Town Annual Report of the Officers of the Town of Douglas, for the year ending 1941-1950, Part 8

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Insane persons committed


2


Value of lost property found and returned to owners. $47.00


Emergency trips to hospitals with Police Cruiser 14


Highways defects located and reported to Supervisor 9


Vacant houses inspected at request of owners (inspections) . 200


Accidental deaths investigated 1


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


Experts, 3; Sharpshooters, 2. Total 5


Mileage, cruiser, patrols, investigations, court, etc .. 25,297


CLASSIFICATION OF OFFENCES FOR WHICH ARRESTS WERE MADE


Crimes against the person:


Assault and Battery 4


Crimes against Property:


Breaking and entering and larceny, and


breaking and entering to commit larceny 9


Malicious destruction of Property


5


Larceny, and attempt


1


Using motor vehicle without authority


1


Crimes against Public Order:


Delinquency 12


Driving a motor vehicle while intoxicated


1


Drunkenness


6


Motor vehicle laws, violating


2


TOTAL


41


Males


41


Females


0


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-


41


Residents


33


Non-Residents


8


Felonies


10


Misdemeanors


31


For other Departments


0


Sentenced to jails, prisons


2


Cases pending


1


Complaints pending


1


Unserved warrants


0


The year of 1942 was one of high living and working standards due to the present crisis through which the world is going. Because of these con- ditions, and the fact that so many men have entered the arm services of our Government, there has been a decided decrease in crime all over the coun- try. However, an increase in Juvenile delinquency is noticeable, undoubt- edly the reason for this is the fact that so many of the fathers and mothers of these children are working in plants and factories engrossed in Govern- ment orders. Statistics taken from Probation Departments throughout the United States shows a 65% increase in Juvenile Delinquency. We request the parents engaged in war work to maintain to the best of their ability as much discipline over their respective children as possible.


The asset of the ambulance cruiser that was purchased in 1942 was shown. Twelve emergency cases were rushed to various hospitals during the year. In one case a request was made by the authorities in the Town of Sutton to rush an accident victim to the Whitinsville Hospital to save his life. The efficiency in the way the victim was transported received favorable com- ment from the Hospital authorities.


The Honor Roll of the Douglas Police Department now carries two stars. Sgt. Chester Fulone, veteran member of the Dept., was called during the year of 1942 to serve his country in the armed forces. We wish him lots of luck and success. Patrolman James Vecchione, who was called in 1941, is now a Chief Petty Officer in the U. S. Navy. The Department is proud of his achievements.


This past fall the Police Department, acting upon a Town Ordinance that passed at the Town meeting of 1942, caused all bicycles to be registered. The owner was issued a Douglas number plate and registration certificate. The principal reasons for doing this was (1) To have a complete listing of each and every bicycle in the event that it was stolen. (2) The fact that the young owners and operators are to be our future automobile drivers and through this means a sense of responsibility has been set upon them since certain rules and regulations governing the operation of the bicycles were made to cooperate with those of our General Laws. The matter has a de- cided educational trend.


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During the year of 1942, an Auxiliary Police Department was organized to cope with problems that were to arise in Civilian Defence Activities such as Black-Outs, Air-Raid alarms, etc. This Dept. at present consists of thirty- seven members who are all trained in Law, handling of all types of ex- plosives, chemical warfare and First Aid. They were instructed thoroughly in the handling of fire-arms. They are strictly a volunteer unit who have been giving up their time to attend weekly meetings and have uniformed themselves at their own expense. Acting upon the request of the Salvage committee, the Auxiliary Dept. made a scrap metal drive and put the Com- munity away over the quota allocated to them by the U. S. Government. There is at present one Lieutenant, three Sergeants and three Corporals. The entire unit is deserving of plenty of praise and credit.


Upon the induction of Sgt. Chester Fulone into the Army, it was neces- sary to appoint a Police Officer to take his place. James Hickey, who was a Sergeant in the Auxiliary Police Dept., and having attained this rating through his high standing in examinations that were held for these pro- motions, was appointed to the Regular Police to fulfill the vacancy. The Community is fortunate in having obtained the services of the new officer.


The Police continued on with its excellent showing in the New England Police Revolver League. In September of 1942, officials of the N.E.P.R.L. found it fitting and proper, from past performances and experience, to bestow the honor upon Chief of Police Nelson and Patrolman Charles Mc- Cue in appointing them as Instructors of the League.


Respectfully submitted,


VICTOR J. NELSON, Chief of Police.


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REPORT OF THE DOG OFFICER


Mr. Winfield A. Schuster, Chairman,


Board of Selectmen,


Douglas, Mass. Dear Sir:


January 1st, 1943


I herewith submit the annual report of the Dog Officer for year ending December 31, 1942.


Unlicensed Dogs Killed 11


Licensed Dogs Killed at request of Owners 9


Unlicensed Dogs Confined and Returned to Owner 2


Stray Dogs (Licensed) found and returned to Owner 14


Number of Inspections of Licensed Kennels 6


A list of dog owners was furnished by the Town Clerk. Taxes on all animals were paid on or before June 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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REPORT OF THE HIGHWAY SUPERINTENDENT


Chapter 81 Highways:


Appropriated by Town $ 5,325.00


Allotment by State 10,650.00


Total $ 15,975.00


Earl Ballou, Supt. as per wages $ 1,164.54


Earl McCann, Fore. & Grader oper. 354 hrs. @ .70 247.80


Earl McCann, Fore. & Grader oper. 988 hrs. @ .75 741.00


D. E. Caswell, Jr. Grader oper. 80 hrs. @ .75


60.00


D. E. Caswell, Jr. Truck oper. 158 hrs. @ .50


79.00


Ernest Lunn, Truck oper. 19 hrs. @ .50 9.50


Michael Kocur, Truck oper. 84 hrs. @ .50


42.00


Andre Auger, Truck oper. 755 hrs. @ .50


377.50


Andre Auger, Truck oper. 580 hrs. @ .65


377.00


Raymond Balcom, Truck oper. 182 hrs. @ .50


91.00


Harold Dudley, Truck oper. 4 hrs. @ .65


2.60


Angelo Vecchione, Truck oper. 80 hrs. @ .65


52.00


Albert Valcourt, Labor 564 hrs. @ .50


282.00


Albert Valcourt, Labor 452 hrs. @ .60


271.20


Stanley Krouse, Labor 560 hrs. @ .50


280.00


Carmine Ferno, Labor 738 hrs. @ .50


369.00


Carmine Ferno, Labor 477 hrs. @ .60


286.20


John Minior, Labor 607 hrs. @ .50


303.50


John Minior, Labor 433 hrs. @ .60


259.80


Alfred Miller, Labor 537 hrs. @ .50


268.50


Alfred Miller, Labor 287 hrs. @ .60


172.20


Elwin Chase, Labor 48 hrs. @ .50


24.00


Elwin Chase, Labor 312 hrs. @ .60


187.20


Jesse Chase, Labor 48 hrs. @ .50


24.00


Jesse Chase, Labor 312 hrs. @ .60


187.20


William Laws, Labor 104 hrs. @ .50


52.00


William Laws, Labor 264 hrs. @ .60


158.40


Frank Guertin, Labor 203 hrs. @ .60


121.80


Lewis Yacino, Labor 164 hrs. @ .60


98.40


Total Labor Chapter 81 $ 6,891.74


Stanley Krouse, Labor 504 hrs. @ .60


302.40


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Workmen's Compensation Insurance, (Chap. 81) .... $ 275.59


$ 275.59


Equipment Hire


Joseph De Vries & Sons, 1/2 cu. yd Shovel 252 hrs. @ $4.75 per hr. $ 1,197.00


Total Equipment Hire $ 1,197.00


Chapter 81 Material:


New England Metal Culvert Co., Culvert Pipe. $ 244.13


The Barrett Co., Tarvia


1,086.39


C. A. Sweet, to 679 cu. yds. sand @ .07


47.53


Total Material $ 1,378.05


Rental from Town owned Machinery credited


to Machinery Account $ 3,187.50


$ 3,187.50


Grand Total Chapter 81 Highways


$ 12,929.88


Chapter 90 Maintenance:


Appropriated by Town $ 600.00


Allotment by State 600.00


Allotment by County


600.00


Total $ 1,800.00


Earl Ballou, Supt. as per wages $ 165.58


Earl McCann, Fore. 108 hrs. @ .75 81.00


Andre Auger, Truck oper. 68 hrs. @ .50


34.00


Andre Auger, Truck oper. 80 hrs. @ .65


52.00


Albert Valcourt, Labor 64 hrs. @ .50


32.00


Albert Valcourt, Labor 128 hrs. @ .60


76.80


Carmine Ferno, Labor 56 hrs. @ .50


28.00


Carmine Ferno, Labor 76 hrs. @ .60


45.60


Stanley Krouse, Labor 48 hrs. @ .50


24.00


Stanley Krouse, Labor 100 hrs. @ .60


60.00


John Minior, Labor 64 hrs. @ .50


32.00


John Minior, Labor 116 hrs. @ .60


69.60


William Laws, Labor 63 hrs. @ .50


31.50


William Laws, Labor 88 hrs. @ .60


52.80


Elwin Chase, Labor 12 hrs. @ .50


6.00


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Elwin Chase, Labor 144 hrs. @ .60


86.40


Jesse Chase, Labor 12 hrs. @ .50 6.00


Jesse Chase, Labor 144 hrs. @ .60


86.40


Alfred Miller, Labor 80 hrs. @ .60


48.00


Total Labor Chapter 90 Maintenance $ 1,017.68


Workmen's Compensation Insurance,


(Chap. 90 Maintenance) 40.71


$ 40.71


Chapter 90 Maintenance Material:


Municipal Signal & Supply Co. Traffic Signal ..... .. $ 259.21


State Prison, Warning Signs and Guard Rail Posts .. 132.60


The Barrett Division, Tarvia 128.02


Total Material (Chap. 90 Maintenance) $ 519.83


Rental from Town owned Machinery credited


to Machinery Account 219.00


$ 219.00


Grand Total Chapter 90 Maintenance


$ 1,797.22


Chapter 90 Construction:


Unexpended balance (1941). $ 1,081.51


Earl Ballou, Supt. as per wages $ 46.08


Earl McCann, Fore. 80 hrs. @ .75 60.00


Andre Auger, Truck oper. 38 hrs. @ .65


24.70


Albert Valcourt, Labor 40 hrs. @ .60


24.00


Stanley Krouse, Labor 16 hrs. @ .60


9.60


Carmine Ferno, Labor 104 hrs. @ .60


62.40


Alfred Miller, Labor 24 hrs. @ .60


14.40


John Minior, Labor 16 hrs. @ .60


9.60


Elwin Chase, Labor 24 hrs. @ .60


14.40


Jesse Chase, Labor 24 hrs. @ .60


14.40


William Laws, Labor 24 hrs. @ .60


14.40


Romaldo Severi, Blaster 4 hrs. @ 1.00


4.00


$ 297.98


Workmen's Compensation Insurance $ 11.91


$ 11.91


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Equipment Hire:


Joseph De Vries & Sons, 11/4 c. y. Shovel 40 hrs.


@ 7.25 per hr.


$


290.00


Joseph De Vries & Sons, 1/2 c. y. Shovel 32 hrs.


@ 4.75 per hr.


152.00


Joseph De Vries & Sons. Trailer 2 hrs. @ 7.50.


15.00


Joseph De Vries & Sons. 5 Ton truck 56 hrs. @ 3.00 per hr. 168.00


Town of Northbridge, Air Compressor 13 hrs. @ 2.85 per hr. 37.05


$ 662.05


Material:


H. W. Buxton, to 65 Chestnut posts @ .40 .. .$ 26.00


Joseph Zemianek, to 490 c. y. Gravel @ .07 34.30


$ 60.30


Rental from Town owned Machinery credited


to Machinery Account $ 48.00


$ 48.00


Grand Total Chapter 90 Construction $ 1,080.24


Storm drain installed (Town Hall drive)


Earl Ballou, Supt. as per wages . $ 138.40


92.40


Andre Auger, Truck Oper. 8 hrs. @ .50


4.00


Albert Valcourt, Labor 168 hrs. @ .50


84.00


Stanley Krouse, Labor 160 hrs. @ .50


80.00


Carmine Ferno, Labor 20 hrs. @ .50


10.00


Alfred Miller, Labor 28 hrs. @ .50


14.00


John Minior, Labor 8 hrs. @ .50


4.00


Robert Rose & Sons, Brick Mason


69.18


$ 495.98


Workmen's Compensation Insurance


$


17.07


-$ 17.07


Equipment Hire:


Joseph De Vries & Sons, Trench Digger


154 hrs. @ 4.371/2 per hr. $ 673.75


- --- $ 673.75


Material:


Corbett Concrete Pipe Co. to Concrete Pipe $ 729.20


Corbett Concrete Pipe Co. to Concrete Brick


42.00


Earl McCann, Fore. 132 hrs. @ .70


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State Prison


21.83


P. Wajer & Sons, Express 1.89


Rental from Town Owned Machinery Credited


$ 794.92 to Machinery Account $ 42.00


-$ 42.00


Grand Total


$ 2,023.72


Bridges:


Appropriation by Town $ 300.00


Eastern Bridge Co. to steel for Lovitt Bridge $ 130.00


Hayward-Schuster Woolen Co. 4.48


Irving Fisher, Labor


16.00


Charles Krull, to Electric Welding


94.00


Grand Total Bridges


$ 244.48


Railings:


Appropriated by Town $ 100.00


Earl McCann, Fore. 16 hrs. @ .70 $ 11.20


Stanley Krouse, Labor 15 hrs. @ .50


7.50


Frank Guertin, Labor 9 hrs. @ .60


5.40


-$


24.10


Material (Railing)


W. R. Wallis Lumber Co. $ 45.16


-$


45.16


Workmen's Compensation Insurance


$ .75


$ .75


Rental from Town owned Machinery credited


to Machinery Account $ 6.00


$


6.00


Grand Total Railings


$ 76.01


Snow Roads:


Appropriated by Town $ 3,100.00


Labor $ 1,847.95


Workmen's Compensation Insurance


69.87


Material and repairs


512.92


Rental from Town owned Machinery credited


to Machinery Account


645.50


Grand Total Snow Roads $ 3,076.24


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Machinery Account:


Receipts


Balance in Account as of Jan. 1st, 1942 $ 862.26


Received for rental Chapter 81 3,187.50


Received for rental Chapter 90 Maintenance 219.00


Received for rental Chapter 90 Construction


48.00


Received for rental Town Hall Drainage Job


42.00


Received for rental Railings


6.00


Received for rental Snow Removal and Sanding


645.50


Received for rental Private hire (Mixer)


1.00


Total Receipts $ 5,011.26


Payments from Maintenance Fund


Irving Schultz Co. to Oil $ 44.55


Dyar Sales & Machinery Co. repair parts 112.25


P. Wajer & Sons. Express 7.22


Warren Sampson Co. Blades and repair parts.


143.96


Hedge & Mattheis Co. Hydraulic hose


6.70


International Harvester Co. Repairs and


parts on trucks 181.99


W. R. Wallis Lumber Co. Tools and supplies. 103.07


Louis Jessaume, gas


222.26


Christie & Thomson Inc. rebuilding truck springs and repairs


75.37


Worcester Rim & Wheel Co. Truck battery.


10.93


Vassars Auto Service, gas


12.15


Douglas Motor Sales, Truck tires, gas, oil, grease, and repairs


826.00


Charles Krull, repairing chains and tools


33.81


Bowker-Hamblin-Malmquist Inc. Tires, anti freeze


and parts 135.55


Walker Oil Co. gas


134.82


Worcester Oxy-Acetylene Supply Co. Welding supplies


33.64


Pennsylvania Steel Co. Cutting edges for plows


236.45


C. H. Johnson & Sons, gas


182.64


Shell Oil Co. Oil and grease


65.70


J. D. Bousquet & Son, Gas


1.00


State Prison, Frames and grates


55.80


Uxbridge Hardware Co. Keys


.50


P. D. Manning, Insurance


161.49


E. F. Edson Co. Plow blades


82.26


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Transfer Spec., Town meeting to Grader Acc.


2,000.00


Total Payments $ 4,870.11


Transferred by Town meeting from Rental Account to Maintenance Fund $ 4,900.00


Balance in Rental Account


111.26


$


5,011.26


Respectfully submitted, EARL BALLOU, Supt. of Highways.


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REPORT OF THE SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES


To the Honorable Board of Selectmen,


of the Town of Douglas, Mass.


I hereby submit my report for the year ending December 31, 1942.


Fees received by the town from sealing. $13.15


Regular inspection has been made of scales, measures and gasoline pumps.


Number of articles sealed 104


Number of articles adjusted


1


Number of articles condemned 0


Number of articles not sealed 0


Number of Gasoline, Kerosene and Grease Pump 19


Number of Poultry, Prescription and Office Scales 11


Number of Avoirdupois, Apothecary troy and metric weights etc. Trial weighings


73


Number correct 96


Number underweight


6


Number overweight


2


Respectfully submitted,


LEO R. LA COURSE, Sealer of Weights and Measures.


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REPORT OF TREASURER Simon Fairfield Public Library


1942


January 3-Balance on Deposit


$ 80.35


Town Appropriation


1,100.00


Dog Fund


574.69


January 5-Uxbridge Savings Bank Interest 12.50


May 1-Whitinsville Savings Bank Interest


116.17


July 6-Uxbridge Savings Bank Interest


12.50


November 1-Whitinsville Savings Bank Interest ...


116.17


257.34


$ 2,012.38


Expenditures


Rosalie E. Williams, Librarian


845.00


Mrs. Donaldson, Assistant Librarian


18.00


Books


505.54


Miscellaneous Expenses


114.99


Joseph Quintal, Magazines and papers


25.50


Frank E. Jones, Fuel


221.15


Worcester Suburban Electric Co.


67.54


Herbert E. Hughes, Janitor


137.50


Treasurer's Salary


25.00


M. M. Goodnow, Repairs of Heater


11.50


Balance in Town Treasury


.54


Balance on Deposit Whitinsville National Bank 40.12


$ 2,012.38


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


Respectfully submitted,


FRANK E. JONES,


Treasurer.


$ 1,971.72


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REPORT OF INSPECTOR OF SLAUGHTERING


To Selectmen of Douglas:


Report of inspector of slaughtering for the year ending December 31, 1942. I have inspected two animals, one hog and one calf.


Respectfully submitted,


ROY E. KENYON, Inspector.


REPORT OF ANIMAL INSPECTOR


To Selectmen of Douglas,


Due to war conditions which include the rationing of gasoline and tires, the customary fall inspection of neat cattle, sheep and swine was given up this fall.


The usual duties of investigating reports of contagious diseases of do- mestic animals in this town are to be continued and sent in to the Office of Livestock Disease Control, Boston.


Respectfully submitted,


ROY E. KENYON, Animal Inspector.


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REPORT OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT


Town Appropriation


$ 1,025.00


Reserve Fund 85.51


$ 1,110.51


Expenditures


Fire Chief's Salary


125.00


Fire Company's Salaries


620.00


Janitor's Salary


78.00


Fire Truck Maintenance


23.12


Telephone


92.57


Fuel


42.30


Nozzles and Wrenches


97.52


Lights


11.80


Repairs at the Station


3.10


All other


17.10


$ 1,110.51


Alarms


Total number of alarms answered


41


13 Chimney, 8 Grass, 7 Forest Fires, 4 Mill, 3 Brush, 2 Buildings, 1 Oil Burner, 1 Town Dump, 2 False Alarms.


Fire Alarm Signals


To summon firemen to the Station-2 blows repeated three times.


No School Signal


Three blasts of the mill whistle at 7.30 A. M. closes all schools for the morning session. The same signal at 11.30 A. M. closes all schools for the afternoon session.


The same signal at 11.15 A. M. denotes that there will be one session. In case of one session all grades will close at 12.30 P. M .; except first grade which will close at noon. If the whistle does not blow at 11.30 A. M. there will be school in the afternoon.


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Fire Department Personnel:


Charles Anderson, Chief Joseph Vecchione, Ass't. Chief Felix Vecchione, Engineer William Van Ness, Secretary Edmund Bruno, Treasurer


Harold Buxton


Louis Bloniasz


Herbert E. Gove


Fred Cabana


Joseph Bruno


Kenneth McMahon


Harold Anderson


** Lawrence Kolumber Albert Frost *Stephen Kosiar Edward Therrien


*Inducted into U. S. Army.


Respectfully submitted,


CHARLES A. ANDERSON, Chief.


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REPORT OF THE FOREST FIRE DEPARTMENT


Town Appropriation


$ 1,000.00


Special Appropriation


500.00


$ 1,500.00


Fighting Forest Fires:


Labor and Transportation


623.75


Fitzhenry-Guptill Co., New Pump


585.00


James A. Coffin, Siren


20.00


C. B. Hardy, Indian Pumps


50.96


Brewer & Co., Inc., Chemicals


16.88


Douglas Motor Sales


12.22


Christie & Thomson, Inc.


8.00


The Goodness Store


13.24


The Sullivan's Diner


6.95


$ 1,337.00


Unexpended Balance


163.00


$ 1,500.00


Recapitulation :


Number of Fires


5


Acres of Wood Land Burned 341


False Alarms


6


Number of Permits Issued


78


Wardens:


Paul D. Manning, Jr.


John Hanley


Roy Kenyon


Charles Church


William J. Wallis


W. Lincoln Carpenter


Kenneth McMahon


William Caswell


John Fulone


Elwin Chase Earl Ballou


Respectfully submitted,


HENRY A. PETERS,


Forest Warden.


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REPORT OF THE TREE WARDEN


Town Appropriation .$ 600.00


Expenditures


James Fulone, Superintendent $ 100.00


Walter H. Cambo, Tree Pruning


150.00


Walter H. Cambo, Trees Removed


100.00


Walter H. Cambo, Spraying


200.00


Edward Therrien


3.00


Paul O. Manning, Insurance


1.75


Total Expenditures


$ 554.75


Unexpended Balance


54.25


$ 600.00


Respectfully submitted,


JAMES FULONE,


Tree Warden.


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REPORT ON TOWN HALL


Town Appropriation


$ 1,350.00


Moses Wallis Devise


1,090.68


Transfer from Reserve Fund


512.85


$ 2,953.53


Expenditures :


Janitor's Salary


1,300.00


Fuel


634.22


Lights


400.56


Janitor's Supplies


64.91


Repairs


402.06


Insurance


61.80


Survey of Town Hall Lot


45.00


All Other


44.98


$ 2,953.53


Town Hall Rentals


Outstanding January 1, 1942


447.40


Charges:


New Town Hall


985.50


Old Town Hall


125.00


1,110.50


$ 1,557.90


Payments to treasurer


1,150.10


Abatements


4.50


Outstanding December 31, 1942.


403.30


$


1,557.90


New Town Hall Expenditures


2,953.53


Moses Wallis Devise Income


1,090.68


New Town Hall Rentals


1,075.10


$


2,165.78


The Net Cost of Operating the New Town Hall for 1942. .$ 787.75


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REPORT OF THE WATER COMMISSIONERS


To the Selectmen of the Town of Douglas:


The Water Commissioners report is as follows for the fiscal year 1942.


In June the Commissioners came into a Special town meeting and asked for fifteen hundred dollars ($1500.00) above what was raised and appro- priated in the annual meeting in February for operating expense and main- tenance. This fifteen hundred dollars was to be used to cover expense of an attempt to increase our water supply.


When the town water system was built in 1910 the aim was for fire pro- tection and domestic use. The water found at that time has been all through the years ample for these purposes. However in the last few years the in- dustries in town have called upon the system very strongly for industrial purposes. At the request of the Commissioners this drain has been reduced somewhat. This request was made because the commissioners feared with good reason that the heavy industrial drain would seriously injure the wells we now have.


We would like to serve the industries here up to a reasonable point and therefore asked for the fifteen hundred dollars. This sum was approved and appropriated at the June Special meeting. Since that time we have had a great deal of trouble getting the pipe for this new work. The pipe arrived in December and we have expended $749.19 on the work for pipe, valve and other expense.


The well driving will be done in 1943 and the total cost will very likely be nearer $2000.00 than $1500.00, pipe and other material costing so much more than figured last spring. The Selectmen were informed last fall of this increase in cost and gave us their approval to going on with the work. We are including the $500.00 additional on our estimate for operating and main- tenance for 1943.


The report of income and expenditures under appropriations made at the annual meeting in February 1942 is as follows:


Appropriation of Town Meeting, 1942 $ 5,000.00


Transfer from Water Surplus 116.31


Additional Appropriation 500.00


$ 5,616.31


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Expenditures


Administration:


Superintendent's Salary


1,392.75


Printing and Postage


74.41


Telephone


51.45


General:


Labor


11.00


Freight


1.28


Pipe and Fittings


483.91


Equipment


128.45


Repairing Meters


48.79


New Meters


282.60


Insurance, etc.


66.06


$ 1,022.09


Pumping Station:


Lights and Power


2,324.50


Fuel


42.55


Repairs


369.16


All Other


2.16


2,738.37


Service Pipe:


Labor


296.86


296.86


Total Expenditures


$ 5,575.93


Unexpended


40.38


$ 5,616.31


Water Rates


Outstanding January 1, 1942


2,010.98 $


Charges:


Reported


S 5,924.37


Not reported


800.29


6,724.66


Miscellaneous charges reported as water rates.


38.13


$ 8,773.77


Payments to treasurer


S 7,641.56


$


1,518.61


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Abatements:


Reported


62.28


Not reported


103.62


165.90


Outstanding December 31, 1942


966.31


$ 8,773.77


Outstanding January 1, 1943


$ 966.31


Advance payments January 5, 1943


26.04


$ 992.35


Payments to treasurer January 1 to 5, 1943


$ 354.33


Outstanding January 5, 1943, per list


631.76


Cash on hand January 5, 1943, verified


6.26


$ 992.35


Water Miscellaneous


Outstanding January 1, 1942


. 101.20


Charges:


Reported


91.07


Not reported


38.13


129.20


$ 230.40


Payments to treasurer


146.23


Miscellaneous charges reported as water rates


38.13


Outstanding December 31, 1942, per list


46.04


$ 230.40


Respectfully submitted, GILBERT W. ROWLEY FELIX S. VECCHIONE WILLIAM J. WALLIS


Water Commissioners.


$


62


REPORT OF AGENT MOSES WALLIS DEVISE


To the Town of Douglas For the year Ending December 31, 1942


The Agent charges himself with amount due the Devise January 1, 1942:


15,000 Los Angeles 5% $ 16,201.50


Amortization


704.48


$ 15,497.02


5,000 Jersey City 41/2%


5,231.50


Amortization


106.42


5,125.08


5,000 Detroit 41/2%


5,250.00


Amortization


142.23


5,107.77


1,500 U. S. Bonds 21/2 1952/54


1,500.00


$ 27,229.87


Whitinsville National Bank


1,363.24


$ 28,593.11


To turn over to Town Treasurer


1,090.68


$ 27,502.43


The Agent has received as follows:


Balance in Whitinsville National Bank $ 1,363.24


1942


Feb. 7 County of Los Angeles 375.00


Mar. 15 Treasurer of United States 18.75


Apr. 2 Jersey City


112.50


May 8 City of Detroit


112.50


May


16 Sale of Securities as follows:


Jersey City 41/2% due Oct. '61 $ 5,231.50


Profit on Sale


268.50


Accrued Interest


25.63


5,525.63


63


City of Detroit 41/2% due 2/1/54


5,250.00


Profit on Sale


500.00


Accrued Interest 63.13


5,813.13


City of Los Angeles 5% 8/1/53 16,201.50


Profit on Sale


1,498.50


Accrued Interest 216.66


17,916.66


Sept. 16 Treasurer of United States


18.75


Dec. 16 Treasurer of United States 451.82


$ 31,707.98


The Agent has paid out as follows:


Feb. 7 Treasurer of Town of Douglas $ 1,090.68


May 16 Treasurer of United States 21/2% Due June 15 62/67


29,500.00


Accrued Interest


18.23


Kinsley & Adams


2 Certified copies of will


8.00


Dec. 15 Salary of Agent


75.00


$ 30,691.91


Balance on Hand


1,016.07.


$ 31,707.98


PRESENT VALUE OF DEVISE December 31, 1942


$ 1,500.00 U. S. Bonds 21/2 1952/54 $ 1,500.00


29,500.00 U. S. Bonds 21/2 1962/67 29,500.00


$ 31,000.00


Whitinsville National Bank


1,016.07


$ 32,016.07


Devise Value Increase


3,220.13


$ 28,795.94


Income to turn over to Town Treasurer


1,293.51


Value to keep permanent


$ 27,502.43


Respectfully submitted, GILBERT W. ROWLEY, Agent.


64


REPORT OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH NURSE


Mr. Winfield A. Schuster, Chairman,


Board of Selectmen, Douglas, Mass.


My dear Mr. Schuster:


It is a pleasure to submit my third annual report to the Board of Health in the Town of Douglas.




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