Town annual report of Rutland 1933-40, Part 17

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


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$100.00


MEMORIAL DAY


Appropriation $125.00


Donation


10.00


$135.00


Expended :


Worcester Brass Band $85.00


Perkins and Butler, flags and supplies 13.82


R. J. Allen, florist


14.00


D. M. Hanff, food


15.76


$128.58


Unexpended $6.42


COUNTY AID TO AGRICULTURE


Appropriation $25.00


Expended :


Worcester County Extension Service


$25.00


$25.00


55


TRADE SCHOOL


Appropriation $450.00


Transferred from Reserve Fund


93.09


$543.09


Expended :


Boy's Trade School $234.75


Girl's Trade School


208.34


North High School, agricultural


100.00


$543.09


MISCELLANEOUS


Appropriation


$100.00


Transferred from Reserve Fund


38.13


$138.13


Expended :


Gardner Electric Light Co., siren and town garage $36.60 18.90


N. E. Tel. and Tel. Co.


Greenwood Typewriter Exchange, re- pairs and exchange 23.00


Worcester Telegram Publishing Co., (advertising liquor licenses)


13.00


C. Arthur Marsh Co., insurance ...


33.12


HI. G. Calkins, lamps for traffic signal Hobbs and Warren, license blanks . .


.90


1.61


Louis M. Hanff, qualifying town officers


9.50


Malcolm Johnson 1.50


$138.13


56


PRINTING TOWN REPORT


Appropriation


$225.00


Transferred from Reserve Fund


4.75


$229.75


Expended :


Times Publishing Co. $224.75


Marjorie Viner, typing 5.00


$229.75


CARE OF TOWN CLOCK


Appropriation $30.00


Expended :


Charles J. Campbell $30.00


$30.00


COMPENSATION


Appropriation $500.00


Transferred from Reserve Fund


82.99


Expended : $582.99


James Strong, compensation $481.24


Geo. W. Reed, D. O., professional ser- vices 54.00


F. H. Washburn, M. D., professional services 17.25


Bayard 'T. Crane, M. D., professional services 7.00


V. J. Alexandrov, M. D., professional services 4.50


57


Holden Clinic 8.00


Holden District Hospital


5.00


Harold Fales, transportation


6.00


$582.99


OLD BILLS


Appropriation $400.00


Expended :


City of Worcester, public welfare .. $173.33


David M. Hanff, Assessors' supplies .95


Mass. Dept. of Public Welfare 92.00


$266.28


$133.72


Transferred to Public Welfare


$133.72


OLD CEMETERIES


Appropriation $50.00


Expended :


Hilding A. Johnson, labor $2.50


$2.50


Unexpended


$47.50


PUBLIC DUMP MAINTENANCE


Appropriation $100.00


Expended :


Malcolm Bulfinch, labor $39.00


$39.00


Unexpended $61.00


58


ROAD MACHINERY ACCOUNT


Balance 1935


$214.90 $1,600.00


Appropriation


$1,814.90


Expended :


Rutland Garage, gas, oil and repairs


$811.58


Dyer Sales and Machine Co., blades 71.22


Sidney Hopps, estate, gas 25.06


Fred Locke, gas


2.38


Firestone Service Stores, jack


11.00


Fay's Esso Station, gas and supplies


28.07


Davis Tractor Co., parts, grousers ..


147.94


Gulf Oil Corporation, oil and grease Snap-On-Tool Inc., tools


10.97


Geo. F. Blake, Inc., supplies


31.79


National Glass Works, glass


9.00


Thomas E. Hogan, Inc., repairing radiator 8.75


G. R. Willis, 1936 registrations 4.00


Bane Welding Co., welding


7.00


L. R. Bigelow, sawing plank


5.00


Rutland Garage, Ruskstall axle


186.50


Thomas Smith Co., bolts


3.00


Railway Express Co., express


.95


Central Machine Works, repairs


7.50


C. E. Prescott, gas, oil, labor, etc. .. Stafford Iron Works, attachments for plow 129.75


105.14


Christie and Thompson, chain and hooks 7.66


B. and M. Railroad, freight 1.24


$1,693.66


$121.24


Unexpended


78.16


59


NEW TRACTOR


Appropriation from Machinery Fund .. $2,235.00 Expended :


H. F. Davis Co., $2,560 less $325 for old Tractor $2,235.00


$2,235.00


COLLECTOR'S CABINET


· Appropriation


$75.00


Expended :


G. E. Stimpson and co. $75.00


$75.00


POLICE EQUIPMENT


Appropriation $75.00


Expended :


N. I. Griffin, revolvers and holsters, etc.


$69.25


Bruce Costume, badges 2.70


$71.95


Unexpended


$3.05


W. P. A. EXPENSE ACCOUNT


Balance carried forward from 1935 $1,010.02


Expended :


Louis M. Hanff, travel $20.90


David M. Hanff, first aid kit 2.00


Elwood Adams, hand saw 1.75


Marjorie E. Viner, typing 2.50


Perkins and Butler 2.24


Fred D. Wellington, filing saws


7.45


60


Narcus Bros., supplies 4.50


Henry Harris, Sr., gravel 55.00


Matthew Moisio, truck driver 28.60


Payroll, trucks and drivers 246.30


$371.24


Unexpended


$638.78


OLD HOME DAY


Appropriated $200.00


Expended :


Worcester Brass Band $200.00


$200.00


RESERVE FUND


Appropriation


$2,000.00


Transferred to :


Collector's expense $34.33


Assessor's salary


63.80


Assessor's expense


27.43


Miscellaneous


38.13


Printing Town Reports


4.75


Town Clerk's expense


8.71


Election and registration expense . .


53.42


Cattle Inspector 1.00


Snow removal


92.36


Chapter 90, (Pleasantdale road)


372.72


Public Welfare expense


433.05


Soldiers' relief 10.00


61


Trade Schools


93.09


Workmen's compensation


82.99


$1,315.78


Unexpended $684.22


Respectfully submitted,


CHARLES E. TAYLOR, CLARENCE E. PRESCOTT, CHARLES J. CAMPBELL,


Selectmen of Rutland.


62


Report of the Town Accountant


Rutland, Mass., January 14, 1937


To the Board of Selectmen :


The report of the accounts of the Town of Rutland for the year ended December 31, 1936 is herewith submitted, in accordance with the classifications prescribed by the Director of Accounts of the Commonwealth, and as required by statute.


This report includes a statement of all receipts and pay- ments during the year, a tabulated statement of appropria- tions and a statement of assets and liabilities as of December 31, 1936.


Respectfully submitted, ALBERT J. THOMAS,


Town Accountant.


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RECEIPTS


General Revenue :


Taxes-Poll, Personal and Real Estate :


Current Year


$25,227.68


Previous Years


15,267.51


Tax Title Redemptions


627.68


$41,122.87


From State :


Reimbursement for Loss of Taxes.


$5,647.53


Income Tax


1,844.90


Income Tax, Educational Measure 1,525.00


Income Tax. State Valuation Measure


701.20


Corporation Tax


144.41


Veterans' Exemptions


36.85


Race Tracks


106.22


10,006.11


Licenses and Permits :


Liquor


$400.00


Beer and Wine


400.00


Sunday


60.00


Victualers


9.00


Auctioneer's


1.00


Gasoline


14.00


Alcohol


.50


Milk


20.50


Hawkers and Peddlers


8.00


Pasteurization


10.00


923.00


64


Fines and Forfeits :


Court Fines


55.00


Grants and Gifts : From State :


Massachusetts School Fund $4,744.36


Union Superintendent 386.67


Vocational Education 179.12


High School Tuition


1,000.00


Tuition of Children


700.28


Massachusetts Department of Agri- culture 40.00


7,050.43


From County :


Dog Licenses 421.90


From Individuals :


Police Department Donation


$6.00


Memorial Day Donation


10.00


16.00


Total General Revenue $59,595.31


Special Assessments, Motor Vehicle Ex- cise Tax $3,595.74


Commercial Revenue, Departmental :


General Government :


Selectmen $8.51


Treasurer


12.00


Collector 42.35


Town Clerk


547.60


Public Building


134.35


$744.81


Health and Sanitation :


Tuberculosis, State Subsidy 2,212.03


65


Highways :


Highway Maintenance, Chapter 81 ... $10,390.78


Highway Maintenance, Chapter 90. . . 3,499.63


Highway Construction, Chapter 90. . 677.48


Sale of Scrap Iron 6.00


14,573.89


Charities :


Reimbursement for Outside Relief :


Cities and Towns $96.00


State Aid 240.00


State Old Age Assistance 1,523.51


Federal Old Age Assistance


588.48


2,447.99


Library :


Fines


21.75


Parks :


107.26


Sale of Wood


Total Commercial Revenue, Departmental


$20,107.73


Commercial Revenue, Public Service


Enterprises :


Water Department, Water


$9,017.97


Road Machinery Rentals


2,291.00


Total Commercial Revenue, Public Service Enterprises


$11,308.97


Commercial Revenue, Interest :


Taxes


$860.79


Tax Title Redemptions


18.20


Water Rates


28.39


Motor Vehicle Excise Taxes .


16.13


Total Commercial Revenue, Interest. 923.51


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66


Municipal Indebtedness :


Temporary Loans, Anticipation of


Revenue $30,000.00


Refunds and Transfers :


Public Welfare Department $39.96


Highway Department 14.16


Total Refunds and Transfers 54.12


Total Receipts $125,585.38


PAYMENTS


General Government:


Selectmen's Department :


Salaries


$350.00


Printing, Stationery and Postage. . 6.65


$356.65


Accounting Department :


Salary


$350.00


Printing, Stationery and Postage


5.99


All Other


4.50


360.49


Treasury Department :


Salary


$300.00


Printing, Stationery and Postage


58.84


Surety Bond


31.50


Certifying Notes


4.00


All Other


26.37


420.71


Collector's Department :


Salary


$500.00


Printing, Stationery and Postage


120.83


67


Surety Bond


73.00


All Other


65.50


759.33


Assessors' Department :


Salaries


$763.80


Printing, Stationery and Postage


172.28


All Other


5.15


941.23


Law Department :


Town Counsel


50.00


Town Clerk's Department :


Salary


$75.00


Printing, Stationery and Postage


21.01


Surety Bond


5.00


All Other


17.70


Election and Registration Department :


Salaries of Registrars


$143.15


Election Officers


101.50


Printing, Stationery and Postage


57.82


All Other


19.10


321.57


Town Hall :


Public Building Expense :


Janitor's Salary


$1,304.00


Fuel


1,489.33


Light


340.92


Janitor's Supplies


16.73


Insurance


191.40


All Other


30.68


$3,373.06


118.71


68


Less two-thirds charged to School Dept. 2,248.71


1,124.35


Public Building Repairs


722.27


Total for General Government $5,175.31


Protection of Persons and Property :


Police Department :


Salaries


$83.40


Transportation


14.00


$97.40


Fire Department :


Janitor


$96.00


Labor, Fighting Fires


86.50


Other Labor


10.25


Equipment and Repairs


62.65


Fuel


86.24


Light


33.40


Building-Inspection and Repairs


18.68


Telephone


33.60


Insurance


36.86


All Other


19.77


Sealer of Weights and Measures :


Salary


$50.00


Equipment


5.65


All Other


1.85


Forestry : Gypsy and Brown Tail Moth : Superintendent $83.25


483.95


57.50


69


Labor


192.00


Use of Car


10.50


Insecticides


11.49


297.24


Tree Warden :


Salary and Wages


$11.40


All Other


2.00


13.40


Forest Fires :


Forest Warden


$50.00


Fighting Fires


42.30


92.30


Dog Officer :


Salary


44.80


Total for Protection of Persons and


Property


$1,086.59


Health and Sanitation :


Board of Health Salary


$25.00


Equipment


25.00


Other Administrative


107.40


Quarantine and Contagious Diseases : Board and Treatment


75.71


Tuberculosis :


Board and Treatment


959.93


County Hospital Assessments


1,969.12


Burial Permits, etc. 65.75


Vitiail Statistics 176.50


Inspection of Animals, Salary


76.00


Inspection of Meat, Salary 5.70


Inspection of Meat, Expenses


6.30


70


Inspection of Milk, Salary 112.50


Inspection of Milk, Expenses 3.00


Total for Health and Sanitation $3,607.91


Charities and Soldiers' Benefits :


Public Welfare Department :


Public Welfare Salaries $50.00


Federal Administration, Wages


180.20


Other Administrative 103.62


State Institutions 368.14


Home Farm


197.96


Relief by Other Cities and Towns .... 2,018.92


Local Aid and State Temporary Aid. . 3,856.93


6,775.77


Mothers' Aid


740.00


Old Age Assistance


2,286.00


Old Age Assistance Administration. 7.00


State Aid


50.00


Soldiers' Relief


51.00


Total for Charities and Soldiers' Benefits 9,909.77


Highways, General :


Highway Maintenance, Chapter 81 :


Salaries and Wages


$7,066.28


Trucks, etc.


3,783.46


Stone, Gravel, Bridge Material, etc ... 2,554.51


Equipment and Repairs 368.95


Telephone, Postage, etc.


26.00


Snow Removal :


$13,799.20


Salaries and Wages $2,521.65


Trucks, etc.


1,225.63


71


All Other 45.08


3,792.36


Street Lighting


1,612.24


Total for Highways, General $19,203.80


Highways, Special :


State Bond Issue-1935 $256.90


Chapter 90-Highways Maintenance


5,013.64


Chapter 90-Pommagusett Road


Construction


5,248.14


Chapter 90-Pleasantdale Road


Construction


5,748.93


Total for Highways, Special $16,267.61


Schools and Library :


Schools :


Salary of Superintendent


$695.27


Printing, Stationery and Postage


3.66


Telephone


57.15


Traveling Expense


73.25


School Census


15.00


Clerical Work


28.65


All Other Administrative


35.63


Teachers' Salaries


14,181.45


Health Salaries


366.75


Text Books and Supplies


655.83


Tuition


6.00


Transportation


5,373.05


Janitor's Services


215.35


Fuel and Light


275.00


Maintenance of Building and Grounds


274.03


Furniture and Furnishings 138.28


Diplomas and Graduating Exercises .. 33.18


1


72


Athletics 19.75


All Other 83.90


$22,531.18


Two-thirds of Public Building Ex-


pense 2,248.71


$24,779.89


Trade Schools 543.09


Library :


Librarian's Salary $250.00


Books and Periodicals 182.31


Binding


48.45


Stationery and Postage


.75


All Other


2.09


483.60


Total for Schools and Library $25,806.58


Recreation and Unclassified :


Damages to Persons and Property . $582.99


Memorial Day 128.58


Care of Town Clock 30.00


Printing Town Reports


229.75


Old Bills 266.28


W. P. A. Expense


371.24


Police Equipment


75.00


Public Dump Expense


39.00


Miscellaneous Appropriation


138.13


Collector's Cabinet 75.00


Parks


139.56


County Aid to Agriculture


25.00


73


County Tax 2,321.00


State Tax


2,200.00


State Auditing Tax


122.19


State Parks and Reservations


25.93


Old Home Day


200.00


Snow Fence


225.00


New Tractor


2,235.00


Total for Recreation and Unclassified. . $9,429.65


Enterprises and Cemeteries :


Water Department :


Commissioners' Salaries


$73.80


Superintendent


1,600.00


Printing, Stationery and Postage


14.32


Telephone


5.30


All Other Administrative


8.73


Labor


158.50


Pipe and Fittings


380.88


Equipment


33.14


All Other General


75.83


Fuel, Light and Power


3,187.55


Boilers and Pumps


166.85


Repairs


85.38


All Other, Pumping Station


29.34


Pleasantdale Road Extension


292.03


Interest on Notes


450.00


$6,561.65


Road Machinery Expense


1,693.66


Cemeteries 2.50


Total for Enterprises and Cemeteries. . $8,257.81


74


Interest :


Temporary Loan, Anticipation of


Revenue $49.42


Hotel Bartlett Loan 166.25


Snow Removal Equipment Loan 10.50


Fire Apparatus Loan


18.75


Total for Interest $244.92


Municipal Indebtedness :


Anticipation of Revenue Loans $30,000.00


Hotel Bartlett Loan 1,000.00


Water Loan 1,000.00


Snow Removal Equipment Loan 700.00


Fire Apparatus Loan


500.00


Total for Municipal Indebtedness


$33,200.00


Agency, Trust and Investment :


Dog Licenses to County $545.80


Dog Officer, Special 4.00


Total for Agency, Trust and Investment


$549.80


Refunds and Transfers :


1935 Motor Vehicle Excise Tax. ... $12.72


1936 Motor Vehicle Excise Tax . 101.04


Total for Refunds and Transfers. . .. $113.76


Total Payments $132,853.51


75


SUMMARY OF RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS


RECEIPTS


General Revenue $59,595.31


Special Assessments


3,595.74


Commercial Revenue :


Departmental


20,107.73


Public Service Enterprises


11,308.97


Interest


923.51


Municipal Indebtedness


30,000.00


Refunds and Transfers


54.12


Total Receipts $125,585.38


Cash on Hand January 1, 1936


11,611.61


$137,196.99


PAYMENTS


General Government $5,175.31


Protection of Persons and Property


1,086.59


Health and Sanitation


3,607.91


Charities and Soldiers' Benefits


9,909.77


Highways, General


19,203.80


Highways, Special


16,267.61


Schools and Library


25,806.58


Recreation and Unclassified


9,429.65


Enterprises and Cemeteries


8,257.81


Interest


244.92


Municipal Indebtedness


33,200.00


Agency, Trust and Investment


549.80


Refunds and Transfers


113.76


Total Payments $132,853.51


Cash on Hand December 31, 1936. 4,343.48


$137,196.99


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TOWN OF RUTLAND BALANCE SHEET, DECEMBER 31, 1936


GENERAL ACCOUNTS


ASSETS


LIABILITIES


Cash


$4,343.48


Overlay for Abatement


Accounts Receivable :


of Taxes :


Tax Levy-1934


$0.47


Levy of 1935


$113.28


Tax Levy-1935


7,093.64


Levy of 1936


305.71


Tax Levy-1936


17,121.74


Overlay Surplus


1,113.07


24,215.85


Motor Vehicle Excise


Revenue


844.36


Motor Vehicle Excise


Tax Title Revenue. ... .


1,625.71


Tax :


Departmental Revenue.


4,468.13


Levy of 1935. $198.82


Water Revenue


8.147.93


Levy of 1936


645.54


Tailings Account ..


9.71


Road Machinery Fund.


429.41


844.36 Excess and Deficiency . .


16,181.87


Tax Titles


1,625.71


Departmental :


Health Department . .


$607.83


Mothers' Aid . 500.00


Temporary Aid


3,310.30


State Aid


50.00


Appropriation Balances to 1937 :


Pleasantdale Road, Chapter 90 Highways $171.87


()ld Age Assistance, Federal Grant 274.50


Old Age Assistance,


4,468.13


Water Rates :


Levies, 1929-1936


$7,622.53


State Sanatorium


262.55


Veterans' Hospital .


262.85


8,147.93


1,218.37


West Rutland School House Account. .


7,000.00


Dog License Fees for


County 1.80


Temporary Loans : Anticipation of Revenue


10,000.00


Overlay Deficit-1934 .. 11.61


Dog Officer (Special) ..


4.00


$51,459.35


$51,459.35


Highways:


State-Chapter 90


$4499.20


County-Chapter 90 3,299.08


7,798.23


Federal Grant (adm.) 11.98


W. P. A. Accounts ... 638.78


Road Machinery Ex-


121.24


pense .


TOWN OF RUTLAND


DEBT ACCOUNTS


Net Funded or Fixed Debt ....... $11,500.00


Loans :


Hotel Bartlett Purchase-1929. . $2,500.00


Water-1929 8,000.00


New Fire Truck-1935 1,000.00


$11,500.00


$11,500.00


TRUST ACCOUNTS


Trust Funds


.


$6,119.19 Horace H. King Library Fund .... $423.74


David Putnam Library Fund ...... 141.42


Rufus Houghton Rural Cemetery Fund 100.00


Munroe School Fund 5,454.03


$6,119.19


$6,119.19


Town of Rutland


Appropriation


Transfer from


Reserve Fund


Income


Balance from


Previous Year


Total


Expended


Transferred


Balance


Selectmen's Salaries


$350.00


Selectmen's Expense


25.00


Town Accountant's Salary


350.00


Town Accountant's Ex-


4.50


penses


Treasurer's Salary


300.00


Treasurer's Expense


125.00


Collector of Taxes, Salary .


500.00


259.33


259.33


Collector of Taxes, Expense


225.00


34.33


763.80


763.80


Assessors' Salaries


700.00


63,80


177.43


177.43


Assessors' Expense


150.00


27.43


75.00


75.00


Town Clerk's Salary


75.00


Town Clerk's Expense


35.00


8.71


Election and Registration Salaries


150.00


Election and Registration


125.00


53.42


178.42


178.42


Expense


50.00


Legal Department . .


100.00


Public Building Mainten- ance


1,200.00


Publie Building Repairs


8.60


Police Department


100.00


A$6.00


800.00


183.95


316.05


Fire Department


100.00


42.30


57.70


Forest Fires


100.00


50.00


50,00


Forest Warden


11.60


Tree Warden


2.76


Moth Department


50.00


50.00


Sealer's Salary


10.00


10.00


7.50


2.50


Sealer's Expense


50.00


50.00


44.80


5.20


Dog Officer


25.00


1,750.00


1,361.29


A$350.00


38.71


Board of Health Expense


1,750.00


1.00


76.00


76.00


Cattle Inspector


200.00


Vital Statistics


200.00


Bridges


Highway Maintenance,


3,400.00


฿10,400.00


13,800.00


13,799.20


.80


Chapter 81


Highway Maintenance,


1,500.00


c3.500.00


5.000.00


4.999.48


c.37


15


Chapter 90


Pommagusett Road Con-


1,500.00


c3,750.00


5,250.00


5,248.14


c1.33


.53


struction


Road Con-


1,500.00


372.72


c3,750.00


$298.08


5,920.80


5,748.93


171.87


struction


3,700.00


92.36


3,792.36


3,792.36


State Bond Issue, High- ways


265.02


265.02


256.90


8.12


Street Lights


1,630.00


Snow Fence


250.00


Publie Welfare, Salaries


50,00


433.05


D1,292.72


6,725.77


6,725.77


40.00


Mothers' Aid


780.00


£588.48


150.00


50.00


A100.00


State Aid


100.00


10.00


110.00


51.00


A59.00


Soldiers' Relief


25,000.00


24,779.89


Schools


450.00


93.09


£421.90


521.90


483.60


Library


125.00


A10.00


135.00


128.58


Memorial Day


100.00


38.13


138.13


138.13


Miscellaneous


225.00


4.75


229.75


229.75


Printing Town Reports


30.00


200.00


200.00


10.44


Parks


400.00


82.99


582.99


582.99


61.00


Public Dump Maintenance


100.00


75.00


75.00


Police Equipment


75.00


75.00


Collector's Cabinet


75.00


2,235.00


2,235.00


New Tractor


2,235.00


25.00


25.00


County Aid to Agriculture


638.78


W. P. A. Accounts


County Hospital Building Loan


1,000.00


Interest, County Hospital


338.52


338.52


Building Loan


338.52


County Hospital Mainten-


630.60


630.60


ance


Water Commissioners' Sal- ary


75.00


75.00


73.80


...


1.20


Water Department Main- tenance


6,200.00


7.97


Water Extension-Special


550.00.


47.50


Old Cemetery


50.00


214.90


1,814.90


1,693.66


Road Machinery Expense


1,600,00


Interest


3,200.00


3,200.00


$1,315.78


684,22


Reserve Fund


2,000.00


$76,654.12


*$1,315.78 $23,719.10


$1,788.02 $103,477.02 $97,506.67


$2,810.20


$3,160.15


Total


· Cancelled


Transferred :


Income :


A Public Welfare Expense


A Donation


B State $10,200.00-Bridges $200.00


B Chapter 81, Highways


c County and State


c County and State


n Various Appropriations


E County Dog License Returns


6,200.00


6,195.82


4.18


550.00


292.03


A250.00


121.24


700.00


700.00


241,92


A400.00


55,08


Maturing Debt


3,200.00


2,000.00


30.00


Care of Town Clock


200.00


Old Home Day


150.00


400.00


266,28


A133.72


Old Bills


500.00


100.00


39,00


2,000.00


2,588.48


2,293.00


295.48


Old Age Assistance


150.00


25.000.00


543.09


543.09


Trade Schools


38.30


100.00


1,630.00


1,612.24


17.76


250.00


225.00


25.00


50.00


50.00


Public Welfare, Expense


5,000.00


780,00


740.00


23.50


200.00


176.50


200.00


฿200.00


75.65


1,200.00


1,124.35


77.73


800.00


722.27


800.00


106.00


97.40


800.00


25.00


26.00


13.40


300.00


297.24


300.00


50.00


25.00


25.00


Board of Health, Salaries


150.00


143.15


6.85


$350.00


$350.00


$18.35


25.00


6.65


350.00


350.00


10.49


15.00


15.00


300.00


300.00


125.00


120.71


4.29


500.00


300.00


43.71


43,71


100.00


50.00


2.50


50.00


139.56


Compensation Account


75.00


25.00


1,010.02


1,010.02


371.24


1,000.00


1,000.00


220.11


6.42


30.00


150.00


Pleasantdale


50.00


75.00


Snow Removal


630.60


Table of Accounts, 1936


79


Report of the Tax Collector


To the Board of Selectmen :


I hereby submit my report for years of 1934, 1935 and 1936 as listed below :


1934 TAXES


Outstanding December 31, 1935


$6,199.36


Cash to Treasurer $5,910.54


Abatements 25.61


Cash on hand 56.79


Tax Titles 97.43


6,090.37


Outstanding December 31, 1936 ...


$108.99


This amount is in process of collection now by law suit.


1934 EXCISE TAX


Outstanding December 31, 1935


$160.00


Cash to Treasurer


$76.38


Abatements


78.83


Cash on hand 2.00


157.21


Outstanding December 31, 1936. .. $2.79


80


1935 TAXES


Outstanding December 31, 1935


$17,928.96


Cash to Treasurer


$9,211.26


Abatements 48.95


Cash on hand


330.08


9,590.29


Outstanding December 31, 1936. . ..


$8,338.67


1935 EXCISE TAX


Outstanding December 31, 1935


$356.12 Cash to Treasurer $246.01


Abatements 4.99


276.71


Outstanding December 31, 1936. . . $79.41


1936 TAXES


Total Commitments $43,231.41


Cash to Treasurer


$24,907.36


Abatements 484.32


Cash on hand


588.45


25,980.13


Outstanding December 31, 1936. ...


$17,251.28


1936 EXCISE TAX


Total Commitments


$4,081.09


Cash to Treasurer


$3,538.21


81


Abatements 134.26


Cash on hand 43.42


3,715.89


Outstanding December 31, 1936


$365.20


WATER RATES


Outstanding December 31, 1935


$6,505.85


Commitments 3,708.62


Total $10,214.47


Cash to Treasurer


$2,561.73


Cash on hand


26.38


2,588.11


Outstanding December 31, 1936


$7,626.31


COSTS AND INTEREST ACCOUNT


Interest Received on Taxes, Motor Vehicle and Water


Cash to Treasurer for 1934 Taxes.


$547.72


Cash to Treasurer for 1935 Taxes. 322.47


Cash to Treasurer for 1936 Taxes


5.68


Cash to Treasurer for Water 28.24


$904.11


Poll Tax demands 109 at 35c


$38.15


Turned over to Treasurer.


Respectfully submitted, G. EDGAR FAY, Tax Collector


82


Report of the Trustees of the Public Library


FINANCIAL STATEMENT


Dog Fund


$421.90


Appropriation


100.00


$521.90


Expended :


L. Edna Wheeler, Librarian $250.00


F. J. Barnard & Co., books 6.37


David Hanff, books 165.87


A. N. Marquis Co., books


7.97


Union Library Association


2.06


Boy Scouts of America


3.41


Sub. National Geographic


3.00


Bindings


44.02


Postage


.75


Supplies


.15


$483.60


Unexpended


38.30


Respectfully submitted, $521.90


CHARLOTTE P. FRENCH, EDMUND D. KELSEY, FRANCES P. HANFF, HATTIE S. GRIFFIN,


BERNICE I. PUTNAM, ELEANOR W. COLE,


Trustees


Rutland, Jan. 1, 1937


83


Report of the Librarian


-


Received from fines and cards $21.75


Received for magazines 23.00


$44.75


Ciculation 7,364


Books added 111


Books bought 105


Books given


6


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


Magazines were given by Mr. Robert M. French, Ameri- can Humane Society, Mrs. Helen Patterson and the Grange.


Books were given by Robert Ellington, the Atlantic Monthly and the Chemical Foundation, Inc.


84


BOOKS ADDED DURING 1936


The World Almanac


The Strange Proposal


World Famous Pictures The Trail Driver


If With All Your Heart Homemade Games


The Last Puritan


The Storm Signals Life with Father


Enchanted Acre Industrial America


America Strikes Back


Democratic Despotism


The American Flaggs


Anne of Windy Poplars


Scout Song Book


Handbook for patrol leader


Merit Badge Pamphlet for Weather


Merit Badge Pamphlet for Scholarship


Merit Badge Pamphlet for Safety


Merit Badge Pamphlet for Poultry Keeping


Merit Badge Pamphlet for Botany


Merit Badge Pamphlet for Life Saving Merit Badge for Leather Working Merit Badge Pamphlet for Leathercraft Merit Badge Pamphlet for Journalism


Merit Badge Pamphlet for Hiking Merit Badge Pamphlet for Wood Carving Merit Badge Pamphlet for Conservation Merit Badge Pamphlet for Forestry Merit Badge Pamphlet for Handcraft Saint Joan of Arc


Lyman Hill Neale Grey Hauck Lawson Santyana Lincoln Day Hambridge Pound Myers Desverine Norris Montgomery 2 copies


Sackville-West


85


The Iron Will


Green Mountains to Sierras


Whipperwill House


They Walk in the City Whispering River


Eternal Deeps Lost Morning


Mystery Flowers


Give Me One Summer


Benefit Street


Tortilla Fleet


The Doctor


A Stranger in Black Butte Far Forest Around the World in 11 Years


Enchanted Voyage


The Dragon Murder Case


The Critter and Other Dogs American Acres


A Further Range


Drums Along the Mohawk


The Island of Fear


Who's Who in America


One Family Travels West


Along New England Shores


Verrill


Meeting Currents


Sears Carrel


Man the Unknown


White Oak Harvest


No Hero This


Wild Gardens of New England


A Prayer for My Son Discovering My Job After All


Golden Wedding Eggs and Baker


Banning Humphrey Hauck Priestly Miller Bassett Heyward Hill Loring Abbott Steinback Rinehart


Birney Young Abbe Nathan Van Dine Terhune Peattie Frost Edmonds Footner Marquis Minick


De La Roche Deeping Eaton Walpole Stoddard Day Parrish Masefield


86


In Pursuit of Laughter Letters to Susan Great Aunt Lavinia


Beyond Sing the Woods Gone with the Wind




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