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Appropriation $800 00
Unappropriated money received by Treas-
urer (see Treasurer's Report)
160 04
Money received for Mothers' Aid
682 67
Money received for State Aid
284 00
Total Available
$1,926 71
Expended (see analysis below)
Incidentals
$817 45
Mothers' Aid
1,603 20
State Aid
312 00
2,732 65
Overdrawn
$805 94
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Analysis of foregoing expense:
INCIDENTALS
Town Clerk
Hanff, L. N., vital statistics $65 50
Hanff, L. N., Gardner expense 5 50
Hanff, L. N., postage and telephone 8 50
Scott, Gladys, typewriting warrant
2 00
Tripp, E. H., warrants and ballots
33 00
Wright & Potter, marriage intentions
1 56
Selectmen
$116 06
Campbell, C. J., postage and telephone 2 25
Carroll, C. E., postage and telephone 1 70
Fitzgerald, D. J., postage and telephone 90
Frost Stamp & Sta. Co., office supplies
5 45
Griffin, C. W., office supplies
15
Tripp, Edw. H., printing
139 01
Assessors
149 46
Brown, A. F., postage and supplies
4 77
Brownell, A. H., supplies
25
Commonwealth Press, supplies
5 00
Griffin, C. W., supplies
75
Hobb Title Co., examining titles
10 86
Tripp, E. H., printing
93 43
Tripp, E. H., printing
9 81
Wakefield Daily Item, printing
11 60
Treasurer
136 47
Bureau Statistics, verifying notes 8 00
Davis, H. S., postage and telephone 90
Temple, W. C., negotiating loans
6 00
Temple, W. C., postage and telephone 12 99
Temple, W. C., supplies
1 00
28 89
Amount carried forward
430 88
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Amount brought forward Collector of Taxes Griffin, Miles, postage Tripp, Edw. H., printing
430 88
9 00
17 00
26 00
Sealer of Weights and Measures
Gurley, W. & L. E., supplies
10 77
Hanff, L. N., trans. and postage
3 30
14 07
Dog Officer
Murphy, P. B., dog license
3 30
Smith, George, carfares
1 00
4 30
Perambulating Boundary
Campbell, C. J.
10 00
Carroll, C. E.
4 00
Fitzgerald, D. J.
8 00
Griffin, C. J., paint
65
22 65
Snow Fence
Campbell, C. J., nails
$1 50
Marsh, E. D., ctg. lumber
3 50
Sharpe, George E., lumber
36 00
Smith, George E., labor
8 75
49 75
Care of Clock
Oliver, Clarence
20 00
20 00
Amount carried forward
$567 65
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Amount brought forward
567 65
Miscellaneous
American Express Co., express
29
Barnard, Sumner & Putnam, flag 15 00
Boston & Maine R. R. Co., freight 2 25
Bulfinch, W. M., primary lunch 2 62
Hanff, L. N., court fees 35 38
Hanff, L. N., justice of peace
5 00
Hanff, L. N., lunch Leg. Com. 5 43
New England Tel. & Tel. Co., tel.
1 39
Miles, George, rep. com. fence
2 50
Smith, Frank, ins. tool house
11 00
Wilder, Solan, proportion Draft Board expense 50 00
130 86
Fire Department
Brewer & Co., soda bicarb.
8 68
Gardner Electric Light Co., lights
7 65
Hanff, L. N., insurance
27 90
Miles, George H., plumbing
5 90
O'Connor, James, gas
2 24
Oliver, Clarence, express
69
Oliver, Clarence, filling tanks
3 15
Oliver, Clarence, janitor
40 00
Wheeler, H. Edward, service and sup- plies 20 03
Wheeler, H. Edward, postage and exp.
70
Waite, H. M., hardware
2 00
118 94
Total incidentals
$817 45
Mothers' Aid
1,603 20
State Aid
312 00
Total expended contingent $2,732 65
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NO. 5. DEBTS AND INTEREST
Appropriation
$7,000 00
Temporary loan
18,800 00
Interest on water loan
417 65
Interest on takes and water
425 47
Amount available
$26,643 12
Expended
Com. of Mass., water loan
$1,000 00
City of Worcester, water loan 500 00
Com. of Mass., public building 1,000 00
Wor. Five Cent Sav. Bk., public building 300 00
Wor. County Inst. for Sav., refund loan 2,000 00
Worcester Trust Co., bridge 100 00
Worcester Trust Co., electric pump
600 00
Wor. Five Cent Sav. Bk., state road
500 00
Wor. Bank & Trust Co., improved road
700 00
Wor. Bank & Trust Co., temporary
11,100 00
Wor. Five Cent Sav. Bk., temporary
6,000 00
Gardner Trust Co., temporary
1,700 00
Total notes
$25,500 00
Interest
1,121 00
Total, notes and interest
26,621 00
Unexpended
$22 12
NO. 6. FOREST FIRES
Appropriation Boston & Maine R. R. Co.
$200 00
61 99
Total available
(Amount carried forward)
$261 99
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Amount brought forward
261 99
Expended
Brewer & Co., acid and bicarb.
24 52
O'Connor, James E., gas, oil, etc. 12 22
Wheeler, H. Edward and others, services
113 78
Smith, George E., services
4 84
155 36
Unexpended
$106 63
NO. 7. HIGHWAYS AND BRIDGES
Appropriations
General repairs
$1,900 00
Cutting brush
100 00
Depot road
250 00
Muschopauge road
250 00
Total available
$2,500 00
Expended (see report of Highway Surveyor)
2,504 61
Overdrawn
$4 61
NO. 8. LIBRARY
Appropriation
$100 00
Dog fund
242 47
Unexpended 1917
3 50
Total available
$345 97
Expended (see report Library Trustees)
270 06
Unexpended
$75 91
NO. 9. LIQUOR LAW ENFORCEMENT
Appropriation
$25 00
Expended
00 00
Unexpended
$25 00
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NO. 10. MEMORIAL DAY Appropriation Expended Spaulding, L. Q., expenses
$50 00
$50 00
50 00
NO. 11. MOTH WORK
Appropriation
$125 00
Appropriation, 1917
100 00
Total available
$225 00
Expended
Prescott, Leslie, brown tail
$19 37
Wheeler, H. Edward, brown tail
35 25
George, Howard R. (1917), gypsy
64 00
Smith, Edgar (1918), gypsy
60 00
178 62
Unexpended
$46 38
NO. 12. OLD BILLS
Appropriation
$325 00
Credit, snow allotment
200 00
Total available
$125 00
Expended
Braman, Dow & Co., heating spec.
35 00
Higgins, E. G. Co., shades
37 24
Miles, George, assessor
3 75
Naquog Worsted Mills, lights
37 50
Sanford, Putnam Co., assessors' supplies
5 35
Spaulding, L. Q., care of clock
40 00
Welch, John, teller
4 00
Wheeler, Walter, Board of Health
25 00
White, William, Water Commissioner
10 00
197 84
Overdrawn
$72 84
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NO. 13. PROTECTING INTEREST OF TOWN
Appropriation
$50 00
Expended
Campbell, C. J., expense
$6 00
Thayer, Smith & Gaskill, legal
10 00
16 00
Unexpended
$34 00
NO. 14. PUBLIC BUILDING
Appropriation
$500 00
Rentals of Hall
184 20
Total available
$684 20
Expended (as analyzed below)
$1,611 30
Credit-Two-thirds of ($1,427.10)
net expense, assumed by School
Department
951 40
659 90
Unexpended
$24 30
Analysis of above expense
Janitor
Oliver, Clarence
$825 00
Fuel
Calkins, H. W., wood
$73 00
Marsh, E. D., coal
473 24
546 24
Electric Lights
Gardner Electric Light Co., light
43 49
Coughlin Electric Co., lamps
7 50
50 99
Plumbing
Miles, George H.
6 55
Central Supply Co.
1 23
7 78
Amount carried forward
1,430 01
37
Amount brought forward
1,430 01
Insurance
Hanff, L. M.
59 10
Smith, Frank A. & Son
68 59
127 69
Miscellaneous
Griffin, Clarence, supplies
15 25
Hunt, W. J., cleaning cesspool
15 00
Marsh, E. D., cartage
4 00
Oliver, Clarence, express
60
Prescott, Roland, supplies
1 92
Ross Bros., lawn mower, etc.
14 70
New England Tel. & Tel. Co.
2 13
53 60
Total expense
$1,611 30
NOTE-Deducting rentals of hall ($184.20) from total expenditures ($1,611.30) shows a net expense of $1,427.10. Two-thirds of this net expense, or $951.40, assumed by School Department.
NO. 15. PUBLIC BUILDING REPAIRS
Appropriation
$250 00
Expended (as analyzed below)
235 64
Unexpended
$14 36
Analysis of above expense
Baker Lumber Co., lumber
$52 20
Boston & Maine R. R. Co., freight
4 12
Brewer & Co., paints and oil
30 38
Brown, Arthur F., teaming
7 00
Central Supply Co., cement and paint
1 60
Cowee, E. A. Co., cement
24 76
George, Howard A., labor and team
44 00
Marsh, E. D., ctg. lumber
2 00
Maynard, William, labor
15 00
Miles, George H., plumbing
17 58
Waite, H. M., Hardware Co., hardware
3 60
Barnard, Sumner & Putnam, canvas
33 40
Total
$235 64
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NO. 16. PUBLIC CHARITIES Appropriation
$500 00
Charlton Poor Farm Association
75 40
Amount available
$575 40
Expended (see report Overseers of the Poor)
781 55
Overdrawn
$206 15
NO. 17. ROAD MACHINE
Appropriation
$400 00
Expended
Boston & Maine R. R. Co., freight $5 15
New England Road Mchy. Co., road mch. 344 95
350 10
Unexpended
$49 90
NO. 18. SALARIES OF TOWN OFFICERS
Appropriation
$1,600 00
Reimbursement, cattle inspector
25 75
$1,625 75
Expended (as analyzed below)
1,305 40
Unexpended
$320 35
Analysis of above expense
Town Clerk
Louis M. Hanff
$60 25
$60 25
Selectmen
Campbell, Charles J.
80 00
Carroll, Charles E.
75 00
Fitzgerald, Daniel J.
75 00
230 00
Assessors
Cullen, Matthew J.
77 65
Brown, Arthur F.
108 50
Miles, George
2 50
Smith, George
106 75
295 40
Amount carried forward
585 65
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Amount brought forward
585 65
Overseers of Poor
Cullen, Matthew J. Hanff, Louis M.
35 00
56 00
Water Commissioners
Marsh, E. Dexter
10 00
Miles, George H.
10 00
White, William
10 00
30 00
Collector of Taxes
Griffin, Miles
125 00
125 00
Treasurer
Davis, Howard S.
12 00
Temple, William C.
125 00
137 00
Auditor
Risley, C. Harold
27 50
27 50
Registrars
Campbell, Charles J.
10 00
Carroll, Charles E.
10 00
Fitzgerald, Daniel J.
10 00
Hanff, Louis M.
20 00
50 00
Constables
Hanff, Louis M.
33 50
33 50
Special Police
O'Connor, J. E.
3 00
Oliver, C. T.
3 00
Murphy, P. D.
3 00
9 00
Amount carried forward
$1,053 65
21 00
40
Amount brought forward
1,053 65
Election Officers
Drury, Louis
$2 00
Cullen, Matthew J.
2 00
Marsh, E. Dexter
3 50
Miles, George H.
7 50
Temple, Ralph
2 00
Welch, John
2 00
Upham, W. R.
2 00
21 00
Sealer of Weights and Measures
Hanff, Louis M.
20 00
20 00
Board of Health
Hanff, Louis M., agent
20 00
20 00
Cattle Inspector
Upham, W. R.
51 50
51 50
Meat Inspector
Holbrook, Anthony
101 90
101 90
Dog Officer
Smith, George
37 35
37 35
Total
$1,305 40
NO. 19. SCHOOLS
Appropriation
$5,800 00
Com. of Mass., school fund
1,015 99
Com. of Mass., tuition
105 00
Com. of Mass., high school
500 00
Com. of Mass., Supt. School acct.
312 50
Town of Hubbardston, tuition
50 00
School physician
25 00
Unexpended 1917 Total available
$7,890 70
Expended (see report School Committee)
6,879 02
Two-thirds net expense public building
951 40 7,830 42
Unexpended
$60 28
82 21
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NO. 20. SIDEWALK REPAIRS
Appropriation Expended
$100 00
000 00
Unexpended
$100 00
NO. 21. SNOW
Appropriation
$800 00
Appropriation, old bills
200 00
Total
$1,000 00
Expended (as analyzed below)
1,258 35
Overdrawn
$258 35
Analysis of above expense
Adamson, Charles
$7 50
Allen, F. E.
14 40
Allison, W. L.
5 10
Bemis, George R.
2 55
Boquist, Victor
1 95
Bowen, F. H.
12 00
Brodmerkle, Richard
12 75
Brodmerkle, W. W.
28 50
Calkins, Frank
5 70
Calkins, H. W.
51 45
Campbell, C. J.
10 20
Campbell, George M.
2 63
Campbell, Lloyd H.
2 63
Celle, Cero
1 13
Connor, Benjamin
7 20
Cullen, M. J.
11 70
Currier, E. F.
7 80
Curtis, James
2 10
Davis, George M.
22 05
Dennehy, John
5 32
Amount carried forward
214 66
42
Amount brought forward
214 56
Delehanty, M.
43 80
Drury, Louis F.
6 15
Field, C. H.
7 80
Fiske, John C.
6 75
Fritz, Carl
1 35
Fuller, Harry
2 40
Garela, H.
8 40
George, Allie W.
12 60
George, H. R.
18 60
George, Joseph
46 20
George, Joseph
4 80
Giles, Fred E.
5 70
Gordon, George E.
8 10
Griffin, W. B.
6 90
Hammond, W. H.
17 25
Hayden, Walter
60
Hoyt, Ruland C.
1 35
Hunt, W. J.
64 80
Kehoe, Fred H.
10 20
Kennon, Herbert
1 20
Laton, Della
28 80
Laton, Roy
8 25
Leavitt, Edwin N.
10 50
Loff, Alex J.
20 40
Loff, Carl P.
13 80
Loverin, H. B.
19 80
Loverin, H. Guy
6 75
Loughman, R. M.
1 20
Mattson, Irvin
26 70
Mattson, N.
33 00
Maynard, E. L.
6 00
Maynard, Meddy
14 85
Maynard, William
22 20
McGann, M. J.
4 50
Miles, Joseph
1 95
Morasky, William
28 50
Mundy, W. H.
19 20
Amount carried forward
756 01
43
Amount brought forward
756 01
Mundy, W. H.
4 80
Myers, Leo
17 40
Nihin, Michael
1 80
O'Connor, J. E.
45 30
Oliver Chester
1 13
Powe, Thomas J.
5 03
Prescott, Leslie
10 50
Putnam, Rufus D.
1 20
Ross, C. F.
5 10
Rutland Private San. Asso.
7 20
Sargent, Walter
19 20
Sargent, Newton
3 75
Seaver, Will
90
Segar, W. L.
40 70
Smith, Edgar
9 60
Smith, George E.
17 10
Smith, H. E.
4 20
Strong, James
5 40
Strong, Joseph
5 40
Taiple, August
12 60
Taiple, E.
24 60
Taylor, George M.
28 37
Temple, Irving F.
4 35
Temple, W. C.
8 10
Upham, W.R.
5 03
Viner, Douglas
3 13
Wales, Albert
2 10
Ward, L. U.
81 00
Welch, B. J.
35 40
Welch, J. J.
39 30
Welcome, H. W.
13 05
Wheeler, H. Edward
2 40
Wheeler, Merrill
8 70
Willis, G. H.
28 50
Total
$1,258 35
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NO. 22. STREET LIGHTS
Appropriation
For Town of Rutland
$900 00
For Naquog Worsted Mills
150 00
Total available
$1,050 00
Expended
Gardner Electric Light Co., lights
$877 94
Naquog Worsted Mills, lights
62 50
940 44
Unexpended
$109 56
NO. 23. SURETY ON BONDS Appropriation
$50 00
Expended
Hanff, L. M., treasurer bond
$20 00
Hanff, L. M., tax collector bond
30 00
50 00
NO. 24. TRADE SCHOOL
Appropriation
$75 00
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
150 26
Total available
225 26
Expended
City of Worcester
102 86
Unexpended
$122 40
NO. 25. TREE WARDEN
Appropriation
$25 00
Expended
Wheeler, H. Edward
7 00
Unexpended
$18 00
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0. 26. FIRE DEPARTMENT (Special)
Appropriation
$1,500 00
Expended
Baker Lumber Co., lumber
$86 85
Boston & Maine R. R. Co., freight
5 73
Brewer & Co., paints, oil, etc.
10 13
Brierly, Lombard Co., extinguisher
210 00
Calkins, H. W., cartage
75
Griffin, C. W., paints and hardware
6 97
Marsh, E. Dexter, freight and ctg.
4 86
Miles, George, stove, etc.
44 90
O'Connor, James E., fire truck
850 00
O'Connor, James E., accessories
36 25
Oliver, C. T., labor
28 50
Ross Bros. & Co., shovels
6 75
Wheeler, H. Edward, supplies
6 35
Young Bros., ladders
15 70
Hanff, Louis N., lettering
10 70 1,324 44
Unexpended
$175 56
NO. 27. MAPLE AVENUE, IMPROVED ROAD (Special)
Balance appropriation unexpended 1917 $2,040 81
Commonwealth of Mass. 2,685 02
Public subscriptions
115 00
$4,840 83
Expended
Framingham Contracting Co. 4,931 11
Overdrawn
$90 28
Respectfully submitted, CHARLES J. CAMPBELL, CHARLES E. CARROLL, DANIEL J. FITZGERALD, Selectmen of Rutland.
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REPORT OF THE FIRE ENGINEERS
In accordance with a vote of the town at the last annual town meeting, that the town organize a fire department to take over the fire fighting apparatus then in the hands of the Rutland Volunteer Fire Brigade, as they had requested the town to do, the selectmen appointed the following men as fire engineers: Henry Converse, Louis N. Hanff, H. Edward Wheeler, Patrick Murphy, Clarence Oliver, James E. O'Connor, and E. Dexter Marsh.
These men all qualified with the exception of Henry Converse. We met at the firehouse with the selectmen on the evening of March 8, 1918, and organized as follows: H. Edward Wheeler, chief engineer; James E. O'Connor, assistant chief engineer; and E. Dexter Marsh, clerk. Since then we have had regular monthly meetings on the second Wednesday of each month.
We took over from the volunteer company one auto truck, which we have replaced with a new one; thirty-three fire ex- tinguishers; one hand hose reel with five hundred feet hose; one large hose reel with harnesses and eight hundred feet fire hose; one ladder truck completely equipped with ladders and nine fire pails; thirteen shovels; one pick; eight 12-quart pails; ten large water cans; one hand pump with two hundred feet hose; three street blankets; and one hundred feet 34-inch hose.
We have since bought two 22-foot extension ladders, which are kept on the truck at all times, and also eighteen fire ex- tinguishers, which have been placed in outlying districts with the following agreement:
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Agreement
The Town of Rutland places on the premises of chemical fire extinguisher No.
which is to be owned by the town and loaned to said
on condition that it is kept from freezing and properly cared for and used for fire purposes only. The fire engineers reserve the right to inspect, recharge or remove these extinguishers at any time they see fit. Should occasion arise to use these extinguishers, a report must be made to the Chief Engineer as soon as possible after such use.
Signed in duplicate this day of 1918.
Chief Engineer.
Custodian.
These were left one each at the following places: Michael J. Cullen, John J. Welch, Elizabeth Doyle, George K. Rice, Henry P. Robinson, Frank E. Allen, George M. Taylor, Newell Moore- house, Matthew Delehanty, Estate of Dennis O'Herron, W. J. Brodmerkle, George M. Davis, G. H. Willis, W. H. Hammond, Homer B. Loverin, W. R. Upham, W. L. Segar, and Mattie E. Smith. We have also purchased six long-handled shovels. It is the hope of the engineers that we may be able to distribute as many more of these extinguishers this next year.
During the year we have answered four alarms for house fires, only one of which did any serious damage, that one being the house of Charles Adamson, which was burned to the ground.
We have tested the fire hose and the hydrants and found them in good condition. We have partitioned off the west end of the firehouse and purchased a coal stove, leaving a room large enough to run the truck into so that it may be kept from freezing and ready to run at all times.
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The firehouse will be open on town meeting day, and the engineers invite the citizens of the town to inspect the house and equipment on that day, or at other times.
We would recommend the purchase of one and one-half dozen additional extinguishers to be distributed in the outlying districts, and we would also recommend that the town make an appropriation for the use of the fire engineers.
Respectfully submitted,
H. EDWARD WHEELER, JAMES E. O'CONNOR, E. DEXTER MARSH, HENRY CONVERSE LOUIS M. HANFF, CLARENCE OLIVER PATRICK D. MURPHY,
Fire Engineers.
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REPORT OF HIGHWAY SURVEYOR
Amounts appropriated for highways for the year 1918 were as follows:
Highways
$1,800 00
Cutting brush
100 00
Prison camp
100 00
Depot road
250 00
Muschopauge road
250 00
Total appropriation
$2,500 00
Expenditures have been as follows :
Labor
$2,285 28
Machine oil
20
Tools
27 62
Lumber
52 00
Gravel
39 65
Prison camp
99 86
Total expenditures
2,504 61
Overdrawn
$4 61
Inventory of tools on hand:
3 road machines
1 plow
8 shovels
6 picks
1 iron bar
1 stone hammer
6 iron rakes
Respectfully submitted,
HOWARD R. GEORGE, Highway Surveyor.
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REPORT OF THE OVERSEERS OF THE POOR For the Year Ending December 31, 1918
Appropriation
$575 40
PAID Fully Supported
No. 1. Charlton Poor Farm Association $234 63 Partially Supported
No. 1. Charlton Poor Farm Association
6 50
Mrs. S. C. Johnson
94 50
No. 2. City of Worcester
21 43
No. 3. City of Worcester
19 02
No. 4. City of Worcester
77 14
No. 5. City of Worcester
27 71
No. 6. City of Boston
37 14
No. 7. City of Boston
15 71
No. 8. Town of Shrewsbury
106 81
Charlton Poor Farm Association Assessment
28 43
Expense of conveying paupers and postage 43 20
City of Worcester, Mothers' Aid
69 33
Rutland case
$781 55
Overdrawn
$206 15
Paid Mothers' Aid for state and cities, which is due the town
$1,603 20
JOSEPH E. WARE, MATTHEW J. CULLEN, LOUIS M. HANFF,
Overseers of Poor.
Rutland, Jan. 1, 1919.
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REPORT OF THE CHARLTON POOR FARM ASSOCIATION
For the Year Ending December 31, 1918
The annual report of the receipts and expenditures of the Association are hereby presented. The purchasing of additional stock, a pair of horses, a wood-sawing outfit, gasoline engine, and ensilage cutter cost the Association over $1,000, which have been paid for out of this year's receipts. The services of Mr. and Mrs. Carl M. Wheeler have been retained another year.
The financial report follows:
RECEIPTS
Milk
$1,971 74
Eggs
26 09
Outside Labor
210 00
Produce
61 00
Stock
434 50
Miscellaneous
15 13
Board
1,331 38
Inmates' Board
3,620 20
Assessment
620 03
Balance Undivided 1917
16 14
$8,306 21
EXPENDITURES
Carl M. Wheeler and wife, salary
$784 26
Inside Labor
301 24
Outside Labor
495 66
Groceries
1,066 76
Meats and Fish
899 42
Clothing
180 41
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Grain
1,130 68
Oil
27 50
Blacksmithing
39 10
Coal
84 74
Medical Attendance
107 90
Drugs
12 96
Supplies
266 48
Miscellaneous
502 21
Stock
715 00
Seed
176 25
Machinery and Tools
482 44
Rent and Interest
585 96
$7,858 97
Balance in favor of Association
$447 24
Cash received and due from towns of the Association for board
of inmates:
Charlton
$379 79
Holden
597 79
Princeton
397 60
Oakham
188 05
Westminster
421 04
Rutland
241 13
Hardwick
19 24
Paxton
13 50
Sterling
493 69
Millbury
868 37
$3,620 20
These towns had no inmates during the year 1918: Auburn, Leicester, Hubbardston, and Holland Respectfully submitted,
WILLIAM H. PARKMAN, President.
LOUIS M. HANFF, Secretary and Treasurer.
Charlton, Mass., Jan. 1, 1919.
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FINANCIAL STATEMENT WATER DEPARTMENT
DR.
B. & M. R. R., freight
$4 07
Beacon Gear Works, repairs
12 50
E. A. Cowee, cement
9 60
William White, trip to Holyoke
8 00
E. D. Marsh, labor
16 00
H. E. Smith, labor
8 25
A. L. Brown, repairs
21 68
J. J. Adams, repairs
3 50
Graton & Knight, repairs
39 19
Richard Loughman, repairs
3 00
George Gordon, labor
5 13
Albert Wales, cartage
12 00
Pierce, Butler, Pierce, supplies
8 94
Smith & Green, supplies
4 55
Michael Nihen, labor
7 50
E. H. Tripp, supplies
4 25
Central Autogenous Welding Co., labor
10 50
Naptune Meter Co., supplies
10 50
C. Griffin, supplies
7 87
Economy Electric Co., repairs
240 91
E. Viner, pumping
584 62
E. Viner, repairs
33 81
E. Viner, lumber
2 88
Barre & Worcester, express
3 84
G. H. Miles, sup. services
25 00
G. H. Miles, reading meter, etc.
50 00
G. H. Miles, storage
10 00
G. H. Miles, labor
102 25
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G. H. Miles, paid express charges 7 72
G. H. Miles, paid tel. charges 6 58
Gardner Electric Co., power
960 04
Gardner Electric Co., bulbs
30
E. D. Marsh, coal 491 05
Central Supply Co., supplies
40 07
C. Griffin, supplies
8 54
Joe Powe, labor
1 00
E. D. Marsh, trucking
18 70
Worthing Pump Co., for belt drive
429 00
Interest on water loans
417 65
$3,630 99
CR.
Bills rendered Collector for 1918
$1,580 73
Bills rendered Collector for extras for 1918
50 15
Bills rendered State Sanatorium for 1918
2,578 20
$4,209 08
Town appropriation for hydrants
$350 00
Water for watering tubs
10 00
Water for public building
20 00
$380 00
$4,589 08
Total expenses for 1918
3,630 99
Balance in favor of town
$958 09
Total expense for putting in new belt drive $450 00
GEORGE H. MILES, Superintendent.
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REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC LIBRARY
FINANCIAL STATEMENT
Appropriation
$100 00
Appropriation, dog fund
226 85
Balance from last year
3 50
Total
$330 35
EXPENDITURES
Paid Charlotte H. Drury, librarian
$150 00
Denholm & Mckay Co., books
92 29
Marietta Historical Co., books
2 50
J. S. Wesby, binding
24 90
C. T. Oliver, express
37
$270 06
Balance unexpended
60 29
$330 35
Fine money received :
On hand Jan. 1, 1918
$0 74
From fines
20 19
For magazines
23 50
Total
$44 43
Paid for magazines
$22 30
for books
4 70
for incidentals
9 27
$36 27
Balance on hand
$8 16
Circulation
4,357
Books given
44
Books bought
95
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Books have been given by Mrs. Shaw and by the Free Public Library Commission.
Magazines have been given by David Putnam, Evelyn Camp- bell, the Library Commission, the American Humane Education Society, and the Christian Science Publishing Society.
Money for magazines was given by the Eastern Star, the Fire Department, the Grange, the Home Relief, and the Woman's Union.
In connection with war work, books have been collected, sorted, and prepared for overseas distribution. One box has already been shipped, and a second box is about ready for ship- ment.
A food conservation bulletin-board has been maintained in the reading-room, and up-to-date recipes and posters have been displayed on it continually.
The large decrease in circulation, a condition existing in many libraries this year, is due to the fact that the majority of people have been so busy with the various war activities that reading merely for pleasure has been crowded out. The closing of the library for five weeks, on account of the epidemic, is also respon- sible for part of the decrease. Fortunately, the use of the library for reference work is steadily increasing.
By the will of the late Horace H. King two hundred dollars was given to the Library, the income to be used for its benefit. This amount has been received and deposited in the Five Cents Sav- ings Bank.
Miss Charlotte H. Drury, who for several years has given very satisfactory service as librarian, has resigned, having accepted a position in the Worcester Library. The Trustees feel that much credit is due her for the present excellent condition of the Library. Miss Edna Wheeler, who has been assistant, has been elected as librarian.
Respectfully submitted,
WILLIAM C. TEMPLE, MRS. FRANCES P. HANFF, MRS. MARY MILES,
Trustees.
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REPORT OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE For the Year Ending December 31, 1918
For the attendance by schools and terms, see statistical table in the Superintendent's report.
FINANCIAL STATEMENT
Town appropriation
$5,800 00
State, Superintendent's salary
312 50
State, for High School
500 00
State, Income Massachusetts School Fund 1,015 99 State, tuition 105 00
Town of Hubbardston, tuition
50 00
Promotion of health
25 00
Balance from 1917
82 21
$7,890 70
TOTAL EXPENSE OF MAINTAINING SCHOOLS
Salaries of teachers
$4,448 25
Transportation
1,474 23
Supervision
573 39
Books and supplies
291 15
Janitors and fuel, North and West Rutland
92 00
Center schools and janitor and fuel
951 40
Unexpended balance
$7,830 42
60 28
$7,890 70
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SALARIES OF TEACHERS
C. Harold Risley, Principal, High School $698 75 Raymond E. Shepherd, Principal, High School 455 00
Miss Vivien M. Lewis, Assistant, High School 323 75 Miss Nellie E. McKnight, Assistant, High School 383 75
Miss Vera E. Arnold, Assistant, High School 101 50
Mrs. Helen Potter, Substitute, High School 82 75
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