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Much of the house equipment was destroyed by the fire and will need to be replaced before the house can be used. This includes furniture, crockery, utensils, etc. A list has been prepared of the material necessary, and the Overseers ask for an appropriation of $600 for its purchase.
It will be noted from the financial report that there is very little money due the poor department. The Overseers therefore recom- mend an appropriation of $8,000 for the coming year, and ask that the Town Treasurer be instructed to add thereto the monies received for support of " Poor of Other Towns " and "Poor of the State," as these sums are paid from the appropriation before their reimburse- ment ; also the cash receipts from the town farm.
SUPPORT OF POOR ON TOWN FARM.
D. C. Perkins, warden,
$600.00
Frank Byfield, labor,
202.50
Mary Hurley, labor, 200.00
Mrs. Fredericks, labor, 78.00
J. F. Holbrook & Son, coal, 124.30
E. Goodes. boots and shoes, 46.68
E. B. Taylor, groceries, 1.80
C. D. Holbrook Co., hay, grain, etc., 463.77
S. W. Lyon & Co., plumbing, repairs, etc., 49.12
Quimby Pharmacy, drugs, etc., 47.15
W. E. Stone & Son, groceries.
520.73
Dry goods,
95.30
Crockery and tinware,
46.38
Whitcomb & Faulkner, hardware, seeds, etc.,
148.94
E. A. Buck & Co., oil,
40.58
N. E. Tel. & Tel. Co., telephone, 41.79
Frederick Thompson, meat, etc.,
428.43
O. A. Parent, groceries,
60.83
Dr. H. C. Cheney, medical attendance, 1.50
A. D. Thomas, grain and hay, 26.38
73
M. Lawlor, groceries and dry goods, $ 63.11
Ham & Miller, hay and grain, 22.25
D. L. Bodfish, dry goods, 40.12
F. H. Smith, cow, 36.50
A. L. Warriner, plastering, 6.00
Walcott, Cameron Co .. furniture, etc.,
46.70
Clark & Hastings, groceries, 16.17
C. L. Holden & Sons, dry goods and groceries, 40.36
L. R. Holden, shoes, 3.01
C. D. Holden, dry goods,
8.76
C. K. Gamwell, clothing,
71.49
Palmer Journal, subscription two years,
3.50
C. A. LeGro, drugs, etc.,
73.66
J. F. Foley, groceries,
7.14
E. Brown Co., plumbing, repairing, etc.,
120.99
M. Roche, supplies,
2.25
G. A. Authier & Son, papering,
5.66
S. H. Hellyar, insurance,
23.00
W. F. Fillmore, hay and grain,
118.67
James Summers, blacksmithing,
12.40
P. S. Trumble, rent of house,
75.00
Rev. C. W. Williams, attending funeral of Seth Smith, 5.00
J. B. Benson, burial Seth Smith,
15.00
A. W. W. Lloyd, harness, repairs, etc.,
81.90
Monson Town Farm, board of inmates,
261.82
Dr. Charles Giroux, medical attendance, 24.00
$4,408.64
RECEIPTS AT TOWN FARM.
Milk,
$429.06
Poultry and Eggs,
53.52
Board of Inmates,
372.65
Vegetables,
25.90
Sale of Stock,
140.86
Wood,
15.50
Labor,
2.65
Miscellaneous,
64.55
$1,104.69
74
PAID OUT BY WARDEN.
Town Treasurer,
$838.76
Supplies,
33.75
Stock.
14.50
Labor,
13.75
Butter,
125.95
Miscellaneous.
77.98
COST OF MAINTAINING TOWN FARM.
Orders'drawn on'Town Farm account,
$4,408.64
Paid from Town Farm receipts,
265.93
$4,674.57
Net income of Farm,
$1.104.69
Labor on new buildings,
395.00
1,499.69
Net cost of Farm,
$3,174.88
Whole number of iumates during the year.
24
Largest number at one time,
20
Smallest number at one time,
17
Average number,
181
Average cost per week per person,
$3.351
Males, 18 : Females, 6.
Died at Farm during the year : One male.
INVENTORY AT TOWN FARM.
Live stock.
$889.50
Hay and grain,
46.12
Wagons, tools, etc., .
394.15
Wood and lumber,
165.00
Vegetables,
5.50
Furniture and fixtures,
293.50
Crockery and glassware.
88.00
$1,881.77
Inventory February 1, 1905,
$3,139.71
Inventory February 15, 1906,
1,881.77
Decrease,
$1,257.94
1.T.8
$1,104.69
75
SUPPORT OF POOR NOT ON TOWN FARM.
John Wilson, supplies, M. Suizdak, 8.00
Thomas Sullivan, milk, 3.00
$ 11.00 8.27
Walker & Kelley, supplies, Mrs. J. Vashe,
C. L. Holden & Sons, supplies, George Roberts, 17.90
City of Springfield, supplies, Katherine Hannifin, 47.25 Fuel, 3.13 66 50.38
City of Springfield, supplies, Kate and Mary Cahill,
3.12
Supplies, Kate and Margaret Fenton, 16.65
City of Waltham, medical attendance, Albina Bessette, 18.57
Dr. D. B. Sullivan, town physician,
4.75
Town of Warren, burial Emery Furkey,
24.90
City of New Bedford, supplies, Mary Corcoran, 3.00 Medical attendance 13.00 16.00
Mercy Hospital, Springfield, medical attendance, Eddie Bacon,
24.00
Mercy Hospital, Springfield, care Mrs. John Dominie, 41.00
Town of Wilbraham, medical attendance, Mrs. John Dominie, 8.00
49.00
Town of Amherst, medical attendance, James Shea, 12.00
Worcester City Hospital, care Minnie McCon- ville,
15.00
City of Holyoke, supplies, Mrs. Alena Lemieux, 106.00
Medical attendance, 18.00 124.00
Commonwealth of Mass., hospital care Alice Butler,
5.43
Rev. C. W. Williams, attending funeral Frank Allen, 5.00
J. B. Benson, burial Frank Allen, 25.00
30.00
F. A. Sherman, supplies, Hattie B. Dean,
.67
W. C. Eaton, milk, 66
1.00
F. J. Hamilton, fuel,
3.00
4.67
Dr. J. P. Schneider, medical attendance, Mary Rondina, 15.00
S. H. Brown, trucking, Mary Rondina, .25
76
D. E. Marcy, carriage, $ .75
J. H. Clune, burial of child, 5.00
$21.00
(Above account reimbursed, $21.00)
7.50
City of Fall River, burial Olivia Alonzo,
8.00
City of Holyoke, supplies, Joseph Bleau, Fuel, 2.00
4.00
Mass. School for Feeble Minded, care, William Hollingsworth, 28.32
Mass. School for Feeble Minded, burial
William Hollingsworth, 15.50
43.82
City of Worcester, supplies, Peter LaPlant,
4.53
City of Fitchburg, supplies, Julius Largess, 10.55 Medical attendance, Julius Largess, 19.00
29.55
City of Fitchburg, medical attendance, Mrs. Julius Largess, 8.00
L. N. Dupont, Ware, supplies, T. Gokey, 57.00
Town of Warren, supplies, Mrs. Existe Gamache,
26.00
John McCarty, Dorchester, rent, Mary Scanlon, 56.00
City of Quincy, rent, Mary Scanlon, . 45.16
101.16
Hospital Cottages, care, Alice Carrigan,
169.45
W. E. Stone & Son, supplies, L. W. Tanner,
65.00
E. B. Taylor, supplies, John Pasco,
102.00
Mrs. Jane Colburn, board, Elisha Codding,
60.00
E. H. Truesdell, supplies, George Lee, 16.50
E. B. Taylor,
68.00
H. D. Converse, rent,
9.00
93.50
Brown Bros., supplies, Dennis Sullivan,
100.00
Dr. D. B. Sullivan, medical attendance, Dennis Sullivan, 1.50
101.50
Brown Bros., supplies, William Rivers,
4.00
Dr. H. C. Cheney, medical attendance, Mary O'Brien, 2.50
Brown Bros., supplies, Mary O'Brien,
100.00
Mary Dunleavy, care, Mary O'Brien,
49.00
151.50
Clark & Hastings, supplies, Patrick Riley,
49.00
M. Lawlor, supplies, Patrick Riley,
95.98
George Bengal, clothing, Patrick Riley,
18.50
163.48
E. B. Taylor, supplies, Walter Corbin,
2.00
77
Brown Bros., supplies, P. Beauregard,
$167.00
O. A. Parent, supplies, Mrs. B. McCarty, $48.12
C. L. Holden & Sons, dry goods, Mrs. B. McCarty, 3.00
51.12
D. L. Bodfish, clothing, Florence Underwood, 4.30
Mrs. M. G. Severance, board, Florence Under- wood, 51.07
Mrs. M. G. Severance, clothing, Florence Underwood. 10.77
(Above account reimbursed, $66.14. )
M. Lawlor, supplies, P. Cadieux,
N. A. Senton, supplies, Hattie Young,
59.90
Walker & Kelley, supplies, Henry Dill,
31.11
Ham & Miller, fuel, Henry Dill,
3.50
Town Farm, fuel, Henry Dill,
6.00
E. F. Randlett, supplies, Henry Dill,
10.73
Rev. F. C. Taylor, attending funeral Henry Dill, 5.00
J. Belanger, burial, Henry Dill, 25.00
81.34
Clark & Hastings, supplies, Richard LaPlant,
100.00*
Ham & Miller, fuel, Richard LaPlant,
4.50
E. Goodes, shoes, Richard LaPlant,
6.75
111.25
F. C. Sherman, supplies, Mrs. Elizabeth Craw,
8.00
Quimby Pharmacy, drugs, Mrs. Elizabeth Craw,
2.40
10.40
J. F. Foley, supplies, Joseph Smart, 22.00
Town of Chester, board, Charles Goff,
66.00
City of Fall River, medical attendance, Georgi- anna Dubois, 2.60
City of Chicopee, supplies, Adelard Mayotte, 129.00
Fuel, Adelard Mayotte, 32.80
Shoes, Adelard Mayotte, 2.50
Medical attendance, Adelard Mayotte, 22.20
186.50
Town of Ware, aid, Mrs. Matilda Sampson (14 months), 229.00
C. Hitchcock & Co., supplies, Mrs. Matilda Sampson, 10.49
C. Hitchcock & Co., shoes, Mrs. Matilda Sampson, 2.50
66.14
93.92
78
Town of Ware, Joseph Dumas, rent, Mrs. Matilda Sampson, $6.50 $248.49
Dr. Charles Giroux, medical attendance, 24.00
$2,847.29
POOR BELONGING TO OTHER CITIES AND TOWNS.
CITY OF WORCESTER.
L. L. Dupuis, supplies, Mrs. Rosanna Ray- mond, $135.00
W. F. Fillmore, fuel, Mrs. Rosanna Raymond, 28.00
Town Farm, fuel,
66
9.00
$172.00
Dr. J. P. Schneider, medical attendance, James Stearns, 10.00
CITY OF SPRINGFIELD.
J. F. Foley, supplies, Mrs. Hattie Richmond,
60.00
CITY OF FALL RIVER.
L. E. Chandler, car fare, Moses Roberts, 3.60
TOWN OF EASTHAMPTON.
J. B. Benson, burial of Mckown child,
8.00
H. M. Bliss, digging grave, 66
2.00 10.00
$255.60
POOR BELONGING TO STATE.
L. E. Chandler, R. R. fare, Cora Kordzekowska, $ 1.90
W. F. Fillmore, fuel, Mrs. Willis Griffin, $12.00
N. A. Senton, supplies, 66
30.00
42.00
Com. of Mass., R. R. fare, John Smith and Mamie Wilson to Tewksbury, 6.34
Dr. C. H. Giroux, medical attendance, Fran- ciska Stakelek, 12.00
Dr. C. H. Giroux, car fare, Franciska Stakelek, 1.08
V. H. Frost, ambulance, Franciska Stakelek, 2.00
Mercy Hospital, care, Franciska Stakelek, 74.18 89.26
L. E. Chandler, railroad fare and cash, John H. Stone, 3.47
79
W. E. Stone, supplies, Mrs. Mary S. Stone, L. E. Chandler, R. R. fare, John Lamprey, $ 2.47
$ 6.00
2.47
L. E. Chandler, R. R. fare, Walter Harvey, L. E. Chandler, team hire, Walter Harvey, .75 3.22
Dr. J. P. Schneider, medical attendance, Henry Wilson, 1.50
L. E. Chandler, R. R. fare and food, Henry Wilson,
2.97
4.47
L. E. Chandler, cash aid, John Purcell and family, 9.05
Nelson Fisher, cash,
15.00
Thorndike Co., cash, Sophia Zimney,
6.00
Dr. J. P. Schneider, medical attendance, un- known man, 8.00
Mercy hospital, care, unknown man, 1.00
Mercy hospital, ambulance, unknown man, 2.00
L. E. Chandler, R. R. fare, unknown man,
.72
11.72
Dr. C. H. Giroux, medical attendance, Fran- ciska Mitse, 3.00
Mercy hospital, care, Franciska Mitse,
30.00
33.00
Town of Warren, supplies, Existe Gamache,
44.00
Dr. G. A. Moore, medical attendance, John Smith, 5.00
$282.90
TRAMP ROOM.
Palmer Savings Bank, rent,
$90.00
James Knox, care, 60.00
James Knox, working tramps,
8.55
$158.55
CONTINGENT ACCOUNT.
W. L. Shaw, envelopes, $ 10.70
C. S. Barker, wagon, 95.00
W. E. Stone & Son, beds, 103.70
L. E. Chandler, looking up settlements, 14.31
N. E. Tel. & Tel. Co., telephone and tolls, 37.08
80
Hobbs & Warren Co., blanks, $ 8.37
W. J. Eldred, ledger, 18.00
R. S. Hawley, forester, 5.85
Library Bureau, index cards,
18.16
C. A. LeGro, books, 2.50
C. N. Ellithorpe, repairs at Town Farm, 62.45
T. J. Clifford, supplies, Maurice McCormick, 1.50
S. H. Hellyar, insurance Town Farm, 110.35
R. E. Cummings, insurance Town Farm,
50.00
Palmer Journal, printing and advertising,
39.58
J. F. Twiss, horse, 185.00
10.00
J. F. Holbrook, postage. 3.50
10.00
$786.05
RECAPITULATION.
RECEIPTS.
Appropriation for support of Poor,
$8,000.00
Overseers' salaries, 400.00
Town Farm income,
1,104.69
Reimbursement Barthol Putor case,
10.00
Mary Rondina case,
21.00
Florence Underwood case,
66.14
· City of Fall River,
3.60
City of Worcester,
170.25
City of Springfield,
181.05
Town of Easthampton,
10.00
Town of Barre, (1903),
38.05
$9,294.14 State,
289.36
PAYMENTS.
Support of Poor on Town Farm,
$4,408.64
Support of Poor not on Town Farm,
2,847.29
Poor belonging to other towns,
255.60
Poor belonging to the State,
282.90
Tramp room, 158.55
B, & A. R. R. mileage,
May Wilder, copying, etc.,
81
Contingencies,
$786.05
Overseers' salaries,
400.00
Total orders drawn,
$9,139.03
265.93
$9,404.96
Town Farm expenses paid by Warden, Receipts,
9,294.14
Cash on hand,
$ 110.82
BILLS DUE THE TOWN.
City of Worcester,
State,
$ 72.00 120.77
$192.77
NET COST.
Paid for support of Poor,
$9,404.96
Received from other cities and towns,
$322.10
Due from other cities and towns,
192.77
Cash from Town Farm,
838.76
Labor on new Town Farm buildings,
395.00
1,748.63
Net cost,
$7,656.33
LOUIS E. CHANDLER, Overseers PATRICK CROWLEY, of the
ANDREW A. WARRINER, Poor.
Cemetery Commissioners' Report.
The Cemetery Commissioners submit the following report for the year ending February 15. 1906 :
Appropriation, 1905,
$400.00
Balance cash,
4.58
Sale of lots, Depot Cemetery,
211.50
Sale of lots, Four Corners Cemetery,
56.00
Use of Tomb,
10.00
Care of private lots,
4.00
Perpetual Care Fund,
45.35
$731.43
Paid for labor,
$427.22
Paid J. F. Holbrook, Treas.,
277.50
Cash,
4.58
Balance appropriation,
22.13
$731.43
DUE FOR LOTS.
F. W. Hollingsworth,
$6.00
RECEIPTS.
$400.00
Appropriation, 1906,
Balance cash, 1905,
4.58
Sale of lots,
E. J. Duncan,
10.50
D. Ritchie,
8.00
F. W. Hollingsworth,
6.00
7.50
F. W. Hasting s,
83
James Knox,
$12.00
James B. Shaw,
10.50
Julia McKendrick,
24.00
O. R. F. Smith,
5.50
A. B. Root,
5.50
H. S. Howe,
12.50
M. Foskit,
8.00
A. Muller,
2.00
E. C. Butler,
8.00
C. Russell,
8.00
F. N. Carpenter,
8.00
Mrs. W. H. Hitchcock,
30.00
Frank E. Allen,
13.00
C. H. Keith,
20.00
Est., T. Griswold,
7.50
F. M. Angell,
11.50
A. D. Hall,
8.00
Eliza J. Kenerson,
17.50
C. L. Holden,
24.00
267.50
Tomb rent,
10.00
Cash care private lots,
4.00
14.00
Perpetual Care Fund,
45.35
45.35
$731.43
EXPENDITURES.
E. J. Duncan, adj. lot,
$ 6.00
C. D. Holbrook Co.,
11.40
H. M. Bliss,
5.00
J. W. Phelps, survey,
11.00
G. H. Hastings, repairs,
3.00
M. Lawlor, water and rent,
3.00
D. L. Bodfish, postage,
.60
E. Brown Co., supplies,
8.15
C. A. LeGro,
1.35
$49.50
C. S. Ruggles, labor,
30.25
L. G. Barker, labor,
33.00
J. F. Twiss, labor,
18.25
81.50
84
L. S. Bòwen,
$20.00
$20.00
Gordon Wilson,
4.29
Wm. Long,
6.00
G. H. Lamb,
4.50
Geo. Colgrove,
6.00
L. Martin,
8.25
C. W. Reed,
13.80
J. Merriam,
9.00
C. J. Leary,
35.80
B. C. Robbins,
37.20
C. H. Keith,
27.75
S. C. Rogers,
2.92
T. A. Harwood,
2.50
C. T. Brainerd,
12.00
H. M. Bliss,
56.86
226.87
H. M. Bliss, perpetual care,
36.45
H. M. Bliss, private lots,
4.00
J. W. Hall,
8.90
49.35
J. F. Holbrook, Treas.,
277.50
Cash,
4.58
Balance appropriation,
22.13
$731.43
PERMANENT FUNDS IN BANK.
Laura E. Child fund,
$500.00
Maria Lawrence fund,
500.00
Wm. A. Breckenridge fund,
200.00
John H. Haynes fund,
200.00
John & Lucy Smith fund,
200.00
Minnie K. Bennett fund,
200.00
Waterman Fuller fund,
200.00
Avery W. Green fund,
200.00
Louisa Waid fund,
200.00
Henry G. Loomis fund,
200.00
Wm. Holbrook fund,
200.00
Harriet Coolidge fund,
200.00
Mrs. L. W. Brown fund,
200.00
85
Mrs. Eliza J. Kenerson fund,
$200.00
Wm. Merriam fund,
200.00
Calvin Torrey fund,
100.00
John A. Squier fund,
100.00
John A. Gibson fund,
100.00
Henry Schism fund,
100.00
James W. Snow fund,
100.00
Calistra E. Hendrick fund,
100.00
Mary A. Shaw fund,
100.00
Franklin Blanchard fund,
100.00
Keyes Foster fund,
100.00
Amos O. Allen fund,
100.00
Ephraim B. Gates fund,
50.00
Pliny Cooley fund,
50.00
Respectfully submitted,
$4,700.00
DAVID L. BODFISH, L. G. BARKER, Cemetery
JOHN P. EASTMAN,
Commissioners.
Tax Collector's Report.
Of the amount reported to be collected-$777.79-approxi- mately $300 is due on poll taxes assessed to Polish residents of the town on the first of May last, whom the Collector has been unable to find. These taxes will probably be abated at the proper time. In addition to this amount, approximately $300 will have to be abated for legal reasons when the law permits.
1904.
Amount on Collector's book,
Added by Assessors,
Excise tax,
$60,794.03 84.55 549.58 174.03
Interest,
Paid Town Treasurer,
$60,336.08 549.58
Paid Excise tax,
150.28
Claims allowed, Abatements,
566.25
$61,602.19 $61,602.19
1905.
Amount on Collector's book,
$58,422.75
Added by Assessors,
32.00
Excise tax,
536.78
Interest,
138.55
Paid Town Treasurer,
$57,815.51
Paid Excise tax, Amount to be collected,
536.78 777.79
$59,130.08 $59,130.08
Sewer entrances collected, Interest,
31.09
Paid Town Treasurer,
$1,256.09
$1,256.09
$1,256.09
J. A. HAWKES, Collector of Taxes.
$1,225.00
Board of Health Report.
The Board of Health respectfully submits the following report : This Board is pleased to report fewer cases of contagious and in- fectious diseases than for many years. We believe this to be due to rigidly enforced quarantine and the cooperation of householders in infected places. Of the seven cases of typhoid fever reported, three of them at least were contracted in places outside of Palmer. With this thought in mind the following table will be found very interesting.
TABLE No. 1.
Showing the number of contagious and infectious diseases re- ported to the board from Feb. 15th, 1905, to Feb. 15, 1906 :
Feb. '05
March
April
May
June
July
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
Jan. '06
Feb.
Total.
Diphtheria and Croup, Scarlet Fever,
1
1
1
1
2
Measles, Typhoid Fever,
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
7
Total,
1
1
1 1
1
2
5
2
2
16
TABLE NO. 2.
Number of deaths reported to the Board from February 15, 1905, to February 15, 1906.
1905.
1906
Feb. Mch. Apr. May Jun. Jul. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb 8 13 7 13 11
13 10 16
9 5 Total, 130. 7 10 8
Burial permits issued by the board,
132
Undertakers' licenses, issued by the board, 5
Slaughter house licenses issued by the board, 5
-
3
1
6
88
TABLE No. 3. Ages at death of persons dying in Palmer from February 15th, 1905, to February 15th, 1906.
Ages.
Totals.
Males.
Females.
Less than 1 year,
64
41
23
1 to 2 years,
6
3
3
2 to 3
2
1
1
3 to 4
1
1
4 to 5 66
5 to 10
10 to 15 66
1
1
15 to 20 66
3
2
1
20 to 30
66
6
2
4
30 to 40
66
6
2
4
40 to 50
66
5
2
3
50 to 60
66
7
4
3
60 to 70
66
11
3
8
70 to 80
66
11
6
5
80 to 90
66
7
3
4
Totals,
130
69
61
The board recommends the appropriation of three hundred dollars, in addition to the salaries of the board.
Respectfully submitted,
J. P. SCHNEIDER,
Board of SAMUEL O. MILLER, S Health.
Treasurer's Report.
RECEIPTS.
Balance in treasury March 1, 1905,
$3,610.80
Received of J. A. Hawkes, tax, 1900,
58.49
1901,
74.94
1902,
177.30
1903,
162.44
1904,
617.52
1905,
57,815.51
Excise tax, 536.78
Received of State Treasurer, support of state paupers,
164.28
Temporary support of state paupers,
110.02
Transportation of state
15.08
paupers,
State Board of Charity tuition, 77.85
Corporation tax,
721.69
National Bank tax,
150.89
State and Military aid,
1,638.00
Street Railway tax,
1,153.35
Burial of Soldiers
and Sailors,
35.00
County Treasurer, dog tax,
597.53
Sheriff of Hampden County, fines,
21.00
A. E. Fitch, fines,
63.96
Peddlers' licenses,
156.00
Auctioneers' licenses,
4.00
Undertakers' licenses,
4.00
Pool licenses,
30.00
90
Received of slaughter house license,
4.00
Bowling alley licenses,
12.00
Circus licenses,
25.00
Town of Monson tuition,
250.10
R. J. Fuller, tuition,
140.00
Overseers of Poor, pauper account,
31.00
City of Fall River, pauper account,
3.60
City of Worcester, pauper account,
170.25
City of Springfield, pauper account,
181.05
Town of Barre, pauper account, 38.05
Town of Easthampton, pauper, account,
10.00
Cemetery Commissioners' account,
277.50
Rent of school lot, Three Rivers,
5.00
Insurance on Town Farm buildings,
7,734.38
Interest on Thompson fund,
33.56
Interest on Merrick fund,
29.99
Interest on bank account,
222.75
Springfield and Eastern St. R. R. Co. running service,
37.65
Boston Duck Co. building macadam road,
670.00
Town of Monson, repairing bridges,
154.20
L. E. Chandler, trustee, Florence Underwood,
66.14
Palmer Savings Bank, temp. loan,
15,000.00
Liquor licenses,
11,904.00
Sewer licenses, paid by J. A. Hawkes,
1,256.09
Sewer licenses, paid to Treasurer,
175.00
Town Farm, 838.76
$107,266.50
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EXPENDITURES.
Paid Palmer Savings Bank, temp. loan,
$15,000.00
Interest, 1,435.71
County Treas., county tax,
3,210.53
State Treasurer, corporation tax,
1.74
{ liquor license,
2,976.00
State tax, 4,240.00
National Bank tax, 1,252.80
Repairs of state highways, 125.65
Town bonds,
3,600.00
Interest on town bonds,
1,908.00
State aid,
1,224.00
Military aid,
372.00
Cost of district court,
408.06
Selectmen's payrolls,
29,520.86
School Committee payrolls,
27,570.86
Overseers of Poor payrolls and salaries,
9,139.03
-$101,985.24
Total receipts,
$107,266.50
Total expenditures,
101,985.24
Balance in treasury,
$5,281.26
Respectfully submitted,
J. F. HOLBROOK, Treasurer.
INDEBTEDNESS OF THE TOWN OF PALMER.
Refunding loan,
$24,000.00
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Grammar school bonds,
24,000.00
Temporary loan,
27,899.00
$75,899.00
Auditor's Report.
To the voters of the Town of Palmer :
We have examined the books and accounts of the Selectmen, Overseers of the Poor, School Committee, Treasurer, Cemetery Commissioners and Tax Collector for the year ending Feb. 15, 1906, and beg leave to submit the following report : Orders drawn by selectmen, $29,520.86
school committee,
27,570.86
66 overseers of the poor,
9,139.03
cemetery commissioners and
approved by selectmen, in- cluded in orders drawn by selectmen, 377.87
Receipts of town treasurer,
$107,266.50
Expenditures of town treasurer,
101,985.24
Balance in hands of treasurer,
$5,281.26
TAX COLLECTOR.
Paid treasurer to close account of 1902,
$14.54
Paid treasurer to close account of 1903,
$82.93
1904.
Amount on assessors' books,
$60,794.03
Amount added by assessors,
84.55
Interest collected,
174.03
$61,052.61
Payments previously reported,
60,053.56
Balance,
$999.05
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Abatements and claims allowed, Paid treasurer,
$716.53
282.52
$999.05
1905.
Amount on assessors' books,
$58,422.75
32.00
Amount added by assessors, Interest collected,
138.55
$58,593.30
Paid treasurer,
$57,815.51
Outstanding,
777.79
$58,593.30
Palmer, March 2, 1906.
E. W. CARPENTER, C. A. LEGRO,
Auditors.
Young Men's Library Association.
In accordance with the regulations of this association I herewith present the annual report :
Our aim this year has been to make the library more useful to the boys and girls of the town by adding such standard works as were best suited for younger readers. A classified list of all the books in the library according to grades in the public schools has been made and is now ready for the printer. While building up this department after consulting the trustees, we hired from the Tabard Inn Library of Philadelphia 50 books which can be exchanged as many times during the year as we see fit. As this includes a large number of books of modern fiction it has satisfied the need of the reading public and we have not added to our shelves much fiction which is unusable after one or two years.
One or two changes have been made in our reading room and we have added three dailies to our list.
The circulation of the regular books and the Bodley service has been as follows :
Number of volumes in library March 1st, 1905, 7,039
Number of volumes purchased,
103
Number of donated,
. 35
Number of volumes 1906, 7,177
Donations, State 16, U. S. Government 10, R. J. Fuller 5. W. J. Marshall 1, Lee & Shepherd 1, City of Boston 2.
Number of different volumes received from Bodley service, 80.
Number of volumes of fiction circulated, 11,854
All else, 4,093
Number of circulations of Bodley books since Sept. 20,
1905, 1,128
17,075
Respectfully submitted,
ROBERT J. FULLER, Librarian.
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TREASURER'S REPORT.
Cash on hand March 1, 1905,
$ 66.12
Received from Town of Palmer,
1,000.00
G. A. R. for coal, 28.37
Fines, etc., 37.00
Paid for books,
$196.86
Papers and magazines,
5.83
Miss Robinson, attendant,
301.38
Janitor,
120.50
Fuel and lights.
254.34
Repairs,
58.93
Trucking,
2.00
Supplies,
29.70
Cash on hand March 1, 1906,
161.95
$1,131.49 $1,131.49
LOUIS E. CHANDLER, Treasurer.
I have examined the accounts of the Treasurer of the Library Association and find them correct. 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 19th day of March, A. D. 1906, 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, a Town Treasurer, a Collector of Taxes, a Highway Surveyor, two Auditors, five Constables and three Fence Viewers, all for the term of one year; a Town Clerk for three years ; one Overseer of the Poor for three years ; one Assessor for three years, one Assessor for two years ; one Assessor for one year ; one Ceme- tery Commissioner for three years and one Cemetery Commissioner for one year ; two members of the School Committee for three years, one member of the School Committee for two years, and one member of the School Committee for one year; and one member of the Board of Health 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 ?"
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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 at the Town House at Four Corners, in said Palmer, on Monday, the 26th day of March, A. D., 1906 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 from 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 see if the town will raise and appropriate money to suppress the illegal sale of intoxicating liquors.
ART. 13. To act on the list of Jurors as prepared by the Selectmen.
ART. 14. To see if the town will raise and appropriate money for the Young Men's Library Association.
ART. 15. To see if the town will raise money to convey pupils to and from the public schools, and instruct the School Com- mittee as to the manner of letting the contract for such conveyance.
ART. 16. To see if the town will vote to raise money for the celebration of Memorial Day.
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ART. 17. 'To see what action the town will take in relation to sewers.
ART. 18. 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. 19. To see what action the town will take in reference to the planting and preservation of shade trees.
ART. 20. To see if the town will raise and appropriate money for the care and improvement of cemeteries.
ART. 21. To see what action the town will take in regard to sidewalks.
ART. 22. 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. 23. To see what action the town will take relative to suits and claims now pending against the town.
ART. 24. To see if the town will raise and appropriate the 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. 25. To see if the town will vote to extend the sewer in South Main street in the Depot Village to a point opposite the house of Franklin I. Brown or take any action relative thereto.
ART. 26. To see if the town will vote to locate two incandes- cent lights north of the Common in Palmer Center on the Ware road, and one at the head of Central street in the Depot Village.
ART. 27. To see if the town will vote to provide a water supply for the town farm, and raise and appropriate money for the same.
ART. 28. To see if the town will raise and appropriate a sum of money for furnishing the new almshouse.
ART. 29. To see if the town will vote to enlarge and improve the heating system in the Library building at Palmer Depot or take any action relative thereto.
ART. 30. To see if the town will raise and appropriate the sum of two hundred dollars for hardening the highway from Still Brook, so-called, near the town farm to the top of the grade near Grimston's.
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ART 31. To see if the town will raise and appropriate the sum of three hundred dollars for the purpose of building an ash side- walk on the northerly side of the highway leading from Thorndike to Three Rivers, beginning at a point near the Catholic church in Thorndike and extending to the French Catholic church at Three Rivers.
ART. 32. To see what action the town will take, if any, rela- tive to the claim of Hamilton & King for labor and materials em- ployed and furnished and for expenses paid and incurred in connec- tion with the construction of the masonry for the Burleigh bridge.
ART. 33. 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 masonary for the Burleigh bridge as follows : James M. Allen, $15; F. A. Upham, $2; W. F. Fillmore, $2, and C. T. Brainerd, $4.
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 meeting, and canse 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 8th day of March, A. D. 1906.
JOHN F. TWISS, Selectmen
WILLIAM LAWTON, of
CHAS. T. BRAINERD, Palmer.
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