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DATE.
NAME.
YEARS. M'THS. DAYS.
10 George B. Roby,
76
1
30
15 Leonard D. Foskit,
84
8
13
17 Adelia Barber,
67
4
17
23 Elizabeth H. Robert,
69
5
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25 Emily M. Holdsworth,
70
5
5
28 Bridget M. Smith,
58
1
22
30 Burritt M. Griswold,
59
4
14
June
9 Jennie C. Twiss,
40
2
7
12
Elizabeth Smith,
29
2
12
Smith,
2 hours
13 Andrew Wielkiewicz,
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13
16
Anthony Kagut,
27
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17
Margaret Shea,
75
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17
Franciszek Kieltyka,
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13
17
John Kowel,
25
5
4
19
Frank Brosek,
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9
8
24
Henry Gwozdz.,
6
4
24
26
Michael Maciejak,
37
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July
4
Frank W. Duffy,
72
3
6
7
Ella F. Haraden,
29
5
21
9
Mary Lafond,
80
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15
9
Evelyn Brault,
. .
5
9
10
Nicholas K. Rogers,
89
7
21
17
Wrszurla Swinson,
33
18
Garfield C. Johnson,
5
4
26
Charles F. Keith,
2
1
28
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31
Louise Hallez,
42
10
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Aug.
3
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20
5
Dora Brobeur,
2
6
14
7
Annie Donahue,
50
6
21
7 Tuzeka,
1
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1
8 James Ashe,
86
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13 Albert Krawic,
1
4
15
15 Sam Kokozies,
unknown
22
Adolphine Sygiel,
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10
1
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DATE.
NAME.
YEARS. M'THS. DAYS.
23
Sophia Lundell,
1
11
23
24
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. . 12 hours
29 John Conroy,
70
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Sept
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Bernard Leary,
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1
9
7 Mary A. Boyle,
54
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11
Herbert Crofton,
51
4
17
12 Rene Pimpare,
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1
28
14 Calogero Baroni,
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7
1S
15 John Broster.
45
7
29
15 John J. Bray,
45
16 Thomas Audon,
46
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20
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23 Thelma Peterson,
22 hours
25
Zofia Broton,
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Oct.
4 Julia Marziarz,
7
6
13
6 Mary A. Hanifin,
53
11
30
12 Sarah Lenahan,
53
5
11
15 Katherine Kowal,
3
11
21
15 Viola V. Anderson,
2
18
31 Stanislaw Sawicki,
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6
20
31 Walter Hammond,
72
7
11
Nov.
1
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S Vicacoa Smiglia,
23
7
17
14 Joseph Polinski,
18
3
13
19 Nelson C. Hill,
70
11
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22
Wladyslawa Semanska,
7
2
25 Margret Dowd,
75
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25
Joseph Lebeau,
65
1
26
27
Jane A. Davis,
61
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2
28
John Pietruska,
38
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8
29
31 Mary Wilk,
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1
26
12 Pawel Halewa,
. .
7
26 Dube,
30 minutes
27
Wladeslaw Pawlawski,
9
29
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5 minutes
17 Joseph W. Fountain,
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30 Maria Salvador,
S
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DATE.
NAME.
YEARS. M'THS. DAYS.
1 hour
30 Cynthia M. Griswold,
54
4
11
Dec. 3 Lovina S. Tessier,
11
3
29
4 Stanislaw Konopka,
4
4
4 Mary J. Dillon,
65
4
2
6 Mary F. Meehan,
42
7
28
7
John Duda,
. .
. .
12
9
Annie Petrawsik,
2
16
11 William E. McDonald,
54
4
19
14 Samuel H. Hellyar,
59
7
26
18 Ludwik Orluk,
. .
3
28
19
Robert E. Henderson,
1
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4
26 Freeman B. Ramsden,
35
9
25
26 Sarah J. Sherman,
81
11
11
28
Amanda M. Rich,
87
8
13
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2
6 Robert A. Pease, Jr.,
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JOHN F. FOLEY,
Town Clerk.
29 Mary Banach,
Selectmen's Report
The Selectmen respectfully submit the following report :
The board organized with Harold W.
ORGANIZATION. Brainerd, chairman, and William E. McDonald, clerk.
On December 11th Mr. McDonald died after an illness of several weeks. In his death the town suffered the loss of a good citizen and a conscientious and able official.
APPOINTMENTS. Ernest E. Hobson was appointed Town Counsel; J. E. Toole, Book- keeper; Louis E. Chandler, Burial Agent; D. L. Bodfish, Superintendent of Graves; Charles H. Keith and Dr. M. H. Davitt, Inspectors of Animals; and J. Austin Hawkes, Sealer of Weights and Measurers.
ELECTRIC LIGHTS. A contract was made with the Central Massachusetts Electric Company to furnish electric lights for all night service at the same rates as in 1914.
STREET SPRINKLING. A contract was made with the Palmer Water Company to furnish water for street sprinkling for a period of six months for $300.00.
A contract was made with the Palmer. Trucking Com- pany to furnish teams and men when needed at $4.50 per day.
JUNK PRIVILEGE. The junk privilege was awarded to Jacob Gold for $525.00.
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NEW TOWN OFFICES. About October 1st the town
offices were moved from the Memorial Building to the quarters in the Holbrook Build- ing on Main Street in accordance with the vote of the town. A lease of the offices for a period of ten (10) years from October 1st has been executed at a rental of $960.00 a year.
POLICE. As authorized at the last annual town meeting, rules and regulations were made for the govern- ment of the night police officers. Timothy J. Crimmins was chosen Chief of Police, with full supervision and control over the night police officers, and has preformed his duties faithfully and capably. This arrangement has worked satis- factorily, but from the vast amount of work, such as investi- gations of various kinds and attendance at court, which has fallen upon Chief Crimmins to perform during the day, after having done patrol duty all night, it is the judgment of the Selectmen that the town has arrived at that period whene it should have a chief of police in addition to night officers. The Selectmen recommend that action be taken at the town meeting which will authorize the board to appoint a chief of police, whose duty it will be to conduct investiga- tions, serve summonses, do patrol duty during the day and in the early hours of the evening, as occasion might require, and to have supervision and control over all the police officers of the town.
MAIN STREET BRIDGE. During the year settlement has been made relative to the obligations of the town in the matter of maintenance and repair of the flooring and approaches of the birdge over the Boston and Albany Railroad tracks at Main and Church Streets in the Depot Village. Following the installation of the new bridge a petition was filed in the Superior Court asking for the appointment of commissioners to determine, among other questions, the matter of mainten- ance of the flooring of the bridge and the approaches
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thereto. The railroad company expressed its intention to have these obligations assumed by the town. This would have required the maintenance of the retaining wall along the westerly side of Main Street from the Flynt Building & Construction Company's office to the bridge, with the fence thereon, with heavy contingent liability in the case of any accident. The town contested the appointment of the commission requested in the Superior Court and several points raised by it were sustained by the Court and the peti- tion dismissed. Following this action by the Court a decree was agreed upon wherein the flooring of the bridge, retaining walls and the fences are to be maintained by the railroad company.
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RECOMMENDATIONS.
Statement of recommendations for the next year, and receipts and expenditures of the past year follow : Election and Registration, $485.00
Care and rent of Lockup,
675.00
Meat and Cattle Inspection,
400.00
Premium Workmens Compensation Ins.,
200.00
Book-keeper,
600.00
Selectmens' Other Expenses,
300.00
Contingent,
1,000.00
Care and rent of Town Offices,
1,025.00
Special Police,
300.00
Printing and Distributing Annual Reports, 275.00
Salaries of Selectmen, 500.00
Clerk of Selectmen,
100.00
HAROLD W. BRAINERD, CHARLES D. HOLDEN,
Selectmen.
1900-
C.
675 625
Collection -
1000
300
13,
Lierna Cara
.425. 500.
Police Dept
300.
Care - Runt of Pocket
700.
Salir g Keit men
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Town Bookkeeper's Report
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen : Palmer, Mass. Gentlemen : I respectfully submit herewith my report of the Receipts and Expenditures of the Town for the fiscal year ending December 31, 1915.
RECEIPTS.
TAXES.
Current Year :
Poll,
$3,852.00
Personal,
27,519.99
Real Estate,
52,845.31
$84,217.30
Previous Years :
Personal,
7,007.97
Real Estate,
6,551.32
Unclassified,
1,091.58
. 14,650.87
From State :
Corporation
(Business), 7,991.40
Corporation
(Pub. Service), 279.47
National Bank Tax, 146.65
Street Railway,
4,343.59 12,761.11 111,629.28
LICENSES AND PERMITS.
Liquor Licenses, 10,806.00
Milk Licenses, 34.50
Pool and Billiard Licenses, 56.00
All other,
177.00 11,073.50 11,073.50
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GRANTS AND GIFTS.
Hampden County :
Dog Licenses, 745.04
Individuals :
H. G. Loomis,
500.00
1,245.04
1,245.04
OTHER GENERAL REVENUE.
Reimbursement :
Tax Losses,
25.78
25.78
25.78
SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS.
For Street Sprinkling, 938.64 938.64 933.64
PRIVILEGES.
Junk Privilege,
525.00
525.00
525.00
GENERAL GOVERNMENT.
Town Clerk:
Sale of History, .75 .75 .75
PROTECTION OF PERSONS AND PROPERTY.
Forestry :
Use of Sprayer, 30.33
Forest Fires, 7.40 37.73 37.73
HEALTH AND SANITATION.
Health :
Contagious dieases,
14.43
All other,
24.29
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Sanitation :
Sewer Connections,
45.00
Sewer Permits,
225.00
Sales,
.25
308.97
308.97
HIGHWAYS.
General :
Sale of Old Materials, 68.72
Bridges :
For Bridge Repairs, 147.57
Construction :
From St. Ry. Co.,
1,873.87
Sidewalks and Curbing :
For Construction,
28.17
2,118.33
2,118.33
CHARITIES.
Town Farm:
Sale of Produce,
635.81
Board,
180.00
815.81
Reimbursement :
From Cities and Towns, 55.98
From State,
383.13
439.11
1,254.92
Soldiers' Benefit :
State and Military aid, 630.00
Soldiers Burials, 50.00
680.00
680.00
EDUCATION.
Schools :
Tuition State Wards, 571.75
Other Tuition, 1,309.24
Sale of Books, 2.50 1,883.49 1,883.49
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CEMETERIES.
Sale of Lots and Graves :
Lots, 304.00
Care of Lots and Graves :
Lots,
644.00
Grading, 62.30
Opening Graves,
267.00
Foundations,
334.35
All other,
3.30
1,614.95
1,614.95
INTEREST.
On Deposits :
General,
401.72
On Trust Funds :
Merrick fund, 52.02
Thompson fund,
58.20
511.94
511.94
MUNICIPAL INDEBTEDNESS.
Temporary Loans : Anticipation of Taxes, 50,000.00 50,000.00
REFUNDS AND TRANSFERS.
Refunds :
Miscellaneous,
11.80
11.80
BALANCES.
Cash on Hand Dec. 31, 1914, 29,634.72
$213,494.84
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GENERAL GOVERNMENT.
Selectmen's Department :
Salaries and Wages:
Selectmen.
500.00
Clerk, 100.00
Other Expenses :
Stationery and Postage, 16.08
Printing and
Advertising, 38.41
Carfares, Teams, etc., 23.00
Telephones, 53.91
Painting and Repairing
Hearse,
82.00
All other, 65.25 $878.65
Auditing and Accounting Department :
Salaries and Wages :
Auditors, 40.00
Book-keeper, 600.00
Stationery and Postage, 8.12
Printing,
9.00
657.12
Treasury Department :
Salaries and Wages :
Treasurer,
400.00
Other Expenses :
Stationery and Postage, 74.76
Telephone,
17.05
Surety Bond,
125.00
All other,
2.61
619.42
Collector's Department
Salaries and Wages :
Collector,
450.00
Other Expenses :
Stationery and Postage, 29.25 Printing and
Advertising,
41.71
Surety Bond,
132.75
653.71
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Assessors' Department : Salaries and Wages : Assessors, 900.00
Other Expenses :
Stationery and Postage, 47.36
Printing and
Advertising,
101.50
All other,
9.20
1,058.06
Law Department :
Salaries and Wages :
Town Counsel, 1914, 225.00
Other Expenses : Ellis Title & Conveying Co., 30.00
T. W. Kenifick,
Norton Case,
29.20
Other Legal Services,
50.00
Settlement of Damages :
Purlin M. Shearer,
243.60
577.80
License Commission :
Expenses : Printing and
Advertising,
24.25
Carfares, Teams, etc.,
5.00
Special Legal Services, 10.00 39.25
Other Finance Offices and Accounts : Certifying Notes, 8.00
Town Clerk's Department : Salaries and Wages :
Town Clerk, 150.00
Recording Fees,
221.10
Other Expenses :
Stationery and Postage 22.68
Printing, 2.25
Bond, 4.00 400.03
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Election and Registration :
Salaries and Wages:
Registrars, 60.00
Precinct Officers, 176.00
Primary Officers, 24.00
Other Expenses :
Stationery and Postage, .10
Printing and
Advertising, 133.51
Meals,
1.65
Carfares, etc.,
4,70
Rent,
40.00
All other,
66.49
506.45
Town Officers :
Rent, 240.00
Furniture and Fixtures,
98.37
Light,
9.22
Moving Furniture, etc., 51.00
Carpenter Work, 55.52
454.11
Town Hall :
Janitor, 5.00
Other Expenses :
Repairs, 84.33 89.33
Total for General Government,
$5,941.93
PROTECTION OF PERSONS AND PROPERTY.
Police Department :
Salaries and Wages:
Night Police, 1,776.50
Special Services, 311.00
Wire Mill Strike,
370.00
Janitor of Lockup,
115.50
Equipment and Repairs :
Equipment, 1.52
Repairs, 6.90
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Fuel and Light :
Light,
58.07
Rent, 500.00
All other, 16.06 3,155.55
Prosecuting Illegal Sales of Liquor :
Police Services, 4.50
Support of District Court :
Fees, 908.13
Fire Department :
Care of Auto Truck :
Repairs, 1914, 352.65
Equipment and
Repairs, 1915 190.64
Gasoline, etc., 18.35
Insurance, 62.47
All other,
5.00
629.11
Sealing Weights and Measures :
Salaries and Wages:
Sealer, 200.00
Other Expenses :
Printing, etc.,
11,27
Carfares, teams, etc., 25.00
Equipment and
Repairs,
38.06
All other,
1.20
275.53
Extermination of Moths and Beetles :
Salaries and Wages :
Superintendent,
38.00
Labor,
110.25
Printing, 4.50
Insecticides,
45.56
Carfares, teams, etc.,
53.00
Equipment and Repairs, 30.53
All other, 8.00
289.84
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Tree Warden's Department :
Salaries and Wages:
Warden,
95.80
Labor, 96.65
Other Expenses :
Teams,
22.35
Tools, etc., 14.09
228.89
Forest Warden's Department :
Salaries and Wages :
Warden, 99.20
Labor, Forest Fires, 498.75
Apparatus,
74.50
Teams and Auto Hire, 91.50
Meals, 13.50
Equipment, 46.63
Telephone, 22.00
All other,
42.06
888.14
Other Protection of Persons and Property
Salaries and Wages : Labor, Thorndike
Barn, 28.00
Labor, Knox Barn, 18.00
Labor, Holbrook Fire, 49.00 95.00
Total for Protection of Persons
and Property, $6474.69
HEALTH AND SANITATION.
HEALTH.
General Administration :
Salaries Board of Health, 150.00
Salary Clerk, 25.00
Printing, stationery, etc., 25.49
Telephone, 7.46
All other,
36.50 244.45
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Quarantine and Contagious Diseases :
Board and Treatment, 236.29
Medical Attendance, 6.50
Groceries and Pro-
visions, 4.00
Cultures,
65.00
All other, 4.50
316.29
Vital Statistics :
Births,
79.25
Deaths,
15.25
94.50
Other Expenses :
Fumigation and Disin-
fectants, 56.02
All other, 3.00
59.02
Inspection :
Salaries and Wages,
Animals, 185.57
Salaries and Wages,
Meats and Pro-
visions, 226.75
Salaries and Wages,
Milk and Vinegar, 80.00
Exp. Milk and Vinegar Inspection, 40.00
Slaughter Houses,
28.50
560.82
SANITATION
Sewers and Culverts :
Labor,
525.80
Teams,
195.47
Equipment, 66.08
Pipe and Fittings, 96.64
Brick and Cement,
56.23
Castings,
62.50
Metal Culverts,
39.30
All other,
7.44
1,049.46
Public Dump:
Labor, 12.95
Total for Health and Sanitation, 2,337.49
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HIGHWAYS.
General Administration :
Surveyor's Salary, 998.00
Printing, Stationery and Postage, .50
Telephone,
31.93
1.030.43
Highway Repairs :
Labor,
2,947.85
Teams, 3,028.80
Broken Stone, etc., 166.50
Equipment & Repairs,
59.05
All other,
60.03
6,262.23
Bridge Repairs :
Labor,
169.64
Teams,
25.50
Lumber,
540.36
Hardware and Tools,
21.70
All other,
50.62
807.82
Removal of Snow and Ice :
Labor,
106.46
Teams,
179.50
285.96
Railings :
Labor,
71.63
Materials,
90.93
162.56
Street Sprinkling :
Teams,
768.25
Water,
300.00
Oil Experiment,
50.00
Repairs,
11.50
1,129.75
Curbing and Walk, Thorndike St .: .
Labor,
123.02
Curbing,
335.90
Survey and Plan,
20.00
478.92
Curbing and Walk, Church, Pleasant and School Sts .:
Labor,
35.68
Teams,
15.00
Curbing,
146.66
Survey and Plan,
14.00 211.34
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Curbing and Walk, Highland St .:
Labor,
76.04
Curbing, 160.25
Tar Walk,
84.46
Plan and Grade, 10.00
Cement,
14.00
344.75
Highway Construction :
Contractors for over-
haul, 126.70
Damages to Sprayer, 15.00
141.70
Resurfacing Thorndike Street :
Contractors,
7,617.58
Oil,
290.00
All other,
3.00
7,910.58
Permanent Highway Repairs :
Labor,
343.08
Teams,
279.50
Trap Rock,
73.43
Oil,
211.09
Freight, 39.15
Equipment and Repairs, 1.75
State Highway Re-
pairs, 2,853.44
3,801.44
Resurfacing North Main Street :
Labor,
166.43
Teams,
231.00
Trap Rock,
117.21
Oil,
276.63
Equipment,
17.25
Fuel,
31.21
All other,
13.72
853.45
Resurfacing Main St., Bondsville :
Labor,
329.22
Teams,
327.31
Trap Rock,
223.29
Oil,
41.10
Equipment,
8.39
All other,
24.71
954.02
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Sidewalks, Repairs of :
Ash Walks :
Labor,
80,21
Teams, 142.05
222.26
Concrete Walks :
· Contractor, 1,025.17
Labor, 3.00
1,028.17
Sidewalks, New Concrete :
Labor and Materials, 463.46
Street Lighting :
Lights, 7,444.87
Total for Highways, 33,533.71
CHARITIES.
SUPPORT OF POOR
General Administration :
Salaries of Overseers, 430.00
Salary of Clerk, 175.00
Printing, Stationery and Postage, 28.41
All other, 86.84 720.25
Town Farm:
Salary of Warden,
724.92
Labor, 23.00
Groceries and Pro-
visions, 1,087.18
Dry Goods and Cloth-
ing, 160.89
Medicine and Medical
Attendance, 81.90
Repairs of Building, 23.99
Fuel and Light, 264.78
Hay, Grain & Straw, 733.26
Equipment & Repairs, 439.53 Seeds, Fertilizer, etc., 142.95 All other, 411.57 4,093.97
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Outside Relief :
Cash,
157.00
Rent,
521.24
Groceries and Pro-
visions, 2,421.06
Coal and Wood, 113.84
Board and Care, 276.00
Medicine and Medical
Attendance, 161.13
Burials, 97.00
Institutions, 227.76
All other,
12.50
3,987.53
Relief By Other Cities and Towns :
Cities, 1,084.83
Towns,
293.73
1,378.56
Other Expenses : 6.50
WING HOSPITAL.
Board and Treatment,
522.68
SOLDIERS' BENEFITS.
State Aid,
686.00
Soldiers' Relief :
Groceries and Pro-
visions,
130.67
Medical Attendance,
2.00
818.67
Total for Charities,
11,528.16
EDUCATION.
General Expenses :
Salaries :
Superintendent, 2,050.02
Truant Officers, 92.00
Clerk,
516.15
Other Expenses
School Census,
65.00
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Printing, Stationery
and Postage, 155.18
Telephone, 56.66
Traveling Expenses, 25.00
Freight and Cartage, 174.46
All other, 29.27
3,163.74
Teachers' Salaries :
High,
5,209.00
Elementary, 20,369.68
Retirement, 500.50
26,079.18
Text Books and Supplies :
High :
Text and Reference
Books,
401.84
All other Supplies, 206.38
Elementary :
Text and Reference
Books, 1,105.93
All Other Supplies,
152.22
1,866.37
Tuition, 79.00
Transportation :
High,
1,034.25
Elementary,
1,601.15
2,635.40
Janitor Service : High,
550.00
Elementary,
2,076.25
2,626.25
Fuel and Light :
High,
1,276.40
Elementary,
2,409.82
3,686.22
Maintenance of Buildings and Grounds :
High :
Janitor Supplies, 90.03
Water, 37.52
All other,
8.70
Elementary :
Janitor Supplies, 274.66
Water, 255.74
All other,
343.34 1,009.99
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Furniture and Furnishings :
High :
Desks, Chairs, etc., 302.97
All other, 39.94
Elementary :
Desk, Chairs, etc.,
542.47
885.38
Rent,
22.50
Other Expenses :
Diplomas and Gradua-
tion,
86.25
Insurance,
563.95
Miscellaneous Print- ing, 253.13
All other,
35.04
938.37
Medical Inspection, 201.00
Music, Manual Training and Drawing :
Salaries :
Music Instructor, 550.00
Manual Training and
Drawing Instruc- tor, 820.00
Text Books and Supplies :
Music & Music Books, 138.27
Drawing Materials, 117.52
Manual Training Sup- plies, 232.04
Carriage hire, 22.50
All other, 5.70
1,886.03
Commercial Course :
Salaries 2,360.00
Text and Reference Books, 257.19
Miscellaneous Sup-
plies, 123.30
2,740.49
Repairs, School Building :
High :
Carpentry and Paint- ing, 53.89
43
Plumbing, 134.82
Lumber, Brick, etc.,
.83
Electrical Work, 110.25
Elementary :
Carpentry & Painting, 176.74
Plumbing, 197.05
Lumber, Brick, etc., 27.30
Electrical Work, 38.05
All other,
21.34
760.27
Total for Education,
48.580.19
LIBRARY.
Memorial Young Men's Library
Association, 2,500.00 2,500.00
UNCLASSIFIED.
Memorial Day, 100.00
Care of Clock, 75.00
Printing & Distributing
Annual Reports,
274.05
Workmen's Liability
Insurance,
143.63
592.68
Total for Unclassified, 592.68
CEMETERIES.
Care and Maintenance :
Salary of Secretary, 150.00
Printing, Stationery,
etc.,
18.66
Labor,
1,143.80
Teams, 89.60
Loam, 2.20
44
Equipment & Repairs, 49.28
Fertilizer & Supplies, 61.86
All other, 70.95
Improvements :
Shrubs, etc., 65.75
Total for Cemeteries, 1,652.10
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INTEREST.
Temporary Loans :
Anticipation of Taxes, 543.02
General Loans :
Refunding Loan,
280.00
Grammar School
Bonds,
336.00
High School Bonds, 520.00
Highway Construction
Bonds,
1,600.00
Three Rivers School
Loan,
318.75
Funding Loan,
637.50
Total for interest,
4,235.27
MUNICIPAL INDEBTEDNESS.
Temporary Loans :
Anticipation of Taxes, 50,000.00
General Loans :
Refunding Loan,
2,000.00
Three River School
Bonds,
3,000.00
Grammar School
Bonds,
1,600.00
High School Bonds, 1,000.00
45
Highway Construction
Bonds, 5,000.00
Refunding Bridge Loan, 3,000.00
Total for Municipal Indebtedness, 65,600.00 65.600.00
AGENCY AND TRUST.
Agency :
Taxes :
State Tax, 13,260.00
Non-Resident Bank, 1,046.52
County,
5,239.34
Liquor Licenses :
For State,
2,701.76
Trust :
H. G. Loomis Fund, 500.00 Total for Agency and Trust,
22,747.62
Cash on Hand Dec. 31st, 1915,
7,771.00
$213,494.84
J. E. TOOLE, Bookkeeper.
5
Trial Balance
J. A. Hawkes, Collector, 1912, $ 10.07
J. A. Hawkes, Collector, 1913, 1,050.83
J. A. Hawkes, Collector, 1914, 6,283.89
J. A. Hawkes, Collector, 1915, 11,064.26
Mrs. Ellen Taylor, 30.10
Commonwealth of Massachusetts,
City of Springfield, 83.30
City of Worcester, 2.55
City of Taunton, 1.00
Town of Warren, 161.60
Town of Ware,
10.00
Town of Winchendon, 10.00
Board of Bridget McGowan, 39.00
Cemetery Dept. Bills, 1912 and Prior, 26.16
Overlay, 1912, 10.07
Overlay, 1913,
1,385.19
Overlay, 1914,
1,988.47
Overlay, 1915,
2,288.74
Revenue, 339.24
Excess and Deficiency Fund, 11,452.86
Selectmen's Other Expenses, 21.35
Auditing and Accounting, Other Expenses,
7.88
Treasurer's Other Expenses, 27.42
Collector's Salary 320.00
Collector's Other Expenses, 3.71
Assessors' Other Expenses, 58.06
License Commission Other Expenses, 24.25
Town Clerk's Other Expenses,
.03
Law Department, 82.20
Town Offices, 261.63
$
378.21
47
Election and Registration,
19.45
Care of Town Hall,
4.65
Night Police,
.16
Reimbursement of Police Officers,
100.00
Suppression Illegal Sale of Liquor,
195.50
Care and Rent of Lockup,
11.01
Support of District Court,
108.13
Insurance and Maintenance Auto Truck,
45.89
Tree Warden's Salary,
17.20
Planting and Preservation of Shade Trees,
53.91
Superintendent of Moth Department,
62.00
Extermination Elm Tree Beetle,
148.16
Forest Warden's Salary,
.80
Forest Fires,
262.06
Sealer's Other Expenses,
24.47
Board of Health,
526.74
Milk and Vinegar Inspector, 50.00
Sewers and Culverts,
150.54
Meat and Cattle Inspection,
12.32
Surveyor's Salary, 2.00
General Highway Repairs, 500.44
Permanent Highway Repairs,
1,552.00
Resurfacing Thorndike Street,
407.58
Resurfacing No. Main Street,
146.55
Resurfacing Main St., Bondsville,
45.98
Bridge Repairs,
392.18
Highway Construction,
2,026.71
Street Sprinkling,
119.75
New Tar Walks,
36.54
Repairs Tar Walks,
28.17
New Ash Walks,
277.74
Curbing Thorndike Street,
287.05
Curbing Highland Street,
94.75
Curbing Church and Pleasant Streets,
3.66
Street Lights,
22.13
Railings,
87.44
48
Surveyor's Other Expenses,
32.43
Support of Poor,
418.19
Support of Poor, Contingent, 500.00
State Aid, 686.00
Soldiers and Sailors Aid,
167.33
Wing Memorial Hospital Fund,
477.32
Education,
875.07
Selectmen's Contingent Account,
28.94
Workmen's Compensation Insurance,
56.37
Reserve Fund,
2,630.25
Reserve Fund on Account of Abatements,
375.70
Cemetery Care and Improvement, . 52.10
Interest on Temporary Loans,
106.98
Interest on Maturing Debt,
63.75
Net Bonded Debt, 79,000.00
Highway Construction,
35,000.00
Highway School Loan,
12,000.00
Grammar School Loan,
8,000.00
Three Rivers School,
6,000.00
Refunding Bridge,
12,000.00
Refunding Loan,
6,000.00
Trust Funds, 13,120.09
Cemetery Perpetual Care Funds,
10,635.00
Cemetery Perpetual Care Income Account,
683.81
Merrick Fund,
850.00
Thompson Fund,
951.28
Cash Balance, Dec. 31, 1915,
7,771.00
$121,863.67
$121,863.67
Palmer, Mass., January 1, 1916.
Assessors' Report
The Board of Assessors respectfully report as follows:
Appropriations,
$110,563.87
Maturing Town Bonds,
13,410.04
Interest,
4,406.00
County Tax,
5,239.34
State Highway Tax,
2,853.44
State Tax,
13,260.00
Less,
149,732.69
Estimated Receipts,
$20,370.12
Liquor License Fees,
8,104.50
Cash Balance,
20,771.52
49,246.14
100,486.55
Overlay,
2,288.74
102,775.29
Amount of Levy, Non-Resident Bank Tax,
1,054.88
Street Sprinkling Tax,
1,256.50
Amount of Warrant of July 28, 1915,
105,086.67
Poll taxes assessed October 23rd,
12.00
3,698.03
Springfield Street Railway Excise Tax, Amount of Assessment December 18th (Omitted Assessment),
349.80
Total amount to be collected,
$109,146.50
50
VALUATION FOR 1915.
Personal Property,
Resident Bank Stock,
$1,706,979.00 62,040.00 1,769,019.00
Buildings,
Land,
2,628,740.00 952,671.00
3,581,411.00
Value of Personal Property added December 18th,
19,220.00
Total Valuation, 1915,
5,369,650.00
TABLE OF AGGREGATE.
Number of residents assessed on property, Individuals, 760 Number of residents assessed on property, all others, 357 Number of non-residents assessed on property, Indi- viduals, 151
Number of non-residents assessed on property, all others, 60
1,328
Total number of names April assessment, Added December assessment, for Poll only,
6
Added December assessment on property, For Excise Tax,
1
Number of horses assessed,
396
Number of cows assessed,
439
Number of neat stock assessed,
108
Number of swine assessed,
62
Number of fowl assessed,
2,870
Number of dwelling houses assessed,
1,223
Number of acres of land,
18,339
Tax rate per $1,000.00,
$18.20
ROY E. CUMMINGS, JOHN O. HAMILTON, CHARLES E. FULLER, Assessors.
Total number assessed on property, Total number assessed for Poll only, 2,139
3,467
12
3,486
5,350,430.00
Report of the Board of Health
The Board of Health submit to the voters of Palmer the following report :
The number of contagious diseases reported to the Board from Jan. 1, 1915 to Jan. 1, 1916, are eighty-seven.
TABLE NO. 1.
Contagious and infectious diseases :
Diphtheria,
611 . 2 2 5 4 21
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