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211.00
248.59
August Carlson
100.00
109.79
Elizabeth Macomber
200.00
224.95
Thomas D. Frame
200.00
217.53
O. P. Allen
100.00
107.73
Albert A. Sherman
100.00
106.96
Chas. O. Royce
100.00
106.96
Martin L. Farrington
100.00
106.84
Joseph H. Jones
150.00
159.63
Mary S. Moore
100.00
106.43
Horace R. Paine c/H. H. Lot
50.00
53.45
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NAME
Amount
Present Condition
Arthur W. Holbrook
100.00
106.56
James S. Morgan
200.00
217.78
Silas B. Keith
100.00
105.68
James H. Davis
100.00
108.36
George S. Peck
100.00
106.31
Nettie O. Coleman
50.00
52.74
Jennie C. Carpenter
100.00
107.21
Esther A. Graves
100.00
107.59
Nellie M. Bond
100.00
106.84
Cyrus W. Cross
100.00
106.99
Lucy A. Hitchcock
100.00
106.21
John C. Green
100.00
105.41
Charles E. Fish
100.00
106.31
Lewis E. Royce
200.00
211.10
Henry McMaster
50.00
52.57
Bessie C. Jenks
100.00
105.16
Samuel W. Lyon
100.00
105.29
Orrisa L. Merrifield
100.00
101.74
Edwin J. Duncan
50.00
50.94
Elizabeth Dyson
100.00
103.62
James Metcalf
100.00
101.05
Agnes Larkin
50.00
50.25
Hitchcock-Rice
100.00
100.92
Lewis A. Conant
100.00
100.50
Julia F. McKendrick
100.00
100.50
Nellie M. Sizer
100.00
100.08
William J. Smith
100.00
100.83
John W. Smith
50.00
50.42
Thomas J. Chalk
100.00
100.00
Edward T. Prindle
100.00
100.00
Justin W. Keith
200.00
200.00
Willis E. Shaw
100.00
100.00
John J. & Sarah J. McAdam
100.00
100.00
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NAME
Amount
Present Condition
Charles E. Nicholson
100.00
100.00
Minnie Smith
100.00
100.00
Thomas W. Cole
100.00
100.00
$23,896.00
$25,918.23
Gain in P. C. Fund
1,150.00
DAVID L. BODFISH
ALBERT S. GEER
ALDEN P. KNOWLTON
Cemetery Commissioners
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Care of Soldiers' Graves
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
Gentlemen:
I hereby submit the following report relative to the care of the graves of the Soldiers, Sailors and Marines, who served in Wars of the United States and who are buried in the Cemeteries within the Town of Palmer. Appropriations : $250.00
Paid Rev. M. J. Carroll, St. Thomas, 50.00
Louis Mayotte, St. Anne's 8.00
Cemetery Commissioners
171.00
229.00
Balance unexpended
21.00
250.00
DAVID L. BODFISH
Supt. of Graves
95
Report of Sealer of Weights and Measures
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
Palmer, Massachusetts
Adjusted Sealed Condemned
Platform Scales over 5000 lbs. 1
7
1
Platform Scales under 5000 lbs. 28
50
1
Counter Scales over 100 lbs.
1
2
Counter Scales under 100 lbs.
19
54
Beam Scales over 100 lbs.
1
9
Beam Scales under 100 lbs.
1
1
Spring Scales over 100 lbs.
7
Spring Scales under 100 lbs.
22
57
1
Computing Scales over 100 lbs
1
2
Computing Scales under 100 lbs. 22
44
Personal Weighing Scales
12
3
Prescription Scales
3
Avoirdupois Weights
6
370
Apothecary Weights
4
21
12
Liquid Measures
12
374
2
Gasoline Truck Tanks
15
Gasoline Measuring Devices
4
83
8
Kerosene Measuring Devices
2
22
Quantity Stops
123
499
Yard Measures
12
96
No. Tested Correct Under Over
Coal (In Paper Bags)
13
6
7
Ice
4
2
2
Flour
45
25
6
14
Butter
16
5
1 10
Dry Commodities
66
45
3
18
Meats and Provisions
33
19
1
10
Fruits and Vegetables
25
9
5
11
Clinical Thermometers
29
29
Bread
198
80
22
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Retests of Gasoline Devices
7
3
4
Special Scale Inspections
3
2
Pastry
50
18
3
29
Hawker's and Pedlers Scales
4
Ice Cream Containers
10
TOTALS
Adjusted
247
Sealed
1644
Condemned
28
Tested
503
Receipts of Office, Paid Treasurer
$170.47
LOUIS LEVEILLE,
Sealer of Weights and Measures
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Report of Board of Assessors
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen and Citizens of the Town of Palmer, the Board of Assessors respectfully submit the following report for the year ending December 31, 1928.
Appropriations
$341,232.26
Maturing Debt
46,565.50
State Tax
15,470.00
State Highway Tax
4,495.74
State Audit
809.85
County Tax
18,317.55
Overlay
3,243.27
Total
$430.134.17
ESTIMATED RECEIPTS
-
Income Tax
$39,100.00
Corporation Tax
42,000.00
Bank Tax
700.00
Licenses
700.00
Fines
1,500.00
-
General Government
1,000.00
Protection of persons and property
100.00
Health and Sanitation
200.00
Highways
1,500.00
Charities
3,500.00
Soldiers benefits
100.00
Schools
11,095.95
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Cemeteries (other than from trust funds and sale of lots)
2,000.00
Interest on deposit
1,000.00
Interest on taxes
1,500.00
Interest on Merrick Fund
38.26
Interest on Thompson Fund
45.17
Total estimated receipts
$106,079.38
Free cash in treasury
30,000.00
Total deductions
$136,079.38
Net amount raised by taxation
$294,054.79
Less 2728 polls @ $2.00 each
5,456.00
Total amount to be raised by taxation on property
$288,598.79
Assessed valuation of 1928: Personal estate
$2,862,099.00
Buildings, excluding land
7,166,979.00
Land
1,702,580.00
Total valuation $11,731,658.00
Tax Rate, $24.60 per M
Number of residents assessed on property :
Individuals
2049
All others
42
Total 2091
Number of non-residents assessed on property : Individuals 278 All others 48
Total
326
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Number of persons assessed on property 2417
Number of persons assessed for poll only 1104
Total
3521
Number of horses assessed
168
Number of cows assessed 579
Number of sheep assessed
8
Number of neat cattle assessed
112
Number of swine assessed
53
Number of fowl assessed
4415
Number of dwelling houses assessed
1576
DANIEL V. FOGARTY
HENRY L. HOLDEN
DENNIS E. O'CONNOR
Assessors of Palmer
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Report of Auditors
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- sion for the year 1928, and beg to submit the following:
TREASURER'S REPORT
Receipts
Balance on hand January 1, 1928
$ 97,868.62
Anticipation of Revenue Loans
$275,000.00
Macadam Pavement Loan
8,000.00
John T. Brown, Tax Collector : Taxes and Interest, 1921
46.31
1922
52.96
1923
45.56
1925
73.39
1926
9,934.27
59,554.33
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
66
66
1927
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Disbursements
Paid out on Selectmen's Warrants $682,591.42 Balance, December 31, 1928 141,290.07
$823,881.49
TOWN CLERK Dog Licenses
LICENSES ISSUED :
Males and Spayed Females ---
Males, 493 @ $ 2.00
$986.00
Females Spayed,
84 @ $ 2.00
168.00
Females,
77 @ $ 5.00
385.00
Breeders,
1 @ $25.00
25.00
655
$1,564.00
Less Fees 655 @ $ .20
131.00
$ 131.00
$1,433.00
PAYMENTS TO COUNTY TREASURER:
June 1, 1928 December 1, 1928
$1,259.00 174.00
$1,433.00
Collected Since December 1, 1928
3 Males @ $2.00
$
6.00
TAX COLLECTOR'S REPORT Account of 1921
Collected after abatement:
Taxes
$
36.23
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Interest 10.08
$ 46.31
Paid Treasurer
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
Account of 1925
Outstanding January 1, 1928 $ 64.50
Interest 8.89
73.39
Paid Treasurer $ 73.39
Account of 1926
Outsanding January 1, 1928 $ 8,478.13 Street Sprinkling not previously included 1,049.22
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Overpayment to Collector .10
Fire District No. 2 taxes paid to Town as Street Sprinkling
.18
Interest 975.58
$10,503.21
Paid Treasurer
9,934.27
Abatements
547.26
Tax Titles
19.68
$10,501.21
Outstanding December 31, 1928
$
2.00
(Note: Collected and paid to Treas. since Jan. 1)
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
Paid Treasurer
$ 59,554.33
Abatements
89.47
Tax Titles
18.64
$ 59,662.44
Outstanding December 31, 1928
$ 10,621.29
Account of 1928
Assessors' Warrants to be col- lected $294,927.80
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Interest
24.77
$294,952.57
Paid Treasurer Abatements Tax Titles
$250,633.50
· 179.56
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
CEMETERY COMMISSIONERS ACCOUNT
Appropriation
$
4,000.00
Expenditures
$ 3,942.62
Balance
57.38
$ 4,000.00
Amount collected and paid Town Treasurer as follows :-
Sale of Lots
$ 138.00
Care of Lots
1,499.68
Grading Lots
458.50
Opening Graves
529.10
Foundations
328.25
$ 2,953.53
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PERPETUAL CARE FUNDS
Balance January 1, 1928
$ 22,746.00
New Funds Added during year $ 1,150.00
Transferred from Cemetery Interest fund
1,808.75
Interest for 1928
1,189.86 4,148.61
Care of lots for the year
$ 26,894.61
976.38
Perpetual Care Fund, December 31, 1928
$ 25,918.23
SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
FEES collected 1928 as per receipt book $ 170.47
$
170.47
Paid Town Treasurer:
March 6, 1928
$ 21.27
May 8, 1928
11.85
October 5, 1928
37.77
December 5, 1928
45.71
December 31, 1928
53.87 $
. 170.47
Respectfully submitted,
FRED S. POTTER
ELMER J. THOMAS
WILLARD S. FRENCH
Auditors
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Board of Public Welfare
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen and Citizens of Palmer.
The Board of Public Welfare of the town of Palmer herewith submit their annual report for the year ending Dec. 31st., 1928.
Through whom aided
No. Aided
Amount
Town Infirmary
13
$6,209.04
In Homes and Private Families
212
9,155.76
Poor under Mother's Aid law
51
7,222.86
Persons aided in other cities and towns having settlement in this town
34
2,269.67
Persons aided in this town having settlement in other cities and towns
33
670.47
Persons aided in this town having no settlement in Commonwealth
21
869.90
Amount expended on last item will be reimbursed by State, also one-third of amount expended for Mother's Aid.
Amount expended on persons having settlement in other cities and towns will be reimbursed by city or town of settlement.
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RECEIPTS
Appropriations and Transfers:
General Administration
$25,000.00
Salaries of Board
600.00
Town Physician
200.00
Clerical Work
300.00
From Reserve Fund
500.00
$26,600.00
Town Infirmary :
Sale of Milk and Produce
$1,714.87
Sale of Stock
353.40
Board of Inmates
863.00
$2,931.27
Reimbursements :
Cities and Towns
$1,817.87
State
1,359.74
$3,177.61
Total Receipts
$32,708.88
PAYMENTS
Salaries :
Board of Overseers
$600.00
Town Physician
200.00
Clerical Work
300.00
$1,100.00
Town Infirmary :
Warden
1,200.00
Labor
1,164.56
Groceries and Provisions
1,158.36
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Dry Goods and Clothing
29.66
Fuel and Light
472.44
Hay and Grain
1,429.82
Equipment and Repairs
457.27
Telephone
36.09
Stock
57.60
Sundry Items
203.24
$6,209.04
Outside Poor :
Cash
5,559.29
Rent
1,982.73
Provisions
6,381.80
Clothing
984.21
Fuel
929.42
Board and Care 1,028.86
Medicine and Medical Attendance 887.54
For other Cities and Towns
2,269.67
Telephone, Transportation
and Sundry Expenses
296.19
$20,319.71
$27,628.75
NET COST OF CHARITIES
Total Expenses $27,628.75
Less receipts of Town Infirmary $2,950.77
Less Reimbursements 3,177.61
Less Outstanding Bills 4,202.90
$10,331.28
Net Cost $17,297.47
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NET COST OF TOWN INFIRMARY
Total Expenses for 1928
6,209.04
Less Receipts for 1928
$2,950.77
Less Outstanding bills
841.00
$3,791.77
Net Cost
$2,417.27
REPORT OF WARDEN TO BOARD OF PUBLIC WELFARE
Milk
$1,610.94
Produce
103.93
Stock
372.90
Board
863.00
$2,950.77
DISBURSEMENTS
Paid Town Treasurer $2,261.27
Balance of Receipts paid direct to Town Treasurer by Outside Towns 689.50
$2,950.77
BILLS RECEIVABLE
For Milk
$150.00
For Board
691.00
$841.00
Number of Inmates registered during year
13
Largest number at one time 8
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INVENTORY
Furniture and tableware
$850.00
Food and supplies
170.00
Live Stock
1,340.00
Hay, Grain and Ensilage
1,125.00
Farm Implement
· 1,100.00
Wood, Coal and Lumber
600.00
$5,185.00
The Board recommends the following appropriations for its use during the year 1929. · ·
Support of Poor
$27,000.00
Salaries of Board
600.00
Clerical Work
400.00
Town Physician
200.00
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$28,200.00
CHAS. GIROUX, M. D. THOMAS W. MANSFIELD PATRICK McKELLIGOTT
Board of Public Welfare
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Report of Board of Health
To the Honorable Selectmen and Citizens of Palmer:
The Board of Health of the town of Palmer herewith submit its annual report for the year ending December 31, 1928.
TABLE NO. 1
Chicken Pox
Diphtheria
Measles
Mumps
Scarlet Fever
Tuberculosis
Whooping Cough
Meningitis
- Pneumonia
Membraneous Croup
Typhoid
Dog Bite
Flu
January
February March
1
April
2
1
1
May
June
2
July
1
August
3
1
September
1
2
October
2
1
1
November
1
December
2 12
1
3
1
4
10
3 12
1 11 11
6
1 1 10
37 Cases of Hilum Tuberculosis
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TABLE NO. 2
Number of Deaths reported from January 1, 1928 to January 1, 1929.
.
January
7
February
10
March
8
April
10
May
9
June
8
July
6
August
3
September
3
October
7
November
4
December
8
Total
83
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TABLE NO. 3
Total
Male
Female
Less than 1 year
7
3
4
1 to 2
1
U
1
2 “ 3
66
0
0
0
3 " 4
1
0
1
4 " 5
66
0
0
0
5 " 10 66
1
1
0
10 “ 15
1
0
1
15 “ 20
0
0
0
20 “ 30
66
6
2
4
30
40
4
1
3
40
50
6
6
0
50
60
9
4
5
60 " 70
13
4
9
70 “ 80 66
20
10
10
" 90
6
4
2
90 " 100
66
1
1
0
Over 100 years
0
0
0
Still Born
7
4
3
Totals
83
45
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RECEIPTS
From Appropriations :
Salaries
175.00
Clerical Work
100.00
Hospital & General Expenses
1,600.00
Meat & Milk Inspection
1,000.00
Toxin-Antitoxin
200.00
$ 3,075.00
From Licenses :
Alcohol Druggists
21.00
2.00
.
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Bottling Milk & Oleo.
10.00
57.00
Undertakers
4.00
$ 94.00
From Tuberculosis Cases :
Reimbursement from State 105.71
$ 105.71
Total Receipts $ 3,274.71
Bills Receivable
$315.15
EXPENDITURES
For:
Salaries
175.00
Clerical Work
100.00
Printing & Advertising
118.04
Telephone
32.80
Fumigation
19.17
Supplies & etc
10.60
$ 455.61
For Contagious Diseases :
Hospital Care
217.00
Groceries
10.20
Transportation
15.00
Burial Expenses
55.00
$ 297.20
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For Tuberculosis : Hampden County
257.16
Westfield State Sanatorium
531.00
39.00
Transportation Clothing
7.60
$ 835.76
For Toxin-Antitoxin :
Administration
92.68
$ 92.68
For Inspection Meat and Milk
515.63
$ 515.63
Total Expenses $ 2,195.88
REPORT OF MILK INSPECTOR
To the Board of Health of Palmer:
I have granted the following permits and licenses :
Dealer's licenses
109 @ .50 54.50
Oleomagarine licenses
5 @ .50 2.50
Producer's permits 85
No fee
Have carefully inspected all places where milk is produced or sold one or more times as seemed necessary.
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Have made one arrest with conviction for illegal sales.
Respectfully submitted,
A. F. BENNETT,
Milk Inspector
REPORT OF INSPECTOR OF SLAUGHTERING
To the Board of Health of Palmer:
I have made the following inspections :
Hogs
148 Condemned 2
Beef
4 Condemned 1
Veal
5
Respectfully sumitted,
A. F. BENNETT,
Meat Inspector
The Town has been almost free from Diphtheria during the past year, only a few cases have appeared. It developed that not one of these Diphtheria cases had taken the Toxin anti-Toxin treatment. Your Board is heartily in favor of continuing this Toxin, anti-Toxin treatment and recommend the appropriation of $100 to carry on the work the ensuing year.
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In view of the many epidemics traceable to contam- inated milk which have cropped out in various parts of the country, especially the one at Lee, Mass., the question of Pasteurized Milk is one of great moment with the Board. The Board have given considerable thought to this matter and we believe that all Milk sold by Dealers in the Town should be Pasteurized or Certified and we ex- pect to put this By-law into effect by June 1st 1929.
The Board recommends the following appropriations for the ensuing year :
Tuberculosis and Contagious
Diseases
$1,500.00
Inspection of Milk, Meat and Cattle 1,000.00
Vital Statistics and Sundries
825.00
Salaries of Board 175
Toxin-AntiToxin Treatments
100
$3,600.00
BOARD OF HEALTH M. Wm. HOLDEN
Clerk
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Report of Road Commissioners
To the Voters of the Town of Palmer:
The Board of Road Commissioners herewith submit their ninth annual report for the year ending December 31, 1928.
The organization of the Board was as follows: Thomas J. Moran, Chairman, Jno. J. Conway, Clerk, Homer A. Shaw.
Sherman M. Stebbins was reappointed Superin- tendent of Streets.
HIGHWAYS
All work for which the town voted special appropri- ations has been completed insofar as it was possible.
With the relatively small amount appropriated for Pinney Street, it was possible only to rebuild approx- imately one-half of this street. The Board strongly urges than an appropriation be made for the completion of this work during 1929.
Unfortunately, the town did not deem it wise to make appropriation for Converse Ave. and Walnut Street large enough to include setting of curbing and new walks where necessary, and while it was possible to complete street surface, the lack of curbing and new or repaired walks at a proper grade leaves these streets in a very unfinished
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condition and unattractive in appearance. This Board believes it a sound policy for the town to install curbing and proper walks on any streets which are to be hardened within the residential or business portions of the villages -this curbing and walk work to be done prior to street improvement.
OILING
The proper oiling of hardened surface streets has be- come a serious one to this department, and we recommend strongly an increase in general maintenance appropri- ations, sufficient to handle this matter in a way which will insure proper care and treatment of streets and highways needing oil.
There is an urgent and constantly increasing demand for better outlying or country highways and we believe the town should recognize this need and arrange to care for it. The laying of an increased amount of gravel year- ly would seem to be the solution.
By far the larger expense in gaveling roads is incur- red in loading trucks and the department strongly re- commends the purchase of a gas-operated loader for this work, which can be moved from place to place as needed.
Maple and Front Streets, also extension of Palmer Road through park in the village of Three Rivers, are in very bad condition and should be properly drained, re- graded and rebuilt with a hardened surface. .
In the Village of Palmer, Pleasant Street should be rebuilt with a hardened surface.
Also recommend graveling and oiling of Charles, Oak, Pleasant and Ruggles Streets, Three Rivers.
In the village of Three Rivers this department thinks it advisable to investigate the town's rights and the ad- visability of cutting a new road through in rear of Union
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Church to connect with Main and Bridge Streets. It is our understanding that this is a county layout and would necessitate no land-taking.
All apparent obstacles have now been removed in regard to the building of a new highway from Three Rivers to Wilbraham. Contract has been let and work will be started in the Spring as soon as possible. As the contract calls for improvxing only approximately one-half the total distance, we recommend the appropriation by the town of a like amount this year, and feel safe in saying that the County and State will come in for an equal share.
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SEWERS
A new sewer should be built in Oak Street, Three Rivers.
BRIDGES
State Ave.
This bridge is in a very bad condition and we believe a new bridge should be built at this point during 1929. This Board, to-gether with the Board of Road Commis- sioners of Monson, has carefully gone into this matter and has already taken up with the Mass. Board of Public Works the matter of getting an estimate on a new bridge and how costs may be apportioned.
Whipple Bridge.
This bridge over the Ware River is in very bad condi- tion and the department spent approximately $900.00 on it during the past year. We estimate this bridge should be good for the next two or three years.
We recommend the town's investigating advisabil- ity of acquiring from the Springfield Street Railway Com-
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pany their present right-of-way form Ware road to Thorndike, with a view to converting into a highway and the abolishment of either the Whipple or covered bridge. We believe this would in the end be an econom- ical thing to do.
Sanctuary Bridge
This bridge over the Swift River owned jointly by Palmer and Belchertown went down under about a six- ton load on the Belchertown side during September, and has since been closed to travel. This Board feels that this bridge is not essential to the traveling public and should be permanently closed, and asks that the Town of Palmer take some definite action in this matter.
WALKS
No. Main Street
On acount of the way the article was drawn, it was impossible to build this walk with curb, and we recom- mend that the sum previously granted for this work be re-appropriated and the article redrawn in a manner that will not present any obstacles to the work being done.
Park Street
There has been an increasing demand for a sidewalk on the northerly side of Park Street in the Depot Village form Pearl to Pinney Street, and we recommend the town investigate the advisability of acquiring sufficient land for that purpose.
The following statement shows in condensed form the appropriations handled by this Board.
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Appropriation Expended Balance
Article II-North Main Street Walk and Curbing
$5,000.00
$36.15 $4,963.85
Article 29-D. Curbing and Repairs Point of Rocks to Shear- er's Corner
750.00
750.00
none
Article 31-Knox Marker
25.00
8.80
16.20
Article 40-Memorial Approach
100.00
88.03
11.97
Bridges
1,500.00
1,408.29
91.71
Bourne and Pleasant
Streets
2,000.00
2,000.00
none
Curbing
1,250.00
859.03
390.97
Converse and Walnut Streets
11,000.00
11,000.00
none
Highways
17,300.00§
17,273.11
26.89
High Street, Thorndike
500.00
500.00
none
Pinney Street
1,000.00
982.69
17.31
Railings
500.00
415.39
84.61
Sewers and Culverts
3,000.00
2,792.40
207.60
Snow Removal
2,000.00
748.25
1,251.75
Springfield Road, Three Rivers
15,000.00
74.32
14,925.68
New Truck
5,800.00
5,800.00
none
Walks Repairs
2,400.00
2,259.64
140.36
§ Includes $300.00 transferred from Reserve Fund.
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Reimbursements to Town on account of this Depart- ment.
Sewer Permits
$300.00
Rental of Steam Roller
72.00
Refund, Bridges
141.45
Curbing and Walk Assessments
611.33
$1,124.78
RECOMMENDATIONS
Recommendations for regular appropriations for 1929 are as follows :-
Highways
$20,000.00
Snow Removal
3,000.00
Bridges
1,500.00
Railings
500.00
Sewers and Culverts
3,000.00
Repairs of Walks
2,600.00
Curbing
1,250.00
THOMAS J. MORAN JNO. J. CONWAY HOMER A. SHAW
Road Commissioners
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Report of Tree Warden
To the Town of Palmer:
From January 1, 1928, to December 31, 1928
The report of the Tree Warden is as follows: Amount appropriated 1,000.00
A considerable part of the work of this department was done by men from the Central Mass. Electric Co.,' organization.
There were a good many trees cut down, and the $1,000.00 was spent in the following manner:
Paid to the Central Mass. Electric Co .:
April 11
$68.71
June 13
58.38
July 11
34.30
Sept. 15
262.87
Oct. 10
10.45
$434.71
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Paid to the Town Payroll-Highway Dept:
Aug. 22
60.35
Aug. 29
15.60
Sept. 5
3.90
79.85
Paid to Harold Eldridge (Trimming
Trees).
475.00
Paid to Tree Warden
10.31
Total
$999.87
Balance on Hand .13
Respectfully submitted,
J. H. MacGEACHEY
Tree Warden
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Forest Fire Warden
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen of the Town of Palmer:
I hereby submit my report as Forest Fire Warden. Number permits issued 264
Number of Grass and Forest Fires 39
One Conviction-Setting fire without permit, fined $15.00
INVENTORY
3 Sprinkle Cans, very poor condition
1 Pump Can, fair
18 Shovels
1 Fork
1 Rake
1 Hoe
2 Lanterns, poor
4 Extinguishers, poor
1 , good
1 Buick in very poor condition. 1
I would recommend that the Town buy 6 Water Pump Cans of the Knapsack Type, 4 New Chemical Ex- tinguishers.
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After trying to keep the old truck in repairs at a cost of nearly $200 it seems advisable to get a small Ford 3/4 Ton Truck to be used by the Forest Fire Department.
Respectfully submitted,
E. J. DUNCAN,
Forest Fire Warden
for the Town of Palmer
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Report of Chief of Police
Palmer, Mass., January 1, 1929
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen :
During the year, 1928, 698 cases, not including cases against juvenile offenders, were prosecuted in the District Court of Eastern Hampden against 629 persons, for offences committed within the Town of Palmer. Of the persons brought before the Court in these cases 246 were residents and 383 were non-residents, 618 were males and 11 were females. The 149 drunkenness cases included cases against 49 persons who were driving motor vehicles while under the influence of liquor.
A list of the cases follows :
Adultery,
1
Assault,
14
Assault with a dangerous weapon,
1
Bastardy,
4
Disturbing the Peace,
9
Drunkenness,
149
Fornication,
1
Fugitives from justice,
8
Hawking and peddling,
2
Gambling,
15
Gambling Houses,
2
Larceny,
19
Malicious mischief,
1
Masher
1
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Milk laws,
1
Non-support,
5
Profanity,
1
Railroad trespass,
4
School laws,
1
Setting fires without permits,
2
Vagrancy
30
Violation of junk laws,
1
Violation of liquor laws,
27
Violation of motor vehicle laws,
399
698
The number of cases in 1928 exceeded those in 1927 by 147.
The personnel of the Department in 1928 was the same as in 1927, with the exception that Officer James H. Carter has been substituting in the Village of Bonds- ville for Officer John F. Mansfield, who has been unable to perform his duties on account of illness.
TIMOTHY J. CRIMMINS
Chief of Police
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Jury List
In accordance with the provisions of Chapter 234 of the General Laws, the Selectmen of the Town of Palmer have prepared the following list of inhabitants of said Town of Palmer as qualified to serve as Jurors for the year beginning July 1, 1928.
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