Town annual report of Rutland 1914-23, Part 12

Author: Rutland, Mass.
Publication date: 1914
Publisher: The Town
Number of Pages: 902


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The report of the Selectmen for the year ending December 31st, 1917, is herewith submitted :


We have drawn 532 orders on the Town Treasurer amounting to $53,574.76. The analysis of this expenditure will be found on the pages immediately following this state- ment.


For ready reference the figures have been arranged as follows :-


1st. Tables of Appropriations.


2d. Tables showing a Summary of expenditures.


3d. Resources and Liabilites.


4th. Separate reports of each appropriation.


Appropriations have been arranged alphabetically and each appropriation numbered.


By use of this number immediate reference may be made from Summary to separate report of appropriation.


16


APPROPRIATIONS.


Raised and Approp.


Other Sources


Total Amount Available


1 Board of Health


2 Debts and Interest


Temporary Loan


$22,000.00


WaterLoan Interest


485.00


Interest Taxes and Water


318.94


28,803.94


3 Contingent


700.00


Library, Unexpended 1916


23.21


Library, Dog Fund 1916


221.45


Unappropriated Money


1,094.87


2,039.53


4 Crushed Rock (1916)


200.00


200.00


5 Gipsy Moth


100.00


100.00


6 Highway and Bridges


Highways


1,900.00


Cutting Brush


100.00


Depot Road Muschopauge Road


350.007


2,600.00


7


Liquor Law Enforcement


100.00


100.00


8 Memorial Day


50.00


· - 50.00


9 Moth Work


100.00


100.00


10


Public Building Rental Town Hall


400.00


297.47


697.47


11


Public Charities


500.00


500.00


12


Repair Public Building


200.00


200.00


13


Salaries Town Officers


1,500.00


Unpaid Bills


300.00


1,800.00


14 Schools


5,200.00


39.94


Com. of Mass. School Fund


955.13


Com. of Mass. Tuition


863.97


Com. of Mass. High School


500.00


L.M. Hanff, Supt.School Acct ..


312.50


Town of Hubbardston, Tuition. . School Physician


25.00


7,946.54


15


Sidewalk Repairs


100.00


100.00


.16 Surety on Bonds


50.00


50.00


17


Snow


500.00


500.00


18


Street Lights


1,050.00


1,050.00


19


Trade School


150.00


65.90


215.90


20


Tree Warden


25.00


25.00


Total 1917 Regular Appropriation


$19,850.00


$27,428.38


$47,278.38


Borrowed


21


Maple Ave. Improvement Commonwealth of Mass.


$2,700.00


$1,230.38


Public Subscription


565.00


4,495.38


Total,


$2,700.00


$1,795.38


$4,495.38


$ 200.00 6,000.00


$ 200.00


- ₹


Indep. Industrial School


50:00


Balance1916 Appropriation


250.00


17


FINANCIAL STATEMENT.


Cash Balance Dec. 31, 1916


$3,048 63 56,233 32


Receipts from all sources


$59,281 95


Expenditures :


$53,574 76


Selectmen's Orders Other Sources, State and County Tax


4,048 13


$57,62289


Balance Dec. 31st, 1917


$1,659 06


(See Report Town Treasurer.)


Summary of Expenditures, Selectmen's Orders.


Total Amount Available


Expended Selectmens Orders


Un expended


Over- drawn


1 Board of Health


$ 200.00


$ 120.16


$79.84


2 Debts and Interest


28,803.94


28,444.11


359.83


3 Contingent


2,039.53


2,891.52


$851.99


4 Crushed Rock (1916)


200.00


85.06


114.94


5 Gipsy Moth


100.00 2,600.00


2,547.52


52.48


7


Liquor Law Enforcem.


100.00


25.71


74.29


9


Moth Work


100.00


67.12


32.88


10


Public Buildings


697.47


893.65


196.18


11


Public Charities


500.00


494.34


5.66


12


Repairs Publ. Building


200.00


89.36


110.64


13


Salaries Town Officers


1,800.00


2,056.73


256.73


14


Schools


7,946.54


7,864.33


82.21


15


Sidewalk Repairs


100.00


100.00


16


Surety on Bonds


50.00


50.00


17


Snow


500.00


903.75


403.75


18


Street Lights


1,050.00


1,141.90


91.90


19


Trades School


215.90


355.15 6.00


19.00


Totals,


$47,278.38


$48,086.41


$1,131.77


$1,939.80


21


Maple Ave., Impr.


4,495.38


2,454.57


2,040.81


Water Department


3,033.78


3,033.78


Totals,


$51,773.76


$53,574.76


$3.172.58


$4.973.58


NOTE :- Money for "Fires and Forest Fires," "Legislative Work" and "Public Library" were appropriated and therefore paid from No. 3 Contingent. There was no expense for Legislative Work.


Because of an overdraft on appropriations there is no unexpended balance to apply to Contingent.


8


Memorial Day


50.00


50.00


100.00


6 Highways and Bridges


139.25


20 Tree Warden


25.00


$59,281 95


18


RESOURCES AND LIABILITIES.


Resources.


Cash on hand


$1,667 81


Uncollected Taxes


10,796 46


Uncollected Water Rents


2,175 66


Due from State Aid


284 00


Due from Mothers' Aid


1,491 00


$16,414 93


Liabilities.


Com. of Mass., Water Loan $10,000 00


City of Worcester, Water Loan


500 00


Com. of Mass., Bldg. Loan 1,000 00


Worcester Five Cents Savings Bank, Bldg. Loan 1,200 00


Worcester County Inst. for Savings,


Refund Loan, 4,000 00


Worcester Trust Co., Pump Loan 600 00


Worcester Trust Co., Iron Bridge


200 00


Worcester Five Cents Savings Bank, State Road 1,000 00


Worcester Trust Co., Imp. Road 2,700 00


Gardner Trust Co., Temporary Loan


1,700 00


Worcester Trust Co., Temporary Loan


6,100 00


Worcester Five Cents Savings Bank, Temporary Loan 6,000 00


Howard George, Moth Work 64 00


Naquog Woolen Mills, Electric Light


37 50


George Sharpe, Tax Collector


50 00


William White, Water Com.


10 00


Walter Wheeler, Board of Health


25 00


Snow Bills, estimated 200 00 $35,386 50


Total net debt of Town


$18,971 57


19


NO. 1. BOARD OF HEALTH.


Appropriation Expended


$200 00 120 16


Unexpended


$79 84


NO. 2. DEBTS AND INTEREST.


Appropriation $6,000 00


Temporary Loan


22,000 00


Interest on Water Loan


485 00


Interest from Taxes and Water


318 94


$28,803 94 4


Expended.


Worcester Co. Inst. for Savings, Refund Loan $2,000 00


Com. of Mass., Water Loan 1,000 00


Com. of Mass., Public Buildings Loan 1,000 00


Worcester Five Cents Savings Bank,


Public Building Loan 300 00


Worcester Trust Company, El. Pump Loan 600 00


Worcester Trust Company, Iron Bridge Loan 100 00


Worcester Five Cents Savings Bank, State Road Loan 500 00


Worcester Trust Company, Temporary


12,000 00


Worcester Five Cents Savings Bank, Temporary 9,000 00


Gardner Trust Company, Temporary 1,000 00


$27,500 00


Interest


$944 11 $28,444 11


Unexpended balance $359 83


20


NO. 3. CONTINGENT.


Appropriation $700 00


Library unexpended 1916 23 21


Library Dog Fund, 1916 221 45


Unappropriated money received by


Treasurer (See Treasurer's Report) 1,094 87


Total


$2,039 53


Expended.


Incidentals


$743 76


Forest Fires


81 60


Library


291 16


Mothers' Aid


1,491 00


State Aid


284 00


Total


$2,891 52


Overdrawn


$851 99


Analysis of above expense follows:


INCIDENTALS.


Acton, M. G., Automobile Service $2 00


American Express Co., express 30


Bates, Warren P., military draft expenses


3 00


Bender, Mat., corporation book


10 50


Brownell, A. W. Co., printing Bulfinch, W. M., election supplies


7 57


Bureau of Statistics, examining titles


18 00


Carroll, C. E., trip to Worcester


3 00


Campbell, C. J., fertilizer for Common


5 00


Campbell, C. J., two trips to Worcester


6 00


Campbell, C. J., postage and telephones


1 65


Carter Ink Co., ink 1 25


Commonwealth Press, printing


14 00


Converse, Henry. fire dept. supplies


3 75


Carried forward $87 12


11 10


21


Brought forward


$87 12


Davis, Howard, repairs on clock stair-


way


3 50


Davis, Howard, negotiating loans, tele- phone and postage 19 25


Fitzgerald, D. J., trip to Boston 6 00


Fitzgerald, D. J., trip to Worcester 3 00


Fletcher, R. B., legal services


3 00


Frost Stamp Co., office supplies 1 17


Griffin, C. W., merchandise


1 41


Gurley, W. & L. E., sealer of weights, supplies 35 25


Hanff, L. M., police services


9 20


Hanff, L. M., court fees


12 00


Hanff, L. M., court fees


11 70


Hanff, L. M., court fees


12 82


Hanff, L. M., recording and returning vital statistics 47 00


Hanff, L. M., sealers' transportation


5 25


Hanff, L. M., administering oath to town officers 5 00


Hanff, L. M., compiling representative vote at Gardner 5 50


Hanff, L. M., postage, telephone, ex- press


5 35


Hobbs Title Co., examining title


7 16


Howard Motor Car Co., repairs on fire truck 7 14


Kehoe, F. A., public dump 10 00


Library Bureau, printing 1 15


Morasky, William, wood for hose house


5 00


Murphy, P. B., printing 1 95


15


Miles, George H., wrappers and postage 2 92


Nihin, Michael, setting guide post


62


Miles, George H., telephone


Carried forward $309 61


22


Brought forward $309 61


Noyes, S. J., adjusting land damages 75 00


O'Connor, James E., posting warrant 3 00


O'Connor, James E., automobile service 3 00


Prouty, Frank J., flowers for Common 15 90


Putnam, Sanford, collectors' books 45


Sharpe, George E., Stamps and stationery 21 90


Sharpe, George E., advertising ,etc. 16 35


Temple, William C., express


1 10


Traffic Sign Co., signs for highway


8 25


Tripp, E. H., printing


265 74


Wales, Warren G., court fees


13 50


Ware, Joseph E., maintaining public watering trough 5 00


Ware, Joseph E., stamps and stationery 2 76


Wheeler, H. Edward, receipt book and stamps


1 20


Wheeler, H. Edward, public health work 1 00


$743 76


Forest Fires. (See Contingent.)


Appropriation $200 00


Expended 81 60


Unexpended


$118 40


Public Library (See Contingent.)


Appropriation


$50 00


Dog Fund


221 45


Unexpended (1916)


23 21


$294 66


Expended


291 16


Unexpended $3 50


23


NO. 4. CRUSHED ROCK (1916 Appropriation. Appropriation $200 00 85 06 Expended


Unexpended


$114 94


NOTE :- Because of an over-payment by the State to Charles E. Horne, contractor on the 1915 State road work, an adjustment was made on the Crushed Rock Account to the amount of .


$89 94


Mr. Horne also used from this account crushed rock to the amount of $25 00


$114 94


NO. 5. GYPSY MOTH


Appropriation Expended


$100 00


000 00


Unexpended


$100 00


NO. 6. HIGHWAYS AND BRIDGES


Appropriation :


Highways


$1,900 00


Cutting Brush


100 00


Depot Road


250 00


Muschopauge Road


350 00


$2,600 00


Expended


$2,547 52


Unexpended


$52 48


NO. 7. LIQUOR LAW ENFORCEMENT. Appropriation $100 00


25 71


Expended


Unexpended $74 29


NO. 8. MEMORIAL DAY.


Appropriation $50 00 Expended 50 00


24


NO. 9. MOTH WORK.


Appropriation Expended


$100 00 67 12


Unexpended


$32 88


NO. 10. PUBLIC BUILDING.


Appropriation $400 00


Rentals of Town Hall


297 47


Total amount available $697 47


Expended (As analyzed below) $2,086 02


Credit-Two-thirds of ($1,788 55) net expense, assumed by School De-


partment 1,192 37


$893 65


Overdrawn $196 18


Analysis of above expense.


Janitor :


W. E. Hunt Clarence Oliver


$195 00


565 00


$760 00


Coal :


E. D. Marsh $935 28


$935 28


Wood :


W. C. Temple


$9 00


H. W. Calkins


14 50


George H. Rice (sawing)


1 00


$24 50


25


Electric Lights :


Gardner Electric Light Co.


$78 34


$78 34


Plumbing and Steam Fitting : George H. Miles


$9 50


$9 50


Furnace Repairs :


Stone-Underhill Co.


$9 70


$9 70


Insurance :


Louis M. Hanff


$179 50


C. A. Marsh


12 70


$192 20


Miscellaneous :


C. C. Lowell Co., paints


$11 62


E. C. Higgins & Co., rollers


1 50


Mass. State Prison, brooms


10 50


E. D. Marsh, teaming, etc.


12 00


H. E. Wheeler, flag pole


2 50


N. E. Tel. & Tel. Co., telephone


1 00


L. F. Hanff, electrical work


6 43


American Express Co.


33


J. N. Potter, express


1 74


Perkins & Butler, paper


4 40


R. Loughman, eave trough


2 10


W. E. Hunt, express


15


C. W. Griffin, supplies


20 63


W. M. Bulfinch, supplies


1 60


$76 50


Total


$2,086 02


NOTE :- Deducting rentals of Hall ($297.47)


from total expenditure ($2086.02), shows a net expense of $1788.55. Two thirds of this net expense or $1192.37 assumed by School Department.


26


NO. 11. PUBLIC CHARITIES.


Appropriation


Expended


$500 00 494 34


Unexpended $5 66


NO. 12. REPAIRS ON PUBLIC BUILDING. Appropriation $200 00


Expended (As analyzed below) 89 36


Unexpended


$110 64


Analysis of above expense.


Baker Lumber Co., eave trough $5 98


Brewer & Co., paints, oils 24 05


Boston & Maine Railroad, freight


1 24


Cowee, E. H. Co., cement


4 90


Griffin, C. W., oil


13


Lowell, C. E., varnish


5 50


Marble, J. Russell, paints and oils


19 10


Miles, George H., labor and plumbing material, 10 18


Maynard, W. H., masonry


13 13


Sawyer, W. H., lumber


5 15


$89 36


NO. 13. SALARIES OF TOWN OFFICERS.


Appropriation $1,500 00 300 00


Unpaid bills


Total $1,800 00


Expended (As analyzed below)


2,056 73


Overdrawn


$256 73


Analysis of above expense.


Town Clerk :


Louis M. Hanff $64 00 $64 00


27


Selectmen :


Daniel J. Fitzgerald


$80 00


Charles J. Campbell


75 00


Charles E. Carroll,


75 00


William C. Temple (1916)


2 50


$232 50


Assessors :


Joseph E. Ware


$111 25


George H. Miles


108 25


Arthur F. Brown


99 00


$318 50


Overseers of Poor:


Louis M. Hanff


$32 00


Matthew J. Cullen (1916)


10 00


Matthew J. Cullen (1917)


8 00


Joseph Ware


20 00


$70 00


Water Commissioners :


George H. Miles


$10 00


E. Dexter Marsh


10 00


$20 00


Collector of Taxes :


Mark Putnam (special)


$307 38


Mark Putnam


24 15


George E. Sharpe


275 00


$606 53


Treasurer :


Howard S. Davis


$1.13 00


H. Edward Wheeler


12 00


$125 00


28


Auditor : Homer B. Loverin $40 00


$40 00


Registrars :


· Louis M. Hanff


$18 00


Daniel J. Fitzgerald


10 00


Charles J. Campbell


10 00


Charles E. Carroll


10 00


$48 00


Constables :


Louis M. Hanff $38 95


·


$38 95


Special Police :


Clarence T. Oliver


$3 00


James E. O'Connor


3 00


Patrick Murphy


3 00


$9 00


Election Officers :


Matthew J. Cullen


$12 00


Louis F. Drury


8 00


J. J. Welch


6 00


Ralph W. Temple


4 00


W. R. Upham


4 00


Howard S. Davis


2 00


George H. Miles


2 00


Joseph E. Ware


4 00


Sealer of Weights and Measures : Louis M. Hanff $20 00


$42 00


$20 00


29


Board of Health :


Bayard T. Crane, M. D. (1915)


$25 00


Bayard T. Crane, M. D. (1916) 25 00


W. E. Chamberlain, M. D. (1916)


25 00


W. E. Chamberlain, M. D. (1917) 25 00


Louis M. Hanff, agent


16 00


$116 00


Cattle Inspector :


W. R. Upham


$40 50


40 50


Dairy Inspector :


Howard S. Davis


$8 50


$8 50


Meat Inspector :


Leroy S. Putnam


$239 25


$239 25


Dog Officer : George E. Smith


$18 00


$18 00


Total


$2,056 73


NO. 14. SCHOOLS.


Appropriation


$5,200 00


Unexpended 1916


39 94


Com. of Mass. school fund


955 13


Com. of Mass., tuition


863 97


Com. of Mass., High School


500 00


L. M. Hanff, Supt. Sch. Acct.


312 50


Town of Hubardston, tuition 50 00 School Physician 25 00


Total Expended


$6,671 96


Two-thirds expense (net) Public Build- 1,192 37


ing


Total


$7,864 33


Unexpended


$82 21 Note .- See report of School Committee.


$7,946 54


30


NO. 15. SIDE WALK REPAIRS.


Appropriation


Expended


$100 00 000 00


Unexpended


$100 00


NO. 16. SURETY ON BONDS.


Appropriation


$50 00


Expended


50 00


NO. 17. SNOW.


Appropriation


$500 00


Expended (As analyzed below) 903 75


Overdrawn


$403 75


Analysis of above expense.


Allen, Norman


$5 40


Allen, W. A.


12 40


Allison, W. L.


2 20


Bean, John A.


4 85


Bemis, George


80


Boquist, Carl


5 00


Boquist, J.


13 80


Boquist, Victor


12 00


Bigelow, L. R.


32 80


Brodmercle, W. J.


18 80


Calkins, Frank


9 30


Calkins, H. W.


13 00


Calkins, N. M.


11 95


Campbell, Charles


10 20


Carlson, John


3 60


Connor, C. E.


1 60


Connor, Benjamin


3 20


Connor, John F.


3 20


Connor, Thomas


10 60


Carried forward


$174 70


31


Brought forward


$174 70


Connor, William


2 00


Crosby, F. P.


3 50


Cullen, Leonard


4 40


Cullen, Matthew


16 70


Curtis, J.


30


Davis, George


13 15


Davis, Howard


6 40


Delehanty, Matthew


50 00


Denehy, John


2 00


Denehy, Joseph


3 75


Drury, Lewis


5 30


Eccleston, Merrill


2 50


Fay, George


4 20


Fiske, J. C.


7 80


Flaherty, Edward


7 00


Forbush, F.


15 60


George, Allie


3 40


George, Howard


8 40


Gleason, Frank


5 80


Gleason, M.


5 60


Gleason, Raymond


2 80


Gordon, George


4 60


Griffin, Edward


3 20


Griffin, W.


2 60


Hammond, A. E.


1 50


Hammond, W. H.


12 00


Handy, Roy


1 80


Hanff, Ludy


1 20


Hayden, Walter


20


Hill, Alfred


3 05


Hill, Charles E.


11 70


Hoyt, M. R.


3 00


Hunt, W. J.


15 20


Kehoe, F. A.


9 50


Carried forward


$414 85


32


Brought forward


$414 85


LaTowne, Della


36 80


Leary, John,


13 40


Locke, Fred


1 80


Lof, Charles


6 20


Loughman, Richard


1 60


Loverin, H. B.


11 40


Martin, James


1 80


Matthews, Frank


4 60


Mattson, I.


16 60


Mattson, W.


15 60


Maynard, E. L.


: 4 60


McGann, Michael


8 10


Meriam, L.


5 20


Miles, Joseph


55


Morasky, William


7 60


Nihan, Michael


3 40


O'Connor, J. E.


21 60


Oliver, Chester


55


Powe, Joseph


35


Prescott, Leslie


33 00


Prescott, Walter


7 80


Prescott, W. J.


1 50


Putnam, Rufus


3 00


Putnam, W. C.


3 30


Rice, G. W.


15 60


Sargent, Newton


13 00


Scott, Clinton B.


4 20


Segar, W. L.


36 50


Sharpe, George


12 00


Smith, Edgar


5 60


Smith G. E.


6 00


Smith, H. E.


5 40


Strong, George E.


5 90


Strong, James


2 00


Carried forward


$731 40


33


Brought forward


$731 40


Swanson, A. L.


6 80


Tapiole, E.


8 20


Taylor, G. M.


57 40


Temple, W. C.


7 30


Upham, W. R.


8 70


Viner, Douglas


80


Viner, Lloyd


1 25


Wales, Albert


20 40


Welch, B. G.


6 20


Welch, J. J.


26 20


Welch, Thomas


15 70


Willis, G. H.


13 40


Total


$903 75


NO. 18. STREET LIGHT.


Appropriation :


Town of Rutland


$900 00


Naquog Worsted Mills


150 00


Total


$1,050 00


Expended : O


Naquog Worsted Mills (1916)


$150 00


Naquog Worsted Mills (1917)


112 50


Gardner El. Lt. Co.


879 40


Total


$1,141 90


Overdrawn


$91 90


NO. 19. TRADE SCHOOL.


Appropriation


. $150 00


Independent Industrial School


65 90


Total


$215 90


Expended


$355 15


Overdrawn


$139 25


NO. 20. TREE WARDEN.


Appropriation Expended


$25 00


6 00


Unexpended $19 00


34


NO. 21. MAPLE AVENUE IMPROVEMENT.


Appropriation Com. of Mass. Public Subscription


$2,700 00


1,230 38


565 00


Total


$4,495 38


Expended


$2,454 57


Unexpended


$2,040 81


Respectfully submitted,


DANIEL J. FITZGERALD, CHARLES J. CAMPBELL, CHARLES E. CARROLL,


Selectmen of Rutland.


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REPORT OF THE OVERSEERS OF THE POOR For the year ending December 31, 1917.


Aprropriation


$500 .00


PAID Fully supported No. 1. Charlton Poor Farm Association $235 28 Partially supported


No. 1. City Hospital, Worcester 35 71


No. 2. City Hospital, Worcester 4 29


No. 3. City Hospital, Worcester 21 43 ,


No. 4. City Hospital, Worcester 25 71


No. 5. City Hospital, Worcester 54 86


Incidentals 19 30


Charlton Poor Farm Association Assessment 28 43 Paid City of Worcester, Mother's Aid 69 33


$494 34


Unexpended $5 66


Overpaid on inmates board


65


$6 31


Mother's Aid paid for other cities and towns $1,491 00


This amount is to be received from the cities of Boston and Cambridge and from the state.


Respectfully submitted,


JOSEPH E. WARE, MATTHEW J. CULLEN, LOUIS M. HANFF, Overseers of Poor.


36


REPORT OF THE CHARLTON POOR FARM ASSOC'N For the year ending December 31, 1917.


In presenting this annual report, the Management of the Association feel gratified that in spite of the fact that every necessity of life costs more than last year, the cost per week has been brought down considerably. The Association is for- tunate in being able to retain the services of Mr. and Mrs. Carl M. Wheeler as Warden and Matron for another year, beginning April 1, 1918.


The Town of Charlton has repainted the entire interior of the house and installed a large refrigerator. The refrigerator is large enough to hold supplies of meats and vegetables in sufficient quantities, so that they can be bought at wholesale, thereby making quite a saving.


The officers of the Association are :-


President,


William H. Parkman, Oakham, Mass.


Vice-President,


Aaron L. Potter, Holden, Mass.


Secretary and Treasurer, Louis M. Hanff, Rutland, Mass. Auditors, Horace P. Jacobs, Auburn, Mass., and A. Fred Put- nam, Charlton, Mass.


The financial report follows :-


RECEIPTS


Milk


$1,851 73


Eggs


47 10


Stock


272 00


Outside Labor


50 42


Produce


194 30


Miscellaneous


124 44


Board


784 22


Inmates Board


3,204 74


Assessments


620 03


$7,148 98


37


EXPENDITURES


Carl M. Wheeler and wife, salary


$750 00


Inside Labor


260 70


Outside Labor


301 56


Groceries


1,145 42


Meats and Fish


574 27


Clothing


92 04


Hardware


59 17


Grain


961 33


Insurance


120 58


Oi


27 55


Miscellaneous


240 30


Supplies


231 02


Drugs


47 33


Stock


9 00


Telephone


31 34


Filling Silo


50 00


Blacksmithing


21 46


Coal


328 87


Medical Attendance


45 40


Tobacco


67 61


Fire Proof Safe


30 00


Seeds


31 08


Mattresses


90 00


Rent and Interest


585 96


$6,101 99


Balance in favor of the Association $1,046 99


This amount will be credited to the several towns belong- ing to the Association in proportion to the amount paid to the Association for board of inmates during the year 1917.


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Cash received and due from towns of the Association for board of inmates :-


Charlton 5. inmates 108 weeks


$486 07


Holden 4 inmates


130 5/7 weeks


586 36


Princeton 1 inmate 52 weeks 234 63


Oakham 1 inmate


34 1/7 weeks


155 56


Westminster 1 inmate


52


weeks 234 63


Rutland


1 inmate


52 weeks


234 63


Hubbardston 1 inmate


10 3/7 weeks


46 93


Hardwick


1 inmate 3 weeks


13 50


Paxton


1 inmate


52


weeks


234 63


Sterling


2 inmates


104


weeks


469 26


Millbury


2 inmates


112 1/7 weeks


508 54


$3,204 74


Respectfully submitted,


WILLIAM H. PARKMAN, President.


LOUIS M. HANFF, Secretary and Treasurer.


Charlton, Mass., January 1, 1918.


39


REPORT OF THE WATER DEPARTMENT


Edward Viner, pumping


$492 38


Edward Viner, repairs


32 10


Edward Viner, wood


5 25


Gardner Electric Co., power


1,037 88


Neptune Meter Co., meter


75 60


Neptune Meter Co., meter bottoms etc.


4 20


Central Supply


166 17


Economy Electric Co.


195 72


E. H. Tripp


2 57


Richard Loughman


3 50


Worthington Pump Co., repairs


75 60


Rutland Prison Camp, labor


180 00


Michael Nihen, labor


25 81


Clarence Griffin, supplies


10 21


E. D. Marsh, coal 539 61


E. D. Marsh, telephone charges


65


Timothy Hunt, labor


9 00


George Gordon, labor


7 86


Barre-Worcester, express


5 25


B. & M. R. R., freight


1 71


Henry Calkins, cartage


2 00


George H. Miles, labor etc.


84 61


Reading meters, etc.


50 00


Supt., services


25 00


Telephone charges


1 10


Interest on water loan


485 00


$3,518 78


40


Cr.


Bills rendered Collector for town patrons for 1917 Bills rendered Collector for extras for 1917 Bill rendered State Sanatorium


$1,600 55


107 66


2,843 22


Total receipts


$4,551 43


Town appropriations for hydrants


$350 00


Two watering tubs


10 00


Water for public buildings


20 00


$380 00


$4,931 43


Total expenses


$3,518 78


Total balance


$1,412 65


Amount expended for the extension to Putnam Memorial, which was paid out of 1917 receipts


$360 97


Refund from Putnam Memorial


52 14


Total expense to town $308 83


Amount of bills rendered $4,551 43


Total expenses


3,518 78


$1,032 65


WATER


PATRONS


AMONNT TO COLLECT


COLLECTET BY M. A. PUTNAM


COLLECTED BY G. E. SHARPE


UN- COLLECTED JAN'Y 1, 1918


July 1, 1913 to January 1, 1914


$ 3 00


$ 3.00


January 1, 1914 to July 1, 1914


30.50


30.50


July 1, 1914 to December 1, 1914


30.38


30.38


December 1, 1914 to June 1, 1915


71.22


71.22


June 1, 1915 to December 1, 1915


254.48


$ 5.00


244.48


$ 5.00


December 1, 1915 to June 1, 1916


273.38


16.25


257.13


June 1, 1916 to December 1, 1916


785.75


260.39


519.36


6.00


December 1, 1916 to June 1, 1917


791.18


766.67


24.50


June 1, 1917 to December 1, 1917 Interest


920.04


350.82


569.22


3.61


3.61


TOTAL PATRONS


$3,163.53


$281.64


$2,277.17


$604.72


STATE SANATORIUM


December 1916


142.95


142.95


January 1, 1917to December 31, 1917


2,843.22


1,272.28


1,570.94


TOTAL


$6,149.70


$424.59


$3,549.45


$2,175.66


42


REPORT OF THE TREASURER


CASH ACCOUNT.


Balance January 1, 1916


$3,048 63


RECEIPTS.


Collector :


M. A. Putnam George E. Sharpe


$1,870 16


21,856 16


$23,726 32


Loans :


Worcester Trust Co., Temporary $10,000 00


Worcester Trust Co., Temporary


4,100 00


Gardner Trust Co., Temporary


1,700 00


. Worcester Trust Co., Maple Ave. Worcester F. C. S. Bk., Temporary


2,700 00


6,000 00


$24,500 00


Schools :


Com. of Mass., School Fund


$955 13


Com. of Mass., Tuition


863 97


Com. of Mass., High School Tuition


500 00


L. M. Hanff, Supt. of School Acct.


312 50


Town of Hubbardston, Tuition


50 00


$2,681 60


Industrial Schools :


Independent Industrial School $65 90


$65 90


Highways :


Com. of Mass., Maple Ave. Imp.


$1,230 38


Public Subs., Maple Ave. Imp. 565 00


$1,795 38


County Treasurer :


Dog Fund


$226 85


$226 85


43


Hall Rents : W. E. Hunt C. E. Oliver


$72 02 225 45


$297 47


Taxes :


Corp. Tax, Business


$107 94


Corp. Tax, Public Service


262 07


Corp. Tax, Business


357 79


Income Tax


716 15


Reimbursement Loss of Taxes


400 98


$1,844 93


(Unapropriated Money.)


Commonwealth of Massachusetts :


Income Tax


$84 00


Compensation Insp. of Animals


23 25


State Military Aid


312 00


Soldiers' Exemption


62 90


$482 15


$58,669 23


Mothers' Aid :


City of Cambridge


$380 00


$380 00


License :


J. E. Spear, Sunday


$2 50


D. J. Fitzgerald, Sunday


2 50


A. S. Chartier, Sunday


2 50


C. L. Parker, Sunday


2 50


10 00


F. H. Jones, Pool Room Smith, Pool Room


10 00


Henry Converse, Pool Room


10 00


L. M. Hanff, Auctioneer


1 00


C. B. Scott, Slaughter


25 00


$66 00


44


Miscellaneous Receipts :


Interest on Deposits


$65 60


W. E. Hunt, Junk 25


W. E. Hunt, Scales


40


W. E. Hunt, Cement Bags


21 60


C. E. Oliver, Scales


7 20


C. E. Oliver, Telephone


25


C. E. Oliver, Sale of Glass


1 48


Town of Princeton for Firemen


10 40


Court Fines


29 53


Webber Lumber Co., overpaid bill


16 07


L. M. Hanff, Sealer's Fees


8 94


Leroy Putnam, Cemetery Hay


5 00


$166 72


Total


$59,281 95


PAYMENTS.


Commonwealth of Massachusetts : State Tax Repairs on State Highway


$2,310 00


58 00


$2,368 00


County Treasurer : County Tax Discounts on Notes


$1,030 00 650 13


Town of Rutland :


Selectmen's Orders


$53,574 76


$53,574 76


Balance, December 31, 1917


$1,659 06


Total


$59,281 95


45


RUFUS HOUGHTON CEMETERY FUND.


In Five Cents Savings Bank $100 00


Interest accrued 4 12


Paid G. H. Miles, Treas. of Rural Ceme- tery Corporation Balance in Bank


4 12


$100 00


Respectfully submitted,


H. S. DAVIS.


AUDITOR'S REPORT


I have examined the accounts of the town officers of the town of Rutland and found them correct.


H. B. LOVERIN, Auditor.


TAXES


AMOUNT TO COLLECT


COLLECTED BY M. A. PUTNAM


COLLECTED


BY G. E. SHARPE


ABATE- MENTS


UN- COLLECTED


1915 Taxes Interest


$ 600.81


$ 2.00


$ 507.71


$56.50


$ 34.60


68.53


68.53


1916 Taxes


9,730.82


1,427.76


6,245.32


2,057.74


Interest


276.57


15.66


260.91


1917 Taxes


19,862.12


11,158.00


8,704.12


Interest


5.84


5.84


TOTALS


$30,544.69


$1,445.42


$18,246.31


$56.50


$10,795.46




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