Town Annual Report of the Officers of the Town of Douglas, for the year ending 1941-1950, Part 31

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One case has been discharged from the sanatorium as quiescent, and is having periodic check up, the other case is still in the sanato- rium.


One case of tuberculosis of the bone was discharged from Lake- ville Sanatorium and was in need of physiotherapy treatment. The nurse arranged for the state physiotherapist to take this case over.


Through the Southern Worcester County Health Association and the Department of Public Health, all teachers, bus drivers and jani- tors in the public school system, totaling 27, were X-rayed at the High School Building as well as 112 High School students.


A total of 139 were X-rayed and none were found tubercular. This is one step forward in the control of tuberculosis, for all parents are assured that their children are not being exposed to tuberculosis by anyone in the Public School system.


Three girls spent eight weeks at Sterling Health Camp. The mother of two of these children has been hospitalized in the Norfolk


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County Sanatorium for seven years. All three children gained con- siderable weight and improved in general health.


The purchase of X mas seals financed this camp as well as pay- ing for the 139 X-ray films taken at the local chest clinic.


The State Department of Health recommended that booster doses for the further prevention of diphtheria be given to all children who had been given their three original doses two or more years previous. Clinics were held at the High School, Grammar School and Douglas Center School buildings. A total of 263 school children received booster doses. Dr. R. H. Spooner did the injecting assisted by the nurse and volunteer workers.


A clinic was held at the Town Hall for pre-school children, with 40 receiving booster doses.


The annual diphtheria prevention clinic was held at the Town Hall starting April 10 and ending June 12. This clinic was to start the original three doses of toxoid. Four of these clinics were held, three weeks apart, with a total of 65 receiving their first three doses. Of this number, 27 were school children and 38 infants or pre-school.


The vaccination clinic was held in June. Dr. Spooner vaccinated 46. Parents are urged to have their own family physician take care of all immunization and vaccination. The Board of Health Clinic is to take care of those children who do not go to their own family phy- sician.


A three-day well-child conference and pre-school clinic was held April 29, 30 and May 1 at the Town Hall sponsored by the local Board of Health in cooperation with the State Department of Health.


Fifty-two attended this conference; 39 who were to enter school for the first time in September and 13 of a younger group.


These children were given a thorough physical by a pediatrician, examined by a dental hygienist and diets discussed with parents by a nutritionist. Dr. Johnson, for the first time in this community, tested hearing with the "Maico" audiometer, and examined eyes with the new Massachusetts Vision Test.


The defects found were tabulated on the physical record card; the follow up being done by the nurse.


As a result of this pre-school examination four children obtained glasses before entering school. One had a hearing defect, which is in the process of being corrected, and two children are attending the crippled children clinic. Several had abscessed teeth taken care of.


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This type of examination is very valuable as it helps to correct defects that are found in a child before he enters school. The school physician sees the value of this examination when he does the annual physicals in school.


The nurse had charge of selecting the personnel to assist the Blood Mobile Unit, which was held June 5 under the direction of the local Red Cross and Dept. of Public Health. Eighty-six blood dona- tions were obtained.


The nurse in some cases transported and made arrangements for 30 T.B. suspects to be X-rayed at the County Sanatorium.


The nurse attended important state and county health meetings and institutes during the year.


Two children were referred to child guidance clinic and four to speech clinic.


One case was admitted to Wrentham State School.


Other servcies rendered by me as Board of Health nurse include the following :


Non-communicable disease or bedside nursing 385 Visits


Crippled Children Service


91


Acute Communicable disease


207


Tuberculosis


55


Pre-natal


45


New Born


35


Infants under 1 month


75


Pre-school


335


For recommendations for the coming year, I would like to see more of the communicable disease cases reported to this office and all food handlers and those employed in industry have a chest X-ray which is offered free by the Southern Worcester County Health Asso- ciation in conjunction with the State Dept. of Health and also more children go to their own family physician for periodic health examina- tions, to include diphtheria immunization, booster doses and vacci- nation.


I would like to take this opportunity to thank the Selectmen, Dr. Spooner, Mr. Nelson, Miss Sweinberger, and the volunteer workers, particularly Miss Margaret Brown and Mrs. Pauline Alexander, who assist at clinic and well-child conferences for their interest in the health of this community.


Respectfully submitted,


(Mrs.) MABEL R. BROWN, R. N. Board of Health Nurse


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REPORT OF THE BUREAU OF OLD AGE ASSISTANCE


To the Selectmen and Citizens of Douglas:


The report of the Bureau of Old Age Assistance for the year 1947 is as follows:


The past year has been an exceedingly busy one for this depart- ment because much extra work has been required by the state all through the year.


In the spring the state department inaugurated a new system of case review, and Douglas was chosen as the first town in this dis- trict in which to begin this work. A representative from District Of- fice No. 2 of Worcester spent three days a week for about five weeks, or a total of sixty hours, in this office, examining and checking records. Later a report from the state department commended the work of this department.


New rules were sent out by the state in September, making dras- tic changes in methods of budgetting. At that time every case had to be reviewed and rebudgetted, and grants adjusted to comply with new rulings. The majority of the grants were increased and this made an immediate increase of about $215 to the monthly payroll, but sev- eral recipients, who came under the new ruling concerning persons living in a family group, were decreased. All of these changes were made by October 15, 1947, and all recipients notified of changed grants.


However, within two weeks, the state department, acting on the recommendation of the governor, reversed its decision on the rule governing family budgetting, so all the grants which had been de- creased had to be reviewed again, and increases made retroactive to September 1, 1947.


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Fourteen new cases were opened during the year, and five were closed, making our active list on December 31, 1947, 40 cases. Eight of these are state or unsettled cases for which full reimbursement is received from the state department.


Eleven persons were aided in other cities and towns as charges against this town last year. One lost Douglas settlement this past year, and three others will lose their settlement here in 1948.


Respectfully submitted,


FERDINAND J. LIBBY FRANK X. RINFRETTE FRED J. JETTE Bureau of Old Age Assistance


VERA H. WARNER, Agent


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REPORT OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WELFARE


To the Citizens of Douglas:


Due to the slowing down of business of the local mills during the past several months many extra calls were made upon the welfare department.


Several families required aid for a number of weeks, while three families were aided while awaiting Unemployment Compensation.


As you will observe by reading the itemized account of expendi- tures at the end of this report, medical expenses (rest homes, medical bills and hospitalization) are a very big item.


Bills of $787.50 were paid for three families in other places, one of which lost Douglas settlement in December. A pension received by one person reimburses the town for a large part of his support.


Our Aid to Dependent Children list has been small this year- three cases were aided during the year, and one of these was closed a short time ago.


CLASSIFICATION OF WELFARE EXPENDITURES FOR 1947


Cash


$2,125.55


Clothing


27.47


Fuel


188.19


Groceries


768.50


Hospital


229.50


Medical


461.67


Miscellaneous


118.38


Outside bills


787.50


Rent


392.00


Rest Homes


829.20


Board of child


88.00


Total


$6,015.96


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TEMPORARY AID - ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE


Outsanding January 1, 1947 $474.10


Charges 1947 1,247.52


$1,721.62


Payments to Treasurer 1947


$1,171.67


Outstanding December 31, 1947, and


January 10, 1948, per list 549.95


$1,721.62


AID TO DEPENDENT CHILDREN - ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE


Outstanding January 1, 1947


$170.09


Charges:


Reported


$566.59


Not reported


26.85


593.44


Federal Grants-Aid to dependent children, aid reported as aid to dependent children ac- counts receivable 121.50


$885.03


Payments to treasurer 1947 $593.55


Aid to dependent children accounts receivable reported as old age assistance accounts re- ceivable 128.86


Outstanding December 31, 1947 and


January 10, 1948 per list 162.62


$885.03


BUREAU OF OLD AGE ASSISTANCE-ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE


Charges 1947 $7,992.00


Aid to dependent children accounts receivable reported as old age as- sistance accounts receivable $128.86


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Federal grants old age assistance ad- ministration reported as old age assistance accounts receivable .. 316.02


444.88


$8,436.88


Payments to Treasurer, 1947 $8,436.88


Respectfully submitted,


FRANK X. RINFRETTE, FRED J. JETTE, WALTER L. CARPENTER, Board of Public Welfare. VERA H. WARNER, Agent.


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REPORT OF THE VETERANS' SERVICE DIRECTOR


15th January, 1948


To the Board of Selectmen,


Mr. Lester J. Dermody, Chairman,


Douglas, Massachusetts.


Gentlemen:


I herewith submit my report as Veterans' Service Director, for the year of 1947.


1. Employment


15


2. Education 27


3. Housing


8


4. Medical


22


5. Pensions 10


6. State Bonus


105


7. Taxes


200


8. Training-Industry


18


9. Unemployment-Compensation


75


10 Veterans' Benefits


7


11. Terminal Leave


200


12 Hospitalization


6


13. Correspondence


73


14 Notary Public Services 345


15 Miscellaneous


200


16. Discharges Recorded 75


It has been a pleasure to serve my service friends and their fam- ilies, hoping that I can be of more help to them in the future.


Respectfully submitted,


CHESTER C. FULONE, Director


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REPORT OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT


December 31, 1947.


To the Selectmen of the Town of Douglas:


I herewith submit the annual report of the Fire Dept. for the year ending Dec. 31, 1947.


The Department answered a total of 50 alarms during 1947, classed as follows: Chimneys 7, forest 12, grass 12, town dump 3, elec- trical 2, brush 2, oil burners 3, radio 1, truck 1, house 2, oil storage tank N.H.R.R. 1, rubbish 2, barn 1, (which was in Uxbridge and help was sent from Douglas.


This report shows a decline of 5 alarms from 1946, and would have shown quite a decline if it were not for the dry Spring and Fall which caused so many forest fires in Mass. and surrounding States.


Our Lawn Party was held as usual and as usual was a success, thanks to the cooperation of the local residents.


Edward Colonero, Henry Therrien, Edward Martinsen and Vin- cent Cerrulle were appointed as regulars to the Fire Department dur- ing the past year. Three of these men were former members of the Armed Forces.


We also had five resignations from the Department, namely: Fred Cabana with 34 years fo service, Harold Anderson with 20 years, Joseph Vecchione with 16 years, Joseph Bruno with 12 years and Louis Blon- iasz with 10 years. Many thanks to these men and any other mem- bers who have resigned in the past. Only by their cooperation has the department been able to function so smoothly and efficiently.


Our annual inspections have gone a long way in making the townspeople fire minded. I wish to thank everyone for their splendid cooperation in this matter.


I also wish to express my thanks to all members of the Fire De- partment and all Town Officials who have been so helpful in the past.


In 1947 I recommended that the Town purchase a new ladder truck. I wish, at this time, to recommend that the Town purchase a 1000 gallon water tank and ladder truck combined. This type of equip- ment would go a long way in making a more efficient department. I believe that the department, at the present time is not adequately equipped to combat any fire which might occur in any of our tall build- ings.


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During the past year I have noticed the Trailer and Tanker trucks that go through our town. Picture one of these oil tankers in an accident in the center of our Main Street with 5,000 gallons of burn- ing oil flowing down our gutters carrying destruction all the way along our business district. It would wipe out the center of our town before we could get any assistance to combat this type of fire. May I recommend that the Town purchase the necessary type of equipment to cope with this Fire Menace in our Community.


Town Appropriation


$2,150.00


EXPENDITURES


Fire Chief's Salary


$150.00


Fire Company's Salaries


957.50


Janitor's Salary


78.00


Albert Courtemanche


155.00


Office Supplies


13.40


Hose


180.00


Gasoline and Truck Maintenance


313.01


Fuel


85.15


Light


13.00


Stationery, Printing and Postage


41.09


Telephone


134.16


All Other


25.31


Unexpended


4.38


$2.150.00


FIRE DEPARTMENT PERSONNEL:


Felix Vecchione, Chief


William VanNess, Asst. Chief


Edward Therrien, 1st Engineer


Ernest Brule, 2nd Engineer


Edward Jussaume, 3rd Engineer


Edmund Bruno, 4th Engineer


John Michna


Edward Martinsen


Edward Colonero


Anthony Janton


Steve Bezik


Henry LaBonne


Henry Therrien


Lawrence Kolumber


Vincent Cerulle


Respectfully submitted,


FELIX S. VECCHIONE, Chief.


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$2.145.62


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REPORT OF THE FOREST FIRE DEPARTMENT


To the Selectmen of the Town of Douglas,


Gentlemen:


I herewith submit the annual report of the Forest Fire Department for the year ending Dec. 31, 1947.


The most disastrous fire that occurred in our town was the Webster Gore fire. This fire cost the town $2,621.22. Although this seems like a large sum to spend on a forest fire, the fact still remains that the cost to extinguish this fire was $5.10 per acre. In compari son with similar fires which occurred at the same time in our sur- rounding towns, their cost was $9.50 to $14.00 per acre. The reason for the difference was the cooperation we received from our neighbors from Rhode Island and Connecticut, also our bordering towns of Sutton and Uxbridge. Without their timely assistance the fire might have demolished Douglas Town.


I wish to thank the Selectmen for their splendid cooperation dur- ing the conflagration, also Chief Smith of Sutton, Mass .: Chief Maher of Glendale, R. I .; Chief Tancrell of Uxbridge, Mass .; Chief Taber of Chepatchet, R. I .; Willard Hall of Pascoag, R. I .; State War- den Hurley of Spencer, Mass .; The Hayward Schuster Mills of Douglas, The Police Department of Douglas; The American Red Cross; The Police Department of Putnam, Conn .; and all the town's people who assisted me.


During the past year our Department has assisted the following towns: Dudley, Webster, Uxbridge, Sutton and Whitinsville, Mass.


RECAPITULATION OF FOREST FIRES


Number of Fires 14


Number of Permits issued 78


Calls answered from surrounding towns 7


Acres burnt 512


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Town Appropriation


$500.00


Surplus Revenue


2,000.00


Reserve Fund


121.22


$2,621.22


EXPENDITURES


Salaries


$1,939.68


Fire Truck Maintenance


110.56


Farrar Co., for Hose etc.


403.50


Louis & John Taxi for transportation


16.00


Willard B. Hall


12.60


Theodore H. Engvall


135.43


All Other


3.45


$2,621.22


WARDENS


Paul D. Manning


William Therrien


William J. Wallis


Edward Therrien


Ernest Lunn


John Michna


Earl McCann


Fred Pilch


Charles Church


Vincent Cerulle


W. Lincoln Carpenter


Gabriel Gagnon


Frank Yacino


Herbert Gove


Henry A. Peters


Ferdinand Vecchione


Harold Buxton


William Caswell


Charles Devlin


Roy Kenyon


Henry Therrien


Elwin Chase


Respectfully submitted,


FELIX S. VECCHIONE,


Forest Warden


TOWN OF DOUGLAS


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REPORT OF TREASURER Simon Fairfield Public Library


Town Appropriation


$1,900.00


Dog Fund


442.63


$2,342.63


Expenditures


Librarian


$1,404.00


Assistant Librarian


20.00


Janitor


260.00


Books


319.40


Periodicals etc.


142.53


Fuel


177.45


Lights


3.38


Care of Grounds


460.


Telephone


4.67


Other Expenses


6.00


$2,342.03


Unexpended


.60


Endowment Funds


Mrs. Royal Keith Fund


$200.00


James M. Fairfield Fund


5,000.00


James Smith Fund


6,000.00


Arthur F. Taft Fund


500.00


Winfield S. Schuster Fund


1,000.00


James W. Wixtead Fund


200.00


$12,900.00


SIMON FAIRFIELD PUBLIC LIBRARY FUND In Custody of Treasurer of Library Trustees


Savings Deposits


Securities


Total


On hand Jan. 1, 1947


$1,103.88


$12,000.00


$13,103.88


On hand Dec. 31, 1947


$1,103.88


$12,000.00


$13,103.88


On hand Jan. 1, 1948


$1,113.66


$12,000.00


$13,113.66


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PAYMENTS 1947


RECEIPTS 1947


Income


$319.04


Added to Savings Account $9.78


Transfer to Income Account 309.26


$319.04


$319.04


Income Account


On Hand Jan 1, 1947


$225.72


On Hand Dec. 31, 1947


121.16


On Hand Jan. 1, 1948


121.16


RECEIPTS 1947


PAYMENTS 1947


Transfer of Principal


By Trustees $363.49


Account


$309.26


Bank Charges 6.38


Cash on Hand Jan. 1,1947


225.72


Check #863 (1946)


39.95


Sale of Old Furnace . . 5.00


$539.98


Total


$418.82


Cash on Hand Jan. 1,1948


$121.16


$418.82


Check #906 (1948)


9.00


Respectfully submitted,


WILLIAM J. DUNLEAVY, Treasurer


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REPORT OF THE HIGHWAY SUPERINTENDENT


Chapter 81 Highways


Appropriated by Town


$5,325.00


Allotment by State 15,975.00


Total


$21.300.00


Edward A. Therrien, Supt. $1,672.00


Earl McCann. Foreman, 635 hrs. @ .90 571.50


Earl McCann, Grader Operator, 674 hrs. @ 1.10 741.40


Anthony Furno, Driver, 505 hrs. @ .85 429.25


Patrick Salatiello, Driver. 332 hrs. @ .85


282.20


Norman Hippert, Driver, 1333 hrs. @ .85


1.133.05


Norman Hippert, Driver, 143 hrs. @ .90


135.85


Albert Valcourt, Laborer. 152 hrs. @ .70


106.40


Albert Valcourt, Laborer, 1185 hrs. @ .80


948.00


Carmine Furno, Laborer, 1202 hrs. @ .80


961.60


Carmine Furno, Laborer, 165 hrs. @ .70


115.50


Victor Doyon, Driver, 571 hrs. @ .85


485.35


Victor Doyon. Driver, 143 hrs. @ .95


135.85


Francis Rivard. Laborer, 261 hrs. @ .80


208.80


Francis Rivard, Driver, 111 hrs. @ .95


105.45


William George, Laborer, 59 hrs. @ .80 47.20


Elwin Chase. Laborer, 147 hrs. @ .80 117.60


Jesse Chase. Laborer, 147 hrs. @ .80 117.60


Wanda Therrien, Clerk, 331 hrs. @ .50


165.50


Total Labor Chapter 81 8.480.10


Workmen's Compensation Insurance


Equipment Hire


James Walsmly, 2 ton dump truck, 94 hrs. @ 2.15 $202.10 John E. Prybyla, tractor and bulldozer blade. 7 hrs. @ 5.25 36.75


Joseph DeVries & Sons, Inc., 114 c.y. shovel, 48 hrs. @ 9.00 432.00


342.93


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Joseph DeVries & Sons, Inc. 11/4 c.y. shovel, 32 hrs. @ 8.25 264.00


Joseph DeVries & Sons, Inc., trailer service, 25 hrs. @ 7.50 187.50


Joseph DeVries & Sons, Inc., 5 ton dump truck 3 hrs. @ 4.00 12.00


Joseph DeVries & Sons, Inc., 6 ton dump truck 15 hrs. @ 4.25 63.75


Joseph DeVries & Sons, Inc., 6 ton dump truck 8 hrs. @ 4.50 36.00


Edward A. Therrien, 5/8 c.y. shovel 197 hrs. @ 6.50 1,280.50


Total Hired Equipment 2,514.60


Rental from town owned equipment credited to Machinery Account 4.045.20


Chapter 81 Material


Rosenfeld, Tar Patch


$558.09


Wilfred Morin, Sharpening Tools


3.95


W. R. Wallis Lumber Co., Tools and Material


27.65


Bayer & Mingolla Construction Co., Cold Patch


37.54


Sacco Stone & Asphalt Co., Bitum. Concrete


252.34


John Meszaro, Gravel


174.40


Barrett Division, Asphalt and Tarvia


3,779.86


New England Metal Culvert Co.


486.18


Joseph DeVries & Sons, Inc., Sand


455.65


Standard Sign & Signal Co., Signs


32.62


State Prison, Sign Posts


90.00


E. F. Edson Co., Material


4.50


Hedge & Mattheis Co., Material


11.33


Total Chapter 81 Material


$5,914.11


Grand Total Chapter 81 Highways


$21,296.94


Unexpended


3.06


$21,300.00


Chapter 90 Maintenance


Appropriated by Town


$600.00


Allotment by State


600.00


Allotment by County


600.00


Reserve Fund


2.09


Total


$1,802.09


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Edward A. Therrien, Supt.


$133.75


Earl McCann, Foreman, 60 hrs. @ .90


54.00


Earl McCann, Grader Operator, 79 hrs. @ 1.10 86.90


Norman Hippert, Driver, 61 hrs. @ .85 51.85


Norman Hippert, Driver, 59 hrs. @ .95


56.05


Victor Doyon, Driver, 90 hrs. @ .85 76.50


Victor Doyon, Driver, 43 hrs. @ .95 40.85


Albert Valcourt, Laborer, 123 hrs. @ .80


98.40


Carmine Furno, Laborer, 115 hrs. @ .80 92.00


Wanda Therrien, Clerk, 20 hrs. @ .50


10.00


Francis Rivard, Laborer, 40 hrs. @ .80


32.00


Francis Rivard, Driver, 11 hrs. @ .95


10.45


Total Labor Chapter 90 Maintenance


742.75


Workmen's Compensation Insurance


29.71


Rental from town owned equipment credited to Machinery Account


178.25


Chapter 90 Maintenance Material


Barrett Division, Tarvia


$818.30


Rosenfeld, Tar Patch 33.08


Total Chapter 90 Maintenance Material


851.38


Grand Total Chapter 90 Maintenance


$1,802.09


Bridges


Town Appropriation


$300.00


Reserve Fund 1.08


$301.08


Edward A. Therrien, Supt.


$25.00


Earl McCann, Grader Oper., 64 hrs. @ 1.10


70.40


Patrick Salatiello, Driver, 40 hrs. @ .95


38.00


Norman Hippert, Driver, 24 hrs. @ .95


22.80


Albert Valcourt, Laborer, 8 hrs. @ .80


6.40


Victor Doyon, Driver, 16 hrs. @ .95


15.20


Wanda Therrien, Clerk, 3 hrs. @ .50


1.50


Total Bridges Labor $179.30


Workmen's Compensation Insurance


6.61


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Equipment Hire Bridges


Joseph DeVries & Sons, Inc., Trailer Service $22.50


Uxbridge Highway Dept., Use of Air Compressor and Operator 20.00


Joseph Lussier, Use of Compressor


11.00


Total Hired Equipment Bridges $53.50


Rental from town owned equpiment credited to Machinery Account 3.00


Material Bridges


Hedge & Mattheis Co., Parts


$9.00


W. R. Wallis Lumber Co., Tools and Materials


49.67


Total Material Bridges 58.67


Grand Total Bridges $301.08


Sidewalks


Appropriated by Town


$100.00


Labor $22.80


Material Sidewalks


W. R. Wallis Lumber Co., Tools and Materials 7.97


Grand Total Sidewalks $30.77


Unexpended


69.23


$100.00


Railings


Appropriated by Town $100.00


Labor


$42.80


Material Railings


W. R. Wallis Lumber Co., Tools and Materials 1 . 19.67


Grand Total Railings


$62.47


Unexpended


37.53


$100.00


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Snow Roads


Appropriated by Town


$3,500.00


Surplus Revenue


1,500.00


Reserve Fund


110.25


$5,110.25


Labor


$2,562.61


Hired Equipment


388.60


Material and Workmen's Compensation Ins.


965.59


Rental from town owned machinery credited to Machinery Account


1,193.45


Total Snow Roads


$5,110.25


Chapter 90 Construction


Town Appropriation


$900.00


State and County's Share


2,700.00


$3,600.00


Labor


$1,200.45


Workmen's Compensation Insurance


45.40


Hired Equipment


848.50


Material


1,076.79


Rental from town owned machinery credited to Machinery Account


424.00


Total Chapter 90 Construction


$3,595.14


Unexpended


4.86


$3,600.00


Bridge Elimination


Town Appropriation


$375.00


State and County Share


1,125.00


$1,500.00


Labor


$250.00


Workmen's Compensation Insurance


9.16


Hired Equipment


191.38


Material


674.92


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Rental from town owned machinery credited to Machinery Account 96.35


Total Bridge Elimination


$1,221.81


Unexpended Balance


278.19


$1,500.00


Machinery Rental Receipts


Chapter 81


$4,045.20


Chapter 90 Maintenance


178.25


Bridges


3.00


Snow Roads


1,223.45


Chapter 90 Construction


424.00


State Bridges


96.35


Total


$5,970.25


Payments from Maintenance Fund


Railway Express Agency


$3.41


E. F. Edson Co.


195.76


Bowker-Hamblin-Malmquist, Inc.


378.35


Paul Manning


289.11


George F. Blake, Inc.


38.48


Worcester Oxy-Aceytylene Supply Co.


60.74


Douglas Motor Sales


755.85


Louis Jussaume


430.02


Page Service Station


387.45


Walker Oil Co.


338.16


C. H. Johnson & Sons


315.58


Hedge & Mattheis Co.


86.83


Irving Chultz & Co.


247.32


W. R. Wallis Lumber Co.


12.85


Bousquet's


190.15


Carter's Auto Service


22.00


Millbury Express


1.00


Emmott-Valley Transportation Co., Inc.


1.44


Dyar Sales & Machinery Co.


75.50


Waite Hardware


31.50


John M. Searles


15.00


Vassar's Auto Service


324.09


Hayward-Schuster Woolen Mills


16.32


Perkins' Eaton Machinery Co.


14.89


H. F. Davis Tractor Co.


31.95


Martin Roach


1.00


74


ANNUAL REPORT


Wilfred Morin


52.00


International Harvester Co.


7.46


H. A. Taylor


2.40


J. D. Bousquet's & Sons


.75


Veino Chevrolet, Inc.


24.20


Voutour's Express


.56


Ernest P. Lunn


.45


Kay-Gee Sign Studio


10.00


The Ridge Tool Co.


4.78


Leon T. Sochia


6.00


P. Wajer & Sons Express Co., Inc.


7.38


Harr Motor Co.


178.29


Jenkins & Robinson, Inc.


9.51


Goodness Store


1.44


Total Payments from Maintenance Fund . .


$4,569.97


Respectfully submitted,


EDWARD A. THERRIEN, Superintendent


Annual Reports OF THE


School Committee AND


Superintendent of Schools OF THE


TOWN OF DOUGLAS


LA.


S.


INCORP


746


FOR THE YEAR ENDING December 31, 1947


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TOWN OF DOUGLAS


REPORT OF SCHOOL COMMITTEE


The School Committee submits the following report for the fi- nancial year ending December 31, 1947.




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