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The books and accounts of the town treasurer were examined and checked. The receipts as recorded on the cash book were checked with the departmental records, while the payments by the treasurer were compared with the selectmen's warrants authorizing them.
The cash balance on February 25, 1931, was verified by reconcil- ing the bank balances with statements furnished by the banks.
The securities and savings bank books representing the invest- ments of the several trust funds in the custody of the town treasurer, of the agent of the devise of Moses Wallis, and of the treasurer of the library trustees, were examined and verified, the income and bequests being proved and found to be as reported.
The payments on account of debt and interest were proved with the amounts falling due and with the cancelled notes on file. The out- standing debt was listed and verified by a comparison with the books.
The books and accounts of the collector of taxes were examined and checked. The commitments of taxes were proved with the war- rants, and the abatements were verified by a comparison with the abatement records of the assessors. The collections were compared with the payments to the treasurer as recorded on the treasurer's books, the cash on hand was verified, and the outstanding accounts were listed and proved.
A further verification of the outstanding accounts was obtained by mailing notices to a number of persons whose names appeared on the books as owing money to the town, the replies received thereto indicating that the accounts, as listed, are correct.
The accounts of the town clerk were examined. The receipts for dog and sporting licenses were compared with the records of licenses issued, and the payments to the Division of Fisheries and Game were verified. The cash on hand was proved.
It is again necessary to direct the attention of the town clerk to Section 147, Chapter 140, General Laws, which provides for payments of dog license fees by the town clerk to the county on or before June 1 and December 1 of each year. The payment due the county treasurer on December 1, 1930, has not yet been made.
Attention is again called to Section 13, Chapter 41, General Laws, requiring the town clerk to furnish a bond.
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The records of receipts from licenses granted by the selectmen, of receipts from the water, public welfare, and library departments, and from all other departments collecting moneys for the town were examined, the reported payments to the treasurer being checked with the treasurer's books.
To protect the town from loss due to late billing of accounts due the town from the State for aid rendered by the welfare department, great care should be exercised. Attention is directed to Chapter 241, Acts of 1926, which provides that all accounts shall be rendered to the State Department of Public Welfare on or before the first day of October.
It was noted that provisions have been made to carry out some of the recommendations made in June, 1930, in our report of the pre- vious audit, and that recommendations made in that report pertain- ing to departmental work have already been followed with good results.
Appended to this report, in addition to the balance sheet, are tables showing a reconciliation of the treasurer's cash, summaries of the tax, water, and town clerk's, and library treasurer's accounts, and schedules showing the transactions of the trust funds.
For the co-operation received from the several town officials while engaged in making the audit, I wish, on behalf of my assistants and for myself, to express appreciation.
Respectfully submitted,
EDW. H. FENTON,
Chief Accountant.
DEBT ACCOUNTS
Net Funded or Fixed Debt ..
$20,000 00
Town Hall Loan.
$12,000 00
Water Loan
8,000 00
$20,000 00
$20,000 00
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TRUST ACCOUNTS
Trust Funds :
Devise of Moses Wallis:
$27,502 43
Principal Income
1,103 74
Adeline Pierce Sanborn Library Fund.
136 87
Simon Fairfield Public Library Funds
13,262 04
Cemetery Perpetual Care Funds ..
731 14
Care of Graves of G. A. R. Veterans' Fund. 818 40
Mary South Cemetery Lots Fund ..
205 00
$43,759 62
$43,759 62
Cash and Securities.
$43,759 62
TOWN OF DOUGLAS BALANCE SHEET- DECEMBER 31, 1930
GENERAL ACCOUNTS
ASSETS
LIABILITIES AND RESERVES
Cash:
High School Building Fund.
$573 38
General
$7,993 84
Reserve Fund-Overlay Surplus ..
828 69
Water
320 26
Overlay Reserved for Abatements: Levy of 1929. $423 10
Accounts Receivable :
Taxes:
1,332 46
Levy of 1929
$797 22
Revenue Reserved Until Collected :
Levy of 1930.
3,702 16
Motor Vehicle Excise Tax ..
$202 99
Tax Titles
1,122 93
Water
37 69
Levy of 1930
202 99
Tax Titles
1,122 93
Surplus Revenue
10,454 23
Water
37 69
Overlay Deficits:
Levy of 1927.
$94 21
Levy of 1928.
112 59
206 80
Overdrawn Accounts:
State Aid
$190 00
Cemetery
61 00
Cemetery Perpetual Care Fund-Income
4 00
' Public Library
82 62
Town Hall Maintenance.
149 12
Soldiers' Relief
2 00
488 74
$14,872 63
$14,872 63
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Motor Vehicle Excise Taxes:
1,363 61
Water Department Maintenance.
320 26
$8,314 10
Levy of 1930 909 36
$4,499 38
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Report of the WATER COMMISSIONERS
1930
Jan. 1 Balance cash in town treasury
$154 22
Received for water and sprinkler service
$3,867 25
Interest on deposits
5 24
3,872 49
$4,026 71
Cr.
Paid labor and supplies making house connections and repairs
$442 36
Telephone
22 75
Power and light
1,021 34
Superintendent
1,220 00
Water Bond paid Town Treas.
1,000 00
$3,706 45
Dec. 31 Balance in town treasury 320 26
$4,026 71
WILLIAM L. HAYWARD, OSCAR OLSON, FRANCISCO BOWEN,
Water Commissioners.
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Report of Treasurer DOUGLAS WATER WORKS
1930
Dr.
Jan. 7 Herbert E. Hughes, water collections
$230 50
13 Herbert E. Hughes, water collections
330 69
27 Herbert E. Hughes, water collections
80 00
June
12 Herbert E. Hughes, water collections
289 21
July 21 Herbert E. Hughes, water collections
242 50
22 Herbert E. Hughes, water collections
165 19
30 Herbert E. Hughes, water collections
162 50
Aug. 12 Herbert E. Hughes, water collections
43 83
Oct. 13 Herbert E. Hughes, water collections
215 50
17 Herbert E. Hughes, water collections
227 19
25 Herbert E. Hughes, water collections
140 00
Nov.
17 Herbert E. Hughes, water collections
47 50
5 00
Dec. 3 Herbert E. Hughes, water collections Interest for year
5 24
$3,872 49
1930
Jan. 1 Cash on hand
154 22
$4,026 71
May 19 Herbert E. Hughes, water collections
1,687 64
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1930
Cr.
January Water Commissioner's Orders, 1089 to 1092
$269 85
February Water Commissioner's Orders, 1093 to 1095 85 95
March Water Commissioner's Orders, 1096 to 1098.
79 50
April Water Commissioner's Orders, 1099 to 1102
85 43
May Water Commissioner's Orders, 1103 to 1105
391 25
June Water Commissioner's Orders, 1106 to 1115
397 37
July Water Commissioner's Orders
1,098 60
August Water Commissioner's Orders
299 68
September Water Commissioner's Order
101 54
October Water Commissioner's Order
241 10
November Water Commissioner's Order
656 18
$3,706 45
Dec. 31 By cash on hand
320 26
$4,026 71
GILBERT W. ROWLEY,
Treasurer.
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TOWN CLERK'S REPORT
1930
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BIRTHS
Whole number 37
23
Number of Females
14
American parentage
23
Foreign parentage
9
Mixed parentage
5
37
MARRIAGES
Whole number
15
American birth
27
Foreign birth
3
Residents of Douglas
21
First Marriage
26
Second Marriage
4
DEATHS
Whole number
31
Male
18
Female
13
31
American birth
15
Foreign birth
11
Unknown
5
-
31
Number of Males
37
Elsewhere 9
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Number under 1 year Between 1 and 5 years
4
0
66
10 66
20
0
66
20 66
30
1
66
30
40 66
1
66
40
50
1
60
50
66 60
66
5
66
60
66 70
66
2
66
70
80
15
66
80
90
66
2
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DOGS REGISTERED
Whole number
180
Males, 158 @ $2.00
316 00
Females, 22 @ $5.00
110 00
$426 00
Less fees, 180 @ 20 cents
36 00
$390 00
JOHN B. CHAPDELAINE, JR.,
Town Clerk.
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REPORT OF TREASURER
Simon Fairfield Public Library
1930
Jan.
1 Balance on Deposit
$12 47
Dog Fund for 1930
$226 59
March
Town Appropriation
1,000 00
Dec. Town Appropriation
120 00
$1,346 59
1930
Jan. 6 Recd. Uxbridge Savings Bank, interest
$22 50
Feb.
10
66 For Books
9 10
April
15
66 Liberty Bond interest
53 12
15
66 Liberty Bond interest
42 50
May
1
Whitinsville Savings Bk., interest
175 00
5
66
For Books
6 00
5
66
Lena M. Schuster
4 14
July
1
66 For Books
3 63
5
66 Uxbridge Savings Bank, interest
22 50
Nov.
1
Whitinsville Savings Bk., interest
271 18
66 For fines to July 1st ..
39 45
654 12
$2,013 18
Overdrawn from Town Treasury
82 62
$2,095 80
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Expenses for year 1930 as follows:
Paid Rosalie E. Williams, Librarian
$780 00
Mrs. Carl Donaldson, Assistant 18 00
Frank E. Jones, Fuel
281 00
66 For books
301 07
Miscellaneous account, repairs, labor, supplies
246 92
Herbert E. Hughes, janitor
132 50
Worcester Suburban Electric Co.
45 20
6 William Nesbit, labor
44 10
Julia E. Wixtead, insurance
43 75
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Magazines and papers
91 70
%
$1,984 24
1930
Dec. 31 Balance on deposit
$111 56
$2,095 80
ENDOWMENT FUND
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 are invested as follows :
Uxbridge Savings Bank
$1,900 00
Whitinsville Savings Bank 11,000 00
Total
$12,900 00
Respectfully submitted,
FRANK E. JONES,
Treasurer.
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Annual Report of the
Dept. of Public Welfare
From January 1, 1930 to January 1, 1931.
To the Selectmen and Citizens of Douglas :
Value of real estate, 170 acres of land, house, barn and sheds
$7,000 00
Personal property at Infirmary as per inventory Jan. 1, 1930:
Household furniture and provisions $1,050 00
Contents of barn, woodhouse, wash- house, farming tools and wagons, etc.
650 00
1 horse
100 00
2 cows
300 00
2 calves
50 00
65 hens
90 00
10 tons hay
150 00
5 cords manure
25 00
15 bu. grain
25 50
$2,440 50
You will note whave reduced the personal property inventory at infirmary by over 500.00 as we considered previous figure to high.
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We have made the Superintendent debtor for labor, stock, and produce, etc., as follows :
Received from sale of eggs
$20 20
Milk
27 90
Fowl
5 65
Toll line
8 20
Vegetables
12 80
Board, E. Leach
468 00
Wood
20 00
Hay
80 00
Team work
20 80
Milk cans
7 00
Pair horses
200 00
Harness
50 00
Calf
8 00
$928 55
The Superintendent has paid out as follows :
Barber
$3 00
Tomato plants
60
Service
2 00
$5 60
OVERSEER'S CASH PAYMENTS FOR INFIRMARY
ACCOUNT
Paid Superintendent, salary
$1,000 20
Walter Parker
22 36
T. G. Flagg, druggist
1 25
Grave for Peter Lebeau
16 00
Francisco Bowen, Burial Peter Lebeau.
66 00
Charles Edison, Balance on cow.
70 00
Douglas Motor Co., oil
1 45
Charles Edison, horse and harness
125 00
Commissioner of Public Safety
5 00
E. N. Jenckes Store, groceries
266 72
E. N. Jenckes Store, grain
265 64
E. N. Jenckes Store, dry goods
4 10
Thos. P. Ritchie, groceries
203 94
Dr. Quinn
54 00
Charles Krull, blacksmith
41 55
John B. Chapdelaine, groceries
67 95
Eugene Decoteau, groceries
66 67
Eugene Decoteau, meat
80 67
Brink and Putnam, groceries
100 46
W. R. Wallis, hardware
38 50
W. E. Jones, plumbing and supplies
38 13
Frank Jones, coal
314 00
Dr. Andrews
30 00
E. M. Marris, meat
147 57
T. E. Kelly, meat
121 90
Frank Rivard, fish
60 74
Wor. Sub. Elec. Co., light and power.
77 03
N. E. Tel. & Tel. Co.
6 80
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A. Solomon, grain
17 50
A. Solomon, dry goods
12 99
Harold Buxton, ice
102 45
John Fulone, labor
39 20
Clifford Lunn, labor
39 20
Arthur Metcalf, labor
21 20
Roger Keith, labor
11 20
$3,537 37
TOWN AID ACCOUNT
Paid No. 1
$400 00
No. 2
156 00
No.
3
223 45
No.
4
299 00
No.
5
84 00
No.
6
126 00
No. 7
126 00
No. 8
70 00
No. 9
373 50
No. 10
245 70
No. 11
120 00
No. 12
77 00
No. 13
72 00
No. 14
60 00
No. 15
0 00
No. 16
36 00
No. 17
9 00
No. 18
71 60
No. 19
211 90
No. 20
99 00
TEMPORARY AID ACCOUNT
Paid No. 1
$884 00
No. 2
61 00
$945 00
MOTHERS' AID ACCOUNT
Paid No. 1
$761 50 102 00
No. 2
$863 50
Infirmary Superintendent, receipts
$928 55
Infirmary Superintendent, expenditures
5 60
Turned in to Town Treasurer
$922 95
Received from State, reimbursements 1929 and 1930
$1,824 97
Received from State, Mothers' Aid
262 50
Received from Town of Northbridge
227 50
Received from Schuster Woolen Co.
66 00
Received from Town Aid No. 20
2 00
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Due from State, reimbursements 1929 and 1930
2,543 29
Due from Hector Vandall for horses, from report of 1928 110 00
SUMMARY
Superintendent has paid per his account $5 60
Overseers have paid as per their account 3,537 37
$3,542 97
The Overseer's Account is as follows :
Appropriation at annual town meeting $9,000 00 $9,000 00
Expenditures :
Orders on Town Treasurer :
(State) Temporary Aid
$945 00
(State) Mothers' Aid
863 50
(Town) Town Aid
3,210 80
Miscellaneous
38 25
Infirmary cost
3,537 37
$8,594 92
Balance on hand
$405 08
Paid No. 21
$90 00
No. 22
34 32
No. 23
76 33
No. 24
20 00
$3,210 80
MISCELLANEOUS ACCOUNT
Miscellaneous
$38 25
$38 25
INMATES AT INFIRMARY DURING YEAR 1930
No.
Age
Weeks
Days
1
56
52
1
2
71
52
1
3
75
52
1
4
72
8
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Respectfully submitted,
RICHARD MOORE HARRY A. OLSON, R. KENNETH PARKER,
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REPORT OF AGENT MOSES WALLIS DEVISE
To the Town of Douglas
For Year Ending December 31, 1930.
The agent charges himself with amounts due the devise Jan- uary 1, 1930, as follows :
Los Angeles School District Bonds, 5% $16,201 50 207 20
$15,994 30
Jersey City Water Bonds, 4 1/2 %
$5,231 50
Amortization
31 30
City of Detroit Bonds, 4 1/2%
$5,250 00
Amortization
38 79
5,211 21
Whitinsville National Bank
2,207 83
$28,613 54
Value to Keep Permanent
27,502 43
Due Town Treasurer
$1,111 11
The agent has received as follows :
Jan. 1 Balance
$2,207 83
Feb. 3 Interest, City of Detroit Bonds
$112 50
6 Interest, County of Los Angeles Bonds
375 00
April 2 Interest, Jersey City Water
Bonds
112 50
July
31 Interest, City of Detroit Bonds
112 50
Aug.
6 Interest, County of Los Angeles Bonds
375 00
Oct.
1 Interest,
Jersey City Water
112 50
Dec. 31
Interest,
Whitinsville
National
35 06
1,235 06
$3,442 89
Bonds
Bank
5,200 20
Amortization
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The agent has paid out as follows:
Jan. 16 Town Treasurer $1,111 11
Dec. 31 Salary, Agent
75 00
Balance
2,256 78
$3,442 89
PRESENT VALUE OF DEVISE
$15,000.00 Los Angeles, 5% $16,201 50 248 64
Amortization
$15,952 86
5,000.00 Jersey City, 41/2%
$5,231 50
Amortization
37 56
5,000.00 City of Detroit, 41/2% $5,250 00
Amortization
47 41
5,202 59
Whitinsville National Bank
2,256 78
$28,606 17
Value to Keep Permanent
27,502 43
Due Town Treasurer
$1,103 74
Respectfully submitted,
GILBERT W. ROWLEY,
Agent.
5,193 94
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Collector's Report
1930
The Assessors for the year 1930 committed to me April 25, 1930, the Collector's book with warrant to col- lect and pay over to Treasurer of said town of Douglas, Poll Taxes
$1,228 00
Extra Assessment, Poll Taxes
8 00
$1,236 00
I have collected and paid to Treasurer of said Town in poll taxes to January 1, 1931
$1,182 00
Received abatements on poll taxes
50 00
Uncollected
4 00
$1,236 00
Paid fines on poll taxes $9 00
On July 12, 1930, received Collector's book and war- rant to collect and pay over to Treasurer of said Town of Douglas,
Real estate and personal property taxes
$48,655 95
I have collected and paid to Treasurer in cash to January 1, 1931
$44,802 26
Received abatement on property taxes
27 50
Received credit by sales deeds 129 41
Balance uncollected January 1, 1931
3,696 78
$48,655 95
Paid interest on real estate taxes $6 25
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Received Collector's book and warrants to collect and pay over to Treasurer Motor Excise Tax:
May 3, 1930, warrant
$2,454 56
July 25, 1930
486 99
September 18, 1930
275 15
December 1, 1930
157 58
December 31, 1930
11 59
$3,385 87
Refunds after payments, abatements
54 67
$3,440 54
I have collected and paid to Treasurer in cash to January 1, 1931
$3,091 40
Received abatements on Motor Excise Tax
146 37
Balance uncollected January 1, 1931
202 77
$3,440 54
Balance uncollected January 1, 1931, for 1929 Taxes. $792 88
EDWARD L. WILLIAMS,
Tax Collector.
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REPORT OF TREE WARDEN
For the Year 1930
Owing to the damage done our shade trees by the ice storm of several years ago, five big trees had to be removed this year.
Pruning, removing and repairing shade trees :
W. E. Carpenter, @ 50c per hour-177 hours $88 50
W. E. Carpenter, team, @ 25c per hour-125 hours. 31 25
Jas. Falloni, @ 75c per hour-1641/2 hours 123 19
Fr. Yacino, @ 60c per hour-120 hours 72 00
Linc. Carpenter, @ 75c per hour-10 hours 7 50
P. Brulé, team, @ 50c per hour-5 hours
2 50
$324 94
SUPPLIES
W. L. Carpenter, saw
$2 85
W. R. Wallis :
Refitting saws
2 25
Small rope
32
Large rope
2 40
$7 82
Total expenditures
$332 76
Respectfully submitted,
WALTER E. CARPENTER,
Tree Warden.
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Report of ROAD COMMISSIONER
PAY ROLL OF THE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT
For the Year Ending December 31, 1931
1930
Name
Hours
Rate
Amount
R. K. Parker, Supt.
107
$ 50
$53 50
R. K. Parker
1,188
60
712 80
R. K. Parker, car
1,293
20
258 60
G. C. Dudley, team
905
90
814 50
W. H. Parker, team
297
90
267 30
W. H. Dudley, team
189
90
170 10
W. H. Dudley, trucks Nos. 1 and 2
847
85
719 95
W. H. Dudley, labor
340
40
136 00
Gustavus Dudley, labor
479
40
191 60
R. K. Parker, truck
1,106
1 00
1,106 00
Stanton Putnam, truck
74
1 00
74 00
Stanton Putnam, labor
74
40
29 60
R. K. Parker, big truck
18
1 50
27 00
Clifford Lunn, labor
1,231
40
492 40
Earl McCann, labor
1,290
40
516 00
Earl Ballou
817
45
367 65
John Carter
48
45
21 60
John Carter
892
40
356 80
Wendell Keith
728
40
291 20
John Faloni
59
40
23 60
Frank Guertin
461
40
184 40
Albert Valcourt
1,081
40
432 40
Isadore Dupont
101
40
40 40
Leon Lochia
1,158
40
463 20
Leon Lochia, car
18
20
3 60
Stanley Kroses
674
40
269 60
Fred Fowler
39
40
15 60
Fred Dupont, team
101
90
90 90
Asa Wheeler, team
18
90
16 20
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Name
Hours
Rate
Amount
Rene Roberts, labor
549
40
219 60
Raymond Fisk
12
40
4 80
H. A. Harnden
21
1 00
21 00
R. Leveri
72
1 00
72 00
E. R. Newell, roller
10 days
10 00
100 00
Percy Peters
48
40
19 20
Thomas Klesewetz
16
40
6 40
Adam Duda
16
40
6 40
Joe Cupka
21
40
8 40
Ernest Brule
7
40
2 80
Roger Keith
285
40
114 00
Ernest Labelle
32
40
12 80
James Yacino
69
40
27 60
James Faloni
21
40
8 40
Carmine Decostanze
27
40
10 80
Fred Briggs
233
40
93 20
Paul Chase
36
40
14 40
William Carter
9
40
3 60
William Murphy
126
40
50 40
Thomas Guay
18
40
7 20
Robert Lunn
45
40
18 00
Charles Dudley
452
40
180 80
Frank Yacino
55
40
22 00
Oscar Wade
27
40
10 80
J. P. Manning
9
40
3 60
Total labor, trucking and teaming
$9,184 70
MATERIAL USED-COSTS
Compensation insurance
$218 20
W. R. Wallis
74 68
Charles Krull
84 55
Douglas Motor Co.
187 55
J. A. Monahan
3 36
Blanchard Bros. Co.
103 06
Direct U-Lite Co.
20 00
Gravel Accounts
89 80
Putnam & Brinck
162 75
Berger Culvert Pipe Co.
550 76
Frank E. Jones
49 03
J. B. Chapdelaine
2 00
N. H. Trap Rock Co.
69 28
Dyar Sales & Mach. Co.
76 50
Barrett Company Tar
3,000 88
Tar Products Co.
119 33
Clayton A. Blackmer
79 71
Walter E. Jones
13 10
Number Plates Tractor
2 00
Ledger
2 00
Freight, N. H. R. R. Co.
40 75
Total Materials
$4,949 29
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Total Labor and Materials
Welfare Road Work
$14,133 99 354 50
Total Expenditures
$14,488 49
Credit F. E. Jones Trap Rock and K. P.
$94 30
R. K. PARKER,
Supt. Highways.
HIGHWAY RAILINGS
Materials used
$201 79
Labor costs
187 20
Railing Totals
$388 99
HIGHWAY BRIDGES
Materials Used
$132 57
Labor costs
77 00
Bridge Totals $209 57
SNOW
January 1, 1930, to January 1, 1931
February, 1930
$26 70
December, 1930
193 38
Total January 1, 1931
$220 08
REMOVING TOWN JAIL
Labor and trucking costs $139 20
R. K. PARKER,
Supt. Highways.
ANNUAL REPORTS
OF THE
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
and Superintendent of Schools
OF THE
TOWN OF DOUGLAS
FOR THE
Year Ending December 31, 1930
OLAS
S
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INCORP
WHITINSVILLE, MASS. PRESS OF EAGLE PRINTING CO. 1931
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SCHOOL COMMITTEE
ARTHUR E. RAWSON, Secretary.
Term expires 1931
BAYLIS G. ALDRICH, Chairman
1931
JOHN B. CHAPDELAINE
66
1932
DR. PAUL ELA
66
1932
WILLIAM T. LOOMIS
66
66
1933
LILLIAN C. CARPENTER
66
1933
SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS A. B. GARCELON
PURCHASING AGENT W. T. LOOMIS ATTENDANCE OFFICERS
E. L. WILLIAMS DOUWE DEJONG
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SCHOOL CALENDAR
1930-1931 HIGH SCHOOL
Winter Term-December 29, 1930, to March 20, 1931, 12 weeks. Spring Term-March 30, 1931, to June 19, 1931, 12 weeks.
Thanksgiving recess-November 27 and 28, 1930.
Christmas vacation-December 20, 1930, to December 28, 1930, 1 week. Spring vacation-March 21, 1931, to March 29, 1931, 1 week. ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS
Winter Term-January 5, 1931, to March 20, 1931, 11 weeks. Spring Term-March 30, 1931, to June 12, 1931, 11 weeks.
Thanksgiving recess-November 27 and 28, 1930.
Christmas vacation-December 20, 1930, to January 4, 1931, 2 weeks. Spring vacation-March 21, 1931, to March 29, 1931, 1 week.
1931-1932 HIGH SCHOOL
Fall Term-September 8, 1931, to December 18, 1931, 15 weeks. High School will open Tuesday following Labor Day. Winter Term-December 28, 1931, to March 25, 1932, 13 weeks. Spring Term-April 4, 1932, to June 24, 1932, 12 weeks.
Thanksgiving recess-November 26 and 27, 1931.
Christmas vacation-December 19, 1931, to December 27, 1931, 1 week. Spring vacation-March 26, 1932, to April 3, 1932, 1 week.
ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS
Fall Term-September 8, 1931, to December 18, 1931, 15 weeks. Winter Term-January 4, 1932, to March 25, 1932, 12 weeks. Spring Term-April 4, 1932, to June 17, 1932, 11 weeks.
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Thanksgiving recess-November 26 and 27, 1931.
Christmas vacation-December 19, 1931, to January 3, 1932, 2 weeks. Spring vacation-March 26, 1932, to April 3, 1932, 1 week.
HOLIDAYS, 1931-1932
Labor Day.
Columbus Day, October 12th.
County Convention, 1st Friday in November.
Armistice Day, November 11th.
Thanksgiving Recess, 2 days, last Thursday and Friday of November. Christmas.
January 1st.
February 22nd, Washington's Birthday.
Good Friday (Friday before Easter Sunday), March 25, 1932.
Patriot's Day, April 19th.
Memorial Day, May 30th.
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 11:45 A. M. 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, 1930.
The appropriations for the schools were $44,500.00 and the expenditures, $44,499.69. We received from the State as reim- bursement for teachers' salaries $9,377.93, for tuition of State wards $374.70, and for Superintendent's salary $773.33, making a total of $10,525.96. This reduces the net cost of the schools to $33,973.73.
The itemized expenditures are as follows:
School Committee expenses $293 65
Superintendent's salary 1,380 00
Superintendent's expenses 160 46
Supervisors' salaries
1,704 35
Principal, High, salary.
2,440 00
Principal, Elementary, salary
1,500 00
Teachers, High, salaries
4,276 00
Teachers, Elementary, salaries
13,802 19
Text-books, High
399 84
Text-books, Elementary
381 51
Stationery and supplies, High
915 76
Stationery and supplies, Elementary
615 18
Janitors, High, Salaries.
1,376 00
Janitors, Elementary, salaries
1,792 18
Fuel, High
612 55
Fuel, Elementary
387 58
Miscellaneous, High
388 12
Miscellaneous, Elementary
302 14
Repairs, High
65 77
Repairs, Elementary
22 05
Health, High
89 92
Health, Elementary
544 48
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Transportation in town, Elementary. 1,698 00
Transportation to other towns, Elementary 177 00
Tuition, Elementary 7 28
Miscellaneous, High 5 48
Miscellaneous, Elementary
601 98
New Equipment
7,460 72
Insurance 619 50
Total
Unexpended
$44,499 69 31
Appropriation
$44,500 00
Appropriations asked for :
General expenses, including Superintendent's salary, expenses of School Committee and Attendance Officers $2,000 00
Expenses for instruction, including teachers' salaries, text-books and supplies, and miscellaneous ex- penses for instruction 26,500 00
Expenses for operation of school plants, including jani- tors' salaries, fuel and miscellaneous expenses for operation 5,600 00
Maintenance, repairs, etc.
1,200 00
Auxiliary agencies, including promotion of health, transportation, etc.
3,700 00
Insurance
700 00
New heating equipment.
4,800 00
$44,500 00
BAYLIS ALDRICH, ARTHUR E. RAWSON, WILLIAM T. LOOMIS, DR. PAUL ELA, LILLIAN C. CARPENTER, JOHN B. CHAPDELAINE,
School Committee.
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Report of the Superintendent of Schools
To the School Committee and Citizens of Douglas :
The following is the thirtieth Superintendent's report for this union, the same being my third report.
In 1921, we had a population of 2,181. Last year the United States census gave us a population of 2,316, a gain of 135. In 1921 our school enrollment was 503, last year it was 530, a gain of 27 pupils. On the other hand, the figures of our age-grade tables of this year (518) show a loss of 24 pupils as compared with the figures of 1928, but a gain of nine over last year's figures. Re- viewing all the statistics from 1921 to date we find some years show- ing a loss of enrollment while others show a gain. From such records our only conclusion is, that we are holding our own in school enrollment, with perhaps a slight gain.
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