Town annual report of Rutland 1933-40, Part 13

Author: Rutland, Mass.
Publication date: 1933
Publisher: The Town
Number of Pages: 1180


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Demands, Returns to Collector


9.10


Total for Refunds and Transfers $94.65


83


SUMMARY OF PAYMENTS.


General Government


$5,019.32


Protection of Persons and Prop-


erty


1,345.43


Health and Sanitation


3,663.67


Charities and Soldiers' Benefits. .


7,800.80


Highways, General


17,831.79


Highways, Special


23,194.41


Schools and Libraries


25,561.73


Recreation and Unclassified


12,761.84


Enterprises and Cemeteries


8,000.16


Interest 330.20


Municipal Indebtedness


28,765.00


Refunds and Transfers


94.65


$134,369.00


Cash on hand, December 31, 1935


11,611.61


$145,980.61


TOWN OF RUTLAND BALANCE SHEET, DECEMBER 31, 1935 GENERAL ACCOUNTS


ASSETS


LIABILITIES


Cash


$11,611.61


Overlay for Abatement


Accounts Receivable :


of Taxes :


Tax Levy-1934 . $6,091.19


Tax Levy-1935 16,634.12


Levy-1935 $193.93


22,725.31


Overlay Surplus . .


1,113.07


Motor Vehicle Excise Tax :


Levy-1933


$.10


Levy-1934


148.10


Levy-1935


394.23


Motor Vehicle Excise 542.43


542.43


Tax Titles


1,913.17


Departmental :


Departmental Revenue 3,433.37


Old Age Assistance . $223.04


Health Department ..


1,998.36


Revenue Accounts :


Tax Title Revenue . . 1,913.17


Water Revenue . ..


...


7,050.07


Mothers' Aid . . 260.00


State Temporary Aid.


711.97 State Aid


240.00


9.71 1,973.41


14,486.00


3,433.37


Water Rates :


Levies-1929-1935


$6,525.67


State Sanatorium .. 244.71


Veterans' Hospital . 279.69


Tailings Account . Road Machinery Fund .. Excess and Deficiency . . Appropriation Balances to 1936 : Pleasantdale Road, Chap. 90, Highways $298.08 Bond Issue, Chap. 464 Highways .. 265.02


E. R. A. & W. P. A. Accounts 1,010.02


7,050.07


Highways:


State-Chap. 81 ... $190.78


State-Chap. 90 .. .. 513.70


County -- Chap 90 ... 463.40


Road Machinery Ex-


pense .


214.90


West Rutland


School


7,000.00


Overlay Deficit-1934. .


State Tax Deficit . . Old Age Assistance Tax : State Overlay 142.00


82.04


$49,503.18


$49,503.18


1,167.88 835.30


House Account ... . Temporary Loans : Anticipation of Reve- nue 10,000.00


1,573.12


DEBT ACCOUNTS


Net Funded or Fixed Debt ........ $14,700.00


Loans :


Hotel Bartlett Purchase-1929. . $3,500.00


Water -- 1929 9,000.00


Snow Removal Equipment-1934 700.00


New Fire Truck-1935 1,500.00


$14,700.00


$14,700.00


TRUST ACCOUNTS


Trust Funds


$5,970.15


Horace H. King Library Fund ... $412.33


David Putnam Library Fund .... 137.62


Rufus Houghton Rural Cemetery Fund 100.00


Munroe School Fund


5,320.20


$5,970.15


$5,970.15


.


TOWN OF RUTLAND


Appropriation


Transfer


Reserve Fund


Income


Previous


Balance


Total


Expended


Transferred


Balance


Selectmen's Salaries


$350.00


$350.00


$350.00


Selectmen's Expense


25.00


25.00


24.43


$.57


Town Accountant's Salary.


350.00


350.00


350.00


Town Accountant's Expense


20.00


20.00


19.30


.70


Treasurer's Salary


300.00


Treasurer's Expense


125,00


125.00


92.81


32.19


Collector's Salary


500.00


500.00


500.00


Collector's Expense


210.00


$31.16


A$143.19


822.39


822.39


Assessors' Expense


200.00


4.60


204.60


204.60


Legal Department


25.00


25.00


Town Clerk's Salary


75.00


75.00


75.00


Town Clerk's Expense


35.00


3.99


38.99


38.99


Election and Registration Salaries


40.00


8.00


48.00


48.00


Election and Registration Expense


50.00


11.55


61.55


61.55


Public Building Maintenance


1,200.00


75.86


1,275.86


1,275.86


Public Building Repairs


600.00


15.23


615.23


615.23


Police Department


100.00


100.00


82.00


18.00


Fire Department


800.00


800.00


598.76


A75.00


126.24


Fires and Forest Fires


100.00


9.78


₪$75.00


184.78


184.78


Forest Warden


50.00


50.00


50,00


10.70


14.30


Moth Department


300.00


13.32


313.32


313.32


Sealer's Salary


50.00


50.00


50.00


Sealer's Expense


10.00


10.00


8.53


1.47


Board of Health Salaries.


25.00


25.00


25.00


Board of Health Expense ..


1,750.00


1,750.00


1,370.51


379.49


Cattle Inspector


80.00


80.00


74.00


6.00


Vital Statistics


200.00


3.00


203.00


203.00


Bridges


50.00


2.24


c30.00


82.24


82.24


Highway Maintenance,


Chapter 81


3,400.00


.20


D10,200.00


13,600.20


13.600.20


Highway Maintenance,


Chapter 90


1,500.00


9.89


E3,825.00


5,334.89


5,334.89


Pommogussett Street, Con-


struction


2,000.00


05


₣5,400.00


7,400.05


7,400.05


Pleasantdale


Street, Con-


struction


2,000.00


G5,100.00


$522.57


7,622.57


7,324.49


298.08


Snow Removal


2,000.00


216.21


₭319.30


2,535.51


2,535.51


Street Lights


1,630.00


1,630.00


1,613.84


16.16


Snow Fence


250.00


250.00


225.00


25.00


Guide Boards


10.00


10.00


Public Welfare Expense


4,300.00


230.80


L531,00


5,061.80


5,061.80


Mothers' Aid


780.00


780.00


780.00


10.00


Soldiers' Relief


250.00


250.00


55.00


B195.00


Old Age Assistance


2,000.00


2,000.00


1,664.00


c336.00


Schools


24,000.00


616.19


24,616.19


24,616.19


Trade Schools


450.00


47.81


497.81


497.81


Library


50.00


N416.89


466.89


447.73


19.16


Memorial Day


125.00


125.00


115.18


9.82


Miscellaneous


300.00


300.00


98.51


D200.00


1.49


Printing Town Reports


250.00


250.00


211.20


E30.00


8.80


Care of Town Clock


30.00


Parks


100.00


164.35


264.35


264.35


Old Bills


750.00


18.23


768.23


768.23


Workman's Compensation .


150.00


105.18


0375.50


630.68


630.68


Public Dump Maintenance.


100.00


100.00


64.50


35,50


Snow Removal Equipment. .


425.00


305.70


₣119.30


26.61


New Lavatory, Town Hall.


300.00


48.09


348.09


348.09


Fire House Improvements. .


125.00


₱53.50


178.50


178.50


New Fire Truck


500.00


Q1,500.00


2,000.00


1,985.00


15.00


Cement Mixer


225.00


225.00


220.50


4.50


Maple Ave. Sidewalk Con- Construction


1,000.00


1,000.00


671.27


G310.00


18.73


County Aid to Agriculture.


25.00


25.00


25.00


E. R. A. Administrator's Salary


120.00


120.00


120.00


E. R. A. Accounts


1,000.00


672.58


1,672.58


662.56


1,010.02


County Hospital Building Loan


1,000.00


1,000.00


1,000.00


Interest on County Hosp. Bldg. Loan


362.42


362.42


362.42


County Hospital Mainte- nance


628.74


628.74


628.74


Water Commissioners' Sal- ary


75.00


75.00


63.60


11.40


Water Department Mainte- nance


6,500.00


6,500.00


6,251.62


248.38


Old Cemetery


100.00


100.00


24.50


H65.50


10,00


Road Machinery Expense.


1,800.00


75.34


1,875.34


1,660.44


214.90


Interest


900.00


900.00


330.20


K196.69


373.11


Maturing Debt


3,765.00


3,765.00


3,765.00


Reserve Fund


2,000.00


1,639.93


360.07


$76,271.16


$1,639.93


$31,369.38


$1,695.49 $110,975.96 $104.154.93


$3,167.42


$3,653.61


EXPLANATIONS OF COLUMNS "INCOME" AND "TRANSFERRED": INCOME:


A-Interest Account B-Fire Department


TRANSFERRED: A-Forest Fires -Public Welfare Expense


c-Printing Town Reports D- -Commonwealth of Massachusetts


C-Publir Welfare Expense


E-County and State County and State County and State


D-Snow Removal E-Bridges


F-Snow Removal


-Workman's Compenantion


11-Workmen's Compensation


K-Assessors' Salaries $148.19; Fire House Improvements $53.50


N-County Dog Licenses


0-Old Cemeteries $65.60; Sidewalks $310.00 P-Interest


Q-Lian


..


50.00


47.34


2.66


Dog Officer


50.00


н3,400.00


3,400.00


3,134.98


265.02


State Bond Issue, Highways


10.00


Public Welfare Salaries


50.00


50.00


50.00


State Aid


250.00


250.00


240.00


Highway Department Truck


725.00


725.00


698.39


New Boston Cemetery Gate


25.00


25.00


19.76


5.24


Tree Warden


25.00


25.00


241.16


241.16


Assessors' Salary


675.00


4.20


25.00


300.00


300.00


H-Commonwealth of Massachusetts


Snow Removal Equipment $119.30; Miscellaneous $200.00 Old Age Assistance $336.00; Soldiers' Rellef $195.00


Year's


from


Table of Accounts, 1935


. ..


30.00


30.00


425.00


2,000.00


87


Report of the Tax Collector


1933 TAXES


Recommitment Feb. 23, 1935


$4,526.62


Overpayment .50


$4,527.12


Cash to Treasurer


$4,164.98


Tax Titles


112.73


Abatements


249.41


$4,527.12


1933 EXCISE TAXES


Recommitment Feb. 23, 1935


$74.88


Cash to Treasurer $58.60


Abatements


16.28


$74.88


1933 OLD AGE ASSISTANCE


Recommitment Feb. 23, 1935


$98.00


Cash to Treasurer $17.00


Abatements 81.00


$98.00


1933 MOTH


Recommitment Feb. 23, 1935


$24.50


Cash to Treasurer


21.00


Abatements


1.50


Tax Titles


2.00


$24.50


88


1934 TAXES


Recommitment Feb. 23, 1935


$16,750.09 Cash to Treasurer $10,232.93


Abatements 317.80


10,550.73


Outstanding Dec. 31, 1935


$6,199.36


1934 EXCISE TAX


Recommitment Feb. 23, 1935


$417.49


Cash to Treasurer


$231.00


Abatements


26.49


257.49


Outstanding Dec. 31, 1935 $160.00


1935 TAXES


Total Commitments $43,767.45


Cash to Treasurer


$25,395.17


Abatements


298.31


Cash on Hand Dec. 31, 1935


145.71


25,839.19


Outstanding Dec. 31, 1935 $17,928.96


1935 EXCISE TAX


Total Commitments


$3,185.72


Cash to Treasurer


$2,735.28


Abatements


78.60


Cash on Hand


15.72


$2,829.6


Outstanding Dec. 31, 1935 $356.1


89


WATER RATES


Recommitments Feb. 23, 1935


$4,758.98


Commitments


3,276.93


Cash to Treasurer


$1,521.42


Abatements


3.64


Cash on Hand Dec. 31, 1935


5.00


$1,530.06


Outstanding Dec. 31, 1935


$6,505.85


INTEREST ACCOUNT


Interest received on Taxes and Motor Ve-


hicle Excise :


Cash to Treasurer 1933 $392.79


Cash to Treasurer 1934


469.40


Cash to Treasurer 1935


15.53


Water Interest


30.82


Respectfully submitted, $908.54


G. EDGAR RAY,


Collector.


2


90


Report of the Trustees of the Public Library


FINANCIAL STATEMENT


Dog Fund


$416.89


Appropriation


50.00


Total


$466.89


EXPENDED


L. Edna Wheeler, Librarian $250.00


D. F. Hanff, books, periodicals, etc


144.06


Nat'l Geographic Society, subscription. . Gaylord Bros., Inc., record book


3.00


1.00


F. J. Barnard & Co., bindings


29.42


U. Publishers Service Books


19.75


Postage


.50


$447.73


Unexpended


19.16


$466.89


Respectfully submitted,


CHARLOTTE P. FRENCH, ELEANOR W. COLE, BERNICE F. PUTNAM, HATTIE S. GRIFFIN, EDMUND D. KELSEY, FRANCES P. HANFF,


Trustees.


Rutland, Mass., Jan, 1, 1936.


91


Report of the Librarian


Received from fines and cards $21.60


Received for magazines 28.00


Total


$49.60


Circulation 6,672


Books added 74


Books bought 73


Books given


1


Money for magazines was given by the Home Relief So- ciety, the Grange, the Eastern Star, the Woman's Union and the Fire Department.


Magazines were given by Mr. French and the American Humane Society.


Books were given by Mrs. Bell.


BOOKS ADDED DURING LAST YEAR


The World Almanac


The Beloved Stranger


Green Light


Open Land


Come and Get It


Beauty for Ashes


The Father Mark Twain


But for Her Garden


Salt of the Earth


He Sent Forth a Raven


The Open Door at Home


The Challenge to Liberty


Lyman Hill Douglas Bower Ferber IIill Clemens Cushman Marshall Roberts


Beard Hoover


92


A Few Foolish Ones


The Whip-Poor-Will Mystery


The Sea and the Jungle Mary Poppins


Book of American Poetry


Heaven's My Destination


Exploring with the Microscope


A Wanderer in Paris


Time Out of Mind


Art in Every Day Life


Herbs and the Earth


Sprigs of Hemlock


The Terrace


The First Woman


Nurses on Horseback


Thunder in the West


Erie Water


History of Pilgrims and Puritans, vol. 1, II, III Life of Washington, vol. I, II Birds of America


Peace with Honor


Fair as the Moon


It's a Great World


Shining Windows


Miss Marvel


Silas Crockett


Veire of Iron


It Cannot Happen Here


Spring Came on Forever


Pole Star The Inquisitor White Ladies


Walk Humbly Lucy Gayheart


Straight Gate


The Beautiful Derelict


Carroll Footner Tomlinson Travers Markham Wilder Yates Lucas Field Goldstein Beston Dyer Kent Banning Poole Crane Edmonds Sawyer Sawyer Askbrook Milne Bailey Loring Norris


Forbes Chase Glasgow Lewis Aldrich White Walpole Young Stevens Cather Mitchell Wells


93


Hidden Shoals


Star of the West The Lark Legacy


Bassett White Riggs


Honey in the Horn


Red Sky in the Morning


Madagascar Jack


North of the Orient


Seven League Boots


If This Be I


A Son of the Middle Border


Deland Garland Cook


The Stars Look Down


Cronin Byrd


Four Gardens


Sharp


Star of the West


Huston


JUVENILE BOOKS


Backfield Comet


A Frontier Girl of Chesapeak Bay


Heyliger Curtis Hawthorne


Tabitha of Lonely House


Popular Crafts for Boys


Hamilton


Eagle Cliff


Youths Captain


Runner of the Trail


The Room on the Roof


Baldy of Nome


Chapman Hawthorne Cormack Bacon Darling Strong


Honk the Moose


The Little House on Wheels


Hays


Davis Coffin Stackpole Lindberg Halliburton


They Lived


Skyward


94


Report of the Sealer of Weights and Measures


Rutland, Mass., Jan. 1, 1936.


The following equipment was tested and sealed in 1935 :


17


Galosine pumps


Gasoline meters 10


SCALES


Platform over 5,000


1


Platform 100 to 5,000


3


Counter 100 or over


1


Counter under 100


7


Beam 100 or over


1


Spring under 100


5


Computing under 100


6


Total fees


$22.35


Respectfully submitted,


HERBERT M. PROUTY,


Sealer


95


Report of Work Done on Rutland Roads, 1935


CHAPTER 90 MAINTENANCE EAST COUNTY ROAD


2 miles scraped and shoulders graded to width of 23 ft. Brush cut.


·


5000 ft. treated with tar, covered with selected gravel cover and honed. Some dead tres removed.


MAPLE AVENUE


Brush cut.


375 ft. of cobble gutter built.


2000 ft. treated with tar and honed.


2 2x4 catch basins built with frame and grate.


500 ft. of shoulder treated with tar.


1750 ft. of side drain covered with crushed rock and sprayed with emulsion.


1 Section from Veterans' Hospital Gate to Drury Lane 2500 ft. resurfaced and widened to 24 ft.


POMMOUSSETT ROAD CHAPTER 90 CONSTRUCTION


2700 ft. of roadway excavated and brought to grade.


With steam shovel 1900 yds. excavation.


3000 cu. yds borrow gravel.


1900 cu. yds. ordinary gravel.


10 cu. yds. ledge.


75 concrete posts set.


2 2x4 concrete drop inlet built.


80 ft. of 18 in. pipe laid.


88 ft. of 12 in.pipelaid.


400 ft. of 3x3 side drain.


17 Worcester County Highway Bounds set.


Treated with 1 gal. tar per square yard.


96


CHAPTER 90 CONSTRUCTION PLEASANTDALE ROAD


1750 ft. of roadway excavated and brought to grade with Steam Shovel.


3500 cu. yds. of excavation.


200 cu. yds. of gravel.


700 cu. yds. surface gravel.


30 cu. yds. ledge removed.


2200 ft. stock fence erected.


50 concrete posts set.


2 2x4 drop inlents built.


36 ft. of 24 in. pipe laid.


96 ft. of 18 in. pipelaid.


300 ft. of 2x3 side drain. 1934 and 1935 work Treated 1 gal of tar per sq. yd.


RUTLAND 1935 POMMAGUSSETT ROAD


2 Scraped four times. Dragged twice. Brush cut. See Chap. 90 report. 75 yds. gravel used to fill mud holes.


WACHUSETT ROAD


3 Scraped three times. Dragged twice. Brush cut.


1 Setion graveled 175 ft. long x 14 ft. wide x 6 in. deep.


1 Section graveled 150 ft. long x 14 ft. wide x 6 in. deep. 1 (Section graveled 140 ft. long x 14 ft. wide x 5 in. deep.


1 Section graveled 180 ft. long x 14 ft. wide x 8 in. deep.


1 Corrugated iron pipe 26x15.


2 old pipe relaid.


MAPLE AVENUE


4 See Chap. Maint. report.


97


MUSCHOPAUGE ROAD


5 Scraped three times. Dragged twice. Brush cut.


1 Section graveled 750 ft. long x 14 ft. wide x 5 in deep.


CENTRAL TREE ROAD


6 Scraped three times. Dragged twice. Brush cut.


1 Section graveled 550 ft. long x 12 ft. wide x 8 in deep. 1800 ft. treated with 3-4 gal.


BRITNEL DRIVE


7 Scraped three times. Dragged twice. Brush cut.


1 Section graveled 250 ft. long x 12 ft. wide x 6 in. deep.


1 Section graveled 275 ft. long x 12 ft. wide x 6 in. deep.


1 Section graveled 300 ft. long x 12 ft. wide x 6 in. deep.


1 Corrugated iron pipe 26x14.


GLENWOOD ROAD


8 Scraped three times. Dragged twice. Brush cut.


1 Section graveled 190 ft. long x 14 ft. wide x 8 in. deep.


1 Section graveled 140 ft. long x 12 ft. wide x 6 in. deep.


1 'Section graveled 160 ft. long x 12 ft. wide x 6 in. deep.


1 Section graveled 175 ft. long x 12 ft. wide x 6 in. deep.


1 Section graveled 150 ft. long x 10 ft. wide x 6 in. deep. 325 ft. of side drain 3 ft. wide x 3 in. deep.


1 Corrugated iron pipe 30 ft. x 15 in.


1 Corrugated iron pipe 30 ft. x 14 in.


1 Corrugated iron pipe 28 ft. x 14 in.


23 Cu. yds. ledge blasted and removed.


1200 ft. scraped and reshaped.


2750 ft. treated with 65% oil.


CAMPBELL STREET


9 Scraped three times. Dragged twice. Brush cut.


1 Section graveled 250 ft. long x 12 ft. wide x 6 in. deep.


1 Section graveled 100 ft. long x 10 ft. wide x 5 in. deep.


1 Section graveled 180 ft. long x 10 ft. wide x 6 in. deep.


98


BUSHY LANE


10 Scraped three times. Dragged twice. Brush cut. 50 yds. gravel used.


HALFRY STREET


11 . Scraped and brush cut.


1


HARRIS LANE


12 Brush cut.


SASSAWANNA ROAD


13 Scraped three times, dragged twice, brush cut.


1 Section graveled 200 ft. long x 10 ft. wide x 6 in. deep.


1 Section graveled 150 ft. long x 10 ft. wide x 5 in. deep.


1 Corrugated iron pipe 26 ft. x 12 ins.


1 Corrugated iron pipe 24 ft. x 12 ins.


1 Corrugated iron pipe 6 ft. x 24 in. extension.


6 Boulders removed.


RIVER STREET


14 Scraped three times, dragged twice, brush cut. 50 yds. gravel used. 1 Curve widened.


INTERVALE ROAD


15 Scraped four times, dragged twice, brush cut. 50 yards. gravel used.


1 Corrugated iron pipe 26 ft. x 18 in.


1 Corrugated iron pipe 24 ft. x 16 in.


3 large boulders removed.


OVERLOOK STREET


16 Scraped three times, dragged twice, brush cut.


1 Section graveled 160 ft. long x 12 ft. wide x 6 in. deep 1 pipe relaid.


2 large boulders removed.


99


RIDGE ROAD


17 Scraped three times, dragged twice, brush cut.


1 Section graveled 165 ft. long x 10 ft. wide x 5 in. deep.


1 (Section graveled 175 ft. long x 10 ft. wide x 6 in. deep.


1 Section graveled 160 ft. long x 10 ft. wide x 6 in. deep.


1 Corrugated iron pipe 28 ft. x 15 in.


15 cu. yds. blasted and removed.


PRESCOTT STREET


18 Scraped three times, dragged twice, brush cut.


1 Section graveled 400 ft. long x 18 ft. wide x 6 in. deep.


1 Section |graveled 150 ft. long x 12 ft. wide x 5 in. deep.


1 Section graveled 210 ft. long x 12 ft. wide x 5 in. deep.


1 Section graveled 100 ft. long x 12 ft. wide x 5 in. deep.


HILLSIDE ROAD


19 Scraped htree times, dragged twice, brush cut.


1 (Section graveled 150 ft. long x 12 ft. wide x 5 in. deep. 1 pipe cleaned.


MILES STREET


20 Patched.


Brush cut, waterways cleared.


CLOVERDALE ROAD


21 Scraped twice, dragged twice.


1 Section graveled 200 ft. long x 10 ft. wide x 6 in. deep.


CHARNOCK HILL ROAD


22 Scraped three times, dragged twice, brush cut.


1 Section graveled 150 ft. long x 12 ft. wide x 5 in. deep.


1 Section graveled 100 ft. long x 12 ft. wide x 5 in. deep.


1 Corrugated iron pipe 24 ft. x 16 in.


MUNICIPAL ROAD


23 Patched.


LONGMEADOW ROAD


Scraped three times, dragged twice, brush cut.


1 Section graveled 250 ft. long x 12 ft. wide x 6 in. deep.


100


1 Section graveled 150 ft. long x 12 ft. wide x 6 in. deep. 2 large boulders removed.


WHITEHALL ROAD


25 Scraped three times, dragged twice, brush cut. Patched.


1 Section graveled 175 ft. long x 10 ft. wide x 6 in. deep.


2 large boulders removed.


LAKE AVENUE


26 Patched and brush cut.


PINE PLAIN


27 75 yds. gravl used.


ELM AVENUE


28 Scraped twice, dragged twice, brush cut.


1 Section graveled 150 ft. long x 10 ft. wide x 5 in. deep.


1 Section graveled 140 ft. long x 10 ft. wide x 5 in. deep.


BIGELOW ROAD


29 Scraped twice, dragged once, brush cut.


1 Section graveled 150 ft. long x 10 ft. wide x 5 in. deep.


1 Section graveled 90 ft. long x 10 ft. wide x 5 in. deep.


OVERLOOK COURT


30 Scraped and brush cut.


PRINCETON STREET


31 Scraped twice, dragged twice, brush cut.


1 Section graveled 190 ft. long x 10 ft. wide x 5 in. deep


1 Section graveled 175 ft. long x 10 ft. wide x 5 in. deep


1 Section graveled 160 ft. long x 10 ft. wide x 5 in. deep 20 yds. ledge blasted and removed.


GLENWOOD PLACE


32 Brush cut. 20 yds. gravel used.


MILLBROOK STREET


33 Scraped and brush cut.


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CORP. FARM PLACE


34 Patched.


MOULTON MILL ROAD


35 Scraped twice, dragged once, brush cut.


POMMOGUSSETT COURT


36 No work.


CAMPBELL COURT


37 Scraped twice, dragged twice, brush cut.


KENWOOD COURT


38 Scraped three times, dragged twice, brush cut.


1 Section graveled 200 ft. long x 14 ft. wide x 6 in. deep.


1 Section graveled 175 ft. long x 14 ft. wide x 6 in. deep.


1 Section graveled 150 ft. long x 14 ft. wide x 6 in. deep.


1 'Section stone and gravel 450 ft. long x 14 ft. wide x 12 in. deep.


1 Corrugated iron pipe 28 ft. x 12 in.


1 Corrugated iron pipe 24 ft. x 15 in.


2 Corrugated iron pipe 22 ft. x 12 in.


750 ft. treated with 65% oil.


WALNUT STREET


39 Scraped three times, dragged twice, brush cut.


1 Section graveled 150 ft. long x 12 ft. wide x 6 in. deep.


1 Corrugated iron pipe 28 ft. x 15 in.


EMERALD ROAD


40 Scraped twice, dragged twice, brush cut.


1 Section graveled 190 ft. long x 12 ft. wide x 6 in. deep.


1 Section graveled 160 ft. long x 12 ft. wide x € in. deep.


1 Section graveled 140 ft. long x 12 ft. wide x 6 in. deep.


1 Corrugated iron pipe 24 ft. x 18 in.


1 Corrugated iron pipe 28 ft. x 14 in.


1 Corrugated iron pipe 6 ft. x 16 in. extension.


Relaid one old pipe.


1800 ft. treated with 65% oil, 1 gal. per sq. yd.


102


IRISH LANE


41 1 Section scraped and reshaped and treated with 65% oil. Brush cut. 4 large boulders removed.


KENWOOD PLACE


42 Scraped twice, dragged twice.


1 Section graveled 425 ft. long x 12 ft. wide x 6 in. deep.


WARE ROAD


43 Scraped once, brush cut.


10 yds. gravel used.


TURKEY HILL ROAD


44 Scraped three times, dragged twice, brush cut.


1 Section graveled 225 ft. long x 10 ft. wide x 6 in. deep.


1 Section graveled 100 ft. long x 10 ft. wide x 6 in. deep.


1 Pipe relayed.


DRURY LANE


45 Scraped twice.


PROSPECT STREET


46 Scraped twice, dragged twice, brush cut.


1 Section graveled 175 ft. long x 10 ft. wide x 6 in. deep. 1 pipe relayed.


BARROCK HILL ROAD


47 Scraped three times, dragged twice, brush cut.


1 Section graveled 190 ft. long x 10 ft. wide x 6 in. deep. 1 Pipe relayed.


MORRIS SWARTZ ROAD


48 Scraped twice, dragged twice, brush cut. 1 large boulder removed.


PLEASANTDALE NO. 1


49 Scraped three times, dragged twice, brush cut.


PLEASANTDALE NO. 2


50 Scraped three times, dragged twice, brush cut. 2 pipes relayed.


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CRAWFORD STREET


51 Scraped twice, dragged twice, brush cut.


1pipe relayed.


2 large boulders removed.


CAUSEWAY STREET


52 Brush cut. 5 yds. gravel used.


EAST HILL


53 Scraped twice, dragged twice, brush cut.


2 boulders removed.


1 Section graveled 160 ft. long x 10 ft. wide x 6 in. deep.


1 Section graveled 140 ft. long x 10 ft. wide x 5 in. decp.


1 25 in. arch culvert installed.


OAK HILL ROAD


54 Scraped twice, dragged twice, brush cut.


1 Section graveled 150 ft. long x 10 ft. wide x 5 in. deep.


1 Section graveled 100 ft. long x 10 ft. wide x 5 in. deep.


1 Section graveled 75 ft. long x 10 ft. wide x 5 in. deep.


REUBEN WALKER ROAD


55 Scraped twice, dragged once, brush cut.


1 Section graveled 150 ft. long x 10 ft. wide x 5 in. deep.


1 Section graveled 100 ft. long x 10 ft. wide x 5 in. deep.


1 Section graveled 125 ft. long x 10 ft. wide x 5 in. deep.


6 large boulders removed.


OLD WOOD ROAD


56 Dragged and brush cut.


2 Boulders removed. 35 yds. gravel used.


BRIGHAM ROAD


57 Dragged once, brush cut. 15 yds. gravel used.


EDSON AVENUE


58 Entire length treated with 65% oil.


DAVIS STREET


59 Scraped twice, dragged twice, brush cut.


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LIST OF TOOLS ON HAND DECEMBER 1, 1935


Axes


4


Push Brooms


7


Bars


5


Forks


6


Coke Forks


2


Hammers, Stone 18


Hammer Handles


24


Pick Handles


18


Torches


15


Lanterns


3


Russell Road Plow


1


Mattocks


1


Pouring Pots


1


Pails


2


Picks


24


Syracuse Plow


1


8 Qt. Water Can


1


Bull Points


4


Frost Wedges


2


Rakes, Iron


8


Chapter 81 drags


2


Scraper Blades


1


Little Western Grader


1


Adams Grader


1


Sand Screens


12


Snaths


12


Bush Hooks


1


Shovels, Short Round


18


Shovels, Short Square


5


Pruner's


2


Pitch Fork


1


Tool Boxes


2


Shovels, Long Handle 4


Spoon Shovels


3


Brush Scythes


105


Compressor Drills 24


Striking Hammers 1


Respectively submitted,


GEORGE R. WILLIS, Superintendent.


106


Report of the Forest Warden


Appropriation


$100.00


Transferred from Reserve Fund


9.78


Transferred from Fire Dept.


75.00


$184.78


Expended :


Paul Holleman, 70-gal. water tank . . R. M. Wood, Hose Pump Shaft and Handle for Pump Cans 12.73


$35.00


Labor Extinguishing Grass and Forest Fires 137.05


$184.78


Respectfully submitted,


FRANK E. MATTHEWS, Forest Warden.


107


Report of the Water Commissioners


We have pumped during the past year 80,131,700 gal- lons of water of which 63,414,113 gallons were accounted for, making approximately 80%.


The Pumping Station was painted inside and out, also all pumps and equipments.


One new connection was made this year and ten renewals, making a total of 189 active house services.


The water shed of Muschopague Lake has been posted during the past year.


The water level December 31, is three feet below high water mark.


The Financial Report of the Water Department for year ending December 31, 1935 :


BILLS RENDERED


State Sanatorium


$3,064.70


Veterans' Hospital


3,407.54


Collector, June 1


1,521.80


Collector, December 1


1,755.13


Rutland Grange


7.79


Total


$9,756.76


EXPENSES OF THE DEPARTMENT


Frank Carroll $1,600.00


Frank Carroll, telephone and postage .. 6.69


Gardner Electric Light Co. 2,780.66


Union Water Meter Co. 297.50


Sumner & Dunbar 67.55


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Boston & Maine R. R. 5.50


Finan's Express 6.60


Washburn Garfield Co. 55.13


Builders' Iron Foundry


12.68


Crosby Steam Gauge Co.


2.99


Bond Co. 4.61


D. & S. Leather Co. .85


Sherwin Williams Co.


4.65


Prouty Printing Co.


7.35


Brewer & Co.


11.25


N. I. Griffin


57.45


Harry Prescott Co.


13.73


Neptune Meter Co.


28.93


Cheney Grain Co.


2.55


J. C. Cutter


10.63


E. L. LaBarron


9.30


Fager & Grant


13.76


Phillip L. Buxton


16.00


E. D. Marsh


43.13


Grace Carroll


1.50


Holden Lumber Co.


7.30


H. G. Calkins


9.08


Wallace Connors


257.50


Walter Mattson


170.00


John B. Coffin


143.00


Arthur Smith


61.25


Interest


542.50


Total $6,251.62


JOHN COLLINS, LLOYD H. CAMPBELL, FRANK E. MATTHEWS, Water Commissioners


109


Report of the Park Commissioners


Owing to the construction of the Swimming Pool and other anticipated improvements to the park, the Commission- ers have delayed carrying out plans of building open fire- places and other improvements mentioned in the report of last year.




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