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Worcester Suburban Electric Co.
30 93 .
Subscription to Readers Guide, 1922
7 00 ·
Newspapers
18 00 ·
Supplies and express
7 48
Raymond H. Jones, electric repairs
6 50 .
Magazine subscriptions
54 25 .
Removing ashes, for two years
6 75 .
Cleaning library
10 92 .
Book reading lists
5 00.
Boiler inspection
2 00
P. O. Box, rent
1 80
Books
92 54'
Frank E. Jones, coal
. 201 50 .
$1,369 17
1922
Jan. 1 Balance on deposit
$249 24
Due on Town appropriation. 200 00
$449 24
$1,818 41
ENDOWMENT FUNDS
Mrs. Royal Keith fund $200 00
James M. Fairfield fund
5,000 00
James Smith fund 6,000 00
Arthur M. Taft fund
500 00
Winfield S. Schuster fund
1,000 00
- $12,700 00
The endowment funds of the library are now invested as follows:
In Registered 41/4 per cent Liberty Bonds. $10,500 00
In Savings Banks 2,200 00
CHARLES J. BATCHELLER, Treasurer.
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Annual Report of the Overseers of the Poor.
From January 1st, 1921 to January 1, 1922.
To the Selectmen and Citizens of Douglas:
Gentlemen and Ladies :- The annual report of the Poor from January 1st, 1921 to January 1st, 1922 is hereby submitted.
Valuation of real estate, 170 acres of land, house, barn and sheds $7,000 00
Personal property at Almshouse as per inventory January 1st, 1922.
Household furniture and provisions .... $1,180 99
Contents of woodhouse, washhouse,
fowls and farming tools, wagons, etc 1,916 50
1 pair horses 200 00
17 head of cattle 1,700 00
2 hogs 50 00
4 shotes 50 00
30 tons of hay at $30 a ton 900 00
50 tons of ensilage at $15 a ton 750 00
2 sets team harness 150 00
5 horse blankets 16 00
1550 lbs. grain
36 23
70 bushels corn on ear 28 00
12 bushels popcorn
28 80
1
27
6 bushels beans 28 80
1 electric meter 55 00
1 hay cutter 25 00
Garden hose 10 00
20 cords manure
100 00
Miscellaneous
24 80
1-3 interest in engine, truck, blower, belt and saw
100 00
2000 ft. sq. edge boards
70 00
Increase during the year
$7,420 12 $192 71
We have made the Superintendent debtor for labor, cash, pro- duce, etc., as follows :
Cash on hand as per report Jan. 1st, 1921 $192 77
Received from sale of eggs
360 46
Butter
1,200 36
Meat
305 38
Vegetables
7 20
Poultry
92 00
Board
222 00
Miscellaneous
58 95
Overseers
599 00
$3,038 12
Cr.
The Superintendent has paid out for merchandise and other expenses as follows :
By sales of butter on account
$924 03
Groceries
90 25
Laundry
8 90
Dairy furnishings
94 59
Blacksmiths and repairs including
Motor and manure spreader
286 22
Medical aid and drugs
90 69
Telephone
5 40
Electricity
79 31
Meat and fish
210 65
Household furnishings
216 84
Labor
564 50
Garden seed and fertilizer
28 53
Express
3 65
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Live stock 46 00
Cash payments on account
365 94
Cash balance on hand 17 62
$3,038 12
Jan. 1st, 1922 Due from E. N. Jenckes on store account $222 42
Superintendent's cash balance 17 62
$240 04
OVERSEERS CASH PAYMENTS FOR ALMSHOUSE ACCOUNT
Paid Superintendent $1,080 00
Cash to Superintendent expense account 599 00
Paid P. D. Manning for fertilizer 80 60
Paid W. R. Wallis, bill
43 60
Paid P. D. Manning, grain
1,074 19
Paid P. D. Manning, groceries
489 01
$3,366 40
SUMMARY
Superintendent has paid as per his account $3,020 50
Overseers have paid as per their account .... 3,366 40
$6,386 90
The Overseers of the Poor account is as follows:
Received from various sources the following sums:
Cash on hand from last year's report $602 39
Received from Town Treasurer 6,500 00
Received from State Treasurer 2,573 98
Received from Town of Bellingham.
134 00
Received from Simeon Casststeau 22 57
Received from Frank Lyrowski 4 00
$7,836 94
Paid as follows :
MOTHERS' AID ACCOUNT
Paid No. 1
$1,027 50
No.
1,009 00
No. 3 572 00
No. 4 438 26
$3,046 76
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OUTSIDE POOR ACCOUNT
Paid No. 1
$368 96
No. 2
135 50
No. 3
88 00
No. 4
27 00
No. 5
201 60
No. 6
22 57
$843 63
Town of Bellingham $134 00
STATE AID ACCOUNT
Paid No. 1
$550 75
No. 2
832 50
No. 3
26 00
No. 4
262 20
No. 5
49 00
No. 6
107 00
No. 7
40 00
No. 8
210 00
No. 9
27 00
No. 10
58 15
No. 11
27 00
$2,189 60
Lock-up payments
$28 98
Miscellaneous payments
55 58
$84 56
TOTAL PAYMENTS
At Almshouse
$3,366 40
Mothers' Aid account
3,046 76
State Aid account
2,189 60
Outside Poor account
843 63
Town of Bellingham
134 00
Lock-up
28 98
Miscellaneous
55 58
$9,664 95
SUMMARY
Total receipts
$9,836 94
Total payments
9,664 95
Cash balance on hand in hands of Overseers
of Poor
$171 99
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Amounts due from State $2,187 65
Inmates at Almshouse, Jan. 1st, 1922:
No. Age
Weeks
Days
1
93
52
2
2
47
52
2
3
69
52
2
4
66
52
2
Cost per inmate at Almshouse $6.09 per week.
OVERSEERS HAVE RECEIVED FOR THEIR SERVICES
Henry D. Mowry
$100 00
Orlan Chase
25 00
Charles Church
25 00
$150 00
Respectfully submitted,
HENRY D. MOWRY, ORLAN F. CHASE, CHARLES L. CHURCH,
Overseers of the Poor.
COST OF ALMSHOUSE
Paid by Overseers:
Superintendent's salary $1,080 00
Fertilizer, P. D. Manning
80 60
Fertilizer, W. R. Wallis
43 60
Grain, P. D. Manning
1,074 19
Groceries, P. D. Manning
489 01
$2,767 40
Paid out by Superintendent
$3,038 12
Less cash on hand, Dec. 31, 1921
17 62
$3,020 50
$5,787 90
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Received by Superintendent $3,038 12
Less cash on hand, Jan. 1, 1921 $192 77
Cash from Overseers. 599 00
$791 77
$2,246 35
Accounts Receivable, E. N. Jenckes
222 42
Inventory increase
192 71
$2,661 48
Net cost at farm
$3,126 42
4 inmates at farm 52 weeks and 2 days each total of 209-1/7 weeks at 14.95 per week $3,126 69
Cost of each inmate per week $14.95.
A. T. BYRNES, Auditor.
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Report of Agent DEVISE OF MOSES WALLIS To the Town of Douglas. For the Year Ending Jan. 1, 1922
The Agent charges himself with amounts received from his predecessor, Willie R. Wallis, as follows:
Notes due the town $1,125 00
Interest due on said notes 60 83
Deposited Tremont Trust Co. and interest. . 1,577 34
Deposited R. I. H. Trust Co. and interest. . 3 86
Liberty Bonds and accrued interest 25,127 77
City of New Bedford bond and interest. 10,137 50
City of Boston bonds and interest.
14,443 11
$52,475 41
The item interest on Tremont Trust Co. de- posit was estimated at less than was received by $2.12, and the interest on Boston City bonds was over-estimated by $13.61, making a net difference of .. 11 49
Leaving as the total amount received $52,463 92
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The Agent has received from investments as follows:
1921
May 15 Received six month's interest on Liberty Bonds $500 00
15 Six month's interest on Boston
City bonds
262 50
July
1 Six months' interest on New Bed- ford bonds
275 00
May 26 Interest on David Lunn note David Lunn note in full
42 50
Aug. 9 Interest on Boston City bonds ..
122 50
Sept. 3 Interest on Bank deposit
2 67
Oct.
1 Six months' interest on New Bed- ford bonds
275 00
Nov. 16 Six month's interest Bonds Interest on Frank Duval notes ..
on Liberty
500 00
Dec.
1 Interest on Boston City bonds ...
17 50
262 50
31 Interest on Boston City bonds .... 33 1/3% of Tremont Trust Co. deposit
526 48
Total receipts for year . .
$3,337 65
The Agent has paid out as follows:
1921
Sept. 16 For City of Boston bonds. $967 10 Accrued interest on above 10 21
17 U. S. Certificates of Indebtedness Accrued interest on above
8 67
Nov. 23 Deposited with Massachusetts Trust Co. 500 00
1922
Jan. 5 Deposited with Whitinsville Sav- ings Bank
1,100 00
Deposited with Whitinsville Na- tional Bank 70 29
Agent for services 75 00
$3,337 65
500 00
51 00
606 38
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1922
Jan. 5 Present value of Devise :-
Frank Duval note
$300 00
Frank Duval note
125 00
Edw. M. Southwick note
200 00
Accrued interest
12 00
$637 00
Balance deposit Tremont Trust Co.
1,052 98
Deposit R. I. Hospital Trust Co.
3 86
Liberty Bonds
25,000 00
Accrued interest
125 00
New Bedford Bonds
10,000 00
Accrued interest
137 50
City of Boston bonds
14,307 00
City of Boston bonds
967 10
Accrued interest
2 92
Deposit Massachusetts Trust Co.
500 00
Accrued interest
1 90
Deposit Whitinsville Savings Bank.
1,100 00
Deposit Whitinsville National Bank
70 29
U. S. Certificates of Indebtedness
606 38
Accrued interest
17 24
$53,892 17
Present total value of Devise
$54,529 17
Value of Devise Jan. 1, 1921
52,463 92
Net gain for year 1921
$2.065 25
The deposit in the Tremont Trust Co. was made in August and December, 1920. Early in 1921 this Trust Co. was closed by order of the Bank Commissioner, our deposit and interest at that time amounting to $1,579.46. On Jan. 3, 1922, the Bank Com- missioner paid a dividend to depositors of the Savings Depart- ment of 33-1/3% of their claims. The Trust Co. is now in pro- cess of liquidation, and how much more will be received on the balance of our claim of $1,052.98, no one can surely predict. At first it was predicted that all claims in the Savings Department would be met in full, but at the present time such a result is in doubt.
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Following is the last Decree from the Judge of the Probate Court, relative to the applying of this Devise to the object for which it was created by the late Moses Wallis, that of "building a good and durable Town Hall."
CHAS. J. BATCHELLER, Agent.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
WORCESTER, SS.
At a Probate Court holden in Worcester, in and for the said County of Worcester, on the Fourteenth day of March, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and twenty-one.
On the petition in equity of the Inhabitants of the Town of Douglas, against the Attorney-General of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, respondent, praying that this Court allow, author- ize and direct the petitioners to set aside from the funds of the Moses Wallis Devise, as a permanent fund, the sum of $27,502.43 and to apply the interest which has accrued since February 10, 1904, to the building of a Town Hall in said Douglas, and to apply the interest which shall thereafter accrue to the maintenance of said Hall, the support of Paupers and the repair of Highways, and for other relief.
It appearing that notice has been given to the only party in- terested, and the Attorney-General of this Commonwealth assent- ing hereto, after hearing and consideration, the Court doth order and decree that the foregoing petition be and the same hereby is allowed.
WILLIAM T. FORBES,
(A copy)
Judge of Probate Court.
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Report of Tax Collector.
To January 1st for year 1921.
The assessors for the year 1921 committed to me the 10th day of May, 1921, the Collector's book with war- rant to collect and pay over to the Treasurer of said town of Douglas, poll taxes $2,779 00
1 Extra 5 00
And on September 1st, 1921, warrant and Collector's book to collect and pay over to Treasurer of said town
of Douglas, Real Estate and Personal Property taxes .. $31,382 90 September, extra assessment 400 70
Dec. 17, extra assessment 102 63
Total to be collected $34,670 23
I have collected and paid over to Treasurer of said town in taxes and interest
$34,027 58
Leaving balance uncollected January 1st. . 642 65
I have collected since January 1st and paid to
Treasurer in taxes and interest 168 07
Abatements 175 61
Leaving balance uncollected $310 49
Interest collected to January 1st
$9 54
Interest collected since January 1st 1 98
Total interest $11 52
EDWARD L. WILLIAMS, Collector.
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Report of Tree Warden.
1921.
Sept. Pruning and Filling
W. E. Carpenter, 25 hrs. at 50c.
$12 50
Dec. Cleaning the Streets
R. D. Carpenter, 5 hrs. at 35c
1 75
James Hickey, 6 hrs. at 40c. 2 40
Nicolo Cappalo. 16 hrs. at 40c 6 40
Loyd Lunn, 18 hrs. at 40c
7 20
Felix Vechonie, 24 hrs. at 35c.
8 40
Pruning, Edward Cooke, 60 hrs. at 45c
27 00
66 J. J. McGrath, 65₴ hrs. at 40c. 26 20
James Falloni, 36 hrs, at 40c. 15 60
66 W. E. Carpenter, 68 hrs. at 50c.
34 00
$141 45
W. E. CARPENTER, Tree Warden.
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REPORT OF
Road Commissioner.
LABOR ON HIGHWAYS
G. H. Dudley, 902 hours at 50c. $451 00
1 horse, 893 hours at 25c. 223 25
2 horses, 12 hours at 55c 6 60
2 horses, 571 hours at 50c 285 50
Wm. H. Dudley, 35 hours at 45c 15 75
Wm. H. Dudley, 581 hours at 40c 232 40 2 horses, 1389 hours at 50c 694 50
A. P. Dudley, 8 hours at 45c 3 60
6 40
A. P. Dudley, 16 hours at 40c 2 horses, 16 hours at 50c 8 00
Phil. Manning, 12 hours at 45c 5 40
2 00
2 horses, 7 hours at 50c
3 50
Clifford Lunn, 478 hours at 40c
191 20
George South, 9 hours at 45c
4 05
George South, 695 hours at 40c
278 00
L. B. Titus, 13 hours at 45c .
5 85
L. B. Titus, 376 hours at 40c
150 40
Wm. Eldredge, 8 hours at 50c
4 00
Wm. Eldredge, 447 hours at 40c
178 80
Earl Ballou, 39 hours at 45c
17 55
Earl Ballou, 36 hours at 40c 14 40
A. L. Chase, 4 hours at 45c 1 80
Henry Chase, 7 hours at 40c 2 80
Frank Quinn, 300 hours at 40c
120 00
Geo. Blanchard, 297 hours at 40c
118 80
Wm. La Plante, 36 hours at 40c
14 40
Wm. Gates, 9 hours at 40c
3 60
Chas. Bordeaux, 18 hours at 58}c.
10 50
Henry Peters, 16 hours at 40c
6 40
Clifford Lunn, 39 hours at 45c
17 55
2 horses, 4 hours at 50c .
Henry Peters, 18 hours at 58 1-3c
10 50
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Chas. Bordeaux, 4 hours at 40c 1 60
Wendall Keith, 18 hours at 40c
7 20
Robert Lunn, 14 hours at 40c . 5 60
Walter Lunn, 32 hours at 40c
12 80
Arthur Galeaux, 301 hours at 40c
120 40
Wm. Willard, 356 hours at 40c 142 40
Myron Chase, 7 hours at 40c
2 80
$3, 81 30
GRAVEL
W. W. Buxton, 56 loads at 5c $2 80
Mrs. Ada Sanborn, 36 loads at 5c
1 80
Thos. Lapham, 13 loads at 5c
65
W. H. Parker, 21 loads at 5c
1 05
Ray Dudley, 43 loads at 5c
: 15
Peter Laincz, 108 loads at 5c
5 40
Mrs. Cora Bates, 30 loads at 5c
1 50
George South, 8 loads at 5c
40
$15 75
SUNDRIES
S. P. Copp, repairs to scraper
$8 12
S. P. Copp, repairs to scraper
4 00
Express on scraper wheel
7 19
Express on scraper cutter
70
Express on scraper blade
66
P. D. Manning, bag cement
1 25
C. W. Goulet, set 2 spokes and bolts
3 05
Henry Peters, 2 16 sleepers
2 15
D. W. Dudley, sharpening bar and picks . .
1 30
$28 42
$3,425 47
LABOR ON STONE ROAD
G. H. Dudley, 317 hours at 50c $158 50
1 horse, 317 hours at 25c 79 25
2 horses, 448 hours at 50c
224 00
Wm. H. Dudley, 254 hours at 40c 101 60
1 horse, 9 hours at 25c
2 25
2 horses, 449 hours at 50c
249 50
A. P. Dudley, 15 hours at 40c
6 00
2 horses, 15 hours at 50c
7 50
Phil. Manning, 72 hours at 40c
28 80
2 horses, 72 hours at 50c
36 00
Clifford Lunn, 448 hours at 40c
179 20
Earl Ballou, 18 hours at 40c
7 20
L. B. Titus, 427 hours at 40c
170 80
Robert Lunn, 24 hours at 50c
12 00
. . .
40
Robert Lunn, 9 hours at 40c , 60
Wm. La Plante, 18 hours at 40c 7 20
Geo. Blanchard, 184 hours at 40c 73 60
Walter Lunn, 9 hours at 40c 3 60
George South, 277 hours at 40c
110 80
Frank Quinn, 1791/2 hours at 40c
71 80
Wendall Keith, 27 hours at 40c
10 80
Wm. Eldredge, 238 hours at 40c
95 20
Louis King, 34 hours at 40c
13 60
Wm. Willard, 129 hours at 40c
51 60
Jos. La Plante, 25 hours at 40c
10 00
Wm. Howard, 30 hours at 40c
12 00
F. S. Rawson, 24 hours at 40c
9 60
Ernest La Bell, 43 hours at 40c 17 20
James Smith, 4 hours at 40c 1 60
Joe Mercah, 5 hours at 40c 2 00
2 00
Geo. Stunek, 5 hours at 40c
2 00
Gracio Geompess, 5 hours at 40c
2 00
Arthur Salenal, 18 hours at 40c . .
7 20
$1,770 00
GRAVEL
W. W. Buxton, 192 loads at 5c 9 60
SUNDRIES
P. D. Manning, 6 shovels 8 40
$1,788 00
LABOR ON SNOW ROADS
G. H. Dudley, 99 hours at 50c $49 50
2 horses, 98 hours at 50c 49 00
Wm. H. Dudley, 17 hours at 45c 7 65
Wm. H. Dudley, 43 hours at 40c 17 20
2 horses, 61 hours at 50c 30 50
L. A. Buffum, 5 hours at 45c 2 25
1 horse, 4 hours at 25c 1 00
Chas. Bordeaux, 8 hours at 45c 3 60
2 horses, 8 hours at 50c . 1 00
4 05
A. P. Dudley, 9 hours at 45c 2 horses, 9 hours at 50c
4 50
Roy Kenyon, 11 hours at 45c
4 95
15 60
Roy Kenyon, 39 hours at 40c 2 horses, 11 hours at 50c 1 horse, 22 hours at 25c
5 50
W. H. Parker, 8 hours at 45c
3 60
2 horses, 16 hours at 50c .
8 00
D. E. Caswell, 11 hours at 45c 4 95
2 horses, 11 hours at 50c 5 50
5 50
Albert Piyko, 5 hours at 40c
41
Henry Peters, 8 hours at 45c 3 60
2 horses, 8 hours at 50c
4 00
O. F. Chase, 8 hours at 45c 3 60
2 horses, 8 hours at 50c . 4 00
Phil. Manning, 8 hours at 45c
: 60
2 horses, 8 hours at 50c
4 00
Chas. Geveieaux, 81/2 hours at 45c
3 82
2 horses, 6 hours at 50c
3 00
Fred Dupont, 5 hours at 40c
2 25
Fred Dupont, 28 hours at 40c
11 20
2 horses, 33 hours at 50c
16 50
John Milina, 6 hours at 45c
2 70
Louis Yacino, 5 hours at 45c
2 25
Leon Chase, 8 hours at 45c 3 60
67
Henry Chase, 8 hours at 45c
3 60
Frank Gacino, 5 hours at 45c
2 25
Frank Gacino, 27 hours at 25c 6 75
2 25
John Faloni, 27 hours at 40c
10 80
1 horse, 27 hours at 25c
6 75
W. J. Caswell, 11 hours at 45c
4 95
W. E. Rosbrooks, 11 hours at 45c
4 95
David Lunn, 11 hours at 45c
4 95
David Lunn, 23 hours at 40c
9 20
Halgae Svarson, 5 hours at 45c
2 25
Halgae Svarson, 12 hours at 40c
4 80
Chas. Dudley, 8 hours at 45c
3 60
Chas. Dudley, 30 hours at 40c
12 00
Andrew Sanborn, 8 hours at 45c
3 60
Earl Ballou, 25 hours at 45c
11 25
Earl Ballou, 24 hours at 40c
9 60
Clifford Lunn, 17 hours at 45c
7 65
Clifford Lunn. 92 hours at 40c
36 80
A. L. Chase, 16 hours at 45c
7 20
W. E. Carpenter, 3 hours at 45c
1 35
W. L. Carpenter, 3 hours at 45c
1 35
John Kostka, 2 hours at 45c
90
F. S. Rawson, 16 hours at 45c
20
Jos. Zimerance, 4 hours at 45c
1 80
Jerry Cabana. 4 hours at 45c
1 80
Robert Lunn, 5 hours at 45c
2 25
Robert Lunn, 5 hours at 40c 2 00
Wm. Millard, 24 hours at 40c
9 60
Wm. Eldredge, 32 hours at 40c
12 80
Stoughton Hewett, 48 hours at 40c 19 20
Sam Pitronski, 14 hours at 40c
5 60
Jos. Caliens, 6 hours at 40c
2 40
R. Lamoreaux, 19 hours at 40c
7 60
R. Lamoreaux, Jr., 8 hours at 20c
1 60
Peter Paraseau, 21 hours at 40c
8 40
Nelson F. Place, 16 hours at 40c
6 40
Walter Barker, 27 hours at 40c 10 80
Peter Laincz, 14 hours at 40c
5 60
Jesse Chase, 11/2 hours at 45c
John Faloni, 5 hours at 45c
Louis Statter, 8 hours at 45c
60
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Michael Chieco, 6 hours at 45c 2 70
John Caswell, 2 hours at 45c 90
John Doubbwater, 4 hours at 45c 1 80
Kenneth Parker, 8 hours at 45c 3 60
Kenneth Parker, 2 hours at 40c 80
Ernest Girard, 8 hours at 45c
3 60
Ernest Girard, 2 hours at 40c
80
Nowal Dixson, 8 hours at 45c
3 60
Nowal Dixson, 32 hours at 40c
12 80
Herbert Phelps, 8 hours at 45c°
3 60
Herbert Phelps, 15 hours at 40c
6 00
Clayton Shaw, Jr., 8 hours at 20c
1 60
Urban Peters, 8 hours at 45c .
3 60
Saul Sweeney, 8 hours at 45c
3 60
Saul Sweeney, 16 hours at 40c
6 40
Oliver Vandall, 8 hours at 45c
3 60
Percy W. Peters, 8 hours at 45c
3 60
Frank Rivord, 8 hours at 45c
3 60
Frank Rivord, 14 hours at 40c
5 60
W. S. Jillson, 32 hours at 40c
12 80
George Snow, 10 hours at 40c
4 00
Frank Ward, 28 hours at 48c
11 20
Earl McCann, 36 hours at 20c
7 20
Chas. Church, 25 hours at 40c
10 00
Carl Simmons, 14 hours at 20c
2 80
Morton Simmons 14 hours at 20c
2 80
Mitchell 30 hours at 20c
6 00
Albert Valcourt, 81 hours at 40c
32 40
Henry Ballou 8 hours at 40c
, 20
Chas. Riley, 6 hours at 40c
2 40
Jos. Valcourt 31 hours at 40c
12 40
Ed. Casey, 24 hours at 40c
9 60
James I. O'Rourke, 23 hours at 20c
4 60
Henry Peters, 36 hours at 40c
1 40
Fred Casey, 20 hours at 40c
3 00
Wm. Hube, 9 hours at 40c
3 60
George Carsinan, 9 hours at 40c
3 60
Owen McCann, 6 hours at 40c
2 40
M. W. Southwick, 27 hours at 40 c.
10 80
E. R. Larson, 9 hours at 40c
3 60
H. Larson, 5 hours at 20c
. 00
Jos. P. M. Anger, 20 hours at 40c
3 00
D. W. Dudley, 7 hours at 40c
2 80
$814 49
G. H. DUDLEY, Road Commissioner.
ANNUAL REPORTS
OF THE
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
and Superintendent of Schools OF THE
TOWN OF DOUGLAS
FOR THE
Year Ending December 31, 1921
A
S
INC
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WHITINSVILLE, MASS .: PRESS OF EAGLE PRINTING CO. 1922.
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SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
CHARLES J. BATCHELLER, Term expires March, 1922
CHARLES L. CHURCH,
March, 1922
FRANK H. BIRD, . 66 66 March, 1923
HARRY L. STOCKWELL, 66
66 March, 1923
ABBIE E. ALDRICH,
66 March, 1924
WILLIAM T. LOOMIS,
66 March, 1924
SUPERINTENDING COMMITTEE.
WILLIAM T. LOOMIS, Chairman
ABBIE E. ALDRICH, Secretary
FRANK H. BIRD
SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS.
C. L. JUDKINS
PURCHASING AGENT.
W. T. LOOMIS
ATTENDANCE OFFICERS
THOS. P. RITCHIE C. L. JUDKINS
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SCHOOL CALENDAR.
HIGH SCHOOL.
Winter term-Jan. 3, 1922 to March 31, 1922, 13 weeks. Spring term-April 10, 1922 to June 23, 1922, 11 weeks.
Fall term-Sept. 5, 1922 to Dec. 22, 1922, 16 weeks. Winter term-Jan. 2, 1923 to Mar. 30, 1923, 13 weeks. Spring term-April 9, 1923 to June 22, 1923, 11 weeks.
Thanksgiving recess-Nov. 23 to Nov. 27. Christmas vacation-Dec. 23 to Jan. 2. Spring vacation-March 31 to April 9.
GRADES.
Winter term-Jan. 9, 1922 to March 31, 1922, 12 weeks. Spring term-April 10, 1922 to June 16, 1922, 10 weeks.
Fall term-Sept. 5, 1922 to Dec. 22, 1922, 16 weeks. Winter term-Jan. 8, 1923 to Mar. 30, 1923, 12 weeks. Spring term-Apr. 9, 1923 to June 15, 1923, 10 weeks.
Thanksgiving recess-Nov. 23 to Nov. 27. Christmas vacation-Dec. 23 to Jan. 8. Spring vacation-March 31 to April 9.
NO SCHOOL SIGNAL.
Three blasts of the whistle at 7.45 A. M. indicate "no school" for the morning session.
The same signal at 11.45 A. M. signifies "no school" for the afternoon session.
The "no school" signal does not apply to the high school.
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Report of the SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
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The School Committee submits the following report for the year ending December, 1921:
By examining the financial statement of the committee it will be seen that there is an unexpended balance of $246.08. It will also be seen, that although the apparent cost of the schools for the last financial year was $25,753.92, the actual cost to the town was but $17,228.27. As the average membership of the schools for the same time was 450, the average expenditure per pupil from local taxation was $57.23. This is a little higher than the average for the State, Douglas ranking as the 102nd town out of the 354 towns of the State. Thus it is seen that, though always generous in its appropriations, Douglas can afford to ap- propriate the amount asked for by the committee, provided we are getting an equivalent return in the quality of our schools, as we believe we are.
The expense of transporting the wards of the State living at Douglas Center to the So. Douglas school was met by the State, as it was last year, without expense to the town. Now that the new building at Douglas Center has been completed these pupils will be accommodated there.
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The new building considering its size is all that could be asked for, and we believe that the money has been judiciously ex- pended and that the new schoolhouse will be a great incentive to better attendance and increased interest on the part of the pupils.
The West Douglas schoolhouse should be painted the com- ing summer, and minor repairs are needed at the other buildings.
The detailed reports of the Superintendent of Schools, Prin- cipal of the High School, Supervisors of Drawing, Music, Sewing, and School Physician follow.
WILLIAM T. LOOMIS,
Chairman Superintending Committee.
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FINANCIAL STATEMENT.
Appropriation by the Town,
$26,000 00
Expended 25,753 92
Reimbursed by the State
$8,511 98
Manual Training Dept.
6 00
Books sold 7 67
$8,525 65
Net cost of Schools to the Town $17,228 27
ITEMIZED EXPENDITURES
Teachers' salaries
$17,173 43
Superintendent's salary
1,056 00
Superintendent's expenses
175 82
Janitors
1,787 20
Fuel
953 91
Text Books
857 96
General expenses
441 48
New equipment
549 46
Supplies
1,084 62
Manual Training, and Domestic Science
78 00
Transportation,
1,302 00
Repairs
167 24
Health
126 80
$25,753 92
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Appropriations for 1922 are asked for as follows :-
General expenses, including superintendent's salary, ex-
penses of school committee and enforcement of the law,
$1,500 00
Expenses for instruction, including teachers' salaries, text-books and supplies, also miscellaneous expenses, 20,000 00 Expenses of operating school plants, including janitors' salaries, fuel, also miscellaneous expenses in connec- tion with operating schools 4,000 00
Maintenance, repairs, etc.
500 00
Auxiliary agencies, including health and transportation
1,500 00
New equipment for new school building
1,000 00
$28,500 00
WILLIAM T. LOOMIS, FRANK H. BIRD, ABBIE E. ALDRICH,
Superintending Committee.
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Report of the Superintendent of Schools
To the School Committee:
I herewith submit my seventh annual report of the schools of Douglas, it being the twenty-first in the series of superintendents' reports of this district.
ENROLLMENT
The enrollment of pupils in the schools for the past year was 503, this being an increase of 33 over that of last year, and the largest in the history of the schools of the town. The average membership also showed an increase of 53 pupils, and the average attendance an increase of 48. The per cent of attendance was over 94, being above the average of the state. There was an increase of 160 in the number of tardinesses, but the per cent was still only about one-half of the state average.
THE NEW SCHOOLHOUSE
The much needed and long hoped for school building at Doug- las Center is at last a reality, and it is certainly a very fine struc- ture.
By reference to the first report of the present superintendent in this district in 1916 it will be seen that this building was then advocated, and it was also strongly urged in several subsequent reports. These recommendations always included the transporta- tion of the pupils at South and West Douglas to the central build- ing, and in my opinion the pupils of those districts would still be much better off, were they to attend the Douglas Center school.
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