
1,526.26
70.68
39052
Suffolk Savings Bank
1,534.54
66.76
21209
Southbridge Savings Bank
5,674.49
233.01
4459
Southbridge National Bank
..
1,098.72
40.84
914
Southbridge Peoples Nat. Bank
5,484.86
213.99
42082
Ware Savings Bank
1,288.64
59.07
21481
Webster Five Cents Savs. Bank
1,611.59
77.63
130170
Worcester Five Cents Savs. Bk.
1,337.54
58.21
50139
Worcester Peoples Savs. Bank
1,629.64
70.90
73989
Worcester Mechanics Savs. Bk.
1,236.26
54.75
239436
Worcester Co. Inst. for Savs ...
1,466.29
67.23
94880
Worcester No. Savs. Inst.
322.67
2.67
Augusta Me., Water Bonds
16,000.00
640.00
$48,289.84
$2,029.12
Sinking Fund December 31, 1926
$46,260.72
Interest on Sinking Fund for 1927
2,029 12
Sinking Fund December 31, 1927
$48,289.84
F. A. BOUVIER, Treasurer.
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CEMETERY FUND
Book
No.
Depository or Investment
Balance Dec. 31, 1927
Interest 1927
24902
Dedham Inst. for Savings
$1,000.00
$45.50
91607
Fitchburg Savings Bank
1,000.00
22.62
22841
Leominster Savings Bank
975.00
49.36
9849
Millbury Savings Bank
1,000.00
50.62
32073
Natick Five Cents Savs. Bank
1,000.00
45.49
8465
Southbridge Savings Bank ..
6,725.00
332.13
378
Southbridge Peoples Nat. Bank
8,100.00
328.88
3592
Southbridge National Bank . .
2,989.68
121.24
153048
Springfield Inst. for Savings ..
2,000.00
91.01
1498
Salem Five Cents Savs. Bank. .
1,000.00
48.58
3791
Ware Savings Bank
1,000.00
48.04
11619
Webster Five Cents Savs. Bank
1,004.25
50.83
55266
Worcester Peoples Savs. Bank
1,000.00
45.50
54964
Worcester Five Cents Savs. Bk.
1,000.00
45.50
17299
Worcester Mechanics Savs. Bk.
1,000.00
45.50
79028
Worcester Co. Inst. for Savings
2,595.00
96.13
45792
Athol Savings Bank
2,000.00
31.25
91964
Cambridge Savings Bank
2.000.00
31.25
170011
Charlestown Five Cents Savs.
Bank
2,000.00
50.00
49264
Gardner Savings Bank
2,000.00
31.25
82904
Lynn Inst. for Savings
2,000.00
56.70
30302
Newburyport Five Cents Savs. Bank
2,000.00
56.25
183325
New Bedford Five Cents Savs. Bank
2,000.00
46.25
29044
Winchendon Savings Bank
2,000.00
56.25
93327
Worcester No. Savs. Inst.
2,175.00
51.46
43927
Attleborough Savings Bank
· 2,000.00
50.00
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Southbridge National Bank, Cert. of Dept. 10,000.00 373.14 2nd Liberty Bonds, 41/4s, called Nov. 15, 1927 212.50
U. S. Gov't Bonds, sold Jan. 5, 1927, Prem. and Int. 1.580.03
$63,563.93 $4,093.26
Cemetery Fund December 31, 1926
$62,268.93
Added to Fund during 1927 1,295.00
Cemetery Fund December 31, 1927
$63,563.93
F. A. BOUVIER.
Treasurer.
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MARY MYNOTT FUND
Book No.
Balance
Interest
Balance
Depository
Dec. 31, 1926
1927 Dec. 31, 1927
9529
Southbridge Savings Bank
$1,000.00
$46.51 $1.000.00
BOYER FUND
31084 Southbridge Savings Bank
210.76
9.57
220.33
JESSE J. ANGELL FUND
3553 Peoples Nat'l Bank 1.040.60
42.24
1.082.84
WORLD WAR MEMORIAL FUND
36764 Southbridge Savings
Bank
3,980.56
181.13
4,161.69
5502
Peoples Nat'l Bank 4,232.03
171.83
4,403.86
Total
$8,212.59
$352.96
$8.565.55
ELLA M. COLE FUND
45612
Attleborough Savings Bank
$1,000.00
176397
Charlestown Five Cents Savings Bank
1,000.00
94985
Cambridge Savings Bank
1,000.00
Total
$3,000.00
F. A. BOUVIER,
Treasurer.
SEWERS
Year of Ass'mt.
For
Collection
Outstanding
Dec. 31, 1926
Ass mt.
1927
Collected
1927
Appr'td.
1927
Abated
1927
Outstanding
Dec. 31, 1927
1922
Marey St.
$446.20
$239.29
$206.91
1922
Hartwell St.
194.09
93.13
100.96
1922
Dresser St.
123.02
123.02
1926
Dupaul St.
189.45
189.45
1926
Franklin St.
771.42
$186.65
584.77
1926
Curtis St. .
645.43
322.53
322.90
1926
Gardner St.
445.44
135.74
104.53
205.17
1926
Eastford Road
6,107.03
4,644.14
786.33
676.56
1927
Main St.
$424.82
118.50
306.32
1927
Goddard St.
1,020.30
415.28
261.34
$141.41
202.27
1927
Park and Woodland Ave .....
1,623.84
992.49
631.35
$8,922.08
$ 3,068.96
$7,273.57
$1,338.85
$141.41
$3,237.31
F. A. BOUVIER, Treasurer.
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REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT
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To the Honorable Board of Selectmen :
Gentlemen :
I herewith submit my annual report of financial transac- tions for the year ending December 31st, 1927.
As in the past the system has been carried out under the direction of the Division of Accounts, Department of Corp- orations and Taxations.
VALMORE P. TETREAULT,
Accountant.
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GENERAL REVENUE
Taxes :
Current year
$307,733.06
Previous years
65,819.62
Corporation tax
36,894.03
Income tax
52,230.56
National Bank tax
3,265.87
St. R. R. tax
2.78
Total taxes $465,945.92
Licenses :
Peddlars
$105.00
Sunday
186.00
Pool and bowling
69.00
,
Milk
27.50
All other
512.50
Total licenses 900.00
Fines :
Court 580.00
Gifts :
Ella M. Cole, Ella M.
Cole Fund $3,000.00
Ella M. Cole, R. H. Cole
Trade School 41,000.00
Total gifts
44,000,000
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All Other Revenue :
From County :
Wild Cat Bounty ... 70.00
Total General Revenue
$511.495.92
COMMERCIAL REVENUE
Special Assessments :
Sewer:
Unapportioned $7,304.44
Apportioned 633.41
Sidewalk :
Unapportioned
793.68
Apportioned 788.15
Total Assessments $9.519.68
Commercial Revenue-
Departmental :
Town Hall $737.00
Police Dept :
Rent
1,250.00
All other 69.00
Fire Dept :
Damages at fire April
28, 1927 604.55
All other 96.25
Sealer of Weights and
Measures 173.75
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Highway Dept .:
Sale of bldg. materials 11.00
From State, North Woodstock Road .. 4,901.19
From County, North
Woodstock Road ..
4,901.18
Charities :
Reimbursements :
Relief Given from :
Individuals 399.00
Cities and towns
2,397.65
State
3,142.53
Mothers' Aid from
State
1,942.13
Soldiers' Benefits :
State Aid
666.00
Military Aid
322.50
Soldiers' burials
60.00
Schools :
Tuition State Wards
14,118.79
Other tuition
5,936.01
Sale of books
2.45
All other
124.35
Library :
Fines
397.01
Unclassified :
Tailings
8.50
Ambulance
610.00
Boxing Commission-
ers
7.04
All other 2.00
Total Departmental Revenue
$12,879.88
C'emeteries :
Sale of lots and graves $1,295.00
Care of lots and graves 526.80
Total Cemeteries . 1,821.80
Interest :
Deposits
$1,820.81
Taxes
4,200.04
Sidewalk
113.07
Sewer
183.97
Trust Funds :
Cemetery
4,330.58
Sinking
610.00
Mynot
69.01
Edwards bequest
2,342.40
Total Interest
13,699.88
Municipal Indebtedness :
Temporary Loans :
Anticipation of Reve-
500,000.00
AAgency : State Tax $31,440.00
Auditing Municipal Ac- counts 655.59
State Highway Tax .. 561.48
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Veteran's exemption .. 22.04
County Tax
24,931.00
County Hospital Tax ..
1,742.65
Total Agency 59,352.76
Total receipts ....
$1,138,769.92
Cash on hand Jan. 1st, 1927
66,734.11
$1,205,504.03
PAYMENTS
General Government:
Moderator 30.00
Selectmen's Dept. :
Salaries
$1,700.00
Clerk
450.00
Stationery and postage
26.54
Printing and advertis-
ing
93.45
Carfares, teams, etc.
103.95
Telephones
131.10
Typewriter
87.83
Street signs and all
other
320.59
Total Selectmen ..
2,913.46
Accounting Dept. :
Salary
$1,800.00
Stationery and postage
45.09
27
Printing and advertis-
ing
26.30
Total Accounting $1,871.39
Treasury Dept. :
Treasurer's salary
$1,200.00
Clerk's salary
400.00
Stationery, postage
109.81
Carfares, etc.
13.92
Bond and insurance . .
199.63
New safe
150.00
New adding machine .
151.50
Certifying notes
48.00
All other
27.02
Total Treasury
$2.334.84
Collector's Dept. :
Salary
$1,500.00
Clerk
500.00
Stationery and postage
278.15
Printing and advertis-
ing
85.53
Telephone
31.80
Taxi
25.00
Bond and insurance
361.70
New safe
200.00
All other
15.00
Total Collector 2.997.18
Assessors' Dept. :
Salaries $2.580.00
Clerks
133.29
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Stationery and postage
104.26
Printing and advertis-
ing
908.71
Carfares, etc.
107.80
Telephone
30.10
Adding machine
250.00
- Abstract of deeds
80.97
All other
55.28
Total Assessors . . .
4,250.38
Town Clerk :
Back Salary (W . W.
Buckley)
$700.00
Salary Town Clerk
633.33
Clerk hire
600.00
Stationery and postage
91.89
Printing and advertis-
ing
94.30
All other
63.90
Total Town Clerk 2,183.42
Election and Registration
Dept. :
Registrars
$540.00
Election Officers
589.25
Printing and advertis-
ing
308.20
Meals
216.00
New booths
180.48
All other
21.00
Total 1,854.93
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Law Dept. : Town Counsel 800.00
Engineering Dept .:
Engineer's Salary . . $2,634.06
Assistant's and laborers
1.673.51
Auto maintenance
352.36
Telephone
115.06
Supplies
398.93
All other
320.75
Total
5.494.67
Town Hall :
Janitor
$1,300.00
Assistants
106.00
Fuel
895.06
Lights
450.72
Janitor's supplies
85.46
Repairs
1,482.29
New files
225.00
All other
147.93
Total 4,692.46
Protection of Persons and Property :
Police Dept. :
Salaries :
Chief
$2,298.40
Patrolmen
22,613.10
Special police
188.30
Janitor
1,196.00
Total salaries
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Equipment for men. .
$182.98
Care of prisoners . .
387.70
Care of autos
996.89
Taxi
29.40
Police signals
766.30
Telephone
202.02
Printing, stationery
and postage
72.89
Fuel
815.81
Light
179.11
All others
64.34
Maintenance of building :
Repairs
727.05
Janitor's supplies
62.09
All other
211.24
Total Police Dept. 30,995.58
Fire Dept. :
Salaries and wages :
Engineers $725.00
Chief
2,299.96
Permanent men
11,777.50
Call men
3,236.50
Supt. of Alarms
300.00
Equipment and Repairs :
Apparatus 988.04
Hose 512.00
Equipment for men 214.60
Alarm boxes, etc. 71.15
Gas, oil
199.17
All other
72.81
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Maintenance of Building :
Repairs
489.44
Furnishings 65.00
Laundry work S1,57
Fuel
587.89
Light
235.43
All other
150.97
Other Expenses :
Stationery and postage
63.47
Telephone
143.92
All other
79.43
Hydrant service 7.245.84
Total Fire Dept.
29.539.69
Sealer of Weights and Measures :
Salary $897.00
Stationery. postage
and printing . 60.90
Carfares. teams, etc. .
128.73
All other
13.37
Total
1.100.00
Forest Fires :
Warden
$200.00
Fighting fires
161.10
Supplies
149.91
Total
511.01
Tree Warden :
Labor $459.25
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Truck hire
24.00
Hardware and tools.
29.27
All other
6.20
Total 518.72
Moth Dept. :
Labor
$332.00
Auto hire
48.00
Hardware and tools .
17.10
Total 397.10
Damage to persons and
property :
Persons
$15.00
Court judgment (M.
Duhamel)
235.00
Total 250.00
Court Judgment :
M. Duhamel's case .. 665.00
Health Department :
General Administration :
Salary of board
$300.00
Agent
500.00
Stationery and postage
23.81
Telephone 69.43
All other
77.74
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Quarantine and Contag-
ious Diseases :
Board and treatment . . $99.14
Medical attendance 152.25
Groceries
48.00
Cities and towns
60.00
Tuberculosis :
Board and treatment ..
1.684.31
Vital Statistics :
Births
$68.00
Deaths
35.00
Other Expenses :
Plumbing Inspector
$900.00
Vaccination
61.00
Nurse's salary
1,600.00
Dental clinic
427.11
Inspections :
School Children
$2,107.00
Animals :
Salary
300.00
Expenses
6.50
Meats and Provisions :
Salary
400.00
Expenses
142.25
Milk :
Salary
100.00
3-4
Garbage Collection :
Salaries
$3,316.00
All other
28.20
$3.344.70
Total Health
$12.506.24
Sewer Maintenance :
1
Commissioners' salaries
$300.00
Caretakers
2,039.00
Stationery and postage
43.63
Office furniture
103.50
Professional services ..
400.00
All other
84.07
Labor
115.06
Tools and equipment . .
10.14
Pipe and fittings
71.84
Park Ave. and Wood-
land St. sewer ..
192.84
Cliff St. sewer repairs. .
1,024.77
Total $4,454.85
Worcester St. Sewer:
Contract
$1,664.30
Pipes
145.80
Inspector
152.54
All other
45.00
Total
$2,007.64
Newell Ave. Sewer :
Contract 2,757.76
35
Highways:
General Administration :
Surveyor
$1,800.00
Clerk
300.00
Labor
$12,966.63
Teams
2,607.50
Truck hire
826.75
Broken stone, gravel.
etc.
3.845.38
Equipment and repairs
2.809.53
All others
241.81
Total $25.397.60
Maintenance of Perma-
nent Roads :
Labor
$2,649.75
Teams
347.00
Truck hire
986.00
Material and supplies. .
4.016.31
Total $7.999.08
Sidewalk Repairs :
Labor
$907.25
Team and truck hire ..
218.00
Material
963.78
Total $2.089.03
Snow and Ice Removal :
Labor $4,712.50
36
Teams
734.50
Truck hire
3,388.00
All other
304.27
Total $9,139.27
Street Lights :
Contract
$14,747.07
Oiling Streets :
Contract
$2,455.60
Lebanon Hill Repairs :
Labor
$597.50
Truck hire
168.14
Material
650.27
All other
69.82
Total
$1,485.73
North Woodstock Rd.
Construction :
Contract $22,792.00
Fencing
194.00
Extras
125.47
Total $23,111.47
Charities : Poor Dept. : General Administration :
Salaries and wages .. $2,372.00 Printing, stationery
37
and postage
52.96
All other
327.72
$2,752.68
Outside Relief by Town :
Groce.ies
$22.356.43
C'oal and wood
1.170.16
Board and care
11.318.20
Medicine and medical
attendance
1.245.56
State Institutions
1,967.48
Rent
5.602.24
Clothing, burials and
all other
914.79
$44.574.97
Relief by Other Cities and Towns :
Cities
$3.940.79
Town
759.59
$1,700.38
Mothers' Aid :
Town
$9.164.34
Other cities and towns 180.15
$9,344.49
Almshouse :
Superintendent
$1,800.00
Groceries
2,130.72
38
Drygoods and cloth-
ing
211.86
Buildings
1,136.06
Fuel and light
741.73
Medicine, medical at-
tendance, burials
and all other
575.94
Total $6,596.31
Total Charities $67,968.72
Soldiers' Benefit :
State Aid
$672.00
Military Aid
127.50
Soldiers' Relief :
Fuel 359.42
Groceries
1,549.44
Cash and rent 1,128.70
Medicine and medical
attendance 253.24
All other
25.75
Total $4,166.05
Schools :
General :
Superintendent $4,100.00
Clerk 809.00
Truant Officer 249.96
Printing, stationery and
postage 419.86
Telephone
286.15
39
Traveling expenses . 18.25
School census
96.40
Taxi
396.88
All other
16.09
$6,392.59
Teachers' Salaries :
High
$21,610.00
Elementary
58,376.29
Evening
1,835.75
Americanization
1,954.00
Vocational
16,097.24
Continuation
6.246.96
$106,120.24
Text Books and Supplies :
High $5,074.41
Elementary 3,089.96
Evening 112.46
Vocational
3,857.72
Continuation
1,068.75
$13,203.30
Tuition, Elementary
45.52
Transportation, Elemen-
tary 3,248.86
Janitors' Service :
High
$1,197.13
40
Elementary
6,404.34
$7,601.47
Fuel and Light :
High
$2,482.35
- Elementary
4,765.98
$7,248.33
1
Maintenance of Build- ings and Grounds :
High :
Repairs
$693.07
Janitor's supplies
94.67
All other
417.17
$1,194.91
Elementary :
Repairs
$3,661.35
Janitor's supplies
326.26
All other
821.13
$4,809.74
Furniture and Furnishings :
High
$632.53
Elementary
486.34
$1,118.87
Total Schools
$150,892.83
41
Smith Hughes Fund :
School Teachers' Salary
$1,950.51
Robert H. Cole Trade School :
Contract
$35,805.27
Architects
4,069.93
All other
53.50
Total
$39,928.70
Library :
Librarian
$1,483.29
Assistants
2,036.47
Janitors
987.16
Books
1,563.93
Periodicals
304.02
Binding books
325.13
Fuel
599.50
Lights
282.93
Stationery and postage
270.57
Telephone
45.47
Repairs
39.86
Furniture
9.03
All other
51.58
Total
$7,998.94
Edwards Bequest Fund :
Salaries
$1,510.24
Plants and supplies 932.61
Repairs 34.90
Card case
131.00
Books
568.05
42
All other
34.90
Total
$3,227.82
Mary Mynott Fund :
Books $43.00
Ambulance :
Meals
$17.25
Maintenance
399.93
Total $417.18
Pensions :
Police Dept.
$832.00
Insurance
$2,956.72
Water and Ice Supply :
Water
$318.00
Ice
346.49
Repair of bubblers
25.50
All other
9.20
Total $699.19
Filter Beds :
Compensation insurance
of 1926
$520.37
Hose
200.00
All other
286.83
Total $1,007.20
Annual Reports Contract 703.10
43
Failings 1.28
Planning Board
200.00
Outstanding bills of 1926
92.00
Angel Trust Fund :
Shoes and clothing
70.97
Playgrounds :
Instructors
$661.86
Supplies
394.24
Sand
88.75
Apparatus
173.76
Repairs
571.95
Rent of Central St.
Playground
85.00
All other
25.30
Total $2,000.86
Care of Town Clock :
Salary
$50.00
Repairs
19.60
Total
$69.60
Band Concerts :
Music
$375.00
Memorial Day
450.00
Armistice Day
150.00
Game Warden
100.00
4-4
Parks :
Labor
$272.50
All other
38.00
Total
$310.50
Čemetery :
Superintendent
$250.00
Teams
120.00
Labor
3,767.50
Shrubs, etc.
124.39
Tools
96.90
Water
9.70
Filling pond contract
1.512.00
All other
33.89
Total
$5.914.38
Interests :
Anticipation of revenue ?
loan
$8,995.61
General loans 13,713.23
Total
$22.708.84
Municipal Indebtedness :
Anticipation of revenue loan
$510,000.00
Emergency loan
15,000.00
General loan
41,610.00
Total $566,610.00
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Agency and Trust Funds :
Agency :
State tax
$31,440.00
Auditing municipal ac-
counts
655.59
State highway tax
561.48
Veteran exemption
22.04
County tax
24,931.00
County hospital tax
1,742.65
All other
4.04
$59.356.80
Trust Funds :
Cemetery
$1,295.00
Ella M. Cole Fund
3.000.00
Sinking Fund
640.00
$4,935.00
Total Agency and Trust Fund
$64,291.80
Total payments . . Balance on hand Jan. 31. 1927
$1.147,688.36
57.815.67
$1,205,504.03
VALMORE P. TETREAULT.
Accountant.
.
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TOWN OF SOUTHBRIDGE BALANCE SHEET DECEMBER 31, 1927
REVENUE ACCOUNTS
ASSETS
Cash
$56,329.37
Accounts Receiveable :
Taxes :
Levy of 1925 $463.33
Levy of 1926
23,291.69
Levy of 1927
64,256.29
88,011.31 808.83
Tax Titles
Special Assessments :
Apportioned Sidewalk
Asst., due 1926 $179.36
Apportioned Sidewalk
Asst., due 1927 306.79
Unapportioned Sidewalk
LIABILITIES
J. J. Angell Fund $14.44 Boyer Trust Fund 29.23 Loans Anticipation of Taxes 100,000.00 Overlays, Reserve Fund 2,793.44
Tax Title Revenue 808.83
Sidewalk Asst. Revenue 2,111.58
Sewer Asst. Revenue 3,384.74
Departmental Revenue
10,918.96
Sewer Asst. Receipts 1,514.66
Tailings 466.28
World War Memorial
8,565.55
774.17 Edward Bequest (Library) . . Mary Mynott Fund 6.63 . Main and Everett Sts. Side- walk 2,200.00
Asst .. added to 1926 taxes 662.80 U'napportioned Sidewalk
Asst .. added to 1927 taxes 829.88
Sidewalk Assessments .... 10
Committed Sidewalk Int. .. 132.65
Sewer Assessments
3,237.21
Overlays Reserved for Abatements :
Levy of 1925 $463.33 Levy of 1926 1,702.27
Levy of 1927 3,321.08
5,486.68
Excess and Deficiency .....
28,988.78
Apportioned Sewer :
Due 1928 $341.59
Due 1929
230.13
Due 1930
216.63
Due 1931
204.29
Due 1932 26.13 ·
Due 1933
26.13
.
8,070.69
By-Laws
1,000.00
R. II. Cole Trade School
.
1,071.30
$135,659.81
Committed Sewer Interest due 1926 8.97
Apportioned Sewer Asst., due 1926 25.91 .
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