Town Annual Report of the Officers of the Town of Williamsburg 1941-1950, Part 5

Author: Williamsburg (Mass. : Town)
Publication date: 1941
Publisher: Town of Williamsburg
Number of Pages: 1142


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Audit adjustments :


Commitments entered in error 68 76


Transfers to water liens not entered 40 05


Outstanding December 31, 1940 480 48


$3,491 17


Outstanding January 1, 1941 $480 48


Commitments January 1 to August 6,


1941 2,248 05


Audit adjustments :


Commitment not entered 2,007 00


Collection water interest reported as water rates 80


Abatements entered in error 3 50


Abatement after payment 4 50


$4,744 33


Payments to treasurer:


January 1 to August 6, 1941 $3,115 32


Abatements January 1 to August 6, 1941 119 05


Outstanding August 6, 1941, per list 1,276 01 Cash on hand August 6, 1941, verified 233 95


$4,744 33


120


WATER DEPARTMENT Miscellaneous Charges George A. Thresher, Collector


Audit adjustments :


Commitments not entered $53 54


Overpayment to treasurer per previous audit 06


$53 60


Overpayment to treasurer per


previous audit


$


06


Payments to treasurer:


July 18 to December 31,


1937


$42 28


January 1 to February 23,


1938


7 51


49 79


Audit adjustment :


Water miscellaneous reported as water rates 1 00


Outstanding February 23, 1938, re- committed to Charles A. Powers, Collector 2 75


$53 60


Charles A. Powers, Collector


Recommitment February 23, 1938


$2 75


Commitments :


February 24 to December 31, 1938 $65 65


1939 112 95 178 60


121


Audit adjustment:


Commitments not entered 245 32


$426 67


Payments to treasurer 1939 $89 35


Audit adjustments :


Collections water miscellaneous reported as water rates : February 24 to De- cember 31, 1938 $67 40 1939 99 05 166 45


Outstanding February 26, 1940, re- committed to Martin J. Dunphy, collector 170 87


$426 67


Martin J. Dunphy, Collector


Recommitment February 26, 1940 $170 87


Commitments February 27 to December


31, 1940 345 32


$516 19


Payments to treasurer February 27 to December 31, 1940 $82 50


Audit adjustments :


Error in commitments 260 07


Water miscellaneous reported as water rates 2 00


Outstanding December 31, 1940 171 62 $516 19


Outstanding January 1, 1941 $171 62 Commitment January 1 to August 6, 1941 51 32


122


Audit adjustment-commitment not entered 28 48


$251 42


Payments to treasurer:


January 1 to August 6, 1941 $23 00


Outstanding August 6, 1941, per list


228 42


$251 42


WATER DEPARTMENT


Interest George A. Thresher, Collector


Collections :


July 18 to December 31, 1937 $62 12


January 1 to February 23, 1938 11 29


$73 41


Payments to treasurer:


July 18 to December 31, 1937


$62 12


January 1 to February 23, 1938 11 29


$73 41


Charles A. Powers, Collector


Collections :


February 24 to December 31, 1938 $44 81


1939


52 69


January 1 to February 26, 1940 12 07


$109 57


Payments to treasurer:


February 24 to December 31, 1938 $44 81


1939 50 32


January 1 to February 26,


1940 12 07


$107 20


123


Audit adjustment:


Water interest reported as water rates 1939


2 37


$109 57


Martin J. Dunphy, Collector


Collections February 27 to December 31, 1940 $70 06


Payments to treasurer :


February 27 to December 31, 1940 $61 22


Audit adjustment:


Water interest reported as water rates 8 84


$70 06


Collections January 1 to August 6, 1941


$14 42


Payments to treasurer:


January 1 to August 6, 1941 $13 62


Audit adjustment:


Water interest reported as water rates 80


$14 42


WATER LIENS Leslie H. Packard, Collector


Outstanding July 17, 1937, per previous audit $188 70


Charges 1938 297 08


$485 78


124


Payments to treasurer:


July 18 to December 31,


1937 $118 85


1938 153 52


$272 37


Abatements 1938


18 68


Audit adjustments :


Water liens transferred to tax titles entered as water rates transferred to water liens 71 01


Water liens transferred to tax titles not entered 68 12


Outstanding February 23, 1939, re-


committed to Helena M. Breguet, collector 55 60


$485 78


Helena M. Breguet, Collector


Recommitment February 23, 1939, per warrant $55 60


Charges February 24 to December 31, 1939 21 81


Audit adjustments :


Charges not entered :


February 24 to December 31, 1939 $18 39


1940 50 20


68 59


Tax title redemption credited to water liens, February 24 to De- cember 31, 1939 54 03


$200 03


125


Payments to treasurer:


February 24 to December 31,1939 $70 68


1940 68 24


$138 92


Audit adjustment:


Water liens transferred to tax titles not entered February 24 to De- cember 31, 1939


21 81


Outstanding December 31, 1940 39 30


$200 03


Outstanding January 1, 1941 $39 30


Payments to treasurer:


January 1 to August 6, 1941 $20 91


Outstanding August 6, 1941, per list 18 39


$39 30


TOWN HISTORY FUND


Savings Deposits


Total


On hand July 17, 1937


$58 20


$58 20


On hand at end of year 1937


$58 20


$58 20


On hand at end of year 1938


$59 75


$59 75


On hand at end of year 1939


$61 30


$61 30


On hand at end of year 1940


$61 91


$61 91


On hand August 6, 1941


$61 91


$61 91


126


Receipts


Payments


Income :


Added to savings deposits :


1938


$1 55


1938


$1 55


1939


1 55


1939


1 55


1940


61


1940


61


$3 71


$3 71


WHITING STREET CHARITY FUND


Savings Deposits


Total


On hand July 17, 1937


$5,574 25


$5,574 25


On hand at end of year 1937


$5,574 25


$5,574 25


On hand at end of year 1938


$5,574 25 $5,574 25


On hand at end of year 1939


$5,574 25


$5,574 25


On hand at end of year 1940


$5,574 25


$5,574 25


On hand August 6, 1941


$5,574 25


$5,574 25


Receipts


Payments


Income:


Transfers to town:


July 18 to Dec.


July 18 to Dec.


31, 1937


$69 67


31, 1937


$69 67


1938


139 34


1938


139 34


1939


139 34


1939


139 34


1940


111 48


1940


111 48


Jan. 1 to Aug.


Jan. 1 to Aug.


6,1941


55 74


6,1941


55 74


$515 57


$515 57


127


ELECTA WAITE CHARITY FUND


Savings Deposits


Total


On hand July 17, 1937


$1,773 51


$1,773 51


On hand at end of year 1937


$1,773 51


$1,773 51


On hand at end of year 1938


$1,773 51


$1,773 51


On hand at end of year 1939


$1,773 51


$1,773 51


On hand at end of year 1940


$1,773 51 $1,773 51


On hand August 6, 1941


$1,773 51


$1,773 51


Receipts


Payments


Income:


Transfers to town:


1938


$48 76


1938


$48 76


1939


44 32


1939


44 32


1940


35 46


1940


35 46


Jan. 1 to Aug.


Jan. 1 to Aug.


6,1941


35 46


6, 1941


35 46


$164 00


$164 00


LYMAN D. WAITE CHARITY FUND


On hand at end of year 1937 On hand at end of year 1938 On hand at end of year 1939 On hand at end of year 1940 On hand August 6, 1941


Savings Deposits


Total


On hand July 17, 1937


$700 00


$700 00


$700 00


$700 00


$700 00 $700 00


$700 00 $700 00


$700 00


$700 00


$700 00


$700 00


128


Receipts


Payments


Income:


Transfers to town : July 18 to Dec.


July 18 to Dec.


31, 1937


$8 75


31, 1937


$8 75


1938


17 50


1938


17 50


1939


17 50


1939


17 50


1940


14 00


1940


14 00


Jan. 1 to Aug.


Jan. 1 to Aug.


6, 1941


7 00


6,1941


7 00


$64 75


$64 75


A. S. HILLS CHARITY FUND


Savings


Deposits


Total


On hand July 17, 1937


$5,000 00


$5,000 00


On hand at end of year 1937


$5,000 00


$5,000 00


On hand at end of year 1938


$5,000 00


$5,000 00


On hand at end of year 1939


$5,000 00


$5,000 00


On hand at end of year 1940


$5,000 00


$5,000 00


On hand August 6, 1941


$5,000 00


$5,000 00


Receipts


Payments


Income :


July 18 to Dec.


31, 1937


$62 50


31,1937


$62 50


1938


125 00


1938


125 00


1939


125 00


1939


125 00


1940


125 00


1940


125 00


Jan. 1 to Aug.


Jan. 1 to Aug.


6, 1941


62 50


6, 1941


62 50


$500 00


$500 00


Transfers to town : July 18 to Dec.


129


HENRY M. HILLS HOSPITAL BED FUND


Savings


Deposits


Total


On hand July 17, 1937


$15,046 00


$15,046 00


On hand at end of year 1937


$15,046 40


$15,046 00


On hand at end of year 1938


$15,046 40


$15,046 40


On hand at end of year 1939


$15,046 00


$15,046 00


On hand at end of year 1940


$15,046 40 $15,046 40


On hand August 6, 1941


$15,046 40


$15,046 40


Receipts


Payments


Income :


Transfers to town:


1938


$413 77


1938


$413 77


1939


376 16


1939


376 16


1940


· 300 92


1940


300 92


Jan. 1 to Aug.


Jan. 1 to Aug.


6, 1941


300 92


6, 1941


300 92


$1,391 77


$1,391 77


C. J. HILLS CHARITY FUND


On hand at end of year 1937 On hand at end of year 1938 On hand at end of year 1939 On hand at end of year 1940 On hand August 6, 1941


Savings


Deposits


Total


On hand July 17, 1937


$5,000 00


$5,000 00


$5,000 00


$5,000 00


$5,000 00 $5,000 00


$5,000 00


$5,000 00


$5,000 00 $5,000 00


$5,000 00


$5,000 00


130


Receipts


Payments


Income:


Transfers to town :


1938


$137 50


1938


$137 50


1939


125 00


1939


125 00


1940


100 00


1940


100 00


Jan. 1 to Aug.


Jan. 1 to Aug.


6,1941


100 00


6,1941


100 00


$462 50


$462 50


COLLINS SCHOOL FUND


Savings


Deposits


Securities Par Value


Total


On hand July 17,1937


$3,766 70


$7,020 00


$10,786 70


On hand at end of year 1937


$3,766 70


$7,020 00


$10,786 70


On hand at end of year 1938


$3,766 70


$7,020 00


$10,786 70


On hand at end of year 1939


$3,766 70


$7,260 00


$11,026 70


On hand at end of year 1940


$3,766 70


$7,440 00


$11,206 70


On hand August 6, 1941


$3,766 70


$7,440 00


$11,206 70


Receipts


Payments


Value of stock distributed :


1939 $240 00


1940 180 00


1940 180 00


$420 00


$420 00


Stock distribution :


1939 $240 00


131


Income :


Transfers to town:


July 18 to Dec. 31,


July 18 to Dec. 31,


1937


$37 70


1937 $37 70


1938


273 37


1938


273 37


1939


263 26


1939


263 26


1940


277 82


1940


277 82


Jan. 1 to


Jan. 1 to


Aug. 6,


Aug. 6,


1941


334 76


1941 334 76


1,186 91


1,186 91


$1,606 91


$1,606 91


ONSLOW G. SPELMAN SCHOOL FUND


Savings Securities Par Value


Total


On hand July 17, 1937


$35,287 02


$6,000 00


$41,287 02


On hand at end of year 1937


$31,007 21


$6,000 00


$37,007 21


On hand at end of year 1938


$33,206 53


$4,000 00


$37,206 53


On hand at end of year 1939


$34,256 07


$3,000 00


$37,256 07


On hand at end of year 1940 On hand August 6,1941


$34,256 07


$3,000 00


$37,256 07


$35,281 07 $2,000 00


$37,281 07


Deposits


132


Receipts


Payments


Withdrawn from


Added to savings deposits :


savings deposits,


1938


$2,199 32


July 18 to Dec.


1939


1,049 54


31, 1937 $4,279 81


Sale of securities :


1938


2,000 00


Expense of sales of


1939


1,000 00


securities :


Jan. 1 to Aug.


1938 68


6,1941


1,000 00


1939


46


Premium on se- curities sold :


Jan. 1 to Aug. 6,1941 49


1938


200 00


Transfers to town :


1939


50 00 July 18 to Dec.


Jan. 1 to Aug. 6, 1941


25 00


1938


1,124 91


Accrued interest


1939


995 57


on securities


1940


877 62


sold, Jan. 1 to


Jan. 1 to Aug.


Aug. 6, 1941


25 00


6,1941


730 88


Income :


July 18 to Dec.


31, 1937


206 25


1938


1,124 91


1939


995 57


1940


877 62


Jan. 1 to Aug.


6, 1941 706 37


$12,490 53


$12,490 53


31, 1937


4,486 06


Jan. 1 to Aug. 6, 1941 1,025 00


133


BYRON LOOMIS SCHOOL FUND


Cash In Savings Securities Gen. Treas. Deposits Par Value Total


On hand July 17, 1937 · $5,452 26 $2,000 00 $7,452 26


On hand at end of year 1937 $5,452 26 $2,000 00 $7,452 26


On hand at end of year 1938


$5,509 57 $2,000 00 $7,509 57


On hand at end of year 1939


$25 00 $7,411 51


$7,436 51


On hand at end


of year 1940


$25 00 $7,411 51


$7,436 51


On hand August 6,1941


$25 00 $7,411 51


$7,436 51


Receipts


Payments


Withdrawn from


Added to savings deposits : 1938 $57 31


savings deposits 1939


$98 06


1939


2,000 00


Sale of securities 1939


2,000 00


Transfers to town : July 18 to Dec. 31, 1937


92 26


July 18 to Dec.


1938


184 52


31, 1937


92 26


1939


284 56


1938


241 83


1940


143 34


1939


186 50


Jan. 1 to Aug.


1940


143 34


6, 1941


148 22


Jan. 1 to Aug.


6, 1941


148 22


Cash on hand Aug. 6, 1941: Principal cash


*25 00


Premium on se- curities sold 1939


25 00


$2,935 21


$2,935 21


* In general treasury.


Income:


134


HELEN E. JAMES SCHOOL FUND In Custody of Trustee


Cash $147 88


Savings Deposits $3,936 69


Total $4,084 57


On hand at end


of year 1937


$2 88


$3,612 57


$3,615 45


On hand at end


of year 1938


$37 37


$3,152 53


$3,189 90


On hand at end


of year 1939


$104 24


$3,152 53


$3,256 77


On hand at end


of year 1940


$168 79


$3,147 63


$3,316 42


On hand August 6, 1941


$288 29


$3,147 63


$3,375 92


Receipts


Payments


Withdrawn from


Trustees' compensation :


savings deposits :


1938


$4 23


July 18 to Dec.


1939


3 94


31, 1937


$324 12


1940


3 14


1938


460 04


Jan. 1 to Aug.


1939


6,1941


3 14


1940


4 90


Transfer to town :


Income:


July 18 to Dec.


July 18 to Dec.


31, 1937


475 00


31, 1937


5 88


1938


500 00


1938


78 68


Cash on hand Aug.


1939


70 81


6, 1941 :


1940


62 79


Income


228 29


Jan. 1 to Aug.


6, 1941


62 64


Cash on hand


July 17, 1937 :


Income


147 88


$1,217 74


$1,217 74


On hand July 17, 1937


135


ETHEL CURRY SCHOOL FUND


Savings Deposits


Total


On hand at beginning of year 1940


On hand at end of year 1940


$1,000 00 $1,000 00


On hand August 6, 1941


$1,000 00 $1,000 00


Receipts


Payments


Bequest 1940 $1,000 00


Added to savings deposits : 1940 $1,000 00


Income :


Transfers to town:


1940


1 67


1940 1 67


Jan. 1 to Aug.


Jan. 1 to Aug.


6,1941


10 00


6,1941 10 00


$1,011 67


$1,011 67


CEMETERY PERPETUAL CARE FUNDS


On hand July 17, 1937


On hand at end of year 1937 On hand at end of year 1938 On hand at end of year 1939 On hand at end of year 1940 On hand August 6, 1941


Savings Deposits Total $1,064 09 $1,064 09


$1,264 09 $1,264 09


$1,264 09 $1,264 09


$1,264 09 $1,264 09


$1,075 00 $1,075 00


$1,075 00 $1,075 00


136


Receipts


Payments


Bequests July 18 to


Dec. 31, 1937 $200 00


Added to savings deposits : July 18 to Dec. 31, 1937 $200 00


Withdrawn from savings deposits 1940


189 09


Transfers to town:


Income:


1938


34 25


1938


34 25


1939


31 60


1939


31 60


1940


214 35


1940


25 26


Jan. 1 to Aug.


Jan. 1 to Aug.


6, 1941


21 50


6, 1941


21 50


$501 70


$501 70


TOWN OF WILLIAMSBURG Balance Sheet-August 6, 1941 GENERAL ACCOUNTS


Assets


Cash


$19,789 87


Accounts Receivable : Taxes :


Levy of 1938 $6 10


Levy of 1939 2,327 82


Levy of 1940 10,530 88


Levy of 1941 41,944 23


54,809 03


Motor Vehicle Excise Taxes :


Levy of 1938 2 00


Levy of 1939 7 84


Levy of 1940 29 83


Levy of 1941


777 10


816 77


Tax Titles $100 47


Liabilities and Reserves


Temporary Loans :


In Anticipation of Revenue


$15,000 00


State and County Taxes :


State Tax 1941


$4,290 00


State Parks and Reser-


vation Tax 1941


73 89


County Tax 1941


4,942 73


137


9,306 62


Overpayment to Treasurer-Motor Vehicle Excise Taxes 1937 2 00


Dog Licenses-Due County


124 20


Trust Fund Income :


Henry W. Hills Hospital


Bed Fund


$151 84


Whiting Street Charity


Fund


140 97


Tax Possessions


306 31


406 78


State Aid to Highways $6,851 30


County Aid to Highways 1,500 00


8,351 30


Departmental :


Public Welfare


$408 88


Aid to Dependent Children 89 61


Old Age Assistance 93 00


Schools


648 80


1,240 29


Water Department:


Rates


$1,522 16


Miscellaneous 228 42


Liens 18 39


Electa Waite Charity


Fund


39 87


Albert S. Hills Charity


Fund®


75 06


C. J. Hills Charity Fund 116 39 Lyman D. Waite Charity Fund 15 08


Hyde Saunders Charity


Fund


1 04


Byron Loomis School


Fund


295 53


Ethel Curry School


Fund


11 67


847 45


Byron Loomis School Fund to be


Invested


25 00


Road Machinery Earnings Reserve


1,924 37


Water Available Surplus


612 77


Unexpended Appropriation Balances :


1,768 97


General $37,587 68


138


Revenue 1941 Estimated Receipts to be Collected State Penalty


1,732 94


15,250 66


25 00


Works Progress Administration 1,156 88


New Sidewalks 350 00


Highway Equipment 800 00


Water Chlorinator


1,633 79


Overdrawn Accounts : Overlay Deficit-Levy of 1938 $31 72


Federal Grants:


Old Age Assistance : Assistance 1,793 14


O. G. Spelman School Fund Income to be Withdrawn from Fund 269 12


Administration


58 07


Aid to Dependent Children : Aid 137 62


Town Dump 60


Highways-Chapter 81 2,142 49


43,521 18


2,443 93


Reserve Fund-Overlay Surplus


68 74


Overlays Reserved for Abatements :


Levy of 1939


$1,293 08


Levy of 1940 360 84


Levy of 1941 79 16 1,733 08


139


Administration


4 00


Revenue Reserved Until Collected : Motor Vehicle Excise Tax $814 77


Tax Title


406 78


Departmental


1,240 29


Water


1,768 97


State and County Aid


to Highways


8,351 30


12,582 11


Surplus Revenue


20,888 02


$106,635 54


$106,635 54


140


DEBT ACCOUNTS


Net Funded or Fixed Debt


$19,000 00


Haydenville School Loan


$6,000 00


High School Addition Loan


13,000 00


$19,000 00


$19,000 00


TRUST ACCOUNTS


Trust Funds, Cash and Securities :


In Custody of Town Treasurer $91,155 35


In Custody of Trustee 3,375 92


Town History Fund $61 91


Whiting Street Charity Fund 5,574 25


Electa Waite Charity Fund 1,773 51


Lyman D. Waite Charity Fund 700 00


Albert S. Hills Charity Fund 5,000 00


Henry W. Hills Hospital Bed Fund 15,046 40


C. J. Hills Charity Fund 5,000 00


Collins School Fund


11,206 70


Onslow G. Spelman School Fund


37,281 07


Byron Loomis School Fund


7,436 51


Helen James School Fund 3,375 92


Ethel Curry School Fund 1,000 00


Cemetery Perpetual Care Funds


1,075 00


$94,531 27


$94,531 27


141


ANNUAL REPORT OF THE TOWN OFFICERS OF WILLIAMSBURG MASSACHUSETTS


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Town of Williamsburg


FOR THE


YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1942


GAZETTE PRINTING COMPANY PRINTERS AND BOOKBINDERS NORTHAMPTON, MASS.


Town Warrant


Article 1. To elect a Moderator. To elect three Select- men, who shall be Overseers of Public Welfare and act as Board of Health. To elect one Town Clerk, one Treasurer, one Tax Collector, one Elector under the will of the late Oliver Smith, Esq., two Constables, one Tree Warden, all for one year; one Water Com- missioner, one Assessor, one School Committeeman, one Commissioner of Trust Funds, one Library Trus- tee, all for three years.


Article 2. To choose all necessary minor Town Officers for the ensuing year.


Article 3. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Town Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow money from time to time in anticipation of the revenue of the financial year beginning Janu- ary 1, 1943, and to issue a note or notes therefor, pay- able within one year, and to renew any note or notes as may be given for a period of less than one year in accordance with Section 17, Chapter 44 of General Laws.


Article 4. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate such sums of money as shall be deemed necessary to defray the expenses of the current finan- cial year.


Article 5. To hear the report of the Selectmen, Treas- urer, School Committee, Water Commissioners, and other committees and act thereon.


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Article 6. To choose a committee to expend the income from the Whiting Street Fund.


Article 7. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Treasurer to pay the unpaid bills of 1942 out of the 1943 appropriation.


Article 8. To see if the Town will appropriate from the income of the Onslow G. Spelman School Fund the sum of one thousand dollars to pay off the note which is due in 1943 on the Spelman Annex to the High School.


Article 9. To see if the balance of $148.47 in the Road Machinery Expense Account of 1942 may be trans- ferred to the Road Machinery Earnings Account of 1942, showing a balance of $2,426.65, and the total be appropriated to the Road Machinery Expense Account of 1943.


Article 10. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Assessors to use from Free Cash a sum not to exceed ten thousand dollars to reduce taxation.


Article 11. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate a sum of money for the maintenance of our Chapter 90 roads; said money to be used in conjunc- tion with any money which may be allotted by the State or County, or both, for this purpose; or take any other action in relation thereto.


Article 12. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate from the Road Machinery Expense Account a sum not to exceed one thousand dollars for the purchase of highway machinery equipment.


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Article 13. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Selectmen to request an audit of the books and ac- counts of the Town of Williamsburg, by the State Director of Accounts, during 1943.


Other articles may be added to the posted warrant.


The Polls may close at 3 P. M.


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Selectmen's Report


Your Selectmen herewith submit the following re- port :


The Board organized on February 9th, 1942, and elected Leon B. Sanderson, Chairman, and Oakley Ames, Clerk. Meetings have been held every Monday evening, except on holidays, and then have been held the following evening. The following officials were re-appointed: Mr. L. H. Cranson as Superintendent of Roads, Bridges and Fences ; Mr. Albert Lawton as Inspector of Barns, Animals and Meats; Mr. C. K. Hathaway as Fire Chief and Forest Warden; Mr. B. L. Dobbs as Moth Superintendent; Mr. Leslie Taylor as Sealer of Weights and Measures; and Mr. A. J. Polmatier as Inspector of Dairies.


We were unable to complete our Chapter 90 construc- tion work on Mountain Street this year, due to the fact that practically all new construction work in all Towns has been discontinued probably for the duration. How- ever, we had Chapter 90 maintenance last year, and expect to have it this year, so that we will be able to keep what Chapter 90 roads we have constructed in good condition. Due to the fact that we could not procure sufficient road tar or asphalt, we were unable to complete the hard surface road on South Street this year, with our Chapter 81 money, but if the materials are available this next year we hope to be able to complete the road.


We were able to construct the new sidewalks, one in each village, which were voted at our last Town Meeting, and your Board feels that good sidewalks in needed places are an added asset to the Town.


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As the number of WPA workers which we had de- creased to only six, which we were transporting to West- over Field, we decided about the first of December to dis- continue it entirely, and the only WPA which we now have is the Surplus Commodity Program.


We expect that every family in this Town has heard about rationing by this time, but we do not believe that every family realizes how important rationing really is, or how much work it entails, or how necessary it is. We believe that we have in this Town a very efficient Ration- ing Board, and with the cooperation of the School Board in allotting the use of a room in the Haydenville School building for this purpose, we feel that the citizens of this Town are being properly taken care of, and we wish at this time to express our appreciation to the members of the Rationing Board for the service which they have rendered and are rendering, and hope that the citizens will realize that this is a war time measure and that the members of the Board are doing this work in a spirit of duty and with- out remuneration.


Due to the shortage of man labor, we recommend the purchase this year (from our Road Machinery Earnings) of a Sand and Gravel Loader.


We again wish to express our appreciation of the co- operation which we have had from all Town officials dur- ing the past year.


LEON B. SANDERSON, OAKLEY AMES, SILAS SNOW,


Selectmen.


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Report of Finance Committee


The Finance Committee has held four meetings the past year, to transfer sums of money from the Reserve fund as needed and to meet the officials of the different departments and consider and recommend their requests for the coming year.


The committee respectfully requests that each de- partment submit a tentative budget prepared in detail, when called upon to meet the committee next year.


The Finance Committee strongly recommends the de- letion of the $500 item labelled "Adjustment Account" from the school budget. The term "Adjustment Account" in plain terms means "Extra money in case it is needed."


In our opinion this is not a reasonable justification for requesting money from the taxpayer. Attention is called to the fact that the school committee can make ad- justments within its budget by transferring moneys from one account to another.


The finance committee feels that the expenditures of the Fire Department should be expressly justified yearly by means of a detail report, of the years activities and expenditures.


This practice, common in most towns in the vicinity would keep the community informed about the activities, expenditures and fire losses.


Respectfully submitted, JOHN MEEHAN, Chairman, ARTHUR J. POLMATIER, Secretary, MRS. IDA RHOADES, MRS. CLARA RUSTEMEYER, MISS MARY DUNPHY,


CHARLES R. DAMON, NEAL B. DeNOOD, RODERICK A. MacLEOD,


Finance Commitee.


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Budget Recommendations, 1943


1. GENERAL GOVERNMENT


1942


1942


1943


1943 Recom'd.


a. Moderator


$10 00


$10 00


$10 00


$10 00


b. Selectmen's Salaries Maintenance


450 00


450 00


600 00


450 00


250 00


250 00


250 00


250 00


c. Accountant's Salary Maintenance


300 00


300 00


300 00


300 00


50 00


30 96


50 00


50 00


d. Treasurer's Salary Maintenance


150 00


129 49


150 00


150 00


e. Elector, Oliver Smith Will 10 00


10 00


10 00


10 00


f. Collector's Salary Maintenance


285 00


248 21


360 00


360 00


g. Assessors' Salaries Maintenance


205 00


86 15


200 00


200 00


Clerk


25 00


25 00


h. Finance Committee


25 00


25 00


25 00


25 00


i. Town Clerk's Salary Maintenance


100 00


99 40


100 00


100 00


j. Elections and Reg.


300 00


268 65


200 00


200 00


k. Town Hall


500 00


213 89


500 00


500 00


1. Consultation Fees


50 00


40 00


50 00


50 00


$3,810 00 $3,306 75 $3,955 00


$3,805 00


2. PROTECTION, PERSONS AND PROPERTY


a. Police Salaries


$200 00


$200 00


$200 00


$200 00


Maintenance


400 00


377 44


400 00


400 00


b. Fire Dept. Salaries Maintenance


700 00


553 17


900 00


900 00


c. Sealer


50 00


49 65


50 00


50 00


d. Moth Work


500 00


410 00


500 00


500 00


e. Tree Warden


185 00


183 70


100 00


100 00


f. Spraying Trees


150 00


110 80


150 00


150 00


250 00


250 00


250 00


250 00


300 00


300 00


300 00


300 00


150 00


150 00


150 00


150 00


180 00


180 00


180 00


180 00


425 00


425 00


425 00


425 00


Appro.


Exp'd.


Request


$2,365 00 $2,064 76 $2,480 00 $2,480 00


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3. HEALTH AND SANITATION


a. Public Health


$1,400 00 $1,363 39


$1,400 00 $1,400 00


b. District Nurse


500 00


500 00


500 00


500 00


c. Barn and Animal Insp. 200 00


88 50


150 00




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