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Treasurer's Report
18 23
Board of Assessors
30
Town Clerk's Report
31
Police Report
Dog Officer
Tax Collector
Animal Inspector
Inspector of Slaughtering
Tree Warden
Town Hall Report
Water Department
Agent Moses Wallis Devise
Board of Health Nurse
Old Age Assistance
Board of Public Welfare
Veterans Service Director
Fire Department Report
Forest Fires
Sealer of Weights and Measures
Library Treasurer's Report
Highway Superintendent
79
School Report
89
School Committee
3
School Calendar
6 7
Report of Superintendent of Schools
Report of Douglas Memorial High School
13
Report of Teacher of Brass and Wind Instruments
16
Report of Supervisor of Writing
17
Report of School Nurse
18
Report of Supervisor of Art
21
Report of Attendance Officer
23
Statistical Statement 24
Warrant for Town Meeting 113
Comparison of Departmental Expenditures, 1935-1946 (Inclusive 117
65 68 69 70 72
200th Anniversary and Welcome Home Day
41 44 45 47 47 48 49 51 54 56 59 61 64
Accountant's Report
ANNUAL REPORTS
OF THE
TOWN OFFICERS
OF THE
TOWN OF DOUGLAS
LA
S
46
INCORP
FOR THE YEAR ENDING
December 31, 1947
TIMES PUBLISHING COMPANY WEBSTER, MASS.
1948
TOWN OF DOUGLAS
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JURY LIST FOR THE TOWN OF DOUGLAS FOR THE YEAR 1948
Name
Abram, Arthur J.
Alexander, John E.
Anderson, Harold W. Balcom, Edward
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
Carpenter, W. Lincoln
Carter, William P. Caswell, Duty Jr. 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 Salesman Carpenter Truck Driver Accountant Maintenance
Dresser Tender Milk Dealer Electrician Janitor Percher Draftsman Trucking Weaver Telephone Employe Pipe Supt. Machinist 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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ANNUAL REPORT
JURY LIST (Continued)
Name
Janton, Anthony F.
Jenkins, William
Johnson, Chesley H.
Johnston, Harry
Klisiewicz, Walter N.
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
Pilch, Fred
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.
Traffic Manager Retired Percher
Zemianek, Paul
Occupation Store Construction Gas Station Owner Finishing Room
Laborer Pharmacist Pattern Maker Draftsman Shipper Carder Finisher Retired Farmer Machinist Shear Tender Electrician Shipper Rate Setter Retired Ice Dealer Spinner Machinist Machinist Lunch Cart Owner Loom Fixer Draftsman Roving Carrier Truck Driver Mechanic Taxi Owner Carpenter
Given under our hands this 31st day of January, 1948, A.D.
LESTER J. DERMODY WILLIAM J. WALLIS, ROBERT J. FROST, Selectmen of Douglas.
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TOWN OF DOUGLAS
TOWN OFFICERS 1948
Selectmen LESTER J. DERMODY, 1949, Chairman
WILLIAM J. WALLIS, 1950 ROBERT J. FROST, 1948
Moderator FERDINAND J. LIBBY, 1948
Town Clerk LUCIUS J. MARSH, 1948
Treasurer RICHARD H. ALDRICH, 1948
Town Counsel FERDINAND J. LIBBY, 1948
Assessors LUCIUS J. MARSH, 1948, Chairman
IRVING H. FISHER, 1950 WALTER J. BUDZYNA, 1949
Members Board of Public Welfare FRANK X. RINFRETTE, 1950, Chairman W. LINCOLN CARPENTER, 1948 FRED J. JETTE, 1949 VERA H. WARNER, Agent
School Committee
BAYLIS G. ALDRICH, 1949, Chairman E. MIALMA JENCKES, 1949 ANDREW J. CENCAK, 1950 LOUIS A. CALLAHAN, 1950 MARGARET S. CARRICK, 1949, Clerk WARREN A. JOHNSON, 1948
Tree Warden JAMES FULONE, 1948
Superintendent of Highways EDWARD A. THERRIEN, 1948
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ANNUAL REPORT
Agent Moses Wallis Devise GILBERT W. ROWLEY, 1948
Cemetery Commissioners
ROBERT E. MacDONALD, 1950 EDWARD H. BALCOM, 1949 LUCIUS J. MARSH, 1948
Town Accountant JOSEPH S. VIROSTEK, 1948
Board of Registrars MOSES DEBLOIS, 1949, Chairman WALTER B. PINE, 1948 FRANK X. COONEY, 1950 LUCIUS J. MARSH, Clerk, 1948
Trustees of Public Library CORNELIUS A. CALLAHAN, 1948 WILLIAM J. DUNLEAVY, 1950 HELEN R. JENCKES, 1949
Life Members-Trustees of Simon Fairfield Public Library LENA M. SCHUSTER WALTER B. FAIRFIELD WILLIAM J. WALLIS FERDINAND J. LIBBY
Chief of Police VICTOR J. NELSON, 1948
Chief of Fire Department FELIX S. VECCHIONE, 1948
Superintendent of Schools HARRY Y. HILYARD
Superintendent of Water Works EDWARD A. MARTINSEN
Water Commissioners
GILBERT W. ROWLEY, 1949 FELIX S. VECCHIONE, 1948 WILLIAM J. WALLIS, 1950
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TOWN OF DOUGLAS
Board of Health SELECTMEN RAYMOND H. SPOONER, M.D. VICTOR J. NELSON, Agent (Mrs.) MABEL M. BROWN, Nurse
Sealer of Weights and Measures KENNETH E. McMAHON, 1948
Collector of Taxes FLOYD S. RAWSON, 1948
Moth Superintendent JAMES FULONE, 1948
Forest Fire Warden FELIX S. VECCHIONE, 1948
Recreation Commission
JOSEPH S. VECCHIONE, 1949 EDITH L. DIXSON, 1950 CLARENCE A. GAGNE, 1948
Dog Officer VICTOR J. NELSON
Fence Viewers CHARLES L. CHURCH, 1948
ORSON M. CHASE, 1948 WALTER H. PARKER, 1948
Bridge Viewer EDWARD A. THERRIEN
Inspector of Animals ROY KENYON, 1948
Inspector of Slaughtering ROY KENYON, 1948
Measurers of Lumber
WILLIAM J. WALLIS, 1948 CHESTER WALLIS, 1948
WALTER H. PARKER, 1948 CHARLES CHURCH, 1948
Weigher of Coal LEON T. SOCHIA JR., 1948
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ANNUAL REPORT
FINANCE COMMITTEE REPORT
Appropriation Estimated Necessary for Fiscal Year Ending December 31, 1948
GENERAL GOVERNMENT
Account
Selectmen's Salary
Chairman
$100.00
$100.00
$100.00
2nd Member
100.00
100.00
100.00
3d Member
100.00
100.00
100.00
Selectmen's Expense
200.00
223.04
200.00
General Clerks Under Supervision
of Selectmen
800.00
670.50
1,000.00
Town Accountant's Salary
950.00
950.00
950.00
Town Treasurer's Salary
500.00
500.00
500.00
Town Treasurer's Expense
250.00
264.19
250.00
Tax Collector's Salary
1,000.00
1,000.00
1,000.00
Tax Collector's Expense
300.00
373.22
300.00
Assessors' Salaries
700.00
761.50
Chairman
400.00
2nd Member
150.00
3rd Member
150.00
Assessors' Expense
200.00
235.53
300.00
Town Clerk's Salary
500.00
500.00
500.00
Town Clerk's Expense
100.00
121.96
100.00
Town Counsel's Salary
300.00
300.00
300.00
Registrars' Salary
75.00
75.00
75.00
Registrars' Expense
300.00
294.55
300.00
Moderator's Salary
15.00
15.00
15.00
Election Expense
100.00
134.59
400.00
New Town Hall Maintenance
2,800.00
3,231.34
3,200.00
Old Town Hall Maintenance
500.00
457.15
500.00
$9,890.00 $10,407.57 $10,890.00
PROTECTION OF PERSONS AND PROPERTY
Police
$6,300.00
$6,400.00
$6,800.00
Police Cruiser
400.00
Police-Special Duty
350.00
336.80
350.00
Police Lock Up
165.00
165.00
165.00
1947 Approp.
1947 Expend.
1948 Recom.
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TOWN OF DOUGLAS
Account
1947 Approp. 2,150.00
1947 Expend.
1948 Recom.
Fire Department
2,145.62
2,100.00
Fire Hose-Special
250.00
Insurance on Fire Personnel
Equipment and
475.00.
512.49
500.00
Tree Warden and Moths
700.00
655.00
100.00
Tree Dept. and Moth Dept.
600.00
Forest Fires
500.00
2,621.22
500.00
Dog Officer
50.00
50.00
50.00
$10,750.00 $12,946.13 $11,875.00
HEALTH AND SANITATION
Salaries of Agents
$50.00
$50.00
$50.00
Health Expense
3,080.00
2,564.25
2,200.00
Meat Inspector's Salary
25.00
25.00
25.00
Animal Inspector's Salary
75.00
75.00
75.00
Vital Statistics
25.00
14.00
25.00
$3,255.00
$2,728.25
$2,375.00
HIGHWAYS
Chapter 81, Highways
$5,325.00 $21,296.94
$5,325.00
Chapter 90, Construction
900.00
3,595.14
1,000.00
Chapter 90, Maintenance
600.00
1,802.09
1,000.00
Railings
100.00
62.47
100.00
Bridges
300.00
301.08
300.00
Special Highway Expense
1,000.00
1,198.74
1,200.00
Snow Roads
3,500.00
5,110.25
6,000.00
Street Lighting
2,700.00
2,572.00
2,700.00
Sidewalks
100.00
30.77
100.00
Special Highway Insurance
100.00
$14,525.00 $35,969.48 $17,825.00
PUBLIC WELFARE AND SOLDIERS' BENEFITS
Welfare Salaries
Chairman
$200.00
$200.00
$200.00
2nd Member
100.00
100.00
100.00
3d Member
100.00
100.00
100.00
Welfare Relief Expense
6,000.00
6,015.96
6,000.00
Old Age Assistance, Clerk
700.00
700.00
800.00
...
.
Sealer
60.00
60.00
60.00
Warden
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ANNUAL REPORT
Account
1947 Approp.
1947 Expend.
Recom.
Welfare, Clerk
700.00
800.00
800.00
Aid to Dependent Children, Clerk
240.00
240.00
240.00
Old Age Assistance Expense
11,250.00
12,651.58
12,500.00
Aid to Dependent Children
1,250.00
1,226.36
1,250.00
Veterans' Agent
500.00
500.00
500.00
Veterans' Benefits
2,000.00
1,448.50
1,500.00
Veterans' Dept. Expense
100.00
67.62
100.00
$23,140.00 $24,050.02 $24,090.00
SCHOOLS AND LIBRARY
School Committee Salary
Chairman
$75.00
$75.00
$75.00
Secretary
40.00
40.00
40.00
Purchasing Agent
25.00
25.00
25.00
4th Member
20.00
20.00
20.00
5th Member
20.00
20.00
20.00
6th Member
20.00
20.00
20.00
School Expense
63,500.00
64,123.63
68,000.00
Industrial Schools
500.00
476.26
500.00
Library
1,900.00
2,342.03
2,300.00
$66,100.00 $67,141.92 $71,000.00
RECREATION' AND UNCLASSIFIED
Recreational Program
$300.00
$246.79
$300.00
Blanket Insurance
1,200.00
782.00
1,200.00
Memorial Day
150.00
188.82
150.00
Retirement (County)
744.35
Care of Town Clock so-called
50.00
50.00
Printing Town Reports
300.00
354.75
400.00
$2,000.00
$1,572.36 $2,844.35
ENTERPRISE AND CEMETERIES
Water Commissioners' Salaries
1st Member
$100.00
$100.00
$100.00
2nd Member
100.00
100.00
100.00
3rd Member
100.00
100.00
100.00
Water Dept. General Expense
6,000.00
6,056.38
7,500.00
... . .
1948
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TOWN OF DOUGLAS
1947
1947
1948
Account
Approp.
Expend.
Recom.
Cemetery (Douglas Center)
150.00
117.00
150.00
Cemetery (Pine Grove)
150.00
135.25
150.00
$6,600.00
$6,608.63
$8,100.00
INTEREST AND MATURING DEBT
Interest
$100.00
$102.19
$150.00
Debt
2,200.00
Totals
$100.00
$102.19
$2,350.00
$136,360.00 161,526.55 151,349.35
Finance Committee:
LESTER J. DERMODY, 1949 WILLIAM J. WALLIS, 1950 ROBERT J. FROST, 1948 BAYLIS G. ALDRICH, 1950 FERDINAND J. LIBBY, 1948 FRANK X. RINFRETTE, 1949 HOWELL W. PARKER, 1949 ANDREW HVIZDOS, 1950
Town of Douglas
Balane Sheet-December 31, 1947
GENERAL ACCOUNTS
Assets
Liabilities and Reserves
Cash:
Federal Taxes Withheld $2,739.21
Blue Cross Deductions 57.25
Retirement Deductions
142.12
Tax Collector 50.00
Trust and Investment Fund Income :
Mowry School Fund $309.19
Adeline Pierce Sanborn Library Fund 20.44
Cemetery Funds 201.88
Accounts Receivable :
Taxes:
Levy of 1947
266.39
Buffington Gift for School Reference Library
207.79
Sale of Cemetery Lots and Graves 149.00
Tailings
41.30
Road Machinery Rental Fund
95.67
Compensation Insurance Fund .
18.28
2,783.98
Departmental:
Town Hall
$343.00
Assistance 1,058.79
Temporary Aid
549.95
Aid to Dependent Children:
Aid to Dependent Children ... 162.62
Administration 19.77
531.51
Motor Vehicle Excise Taxes: Levy of 1947
155.63
Tax Titles
$361.79
Tax Possessions
2,422.19
Federal Grants: Old Age Assistance: Administration $361.18
In Banks and Office $30,212.19
Petty Cash Advance-
$30,262.19
Veterans' Benefits
711.75
Aid
240.19
1,767.32
Water:
Appropriation Balance : Bridge Special
278.19
Rates
$714.17
Miscellaneous
176.46
Reserve Fund-Overlay Surplus . 1,455.08 Overlay Reserve for Abatements: Levy of 1947 266.39
890.63
Overestimate:
State Parks and Reservations As- sessment . ..
$41.09
County Tax Assessment
512.00
Tuberculosis Hospital Assessment
705.66
Chapter 81
$9,428.85
Chapter 90 Construction .
1,800.00
Chapter 90 Maintenance
600.00
Bridge-Special
750.00
Revenue Reserved Until Collected:
Motor Vehicle Excise Tax
$155.63
Tax Title and Tax Possessions .
2,783.98
Departmental
1,767.32
Aid to Highway
14,453.85
Water
890.63
14,453.85
20,051.41
Water Available Surplus ...
3,404.76
Surplus Revenue
18,203.35
$50,579.99
$50,579.99
1,258.75
County :
Chapter 90 Construction .. .
900.00
Chapter 90 Maintenance
600.00
Bridge-Special
375.00
1,679.93
Aid to Highways:
State:
DEBT ACCOUNTS
Net Funded or Fixed Debt.
$6,200.00
Highway Equipment Loan $2,200.00
Highway Equipment Loan 4,000.00
$6,200.00
$6,200.00
TRUST AND INVESTMENT ACCOUNTS
Trust and Investment Funds-Cash and Securities :
In Custody of Town Treasurer $35,642.03
In Custody of Library Trustees 13,234.82
In Custody of Agent .. 32,040.84
In Custody of Town Treasurer: Myron O. Mowry School Fund $25.421.58
Adeline Pierce Sanborn Library Fund 104.57 Care of Graves G.A.R. Veterans Fund 809.23 Mary South Cemetery Fund . 242.24
Monument Fund-Sons of Veterans 110.26
Cemetery Perpetual Care Funds 3,688.19 Post War Rehabilitation Fund 5,265.96
In Custody of Library Trustees: Simon Fairfield Library Fund
13,234.82
In Custody of Agent: Devise of Moses Wallis 32,040.84 $80,917.69
$80,917.69
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TOWN OF DOUGLAS
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
1947
43.00
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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 Sectoin 44, General Laws, for the fiscal year 1947:
RECONCILIATION OF TREASURER'S CASH
Balance January 1, 1947
$38,688.40
Receipts 1947 220,601.68
$259,290.08
Payments 1947
$229,077.89
Balance December 31, 1947 30,212.19
$259,290.08
Balance January 1, 1948
$30,212.19
Receipts January 1 to 10, 1948 4,519.54
$34,731.73
Payments January 1 to 10, 1948
$4,220.30
Balance January 10, 1948:
Blackstone National Bank, Ux- bridge, per check book $16,694.88
The First National Bank of Boston, per check book and statement 1,176.09
The Merchants National Bank of Boston, per check book and statement 11,551.72
Cash in office, verified 1.088.74
30,511.43
$34,731.73
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TOWN OF DOUGLAS
BLACKSTONE NATIONAL BANK, UXBRIDGE
Balance January 10, 1948, per statement
$23,137.98
Balance January 10, 1948, per check book $16,694.88
Outstanding checks January 10, 1948, per list 6,443.10
$23,137.98
MYRON O. MOWRY SCHOOL FUND In Custody of Town Treasurer
Cash
Savings Securities Deposits Par Value Total
On hand at beginning of year 1947
$60.00
$6,102.91 $19,000.00 $25,162.91
On hand at end of year 1947
6,421.58 19,000.00 25,421.58
On hand January 10, 1948
6,421.58
19,000.00 25,421.58
1947
Receipts
Payments
Income
$1.054.92
Added to savings de- posits
$258.67
Transfer to town
796.25
$1,054.92
$1,054.92
January 1 to 10, 1948
No transaction recorded.
ADELINE PIERCE SANBORN LIBRARY FUND
In Custody of Town Treasurer
,
Savings Deposits
Total
On hand at beginnhing of year 1947
$103.03
$103.03
On hand at end of year 1947
$104.57
$104.57
On hand January 10, 1948
$104.57
$104.57
1947
Receipts
Payments
ncome
$1.54 Added to savings deposits $1.54
January 1 to 10, 1948 No transactions recorded
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ANNUAL REPORT
CARE OF GRAVES OF G. A. R. FUND In Custody of Town Treasurer
Savings
Deposits
Total
On hand at beginning of year 1947
$807.08
$807.08
On hand at end of year 1947
$809.23
$809.23
On hand January 10, 1948
$809.23
$809.23
1947
Receipts
Payments
Income
$12.15
Added to savings de-
posits
$2.15
Transfer to town
10.00
$12.15
$12.15
January 1 to 10, 1948 No transactions recorded
MARY SOUTH CEMETERY LOTS FUND In Custody of Town Treasurer
Savings
Deposits
Total
On hand at beginning of year 1947
$242.10
$242.10
On hand at end of year 1947
$242.24
$242.24
On hand January 10, 1948
$242.24 .
$242.24
1947
Receipts
Payments
Income
$3.64 Added to savings de-
posits
$0.14
Transfer to town 3.50
$3.64
$3.64
January 1 to 10, 1948 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 1947
$110.10
$110.10
On hand at end of year 1947
$110.26
$110.26
On hand January 10, 1948
$110.26
$110.26
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TOWN OF DOUGLAS
1947
Receipts
Payments
Income
$1.66
Transfer to town $2.50
Witdrawn from savings deposits
.84
$2.50
$2.50
January 1 to 10, 1948 No transactions recorded
CEMETERY PERPETUAL CARE FUNDS In Custody of Town Treasurer
Savings
Deposits
Total
On hand at beginning of year 1947
$3,678.77
$3,678.77
On hand at end of year 1947
$3,688.19
$3,688.19
On hand January 10, 1948
$3,688.19
$3,688.19
1947
Receipts
Payments
Income
$72.67
Added to savings de- posits
$9.42
Transfer to town 63.25
$72.67
$72.67
January 1 to 10, 1948 No transactions recorded
POST-WAR REHABILITATION FUND
In Custody of Town Treasurer
Cash
Savings Deposits
Securities
Par Value
Total
n hand at beginning of year 1947
$75.00
$113.39
$5.000.00
$5,188.39
n hand at end of year 1947 n hand January 10, 1948
$265.96
$5,000.00
$5,265.96
$265.96
$5,000.00
. $5,265.96
1947
Receipts
Payments
Added to savings de-
come
$77.57 posits
$77.57
Respectfully submitted,
RICHARD H. ALDRICH,
Town Treasurer
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ANNUAL REPORT
REPORT OF THE TOWN ACCOUNTANT
RECEIPTS 1947
Cash balance January 1, 1947 $38,738.40
General Revenue:
Taxes:
1946 Real Estate
$39.78
1947 Polls
1,380.00
1947 Personal
8,816.20
1947 Real Estate
71,630.31
Sale of Tax Titles
500.00
Partial Tax Title Redemption
60.00
82,426.29
Motor Vehicle Excise Taxes:
1946
$168.83
1947
4,905.20
5,074.03
From State:
Reimbursement for Loss of Taxes
$399.29
Income Tax
16,311.83
Meals Tax
573.44
Corporation Taxes
19,516.81
Vocational Education
234.09
Massachusetts School Fund
4,913.33
Peddlers' Licenses
24.00
Highway Fund
4,941.09
46,913.88
From County :
Dog Tax Refund 442.63
Federal Grants:
Aid to Dependent Children-Adm. $19.61 Aid to Dependent Children-Aid 509.59
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TOWN OF DOUGLAS
Old Age Asssitance-Adm.
299.48
Old Age Assistance-Aid
9,300.90
10,129.58
Commercial Revenue:
Selectmen-Licenses
$1,146.00
Health-Licenses
39.50
Advertising-Liquor Licenses
24.30
Tax Collector-Interest and Costs
140.36
Town Hall Rentals (New)
1,002.30
Town Hall Rentals (Old)
195.00
2,547.46
Protection of Persons and Property:
Sealer of Weights and Measures
$26.20
Fire checks refunded
32.55
Tree Department
25.00
83.75
Health and Sanitation:
None.
Highways:
State-Chapter 81
$7,088.39
State-Chapter 90
1,492.44
Machinery Rentals
5,970.25
County-Chapter 90
1,492.44
Workmen's Compensation Insurance
535.63
Sale of Truck
300.00
Reimbursement for Light
25.00
16,904.15
Charities:
Temporary Aid-State
$438.17
Temporary Aid-Other Towns
733.50
Individuals
402.00
Old Age Assistance-State
8,120.86
Aid to Dependent Children
472.05
10,166.58
22
ANNUAL REPORT
School and Library:
Tuition-School
$199.50
Refunds-School
49.25
Library Fines
108.97
357.72
Public Service Enterprises:
Water-Rates
$7,590.03
Water-Miscellaneous
278.06
7,868.09
Cemetery :
Perpetual Care
79.25
Agency, Trust and Investment:
Federal Withholding Tax
$8,486.27
Teachers' Retirement
1,945.16
Dog License for County
617.80
Myron O. Mowry Fund-Income
796.25
Moses Wallis Devise
699.66
Post-War Rehabilitation Fund
75.00
County Retirement
704.59
Blue Cross
189.50
13,514.23
Temporary Loans:
Anticipation of Revenue
$20,000.00
Highway Loan on Truck 4,000.00
24,000.00
Refunds:
Telephone
$11.48
Miscellaneous
47.26
Welfare-Miscellaneous
5.50
Veterans' Benefits-Miscellaneous
5.50
Interest on Notes
1.75
Old Age-Miscellaneous
22.55
94.04 $220,601.68
Total Receipts
Cash balance January 1, 1947
38,738.40
$259,340.08
23
TOWN OF DOUGLAS
PAYMENTS 1947
General Government:
Selectmen Salaries
$300.00
Selectmen-Expense
223.04
Clerk for the Selectmen
670.50
Town Accountant
950.00
Town Clerk-Salary
500.00
Town Clerk-Expense
121.96
Town Treasurer-Salary
500.00
Town Treasurer-Expense
264.19
Tax Collector-Salary
1,000.00
Tax Collector-Expense
373.22
Assessors-Salaries
761.50
Assessors-Expense
235.53
Town Counsel-Salary
300.00
Moderator-Salary
15.00
Registrars-Salaries
75.00
Registrars-Expense
294.55
Election Expense
134.59
New Town Hall Maintenance
3,231.34
Old Town Hall Maintenance
457.15
$10,407.57
Protection of Persons and Property :
Police Department
$6,400.00
Police-Special Duty
336.80
Police-Lock Up Expense
165.00
Fire Department
2,145.62
Insurance on Fire Equipment and Personnel
512.49
Fire Department-New Truck
1,685.00
Fire Department-Special
500.00
Tree Warden and Moths
655.00
Sealer
60.00
Forest Fires
2,621.22
Dog Officer
50.00
15,131.13
Health and Sanitation:
Agent-Salary
$50.00
Health-Expense
2,564.25
Meat Inspector-Salary
25.00
Animal Inspector-Salary
75.00
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ANNUAL REPORT
Vital Statistics 14.00
$2,728.25
Highways:
Chapter 81
$21,296.94
Chapter 90 Maintenance
1,802.09
Special Highway Insurance
633.52
Bridge Elimination-Gilboa Street
1,221.81
Machinery Maintenance
4,569.97
Bridges
301.08
General Highway Expense
1,198.74
Railings
62.47
Snow Roads
5,110.25
Street Lighting
2,572.00
Care of Public Squares
72.18
Sidewalks
30.77
Chapter 90 Construction
3,595.14
Purchase of New Truck
4,528.77
46,995.73
Charities and Veterans' Benefits:
Welfare Board-Salaries $400.00
Relief Expense
6,015.96
Welfare Agent's Salary
2,040.00
Old Age Expense
12,651.58
Aid to Dependent Children
1,226.36
Veterans' Agent
500.00
Veterans' Department Expense
67.62
Veterans' Benefits
1,448.50
24,350.02
Charges Against Federal Grants:
Aid to Dependent Children-Adm.
Aid to Dependent Children-Aid
$383.00
Old Age Assistance-Adm. 48.31
Old Age Asssitance-Aid
8,426.53
8,857.84
Schools and Library:
School Committee Salary $200.00
School Expense 64,123.63
25
TOWN OF DOUGLAS
Library
2,342.03
Industrial Schools
476.26
67,141.92
Recreation and Unclassified :
Recreation Program
$246.79
Blanket Inscurance
782.00
Printing Town Reports
354.75
Memorial Day
188.82
Care of Town Clock
1,572.36
Enterprise and Cemeteries:
Water Commissioners-Salaries
$300.00
Water-General Expense
6,056.38
Cemetery-Douglas Center
117.00
Cemetery-Pine Grove
135.25
6,608.63
Interest and Maturing Debt:
Interest
$102.19
Debt.
2,200.00
2,302.19
Refunds:
1946 MVET
$2.95
1947 MVET
133.27
1947 Personal
8.60
1947 Polls
36.00
1947 Real Estate
32.25
213.07
Agency, Trust and Investment:
Federal Withholding Taxes
$7,661.75
Teachers' Retirement Fund
1,945.16
County Retirement Fund
562.47
Dog Licenses to County
617.80
Myron O. Mowry Fund Income
1,015.10
Cemetery Perpetual Care Fund Income
37.80
.
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ANNUAL REPORT
Post War Rehabilitation Fund
150.00
Myron O. Mowry Fund Principal
60.00
Blue Cross
132.25
?12,182.33
Temporary Loans:
In Anticipation of Revenue
20,000.00
State and County Taxes:
State Tax
$1,850.00
Audit of Municipal Accounts
407.88
State Parks and Reservations
111.19
County Tax
4,606.24
County Tuberculosis Hospital
1,580.45
8,555.76
1946 Bills:
New Town Hall Maintenance
$103.98
Fire Department
856.20
Forest Fires
59.33
Police
217.64
Health
305.00
Industrial Schools
31.64
Police Cruiser
293.50
Water Department
163.80
2,031.09
Total Payments 1947 Balance December 31, 1947
$229,077.89
30,262.19
$259,340.08
Respectfully submitted,
JOSEPH S. VIROSTEK, Town Accountant
27
TOWN OF DOUGLAS
BOARD OF ASSESSORS
Assessed Valuation of the Town
$1,880,811.00
Assessed Valuation of Real Estate, Buildings
1,302,200.00
Assessed Valuation of Real Estate, Land
373,586.00
Assessed Valuation of Personal Property
205.025.00
Motor Vehicle Value
182,700.00
Motor Vehicle Excise
5,112.04
Number Motor Vehicles Assessed
865
Rate of Taxation per 1000
43.00
Amount of Tax on Property
80,875,00
Amount of Tax on Polls
1,780.00
Number of Persons and Firms Assessed
751
Number of Horses Assessed
52
Number of Cows Assessed
173
Number of Neat Cattle Other Than Cows Assessed
20
Number of Swine Assessed
10
Number of Dwellings Assessed
630
Number of Acres of Land Assessed
19,029.99
Number of Fowls Assessed
6,234
Valuation of Property Exempt From Taxation
348,431.00
Purposes for Which Taxes Are Assessed
State Tax
1,850.00
State Parks and Reservations
152.28
Auditing Account, State
407.88
County Tax
5,118.24
County Tuberculosis Hospital
2,286.11
Appropriations, Make Up of Tax Rate
161,931.68
Overlay Current Year
2,000.62
LUCIUS J. MARSH, Chairman IRVING H. FISHER, WALTER J. BUDZYNA,
Board of Assessors
28
ANNUAL REPORT
TOWN CLERK'S REPORT
To the Citizens of the Town of Douglas:
Following is the Annual Town Clerk's Report:
VOTES PASSED BY THE TOWN SINCE THE ANNUAL 1947 TOWN MEETING
Special Town Meeting-June 27, 1947
ARTICLE 1. The town voted that the action on Article 3 at the regular town meeting be reconsidered and that the amount be made to read six hundred dollars ($600.00) instead of fifteen hundred dol- lars ($1,500.00).
ARTICLE 2. The town voted that the sum of nine hundred dol- lars ($900.00) be raised and appropriated to meet the town's share of the cost of Chapter 90 Highway Construction and that in addition the sum of twenty seven hundred dollars ($2,700.00) be transferred from. unappropriated available funds in the treasury to meet the State and County's share of the cost of the work. The Reimburse- ments from the State and County to be restored upon their receipt, to unappropriated available funds in the Treasury.
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