Town annual report of Rutland 1900-13, Part 16

Author: Rutland, Mass.
Publication date: 1900
Publisher: The Town
Number of Pages: 970


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8 16


417 Lewis C. Merriam,


3 50


418


James Scott,


1 83


419 John F. Graton,


2 16


420 Michael O'Leary,


40 50


421


C. T. Oliver,


3 58


422


Elie Beford,


15 17


423


Felix Bosquet,


14 16


424 Edward Ferron,


4 08


426


W. A Streeter,


24 00


427


W. G. Wales,


8 67


428


L. H. Stearns,


1 42


429


Michael Cullen,


183


$615 98


INCIDENTALS.


Order No.


3


C. F. Lawrence & Co., ballots,


$17 50


5 Central District Court, Amber case,


26 77


8 P. S. O'Connor, sharpening tools, 1896,


10 45


66


66


1897,


9 95


66


1898,


4 50


66


1899,


7 00


1900,


6 00


1901,


5 80


1902,


6 60


18


Order No. 12 Lakeville Woolen Co., inspecting roads, $2 50


31 Worcester Insane Hospital, G. P. Browning, 41 79


89 American Express Co., 70


100 E. H. Tripp, ptg. town and school reports. 50 00 2 10


110 Ross Bros., hoes,


140 Herbert C. Heald, maintaining watering tub, 3 75


154 Worcester Insane Hospital, G. P. Browning, 42 25


156 W. J. Thompson, survey of proposed road near Demond pond, 25 00


176 E. H. Tripp, printing tax receipts, 5 00


177 Central District Court, 9 28


181 G. E. Allen, scraper repairs, 13 00


181 Worcester County Abstract Co., examining deeds and titles, 10 80


187 W. A. Wheeler, maintaining water tub, 5 00


191


Thayer & Rugg, court charges, 15 00


199


L. M. Hanff, court expenses, 21 49


209


E. H. Tripp, printing valuation reports, 35 00


211 222


American Express Co , 1 15


L. F. Partridge, sharpening lawn mower, 2 00


Worcetsr Insane Hospital, G. P. Browning, 42 71


245


G. A. Williams, highway tools, 7 95


246 295 Worcester Insane Hospital. G. P. Browning, 42 71


304 Paul Wheeler, highway tools, 1 27


357


M. Loughman, repairing plow point, 1 25


363 Thayer & Cobb, council, 6 00


364 Thompson & Wheeler, survey and plans of pipe lines, 94 53


143


Sanford-Putnam Co., stationery, 5 80


P. S. O'Connor, sharpening tools, 10 55


D. S. Thurston, lanterns, nails, etc., 6 83


D. S. Thurston, negotiating loans, postage, 8 00


D. H. Rice and L. M. Hanff, court expenses, 22 52 E. W. Merrick and A. W. Macomber, court expenses, 34 80


L. M. Hanff, postage and express, 6 25


L. M. Hanff, administering oaths, 4 25


L. M. Hanff, executing deed and expense to Worcester, sale of New Boston school house, 3 50


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L. M. Hanff, painting railing on Pound Hill, two coats, $25 38


T. S. Heald, perambulating town lines, 7 50


C. R. Bartlett, perambulating town lines, with team 10 50


C. R. Bartlett, telephone and postage, 2 50


C. R. Bartlett, team and man for Thomp- son & Wheeler, 1902, 2 00


C. R. Bartlett, attending hearings of State Highway Commission, 6 50


H. E. Wheeler, attending hearings of State Highway Commission, 9 50


H. E. Wheeler, to resetting town bound between Holden and Rutland, 1 00


H. E. Wheeler, paper, bill holders, postage, 1 50 H. E. Wheeler, perambulating town lines, 7 50


One-third janitor service, public building, 149 62


One-third fuel public building, 258 12


One-third sundry articles bought for public building, 34 80


One-third oil for public building, 11 14


One-third cost of double windows for pub- lic building, 6 67


$1,213 53


SPECIAL WORK ON HIGHWAY.


APPROPRIATION.


Allotment by State Highway Commission, $656 00


AMOUNT EXPENDED.


Paid F. D. Forbush, labor, 697 70


Joel Stone, oil and lighting, 29 00


E. Viner, gravel, 2 80


Overdrawn,


$729 50


$73 50


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SPECIAL CONSTRUCTION WORK, WATER DEPARTMENT.


APPROPRIATION.


Appropriation,


$300 00


AMOUNT EXPENDED.


For trenching and piping,


$149 77


pipe and fittings, 127 33


$277 10


Balance unexpended,


$22 90


SPECIAL WORK ON POUND HILL.


APPROPRIATION. .


Appropriation,


$100 00


L. A. Taylor's reimbursment,


30 00


$130 00


AMOUNT EXPENDED.


Expended,


$118 73


Balance unexpended,


$11 27.


FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY.


APPROPRIATION.


Dog fund,


AMOUNT EXPENDED.


$78 00


Books and supplies,


54 12


$132 12


Balance unexpended,


17 88


MEMORIAL DAY.


APPROPRIATION.


Appropriation,


$25 00


AMOUNT EXPENDED.


$25 00


Expended,


$150 00


Librarian's salary,


21


RECAPITULATION.


Town Officers,


$854 40


Schools.


5,696 47


Snow Bills,


615 98


State Aid,


548 71


Overseers' Orders,


764 93


Highways,


1,544 36


Special Work on Highways, (State)


729 50


Water Department,


1,795 91


Special Water Construction,


277 10


Special Work on Pound Hill,


118 73


Incidentals,


1,213 53


Bridges,


23 27


Memorial Day,


25 00


Free Public Library,


132 12


$14,340 01


LIST OF NAMES PRESENTED FOR JURORS.


William A. Russell,


L. A. Baker,


William J. Hunt,


P. S. O'Connor.


Thomas O'Herron,


Charles H. Upham,


Weston R. Upham,


A. B. Fisher,


Herman D. Bray,


Joseph E. Ware,


Henry B. Davis,


E. Wellington,


James Hammond,


William H. Maynard,


A. Clifford Wheeler,


George F. Handy.


22


GUIDE POSTS AND BOARDS ERECTED.


One near S. B. Bray's


One near E. C. Dudley's


One at junction of Barre and Paxton roads


One at West Rutland near Post Office


One near Charles Pierces'


Two near Patrick Delehanty's


Two near Henry Kennan's


One near Miles Holden's


One near Gen. Putnam Memorial


One near Muschopauge House


One near Center Post Office


One near Pound Hill


One near Daniel Nihin's


One near Walter Bartlett's


One near M. Myron Smith's


One near Charles R. Bartlett's


One near W. J. D'Ewart's


One near Greenleaf Corner


One near Benjamin Allen's place


One near Addison Childs'


One at New Boston Corner


One near W. J. Broadmerkle's One near Levi H. Stearns'


One near Sargent's Corner


One near Upham's Corner


One near D. R. Wheeler's


One near No. 1 School House


It has been the aim of the Town officers to keep the amount expended within the appropriations, and this is true of nearly all of the departments.


Orders have been drawn for schools which have considerably exceeded the appropriation, which will be explained in the school report.


Also, the incidental department is in excess. About $165 has paid to Worcester Insane Hospital for G. P. Browning, which will be reimbursed to the town.


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The appropriations last year amounted to $14,125.00. Total amount of orders drawn $14,340.01. Of this sum $567.46 due from State aid, one-half cattle inspection $55.75, and the amount of school fund received from the State $881.89, will make the amount actually expended about $1,300.00 less than the appropriations.


There is a decrease of $1,300.00 in the liabilities of the town over last year, and a gain in the resources of $5,556.23, which very materially lessens the indebtedness of the town.


The Selectmen would recommend that the Town raise and ap- propriate for the coming year :


For schools,


$4,000 00


Highways,


1,600 00


State aid,


500 00


Poor,


500 00


Town officers,


1.000 00


Incidentals,


1,000 00


Payment of debts,


2,000 00


Snow,


500 00


Hydrant service,


400 00


Memorial day,


25 00


$11,525 00


This sum, in our opinion, would be sufficient for the several de- partments, and pay something on the town debt.


Respectfully submitted,


. CHAS. R. BARTLETT, Selectmen T. SIBLEY HEALD, of


H. E. WHEELER, Rutland


Rutland, March 1, 1904.


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TOWN CLERK'S REPORT.


The following Births. Marriages and Deaths are recorded for the year 1903:


BIRTHS. PARENTS.


DATE, 1903


Winthrop Erland,


Herman D. & Laura E. (Henderson) Bray, Jan. 17


Katherine Elizabeth,


Granville F. & Mary A. (Lunden) Lombard, Feb. Eugene E. & Belle A. (Baker) Hunt,


March 14


Bertha, Irving,


Frederick H. & Agnes E. (Martin) Lovelly,


March 30


Irving Franklin,


William C. & Olive M. (Barnes) Temple,


April 1


Leroy Joseph,


April 15


Ruth Marion,


May 26


Catherine Marion,


June 7


Lloyd Bolton,


June 8


Florence Emma,


June 18


Francis Anthony,


July 5


Ruth Elizabeth,


Sept.


5


Helen Elizabeth,


James'C. & Florence (Davis) Copeland,


Sept. 10


Irene Nora, Raymond Peter, Dennis James,


Felix & Elmina (Bruette) Bosquet, Peter & Eva E. (Parker) Dame,


Dec. 14


Thomas & Nancy (Gilman) Connors,


Dec.


25


MARRIAGES.


NAMES. PLACE OF MARRIAGE.


RESIDENCE


Hobart D. Smith,


Leominster


Rutland


Mary D. Rockwood,


Leominster


June 10,


John C. Dolan,


Cambridge,


Rutland


July 1,


George H. Lillie,


Rutland, -


Gardner


Flora M. Sanderson,


Rutland


July 25,


Harvey Thomas,


Paxton,


Rutland


Lucy E. Fish,


Rutland


August 15,


John H. Locke,


Rutland,


· Rutland


Cora B. Watson,


Rutland


August 27,


George P. Campbell,


Worcester,


Rutland


October 13,


John Scott, Ola Pearl Goodwin,


Rutland,


Rutland


December 7,


Irving L. W. Hale, Mabel A. Mason,


Rutland


December 10,


Fayette A. King, Bessie L. Pierce,


Rutland,


Rutland


Rutland


18


Helen Frances,


Charley & Clara (Blake) Blake,


March 26


Adelard & Herminie (Bousquit) Letendre, Charles E. & Minnie J. (Herron) Bigelow, Ellsworth E. & Sadie (Hickey) Preston, Charles E. & Mary A. (Demond) Viner, Arthur C. & Mercie E. (Upham) Wheeler, Patrick A. & Margaret M. (Murphy) Scott, George M. & Julia (Blanchard) Davis,


Nov. 1


DATE, 1903. June 3,


Agnes Dollard,


Cambridge


Hattie Belle Locke,


Worcester


Rutland


Providence, R. I.,


Rutland


NAMES.


25


DEATHS.


DATE. 1903.


NAMES.


AGE.


RESIDENCE


y.


m.


d.


January 16,


Edwin H. Baker,


58


4


12 Rutland, Mass.


January 21,


Lizzie E. Strong,


38


3 26 Rutland, Mass.


January 21,


Affa E. Anable,


1


9 6 Rutland, Mass.


January 29,


Horace King,


96


6 13 Rutland, Mass. 14 Unknown.


Jan'y 28, prob, Female Infant, (found dead)


January 30,


Lydia M. Strong,


18


28 Rutland, Mass.


January 30,


James E. Jordan,


29


5 23 Rutland, Mass,


February 26,


Lydia M. Butler,


56


5 25 Rutland. Mass.


March 2,


Arthur W. Johnson,


27


6


11 Boston, Mass.


March 10,


John W. Rockett,


58


9


11 Rutland, Mass.


March 11,


Ellen C. Muldoon,


41


2 26 Rutland, Mass.


March 19,


Mary T. Davis,


67


8 15 Rutland, Mass.


March 23,


Orville Hodgkins,


49


5 14 Rutland, Mass. 3 Rutland, Mass. 5


May 23,


John H. Osborne,


31


10


19 Quincy, Mass.


„June 1,


Sarah T. Bigelow,


86


8 6 Rutland. Mass.


June 11,


Sylvanus B. Mance,


24


2 20 St. Augustine, Fla.


June 12,


Catherine E. Myers,


38


- Rutland, Mass.


July 9,


Clara E. Fay,


30


- Boston, Mass.


July 14.


Phebe L. Atwood,


43


8


28 Boston, Mass.


August 2,


Paul S. Allen;


10


14 Millbury, Mass.


August 18,


Joseph Miles,


82


6 19 Rutland, Mass.


August 18,


Richard Cody,


80


5 6 Rutland, Mass.


August 26,


Aaron G. Nelson,


37


4 - Springfield, Mass.


September 11,


Capt. George W. J. Moulton,


62


7


18 Dartmouth, Mass.


September 17,


Helen M. Lane,


77


2 25 Rutland, Mass.


September 19,


Mabelle C. Crenner,


22


S 22 Rutland, Mass.


October 17,


Kate R. Lewis,


42


3


11 Boston, Mass.


October 23,


Emily R. Wells,


80


4 27 Rutland, Mass.


October 24,


George E. Cox,


33


9 1 Hyde Park, Mass.


October 25,


Grace M. Watson,


17


2


17 Rutland, Mass.


October 25,


James Watwith,


46


- Rutland, Mass.


November 7,


John F. Neville,


26


3


16 Boston, Mass.


November 18,


Thomas R. Dand,


25


6


11 Worcester, Mass.


December 14,


Eunice A. Peirce,


70


10


29 Rutland, Mass.


December 18,


William J. Doran,


25


- Woonsocket, R. I.


December 30,


Joseph H. Kelly,


23


- Boston, Mass.


December 31,


Edward F. Preston,


64


-


- Rutland, Mass.


Number of Dogs licensed for the year 1903:


Cash on hand for 3 Male Dog licenses March 31, 1903,


$6 00


Received for 79 Males, @ $2.00,


158 00


Received for 5 Females, @ $5.00,


25 00


Less 87 fees, @ $0.20.


17 40


Paid to County Treasurer,


$171 60


Respectfully submitted,


LOUIS M. HANNF, Town Clerk


April 12,


Mildred M. Preston,


1


-


-


$189 00


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REPORT OF THE COLLECTOR AND TREASURER.


Daniel S. Thurston, Collector and Treasurer, in account with the Town of Rutland.


RECEIVED.


1903


March 1 L. M. Hanff, $737 80


1 Mass. State Sanitorium, 166 67


6 People's Savings Bank, loan, 1,000 00


April 13 City of Malden, 112 00


May 2 People's Savings Bank,


2,000 00


13 L. M. Hanff,


292 50


13 People's Savings Bank,


8,500 00


14 People's Savings Bank,


2,000 00


19 L. M. Hanff,


902 00


21 Peoples' Savings Bank,


1,000 00


3 People's Savings Bank,


1,500 00


5 L. M. Hanff,


225 00


5 State Treasurer, (Lyman School)


81 50


5 One butcher's license,


1 00


18 People's Savings Bank,


1,000 00


July


1 People's Savings Bank, series of ten notes,


15,000 00


6 L. M. Hanff,


300 00


9 One pool license,


10 00


13 L. M. Hanff,


100 00


13 City of Malden,


89 15


29 L. M. Hanff,


50 00


31 People's Savings Bank,


1,500 00


31 People's Savings Bank,


2,000 00


Aug. 1 L. M. Hanff,


100 00


13 L. M. Hanff,


75 00


15 People's Savings Bank,


2,000 00


21 People's Savings Bank.


1,000 00


30 People's Savings Bank,


3,000 00


June


27


RECIEVED.


Sept. 3 People's Savings Bank,


$1,500 00


4 E. F. Browning, guardian, 72 00


4 Town of Millbury, burial of child, 3 00


4 A. B. Pratt, for grass,


1 50


4 State Board of Charities, 28 00


4 State Treasurer, for inspecting animals,


55 75


6 People's Savings Bank,


1,000 00


10 L. M. Hanff,


175 00


13 City of Boston, H. A. Page family,


44 39


14 County Treasurer, dog fund,


159 93


18 Massachusetts State Sanitarium, water rent, 500 00


29 Lucian Taylor, work on Pound hill,


30 00


30 Insurance companies, 20 83


30 People's Savings Bank,


1,000 00


Oct.


8 State Treas., for supt. of schools,


250 00


14 City of Malden, 85 30


29 Mass. State Sanitarium, water rent, 83 33


4 17


3 L. M. Hanff,


150 00


30 People's Savings Bank,


1,000 00


30 People'e Savings Bank, 1,500 00


Dec. -1 L. M. Hanff,


50 00


10 State Treasuaer, Corporation tax,


103 76


10 State Treasurer, National Bank tax,


5 89


10 State Treasurer, State aid,


391 75


15 People's Savings Bank,


2,000 00


18 People's Savings Bank,


2,000 00


18 Mass. School fund, 772 39


17 Mass. State Sanitarium, water rent, 250 00


1904


Jan.


3 People's Savings Bank, 1,500 00


6 People's Savings Bank, 1,000 00


12 J. A. Carter, for school house and lot at New Boston, 35 00


12 City of Malden,


95 15


21 C. R. Bartlett, supt. water dept.,


100 00


25 L. M. Hanff, 1,000 00


31 People's Savings Bank, 2,500 00


1


Nov. 3 Insurance company,


28


RECEIVED.


Feb. 12 State Treasurer, highway dept., $656 00


17 E. F. Browning, guardian, 36 00


17 W. H. Maynard, board of Preston Warren, 20 28


17 Don Valley, aid rendered Joseph and Margaret Valley," 5 88


29 Mass. State Sanitarium, water rent,


83 33


29 People's Savings Bank,


3,000 00


March 1 Jose, Parker & Co., five year water loan,


300 00


1 Jose. Parker & Co., school loan,


300 00


1 L. M. Hanff, interest on taxes,


220 94


1


C. R. Bartlett, Supt water department,


634 26


C. R. Bartlett. Supt. water department, 1


99 92


1 Janitor public building, 252 50


1 Interest on taxes,


36 94


1 State aid on occount of G. P. Browning,


6 71


1 L. M. Hanff, one extra poll tax,


2 00


1 Taxes for 1903,


14,878 36


1 One extra poll tax,


2 00


$84,744 88


PAID.


1903.


March 3 People's Savings Bank, interest, $30 00


6 People's Savings Bank, interest.


20 00


6 People's Savings Bank, note,


1,000 00


27 State Treasurer, interest,


48 75


April


2 People's Savings Bank, interest,


100 00


4 People's Savings Bank, interest,


30 00


7 People's Savings Bank, interest,


39 38


16 People's Savings Bank, interest,


10 00


18 State Treasurer, interest,


81 25


18 State Treasurer, note,


500 00


30 People's Savings Bank, interest,


12 00


May


2 State Treasurer, note,


500 00


2 State Treasurer, interest,


8 75


2 State Treasurer, interast,


228 41


2 People's Savings Bank, interest,


42 00


2 Mabel and Ethel Heald, interest,


20 00


13 People's Savings Bank, interest,


24 68


29


PAID.


May


14 People's Savings Bank, interest,


$50 00


15 People's Savings Bank, note,


2,800 00


15 People's Savings Bank, note, 2,000 00


15 People's Savings Bank, note,


3,500 00


15 People's Savings Bank, note.


1,200 00


1.5 People's Savings Bank, note,


1,000 00


June


3 People's Savings Bank, note,


1,500 00


3 People's Savings Bank, interest,


15 00


10 City of Salem, F. A. Newell, treasurer, interest, 8 75


10 Blodgett, Merritt & Co., interest, 26 25


July 6 State Treasurer, note,


5,000 00


6 State Treasurer, interest,


11 67


6 People's Savings Bank, note,


1,500 00


20


People's Savings Bank, note,


8,500 00


20 People's Savings Bank, interest,


65 49


20 People's Savings Bank, note,


1,500 00


31 People's Savings Bank, interest,


42 50


31 People's Savings Bank, note,


2,000 00


Aug.


1 State Treasurer, interest,


412 50


1 State Treasurer, note,


500 00


17


State Treasurer, interest,,


34 12


17 State Treasurer, note,


300 00


17


People's Savings Bank, note,


1,500 00


17 People's Savings Bank, interest,


15 00


21 People's Savings Bank, note,


1,000 00


21 People's Savings Bank, interest,


10 63


30 People's Savings Bank, interest,


60 00


Sept.


3 People's Savings Bank, note,


3,000 00


3 People's Savings Bank, note,


1,500 00


3 People's Savings Bank, interest,


15 00


5 People's Savings Bank, note,


1,000 00


5 People's Savings Bank, interest,


20 00


25


State Treasurer, interest,


48 75


30 Half county tax,


345 00


Oct.


2 People's Savings Bank. interest,


100 00


18 State Treasurer, interest,


73 12


Nov. 1 State Treasurer, interest,


218 75


1 E. H. Gay & Co., interest,


8 75


1 E. H. Gay & Co., note,


500 00


30


PAID.


.Nov. 30 People's Savings Bank, note,


$1,500 00


30 People's Savings Bank, note, 1,000 00


30 People's Savings Bank, interest, 67 50


30 People's Savings Bank, interest, 7 50


Dec.


1 People's Savings Bank, interest,


22 50


8 Hersom Bros., interest,


26 25


8 Balance of county tax,


345 00


8 E. M. Heald, interest to March 2,


10 00


8 E. M. Heald, principal on note,


50 00


15 People's Savings Bank, note,


2,000 00


15 People's Savings Bauk, interest,


30 00


18 People's Savings Bank, interest,


21 25


18 People's Savings Bank, note,


1,000 00


21 People's Savings Bank, note,


1,000 00


21 People's Savings Bank, interest,


22 50


1904.


Jan. . 3 People's Savings Bank, note,


1,500 00


3 People's Savings Bank, interest,


300 00


5 People's Savings Bank, interest,


22 50


6 People's Savings Bank, interest,


15 00


6 People's Savings Bank, note,


1,000 00


30 People's Savings Bank, note,


2,000 00


30 People's Savings Bank, interest,


18 75


30 People's Savings Bank, interest,


20 00


30 People's Savings Bank, interest,


45 00


30 People's Savings Bank, note,


1,500 00


Feb.


1 People's Savings Bank, note,


1,000 00


12 State Treasurer, interest,


403 12


12 State Treasurer, interest,


29 25


12 State Tax, 500 00


15 E. M. Heald, principal on note,


50 00


29 People's Savings Bank, note,


3,000 00


29 People's Savings Bank, interest,


67 50


March 1 433 Selectmen's orders,


14,340 01


1 Uncollected taxes,


6,726 67


1 Cash to balance, 1,028 08


$84,744 88


3


1


31


STATEMENT OF FUND TO PAY NOTE OF $5,000.00 HELD BY PEOPLE'S SAVINGS BANK. DUE APRIL 2. 1904.


1903.


March 1 On deposit, People's Savings Bank. $1,223 38 Dividend, February, 1904, 48 92


$1,272 30


March 1 Worcester Five Cents Savings Bank, Dividend, January, 1904, 53 42


$1,335 99


$1,389 41


March 1 Worcester County Institution for Savings, Dividend, January, 1904,


$1,136 40


45 44


March 1 Mechanics. Savings Bank, Dividend, January, 1904,


$515 05


20 60


$535 65


March 1


Bay State Savings Bank,


$539 85


Dividend, March, 1904,


21 78


$561 63


March 1 Total amount of fund,


$4,940 83


RUFUS HOUGHTON CEMETERY FUND.


1903.


March 1


Balance in Five Cents Savings Bank, $100 00


Dividend,


4 02


March 1 Paid W. C. Temple,


1904.


March 1


Balance in Bank,


$100 00


Respectfully submitted,


DANIEL S. THURSTON,


1


Rutland, March 1, 1904.


$104 02


$4 02


Collector and Treasurer


$1,181 84


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REPORT OF THE HIGHWAY SURVEYOR.


Sixteen hundred dollars ($1,600.00) being appropriated by the town for the repairs of roads and bridges. I give below the amount expended each month.


In the month of April, $292 97


May,


347 79


June,


356 84


July,


69 81


August,


196 43


September, 215 61


December, 64 91


$1,544 36


Railing and plank for West Rutland bridge,


$23 27


The list of tools belonging to the town are as follows :


2 road machines


1 hand scraper


9 round pointed shovels


1 square pointed shovel


3 stone rakes


1 bog hoe


6 picks


2 hammers


2 iron bars


2 stone forks


2 bush scythes


1 plow


3 hoes


FRANK D. FORBUSH, Highway Surveyor.


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REPORT OF THE SUPT. of the WATER DEPARTMENT.


The water system has taken on six new patrons during the past year, which will increase the water rent about $60.00 the coming year. The increase of last year over the year before was about $50.00. At this ratio it will not be many years before it will have doubled its rentals, outside of the State sanitarium.


The past year has been very expensive in cost of fuel. The first half of the year coal was nearly double the former price, and the last part of the year a larger amount of coal was used. on ac- count of the extreme cold winter, as many patrons had to keep the water constantly running to avoid freezing. A waste that was par- donable only under the circumstances. The Water Commissioners in arranging with Mr. Lawrence for his services for the past year, raised his salary from $2.00 to $2.50 per day, and the extra time in pumping during the winter has added considerably more to the cost of engineers services for the year.


The Town voted only $300 for the Hydrant service; $150 less than the previous year. This, together with the necessary increased cost of fuel and pumping has made the water system hardly self supporting for the past year.


Notwithstanding the intensely cold winter none of the mains have frozen, and only a few service pipes have been seriously affected.


RECORD OF CONSUMPTION OF WATER IN THE


TOWN OF RUTLAND, FOR THE YEAR 1903.


Month.


Total Consumption in Gallons


January,


2,604,771


February,


2,687,126


March,


2,719,068


April,


2,277,704


May,


· 2,467,944


June,


2,367,118


July,


2,600,065


August,


2,702,597


September,


2,865,954


October,


2,713,009


November,


2,348,294


December,


2,263,586


Total gallons,


30,617,236


34 AMOUNT OF SUPPLIES AND TOOLS ON HAND. SUPPLIES.


60 feet 2-inch galvanized pipe


125 feet &-inch galvanized pipe


6 faucets


4 &-inch sidewalk cocks


1 &-inch corporation cock


6 &-inch ells


3 soldering nipples


13 &-inch tees


6 &-inch brass unions


1 pound solder


4 service boxes


Approximate value, $25.00


TOOLS FOR TRENCHING.


3 picks, $3 00


3 hammers, 2 50


1 spade,


75


1 grub axe,


1 00


3 drils,


1 75


4 lanterns,


2 00


1 broom, 50


$11 50


TOOLS FOR PIPING.


1 2-inch die plate, 6 00


2 &-inch drills, 1 80


2 &-inch taps. 2 50


2 W. I. wrenches, for sidewalk shut-off,


3 83


2 14-inch taps,


2 26


1 1-inch tap,


94


1 14-inch die plate for 2-inch and 14-inch, 4 00


1 2-inch drill for ratchet,


90


2 14-inch drills, 1 20


1 1-inch drill,


53


2 14-inch reamers,


2 26


1 1-inch reamer,


94


1 &-inch reamer, 63


1 2-inch Stanwood cutter, 98


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1 expander, $5 00


1 gate wrench, 2 50


1 B. Miller patent die ratchet plate, with 22 dies, 4 12


1 Miller's ratchet pipe cutter, 3 40


1 18-inch Stillson wrench,


1 60


1 24-inch Stillson wrench,


2 40


2 pairs Brown's tongs, 1 20


1 15-inch Coe's block wrench, 1 00


1 wall vice, 8 10


i wall hinge vice,


3 00


2 packer's sleeve ratchets,


4 05


1 iron crow,


9 60


1 2-inch Walworth cutter,


1 46


$76 20


FINANCIAL STATEMENT.


CR,


Paid Interest on water loan, $947 50


E. E. Lawrence, engineer's services,


501 50


J. Albert Walker, coal, 539 70


C. H. Sprague & Son, coal,


194 88


L. M. Hanff, coal,


53 60


E. E. Lawrence, drawing coal, 16 00


A. F. Brown, drawing coal, 8 00


C. R. Bartlett, drawing coal, 32 10


W. H. Hammond, drawing coal, 12 00


James Hammond, drawing coal, 4 00


L. H. Stearns, drawing coal,


24 88


E. E. Lawrence, wood,


16 12


W. A. Wheeler, wood, 6 51


Boston & Maine R. R., freight on coal, 167 22


Walworth Mfg. Co., pipe and fittings, 96 72


Washburn & Garfield Co., pipe and fittings, 10 15


Washburn & Garfield Co., packing, etc., 16 34


Joseph De Shazo, inspecting boiler,


2 00


Revere Rubber Co., rubber valves, 32 87


E. E. Lawrence, trenching, 4 25


F. J. Tucker, trenching, 3 26


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Paid S. I. Dean, trenching, $1 50


E. E. Lawrence, piping, 19 50


William Allen & Sons, plate for boiler and repairs, 7 48


Georg1 S. Dixon, oil, 6 10


George H. Clark & Co., oil,


2 50


Knowles Steam Pump Works, repairs on boiler, 2 86


F. J. Tucker, shoveling back coal at pump- ing station, 2 20


E. E. Lawrence, reparing boiler, 2 50


John Dixon, digging up and thawing out water pipe, 7 50


Duncan & Goodell Co., solder, etc., 1 10


Mass. State Sanitorium, oil, 55


$2,743 39


MAINTAINANCE OF WATER DEPARTMENT.


CR.


Paid Interest on water loan to Jan. 1, 1904, $947 50


Engineer's services,


501 50


Coal,


788 18


Freight on coal,


167 22


Wood,


22 63


Drawing coal,


96 98


William Allen & Sons, repairs on boiler,


7 48


Knowles Steam Pump Co., repairs on boiler, 2 86


Revere Rubber Co., valves, 32 87


Washburn & Garfield Co., packing, etc., 16 34


F. J. Tucker, shoveling back coal at pump- ing station, 2 20


F. J. Tucker, oil, 9 15


Boiler inspection,


2 00


John Dixon, thawing out water pipe, 7 50


E. E. Lawrence, repairing boiler, 2 50


$2,606 91


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DR.


Received from State Sanitarium, water rent, $1,000 00 Received and due from patrons for water rent, one year, to January 1, 1904, 772 05


Received and due from patrons for service con- nections, one year, to January 1, 1904, 50 20


Due from Town, on account of coal furnished, 50 00


Due from Town, on account of hydrant service,


300 00


Due from Town, on account of supplying Public Building with water, 20 00


Due from Town, on account of supplying two watering places, 10 00


Due from Town, on account of fountain in cemetery, 10 00


Value of coal on hand,


125 00


$2,337 25


Leaving a balance against the water department of $269 66


Respectfully submitted,


CHARLES R. BARTLETT,


Rutland, March 1, 1904.


Superintendent


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AUDITOR'S REPORT.


I hereby certify that I have examined the accounts and vouch- ers of the Selectmen, Overseers of Poor, Collector of Taxes, Treas- urer, and Superintendent of Water Department, for the year ending March 1, 1904, and that I find the same correct.


A. F. BROWN, Auditor


Rutland, March 1, 1904.


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