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Paid Treasurer
7,536.26
Abatements Added to tax titles
2,502.70
75.44
10,114.40
Outstanding December 31, 1942 327.68
Account of 1941
Outstanding Jan. 1, 1942
48,425.66
Additional Assessors' warrants
to be collected
18.30
Tax title disclaimed
2,358.90
Interest and demands
1,134.36
Motor vehicle excise taxes
abated after payment
27.43
51,964.65
Paid Treasurer
45,924.86
Abatements
2,731.43
Added to tax titles
48.60
48,704.89
Outstanding December 31, 1942
3,259.76
Account of 1942
Assessors' warrants to be collected
$288,721.13
Interest and demands
158.43
Motor vehicle excise taxes abated after payment
209.87
Real estate tax abated
after payment
144.00
Poll taxes abated after payment
4.00
289,237.43
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Paid Treasurer Abatements Added to tax titles
241,588.02
3,467.78
12,756.74
257,812.54
Outstanding December 31, 1942
31,424.89
JOHN T. BROWN Collector of Taxes
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Report of the Bureau of Old Age Assistance
For the year ending December 31, 1942
Number of active cases January 1, 1942 155
Applications received during the year 37
Applications approved during the year 31
Applications rejected during the year 6
Cases closed during the year (11 by death)
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Number of active cases December 31, 1942 142
Palmer settled cases in other towns 13
RECEIPTS
Town Appropriation $36,280.00
U. S. Grants for Old Age Assistance Only :
Balance on hand, January 1, 1942 26.63
Received during the year 26,621.96
U. S. Grants for Administration Only :
Balance on hand, January 1, 1942 20.77
Received during the year 890.76
Refund, Town Appropriation 56.00
$63,896.12
Reimbursements :
Cities and Towns
1,420.69
State
22,812.01
24,232.70
Total Receipts
$88,128.82
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PAYMENTS
Town Cases :
Cash
$40,821.79
Medical
72.69
District Nurse
21.50
Board and Care
15.00
Hospital
25.65
Ambulance
9.00
$40,965.63
For Other Towns :
Cash
8,001.37
8,001.37
For State:
Cash
7,828.38
Medical
.85
Burial
100.00
7,929.23
By Other Towns :
Cash
634.51
634.51
ADMINISTRATION
Salaries :
Bureau of Old Age Assistance $100.00
Social Worker 1,260.00
Clerk
305.00
1,665.00
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Other Expenses :
Transportation
167.95
Postage and Supplies Telephone
96.50
25.52
289.97
Total Expenditures $59,485.71
NET COST OF OLD AGE ASSISTANCE
Total Expenses
$59,485.71
Less Reimbursements
$24,232.70
Less Refunds
56.00
Less U. S. Grants
27,560.12
Less Outstanding Bills
78.75
51,927.57
$7,558.14
Plus Receipts for previous year
93.75
Net Cost
$7,651.89
Overlay :
U. S. Grant for Old Age Assistance
4,220.52
U. S. Grant for Old Age Assistance Administration 189.89
Respectfully submitted,
CHARLES H. GIROUX, M.D., Chairman
GEORGE E. CALLAHAN
WILLIAM C. DALY
Bureau of Old Age Assistance
THOMAS W. MANSFIELD,
Social Worker
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Treasurer's Report
RECEIPTS
Balance on hand January 1, 1942, $79,663.69
Anticipation of Revenue Loan $150,000.00
Tax Title Loan (Renewal) 19,917.57
John T. Brown, Tax Collector :
Taxes, 1937
3,333.88
Taxes, 1938
3,302.17
Interest, 1938
49.13
Taxes, 1939
2,901,47
Interest, 1939
60.34
Taxes, 1940
7,083.24
Interest & Demands, 1940
453.02
Taxes, 1941
44,790.50
Interest & Demands, 1941
1,134.36
Taxes, 1942
241,429.59
Interest & Demands, 1942 158.43
Sale of Tax Possessions 1,430.00
Tax Title Redemptions 42,202.83
Commonwealth of Massachusetts:
Taxes, Reimbursements, etc.
168,460.74
Highway Fund, Chapter 420,
Acts of 1941 19,296.46
Chapter 90 Contracts :
No. 7937, Palmer-Bondsville
Road, (1941) 1,960.97
No. 8039, Maintenance, (1941) 316.03
No. 8493, Maintenance, (1942) -745.64
County of Hampden :
Chapter 90 Contracts :
No. 7937, Palmer-Bondsville Road, (1941) 980.48
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No. 8039, Maintenance, (1941) 316.03 No. 8493, Maintenance, (1942) 745.64 All Other Sources 24,499. 64
$735,568.16
$815,231.85
DISBURSEMENTS
Paid out on Selectmen's Warrants
$715,125.57
Balance on hand December 31, 1942
100,106.28
$815,231.85
ROBERT L. McDONALD
Town Treasurer
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David A. Bodfish
1864 - 1942
We have lost a sincere and honest friend, firm with the courage of his convictions; a loyal, con- scientious, unselfish, public servant.
He leaves for us the cemeteries of the Town of Palmer as a fitting'monument to his memory.
"WELL DONE, THOU
GOOD AND FAITHFUL SERVANT."
LOUIS J. BRAINERD
ROBERT E. FAULKNER
Cemetery Commissioners
January 5, 1943.
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Cemetery Commissioners' Report
Appropriation
$5,000.00
Expenditures :
Salary
$150.00
Printing & Postage
9.38
Supplies
164.51
Labor
3,386.33
Trucks
482.25
Equipment & Repairs
449.49
Fertilizer
134.80
All Others
48.26
$4,825.02
Balance
$174.98
RECEIPTS
Sale of Lots :
Oak Knoll
$289.20
Four Corners
16.00
Palmer Center
1.00
Earnings :
Care of Lots
$1,493.75
Grading Lots
174.60
Opening Graves
487.50
Foundations
271.68
$306.20
2,427.53
$2,733.73
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Paid to R. L. McDonald, Town Treasurer,
Sale of Lots
Earnings
$ 306.20 2,427.53
$2,733.73
303 Perpetual Care Funds, (Additional funds amounting to $1,516.15 added during the year 1942) $41,066.96
Mr. Leslie R. Keith has been appointed to fill Mr. Bodfish's unexpired term and will be superintendent of the cemeteries.
Mr. Robert L. McDonald will serve as secretary to the Board.
LOUIS J. BRAINERD ROBERT E. FAULKNER
Cemetery. Commissioners
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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, 1942:
Town Appropriations :
To be raised by taxation $365,295.75
To be taken from available funds
500.00
Maturing Debt and Interest
19,206.25
1940 Overlay Deficit
1,710.26
State Tax
19,050.00
State Parks and Reservations
305.51
State Audit
.80
County Tax
11,017.61
Tuberculosis Hospital Assessment 972.70
Overlay
7,372.97
$425,431.85
ESTIMATED RECEIPTS
Income Tax
$30,824.79
Corporation Taxes
58,085.66
Reimbursement, State owned land 141.83
Gasoline Tax
19,296.46
Motor Vehicle Excise 12,002.00
Licenses 8,200.00
Fines
1,500.00
General Government 150.00
Protection of Persons and Property 200.00
Health and Sanitation 100.00
Highways
700.00
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Charities
2,500.00
Old Age Assistance
10,000.00
Soldiers' Benefits
800.00
Schools
7,000.00
Cemeteries
2,000.00
Interest on Taxes and Assess-
ments
2,000.00
Total Estimated Receipts
$155,498.74
Overestimates of previous year :
County Tax 112.83
State Parks and Reservations
15.89
Veterans' Exemptions 4.01
To be taken from available funds 500.00
Total estimated receipts and available funds $156,131.47
Net amount to be raised by taxation
$269,300.38
Less 3019 Polls at $2.00 each 6,038.00
Total amount to be raised by taxa-
tion on Property $263.262.38
Tax Rate:
$36.00 per M.
ASSESSED VALUATION FOR 1942
Personal Estate $1,106,840.00
Buildings, exclusive of land 4,597,175.00
Land, exclusive of buildings 1,608,829.00
Total Valuation $7,312,844.00
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All
Number of Persons assessed Individuals others
Total
On Personal Estate
210
16
226
On Real Estate
1190
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1235
On Both Personal and Real Estate
390
20
410
1,871
Number of Live Stock asesssed
Horses
70
Cows
631
Yearlings
136
Swine
19
Fowl
3792
Goats
10
Number of acres of land assessed
18,339
Number of dwelling houses assessed
1,550
RECAPITULATION OF MOTOR VEHICLE AND TRAILER EXCISE
Date of
Commitm't
Commitm't
No.
Value
Excise
First
May 1
1505
$348,790.00
$12,716.00
Second
July 10
665
170,060.00
5,719.63
Third
Oct. 1
115
25,450.00
519.09
Fourth
Dec. 9
101
22,540.00
320.99
Fifth
Dec. 30
15
3,430.00
33.04
Total for 1942
2401
$570,270.00
$19,308.75
Excise Tax Rate :
$36.46 per M.
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Abatements of Motor Vehicle Tax:
1940 Excise Tax Levy $29.12
1941 Excise Tax Levy 47.37
1942 Excise Tax Levy
632.44
Abatements granted on 1940 Tax Levy :
Poll Tax
$10.00
Personal
52.26
Real Estate
2,411.32
Abatements granted on 1941 Tax Levy :
Poll Tax
$98.00
Real Estate
2,586.06
Abatements granted on 1942 Tax Levy :
Poll Tax
$608.00
Personal
414.74
Real Estate
1,812.60
Respectfully submitted,
DAVID B. SMITH
OSCAR F. BRESSETTE
LUDWIK MARHELEWICZ
Board of Assessors
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Report of The Board of Public Welfare
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen and Citizens of Palmer:
The annual report of the Board of Public Welfare for the year 1942 is hereby respectfully submitted :
Aided in this town
No. of Cases
No. of Persons 10
Amount $3,651.42
Town Infirmary
10
In Homes, Private Families
and Institutions
53
166
6,282.27
For Other Cities and Towns
10
32
1,870.76
For State
9
26
1,290.30
By Other Cities and Towns
16
42
1,635.52
RECEIPTS
Appropriations :
Support of Poor and General Administration
$19,275.00
Salary of Board
600.00
Salary of Secretary and Agent
1,100.00
Salary of Town Physician
500.00
Salary of Clerk
500.00
Equipment
25.00
Total Appropriation
$22,000.00
Town Infirmary Receipts
317.20
317.20
Account of :
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Reimbursements :
From Cities and Towns
1,265.64
From State
3,148.94
From Individuals
281.97
Total Reimbursements 4,696.55
Total Receipts
$27,013.75
Abatements
684.90
PAYMENTS
Administration :
Salary of Board
$600.00
Salary of Town Physician
500.00
Salary of Secretary and Agent
1,100.00
Salary of Clerk
409.18
2,609.18
Administrative Expenses :
Transportation and Travel
169.68
Postage
42.38
Supplies
20.07
Telephones
132.92
365.05
Town Infirmary Expenses :
Advertising
1.90
Baskets
2.50
Boiler Inspection
5.00
Clothing
37.05
Examination and Glasses
6.00
Fuel
313.54
Grain
258.43
Horse Shoes
9.00
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Ice 26.94
Light
104.15
Medical Supplies
3.75
Medicine
39.71
Papers
12.03
Provisions
1,090.67
Repairs
7.47
Sawing Machine and Labor
50.50
Seed
18.13
Shoe Repair
2.10
Spray
16.50
Supplies
47.82
Telephone
42.84
Tobacco
38.39
Transportation
20.00
Salary-Warden and Matron
1,500.00
3,651.42
Outside Poor-(Palmer Settled Cases
Aided in Palmer) :
Ambulance
18.00
Barber
2.60
Board, Private Families
884.65
Board, Private Institutions
559.00
Cash
610.00
Clothing
123.88
Examination, Eye Treatment
and Glasses
53.00
Fuel
409.17
Hospital Service
581.43
Hospital Transportation
34.75
Light
1.98
Medical
39.90
Medicine
91.72
Provisions
2,137.09
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Rent
723.15
Shoe Repair
2.35
Surgical Appliances
9.60
6,282.27
State Cases-(Cases Having No
Settlement) :
Ambulance
15.00
Board, Private Families
234.29
Clothing
3.92
Examination and Glasses
21.00
Fuel
43.16
Hospital Service
589.92
Medicine
20.80
Moving
4.00
Provisions
222.71
Rent
116.50
Surgical
10.00
Transportation
4.00
X-Ray
5.00
1,290.30
For Others-(Cases Settled in Other Towns-Aided in Palmer) :
Cash
583.00
Clothing
7.87
Examination and Glasses
6.00
Fuel
28.26
Hospital Service
666.09
Light
8.00
Medical
40.00
Medicine
8.60
Provisions
342.94
Rent
168.00
Transportation
12.00
1,870.76
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By Others-(Palmer Settled Cases Aided in Other Towns) :
Board, Private Families
24.00
Board, Private Institutions
36.25
Cash
262.10
Clothing
11.00
Examination and Glasses
6.30
Fuel
24.96
Hospital Service
475.17
Medical
71.30
Medicine
35.75
Provisions
549.19
Rent
139.50
1,635.52
Total Expenses
$17,704.50
NET COST OF CHARITIES
Total Expenses
$17,704.50
Less Receipts of Town Infirmary 1,083.63
Outstanding Bills
1,112.18
Reimbursements
4,414.58
Reimbursements from
Individuals 281.97
6,892.36
$10,812.14
Plus Receipts for previous year $1,211.12
Outstanding Bills for previous yrs. 87.21
$1,398.33
Net Cost
$12,210.47
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Town Appropriation Overlay (Sup- port of Poor and General Admin- istration) $4,179.68
Town Appropriation Overlay (Sal- ary of Clerk) 90.82
Town Appropriation Overlay (Equipment) 25.00
Total Town Appropriation Overlay
$4,295.50
REPORT OF WARDEN TO THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WELFARE
RECEIPTS
Milk
$ 1.36
Stock and Hay
305.00
Reimbursement from U. S. Treasury 10.84
Board
766.43
Total Receipts
$1,083.63
Disbursements :
Paid Town Treasurer 317.20
Balance Paid Town Treasurer
(Direct) 766.43
Total Disbursements $1,083.63
BILLS RECEIVABLE
Board $245.00
$245.00
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INVENTORY
Furniture
$650.00
Food and Supplies
270.00
Live Stock
475.00
Hay and Grain
150.00
Wood, Coal and Lumber
100.00
Farm Implements
800.00
Total Inventory
$2,445.00
Number of Inmates Registered during the year 13
Largest number at one time
10
Number of Inmates December 31,1942
8
Respectfully submitted,
MAURICE F. LAWLOR,Warden
NORA D. LAWLOR, Matron
NET COST OF TOWN INFIRMARY
Total Expenses
$3,651.42
Less Receipts
$1,083.63
Less Outstanding Board
245.00
1,328.63
Net Cost
$2,322.79
Respectfully submitted,
GEORGE E. CALLAHAN, Chairman WILLIAM C. DALY, Secretary and Agent JOHN K. MCKENZIE
Board of Public Welfare
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Report of The Board of Public Welfare For Aid To Dependent Children
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen
and Citizens of Palmer:
The annual report of the Board of Public Welfare for Aid to Dependent Children for the year 1942 is hereby respectfully submitted :
No. of
No. of
Cases
18
Persons 59
RECEIPTS
Town Appropriation-Aid $5,280.00
Town Appropriation-Secretary 300.00
Town Appropriation-Administra- tive Expenses 50.00
Balance on hand, Fed. Grant for Aid, January 1, 1942 712.47
Balance on hand, Fed. Grant for Administration, January 1, 1942 80.21
Received-Fed. Grant for Aid 2,553.84
Received-Fed. Grant for Adminis- tration 191.05
Total Receipts
$9,167.57
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EXPENDITURES
Cash, from Fed. Grant for Aid $2,660.64 Cash, from Town Appropriation for Aid 4,015.05
Total Cash Expenditures for Aid
6,675.69
Salary of Secretary from Town Appropriation 275.00
From Fed. Grant for Administration Only 193.74
From Administrative Expenses
30.40
Total Expenses
$7,174.83
Plus Receipts for 1941.
3,112.29
$10,287.12
Less Outstanding Bills
$2,561.16
Less Reimbursements
3,112.29
Less Federal Grants
3,537.57
9,211.02
Net Cost $1,076.10
Balance from Federal Grant for Aid $605.67
Balance from Fed. Grant for Ad- ministration 77.52
Balance from Town Appropriation for Aid 1,264.95
Balance from Town Appropriation-
Salary of Secretary 25.00
Balance from Town Appropriation-
A.D.C. Administrative Expenses 19.60
Total Balance $1,992.74
Respectfully submitted, GEORGE E. CALLAHAN, Chairman WILLIAM C. DALY, Secretary and Agent JOHN K. MCKENZIE,
Board of Public Welfare
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Report of The Board of Health
To the Board of Selectmen and Citizens of Palmer:
The Board of Health of the Town of Palmer hereby submits its annual report for the year ending December 31, 1942:
TABLE NO. 1
Disease
No. of Cases
Anterior Poliomyelitis
1
Chicken Pox
12
German Measles
2
Lobar Pneumonia
2
Measles
19
Mumps
41
Scarlet Fever
101
Tuberculosis
8
Whooping Cough
33
Infantile Paralysis
1
TABLE NO. 2
Number of Deaths reported during 1942:
January
10
February
8
March
12
April
6
May
6
June
7
July
8
47
August
0
September
6
October
9
November
3
December
4
79
TABLE No. 3 Deaths Classified by Ages
Total
Male
Female
Less than 1 year
2
1
1
1- 5 years
2
1
1
5-10
"
1
1
0
10-15
1
1
0
15-20
"
0
0
0
20-30
1
0
1
30-40
1
0
1
40-50
"
5
3
2
50-60
13
10
3
60-70
17
8
9
70-80
"
21
10
11
80-90
12
2
10
90-100 "
1
0
1
Stillborn
2
1
1
79
38
41
RECEIPTS
Town Appropriations :
Tuberculosis, Contagious Diseases
and Other Expenses
$4,000.00
Vital Statistics
500.00
Meat and Milk Inspection
500.00
Toxin-Antitoxin
100.00
Salary of Board
300.00
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Salary of Clerk
200.00
Total Appropriation
$5,600.00
Reimbursements : State
158.34
Cities and Towns
35.70
Total Reimbursements
194.04
From Licenses :
Ice Cream and Frozen Desserts
65.00
Pasteurization
30.00
Milk and Oleo.
41.00
Bottling
40.00
Undertakers
7.00
Poultry Dressing
1.00
Camp Licenses
2.00
Alcohol Licenses
2.00
Total Receipts from Licenses 188.00
Total Receipts
$5,982.04
PAYMENTS
Tuberculosis, Contagious Diseases and Other Expenses :
Westfield State Sanatorium
$2,575.50
Lakeville State Sanatorium
485.00
Rutland State Sanatorium
244.50
Rutland Training Center
172.57
Hospital, Medical and Posting and
Removing Contagious Disease Cards
345.88
Loss of Wages
34.25
Telephones
65.05
Express
2.25
Advertising
6.00
Supplies
14.42
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Transportation
19.10
3,964.52
Vital Statistics
500.00
Toxin - Antitoxin
100.00
Meat and Milk Inspection :
Meat
121.45
Milk
303.00
Supplies
54.50
Freight
1.54
480.49
Salary of Board
300.00
Salary of Clerk
200.00
Total Payments
$5,545.01
NET COST
Total Expenses $5,545.01
Less Outstanding Bills 130.00
Less Reimbursements from State 158.34
Less Reimbursements from
Other Towns
35.70
Less Receipts from Licenses
188.00
512.04
Net Cost
$5,032.97
Overlay from Tuberculosis, Contagious
Diseases and Other Expenses 35.48
Overlay from Meat and Milk Inspection 19.51
Total Town Appropriation Overlay $54.99
Respectfully submitted, MRS. JANE COULTER, Chairman WILLIAM J. BERNAT
ALFRED R. KELLEY
Board of Health
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Report of Milk Inspector
Palmer, Mass., December 31, 1942
To the Board of Health of Palmer:
I would respectfully submit the following report on the Milk Inspection work for the year 1942.
I have granted the following Permits and Licenses : Dealers License
75 @ .50 $37.50
Oleo. License
7 @ .50 3.50
Producers Permits (No fee)
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Respectfully submitted,
ARTHUR A. RONDEAU Milk Inspector
Report of Inspector of Slaughtering
Palmer, Mass., December 31, 1942
To the Board of Health of Palmer ::
I would respectfully submit the following report re- lating to the Inspection of Slaughtering for the year 1942. I have made the following inspections :
84 Hogs
38 Veal
2 Beef
124 Inspections Respectfully submitted, ARTHUR A. RONDEAU Inspector of Slaughtering
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Report of Inspector of Animals
Palmer, Mass. December 31, 1942
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen
Town of Palmer
All inspections ordered by the Division of Livestock Disease Control have been completed, and the require- ments of Section 19, Chapter 129 of the General Laws of Massachusetts have been complied with. The nec- essary reports have been filed with the above mentioned department at 100 Nashua Street, Boston.
Animal Census of the Town of Palmer As of December 31, 1942
Young Cows Stock Bulls Swine Sheep Goats
Palmer
100
59
10
7
0
17
Thorndike
340
105
14
26
1
5
Three Rivers
115
39
6
133
0
12
Bondsville
102
64
8
15
0
0
Total-Town
657
267
38
181
1
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During the year there were four herd reported not tuberculin tested under State and Federal supervision. These herds were examined, identified and released.
There was also one case of horse sleeping sickness (Equine Encephalomyelitis), the animal recovered.
Twenty-four visits were made to examine and quarantine dogs known to have bitten persons and were suspected of having rabies. None of these dogs showed symptoms of this disease.
Respectfully submitted, GEO. S. GAY
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Report of Park Commissioners
Legion Field and Eager Playground
Appropriation
$1,000.00
Expenditures :
Labor
$630.60
Clerical Work
25.00
Rolling Field
26.00
Water Rent
17.76
Tennis Nets
113.40
Gasoline
7.65
Softball Bases
10.00
Paint, Paint Brushes, Oil (Painting
Bleachers)
61.95
Calcium Chloride
23.00
Repairs to Power Mower
1.50
$916.86
Balance
83.14
Legion Field Receipts
Tennis Court Fees
$61.70
Rent of Baseball Field
4.00
4
$65.70
GEORGE B. CHENEY HORACE M. STEARNS WILLIAM A. SULLIVAN JOHN NIEMCZURA
Park Commissioners
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Civilian Defense and Rationing Board
Appropriation Balance Transferred
$2,000.00
239.90
1,700.00
Refund
$1.00
$3,940.90
Rationing Board
Salaries
$1,507.00
Equipment and Supplies
259.97
Light
9.06
Labor
31.40
Rent of Office
165.00
Janitor
42.00
Telephone
126.52
$2,140.95
Civilian Defense
Equipment and Supplies
605.60
Express
.55
Light
197.25
Oil at Lookout
33.42
Labor and Electrical Work
139.15
Telephones
112.18
Janitor - Report Center
76.90
Transportation
5.34
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Wood at Report Center
30.80
Moving Observation Post and Material
274.27
Delivering Sand and Gravel
113.09
Meetings at High School Auditorium 9.00
1,597.55
Total
Balance
$3,738.50 202.40
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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, 1942.
PRECINCT A
Rourke, John W.
Maple St., Palmer Pearl St., Palmer
Hall, George Sr.
Callahan, George E.
Smith, Wayne R.
Squier St., Pa.mer Thorndike St., Palmer Thorndike St., Palmer Randall St., Palmer
Sird, Elmer W.
Carroll, Joseph F.
Dillon, William S.
Ford, John F.
Duffy, Thomas E.
Abbate, Louis E.
Ditto, Arthur W.
Brouillette, Ananie J.
Bengle, Alcide
Miller, Rufus F.
Sullivan, Timothy J.
Forsman, Jalmer C.
Kane, James J. Russo, Carmine
Shearer St., Palmer Park St., Palmer Fox St., Palmer
Heine, Paul Jr.
MacDonald, Donald
Kelley, Maurice Holden, M. William
Holbrook St., Palmer Park St., Palmer Pine St., Palmer North Main St., Palmer
Huggard, John S.
Swann, Harold W.
Breckenridge St., Palmer South Main St., Palmer Thorndike St., Palmer
Cameron, Leslie W.
Thorndike St., Palmer Pleasant St., Palmer Squier St., Palmer Main St., Palmer Lathrop St., Palmer
South Main St., Palmer Walnut St., Palmer Calkins Rd., Palmer Park St., Palmer
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Gale, William M.
Seipel, Joseph M.
Gouvin, John B.
Barnes, Guy M.
Faulkner, William R.
Warka, Charles
Doherty, Charles B.
Ruckley, Henry
Paine, Rolfe H.
Royce, Ellsworth M.
South Main St., Palmer
Pratt, John
Central St., Palmer Thorndike St., Palmer South Main St., Palmer Fox St., Palmer Rockview St., Palmer Shaw St., Palmer Spring St., Palmer Chestnut St., Palmer South Main St., Palmer
South Main St., Palmer
PRECINCT B
McTigue, Phillip F.
Fortune, George M.
Lank, Einar
Fountain, Arthur
Sugrue, Daniel F.
Bren, William A.
White, Joseph N.
Griffin, Edward G.
Mckenzie, John K.
Austin, John F.
Matera, Stanley J.
Niemczura, Joseph Chabbot, William
Bressette, Charles H.
Libera, Antoni
Rondeau, Alvin C.
Main St., Thorndike Center St., Thorndike Palmer Rd., Thorndike Church St., Thorndike High St., Thorndike Hill St., Thorndike Main St., Thorndike Gates St., Thorndike Pine St., Thorndike Sykes St., Thorndike Pine St., Thorndike Main S.t, Thorndike Main St., Thorndike Main St., Thorndike High St., Thorndike Commercial St., Thorndike
PRECINCT C
Roman, Edward W.
Bernat, William J.
Magoni, Arthur
Chase, Robert W.
Bourne St., Three Rivers Bourne St., Three Rivers Maple Terrace, Three Rivers Maple St., Three Rivers
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Dranka, Stephen J. Fenton, Albert
Misiaszek, Anthony P.
Janasiewicz, Henry E. Ouimette, Alphee J.
Les, Joseph Horgan, Dennis J.
Hallez, William E.
Fortier, Euclide F.
Gibouleau, Philias
McCann, Joseph
Lacroix, Oliver J.
Renaud, Romuald
Swain, Robert A.
Abbot, Elwyn L.
Keith, Leslie R.
Keegan, Frank E.
Poitras, Alcide T.
Powell, Elmer H.
Roberts, Dellas
Perry, Isadore Zilewicz, Joseph F.
Hryniewicz, Alexander Zyblot, Bernard A.
Frydryk, Stanley M.
Lambert, Gideon
Leggitt, Joshua
Bourne St., Three Rivers Belchertown St., Three Rivers North St., Three Rivers Bourne St., Three Rivers Ruggles St., Three Rivers Palmer St., Three Rivers Main St., Three Rivers Monat St., Three Rivers Main St., Three Rivers Bourne St., Three Rivers Anderson St., Three Rivers Pleasant St., Three Rivers Prospect St., Three Rivers Front St., Three Rivers Oak St., Three Rivers East St., Three Rivers Maple Terrace, Three Rivers High St., Three Rivers High St., Three Rivers Pleasant St., Three Rivers Springfield St., Three Rivers Pleasant St., Three Rivers Palmer Rd., Three Rivers Ford St., Three Rivers Bourne St., Three Rivers Springfield St., Three Rivers Main St., Three Rivers
PRECINCT D
Bradley, Carlos W.
Moriarty, John P.
Tobiasz, Boleslaw J.
Donahue, William H.
Lamb, Harold F.
Callahan, Patrick F.
Lemanski, William J.
Main St., Bondsville
High St., Bondsville Emery St., Bondsville
Crawford St., Bondsville Pine St., Bondsville
South Main St., Bondsville High St., Bondsville
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Kieltyka, Joseph J. Donovan, Richard F ..
Bryans, Edmond E.
Rose, Burton P.
Landers, Patrick F.
Girouard, George I.
Palmer Rd., Bondsville Griffin St., Bondsville High St., Bondsville
Main St., Bondsville
Main St., Bondsville
State St., Bondsville
GEORGE B. CHENEY
D. W. O'CONNOR
Board of Selectmen
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W. P. A.
Appropriation Balance
$9,000.00 1,866.22
$10,866.22
Administration
$1,856.79
Commissary
827.10
Westover Field
3,086.82
General
133.00
$5,903.71
Balance $4,962.51
Work Relief was closed on December 31, 1942 and practically all those employed on W. P. A. have now found private employment.
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Report of Town Bookkeeper
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen,
Palmer, Massachusetts
Gentlemen :
I hereby submit my report of Receipts and Expendi- tures for the Town of Palmer for the fiscal year ending December 31, 1942.
RECEIPTS
Taxes for Current Year
Poll
$5,492.00
Personal
38,240.46
Real Estate
179,174.46
Motor Vehicle Excise
18,522.67
$241,429.59
Taxes for Previous Years
Poll
$ 30.00
Personal
4,797.20
Real Estate
55,934.07
Motor Vehicle Excise
649.99
$ 61,411.26
Tax Titles Redeemed
Sale Price
Fire District, No. 2
$ 36,735.53 1,761.75
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Penalty Interest
3,222.87
Land Court Fees
510.00
Deeds of Release
60.00
Costs
31.85
Excess of Tax Title
20.63
$ 42,342.63
Tax Possessions
Sale Price
$ 1,430.00
$ 1,430.00
Taxes from State
Income
$ 31,924.60
Corporation-Business
64,374.86
Corporation-Public Service
3,634.57
$ 99,934.03
Fines and Forfeits
Court Fines
$ 880.85
$ 880.85
Licenses and Permits
Bicycles
$ 196.25
Dog
1,447.20
Junk Licenses and Privileges
204.00
Peddlers
90.00
Pool and Billiards
48.00
Used Car Dealers
8.00
Agent or Sellers
6.00
Auctioneers
4.00
Overnight Camps
2.00
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Sunday
60.00
Inn Holders
1,532.00
Common Victuallers
2,472.00
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