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100.00
105.35
Minnie Smith
100.00
104.48
Thomas W. Cole
100.00
104.48
George A. Branford
100.00
106.32
Merriam Fund
100.00
104.38
Joseph M. Allen
200.00
202.68
Charles M. Kempton
100.00
104.38
A. M. Billings
100.00
105.98
Charles K. Gamwell
100.00
105.54
Grosvenor-Brown
50.00
51.29
Luther H. Gager
100.00
107.83
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Name
Amount
Present Condition
L. Augusta Thompson
100.00
103.32
John M. Ramsdell
100.00
104.97
Henry S. Howe
200.00
207.44
Charles D. Fuller
100.00
101.79
Albert S. Geer
50.00
50.40
Clara V. Pendleton
100.00
101.08
Henry W. Calkins
50.00
51.12
Charles H. Hobbs
100.00
101.12
Albert D. Thomas
75.00
75.84
Hiram Converse
100.00
100.00
Isabelle H. Ballantine
200.00
200.00
Herman M. Kendall
50.00
50.00
Myron K. Chamberlain
100.00
100.00
$26,171.00
$28,992.65
Gain in P. C. Fund
675.00
DAVID L. BODFISH LOUIS J. BRAINERD ALBERT S. GEER
Cemetery Commissioners
69
NEGLECTED GRAVES
To the Board of Selectmen,
Gentlemen :
I hereby submit my report of the expenditure of the fund for the care of the Graves of the soldiers, sailors and marines who fought in the wars of the United States.
Amount of fund
$250.00
Paid Rev. M. J. Carroll-St.
Thomas Cemetery 52.00
P. Coache -St.
Anne's Cemetery 18.00
Cemetery Commissioners 180.00
$250.00
Respectfully submitted,
D. L. BODFISH
Superintendent of Graves
70
Report of Sealer of Weights and Measures
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
This Department has corrected, sealed, condemned the following :
Adj'd Sealed
Cond'm'd
Platform Scales over 5000 Ibs.
3
10
1
Platform Scales under 5000 Ibs.
23
69
2
Counter Scales over 100 Ibs.
2
5
1
Counter Scales under 100 Ibs.
12
56
Beam Scales over 100 Ibs.
Beam Scales under 100 Ibs.
1
1
Spring Scales over 100 Ibs.
1
6
Spring Scales under 100 Ibs.
13
74
1
Computing Scales under 100 Ibs.
14
47
2
Personal Weighing Scales
8
4
Prescription Scales
3
1
Avoirdupois Weights
26
411
Apothecary Weights
49
19
Metric Weights
7
7
Vehicle Tanks
1
Liquid Measures
50
Oil Jars
224
3
Gasoline Measuring Pumps
104
Gasoline Measuring Meters
8
Kerosene Measuring Pumps
24
2
4
1
71
Oil Measuring Pumps
2
Molasses Measuring Pumps
2
4
Quantity Stops on Pumps
173
548
Yard Sticks
15
No. Tested
Correct
Under Over
Coke and Charcoal
9
9
Grain and Feed
26
16
5
5
Flour
31
21
8
2
Butter
18
14
4
Dry Commodities
3
3
Meat and Provisions
21
13
2
6
Fruit and Vegetables
26
14
4
8
Clinical Thermometers
20
20
Pastry
3
3
Bread
46
21
7
18
Mass. Sealed Bottles etc. 11
11
Retests of Gasoline Meas-
uring Devices
2
2
Inspections of Hawkers &
Peddlers Licenses
7
Totals
Adjusted
277
Sealed
1740
Condemned
37
Tested
223
Receipts of office, Paid Treasurer
$147.14
LOUIS LEVEILLEE, Sealer of Weights & Measures Palmer, Mass.
72
Report of the Board of Public Welfare
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen and Citzens of Palmer:
The Board of Public Welfare of the town of Palmer herewith submit their annual report for the year ending December 31, 1931.
Through whom aided
No. Aided 15 436
Amount $5,085.48
Town Infirmary
In Homes and Private Families
15,255.08
Poor under Mothers Aid law
41
5,017.78
Persons aided in other cities and towns having settlement in this · town 54
4,357.61
Persons aided in this town having settlement in other cities and towns 83
4,005.59
Persons aided in this town having no settlement in Commonwealth 52
1,514.63
Amount expended on last item will be reimbursed by State, also one-third of amount expended for Mothers Aid.
52/1300 20 260
73
Amount expended on persons having settlement in other cities and towns will be reimbursed by city or town of settlement.
RECEIPTS
Appropriations :
General Administration
$35,850.00
Salaries of Board
600.00
Town Physician
250.00
Clerical Work
1,100.00
$37,800.00
Town Infirmary :
Sale of Milk
$1,435.08
Sale of Produce
66.05
Sale of Stock
192.00
Sale of Wood
540.50
Labor
40.63
Rent of Land
25.00
Board of Inmates
379.00
$2,678.26
Reimbursements:
Cities and Towns
$2,280.32
State
2,282.81
Individuals
165.50
$4,728.63
Refund :
38.15
$38.15
Total Receipts $45,245.04
(Uncollectable Bills reported in 1930 as Outstanding : Abated $857.33)
134 7000 52 80 27 O
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PAYMENTS
Salaries:
Board of Public Welfare
$ 600.00
Town Physician
250.00
Clerical Work
1,100.00
$1,950.00
Town Infirmary :
Warden and Matron
$1,500.00
Labor
694.90
Provisions
1,098.10
Clothing
10.60
Fuel
227.55
Light
69.32
Grain
749.70
Seed and Fertilizer
192.93
Transportation
4.50
Medicine
17.95
Equipment and Repairs
362.64
Telephone
39.01
Stock
25.00
Insurance
70.50
Sundry Items
22.78
$5,085.48
Outside Poor:
Cash
$6,141.60
Rent
1,641.69
Provisions
10,114.19
Clothing
396.28
Fuel and Light
1,419.79
Board and Care
2,820.71
Furnishings
69.76
Water Rent
15.00
Private Hospitals
648.81
75
City Hospitals
864.80
Medical Aid in Homes
332.89
For other cities and towns
4,005.59
For State
1,514.63
Mass. Hospital School
131.99
State Infirmary
9.71
Burials
332.90
Transportation
146.33
Telephones
86.02
Postage and Supplies
27.16
Sundry Expenses
27.58
$30,747.43
$37,782.91
NET COST OF CHARITIES
Total Expenses $37,782.91
Less Receipts of Town Infimary $2,678.26
Less Reimbursements 4,728.63
Less Outstanding Bills 5,334.03
Less Refund
38.15
$12,779.07
Net Cost
$25,003.84
Overlay
$55.24
NET COST OF TOWN INFIRMARY
Total Expenses for 1931
$5,085.48
Less Receipts for 1931 $2,678.26
Less Outstanding Bills 559.72
$3,237.98
Net Cost $1,847.50
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REPORT OF WARDEN TO BOARD OF PUBLIC WELFARE
Milk
$1,435.08
Produce
66.05
Stock
192.00
Board
379.00
Wood
540.50
Labor
40.63
Rent of Land
25.00
$2,678.26
DISBURSEMENTS
Paid Town Treasurer
$2,233.63
Balance of Receipts paid direct to Town Treasurer 444.63
$2,678.26
BILLS RECEIVABLE
For Milk
$215.72
For Wood
72.00
For Board
272.00
$559.72
INVENTORY
Furniture and Tableware
$750.00
Food and Supplies
96.00
Live Stock
1,750.00
Hay, Grain and Ensilage
1,565.00
Farm Implements
1,100.00
Wood, Coal and Lumber
600.00
$5,861.00
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No. of Inmates registered during year 15 Largest number at one time 11
Number of Inmates at present 10
The Board recommends the following appropriations for its use during the year 1932:
Suport of Poor :
$30,000.00
Clerical Work 1,100.00
Salaries of Board
600.00
Physician
250.00
Painting Infirmary Buildings
700.00
Total
$32,650.00
FRANK W. FLEURY, Chairman THOMAS W. MANSFIELD, Sec. PATRICK H. McKELLIGOTT
Board of Public Welfare
78
BUREAU OF OLD AGE ASSISTANCE
RECEIPTS
Appropriation
$1,800.00
$1,800.00
PAYMENTS
Town cases :
Cash
$732.14
Board
182.00
Provisions
40.03
Clothing
3.80
Fuel
24.25
$982.22
For Other Towns:
Cash
$20.00
Board
180.00
$200.00
Supplies
$16.01
Salaries :
Chairman
$25.00
Clerk
131.43
$156.43
Total expenses
$1,354.66
Overlay
$445.34
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The Net Cost for this town cannot be given until it is definitely decided in regard to reimbursement from the State.
The Bureau recommends the following appropria- tions for its use during the year 1932:
Support
Clerical Work
$4,665.00 260.00
Advisory Board
75.00
$5,000.00
FRANK W. FLEURY, Chairman THOMAS W. MANSFIELD, Clerk PATRICK H. McKELLIGOTT
80
Report of the Board of Health
To the Honorable Selectmen and Citizens of Palmer:
The Board of Health of the town of Palmer herewith submits its annual report for the year ending December 31, 1931.
TABLE NO. 1
Chicken Pox
2 1 1 N Diphtheria
1 2 NH Dog Bite
Measles
Mumps
Scarlet Fever
Tuberculosis
Infantile Paralysis
February
2
March
5
April
2
May
1
3
June
1
2
2
July
1
1
August
2
2
Sept.
1
1
1
1
3
Oct.
1
Nov.
7
1
14
1
Dec.
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
7
5
11
26
16
6
6
3
.
January
18
£
4
81
Number of Deaths reported from January 1, 1931, to January 1, 1932.
TABLE NO. 2
January
11
February
13
March
7
April
7
May
15
June
9
July
5
August
8
September
9
October
7
November
8
December
9
108
82
TABLE NO. 3
Total
Male
Female
Less than 1 year
11
4
7
1 to 2 years
0
0
0
2 " 3
0
0
0
3 " 4
0
0
0
4 " 5
1
1
0
5 10
3
2
1
10
“ 15
0
0
0
15
20 "
4
0
4
20
" 30 “
3
2
1
30
" 40 “
9
4
5
40
" 50 “
13
9
4
50
60 "
15
10
5
60
70 “
14
4
10
70
"
80 "
11
9
2
80
90 "
10
7
3
90
100 "
4
1
3
Over 100 years
1
0
1
Stillborn
9
5
4
108
58
50
RECEIPTS
From Appropriations :
Salaries
$175.00
Clerical Work
100.00
Tuberculosis, Contagious Dis-
eases and other expenses
4,000.00
Toxin-Antitoxin
100.00
Meat and Milk Inspection
600.00
$4,975.00
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From Licenses :
Alcohol
27.00
Milk and Oleomargerine
57.00
Pasteurization
20.00
Bottling
15.00
Undertakers
5.00
Druggists
2.00
$126.00
From State:
Tuberculosis
2,245.57
Individuals
5.71
$2,251.28
Total Receipts
$7,352.28
EXPENDITURES
For:
Salaries
$175.00
Clerk
100.00
Printing and Advertising
35.53
Telephone
109.63
Sundry Items
8.77
$428.93
Contagious Diseases :
Clothing
$11.01
Provisions
43.99
Hospital Care
122.00
Sundry Items
31.14
$208.14
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Tuberculosis :
Hampshire County Sanatorium $932.43
Westfield State Sanatorium 531.00
Rutland State Sanatorium
1,783.50
Lakeville State Sanatorium
365.00
$3,611.93
Inspections :
Meat
$136.35
Milk
246.96
$383.31
Toxin-Antitoxin :
Administration $100.00
$100.00
Fumigation $21.72
$21.72
Total Expenses
$4,754.03
Bills Receivable-State $404.95
Bills Payable-Hampshire County 106.28
RECOMMENDATIONS
Tuberculosis, Contagious Diseases and Other Expenses $6,500.00
Inspection of Meat and Milk 500.00
Toxin-Antitoxin 100.00
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Salaries of Board
175.00
Salary of Clerk Vital Statistics
100.00
725.00
$8,100.00
J. P. SCHNEIDER, M. D. M. Wm. HOLDEN ALFRED COULTER
Board of Health
86
REPORT OF THE MILK INSPECTOR
Palmer, Mass. Dec. 30, 1931
To the Board of Health of Palmer:
I have granted the following Permits and Licenses.
Dealers Licenses 102 @ .50-$51.00
Oleo Licenses 12 @ .50- 6.00
Producers Permits 64 No fee
Have carefully inspected all places where milk is produced or sold, one or more times as seemed necessary.
Conditions as shown by the use of the sediment tester are very satisfactory and show a great improve- ment since this instrument was put in use.
Respectfully submitted,
A. F. BENNETT, Milk Inspector
REPORT OF INSPECTOR OF SLAUGHTERING
Palmer, Dec. 30, 1931
To the Board of Health of Palmer:
I have made the following inspections since March 28, 1931.
Hogs
39
Beef 14 2 Condemned
Veal 15
Respectfully submitted,
A. F. BENNETT, Insp. of Slaughtering
87
List of Jurors
In accordance with 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 1st, 1931.
Charles O. Murphy Freeman A. Smith
George Fournier Frank F. Albro David Belisle Charles D. Holden
Daniel A. Shea
Andrew B. Rathbone
Frederick Brouillette Fred S. Potter Andrew C. Carroll Michael J. Sullivan Stanislaw Markot Walter J. Baldwin John G. Butts Louis E. Chandler Marshall R. Clark Peter E. Cody Emile Erikson Edwin Fisher
Frank M. Foley Carl King Edward P. Brown
Stanley F. Salamon Stanley Skrzyniarz Charles H. Bresette Peter E. Bard John C. Bauer Edmond Forte Peter Frydryk Henry A. Laviolette Stanley Ziemba Paul Rollett
Highland Street, Palmer North Main Street, Palmer Bourne Street, Three Rivers Main Street, Bondsville Main Street, Bondsville Converse Street, Palmer S. Main Street, Bondsville King Street, Palmer S. Main Street, Palmer Grove Street, Palmer Pinney Street, Palmer Maple Street, Palmer Ruggles Street, Three Rivers Knox Street, Palmer Pine Street, Palmer Squier Street, Palmer Squier Street, Palmer N. Main Street, Palmer Forest Street, Palmer Church Street, Thorndike Knox Street, Palmer N. Main Street, Palmer Squier Street, Palmer Hobbs Street, Thorndike High Street, Thorndike Church Street, Thorndike Converse Street, Palmer Maple Street, Three Rivers Ruggles Street, Three Rivers North Street, Three Rivers Springfield Street, Three Rivers Main Street, Three Rivers Main Street, Three Rivers
88
Melton J. Royce Jan S. Stachoveck Elmer H. Powell Benj. C. Shaw Alfred H. Crawford William J. Doyle John H. Dunn Norman W. Griffin Henry L. Holden
John E. Hopkins Frank P. Rathbone
Timothy J. Sullivan John Brosnan David B. Smith
Thomas J. Fitzgerald
Joseph F. Piechota
Eugene Fenton Thomas Bowler Joseph Pastuszak John Fogarty Frank J. Roche
Joseph Berthiaume John Bradley
Arthur D. Bramble
Oscar S. Cady
Herbert L. Capen
Thos. J. Moran
Stanley Mastalerz
James Brosnan Carlos Bradley
James T. Campbell
Edward G. Griffin
M. William Holden Stanley Karczmarczyk
Walter J. Tyburski Horace M. Buskey George Chaput
George Cheney
Phillip Coache George Rogers
Thomas W. Mansfield
Joseph A. Galanski Martin Wadas
John V. Cahoon
August Ammann
William M. Barrett
Alcide Bengle James Gloster
Ananie I. Brouillette Fred A. Capen Warka, Charles
Martin M. Thomas
Walter G. Russell Frank J. Splaine Daniel W. Crimmins Joseph Gula
North Street, Three Rivers Main Street, Three Rivers High Street, Three Rivers Main Street, Bondsville Central Street, Palmer Pine Street, Palmer N. Main Street, Palmer Park Street, Palmer Thorndike Street, Palmer Main Street, Palmer Squier Street, Palmer Park Street, Palmer Commercial Street, Thorndike
Main Street, Thorndike High Street, Bondsville High Street, Bondsville S. Main Street, Bondsville High Street, Bondsville Main Street, Three Rivers Bourne Street, Three Rivers School Street, Palmer S. Main Street, Palmer Tennyville, Palmer Park Street, Palmer Walnut Street, Palmer Knox Street, Palmer Pearl Street, Palmer Pleasant Street, Thorndike High Street, Thorndike Church Street, Thorndike Church Street, Thorndike Thorndike
Church Street, Thorndike Pleasant Street, Thorndike Pleasant Street, Thorndike Maple Street, Three Rivers Ruggles Street, Three Rivers High Street, Three Rivers Main Street, Three Rivers Front Street, Three Rivers High Street, Bondsville Griffin Street, Bondsville Main Street, Bondsville Palmer Rd., Bondsville Pine Street, Palmer Vaille Street, Palmer Walnut Street, Palmer Rockview Street, Palmer So. Main Street, Palmer Park Street, Palmer North Main Street. Palmer Squier Street, Palmer So. Main Street, Palmer No. Main Street, Palmer Knox Street, Palmer So. Main Street, Palmer
89
Frank Sherman Albert Ayers Arthur D. Bramble Allen F. Davis Peter T. Ditto
Daniel Finnerty Alphonse Iadisernia James H. Mulvey, Jr. Joseph Kordzekowski Carl Sullivan Frank Salamon James P. Huchingson Elton Chamberlain
Joseph F. Cavanaugh Jeremiah Cavanaugh Thomas W. Cole Daniel J. Hartnett Stanley Malewski Stanley Zuhosky Wojcieckj Gondek Luke Moon Christopher Magee Michael L. Piechota Patrick F. Callahan
Church Street, Palmer South Main Street, Palmer Park Street, Palmer Park Street, Palmer North Main Street, Palmer Fox Street, Palmer
North Main Street, Palmer
South Main Street, Palmer Orchard Street, Palmer Summer Street, Thorndike Church Street, Thorndike Church Street, Thorndike
Maple Street, Three Rivers Main Street, Three Rivers Bourne Street, Three Rivers 179 Springfield Street, Three Rivers Main Street, Three Rivers Belchertown Street, Three Rivers Palmer Road, Three Rivers Belchertown Street, Three Rivers Pleasant Street, Bondsville Spring Street, Bondsville Stewart Street, Bondsville Main Street, Bondsville
DAVID B. SMITH CHARLES A. CALLAHAN LUDWIK MARHELEWICZ Board of Selectmen
90
Report of the Young Men's Library Association
To the Members of the Young Men's Library Association:
I herewith submit my twenty-first annual report as librarian of your Association.
CIRCULATION
The total circulation for the year was 77,295, divided as follows :- Main Library, 42,092; Three Rivers Branch, B _ 12,491; Thorndike Branch, 7,565; Bondsville Branch, 7 R-15,147.
The increase in circulation over that of last year was 6,663. The largest circulation which the library has ever had was in 1928, when it totalled 71,254. This year's circulation exceeded that of 1928 by 6,041. The main reason for the increase is the depression-people have time to read.
The following is the treasurer's report :
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TREASURER'S REPORT
Receipts
Balance, January 1, 1931
$6.09
Received from Town of Palmer
$4,600.00
Received from Fines
132.70
Received from Invested Funds
1,155.00
$5,887.70
$5,893.79
Expenses
Salaries
$2,590.91
Books and Magazines
1,626.42
Light, Telephone, & Supplies
365.21
Repairs
69.85
Trucking Ashes
29.10
Coal
271.25
New Equipment
925.00
Sundries
14.00
$5,891.74
Balance, January 1, 1932
2.05
$5,893.79
Invested Funds
Palmer Savings Bank Book
No. 23058-Pinney $1,582.86
No. 40474-Simmons 299.68
No. 38085-G. A. R .. 298.83
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No. 31561-Davis
986.42
No. 33781-Hastings
1,575.19
$4,742.98
Balance January 1, 1932 $4,742.98
Balance January 1, 1931
$5,667.93
F. S. KEITH,
Treasurer
Respectfully submitted,
CLIFTON H. HOBSON,
Librarian
93
Tax Collector's Report
Account of 1928
Outstanding Jan. 1, 1931
$860.70
Interest 1.02
$861.72
Cash on hand Jan. 1, 1932
8.19
Outstanding Dec. 31, 1931
$853.53
Account of 1929
Outstanding Jan. 1, 1931
$11,465.98 1,076.13
Interest
$12,542.11
Paid Treasurer
11,592.22
Tax Titles
4.46
$11,596.68
Outstanding December 31, 1931 $ 945.43
Account of 1930
Outstanding Jan. 1, 1931 $61,194.09
Additional warrants to be collected 158.79
Motor Vehicle taxes abated after payment 18.07
$62,702.79
94
Paid Treasurer Abatements Tax Titles
40,916.57 105.70 5.44
$41,027.71
Outstanding December 31, 1931
$21,675.08
Account of 1931
Assessors' warrants to be
collected
$325,746.62
Interest
158.77
*Motor Vehicle taxes abated after payment 164.70
$326,070.09
Paid Treasurer
258,906.12
Abatements
607.21
Tax Titles
36.44
$259,549.77
Outstanding December 31, 1931
$ 66,520.32
* $59.25 refunded after Dec. 31, 1931.
JOHN T. BROWN,
Tax Collector.
95
Auditor's Report
TREASURER'S REPORT
Receipts
Balance on hand Jan. 1, 1931
$66,731.36
Anticipation of Revenue Loans $375,000.00
John T. Brown, Tax Collector :
Taxes and Interest 1929
11,592.22
Taxes and Interest 1930
40,916.57
Taxes and Interest 1931 258,906.12
Sidewalk Assessment
1930
291.08
Interest 31.32
Commonwealth of Massachusetts:
Taxes, Reimbursements, etc., 103,759.59
County of Hampden : Reimbursements on Road Construction 11,654.17
All other sources
26,796.05
$828,947.12
$895,678.48
96
Disbursements
Paid out on Selectmen's Warrants, $808,888.45
Balance on hand December 31, 1931 86,790.03
$895,678.48
REPORT OF TAX COLLECTOR
Account of 1928
Outstanding Jan. 1, 1931
$860.70
Interest
1.02
$861.72
Cash on hand Jan. 1, 1932
8.19
Outstanding Dec. 31, 1931
$853.53
Account of 1929
Outstanding Jan. 1, 1931
$11,465.98 1,076.13
$12,542.11
Paid Treasurer
11,592.22
Tax Titles
4.46
$11,596.68
Outstanding December 31, 1931 $ 945.43
Interest
97
Account of 1930
Outstanding Jan. 1, 1931 $61,194.09
Additional warrants to be collected 158.79
Motor Vehicle taxes abated after payment 18.07
$62,702.79
Paid Treasurer Abatements
40,916.57
105.70
Tax Titles
5.44
$41,027.71
Outstanding December 31, 1931
$21,675.08
Account of 1931
Assessors' warrants to be
collected
$325,746.62
Interest
158.77
*Motor Vehicle taxes abated after payment 164.70
$326,070.09
Paid Treasurer Abatements Tax Titles
258,906.12
607.21
36.44
$259,549.77
Outstanding December 31, 1931
$ 66,520.32
* $59.25 refunded after Dec. 31, 1931.
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TOWN CLERK'S REPORT
Dog Licenses
Iicenses Issued :- 1930
Males
3 @ $2.00
$ 6.00
Licenses Issued :- 1931
Males
492 @
2.00
984.00
Females Spayed
90 @
2.00
180.00
Females
59 @
5.00
295.00
644
$1,465.00
Less Fees
644 @
.20
128.80
$1,336.20
Payments to County Treasurer :
July 1931
490
$1,008.00
Dec. 1931
154
328.20
644
$1,336.20
CEMETERY COMMISSIONER'S ACCOUNT
Appropriation :
$4,500.00
Expenditures
$4,496.87
Balance
3.13
$4,500.00
Ammount collected and paid Town Treasurer as follows : Sale of Lots $ 153.00
Care of Lots 1,558.76
Grading Lots 161.40
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Opening Graves
446.00
Foundations
330.45
$2,649.61
PERPETUAL CARE FUNDS
Balance, Jan. 1, 1931
$28,053.00
New Funds added during year $ 675.00
Interest for 1931 1,344.16
$ 2,019.16
$30,072.16
Care of Lots for the year
$ 1,079.51
Perpetual Care Fund, Dec. 31, 1931
$28,992.65
SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
Fees collected 1931 as per receipt book : $147.14
Paid Town Treasurer as follows :
February 11, 1931 $ 1.70
March 2, 1931
13.53
December 31, 1931
131.91
$147.14
Respectfully submitted,
FRED S. POTTER, ELMER J. THOMAS, WILLARD S. FRENCH, Auditors
ANNUAL REPORTS
OF THE
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
FOR THE YEAR ENDING
DECEMBER 31, 1931
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School Committee's Report
The School Committee submits as its report, the report to it of The Superintendent of Schools.
The report contains most of the necessary informa- tion, desired by the citizens, on School affairs.
G. A. MOORE, Chairman.
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School Committee, 1931 --- 1932
DR. GEORGE A. MOORE, Chairman CLIFTON H. HOBSON, Secretary
John F. Shea
Term expires 1934
M. Wm. Holden
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1934
M. Rachel Holbrook
1933
Dr. George A. Moore
1933
Robert E. Faulkner
1932
Dennis J. Horgan
1932
Regular meetings of the School Committee are held at 7:30 p. m. on the Tuesday before the last Friday of each school month.
All bills must be in the hands of the Superintendent on the Monday before the above date.
Superintendent of Schools, Clifton H. Hobson Office, High School Building, Telephone 54. Office Hours :- 8 a. m. to 12 m., 1 to 5 p. m. Saturdays, 9 a. m. to 12 m.
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CALENDAR HIGH SCHOOL
Winter Term:
Begins January 4, 1932; ends April 1, 1932
Spring Term:
Begins April 11, 1932; ends July 1, 1932
Fall Term:
Begins September 6, 1932; ends December 23, 1932
Winter Term:
Begins January 2, 1933; ends February 24, 1933 Spring Term :
Begins March 6, 1933; ends April 28, 1933
Summer Term:
Begins May 8, 1933; ends June 30, 1933
OTHER SCHOOLS
Winter Term:
Begins January 4, 1932; ends February 26, 1932 Spring Term :
Begins March 7, 1932; ends April 29, 1932
Summer Term:
Begins May 9, 1932; ends June 24, 1932
Fall Term:
Begins September 6, 1932; ends December 23, 1932
Winter Term :
Begins January 2, 1933; ends February 24, 1933 Spring Term:
Begins March 6, 1933; ends April 28, 1933
Summer Term:
Begins May 8, 1933; ends June 16, 1933
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VACATIONS - ALL SCHOOLS
Winter-
February 27, 1932, to March 6, 1932, inclusive
Spring-
April 30, 1932, to May 8, 1932, inclusive
Summer-
(Grades) :
June 25, 1932, to September 6, 1932, inclusive
(High) :
July 1, 1932, to September 6, 1932, inclusive
Fall-
December 24, 1932, to January 1, 1933, inclusive
Winter-
February 25, 1933, to March 5, 1933, inclusive
Spring-
April 29, 1933, to May 7, 1933, inclusive
Summer-
(Grades) :
June 17, 1933, to September 5, 1933, inclusive
(High) :
June 30, 1933, to September 5, 1933, inclusive
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Report of Superintendent of Schools
To the School Committee of the Town of Palmer:
I herewith present my twenty-first annual report as Superintendent of Schools in Palmer. This is the thirty-ninth in the series of reports issued by the super- intendents of the town.
INTRODUCTION
This report will be extremely brief. In the interests of economy, bare mention will be made of several mat- ters only.
ATTENDANCE
The attendance statistics for the school year of 1930- 31 were as follows :- Enrollment, 2,284; Average Mem- bership, 2,137.849; Average Attendance, 2,073.855; Per Cent. of Attendance, 97.03; Tardinesses, 383. Our at- tendance figures show a healthy condition exists in the schools.
HEALTH WORK
The health work in our schools for the past year has been conducted on a high plane of efficiency. The usual preventive work in diphtheria, the detection of
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tuberculosis, physical examinations, and Child Health Day have been carried on with very satisfactory accom- plishments.
Miss Frydryk, the school nurse, is doing excellent work.
PROMOTIONS
The promotion statistics in the grades for the last school year were as follows :- Number of pupils 1,686; Promoted Unconditionally, 1359-Percent, 80.61; Pro- moted Conditionally, 213-Percent, 12.63; Not Promoted, 114-Percent, 6.76.
EXAMINATIONS
The statistics on Mid-Year and Final Examinations for the past school year were as follows:
Number taking tests, 1038; Number Mid-Year Averaging 70% or Better, 1,005- Percent, 96.82; Number Averaging Less than 70%, 33-Percent, 3.18; Number Averaging Between 60% and 70%, 19-Percent, 1.83; Number Averaging Between 50% and 60%, 11-Percent, 1.05; Number Averaging Less Than 50%, 3-Percent, .289. Number Taking Tests, 1,035; Num- Final ber Averaging 70% or Better, 999- Percent, 96.52; Number Averaging Less Than 70%, 36-Percent, 3.48; Number Averaging Between 60% and 70%, 22-Percent, 2.13; Number Averaging Between 50% and 60%, 7-Percent, .676; Number Averaging Less Than 50%, 7-Percent, .676.
A summary of these statistics covering the entire period that these examinations have been in force from
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the school year 1921-22 to 1930-31 shows the following re- sults :- Number Taking Tests, 19,667; Number Averag- ing 70% or Better, 17,204-Percent, 87.47; Number Averaging Less Than 70%, 2,463-Percent, 12.52; Num- ber Averaging Between 60% and 70%, 1,220-Percent, 6.65; Number Averaging Between 50% and 60%, 649- Percent, 3.21; Number Averaging Less Than 50%, 595- Percent, 3.02.
SCHOOL SAVINGS
The report of school savings for the last school year, September, 1930, to July, 1931, is as follows :- Number of Collections, 283; Number of Deposits, 26,857; Amount of Deposits, $6,569.88.
The combined School Savings from date of incep- tion, November 1, 1921, to July 1, 1931, are: Number of Deposits, 236,840; Amount of Deposits, $66,825.10.
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