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New High School Loan,
7,000.00
Wire Mill District School Loan,
37,000.00
Three Rivers School Loan, Bondsville School Loan,
10,000.00
10,000.00
$215,000.00
$215,000.00
TRUST ACCOUNTS
$30,047.03
Merrick Fund, Thompson Fund, Cemetery Perpetual Care Funds,
$850.00
951.28
28,245.75
$30,047.03
$30,047.03
Trust Funds Cash and Securities,
395,693.30 22,000.00
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Treasurer's Report
RECEIPTS
Balance on hand January 1, 1930,
$72,885.88
Anticipation of Revenue Loans,
$325,000.00
East Main Street Improvement Loan,
22,000.00
John T. Brown, Tax Collector :
Taxes,
1928,
12,160.92
Street Sprinkling,
1928,
66.39
Interest,
1928,
1,228.91
Taxes,
1929,
37,701.91
Interest,
1929,
1,453.46
Taxes,
1930,
267,205.65
Interest,
1930,
122.33
Sidewalk Assessments,
1,246.33
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Taxes, Reimbursements, etc.,
120,349.68
All Other Sources,
27,053.15
815,588.73
$888,474.61
DISBURSEMENTS
Paid out on Selectmen's Warrants,
$821,743.25
Balance on hand December 31, 1930,
66,731.36
$888.474.61
ROBERT L. McDONALD
Town Treasurer.
63
Report 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 Decem- ber 31, 1930:
Appropriations
$382,406.94
Maturing Dept.
36,227.50
State Tax
12,250.00
State Highway Tax
7,089.36
State Audit
190.52
Snow Removal
913.14
Civil War Veterans
105.00
County Tax
19,373.86
Overlay
3,257.07
Total
$461,813.89
ESTIMATED RECEIPTS
Income Tax
$57,479.25
Corporation Tax
30,000.00
Bank Tax
1,130.90
Licenses
679.00
Fines
2,900.00
General Government
1,000.00
Protection of Persons and Property
10.00
Health and Sanitation
300.00
Highways
200.00
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Charities
6,600.00
Schools
8,155.99
Cemeteries
2,700.00
Interest on Deposit
1,239.69
Interest on Taxes and Assessments
2,000.00
Interest on Merrick Fund
40.38
Interest on Thompson Fund
47.54
All others
84.21
Excise Tax
13,629.95
Total Estimated Receipts
$128,196.91
Free cash in the treasury
20,000.00
Total Deductions
$148,196.91
Net amount to be raised by taxation
$313,616.98
Less 2630 polls @ $2.00 each
5,260.00
Total amount to be raised by taxation on property
$308,356.98
Assessed valuation of 1930:
Personal Estate
$2,466,498.00
Buildings, excluding land
7,108,819.00
Land
1,761,337.00
Total Valuation
$11,336,654.00
Tax Rate, $27.20 per M
Number of Persons, Partnerships and Corporations assessed on property 2,094
Number of horses assessed 147
Number of cows assessed 645
Number of sheep assessed 3
Number of neat cattle assessed
151
Number of swine assessed
28
Number of fowl assessed 3090
Number of dwelling houses assessed
1580
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TAXES ON MOTOR VEHICLES
No.
Value
Tax
No. of Motor Vehicles as- sessed from January 1st to February 28th 1223 No. of Motor Vehicles as- sessed from Febru- ary 28th to June 1st 381 No. of Motor Vehicles as- sessed from June 1st to October 1st 323
$368,430.00
$10,824.91
121,200.00
2,805.04
128,970.00
1,924.49
No. of Motor Vehicles as- sessed from October 1st to December 31st
64
18,530.00
158.79
Total
1991
$637,130.00
$15,713.23
Tax Rate, $29.12
Total amount of abatements granted on Motor Vehicles exchanged during the year 1930:
$791.44
Total amount of abatements granted on Motor Vehicles exchanged during 1929 but abatement granted in 1930: $ 36.99
Total amount of abatements granted on Personal or Real Estate on the levy of 1930: $ 79.30
Total amount of abatements granted on Personal or Real Estate on the levy of 1929 : $ 18.18
DANIEL V. FOGARTY, HENRY L. HOLDEN, DENNIS E. O'CONNOR,
Assessors.
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Report of Town Bookkeeper
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen.
Palmer, Massachusetts.
Gentlemen :
I hereby submit my report of the Receipts and Ex- penditures of the Town for the fiscal year ending Decem- ber 31, 1930.
RECEIPTS
Taxes for Current Year
Poll
4,718.00
Personal
62,589.95
Real Estate
187,243.92
Motor Vehicle Excise Tax
12,173.16
$266,725.03
Taxes for Previous Year
Poll
446.95
Personal
7,554.90
Real Estate
39,121.85
Motor Vehicle Excise Tax
3,219.75
Street Sprinkling
66.39
$50,409.84
67
Taxes from State
Corporation Tax-Business
33,844.45
Corporation Tax-Public Service
8,223.35
National Bank Tax
1,077.18
Trust Company Tax
89.63
Income Tax
63,858.50
107,093.11
Total Taxes
424,227.98
Special Assessments
Sidewalk and Curbing
1,246.33
1,246.33
Redemption of Property
Sundry Persons
763.49
763.49,
LICENSES AND PERMITS
Junk
133.00
Pedlars
85.00
Sunday
128.00
Pool, Billiard and Bowling
78.00
Inn and Common Victualers
113.00
Agents, Garage and Auto
18.00
Auctioneers
2.00
557.00
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FINES AND FORFEITS
Court
3,221.49
3,221.49
GRANTS AND GIFTS
Dog Licenses 1,054.65
1,054.65
GENERAL GOVERNMENT
Rent of Town House
32.00
32.00
PROTECTION OF PERSONS AND PROPERTY
Use of Old Fire Truck
3.00
Sealing of Weights and Measures
282.65
285.65
HEALTH
Reimbursement from State: Tuberculosis 353.57
Reimbursements from Individuals : Tuberculosis 2.50
356.07
69
LICENSES
Alcohol
20.00
Bottling
15.00
Pasteurization
20.00
Milk
57.50
Undertakers
4.00
Drug
2.00
118.50
HIGHWAYS
Sewer Permits
250.00
Repairs
24.36
Rental of Steam Shovel and Roller
238.80
513.16
SUPPORT OF POOR
Town Infirmary
Sale of Milk and Produce
1,226.36
Sale of Stock
13.00
Board of Immates
211.00
1,450.36
REIMBURSEMENTS
Cities and Towns
State
734.76 2,697.71
3,432.47
70
SOLDIERS' RELIEF
Town of Lenox
289.46
289.46
EDUCATION
Tuition :
State
2,714.26
Town of Monson
3,771.04
Town of Ware
800.00
Sale of Books annd Supplies
74.53
Rent of Auditorium and Gymnasium
451.15
7,810.98
CEMETERIES
Sale of Lots
184.00
Care of Lots
1,617.72
Grading
191.38
Opening Graves
413.00
Foundations
300.12
2,706.22
INTEREST
On Deposits
1,348.95
On Taxes
2,804.70
On Perpetual Care Funds
1,139.72
On Merrick Fund
42.50
On Thompson Fund
47.54
5,383.41
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MUNICIPAL INDEBTEDNESS
Anticipation of Taxes
East Main Street Loan
325,000.00 22,000.00
347,000.00
AGENCY AND TRUST
Cemetery Perpetual Care Funds
650.00
650.00
REFUNDS AND TRANSFERS
Loss of Taxes
113.28
School
15.47
State Aid and Soldiers Burial
166.12
Soldiers' Relief
30.00
From State ond County
For Springfield Road 6,184.34
For Forest Lake Road
6,808.50
For Quaboag River Bridge
1,171.80
14,489.51
Total Receipts
815,588.73
Cash on Hand January 1, 1930
72,885.88
$888,474.61
PAYMENTS
GENERAL GOVERNMENT ....
Selectmen's Department :
Salaries of Board
$1,600.00
72
Stationery and Postage 34.36
Printing and Advertising
57.28
Telephone
189.96
Perambulating Bounds
64.50
Expenses to Road Hearings and Auto Hire
158.74
Sundry Expenses
43.59
$2,148.43
Selectmen's Contingent Acct .:
Outside Fires
$499.00
Marking Streets & Signs
200.70
Repairs at Library Building
456.75
Expenses of Finance Committee
56.25
Clerical work on Valuation of Precincts
25.00
Water Rent
12.00
Spanish War Veterans
10.00
Extra Nursing
84.00
Fire Hose Protectors
52.12
"Labor Conditions" Hearing
40.00
Repairs at Lockup
8.75
Repairs at Engine House
22.45
Veteran's Exemption
41.55
Sundry Items
5.35
$1,513.94
Auditing Department:
Auditing
90.00
Accounting
1,800.00
$1,890.00
73
Treasurer's Department :
Salary
1,800.00
Surety Bond
187.50
Certification of Town Notes
60.00
Stationery, Postage and Printing
118.24
Telephone
24.96
Sundry Items
19.69
$2,210.39
Collector's Department :
Salary
1,440.00
Surety Bond
375.00
Stationery and Postage
142.48
Printing and Advertising
124.00
Telephone
28.63
Holdup Insurance
45.00
Expenses to Collector's Convention
11.80
Sundry Items
22.47
$2,189.38
Assessor's Department :
Salaries of Board
$2,400.00
Clerical Work
780.00
Revision of Maps
28.80
Records and Deeds
56.60
Interpreters
17.60
Equipment
80.00
Postage and Printing
382.06
Special Committee Meeting, Convention Expenses,
Auto Hire and meals
176.46
Sundry Items
33.75
$3,955.27
74
Clerk's Department :
Salary
450.00
Bond
12.00
Dog Tags
23.23
Stationery and Postage
48.15
Printing and Advertising
16.50
File for Blueprints
110.00
Work on Blueprints
45.20
Sundry Items
27.92
$733.00
Law Department:
Salary
600.00
Claims
2,133.94
Sundry Items
11.00
$2,744.94
License Commissioners :
Clerical Work
10.00
$10.00
Election and Registration :
Registrars
200.00
Precinct Officers
787.00
Recounts by Registrars
39.00
Rent
148.00
Posting Notices
35.00
Janitor Services
43.50
Printing
412.95
Auto Hire and Trucking
23.00
Meals
10.30
Sundry Items
10.98
$1,709.73
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Town Offices :
Rent
1,500.00
Care
300.00
Light
59.65
$1,859.65
Town House :
Fuel
29.00
Lights
23.50
Repairs
11.10
Janitor Service and Supplies
6.50
$70.10
Town Dump:
Labor
393.50
$393.50
Total for General Government
$21,428.33
PROTECTION OF PERSONS AND PROPERTY
Police Department :
Salaries and Expenses
Chief
$3,000.00
Deputy Chief
2,390.00
Day Patrol
2,190.00
Extra Patrol
2,190.00
Night Patrol
2,737.50
Special Patrol
1,688.00
Motorcycle Upkeep
169.76
Incidental Expenses
90.95
$14,456.21
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Lockup:
Rent
1,250.00
Care
240.00
Light
53.41
Telephone
36.00
Sundry Items
9.08
$1,588.49
Chief's Office :
Rent
240.00
Light
33.63
Telephone
45.02
$318.65
Sealer's Department :
Salary
$500.00
Auto Hire
120.00
Telephone
36.00
Equipment and Repairs
25.97
$681.97
Moth Department:
Labor
1,245.00
Auto Hire
230.00
Supplies
1.15
$1,476.15
Tree Warden's Department : Warden and Labor 1,029.50
Truck Hire
70.50
$1,100.00
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Forest Warden's Department: Labor
1,585.71
Truck and Auto Hire
212.53
Storage -
42.00
Equipment and Repairs
93.56
Telephone
31.45
Sundry Items
8.35
$1,973.60
Forest Fire Truck :
Cost 1,490.00
$1,490.00
Total for Protection of Persons and Property
$23,085.07
HEALTH DEPARTMENT
Health and Sanitation:
General Administration
Salaries of Board
$175.00
Clerical Work
100.00
Telephone
85.89
Stationery and Postage
17.39
Auto Hire
55.00
Sundry Items
2.07
$435.35
Quarantine & Contagious Diseases :
Hospital Care
509.00
Medical Attendance
403.75
Loss of Wages 40.00
Rent 54.00
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Toxin-Antitoxin
100.00
Fumigation
5.00
$1,111.75
Tuberculosis.
Hampshire County Sanatorium $1,554.86
Westfield State Sanatorium 676.15
Rutland State Sanatorium 379.00
Lakeville State Sanatorium
157.00
$2,767.01
Meat and Milk Inspection.
Meat 80.20
Milk
260.81
$341.01
District Nurse. Amount Appropriated 1,000.00
$1,000.00
Vital Statistics. Amount Expended 419.50
$419.50
Animal Inspection.
Expense
383.27
$383.27
Total for Health Department $6,457.89
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HIGHWAYS
General Repairs :
Highways.
Superintendent
$791.80
Clerical Work
296.00
Telephone
93.16
Labor
11,887.93
Trucks
314.84
Equipment
2,173.97
Tarvia-Oil-Gasoline and Coal
6,643.05
Sundry Items
151.78
$22,352.53
Bridge Repairs :
Superintendent
60.00
Clerical Work
14.00
Labor
285.48
Trucks
9.00
Equipment and Materials
1,032.64
Sundry Items
8.80
$1,409.92
Railings :
Superintendent
10.69
Labor
179.68
Materials
296.26
$486.63
Snow Removal :
Superintendent
173.82
Labor
1,006.90
Trucks and Snow Plow
199.00
Equipment and Repairs
663.10
80
Gasoline and Alcohol Sundry Items
79.23
3.73
$2,125.78
Sewers and Culverts :
Superintendent
79.69
Clerical Work
62.00
Surveying
9.00
Labor
1,098.51
Tools and Equipment
844.32
Pipe and Fittings
590.67
Gasoline, Oil, Cement
46.99
Sundry Items
5.71
2,736.89
Sidewalks :
Superintendent
30.93
Surveying
27.00
Labor
311.73
Trucks
3.83
Materials
226.17
Sundry Items
48.78
Contract Work
1,900.00
$2,548.44
Curbing :
Equipment
1.85
$1.85
Memorial Approach and Knox Marker:
Labor 119.80
Balance Sheet for Town of Palmer This is a portion of the Town Bookkeeper's Report
Department
Appropriation & Loans
Refunds Transfers
Transfers From
Available For Use
Expenditures
Balance Dec. 31, 1930
Selectmen :
Salaries of Board
1,600.00
1,600.00
1,600.00
Expense Account
500.00
100.00
G00.00
548.43
51.57
Contingent Account
1,300.00
225.00
1,525,00
1,513.94
11.00
Auditing and Accounting:
Salaries
1,890.00
1,890.00
1,800.00
90.00
Assessors:
Salary
2,400.00
2,400.00
2,400.00
Clerical Work
780.00
780.00
780.00
Expense Acct.
1,000.00
1,000.00
775.27
224.73
Town Clerk:
Salary
150.00
150.00
450.00
Expense Acct.
125.00
50.00
175.00
173.00
2.00
Collector:
Salary
1,600.00
1,600.00
1,200.00
400.00
Expense Acct.
750.00
750.00
749.38
.62
Treasurer:
1,800.00
1,800.00
1,800.00
Expense .Acet.
112.50
412.50
410.39
2.1
Law:
Salary & Claims
3,800.00
3,800,00
2,744.94
1,055.06
License Commissioners:
Expense Acct.
25.00
25.00
10.00
15.00
Election and Registration: Expense Acct.
1,500.00
210.00
1,710.00
1,709.73
.27
Town Officers
1,850.00
10.00
1,860.00
1,859.65
.35
File for Plans and Blueprints
110.00
110.00
110.00
Town Dump
400.00
400.00
393.50
6.50
Town House
100,00
100.00
70.10
29,90
Painting Town House
300.00
300.00
292.50
7.50
Memorial Hall & Library Building Repairs
1,400.00
1,400.00
1,366.50
33.50
Wing Memorial Hospital
500.00
500.00
49G.G.
3.36
State Aid
72.00
12.00
84,00
84.00
Military Aid
120.00
120.00
120.00
Soldiers' Relief
2,500.00
30.00
G00.00
3,130.00
2,8G5.45
264.55
Police:
Chief
3,000.00
3,000.00
3,000.00
Deputy Chief
2,390.00
2,390.00
2,390.00
Day Patrol
2,190.00
2,190.00
2,190.00
Extra Patrol
2,190.00
2,190.00
2,190.00
Night Patrol
2,737.50
2,737.50
2,737.50
Special Patrol
1,875.00
1,875.00
1,688.00
187.00
Incidentals
200.00
200.00
110.30
89.70
Loekup Expenses
1,600.00
1,600.00
1,588.49
11.51
Chief's Office Expenses
336.00
336.00
318.65
17,35
Motorcycle Upkeep
200.00
200.00
150.41
49.59
Forest Warden:
Expenses
1,900.00
100.00
2,000.00
1,973.60
26.40
New Fire Truck
1,500.00
1,500.00
1,490.00
10.00
Moth:
Expenses
1,500.00
1,500.00
1,476.15
23.85
Sealer of Weights and Measures:
Salary
500.00
500.00
500.00
Expenses
206.00
206.00
181.97
24.03
Tree:
Expenses
1,100.00
1,100.00
1,100.00
Animal Inspection
400.00
400.00
383.27
16.73
Health:
175.00
175.00
175.00
Clerical Work
100.00
100.00
100.00
Contagious Diseases and Other Expenses
4,500.00
98.86
4,500.00
3,939.11
4G2.03
Toxin-Antitoxin
100.00
100.00
100.00
Meat and Milk Inspection
600.00
G00.00
341.01
258.99
Vital Statistics
725.00
725.00
419.50
305.50
District Nurse
1,000.00
1,000.00
1,000.00
Hampden County Hospital 3,036.57
3,036.57
3,036,57
Highway:
General Repairs
20,000.00
5,000.00
25,000.00
22,352.53
2,647.47
Snow Removal
2,000.00
130.00
2,130.00
2,125.78
4.22
Forest Lake Road
10,000.00
G,808.50
16,808.50
13,652.37
3,15G.13
Springfield Road
5,000.00
7,770.78
12,770.78
12,899.09
-128.31
East Main Street,
Three Rivers
25,000.00
25,000.00
25,000.00
Pleasant Street, Thorndike
2,000.00
2,000.00
1,998.46
1,54
Bridge Repairs
1,500.00
1,500.00
1,409,92
90.08
Quaboag River Bridge
5,267.03
5,267.63
ยท1,611.22
65G.41
Railings
500.00
500.00
486.63
13.37
Sewers & Culverts
3,000.00
3,000.00
2,736.89
203.11
State Street Sewer,
1,500.00
1,500.00
1,4G8.9G
31.04
N. Main St. Sewer,
Palmer
200.00
200.00
112.43
87.57
S. Main St. Sewer, Palmer
600.00
600.00
582.48
17.52
Sidewalk Repairs Curbing
300.00
300.00
1.85
298.15
Converse St. Walk & Curb 2,384.00
2,384.00
1,839.05
514.95
S. Main St. Curb, Palmer
Main St. Walk & Curb, Thorndike
High St. Walk, Bondsville
S. Main St. Walk & Curb,
Palmer
1,754.65
1,7541.65
1,572.43
182.22
S. Main St. Curb, Bondsville
Equipment:
13,800.00
13,800.00
Gasoline Operated Shovel
8,000.00
Ford Truck
2,998.00
Tractor
2,000.00
Grader
800.00
2.00
Memorial Approach &
Knox Marker
125.00
125.00
125.00
Street Sprinkling
68.10
68.16
Street Lighting
14,894.00
14,894.00
14,856.75
37.25
Public Welfare:
Support of Poor
23,900.00
3,098.86
26,998.8G
25,851.97
1,146.89
Salaries of Board
600.00
G00.00
600.00
Salary of Clerk
.1,300.00
1,300.00
1,300.00
Town Physician
200.00
200.00
200.00
Repairs at Infirmary
800.00
800.00
697.27
Education:
General:
172,445.00
15.47
3,850.00
176,310.47
176,05G.33
25-1.14
Thorndike Grammar School
11,000.00
674.39
11,000.00
10,030.61
295.00
Building Heating System
1,000.00
355.31
1,000.00
G14.69
Library
1,600.00
4,600.00
4.600.00
Agricultural Demonstration
500.00
500.00
500.00
Care of Town Clock
50.00
50.00
50.00
Town Engineer
50.00
50.00
50.00
General Insurance
1,000.00
1,000.00
805.69
Workmens' Compensation Insurance
1,012.72
1,012.72
1,012.72
Memorial Day
200.00
200.00
200.00
Printing Town Reports
916.00
016.00
916.00
Reserve Fund
5,000.00
4,357.00
5,000.00
Care of Cemeteries
1,000.00
600.00
4,600.00
1,491.03
Care of Neglected Graves
250.00
250.00
250.00
Maturing Debt
27,000.00
27,000.00
27,000.00
Interest on Maturing Debt
9,227.50
0,227.50
9,227.50
Interest on Temporary Loans 7,200.00
7,200.00
6,917.78
Overlay Reserve
8,620.30
8,620.30
8,620.30
449,322.90
19,892.38
14,105.8G
14,105.86
483,321.14
454,482.82
14,732.46
HARRIET PAINE
Town Bookkeeper
$1.5G
2,600.00
2,600.00
2,548.44
102.73
High School Basement
Sewer & Conduits
194.31
G43.00
108.97
282.22
Salary
-
Reimburse+ ments
G8.10
Bondsville
Salaries
81
Equipment and Repairs 5.20
$125.00
Quaboag River Bridge: Contract Work 4,611.22
$4,611.22
Highway Equipment :
Shovel
8,000.00
Tractor
2,000.00
Truck
2,998.00
Grader
800.00
$13,798.00
SPECIFIC APPROPRIATIONS
Springfield Road :
Superintendent
$540.95
Labor
6,341.61
Trucks
2,399.05
Tarite
1,420.54
Oil and Gasoline
524.02
Repairs and Equipment
1,411.56
Coal
45.20
Culverts
199.13
Sundry Items
17.03
$12,899.09
Forest Lake Road :
Contract Work
13,617.42
Sundry Items
34.95
$13,652.37
82
East Main Street, Three Rivers :
Surveying
1,250.00
Superintendent
250.31
Labor
7,600.47
Trucks
3,892.55
Coal, Gasoline and Oil
382.39
Equipment and Repairs
2,242.91
Culverts, Lumber, Brick
802,70
Cement, Sand and Gravel
7,290.68
Steel and Chloride
1,277.50
Sundry Items
10.49
$25,000.00
Pleasant Street, Thorndike :
Superintendent
169.71
Surveying
178.75
Labor
1,065.05
Trucks
259.50
Equipment and Repairs
87.88
Coal, Oil, Gasoline
227.67
Sundry Items
9.90
$1,998.46
North Main Street, Sewer:
Superintendent
8.43
Labor
52.50
Cement, Tile and Brick
27.50
Equipment and Repairs
24.00
$112.43
South Main Street, Sewer:
Superintendent
32.82
Surveying
60.00
Labor
259.40
83
Equipment and Repairs
211.33
Brick, Gasoline
18.93
$582.48
State Street, Sewer:
Superintendent
89.99
Surveying
96.00
Labor
752.40
Equipment and Repairs
485.96
Oil and Gasoline
44.61
$1,468.96
Sidewalk and Curbing Art. 53: Stone Bridge Sidewalk and Curb. 53-A
Surveying
20.00
Labor
196.20
Truck
63.41
Equipment and Repairs
34.51
Gravel and Cement
81.88
$396.00
Converse Street Sidewalk & Curb 53-C
Surveying
70.00
Labor
245.50
Truck
23.00
Curbing and Freight
401.51
Tar Concrete
353.75
Gasoline
5.86
$1,099.62
High Street Sidewalk, 53-E Labor 285.15
84
Gasoline
3.28
$288.43
South Main Street, Curbing, 53-F
Surveying
10.00
Labor
45.00
$55.00
Sidewalks, Curbing Art. 54:
Curbing, South Main Street, 54
Superintendent
33.76
Surveying
70.00
Labor
304.75
Truck
46.00
Curbing
588.74
Freight
118.58
Equipment
3.51
Oil and Gasoline
7.09
$1,172.43
Sidewalk and Curbing, South Main St. 54-C
Surveying
20.00
Labor
229,18
Trucks
32.97
Gravel and Cement
93.97
Equipment
15.00
Sundry Items
8.88
$400.00
Street Lighting :
As per Contract 14,856.75
$14,856.75
Total for Highways $124,178.28
85
EDUCATION
General Expense :
Superintendent
$4,999.92
Clerical Work
1,825.00
Truant Officer
111.50
Printing, Stationery and Postage
164.02
Telephone
560.38
Travelling Expenses
83.77
School Census
132.70
Sundry Items
141.97
$8,019.26
Teacher's Salaries :
High
24,200.48
Elementary
77,075.18
$101,275,66
Text Books and Supplies :
High :
Books
1,215.15
Supplies
1,903.86
Elementary :
Books
1,424.34
Supplies
2,388.44
$6,931.79
Tuition :
Expense
641.80
$641.80
86
Transportation : High Elementary
5,573.45
7,321.55
$12,895.00
Janitor Service:
High
2,072.64
Elementary
9,145.94
$11,218.58
Fuel and Light :
High
2,244.12
Elementary
6,627.07
$8,871.19
Maintenance of Buildings & Grounds :
High
816.62
Elementary
2,377.83
$3,194.45
Furniture and Furnishings :
High
559.56
Elementary
49.75
$609.31
Other Expenses :
Diplomas and Graduation
Exercises
$96.60
Miscellaneous Printing
274.15
Nurse
1,633.28
Medical Aid
900.00
Instructions to Orchestra
250.00
87
Insurance
Sundry Items
744.14 1,544.00
$5,442.17
$159,099.21
Americanization : Teachers Janitors
1,392.79
148.00
Text Books and Supplies
64.75
Transportation
40.50
Sundry Items
6.42
$1,652.46
Commercial :
Teachers
6,638.00
Text Books
850.91
Machines and Repairs
853.50
Miscellaneous Supplies
400.75
$8,743.16
Music, Manuel Training and Drawing :
Music Instructors
1,600.00
Manuel Training Instructor
1,800.06
Supplies
293.11
Repairing Instruments
30.50
Transportation
25.25
$3,748.92
88
Repairs :
High
350.23
Elementary
2,462.35
$2,812.58
Heating and Ventilating Thorndike Grammar School:
Contract work 9,602.00
Other Equipment & Expenses 428.61
$10,030.61
Sewers and Conduits : High School : Surveying
50.00
Contract
594.69
$644.69
Total for Education
$186,731.63
LIBRARY
Young Men's Library Assn.
4,600.00
$4,600.00
Memorial Hall & Library Building Repairs :
Contract Work
1,366.50
$1,366.50
89
SUPPORT OF POOR
General Expenses :
Salaries :
Of Board
$600.00
Of Secretary
1,300.00
Of Town Physician
200.00
$2,100.00
Town Infirmary :
Warden
1,500.00
Labor
704.50
Provisions
1,196.90
Dry Goods
29.40
Fuel and Light
413.78
Hay and Grain
1,159.03
Equipment and Repairs
231.50
Telephone
27.62
Insurance
87.70
Spraying Orchard
20.00
Stock
10.00
Sundry Items
115.56
$5,495.99
Repairs at Town Infirmary :
Carpentry, Painting, Wiring, etc. 697.27
$697.27
Outside Poor :
Cash
$5,335.21
Rent
1,421.05
Provisions
4,876.56
Clothing
171.09
Coal and Wood
651.10
Board and Care
2,618.10
90
Hospital and Medical attendance 1,495.67
State Institutions 131.42
Other Cities and Towns
3,024.57
Burials Sundry Items
225.00
406.21
$20,355.98
Total for Support of Poor $28,649.24
Wing Memorial Hospital :
Care of Treatment $496.64
$496.64
State Aid :
Cash
84.00
$84.00
Military Aid :
Cash
150.00
$150.00
Soldiers Relief :
Cash
$1,986.00
Clothing
17.39
Fuel
91.00
Provisions
404.20
Rent
238.00
Medical Attendance
55.40
Sundry Items
43.46
Total for Soldiers Relief $2,835.45
91
UNCLASSIFIED
General Insurance
805.69
Workmen's Compensation Insurance 1,012.72
Memorial Day
200.00
Agricultural Demonstration
500.00
Town Clock
50.00
Town Engineer
50.00
Printing Town Reports
916.00
Hampden County Tubercular
Hospital
3,036.57
Painting Town House
292.50
Tax Title Redemptions
73.39
Total for Unclassified
$6,936.87
CEMETERIES
Care and Maintenance :
Secretary
$150.00
Labor
3,811.39
Trucks
158.25
Equipment
115.60
Shrubs etc.
36.35
Loam
187.00
Sundry Expenses
32.44
$4,491.03
NEGLECTED GRAVES
Care and Maintenance
$250.00
$250.00
Total for Cemeteries
$4,741.03
INTEREST
Temporary and General Loans :
Anticipation of Taxes
$6,917.78
92
Three Rivers School Loan 500.00
School Loan, Acts 1920 4,547.50
School Loan, Acts 1920 Series B
892.50
New High School
297.50
Bondsville Grammar School
850.00
Wire Mill School 1,480.00
Concrete Bridge Loan 285.00
Macadam Pavement Loan 255.00
Highway Improvement Loan 120.00
Cemetery Perpetual Care Fund
1,139.72
Total for Interest $17,285.00
MUNICIPAL INDEBTEDNESS
Temporary Loan :
Anticipation of Taxes
$325,000.00
General Loans:
Three Rivers School
5,000.00
School Loan, Acts 1920
9,000.00
School Loan, Acts 1920 Series B 1,500.00
New High School
500.00
Bondsville Grammar School
2,000.00
Wire Mill
3,000.00
Concrete Bridge
2,000.00
Macadam Pavement
2,000.00
Highway Improvement
2,000.00
Total for Municipal Indebtedness $352,000.00
AGENCY AND TRUST
Agency :
State Tax
$12,250.00
County Tax
19,373.86
State Highway Tax
7,089.86
Snow Removal
913.14
State Audit
190.52
Civil War Veterans
105.00
93
Trust :
Perpetual Care Funds
650.00
Private Trust Funds
25.00
Total for Agency and Trust
$40,597.38
REFUNDS AND TRANSFERS
Refunds :
Motor Vehicle Excise Tax
$119.33
General Government .61
Total for Refund and Transfers $119.94
Grand Total
$821,743.25
Cash on hand for December 31, 1930 66,731.36
$888,474.61
NON REVENUE ACCOUNTS
Cash and Securities
$30,925.62
Thompson Fund
951.28
Merrick Fund
850.00
Cemetery Perpetual Care Fund
29,124.34
$30,925.62 $30,925.62
DEBT ACCOUNT
Net Fund Debt $212,000.00
Bondsville Grammar School Loan
$19,000.00
Three Rivers School Loan No. 2
5,000.00
School Loan, Acts 1920
98,000.00
School Loan, Acts 1920 Series B
19,500.00
New High School Loan
6,500.00
Wire Mill School Loan
34,000.00
Macadam Pavement Loan
4,000.00
Quaboag River Bridge Loan
4,000.00
East Main Street
22,000.00
$212,000.00
94
Trial Balance
Cash
$66,731.36
Taxes 1928
860.70
Taxes 1929
10,898.98
Taxes 1930
58,945.97
Excise Tax 1929
561.36
Excise Tax 1930'
2,194.64
Tax Titles
289.64
Sidewalk and Curbing Assessment
6,413.69
Accounts Receivable Health
2,040.31
Accounts Receivable Highways
147.50
Accounts Receivable Public Welfare
3,810.12
Accounts Receivable Schools
2,306.78
Accounts Receivable Selectmen
25.00
Temporary Loans
$50,000.00
Overlay 1928
2,902.83
Overlay 1929
2,445.67
Overlay 1930
3,177.77
Overlay Reserve
7,483.31
Sidewalk and Curbing Assessment
Revenue
6,413.69
Street Sprinkling
68.16
Tax Title Revenue
215.67
District Tax Title Revenue
46.16
Departmental Revenue
8,329.71
Excise Tax Revenue
2,756.00
Excess and Deficiency
67,589.26
Auditing and Accounting
90.00
Collector's Salary 1929
280.00
Collector's Salary 1930
400.00
Forest Lake Road
3,156.13
Springfield Road
128.31
$155,354.36 $155,354.36
HARRIETTE PAINE Bookkeeper.
95
Report of Selectmen
The Selectmen respectfully submit the following re- port :
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