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15 00
Interest for yea:
12 01
1928
Jan. 1 Cash on hand.
30 04
$8,854 61
1927
Cr.
January Water Commissioner's Orders 872 and 873. .
$72 75
February Water Commissioner's Orders 874 and 875.
75 75
March Water Commissioner's Orders 876 to 878. 86 05
April Water Commissioner's Orders 879 to 884.
88 43
May Water Commissioner's Orders 885 to 901.
983 72
June Water Commissioner's Orders 902 to 912.
2,648 89
July Water Commissioner's Orders 913 to 917.
1,144 39
August Water Commissioner's Orders 918 to 929.
1,348 08
September Water Commissioner's Orders 930 to 941.
1,410 91
October Water Commissioner's Orders 942 to 947 ..
226 33
November Water Commissioner's Orders 948 to 951. 92 70
December Water Commissioner's Orders 952 to 957. . . 1928
307 11
January Water Commissioner's Orders 958 and 959
86 50
$8,571 61
By cash on hand
283 00
$8,854 61
GILBERT W. ROWLEY,
Treasurer.
. Nov.
$8,824 57
22
TOWN CLERK'S REPORT
1927
BIRTHS
Whole number 39
Number of males. 21
Number of females 18
39
American parentage
20
Foreign parentage 10
9
39
MARRIAGES
Whole number 20
American birth 30
Foreign birth 10
Residents of Douglas 25
Elsewhere 15
First marriage
35
Second marriage
5
DEATHS
Whole number
32
Males
19
Females 13
-
32
American birth 23
Foreign birth
6
Unknown
3
-
32
Mixed parentage
23
Number under 1 year.
3
Between
1 and 5 years
2
66
10
20
3
66
30
40
0
66 40
66 50 60
5
50
66 60
60
4
60
70
6
70
80
5
66
90 66
4
- 32
DOGS REGISTERED
Whole number
222
Males, 188 @ $2.00.
$376 00
Females, 34 @ $5.00.
170 00
$546 00
Less fees, 222 @ 20 cents
44 40
Paid to County Treasurer
$501 60
5
66 10 66
0
20
30
0
80
$501 60
JOHN B. CHAPDELAINE, JR.,
Town Clerk.
24
REPORT OF TREASURER Simon Fairfield Public Library
1927
Jan.
1 Balance on deposit.
$333 56
Unexpended balance of Dog Fund and Town Appropriation
$94 17
Dog Fund for year 1927.
439 73
March
Town Appropriation
700 00
1927
Jan.
5
Received Savings Bank interest
$22 50
Feb.
14
For 1 book.
1 50
Old magazines
7 00
April
13
For books
5 06
1.5
Fourth Liberty Loan
53 1
15
Fourth Liberty interest
Loan
42 50
May
2
Savings Bank interest
22 50
6
For books
5 33
15
Second Liberty Loan
interest
127 50
July
1
For 4 books.
6 00
5
Savings Bank interest
22 50
Aug.
1
For 1 book.
1 88
Sept.
23
For 1 book.
1 50
Oct.
15
Fourth Liberty interest
Loan
25
For book
1 50
Nov.
1
Savings Bank interest
25 00
29
Liberty Bond interest
127 50
Book fines for year ....
75 44
645 96
$2,213 42
1,233 90
Non-resident fee
2 00
interest
95 63
25
Expenses for year 1927 as follows:
Paid Rosalie E. Williams, Librarian.
$624 00
Mrs. Carl Donaldson, Librarian. 18 00
Frank E. Jones, fuel.
247 50
Herbert E. Hughes, janitor
130 00
Books
470 73
Magazines and papers.
83 65
P. O. rents, express and cartage.
5 31
Safety deposit box.
6 00
Cleaning library
49 50
Boiler inspection
5 00
Insurance
40 50
Readers' Guide
7 70
Printing
10 00
Miscellaneous account
47 58
Supplies
64 90
Repairs
70 83
Worcester Suburban Electric Co. ...
42 49
$1,923 69
1927
Dec. 31 Balance on deposit. $169 85
Unexpended balance of Dog
Fund and Town Appropria-
tion for 1927. 122 85
$292 70
ENDOWMENT FUNDS
Mrs. Royal Keith Fund. $200 00
James M. Fairfield Fund.
5,000 00
James Smith Fund.
6,000 00
Arthur F. Taft Fund.
500 00
Winfield S. Schuster Fund.
1,000 00
James W. Wixtead Fund.
200 00
Total $12,900 00 The endowment funds of the Library are invested as follows: In Registered 41/4% Liberty Bonds. $4,500 00
In Savings Banks 8,400 00
Total $12,900 00
FRANK E. JONES,
Treasurer.
26
Annual Report of the
Dept. of Public Welfare
From January 1, 1927, to January 1, 1928
To the Selectmen and Citizens of Douglas:
Valuation of real estate, 170 acres of land, house, barn and sheds
$7,000 00
Personal property at Infirmary as per inventory Jan. 1, 1928 :
Household furniture and provisions ..
$1,236 77
Contents of barn, woodhouse, wash- house, farming tools and wagons, etc.
1,462 27
1 horse 200 00
4 cows 450 00
138 hens 276 00
10 tons hay at $30 per ton.
300 00
6 cords manure at $5 per ton. 30 00
321/2 bu. grain.
54 20
$4,009 24
We have made the Superintendent debtor for labor, stock, and produce, etc., as follows :
Received from sale of eggs.
$181 73
Milk
58 40
Vegetables
11 10
Butter
5 00
Cows and heifers.
68 00
Pigs
74 80
Bull
35 00
Hens
47 00
Team labor
27 00
Service
6 00
Use of sled.
2 00
Rebate from Dean & Co.
75
Telephone
15 90
Team labor on highways.
72 00
Board ...
468 00
Board and care of boarders
368 71
$1,441 39
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The Superintendent has paid out for merchandise and other expenses as follows :
Paid for pump packing
$0 20
Plants and garden seed.
6 25
Hair cutting
1 00
Horse collar pads
2 00
Fruit .
. 00
Faucet
1 50
Service
1 00
Asbestos pipe bands.
70
Returned for service.
. .. .... 2 00
$15 65
OVERSEERS' CASH PAYMENTS FOR INFIRMARY ACCOUNT
Paid Superintendent, salary . $1,000 20
E. N. Jenckes, groceries
399 98
E. N. Jenckes, grain. .
533 65
Charles L. Church, groceries
195 97
Charles L. Church, grain .
107 20
Charles L. Church, meat.
166 84
Charles L. Church, roofing
12 00
Charles L. Church, fertilizer
9 40
Thomas P. Ritchie, groceries.
167 00
Alfred Stone, groceries.
36 20
Walter T. Marris. meat.
28 77
Frank Rivard, fish.
39 15
Frank E. Jones, coal
270 39
Frank E. Jones, ice.
3 60
New England Tel. & Tel. Co.
24 89
Worcester Suburban Electric Co
94 96
Mackey, plumbing and supplies.
16 15
Reformatory for Women, supplies.
19 53
W. R. Wallis, hardware and seeds.
80 81
Charles Krull, blacksmith.
55 16
F. S. Chickering, horses.
147 00
Dr. J. Andrews, D.V.S., sick horses and COWS 15 00
Commissioner of Public Safety, inspec- tion
5 00
Roberts, glasses for inmate.
8 00
Julia Palmer, apples 1 00
Labor getting ice
17 51
Dudley, seed potatoes
12 78
J. P. Manning, ice. .
2 00
Felix Leno, repairing chimney ..
27 00
V. S. Johnson & Sons, repairing ice house
18 44
Howell Parker, chickens.
44 00
Julia Palmer, hens.
63 00
Ker Chickeries Co., chicks
12 00
Peters, sawing
13 75
.
..
28
Buffum Drug, gloves. . 75
Dr. J. J. Quinn, M.D., B. Case. 44 00
Dr. Paul F. Ela, M.D., B. Case. 16 00
Frank Bowen, B. Case. 92 00
Kathryn Chapdelaine, B. Case. 10 00
Dr. Paul F. Ela, M. D., inmate 4 00
Dr. J. J. Quinn, M.D., inmate. 6 00
$3,821 08
SUMMARY
Superintendent has paid as per his account $15 65
Overseers have paid as per their account ... 3,821 08
$3,836 73
The Overseers' Account is as follows:
Appropriation at annual town meeting. $8,000 00 $8,000 00
Expenditures :
Orders on Town Treasurer:
(State) Temporary Aid $925 00
(State) Mothers' Aid. 1,839 00
(Town) Outside Poor.
1,341 78
Lockup
25 00
Miscellaneous
29 36
Infirmary outside
3,821 08
7,981 22
Amount unexpended $18 78
Infirmary Superintendent receipts.
$1,441 39
Infirmary Superintendent expenditures. 15 65
Turned into Town Treasury. $1,425 74
Received from State, reimbursements for
1926
$1,074 34 $1,074 34
Due from State, reimbursements for 1927. .. $1,729 09 $1,729 09
TEMPORARY AID ACCOUNT
Paid No. 1 $925 00 $925 00
MOTHERS' AID ACCOUNT
Paid No. 1 $716 00
No. 2.
344 00
No. 3.
779 00
$1,839 00
29
OUTSIDE POOR ACCOUNT
Paid No.
$520 00
No. 2.
37 12
No. 3.
24 00
No. 4.
37 00
No. 5.
65 62
No. 6.
24 07
No. 7.
540 65
No. 8
47 82
No. 9.
45 50
$1,341 78
MISCELLANEOUS ACCOUNT
Lockup
$25 00
Miscellaneous
29 36
$54 36
INMATES AT INFIRMARY DURING YEAR 1927
No
Age
Weeks
Days
1
53
52
1
2
68
52
1
Respectfully submitted,
ARTHUR J. PAGE, WALTER PARKER.
30
Report of Agent MOSES WALLIS DEVISE
To the Town of Douglas
For Year Ending December 31, 1927
The agent charges himself with amounts due the devise Janu- ary 1, 1927, as follows:
Los Angeles School District Bonds, 5%. $16,201 50
Amortization 82 88
$16,118 62
Jersey City Water Bonds, 41/2% $5,231 50
Amortization
12 52
5,218 98
City of Detroit Bonds, 41/2%
$5,250 00
Amortization
12 93
5,237 07
Tremont Trust Company .
$52 68
Reserve for Depreciation.
52 68
Whitinsville National Bank
$2,074 05
$28,648 72
Due Town Treasurer
1,146 29
Value of Permanent Fund.
$27,502 43
The agent has received as follows:
Jan. 1 Balance
$2,074 05
Feb. 2 Interest, City of Detroit Bonds $112 50
6 Interest, County of Los Angeles Bonds 375 00
31
April 1 Interest, Jersey City
Water
Bonds
112 50
Aug.
1 Interest, City of Detroit Bonds. . 112 50
10 Interest, County of Los Angeles Bonds
375 00
Oct
1 Interest, Jersey City Water
Bonds
112 50
20 Interest, Whitinsville National Bank
25 73
Dec.
2 Interest, Whitinsville National Bank, to November 1 .... 7 02
8 Interest, Whitinsville National Bank 3 53
1,236 28
$3,310 33
The agent has paid out as follows:
Feb. 8 Town Treasurer $1,146 29
Dec. 31 Salary, agent 75 00
Balance, 2,089 04
$3,310 33
PRESENT VALUE OF DEVISE
$15,000 00 Los Angeles, 5%
$16,201 50
Amortization 124 32
$16,077 18
5,000 00 Jersey City, 41/2% . $5,231 50
Amortization
18 78
5,212 72
5,000 00 City of Detroit
$5,250 00
Amortization
21 55
5,228 45
Tremont Trust Company .
$52 68
Reserve for Depreciation. 52 68
Whitinsville National Bank. .. . . 2,089 04
$28,607 39
Due Town Treasurer
1,104 96
Value of Permanent Fund.
$27,502 43
Respectfully submitted,
GILBERT W. ROWLEY, Agent.
32
Report of Tax Collector
1927
The Assessors for the year 1927 committed to me the 10th day of May, 1927, the Collector's book with warrant to collect and pay over to Treasurer of said town of Douglas, Poll Taxes. $1,224 00
Poll Taxes, extra assessment, December 20, 1927 14 00
$1,238 00
I have collected and paid to Treasurer of said town in poll taxes to January 1, 1928 .. 1,210 00
Balance due on poll taxes, January 1, 1928
$28 00
On July 16, 1927, received Collector's warrant to collect and pay over to Treasurer of said town of Douglas:
Real estate and personal property taxes $61,328 28
Extra assessment, December 20, 1927. 54 27
$61,382 55
I have collected and paid to Treasurer in cash to Janu- ary 1, 1928. 58,470 83
$2,911 72
I have received abatements for property taxes 132 92
Balance uncollected January 1, 1928. $2,778 80
EDWARD L. WILLIAMS,
Tax Collector.
33
REPORT OF TREE WARDEN
For the year ending December 31, 1927.
East Douglas, Mass., February 28, 1928.
Walter Carpenter, 170 hours at 50c. $85 00
W. Lincoln Carpenter, 153 hours at 75c.
114 75
Napoleon Bruno, 110 hours at 50c. 55 00
Raymond Thomas, 40 hours at 50c.
20 00
Sam Raguso, 39 hours at 50c.
19 50
Sam Raguso, 21 hours at 65c.
13 65
James Falloni, 40 hours at 75c.
00
Team, 160 hours at 25c.
40 00
$377 90
SUPPLIES
April 23 Chas. Krull, repair of ladder ...
$1 00
Oct. 5 Chas. Krull, 3 rods, nuts, washers
2.35
April 8 W. R. Wallis, axe handle 60
35
Oct. 5 W. R. Wallis, paint brush.
70
W. R. Wallis, 2 spurs. W. R. Wallis, cement (bag)
90
Oct
14 W. R. Wallis, 1 can rust and ce- ment paint
1 60
W. R. Wallis, 2 cans rust and cement paint
3 20
7 67
Total
$388 92
W. E. CARPENTER,
Tree Warden.
Aug. 26 W. R. Wallis, cement.
W. R. Wallis, 2 handles.
20
12
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Report of ROAD COMMISSIONER
Hours
Rate
Amount
W. H. Dudley
1,727
$0 55
$949 85
2 horses on cart.
765
45
344 25
2 horses on cart.
800
45
360 00
1 horse on cart ..
9
25
2 25
2 horses on scraper
361
60
216 60
Auto
1,455
10
145 50
Truck
1,379
90
1,241 10
Large truck
101
1 50
151 50
L. J. Dudley, 2 horses on cart.
1,270
45
571 50
W. H. Parker.
560
45
252 00
2 horses on cart.
280
45
126 00
2 horses on scraper
280
60
168 00
J. P. Manning
393
45
176 85
2 horses on cart.
383
45
172 35
Fred Dupont
50
45
22 50
2 horses on cart.
50
45
22 50
Arthur Morse
85
45
38 25
2 horses on cart.
85
45
38 25
Town Farm men. .
80
45
36 00
2 horses on cart.
80
45
36 00
Henry Jarvis
7
45
3 15
2 horses on cart.
171
45
76 95
2 horses on scraper
13
60
7 80
John Fuloni
369
45
166 05
1 horse on cart.
281
25
70 25
George Chandler
90
45
40 50
2 horses on cart.
90
45
40 50
Leon Inman
56
45
25 20
1 horse on cart.
48
25
12 00
Arthur Metcalf
8
45
3 60
1 horse on cart.
8
25
2 00
D. E. Caswell.
152
45
68 40
Truck
35
90
31 50
Mark Hughs
26
45
11 70
Truck
26
90
23 40
James Smith
676
45
304 20
Edward Buxton
62
45
27 90
35
Russell Keith
1,027
45
462 15
Earl Ballou
1,400
45
630 00
Osca Wade
402
45
180 90
Walter Colinsky
860
45
387 00
Wm. Buxton
891
45
400 95
Charles Dudley
1,149
45
517 05
Edward Murphy
144
40
57 60
Edward Murphy
863
45
388 35
Albert Valcourt
985
45
443 25
Domanic Vacino
151
45
67 95
S. Kurtyka
14
45
6 30
Warren Wheeler
320
45
144 00
Thayer Peters
4
45
1 80
Francis Rivard
4
45
1 80
John Carter
949
35
332 15
Francis Carter
1,337
35
467 95
William Murphy, Jr
161
35
56 35
Earl McCann
1,315
45 ,
591 75
Henry Peters
151
45
67 95
George Laborde
9
45
4 05
Wendell Keith
631
45
283 95
Ralph Aldrich
7
45
3 15
Wm. Plant
9
45
4 05
John Bard
95
45
42 75
Ernest Labelle
138
45
62 10
Lincoln Carpenter
13
45
5 85
Ray Peters
30
45
13 50
Patrick Carter
79
45
35 55
Joe Forcher
41
45
18 45
Ernest Lunn
355
45
159 75
Wm. Eldridge
151
45
67 95
Lewis Eldridge
41
45
18 45
Gustavus Dudley
9
20
1 80
A. Jabrocki
9
45
4 05
J: Raguso
18
45
8 10
Carl Simmons
213
45
95 85
Lewis Foloni
160
45
72 00
J. O'Donnell
9
45
: 05
Wm. Therien
9
45
: 05
Wm. O'Donnell
221
45
99 45
Oliver Belanger
165
45
74 25
Pete Larabe
23
45
10 35
S. Bezik
5
45
2 25
A. Yerka
18
45
8 10
Arthur Page
9
45
4 05
Fred Nault
45
45
20 25
A. Vecchione
5
45
2 25
Paul Kostka
39
45
17 55
Harold Anderson
36
45
16 20
George Dansereau
45
45
20 25
James Foloni
159
45
71 55
Pete Freageau
4
45
1 80
Fred Chenners
50
45
22 50
L. Fregeau
14
45
6 30
George Seymoer
15
45
6 75
.
36
J. Chupka
36
45
16 20
F Chupka
36
45
16 20
L. Bolonzo
14
45
6 30
Arthur Nault
40
45
18 00
M. White
40
45
18 00
F. Fregeau
5
45
2 25
Alphonse Colonero
36
45
16 20
Raymond Phillips
207
45
93 15
Fred Brotherhood
40
45
18 00
Percy Peters
138
45
62 10
Paul Chase
191
45
85 95
Henry Lambert
4
45
1 80
Frank Bozma
178
45
80 10
Wilda Desautell
23
45
10 35
Asa Wheeler
3
45
1 35
Donald Wheeler
4
45
1 80
Hartwick Lawson
14
45
6 30
Harley Barton
80
45
36 00
Harold Fiske
138
45
62 10
Frank Yacino
9
45
4 05
Wm. Caswell
272
45
122 40
Walter Paine
8
45
3 60
Leon Inman, Jr
56
45
25 20
Lewis Fiske
145
45
65 25
Aug. Martinik
6
45
2 70
Jacob Poplasky
26
45
11 70
Joe Bruneau
18
45
8 10
James Vallier
18
45
8 10
Wilfred Provost
10
45
4 50
James Matiechuck
10
45
4 50
P. Manijak
9
45
4 05
Joe Verostek
15
45
6 75
George Stanik
15
45
6 75
Flo Klucarick
14
45
6 30
John Bahleda
14
45
6 30
Adam Polka
9
45
4 05
Law Baca
9
45
4 05
Law Bombara
15
45
6 75
Sam Gagne
6
45
2 70
Sullivan Vecchione
104
65
67 60
Albert Yacino
8
45
3 60
Felix Yacino
8
45
3 60
J. Yacino
3
45
1 35
Town of Webster for roller, 9 days at $10
90 00
Fred Spicer, driver
92
50
46 00
Mrs. L. J. Dudley, to board for Fred Spicer
15 00
Total labor
$13,572 00
MATERIAL
Haywood Woolen Co., 3,225 lbs. soft coal at $8.00 per ton.
$12 90
37
The Texas Co., 2,070 gals. Liquid Asphalt at 13c per gal ...
269 10
The Barrett Co .:
8,070 gals. Tarvia B at 14c.
1,129 80
7,790 gals. Tarvia A at 14c .. .
1,090 60
1.033 gals. Tarvia K. P. at 201/2c. 211 77
1,005 gals. Tarvia K. P. at 18c ..
180 90
New Haven Trap Rock Co .:
255,800 lbs. trap rock at $1.45
185 46
179,400 lbs. trap rock at $1.70.
152 49
The Berger Mfg. Co., culvert pipe.
209 52
Schuster Woolen Co., timber
5 60
Total
$3,448 14
SUPPLIES
Paul D. Manning, insurance.
$186 50'
Additional
98 03
Douglas Motor Co., 1 hr. labor, 5 lb. cup grease
2 20
Charles Church, tools and oil.
65 34
E. N. Jencks, 2 ropes and 2 buckets
2 00
Charles Krull, 5 manhole grates
59 40
W. R. Wallis, tools and supplies.
144 03
May Gove, drainage ..
25 00
Dyar Sales & Machinery Co .:
1 cold patch mixer
230 00
1 wheel barrow.
7 75
1 sweeper broom Scraper blade .
22 50
Waite Hardware Co., 1 wheel barrow.
8 00
1/2 gross wood screws ...
78
J. B. Chapdelaine, 20 gals. gas at 21c.
4 20
Total
$910 73
REPAIRS
Charles Krull, repairing tools. .
$50 15
Charles Krull, repairing scraper
31 15
Total
$81 30
FREIGHT
N. Y., N. H. & Hartford R. R .:
Freight on trap rock ..
$259 75
Freight on 20 bbl. Tarvia.
27 44
Freight on scraper blades.
50
Freight on mixer and wheel barrow ....
5 15
Total
$292 84
55 00
38
EXPRESS
American Railway Express Co., on parts for
scraper
$2 15
Total
$2 15
GRAVEL
Loads
Rate
Amount
Charles Church
26
$0 05
$13 15
Ray Dudley
112
05
5 60
Albert Valcourt
210
05
10 50
Wm. Buxton
607
05
30 35
Tom Chester
167
05
8 35
E. C. Parker, sand.
115
05
5 75
Harold Buxton, sand .
311
05
15 55
Cora Bates
196
05
80
James Chase
141
05
7 05
Frank Jones
131
05
$ 55
Fred Parker
34
05
1 70
D. E. Caswell
12
05
60
Irvin Esty
19
05
95
Lewis Bombara
20
05
1
00
Leon Inman
80
05
4 00
Tom Laphom
35
05
1 75
L. Taft
8
05
40
Charles Buxton
38
05
1 90
A. Nedrosick
100
05
5 00
Total
$129 95
Grand total
$18,437 11
W. H. DUDLEY, Superintendent of Highways.
BRIDGES
Hours
Rate
Amount
W. H. Dudley
81
$0 55
$44 55
2 horses
112
45
50 40
Truck
85
90
76 50
Auto
79
10
7 90
Earl Ballou
88
45
39 60
L. J. Dudley, 2 horses.
86
45
38 70
Russell Keith
90
45
40 50
Henry Peters
10
45
4 50
Wendell Keith.
95
45
42 75
Ernest Lunn
163
45
73 35
Warren Wheeler
75
45
33 75
Albert Valcourt
164
45
73 80
Edward Murphy
65
45
29 25
. . . . .. . .
39
Walter Colinsky
75
45
33 75
Earl McCann
48
45
21 60
Wm. Buxton
23
45
10 35
Carl Simmons
22
45
9 90
Francis Carter
58
35
20 30
. John Carter
35
35
12 25
Total labor
$663 70
MATERIAL
Frank Jones, to 11,740 ft. standing lumber at $10
$117 40
W. R. Wallis, to spikes and lumber
76 43
Total
$193 83
SUPPLIES
Charles Church, to rubber boots, nails, etc ..
$15 56
Charles Church, to sawing 11,740 ft. lumber
at $5.50 per thousand.
64 57
Total
$80 13
Grand total
$937 66
RAILINGS
Hours
Rate
Amount
W. H. Dudley
34
55
$18 70
2 horses
23
45
10 35
Auto
5
10
50
Truck
9
90
8 10
Earl Ballou
19
45
8 55
Charles Dudley
27
45
12 15
Walter Colinsky
45
45
20 25
James Smith
45
.45
20 25
Oscar Wade
54
45
21 30
Albert Valcourt
31
45
13 95
Edward Murphy
9
40
3 60
Carl Simmons
13
45
5 85
Total labor
$146 55
MATERIAL
W. H. Dudley :
100 rails at 50c ..
$50 00
50 posts at 30c.
15 00
Charles Church, nails and spikes.
7 07
Total
$72 07
Grand total
$218 62
40
SNOW ROADS
Hours
Rate
Amount
W. H. Dudley
174
$0 55
$95 70
2 horses
75
45
33 75
1 horse
78
25
19 50
Mrs. L. J. Dudley, 2 horses. W. H. Parker
28
45
12 60
2 horses
9
45
4 05
J. P. Manning
12
45
5 40
2 horses
9
45
4 05
Fred Dupont
13
45
85
2 horses
13
45
5 85
George Chandler
22
45
9 90
2 horses
22
45
9 90
John Foloni
58
45
26 10
1 horse
58
25
14 50
Earl Ballou
96
45
43 20
Henry Peters
26
45
11 70
Charles Grounden
3
45
1 35
Edward Vallier
15
45
3 75
William Bergeron
8
45
3 60
Wm. Caswell
20
45
00
D. E. Caswell.
3
45
1 35
H. Wylie
14
45
6 30
Carl Simmons
18
45
8 10
Earl McCann
16
45
7 20
James Smith
10
45
4 50
Wm. Eldridge
19
45
3 55
Noval Dixion
32
45
14 40
Kenneth Parker
18
45
8 10
Wendell Keith
17
45
7 65
Lewis Foloni
6
45
2 70
Russell Keith
41
45
18 45
Edward Murphy
40
40
16 00
Charles Dudley
50
45
22 50
Ralph Aldrich
9
45
4 05
Oscar Wade
91
45
40 95
Ernest Lunn
32
45
14 40
Arthur Rawson
9
45
4 05
Paul Rawson
9
45
4 05
Edward Buxton
16
40
6 40
Francis Carter
9
30
2 70
Charles McCann
13
30
3 90
Francis McCann
8
30
2 40
Norman Keith
9
30
2 70
Everett Ballou
18
45
8 10
Stanton Putnam
8
45
3 60
Percy Peters
12
45
5 40
Warren Wheeler
10
45
4 50
Donald Wheeler
7
45
3 15
Asa Wheeler
6
45
2 70
Thayer Peters
9
30
2 70
Joe Laundrey
13
45
5 85
9
45
4 05
41
Clifford Lunn
9
45
4 05
Henry Foggett
8
45
3 60
Albert Danserau
3
45
1 35
Paul Danserau
6
45
2 70
Frank Yacino
17
45
7 65
James Mateychuck
13
45
5 85
Edward Theriean
4
45
1 80
Henry Dion
23
45
10 35
Joe Decoteau
23
45
10 35
Aug. Martinick
10
45
4 50
Simion Gravel
8
45
3 60
John Carter
8
30
2 40
Robert Lunn
5
45
2 25
Grand total
$634 65
W. H. DUDLEY, Superintendent of Highways.
ANNUAL REPORTS
OF THE
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
and Superintendent of Schools OF THE
TOWN OF DOUGLAS
FOR THE
Year Ending December 31, 1927
LA
S
746
INCORPO
WHITINSVILLE, MASS. PRESS OF EAGLE PRINTING CO. 1928
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SCHOOL COMMITTEE
BAYLIS ALDRICH.
Term expires 1928
ARTHUR E. RAWSON, Secretary
66
1928
JOHN B. CHAPDELAINE
66 1929
DR. PAUL ELA.
66
1929
WILLIAM T. LOOMIS, Chairman
66
66 1930
LILLIAN G. CARPENTER
66
66 1930
SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS C. L. JUDKINS
PURCHASING AGENT W. T. LOOMIS ATTENDANCE OFFICERS
DOUWE DEJONG
E. L. WILLIAMS
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SCHOOL CALENDAR
HIGH SCHOOL
Winter term-December 27, 1927, to March 23, 1928, 13 weeks. Spring term-April 2, 1928, to June 22, 1928, 12 weeks.
Fall term-September 10, 1928, to December 21, 1928, 15 weeks. Winter term-December 31, 1928, to March 29, 1929, 13 weeks. Spring term-April 8, 1929, to June 28, 1929, 12 weeks.
Thanksgiving recess-November 29 to December 3. Christmas vacation-December 22 to December 31. Spring vacation-March 30 to April 8.
ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS
Winter term-January 3, 1928, to March 23, 1928, 12 weeks. Spring term-April 2, 1928, to June 15, 1928, 11 weeks.
Fall term-September 10, 1928, to December 21, 1928, 15 weeks. Winter term-January 7, 1929, to March 29, 1929, 12 weeks. Spring term-April 8, 1929, to June 21, 1929, 11 weeks.
Thanksgiving recess-November 29 to December 3. Christmas vacation-December 22 to January 7. Spring vacation-March 30 to April 8.
NO-SCHOOL SIGNAL
Three blasts of the whistle at 7:45 A. M. closes all schools for the morning session.
The same signal at 11:45 A. M. closes all schools for the after- noon session.
The signal at 11:15 denotes that there will be a single session. In this case the session will be lengthened one hour in the first grade, and one hour and a half in the others.
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Report of the SCHOOL COMMITTEE
The School Committee submits the following report for the financial year ending December 31, 1927:
The appropriations for the schools were $41,500.00, and the expenditures $41,926.97.
We received from the State as reimbursement for teachers' salaries, $6,675, for tuition of state wards, $591.14, and for super- intendent's salary, $773.33, making a total of $8,039.47.
This reduces the net cost of the schools to $33,887.50
According to the last report of the State Board of Education the expenditure per pupil in Douglas, based on the average mem- bership of the schools, was $65.58, while the average for the State for towns of approximately the same population and valuation was $90.74. Douglas ranked in this respect as the 104th out of the 231 towns of what is known as Group III. Thus, although our appro- priations are liberal, they are not more so than two-thirds of sim- ilar towns.
The itemized expenditures are as follows:
Expenditures of School Committee $42 53
Salary of Superintendent. 1,320 00
Expenses of Superintendent .. 247 38
Salary of High School Principal
2,265 00
Salary of High School teachers.
3,082 55
Salary of Elementary teachers
16,808 89
Books, High School.
209 82
Books, Elementary Schools
369 27
Stationery, High School ..
263 03
Stationery, Elementary Schools
637 17
Janitors, High School.
1,350 00
Janitors, Elementary Schools.
1,869 60
Fuel, High School.
. . 2,936 22
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Fuel, Elementary Schools. 475 10
Miscellaneous, High School.
360 82
Miscellaneous, Elementary Schools. 282 20
Repairs, High School. 59 28
Repairs, Elementary Schools
717 65
Health, High School ..
70 25
Health, Elementary Schools
638 80
Transportation, in town.
1,226 40
Transportation in other towns.
172 95
Tuition, Elementary Schools.
27 75
Miscellaneous, High School.
335 84
Miscellaneous, Elementary Schools.
448 45
New grounds
46 15
New equipment
4,913 62
Miscellaneous (mostly insurance)
750 25
$41,926 97
It will be noted in the list of appropriations asked for the ensuing year $3,000 is mentioned for new equipment. The new toilets installed at the Main Street building cost over $6,000. Three thousand of this amount was expended from appropriation in a special town meeting, leaving $3,000 of the total cost to be pro- vided for this year.
Appropriations asked for :
General expenses, including Superintendent's salary, expenses of School Committee and Attendance Officers
$1,800 00
Expenses for instruction, including teachers' salaries, text-books and supplies, and miscellaneous expenses for instruction 24,900. 00
Expenses for operation of school plants, including jan- itors' salaries, fuel and miscellaneous expenses for operation 6,500 00
Maintenance, repairs, etc. 1,300 00
Auxiliary agencies, including promotion of health,
transportation, etc. 3,000 00
New equipment 3,000 00
$40,500 00
As the amount asked for and appropriated last year was $38,500, and the amount asked for next year is $40,500, $3,000 of which is for new equipment, we have practically cut down the expenses $1,000.
WILLIAM T. LOOMIS, ARTHUR E. RAWSON, DR. PAUL ELA, LILLIAN G. CARPENTER, JOHN B. CHAPDELAINE, BAYLIS ALDRICH,
School Committee.
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HOW THE SCHOOL DOLLAR IS SPENT DEC. 31, 1926- DEC. 31, 1927.
7 3/4 0%
JANITORS
ADMINISTRATION 3/4 of 0
FUEL 80%
BOOKS AND SUPPLIES 32 0%
TRANSPORTATION 32%
MISCELLANEOUS EXP. 3590
REPAIRS 2%
NEW EQUIPMENT
INSURANCE 1年す
13/40%
HEALTH 12%
TEACHERS' SALARIES 53%
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Report of the
Superintendent of Schools
To the School Committee:
I herewith submit my thirteenth annual report of the schools of Douglas, it being the twenty-seventh in the series of Superin- tendents' reports of this superintendency district.
ATTENDANCE
The school census taken last October showed that there were in Douglas 598 children between the ages of five and sixteen. This was 42 less than the number reported in the census of the year before.
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