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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, 1953
ANNUAL REPORTS
OF THE TOWN OFFICIALS OF THE
TOWN OF OAKHAM
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FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR ENDING
DECEMBER 31, 1953
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ANNUAL REPORT
TOWN OFFICERS FOR 1953
Town Clerk
DOROTHY P. DAY
Term expires 1955
Selectmen
HENRY W. STONE, JR.
JOHN P. O'DONNELL
ROGER H. LONERGAN
Term expires 1954 Term expires 1955
Term expires 1956
Assessors
CHESTER M. ROOD
LUDWICK SZCZUKA W. FRANCIS BRENNAN
Term expires 1954 Term expires 1955 Term expires 1956
Board of Public Welfare
DONALD C. AGAR
MARGUERITE M. TROY
WALTER G. CHAPMAN
Term expires 1954 Term expires 1955 Term expires 1956
School Committee
WILLARD C. RUTHERFORD MARY H. PARSONS
PHILIP E. DWELLY
Term expires 1954 Term expires 1955 Term expires 1956
Library Trustees
JOHN P. DAY PHILIP B. BURGESS WINIFRED B. LANE
Term expires 1954 Term expires 1955 Term expires 1956
Cemetery Committee
ARTHUR WEBB MINNIE F. WHITE FREDERICK G. STONE
Term expires 1954 Term expires 1955 Term expires 1956
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ONE-YEAR TERMS
Moderator LEROY C. SPINNEY
Tax Collector WALTER G. CHAPMAN
Treasurer WALTER G. CHAPMAN
Auditor
O. HAROLD ERICKSON
Tree Warden PERCY F. WILBUR
Fence Viewers
ALFRED B. MORSE ELMER V. NEWTON HERBERT B. PERRY, JR.
Constables
DONALD C. AGAR JOSEPH R. GALLANT
STEPHEN L. BARR LEONARD A. HARDY
WALTER E. COLE GEORGE H. PARKMAN
Measurers of Wood and Bark
ALFRED B. MORSE WALTER A. WOODIS CHARLES R. DEAN
Measurer of Lumber
ALFRED B. MORSE WALTER A. WOODIS CHARLES R. DEAN
Field Drivers
J. FRED ALLEN JEROME MURPHY
FREDERICK G. STONE
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SELECTMEN'S APPOINTMENTS
Inspector of Animals ELMER V. NEWTON
Inspector of Slaughtering ELMER V. NEWTON
Sealer of Weights and Measures FREDERICK G. STONE
Fire Warden LEONARD A. HARDY
Moth Superintendent ELMER V. NEWTON
Burial Agent ARTHUR WEBB
Janitor of Memorial Hall WINTHROP H. BOYD
Dog Officer WACLAW S. SMICHINSKI
Veterans' Agent WALTER E. COLE
Superintendent of Streets
HAROLD E. GRAY JR. RALPH T. YOUNG
To September 26 from November 7
Chief of Police DONALD C. AGAR
Wire Inspector RALPH L. DOWNER
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ANNUAL REPORT Civilian Defense Director W. FRANCIS BRENNAN
List of Jurors
LESLIE C. ARMS, Contractor WALTER E. COLE, Factory Worker PHILIP E. DWELLY, Lumber Company Salesman
JACK E. NARROW, Factory Worker WILLARD C. RUTHERFORD, Poultryman LEROY C. SPINNEY, Electrician WILLIAM N. WAREING, Carpenter
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Report of the TOWN CLERK
VITAL RECORDS OF 1953
BIRTHS
February
9-Margery Gray, daughter of Harold E. and Nancy (Ward) Gray.
13-Dennis John Lucier, son of Adelard J. and Ruth A. (Leno) Lucier.
21-Carol Anne Wilkins, daughter of Ronald W. and Gloria H. (Holway) Wilkins.
April
17-Beth Andrea Burgess, daughter of Philip B. and Nancy G. (Fox) Burgess.
June
2-June Christine Foley, daughter of Charles E. and Alice (Gagnon) Foley.
August
13-Steven Tryon Walker, son of Alfred S. and Dorothy A. (Phelan) Walker, Jr.
September
5-Monica Anne Young, daughter of Edward J. and Jean- nette L. (Grise) Young.
October
23-Richard Clayton Nahkala, son of Weikko I. and Helen (Bealand) Nahkala.
24-George Lindsey Edwards, Jr., son of George L. and Hannah S. (Horstman) Edwards.
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November
19-Joanne Dorothy Lupa, daughter of Anthony A. and Dorothy V. (Morris) Lupa.
December
5-Laurie Susan Crawford, daughter of Alexander B. and Vivian E. (Loring) Crawford.
MARRIAGES
June
20-Alphonse A. Jacques, Jr., Sturbridge, and Mildred A. Bechan, Oakham.
27-Richard L. Wilbur, Oakham and Pauline R. Upham, Millbury.
August
1-Robert C. Phoenix, Oakham, and Phyllis R. Bechan, Oakham.
October
10-Charles F. Howe, New Braintree and Carol E. Riffen- burg, Oakham.
DEATHS
January
Y
M
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15-Lillian M. Grime
60
11
24
.
February
20-Henry F. Cooley
63
4
14
April
21-Henry R. Streeter
74
11
6
May
8-Lillian A. Hardy
47
5
14
October
28-Minnie M. Day
78
11
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NON-RESIDENTS BURIED IN TOWN
Date of Death
Y M D
January
19-A. Warren Dean, Everett
62
1 18
March .
17-Caroline A. Arnold, Howard, R.I.
89
11 16
April
21-Josephine Olmstead, New York, N.Y. 93
May
10-Alberta Angelopoulos, Roxbury 24
December
14-Lester W. Knight, Leicester
76
2 13
DOG LICENSES
77 Males @ $2.00
$ 154 00
22 Females @ $5.00
110 00
32 Spayed @ $2.00
64 00
131 dogs licensed
$328 00
Fees retained - 20 cents each
26 20
Net Return
301 80
SPORTING LICENSES
30 Fishing @ $3.25
$ 97 50
12 Hunting @ $3.25
39 00
23 Sporting @ $5.25
120 75
2 Minors' Fishing @ $1.25
2 50
12 Women's Fishing @ $2.25
27 00
2 Trapping @ $7.75
15 50
1 Non-resident 3-day Fishing @ $2.75
2 75
1 Non-resident Fishing $7.75
7 75
2 Duplicate @ $.50
1 00
6 Sporting and Trapping (over 70 years)
Free
2 Military Sporting
Free
93 licenses issued $ 313 75
Fees retained 25 cents each except duplicate & free 20 75
Net Return $ 293 00
DOROTHY P. DAY,
Town Clerk
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Report of BOARD OF SELECTMEN
Appropriation - Town Officers Salaries $ 1,610 00
Town Clerk
Paid
Dorothy P. Day
$
125 00
Selectmen
Paid
Henry W. Stone, Jr., Chairman $ 100 00
John P. O'Oonnell 75 00
Roger H. Lonergan
75 00
Assessors
Paid
Chester M. Rood, Chairman $ 100 00
W. Francis Brennan 75 00
Ludwick Szczuka 75 00
Dorothy P. Day, Clerk
50 00
Board of Public Welfare
Paid
Donald C. Agar, Chairman $ 15 00
Walter G. Chapman, Clerk 25 00
Marguerite M. Troy 15 00
Treasurer
Paid
Walter G. Chapman $ 400 00
Tax Collector
Paid
Walter G. Chapman $ 350 00
School Committee
Paid
Willard C. Rutherford, Chairman $ 10 00
Philip E. Dwelly 10 00
Mary H. Parsons, Clerk 25 00
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Auditor
Paid
O. Harold Erickson
$ 75 00
Moderator
Paid Leroy C. Spinney
$ 10 00
$ 1,610 00 $
1,610 00
Inspection of Animals
Appropriation Paid
$
35 00
Elmer V. Newton
$
35 00
Inspection of Slaughtering
$
25 00
Appropriation
Paid
Elmer V. Newton
$
25 00
Inspection of Wires
Appropriation
Paid
Ralph L. Downer
$ 20 59
Balance to Revenue
4 41
$ 25 00 $ 25 00
Dutch Elm Disease
Appropriation
$ 105 00
Transferred from Reserve Fund
89 85
Paid
Daniel Leno
$ 9 20
J. F .Allen Elmer V. Newton
90 85
94 80
$ 194 85 $ 194 85
$ 25 00
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Moth Suppression
Appropriation Paid
Elmer V. Newton
$ 86 40
J. F. Allen Balance to Revenue
82 80
40 80
$ 210 00 $
210 00
Tree Warden
Appropriation
$
50 00
Paid for Labor
Percy F. Wilbur
$ 27 10
Edward Kennan
18 40
Paid for Material 1 Saw Balance to Revenue
4 25
25
$ - 50 00 $
50 00
Sealer of Weights & Measures
Appropriation (Plus Fees)
Paid
Frederick G. Stone
$ 10 00
Dog Officer
Appropriation
Transferred from Reserve Fund
5 00
Paid
Waclaw S. Smichinski
for services
$ 30 00
$ 30 00 $
30 00
Police Department
Appropriation
$ 75 00
Paid
Donald C. Agar, Chief
$
64 00
Balance to Revenue
11 00
$ 75 00 $ 75 00
$ 210 00
$ 25 00
$
10 00
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Elections and Registration
Appropriation
$ 125 00
Paid
Dorothy P. Day
Registering Voters
$ 5 00
Recording Vital Statistics
16 00
Paid
Anne M. Dwelly, Census 35 00
Ballot Clerks and Tellers:
Marguerite M. Troy
9 00
Annie C. Robinson
9 00
William Zukus
9 00
Rita A. Dod
5 00
Constable, Donald C. Agar
10 00
Balance to Revenue
26 50
$ 125 00 $ 125 00
Surety Bonds
Appropriation
$
100 00
Paid
Healy Bros - on Town Clerk $ 5 00
27 00
Robert Dea - on Treasurer
on Tax Collector 51 00
on Asst. Treasurer 10 00
7 00
$ 100 00 $ 100 00
Town Officers Supplies
Appropriation
$ 500 00
Paid
For Tax Collector & Treas. $ 162 62
For Town Clerk
54 77
For Assessors
85 11
For Auditor
13 38
For Selectmen
41 65
Balance to Revenue
142 47
Balance to Revenue
$ 500 00 $ 500 00
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Printing
Appropriation
$ 600 00
Paid
For Selectmen - Town Reports $ 396 90
For Treasurer & Collector:
Envelopes, Bills, Receipts
109 99
For Town Clerk:
Ballots, Envelopes
22 70
Balance to Revenue
70 41
$ 600 00 $
600 00
Miscellaneous
Appropriation
$ 150 00
Transferred from Reserve Fund
50 00
Available from Tax Title Fund
1 00
Paid
For Dues: Selectmen $ 16 00
Treasurer & Collector
5 00
Assessors
9 00
Clerk
9 00
Clerk's Subscription to Recorder
2 50
Paid For:
Rental telephone No. 15
42 25
Departmental outside calls
23 35
Recording Tax Title
1 00
Ralph W. Igoe, Town Counsel
50 00
Balance to Revenue.
42 90
$ 201 00 $
201 00
Memorial Hall Maintenance
$
600 00
Paid
Winthrop H. Boyd, Janitor $ 120 00
A. C. Bowler Co.,
Bright star batteries
14 96
C. Arthur Hanson, piano tuning
7 00
Worcester County Electric Co., Electricity
313 56
Balance to Revenue
144 48
$ 600 00 $ 600 00
Appropriation
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Memorial Hall Basement
Transferred from Public Welfare - Old Age
Assistance by Town Meeting,
December 29, 1953 $ 1,000 00
Balance December 31, 1953 $ 1,000 00 One-Fourth of Insurance on Old Town Hall $ 27 50 Appropriation
Paid
Oakham Congregational Church $ 27 50
Employees' Compensation Insurance
Appropriation Refund
$ 678 00 49 99
Paid
Frank A. Smith & Son $ 631 14
New England Distributors Security System
27 75
Balance to Revenue
69 10
$ 727 99 $
727 99
Fire Insurance
Appropriation
600 00 $
Paid
On Town Bldgs. & Fixtures: Smiley Kingsbury Ins. Agency $ 13 30
285 18
I. E. Irish, Inc. Frank A. Smith & Son
230 64
Balance to Revenue 70 88
$ 600 00 $
600 00
Town Common
$
60 00
Paid
Percy F. Wilbur, for work on large tree
$ 14 95
Elizabeth A. Black,
40 00
for mowing lawn
5 05
Balance to Revenue
$ 60 00 $
60 00
Appropriation
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Street Lights
Appropriation
$ 510 00
Paid
Worcester County Electric Co. $ 391 50
Balance to Revenue
118 50
$ 510 00 $ 510 00
Chapter 81 Maintenance
Appropriation
$ 13,200 00
Total Expenditures
$ 13,196 55
Unexpended Balance - To Revenue
3 45
$ 13,200 00 $ 13,200 00
Chapter 90 Maintenance
Appropriation
$ 4,200 00
Total Expenditures $ 4,194 07
Unexpended Balance - To Revenue
5 93
$ 4,200 00 $
4,200 00
Chapter 90 Construction Contract 14,152 - Spencer and Robinson Roads
Appropriation
$ 7,970 08
Total Expenditures
$ 1,745 71
Unexpended Balance
6,224 37
$ 7,970 08 $
7,970 08
Contract 14821 - Robinson Road
Appropriation
$ 10,000 00
Total Expenditures
$ 1,664 91
Unexpended Balance
8,335 09
$ 10,000 00 $ 10,000 00 NOTE: Balances on these contracts to be carried over for expenditures during 1954.
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SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS
Scott Road
Appropriation
$ 1,200 00
Total Expenditures $ 1,156 97
Unexpended Balance - To revenue
43 03
$ 1,200 00 $ 1,200 00
Rutherford Road
Appropriation
$ 500 00
Total Expenditures
$ 439 26
Unexpended Balance
60 74
$ 500 00 $
500 00
Snow Removal and Sanding
Appropriation
$ 4,000 00
Transferred from Old Age
Assistance Account
1,000 00
December 29, 1953
Total Available Funds
$
5,000 00
Total Expenditures
$ 3,232 04
Unexpended Balance - to revenue 1,767 96
$ 5,000 00 $ 5,000 00
Machinery Account
Trans. from Machinery Fund, Mar. 2, 1953 $ 2,200 00
Trans. from Machinery Fund, Apr. 13, 1953 600 00
Trans. from Machinery Fund, Dec. 29, 1953 200 00
Total Available Funds $ 3,000 00
Total Expenditures $ 2,784 64
Unexpended Balance
$ 215 36
Returned to Machinery Fund Dec. 31, 1953.
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Machinery Fund
On Hand, January 1, 1953
$ 2,486 14
Received Machinery Rentals
Trucks
$ 1,426 20
Snow Plows
85 25
Tractor and Bulldozer
33 25
Scraper and Hone
8 00
Total Rentals
$ 1,552 70
Total Available Funds
4,038 84 $
Transferred to Machinery Account
March 2, 1953
$ 2,200 00
April 13, 1953
600 00
December 29, 1953
200 00
$ 3,000 00
Balance December 31, 1953
$
1,038 84
$ 4,038 84 $
4,038 84
Balance in Fund, December 31, 1953
$1,038 84
Returned from Mach. Acct. 12-31-53
215 36
Amount in Fund, January 1, 1954 $
1,254 20
HIGHWAY REPORT - GENERAL SUMMARY
Account
Total Appropriation Expenditure
State Reimburse- ment
County Net Town Reimburse- Funds ment Expended
Chap. 81, Maint.
$ 13,200 00 $ 13,196 55
$ 12,096 84
$ 1,099 71
Chap. 90 Maint.
4,200 00
4,194 07
1,398 02 $
1,398 02
1,398 03
Chap. 90 Cons.
17,970 08
3,410 62
1,705 31
852 65
852 66
Scott and Rutherford Roads
1,700 00
1,596 23
1,596 23
Snow Removal and Sanding
4,000 00
3,232 04
3,232 04
$ 41,070 08 $ *25,629 51
$ 15,200 17 $
2,250 67 $
8,178 67
*Does not include expenditures from Machinery Account.
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ANNUAL REPORT SUMMARY OF EXPENDITURES
LABOR
Name Classification & Hourly Rate Amount
Ronald Wilkins, Supt., $1.40 hr. $ 106 40
Harold F. Gray, Supt., $1.65 hr. 1,547 70
Ralph T. Young, Jr., Supt., $1.65 hr.
244 20
Percy F. Wilbur, laborer & driver, $1.15-$1.25 hr.
1,469 64
Edward F. Kennan, laborer, $1.15-$1.25 hr.
1,415 23
Daniel Leno, laborer, $1.15-$1.25 hr.
708 98
Robert Riffenberg, laborer & driver, $1.15-$1.25 hr.
441 80
Harold Spielvogel, laborer, $1.15-$1.25 hr.
42 55
David Wells, laborer, $1.15 hr.
31 05
Weikko Nahkala, laborer, $1.15 hr.
4 60
George Fontaine, laborer, $1.15 hr.
3 45
Walter E. Cole, laborer, $1.25 hr.
2 50
Harold Weeks, grader operator, $1.75 hr.
35 00
George Prouty, grader operator, $1.75 hr.
42 00
James Parsons, driver, $1.25 hr.
49 85
Total Labor
$ 6,144 95
EQUIPMENT
Owner Type of Equipment & Hourly Rate
Amount
Town of Oakham
Trucks, $1.40 hr.
$ 1,426 20
Plows, .50 hr.
85 25
Tractor, $2.75 hr.
16 50
Bulldozer, $3.35 hr.
16 75
Scraper, .50 hr.
7 00
Hone, .25 hr.
1 00
Total Town Owned Equipment (Rentals) $ 1,552 70
Town of Hardwick, Roller, $5.00 hr.
$ 75 00
Town of Barre, Grader, $4.75 hr.
95 00
Town of New Braintree, Grader, $6.50 hr.
568 75
Town of North Brookfield, Compressor, $3.50 hr.
24 50
Town of North Brookfield, Sander, $1.00 hr.
26 00
Stanley Jamara, Sander, $1.00 hr.
52 00
Stanley Jamara, Loader, $5.00 hr.
25 00
Michael DeMarco, Loader, $4.50 hr.
24 75
Michael DeMarco, trucks, $3.00-$5.50 hr.
1,169 25
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Stanley Jamara, trucks, $4.25-$5.50 hr.
1,324 30
Benjamin Kazemekas, trucks, $4.25 hr. 127 50
Blake Bros., trucks, $4.25-$5.50 hr.
895 62
Ralph T. Young, Jr., trucks, $4.25-$5.50 hr.
1,355 25
Ralph T. Young, Jr., Shovel, $9.60 hr.
1,732 80
Ralph T. Young, Sr., Trailer, $7.50 hr.
56 25
Ralph T. Young, Sr., Bulldozer, $6.00 hr.
195 00
Fred Grise, Bulldozer, $8.50 hr.
178 50
Charles Uracius, Mower, $4.00 hr.
224 00
William Sandman, Backhoe, $5.00 hr.
10 00
Percy Wilbur, Automobile
7 17
Total Outside Equipment
$ 8,166 64
Total Equipment
$ 9,719 34
SUMMARY OF EXPENDITURES
Materials and Services
Vendor
Item
Amount
Independent Coal Tar Co., Tar and Oil
$ 6,649 09
Holden Trap Rock Co., Cold Patch
647 45
New England Metal Culvert Co., Culverts and Fittings
308 03
Camosse Bros., Cement blocks
17 00
William Zukus, Gravel
149 40
Martin Wisniewski, Gravel
13 40
John Robinson, Gravel
144 20
Stanley Jamara, Gravel
9 00
Stanley Jamara, Sand
1,002 73
Worcester Chemical Co., Calcium
302 40
Brewer Co., Calcium
144 00
Furnace Grain Co., Cement
15 10
State Prison, Posts and signs
250 25
George F. Blake, Cable
74 16
George F. Blake, Reinforcing
34 36
John J. Lane, Blasting
20 15
Gordon Young, Welding
62 00
Charles Cassault, Painting
10 00
J. Klimavich, Painting
15 00
Varney's Garage, 1953 Ford F-6 Truck
2,000 00
Varney's Garage, Parts and Service
22 86
Mike's Garage, Truck Repairs
86 60
Goldstein & Gurwitz, Snow plow repairs
12 44
83 73
St. Pierre Chain Co., Tire chains Ken Jones, Tires
65 23
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Gulf Oil Co., Gasoline 133 20
Ralph's Gulf Station, Oil, grease and servicing 40 20
Ralph T. Young, Jr., Repairing plows 16 00
Robert T. Quigley, Misc. hardware and paint
56 97
Briggs Bros., Lumber
24 58
Frank Smith, Insurance
89 02
Miscellaneous, shipping, electricity, hardware, etc.
52 81
Total Materials and Services
$ 12,550 36
SUMMARY
Labor
$ 6,144 95
Equipment
9,719 34
Materials and Services
12,550 36
Total Highway
Expenditures
$ 28,415 65
SUMMARY OF EXPENDITURES BY STREETS
Road or Street
Length Miles
Chap. 81 Maint.
Chap. 90 Maint
Chap 90 Const.
Special Approp.
Total
No. Brookfield
3.95
$ 311 56
$ 803 22
$
$
1,114 78 $
New Braintree
2.50
822 83
822 83
East Hill
1.56
77 33
77 33
Coldbrook
3.14
170 60
868 43
1,039 03
Ware Corner
1.10
517 30
9 25
526 55
Robinson
0.83
23 90
1,664 91
1,688 81
Parmenter
0.41
44 80
44 80
Sanders
0.60
142 49
142 49
South
1.80
678 29
678 29
Spencer
2.61
869 88
132 20
1,745 71
2,747 79
Bechan
1.07
2,227 10
2,227 10
Lupa
1.64
459 13
459 13
Crawford
0.89
216 24
216 24
Old Turnpike
4.79
236 08
2,133 07
2,369 15
Rutland
0.77
72 73
247 90
320 63
Swindle
0.19
19 25
19 25
Hapgood
0.55
207 45
207 45
Stone
0.58
215 31
215 31
Rutherford
0.79
356 14
439 26
795 40
Lincoln
2.18
1,490 57
1,490 57
Maple
0.33
179 47
179 47
Barre
1.55
856 20
856 20
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Bullard
0.70
89 84
89 84
24
Edson
0.67
167 91
167 91
Hunt
0.95
346 92
346 92
Adams
1.41
359 60
359 60
George's Lane
0.80
185 65
185 65
Gaffney
1.10
591 99
591 99
Scott
1.54
194 44
1,156 97
1,351 41
Crocker Nye
1.25
592 70
592 70
Whitney
0.36
183 68
183 68
Common Drives
0.06
139 48
139 48
Town Hall Drives
0.05
145 19
145 19
Town Garage
0.03
4 50
4 50
Poverty Square
0.29
Flint
0.34
Whitehall
0.05
Sargent's Lane
0.10
Happy Hollow
0.15
Gilboy
0.11
Daniels
0.10
TOTALS
43.89
$13,196 55
$4,194 07
$3,410 62
$1,596 23
$22,397 47
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INVENTORY - DECEMBER 31, 1953
EQUIPMENT
Picks
4
Bulldozer cab
1
Pitch forks
1
Power grindstone
1
Pliers, chain
2
Sander
1
Punch
1
Snow plows
Rakes
5
Tractor
1
Saws
Truck
4
Carpenter saws 1
Tractor, International
1
Crosscut saws
1
Truck, 1953 Ford, F-6
1
Hacksaws 42"
1
Anvil
1
Snaths
3
Axes
2
Bars
3
Long handle
3
Straw brooms
2
Square point
4
Push brooms
3
Square, steel
1
Wire brooms
1
Stone forks
5
Brush cutters
2
Tampers
2
Bush hooks
1
Tire irons
3
Chains
Trowels
2
Cross Chains
96
Vise
1
Log chains 4
Wrenches
Side chains
50 ft.
End wrenches 1/2 set
Truck chains
2
1/2" drive socket wrenches 1/2 set
Clamps, 6"
1
Flares, highway
15
Grease gun
1
Hammers
SUPPLIES
Carpenter's hammers 3
Calcium chloride 35 bags
Sledge hammer
4
Cedar posts 6
Hydraulic jack
1
Cement posts
6
Hoes
Garden hoes
1
Grub hoes
3
Cement blocks
37
Hone
1
Guard rail cable
2/3 reel
Lanterns
2
Guard rail tighteners 2
Edger
2
Guard rail
Floats
2
anchors 2
Grooves
1
Reinforcing rods, 6 ft. 80
Pick handles
1 Rock salt
32 bags
1
TOOLS
Scythes
5
Shovels
Brooms
Round point
4
Cross chains
50 ft.
18" stillson
wrenches 1
Cement
1 bag
Mason's tools
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ANNUAL REPORT
Public Welfare - Administration Account
Balance January 1, 1953
$ 976 60
Available Funds *964 78
Transferred from Disability Acct. 12-29-53
*800 00
Paid
Yvonne Barr, Welfare Worker
Salary $ 500 00
Mileage 2 94
Reimbursement for Educational Course 7 00 Walter G. Chapman
Reimbursement for 3 keys purchased
75
Office Supplies 47 40
Telephone and Tolls
57 60
Paid
For room used as office in F. Lindstrom house Renovating and Decorating: Paint, hardware and fixtures 39 82
Labor
164 50
Range Oil
91 23
Rent
195 00
Balance 12-31-53
*1,635 14
$ *2,741 38 $ *2,741 38
Note: * Amounts furnished by auditor.
Public Welfare - General Relief
Appropriation
$ 1,000 00
Paid
For Medical $ 3 00
Transportation - W. G. Chapman 31 00
Transportation, L. J. Carbonneau 7 00
Food Supplies
100 92
Board and bus fare at Charlton
Home Farm Association
372 47
Balance to Revenue
485 61
$ 1,000 00 $
1,000 00
Public Welfare - Aid to Dependent Children
Appropriation
$ 500 00 To Revenue $ 500 00
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ANNUAL REPORT
Public Welfare - Disability Assistance
Appropriation
2,500 00 $
Paid on twenty-four payrolls $ 1,509 75
Transferred to Administration Acct., 12-29-53
800 00
Balance to Revenue
190 25
$ 2,500 00 $ 2,500 00
Public Welfare - Old Age Assistance
Appropriation
9,000 00 $
Available Funds
*3,918 93
Transferred - 12-29-53
To Snow Removal and Sanding $ 1,000 00
To Memorial Hall Basement 1,000 00
Paid On twenty-four payrolls 10,918 93
$ 12,918 93 $ 12,918 93
Note:
* Amounts furnished by auditor.
Cemeteries
Appropriation $ 400 00
Trust Funds 163 84
Paid on Selectmen's Warrants $ 563 84 (For details refer to Cemetery report)
$
563 84 $
563 84
Cemeteries New Lots
Transferred from Cemetery Lots $ 100 00
Paid on Selectmen's Warrants $ 100 00 (For details refer to Cemetery report)
Cemetery Perpetual Care Bequest
New Lots $ 100 00
Paid North Brookfield Savings Bank $
100 00
28
ANNUAL REPORT
Board of Health
Appropriation
$
25 00
Paid Davis & Bennett, Inc., - For:
Bacteriological Test on water from the
Artesian well under Memorial Hall Building $
15 00
Balance to Revenue
10 00
$ 25 00 $ 25 00
School Department
Appropriation
$ 22,867 00
Paid on twenty-four payrolls
$
22,842 53
24 47
$ 22,867 00 $ 22,867 00
School Room Addition
Balance January 1, 1953
$
475 67
Paid Garfield Wright for Unit Ventilator (On Contract) $ 100 00
Balance Forward
375 67
$ 475 67 $ 475 67
School Lunch Fund
Available Funds
*360 37 $
Paid
For milk, 5,8571/2 pints $ 352 47
Straws, envelopes, stamps, telephone 7 90
$ 360 37 $ 360 37
Hot Lunch Program
Appropriation - March 2, 1953 $ 300 00
Forward to Hot Lunch Program
$
300 00
(Per Special Meeting 12-29-53, Art. 1)
Veterans' Benefits & Administration
Appropriation $ 350 00 To Revenue $ 350 00
Balance to Revenue
29
ANNUAL REPORT
Fobes Memorial Library
Appropriation $ 600 00
Received from Dog Taxes *209 99
Received from Trust Funds
*669 65
Paid on Selectmen's Warrants $ 1,479 64 (For details refer to Library Report)
$ 1,479 64 $
1,479 64
Note: * Amounts furnished by auditor.
Fire Department
Appropriation $
1,400 00
Paid on Selectmen's Warrants $ 1,379 25
(For details refer to Fire Dept. report)
Balance to revenue 20 75
$ 1,400 00 $
1,400 00
4-H Club
Appropriation ($50 for Boys - $50 for Girls) $ 100 00
Paid For
Refreshments $ 8 13
Boys' Club expenses
46 21
Girls' Club expenses
34 69
Balance to Revenue 10 97
$ 100 00 $ 100 00
Memorial Day
Appropriation (A. L. Post 378 - to administer) $ 125 00
Paid
To American Legion Post No. 378 $ 125 00
Civilian Defense
Balance January 1, 1953 $ 225 00
Balance forward Dec. 31, 1953 $ 225 00
Maturing Debt
Appropriation $ 2,500 00
Paid Worcester County Trust Co.,
North Brookfield for three notes $ 2,500 00
30
ANNUAL REPORT
Interest on Maturing Funded and Fixed Debt
Appropriation
$ 575 00
Paid Worcester County Trust Co.,
North Brookfield, for interest on notes Balance to Revenue
$ 482 50
92 50
$ 575 00 $ 575 00
Worcester County Retirement System - Town's Share
Appropriation $ 403 22
Paid to Alexander G. Lajoie, Treas. $ 403 22
Reserve Fund
Appropriation
$ 500 00
Transferred to:
Dutch Elm Disease
$ 89 85
Dog Officer
5 00
Miscellaneous
50 00
Balance to Revenue
355 15
$ 500 00 $ 500 00
Worcester County Retirement System - Withheld
Withheld from Employees $ 215 50
Paid to Alexander G. Lajoie, Treas. $ 215 50
Federal Withholding Tax
Withheld from Employees $ 2,154 20
Paid to U. S. Internal Revenue $ 2,154 20
Worcester County Tuberculosis Hospital District Assessment
Available Funds *1,356 91 $
Paid to Alexander G. Lajoie, Treas. $ 1,356 91 65% on basis of valuation $780 76 35% because of admit'nce $576 15
31
ANNUAL REPORT
Worcester County Tax Assessment
Avaliable Funds $ *1,527 45
Paid to Alexander G. Lajoie, Treas. $ 1,527 45
Computed by County Commissioners
Note: *Amounts furnished by auditor.
State Audit of Accounts
Available Funds *470 98 $
Paid to Foster Furcolo, Treas.,
State House $ 470 98
Audit not made for 1953 at the time this
Report placed in hands of Printer.
Dog Licenses
Treas. received from Town Clerk $ 305 40
Paid to Alexander G. Lajoie, Treas. $
305 40
Wild Cat Bounty
Reimbursement by County $ *10 00
Paid to Theodore Polenski for 1 Female
cat killed in Oakham State Forest $
10 00
State Parks and Reservations
Available Funds $ *66 64
Paid to Foster Furcolo, Treas.,
State House $ 66 64
Motor Vehicle Excise - 1953
Available Funds
$
*200 97
Paid 13 Abatements
$
200 97
Overlay Account - 1951
Available Funds
$
*8 00
Paid to Harry I. Shapiro,
Deputy Sheriff
$
8 00
Poll Tax Levy - 1953
Available Funds
$
*4 00
Paid 2 Abatements
$
4 00
32
ANNUAL REPORT
Real Estate Tax Levy - 1953
Available Funds $ *148 40
Paid 2 Abatements $ 148 40
Trust and Investment Funds
Bequest
$
*1,000 00
Paid to North Brookfield
Savings Bank $ 1,000 00
Fund by Carl M. Wheeler for Fobes
Memorial Library (Deposit)
Mary Lincoln Alden Fund
Available Fund *154 30
$
Paid on Selectmen's Warrants $ 154 30
Note: *Amounts furnished by auditor. Highway Maintenance & Construction Loan
Available Fund (Borrowed from Worcester
County Trust Co., in 1952) $ 10,000 00
Paid to Worcester County Trust Co.,
North Brookfield $ 10,000 00
Selectmen's Warrants
Total paid on fifty-two warrants $ 96,190 68
Selectmen's Receipts
Received for
Sale of Surplus goods
$ 8 00
Rental of Memorial Hall
26 00
Licenses:
1-Victualer's
2 00
2-Sunday
4 00
4-To sell and deliver milk & cream
2 00
2-To sell and deliver oleomargarine
1 00
7-Pistol
3 50
1-Renewal Recreational Camp
50
Paid to Town Treasurer,
W. G. Chapman
$ 47 00
$ 47 00 $ 47 00
Respectfully submitted, HENRY W. STONE, JR., Chairman JOHN P. O'DONNELL ROGER H. LONERGAN
Board of Selectmen
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ANNUAL REPORT
Report of TAX COLLECTOR 1953
1949-Outstanding January 1st, 1953
$ 6 10
To Tax Title Account $ 6 10
1950-Outstanding January 1st, 1953
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