Town annual report of Rutland 1924-32, Part 26

Author: Rutland, Mass.
Publication date: 1924
Publisher: The Town
Number of Pages: 1234


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Grandmother Brown's Hundred Years


The Room with Iron Shutters Sergeant York Johnny Reb Giving the Bride Away Green Apple Harvest The Painted Minx


Moore's Poems


Personal Recollections


The World Historical Men of Achievement Explorers Statesmen Theodore Roosevelt


Speakers complete program From Log Cabin to White House Wasted Salt The Great Meadow Horse Ketchum Passion Flower Bubbles


Ruek West Wright Hill Pedler Wilder Hinkle Rugg Ostenso Bindloss Jay Rinehart Freeman Grey Brown Wynne Skeyhill Oemeler Neville Kaye Smith Chambers Moore Miles Gilbert Stoddard Greeley Brooks Mowbray Spurgeon Thayer Ogden, Roberts Coolidge Norris Foster


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Hans Frost


Rosaleen


The Million Pound Deposit


Burning Beauty


Life isn't bad


Autobiography of Calvin Coolidge


The Arctic Rescue


Best Short Stories


The Incredible Year


Storm Bird


Panter Downes


Heirs


Cannon Colver


Hilltop House


Among those present


Roche


Just Folks


The Waters under the earth


For Ginger's Sake


Toni of Grand Isle


Bridal Pond


Guest Ostenso Hueston White Gale


All the King's Horses


Girl of the Golden West


Widdermer Belasco Christie


Tattere'd Loving


Bortome


The Ghosts High Noon


Wills


A Roving Commission


Green Timber


No. 44


The Young and Secret


JUVENILE BOOKS


Six Little Bunkers at Captain Ben's Adventure of Tom Sawyer Adventures of Old Mr. Toad Adventures of Buster Bear


Hope


Twain


Burgess


Burgess


Adventures of Old Man Coyote


Burgess


Walpole Hamk Oppenheim Bailey Edington Coolidge Lundborg O'Brien Baldwin


Churchill Curwood Rath


The Murder at the Vicarage


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Adventures of Peter Cottontail Adventures of Sammy Jay Adventures of Prickley Porky Adventure of Unc Billy Possum Adventures of Jerry Muskrat Adventures of Reddy Fox


Burgess


Burgess


Burgess


Burgess


Burgess


Adventures of Mr. Mocker


Burgess


Adventures of Chatterer Red Squirrel


Burgess


Adventures of Grandmother Frog


Burgess


Adventures of Danny Meadow Mouse


Burgess


Adventures of Johnny Chuck


Burgess


Alice in Wonderland


Carroll


Mother West Wind Neighbors


Burgess MacArthur La Rue


Jimmy Sharswood


Helton


Trailing the Air Mail Bandit


Theiss


Singing Feathers


The Golden Table


Harper Paine Repplier Pier


The Captain


Wiese


Prau of Albania


Miller Wells


Cocoa the Goat


Jordan


Tuckaway Twins


Jordan


Skip-come-a Lou


Darby


Dorna


Butler


Susanna and Tristram


Price


The Rabbit Windmill


My Life with Animals


Paddle Wheels and Pistols


Dellingham Morse Anthony Curtis


A Frontier Girl of Massachusetts


Blowing Clear


Judy, A Story of Divine Corner


Lincoln Baldwin


Little Mother


Little Indians


Pere Marquette


The Chinese Ink Stick


Tuckaway House


Burgess


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The Cheer Leader


Beggarman


Adventures of Pinnochio


Silver Pennies


Little Wooden Farmer


Six Little Bunkers at Indian John


Six Little Bunkers at Cowboy Jacks


Six Little Bunkers at Uncle Ted's Peter Menikoff


Non-Stop Stowaway


The Book of Courage


Holiday Meadow


Tea Time Tales


Bunny Rabbit's Story


Campfire Girls in the Maine Woods


Sophia


The House at Pooh Corner


At the Sign of the Wild Horse


Carol of Crawford High


New Found Tales


Burgess Seashore Book


Lad of Sunnybank


Little Girl Blue


Rusty Pete


Legend of the Seven Seas


Animals in Black and White, Vol. I Roseen


Animals in Black and White, Vol. II Holiday Pond


Father Takes Us to Boston


Made in America


The Chief ot the Herd


Pier Abbott Patri Melne Daglish Hope Hope Hope Yankoff Knight Hagedom Patch Tyleman Prentice


Frey Segur Milne


Hasbrouck Silvers Egan Burgess Terhune Retner Nicol-Fogler Price Daglish Cassarley Daglish Patch Humphrey Smith Murkji


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Report of the Water Commissioners


The Water Department has had rather a busy year. Owing to the continued dropping of the level of the water in the lake we were obliged to lower our intake last winter, which cost $213.05. This was lowered about four feet which is below the rated capacity of the pumps. This fall with the level of the water in the lake still dropping we were obliged to make an- other move. In accordance with a vote of the town we have installed a centrifugal pump in a pit 12 feet below the floor of the pumping station with a new suction line which is about eight feet below the present level of the water. This job with a pit large enough to install another pump if necessary, cost $4021.87.


The question of the rights of the towns, Holden and Rut- land, has been argued more or less throughout the year and is still pending although we have had several conferences in Worcester and Boston.


We have installed 3 new house connections, 1 garage con- nection and 1 connection for the clorinating plant of the Metropolitan Water Commission on Millbrook Street, making a total of 178 service connections.


The financial report of the department for the year ending December 31, is as follows :


Bills rendered to the Veterans Hospital $3,043.98 Bills rendered to the State Sanatorium. 3,572.41


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Bills rendered to the Collector, June,


1930 1,925.95


Bills rendered to the Collector, Dec. 1930


1,874.74


$10,417.08


EXPENDITURES


Nellie I. Griffin


$39.72


E. D. Marsh


38.03


John Collins


20.00


Frank E. Carroll


1,599.96


Frank E. Carroll, postage and telephone


4.32


Washburn Garfield Co.


58.11


M. Nihin


18.00


Wickwire Spencer Co.


44.55


Warren & Bigelow Electric Co.


14.55


Duncan Goodale Co.


3.11


Finan's Express


3.60


Union Water Meter Co.


97.09


Builders Iron Foundry


19.48


Gardner Electric Light Co.


2,611.52


Lincoln's Express


13.32


Central Machine Works


27.75


Edison Packing & Sales Co.


47.26


Edward Viner


2.00


H. Gordon Calkins


5.00


Chaffin's Garage


14.00


Mueller & Co.


22.22


Matti Mattson


5.00


J. E. O'Connor


24.00


Warren Belting Co.


11.15


Crane Co.


13.02


Railway Express Co.


24.90


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Boston & Maine Railroad


11.37


Tucker & Rice .13 86


Frances Smith


91.00


General Electric Co.


10.95


James Bell


40.00


J. S. Hubbard


2.25


John Salo


2.00


Louis Shultz


2.50


Maurice E. Smith


3.00


George Booth.


21.00


George Gordon


12.00


Walter Wood


7.00


Griffin's Garage


4.25


Henry Robinson


10.00


Ralph H. White


118.50


Haynes Pump & Machinery Co.


375.55


Giant Mfg. Co.


73.50


Charles Melinick


2.00


Central Supply Co.


4.98


Carl Boquist


8.00


Harold Fales


13.50


Interest on Water Loans


1,295.00


$4,021.87


We have expended for the new pump and the installation as follows:


Cheney Grain Co.


$5.60


H. Gordon Calkins 325.37


Eddy Valve Co. 27.50


Central Supply Co.


7.41


Boston & Maine Railroad


22.61


J. C. Cutter Lumber Co. 4.88


Goulds Pumps Inc.


1,240.00


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Ralph H. White 2,388.50


$4,021.87


We have also expended in finishing up the new standpipe which was started last year as follows :


Tucker & Rice


$10.10


City of Worcester


128.23


Pittsburgh-DesMoines Steel Co.


54.00


This makes the total cost of the standpipe and the Me- morial Street Extension $15,004.81.


Respectfully submitted,


E. DEXTER MARSH, JOHN COLLINS, EDWARD VINER,


Water Commissioners.


N.


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Report of the Park Commissioners


During the past year the Park Commissioners have ex- pended $135.38 for cutting brush, pruning trees on the Common and mowing lawns on the Hotel Bartlett property.


Because of a decrease in the appropriation allowed, mowing lawns and pruning trees which were broken down by ice, it was impossible to complete the drive-way through the Rufus Putnam Memorial Grove as had been planned.


R. M. LOUGHAM, MARK A. PUTNAM, FRANKLIN T. WOOD,


Park Commissioners.


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Report of Work Done on Rutland Roads, 1930


Chapter 90


EAST COUNTY ROAD


3375 ft. of stone fill 18 ft. wide 10 in. deep, 7 in. gravel top 4 in. gravel bottom, 950 yds. of earth removed with steam shovel, to straighten road.


Chapter 81 EAST COUNTY ROAD


Scraped twice, dragged and brush cut. Patched with 72 yds. gravel.


POMMAGUSETT ROAD


Scraped twice, dragged twice, brush cut. Section of road treated with one-third gal. Retreaded Tar per sq. yd., and bladed. At Hams Pond, road widened, for 300 ft. with gravel, 40 ft. of earth guard bank, and 250 ft. of stone guard fence created.


Gravel sections 300 ft. x 18 ft. x 5 in. and 400 ft. x 10 ft. x 5 in. Installed one culvert, with 28 lin. ft. of 12 in. corr. iron pine, 300 lin. ft. rustic guard rail.


WACHUSETTS ROAD


Scraped twice, dragged and brush cut. Patched with gravel. First section 150 ft. x 10 ft. wide x 5 in.


90


MAPLE AVENUE


Scraped twice, dragged and brush cut. Gravel road 425 ft. x 10 ft. wide and 5 in. deep. Resurfaced by scarifing and bituminous application for 65 miles.


Oil, 18 ft. wide. one-third gal. per sq. yd. and tarred 18 ft. wide at one-fourth gal. per sq. vd. 1 Town line sign set.


MUSCHOPAUAGE ROAD


Scraped twice and road dragged. Constructed 500 lin. ft. of roadway 14 ft. wide with 6 in. gravel, over 6 in. stone filling.


CENTRAL TREE ROAD


Scraped twice and road dragged. Constructed 425 lin. ft. of road 15 ft. wide with 5 in. gravel over 8 in. stone fill foun- dation.


Installed culvert with 125 ft. x 14 in. Corr. iron pipe. Re- surfaced 15 mile with application of one-fourth gal. tar per sq. yd.


BRINTNAL DRIVE


Scraped, dragged and brush cut. Gravel 2 section 125 ft. x 9 ft. x 6 in. wide each.


GLENWOOD ROAD


Scraped, dragged twice, and brush cut. Gravel 1 section 400 ft. x 9 ft. wide and 6 in. deep. 3 section 100 ft. x 9 ft. wide and 5 in. deep each.


CAMPBELL STREET


Scraped, dragged and brush cut. Patched with 54 cub. yd. of gravel.


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BUSHEY LANE


Scraped, dragged, and ledge blasted. Gravel 125 ft. x 8 ft. wide and 4 in. deep.


HALFREY ROAD


Scraped.


SASSAWANA ROAD


Scraped, dragged, and ledge blasted. Gravel 300 ft. x 9 ft. wide and 6 in. deep. 20 ft. rustic guard rail erected.


RIVER STREET


Scraped, and road dragged.


INTERVALE ROAD


Seraped, dragged twice, ledge removed and roadway grav- eled 750 ft. x 10 ft. wide and 6 in. deep.


OVER-LOOK ROAD


Scraped, road dragged.


RIDGE ROAD


Scraped, dragged, and brush cut. 6 yds. gravel to patch.


PRESCOTT STREET


Scraped, dragged, and brush cut. Gravel 500 ft. x 10 ft. wide and 5 in. deep. 150 ft. x 10 ft. wide and 5 in. deep.


HILLSIDE ROAD


Scraped, gravel, 275 ft. x 10 ft. wide and 5 in. deep. 2 sec- tions 200 ft. x 10 ft. x 5 in. deep.


92


MILES ROAD


Brush cut and surface treated with tar at the rate of one- fourth gal. per sq. yd.


CLOVERDALE ROAD


Scraped, dragged, patched with 40 cub. vd. gravel.


CHARNOCK HILL


Scraped, dragged and brush cut. Gravel 125 ft. x 11 ft. x 6 in. deep and a new bridge.


MUNICIPAL DRIVE


Treated with one-fifth gal. light oil per sq. yd. and sanded.


LONGMEADOW


Scraped, dragged, and brush cut and 4 boulders removed. Patched with 50 cub. yds. gravel.


WHITE HALL ROAD


Scraped, dragged, gravel 12 ft. x 10 ft. wide and 6 in. deep. 100 ft x 8 ft. x 5 in. deep. Erected 120 lin. ft. rustic guard rails.


LAKE AVENUE


Scraped twice, patched with gravel. 12 ft. wide 6 in. deep and 200 ft. long.


PINE PLAIN


Scraped.


ELM AVENUE


. Scraped and dragged and patched with 29 cub. yd. gravel.


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BIGELOW COURT


Scraped. 10 yds gravel.


OVER LOOK COURT


No work reported.


PRINCETON ROAD


Scraped and dragged.


GLENWOOD PLACE


Brush cut, and road patched with 11 cub. yd. gravel.


MILL BROOK


Scraped.


CORP. FARM PLACE


No work reported.


MOULTIN MILL ROAD


Scraped and brush cut. Patched with 11 cub. yds. gravel.


POMMAGUSETT COURT


No work reported.


CAMPBELL COURT


No work reported.


KENWOOD DRIVE


Scraped, dragged, brush cut, 4 boulders removed. Patched with 42 cub. yds. gravel.


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WALNUT STREET


Scraped, dragged, and brush cut. 76 cub. yds. gravel spread.


EMERALD ROAD


Scraped, dragged, brush cut. 1 culvert installed with 22 ft. of 12 lin. Corr. iron pipe. Patched with 27 cub. yds. gravel.


IRISH LANE


Scraped, and 16 ft. of 16 in. corr. iron pipe laid.


KENWOOD DRIVE


Scraped.


WARE ROAD


Scraped, dragged and brush cut.


TURKEY HILL


Scraped and dragged. Installed 1 culvert with 24 lin. ft. of 12 in. corr. iron pipe. Patch road with 29 cub. yd. gravel.


DRAY LANE


Scraped, gravel 250 lin. ft. of road 9 ft wide and 4 in. deep.


PROSPECT STREET


Scraped, dragged, patched with 39 cub. yds. gravel.


BARROCK HILL


Scraped twice, and dragged once.


95


PLEASANTDALE NO 1.


Scraped twice, and dragged once, two boulders removed and 73 cub. yds. gravel spread, and brush cut.


PLEASANTDALE NO 2.


Scraped, dragged, brush cut. Gravel 1 section 175 ft. x 10 ft. x 6 in. deep. 100 ft. x 10 ft. x 6 in. deep.


CRAWFORD STREET


Scraped twice, and 24 lin. ft. of 12 in. corr. iron pipe laid.


CAUSEWAY STREET


No work reported.


EAST HILL


Scraped and dragged.


OAK HILL AVENUE


Scraped, dragged and brush cut.


REUBEN WALKER


Scraped and dragged.


OLD WOOD ROAD


No work reported.


BRIGHAM ROAD


Scraped.


EDSON AVENUE


19 yds. gravel to patch.


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DAVIS STREET


Scraped. 18 yds. gravel.


HARRIS LANE


No work reported.


MORRIS WATTS


Scraped twice, and dragged.


TOOLS ON HAND IN TOWN OF RUTLAND


December 31, 1930.


Name


Number


Axes, grub


5


Brooms, push


1


Bars


4


Forks


5


Hammers, car stone


9


Handles, pick


14


Hoes, street


1


Lanterns


8


Russell Road Plow No. 2


1


Picks


10


Syracuse Rooter Plow


1


Rakes, iron


6


Chap. 81 Drag


2


Champion Iron Drag


1


New Eng. Road Machine


1


Road Machine, Austin Grinder


1


Screens, sand


2


Scythes, brush


2


97


Snathes


6


Shovels, Short Rd.


16


Pruners No. 2


1


Shovels, L. H.


1


Compressor Drills


24


Striking Hammer


1


Pitch Forks


1


Respectfully submitted,


GEORGE R. WILLIS, Street Supt.


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Report of the Board of Public Welfare FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1930.


APPROPRIATIONS


Public Welfare


$2300 00


Mothers' Aid 3000 00


$5300 00


EXPENDITURES


Rutland Cases :


Charlton Home Farm Association


$631 82


State Infirmary 273 00


Walter B. Ware Board


156 47


Town of Holden


22 00


Town of Athol


93 43


Miscellaneous 6 95


$1188 67


Cases Chargeable to Others Places : State Case Temporary Aid Groceries .


$25 62


City of Boston case, Cash Paid 1040 00


Town of Holden case, Cash Paid 36 00


Town of Sherburn case, Cash Paid


40 00


$1141 62


100


Mothers' Aid : Three Rutland cases


$2747 00


Due from Commonwealth one-third Mothers' Aid


915 67


Due from Commonwealth Temporary Aid


25 62


Due from City of Boston


1040 00


Due from Town of Holden


36 00


Due from Town of Sherburn


40 00


Respectfully submitted,


MATTHEW J. CULLEN LAWRENCE E. SMITH LOUIS M. HANFF


Rutland, Jan. 1, 1931


Board of Public Welfare.


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Report of the Fire Engineers


During the past year the Fire Department was called for four building and one auto truck fires.


We bought five hundred feet of hose, making a total of fourteen hundred feet of serviceable double jacket hose on hand at present.


The department is badly in need of ladders and it is hoped that some means of acquiring the necessary equipment can be worked out soon.


EXPENDITURES


Appropriation


$1000 00


E. D. Marsh, Coal


$150 90


Wm. White, Janitor


98 00


New Eng. Tel & Tel Co., Telephone


32 40


Gardner Electric Light Co ..


15 90


L. M. Hanff, Insurance on Bldg. 30 25


Henry K. Barnes Co., Hose & Sup. . ..


510 83


Brewer and Co., Soda & Acid


14 88


Rutland Gar. Gas, Oil & Supplies


35 61


Nellie I. Griffin, Supplies


3 69


Victor Hedlund Co., Steel Box


12 00


C. T. Sherer Co., Curtains


5 55


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R. D. Putnam, Painting 36 50


Lincolns Express


2 50


$949 01


Unexpen:led $50 99


Respectfully submitted,


FRANK E. MATTHEWS, Chief MARK L. READ, Asst. Chief FRANK J. BROOKS, Clerk


FRANK E. CARROL


PATRICK D. MURPHY


LOUIS M. HANFF


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103


Report of the Sealer of Weights and Measures


I have tested and sealed the following equipment in 1930:


Gasoline Pumps


28


Kerosene Pumps


2


Oil Jars 45


Liquid Measures


1


Stops on Pumps


156


SCALES.


Platform over 5000 pounds


1


Platform under 5000 pounds


8


Counter 2


Beam


1


Spring


2


Computing


2


Fees and adjusting charges of $25.58 were collected and paid over to the Treasurer.


Respectfully submitted,


FRANK J. BROOKS, Sealer.


104


Report of the Tree Warden.


The trees on Pommaganssett, Main and Prescott Street were trimmed. The trees on Glenwood and Central Elm Road are in very bad shape and should be trimmed the coming year. I would recommend an appropriation of $100.00 for the en- suing year.


H. E. WHEELER,


Tree Warden.


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Report of the Charlton Home Farm Association FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1930


RECEIPTS


Received and due for board,


$10,471 38


Milk


2,019 87


Produce etc.


117 60


Stock


219 00


Interest


13 96


Balance, Jan. 1, 1930


1,128 60


$13,970 41


EXPENDITURES.


H. D. Sargent and wife


$1,800 00


Help, Inside and out


1,274 29


Miscellaneous


980 38


Groceries


1,110 30


Meat etc.


1,504 30


Grain


1,943 90


Coal


560 37


Gasoline and Oil


166 95


Supplies


691 15


Tobacco


212 37


Repairs


302 99


Electricity


128 61


106


Telephone


37 45


Fertilizer and Seed


343 15


Insurance


82 24


Medical Attendance


58 00


$11,196 45


Balance in favor of the Association $2,773 96


There were inmates from the following towns :


Auburn, Ashburnham, Brookfield, Charlton, East Brook- field, Hardwick, Holden, Leicester, Millbury, Oakham, Pax- ton, Rutiand, Warren, Westminster, West Boylston, and West Brookfield.


No inmates from Berlin, Boylston, Dana, Holland, Hub- bardston, New Braintree, Princeton and Sterling.


The Association is fortunate in being able to retain the services of Mr. and Mrs. Howard D. Sargent as Warden and Matron.


The inventory of the personal property, taken Jan. 1, 1930, shows a slight increase over last year. Feb. 1930, Mr. Edward A. Lamb resigned as Vice President and Auditor, and at the Quarterly Meeting, April 1, 1930, Mr. John G. Hammond of Charlton, was chosen Vice President and Mr. Carl F. Davis, West Brookfield, Auditor.


Respectfully submitted,


HERBERT N. SHEPARD, President,


LOUIS M. HANFF, Secretary and Treasurer.


Charlton, Mass., Jan. 1, 1931.


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AUDITOR'S REPORT


I have audited all bills of the Association for the year ending Dec. 31, 1930, including money received and expended, and have found them correct; also all checks which were signed by the President and Treasurer.


CLARK F. DAVIS, Auditor


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109


Report of the Tercentenary Committee


FINANCIAL STATEMENT OF THE RUTLAND TERCENTENARY COMMITTEE


Received from the Town


$294 27


Contributions 624 56


Concessions


229 92


Dance Committee


251 95


Advertising


80 00


Sale of Lumber


5 48


Sale of Canvas


5 00


$1,491 18


Expended :


Tercentenary conference of city and towns Inc. $25 00


Nellie I. Griffin, Prizes 45 00


Guest N. Emerson, signs 25 00


A. C. Wheeler, Tenrcentenary band ..


157 00


H. G. Calkins, electrical work


59 50


H. G. Calkins, rental wire and material


25 00


Hayden Costume Co., costumes 50 00


Harrigan Press, printing posters


38 25


H. I. Judkins, police duty 10 00


Mark L. Putnam, printing and postage 4 25


H. E. Wheeler, expense on signs 1 70


Garderner Electric Co., lamps and power 13 80


110


H. L. White. decorations 45 00


Ford Awning Co., banner 17 00


Bruice Costume Co., costumes parade 23 70


Fuller Regalia Co .. parade 10 12


Fuller Regalia Co., parade


26 50


Mr. Z. Combs. speaker


10 00


W. H. Sawyer Lumber Co., markers ..


70


Womens Union, dinners bands and police 60 00


Fred A. Ela. express 4 10


City of Worcester. police 24 00


Louis M. Hanff. postage and telephone


3 05


David M. Hanff, dinners


8 25


Prouty Printing Co., printing 5M booklets 259 80


Lincolns Express. express


2 80


First Naval Reserve Band


102 00


J. C. Cuter, lumber 15 59


H. L. White. decorations 25 25


F. D. Wellington. labor 4 80


C. E. Prescott. parade 37 00


George Wolf. carting horses parade ..


15 00


Samuel L. Clapp.


Car. Leicester and Rochdale . Worcester Riding School.


8 00


use of horses 15 00


Gardner Drum Corps, 3 men in parade 15 00


Nellie I. Griffin, rope 4 92


E. M. Levitt, police 6 00


Mark L. Read, police 6 00


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Barre Gazette dance order's posters .. 17 25


H. L. White, decorations dance 10 00


Central N. E. Sanatorium Radio fund 25 00 J. F. O'Herron, stamps and stationary 3 75


Permanent Records of Celebration 50 00


Permanent Markers


183 10


$1,491 18


J. F. O'HERRON, Treasurer.


Rutland's Observance of the Tercentenary of Massachusetts Bay


No event ever held in Rutland has been more successfully carried out than that of 1930. Everybody in Rutland and many outside who were interested in the town heartily. co- operated with the various committees and all determined to do their part to make the event successful. When the work was completed and the bills paid, with a balance on hand, the com- mittee felt that a report of the events should be put in such form that it could be handed down to future generations for reference. So a sum was set aside to defray the expense of pub- lishing this report, also money to designate historical spots with permanent markers.


In the latter part of 1929, some of the Town Officials and other citizens discussed the duty of the Town of Rutland in assisting the Commonwealth in celebrating Tercentenary Year and it was decided that as Rutland was one of the old towns of the State, with an interesting background historically, it should celebrate in some way.


An article was inserted in the Warrant of the Annual Town Meeting, Feb. 3, 1930, calling for an appropriation to assist in defraying expenses.


It was unanimously voted to appropriate $300.00 and the Committee chosen to arrange the celebration was Selectmen Charles J. Campbell, George H. Miles, and Charles E. Taylor, Rev. Robert M. French, Charles E. Carroll, H. Edward Wheeler, James F. O'Herron and Louis M. Hanff.


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This committee met Feb. 6th, 1930, and organized by choos- ing Charles J. Campbell, Chairman, and Louis M. Hanff, Secre- tary. At a later meeting, the several institutions and organiza- tions in the town were invited to choose two representatives to co-operate with the general committee. And when funds began to be available James F. O'Herron was chosen Treasurer.


The committees chosen by the several organizations to meet the Town committee were as follows: American Legion, Ches- ter W. Bordan and Joseph A. Cowan, U. S. Veteran's Hospital, Dr. Henry Ladd Stickney and Dr. Bertell Talbot, St. Patricks Church, James E. O'Connor and Frank J. Brooks, Central New England Sanatorium, Dr. Bayard T. Crane and Roger L. Cul- ver, Rutland Fire Department, Frank Smith and John Fister, Rutland State Sanatorium, Olin C. Blaisdell and John J. O'Con- nell, Disabled War Veterans, George P. Rohan and John Mag- ner, Finnish Society, Arme Maki and Arne Rantamski, Eastern Star, John Collins and Frank Carroll, Rutland Grange, Albert Thomas and Matthew J. Cullen, Congregational Church, E. Dexter Marsh and Mrs. Lucy D. Putnam.


Soon after the list of representatives of the organizations was completed a meeting was held and the plans discussed, the following sub-committees were chosen: Publicity: Charles E. Carroll, Robert L. Scott, Louis M. Hanff, Miss Agnes Martin and Miss Grace L. Smith.


Old Home, H. Edward Wheeler and Mark L. Putnam. Con- cessions Charles E. Carroll, Albert J. Thomas and George Crane. Finance, Dr. Henry Ladd Stickney, Olin C. Blaisdell, Dr. Bayard T. Crane, Willard J. Turner, Mark L. Reed and Joseph Cowan. Parade, James E. O'Connor, John Collins, Dr. Bertell Talbot, Francis McCarthy, Chester W. Borden, Frank J. Brooks and Frank E. Carroll. Village Improvement, Rev. Robert M. French, Mrs. Charlotte French, Dr. George N.


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Lapham and Mrs. Mae E. Smith. Old Folks' Dance, John Fis- ter, Frank Smith, Matthew J. Cullen, Roger L. Culver and John J. O'Connell. Decorations, Mrs. Sidney L. Cole, Mrs. Freda Kelsey, Franklin T. Wood, Mrs. Nellie I. Griffin and Edward N. Prescott.


The Committees began the work at once and encouraging reports came in from time to time as the meetings were held.


The publicity committee issued an historical booklet which was sent about the State and cards were printed to be attached to automobiles fliers and other advertising matter distributed.


The booklets were sent into every state in the Union, copies were sent to many prominent citizens of this state Govornors of the 48 states received a copy, acknowledgments were received from many.


The following was received from Washington :


THE WHITE HOUSE, WASHINGTON,


June 25, 1930.


My dear Mr. Hanff :


Your kindness in sending the President a copy of the pam- phlet relating to Oid Home Day at Rutland on August 6, is very much appreciated.


Sincerely yours, Lawrence Richey, Secretary to the President.


Mr. Louis M. Hanff,


Rutland, Massacusetts.


From former President. Calvin Coolidge. a personal letter, published with his permission :


CALVIN COOLIDGE Northampton, Massachusetts.


June 26, 1930.


PERSONAL


Louis M. Hanff, Esquire,


Rutland, Massachusetts.


Dear Sir :


Please accept my thanks for the little booklet on your Tercentenary Observance. I have always been interested in your town because the grandfather of my grandmother Coolidge was born there. He was a son of Colonel Samuel Brewer and his name was Eliab Brewer. They lived in your town some and part of the time in Framingham. My grandmother said that when General Rufus Putnam went to Marietta most of the family went with him but her grandfather went to Ludlow, Vermont.


With kindest regards, I am


Very truly yours, CALVIN COOLIDGE.


(Samuel Brewer purchased about 24 acres of land in the "southwardly part of Rutland" from Paul How, Jan. 28, 1745, his son Eliab was born in Rutland, April 6, 1760.)


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REPRODUCTION OF THE FIRST TOWN MEETING


The reproduction of the first town meeting of Rutland, held on the last Monday of July, 1722, was on the night of July 28, 1930. The stage in the Town Hall had been arranged to represent the interior of the first meeting house. Before the beginning of the town meeting, Prof. Zelotes W. Coombs, Vice President of the Tercentenary Conference, gave an address on the Tercentenary of Massachusetts Bay. At the conclusion of the address, the Congregational Church Choir, assisted by C. Arthur Hanson, violin, and Mrs. Mercie E. Wheeler, piano, sang "My Grandfather's Clock", and Roger L. Culver as "Fa- ther Time", and Mrs. Margaret A. Griffin in colonial costume came on the stage and Mrs. Griffin read the foreword.




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