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179.00
Elwin Chase, Labor 240 hrs. @ .50.
120.00
Carmine Ferno, Labor 1108 hrs. @ .50.
554.00
Charles Church, Jr. Labor 911 hrs. @ .50.
455.50
Stanley Krouse, Labor 1105 hrs. @ .50.
552.50
John Minior, Labor 1049 hrs. @ .50.
524.50
Frank Chupka, Labor 366 hrs. @ .50.
183.00
Ernest Lunn, Labor 8 hrs. @ .50. 4.00
Augustus Wellman, Labor 2 hrs. @ .50
1.00
Micheal Kocur, Labor 20 hrs. @ .50
10.00
Total Labor $ 6,639.21
Equipment Hire
Earl Ballou, Car 1256 hrs. @ .20 ..
251.20
Nellie Parker, Truck & driver, 1066 hrs. @ 1.50. 1,599.00
D. E. Caswell, Truck & driver 1038 hrs. @ 1.50. 1,557.00 . . W. H. Dudley, Truck & driver 291/2 hrs. @ 1.50 .... 44.25
H. W. Buxton, Truck & driver 638 hrs. @ 1.50. . ..
957.00
Elwin Chase, Double Team & driver 118 hrs. @ 1.00
118.00
Total Equipment hire $ 4,526.45
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Chapter 81 Material:
New England Metal Culvert Co. to culvert pipe .... $ 145.77
State Prison, to Directional Signs 43.75
C. C. Plumb Co. to 2,650 Gals. Asphalt @ .0946 ... 250.69
The Barrett Co. to 28,095 Gals. Tar @ .0875 .. . . W. R. Wallis Lumber Co. to 8 bgs. Cement @ .75 ... 6.00
2,458.32
W. R. Wallis Lumber Co. to 600 Bricks @ $22. per M. 13.20
C. A. Sweet, to 860 cu. yds. Sand @ .07 60.20
Carl Askenstrom, to 158 cu. yds. Gravel @ .07. 11.06
John Gingrass, to 552 cu. yds. Gravel @ .07 38.64
O. F. Chase, to 100 cu. yds. Gravel @ .07. 7.00
D. E. Caswell, to 146 cu. yds. Gravel @ .07 10.22
H. W. Buxton, to 398 cu. yds. Gravel @ .07
27.86
Total Material $ 3,072.71
Workmen's Compensation Insurance Chap. 81. 267.02
Total Insurance $ 267.02
Rental from Town owned Machinery credited to
machinery account 1,244.20
$
1,244.20
Grand Total Chapter 81
$ 15,749.59
Respectfully submitted,
EARL BALLOU, Supt. of Highways.
Chapter 90 Maintenance:
Appropriated by Town $ 500.00
Allotment by County® 500.00
Allotment by State 500.00
Total $
1,500.00
Earl Ballou, Supt. as per wages $ 89.96
Charles Church, Labor 104 hrs. @ .50.
52.00
Albert Valcourt, Labor 106 hrs. @ .50.
53.00
Earl McCann, Labor 42 hrs. @ .50
21.00
Earl McCann, Power Grader oper. 12 hrs. @ .75
9.00
Carmine Ferno, Labor 80 hrs. @ .50.
40.00
Alfred Miller, Labor 44 hrs. @ .50
22.00
Stanley Krouse, Labor 28 hrs. @ .50.
14.00
John Minior, Labor 72 hrs. @ .50
36.00
Charles Church, Jr. Labor 84 hrs. @ .50
42.00
John Caswell, Jr. Labor 72 hrs. @ .50 36.00
Micheal Kocur, Labor 24 hrs. @ .50
12.00
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Elwin Chase, Labor 82 hrs. @ .50 41.00
Jesse Chase, Labor 82 hrs. @ .50 41.00
Harold Keith, Labor 12 hrs. @ .50
6.00
D. E. Caswell, Jr., Labor 4 hrs. @ .50
2.00
Total Labor
.
$ 516.96
Trucking and Equipment Hire
Earl Ballou, Car 104 hrs. @ .20 20.80
Nellie Parker, Truck & driver 68 hrs. @ 1.50.
102.00
D. E. Caswell, Truck & driver 76 hrs. @ 1.50. 114.00
H. W. Buxton, Truck & driver 38 hrs. @ 1.50
57.00
Total Trucking .$ 293.80
90 Maintenance Material
C. C. Plumb Co. to 1166 Gals. Asphalt @ .0946 110.30
The Barrett Co. to 6055 Gals. Tar @ .0875 529.82
C. A. Sweet, to 167 cu. yds. Sand @ .07 11.69
Total Material $ 651.81
90 Maintenance Insurance
Workmen's Compensation Ins.
20.69
Total
20.69
Rental from Town owned Machinery credited to
machinery account
16.00
Total
16.00
Grand Total Chapter 90 Maintenance $ 1,499.26
Chapter 90 Construction, Uxbridge Road
Appropriation by Town $ 250.00
Allotment by County 225.00
Allotment by State 375.00
Total $ 850.00
Earl Ballou, Supt. as per wages
48.44
Charles Church, Labor 64 hrs. @ .50.
32.00
Earl McCann, Labor 28 hrs. @ .50
14.00
Earl McCann, Power Grader oper. 32 hrs. @ 1.00.
32.00
Albert Valcourt, Labor 64 hrs. @ .50.
32.00
Carmine Ferno, Labor 42 hrs. @ .50
21.00
Alfred Miller, Labor 26 hrs. @ .50
13.00
Stanley Krouse, Labor 42 hrs. @ .50
21.00
John Minior, Labor 48 hrs. @ .50
24.00
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Charles Church, Jr., Labor 40 hrs. @ .50
20.00
John Caswell, Jr., Labor 48 hrs. @ .50
24.00
Harold Keith, Labor 8 hrs. @ .50
4.00
Total Labor
$ 285.44
Equipment Hire
Earl Ballou, Car 48 hrs. @ .20
9.60
Nellie Parker, Truck & driver 28 hrs. @ 1.50. 42.00
D. E. Caswell, Truck & driver 68 hrs. @ 1.50
102.00
Joseph De Vries, Gas Roller 1 day
25.50
Henry Conroy, Trans-Mixer, mixing in place gravel
surface 2,779 sq. yds. @ .0225.
62.50
Total Equipment hire $ 241.60
Material
The Barrett Co. to 3,314 Gals. Tar @ .0875 $ 289.98
Total Material .$ 289.98
Rental from Town owned machinery credited $ 32.00
to machinery account
Total
$ 32.00
Grand Total Chapter 90 Construction $ 849.02
Respectfully submitted,
EARL BALLOU, Supt. of Highways.
Bridges:
Appropriation by Town .$ 400.00
Earl Ballou, Supt. as per wages. . $ 27.68
Charles Church, Labor 40 hrs. @ .50
20.00
Everett Ballou, Labor 8 hrs. @ .50
4.00
Albert Valcourt, Labor 40 hrs. @ .50
20.00
Earl McCann, Labor 32 hrs. @ .50
16.00
Duty Caswell, Jr. Labor 5 hrs. @ .50
2.50
Total Labor
$ 90.18
Insurance $ 3.61
-$ 3.61
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Equipment Hire
Earl Ballou, Car 32 hrs. @ .20 $ 6.40
Nellie Parker, Truck & driver 2 hrs. @ 1.50.
3.00
D. E. Caswell, Truck & driver 21 hrs. @ 1.50.
31.50
Total Equipment hire $ 40.90
Material
W. R. Wallis Lumber Co. to lumber and material $ 257.13
Total Material
.$ 257.13
Grand Total Bridges
.$ 391.82
Railings:
Appropriation by Town
.$ 300.00
Earl Ballou, Supt. as per wages $ 27.68
Charles Church, Labor 60 hrs. @ .50 30.00
Earl McCann, Labor 16 hrs. @ .50
8.00
Everett Ballou, Labor 44 hrs. @ .50 22.00
Albert Valcourt, Labor 16 hrs. @ .50
8.00
Stanley Krouse, Labor 8 hrs. @ .50
4.00
Total Labor $ . 99.68
Insurance 3.84
3.84
Equipment Hire
Earl Ballou, Car 32 hrs. @ .20 $ 6.40
Nellie Parker, Truck & driver 9 hrs. @ 1.50.
13.50
D. E. Caswell, Truck & driver 8 hrs. @ 1.50.
12.00
Total Equipment hire $ 31.90
Material
W. R. Wallis Lumber Co. to lumber & material .... $
151.05
H. W. Buxton, 26 Chestnut Posts @ .25. 6.50
Total Material $ . 157.55
Grand Total Railings $ 292.97
Machinery Account: Receipts:
Balance in account as of Jan. 1st 1940. $ 620.91
Received for Rental Chapter 81 1,244.20
Received for Rental Chapter 90 Maintenance 16.00
Received for Rental Chapter 90 Construction 32.00
Received for Rental on Snow removal
276.00
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Received for Rental private hire 11.70
Total Receipts $ 2,200.81
Payments:
Clark-Wilcox Co. repair parts on tractor. $ 108.30
W. R. Wallis Lumber Co. Tools & Supplies 68.34
Charles Krull, repairing tools and chains 40.25
Ernest Lunn, repairs on Equipment 38.15
P. D. Manning, Registration for Tractor and Forest Fire Truck 4.00
Thomas Tynan, Railway Express
1.88
Worcester Oxy-Acetylene Supply Co.
19.56
New England Transportation Co. Express
1.57
Laramee's Transit Co. Inc. Express
.60
F. E. Jones, Gas. and Oil
27.23
Douglas Motor Sales, set of four skid chains for Power Grader
80.00
Whitinsville Auto Body Co. Electric welding.
7.70
Warren D. Sampson Co. repair parts
19.38
Walker Oil Co. to Gas
92.90
Emmott Valley Transportation Co. Express
3.93
Dyar Sales & Machinery Co. repair parts for snow plows 15.23
Pennsylvania Steel Co. Grader blades and cutting edges for snow plows 78.38
Vassars Super Service, Gas and Oil 136.45
New England Metal Culvert Co. Wire Road Drag ... 16.10
Douglas Motor Sales, Gas, Oil and repairs 185.42
Douglas Motor Sales, to Gas Heater, two Electric Windshield Wipers and Defroster for Power Grader installed 52.23
Warren D. Sampson Co. Payment on New Grader ...
500.00
Total Payments $ 1,497.60
Balance in account Dec. 31, 1940 .$ 703.21
Snow Removal and Sanding:
Appropriation by Town $ 4,500.00
Transferred from Reserve Fund 54.28
Total $ 4,554.28
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Plowing and Trucking $ 1,163.66 Rental from Town owned machinery credited
to Machinery Account
276.00
Labor
2,585.63
Material, repairs and insurance
528.99
Total
.$ 4,554.28
Respectfully submitted,
EARL BALLOU,
Supt. of Highways.
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REPORT OF TREASURER SIMON FAIRFIELD PUBLIC LIBRARY
1940
Jan. 1-Balance on Deposit $ 4.34
Town Appropriation
1,000.00
Dog Fund . Reserve Fund Transfer
42.99
Jan. 5-Uxbridge Savings Bank Interest $ 15.00
May 1-Whitinsville Savings Bank Interest.
116.17
July 5-Uxbridge Savings Bank Interest. 12.50
Nov. 1-Whitinsville Savings Bank Interest
116.17
259.84
$ 1,785.75
Expenditures
Rosalie E. Williams, Librarian $ 780.00
Mrs. Carl Donaldson, Assistant Librarian
18.00
For Books
322.02
Miscellaneous Expense
90.71
Papers and Magazines
99.10
Frank E. Jones, Fuel
238.60
Paul D. Manning, Compensation Insurance
13.80
Worcester Suburban Electric Co.
77.51
Herbert E. Hughes, Janitor
130.00
1,769.74
Balance on Deposit Whitinsville National Bank
16.01
$ 1,785.75
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
$ 12,900.00
Respectfully submitted,
FRANK E. JONES,
Treasurer.
478.58
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REPORT OF ANIMAL INSPECTOR
To Selectmen of Douglas,
As Inspector of Animals I made ninety-three calls during the year, and inspected three hundred and nine cattle. Of this number two hundred and five were cows, and one hundred and four were young cattle. An inspection was made on forty-one Swine and two Goats. Only one place was quar- antined.
A careful check was made to see that all cattle and animals were free of the following diseases: Lump Jaw and Barn "Itch".
Respectfully submitted,
ROY E. KENYON,
Animal Inspector.
REPORT OF INSPECTOR OF SLAUGHTERING
The work of the Inspector of Slaughtering for the year ending December 31, 1940 was limited to inspecting two hogs that were slaughtered. The inspector was engaged for five hours and travelled sixteen miles.
Respectfully submitted, HARRY A. DOWNS,
Inspector.
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REPORT OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT
Town Appropriation .$ 725.00
Reserve Fund
57.30
$ 782.30
Expenditures
Fire Chief's Salary
100.00
Fire Company's Salaries
365.00
Janitor's Salary
78.00
Fire Truck Maintenance
44.51
Telephone
86.99
Raincoats and Gloves
49.44
Fuel
42.56
Repairs to Building
5.05
Light
9.75
$ 782.30
Loss
Estimated loss at all fires for 1940 .. .
.$
4,000.00
Alarms
Total number of alarms answered 36
14 Chimney, 5 Grass, 2 Rubbish, 2 Autos, 5 Mills, 1 Brush, 1 House,
1 Abandoned Building, 1 Oil Burner, 1 Barn, 1 Dump, 1 Cottage. Town Appropriation - Fire Hose $ 150.00
Expenditure $ 149.50
Balance
.50
$
150.00
Fire Alarm Signals
Fire ouside of district 1 long blow
Center 2 blows and repeat
River 3 blows and repeat
Upper Main
4 blows and repeat
Lower Main
5 blows and repeat
Depot Street
6 blows and repeat
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No School Signal
Three blasts of the mill whistle at 7.30 A. M. closes all schools for the morning session. The same signal at 11.30 A. M. closes all schools for the afternoon session.
The same signal at 11.15 A. M. denotes that there will be one session. In case of one session all grades will close at 12.30 P. M .; except first grade which will close at noon. If the whistle does not blow at 11.30 A. M. there will be school in the afternoon.
Fire Department Personnel:
Charles Anderson, Chief Joseph Vecchione, Ass't. Chief Felix Vecchione, Engineer William Van Ness, Secretary Edmund Bruno, Treasurer Harold Buxton
Louis Bloniasz
Herbert E. Gove Fred Cabana Joseph Bruno
Kenneth McMahon
Harold Anderson Lawrence Kolumber Albert Frost Stephen Kosiar
Respectfully submitted,
CHARLES A. ANDERSON, Chief.
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REPORT OF THE FOREST FIRE DEPARTMENT
Town Appropriation $ 300.00
Purchase of Fire Hose
131.00
(500 feet - 11/8 in. Hose) (Suction Hose)
Labor and Transportation - Fighting Fires
130.50
Chemicals (75 lbs. Soda)
11.25
Vassar's Service Station
12.31
$ 285.06
Unexpended Balance
14.94
$ 300.00
Recapitulation :
Number of Fires
4
Acres of Wood Land Burned
71/2
Acres of Grass Land Burned ....
61/2
Number of Permits Issued
181
Wardens: Paul D. Manning, Jr.
Roy Kenyon
William J. Wallis
Kenneth McMahon Thayer Peters
John Fulone John Hanley
Charles Church
Lincoln Carpenter
William Caswell
Elwin Chase
Earl Ballou
Respectfully submitted,
HENRY A. PETERS,
Forest Warden.
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REPORT OF THE TREE WARDEN
1940 Appropriation $ 500.00
Reserve Fund
24.82
524.82
James Fulone, Superintendent
15.00
Paul D. Manning, Insurance
18.61
Charles C. Krull
3.75
W. R. Wallis Lumber Co.
2.30
Spraying Trees
382.00
Moth Superintendent
10.00
Moth Suppression
93.16
$ 524.82
Respectfully submitted,
JAMES FULONE.
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CHARITIES IN DOUGLAS
REPORT OF BOARD OF PUBLIC WELFARE
To the Citizens of the Town of Douglas:
For the first time since 1935 the Welfare Board is able to report ex- penditures for Temporary Aid under $10,000.00. This decrease is attributed to better business conditions, certifying all employables for W.P.A. as soon as possible, assistance granted to border line cases by the distribution of Federal Surplus Commodities. Of course the efficient distribution of Un- employment Checks on schedule has also been helpful.
We wish to bring to the attention of the Citizens of the Town of Douglas the fact that all outstanding Aid to Dependent Children bills have been collected, while the Accounts Receivable in the Temporary Aid Account stands at $867.58. Of this amount the sum of $375.45 has been carried on the books for a number of years and will be charged off this year as uncol- lectable. The reason for this is that when the original charges were made they were questionable then and in all probability should never have been charged. The remaining $492.13 is due from the City of Worcester, the State, and the Town of Hinsdale.
The sum of $5,157.30 was collected by the Town Treasurer from bills sent out by the Welfare Department, $934.17 was collected under the A.D.C. Account, and $3,732.37 under the O.A.A. Account. From this, one can cer- tainly see the necessity for close checking of all bills, as an employee of the department can easily lose more money for the Town than the employee receives as compensation. This money that is collected each year is estimated by the Assessors as Receipts to reduce taxes.
Our budget for 1941 calls for an appropriation of $10,000.00 for Temporary Aid; $1,750.00 for Aid to Dependent Children; and $7,000.00 for Old Age Assistance; or a total budget reduction of $1,250.00 under the 1940 ap- propriations.
CLASSIFICATION OF WELFARE DEPARTMENT EXPENDITURES
Appropriation at Town Meeting
$ 10,500.00
General Administration:
Postage $ 54.13
Telephone
42.24
All Other
49.29
145.66
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Groceries
2,321.02
Hospital and Medical Bills
1,545.89
Cash Payments
1,529.00
Board and Care
1,221.00
Douglas Cases in other Cities
917.11
Douglas Cases in other Towns
531.49
Rent
773.09
Commissary
288.21
Payments to State
261.42
Fuel
153.03
All other
159.79
$
9,846.71
Transferred to W.P.A.
600.00
Balance Unexpended
53.29
$ 10,500.00
Welfare Reimbursements in 1940
5,157.30
This reduces the net cost of Welfare to $ 4,689.41
Temporary Aid:
Total number of families aided 59
Total number of persons aided 150
Aid to Dependent Children: Total number of families aided
3
Total number of children aided
9
Expenditures for Aid to Dependent Children:
Town Appropriation 1,472.50
Federal Grant
387.50
$ 1,860.00
Reimbursements for A.D.C .:
From State
934.17
From Federal Grants
546.00
This Reduces the Net Cost of A.D.C. to $ 379.83
$
1,480.17
ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE Temporary Aid
Outstanding January 1, 1940
$
2,912.47
Charges
3,206.36
$
6,118.83
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Payments to Treasurer
5,134.30
Disallowances ..
116.95
Outstanding December 31, 1940
867.58
$ 6,118.83
Aid to Dependent Children
Outstanding January 1, 1940
318.93
Charges 1940
619.67
$ 938.60
Payments to Treasurer 1940
934.17
Disallowances 1940
4.43
$
938.60
SURPLUS COMMODITIES RECEIVED IN 1940
CLOTHING
Girls' Bloomers
98 pcs.
Women's Bloomers
12
Boys' Shirts
234
Combinations
Girls' Dresses
233
"
Women's Dresses
253
Layettes
2
Women's Nightgowns
56
Men's Nightshirts
12
Women's Pajamas
32
Men's Pajamas
2
Men's Pants
124
Sheets
96
Men's Shirts
266
Men's Shorts
66
Women's Slips
117
Boys' Suits
42
Sunsuits
60
Men's Overalls
24
Boys' Overalls
6
Boys' Unionsuits
24
Children's Pajamas
175
Boys' Pants
163
Baby Blankets
9
Blankets
61
6
2,173 pieces
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FOOD
Apples
8,290 lbs.
Beans
1,400
Beets
350
Butter
885
Cabbage
4,150
Carrots
1,665
Wheat Cereal
2,058
Cheese
154
Corn Meal
3,900
Eggs
3,240 doz.
Fish
469 lbs.
Graham Flour
3,111 1/2 lbs.
Wheat Flour
7,325 1/2
Fresh Grapefruit
1,008 lbs.
Oranges
6,740
Pears
810
Potatoes
12,540
Prunes
4,575
Raisins
4,200
Rice
2,600
Lard
2,870
Tomatoes
1,350
Salt Pork
810
Smoked Hams
835
Bacon
1,158
Peaches
150
76,744 lbs.
Respectfully submitted,
FRANK X. RINFRETTE MARINE S. ZONFRILLO
W. LINCOLN CARPENTER
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REPORT OF THE OLD AGE ASSISTANCE DEPARTMENT
To the Selectmen and Citizens of Douglas:
The report of the Bureau of Old Age Assistance for the year ending December 31, 1940 is as follows-
Total number of persons who received Old Age Assistance during the year
47
Number of cases January 1, 1940
36
New cases added
11
Cases re-opened
2
Cases closed :
Became self-supporting
1
Removed from town
5
By death
6
Active list, January 1, 1940
32
Paid for Old Age Assistance 1940:
Town Appropriation
$ 6,402.13
Federal Grants 5,967.52
$ 12,369.65
Received-Federal Grant
5,953.77
Checks not cashed
57.50
Reimbursements State, Towns
3,732.37
This reduces the Net Cost for Old Age Assistance for 1940 to $2,626.01 $ 9,743.64
Accounts Receivable
Outstanding January 1, 1940 $ 180.00
Charges
4,409.87
Payments to treasurer
3,732.37
$
4,589.87
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Disallowances
70.00
Outstanding December 31, 1940
787.50
$
4,589.87
Respectfully submitted,
FERDINAND J. LIBBY, FRANK X. RINFRETTE, MARINE ZONFRILLO, Bureau of Old Age Assistance. VERA H. WARNER, Clerk. ..
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REPORT OF THE WATER COMMISSIONERS
To the Citizens of Douglas:
Appropriation at Town Meeting, 1940
$
3,500.00
Transfer from Water Surplus
601.71
$ 4,101.71
EXPENDITURES
Administration :
Superintendent's Salary
$ 1,300.00
Postage
16.75
Telephone
27.06
1,343.81 $
General:
Pipe and Fittings
179.83
Equipment (Including New Meters)
339.05
All Other
30.33
$
549.21
Pumping Station:
Light and Power
1,582.50
Fuel
4.50
Repairs
1.50
All Other
41.92
$ 1,630.42
Service Pipe:
Labor
266.63
Pipe and Fittings
182.69
Thawing Out Service Pipes
95.00
All Other
33.95
$ 578.27
Total
$ 4,101.71
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WATER DEPARTMENT
Rates
Outstanding January 1, 1940 $ 564.23
Charges:
Reported $ 5,607.63
Not reported
54.14
5,661.77
Advance payments December 31, 1940
2.39
$ 6,228.39
Payments to treasurer $ 5,342.10
Charges reported in error
7.64
Outstanding December 31, 1940, per list .. $ 853.65
Cash on hand December 31, 1940, verified 25.00
878.65
$ 6,228.39
Water Miscellaneous
Charges 1940:
Reported
$ 44.32
Not reported
46.59
$ 90.91
Payments to treasurer $ 44.32
Outstanding December 31, 1940, per list .. $ 39.82
Cash on hand December 31, 1940, verified 6.77
46.59
$ 90.91
Respectfully submitted,
GILBERT W. ROWLEY, Chairman, 1943 FELIX S. VECCHIONE, 1942 WILLIAM J. WALLIS, 1941 Water Commissioners.
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REPORT OF AGENT MOSES WALLIS DEVISE
To the Town of Douglas For the year Ending December 31, 1940
The Agent charges himself with amounts due the Devise January 1, 1940, as follows:
Los Angeles School District Bonds 5% $ 16,201.50
Amortization
621.60
$ 15,579.90
City of Detroit Bonds, 41/2%
5,250.00
Amortization
93.90
5,137.60
Jersey City Water Bonds, 41/2%
5,231.50
Amortization
124.99
5,125.01
$ 25,842.51
Whitinsville National Bank
2,583.48
Dividend Bonds, Detroit
150.00
2,733.48
$ 28,575.99
Value to keep permanent
27,502.43
Due Town Treasurer
1,073.56
$ 28,575.99
The Agent has received as follows:
1940
Balance
$
2,733.48
Feb. 6 County of Los Angeles $ 375.00
Apr. 1 Jersey City 112.50
Apr. 2 City of Detroit 112.50
Aug. 1 City of Detroit 4.88
Aug. 6 County of Los Angeles 375.00
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Aug. 1 City of Detroit
112.50
Oct. 1 Jersey City
112.50
1,204.88
$
3,938.36
The Agent has paid out as follows:
1940
May 3 Town of Douglas
1,073.56
Dec. 10 Salary, Agent 75.00
Balance
2,789.80
3,938.36 $
PRESENT VALUE OF DEVISE December 31, 1940
$15,000.00 Los Angeles School District Bonds, 5% 16,201.50 Amortization
663.04
$ 15,538.46
$ 5,000.00 Jersey City Water Bonds, 41/2%
5,231.50
Amortization
100.16
$ 5,131.34
$ 5,000.00 City of Detroit Bonds, 41/2%
5,250.00
Amortization
133.61
$ 5,116.39
Whitinsville National Bank
2,639.80
Detroit Bond Dividend
150.00
2,789.80
$ 28,575.99
Value to keep permanent
27,502.43
Due Town Treasurer
1,073.56
$ 28,575.99
Respectfully submitted,
GILBERT W. ROWLEY, Agent.
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REPORT ON W.P.A. PROJECTS IN 1940
The year ending December 31, 1940 was by far our most productive on W.P.A. Three projects which had been left unfinished from previous years were completed.
The first project, a road construction program on Martin Road, so called, begun last winter and continued through the spring to completion, added two more miles of macadam road. The graveling, excavation, clearing of right of way, building of culverts, grading, etc., was done under W.P.A. Super- vision. The surfacing of the road was done under the highway superin- tendent's supervision.
The second project, a sidewalk construction project, completed a con- tinuous sidewalk from Main Street along Manchaug Street to the St. Denis Church. This project was begun in the summer of 1938 and was interrupted by the hurricane. This walk has placed pedestrians on a walk elevated from the roadway and relieving a serious situation. This work had been planned in 1924 but never got beyond that stage.
A snow removal problem on this section of walk has arisen and talks are being carried out with the State Department of Public Works to remedy this.
The third project, also a sidewalk project, was completed on Pleasant Street. This walk is a necessity for School Children walking to and from the High School use it daily. Furthermore, the grade of the gutter was improved so that cars could drive up to the curbing.
The big problem confronting the town at the end of the year was a shortage of labor and especially of skilled help. To complete this last project additional workers were obtained from Millbury and these men are con- tinuing to supplement our workers. The shortage of skilled W.P.A. help increased the Sponsor's contribution because it necessitated our hiring and paying for cement finishers.
The work for 1941 has been planned along similar lines with a winter road construction program to extend the macadam road from the Pastime Club to the Whitins Reservoir.
This spring, work will begin on a combined Chapter 81-W.P.A. project to extend the Main Street Drainage system up Pleasant and Depot Streets. Department of Public Works engineers are cooperating in this project, and it will be under their supervision.
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Sidewalks will also be constructed during the summer on various streets.
The cost to the Federal Government of the work on Manchaug Street for the year 1940 in constructing 800 feet of cement walk was $1,784.90, while the cost of constructing the two-mile stretch of road on Martin Road with the 1000 ft. of sidewalk on Pleasant Street was $10,337.60. The net cost to the Town on all projects was $4,018.07.
The town's share was expended as follows:
Administrative Expense S 105.46
Trucking
2,089.05
Cement and other material
856.96
Transportation of Millbury Workers
202.71
Gravel
256.40
Labor
503.48
First Aid Supplies
4.01
$
4,018.07
Respectfully submitted,
JOSEPH S. VIROSTEK, Sponsor's Agent.
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REPORT OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH NURSE
Mr. Winfield A. Schuster, Chairman,
Board of Selectmen, Douglas, Massachusetts,
My dear Mr. Schuster,
I herewith submit my first report as Board of Health Nurse in the Town of Douglas.
As Board of Health Nurse on a one day a week basis, my duties have included pre-school conferences, follow up on the Well Child Conferences conducted by the State Dept. of Public Health; Tuberculosis follow up and to assist in the control of Communicable disease.
The follow up on the Well Child Conference conducted in April, 1939, was done on the most urgent cases; time being limited.
Children requiring nose and throat operations, with family physician's consent, were taken to clinic and those whose nutrition was below standard and who were unable to purchase cod liver oil, were supplied with same through the generosity of the Douglas branch of the American National Red Cross.
A chest clinic was held in June, conducted by a physician and an X-ray technician from the Worcester County Sanatorium, assisted by Mrs. Edith Taft, field nurse for the Southern Worcester County Health Ass'n. and the Board of Health nurse.
At this clinic 97 X-rays were taken and 72 Mantoux or skin tests were given. 75 of the X-rays taken were children of school age. 67 of the number after X-rays were found to be positive cases. Meaning that 67 out of 75 children have childhood type of tuberculosis.
This gives us a definite picture, and that is that we have an extremely large number of potential tuberculous cases to follow, to X-ray, and Re X-ray.
The chest clinic this year was conducted entirely different from previous years. The entire families of the previous positive X-rays were taken into the clinic and X-rayed.
Many of the pre-school children and adults have been recommended to return to the Sanatorium for a check up and Re X-ray. This type of work is endless, but we are taught that education along these lines is absolutely necessary in the control of Tuberculosis.
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