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GENERAL LAWS, CHAPTER 46, SECTION 6.
Parents, within forty days after the birth of a child, and every householder, within forty days after a birth in his house, shall cause notice thereof to be given to the clerk of the town where such child is born
Blanks may be obtained upon application to the town clerk.
NOTICE
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SOME OF THE MANY
REASONS WHY BIRTHS SHOULD BE RECORDED.
To establish identity.
To prove nationality.
To prove legitimacy.
To show when the child has the right to enter school.
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To show when the child has the right to seek employ- ment under the child labor law.
To establish the right of inheritance to property.
To establish liability to military duty, as well as ex- emption therefrom.
To establish age and citizenship in order to vote.
To qualify to hold title to, and to buy or sell real estate.
To establish the right to hold public office.
To prove the age at which the marriage contract may be entered into.
To prove age to determine validity of a contract entered into by an alleged minor.
To prove age for Old Age Assistance.
To prove age so as to have the right to take Civil Service Examinations.
Parents be sure to record the birth of your child with given name in full.
Your co-operation to the end that all births may be prop- erly recorded will be greatly appreciated.
Your attention is called to the provisions of Section 36 and 55 of Chapter 207 of the General Laws relating to mar- riages solemnized out of this state, which are as follows:
"Section 29 of Chapter 151 of the Revised Laws: If a marriage is solemnized in another state between parties liv- ing in this Commonwealth who return to dwell here they shall, within seven days after their return, file with the clerk or registrar of the city or town in which either of them lived
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at the time of their marriage, a certificate or declaration of their marriage, including the facts relative to marriages, which are required by law, and for neglect thereof shall forfeit ten dollars."
Blanks for the return of all Vital records can be obtained from the Town Clerk.
I take this opportunity in wishing the Townspeople a very prosperous year during 1948.
Respectfully submitted, ALBERT S. COLEMAN,
Mendon, January 1, 1948.
Town Clerk.
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REPORT OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
Appropriation
$1,000 00
Transferred from Town Hall Improve-
ments
159 22
Total
$1,159 22
Expenditures :
PAYROLLS.
Mathew M. Mantoni, Chief
$373 03
Mathew M. Mantoni, use of car
46 05
Harold Barrows
132 88
Raymond Barrows
77 20
Robert Bartlett
27 40
Robert Bartlett, use of car
80
Norry J. Daige
20 82
Harold Fairbanks
18 77
Harold Fairbanks, use of car
80
Clarence Grant
36 98
Clarence Grant, use of car
9 60
Harold F. Lowell
3 40
Ernest Mellen
6 80
Harold Metcalf
215 20
Harold Metcalf, use of car
52 70
Raymond Rogers
3 40
Thomas Stevens
63 75
$1,089 58
EQUIPMENT.
M. Mantoni, toll calls
$14 94
Forbes Press, supplies
17 00
John Lundvall, accident pictures
15 00
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Commissioner of Public Safety, forms
70
Alpurlite, lenses
7 60
Gammon Office System, supplies
14 40
$69 64
Total expenditures
$1,159 22
Rates :
Chief, 95 cents per hour.
Officers, 85 cents per hour.
Mileage, 5 cents per mile.
Respectfully submitted, MATHEW M. MANTONI, Chief of Police.
REPORT OF POLICE DEPARTMENT MAY 19, 1947 TO DECEMBER 31, 1947.
Complaints answered
60
Summons served
17
Arrests made
4
Breaks investigated
8
Auto accidents investigated
16
Fatal accidents
1
Licenses revoked
8
Court cases
6
Admitted to Institutions
1
Patrol of roads
426 hours
Respectfully submitted, MATHEW M. MANTONI, Chief of Police.
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REPORT OF THE FOREST WARDEN.
Appropriation
$500 00
Transferred from Reserve Fund
50 00
Total
$550 00
Expended :
Payrolls
$274 53
Supplies and new equipment
250 80
Salary as Warden
24 67
Total expended
$550 00
Respectfully submitted,
HAROLD F. LOWELL,
Forest Warden.
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REPORT OF FIRE ENGINEERS.
Appropriation
$800 00
Transferred from Reserve Fund
63 86
Total
$863 86
Expended :
Payrolls
$313 15
Fire Whistle Test
33 00
Fuel
79 46
Repairs to equipment
99 99
Supplies
60 56
Gas and oil
41 85
Test Blowing
50 00
Salary as Chief
100 00
Janitor Service
25 00
Telephone
60 85
Total expended
$863 86
Respectfully submitted,
HAROLD F. LOWELL, Chief, NORRY J. DAIGE, MATHEW M. MANTONI,
Fire Engineers.
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REPORT OF THE FOREST WARDEN.
January 1, 1948.
To the Board of Selectmen:
Gentlemen :
The Forest Fire Department answered 30 alarms, burn- ing over 11 acres of grass and 91/2 acres of brush land. Water Wetter was used to some extent with great success.
During the dry Fall weather only two small roadside fires occurred in Mendon, and we feel very proud to have had this fine cooperation from all the townspeople.
Respectfully submitted, HAROLD F. LOWELL,
Forest Warden.
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REPORT OF FIRE ENGINEERS.
To the Board of Selectmen:
January 1, 1948. Gentlemen :
The Fire Department answered 7 alarms in 1947, as follows :
2 Dwelling house fires.
1 Garage fire.
3 Chimney fires.
1 Automobile fire.
Total estimated damage $6,600.00.
One hundred feet of 21/2 inch hose was added to the equipment and two water holes were partly cleaned.
A telephone was installed in the Fire Station with an extension in the home of Raymond Dudley, Fire Department Number 2072, Milford.
Water was turned on in the East Mendon district with ten hydrants available.
Respectfully submitted, HAROLD F. LOWELL, Chief, NORRY J. DAIGE, MATHEW M. MANTONI,
Fire Engineers.
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REPORT OF THE TREE WARDEN.
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Appropriation
... $250 00
Expended :
William Nuttall, salary
$12 00
Payrolls :
William Nuttall
$60 00
William Munsell
46 20
George Blanchard
72 00
Total expended
$190 20
Unexpended
59 80
$250 00
Respectfully submitted,
WILLIAM E. NUTTALL,
Tree Warden.
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ELM BEETLE SUPPRESSION.
Appropriation
$500 00
Expended :
William Nuttall, salary $10 00
P. A. Millis, spraying 490 00
Total expended
$500 00
MOTH SUPPRESSION.
Appropriation
$200 00
Transferred to Snow Removal 200 00
Respectfully submitted,
WILLIAM E. NUTTALL,
Supervisor.
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REPORT OF SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
Scales
Amount
Platform scales under 5000 lbs.
1
$ 50
Beam scales over 100 lbs.
1
50
Spring scales under 100 lbs.
3
30
Computing scales under 100 lbs.
1
10
Gasoline pumps, meter system
7
3 50
Kerosene pumps, hand system, 1 gal.
2
20
15
$5 10
I have collected $5.10 for Sealing Fees and have turned this amount over to the Town Treasurer.
Respectfully submitted, KENNETH TAYLOR,
Mendon, December 30, 1947.
Sealer.
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REPORT OF THE PUBLIC WEIGHER.
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Report of Year's Weighings:
93 weighings at $.40 each $37 20
1 free weighing for Boy Scouts -
94 Total weighings
Respectfully submitted,
MARTHA E. DUDLEY,
Public Weigher.
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REPORT OF INSPECTORS OF SLAUGHTERING.
To the Honorable Board of Health:
The following animals have been slaughtered in our pres- ence and inspected by us :
Cows
Pigs 7
Calves Sheep
Total
January
10
....
....
17
February
5
....
....
....
5
March
4
....
....
....
4
Api il
3
3
2
....
8
May
2
6
1
....
9
June
3
....
6
....
9
July
3
....
6
....
9
August
6
2
1
....
9
September
1
6
7
6
20
October
2
11
....
2
15
November
....
6
....
....
6
December
3
4
....
....
7
Total
......
42
45
23
8
118
-
-
-
Respectfully submitted, FRANK R. PHILLIPS, WILLARD N. SEIBERT, Inspectors of Slaughtering.
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REPORT OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH.
Appropriation $1,200 00
Transferred from Surplus Revenue 550 00
Total
$1,750 00
Expenditures :
Frank
R.
Phillips,
Inspector
of
Slaughtering $20 00
Willard N. Seibert, Inspector of
Slaughtering 79 00
Alex Woleck, rent and labor on Town Dump 71 00
A. H. Sweet Co., supplies for clinic 2 05
Rosenfeld Sand & Stone Co., material and equipment used on dump 131 75
Varney Bros., material and equipment on dump 328 15
Milford-Hopedale-Mendon Instructive
District Nursing Association 75 00 ..... Rutland Training Center, care of one patient 651 44
Milford Daily News, advertising 10 30
Leonard N. Jacques & Sons, fencing
11 00
Henry J. Poirier, use of bulldozer
45 00
Ruhan, signs for dump
10 75
Inspection and vaccine for dogs
12 71
Total expended
$1,448 15
Unexpended
301 85
$1,750 00
Respectfully submitted, D. VICTOR SMITH, Chairman, HAROLD METCALF, LEE P. McFARLAND, Board of Health.
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REPORT OF THE HIGHWAY SURVEYOR.
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TO THE BOARD OF SELECTMEN
GENTLEMEN :
I submit the following annual report on the roads for the year 1947.
CHAPTER 81.
25,511 gallons of tar and asphalt were applied to various roads under this Chapter. We used about 6,000 gallons more this year as the roads were pretty well dried out and needed it badly.
There were 1,642 yards of gravel used on the dirt roads. Taft Avenue has been added to our dirt roads and it took con- siderable gravel to make this road passable. We hope to make some improvements on this road in 1948.
I would like to mention the fact that the County and State cut our allotment for Chapter 90 Maintenance and this made it necessary to use some of Chapter 81 money.
All drainage was cleaned and some new drains were added.
The road was rebuilt on Hartford Avenue, East between Providence Street and the Muddy Brook Bridge, a distance of 1,050 feet by 20 feet wide. It was a mix and place job, and the road is now much improved for the school bus and large trucks to pass, and also facilitate snow plowing.
On George Street Hill the road was regraded, a distance of 530 feet. This was also a mix and place job and the road is now in very good shape.
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Blackstone Street from the residence of Mr. Tetreault to the former Louis Holbrook home, was made a permanent black top road, a distance of 2,640 feet. It was a mix and place work, and has improved this road considerably.
Brush was cut on most all roads and dangerous curves.
CHAPTER 90, MAINTENANCE.
4,783 gallons of asphalt were applied on Providence Street and Hartford Avenue West.
500 feet of open drainage was installed on Northbridge Road and new drainage was added on Providence Street.
Brush was cut on all dangerous curves and on some roads.
Our appropriations for this work were cut from $3,000. last year to $1,950. this year. This was quite a drawback, considering the increase in the cost of labor and equipment.
CHAPTER 90 CONSTRUCTION.
Chapter 90 Construction was started after some delay. Bids were necessary on the new steel pipe for the bridge, and so much time elapsed after the bid was given, before the pipe arrived, that I decided to postpone further work on this proj- ect until the weather was suitable. The Massachusetts De- partment of Public Works gave approval of this action. If we had proceeded with this work it would have meant closing the road for some time, and during the Winter months it would be impracticable to work with any degree of certainty.
SNOW REMOVAL.
At our last Annual Town Meeting we asked for $2,500. which was $1,000. less than the previous year, hoping this would be a sufficient amount. However, with the bad weather
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in the Spring, which made it necessary to do some plowing and a lot of sanding, all but two or three dollars was used up. Because of this shortage, funds for the installation of the snow fences was taken from General Repairs.
Because of the severe storms in December, it was neces- sary to ask for more funds, thus the transfer of $1,771.26 at a Special Town Meeting in December.
In concluding, I wish to thank the Board of Selectmen, the Townspeople and the State and County Engineers for their cooperation and any assistance they have given me in the past.
Respectfully submitted,
WILLIAM R. BOWEN, Highway Surveyor.
SUMMARY OF EXPENDITURES.
Chapter 81
$11,699 64
Chapter 90 Construction 4,366 58
Chapter 90 Maintenance
1,949 84
Snow Removal
4,268 58
General Repairs
1,494 90
Road Machinery
1,950 66
Total
$25,730 20
CHAPTER 81.
Town Appropriation
$3,600 00
State Allotment
8,100 00
$11,700 00
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EXPENDITURES. PAY ROLLS.
Labor
$3,757 85
Equipment
3,605 70
$7,363 55
MATERIALS.
Trimont Bituminous Products Co.,
asphalt
$1,888 93
H. A. Daniels, insurance 147 12
Rosenfeld Sand & Stone Co., sand and patch 630 30
Mrs. Milton Goldthwaite, gravel
157 00
Erle Gaskill, gravel
32 00
Barrett Division, tar
1,473 54
Henry J. Poirier, gravel
7 20
Total
$4,336 09
Total expenditures
$11,699 64
Unexpended balance
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$11,700 00
CHAPTER 90 CONSTRUCTION.
Town Appropriation
$2,000 00
County Allotment
2,000 00
State Allotment
4,000 00
$8,000 00
EXPENDITURES. PAY ROLLS.
Labor
$581 45
Equipment
1,136 59
$1,718 04
MATERIALS.
Henry J. Poirier, bitts
$2 50
N. E. Metal Culvert Co.
2,578 89
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Henry J. Poirier, gravel
8 00
R. Temple, dynamite and caps 5 55
Rosenfeld Sand & Stone Co., gravel ... 53 60
$2,648 54
Total expenditures
$4,366 58
Unexpended
3,633 42
$8,000 00
CHAPTER 90 MAINTENANCE.
Town Appropriation
$650 00
State Allotment
650 00
County Allotment
650 00
$1,950 00
EXPENDITURES. PAY ROLLS.
Labor
$780 60
Equipment
414 55
$1,195 15
MATERIALS.
H. A. Daniels, insurance
$29 20
Rosenfeld Sand & Stone Co., sand
130 20
Trimount Bituminous Products Co.,
asphalt 595 29
$754 69
Total expenditures
$1,949 84
Unexpended
16
$1,950 00
SNOW REMOVAL.
Town Appropriation $2,500 00
Transferred from Moth Suppression .... 200 00
Transferred from Soldiers' Relief 500 00
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Transferred from Town Hall Improve-
ments
1,071 26
$4,271 26
EXPENDITURES. PAY ROLLS.
Labor
$1,336 17
Equipment
2,622 95
$3,959 12
SUPPLIES.
Eddie's Filling Station, equipment
$27 26
Rosenfeld Sand & Stone Co., sand and
salt
245 70
Dyar Sales & Machine Co., supplies ..
26 50
E. T. Powers, supplies
10 00
$309 46
Total expenditures
$4,268 58
Unexpended
2 68
$4,271 26
GENERAL REPAIRS.
Town Appropriation
$1,500 00
EXPENDITURES. PAYROLLS.
Labor
$627 88
Equipment
343 83
$971 71
MATERIALS.
Lakeside Garage, labor
$3 50
Wagner Bros., lumber
5 40
E. F. Edson Co., supplies
36 75
Patrick Quirk, supplies
17 00
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W. B. Brown, engineer services 30 00
Henry J. Poirier, gravel 20 00
Files & O'Keefe, supplies 26 00
H. A. Daniels, insurance 17 18
Fairbanks & Bartlett, oil 16 61
Rosenfeld Sand & Stone Co., patch 248 50
W. A. Barry, repairs to tools 3 00
L. N. Jaques & Sons, paint
2 75
. C. C. Shattuck, paint
8 75
Eastman & Corbett, Inc., engineer's service
68 00
State Prison, signs
19 75
$523 19
Total expended
$1,494 90
Unexpended
5 10
$1,500 00
ROAD MACHINERY ACCOUNT.
Appropriation
$2,000 00
EXPENDITURES.
Elmer Dow, repairs to spreader $5 50
Jesse White, welding 11 50
Mendon Gulf Station, supplies
61 95
D. Victor Smith, gas and oil
110 40
Fairbanks & Bartlett, gas and oil
49 76
Bowker, Hamblin & Malmquist, Inc., retread tires 194 03
Stobbs, Stockwell & Tilton, examina-
tion of Town Barn property
59 90
Harold Metcalf, express
5 14
E. T. Powers, repairs
11 25
E. O. Rose & Son, repairs 1 00
Home National Bank, note on truck 630 00
60
McGaughey Bros., rent 60 00
H. A. Daniels, insurance
203 16
Henley Kimball Co., repairs to truck 3 03
Dyar Sales & Machine Co., spreader ....
235 00
Lakeside Garage, repairs
93 52
Gleason's Gas Station
214 75
Seaver's Express
77
Total expenditures
$1,950 66
Unexpended
49 34
$2,000 00
ROAD MACHINERY FUND.
Balance January 1, 1947
$2,929 25
Transferred to Road Machinery Account 2,000 00
$929 25
PAID TO TOWN TREASURER.
Chapter 81, use of truck
$843 70
Chapter 81, use of spreader
39 05
Chapter 81, use of grader
144 20
Chapter 90 Maintenance, use of truck
194 25
Chapter 90 Maintenance, use of
spreader
14 30
Chapter 90 Construction, use of truck
161 00
Snow Removal, use of truck
743 50
Snow Removal, use of spreader
22 00
General Repairs, use of truck
157 95
Norman Rogers, purchase of spreader 50 00
P. A. Millis, use of mixer
9 00
Frank King, use of mixer
10 00
Mathew Mantoni, use of mixer
1 50
A. Bliss, use of mixer
2 00
$2,392 45
Balance in Fund December 31, 1947 ....
$3,321 70
SCHEDULE OF WAGES PAID EMPLOYEES ON ALL HIGHWAY WORK IN 1947.
Name
Chapter 81
Chapter 90 Construction
Chapter 90 Maintenance
Snow Removal
General Repairs
TOTALS
W. Bowen, Supt.
$958.00
$212.00
$191.00
$305.00
$181.00
$1,847.00
W. Auty
171.60
18.98
44.55
235.13
R. Benoit
11.14
11.14
D. Barnes
2.48
2.48
J. Carmody
4.13
4.13
A. Castro
13.20
29.70
12.37
55.27
G. Daige
25.58
25.58
J. Dominick
3.72
3.72
N. Downing
1.65
1.65
K. Evers
10.73
10.73
R. Fagan
56.93
103.95
62.70
4.95
75.08
303.61
D. Gaskell
14.85
14.85
E. Gaskill
59.40
59.40
R. Gaskill
1.65
1.65
E.
Goss
9.08
9.08
F. Grant
15.27
15.27
G. Hutchinson
52.81
52.81
W. Hutchinson
88.70
24.76
113.46
F. Irons ....
22.28
22.28
D. Kempton
9.08
4.13
13.21
E. Kempton
6.60
25.99
32.59
F. King
23.10
8.25
23.10
54.45
S. Kraft
269.79
62.70
139.43
13.20
485.12
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SCHEDULE OF WAGES PAID EMPLOYEES ON ALL HIGHWAY WORK IN 1947-Con't.
Name
Chapter 81
Chapter 90 Construction
Chapter 90 Maintenance
Snow Removal
General Repairs
TOTALS
J. Lamothe
4.95
4.95
L. Lowell
6.60
6.60
W. Mathewson
13.20
6.60
16.09
6.60
42.49
H. Metcalf
752.25
130.90
172.13
243.95
157.25
1,456.48
H. Miller
9.49
3.30
12.79
L. Munhall
4.54
4.54
W. Munsell
489.25
76.73
13.20
33.00
612.18
S. Nuttall
16.09
16.09
A. Paddock
4.95
4.95
W. Payce
39.60
39.60
G. Phipps
15.27
9.08
24.35
R. Phipps
2.06
2.48
4,54
J. Quirk
3.72
3.72
W. Randor
6.60
6.60
A. Sibley
4.95
4.95
C. Smith
6.65
6.65
A. Taft
59.82
59.82
R. Temple
12.50
12.50
K. Taylor
117.15
134.48
22.28
273.91
A. Tetreault
48.00
14.03
11.55
73.58
L. Tetreault
18.98
18.98
T. Tetreault
134.48
19.80
154.28
V. Tetreault
226.89
95.71
4.13
326.73
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SCHEDULE OF WAGES PAID EMPLOYEES ON ALL HIGHWAY WORK IN 1947-Con't.
Name
Chapter 81
Chapter 90 Construction
Chapter 90 Maintenance
Snow Removal
General Repairs
TOTALS
P. Twitchell
17.33
17.33
W. Wagner
19.80
19.80
E. White
18.15
18.15
G. Wiley
55.00
55.00
A. Woleck
6.60
6.60
C. Wood
10.73
10.73
H. Wood
21.45
2.48
23.93
W. Yanski, Jr.
333.31
23.10
26.81
3.30
386.52
TOTALS
$3,757.85
$581.45
$780.60
$1,336.17
$627.88
$7,083.95
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SCHEDULE OF AMOUNTS PAID FOR RENTED EQUIPMENT. TRUCKS.
Name
Chapter 81
Chapter 90 Construction
Chapter 90 Maintenance
Snow Removal
General Repairs
TOTALS
D. K. Barnes
$300.00
$56.00
$6.25
$7.50
$369.75
R. Carlson
12.25
12.25
E. Gaskill
180.00
180.00
R. Gaskill
72.75
72.75
L. Hazard
126.00
126.00
N. Rogers
518.00
56.00
369.25
20.00
1,065.25
A. Sabatenelli
70.50
70.50
L. Tetreault
176.00
252.70
428.70
J. White
130.00
1,065.00
19.75
1,214.75
White Bros.
144.00
144.00
H. Wood
18.90
18.90
Pine Grove Cemetery
..
5.63
5.63
BULLDOZER.
Varney Bros
129.74
129.74
Varney Bros. (Trailer) ....
12.00
12.00
Henry J. Poirier
141.75
130.00
271.75
Henry J. Poirier (Trailer)
14.00
14.00
102.00
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SCHEDULE OF AMOUNTS PAID FOR RENTED EQUIPMENT-Con't.
Name
Chapter 90 Chapter 90
Snow General
Chapter 81 Construction Maintenance
Removal
Repairs TOTALS
COMPRESSOR WORK
Henry J. Poirier Henry J. Poirier (Jack Hammer) ...
14.00
14.00
1.20
1.20
POWER SHOVEL.
Henry J. Poirier
570.00
494.00
Henry J. Poirier (Trailer)
38.50
1,064.00 38.50
GRADER
Town of Franklin 221.00
221.00
ROLLER
Town of Northbridge
....
105.00
105.00
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SCHEDULE OF AMOUNTS PAID FOR RENTED EQUIPMENT-Con't.
Chapter 90 Chapter 90
Snow
General Repairs TOTALS
WRECKER SERVICE.
A. Antolini
3.00
3.00
USE OF AUTOMOBILE.
Wm. Bowen
70.25
48.00
22.00
140.25
TRACTOR. 72.00
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A. Woleck
72.00
D. Lowell
8.75
8.75
TOWN EQUIPMENT.
Grader
144.20
144.20
Spreader
39.05
14.30
22.00
75.35
Town Truck
843.70
161.00
194.25
743.50
157.95
2,100.40
TOTALS
$3,605.70
$1,136.59
$414.55
$2,622.95
$343.83
$8,123.62
Name
Chapter 81 Construction Maintenance
Removal
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REPORT OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WELFARE.
TEMPORARY AID.
Town Appropriation $2,500 00
Expended
$2,269 06
Unexpended
230 94
$2,500 00
DETAILED EXPENDITURES. MENDON SETTLED CASES.
One family in own home $554 87
One person in own home 442 15
One person in own home 257 47
One person in private home
131 60
$1,386 09
CASES WITH NO SETTLEMENT, CHARGEABLE TO THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF WELFARE.
One person in private home $60 00
One family in own home
768 60
$828 60
CASES CHARGEABLE TO OTHER TOWNS.
One person in private home $43 50
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MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES.
Greater Boston Community Council,
Social Index
$5 50
Eddie's Service Station, supplies
5 37
$10 87
PROPORTIONATE SHARE OF ABOVE EXPENSES.
State of Massachusetts
$828 60
Other Towns
43 50
Town of Mendon
1,396 96
$2,269 06
Respectfully submitted, LEE P. McFARLAND, Chairman, HAROLD METCALF, D. VICTOR SMITH,
Board of Public Welfare.
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REPORT OF AID TO DEPENDENT CHILDREN.
Resources :
Town Appropriation $2,200 00
Received from Federal Government:
(Direct Aid)
926 00
(Administration)
1 88
$3,127 88
Expenditures :
For Direct Aid
$3,055 07
Unexpended
72 81
$3,127 88
Summary :
Federal Government
$895 00
State of Massachusetts Share
1,018 38
Town of Mendon's Share
1,141 69
$3,055 07
Amounts Due Town :
Federal Government
$144 00
State of Massachusetts
198 16
$342 16
Respectfully submitted,
D. VICTOR SMITH, Agent.
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REPORT OF THE BUREAU OF OLD AGE ASSISTANCE.
Resources :
Appropriated by the Town $13,000 00
Transferred from Town Hall Repairs
Appropriation
696 81
From Federal Grant (Direct Aid)
11,401 98
(Administration)
662 06
- $25,760 85
Expenditures :
For Direct Aid $23,259 07
For Out of Town Cases
1,412 22
For State Cases
427 50
Administration
368 54
- $25,467 33
Summary :
Federal Government's Share $11,622 08
State's Share
9,047 39
Town of Mendon's Share
4,163 68
Other Towns
265 64
$25,098 79
Administration
$368 54
Unexpended balance
293 52
$662 06
$25,760 85
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Amounts due Town :
Federal Government
$1,967 70
State of Massachusetts
1,664 57
Town of Milford 122 59
Town of Northbridge
30 92
Town of Westboro
9 86
Town of Upton
102 27
$3,867 91
Respectfully submitted,
D. VICTOR SMITH, Agent.
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PARK DEPARTMENT.
Appropriation
$125 00
Expended :
George Johnson, care of Parks
$75 38
Chester Avery, care of Old Cemetery
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35 75
Total expended
$111 13
Unexpended
13 87
$125 00
Respectfully submitted, NORRY J. DAIGE, FRED PHIPPS, FRANCIS MORRISON.
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WATER CONSTRUCTION, EAST MENDON.
Appropriation
$20,000 00
Transferred from Available Funds
3,000 00
Total
$23,000 00
Expended :
Lake Nipmuc Ice Co., trucking
$145 00
Pipes and fittings
9,193 02
Meters and other equipment
1,304 30
Contractor
6,740 76
Total expended
$17,383 08
Unexpended
5,616 92
$23,000 00
Respectfully submitted, FRANKLIN GOODNOW, EVERETT WATSON, DONATO LEONE.
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REPORT OF THE BOARD OF WATER COMMISSIONERS.
Mendon, Mass., January 24, 1948.
The East Mendon Water System went into use about December 1st, 1947, with twenty-seven takers receiving ser- vice, and ten hydrants available.
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Owing to weather conditions, the final completion has been delayed until the Spring of 1948.
Respectfully submitted,
FRANKLIN E. GOODNOW, Chairman, EVERETT G. WATSON, Clerk, DONATO F. LEONE,
Mendon Water Commissioners.
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REPORT OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE OF THE TAFT PUBLIC LIBRARY.
Appropriation
... .... $625 00
Expenditures :
Barney Coal
$74 00
Gaylord Bros., supplies
27 95
American Library Association
8 00
Worcester Suburban Electric Co.
12 00
Personal Book Shop
49 19
Vestella Daniels, librarian
225 00
Lake Nipmuc Ice Co., wood
12 00
Verena Daley, miscellaneous
4 40
Dura Binding Co.
54 87
H. W. Wilson Co., books
8 80
Raymond C. Dudley, janitor
100 00
Nina M. Burr, magazines
35 10
Cahill's News Agency, books
11 29
Total expended
$622 60
Balance
2 40
$625 00
Fletcher Fund, books
$66 41
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SIXTY-SEVENTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE
TRUSTEES OF THE TAFT PUBLIC LIBRARY.
The Trustees of the Taft Public Library present the re- port of the Librarian and the Financial Report for the fiscal year ending December 31, 1947.
This year about 50 of the books that were badly in need of repair were rebound. About 50 more will be done this year. During the war it wasn't possible to have this done. These books are the non-fiction and the better fiction books that will be needed for future reference.
The Trustees wish to thank our librarian, Mrs. Vestella Daniels, for the work that she has done in the library.
Respectfully submitted, VERENA R. DALEY, Secretary, MRS. LENA W. GEORGE, HAROLD METCALF, JOHN LUNDVALL, PERCY ROWE,
Library Trustees.
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LIBRARIAN'S REPORT.
TO THE TRUSTEES OF THE TAFT PUBLIC LIBRARY :-
The circulation for the year (100 days) was 3,923 vol- umes. The largest number given out in one day was 120, the smallest, 6, the average, 39. The circulation by classes was as follows :- Fiction, 2,946; Magazines, 510; Biography, 103; Travel, 64; History, 97; Literature, 14; Fine Arts, 22; Science and Useful Arts, 102; all others, 65.
There are 10,289 volumes in the library. 91 books were added this year. 49 were bought by the Fletcher Fund, 29 by the town, and 13 were gifts. 50 books were rebound.
The library subscribes to the American Magazine, American Home, Atlantic Monthly, Better Homes and Gardens, Boys' Life, Child Life, Colliers, Good Housekeeping, Ladies' Home Journal, Life, McCalls', National Geographic, Parents' Magazine, Popular Mechanics, Readers' Digest, Red Book, Saturday Evening Post, and Woman's Home Companion.
Fines received during the year amounted to $22.34.
Respectfully submitted,
VESTELLA M. DANIELS,
January 1, 1948.
Librarian.
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AUDITOR'S REPORT.
TO THE CITIZENS OF MENDON :
Pursuant to Chapter 41, Section 50, of the General Laws, I have examined and checked the accounts of the various Town Officers receiving and disbursing municipal funds for the fis- cal year Ending December 31, 1947, and find their accounts correctly cast with vouchers carefully filed.
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