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D. S. Davis,
200.00
208.89
Ambrose M. Andrews,
200.00
205.00
Marshall Andrews,
200.00
211.00
Enos Calkins,
100.00
104.00
Samuel C. Rogers,
200.00
212.00
Willard G. Kenerson,
100.00
101.00
M. B. Chapman, Chapman lot,
200.00
210.00
M. B. Chapman, Barker lot,
100.00
103.00
Julia H. Henry,
100.00
103.00
Isaac King,
150.00
155.00
Abel H. Calkins,
100.00
101.00
Edward C. Sexton,
100.00
101.00
Henry A. Moore,
100.00
101.00
J. S. Koster,
100.00
101.00
Melissa Hall,
150.00
151.00
Jeremiah Long,
1,000.00
1,000.00
Mary J. Plympton,
100.00
103.00
Clymena P. Fuller,
150.00
150.00
Abigail T. Nichols,
50.00
51.00
Mary Hastings,
100.00
101.00
O. B. Smith,
200.00
203.00
O. B. Smith, T. B. Smith lot,
100.00
101.00
Laura P. Green,
100.00
101.00
Joseph H. Kenerson,
100.00
100.00
William Harvey,
150.00
150.00
Alden L. Fletcher,
60.00
65.13
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Name.
Amount.
Present condition
Carrie A. Kurtz,
$100.00
$102.00
Ralph Green,
200.00
202.00
Minerva R. Olds,
100.00
100.00
Meriva L. Capen,
100.00
100.00
$9,460.00
$9,786.62
Gain in perpetual care fund,
$810.00
Cemetery interest fund,
$142.32
INVENTORY OF PROPERTY IN CEMETERIES.
Toolhouse, Palmer,
$ 75.00
Toolhouse, Four Corners,
50.00
Tools,
50.00
Unsold lots at market price :
Four Corners, 186 at $ 8.00,
1,488.00
Palmer,
2 at 60.00,
$ 120.00
12 at 50.00,
600.00
2 at 40.00,
80.00
14 at
30.00,
420.00
25 at
25.00,
625.00
79 at
24.00,
1,896.00
19 at
20.00,
380.00
3 at
12.00,
36.00
4 at
10.00,
40.00
3 at
8.00,
24.00
1 tract not laid out, estimated to contain 75 at $24.00,
1,800.00
6,021.00
$7,684.00
DAVID L. BODFISH, LOUIS G. BARKER,
Cemetery
Commissioners.
FREDERICK M. RALTON,
Report of the Overseers of the Poor.
The Overseers submit the following report for 1910 and 1911 : Owing to new laws we are not allowed to print any names of those receiving aid. The calls have been more for the past year, and at the present time it looks as if the amount for the poor would be as large for the coming year as it has been. We would recommend :
Salaries Overseers of Poor,
$ 430.00
Support of Poor,
8,000.00
Contingent fund,
500.00
Also, that all money paid the Town Treasurer received on these accounts be appropriated to their use, and used if needed.
RECEIPTS AT TOWN FARM.
Balance, Feb. 15, 1910,
$ 27.79
Butter,
254.05
Eggs,
26.77
Potatoes,
47.00
Pork,
280.87
Veal,
50.00
Young pigs,
98.00
1 cow,
60.00
1 cow,
65.00
1 cow,
70.00
Board of Fred Korff,
8.64
Angeline Barnish,
188.00
Catherine Fenton,
15.00
Wilton Taft,
180.00
Bridget McGowan,
144.00
$1,515.12
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PAID OUT BY WARDEN.
Paid Town Treasurer,
$1,170.41
Labor in house,
112.70
Labor outside,
10.00
Two heifers,
60.00
Hog,
15.00
Calf,
3.00
Household utensils,
5.46
Fish,
3.50
Barber's service,
7.00
Car fares,
3.00
Soap and disinfectant,
30.00
Rubber gloves,
1.00
Groceries,
41.95
Chopping,
4.00
Stock service,
2.00
Slaughtering,
3.50
Fruit for canning,
3.65
Dry goods,
6.00
Freezer,
7.00
M. Sullivan,
15.95
Balance carried to 1911,
10.00
$1,515.12
COST OF MAINTAINING TOWN FARM.
Orders drawn on Town Farm account,
$3,389.44
Paid from Town Farm receipts,
334.71
Gross expense at Town Farm,
$3,724.15
Income at Town Farm,
1,515.12
Net cost of Town Farm,
$2,209.03
Number registered through the year,
25
Boarding,
3
Inmates,
22
Average,
183
Number of weeks furnished boarders,
158
Number of weeks furnished inmates,
801 1-7
Cost per week for inmates,
$2.75
Males 15, Females 10. Deaths, 2 Males, 1 Female.
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INVENTORY TOWN FARM, 1911.
Live stock,
$1,290.00
Hay and grain,
903.93
Wood and coal,
348.75
Vegetables,
281.75
Wagons and tools,
656.80
Furniture and fixtures,
966.35
Clothing, supplies,
30.25
Drugs and medicine,
17.80
Tableware and crockery,
132.85
Groceries and food supplies,
160.55
$4,789.03
Inventory, 1910,
4,089.37
Increase,
$ 699.66
EXPENSE PER MONTH AT TOWN FARM.
April, 1910
May
June
July
Aug. $ 56.25
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec. Jan., 1911 Feb., 1911
Total
Salaries,
$ 75.00
$ 50.00
$ 62.50
$ 56.25
$ 56.25
$ 56.25
$ 56.25
$ 56.25 $ 56.25
$ 56.25
$ 637.50
Labor and goods,
6.35
.50
8.10
11.90
10.66
50.00
72.89
8.85
.50
169.75
Groceries,
102.65
82.46
27.54
46.94
43.63
60.04
37.19
78.32
50.54
75.44
63.75
668.50
Meats,
76.44
30.30
40.00
28.66
29.72
37.77
56.67
30.99
37.95
31.99
400.49
Clothing and Fur.,
20.75
12.19
27.80
34.79
57.61
3.95
8.60
3.10
19.85
188.64
Medicine and Dr.,
5.40
1.70
17.15
5.85
5.88
22.90
16.70
75.58
Tobacco and sundries,
4.50
2.95
14.50
7.55
4.50
11.05
2.85
6.25
17.91
13.59
85.65
Grain and Fertilizer,
24.50
42.61
54.95
33.70
30.55
39.50
1 56.45
38.75
94.60
515.61
Hardware,
6.69
3.15
40.27
16.60
2.90
2.35
13.71
22.00
107.67
Coal,
112.19
I 20.75
232.94
Lights,
19.13
5.51
4.75
4.44
3.37
3.52
32.13
28.80
101.65
Telephones,
5.05
4.78
3.28
5.44
2.29
2.65
3.57
2.28
2.67
32.01
Miscellaneous,
41.00
9.00
30.00
3.34
41.36
4.75
129.45
Burials,
44.00
44.00
$346.46
$272.37
$423.53
$248.18
$160.69
$245.14
$192.81.
$414.05
$322.87
$407.89
$355.45
$3,389.44
EXPENSES PER MONTH FOR OUTSIDE POOR-TOWN, STATE, OTHER TOWNS AND CITIES.
April
May
June
July
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec. $350.54
Jan.
Feb.
Totals
Groceries,
$366.15
$160.95
$382.44
$155.37
$200.50
$325.39
$135.28
$495.38
$168.08
$807.30
$3,547.38
Rent,
48.00
26.00
38.50
38.50
26.00
28.50
20.50
109.00
42.00
36.50
48.62
462.12
Cash,
56.75
27.00
34.17
27.00
35.60
43.50
41.00
38.50
33.50
31.50
28.50
397.02
Hospitals,
70.00
6.00
87.05
20.00
96.00
49.00
54.02
382.07
Dr. Salary and Med., 7.25
5.75
45.10
1.20
7.00
36.20
43.00
44.30
45.00
62.55
297.35
Board,
7.50
5.00
5.00
5.00
5.00
5.00
5.00
5.00
15.50
9.00
15.00
82.00
Fuel,
32.90
5.50
9.25
2.75
10.25
10.50
30.95
39.50
33.50
38.45
213.55
Clothing and Shoes,
7.00
10.50
.50
18.00
Burials,
13.29
20.00
33.00
19.00
85.29
Miscellaneous,
75
I.IO
11.16
37.50
11.50
29.35
91.36
Transportation,
15.30
7.17
4.60
12.50
3.85
7.50
20.00
5.00
4.09
80.01
Telephones,
9.04
9.57
4.99
10.44
4.97
4.60
4.28
3.37
3.56
54.82
$598.34
$264.79
$619.35
$249.82
$293.94
$588.03
$304.76
$832.23
$516.82
$380.30
$1,062.59
$5,710.97
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OUTSIDE POOR EXPENSE.
Town of Palmer,
$4,792.90
City of Worcester,
136.20
City of Springfield,
97.59
Town of Norton,
271.57
State,
219.40
Contingencies,
193.31
$5,710.97
RECEIPTS.
Appropriations for support of poor,
$7,000.00
Contingencies.
500.00
Special meeting,
1,600.00
$9,100.00
EXPENDED.
Orders drawn on Town Farm account,
$3,389.44
For Outside Poor account,
4,792.90
City of Worcester account,
136.20
City of Springfield account,
97.59
Town of Norton account,
271.57
State account,
219.40
Contingent account,
193.31
$9,100.41
Overdrawn, 41 cents.
Town Farm expenses paid by Warden,
$ 344.71
Overseers' salaries,
430.00
$9,875.12
Received from other towns and cities,
$ 234.99
Received from the state,
190.05
Due from other towns and cities,
529.18
Due from the state,
169.60
Cash from Town Farm,
1,170.41
$2,294.23
Net cost,
$7,580.89
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BILLS DUE THE TOWN.
Norton,
$493.08
Worcester,
20.05
Springfield,
16.05
State,
169.60
NUMBER OF FAMILIES AND PERSONS AIDED AND THEIR SETTLEMENT.
Palmer.
Elsewhere.
State.
Total
Families,
25
3
2
30
Persons,
161
18
14
193
Males,
68
8
9
85
Females,
93
10
5
108
Adults,
68
4
9
81
Under 16 years of age,
95
12
5
112
HARRY T. BISHOP, A. A. WARRINER, PATRICK CROWLEY,
Overseers of the Poor.
Assessors' Report.
The Board of Assessors respectfully present the following report : .
State Tax,
$ 6,765.00
State highway tax,
477.00
County tax,
4,076.36
Town tax,
75,055.25
Maturing town bonds,
7,600.00
Interest,
4,400.00
Overlay,
2,357.38
$100,730.99
Estimated receipts,
$13,655.00
Appropriated from cash on hand,
9,000.00
Unappropriated license fees,
3,653.00
$ 26,308.00
Amount to be raised,
$ 74,422.99
Non-resident bank tax,
859.20
Amount of warrant,
$ 75,282.19
Taxes since added,
694.31
Street railway excise tax,
557.10
$ 76,533.60
Abatements to the collector, tax of 1909,
$ 3.75
Abatements to the collector, tax of 1910,
740.68
77
CAUSES FOR POLL TAX ABATEMENTS.
Left town,
314
Poor,
12
Dead,
7
In jail,
1
Paid elsewhere,
13
Errors,
3
TABLE OF AGGREGATES.
Personal estate,
$1,328,213.00
Resident bank stock,
46,300.00
$1,374,513.00
Buildings,
$2,166,964.00
Land,
823,210.00
$2,990,174.00
Total valuation,
$4,364,687.00
Tax rate, $16.00 per $1000.
Number of horses assessed,
578
Cows assessed,
609
Neat cattle assessed,
148
Swine assessed,
72
Dwellings assessed,
1,099
Acres of land,
18,536
Fowls assessed,
1,303
HARRY T. BISHOP, ? Assessors.
JOHN O. HAMILTON, ROY E. CUMMINGS,
PALMER FIRE DISTRICT NO. 1.
Appropriations,
$4,556.00
Less amount on hand,
262.48
Overlay,
189.64
Amount to be raised,
Rate $2.40 per $1000.
$4,293.52
$4,483.16
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VALUATION, 1909.
Personal estate, Real estate,
$425,498.00
1,442,435.00
$1,867,933.00
HARRY T. BISHOP,
JOHN O. HAMILTON, Assessors.
ROY E. CUMMINGS,
Tax Collector's Report.
1909.
Amount of taxes outstanding, Abatements,
$ 25.90
3.75
Paid Treasurer,
$22.15
1910.
Amount on Assessors' book,
$74,422.99
Amount added,
700.07
Interest,
185.46
Excise tax,
557.10
Paid Treasurer,
$74,153.62
Paid Treasurer excise tax,
557.10
Abatements,
740.68
Claims allowed,
369.02
Outstanding,
45.20
$75,865.62 $75,865.62
J. A. HAWKES, Clerk.
Report of Sealer of Weights and Measures, 1910.
This department has tested, sealed, corrected or condemned the following :
13
Platform scales weighing under 5000 lbs., adjusted 2,
107
Computing scales,
1,
33
All other scales,
9,
155
Weights,
66
5,
787
Self measuring pumps for oil, etc.,
26
Dry Measures,
condemned 1,
166
Liquid measures,
3,
199
Linear measures, yard sticks,
33
Milk jars,
10,
670
Total scales, weights, measures, etc.,
2,189
Reweighing of coal,
30
Special inspection of scales,
30
Receipts of office,
$91.81
Expense of office,
20.13
Balance paid Town Treasurer,
$71.68
EDWARD P. BROWN,
Sealer of Weights and Measures.
Feb. 13, 1911.
Platform scales weighing over 5000 lbs.,
Report of Milk Inspector, 1910.
I have inspected ninety-two places where milk is produced, kept or sold.
Number of milk licenses issued,
92
Fees received for the same,
$46.00
Expense and salary,
39.60
Balance,
$6.40
. EDWARD P. BROWN, Milk Inspector. Feb. 13, 1911.
Report of Stone-arch Bridge Committee.
To the Citizens of the Town of Palmer :-
Your committee appointed at the special town meeting held in June to erect a stone-arch bridge across the Chicopee river in Three Rivers engaged Mr. J. K. Barker of Springfield as engineer. After advertising for bids the contract was awarded the Flynt Granite Co. of Monson for the sum of $21,100, including a temporary bridge for foot passengers.
The bridge was begun August 10th and was practically completed in December. It has three arches, each 56 feet long, is 26 feet wide (20 feet for driveway and 6 feet for sidewalk), and is about 210 feet over all, with stone parapet walls.
The piers and abutments are of rubble stone below water level. laid in cement, while the core of the bridge is of concrete faced with dressed stone above water level.
In view of the very large traffic over this bridge your committee did not feel warranted in closing the street to vehicle traffic during the construction of the new bridge, and it therefore arranged with the H. P. Cummings Construction Co. of Ware to build a temporary bridge across the river just below the new structure for the sum of $500, an amount $200 in excess of that named in the contract for a foot bridge.
There is a little more to be done to complete the work, such as pointing up the parapet walls, smoothing off the concrete under the arches, resetting the curbing for sidewalks, etc., which could not be done to advantage in cold weather.
The contractor having given the committee a written agreement to complete this satisfactorily as soon as the weather will permit, it
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was deemed best to make full payment and thus enable it to make a complete report for the annual town meeting.
We are glad to be able to turn over to the town a beautiful bridge that will be serviceable for a great many years with practically no expense for repairs.
Amount of appropriation,
$21.000.00
Received of Palmer Mill,
1,500.00
Received for old lumber, 12.00
$22,512.00
Amount paid Flynt Granite Co., $20,860.79
Amount paid J. K. Barker (for engineering and inspecting), 1,091.06
Amount paid H. P. Cummings Co. (tem- porary bridge), 500.00
Amount paid advertising for bids,
28.40
Amount unexpended, 21.75
Respectfully submitted, $22,512.00
F. A. UPHAM,
H. W. BRAINERD,
J. W. MILLERICK,
H. E. W. CLARK,
Committee.
G. M. ATKINS,
C. F. SMITH.
R. B. FRANCIS,
Report of the Board of Health.
The Board of Health of the Town of Palmer respectfully sub- mits the following report :
Owing to the fact that the voters have requested condensed reports, we will comply with their wishes. The number of con- tagious diseases reported the past year was greater than the previous year, with the exception of measles. The number of deaths caused by tuberculosis was eleven, while only two cases were reported to the board. The law requires that this disease shall be reported the same as other contagious diseases. There were eleven cases of infantile paralysis reported during the past year, and the Board is indebted to Dr. Philip Sheppard of Boston for his cooperation in these cases. There have been several cases of typhoid fever re- ported, and the Board is indebted to State Medical Inspector Boyd of Springfield for his assistance. We trust that the town will see fit to build a sewer to the Carpet mill and thereby do away with the Tenneyville pond nuisance. The board has made a regulation in regard to the keeping of pigs in the town, which we trust will meet the approval of the inhabitants.
The appropriation for the past year was insufficient to meet the expense of the Board, owing to the large number of contagious diseases reported by other towns, but having a settlement in this town. We would therefore ask for $1000 for 1911, in addition to salaries.
The following is the report of contagious diseases :
TABLE No. 1.
Showing the number of contagious and infectious diseases reported to the Board from Feb. 15, '10, to Feb. 15, '11.
85
. .
Feb. '10
March
April
May
June
July
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
Jan. '11
Feb.
Total
Diphtheria and Croup, Scarlet Fever,
3
5
1
10-1
3
3
2
4
2
5
4
5
46
Measles,
1
1
Anterior Poliomyelitis,
5
3
1
11
4
3
9
1
1
2
10
1
3
6
Erysipelas,
2
Totals,
11
18
7
1
9
5
12
8
5
3
9
7
7
102
TABLE NO. 2.
Number of deaths reported to the board from Feb. 15, 1910, to Feb. 15, 1911.
1910.
1911.
Feb. Mch. Apr. May Jun. Jul. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb.
7 21 18 8 12
16
12 8 12 10
14 12 5
Total, 155.
Burial permits.
issued by the Board, 155
Undertakers' licenses, 6 4
Slaughter house licenses,
4
TABLE NO. 3.
Ages at death of persons dying in Palmer from Feb. 15, 1910, to Feb. 15, 1911.
Ages.
Totals.
Males.
Females.
Less than 1 year,
65
37
28
1 to 2 years,
8
3
5
2 to 3 66
7
1
6
3 to 4 66
5
2
3
4 to 5 6.
2
2
5 to 10
7
5
2
10 to 15 66
1
1
15 to 20
3
2
1
20 to 30 66
9
5
4
30 to 40
8
6
2
40 to 50
..
3
2
1
50 to 60
66
4
2
2
60 to 70
66
9
7
2
70 to 80 ..
13
7
6
80 to 90 66
11
5
6
90 to 100
. 6
Totals,
155
85
70
8
11
2 23
1
25
Typhoid Fever, Tuberculosis, Whooping Cough,
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Board of Health, Palmer, Mass.
Gentlemen :
I hand you herewith my report of the work done during the past year.
The examination of swabs taken from suspected cases of diphtheria has been carried on during the past year as formerly, and it is of interest to note that whereas last year thirty-four cases were submitted for diagnosis which were positive and thirty-six which proved negative, this year thirty-six cases were examined for diagnosis and proved positive while thirty-four were negative. Re- lease cultures have been taken as usual and altogether one hundred sixty-eight examinations have been made, which is thirty-three less than the total number made last year.
The following tabulation shows the work done throughout the year by months :
DIAGNOSIS.
RELEASE
Months.
Positive,
Negative.
Positive.
Negative
Total Cases.
Total Cultures
March, 1910
3
3
2
0
8
29
April
3
1
0
0
4
9
May
1
2
0
1
4
11
June
4
5
0
0
9
22
July
3
3
0
0
6
8
August
2
1
0
0
3
9
September
1
2
0
0
3
5
October
5
4
0
1
10
13
November
2
0
0
0
2
11
December
6
5
0
0
11
*23
January, 1911
3
6
0
0
9
18
February, 15
3
0
0
5
10
Totals
36
34
74
168
Total cases examined Total cultures examined
74
168
*1 showed no growth.
Respectfully submitted,
HERBERT C. EMERSON, M. D., Bacteriologist.
February 23, 1911, Springfield, Mass.
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Treasurer's Report.
CASH ACCOUNT FISCAL YEAR ENDING FEBRUARY 15, 1911. RECEIPTS.
Balance on hand Feb. 15, 1910,
$10,896.13
J. A. Hawkes, tax collector,
$74,175.77
J. A. Hawkes, excise tax,
557.10
Lockup fees,
6.50
Dog tax,
644.52
Merrick fund,
34.34
Outside tuition,
571.52
Tree warden,
4.50
Cemetery commissioners,
1,500.21
Cemetery commissioners' sale of lots,
188.00
Sidewalks,
117.07
Highway surveyor,
62.50
Liquor licenses,
8,503.00
All other licenses,
659.50
Interest on deposits,
140.94
Sewer entrances,
450.00
Town farm,
1,170.41
Sealer weights and measures,
71.68
Rent of pest house,
30.00
City of Worcester,
130.55
City of Springfield,
81.54
Sale of Palmer Histories,
94.55
Town of Ware, ¿ of boundary expense,
16.00
Interest Thompson fund,
38.42
Palmer Savings Bank, temporary loans,
49,800.00
Springfield St. Ry. Co. North Main street macadam, 942.48
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Palmer Water Co., North Main St. macadam, $ 75.54 Gulf Refining Co., No. Main St. macadam (barrels), 39.98
Palmer Mill, Three Rivers bridge,
1,500.00
Sale of material, Three Rivers bridge, 12.00
Springfield St. Ry. Co., Main St., paving,
45.30
Sale of material, schools,
3.35
State, corporation tax, 1909,
54.05
Corporation tax, 1910,
4,906.96
Support sick paupers,
64.50
Transportation paupers,
10.80
Temporary aid,
69.75
Burial paupers,
45.00
Public service corporation tax,
358.65
Military aid,
114.00
State aid,
1,277.00
National Bank tax,
183.31
Burial of soldiers and sailors,
111.00
Street railway tax,
8,091.77
Tuition state wards,
223.50
Town of Barre, temporary aid,
22.90
House of Correction,
11.00
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$157,211.49
$168,107.62
DISBURSEMENTS.
Palmer Savings Bank, temp. loan,
$29,500.00
Palmer Savings Bank, interest,
665.85
Town Bonds,
7,600.00
Interest on town bonds,
2,884.25
State tax,
6,765.00
County tax,
4,076.36
¿ liquor licenses,
2,125.75
National bank tax,
842.68
State highway tax,
477.00
District court,
438.05
State aid,
982.00
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Selectmen's pay rolls,
$49,335.17
Overseer's of Poor pay rolls,
School Committee's pay rolls, Highway Surveyor's pay rolls, Total disbursements, Balance,
9.530.41 35,650.30 8,374.95
$159,247.77 8,859.85
$168,107.62
INDEBTEDNESS OF THE TOWN OF PALMER.
Refunding loan,
$14,000.00
Grammar school bonds,
16.000.00
Three Rivers school bonds,
21,000.00
High school bonds,
17,000.00
Temporary loans,
27.800.00
$95,800.00
E. B. TAYLOR, Treasurer.
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REVENUE ACCOUNT, FISCAL YEAR ENDING FEBRUARY 15, 1911.
Expenses and Outlays :
Income :
*Selectmen's Pay Rolls (net cost),
$23,600.98
Tax Levy,
$75,123.06 185.46
Highway Surveyor Pay Rolls (net cost), 8,294.95
Interest on Taxes,
School Committee Pay Rolls (net cost),
34,176.42
Corporation Tax,
4,906.99
Overseers of Poor Pay Rolls (net cost), 7,638.24
Public Service Tax,
358.65
Interest,
3,550.10
Street Railway Tax,
8,091.77
District Court,
438.05
Excise Tax,
557.10
Town Bonds, paid,
7,600.00
Liquor Licenses (net),
6,377.25
On Temporary Loan (pavement),
2,500.00
Licenses, all others, 659.50
County Tax,
4,076.36
Interest on Deposits,
140.94
State Tax,
6,765.00
Sewer Entrances,
450.00
National Bank Tax (net),
659.37
Sale of Palmer Histories,
94.55
State Highway Tax,
477.00
Interest, Thompson Fund, 38.42
Sale of Material (schools),
3.35
House of Correction (receipts),
11.00
Cemetery Commissioners (sale of lots),
188.00
Rent of Pest House,
30.00
$97,216.04
Deficit,
4,264.34
$101,480.38
$101,480.38
*Does not include $21,000.00 Loan on Three Rivers Bridge.
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1,109.70
$101,480.38
Accounts Payable,
594.21
Abatements and claims (taxes),
STATEMENT OF CONDITION AT CLOSE OF YEAR, FEBRUARY 15, 1911.
ASSETS :
LIABILITIES.
Bonded Indebtedness :
Refunding Loan, $14,000.00
Grammar School Loan, 16,000.00
Three Rivers School Loan, 21,000.00
High School Loan, 17,000.00
Total Bonded Indebtedness, $68,000.00
Loans for Improvements :
Military Aid,
5.00
Temporary Loan (pavement), 5,000.00
Burial of Soldiers,
148.00
Temporary Loan (Three Rivers Bridge), 21,000.00
Poor Account,
161.60
1,398.60
City of Worcester,
20.05
City of Springfield,
16.05
$95,800.00
Town of Norton,
493.18
Town of Wales,
37.54
Cemetery Commissioners :
Springfield St. Ry. Co.,
17.50
Perpetual Care Fund, $9,460.00
Boston & Albany R. R. Co.,
170.00
Accrued Interest, 468.94 9,928.94
Town Treasurer :
Balance due on Sidewalks,
86.69
Merrick Fund,
850.00
1,801.28
Taxes, 1910,
45.20
'Total Accounts Received,
2,290.81
Perpetual Care Fund,
9,460.00
Accrued Interest,
468.94
9,928.94
Merrick Fund,
850.00
Due City of Holyoke (Overseers Poor), 48.65
24.86
Due City of Springfield (Board of Health), Total Accounts Payable, 594.21
General Fund, balance from 1909, 13,020.79
Deficit from Revenue Account, 1910, 4,264.34
Balance, February 15, 1911,
8,756.45
$116,880.88
$116,880.88
Due Tax Collector, 480.70
Due Town Auditors, 40.00
Thompson Fund,
951.28
11,730.22
8,859.85
Cash, Balance in Palmer National Bank,
$94,000.00
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
State Aid, $1,084.00
Total Loans for Improvements, 26,000.00
Temporary Loan for Expenses, 1,800.00
Total Loan Indebtedness, Funds held in Trust :
Central Vermont R. R. Co.,
6.00
Thompson Fund, 951.28
Total Trust Funds, Accounts Payable :
11,730.22
Real Estate and Improvements (to offset Bonded and Temporary Loans for Improvements), Accounts Receivable :
Report of Auditors.
To the Citizens of the Town of Palmer :
We have examined the books and accounts of town officers for the year ending Feb. 15, 1911, and respectfully submit the following report :
TOWN TREASURER.
Balance Feb. 15, 1910,
$ 10,896.13
Total receipts,
157,211.49
Total,
$168,107.62
Total disbursements,
159,247.77
Balance in treasury,
$8,859.85
ACCOUNTS OF TAX COLLECTOR.
Year of 1909.
Outstanding,
$25.90
Abatements,
3.75
Paid Treasurer,
$22.15
Year of 1910.
Amount on Assessors' books,
$75,123.06
Interest collected,
185.46
Excise tax,
557.10
$75,865.62
Abatements.
$ 740.68
Claims allowed,
369.02
Paid Treasurer,
74,710.72
Outstanding,
45.20
-- $75,865.62
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TRUST FUNDS. In hands of Cemetery Commissioners.
Principal in 58 funds,
$9,460.00
Interest,
468.94
In hands of Town Treasurer,
$9,928.94
Merrick fund,
$ 850.00
Thompson fund, so-called,
951.28
$1,801.28
E. W. CARPENTER,
Auditors. W. E. STONE,
Report of Board of License Commissioners.
This being the first year of a License Commission for the Town of Palmer, there is no precedent for the board to follow in the matter of making its report. We therefore submit such facts as we judge would be of most interest to the voters.
The board organized June 16th, electing Daniel J. Dunn, chairman and W. E. McDonald, clerk. At a later meeting the board voted to fix the fee for a first class liquor license at $1,000, and for a fourth class liquor license $300. It was also voted to make the fee for a common victualer's license $2.
The action of your board in fixing fees for liquor licenses as given was prompted by conditions which existed this year, the licenses not being granted until July 6, instead of May 1, as usual, and the board did not expect these prices would necessarily be followed when the conditions peculiar to this year would not be met.
Soon after giving the customary notice the board received the following applications : For first class liquor license, 12; for fourth class liquor license, 5 ; four of the latter to be exercised in connec- tion with first class.
Four applications were received for sixth class (druggist's) license. The board also received sixteen applications for common victualer's licenses, twelve of which were granted ; and six applica- tions for innholder's licenses. all of which were granted. The board granted seven first class liquor licenses, four fourth class to be exercised in connection with the first class, and three sixth class.
The board's reason for not granting a sixth class license to one of the applicants was that in its judgment the application did not show that the legal requirements had been fulfilled.
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Common victualers' licenses were not granted to four who applied for them, because the business the applicants expected to transact in the exercise of these licenses was not, in law, consistent with the business of a common victualer.
Your board was not able to find any blank forms on which to issue liquor licenses in accordance with the present laws relating thereto, so were obliged to have some made. The expense of this was $35, but this amount pays for blanks used this year and suffi- cient for five or six years more. The only other expense the board knows of in connection with its department is $3.50 for record books, postage and sample license blanks, and $2 for notices in the Palmer Journal.
On November 30th, the board was advised by the Director of the Census Bureau at Washington that the population of Palmer, according to returns of 13th Census, was 8,610. About this time the board received an application for a first class liquor license and one fourth class. The latter was granted December 19th.
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