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Fred L. Handy, May 12 James F. O'Herron, Aug. 8 Ervin L. Maynard, Dec. 21. Grand Jury.
Roger L. Culver, Dec. 21
LOUIS M. HANFF, Town Clerk.
Rutland, Mass .. Dec. 31, 1927.
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Report of the Selectmen
The report of the Selectmen for the year ending Dec. 31, 1927. is herewith submitted.
We have drawn 785 orders on the Town Treasurer amount- ing to $147.261.99.
The analysis of this expenditure will be found on the pages immediately following this statement.
RESOURCES AND LIABLITIES
RESOURCES
Cash on hand $4531 02
Uncollected Taxes previous to 1926
3130 24
Uncollected Taxes for 1926-1927 26289 09
Uncollected Water Rents previous to 1926 1076 64
Uncollected Water Rents for 1926-1927. . 1486 97
Com. of Mass. Mother's Aid
2344 51
C'om. of Mass. Temp. Aid
740 49
C'om. of Mass. State Aid
96 00
City of Boston. Temp. Aid
600 00
Com. of Mass. Highways
946 88
County of Worcester. Highways
877 99
Matthew J. Cullen. reimbursement
12 00
$42131 83
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LIABILITIES
Gilbert Tolman, Water Loan $1000 00
Holyoke Savings Bank, Water Loan 3000 00
Natick Trust Co., Water Loan 5000 00
Shawmut National Bank. Water Loan .. 10000 00
Worcester Five Cents Savings Bank. School House Loan 11000 00
Worcester Five C'ents Savings Bank. Tractor Loan 1000 00
Worcester Five Cents Savings Bank. Highway Loan 5000 00
Worcester Bank and Trust Company, Temporary Loan 27000 00
Miles E. Griffin, Collector's Salary. 1192 37
Charles J. Campbell, Collector's Salary. . 700 00
Guaranty Construction Co., Highway .. 2633 98
Com. of Mass., Sanatorium Bill 1000 00
Total Liabilities $68526 35
Total Resources 42131 83
Net Debt of Town $26394 52
SELECTMEN'S DEPARTMENT SALARIES OF THE BOARD
Appropriation $280 00
Expended :
Charles J. Campbell, salary $100 00
J. Warren Moulton, salary
· 100 00
H. Edward Wheeler, salary 80 00
$280 00
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DEPARTMENT EXPENSE
Appropriation
$75 00
Transferred from Reserve Fund 2 80
Total available $77 80 Charles J. Campbell. telephone and
postage
$5 50
J. Warren Moulton, telephone and pos- tage 5 00
The Tripp Press, Inc., order book and folders 27 10
Walter E. Griffin, livery 6 00
The Tripp Press, Inc., stationery 13 20
Louis M. Hanff, posting warrants
12 00
Louis M. Hanff. livery
9 00
$77 80
AUDITOR
Salary :
Appropriation
$125 00
Expended :
Roger L. Culver, salary
114 80
Unexpended $10 20
Department Expense :
Appropriation $10 00
Expended :
The Tripp Press, Inc .. printing
6 25
Unexpended $3 75
TREASURER
Salary :
Appropriation
$200 00
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Expended :
George H. Miles, salary
$200 00
Department Expense :
Appropriation
$100 00
Transferred from Reserve Fund 5 88
Total available $105 88
Expended :
Com. of Mass., Cert. of Notes $18 00
Louis M. Hanff, Treas. Bond. 50 00
The Tripp Press, Inc., stationery . Geo. H. Miles, traveling expense and
5 70
postage 32 18
$105 88
TAX COLLECTOR
Salary :
Appropriation
$350 00
Appropriation balance for 1922, 1923.
1924, 1925. 1926 1542 37
$1892 37
Expended :
Unexpended $1892 37
Department Expense :
Appropriation
$100 00
Expended :
Louis M. Hanff, Coll. Bond $50 00
Hobbs & Warren, cash book 6 16
Barre Gazette, tax bills 19 00
U. S. Post Office, stamped envelopes. .
22 83
97 99
Unexpended $2 01
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ASSESSORS
· Salaries :
Appropriation
$600 00
Expended :
Charles E. Carroll, salary $122 10
R. M. Loughman, salary 53 00
E. Dexter Marsh, salary 82 20
H. Edw. Wheeler, salary 167 40
424 70
Unexpended
$175 30
Department Expense :
Appropriation
50 00
Transferred from Reserve Fund
40 51
Total available $90 51
Expended
Hobbs & Warren, blank books $6 65
Davol Printing House, supplies 9 18
Assessors' Auto Tax Service, book . 5 00
Times Publishing Co., printing
10 30
Wakefield Item, supplies 1 50
Worc. County Abstract Co., transfers.
38 75
U. S. Post Office, stamps
9 28
Central N. E. Sanatorium, frame .... 2 00
H. Edw. Wheeler, livery and stamps. .
7 85
$90 51
TOWN CLERK
Salary :
Appropriation $75 00
Expended :
Louis M. Hanff, salary $75 00
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Department Expense : Appropriation $25 00 . Expended :
Louis M. Hanff. postage and express. . $5 50
P. B. Murphy. license blanks 7 40
16 90
I'mexpended $8 10
ELECTION AND REGISTRATION
Salaries :
Appropriation $75 00
Expended :
William J. Prescott. teller $3 50
John J. Welch. teller 12 00
Louis M. Hanff. Registrar 10 00
C'has. J. Campbell. Registrar 10 00
J. Warren Moulton. Registrar 10 00
HI. E. Wheeler. Registrar 10 00
55 50
Unexpended $19 50
Department Expense :
Appropriation $35 00
Expended :
Nellie I. Griffin. pads
$0 15
The Trip Press. Inc .. ballots
27 10
27 25
Unexpended $7 75
PROTECTING TOWN INTEREST
Appropriation $100 00 Expended :
Thayer, Smith & Gaskill $40 00
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Chas. J. Campbell. attending confer- ences 16,00
J. Warren Moulton, attending confer- ences 26 00
II. Edward Wheeler, attending confer- ence 10 00
92 00
Unexpended $8 00
PUBLIC BUILDING
Appropriation $1000 00
Transferred from Reserve Fund 147 42
$1147 42
Expended (as analyzed below) $3442 26
Credit two-thirds of expense (3442.26
Assumed by School Dept. 2294 84
$1147 42
Analysis of Foregoing Expenses :
Electric Lights :
Gardner Electric Light Co., electricity $103 22 Fuel : E. Dexter Marsh, coal 1566 64
Insurance :
Louis M. Hanff 156 94
Frank Smith & Son 60 77
Janitor : C. T. Oliver 1464 00
Miscellaneous :
Donald M. Lincoln, express 3 00
Perkins & Butler, table paper 15 84
George H. Miles, plumbing 12 35
W. E. Sargent, plants 14 90
Women's Union, electric light bulbs. . 4 72
44
Geo. H. Clark & Co., glass 1 59
Duncan & Goodell Co., hardware 2 50
Nellie I. Griffin, supplies
24 59
Young Bros., step ladder
10 20
H. W. Calkins, trucking 1 00
$3442 26
PUBLIC BUILDING REPAIRS
Appropriation $500 00
Transferred from Sidewalk Appropria-
tion
125 00
Total available $625 00
Expended :
Chamberlain Weather Strip Co. $86 70
George H. Phelps, repairing roof. . . .
51 02
Duncan, Goodell & Co., hardware .... 10 85
Brewer & Co., Inc., paint, varnish, etc. 20 71
Baker Lumber Co., finish. 29 45
Barnard, Sumner & Putnam Co.,
shades 20 55
J. C. Cutter Lumber Co., lumber 33 41
II. G. Calkins, electrical work 18 82
E. W. Witter & Co., stove fittings 2 06
E. II. Longley, concrete walk 207 54
481 11
U'nexpended $143 89
POLICE
Appropriation $50 00
Expended :
Louis M. Hanff $4 00
John Collins 4 00
45
Mark L. Read
4 00
Louis E. Kitchen
16 70
28 70
Unexpended $21 30
FIRE DEPARTMENT
Appropriation
$400 00
Transferred from Reserve Fund 60 63
Total available $460 63
Expended (See Report of Engineers)
$460 63
FIRES AND FOREST FIRES
Appropriation $150 00
Expended :
C. T. Oliver and others
$262 00
FOREST WARDEN
Appropriation $50 00
Expended :
C. T. Oliver $50 00
TREE WARDEN
Appropriation $50 00
Expended :
HI. Edw. Wheeler
$19 80
H. G. Calkins
12 50
32 30
Unexpended $17 70
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MOTH DEPARTMENT
Appropriation
$600 00
Transferred from Reserve Fund 38 40
Total available $638 40
Expended :
H. Gordon Calkins, Supt., labor $618 15
Fitzhenry, Guptill Co., supplies 4 60
Tar Products Corp., creosote 12 51
Boston & Maine R. R., freight 1 89
W. H. Calkins, trucking
1 25
$638 40
SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
Salary :
Appropriation $20 00
Expended :
Harold J. Judkins, Jr., salary $20 00
Department Expense :
Appropriation
$25 00
Expended :
Hobbs & Warren, Sealer's Book $3 16
W. & L. E. Gurley, supplies 5 71
8 87
Unexpended $16 13
DOG OFFICER
Appropriation
$35 00
Transferred from Reserve Fund 5 71
$40 71
Expended :
Edwin M. Leavitt $40 71
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BOARD OF HEALTH
Salaries :
Appropriation
$100 00
Expended :
Louis M. Hanff
57 00
Unexpended $43 00
· Department Expense :
Appropriation
$2000 00
Expended :
County Treasurer
$152 98
Com. of Mass .. Sanatorium bills
1326 62
1479 60
Unexpended $520 40
CATTLE INSPECTOR
Appropriation
$75 00
Transferred from Reserve Fund. 18 00
Total available $93 00
Expended :
Clinton B. Scott
$93 00
MEAT INSPECTOR
Appropriation
$75 00
Transferred from Reserve Fund 6 75
Total available $81 75
Expended :
Anthony Holbrook
$81 75
VITAL STATISTICS
Appropriation $250 00
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Expended :
Louis M. Hanff $236 50
Joseph Mueller, M. D., birth return .. 25
Donald Cheetham, M. D., birth returns 1.00
F. P. Brezniak, death returns. 1 00
238 75
Unexpended $11 25.
BRIDGES
Appropriation $50 00
Transferred from Reserve Fund 99
Total available $50 99
Expended :
J. C. Cutter Lumber Co., plank $41 80
Frank Santiman, lumber 3 00
II. W. Calkins, sawing lumber 5 00
Nellie I. Griffin, spikes 1 19
$50 99
GUIDE BOARDS
Appropriation $50 00
Unexpended $50 00
IHIGHWAYS
Appropriation $3400 00
Appropriation for Muschopange St. 200 00
Com. of Mass. 6800 00
Transferred from Reserve Fund
42 68
$10442 68
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Expended (as analyzed below) $10442 68 Analysis of Foregoing Expense :
Gravel :
F. A. Kehoe $2 00
R. S. Sovittaza 45 00
Frank Santimaw 45 00
C. E. Viner
12 00
$104 00
Labor :
Leslie S. Moore, Supt.
$8406 61
E. D. Marsh
7 03
8413 64
Metal Culverts :
New England Metal Culvert Co.
501 83
Oil :
Texas Co. 727 02
Tools :
Waite Hardware Co.
$56 51
Smith & Greene Co.
12 85
69 36
Tractor :
Com. of Mass., Registration $2 00
Worcester White Co., repairs 196 74
National Welding Co., labor 6 00
H. S. Davis Tractor Co., repairs
14 55
W. M. Bulfinch, gas and oil. 111 99
W. L. Locke, gas and oil
6 40
J. E. O'Connor, gas and oil
15 25
Miscellaneous : 352 93
Austin Western Mch'y Co., repairs ..
$42 75
Boston & Maine R. R., freight 5 72
Nellie I. Griffin, supplies 15 50
Hedge & Matthews, share in air com- pressor 111 00
50
R. M. Loughman, blacksmithing 73 15
Donald M. Lincoln, express 1 00
Leslie S. Moore, postage 4 25
George H. Miles, piping and labor ... 4 60
Waldo Bros. & Bond Co., catch basin 15 93
273 90
$10442 68
CHAPTER 90-HIGHWAYS (Special)
EAST COUNTY ROAD
Appropriation
$2000 00
Com. of Mass. 4000 00
County of Worcester 4000 00
Total available $10000 00
Expended (as analyzed below) 10000 24
Overdrawn $0 24
Brown Fence & Wire Co., fencing
$21 78
W. M. Bulfinch, gas and oil
10 96
George M. Davis, blasting
14 50
Henry M. Harris, gravel
228 00
Wm. L. Locke, gas and oil
21 25
Leslie S. Moore. Supt., labor
9642 75
Leslie S. Moore, postage and telephone 2 20
N. E. Metal Culvert Co., culverts
58 80
$10000 24
CHAPTER 90-HIGHWAYS (Special)
MAPLE AVE.
Appropriation $6000 00
Com. of Mass. 6000 00
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County of Worcester 6000 00
Total available $18000 00
Expended :
Globe Newspaper Co., adv. for bids ... $11 20
N. E. Road Builders Asso., adv. for bids
10 45
Telegram-Gazette Press, adv. for bids 5 00
The W. J. Coulter Press, adv. for bids 1 38
Guaranty Construction Co. 14925 87
14953 90
Unexpended $3046 10
SIDEWALKS
Appropriation
$1000 00
Transferred to Public Building Repairs 125 00
Total available $875 00
Expended :
E. II. Longley, mason
$872 00
Unexpended $3 00
SNOW FENCE
Appropriation
$50 00
Transferred from Reserve Fund 3 50
Total available $53 50
Expended :
J. C. Cutter Lumber Co., lumber $21 00
Leslie S. Moore, Supt., labor 32 50
$53 50
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SNOW REMOVAL
Appropriation $2500 00
Expended :
Leslie S. Moore, Supt., and others. . .
$2782 48
Overdrawn $282 48
STREET LIGHTS
Appropriation
$1825 00
Expended :
Gardner Electric Light Co., light. $1520 27
Rutland Worsted Co. ,light 137 50
Direct-U-Lite Co., repairs 60
Nellie I. Griffin, bulbs
68
1659 05
Unexpended $165 95
PUBLIC CHARITIES
Salaries :
Appropriation
$62 00
Expended :
Louis M. Hanff
$35 00
H. I. Judkins
5 00
40 00
Unexpended $22 00
Department Expense :
Appropriation
$1750 00
Expended :
Charlton Home Farm Asso. $335 53
Geo. H. Miles, Treas. 1000 00
Mass. Soc. for Prevention of Cruelty to Children 75 00
Mrs. J. L. Sullivan, services 35 00
53
Hobbs & Warren, supplies 1 58
Clarence E. Prescott, ambulance .. 35 00
Louis M. Hanff, postage and expense. . 4 50
1486 61
Unexpended $263 39
MOTHERS' AID
Appropriation
$2650 00
Expended :
George II. Miles, Treas. $2496 00
E. D. Marsh, coal
96 75
R. W. Temple, wood
11 00
2603 75
Unexpended $46 25
STATE AID AND SOLDIERS' RELIEF
Appropriation
$100 00
Transferred from Reserve Fund 14 00
Total available $114 00
Expended :
· George II. Miles, Treas.
$96 00
James II. Verming, groceries 18 00
$114 00
REPAIRS NORTHI RUTLAND SCHOOL
Appropriation $350 00
Unexpended $350 00
SCHOOLS
Appropriation $23000 00
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School Physician
50 00
Total available $23050 00 Expended :
(See report of School Com.) $21447 13
Two-thirds expense of Public Building 2294 84
23741 97
Overdrawn $691 97
TRADE SCHOOL
Appropriation
*100 00
Expended
$000 00
Unexpended
$100 00
LIBRARY
Appropriation
$50 00
Dog Fund
396 64
Unexpended balance 1926
17 81
Total available $464 45
Expended :
(See Report Library Trustees )
444 53
Unexpended
$19 92
MEMORIAL DAY
Appropriation
$150 00
Transferred from Reserve Fund 14 58
Total available $164 58
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Expended :
W. J. Prescott, band $131 00
Perkins & Butler, flags 7 00
Nellie I. Griffin, supplies 11 33
Rev. Kenneth C. McArthur, speaker 10 00
Frank J. Brooks, livery 5 00
Donald M. Lincoln, express 25
$164 58
OLD CEMETERIES
Appropriation
$25 00
Expended :
Joseph A. Strong
5 00
Unexpended $20 00
PARK
Appropriation $150 00
Expended :
H. Edward Wheeler, labor
126 75
Unexpended $23 25
MISCELLANEOUS
Appropriation
$700 00
Transferred from Reserve Fund 41 42
Total available $741 42
Expended :
Barre Gazette, Assessors' Report $176 00
Carter Ink Co., ink
4 50
Lloyd Viner, bob cats
30 00
Percy Decker, repairs adding machine
6 75
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N. E. Tel. & Tel. Co. . 11 50
Louis M. Hanff, Justice of Peace .
4 00
Frank A. Smith & Son, insurance. .
1 25
C. T. Oliver, care of Town Clock. . 7 50 ... C. J. Campbell. Coll. Tax, reimburse- ment 70 53
Com. of Mass .. license blanks
60
Donald Lincoln, express
25
Hobbs & Warren. license blanks.
1 39
The Tripp Press, Inc., printing
11 75
Times Publishing Co., reports. 315 40
County Treasurer, reimbursement 100 00
Geo. H. Miles. Treas., bank charge. .
75
$742 17
PIANO FOR HALL
Appropriation
$350 00
Expended :
C. F. Hanson & Co.
328 50
Unexpended $21 50
TOWN CLOCK
Appropriation
$1070 00
Expended :
E. Howard Clock Co. 1000 00
· Unexpended
$70 00
TOWN SCALES
Appropriation
$75 00
Transferred from Reserve Fund 37 93
Total available $112 93
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E-pended :
E. H. Longley, mason $62 70
W. H. Sawyer Lumber Co., lumber 37 18
Donald Lincoln, express 4 50
E. D. Marsh, trucking 5 25
George S. Gilbert, carpenter
3 30
$112 93
WATER
Salaries :
Appropriation
$30 00
Expended
Walter C. Brown, salary $12 00
E. Dexter Marsh, salary 10 20
Edward Viner, salary
12 60
$34 80
Department Expense :
Appropriation $5500 00
Expended :
('See Report Water Commissioners) . $6168 61
Overdrawn
$668 61
NOTES AND INTEREST
Appropriation $8500 00
Temporary loan
44000 00
Temporary loan, Highway reimburse- ment
8000 00
Interest on Water Loan
986 25
Total available
$61486 25
Expended :
Worc. Five Cent Savings Bank, tractor $1000 00
Worc. Five Cent Savings Bank, School 1000 00
Shawmut Corp., Water 1000 00
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Gilbert Toleman, Water 1000 00
Nat'l Shawmut Bank, Water 2000 00
Worc. Bank & Trust Co., temporary loan 44000 00
Worc. Bank & Trust Co., temporary
loan, Highway
8000 00
Total Notes $58000 00
Interest
3403 30
Unexpended $82 95
ORDERS OF PREVIOUS YEARS
Appropriation
$2000 00
Transferred from Reserve Fund 18 80
$2018 88
Expended :
Clarence E. Prescott, livery $36 00
City of Worcester. hospital 595 00
M. J. Cullen, salary 24 00
Charlton Home Farm Asso.
84 33
W. E. Chamberlain, M. D., services
62 00
Stewart Range & Furnace Co.
1000 00
W. J. Prescott, teller
3 50
Roland C. Prescott, care of traffic sig- nal 2 yrs. 20 00
Rutland Worsted Co., street lights 150 00
Town of Paxton, Church fire 50 00
Natick Trust Co., interest 106 25
$2131 08
Overdrawn $112 20
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RESERVE FUND
Appropriation
$500 00
Transferred to :
Selectmen, Dept. expense
$2 80
Treasurer's Dept. expense 5 88
Orders of previous years
18 80
Assessors' Dept. expense
40 51
Public Building
147 42
Fire Department
60 63
Dog Officer
5 71
Cattle Inspector
18 00
Meat Inspector
6 75
State Aid and Soldiers' Relief
14 00
Memorial Day
14 58
Town Scales
37 93
Moth Dept.
38 40
Miscellaneous
41 42
Highways, Chap. 81
42 68
Snow fence
3 50
Bridges
99
$500 00
Respectfully submitted,
CHARLES J. CAMPBELL, J. WARREN MOULTON, H. EDWARD WHEELER, Selectmen of Rutland.
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Report of Town Treasurer
Cash on hand Jan. 1, 1927 $4194 11
$4194 11
U. S. Veterans Hospital, water.
$353 11
Rutland State Sanatorium, water 2497 08
Miles Griffin, water 206 26
C. J. Campbell, water 2594 21
$8650 66
C. J. Campbell taxes
$41943 64
Miles Griffin, taxes 7206 17
49149 81
Commonwealth of Mass., Schools $4094 18
Town of Oakham 232 50
Supt. of Schools 386 67
Government Reservation
105 00
For High School
800 00
5618 35
Com. of Mass., Industrial Schools $75 00
Corp. tax, business
1789 16
Corp tax, public service
202 30
Animal inspection
46 50
Reimbursement, loss of taxes
694 66
Veterans' exemptions
64 14
Gypsy Moth
40 00
Sealer of Weights and Measures
16 69
Dog refund
420 79
Mothers' aid
418 05
62
Temporary aid 133 10
Public Welfare, Boston
400 00
State aid
96 00
Court fines
151 00
Income tax
5053 00
Nat. Bank tax
10 42
Trust Co. tax
29 01
9642 82
Hali rentals
$229 75
Interest on deposits
173 64
403 39
Miscellaneous :
E. Viner. old junk 8 00
C. T. Oliver. old junk 1 00
Rebate on over payment 21 25
B. M. R. R .. sealing scales
50
County for wild cat
10 00
B. M. R. R .. for fires
72 30
Fire insurance 22 50
From estate of David Putnam
100 00
235 55
Com. of Mass .. roads
$15706 43
County of Worcester, roads.
8975 29
24681 72
Notes :
Worcester Bank & Trust Co., loan antici- pation revenue $42000 00
Worcester Bank & Trust Co., loan for re- imbursed 8000 00
Worcester Five Cent
Savings Bank,
Highway Loan
5000 00
$55000 00
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Sunday Licenses :
Ruth Allison
$5 00
W. Sullivan 5 00
Julia Mixter 5 00
Mrs. Samuel Taylor
5 00
Carroll & Carroll
5 00
Fred Lock
5 00
Anna B. Proul
5 00
Fred Halstat
5 00
Harold Judkins
5 00
D. J. Fitzgerald
5 00
Ada Bell
5 00
James Ward, Sunday and. Pool
7 50
62 50
Jitney :
R. W. Temple
$1 00
Clarence Prescott
1 00
Merrill Wheeler 1 00
Walter Griffin
1 00
Fred Halstat
1 00
Grace Smith
1 00
W. R. Upham
1 00
James O. Herron
1 00
R. W. Temple
1 00
Innholders :
Mary Book
1 00
(. A. Bartlett 1 00
Alma Higgins 1 00
1 00
L. M. Hanff, auctioneer
1 00
From Director of Standards
8 00
22 00
Total receipts
$157660 91
Walter Sargent, auto junk
64
TOTAL EXPENDITURES
Selectmen's orders $147261 99
State tax
$2760 00
High way tax
918 90
County tax
2189 00
$5867 90
Cash on hand Dec. 31. 1927. $1748 87
In Five Cent Savings Bank .. . . 100 00
In Worcester Bank & Trust Co. 2682 15
4531 02
$157660 91
Respectfully submitted.
GEORGE H. MILES. Treas.
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Report of the Trustees of the Public Library
FINANCIAL STATEMENT
Appopriation $50 00
Dog Fund
396 64
Unexpended balance, 1926
17 81
$464 45
Paid Edna Wheeler, Librarian $223 00
Denholm & McKay, books
186 93
Wesby Bindery
34 60
444 53
Balance unexpended $19 92
. . The Library is open to the public on Tuesdays and Satur- days from 2:00 to 5:00 and 7:00 to 9:00 p. m .. also during the school year, on Thursday afternoons.
The Library received a bequest from the will of the late David F. Putnam, which has been placed on interest in the bank.
Respectfully submitted,
MRS. HATTIE S. GRIFFIN, MRS. MARY E. MILES MRS. FRANCES P. HANFF
Library Trustees
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Report of Librarian
On hand Jan. 1. 1927
$8 12
Received from fines and cards
40 55
Received for magazines 33 00
$81 67
Paid for magazines
$30 85
Paid for books
20 00
Paid for incidentals
16 44
66 99
On hand $14 68
Circulation
7398
Books given
S
Books purchased
113
Books have been given by the Division of Public Libraries. Mrs. Hazel Morris. Vesta Safford and Maynard Safford.
Magazines have been given by the Division of Public Li- braries. the American Humane Society. Dearborn Publishing Co .. and Mr. Irving Judkins.
Money for magazines was given by the Home Relief So- ciety. the Firemen. the Eastern Star. The Woman's Union and the Grange.
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BOOKS ADDED DURING 1927
The Week End Mystery
The Wrong Letter
The Odyssey of Boru
Fish Plays the Game
The Proper Place
The Flame of Courage
TIand and Ring
Green
The Allbrights
World Almanac
Silvia of the Minute
The Black Knight
The Show Boat
The Delectable Mountains
The Solitary Horseman
Tomorrow Morning
The Amazing Chance
Cherry Square
Liliecrona's Home
Hearthstones
That Island
Wentworth Richmond Lagerlof Payne Marshall Lindbergh Wentworth
Ilue and Cry
Barberry Bush
Yesterday's Harvest
Underhandicap
Philopena
Norris Pedler Gregory Webster
White Wolves
The Plutocrat
The Up Grade
The Brat
Silver Spoon
The Dark Dawn The Peaches Progress
Simon Masterman Dunn Rinehart Douglas Gibbs
Marshall Lyman Martin Dell Ferber Burt Loring Parrish
Bower Tarkington Gibbs Rath Galsworthy Ostenso Edington
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Old Home Town Forever Free The Corbin Necklace Spell Land The Wishing Carpet
Comrade Jill
The Ghost of Hemlock Canyon
The Magic Garden
All at Sea
Key Above the Door
Stranger from Cheyenne
The Talisman
Job's Niece
Early American Inns and Taverns
Roving Through Southern China Lost Ecstasy
Dawn The Perrenial Bachelor Zero
The Hole in the Wall
The Path of the Sun
The Pirate Partner
The Hidden Kingdom
Back of Beyond When is Always The Constant Simp
A. Virgin of Yesterday The Hunted Woman
The Call of the House
The Inn of the Hawk and Raven Black Butterflies The Deadfall Jim Curry's Test The Man Behind the Mask Loyalty
Hughes Morrow Webster Kay-Smith Mitchell Adams Bindloss Porter Wells Walsh Ames Scott Hill Lathrop Franck Rinehart Bacheller Parrish Owen MacIssac Alexander Ruck Beeding White Dawson Martin Speare Curwood Mitchell Mccutcheon Jordan Marshall Manning Cooke Austin
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P. P. C.
The Red Owl
The Girl in Black
Jonah & Co.
The Mad Lover
A Good Indian
Susan of the Storm
The Sea Gull
Norris
Kinks Idle Island
The Quest of the Sea Otter
The Sixth Commandment
Gray Dawn
Miss Minerva's Scallawags
The Little White Flag
God and the Grocery Man
Horseshoe Nails
Wallflowers
The Maid of the Mountains
Channing Comes Through Lights Up
Mind of a Minx
The Inca's Ransom
Kate Mullhall
Emily's Quest
The Aristocratic Miss Brewster
The White Flower
Lincoln Young Bridges Yates Connell Rath White
Hueston Conner Wells Terhune Sampon Beeding
Wright Weston Bailey Gregory Seltzer Richmond
Ruck MacCreagh Meeker Montgomery Lincoln Hill
JUVENILE BOOKS
Little Maid of Maryland Dorset's Twister Jibby Jones Doctor Doolittle's Caravan New Year's Carol
Curtis Heyliger Butler Lofting Spyri
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Marjorie's New Friend
Marjorie in Command
Marjorie's Busy Days
Marjorie's Vacation
The Christmas Reindeer
The Mounted Troop
Ella
Gipsy Nan
A Boy's-eye View of the Arctic
Rawson
A Little Maid of Mohawk Valley
Curtis Macdonald
Rip Van Winkle
Beautiful Joe
Red Howling
Irving Saunders Tea Van Adams
Toto and the Gift
Charlie and the Surprise House
Maxwell Pocock
Summer at Hallowdene Farm
Story of Glass
Bassett
Story of Lumber
Bassett
A Patriot Lad of Old Boston
Carter
Our Little Lithuanian Cousin
Winlow
Charlie and His Kitten Topsy
Maxwell
Famous Sea Tales
Brown
A Patriot Lad of Philadelphia
Carter
Wells Wells Wells Wells
Burgess Ames Tappan Rankin
Cobble Corners
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Report of the Water Commissioners
While conditions in the Water Department are not all that could desired we feel that some improvement has been made during the last year. Frank E. Matthews was appointed sup- erintendent at a salary of sixteen hundred dollars per year, taking office on April 15, and on May 1 we started taking readings from the Venturi meter at the pumping station, showing the amount of water pumped in each month as follows :
May 7,541,600 gallons
June
7,721,600 gallons
July .8,289,100 gallons
August
9,816,100 gallons
September 7,072,100 gallons
October
7,445,200 gallons
November
7,721,200 gallons
December
8,023,000 gallons
Total for 8 months 63,629,900 gallons
Unfortunately, quite a number of our service meters were not working so we are not able to give you the amount of water sold during this period but so far as we know every service meter is working at the present time and we hope to have some accurate data for you at the close of next year.
The financial report of the department for the year clos- ing December 31, is as follows :
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June 1, bills rendered to Collector. $1341 64
Dec. 1, bills rendered to Collector 1324 14
Dec. 1, bills rendered for new meters and repairs 105 77
Bills rendered to Veterans' Hos-
pital 3283 41
Bills rendered State Sanatorium ... 2469 65
Bills rendered State Sanatorium for tapping main 11 75
$8536 36
BILLS PAID
Interest on water loan $986 25
Gardner Electric Light Co.
2326 00
Frank E. Matthews
1130 04
Frank E. Matthews, express and sup-
plies 2 00
W. C. Brown
121 60
E. Viner
236 25
M. Nihin 150 27
Washburn Garfield Co. 129 68
R. O. Leonard
125 72
Ralph H. White
332 87
Warren & Bigelow
77 40
Lloyd Viner
3. 50
Cling Surface Co.
2 13
George F. Blake Co.
11 08
Eddy Valve Co.
3 86
Boston & Maine Railroad 5 00
W. J. Bell 10 37
Worthington Pump & Machinery Co. .
17 60
General Electric Co. 10 91
J. C. Cutter Lumber Co. 10 95
W. S. Darley · 17 50
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Red Hed Mig. Co.
26 10
Central Autogeneous Welding Co ..
45 00
C. A. Putnam
3 00
D. Lincoln
9 60
W. E. Hunt
52 90
Builders Iron Foundry Co.
23 38
R. M. Loughman
2 30
American Express Co.
6 48
Nellie Griffin
58 54
Central Supply Co.
54.84
Neptune Meter Co.
142 49
E. D. Marsh
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