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Number of visits made to diagnosed tuberculosis cases 25 Number of visits made for tuberculosis (to or in behalf of cases, suspects, and contacts) 41
Number of patients X-rayed at sanatorium (approximately) 27
One diagnosed case of tuberculosis was hospitalized at the Wor- cester County Santorium for a nine-month period. This patient re- sides out of town, but Douglas being his legal settlement makes us responsible financially for him.
Mantoux Tuberculin Skin Test:
The report on this pogram may be found in the School Nurse's Report to which I refer you.
CHEST X-RAYS
Chest X-rays were taken at the Town Hall by a technician from the State Department of Public Health.
I cooperated with the school nurses from Sutton and Dudley and allowed them to send some of their reactors and their families to Douglas for chest X-rays.
The total number X-rayed was 39.
The tuberculosis skin test revealed that Douglas had one of the lowest incidence of tuberculosis in the county.
WELL CHILD CONFERENCES
On April 7-14, May 5-12 and on June 2, Well Child Conferences were held at the Town Hall from 9-12 A.M.
Dr. Spooner examined 55 children at these conferences, which are conducted on an appointment basis.
We are fortunate to have the services of a nutritionist and a dental hygienist from the State Department of Public Health at these conferences.
All parents are present with their children. At this time history is recorded on the school health card for each child entering school.
Number of entering school children examined at
conferences 49
Number of entering school children examined by family physician 2
Number of infants examined at conferences 2
Number of pre-school children examined 4 Total number examined at conferences 55
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The referrals recommended by the conference physician are as follows:
Number referred to family physician 5
Number referred to family dentist 15
Number referred for emotional-social problems 2 Number referred to ophthalmologist (eye specialist) 2
Number referred to orthopedic clinic 1
The follow-up visits for the above referrals are done by the nurse. The objective is to have all entering school children's de- fects or problems either corrected or under treatment prior to school entrance.
PREMATURES
Six premature infants were born to mothers residing in Douglas. Through investigation and settlement clearing, the Board of Health did not have to assume any financial obligation on these cases.
BLOOD BANK
The Red Cross Blood Mobile Unit visited Douglas on February 16 and November 30.
Number of individuals presenting themselves to donate
blood 213
Number of pints of blood collected 200
Number of hours spent by nurse organizing blood banks and assisting clinically at both blood banks 90
Number of hours donated by volunteers, physicians, and nurses 306
Monetarily this blood collection represents over $7000 which is made available to Douglas residents.
At the request of the Welfare Director, 17 pints of blood were given to old age recipients, thus saving the taxpayers $795.
The blood donation in Douglas exceeds all others in the county towns regardless of population.
SPECIAL INSPECTIONS
Mr. Victor Nelson, an agent for the Board of Health, inspected five buildings and premises before building permits were issued.
Pursuant with the provisions of Chapter 140, Section 6 of the General Laws, the agents, having been ordered to do so by the Board of Health of the Town of Douglas, inspected three premises where a Common Victualer's License had been requested. With the above
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authority, all stores, premises, and restaurants will be annually in- spected prior to the issuance of said licenses.
OTHER SERVICES RENDERED
Number of visits to sick people 270
Number of visits to people for health guidance 78
Number of visits to people with special health problems 72
Number of visits to pre-school children 142
Number of visits to pre-natals 8
Number of visits to infants (under one year of age) 30
Number of office visits (nursing treatments given) 212
Number of visits made for social service 27
Total
839
For professional improvement and in-service training, I com- pleted a 30-hour course in Disaster Nursing and attended local, state, and national health meetings. I serve as an executive board mem- ber of the Southern Worcester County Health Association and as a board member of the Massachusetts Tuberculosis Association, as well as holding membership in several professional organizations related to nursing and to Public Health in general.
The vaccine and other biologies are kept under refrigeration in Mr. John Frost's store. I wish to thank him for this privilege. I wish to thank the Board of Selectmen, the volunteers, the Salvation Army Service Fund Committee, the Red Cross Motor Corps, Dr. Spooner, Mr. Nelson, the Red Cross Canteen Personnel, the Commercial De- partment at the high school, and everyone who assisted me in the health program.
The itemized financial statement follows:
APPROPRIATION:
Town Meeting $4,100.00
$4,100.00
EXPENDITURES:
Nurse's Salary and Car Expense
$2,400.00
Agent's Salary
150.00
Telephone
271.00
Reimbursement for Detailed Expense
289.76
Medical Supplies
37.93
Clinical Conference
251.99
Clerical Assistance
177.38
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Office Supplies
20.93
Postage
15.00
Worcester County Sanatorium for
Board and Care
367.50
All Other
31.00
Unexpended Balance
$4,012.49
87.51
$4,100.00
Respectfully submited,
MABEL A. BROWN, R.N., Board of Health Nurse
REPORT OF THE WATER COMMISSIONERS
The Commission submits the following as their 1959 report.
1959 WORK DIGEST
System Mains:
15 gate boxes replaced.
Break at North Street bridge repaired.
6" main extension installed on Glenn Street.
Hydrants:
Interiors of 6 hydrants replaced.
Service Pipes:
6 new services installed.
20 miscellaneous service repairs made.
3 services replaced from mains to property line.
2 services discontinued and disconnected at main.
8 frozen services thawed and repaired.
Pumping Station and Equipment:
Chemical system cleaned out twice. 40 H. P. pump overhauled and painted. Vacuum pump cleaned.
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Tanks and bases painted.
Engine generator repaired.
New Gate and check valves installed in 25 H.P. pump line. Vacuum traps overhauled.
New heating system installed.
64,533,000 gallons of water pumped in 1959. (This is an estimate -the station metering instrument was found to be inaccurate.))
August 21, 1959-power failure-caused by lightning. Station apparatus checked and found without damage.
1959 FINANCIAL REPORT
Water Accounts:
1958 Unpaid accounts $2,133,34
1959 Charges 15,230.10
1959 Collections $15,209.75
1959 Unpaid accounts
$2,150.69
Special Accounts:
1958 Unpaid accounts
96.60
1959 Charges 140.80
1959 Collections
189.90
1959 Unpaid accounts 47.50
1959 Total unpaid accounts
$2,198.19
OPERATIONAL APPROPRIATION
$11,330.00
EXPENDITURES :
Administrative:
Superintendents salary
$2,600.00
Printing, stationary and postage
193.75
Telephone
97.92
All other:
Clerical help
90.00
Bond
12.50
Petty cash
19.30
W. W. Assoc. dues
8.00
Miscellaneous
15.00
144.80
General:
Labor
111.50
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Trucks
624.41
Pipe and fittings
220.21
Equipment
87.58
All other
6.50
Pumping Station:
Fuel, lights and power
2,577.89
Boilers and pumps
395.97
Repairs
178.66
All other:
Chemicals
61.80
Miscellaneous parts
3.10
64.90
Service Pipe :
Labor
508.25
Pipe and fittings
648.84
All other
Machinery hire
626.50
Meters:
Repair
221.49
New
668.64
Total Operational expenditures for 1959
$9,977.81
Unexpended Balance for 1959
$1,352.19
SPECIFIC USE APPROPRIATIONS:
Pumping station heating
$600.00
Expended
565.00
Unexpended balance
35.00
Highway 'companion' fund
800.00
Expended
796.07
Unexpended balance
3.93
Glenn Street extension
2,167.35
Expended
2,027.46
Unexpended balance
139.89
The Commissioners accept as correct the above information as reported by our Superintendent. We would add that we feel that if there is to be more extensions of the water system we should look for more water in another locality. If we could drive six or eight wells 21/2" or 3" in Old Douglas, say across the Dudley Pond, we could then take care of Old Douglas and our present wells in East Douglas could take care of some extensions there.
Respectfully submitted,
GILBERT W. ROWLEY
WILLIAM J. WALLIS FELIX S. VECCHIONE
Water Commissioners
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CIVILIAN DEFENSE ORGANIZATION
Board of Selectmen
Mr. Robert J. Frost, Chairman:
The following is the Civilian Defense Report for the year ending December 31, 1959:
Due to the drastic cut in the Massachusetts Civilian Defense budget early in 1959, all Area and Sector offices were closed as of July 2, 1959.
Your Local Director has suspended all Civil Defense activities until further notice and we are on a "stand-by" basis only.
Mrs. Mabel Brown (R.N.) and six other registered nurses, com- pleted a Civil Defense Disaster Nursing course during March and April of 1959, and all were awarded certificates by the State at exercises held in the Northbridge High School, Whitinsville, Mass.
HERBERT K. MEEK
Local Director Civil Defense VICTOR J. NELSON, Police Chief Deputy Director
JAMES VECCHIONE Deputy Director
FINANCIAL STATEMENT
Appropriation :
Balance January 1, 1959
$856.26
Town Meeting 200.00
$1,056.26
Expenditures:
Spaulding Moss Co. (Message Forms) 8.60
Two Crystals for Transmitter and
Miscellaneous Supplies
19.55
Sundry persons (Nurses Training) 148.00
Commonwealth of Mass., Transmitter and Receiver 247.50
Mabel Brown (R.N.) C. D. Conference
19.17
422.82
Unexpended Balance
613.44
$1,056.26
TOWN OF DOUGLAS
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REPORT OF TOWN HALL
NEW TOWN HALL MAINTENANCE
APPROPRIATION:
Town Meeting
$4,500.00
$4,500.00
EXPENDITURES:
Janitor's Salary
$2,574.00
Fuel
1,001.70
Lights
512.49
Maintenance and Repairs
387.36
Janitor's Supplies
14.45
All Other
10.00
$4,500.00
MOSES WALLIS DEVISE
Balance Jan. 1, 1956
443.10
Received from Agent
917.89
1,360.99
EXPENDITURES:
Agent's Bond
100.00
Richard Mclaughlin-Repairs
436.83
Fuel
108.81
All Other
3.75
Balance December 31, 1959
711.60
$1,360.99
OLD TOWN HALL MAINTENANCE
APPROPRIATION:
Town Meeting
$400.00
Reserve Fund .
13.23
$413.23
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EXPENDITURES:
Fuel
$342.58
Lights
64.30
Repairs
6.35
$413.23
LIBRARIAN'S REPORT
Library open daily 2:00 P.M. to 5:30 P.M., 6:30 P.M. to 8:00 P.M.
Saturday 2:00 P.M. to 5:30 P.M. only. Closed Wednesday.
Twelve thousand, two hundred and sixty-five volumes were taken from the library for home use during 1959. Four thousand five hundred twenty-four were adult fiction, 1691 adult non-fiction, 3775 juvenile fiction, 1252 juvenile non-fiction and 1023 periodicals.
Two hundred and sixty-six volumes were added during the year; 113 adult and 93 juvenile by purchase, and 60 as gifts.
One hundred and five new borrowers were registered during the year, 18 adult and 87 juvenile.
Twenty-three State Certificates for Reading were awarded; four Honor Certificates for twenty books and nineteen small certi- ficates for 5 books.
Alaska, Our New State, was the theme for the Summer Vaca- tion Reading Club. Twenty-five children completed the require- ments, reading 10 or more books, and were entertained at a closing party on August 19th, when Mrs. Leonard Rowley talked to them about her trip to Alaska and showed pictures and souvenirs.
National Library Week was observed in April again. With the co-operation of the School Committee and Superintendent pupils of grades 1 thru 6 visited the library with their teachers, Mrs. George Stidson, Mrs. Carl Hazelton, Mrs. Richard Aldrich, Miss Edith Holway and Mrs. Leslie Dudley read stories to Grades 1 through 4, and Grades 5 and 6 were given the time to look around the library and examine the books. Through the kindness of Lynch's Drug Store an exhibit of recent adult books was arranged in their window, and posters were displayed in various places and bookmarks dis- tributed.
Samuel Sibley W.R.C. No. 159 presented a beautiful 49 star
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silk flag to the library at their Convention in Boston on April 28th. Mr. Oscar Salo, Boy Scout Leader, accepted the flag for the library.
Twice Girl Scouts, with their Leader, Mrs. Bernadette Belisle, spent a morning at the library mending books. With this help about 100 books were put back into circulation. Some of the girls came in at other times to dust and sort magazines.
Paintings by Mr. and Mrs. Kit Patrick, Mr. Angelo Vecchione, Mrs. Anna Vidal and Miss Julia Clougher were on exhibition.
A new steel book truck purchased in November has attracted much favorable attention, and will, we think, prove very useful.
Respectfully submitted,
ROSALIE E. WILLIAMS,
Librarian
SIMON FAIRFIELD PUBLIC LIBRARY
APPROPRIATIONS
Town Meeting
$4,200.00
Dog Fund
563.96
Reserve Fund
200.00
$4,963.96
EXPENSES PAID BY TOWN TREASURER
Librarian
$2,900.00
Treasurer
25.00
Janitor
546.00
Ass't. Librarian
54.50
Books
485,12
Periodicals and Papers
190.97
Book Binding
45.02
Lights
35.02
Fuel
390.44
Telephone
113.00
Maintenance and Repairs
115.75
Supplies, etc.
22.99
Miscellaneous
40.15
$4,963.96
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EXPENSES PAID BY LIBRARY TREASURER
Books
$74.54
Telephone
22.60
Lights
23.11
Fuel
14.96
Supplies
49.50
Rental Safety Deposit Box
5.50
Bank Charges
1.50
Petty Cash
10.00
$201.71
ENDOWMENT FUNDS
Mrs. Royal Keith Fund
$200.00
James 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
Cash
Deposit
Securities
Total
Savings
Par Value
On Hand 1-1-59
$68.34
$1,288.16
$12,000.00
$13,356.50
On Hand 1-1-60
185.92
1,310.94
12,000.00
13,496.86
RECEIPTS 1959
Income from Savings Account
$19.29
Income from U. S. Bonds
300.00
Added to Savings Account
22.78
$342.07
INCOME ACCOUNT
On Hand January 1, 1959
$68.34
On Hand January 1, 1960 185.92
RECEIPTS 1959
Interest on Savings $19.29
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Interest on U. S. Bonds
300.00
On Hand January 1, 1959
68.34
$387.63
Paid by Library Treasurer
201.71
On Hand January 1, 1960
$185.92
Respectfully submitted
WILLIAM J. DUNLEAVY,
Treasurer
BOARD OF PUBLIC WELFARE
To the Selectmen and Citizens Douglas, Massachusetts
The report for the Department of Public Welfare for the year 1959 is as follows:
There were thirty-seven recipients of Old Age Assistance during the year 1959. Payments to these totalled $39,439.17 of which amount $15,619.39 was paid for from Federal Grants.
During the year four cases became inactive, five cases were ac- cepted for assistance and one application was rejected for failure to meet the requirements.
Hospitals were paid $3,420.14 for medical care given to seven Old Age recipients who were confined for a total of 177 days. Nursing care for seven other recipients totalled $7,225.35 in five separate Nursing Homes.
In the category of Aid to Dependent Children, aid was extended to five families with eighteen children at an outlay of $5,226.59. Three of these families are now self sustaining.
Two individuals were aided under the provisions of the Disability Assistance sections of the regulations at an outlay of $1,579.69. Assistance in one instance was terminated by death.
Eleven families totalling thirty-eight people were aided under General Relief. Four of these cases involved Douglas Settlements residing in neighboring Towns. The total expense involved was the lowest in many years. The net result was that $2,079.31 was returned
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to the General Fund and the Board has reduced their estimates for the year 1960 to $4,000.00.
This department received excellent cooperation from the Red Cross Blood Bank and the Board of Health Nurse in the supplying of seventeen pints of blood for local aid recipients.
The services of the Fire Chief and his Department in furnishing Ambulance service to the Town is invaluable. These services at all hours of the day and night cannot be measured in dollars and cents.
The financial statement of the Department is set forth on another page of this report and reference may be had to it for further details of the Net Cost to the Town.
Respectfully submitted,
WILLIAM H. VAN NESS, Chairman FRANK X. RINFRETTE, Member WALTER L. CARPENTER, Member FRED J. JETTE
Director of Public Assistance 1
WELFARE DEPARTMENT FINANCIAL STATEMENT
ACCOUNT
BALANCE Jan. 1, 1959
Approp. 1959
Federal Grants
Expended 1959
Balance 12-31-59
Available 1-1-60
1960 Budget $24,000.00
O.A.A.
24,000.00
23,819.78
180.22
O.A.A. Fed. Grant
983.11
15,879.32
15,619.39
1,243.04
1,243.04
O.A.A. Adm.
573.48
922.97
300.00
1,196.45
1,196.45
A.D.C.
2,000.00
1,993.05
6.95
2,000.00
A.D.C. Fed. Grant
1,326.90
3,595.15
3,233.90
1,688.15
1,688.15
A.D.C. Adm.
104.86
422.96
# #100.00
427.82
427.82
Disab. Asst.
1,000.00
760.94
239.06
1,000.00
Disab. Asst. F. G.
777.53
261.70
818.75
220.48
220.48
Disab. Asst. Adm.
47.32
47.32
47.32
Gen. Relief
5,000.00
2,920.69
2,079.31
4,000.00
Welf. Board Ch.
200.00
200.00
200.00
Welf. Board Mem.
100.00
100.00
100.00
Welf. Board Mem.
100.00
100.00
100.00
Welf. Board Clerk
500.00
500.00
500.00
O.A.A. Clerk
1,500.00
# (300.00)
1,500.00
1,000.00
A.D.C. Clerk
800.00 # # (100.00)
800.00
500.00
Dis. Asst. Clerk
100.00
100.00
100.00
TOTALS
$3,813.20
$35,300.00
$21,082.10
52,866.50
$7,328.80
$4,823.26
$33,500.00
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Reimbursements From State
Disability Assistance a/r
$680.29
Old Age Assistance a/r
16,509.10
Aid to Dependent Children a/r
1,880.36
Temporary Aid a/r
256.73
$40,408.58
$40,408.58
Net Cost to Town
$12,457.92
CEMETERY COMMISSIONERS REPORT
Board of Selectmen
Mr. Robert J. Frost, Chairman
Douglas, Massachusetts
The Financial Statement is as follows:
DOUGLAS CENTER CEMETERY
Appropriation:
Town Meeting $450.00
$450.00
Expenditures:
Labor
200.00
Gas and Oil
12.21
Zmetra's Memorial
40.00
Tools, Seed, Miscellaneous Supplies
121.90
374.11
Unexpended Balance
$75.89
$450.00
PINE GROVE CEMETERY
Appropriation:
Town Meeting $150.00
1
$150.00
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Expenditures:
Hayward-Schuster Woolen Mills $150.00
$150.00
Respectfully submitted
JACOB KOLUMBER GUSTAVUS W. DUDLEY RICHARD A. DOWNS Cemetery Commissioners
DOUGLAS MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL ADDITION FINANCIAL REPORT
SOURCES OF REVENUE:
Oct. 9, 1956-Transfer from Free Cash $1,000.00
April 13, 1957-Vote for Industrial Arts Room 12,000.00
June 30, 1957-Money from Loan- Sale of Bonds 250,000.00
Oct. 30, 1957-Surplus Revenue for Equipment 20,000.00
Dec. 20, 1957-Income from Sale of Notes 1,731.00
Dec. 20, 1957-Sale of Bonds-Premium 247.50
Dec. 31, 1957-Special Town Meeting Vote 4,000.00
Feb. 10, 1958-Annual Town Meeting Vote
1,650.00
Feb. 10, 1958-Rehabilitation Fund 6,379.41
April 29, 1958-Appropriation for School Yard 2,050.00
Dec. 17, 1958-Special Town Meeting Vote 2,000.00
$301,057.91
EXPENDITURES:
1. Construction Costs-
Sewell and Smith Construction Co.
For Building
$230,388.00
Filter Bed
5,977.08
Fan Room and Pumps
2,158.50
Hardware above bid price
1,790.00
Library Finish 1,000.00
Auditorium Floors 808.00
Superintendent's Office
658.00
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Showerheads, Drinking Fountain,
Water Cooler
590.77
Toilet Screens
234.00
Chalk Board 262.00
Erecting Backboards
231.79
Extra Doors
216.62
Extra Sash
200.00
Extra Locks
178.00
Auditorium Wood Base
177.00
Concrete Floor in Storage Room
100.00
Extra Floor Finish
45.00
Hook Strip in Gym
11.57
$245,026.33
Bancroft Oil Company
Bid for Oil Burner Installation
$4,885.00
For Indirect Hot Water Heater
200.00
For Furnace Repairs
80.00
For Ledge Excavation
74.00
$5,239.00
Morse Bros. Electrical Co.
For Extra Electrical Installation
$626.91
McGann Bronze Inc.
For Plaque 150.00
Arthur I. Fullerton
For Relocating Sewer Pipes
450.00
For Cuspidor and Fountain
195.23
I. Cosenza-Painting
100.00
Richard J. Mclaughlin-Auditorium
81.00
M. D. Holmes Base Board Heater 60.00
Oxford Granite-Lettering
58.00
E. L. Sabatinelli and Sons
For Extra Plastering
35.50
Fred Medart Products Co.
For Gym SafeWall Panel 34.56
W. R. Wallis Lumber Co .- Hooks
3.12
$1,794.32
$252,059.65
2. Equipment-
Boston China and Equipment Co.
For Cafeteria
$9,709.14
Sawyers, Inc.
For Home Economics Room 4,024.08
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Darling and Rhodes
For Cafeteria Dishes, etc. 1,362.45
The Berger Mfg. Co.
For Steel Cabinets and Lockers 1,245.50
Gledhill Bros.
For Furniture and Chairs 2,359.60
Singer Sewing Machine
Sewing Machine, etc.
$824.50
Fred Medart Products Inc. Score Board 505.92
Helen Prescott
For Stage Curtain 995.00
Shades 237.50
Library Drapes 144.50
Peabody Office Furniture
For Library Furniture
870.00
The Jarmak Co.
For Cafeteria Tables
444.20
Sewell and Smith
Relocating Pipes for Equipment 462.00
MacBen Sporting Goods Backboard 300.83
O'Sheas Furniture Store
Teachers' Room
312.00
Construction Specialties
Dispensers
290.00
Thomas R. Hammond
For Fire Extinguishes
277.70
Bruilin and Company
For Floor Polisher
299.00
Westinghouse Electrical Supply
150.65
J. L. Hammett Co .- Desks 172.25
P. L. Rider
Health Room Furniture 110.00
W. R. Wallis Lumber Co .- Settees 100.00
Andrew Cencak-Waste Baskets
89.00
M. D. Holmes
For Installing of Cafeteria Hood
79.48
The Bruce Costume Co .- Flag Stand
19.00
Palley Office Supply Co.
For Waste Basket 4.90
$25,389.20
3. Architect's Fees-
Harry M. Ramsey, Architect $18,538.81
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4. Site and Yard Development-
Sacco Construction Co.
For Bituminous Concrete $1,550.00
For Yard Grading 681.27
R. H. White Co.
Digging Test Holes 96.00
Duggan Const. Co .- Backhoe
72.00
Andrew Mikolaycik-Labor
54.60
Philip Chapdeline-Lumber
12.10
$2,465.97
5. Plaque-
McGann Bronze, Inc.
For Veterans' Plaque
$1,088.70
6. Bonds
Preparing and Printing of Serial Bonds
$558.90
7. Advertising-
Advertising Expense for Bids .
$113.78
8. All Other-
Saltus Press-Programs
$48.50
P. Wajer & Sons Freight
11.02
Louis A. Decoming-Tuning Piano
10.00
Millbury Journal-Printing Cards
9.50
Vontour's Express-Freight
8.57
Joseph M. Kostka-Dedication
5.00
Swan Printers Prints
3.90
Holland Express-Express
2.58
$99.07
Total Expenditures
$300,314.08
Unexpended Balance transferred to Schools Special
743.83
$301,057.91
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COMPARISON OF DEPARTMENTAL EXPENDITURES 1945-1959 (Inclusive)
General
Government
Protection of
Persons and Property
Health and
Sanitation
Highways
Charities and
Soldiers'
Benefits
Schools and
Library
Recreation and
Unclassified
Enterprise and
Cemeteries
State and
County Tax
1945
8,779.85
9,519.05
3,519.65
32,200.80
25,312.44
53,189.47
2,845.18
6,386.75
10,535.32
1946
14,768.04
10,742.17
2,808.78
49,099.96
28,382.02
58,756.78
2,603.36
6,052.39
8,253.17
1947
10,407.57
15,131.13
2,728.25
46,995.73
24,350.02
67,141.92
1,572.36
6,608.63
8,555.76
1948
12,564.50
13,232.84
2,304.21
52,125.50
36,797.91
71,967.16
3,092.21
9,887.95
8,387.61
1949
11,705.78
12,676.16
2,386.53
51,604.91
48,233.83
76,201.21
2,514.91
11,726.28
9,926.20
1950
16,595.38
14,436.23
2,415.38
69,242.75
49,418.91
80,797.28
2,232.51
78,639.82
10,352.16
1951
12,629.09
18,429.30
2,621.98
71,666.32
47,832.81
91,155.04
2,746.04
18,825.63
12,160.42
1952
15,097.85
19,016.53
3,182.66
72,252.00
53,805.18 108,519.22
2,293.66
22,052.41
13,370.78
1953
13,432.37
21,754.20
3,374.19
67,226.71
53,227.31 109,374.22
2,590.75
25,054.36
13,696.47
1954
16,548.84
21,280.76
3,605.30
81,585.12
52,979.21 108,715.83
3,872.34
17,960.35
14,256.14
1955
14,891.36
19,745.29
4,086.00
119,257.43
51,095.74 117,284.78
2,866.20
23,707.35
17,608.89
1956
16,904.66
20,494.50
3,489.02
109,588.68
50,205.02 130,438.10
2,365.53
13,720.17
18,726.04
1957
14,526.83
20,518.91
3,720.53
80,140.73
55,904.80 373,430.95
4,842.56
15,121.62
18,416.27
1958
17,585.81
24,129.69
3,805.67
87,578.21
58,835.39 214,915.32
4,108.61
14,269.94
20,676.19
1959
15,598.78
21,662.93
4,190.99
81,405.73
56,204.46 173,487.21
7,165.15
14,190.45
20,479.26
TOWN OF DOUGLAS
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80
ANNUAL REPORT
REPORT OF THE TOWN ACCOUNTANT
RECEIPTS 1959
Taxes:
1957 Real Estate
807.48
1958 Real Estate
4,661.11
1959 Real Estate
178,355.66
1958 Personal
96.20
1959 Personal
15,359.38
1958 Farm Animal
14.08
1959 Farm Animal
89.79
1959 Polls
1,354.00
1959 Water Liens
261.96
$200,999.66
Motor Vehicle Excise Taxes:
Levy of 1958
1,759.75
Levy of 1959
23,533.06
$25,292.81
From State:
Reimbursement for Loss of Taxes 1,446.13
Income Taxes:
Under Educational Basis (ch. 70, G.L.)
26,676.01
Under Educational Special Classes 2,494.20
Under State Valuation Basis
10,775.99
School Transportation (Ch. 71 G.L.) Vocational Education
959.92
Federal School Lunch Program
6,030.99
Corporation Taxes
25,250.98
Meal Taxes
1,210.83
Peddler's Licenses
8.00
Union Superintendent
School Building Assistance
5,836.12
$91,418.73
From County :
Dog Tax Refund in 1959 563.96
Dog Officer Expense Refund
124.00
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$687.96
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10,729.56
81
TOWN OF DOUGLAS
Highways:
State-Chapter 81 Maintenance
23,124.70
State-Chapter 90 Maintenance
1,500.00
State-Chapter 90 Construction
11,990.78
County-Chapter 90 Maintenance
1,500.00
County-Chapter 90 Construction
5,995.39
Machinery Rentals 9,140.15
Workmen's Compensation Insurance
735.91
Highway-Equipment Rentals
47.74
Highway-Sale of Truck
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