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35.00
Reserve Fund,
967.65
Reserve Fund on Account of Abatements,
1,889.23
Interest on Temporary Loans,
301.94
Net Bonded Debt,
72,000.00
North Main Street, Authorized Loan,
20,000.00
Highway Construtcion Loan,
10,000.00
High School Loan,
7,000.00
Three Rivers School loan No. 2,
55,000.00
Trust Funds,
19,670.09
Cemetery Perpetual Care Fund,
17,185.00
Cemetery Perpetual Care Fund Income Acct.,
683.81
Merrick Fund,
850.00
Thompson Fund,
951.28
Cash on hand December 31, 1920,
43,321.16
$231,138.43
$231,138.43
Assessors' Report
The Board of Assessors respectfully report as follows :
Appropriations,
$198,795.00
Maturing Town Debt,
7,600.00
Interest,
2,076.00
State Tax,
23,800.00
State Highway Tax,
12,098.15
Special State Tax,
1,122.00
County Tax,
8,617.10
$254,109.75
DEDUCTIONS
Liquor License Fees,
$112.50
Cash on Hand,
$30,102.07
Excise Tax to reduce Highway Appropriation,
3,317.59
Estimated receipts,
53,403.15
Interest Merrick fund, to re- duce school appropriation,
36.13
Dog tax,
683.37
State Income tax
5,958.50
93,613.31
Less amount already raised by 2,461 polls at $2.00
$160,496.44
4,922.00
$155,574.44
Overlay,
3,237.83
Amount to be raised by tax on property ,
$158,812.27
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Non-resident bank tax,
838.90
Street Sprinkling Assessment,
1,230.55
Amount of Warrant August 16, 1920,
$160,851.71
Amount of Warrant May 10, 1920 (Poll Tax)
12,305.00
$173,156.71
Since Added
5 Poll Taxes, 25.00
Personal Tax,
12.87
Total on Collector's Book,
$173,194.58
1920 VALUATION
Personal Estate, $3,392,562.
Resident Bank Stock, 70,680. 3,463,242.
Real Estate
Buildings,
$4,919,582.
Land,
1,300,874. 6,220.456.
$9,683,698.
Since Added
Personal Estate, 785.
Total 1920 Valuation,
$9,684,483.
Tax Rate $16.40
TABLE OF AGGREGATES
Number of residents assessed on property
Individuals 1535
All others 445 1980
Number of Non-residents assessed on
Individuals 157
property,
All others 74 231
Number assessed on property
2211
Number assessed for Poll only
1143
3354
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Number of horses assessed,
258
Number of cows assessed, 593
Number of sheep assessed, 3
Number of neat cattle assessed,
158
Number of swine assessed,
134
Number of dwelling houses as- sessed, 1298
Number of fowl assessed,
3510
ROY E. CUMMINGS, WILLARD C. HITCHCOCK, CHAS. E. FULLER,
Assessors,
Report of Board of Health
To the Honorable Selectmen and Citizens of Palmer :
The Board of Health of the Town of Palmer here- with submits its annual report for the year ending De- cember 31st, 1920.
TABLE NO. 1
Chicken Pox
Diphtheria
Measles
Scarlet Fever
Tuberculosis
Typhoid Fever
Whooping Cough
Poliomyelitis
Lobar Pneumonia
Influenza
Membraneous
Croup
January
2
2
2
February
2
1
25
1
3
18
2
March
1
2
April
14
2
2
May
37
1
June
1
13
2
4
1
July
4
13
August
2
2
1
September
" 2
1
October
1
2
1
November
1
3
16
1
December
3
1
5
-
5
13
108
2
16
2
23
1
10
25
2
co 3
7
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TABLE NO. 2
Number of deaths reported from January 1, 1920 to December 31, 1920:
January,
16
February,
19
March,
14
April,
8
May,
7
June,
7
July,
10
August,
11
September,
9
October,
9
November
5
December
14
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TABLE NO. 3
Ages at death of persons dying from January 1, 1920 to December 31, 1920:
Total Male Female
Less than 1 year
34
19
15
1 to 2 years,
4
1
3
2 to 3 years,
0
3 to 4 years
4
1
3
4 to 5 years,
0
5 to 10 yers,
2
2
10 to 15 years,
2
1
1
15 to 20 years,
1
1
20 to 30 years,
9
4
5
30 to 40 years,
8
2
6
40 to 50 years,
6
2
4 .
50 to 60 years,
11
6
5
60 to 70 years,
18
7
11
70 to 80 years,
18
10
8
80 to 90 years,
6
2
4
90 to 100 years,
1
1
Still births,
5
2
3
129
60
69
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REPORT OF MILK INSPECTION For year ending December 31, 1920
To Board of Health of Palmer:
Have granted the following permits and licenses:
80 Producer's Permits, no fee
61 Milk Licenses @ .50 $30.50
19 Oleomargarine Licenses @ .50 9.50
$40.00
Have made one arrest with conviction on account of watered milk.
Have carefully inspected all places where milk is produced or sold, one or more times as seemed necessary.
Respectfully submitted,
ARTHUR F. BENNETT, Milk Inspector.
REPORT OF MEAT INSPECTOR
Number Inspected
Number Condemned
Hogs,
291
1
Beef,
75
1
Veal,
75
Respectfully submitted,
ARTHUR F. BENNETT, Meat Inspector.
RECEIPTS
Salaries,
$175.00
Vital Statistics,
700.00
Animal Inspection,
700.00
Other Expenses,
1,000.00
Sewer Connection
and Permits
376.65
$2,951.65
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EXPENDITURES
Salaries,
$175.00
Printing & Postage,
19.58
Telephone, 27.74
Fumigation, 14.00
Milk Inspection,
180.02
Meat Inspection,
484.50
Animal Inspection,
350.85
Vital Statistics,
631.75
Other Expenses,
13.91
$1,897.35
The Board recommends the following for its use in the Health Department for the year 1921,
Salaries, $175.00
Vital Statistics,
700.00
Milk, Meat and Animal Inspection, 1,100.00
All Other Expenses, 325.00
$2,300.00
J. P. SCHNEIDER, M. D. S. O. MILLER, M. D., W. C. HITCHCOCK,
Board of Health.
Report of Road Commissioners
Palmer, Mass., Jan. 8, 1921.
To the Voters of the Town of Palmer:
The Board of Road Commissioners herewith submits its first annual report.
The Board was organized with Thomas J. Moran, Chairman and Charles A. Tabor, Clerk. Commencing April first, Sherman M. Stebbins was employed as Super- intendent of Streets. In the early part of the year the re- moval of snow and ice cost the town $1,865.77. Forty-six street signs have been placed in Bondsville and Thorndike.
Bridge signs, showing limit of carrying capacity, have been purchased for all the bridges in town and will shortly be placed in position.
Three Rivers, East Main Street. The esti-
Side Walk mate for this walk was based on a four foot walk. It was deemed best to put in a five foot walk and the work was carried as far as the appropri- ation would permit. About 540 feet of the length origin- ally contemplated was not constructed. We recommend another appropriation for the completion of this walk.
Seven sewer connections have
Sewers and Culverts been made during the year. The Town has been collecting an entrance fee of $25.00 and $5.00 additional for making the connection from the property line to the sewer. This $5.00 we have found, does not begin to cover the cost of making the connections. Your Board has therefore adopted the plan of requiring the payment of $25.00 only before making the connection and later rendering a bill for the actual cost after the work has been done and the
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cost ascertained. The cost of five of the seven connections made during the year is as follows : $31.75, $27.47, $19.07, $16.22 and $91.36. The work for the other two connec- tions made was nearly all done by the property owners and the $5.00 charged and paid covered the Town's ex- pense.
The general appropriation for sewers in 1920 was in- sufficient and we recommend an increase in the appro- priation for the coming year.
The special appropriation for Bondsville and Three Rivers Sewers these two sewers, under Articles No. 13, 37 and 49, was found to be too small. Six hundred thirty- one feet was constructed in Bondsville and 680 feet in Three Rivers. The work called for 790 feet in Bondsville and 930 feet in Three Rivers. Pipe and fittings purchased for these two sewers, to the value of $387.10 remain on hand. We recommend the completion of these two sewers and an additional appropriation for the same.
There should be on file in the Road Com-
Sewer plans missioners' Office, available for ready ref- erence, an up-to-date plan of all sewers in the villages of the Town, showing size, grade, depth and location. We recommend that these plans be made.
Foundry Street Brick Sewer
Quite a section of this sewer has fallen in and it is probable that 200 feet or more will have to be relaid. We recom- mend a special appropriation for this work.
Eight hundred dollars was ap- Converse Street Sewer Article No. 41-1920 propriated for this work with the understanding that a right- of-way without expense to the Town, should be given to the Park Street sewer. This right-of-way we were unable to obtain.
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Bridges
An examination of all the bridges in Town has been made by Wm. H. Brainerd, Engineer, and his report and recommendation is on file.
Mr. J. P. Snow, Engineer, of Boston, made
Fay Bridge an examination of this bridge, in consulta- tion with Mr. Brainerd. His report, in part,
is as follows: "I have computed the strength of the Truesdale bridge over the Quaboag River as well as I can and recommend that it be posted as safe for only 5 tons gross, that is, load and vehicle. Neither the floor joists nor trusses can be called safe for greater loads although 8 or 10 tons might not break it down. There is a factor of safety of scarcely 21/2 with a 5 ton load. I advise that the replacement with a concrete structure be considered."
This bridge has been posted as recommended. A conference has been held with the Selectmen of Monson relative to a new bridge and a special article will be found in the Warrant relative thereto.
The carrying capacity of this bridge
Blodgett Bridge recommended is not over 6 tons. In October several of the Chestnut joists were broken and the bridge was closed to traffic. Repairs have since been made and the bridge is now open.
A conference was held with the Selectmen of Brim- field and it was the unanimous opinion that if possible the bridge should be abandoned. It seems unnecessary to maintain a bridge at this point.
Reference is made to a special article in the 1921 Warrant looking to the abandonment of this bridge.
This is a good two span wooden bridge
Rogers Bridge with a carrying capacity recommended of 6 tons. It is so situated that we be- lieve all the traffic over the Blodgett bridge can well go over this bridge with little, if any, inconvenience to the public. The approach to this bridge on the Palmer side should be raised and improved and we recommend that this work be done.
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This bridge was also examined by State Bridge Bridge St., Palmer Mr. Snow. His report states that "the top chords are badly sprung, due to over-load and that the bridge should be watched for further bending and should be limited to a suall load." We recommend consideration of a new bridge in conjunction with the Town of Monson, in the not very distant future.
Thorndike Upper River Bridge
This bridge has been carefully exam- ined by Mr. Snow and Mr. Brainerd. Some repairs have been made and the bridge painted.
North Main Street Palmer
Contract for this work was let through the Board of Public Works to Carlo Bianchi & Co. of Framing- ham, they being the lowest bidder with a figure of $44,819.95. This, with necessary extras, will allow of this work being done inside of the appropria- tion. Work was started July 16th last.
Concrete work was completed on North side of street, and all work stopped for the winter on December 28th.
It was thought not wise to put down the bituminous surface on each side of the concrete roadway until Spring. We expect work to be resumed in the Spring as early as weather conditions will permit, and judging by pro- gress Contractor has made this street should be completed early in the Summer.
The Town has expended to date on this work $24,778.14, the State reimbursing the Town for one-half of this amount for its share of the work.
Bridge Street Three Rivers
We recommend that the unexpended bal- ances for this street be reappropriated and an additional appropriation made sufficient to complete this work.
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Your Board would call the attention of
Gravel Roads the Voters to the condition of the Gravel roads built in 1913. These roads should be scarified and about 4 inches of new gravel added. If these roads are then well shaped up, rolled hard and oiled, we believe it will be money well spent. We recommend a special appropriation for this work.
Road Scraper The large Road Scraper owned by the Town is worn out. We recommend the purchase of a new one.
Truck
The Road Commissioners' Department could use to very good advantage a small Automobile Truck if the Voters should see fit to furnish one for the use of the department.
We recommend the following appropriations :
Highway repairs,
$16,000.00
Bridge repairs,
1,500.00
Railings,
400.00
Sewers & Culverts,
2,000.00
Repair of Walks,
2,400.00
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BALANCE SHEET
Appropriation
Highways
Bridge Repairs,
$16,000.00 2,000.00
Railings,
400.00
Sewers & Culverts,
1,500.00
Repair of walks,
2,400.00
New walks,
1,150.00
Curbing, Bondsville, Article 35,
330.00
Steps, Bondsville, Article 46,
200.00
Walk, Wire Mill, Article 47,
100.00
Walk, Three Rivers, Article 50,
1,250.00
Walk, Three Rivers, Article 56, 1919,
35.00
Walk, Bondsville, Article 34,
125.00
Foundry Street Sewer, Balance, 1919 account,
879.32
Squier Street, Palmer, Sewer, Article 43,
128.00
Dutton Bridge, Article 28,
1,000.00
Sewer, Bondsville, Artcle 37,
2,400.00
Sewer, Three Rivers, Articles 13 and 49,
2,500.00
Sewer, Converse Street, Article 41,
800.00
Camp Ground Road, Balance 1919 account,
127.43
BRIDGE STREET., THREE RIVERS:
Balance 1919 account,
1,593.58
Balance, East side, 1919 account,
79.42
Balance, West side, 1919 account,
185.81
High Street, Thorndike, Article 29,
2,000.00
SPRINGFIELD STREET, THREE RIVERS:
Article 53, Town,
5,000.00
Otis Company,
5,000.00
Otis Company, additional,
131.23
CHURCH STREET, THORNDIKE, Article 48:
Town,
4,300.00
T. Co., additional,
846.88
DEPOT STREET, BONDSVILLE, Article 30:
Town,
1,200.00
B. D. Company,
400.00
T. Co., additional,
1,300.00
NORTH MAIN STREET, PALMER:
Town,
30.000.00
State,
30,000.00
$115,361.67
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December 31, 1920.
Expended
Unexpended
Overdrawn
Reimbursement
$15,198.41
$801.59
1,207.44
792.56
275.20
124.80
1,546.51
46.51
2,301.80
98.20
1,039.09
110.91
173.56
330.00
200.00
100.00
3,095.73
1,845.73
1,871.51
162.25
127.25
127.25
125.00
637.02
242.30
128.00
1,000.00
2,539.20
139.20
3,456.90
956.90
800.00
9.15
118.28
1,593.58
79.42
185.81
1,822.64
177.36
5,000.00
5,131.23
5,131.23
4,300.00
2,146.88
2,146.88
1,153.79
46.21
353.79
46.21
353.79
24,778.14
5,221.86
12,389.07
30,000.00
$76,710.17
$41,767.09
$3,115.59
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The foregoing balance sheet presents in concise form a statement of all appropriations handled by this De- partment.
Respectfully submitted,
T. J. MORAN, CHARLES A. TABOR, JNO. J. CONWAY,
Road Commissioners.
Cemetery Commissioner's Report
The Board of Cemetery Commissioners hereby sub- mit the following report:
RECEIPTS
Appropriations,
$2,100.00
Overdraft,
$153.96 $2,253.96
Sale of Lots,
Oak Knoll,
$222.00
Sale of Lots,
Four Corners,
88.00
Care of Lots,
777.75
Grading Lots,
17.75
Opening Graves,
377.00
Foundations, 144.61
All Others, 10.00
BILLS RECEIVABLE
Mrs. G. A. Smith, 1914, balance lot,
$15.00
Mrs. A. A. Kenyon, 1915, lot, 20.00
Mrs. Carrie E. Mills, 1919, lot, 20.00
Mrs. Harriet L. Bacon, lot 8.00
Anton Peterson, lot,
20.00
Smith Granite Co. 1917, foundation,
18.20
Bay State Granite and Marble Co. foundation, 2.50
Henry G. Nichols, 1917, grading,
5.00
Est. Mrs. C. V. Weeks, 1914, grave, 3.00
R. R. Goff, 1918, grading lot, 5.00
Est. S. G. Kenyon, 1916, grave 3.00
Mrs. Carrie E. Mills, 1919, grave, 3.00
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E. J. Duncan, 1919, grave,
3.00
Mrs. H. L. Bacon, grave, 5.00
1,637.11
Est. Mrs. Alfred Shaw, grave,
5.00
Est. Mrs. E. R. Maomber, grave
5.00
S. M. Phillips, 2 graves, 11.00
John W. Bridgman, care, 1918,
2.00
P. C. Story, care 1919,
3.00
Mrs. W. H. Blodgett, care
2.50
F. H. Worby, care,
2.00
E. E. Ryther, care,
2.00
J. I. Milliken, care,
3.00
Mrs A. J. Ryther, care,
2.00
A. F. Warren, care,
2.00
Mrs. L. A. Calkins, care,
1.00
C. A. Trout, care,
2.00
R. C. Studley, care,
3.00
E. E. Brooks, care,
2.00
Mrs. P. C. Willis, care,
2.00
C. S. Ruggles, care,
2.00
*Mrs. A. B. Rathbone, care,
2.00
Martha K. Royce, care,
2.00
A. F. Stone, care,
2.00
Zeta Burpee, care,
3.00
Est. Mrs. Alfred Shaw, care,
2.00
193.20 $1830.31
EXPENDITURES
Salaries,
$150.00
Printing and Postage,
4.00
Supplies,
63.95
Labor,
1876.55
Teams,
23.75
Equipment and repairs,
79.45
Fertilizer,
35.50
All Others,
20.76
$2253.96
Paid G. E. Clough, Treasurer,
1,637.00 $3891.07
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INVENTORY OF PROPERTY
Tool house, Oak Knoll,
$75.00
Tool house, Four Corners,
50.00
Tools,
50.00
175.00
Unsold lots at market prices:
Four Corners, 137 @8.00
1096.00
Oak Knoll,
5 at $50.00
250.00
2 @ 35.00
70.00
6 @ 25.00
150.00
122 @ 24.00
2928.00
44 @ 20.00
880.00
4 @ 12.00
48.00
1 @ 8.00
8.00
64 @ 1.00
64.00
5494.00
$5669.00
PERPETUAL CARE FUNDS
Name
Amount
Present Condition
Henry Scism,
$100.00
$102.32
John A. Squier,
100.00
108.32
Calista E. Hendricks,
100.00
103.69
Laura E. Child,
500.00
519.67
Minnie K. Bennett,
200.00
208.78
Avery W. Green,
200.00
208.25
Waterman Fuller,
200.00
224.28
John and Lucy Smith,
200.00
204.25
William A. Breckenridge,
200.00
206.83
James W. Snow,
100.00
102.11
Franklin Blanchard,
100.00
103.32
John H. Haynes,
200.00
206.83
Mary A. Shaw,
100.00
102.32
Jane A. Gibson,
100.00
104.64
E. B. Gates,
50.00
51.99
Louisa M. Waid,
200.00
229.83
Ames A. Allen,
100.00
103.97
Terrey Fund,
100.00
102.90
Pliney Cooley,
50.00
51.29
Henry G. Loomis
200.00
211.61
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Name
Amount
Present Condition
William Holbrook,
200.00
204.78
Maria Lawrence,
500.00
539.41
Keyes Foster,
100.00
104.39
Harriet Coolidge,
200.00
226.96
Mrs. L. W. Brown,
200.00
236.00
Eliza J. Kenerson,
200.00
209.05
William Merriam,
200.00
223.63
Mary Redding,
50.00
51.00
D. S. Davis,
200.00
209.89
Marshall Andrews,
200.00
207.00
Ambrose A. 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
105.00
M. B. Chapman, care of S. Chapman lot Julia H. Henry,
100.00
104.00
Isaac King,
150.00
156.00
Abel H. Calkins,
100.00
104.00
Edward C. Sexton,
100.00
103.00
Henry A. Moore,
100.00
104.00
J. S. Koster,
100.00
103.00
Melissa Hall,
150.00
156.00
Jeremiah Long,
1000.00
1000.00
Mary J. Plympton,
100.00
100.00
Clymena P. Fuller,
150.00
154.00
Abigail T. Nichols,
50.00
50.00
Mary Hastings,
100.00
102.00
Orrin B. Smith,
200.00
205.00
Orrin B. Smith, care T. B. Smith lot,
100.00
103.00
Laura P. Green,
100.00
103.00
J. H. Kenerson,
100.00
100.00
William Harvey,
150.00
157.00
Alden L. Fletcher,
60.00
63.20
Carrie A. Kurtz,
100.00
102.00
Ralph Green,
200.00
218.00
200.00
210.00
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Name
Amount
Present Condition
Meriva L. Capen,
100.00
103.00
Minerva R. Olds,
100.00
100.00
Otis C. Lyon,
100.00
101.00
Hitchcock-Graves,
100.00
102.00
Minerva M. Gates,
200.00
207.00
Rogers-Paine,
100.00
101.00
Elizabeth D. Moore,
100.00
103.00
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
103.00
Andrew Pinney,
100.00
122.19
Frank F. Marcy,
500.00
515.00
Thomas McDougall,
100.00
102.00
Sarah J. Winter,
200.00
204.00
Charles B. Fiske,
200.00
206.00
Minnie B. Converse,
500.00
515.00
Amelia M. Culver,
100.00
101.00
Omer W. Marcy,
100.00
101.00
Frank M. Eager,
250.00
250.00
Maria Ritchie,
100.00
101.00
Charles H. Burleigh, A. B. lot,
100.00
100.00
Julia A. Burleigh, B. B. lot,
100.00
102.00
C. H. and J. A. Burleigh, J. W. C. lot,
25.00
25.00
Emily M. Holdsworth,
100.00
100.00
Sarah D. Smith,
100.00
103.00
H. P. Marcy,
100.00
102.00
Josie M. Northrop,
300.00
308.00
E. and F. M. Dodge,
100.00
100.00
Calvin Childs,
100.00
102.00
Joseph A. Brown,
500.00
510.00
Sarah I. L. Snow,
50.00
51.50
Abby J. Pierce,
100.00
102.00
D. W. Taft,
75.00
77.25
Henry Graves,
50.00
50.00
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Name
Amount
Present Condition
William H. Osborne,
50 .. 00
50.00
Sarah E. Ward, J. K. lot,
50.00
50.00
George F. Sedgewick,
100.00
101.00
B. M. Griswold,
50.00
50.00
Thomas Bruce,
100.00
100.00
H. H. Paine,
50.00
50.00
Susan M. Page,
100.00
102.00
Peebles fund,
100.00
102.00
George F. Merrick,
100.00
102.00
Maria M. Hastings,
200.00
204.00
Walter E. Stone,
200.00
204.00
Mary A. Thayer,
50.00
51.50
Lucy M. Shaw,
100.00
102.00
Samuel Sharratt,
100.00
100.00
George Robinson,
200.00
200.00
Joseph H. Gerald,
100.00
100.00
James F. Fenton,
100.00
105.00
Liberty Jenks,
200.00
200.33
Martha J. Mooers,
200.00
200.33
Byram Woodhead,
100.00
100.33
Almenia M. Hastings,
100.00
100.33
Clara B Fisherdick,
100.00
100.33
Austin E. Gould,
100.00
100.00
Susan Beebe,
100.00
100.00
$17,185.00
$17,766.32
Gain in P. C. Fund,
$1000.00
CEMETERY COMMISSIONERS' FUND
Balance fund January 1, 1920,
$ 883.78
Added:
Interest payable Secretary,
178.00
Interes: payable Town Treasurer,
490.75
Interest C. I. Fund,
37.46
$1589.99
Withdrawn:
Care of lots,
635.25
Present Condition, $954.74
DAVID L. BODFISH, LEWIS R. HOLDEN, ALBERT S. GEER, Cemetery Commissioners.
Overseer's of the Poor Report
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen and Citizens of Palmer:
The Overseers of the Poor of the Town of Palmer herewith submit their annual report for the year ending December 31, 1920.
Through whom aided.
Number Aided
Amount
Town Farm,
9
$5,435.19
In homes and private families,
43
1,633.55
Poor under Chap. 763, Acts 1913,
5 -
114.80
Persons aided in other cities and towns having settlement in this town,
7
499.80
Persons aided in this town having settle-
ment in other cities and towns,
6
299.79
Persons aided in this town having no settle- ment in the Commonwealth,
3
16.05
The amount expended on these last two items will be reimbursed.
RECEIPTS
Appropriations and Interest on Trust Fund
Salaries,
$ 455.00
General Administration,
10,000.00
Contingent Fund,
500.00
Int. on Thompson Fund
38.42
$10,993.42
Town Farm
Sale of Produce,
1,389.34
Board of Inmates,
188.84
Sale of Wood lot,
7,650.00
Right of Way,
25.00
9,253.18
Reimbursements
Individuals,
118.04
Cities and Towns,
856.01
State,
154.30
$21,374.95
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PAYMENTS
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION:
Salaries,
$455.00
Stationery & Printing,
56.56
Telephone,
23.05
534.61
TOWN FARM:
Warden,
900.00
Labor,
230.35
Groceries & Provisions,
1370.15
Dry Goods & Clothing,
260.98
Repairs on Building,
106.95
Fuel and Light,
584.20
Hay & Grain,
1,515.25
Telephone,
32.70
All Other,
434.61
5,435.19
ยท OUTSIDE POOR:
Groceries & Provisions,
550.59
Rent,
185.00
Coal & Wood,
180.43
Board & Care,
84.87
Cash,
520.31
Medical Attendance,
218.00
State Institutions,
354.48
Other Cities & Towns,
367.20
Mother's Aid,
114.80
Insurance,
55.85
All Other,
105.33
2,736.86 $8,706.66
NET. COST OF CHARITIES
Paid from Appropriation, $8,706.66
Paid out by Warden at Farm, 82.85 $8,789.51
Less receipts of Town Farm turned over to Town
Treasurer, 1,578.18
Less receipts of Town Farm not turned over to Town Treasurer, 82.85
Less reimbursements from
towns, cities and State 1,128.35
2,789.38
Net Cost $6,000.13
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REPORT OF WARDEN TO OVERSEERS OF POOR
From December 31st, 1919 to December 31st, 1920 : RECEIPTS:
Milk,
$1,127.81
Butter and Eggs,
66.32
Pigs and pork,
188,00
Calves,
25.00
Potatoes,
53.90
Board,
200.00
$1,661.03
EXPENDITURES:
Paid Town Treasurer,
$1,578.18
Labor,
53.25
Supplies,
29.60
$1,661.03
BENJAMIN FREEMAN,
Town Warden
Checks received since December 31, 1920, $152.72
INVENTORY OF TOWN FARM
Furniture, Crockery, etc.
$795.07
Food Supplies & Vegetables,
558.10
Live Stock,
2643 .. 00
Hay, Grain, Ensilage, etc.
2315.00
Farm Implements, etc.
868.85
Wood,
350.00
Coal,
550.00
Lumber,
280.00
$8,360.02
Valuation of Town Farm 1919,
$17,925.00
Sale of Wood Lot,
7,650.00
Valuation of Town Farm 1920,
$10,275.00
The report of the Overseers of the Poor for the year 1920 would be incomplete if it failed to give information to the voters as to the efforts made, and the results ac- complished, by the board in carrying out a vote of the Town passed under Article 40 of the Warrant for the last annual meeting regarding the sale of the standing wood and timber upon the land of the Town near Palmer
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Center. In November the Board advertised a call for bids in the Palmer Journal, the Springfield Union and the Wor- cester Telegram. The bids were publicly opened on De- cember 7th, and the lot was awarded and sold to Levie Brothers of Westfield for $7,650.000, that being the high- est bid received. Some expenses were necessarily incurred in the making of a survey and plan and the employment of experts to get an idea as to what would be a fair selling price, also for advertising the call for bids in the several newpapers. The total of these expenses was $80.06, and, there being no appropriation to cover such charges, they have been paid from the general fund of the Board.
The Board recommends the following appropriations for its use during the year 1921:
Support of Poor, $10,000.00
Contingent Fund, 500.00
Salaries of Board, including Clerk 455.00
Salary of Town Physician, 50.00
P. J. FITZGERALD, DR. CHAS. GIROUX, P. H. McKELLIGOTT,,
Overseers of Poor.
Tax Collector's Report
1 Account of 1918
Outstanding Jan. 1, 1920,
$1,211.91
Interest,
43.41
$1,255.32
Paid Treasurer.
$691.72
Abatements,
368.22
1,059.94
Outstanding December 31, 1920,
$195.38
Collected since close of books,
$91.71
Account of 1919
Outstanding Jan. 1, 1920,
$4,753.62
Added Assessments,
3.85
Interest,
105.18
$4,862.65
Paid Treasurer,
$3,939.67
Abatements,
126.09
4,065.76
Outstanding December 31, 1920, $796.89
Account of 1920
Assessors' Warrant,
to be collected,
$173,194.58
Interest,
84.09
$173,278.67
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Paid Treasurer,
$167,384.55
Abatements,
$117.20
$167,501.75
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