Town annual reports of the officers of Mendon, Massachusetts 1917-1927, Part 21

Author: Mendon (Mass. : Town)
Publication date: 1917
Publisher: Town of Mendon, Massachusetts
Number of Pages: 896


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To cash received, Russell E. Bates, Sunday License 2 00


To cash received, Park Commissioners, Library Fence 3 00


3


To cash received, Sullivan & Lutz, Sunday License 2 00 To cash received, Nipmuck Park Co., Licenses 100 00


To cash received, Louis J. Paganni, two Licenses 4 00


To cash received, Mrs. Georgiana


Rogers, Sunday License 2 00


To cash received, Mrs. Georgiana Rogers, Victualers License ..... To cash received, Income Tax, Business 6 07


2 00


To cash received, Town of Bellingham, School Books 2 60


To cash received, Henry W. Gaskill. . 110 50


To cash received, Fred Luby, Sunday License 2 00


To cash received, Walter Coffin, Sun- day License 2 00


To cash


received, Walter Coffin, Victaulers License 2 00


To cash received, Patrick Quirk, Fire Wagon 20 00


To cash received, Benj. Leone, Sun- day License 2 00


To cash received, State Treasurer, ac- count of Inspection of Animals .. 29 63


To cash received, Arthur J. Webster, Sunday License 2 00


To cash received, Arthur J. Webster, Victualers' License 2 00


To cash received, State Treasurer, Division of Highways 2,445 13


To cash received, State Treasurer, Income Tax, 1922-23-24 112 00


To cash received, Salin Kassab, Sun- day License 2 00


To cash received, Johnson Bus Line, Inc. 20 00


4


To cash received, State Treasurer, Tuition of Children 648 35


To cash received, State Treasurer,


Account of Supt. of Schools 386 67


To cash received, State Treasurer, Account of Providence Street ... 1,000 00


To cash received, Milford District Court Fines 150 90


To cash received, County Treasurer, Account of Providence Street . .


1,000 00


To cash received, City of Boston, School Dept. 78 71


To cash received, State Treasurer, Forestry Dept. 42 00


To cash received, State Treasurer, Corporation Tax, Business 100 28 . To cash received, State Treasurer, Income Tax, 1925 2,725 90


To cash received, National Bank Tax, Chapter 63, General Laws .. 145 19


To cash received, State Treasurer, Street Railway Tax 14 15


To cash received, State Treasurer, High School Tuition, Special Cases


512 50


To cash received, State Treasurer, Military Aid 30 00


To cash received, State Treasurer, State Aid 138 00


To cash received, State Treasurer, Soldiers' Exemption, Chapter 58, General Laws 25 15


To cash received, for Grass on Founders' Park 4 00


To cash received, Mr. Wardsworth for Culvert 18 00


To cash received, H. J. George, for Culvert 14 00


1


5


To cash received, County Treasurer, Dog Tax 343 14 To cash received, W. A. Barry, 1/2 fees of Hay Scales 11 30


To cash received, Town of Bellingham, Account of Forest Fire 31 00


To cash received, Home National Bank, Account of Raised Check 1 00


To cash received, State Aid, Check returned 6 00


To cash received, Verena Daley, Library Fines 26 82


To cash received, G. C. Coffin, Collector, Taxes 1921-22-23-24-25 22,464 50


To cash received from Emergency Fund 568 01


$55,338 11


The Treasurer credits himself with paying the following amounts, viz :---


By cash, Director of Accounts $10 00


By cash, Milford Savings Bank 14,000 00


By cash, Milford Savings Bank, Interest 528 61


By cash, County Tax


1,353 00


By cash, State Tax


2,040 00


By cash, Repairs of State High-


ways 228 80


By cash, Town Orders, School Depart- ment


14.651 38


By cash, Library Orders 513 19


By cash, Orders from Overseers of Poor 1,084 81


By cash, Orders from Selectmen, Snow 451 38


By cash, Orders from Selectmen, High- ways 8,955 32


6


By cash, Orders from Selectmen, Miscow Spring Water Co. 378 00


By cash, State Aid 102 00


By cash, Other Town Orders from Selectmen 8,324 35


By cash, on account of Raised Check ... 1 00


Total expenditures $52,621 84


Unexpended balance


2,716 27


$55,338 11


EMERGENCY FUND.


DR.


Appropriation of War Bonus Fund .. $568 01


Appropriation from Unexpended balance 131 99


$700 00


CR.


Transferred from


Emergency Fund


to Fire Department


$200 00


To General Repairs on Highways ...


500 00


$700 00


AUSTIN WOOD RELIEF FUND.


DR.


To cash received, Milford Savings Bank $812 66 To cash received, Interest, Milford Savings Bank 32 65


To cash received, Interest on Liberty


Bond 21 25


To cash received, Worcester County Institution for Savings 394 82 To cash received, Interest, Worcester County Institution for Savings ... 17 94


7


To cash received, United States Liberty Bond


500 00


$1,779 32


CR.


By cash paid, Six Town Orders $200 00 By cash deposited in Milford Savings Bank 666 56


By cash deposited in Worcester


County Institution for Savings ... 412 76


By cash, United States Liberty Bond 500 00


$1,779 32


SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 1 FUND.


DR.


To cash deposited in Milford Savings Bank


$751 11


To Interest received, Milford Savings Bank 34 18


$785 29


CR.


By cash deposited in Milford Savings


Bank $785 29


$785 29 Notes against the Town Jan. 1, 1926, are :-


1 Revenue Note $5,000 00


1 Revenue Note 3,000 00


1 Revenue Note 2,000 00


Respectfully submitted,


MOSES U. GASKILL,


Treasurer.


Mendon, Jan. 1, 1926.


8


SELECTMEN'S REPORT.


The Selectmen of Mendon submit the following report for the fiscal year ending December 31, 1925.


Special appropriation for Record Room $100 00


Paid Charles H. Allen, labor $11 15


Jacob R. Brown, labor and material 56 30


Eldredge & Sons, material 33 55


$101 00


Overdrawn


$1 00


SALARIES FOR TOWN OFFICERS.


Appropriation $1,250 00


Paid E. E. Chapman, auditor, 1924 $10 00


Chas. H. Allen, assessor, 1925 165 00


M. U. Gaskill, treasurer, 1925 125 00


Harold C. Barrows, dog officer, 1925


10 00


Arthur E. Brown, constable, 1925 .. 20 85


John C. Ripley, assessor, 1925 135 00


Wm. A. Barry, selectman, 1925 62 50


H. W. Gaskill, assessor, 1925


125 00


Charles H. Allen, town clerk, 1925 ..


62 5.0


Charles H. Allen, sealer weights and measures 12 50


F. M. Aldrich, chairman selectmen, 1925 83 30


G. C. Coffin, tax collector, 1925. ... 244 68 John C. Ripley, chairman overseers of the poor 37 50


John C. Ripley, selectman, 1925


62 50


1


9


Wm. A. Barry, overseer of the poor, 1925 5 00


F. M. Aldrich, overseer of the poor, 1925 5 00


Herbert S. Wood, tree warden, 1925


10 00


Herbert S. Wood, forest warden, 1925 10 00


Unexpended


63 67


$1,250 00


MOTH SCOUT.


Appropriation $300 00


Paid Carl Wilbur, labor $124 00


Clarence Moore, labor 147 60


Unexpended balance


28 40


$300 00


OLD CEMETERY.


Appropriation


$75 00


Paid A. E. Brown $75 00


$75 00


MUDDY BROOK BRIDGE.


Appropriation $200 00


Unexpended balance


200 00


SOLDIERS' RELIEF.


Appropriation


$50 00


Unexpended


50 00


FIRE APPARATUS.


Special appropriation


$1,000 00


Cash for wagon


20 00


$1,020 00


10


Paid Roy A. Barrows, express 42


Paid Freeman C. Lowell, cartage ... 2 00


Robert E. Austin, truck body . 15 00 .. American LaFrance Engine Co., ex tinguisher holder 12 00


Chemical outfit 562 00


Moroney Body Co., truck body


177 75


New England Fire Appliance Co., repair extinguishers


8 60


F. M. Aldrich, chassis


178 00


Milford Battery Service Station,


repairing battery 3 00


F. M. Aldrich, supplies and labor . 50 19


Unexpended


11 04


$1,020 00


STREET LIGHTING.


Appropriation $1,200 00


Special appropriation Washington St. 36 00


$1,236 00


Paid Worcester Suburban Electric Co. $1,210 40


Unexpended balance


25 60


$1,236 00


TOWN OFFICERS' BONDS.


Appropriation $90 00


Paid H. J. George, treasurer's bond $32 00


H. J. George, collector's bond 50 00


H. A. Daniels & Co., town clerk bond 2 50


Unexpended balance 5 50


$90 00


11


NORTHBRIDGE STREET.


Special appropriation $378 00


Paid Miscoe Spring Water Co. $378 00


$378 00


MEMORIAL DAY.


Appropriation


$65 00


Paid L. F. Thayer, two trucks $12 00


H. M. Burr, cigars 3 25


C. C. Shattuck, supplies 7 03


Leonard G. Burr, labor and auto. . .


3 00


Leonard T. Gaskill, repairing flag ... 5 00


Maj. E. F. Fletcher Post


31 00


Unexpended


3 72


$65 00


LIBRARY GROUNDS.


Special appropriation $100 00


Paid Frank H. Wood, labor and supplies


and cash paid


$98 25


Unexpended balance


1 75


$100 00


BOARD OF HEALTH.


Appropriation


$100 00


Paid George G. Davenport, 7 inspections of slaughtering $10 50


J. Allen Rice & Co., 6 candles 3 00


F. M. Aldrich, 2 candles 1 00


F. M. Aldrich, fumigating 3 cases. . 6 00


F. M. Aldrich, placarding 32 cases 16 00


Unexpended balance 63 50


$100 00


12


SOLDIERS' GRAVES.


Special appropriation $20 00


Paid Swandale Cemetery Association .. . $20 00


$20 00


CLEARING ROADS OF SNOW.


Appropriation


$750 00


Paid Alex Walleck


$46 50


H. W. Gaskill 4 00


Wm. G. Larkin 5 50


Edward Musczysty


7 00


W. C. Robinson & Sons


8 00


Joseph Saucier 71 88


Joseph Saucier, tractor and plow 273 00


Joseph Saucier, 1 ton truck


6 00


Joseph Saucier, 21/2ton truck


17 50


Harry Saucier


12 00


Unexpended


298 62


$750 00


FIRE DEPARTMENT, INCLUDING FOREST FIRES.


Appropriation


$250 00


Transferred from Emergency Fund ...


200 00


Received from Town of Bellingham ... 31 00


Received from State Forester


42 00


$523 00


Paid New England Fire Appliance Co., supplies


$16 93


Worcester Suburban Electric Co.


14 13


State Forester, brooms and shovels ..


84 00


Town of Hopedale, services chimney fire


10 00


Clark Ellis & Sons, branding iron


6 25


Payroll, Irons fire 14 00


Payroll, Cook's Cove fire


17 00


13


Payroll, Mendon Hill fire 7 00


Payroll, Chapman fire


5 00


Payroll, Miscoe fire


12 00


Payroll, Sabatenelli fire


5 00


Payroll, Bellingham fire


31 00


Payroll, Wigwam Hill fire


59 00


Payroll, South Part fire


117 50


Herbert S. Wood, freight


1 02


C. C. Shattuck, supplies 2 55


Unexpended balance


120 62


$523 00


STATE AID.


Paid


State Aid to Pensioners, 12


months


$102 00


AUSTIN WOOD RELIEF FUND.


Paid


$150 00


INCIDENTALS.


Appropriation


$1,500 00


Appropriation, special 1,500 00


$3,000 00


Paid Joseph H. Dudley, care of parks $22 00


H. S. Chadbourne, brush 10


G. C. Coffin, stamps


10 00


Frederick A. Gould, supplies


31 63


Wm. G. Larkin, repairs on Thayer St.


25 00


Charles H. Allen, recording 19 births


19 00


Charles H. Allen, recording 13 mar- riages


6 50


Charles H. Allen, recording 16


deaths


8 00


14


Charles H. Allen, administering


oaths to 52 town officers . . ... 13 00


Charles H. Allen, care of Record room and lawn 15 00


Charles H. Allen, express, postage and carfare 8 00


Moses U. Gaskill, stamps


9 31


Frank H. Wood, moderator 5 00


A. B. Cenedella, town counsel


66 64


Frank M. Aldrich, toll calls


4 65


Wm. A. Barry, stamps 3 61


Frank M. Aldrich, perambulating bounds 15 00


Wm. A. Barry, perambulating bounds 15 00


John C. Ripley, perambulating bounds 15 00


E. E. Chapman, taking census 75 00


Walter Watson, 4 death returns. 1 00 . . Town of Uxbridge, 1/2 cost road bound 12 28


George W. Wood, return 25


James B. Edwards, 2 death returns 50


Worcester Suburban Electric Co., Town Hall, Library and Record Room 44 65


Barney Coal Co., Record Room. ..


16 25


Charles H. Allen, sealing hay


scales 1 00


Charles H. Allen, padlock and


hasps, hay scales 1 40


H. J. George, insurance Library building 37 08


The Charlescraft Press, envelopes and printing 1 85


New England Tel. & Tel. Co., toll calls 10 25


American Railway Express Co.,


expressage 1 09


15


Harold C. Barrows, painting hay


scales 11 75


John Lewis, marking bounds 3 00


Barney Coal Co., Record room. 16 75 . .


Worcester County Abstract Co.,


Assessors' blanks 20 77


Boston Nickle Plating Co., freightage 1 00


Boston Nickle Plating Co., 5 iron weights 7 00


Harry M. Stacy, Assessors' auto tax list 5 00


Barney Coal Co., Record room


16 25


Times Publishing Co., Town Clerk's supplies 10 05


Sanford Putnam Co., town order


blanks 17 25


W. G. Fiske, office cabinet 18 00


W. P. Jones Electric Co., labor and supplies 20 92


W. & L. E. Gurly, supplies for sealer 4 64


Hobbs & Warren, license blanks . 7 04


J. L. Fairbank & Co., Assessors' supplies 22 25


H. M. Burr, stamp 1 61


Moses U. Gaskill, inspection of animals 59 25


L. W. Holbrook, labor on fence at old Library 7 25


L. W. Holbrook, labor Founders' park 8 20


A. E. Brown, labor Founders' park 6 85 Charles H. Allen, certified copy valu- ation, 1925 40 00


Charles H. Allen, supplies for town officers 4 11


16


Charles H. Allen, supplies for Record room 18 85


Wm. P. Clarke, printing for tax collector 13 75


Milford Daily News, advertising 86 40


Charlescraft Press, printing


146 05


G. M. Billings, printing 39 00


Roy A. Barrows, cash and cart- age 9 00


Harold C. Barrows, killing and


burying 5 dogs 10 00


H. J. George, insurance 219 60


Leonard G. Burr, ballot clerk 4 00


Harold C. Barrows, ballot clerk


4 00


G. C. Coffin, expenses collector's sale 154 50


Charles W. Gould, services to


collector 5 00


Arthur E. Brown, court fees 47 38


Harold C. Barrows, court fees 5 10


Earnest E. O'Brien, court fees.


14 90


Clark Ellis & Son, police badges ....


4 00


Carl E. E. Gustafson, police duty July 3-4 4 00


Harold C. Barrows, police duty


July 3-4 4 00


Harold C. Barrows, police at Albee- ville School 3 00


Harold C. Barrows, police duty accident State Road 1 00


Albert Sears, police duty July 3-4 . . 4 00


Albert Sears, police duty, accident State Road 2 00


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TOWN HALL.


Paid Clark Ellis & Son, repairing


stoves


$67 65


Chester Shattuck, broom 1 95


Joseph Saucier, two cords wood 24 00


M. U. Gaskill, one cord wood 10 00


Carl Taft, one cord wood 10 00


Alfred Auty, sawing wood


3 00


Albert Sears, janitor


150 00


Albert Sears, labor and supplies.


8 25


LEGAL EXPENSES.


Paid Parker, Milton & Riley, expenses


Willard case


$225 00


Parker, Milton & Riley, expenses


Gaskill case


350 00


A. B. Cenedella, expenses Gaskill


case


492 90


Wendell Williams, balance due on Willard case 36 03


Wendell Williams, services in


Fletcher will case 5 00


Unexpended balance


12 71


$3,000 00


18


ASSETS AND LIABILITIES.


The Selectmen report the assets and liabilities of the Town as far as known as follows :-


LIABILITIES.


3 notes


$10,000 00


Collector's salary 1924 as reported


in last report


228 00


$10,228 00


ASSETS.


Due from State, aid to pensioners


$108 00


Due from State, Chapter 81


254 24


Due from State, Public Welfare 305 01


Due from City of Boston, Welfare


Public


45 43


Due taxes for year 1922


28 10


Due taxes for year 1923


96 40


Due taxes for year 1924


916 57


Due taxes for year 1925


7,668 85


Cash in hands of treasurer


2,716 27


$12,138 87


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LIST OF JURORS, 1925.


William J. Bullard


Spindle Maker


Charles E. Ripley


Salesman Carpenter


John J. Broughey Edgar L. White


Box Maker


Charles F. Leonard


Farmer


Herbert S. Wood


Farmer


Harvey E. Trask


Carpenter


Leonard E. Taft


Farmer


Carl F. Hoberg


Mechanic


Louis L. Marlow


Moulder


Joseph W. McEwen


Mechanic


Alanson Freeman


Farmer


Charles J. Phillips


Mechanic


Arthur V. Pond


Farmer


George M. Barrows


Clerk


SUMMARY.


Department


Resources


Expenditures


Unexpended


Overdrawn


Moth Scout


$300.00


$271.60


$28.40


Street Lighting


1,236.00


1,210.40


25.60


Care of Old Cemetery


75.00


75.00


Memorial Day


65.00


61.28


3.72


Fire Dept. and Forest Fires


523.00


402.38


120.62


Fire Dept., Equipment


1,020.00


1,008.96


11.04


Fire Dept., Special


500.00


374.61


125.39


Tree Warden


100.00


71.75


28.25


Record Room


100.00


101.00


$1.00


Town Officers


1,250.00


1,186.33


63.67


Northbridge Street


378.00


378.00


Library Grounds


100.00


98.25


1.75


Soldiers' Graves


20.00


20.00


Board of Health


100.00


36.50


63.50


Cutting Brush


300.00


289.50


10.50


Clearing Roads of Snow


750.00


451.38


298.62


Incidentals


3,000.00


2,987.29


12.71


Chapter 81


5,431 38


5,398.75


32.63


General Repairs


1,014.15


1,056.71


42.56


Chapter 90


2,500.00


2,499.86


.14


20


Bonds for Town Officers Muddy Brook


90.00


84.50


5.50


200.00


200.00


Soldiers' Relief


50.00


50.00


*


1,350.44


1,084.81


265.63


Poor Dept. Schools


14,893.14


14,281.38


611.76


Taft Public Library


526.82


513.19


13.63


Interest


450.00


528.61


78.61


*_ Due from State Due from Boston


$305 01


45 43


$350 44


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FRANK M. ALDRICH, WILLIAM A. BARRY, JOHN C. RIPLEY,


Selectmen of Mendon.


22


ASSESSORS' REPORT.


Appropriations for 1925 $30,589 00


State tax 2,040 00


State abatements 228 80


County tax 1,353 00


$34,210 80


Estimated receipts including polls


9,916.09


Amount to be raised on property


$24,294 71


Overlayings


308 81


Poll taxes committed to Collector


July 16, 1925 $674 00


Property taxes committed to Collector


September 9, 1925 24,603 52


Omitted assessments committed to Col-


lector December 19, 1925 12 19


TABLE OF AGGREGATES.


Number of residents assessed on property 326


Number of non-residents assessed on property 211


Number of persons assessed on property 537


Number of persons assessed for poll tax only 108


Number of persons assessed 645


Number of male polls assessed 338


Value of assessed personal estate


$149,070 00


Value of buildings excluding land 719,156 00


Value of land excluding buildings 314,635 00


Total valuation


$1,182,861 00


23


Rate of tax per thousand


$20 80


Number of horses


122


Number of cows


470


Number of sheep


0


Number of neat cattle


,69


Number of swine


0


Number of dwelling houses


334


Number of acres of land


10,900


Number of fowls assessed


3,395


Value of fowls assessed


$4,430 00


Respectfully submitted,


CHARLES H. ALLEN, HENRY W. GASKILL, JOHN C. RIPLEY,


Assessors of Mendon.


Mendon, January 1, 1926.


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COLLECTOR'S REPORT.


1921.


DR.


To balance uncollected, Jan. 1, 1925 ... $24 50


Interest 3 50


$28 00


CR.


By cash paid Town Treasurer


$28 00


$28 00


1922.


DR.


To balance uncollected Jan. 1, 1925


$136 02


Interest collected 9 00


$145 02


CR.


By cash paid Town Treasurer


$116 92


Uncollected


28 10


$145 02


1923.


DR.


To balance uncollected Jan. 1, 1925 $1,076 73 Interest collected 56 85


$1,133 58


25


CR.


By cash paid Town Treasurer $1,037 18


Uncollected 96 40


$1,133 58


1924.


DR.


To balance uncollected, Jan. 1, 1925 .. $4,441 13


Interest 61 48


$4,502 61


By cash paid Town Treasurer $3,586 04


Uncollected 916 57


$4,502 61


1925.


DR.


To taxes committed for Collection $24,603 52


Polls taxes 674 00


Additional assessments 12 19


Additional collected for sale of land 69 50


Interest collected


6 00


$25,365 21


CR.


By cash paid Town Treasurer $17,696 36


Uncollected 7,668 85


$25,365 21


Respectfully submitted, GLENVILLE C. COFFIN,


Collector of Taxes 1921-'22-'23-'24-'25.


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REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT OF STREETS.


476 Main Street, Worcester, Mass.,


March 13, 1925.


BOARD OF SELECTMEN, MENDON, MASS.


Gentlemen :-


The following is a list of the roads in the Town of Mendon, giving the names, approximate mileage, and the proportional allotment for each.


This allotment does not mean that this amount must be spent upon each road, but only enough to put the roads in a good passable condition, care being taken of the drainage, culverts, and brush work along the roads, with necessary repairs for the year.


In no case must the amount spent upon each road exceed the allotment unless it is absolutely necessary, in which case an order must first be obtained from the State Engineer before doing so.


All money, if any, saved during the year from these allot- ments may later be spent for permanent improvements where necessary.


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MAIN ROADS.


No.


Name


Miles


Amount


1


North Ave.


2.2


$220.00


2 Main


.3


50.00


4


Milford Rd. (State Highway)


.1


5 Hastings


(State Highway)


14


Whitins St. (State Highway)


1.3


130.00


15


Uxbridge Rd. (State Highway)


16


Maple St.


.4


40.00


29


Providence


3.2


300.00


37


Elm


.2


20.00


$760.00


SECONDARY ROADS.


No.


Name


Miles


Amount


3


George St.


1.


$75.00


6


Washington


1.


100.00


8 Hopedale


.6


50.00


17


Blackstone


3.1


300.00


19


Millville


3.2


250.00


20


Park


2.4


180.00


28


Emerson


.4


100.00


32


Hartford Ave.


2.1


110.00


33


Bates


1.1


100.00


35


Bellingham


1.3


100.00


10


Northbridge


1.6


300.00


$1,665.00


28


BACK ROADS.


No.


Name


Miles


Amount


7


Miscoe


.6


$25.00


9


Powers


.2


10.00


11


West Hill


.8


25.00


12


Morey


.7


20.00


13


Thornton


.6


150.00


18


Inman Hill


.4


15.00


21


Trask


.7


20.00


22


Carpenter Hill


.2


5.00


23


Pleasant


1.0


30.00


24


Asylum


1.1


35.00


25


Southwick


.6


50.00


26


Lovell


.6


15.00


27


Tower


.6


25.00


30


Quissett


.7


35.00


31


Cemetery


.5


.15.00


34


Thayer


.6


15.00


36


Gaskill


.3


20.00


$510.00


SUMMARY.


Alloted to Main Roads


$760 00


Secondary Roads


1,665 00


Back Roads


510 00


$2,935 00


Held in reserve until October 1


600 00


Held in reserve until November 1 repairs on air compressor 54 00


Oiling roads


900 00


29


General repairs 500 00


Balance not alloted


911 00


$5,900 00


Town allotment


2,700 00


Town allotment for general repairs


500 00


$3,200 00


State allotment


2,700 00


$5,900 00


Yours truly,


R. A. VESPER.


Chapter 81 Assistant.


RAV-O


January 1, 1926.


BOARD OF SELECTMEN, MENDON, MASS.


Gentlemen :-


REPORT OF WORK DONE ON MENDON ROADS DURING THE YEAR 1925-UNDER CHAPTER 81. Work began February 18, 1925.


1. North Avenue :


Scraped, dragged. Gravelled 90 ft. of roadway 12 ft. wide, 5 in. deep. Oiled 1.8 miles 16 ft. wide, 1-3 gal. application. Used 6300 gals. road oil. Patched with Tarvia K. P.


2. Main Street :


Oiled .2 miles, 18 ft. wide, 1-4 gal. application. Used 772 gals. road oil. Patched with Tarvia K. P. Cleaned gutters.


3. George Street :


Scraped twice. Gravelled 445 ft. of roadway 9 ft.


30


wide, 5 in. deep. Laid 14 ft. of 12 in. corr. pipe cul- vert.


4. Milford Road : Now State Road.


5. Hastings Street : Now State Road.


6. Washington Street :


Scraped. Gravelled 925 ft. of roadway 10 ft. wide, 12 in. deep. Oiled .2 miles, 12 ft. wide, 1-2 gal. ap- plication. Used 568 gals. road oil.


7. Miscoe Street :


Scraped. Gravelled 240 ft. of roadway 9 ft. wide, 5 in. deep. Laid 24 ft. of 12 in. corr. pipe culvert.


8. Hopedale Street : Scraped twice.


9. Powers Street :


No work done.


10. Northbridge Road :


Scraped by Town. The balance of work done on this road was done by the Miscoe Spring Water Co. Gravelled .5 miles 9 ft. wide, 8 in. deep. Cut brush on both sides of roadway and dragged. The Town paid $300 on this work and the Miscoe Spring Water Co. paid the balance.


11. West Hill Road :


No work done.


12. Morey Road :


Scraped. Gravelled 275 ft. of roadway 5 in. deep, 9 ft. wide.


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13. Thornton Street :


Scraped. Gravelled 850 ft. of roadway 9 ft. wide, 5 in. deep.


14. Whitin Street :


Scraped. Gravelled 725 ft. of roadway 10 ft. wide, 5 in. deep. Repaired culvert.


15. Uxbridge Road : Now State Road.


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16. Maple Street :


Scraped twice. Gravelled 60 ft. of roadway 12 ft. wide, 6 in. deep. Oiled .4 mile, 16 ft. wide, 1-3 gal. application. Used 1348 gals. road oil. Patched with Tarvia K. P.


17. Blackstone Street :


Scraped. Gravelled 350 ft. of roadway 9 ft. wide, 5 in. deep. Oiled .7 mile, 12 ft. wide, 1-3 gal, appli- cation. Used 1700 gals. road oil.


18. Inman Hill Road :


No work done.


19. Millville Road :


Scraped twice. Gravelled 525 ft. of roadway 9 ft. wide, 5 in. deep. Laid two 12 in. corr. pipe culverts each 24 ft. long.


20. Park Street :


Scraped. Gravelled 600 ft. of roadway 19 ft. wide, 5 in. deep.


21. Trask Street :


Scraped. Gravelled 140 ft. of roadway 9 ft. wide, 5 in. deep.


22. Carpenter Hill Road :


No work done.


23. Pleasant Street :


Scraped. Gravelled 140 ft. of roadway 9 ft. wide, 5 in. deep.


24. Asylum Street : No work done.


25. Southwick Street : Scraped and cleaned culverts.


26. Lovell Street : Scraped.


27. Tower Street : Scraped.


28. Emerson Street : Scraped. Gravelled 475 ft. of roadway 9 ft. wide, 6 in. deep.


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29. Providence Street :


Scraped twice. Gravelled 120 ft. of roadway 10 ft. wide, 5 in. deep. Oiled 1.3 miles, 16 ft. wide, 1-3 gal. application. Used 6300 gals. road oil. Patched with Tarvia K. P.


30. Qissett Road :


Scraped. Gravelled 350 ft. of roadway 9 ft. wide, 5 in. deep.


31. Cemetery Road : No work done.


32. Hartford Avenue :


Scraped twice. Gravelled 880 ft. of roadway 10 ft. wide, 6 in. deep. Laid 24 ft. of 12 in. corr. pipe cul- vert.


33. Bates Street :


Gravelled 1150 ft. of roadway 10 ft. wide, 5 in. deep.


34. Thayer Road : No work done.


35. Bellingham Street : Scraped.


36. Gaskill Street : No work done.


37 Elm Street : Scraped.


SUMMARY.


Miles Scraped


32.7 miles.


Gravel carted


1,945 cu. yds.


Feet of road gravelled 9,700 feet.


Miles road oiled 4.6 miles.


Gals. road oil used 16,988 gals.


Feet of 12 in. corr. pipe laid 110 ft.


Respectfully submitted,


R. A. VESPER,


Chapter 81 Assistant.


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TOOLS.


ON HAND IN TOWN OF MENDON, DECEMBER 1, 1925.


Name.


Number.


Augers


1


Push Brooms


1


Lanterns


2


Mattocks


1


Pails


1


Picks


3


Iron Bars


3


Rakes


1


Road Drags, split-log


1


Iron Drag


1


Road Machines, Austin Grader


1


Austin Blades


Sand Screens


1


Scythes


2


Snathes


2


Shovels, short rd.


6


Shovels, short sq.


1


Scoop Shovels


1


Respectfully submitted,


R. A. VESPER,


Chapter 81 Assistant.


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AMOUNTS EXPENDED ON ROADS IN TOWN OF MENDON IN 1925


UNDER CHAPTER 81.


Road.


Amount.


1. North Avenue $350 41


2. Main 170 13


3. George


4. Milford (now State road)


5. Hastings (now state road)


6 75


6. Washingtton


295 52


7. Miscoe


53 13


8. Hopedale


5 77


9. Powers


10 Northbridge


318 85


11. West Hill


17 62


13. Thornton


286 33


14. Whitin


255 79


16. Maple


97 30


17. Blackstone


70 75


18. Inman Hill


187 88


20. Park


257 25


21. Trask


33 20


22. Carpenter Hill


23. Pleasant


14 75


24. Asylum


25. Southwick


.


26. Lovell . .


27. Tower


28. Emerson


154 29


29. Providence


418 36


30. Quissett


103 75


31. Cemetery


32. Hartford


355 46


33. Bates


321 45


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12. Morey


15. Uxbridge


19. Millville


35


34. Thayer


35. Bellingham


36 50


36. Gaskill


37. Elm


Culverts


73 44


Road Oil


1,372 00


Machinery Repairs


6 50


Tools


14 00


Tarvia K. P.


. . 121 57


$5,398 75


Town Allotments


$2,700 00


State Allotments


2,700 00


$5,400 00


Total Payrolls


$1,925 54


Total Materials


3,473 21


$5,398 75


Balance on hand


1 25


$5,400 00


Respectfully submitted,


R. A. VESPER,


Chapter 81 Assistant.


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CHAPTER 81.


Appropriation by the town $2,700 00




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