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c. MARTIN ROAD will be the town way beginning at Depot Street east of the Douglas Memorial High School and continuing across the railroad tracks to Yew Street.
Article 22. To transact any other business that may legally come before said meeting.
THE POLLS MAY CLOSE AT FOUR O'CLOCK P. M.
You are directed to serve this warrant by posting attested copies
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thereof at the Post Office at East Douglas and at the Insurance Of- fice, formerly the Post Office at Douglas, seven days at least before the time of holding said meeting.
Hereof fail not and make due return of this warrant with your doings thereon, to the Town Clerk, at the time and place of said meeting.
Given under our hands this second day of February in the year one thousand nine hundred and forty-six.
LESTER J. DERMODY, WILLIAM J. WALLIS, ROBERT J. FROST, Selectmen of Douglas.
Douglas, Mass. February 2, 1946
A true Copy, ATTEST:
JOSEPH M. KOSTA. Constable of Douglas.
INDEX
Douglas Residents who Died in Service
2
List of Jurors
3
Officers of the Town of Douglas
5
Finance Committee Report 8
Balance Sheet
11
Table of Accounts 14A
Tax Rates in the Town of Douglsa
14
Auditor's Report
15
Treasurer's Report
18
Accountant's Report
22
Board of Assessors
28
Town Clerk's Report
29
Police Report
35
Dog Officer
38
Tax Collector
39
Highway Superintendent
42
Sealer of Weights and Measures
48
Animal Inspector
49 49
Tree Warden
50
Town Hall Report
51
Water Department
52
Agent Moses Wallis Devise
55
Board of Health Nurse
57
Forest Fires 59
Old Age Assistance
60
'Board of Public Welfare
62
Fire Department Report
64
Library Treasurer's Report 67
School Report
69
School Committee
3
School Calendar 6
Report of Superintendent of Schools
7
Report of Douglas Memorial High School
14
Report of Supervisor of Music
16
Report of Teacher of Brass and Wind Instruments
17
Report of Supervisor of Writing 18
Report of School Nurse 19
Report of Attendnace Officers 21
Statistical Statement 22
Warrant for Town Meeting 91
Inspector of Slaughtering
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ANNUAL REPORTS
OF THE
TOWN OFFICERS
OF THE
TOWN OF DOUGLAS
od
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INCOR
46
ED,
FOR THE YEAR ENDING December 31, 1946
TIMES PUBLISHING COMPANY WEBSTER, MASS. 1947
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TOWN OF DOUGLAS
JURY LIST FOR THE TOWN OF DOUGLAS FOR THE YEAR 1947
.Name
Abram, Arthur J. Alexander, John E.
Anderson, Harold W. Ballou ,Henry S.
Bessette, Edward
Bigos, Gustave T. Biros, Stephen Bloniasz, Stanley, Jr.
Bosma, Gilbert Brouwer, George Bruno, Edmund Brule, Raymond J. Budzyna, Walter J.
Buxton, Harold
Cabana, Frederick Carlson, John A.
Carpenter, W. Lincoln
Carter, William P.
Cerulle, Vincent
Chase, Jesse E.
Chase, Orson Chupka, John
Conrad, George
Dansereau, Albert J. Dixson, Norval A. Dodge, Frank O.
Dudley, Leslie C. Fisher, Irving H. Frost, Alfred J. Fulone, Chester C.
Fulone, John J. Gove, Herbert E. Graham, Lindsey C. Guay, Albert L.
Hippert, Frank R.
Holmes, Clarence W.
Howard, Walter N.
Occupation
Carpenter Oil Line Weaver Carpenter Truck Driver Accountant Maintenance Dresser Tender Milk Dealer Electrician Janitor Percher Draftsman Trucking Weaver Farmer Telephone Employe Pipe Supt: Janitor Farmer Retired Organizer Laborer Guard Electrician Musician Guard Carpenter Store Owner Dir. of Vet. Services Laborer Truck Driver Spinner Weaver Overseer
High School Principal Spinner
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JURY LIST (Continued)
Name
Janton, Anthony F.
Johnson , Chesley H.
Johnston, Harry
Jussaume, Louis
Klisiewicz, Walter N. LaBelle, William F. LaPlante, Joseph Lynch, Robert E.
· MacDonald, Robert E. Magill, John Manyak, Andrew J., Jr.
Metcalf, Arthur L. Mooney, William A.
Murphy, John M. Parker, Howell W.
Petrie, Leo J.
Piepszak, Felix
Place, Joseph A.
Ritchie, Thomas P.
Roche, Joseph T.
Simmons, Agalon B.
Sochia, Leon T.
Stanick, John J.
Stevens, Edwin S.
Szocik, Walter Sullivan, Ralph
Therrien, Desiry
Thomas, Henry
Travaille, Jasper
Valliere, Edward J.
Vecchione, Carmen S.
Vecchione, Theodore
Wallis, Chester A.
Wasink, John F.
Wellman, Chester E.
Zemianek, Paul
Occupation Store Gas Station Owner Finishing Room Gas Station Owner
Card Room Laborer Pharmacist Pattern Maker Draftsman Shipper Carder Finisher Retired Farmer Machinist Shear Tender Retired Shipper Rate Setter Retired Ice Dealer Spinner Machinist Machinist Lunch Cart Owner Loom Fixer Draftsman Roving Carrier Truck Driver Mechanic Taxi Owner Carpenter Traffic Manager Retired Percher
Given under our hands this 31st day of January, 1947, A. D. LESTER J. DERMODY, WILLIAM J. WALLIS, ROBERT J. FROST, Selectmen of Douglas.
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TOWN OF DOUGLAS
TOWN OFFICERS 1947
Selectmen LESTER J. DERMODY, 1949, Chairman
WILLIAM J. WALLIS, 1947 ROBERT J. FROST, 1948
Moderator FERDINAND J. LIBBY, 1947
Town Clerk JOAN S. VIROSTEK, 1947
Treasurer RICHARD H. ALDRICH, 1947
Town Counsel FERDINAND J. LIBBY, 1947 <
Assessors LUCIUS J. MARSH, Jr., 1948, Chairman IRVING FISHER, 1947 WALTER J. BUDZYNA, 1949
Members Board of Public Welfare FRANK X. RINFRETTE, 1947, Chairman
W. LINCOLN CARPENTER, 1948 FRED J. JETTE, 1949 VERA H. WARNER, Agent
School Committee
BAYLIS G. ALDRICH, 1949, Chairman E. WILLIAM JENCKES, 1949 ANDREW J. CENARK, 1947 LOUIS A. CALAHAN, 1947 MARGARET S. CARRICK, 1948, Clerk WARREN A. JOHNSON. 1948
Tree Warden JAMES FULONE, 1947
Superintendent of Highways EDWARD A. THERRIEN, 1947
ANNUAL REPORT
Agent Moses Wallis Devise GILBERT W. ROWLEY, 1947
Cemetery Commissioners ROBERT E. MacDONALD, 1947 EDWARD H. BALCOM, 1940 LUCIUS J. MARSH, 1948
Town Accountant JOAN S. VIROSTEK, 1947
Board of Registrars MOSES DEBLOIS, Chairman, 1949 WALTER B. PINE, 1948 FRANK X. COONEY, 1947 JOAN S. VIROSTEK, Clerk, 1947
'Trustees of Public Library CORNELIUS CALLAHAN, 1948 STEPHEN L. HREUSIK, 1949 K. HELENA WIXTEAD, 1947
Life Members-Trustees of Simon Fairfield Public Library
LENA M. SCHUSTER WALTER B. FAIRFIELD FERDINAND J. LIBBY
WILLIAM J. WALLIS
Chief of Police VICTOR J. NELSON, 1947
Chief of Fire Department FELIX S. VECCHIONE, 1947
Superintendent of Schools A. B. GARCELON
Superintendent of Water Works EDWARD A. MARTINSEN
Water Commissioners
GILBERT W. ROWLEY, 1949 FELIX S. VECCHIONE, 1948 WILLIAM J. WALLIS, 1947
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Board of Health SELECTMEN JOHN J. BOUVIER, M. D. VICTOR J. NELSON, Agent (Mrs.) MABEL M. BROWN, Nurse
Sealer of Measures and Weights KENNETH E. McMAHON, 1947
Collector of Taxes FLOYD S. RAWSON, 1947
Moth Superintendent JAMES FULONE, 1947
Forest Fire Warden FELIX S. VECCHIONE, 1947
Recreation Commission
JOSEPH S. VECCHIONE, 1949 EDITH L. DIXSON, 1947 CLARENCE A. GAGNE, 1948
Dog Officer VICTOR J. NELSON, 1947
Fence Viewers -
CHARLES L. CHURCH, 1947 FERDINAND J. LIBBY, 1947 WALTER H. PARKER, 1947
Bridge Viewer FRANK A. YACINO, 1947
Inspector of Animals ROY KENYON, 1947
Inspector of Slaughtering ROY KENYON, 1947
Measurers of Lumber
WILLIAM J. WALLIS, 1947 HENRY HINDON, 1947 CHARLES CHURCH, 1947
WALTER H. PARKER, 1947
Weigher of Coal LEON T. SOCHA, 1947
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ANNUAL REPORT.
FINANCE COMMITTEE REPORT
Appropriation Estimated Necessary for Fiscal Year Ending Dec. 31, 1947 1
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
1,000.00
Tax Collector's Expense
300.00
Assessors' Salaries
700.00
Assessors' Expense
200.00
Town Clerk's Salary
500.00
Town Clerk's Expense
100.00
Town Counsel's Salary
400.00
Registrars' Salary
75.00
Registrars' Expense
300.00
Moderator's Salary
15.00
Election Expense
100.00
New Town Hall Maintenance
2,800.00
Old Town Hall Maintenance
500.00
$9,990.00
PROTECTION OF PERSONS AND PROPERTY
Police
$6,300.00
Police-Special Duty
350.00
Police Lock Up
165.00
Fire Department
2,150.00
Insurance on Fire Equipment and Personnel
475.00
Sealer
60.00
Tree Warden and Moths
700.00
Forest Fires
500.00
Dog Officer
50.00
$10,750.00
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HEALTH AND SANITATION
Salaries of Agents
$50.00
Health Expense
3,080.00
Meat Inspector's Salary
25.00
Animal Inspector's Salary
75.00
Vital Statistics
25.00
3,255.00
HIGHWAYS
Chapter 81, Highways
$5,325.00
Chapter 90, Maintenance
1,500.00
Railings
100.00
Bridges
300.00
Special Highway Expense
1,000.00
Snow Roads
3,500.00
Street Lighting
2,700.00
Care of Public Squares
75.00
Sidewalks
100.00
14,600.00
PUBLIC WELFARE AND SOLDIERS' BENEFITS
Welfare Salaries
$400.00
Welfare Relief Expense
6,000.00
Old Age Assistance, Clerk
700.00
Welfare, Clerk
700.00
Aid to Dependent Children, Clerk
240.00
Old Age Assistance Expense
11,250.00
Aid to Dependent Children
1,250.00
Soldiers' Relief
200.00
Veterans' Benefits
1,000.00
Veterans' Agent
500.00
Veterans' Department Expense
100.00
22,140.00
SCHOOLS AND LIBRARY
School Committee Salary
$200.00
School Expense
63,500.00
Industrial Schools
500.00
Library
1,900.00
66,100.00
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RECREATION AND UNCLASSIFIED
Recreational Program
$300.00
Blanket Insurance
1,200.00
Memorial Day
150.00
Care of Town Clock so-called
50.00
Printing Town Reports
300.00
2,000.00
ENTERPRISE AND CEMETERY
Water Commissioners' Salaries
$300.00
Water Department-General Expense
6,000.00
Cemetery (Douglas Center)
150.00
Cemetery (Pine Grove)
150.00
6,600.00
INTEREST AND MATURING DEBT
Interest
$100.00
100.00
Total
$135,535.00
Finance Committee:
LESTER J. DERMODY, 1949 WILLIAM J. WALLIS, 1947 ROBERT J. FROST, 1948 BAYLIS G. ALDRICH, 1947 GILBERT W. ROWLEY, 1948 FERDINAND J. LIBBY, 1948 FRANK X. RINFRETTE, 1949 HOWELL W. PARKER, 1949 ANDREW HVIZDOS, 1947
Town of Douglas
Balance Sheet-December 31, 1946
GENERAL ACCOUNTS
Assets
Cash:
Federal Taxes Withheld
$1.914.69
Myron O. Mowry School Fund-
Principtl
60.00
Trust and Investment Fund Income:
Mowry School Fund
$528.04
Adeline Pierce Sanborn Library Fund 20.44
Cemetery Funds
160.43
Post-War Rehabilitation Fund .. 75.00
Taxes :.
Levy of 1946 49.03
Motor Vehicle Excise Taxes: Levy of 1946
38.28
Tax Titles
$364.38
Tax Possessions
2,815.33
3,179.71
Departmental:
Town Hall
$263.60
Temporary Aid
474.10
Aid to Dependent Children . 170.09
Administration $79.99
Assistance 500.44
Aid
113.60
783.91
Buffington Gift for School Reference Library
207.79
Sale of Cemetery Lots and Graves Fund
149.00
Tailings
41.30
Road Machinery Rental Fund
1,354.19
Compensation Insurance Fund
.
116.17
Federal Grants:
Old Age Assistance:
907.79
Liabilities and, Reserves
In Banks and Office $38.688.40
Petty Cash Advance-
Tax Collector
50.00
$38,738.40
Accounts Receivable:
Water:
Rates
$408.72
Miscellaneous
151.30
708.19
Appropriation Balance: Fire Truck Repairs
1,685.00
Aid to Highways:
State:
Chapter 81 $542.24
Chapter 90 Maintenance . 1,492.44
Revenue Reserved Until Collected: Motor Vehicle Exise Tax $38.28
Tax Title and Tax Possession.
3,179.71
Departmental
907.79
Water
560.02
Aid to Highways
3,527.12
Underestimate:
State Parks and Reservations
Assessment
57.11
Appropriation 1946, to be Raised
Water Available Surplus
2,056.85
in 1947
1,685.00
Surplus Revenue
29,551.06
$48,742.46
$48,742.46
DEBT ACCOUNTS
Net Funded or Fixed Debt
$4,400.00
Highway Department Equipment Loan $4.400.00
TRUST AND INVESTMENT ACCOUNTS
Trust and Investment Funds, Cash and Securities: In Custody of Town Treasurer $35,293.38
In Custody of Town Treasurer: ,Myron O. Mowry School Fund *$25,162.91
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County :
Chapter 90 Maintenance . 1,492.44
3,527.12
Aid to Dependent Children-Aid 14.16
560.02
1,852.36 Reserve Fund-Overlay Surplus . . Overlay Reserved for Abatements: Levy of 1946 49.03
8,212.92
In Custody of Library Trustees 13,281.83 In Custody of Agent 31,422.22
Adeline Pierce Sanborn Library Fund .
.. 103.03
Care of Graves G.A.R. Veterans Fund 807.08
Mary South Cemetery Fund 242.10
Monument Fund-Sons of Veterans
111.10
Cemetery Perpetual Care Funds 3,678.77
Post-War Rehabilitation Fund
** 5.188.39
$35,293.38
In Custody of Library Trustees:
Simon Fairfield Library Fund
13,281.83
In Custody of Agent: Devise of Moses Wallis
31,422.22
$79,997.43
$79,997.43
Includes $60.00 in General Treasury.
** Includes $75.00 in General Treasury.
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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
1946
37.00
TOWN OF DOUGLAS
TABLE OF ACCOUNTS
January 1946
Balance
1946
Income
Transferred
From
Total
Expended
Transferred To
Unexpended
Dec. 31, 1946
Selectmen Salaries
$300.00
$300.00
$300.00
Selectmen Expense
200.00
$148.26 Reserve Fund
348.26
348.26
Selectmen's Clerk
800.00
800.00
800.00
Town Accountant Salary
950.00
950.00
950.00
Town Clerk Salary
500.00
500.00
500.00
Town Clerk Expense
100.00
100.00
99.80
$.20
Town Treasurer Salary. .
500.00
500.00
500.00
Town Treasurer Expense
250.00
250.00
234.90
15.10
Tax Collector Salary
1,000.00
1,000.00
1,000.00
Assessors' Salaries
600.00
600.00
508.50
91.50
Assessors' Expense
200.00
49.95
Reserve Fund
249.45
249.45
Town Counsel Salary
300.00
300.00
300.00 '
Registrars' Salaries
75.00
75.00
75.00
Registrars' Expense
300.00
8.51
Reserve Fund
308.51
308.51
Moderator
15.00
15.00
15.00
Election Expense
250.00
124.34
Reserve Fund
374.34
374.34
New Town Hall
Maintenance
2,500.00
319.62
Reserve Fund
3,519.28
3,519.28
699.66
Moses Wallis Devise
Old Town Hall
Maintenance
200.00
200.00
181.25
18.75
Old Town Hall-
Old Town Hall-
New Furnace
1,150.00
Overlay Surplus
1,150.00
550.00
600.00 Spec. Reprs.
Police Department:
Salaries
4,020.00
4,020.00
4,020.00
Expense
1,780.00
1,780.00
1,777.37
2.63
Special Duty
200.00
45.65
Reserve Fund
245.65
245.65
Lockup Expense
165.00
165.00
165.00
New Cruiser
500.00
500.00
500.00
Fire Department
1,800.00
176.39
Reserve Fund
1,976.39
1,976.39
Fire Department
Insurance
451.70
18.10 Reserve Fund
469.80
469.80
Tree Warden and Moths
700.00
700.00
686.75
13.25
Sealer of Weights and
Measures
50.00
50.00
50.00
Forest Fires
500.00
301.21
Reserve Fund
801.21
801.21
Dog Officer
50.00
50.00
50.00
Health Department:
Agent
100.00
100.00
100.00
Expense
2,600.00
2,600.00
1,175.03
1,120.00 Nurse 4.97 300.00 Car Exp.
Nurse
1,120.00
Health Expense
1,900.00
1,900.00
Nurse-Car Expense .
300.00
Health
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
13.75
11.25
Highway Department:
Chapter 81
5,325.00
15,975.00
Excess and Deficiency 21,300.00
21,299.34
.66
Chapter 90 Maintenance
1,500.00
3.000.00
Excess and Deficiency
4.500 on
4 477 27
on en
Road" Machinery
Maintenance
Bridges
300.00
Railings
100.00
52.60
Reserve Fund
152.60
Snow Roads
3,500.00
2,500.00
Excess and Deficiency
6,000.00
5,756.26
General Expense
300.00
1,400.00
Excess and Deficiency .. 1,700.00
955.00
955.00
New Snow Plow
2,7000.00
75.00
69.15
Care of Public Squares
75.00
100.00
99.52
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Sidewalks
100.00
Public Welfare Department:
Salaries
400.00
Relief
5,500.00
627.61
Agent
1,400.00
400,00
Federal Grants
1,800.00
1,800.00
212.41
Old Age Assistance
10,500.00
500.00
Excess and Deficiency
11,000.00
10,787.59
Aid to Dependent Children
750.00
400.00
Excess and Deficiency
1,150.00
1,139.89
10.11
Federal Grants:
Old Age Assistance:
Administration
185.33
248.11
Federal Grant
433.44
28.45
325.00W.A.
79.99
Assistance
322.16
7,407.92
Federal Grant
7,730.08
7.229.64
500.44
Aid to Dependent
Children
75.00W.A.
14.16
Administration
27.57
9.65
Federal Grant
51.94
A.D.C. Aid
Aid
62.88
330.81
Federal Grant
393.69
228.15
51.94ADCA 113.60
Soldiers' Relief
200.00
War Allowance
100.00
Veterans Service Department:
Salary
400.00
Expense
100.00
School Committee
200.00
200.00
780.00Nurse
. 84
School Expense
55,000.00
500.00
421.15
Industrial Schools
500.00
Library
1.700.00
482.24
County Dog Tax Refund 2,185.85 Reserve Fund
1,000.00
950.62
Library Special Repairs ..
1,000.00
Blanket Insurance
1.000.00
Memorial Day
150.00
74.25
Reserve Fund
224.25
224.25
Care of Town Clock
30.00
Printing Town Reports
300.00
Welcome Home and 200th
Anniversary
1,000.00
.21 Reserve Fund
1,000.21
1,00.21
Recreation Program
300.00
Water Department:
Commissioners' Salaries
300.00
General Expense
4,000.00
1,500.00
Water Available Surplus 5,500.00
5,465,58
34.42
Cemetery
150.00
Pine Grove Cemetery
150.00
41.81
Reserve Fund
191.81
191.81
Interest
100,00
Purchase of Highway
4,862.92
4,862.92
Truck
4,400.00
Loan
400.00
Sale of Old Truck
62.92
Machinery Rentals
2,000.00
Overlay Reserve
2,000.00
8.38 Overlay Re. 1,991.62 Var. App.
$597.94
$124,061.70
$57,627.64
$181,672.18
$173.290.50
$5,251.94
$3,129.74
Overdrawn
$615.10
7,000.00
Machinery Rentals
7.000.00
6,303.68
696.32
|300.00
299.42
152.60
243.74
1.693.47
6.53
955.00
Machinery Rentals
2,700.00
2,583.61
116.39
Street Lighting
5.85
400.00
400.00
6,127.61
6.127.61
58.00
200.00
142.00
100.00
400.00
400.00
100.00
98.69
1.31
Salaries
200.00
55,000.00
54,219.16
78.85
2,185.85
3.61
49.38
1,000.00
828.00
172.00
30.00
300.00-
267.83
32.17
300.00
283.07
16.93
300.00
300.00
150.00
95.00
55.00
100.00
39.00
61.00
Tax Collector Expense
350.00
350.00
251.29
98.71
Reserve Fund
780.00
School
.58
600.00
New Furnace Account
?
89.16
100.00
30.00
Appropriations
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TOWN OF DOUGLAS
AUDITOR'S REPORT
January 23, 1947
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 fiscal year 1946, made in ac- cordance with the provisions of Chapter 44, General Laws. This is in the form of a report made to me by Mr. Herman B. Dine, Assist- ant Director of Accounts.
Very truly yours,
FRANCIS X. LANG, Director of Accounts.
Mr. Francis X. Lang Director of Accounts Department of Corporations and Taxation
State House, Boston
Sir
In accordance with your instructions, I have made an audit of the books and accounts of the town of Douglas for the fiscal year 1946, the following report being submitted thereon:
The financial transactions, as recorded on the books of the several departments receiving or disbursing money for the town or committing bills for collection, were examined and reconciled with the books and records of the town accountant and the town treasurer.
The books and accounts of the town accountant were examined and checked in detail. The recorded recepits were compared with the treasurer's books, while the disbursements as recorded were checked with the warrants authorizing the treasurer to disburse town funds. The recorded appropriations and transfers voted by
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the town were verified by comparison with the town clerk's records of town meetings, and a balance sheet, which is appended to this report, was prepared showing the financial condition of the town on December 31, 1946.
The books and accounts of the town treasurer were examined and checked in detail. The recorded receipts were analyzed and compared with the collector's records of payments to the treasurer, with the records in the several departments in which charges origi- nated or in which money was collected for the town, and with the other sources from which money was paid into the town treasury. The recorded payments were compared with the warrants signed by the selectmen.
The cash books additions were verified, the cash on hand on January 7, 1947 was verified, by actual count, and the bank balances were reconciled with statements furnished by the banks of deposit.
The payments on account of debt and interest were checked with the amounts falling due and with the cancelled securities on file.
The savings bank books and securities representing the invest- ments of the several 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 tax title deeds on hand were examined and listed, the am- ount transferred from the 1946 tax levy to the tax title account being verified.
The books and accounts of the tax collector were examined and checked in detail. The taxes outstanding at the time of the previous examination and all subsequent commitments of taxes were audited and compared with the warrants issued by the board of assessors. The abatements as recorded were checked with the assessors' records of abatements granted, the recorded collections were checked with the payments to the treasurer as recorded on the treasurer's books, and the outstanding accounts were listed.
The financial records of the town clerk were examined and checked in detail. The records of receipts from licenses issued were compared with the records of licenses granted, and the payments to the treasurer were verified by comparison with the treasurer's books. The collections on account of dog and sporting licenses issued were verified and compared with the amounts paid to the town treasurer and to the Division of Fisheries and Game, and the cash on hand
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was verified by actual count of the cash in the office on January 7, 1947.
The charges for the rental of municipal buildings were checked and verified, the recorded receipts being proved with the payments to the treasurer and the outstanding accounts being listed.
The records of collections by the sealer of weights and measures were checked, and the payments to the treasurer were verified.
The collections for licenses and permits issued by the selectmen were compared with the records of licenses granted, and the pay- ments to the treasurer were verified.
The surety bonds of the officials required by law to furnish them were examined and found to be in proper form.
In addition to the departments mentioned, the books and ac- counts of the health, public welfare, school, and water 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 transactions and condition of the trust and investment funds.
During the audit, cooperation was extended by all town officials, for which on behalf of my assistants and for myself, I wish 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 1946:
RECONCILIATION OF TREASURER'S CASH
Balance January 1, 1946
$40,679.44 213,056.02
Receipts 1946
$253,735.46
Payments 1946
$215,047.06
Balance December 31, 1946
38,688.40
$253,735.46
Balance January 1, 1947
$38,688.40
Receipts January 1 to 7, 1947
1,670.31
$40,358.71
Payments January 1 to 7, 1947
$1,904.75
Balance January 7, 1947
Blackstone National Bank,
Uxbridge, per check book $29,681.61
The First National Bank, Boston, per check book and statement 1,176.09
The Merchants National Bank,
Boston, per check book and statement 7,522.16
Cash in office, verified
74.10
38,453.96
$40,358.71'
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BLACKSTONE NATIONAL BANK, UXBRIDGE
Balance January 7, 1947, per state- ment
$33,633.58
Balance January 7, 1947, per check
book
$29,681.61
Outstanding checks January 7, 1947
per list
3,951.97
$33,633.58
MYRON O. MOWRY SCHOOL FUND In Custody of Town Treasurer
Cash in General Savings
Securities
Par
Treasury Deposits
Value
Total
On hand January 1, 1946
$6,070.38
$19,000.00
$25,070.38
On hand December 31, 1946 $60.00
$6,102.91
$19,000.00
$25,162.91
On hand January 7, 1947 $60.00 $6,102.91
$19,000.00
$25,162.91
1946
Receipts
Payments
Sale of securities
$3,000.00 Purchase of securities $3,000.00
Premium on securities sold
135.00
Premium on securities purchased 75.00
Accrued interest on se-
Added to savings de- posit, 32.53
curities sold
41.70
Income
757.53 Transfer to town . .. Cash in general treas-
766.70
ury December 31, 1946 and January 7, 1947
60.00
$3,934.23
$3,934.23
ADELINE PIERCE SANBORN LIBRARY FUND In Custody of Town Treasurer
Savings
Deposits
Total
On hand at beginning of year 1946
$100.00 $100.00
On hand December 31, 1946
$103.03
$103.03
On hand January 7, 1947
$103.03
$103.03
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ANNUAL REPORT
1946
Income
Receipts Payments $3.03 Added to saving de- posits
$3.03
January 1 to 7, 1947 No transactions recorded
CARE OF GRAVES OF G. A. R. FUND In Custody of Town Treasurer
Savings
Deposits
Total
On hand at beginning of year 1946
$795.11
795.11
On hand at end of year 1946
$807.08
807.08
On hand January 7, 1947
807.08
807.08
Receipts
Payments
1946
Income $11.97 Added to savings de- posits
$11.97
January 1 to 7, 1947 No transactions recorded.
MARY SOUTH CEMETERY LOTS FUND In Custody of Town Treasurer
Savings
Deposits
Total
On hand at beginning of year 1946
$238.51
$238.51
On hand at end of year 1946
$242.10
$242.10
On hand January 7, 1947
$242.10
$242.10
Receipts Payments
Income
1946 $3.59 Added to savings de- posits
$3.59
January 1 to 7, 1947 No transactions recorded.
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MONUMENT FUND-SONS OF VETERANS POST NO. 123 In Custody of Town Treasurer
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