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870.00
868.48
1.52
Tax Title Foreclosures 100.00
100.00
Election and Registration 3,363.00
3,351.06
11.94
Law and Claim
1,500.00
1,266.07
233.93
License Comm. Exp.
121.00
120.75
.25
Town Offices
2,700.00
2,665.38
34.62
Town House
150.00
133.40
16.60
Town Dump
999.00
998.95
.05
Other Exp.
1,000.00
1,000.00
Account
99
Appropriations, Grants, Refunds and Transfers
Amount Expended
Balance
Account
Salary, Chief of Police
3,960.00
3,960.00
" Deputy Chief
3,240.00
3,240.00
Night Patrol
2,700.00
2,700.00
Day Patrol
2,200.00
2,200.00
Village Patrols
4,915.00
4,915.00
Special Police
5,700.00
5,691.40
8.60
Chief's Office
375.00
371.20
3.80
Lockup
1,680.00
1,643.39
36.61
Chief's Transportation
700.00
700.00
Extra Car Hire
300.00
222.00
78.00
Bicycle Registrations
25.00
25.00
Police Other Expenses
402.00
401.51
.49
Forest Warden's Dept.
5,576.68
5,573.84
2.84
Forest Warden's
2-way Radio
750.00
750.00
Moth Suppression
1,500.00
1,456.58
43.42
Tree Department
2,000.00
1,996.47
3.53
Sealer's Salary
740.00
740.00
Sealer's Other Exp.
260.00
257.26
2.74
Board of Health Salaries
600.00
600.00
Board of Health, Clerk
220.00
220.00
Tuberculosis, Contagious 3,000.00
942.92
2,057.08
Diseases and other Exp.
Vermin Control
280.00
275.00
5.00
Toxin-antitoxin
100.00
100.00
Meat and Milk Insp.
600.00
560.63
39.37
Animal Insp., Salary
200.00
200.00
Animal Insp., Expenses
100.00
99.70
.30
Vital Statistics
800.00
800.00
District Nurse
1,000.00
1,000.00
Medical, Parochial and
Private Schools
200.00
200.00
General Highways
30,995.00
30,993.88
1.12
Breckenridge St., "A"
1,000.00
919.67
80.33
100
Appropriations, Grants, Refunds and Transfers
Amount Expended
Balance
Trucks, sweeper, sanders 8,400.00
7,943.50
456.50
Sewers and Culverts
7,000.00
6,998.64
1.36
Sewer-Oak St., "C"
650.00
649.41
.59
"
-- Conant St., "A"
400.00
398.88
1.12
"
-Park St., "A"
220.00
216.96
3.04
-North St., "C"
2,655.62
2,651.99
3.63
-Wilson Ave., "A"
400.00
392.34
7.66
Sidewalks and curbing
2,000.00
1,983.95
16.05
Sidewalk-Brown St., "A" 250.00
247.97
2.03
-High St., "B" 1,200.00
1,187.02
12.98
Oiling Roads
8,000.00
7,999.86
.14
Chapter 90 Maintenance
4,500.00
4,446.12
53.88
Chap. 90 Const.,
High St., "B"
6,407.42
4,652.52
1,754.90
Three Rivers Bridge 134,000.00
134,000.00
Snow Removal, 1947 O. D. 1,736.32
1,736.32
Snow Removal
16,700.00
16,641.47
58.53
Chap. 90 Const.
No. Main St., "A"
430.05
430.05
Street lighting
12,387.75
12,085.85
301.90
Committee Exp.,
Main St. Repairs
150.00
150.00
Public Welfare Dept .---
Salaries of Board
600.00
600.00
Salary of Agent
330.00
330.00
Salary of Social worker
226.00
226.00
Support of Poor
16,512.00
15,626.35
885.65
Town Physician
500.00
500.00
Old Age Assistance-
Salaries of Board
600.00
600.00
Assistance
53,051.26
53,051.26
Federal Grant for Administration
1,424.79
1,363.12
61.67
Federal Grant for Aid 44,703.59
44,579.20
124.39
Account
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Appropriations, Grants, Refunds and Transfers
Amount Expended
Balance
Account
Aid to Dependent Children-
Aid
7,245.00
7,214.12
30.88
Federal Grant for Administration
283.36
100.36
183.00
Federal Grant for Aid 3,355.27
2,422.52
932.75
Veterans' Benefits
15,015.00
14,294.38
720.62
Veterans' Service
Center
2,112.00
2,089.06
22.94
Burial of Soldiers or
Sailors
100.00
100.00
Education-
Support of Schools
233,442.75 233,426.79
15.96
Adult Alien Educ.
1,500.00
1,499.15
.85
Trade School Tuition
2,911.73
2,882.22
29.51
Elimination of Fire Hazards
629.72
226.73
402.99
Smith-Hughes Fund
308.98
163.94
145.04
George Barden Fund
302.00
224.70
77.30
Young Men's
Library Assn.
4,000.00
4.000.00
Parking Meter
Equip. Fund
1,325.00
1,321.13
3.87
General Insurance
4,000.00
4,000.00
Legion Field, Eager
Playground and
Burleigh Park
6,500.00
6,489.55
10.45
Memorial Plots
1,200.00
1,193.09
6.91
Grandstand and Field House, Legion Field
5,000.00
5,000.00
Development of new dump 900.25
136.05
764.20
Memorial Day
425.00
369.04
55.96
Planning Board
300.00
254.50
45.50
Memorial Hall Repairs
244.83
176.33
68.50
Town Engineers
75.00
75.00
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Appropriations, Grants, Refunds and Transfers
Amount Expended
Balance
Account
Town Report
1,006.25
1,006.25
Wing Mem. Hosp.
500.00
500.00
Base map and
zoning by-law
400.00
400.00
Reserve Fund
15,000.00
15,000.00
Public dump -
rent or lease
50.00
50.00
V. F. W. Quarters
460.00
452.45
7.55
Hampden County
Retirement System
2,472.90
2,472.90
W. P. A.
50.00
50.00
Cemeteries
10,548.00
10,462.78
85.22
Care of neglected graves
300.00
300.00
Oak Knoll Toolhouse
1,000.00
1,000.00
Interest on Temporary
loans
1.00
1.00
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Trial Balance
DR.
CR.
Cash
$439,214.53
Taxes, 1947
3,841.00
Taxes, 1948
31,818.69
M. V. Excise Tax, 1947
194.74
M. V. Excise Tax, 1948
1,858.87
Tax Titles
32,010.73
Tax Possessions
1,156.63
Sidewalk and Curbing Assessment
97.74
Overlay, 1947
125.43
Overlay, 1948
Overlay Reserve
$ 15,877.18 20,029.94
Accounts Receivable :
Forest Fires
33.00
Highways
267.75
Public Welfare
421.27
Aid to Dependent Children
1,229.61
Old Age Assistance
300.12
Veteran's Benefits
4,822.59
Schools
475.60
State Aid to Highways- Maintenance 1,500.00
County Aid to Highways- Maintenance
1,500.00
State Aid to Highways-
Construction 78,000.00
County Aid to Highways- Construction
32,500.00
Withholding Tax Deductions
Retirement Deductions
2,608.60 511.40
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DR. CR.
Blue Cross and Shield Deductions
95.25
Parking Meter Account
590.08
County Tax
623.08
Hampden County Tuber. Hosp. Assessment
40.12
State Parks and Reservations
95.96
Dog Licenses-Town Clerk
17.40
Sale of Land Account
6,380.00
Plan Preparation-High School Addition
685.00
Plan Preparation-Grandstand
58.50
M. V. Excise Tax Revenue
2,053.61
Tax Title Revenue
33,150.62
Fire District Tax Title Revenue
16.74
Due Treasurer Fire Dist. No. 1
28.63
Due Treasurer Fire Dist. No. 3
5.40
Departmental Revenue
7,549.94
State and County Aid to Highway Revenue
113,500.00
Sidewalk and Curbing Asessment Revenue
97.74
Excess and Deficiency
286,773.05
Auditing
90.00
Collector's Salary, Previous yrs.
230.00
Collector's Salary, 1948
260.00
Collector's Office Equipment
111.00
Chapter 90 Bridge Construction
134,000.00
Old Age Asst., Federal Grant for Admin.
61.67
Old Age Asst., Federal Grant for Aid 124.39
Aid to Dependent Children, Federal Grant for Admin. 183.00
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DR. CR.
Aid to Dependent Children, Federal Grant for Aid
932.75
Education :
Elimination of Fire Hazards
402.99
Smith-Hughes Fund
145.04
George Barden Fund
77.30
Grandstand and Field House
5,000.00
Base Map and Zoning By-Laws
400.00
$632,087.34
$632,087.34
Respectfully Submitted,
FRANCIS J. LYNCH
Bookkeeper
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Report of License Commissioners
The Board of Selectmen
Palmer, Massachusetts
Gentlemen :
Listed below are the licenses granted by the License Commissioners for the year 1948 :
All Alcoholic :
Restaurants 4
Innholders
5
Clubs 5
Retail Package
2
Drug Stores
3
(Seasonal)
Clubs
2
Restaurants
3
Retail Package 1
Malt Beverage and Wines :
Restaurants
6
Retail Package
2
(Seasonal)
Restaurant
1
One Day Licenses
28
Common Victualer's Licenses
40
Innholder's Licenses
6
Lodging Houses
3
Respectfully submitted,
PALMER LICENSE COMMISSIONERS Joseph J. Papuzenski
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Report of Park Commissioners
To the Selectmen and Citizens of Palmer :
The Park Commissioners herewith present their re- port for the year ending December 31, 1948 :
The continuing use and enjoyment of our parks and playgrounds is the best indication of the increasing ap- preciation by the people of the town of the recreational facilities which the Town of Palmer owns and maintains.
During the past year, several notable additions have been made. The bath-houses at Burleigh Park have been renovated and improved, toilets installed, a well and elec- tric pump put into operation and drinking water piped to the picnic ground area. Attendance at the Park and pool was again much greater than the year before, and all in- dications point to a still further increased attendance in 1949.
The small field house at Eager Playground, started in 1947, has been completed, providing public toilet fa- cilities for both the Playground and Legion Field, as well as a small amount of storage and work space. Additional storage space is definitely needed, as a considerable part of our equipment has to be left exposed to the winter weather for lack of available room to store it.
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Legion Field has been well maintained and has again been the center of the sports activities of the whole town. The football field, which was repaired last Spring, was considerably damaged by the long drought of last sum- mer and fall, as well as by its normal use during the sea- son, and will require extensive work early this year.
By arrangement with the Selectmen the care of the several Memorial plots in the Town, as well as the Com- mon at Three Rivers, were turned over to this depart- ment for operation, and a start has been made toward developing playground and recreational facilities in the villages. Due to rising costs and lack of available funds, we have not been able to do as much as was hoped and in- tended, but we feel that additional progress can be made this year, and that the development of the Three Rivers Common and similar smaller areas in Thorndike and Bondsville will serve a public need and prove to be well worth the comparatively small expense involved. .
It is expected that the portable bleachers authorized at a special town meeting last year will be installed this season.
The commissioners wish to express their apprecia- tion of the cooperation of the school department, the Par- ent-Teacher's Associations, the several athletic associa- tions of the town, and the townspeople, many of whom have been of material assistance during the year. The work of cur caretaker, Carmine Russo, has again been excellent and has occasioned much favorable comment.
Legion Field, Eager Playground and Burleigh Park Appropriation $6,500.00
Expenditures
Legion Field and Eager Playground :
Labor $ 2,011.53
Truck hire
97.50
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Clerk 35.00
Water rent
9.10
Lights
40.19
Equipment and Supplies
482.71
Equipment Repairs
21.10
Public Toilets and Toolhouse
1,521.02
Fertilizer
55.00
Gas and Oil
24.19
Lime
12.60
$4,309.94
Burleigh Park :
Labor
$ 871.36
Truck Hire 33.00
Setting up two buildings and adding 10 ft. room 987.36
Installing and wiring pump
78.88
Equipment and Supplies
122.01
Lights
7.00
Excavating and Grading
40.00
Spraying Trees
40.00
$2,179.61
Total Expenditures
$6,489.55
Balance
$
10.45
Legion Field Receipts
$
160.00
Memorial Plots
Appropriation $1,200.00
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Expenditures
Labor
$ 816.11
Truck hire
67.00
Power Mower Repairs
69.30
Flagpole Repairs
8.00
1 Merry-go-round
118.73
6 Swing Seats
46.80
1 Swing
53.35
Equipment and Supplies
13.80
$1,193.09
Balance
$ 6.91
Respectfully submitted,
ALLEN F. DAVIS
JAMES J. KANE
LADISLAS LAVIOLETTE
STANLEY G. WILK
Park Commissioners
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Report of Forest Fire Warden
December 31, 1948
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen
Town of Palmer, Massachusetts
Gentlemen:
I submit herewith my report for the Forest Fire De- partment for the year ending December 31, 1948, as fol- lows :
During this year our Forest Fire Department has answered alarms for forty-six forest, brush and grass fires. I believe this is without doubt the greatest num- ber of such fires occuring in the Town of Palmer in any one year, in the history of the Town. This large number of fires coupled with the extremely dry Fall presented a serious problem for this department. The fact that all of these fires were brought under control within a short time after their discovery by this department is some- thing for the townspeople to be thankful for. Your War- den is appreciative of the extreme hardship suffered by the men of this department this past year and, too is thankful for their cooperation.
By a large majority, the bulk of the fires this past year have been of suspicious origin. One suspect was de- tained and confessed some of these fires, but still the
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large majority are believed to have been incendiary and by some other party. This condition has not yet been corrected and we still have to face the fact that until the party responsibile for setting fires in this Town can be brought before our local Court, we will not be free from fires, either Forest or Building fires. The condi- tion is more serious than many of our people realize. The cooperation of all of our Townspeople is needed to help remedy this condition.
Thanks to the installation of our Main Two-way Ra- dio this department has been able to operate with a di- rect line of communication with headquarters at all times. This enables us to dispatch promptly added men and equipment to needed locations with a minimum loss of time.
A large share of credit for controlling the many fires this past year, especially during the hazardous sea- son this Fall, was the constant use, by this department, of a "Wetting Agent" to the water supply. The cost of this chemical undoubtedly saved the Town hundreds of dollars for without it we would not have been able to gain control of the many fires this past year.
The fact that more and more citizens of our Town are cooperating. in obtaining the necessary permits for all open air fires is encouraging.
The equipment of the department is in excellent condition, thanks to the efforts of the boys and men of this department. However, the department still is in need of a tank truck to furnish water for fighting forest fires. We have been fortunate this past year that we have been able to control, without additional water
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brought in by tank truck, our many fires. We may not be as fortunate again.
I want to express my thanks to your Board for your fine cooperation this past year.
Respectfully submitted,
VICTOR M. FRENCH
Forest Warden
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REPORT OF TOWN PLANNING BOARD
The new Planning Board elected February 2, 1948 under Chapter 41 Section 81 of the General Laws held its first meeting February 6 and elected Timothy Crim- mins as Chairman and Francis Sinervo as Secretary.
The unfinished work of the proposed Zoning by- laws was taken up by the Planning Board and Mr. M. O. Saunders, Planning Engineer of the City of Springfield.
Eight regular meetings, two special meetings, and one public hearing June 28, 1948 were held during the year.
The Zoning by-laws were completed and turned over to the Selectmen to insert in the Town Warrant which would come before the voters of Palmer, February 14, 1949.
Respectfully submitted,
TIMOTHY D. CRIMMINS, Chairman KENNETH H. MARCY
CLEOPHAS R. POTVIN PATRICK J. NAGLE
MICHAEL J. SULLIVAN
FRANCIS R. SINERVO, Secretary
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Report of Young Men's Library Association
The circulation for the year 1948:
Main Library, Palmer
20990
Bondsville
9020
Thorndike
6110
Three Rivers
5141
Total
41261
The reading room has been used by 2389 of our patrons. Also the students in our schools in the pre- paration of their course of study are continuous users of our reference books of which we have 807, to which will be added more recommended by those in charge of our schools, from time to time as our funds permit.
We hope in the near future to provide in Three Rivers a more accessable location of our branch in that village with more books and better opportunities to ob- tain them. The present location in Three Rivers School Building has not proved satisfactory to our borrowers as is shown by the circulation in that village.
We owned on January 1, 1949 16,564 books of which 5942 were non-fiction.
We have had an additional gift by Andrew B. Rath- bone of $2500 to be added to the Trust Fund he estab- lished for the Library. That fund now having reached
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the sum of $7500. All funds of these trusts become per- petual and only the interest can be used for Library purposes. It is our hope that our citizens, realizing as they must the importance of a Library in the culture, education and search for knowledge for those now liv- ing and who will in the future live in our town, will es- tablish a trust of their own for Library purposes no matter how small this first amount may be to which may be added small amounts as they have the opportunity, with the full knowledge that they have made a lasting provision for the betterment of their fellow citizens.
We have also had a gift of 9 adult non-fiction, 5 fiction, 1 reference and 3 juvenile non-fiction books from our patrons and the Orrin P. Allen Library which consists of several hundred books which we believe will be of great value historically to our town. This collection we have not as yet been able to catalog but this will be done as soon as we have the opportunity. Another gift received during the year is that of two oil paintings, Jesse portraits of Captain Joseph King, grandson of John King, the first white settler in Palmer, and that of esse sepa King, son of Captain Joseph King. This gift was made by Josephine E. King of Westerly Rhode Island, a decendent of John King and her gift is sincerely ap- preciated.
Joseph
We wish to thank our citizens for the help they have given us and assure them of our sincere apprecia- tion of their suggestions and advice for the betterment of our service to our borrowers, 3,132 now using the Library.
CHARLES L. WAID
Librarian
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YOUNG MEN'S LIBRARY ASSOCIATION TREASURER'S REPORT
For the Year Ending December 31, 1948
RECEIPTS
Balance January 1, 1948 $ .94
Income from Investments
1,635.51
Town of Palmer, Appropriation
4,000.00
Fines Collected
175.16
Books Sold and Miscellaneous
55.57
$5,867.18
DISBURSEMENTS
Books and Magazines
1,077.35
Salaries and Services
4,018.10
Light and Telephone
100.11
Fuel
538.24
Repairs and Supplies
59.52
Insurance
41.31
Miscellaneous Expenses
32.15
Balance, December 31, 1948
.40
$5,867.18
Respectfully submitted,
ALLEN F. DAVIS
Treasurer
The accounts of the Treasurer have been audited and approved by me this 18th day of January, 1949.
FREEMAN A. SMITH Auditor
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Report of Tree Warden
Amount Appropriated $ 2,000.00 $ 1,996.47
Amount spent
During the year 1949 the Tree Department did its usual yearly work of taking out dead wood, clearing up broken limbs after storms, raising limbs over roofs and chimneys, taking down dead trees, shaping up young trees and raising low limbs over walks and roads.
In addition to this the Department took down eight trees afflicted with the Dutch Elm disease. These trees were in outlying sections of the town with the exception of one which was on Squier street. The outlying trees af- fected were trees which the town does not regularly take care of.
The three large Elm trees on Main street, Palmer, near the Converse house, were taken down this year. They have been standing there for a great many years, but due to their roots breaking up the side-walk and road and cars hitting them when parking, it became advisable to take them down. The installation of parking meters also became a factor in the decision to take them down. A large Elm tree on Pleasant street, Palmer, was taken down because of its obstruction to a new Garage being built.
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The two main objectives of the Tree Department for 1949 are the planting of trees and the checking of the Dutch Elm disease.
The Tree Department needs a program of tree plant- ing. A great many streets with new houses on them need trees, where trees have been taken down, they need re- placing, and several of the school yards need trees badly. Due to the high cost of trees the past few years the Tree Department has not planted any trees as its appropria- tion does not warrant spending the amount necessary to plant trees.
The Dutch Elm diseases is still a dangerous threat to our elm trees in Massachusetts and unless we keep working on it we will lose a great many of them. We are still trimming dead wood from them, taking down dead ones and spraying all the street trees and we feel that Palmer with only six diseased trees in town and only one on the main street is in a much better condition than our surrounding towns.
Respectively submitted,
WALTER H. CAMBO
Tree Warden
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Auditors' Report
TOWN'S INFIRMARY
Receipts
Total Receipts, 1948
$314.40
Expenditures
Paid Town Treasurer
$314.40
SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
Receipts
Fees Collected
$197.46
Paid Town Treasurer
$197.46
TOWN CLERK
Dog Licenses
Receipts
1947 Licenses
4 @ $2.00
$8.00
3 @ 5.00
15.00
Fees Collected
464 @
2.00
928.00
96 @
5.00
480.00
209 @
2.00
418.00
3 @ 10.00
30.00
1 @ 50.00
50.00
$ 1,929.00
Expenditures
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Expenditures
Paid Town Treasurer
Paid John T. Brown
$1,773.00 156.00
$
1,929.00
TAX COLLECTOR'S REPORT
Account of 1946
Outstanding January 1, 1948
$200.12
Interest and demands
5.08
$ 205.20
Paid Treasurer
$76.30
Added to tax titles
5.85
Abatements
123.05
$ 205.20
Account of 1947
Outstanding January 1, 1948
$30,657.73
Additional Assessor's warrants
to be collected
105.66
Interest and demands
441.27
Poll tax abated after payment
2.00
Motor vehicle excise taxes
abated after payment
23.38
$ 31,230.04
Paid Treasurer
$26,896.69
Abatements
291.61
Added to tax titles
6.00
$ 27,194.30
Outstanding December 31, 1948 $ 4,035.74
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Account of 1948
Assessors' warrants to be collected $391,610.60 154.64
Interest and demands
Poll tax abated after payment 2.00
Motor vehicle excise taxes abated after payment 695.95
Refund of overpayment of personal property tax 3.00
$392,466.19
Paid Treasurer
$353,238.20
Abatements
5,550.43
$358,788.63
Outstanding December 31, 1948
$ 33,677.56
Miscellaneous Tax Levies
Real estate taxes, previously exempted collected from estates of deceased persons $462.60
Interest
87.54
$
550.14
Paid Treasurer
$
550.14
Fox Street Sidewalk
Outstanding December 31, 1948 $ 97.74
JOHN T. BROWN
Collector of Taxes
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TREASURER'S REPORT
Receipts
Balance on hand January 1, 1948
$398,500.26
John T. Brown, Tax Collector
Taxes, 1946
$71.22
Interest & Demands
5.08
Taxes, 1947
26,455.42
Interest & Demands, 1947
441.27
Taxes, 1948
353,083.56
Interest & Demands, 1948
154.64
Deceased Persons Taxes & Int.
550.14
Withholding Tax Deductions
26,240.10
Retirement Deductions
4,755.97
Sale of Tax Possessions
250.00
Commonwealth of Mass .:
Taxes, Reinbursements, Etc.
228,118.72
Chapter 90 Contract No. 10122
2,820.36
Chapter 90 Contract No. 10701
567.58
Chapter 90 Contract No. 10368
998.22
Chapter 90 Contract No. 10527
1,996.30
County of Hampden :
Chapter 90 Contract No. 10122
1,410.20
Chapter 90 Contract No. 10701
283.79
Chapter 90 Contract No. 10368
998.22
Chapter 90 Contract No. 10527
.998.15
All Other Sources
33,241.19
$683,440.13
$1,081,940.39
Disbursements
Paid out on Selectmen's Warrants
$642,725.86
Balance on hand Dec. 31, 1948
439,214.53
$1,081,940.39
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CEMETERY COMMISSIONERS' ACCOUNTS
Receipts
Refund From Reserve Appropriation
$ 98.00 450.00 10,000.00
$ 10,548.00
Expenditures
Expenditures as per Books
$10,462.78
Balance, Dec. 31, 1948
85.22
$ 10,548.00
Care of Cemeteries
Receipts
From Perpetual Care Funds $1,001.14
For Neglected & Veteran's 188.00 All Other Sources 2,888.07
4,077.21 $
Expenditures
Paid Town Treasurer $ 4,077.21
Perpetual Care Funds
Receipts
Balance, December 31, 1947
$50,468.00
129
New Funds Received during the year
700.00
Interest, 1948
- 1,001.14
$ 52,169.14
Expenditures
Care of Lots
$1,001.14
Balance, December 31, 1948
51,168.00
$ 52,169.14
Respectfully submitted,
GARTON J. QUIMBY JOHN D. ALDRICH MILTON J. WOOD
Auditors
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ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
School Committee
OF THE
TOWN of PALMER
For the fiscal year ending December 31, 1948
132
CALENDAR
Winter Term:
Begins January 3, 1949; ends February 25, 1949
Spring Term :
Begins March 7, 1949 ; ends April 29, 1949
Summer Term:
Grades
Begins May 9, 1949; ends June 17, 1949
High
Begins May 9, 1949; ends July 1, 1949
Fall Term:
Begins September 6, 1949; ends December 23, 1949
Winter Term:
Begins January 2, 1950; ends February 24, 1950
Spring Term:
Begins March 6, 1950; ends April 28, 1950
Summer Term:
Grades Begins May 8, 1950; ends June 16, 1950
High
Begins May 8, 1950; ends June 30, 1950
133
VACATIONS
Winter:
February 26, 1949, to March 6, 1949
Spring :
April 30, 1949, to May 8, 1949
Summer:
Grades
June 18, 1949, to September 5, 1949
High
July 2, 1949, to September 5, 1949
Fall :
December 24, 1949, to January 2, 1950
Winter:
February 25, 1950, to March 5, 1950
Spring :
April 29, 1950, to May 7, 1950
Summer :
Grades
June 17, 1950, to September 4, 1950
High
July 1, 1950, to September 4, 1950
134
School Committee 1948-1949
STANLEY W. WISNEWSKI, Chairman
CLIFTON H. HOBSON, Secretary
GARRETT P. T. CAVANAUGH Term expires 1951
STANLEY W. WISNEWSKI
Term expires 1951
JOSEPH S. GILL Term expires 1950
PAUL HEINE, JR. Term expires 1950
TREVOR BAKER
Term expires 1949
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 the Monday before the above date.
Superintendent of Schools, Clifton H. Hobson
Office Hours : 8 a, m. to 12m .; 1 to 5 p. m.
135
Report of Superintendent of Schools
To the School Committee of the Town of Palmer:
I herewith present my thirty-eighth report as Su- perintendent of Schools in Palmer. This is the fifty-sixth in the series of reports issued by the superintendents of the Town.
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