Town Annual Report of the Officers of the Town of Palmer, Massachusetts 1946, Part 2

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30 Earle H. Floyd Orange


Mary T. Wilk


Palmer


Helen M. Kurtyka Palmer


Elizabeth A. Woron


Mansfield City, Ct.


Anna M. Zebrowski


Palmer


October


5 Michael Flaherty Belchertown


5 Frank L. Reed, Jr. Palmer


6 Richard Barnes


Palmer


7 Norman J. McCannon


Springfield


12 John T. Austin Palmer


12 Leo C. Bengle Palmer


12 Edmund H. Bogacz Palmer


12 John F. Kostolecki Palmer 12 Stanley C. Pawlowski Palmer


12 Lawrence A. Scyocurka Springfield


13 Rudolph M. Pisarczyk West Warren


15 Victor W. Bukowski Palmer


19 Joseph Czapla Palmer


20 Girard F. Pare


Springfield


21 John Joseph Marks Springfield


26 Stephen M. Krynicki Ludlow


26 Donald M. Scott Ludlow


30 Robert A. Bancroft Hudson, N. H.


Mary E. Dasco Palmer


Jean Kempton Palmer


Mildred M. Otis Palmer


Madeline G. Yezewski


Springfield


Mary R. O'Connor Palmer


Eileen M. Belisle Palmer


Mary I. Noga Palmer


Clanthy Nicholas


Palmer


Stephanie A. Melnick


West Warren


Valeria E. Szado


Palmer


Helen L. Wachta


Palmer


Frances Szlachetka Chicopee


Rita R. Sullivan Palmer


Helen A. Balon Palmer


Patricia Ephrim Springfield


Julia T. Szanderowski Palmer


Shirley L. Bearse Palmer


Marjorie P. Moore


Hudson, N. H.


November


2 Wallace R. Henrichon Palmer


4 Joseph F. Austin


Belchertown


Louise Mae Cady Ware


Claire E. Sullivan


Palmer


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DATE GROOM RESIDENCE BRIDE


RESIDENCE


9 Chester J. Marchelewicz


Palmer


9 Stephen J. Noga Palmer


9 Hazzard F. Post


Springfield


9 Lawrence Roberts Springfield


9 Michael Szwed


No. Wilbraham


10 Joseph F. Misiaszek Palmer


14 Walter P. Nawoj Wilbraham


16 George A. Authier Palmer


16 Joseph J. Diesi Palmer


16 Joseph Olearczyk Palmer


16 John S. Strycharz Chicopee


16 Clark P. Lyon Monson


23 Frank S. Kapinos Palmer Mildred S. Lechowicz Ware


28 Earl J. Camyre Palmer


28 Francis T. Federico Palmer


28 Joseph O. A. Graveline


Palmer


28 Stanley J. Lis


Palmer


28 Arthur A. Tetreault


Holyoke


30 Aime T. Gaudette Palmer


30 Stephen F. Misiaszek Wilbraham


30 John P. Skaza Palmer


December


1 Ernest Tselikis


Portland, Me.


14 Lewis J. Lovell Palmer


14 John E. Samples Webster


16 Francis R. Terry Palmer


21 Carl D. Bancroft


W. Springfield


Alice M. Stachurski Attleboro


Sophie C. Czepiel Palmer


Dorothy E. Bryans Palmer


Marie E. Rollet Palmer


Theresa B. Witkowski Palmer


Cecelia H. Kargol Palmer


Victoria A. Konopka Palmer.


Lorraine M. Paquette Palmer


Veronica Mary Carrigan


Palmer


Blanche B. Rozzen Warren


Wanda E. Kaczmarczyk Palmer


Myrtle B. Smith Palmer


Adele R. Russell Shrewsbury


Mary Elizabeth Fox


Chicopee Falls


Stephanie C. Broton Palmer


Anna M. Sczygiel Ludlow


Doris V. Santucci Palmer


Virginia R. Santucci Palmer


Veronica I. Bernat Palmer


Elaine E. O'Brien Ware


Christine S. Bouffides Palmer


Gertrude M. Otis Palmer


Jeannette Dubeau Webster


Evelyn Fell Palmer


Edith L. Stevens


W. Springfield


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Deaths 1946


DATE NAME


YEARS


MONTHS DAYS


January


3 George Victor Elder


75


7


28.


6 Garfield Johnson


64


2


13


7 John J. McInerney


74


-


-


9 Hanora Teresa Keefe


87


-


-


9 John Patrick Kennedy


81


9


23


11 Frank Rivers


66


-


18


13 Arthur Charles French


63


7


8


14 Mary Ann Farrell


81


-


-


22


Andrew Papuzenski


66


1


25


22 Joseph Plante


58


11


14


23 Isabelle Campbell


73


10


19


26 Josephine Izyk


63


27 Joseph Jaworek


73


-


February


1 Michael Misopoulos


51


1


-


4 Edwin Sharratt


77


4


1


7 George Marshall Fortune


68


10


-


-


13 Ernest Cyril Gay


62


11


18


13 Henry Rufus Randall


48


6


12


15 Agnes Topor


64


-


-


1


9


15


18 Frank Michael Foley


80


22 Julian Golas


28


6


March


2 Thomas Francis Gormley


70


-


1


-


7 Charles Frederick Gamwell


77


10


12 Ellen Taylor


83


1


18 Bridget A. Muniec


41


11


19 Agnes Berridge Sinclair


75


2


22 Ralph Budness


67


-


31 Albert Bigda


75


20 Frank D. Duffy


63


15


12 Patrick T. Cavanaugh


85


10


-


17 Earl William Clark


-


2777 2 7 7


5 Mary T. Wood


89


22


DATE NAME


YEARS


MONTHS DAYS


29 Mabel L. Fournier


52


1


16


F


29 Austin R. Larrabee


55


7


30 Royce Maynard Ashton


35


7


6


30 Grace L. Davis


72


10


1


31 William T. Nelson


85


April


10 Joseph Kulas


56


11


26


11 John Rolenski


47


9


7


15 Dennis Edward O'Connor


73


3


9


15 Francis H. Sherman


67


7


1


22 Anna Duda


74


-


-


-


-


17


26 Balbina M. Popielasz


50


2


7


27 Paul Auclair


-


2


28 Elizabeth Henderson


68


-


May


4 Sophie Gondek


42


-


-


6 Robert Pearl Barton


66


9


9


8 Genevieve Syper


38


9


4


9 Girard Patrick Burke


7 hours


15 Annette Lebel


7


10


17 Agnes Orluk


45


26 Luigi DeMaio


59


27 Mary Topor


66


29 Gertrude Fernley


77


31 John Kapinos


78


June


3 Harry Ward Hamilton


65


17


3 Helena Gralinski


74


-


-


3 E'dna May Matrow


56


4 Helen Mary Moriarty


52


3


2


5 Leopold Charron


65


3


7


8 Jennie Louise Gager


91


3 co


4


10 Anna Zebrowski


56


13 Paul Kulig


56


21 Margaret Ditto


72


21 Lula May Greenwood


60


25 Antonina Anna Marusinski


59


-


-


-


-


1


-


26 George A. Bressette


46


23


DATE NAME


YEARS MONTHS DAYS


July


6 Carolina R. Wyrobek


8 Raymond Frederick Brouillette


9 Lester William Calkins


41


-


-


7


-


1


13


20 Fred Clarence Letter


74


6


17


August


3 Patrick John Ford


3 Anna Pluta


4 George Leslie Gunn


44


8


27


10 Guy William Hackett


56


10


19


September


3 Mary Sullivan


73


10


12


4 Wladislaw Kulis


60


7 Raymond Garceau


5


11


12


22 Mary Dwyer


88


7


22 Edith Estelle Geer


80


8


15


23 Daniel John Sullivan


83


5


29


25 Delia Mary Sorel


71


8


14


October


3 Theresa Johnston


77


4


24


11 Robert Baynes Tate


84


28


12 Valentine Dinelle


79


5


25


15 Francis Lewis Schneider


61


2


12


18 Margaret Teresa Ferriter


80


-


-


19 Ellen Hartnett


76


3


7


21 James Henry Weir


55


1


5


24 Hachedoor Mikallian


63


10


29


26 Edna Dean Carr


69


26 Sophie Cyran


43


-


27 Stanley John Swist


18


7


1


30 Nellie Moore


85


30 Mary E. Niederno


77


-


-


November


1 Jesse Lynn Lyon


72


4


19


-


36


9


16


23


18 Elizabeth Walker


19 Peter Anthony Cziepiel


74


-


-


-


-


-


-


51


70


49


24


DATE NAME


YEARS


MONTHS DAYS


2 Catherine Brown


78


-


6 Eileen Luella Young


-


7


21


9 Edward S. Kos


39


6


8


13 John Szeliga


73


4


-


13 Henry Gustav Wheeler


61


2


2


14 Thomas William Cole


76


7


18


14 Minnie R. Linnehan


60


7


13


20 Maurice Francis Lawlor


71


1


3


21 Mary Viola Bradley


58


6


27


23 Joseph Lernat


62


-


-


25 Nellie A. Dowd


78


11


18


December


1 Thomas Clark Wallace


82


8


3


3 Nellie A. Fuller


68


14


4 Mary Moriarty


80


4 Catherine Mary Weseliszyn


41


8


14


5 John Hussey Brosnan


91


7 Della Burnham


79


4


3


9 Harrison Tyler Allen


85


5


8


10 Ali Denk


48


6


11 Alice Alida Savage


85


8


28


12 Myrtle Ruth St. George


11


10


22


15 Charles E. Caron


44


16 Chester Borkowski


28


7


22


17 Marlene Chalue


5


11


14


18 Rachel McGee Chambers


60


1


21


31 Daniel T. Quirk


50


11


19


-


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1946 Report of Tax Collector


Account of 1944


Outstanding January 1, 1946


$581.32


Interest


34.50


Poll tax abated after payment


2.00


$617.82


Paid Treasurer


603.93 ·


Abatements


13.89


617.82


Account of 1945


Outstanding January 1, 1946


17,269.79


Additional Assessors' warrant


to be collected


49.57


Interest and demands


316.33


Poll taxes abated after payment


6.00


17,641.69


Paid Treasurer


17,395.02


Abatements


52.90


17,447.92


Outstanding December 31, 1946


193.77


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Account of 1946


Assessors' warrants to be collected 311,790.31


Interest and demands


185.71


Poll taxes abated after payment


4.00


Personal property taxes


abated after payment


183.30


Real estate taxes


abated after payment


11.70


Motor vehicle excise taxes


abated after payment


45.83


312,220.85


Paid Treasurer


288,048.28


Abatements


4,452.94


Added to Tax Titles


122.85


292,624.07


Outstanding December 31, 1946


19,596.78


Fox Street Sidewalk


Outstanding December 31, 1946


97.74


JOHN T. BROWN


Collector of Taxes


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Treasurer's Report


RECEIPTS


Balance on hand January 1, 1946,


$323,996.50


John T. Brown, Tax Collector :


Taxes, 1944


$ 569.43


Interest, 1944


34.50


Taxes, 1945


17,078.69


Interest and Demands, 1945


316.33


Taxes, 1946


287,862.57


Interest and Demands, 1946 185.71


Withholding Tax Deductions, 21,719.50


Sale of Tax Possessions 2,250.00


Commonwealth of Massachusetts :


Taxes, Reimbursements, etc. 193,277.81


Chapter 90, Contract No. 9776, 999.97


County of Hampden : Dog Refund 1,074.93


All Other Sources


38,971.39


564,340.83


$888,337.33


DISBURSEMENTS


Paid out on Selectmen's Warrants $508,981.36


Balance on hand December 31, 1946 379,355.97


$888,337.33


ROBERT L. McDONALD,


Town Treasurer


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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, 1946:


Town Appropriations:


To be raised by taxation $425,520.69


To be taken from available funds 54,445.96


Maturing Debt & Interest


5,155.00


State Tax 6,800.00


State Parks and Reservations 348.86


State Audit


424.07


County Tax


12,783.85


Tuberculosis Hospital Assessment 579.09


Overlay 10,674.60


1945 County Tax Underestimate 247.45


$516,979.57


Estimated Receipts


Income Tax


$ 28,837.86


Corporation Taxes


64,264.26


Reimbursement, State-owned land


161.78


Gasoline Tax


13,297.00


Motor Vehicle Excise


8,000.00


Licenses


7,700.00


Fines


500.00


Protection of Persons & Property


150.00


Health and Sanitation


50.00


Highways 800.00


Charities


5,000.00


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Old Age Assistance


25,000.00


Old Age Tax (Meals)


1,796.18


Soldiers' Benefits


1,000.00


Schools


5,000.00


Interest on Taxes and Assessments


500.00


Total Estimated Receipts $162,057.08


Overestimate of Previous years


State Parks and Reservations 86.10


To be taken from available funds 54,445.96


Total estimated Receipts and Available Funds


$216,589.14


Net amount to be raised by taxation


$300,390.43


Less 3,310 Polls at $2.00 each


6,620.00


Total amount to be raised by taxation


on Property


$293,770.43


Tax Rate :


$39.00 per M


Assessed Valuation for 1946


Personal Estate $1,224,100.00


Buildings, exclusive of land 4,760.965.00


Land, exclusive of buildings 1,547,510.00


Total Valuation $7,532,575.00


All


Number of Persons assessed On Personal Estate


Individuals Others


Total


175


20


195


2520


64


2584


On Real Estate Only On Both Personal and Real Estate


350


22


372


3151


30


Number of Live Stock Assessed


Horses


81


Cows


578


Yearlings


125


Bulls


20


Swine


34


Sheep


2


Fowl


7035


Goats


19


Number of Acres of land assessed 18,339


Number of dwelling houses assessed 1,565


RECAPITULATION OF MOTOR VEHICLE AND TRAILER EXCISE


Com-


Date of


mitment


Commitment Number


Value


Excise


First


June 1 1946


595


$ 55,605.00


$ 1,976.10


Second


July


1 1946


913


94,890.00


3,331.41


Third


Sept 28 1946


686


108,790.00


3,501.68


Fourth


Nov 15 1946


255


89,190.00


1,706.11


Fifth


Dec 23 1946


129


64,350.00


852.58


Total for 1946


2578


$412,825.00


$11,367.88


Excise Tax Rate:


$35.40 Per M


Abatements granted on Motor Vehicle Excise Tax


1944 .Levy


$ 9.89


1945 Levy


21.35


1946 Levy


260.76


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Abatements granted on 1944 Tax Levy


Poll Tax $ 4.00


Abatements granted on 1945 Tax Levy


Poll Tax


$ 26.00


Personal 3.70


Real Estate


1.85


Abatements granted on 1946 Tax Levy


Poll Tax


$2,328.00


Personal


387.26


Real Estate


1,476.92


Tax Title Account abatement granted $5,245.96


Respectfully submitted,


DAVID B. SMITH


OSCAR F. BRESSETTE


LUDWIK MARHELEWICZ


Board of Assessors


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List of Jurors


In accordance with Chapter 234 of 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, 1946 :


PRECINCT A


James Rathbone


Grover Smith


Jas. R. Demaio


Leo H. Roberge


James J. Sullivan


George Scott


Jas. A. Vennert


John W. Carlson John J. Kenny Levi Cole Leslie R. Keith


Jas. H. Mulvey


Samuel J. Mullen


Leo Laviolette Wm. J. Doyle Wilfred L. Dupre Walter P. Kartz


Robert R. Mackintosh


Garton J. Quimby


John J. Culnane John J. Terry


Central St., Palmer 5 Fenton St., Palmer 11 Maple St., Palmer 15 Oak St., Palmer 25 Park St., Palmer Smith St., Palmer Wilbraham St., Palmer Brown St., Palmer Brown St., Palmer Central St., Palmer Central St., Palmer So. Main St., Palmer No. Main St., Palmer No. Main St., Palmer Pine St., Palmer Park St., Palmer 563 No. Main St., Palmer 571 No. Main St., Palmer 42 Pine St., Palmer 46 Pine St., Palmer 17 Church St., Palmer


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Harold E. Curtin Milton J. Wood Chas. N. Marsh Grover C. Smith Edw. A. Delude George R. Chaples Michael J. Grimes Geo. W. LeBlanc Geo. F. Royce Henry F. Moon John W. Branford George F. Woods


Frank J. Jarvis Chas. F. Evasius Horace M. Stearns Frederick Lindstrom


Edw. E. Skowyra Stephen Scudder


Samuel D. Clark


10 Foster St., Palmer, Pine St., Palmer 68 Park St., Palmer 5 Fenton St., Palmer 28 Fox St., Palmer 12 High St., Palmer Pleasant St., Palmer 19 Knox St., Palmer 570 No. Main St., Palmer 40 Pleasant St., Palmer 48 Walnut St., Palmer 23 Walnut St., Palmer 50 Squier St., Palmer 4 Allen St., Palmer No. Main St., Palmer No. Main St., Palmer Converse St., Palmer Longview Rd., Palmer Main St., Palmer


PRECINCT B


Wm. H. St. Amand


Chester J. Bogacz Henry J. Kosmider Bernard R. Cantwell


Stanley Janosz Carlos E. Sullivan Moise Cadieux Wm. S. Siok Jos. Papusenski Walter Papuga Wm. Karlon Patrick J. Nagle Medric Bouthillier Francis Longtine Alex. Matera John Jamrog


Church St., Thorndike Church St., Thorndike Commercial St., Thorndike Commercial St., Thorndike Church St., Thorndike Summer St., Thorndike 65 Church St., Thorndike 30 Church St., Thorndike Main St., Thorndike Main St., Thorndike Hobbs St., Thorndike Hobbs St., Thorndike Main St., Thorndike Church St., Thorndike School St., Thorndike Pine St., Thorndike


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Albert A. Cadieux Fred Rusiecki


Commercial St., Thorndike Main St., Thorndike


PRECINCT C


Harold Chamberlin


Aime Poulin


Harry W. Stein


Alfred Ziegler


Ernest V. Lundquist Antony Klekotka


Geo. J. Magoni


Ronald Dubuque


Stanley Wojtowicz


Orlin F. Rogers


Edw. Nadolny Elmer A. Palin


Theo. D. Roberts


Edw. W. Roman


Harry M. Senecal


Dennis J. Horgan Edw. Bachand


Harvey P. Barber Wm. Wysmutek John Bogacz


Harry J. Stein


Alcide Poitras Robert Geer


Wilfred Dorsey Walter Majka


Harry Lombardi


Alex Hryniewicz


Henry Jacek


Dan V. Fogarty, Jr.


Maple Ter., Three Rivers Belanger St., Three Rivers Maple Ter., Three Rivers Baptist Hill, Three Rivers Maple Ter., Three Rivers Belchertown Rd., Three Rivers Belanger St., Three Rivers Maple Ter., Three Rivers North St., Three Rivers Maple Ter. Three Rivers Maple St., Three Rivers Maple St., Three Rivers Maple Ter., Three Rivers Bourne St., Three Rivers Bourne St., Three Rivers Main St., Three Rivers Springfield St., Three Rivers Ruggle St., Three Rivers Monat St., Three Rivers Pleasant St., Three Rivers Maple Ter., Three Rivers High St., Three Rivers High St., Three Rivers High St., Three Rivers Palmer Rd., Three Rivers High St., Three Rivers Bridge St., Three Rivers Palmer Rd., Three Rivers Pleasant St., Three Rivers


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Report of Inspector of Animals


Palmer, Mass. December 31, 1946


To the Honorable Board of Selectmen


Town of Palmer


This report covers the period from April 1, 1946, the date of my reappointment as Inspector of Animals fol- lowing my military leave of absence.


All directives issued by the Division of Livestock Disease Control have been complied with, necessary in- spections completed, and the requirements of Section 19, Chapter 129 of the General Laws of Massachusetts have been complied with. Reports requested by the above men- tioned department have been sent to 100 Nashua Street, Boston.


There were 75 visits made to examine, quarantine, and observe dogs known to have bitten persons and there- fore suspected of having rabies. None of these dogs showed symptoms of the disease, and were released upon proper orders from the Director of Livestock Disease Control.


It might be mentioned at this time, that many of our townspeople seem to be unaware of the laws govern- ing dog-bite cases, and as a result attempt to dispose of


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their dog immediately upon learning that he has bitten a person. For general information and guidance, I hereby quote Section 3 of Department Order No. 34, which states-"All dogs known to have bitten persons shall be quarantined for a period of 14 days for observation, at the end of which period, if no symptoms of rabies have developed, said animals may be released from quarantine on order of the director."


On two occasions, shipments of cattle were received in town from other states by certificate. These animals were identified and released as ordered by the Director.


Respectfully submitted,


JOSEPH L. MARCHELEWICZ


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Report of Sealer of Weights and Measures


Palmer, Mass. Dec. 27th 1946


To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:


Town of Palmer, Palmer, Mass.


The Sealer presents his report:


This department has adjusted, sealed, not sealed, and condemned the following :


SCALES


Not Con- Adj't Sealed Sealed demned


Platform, 10,000 Ibs. or over 8 12


Platform, 5,000 to 10,000 1bs. 6 9


Platform, 100 to 5,000 Ibs. 42 64


1


Counter, 100 to 5,000 lbs. 2


7


Counter, under 100 lbs.


9


47


Beam, 100 to 5,000 1bs.


2


9


1


Beam, under 100 1bs.


1


1


Spring, 100 to 5,000 1bs.


7


9


1


Spring, under 100 Ibs.


25


45


Computing, under 100 1bs.


12


42


Person weighing scales (slot)


3


17


Prescription scales


5


-


Total


117


267


3


0


42


WEIGHTS


Not Con-


Adj't Sealed Sealed demned


Avoirdupois Apothecary Metric


14 503


71


29


Total


14


603


CAPACITY MEASURES


Not Con-


Adj't Sealed Sealed demned


Liquid, 1 gal. or less


54


Liquid, 1 gal. or more


24


Total


78


AUTOMATIC MEASURING DEVICES


Not Con-


Adj't Sealed Sealed demned


Meters, G.M.S., 1 in. inlet


14 88


Meters over 1 in. T.T.M.S.


14


Oil Measuring Pumps


4


Kerosene Pumps


12 2


Grease Measuring Devices


23


Stops on Pumps


34


Total


14 175 2


LINEAR MEASURES


Not Con- Adj't Sealed Sealed demned


Yard Sticks


20


Tapes


2


Cloth-Measuring Devices


2


Total 24


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TRIAL WEIGHING AND MEASUREMENTS OF COMMODITIES SOLD, OR PUT UP FOR SALE


Tested


Correct


Under


Over


Bread


482


371


22


89


Butter


210


183


18


9


Coal in Paper Bags


55


50


5


Confectionery


64


64


Dry Commodities


916


744


162


1C


Flour


117


65


49


3


Fruits and Vegetables


113


90


23


Grain and Feeds


40


33


5


2


Hay


13


8


3


2


Ice


12


4


5


3


Lard


154


154


Potatoes


292


95


96


101


Meats and Provisions


38


30


5


3


Cord Wood


5


4


1


Coal in transit


13


5


4


4


Total


2524


1900


392


232


INSPECTIONS


Metal Ice Cream Containers


35


Chemical Therm.


205


Coal Certificates


14


Ice Scales


10


Junk Scales


5


Peddlers' License


19


Peddlers' Scales


14


Retest G.M.S. Meters


37


Retest Scales


46


Marking of Bread


709


Marking of Food Packages


884


44


Milk Cans Milk Bottles


170


814


Total


2962


Sealing Fees Collected


$200.28


Paid to Town Treasurer


$200.28


Appropriation


$850.00


Salary


$690.00


Expenses


155.12


845.12


Balance


$ 4.88


The foregoing comprises my annual report ending December 27, 1946.


Respectfully yours,


ALBERT A. BOISSY


2 Ruggles Court Three Rivers, Mass.


Sealer of Weights and Measures for


The Town of Palmer, Palmer, Mass.


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VETERAN'S SERVICE CENTER


January 1, 1947


To the Honorable Board of Selectmen :


I herewith submit my annual report of activities at the Veterans' Service Center :


January 1, 1946 to January 1, 1947-


1583 in Service of this number 1293 have been dis- charged and 43 have died in service.


Of the number discharged, the following deaths have occurred:


4 World War II Veterans, 1 Spanish War Veteran and 6 World War I Veterans.


Contacts made at the Service Center during the year numbered 4612 covering the following requests :


1040 Photostatic copies made of discharge certificates and other papers.


745 Bonus applications filed.


251 Education Form 1950 filed.


9 Education Form 1900 filed.


21 Pension Form 526.


2 Pension Form 526b.


4 Pension Form 534.


3 Pension Form 535.


24 Hospitalization Form P-10.


8 Emergency hospitalizations.


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9 Out-Patient Dental Applications.


46 Out-Patient Medical Applications.


14 Civil Service Inquiries and Referrals.


23 Job Inquiries and Referrals.


29 Income Tax inquiries.


4 Legal Advice Referrals.


37 Loan Referrals.


18 Requests for Rentals.


18 Priorities Inquiries and Referrals.


2 Maternity Care Applications.


9 Burial Allowance Applications filed.


4 Grave Marker Applications filed.


3 Applications for Certificate in Lieu of Lost Dis- charge.


3 Form 620-Dependents' Allotment in Service.


278 Insurance applications and Referrals.


554 Terminal Leave filed and Notary Public services.


31 Notary Public services other than for Terminal Leave.


10 Referrals to Red Cross.


154 Letters and Affidavits written for Veterans and Dependents.


109 Inquiries and Referrals to the USES.


291 Referrals to V. A. Contact Representative.


594 Telephone calls.


We have in our files photostatic copies of Discharge Certificates, Qualification Form 100, NavPers-553 and Pension awards for nearly every discharged veteran in the Town of Palmer.


At the present time 938 Discharge Certificates have been recorded in books kept for that purpose in accord- ance with the State Laws concerning Recording Dis- charges for Veterans. This work is progressing as fast as possible.


A Contact Representative of the Veterans' Admin- istration holds regular office hours in this office each


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Thursday during the year for the convenience of Vet- erans and their Dependents.


Since the closing of the OPA Office here, the work of filing sugar applications for discharged veterans, vet- erans on furlough and sugar applications for new babies has been added to the regular Service Center duties.


The Veterans' Service Center has become a valuable source of information to veterans, their dependents and citizens alike in their quest for benefits due the veteran and his dependents.


Respectfully submitted,


WALTER CONNOR, Director Veterans' Service Center


Department of Veterans' Services


Financial Report January 1, 1946 to January 1, 1947 :-


APPROPRIATIONS


Salaries-Clerk


$1,040.00


Salaries-Clerk


1,560.00


$2,600.00


Miscellaneous Expenses :


Telephone


$100.00


Postage


25.00


Printing


25.00


Photo Supplies


300.00


Miscellaneous


250.00


$700.00


Total Appropriations :


Salaries


$2,600.00


Miscellaneous


700.00


$3,300.00


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EXPENDITURES


Clerk


Janitor (Dec.)


$898.00 18.50


Clerk


1,560.00


Appropriations


$2,600.00


Expenditures


2,476.50


Balance


$123.50


Miscellaneous Expenses :


Telephone


$105.69


Postage


21.00


Printing


72.44


Photo Supplies


185.76


Miscellaneous


107.95


Appropriations


$700.00


Expenditures


492.84


Balance


$207.16


Total Expenditures :


Salaries


$2,476.50


Miscellaneous


492.84


Appropriations


$3,300.00


Expenditures


2,969.34


Balance


$330.66


Respectfully submitted,


WALTER CONNOR, Director Veterans' Service Center


Department of Veterans' Services


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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 1946 is hereby respectfully submitted :


Aided in this town


Account of :


Cases


No. of Persons


Amount


Town Infirmary


13


13


$4,808.61


In Homes, Private families


and Institutions


25


72


4,505.89


For Other Cities and Towns


4


13


111.33


For State


7


44


1,441.72


By Other Cities and Towns


5


21


2,123.47


RECEIPTS


Appropriations :


Support of Poor and General Administration


$13,500.00


Salary of Board


600.00


Salary of Agent


330.00


Salary of Town Physician


500.00


Salary of Jr. Clerk


226.00


No. of


Total Appropriation


$15,156.00


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Town Infirmary Receipts 286.04


286.04


Reimbursements :


From Cities and Towns


1,606.89


From State


1,837.23


From Individuals


69.72


Total Reimbursements 3,513.84


Total Receipts


$18,955.88


Abatements


95.16


PAYMENTS


Administration :


Salary of Board


600.00


Salary of Town Physician


491.00


Salary of Agent


330.00


Salary of Jr. Clerk


226.00


$ 1,647.00


Administrative Expenses :


Transportation and Travel


93.60


Postage and Telegrams


2.00


Supplies


43.90


Telephones


90.77


230.27


Town Infirmary Expenses :


Clothing


77.26


Dental


9.00


Fuel


334.42


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Grain


230.78


Household Supplies


12.58


Labor


15.00


Light


118.23


Livestock


3.00


Medical Supplies


1.25


Medicine


51.18


Papers


14.92


Plumbing and Plumbing Supplies


217.37


Provisions


1,392.69


Radio Repair


1.35


Seed and Insecticide


41.53


Shingling Roof & Repairs


570.00


Shoe Repair


.85


Spray


6.40


Supplies


79.97


Telephone


42.84


Tobacco


87.99


Salary, Warden & Matron


1,500.00


4,808.61


Outside Poor - (Palmer Settled Cases Aided Direct) :


Appendectomy


50.00


Board, Private Families


440.00


Board, Private Institutions


954.19


Burials


130.00


Cash


2.00


Clothing


67.34


Fuel


83.31


Hospitals


1,437.82


Medical


10.80


Medicine


6.75


Provisions


1,138.10


Rent


173.58


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Thomas Collar


12.00


4,505.89


State Cases - (Cases Without Settlement) :


Cash


839.30


Clothing


82.48


Fuel


28.52


Hospital


65.20


Light


4.25


Medicine


84.39


Provisions


300.08


Rent


37.50


1,441.72


For Other Cities and Towns - (Cases Settled in Other Cities and Towns - Aided in Palmer) :


Cash


3.00


Fuel


2.35


Provisions


105.98


111.33


By Other Cities and Towns - (Palmer Settled Cases Aided in Other Cities and Towns) :


Cash


1,783.00


Clothing®


44.65


Dental


22.00


Fuel


51.65


Medical


34.00


Medicine


1.31


Provisions


186.86


2,123.47


· Total Expenses


$14,868.29.


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NET COST OF CHARITIES


Total Expenses®


$14,868.29


Less Receipts of Town Infirmary 2,389.60


Less Oustanding Bills 853.20


Less Outstanding Board 616.01


Less Reimbursements


1,340.56


Less Reimbursements from Individuals 69.72


5,269.09


Net Cost $9,599.20


Overlay from Support of Poor and General Administration 278.71


Overlay from Salary of Town Physician 9.00


Total Overlay $ 287.71


REPORT OF THE TOWN INFIRMARY


RECEIPTS


Sale of Hay


35.00


Board


2,354.60


Total Receipts 2,389.60


Disbursements :


Paid Treasurer 286.04


Balance Paid Town Treasurer (Direct) 2,103.56


Total Disbursements 2,389.60


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BILLS RECEIVABLE


Board


616.01


616.01


INVENTORY


Furniture




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