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299.70
.30
Hill and Church
Streets Sewer
1,300.00
1,299.07
.93
Walk Repairs
1,200.00
1,199.91
.09
Street Lighting
11,668.00
11,649.69
18.31
Public Wel. Dept.
Support of Poor
13,140.00
11,512.32
1,627.68
Town Physician
500.00
500.00
Salary of Jr. Clerk
550.00
550.00
Salary of Agent
1,210.00
1,210.00
Salary of Board
600.00
600.00
Old Age Assistance
Salary of Secretary
650.00
650.00
Salary of Board
200.00
200.00
Old Age Assistance
39,251.88
39,245.96
5.92
Federal Grant for
Administration
738.90
726.66
12.24
Aid
22,168.52
20,352.31
1,816.21
Aid to Dependent Children
Salary of Secretary
330.00
302.50
27.50
Administration Expenses
50.00
50.00
Aid
5,350.00
5,310.32
39.68
Federal Grant for Adm. 363.31
179.83
183.48
Federal Grant for Aid 2,806.76
2,621.72
185.04
Soldiers' Relief
8,000.00
5,952.55
2,047.45
State Aid
1,200.00
875.00
325.00
Military Aid
1,200.00
640.00
560.00
65
Appropriations, Grants, Refunds and Transfers
Amounts Expended
Balance
Veteran's Service Center-
Salary of Clerks
1,575.00
1,535.00
40.00
Telephones
100.00
97.94
2.06
Printing
75.00
19.93
55.07
Postage
25.00
22.31
2.69
Photostat Supplies
325.00
260.09
64.91
Miscellaneous
200.00
131.14
68.86
Burial of Soldiers and
Sailors
300.00
200.00
100.00
Education
Support of Schools
163,276.24 156,197.63
7,078.61
New Steam Boiler
14,650.00
11,773.57
2,876.43
Wenimesset School Repairs
500.00
435.94
64.06
Adult Alien and Trade
School Tuition
3,300.00
3,116.92
183.08
Smith-Hughes Fund
304.53
304.53
Y. M. Library Assn.
3,500.00
3,500.00
Animal Inspection
300.00
300.00
Burleigh Park
600.00
523.38
76.62
Civilian Defense
3,000.00
2,252.13
747.87
County Aid to Agriculture
50.00
50.00
Rent for Lease of
Town Dump
.50.00
50.00
Engine House Property
1.00
1.00
Edw. T. Goodreau Post
166.00
156.00
10.00
General Insurance
900.00
859.37
40.63
Workmen's Compensation Insurance
1,263.55
1,029.70
233.85
Legion Field and Eager Playground
1,607.00
1,606.87
.13
Memorial Day
250.00
250.00
Memorial Approach and
Knox Marker
620.00
619.95
.05
66
Appropriations, Grants, Refunds and Transfers
Amounts Expended
Balance
Planning Board
100.00
13.65
86.35
Memorial Hall Building
Repairs
1,500.00
111.91
1,388.09
State Census
500.00
449.91
50.09
Town Engineers
50.00
50.00
Town Reports
666.00
666.00
Wing Memorial Hospital
500.00
39.45
460.55
W.P.A.
50.00
50.00
Reserve Fund
14,000.00
9,218.18
4,781.82
Care of Cemeteries
7,500.00
7,499.77
.23
Care of Neglected Graves
300.00
282.00
18.00
Tool House -
Oak Knoll
1,000.00
1,000.00
Maturing Debt
5,000.00
5,000.00
Interest for Maturing Debt
272.50
272.50
Interest for Temporary
Loan
1.00
1.00
67
Trial Balance
Dr.
Cr.
Cash
$323,966.50
Taxes, 1944
549.44
Taxes, 1945
16,932.41
Motor Vehicle Excise Tax, 1944
31.88
Motor Vehicle Excise Tax, 1945
337.38
Tax Titles
42,782.92
Tax Possessions
3,088.23
Overlay, 1943 and Prior Years
5,245.96
Overlay, 1944
Overlay, 1945
Overlay Reserve
· Accounts Receivable :
Highways
284.50
Public Welfare
627.84
Schools
398.50
Old Age Assistance
437.52
Aid to Dependent Children
804.41
Special Assessment, Sidewalk and
Curbing
97.74
County Tax
-
247.45
State Parks and Reservations
86.10
Dog Licenses, Town Clerk
18.60
Sale of Land Account
2,950.00
Sale of Forest Lake Schoolhouse
800.00
Blue Cross and Blue Shield Deductions
123.10
Withholding Tax Deductions
2,552.45
Departmental Revenue
2,552.77
Motor Vehicle Excise Tax Revenue
369.26
549.44 7,119.74 16,553.99
68
Tax Title Revenue
45,349.49
District Tax Title Revenue
521.66
Sidewalk and Curbing Assessment Revenue
97.74
Excess and Deficiency
301,191.32
Auditing and Accounting
90.00
Town Clerk's Binding Records
50.00
Tax Collector's Salary, Previous Years
380.00
Tax Collector's Salary, 1945
190.00
Snow Loader
6,500.00
Old Age Assistance :
Federal Grant for Administration
12.24
Federal Grant for Aid
1,816.21
Aid to Dependent Children:
Federal Grant for Administration
183.48
Federal Grant for Aid
185.04
Education, Smith-Hughes Fund
304.53
Education, New Steam Boiler at Three Rivers School
2,876.43
Public Dump, Rent or Lease
50.00
Repairs at Memorial Hall Building
1,388.09
Oak Knoll Cemetery - Tool House
1,000.00
Interest on Temporary Loan
1.00
$395,862.68
$395,862.68
69
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 1945 is hereby respectfully submitted:
Aided in this town
Account of :
No. of Cases
No. of Persons
Amount
Town Infirmary
14
14
$4,339.52
In Homes, Private families and Institutions
23
45
4,712.84
For Other Cities and Towns
3
14
245.38
For State
4
15
960.87
By Other Cities and Towns
8
19
1,047.67
RECEIPTS
Appropriations :
Support of Poor and General Administration
$13,140.00
Salary of Board
600.00
Salary of Agent
1,210.00
Salary of Town Physician
500.00
Salary of Jr: Clerk
550.00
Total Appropriation
$16,000.00
Town Infirmary Receipts
646.00
646.00
70
Reimbursements :
From Cities and Towns
2,553.71
From State
1,917.55
From Individuals
105.25
Total Reimbursements 4,576.51
Total Receipts
$21,222.51
Abatements
$81.86
PAYMENTS
Administration :
Salary of Board
600.00
Salary of Town Physician
500.00
Salary of Agent
1,210.00
Salary of Jr. Clerk
550.00
2,860.00
Administrative Expenses :
Transportation and Travel
80.50
Postage and Telegrams
32.39
Supplies
1.31
Telephones
91.84
206.04
Town Infirmary Expenses :
Boiler Inspection
5.00
Clothing
76.35
Commodities and Transportation
48.50
Fuel
365.39
Grain
319.00
Ice
74.73
Labor
6.00
71
Light
133.48
Livestock
3.50
Mattresses
45.00
Medical
21.00
Medicine
34.98
Papers
14.37
Plumbing and Repairs
55.61
Provisions
1,338.64
Seed and Fertilizer
42.00
Supplies
101.06
Telephone
43.24
Tobacco
82.67
Veterinary Services
29.00
Salary, Warden and Matron
1,500.00
4,339.52
Outside Poor - (Palmer Settled Cases Aided Direct) :
Board, Private Families
720.44
Board, Private Institutions
948.15
Burials
100.00
Cash
182.00
Clothing
74.93
Dental
85.00
Examination & Glasses
11.00
Fuel
187.46
Grave
12.00
Hospitals
994.51
Medical
12.10
Medicine
40.40
Provisions
1,136.26
Rent
177.63
Shoe Repair
1.35
Transportation
11.00
72
Trucking
X-Rays
3.61 15.00
4,712.84
State Cases - (Cases Without Settlement) :
Cash
780.00
Hospital
28.00
Medicine
18.47
Provisions
134.40
960.87
For Other Cities and Towns - (Cases Settled in Other Cities and Towns - Aided in
Palmer) :
Ambulance
5.00
Clothing
18.43
Hospital
5.00
Medical :
11.00
Provisions
205.95
245.38
By Other Cities and Towns - (Palmer Settled Cases Aided in Other Cities and Towns) :
Board, Private Institutions
509.92
Cash
90.00
Hospitals
446.75
Medical
5.00
X-Ray
3.00
1,047.67
Total Expenses:
$14,372.32
73
NET COST OF CHARITIES
Total Expenses
$14,372.32
Less Receipts of Town Infirmary 3,509.81
Less Outstanding Bills 503.53
Less Outstanding Board 209.50
Less Reimbursements
1,607.45
Less Reimbursements from Individuals 105.25
5,935.54
8,436.78
Plus Oustanding Bills for previous
years 9.80
9.80
Net Cost $8,446.58
Overlay from Support of Poor and
Gen. Administration
$1,627.68
REPORT OF WARDEN
TO THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WELFARE
RECEIPTS
Sale of Hay
35.00
Sale of Lumber
200.00
Board
3,274.81
Total Receipts®
$3,509.81
74
Disbursements :
Paid Treasurer 646.00
Balance Paid Town Treasurer (Direct) 2,863.81
Total Disbursements $3,509.81
BILLS RECEIVABLE
Board
209.50
209.50
INVENTORY
Furniture
$500.00
Food and Supplies
250.00
Livestock
250.00
Hay and Grain
75.00
Wood, Coal and Lumber
50.00
Farm Implements
400.00
Total Inventory 1,525.00
Number of Inmates Registered during the year - 14
Largest number at one time - 11
Number of Inmates, December 31, 1945
- 10
Respectfully submitted,
MAURICE F. LAWLOR, Warden NORA D. LAWLOR, Matron
75
NET COST OF TOWN INFIRMARY
Total Expenses
$4,339.52
Less Receipts
3,509.81
Less Outstanding Board
209.50
3,719.31
Net Cost
$
620.21
Respectfully submitted,
JOHN K. MCKENZIE, Chairman
GEORGE E. CALLAHAN
OSCAR LAVIOLETTE
Board of Public Welfare
BY: - WILLIAM C. DALY, Agent
76
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 Pulbic Welfare for Aid to Dependent Children for the year 1945 is hereby respectfully submitted :
No. of
No. of
Cases
Persons
15
41
RECEIPTS
Town Appropriation -Aid $5,350.00
Town Appropriation -
Salary of Agent
330.00
Town Appropriation -
Administrative Expenses 50.00
Balance on hand, Federal Grant for
Aid, January 1, 1945
235.39
Balance on hand, Federal Grant for Ad-
ministration, January 1, 1945 151.40 Received - Federal Grants for Aid 2,571.37 Received - Federal Grants for Administration 211.91
Total Receipts
$8,900.07
77
EXPENDITURES
Cash, from Federal Grant for Aid $2,621.72
Cash, from Town Appropriation for Aid 5,310.32
Total Cash Expenditures for Aid
7,932.04
Salary of Agent from Town Appropriation 302.50
From Federal Grant for Administration 179.83
Total Expenses $8,414.37
Plus Receipts for 1944 1,682.72
1,682.72
$10,097.09
Less Outstanding Bills 1,617.64
Less Reimbursements
2,615.56
Less Federal Grants
3,170.07
7,403.27
Net Cost
$2,693.82
Balance from Federal Grant for Aid 185.04
Balance from Federal Grant for Administration 183.48
Balance from Town Appropriation,
Salary of Agent
27.50
78
Balance from Town Appropriation, Administrative Expenses 50.00
Balance from Town Appropriation for Aid 39.68
Total Balance
$
485.70
Respectfully submitted,
JOHN K. MCKENZIE, Chairman
GEORGE E. CALLAHAN
OSCAR LAVIOLETTE
Board of Public Welfare
BY :- WILLIAM C. DALY, Agent
79
Report of the Bureau of Old Age Assistance
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen
and Citizens of Palmer:
The Annual Report of the Bureau of Old Age Assis- tance for the year 1945 is hereby respectfully sub- mitted :
Number of active cases January 1, 1945 114
Applications received during the year 36
Applications approved during the year 27
Applications rejected during the year 9
Cases closed during the year (8 by death) 17
Number of active cases December 31, 1945 124
Palmer settled cases in other towns 13
RECEIPTS
Town Appropriation $32,000.00
Transfer - Town Appropriation 7,000.00
Refund, Town Appropriation 251.88
U. S. Grants for Old Age Assistance Only :
Received during the year 22,168.52
U. S. Grants for Old Age Administration Only :
Received during the year 738.90
62,159.30
80
Reimbursements :
Cities and Towns
1,501.19
State Meal Tax from State
30,095.24
1,593.19
33,189.62
Total Receipts
$95,348.92
PAYMENTS
Town Cases :
Cash
$38,781.62
Medicine
64.09
Medical
288.70
Ambulance
20.00
Hospital
216.45
Board and Home Care
67.05
Burial
100.00
39,537.91
For Other Towns :
Cash
6,223.20
Medicine
4.73
Medical
13.00
Burials
150.00
6,390.93
For State:
Cash
12,005.32
Medicine
3.29
Medical
139.00
Nursing Home Care
108.18
81
Burials Hospital Room Rent
200.00
307.22
20.50
12,783.51
By Other Towns :
Cash
654.64
654.64
Total expenses for aid
$59,366.99
ADMINISTRATION
Salaries :
Bureau of Old Age Assistance
200.00
Agent
650.00
Junior Clerk
460.00
1,310.00
Other Expenses :
Transportation and Travel
127.70
Postage
44.00
Telephones
14.22
Outside Member of Bureau
100.00
Social Service Index
20.50
Equipment and Supplies
191.52
497.94
Total Expenditures
$61,174.93
82
NET COST OF OLD AGE ASSISTANCE
Total Expenses $61,174.93
Less Reimbursements from State and
Other Cities and Towns
31,596.43
Less Refunds 251.88
Less U. S. Grants
22,907.42
Less Outstanding Bills - Other Cities and Towns 383.52
55,139.25
6,035.68
Plus Outstanding Bills for previous years 24.75
24.75
Net Cost $6,060.43
Balance from Federal Grant for Aid $1,816.21
Balance from Federal Grant for Administration 12.24
Balance from Town Appropriation for Aid and General Expenses 5.92
Total Balance 1,834.37
Respectfully submitted, GEORGE E. CALLAHAN, Chairman JOHN K. MCKENZIE CHARLES H. GIROUX, M. D. Bureau of Old Age Assistance
BY :-. WILLIAM C. DALY, Agent
83
Report of The Board of Health
To the Honorable 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 Decem- ber 31, 1945:
TABLE No. 1
Disease
No. of Cases
Anterior Poliomyelitis
3
Chicken Pox
38
Dog Bite
4
German Measles
3
Pulmonary Tuberculosis
4
Measles
6
Spinal Meningitis
2
Mumps
85
Scarlet Fever
15
Ringworm
1
Undulant Fever
1
Whooping Cough
15
TABLE No. 2
Number of Deaths reported during 1945:
January
10
February
5
March 8
April 7
84
May
6
June
8
July
5
August
11
September
6
October
13
November
10
December
9
98
TABLE No. 3
Deaths Classified by Ages
Total
Male
Female
Less than 1 year
4
3
1
1 - 5 years
2
2
0
5 - 10
0
0
0
10 - 15
0
0
0
15 - 20
0
0
0
20- 30
„,
2
2
0
30 - 40 „
3
1
2
40 - 50
4
2
2
50 - 60
„
14
8
6
60 - 70
"
25
10
15
70 - 80
27
13
14
80 - 90
12
7
5
90-100
3
2
1
2
0
2
Stillborn
-
-
98
50
48
85
RECEIPTS
Town Appropriations :
Tuberculosis, Contagious Diseases
and Other Expenses
$3,500.00
Vital Statistics 500.00
Meat and Milk Inspection
550.00
Toxin-Antitoxin
100.00
Salary of Board
300.00
Salary of Clerk
220.00
Total Town Appropriation
$5,170.00
From Licenses :
Ice Cream and Frozen Desserts
65.00
Pasteurization
50.00
Milk
27.00
Oleomargarine
7.50
Bottling
40.00
Undertakers
6.00
Poultry Dressing
1.00
Alcohol Licenses
6.00
Camp Licenses
2.00
Slaughtering
1.00
Total Receipts from Licenses
205.50
Other Receipts :
Refund, Town Appropriation 21.00
From State Subsidy 50.71
71.71
Total Receipts
$5,447.21
86
PAYMENTS
From Tuberculosis, Contagious Diseases and Other Expenses :
Westfield State Sanatorium
$1,237.50
Rutland State Sanatorium
546.00
Tewksbury State Hospital
214.50
Hospitals
80.89
Rutland Training Center
243.63
Medical
81.00
Printing and Typing
25.00
Posting and Removing Contagious Disease Cards
23.20
Express
1.93
Transportation and Traveling
23.25
Stationery and Postage
33.56
Supplies
2.16
Lime
3.25
Telephones
80.72
2,596.59
Vital Statistics :
Births
213.00
Marriages
69.00
Deaths
78.50
360.50
Toxin-Antitoxin 100.00
100.00
Meat and Milk Inspection :
Meat Inspection 75.75
Trans. on Meat Inspection
44.25
87
Milk Inspection
370.00
Trans. on Milk Inspection
46.90
536.90
Salary of Board
300.00
300.00
Salary of Agent and Clerk
220.00
220.00
Total Payments $4,113.99
NET COST
Total Expenses Less Receipts
$4,113.99
277.21
277.21
Net Cost $3,836.78
Overlay from Tuberculosis, Contagious Diseases and General
Expenses 924.41
Overlay from Meat and Milk Inspection 13.10
Overlay from Vital Statistics 139.50
Total Town Appropriation Overlay
$1,077.01
Respectfully submitted, MRS. JANE H. COULTER, Chairman WILLIAM J. BERNAT
ALFRED R. KELLEY
Board of Health
88
Report of Milk Inspector
Palmer, Mass., December 31, 1945
To the Board of Health of Palmer:
I respectfully submit the following report on the Milk Inspection work for the year 1945.
I have granted the following Permits and Licenses: Dealer's License 55 @ $.50 $27.00
Oleomargarine License
15 @ .50
7.50
Producers Permits (No fee) 46
Respectfully submitted,
ARTHUR A. RONDEAU Milk Inspector
Report of Inspector of Slaughtering
Palmer, Mass., December 31, 1945 To the Board of Health of Palmer:
I respectfully submit the following report relating to the Inspection of Slaughtering for the year 1945: I have made the following inspections :
33 Hogs
14 Veal
54
Beef
101 Inspections Respectfully submitted, ARTHUR A. RONDEAU Inspector of Slaughtering
93
Report of Sealer of Weights and Measures
December 17th, 1945
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
Town of Palmer, Palmer, Mass.
Presents his annual report. This department has adjusted, sealed, not sealed, and condemned the follow- ing scales :
SCALES
Not Con- Adj't Sealed Sealed demned
Platform, 10,000 Ibs. or over 8 10
Platform, 5,001-10,000 Ibs.
4
6
Platform, 100-5,000 Ibs.
39
64
1 1
Counter, 100 Ibs. or over
7
Counter, under 100 lbs.
7
55
Beam, under 100 Ibs.
1
2
Beam, 100 Ibs. or over
6
8
1
Spring, 100 Ibs. or over
3
12
1
Spring, under 100 Ibs.
21
48
1
1
Computing, under 100 Ibs.
7
41
Personal weighing scale
18
2
Prescription scales
4
-
Total
96
275
3
5
94
WEIGHTS
Not Con- Adj't Sealed Sealed demned
Avoirdupois Apothecary Metric
15 451
73
30
Total
15
554
CAPACITY MEASURES
Not Con- Adj't Sealed Sealed demned
Liquid, 1 gal. or less
47
Liquid, 1 gal. or more
25
Total
72
AUTOMATIC MEASURING DEVICES
Not Con- Adj't Sealed Sealed demned
Meters, g.m.s., 1 in. inlet
10 79
10
Meters, over 1 in. T.T.M.S.
10 10
Meters, over 1 in. B.M.S.
10 10
Oil Measuring Pumps
3
2
Kerosene Pumps
13
4
2
Grease Measuring Devices
19
2
1
Quantity Measuring on Pumps
40
Total
30
174
4
13
95
MISCELLANEOUS
Not Con- Adj't Sealed Sealed demned
Yard Sticks
19
Cloth Meas. Device
2
Measuring Tape
1
Total
23
TRIAL WEIGHING AND MEASUREMENTS OF COMMODITIES SOLD, OR PUT UP FOR SALE
Tested
Correct
Under
Over
Bread
736
470
59
207
Butter
377
355
20
2
Coal in Paper Bags
23
20
3
Confectionery
42
42
Dry Commodities
1026
899
103
24
Flour
183
183
Fruits and Vegetables
125
55
68
2
Grain and Feeds
86
79
1
6
Hay
21
21
Ice
13
8
3
2
Lard
388
388
Potatoes
373
204
59
110
Meats and Provisions
49
41
8
Cord Wood
6
4
2
Coal in Transits
12
10
1
1
Total
3460
2779
322
359
INSPECTIONS
Chemical Thermometers
56
Coal Certificates
12
Ice Scales
9
96
Junk Scales
6
Peddlers' License
10
Peddlers' Scales
8
Retest G. M. S. Meters
35
Retest Scales
42
Marking of Bread
736
Marking of Food Packages
1026
Milk Cans
285
Milk Bottles
470
Total
2695
Sealing Fees Collected
$190.00
Paid to Town Treasurer
$190.00
Appropriation
$850.00
Salary
690.00
Expenditures
150.10
Balance $9.90
The foregoing comprises my annual report ending December 31st, 1945
Respectfully yours, ALBERT A. BOISSY 2 Ruggles Court, Three Rivers, Mass.
Sealer of Weights and Measures for The Town of Palmer, Mass.
97
Report of Inspector of Animals
Palmer, Mass. December 31, 1945
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 neces- sary reports have been filed with the above mentioned department at 100 Nashua Street, Boston.
There were 72 visits made to examine and quaran- tine dogs known to have bitten persons and were sus- pected of having rabies. None of these dogs showed symptoms of the disease. One dog's head was shipped to the laboratories in Boston, there were no symptoms of rabies found.
There were 8 herds of cattle identified and released. These cattle had to be identified as to ear tag numbers and properly released before they could be added to any herd.
There were two investigations made as to cattle being entered into the town from other states by certi- ficate. These animals were identified and released as ordered by the Division.
Respectfully submitted,
GEORGE S. GAY
98
Civilian Defense and Rationing Board
Appropriation
$3,000.00
Expenditures Civilian Defense
Telephone
$
25.50
Light 8.19
Collecting Tin Cans 28.00
$ 61.69
Expenditures O. P. A.
Salaries and Labor $1672.67
Telephone 108.89
Janitor
300.00
Equipment and Supplies 78.58
Travel Expense
30.30
-
$2190.44
Total Expenditures $2252.13 Balance $ 747.87
Respectfully submitted,
HENRY W. HOLBROOK
97
VETERAN'S SERVICE CENTER
January 1, 1946
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen
Town of Palmer, Massachusetts
Gentlemen :
I herewith submit my annual report of activities and expenses incurred for the Veterans' Service Center during the year 1945.
Total number of persons on record as serving in the Armed Forces, 1513; discharged 661; deceased 41.
Photostatic copies made, 1055. This includes copies of discharges, veterans' papers, personal papers used in filing claims of veterans and their dependents and also 35 copies made for the local OPA office and 276 copies made for the Palmer Fire District #1 for which work the Town was reimbursed.
Total number of calls made at the Center, 2182.
Assistance has been given in filing the following applications :
State Bonus 745
School (both Public Law 16 & 346) 60
Hospitalization 16
Pensions (Spanish War, W. W. I, & W. W. II) 42
Gratuity & Insurance Claims 24
100
Service at the Center also includes assistance in converting insurance, writing letters upon request for various veteran claims, referrals for job purposes, civil service, unemployment compensation and many other problems confronting the returning veteran or his de- pendents.
FINANCIAL REPORT
Amount appropriated for 1945 $1,800.00 Additional amount transferred
from Reserve Fund for unex- pected expenses 500.00 $2,300.00
Expenses ; salary, supplies, etc.
2,065.41
Balance
$234.59
Respectfully submitted,
WALTER CONNOR, Director
Veterans' Service Center
101
Report of Tree Warden
Amount appropriated
$800.00
Balance 5.85
In 1945 the Tree Warden's Department took down 12 dead or dangerous trees. The department planted 9 trees to replace trees that were removed in 1944. The department trimmed dead wood from the trees on North Main Street, Park Street, and Thorndike Street in Pal- mer; Main Street in Bondsville; Main Street and the Common in Three Rivers ; Main Street in Thorndike.
Besides this we had a great many calls for broken limbs, limbs on roofs and over chimneys and the raising of low branches on streets. The tent caterpillar in the spring and the fall web worm were extremely bad this year in all areas of the state. It caused the department to take down a number of cherry trees and old apple trees to eliminate the possibility of repeating next year. The trees in Palmer are in quite good condition and with regular care will not necessitate any added appropriation for this department.
W. H. CAMBO, Warden
102
Report of Moth Department
Amount appropriated
$1,000.00
Balance 36.20
The Moth Department during the winter months scouted the insect egg clusters in the various sections of the town where it was noticed the year before that an infestation was in progress.
The department sprayed the elm trees in the four villages and a number of oaks that were badly infected. The department took down a number of wild cherry trees and birches that were infected. The town, in com- parison with other towns I have seen, is in very good condition as regards to insect damage.
W. H. CAMBO
Moth Superintendent
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103
Auditors' Report
TOWN'S INFIRMARY Receipts
Total Receipts, 1945
$646.00
Expenditures
Paid Town Treasurer
$646.00
SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
Receipts
Fees Collected $190.00
Expenditures
Paid Town Treasurer
$190.00
TOWN CLERK
Dog Licenses
Receipts
Fees Collected :
367 @ $2.00 $734.00
58 @ 5.00
290.00
149 @ 2.00
298.00
1 @ 10.00
10.00
1 @ 50.00
50.00
$1,382.00
Expenditures
Paid Town Treasurer
$1,266.80
Paid John T. Brown, 576 @ 20¢
115.20
$1,382.00
104
TAX COLLECTOR
1
Account of 1943
Outstanding January 1, 1945
$1,311.42
Interest and Demands
84.96
$1,396.38
Paid Treasurer
1,297.75
Abatements
63.63
Added to Tax Titles
35.00
1,396.38
Account of 1944
Outstanding January 1, 1945
14,231.27
Additional Assessors' warrant
to be collected
10.00
Interest and Demands
273.60
Real Estate Tax Abated
After Payment
17.50
14,532.37
Paid Treasurer
13,671.56
Abatements
244.49
Added to Tax Titles
35.00
13,951.05
Outstanding December 31, 1945
581.32
Account of 1945
Assessors' Warrants to be Collected 281,630.57 Interest and Demands® 143.54
105
Motor Vehicle Excise Taxes Abated After Payment Real Estate Tax
123.66
Abated After Payment
44.40
281,942.17
Paid Treasurer
260,828.01
Abatements
3,718.57
Added to Tax Titles
125.80
264,672.38
Outstanding December 31, 1945 17,269.79
Fox Street Sidewalk - 1943
Outstanding January 1, 1945
133.38
Interest
4.00
137.38
Paid Treasurer
39.64
Outstanding December 31, 1945
97.74
TREASURER'S ACCOUNTS RECEIPTS
Balance on hand January 1, 1945,
$255,651.41
John T. Brown, Tax Collector :
Taxes, 1943
$1,212.79
Interest and Demands, 1943
84.96
Sidewalk Assessment, 1943
35.64
Interest on Sidewalk Assessment, 1943
4.00
Taxes, 1944
13,397.96
Interest and Demands, 1944
273.60
Taxes, 1945
260,684.47
Interest and Demands, 1945
143.54
106
Withholding Tax Deductions 22,880.10
Sale of Tax Possessions, 1,425.00
Commonwealth of Massachusetts:
Taxes, Reimbursements, etc. 186,035.04 Chapter 90, Contract No. 9449 999.94
County of Hampden :
Dog Refund, 1,136.30
Chapter 90, Contract No. 9449 999.94
All Other Sources 23,919.17
513,232.45
$768,883.86
DISBURSEMENTS
Paid out on Selectmen's Warrants $444,887.36
Baiance on hand December 31, 1945 323,996.50
$768,883.86
CEMETERY COMMISSIONERS' ACCOUNTS
Receipts
Appropriation
$7,500.00
Expenditures
Expenditures as per books $7,499.77
Balance, December 31, 1945 .23
$7,500.00
Care of Cemeteries Receipts
From Perpetual Care Funds
$861.73
For Soldiers' Graves
191.00
All Other Sources
2,092.14
$3,144.87
107
Expenditures
Paid Town Treasurer $3,144.87
Perpetual Care Funds Receipts
Balance, December 31, 1944 $43,366.96
New Funds received during the year
1,525.00
Interest for 1945
861.73
$45,753.69
Expenditures
Care of Lots $ 861.73
Balance, December 31, 1945
44,891.96
$45,753.69
Respectfully submitted, ALLEN F. DAVIS GARTON J. QUIMBY CLARENCE A. CARRINGTON
Auditors
108
Report of Young Men's Library Association
Circulation for the Year of 1945
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