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181.25
On Perpetual Care Funds,
283.70
On Merrick Fund,
38.26
On Thompson Fund,
78.38
1,628.88
1,628.88
AGENCY AND TRSUT
Perpetual Care Funds, 611.00
611.00
MUNICIPAL INDEBTEDNESS
Anticipation of Taxes,
General Loans,
$130,000.00 205,000.00 2,910.68 338,146.17 338,146.17
Premiums,
MISCELLANEOUS
Sale of Land at Three Rivers,
$1,275.00
1,275.00
1,275.00
Total Receipts, Cash on hand January 1, 1922,
$717,677.25
31,718.48
$749,395.73
70
PAYMENTS
GENERAL GOVERNMENT
Appropriations Reserve Fund Contingent
Amount Expended
Balance
Selectmen's:
Salaries,
$700.00
700.00
Other Expenses,
500.00
Contingent,
607.71
Printing and Advertising,
86.15
Stationery and Postage,
21.54
Carfare, Teams, etc.,
39.64
Telephone,
116.55
All Other,
300.58
Fires Outside District,
193.00
Office Equipment,
200.00
150.25
Auditing and Accounting: Accounting,
1,200.00
60.00
Treasury:
Salary,
600.00
600.00
Bond and Other Expenses, Bonds,
350.00
133.56
Stationery and Postage,
69.36
Office Supplies,
90.46
All Other,
41.83
14.79
Collector's
Salary,
750.00
675.00
75.00
Bond and Other Expenses,
425.83
Bond,
200.00
Stationery and Postage,
79.28
Printing and Advertising,
117.50
Telephone,
22.99
All Other,
6.06
Assessors :
Salaries
Chairman,
750.00
750.00
Other Members,
1,200.00
1,200.00
Clerical Assistance,
300.00
299.90
Other Expenses & Refund, 1025.00
9.53-
Printing and Advertising,
429.85
Transportation,
97.50
Interpreters,
33.00
All Other,
33.66
421.46
.10
Stationery and Postage,
71
License Commissioners:
Expenses,
25.00
8.00
17.00
Law:
Salaries, Expenses, Claims, 1,500.00
Reserve Fund, 140.90
Town Counsel (1921-2)
1,100.00
Other Service,
10.00
Stenographers,
253.46
Other Expenses,
277.44
Town Clerk's:
Salary,
250.00
250.00
Other Expenses,
50.00
Stationery and Postage,
5.20
Printing and Advertising,
11.19
All Other,
.85
32.76
Election and Registration:
Wages and Expenses,
1,200.00
Reserve Fund, 223.38
Registrars,
100.00
Precinct Officers,
554.00
Police,
23.00
Printing and Advertising,
390.18
Rent,
192.50
Carfare, Teams, etc.,
95.40
All Other,
68.30
Town Offices:
Expenses and Refund, 1,151.05
Rent,
960.00
Care,
80.86
Lighting, etc.,
60.52
All Other,
12.28
37.39
Memorial Hall:
Bal. of 1921 Appr. 252.97
Water Rent,
53.91
Lights,
11.55
Janitor and Supplies,
14.52
All Other,
27.00
145.99
Library Repairs :
Bal. of 1921 Appr. 1,675.99
Repairs,
1,435.49
240.50
Town House: Labor,
14.00
Printing Town Bonds :
175.00
Premium on Loans, 335.00
Printing and Preparation of Bonds,
510.00
72
Alteration of Town House,
100.00
100.00
Town Engineer,
50.00
50.00
Other Finance:
Tax Refunds to Sundry Persons,
14.96
Corp. Tax, Pub. Service refund to Comm. of Mass.
259.80
Total for General Government,
$14,591.35
PROTECTION OF PERSONS AND PROPERTY
Police:
Chief of Police,
$2,000.00
$2,000.00
Dep. Chief of Police,
850.00
850.00
Night Police,
1,500.00
1,500.00
Special Police,
1,000.00
788.50
$211.50
Expenses of Lockup
Care, Rent, Fuel for Lockup, 800.00
Other Expenses and
135.46
Care,
120.00
Rent,
500.00
Fuel and Light,
174.90
Telephone,
41.97
All Other,
1.20
Negatives, etc., Auto Hire,
20.00
60.00
Suppression of Illegal Sales, 200.00
90.00
110.00
Support of District Court,
500.00
500.00
Fire:
Insurance and Care
Auto Fire Truck 475.00
Repairs,
188.28
Oil and Gasoline,
54.46
Insurance,
26.32
All Other,
3.85
202.09
Sealing of Weights and Measures:
Sealer,
500.00
500.00
Other Expenses,
100.00
Equipment and Repairs,
17.52
Transportation,
25.00
Sealers' Books,
9.00
48.48
Moths :
Expenses, 300.00
Labor,
271.21
Transportation,
18.00
Insurance on Machinery,
9.90
.89
Reimbursement,
17.39
73
Trees:
14
Warden,
100.00
100.00
Other Expenses,
205.90
Labor,
167.10
Teams,
33.00
1vols,
5.80
Forest Wardens:
Warden,
100.00
83.00
17.00
Other Expenses,
1,455.78
Forest Fires,
1,281.45
Apparatus and Repairs,
96.30
Telephone,
28.44
Meals,
27.25
Auto Hire,
6.50
All Other,
15.84
Total for Protection of Persons and Property, $9,072.18
HEALTH AND SANITATION
Health:
Salary of Board,
$150.00
$150.00
District Nurse,
500.00
500.00
Vital Statistics,
700.00
Births,
447.25
Deaths,
149.25
Marriags,
42.00
61.50
Inspection,
1000.00
Animal,
423.78
Meat,
248.40
Milk,
130.24
197.58
Other Expenses,
1,584.18
Printing, Stationery,
10.06
Telephone,
28.61
Board and Treatment,
1,487.93
Fumigation,
51.11
All Other,
6.47
Hampshire County
Tubercular Hospital,
1,214.33
1,214.33
Sanitation :
Sewers and Culverts,
3,257.97
Superintendent,
199.84
Labor,
1,314.94
Teams,
600.40
Pipe and Fittings,
613.27
Brick and Cement,
426.25
74
Lumber, 12.07
All Other, 91.20
Four Corners Sewer:
Bal. 1921 Appropriation, 1,961.66
Contract Work,
275.00
Advertising,
7.82
1,678.84
Converse Street Sewer:
Appropriation of 1921, 1,200.00
12,000.00
Town Dump,
51.40
Total for Health and Sanitation, $8,481.62
HIGHWAYS
General Repairs:
$16,037.50
Superintendent,
$1,009.73
Labor,
5,659.39
Teams,
5,583.03
Broken Stone and Gravel,
2,581.94
Equipment and Repairs,
577.80
Frieght, Surveying, Fuel, etc.
488.77
136.84
Repair of road between
Thorndike and Three Rivers, 3,800.00
Repair of road between
Three Rivers and Palmer,
7,000.00
Superintendent,
55.21
Labor,
333.05
Teams,
220.11
Gravel, Oil and Coal,
1,477.60
Contract Work,
7,738.10
All Other,
6.17
-2,830.24
Park Street Corner,
300.00
Superintendent,
17.3%
Labor,
54.00
Teams,
61.85
Curbing,
125.63
All Other,
41.20
Resurfacing
Main St., Bondsville, 1,350.00
Superintendent,
19.49
Labor,
224.85
Teams,
226.11
Trap Rock and Gravel,
409.29
Coal, Oil, Tarvia,
468.20
All Other,
2.00
75
Road near West Brimfield:
400.00
Labor,
225.11
Teams,
159.84
Gravel,
14.50
.55
Graveling Road from Four
Corners to Burleigh's Place, 960.00
Superintendent,
21.13
Labor,
378.85
Teams,
404.41
Coal, Oil, Gravel,
155.61
Cement Wall,
State St., Bondsville,
300.00
Contract,
300.00
Street Lighting:
9,673.65
Contract,
9,588.20
85.45
Street Sprinkling:
Teams,
630.00
Water,
200.00
Repairs on Cart,
41.90
All Other,
19.92
Bridge Repairs:
1,500.00
Superintendent,
59.18
Labor,
324.84
Teams,
137.05
Lumber and Materials,
390.67
Contract (Construction)
417.00
Contract (Painting)
100.00
71.26
Railings : 400.00
Superintendent,
25.80
Labor,
180.57
Teams,
33.37
Materials,
94.82
65.44
Dutton Bridge,
1,000.00
1,000.00
Lane Construction Co., refund,
222.95
Construction and Repairing
of Walks,
2,499.09
Superintendent,
21.35
Labor,
74.10
Teams,
134.15
Materials,
341.57
All Other,
106.00
Contract Work,
1,821.92
Lake Junction to
Thorndike Post Office, 1,104.19
Superintendent,
10.81
76
Labor,
92.29
Teams,
60.57
Contract Work,
939.52
All Other,
1.00
Springfield Street Walks,
500.00
Superintendent,
6.28
Labor,
23.56
Teams,
12.56
Contrtact Work
260.92
196.68
Walks including
Arts., 45, 46, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53 1,300.00
Superintendent,
68.57
Labor,
271.15
Teams,
327.72
Materials,
217.53
All Other,
51.84
363.19
Total for Highways, $46,350.03
CHARITIES
Salaries,
$430.00
$430.00
Support of Poor,
$10,007.40
Contingent,
200.00
Thompson Fund Income Acct.,
200.00
Town Farm:
Warden,
900.00
Labor,
323.55
Groceries and Provisions,
695.63
Dry Goods and Clothing,
99.41
Fuel and Light,
265.48
Hay and Grain,
697.55
Telephone,
29.05
Partial cost of Team,
350.00
All Other,
367.67
Outside Poor
Groceries and Provisions,
2,905.18
Coal and Wood,
501.53
Board and Care,
446.96
Medicine and Medical Attendance,
564.08
Rent,
816.10
Cash,
716.92
All Other,
48.56
Other Expenses
Stationery, Printing and Postage,
11.07
Telephone, Advertising,
Auto Hire, etc.,
76.89
270.15
77
Wing Memorial Hospital: Board and Treatment, Soldiers' Benefits: State Aid, Soldiers' Relief,
750.00
68.06
681.94
228.00
37.50
Total for Charities,
$10,579.19
EDUCATION
Schools:
General Expenses,
$8,685.00
Superintendent,
$2,040.00
Clerks,
3,400.00
Grade Supervisor, Truant Officer,
112.18
Stationery, Printing, Postage,
323.82
Telephones,
399.53
Traveling Expenses,
215.22
School Census,
100.00
All Other,
246.04
14.11
Teachers Salaries,
78,189.80
High,
10,772.50
Elementary,
64,259.41
Retirement,
2,527.38
Red Cross,
300.00
330.51
Text Books and Supplies,
6,000.00
High:
Text and Reference Books,
1,068.49
All Other,
970.31
Elementary:
Text and Reference Books,
2,770.31
All Other,
1,142.83
48.08
Transportation,
6,000.00
High,
2,454.30
Elementary,
3,543.00
2.70
Janitor Service, High,
6,075.00
949.96
Elementary,
4,668.86
456.18
Fuel and Light,
7,600.00
High,
1,317.32
Elementary,
6,261.91
20.77
Maintenance of
Building and Grounds, High:
2,500.00
Repairs,
6.65
1,833.36
78
Janitor Supplies, All Other,
235.94
Elementary:
Repairs,
28.53
Janitor Supplie, All Other,
661.23
159.63
Furniture and Furnishings, 2,000.00
High,
299.35
Elementary,
1,671.37
29.28
Other Expenses, 4,640.00
Diplomas and Grad Exercises,
100.83
Miscellaneous Printing,
380.50
Medical Inspection,
1,625.06
Insurance,
1,393.66
Lunch Room,
255.50
Rent,
40.00
All Other,
842.38
2.07
Bills Payable,
2,846.65
2,846.65
Music, Manual Training
and Drawing,
3,840.00
Salaries:
Music Instructor,
1,300.00
Manual Training and
Drawing Instructor,
1,502.13
Retirement,'
61.00
Text Books and Supplies :
Music Books,
258.95
Drawing Materials,
647.35
Transportation,
53.30
All Other,
15.88
1.39
Commercial Course, 9,080.00
Salaries:
Instructors,
1,710.00
Assistants,
5,327.25
Retirement,
289.50
Text Books and Supplies :
Text and Reference Books,
272.06
Miscellaneous Supplies,
612.97
Typewriter and Comptometer,
839.95
All Other,
11.26
17.01
Repair of Buildings, 3,000.00
High:
Carpentry,
1.10
Plumbing,
99.60
Hardware,
5.12
All Other,
95.26
213.71
1,194.31
79
Elementary :
Carpentry
228.31
Plumbing,
507.46
Lumber, Brick, etc.,
128.96
Electrical Supplies and Labor,
796.40
All Other,
1115.81
Contract Work,
196.72
825.06
Americanization School, 658.05
Teachers,
558.18
Janitor,
87.00
Text Books and Supplies,
12.87
Continuation School, 6,770.00
Superintendent,
500.00
Clerical Work,
120.00
Teachers,
3,511.00
Retirement,
69.00
Rent,
238.50
Provisions, Supplies, Equipment,
1,257.25
Text Books,
19.76
Janitors,
248.70
Transportation.
362.47
Lumber,
88.53
All Other,
197.47
157.32
Special Alterations at
Palmer Grammar School,
2,800.00
1,895.00
905.00
Improvement of
Wenimisset Grounds,
500.00
Surveying,
20.00
480.00
Purchase of Land
for New High School,
7,500.00
Surveying,
70.00
Moving Buildings,
800.00
Plumbing,
34.59
6,595.41
Three Rivers School
Electrical Fixtures,
248.60
Water Rent,
17.75
Bondsville Grammar School
Contract Work,
35,180.77
New High School
Contrart Work,
80,288.46
Total for Education,
$264,375.58
LIBRARY
Young Men's Library Ass'n,
$4,608.50
$4,608.50
80
UNCLASSIFIED
Memorial Day,
$200.00 75.00
$132.64
67.36
Town Clock,
75.00
Printing and Distributing Town Reports,
754.50
754.50
Agricultural Demonstration,
400.00
400.00
Workmen's Compensation Insurance,
1,154.61
1,100.35
54.26
Total for Unclassified,
$2,462.49
CEMETERY
Salary of Secretary,
$150.00
$150.00
Care and Maintenance,
2,450.00
Labor,
1,930.32
Loam and Stone,
72.00
Shrubs, etc.,
13.05
Markers,
23.96
Tools and Cement,
83.30
Trucking,
94.00
Telephone,
14.04
All Other,
85.43
133.90
Total for Cemetery,
$2,466.10
INTEREST
Temporary and General Loans
Anticipation of Taxes,
$3,200.00
3,134.34
65.66
Maturing Debt,
8,197.66
Accrued Interest, 602.09
Highway Construction Loan,
200.00
High School Loan,
240.00
Three Rivers School Loan,
2,750.00
North Main Street Loan,
1,140.00
Highway Improvement Loan,
141.00
East Main Street Sewer Loan,
151.25
Bondsville Grammar School Loan,
743.75
Cemetery Perpetual Care Fund,
283.70
Geo. E. Clough, Overdraft Acct.,
219.27
3433.75
Total for Interest, $9,003.31
1
81
MUNICIPAL INDEBTEDNESS
Temporary Loans:
Anticipation lof Taxes,
$155,000.00
General Loans:
Highway Construction,
5,000.00
High School Loan,
1,000.00
Three Rivers School Loan,
1,000.00
Three Rivers School Loan No. 2,
5,000.00
East Main Street Sewer Loan,
5,500.00
North Main Street Loan,
2,000.00
Sundry Streets Loan,
2,350.00
Total for Municpal Indebtedness, $176,850.00
AGENY AND TRUST
Agency :
State Tax,
$22,920.00
Non Resident Bank Tax,
507.70
County Tax,
11,399.51
Special State Tax,
1,410.23
State Highway Tax,
8,761.00
Civilian War Poll Tax,
8,424.00
Trust:
Cemetery Perpetual Care Fund, 611.00
Total for Agency and Trust, $54,033.44
GEO. E. CLOUGH, Treasurer, Account
Overdraft, Palmer National Bank $8,146.32
Total Payments, $611,020.11
Cash on Hand, December 31, 1922, $138,375.62
$749,395.73
Below is a classification of the "Contingent" and "Reserve" Funds showing the different departments to which this money has been transferred:
CONTINGENT $1,100.00
Appropriation,
Selectmen's Other Expenses,
$607.71
Highways,
27.65
Library,
8.50
Town House,
14.00
Town Dump,
51.40
390.74
82
RESERVE FUND
Appropriation,
$5,000.00
Balance
Workmen's Compensation Insurance,
$554.61
Moth Department,
250.00
Forest Fires,
755.78
Board ol Health,
771.61
Election and Registration
223.38
Town Reports,
154.50
Law Department,
140.90
Sidewalk Repairs,
99.09
Sidewalk from Lake Junct. to Thorndike P. O.,
4.19
Police Other Expenses,
29.46
Sewers and Culverts,
32.97
Preservation of Trees,
5.90
Educational,
8.05
Collector's Other Expenses,
.83
$3,031.27
$1,968.73
At a special meeting held at the Town House on April 24, 1922, the following sums were appropriated to cover overdrafts of 1921, and were closed accordingly.
Tax Collector,
$ 25.69
Law and Claim Department,
363.87
Tree Warden's Department,
.28
Board of Health,
287.81
Road Commissioners,
2,215.97
Education,
21.38
Compensation Insurance,
93.67
Town Reports,
5.00
Cemetery Department,
65.23
Treasurer's Department,
845.41
Street Sprinkling,
120.97
Respectfully submitted, HARRIETTE PAINE, Bookkeeper.
Trial Balance
J. Austin Hawkes, Collector, 1913 362.05
J. Austin Hawkes, Collector, 1914
12.48
J. Austin Hawkes, Collector, 1915
1519.02
J. Austin Hawkes, Collector, 1916
2348.76
J. Austin Hawkes, Collector, 1352.87
John T. Brown, Collector 1918
28.54
John T. Brown, Collector 1919
73.02
John T. Brown, Collector 1920
1233.42
John T. Brown, Collector 1921
7103.62
John T. Brown, Collector 1922
22456.74
John T. Brown, Coll. Street Sprinkling 1920
22.46
John T. Brown, Coll. Street Sprinkling 1921
54.33
John T. Brown, Coll. Street Sprinkling 1922 Street Sprinkling Assessment Revenue 1920
138.10
22.46
Street Sprinkling Assessment Revenue 1921 Street Sprinkling Assessment Revenue 1922 Commonwealth of Massachusetts War Bonus East Main Street Sidewalk, Three Rivers 52.80
50.15
138.10
120.00
Bridge Street Sidewalk, Three Rivers
129.76
Main Street Sidewalk, Three Rivers, 84.80
Cement Curbing, High Street, Bondsville
47.00
Comm. of Mass. North Main Street
1467.06
Hampden Railroad Co.
18.07
Sewer Commection, Bourme St. Three Rivers
7.75
Support of Poor, No. Wilbraham
280.00
Comm. of Mass. Subsidies
349.28
Support of Poor, Worcester
13.00
Support of Poor, Individual Board
46.00
Cematery Bills Receivable
80.20
84
Comm. of Mass. Charities
111.55
Support of Poor, Ware
265.67
Support of Poor, Town Farm Bills
67.67
Hampden Railroad Co.
127.86
Worcester County Gas Co.
56.00
State Aid
$21.83
Premiums on Loans
2575.68
Overlay 1913
374.41
Overlay 1915
1333.37
Overlay 1916
1119.30
Overlay 1917
2252.95
Overlay 1918
1301.75
Overlay 1919
60 55
Overlay 1920
1885.35
Overlay 1921
2932.68
Overlay 1922
3060.99
Reserve Fund on Abatements
4318.48
Departmental Revenue Account
8038.77
Estimated Receipts
23532.29
Revenue 1922
18643.97
Excess and Deficiency
22605.46
High School Loan
170000.00
Bondsville Grammar School Loan
35000.00
Selectmen's Other Expenses
150.25
Selectmen's "Contg"
390.74
Auditor's Salary Acct.
60.00
Treasurer's Other Expenses
14.79
Collector's Salary Acct. (1919-1922)
895.00
Assessor's Clerical Work
.10
Assessor's Other Expenses
421.46
License Commissioners
17.00
Town Clerk's Other Expenses
32.76
Town Offices
37.39
Alteration Icif Town House
100 00
Memorial Hall
145.09
Library Repairs
240.50
Special Police
211.10
Illegal Sales
110.00
Rent, Care and Fuel for Lockup
60.00
Support of District Court
500.00
Insurance and Care Auto Fire Truck
202.09
Sealer's Other Expenses
48.48
Moth Dept. Other Expenses
.89
Forest Fire Warden
17.00
85
Vital Statistics
61.50
Inspection (Meat-Milk-Animal)
197.58
Four Corner's Sewer
1678.84
Converse Street Sewer
1200.00
North Main Street, Palmer
2837.09
Dutun Bridge
1000.00
Silvales Art. 45-46-49-50-51-52-53
863.19
General Highway Repairs
136.84
Bridge Repairs
71.26
Railings
65.44
Road from Thorndike to Three Rivers
3800.00
Road Three Rivers to Palmer
2830.24
Road near West Brimfield
.55
Extention of two Walks, Springfield St, Three Rivers
196.68
Street Lighting
85.45
Street Sprinkling
210.54
Support of Por
270.15
Support of Poor "Contg".
200.00
Wing Memorial Hospital
681.94
Three Rivers School Building
1453.23
Bondsville Grammar School
54.72
New High School
89711.54
Education-General Expenses
14.11
Teachers' Salaries
330.51
Text Books and Supplies
48.06
Transportation
2.70
Janitors
456.18
Fuel and Light
20.77
Maintenance of Buildings and Grounds
159.63
Wenimisseit School Grounds
480.00
Furniture and Furnishings
29.28
Other Expenses
2.07
Music
1.39
Commercial
17.01
Continuation
157.32
Repairs
825.06
Toilet Facilities, Palmer Grammar School
905.00
Purchase of Land
6595.41
Memorial Day
67.37
Workmen's Compensation Insurance
54.26
Reserve Fund
1968.73
Care Icff Cemetery
133.90
Care of Neglected Graves
250.00
Interest on Temporary Loans
65.66
Interest on Maturing Debt
3433.75
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·Geo. E. Clough Overdraft
268.00
Net Bonded Debt
275000.00
Three River School Loan No. 2
4000.00
High School Loan
5000.00
No. Main Street Improvement Loan
16000.00
Three River School Loan
45000.00
Trust Funds
21531.09
Cemetery Perpetual Care Fund
19046.00
Cemetery Perpetual Care Fund Income Acct.
683.81
Merrick Fund
850.00
Thompson
951.28
Cash on Hand Dec. 31st, 1922
138375.62
$544,755.06
$544,755.06
Assessors' Report
The Board of Assessors respectfully report as follows: Appropriation, $265,509.71
Maturing Town Debt, including interest,
29,134.00
State Tax,
22,920.00,
State Tax Special,
1,410.23
State Highway Tax,
8,761.00
County Tax,
11,399.51
339,134.45
DEDUCTIONS
Town's share liquor license fees,
3.00
Cash Balance,
15,000.00
Estimated Receipts,
40,856.69
Income Merrick Fund,
38.26
Dog Tax,
707.46
State Income Tax,
4,595.46
61,200.87
$277,933.58
Less amount raised on 2808 polls,
5,616.00
$272,317.58
Overlay,
3,060.99
Amount to be raised by tax on property,
$275,378.57
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Non-resident bank tar,
389.34
Street Sprinkling Assessment ,
1,200.00
Amount of Warrant Sert. 27, 1922 $276.967.91
Amount of Wariant June 20, 1922.
14,040.00
$291,007.91
SINCE ADDED
20 Poll Taxes,
100.00
2 Poll Taxes,
10.00
$291,117.91
1922 VALUATION
Personal Estate, $3,675,898
Resident Bank Stock, 34.550 3,710,448
Buildings,
$5,889,269
Land,
1,328,004
7,217,273
$10,927,721
Tax Rate, $25.20
TABLE OF AGGREGATES
Number of residents assessed on property,
Individuals, 1357
All Others, 615
1972
Number of Non-residents assessed on property,
Individuals, 149
All Others, 95
244
Number of persons assessed on property
2216
Number of persons assessed for poll only 1957
Total,
4173
89
Number of Horses assessed,
268
Cows assessed,
642
Sheep assessed,
27
Neat cattle assessed,
181
Swine assessed,
76
Fowl assessed
5730
Dwelling houses assessed
1360
DENNIS E. O'CONNOR
CHAS. E. FULLER
DANIEL V. FOGARTY
Assessors
Report of Board of Health
To the Honorable Selectmen and Citizens of Palmer:
The Board of Health of the Town of Pamer herewith submits its annual report for the year ending December 31, 1922.
TABLE No. 1
Chicken Pox
Diptheria
Measles
Pulmonary
Tuberculosis
Whooping Cough
Poliomeylitis
~ Anterior
N Lobar Pneumonia
Membraneous Crplup
Mumps
Scarlet Fever
January
4 136
2
February
10
1
March
2
21
1
1
April
2
3
May
2
1
1
3
June
1
2
1 1
July
2
August
1
September
October
9
1
November
1
1
3
December
5
1
1
1 25 176
9
32 2 14 1
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TABLE No. 2 Number of Deaths reported from January 1, 1922 to December 31, 1922.
January
9
February
5
March
16
April
9
May
6
June
4
July
13
August
11
September
1
October
7
November
6
December
8
Total,
95
TABLE No. 3
Total Male Female
Less than 1 year
30
24
6
1 to 2 years
2
1
1
2 to 3 years
1
1
3 to 4 years
3
1
2
4 to 5 years
5 to 10 years
10 to 15 years
1
1
15 to 20 years
1
1
20 to 30 years
3
1
2
30 to 40 years
4
2
2
40 to 50 years
8
6
2
50 to 60 years
10
6
4
60 to 70 years
8
3
5
70 to 80 years
12
5
7
80 to 90 years
7
4
3
90 to 100 years
1
1
Still Births
4
3
1
Totals
95
57
38
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REPORT OF MILK INSPECTOR
To the Board of Health of Palmer:
I have granted the following Permits and Licenses : Dealers' Permits, 91 @ 500, $45.50 Cleomargarine Permits 11 @ 50c, 3.50
Producers' Permits, no fee, 58
$51.50
Have carefully inspected all places where milk is pro- duced or sold one or more times as seemed necessary. Respectfully submitted, A. F. BENNETT, Inspector
REPORT OF MEAT INSPECTOR
Inspected Condemned
Hogs,
127
Beef,
42
3
Veal,
75
Sheep,
1
Respectfully submitted, A. F. BENNETT,
Inspector
RECEIPTS
From Appropriations :
Salaries,
$150.00
Vital Statistics,
700.00
Meat and Cattle Inspection,
1,000.00
Other Expenses,
700.00
From Reserve Fund :
Hospital Expenses, 771.61
Reimbursements for
Contagious Diseases,
36.85
Tuberculosis, 480.77 $3839.23
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EXPENDITURES
Salaries, $150.00
Vital Statistics,
638.50
District Nurse,
500.00
Inspection,
802.42
Printing and Stationery,
10.06
Telephone,
28.61
Hospital,
Board and Treatment, 1,487.93
Fumigation, 51.11
All Other,
6.47
$3,675.10
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR 1923
Salaries,
$175.00
Vital Statistics,
700.00
Meat, Milk,
Animal Inspection, 1,000.00
Other Expenses,
1,500.00
$3,375.00
J. P. SCHNEIDER, WILLARD C. HITCHCOCK, Board of Health.
Road Commissioners' Report
Palmer, Mass., January 9, 1923
To the Voters of the Town of Palmer:
The Board of Road Commissioners herewith sub- mits its third annual report, for the year ending Decem- ber 30, 1922.
The Board organized with Thomas J. Moran, Chair- man and Charles A. Tabor, Clerk. Sherman M. Stebbins was reappointed Superintendent of Streets.
During the winter months snow plows were used in keeping the main arteries of travel open for motor traf- fic. This expense, together with the removal of snow and ice amounted to $794.08. Unusually heavy rain early in March caused washouts and damage to the highways of $800 or more. Repairs to the Steam Roller amounting to $353.65 were made necessary by the breaking of the main shaft. Two small sections of macadam road in the village of Thorndike were scarified and resurfaced at an expense of $734.31. One of these sections is between the No. 2 Mill canal bridge and the upper railroad crossing in Church Street and the other one in Main Street between Church Street and the lower railroad crossing.
Two beacon lights have been ordered on trial, for use at the junction of Main and Thorndike, and Park and Thorndike Streets. It is expected these beacons will be in place by the time this report reaches the voters.
Trucks. Trucks have been employed whenever condi- tions would warrant their economical use. $2,339.25 has been expended in this way. We believe it
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would be to the advantage of the Town to own two small trucks, with dumping bodies, and recommend their pur- chase.
Main Street Seventeen hundred and forty square yards Bondsville in Main St. between Spring and Depot Streets, have been resurfaced at an ex- pense of $1350.
Streets, Palmer
Woodlawn and Rockview These two streets which were accepted by the Town Febru- ary 13, 1922 have been grad-
ed to some extent, at a cost of $295.76, and the expense charged to the General Highway appropriation.
Corner Park and The work planned at this important Thorndike Streets. corner and for which a special ap- propriation of $300 was made, has been completed at an expense of $798.47. $498.47 of this expense was charged to the General Highway appropria- tion, the special appropriation being insufficient for the completion of the work.
Gravel Roads. The work of resurfacing with trap rock the two sections of gravel road between Thorndike and Three Rivers and between Three Rivers and Shearer's Corner for which the Town appropriated $10,800 was let out at contract to the Lane Construction Co. $9,830.24 was expended leaving a balance of $969.76. This method of treating gravel roads we believe is very satisfactory.
Shearer's Corner. Your Commissioners feel that an im- provement should be made in the highway at the junction of the Three Rivers road and the Springfield road at Shearer's Corner cutting off the point of land belonging to the Wickwire Spencer Steel Corpor- ation and thereby straightening the westerly side of the
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Three Rivers road at this point. With this end in view we have had prepared by W. H. & H. W. Brainerd a plan and profile of this work and recommend the matter to the Voters of the Town. If the work is carried out as con- templated, we understand that the relocation will be ap- proved by the Wickwire Spencer Steel Corporation and that there will be no expense to the Town for the land tak- en. It is estimated that this work will cost $2000.
Pleasant Street Lot, A small parcel of land on Pleasant Palmer. Street adjoining the Town Store- house, belonging to Frank I. Brown and containing about 2300 square feet is for sale and has been offered to the Town. We believe it is desir- able for the Town to own this piece of property and rec- ommend its purchase.
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