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2,150.00 36,158.18
From State,
Corp. Tax, Public Service 5,833.22
Corp. Tax, Business, 39,749.44
Income Tax, 35,379.56
National Bank Tax,
707.07 81,669.29 401,074.06
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LICENSES AND PERMITS
Junk,
210.00
Peddlers,
45.00
Sunday,
110.00
Pool, Billiard and Bowling,
94.00
Garages, Auto and Agents,
16.00
All Other
110.00
585.00
585.00
FINES AND FORFEITS
Court Fines,
350.98 350.98
350.98
GRANTS AND GIFTS
Dog Licenses,
987.27
987.27
987.27
PROTECTION OF PERSONS AND PROPERTY
Town Farm :
Damage to Railing,
5.50
Fires Outside District,
11.00
16.50
16.50
HEALTH
Health :
Tuberculosis,
94.00
Fumigating,
1.25
95.25
Licenses :
Alcohol,
15.00
Druggist,
3.00
Undertakers,
2.00
Milk and Oleomargarine,
60.00
Bottling,
15.00
95.00
190.25
HIGHWAYS
Sewer Permits,
475.00
Sale of Old Material,
33.30
Paving on Main St. Three Rivers,
556.77
Bridge Repairs,
203.70
Sidewalks and Curbing, 2,346.68
Railing Repairs, 6.59
Use of Watering Cart,
50.00
3,672.04
3,672.04
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CHARITIES
Town Farm :
Sale of Produce,
1,697.73
Sale of Stock,
27.00
Sale of Wood,
249.00
Board of Inmates,
1,206.20
3,269.93
Reimbursements :
State,
1,408.75
Other Cities,
40.00
Individuals,
56.25
State Aid,
216.00
1,721.00
4,990.93
EDUCATION
Tuition,
7,280.36
English Speaking Class,
991.24
Rent,
268.25
Sale of Books and Supplies,
55.80 .
8,595.65
8,595.65
CEMETERY
Sale of Lots,
190.00
Care of Lots,
1,334.98
Grading,
124.30
Opening,
384.00
Foundations,
213.20
2,246.48
2,246.48
INTEREST
On Deposits,
1,441.63
On Taxes,
1,316.29
On Perpetual Care Funds, 733.53
On Merrick Fund,
38.26
On Thompson Fund,
42.80
3,572.51
3,572.51
MUNICIPAL INDEBTEDNESS
Anticipation of Taxes, 225,000.00
AGENCY AND TRUST Cemetery Perpetual Care Funds, 1,100.00
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REFUNDS AND TRANSFERS
Highway Dept.,
175.15
Poor Dept.,
71.51
School Dept.,
69.46
Loss of Taxes,
77.87 393.99 393.99
Total Receipts Cash on hand Jan. 1, 1925
$652,775.66
130,137.82
$782,913.48
PAYMENTS
GENERAL GOVERNMENT
Department
Appropriations and Amount ' Reserve Fund Expended Balance
Selectmen :
Salaries,
750.00
750,00
Other Expenses :
500.00
Printing and Advertising,
76.21
Carfare, Teams etc.,
63.00
Supplies,
11.81
Telephone,
111.28
Sundry Items,
103.95
133.75
. Selectmen's Contingent, 1,000.00
Reserve Fund for Census 637.00
Taking Census,
647.00
Town House,
248.08
Town Dump,
329.50
Fires Outside District,
389.70
Repairs at Engine House,
150.84
Repairs at Library Building,
166.84
Parking Signs,
187.89
Street Marking,
311.80
Insurance,
312.49
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Expenses of Committee of Fifteen, Printing Town Bonds, Sundry Items,
106.00
41.55
89.91
-1,244.60
Auditing and Accounting :
1,290.00
Auditing 1924 Acct. Balance
90.00
90.00
Accounting,
1,200.00
90.00
Treasury :
Salary,
1,000.00
1,000.00
Bond and Other Expenses, 325.00
Surety Bond,
125.00
Supplies,
45.76
Stamps,
40.00
Printing Bonds,
20.00
94.24
Collector :
Salary, Bal. on 1921-1922
Salary, Bal. on 1923-24
430.00
430.00
Salary on 1925
1,200.00
900.00
300.00
Bond and Other Expenses,
500.00
Bond,
200.00
Insurance,
46.88
Stationery and Postage,
133.02
Telephone,
22.34
Supplies,
16.19
Printing and Advertising,
77.18
4.39
Assessors' :
Salary,
2,400.00
2,400.00
Clerical Work,
450.00
450.00
Other Expenses,
450.00
Intrepreters,
48.00
Stationery and Postage,
10.13
Printing and Adv.,
595.38
Carfare and Auto Hire,
185.73
Telephones,
28.30
132.46
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License Commissioners :
25.00
Printing,
15.00
Clerical Work,
5.00
5.00
Law and Claims, 1,500.00
Town Council,
500.00
Claims,
480.00
Recording,
2.80
517.20
Town Clerk :
Salary,
450.00
450.00
Other Expenses,
100.00
Printing and Postage,
21.50
Telephone,
26.21
Supplies,
10.57
41.72
Election and Registration : 600.00
Registrars,
100.00
Precinct Officers,
225.00
Tellers,
25.00
Rent,
114.00
Printing and Adv.,
143.57
Team and Auto hire,
34.44
Sundry Items,
16.24
-58.25
Town Offices : 1,500.00
Rent,
1,275.00
Care,
290.00
Light,
45.97
-110.97
Town Engineer : 50.00
Salary,
50.00
Surplus War Bonus Fund,
5,045.11
Counsel for Swift River,
500.00
26.10
473.90
Total for General Government,
$21,063.27
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PROTECTION OF PERSONS AND PROPERTY
Police :
Salaries :
Chief of Police,
$2,500.00
2,500.00
Deputy Chief,
2,000.00
2,000.00
Day Patrolman,
1,800.00
1,800.00
Night Police,
2,737.50
2,737.50
Special Police and Sun- dry Expense,
1,400.00
1,344.08
Lockup :
Care, Rent, etc.,
1,400.00
Reserve Fund
400.00
Fuel,
300.00
Rent,
1,150.00
Care,
240.00
Light,
44.64
Telephone,
29.19
Chief's Office, 250.00
Rent,
180.00
Light,
17.68
Telephone,
28.31
116.10
Suppression of Illegal Sales,
Expenses,
200.00
200.00
Support of District Court,
200.00
200.00
Fire :
Care and Insurance
Auto Fire Truck, 275.00
Insurance,
17.50
Repairs,
10.00
247.50
Sealing Weights and Measures :
Salary,
500.00
500.00
Other Expenses,
125.00
Sealer's Books,
29.80
Auto Hire,
65.00
30.20
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Moth :
1,300.00
Labor,
1,144.23
Transportation,
165.50
Insecticides,
24.00
Equipment,
20.45
-54.18
Tree :
Warden,
Wages for 1925,.
100.00
100.00
Wages for 1924,
100.00
Expenses,
250.00
Bill of 1924,
65.00
Preservation,
200.00
Hardware,
1.90
-16.90
Forest Warden : 800.00
Labor,
816.15.
Telephone,
24.64
Repairing,
17.67
Sundry Item,
27.42
-85.88
Total for
Protection of Persons and Property, $15,700.66
CHARITIES
Salaries of Board,
455.00
455.00
Town Physician,
150.00
150.00
Clerical Work,
200.00
200.00
Contingent Fund,
500.00
General Support of Poor,
16,000.00
Income of Thompson Fund,
42.80
From Reserve Fund,
1,123.63
Town Farm :
Warden,
1,200.00
Labor,
1,070.25
Groceries and Provisions,
634.32
Dry Goods and Clothing,
37.35
Fuel and Light,
475.66
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Hay and Grain,
887.79
Repairs and Equipment,
306.49
Telephone,
33.53
Fertilizer
171.20
Sundry Items,
61.03
Outside Poor :
Rent,
1,410.05
Groceries and Provisions,
6,930.23
Board and Care,
462.12
Coal and Wood,
889.69
Cash,
1,443.15
Hospital Care and Medicine,
387.50
Burials,
87.00
Insurance,
68.40
Aid to Other Towns,
840.94
Miscellaneous :
Ledger Postage and Printing,
40.98
Telephones,
63.59
Sundry Items,
175.65
Wing Memorial Hospital :
Care and Treatment,
500.00
499.43
.57
Soldiers' Relief,
787.00
Total for Charities,
$19,768.35
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HEALTH
Health :
Salary of Board,
175.00
175.00
Clerical Work,
100.00
100.00
General Expenses,
1,500.00
Hospital Board and Treatment,
1,042.29
Fumigation,
43.40
Printing and Postage,
11.36
Telephone,
24.36
Sundry Expenses,
32.30
346.29
Vital Statistics :
700.00
Birth,
67.25
Deaths,
23.75
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Marriages,
609.00
Inspection :
1,000.00
Animal,
387.30
Meat,
168.90
Milk,
326.15
Equipment,
19.88
97.77
District Nurse,
1,000.00
1,000.00
Total for Health,
3,421.94
HIGHWAYS
General Repairs :
$15,175.79
Superintendent,
782.12
Labor,
6,619.74
Teams,
2,269.87
Gravel, Gas Oil etc.,
3,414.76
Equipment and Repairs,
1,082.69
Grain and Coal,
132.40
Surveying,
281.50
Freight,
194.98
Sundry Items,
66.29
172.15
Street Sprinkling :
Labor,
99.75
Oil,
907.80
Repairs,
6.00
Removal of Snow and Ice : 2,000.00
Superintendent,
167.35
Labor,
736.30
Teams,
435.58
Equipment and Repairs,
15.06
Oil and Gas,
133.50
Sundry Items,
4.46
507.75-
Bridge Repairs :
1,500.00
Superintendent,
92.75
Labor,
414.71
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Teams,
140.37
Materials,
591.62
Sundry Items,
9.72
250.83
Whiting Bridge : 1,300.00
Superintendent,
59.50
Labor,
247.73
Teams,
96.73
Lumber,
895.78
Oil,
.26
Chestnut Plank,
675.00
675.00
Railings :
400.00
Superintendent,
23.63
Labor,
182.24
Teams,
26.19
Materials,
165.46
2.48
Church Street Article 39 "A" 14,600.00
Superintendent,
44.63
Labor,
499.20
Teams,
79.72
Trap Rock and Tar,
405.36
Freight,
179.74
Coal, Gas, etc.,
53.15
Central Street Article 39 "B" :
Superintendent,
75.68
Labor,
1,522.34
Teams,
511.78
Equipment and Materials,
2,203.39
Surveying,
126.00
Freight,
498.76
Sundry Items,
26.50
Contract Work on Sidewalk,
709.21
Main Street Article 39 "C":
Superintendent,
12.25
Labor,
244.80
Teams,
56.85
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Trap Rock and Oil, 475.53 Coal etc., 20.13
Forest Lake Road, Article 39 "E":
Superintendent,
175.00
Labor,
1,270.15
Teams,
457.09
Oil, Tarite, and Cement,
800.22
Surveying etc.,
26.07
High Street, Article 39 "F":
Superintendent,
21.88
Labor,
331.80
Teams,
223.18
Culverts,
112.90
Gravel, Oil and Coal,
209.10
Brown Street, Article 39 "G":
Superintendent,
14.01
Labor,
80.30
Teams,
28.87
Oil and Gravel,
49.15
Highland Street, Article 39 "H":
Superintendent,
.
13.14
Labor,
84.45
Teams,
31.77
Oil and Gravel,
59.70
Main Street, Three Rivers,
Use of Concrete Mixer,
198.38.
2,810.02
Main Street, Three Rivers,
Balance of 1924
Appropriation, 12,879.11
Superintendent,
217.86
Labor,
4,051.10
Teams,
736.65
Equipment
428.97
LAP
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Gravel, Tar and Lumber,
6,365.07
Oil and Gas,
84.04
Surveying,
593.95
Repairs on Power,
176.15
Police Service,
122.40
Sundry Items,
95.12
7.80
Work of paving between rails
paid for by Springfield
Street Railway,
556.77
South Main Street, Monson Road
and Fay Bridge
Contract Work,
35,000.00
Sidewalks and Curbing :
General Repairs,
2,400.00
Superintendent,
28.86
Labor,
206.35
Teams,
18.68
Materials,
300.21
Sundry Items,
42.23
Contract Work,
1,925.06
--- 121.39
Curbing :
1,266.45
Superintendent,
128.70
Labor,
369.33
Teams,
70.53
Curbing,
595.29
Freight,
102.60
Stone Bounds,
125.00
125.00
East Main St., Three
Rivers, Article 37 "B":
5,505.00
Superintendent,
9.63
Labor,
307.95
Teams,
27.52
Materials,
₣61.15
Contract,
229.74
East Main Street,
Three Rivers, Art. 37 "C"
Superintendent,
4.37
Labor,
31.00
Teams,
1.88
Contract,
434.00
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Ruggles Street,
Three Rivers, Art. 37 "D"
Superintendent,
16.63
Labor,
95.75
Teams,
15.13
Sundry Items,
12.50
Contract,
188.93
High Street,
Thorndike, Art. 37 "E"
Superintendent,
1.46
Labor,
289.70
Teams,
94.41
Material,
590.81
Freight,
74.88
Surveying,
31.50
High Street,
Bondsville, Art. 37 "G"
Labor,
32.80
Teams,
10.00
Contract Work,
261.25
Brown Street,
Palmer, Art. 37 "H"
Surveying,
28.65
Labor,
42.20
Teams,
9.00
Contract Work,
1,111.44
Highland Street,
Palmer, Art. 37 "I"
Superintendent,
4.38
Surveying,
45.25
Labor,
215.80
Teams,
54.87
Materials,
245.05
Freight,
31.80
Contract Work,
227.61
665.96
Sewers and Culverts : 4,400.00
Surveying,
40.00
Superintendent,
213.49
Labor,
2,062.68
Teams,
250.82
Equipment,
931.87
37
Pipe and Fittings,
739.08
Coal,
21.75
Sundry Items,
68.08
Contract Work,
85.64
-13.41
Belchertown Road Sewer 3,500.00
Superintendent,
81.38
Surveying,
117.75
Labor,
2,118.98
Teams,
106.08
Tools and Equipment,
437.10
Pipe and Fittings,
567.32
Sundry Items,
25.11
46.31
High Street,
Bondsville,
575.00
Labor,
17.55
557.45
Street Lighting,
14,500.00
11,142.99
3,357.01
White Way Street Lighting, 5,500.00
Contract,
5,500.00
Damage Claims :
South Main St., and Mon-
son Road, 1,000.00
Sundry Persons,
836.50
163.50
Total for Highways,
$115,448.12
EDUCATION
School :
General Fund :
$185,000.00
Smith-Hughes Fund
292.74
Refund 69.46
General Expense
Superintendent
4500.00
Clerical Work
2408.41
Truant Officer
56.40
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Printing Stationery and Postage
290.58
Telephone
461.62
Travelling Expenses
245.06
School Census
100.00
Sundry Items
336.56
Teacher's Salaries :
High
19,065.04
Elementary
71,777.44
Retirement
3,180.10
Text Books and Supplies :
High :
Books
1,398.20
Supplies
1,427.73
Elementary :
Books
3,591.22
Supplies
1,734.97
Transportation :
High
4,169.45
Elementary
5,782.15
Janitor Service :
High
2,072.64
Elementary
6,402.02
Fuel and Light :
High
5,214.99
Elementary
10,650.93 ·
Maintenance of Build- ings and Grounds : High :
Repair
23.20
Janitor's Supplies
531.78
Other Expenses
453.68
Elementary :
Repairs
243:02
Janitor Supplies
1,047.94
Other Expenses
879.25
Furniture and Furnishings :
Furniture and Furnishings :
High
32.70
Elementary
1,494.89
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Other Expenses :
3
Tuition, High
1,284.50
Tuition, Elementary
728.00
Diplomas and Grad- uating Exercises :
124.33 .
Miscellaneous Printing
251.21
Nurse
1,399.92
Lunch Room
325.00
Insurance
533.20
Medical Instrucion
800.00
Sundry Items
1,363.17
Music, Manual Training and
Drawing :
Music Instructor
1,800.00
Music Books and
Supplies :
446.94
Manual Traing and
Drawing Instructor
1,597.00
Retirement
74.00
Manual Training
56.47
Drawing Materials
404.89
Sundry Items
134.44
Commercial :
Teachers' Salaries
6,100.50
Retirement
257.00
Text Books
247.89
Machines
543.25
Miscellaneous Supplies
261.86
Continuation :
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Teachers
4,104.74
Retirement
133.00
Clerk
200.00
Janitor
691.00
Rent
342.00
Materials and Supplies
851.76
Transportation
374.89
Truants
36.05
Sundry Items
151.26
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Americanization :
Principal
450.00
Teachers
1,533.20
Books and Supplies
65.23
Transportation
20.00
Sundry Items
17.27
Repairs :
High
Carpentry and Painting
55.03
Plumbing and Electrical
Work
317.09
Lumber
4.30
Elementary :
Carpentry and Painting
1,541.39
Plumbing and Electrical
Work
1,337.36
Materials
91.35
Bondsville School Wal
375.00
Special Repairs n20.491 ,fA
Sundry Items
127.01
Special Repairs
4,120.49
120.24
Special Repairs on Wenimesset,
4,500.00
4,590.60
-90.00
New High School, Balance
of Appropriation
5,113.74
Contract Work
4,513.49
598.25
Three River School
3,030.86
Outstanding Bills of 1924
1,577.63
1,453.23
Total for Education
$195,925.68
LIBRARY
Young Men's Library Ass'n,
$ 4,600.00 4,600.00
UNCLASSIFIED
Memorial Day
200.00
162.85
37.15
Town Clock
50.00
50.00
Printing and Distributing
Town Reports
1,200.00
951.60
248.40
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Hampden County Tuber-
cular Hospital
1,740.64
1,740.64
Agricultural Demonstration
500.00
500.00
Workmens' Compensation Insurance
950.00
668.83
281.17
Total for Unclassified
$4,073.92
CEMETERIES
Care and Maintenance
3,500.00
Secretary
150.00
Labor
2,580.98
Teams
141.25
Tools and Equipment
194.02
Loan
40.50
Shrubs, Etc.
79.20
Telephone
13.21
Cement
19.75
Sundry Items
6.22
274.87
Total for Cemeteries
$3,225.13
NEGLECTED GRAVES
Supervision and Labor 250.00 250.00
INTEREST
Temporary and General Loans :
Anticipation of Taxes
4,000.00
2,906.42
1,093.58
Maturing Debt 13,272.50
High School Loan
120.00
New High School- Loan
8,075.00
Three River School
1,850.00
Bondsville Grammar School
1,275.00
Street Pavement Loan
935.00
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North Main Street
720.00
Concrete Bridge Loan
297.50
Cemetery Perpetual Care Care Funds, (Transfer)
733.53
Total for Interest
$16,912.45
MUNICIPAL INDEBTEDNESS
Temporary Loans :
Anticipation of Taxes
225,000.00
High School
12,000.00
Bondsville Grammar School
2,000.00
Three Rivers School
6,000.00
Street Payment Plan
4,400.00
Highway Iprovement Loan
2,000.00
Concrete Bridge Loan
1,400.00
Total for Municipal Indebtedness, $252,800.00
AGENCY AND TRUST
Agency :
State Tax
27,600.00
County Tax
21,135.13
State Highway Tax
15,775.00
Trust :
Cemetery Perpetual
Care Funds
1,100.00
Total for Agency and Trust
$65,610.13
Total Payments
$718,799.65
Cash on Hand December 31, 1925
64,113.83
$782,913.48
The figures below show the amounts transferred from the Reserve Fund for use in the following Departments.
43
Appropriation
5,000.00
Police Dept. Lockup
400.00
Selectmen's Dept .- Taking
of Census Sewers and Culverts
637.00
400.00
Support of Poor
1,123.63
2,439.37
Submitted by
HARRIETTE PAINE,
Town Bookkeeper.
Trial Balance
Dr.
Cr.
John T. Brown, Coll. Taxes 1921
$
11.21
John T. Brown, Coll. Taxes 1922
1.28
John T. Brown, Coll. Taxes 1923
1,176.69
John T. Brown, Coll. Taxes 1924
5,796.64
John T. Brown, Coll. Taxes 1925
20,646.03
John T. Brown, Coll. Taxes Street Sprinkling 1922
1.12
John T. Brown, Coll. Taxes Street Sprinkling 1925
178.86
Street Sprinkling Assessment Revenue 1921
20.64
Street Sprinkling Assessment Revenue 1922
55.15
Street Sprinkling Assessment Revenue 1923
209.57
Street Sprinkling Assessment Revenue 1925
180.27
Overlay 1921
868.21
Overlay 1922
43.47
Overlay 1923
2,410.63
Overlay 1924
2,973.73
Overlay 1925
3,697.82
Comm. of Mass. War Bonus
840.00
Cemetery Dept. Bill Receivable
10.00
Comm. of Mass. Mothers' Aid
572.66
City of Worcester Poor Dept.
13.00
North Wilbraham Poor Dept.
260.00
Ludlow Poor Dept.
182.00
Comm. of Mass. Board of Health
160.29
Support of Poor
46.00
City of Gardner
104.52
Highways
52.14
Sidewalks
4,309.20
Bridge Repairs, Hampden R. R.
273.71
Bridge Repairs Town of Monson
93.94
State Aid
285.83
Accrued Interest
30.81
45
Reserve Fund Account of Abatements
9,318.16
Estimated Receipts
16,540.30
Departmental Revenue 1922
434.49
Departmental Revenue 1923
573.81
Departmental Revenue 1924
3,472.11
Departmental Revenue 1925
1,611.05
Revenue Account 16,540.30
Excess and Deficiency Account
98,917.41
Selectmen's Other Expenses
133.75
Selectmen's "Contg."
1,247.28
Assessor's Other Expenses
132.46
Auditing and Accounting
90.00
Collector's Salary
450.00
Collector's Salary 1924
120.00
Collector's Salary 1925
300.00
Collector's Bond and Other Expenses
4.39
Town Clerk's Other Expenses
41.72
Law Dept.
517.20
Swift River Counsel
473.90
License Commissioner's Expenses
5.00
Treasurer's Bond and Other Expenses
94.24
150th Celebration
200.00
World War Record
208.58
Election and Registration
58.25
Town Offices
110.97
Special Police
63.82
Lockup Expenses
37.57
Office Expenses of Chief of Police
14.71
Sealer of Weights and Measures Expenses
30.20
Ins. and Care Auto Fire Truck
247.50
Support of District Court
200.00
Suppression of Illegal Sales
200.00
Preservation of Shade Trees
16.90
Moth Dept Expenses
54.18
Forest Warden's Dept.
85.88
Vital Statistics
609.00
Board of Health Other Expenses
346.29
Milk, Meat and Animal Inspection
97.77
Highway Dept. Art. 51, 1924
548.97
Highway Dept. General Repairs
172.15
Highway Dept. Snow Removal
507.75
Highway Dept. Art. 39
2,810.02
Highway Dept. Bridge Repairs
250.83
46
Highway Dept. Railings
2 48
Sidewalks, General Repairs
121.39
Sidewalks, Art. 37
665.96
Sewers and Culverts, General Repairs
13.41
Belchertown Road Sewer
46.31
High Street, Bondsville, Sewer
557.45
Street Lighting
3,357.01
Street Sprinkling
140.42
Damage Claims
163.50
Support of Poor
1,123.63
Wing Memorial Hospital
.57
Soldier's Benefit
5.95
Three Rivers School Building
1,453.23
New High School
598.25
Repairs on Wenemisset School
90.60
Education
120.24
Memorial Day
37.15
Workmen's Compensation Insurance
281.17
Printing Town Reports
248.40
Reserve Fund
3,563.00
Care of Cemetery
274.87
Interest on Temp. Loan
1,093.58
Three Rivers School Loan
1,000.00
Concrete Bridge Loan (Fay)
5,600.00
Street Pavement Loan
17,600.00
New High School
179,000.00
Bondsville Grammar School
29,000.00
High School Loan
2,000.00
North Main Street Improvement Loall
10,000.00
Three Rivers School Loan
30,000.00
Net Bonded Debt.
274,200.00
Trust Funds
24,031.09
Cemetery Perpetual Care Funds
2,1546.00
Cemetery Perpetual Care Funds Income Account
683.81
Merrick Fund
850.00
Thompson Fund
951.28
Cash on Hand
64,113.83
$461,219.76 $461,219.76
Treasurer's Report
RECEIPTS
Balance on hand, January 1, 1925 $130,137.82
John T. Brown, Tax Coll., taxes 1922
$ 121.76
John T. Brown, Tax Coll., taxes 1923 1,870.96
John T. Brown, Tax Coll., taxes 1924 32,015.46
John T. Brown, Tax Coll., taxes 1925 283,246.59
John T. Brown, Tax Coll., Interest 1922-1925 1,316.29
Anticipation of Revenue Loans 225,000.00
Commonwealth, taxes reimbursements etc. 89,327.84
All other sources 19,876.76 652,775.66 $782,913.48
DISBURSEMENTS
Paid out on Town Warrants,
$718,799.65
Balance, December 31, 1925 64,113.83 $782,913.48
ROBERT L. McDONALD,
Town Treasurer
Report of Tree Warden
January 1, 1926
Honorable Board of Selectmen, Town of Palmer, Palmer, Mass.
Gentlemen :
Herewith, my report as Tree Warden for the year 1925 :
Appropriation $250.00
Bill left over from last year $65.00
Work done on trees in the four
villages and paid out on trees
that were trimmed $201.90 266.90
Overdraft $16.90
Respectfully submitted, J. H. MacGEACHEY, Tree Warden, Town of Palmer
Cemetery Commissioners' Report
The Board of Cemetery Commissioners hereby sub- mit the following report :
RECEIPTS
Appropriation
$3500.00
Sale of lots,
Oak Knoll,
$189.00
Palmer Center
1.00
Care of lots,
1334.98
Grading lots,
124.30
Opening graves,
384.00
Foundations,
213.20
$2246.48
BILLS RECEIVABLE
Ernest H. Carpenter lot,
24.00
Carl W. Hyland, bal. lot,
14.00
F. P. Carroll, 1920 care,
2.00
Est. A. Marsh, 1922 care,
1.00
Anderson Bros. foundation,
14.40
James Royce, grading,
7.75
Est. M. K. Bennett, grave,
8.00
Mrs. W. H. Blodgett, care
2.50
H M. Blanchard, care,
2.00
H. D. Converse, care,
2.50
Mabel Barker, care,
2.00
Mrs. J. Doherty, care,
2.00
Mrs. Amy B. Studley, care,
1.50
C. F. Grosvenor, care,
2.00
C. H. Atkins, care,
3.00
F. C. Steele, care
2.00
Martha E. Royce, care
2.00
$ 92.65 $2339.13
50
EXPENDITURES
Salaries,
$ 150.00
Printing and postage,
5.68
Supplies,
10.94
Labor,
2563.48
Teams,
158.75
Equipment and Repairs,
193.57
Fertilizer,
39.50
All others,
13.21
$3225.13
Balance,
274.87
$3500.00
INVENTORY OF PROPERTY
Tool house, Oak Knoll,
$ ₾5.00
Tool house, Four Corners,
50.00
Tools,
50.00
$ 175.00
Unsold lots at market prices :
Four Corners,
119 @ $ 8.00
$ 952.00
Oak Knoll,
4 @
50.00
200.00
8 @
25.00
200.00
96 @
24.00
2304.00
38 @
20.00
760.00
1 @
12.00
12.00
54 @
1.00
54.00
4482.00
$4637.00
PREPETUAL CARE FUNDS
Name
Amount
Present Condition
Henry Scism,
$ 100.00
$ 103.82
John A. Squier,
100.00
109.82
Calista E. Hendricks,
100.00
105.19
Laura E. Child,
500.00
505.24
Minnie K. Bennett,
200.00
201.78
Avery W. Green,
200.00
211.25
Waterman Fuller,
200.00
204.28
John and Lucy Smith,
200.00
207.25
William A. Breckenbridge,
200.00
207.83
51
Present
Name
Amount Condition
James W. Snow,
100.00
103.61
Franklin Blanchard,
100.00
101.82
John H. Haynes,
200.00
209.83
Mary A. Shaw,
100.00
102.82
Jane A. Gibson,
100.00
106.11
E. B. Gates,
200.00
211.30
Louisa M. Waid,
200.00
232.83
Amos A. Allen,
100.00
105.47
Torrey Fund,
100.00
104.40
Pliney Cooley,
50.00
52.02
Henry G. Loomis,
200.00
214.26
William Holbrook,
200.00
207.00
Maria Lawrence,
500.00
562.46
Keyes Foster,
100.00
105.89
Harriett Coolidge,
200.00
227.96
Mrs. L. W. Brown,
200.00
249.02
Eliza J. Kenerson,
200.00
213.83
William Merriam,
200.00
228.03
Mary Redding,
50.00
51.73
D. S. Davis,
200.00
208.89
Marshall Andrews,
200.00
210.00
Ambrose M. Andrews,
200.00
208.00
Enos Calkins,
100.00
103.52
Samuel C. Rogers,
200.00
211.00
Willard G. Kenerson,
100.00
103.50
Maria B. Chapman, care G. B. lot,
100.00
105.50
Maria B. Chapman,
200.00
213.00
Julia H. Henry,
100.00
103.50
Isaac King,
150.00
158.23
Abel H. Calkins,
100.00
105.50
Edward C. Sexton,
100.00
104.50
Henry A. Moore,
100.00
104.50
J. S. Koster,
100.00
103.50
Mel.ssa Hall,
150.00
158.24
Jeremiah Long.
1,000.00
1,000.00
Mary J. Plympton,
100.00
100.00
Clymena P. Fuller,
150.00
156.23
Abilgail T. Nichols,
50.00
50.00
Mary Hastings,
100.00
103.50
Orrin B. Smith, care T. B. S. Lot,
100.00
104.50
52
Name
Amount
Present Condition
Orrin B Smith,
200.00
208.00
Laura P. Green,
100.00
104.50
J. H. Kenerson,
100.00
101.50
William Harvey,
150.00
160.26
Alden L. Fletcher,
60.00
63.10
Carrie A. Kurtz,
100.00
103.50
Ralph Green,
200.00
221.00
Meriva L. Capen,
100.00
104.50
Minerva R. Olds,
100.00
101.50
Otis C. Lyon,
100.00
102.50
Hitchcock-Graves Fund,
100.00
103.50
Minerva M. Gates,
200.00
210.00
Rogers-Paine Fund,
150.00
154.30
Elizabeth D. Moore,
100.00
104.50
Mary E. Bailey,
100.00
104.50
M. M. Rogers,
100.00
101.50
Nellie S. Hooker,
75.00
78.39
Ethan Warriner,
100.00
100.50
Lizzie E. Fletcher,
100.00
104.50
Andrew Pinney,
100.00
122.69
Frank F. Marcy,
500.00
517.50
Thomas McDougall,
100.00
103.50
Sarah J. Winter,
200.00
207.00
Charles B. Fiske,
200.00
209.00
Minnie B. Converse,
500.00
522.50
Amelia M. Culver,
100.00
102.50
Omer W. Marcy,
100.00
102.50
Frank M. Eager,
250.00
253.76
Maria Ritchie,
100.00
102.50
Charles H. Burleigh, care A. B. lot,
100.00
101.50
Julia A. Burleigh,
100.00
103.50
C. H. and J. A. Burleigh,
25.00
25.00
Emily M. Holdsworth,
100.00
103.50
Sarah D. Smith,
100.00
104.50
Hollowell P. Marcy,
100.00
103.50
Josie M. Northrop,
300.00
320.50
Ellis and F. M. Dodge,
100.00
101.50
Calvin Childs,
100.00
103.50
Joseph A. Brown,
500.00
517.50
53
Present
Name
Amount Condition
Sarah I. L. Snow,
50.00
52.23
Abby J. Pierce,
100.00
103.50
D. W. Taft,
75.00
82.39
Henry Graves,
50.00
50.73
William H. Osborne,
50.00
50.73
Sarah E. Ward,
50.00
50.73
George F. Sedgwick,
100.00
102.50
George H. Cobb,
50.00
51.23
B. M. Griswold,
50.00
51.23
Thomas Bruce,
100.00
101.50
H. H. Paine,
50.00
50.73
Susan M. Page,
100.00
103.50
Peebles Fund,
100.00
103.50
George F. Merrick,
100.00
103.50
Maria M. Hastings,
200.00
207.00
Walter E. Stone,
200.00
207.00
Mary A. Thayer,
50.00
52.23
Lucy M. Shaw,
100.00
103.50
Samuel Sharratt,
100.00
101.50
George Robinson,
200.00
215.00
Joseph F. Gerald,
100.00
102.50
James F. Fenton,
100.00
106.50
Liberty Jenks,
200.00
206.33
Martha J. Mooers,
200.00
203.63
Byram Woodhead,
100.00
101.93
Alemenia M. Hastings,
100.00
101.95
Clara B. · Fisherdick,
100.00
101.95
Austin E. Gould,
100.00
103.17
Susan Beebe,
100.00
100.47
James I. Milliken,
200.00
214.33
Christen Christiansen,
50.00
51.56
Millie G. Rose,
100.00
102.50
Mary E. Murdock, care of F. M. lot,
100.00
102.17
Mary E. Murdock, care of L. B. lot,
100.00
102.17
Robert Chambers,
100.00
102.17
Josiah P. Stevens,
100.00
101.50
William B. Bennett,
100.00
101.50
Charles W. Bennett,
100.00
102.17
Charles E. Fuller,
100.00
102.50
54
Name
Amount
Present Condition
Frederick H. Conant,
100.00
101.83
Joseph V. Clark,
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