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ANNUAL REPORTS
OF THE TOWN OFFICIALS
OF THE
TOWN OF OAKHAM
Massachusetts
FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1941
ANNUAL REPORTS
OF THE TOWN OFFICIALS OF THE
TOWN OF OAKHAM
Massachusetts
FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1941
The Barre Gazette, Barre, Mass.
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TOWN OFFICERS FOR 1941
Town Clerk
EFFIE T. SWINDELL Selectmen
Term expires 1943
SYLVESTER R. DEAN
Term expires 1944
DONALD A. RUTHERFORD
Term expires 1942
JOHN M. MORAN
Term expires 1943
Assessors
WINTHROP H. BOYD
Term expires 1944
JOHN MORAN
CARL M. WHEELER
Term expires 1942 Term expires 1943
Board of Public Welfare
ALICE DANIELS
DONALD AGAR
DONALD A. RUTHERFORD
Term expires 1944 Term expires 1942 Term expires 1943
School Committee
LEONE B. DANIELS
GEORGE W. DEAN
MARY P. CRAWFORD
Term expires 1944 Term expires 1942 Term expires 1943
Library Trustees
MINNIE A. NEWTON
Term expires 1944
FLORENCE E. BOTHWELL
DONALD A. RUTHERFORD
Term expires 1942 Term expires 1943
Cemetery Committee
ARTHUR WEBB CLARENCE L. GRIMES WALTER A. WOOD
Term expires 1942 Term expires 1943 Term expires 1944
ONE-YEAR TERMS Moderator GEORGE W. DEAN
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Tax Collector CLARA A. LINCOLN
Treasurer CLARA A. LINCOLN
Tree Warden CLARENCE L. GRIMES
Auditor RALPH I. DANIELS
Fence Viewers
DONALD AGAR ARTHUR WEBB
ALFRED B. MORSE
Measurers of Wood and Bark LUDWICK SZCZUKA HENRY BUTLER
DONALD C. AGAR
Measurers of Lumber
WALTER A. WOODIS ALFRED B. MORSE SYLVESTER R. DEAN
Field Drivers
LEONARD HARDY J. FRED ALLEN JEROME MURPHY
Constables
DONALD C. AGAR WILLIAM ZUKUS ROBERT C. DWELLY WALTER S. WOOD
LEONARD A. HARDY GEORGE H. PARKMAN
APPOINTED Cattle Inspector HENRY W. STONE
Meat and Provisions Inspector HENRY W. STONE
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Sealer of Weights and Measures DONALD A. RUTHERFORD
Fire Warden RALPH I. DANIELS
Moth Superintendent WALTER B. GREEN
Undertaker, Burial Agent ARTHUR WEBB
Janitor of Hall WINTHROP H. BOYD
Janitor of Library CARL M. WHEELER
Dog Officer WALTER B. GREEN
School Superintendent JAMES R. CHILDS
List of Jurors for 1942
JOHN ROBINSON, Farmer DONALD A. RUTHERFORD, Carpenter FRANCIS A. TROY, Highway Employee PETER J. WHITE, Carpenter WILLIAM ZUKUS, Truck Driver OLIVER W. L. WILKINS, JR., Truck Driver WORTH J. PARSONS, Salesman
Report of TOWN CLERK
VITAL RECORDS FOR 1941
BIRTHS
Jan. 9-Christopher Starr George, son of Robert Beecher and Elizabeth (Churchman) George
Jan. 16- - - Cole, daughter of Walter Ernest and Eve- lyn L. (Carlson) Cole.
Jan. 17-Gilbert Andrew Shepherd, son of Asa A. and Ruth G. (Morse) Shepherd.
Apr. 1-Lowell Vance Arms, son of Leslie C. and Mary G. (Rutherford) Arms.
Sept. 14-Jordan Allen Dean, son of Charles R. and Vera P. (Hall) Dean.
Nov. 18- - - Hirrschoff, twin daughter of Ernest H. and Amelia H. (McRitchie) Hirrschoff.
Nov. 18- - - Hirrschoff, twin daughter of Ernest H. and Amelia H. (McRitchie) Hirrschoff.
MARRIAGES
June 22-Charles Robert Nixon, Rochester, N. Y., and Mar- garet McCord, Oakham.
Sept. 12-Francis W. Brennan, Oakham, and Sarah Eunice Adams, West Brookfield.
Sept. 20-Roland Berthiaume, Spencer, and Dorothy Phyllis Bullard.
Oct. 3-Francis A. Troy and Ann Daniels, Oakham.
Nov. 8-Allen Edward Ambrose, Oakham, and Anna Gertrude Melensky, North Brookfield.
Nov. 29-Andrew Joseph Petranek, Westfield, and Helen Mary Bechan, Oakham.
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DEATHS
Jan. 17-(Baby) Cole
0
0
1
Jan. 18-Elbert Cole
70
11
25
Feb. 20-Timothy Doyle
71
2 2
Feb. 26-Gordon Taylor
60
1
1
Apr. 18-Julia (Marsh) Dean
75
3
8
July 12-Ruth D. (Briggs) Dwelly
60
3
26
Sept. 21-Flora M. (Crawford) Clifford
81
2
17
Sept. 30-Burt Banks
75
Nov. 5-Joseph Lucas
81
5
7
Nov. 18-(Baby) Hirrschoff
0
0
0
Nov. 18-(Baby) Hirrschoff
0
0
0
NON-RESIDENTS BURIED IN OAKHAM
Jan. 22-Lewis Davis, Barre
79
4
21
Jan. 2-Frederick Matthews, New York 84 0
4
DOG LICENSES
72 Males @ $2.00
$144 00
20 Females @ $5.00
100 00
14 Spays @ $2.00
28 00
2 Kennels @ $25.00
50 00
108 Licenses
$322 00
SPORTING LICENSES
20 Hunting Licenses @ $2.00
$ 40 00
16 Fishing Licenses @ $2.00 32 00
21 Sporting Licenses @ 3.25 68 25
5 Womens and Minors @ $1.25 6 25
1 3-Day Fishing @ $1.50 1 50
1 Non-Resident (Minor) @ $2.50
2 50
Y.
M.
D.
64 Licenses $150 25
Respectfully submitted, EFFIE T. SWINDELL, Town Clerk
Report of BOARD OF SELECTMEN
Town Clerk
Paid Effie T. Swindell
$
85 00
Selectmen
Paid Sylvester R. Dean
$
100 00
John M. Moran 75 00
Donald Rutherford 75 00 $ 250 00
Assessors
Paid
John M. Moran
$
125 00
Carl Wheeler 75 00
Winthrop Boyd
75 00
$
275 00
Treasurer and Collector
Paid Clara Lincoln $ 350 00
Auditor
Paid Ralph I. Daniels
$ 75 00
Moderator
Paid George W. Dean
$
3 00
Registrars of Voters
Paid Effie T. Swindell $ 4 00
John M. Moran 4 00
Donald Rutherford
4 00
$
12 00
Ballot Clerks and Tellers
Paid Alice Green $ 3 00
Evelyn Grimes 3 00
Stephana Kowal 3 00
Mrs. John Bechan 3 00
$
12 00
$ 1,062 00
Appropriation $1,125.00
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Town Officers' Supplies
Paid For Supplies $ 135 93
Appropriation $150.00
Sealer of Weights and Measures
Paid Donald C. Rutherford $ 10 00
Appropriation $10.00
Dog Officer
Paid Dog Officer $ 15 00
Appropriation $15.00
Police Department
Paid Donald C. Agar
$
33 50
Leon Brewer 2 00 $ 35 50
Appropriation $50.00
Memorial Day
Paid Mary Crawford $ 10 00
Elexina Rossi
15 00
$
25 00
Appropriation $25.00
Gypsy Moth Department
Paid For Suppression of Moth $ 280 00
Appropriation $280.00
Street Lights
Paid Gardner Electric Light Co. $ 384 00
Appropriation $384.00
Industrial School
Paid City of Worcester $ 200 00 Appropriation $500.00
Abatements
Paid Excise Tax Abatements $ 42 21
Works Progress Administration
Paid Surplus Commodities Division
$
28 36
Appropriation $100.00
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Wright Memorial Park
Paid Labor and Material $ 96 60
Appropriation $100.00
Printing
Paid Barre Gazette $ 123 47
Appropriation $125.00
Bonding Town Officers
Paid Healy Bros. $ 36 00
Appropriation $50.00
ROADS
Chapter 81
Paid Labor and Machinery $ 5,442 25
Material 2,606 89 $ 8,049 14 Town Appropriation $1,150.00 State Allotment $6,900.00 - $8,050.00
Mill Road Bridge
Paid
Lawrence Pitman, contractor
$ 2,589 00
Advertising
18 05
Testing Cement, E. J. Conwell 1 84
Labor and material 180 00 $ 2,788 89
Town Appropriation $500.00 County Allotment $800.00 State Allotment $1,500.00 - $2,800.00
Chapter 90 Maintenance
Paid Labor and Machinery $ 2,187 00
Material 1,812 84 $ 3,999 84
Town Appropriation $1,400.00 State Allotment $1,300.00 County Allotment $1,300.00
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Chapter 90 Construction (Turnpike Rd.)
Paid Labor and Machinery $ 6,014 03
Material 1,758 14 $ 7,772 17
Town Appropriation $2,000.00 State Appropriation $4,000.00 County Appropriation $2,000.00 - Balance $227.83
Opening and Sanding Roads
Paid Labor and Machinery $ 1,998 66
Appropriation $2,000.00
Machinery Account
Paid For Supplies and Repairs $ 3,148 96
Appropriation $3,000.00
Insurance (Employees')
Paid Frank A. Smith & Son $ 391 99 Appropriation $600.00
Insurance (Fire) Old Town Hall
Paid Frank A. Smith & Son $ 10 00
Appropriation $17.50
Insurance (Fire)
Paid
Smiley Kingsbury, Tool house $
17 70
Frank A. Smith & Son (Library) 82 50 $ 100 20 From Reserve Fund 20 Cents Appropriation $100.00
Library
Paid For Support of Library $ 644 42 Appropriation $350.00 Dog Tax $265.03 - Dean Fund $87.72 Wright Fund $23.10 - $725.85
Board of Public Welfare
Paid Support of Poor $ 968 34 Appropriation $1,000.00
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Cemetery Department
Paid Care of Cemeteries $ 340 06
Appropriation $350.00
Cemetery Trust Fund
Paid Ware Savings Bank for Amanda Reed lot $
100 00
Fire Department
Paid Fighting Fires and Supplies $ 522 48 Appropriation $200.00 Transfer from Reserve Fund $322.48
State and County Tax
Paid State Tax $ 1,155 00
Parks and Reservation Tax 19 06
County Tax 693 75
County Dog Tax 300 40
County Hospital Tax
252 13
$ 2.420 34
Schools
Paid Support of Schools
$ 11,318 05
Appropriation $11,500.00
Aid to Dependent Children
Paid Aid to Dependent Children $ 1,297 80
Appropriation $1,100.00 From Federal Grant $212.50
Old Age Assistance
Paid For Old Age Assistance
$ 4,073 00
Miscellaneous 45 00 $ 4,118 00
Town Appropriation $2,000.00 Federal Allotment $1,707.50 Reserve Fund $77.32 Deficit $333.18
Old Age Assistance Administration
Paid For Postage and Supplies
$
8 75
$
8 75
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Care of Hall
Paid Winthrop Boyd, Janitor $ 120 00
Gardner Electric Light Co. 75 87
Herbert Calkins, Repairs 5 65
Butler's Store, Supplies 7 30
Ralph Daniels, Repairs 26 80
Miscellaneous Supplies 11 00 $ 246 62
Appropriation $300.00
Miscellaneous
Paid Worcester County Selectmen's
Association $ 6 00
Boston Council Social Service 3 00
County Treasurer Petition on Coldbrook Road 3 00
Walter B. Green, Rabies Case 9 00
W. Lester Wyatt, Services 3 00
Worcester County Trust Co., Vault 3 60
Ralph I. Daniels, Trip to Boston, Defense 6 00
Butler's Store, Supplies 75
Effie Swindell, Recording Vital Records 1 00
Smiley Kingsbury, Insurance on Trucks 52 20
Barre Gazette, Supplies 3 00 $ 90 55
Appropriation $100.00
$ 52,809 33
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Reserve Fund
Transferred to Fire Dept.
$
322 48
Transferred to Fire Insurance 20
Transferred to Old Age Assistance
77 32 $ 400 00
Respectfully submitted, SYLVESTER R. DEAN, JOHN M. MORAN,
DONALD RUTHERFORD,
Selectmen of Oakham
Report of TOWN TREASURER
FOR THE YEAR 1941
Receipts
Paid Out
Jan. 1, 1941
Bank Balance and Cash
$11,485 86
Abatement of Excise Taxes
$ 42 21
Aid to Dependent Children
1,297 80
Commonwealth of Massachusetts $ 159 02
Federal Government
405 28
Bonding
$ 36 00
Board of Public Welfare
$ 968 34
Cash for Merchandise returned
$ 59 25
Cemeteries, Annual Care
34 50
$ 340 06
Interest for Perpetual Care
167 70
Lot Put in Perpetual Care
100 00
Care of Memorial Hall
$ 246 62
From Grange Rentals $ 48 00
Com. of Mass., Forestry Dept. 50 00
Com. of Mass., Vocational Education 659 80
Com. of Mass., Animal Inspection 17 50
Com. of Mass., Acts of 1941
2,872 64
Com. of Mass., School Supt.
145 00
Com. of Mass., School Fund
2,105 24
Com. of Mass., High School Tuition
2,267 40
Com. of Mass., High School Trans- portation 2,809 70
Com. of Mass., Income Tax
1,522 77
Com. of Mass., Loss of Taxes
170 27
Com. of Mass., Payment in Lieu of Taxes 1,281 75
Com. of Mass., Business Cor. Tax
138 96
Com. of Mass., Veterans' Exemption 5 20
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Com. of Mass., County Tax 10 34
Com of Mass., Public Service Tax 2 61
Com. of Mass., Met. Water Supply 746 49
Com. of Mass., Roads 12,956 49
Com. of Mass., State Tax $ 1,155 00
Com. of Mass., Parks, Reservations
19 06
Com. of Mass., Tuition of Children $ 190 92
Worcester County Roads 4,267 71
Worcester County 1940 Dog Tax Refund 265 03
From Town Clerk, 1941 Dog Tax 300 40 $ 300 40
Worcester County Treasurer Tax 693 75
Worcester County Treasurer, Assessment T. B. Hospital 252 13
Dog Officer
15 00
Fire Dept.
522 48
Insurance, Employees
391 99
Insurance, 1/4 Old Town Hall
10 00
Insurance, Tool House .
17 70
Insurance on Library
82 50
Insurance on Trucks
52 20
Library 644 42
Interest from Wright Fund, For Magazines $ 23 10
Sold, "Soldiers of Oakham" Book 2 00
Sold, Old Copper and Magazines 1 60
Fines on Books 5 85
Interest on Samuel Dean Legacy for Books 87 72
Memorial Day $ 25 00
Machinery, Purchase and Maintenance Department 3,148 96
Machinery Rental $ 3,120 00
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Moth Suppression
$
280 00
Miscellaneous 38 35
Newton J. Green, Redeeming Land $ 11 56
County Reimbursement for Killing Dogs 2 00
Walter E. Cole, Use of Bull Dozer 12 50
Old Age Assistance $ 3,998 00
For Services
75 00
For Administration
$ 63 12
$ 8 75
From State
1,408 96
Federal Grant
1,874 23
From Rutland
32 50
From Taunton
65 00
Opening Roads and Sanding
$ 1,998 66
Police
35 50
Printing
123 47
Street Lights
384 00
Sealer of Weights and Measures
10 00
Schools
11,318 05
Schools, Vocational
200 00
Town Officers
1,062 00
Town Officers, Supplies
135 93
Roads, Chap. 81
8,049 14
Roads, South Road
2,788 89
Roads, Chap. 90 Maintenance
3,999 84
Roads, Chap. 90 Construction
7,772 17
W. P. A.
28 38
Worcester County Trust Co. $ 285 00
Deposit in North Brookfield Savings Bank $ 100 00
Wright Memorial Park
96 60
Taxes $15,473 61
Cash on Hand and in Bank $14,905 23
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Report of Alden Fund, Jan. 1, 1942
Balance on Hand, Jan. 1, 1941
$ 794 41
Dividends for 1941 $ 175 57
Interest at Savings Bank
4 04 $ 179 61
Total
$ 974 02
Respectfully submitted,
CLARA A. LINCOLN,
Treasurer
Report of SUPERINTENDENT OF STREETS
AMOUNT EXPENDED ON ROADS IN THE TOWN OF OAKHAM IN 1941
Chapter 81 Allotment
$ 8,050 00
Chapter 90 Maintenance Allotment
4,000 00
Chapter 90 South Road Culvert Allotment
2,800 00
Chapter 90 Old Turnpike Construction Allot.
8,000 00
Total
$22,850 00
AMOUNT SPENT ON EACH ROAD
No.
Road
Amount
1-North Brookfield
$ 1,604 95
2-New Braintree
614 70
3-East Hill
93 40
4-Hubbardston
25 00
5-Caldwell
10 00
6-Pine Plain
20 00
7-Poverty Square
34 00
8-Coldbrook
1,247 22
9-Wares Corner
150 99
10-Robinson
181 39
11-Parmenter
10 00
12-Saunders
10 00
13-South
3,451 29
14-Spencer
644 04
15-Flint
16-Bechan
1,079 39
17-Lupa
403 69
18-Crawford
38 50
19-Whitehall
11 00
20-Old Turnpike
8,486 88
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21-Old Turnpike Extension
90 00
22-Rutland
264 71
23-Swindell .
18 00
24 -- Hapgood
22 00
25-Sargent Lane
18 00
26-Stone
154 15
27-Rutherford
30 60
28-Lincoln
1,113 80
29-Maple Street
131 38
30-Barre
244 07
31-Daniels
15 00
32-Bullard
47 00
33-Edson
55 25
34-Happy Hollow
13 15
35-Hunt
971 19
36-Adams
731 69
37-T. Gaffney
25 60
38-J. Gaffney
182 85
39-Scott
142 00
40-Crocker Nye
50 15
41-Whitney
15 60
42-Gilboy
43-Common Drive
70 36
44-Town Hall Drive
67 05
45-Town Garage
Total Allotment
$22,850 00
Total Road Expenditures
$22,610 04
Balance
$
239 96
Chapter 81 Maintenance
Chapter 81 State Allotment
$ 6,900 00
Chapter 81 Town Allotment
1,150 00
Total
$ 8,050 00
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Expended on Labor and Machinery Rental
$ 5,442 25
Expended on Material
2,606 89
Total Expenditure
$ 8,049 14
Balance
$ 86
Chapter 90 Maintenance
Town Allotment
$ 1,400 00
State Allotment
1,300 00
County Allotment
1,300 00
Total
$ 4,000 00
Expended on Labor and Machinery
Rental
$ 2,187 00
Expended on Material
1,812 84
Total Expenditure
$ 3,999 84
Balance $ 16
Spencer Road
Town Allotment
$ 1,000 00
No Allotment by County or State
Balance
$ 1,000 00
Not Expended
Chapter 90 Construction - Old Turnpike Road
Town Allotment
$ 2,000 00
State Allotment
4,000 00
County Allotment
2,000 00
Total
$ 8,000 00
Expended on Labor and Machinery Rental
$ 6,014 03
Expended on Material
1,758 14
Total
$ 7,772 17
Balance $ 227 83
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Chapter 90 Construction - South Road Culvert
Town Allotment
$ 500 00
State Allotment
1,500 00
County Allotment
800 00
$ 2,800 00
Expended on Labor and Machinery
Rental and Material $ 2,788 89
Balance $
11 11
Opening and Sanding Roads
Town Allotment $ 2,000 00
Expended on Labor and Machinery
Rental and Material $ 1,998 66
Balance $
1 34
Machinery Fund
1940 Balance on Machinery Fund
$ 1,189 20
Taken in on Machinery Rental 1941 3,120 00
Total
$ 4,309 20
Transferred to Machinery Account $ 3,000 00
Maintenance and Purchasing 3,148 96
Overdraft
$ 148 96
Balance in Fund
$ 1,160 24
Amount Expended on Labor on Highways
H. N. Butler
$ 1,116 59
Edwin Bullard
952 00
Alfred Morse
758 00
Hiram Bullard
379 50
Milton Bullard
131 00
W. Bradford Wilbur
141 10
Frank Parkman
103 00
William Dermody
15 00
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William Zukus
9 50
Robert Dwelly
33 00
Chester Rood
37 00
William Morse
6 00
Robert Hardy
16 00
Leonard Hardy
695 92
William Wareing
51 20
Charles Dean
5 50
Edward Lupa
4 00
Clarence Grimes
10 00
Anthony Dogal -
2 00
Henry Dogal
1 50
Philip Wareing
775 20
Oliver Wilkins
1 50
Howard Dean
158 00
Robert Briggs
615 10
Russell Dean
103 00
Patrick Ryan
212 50
William Bentley
1 50
John Lane
5 25
W. E. Cole
64 10
F. H. Locke
49 00
Arthur Stevens
30 00
J. F. Duqusette
69 00
Bert Reed
10 22
Total
$ 6,562 18
Respectfully submitted,
HENRY N. BUTLER, Superintendent of Streets
Report of TAX COLLECTOR
1937 TAX
Uncollected 1937 Tax, Real Estate
$
3 50
1938 TAX
Uncollected Jan. 1, 1939 Interest
$ 38 64
48
$ 39 12
Tax Sale of Real Estate
$28 00
Cash Received
4 82
$ 32 82
Balance Due
$
6 30
Poll Tax
$
4 00
Interest
34
$
4 34
Cash Received
4 34
1939 TAX
Uncollected Poll Tax
$ 8 00
Abated
8 00
Uncollected Personal and Real Estate $ 1,740 97
Interest
112 37
$ 1,853 34
Cash Received
$1,818 53
Tax Sale of Real Estate 24 60
$ 1,843 13
Balance Due $ 10 21
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1940 TAX
Uncollected Jan. 1, 1941
$4,256 37 84 29
$ 4,340 66
Cash Received $2,766 88
Abatement on Real Estate
19 25
$ 2,786 13
Balance Uncollected
$ 1,554 53
Balance Due on Poll Tax
$ 38 00
Interest
1 48
Demands
1 05
Cash Received
$ 26 53
$ 40 53
Abatement
2 00
28 53
Jan. 1, 1942, Balance Due
$
12 00
1940 Excise Tax
Jan. 1, 1941, Uncollected
$ 39 05
Interest
26
Commitment Jan. 11, 1940 on the 1940 Tax
47 46
$ 86 77
To Jan. 1, 1942, Cash Received $ 85 07
Error in Abatement
1 70
$ 86 77
1941 TAXES
Warrant for Personal Tax
$ 4,509 15
Warrant for Real Estate Tax 8,864 70
5 67
Interest
$13,379 52
Interest
26
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To Jan. 1, 1942, Cash
Received $9,152 41
Uncollected 4,227 11
$13,379 52
Balance Uncollected
$ 4,227 11
Excise Tax-1941
Warrants
$ 1,395 25
Overcharge
03
Interest
1 26
$ 1,396 54
To Jan. 1, 1942, Cash Received
$ 1,336 43
Abatements on Exchange of Cars
54 11
Amount Due 6 00
$ 1,396 54
Uncollected
$ 6 00
Warrant on Jan. 6, for Cars Taxed
in 1941 Warrant
$ 21 91
Total Due
$ 27 91
Respectfully submitted, CLARA A. LINCOLN, Collector of Taxes
Report of BOARD OF PUBLIC WELFARE
Board of Public Welfare, Boston, at Tewksbury
$469 29
Butler's Store, Groceries
289 99
Medical Aid
126 81
Charlton Home Farm
37 72
R. I. Daniels, Telegrams, Telephones, Death of Bert Banks
2 67
Record Ledger and Postage
1 82
Donald A. Rutherford
15 00
Alice E. Daniels
15 00
Donald C. Agar
10 00
$968 30
Respectfully submitted, DONALD A. RUTHERFORD,
Chairman
ALICE E. DANIELS, Clerk DONALD AGAR
Board of Public Welfare
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ANNUAL REPORT
Old Age Assistance
Town Appropriation
$ 2,000 00
U. S. Grant in 1941 1,719 24
Received from Com. of Mass.
1,311 98
Received from Taunton
48 00
Received from Rutland
32 50
$ 5,111 72
Cash Paid to Old Age Assistance Recipients $ 3,993 00
Cash Paid to Out of Town O. A. A. 50 00
Alice E. Daniels, Clerk 75 00
Donald A. Rutherford, Chairman
15 00
$ 4,133 00
Balance
$
978 72
For Administration
Jan. 1, 1941, Balance on Hand $ 136 89
U. S. Grants 1941 57 81
$
194 70
Paid Out for Postage
$ 1 50
Telephone
15
Supplies
3 25
Expenses
3 00
Clara A. Lincoln, Postage and Tele-
phone in January 1941 85
$ 8 75
Balance
$ 185 95
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ANNUAL REPORT
Aid to Dependent Children
Town Appropriation
Cash Received from State
$ 1,100 00 $ 564 30
$ 1,664 30
Cash Paid to A. D. C.
$ 1,059 00
Medical Aid
125 00
109 00
Hospital Magay & Barron, Glasses
4 80
$ 1,297 80
$ 366 50
Balance
Respectfully submitted, DONALD A. RUTHERFORD, ALICE E. DANIELS, DONALD C. AGAR.
Report of CHARLTON HOME FARM ASSOCIATION
FOR THE YEAR ENDING, DECEMBER 31, 1941
Land and Buildings
$17,000 00
Personal Property 9,001 50
Deposit, Savings Banks 11,008 00
Defense Bond
740 00
Accounts Receivable from Towns
776 74
Cash in Warden Account
200 00
Cash on Hand, Checking Account
3,881 47
$42,607 71
RECEIPTS
Cash on Hand, Jan. 1, 1941
$ 3,706 61
Farm Products Sold 1,128 84
Received from Towns and Boarders 12,515 79
$17,351 24
EXPENDITURES
Bills Paid
$13,469 77
Cash on Hand, Jan. 1, 1942 3,881 47
$17,351 24
Number of Towns having Inmates
16
Number of Inmates, Jan. 1, 1942 39
Number of Boarders 3
I have examined the books of the Treasurer and the above statement, and find them correct.
CARL F. DAVIS, Auditor
ROBERT F. TUCKER,
President
LESTER P. GATES, Secretary and Treasurer
Report of FOBES MEMORIAL LIBRARY
REPORT OF LIBRARY TRUSTEES FOR 1941
Town Appropriation
$350 00
Dog Tax
265 03
Interest on Legacies
87 72
Wright Memorial Fund
23 10
$725 85
EXPENDITURES
Carl M. Wheeler, Janitor
$132 00
Sara Butler, Librarian
75 00
Vera Dean, Assistant Librarian
75 00
Gardner Electric Light
14 67
Arthur White, Magazines
46 10
Denholm & Mckay, Book
2 00
Quincy Book Binding Co., Books
90 65
Wilcox & Follett Co., Books
13 07
E. E. McCarthy Co., Coke
60 29
Eugene Saunders, Wood
8 50
Walter Green, Repairs on Library
73 50
Fred Wright, Printing
3 00
Gaylord Bros., Supplies
1 95
Leroy Holdroyd, Repairs on Lawn Mower 2 00
Poriss Supply Co., Repairs on Furnace 45 60
Sara Butler, P. O. Box Rent, Merchandise 1 09
$644 42
Unexpended Balance
$ 58 33
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ANNUAL REPORT
Received for Fines for 1941 $ 4 09
Received for Sale of "Soldiers of Oakham" 4 00
Received for Sale of "Fobes Library" 50
Received for Sale of Post Cards 10
Total Receipts $ 8 69
Respectfully submitted, MINNIE A. NEWTON,
Chairman DONALD RUTHERFORD, FLORENCE E. BOTHWELL, Trustees of Fobes Memorial Library
Report of LIBRARIAN
To the Trustees of Fobes Memorial Library :
Cash Received from Fines $4 09
Cash Received from Sale of "Soldiers of Oakham" 4 00
Cash Received from Sale of "Fobes Library" 50
Cash Received from Post Cards 10
One hundred and forty-two books have been added this year-130 by purchase and 12 by gift.
A new 1942 Dictionary has been purchased for use in the reading room.
Circulation of Books 2488
Circulation of Magazines 208
Respectfully submitted,
SARA E. BUTLER,
Librarian
NEW BOOKS ADDED
Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes Fate's Step Child
Ohio Builds a Nation Dogs
In the High Valley Safe All Day
The Terrible People
Children of Lapland
Laird of Kilbogie and His
Under Frozen Stars
Family Tree
Blue Blood
American Industry .n the War Carnival Girl
Adventures of a White Collar Squatters at Dabchick Lake Man Explorers and Pioneers Beam Ends
The Flag
Death Rattle
The Ghost of Hemlock Canyon
When in the Course
My Ten Years in a Quandary Peter Puckle
Silver River Ranch
In a Nan-Yan Courtyard
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ANNUAL REPORT
Clover Days of Auld Lang Syne Romance of Candy
Joan of the River
Ailsa Paige
Pal's Story Book
Dora Dean
Society Editor
The Front Page Girl
New England Sampler
Fighting to the Finish
Start Your Own Business
Western Tommy
Mysteries of Natural History Hidden Out
Invitation to Live
West Wind Drift
All About Parties
The Ringtailed Rannyhans
Bush Fruits
Law of the Trail
Murder Does Light House- keeping
Four Little Blossoms
Hans Anderson's Fairy Tales
Joy and Her Chums
Mother Goose
365 Bedroom Stories
77 Best Stories
The Amateur Detectives
Millbank
Immortal Girl Chances
Twenty Best Stories
Dr. Bradley's Nurse
Rangers of Bloody Silver
Tree of Liberty
Jim Davis
Gordon of the Lost Lagoon
Black Belle Rides the Up- lands L.
White Hands
Two Reds of Travoy
Rose Mather
House of Yesterday
Rio Bravo
Tender Melody
The Fighting Starrs of Oregon
Wings of the Morning
Young Librarian
Dead or Alive
Fame is the Spur
Tourist Cabins
Where Beauty Dwells Judy
The Limping Sheriff
Ministers Wooing
Love's Choice
Horsemen of the Plains
Wisdom's Gate
Blazed Trail
In Storyland
Heading North
Dave Porter at Oak Hall
Natalie and the Brewsters
How Green Was My Valley
Sanderson's Diamond Loot
Swift Hour Mysterious Trail
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ANNUAL REPORT
Lanter and Other Plays For On the Right Wrists Children See South America
Jerry Juddikins Prizes and Presents Every Girl Can Make Song Devices and Jingles Cinnamon Spice Coat for Kleintze
Great Moments in History Paulina Polly, Prue and Penny Pinocchio Picnic Binkie and the Firemen Owney, the Postal Dog Fireboat Your Life as a Woman Awakening The Circus Girl Wife The Guilty Accuser
Weaver of Dreams Heaven Came so Near Maggie Miller
Portcullis Room
Who Killed Stella Pomeroy
Father Was An Editor Sleepless Candle Career Man Death in a Little Town
Electricity Comes To Us Sing a Song of Journeys Whistling-Two Teeth Peter Pan Picture Book Minute Wonders of the World Porto Bello Gold
Three's A Crew American Glass Assignment Down East
Grammar Town
Pal's Story Book
Marionette Four Little Blossoms
Fairy Tales
Heart Broken Melody
I Don't Like Cats
Sinister Shadow Death Down East
Man With the Clubfoot
Dogs Do Bark Miss Wings
Report of MOTH SUPERINTENDENT
Statute Liability, Town
$180 00
Amount Expended by Town
280 00
Town Appropriation
280 00
Total Town
$280 00
State. Financed $200 00
Total State
$200. 00
WALTER B. GREEN, Superintendent of Moth Suppression
Report of TOWN AUDITOR
This is to certify that I have audited all bills approved by the Selectmen. I have also inspected the books of the Tax Collector, Town Treasurer, Town Clerk and Library and find them to be correct.
RALPH I. DANIELS,
Auditor
Report of SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1941 SCHOOL COMMITTEE
George W. Dean, Chairman Term expires 1942
Mrs. Leone B. Daniels, Secretary Term expires 1944
Miss Mary P. Crawford Term expires 1943
SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS James R. Childs Holden 12 or 209
SCHOOL NURSE
Evelyn E. Crossley, R. N. Holden 265 or 444
SCHOOL PHYSICIAN Leroy E. Mayo, M. D. Holden 89-2
SUPERVISORS
Elizabeth S. Hagar, Music Holden 175
Winifred M. Bond, Drawing Holden 429-2
ATTENDANCE OFFICER W. Edgar Swindell Oakham 14-21
JANITOR
Winthrop H. Boyd Oakham 5
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