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Water Department Report
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ANNUAL REPORTS
OF THE
TOWN OFFICERS
OF THE
TOWN OF RUTLAND
MASSACHUSETTS
FEB. 23, 1
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HOME OF RUFUS PUTNAM 1781-1788
For the Financial Year Ending December 31, 1940
Bancroft Press 1941
ANNUAL REPORTS
OF THE
TOWN OFFICERS
OF THE
TOWN OF RUTLAND
MASSACHUSETTS
NDED FEB. 23, 17/3
S+
HOME OF RUFUS PUTNAM . 1781-1788
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For the Financial Year Ending December 31, 1940
Bancroft Press 1941
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TOWN OFFICERS
MODERATOR Charles J. Campbell
TOWN CLERK
Frances P. Hanff
Term Expires 1943
SELECTMEN
Charles E. Taylor
Charles J. Campbell
Clarence E. Prescott
Term Expires 1942
Term Expires 1941
Term Expires 1943
ASSESSORS
F. Selby Paddock-resigned Charles E. Carroll-appointed George E. Smith William E. Hunt-resigned
Term Expires 1942
Term Expires 1941 Term Expires 1943
TREASURER Edith M. Brooks
COLLECTOR OF TAXES G. Edgar Fay
WATER COMMISSIONERS
John Collins Frank E. Matthews Lloyd H. Campbell
Term Expires 1942 Term Expires 1941 Term Expires 1943
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SCHOOL COMMITTEE
F. Eugene Marsh Lawrence E. Smith
Margaret A. Griffin
Term Expires 1942 Term Expires 1941 Term Expires 1943
BOARD OF HEALTH
Mark A. Putnam
Term Expires 1942
Charles E. Carroll
Allan P. Skoog, M.D.
Term Expires 1941 Term Expires 1943
-- BOARD OF PUBLIC WELFARE
George M. Campbell
Term Expires 1942
Clarence L. Bigelow
Term Expires 1941
Matthew J. Cullen
Term Expires 1943
PARK COMMISSIONERS
Mark L. Read
Term Expires 1942
Mark A. Putnam
Harold I. Judkins, Jr.
Term Expires 1941 Term Expires 1943
LIBRARY TRUSTEES
Frances P. Hanff
Term Expires 1942
Charlotte P. French
Term Expires 1942
Helen Campbell
Term Expires 1941
Edmund D. Kelsey
Term Expires 1941
Hattie S. Griffin
Term Expires 1943
Bernice F. Putnam
Term Expires 1943
TREE WARDEN
H. Edward Wheeler
CONSTABLES
Carle E. Boquist John Collins G. Edgar Fay
Russell E. Erickson Charles A. Hatstat
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OFFICERS APPOINTED BY THE SELECTMEN
MEASURERS OF WOOD AND BARK AND SURVEYORS OF LUMBER
Merrill H. Wheeler H. K. Bigelow Clarence L. Bigelow
FIELD DRIVERS
F. Selby Paddock Fred H. Rice Edwin M. Leavitt
CATTLE INSPECTOR
A. Clifford Wheeler
MEAT AND . PROVISIONS INSPECTOR
Paul Dufault, M. D. (Appointed by Board of Health)
SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES AND INSPECTOR OF PETROLEUM
Herbert M. Prouty
FENCE VIEWERS
Merrill H. Wheeler George H. Rice Matthew J. Delehanty
SOLDIER'S BURIAL AGENT G. Frank Fay
SUPERINTENDENT OF STREETS
George R. Willis
DOG OFFICER Carl E. Boquist
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MOTH SUPERINTENDENT H. Gordon Calkins
PUBLIC WEIGHERS
E. Dexter Marsh Joseph A. Carroll F. Eugene Marsh
William R. White Ernest H. Harris
FIRE ENGINEERS
Maurice M. Gordon, Chief
John Collins, Clerk
Carl E. Boquist
G. Edgar Fay Russell Erickson
FOREST WARDEN
Maurice M. Gordon
POLICE
John Collins, Chief
Carl E. Boquist Earl C. Storrs Russell E. Erickson
William Springer G. Edgar Fay Charles A. Hatstat
MEMORIAL DAY COMMITTEE
George F. Handy Fred A. Kehoe Charles E. Carroll
William McNamara Harold I. Judkins, Jr. William J. Prescott
TOWN COUNSEL
Charles W. Proctor
TOWN ACCOUNTANT
Albert J. Thomas
Term Expires 1943
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BOARD OF REGISTRARS
Rufus D. Putnam Matthew J. Delehanty James F. O'Herron
Term Expires 1942 Term Expires 1941 Term Expires 1943
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TOWN WARRANT
FOR
TOWN MEETING, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 3RD, 1941
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
To Either of the Constables of the Town of Rutland, in the County of Worcester
Worcester, ss.
Greeting :
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you are directed to notify the inhabitants of the Town of Rutland, qualified to vote in elections and in Town affairs, to meet at Community Hall, on the 3rd day of February next, at 11:00 o'clock in the forenoon, then and there to act on the fol- lowing articles :
ARTICLE 1. To bring in and deposit their ballots for a moderator for one year; for one Selectman for three years; for one Assessor for three years; for one Assessor for two years; for one Assessor for one year; for a Treasurer for one year; for a Collector of Taxes for one year; for one Water Commissioner for three years; for one member of the School Committee for three years; for one member of the Board of Public Welfare for three years; for one member of the Board of Health for three years; for one Park Com- missioner for three years; for two (2) Library Trustees for three years; for one Tree Warden for one year; for five (5)
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Constables for one year. Each to specify the person voted for by placing a cross (X) against the name. The polls will be opened at 11 o'clock A.M. and may be closed at 4 o'clock P.M.
ARTICLE 2. To hear the Annual Report of the Town Officers and to act thereon.
ARTICLE 3. To choose all necessary Town Officers and Committees and act thereon.
ARTICLE 4. To determine how much money the Town will raise and appropriate for (1) General Government; (2) Pro- tection of Persons and Property; (3) Health and Sanitation ; (4) Highways; (5) Public Welfare and Soldier's Benefits ; (6) Education; (7) Recreation and Unclassified; (8) Interest and Maturing Debt; (9) Public Service Enterprises.
ARTICLE 5. To see if the Town will authorize the Town Treasurer with the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow money from time to time in anticipation of the revenue of the financial year beginning January 1, 1941, and to issue a note or notes therefor payable within one year; and to renew any note or notes as may be given for a period of less than one year in accordance with Section 17, Chapter 44, General Laws.
ARTICLE 6. To see if the Town will authorize the Assess- ors to use any unappropriated money and free cash in the Treasury on December 31, 1940, for the purpose of reducing the Tax Rate, or take any action thereon.
ARTICLE 7. To see if the Town will vote to contract with the State for Highway purposes as provided under Chapter 81, or take any action thereon.
ARTICLE 8. To see if the Town will vote to contract with the State and County for Highway purposes, as provided under Chapter 90, for maintenance, or take any action thereon.
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ARTICLE 9. To see if the Town will authorize the Col- lector of Taxes to use all means of collecting taxes which a Town Treasurer may use when appointed a Collector of Taxes or take any action thereon.
ARTICLE 10. To see if the Town will vote to have two street lights installed on Naquog Street, or take any action thereon.
ARTICLE 11. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money for the improvement of Pomma- gussett Street and Pleasantdale Street, said money to be used in conjunction with any money which may be allotted by the State or County or both for this purpose, or take any action thereon.
ARTICLE 12. To see if the Town will vote to allow the free use of the Town Hall and Community Hall, to the Rutland Post No. 310 American Legion and its affiliated organizations, or take any action thereon.
ARTICLE 13. To see if the Town will vote to allow the use of the Town Hall and Community Hall to all organizations within the Town for the nominal fee of one dollar for each occasion used, or take any action thereon.
ARTICLE 14. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money for the restoration of monument erected to the memory of Rutland soldiers of the Civil War, or take any action thereon.
ARTICLE 15. To see if the Town will vote to discontinue the name Naquog Street and Memorial Street and substitute the name, Main Street, so that the State Highway beginning at the Rutland-IIolden Town Line and extending to the Paxton-Barre Road shall be known as Main Street.
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ARTICLE 16. To hear the Report of the By-Law Com- · mittee and act thereon.
ARTICLE 17. To see if the Town will vote to establish a Sewer Commission or take any action thereon.
And you are directed to serve this Warrant, by posting up attested copies thereof agreeable to vote of the Town. One at each of the five public places in said Town, seven days at least before the time of holding said meeting.
Hereof, fail not and make due return of this Warrant, with your doings thereon to the Town Clerk at the time and place of meeting aforesaid.
Given under our hands this twenty-fourth day of January, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and forty-one.
CLARENCE E. PRESCOTT
CHARLES E. TAYLOR CHARLES J. CAMPBELL
Selectmen of Rutland.
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Report of Finance Committee
Rutland, Mass., January 17, 1941
To the Citizens of Rutland :
We submit for your approval, our recommendations of appropriations for the 1941 Budget.
We also advise that approval be given under Article 10 for the installation of two street lights on Naquog Street.
Recommended by Finance Committee
Expended 1940
Raise and Appro. 1941
Appro.
1941
GENERAL GOVERNMENT
Moderator
$10.00
$10.00
Selectmen :
Salaries
350.00
350.00
Expenses
40.46
50.00
Accountant :
Salary
350.00
350.00
Expenses
3.00
10.00
Treasurer :
Salary
300.00
300.00
Expenses
129.07
125.00
Collector :
Salary
500.00
500.00
Expenses
348.90
300.00
Assessors :
Salaries
726.30
700.00
Expenses
232.92
250.00
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Recommended by Finance Committee
Expended 1940
Raise and Appro. 1941
Appro.
1941
Town Clerk :
Salary
100.00
100.00
Expenses
59.18
35.00
Elections and Registrations
444.37
250.00
Public Buildings Maintenance
1,818.80
1,800.00
Public Buildings Repairs
1,364.98
1,600.00
Legal
305.64
200.00
$7,083.62
$6,930.00
PROTECTION OF PERSONS AND PROPERTY
Police Department
$183.53
$200.00
Fire Department
1,095.93
1,000.00
Forest Fires
38.35
100.00
Forest Warden
50.00
50.00
Tree Warden
25.00
Moth Department
301.33
300.00
Dog Officer.
58.52
50.00
Sealer of Weights and Measures :
Salary
50.00
50.00
Expense.
39.36
15.00
$1,817.02
$1,790.00
HEALTH AND SANITATION
Board of Health :
Salaries
$75.00
$75.00
Expenses
1,076.71
800.00
Cattle Inspector
75.00
75.00 *¢
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Recommended by Finance Committee
Expended
Raise and Appro.
1940
Appro. 1941 1941
Vital Statistics
232.50
200.00
$1,459.21
$1,150.00
HIGHWAYS
Bridges
$50.03
$50.00
Chapter 81 Maintenance
3,400.03
3,500.00
Chapter 90 Maintenance
1,500.50.
1,600.00
Chapter 90 Construction, Pommagusett St.
2,000.00
Chapter 90 Construction, Pleasantdale Rd.
1,500.00
Snow and Ice Removal
6,157.50
3,000.00
Snow Fence
250.00
250.00
Street Lights
1,662.42
1,660.00
Road Machinery Maintenance
2,039.46
$927.82*
$15,059.94 $13,560.00 $927:82
# From Machinery Rental Fund
CHARITIES
Public Welfare :
Salaries
$100.00
$100.00
Expenses
5,181.42
5,000.00
Aid to Dependent Children
156.00
125.00
Old Age Assistance
6,927.21
7,500.00
Soldiers Relief
363.50
200.00
State Aid
120.00
120.00
$12,848.13 $13,045.00
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Recommended by Finance Committee
Expended
Raise and Appro.
1940
Appro. 1941 1941
EDUCATION
School Committee Salaries
$75.00
$75.00
School Department
28,660.34
29,000.00
Trade Schools
1,244.18
1,200.00
Library
539.72
125.00
$398.30*
$30,519.24 $30,400.00
$398.30
* Dog Tax Refund
RECREATION AND UNCLASSIFIED
Memorial Day
$109.29
$150.00
Printing Town Reports
198.80
225.00
Parks
149.02
150.00 -
Town Dump Maintenance
15.00
50.00
Care of Town Clock
65.60
30.00
Old Cemeteries
49.50
50.00
Old Bills
Damage to Persons and Property
30.35
100.00
W. P. A. Projects
1,021.59
Reserve Fund
2,000.00
County Aid to Agriculture
25.00
40.00
Tax Title Expense
100.00
$1,664.15 $2,895.00
INTEREST AND MATURING DEBT
Interest
$1,124.92
$1,225.00
Maturing Debt
6,200.00
6,000.00 $1,200.00*
$7,324.92 $7,225.00 $1,200.00
* From Machinery Rental Fund
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Recommended by Finance Committee
Expended
Raise and Appro.
1940
Appro. 1941 1941
PUBLIC SERVICE ENTERPRISES
Water Department :
Salaries of Commissioners
$80.00
$80.00
Maintenance of Works
6,132.02
6,300.00
$6,212.02
$6,380.00
RECAPITULATION
General Government
$7,083.62
$6,930.00
Protection of Persons and
Property
1,817.02
1,790.00
Health and Sanitation
1,459.21
1,150.00
Highways
15,059.94
13,560.00
$927.82
Charities
12,848.13
13,045.00
Education
30,519.24
30,400.00
398.30
Recreation and Unclassified
1,664.15
2,895.00
Interest and Maturing Debt
7,324.92
7,225.00
1,200.00
Public Service Enterprises
6,212.02
6,380.00
$83,988.25 $83,375.00 $2,526.12
Respectfully submitted, CLARENCE E. PRESCOTT, Chairman FRANK J. BROOKS, Clerk
CHARLES E. TAYLOR
CHARLES E. CARROLL
CHARLES J. CAMPBELL
JOHN COLLINS
ALBERT J. THOMAS
MATTHEW J. CULLEN
FRANCES P. HANFF
HAROLD I. JUDKINS
GEORGE E. SMITH
BERNICE F. PUTNAM
G. EDGAR FAY
HOWARD S. DAVIS
F. EUGENE MARSH
DANIEL J. FITZGERALD
Report of the Town Clerk Births
The following Births, Marriages and Deaths were recorded in Rutland during the year 1940.
Date
Name
1940
Names of Parents
Place of Birth
Jan. 2 Thomas Michael Kopka
Joseph M. and Ruth M. ( Jameson) Kopka
Holden, Mass.
Jan. 21 Vincent William Londergan
Vincent W. and Mary C. (Crosbie) Londergan
Worcester, Mass. Holden, Mass.
Jan. 25 Herbert DeVoe Beyea
Percy D. and Mary I. (Fowler) Beyea
Rutland, Mass.
Mar. 23 John Daniel McGann, Jr.
Holden, Mass.
Apr .. 16 Marjorie Mae Strong
Rutland, Mass. Holden, Mass.
Apr. 16 Joan Marilyn Johnson
May 8 William Edward Ferranti
May 14 Bernard Lincoln Oliver
May 24 Sandra June Erickson
Worcester, Mass.
June 15 Constance Ruchala
Worcester, Mass.
June 20 Robert Henry Carey
Worcester, Mass.
July 16 Beverly Joan Ward
Henry C. and Barbara (Baker) Ward
Aug. 21 Richard Walter Griffin
Aug. 25 Ralph Earl Abbott, 3rd
William H. and Julia T. (Myers) Griffin Ralph E. and Barbara I. (Stearns) Abbott Edgar L. and Helen M. (Tynan) Stolfer Anthony and Anna (Calaiaro) Martelli Arthur E. and Lois E. (Doolittle) Smith
Holden, Mass. Holden, Mass. Holden, Mass.
Aug. 26 Sept. 7 Mary Ann Martelli
Worcester, Mass. Holden, Mass. Worcester, Mass.
Sept. 26 Ruth Joy Smith
Sept. 27 Patricia Joyce Redfield
Ernest C. and Eleanor F. (Beecher) Redfield
Worcester, Mass.
.Oct .: 20 Gerald Raymond Prunier
George N. and Theresa P. (St. Germain) Prunier
Worcester, Mass.
Oct. 25 Patricia Ann Fiske
Oct. 28 William Edward Linnane
Charles M. and Rena M. (Johnson) Fiske
John J. and Eileen R. (Quain) Linnane
Worcester, Mass. Worcester, Mass.
Feb. 20 Clarence Elliott Strong, Jr.
Clarence E. and Eunice M. (Handy) Strong John D. and Harriet A. (Pratt) McGann Wallace B. and Annie E. (Upham) Strong Harry C. and Olive J. (Hasselstrom) Johnson William M. and Irene M. (Vince) Ferranti Bernard L. and Grace E. (Smith) Oliver Russell E. and Myrtle A. (Viner) Erickson Henry and Vera (Mosteiko) Ruchala George H. and Hilda (Saari) Carey
Worcester, Mass. Holden, Mass.
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Marriages
Date
Name
Place of Marriage Residence
January 8 Morris T. Brodin Edna M. (Sullivan) Brownell
Rutland, Mass.
Worcester, Mass. Rutland, Mass.
February
11 Everett H. Bigelow Eva Burgess
Abington, Mass.
Rutland, Mass.
Needham, Mass.
Worcester, Mass. Rutland, Mass.
Worcester, Mass. Paxton, Mass.
Rutland, Mass.
April
1 James F. Curtis Norma Ellington
Guilford, Vt.
Rutland, Mass.
Rutland, Mass.
May 3 Charles N. Morrison Laura E. Currier
5 Matthew Farraher Shirley H. Lane
11 Robert O. Alexander Freda C. Morrill
Rutland, Mass. Worcester, Mass. Rutland, Mass.
Rutland, Mass.
Rutland, Mass. Hubbardston, Mass.
Rutland, Mass. West Boylston, Mass. Worcester, Mass.
Worcester, Mass. Rutland, Mass. Worcester, Mass. Rutland, Mass.
Cambridge, Mass.
Rutland, Mass.
Rutland, Mass.
Rutland, Mass.
Rutland, Mass.
July 5 James A. Stewart Ruby ( Hutchinson ) Tracey
19 Frank H. Calkins Helen S. Wixon
20 James J. McGann Alice Quinn Leimo J. Heikkila Rita F. Grenier 25 Raymond H. Kimball Virginia M. Ward
Rutland, Mass.
Rutland, Mass. Waldoboro, Maine Rutland, Mass. Rutland, Mass.
Rutland, Mass.
Spencer, Mass.
Rutland, Mass.
Rutland, Mass.
Rutland, Mass. Worcester, Mass. Gardner, Mass. Rutland, Mass. Rutland, Mass.
Rutland, Mass.
June 8 Newman R. Bacon Elizabeth E. Beaudoin
22 Alphonse J. Matta Femmie Kangas
23 Joseph Salva Florence DeLaura 26 Frank E. Matthews Bertha E. (Lavreau) Meade
Brattleboro, Vt.
Rutland, Mass.
Rutland, Mass.
No. Amherst, Mass. Rutland, Mass. Stoneham, Mass.
29 George F. Sheckleton Hilma Halttunen
- Auburn, Mass.
17 Ralph E. Abbott, Jr. Barbara Stearns
24 Gregory A. Harney Myrtle I. Young
1940
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MARRIAGES (Continued)
Date Name
August
24 Norman A. Bernier Ann M. Kelleher 30 Toivo A. Jacobson Linnea M. Heiniluoma
September
2 Walter J. Mattson Bertha M. Anttila
8 Isadore L. Cutler Miriam Tenebaum
29 Thomas J. Martelli Dorothy A. Slongswhite
October
2 Richard Leroy Lily M. Dyer
26 Onni I. Heiniluoma Edith M. Hammarsten
26 Robert D. Leary Harrie F. Dolan
Worcester, Mass.
Worcester, Mass.
Rutland, Mass.
Worcester, Mass. Rutland, Mass.
Worcester, Mass.
Rutland, Mass.
Rutland, Mass.
November
6 Peter Akstin Marguerite Corey
9 Albert L. Butkewicz Helen M. Gordon
30 Milton J. Bigelow Elfreda M. Johnson
December
7 Robert W. Carr Frances J. Coffin
13 Erwin Loveland Irma Homister
Rutland, Mass.
Rutland, Mass.
Rutland, Mass.
Rutland, Mass.
Rutland, Mass.
Rutland, Mass.
Athens, Maine
Rutland, Mass.
Rutland, Mass.
Rutland, Mass.
Rutland, Mass.
Rutland, Mass.
Worcester, Mass.
Rutland, Mass.
Worcester, Mass.
Worcester, Mass.
Rutland, Mass.
Worcester, Mass.
Worcester, Mass. Worcester, Mass. Rutland, Mass.
Worcester, Mass.
Rutland, Mass.
Worcester, Mass.
Boston, Mass. Rutland, Mass.
Brookline, Mass.
Greenville, N.H.
Rutland, Mass.
Leominster, Mass.
Rutland, Mass.
Place of Marriage Residence
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Deaths
Residents
Date Name
Disease Y
Age M D
Place of Death
1940
January
2 Thomas M. Kopka Cerebral hemorrhage
1/8
Holden, Mass.
9 Ellen M. Sargent Cerebral hemorrhage
67
11
16
Rutland, Mass.
February
14 Sarah F. Oliver Coronary thrombosis
61
5
29
Rutland, Mass.
March
26 Mary F. McGann Carcinoma
55
4
20
Rutland, Mass.
30 Patrick L. Brickley Heart Disease
64
9
21
St. Petersburg, Fla.
April
13 Louis Schultz Cardio Vas, Renal Disease
63
West Boylston, Mass.
May
7 Herbert D. Beyea Pneumonia
-
3
13
Rutland, Mass.
9 Henry W. Calkins Coronary occlusion
77
5
19
Rutland, Mass.
June
25 Mary A. M. Converse Mitral regurgation
95
4
6
Rutland, Mass.
July
24 Claudia Shank Cancer
43
()
2
Oxford, Mass.
August
17 George E. Sargent Cardiac failure
94
3
7
Rutland, Mass.
18 Jacob Korpi Cerebral hemorrhage
56
1
1.1
Rutland, Mass.
September
11 Alexander Belevick Carcinoma
56
-
()
Holden, Mass.
November
Evelyn D. Johnston Myocarditis
80
2
()
Holden, Mass.
There were also 191 Non-Residents who died at the various Sanatoria in Rutland, during the year.
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DOGS LICENSED DURING THE YEAR 1940
134 male dogs @ $2.00 each $268.00
31 female dogs @ $5.00 each 155.00
45 spayded dogs @ $2.00 each 90.00
$513.00
210 fees @ $0.20 each 42.00
Balance $471.00
Paid Town Treasurer
$471.00
LICENSES ISSUED DURING THE YEAR 1940
No. 1 Resident Citizens' Fishing Licenses 85
No. 2 Resident Citizens' Hunting Licenses 59
No. 3 Resident Citizens' Sporting Licenses 54
No. 4 Resident Citizens' Women's and Minor Licenses 37
No. 7 Resident Citizens' Sporting Licenses. Free 8
No. 10 Non-Resident Citizens' Fishing Licenses 1
Total 244
Licenses to sell gasoline were issued to the following :
Radio Oil Co. Annie F. Hopps
James E. O'Connor
John M. Fister
Nellie I. Griffin
Fay W. Oughtred .:
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JURY LIST AS REVISED BY THE SELECTMEN 1940
Ernest W. Bigelow
David A. Darrah
William E. Hunt Axel V. Terio
Edward Stockman
Arthur E. Smith
Arnold C. Weller
Willie H. Griffin
David M. Hanff
Elton D. McGowan
Lloyd H.'Campbell
Rufus D. Putnam
Herbert K. Bigelow
VanBuren Herrick, Jr.
Emil Miander
Charles J. Campbell
Waino Ketonen
Real Estate Farmer Laborer
T. Emmett Myers Jesse Allen
Walter E. Griffin
Raymond K. Putnam
Matthew J. Cullen
E. Dexter Marsh Charles M. Fiske
Carpenter Clerk Superintendent Farmer
Ervin L. Maynard
Clarence E. Prescott
Charles E. Taylor
G. Frank Fay
Harry U. Wendell
William J. Prescott
Coal Dealer Farmer Farmer Manager Farmer Chauffeur Engineer Carpenter
CLARENCE E. PRESCOTT CHARLES E. TAYLOR CHARLES J. CAMPBELL
Selectmen of Rutland
Merchant Farmer Carpenter Carpenter Farmer Carpenter Chauffeur
Mechanic Merchant Electrician Store Manager Painter Chauffeur Chauffeur Carpenter
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DRAWN DURING THE YEAR
Harry E. Norris
May 12, 1940
Charles E. Taylor
Aug. 31, 1940
William J. Prescott Ernest W. Bigelow
Sept. 28, 1940
Dec. 28, 1940
Respectfully submitted :
Frances P. Hanff, Town Clerk.
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Report of the Selectmen
The Report of the Selectmen is hereby submitted for the year ending December 31, 1940.
TOWN MODERATOR
Salary :
$10.00
Appropriation **
Expended : Charles 'J. Campbell
$10.00
$10.00
SELECTMEN'S DEPARTMENT
Salaries :
$350.00
Appropriation
Expended :
Clarence E. Prescott
$125.00
Charles E. Taylor
125.00
Charles J. Campbell
100.00
$350.00
Dept. Expense :
Appropriation
$50.00
Expended :
Agnes J. Martin 3.00
N. E. Tel. & Tel. Co., telephone 11.50
Worc. County Selectmen's Assoc .. dues 6,00
G. E. Stimpson Co., supplies 3.00
Memorial Press, supplies 3.45
Hobbs & Warren Inc., license blanks
1.65
Clarence E. Prescott. postage and travel expense 7.94
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Charles E. Taylor, postage .92
Charles J. Campbell, travel expense 3.00
$40.46
Unexpended $9.54
TOWN ACCOUNTANT'S DEPARTMENT
Salary :
$350.00
Appropriation
Expended : Albert J. Thomas $350.00
Dept. Expense : $350.00
Appropriation $10.00
Expended :
Albert J. Thomas. postage and supplies $3.00
$3.00
Unexpended $7.00
TREASURER'S DEPARTMENT
Salary :
$300.00
Appropriation
Expended :
Edith M. Brooks $300.00
$300.00
Department expense :
Appropriation
$125.00
Transferred from Reserve Fund
4.07
Total amount available
$129.07
Expended :
Edith M. Brooks. postage $62.16
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Albert J. Thomas, treasurer's bond 28.50
Division of Accounts, certifying notes 14.00
Registry of Deeds, affidavits and recording 8.16 Finan's Express .35
Edith M. Brooks, travel expense 15.90
$129.07
COLLECTOR'S DEPARTMENT
Salary :
$500.00
Appropriation
Expended :
G. Edgar Fay
$500.00
$500.00
Department expense :
Appropriation 300.00
Transferred from Reserve Fund
48.90
Total amount available $348.90
Expended :
Albert J. Thomas, Collector's Bond $57.00
Walter H. Ray, Jr., Deputy Collector's Bond
10.00
Albert J. Thomas, Burglary Insurance
20.00
Narcus Bros. Inc., supplies 9.35
Hobbs & Warren, tax books & supplies
14.49
Barre Gazette, printing & advertising
58.91
Robinson Seal Co., Inc., forms .83
G. Edgar Fay, postage 83.22
G. Edgar Fay. Tax Title Costs
95.10
$348.90
ASSESSOR'S DEPARTMENT
Salaries : Appropriation $700.00
28
Transferred from Reserve Fund 26.30
Total Amount Available
$726.30
Expended :
George E. Smith
$245.40
F. Selby Paddock
273.60
William E. Hunt
205.50
Charles E. Carroll
1.80
$726.30
Department Expense :
Appropriation
$250.00
Expended :
Narcus Bros.
3.59
Robinson Seal Co.
5.13
Hobbs & Warren
19.55
The Stoneham, Inc., excise cards
1.00
Worcester Abstract Co.
29.78
N. E. Tel. & Tel. Co.
8.55
Barre Gazette, valuation books
131.81
Geo. E. Smith, mileage expense
8.55
William E. Hunt, mileage
18.95
F. Selby Paddock, postage and supplies
6.01
$232.92
Unexpended
$17.08
TOWN CLERK'S DEPARTMENT
Salary :
Appropriation
$100.00
Expended :
Mrs. Frances P. Hanff $100.00
$100.00
Department expense : Appropriation $35.00
29
Transferred from Reserve Fund 24.18
Total amount available $59.18
Expended :
Albert J. Thomas, clerk's bond $5.00
Robinson Seal Co., Inc., binding books 24.18
Frances P. Hanff, expense 30.00
$59.18
PUBLIC WELFARE
Salaries :
$100.00
Appropriation
Expended :
Matthew J. Cullen
$40.00
Clarence L. Bigelow
30.00
George M. Campbell
30.00
$100.00
Department Expense see Public Welfare Report.
SCHOOLS
Salaries :
Appropriation
$75.00
Expended :
F. Eugene Marsh
$25.00
Margaret A. Griffin
25.00
Lawrence E. Smith
25.00
$75.00
Department Expense see School Department Report 1
WATER DEPARTMENT
Salaries :
$80.00
Appropriation
Expended :
John Collins $30.00
30
Lloyd H. Campbell
25.00
Frank E. Matthews
25.00
:$80.00
Department Expense see Water Commissioner's Report.
BOARD OF HEALTH
Salaries : $75.00
Appropriation
Expended :
Charles E. Carroll
$25.00
Allan P. Skoog, M.D.
25.00
Mark A. Putnam
25.00
$75.00
Department Expense see Board of Health Report
ELECTION AND REGISTRATION
Appropriation
$375.00
Transferred from Reserve Fund
69.37
Total Amount Available
$444.37
Expended :
Rufus D. Putnam, Registrar
$61.44
James F. O'Herron, Registrar
58.20
Matthew J. Delehanty, Registrar
60.90
Frances P. Hanff, Registrar
72.00
Agnes J. Martin
7.00
John Collins
12.00
Prouty Printing Co.
40.50
John Linane, lunches and supplies
20.83
R. Dexter Tolman, voltmeter
6.00
Charles E. Carroll, Teller
19.00
Daniel J. Fitzgerald, Teller
19.00
George E. Smith, Teller
19.00
Robert K. Marsh, Teller
12.00
E. Dexter Marsh, Teller
6.00
31
Walter H. Sargent, Teller
15.50
Chester W. Borden, Teller
6.00
Matthew J. Cullen, Teller
5.00
Harold I. Judkins Jr., Teller
2.00
Grace L. Smith, Teller
2.00
$444.37
LEGAL DEPARTMENT
Appropriation
$200.00
Transferred from Reserve Fund
105.64
Total amount available $305.64
Expended :
Charles W. Proctor, legal service $264.64
J. H. Shaljan, photos on land damage 16.00
John F. B. Carmody, M.D. witness 25.00
$305.64
PUBLIC BUILDING MAINTENANCE
Appropriation $1,750.00
Credit 2/3 Public Building Expense
(Assumed by School Dept. $5,456.39)
3,637.59
Transferred from Reserve Fund
68.80
Total Amount Available
$5,456.39
Expended :
William R. White, janitor
$1,304.00
David A. Darrah, janitor
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