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2100 yards of gravel were spread on several roads need- ing repairing and 35 yards of ledge were removed on various bad curves to allow for road straightening. We have also erected 26 Street and directional road signs to facilitate motorists passing through town or seeking some particular place in town.
CHAPTER 90 MAINTENANCE.
Due to the lateness of passage of the Governor's budget in the Legislature, the Maintenance and 90 Construction con-
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tracts were received at the same time. This condition necessi- tated doing some of our maintenance work while our con- struction was also in progress.
As a result the section of road between Moses Gaskill's house and the Public Library was not torn up and treated as schedule.
Under the ruling of the State Dept. of Public Works and with their approval, all work not completed November 30th was to be suspended and the funds carried over into 1939 for completion of work. We are therefor carrying over a bal- ance of $353.00 to finish our 1938 contract.
5000 gallons of Tarvia and 4000 gallons of Asphalt were applied in various amounts to North Ave., Northbridge Road, Millville Road and Providence Street. On Providence Street 32 feet of R. F. C. pipe was installed, replacing an old stone culvert.
CHAPTER 90 CONSTRUCTION NORTHBRIDGE ROAD.
By order of the State, all money appropriated this year for construction was applied to Northbridge Road so that the remaining part could be completed to North Avenue. This was done and 3000 feet was built with the following approxi- mate quantities of materials used: 3500 cu. yds. of gravel, 1050 feet of concrete pipe for drainage and 1000 gallons of Tarvia.
The County Commissioners and the Dept. of Public Works have already approved the same allotment ($2600.00 from the County and $4700.00 from the State) for 1939 con- struction on Millville Road, which will mean that 1940 should see Millville Road completed to the Millville Town line.
FLOODS.
The floods of July took a heavy toll on both roads and bridges in the Town. At the height of the storm the High- way Department worked both day and night to keep all roads
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passable, however, it finally was necessary to close all dirt roads to through traffic because of bad washouts. By sand- bagging, two bridges were saved, but the third, on Belling- ham Street was lifted and carried a few feet away by the current of Mill River. When the rains had stopped a com- plete survey of all damage to both roads and bridges was made and a detailed report submitted to the State Emergency Fin- ance Board together with a request for a grant to repair the damage done by the flood. Four and one-half miles of dirt road was washed out, one bridge gone and another at the Shoddy Mill with abutments weakened so badly by continual wash of the flood waters that a new bridge was essential to the safety of future travel over it.
The State Board accepted our figures as to the cost of re- pairs and the following week the Town of Mendon received a check for $12,700.00.
Repairs to all but two of the roads have been completed. Miscoe Street and West Hill Road have been temporarily re- paired and will be completed in the spring of 1939 before any other work is done. The bridge on Bellingham Street will be completed by the time these reports are out and the one at the Shoddy Mill started.
The Bellingham Street bridge will have reinforced con- crete abutments, steel arch with reinforced concrete cap over the arch and concrete wing walls. The new bridge will be 25 feet wide to allow for any future widening of the road and will carry two 20 ton loads passing at the same time. The Shoddy Mill bridge will be relocated further upstream to eliminate the bad curve right at the old bridge.
ROAD MACHINERY.
To properly maintain and keep in repair as economically as possible the roads of any town or city to-day it is essen- tial that a Highway Department own certain necessary equip- ment. Following this policy, we have purchased certain pieces of equipment from time to time throughout the year at no additional cost to the Town and paid for on a rental
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basis. One instance of this was the purchase of a six ton gasoline roller. While being used on road work it was charged for, like a piece of rented equipment and the money sent to the company from which it was purchased. When the 90 Construction work started it was necessary to rent a larger roller and we then rented our own roller to the Town of Millville for a period of weeks.
This arrangement proved advantageous to us for the Town of Millville used it long enough to finish all payments due, besides providing work for one of our men as operator.
This next year, outside rentals like this will help greatly to build up our Machinery Account. We have also purchased a new 75 gallon tar and asphalt kettle with hand spraying attachment for shoulder work, a cement mixer, new pneu- matic tired tractor and new steel V snow plow. The old crawler type tractor broke down completely in the midst of the construction work this fall. There were two reasons for not repairing the old tractor: First, the cost as compared to the price of the new 1937 model purchased and second, the fact that we are now out of the mud and within another year will have no further use for a crawler-type tractor. The hur- ricane completely wrecked the large old fashioned wooden plow for the tractor. This new V-type plow with high flaring moldboard will roll the snow in a much more satisfactory man- ner than the old straight up and down V plow.
CONCLUSION.
I again wish to thank you gentlemen on the Board of Se- lectmen and the citizens of the town for your continued friend- ship and cooperation, and again to those citizens who have been inconvenienced by my closing certain roads during con- struction or oiling, may I express my appreciation for your patience and help.
Respectfully submitted, ROBERT M. DONNELLY, Superintendent of Streets.
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WPA
Again this year, the local WPA has made many permanent improvements in Mendon. The first of the year was spent in putting in sections of stone filled roads on the Farm to Market program. Then the water hole in the center of the Town was enlarged to 25 feet by 40 feet. For four months in the early spring a crew of 14 men under the Moth Supt. covered all wooded sections of town under a Moth Project.
Another group of men installed a new drainage system on Washington Street and later the entire WPA force work- ing in two shifts graded the High School grounds, built new cement walks, parking space and drive, excavated for new tennis courts and baseball diamond and cut off all brush from the new land purchased from Mrs. Danforth for a playing field.
While work was in progress on this project the hurricane of Sept. 21st struck with the resultant heavy damage to roads and private property. Immediately an emergency was de- clared by the Selectmen and all WPA help under the super- vision of the Supt. of Streets and the Tree Warden, together with the Highway Dept., were put to work opening all roads for two-way traffic. Under orders from the State Administra- tion the WPA was allowed to work 10 hours a day including Sundays as long as the emergency lasted.
A rehabilitation project was immediately submitted for cleaning up roadsides and approval of Federal funds to the amount of $10,000.00 for men and trucks was approved for this work.
When the roadsides had been fairly well cleaned up work was suspended for the time being on this project and work started on a Forest Fire Hazard project to clean up all timber 100 feet back from the roadsides and open all forest lanes and cart paths before the spring forest fires began. To aid the Mendon workers, 68 men from Blackstone were sent in and the work is about finished.
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We have, approved and awaiting operation, several worth- while projects for the coming year. The Federal Government has forwarded approval of the following projects: Gypsy Moth project, rehabilitation project, High School grounds im- provement, Assessors' project for cataloging and card index- ing all property and persons assessed in the town and a sur- veying and map project designed to survey all taxable prop- erty, establish and place bounds, establish road bounds and draw maps of all roads and property surveyed. This work includes examining all titles in the courthouse of local prop- erty owners.
During the year we have had employed on the WPA be- tween 30 and 55 men at all times. At the present time there are 34 men at work. The Federal government has expended $27,000.00 in this town this year for this work on labor and materials.
In conclusion, let me say that the work done in this town by the WPA has been commendable and has received favorable comments from the head WPA office and the U. S. Forestry Service.
Respectfully submitted, ROBERT M. DONNELLY,
WPA Supervisor.
CHAPTER 81.
Department of Public Works Agree- ment No. 3146
Town Appropriation
$3,600 00
State Allotment
5,400 00
$9,000 00
EXPENDITURES.
PAY ROLLS.
Labor
$3,389 50
Equipment
3,181 30
$6,570 80
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GRAVEL AND SAND.
M. L. Goldthwaite
$114 17
M. U. Gaskill 12 60
$126 77
SURFACING MATERIALS.
N. England Asphalt & Tar Co., 30,500 gal. Asphalt $1,918 14
Barrett Co., 1000 gal. Tar 120 12
$2,038 26
MISCELLANEOUS.
McGuinness, sign posts $21 00
Wilkinson Co., push brooms 5 92
State Prison, street signs
59 40
Roy Barrows, grain bags
10 50
Corbett Co., concrete pipe
145 92
C. C. Shattuck, gas
7 03
W. Heck, drill points
14 40
$264 17
Total Expenditures
$9,000 00
SUMMARY.
Town Appropriation
$3,600 00
Received from State
5,337 49
Due from State
62 51
$9,000 00
CHAPTER 90, MAINTENANCE.
Town Appropriation
$1,000 00
State Allotment
1,000 00
County Allotment
1,000 00
$3,000 00
EXPENDITURES. PAY ROLLS.
Labor
$778 50
Equipment
579 00
$1,357 50
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EMPLOYEES LIABILITY INSURANCE.
H. A. Daniels & Co.
$26 04
SURFACING MATERIALS.
N. E. Asphalt & Tar Co., 4000 gal.
Asphalt
$292 24
Barrett Co., 5000 gal. Tar
594 29
$886 53
SAND AND GRAVEL.
Rosenfeld Sand & Stone Co.
$164 50
CONCRETE PIPE.
Corbett Pipe Co.
$212 40
SUMMARY.
Total expended $2,646 97
Balance, for scheduled work not done
in 1938, to be expended in 1939
....
353 03
$3,000 00
GENERAL REPAIRS.
Town Appropriation
$1,000 00
EXPENDITURES.
Labor
$364 50
Equipment
269 30
$633 80
MISCELLANEOUS.
Fiske Lumber Co., lumber
$163 32
H. M. Curtiss, cement 37 54
Bradbury-Locke, lumber
12 11
Corbett Pipe Co., pipe
74 40
Barrett Co., tar patch
54 60
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Phil & Co., boots 4 00
Hope Rubber Co., coats
15 97
C. C. Shattuck, paint
2 99
H. S. Chadbourne, files
40
$365 33
Total expended
$999 13
Unexpended
87
$1,000 00
CHAPTER 90 CONSTRUCTION. NORTHBRIDGE ROAD.
Town Appropriation $2,100 00
State Allotment
4,700 00
County Allotment
2,600 00
$9,400 00
EXPENDITURES. PAY ROLLS.
Labor
$3,077 20
Equipment 3,942 30
$7,019 50
GRAVEL.
M. U. Gaskill
$233 00
M. L. Goldthwaite
78 68
Rosenfeld Sand & Stone
14 75
$226 43
SURFACING MATERIALS.
Barrett Co., 10,000 gal. Tar
$1,187 03
CONCRETE PIPE.
Corbett Pipe Co.
$715 52
EMPLOYER'S LIABILITY INSURANCE.
H. A. Daniels & Co. $139 55
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SUMMARY.
Total expended $9,388 03
Balance to be expended in 1939
11 97
$9,400 00
SNOW REMOVAL.
Appropriation
$1,500 00
EXPENDITURES.
PAY ROLLS.
Labor
$521 00
Trucks
848 00
$1,369 00
MISCELLANEOUS.
F. A. Gould, bulbs $1 75
A. J. Wilkinson, snow shovels 16 00
Fisk-Alden, tractor parts 88 05
$105 80
SUMMARY.
Total expended
$1,474 80
Unexpended
25 20
$1,500 00
ROAD MACHINERY ACCOUNT.
Appropriation
$670 00
Transferred from Reserve Fund
100 00
$770 00
EXPENDITURES.
C. C. Shattuck, gas and oil
$158 42
Fisk-Alden Co., parts
73 37
W. H. Casey, parts 3 00
Dekes Filling Station, gas and oil
3 44
Varney Bros., express
3 75
H. S. Chadbourne, stock
2 33
40
Donat Roy, repairs on tools 26 35 Sunny Side Service Station, grease and oil 42 95
E. O. Rose and Son, repairs
4 18
F. A. Gould, stock
80
Dyar Sales & Machinery Co., lanterns 17 75
Milford Auto Parts Co., tar barrels ....
3 00
Warren D. Sampson Co., mdse. for tractor 12 81
Hedge and Mattheis Co., parts for mixer Hauck Manufacturing Co., tar kettle ....
4 45
A. & J. Auto Ignition Co., parts for mixer 16 81
Eastern Bridge and Structural Co.,
road hone
100 00
$718 41
EXPENDED FOR LABOR.
Payroll No. 1
$19 50
Payroll No. 2
32 00
$51 50
Unexpended
09
$770 00
EMERGENCY FLOOD FUND.
Received from State Emergency Fin-
ance Commission $12,700 00
EXPENDITURES. PAY ROLLS.
Labor $2,811 50
Equipment
2,924 80
$5,736 30
245 00
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GRAVEL AND STONE.
Rosenfeld Sand and Stone
$667 10
M. L. Goldthwaite
104 16
Varney Bros.
27 50
$798 76
CEMENT.
Milford Grain Co.
$46 60
H. M. Curtiss Co.
19 62
Bradbury-Locke
3 90
$70 12
LUMBER.
W. G. Fiske
$39 32
Bradbury-Locke
66 64
$105 96
PIPE.
Corbett Pipe
$60 80
H. M. Curtiss
2 40
$63 20
REPAIRS.
Allied Steel
$25 71
E. O. Rose
5 08
N. L. Huff
4 56
Donat Roy
10 50
Elgar Bartlett
1 00
$46 85
BAGS FOR COFFER DAM.
R. Grant
$24 60
Wm. Smith
5 10
Wm. Bowen
2 25
Roy Barrows
2 46
Walter Gaskill
72
Earle Gaskill
63
$35 76
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MISCELLANEOUS TOOLS AND SUPPLIES.
H. S. Chadbourne, supplies $56 46
Dyar Sales Co., tools 19 13
A. J. Wilkinson, tools 16 88
Uxbridge Hardware, tools
33 80
Phil & Co., boots 20 40
Varney Bros., express
2 50
Deke's, oil 18 22
C. C. Shattuck, gas
136 13
Barrett Co., tar
118 88
Harold Metcalf, use of car
10 00
$432 40
SUMMARY.
Total expended in 1938
$7,289 35
Balance to be expended in 1939
5,410 65
-$12,700 00
WPA APPROPRIATION.
Appropriation
$3,500 00
Transferred from Reserve Fund 97
$3,500 97
EXPENDITURES. PAY ROLLS.
Labor
$310 00
TRUCKS.
Kinsley Barnes
$348 00
Walter Coffin
286 50
Robert Donnelly
358 50
Edward Goss
88 50
Daniel Leone
342 00
Harold Metcalf
379 50
Carl Taft
361 50
$2,164 50
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COMPRESSOR.
Aldo Sabatinelli $299 00
PUMP.
L. C. Woodfall
$47 00
$2,820 50
MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES.
LUMBER.
Bradbury-Locke
$18 34
H. M. Curtiss
14 90
L. Holbrook 6 00
$39 24
TOOLS.
Fairbanks Co.
$66 15
Chase-Parker
118 12
H. S. Chadbourne
52 33
Dyar Sales
16 20
A. J. Wilkinson
10 80
Edson Corp.
7 55
Chas. McCarthy Co.
24 96
F. A. Gould
6 70
$302 81
GRAVEL.
M. U. Gaskill
$23 20
M. Goldthwaite 28 61
N. Greenwood
54 00
J. Rosenfeld
17 00
J. Courteau
4 20
$127 01
DYNAMITE AND BLASTING SUPPLIES.
Walter Heck
$51 90
J. Rosenfeld 47 75
$99 65
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MOTH EQUIPMENT.
Huggins & Son, creosote $14 58
Frost Insecticide, brushes
9 72
Nina Burr, glasses
72
$25 02
EXPRESS ON TOOLS.
Varney Bros.
$3 00
N. Y., N. H. & H. R. R.
1 47
Seaver's Express
75
Railway Express Co.
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$5 78
MISCELLANEOUS.
Donat Roy, repairs
$31 05
E. O. Rose, repairs
5 85
Phil & Co., boots
8 00
J. J. Gibbs, first aid
4 02
C. C. Shattuck, kerosene, etc.
28 02
Deke's, oil
92
R. Barrows, bags
2 10
M. Bowen, typing
1 00
$80 96
Total expended for materials $680 47
SUMMARY.
Pay Rolls
$2,820 50
Materials and Supplies
680 47
$3,500 97
SCHEDULE OF WAGES PAID EMPLOYEES ON ALL HIGHWAY WORK FOR 1938.
Name
Chapter 81
Chapter 90 Maintenance
General Repairs
Chapter 90 Northbridge
Snow Removal
Flood Fund
Totals
Robert Donnelly
$529.50
$42.75
$118.50
$324.00
$67.50
$262.50
$1,344.75
Joseph Amantea
8.00
8.00
Joseph Anesta
39.00
39.00
Henry Anthony
4.00
29.50
168.50
99.00
301.00
Louis Anthony
170.00
16.00
4.50
10.00
20.50
221.00
Alfred Auty
23.50
12.00
144.00
10.00
82.50
272.00
Fred Bagg
4.00
17.00
8.00
5.00
34.00
Merton Barrows
6.50
6.50
Robert Bartlett
4.00
4.00
8.00
Wm. Bowen
11.50
1.50
40.00
53.00
James Brady
107.50
36.00
140.50
4.00
113.00
401.00
Robert Brownley
22.00
20.00
110.00
21.00
13.50
186.50
Peter Brunette
81.50
44.00
97.50
8.00
60.50
291.50
William Coppfer
134.00
25.50
197.50
16.00
134.50
507.50
Robert Coulter
12.00
6.00
1.50
4.00
42.00
James Cram
82.50
43.20
48.00
91.20
Francis Dewolf
6.50
25.00
18.00
59.50
109.00
Walter Dimock
15.00
15.00
George Driscoll
17.50
3.00
Allen Faneuf
16.00
6.50
22.50
Theodore Garneau
54.50
54.50
Robert Grant
100.00
4.00
62.00
10.00
132.50
308.50
Chester Hammond
4.00
24.50
5.00
192.00
7.50
58.00
291.00
Edmund Hammond
24.50
89.50
8.50
122.50
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18.00
A. Courtemanche
36.50
67.50
150.00
Rudolph Deiana
17.50
Harold Dunbar
3.00
2.00
2.00
Raymond Barrows
SCHEDULE OF WAGES PAID EMPLOYES-Continued.
Name
Chapter 81
Chapter 90 Maintenance
General Repairs
Chapter 90 Northbridge
Snow Removal
Flood Fund
Totals
Frederick Hartshorn
50.00
6.50
10.50
67.00
Edward Harvey
8.00
8.00
William Heck
21.00
21.00
Ernest Irons
2.00
24.00
60.00
23.00
109.00
William Irons
27.50
23.00
16.00
11.00
152.00
229.50
Arthur King
6.50
6.50
Aram Lamothe
27.00
27.00
Joseph Lamothe
36.00
8.00
16.00
60.00
Orville Lapham
3.50
2.00
54.00
59.50
Charles Larking
7.50
7.50
Carl Lindfelt
9.00
9.00
C. Mathewson
20.00
20.00
Edwin Miller
164.50
52.00
112.00
10.00
91.00
429.50
Kenneth Morrison
188.00
57.50
129.50
131.00
506.00
William Munsell
278.50
85.00
108.00
27.00
117.50
659.50
George Neely
31.00
4.00
9.50
5.25
202.25
Joseph Plouf
4.00
11.50
15.50
Joseph Randor
28.00
36.00
112.00
13.50
51.00
240.50
Norman Rogers
4.50
13.50
18.00
Frank Roy
11.50
27.50
52.00
73.50
164.50
Roscoe Steere
245.00
52.50
43.50
151.50
31.50
75.00
599.00
Austin Taft
69.00
4.00
73.00
Kenneth Taft
24.50
59.50
84.00
Douglas Taylor
21.50
4.00
75.00
6.00
73.00
179.50
Joseph Taylor
3.50
25.00
62.50
91.00
Leo Tetreault
320.50
32.75
66.00
216.00
63.50
224.00
922.75
N. Thibault
85.50
20.00
101.50
8.00
67.00
282.00
Warren Tracy
20.50
20.50
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31.00
William Nuttall
183.50
43.50
6.50
6.50
Wilfred King
Wilbur Tucker Harold Ward
37.50
3.00
28.00
23.50
92.00
76.00
4.00
8.50
51.00
21.50
75.00
236.00
Alec Wolec
50.25
50.25
Herbert Wood
4.00
6.00
56.00
66.00
Edmund Yanski
6.00
12.00
18.00
Walter Yanski
6.00
37.00
2.00
184.50
31.00
134.50
395.00
George York
8.00
7.50
15.50
TOTAL LABOR
$3,389.50
$778.50
$364.50
$3,077.20
$521.00
$2,811.50
$10,942.20
RENTED EQUIPMENT TRUCKS.
Kinsley Barnes
$453.00
$120.00
$13.50
$288.50
$318.00
$1,193.00
Walter Coffin
246.00
27.00
19.50
256.50
$30.00
276.00
855.00
Robert Donnelly
465.00
105.00
126.00
309.00
330.00
420.00
1,758.00
Edward Goss
367.00
46.50
1.50
524.50
316.50
1,256.00
Daniel Leone
70.50
280.50
555.00
Harold Metcalf
487.50
111.00
57.00
384.00
62.00
475.50
1,577.00
Aldo Sabatinelli
528.00
27.00
21.00
439.50
255.00
406.50
1,677.00
$2,617.00
$436.50
$238.50
$2,547.00
$848.00
$2,493.00
$9,180.00
ROAD ROLLERS
283.50
336.00
POWER SHOVEL
Rosenfeld Sand & Stone
880.00
880.00
COMPRESSOR
Aldo Sabatinelli 30.80
30.80 16.80
92.80
171.20
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Acme Power & Equip. Co. 280.00 R. H. Newell
50.00
40.00
370.00
52.50
141.00
168.00
309.00
Carl Taft
204.00
SCHEDULE OF WAGES PAID EMPLOYES-Continued.
Chapter 90
General Repairs
Chapter 90 Northbridge
Snow Removal
Flood Fund
Totals
Thomas DeFalco R. H. Newell L. C. Woodfall
37.50
37.50
36.00
36.00
30.00
30.00
TOWN-OWNED EQUIPMENT.
Road Grader
$217.50
40.00
215.00
160.00
632.50
Tar Kettle
26.00
12.75
38.75
Cement Mixer
10.00
22.75
32.75
$253.50
$40.00
$215.00
$195.50
$704.00
OUTSIDE RENTAL
Road Grader
$15.00
$719.00
Equipment Total
$3,181.30
$579.00
$269.30
$3,942.30
$848.00
$2,924.80
$11,744.70
TOTAL PAY ROLLS
$6,570.80
$1,357.50
$633.80
$7,019.50
$1,369.00
$5,736.30
$22,686.90
Outside Rental
$15.00
Respectfully submitted, ROBERT M. DONNELLY, Superintendent of Streets.
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Name Chapter 81
Maintenance
PUMPS.
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ASSESSORS' REPORT.
The Assessors' Recapitulation Sheet and Table of Aggre- gates are given below:
RECAPITULATION SHEET.
Town appropriations :
Annual Town Meeting, March 2,
1938
$58,319 33
Debt and Interest
5,720 00
State Tax
1,917 50
State Parks and Reservation Tax
55 17
County Tax
2,449 11
Overlay for 1938
756 22
$69,217 33
$69,217 33
Estimated Receipts
$24,843 62
Available Funds (voted by Town
Meeting and authorized by Tax Commissioner)
4,992 33
$29,838 19 $29,838 19
Net Amount raised on polls and property
$39,379 14
395 Poll Taxes @ $2.00 each
790 00
Total Valuation
$1,330,660 00
Tax Rate
$29 00
Personal Property Tax
130,870 00
Real Estate
1,199,790 00
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TABLE OF AGGREGATES.
Number of assessments on real
estate
488
Number of assessments on personal estate 110
598
Number of male polls assessed
395
Value of assessed stock-in-trade $2,700 00
Value of assessed live stock
44,270 00
Value of assessed machinery
78,550 00
Value of all other assessed personal estate
5,350 00
Value of assessed personal property $130,870 00 $130,870 00
Value of assessed buildings, exclud- ing land 869,430 00
Value of assessed land, excluding
buildings
330,360 00
Value of assessed real estate
$1,199,790 00$1,199,790 00
Total value of assessed property ...
1,330,660 00
Tax on personal estate 3,795 23
Tax on real estate
34,793 91
Tax on polls
790 00
Total poll and property taxes $39,379 14 $39,379 14
Rate of tax per $1,000 29 00
Number of horses assessed
65
Number of cows assessed
554
Number of sheep assessed
3
Number of neat cattle other than cows assessed
91
Number of swine assessed
9
Number of dwelling houses assessed Number of acres of land assessed
418
10,845
Number of fowl assessed
4,160
51
MOTOR VEHICLE EXCISE TAXES COMMITTED TO COLLECTOR IN 1938.
Vehicles registered in 1937
$31 85
Vehicles registered in 1938
2,738 90
$2,770 75 $2,770 75
MOTOR VEHICLE EXCISE TAXES ABATED
IN 1938.
1937 taxes
$6 99
1938 taxes
77 87
$84 86
OVERLAY ACCOUNT
1937.
Overlay
$684 50
Abatements
$503 50
Balance
181 00
$684 50
$684 50
1938.
Overlay
$756 22
Abatements
$312 52
Balance
443 70
$756 22
$756 22
Respectfully submitted, EDWARD T. WHITING, CARL M. TAFT, CHARLES F. LEONARD,
Board of Assessors.
January 1, 1939.
52
COLLECTOR'S REPORT.
1938.
1936 PROPERTY TAXES.
DR.
Taxes outstanding Jan. 1, 1938 $3,200 61
Interest
255 66
Costs on tax sales
7 20
$3,463 47
CR.
Paid Treasurer
$3,447 87
Tax takings
7 50
Abated
8 10
$3,463 47
1937 MOTOR EXCISE TAXES.
DR.
Total taxes outstanding Jan. 1, 1938 $103 45
Interest
3 92
$107 37
CR.
Paid Treasurer
$102 75
Abated by Authority of Tax Comm. ...
4 62
- $107 37
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DR.
1937 Motor Excise Taxes Committed
Jan. 15, 1938
$31 85
Interest 03
$31 88
CR.
Paid Treasurer
$31 88
Uncollected
00
$31 88
1937 PROPERTY TAXES.
DR.
Taxes Outstanding Jan. 1, 1938 $8,917 38
Interest 178 55
$9,095 93
CR.
Paid Treasurer $5,821 81
Subsequent Tax Title Credit
56 25
Abated by Authority of Tax Comm.
10 00
Uncollected
3,207 87
$9,095 93
1938 POLL TAXES.
DR.
Taxes committed
$800 00
Demands
16 45
$816 45
CR.
Paid Treasurer
$798 45
Abated
18 00
$816 45
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1938 MOTOR EXCISE TAXES.
DR.
First commitment April 1, 1938 $1,493 08
Interest 2 58
$1,495 66
CR.
Paid Treasurer
$1,480 02
Abated
14 84
Uncollected
00
$1,495 66
DR.
Second commitment May 2, 1938
$803 95
Interest 1 35
$805 30
CR.
Paid Treasurer
$801 43
Uncollected
3 87
$805 30
DR.
Third commitment July 1, 1938
$109 46
Interest
14
$109 60
CR.
Paid Treasurer
$105 49
Uncollected
4 11
$109 60
55
DR.
Fourth commitment October 14, 1938 $287 12
Interest 12
$287 24
CR.
Paid Treasurer
$287 24
Uncollected
00
$287 24
DR.
Fifth commitment December 1, 1938
$45 29
$45 29
CR.
Paid Treasurer
$23 74
Abated
10 48
Uncollected
11 07
$45 29
1938 PROPERTY TAXES.
DR.
Taxes committed
$38,870 44
Interest
25 52
$38,895 96
CR.
Paid Treasurer
$28,246 54
Subsequent tax title credit
62 35
Abated
294 52
Uncollected
10,292 55
$38,895 96
Respectfully submitted, ARTHUR P. DALTON, Collector of Taxes.
January 1, 1939.
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REPORT OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WELFARE.
TEMPORARY AID.
RESOURCES.
Town appropriation
$7,000 00
Transferred from reserve fund
102 61
$7,102 61
Expended
$7,097 64
Unexpended
4 97
$7,102 61
DETAILED EXPENDITURES.
MENDON SETTLED CASES.
One family in own home $455 36
One family in own home
148 00
One family in own home
2 00
One family in own home
148 00
One family in own home
262 00
One person in own home
56 00
One family in own home
203 00
One family in own home
400 55
One family in own home
272 00
One family in own home
12 00
One family in own home
68 05
One family in own home
8 00
One family in own home
301 48
One family in own home
28 00
One family in own home
20 00
57
One family in own home 64 00
One family in own home
16 00
One family in own home
144 00
One family in own home
36 00
One family in own home
83 00
PAID OTHER TOWNS FOR MENDON SETTLED CASES.
Town of Northbridge
$374 68
Town of Milford, one case 20 00
Town of Milford, one case
250 79
Town of Milford, one case
244 00
Town of Milford, one case
152 00
Town of Franklin, one case
110 12
Wife settled in Northbridge, husband
State case
84 00
WIFE AND CHILDREN SETTLED IN MENDON, HUSBAND STATE CASE.
One family in own home 26 00
One family in own home
4 95
One family in own home
5 13
One family in own home
227 10
One family in own home
82 00
CASES RESIDING IN MENDON SETTLED IN OTHER TOWNS.
Uxbridge case
52 00
Upton case
118 95
Medway case
38 00
CASE WITH NO SETTLEMENT, CHARGEABLE
TO THE STATE.
One family in own home $285 42
One person in home of others 48 50
One family in own home
16 53
One family in own home
951 10
58
One family in own home 36 00
One family in own home 47 00
One family in own home 2 00
One family in own home
741 58
One family in own home
143 25
One family in own home
31 50
MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES.
Helpers for Surplus commodities truck $33 00
Mendon's share to Federal Government
for Surplus Commodities Adminis- tration 41 56
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