Town Annual Report of the Officers of the Town of Douglas, for the year ending 1941-1950, Part 21

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Article 3. The town voted to transfer the sum of one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) from the Machinery Rentals Account to the Ma- chinery Maintenance Fund.


Article 4. The town voted to appropriate the sum of one thou- sand two hundred and one dollars and forty-five cents ($1,201.45) for the purpose of adding new wells to the present source of Water Supply and for cleaning and developing the old wells at Douglas Pumping Station, said money to be taken from Free Cash in the hands of the treasurer.


Article 5. The town voted to purchase a new truck for the highway department.


Article 6. The town voted to authorize the Selectmen to sell or trade in the old No. 3 truck in part payment for the new truck.


Article 7. The town voted to authorize the town treasurer with the approval of the Selectmen to borrow the balance of the pur- chase price to be paid on the new truck by giving a note therefor.


Special Town Meeting-December 18, 1945


Article 1. The Town voted to transfer the sum of three hun- dred dollars ($300.00) from the Ration Board account to the New Town Hall Maintenance account.


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Article 2. The Town voted to transfer the sum of sixty dollars and seventy cents ($60.70) from the Highway Compensation In- surance account to the Special Highway Insurance account.


Article 3. The Town voted to transfer the sum of eight hun- dred dollars ($800.00) from the Machinery Rentals account to the Machinery Maintenance Fund.


Article 4. The Town voted to transfer the sum of two hundred seventy-five dollars and fifty-seven cents ($275.57) from the Ra- tion Board account to the Old Age Assistance account.


Article 5. The Town voted to transfer the sum of two hundred fifty dollars and twenty cents ($250.20) from the Ration Board account to the Aid to Dependent Children account.


Article 6. The Town voted to appropriate the sum of one thou- sand five hundred dollars ($1,500.00) for the Snow Removal account, said money to be taken from Free Cash in the hands of the treasurer.


Article 7. The Town voted to accept the provisions of Chapter 723, Acts of 1945, being an act to authorize the establishment and maintenance of municipal departments and of districts for furnish- ing information, advice, and assistance to veterans of World War II or other veterans.


Attest:


JOAN S. VIROSTEK, Town Clerk


MARRIAGES, 1945


January


1. John Sadowski of Douglas and Irene (Mayer) Conn of Dud- ley, Mass.


1. John Kurash of Douglas and Mary (Bigos) Janton of Douglas.


February


3. Charles A. Foley of Uxbridge and Celia Makowski of Douglas.


24. Clifton Renick of Indianapolis, Indiana and Louise Adams of Douglas.


April


2. Robert J. Aucoin of Douglas and Mildred E. Boisclair of Webster.


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April


2. Edward J. Decoteau of Douglas and Norma Carter of Man- chaug.


21. John F. Mercak of Douglas and Eileen M. Furness of Douglas.


June


2. George Hameline of Uxbridge and Mary Ann G. O'Rourke of Douglas.


16. Alexander Drisco of Douglas and Lucy Kasprzak of Worcester.


23. John J. Kalvinek of Douglas and Florence Ryznal of Webster.


23. Fred Cyrus Wade of Wrentham and Helen Barnes Ray of Wrentham.


30. Richard J. Mclaughlin of Uxbridge and Emily L. Susienka of Douglas.


30. Anthony J. Gac of Uxbridge and Mary E. Cupka of Douglas.


July


20. Harry C. Knight of Hamilton, R. I., and Marjorie K. Daubney of Douglas.


21. Michael J. Stefaniak of Douglas and Ruth Manniak of Douglas.


August


11. Earl Lamont McLean of Douglas and Harriet Wallis of Douglas.


18. George A. Green of Pascoag, R. I., and Elizabeth J. Bombara of Douglas.


September


15. Donald H. Nelson of Grafton and Margaret, Anna Nesbitt of Douglas.


24. Stanley S. Bek of Douglas and Adeline A. Antkowiak of Ox- ford.


October


6. Louis L. Abram of Douglas and Dorothy Y. Paige of Douglas.


12 Douglas Taylor of Mendon and Arline Chace of Douglas.


27. Truman H. Pierce of Sandwich, Mass., and Josephine C. Bloniasz of Douglas.


November


8 Norman S. Jussaume of Douglas and Sophie B. Kostka of Douglas.


17. Frank P. Manyak of Douglas and Rose Beresik of Webster.


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BIRTHS


January


4 Ronald Joseph Morin


15 Jean Louise Bedard


28. Frances Anne Stefanov


29 Meredith Grace Dudley


Maurice J. and Bernadette Decoteau Ubald O. and Rose A. M. Yacino John A. and Mary Chupka John S. and Meredith E. Sumpson


February


4 Elizabeth Ann Nolet


13 Edward Raymond Harris, Jr.


25 Sandra Grace Conrad


Ralph C. and Clara A. LaPlante Edward R. and Louise V. King Everett R. and Hazel Longton


March


6 Paul Norman Boutiette


11 Stephen Francis Hutnak


Paul H. and Viola J. Bigos Andrew A. and Ida F. Caswell


April


8 Madeline Clare Coppola


Anthony H. and Charlotte E. McMorrow


11 Brian Francis Devlin Charles E. and Laura D. Hippert


24 Judith Ann Letendresse Leon A. and Joan M. Thibodeau


25 Lorraine Ann Forget Henry N. and Elizabeth M. Larochelle


May


9 Susan Christine Martis William J. and Geraldine J. Vogt Russell P. and Eleanor M. McCallum


June


1 Theodore Anthony Vecchione


1 Andrea Duda


Theodore F. and Sylvia A. Colonero Andrew J. and Henrietta Borowitz


July


9 Mary Bertha Pilch


9 Alfred Anthony Winchell


30 Edwin Carlton 3rd


Fred W. and Mary A. B. Minior Alfred F. and Fannie Yacino Edwin and Elizabeth A. Hood


August


1 Kathy Anne Lynch


1 Sheila Mae Lynch


5 William Arthur Wheeler


5 Walter Stanley Janton, Jr.


Robert E. P. and Anne F. Macuga Robert E. P. and Anne F. Macuga Cecil R. and Helen Metcalf


11 Leo Robert Colonair


15 Wayne Oscar Salo


31 Lorraine Fougere


Walter S. and Winifred E. Johnson Stanley and Stella Krous Oscar T. and Winifred Valk Henry and Theresa P. Yacino


26 Gary Alan Britt


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September


21 Daniel Szocik


October


22 Betty Ann Gallagher


23 Geraldine Helen Nowak


29 Beverly Ann Jones


Walter and Sophia S. Bombara


Arthur and Adelia Mercier Edmund A. and Martha Bizik Walter E. and Louise M. Beaudoin


November


7 Kathleen Mary Roche


11 Karen Jeanette Dudley


18 Dorothy Louise Michna


December


5 Donald Nedoroscik


7 Richard John Sadowski


8 Joseph Ambrose Hamelin


13 James Foley


16 Gary Douglas Ballou


18 Dennis Joseph Zifcak


31 Lawrence Carrier, Jr.


Joseph S. and Helene A. Banach John and Irene Meyer Ambrose J. and Eva M. Gervais Charles A. and Celia S. Makowski Earl and Maude F. Dudley Francis A. and Mary A. Gonsorcik Lawrence and Anna Poplawski


DEATHS


January


2 Frank Lainca


62


10


-


10 Ellen Chomes


24


30


30 Yacino


February


8 - Hallene


15 Helen (Evens) Simmons


82


11


March


4 Mary Elizabeth (Sly) Jones


74


21


4 Charles Bennett


84


4


-


26 Fred Edwin Arnold


87


-


29 Serefina (Furno) Russo


58


-


2


July


15 Marie Anderson


55


1


20


-


-


-


-


-


-


-


Years


Months


Days


Joseph T. and Anna T. Vecchione Harold P. and Mary J. Zehrer John M. and Genevieve F. Wojtalik


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Years


Months


Days


August


7 Edward R. Brodeur


57


-


-


13 Laura (Laflamme) Desreisseaux 38


18 Eleanor Cornelia (Smith) Cook


67


31 Stanislaus Brindamour


85


October


17 Russell S. Keith


36


8


24


November


7 Walter Leslie Paine


74


7


7


24 Robert Clougher


71


2


-


December


1 Anders Gustaf Anderson


71


11


-


14 Amanda (Thiverge) Plante


66


3


21


18 Philomene (Levesque) Tousignant


82


22 Selina (Casey) Millette


85


-


-


-


Respectfully submitted,


JOAN S. VIROSTEK, Town Clerk


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TOWN OF DOUGLAS


REPORT OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT


December 31st, 1945


Mr. Lester Dermody, Chairman Board of Selectmen,


Town of Douglas, Mass.


Dear Sir:


I herewith respectfully submit the Annual Report of the Police Department for the year ending December 31st, 1945.


ORGANIZATION


Chief of Police VICTOR J. NELSON


Sergeant Chester C. Fulone (Military Leave of Absence)


Patrolmen James Vecchione (Military Leave of Absence) Warren Johnson


Joseph Kostka


Charles McCue


James Hickey


Jeremiah Kelly Harry Brown


ACTIVITY REPORT


Complaints Received (all nature) 214


Complaints Investigated 187


Investigations for Other Departments


24


Hours Investigation


430


Hours Court (all officers) 177


Value of Stolen Property Recovered $120.00


Arrests see following schedule for classification)


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TRAFFIC


Cars stopped, operators warned and booked, vio. M. V. Laws 223


Cars stopped, operators summoned to Court, vio. M. V. Laws 9


Cars stopped, operators' licenses suspended, vio. M. V. Laws 10


Cars stopped, registration revoked, vio. M. V. Laws 2


Cars stopped, general check on licenses, occupants, etc. 386


Summons served locally for other Departments


6


Motor Vehicle transfers checked and approved


51


Violations of parking laws 103


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Accidents:


Property Damage 15


Personal Injury


6


Total 21


Fines and Assessments (Allocated to Town) $25.00


MISCELLANEOUS ACTIVITIES


Tour Special Duty (All Officers) 631


Doors to business places found unlocked and secured 190


Street Lights found out and reported to proper authorities 53


Emergency Messages delivered 25


Death notices delivered


6


Value of Lost Property found and returned to owner $31.00


Emergency Trips to hospitals with Cruiser 27


Highway Defects located and reported to Supervisor 12


Vacant houses inspected at request of owners (Inspections)


833


Deaths Investigated 2


Men qualified in use of Service Revolvers (N.E.P.R.L. rules)


Experts 5, Sharpshooters 1. Total 6


Mileage, cruiser, patrols, investigations, court, etc. 25,340


CLASSIFICATION OF OFFENCES FOR WHICH ARRESTS WERE MADE


Crimes against the person:


0


Crimes against Property :


Larceny (under $100.00)


7


Breaking and Entering and Larceny and Breaking and Entering to commit Larceny 17


Crimes against Public Order:


Drunk


4


Non-Support


2


Delinquency (Runaways)


2


Leaving Scene of Accident W/O making known Identity


1


Neglect of Minor Children


2


Truancy


2


Insane Persons (Committed)


5


Total 42


Males


36


Females


6


Residents


39


Non-Residents


3


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Felonies


17


Misdemeaners 25


For other Departments


1


Sentenced to Jails, Prisons


9


Cases pending


0


Complaints pending


0


Unserved Warrants


0


Douglas enjoys a Traffic record which is commendable to the local motorists. Another year has gone without a fatal accident. Twenty-two hundred eighty-three days have passed since our last one. Few towns in Massachusetts can boast of a like record. The Police Department sincerely hopes that the Douglas citizens zeal- ously protect this record and go through the year of 1946 without marring it by taking even greater caution while driving.


The year of 1945 brought a greater increase in Crime in general to Douglas. Arrests made were almost double those made in 1942 and, also, 1943 and 1944. Juvenile Delinquency, a problem that has been disturbing the entire country for the past three years but not noticeable here until 1945, was responsible for 17 Felony arrests (State Prison offences) and six serious misdemeanors. These facts cannot be ignored and, as it is the consensus of opinion of all Police Officials, Probation Officers and Courts that Juvenile Delinquency traces back to the home, we request the cooperation of the parents of families to assist in stopping this existing condition.


On July 1st, 1945, in conjunction with the Fire Department and through the cooperation of the Board of Selectmen, a new telephone setup of both Police and Fire Departments was established. At the present time the Police and Fire phones (333 and 222) are answered 24 hours a day and messages immediately forwarded to those of- ficers who are on duty.


The Cruiser-Ambulance has proven its proficiency many times this past year. Numerous emergency trips have been made to vari- ous hospitals with sick or injured persons.


We take this opportunity to formally welcome home Sgt. Chester Fulone and Patrolman James Vecchione who have both been in the Armed Services and on Foreign Duty.


Respectfully submitted,


VICTOR J. NELSON,


Chief of Police


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ANNUAL REPORT


REPORT OF THE DOG OFFICER


December 31st, 1945


Mr. Lester Dermody


Board of Selectmen Douglas, Mass.


Dear Sir:


I herewith submit the Annual Report of the Dog Officer for the year ending December 31st, 1945.


Dogs licensed 265


Unlicensed dogs killed


7


Licensed dogs killed at request of Owners 14


Unlicensed Dogs confined and returned to Owner


5


Stray dogs (licensed) found and returned to owner 12


Number of Inspections of licensed kennels 9


A list of dog owners was furnished by the Town Clerk.


Taxes on all animals were paid on or before July 1st.


To the best of my knowledge there are no unlicensed dogs in the Town at this time.


Respectfully submitted,


VICTOR J. NELSON, Dog Officer


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TOWN OF DOUGLAS


COLLECTOR'S REPORT


To the Citiens of Douglas:


Following is my seventh Annual Report as Tax Collector: 1


TAXES 1944


Outstanding January 1, 1945:


Personal property


$147.35


Real estate


871.38


$1.018.73


Payments to treasurer 1945


$946.98


Abatements 1945


47.25


Tax titles taken


24.50


$1,018.73


TAXES 1945


Commitment per Warrants:


Poll


$1,784.00


Personal property


6.905.14


Real estate


57,178.30


$65,867.44


Additional commitment:


Personal property


$14.00


Real estate


10.50


24.50


Payment and abatement refunded:


Personal property


28.00


$65,919.94


Payments to treasurer


$64,951.40


Abatements


715.00


Added to tax titles


18.03


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Outstanding December 31, 1945:


Real Estate 235.51


$65,919.94


TAXES


Abatements cancelled 1945:


Taxes 1937


$8.75


Taxes 1938


9.25


Taxes 1939 9.25


Taxes 1940


8.75


Taxes 1941


8.75


Taxes 1942


8.75


Taxes 1943


8.75


$62.25


Tax titles taken 1945:


Taxes 1937


$8.75


Taxes 1938


9.25


Taxes 1939


9.25


Taxes 1940


8.75


Taxes 1941


8.75


Taxes 1942


8.75


Taxes 1943


8.75


MOTOR VEHICLE EXCISE TAXES 1944


Oustanding January 1, 1945


$20.00


Commitment per Warrant


12.00


Payment and abatement refunded


2.33


$34.33


Payments to treasurer


$32.00


Abatements


2,33


$34.33


MOTOR VEHICLE EXCISE TAXES 1945


Commitments per Warrants $2,016.61


Payments and abatements refunded


6.06


$2,022.67


$62.25


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Payments to treasurer


$1,970.61


Abatements


6.06


Outstanding December 31, 1945


46.00


$2,022.67


INTEREST AND COSTS


Collections 1945:


Interest:


Taxes 1944


$9.39


Taxes 1945


27.15


Costs:


Taxes 1944


24.90


Taxes 1945


29.35


Motor vehicle excise taxes 1944


5.85


Motor vehicle excise taxes 1945


41.85


Payments to treasurer, 1945


$138.49


$138.49


Respectfully submitted,


FLOYD S. RAWSON, Tax Collector


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ANNUAL REPORT


REPORT OF THE HIGHWAY SUPERINTENDENT


Chapter 81 Highways:


Appropriated by Town $4,438.00


Allotment by State 8,875.00


Total


$13,313.00


Frank A. Yacino, Supt. as per wages


$1,232.00


Earl J. McCann, Ass't. Supt. and Grader


Operator 959 hours @ .90 863.10


Burton Carter, Truck Driver 683 hrs. @ .75 512.25


Charles M. Vorron, Truck Driver 367 hrs. @ .75


275.25


Augustus G. Wellman, Truck Driver 96 hrs. @ .75 72.00


Burton Carter, Labor 8 hrs. @ .60


4.80


Charles M. Vorron, Labor 243 hrs. @ .60


145.80


Albert Valcourt, Labor 868 hrs. @ .60


520.80


Carmine Furno, Labor 918 hrs. @ .60


550.80


Joseph Cafarno, Labor 282 hrs. @ .60


169.20


Stanley Krouse, Labor 347 hrs. @ .60


208.20


Joseph DeVries & Sons, Inc., Mason 8 hrs. @ 1.50 12.00


Robert Rose & Son, Mason helper and Insurance


90.19


Total Labor Chapter 81 $4,656.39


Workmen's Compensation Insurance (Chap. 81) $182.18


182.18


Equipment Hire


Andrew DeVries, 11/4 c. y. shovel 16 hrs. @ 7.50


120.00


5/8 c. y. shovel 57 hrs. @ 5.50 313.50


Trailer Service, 5 hrs. @ 7.50 37.50


5 Ton dump truck 114 hrs. @ 3.75 427.50


4 Ton dump truck 61 hrs. @ 3.25 159.25


2 Ton dump truck 91 hrs. @ 2.00 182.00


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12 Ton Roller 9 hrs. @ 3.70 33.30


1,273.05


Robert Rose and Son, Pick-up


5.00


5.00


Rental from town owned equipment credited to Machinery Account 2,190.10


Chapter 81 Material:


Barrett Division, Tarvia and Asphalt


$3,072.43


Rosenfeld Sand and Gravel Co., tar patch


803.78


Andrew DeVries, Sand and Gravel


576.40


Corbett Concrete, Concrete Pipe


255.60


State Prison Colony Frames, Gates. Signs W. R. Wallis Lumber Co., tools and material


60.75


Blanchard Brothers, curb inlets


40.00


Guido Sabatinelli, concrete blocks


18.00


Raymond Cnossen, concrete blocks


14.40


Worcester Suburban, post holes spoons


12.06


Frank Vassar, gravel


11.00


P. Wager and Sons, express


7.86


Robert Rose and Son, concrete blocks


4.80


Louis Jussaume, kerosene


2.40


Total Chapter 81 Material


$5,006.28


Grand Total Chapter 81 Highways


$13,313.00


Chapter 90 Maintenance:


Appropriated by Town


$2,000.00


Allotment by State


2,000.00


Allotment by County


2,000.00


Total


$6.000.00


Frank A. Yacino, Supt.


$560.00


Earl McCann, Ass't. Supt. and Grader Operator 453 hrs. @ .90


407.00


Burton Carter, driver 132 hrs. @ .75


99.00


Albert Valcourt, Laborer 325 hrs. @ .60


195.00


Carmine Furno, Laborer 453 hrs. @ .60


271.80


Stanley Krouse, Laborer 72 hrs. @ .60


43.20


Charles M. Vorron, Driver 412 hrs. @ .75


309.00


126.80


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Charles M. Vorron, Laborer 28 hrs. @ .60 16.80


Total Labor Chapter 90 1,902.00


Workmen's Compensation Insurance 76.12


76.12


Equipment Hire


Parker N. Ulman, Tractor Loader 14 hrs. @ 3.50


$49.00


Andrew DeVries, 11/4 c. y. shovel 8 hrs. @ 7.50 5/8 c. y. 24 hrs. @ 5.50 132.00


60.00


5 Ton dump truck, 40 hrs. @ 3.75


150.00


4 Ton Dump truck, 32 hrs. @ 3.25


104.00


2 Ton dump truck, 48 hrs. @ 2.00


96.00


Roller, 12 ton, 14.5 hrs. @ 3.70 53.65


Trailer, 3 hrs. @ 7.50 22.50


Total Equipment Hire 667.15


Rental from town owned Equipment


credited to Machinery Account $795.90


795.90


Chapter 90 Maintenance Material:


Barrett Division, tarvia and asphalt $1,945.98


Joseph DeVries and Sons, Inc., to Gravel 275.10


Rosenfeld Washed Sand and Gravel to tår patch 226.46


Corbett Concrete Pipe Co., to pipe 57.60


Bennie Cotton, to iron rods 37.95


W. R. Wallis, to okum and cement


15.20


Total Material Chapter 90 Maintenance 2,558.29


Grand Total Chapter 90 Maintenance


$5,999.96


Bridges:


Appropriated by Town


$300.00


Frank A. Yacino, Supt. as per wages


$16.00


Earl J. McCann, 16 hrs. @ .90


14.40


Burton Carter, 8 hrs. @ .75


6.00


Albert Valcourt, 8 hrs. @ .60


4.80


Total Labor 41.20


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Workmen's Compensation Ins. $1.65


1.65


Material:


W. R. Wallis Lumber Co., Planks and Spikes $246.85


Total Material 246.85


Rental from town owned Machinery credited to Machinery account $9.20


9.20


Grand Total Bridges $298.90


Railings:


Appropriated by Town $100.00


Frank A. Yacino, Supt. as per wages


$24.00


Earl J. McCann, Ass't Supt. 16 hrs. @ .90


14.40


Charles M. Vorron, Driver 16 hrs. @ .90


12.00


Carmine Furno, Laborer 32 hrs. @ .60


19.20


Total Labor $69.60


Workmen's Compensation Insurance


$2.78


2.78


Material:


W. R. Wallis, Paint and Brushes


$17.80


17.80


Rental from town owned Machinery


credited to Machinery Account $9.75


9.75


Grand Total Railings $99.93


Sidewalks:


Appropriated by Town $100.00


Frank A. Yacino, Supt. as per wages $24.00


Earl J. McCann, Ass't. Supt. 16 hrs. @ .90


14.40


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Charles M. Vorron, Driver 16 hrs. @ .75 12.00


James Murphy, Driver 16 hrs. @ .75 12.00


Louis Fulone, Driver 16 hrs. @ .75 12.00


Carmine Furno, Laborer 16 hrs. @ .60


9.60


Total Labor $84.00


Workmen's Compensation Insurance $3.36


3.36


Rental from town owned equipment


credited to Machinery Account $12.30


12.30


Grand Total Sidewalks


$99.66


Snow Roads:


Appropriated by Town $3,500.00


1,500.00


$5,000.00


Reserve Fund


325.00


$5,325.00


Labor


$3,674.68


Workmen's Comp. Ins.


132.21


Material


77.00


Rental from town owned machinery


credited to machinery account


1,436.15


Grand Total Snow Roads


$5,320.04


Machinery Account Receipts:


Balance as of Jan. 1, 1945


$1,670.54


Chapter 81 Maintenance


2,190.10


Chapter 90 Maintenance


795.90


Snow Roads


1,436.15


Sidewalks


12.30


Railings


9.75


Bridges


9.20


Special Highways


7.60


Public Squares


7.50


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Received from private rental


9.00


Emmott Trans., towing charges


5.00


Total


$6,153.04


Payments from Maintenance Fund:


Douglas Motor Sales


$1,043.98


Ernest P. Lunn


517.99


Chesley Johnson & Sons


322.16


Louis Jussaume


284.32


Walker Oil Co.


284.15


P. D. Manning, Insurance


222.30


Irving Schultz & Co.


189.15


E. F. Edson Co.


108.15


Worcester Oxy-Acetylene Supply


74.30


W. R. Wallis Lumber Co.


50.96


Charles Kroll


50.80


N. Y. Steel Syndicate


47.78


Waite Hardware Co.


21.34


Bancroft Oil Co.


13.32


National Glass Works


10.50


Louis Gauthier, Inc.


8.96


Carpenter Manufacturing Co.


8.65


Globe Auto Supply Co.


8.10


.


Mumford Motor Sales


5.80


Bennie Cotton


1.00


$3,273.71


I wish to thank all who in any way helped this department to do its work, which in many cases has been very difficult.


Respectfully submitted,


FRANK A. YACINO, Supt. of Streets


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ANNUAL REPORT


REPORT OF THE SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES


To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:


I wish to submit the following report for the year 1945.


Hours Miles Adjusted Sealed Checked


Testing Scales and Weights


37


76


2


89


Gasoline Meters


12


24


1


9


Grease Meters


2


Liquid Measures


14


Yard Sticks


2


Checking Clinic


Thermometers


8


24


76


-


-


Total


57


124


3


116


Collected for Testing, $17.50.


There were no peddlers checked for licenses and no packages re- weighed in the course of the time that I have been acting as Sealer.


There were also some of the Farmers' scales that were not tested as I did not know where to get them.


Respectfully,


CAMILLE R. GUERTIN, Deputy


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TOWN OF DOUGLAS


REPORT OF INSPECTOR OF SLAUGHTERING


To the Board of Selectmen of Douglas:


As the Inspector of Slaughtering I wish to make my report for the year ending December 31, 1945. I have inspected twenty-eight hogs, three beeves and three calves.


Respectfully submitted,


ROY E. KENYON, Inspector of Slaughtering


REPORT OF ANIMAL INSPECTOR


To the Board of Selectmen of Douglas:


The Live Stock Disease Control has not asked for a report on cattle this year, for this reason I have made only six calls during the year.


There were no reactors from the tuberculin tests this year.


Respectfully submitted,


ROY E. KENYON, Animal Inspector


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ANNUAL REPORT


REPORT OF THE TREE WARDEN


Town Appropriation


$700.00


Reserve Fund


95.45


$795.45


EXPENDITURES


Chester Fulone $100.00


Northern Tree Co., Tree Pruning, Spraying


and Removing


675.00


W. R. Wallis Lumber Co.


3.70


Paul D. Manning Insurance


1.75


Sundry Persons


15.00


Total Expenditures $795.45


Respectfully Submitted,


JAMES FULONE, Tree Warden


51


TOWN OF DOUGLAS


REPORT ON TOWN HALL


Appropriation


$2.000.00


Moses Wallis Devise


700.00


Transfer from Reserve Fund


150.00


Transfer from Ration Board Account


300.00


$3,150.00


Expenditures:


Janitor's Salary


$431.00


Fuel


699.70


Light


329.16


Repairs


278.29


Insurance and Bond


146.72


Miscellaneous Labor


35.13


All Other


146.21


$3,132.46


TOWN HALL RENTALS


Outstanding January 1, 1945:


New Town Hall


$175.80


Old Town Hall


75.00


$250.80


Charges 1945:


Reported :


New Town Hall


$946.80


Old Town Hall


100.00


1,046.80


Not reported:


New Town Hall


6.50


Payments to treasurer 1945


$1,029.60


Outstanding December 31, 1945:


New Town Hall


$174.50


Old Town Hall


100.00


$1,304.10


274.50


$1,304.10


1


ANNUAL REPORT


52


REPORT OF THE WATER COMMISSIONERS


To the Selectmen of the Town of Douglas:


The Water Commissioners report as follows for the fiscal year 1945.


The wells were cleaned as was planned and we are getting water enough for the present needs. We are disappointed however in that we are not getting as much water as we had hoped for. Driving a pipe into the ground thirty or more feet is of course a gamble in trying to get water. We may end up with water in a fairly coarse gravel and get good results. We may hit some fine sand and the well will be of little use. Again we may not hit any water. The supply should be at least one half again as much as we are using. A well seemingly good may fail or some other cause, perhaps a greater demand, may cause embarrassment and worse.


Therefore later we should try for more water by driving more wells. The water is in the locality undoubtedly.


Our financial report follows:


Appropriation of Town Meeting, 1945


$4,500.00


Reserve Fund 115.00


$4,615.00


EXPENDITURES


Administration :


Superintendent's Salary


$1,690.00


Printing and Postage


4.56


Telephone


33.85


Insurance and Miscellaneous


123.00


General:


Labor


$216.63


Pipe and Fittings


138.14


Equipment


431.82


All other


10.68


$1,851.41


797.27


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TOWN OF DOUGLAS


Pumping Station:


Lights and Power


$1,867.16


Fuel


74.28


1,941.44


Service Pipe:


Labor


$10.00


10.00


Total Expenditures


$4,600.12


Unexpended


14.88


WATER DEPARTMENT Rates


Outstanding January 1, 1945


$1,252.23


Charges


7,025.75


Payments and abatements refunded


18.46


$8,296.44


Payments to treasurer


$5.869.65


Abatements:


Reported


$39.69


Not reported


18.46


Outstanding December 31, 1945


2,368.64


$8,296.44


Outstanding January 1, 1946


$2,368.64


Advance payment January 8, 1946


2.50


$2,371.14


Payments to treasurer January 1 to 8, 1946


$50.00


Outstanding January 8, 1946, per list


2,185.57


Cash on hand January 8, 1946, verified


135.57


$2,371.14


$4,615.00


58.15


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ANNUAL REPORT


Miscellaneous Charges


Outstanding January 1, 1945


$21.00


Charges 7.18


$28.18


Payments to treasurer $16.18


Outstanding December 31, 1945 and January 8,


1946, per list 12.00


$28.18


Respectfully submitted,


GILBERT W. ROWLEY, FELIX S. VECCHIONE,


WILLIAM J, WALLIS,


Water Commissioners


55


TOWN OF DOUGLAS


REPORT OF AGENT MOSES WALLIS DEVISE


To the Selectmen of the Town of Douglas For the Year Ending December 31, 1945


The Agent charges himself with amounts due the Devise Janu- ary 1, 1945 as follows:


$1,500.00 U. S. Bonds 21/2 1954/52 $1.500.00


$29,500.00 U. S. Bonds 21/2 1967/62 29,500.00




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