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85.46
Preservation of Shade Trees,
118.74
Supt. Moth Department,
73.00
Extermination Elm Tree Beetle,
400.00
Forest Fires,
632.94
Sealer's Other Expenses,
41.15
Board of Health,
1,042.12
Care of Sewers,
114.64
Randall Street Sewer,
3.04
Meat and Cattle Inspection,
3.22
Highway Repairs,
303.70
Permanent Highway Repairs,
480.96
Commercial Street,
156.05
Bridge Repairs,
301.97
Highway Construction,
941.61
Street Sprinkling,
140.60
New Concrete Sidewalks,
157.13
Repairs of Tar Walks,
1.86
Repairs of Ash Walks,
2.75
Bridge Street Sidewalk,
5.42
Main Street Sidewalk,
8.57
Converse Street Sidewalk,
1.00
Street Lighting,
2.41
Railings,
195.65
Poor Department, Salaries,
25.00
Support of Poor,
1,312.93
Support of Poor "Contingent",
492.00
State Aid,
646.00
Soldiers and Sailors Aid,
150.00
Wing Memorial,
200.58
German War Aid,
155.00
Education,
666.35
Investigation of Need of Schoolroom,
490.65
Selectmen's "Contingent" Account,
110.90
Workmen's Compensation Insurance,
62.23
Printing Town Reports,
15.68
Reserve Fund,
2,630.25
Reserve Fund on Account of Abatements,
1,886.88
Cemetary Care and Improvement,
114.29
Interest on Temporary Loans,
53.47
Advance Account, Maturing Dept. Due Jan. 1, 1918, 2,000.00
Advance Account, Interest on Maturing
Debt. due Jan. 1, 1918,
824.00
Net Bonded Debt.,
45,800.00
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Highway Construction Loan,
25,000.00
High School,
10,000.00
Grammar School,
4,800.00
Refunding Bridge,
6,000.00
Turst Funds,
17,370.09
Cemetery Perpetual Care Fund,
14,885.00
Cemetery Perpetual Care Income Account,
683.81
Merrick Fund,
850.00
Thompson Fund,
951.28
Cash Balance, December 31, 1917,
25,964.00
$131,339.36
$131,339.36
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Assessors' Report
The Board of Assessors respectfully report as follows :
Appropriations,
$124,064.00
Maturing Town Bonds,
15,600.00
Interest,
3,530.25
County Tax,
6,102.89
State Highway Tax,
5,326.27
State Tax,
14,190.00
Deductions, $168,813.41
Liquor License Fees,
$9,003.75
Cash on hand voted to reduce levy,
21,350.22
Estimated receipts,
18,220.00
Excise Tax of 1916 to reduce high- way appropriation, 3,978.18
Credit from State Income Tax,
3,741.00
56,293.15
112,520.26
Overlay,
2,317.95
Amount to be raised,
114,838.21
Non-resident Bank Tax,
1,197.84
Street Sprinkling Assessment,
1,475.88
Amount of Warrant, September 19, 1917,
117,451.93
Pool Taxes since added,
2.00
Springfield Street Ry. Excise Tax,
4,248.38
Total Amount on Collector's Book, $121,702.31 .
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VALUATION FOR 1917.
Personal Property,
Resident Bank Stock,
$1,954,141.00 75,600.00 2,029,741.00
Buildings,
Land,
2,900,802.00 961,394.00 3,862,196.00
Total Valuation for . 1917,
5,891,937.00
Tax rate, $18.60
TABLE OF AGGREGATES.
Number of residents assessed on property (Individuals), 1,837 Number of residents assessed on property (All others), 352
Number of Non-residents assessed on property (Individuals ), 172
Number of Non-residents assessed on property (All others), 78
Total number assessed on property,
2,439
Total number assessed a poll only, 1,039
Total number of names April assessment, 3,478
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Added names since for Excise tax,
1
3,480
Number of horses assessed,
348
Number of Cows assessed,
504
Number of neat cattle other than cows assessed,
136
Number of swine assessed,
82
Number of fowl assessed,
3,223
Number of dwelling houses assessed,
1,229
Number of acres of land assessed,
18,339
ROY E. CUMMINGS JOHN O. HAMILTON, CHARLES E. FULLER,
Assessors.
Added names since for poll tax,
Board of Health Report
To the Honorable Selectmen and the Citizens of Palmer :
The Board of Health of the Town of Palmer herewith sub- mit their annual report for the year ending Dec. 31, 1917. .
The number of cases of contagious and infectious diseases reported to this Board during the year 1917 were much less than the year previous, there being 41 this year against 156 last year.
TABLE NO. 1.
Contagious and infectious diseases :
Diphtheria
Pneumonia
Ophthalmia
Nonatorum
Measles
Scarlet Fever
Tuberculosis
Typhoid Fever
Interior
Poliomyelitis
Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis
January,
1
2
March,
1
4
1
1
1
May,
1
2
1
1
5
June,
4
1
1
July,
1
1
August,
2
2
September,
1
3
2
1
1
8
November,
1
1
2
December,
5
2
7
8
2
1
11
10
3
1
1
41
1
February,
2
5
April,
.6
1
1
October,
49
TABLE NO. 2.
Number of deaths reported from Jan. 1, 1917 to Deç. 31, 1917.
January,
12
February,
16
March,
6
April,
14
May,
15
June,
12
July,
10
August.
15
September,
6
October,
7
November,
12
December,
10
135
TABLE NO. 3.
Ages at death of persons dying from Jan. 1, 1917 to Dec. 31, 1917.
Totals
Males
Females
Less than 1 year,
29
18
11
1 to 2 years,
9
4
5
2 to 3 years,
1
1
3 to 4 years,
1
1
5 to 10 years,
4
3
1
10 to 15 years,
1
1
15 to 20 years,
4
4
20 to 30 years,
6
3
3
30 to 40 years,
16
9
7
40 to 50 years,
10
6
4
50 to 60 years,
6
6
60 to 70 years,
18
10
8
70 to 80 years,
13
6
7
80 to 90 years,
9
4
5
90 to 100 years,
3
1
2
Still Births,
5
1
4
135
72
63
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RECEIPTS
Appropriations,
Salaries,
$1,800.00 175.00
$1,975.00
EXPENDITURES.
Laboratory Work,
$16.60
Inspection,
24.00
Fumigating,
27.00
Board and care of persons :
Sick with dangerous diseases,
293.00
Westfield State Sanatorium,
125.13
Rutland State Sanatorium,
208.57
Supplies,
6.67
Phone.
16.16
Incidental,
4.75
Salaries,
175.00
896.83
Balance not used, $1,078.12
REPORT OF MILK INSPECTOR. For the Year Ending Dec. 30, 1917.
To Board of Health, Palmer :
I have inspected milk wagons and places where milk is produced, kept and sold, 96.
Inspected twice where milk is produced and cows once.
Number producers permits, no fee,
43
Number milk licenses, 61 @ .50
$30.50
Oleomargarine, 10 @ .50,
5.00
$35.50
Paid Town Treasurer,
$35.50
Respectfully yours, CHAS. H. KEITH,
Milk Inspector.
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REPORT OF MEAT INSPECTOR.
Beef. Condemned Hogs Condemned Veal Condemned
January,
38
1
33
0
23
3
February,
39
2
19
()
38
0
March,
10
0
19
0
12
0
April.
5
0
11
0)
13
0
May.
7
0)
9
0
27
1
June.
5
0
6
()
15
0
July.
2
0
0
0
17
()
August.
6
1
0
0
24
()
September,
10
1
0
0
13
0
October,
20
0
4
0
13
0
November,
22
0
30
0
8
0
December,
9
0)
43
0)
4
0
173
5
174
0
207
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Respectfully submitted,
CHAS. H. KEITH,
Inspector.
The Board recommends for its use in the Health Depart- ment, $1,000.00 Vital Statistics, 400.00
Salaries, 175.00
J. P. SCHNEIDER, S. O. MILLER, W. C. HITCHCOCK, Board of Health.
HARRIETTE PAINE, Clerk.
Highway Surveyor's Report
January 1, 1918.
To the Voters of the Town of Palmer :
As everyone knows, the labor conditions have been ab- normal this year. There was such a demand for unskilled labor in the factories and mills, and such high wages were paid that the employees secured a large proportion of the laborers that would ordinarily have been available for work construct- ing highways. On account of these conditions there was work that had to be left undone.
At the opening of the year there was extra work done on account of the detour from Palmer Center to the State Hatch- ery. This being a soft dirt road the heavy traffic rutted it badly.
Main Street from Central street to the railroad bridge was improved by being plowed. The loose material was carted away. The road surface was made of trap rock thoroughly rolled. It was then grouted with a hot asphaltic product ap- plied by pressure machine. This was covered with fine chip or pea stone. The cost being seven hundred and fifty dollars, taken from the care of highway appropriation.
The rural roads were repaired with scraper and drags. The bituminous surface was patched in Thorndike, Bondsville, Three Rivers and Palmer.
The surface that was treated by the pressure machine was from the High School to the railroad crossing in Thorn- dike, Main Street, Palmer, from the brick paving to the Point of Rocks.
Th bridges at West Brimfield had 'to be repaired on ac- count of the heavy hauling of broken stone on the State High- way repairs.
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The King bridge was replanked, the cost being seventy- eight dollars, the Town of Brimfield paying one-half of the cost.
The lower bridge on the West Warren road was damaged by a truck that the State Highway Commission was using. The truck, weighing fifty-five hundred and loaded with trap rock, broke through the flooring, breaking three (3) of the cross timbers. This was repaired at a cost of forty dollars, the Town of Brimfield paying one-half the cost.
The Red bridge leading to the West Brimfield Station gave way on the Palmer side, caused by one of the girders breaking. The bridge was closed to traffic until repairs were made. The cost was one hundred-thirty dollars, the Town of Brimfield paying one-half the cost.
The Fay bridge was damaged by a motor vehicle running into the iron work, causing the bridge to drop four (4) feet. This was repaired under the supervision of the Surveyor of Highways of Palmer, the Town of Monson paying the cost allowed to them by the insurance company.
The planking of the Depot street bridge became loosened and the spikes were working up on account of old stringers. This was repaired by taking up the planks, ten new stringers were put on, and the planks replaced. The cost was one hundred and sixty dollars, the Town of Monson paying one-half the cost.
In North street, Three Rivers, there has always been three (3) plank culvert bridges maintained on account of the turn of the brook. Two of these bridges needed to be rebuilt. By changing the course of the brook they were done away with. The cost was thirty-five dollars.
The sewers of the Town were flushed as often as found necessary. The catch basins were kept clean. New grates were put in to replace some that were broken. There were some catch basins that had to be raised or lowered to better conditions. One manhole was built. There were six (6) house connections constructed. The culverts were cleaned, and a few were replaced with metal culverts.
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New railings were put up to replace broken ones when it was possible to find anyone that could furnish railings.
The annual inventory of equipment has been taken. The Town barn will be opened at any time for inspection.
I would recommend the following appropriations :
Care of highway,
$7,000
Care of improved highways,
3,000
Care of bridges, 1,000
Care of sewers and culverts,
1,000
Repair of tar walks,
1,000
Repair of ash walks,
400
Railings, 300
Respectfully submitted, DANIEL W. DILLON, Surveyor of Highways.
BILLS RECEIVABLE.
Keating Construction Co., for use of Steam Roller,
claims secured by the Town of Warren, $156.00
Town of Belchertown, use of Steam Roller, 195.00
The Barrett Co., 35 Wendell St., Boston, Mass., Credit balance, 22.54
Cemetery Commissioners' Report
The Board of Cemetery Commissioners hereby submit the following report :
RECEIPTS.
Appropriations, 1917,
$1,800.00
Sale of lots, Oak Knoll,
$286.00
Sale of lots, Four Corners,
24.00
Care of lots,
719.50
Grading lots,
19.00
Opening graves,
301.50
Foundations,
161.08
All others,
5.35
1,516.43
BILLS RECEIVABLE.
Mrs. G. A. Smith, 1914, balance lot,
$15.00
Mrs. A. A. Kenyon, 1915, lot,
20.00
35.00
W. E. Lawler, 1914, foundations, 6.00
F. H. Warby, foundations,
3.00
C. A. Risley & Co., foundations,
10.71
Smith Granite Co., foundations,
18.20
Deacon Bros., foundations,
1.57
J. W. Lambert, foundations,
8.86
John Lawler's Sons, Inc., foundations, 22.95
10.70
81.98
Mrs. L. F. Page, 1914, grading, 1.00
Henry G. Nichols, grading, 5.00
*W. H. Blodgett, grading, 8.00
14.00
Est. Mrs. C. V. Weeks, grave, 1914,
3.00
Est. S. G. Kenyon, 1916, grave,
3.00
W. H. Graham, Corp. grave,
3.00
9.00
C. A. Smith, 1913, care,
1.00
Mrs. Emma C. Carpenter, care,
3.00
Mrs. L. A. Hastings, care,
2.00
Mrs. Ida L. Milligan, care,
2.00
Hattie M. Blanchard, care,
2.00
McGregory & Casman, foundations,
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W. A. Clark, care, 2.25
H. D. Converse, care,
2,50
** J. M. Sisk, care, 1.00
*Mrs. Henry Thayer, care,
2.00
*J. A. Hawkes, care,
2.00
*Mrs. Julia McKendrick, care,
2.00
Jason H. Keith, care,
2.00
Abram Jordan, care,
2.00
25.75
165.73
*Paid after closing of books,
$3,482.16
EXPENDITURES.
Salaries,
$150.00 .
Printing and Postage,
6.24
Supplies,
63.34
Labor,
1,267.66
Teams,
42.77
Equipment and Repairs,
58.75
Fertilizer,
18.00
All Others,
78.95
1,685.71
Balance,
114.29
114.29
Paid George E. Clough,
1,516.43
1,526.43
3,326.43
INVENTORY OF PROPERTY.
Tool house, Oak Knoll,
75.00
Tool house, Four Corners,
50.00
Tools,
50.00
175.00
Unsold lots at market price :
Four Corners-
153 at $8.00
$1,224.00
Oak Knoll-
5 at 50.00
250.00
11 at 35.00
385.00
7 at 25.00
175.00
135 at 24.00
3.240.00
55 at 20.00
1,100.00
4 at 12.00
48.00
3 at
8.00
24.00
72 at 1.00
72.00
$6,518.00
$6,693.00
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Perpetual Care Funds
AAmount.
Present Condition.
Henry Scism,
$100.00
$102.32
John A. Squier.
100.00
106.32
Calista E. Hendricks,
100.00
103.69
Laura E. Child,
500.00
510.67
Minnie K. Bennett,
200.00
204.78
Avery W. Green,
200.00
204.25
Waterman Fuller,
200.00
224.28
John and Lucy Smith,
200.00
204.25
William A. Breckenridge,
200.00
204.83
James W. Snow,
100.00
102.11
Franklin Blanchard,
100.00
102.32
John H. Haynes,
200.00
210.83
Mary A. Shaw,
100.00
102.32
Jane A. Gibson,
100.00
104.61
E. B. Gates,
50.00
51.99
Louisa M. Waid,
200.00
229.83
.Amos A. Allen,
100.00
102.97
Torrey Fund,
100.00
102.90
Pliny Cooley,
50.00
51.29
Henry G. Loomis,
200.00
215.86
William Holbrook,
200.00
204.78
Maria Lawrence,
500.00
526.41
Keyes Foster,
100.00
102.39
Harriet Coolidge,
200.00
221.96
Mrs. L. W. Brown,
200.00
229.02
Eliza J. Kenerson,
200.00
204.05
William Merriam,
200.00
219.63
Mary Redding,
50.00
51.00
D. S. Davis,
200.00
204.89
Marshall Andrews,
200.00
207.00
Ambrose M. Andrews,
200.00
205.00
Enos Calkins,
100.00
102.00
Samuel C. Rogers,
200.00
208.00
Willard G. Kenerson,
100.00
102.00
M. B. Chapman, care Gilbert Barker lot,
100.00
102.00
M. B. Chapman, care of S. Chapman lot,
200.00
208.00
Julia H Henry,
100.00
102.00
Isaac King,
150.00
153.00
Abel H. Calkins,
100.00
102.00
Edward C. · Sexton,
100.00
102.00
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Henry Moore,
100.00
102.00'
J. S. Koster,
100.00
102.00
Melissa Hall,
150.00
155.00
Jeremiah Long,
1,000.00
1,000.00
Mary J. Plympton,
100.00
100.00
Clymena P. Fuller,
150.00
151.00
Abigail T. Nichols,
50.00
50.00
Mary Hastings,
100.00
101.00
Orrin B. Smith,
200.00
203.00
Orrin B. Smith, care of Thomas B. Smith lot,
100.00
101.00
Laura P. Green,
100.00
101.00
J. H. Kenerson,
100.00
100.00
William Harvey,
150.00
151.00
Alden L. Fletcher,
60.00
62.00
Carrie A. Kurtz,
100.00
102.00
Ralph Green,
200.00
215.00
Meriva L. Capen,
100.00
101.00
Minerva R. Olds,
100.00
100.00
Otis C. Lyon,
100.00
100.00
Hitchcock-Graves,
100.00
100.00
Minerva M. Gates,
200.00
205.00
Rogers-Paine,
100.00
100.00
Elizabeth D. Moore,
100.00
101.00
Mary E. Bailey,
100.00
104.00
M. M. Rogers,
100.00
100.00
Nellie S. Hooker,
75.00
78.25
Ethan Warriner,
100.00
100.00
Lizzie E. Fletcher,
100.00
101.00
Andrew Pinney,
100.00
123.19
Frank F. Marcy,
500.00
510.00:
Thomas McDougall,
100.00
100.00
Sarah J. Winter,
200.00
204.00
Charles B. Fiske,
200.00
204.00
Minnie B. Converse,
500.00
510.00
Amelia M. Culver,
100.00
101.00
Omer W. Marcy,
100.00
100.00
Frank M. Eager.
250.00
250.00
Maria Ritchie,
100.00
101.00
Charles H. Burleigh, C. B. lot,
100.00
100.00
Julia A. Burleigh, B. B. lot,
100.00
101.00
C. H. and J. A. Burleigh, care of J. W. Calkin's lot,
25.00
25.00
Emily M. Holdsworth,
100.00
100.00
Sarah D. Smith,
100.00
101.00
H. P. Marcy,
100.00
100.00
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Josie M. Northrop,
300.00
302.00
E. and F. M. Dodge,
100.00
100.00
Calvin Childs,
100.00
100.00
Joseph A. Brown,
500.00
505.00
Sarah I. L. Snow,
50.00
50,50
Abby J. Pierce,
100.00
100.00
Daniel W. Taft,
75.00
75.25
Henry Graves,
50.00
50.00
William H. Osborne,
50.00
50,00
Sarah E. Ward,
50.00
50.00
George F. Sedgewick,
100.00
100.00
George H. Cobb,
50,00
50.00
B. M. Griswold,
50.00
50.00
Thomas Bruce,
100.00
100.00
$14,885.00
$15,299.74
Gain in P. C. Fund,
$450.00
Cemetery Commissioners' Interest Fund,
total, Jan. 1, 1917,
$547.95
Added :
Interest P. C. Fund,
575.15
Interest, C. I. Fund,
27.82
$1,150.92
Withdrawn :
P. C. Fund,
491.00
Present Condition,
$659.92
DAVID L. BODFISH, SAMUEL M. PHILLIPS, LEWIS, R. HOLDEN, Cemetery Commissioners.
Overseers of the Poor Report
To the Honorable Selectmen and the Citizens of Palmer :
The Overseers of the Poor of the Town of Palmer here- with submit their annual report for the year ending Dec. 31, 1917.
During the year 190 persons have received aid through this department. This includes all persons aided at the Town Farm and all children of parents aided, which are as follows:
Town Farm, 17; Outside Poor, 80.
Outside Poor under Chap. 763, Acts of 1913, 23.
Persons aided in this town having settlement in other cities and towns, 11.
Persons aided in other cities and towns having settlement in this town, 25.
Persons aided in this town having no settlement in the Commonwealth, 34.
The expenditures are as follows :
Paid on account of Town Farm, $4,344.74
Paid on account of outside Poor, 2,362.13
Paid on account of Outside Poor, under Chap. 763, Acts of 1913, of which one third will be reim- bursed by the State, 481.94
Paid on account of persons living in this town having settlement in other cities and towns of which the whole amount will be reimbursed, 381.54
Paid to other cities and towns on account of per- sons having settlement in this town, 751.88
Paid on account of persons living in this town who have no settlement in the Commonwealth and will be reimbursed by the State, 334.12
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TOWN FARM.
Warden's Salary,
$725.00
Labor,
277.15
Provisions,
549.95
Supplies,
565.87
Pasturing,
40.00
Grain,
1,389.07
Seeds,
26.15
Fertilizer,
68.75
Farming Utensils,
70.00
Paints and Oils,
26.73
Clothing,
85.50
Medicine and Medical Attendance,
33.30
Insurance,
66.01
Fuel,
309.92
Lights,
76.54
Phone,
23.19
Incidental,
11.61
$4,344.74
RECEIPTS OF FARM.
Live Stock,
$1,259.54
Eggs,
33.63
Butter,
67.23
Beans,
21.00
Potatoes,
129.75
Board,
58.50
$1,569.65
PAID OUT BY WARDEN.
Town Treasurer,
$1,439.60
Labor,
30.00
Soap and Disinfectants,
21.30
Drugs, etc.,
5.50
Supplies,
40.40
Cash on hand,
32.85
$1,569.65
COST OF MAINTAINING TOWN FARM.
Orders drawn on Town Farm account,
$4,344.74
Paid from Town Farm receipts,
97.20
$4,441.94
Receipts of Town Farm,
1,569.65
Net cost of Town Farm,
$2,872.29
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Number of inmates registered during year, Greatest number at one time, Smallest number at one time,
17
16
11
INVENTORY TOWN FARM, 1917.
Furniture and Fixtures,
$599.35
Table Crockery, etc.,
195.72
Live Stock,,
2,182.50
Hay, Grain, Ensilage, etc.,
889.85
Vegetables,, etc.,
656.50
Food Supplics,
308.00
Farming Impliments, Tools, etc.,
868.85
Wood and Coal,
509.50
Lumber,
725.00
Inventory, 1916,
$6,935.27 4,997.75
Increase,
$1,937.52
Valuation Town Farm,
$16,450.00
RECAPITULATION. RECEIPTS.
Appropriations :
Support of Poor,
$10,000.00
Contingent,
500.00
Salaries,
605.00
Town Farm receipts,
1,569.65
Reimbursements,
447.76
$13,122.41
EXPENDITURES.
Support of Poor Town Farm,
$4,344.74
Support of Outside Poor, 2,362.13
Support of Outside Poor under Chap. 763, Acts of 1913, 481.94
Support of persons in this town having settle- ment in other cities ånd towns,
381.54
Support of persons in other cities and towns having settlement in this town,
751.88
Support of persons living in this town having no settlement in the State,
334.12
Salaries, 605.00 Contingent, 8.00
63
Town Physician,
50.00
Expenses paid by Warden,
97.20
Miscellaneous.
19.16
$9,345.61
Balance. $3,686.80
COST OF CILARITIES, YEAR 1917.
Paid from Appropriations, 9,435.61
Less receipts of Town Farm and reimburse- ments paid in, 2,017.41
$7,418.20
Support of Poor,
$10,000.00
Contingent Fund,
500.00
Salaries, Overseers of the Poor,
430.00
Salary, Clerk,
175.00
Salary, Town Physician,
50.00
F. J. HAMILTON, P. J. FITZGERALD, CHARLES GIROUX,
W. C. HITCHCOCK, Clerk.
Overseers of the Poor.
Tax Collector's Report
Account of 1913.
Outstanding Jan. 1, 1917, Amount added,
$573.44 478.39
Outstanding Dec. 31, 1917,
$1,051.83
Account of 1914.
Outstanding Jan. 1, 1917, Interest,
228.87
Paid Treasurer,
$2,268.02 973.60
Outstanding Dec. 31, 1917,
$1,294.42
Account of 1915.
Outstanding Jan. 1, 1917, Interest,
97.65
Paid Treasurer,
$4,893.47 1,176.59
Outstanding Dec. 31, 1917,
$3,716.88
Account of 1916.
Outstanding Jan. 1, 1917, Interest,
38.82
Paid Treasurer,
$11,829.58 4,099.72
Outstanding Dec. 31, 1917,
$7,729.86
Account of 1917.
Assessors' Warrant, to be collected, Interest,
179.32
Paid Treasurer,
112,913.15
Abatements,
67.70
112,980.85
Outstanding Dec. 31, 1917,
$8,900.78
J. A. HAWKES,
Tax Collector.
Collected since Dec. 31, 1917,
$1,894.80
$4,795.82
$11,790.76
$121,702.31
$121,881.63
$2,039.15
Treasurer's Report
RECEIPTS.
Balance on hand Jan. 1, 1917,
$33,414.07
J. A. Hawkes, Tax Collector, tax 1914,
$ 973.60
J. A. Hawkes, Tax Collector, tax 1915, 1,176.59
J. A. Hawkes, Tax Collector, tax 1916, 4,099.72
J. A. Hawkes, Tax Collector, tax 1917,
112,913.15
Commonwealth, various sources,
19,427.15
Cities and Towns, various sources,
1,053.62
Liquor Licenses,
12,955.00
Tax Loans,
50,000.00
All other sources,
7,574.88
$210,173.71
$243,587.78
DISBURSEMENTS.
Paid out on Town Warrants,
$217,623.78
Balance,
25,964.00
$243,587.78
INDEBTEDNESS OF THE TOWN.
Grammar School Bonds,
$ 4,800.00
High School Bonds,
10,000.00
Finding Bonds, (Stone Arch Bridge),
9,000.00
Highway Construction Bonds,
25,000.00
GEORGE E. CLOUGH,
Town Treasurer.
Auditors' Report
Palmer, Jan. 18, 1917.
To the Selectmen of Palmer :
We have examined the accounts of the Treasurer for 1917 and find the following :
Balance Jan. 1, 1917,
$33,414.07
Receipts during the year,
210,173.71
$243,587.78
Total expenditures,
217,623.78
Balance Dec. 31, 1917, $25,964.00
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The accounts of the Tax Collector show the following :
Account of 1913.
Outstanding Jan. 1, 1917,
$573.44
Amount added,
478.39
Outstanding Dec. 31, 1917,
$1.051.83
Account of 1914.
Outstanding Jan. 1, 1917.
$2.039.15 228.87
Interest,
$2,268.02
Paid Treasurer,
973.60
Outstanding, Dec. 31, 1917,
$1,294.42
Account of 1915.
Outstanding Jan. 1, 1917,
$4,795.82
Interest,
97.65
$4,893.47
Paid Treasurer,
1,176.59
Outstanding, Dec. 31, 1917,
$3.716.88
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Account of 1916.
Outstanding Jan. 1, 1917, Interest,
$11,790.76 38.82
Paid Treasurer, Outstanding Dec. 31, 1917,
$11,829.58 4,099.72
$7,729.86
Account of 1917.
Assessors' Warrant, to be collected,
$121,702.31
Interest,
179.32
$121,831.63
Paid Treasurer,
112,913.15
Abatements,
67.70
112,980.85
Outstanding Dec. 31, 1917, $8,900.78
We find the standing of trust funds Dec. 31, 1917, was as follows :
Perpetua lcare of Cemetery lots,
$14,885.00
Thompson, Fund,
951.28
Merrick Fund,
850.00
Respectfully, E. W. CARPENTER, C. K. GAMWELL, Auditors of Palmer.
License Commissioners' Report
Palmer, Jan. 1, 1918.
To the Voters of the Town of Palmer :
The Board of License Commissioners organized Feb. 12, 1917, electing William Burdick, chairman and Patrick H. Gar- vey, clerk. It was voted to have the price of all licenses the same as previous years. The number of applications received were as follows:
The Board received nineteen applications for liquor li- censes :
Thirteen first-class, four fourth-class with the first-class.
One fourth-class (wholesale).
Five sixth-class as Druggists.
The Board met April 12 and granted eight first class, one fourth-class (wholesale), five sixth-class, and four of the fourth-class with the first-class.
The Board met later and granted eleven, common victual- · lers licenses, eleven Sunday licenses, and six inn-holders li- censes.
Upon the death of Francis H. Rochford said license was surrendered, and the Board voted to pay to D. V. Fogarty ad- ministrator of the estate $950, the portion of fee for the re- mainder of the year.
Later the Board granted to D. V. Fogarty & Co. the only application for said license upon the payment of $950, (the amount due for the remainder of the year) a license of the first-class as inn-holders.
WILLIAM BURDICK, PATRICK H. GARVEY, JOHN S. WELSH, Board of License Commissioners.
Sealer of Weights and Measures
For the Year ending December 31, 1917.
This department has tested, sealed, corrected or condemned the following :
Adjusted. Sealed. Condemned.
Platform scales weighing over 5,000 pounds,
13
1
Platform scales weighing under 5,000 pounds,
2
96
9
Counter scales,
3
59
Spring balance scales,
7
49
11
Computing scales, (platform),
2
16
7
Prescription scales,
1
2
Weights, (Avoirdupois),
47
537
1
Weights, (Apothecary),
29
14
Weights, (Metric),
13
1
Liquid Measures,
145
1
Oil measuring pumps,
8
31
3
Molasses measuring pumps,
12
Yard Measures,
9
Testing of Grain and Feed,
32
Reweighing of coal,
1
Reweighing of ice,
3
Reweighing butter,
5
Reweighing meats and provisions,
2
Reweighing bread,
16
Special inspection of gasoline pumps,
2
Beam scales,
4
Computing scales, (Hanging),
1
3
70 1,078
50
Receipt of office, Paid Treasurer,
$96.22
Expense of office supplies,
$22.85
Expense of transportation,
36.00
58.85
$37.37
LOUIS LEVEILLEE, Sealer of Weights and Measures.
Chief of Police Report
January 1, 1918.
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen :
During the year 1917, 484 complaints, exclusive of juvenile cases, were prosecuted against 463 defendants. Of the per -. sons brought before the court in these cases 209 were residents and 254 non-rsidents ; 457 were males and 6 were females. In addition to these there were 22 juvenile cases, 12 involving local parties and 10 involving non-residents.
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