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Total-Elementary-238
Secondary-97
Membership-Elementary
1932
1933
1934
1935
1936
1937
237
240
225
243
256
238
Membership-Secondary
1932
1933
1934
1935
1936
1937
64
65
68
73
82
97
Health Instruction
The reports as given by the school physician (Dr. Alson) and school nurse, (Miss Lawson) concerning health instruction state that much constructive work in this important field has been done the past year.
Nurse's Report
"During the month of January I was on duty until the twenty fourth, at which time I went to Simmons College to take the four months course in Public Health Nursing, having re- ceived a scholarship of $500 from the State Department of Public Health.
During my absence Mrs. Alice Gebo carried on the work. Mrs. Gebo did the preliminary work for the diptheria toxide clinic which was conducted through the cooperation of the
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Franklin Red Cross Chapter. Sixty-six had dental work done at this time.
During the summer vacation one girl and three boys at- tended the Greenfield Health Camp.
In September hearing tests were given by the audiometer. One child had impaired hearing.
I assisted Dr. John Olson, the school physician, in making the physical examinations.
Dr. Olson's report is as follows : 180 homes of school children visited.
40 tonsillectonnic by the Franklin County Hospital Clinic.
6-tonsillectonnic by the family physician. 6-Children were taken to the chest clinic.
2-children were taken to an eye specialist.
In November the tuberculin test was given to 131 children, ten of these were taken to be X-rayed by people of the town who are interested in the health work."
Doctor's Report
Dr. Olson states that a total of 217 school children were quite thoroughly examined by him with the aid of Miss Lawson, school nurse. He found a surprisingly large number of defects among these children, which impressed him as being inconsistent with the growth and development of the school children from the rural districts as compared with those in the cities. Much en- couragement and instruction has been given the parents of these children by him and the school nurse when the opportunities presented themselves, in order that they may help in decreasing this number of defects that are representative of future ill health when these children become men and women.
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Schools
No. of Children
Nutrition
Posture
Scalp
Skin
Teeth
Eye Disease
Ear Disease
Throat
Nose
Glands
Heart
Lungs
Feet and Spine
Nervous System
Sight
Hearing
Speech
Griswoldville 60| 5| 7| 0| 133| 1 825 4 76 2010 11
Shattuckville 10|1| 1 1007007121000000
Foundry
33|10
90017 2 41510 53126 000
Colrain Cen. 53 9|12| 0| 223| 0| 021| 2 8 8 10 6 000
Spurr 1352004045012012000
Adamsville 19501 111| 1| 110| 210| 2 0 0 31 0 0
South
30| 415| 0| 1|17| 0| 219 910 0 6 3 320 0
Music
The music supervisor for the school union, Colin B. Rich- mond, has reported to the superintendent of schools as follows :
Mr. Colin Richmond, supervisor of music, reports,
"Direct approach towards individual response has been maintained. This individual approach has not alone elevated the musical tone of the whole group, but it has brought pupils up out of the group who have been endowed with outstanding talent. Several of the teachers, because of their especial ability and musical training stand out in what they have accomplished with the pupils.
Four-part singing in some of the eighth grade groups has been continued. Pupils from these groups are now prepared to sing in public program. It is my intention that these groups form the muscles of a chorus for the spring festival.
On the instrumental side of the music program, there has been a steady increase in the number of pupils in the elementary schools taking instrumental work.
The enrollment shows fifty-eight actively engaged in this type of work; from the Crittenden School, 14: Buckland Center, 1 : High Street, 1 : Baker, 17: Consolidated, 13: Colrain Center, 6 :: Griswold, 3: South, 3. These pupils meet once each week in their respective schools and again on Saturday morning in a group.
Another group of beginners in instrumental work will start in January. At the Consolicated school there is already an orchestra. This in a large measure has been made possible by active participation on the part of the teacher, Miss Ross. I feel that much credit is due her for this work.
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At the Academy there are eighty pupils enrolled in the chorus. The orchestra is beginning to show up satisfactorily. Three new pupils have been added to the string section. The Band made a creditable showing at the Spring Festival, at the Greenfield Fair and in the Armistice Day parade."
Art and Penmanship
Mr. George MacLean, supervisor of art and penmanship for the three towns states :
"The work in the primary grades has largely consisted of the drawing of simple objects. Color was taught in most of the regular lessons rather than a separate color lesson. Construction work was confined to simple gifts made for the holidays or projects connected with other studies.
In the intermediate grades, the rules of perspective were followed with emphasis on the third dimension. Each pupil above the fourth grade was encouraged to make a poster for the M. S. P. C. A. contest in April. Picture appreciation was con- tinued with the use of colored reproductions of famous masters.
At the high school each pupil was given an opportunity in the creative classes to pursue the type of work that most inter- ested him. Some worked in charcoal, pencil, crayon, pastelles, water-color, tempera, pen and ink."
Mr. MacLean has also taught mechanical drawing ten hours per week to the Vocational pupils. "In penmanship emphasis were placed on muscular control. The value of mastering this 'arm movement' can hardly be over emphasized."
Elementary School Graduates June 1937
William Ayers
Robert A. Johnson
Mae I. Cromack
Charlotte J. Martin
Phyllis Coombs
Evelyn M. Stafford
Ernest B. Hale
Arthur W. Sessler
Lorraine E. Fleming
Catherine L. Kellyhouse
Harold T. Harris
Robert E. Lively
Claire Hebard
Marilyn T. Miller
Leslie F. Worden
Helen M. Needham
Leonard H. Call
Mary E. Plant
Wilfred J. Coutu
Cecile M. Racine
Mae A. Dubie Arline L. Evans
Donald C. Richardson Calvin T. Rogers
Henry J. Giguere
Kathrine M. Schechterle
Gerald A. Shippee
Bernard R. Hall Donald R. Herzig Virgina M. Herzig
Merle E. Stetson
Roland R. Streeter
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Alfred R. Hillman
Anna L. Hillman
Mildred M. Supprise Alonzo G. Tirrell
Francis R. Zraunig
High School Graduates-1937
Grace A. Campbell
Theodore R. Herzig
James H. Cromack
Kathleen King
Myron N. Fish
Burton H. Lynde
Roland H. Gadreault
Harold F. Lynde
Lafave J. Gammell
Lucie Ellen Peterson
Walter J. Giguere
Wyoane M. Rogers
Lawrence P. Shippee
Colrain met with a great loss in the death of Mrs. Elsie Brown. Mrs. Brown had served faithfully and conscientiously as a member of the Colrain school committee for several years. Mrs. Brown was a member who always made her school com- mittee decisions on just one basis. Will it help our children ?
Recommendations
1. That the heating and toilet conditions at the Foundry build- ing be improved.
2. That a committee be appointed in conjunction with the school officials to study consolidation as recommended by the State Department of Education.
3. That the general budget be somewhat reduced due to con- solidation which has already taken place during the past year.
Conclusion
The year 1937 has been one of progress. This has been due to the help that school officials has received from parents, citizens and teachers. May I express my appreciation to all those who have brought about these conditions.
Respectfully submitted, W. H. BUKER,
Superintendent of Schools.
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IN MEMORIAM
ELSIE BROWN Member of the Colrain School Committee Died-July 21, 1937.
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CALENDAR FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR 1937-1938 Elementary Schools .
BUCKLAND-COLRAIN-SHELBURNE
Fall Term-16 weeks :
Opens-Tuesday, September 7, 1937.
Thanksgiving recess from Wednesday noon, November 24 to following Monday. Closes-Thursday, December 23, 1937. Holiday Vacation.
First Winter Term-7 weeks
Opens-Monday, January 3, 1938. Closes-Friday, February 18, 1938. Vacation, One Week.
Second Winter Term-7 weeks : Opens-Monday, February 28, 1938. Closes-Friday, April 15, 1938 Vacation, One Week.
Spring Term-8 weeks :
Opens-Monday, April 25, 1938. Closes-Friday, June 17, 1938.
The school calendar for "Arms Academy" follows that of the elementary schools as to terms and vacations but closes one week later in June than the elementary schools.
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FINANCIAL REPORT OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE
Fiscal Year Ending December 31, 1937.
Resources
Town Appropriation $34,000.00
The Town has received during the year on school accounts as follows.
From State Treasurer :
Tuition, High $ 3,325.31
High School Transportation
3,994.35
General School Fund,
Part I
3,578.60
Part II
2,547.21
Tuition and Transportation, State Wards
981.75
Superintendent of Schools
608.80
Books and Supplies Sold 13.48
Quintus Allen Fund 400.00
Rental Elm Grove Schoolhouse 5.00
$15,454.50
Balance from local taxation
18,545.50
$34,000.00
Summary of Expenditures
General Expenses
$1,812.47
Instruction
13,332.73
Expenses of Operation
2,060.23
Maintenance
430.03
Auxiliary Agencies
14,962.62
$32,598.08
Unexpended Balance $ 1,401.92
General Expenses
Office Expenses Superintendent's Salary
$ 562.64 1,116.48 133.35
Traveling Expense
$ 1,812.47
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Instruction
Supervisors' Salaries : Colin B. Richmond George W. Maclean
$ 754.46 798.00
$ 1,552.46
Teachers' Salaries :
Gertrude M. Wiljanen
$ 960.75
Rebecca Faunce
851.92
Mary E. Dean
1,050.00
Olive M. Hosford
920.00
Olive G. Wright
570.00
Clarice A. Streeter
1,046.06
Mildred S. Jacob
870.00
Pearl B. Hayworth
463.10
Elva B. Goodell
1,050.00
Kathryn Scott
522.75
Florence Duke
540.00
Bertha Ellis
920.00
Ruth Pittsinger
9.12
Edith Fiske
340.00
Muriel Sherman
283.28
Faina Thouin
350.00
Substitutes
175.00
$12,474.44 353.64 504.65
Textbooks Supplies $13,332.73
Expenses of Operation
Wages of Janitors, etc :
Fred L. Ware
$ 700.00
One Room Schools, etc.
225.20
$ 925.20
Fuel :
Western Mass. El. Co. $ 54.00
Potter Grain Stores
333.65
W. A. & R. E. Thompson
190.18
C. C. McCloud
48.00
Franklin Fuel Co.
48.54
Lively and Galipo
71.20
ยท Henry W. Ware Co.
82.50
E. W. Joy
16.00
F. J. Call
17.00
F. A. Brown
17.50
Miscellaneous
11.28
$ 889.85
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Miscellaneous
Western Mass. El. Co. $ 75.95
Western N. E. Telephone Co
26.92
Redfield-Norcross
30.20
Cheshire Chemical Co.
18.25
Division of the Blind
15.35
Colrain Fire District
41.82
Socony-Vacum Oil Co.
25.85
Miscellaneous
10.84
$ 245.18
$ 2,060.23
Maintenance
Repairs, etc :
Wayne Smith ,
$ 31.33
John Galvin
45.00
Schack's Electric Shop
10.10
W. E. Aubuchon Co.
15.95
Roscoe Temple
10.10
H. P. Davenport
36.21
W. A. & R. E. Thompson
24.61
Fred L. Ware
104.45
Jesse Purinton
65.34
C. J. Carpenter
54.34
Miscellaneous
32.60
$ 430.03
Auxiliary Agencies
Libraries
$ 176.11
Health :
Dr. F. A. Oakes
$ 60.00
Dr. J. H. Olson
50.00
$
110.00
Transportation :
High :
W. A. & R. E. Thompson
$ 2,092.00
Walter Brown
73.60
Robert Burnett
70.80
William Coombs
69.60
Robert Coombs
101.20
Sidney Cromack
45.20
Theodore Cromack
19.50
Harold Clark
26.80
Arthur Fish
45.60
Edward Gadreault
59.50
John P. Galvin
73.20
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Mrs. R. K. Geddis
28.80
Frederic Gilderdale .
73.60
Leon Hager
74.00
Fred Hall
93.20
Mrs. A. B. Harris
74.40
Daniel Herzig
28.00
Harry Herzig
28.40
Reuben Herzig
68.40
Alfred Hillman
57.60
Everett Johnson
21.60
Osdin R. Lynde
86.00
Charles Martin
26.80
Clarence McCloud
160.20
Clara Needham
14.80
Ralph Peterson
44.00
Joseph Rubin
52.20
Herbert Thibodeau
74.40
Arthur Underwood
61.20
Mrs. Joseph Gymrek
187.20
Leslie Lanfair
33.20
Mrs. Frederick Sessler
315.70
Charles Stafford
98.00
$ 4,378.70
Elementary :
Fred Hall
$ 1,196.00
W. A. Brown
751.15
George Purington
398.00
Alfred Carpenter
107.00
Frank Brown
59.50
Ned Galvin
180.00
$ 2,691.65
Tuition
Shelburne Town Treasurer $ 6,886.84
Greenfield School Committee 569.36
$ 7,456.20
Miscellaneous
26,16
New Equipment
123.80
$14,962.62
Vocational Education
Town Appropriation Town of Shelburne, tuition
$ 1,400.00
1,400.00
Deficit $ 297.74
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Total Tuition for Vocational Education, 1937 Reimbursement from State
$ 1,400.00
498.93
Balance, Net Cost of Vocational Education
$ 901.07
Recommended Budget for 1938
GENERAL EXPENSES
Secretary's Salary
$ 312.00
Office Expense
131.00
Census
25.00
Postage, Stationery, Express, Etc.
60.00
$ 528.00
Superintendent's Salary
$ 1,116.66
Other Expenses
133.34
$ 1,250.00
Total
$ 1,778.00
INSTRUCTION
Supervisors' Salaries
$ 1,470.00
Teachers' Salaries
10,960.00
Substitutes
100.00
Textbooks
200.00
Supplies
300.00
Total
$13,030.00
EXPENSES OF OPERATON
Wages of Janitors, etc.
$ 1,010.00
Fuel
750.00
Miscellaneous
250.00
Total
$ 2,010.00
MAINTENANCE
Repairs, etc.
$ 600.00
AUXILIARY AGENCIES
Libraries
$ 100.00
Health
110.00
Transportation :
High
4,800.00
Elementary
2,850.00
Tuition
7,372.00
Miscellaneous
50.00
New Equipment Total
100.00
40009
$15,382.00
Total Amount Needed for Budget
$32,800.00
Vocational Education
$. 3,100.00
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COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
Department of Corporations and Taxation
Division of Accounts State House, Boston
January 13, 1938.
To the Board of Selectmen Mr. Robert E. Coombs, Chairman Colrain, Massachusetts
Gentlemen :
I submit herewith my report of an audit of the books and accounts of the town of Colrain for the year ending December 31, 1937, made in ac- cordance 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 :
As directed by you, I have made an audit of the books and accounts of the town of Colrain for the year ending December 31, 1937, and submit the following report thereon :
The financial transactions, as entered on the records of the several departments receiving or disbursing town funds or sending out bills for collection, were examined and checked in detail.
The surety bonds of the town officials for the faithful performance of their duties were examined and found to be in proper form.
The receipts for licenses issued by the board of selectmen were checked with the record of licenses granted, and the payments to the treasurer were verified.
Ledger accounts were compiled and a balance sheet, which is append- ed to this report, was prepared showing the financial condition of the town on December 31, 1937.
In checking the amounts expended from each appropriation with the town clerk's record of appropriations voted, it was noted that expenditures for Chapter 81 and 90 highway work were $2,746.29 in excess of the amounts available, and attention is called to the fact that expenditures for Chapter 81 and 90 highways may not exceed the amount of the appropria- tions voted by the town, together with the amount actually received by the town on account of allotments. Temporary loans issued in accordance with Section 6A, Chapter 44, General Laws, may be made in the event that reimbursements from the State and County are not received in time to provide funds for the payment of payrolls and invoices.
Attention is called to Section 7, Chapter 413, Acts of 1936, which re- quires that the money received on account of Federal grants for aid to dependent children, shall be kept in a separate account and expended for the purposes specified by the State Department of Public Welfare. Pay-
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ments on approved cases should be charged directly against this grant account and any balance in this account at the close of the year should be carried forward.
The payments of debt and interest were compared with the amounts falling due, and with the cancelled securities on file.
The books and accounts of the treasurer were examined and checked in detail. The receipts, as recorded, were compared with the records in the departments collecting money for the town and with the other sources from which money was paid into the town treasury. The payments were checked with the selectmen's orders authorizing the disbursement of town funds. The cash book additions were verified and the cash balance on December 31, 1937, was proved by actual count of the cash in the office and by a reconciliation of the bank balances with statements received from the bank.
The savings bank books representing the investment of the trust fund in the custody of the treasurer were examined and listed and the income was proved.
The books and accounts of the tax collector were examined and checked. The tax accounts outstanding at the time of the previous exan- ination were audited, and all subsequent commitments of town and district taxes were proved with the assessors' warrants. The collections, as re- corded, were checked, the payments to the town and district treasurers were verified, the recorded abatements were compared with the assessors' abatement records, and the outstanding accounts were listed and proved. The cash balance on December 31, 1937, was proved by actual count of the cash in the office.
Verification of the outstanding accounts was obtained by sending notices to a number of persons whose names appeared on the books as owing money to the town, and from the replies received it appears that the outstanding accounts, as listed, are correct.
The receipts of the town clerk for dog and sporting licenses were checked with the records of licenses issued. The payments to the State and to the town treasurer were verified and the cash on hand was proved by actual count.
The accounts of the sealer of weights and measures were examined and proved. The receipts, as recorded, were checked with the record of work done, the payments to the treasurer being verified.
The records of accounts receivable in the public welfare and old age assistance departments were examined. The departmental records of charges were analyzed, the recorded collections were compared with the payments to the treasurer, the disallowances and abatements were checked, and the outstanding accounts were listed and proved.
The securities, including savings bank books, representing the invest- ment of the Griswold Memorial Library fund in the custody of the library treasurer, were examined and listed. The income and withdrawals were proved, the receipts from the town and the librarian were verified, the recorded expenditures were compared with receipted invoices and cancelled checks on file, and the cash balance was proved by a reconciliation of the bank balance with a statement received from the bank.
In addition to the balance sheet, there are appended tables showing a reconciliation of the treasurer's cash, summaries of the tax and depart- mental accounts, as well as tables showing the condition of the trust funds.
For the co-operation received from the several town officials while engaged in making the audit, I wish, on behalf of my assistants and for myself, to express appreciation.
Respectfully submitted, HERMAN B. DINE,
Assistant Director of Accounts.
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RECONCILIATION OF TREASURER'S CASH
Balance January 1, 1937,
$ 12,018.37 113,405.83
Receipts 1937,
$125,424.20
Payments 1937,
$116,178.71
Balance December 31, 1937 :
Shelburne Falls National Bank :
General account, $8,272.61
Old age assistance grant account, 30.17
Quintus Allen Fund account, 627.46
Cash in office, verified, 315.25 $ 9,245.49
$125,424.20
SHELBURNE FALLS NATIONAL BANK GENERAL ACCOUNT
Balance December 31, 1937, per statement,
$ 11,374.65
Balance December 31, 1937, per check book,
$ 8,272.61 3,102.04
Outstanding checks December 31, 1937, per list,
$ 11,374.65
OLD AGE ASSISTANCE GRANT ACCOUNT
Balance December 31, 1937, per statement, $ 132.67
Deposit December 31, 1937, in transit 67.50 $ 200.17
Balance December 31, 1937, per check book, $ 30.17
Outstanding checks December 31, 1937, per list, 170.00 $ 200.17
QUINTUS ALLEN FUND ACCOUNT
Balance December 31, 1937, per statement,
$ 627.46
Balance December 31, 1937, per check book, $ 627.46
TAXES - 1934
Outstanding January 1, 1937, per previous audit, $ 107.26
Payments to treasurer, 1937, $
107.26
TAXES - 1935
Outstanding January 1, 1937, per previous audit, $ 3,293.54
Payments to treasurer,
$ 3,022.10
Abatements
148.07
Outstanding December 31, 1937, per list,
121.37
Cash on hand December 31, 1937, verified,
2.00 $
3,293.54
TAXES - 1936
Outstanding January 1, 1937, per previous audit, $ 9,933.54
Payments to treasurer,
$ 6,454.34
Abatements,
135.02
Outstanding December 31, 1937, per list,
3,160.91
Cash on hand December 31, 1937, verified,
183.27 $ 9,933.54
TAXES - 1937
Commitment per warrants,
$ 47,459.45
Additional commitment,
12.00
$ 47,471.45
Payments to treasurer,
$ 33,494.93
Abatements,
18.72
Warrant in excess of commitment list,
6.00
Outstanding December 31, 1937, per list,
13,416.50
Cash on hand December 31, 1937, verified,
535.30
$ 47,471.45
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MOTOR VEHICLE EXCISE TAXES - 1936
Outstanding January 1, 1937, per previous audit, $ 209.59
Abatements after payment : Refunded, $ 5.28
To be refunded,
4.97
$ 10.25
$ 219.84
Payments to treasurer, 1937,
$ 211.88
Abatements 1937,
7.96 $ 219.84
MOTOR VEHICLE EXCISE TAXES - 1937 $ 3,055.82
Commitment per warrants,
Abatements after payment : Refunded,
$ 86.36 5.10
To be refunded,
$ 91.46
Commitment list in excess of warrants,
$ 4.98
Interest reported as motor vehicle excise taxes 1937,
.04
$ 3,152.30
Payments to treasurer,
$ 2,492.64
Abatements,
198.49
Outstanding December 31, 1937, per list,
402.71
Cash on hand December 31, 1937, verified,
58.46 $ 3,152.30
FIRE DISTRICT TAXES - 1935
Outstanding January 1, 1937, per previous audit,
$ 28.24
Abatements 1937,
2.92 $ 28.24
FIRE DISTRICT TAXES - 1936
Outstanding January 1, 1937, per previous audit,
$ 112.50
Payments to district treasurer,
$ 83.37
Outstanding December 31, 1937, per list,
21.01
Cash on hand December 31, 1937, verified,
8.12 $ 112.50
FIRE DISTRICT TAXES - 1937
Commitment per warrant, $ 200.65
Payments to district treasurer,
$ 131.81
Outstanding December 31, 1937, per list,
68.84
200.65 $
INTEREST AND COSTS ON TAXES
Collections 1937 :
Interest :
Taxes 1934, $ 19.96
Taxes 1935, 324.02
Taxes 1936, 222.00
Taxes 1937, 18.48
Motor vehicle excise taxes 1936, 3.95
Motor vehicle excise taxes 1937,
5.15
$ 593.56
Costs :
Taxes 1937,
12.95 $ 606.51
Payments to treasurer, $ 593.24
Payments to district treasurer 1937, $ 25.32
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Interest reported as motor vehicle excise taxes 1937, .04
Cash on hand December 31, 1937, verified :
Taxes 1936, $ 9.33
Taxes 1937,
3.38
Motor vehicle excise taxes 1937,
.52
$ 13.23
$
606.51
SELECTMEN'S LICENSES
Licenses issued 1937 :
Alcohol,
$ 1.00
Sunday,
5.00
Oleomargarine,
.50
Pistol,
1.50
Gasoline,
16.50
Common victuallers',
7.00
Slaughter,
1.00
Fireworks,
2.00
Pasteurization,
10.00
Liquor,
300.00
$
344.50
Payments to treasurer, 1937,
$
344.50
TOWN CLERK Dog Licenses
Licenses issued 1937 :
Males,
99 @ $ 2.00, $ 198.00
Spayed females,
33 @ 2.00,
66.00
Females,
16 @ 5.00,
80.00
Breeder's, 1 @ 25.00,
25.00
$ 369.00
Payments to treasurer, 1937,
$ 332.60
Fees retained 1937, 149 @ 20c, 29.80
6.60
$ 369.00
HUNTING AND FISHING LICENSES
Cash on hand January 1, 1937, per previous audit,
$ 3.00
Licenses issued 1937 :
Resident citizens' fishing, 48 @ $2.00, $ 96.00
Resident citizens' hunting,
101 @ $2.00, 202.00
Resident citizens' sporting,
58 @ $3.25, 188.50
Minors' and females' fishing,
15 @@ $1.25, 18.75
Resident citizen minor's trapping, 1 @ $2.25, $2.25
Resident citizens' trapping, 5 @ $5.25, 26.25
Non-resident citizen's hunting, 1 @ $10.25, 10.25
Duplicates, 2 @ $ .50,
1.00 --- $ 545.00
Cash on hand December 31, 1937, verified,
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Overpayment to State, to be adjusted,
2.00
$ 550.00
Payments to State, 1937, $ 492.50
57.50
$ 550.00
SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
Cash on hand January 1, 1937, per previous audit, $ Collections,
.40 17.80 $ 18.20
Payments to treasurer, 1937, $ 18,20
PUBLIC WELFARE DEPARTMENT Accounts Receivable
Outstanding January 1, 1937, per previous audit, Charges,
$ 1,709.80 2,895.27
$ 4,605.07
Payments to treasurer,
$ 2,359.26
Abatements and disallowances,
1,281.87
Outstanding December 31, 1937, per list,
963.94
$ 4,605.07
BUREAU OF OLD AGE ASSISTANCE Accounts Receivable
Outstanding January 1, 1937, per previous audit, Charges,
1,737.76
$ 1,787.10
Disallowances 1937,
$
1,787.10
GRISWOLD MEMORIAL LIBRARY
Library Treasurer
Cash balance January 1, 1937, per previous audit,
Receipts 1937 :
Trust fund income,
$ 745.89 300.00
Town appropriation,
11.50
$ 1,057.39 $ 1,092.76
Payments per trustees' orders :
General,
$ 832.82
Maintenance,
117.89
$ 950.71
Balance December 31, 1937 :
Shelburne Falls National Bank,
$ 135.55
Cash in office, verified,
6.50
$ 142.05 $ 1,092.76
SHELBURNE FALLS NATIONAL BANK
Balance December 31, 1937, per statement, $ 182.75
Balance December 31, 1937, per check book, $ 135.55
Outstanding checks December 31, 1937, per list,
47.20
$ 182.75
$ 49.34
Payments to treasurer, 1937, $ 1,764.86 22.24
$ 35.37
Fines,
Fees retained 1937, 230 @ 25c,
63
TOWN OF COLRAIN ANNUAL REPORTS
DAVENPORT RELIEF FUND
In Custody of Town Treasurer
Savings Deposits Total
On hand at beginning of year 1937,
$ 1,144.57 $ 1,144.57
On hand at end of year 1937,
$ 1,173.35
$ 1,173.35
Receipts
Payments
Income, $28.78 Added to savings deposits, $28.78
GRISWOLD MEMORIAL LIBRARY FUND In Custody of Library Treasurer
Savings Deposits
Securities
Par Value
Total
On hand at beginning of year 1937,
$4,022.20
$12,200.00
$16,222.20
On hand at end of year 1937,
$3,957.86
$12,200.00
$16,157.86
Receipts
Payments
Withdrawn from savings bank,
$64.34
Income,
681.55
$745.89
$745.89
TOWN OF COLRAIN
Balance Sheet - December 31, 1937 GENERAL ACCOUNTS Assets
Cash :
General,
$ 9,245.49 142.05
Library,
$ 9,387.54
Accounts Receivable :
Taxes :
Levy of 1935,
$ 123.37
Levy of 1936,
3,344.18
Levy of 1937,
13,951.80
$17,419.35
Motor Vehicle Excise Taxes :
Levy of 1937,
$ 456.07
Tax Titles,
$ 41.98
Departmental : Public Welfare,
$ 963.94
State Aid to Highways, County Aid to Highways,
$ 2,050.00
Underestimates (to be raised) : State Tax,
$ 180.00
Parks and Reservations Tax,
14.66
Veterans' Exemption Assessment,
9.09
$ 700.00
$ 203.75.
Transfer to library, $745.89
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TOWN OF COLRAIN ANNUAL REPORTS
Overdrawn Accounts : Highways-Chapter 81,
Highways-Chapter 90,
$ 650.00 2,096.29
$ 2,746.29
Liabilities and Reserves
Overpayment to Collector, to be Refunded :
Motor vehicle excise taxes 1936, Dog Licenses-due County,
$
3.60
Truck and Tractor Earnings Reserve,
$ 1,370.35
Quintus Allen Fund,
$ 627.46
Annie Browning Cemetery Perpetual Care Fund,
$ 200.00
Federal Grants : Old Age Assistance :
Assistance, Administration,
20.86
Aid to Dependent Children,
377.50
$ 407.67
Unexpended Balance-Library,
Reserve Fund-Overlay Surplus,
$ 2,892.75
Overlays Reserved for Abatements :
Levy of 1935,
$ 123.37
Levy of 1936,
798.71
Levy of 1937,
774.18
$ 1,696.26
Revenue Available When Collected :
Motor Vehicle Excise Tax,
$ 456.07
Tax Title,
41.98
Departmental,
963.94
State and County Aid to Highways,
2,750.00
Surplus Revenue,
$22,411.82
$33,968.92
DEBT ACCOUNTS Assets
Net Funded or Fixed Debt,
$ 8,000.00
Liabilities and Reserves
Flood Damage Loan 1936,
$ 8,000.00
TRUST ACCOUNTS
Assets
Trust Funds, Cash and Securities :
In Custody of Town Treasurer,
$ 1,173.35
In Custody of Library Treasurer,
16,157.86
$17,331.21
Liabilities and Reserves
Davenport Relief Fund, $ 1,173.35
Griswold Memorial Library Fund,
16,157.86
$17,331.21
$33,968.92
$ 4.97
$ 9.31
$
142.05
$ 4,211.99
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