Town annual report of Rutland 1900-13, Part 8

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


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C. R. Bartlett, expenses to Boston to attend hearing on having Town annexed to District Court, 4 50


C. R. Bartlett, collecting and sending samples of wa- ter to State Board of Health, 5 00


C. R. Bartlett, telephoning, 2 50


C. R. Bartlett, postage, 1 80


$1,652 20


BRIDGES.


Paid W. H. Sawyer, bridge plank,


$35 07


B. & M. R. R., freight on plank,


1 80


F. D. Wellington, labor,


18 50


D. J. Hennesy, labor,


20 00


Martin Hennesy, labor,


36 00


A. B. Fisher, labor,


3 75


H. E. Wheeler, labor,


27 50


H. A. Kennan, labor,


10 50


Asa Mitchell, labor,


9 55


American Bridge Co., for bridges,


200 00


Thomas Hennesy, labor,


43 33


W. M. Demond, labor with team,


14 31


S. F. Smith, plank for bridges,


8 18


Asa Mitchell, labor,


2 00


H. E. Wheeler, repairing bridge near P. Wheeler's,


2 25


W. J. Hunt, labor,


29 98


$462 72


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PUBLIC LIBRARY.


Paid E. H. Tripp, printing cards, Charles E. Lauriett Co., books,


$2 50


63 65


$66 15


RECAPITULATION.


Paid Town Officers, $ 994 08


Schools,


4,685 99


Snow,


1,058 18


State Aid,


448 17


Overseer's Orders,


517 02


Highways,


1,832 93


Bridges,


462 72


Water Department,


2,925 97


Incidentals,


1,652 20


Library,


66 05


Construction Public Building,


199 49


$14,842 80


LIST OF NAMES PRESENTED FOR JURORS.


George W. Pierce,


T. Sibley Heald,


William J. Hunt,


J. Warren Moulton,


Thomas O'Herron,


Charles H. Upham,


Weston R. Upham,


Charles A. Spooner,


Herman D. Bray,


Walter B. Ware,


Henry B. Davis,


Mark A. Putnam,


Clarence T. Oliver.


William H. Maynard,


George F. Handy.


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 Pierce's.


Two near Patrick Delehanty's. Two near Henry Kennan's.


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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 C. R. Bartlett's.


One near W. J. D. D'Ewart's.


One near Greenleaf Corner.


One near Benjamin Allen's place.


One near Adnison Childs'.


One at New Boston Corner.


One near W. J. Brodmerkle'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.


The Selectmen would recommend the following appropriations for the coming year :


State Tax,


County Tax,


Schools and Transportation,


3,000 00


Highways,


1,800 00


Poor,


600 00


Contingent,


1,000 00


Paving Debts, 3,000 00


Show,


1,000 00


Memorial Day,


25 00


In conclusion, we would say that some of the departments have expended more than the appropriation, especially the Highways, Bridges and Incidental Departments.


Of the latter, two large items, one of $400 00 to Mr. Dean for the improvement of the highway, and a sum nearly as large for the care and heating of the Public Building, apart from the schools, making nearly one-half of the total amount of the Incidental Department.


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For Highways and Bridges there was expended nearly $300 more than the appropriation-about $250 more on the Highways, and about $50 more on Bridges. It was found necessary to re-lay a large part of one of the stone abutments at North Rutland bridge, at considerable expense, before putting on the new iron bridge. The whole structure is now in first-class condition, and will doubt- less last a half century with only the necessary replanking and painting.


Mr. Henry Kennan was appointed to the office of Highway Surveyor, which office he held until his removal from town. Under his direction $1,852.95 was expended, for which he has rendered bills of expenditures and vouchers, which have been audited and paid by our orders.


The sum expended above the appropriation was due to the action of the Selectmen rather than the Surveyor. In the early Spring there were found sections of the highway which was in such bad condition as to require a much larger amount of money to be expended than an average of per mile of the appropriation would give. We thought it best to have these repairs made so that the work would be of a permanent character rather than temporary, thinking also that some other portion of the road might remain un- til another year, and so not increase the sum appropriated, but the condition of the roads later in the season made it necessary to expend more than the sum appropriated.


Of these particular sections of road which received quite a large proportion of the appropriation, was the long hill East of the Cen- ter, on Main street, it being covered with a good quantity of gravel its enure length. There was also quite a sum expended in the early Spring upon the road leading to Muschogauge Station. It is ex- pected that the authorities of the State Sanitorium will aid the Town considerably in the future in keeping this section of road in repair. The portion of road receiving the greatest outlay late in the season, was the Depot road at Center of Town, which was put in such good condition as not to require a large expenditure, it is hoped, for several years to come.


The Selectmen have not recommended any appropriation for Bridges, as it is not probable that it will be necessary to expend much in that department the coming year.


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The sum of $1,800 is recommended for Highways, $1,200 for general repairs aud $600 to be used, if necessary, with the allot- ments by the State, to re-grade Pound Hill, as per survey made by State Highway Commissioners, making a seven and one-half per cent. grade. This would make a permanent improvement, greatly reducing the grade and making the road as good in every respect as a macadamized road.


Respectfully submitted,


C. R. BARTLETT, Selectmen T. S. HEALD, of


H. E. WHEELER, ) Rutland.


Rutland, March 1, 1902.


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TOWN CLERK'S REPORT.


The following Births, Marriages and Deaths are recorded for the year 1901.


BIRTHS. PARENTS. DATE, 1901


NAMES.


Walter Cady,


Mark A. & Mary (Rocket) Putnam, Feb. 27


Fred Czezwski,


A. & Frances (Fitzpatrick) Czezwski,


March 2


James Dennis,


Patrick A. & Maggie (Murphy) Scott, March 25


Mildred Catherine,


Chas. E. & Minnie J. (Herron) Bigelow, March 26


Harriet Abbie,


Fred J. & Abbie R. (Hunter) Tucker,


March 28


Lina Serafina,


Angello B. & Rosaline (Costa) Celle, Geo. M .· & Julia L. (Blanchard) Davis, Thos. H. & Nancy (Gilman) Connors,


April 15


Bertha Louise,


June 5


Chloe Matilda,


Edward & Laura (Mugdridge) Williams,


June 17


Hazel Lecna,


Everett W. & Nellie M. (Bigelow) Bowers, Eugene E. & Belle E. (Baker) Hunt,


June 20


Belle May,


Willie M. & Ethel M. (Whiting) Demond,


June 22


Willie Henry,


John H. & Jennie E. (Miles) Griffin.


June 22


Louis Edgar,


Louis F. & Laura L. (Pratt) Harper,


June 26


Elsie May,


Patrick & Alice (Hoard) Dunn,


July


16


Raymond Dennis, John Leo,


Patrick J. & Catherine (Cody) Myers,


Sept. 1


John J. & Margaret (Donelly) Welsh,


Sept. 20


Į Arthur A. & Clara W. (Carlson) Smith,


Sept. 26


MARRIAGES.


NAMES.


RESIDENCE.


April 3,


Sidney I. Dean,


Oakham, Mass.


Rutland, Mass.


May 23,


Arthur Clifford Wheeler,


Rutland, Mass.


Mercie E. Upham,


Rutland, Mass.


June 18,


Daniel E. Withington,


Grace M. Parson,


Jnly 18,


Arthur A. Heald,


1


Helen H. Jaques,


Rowley, Mass.


August 14,


William J. Aiken,


Rutland, Mass.


Ella I. Ware,


Rutland, Mass.


October 9,


Henry O. Ude,


Mary T. Dobbs,


Rutland, Mass. Rutland, Mass.


June 16


Orrin Chamberlain,


June 20


Mary Louise,


Michael & Catherine (O'Leary) Gleason,


Aug.


31


Helen, Priscilla Wilhelmina Mary,


DATE, 1901.


Jessie I. Taylor,


Hubbardston, Mass. Rutland, Mass. Rutland, Mass.


1


25


DATE, 1901. November 21,


NAMES.


Louis Guerten,


Natalie Lavallee,


November 24,


Lester C. Crenner,


Mabel E. Bemis,


November 28,


Herman D. Bray.


Laura E. Henderson,


Rutland, Mass.


December 12,


Charles J. Campbell, Martha Edith Smith,


Rutland, Mass.


December 31,


Ernest W. Bliss,


Rutland, Mass. Rutland, Mass.


DEATHS.


DATE, 1901.


NAMES.


AGE.


RESIDENCE.


January 28,


Elizabeth McCrosson,


19


Rutland. Mass.


January 30,


Fred Maghill Sawyer,


22


6 20


Reading, Mass.


February 1,


Minnie E. Lamphear,


36


10 23 Westerly, R. I.


February 7,


Joseph P. Riley,


6


6 - Rutland, Mass.


February 18, March 22, March 29,


Eugene F. Stratton,


29


4 23


Hopedale, Mass. Rutland, Mass.


May 1,


Agnes Nixon,


16


3


9


Boston, Mass.


May 22,


Annie Alley,


40


- - Boston, Mass.


May 29,


James Sughrue,


82


5 29 Rutland, Mass.


June S,


Michael Conconnon,


24


2 9


Providence, R. I.


June 23,


Chloe M. Connor,


8 Rutland, Mass.


July 13,


Lizzie E. Marvin,


33


10


S


Cambridge, Mass.


August 25,


Frederick K. Hallett,


37


11 - Yarmouthport, Mass.


August 29,


Idee S. Davenport,


33


5 12 Kutland, Mass.


September 2, Rosa Perry Rogers,


29


3 2 Providence, R I.


September 11,


Mattie Watts Kollock,


63


4 10 Hyde Park, Mass.


September 11,


Elijah Roberts,


29


Worcester, Mass.


September 19,


Albert Rankin Hendrick,


62


6 28


Rutland, Mass.


September 23,


Thomas L. Campbell,


69


Rutland, Mass.


October 4.


Inez J. Aldrich.


1


4 -


Rutland, Mass.


October 7,


Margaret L. Nihin,


54


- Rutland, Mass.


October 15,


Agatha O'Neil,


26


9


-


Cambridge, Mass.


November 1,


Hannah Collins,


30


10


16


Boston, Mass.


November 8,


Belle May Demond,


-


4


17


Rutland, Mass.


November 9,


William A. Kelly,


34


-


New Hampshire.


December 10,


John Heffernan,


53


-


Boston, Mass.


December 19,


Patrick Connors,


42


- Unknown.


December 25,


Sylvester Prescott,


89


10


22


Rutland, Mass.


December 26,


Sarah May Brooks,


25


8


4 Rutland, Mass ..


-


1


Lizzie A. Comeau,


29


- S 23


Lynn, Mass.


Emeline Holden,


S5


m. d.


y.


Rachel Doblin,


RESIDENCE. Worcester, Mass. Rutland, Mass. Worcester, Mass. Rutland, Mass. Rutland, Mass.


Rutland, Mass.


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Number of Dogs licensed during the year 1901.


Số Males @ $2.00, 6 Females @ $5.00,


$170 00 30 00


$200 00


Less 91 fees @ $0.20,


18 20


$181 80


Paid Couuty Treasurer,


149 00


Cash on hand,


$32 80


Respectfully submitted,


LOUIS M. HANFF,


Town Clerk.


Rutland, Mass., March 1, 1902.


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REPORT OF THE COLLECTOR AND TREASURER.


Louis M. Hanff, Collector and Treasurer, in account with the Town of Rutland.


1901. DR.


Feb. 15, To balance on hand, cash and tax bills,


$14,021 45


Feb. 26, Received from Town of Oakham. 64 00


March 14, Received from State Treasurer, $5,000, note discounted.


4,876 25


May 1, Received from People's Savings Bank, loan,


2,800 00


May 5, Received from People's Savings Bank, loan,


2,000 00


May 7, Received from Welsh Fund,


118 45


May


14, Received from People's Savings Bank, loan,


2,000 00


June


7, Received from People's Savings Bank, loan,


1,000 00


June


15, Received from People's Savings Bank, loan,


2,000 00


June


19, Received from State Sanitorium, water rent,


250 00


July


5, Received from People's Savings Bank, loan,


1,500 00


Jnly


15, Received from People's Savings Bank, loan,


1,200 00


July


18, Received from State Treasurer, 155 20


July


18, Received from City of Boston, tuition, 86 75


Aug.


1, Received from A. A. Heald, loan,


500 00


Aug.


6, Received from People's Savings Bank, loan,


1,500 00


Aug.


6, Received from Joseph Davis, old plank, 1 00


Sept.


27, Received from Sanitorium, 500 00


Sept.


27, Received from State Treasurer, (school supt.) 250 00


Oct.


3, Received from Central District Court,


6 50


Oct.


11, Received from Town of Oakham, tuition,


43 50


Oct.


15, Received from People's Savings Bank, loan, 800 00~


Nov. 4, Received from People's Savings Bank, loan, 2,000 00


Dec. 3, Received from People's Savings Bank, loan,


1,500 00


June 1, Received from A. A. Heald, loan,


1,000 00


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Dec. 10, Received from State Treasurer, corporation tax $50 99


Dec. 10, Received from State Treasurer, bank tax, 3 92


Dec. 10, Received from State Treasurer, State aid, 365 46


Dec. 19, Received from State Treasurer, $5,000, dis- counted, 4,811 98


Dec. 20, Received from County Treasurer, dog fund, 137 53


Dec. 23, Received from State Sanitorium, 166 67


Dec. 23, Received from State Treasurer, one-half cat- tle inspector salary, 42 50


1902.


Jan. 1, Received from Rutland cottages, water ex- tention, 75 00


Jan. 6, Received from People's Savings Bank, loan, 2,000 00


Jan. 16, Received from People's Savings Bank, loan, 1,000 00


Jan. 25, Received from State Treasurer, burial State pauper. 10 00


Jan. 28, Received from State Sanitorium, water rent, etc., 242 19


Feb. 13, Received from E. E. Lawrence, water pipe, 124 62


Feb. 19, Received from State Sanitorium, water rent and extension. 533 33


March 1, Received from three slaughter house licenses, 3 00


March 1, Received from H. E. Wheeler, for grass, 2 00


March 1, Received from M. Loughman, coal,


8 20


March 1, Received from E. F. Browning,


108 00


March 1, Received from G. P. Browning, State aid,


32 17


March 1, Received from Superintendent of water works for water rents, 539 27


March 1. Received from Superintendent of water works for service connections, 28 56


March 1, Received from R. C. Prescott, rent of Town hall, 214 00


March 1, Received from State School Fund, 375 54


Marah 1, Received from M. M. Smith, for school house, 10 00


March 1, Received from West Rutland Sunday School, 2 50


March 1, Received from 1901 tax bills, 14,830 80


March 1. Received from 1901 extra poll taxes, 8 00


March 1, Received from interest collected, 314 83


March 1, Received from Water Construction Fund, 16 11


$66,230 27


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1901.


CR.


Feb. 23, Paid State Treasurer, interest,


March 15, Paid State Treasurer, interest,


$ 43 88 80 00


March 15, Paid National Bank of the Republic, note and interest, 1020 00


March 15, Paid People's Savings Bank, interest.


40 00


March 21, Paid State Treasurer, interest,


48 75


March 23, Paid People's Savings Bank, note and interest, 1,212 00 April 2, Paid People's Savings Bank, interest, 100 00


April 16, Paid People's Savings Bank, interest, 20 00


April 28, Paid A. A. Heald, note and interest, 1840 55


May 2, Paid State Treasurer, interest, 245 00


May 2, Paid People's Sovings Bank, note and interest, 2,856 00


May 5, Paid People's Savings Bank, note and interest, 2,040 00


May 14, l'aid People's Savings Bank, note and interest, 1,632 00


June 3, Paid Poeple's Savings Bank, interest, 30 00


June 10, Paid People's Savings Bank, note and interest, 1,020 00


June 10, Paid People's Savings Bank, note, 1,500 00


June 16, Paid People's Savings Bank, note and interest, 2,020 00


July 5, Paid City of Salem, interest, 35 00


July 17, Paid People's Savings Bank, note and interest, 2,234 00


July 3I, Paid People's Savings Bank, interest, 20 00


Aug. 2, Paid State Treasurer, note and interest. 931 25


Aug. 6, Paid People's Savings Bank, note and interest, 1,530 00


Aug.


19, Paid State Treasurer, note and interest,


343 87


Aug. 19, Paid State Treasurer, interest,


80 00


Ang. 24, Paid State Treasurer, interest, 48 75


Oct. 2. Paid People's Savings Bank, interest, 100 00


Oct.


15, Paid one-half County tax, 314 00


Nov.


1, Paid National Bank of Republic, note and interest, 508 75


Nov. 1, Paid People's Savings Bank, interest, 56 00


Nov. 5, Paid People's Savings Bank interest, 40 00


Nov. 5, Paid State Treasurer, interest, 236 25


Nov.


15, Paid People's Savings Bank, note and interest, 2,040 00


Der. 1, Paid City of Salem, interest, 35 00


Dec. 2, Paid A. A. Heald, interest, 20 00


Dec. 3, Paid People's Savings Bank, note and interest, 1,528 13


Dec. 4, Paid balance County tax, 314 00


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Dec. 7, Paid People's Savings Bank, interest, $ 18 75


Dec. 10, Paid State tax, 350 00


Dec. 15, Paid People's Savings Bank, interest, 37 50


Dec. 19, Paid State Treasurer, note,


5,000 00


1902.


Jan. 5, Paid People's Savings Bank, note and interest, 2,041 46


Jan. 15, Paid People's Savings Bank, interest, 22 50


Jan. 16, Paid People's Savings Bank, note and interest, 1,018 75


Jan. 31, Paid People's Savings Bank, interest, 20 00


Feb. 3, Paid State Treasurer, interest,


421 88


Feb. 6, Paid People's Savings Bank, interest, 28 13


Feb. 18, Paid State Treasurer, interest,


39 00


March 1, By Assessors' abatements,


144 72


March 1, Deposit in Mechanics Savings Bank,


500 00


March 1, Uncollected tax bills,


15,418 01


March 1, Paid 437 Selectmen's orders,


14,842 80


March 1, Cash on hand, 163 59


$66,230 27


WATER DEPARTMENT CONSTRUCTION FUND.


1901.


Feb. 18, Amount due Treasurer, as reported, $45 64


Nov. 10, Received from W. L. Reed, 25 00


19.02.


March 1, Received from L. A. Taylor,


36 75


Deduct,


45 64


March 1, Transferred to General Account, $16 11


INCOME STATE SCHOOL FUND.


1902.


Jan. 28, Received from State Treasurer, $738 08


March 1, Transferred to General Fund,


375 54


March 1, Balance on hand, $362 54


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$61 75


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ACCOUNT OF FUND TO PAY NOTE OF PEOPLE'S SAVINGS BANK OF $5,000 DUE APRIL 2, 1904. 1901.


Feb. 15, People's Savings Bank, Dividend, February, 1902, 42 52


$1,133 82


$1,176 34


Feb. 15, Worcester Five Cents Savings Bank, $1,238 18 Dividend, January, 1902, 46 44


$1,284 62


Feb. 15, Worcester County Institution for Savings, $1,050 70 Dividend, January, 1902, 42 01


$1,092 71


Feb. 15, Bay State Savings Bank, Dividend to March, 1902,


$500 00


18 98


$518 98


1902.


March 1, Mechanics Savings Bank,


$500 00


$4,572 65


RUFUS HOUGHTON CEMETERY FUND.


1901.


Feb. 15, Balance in Five Cents Savings Bank, $100 00 1902.


March 1, Dividends, 3 77


$103 77


Paid S. W. Fay,


3 77


March 1, Balance in Bank,


$100 00


Respectfully submitted,


LOUIS M. HANFF,


Collector and Treasurer.


Rutland, March 1, 1902.


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REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES OF FREE PUB. LIBRARY.


FINANCIAL STATEMENT.


RESOURCES.


Unexpended balance from last year,


$22 37


Appropriation, 148 45


Received from non-residents for use of Library, and from fines and cards, 11 42


$182 24


EXPENDITURES.


Paid Mrs. E. J. Prouty, librarian,


$78 00


for new books,


64 09


for papers and magazines,


6 00


for express on books,


1 41


for library cards,


2 50


for supplies,


1 25


$153 25


Balance unexpended,;


$28 99


Of this balance, $4.40 is due from the Town, and $24.59 is in the hands of the Trustees,


The whole number of books taken from the Library during the year was 4,815.


Seventy new volumes have been added to the Library by pur- chase, and the following named persons have kindly donated books.


Catholic Friends of Rutland, 25 volumes.


Mr. Hewins, 10


Mrs. R. P. Barry,


10 66


Mr. Stephen Salisbury, 12 volumes New England Magazine.


" One who Loves to Give," Pioneers of Massachusetts.


C. W. Dodge has given McClure's Magazine the past year, and Mrs. J. Munroe St. Nicholas Magazine.


The Revised Laws of Massachusetts, in two volumes, have been sent by the State.


Respectfully submitted, W. C. TEMPLE, MRS. SARAH MUNROE, Library MRS. H. R. SPAULDING, Trustees.


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WATER DEPARTMENT.


CONSTRUCTION ACCOUNT.


The following is a statement of expenditures on account of con- struction, to March 1, 1901.


Amount overpaid by the Town, $43 64


Received from W. L. Reed, for construction, $25 00


Received from L. A. Taylor, reimbursement, 36 75


$61 75


Paid Town Treasurer, amount overpaid last year, 45 64


Balance transferred to General Account, $16 11


W. T. BROWN, Secretary.


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REPORT OF THE SUPT. OF WATER DEPARTMENT.


The following financial statement of the maintainance of the Water Department, showing it to have been more than self-support- ing the past year, is pleasant for us to report, and must be very sat- isfactory to the tax payers to know.


The large amount expended by the Department, above the maintainance, was largely due to the cost of a new pump, and mak- ing suitable connections with the intake and discharge pipes of the old pump, and of connecting with the boiler and vacuum pump .- Also. quite a large sum has been expended in laying more than twenty-five hundred feet (or about one-half mile) of service pipe .- The Water Commissioners were petitioned by the State Sanitorium and by Mr. Daniel Nihin, to extend the service to the old Nihin house, owned by the State, and to Mr. Nihin's new house, and an agreement was made with the State. late in the Autumn, to put in a one-inch pipe a distance of sixteen hundred and forty-five feet, making the desired connection, the Town to receive one hundred and fifty dollars, about one-half of the total cost, from the Common- wealth, which has been paid over to the Town. A little later an- other petition came before the Board from Messrs. Butler, Fiske ' and Hansons, of the " Rutland Cottages " to make service connec- tions with their house, recently purchased of the late Sylvester Prescott. An agreement was effected by their paying to the Town seventy-five dollars, and by further agreeing to pay at least twenty dollars yearly water rental.


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Service connections have also been made with eight other houses during the year, as follows : A. B. Pratt's, L. Q. Spaulding's, Miss Lydia Reed's, Parsonage, D. F. Smith's, (Gates place) Barber Shop, (G. R. Edson) G. M. Glazier's two-tenement house and J. H. Griffin's.


If all the present service conditions continue without any new or additional patrons, the income will increase between one and two hundred dollars the coming year.


It is quite probable that some new houses will be built on the water line during the coming season, and that some of the houses not yet connected with the System will soon become patrons.


The new auxiliary pump, put in last June, proves quite satis- factory, doing the work with apparent ease, so that the anxiety felt by your Commissioners in case of accident while depending upon one pump is now entirely removed. This acquisation to the pump- ing plant, and the large extension of service pipe, and the consider- able number of patrons added during the year, is worthy of note, and bespeaks a grand future for the Water System. Mention should be made of the fact that the State Sanitorium has paid the Town four hundred and fifty dollars toward the new pump, they feeling that it was but just to help the Town in providing an emer- gency pump.


The entire System has worked well during the year, with the exception of several leaks appearing in the main on Paxton Road. When the pipe was laid late in the season of 1899, the conditions of frost and snow were such that it was hardly possible to make perfect joints, as it afterwards proved, and the contractor, Mr. L. A. Taylor, has been very willing to repair the work and make it sat- isfactory, having lately sent his check for the payment of a bill for thirty-six dollars and seventy-five cents for repairing leaks. This is very honorable in Mr. Taylor, proving that he aims to do good, sat- isfactory work.


The last Legislature passed an Act authorizing the Town to in- crease its Water Loan five thousand dollars, as there are citizens asking for the extension of the water main. An article is inserted in the Warrant for the annual meeting, under which the Town can vote an extension if it so pleases.


The following is a summary of the amount of water in gallons, pumped each month during the year.


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REPORT TO THE MASSACHUSETTS STATE BOARD OF HEALTH.


RECORD OF CONSUMPTION OF WATER IN THE TOWN OF RUTLAND, FOR THE YEAR . 1901.


Month. January,


Total Consumption in Gallons. 2,602,418


February,


2,480,062


March,


2,237,703


April,


2,383,236


May,


2,781,246


June,


2,956,464


July,


2,997,722


August,


2,821,247


September,


2,160,054


October,


1,694,160


November,


1,388,270


December,


1,595,334


Day on which greatest amount was pumped, September 8.


Gallons pumped on above day, 207,064.


Week during which greatest amount was pumped, June, first week.


Gallons pumped during above week, 788,255.


AMOUNT OF SUPPLIES AND TOOLS ON HAND.


SUPPLIES.


60 feet 2-inch galvanized pipe.


125 feet &-inch galvanized pipe.


6 faucets.


4 4-inch sidewalk cocks.


1 2-inch corporation cock.


6 2-inch ells.


3 soldering nipples.


13 -inch tees. 6 &-inch brass unions. 1 1b. solder. 4 service boxes.


Approximate value, $25.00.


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37 TOOLS FOR TRENCHING.


3 picks,


$3 00


3 hammers,


2 50


l spade,


75


1 grub axe,


1 00


3 drills,


1 75


4 lanterns,


2 00


62


1 broom,


50


3


$11 50


TOOLS FOR PIPING.


1 2-inch die plate,


$6 00


2 2-inch drills, 1 80


2 4-inch taps, 2 50


3 83


2 1}-inch taps,


2 26


1 1-inch tap,


94


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


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


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


1 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


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46 B4


64


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


1 2-inch drill for ratchet,


ret


38


FINANCIAL STATEMENT.


CR.


Paid interest on water loan, $1 026 86


J. Albert Walker & Co., coal, 171 18


Garfield & Proctor, coal, . 149 25


C. H. Sprague & Son, coal,


148 39


F. S. Hunt, wood,


20 00


G. C. Bond, wood, Lincoln Oil Co., oil,


2 50


10 51


George S. Dixon, oil, 2 50


Duncan & Goodell, shovel, 1 10


Washburn & Garfield, packing and supplies, 12 02


James B. DeShago, inspecting boiler, 2 00


William Allen & Sons, brick, labor and re- pairing boiler, 35 72


Boston & Maine Railroad, freight on coal, 113 17


Cunningham Iron Co., boiler grates, 25 23


Knowles Steam Pump Co., valve springs, 1 50


F. S. Hunt, lumber for repairs, 1 72


E. E. Lawrence, pumping, 360 32




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