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GRANTS AND GIFTS
Dog Licenses
$1,235.71
$1,235.71
58
GENERAL GOVERNMENT
Use of Town Hall $4.00
$4.00
PROTECTION OF PERSONS AND PROPERTY
Use of Forest Fire Truck 5.00
Sealing of Weights and Measures 170.47
$175.47
HEALTH
Reimbursement from State for
Tubercular Cases $105.71
$105.71
LICENSES
Bottling
$10.00
Alcohol
21.00
Milk
57.00
Undertakers
4.00
Drug
2.00
$94.00
HIGHWAYS
Sewer Permits
$300.00
Rent of Steam Roller
72.00
Bridge Repairs
141.45
Sidewalks and Curbing
611.33
2.00
$1,126.78
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CHARITIES Town Infirmary
Sale of Milk and Produce
$1,714.87 353.40
Sale of Stock
Board of Inmates
863.00
$2,931.27
REIMBURSEMENTS
Cities and Towns
$1,817.87
State
1,359.74
$3,177.61
State Aid
144.00
$144.00
EDUCATION
Tuition
$10,165.11
Sale of Supplies
17.85
Rent of Auditorium and Gymnasium
638.50
$10,821.46
CEMETERY
Sale of Lots
$138.00
Care of Lots
1,499.68
Grading
458.50
Opening Graves
529.10
Foundations
328.25
$2,953.53
60
MUNICIPAL INDEBTEDNESS
Anticipation of Taxes
Macadam Pavement Loan
$275.000.00 8,000.00
$283.000.00
INTEREST
On Deposit
$1,286.48
On Taxes
3,115.39
On Macadam Pavement Loan
32.90
On Perpetual Care Funds
1,189.86
On Merrick Fund
38.26
On Thompson
47.54
On Corporation Tax, Public Service
7.21
$5,717.64
AGENCY AND TRUST
Cemetery Perpetual Care Funds
$1,150.00
$1,150.00
REFUNDS AND TRANSFERS
Loss of Taxes
$83.67
Public Welfare Dept
22.75
Outstanding check cancelled
37.00
Protecting of Persons and Property
3.75
Forest Warden's Dept.
24.30
School Dept
66.30
Total Receipts Cash on hand Jan. 1, 1928
$237.77 $726,012.87 97,868.62
$823,881.49
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PAYMENTS
GENERAL GOVERNMENT
Selectmen's Department:
Salaries
$1,000.00
Printing, Advertising and Postage
137.45
Telephones
202.52
Printing Assessor's Valuation Book
925.00
Sundry Items
23.04
$2,288.01
Selectmen's Contingent :
Town Dump
$332.50
Town House
104.37
Outside Fires
230.00
Sundry Contingent Expenses
559.20
$1,226.07
Auditing Department:
Auditing
$90.00
Accounting
1,400.00
$1,490.00
Collector's Department :
Salary
$1,200.00
Stationery and Postage
148.94
Printing and Advertising
64.32
Telephone
30.00
Surety Bond
421.88
Sundry Items
58.77
$1,923.91
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Assessor's Department
Salaries
$2,400.00
Clerk
450.00
Interpreters
33.40
Stationery and Postage
46.81
Printing and Advertising
425.03
Transportation
133.29
Sundry Items
42.15
$3,530.68
Treasurer's Department :
Salary
$1,500.00
Stationery and Postage
94.72
Printing and Advertising
8.75
Surety Bond
187.50
Transportation
12.08
Equipment
62.50
Sundry Expenses
77.15
$1,942.70
Town Clerk's Department :
Salary
$450.00
Stationery and Postage
25.20
Printing and Advertising
26.40
Dog Tags
20.68
Sundry Items
1.35
$523.63
License Commissioners : Expenses $17.75
$17.75
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Town Engineer : Salary
50.00
$50.00
Insurance:
Insurance
$977.15
$977.15
Law Department:
Salary
$600.00
Expenses
22.61
Claims
83.00
$705.61
Election and Registration :
Registrars
$100.00
Precinct Officers
939.50
Printing and Advertising
228.66
Meals
31.30
Transportation
18.00
Rent
132.00
Sundry Items
72.00
$1,521.46
Town Offices :
Rent
$1,500.00
Care
300.00
Light
56.93
$1,856.93
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Heating Plant, Memorial Hall : Cost of Repairs $222.50
$222.50
Total General Government
$18,276.40
PROTECTION OF PERSONS AND PROPERTY
Police Department :
Salaries and Expenses
Chief
$3,000.00
Deputy Chief
1,999.96
Day Patrol
1,800.00
Extra Police
1,800.00
Night Police
2,737.50
Special Police
1,606.00
Sundry Items
245.84
$13,189.30
Lockup:
Rent
$1,295.00
Care
240.00
Light
35.35
Telephone
36.00
$1,606.35
Chief's Office:
Rent
$135.00
Light
23.55
Telephones
36.00
$194.55
65
Heating Apparatus in Engine House : Contract $333.00
$333.00
Fire Department:
Auto Fire Truck
Gasolene and Repairs
$164.36
Three Rivers Fire Dist.
.18
$164.54
Sealers Department:
Salary
$500.00
Transportation
57.85
Equipment
63.22
Telephone
38.00
Printing
19.05
$678.12
Moth Department
Labor
$1,148.25
Transportation
208.50
Equipment and Other Expenses
5.39
$1,362.14
Tree Warden's Department:
$972.92
Labor Auto
26.95
$999.87
Forest Warden's Department: Labor Equipment and Repairs 22.09
$763.00
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Auto " 4.50
Telephone
31.76
Gasoline
8.65
Sundry Items
10.88
$840.88
Total for Protection of
Persons and Property
$19,368.75
HEALTH
Health and Sanitation:
Salaries of Board
$175.00
Clerical Work
100.00
Hospital Board and Treatment
1,005.16
Printing
118.04
Telephone
32.80
Transportation
90.00
Fumigation
19.17
Toxin Antitoxin
92.68
Vital Statistics
410.75
Meat, Milk and Animal Inspection
860.11
Sundry Items
47.40
District Nurse
1,000.00
Total for Health $3,951.11
HIGHWAYS
General Repairs :
Superintendent
$1,161.98
Clerk
202.50
Labor
8,029.73
Trucks and Autos
565.33
Stone, Gravel, etc
3,524.58
Equipment and Repairs
1,863.53
67
Oil, Fuel, Gasoline
1,245.81
Surveying
286.25
Freight and Sundry Expenses
282.97
Telephone
110.43
$17,273.11
Street Sprinkling :
Oil
$546.35
Labor
170.75
$717.10
New Truck
$5,800.00
Knox Marker
$8.80
Memorial Approach to High School
$104.53
Bridge Repairs:
Superintendent
$86.62
Clerk
16.25
Labor
491.85
Trucks
37.13
Materials
673.79
Gasoline and Sundry Items
99.95
$1,405.59
Railings :
Superintendent
$22.75
Labor
106.20
Trucks
7.13
Equipment and Materials
282.01
$418.09
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Snow and Ice Removal :
Superintendent
$41.13
Labor
194.50
Trucks and Auto
174.99
Snow Plow
300.20
Repairs and Equipment
32.84
Express, Telephone, etc.
4.59
$748.25
Sewers and Culverts :
Superintendent
$176.35
Clerk
31.25
Labor
1,229.12
Trucks
106.36
Trap Rock and Cement
93.65
Tools and Equipment
547.23
Pipe and Fittings
316.47
Gas, Oil and Fuel
249.39
Telephone and Other Expenses
42.58
$2,792.40
Sidewalks and Curbing :
Superintendent
$17.50
Labor
201.72
Trucks
34.25
Materials
30.78
Surveying
91.45
Contract Work
1,883.94
$2,259.64
High Street, Thorndike: Superintendent
$42.00
Surveyor
13.00
Labor
349.40
69
Auto
18.00
Gasoline and Tarvia
44.90
Coal, Cement and Gravel
32.70
$500.00
Converse and Walnut Streets:
Superintendent
$273.00
Surveying
688.50
Labor
2,540.05
Trucks and Auto
1,060.28
Equipment and Repairs
980.39
Materials
5,121.79
Fuel, Oil, Gasoline
180.43
Freight
155.56
$11,000.00
Bourne Street :
Superintendent
$126.00
Surveying
198.75
Labor
1,111.38
Trucks and Auto
54.00
Cement and Gravel
99.43
Tarvia
410.44
$2,000.00
Pinne: Street :
Superintendent
$57.75
Surveying
47.50
Labor
508.35
Auto
24.75
Culvert
21.56
Gravel, Tar and Gasoline
312.26
Fuel, etc.
10.52
$982.69
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Springfield Road : Advertising, Transportation, etc. $74.32
$74.32
North Main Street Sidewalk, South side:
Surveying
$16.15
Releases
20.00
$36.15
North Main Street Sidewalk, North side:
Superintendent
$5.25
Surveying
61.00
Labor
194.11
Trucks and Auto
54.75
Curbing
390.35
Freight, etc.
44.54
$750.00
Curbing :
Superintendent
$9.62
Surveying
139.50
Labor
336.04
Auto
4.13
Curbing
281.80
Freight, etc.
87.94
$859.03
Street Lighting : Per Contract
$14,522.04
Total for Highways $62,251.74
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CHARITIES
Salaries :
Of Board
$600.00
Of Clerk
300.00
Of Town Physician
200.00
$1,100.00
Town Infirmary :
Warden
$1,200.00
Labor
1,164.56
Groceries and Provisions
1,158.36
Dry Goods
29.66
Fuel and Light
472.44
Hay and Grain
1,429.82
Equipment and Repairs
457.27
Telephone and Sundry Expenses
296.93
$6,209.04
Outside Poor:
Cash
$5,559.29
Rent
1,982.73
Provisions
6,381.80
Clothing
984.21
Fuel
929.42
.
Medicines and Medical Attendance
887.54
Board and Care
1,028.86
For Other Cities and Towns
2,269.67
Sundry Expenses
296.19
$20,319.71
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Wing Memorial Hospital : Expended for Care and Treatment $500.00
$500.00
Soldier's Relief : Amount rendered 832.00
$832.00
State Aid:
Amount rendered $84.00
$84.00
Total for Charities
$29,044.75
Education
General Expenses :
Superintendent
$4,944.92
Clerical Work
1,926.73
Truant Officer
94.40
Printing, Stationery, Postage
130.73
Telephones
526.51
Travelling Expenses
105.42
School Census
118.40
Sundry Items
144.38
$7,991.49
Teachers' Salaries :
High
$22,151.76
Elementary
78,769.29
$100,921.05
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Text Books and Supplies : High : Books Supplies
$655.00
1,748.85
$2,403.85
Elementary :
Books
$1,442.77
Supplies
2,522.08
$3,964.85
Tuition :
All Tuition
$423.53
$423.53
Transportation :
High Elementary
$3,737.47
5,248.26
$8,985.73
Fuel and Light:
High
Elementary
$1,902.21
4,465.69
$6,367.90
Janitor Service :
High
Elementary
$1,652.64
8,609.35
$10,261.99
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Maintenance of Buildings and Grounds : High Elementary
$853.26
2,093.66
$2,946.92
Furniture and Furnishings :
High
$35.90
Elementary
677.53
$713.43
Other Expenses :
Diplomas and Graduation
Exercises
$53.34
Miscellaneous Printing
195.85
Insurance
5,540.43
Nurse
1,829.92
Medical Aid
930.00
Sundry Items
2,105.45
$10,654.99
Americanization :
Instructors
$1,038.77
Clerical Work
100.00
Janitors
161.00
Transportation
33.33
Books and Supplies
22.16
Sundry Items
21.09
$1,376.35
Continuation : Superintendent $55.00
Clerical Work
120.00
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Instructors
1,811.00
Janitors
726.00
Provisions and Supplies
252.72
Nurse
36.00
Transportation
196.00
Truant Officer
7.00
Sundry Items
85.65
$3,289.37
Music, Manual Training and Drawing:
Instructor of Music
$1,520.00
Books and Music
36.01
Instructors of Manual
Training and Drawing
1,722.07
Drawing Materials
323.33
Transportation
61.00
Sundry Items
10.44
$3,672.85
Commercial :
Instructor
$5,032.00
Assistants
1,318.00
Text Books
290.35
Machines and Repairs
899.20
Furniture
31.50
Miscellaneous Supplies
254.44
$7,825.49
Repairs : High : Carpentry and Painting $408.71
Plumbing and Electric Repairs
150.62
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Lumber, Bricks. etc.
30.00
Sundry Items
27.30
$616.63
Elementary :
Carpentry and Painting $785.70
Plumbing and Electric Repairs
358.71
Sundry Items
154.47
$1,298.88
Wire Mill School:
Installation of Fire door
90.85
Sundry Expenses
23.18
$114.03
Total for Education
$173,829.33
LIBRARY
Young Men's Library Association
$4,600.00
$4,600.00
UNCLASSIFIED
Memorial Day
$196.36
Town Clock
50.00
Printing Town Reports
902.00
Hampden County Tubercular Hospital
1,923.10
Agricultural Demonstration
500.00
Workmen's Compensation
Insurance 873.18
Total for Unclassified $4,444.64
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CEMETERIES
Care and Maintenance :
Secretary
$150.00
Labor
3,137.48
Loam
130.80
Shrubs
32.30
Tools
129.75
Markers
18.00
Trucks
267.00
Sundry Items
77.29
$3,942.62
NEGLECTED GRAVES
Care of Neglected Graves $229.00
$229.00
Total for Cemeteries
$4,171.62
INTEREST
Temporary and General Loans:
Anticipation of Taxes $5,983.19
Wire Mill School
1,720.00
New High School 6,672.50
Bondsville Grammar School $1,020.00
Three Rivers School 1,000.00
Highway Improvement Loan 360.00
Street Pavement Loan 374.00
Concrete Bridge Loan
119.00
Cemetery Perpetual Care Funds
1,189.86
Total for Interest
$18,438.55
MUNICIPAL INDEBTEDNESS
Temporary Loan :
Anticipation of Taxes $275.000.00
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General Loans:
Wire Mill School
$3,000.00
High School Loans 11,000.00
Bondsville Grammar School
2,000.00
Three Rivers School
5,000.00
Highway Improvement
2,000.00
Street Pavement
4,400.00
Concrete Bridge
1,400.00
$28,800.00
Total for Municipal Indebtedness
$303,800.00
AGENCY AND TRUST
Agency :
State Tax
$15,470.00
County Tax
18,317.55
State Highway
4,495.74
National Bank
.24
State Audit
809.85
$39,093.38
Trust :
Cemetery Perpetual Care Fund $1,150.00
$1,150.00
Total for Agency and Trust
$40,243.38
Refunds and Transfers :
$171.15
Grand Total
$682,591.42
Cash on hand Dec. 31, 1928
$141.290.07
$823,881.49
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Trial Balance
Assets
Liabilities
Cash
Cash
$141,290.07 $141,290.07
Taxes 1926
1.54
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1927
10,559.32
1928
43,989.96
Street Sprinkling 1927
1928
149.55
Tax Titles
68.52
Sidewalk and Curbing Assessments
4,324.40
Health Department
315.15
Highway
28.14
Public Welfare โ
4,202.90
School
463.25
Temporary Loan
75,000.00
Overlay 1927
3,858.63
1928
3,063.71
Overlay Revenue
18,276.94
Tax Title Revenue
68.52
Special Assessment Revenue
4,324.40
Sprinkling
222.75
Departmental Revenue
5,121.44
Excess and Deficiency
75,915.02
Collectors Salary
540.00
Auditing
90.00
North Main Street Sidewalk
4,963.85
Springfield Road-Three Rivers
4,925.68
Street Sprinkling
68.16
Underpass
10,000.00
73.20
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Support of Poor Maturing Debt
1,006.00
32.90
$206,472.00 206.472.00
TRUST ACCOUNTS
Cash and Securities
$ 27,461.94
Thompson Fund
951.28
Merrick Fund
850.00
Cemetery Perpetual Care Fund
25,660.66
$27,461.94 27,461.94
DEBT ACCOUNT
Net Funded Debt
241,800.00
Three Rivers School Loan No. 2
15,000.00
116,000.00
School Loan Acts of 1920 66 66 66 Series "B"
22,500.00
New High School Loan
7,500.00
Wire Mill District School Loan
40,000.00
Bondsville Grammar School Loan
23,000.00
Highway Improvement Loan
4,000.00
Street Pavement Loan
4,400.00
Concrete Bridge Loan
1,400.00
Macadam Pavement Loan
8,000.00
$241,800.00 241,800.00
HARRIET PAINE Bookkeeper, Town of Palmer
Appropria- tions and Loans
Refunds and Additions
Transfers from
Transfers to
Available for use
Expenditures
Balance Dec. 31
Salary
Selectmen
$ 1,000.00
$
9
S 1,000.00
S 1,000.00
150.96
Contingent
1,800.00
31.51
383.00
2,151.49
1,573.04
578.45
Salary
Treasurer
1,500.00
1,500.00
1,500.00
Expenses
887.50
75.00
462.50
442.70
19.80
Salary
Collector
1,200.00
540.00
1,740.00
1,200.00
540.00
Expenses
700.00
26.00
725.00
723.91
1.09
Salary
Assessors
2,400.00
2,400.00
2,400.00
Clerical Work
450.00
450.00
450.00
Expenses
1,000.00
1,000.00
680.68
319.32
Printing of Valuation Books
1,000.00
1,000.00
925.00
75.00
Salary
Auditing and Accounting
1,490.00
1,490.00
1,400.00
90.00
Town Engineer
50.00
50,00
50.00
Law Department
1,500.00
1,500.00
705.61
794.39
Salary, Town Clerk
150.00
450.00
150,00
Expenses
125.00
125.00
73.63
51.37
License Commissioners
25.00
25.00
17.75
7.25
Election and Registration
1,500.00
21.46
1,521,46
1,521.46
Town Officers
1,850.00
6.93
1,856.93
1,856.93
Insurance
658.00
319.15
977.15
977.15
Repairs to Heating Plant
in Memorial Building
500.00
500.00
222.50
277.50
Chief of Police
3,000.00
3,000.00
3,000.00
Dep. Chief of Police
2,000.00
2,000.00
1,999,9G
.04
Day Patrol
1,800.00
1,800.00
1,800.00
Extra Patrol
1,800.00
1,800.00
1,800,00
Night Police
2,737.50
2,737.50
2,737.50
Special
2,075.00
2,075,00
1,677.67
397.33
Care of lockup
1,600.00
1,603.75
1,567.58
36.17
Care of Chiefs Off ce
300.00
300.00
238.95
61.05
Police Incidentals
200.00
200.00
168.54
31.46
Ins. and Care Auto Fire Truck
275.00
275.00
164.3G
110.64
Salary, Sealer
500.00
500.00
500.00
Sealing Expenses
125.00
53.12
178,12
178.12
Moth Department
1,500,00
1,500.00
1,362.11
137.86
Preservation of Shade Trees
1,000.00
1,000.00
999.87
.13
Forest Wardens Expenses
800.00
100.00
900.00
840.88
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Board of Health Salaries
175.00
175,00
175.00
Board of Health Clerical Work
100.00
100.00
100.00
Vital Statistics
600.00
600.00
410.75
189.25
Toxin Anti-Toxin
200.00
200.00
92.68
107.32
Board of Health Expenses
1,600.00
1,600.00
1,312.57
287.43
Hampden County Hospital
1,923.10
1,923.10
1,923.10
District Nurse
1,000.00
1,000.00
1,000.00
Inspection of Meat and Cattle
1,000.00
1,000.00
860.11
139.89
Highway Repairs
17,000.00
17,300.00
17,273.11
2689
Converse and Walnut Streets
11,000.00
11,000.00
11,000.00
Pinney Street
1,000.00
1,000.00
982.69
17.31
High Street, Precinct B
500.00
500.00
500.00
Bourne Street, Precinct C
1,500.00
1,500.00
1,500.00
Pleasant Street, Precinct C
500.00
500.00
500.00
Springfield Street, Precinct C
5,000.00
5,000.00
74.32
4,925.68
No. Main Street Sidewalk
E
750.00
750.00
750.00
No. Main Street Sidewalk W
5,000.00
5,000.00
36.15
4,963.85
Underpass
10,000.00
10,000.00
10,000.00
Bridge Repa.rs
1.500.00
1,500.00
1,408.29
91.71
Railings
500.00
500.00
415.39
84.61
Sewers and Culverts
3,000.00
3,000.00
2,792,40
207.60
Repairs of Walks
2,400.00
2,400.00
2,259.64
140.36
Curbing
1,250.00
1,250.00
859.03
390.97
Snow Removal
2,000.00
2,000.00
748.25
1,251.75
Three Ton Truck
5,800.00
5,800.00
5,800.00
Street Lighting
14,534.00
14,534.00
14,522.04
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Poor, Salaries of Board
600.00
600.00
G00.00
Poor, Town Physician
200.00
200.00
200.00
Poor, Clerical Work
300.00
300.00
300.00
Poor, Support of Poor
25,000.00
22.75
500.00
25,552.75
26,528.75
-1,006.00
Wing Memorial Hospital
500.00
500.00
600.00
Soldier's Relief
1,000.00
1,000.00
832.00
168.00
State Aid
84.00
84.00
8.1.00
Schools
176,184.03
176,184.03
173,715.30
2,468.73
Memorial Approach to High School
100.00
4.53
104.53
104.53
Wire Mill School
382.91
382.91
114.03
268.88
Young Men's Library Assn.
4,600.00
4,600.00
4,600.00
Agricultural Demonstration
500.00
500.00
500.00
Memorial Day
200.00
200.00
196.36
3,64
Repairs and Maintenance of
, Town Clock
50.00
50.00
50.00
Compensation Insurance
950.00
950.00
873.18
76.82
Printing Town Reports
900.00
2.00
902.00
902.00
Care of Knox Marker
25.00
25.00
8.80
16.20
Care of Neglected Graves
250.00
250.00
229.00
21,00
Care of Cemetery
3,500.00
500.00
4,000.00
3,942.62
57.38
Maturing Debt
28,000.00
28,000.00
28,000.00
Interest on Maturing Debt
11,266.50
11,265.50
11,265.50
Interest on Temporary Loan
6,500.00
G,500.00
5,983.19
516.81
Reserve Fund
3,000.00
2,342.68
657.32
657.32
$393,637.54
$566.50
$2,374.19
$2,374.19
$394,204.04
$364.379.75
$29,824.29
= Other Expenses
500.00
600.00
349.04
300.00
3.75
81
Report of Treasurer
RECEIPTS
Balance on hand January 1, 1928 Anticipation of Revenue Loans
$ 97,868.62
$275,000.00
Macadam Pavement Loan
8,000.00
John T. Brown, Tax Colllector;
Taxes and Interest 1921
46.31
1922
52.96
66
1923
45.56
1925
73.39
66
66
66
1926
9,934.27
66
66
1927
59,554.33
66
66
1928
251,128.33
Commonwealth of Massachusetts;
Taxes, Reimbursements, etc.,
99,834.88
All other sources
22,342.84
726,012.87
$823,881.49
DISBURSEMENTS
Paid out on Selectmen's Wararnts
Balance, December 31, 1928
$682,591.42 141,290.07
$823,881.49
ROBERT L. McDONALD,
Town Treasurer
82
Report of Tax Collector
Account of 1921
Collected after abatement :
Taxes
$
36.23
Interest
10.08
Paid Treasurer
$
46.31
46.31
Account of 1922
Collected after abatement:
Taxes
$ 43.47
Interest
9.49
$
52.96
Paid Treasurer
52.96
Account of 1923
Collected after abatement :
Taxes
$ 39.33
Interest
6.23
$ 45.56
Paid Treasurer
45.56
83
Account of 1925
Outsanding January 1, 1928
$ 64.50
Interest
8.89
Paid Treasurer
73.39
Account of 1926
Outstanding January 1, 1928 $ 8,478.13
Street Sprinkling not included previously
1,049.22
Overpayment to Collector
.10
Fire Dist. No. 2 taxes paid to
Town as Street Sprinkling
.18
Interest
975.58
$ 10,501.21
Paid Treasurer
Abatements
$ 9,934.27 547.26
Tax Titles
19.68
$ 10,501.21
Outstanding December 31, 1928
$
2.00*
* (Note: Collected and paid to Treas. since Jan. 1st.)
Account of 1927
Outstanding January 1, 1928 $ 68,145.38
Added Assessments 8.00
Abatement not committed
50.00
Interest 2,080.35
$ 70,283.73
$
73.39
84
Paid Treasurer Abatements Tax Titles
$59,554.33 89.47
18.64
$ 59,662.44
Outstanding December 31, 1928
$ 10,621.29
Account of 1928
Assessors' Warrants to be col-
lected
$294,927.80
Interest
24.77
$294,952.57
Paid Treasurer
$250,633.50
Abatements
179.56
Tax Titles
19.68
$250,832.74
Outstanding December 31, 1928
$ 44,119.83
Betterment Assessments
Committed to Collector May 8,
1928
$
549.81
Paid Treasurer
494.83
Outstanding December 31, 1928
$
54.98
JOHN T. BROWN,
Collector of Taxes
85
Report of Cemetery Commissioners
The Board of Cemetery Commissioners hereby submit the following report:
RECEIPTS
Appropriation :
$ 4000.00
Sale of lots :
Oak Knoll
$96.00
Four Corners
32.00
Palmer Center
10.00
138.00
Care of lots
$1499.68
Grading lots
458.50
Opening Graves
529.10
Foundations
328.25
$2953.53
ยท
BILLS RECEIVABLE
F. P. Carroll, grading
13.50
*J. H. Shaw, grading 9.75
C. E. Snow & Son opening grave 8.00
L. R. Hill, opening grave
8.00
Met. Dist. Water Sup. Cor. opening graves 5.00
*Mrs. B. F. Hathaway, care 2.00
Mrs. Martha E. Royce, care 2.00
*Mrs. Emma C. Carpenter, care 3.00
86
*Edward G. Rice, grading 18.50 69.75 *Paid since closing of books To the Board of Selectmen :
Gentlemen :
The following accounts carried on last years Report as Bills Receivable have been paid :
Est. Minnie K. Bennett 1925 8.00
Mable Barker 1925
2.00
Est. Sarah A. Whiting 3.00
Minnie C. Helliwell
1.50 .
Lena E. Collis
2.00
Louise W. Barker
2.00
F. R. Sistare
2.00
Emma C. Carpenter
3.00
Mrs. B. F. Hathaway
2.00
William Roberts
2.00
Martha E. Royce
2.00
Moses Smith
2.00
J. K. Barker
2.00
The following bills have been abated the ownership in the lots returning to Town:
E. H. Carpenter 14.50
Carl W. Hyland 14.00 $62.00
Respectfully submitted,
D. L. BODFISH, Sec. EXPENDITURES
87
Salaries
150.00
Printing and postage
8.85
Supplies
162.97
Labor
3094.88
Trucks
306.00
Equipment and repairs
86.62
Fertilizer
133.30
Balance
57.38
$4001.20
Paid R. L. McDonald, Treas.
Sale of lots
$ 138.00
Earnings
2815.53
$ 2953.53
All others, Atty's Fees deducted, no order issued,
1.20
INVENTORY OF PROPERTY
Tool House, Oak Knoll
$75.00
Tool House, Four Corners
50.00
Tools
50.00
$175.00
Unsold lots at list price :
Four Corners
110 @ 8.00 880.00
Oak Knoll
4 @ 50.00
200.00
8 @ 25.00
200.00
82 @ 24.00
1968.00
36 @ 20.00
720.00
2 @ 14.00
28.00
1 @ 12.00
12.00
50 @ 1.00
50.00
$4233.00
PERPETUAL CARE FUNDS
Name
Amount
Present Condition
Henry Scism
$100.00
109.21
John A. Squier
100.00
113.33
88
NAME
Amount
Present Condition
Calista E. Hendricks
100.00
108.58
Laura E. Child
500.00
544.59
Minnie K. Bennett
200.00
212.43
Avery W. Green
200.00
222.13
Waterman Fuller
200.00
214.98
John and Lucy Smith
200.00
211.93
W. A. Breckenridge
200.00
212.53
James W. Snow
100.00
109.00
Franklin Blanchard
100.00
107.16
John H. Haynes
200.00
220.68
Mary A. Shaw
100.00
105.13
Jane A. Gibson
100.00
111.55
E. B. Gates
200.00
218.13
Louise M. Waid
200.00
244.26
Amos O. Allen
100.00
110.91
Torrey Lot
100.00
109.81
Pliney Cooley
50.00
54.69
Henry G. Loomis
200.00
215.59
William Holbrook
200.00
216.80
Maria Lawrence
500.00
597.71
Keyes Foster
100.00
109.30
Harriett Coolidge
200.00
233.16
Mrs. L. W. Brown
200.00
264.95
Eliza J. Kenerson
200.00
223.81
William Merriam
200.00
240.41
Mary Redding
50.00
54.40
D. S. Davis
200.00
213.62
Marshall Andrews
200.00
220.85
Ambrose M. Andrews
200.00
218.80
Enos Calkins
100.00
108.89
Samuel C. Rogers
200.00
221.88
Willard G. Kenerson
100.00
108.89
Maria B. Chapman c/G. B. Lot
100.00
106.34
Maria B. Chapman c/S C Lot
200.00
223.93
Julia H. Henry
100.00
110.94
89
NAME
Amount
Present Condition
Isaac King
150.00
160.26
Abel H. Calkins
100.00
109.94
Edward A. Sexton
100.00
109.91
Henry A. Moore
100.00
106.86
J. S. Koster
100.00
107.86
Melissa Hall
150.00
166.37
Jeremiah Long
1000.00
1000.00
Mary J. Plympton
100.00
103.94
Clymena B. Fuller
150.00
164.31
Abigail T. Nichols
50.00
53.38
Mary Hastings
100.00
108.89
Orrin B. Smith c/O. B. S. Lot
200.00
218.80
Orrin B. Smith c/T. B. S. Lot
100.00
109.91
Laura P. Green
100.00
109.91
Joseph H. Kenerson
100.00
105.84
William Harvey
150.00
168.44
Alden L. Fletcher
60.00
64.50
Carrie A. Kurtz
100.00
108.89
Ralph Green
200.00
232.13
Meriva L. Capen
100.00
109.91
Minerva R. Olds
100.00
106.84
Otis C. Lyon
100.00
107.86
Hitchcock-Graves
100.00
108.89
Minerva M. Gates
200.00
220.85
Rogers-Paine
150.00
165.38
Elizabeth D. Moore
100.00
109.91
Mary E. Bailey
100.00
106.86
M. M. Rogers
100.00
106.84
Nellie S. Hooker
75.00
82.43
Ethan Warriner
100.00
105.81
Lizzie E. Fletcher
100.00
109.91
Andrew Pinney
100.00
125.50
Frank F. Marcy
500.00
529.20
Thomas McDougall
100.00
108.89
Sarah J. Winter
200.00
217.78
C. B. Fiske
200.00
219.83
90
NAME
Amount
Present Condition
Minnie B. Converse
500.00
549.57
Amelia B. Culver
100.00
107.86
Omer W. Marcy
100.00
107.86
Frank M. Eager
250.00
267.09
Maria Ritchie
100.00
107.86
Charles H. Burleigh c/A. B. Lot
100.00
106.84
Julia A. Burleigh c/B. B. Lot
100.00
108.89
C. H. & J. A. Burleigh c/J. W. C. lot
25.00
26.68
Emily Holdsworth
100.00
108.89
Sarah D. Smith
100.00
109.91
Hollowell P. Marcy
100.00
108.89
Josie M. Northrop
300.00
332.72
Ellis & F. M. Dodge
100.00
106.84
Calvin Childs
100.00
108,89
Joseph A. Brown
500.00
544.45
Sarah I. Lee Snow
50.00
54.90
Abby J. Pierce
100.00
108.89
D. W. Taft
75.00
87.56
Henry Graves
50.00
53.38
William H. Osborne
50.00
53.38
Sarah E. Ward
50.00
53.38
Geo. F. Sedgewick
100.00
107.86
Geo. H. Cobb
50.00
53.88
B. M. Griswold
50.00
53.98
Thomas Bruce
100.00
106.84
H. H. Paine
50.00
53.38
Susan M. Page
100.00
108.89
Peebles Fund
100.00
108.89
Geo. F. Merrick
100.00
108.89
Maria M. Hastings
200.00
217.78
Walter E. Stone
200.00
217.78
Mary A. Thayer
50.00
54.90
Lucy M. Shaw
100.00
108.89
Samuel Sharratt
100.00
106.84
91
NAME
Amount
Present Condition
Geo. Robinson
200.00
230.08
Joseph F. Gerald
100.00
104.81
James F. Fenton
100.00
111.96
Liberty Jenks
200.00
217.08
Martha Mooers
200.00
214.31
Byron Woodhead
100.00
107.29
Almenia Hastings
100.00
107.29
Clara B. Fisherdick
100.00
107.29
Austin E. Gould
100.00
108.53
Susan Beebe
100.00
104.78
James I. Milliken
200.00
227.33
Christen Christianson
50.00
54.21
Millie G. Rose
100.00
107.86
Mary E. Murdock c/F. M. M. Lot 100.00
107.51
Mary E. Murdock c/L. B. Lot
100.00
107.51
Robert Chambers
100.00
107.51
Josiah P. Stevens
100.00
106.84
William B. Bennett
100.00
106.84
Chas. W. Bennett
100.00
107.51
Chas. E. Fuller
100.00
107.86
Frederick H. Conant
100.00
107.17
Joseph V. Clark
100.00
107.17
Robert Reid
100.00
107.17
Edwin B. Newell
100.00
106.84
Martha A. Shaw
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