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212.78
Telephones
157.86
Auctioneer
26.00
Office Supplies and Equipment
152.59
Sundry Items
57.15
$ 2,578.14
Selectmen's Contingent Account :
Spotlight
$ 30.87
Outside Fires
1,710.87
Finance Committee
60.45
Printing and Advertising
39.07
Repairs - Memorial Hall Kitchen
54.65
Purchase of OCD Equipment
1,000.00
Work on Honor Roll
103.00
No Parking signs
82.00
Layout - Wilson St. "C"
85.00
Sundry Items
268.09
$ 3,434.00
Town offices :
Rent
$1,475.00
Janitor
360.00
Lights
109.44
Sundry Items
1.62
$ 1,946.06
92
Auditing and Accounting :
Auditing
$ 90.00
Accounting
1,863.89
$ 1,953.89
Treasurer's Dept :
Salary
$2,220.00
Clerical Hire
325.00
Surety Bond
190.00
Stationery and Postage
193.66
Printing and Advertising
36.51
Supplies and Equipment
197.60
Carfare, etc.
39.55
Telephone
17.36
Sundry Items
18.09
$
3,237.77
Town Clerk's Dept:
Salary
$615.00
Surety Bond
5.00
Stationery and Postage
46.99
Printing and Advertising
9.50
Telephone
40.33
Sundry Items
23.16
$ 739.98
Election and Registration :
Registrars
$ 200.00
Election Officers
1,048.60
Stationery and Postage
11.72
Printing and Advertising
640.61
Carfares, etc.
46.50
93
Listing names
397.40
Sundry Items
111.97
$ 2,456.80
Collector's department :
Salary for 1946
$1,710.00
Salary Previous Years
190.00
Clerk
1,196.00
Stationery and Postage
281.42
Printing and Advertising
109.84
Travel Expense
28.54
Surety Bonds
316.00
Supplies
88.10
Clerical
114.85
Telephone
29.52
Sundry Items
14.77
$ 4,079.04
Assessor's Dept :
Salaries
$2,400.00
Clerk
1,544.40
Supplies and Equipment
260.53
Stationery and Postage
11.04
Printing and Advertising
63.70
Carfaaes, Auto Hire, etc.
368.67
Telephone
39.60
Book Binding
120.00
Work on Transfers
69.00
Sundry Items
67.46
1
$ 4,944.40
Law and Claim :
Town Counsel $600.00
Special Attorney
474.88
94
Agent Sundry Items
260.00 12.35
$
1,347.23
License Commission :
Telephone
$ 19.50
Transportation
29.60
Postage
4.65
Sundry Items
15.50
$
69.25
Town House :
Janitor
$ 20.00
Fuel
85.00
Lights
16.55
Supplies and Repairs
128.00
$
249.55
Town Dump:
Care
$780.00
$
780.00
Planning Board :
Expense
$ 8.10
Membership Dues
10.00
$
18.10
Estimated Receipts :
One-half of Bottling Permits to State $20.00
$ 20.00
Total for General Government
$ 27,854.21
95
Protection of Persons and Property
Police Department :
Chief
$ 3,300.00
Deputy Chief
2,640.00
Day Patrol
2,640.00
Night Patrol
3,900.24
Special Police
4,720.69
Chief's transportation
700.00
Extra Car Hire
124.50
Telephones and Toll Calls
206.45
Equipment for Men
15.00
Sundry Items
38.10
$ 18,284.98
Chief's Office :
Rent
$ 240.00
Telephones
32.04
Supplies
10.10
Sundry Items
9.79
$ 291.93
Lockup:
Rent
$1,250.00
Care
240.00
Lights
48.03
Telephone
36.00
Supplies, Repairs, etc.
66.01
$ 1,640.04
Tree Dept :
Labor Trucks
$1,993.45 276.00
96
Equipment
20.30
$
2,289.75
Forest Fire Dept :
Salary of Warden
$300.00
Fighting Fires
1,214.00
Telephones
21.96
New Hose
150.38
Transportation
4.72
Equipment and Repairs
15.95
Gas and Oil
33.73
Sundry Items
16.94
1,757.68 $
Sealer of Weights and Measures :
Salary
$690.00
Transportation
99.96
Telephone
21.96
Equipment and Supplies
33.20
$ 845.12
Moth Department :
Labor
$865.60
Spraying Trees
300.00
Car Hire
41.00
Sundry Items
22.50
$
1,229.10
Total for Protection of Persons and Property $26,338.60
Health Department
General Administration :
Salary of Board $300.00
Salary of Clerk 220.00
97
Stationery, Postage and Supplies
12.21
Printing and Advertising
12.74
Telephone Sundry Items
74.44
134.63
$ 754.02
Quarantine and Contagious Diseases :
Medical and Hospital Care
$192.08
Groceries and Provisions
63.65
Sundry Items
44.25
$ 299.98
Tuberculosis :
Westfield State Sanitarium
$168.00
Rutland State Sanitarium
598.50
Hampden County Tuberculosis Hospital
579.09
$
1,345.59
Meat and Milk Inspection :
Meat
$134.70
Milk
412.32
$ 547.02
Toxin-Antitoxin
$100.00
$ 100.00
District Nurse
$1,000.00
$ 1,000.00
98
Vital Statistics :
Births
$298.50
Deaths
85.50
Marriages
116.00
$ 500.00
Total for Health
$ 4,546.61
Highway Department
General Repairs :
Superintendent
$1,170.00
Clerk
360.00
Office Expenses
12.97
Labor
10,962.85
Stone, Gravel, etc.
80.14
Equipment and Repairs
3,887.69
Gas and Oil
538.91
Road Oil
789.08
Lights
143.45
Telephone
141.67
Coal
289.23
Sundry Items
119.84
$ 18,495.83
Sidewalks and Curbing:
Superintendent
$275.00
Labor
1,814.35
Cement
376.82
Gas and Oil
35.01
Colprovia, etc.
471.64
Sundry Items
26.46
$ 2,999.28
99
Snow Removal :
Superintendent
$475.00
Labor
4,158.75
Trucks
241.75
Tools, Equipment and Repairs
1,865.75
Gas and Oil
426.55
Salt and Sand
982.99
Sundry Items
210.39
$
8,361.18
Oiling Roads :
Superintendent
$285.00
Labor
2,012.20
Equipment and Repairs
123.40
Grits and Sand
195.75
Gas and Oil
29.13
Road Oil
3,353.93
5,999.41 $
Sewers and Culverts :
Superintendent
$260.00
Labor
1,979.30
Supplies and Equipment
174.63
Gas and Oil
48.24
Sundry Items
36.43
$
2,498.60
Chapter 90:
Superintendent
$235.00
Labor
1,854.90
Sand
259.00
Road Oil
651.01
$ 2,999.91
100
Purchase of New Trucks
$3,026.75
$
3,026.75
Sewer-South Main Street:
Superintendent
$60.00
Labor
397.60
Supplies and Equipment
899.87
Cement
4.86
Gas and Oil
12.98
Excavation
524.00
$
1,899.31
Sewer-Shearer Street :
Superintendent
$15.00
Labor
271.90
Equipment and Supplies
157.41
Gas and Oil
3.58
$
447.89
Main Street-"D":
Superintendent
$60.00
Labor
441.80
Road Oil and Gravel
887.87
Trucks
9.00
1,399.67 $
Baptist Hill :
Superintendent
$40.00
Labor
582.40
Oil
478.97
Equipment and Repairs
85.96
Sundry Items
12.50
4
$ 1,199.83
101
Stewart, Crest and Mills Streets-"D":
Superintendent
$150.00
Labor
1,238.95
Equipment and Repairs
83.40
Oil, Sand, etc.
412.05
Sundry Items
12.50
$ 1,896.90
Pine Street-"D":
Superintendent
$45.00
Labor
266.30
Repairs
14.00
Oil, Sand, etc.
46.72
$
372.02
Church and Center Streets-"B":
Superintendent
$25.00
Labor
129.65
Supplies
4.00
Sand and Gravel
1.26
Gas and Oil
1.98
$
161.89
Squier Street-"A":
Superintendent
$10.00
Labor
91.50
Cement
38.25
$ 139.75
Snow Loader
$6,500.00
$ 6,500.00
102
Memorial Plots :
Labor Equipment and Repairs
$725.00
42.30
$ 767.30
Street Lighting :
Per Contract
$11,731.44
$ 11,731.44
Total for Highways
$ 70,896.96
Support of Poor
General Administration :
Salary of Board
$600.00
Salary of Secretary
330.00
Salary of Town Physician
491.00
Salary of Clerk
226.00
$ 1,647.00
Town Infirmary :
Salary of Warden
$1,500.00
Groceries and Provisions
1,438.52
Light and Fuel
452.65
Telephone
39.27
Seed and Grain
227.97
Medicine and Medical Attendance
61.43
Clothing
77.26
Repairs to Buildings
678.33
Sundry Items
333.18
$ 4,808.61
103
Outside Poor :
Clothing
$130.25
Groceries and Provisions
1,436.38
Coal and Wood
137.31
Board and Care
1,394.19
Hospital and Medical Attendance 1,520.68
Rent
173.58
Telephone
75.56
Administration Expenses
149.71
Sundry Items
143.00
$
5,160.66
Aid for State
$1,405.22
1,405.22 $
Aid by Other Cities and Towns :
Cities
$665.00
Towns
1,172.00
$ 1,837.00
Aid for Other Cities and Towns $ 9.80
$ 9.80
Total for Support of Poor
$ 14,868.29
Soldiers' Benefits
Soldier's Relief :
Agent
$1,560.00
Cash
2,873.00
Light and Fuel
511.89
Groceries and Provisions
1,849.92
Rent
1,466.00
104
Hospital, Medical and Medical Attendance
2,508.54
Clothing
93.61
Postage
6.00
Administrative Expense
33.07
Sundry Items
78.23
$ 10,980.26
State Aid
$694.50
Military Aid
1,320.00
$ 2,014.50
Total for Soldier's Benefits
$ 12,994.76
Old Age Assistance
General Administration :
Salary of Board
$300.00
Salary of Secretary
1,500.00
Salary of Clerk
900.00
$ 2,700.00
Assistance :
Cash
$52,678.73
For Other Cities and Towns
6,790.54
By Other Cities and Towns
679.47
For State
13,546.92
Indirect Payments
667.31
Telephone
13.51
Sundry Items
348.06
$ 74,724.54
Total for Old Age Assistance
$ 77,424.54
105
Aid to Dependent Children
General Administration :
Salary of Secretary
$330.00
Salary of Clerk
60.00
$ 390.00
Assistance :
Cash
$8,150.88
Equipment and Supplies
29.05
Transportation
8.00
Sundry Items
22.35
$
8,210.28
Total for Aid to Dependent Children $ 8,600.28
Veteran's Service Center :
Clerks
$2,458.00
Telephone
105.69
Postage
21.00
Supplies
243.71
Printing
72.44
Sundry Items
68.50
$
2,969.34
Education
General Administration :
Superintendent
$5,299.92
Clerks
3,199.91
Truant Officers
200.00
Printing, Stationery and Postage
129.26
Telephone
392.60
106
Traveling Expenses
189.55
Sundry Items
15.44
$
9,426.68
Teachers' Salaries :
High
$38,104.56
Elementary
56,732.28
. $ 94,836.84
Textbooks and Supplies :
High
$2,906.55
Elementary
2,319.74
$ 5,226.29
Transportation :
High
$5,750.00
Elementary
6,139.10
$ 11,889.10
Janitor Service :
High
$4,125.86
Elementary
10,387.09
$ 14,512.95.
Fuel and Light:
High
$3,958.01
Elementary
3,698.58
7,656.59 $
Maintenance of Building and Grounds :
High Elementary
$1,282.52
1,974.75
$ 3,257.27
107
Furniture and Furnishings : High $175.72
$ 175.72
Other Expenses :
Nurse and Physician
$3,399.92
Diplomas and Graduation Exercises 109.35
Miscellaneous Printing
195.25
Insurance
1,302.45
Sundry Items
1,271.87
$ 6,278.84
Adult Alien :
Salaries
$859.60
Janitors
120.00
Sundry Items
10.51
$
990.11
Trade School :
Tuition
$1,909.77
$ 1,909.77
Commercial :
Salaries
$6,698.00
Textbooks
38.71
Supplies and Equipment
534.76
Sundry Items
40.70
7,312.17 $
Music, Manual Training and Drawing :
Salaries
$5,505.52
Equipment and Supplies
20.27
Books
225.01
$ 5,750.80
108
Repairs : High Elementary
$1,387.97 1,896.83
3,284.80 $
Heating System-Three Rivers Grammar :
Per Contract $2,056.03
2,056.03 $
Elimination of Fire Hazards-Three Rivers,
Thorndike and Park Street Schools: Per Contract $9,226.00
Insurance 93.71
9,319.71 $
Insulation-Three Rivers Grammar :
Per Contract $700.00
$
700.00
Smith-Hughes Fund :
Salaries $581.64
$
581.64
Total for Education
$185,165.31
Young Men's Library Association
Per Agreement
$3,500.00
$
3,500.00
Legion Field, Eager Playground and Burleigh Park:
Labor
$2,523.40
Trucks 63.60
109
Lights
24.50
Water
64.70
Repairs, Supplies and Equipment 454.02
Gas and Oil
23.11
Tree Work
401.00
Burleigh Dam
894.85
Sundry Items
.60
$
4,449.78
Civilian Defense :
Salary
$1,140.00
Janitor
275.00
Telephone
85.49
Postage and Supplies
15.91
Travel Expense
8.05
$
1,524.45
Cemetery Department
Care and Maintenance :
Secretary
$150.00
Auto Hire
150.00
Labor
5,896.89
Gravel and Loam
216.40
1
Markers
48.00
Tools and Equipment
316.18
Trucks
389.00
Gas and Oil
32.35
Repairs
81.00
Sundry Items
163.13
1
7,442.95 $
Neglected Graves :
Care and Maintenance
$292.00
$ 292.00
110
Refunds :
On Poll Taxes
$12.00
On Real Estate Taxes
195.00
On M. V. Excise Taxes
45.83
$ 252.83
Municipal Indebtedness :
Wire Mill School Loan
$2,000.00
Municipal Relief Loan
3,000.00
$ 5,000.00
Interest
On Maturing Debt :
Wire Mill School Loan
$80.00
Municipal Relief Loan
75.00
$
155.00
On Trust Funds :
Cemetery Perpetual Care Funds
$899.34
$
899.34
Total for Interest $ 1,054.34
Agency and Trust
Withholding Tax:
Deductions
$21,935.65
Blue Cross and Blue Shield :
Deductions 897.25
Agency :
State Tax
6,800.00
County Tax 12,998.80
111
Dog Licenses for County
1,626.40
State Parks and Reservations
558.18
State Audit
424.07
$ 22,407.45
Trust :
Cemetery Perpetual Care Funds $2,700.00
$ 2,700.00
Total for Agency and Trust
$ 25,107.45
Unclassified
Wing Memorial Hospital
$244.68
County Aid to Agriculture
25.00
Printing Town Reports
708.40
General Insurance
1,412.22
Workmen's Compensation Insurance 1,171.97
Animal Inspection
300.00
Memorial Day
399.40
Memorial Hall Repairs
1,388.09
Town Engineers
50.00
Edw. T. Goodreau Post
166.00
$ 5,865.76
Grand Total
508,981.36
Cash on Hand December 31, 1946
379,355.97
$888,337.33
1
Non-Revenue Accounts
Trust Funds :
Cash and Securities $48,794.28
Thompson Fund $ 951.28
112
Merrick Fund
850.00
Cemetery Perpetual Care Funds
46,993.00
$48,794.28 $48,794.28
Net Funded Debt
$3,000.00
Municipal Relief Loan
$3,000.00
$3,000.00
$3,000.00
FRANCIS J. LYNCH
Bookkeeper
113
BALANCE SHEET FOR 1946
Appropriations, Grants, Refunds and Transfers
Amounts Expended
Balance
Selectmen's Salary Acct. $1,600.00
$1,600.00
"
General Expenses
980.00
978.14
$ 1.86
Contingent
5,000.00
3,434.00
1,571.00
Auditing for 1946
180.00
90.00
90.00
Accounting
1,980.00
1,863.89
116.11
Assessor's Salary
2,400.00
2,400.00
" Clerk
1,544.40
1,544.40
יי General Expenses
1,000.00
1,000.00
Town Clerk's Salary
615.00
615.00
Town Clerk's Expenses
125.00
124.98
.02
Town Clerk's Binding
Records
50.00
50.00
Collector's Salary -
Previous Years
570.00
190.00
380.00
1946
1,900.00
1,710.00
190.00
Collector's Clerk
1,196.00
1,196.00
Bond and Other
Expenses
895.00
868.19
26.81
"
Clerical Hire,
175.00
114.85
60.15
Treasurer's Salary
2,220.00
2,220.00
"
Clerical Hire
400.00
325.00
75.00
" Bond and Other Expenses
700.00
692.77
7.23
Tax Title Foreclosures
35.00
35.00
Election and Registration 2,500.00
2,456.80
43.20
Law and Claim
1,500.00
1,347.23
152.77
License Commissioners
150.00
69.25
80.75
Town Offices
1,966.00
1,946.06
19.94
Town House
275.00
249.55
25.45
Town Dump
780.00
780.00
Chief of Police
3,300.00
3,300.00
114
Appropriations, Grants, Refunds and Transfers
Amounts Expended
Balance
Deputy Chief
2,640.00
2,640.00
Day Patrol
2,640.00
2,640.00
Additional Day Patrol
2,000.00
2,000.00
Night Patrol
3,900.24
3,900.24
Special Police
4,980.00
4,720.69
259.31
Chief's Office
336.00
272.04
63.96
Lockup, Care, Rent, Fuel 1,630.00
1,570.59
59.41
Chief's Transportation
700.00
700.00
Car Hire
150.00
124.50
25.50
Motorcycle Upkeep
200.00
200.00
Bicycle Registrations
25.00
25.00
Police Other Expenses
350.00
348.89
1.11
Forest Fires
2,000.00
1,757.68
242.32
Moth Dept.
1,300.00
1,229.10
70.90
Tree Dept.
2,300.00
2,289.75
10.25
Sealer's Salary
690.00
690.00
" Other Expenses
160.00
155.12
4.88
Salaries-Board of Health
300.00
300.00
Salary-Clerk
220.00
220.00
Tuberculosis and
Contagious Diseases
3,500.00
1,300.50
2,199.50
Meat and Milk Inspection
550.00
547.02
2.98
Toxin-Antitoxin
100.00
100.00
Vital Statistics
500.00
500.00
District Nurse
1,000.00
1,000.00
Highway Repairs
18,501.32
18,495.83
5.49
Snow Removal
7,500.00
8,361.18 861.18 OD
Snow Loader
6,500.00
6,500.00
Oiling Roads
6,000.00
5,999.41
.59
Chapter 90 Maintenance
3,000.00
2,999.91
.09
Sewers and Culverts
2,500.00
2,498.60
1.40
Walk Repairs
3,000.00
2,999.28
.72
New Trucks
3,047.23
3,026.75
20.48
115
Appropriations, Grants, Refunds and Transfers
Amounts Expended
Balance
So. Main St. Sewer
1,900.00
1,899.31
.69
Shearer St. Sewer
450.00
447.89
2.11
Street Repairs -
"
Pine St. "D"
375.00
372.02
2.98
Main St. "D"
1,400.00
1,399.67
.33
" Stewart, Crest and Hill "D"
1,900.00
1,896.90
3.10
"
Baptist Hill
1,200.00
1,199.83
.17
Sidewalk -
Squier St. "A"
140.00
139.75
.25
Curbing - Church and
Center St. "B"
162.00
161.89
.11
Street Lighting
12,162.75
11,731.44
431.31
Memorial Approaches
768.00
767.30
.70
Public Welfare Dept:
Support of Poor
13,500.00
13,221.29
278.71
Town Physician
500.00
491.00
9.00
Salary of Junior Clerk
226.00
226.00
Salary of Agent
330.00
330.00
Salary of Board
600.00
600.00
Old Age Assistance :
Salary of Board
300.00
300.00
Assistance
50,021.55
49,542.90
478.65
Federal Grant for
Administration
939.64
733.97
205.67
Federal Grant for Aid
29,547.43
26,847.67
2,699.76
Aid to Dependent Children:
Aid
6,280.00
6,280.00
Federal Grant for
Administration
363.96
169.40
194.56
Federal Grant for Aid
2,407.07
2,150.88
256.19
Soldiers Relief
11,000.00
10,299.26
.74
State Aid
1,200.00
715.50
484.50
Military Aid
1,500.00
1,280.00
220.00
116
Appropriations, Grants, 1 Refunds and Transfers
Amounts Expended
Balance
Veteran's Service Center 3,300.00
2,969.34
330.66
Burial of Soldiers and Sailors
100.00
100.00
Education :
Support of Schools
169,517.20 169,516.15
1.05
New Steam Boiler
2,176.43
2,056.03
120.40
Adult Alien Educ.
1,500.00
990.11
509.89
Trade School Tuition
2,000.00
1,909.77
90.23
Special Appropriation
91.90
91.90
Elimination of
Fire Hazards
13,500.00
9,319.71
4,180.29
Smith-Hughes Fund
585.64
581.64
4.00
Insulation - Three Rivers
Grammar
700.00
700.00
Young Men's Library Ass'n.
3,500.00
3,500.00
Animal Inspection -
Salary
200.00
200.00
Expenses
100.00
100.00
Civilian Defense
1,565.00
1,524.45
40.55
County Aid to Agriculture
25.00
25.00
Public Dump
50.00
50.00
Edw. T. Goodreau Post
166.00
166.00
General Insurance
1,428.00
1,412.22
15.78
Workmen's Compensation
Insurance
1,172.00
1,171.97
.03
Legion Field, Eager Playground
and Burleigh Park
4,450.00
4,449.78
.22
Memorial Day
400.00
399.40
.60
Planning Board
300.00
18.10
281.90
Repairs - Memorial Hall 1,388.09
1,388.09
Town Engineers
50.00
50.00
Town Reports
708.40
708.40
Wing Memorial Hospital
500.00
244.68
255.32
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Appropriations, Grants, Refunds and Transfers
Amounts Expended
Balance
W.P.A.
50.00
50.00
Reserve Fund
14,000.00
14,000.00
Care of Cemeteries
8,000.00
7,442.95
557.05
Care of Neglected Graves
300.00
292.00
8.00
Tool House - Oak Knoll Cemetery
1,000.00
1,000.00
Maturing Debt
5,000.00
5,000.00
Interest on Maturing Debt
155.00
. 155.00
Interest on Temporary Loans
1.00
1.00
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Trial Balance
Dr.
Cr.
Cash
$379,355.97
Taxes, 1945
165.07
Taxes, 1946
18,648.69
M. V. Excise Tax, 1945
28.70
M. V. Excise Tax, 1946
948.09
Tax Titles
37,585.04
Tax Possessions
1,768.35
Overlay, 1945
198.37 1,236.46
Overlay, 1946
Overlay Reserve
18,743.29
Accounts Receivable :
Board of Health
5:00
Highways
15.12
Schools
325.10
Old Age Assistance
846.60
Aid to Dependent Children
887.62
Veteran's Benefits
1,101.50
Park Department
35.00
Special Assessment, Sidewalk and Curbing
97.74
County Tax
214.95
State Parks and Reservations
209.32
Dog Licenses - Town Clerk
9.00
Sale of Land Account
2.950.00
Sale of Forest Lake Schoolhouse
800.00
Blue Cross & Shield Deductions
67.15
Withholding Tax Deductions
2,336.30
Departmental Revenue
3,215.94
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State Aid to Highways-
Maintenance
.03
Construction
20,000.00
County Aid to Highways- Maintenance Construction
1,000.00
10,000.00
Motor Vehicle Excise Tax Revenue
976.79
Tax Title Revenue
38,826.33
District Tax Title Revenue
527.06
Sidewalk and Curbing Assessment
Revenue
97.74
State and County Aid to Highways
Revenue
31,003.03
Excess and Deficiency
323,813.14
Auditing and Accounting
· 90.00
Town Clerk-Binding Records
50.00
Tax Collector's Salary-Previous years
380.00
Tax Collector's Salary, 1946
190.00
Snow Removal 861.18
Chapter 90, Road Construction
40,000.00
Old Age Assistance:
Federal Grant for Administration
205.67
Federal Grant for Aid
2,699.76
Aid to Dependent Children:
Federal Grant for Administration
194.56
Federal Grant for Aid
256.19
Education-Elimination of Fire Hazards
4,180.29
Education-Smith-Hughes Fund
4.00
Public Dump-Rent or Lease
50.00
Oak Knoll Cemetery-Tool House
1,000.00
Interest on Temporary Loan
1.00
$474,099.07
$474,099.07
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Report of Board of Selectmen
The Board organized with Peter F. Warakomski as Chairman and George B. Cheney as Clerk.
The following appointments were made: Hon. Ernest E. Hobson, Town Counsel; Harriette Paine, Bookkeeper ; Jeremiah Lamery, Supt. of Highways; Robert L. Mc- Donald, Clerk of Highways; Stanley J. Strzemienski, Moth Supt .; Walter Connor, Burial Agent; Charles O. Murphy Auctioneer; Howard Banks, Janitor of Lockup; Kjeld Johnson, Keeper of Dump; Victor French and George L. Rogers, Town Engineers; Albert A. Boissey, Sealer of Weights and Measures: George S. Gay, In- spection of Animals.
During the year Harriette Paine resigned as Book- keeper after thirty years service and was replaced by Francis J. Lynch.
Joseph Marchelewicz returned from the armed serv- ices during the year and resumed his duties as Inspector of Animals replacing George S. Gay who had served in his absence.
Under the project of resurfacing of roads, a total of nine and one half miles of road were oiled and a total of 39,924 gallons of oil was used.
On new work specified by special articles a total of 9516 gallons of oil was used.
A total of 1858 feet of sidewalks were covered with Type 1 material and 615 feet of concrete walk and curb-
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ing was constructed. Included in the latter figure were several driveway approaches.
There were 27 new sewer connections completed during the year.
All work was completed as specified under special articles.
Respectfully submitted,
PETER F. WARAKOMSKI GEORGE B. CHENEY DANIEL W. O'CONNOR Board of Selectmen
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Civilian Defense and Rationing Board
Appropriation :
$1,565.00
Expenditures :
Salary
$1,140.00
Telephone
85.49
Janitor
275.00
Supplies
15.19
Postage
.72
Travel Expense
8.05
$ 1,524.45
Balance
$ 40.55
Respectfully submitted,
HENRY W. HOLBROOK
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Report of Tree Warden
Amount appropriated
$ 2,300.00
Amount spent
2,289.75
Balance
$ 10.25
During the year 1946 the Tree Dept. took down 26 trees which were dangerous or badly infected. The Dept. took out 5 stumps, which were obstructive to walks or private property. The Dept. trimmed 186 trees of dan- gerous dead limbs and limbs rubbing houses or roofs. The Dept. raised low limbs on various streets through- out the villages. During the summer months we had a severe storm which knocked down a number of trees and broke and split a great many branches, which had to be repaired. During 1946 the dutch elm disease was dis- covered in Palmer and four infected trees had to be taken down and disposed of.
During 1947 the most important job of this depart- ment is to combat the Dutch Elm disease which is spreading throughout New England and which will de- stroy our elm trees if not halted.
W. H. CAMBO,
Tree Warden
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Report of Forest Fire Warden
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen Town of Palmer, Massachusetts
Gentlemen:
I submit my report for the year ending December 31, 1946, and recommendations as follows:
During this year our department answered alarms for twenty-three forest, brush or grass fires many of which were believed caused by sparks from railroad en- gines. For these fires caused by railroads the Town was reimbursed to the extent of some $342.00 Two convic- tions were obtained through the local court for the start- ing and/or burning of outside fires without permits.
At the writing of this report our department has not yet obtained a license from the Federal Communica- tions Commission for our two-way radio. Many tech- nicalities and a lot of red tape has tied the permit up, but we hope to have the set in operation this year in conjunction with the radios maintained and operated by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Forestry Depart- ment in conjunction with whom we shall operate.
The condition of the equipment is excellent and maintainance costs have been low. Some 450 feet of forest fire hose was purchased this year to replace hose bought during the war years which has proved un- satisfactory and a liability.
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Our recommendations for this year include again an- other portable forest fire pump and the addition of a two- way radio to operate in conjunction with our mobile unit and be located at the headquarters of our department here. These recommendations entail an appropriation of about $1,000.00 and will increase the efficiency of our department greatly.
Stress is again made to our townspeople that per- mits are necessary for all open air fires at any time of the year, regardless of weather conditions.
My thanks to your Board for your loyal cooperation this past year.
Respectfully submitted,
VICTOR M. FRENCH
Forest Warden
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
School Committee
OF THE
TOWN of PALMER
For the fiscal year ending December 31, 1946
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CALENDAR
Winter Term:
Begins January 6, 1947; ends February 21, 1947
Spring Term:
Begins March 3, 1947; ends April 25, 1947
Summer Term :
Grades
Begins May 5, 1947; ends June 13, 1947
High
Begins May 5, 1947; ends June 27, 1947
Fall Term:
Begins September 2, 1947; ends December 19, 1947
Winter Term:
Begins December 29, 1947; ends February 20, 1948
Spring Term :
Begins March 1, 1948; ends April 23, 1948
Summer Term:
Grades
Begins May 3, 1948; ends June 11, 1948
High
Begins May 3, 1948; ends June 25, 1948
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VACATIONS
Winter :
February 22, 1947, to March 2, 1947
Spring :
April 26, 1947, to May 4, 1947
Summer :
Grades
June 14, 1947, to September 1, 1947
High
June 28, 1947, to September 1, 1947
Fall :
December 20, 1947, to December 28, 1947
Winter:
February 21, 1948, to February 29, 1948
Spring :
April 24, 1948, to May 2, 1948
Summer :
Grades
June 12, 1948, to September 6, 1948
High
June 26, 1948, to September 6, 1948
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School Committee 1946-1947
GARRETT P. T. CAVANAUGH, Chairman
CLIFTON H. HOBSON, Secretary
TREVOR BAKER
GARRETT P. T. CAVANAUGH
STANLEY W. WISNEWSKI
JOSEPH A. FUREY
DR. CHARLES H. GIROUX*
Term expires 1949
Term expires 1948
Term expires 1948 Term expires 1947
Term expires 1947
Regular meetings of the School Committee are held at 7 p. m. on the Tuesday before the last Friday of each school month.
All bills must be in the hands of the Superintendent on Monday before the above date.
Superintendent of Schools, Clifton H. Hobson
Office Hours : 8 a. m. to 12 m .; 1 to 5 p. m.
*- Resigned October 24, 1946-Paul Heine, Jr., elected to succeed Dr. Giroux December 30, 1946.
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Report of Superintendent of Schools
To the School Committee of the Town of Palmer :
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