Town annual report of Rutland 1951-57, Part 15

Author: Rutland, Mass.
Publication date: 1951
Publisher: The Town
Number of Pages: 870


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The records of licenses and permits issued by the select- men, the town clerk, and the health department were examined and checked, and the payments to the State and the town were verified.


The surety bonds of the officials required by law to fur- nish them were examined and found to be in proper form.


In addition to the departments mentioned, the books and accounts of the sealer of weights and measures, the wire in- spector, and of the public welfare, veterans' services, school, library, water and sewer departments were examined and checked, the payments to the treasurer being verified.


Appended to this report, in addition to the balance sheet, are tables showing a reconciliation of the treasurer's cash, summaries of the tax, excise, tax title, and departmental accounts as well as schedules showing the condition and transactions of the trust funds .


For the cooperation extended by the several town offi- cials while engaged in making the audit, I wish, on behalf of my assistants and for myself, to express appreciation.


Respectfully submitted,


WS : EMH


WILLIAM SCHWARTZ Assistant Director of Accounts


TOWN OF RUTLAND - BALANCE SHEET


AUGUST 31, 1954


GENERAL ACCOUNTS


ASSETS


LIABILITIES AND RESERVES


Cash


$188, 497. 20


Temporary Loans: In Anticipation of Reimbursement


$ 20,000. 00


Accounts Receivable:


Taxes:


Levy of 1950:


Poll


2. 00


Real Estate


5.94


Levy of 1951:


. 40


Employees' Payroll Deductions:


Real Estate


3. 96


Federal Taxes


654. 39


Levy of 1952:


County Retirement System


126. 57


780. 96


Personal Property


7. 80


Real Estate


4. 17


Overpayments - to be Refunded: Personal Property Taxes 1950


13. 12


Poll


4.00


Personal Property


390. 94


Dog Licenses for County


233. 40


Real Estate


3,916. 06


Levy of 1954:


Donations:


Poll


62.00


Shade Tree


100.00


Personal Property


15,415. 63


Playground


1,076.85


1,176.85


Real Estate


74,001.45


93,814. 35


Motor Vehicle and Trailer Excise:


Federal Grants:


Disability Assistance:


Administration


310. 60


Assistance


43. 10


Aid to Dependent Children:


161.85


Tax Titles


1,873.69


Tax Possessions


242. 50


2,116. 19


Old Age Assistance:


Administration


1,335. 79


Assistance


2,130. 75


5,339. 22


Sewer


420. 22


General Relief


494. 41


Revolving Funds:


Disability Assistance


26. 86


School Lunch


613. 95


Veterans' Services


416. 62


1,358.11


School Athletics


. 17


614. 12


Water:


Rates


3,223.07


State Sanatorium


234.15


General


90,496. 13


U. S. Veterans' Hospital


500. 99


3,958.21


Water:


Maintenance and Operation


5,187. 27


Aid to Highways:


Construction and Extension


1,830.53


State:


Non-Revenue:


Chapter 81


16,500. 00


School


133,070. 29


230, 584. 22


49


Levy of 1952


92. 56


Levy of 1953


89. 57


Levy of 1954


1,907.80


2,089.93


Tax Titles and Tax Possessions:


Administration Aid


1,357. 13


Levy of 1953:


State Audit of Municipal Accounts County Tax


144.71


4,659. 47


5,291.92


Personal Property


State and County Assessment 1954: State Parks and Reservations $ 487. 74


Appropriation Balances: Revenue:


Departmental:


Chapter 90 - Highway Maintenance


2,600.00


-399. 92 c 5,600. 00 b


7,800.08


7,800.01


. 07


Chapter 90 - Highway Construction: 1953 Account


-1,478.40 c


3,371.37 b


1,892.97


1,891.42


1.55


1954 Account


3,500.00


200.51


14, 200. 51


10, 941. 72


3,258.79 **


Street Lighting


2,442. 00


2,442.00


2,425. 31


16. 69


Highway Machinery Maintenance


8.00 e


168.64 h


5,500.00 j


5,676.64


5,637.07


39.57


Town Garage Maintenance


500.00


385.00


885.00


885.00


Sidewalks


300.00


300.00


299. 84


. 16


Snow Fence


200.00


200.00


192. 50


7. 50


Snow Removal


6,000.00


417. 94


6,417. 94


6,417. 94


Highways - Vacation Pay


652.00


652.00


652.00


Sand Spreader


1,500.00 j


1,500.00


1,500.00


Land Damage


400.00 c


400.00


150.00


250.00 **


Hurricane Damage


3,459. 04 p


3,459.04


3,459.04


Tornado Fire Hazard


3,333. 10 p


3,333. 10


3,333. 10


Public Welfare Department:


200.00


200.00


200.00


Agent's Salary


2,352.00


2,352.00


1,356.00


996.00


Expense


5,000.00


-1,000.00 k


4,096.60


2,349.92


1,746.68


Disability Assistance


3,500.00


-686. 10 k


3. 10 e


2,817.00


2,482.08


334.92


148. 52 c


508. 81 d


69. 25 e


188. 10 k


914.68


744.68


170.00 **


Disability Assistance - Fed. Grants - Adm.


31. 37 c


374. 18


51.18


323.00 **


Aid to Dependent Children


2,000.00


2,000.00


583.50


1,416.50


Aid to Dependent Children - Federal Grant


1,472. 77 c


701.61 d


10.40 e


2,184.78


727. 70


1,457.08 **


Aid to Dependent Children - Fed. Grant - Adm.


50.60 c


298. 21 d


348. 81


158.19


190.62 **


Old Age Assistance


16,600.00


493. 35 e


1,000.00 k


18,093. 35


18, 066. 73


26.62


Old Age Assistance - Federal Grant


2,676. 26 c


10,370. 68 d


29.65 e


13,076.59


12, 159. 31


917. 28 **


Old Age Assistance - Federal Grant - Adm.


222. 86 c


1,643. 18 d


1,866.04


1,025.23


840.81 **


Veterans' Benefits


3,000.00


319. 11


3,319. 11


3,319. 11


School Committee Salaries


275.00


275.00


275.00


School Department Expense


82, 110.00


82,110.00


82,026. 12


83. 88


School Equipment


300.00


300.00


141.87


158. 13


Repairs to School Building


1,175.00


1,175.00


1,149.46


25. 54


Painting School - Main Building


2,200.00


2,200.00


2,200.00


School Lunch Program


384. 28 c 1,583.52 h


1,967.80


1,256.07


711.73 **


50


342. 81 d


Salaries of Board


96.60 e


Disability Assistance - Federal Grants


10,500.00 b


51


REPORT OF THE TOWN TREASURER


FINANCIAL STATEMENT


For the Year 1954


Balance January 1, 1954 Receipts


$ 64,352.13 517,673.28


$582,025.41


Payments per Warrants


$477,086.30


Balance December 31, 1954


104,939.11


$582,025.41


Outstanding Debt


Public Bldgs. Const. Loan 1938


$ 4,000.00


Water Mains Loan, 1947


4,500.00


Municipal Garage Loan, 1951


9,000.00


Water Dept. Equipment Loan, 1952


1,500.00


Water Mains Loan, 1953


13,000.00


School Remodeling Loan, 1954


8,000.00


School Loan - Bond Issue, 1954


190,000.00


$230,000.00


Temporary Loan


#344 - Anticipation of Reimbursement


Loan


$ 20,000.00


Maturing Debt - Due 1955


Loan


Interest


#241-242 Public Blogs. Const. Loan,


1938


$ 2,000.00


# 90.00


286-287 Water Mains Loan, 1947


1,500.00


56.27


306-307 Municipal Garage Loan, 1951


2,000.00


135.00


318 Water Dept. Equipment Loan, 1952


1,000.00


18.75


323-324 Water Mains Loan, 1953


2,000.00


270.00


336


School Remodeling Loan, 1954


1,000.00


150.00


1


School Loan - Bond, 1954


10,000.00


4,255.00


$19,500.00


$ 4,975.02


52


Trust Funds


Jan. 1, 1954 Interest


Dec. 31, 1954


Charles T. Monroe School Fund


$ 8,060.74


$ 284.37


8,345.11


Horace H. King Library Fund


621.81


38.74


659.95


David F. Putnam Library Fund


207.48


12.70


220.18


Sarah E. Bartlett Library Fund


5,440.19


263.69


5,703.88


Frederick Hunt Cemetery


200.00


200.00


Rufus Houghton Cemetery


100.00


*


100.00


$14,630.22


$ 598.90


$ 15,229.12


* Permanent Dividends to Rural Cemetery of Rutland, Inc.


Respectfully submitted


Marion H. Fay


Treasurer


53 REPORT OF THE TOWN COLLECTOR


I hereby submit my report as Town Collector for the Year 1954.


REAL ESTATE, PERSONAL, POLLS 1952


Outstanding January 1, 1954 $1 1,844.12


Payments & Abatements Refunded


80.88


Tax Titles Disclaimed


146.07


$ 2,071.07


Cash to Treasurer


1,794.35


Abatements


105.30


Tax Titles Taken


167.52


Outstanding December 31, 1954


3.90


2,071.07


1953 POLL TAXES


Outstanding January 1, 1954


8.00


$ 8.00


Cash to Treasurer


4.00


Abatements


4.00


8.00


PERSONAL PROPERTY TAXES


Outstanding January 1, 1954


$ 1,483.02


$ 1,483.02


Cash to Treasurer


1,310.98


Abatements


167.64


Outstanding December 31, 1954


4.40


$ 1,483.02


5L


REAL ESTATE TAXES


Outstanding January 1, 1954 $ 9,556.44 $


Payments & Abatements Refunded


26.30


9,582.74


Cash to Treasurer


5,571.36


Abatements


824.00


Added to Tax Titles


24.20


Outstanding December 31, 1954


3,163.18


$ 9,582. 74


1954 POLL TAXES


Commitments


$ 1,360.00


Cash to Treasurer


1,172.00


Abatements


180.00


Outstanding December 31, 1954


8.00


$ 1,360.00


1954 PERSONAL PROPERTY TAXES


Commitments


16,687.91


Payments & Abatements Refunded


117.30


$ 16,805.21


Cash to Treasurer


15,111.81


Abatements


218.54


Outstanding December 31, 1954


1,474.86


$ 16,805.21


1954 REAL ESTATE


Commitments


93,960.58


$


Payments & Abatements Refunded


827.27


$ 94,787.85


Cash to Treasurer


79,997.48


Abatements


3,241.53


Added to Tax Titles


188.46


Outstanding December 31, 1954


11,360. 38


$ 94,787.85


MOTOR VEHICLE EXCISE TAX


1952


Outstanding January 1, 1954


177.34 $ 177.34


55


Cash to Treasurer Abatements


34.47 142.93


$ 177.34


1953


Outstanding January 1, 1954


2,705.86


Commitments


3,020.79


Payments & Abatements Refunded


169.27


5,895.92


Cash to Treasurer


3,170,15


Abatements


2,114.80


Abatements not reported in 1953


610.97


$ 5,895.92


1954


Commitments


22,741.34


Payments & Abatements Refunded


633.86


$ 23,375.20


Cash to Treasurer


16,975.83


Abatements


1,119.70


Outstanding December 31, 1954


5,279.67


# 23,375.20


WATER RATES (Exclusive of U.S. & State Hospitals)


Outstanding January 1, 1954


4,584.98


Commitments


6,207.14


Payments & Abatements Refunded


5.00


$ 10,797.12


Cash to Treasurer


5,769.74


Abatements


5.00


Outstanding December 31, 1954


5,022.38


$ 10,797.12


SEWER RENTALS


Outstanding January 1, 1954


699.43


Commitments


944.98


Refund


7.50


$ 1,651.91


Cash to Treasurer


904.06


Abatements


12.00


Outstanding December 31, 1954


735.85


$ 1,651.91


56


INTEREST AND CHARGES


Cash to Treasurer for 1952 Taxes


$ 94.54


Cash to Treasurer for 1953 Taxes


175.57


Cash to Treasurer for 1954 Taxes


35.93


Cash to Treasurer for Water Rates


18.65


Cash to Treasurer for Sewer Rentals


6.05


$ 330.74


Respectfully submitted,


G. Edgar Fay, Collector


57


ASSESSORS RECAPITULATION OF 1954 TAX RATE


Appropriation to be raised by


Taxation


Appropriation from Available Funds


$223,559.87 21,020.01


$244,579 .: F


State Parks and Reservations 487.74


State Parks and Reservations - 1953 Underestimate State Audit of Municipal Accounts


108.51


County Tax


4,659.47


Tuberculosis Hospital Assessment


4,848.92


Tuberculosis Hospital Assessment - 1953 Underestimate 26.84


Overlay Current Year


2,646.69


$ 12,922.88


Gross Amount to be raised


$257,502.76


ESTIMATED RECEIPTS AND AVAILABLE FUNDS


Income Tax


$ 24,800.60 6,238.49


Corporation Tax


Reimbursement on account of Publicly Owned Land 1,951.25


Old Age Meals Tax


635.48


Motor Vehicle and Trailer Excise


18,149.83 1,761.50


Fines 397.50


Snow Removal and Sale of Material


60.00


General Government


348.62


Protection of Persons and Property


85.50


Health and Sanitation


91.00


Aid to Dependent Children (Other than Federal Grants) 1,483.90


Charities (Other than Federal Grants)


3,732.31


Old Age Assistance (Other than Federal Grants) 12,744.55


Veterans' Services


1,293.00


Schools (Funds from Income Tax Not Included)


13,670.77


Libraries


29.76


Disability Assistance ( Other than


Federal Grants) 1,591.63


Licenses


144.71


58


Public Service Enterprizes


$12,257.53


Water & Sewer Rentals 632.29


Interest on Taxes and Assessments 380.14


M. D. C. In Lieu of Taxes


2,800.00


M. D. C. Loss of Taxes


8,146.16


Disability Assistance Recoveries 332.66


Reimbursement for School Supt. Salary


762.92


Total Estimated Receipts


$114,377.39


Overestimate - County Tax


Amount taken from Available Funds


214.17 10,000.00 21,020.01


Amount appropriated from Available Funds


Total Estimated Receipts and Available Funds $145,611.57


Net Amount to be raised by Taxation


$111,891.19


$257,502.76


Number of Polls - 680 @ $2.00 $1,360.00


Valuation Personal


Property $326,909.00 16,672.36


Valuation Real Estate 1,840,347.00


93,858.83


$111,891.19


Tax Rate


$51.00


F. Selby Paddock George E. Smith Edward F. Aber


Board of Assessors


59


REPORT OF THE TOWN CLERK


BIRTHS


Date January 6 Name Name of Parents Place of Birth


Donald Richard Congdon Holden, Mass.


Chester A. and Grace E. ( Judkins) Congdon


14 Sharlene Bernadette Papierski Worcester, Mass. Donald V. and Claire L. (Gonyer) Papierski


17 Patricia Glory Imatong Holden, Mass. Graciano P. and Theresa (Doyon) Imatong


25 Warren Emerson White, Jr. Holden, Mass.


Warren E. and Edna R. (Benson) White


February 4 Jack Gay McGann Holden, Mass. William P. and Joyce M. (Nelson) McGann


6 Robert William Spindler, Jr. Holden, Mass. Robert W. and Rosalie I. (Weller) Spindler


7 Kris Everett Poyhonen Gardner, Mass. Walter T. and Frances H. (Boulia) Poyhonen


16 Cynthis Mae Locke Holden, Mass. Robert A. and Frances E. (Hatstat) Locke


60


Date February 23


Name Name of Parents Place of Birth


Richard Norris Seelig, 2nd Richard N. and Jane A. (Pengilly) Seelig


Holden, Mass.


March 2 Christine Margaret McGann Worcester, Mass. James J. and Alice M. (Quinn) McGann


6 Lawrence Bernard Lantiegne Holden, Mass. Lawrence J. and Elvie K. (Mantyla) Lantiegne


6 Kathy Ann Love Holden, Mass.


Robert B. and Lois M.


(Griffin) Love


7 Frank James DeLuca Holden, Mass. Frank and Renee (Lee) DeLuca


24 David William Kerr Worcester, Mass. William and Hilda J. (Barbauti) Kerr


31


Raymond Albert Hatstat Holden, Mass. Raymond J. and Elizabeth (LaBombard) Hatstat


April 9 Michael James Wood Holden, Mass. Harold W. and Florence Do (Adams) Wood


20


Teresa Isabella Martella Worcester, Mass. Joseph and Isabella (Bozza) Martella


61


Name Name of Parents Place of Birth


Date April 21 Darrell Jay Griffin Holden, Mass. Ernest D. Jr. and Priscilla L. (Darrah) Griffin


21 Frederick William Salminen Holden, Mass. William F. and Frances M. (Bechan) Salminen


27 Floyd Everett Bowles Holden, Mass. Frederick F. and Dorothy O. (Anderson) Bowles


May 4 John Patrick Honan Holden, Mass. Patrick J. and Anne (Bredican) Honan


18 Linda Denise Sweeney Holden, Mass.


Kenneth J. and Alyce S.


(Mosteiko) Sweeney


June 8 Lou Anne Story Holden, Mass. Edward H. Jr. and Betty L. (Davis) Story


12 Frances Grace Cianciolo Gloucester, Mass. Alfred D. and Grace A. (Giacalone) Cianciolo


July 4 James Curtis Leesha Holden, Mass. James F. and Alice A. (Peabody) Leesha


August 13 Jayne Neuman Haney Holden, Mass. Thomas N. and Mathilda A. (Martelli) Haney


62


Name Name of Parents Place of Birth


Date August 14 Donald Vincent Dolan Worcester, Mass. Donald V. and Sarah J. (Linton) Dolan


14 Dennis Raymond MacCallum Holden, Mass. James W. and Marjorie A. (Bigelow) MacCallum


September 18 Maureen Alison Osborne Worcester, Mass. Morris A. and Elsie I. (Graham) Osborne


26 Stephen John Duszlak Holden, Mass. John J. and Jennie M. (Modliszewski) Duszlak


27 Barbara Townsend Petter Worcester, Mass. John B. and Elizabeth (Geiler) Petter


October 8 Joseph Richard Strong Holden, Mass. Clarence E. and Eunice M. (Handy) Strong


12 Alan Kennen Briggs Holden, Mass. Oliver G. and Edith E. (Kennen) Briggs


12 Cheryl Anne Smith Holden, Mass.


Dayton H. and Mary R. (McClay) Smith


Kenneth Holopainen Worcester, Mass. Vaino J. and Franciska M. (Handy) Holopainen


18


63


Date October 26


Name Name of Parents Place of Birth


Brian Joseph Grogan Greenfield, Mass. Joseph E. Jr. and Elizabeth (Wondoloski) Grogan


November 17 Kevin Robert MacDonnell Worcester, Mass. Julian E. and May M. (LaPoer) MacDonnell


19 Rocco Wilfred Lacanfora Worcester, Mass. Francis R. and Irene A. (Lavallee) Lacanfora


22 Raymond Robert Brunelle, Jr. Holden, Mass. Raymond R. and Lillian M. ( Ortman) Brunelle


23 Kathleen Gertrude Currier Holden, Mass. Harold P. J. and Phyllis C. (Wales) Currier


27 Paula Rae Kline Worcester, Mass. Raymond C. and Betty L. (Brown) Kline


30 Sandra Bigelow Holden, Mass. Herbert K. and Elsie V. (Hopps) Bigelow


December 2 Priscilla Ann Huggard Holden, Mass. Ralph A. and Maria I. (Vigeant) Huggard


9 Gail Virginia Arlin Worcester, Mass.


Karl W. and Tyyne (Puhaka) Arlin 14


Dorothy Louise Harmon Holden, Mass. Roscoe L. and Mary A. (Armstrong) Harmon


64


Date December 14


Name Name of Parents Place of Birth


Worcester, Mass.


19


Robert Edward Doolittle Holden, Mass. Raymond C. and Lorraine L. (Derosier) Doolittle


19 Joseph Raymond Warrington Worcester, Mass. Lester and Doris E. (Benoit) Warrington


MARRIAGES


Date January 2


Name


Place of Marriage


Residence


Leslie H. Williams


Putland, Mass.


Mary Lou Harmon


28


James F. Leesha


Holden, Mass.


Alice A. Peabody


Rutland, Mass. Rutland, Mass. Rutland, Mass. Holden, Mass.


February 13 Harvey E. Eldredge


Spencer, Mass.


Alice E. Parker


Spencer, Mass.


April 10 Malcolm C. Longwell


Rutland, Mass.


Ruth Juanita Stevens


Worcester, Mass. Rutland, Mass.


17


James Powers Norwood, Mass.


Rutland, Mass. Norwood, Mass.


Antoinette M. Frucci


May 1


John S. Poole


Rutland, Mass.


Worcester, Mass. Sadie C. Gilroy


Jamaica Plain, Mass.


John Sherwood Luukko Eero A. and Shirley (Hunt) Luukko


Rutland, Mass.


65


Date Name Place of Marriage


Residence


May 8 George R. Griffin Rutland, Mass.


New Bedford, Mass.


Dorene Kelly


New Bedford, Mass.


Raymond R. White Worcester, Mass. Virginia H. Johnson Worcester, Mass.


Robert W. LaRoche Worcester, Mass.


Holden, Mass.


Asenath M. Lavallee


Rutland, Mass.


June 19 Franklin S. Paddock, Jr.


Rutland, Mass.


Auburn, Mass.


Nancy Colton


26


Robert F. Mattson


Rutland, Mass.


Anita M. Ketela


Auburn, Mass. Rutland, Mass. Rutland, Mass.


July 10 Robert J. Griffin


Rutland, Mass.


Virginia Herrick 17


Percy Beyea


Holden, Mass.


Marie Osborne


31


Frederick J. Curtis


Rutland, Mass.


Joanne M. Rogers


August 7 Robert E. Wood


Rutland, Mass.


Spencer, Mass.


Jean M. Davis


Spencer, Mass.


Rutland, Mass. Rutland, Mass. Rutland, Mass. Holden, Mass. Rutland, Mass. Rutland, Mass.


15 29


Rutland, Mass.


66


Date August 14


Name


Place of Marriage


Residence


Robert E. Halfrey Hubbardston, Mass. Rutland, Mass.


Janice L. Handy Rutland, Mass.


28 Ronald E. Finn


Rutland, Mass.


Middleboro, Mass.


Claire N. O'Melia Middleboro, Mass.


28 John W. Mulhern Rutland, Mass.


Worcester, Mass.


Marie N. Rice


Worcester, Mass.


September 10 Arthur J. Benkert


Rutland, Mass.


Susie J. Alvine


Rutland, Mass.


11 Arthur F. Davey


Dedham, Mass.


Karolyn Parker


Rutland, Mass.


26 Earl F. Brown


Rutland, Mass.


Worcester, Mass.


Olive T. Daniel Worcester, Mass.


30


Charles A. Bashaw, Jr. Rutland, Mass.


Auburn, Mass.


Barbara J. Wagner Holden, Mass.


October 8 Leroy M. Johnson


Rutland, Mass.


Holden, Mass.


Astrid M. Dodge Jackson Heights, N.Y.


23


Ronald H. Mann Rutland, Mass.


Worcester, Mass.


Sylvia M. Luukko Rutland, Mass.


Worcester, Mass.


Rutland, Mass.


67


Date October 23 Anthony A. Shank


Name Place of Marriage


Residence


Rutland, Mass.


Barre, Mass.


Beverly J. Shepardson


Barre, Mass.


30


Robert R. Crawford


Rutland, Mass.


Rutland, Mass.


Priscilla A. Heyes


South Barre, Mass.


November 1 James M. Brown


Arlington, Masso


Rutland, Mass.


Juliet Giles


Arlington, Mass.


13


George A. Gove


Holden, Mass.


Grace E. Hatstat


Rutland, Mass.


December 4


Donald S. Chisholm


Worcester, Mass.


Eunice C. Johnson


Rutland, Mass.


25


William H. Norris


Fitchburg, Mass.


Sheila Walsh


Rutland, Mass.


DEATHS


Date


Name


Y


Age M D


January 20


Nellie R. Godfrey


83 0


22


Rutland, Mass.


22


Victor J. Rogers


54 8 24


Rutland, Mass.


February 4


Werener Liimatainen 65 2 24


Holden, Mass.


Rutland, Mass.


Rutland, Mass.


Rutland, Mass.


Place of Death


68


Date


Name


Age YMD


Place of Death


February 11


John J. Welch


91 5 14


Rutland, Mass.


March 20


Mary J. Taylor


89 9 0


Worcester, Mass.


April


1


Raymond A. Hatstat


1


Holden, Mass.


July 17


Margaret Boquist


82


10 11


Rutland, Mass.


September 3


Mary L. Calkins


92 7 2


Rutland, Mass.


23


George F. Keith


64


4 23


Holden, Mass.


23


George M. Davis


92 0 26


Worcester, Mass.


October 26


Kenneth Holopainen


7


Worcester, Mass.


29


William F. Finn 58 2 26Rutland Heights, Mass.


November


13


Wilfred T. Bashaw


84


9 14


Worcester, Mass.


21


Jennie E. Forbush


83 4 16


Rutland, Mass.


28


Peter M. DeLuca


55


Rutland, Mass.


December 20


Wayne J. Gradowski


2 8 8


Worcester, Mass.


24


Eleanor Culver


59 6 19


Holden, Mass.


69


LICENSES ISSUED DURING THE YEAR 1954


DOG LICENSES


215 Male


@ $ 2.00


$ 430.00


Lılı Female


5.00


220.00


80 Spayed


2.00


160.00


8 Kennel


10.00


80.00


890.00


Less 347 fees @ $0.20


69.40


Paid to Town Treasurer


$ 820.60


OTHER LICENSES AND CERTIFICATES :


1 Junk Dealer's License


@ $ 5.00


$ 5.00


1 Oleo


0.50


0.50


3 Gas Registration


1.00


3.00


3 Business Certificates


1.00


3.00


Paid to Town Treasurer


11.50


SPORTING LICENSES


134 Resident Fishing 77 Resident Hunting


125 Resident Sporting


29 Resident Minor Fishing


52 Resident Female Fishing


10 Resident Sporting (Free)


5 Resident Military Sporting (Free)


1 Resident Old Age Sporting (Free)


5 Non-Resident Special Fishing


1 Non-Resident Military Sporting


3 Resident Alien Fishing


70


JURY LIST -- JULY 1, 1954


James A. Bell Gerard Cormier


Burton H. Fiske


David A. Darrah Harold I. Judkins


John O. McGann


Anthony Martelli


Eino M. Mattson


Albert J. Thomas


James L. Wood


Phillip Zaramba


Walter C. Putnam


Nelson M. Calkins, Jr.


Robert Spindler


Newell Felton


Frank Calkins


Osgood Darrah


William H. Griffin


Marion M. Bigelow


Vivian Dudley


Eleanor K. Dennehy


Clerk Housewife Librarian


Ethel Jones


Secretary


Harriet Myska


Housewife


Albina Murphy Mary E. Webber


Housewife Housewife


DRAWN DURING 1954


James L. Wood Albina B. Murphy John O. McGann Eino M. Mattson


Respectfully submitted


Linda A. Hanff Town Clerk


Painter Machinist Custodian


Foreman Janitor Garage Proprietor Contractor


Laundry Foreman Office Manager


Inspector Steward Truck Driver Engineer


Electrician Truck Driver Shop Worker Electrician Mechanic


71


REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF STREETS


CHAPTER 90 CONSTRUCTION


MAPLE AVENUE


1400 ft. roadway built.


2200 cu. yds. excavation.


1100 ft. trench excavation.


1100 ft. corrugated iron pipe used.


6 manholes built.


3 catch basins built.


2 drop inlets built.


600 ft. of ditch dug for Water Dept., and refilled.


CHAPTER 90 MAINTENANCE


25500 ft. roadway treated with tar and asphalt.


5175 ft. roadway honed.


5250 gal. asphalt used.


5900 gal. tar used.


800 ft. drainage pipe installed.


2 catch basins built.


CHAPTER 81


On Chapter 81, the usual maintenance of scraping and drainage was done. 26000 ft. of roadway was treated with tar and asphalt. 19000 gal. of tar and asphalt was used. 6 new culverts were installed. 2000 ft. of roadway was widened with bulldozer.


72


LIST OF TOOLS


Axes


6


Bars Stone Forks


8


6


Stone Hammers


4


Torches


12


Mattocks


2


Picks


8


Rakes


4


Scraper Blades


6


Snow Plow Blades


14


Sand Screen


1


Scyths


5


Shovels-Short


8


Shovels-Long


3


Shovels-Spoon


3


Brush Hook


1


Pitch Forks


2


Tool Box


1


Rooter Plow


1


Landside Plow


1


Concrete Mixer


1


Brooms


6


Sand Spreader


2


Scythe Snaths


5


Grindstone


1


Arc Welder


1


Power Grader


1


Snow Plows


9


Trucks


3


Tractor


1


Grease Gun


1


Chain Saw


1


Respectfully submitted


George R. Willis Superintendent of Streets


Emery Grinder


Acetylene Welder


73


REPORT OF THE PARK COMMISSIONERS


Appropriation


Transferred from Reserve Fund


$1,530.00 40.56


$1,570.56


Expended :


Payroll


817.63


Life Guard


411.42


Swimming Pool Supplies


95.55


Machinery repairs and Supplies


57.37


Electricity


166.40


Bathhouse Repairs


22.19


$1,570.56


Respectfully submitted,


Raymond K. Putnam, Chairman


Mark L. Read, Clerk George E. Smith Park Commissioners


74


REPORT OF THE WATER AND SEWER DEPARTMENT


Water Department Appropriation:


Maintenance


$9,000.00


Superintendent's Salary


3,900.00


Commissioners' Salaries


275.00


$ 13,175.00


Expended - Maintenance:


Outside Labor


417.86


Truck Maintenance


671.42


Equipment-Supplies


694.04


Pipes-Fittings


1,360.94


Fuel-Lights-Power


3,797.09


Repairs


470.01


Supplies


260.89


Printing, Stationery, Postage


26.68


All Other


168.56


Labor


15.00


Commonwealth of Massachusetts


Sewer Billings


676.87


Total Maintenance Expenditures Unexpended Balance


$ 8,559.36 440.64


Superintendent's Salary Expended


3,900.00


Commissioners' Salaries Expended


275.00


Total Maintenance & Salaries Expenditures # 13,175.00


RELAYING AND EXTENDING WATER MAIN ON MAPLE AVENUE


Balance from 1953 Appropriated 1954 Total


$1,056.42 2,700.00 3,756.42


Expended 1954 Balance to 1955


3,751.79


$ 4.63


75


RENEWAL AND EXTENSION OF WATER MAIN ON POMMOGUSSETT ROAD


Appropriated Expended 1954 Balance to 1955


$2,245.00 2,221.11


23.89


SURVEY FOR SEWER LINE ON HIGHLAND PARK ROAD


Appropriated Expended Balance to 1955


$


500.00


000.00


$


500.00


WATER AND SEWER DEPARTMENT BILLINGS


Water Billings State Sanatorium


$2,512.62


Water Billings U.S. Veterans Hospital


5,651.88


Water Billings Town Residents 6,207.14


Total Billings Water


$ 14,371.64


Sewer Billings Town Residents


944.98


Total Billings Water and Sewer


$ 15,316.62


Respectfully submitted,


Richard H. Jones William R. Temple Robert B. Love Board of Water and Sewer Commissioners


76 REPORT OF THE FIRE ENGINEERS


During the year 1954 nine alarms for fires were answered:


2 Buildings 5 Chimney 2 Automobile


Respectfully submitted,


Russell Erickson, Chief Robert Love, Clerk Donald Lincoln John Collins G. Edgar Fay


REPORT OF THE FOREST WARDEN


During the year 1954, thirty-four alarms for grass and brush fires were answered. A total of twenty-seven acres were burned over.


FOREST FIRES


Appropriation: $ 300.00


Expended :


Labor


$ 253.75


Unexpended


46.25 $ 300.00


Appropriation:


Salary-Forest Warden Expended


$ 50.00 50.00


Respectfully submitted,


Russell Erickson Forest Warden


77


FINANCIAL REPORT OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT


Maintenance Account


Appropriation:


$2,171.00


Transferred from Reserve Fund


1.88


$2,172.88


Expended :


William White


96.00


New England Tel. & Tel. Co.


99.70


Worcester County Electric Co.


84.10


E. D. Marsh


212.93


N. E. Ass'n of Fire Chiefs-Dues


3.00


Rutland Garage


39.05


Bills' Garage


24.50


Erwin Reed


1.68


The Drummond Press Inc.


8.00


Robert Dea


374.51


Albert Thomas


116.08


Justin A. McCarthy Co.


525.00


Rutland Training Center


9.00


Nellie J. Griffin


52.69


Holden Fire Protection Co.


20.40


South Worcester Sheet Metal Works


21.60


Sterling Fire Alarm Co. Inc.


5.41


Harold L. Dower




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