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National Bank tax,
193.55
State and Military aid,
1,871.50
Expense of contagious dis-
eases, 95.51
Street Railway tax,
2,873.97
Insane in Town Almshouse,
44.80
County Treasurer, dog tax,
614.48
Sheriff of Hampden County, fines,
10.00
A. E. Fitch, fines,
71.67
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Received of Peddlers' licenses,
$143.00
Auctioneers' licenses,
4.00
Undertakers' licenses,
6.00
Pool licenses,
18.00
Slaughter house license,
4.00
Circus license,
15.00
Show license,
5.00
Bowling alley licenses,
6.00
H. D. Geer, tuition,
15.00
Town of Monson, tuition,
219.18
Town of Wilbraham, tuition,
45.00
Town of North Dana, tuition,
32.50
H. M. Dean, tuition, etc.,
234.16
R. J. Fuller, tuition, etc.,
32.50
Town of Monson, pauper account,
20.54
Town of Wilbraham, pauper account,
13.00
Town of Belchertown, pauper account,
23.75
Town of West Springfield, pauper account,
35.56
City of Worcester, pauper account.
324.87
City of Northampton, pauper account,
48.00
City of Springfield, pauper account,
167.50
City of Haverhill, pauper account,
59.08
City of Holyoke, pauper account,
10.71
A. O. Allen, use of lock-up,
6.50
Rent of school lot, Three Rivers.
5.00
Interest on Thompson fund,
33.56
Interest on Merrick fund,
29.99
Interest on bank account,
116.22
Principle and interest, bank book, No. 4353,
39.57
Palmer Savings Bank, temporary loan,
25.000.00
Liquor licenses,
11,906.00
Sewer licenses,
690.00
Town Farm,
701.43
Palmer Savings Bank, temporary loan as per
vote special meeting, 3,300.00
$112,837.31
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EXPENDITURES.
Paid Palmer Savings Bank, interest, $ 1,587.46
Palmer Savings Bank, temporary loan, 33,929.00
Country Treasurer, county tax, 3,451.06
State Treasurer, { liquor licenses,
2,976.50
٠٠ .. state tax,
2,650.00
national bank tax, 1,437.28
repairs of state highways, 125.65
Town Bonds, 3,600.00
Interest on town bonds,
2,044.00
State aid,
1,492.00
Military aid,
264.00
Cost of district court,
303.41
Cemetery Commissioners,
200.00
Selectmen's payrolls,
19,211.49
School Committee payrolls,
25,345.53
Overseers of Poor, outstanding orders,
326.65
Overseers of Poor, payrolls,
10,006.48
Committee on new school building at Thorndike, orders,
276.00
$109,226.51
Total receipts,
$112,837.31
Total expenditures,
109,226.51
Balance in treasury,
$ 3,610.80
Respectfully submitted, JOS. F. HOLBROOK, Treasurer.
There are notes which were not to be paid from
this year's taxes, outstanding to the amount of
$24,599.00
There is a note outstanding, the amount of which was voted to be borrowed at the special town meeting in January, $3,300.00
INDEBTEDNESS OF THE TOWN OF PALMER.
Refunding loan, $26,000.00
Grammar School bonds,
25,600.00
Temporary loan,
27,899.00
$79,499.00
Auditors' Report.
The auditors have examined the books and accounts of town officers for the year ending Feb. 15, 1905, and respectfully submit the following report :
Selectmen's orders drawn amounting to '
$19,411.49
Overseers of the Poor orders drawn amounting to
10,006.48
School Committee orders drawn amounting to 25,345.53
TREASURER.
Receipts,
$112,837.31
Expenditures,
109,226.51
Balance on hand,
$3,610.80
CEMETERY COMMISSIONERS.
Receipts,
$495.40
Expenditures.
490.82
Balance on hand,
$4.58
TAX COLLECTOR. 1900.
Amount to be collected on assessors' book,
$56,322.67
Amount added by assessors,
323.59
Interest collected,
128.86
Total debit,
$56.775.12
Collected and paid treasurer,
$52,987.84
Discount allowed,
3,130.98
Abatements and claims allowed,
656.30 $56,775.12
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1901.
Amount to be collected on assessors' book,
$51,722.00
Amount added by assessors,
417.98
Interest collected,
132.89
Total debit, $52,272.87
Collected and paid treasurer,
$51,516.84
Abatements and claims allowed,
756.03 $52,272.87
1902.
Amount tob e collected on assessors' book,
$64.562.66
Amount added by assessors,
521.26
Interest collected,
286.18
Total debit,
$65,370.10
Collected and paid treasurer,
$64,687.58
667.98 $65,355.56
Abatements and claims allowed, Outstanding,
$14.54
1903.
Amount to be collected on assessors' book.
$59.776.94
Amount added by assessors,
635.02
Interest collected,
209.51
Total debit,
$60.621.47
Collected and paid treasurer,
$59,654.37
Abatements and claims allowed,
884.17
60,538.54
Outstanding, $82.93
1904.
Amount to be collected on assessors' book,
$60,794.03
Amount added by assessors,
84.55
Interest collected,
173.94
Total debit,
$61.052.52
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Collected and paid treasurer to February 15, 1905, $59,718.56
Collected and paid treasurer from Feb. 15 to March 10, 1905, 335.00
60,053.56
Outstanding,
$998.96
Of the above amounts $710.70 has been paid the treasurer since the latter's books were closed.
Palmer, March 10, 1905.
E. W. CARPENTER,
Auditors. C. A. LEGRO,
Young Men's Library Association.
LIBRARIAN'S REPORT.
FOR THE YEAR ENDING MARCH 1, 1905.
Number of books in the Library March 1st, 1904, 6,816
Number of books purchased during the year, 186
Number of books donated, 37
Total number of books in Library March 1, 1905, 7,039
VOLUMES LOANED DURING THE YEAR.
Fiction,
13,216
Other classes,
3,860
Total,
17,076
Donations : State of Massachusetts, 25 volumes ; United States Government, 8; City of Boston, 1; James Knox, 1 ; Francis P. Whittemore, 1; Unknown, 1.
ROBERT J. FULLER, Librarian.
REPORT OF THE TREASURER.
Cash on hand March 1, 1904, $ 77.22
Received from Town of Palmer, 1,000.00
G. A. R., for coal, 32.05
Fines, etc., 37.00
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Paid for books,
$207.46
Papers and magazines,
67.15
Miss Robinson, attendant,
300.00
Janitor,
133.50
Fuel and lights,
305.97
Rebinding books,
35.55
Printing and supplies.
15.00
Sundries and repairs,
11.12
Trucking,
4.40
Cash on hand March 1, 1905,
66.12
$1.146.27 $1.146.27
LOUIS E. CHANDLER, Treasurer.
AUDITOR'S REPORT.
I have examined the books of the treasurer, and find them cor- rect in every way. JOHN F. TWISS.
Town Warrant.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS, HAMPDEN,
{ ss.
To either of the Constables of the Town of Palmer,
in said county, GREETING :
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you are hereby required to notify and warn all the inhabitants of the Town of Palmer, qualified to vote in elections of town officers, to meet at the several polling places, in said Palmer, designated by the Select- men, to wit : In Precinct A, at the Engine House on Park street in the Depot Village ; in Precinct B, at Temperance Hall on Commer- cial street in Thorndike ; in Precinct C, at Ruggles' Hall on East Main street in Three Rivers ; and in Precinct D, at Holden's Old Store in Bondsville, on Monday, the 20th day of March, A. D. 1905, at six o'clock in the forenoon, then and there to give in their votes on one ballot to the precinct officers of the several voting precincts of said town, for the following town officers, to wit : Three Selectmen, three Assessors, a Town Clerk, a Town Treasurer, a Collector of Taxes, two Auditors. five Constables and three Fence Viewers, all for the term of one year ; one Overseer of the Poor for three years, two members of the School Committee for three years, one member of the Board of Health for three years, and one Ceme- tery Commissioner for three years ; also to vote by ballot, which shall be Yes or No, in answer to the question, " Shall licenses be granted for the sale of intoxicating liquors in this town ?"
The polls will be open at 6 o'clock in the forenoon and may be closed at three o'clock in the afternoon.
And you are further hereby required to notify and warn the inhabitants of said Palmer. qualified to vote in town affairs, to meet
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at the Town House at Four Corners, in said Palmer, on Monday, the 27th day of March, A. D. 1905, at ten o'clock in the forenoon, then and there to act on the following articles, viz :
ARTICLE 1. To choose a moderator to preside at said meeting. .
ART. 2. To choose two or more Field Drivers, Measurers of Wood and Bark, and all other usual town officers.
ART. 3. To see if the town will vote to hire the present tramp room and lockup.
ART. 4. To act on the reports of the town officers.
ART. 5. To raise money and make appropriations to defray the expenses of the town for the ensuing year.
ART. 6. To see if the town will authorize its treasurer to borrow money in anticipation of the taxes of the ensuing year, the same to be paid fiom said taxes.
ART. 7. To see if the town will authorize its treasurer to borrow money not to be paid from the taxes of the ensuing year.
ART. 8. To hear and act on the reports of committees.
ART. 9. To choose committees and give them instructions.
ART. 10. To see if the town will allow a discount and deter- mine what interest shall be paid on the taxes to be assessed for the ensuing year.
ART. 11. To determine the manner and state the terms and conditions of collecting the taxes for the ensuing year, and fix the compensation of the collector of taxes.
ART. 12. To determine the manner of repairing the highways and bridges for the ensuing year.
ART. 13. To see if the town will raise and appropriate money to suppress the illegal sale of intoxicating liquors.
ART. 14. To act on the list of Jurors as prepared by the Selectmen.
ART. 15. To see if the town will raise and appropriate money for the Young Men's Library Association.
ART. 16: To see if the town will raise money to convey pupils to and from the public schools, and instruct the School Committee as to the manner of letting the contract for such conveyance.
ART. 17. To see if the town will vote to raise money for the celebration of Memorial Day.
ART. 18. To see what action the town will take in relation to sewers.
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ART. 19. To see what action the town will take in regard to lighting the streets, and whether it will authorize the Selectmen to make contract therefor.
ART. 20. To see what action the town will take in reference to the planting and preservation of shade trees.
ART. 21. To see if the town will raise and appropriate money for the care and improvement of cemeteries.
ART. 22. To see what action the town will take in regard to sidewalks.
ART. 23. To see if the town will vote to maintain night police in the several villages, and appropriate money for the same, or take any action relative thereto.
ART. 24. To see what action the town will take relative to suits and claims now pending against the town.
ART. 25. To see if the town will raise and appropriate thie sum of two hundred dollars for necessary aid to soldiers and sailors and their families, and the families of the slain, and entrust the same to L. L. Merrick Post of the Grand Army of the Republic, under the provisions of law.
ART. 26. To see if the town will vote to construct a sewer in Park street in the Depot Village from its intersection with Walnut street to its intersection with Thorndike street and raise and appro- priate money for the same.
Art. 27. To see if the town will vote to extend the sewer in South Main street in the Depot Village to a point opposite the car barn and raise and appropriate money for the same.
ART. 28. To see if the town will raise and appropriate money for the erection of a hood, or other protection against water from the roof, over the door entering the Memorial Hall from Pleasant street, or take any action relative thereto.
ART. 29. To see if the town will vote to locate an arc electric light on the common at Palmer Center.
ART. 30. To see if the town will vote to construct a sidewalk from the car station near the Catholic cemetery to the common at Palmer Center and raise and appropriate money for the same.
ART. 31. To see what action, if any, the town will take in reference to claims for labor, teams, and material in connection with the construction of the masonry for the Burleigh bridge as follows :
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Philip LaPlant, $13.50 ; Michael McKelligott, $41.25 ; John J. Daley, $4.00; John Connor, $16.62; Peter Wemette, $16.75 ; Edward Wemette, $17.25; W. E. Kenyon, $4.81 ; M. F. Bowler, $25.00 ; Michael St. John, $16.78; Michael Laford, $25.40 ; C. D. Holbrook Company, $23.80; J. F. Holbrook & Son, $16.51; a total of $221.67.
ART. 32. To see what action the town will take, if any, relative to the claim of Hamilton & King for labor and materials employed and furnished and for expenses paid and incurred in connection with the construction of the masonry for the Burleigh bridge.
ART. 33. To see if the town will vote to enlarge the High School building and raise and appropriate money for the same.
ART. 34. To see what action the town will take regarding the maintenance of evening schools.
ART. 35. To see if the town will vote to elect its Selectmen and Assessors in the manner authorized and provided in Section 339 of Chapter 11 of the Revised Laws.
ART. 36. To see if the town will appoint a committee to investigate the sources of a water supply for the town, to collect facts and data and make surveys of routes for conduits and raise and appropriate money for the same.
ART. 37. To see if the town will vote to pay the bills incurred by the committee appointed to investigate the needs of the town for high school accommodations and raise and appropriate money for the same.
ART. 38. To see if the town will vote to accept the provisions of Section 336 of Chapter 11 of the Revised Laws relative to the election of a highway surveyor.
ART. 39. To see if the town will vote to buy a portable stone crushing plant and raise and appropriate money for the same.
ART. 40. To see if the town will vote to have the records of lay-out of highways and town ways, location of pole lines, and similar orders, indexed, and raise and appropriate money for the same.
ART. 41. To see if the Town will vote to accept the pro- visions of Revised Laws, Chapter 11, Section 335, relative to the election of the Town Clerk for the term of three years.
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ART. 42. To see if the town will vote to locate an electric light at the corner of East and Pleasant streets in Bondsville.
ART. 43. To see if the town will vote to construct a sewer extension in East street, Bondsville, and raise and appropriate money for the same.
ART. 44. To see if the town will accept and allow a town way as laid out by the Selectmen as follows : Beginning at a stone bound on the westerly side and at the southerly terminus of Grove street as laid out by the Selectmen in March, 1882, and running thence S. 18 degrees 10 minutes E. 190 feet to a stone bound on land formerly of E. G. Wood. The line described is the Westerly boundary line of the proposed street. The Easterly boundary line begins at a point bear- ing N. 59 degrees E. and forty-nine and one-half (49}) feet distant from the stone bound first mentioned, and from this point the street gradually narrows to 30 feet in width at its Southerly terminus.
ART. 45. To see if the town will vote to permit the Roman Catholic Society of St. Anne's church to make burials in its ceme- tery on the highway leading from Three Rivers to Thorndike nearer than 10 rods from said highway, or take any action relative thereto.
And you are hereby directed to serve this warrant by posting up attested copies thereof at the different public places designated by the vote of the town, seven days at least before the holding of said meet- ing, and cause this warrant to be printed in the Palmer Journal at least two issues before holding of said meeting.
Hereof fail not and make due return of this warrant, with your doings thereon, to the Town Clerk, on or before the holding of said meeting.
Given under our hands this 9th day of March, A. D. 1905.
JOHN F. TWISS, Selectmen CHAS. T. BRAINERD, of
WILLIAM LAWTON, Palmer.
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