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ARTICLE 38. To see if the Town will vote to build a new cement walk, with cement curbing, on the north- easterly side of Thorndike Street in the Depot Village, along property of the Palmer Savings Bank, or repair the present walk, and appropriate money for the same, or take any action relative thereto.
ARTICLE 39. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate money for the improvement of highways as follows: (a) Macadamize Church Street in the Depot Village from Main Street to Pleasant Street; (b) Maca- damize Central Street in the Depot Village from Main Street to Park Street; (c) Resurface Main Street in Thorndike from the corner of Commercial Street to a point near St. Mary's Catholic Church; (d) Resurface with traprock Pleasant Street in Thorndike from the end of the present macadam near No. 1 mill of the Thorndike Company to the brow of the hill near the Bond property ; (e) Resurface with traprock and oil the highway leading from the State highway to Ware westerly, past Bridg- man's Ice Cream Plant to the covered bridge over the Ware River; (f) Resurface with gravel High Street in Bondsville from Maple Street to Spring Street: (g) Im- prove and harden Brown Street in the Depot Village; (h) Improve and harden Highland Street in the Depot Village from King Street to Brown Street; (i) Macada- mize State Street in Bondsville from Pleasant Street to a point opposite Carmody's old residence; (j) Macada- mize High Street in Thorndike from its intersection with Commercial Street to its interection with Main Street.
ARTICLE 40. To see if the Town will vote to in- „stall and maintain additional electrict lights as follows: (a) 1 light at the junction of Oak and Charles Streets in Three Rivers; (b) 2 lights on North Street in Three Rivers between Pytka's bakery and house of one Topor;
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(c) 1 light on Summer Street in Thorndike near the lane leading to property of one Smiegel ; (d) 3 lights on Wood- land and Rockview Streets in the Depot Village; (e) 2 or more lights in the business section of East Main Street in Three Rivers; (f) 1 light on Brown Street in the Depot Village near its intersection with Highland Street; (g) 1 light on the westerly side of Thorndike Street in the Depot Village between Pine Street and St. Thomas' Church.
ARTICLE 41. To see if the Town will vote to con- struct a sewer, with necessary catch basins, on the Belchertown Road in Three Rivers from the end of the present sewer to a point near the residence formerly of George Motyka, or for any distance in said road between said points, and raise and appropriate money for the same.
ARTICLE 42. To see if the Town will vote to im- prove the sewerage system, so that surface water may be properly taken care of, in Converse and Walnut Streets in the Depot Village and raise and appropriate money for the same.
ARTICLE 43. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money to grade, install storm water sewers, curbing and concrete walks, or otherwise improve Kelley Street in Three Rivers, or take any action relative thereto.
ARTICLE 44. To see if the town will vote to con- struct a sewer in High Street in Bondsville, from a point opposite property of one Farrell southerly to State Street, or for any distance in said Street between said points and raise and appropriate money for the same.
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ARTICLE 45. To see if the Town will vote to repair and put in proper condition the Wenimesset school build- ing in Three Rivers and raise and appropriate money for the same.
ARTICLE 46. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money for the payment of the balance due the architect for services in connection with the Wenimesset School in Three Rivers, and also for the purpose of paying witness fees incurred by the Town in connection with the litigation with James H. Murphy concerning said school building.
ARTICLE 47. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money to replank and repair the Whiting Bridge over the Hampden Railroad.
ARTICLE 48. To see if the Town will approve of the purchase of 15,000 feet of 3 in. chestnut plank at $45.00 per thousand feet for the repair of bridges, and raise and appropriate the sum of $675.00 therefor.
ARTICLE 49. To see if the Town will build a pipe railing on the concrete retaining wall on the westerly side of Main Street in Bondsville, and raise and appro- priate money for the same.
ARTICLE 50. To see if the Town will vote to hold all future Town Meetings in the High School Auditorium in the Depot Village, or take any action relative thereto.
ARTICLE 51. To see if the Town will vote to observe the one hundred and fiftieth anniversary of its incorporation as a municipality, choose a committee to have charge of the same, and raise and appropriate any sum of money therefore.
ARTICLE 52. To see if the Town will vote to acquire by purchase any part of the H. D. Converse land
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situate adjacent to the High School Building in the Depot Village for the purposes of an athletic field and play- ground, and raise and appropriate money for the same.
ARTICLE 53. To see what appropriation the Town will make of the sum of $5,045.11. returned to it by the Commonwealth as its share of certain surplus funds collected to provide suitable recognition of those resi- dents of Massachusetts who served in the Army and Navy of the United States during the war with Germany under the provisions of Chapter 480 of the Acts of 1924, and now held as a special fund as permitted by said Chapter.
ARTICLE 54. To see if the Town will grant per- mission to the Roman Catholic Bishop of Springfield, a corporation sole, to use for burial purposes, the follow- ing described tract of land, adjoining St. Thomas' Ceme- tery, and bounded and described as follows: Beginning at a point on the northerly side of the highway lead- ing from the Thorndike Road, past the house formerly of Patrick Crowley, to the Three Rivers Road, near the Burleigh Crossing, so-called, and at the southwesterly corner of land of the heirs of said Patrick Crowley; thence northerly along said last named land and the present line of said St. Thomas' Cemetery about six hundred ninety (690) feet; thence westerly along line of present cemetery about seventy (70) feet; thence northerly along line of present cemetery about five hun- dred fifty (550) feet to land of Stanley Gula; thence westerly along land of said Gula about four hundred thirty (430) feet to land now or formerly of heirs of one Crowley; thence southerly along last named land and land of the heirs of Nellie M. Bond about thirteen hundred fifty-seven (1357) feet to said highway; thence
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easterly on said highway about five hundred ten (510) feet to the place of beginning.
ARTICLE 55. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $4,367.70 to pay overdrafts made by the several departments of the Town during the year 1924, or take any action relative thereto.
ARTICLE 56. To see if the Town will accept and allow a Town way known as Pleasant Street in the Depot Village, as relocated by the Road Commissioners as follows: Beginning at a stone bound at or near the line of land of the Boston & Albany Railroad and at or near the southwesterly corner of land of Jarvis and Jarvis, thence N. 27 deg. 02 min. W. eight hundred four- teen and 87-100 (814.87) feet to a stone bound opposite land of the Second Congregational Church; the above is a description of the northeasterly side of the street as relocated, the southwesterly side to this point is laid paraellel therewith and thirty-five feet distant there- from : from said stone bound opposite land of the Second Congregational Church the northeasterly line makes an angle of 17 min. to the west, the course being N. 27 deg. 19 min. W., for a distance of four hundred nine and 81-100 (409.81) feet to a stone bound on the south- easterly side of Central Street; the southwesterly line at the beginning of this course is thirty-five (35) feet distant from the northeasterly line and gradually diverges to thirty-eight (38) feet distant at the south- easterly side of Central Street; from said stone bound on the southeasterly side of Central Street the northeasterly line extends in the same course, N. 27 deg. 19 min. W., for a distance of five hundred sixteen and 19-100 (516.19) feet to a stone bound at or near the northwest corner of land of Michael J. Garvey, thence making an angle of 19 min. to the west, in a course N. 27 deg. 38 min. W., for a distance of three hundred seventy-five (375) feet
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to an iron bar set in the ground to mark the intersection of the northeasterly line of Pleasant Street with the southeasterly line of Thorndike Street; for the last two courses the southwesterly line is parallel with and thirty- eight (38) feet distant from the northeasterly line, from the southeasterly side of Central Street for a distance of eight hundred thirty-five and 87-700 (835.87) feet to a stone bound opposite land of Henry D. Converse; thence by a curve to the west with a radius of sixteen (16) feet for a distance of thirty-four and 5.10 (34.5) feet to a stone bound on the southeasterly side of Thorndike Street.
ARTICLE 57. To see if the Town will accept and allow a Town way known as Foster Street in the Depot Village, as relocated by the Road Commissioners as follows: Beginning at a stone bound in the northwesterly line of Thorndike Street in the Depot Village of said Palmer, and at the southwesterly corner of land of Edward F. and Louise M. Cushman, thence N. 61 deg. 2 min. W., making an angle with said line of Thorndike Street to the west of 89 deg. 32 min., for a distance of one hundred sixty-five and three-tenths (165.3) feet to a stone bound; thence N. 52 deg. 50 min. W. one hundred three and 95-100 (103.95) feet to a stone bound at or near the westerly corner of land of Luther H. Gager; thence N. 44 deg. 32 min. W. one hundred forty-nine and 47-100 (149.47) feet to a stone bound in the south- easterly line of Knox Street; the line described is the northeasterly line of relocation and the way as relocated is thirty-three (33) feet in width on the southwesterly side of the line described.
ARTICLE 58. To see if the Town will authorize the Selectmen, in the name of the Town, to procure a lease of the present offices now used by the Town in the Hol- brook Building on Main Street in the Depot Village, or a
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lease of any other suitable rooms to be used as offices for the various officers of the Town, for a term not exceeding ten years; to agree upon the provisions of said lease, or take any action relative thereto.
And you are hereby directed to serve this warrant by posting up attested copies thereof in some one public place in each of the four villages of the Town known as the Depot Village, Thorndike, Three Rivers and Bonds- ville, seven days at least before the holding of said meet- ing, and by publishing an attested copy thereof in at least two issues of the Palmer Journal, a newspaper pub- lished in said Palmer, the first publication to be not less than seven days before the holding of said meeting.
Hereof fail not and make due return of this war- rant with your doings thereon, to the Town Clerk, at or before the holding of said meeting.
Given under our hands this seventeenth day of Jan- ary, A. D. 1925.
WILLIAM B. KERIGAN, FRANK G. ROGERS, CHARLES A. CALLAHAN, Selectmen of Palmer.
Town Bookkeeper's Report
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen : Palmer, Massachusetts:
Gentlemen :
I herewith submit my report of the receipts and expenditures of the Town for the fiscal year ending December 31st, 1924:
RECEIPTS
TAXES
Current Year:
Poll,
$ 5,134.00
Personal,
111,414.29
Real Estate,
216,667.98
$333,216.27
Previous Years:
Poll,
241.00
Personal,
16,244.92
Real Estate,
30,482.56
Street Sprinkling,
275.81
47,244.29
From State
Corp. Tax, Publil Service 40,678.15
Corp. Tax, Business,
8,688.61
Income Tax,
27,695.02
National Bank Tax,
466.60
Reimbursement,
76 88
77,605.26 458,065.82
LICENSES AND PERMITS
Junk.
$156.00
Peddlers,
30.00
Sunday,
51.00
Pool, Billiard and Bowling,
110.00
Garages, Auto and Agents,
38.00
All Other,
101.00
486.00 486.00
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FINES AND FORFEITS $661.34 661.34 661.84
Court Fines,
Dog Licenses,
GRANTS AND GIFTS $956.14 956.14 956.14
PROTECTION OF PERSONS AND PROPERTY
Sealing Weights and Measures $173.20 173.20 173.20
HEALTH
Health:
Tuberculosis,
$ 49.28
Subsidies from State,
10.00
59.28
Licenses:
Alcohol,
20.00
Day Nursery,
3.00
Druggist,
3.00
Bottling,
20.00
Milk and Oleomargarine,
53.00
Undertaker's,
4.00
103.00
162.28
HIGHWAYS
Sewer Permits,
$1,225.00
Sale of Old Materials,
23.50
Bridge Repairs,
420.74
Sidewalks and Curbing,
3,435.95
5,105.19
5,105.19
CHARITIES
Town Farm:
Sale of Produce,
$1,408.24
Sale of Wood, Hides, etc.
659.41
Board for Inmates,
2,039.72
4,107.37
Reimbursements:
State,
1,058.65
Insurance Cr.,
14.57
1,073.22
State Aid,
186.00
186.00
5,366.59
EDUCATION
Tuition State Wards, $ 76.50
Other Tuition,
7,569.41
Sale of Books and Supplies,
86.38
Rent, etc.,
837.78
8,570.11
8,570.11
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CEMETERY
Sale of Lots,
$ 359.00
Care of Lots,
1,246.75
Grading,
100.75
Opening,
461.00
Foundations,
247.66
Sale of Posts,
26.00
2,441.16
2,441.16
INTEREST
On Deposits,
$
893.77
On Taxes,
2,286.96
On Perpetual Care Funds,
695.28
On Merrick Fund,
38.26
On Thompson Fund,
42.80
3,957.07
3,957.07
MUNICIPAL INDEBTEDNESS
Anticipation of Taxes,
$250,000.00
General Loans, 29,000.00 279,000.00 279,000.00
AGENCY AND TRUST
Cemetery Perpetual Care Funds, $750.00
750.00
750.00
REFUNDS AND TRANSFERS
Forest Fires, $ 9.90
Cemetery Dept.,
200.00
Memorial Day,
5.00
Commonwealth of Massachusetts:
War Bonus Fund Surplus, 5,045.11
Abolition of Grade Crossing,
30.93
Education, 944.46
Civilian War Poll Tax,
9.00
Accrued Interest on Loans,
30.81 6,275.21 6,275.21
Total Receipts, Cash on hand, Jan. 1, 1924,
$771,970.11
66,052.21
$838,022.32
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PAYMENTS
GENERAL GOVERNMENT
Appropriations and Amount Reserve Fund Expended
Department
Balance®
Selectmen:
Salaries,
$ 700.00
$ 700.00
Clerk,
50.00
50.00
Other Expenses,
500.00
Stationery, Postage and Supplies,
27.05
Printing and Advertising,
139.22
Transportation,
105.80
Telephone,
106.41
All Other,
118.95
2.57
Selectmen's Contingent, 1,100.00
Contingent
from Reserve Fund
1,382.50
Town House,
25.50
Highways,
6.00
Town Dump,
249.00
Soldiers' Exemption,
7.81
Soldiers' Relief,
1,082.50
Fires Outside District,
307.00
Surveying,
198.90
Services for Committee of Fifteen,
60.00
Insurance,
312.63
Anto List,
50.00
Sundry Items,
311.73
-128.57
Auditing and Accounting:
Auditing 1923 Acct.,
90.00
90.00
Accounting,
1,290,00
1,200.00
90.00
Treasury:
Salary,
1,000.00
1,000.00
Bond and Other Expenses,
325.00
Bond,
125.00
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Appropriations and Amount
Reserve Fund Expended
Balance
Equipment and Supplies,
19,50
Stationery and Postage,
81.66
Printing and Adv., All Other,
18.00
48.84
Collector's:
Salary on 1920 Acct.,
75.00
Salary on 1923 Acct.,
135.00
Salary on 1924 Acct.,
1,200.00
900.00
300.00
Bond and Other Expenses
500.00
Stationery and Postage,
136.33
Printing and Adv.,
85.38
Telephone,
24.00
Bond,
200.00
Special Work,
19.60
All Other,
51.37
-16.68
Assessors':
Salary,
2,400.00
2,400.00
Clerk,
350.00
350.00
Other Expenses,
1,000.00
Stationery and Postage,
3.93
Printing and Adv.,
661.20
Trans. and Meals, All Other,
191.87
79.71
63.29
License Commissioners: 25.00
Clerical Work,
5.00
Auto Hire,
5.00
Printing,
6.75
8.25
Law: 1,500.00
Claim,
150.00
Stenographer,
41.18
Services of Counsel,
522.14
786.68
Department
32.00
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Appropriations and Amount Reserve Fund Expended Balance
Department
Town Clerk:
Salary,
450.00
450.00
Other Expenses,
100.00
Postage,
2.00
Printing and Adv.,
12.95
Telephone,
18.01
Sundry Items,
4.85
62.19
Election and Registration: 1,200.00
Registrars,
100.00
Precinct Officers,
517.00
Primary Officers,
150.00
Voting Booths,
205.80
Stationery, Printi g
and Advertising,
364.01
Rent,
76.00
Trans. and Meals,
45.85
Sundry Items,
151.92
-410.58
Town Offices:
1,340.00
Rent,
1,160.00
Care,
186.40
Light,
46.55
-52.95
Town Engineer:
50.00
Services,
50.00
Memorial Hall Insurance:
200.00
Insurance,
188.80
11.20
Repairs of Town House:
6,100.00
Labor,
3,199.96
Materials and Tools,
1,695.42
Heating Contract,
1,103.60
Equipment,
98.52
2.50
World War Record:
300.00
Expenses,
91.42
208.58
Counsel for Swift River:
500.00
500.00
Total for General Government, $22,387.18
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Department
Appropriations and Amount Reserve Fund Expended Balance PROTECTION OF PERSONS AND PROPERTY
Police:
Salaries:
Chief of Police,
$2,500.00
$2,500.00
Deputy Chief,
2,000.00
1,858.26
141.74
Day Patrolman,
1,800.00
1,500.00
300.00
Night Police,
2,737.50
2,737.50
Special Police,
1,000.00
628.00
372.00
Other Expenses,
100.00
Other Expenses from Reserve Fund,
200.00
Light,
41.17
Telephone,
55.28
Furnishings,
129.75
Printing,
10.00
All Other,
62.50
1.80
Care, Rent and Fuel, for Lockup 1,490.00
Care,
240.00
Rent and Fuel,
1,050.00
All Other,
42.12
157.88
Office of Chief,
300.00
Rent,
180.00
Light,
18.90
101.10
Equipment for Men,
200.00
Equipment,
193.00
7.00
Suppression of Illegal Sales, $ 200.00
Services of Counsel,
50.00
150.00
Support of District Court,
500.00
500.08
Fire:
Insurance and Care Auto Fire Truck, 475.00
Labor,
53.00
Equipment and Supplies
28.49
Repairs,
37.85
Insurance,
3.50
All Other,
.47
351.69
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Appropriations and Amount Reserve Fund Expended Balance
Department
Sealing Weights and Measures:
Salary,
500.00
500.00
Other Expenses,
100.00
Equipment and Repairs,
16.15
Transportation,
107.50
Printing, Stationery, etc.,
8.96
-32.61
Moths:
800.00
Labor,
706.00
Transportation,
84.00
Printing,
4.75
Sundry Items,
4.80
.45
Tree:
Warden,
100.00
100.00
Planting,
150.00
144.00
6.00
Preservation,
250.00
228.55
21.45
Forest Warden:
800.00
Forest Warden from Cont'g.,
1,006.91
Labor,
1,568.20
Transportation,
77.90
Meals,
32.30
Hose,
32.25
Telephone,
26.57
Repairs,
22.07
Oil and Gasoline,
21.10
Sundry Items,
26.52
Total for
Protection of Persons and Property, $15,031.41
HEALTH
Health:
Salary of Board
$ 175.00
$ 175.00
Clerical Work,
100.00
100.00
Other Expenses,
1,500.00
Printing and Stationery,
6.87
Telephone,
25.86
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Appropriations and Amount Reserve Fund Expended
Department
Balance
Hospitals,
817.60
Board and Treatment,
530.56
Fumigation,
9.98
Sundry Items,
29.98
79.15
Vital Statistics,
700.00
Births,
424.50
Deaths,
88.00
Marriages,
45.50
142.00
Inspection,
1,000.00
Animal,
326.84
Meat,
217.25
Milk,
222.81
233.10
District Nurse,
500.00
500.00
Total for Health,
$3,520.75
HIGHWAYS
General Repairs:
$15,000.00
Superintendent,
$1,075.06
Labor,
6,389.15
Teams,
2,820.24
Broken Stone,
Gravel and Oil,
1,919.86
Equipment and Repairs,
2,067.12
Fuel,
104.25
Freight,
190.40
Sundry Items,
230.11
203.81
Removal of Snow and Ice: 2,000.00
Supt.,
193.38
Labor,
660.57
Teams,
559.08
Materials,
38.57
Sundry Items,
54.17
494.23
Street Sprinkling: 1923 Balance, 664.70
Teams,
432.00
Water,
120.00
Repairs,
12.25
100.45
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Appropriations and Amount Reserve Fund Expended Balance
Department
Purchase of Truck,
850.00
850.00
Bridge Repairs:
1,500.00
Bridge Repairs
from Reserve Fund,
849.25
Supt.,
140.88
Labor,
648.69
Teams,
190.98
Materials,
1,282.46
Signs,
81.90 .
Freight, etc.,
4.34
Railings, 400.00
Supt.,
9.63
Labor,
216.74
Teams,
15.40
Lumber, Posts, etc.,
158.23
Repairs on Burleigh Bridge 150.00
Supt.,
22.75
Labor,
69.80
Teams,
29.40
Cement and Equipment,
17.00
11.05
Fay Bridge
Appropriation and Loan, 10,000.00
Article 51,
23,281.00
Four Corners to Burleigh's Contract,
5,781.00
Commercial St. to Lake Junction:
Contract,
3,000.00
Bridge to Prospect Street:
Supt.,
59.50
Labor,
281.95
Teams,
109.43
Materials,
711.22
Surveying,
331.64
Freight, etc.,
127.15
12,879.11
South Main Street
Appropriation and Loan,
25,000.00
25,000.00
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Appropriations and
Department
Amount Reserve Fund Expended 300.00
Balanc
Highland Street,
Supt.,
18.37
Labor,
222.35
Teams,
59.28
Brown Street,
350.00
Supt.,
20.12
Labor,
245.25
Teams,
84.63
Sidewalks and Curbing:
General Construction
and Repairs, 3,650.00
Labor,
500.65
Supt.,
49.13
Teams,
192.87
Materials,
970.73
Sundry Items,
154.95
Contract Work,
1,781.67
North Main Street,
500.00
North Main Street,
Balance of 1923 Appr., 2,274.46
Supt.,
19.25
Labor,
39.35
Teams,
13.20
Surveying,
15.00
Contract Work,
2,539.19
148.47
Commercial St. to
Miller Property, 3,800.00
Supt.,
74.25
Labor,
903.95
Teams,
268.43
Curbing,
1,411.99
Freight,
212.14
Sundry,
51.63
Contract Work,
877.61
Article 48 and Art. 5
of March 17, 1924, 11,575.00
Converse Street "A' Supt.,
30.63
Labor,
359.25
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Appropriations and Amount
Department
Reserve Fund Expended
Balance
Teams,
91.40
Materials,
247.16
Sundry Items,
96.82
Contract Work,
915.49
North Street, "B"
Supt.,
13.13
Labor,
151.45
Teams,
24.37
Curbing,
165.48
Surveying,
41.00
Freight,
27.02
Main St., Three Rivers, "D"
. Supt.,
123.25
Labor,
927.70
Teams,
374.30
Materials,
1,329.63
Surveying,
106.25
Freight,
209.94
Contract Work,
2,160.63
Pleasant Street,
Three Rivers, "C"
Supt.,
24.62
Labor,
223.60
Teams,
134.73
Curbing,
458.29
Surveying,
32.00
Freight,
21.45
Contract Work,
657.77
East Main Street to
Wenimesset School
Article 5 of Mar. 17, 1924
Supt.,
5.25
Labor,
175.20
Teams,
41.85
Surveying,
25.00
Contract Work,
758.85
1,621.49
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Appropriations and Amount Reserve Fund Expended Balance
Department
Sewers and Culverts:
General Repairs,
2,500.00
General Repairs,
Reserve Fund, 463.29
Supt., 219.49
Labor,
1,459.69
Teams,
258.79
Equipment,
34.69
Cement and Fittings,
893.89
Surveying,
81.50
Sundry Items,
15.24
Pine and Brown Streets, 4,400.00
Supt.,
72.63
Labor,
1,242.50
Teams.
139.92
Tel., etc.,
1,233.20
Surveying,
260.50
Freight, etc.,
16.87
1,434.38
North Main Street, 1,325.00
Supt.,
35.88
Labor.
369.05
Teams,
23.17
Materials
and Fittings,
313.73
Sundry Items,
65.73
517.44
Squier Street, 484.00
Supt.,
9.63
Labor.
179.45
Teams,
33.37
Materials
and Fittings
103.50
Freight, etc.,
6.18
151.87
Article 50:
Orchard Street, 4,735.00
Surveying,
30.00
Tile,
246.24
Contract Work,
2,521 .- '
High Street, Thorndike
Supt., 9.63
8
Department
Appropriations and Amount Reserve Fund Expended
Balance
Labor,
94.30
Teams,
4.12
Materials,
107.02
Surveying,
15.00
Freight,
.53
Three Rivers to
Thorndike:
Surveying,
30.00
Labor,
12.40
Teams,
2.40
Materials,
315.90
Contract Work,
803.20
542.46
Street Lighting,
9,919.90
Contract,
9,767.04
152.86
Store House Repairs,
1,500.00
Supt.,
33.24
Labor,
400.50
Team,
34.89
Materials,
997.48
Freight,
33.89
Damage Claims,
South Main Street and Monson Road, 1,000.00
1,000.00
Total for Highways,
$74,213.98
CHARITIES
Salaries,
$ 455.00
$ 455.00
Support of Poor,
12,000.00
Contingent Fund,
1,000.00
Town Physician,
150.00
150.00
Clerical Assistance,
200.00
200.00
Income Thompson Fund,
42 .. 80
Town Farm: Warden, 1,175.00
94
Appropriations and Amount Reserve Fund Expended Balanc
Department
Labor,
977.14
Groceries and
Provisons,
564.21
Dry Goods and Clothing,
28.10
Fuel and Light,
532.42
Hay and Grain,
981.68
Repairs,
185.09
Equipment,
236.88
Shingling and Re-
pairing Roof,
1,018.89
Telephone,
28.80
Sundry Items,
381.93
Outside Poor:
Rent,
1,616.78
Groceries and
Provisions,
6,069.30
Coal and Wood,
1,261.00
Board and Care,
345.96
Medicine and Medi-
210.97
Cash,
767.37
Stationery, Postage
and Printing,
46.25
Sundry Items, .
86.28
-3,471.25
Wing Memorial Hospital: Board and Treatment, 500.00
182.89
317.11
Soldiers' Benefits:
State Aid,
216.00
Total for Charities,
$17,719.94
cal Attendance,
95
EDUCATION
Appropriations and Amount Reserve Fund Expended Balance
Department
School:
General Fund, $181,738.58
Smith-Hughes Fund,
273.66
Superintendent,
$4,378.36
Grade Supervisor,
1,408.32
Clerical Work,
2,248.82
Truant Officer,
57.50
Printing, Stationery
and Postage,
276.20
Telephone,
381.29
Traveling Expenses,
68.06
Sundry Items,
104.12
Teachers' Salaries:
High,
17,543.75
Elementary,
68,606.54
Retirement,
2,950.75
Text Books and
Supplies:
High:
Text and Refer-
ence Books,
819.43
All Other,
2,463.36
Elementary:
Text and Refer-
ence Books,
1,529.69
All Other,
2,194.45
Transportation :
High,
3,067.02
Elementary,
5,137.30
Janitors' Services: High,
2,081.64
Elementary,
5,761.93
Fuel and Light:
High,
3,223.04
Elementary,
11,374.20
96
Appropriations and Amount Reserve Fund Expended Balance
Department
Maintenance of Build-
ings and Grounds:
High:
Repairs,
497.63
Janitors' Supplies,
215.35
All Other,
875.88
Elementary:
Repairs,
5,912.99
Janitors' Supplies,
294.25
All Other,
1211.31
Furniture and
Furnishings,
High,
699.84
Elementary,
365.85
Other Expenses:
Tuition, High,
698.76
Tuition, Elementary,
1,278.09
Diplomas and Grad-
uating Exercises,
112.20
Miscellaneous Printing,
318.51
Nurse,
1,379.12
Lunch Room,
646.50
Insurance,
1,542.96
Medical Inspection,
800.00
Sundry Items,
1,115.58
Music, Manual Training and Drawing:
Music Instructor,
650.00
Music Books and
Supplies,
175.59
Manual Training and
Drawing Instructor, 1,494.17
Drawing Materials,
568.47
Retirement, 69.00
Sundry Items,
56.60
97
Appropriations and Amount Reserve Fund Expended
Department
Balance
Commercial:
Instruction,
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