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ANNUAL REPORTS
OF THE TOWN OFFICIALS
OF THE
TOWN OF OAKHAM
Massachusetts
FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1949
UNITED STATES POSTAGE
3 CENTS 3
ANNUAL REPORTS
OF THE TOWN OFFICIALS OF THE
TOWN OF OAKHAM Massachusetts
FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1949
THE BARRE PUBLISHING COMPANY, BARRE, MASSACHUSETTS
TOWN OFFICERS FOR 1949
Town Clerk
DOROTHY P. DAY
Term expires 1952
Selectmen
WILLIAM ZUKUS
Term expires 1950
WILLIAM N. WAREING
JOHN P. O'DONNELL
Term expires 1951 Term expires 1952
Assessors
RUSSELL O. DEAN
Term expires 1950
CHESTER M. ROOD
ELMER V. NEWTON
Term expires 1951 Term expires 1952
Board of Public Welfare
ALICE E. DANIELS to May 16, 1949 DORIS JOHNSON from July 28, 1949 DONALD C. AGAR
EVERETT W. MANN
Term expires 1950 Term expires 1951 Term expires 1952
School Committee
LEONE B. DANIELS
GEORGE W. DEAN
MARY H. PARSONS
Term expires 1950 Term expires 1951 Term expires 1952
Library Trustees
HARRY B. ROBERTS
AUGUSTA M. DEAN
MARION W. BUTLER
Term expires 1950 Term expires 1951 Term expires 1952
Cemetery Committee
WALTER S. WOOD ARTHUR WEBB MINNIE F. WHITE
Term expires 1950 Term expires 1951 Term expires 1952
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TOWN OF OAKHAM ONE-YEAR TERMS
Moderator GEORGE W. DEAN
Tax Collector WALTER G. CHAPMAN
Treasurer , WALTER G. CHAPMAN
Auditor ARTHUR WEBB
Tree Warden WILLIAM ZUKUS
Fence Viewers
HENRY N. BUTLER ALFRED B. MORSE ASA A. SHEPARD
Constables
DONALD C. AGAR LEONARD A. HARDY
STEPHEN L. BARR ELMER V. NEWTON
ANTHONY DOGUL GEORGE H. PARKMAN
Measurers of Wood and Bark
ALFRED B. MORSE SYLVESTER R. DEAN
WALTER A. WOODIS
Measurers of Lumber
ALFRED B. MORSE SYLVESTER R. DEAN WALTER A. WOODIS
Field Drivers
J. FRED ALLEN
JEROME MURPHY
FRED STONE
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ANNUAL REPORT
SELECTMENS' APPOINTMENTS
Inspector of Animals ELMER V. NEWTON
Inspector of Slaughtering ELMER V. NEWTON
Sealer of Weights and Measures DONALD A. RUTHERFORD
Fire Warden HOWARD T. COREY to July 1 CHARLES T. CASAULT from August 15
Moth Superintendent W. FRANCIS BRENNAN
Burial Agent ARTHUR WEBB
Janitor of Hall WINTHROP H. BOYD
Dog Officer WACLAW S. SMICHINSKI
Veterans' Agent
WILLIAM N. WAREING
Superintendent of Streets HENRY N. BUTLER
Superintendent of Schools WILLIAM H. BUKER
Lists of Jurors
W. FRANCIS BRENNAN, Farmer WALTER E. COLE, Factory Worker ANTHONY DOGUL, Factory Worker PHILIP E. DWELLY, Lumber Yard Employee GEORGE H. PARKMAN, Laborer LEROY C. SPINNEY, Electrician WILLIAM N. WAREING, Carpenter
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TOWN OF OAKHAM
Report of TOWN CLERK
VITAL RECORDS OF 1949
BIRTHS
Jan. 6-William Francis Brennan, Jr., son of William F. and Sarah E. (Adams) Brennan.
Apr. 23-Linda Pearl LeClair, daughter of Robert and Doro- thy (Forget) LeClair.
May 22-Eileen Denise Hardy, daughter of Josiah M. and Irma R. (Troy) Hardy.
June 1-David Robert Lonergan, son of Roger H. and Doris M. (Jarvis) Lonergan.
Aug. 17-Patricia Ellen Young, daughter of Ralph T. and Hazel M. (O'Donnell) Young, Jr.
Aug. 31-Darlene Ann Lupa, daughter of Anthony A. and Dorothy V. (Morris) Lupa.
MARRIAGES
Apr. 30-James Burton Parsons, Oakham, and Bettyanne Strange, North Brookfield.
Nov. 12-Henry Thomas Dogul, Oakham, and Helen Carol- ine Laska, Warren.
DEATHS
Y M D
Jan 6-Anna K. (Sundin) Hammarstrom 66
28
Apr. 23-George Emil Arnold 81
4 26
May 16-Alice Emma (Smith) Daniels 78 3 2
June 5-William Gilboy 71
Aug. 23-Hattie S. (Tiffany) Bears
59
Sept. 19-Beatrice T. (Renshaw) Roberts 71
Dec. 5-Carol Ann Chestna 3 9 17
NON-RESIDENTS BURIED IN TOWN
Jan 20-Josephine L. (Hayward) Wright
72 8 9 of New Haven, Conn.
Mar. 17-Mary Barlow, of Worcester 59
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ANNUAL REPORT
REMOVAL FROM U. S. MILITARY CEMETERY MARGRATEN, HOLLAND TO SOUTH CEMETERY, OAKHAM
Interment on April 24, 1949 First Lieutenant Robert C. Dwelly, Jr. World War II
DOG LICENSES
85 males @ $2.00
$170 00
14 Females @ $5.00
70 00
23 Spays @ $2.00
46 00
122 Dogs Licensed $286 00
2 Transfers
SPORTING LICENSES
18 Fishing @ $2.00 $36 00
15 Hunting @ $2.00 30 00
26 Sporting @ $3.25 84 50
14 Womens' and Minors' Fishing @ $1.25
17 50
1 Non-Resident 3-day Fishing @ $1.50
1 50
4 Free (over 70 years)
78 licenses $169 50
2 Camp Licenses @ $.50 1 00
1 Junk Dealer's License 2 00
1 Sunday Ice Cream Permit 1 00
DOROTHY P. DAY,
Town Clerk.
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TOWN OF OAKHAM
Report of CHARLTON HOME FARM ASSOCIATION
for the year ending Dec. 31, 1949
Land and Buildings
$12,000 00
Deposit in Savings Banks
13,259 43
Personal Property 4,983 00
3 U. S. Bonds
2,250 00
Amount Receivable from Towns
1,467 23
Cash in Wardens' account
200 00
Cash in checking account
2,796 79
$36,956 45
RECEIPTS
Cash on hand, Jan. 1, 1949
$2,409 66
Farm Products Sold
362 79
Received from Towns
17,245 94
$20,018 39
EXPENDITURES
Bills Paid
$17,221 60
Cash in Checking Account
2,796 79
$20,018 39
Number of Towns Having Inmates 20
Number of Inmates
35
Number of Towns, not in Ass'n having inmates
5
Number of Inmates from these Towns
8
ROBERT F. TUCKER, President
LESTER P. GATES, Secretary and Treasurer
CARL F. DAVIS,
Auditor.
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ANNUAL REPORT
Report of PUBLIC WELFARE
General Relief
Town Appropriation
$2,000 00
Paid Recipients
$859 69
Balance to Revenue
1,140 31
$2,000 00
$2,000 00
Old Age Administration
Balance Jan. 1, 1949
$635 29
Rec. from Fed. Grants
41 90
Disbursements for 1948
3 72
Labor and Supplies
$654 96
Bal. forward
25 95
$680 91
$680 91
Old Age Assistance
Town Appropriation
$6,000 00
Refunds
32 00
Grants, Federal
4,902 93
Grants, State
2,328 40
Grants, Rutland
41 00
Grants, Worcester
167 84
DISBURSEMENTS
Paid Recipients
$9,484 08
Due from Federal
1 841 00
Due from State
696 24
Bal. Revenue
1,450 85
$13,472 17
$13,472 17
Aid to Dependent Children
Town Appropriation Federal Grants
$2,500 00
765 00
State of Mass. Grants
905 39
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TOWN OF OAKHAM DISBURSEMENTS
Paid Recipients
$3,051 10
Due from State Grants
183 43
Due from Federal Grants
721 96
Bal. to Revenue
213 90
$4,170 39
$4,170 39
Aid to Dependent Children Administration
Bal. Jan. 1, 1949
$6 77
Federal Grants 1949
4 21
DISBURSEMENTS
Bal. to Jan. 1, 1950
$10 98
$10 98
$10 98
Paid to Recipients
Date
Jan.
1-31-49
$391 65
2-15-49
353 29
$744 94
Feb.
2-28-49
387 40
3-15-49
353 25
740 65
2-28-49
8 00
8 00
Mar
3 -12-49
60 53
21 70
82 23
47 05
47 05
3-31-49
369 40
Apr.
4-15-49
374 95
$744 35
4-30-49
363 05
5-15-49
341 05
704 10
May
5-31-49
371 55
6-15-49
343 55
715 10
June
6-30-49
358 65
7-15-49
410 50
769 15
July
7-31-49
344 45
8-15-49
372 65
717 10
Aug.
8-31-49
560 40
9-1-49
346 90
907 30
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ANNUAL REPORT
Sept.
9-15-49
384 30
10-1-49
340 15
724 45
Oct.
10-15-49
353 25
11-1-49
373 55
726 80
Nov.
11-15-49
386 55
12-1-49
553 80
940 35
12-31-49
435 30
1-15-50
435 30
870 60
12-31-49
41 91
41 91
$9,484 08
$9,484 08
Respectfully submitted,
DONALD C. AGAR
EVERETT MANN
DORIS JOHNSON, Clerk
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TOWN OF OAKHAM
Report of FOBES MEMORIAL LIBRARY
For the year Jan. 1, 1949 - Dec. 31st, 1949 Receipts:
Town appropriation
$1,000 00
Dog Tax
184 92
Refund on express for books,
"History of Oakham"
7 15
$1,192 07
$1,192 07
Expenditures:
Services, Janitor, W. Boyd
$150 00
Librarians:
Mrs. Vera Dean
66 00
Mrs. Alice Dean
66 00
Mrs. Lila Wilbur
27 00
Lights
12 00
Fuel
74 03
Books
78 96
Garfield Wright, Furnace
381 40
Postage, Supplies and Express
10 80
Repair on clock
20 88
Mr. Oliver Wilkins, labor
28 00
Removing ashes
6 00
Picture frame
1 00
$922 07
$922 07
Balance
$270 00
Respectfully submitted,
HARRY P. ROBERTS, Chairman MARION W. BUTLER AUGUSTA M. DEAN
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ANNUAL REPORT
TAX COLLECTOR'S REPORT For 1949
Balances and Commitments
1944 Levy Balance forward
1 38
1945 Levy Balance forward
1 90
1946 Levy Balance Forward
2 00
1947 Levy Balance forward
453 69
1948 Levy Balance forward
4,752 59
1949 Levy Commitments
29,507 85
1948 Motor Vehicle Balance forward
2,304 33
1949 Motor Vehicle Commitments Tax Titles taken
146 90
Expense of taking
10 16
$37,274 52
Receipts
Cash on Commitments and balances
28,370 25
Cash on Tax Takings
1,015 40
Tax Titles committed to Treasurer
146 90
Balance due and payable
7,741 37
$37,274 52
TAX BALANCES FORWARD TO 1950
1948 Levy, Real Estate Taxes
165 55
Personal Property
95 09
1949 Levy Real Estate Taxes
5,664 80
Personal Property
1,431 14
Motor Vehicle Excise
358 79
Balance due and payable
$7,741 37
Respectfully submitted,
W. G. CHAPMAN,
Tax Collector.
93 81
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TOWN OF OAKHAM
Report of TOWN TREASURER
Balance Sheets - December 31, 1949
Assets
Cash
Bank
26,463 98
Petty Cash
423 60
Mary Alden Fund
3,184 65
Accounts Receivable
Taxes:
Levy 1948
260 64
Levy 1949
7,121 94
Motor Vehicle Excise
Levy 1949
358 79
Tax Titles (A.R.)
146 90
Departmental Revenue
Aid to Dep. Child.
183 43
Old Age Assistance
94 10
277 53
Aid to Highways
State
8,930 00
County
3,800 00
12,730 00
Under Estimated Accs.
State Parks
14 11
State Audit
306 12
Tub. Hos. Asses.
50 06
370 29
$51,338 32
30,072 23
7,382 58
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ANNUAL REPORT
Liabilities and Reserves
Highway Machinery Rental Fund
2,128 50
Sale of School House Fund 1,500 00
Sale of Fisk Farm Fund
1,200 00
Sale of Cemetery Lots and Graves
90 00
Mary Alden Fund Income
3,184 65
County Tax Assess.
70 22
Federal Grants
Aid to Dep. Child. Admin.
10 98
Old Age Admin. 25 95
36 93
Appropriation Balances
4,000 00.
Overlay Surplus
1,219 48
Reserved for Tax Abatements
Levy 1948
64 29
Levy 1949
1,462 92
1,527 21
Revenue Reserved Until Collected
Motor Vehicle Excise
358 79
Tax Title Revenue
146 90
Departmental Revenue
277 53
Aid to Highways
12,730 00
13,513 22
Surplus Revenue
Current Year
454 03
Prior Years
22,414 08
22,868 11
$51,338 32
Respectfully Submitted W. G. Chapman, Treasurer.
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TOWN OF OAKHAM STATE AUDITOR
Assets
Cash in Bank and office General
29,974 44
Mary Alden Fund Income
3,097 77
33,072 21
Accounts Receivable
Taxes
Levy 1948
266 44
Levy 1949
7,809 13
8,075 57
Motor Vehicle Excise
Levy 1949
423 23
Tax Titles
146 90
Departmental
Aid to Dep. Children
183 43
Old Age Assistance
94 10
277 53
Aid to Highways
State
8,930 00
County
3,800 00
12,730 00
Underestimated 1949
State Parks
14 11
State Audit accounts
306 12
Tuberculosis Hospital
50 06
Overdrawn Accounts
Highways ;-
Chap. No. 90 Main.
2,580 15
Chap. No. 90 Con. T. P.
4,480 92
Chap. No. 90 Con. S. R.
2,999 18
370 29
10,069 25
65,164 98
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ANNUAL REPORT
Liabilities and Reserves
Taxes
Levy 1947
$ 2 00
Federal Taxes Withheld
132 67
County Retirement Deductions
8 53
County Tax
70 22
Mary Alden Fund Income
3,097 77
Sale of School House Fund
1,500 00
Sale of Fisk Farm Fund
1,200 00
Road Machinery Fund
990 49
Sale of Cemetery Lots and Graves
90 00
Federal Grants
Aid to Dep. Children
10 98
Administration Aid
153 00
Old Age Assistance
Administration
136 95
Aid
920 50
1,221 43
Appropriation Balances
14,912 27
Reserve Fund Overlay Surplus
1,219 48
Overlays Reserved for abatements
Levy 1948
64 29
Levy 1949
1,466 92
1,531 21
Revenue Reserved Until Collected
Motor Vehicle Excise
423 23
Tax Titles
146 90
Departmental
277 53
Aid to Highways
12,730 00
Surplus Revenue
Current Year
3,197 17
Prior Years
22,414 08
13,577 66
25,611 25
65,164 98
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TOWN OF OAKHAM
Assets
Trust and Investment Funds
Cash and Securities 28,301 61
$28,301 61
Liabilities and Reserves
Mary Lincoln Alden Fund
5,068 00
Alfred Parks Memorial Library Fund
684 73
Fobes Memorial Library Fund
5,514 51
P. B. Clark Library Fund
2,312 72
G. H. O. Lowell Library Fund
311 16
Samuel Dean Library Fund
1,751 27
Ethel Braman Library Fund
100 00
Henry Wright Park Fund
284 06
Cemetery Perpetual Care Funds
11,131 82
Post War Rehabilitation Fund
1,142 84
$28,301 61
The above named accounts were checked as to securities and bank books on hand as of December 12th, 1949 by the State Auditors. There having been no changes in the ac- counts between that times and the close of our fiscal year this is a copy of their report.
Respectfully Submitted
W. G. Chapman, Treasurer.
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ANNUAL REPORT
Report of CEMETERY COMMITTEE
Town Appropriation
$400 00
Expenditures
397 91
Balance
2 09
LIST OF EXPENDITURES
P. J. White
$365 31
Sharpening Mowers
9 00
Loam
10 00
Arthur Webb, Misc. Exp.
13 60
$397 91
LIST OF RECEIPTS
Annual care, 1948
31 00
Annual care, 1949
37 00
$68 00
Lot Sold
10 00
Trust Fund
$300 00
Respectfully Submitted,
ARTHUR WEBB, Secretary
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TOWN OF OAKHAM
TRUST FUNDS
CEMETERY PERPETUAL CARE FUNDS
Accrued
Balance
Amount
Interest
1-1-50
Lewis Allen
$100 00
$72 90
$172 90
Jesse Allen
100 00
28 98
128 98
Ruth Robinson
50 00
5 74
55 74
Soph. A. Parker
100 00
23 95
123 95
James Boyd
50 00
18 17
68 17
Newcomb Heirs
75 00
11 29
86 29
Francis Robinson
75 00
10 25
85 25
Adin Bullard
100 00
14 14
114 14
Charles A. Fobes
100 00
45 78
145 78
M. M. Macullor
250 00
71 79
328 25
Stephen Lincoln
200 00
86 19
286 19
Weeks & Elliott
100 00
59 02
159 02
Sumner Reed
100 00
72 01
172 01
W. M. Presho
50 00
4 60
54 60
M. O. Ayres
100 00
36 85
136 85
C. W. Hastings
100 00
33 15
133 15
Samuel Ripley
25 00
5 71
30 71
Mary E. Brown
50 00
19 48
68 48
Barr, Moore & Keep
100 00
10 71
110 71
Ella J. Olmstead
50 00
5 88
55 88
Edwin H. Dwelly
100 00
14 39
114 39
Crawford & Malcolm
100 00
8 04
108 04
Edwin Spooner
100 00
9 54
109 54
George .Conant
100 00
6 91
106 91
W. & J. Dwelly
100 00
10 50
110 50
Albert Foster
100 00
30 71
130 71
William A. Nye
100 00
25 94
125 94
William A. Nye
50 00
8 94
58 94
Henry Conant
100 00
9 43
109 43
Samuel R. Dean
100 00
15 18
115 18
Wm. S. Crawford
300 00
79 87
379 87
Lizzie A. Loring
100 00
7 77
107 77
Jerry L. Dunn
100 00
15 25
115 25
Thomas Loring
100 00
7 77
107 77
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Simon O. Butler
100 00
20 93
120 93
Spooner Lot Fund
100 00
17 27
117 27
.Tohn & George Ayres
200 00
28 72
228 72
S. & E. Barr
100 00
9 24
109 24
Skelton & Felton
100 00
9 01
109 91
John E. Stone
100 00
9 70
109 70
Avery Bullard
50 00
6 60
105 60
Mary Boyd
50 00
5 59
55 59
Melvyn E. Green
25 00
1 75
26 75
George H. Morse
100 00
7 50
107 50
Carl M. Wheeler
100 00
7 91
107 91
Austin Trowbridge
100 00
7 80
107 80
Gertrude L. Packard
100 00
9 89
109 89
Peter & Jessie Fitts
100 00
8 73
108 73
Wayland Angier
100 00
8 25
108 25
Charl Christianson
100 00
7 79
107 79
J. Etta Bullard
100 00
7 45
107 45
Wallace Grimes
100 00
8 95
108 95
J. Raymond Wrinn
100 00
5 93
105 93
C. R. Adams
100 00
5 27
105 27
L. N. Haskell
100 00
33 23
133 23
Lyman Walker
100 00
20 96
120 96
A. J. Holden
50 00
5 56
55 56
William A. Fobes
100 00
42 70
142 70
M. T. F. Rugg
100 00
18 02
118 02
Henry A. Morse
100 00
36 48
136 48
William Haskell
100 00
12 76
112 76
Henry P. Wright
100 00
19 92
119 92
Laura Burt
100 00
39 34
139 34
Anna D. Adams
25 00
4 14
29 14
Ed Maynard
10 00
2 74
12 74
Hall & Nourse Fund
100 00
14 19
114 19
F. L. Nickerson
100 00
38 31
138 31
Alfred C. Morse
50 00
6 62
56 62
George M. Ross
100 00
17 01
117 01
Mary J. Clark
100 00
26 14
126 14
George N. Briggs
100 00
17 12
117 12
Chas. B. Green
50 00
4 70
54 70
David Lovell
150 00
54 10
204 10
W. R. Dean
100 00
8 13
108 13
C. C. Clifford
50 00
5 64
55 64
H. W. Lincoln
100 00
14 34
114 34
W. W. Russell
100 00
9 41
109 41
A. & A. Lincoln
100 00
27 08
127 08
H. A. Crawford
100 00
66 98
166 98
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TOWN OF OAKHAM
William C. Abbott
100 00
8 02
108 02
George H. Gould
200 00
94 78
294 78
Daniel Dean
200 00
51 02
251 02
Caroline Maynard
300 00
74 63
374 63
Adam & J. Howard
100 00
11 80
111 80
Eugene Reed
100 00
11 20
111 20
Lillian M. Grime
100 00
4 19
104 19
Adlina Spear
100 00
3 13
103 13
James Leyden
200 00
5 86
205 86
Gladys Brown
100 00
00
100 00
Blanch P. Hunt
100 00
00
100 00
Grace M. Rood
100 00
00
100 00
$9,240 00
$1,891 82
$11,131 82
W. G. CHAPMAN, Treasurer.
Report of MOTH SUPERINTENDENT
Town Appropriation $300.00
Expended for Labor
300.00
Respectfully submitted,
Francis W. Brennan, Superintendent
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ANNUAL REPORT
Report of BOARD OF SELECTMEN
Aid to Dependent Children (Aid)
Town Appropriation
$2,500 00
Federal Grants
765 00
State of Massachusetts Grants
905 39
Paid Aid to Dependent Children
$3,051 10
Due from State Grants
183 43
Due from Federal Grants
721 96
Balance to Revenue
213 90
4,170 39
4,170 39
Aid to Dependent Children (Administration)
Balance Jan. 1, 1949 Admin. Account
6 77
Federal Grants 1949
4 21
Balance to Jan. 1, 1950
10 98
10 98
10 98
Bonding Town Officers
Town Appropriation
75 00
C. H. Allen & Co.
5 00
Healy Bros.
5 00
Robert Dea
41 50
C. H. Allen & Co.
5 00
Credit Balance
18 50
75 00
75 00
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
1950 Assessors Recap, Sheet
282 39
State Parks and Reservations
14 11
State Audit
268 28
282 39
282 39
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TOWN OF OAKHAM
Town Common
Town Appropriation
50 00
Repairs - Material
11 81
Labor - Care of Common
38 19
50 00
50 00
.
County Treasurer
Paid County Treasurer (Dog Tax)
261 80
Paid T. B. Hospital Assessment
506 89
County Tax
1,239 62
2,008 31
Cemeteries
Town Appropriation
400 00
Paid for Care of Cemteries
397 91
Credit Balance
2 09
400 00
400 00
Four "H" Club
Town Appropriation
100 00
Paid Four "H" Expenses
99 28
Credit Balance
72
100 00
100 00
Inspection of Animals
Town Appropriation
35 00
Paid Elmer V. Newton, Inspector
35 00
35 00
35 00
Inspection of Meats and Provisions
Town Appropriation
25 00
Paid Elmer V. Newton
25 00
25 00
25 00
Insurance (Fire)
Town Appropriation
200 00
Paid Smiley Kingsbury
25 40
Credit Balance
174 60
200 00
200 00
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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
25 00
Paid Oakham Congregational Church
25 00
25 00
25 00
Library
Town Appropriation
1,000 00
County Dog Tax
184 92
Refund
7 15
Expenses of Library
922 07
Credit Balance
270 00
1,192 07
1,192 07
Memorial Day
Town Appropriation
100 00
Memorial Day Expenses
100 00
100 00
100 00
Board of Health
Town Appropriation
100 00
Credit Balance
100 00
100 00
100 00
Town Appropriation
25 00
Waclaw Smichinski
25 00
25 00
25 00
Fire Department
Town Appropriation
300 00
Paid Labor and Materials
244 02
Credit Balance
55 98
300 00
300 00
Dog Officer
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TOWN OF OAKHAM
Fire - Special Appropriation
Appropriation
160 00
Paid for Stove and Fuel
150 75
Credit Balance
9 25
160 00
160 00
Fire - Special Appropriation -
Appropriation
114 80
Paid Frank A. Smith & Son
100 14
Credit Balance
14 66
Military Aid
Town Appropriation
500 00
Veterans Benefits
28 80
Credit Balance
471 20
500 00
500 00
Moth Suppression
Town Appropriation
300 00
Payrolls for Moth Suppression
300 00
300 00
300 00
Miscellaneous
Town Appropriation
Dues Assessors' Association
8 00
Collectors' and Treasurers' Ass'n
2 00
Selectmen & Clerk
13 00
Telephone
40 20
Assessors' Abstracts
16 90
Purington Lock Co.
12 75
Sharpening Lawnmower
1 81
Credit Balance
55 34
150 00
150 00
Machinery Account
Received from Machinery Fund
4,000 00
Adjust, 1948 Acct. by Auditor
195 60
Paid Labor, Machinery, and Material
3,177 09
Credit Balance
1,018 51
4,195 60
4,195 60
114 80
114 80
150 00
27
ANNUAL REPORT
Old Age Assistance (Aid)
Town Appropriation
6,000 00
All Grants
7,440 17
Refunds
32 00
Paid to Recipients of Old Age
9,484 08
Due from Federal Grants
1,841 00
Due from State Grants
696 24
Credit Balance
1,450 85
13,472 17
13,472 17
Old Age Assistance (Administration)
Balance, Jan. 1, 1949
635 29
Rec. from Federal Grants
41 90
Disbursements for 1948
3 72
Paid Administration for 1949
654 96
Balance forwarded to 1950 Account
25 95
680 91
680 91
Painting Memorial Hall
Town Appropriation
500 00
Paid Henry Urban
500 00
500 00
500 00
Police Department
Town Appropriation
Paid Donald Agar
49 00
Credit Balance
1 00
50 00
50 00
Printing
Town Appropriation
500 00
Paid for Printing
436 51
Credit Balance
63 49
500 00
500 00
Reserve Fund
Town Appropriation
600 00
Transferred to Care Town Hall
14 30
Credit Balance
585 70
600 00
600 00
50 00
28
TOWN OF OAKHAM
ROAD ACCOUNTS Lincoln Road
Town Appropriation
Labor and Material
484 93
Credit Balance
15 07
500 00
500 00
New Braintree Road
Town Appropriation
500 00
Labor and Material
492 04
Credit Balance
7 96
500 00
500 00
Scott Road
Town Appropriation
600 00
Labor and Material
597 19
Credit Balance
2 81
600 00
600 00
South Road
Town Appropriation
800 00
Labor and Material
798 99
Credit Balance
1 01
800 00
800 00
Stone Road
Town Appropriation
500 00
Labor and Material
499 92
Credit Balance
08
500 00
500. 00
Spencer Road Chapter 90 Construction
Town Appropriation State Allotment
1,000 00
County Allotment
1,000 00
Labor and Materials Deficit
4,009 18
9 18
4,009 18
4,009 18
2,000 00
500 00
29
ANNUAL REPORT
Old Turnpike - Chapter 90 Construction
Town Appropriation
1,500 00
State Allotment
3,000 00
County Allotment
1,500 00
Labor and Material
5,980 92
Credit Balance
19 08
6,000 00
6,000 00
Chapter 81 - Maintenance
Town Appropriation
1,200 00
State Allotment
11,000 00
Labor and Materials
12,199 48
Credit balance
52
12,200 00
12,200 00
Chapter 90 Maintenance
Town Appropriation
1,300 00
State Allotment
1,300 00
County Allotment
1,300 00
Labor and Material
3,889 15
Credit Balance
10 85
3,900 00
3,900 00
Opening and Sanding Roads
Town Appropriation
3,000 00
Labor, Materials and Trucks
2,653 60
Credit Balance
346 40
3,000 00
3,000 00
Sealer of Weights and Measures
Town Appropriation
10 00
Paid Donald Rutherford
10 00
10 00
10 00
Schools
Town Appropriation
17,000 00
Expenditures
16,820 50
Credit Balance
179 50
17,000 00
17,000 00
30
TOWN OF OAKHAM
Special School Repair Fund
Town Appropriation
5,000 00
Expenditures
894 67
Credit Balance
105 33
Reserved for 1950 Appropriation
4,000 00
5,000 00
5,000 00
Schools Industrial
Town Appropriation
2,000 00
Paid Tuition to City of Worcester
1,221 30
Credit Balance
778 80
2,000 00
2,000 00
Street Lights
Town Appropriation
Paid Gardner Electric Light Co.
384 00
Credit Balance
72 00
456 00
456 00
Tree Warden
Town Appropriation
100 00
Credit Balance
100 00
100 00
100 00
Tax Refunds
Tax Refunds by Assessors' Abstracts
5 87
Paid by Treasurer on Collector's Orders
5 87
5 87
5 87
Town Hall (Care)
Town Appropriation
300 00
Paid Gardner Electric Light Co.
182 15
Paid Winthrop Boyd, Janitor
120 00
Paid Conant & Parker Telephone Co. Deficit
12 15
14 30
314 30
314 30
456 00
31
ANNUAL REPORT
Town Officers, Chap. 41, Sec. 108
Town Appropriation
1,345 00
Town Clerk, Dorothy P. Day 85 00
Selectmen - William Zukus, Chairman 100 00 Wiliam N. Wareing 75 00
John P. O'Donnell 75 00
Assessors - Chester M. Rood, Chairman 100 00
Russell O. Dean, Clerk 100 00
Elmer V. Newton 75 00
Treasurer - Walter G. Chapman 300 00
Tax Collector - Walter G. Chapman 250 00
Audtior - Arthur Webb
75 00
Moderator - George W. Dean
10 00
Board of Public Welfare
Estate of Alice Daniels, Clerk 10 41
Doris Johnson, Clerk
14 59
Donald C. Agar
15 00
Everett W. Mann
15 00
School Committee
George W. Dean, Chairman
10 00
Leone B. Daniels, Secretary 25 00
Mary H. Parsons
10 00
1,345 00
1,345 00
Cementing Floor in Highway Department Garage
Town Appropriation
300 00
Labor and Materials
289 26
Credit Balance
10 74
300 00
300 00
Town Officers, Election and Registration
Town Appropriation Ballot Clerks
200 00
Doris Johnson
9 00
Lila Wilbur
9 00
Margaret Bechan
9 00
Irma Hardy
9 00
32
TOWN OF OAKHAM
Registrars
Dorothy Day
10 00
William Zukus 5 00
William Wareing
3 00
John O'Donnell
2 00
Census
Doris Johnson
35 00
Credit Balance
109 00
200 00
200 00
Town Officers' Supplies
Town Officers' Supplies
800 00
Paid for Supplies
681 17
Credit Balance
118 83
800 00
800 00
Trust Funds
Received from Henry Wright
284 06
Received from Gladys Brown
100 00
Received from Ethel Braman
100 00
Received from Blanche P. Hunt
100 00
Received from Grace M. Rood
100 00
To Trust and Investment Funds
684 06
684 06
684 06
Public Welfare
Town Appropriation
2,000 00
Paid for Welfare
859 69
Credit Balance
1,140.31
2,000 00
2,000 00
Federal Withholding Tax
Taxes withheld by Treasurer
1,200 48
Paid to U. S. Collector, Internal Revenue 1,200 48
1,200 48
1,200 48
33
ANNUAL REPORT
Worcester County Retirement Fund
Taxes Withheld by Treasurer 193 23
Paid to Worcester County Treasurer 193 32
193 32 193 32
Post War Account, Income
Deposit in North Brookfield Savings Bank 12 50
Town Warrants for the year $80,383 07
Respectfully submitted,
WILLIAM ZUKUS
WILLIAM N. WAREING 1
JOHN P. O'DONNELL
Selectmen of Oakham.
34
TOWN OF OAKHAM
Report of SUPERINTENDENT OF STREETS
Amount allotted to be expended on roads in town of Oakham in 1949
South Road Allotment
$800 00
Old Turnpike, Chap. 90 Construction
6,000 00
Chapter 90 Maintenance
3,900 00
Chapter 81 Maintenance
12,200 00
Spencer road, Chap. 90 Construction
4,000 00
New Braintree Road Construction
500 00
Scott Road Construction
600 00
Lincoln Road Oiling
500 00
Stone Road Construction
500 00
$29,000 00
Amounted Expended on Each Road
1 North Brookfield
$623 79
2 New Braintree
1,711 78
3 East Hill
342 35
4 Hubbardston
None
5 Caldwell
None
6 Pine Plain
None
7 Poverty Square
None
8 Coldbrook
1,440 29
9 Wares Corner
1,067 81
10 Robinson
367 27
11 Parmenter
130 35
12 Sanders
130 35
13 South
1,726 97
14 Spencer
4,325 31
15 Flint
None
16 Bechan
422 13
17 Lupa
431 29
18 Crawford
345 45
19 Whitehall
None
20 Old Turnpike
6,831 69
21 Old Turnpike Extension
None
22 Rutland
807 66
35
ANNUAL REPORT
23 Swindell
65 00
24 Hapgood
170 78
25 Sargents Lane
20 12
26 Stone
565 11
27 Rutherford
111 20
28 Lincoln
1,475 31
29 Maple Street
51 45
30 Barre
1,131 60
31 Daniels
10 00
32 Bullard
204 67
33 Edson
120 15
34 Happy Hollow
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