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Table No. 2
Number of Deaths reported from Jan. 1, 1926 to Jan. 1, 1927.
January
11
February
8
March
18
April
14
May
7
June
7
July
6
August
9
September
10
October
7
November
6
December
12
Total
115
Table No. 3
Total
Male
Female
Less than 1 year
20
13
7
1 to
2 years
4
1
3
2 to
3
1
0
1
3 to
4
1
1
0
4 to
5
1
0
1
5 to
10 66
7
3
4
10 to 15
3
1
2
15 to
20
4
3
1
20 to
30
4
1
3
30 to
40
8
2
6
40 to
50
66
10
6
4
50 to
60
9
5
4
60 to
70
20
10
10
70 to
80
10
6
4
7
80 to 90
6
3
3
90 to 100
2
1
1
Over 100 years
0
0
0
Still Born
5
2
3
115
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MILK INSPECTOR'S REPORT
To the Board of Health of Palmer:
I have granted the following permits and licenses :
Dealer's Licenses 98 @ .50 $49.00
Oleomargarine Licenses 5 @ .50 2.50
Producer's Permits, 91 No Fee
$51.50
Have carefully inspected all places where milk is pro- duced or sold one of more times as seemed necessary.
The continued use of the Sediment Tester has re- sulted in great improvement in the condition of the milk sold in Palmer. The producers and dealers have in most cases been very willing to co-operate with me in this work.
Respectfully submitted
A. F. BENNETT
Milk Inspector
MEAT INSPECTOR'S REPORT
To the Board of Health of Palmer:
I have made the following meat inspections :
Hogs 84
Beef 14
Veal 12
Respectfully submitted
A. F. BENNETT
Inspector of Slaughtering
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RECEIPTS
From Appropriations:
Salaries
$ 175.00
Clerical Work
100.00
Vital Statistics
700.00
Annual Expenses
1,500.00
Meat and Cattle Inspection
1,000.00
3,475.00
Licenses:
Alcohol
16.00
Bottling
15.00
Day Nursery
2.00
Druggists
3.00
Milk and Oleomargarine
51.50
Undertakers
5.00
Undertakers
5.00
92.50
*Reimbursements for care of Tubercular
teavcflF aBF
Patients from State
100.71
from individuals
174.00
274.71
$3,842.21
* ($491.98 Due Town from State)
EXPENDITURES
For:
Salaries
$ 175.00
Clerical Work
100.00
Stationery and Postage
10.99
Printing and Advertising
9.33
Telephones
34.00
Sundry Items
14.65
Fumigation and Disinfectants
51.53
395.50
Inspection:
Meat and Milk
380.73
380.73
Contagious Diseases :
Groceries and Provisions
40.00
Hospital Care
266.43
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Transportation, Etc.
7.62
314.05
Tuberculosis:
Hampshire County Hospital
869.12
Westfield State Sanatorium
401.00
1,270.12
$2,360.40
The Board recommends the following appropriations for the ensuing year, namely :
Salaries
$ 175.00
Clerical Work
100.00
Vital Statistics
600.00
Inspection of Meat, Milk and Cattle
1,000.00
Contagious Diseases and Sundry Expenses
1,600.00
Preventive Treatment for Diphtheria
500.00
$3,975.00
J. P. SCHNEIDER, M. D., Chairman M. WILLIAM HOLDEN WILLARD C. HITCHCOCK
Board of Health
Road Commissioners' Report
To the Voters of the Town of Palmer :
The Board of Road Commissioners herewith submit their seventh annual report for the year ending December 31, 1926.
The organization of the Board was as follows : Thomas J. Moran, Chairman, Jno. J. Conway, Clerk, Homer A. Shaw.
Sherman M. Stebbins was reappointed Superinten- dent of Streets.
All work for which the Town voted appropriations in special articles has been completed with exception of Art. 43, Gay Ave. sewer so-called. On account of the attitude of the State Board of Health in ruling that an entrance to the Ware river could not be made at the point desired, but must be carried below the tail race of the Thorndike Com- pany's mill, the Commission did not feel able to go ahead with this work until further instructed by the town.
Owing to the heavy snows of February and December the past year, snow removal has been more costly than in any previous year, totaling $4821.69, much in excess of the appropriation granted for that purpose. We believe a much more generous amount should be granted for snow removal.
We were able to obtain but one truck and plow this winter from the Board of Public Works instead of two as formerly, and have been obliged to purchase for the town
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one plow, making arrangements for its attachment to a locally owned truck to be used as needed.
The tractor and plow purchased in February of the past year has proved to be a very valuable piece of appara- tus not only for snow removal but for summer work as well, displacing the use of horses altogether on road work.
Highways
The Commission has at last a definite promise of aid on the section of proposed improved highway from B. & A. R. R. in village of Three Rivers to connect with recently built improved section of highway from Belchertown line north.
It is estimated that the section in Town of Palmer would cost approximately $4000.00, of which amount the County and State have agreed to each assume one third. This makes so favorable a proposition that the commission recommend this section be built the present year and money appropriated therefore.
The improvement and widening of the corner of Main and Church Streets has been finally settled in what we believe to be a satisfactory manner, and when entirely completed will make materially for much greater safety of travel at this point.
The following statement shows in condensed form the appropriations handled by this Board.
Appro- priations $15,500.00
Expended 15,062.58 2,650.00
Unex- pended 437.42
Highways
Tractor and Plow
2,650.00
Snow Removal
2,000.00
4,821.69
*2,821.69
Bridges
1,500.00
944.96
555.04
Railings
400.00
302.29
97.71
Sewers and Culverts
3,000.00
2,835.63
164.37
(381.49)
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Art. 41-F
500.00
+(118.51) (438.41) §(261.59)
(2,000.00)
Art. 42
§ (261.59) 325.00
325.00
Art. 41-H
+(118.51)
2,380.10
Art. 43-B
4,000.00
25.00
3,975.00
Art. 43-D
544.00
384.22
159.78
Art. 43-E
1,600.00
980.21
619.79
Art. 43-F
75.00
30.25
44.75
Curbing
1,250.00
718.17
531.83
New Truck
1,500.00
1,422.15
77.85
Walk Repairs
2,400.00
2,261.16
138.84
39,944.00
35,963.31
6,802.38
#Includes $500.00 turned over to Town for work at corner Main and Church Streets.
*Overdrawn +Transferred from Art. 41-F §Transferred from Art. 41-G
RECOMMENDATIONS
The Commission recommend that Walnut Street and Converse Avenue in the village of Palmer be hardened in the near future or as soon as the voters feel that the Town's finances will permit.
Recommendations for regular appropriations for 1927 are as follows :
Highways
Snow Removal
$15,000.00 3,000.00
Art. 41-G
700.00
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Bridges
1,500.00
Railings
400.00
Sewers and Culverts
3,000.00
Repair of Walks
2,400.00
Curbing
1,250.00
T. J. MORAN
JNO. J. CONWAY H. A. SHAW
Road Commissioners
Overseers 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, 1926.
Through whom aided
No. Aided Amount
Town Farm
22
$ 5,108.77
In homes and private families
149
10,752.97
Poor under Chapter 763 Acts 1913 (Mother's Aid)
47
6,268.40
Persons aided in other cities and towns having settlement in this town
39
1,322.56
Persons aided in this town having
settlement in other cities and towns
20
658.10
Persons aided in this town having no settlement in Commonwealth
3
170.00
Amount expended on this last item will be reimbursed by State, also one third of amount expended for Mother's Aid.
RECEIPTS
Appropriations
General Adminstration
$20,000.00
Salaries
600.00
Town Physician
200.00
Clerical Work
300.00 21,100.00
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Town Farm:
Sale of Produce
1,484.36
Sale of Stock
87.70
Sale of Wood
117.00
Board of Inmates
884.00
2,573.06
Reimbursements:
State
2,397.23
Other Cities and Towns
1,042.89
3,440.12 $27,113.18
PAYMENTS
Salaries:
Board of Overseers
600.00
Town Physician
200.00
Clerical Work
300.00
1,100.00
Town Farm:
Warden
1,200.00
Labor
876.68
Groceries and Provisions
822.91
Dry Goods and Clothing
111.65
Fuel and Light
507.49
Hay and Grain
950.59
Equipment
363.41
Telephone
42.73
Sundry Items
233.31
5,108.77
Outside Poor:
Rent
1,907.92
Provisions and Clothing
9,699.06
Fuel
722.08
Board and Care
803.56
Hospital and Medical Treatment,
1,008.38
Cash
3,797.05
Telephone
71.57
Grain
86.00
Aid by other cities and towns
1,044.96
Burial
40.00
Sundry Items
114.99
$19,295.57
$25,504.34
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NET COST OF CHARITIES
Total Expense $25,504.34
Less Receipts of Town Farm 2,573.06
Less Reimbursements from State 2,397.23
Less Reimbursements of other cities 1,042.89
6,013.18 $19,491.16
NET COST OF TOWN FARM
Total Expense for 1926
$5,108.77
Less Receipts for 1926
2,573.06
Less Outstanding Bills
564.71
3,137.77
Net Cost
$1,971.00
RECEIPTS
Milk
$1,484.36
Produce
204.70
Board
884.00
$2,573.06
DISBURSEMENTS
Paid Town Treasurer $2,573.06
BILLS RECEIVABLE
For Milk 150.00
For Board 564.71
$714.71
Number of Inmates Registered during, year 22
Largest number at one time 15
Average number supplied for year 8
INVENTORY
Furniture and Tableware
$ 900.00
Food and Supplies
330.00
Live Stock
1,510.00
Hay, Grain and Ensilage
1,415.00
Farm Implements
980.00
Wood Coal and Lumber
600.00
$5,735.00
The Board recommends the following appropriations for its use during the year 1927.
Support of Poor
$25,000.00
Salaries of Board
600.00
Clerical Work
300.00
Town Physician
200.00
$26,100.00
CHAS. GIROUX, M. D. THOMAS W. MANSFIELD PATRICK McKELLIGOTT
Overseers of Poor
Report of Young Men's Library Association
REPORT OF THE LIBRARIAN 1
YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1926
To the Members of the Young Men's Library Association :
I herewith submit my sixteenth annual report as Librarian of your Association. The report will be brief.
CIRCULATION
The total circulation for the year was 66,864, divided as follows :- Main Library, 35,615; Three Rivers Branch, 17,621; Thorndike Branch, 6,797; Bondsville Branch, 6,831.
The increase over that of last year is 4,495. In fact, the circulation for the past year is the largest which the library has ever enjoyed. The largest circulation hereto- fore was in 1922; it was 65,371.
I think a statement of the circulation since I became Librarian in 1911 would be interesting. Circulations have been as follows :-- 1911, 20.044; 1912, 26,007; 1913, 36,954; 1914, 40,002; 1915, 53,662; 1916, 49,408; 1917, 47,738; 1918, 45,400; 1919, 55,472; 1920, 54,499; 1921, 62,399; 1922, 65,371; 1923, 65,167; 1924, 62,458; 1925, 62,369; 1926, 66,864.
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STATE READING PLAN
I believe that one of the outstanding causes of our in- crease in circulation this year has been the operation of the State Reading Plan. Since April, the plan has been fairly well "under full sail." The pupils have read a great many books and many certificates offered for the reading of five books have been issued to the children in our schools.
In all, 3,213 books were read and 224 certificates were issued. The plan is being carried out under the joint direc- tion of the Library and School Department. Mrs. Ruth Davis has done some very efficient work and has received the whole-hearted cooperation of the teachers.
The books, grade by grade, which we have selected for this reading plan thus far are as follows :
Grade 4
Aesop's Fables ; Seven Little Sisters ;
Short Stories From American History ;
Lonesomest Doll ;
Around the World With the Children ;
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland ;
Clematis ; Stories of Early American History ; Fairy Tales ;
Dr. Dolittle ; Pinocchio ; Little Lame Prince ; Toby Tyler ; French Twins.
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Grade 5
Lizbeth Longfrock;
Little Men ;
True Story of Benjamin Franklin ;
Arlo ; What Katy Did;
Little Maid of Bunker Hill;
Water Babies ;
Two Little Confederates ;
Stories of the Pilgrims;
King of the Golden River ;
Heidi ;
Bird's Christmas Carol.
Grade 6
Little Women ;
Peter and Wendy ;
Rocky Fork;
Dan's Boy ;
What Katy Did at School;
Boy's Book of Mounted Police;
Hans Brinker ;
Junior Cup ; Peterkin Papers; Robin Hood ;
*Boys of the Ages ; Sinopah the Indian Boy.
Grade 7
Old Fashioned Girl; Story of a Bad Boy ; Greyfriars Bobby ; Master Shylock;
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Blith McBride ; Boy's Life of Roosevelt ; Maid of '76; Jim Davis ; Anne of Green Gables ;
Boys of St. Timothy's;
King Arthur Stories ; Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm.
Grade 8
Two Years Before the Mast ;
Adventures of Billy Topsail; Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come ; Working Through at Lincoln High ; Man Without a Country ;
High Benton ; Spirit of the Leader ;
Story of My Life;
Maid of Old Manhattan ;
Life of Mark Twain ; Ivanhoe ;
Mother Carey's Chicken.
Grade 9
Man For the Ages; Americanization of Edward Bok; Fifty-four-forty or Fight; Ramona ; New England Girlhood ; Life of Robert Louis Stevenson ;
Oregon Trail; David Ives; Kidnapped ; Lad, a Dog; Up from Slavery ; Virginian.
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Changes
During the past year we suffered two distinct losses. Owing to the closing of the Thorndike Recreation Association Building, we had to find new quarters. We have placed books, in the post office where excellent ser- vice is being given. There is, of course, not quite the same opportunity in the evening to obtain books as there was in the other building. The Thorndike Association donated to us several hundred books which they owned.
Last spring, Pickering Hall was burned and our entire stock of books was destroyed, amounting to a few thousand volumes. There was no available place for a library, ex- cept in the Three Rivers Grammar School. Rather than have the village bereft of all library facilities, the School Committee made available a place in the Three Rivers Grammar School. This is used extensively by high school pupils.
Aims
It is the desire of the Association to provide library facilities to meet every desirable need in the town. We are maintaining, in the various villages, branches which have apparently met a real need, if we can judge anything by the amount of patronage, in view of the limited number of books we are able to provide. I wish it were possible for us to offer a wider range of selection in books in these branches. As it is, we are expending slightly more than the appropriation given us by the Town. We can not further extend ourselves until we have more money. We shall endeavor to provide every means within our power during the coming year.
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STATISTICS
The following statistics are given :
CIRCULATION
Books and Magazines
Main Library
35,615
Three Rivers Branch
17,621
Thorndike Branch
6,797
Bondsville Branch
6,831
Total,
66,864
Last Year
62,369
Increase,
4,495
Respectfully submitted,
CLIFTON H. HOBSON,
Librarian
TREASURER'S REPORT FOR 1926
Receipts
Jan. 5, 1926 Balance $ 55.50
Received from Town of Palmer
4,600.00
Fines, etc. 98.27
Membership Dues.
12.00
Withdrawn from Palmer Savings Bank. 125.00
Total $4,890.77
Disbursements
Salaries
$2,714.85
Books, Magazines
1,506.23
Supplies, Lights and Telephone
245.52
Fuel
280.98
Repairs
36.30
Removal of Ashes
28.65
Substitute Janitor
42.00
Printing
17.25
Miscellaneous
5.00
Total $4,876.78
Balance, January 5, 1927
$ 13.99
FRANK S. KEITH Treasurer
Tax Collector's Report
ACCOUNT OF 1924
Outstanding January 1, 1926
$5.030.67
Interest 436.27
Amount in excess on 1925 report in abatements .17
$5,467.11
Paid Treasurer
$5,203.11
Abatements
264.00
$5,467.11
ACCOUNT OF 1925
Outstanding January 1, 1926
$26,628.89
Interest
659.98
$27,288.87
Paid Treasurer
$19,341.00
Abatements
33.75
19,374.75
Outstanding December 31, 1926, $7,914.12
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ACCOUNT OF 1926
Assessors' Warrants to be collected $298,314.30
Interest 133.53
Paid Treasurer Abatements
$298,447.83 $267,789.31 83.39
267,872.70
Outstanding December 31, 1926 $30,575.13
JOHN T. BROWN,
Collector of Taxes.
License Commissioners' Report
The Board of License Commissioners met and or- ganized March 26th with the same officers as the previous year.
The number of licenses issued for the year were as follows :
Sunday Licenses 54
Common Victualers 26
Inn Holders 6
Third Class 3
Lodging House
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MICHAEL J. SULLIVAN, Chairman
NEIL McDONALD, Clerk
OSCAR BRESSETTE
Selectmen's Report
The Selectmen respectfully submit the following re- port :
Organization: The Board organized with the choice of William B. Kerigan as Chairman, and Frank G. Rogers as Clerk.
Appointments : Ernest E. Hobson was appointed Town Counsel; Harriette Paine, Bookkeeper; David L. Bodfish, Burial Agent; David L. Bodfish, Superintendent of Graves; M. Scott French, Chief Engineer; Louis Leveillee, Sealer of Weights and Measures; Fred H. Smith and Michael H. Davitt, Inspectors of Animals; and Timo- thy J. Crimmins, Chief of Police.
The Board has given conscientious attention to such matters as have arisen during the year.
Acting under authority of the vote passed last year, the Selectmen, with counsel, attended all the hearings given by the committee of the legislature which was con- sidering the taking of the waters of the Ware River for additional water supply for Boston and the Metropolitan Water District. In conjunction with other towns affected, as good a fight as possible was made to prevent the tak- ing and to secure proper safeguards in any legislation enacted. As a result of all the hearings, the legislature passed what is known as Chapter 375 of the Acts of 1926, providing for the taking of the flood waters of the Ware
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River. This act also provides that the commission ap- pointed under it should submit to the General Court not later than the first Wednesday of January in 1922, a draft of such legislation as it might deem necessary or advisable for the development of an adequate future water supply from the Swift River. Through the Town Counsel, who has attended various conferences held by this commission, the Board has kept in touch with the work of the com- mission in this respect and has made several suggestions for embodiment in the report. This report has now been filed with the legislature and is known as House 271, and has been referred to the Committee on Water Supply. The tak- ing of the waters of the Swift River vitally affects the Vil- lage of Bondsville and to a certain extent the village of Three Rivers, and therefore the whole Town of Palmer. Your Board feels that the prudential officers of the town should carefully watch the proposed legislation during the pre- sent session of the legislature and that efforts should be made to see that a sufficient amount of process water is permitted to flow down the river and that the town is adequately protected by proper damage clauses. To this end we have caused an article to be inserted in the war- rant under which the voters may authorize such repre- sentation at legislative hearings as is desired.
Some time ago it developed that the town had no legal title to the land on which the Town House stands, the deed never having been recorded and not being in the possession of any town official. Due to the method of conveying the Sykes farm, of which the Town House lot was once a part, it appears that the record title stands in the name of the Otis Company. The Otis Company, realizing the situation, expressed its willingness and de- sire to quitclaim its interest in the land to the town, and through the courtesy of Mr. Redman, its Agent at Three Rivers, and Mr. Henry G. Nichols, Treasurer of the Com- pany, a proper deed of conveyance has been secured.
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During the year, petition was presented to the Board by the Standard Oil Company for the right to maintain a gasoline service station upon the property known as the Dr. Cheney property situate at the corner of Main and Church Streets in the Depot Village. After a number of hearings the permit was granted. During the negotia- tions, in connection with the granting of the permit, the Board was enabled to arrange for the conveyance to the town without cost of such land as was necessary to straighten Main Street at that point, and in addition re- ceived five hundred dollars to be used toward defraying the expense of straightening the street and making other improvements. The improvements have been made and as a result the street has been considerably widened and a dangerous curve eliminated, all with but little cost to the town.
The bad condition prevalent at the Wire Mill under- pass has received the attention of the Board. It was sug -. gested that the Department of Public Works might desire to widen the state highway at this place, which work might be done in connection with the installation of a passageway for pedestrians, at a saving to both parties in- terested. 'The department, however, has indicated only recently that it was not interested in such widening. There- fore the town will have to bring proceedings alone. Peti- tion is to be filed forthwith with the County Commissioners asking for such alterations and improvements at the under- pass as they may adjudge the safety and convenience of the public require.
WILLIAM B. KERIGAN, FRANK G. ROGERS, CHARLES A. CALLAHAN.
Selectmen of Palmer
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RECOMMENDATIONS
Statement of Recommendations for the year 1927
Election and Registration $ 700.00
Premium Workman's Compensation Insurance 950.00
Auditing and Accounting 1,490.00
Selectmen's Other Expenses
500.00
Selectmen's Contingent Account
1,800.00
Special Police
1,000.00
Printing and Distribution of Town Reports
900.00
Salaries of Selectmen
1,000.00
Law and Claim Department
1,500.00
Insurance
500.00
Soldiers Relief
1,000.00
WILLIAM B. KERIGAN,
FRANK G. ROGERS, CHARLES A. CALLAHAN.
Board of Selectmen.
Auditors' Report
We have examined the books and accounts of the Treasurer, Tax Collector, Town Clerk, Sealer of Weights and Measures, and Secretary of the Cemetery Commis- sioners for the year 1926, and beg to submit the fol- lowing :
TREASURER'S REPORT
Receipts
Balance on hand January 1, 1926
$64,114.83
John T. Brown, Tax Coll., taxes 1924 $4,766.84
John T. Brown, Tax Coll., taxes 1925 18,681.02 John T. Brown, Tax Coll., taxes 1926 267,655.78 John T. Brown, Tax Coll., interest 1924-1926, 1,229.78
Wire Mill District School Loan 46,000.00
Premium and interest on above issue 333.96
Anticipation of Revenue Loans 225,000.00
Commonwealth, taxes, rein- bursements etc. 109,531.17
All other sources 20,670.57 693,869.12
$757,983.95
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Disbursements
Paid out on Town Warrants
Balance December 31, 1926
$686,092.30 71,891.65
$757,983.95
ROBERT L. McDONALD, Town Treasurer.
TOWN CLERK'S REPORT
DOG LICENSES
Licenses issued :
Males and Spayed Females, 524 @ $2.00
$1,048.00
Females, 83 @ $5.00
415.00
Breeders, 1 @ $25.00
25.00
$1,488.00
PAYMENTS TO COUNTY TREASURER
June 1, 1926 December 1, 1926
$1,162.40
204.00
1,366.40
Fees deducted 121.60
$1,488.00
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TAX COLLECTOR'S REPORT
Account of 1924
Outstanding January 1, 1926
$5,030.67
Interest
436.27
Amount in excess on 1925 report in abatements .17
$5,467.11
Paid Treasurer
$5,203.11
Abatements
264.00
$5,467.11
Account of 1925
Outstanding January 1, 1926
$26,628.89
Interest
659.98
$27,288.87
Paid Treasurer
$19,341.00
Abatements
33.75
19,374.75
Outstanding December 31, 1926
$7,914.12
Account of 1926
Assessors' Warrants to be collected $298,314.30
Interest 133.53
$298,447.83
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Paid Treasurer
Abatements
$267,189.31 83.39
267,872.70
Outstanding December 31, 1926 $30,575.13
JOHN T. BROWN, Collector of Taxes
CEMETERY COMMISSIONERS ACCOUNT
Appropriation
$3,500.00
Expenditures
$3,150.92
Balance
349.08
$3,500.00
Amounts collected and paid Town Treasurer as follows :-
Sale of Lots
$ 181.50
Care of Lots
1,298.00
Grading Lots
69.25
Opening Graves
529.00
Foundations
221.15
All Others
10.10
2,309.00
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CEMETERY COMMISSIONERS FUND
Balance January 1, 1926 1,349.93
Interest to December 31, 1926
1.039.55
Care of Lots for the Year 855.00 184.55
Balance December 31, 1926 1,534.48
Balance Perpetual Care Fund
December 31, 1925 21,496.00
Perpetual Care Fund, December 31, 1926 22,046.00
SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
Fees collected 1925 as per receipt book $ 90.30
Fees collected 1926 as per receipt book 192.69
282.99
Paid Town Treasurer 1926 $282.99
Respectfully submitted,
ROBERT J. WILDER,
FRANCIS J. HORGAN, HOWARD S. CURTIS,
Auditors
Treasurer's Report
RECEIPTS
Balance on hand January 1, 1926, $64,114.83
John T. Brown, Tax Coll., taxes 1924, $ 4,766.84
John T. Brown, Tax Coll., taxes 1925, 18,681.02
John T. Brown, Tax Coll., taxes 1926, 267,655.78 John T. Brown, Tax Coll., interest 1924-1926, 1,229.78 Wire Mill District School Loan, 46,000.00
Premium and interest on above issue, · 333.96
Anticipation of Revenue Loans 225,000.00
Commonwealth, taxes, reimbursements etc., 109,531.17
All other sources, 20,670.57 693,869.12 $757,983.95
DISBURSEMENTS
Paid out on Town Warrants, $686,092.30
Balance December 31, 1926, 71,891.65
$757,983.95
ROBERT L. McDONALD,
Town Treasurer
Town Warrant
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
County of Hampden, ss.
Town of Palmer
To either of the Constables of the Town of Palmer, in said County,
GREETING:
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you are hereby required to notify and warn all the inhab- itants of the Town of Palmer, qualified to vote in the elec- tions of town officers, to meet at the several polling places in said Palmer, designated by the Selectmen, to wit: In Precinct A, at Holbrook Hall in the Holbrook Building on Main Street in the Depot Village, in Precinct B, at Recreation Building (room on the street floor) on Com- mercial Street in Thorndike, in Precinct C, at Cercle Cana- dien Hall on East Main Street in Three Rivers; and in Precinct D, at Boston Duck Company's Hall on Main Street in Bondsville, on Monday, the seventh day of Feb- ruary, A. D. 1927, at six o'clock in the forenoon, then and there to give in their votes on one ballot to the precinct officers of the several voting precincts of said town, for the following town officers, to wit: Three Selectmen, a Town Treasurer, a Tax Collector, three Auditors, five Constables, three License Commissioners, a Tree Warden, and two members of Planning Board, all for the term of one year; one Assessor (to fill vacancy) for the term of
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