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3 45
Barney Coal Co., coal
113 50
Goss & Whiting, repairs
53 43
Charles E. Clark, stock and labor
23 95
M. M. Goodnow Co., stock and labor
50 56
Nina M. Burr, supplies
4 27
$530 49
CARE AND OPERATION OF RECORD ROOM.
N. E. Tel. & Tel. Co., toll calls $51 50
Louis Marlow, janitor 36 50
Wor. Sub. Elec. Co., lights 10 91
Leonard N. Jaques & Sons, supplies
45
R. O. Sweet, cleaning oil burner
3 00
Goss & Whiting, stock and labor
59 50
C. C. Shattuck, supplies
64
Massachusetts Reformatory, chairs
16 34
Clark & Shaughnessy, oil
73 60
$252 44
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BALLOT CLERKS AND TELLERS.
Payroll No. 1, Annual Town Meeting $31 50
Payroll No. 2, Pre-Primary Election .. 11 00
Payroll No. 3, Primary Election 14 00
Payroll No. 4, Presidential Election .. 45 50
Payroll No. 5 Recount on Alcoholic
Beverages
8 00
TOWN CLERK.
Postage and Money Orders
$3 63
Toll calls
1 70
Supplies
1 60
Making Keys
50
Swearing in Town Officers
5 00
Expenses to meetings
32 50
American Writing Ink Co.
84
Robinson Seal Co.
94
Recording births, deaths and marriages
42 00
The Charlescraft Press
19 65
The Clark Printing Co.
4 50
Cahill's News Agency
11 11
Atlas Rubber Stamp Co.
2 15
Joseph Edwards, return of two deaths 50
Walter W. Watson, return of two deaths
50
TAX COLLECTOR.
The Barre Gazette
$26 75
Postage
42 25
The Forbes Press
16 75
Use of auto
10 00
Hobbs & Warren
9 35
TOWN TREASURER.
Making Schedule A
$10 00
Use of auto 25 00
$110 00
$127 12
$105 10
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The Charlescraft Press, supplies 9 25
Postage 56 62
Hobbs & Warren, supplies 36
$101 23
INSPECTION OF ANIMALS.
Moses U. Gaskill, salary $120 00
$120 00
SELECTMEN.
Postage
$31 00
Expenses to meetings
94 00
Dues for Selectmen's Association
6 00
$131 00
ASSESSORS.
Wor. County Abstract Co., Abstracts
$17 98
George R. Barnstead & Son, cards 1 00
Carl Taft, use of auto
20 00
Expenses to meetings
5 00
Charles F. Leonard, copying valuation book as required by law (Chap. 59, Sec. 49)
30 00
Cahill's News Agency
3 77
Hobbs & Warren, supplies
28 34
$106 09
SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.
Walter Taylor, salary
$40 00
DOG OFFICER.
Harold C. Barrows, salary
$10 00
MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES.
Wor. County Commissioners $6 00
Alfred B. Cenedella, salary 105 00
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Herbert S. Wood, (Estate of Frank H.
Wood) as moderator 5 00
Repairing Hay Scales 6 00
Cahill's News Agency (Highway Dep't.) 31 60
William R. Bowen, delivering Town Reports
10 00
Payroll No. 6, Painting Town Bounds
60 00
Payroll No. 7, labor and truck
24 00
The Charlescraft Press, printing Town Reports
231 00
The Charlescraft Press, supplies
8 65
Cahill's News Agency
18 25
The Forbes Press
11 35
F. N. Thayer Cemetery Fund
1 75
$518 60
ADVERTISING.
Milford Daily News, Warrants, notices
and tax sales $86 07
$86 07
REGISTRARS OF VOTERS.
The Clark Printing Co. $35 00
Henry P. Clough, Registrars' lists
15 00
The Charlescraft Press 4 65
George W. Billings
29 00
D. Kinsley Barnes, listing
20 00
Charles F. Bagg, listing
14 00
Joseph W. McEwen, listing
8 25
Albert S. Coleman, listing and clerical work
52 00
D. Kinsley Barnes, salary 10 00
Joseph W. McEwen, salary
10 00
Clifford Entwistle, salary
10 00
Albert S. Coleman, salary
20 00
Robinson Seal Co., supplies
31 60
$259 50
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SUMMARY.
Appropriation
$2,500 00
Expended
2,497 64
Unexpended
$2 36
BALANCE OF SCHOOL FUND.
Paid Merchants National Bank, Boston
$216 89
INSURANCE ON TOWN BUILDINGS.
Appropriation
$840 00
Expended :
George Insurance Agency
$837 75
Unexpended
2 25
$840 00
THAYER CEMETERY FUND.
Cash on hand in bank
$3 50
Expended
$2 50
Unexpended
1 00
$3 50
WORCESTER COUNTY TRADE SCHOOL TUITION.
Appropriation
$18 00
Paid Worcester Trade School $18 00
$18 00
RESERVE FUND.
Appropriation
$1,000 00
Transferred to Tree Warden Account $50 00
Transferred to Snow removal 196 00
Transferred to General repairs 190 00
Transferred to WPA appropriation 400 00
Transferred to Police Department
150 00
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Transferred to Gas Tax refund
10 00
Unexpended 4 00
$1,000 00
SALARIES OF TOWN OFFICERS.
Appropriation
$2,350 00
Expended
$2,208 56
Unexpended
141 44
$2,350 00
Expenditures :
Arthur P. Dalton, Tax Collector $443 51
Moses U. Gaskill, Treasurer
250 00
Albert S. Coleman, Town Clerk
125 00
William R. Bowen, Chairman of Select-
men 1 year, Member of Welfare Board 1 year
156 00
Harold Metcalf, Chairman of Welfare Board 1 year, Member of Select- men 1 year
170 00
Roy A. Barrows, Member of Select-
men 1 year, Member of Welfare Board 1 year
81 00
Robert M. Donnelly, Superintendent of Streets
483 00
Charles F. Leonard, Chairman of
Assessors, 1 year 250 00
Carl M. Taft, Assessor 100 00
Edward Whiting, Assessor
100 05
Harold C. Barrows, Constable
25 00
William A. Barry, Auditor
25 00
$2,208 56
Unexpended
141 44
$2,350 00
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PARK DEPARTMENT.
Appropriation
$100 00
Expended
$99 10
Unexpended
90
$100 00
Expended for labor $79 50
Leonard N. Jaques & Sons, seed
1 60
Rosenfeld Sand & Gravel Co., loam
18 00
..
$99 10
Unexpended
90
$100 00
AUSTIN WOOD RELIEF FUND.
No Expenditures
MEMORIAL DAY.
Appropriation
$85 00
Expenditures :
Clifton Marshall Post American
Legion
$4 00
Tilliston Post American Legion 35 00
Post 22, G A. R.
5 00
Parkinson Bros.
5 00
J. Frank Leonard
5 00
Johnson Bus Lines, Inc.
10 00
Harold J. Parkinson
5 00
C. C. Shattuck
11 60
Unexpended
4 40
$85 00
BONDS OF TOWN OFFICERS.
Appropriation $108 00
James W. Hennigan $10 00
$80 60
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Karl A. Bright 95 50
$105 50
Unexpended
2 50
$108 00
WORCESTER COUNTY HOSPITAL.
Appropriation
$1,569 10
Expended :
Care and Maintenance
$781 59
Interest on Bonds
237 51
Construction
550 00
$1,569 10
STREET LIGHTS.
Appropriation
$627 00
Expended
Worcester Sub. Elec. Co. $627 00
$627 00
SOLDIERS' AND SAILORS' GRAVES.
Appropriation
$20 00
Expended
Paid Swandale Cemetery Ass'n. .... $20 00
$20 00
MOTOR VEHICLE EXCISE TAX REFUND. Expended, 1940 $91 97
$91 97
MOTH SUPPRESSION.
Appropriation
$200 00
Expended
Payrolls
$187 00
Transportation
3 00
W. N. Seibert, salary as Sup't.
10 00
$200 00
Respectfully Submitted, WILLARD N. SEIBERT, Moth Superintendent.
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SOLDIERS' RELIEF.
Appropriation $100 00
Expended :
Milford Hospital, 1 case
$26 00
Unexpended
74 00
$100 00
ASSETS.
Uncollected Taxes :
1939 Property Taxes $1,901 73
1940 Excise Taxes 112 35
1940 Property Taxes
8,218 34
$10,232 42
Due from the State of Massachusetts on Highways:
Millville Road, Special Allotment
$
30
Chapter 90, Maintenance 556 33
$556 63
Due from the County of Worcester on Highways:
Millville Road, Special Allotment 30
Chapter 90, Maintenance 556 33
$556 63
Welfare:
Due from the State of Massachusetts for Temporary Aid:
1940 Account $1,684 54
Due from the Town of Medway 312 00
Due from the Town of Uxbridge 48 00
$2,044 54
Old Age Assistance :
Due from Town of Milford (1939) $134 84 Due from Town of Milford (1940) 27 50
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Due from State of Mass. (9 months) April 1 to Dec. 31, 1940 3,501 12
Due from State of Mass. (1939) 196 67 Due Federal Grant Oct., Nov., and Dec., 1940 1,728 00
$5,588 13
Aid to Dependent Children :
Due Federal Grant Nov. and Dec. .... $105 00
Due from State of Mass. July 1, 1939 to June 30, 1940, one case 258 33
Due State of Mass. other cases July 1, 1940 289 33
$652 66
Cash in Hands of Treasurer
$13,816 80
- - $13,816 80
Tax Titles :
7 Titles
$477 87
1 Title in Land Court
353 56
$831 43
Total Assets
$34,279 24
LIABILITIES.
Due County of Worcester for Con-
struction and Equipment of Wor- cester County Hospital $4,400 00
Kennedy, Spencer & Co., bonds on School House Addition 26,000 00 Home National Bank (Notes on antici-
pation of revenue 26,500 00
$56,900 00
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LIST OF JURORS.
Robert Bartlett
Millville Road
Laborer
Robert M. Donnelly
Uxbridge Road
Supt. of Streets
John J. Driscoll
Main Street
Machinist
Jesse F. White
North Avenue
Salesman
Aldo Sabatinelli
Milford Street
Contractor
William R. Bowen
Bates Street
Poultryman
Ernest E. Souls
Bates Street
Pattern Maker
Harold Metcalf
Uxbridge Road
Clerk
Ellis L. Cook
Bellingham Street Poultryman
George G. Davenport Silas H. Dudley
North Avenue
Farmer
Maple Street
Collector
Roy A. Barrows
Blackstone Street Dairyman
John J. O'Sullivan
Thayer Road
Poultryman
William F. Irons, Jr.
Main Street
Musician
Walter Taylor
Blackstone Street Factory Worker
SUMMARY.
Department
Resources
Expended
Unexpended
Overdraft
Incidentals
$2,500.00
$2,497.64
$2.36
Salaries of Town Officers
2,350.00
2,208.56
141.44
Reserve Fund
1,000.00
996.00
4.00
Worcester County Hospital
1,569.10
1,569.10
Moth Suppression
200.00
200.00
Bonds of Town Officers
108.00
105.50
2.50
Soldiers' Relief
100.00
26.00
74.00
Board of Health
500.00
471.43
28.57
Police Department
550.00
Transferred from Reserve Fund
150.00
$700.00
700.00
Interest on Loans
100.00
97.03
2.97
Memorial Day
85.00
80.60
4.40
Park Department
100.00
99.10
.90
Soldiers' and Sailors' Graves
20.00
20.00
Tuition Trade School
Paid from School
Funds
Street Lights
627.00
627.00
Board of Public Welfare
9,000.00
6,897.20
2,102.80
Aid to Dependent Children
2,000.00
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SUMMARY-Continued.
Department
Resources
Expended
Unexpended
Overdraft
Received from U. S. Grant
902.42
2,402.65
499.77
General Repairs Transferred from Reserve Fund
$1,000.00 190.00
$1,190.00
1,190.00
Bureau of Old Age Assistance Received from U. S. Grant
$8,000.00 5,987.23
$13,987.23
13,032.01
955.22
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Administration Account for Old Age Assistance Received from Federal Grant
289.31
281.30
8.01
Chapter 81 Town Appropriation Received from State
$3,600.00 5,400.00
$9,000.00
8,999.33
.67
Chapter 90 Maintenance Town Appropriation from Gas Tax Refund Received from State
$1,000.00
1,000.00
Received from County
1,000.00
$3,000.00
2,999.99
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Department
Resources
Expended
Unexpended
Overdraft
Chapter 232 Gas Tax Refund
1,428.87
1,428.19
.68
Chapter 90 Millville Road Town Appropriation from Gas Tax Refund
$1,250.00
County Allotment
1,000.00
State Allotment
1,000.00
$3,250.00
3,250.00
Snow Removal
$4,000.00
Transferred from Reserve Fund
196.00
$4,196.00
4,195.98
.02
Road Machinery Account
$641.06
640.89
.17
Tree Warden
$100.00
Transferred from Reserve Fund
50.00
$150.00
145.00
5.00
Fire Department Forest Fires Taft Public Library
700.00
678.22
21.78
500.00
493.63
6.37
675.00
675.00
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SUMMARY-Continued.
Department
Resources
Expended
Unexpended
Overdraft
Emergency Relief Fund Transferred from Reserve Fund
$4,000.00 400.00
$4,400.00
4,400.00
Schools Dog License Refund
$17,958.82 436.46
$18,395.28
18,389.79
5.49
Insurance on Public Buildings Thayer Cemetery Fund
840.00
837.75
2.25
3.50
2.50
1.00
$84,507.77
$80,637.39
$3,870.38
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Again the Board of Selectmen wish to express their ap- preciation for the cooperation of the Town Officials and the Townspeople.
This cooperative spirit between different Departments of the Town in keeping the unemployed from the Welfare rolls is manifested by the unexpended balances we are very happy to turn back to the Town.
Respectfully submitted, ROY A. BARROWS, HAROLD METCALF, WILLIAM R. BOWEN, Chairman, Selectmen. January 1, 1941.
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REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF STREETS.
TO THE BOARD OF SELECTMEN
GENTLEMEN :
I hereby submit my annual report of the work done by the Highway Department during 1940, with recommendations for the coming year.
CHAPTER 81.
This year we have surfaced 7 roads under maintenance, namely; Park, Miscoe, Washington, Pleasant, Cemetery, Bates, and Bellingham Streets, and have rebuilt Maple, Elm and 1500 feet on Blackstone Street. Maple and Elm Streets were given a stone-asphalt mixed in place surface treatment. In all, ap- proximately 16,500 gallons of tarvia and asphalt were applied to the various Chapter 81 roads.
1750 yards of gravel and 450 yards of stone were spread on several roads. 85 yds. of ledge were removed on Blackstone Street to allow for widening and 570 feet of cement pipe cul- vert and storm water drainage. While installing the drain- age on Maple Street from the Post Office to Elm Street, Y connections were made at each house to allow surface water standing in the cellars to flow into the new street drain. New drainage was installed on Elm Street to connect with Maple Street and several traffic signs were erected on different roads.
CHAPTER 90 MAINTENANCE.
Again this year different sections of our Chapter 90 roads were treated with a hot tarvia and pea stone cover. In all, 9000 gallons of tar was applied over a distance of 3 miles of
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road. A number of waterways were stone paved on the differ- ent roads, brush cut, shoulders cleaned and drainage ditches opened up and cleaned.
At the end of this year we find our Chapter 90 roads in a good condition as to road surface. We can now turn more at- tention to improving drainage conditions and widening certain places which are at present under the standard 20 foot width and have a dangerously high crown. North Avenue in par- ticular needs much work of this nature done.
CHAPTER 90 CONSTRUCTION.
Construction on Millville Street was completed this fall. This road will provide a short cut to Millville and the road to Connecticut and New York. With the completion of Millville Street, all connecting roads with other towns but one are Chapter 90 and in good condition. The exception being Hart- ford Avenue West, known as the old Hartford Pike, connect- ing with Uxbridge and Whitinsville. This road for years has been impassable with mud in the spring of the year and rough to travel over the balance of the year. The State has withheld expenditure of any sum except for patching on this section until such time as the town had completed its Chapter 90 pro- gram on Northbridge and Millville Roads. It is now scheduled to be our next 90 Construction project for the next 2 years.
ROAD MACHINERY.
This year we have purchased a new 1/2 bag cement mixer to replace our old one. The old mixer was so old that we could not buy parts any longer for it and so sold it for the same price we purchased it at. The new mixer was used by the WPA on the sidewalk project continuously and also on the Highway department for tar patch mixing at the High School for the tennis courts and two walks.
Our Roller was again hired by the Town of Millville and also by the State in Millville. We also received a refund on the gas used by the town equipment.
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RECOMMENDATIONS.
Last year the town voted that $1000.00 of the gas tax refund be expended as the town's share on 90 Maintenance, and $1250.00 of the refund for the completion of Millville Street, with the balance to be spent for general highway re- pairs. In this way the town saved $2250.00 in direct taxation to the property taxpayers.
In making this distribution to the cities and towns, all Chapter 90 Construction was omitted for 2 years and the money in the Highway Fund was diverted to reduce the State debt. Considering the enormous state debt which faced the Governor in 1939 it was sound business to take the money and reduce the state debt of $40,000,000. by one half. This year however the Governor and State Planning Board have recom- mended a return of all Chapter 90 Construction and also a dis- tribution of 1 cent of the 3 cent tax to the cities and towns to be used to finance their normal highway needs. There being adequate funds in the Highway Fund, this can be accom- plished and approximately $7,000,000. returned as a gas tax refund. If the Legislature passes this measure, I would recommend that the town take such sums as are necessary for Chapter 90 Maintenance and 90 Construction from this re- fund. This will save any appropriation of funds by the town for this work.
SUMMARY.
This year the road mileage in the county towns has been rechecked by the State engineers with the result that we lose a total of one mile in our road mileage, although we have had turned back to us by the State the old section of State road on Bates Street. Because of this loss in road mileage it will be necessary for the town to appropriate $3500. this coming year instead of $3600.
We have added again this year to our hard surfaced road mileage, and with the tarring of certain secondary roads by the WPA this year, our entire road system will have prog-
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ressed to the point where we will be one of but few towns in Worcester County with practically all hard surfaced roads.
CONCLUSION.
In conclusion, I again wish to sincerely thank the Board of Selectmen and the citizens of the town for their continued support and cooperation.
Respectfully submitted, ROBERT M. DONNELLY, Superintendent of Streets.
GENERAL REPAIRS.
Appropriation
$1,000 00
Transferred from Reserve Fund 190 00
$1,190 00
EXPENDITURES. PAY ROLLS.
Labor
$659 00
Equipment
369 00
$1,028 00
MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES.
C. C. Shattuck, gas and oil $14 05
N. E. Bolt Co., guard rail fittings 13 68
Barrett Co., 114 gal. tarvia 10 24
Corbett Pipe Co., pipe
86 60
L. N. Jaques, supplies
35 48
Curtiss Coal Co., lime
1 95
$162 00
Total expenditures
$1,190 00
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CHAPTER 81.
Town Appropriation
$3,600 00
State Allotment 5,400 00
$9,000 00
EXPENDITURES. PAY ROLLS.
Labor
$3,482 75
Equipment 3,285 25
$6,768 00
GRAVEL AND STONE.
M. U. Gaskill
$109 00
M. L. Goldthwaite
19 18
Rosenfeld Stone
222 81
Varney Bros.
32 96
$383 95
SURFACING MATERIALS.
N. E. Asphalt Co., 10,600 gal.
$1,062 03
Barrett Co., 5,600 gal. 499 94
$1,561 97
PIPE.
Corbett Pipe Co., 304 feet
$121 60
EMPLOYEES LIABILITY INSURANCE.
H. A. Daniels Co. $163 81
Total Expenditures $8,999 33
Balance
67
$9,000 00
CHAPTER 90, MAINTENANCE.
Town Appropriation (Transfer from Gas Tax Refund)
$1,000 00
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State Allotment
1,000 00
County Allotment
1,000 00
$3,000 00
EXPENDITURES. PAY ROLLS.
Labor
$802 50
Equipment
1,074 00 .
$1,876 50
EMPLOYEE LIABILITY INSURANCE.
H. A. Daniels Co. $36 59
SURFACING MATERIALS.
American Bitumuls Co., 1,500 gal. .... $156 87
Barrett Co., 7,200 gal. 619 15
$776 02
SAND AND STONE.
Rosenfeld Stone Co.
$278 56
MISCELLANEOUS.
N. E. Bolt Co., guard rail cable $32 32
Total Expenditures
$2,999 99
Unexpended Balance 01
CHAPTER 90-(Millville Road).
Town (Transferred from State Gas
Tax Refund)
$1,250 00
County Allotment 1,000 00
State Allotment
1,000 00
$3,250 00
EXPENDITURES. PAY ROLLS.
Labor
$795 63
Equipment
1,627 50
$2,423 13
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EMPLOYEES LIABILITY INSURANCE.
H. A. Daniels Co. $36 10
SURFACING MATERIALS.
Barrett Co., 6,300 gal. $549 77
GRAVEL.
M. U. Gaskill, 2,200 yd. $220 00
M. L. Goldthwaite, 300 yd. 21 00
$241 00
Total Expenditures $3,250 00
GAS TAX REFUND.
Received from State $3,668 87
Transferred from Reserve Fund
10 00
$3,678 87
EXPENDITURES.
Transferred to Chapter 90 Maintenance $1,000 00
Transferred to Chapter 90 Millville Rd. 1,250 00
Balance for General Highway repairs 1,428 87
$3,678 87
Balance after transfers to other accounts
$1,428 87
EXPENDITURES. PAY ROLLS.
Labor
$469 75
Equipment 78 00
$547 75
SURFACING MATERIALS.
Barrett Co., 5,400 gal. $591 44
MISCELLANEOUS.
Berger Co., (steel arch for Maple St.) $264 00
Hedge-Mattheis Co., pump rental 25 00
$289 00
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Total Expenditures
$1,428 19
Unexpended Balance 68
$1,428 87
SNOW REMOVAL.
Appropriation $4,000 00
Transferred from Reserve Fund 196 00
$4,196 00
EXPENDITURES. PAY ROLLS.
Labor
$2,385 00
Equipment
1,486 00
$3,871 00
NEW EQUIPMENT.
Dyar Sales Co., sand spreader ..... $75 00
SUPPLIES.
Fisk-Alden Co., chains for tractor .. $18 00
Milford Grain Co., road salt 4 50
Worcester Chemical Co., calcium
chloride
63 17
C. C. Shattuck, gas
23 44
Sunnyside Station, grease for tractor
4 45
Deke's Station, gas and oil
90 52
Dyar Sales Co., snow shovels
45 90
$249 98
Total Expended
$4,195 98
Balance
02
$4,196 00
ROAD MACHINERY.
Appropriation $641 06
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EXPENDITURES. GAS AND OIL.
C. C. Shattuck, gas
$198 36
Deke's Station, oil and grease 16 43
Sunnyside Station, grease
14 25
Eddie's Station, grease
1 00
Clark & Shaughnessey, oil
19 60
$249 64
REPAIRS.
Fisk-Alden Co., parts
$33 65
A. & J. Ignition Co., magneto parts ...
10 50
Western Auto Co., plugs and gaskets 5 07
Haynes Welding Co.
16 50
E. O. Rose & Son, repairs
2 20
Wm. Ross, sharpening picks and bars ....
8 60
$76 52
SUPPLIES.
L. N. Jaques Co., supplies
$49 11
Bradbury-Locke, lime and lumber
7 03
F. A. Gould, bolts
1 40
Milford Hardware Co., lanterns
17 35
Allied Steel Co., blasting chain 34 83
Warren Sampson Co., cement mixer
150 00
$259 72
MISCELLANEOUS.
H. A. Daniels Co., insurance premium $ 18
American Express, freight 1 83
Dr. Campbell, accident calls
19 00
L. Tetreault, labor on tractor
17 00
A. Auty, labor on tractor
17 00
$55 01
Total Expended
$640 89
Unexpended
17
$641 06
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ROAD MACHINERY FUND. RECEIPTS.
Balance from 1939
$ 17
Road charges during 1940 247 00
Dept. of Public Works, rental 61 88
Lake Nipmuc Park Co., grader rental 15 00
H. Donway, sale of old mixer 5 00
L. Bronson, roller rental
1 00
R. Donnelly, roller rental 10 00
Town of Millville, roller rental
188 50
$528 55
EXPENDITURES.
Bowen's Garage, gas and oil
$38 32
E. O. Rose & Son, scarifier teeth
50 73
Wm. Irons, roller operator
30 00
$119 05
SUMMARY.
Total Receipts
$528 55
Total Expenditures
119 05
Balance Available for 1941
$409 50
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WPA
During the past year the local WPA have worked on five different projects. Four of them in Mendon; namely, Moth Suppression, Stump Removal and Tree-Trimming, Farm-to- Market Roads and Sidewalks and Drainage, and one project in Northbridge, a state-wide stream clearance project on which no town contribution has been necessary except a little gaso- line for transportation of the men.
In the winter and early spring the men worked on Moth Suppression and Stump Removal and Tree Trimming, com- pleting these projects which had been in operation from the previous year. From May until July a road project was oper- ated. On this project ledge was removed, new culverts instal- led, stone fill base was laid, the road straightened in many places, side drainage ditches opened up and a good gravel course spread on top and the road graded.
In July we started work on the Maple Street and North Avenue sidewalk project, which included storm water drain- age on both roads. On Maple Street from Willow Brook to Emerson Street, 500 feet of 12-inch concrete pipe was laid in- cluding 4 catch basins while on North Avenue 700 feet of 12- inch pipe and 3 catch basins were installed from the High School to the State drainage system on Route 16. The open drainage from 2 lines at the High School were piped into this new line.
1350 feet of cement sidewalks 51/2 feet wide were laid in- cluding driveways while in front of the store and Post Office the walk and steps were changed to allow pedestrians to con- tinue on the walk from Main Street to the store without walk- ing in the street while turning the corner. On North Avenue ledge was encountered all the distance from the State Road to the High School, necessitating considerable drilling and blast- ing before the pipe could be laid. This work slowed up the progress on the sidewalks so that due to the weather and the lateness of the season the pouring of the cement walks was postponed until Spring.
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The tennis courts at the school were finished during the Summer. A Tarvia playing surface was applied which will do away with continual maintenance expense.
CONCLUSION.
Due to new Federal laws this year, the town was compelled to contribute 25% of the total cost of all projects operated. The WPA payrolls for the year, including the Federal Music project on which Mendon has one person employed, totaled approximately $15,200.00 while the town's contribution was $4,400.00 or 22% of the total cost. The other 3% necessary to make our 25% contribution was made up by a charge on the Federal payrolls of my time as supervisor with no actual cost to the town.
During the year we averaged 21 men employed on vari- ous projects although many have recently gone into private industry due to the defense program. We have in reserve several projects including three projects which I have just had approved in Washington for new road construction, top sur- facing of secondary roads with Tarvia, and new sidewalks and drainage in the center of the town on Elm, Main, and Providence Streets.
I would like to repeat what I said last year in my report to the effect that I would welcome suggestions for new proj- ects and especially for projects from the Park Commission- ers, School Committee, Library Trustees and all town officials for improvements to town property and buildings.
Respectfully submitted, ROBERT M. DONNELLY,
WPA Coordinator.
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WPA APPROPRIATION.
Town Appropriation $4,000 00
Transferred from Reserve Fund
400 00
$4,400 00
EXPENDITURES. PAY ROLLS.
Labor
$662 20
Equipment
1,739 50
$2,401 70
MATERIALS.
M. U. Gaskill, gravel $80 70
Arthur Robinson, gravel
34 20
Lake Nipmuc Ice Co., lumber
80
Fiske Lumber Co., lumber
19 62
Bradbury-Locke, lumber
44 67
Curtiss Coal Co., lumber and pipe
181 99
Rosenfeld Stone Co., cement, stone, dynamite 401 08
Barrett Co., Tarvia
88 20
Winchester Brick Co., manhole brick
43 50
Corbett Pipe Co., pipe
198 80
State Prison, frames and grates 120 32
Berger Culvert Co., pipe culverts
118 25
$1,332 13
TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT.
Dyar Sales Co., shovels $32 50
Hedge-Mattheis, picks
12 82
Warren Sampson Co., payment on mixer
127 00
B. L. Makepeace Co., transit and blue- prints 180 10
$352 42
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