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ANNUAL REPORTS
OF THE TOWN OFFICIALS
OF THE
TOWN OF OAKHAM
Massachusetts
FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1948
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ANNUAL REPORTS
OF THE TOWN OFFICIALS OF THE
TOWN OF OAKHAM
Massachusetts
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FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1948
BARRE GAZETTE PRESS, BARRE, MASSACHUSETTS
TOWN OFFICERS FOR 1948
Town Clerk
EFFIE T. SWINDELL
Term expires 1949
Selectmen
JOHN M. MORAN
Term expires 1949
WILLIAM ZUKUS
Term expires 1950
WILLIAM N. WAREING
Term expires 1951
Assessors
WALTER A. WOODIS
Term expires 1949
RUSSELL O. DEAN
CHESTER M. ROOD
Term expires 1950 Term expires 1951
Board of Public Welfare
DONALD A. RUTHERFORD
Term expires 1949
ALICE DANIELS
Term expires 1950
DONALD C. AGAR
Term expires 1951
School Committee
MARY P. CRAWFORD
Term expires 1949
LEONE B. DANIELS
Term expires 1950
GEORGE W. DEAN
Term expires 1951
Library Trustees
DONALD A. RUTHERFORD
Term expires 1949
HARRY B. ROBERTS
AUGUSTA M. DEAN
Term expires 1950 Term expires 1951
Cemetery Committee
MINNIE F. WHITE
Term expires 1949
WALTER S. WOOD ARTHUR WEBB
Term expires 1950 Term expires 1951
ONE-YEAR TERMS Moderator GEORGE W. DEAN
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Tax Collector WALTER G. CHAPMAN
Treasurer WALTER G. CHAPMAN
Auditor EDMUND A. NOLTING
Tree Wärden WILLIAM ZUKUS
Fence Viewers
ALFRED B. MORSE ELMER V. NEWTON GEORGE H. PARKMAN
Constables
DONALD C. AGAR EDMUND A. NOLTING
ANTHONY DOGUL GEORGE H. PARKMAN
LEONARD A. HARDY WILLIAM ZUKUS
Measurers of Wood and Bark
LUDWICK SZCZUKA HENRY N. BUTLER DONALD C. AGAR
Measurers of Lumber
WALTER A. WOODIS ALFRED B. MORSE SYLVESTER R. DEAN
Field Drivers
LEONARD A. HARDY JOHN F. ALLEN
JEROME MURPHY -
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SELECTMEN'S APPOINTMENTS
Cattle Inspector ELMER V. NEWTON
Meats and Provisions ELMER V. NEWTON
Sealer of Weights and Measures DONALD A. RUTHERFORD
Fire Warden HOWARD T. COREY V
Moth Superintendent WALTER B. GREEN
Burial Agent ARTHUR WEBB
Janitor of Hall WINTHROP H. BOYD
Janitor of Library WINTHROP H. BOYD
Dog Officer WALLACE C. GRIMES
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School Superintendent JAMES R. CHILDS to July 31 WILLIAM H. BUKER from August 15
List of Jurors WALLACE C. GRIMES, Farmer PETER J. WHITE, Carpenter WALTER A. WOODIS, Retired Farmer PHILIP E. DWELLY, Lumber Yard Employee
WALTER E. COLE, Factory Employee FRED BECHAN, Factory Employee FRANCIS W. BRENNAN, Farmer
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Report of TOWN CLERK
VITAL RECORDS OF 1948
BIRTHS
Jan. 28-Jean Edna Narrow, daughter of Jack E. and Fran- ces S. (Wade) Narrow.
Feb. 3-Mary Ann Lonergan, daughter of Roger H. and Doris M. (Jarvis) Lonergan.
Feb. 11-Pearl Louise Smith, daughter of Clarence A. and Harriet C. (Pareseau) Smith.
Mar. 14-Christine Lois Parkman, daughter of George H. and Ethel A. (Trumble) Parkman.
Mar. 25-Kathleen Mae Chestna, daughter of Alphonse C. and Ethel B. (Collins) Chestna.
Apr. 29-Rosemary Marguerite Russ, daughter of Valentine F. and Catherine M. (Fairlie) Russ.
May 3-Susan Geraldine Labossiere, daughter of William and Cecile (LeClair) Labossiere.
May 18-Gregory Leroy Spinney, son of LeRoy C. and Mary Elizabeth (Troy) Spinney.
June 28-Robin Elaine Young, daughter of Ralph T. and Hazel (O'Donnell) Young.
July 12-Donna Jean Crawford, daughter of Whitney E. and Dorothy E. (Linden) Crawford in Hartford, Conn. July 18-Nicholas Merritt Black, son of Gordon W. and Thais S. (Beckwith) Black in Portsmouth, Virginia.
July 31-Marylou Crawford, daughter of Alexander B. and Vivian E. (Loring) Crawford.
Aug. 14-Bradley Frederic Stone, son of Frederick G. and Maude M. (Nimtz) Stone.
Sept. 29-Joan Lee Wilkins, daughter of Oliver W. L. and Lou R. (Ramsey) Wilkins.
Sept. 29-Hal Joseph Wilkins, son of Oliver W. L. and Lou R. (Ramsey) Wilkins.
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Oct. 26-Ronald Thomas Casault, son of Charles T. and Mabel E. (Tucker) Casault.
Dec. 6-Douglas Richard Fisher, son of William B. and Helen J. (Dogul) Fisher.
Dec. 9-Thomas Laural Snay, son of Laural I. and Rose E. (DuBois) Snay.
MARRIAGES
Jan. 23-David Lorenzo Knox, Raynham Ctr. and Jeanette Irene Hardy, Oakham.
Feb. 13-Francis Mucha, Oakham, and Mary R. (White) Mucha, Oakham.
May 29-George R. Wrin, Oakham, and Amelia Ann Midura, North Brookfield.
May 30-John Jerry Bechan, Oakham, and Georgia Von- druska, Chicago, Illinois, in Chicago.
Aug. 28-Ralph P. Giarusso, South Barre, and Irene S. Dogul, Oakham. .
Sept. 25-Robert Arthur Hardy, Oakham, and Clara Fera- land Krasnecky, North Brookfield.
Oct. 27-Don Paul Aikin, Vivian, Louisiana, and Renee Marie Agar, Oakham.
DEATHS
Y.
M. D.
Jan .25-Ethel E. (Bacon) Cleveland, of Barre Plains
80
8 23
Feb. 1-William Snay
83
1
5
Feb. 13-Jasper M. Peabody
86
8
5
Mar. 5-Herbert W. Kennan
73
1
14
May 27-Florence O. Johnson
54
11
9
June 1-John P. Hammarstrom
71
9
8
Aug. 29-Winnie E. Wheeler
75
8
4
Sept. 7-Frances J. Bechan
88
6
13
Nov. 19-Morton F. Lincoln
73
9
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NON-RESIDENTS BURIED IN TOWN
Nov. 3-Annie W. Vandermace, of Melrose, Mass.
78
9 20
Dec. 4-William'H. Parkman, of Yarmouth, Maine.
85
6
21
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REMOVAL FROM U. S. MILITARY CEMETERY, CAMBRIDGE, ENGLAND TO SOUTH CEMETERY, OAKHAM
Interment on August 10, 1948 Pvt. James F. Grime (World War II)
DOG LICENSES
75 Males @ $2.00 $150 00
13 Females @ $5.00
65 00
17 Spays @ $2.00 34 00
105 dogs licensed and 1 transfer
$249 00
SPORTING LICENSES
29 Fishing @ $2.00 $ 58 00
15 Hunting @ $2.00 30 00
28 Sporting @ $3.25 91 00
13 Women and Minors Fishing @ $1.25 16 25
1 Trapping @ $5.25
5 25
3 Non-Resident 3-Day Fishing @ $1.50
4 50
1 Duplicate @ $.50
50
5 Free (over 70 years)
2 Military or Naval Service Sporting (free)
1 Old Age Assistance Fishing (free)
98 licenses $205 50
1 Sunday Ice Cream License @ $1.00 1 00
1 Camp License @ $.50 50
Respectfully submitted.
DOROTHY P. DAY,
Assistant Town Clerk.
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Report of CHARLTON HOME FARM ASSOCIATION
FOR THE YEAR ENDING DEC. 31, 1948
Land and Buildings
$12,000 00
Deposit in Savings Banks
12,970 07
Personal Property
6,049 00
3 U .S. Bonds
2,250 00
Amount Receivable from Towns 1,400 61
Cash in Warden's account 200 00
Cash in Checking account
2,409 66
$37,279 34
RECEIPTS
Cash on hand, Jan 1, 1948
$47 28
Stock and Products sold
4,259 61
Withdrawn from Savings Bank
1,000 00
Received from Towns
18,951 14
$24,258 03
EXPENDITURES
Bills paid
$19,848 37
Deposited in Savings Bank
2,000 00
Cash in Checking Account
2,409 66
$24,258 03
Number of Towns Having Inmates
17
Number of Inmates 35
I have examined the books of the Treasurer and find them correct.
CARL F. DAVIS, Auditor.
ROBERT F. TUCKER, President. LESTER P. GATES, Secretary and Treasurer.
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Report of BOARD OF PUBLIC WELFARE
Town Appropriation 1948
$ 1,000 00
Barre Town Infirmary
936 00
Medical Aid
10 43
Alice E. Daniels
25 00
Donald A. Rutherford
10 00
Donald A. Agar
10 00
Balance
$991 43 8 57
DONALD A. RUTHERFORD, DONALD C. AGAR ALICE E. DANIELS, Clerk Board of Public Welfare.
Aid to Dependent Children
Town Appropriation 1948
$ 2,500 00
Federal Grant 1948
838 69
Comm. of Mass.
993 23
1,831 92 4
4,331 92
Paid to A. D. C.
2,725 24
Medical Aid
33 30
2,758 54
1,573 38
Old Age Assistance
Town Appropriation 1948
$6,000 00
U. S. Grants 1948
$4,874 42
Comm. of Mass. 1948
2,580 50
Other Towns
449 60
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Refunds
49 25
7,958 78
$13,953 78
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Paid to Recipients
Case 1
$223 60
Case 2
222 80
Case 3
394 30
Case 4
40 00
Case 5
466 10
Case
6
466 10
Case
7
500 00
Case 8
500 00
Case 9
520 50
Case 10
96 00
Case 11
416 20
Case 12
82 00
Case 13
238 56
Case 14
684 80
Case 15
550 70
Case 16
193 70
Case 17
306 80
Case 18
343 70
Case 19
385 00
Case 20
382 50
Case 21
124 20
Case 22
531 90
Case 23
59 85
Case 24
56 49
Case 25
112 10
Medical Aid
875 80
Other Towns
93 64
$8,867.34
Donald A. Rutherford
15 00
8,882 34
$5,071.44
Old Age Administration
Balance on Hand, January 1, 1948 $ 719 44 4 14
U. S. Grant 1949
Alice E. Daniels
75 00
Changing Budgets
20 00
Postage and Telephone
6 00
723 58
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Two trips to Worcester
5 00
Hobbs & Warren, Inc.
90
Balance
106 90 616 68
Respectfully Submitted,
DONALD A RUTHERFORD
DONALD C. AGAR
ALICE E. DANIELS, Clerk.
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Report of FOBES MEMORIAL LIBRARY
FOR THE YEAR JAN. 1st, 1948 - DEC. 31st, 1948
Receipts:
Town Appropriation
$ 450 00
Dog Tax
185 40
Donations
5 00
$640 40
Expenditures:
Services, Janitor, W. Boyd
$150 00
Librarians:
Mrs. Dean
150 00
Mrs. Green
150 00
Lights
22 02
Fuel
139 28
Books
120 84
Magazines
24 10
Deficit
$756 24 115 84
640 40
Respectfully submitted, DONALD RUTHERFORD AUGUSTA DEAN HARRY ROBERTS, Chairman.
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Report of TAX COLLECTOR
Year
Tax
Commitment Receipts
1944
Real Estate
35 71
34 33
1
1945 Real Estate
111 59
109 69
Personal Property
20 99
20 99
1946
Poll Tax
8 00
4 00
Real Estate
372 64
363 97
Personal Property
74 89
74 89
1947
Poll Tax
22 00
12 00
Real Estate
3,393 24
2,808 09
Personal Property
536 19
534 14
1948
Poll Tax
330 00
284 00
Real Estate
13,289 03
9,268 07
Personal Property
7,556 25
6,844 81
Interest Accrued and Paid
115 17
Assessors Abatements
392 70
Land Takings by Collector
56 80
Uncollected Taxes
5,021 83
1947
Motor Vehicle Excise
101 31
101 31
1948
Motor Vehicle Excise
1,978 01
1,735 58
Excise Uncollected
47 48
$27,829 85
$27,829 85
W. G. CHAPMAN, Collector.
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Report of TOWN TREASURER
Balance Sheets - December 31, 1948
Assets
Cash in Bank
Mary Alden Fund Income
$13,927 26 2,871 04
Accounts Receivable
Taxes :
Levy 1946
2 87
Levy 1947
453 69
Levy 1948
4,565 27
5,021 83
Motor Vehicle Excise
Levy 1948
47 48
Departmental
Aid to Highways
13,868 84
Aid to Highways
State
10,168 84
County
3,700 00
13,868 84
Underestimates
State Parks
4 66
Wor. Co. Tax
142 75
Wor. Co. Hospital
75 17
Land Takings
56 80
222 53
$54,884 67
Liabilities and Reserves
Federal Taxes Withheld $ 382 79
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Sale of School House
1,500 00
Sale of Fisk Farm
1,200 00
Mary Lincoln Alden Fund
2,871 04
Sale of Cemetery Lots
80 00
Road Machinery Fund
1,904 44
Henry Wright Fund
284 06
Braman Fund
100 00
Federal Grants
Aid to Dep. Child. Ad.
6 77
Old Age Assistance Ad.
635 29
642 06
Reserve Fund Overlay
1,177 79
Overlays Reserved for Abatements
Levy 1946
2 87
Levy 1947
219 05
Levy 1948
45 36
267 28
Revenue Reserved Until Collected
Motor Vehicle Excise
75 15
Departmental
3,000 00
Aid to Highways
13,868 84
16,943 99
Surplus Reserve
27,531 22
$54,884 67
W. G. CHAPMAN, Treasurer.
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STATE AUDITOR Balance Sheet - August 25th, 1948 Assets
Cash in Bank and Office
$20,579 20
Mary Alden Fund Income
2,733 48
Accounts Receivable
Taxes
Levy 1944
1 38
Levy 1945
1 90
Levy 1946
138 26
Levy 1947
830 35
Levy 1948
16,092 18
17,064 07
Motor Vehicle Excise
Levy 1946
4 12
Levy 1947
1 90
Levy 1948
269 23
275 25
Departmental
Old Age Assistance
282 73
Highways
4,381 47
4,664 20
Aid to Highways
State
13,703 05
County
3,700 00
17,403 05
Revenue 1948 Appropriations
Voted
43,364 15
Est. Rec.
Collected
35,321 14
8,043 01
Underestimated 1947 Wor. Co. Hospital
75 17
$70,837 43
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Liabilities and Reserve
Federal Taxes Withheld
$ 247 05
County Dog Tax
65 40
Sale of School House
1,500 00
Sale of Fisk Farm
1,200 00
Machinery Rental Fund
3,558 30
Sale Cemetery Lots
80 00
Mary Alden Fund Income
2,733 48
Henry Wright Fund
284 06
H. Braman Fund
100 00
Federal Grants
Aid Dep. Child. Ad.
6 77
Aid Dep. Child Aid
11 71. .
Old Age Assis. Ad
758 09
Old Age Assis. Aid
426 40
1,202 97
Appropriation Balances
Reserve Fund Overlays
1,038 62
Overlays Reser. Abatements
Levy 1944
1 38
Levy 1945
2 40
Levy 1946
140 26
Levy 1947
227 10
Levy 1948
169 09
Revenue Reserve Until Collected
Motor Veh. Excise
275 25
Departmental
282 73
Highways
17,403 05
State Parks
27 14
State Audit
268 28
County Tax
1,037 29
Revenue Account
8 75
1
19,302 49
Surplus Reserve
20,292 81
$70,837 43
Copy of the Audit has not been received from the Depart- ment of Corporations & Taxation. Above taken from the Town's books.
W. G. CHAPMAN, Treasurer.
18,692 02
540 23
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Report of CEMETERY COMMITTEE
Town Appropriation
Expenditures
$400 00 402 60
Reserve deficit
2 60
List of Expenditures
P. J. White $370 85*
Sharpening Mowers & Tools 8 79
Loam
10 00
Arthur Webb, Miscel. Exp.
12 96
402 60
List of Receipts
Received for annual care
32 00
32 00
Trust Funds
No Additions
Respectfully submitted,
ARTHUR WEBB, Secretary.
Oakham, Mass.
December 31, 1948
Report of MOTH SUPERINTENDENT
Town Appropriation
$300 00
Expended for Labor 300 00
Statute Liability for the Town $180 00 Received two days spraying by the state department.
Respectfully submitted, WALTER B. GREEN, Superintendent.
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Report of BOARD OF SELECTMEN
Aid to Dependent Children
Balance Dec. 31st, 1948, Administration acct.
8 46 838 69
Received from Federal Grants
Town Appropriation
2,500 00
Paid Aid to Dep. Children (Federal Grants)
777 49
Paid Aid to Dep. Children (Town) Credit Balance
1,981 05
588 61
3,347 15
3,347 15
Bonding Town Officers
1
Town Appropriation
$ 50 00
Robert Dea
37 75
Healy Brothers
5 00
C. H. Allen & Co.
5 00
Credit Balance
2 25
50 00
-
50 00
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
1949 Assessors' Recap. Sheet
300 08
State Parks & Reservation Tax
31 80
State Audit (Feb. 25th, 1947)
268 28
300 08
300 08
Town Common
Town Appropriation 50 00
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Door Check & Lock Co.
4 00
John Lane Co.
.9 85
Samuel Goodwin
40 00
Reserve Fund
3 85
53 85
53 85
County Treasurer
1948 Assessors' Recap. Sheet
644 89
Paid Worcester County Hospital
416 89
Paid County Treasurer (Dog Tax)
228 00
644 89
644 89
Cemeteries
Town Appropriation
400 00
Paid for care of Cemeteries
402 60
Reserve Account
2 60
402 60
402 60
Town Dump
Town Appropriation
35 00
Paid Mass. Department of Conservation (Land)
30 00
Paid Registry of Deeds
3 00
Paid Care of Dump
35 04
Reserve Fund
33 04
68 04
68 04
Dog Officer
Town Appropriation
25 00
Paid Wallace Grimes
25 00
25 00 25 00
1
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Flag Pole (Memorial)
Town Appropriation
25 00
Paid Painting flag pole
30 00
Reserve Fund
5 00
30 00
30 00
Fire Department
Town Appropriation
300 00
Paid Hobbs & Warren
5 17
G. Louis Johnson
45 20
Percy Wilbur
2 60
Howard Corey
11 10
Russell Dean
24 00
Daniel Leno
10 25
Walter Hall
7 65
Harold Gray, Jr.
2 55
George H. Parkman
1 70
Wallace Grimes
5 95
Lawrence Wilkins
1 70
Charles Dean
5 10
Carl Gustafson
3 40
Edward Gagnon
3 40
Henry Butler
5 10
Charles Casault
2 55
Lux Fire Protection Co.
1
114 00
Haven Goodwin
66 00
Reserve Fund
17 42
317 42
317 42
Four "H" Club
Town Appropriation
50 00
Paid Four "H" Expenses
50 00
50 00
50 00
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Inspection of Animals
Town Appropriation
35 00
Paid Elmer V. Newton, Inspector
31 06
Credit Balance
3 94
35 00
35 00
Inspection Meats and Provisions
Town Appropriation
35 00
Paid Elmer V. Newton, Inspector
3 00
Credit Balance
32 00
35 00
35 00
Insurance (Fire)
Town Appropriation
. 275 00
Paid I. E. Irish, Inc.
159 50
Paid Frank A. Smith & Son
110 88
Credit Balance
4 62
275 00
275 00
Insurance (Employees)
Town Appropriation
550 00
Paid Frank A. Smith & Son
472 80
Credit Balance
77 20
550 00
550 00
Insurance (Old Town Hall)
Town Appropriation
Paid Oakham Congregational Church
15 15
15 15
15 15
15 15
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Library
Town Appropriation
450 00
County Dog Tax
185 40
Refund
5 00
Support of Library
756 24
Reserve Fund
115 84
756 24
756 24
Memorial Day
Town Appropriation
100 00
Paid Expenses
83 00
Credit Balance
17 00
100 00
100 00
Moth Suppression
Town Apropriation
300 00
Paid Payrolls for moth suppression
300 00
300 00
300 00
Miscellaneous
Town Appropriation
150 00
Paid Mass. Collectors' and Treas. Asso.
2 00
Mass. Selectmen's Association ." 10 00
County Selectmen's Association
6 00
Assessors'. Asso. State & County
6 00
Town Clerks Association, State
3 00
City & Town Clerks Association
2 00
Worcester County Abstract Co.
75 17
Walter B. Green ".
- 8 00
Worcester County Trust Co.
3 60
Registry of Deeds (Land Taking)
3 00
Credit Balance
31 23
150 00
150 00
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Machinery Account
Transferred from Machinery Fund
6,634 21
Paid Labor, Machinery & Material 6,634 21
6,634 21
6,634 21
Old Age Assistance (Aid)
Town Appropriation
6,000 00
U. S. Federal Grants
4,874 42
Refunds
10 00
Paid Old Age Payrolls from Fed. Grants
4,702 75
Paid Old Age Payrolls from general funds
3,919 18
Credit Balance
2,262 49
10,884 42
10,884 42
Old Age Assistance (Administration)
Balance from Federal Grants
790 01
Paid Administration expenses for 1948
122 80
Balance forward to 1949 account
667 21
790 01
790 01
Police Department
Town Appropriation
50 00
Paid George H. Parkman
4 50
Paid Donald Agar
25 00
Credit Balance
20 50
50 00
50 00
Printing
Town Appropriation
300 00
Paid for Printing
266 49
Credit Balance
1
33 51
...
300 00
300 00
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Reserve Fund
Town Appropriation
600 00
ROAD ACCOUNTS South Road
800 00
Labor & Material
799 68
Credit Balance
32
800 00
800 00
Scott Road
Town Appropriation
600 00
Labor & Material -
592 22
Credit Balance
7 78
600 00
600 00
Turnpike (Chap. No. 90 Construction)
Town Appropriation
1,500 00
Appropriation by County
1,500 00
Appropriation by State
3,000 00
Labor & Materials
6,022 46
Reserve Fund
22 46
6,022 46
6,022 46
"
" Town Common
3 85
">
" Flag Pole 5 00
"
Fire Department
17 42
"
"
Turnpike Road Acct.
22 46
"
Chap. No. 90 Maint.
80 22
">
"
Chapter No, 81 "
141 57
" Cemeteries
2 60
">
" Spencer Road
1 85
"
Library
115 84
"
Care Town Hall
48
Credit Balance
175 67
600 00
600 00
Transferred to Town Dump Account
33 04
Town Appropriation
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New Braintree Road
Town Appropriation Labor and Material
500 00
500 00
500 00
500 00
Maintenance Chap. No. 90
Town Appropriation
1,200 00
County Appropriation
1,200 00
State Appropriation
1,200 00
Paid for Labor & Material
3,680 22
Reserve Fund
80 22
3,680 22
3,680 22
Spencer Road Chap. No. 90 Con.
Town Appropriation
1,000 00
County Appropriation
1,000 00
State Appropriation
2,000 00
Paid for Labor and Material
4,001.85
Reserve Fund
1 85
4,001 85
4,001 85
Maintenance Chapter No. 81
Town Appropriation
1,200 00
State Appropriation
9,900 00
Paid for Labor & Material
11,241 57
Reserve Fund
141 57
11,241 57
11,241 57
Sealer of Weights and Measures
Town Appropriation
10 00
Paid Donald Rutherford
10 00
10 00
10 00
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Snow Removal and Sanding
Town Appropriation
6,000 00
Transferred from Available Funds
339 89
Paid Labor, trucks and material
6,339 89
6,339 89
6,339 89
Schools
Town Appropriation
14,000 00
Paid for Support of Schools
13,910 80
Credit Balance
89 20
14,000 00
14,000 00
Schools (Industrial)
Town Appropriation
600 00
Paid Tuition to City of Worcester
525 23
Credit Balance
74 77
600 00
600 00
Tree Warden
Town Appropriation
100 00
Paid Labor and Materials
79 20
Credit Balance
20 80
100 00
100 00
Tax Refunds
Tax Refunds by Collector
45 09
Paid by Treas. on Collectors' orders
45 09
45 09
45 09
Town Hall (Care)
Town Appropriation
300 00
Paid W. H. Boyd 121 39
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Conant & Parker Tel. Co. 41 35 :
Varney's Electrical Service 2 36
C. Arthur Hanson 4 00
6 00
A. C. Chestna Gardner Electric Light Co.
125 38
Reserve Fund
48
300 48
300 48
Town Hall (Special Fund)
Town Appropriation
108 75
Paid E. I. Larsen 108 75
108 75
108 75
Town Officers, Chap. 41, Sec. 108
Town Appropriation
1,330 .00
Town Clerk - Effie Swindell
85 00
Selectmen - John Moran, Chairman 100 00
William Zukus
75 00
William Wareing 75 00
Assessors - Walter A Woodis, Chairman 100 00
. Russell Dean, Clerk 100 00 Chester Rood 75 00
Treasurer - Walter G. Chapman
300.00
Tax Collector - Walter G. Chapman
250 00
Auditor - Edmund A. Nolting
75 00
Moderator - George W. Dean
5 00
Board Public Welfare
Alice E. Daniels, Clerk 25 00
Donald A. Rutherford
10 00
Donald Agar 10 00
School Committee
Mary Crawford, Chairman
10 00
Leone B. Daniels 25 00
George W. Dean
10 :00
1,330 00
1,330 00
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Town Officers, Election & Registrations
Town Appropriation
270 00
Ballot Clerks - Alice Green
13 00
Agnes Moran 8 00
Marguerite Troy
28 00
Doris Johnson
29 00
Irma Hardy
6 00
Margaret Bechan
26 00
Lila Wilbur
26 00
Registrars
Effie T. Swindell
29 00
George H. Parkman
15 00
John M. Moran
2 00
Donald A. Rutherford
2 00
William Zukus
4 00
William Wareing
2 00
Dorothy Day
6 00
Credit Balance
74 00
270 00
270 00
Town Officers' Supplies
Town Appropriation
300 00
Paid for Supplies
279 70
Credit Balance
20 30
300 00
300 00
Public Welfare
Town Appropriation Paid for Welfare
1,000 00
841 16
Credit Balance
158 84
1,000 00
1,000 00
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ANNUAL REPORT
Federal Withholding Tax
Taxes withheld by Treasurer
1,360 83
Paid to U. S. Collector Internal Revenue 1,360 83
1,360 83
1,360 83
Town Warrants for the year
$76,296 63
Respectfully submitted,
JOHN M. MORAN WILLIAM ZUKUS
WILLIAM WAREING
Selectmen of Oakham.
Trust & Investment Accounts
Trust & Investment Fund
Cash and Securities
27,158 05
Mary Lincoln Alden Fund
5,068 00
Library Funds
10,358 12
Cemetery Perpetual Care Funds
10,616 28
Post War Rehabilitation Funds
1,115 65
$27,158 05
$27,158 05
32
ANNUAL REPORT
Report of SUPERINTENDENT OF STREETS
Amount expended on Roads in the Town of Oakham, in 1948 South Road Allotment $ 800 00
Old Turnpike Ch. No. 90 Construction 6,000 00
Chapter No. 90 Maintenance 3,600 00
Chapter No. 81 Maintenance
11,100 00
Spencer Road Chapter No. 90 Construction
4,000 00
New Braintree Road Construction
500 00
Scott Road Construction
600 00
26,600 00
Amount Expended on Each Road
1 North Brookfield
$1,305 61
2 New Braintree
908 64
3 East Hill
80 66
4 Hubbardston
None
5 Caldwell
None
6 Pine Plain
None
7 Poverty Square
None
8 Coldbrook
2,176 95
9 Ware's Corner
591 98
10 Robinson
465 96
11 Parmenter
57 56
12 Sanders
57 56
13 South
2,501 62
14 Spencer
4,363 27
15 Flint
None
16 Bechan
724 30
17 Lupa
252 82
18 Crawford
231 35
19 Whitehall
None
20 Old Turnpike
6,993 45
21 Old Turnpike Extension
None
22 Rutland
70 20
23 Swindell
104 10 -
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24 Hapgood
60 00
25 Sargent's Lane
20 00
26 Stone
177 92
27 Rutherford
57 55
28 Lincoln
587 16
29 Maple Street
40 00
30 Barre
1,283 88
31 Daniels
None
32 Bullard
47 49
33 Edson
47 49
34 Happy Hollow
47 49
35 Hunt
449 62
36 Adams
209 36
37 George Lane
259 00
38 J. Gaffney
1,045 96
39 Scott
1,167 93
40 Crocker-Nye
216 12
41 Whitney
235 00
42 Gilboy Road .
None
43 Common Drive
None
44 Town Hall Drive
None
45 Town Garage Drive
None
Total Allotment
$26,600 00
Total Expenditures
26,838 00
Deficit
$ 238 00
Chapter No. 81 Maintenance
Chapter No. 81 State Allotment
9,900 00
Chapter No. 81 Town Appropriation
1,200 00
Expended on Labor and Machinery
7,624 62
Expended on Material
3,616.95
11,241 57
Deficit
141 57
Chapter No. 90 Maintenance
Chapter No. 90 Maintenance State Allotment 1,200 00
Chapter No. 90 Maintenance County Allotment 1,200 00
11,100 00
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Chapter No. 90 Maintenance Town Appropriation
1,200 00
3,600 00
Expended on Labor and Machinery 2,285 69
Expended on Material
1,394 53
3,680 22
Deficit
$ 80 22
Opening and Sanding Roads
Town Allotment
6,000 00
Transferred from Available Funds
339 89
Expended on Labor, Machinery Rental & Material
6,339 89
Machinery Account
1947 Balance carried forward
3,520 16
1948 Received for machinery rental
4,748 44
Transferred from "Fund" to "Account" 6,364 16
Balance in "Fund" carried forward 1,904 44
$8,268 60
$8,268 60
South Road
Town Appropriation
800 00
Expended on Labor and Machinery
799 68
Balance
$ 32
New Braintree Road
Town Appropriation
500 00
Expended on Labor and Material
500 00
Scott Road
Town Appropriation
600 00
Expended on Labor and Michinery
592 22
Balance
7 78
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Spencer Road, Chapter No. 90 Construction
Town Appropriation
1,000 00
State Grant 2,000 00
County Grant
1,000 00
Expended on Labor and Machinery
$3,439 92
Expended for Material
561 93
Deficit
1 85
$4,001 85
$4,001 85
Old Turnpike Chapter No. 90 Construction
Town Appropriation
1,500 00
State Grant
3,000 00
County Grant
1,500 00
Expended on Labor and Machinery
5,014 54
Expended on Material
1,007 92
Deficit
22 46
$6,022 46
$6,022 46
Amount Expended for Labor on Highways
H. N. Butler
1,550 00
Milton Bullard
1,476 32
G. H. Parkman
706 07
Percy Wilbur
68 31
Ralph Young, Jr.
134 87
Herbert Kennan
970 60
Robert Szczuka
1,560 71
Harold Gray, Jr.
878 97
Harold Weeks
74 93
Robert Riffenburg
387 61
Wallace Grimes
1,772 76
Jack Narrow
4 95
Daniel Leno
924 50
Francis Jakshtis
148 51
Ernest Cole
36 83
Harold Gray, Sr.
262 84
James Parsons
93 50
William Parsons
186 15
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ANNUAL REPORT
Gerald Agar
162 35
Asa Shepard
5 95
Lawrence Wilkins
10 20
30 69
Robert D. Learey Alfred Morse
7 92
11,455 54
· Respectfully submitted,
HENRY N. BUTLER,
Superintendent of Streets.
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ANNUAL REPORT
Report of SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1948
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
Mary P. Crawford, Chairman
Term expires 1949
Leone B. Daniels, Secretary
Term expires 1950
George W. Dean
Term expires 1951
SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS
James.R. Childs (To August 1)
Holden 4633
William H. Buker Holden 2370
SUPERVISORS
Cecelia E. Hall, Art (To June 20)
Worcester
Charlotte Kaminski, Art
Holden 2235
Leonard L. Maher, Music
Worcester
SCHOOL NURSE
Brenda T. Sullivan, R. N. Holden 4634
SCHOOL PHYSICIAN
Leroy E. Mayo, M.D. Holden 4441
ATTENDANCE OFFICER
Donald Agar
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