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200.40
Highway Department Truck
2,000.00
2,000.00
1,992.66
7.34
Snow Plow
450.00
450.00
** 450.00
Edson Avenue Reconstruction
(c)
2,000.00
2,000.00
** 2,000.00
Public Welfare-Salaries
100.00
100.00
100.00
Public Welfare-Expense
2,000.00
2,000.00
1,324.32
675.68
Old Age Assistance-Appro. Account
8,000.00
537.98
(e)
87.45
8,625.43
8,625.43
(c)
106.09
(d)
4,188.88
(e)
62.00
4.356.97
4.042.15
** 314.82
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Old Age Assistance-Federal Grants
Old Age Assistance-Administration Federal Grants Aid to Dependent Children-Federal Grants
(c)
396.65
(d)
139.58
536.23
214.38
** 321.85
(c)
52.85
(d)
350.40
403.25
324.30
** 78.95
Aid to Dependent Children-Administration
Federal Grants
(c)
9.04
9.04
** 9.04
Aid to Dependent Children-
Approp. Acct.
1,000.00
1,000.00
573.90
426.10
Soldiers' Benefits
1,000.00
(e)
7.00
1,007.00
344.00
663.00
School Committee-Salaries
75.00
75.00
75.00
Schools
35,700.00
(e)
11.43
35,711.43
35,418.21
293.22
Schools-Painting and Repairs
1,400.00
1,400.00
1,377.95
22.05
Trade Schools
800.00
800.00
519.72
280.28
Library
150.00
(f)
437.95
587.95
580.90
7.05
Memorial Day
150.00
8.07
158.07
158.07
Printing Town Reports
200.00
8.00
208.00
208.00
Town Dump Maintenance
350.00
350.00
174.20
175.80
Core of Town Clock
30.00
30.00
30.00
Parks
150.00
150.00
2.25
147.75
Damages to Persons and Property
100.00
100.00
100.00
Improvement to Playground
(c)
1,000.00
1,000.00
** 1,000.00
Purchase of Playground Land
1,000.00
1,000.00
** 1,000.00
Tax Title Foreclosure Expense
100.00
100.00
100.00
Civilian Defense
(c)
34.76
34.76
34.76
Ration Board Expense
125.00
125.00
93.00
32.00
Veterans' Rehabilitation Committee
25.00
25.00
3.23
21.77
Reserve Fund
2,000.00
2,000.00
630.94
Water Department-Maintenance
5,500.00
13.97
5,513.97
5,513.97
Water Commissioners' Salaries
80.00
80.00
80.00
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*
Old Cemeteries
50.00 1,000.00
50.00
50.00
Sewer Department
1,000.00
** 1,000.00
Auxiliary Equipment-Pumping Station
(c)
3,000.00
3,000.00
2,859.61
* ** 140.39
Water Line-KKenwood Drive
(c)
743.58
743.58
182.06
** 561.52
Interest
635.00
6.69
641.69
641.69
Maturing Debt
5,200.00
5,200.00
5,200.00
State Tax and Assessments
(g)
1,855.66
1,855.66
1,855.66
County Tax
(g)
2,700.53
2,700.53
2,700.53
County Hospital Assessments
(g)
1,315.82
1,315.82
1,315.82
Dog Licenses for County
(h)
424.20
424.20
424.20
Refunds-Taxes and Motor Vehicle Excise
(h)
76.16
76.16
76.16
Totals
$96,335.00
$1369.06
$31,605.03
$129,309.09
$114,571.84
$13,368.19
a. State Allotment
f. County Dog Tax $415.95; Donations $22.00
b. State and County Allotments
g. From Revenue
c. Balance from 1944
h. Receipts
d. Federal Grants
e. Refunds
** Balances Carried Forward to 1946 * Reserve Fund Transfers $1,369.06 Shown in Second Column
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Report of the Town Treasurer FOR THE YEAR 1945
FINANCIAL STATEMENT
Balance, January 1, 1945
Receipts
$ 47,540.79 115,666.01
$163,206.80
Payments, per warrants
$114,571.84
Balance, December 31, 1945
48,634.96
$163,206.80
OUTSTANDING DEBT
Public Buildings Improvement Loan, 1937
$ 2,000.00
Public Buildings Construction Loan, 1938
22,000.00
Highway Department Equipment Loan, 1945
1,400.00
$ 25,400.00
1945 MATURING DEBT
Due
Amount
Interest
207 Public Building Loan, 1937
July 1
$ 2,000.00
$ 40.00
223
224
Public Buildings Loan, 1938
Sept. 1
2,000.00
495.00
268
Highway Equipment Loan, 1945
June 11
1,000.00
9.11
$ 5,000.00
$544.11
TRUST FUNDS
January 1,1945
1945
Interest
December , 31, 1945
Charles T. Monroe School Fund
$ 6,436.74
$ 61.44
$ 6,498.18
Horace H. King Library Fund
516.81
11.68
528.49
David N. Putnam Library Fund
172.48
3.89
176.37
Sarah E. Bartlett Library Fund
4,506.42
94.37
4,600.89
Frederick Hunt Rural Cemetery Fund
100.00
100.00
Rufus Houghton Rural Cemetery Fund
200.00
*
200.00
$11,932.45
$171.48
$12,103.93
*Permanent dividends to Rural Cemetery Corporation.
Respectfully submitted, ALBERT J. THOMAS,
Town Treasurer.
No.
51 Report of the Town Collector
January 1, 1946.
To the Board of Selectmen: Rutland, Massachusetts.
I hereby submit my report as Town Collector for the year 1945.
REAL ESTATE, PERSONAL AND POLLS
1941 TAX
Outstanding December 31, 1944
$ 27.40
Cash to Treasurer
$27.40
$ 27.40
1942 TAX
Outstanding December 31, 1944
$ 316.23
Cash to Treasurer
$257.39
Abatement
6.99
$264.38
$ 264.38
Outstanding December 31, 1945
$ 51.85
1943 TAX
Outstanding December 31, 1944
$ 1765.44
Cash to Treasurer
$1442.12
Abatements
2.00
$ 1444.12
Outstanding December 31, 1945
$ 321.32
1944 TAX
Outstanding December 31, 1944
$ 8077.78
Cash to Treasurer
$6068.99
Abatements
98.48
Cash on Hand
34.25
$6201.72
$ 6201.72
$ 1876.06
Outstanding December 31, 1945
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1945 TAX
Commitments Cash to Treasurer Abatements Tax Titles Cash on Hand
$40,584.47
$33,375.17
646.62
109.90
715.20
$34,846.89
$34,846.89
Outstanding December 31, 1945
$ 5737.58
1944 EXCISE TAX
Outstanding December 31, 1944
$ 35.53
Cash to Treasurer
$ 35.53
$ 35.53
$ 35.53
1945 EXCISE TAX
Commitments
$1887.17
Cash to Treasurer
$1764.04
Abatements
19.18
Cash on Hand
8.00
$1791.22
$1791.22
Outstanding December 31, 1945
$ 95.95
REPORT ON WATER
Outstanding December 31, 1944
$5682.72
Commitments June and December 31st
3342.00
Cash to Treasurer
$3528.52
$9024.72
Water Lien
676.59
$4205.11
$4205.11
$4819.61
Outstanding December 31, 1945
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CASH AND INTEREST ACCOUNT
Cash to Treasurer for interest on 1941 Tax
$ 3,64
Cash to Treasurer for interest on 1942 Tax 13.76
Cash to Treasurer for interest on 1943 Tax 93.11
Cash to Treasurer for interest on 1944 Tax
121.46
Cash to Treasurer for interest on 1945 Tax
1.30
Cash to Treasurer for interest on Water
39.90
Total interest
$273.17
Poll tax demands 30 @ 35
10.50
Cash to Treasurer
$ 10.50
Respectfully submitted, G. EDGAR FAY,
Collector.
Report of the Water Department
EXPENDITURES
Frank Carroll, Supt
$1600.00
Frank Carroll, Postage and Telephone
5.95
Labor, Payroll
125.45
Gardner Electric Light Co.
3278.40
Eddy Valve Co.
151.13
Cheney Grain Co.
16.96
H. R. Prescott & Sons
36.91
N. I. Griffin
16.20
B. & M. R. R.
5.00
Bliss Leather Co.
1.97
Harrigan Press
38.75
Finan's Express
4.89
Rutland Garage
3.75
N. E. Meter Repair Co.
31.67
Brewer & Co.
22.28
Holden Lumber Co.
4.48
Thomas Smith Co.
14.15
Kesseli & Morse
54.00
R. J. Boquist
56.03
C. E. Boquist
44.55
C. E. Boquist, Telephone
1.45
$5513.97
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WATER CHARGES FOR 1945
Town-June 1
$1694.55
Town-December 1
1647.45
State Sanatorium
2982.86
U. S. Veteran's Hospital
3780.30
SALARY OF WATER COMMISSIONERS
C. E. Boquist, Chairman $30.00
Herbert Bigelow
25.00
Frank Matthews
25.00
Report of the Trustees of the Public Library FOR THE YEAR 1945
To the Town of Rutland:
The Trustees of the Public Library have held several meetings during the past year with Bernice Putnam elected to serve as chairman at the April meeting. A new Atlas has been purchased in addition to many books of general interest. The tables have been well supplied with current magazines, for which we are indebted to various organizations of the town.
FINANCIAL STATEMENT
Receipts:
Appropriation
$150.00
Dog tax refund-County
415.95
Donations
22.00
587.95
Expenses:
Linda A. Hanff-Salary
$300.00
Nat'l Geographic-Subscription
3.50
Gaylord Bros .- Supplies
12.70
Magazines-Rutland School
11.00
Magazines-J. J. Linnane
2.70
J. J. Linnane-Books
178.39
Crossett & Williams-Book
1.65
Manual Arts Press-Book
2.32
J. S. Wesby & Sons-Binding
29.69
A. J. Thomas-Insurance
36.30
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Atlas Supplement
1.00
Incidentals
1.65
$580.90
Unexpended
$7.05
Respectfully submitted,
BERNICE F. PUTNAM
MARGARET E. THOMAS
FRANCES P. HANFF
HATTIE GRIFFIN
EDMUND KELSEY
Trustees.
Report of the Librarian OF THE PUBLIC LIBRARY
Received from fines and cards
$15.05
Donations for magazines 22.00
$37.05
Circulation
7139
Books added
106
Books donated
23
New books purchased
83
Old books rebound
27
One year of the National Geographic and Playmate magazines have been bound in book form.
Donations of money for the reading tables have been received from the Eastern Star, Rutland Grange, Women's Union, Monday Night Club and the Home Relief Society
Magazines were donated by the American Legion, Mrs. Franklin T. Wood and the American Humane Society.
Books were received from the Secretary of State, Ruth Griffin, Mrs. Adeline Stone, Mrs. Franklin T. Wood, and Miss Alice Putnam.
A very interesting historical pamphlet concerning a German doctor, who was stationed at the barracks in Rutland at the time of the Revo- lution and written by Dr. Gabriel Nadeau of the State Sanatorium was presented to the library by Dr. Nadeau.
Following is the list of new books added during the year 1945.
ADULT
Green Dolphin Street The Green Years
Goudge Cronin
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Brave Men Anything Can Happen The Way Our People Lived Yeoman's Hospital Brave Ships of World War II Dr. Woodward's Ambition
All Through The Night
The Private Adventure of Cap't Shaw
Wind's Blow Gently
How to Run a Lathe Three Who Loved Net of Cobwebs
Great Son
Blood on Nassau's Moon
Died in the Wool
The Open City
Red Fruit
The Headmistress
Jennifer's House
The Case of the Golddigger's Purse
Image of Josephine
Roger Conant
Anna and the King of Siam
General Douglas MacArthur
Two vols. Vital Records of West Springfield, Mass.
Spirit of the Border
Carrier War
Campus Shadows
Prides' Way
Here Is Your War
The World, the Flesh, and Father Smith
Enrico Caruso
Prekaska's Wife
Home to India
The Way of the North
The Lost Caesar
Handwork in Wood
Orchard Hill
Pleasant Valley
Heartwood
They Change their Skies
Death of a Swagman
Now that April's there
A Star Danced
Dragon Harvest
So Well Remembered
The Yellow Room
Pyle Papashivly Woodward Ashton Leeming Seifert Hill Shay and Smith Kirkbridge O'Brien Morris Holding Ferber McCully Marsh Mydans Bailey Thirkell Govan Gardner Tarkington Shipton Landon Miller
Grey Jensen Trott Molloy Pyle Marshall Caruso Wheaton Rau Hendryx Fenisong Seipert Seifert Bromfield Downes Osborne Upfield Newman Lawrence Sinclair
Hilton Rinehart
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Silver Cottage One God The Crimson Feather
Tragedy in Blue Fools and Foolishness
Country Mouse Miss Warren's Son
Beyond the Sound of Guns
Encyclopedia Britannica World Atlas JUVENILE
Georgie
Peter Churchmouse 2 plus 2 are Four Betsy and Billy
Bright Austin Haywood Haywood Hess
Valiant
Bobbsy Twins in the Country
Stories of Animals and other Stories
First Reader
What a Boy or Girl can do
Elsie Dinsmore
Madge Morton, Cap't of Merry Maid
Madge Morton's Victory
Campfire Girls Flying Around Globe
The True Story of the United States
Back to School with Betsy
Haywood Rifkin
Pollyanna's Golden Horseshoe
Borton
Prairie Children
Allen
Tune Up, Instruments and Players of the Orchestra
Huntington
Birthdays for Robin
Sewell O'Brien Hills
The Island Mystery
Fleming Colver
Joan Foster, Freshman
The Secret of Pooduck Island
Noyes
A Surprise for Araminta
Evans
Rabbit Hill
Lawson
Christmas Book of Legends and Stories
Smith and Hazelton
The Christmas Anna Angel
Sawyer
He Went with Magellan
Kent
Summer at Buckhorn
Wright Frost
Legends of the United Nations
Red Horse Hill
Meader
How to Ride Your Hobby
Collins
Sandy
· Gray
Coast Guard Girl
Craig
Bassett Fitch Mason Bramhall Mckeon Kent Jordan Loring
Wacs at Work
O'Brien Hope White-Hawthorn
Spaulding and Bryce Beard Finley Chalmers Chalmers Poster Brooks
When I Grow up I'll be a Flyer
The Return of Silver Chief
Here Comes Peter
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Child's Treasury of Things to Do This is Your World
Trudy and the Tree House
The Story Behind Steel Betsy and the Boys
Steady The Streamline Train
Trouble for Jerry
George Washington, Boy Leader
Mary Jo and Little Lin
Mr. Bumps and his Monkey
Horowitz Pease Coatsworth Schoenen Haywood Renick Pryor Gates
Stevenson Agaton Lathrop
Respectfully submitted, LINDA A. HANFF, Librarian.
Report of the Superintendent of Streets
CHAPTER 90 MAINTENANCE EAST COUNTY ROAD
Brush cut. Waterways and culverts cleaned.
10,550 ft. roadway treated with tar and asphalt.
9,700 sq. yds. honed. 320 cu. yds. sand used. 2 paved waterways built.
MAPLE AVENUE
Brush cut.
Waterways and culverts cleaned. 4,000 ft. roadway treated with asphalt. 1,500 sq. yds. honed. 120 yds. sand used.
POMMOGUSSETT ROAD
Brush cut. Waterways and culverts cleaned. 3,200 ft. shoulders treated. 1,800 ft. roadway treated with asphalt.
60 cu. yds. sand used.
PLEASANTDALE ROAD
Brush cut. Waterways and culverts cleaned. 1,600 ft. roadway treated with asphalt. 1 paved waterway built.
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LAKE AVENUE
Patched. Brush cut. Waterways and culverts cleaned.
CHAPTER 90 CONSTRUCTION
POMMOGUSSETT ROAD
200 cu. yds. excavation.
1,850 cu. yds. gravel hauled, graded and rolled.
New intersection built for East County Road.
1 retaining wall 240 ft. x 41/2 ft. x 3 ft. built. 4-2x4 drop inlets built.
35 guard rail posts set.
5,100 sq. yds. graded and tar mixed in place.
5,200 gals tar used.
CHAPTER 81 MAINTENANCE
WACHUSETT STREET
Dragged twice, scraped twice.
Waterways and culverts cleaned.
1-15 in. x 36 ft. concrete culvert installed.
1 section graveled 700'x18'x5".
1 section scarified, reshaped, rolled and treated with tar.
1 section graveled 400'x18'x5".
1 section graveled 300'x18'x6". Brush cut.
1,800 ft. treated with asphalt.
CRAWFORD STREET
Scraped twice. Brush cut and waterways cleaned.
CAUSEWAY STREET
Scraped once. Brush cut.
EAST HILL
Dragged twice. Scraped twice. Brush cut and waterways cleaned.
DRURY LANE
Dragged once. Scraped twice. Brush cut, waterways cleaned.
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PROSPECT STREET
Dragged twice. Scraped twice.
Brush cut and waterways cleaned.
BARRACKS HILL
Dragged once. Scraped.
Brush cut and waterways cleaned.
MORRIS WATTS ROAD
Dragged once. Scraped twice.
Brush cut and waterways cleaned.
PLEASANTDALE ROAD NO. 2
Dragged twice. Scraped twice.
Brush cut and waterways cleaned.
1 section graveled 150'x14'x6".
30 yds. gravel used patching.
EMERALD ROAD
Dragged twice. Scraped twice.
Brush cut and waterways cleaned.
IRISH LANE
Dragged. Scraped twice.
Brush cut and waterways cleaned.
1 section graveled 250'x14'x6".
KENWOOD PLACE
Dragged. Scraped twice.
Brush cut and waterways cleaned.
WARE ROAD
Dragged. Scraped twice. Brush cut and waterways cleaned.
TURKEY HILL
Dragged twice. Scraped twice. Brush cut and waterways cleaned. l section graveled 200'x14'x6". 1 section graveled 175'x14'x6".
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PRINCETON STREET
Dragged twice. Scraped twice.
Brush cut and waterways cleaned.
20 yds. gravel used patching.
GLENWOOD PLACE
Brush cut.
MILLBROOK STREET
Scraped.
Brush cut and waterways cleaned.
20 yds. gravel used patching.
CORPORATION FARM PLACE
Brush cut.
MOULTON HILL ROAD
Dragged.
Scraped twice. Brush cut. Waterways cleaned.
POMMOGUSSETT COURT
Brush cut.
CAMPBELL COURT
Dragged. Scraped.
Brush cut.
Waterways cleaned.
HAMM'S LANE
No work reported.
KENWOOD DRIVE
Dragged twice. Scraped twice. Brush cut.
Waterways cleaned.
1 concrete culvert 30'x15" installed.
1 section graveled 600'x14'x7". 1 section graveled 400'x14'x6". 1 section graveled 525'x14'x6".
MUNICIPAL DRIVE
Patched.
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WHITEHALL ROAD
Patched. Brush cut.
Waterways cleaned.
BIGELOW ROAD
Scraped twice. Brush cut. Waterways cleaned.
OVERLOOK COURT
Dragged. Scraped twice. Brush cut.
PRESCOTT STREET
Dragged twice.
Scraped twice. Brush cut. Waterways cleaned.
HILLSIDE ROAD
Dragged twice. Scraped twice.
Brush cut.
Waterways cleaned.
1 section graveled 300'x12'x5". 30 yds. gravel used patching.
MILES STREET
Patched. Brush cut. Waterways cleaned.
CLOVERDALE ROAD
Dragged. Scraped twice. Waterways cleaned. Brush cut. 2 large boulders removed.
CHARNOCK HILL ROAD
Dragged twice. Scraped twice. Brush cut. Waterways cleaned. 1 section graveled 2,700'x18'x3".
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HALFREY ROAD
Scraped. Brush cut. Waterways cleaned.
SASSAWANNA ROAD
Dragged twice. Scraped twice. Brush cut. Waterways cleaned.
RIVER STREET
Dragged twice.
Scraped twice.
Brush cut.
Waterways cleaned. Several large boulders removed.
INTERVALE ROAD
Dragged twice. Scraped twice. Brush cut. Waterways cleaned. 1 culvert relaid.
OVERLOOK STREET
Dragged twice. Scraped twice. Brush cut.
Waterways cleaned.
10 yds. gravel used patching.
RIDGE ROAD
Dragged twice. Scraped twice. Brush cut. Waterways cleaned.
GLENWOOD ROAD
Dragged twice. Scraped twice. Brush cut. Waterways cleaned. 1 section 1,800'x18' treated with asphalt. 1,000' shoulders treated with asphalt.
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CAMPBELL STREET
Dragged twice. Scraped twice. Brush cut. Waterways cleaned. 1 section graveled 200'x16'x6".
BUSHY. LANE
Dragged twice. Scraped twice.
Brush cut.
Waterways cleaned. l culvert installed 28'x15'. 20 yds. gravel used patching.
MUSCHOPAUGE ROAD
Dragged twice. Scraped twice. Brush cut.
Waterways cleaned. 1 section graveled 1500'x16'x12'.
CENTRAL TREE ROAD
Dragged twice. Scraped twice. Brush cut.
Waterways cleaned. 1 section graveled 845'x18'x6". 1,700' treated with asphalt.
BRITNAL DRIVE
Dragged twice. Scraped twice. Brush cut. Waterways cleaned. 30 yds. gravel used patching.
DAVIS STREET
Dragged. Scraped twice. Brush cut. Waterways cleaned. 1 section graveled 125'x12'x6".
EDSON AVENUE
Patched.
DOYLE AVENUE
1 section graveled 900'x17'x6" and tarred. 1 concrete culvert 28'x15" installed.
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LIST OF TOOLS ON HAND DECEMBER 31, 1945
Axes, grub
3
Brooms, push
8
Bars
6
Forks
8
Hammers, stone
6
Handles, pick
18
Lanterns
1
Russell road plow
1
Picks
10
Rooter plow
1
Rakes, iron
8
Drag, Chapt. 81
1
Road machine, Little Western
1
Sand screens
2
Scythes, bush
6
Scythes, grass
8
Snaths
12
Shovels, short handle
10
Shovels, square
8
Shovels, long handle
4
Striking hammer
1
Austin Western grader
1
Concrete mixer
1
Respectfully submitted,
GEORGE R. WILLIS, Superintendent of Streets.
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Report of Board of Public Welfare FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1945
SUMMARY OF ACCOUNTS
PUBLIC WELFARE EXPENSE
Appropriation
Expenditures
$2000.00 1324.32
Unexpended
$675.68
Town Cases
$795.12
Charlton Home Farm Association
365.00
State Temporary Aid
121.00
Town of Barre
17.00
Boston Council of Social Agencies
8.00
Clerical
10.00
Supplies
8.20
$1,324.32
Salaries:
Appropriation
$100.00
Expended
100.00
AID TO DEPENDENT CHILDREN
Appropriation
$1000.00
Balance 1944
52.85
Federal Grants 1945
350.40
Payments for Aid to Dependent Children
898.20
Unexpended Balance
$505.05
$1,403.25
AID TO DEPENDENT CHILDREN ADMINISTRATION
Balance 1944 $9.04 No Expenditures Unexpended Balance $9.04
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OLD AGE ASSISTANCE 1945
Appropriation
$8,000.00
Refunds
149.45
Federal Grant Balance 1944
106.09
Federal Grant-1945
4,188.88
Transferred from Reserve Fund
537.98
Payments for Old Age Assistance
12,667.58
Unexpended Balance
$314.82
OLD AGE ASSISTANCE ADMINISTRATION
Federal Grant Balance 1944
$396.65
Federal Grant 1945
139.58
$536.23
Expended:
Clerical
$130.00
Expenses
74.00
Supplies
10.38
$214.38
Unexpended Balance
$321.85
Respectfully submitted,
DAVID A. DARRAH,
CLARENCE L. BIGELOW,
JOHN J. CANNEY,
Board of Public Welfare.
..-
$12,982.40
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Report of Charlton Home Farm Association
FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1945
Land and Buildings
$13,000.00
Deposit, Savings Banks
11,291.68
Personal Property
10,657.00
U. S. Bonds-3 one thousand Bonds
2,220.00
Accounts Receivable from Towns
374.00
Cash in Warden's hands
200.00
Cash on hand checking account
4,632.49
$42,375.67
RECEIPTS
Cas hon hand, Jan. 1, 1945
$ 1,534.67
Farm Products sold
972.62
Fire damage wood lot
1,000.00
Received from Towns and Boarders
18,177.57
$21,684.57
EXPENDITURES
Bills Paid
$17,052.08
Cash on hand, Jan. 1, 1946
4,632.49
$21,684.57
Number of Towns having Inmates 24
Number of Inmates 48
I have examined the books of the Treasurer and the above state- ment and find them correct.
CARL F. Davis, Auditor
ROBERT F. TUCKER, President
LESTER P. GATES,
Secretary and Treasurer.
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Report of the Board of Health FOR YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1945
FINANCIAL
Appropriation, Salaries
$75.00
Expenditures:
Edmund D. Kelsey
$25.00
Charles E. Carroll
25.00
Mark A. Putnam
25.00
$75.00
Appropriation for Departments:
$1200.00
Expenditures:
Administration
$ 3.05
Hospital cases
441.00
Board of Health Physician
9.00
Burial permits
71.00
Inspector slaughtering
57.29
581.34
Unexpended
$ 618.66
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR 1946 APPROPRIATIONS
Appropriation, Salaries
$ 75.00
Appropriation for Department
200.00
$275.00
(The foregoing estimate for 1946 appropriations is based on average yearly expense of Board of Health. It does not include money for possible hospital cases.)
LICENSES AND PERMITS
Collections have been made as follows:
Licenses
$ 2.00
Permits
9.50
$11.50
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APPOINTMENTS
Mrs. Frances P. Hanff
John H. Warner, M.D. (Barre)
Joseph A. Carroll Charles M. Fiske
Board of Health Agent Board of Health Physician Inspector of Slaughtering Inspector of Slaughtering
Respectfully submitted, EDMUND D. KELSEY CHARLES E. CARROLL MARK W. PUTNAM
Report of the Park Commissioners 1945
FINANCIAL STATEMENT
Appropriation $150.00
Expenditures: Leroy Holdroyd,
Repairs to Lawn Mower
$2.25 $2.25
Unexpended $141.75
MARK A. PUTNAM, Chairman MARK L. READ HAROLD I. JUDKINS, JR., Clerk.
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Report of the Fire Engineers
During the year 1945 there were five alarms for House fires. One fire caused the death of Rudolph Cote.
Nine permits were issued to keep and store fuel oil, under Chapter 148 of the General Laws. Such permit must be posted by all persons using fuel oil.
There were 56 permits issued for lighting fires in the open.
It is planned this coming year to bring the Fire Department up to date by adopting the latest methods discovered by the Navy in the use of fog nozzles.
We also hope to purchase a portable pump that can be used at brush fires, also on property not on water lines and at Cool Sandy Beach and Demond Pond.
FINANCIAL REPORT OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT
William R. White
$ 96.00
Gardner Electric Light Co .- Lights
16.87
Gardner Electric Light Co .- Siren
30.00
E. D. Marsh
29.25
Cheney Grain Co.
62.99
American Telephone Co.
20.04
Frank Calkins
3.00
C. E. Boquist
5.51
N. I. Griffin
1.61
Comm. of Mass.
5.00
A. J. Thomas
30.24
A. J. Purrington
3.00
Jenkins & Robinson
3.92
Justin McCarthy
188.30
Rutland Garage
27.53
Jomes Coffin
300.00
Labor at Fires
73.40
Total
$896.66
RUSSELL E. ERICKSON, Chief
MAURICE GORDON, Deputy Chief
JOHN COLLINS, Clerk
G. EDGAR FAY
DONALD LINCOLN
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CRIMES AGAINST THE PERSON
Assault and Battery
Male 2
Female
CRIMES AGAINST PROPERTY
Breaking, Entering and Larceny
2
CRIMES AGAINST PUBLIC ORDER
Drunk
7
1
Driving Drunk
1
Operating Unregistered Car
1
-
Total Arrests
13
1
Automobile Accidents
7
Complaints Received
38
Automobile Transfers
44
Fatal Accidents (By Fire)
1
JOHN COLLINS,
Chief of Police.
Report of Sealer of Weights and Measures
Tests made for the year 1945: 13-Gasoline Pumps 4-Kerosene Pumps 5-Liquid Measures 10-Scales
32 Sealed.
WILLIAM H. GRIFFIN, Sealer of Weights and Measures.
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Report of State Audit, 1945
August 24, 1945
To the Board of Selectmen,
Mr. Frank J. Brooks, Chairman,
Rutland, Massachusetts.
Gentlemen:
I submit herewith my report of an audit of the books and accounts of the town of Rutland for the period from May 31, 1944 to June 16, 1945, made in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 44, General Laws. This is in the form of a report made to me by Mr. Herman B. Dine, Assistant Director of Accounts.
Very truly yours, THEODORE N. WADDELL, Director of Accounts.
Mr. Theodore N. Waddell
Director of Accounts
Department of Corporations and Taxation
State House, Boston
Sir:
In accordance with your instructions, I have made an audit of the books and accounts of the town of Rutland for the period from May 31, 1944, the date of the previous audit, to June 16, 1945, and report thereon as follows:
The records of financial transactions of the several departments receiving or disbursing money for the town, or committing bills for collection, were examined, checked, and verified by comparison with the reports and the records in the town accountant's office.
The accountant's ledger was analyzed, the appropriation accounts being checked to the town meeting records of appropriations and trans- fers voted, and a balance sheet, showing the financial condition of the town on June 16, 1945, was prepared and is appended to this report.
The books and accounts of the town treasurer were examined and checked. The recorded receipts were analyzed and compared with the accountant's ledger and with the records of the departments making payments to the treasurer, while the payments by the treasurer were checked with the selectmen's warrants authorizing the disbursements of town funds.
The payments of maturing debt and interest were verified by com- parison with the amounts falling due and with the cancelled securities on · file:
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The savings bank books and securities representing the invest- ments of the trust funds in the custody of the treasurer were examined and listed and the income was proved.
The cash book additions were verified, and the treasurer's cash balance on June 16, 1945 was proved by reconciliation of the bank balance with a statement furnished by the bank of deposit and by actual count of the cash in the office.
The books and accounts of the tax collector were examined and checked. The taxes outstanding at the time of the previous examination and all subsequent commitments were audited and reconciled with the warrants of the assessors committing the taxes for collection.
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