Town Annual Report of the Officers of the Town of Douglas, for the year ending 1941-1950, Part 20

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Bridge Viewer FRANK A. YACINO, 1946


Inspector of Animals ROY KENYON, 1946


Inspector of Slaughtering ROY KENYON, 1946


Measurers of Lumber


WILLIAM J. WALLIS, 1946 HENRY HINDON, 1946


WALTER H. PARKER, 1946 CHARLES CHURCH, 1946


Weighers of Coal


FRANK E. JONES, 1946 LEON T. SOCHA, 1946


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ANNUAL REPORT


FINANCE COMMITTEE REPORT


Appropriation Estimated Necessary for Fiscal Year Ending Dec. 31, 1946


GENERAL GOVERNMENT


Selectmen's Salary


$300.00


Selectmen's Expense


200.00


Town Accountant's Salary 950.00


Clerk for the Selectmen


800.00


Town Treasurer's Salary


500.00


Town Treasurer's Expense


250.00


Tax Collector's Salary


800.00


Tax Collector's Expense


350.00


Assessors' Salaries


600.00


Assessors' Expense


200.00


Town Clerk's Salary


500.00


Town Clerk's Expense


100.00


Town Counsel's Salary


300.00


Registrars' Salary


75.00


Registrars' Expense


300.00


Moderator's Salary


15.00


Election Expense


250.00


New Town Hall Maintenance


2,500.00


Old Town Hall Maintenance


200.00


$9,190.00


PROTECTION OF PERSONS AND PROPERTY


Police


$5,800.00


Police-Special Duty


200.00


Police Lock Up


165.00


Fire Department


1,800.00


Insurance on Fire Equipment and Personnel


451.70


Sealer


50.00


Tree Warden and Moths


700.00


Forest Fires


500.00


Dog Officer


50.00


$9,716.70


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HEALTH AND SANITATION


Salaries of Agents


$100.00


Health Expense


2,600.00


Meat Inspector's Salary


25.00


Animal Inspector's Salary


75.00


Vital Statistics


25.00


2,825.00


HIGHWAYS


Chapter 81, Highways


$5,325.00


Chapter 90, Maintenance


1,500.00


Railings


100.00


Bridges


300.00


Special Highway Expense


300.00


Snow Roads


3,500.00


Street Lighting


2,700.00


Care of Public Squares


75.00


Sidewalks


100.00


13,900.00


PUBLIC WELFARE AND SOLDIERS' BENEFITS


Welfare Salaries


$400.00


Welfare Relief Expense


5,500.00


Old Age Assistance, Clerk


600.00


Welfare, Clerk


600.00


Aid to Dependent Children, Clerk


200.00


Old Age Assistance Expense


10,500.00


Aid to Dependent Children


750.00


Soldiers' Relief


200.00


War Allowance-Soldiers' Relief


100.00


Veterans' Service Department


400.00


Veterans' Service Department Expense


100.00


19,350.00


SCHOOLS AND LIBRARY


School Committee Salary


$200.00


School Expense


55,000.00


Industrial Schools


500.00


Library


1,700.00


57,400.00


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RECREATION AND UNCLASSIFIED


Recreational Program


$300.00


Blanket Insurance 1,000.00


Memorial Day


150.00


Care of Town Clock so-called


30.00


Printing Town Reports


300.00


1,780.00


ENTERPRISE AND CEMETERY


Water Commissioners' Salaries


$300.00


Water Department-General Expense


4,000.00


Cemetery (Douglas Center)


150.00


4,450.00


INTEREST AND MATURING DEBT


Interest


$100.00


100.00


Total


$118,711.70


ADDITIONAL RECOMMENDATIONS


Article 15 ($150.00) Pine Grove Cemetery


Article 16 ($500.00) Police Cruiser


Arctile 17 ($2,500.00) Old Town Hall


Article 18 ($1,000.00) Library


Article 19 ($1,000.00) "Welcome Home Day" Total $5,150.00


Finance Committee:


LESTER J. DERMODY, 1946 WILLIAM J. WALLIS, 1947 ROBERT J. FROST, 1948 BAYLIS G. ALDRICH, 1947 GILBERT W. ROWLEY, 1948 FERDINAND J. LIBBY, 1948 FRANK X. RINFRETTE, 1946 HOWELL W. PARKER, 1946 ANDREW HVIZDOS, 1947


Town of Douglas


Balance Sheet-December 31, 1945


GENERAL ACCOUNTS


Assets


Liabilities and Reserves


Cash:


Federal Taxes Withheld


$1,938.18


In Banks and Office ...


$40,679.44


Petty Cash Adv .- Tax Collector 50.00


Trust Fund Income: Mowry School Fund $798.28


$40,729.44


Accounts Receivable:


Cemetery Funds 183.43


Taxes:


Levy of 1945 235.51


Motor Vehicle Excise Taxes: Levy of 1945


46.00


Tax Titles


$345.32


Tax Title Possessions


2,815.33


Overestimate:


State Parks and Reservations As- sessment, 1945


25.12


Departmental:


Town Hall


$274.50


Aid to Dependent Children


186.08


War Allowance


30.00


Road Machinery Fund


2,879.33


School


7.50


Compensation Insurance Fund


107.28


Federal Grants:


498.88


Water:


Old Age Assistance: Administration $185.33


Rates


$2,368.64


Assistance


322.16


Post-War Rehabilitation Fund 75.00


1,077.15


Buffington Gift for School Refer- ence Library


207.79


Sale of Cemetery Lots and Graves Fund


74.50


Tailings


41.30


3,160.65


Adeline Pierce Sanborn Library Fund 20.44


Miscellaneous


12.00


Aid to Dependent Children 27.57 Administration 62.88


2,380.64


Aid to Highways: State:


Aid 597.94


Reserve Fund-Overlay Surplus . .


3,358.96


Chapter 81


$2,157.17


Chapter 90 Maintenance 307.57


County :


Chapter 90 Maintenance 307.57


2,772.31


Underestimate:


County Tax, 1945


113.94


Overlay Deficit:


Levy of 1943 and Prior Years .


62.20


Overdrawn Account: Highways-Chap. 90 Maintenance


615.10


Surplus Revenue


31,213.13


$50,613.87


$50,613.87


TRUST ACCOUNTS


Trust Investment Funds- Cash and Securities:


In Custody of Town Treasurer $34,592.89


In Custody of Trustees 13,220.44


In Custody of Agent


31,422.22


In Custody of Town Treasurer: Myron O. Mowry School Fund $25,070.38 Adeline Pierce Sanborn Library Fund 100.00


Care of Graves-G. A. R. Veterans' Fund 795.11


Overlay Reserved for Abatements: Levy of 1945 235.51


Revenue Reserved for Abatements: Motor Vehicle Excise Tax $46.00


Tax Title and Tax Possession


3,160.65


Departmental


498.08


Water


2,380.64


Aid to Highways


2,772.31


8,857.68


Mary South Cemetery Fund 238.51 Monument Fund-Sons of


Veterans 109.45


Cemetery Perpetual Care Funds 3,241.94


Post-War Rehabilitation Fund 5,037.50


$34,592.89


In Custody of Library Trustees: Simon Fairfield Library Fund 13,220.44


In Custody of Agent: Moses Wallis Devise


31,422.22


$79,235.55 $79,235.55


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ANNUAL REPORT


TAX RATES IN THE TOWN OF DOUGLAS


1931


$30.70


1932


32.50


1933


31.50


1934


33.00


1935


32.00


1936


32.00


1937


35.00


1938


37.00


1939


37.00


1940


35.00


1941


35.00


1942


35.00


1943


35.00


1944


35.00


1945


35.00


January 15%:


Balance


Appropriati


Income


From


Total


Expended


Transferred T.


Unexpended


Dec. 31 191.


Selectmen Salaries


$300.00


$300.00


$300.00


Selectmen Expense


200.00


200.00


177.33


$22.67


Selectmen's Clerk


750.00


750.00


750.00


Town Accountant Salary


900.00


900.00


900.00


Town Clerk Salary


450.00


450.00


450.00


Town Clerk Expense


100.00


100.00


99.62


.38


Town Treasurer Salary


400.00


400.00


400.00


Town Treasurer Expense


250.00


250.00


204.76


45.24


Tax Collector Salary


700.00


700.00


700.00


296.30


53.70


Assessors' Expense


125.00


125.00


97.53


27.47


Town Counsel Salary


300.00


300.00


300.00


Registrars' Salaries


75.00


75.00


75.00


Registrars' Expense


300.00


300.00


298.13


1.87


Moderator


15.00


15.00


15.00


Election Expense


125.00


125.00


119.07


5.93


New Town Hall


Maintenance


2,000.00


300.00


Excess & Deficiency


3,150.00


3,132.46


17.54


700.00


Moses Wallis Devise


150.00


Reserve Fund


Old Town Hall


Maintenance


100.00


100.00


100.00


Police Department:


Salaries


5,500.00


5.00


Reserve Fund


5,505.00


5,503.84


1,16


Special Duty


200.00


15.00


Reserve Fund


215.00


214.50


.50


Lockup Expense


165.00


165.00


165.00


Fire Department


1,800.00


1,800.00


1.798.54


1.46


Fire Department Insur- ance


400.00


51.70


Reserve Fund


451.70


451.70


Tree Warden


700.00


95.45


Reserve Fund


795.45


795.45


Sealer of Weights and Measures


50.00


50.00


50.00


Forest Fires


500.00


500.00


472.52


27.48


Dog Officer


50.00


50.00


50.00


Civilian Defense


$96.29


5.63


Refund


101.92


17.50


84.42


Health Department:


100.00


100.00


100.00


Expense


2,300.00


300.00


Reserve Fund


2,600.00


1,298.15


$1,300.00Nurse


1.85


Nurse


550.00


School


1,700.00


1,700.00


Nurse-Car Expense


150.00


School


300.00


300.00


Meat Inspector-Salary


25.00


25.00


25.00


Animal Inspector- Salary


75.00


75.00


75.00


Vital Statistics


25.00


25.00


21.50


3.50


Highway Department: Chapter 81


4,438.00


8,875.00


Excess & Deficiency


13,313.00


13,313.00


Chapter 90 Mainten.


1,500,00


3,500.00


Excess & Deficiency


5,384.86


5,999.96


O.D.615.10


Road Machinery Maintenance


3,300.00


Machinery Rentals


3,300.00


3,273.71


26.29


Bridges


300.00


1.10


General Expense


300.00


215.00


Reserve Fund


515.00


508.49


6.51


Railings


100.00


.07


Snow Roads


5,000.00


325.00


Reserve Fund


5,325.00


5,320.04


4.96


Street Lighting


208.38


2,500.00


4,88


Reserve Fund


2,713.26


2,713.26


Care of Public Squares


75.00


75.00


63.15


11.85


Sidewalks


100.00


100.00


99.66


.34


Public Welfare Dept .:


Salaries


400.00


400.00


400.00


Relief


5,500.00


5,500.00


5,263.44


236.56


Agent


1,400.00


280.00


Federal Grants


1,680.00


1,680.00


Old Age Assistance


9,500.00


275.57


Ration Board


9,775.57


9,775.57


Aid to Dependent


Children


750.00


250.20


Ration Board


1,000.20


1,000.20


Federal Grants:


Old Age Assistance-


Administration


232.99


230.91


Federal Grant


463.90


18,57


260.00Agent 185.33


Old Age Assistance- Assistance


164.32


6,929.45


Federal Grant


7,093.77


6,771.61


322.16


Aid to Dependent Children


47.57


47.57


20.00Agent


27.57


Aid to Dependent Children -Aid


96.56


339.37


Federal Grant


435.93


373.05


62.88


Soldiers' Relief


200.00


200.00


200.00


War Allowance


100.00


100.00


30.00


70.00


School Committee Salaries


200.00


200.00


200.00


School Expense


2,443.71


49,000.00


51,443.71


50,743,14


700.00Nurse


.57


Industrial Schools


200.00


200.00


193.90


6.10


Library


1,500.00


555.20


County Dog Refund


2,055.20


2,052.43


2.77


Blanket Insurance


900.00


900.00


874.00


26.00


American Legion Hall


100.00


100.00


83.33


16.67


Memorial Day


150.00


50.10


Reserve Fund


200.10


200.10


Care of Town Clock


30.00


30.00


30.00


Printing Town Reports


300.00


89.00


Reserve Fund


389.00


389.00


Recreation Program


300.00


300.00


46.75


Ration Board


61.02


2,000.00


2,061.02


1,222,00


300.00


13.25


275.57A.A.A ..


250.20A.D.C.


Rehabilitation


Committee


200.00


200.00


200.00


Water Department:


Commissioners'


300.00


300.00


300.00


General Expense


4,500.00


115.00


Reserve Fund


4,615.00


4,600.12


14.88


Pumping Station


43.32


43.32


43.32


Pumping Station 1945


1,201.45


1,201.45


1,201.45


Cemetery


150.00


150.00


121.90


28.10


Pine Grove Cemetery


150.00


13.28


Reserve Fund


163.28


163.28


Interest


100.00


100.00


7.50


92.50


Debt


2.000.00


2,000.00


2,000.00


Reserve Fund


2,000.00


Overlay Reserve


2,000.00


500.59 Overlay Re. 1,499.41 Var. App.


$3,394.16


$115.174.45


$31,936.30


$150,504.91


$143,760.69


$5,105.77


$2,253.55


Overdrawn


$615.10


Assessors' Salaries


400.00


Reserve Fund


470.00


464.65


5.35


Tax Collector Expense


350.00


350.00


$70.00


1946


Special Insurance


510.70


Insurance Fund


510.70


510.70


Agent


1,150.00


Health


150.00


Health


384.86


State and County


300.00


298.90


100.00


99.93


-Administration


253.25


Salaries


Transferred


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TOWN OF DOUGLAS


AUDITOR'S REPORT


January 24, 1946


To the Board of Selectmen


Mr. Lester J. Dermody, Chairman Douglas, Massachusetts


Gentlemen:


I submit herewith my report of an audit of the books and ac- counts of the town of Douglas for the year ending December 31, 1945, made in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 44, General Laws. This is in the form of a report made to me by Mr. Herman B. Dine, Assistant Director of Accounts.


Very truly yours,


THEODORE N. WADDELL, Director of Accounts.


Mr. Theodore N. Waddell Director of Accounts Department of Corporations and Taxation State House, Boston


Sir:


As directed by you, I have made an audit of the books and ac- counts of the town of Douglas for the fiscal year 1945, and submit the following report thereon:


The records of financial transactions of the several departments receiving or disbursing money for the town, or commiting bills for collection, were examined, checked, and verified by comparison with the reports and the records in the town accountant's office.


The accountant's ledger was analyzed, the appropriation ac- counts being checked to the town meeting records of appropriations and transfers voted, and a balance sheet, showing the financial condition of the town on December 31, 1945, was prepared and is appended to this report.


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The books and accounts of the town treasurer were examined and checked. The recorded receipts were analyzed and compared with the accountant's ledger and with the records of the departments making payments to the treasurer, while the payments by the treas- urer were checked with the selectmen's warrants authorizing the disbursement of town funds.


The payments of maturing debt and interest were verified by comparison with the amounts falling due and with the cancelled securities on file.


The tax title deeds on hand were examined and listed, and the amounts transferred to the tax title account were verified.


The savings bank books and securities representing the invest- ments of the various trust and investment funds in the custody of the treasurer and trustees, as well as of the agent of the Devise of Moses Wallis, were examined and listed, and the income was proved.


The books and accounts of the tax collector were examined and checked in detail. The commitments of taxes were compared with the warrants issued by the assessors, the recorded abatements were checked with the assessors' records of abatements granted, the re- corded collections were checked with the payments to the treasurer as recorded on the treasurer's and the accountant's books, and the outstanding accounts were listed and proved with the controlling accounts.


The records of the water department were examined and check- ed. The commitments were proved, the payments to the treasurer were verified, the abatements as recorded were checked to the re- cords of the commissioners, and the outstanding accounts were listed and proved.


The outstanding accounts were verified by sending notices to a number of persons whose names appeared on the books as owing money to the town, and from the replies received it appears that the accounts, as listed, are correct.


The records of licenses and permits issued by the selectmen and town clerk were examined and checked, and the payments to the State and the town treasurer were verified.


The surety bonds of the officials required by law to furnish them were examined and found to be in proper form.


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In addition to the departments mentioned, the books and ac- counts of the sealer of weights and measures, and of the health, public welfare, and library departments were examined and checked, and the payments to the treasurer were verified.


Appended to this report, in addition to the balance sheet, are tables showing a reconciliation of the treasurer's cash, summaries of the tax and departmental accounts, as well as tables showing the condition of the trust and investment funds.


For the cooperation extended by the several town officials dur- ing the process of the audit. I wish, on behalf of my assistants and for myself, to express appreciation.


Respectfully submitted,


HERMAN B. DINE, Assistant Director of Accounts.


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ANNUAL REPORT


REPORT OF THE TREASURER


To the Selectmen of the Town of Douglas:


The following is my report as Town Treasurer of the Town of Douglas as recommended by the Division of Accounts, Department of Corporations and Taxation, as called for by Section 44, General Laws, for the fiscal year 1945:


RECONCILIATION OF TREASURER'S CASH


Ealance January 1, 1945


$39,830.78 168,727.00


Receipts 1945


$208,557.78


Payments 1945


$167,878.34


Balance December 31, 1945


40,679.44


$208,557.78


Balance January 1, 1946


$40,679.44


Receipts January 1 to 8, 1946


2,082.34


Unpaid warrants January 8, 1946


1,566.71


$44,328.49


Payments January 1 to 8, 1946 $2,327.04


Balance January 8, 1946:


Blackstone National Bank,


Uxbridge. per check book $31,303.98


The First National Bank, Boston, per check book and statement .. 6,176.09


The Merchants National Bank, Boston, per check book and statement 4,086.16


Cash in office, verified


435.22


42,001.45


$44,328.49


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BLACKSTONE NATIONAL BANK, UXBRIDGE


Balance January 8, 1946, per state- ment


$35,648.49


Balance January 8, 1946, per check book


$31,303.98


Outstanding checks January 8, 1946,


4,344.51


per list


$35,648.49


MYRON O. MOWRY SCHOOL FUND In Custody of Town Treasurer


Savings Securities


Deposits Par Value


Total


On hand at beginning of year 1945


$6,070.38 $19,000.00


$25,070.38


On hand at end of year 1945


$6,070.38 $19,000.00 $25,070.38


On hand January 8, 1946


6,070,38 $19,000.00


$25,070.38


1945


Receipts


Payments


Sale of securities, par


Purchase of securities,


value


$5.000.00


par value


$5,000.00


Premium on securities


Premium on securities


sold


183.90


purchased 66.88


Income


570.00


Transfer to town 687.02


$5,753.90


$5,753.90


January 1 to 8, 1946


Income


$55.00 Transfer to town $55.00


ADELINE PIERCE SANBORN LIBRARY FUND In Custody of Town Treasurer


Savings


Deposits


Total


On hand at beginning of year 1945


$100.00


$100.00


On hand at end of year 1945


$100.00


$100.00


On hand January 8, 1946


$100.00


$100.00


Receipts


Payments


1945


No transactions recorded.


January 1 to 8, 1946 No transactions recorded.


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CARE OF GRAVES OF G. A. R. VETERANS FUND In Custody of Town Treasurer


Savings


Deposits


Total


On hand at beginning of year 1945


$803.02


$803.02


On hand at end of year 1945


$795.11


$795.11


On hand January 8, 1946


$795.11


$795.11


Receipts


Payments


1945


Withdrawn from savings


Added to savings


deposits


$20.00


deposits


$12.09


Income


12.09


Transfer to town


20.00


$32.09


$32.09


January 1 to 8, 1946 No transactions recorded


MARY SOUTH CEMETERY LOTS FUND In Custody of Town Treasurer


Savings


Deposits


Total


On hand at beginning of year 1945


$239.91


$239.91


On hand at end of year 1945


$238.51


$238.51


On hand January 8, 1946 Receipts


Payments


1945


Withdrawn from savings


Added to savings


deposits


$5.00


deposits


. $3.60


Income


3.60


Transfer to town 5.00


$8.60


$8.60 January 1 to 8, 1946


No transactions recorded.


MONUMENT FUND-SONS OF VETERANS POST NO. 123 In Custody of Town Treasurer


Savings


Deposits


Total


On hand at beginning of year 1945


$107.84


$107.84


On hand at end of year 1945


$109.45


$109.45


On hand January 8, 1946


$109.45


$109.45


$238.51


$238.51


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Receipts


Payments


1945


Income


$1.61 Added to savings deposits $1.61


January 1 to 8, 1946 No transactions recorded.


CEMETERY PERPETUAL CARE FUNDS In Custody of Town Treasurer


Savings


Deposits


Total


On hand at beginning of year 1945


$3,246.14


$3,246.14


On hand at end of year 1945


$3,241.94


$3,241.94


On hand January 8, 1946


$3,241.94


$3,241.94


Receipts


Payments


1945


Withdrawn from savings


Added to savings


deposits


$57.00


deposits


$52.80


Income


52.80


Transfer to town


57.00


$109.80 January 1 to 8, 1946 No transactions recorded.


$109.80


POST-WAR REHABILITATION FUND In Custody of Town Treasurer Cash in Savings Securieies Gen. Treas. Deposits Par Value


Total


On hand at beginning of year 1945


$37.50


$5,000.00


$5,037.50


On hand at end of year 1945


$75.00


$37.50


$5,000.00


$5,112.50


On hand January 8, 1945


$75.00


$37.50


$5,000.00


$5,112.50


Receipts


Payments


1945


Income


$75.00 Cash in general treas- ury Dec. 31, 1945 and Jan. 8, 1946


$75.00


$75.00


$75.00


Respectfully submitted,


RICHARD H. ALDRICH, Town Treasurer.


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REPORT OF THE TOWN ACCOUNTANT


RECEIPTS 1945


Cash balance January 1, 1945


$39,830.78


General Revenue:


Taxes:


1944 Personal


$147.35


1944 Real Estate


799.63


1945 Polls


1,230.00


1945 Personal


6,919.14


1945 Real Estate


56,802.26


65,898.38


Motor Vehicle Excise Taxes:


1944


$32.00


1945


1,970.61


2,002.61


From State:


Reimbursement for Loss of Taxes $392.35


Income Tax


11,425.00


Corporation Taxes


19,623.37


Meal Tax


476.80


Vocational Education


64.75


Snow Removal


1,743.81


Highway Fund


5,720.99


Massachusetts School Fund


5,452.19


Peddler's License


8.00


From County :


Dog Tax Refund 555.20


Federal Grants:


Aid to Dependent Children-Adm.


Aid to Dependent Children-Aid $339.37


Old Age Assistance-Adm. 230.91


44,907.26


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TOWN OF DOUGLAS


Old Age Assistance-Assistance 6,929.45


7.499.73


Commercial Revenue:


Selectmen-Licenses


$1,130.00


Health-Licenses


44.00


Advertising-Liquor Licenses


9.99


Tax Collector-Interest and Costs


138.49


Town Hall Rentals


1,029.60


2,352.08


Protection of Persons and Property :


Sealer of Weights and Measures


18.00


Health and Sanitation: Tuberculosis Subsidy


261.43


Highways:


State-Chapter 81


$7,354.74


State-Chapter 90 Maintenance


1,692.43


County-Chapter 90 Maintenance


1,692.43


Road Machinery Rentals


4,482.50


Workmen's Compensation Insurance


400.63


15,622.73


Charities:


Outside Relief :


Individuals


$402.00


State


581.00


Cities and Towns


12.00


Aid to Dependent Children-State


322.00


Old Age Assistance-State


7,577.34


War Allowance-State


175.00


Soldiers' Burials-Federal


91.11


Schools and Libraries:


Tuition


$75.00


Library Fines


109.07


9,160.45


184.07


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ANNUAL REPORT


Public Service Enterprises:


Water Rates


$5,869.65


Water Miscellaneous


16.18


5,885.83


Agency, Trust and Investment:


Federal Withholding Tax


$6,371.58


Teachers' Retirement


806.58


Dog Licenses for County


564.40


Myron O. Mowry Fund: Principal


5,000.00


Income


753.90


Cemetery Perpetual Care Funds Income


82.00


Moses Wallis Devise


700.00


Post-War Rehabilitation Fund


75.00


14,353.46


Refunds:


Telephone tolls


$8.00


Insurance Premium


11.14


Miscellaneous


6.63


25.77


Total Receipts


$208,557.78


PAYMENTS 1945


General Government


Moderator-Salary


$15.00


Selectmen:


Salaries


300.00


Clerk


750.00


Expenses


177.33


Accountant-Salary


900.00


Treasurer-Salary


400.00


Treasurer-Expense


204.76


Tax Collector-Salary


700.00


Tax Collector-Expense


296.30


Town Clerk-Salary


450.00


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Town Clerk-Expense


99.62


Assessors-Salaries


464.65


Assessors-Expense


97.53


Town Counsel-Salary


300.00


Registrar-Salaries


75.00


Registrar-Expense


298.13


Election Expense


119.07


New Town Hall Maintenance


3,132.46


8,779.85


Protection of Persons and Property:


Police-Salaries


$5,503.84


Police-Special Duty


214.50


Police-Lockup Expense


165.00


Fire Department


1,798.54


Fire Department-Insurance


451.70


Firest Fires


472.52


Tree Warden


795.45


Dog Officer


50.00


Sealer


50.00


Civilian Defense


17.50


9,519.05


Health and Sanitation:


Agent's Salaries


$100.00


Health Expense


1,298.15


Nurse


2,000.00


Meat Inspector-Salary


25.00


Animal Inspector-Salary


75.00


Vital Statistics


21.50


3,519.65


Highways:


Chapter 81


$13,313.00


Chapter 90 Maintenance


5,999.96


Special Insurance


510.70


Machinery Maintenance


3,273.71


Bridges


298.90


General Expense


508.49


Railings


99.93


Snow Roads


5,320.04


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ANNUAL REPORT


Street Lighting 2,713.26


Care of Public Squares


63.15


Sidewalks


99.66


32,200.80


Charities and Soldiers' Benefits:


Salaries


$400.00


Relief


5,263.44


Agent's Salary


1,680.00


Aid to Dependent Children


1,000.20


Old Age Assistance


9,775.57


Federal Grants:


Aid to Dependent Children-Adm.


Aid to Dependent Children-Aid


$373.05


Old Age Assistance-Adm.


18.57


Old Age Assistance-Assistance


6,771.61


War Allowance


30.00


25,312.44


Schools and Libraries:


School Committee-Salaries


$200.00


School Expense


50,743.14


Industrial Schools


193.90


Library


2,052.43


53,189.47


Recreation and Unclassified:


Recreation Program


$46.75


Blanket Insurance


874.00


American Legion Hall


83.33


Memorial Day


200.10


Care of Town Clock


30.00


Printing Town Reports


389.00


Ration Board


1,222.00


2,845.18


Enterprises and Cemeteries:


Water Commissioners' Salaries


$300.00


Water-General Expense


4,600.12


Pumping Station


1,201.45


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Cemetery


121.90


Pine Grove Cemetery


163.28


6,386.75


Interest and Maturing Debt:


Debt


$2,000.00


Interest


7.50


2,007.50


Refunds:


Personal Taxes, 1945


$28.00


Motor Vehicle Excise Taxes, 1944


7.98


Motor Vehicle Excise Taxes, 1945


6.06


Water Rates


18.46


60.50


Agency, Trust and Investment:


Federal Withholding Taxes


$5,922.62


Teachers' Retirement Fund


806.58


Dog Licenses-Due County


564.40


Myron O. Moury Fund


6,198.38


Cemetery Perpetual Care Funds Income


29.85


13,521.83


State and County Taxes:


State Tax


$2,652.00


Audit of Municipal Accounts


421.13


State Parks and Reservations


75.87


County Tax


4,579.16


County Tuberculosis Hospital


2.807.16


10,535.32


Total Payments, 1945


$167,878.34


Balance December 31, 1945


40,679.44


$208,557.78


Respectfully submitted,


JOAN S. VIROSTEK, Town Accountant.


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ANNUAL REPORT


BOARD OF ASSESSORS


Assessed Valuation of the Town $1,830,942.00


Assessed Valuation of Real Estate, Buildings


1,262,125.00


Assessed Valuation of Real Estate, Land


371,531.00


Assessed Valuation of Personal Property 197,286.00


Motor Vehicle Value 59,170.00


Motor Vehicle Excise


2,016.61


Number Motor Vehicles Assessed


661


Rate of Taxation per 1,000


35.00


Amount of Tax on Property


65,867.44


Amount of Tax on Polls


1,784.00


Number of Firms and Persons Assessed


698


Number of Horses Assessed


58


Number of Cows Assessed


236


Number of Neat Cattle Other Than Cows Assessed


24


.Number of Swine Assessed


15


Number of Dwellings Assessed


631


Number of Acres of Land Assessed


18,894.38


Number of Fowls Assessed


6,031


Purposes for Which Taxes are Assessed


State Tax


$2,652.00


State Parks and Reservations


100.99


Auditing Account, State


421.13


County Tax


4,465.22


County Tuberculosis Hospital


2,807.16


Appropriations, make up of Tax Rate


121,414.01


Overlay, Current Year


1,908.69


LUCIUS J. MARSH, Chairman, IRVING H. FISHER, WALTER J. BUDZYNA,


Board of Assessors.


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TOWN OF DOUGLAS


TOWN CLERK'S REPORT


To the Citizens of the Town of Douglas: 1


Following is the Annual Town Clerk's Report:


VOTES PASSED BY THE TOWN SINCE THE 1945 ANNUAL TOWN MEETING


Special Town Meeting-August 30, 1945


Article 1. The town voted to appropriate an additional sum of five hundred dollars ($500.00) for Chapter 90 highway maintenance, said money to be taken from Surplus Funds in the hands of the treasurer.


Article 2. The town voted to transfer the sum of two hundred and fifty dollars ($250.00) from the Highway Compensation Insur- ance Account to the Special Highway Insurance Account.




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