Town Annual Report of the Officers of the Town of Palmer, Massachusetts 1934, Part 2

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100.00


113.47


George S. Peck


100.00


110.02


Nettie O. Coleman


50.00


54.80


Jennie C. Carpenter


100.00


106.87


Esther A. Graves


100.00


112.47


Nellie M. Bond


100.00


111.46


Cyrus W. Cross


100.00


111.71


Lucy A. Hitchcock


100.00


110.70


John C. Green


100.00


109.68


Charles E. Fish


100.00


110.84


Lewis E. Royce


200.00


219.82


Henry McMaster


50.00


52.97


Bessie C. Jenks


100.00


109.30


Samuel W. Lyon


100.00


109.45


Orissa L. Merrifield


100.00


104.92


Edwin J. Duncan


50.00


52.45


Elizabeth Dyson


100.00


107.33


James Metcalf


100.00


104.77


Agnes Larkin


50.00


51.55


Hitchcock - Rice


100.00


104.84


Lewis A. Conant


100.00


104.32


Julia F. McKendrick


100.00


104.82


Nellie M. Sizer


100.00


104.84


William J. Smith


100.00


104.73


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Name


Principal


Present Condition


John W. Smith


50.00


51.81


Thomas J. Chalk


100.00


104.76


Edward T. Prindle


100.00


110.02


Justin W. Keith


200.00


224.47


Willis E. Shaw


100.00


108.36


John J. & Sarah J. McAdam


100.00


105.13


Charles E. Nicholson


100.00


105.26


Minnie Smith


100.00


105.30


Thomas W. Cole


100.00


107.40


George A. Branford


100.00


107.34


Merriam Fund


100.00


107.28


Joseph M. Allen


200.00


209.81


Charles M. Kempton


100.00


105.18


A. M. Billîngs


100.00


106.98


Charles K. Gamwell


100.00


106.50


Grosvenor - Brown


50.00


53.11


Luther H. Gager


100.00


120.47


L. Augusta Thompson


100.00


107.18


John M. Ramsdell


100.00


109.04


Henry S. Howe


200.00


213.05


Charles Duane Fuller


100.00


104.43


Albert S. Geer


50.00


52.10


Clara V. Pendleton


100.00


106.75


Henry W. Calkins


50.00


52.94


Charles H. Hobbs


100.00


102.61


Albert D. Thomas


75.00


78.50


Hiram Converse


100.00


105.08


Isabel H. Ballantine


200.00


213.45


Herman M. Kendall


50.00


52.31


Myron K. Chamberlain


100.00


104.30


Clara L. Converse


100.00


104.47


William A. Weld


100.00


105.15


Martin Salmonsen


50.00


52.56


.


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Name


Principal


Present Condition


Willis D. Geer


100.00


107.30


Charles F. Smith


200.00


207.53


Ocran Hanks


100.00


104.06


William H. Heald


100.00


101.86


Cora Forte


100.00


102.57


Jason B. Thomas


100.00


101.57


Martin M. Thomas


100.00


101.57


Caroline A. Talmadge


100.00


101.37


Agnes F. Wilson


200.00


201.00


A. Blanche LeGro


100.00


100.12


L. W. Caryl


100.00


100.00


Charles R. Russell


100.00


100.00


Mary C. Cummings


100.00


100.00


Thomas H. Cole


100.00


100.00


Anna M. Wakefield


25.00


25.00


$ 28,046.00


$ 31,114.95


Gain in Perpetual Care Funds


$ 725.00


Respectfully submitted,


DAVID L. BODFISH, LOUIS J. BRAINERD, ROBERT E. FAULKNER


Cemetery Commissioners.


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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.


Appropriation $ 250.00


Paid P. Coache-


St. Anne's cemetery $ 18.00


Rev. D. E. Hennessey-


St. Thomas cemetery 52.00


Cemetery Commissioners


180.00


$ 250.00


Respectfully submitted,


DAVID L. BODFISH,


Superintendent of Graves.


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Report of Assessors


To the Honorable Board of Selectmen and Citizens of the Town of Palmer, the Board of Assessors respect- fully submit the following report for the year ending December 31, 1934:


Town Appropriations


$383,030.95


Maturing Debt & Interest


24,350.00


Old Age Assistance Abatements on 1931 Levy


169.00


Old Age Assistance Abatements on 1932 Levy


112.00


State Tax


15,700.00


State Parks and Reservations


109.98


State Audit


357.65


Civil War Veterans


127.50


County Tax


14,781.91


Overlay (of current year)


7,589.62


Total


$446,328.61


Estimated Receipts


Income Tax


$ 38,628.43


Corporation Tax


18,962.95


Bank Tax


243.21


Motor Vehicle Excise


7,000.00


Licenses


5,000.00


Fines


2,000.00


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Federal Relief


3,554.45


General Government


100.00


Protection of Persons and Property


1,048.00


Health and Sanitation


500.00


Highways


500.00


Charities


15,000.00


Old Age Assistance


1,000.00


Schools


5,000.00


Cemeteries


1,000.00


Interest on Taxes and Assessments


4,000.00


Reimbursements State owned lands


125.02


Interest on Thompson Fund


30.90


Interest on Merrick Fund


27.63


Total Estimated Receipts


$103,720.59


Appropriation Transfers


23,569.20


Available Funds


20,000.00


Total Deductions


$147,289.79


Net amount to be raised by taxation


$299,038.82


Less 2669 Polls @ $2.00 each


5,338.00


Total Amount to be raised by


taxation on property :


$293,700.82


Assessed Valuation of 1934:


Personal Estate


$2,097,999.00


Buildings, excluding land


4,398,198.00


Land, excluding buildings


1,662,159.00


Total Valuation $8,158,356.00


Tax Rate


$36.00 Per M


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Number of persons, partnerships and .


corporations assessed on Real Estate 1572


Number of persons, partnerships and corporations assessed on Personal Property


900


Number of horses assessed


115


Number of cows assessed


736


Number of sheep assessed


4


Number of neat cattle assessed


195


Number of swine assessed


29


Number of fowl assessed


3755


Number of dwelling houses assessed


1500


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TAXES ON MOTOR VEHICLES


No. Valuation


Tax


No. of Motor Vehicles as- sessed from January 1st to January 31st 704 $124,070.00 No. of Motor Vehicles as- sessed from February 1st to September 1st 886 $197,590.00


$ 4,047.60


$ 5,094.63


No. of Motor Vehicles as- sessed from September


1st to November 1st 180 $ 53,480.00


$ 714.35


No. of Motor Vehicles as- sessed from November


1st to December 31st 44 $ 14,540.00


$ 116.28


1814 $389,680.00


$ 9,972.86


Tax Rate $32.14


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Abatements granted on 1930 Motor Vehicle Excise Tax $ 2.00


Abatements granted on 1931 Motor Vehicle Excise Tax $332.60


Abatements granted on 1933 Motor


Vehicle Excise Tax $126.69


Abatements granted on 1934 Motor Motor Vehicle Excise Tax $438.51


Abatements granted on 1930 Tax Levy


Poll Tax


$ 2.00


Personal


$170.41


Real Estate


$ 53.04


Abatements granted on 1931 Tax Levy


Poll Tax


$236.00


Personal


$398.18


Real Estate


$ 74.25


Old Age Assistance


$169.00


Abatements granted on 1932 Tax Levy


Poll Tax


$ 96.00


Old Age Assistance


$112.00


Abatements granted on 1933 Tax Levy Real Estate $649.60


Abatements granted on 1934 Tax Levy Personal $201.96


Real Estate


$223.20


DANIEL V. FOGARTY TIMOTHY J. SULLIVAN OSCAR F. BRESSETTE


Board of Assessors


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Report of The Board of Public Welfare


To the Honorable Board of Selectmen,


and the Citizens of Palmer:


The annual report of the Board of Public Welfare for the year 1934 is hereby respectfully submitted.


In comparison with the previous year the net cost has been reduced nearly one-half :


Actual net cost for 1933, $40,257.68


Actual net cost for 1934, 21,127.13


This reduction was due primarily to the increased activities of local industries, and to the co-operation of the E. R. A. in employing persons who would otherwise depend on Welfare aid for support.


The increased cost at the Town Infirmary is due to the following :


Our entire herd of cows was condemned by the State tuberculin test, as a result of which we were without any revenue for milk during an entire month; also a reduced revenue for six months following, only a portion of the original herd being replaced.


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Repairs and equipment for cow stable to conform to regulations of the State Board of Health.


Loss of one horse, necessitating the purchase of another.


Lack of Welfare workers at the Infirmary, necessitat- ing extra cost for labor. Also a material reduction in the amount of wood sold-from $2330 in 1933 to $916 in 1934.


However, we submit that the net cost of the In- firmary compares favorably with the years previous to the depression.


We have requested an appropriation of $500 for material for the much-needed repairs and painting at the Infirmary, provided the E. R. A. supplies the labor.


Aided in this town


Account of :


No. of No. of Cases Persons


Amount


Town Infirmary


$ 6263.55


In Homes, Private Families, and Institutions


108


519


15847.02


Mothers Aid


5


27


736.37


By Other Cities and Towns


28


93


5831.52


For Other Cities and Towns


24


80


1675.28


For State


22


86


3163.44


Amount expended on last item, and one-third of amount expended on Mothers Aid will be reimbursed by the State.


Amount expended on persons settled in other cities and towns, will be reimbursed by said cities and towns.


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RECEIPTS


Appropriations :


General Administration


$34,000.00


Salaries of Board


540.00


Town Physician


225.00


Clerical Work


990.00


$35,755.00


Town Infirmary :


Sale of Milk


$ 1,130.06


Stock


952.50


Produce


182.70


Wood


916.00


Equipment


5.00


Board


378.00


Rent of Land


25.00


$ 3,589.26


Reimbursements :


Cities and Towns


$ 2,691.77


State


6,788.01


Individuals


336.65


$ 9,816.43


Refund :


$ 160.65


$ 160.65


Total Receipts $49,321.34


Abatements on Bills rendered in 1931/1934,


$433.68


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PAYMENTS


Salaries :


Board of Public Welfare


$ 540.00


Town Physician


225.00


Clerical Work


990.00


$ 1,755.00


Administration Expenses :


Transportation


$ 237.21


Postage and Supplies


119.99


Telephones


87.09


Transients


1.75


F. E. R. A. Supplies and Trans.


197.43


$ 643.47


Town Infirmary :


Warden and Matron


$ 1,500.00


Fuel


260.25


Insurance


73.27


Provisions


1,091.86


Grain


640.24


Clothing


41.10


Labor


803.50


Telephone


39.64


Light


89.24


Seed and Fertilizer


287.16


Medical and Medicine


68.43


Equipment


291.68


Repairs


150.57


Veterinary


29.00


Live Stock


775.50


Transportation


72.90


Boiler Inspection


5.00


Spray


11.25


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Papers Sawdust


12.36


9.00


Cattle Appraiser


10.00


Sundry items


1.60


$ 6,263.55


Outside Poor:


Cash


$ 1,803.19


Rent


2,957.15


Provisions


9,794.12


Light and Fuel


1,502.66


Medical Aid in Homes


931.35


Medical Aid in Private Hospitals


1,575.79


Medical Aid in City Hospitals


383.00


Medical Aid in State Hospital


5.00


Clothing


614.01


Board, Private Families


807.50


Board Institutions


1,910.14


Transportation


108.50


Water Rent


12.00


Household Necessities


5.50


Burial


5.00


For Other Cities and Towns


1,675.28


For State


3,163.44


$ 27,253.63


Total Expenses


$ 35,915.65


NET COST OF CHARITIES


Total Expenses $ 35,915.65


Less Receipts of Town Infirmary $ 3,589.26


Less Reimbursements 9,816.43


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Less Refunds Less Outstanding Bills


160.65 8,569.47


$ 22,135.81


$ 13,779.84


Plus Outstanding Bills for previous years Plus Reimbursements for 1931/1933


$ 3,702.71


6,277.00


$ 9,979.71


Net Cost


$ 23,759.55


Unpaid Bills for 1934 $ 184.68


Unpaid Bills for 1933


paid in 1934 2,817.10 Actual Net Cost for 1934


$ 21,127.13


NET COST OF TOWN INFIRMARY


Total Expenses for 1934


$ 6,263.55


Less Receipts


$ 3,589.26


Less Outstanding Bills


438.05


Less Refunds


4.65


$ 4,031.96 4


$ 2,231.59


Plus Receipts on 1933 Account


316.97


Net Cost for 1934


$ 2,548.56


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REPORT OF WARDEN TO BOARD OF PUBLIC WELFARE


Receipts :


Milk


$ 1,130.06


Stock


952.50


Produce


182.70


Wood


916.00


Equipment


5.00


Board


378.00


Rent of Land


25.00


$ 3,589.26.


Disbursements :


Paid Town Treasurer


$ 3,207.26


Balance paid direct to


Town Treasurer


382.00


$ 3,589.26


BILLS RECEIVABLE


For Milk


$ 34.05


For Wood


5.00


For Board


399.00


$ 438.05


INVENTORY


Furniture and Tableware


$ 600.00


Food and Supplies


100.00


Live Stock


1,065.00


Hay, Grain and Ensilage


3,310.00


Farm Implements


850.00


Wood, Coal and Lumber


600.00


$ 6,525.00


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Number of Inmates registered during year 13 Largest number at one time 11 Transients 3


Number of Inmates at present


10


Respectfully submitted,


MAURICE F. LAWLOR, Warden- NORA D. LAWLOR, Matron


The Board recommends the following appropriations for its use during the year 1935:


Support of Poor


$32,000.00


Clerical Work


1,300.00


Salaries of Board


600.00


Physician 500.00


Boiler for Town Infirmary


1,300.00


Painting and Repairing Infirmary Buildings


500.00


LOUIS E. CHANDLER, Chairman THOMAS W. MANSFIELD, Secretary GEORGE E. CALLAHAN


Board of Public Welfare


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BUREAU OF OLD AGE ASSISTANCE


No. Aided


Amount


Town Cases


20


$4,459.50


For Other Towns


1


4.29


For State


1


240.00


By Other Towns


3


429.90


The State reimburses one-third on all settled cases, and the full amount on all unsettled cases.


Number of applications received during 1934


9


Number of applications rejected during 1934


4


Number of cases closed during 1934


2


Number of active cases December 31, 1934


23


RECEIPTS


Appropriation


$ 6,000.00


$ 6,000.00


Reimbursements :


Cities and Towns


$ 161.31


State


1,659.88


$ 1,821.19


Refund


$ 4.00


$ 4.00


Total Receipts


$ 7,825.19


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PAYMENTS


Town Cases :


Cash


$ 2,906.33


Board


1,168.26


Fuel


10.00


Clothing


2.73


Medical


99.75


Medicine


164.43


Burial


108.00


$ 4,459.50


For Other Towns :


Cash


$ 4.29


$ 4.29


State Cases:


Cash


$ 240.00


$ 240.00


By Other Towns :


Cash


$ 428.90


Medicine


1.00


$ 429.90


Salaries :


Bureau of Old Age Assistance $ 200.00


Clerical Work


365.00


$ 565.00


Total Expenses


$ 5,698.69


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NET COST OF OLD AGE ASSISTANCE


Total Expenses


$ 5,698.69


Less Reimbursements


$ 1,821.19


Less Refund


4.00


Less Outstanding Bills


1.46


$ 1,826.65


Net Cost Overlay


$3,872.04


$ 305.31


The Bureau recommends an appropriation of $6,500 for 1935.


LOUIS E. CHANDLER, Chairman THOMAS W. MANSFIELD, Clerk GEORGE E. CALLAHAN


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Treasurer's Report


RECEIPTS


Balance on hand January 1, 1934 $ 62,072.75


Anticipation of Revenue Loans $325,000.00


John T. Brown, Tax Collector :


Taxes 1930


68.84


Interest


1930


11.26


Taxes


1931


2,133.46


Interest


1931


312.32


Taxes


1932


25,136.79


Interest


1932


2,514.51


Taxes


1933


45,119.03


Interest


1933


1,777.27


Taxes


1934


229,394.71


Interest 1934


107.47


Redemption of Tax Titles


3,552.32


Commonwealth of Massachusetts:


Taxes, Reimbursements, Refunds, etc. 67,570.16


Federal Emergency Relief Fund 3,554.45


Chapter 90, Thorndike


Road (1933 Account) 2,412.38


Chapter 90, Park Street Account 10,974.10


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Chapter 90, Thorndike Street Account 5,624.33


County of Hampden :


Chapter 90, Thorndike Road


(1933 Account) 800.00


Chapter 90, Park Street Account 5,445.60


Chapter 90, Thorndike Street Account 5,624.33


All Other Sources


25,177.70


762,311.03


$824,383.78


DISBURSEMENTS


Paid out on Selectmen's Warrants $745,564.97


Balance on hand


December 31, 1934 78,818.81


$824.383.78


ROBERT L. McDONALD


Town Treasurer.


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State Auditor's Report


August 11, 1934


To the Board of Selectmen


Mr. Ludwik Marhelewicz, Chairman Palmer, Massachusetts


Gentlemen :


I submit herewith my report of an audit of the ac- counts of the town of Palmer for the period from June 26, 1932 to May 30, 1934, made in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 44, General Laws. This is in the form of a report made to me by Mr. Herman B. Dine, Assistant Director of Accounts.


Very truly yours, THEODORE N. WADDELL Director of Accounts


Mr. Theodore N. Waddell Director of Accounts


Department of Corporations and Taxation State House, Boston Sir:


As directed by you I have made an audit of the books and accounts of the town of Palmer for the period from


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June 26, 1932, the date of the previous audit, to May 30, 1934, and submit the following report thereon:


The financial transactions as recorded on the books of the various departments receiving or disbursing money for the town were examined and checked in detail.


The receipts from licenses issued by the board of selectmen were checked with the records of licenses granted and with the treasurer's and bookkeeper's records.


The books and accounts of the town bookkeeper were examined and checked in detail. The receipts as recorded were compared with the treasurer's cash book and with the records of the several departments collect- ing money for the town, while the payments were check- ed with the selectmen's warrants and with the treasurer's cash book. The appropriation ledger was checked with the available town meeting records of appropriations voted, and the departmental accounts receivable were compared with the records of the departments in which the transactions originated. The ledger was analyzed, a trial balance was taken off, and a balance sheet, which is appended to this report, was prepared showing the financial condition of the town on May 30, 1934.


The books and accounts of the town treasurer were examined and checked. The recorded receipts were check- ed with the records of the departments collecting money for the town and with the other sources from which money was paid into the town treasury, while the pay- ments were compared with the warrants approved by the selectmen authorizing the treasurer to disburse town funds. The cash book was footed for the period of the audit, the bank account was reconciled with a statement furnished by the bank of deposit and the cash on hand was verified by an actual count.


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The receipts of Federal Emergency Relief Funds were checked with the state treasurer's record of pay- ments to the town and the disbursements from these funds were compared with approved pay-rolls and cancel- led checks on file.


The payments of debt and interest which matured during the period covered by the audit were checked with the records of debt due and with the cancelled notes and bonds on file.


The savings bank books representing the invest- ment of funds held in trust by the town were examined and checked. The income was proved and the payments were compared with the treasurer's and bookkeeper's records.


The books and accounts of the tax collector were examined and checked in detail. The taxes outstanding at the time of the previous examination were audited, and all subsequent commitment lists of town and district taxes were proved with the warrants given by the asses- sors for their collection. The recorded collections were checked with the commitment books and with the town and district treasurer's accounts, the abatements were compared with the assessors' records of abatements granted, and the outstanding accounts were listed and proved with the bookkeeper's ledger accounts.


Verification of the outstanding accounts was made by mailing notices to all persons whose names appeared on the books as owing money to the town. Several replies received from persons who made claim that their taxes were paid and not credited on the collector's books, are being investigated, and if proof of payment is submitted by the tax-payers, the amount of taxes will be charged to the collector.


The tax title deeds representing liens on real estate


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taken by the town for the non-payment of taxes were examined and checked with the collector's and treasurer's accounts. The tax title register was written up and the bookkeeper's ledger account of tax titles held by the town was adjusted.


The town clerk's record of receipts for dog licenses and sporting licenses was checked with the record of licenses issued and the payments to the town treasurer, county treasurer, and to the Division of Fisheries and Game were verified. The bank account was reconciled with a statement furnished by the bank and the cash on hand was proved by actual count.


The computation of the tax rate by the assessors was checked and it was noted that due to the fact that the town clerk did not report appropriations from avail- able funds to the assessors, they did not consider the appropriations in the determination of the tax rate. In this connection, attention is called to Section 23, Chapter 59, General Laws, which requires that the assessors raise all sums appropriated since the last preceding annual tax assessment, and which also provides that deductions on account of appropriations voted from available funds in the treasury may be made by the assessors only upon the approval of the Commissioner of Corporations and Taxation. All appropriations voted by the Town, whether they are to be raised by taxation or transferred from available funds in the treasury, should, therefore, be certified by the town clerk to the assessors, as required by Section 15-A, Chapter 41, General Laws.


The surety bonds of the town treasurer and town clerk were examined and found to be in proper form.


The surety bond of the collector for 1933 was exam- ined and found to be in proper form. The collector has not yet secured a surety bond for 1934, and the assessors


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have been unable to commit to him any 1934 taxes for collection.


It was noted that the workmen's compensation in- surance policies carried by the town include protection for employees other than workmen, laborers and mechan- ics, contrary to Sections 68 to 75, Chapter 152, General Laws.


It was also noted that the premiums are being paid for insurance covering property damage that may be caused by motor vehicles owned by the town. Attention in this connection is called to Clause 1, Section 5, Chap- ter 40, General Laws, as amended, which provides that public funds may be expended :


"To pay a proper charge of an insurance com- pany for acting as surety on the official bond of any town officer, or to pay a proper charge for effecting insurance providing indemnity for or protection to any officer or employee of the town against loss by reason of his liability to pay damages to others for bodily injuries, including death at any time resulting therefrom, caused by the operation, within the scope of his official duties or employment of motor or other vehicles owned by the town, to an amount not exceeding five thousand dollars on account of injury to or death of one person."


The license commissioner's records of licenses grant- ed were checked with the receipts for licenses and with the treasurer's record of receipts.


The receipts of the sealer of weights and measures were checked with the record of charges, the payments to the treasurer were verified, and the cash on hand on July 6, 1934 was proved by an actual count. Receipts by the sealer of weights and measures should be paid into


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the town treasury monthly, as required by Section 34, Chapter 98, General Laws.


The receipts from licenses issued by the board of health were checked with the record of licenses granted and the payments to the treasurer were verified.


The accounts of the health, sewer, highway, public welfare, soldiers' relief, and school departments were examined. The records of bills sent out for collection were checked, the recorded collections and abatements were checked with the bookkeeper's and treasurer's accounts, and the outstanding accounts were listed and proved.


The accounts 'of the cemetery commissioners were examined and checked. The recorded charges were check- ed, the collections were compared with the payments to the treasurer, the outstanding accounts were listed and proved, and the cash balance was proved by a reconcilia- tion of the bank account with a statement received from the bank and by an actual count of cash in the office.


Appended to this report, in addition to the balance sheet, are tables showing a reconciliation of the treas- urer's cash, summaries of the tax and departmental ac- counts, together with the tables showing the trust fund transactions.


From the co-operation received from the several town officials while engaged in making the audit, I wish on be- half of my assistants and for myself to express apprecia- tion.


Respectfully submitted, HERMAN B. DINE


Assistant Director of Accounts


TOWN OF PALMER Balance Sheet - May 30, 1934 GENERAL ACCOUNTS


Assets


Liabilities and Reserves


Cash :


In Banks and Office


$72,204.01


Accounts Receivable : Taxes :


Levy of 1930 $ 262.61


Levy of 1931 1,561.38


Levy of 1932 22,869.32


Levy of 1933 52,307.40


Fire District No. 1 $ 6.51


Fire District No. 2 54.81


Old Age Assistance Taxes :


Levy of 1931


$ 19.00


Levy of 1932


190.00


Levy of 1933 226.00


Overlays-Reserved for Abatements :


435.00


Levy of 1930


$ 262.61


Motor Vehicle Excise Taxes :


Levy of 1930 $ 43.40


Levy of 1931 281.72


Levy of 1933


4,716.47


Levy of 1932 397.48


Levy of 1933


961.91


Temporary Loans : In Anticipation of Revenue, $150,000.00


Special State Tax, Old Age Assistance 1933 23.00


Fire District Tax Title Redemp- tions to be Paid to Fire District Treasurers : 52


77,000.71


61.32


Appropriation Balances


209,792.29


Reserve Fund-Overlay Surplus 8,398.70


Levy of 1931


1,561.38


Levy of 1932


3,658.20


10,198.66


1,684.51


Special Assessments : Sidewalks and Curbing Tax Titles Departmental : Health $ 6.00


Highways 97.02


Public Welfare 4,532.32


Schools 9.00


Miscellaneous 190.70


Cemetery 1,039.63


1,645.27 6,189.49


Revenue Available When Collected : Motor Vehicle Excise Tax $1,684.51


Special Assessments 1,645.27


Town Tax Titles 5,838.65


Fire District


Tax Title 350.84


Departmental 5,874.67


Surplus revenue


15,393.94 97,907.54


5,874.67


Revenue 1934


$361,541.22


Lest estimated receipts collected 36,239.08


325,302.14


Overdrawn Accounts : Abatements of Old Age Assistance Taxes $ 167.00 Highways-Forest Lake Road 1,272.65


1,439.65


$491,775.45


$491,775.45


53


DEBT ACCOUNTS


Net Funded or Fixed Debt


$138,500.00


East Main Street Loan


$ 8,000.00


School Loan-Acts of 1920 87,000.00


New High School Loan 5,000.00


Wire Mill District School Loan


26,000.00


Bondsville Grammar School Loan


11,000.00


Cemetery Land Purchase Loan


1,500.00


$138,500.00


$138,500.00


54


TRUST ACCOUNTS


Trust Funds, Cash and Securities $32,978.25


Merrick Fund


$ 850.00


Thompson Fund 951.28


Cemetery Perpetual Care Funds 31,176.97


$ 32,978.25


$ 32,978.25


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Report of the Young Men's Library Association


To the Members of the Young Men's Library Association :


I submit herewith my report as Librarian for the year 1934.


The circulation for the year was as follows :-


Main Library 38,975


Three Rivers Branch 10,341


Thorndike Branch 5,131


Bondsville Branch


12,358


Total


66,805


This shows a slight decrease from 1933, which is undoubtedly due to greater employment in the industries of the Town and in other ways, for library circulation increases as employment decreases, and drops as employ- ment becomes greater.




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