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Inspection of Animals
75.00
Aid to Libraries
434.28
From County:
Dutch Elm Disease Control
42.60
Dog License Refund
418.40
Commercial Revenue
Privileges:
Motor Vehicle Excise:
Current Year
25,010.66
Previous Years
13,853.09
Farm Animal Excise:
Current Year
255.02
Departmental:
N. E. Tel. & Tel, Pay Station
81.22
Certification of Municipal Liens
12.00
Advertising Licenses
48.55
Town Hall Rent
269.25
Wire Inspections
66.00
Sealer's Fees
25.00
Dog Officer Reimb.
160.00
State Board of Health Subsidy
107.86
Highways:
From State:
Chapter 90 Maint. 1960
1,499.94
Chapter 90 Const. 1960
6,000.00
From County:
Chapter 90 Maint. 1960
1,499.94
Chapter 90 Const. 1960
3,000.00
From Town:
Truck and Machinery Rental
6,843.43
37
From Individuals:
Insurance Claim
11.20
Charities:
Temporary Aid, Cities and Towns
313.80
Aid to Dependent Children:
From the State
959.31
From Individuals
100.00
Disability Assistance, State
226.59
Medical Asst. for Aged, State
3,718.65
Old Age Assistance:
From the State
7,696.32
From Cities and Towns
352.41
Veterans' Services, State
1,882.82
Schools:
Tuition State Wards
1,547.18
School Lunch Program
11,443.85
School Equipment Sold
112.00
Library Fines
37.07
Rent of Fire Tower Land
50.00
Town Maps Sold
5.00
Sale of Two Safes
2.00
Water Service
2,343.16
Interest:
Thayer Cemetery Fund
8.00
Deferred Taxes
281.20
Motor Vehicle Excise
208.84
Farm Animal Excise
.14
Charges and Fees
48.95
Agency, Trust and Investment
Beverage License for State
10.00
Dog License Fees
713.00
Water Repairs
36.00
Income Library Funds
67.73
Federal Withholding Taxes
13,835.73
State Withholding Taxes
1,058.39
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State Withholding Taxes, Services
25.53
Worcester Co. Retire. Fund
1,541.67
School Accounts Withheld
355.06
Refunds
Collector's Bond
48.80
Telephone, Fire Dept.
103.60
Police Department, Fines
160.00
Highway Dept., Duplicate Payment
124.62
School Dept., Tuition
20.00
Tailings (Uncashed Checks)
57.07
Total Receipts
$381,338.02
Balance January 1, 1961
83,442.01
$464,780.03
EXPENDITURES General Government
Moderator's Salary
$ 25.00
Selectmen's Salaries
700.00
Selectmen's Expense
371.99
Town Accountant's Salary
500.00
Town Accountant's Expense
81.89
State Audit Regional Sch.
157.01
Treasurer's Salary
800.00
Treasurer's Expense
774.00
Collector's Salary
1,000.00
Collector's Expense
1,079.00
Assessors' Salaries
700.00
Assessors' Expense
545.55
Finance Committee Expense
52.46
Town Clerk's Salary
300.00
Town Clerk's Expense
775.00
Town Counsel's Salary
100.00
Town Counsel's Expense
180.45
Elections and Registrations
797.77
Planning Board Expense
333.33
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Record Room Maintenance
426.52
Town Hall Maintenance 742.63
Heat and Lights - Town Bldgs.
2,469.78
Protection of Persons and Property
Constable's Salary
25.00
Police Department
7,630.88
Police Cruiser
1,372.50
Fire Department
3,228.37
Insect Pest Control
500.00
Dutch Elm Disease Control
600.00
Mosquito Spraying
1,500.00
Tree Warden
2,284.00
Forest Fires
1,299.48
Wiring Inspector
80.00
Sealer of Weights and Measures
60.00
Dog Officer
294.27
Civilian Defense
400.00
Health and Sanitation
Board of Health
2,214.31
Worcester County Hospital
4,200.61
Inspector of Animals
150.00
Inspector of Slaughtering
25.00
Highways
General Repairs
3,473.72
Snow Removal
10,810.95
Road Machinery Maint.
2,987.06
Chapter 81
13,874.90
Chapter 90 Maintenance
4,499.92
Chapter 90 Construction
9,516.26
Myrtle Street Paving
3,032.44
Tractor Trade-In
4,988.50
Street Lighting
1,083.96
Charities
Adm. of Public Assistance
3,231.85
Public Welfare Salaries
45.00
General Relief
2,430.73
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Old Age Assistance 31,496.50
Aid to Dependent Children
3,095.45
Disability Assistance, Fed. Grant 508.65
Medical Assistance for Aged, Fed. Gr.
5,822.72
Adm. of Veterans' Benefits 400.00
Veterans' Benefits
3,686.87
Schools and Library
Elementary School
84,662.04
Vocational Education
914.23
Nat. Defense Education Act
91.15
Regional School General Control
69,740.93
School Lunch Program
10,601.89
Taft Public Library
2,084.03
Recreation
Park Department
754.00
State Recreation Areas
1,035.85
Pensions
Annuity Fund
500.00
Unclassified
Town Reports
767.50
Memorial Day Observance
226.65
Soldiers' and Sailors' Graves 50.00
Insurance Town Buildings
2,679.09
Worcester County Retirement Fund
1,689.34
Public Service Enterprise
Water Department Maint.
3,973.15
Interest
Water Construction Note
191.25
Municipal Indebtedness
Water Construction Loan 1,000.00
Regional School, Capital Costs
26,191.98
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Agency, Trust and Investment
Water Installations
28.00
County Tax
7,986.74
Dog Licenses for County
676.50
Cemetery Funds
24.05
Library Funds
67.73
Federal Withholding Taxes
13,835.73
State Withholding Taxes
1,058.39
Contributory Retirement Fund
1,541.67
Refunds
1960 Real Estate Taxes
214.40
1961 Real Estate Taxes
263.25
1960 Motor Vehicle Excise
622.45
1961 Motor Vehicle Excise
626.78
Total Expenditures
$377,861.05
Balance December 31, 1961
86,918.98
$464,780.03
HELEN F. IRONS, Town Accountant.
TOWN OF MENDON BALANCE SHEET DECEMBER 31, 1961 GENERAL ACCOUNTS
ASSETS
Cash:
General
$ 86,918.98
Accounts Receivable:
Taxes:
Thayer Cemetery Fund
36.55
Tailings 57.07 42
Levy of 1960:
Real Estate
$
23.45
Levy of 1961:
Disability Assistance:
Poll
2.00
Personal Property 246.14
Real Estate 14,652.43
14,924.02
Aid to Dependent Chil-
Motor Vehicle and Trailer Excise ..
9,471.30
Farm Animal Ex-
cise
33.13
LIABILITIES AND RESERVES
Dog Licenses - Due
County
$
38.25
Federal Grants:
Administration
$
26.58
Assistance 265.30
dren:
Administration 112.33
Assistance
172.27
Tax Titles
52.74
Tax Possessions
53.87
106.61
Departmental:
Town Hall 77.00
Temporary Aid-
Cities and Towns
269.35
A.D.C .- State 315.37
O.A.A .- Cities and Towns 159.20
Veterans' Services
2,012.35
Water
Aid to Highways:
State:
Chapter 81
2,192.45
Chapter 90 Maint. 1,500.00
Chapter 90 Const.
7,000.00
County :
Chapter 90 Maint. 1,500.00
Chapter 90 Const.
3,500.00
15,692.45
Medical Assistance to Aged:
76.21 Administration Assistance 693.09
Old Age Assistance:
Administration 503.27
Assistance 6,760.71
School:
National Defense
Education 151.93
8,761.69
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2,833.27 248.60
Appropriation Balances: General 4,819.42
Overestimates 1961: State Recreation Areas
85.87
Sale of Real Estate Fund
700.00
Receipts Reserved for
Appropriations:
Road Machinery 8,456.86
School Lunch 337.61
8,794.47
Reserve Fund - Overlay Surplus 8,256.97
Unprovided for, or Over- drawn Accounts:
Underestimates 1961:
County Tax 53.59
Overlay Deficits:
Levy 1960
214.40
Levy 1961
176.33
390.73
$130,672.68
Revenue Reserved until Collected:
Motor Vehicle & Trail- er Excise Tax 9,471.30
Farm Animal Excise Tax 33.13
Tax Title & Possession 106.61
Departmental
2,833.27
Water 248.60
Aid to Highways
15,692.45
Surplus Revenue
28,385.36 70,737.03
$130,672.68
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DEBIT ACCOUNTS
Outside Debt Limit:
Public Service Enterprise: Water
$ 8,000.00
$ 8,000.00
$ 8,000.00
TRUST AND INVESTMENT ACCOUNTS
Trust
and
Investment
Austin Wood Relief Fund Nathan R. George Relief Fund 1,657.11
$ 1,509.70
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Cash and Securities:
3,090.04
736.23
In Custody of Treas- urer
$ 83,212.01
Marcena and Harriet E. Pierce Daniels Fund Anna Ellis Library Fund Austin B. Fletcher Li- brary Fund Cemetery Perpetual Care Funds Stabilization Fund
5,504.76
460.80
70,253.37
$ 83,212.01
$ 83,212.01
HELEN F. IRONS Town Accountant
r Funds:
Net Funded or Fixed Debt: Outside Debt Limit: Public Service En- terprises
$ 8,000.00
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COLLECTOR'S REPORT
1961
DR.
1960 Motor Vehicle Excise
Taxes outstanding 1/1/61
$ 14,656.34 126.30
Interest Overpayment
.02
Total
$ 14,782.56
CR.
Paid to Treasurer
$ 13,808.50
Abatements 974.00
Total
$ 14,782.56
1960 Personal Property
DR.
Taxes outstanding 1/1/61 $ 53.60
Interest .94
Total $ 54.54
CR.
Paid to Treasurer $ 54.54
Total $ 54.54
1960 Real Estate Taxes
DR.
Taxes outstanding 1/1/61 $ 8,126.34
Interest
221.52
Total
$
8,347.86
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CR.
Paid to Treasurer
$
8,324.41
23.45
Uncollected
Total
$ 8,347.86
1960 Motor Vehicle Excise
DR.
Recommitted on 12/19/61 $ 10.04 .40
Interest
Total
$ 10.44
CR.
Paid to Treasurer $ 10.44
Total
$ 10.44
1961 Poll Taxes:
DR.
Tax Committed
$ 1,270.00
Charges and Fees
48.95
Interest
4.04
Total
$ 1,322.99
CR.
Paid to Treasurer
$ 1,092.99
Abatements
228.00
Uncollected
2.00
Total
$ 1,322.99
1961 Farm Animal Taxes:
DR.
Taxes Committed
$ 288.15
Interest
.14
Total $ 288.29
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CR.
Paid to Treasurer
$ 255.16
Uncollected 33.13
Total $ 288.29
1961 Person Property Tax:
DR.
Taxes Committed
$ 14,513.58
Interest
2.15
Overpayment
.10
Total
$ 14,515.83
CR.
Paid to Treasurer
$ 14,214.92
Abatements
54.67
Uncollected
246.24
Total
$ 14,515.83
1961 Real Estate Taxes:
DR.
Taxes Committed
$176,835.96
Interest
29.43
Overpayments
263.35
Omitted Real Estate
16.20
Total
$177,144.94
CR.
Paid to Treasurer
$157,255.76
Abatements
5,236.65
Uncollected
14,652.53
Total $177,144.94
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1961 Motor Vehicle Excise Taxes:
DR.
Taxes Committed
$ 36,391.24
Interest
74.03
Overpayments
80.03
Total
$ 36,545.30
CR.
Paid to Treasurer
$ 25,084.69
Abatements
1,909.06
Uncollected
9,551.55
Total
$ 36,545.30
Tax Refunds in 1961:
1960 Motor Vehicle Taxes
$ 475.98
1960 Real Estate Taxes
214.40
1961 Motor Vehicle Taxes
620.18
1961 Real Estate Taxes
263.25
Refund on Bond
48.80
Paid to Treasurer
$ 48.80
Received for Cert. of Municipal Liens
$ 12.00
Paid to Treasurer
$ 12.00
I would like to take this opportunity to thank the Tax- payers, and Town Officials for their help and cooperation dur- ing the past year.
There is one request that I would like to make and that is, please, try and observe the office hours as printed on the bills if at all possible. Anyone who cannot reach the collector dur- ing my office hours, may pay by mail. The date of Postmark is the Date of Payment.
The Collector's Office is definitely closed on Sundays. Thank you.
Respectfully submitted, PHILIP W. HARDING, Collector of Taxes.
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TOWN CLERK'S REPORT
1961
SPORTING LICENSES ISSUED IN 1961
108 Resident Fishing
85 Resident Hunting
54 Resident Sporting
15 Resident Minor Fishing
23 Resident Female Fishing
1 Non Resident Citizen Fishing
2 Non Resident Citizen Hunting
3 Duplicate Licenses
18 Free Resident Sporting
Amount sent to the Department of Natural Resources, as per monthly statements, $1,288.50.
DOGS LICENSED IN 1961
176 Males at $2.00 37 Females at $5.00 88 Spayed Females at $2.00 5 $10.00 Kennel Licenses
1 $25.00 Kennel License
Amount sent to Worcester County Treasurer as per month- ly statements, $713.00.
NOTICE TO DOG OWNERS
All dogs three months old or more must be licensed at the TOWN CLERK'S OFFICE on or before April 1, 1962.
NO DOG LICENSE not applied for in PERSON to the Town Clerk's office will be mailed unless accompanied by a 4-cent stamp.
Persons having KENNEL LICENSES will be reported to the County Dog Officer April 1 of the current year.
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NOTICE TO TOWN BOARDS AND COMMITTEES
Excerpts from Chapter 39, Section 23A
Except in an emergency, NO MEETING of any district, city or town Board, or School Committee, shall be held unless a notice of such meeting has been filed at least twenty-four hours prior to such meeting with the CLERK of such town. Upon receipt of such notice, the clerk shall cause said notice to be posted publicly in his office. PLEASE TAKE NOTICE to the above.
NOTICE
A Private telephone line has been installed in the office of the Town Clerk so that the Townspeople may get better tele- phone service than in the past. The number is GR 3-5177.
JURY LIST 1961
Benotti, Louis W.
Bouchard, Henry J.
Channing, Walter J.
Millville St. Laborer
Washington St.
Radio & TV Repairs
West Hill Rd.
Electronic Technician
Clement, Thomas J.
North Ave. Cleaner
Daige, George A.
Daige, Mrs. Marion D.
Harding, Philip W.
George St.
Mattson, Richard M.
Northbridge St.
Telephone Worker
Nelson, Lloyd W. O'Donnell, Conrad J.
Pearson, Erland
Rogers, Mrs. Bertha M.
Milford St. Wrapper
Elm St. Insurance Agent
Taylor, Harold E. Taylor, Kenneth
Millville Rd.
Driver - Groundman
Bates St. Secretary
Maple St. Crib Attendant
Emerson St.
Beauty Co-ordinator
Cape Rd. Housewife
Watson, Mrs. Edna M.
Cape Rd. Meter Repairer Thayer Rd. Inspector Quisset Rd. Farmer North Ave. Housewife
Sabatinelli, Mrs. Louise A. Shattuck, Wesley C.
Bates St. Plant Engineer
Taylor, Mrs. Marion W. Twitchell, Henry B. Tyler, Mrs. Phyllis M.
Park St. Machinist Maple St. Bookkeeper Lineman
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BIRTHS REGISTERED IN 1961
Date of Birth 1961
Name of Child
Name of Parents
Jan.
Feb.
3 Clark Freeman Lowell 3 Thomas Maynard Rondeau 5 Laurie Ann Bonati 11 Lorraine Wiersma 16 Susan Marie Desjardins 17 Jon David Taylor 19 Janice Elaine Kinsley 5 Charlotte Helen Lowell 6 Kenneth Michael Gallant 11 Raymond A. Allard 3rd 13|Debra Jeanne Houlihan 17 Leonard David Giatas 28 Nancy Jean Roy 28 Leslie Margaret Grant 2 Linda Ann Ruggiero 9 Baby Girl
Mar.
13 Lorraine Anne Adams 16 Christopher Charles Cousineau
26 William Warner Barr
Apr. 1 Robert Ronald Bethel 4 Branda Jean Grant 4 Howard Francis Phipps, Jr. 15 Sandra Jean Thomas 27 Cheryl Ann Dwyer 29 Jo Ann Marie Ouellette May 20 Roxanne Dupre 10 Linda Ellen Howarth 10 Joan Elaine Klein 10 Lynne Ann Cardasso 24 James Michael Quirk
June
July 4 Ronald Joseph Claflin 5 Kent Franklin Vinson 17 Baby Girl
Aug Sept.
11 Leo Joseph Lamothe, Jr. 5 Dora Doreen Gaskill 7 Kevin Richard Smith 13 Peggie Smith Blamire 13 Wilfred Joseph Roy 3rd 30 Deborah Frances Holbrook
Oct. 3 Robert Neal Carr 6
Nov.
10 Denise Michele Morrison 3 Gregory Paul Evers 14 David Paul Hale 20 Stephen Richard Morelli
Dec.
11 Dawn Terry Parkinson 15 Lionel Robert Tetreault 17 19 Rebecca Sue Wiersma 22 Mary Margaret Callery 23 William Thomas Drew 3rd
Freeman H. and June R. (Sutcliffe) Lowell Harvey and Gabrielle (Cousineau) Rondeau Primo F. and Marie N. (Marcello) Bonati Arthur A. and Mary A. (Von Huizen) Wiersma Francis A. and Gisele Y. (Gaulin) Desjardins Kenneth and Lois J. (Wagner) Taylor Roland A. and Jeannette I. (Roy) Kinsley Linwood E. and Dorothy (Kennelly) Lowell Daniel E. and Edith M. (Vincent) Gallant Raymond A., Jr., and Norma (Phipps) Allard John P. and Gloria M. (Purdy) Houlihan E. Theodore and Louise S. (Perron) Giatas Arthur and Virginia E. (Longton) Roy Harry Raymond and Janet (Lapworth) Grant Joseph L. and Gloria M. (Rossetti) Ruggiero
Carl R. and Anne (Watson) Adams Normand and Phyllis (Trudel) Cousineau William C. and Pearl F. (Slavin) Barr Ronald A. and Nancy L. (Murray) Bethel Frederick G. and Linda A. (Farnsworth) Grant Howard F. and Peggy A. (Rodwill) Phipps Ernest T. and Mary L. (Labaire) Thomas John and Patricia (Scanlon) Dwyer Joseph and Glenna (Julius) Ouellette Alphonse F. and Marilyn F. (Murphy) Dupre George B. and Carol A. (Tredeau) Howarth Robert E. and Janet C. (Bouchard) Klein Robert E. and Beverly A. (Boucher) Cardasso John E. and Doris (Guidi) Quirk John A. Sr., and Margaret E. (Slavin) Claflin Jack F. and Charmayne D. (Channing) Vinson
Leo J. and Linda (Tougas) Lamothe Richard M. and Dora G. (Streeter) Gaskill Philip N. and Shirley A. (Morrison) Smith Gordon R. and Regina A. (Noe) Blamire Wilfred, Jr., and Ruthann (Boggins) Roy David A. and Frances A. (Wrenne) Holbrook Albert and Joyce (Cram) Carr Arthur D. and Shirley A. (Hazard) Hutchinson John W. and Elizabeth J. (Wilson) Morrison Hen:y J. and Ellen (Heavey) Evers Richard E. and Ethel M. (Federici) Hale Henry and Tommie J. (Heath) Morelli Terry C. and Joanne E. (Chapin) Parkinson Aldore E. and Pauline A. (Leclaire) Tetreault William M. and Nancy E. (Charge) Wagner Harry and Ethel (Roorda) Wiersma Robert M. and Eileen M. (Scahill) Callery William T., Jr., and Joan (White) Drew
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MARRIAGES REGISTERED IN 1961
Date of Marriage 1961
Place of Marriage
Name
Residence
Jan.
22
Mendon
Paul Frederic Eden
Milford, Mass.
Feb.
11
Milford
Wilfred J. Roy, Jr.
Mendon
Apr.
15
Mendon
William W. Butler
Mendon
May
6
Mendon
Joseph M. Alves
Milford, Mass.
Eleanor M. Wills
Mendon
6
Wrentham
Terry C. Parkinson Joanne E. Chapin
Wrentham, Mass.
20
Milford
John Raymond Niro
Milford, Mass.
Carol Ann DiAntonio
Mendon
June
8
Mendon
Leonard E. Nordby
Millville, Mass.
10
Bellingham
Stephen W. Chase
Mendon
July
1
Mendon
Thomas M. Namnoum
Newington, Conn.
1
Douglas
James A. Wilson, Jr.
Mendon
22
Mendon
Charles A. Doe
Mendon
Aug.
10
Northbridge
Leonard J. Wiersma Madeline Wynja
Northbridge, Mass.
11
Bellingham
William K. Jennings
Mendon
19
Milford
Mendon
19
Mendon
Elizabeth B. (Murphy) Powers
Mendon
19
Mendon
Donald Peter Nerlich
Santa Monica, Calif.
Cambridge, Mass.
Sept.
9
Upton
Arthur V. Peters Alice E. Hoel
Upton, Mass.
9
Milford
William C. Scott
Mendon
Barbara J. Hoel
Hopedale, Mass.
9
Mendon
Melvin Jo Berge
Norfolk, Nebraska
16
Mendon
Roger R. Pouliot
Uxbridge, Mass.
16
Mendon
Jules A. Diotte, Jr.
Mendon
23
Mendon
James M. Kennelly
Mendon
Oct.
20
Milford
Alfred N. Closson
Mendon
Nov.
11
Mendon
Roger Charles Therien
Woonsocket, R. I.
22
Bellingham
Mendon
Dec.
1
Northbridge
Mendon
Reno, Nevada
16
Hopedale
Helen V. (Nordin) Olson Harland E. Griffin Jean Ann Keene
Mendon
Hopedale, Mass.
Carol Ann Hickmott
Mendon
Ruth Ann Boggins
Milford, Mass.
Dorothy M. Wills
Mendon
Mendon
Noreen Mantoni
Mendon
Inez W. Thurber
Uxbridge, Mass.
Eleanor L. Zajac
Mendon
Carol J. Linnell
Milford, Mass.
Charlene A. Pendleton
Watertown, Mass.
Mendon
Louise (Tetreault) Nolet
Mendon
Roger G. Boulanger Nancy Lou Aldrich William Dennis Murphy
Milford, Mass.
Marlboro, Mass.
Susana Emilia Chiarello
Mendon
Constance H. Hamilton
Mendon
Doris C. Bartlett
Mendon
Joyce Silbor
Uxbridge, Mass.
Janice L. Wilson
Hopedale, Mass.
Ella A. (Pepin) Smith
Milford, Mass.
Mendon
Elaine Joan Wills Donald Vincent Hazard Diana Lee Pouliot Norman F. Garrett
Milford, Mass.
DEATHS REGISTERED IN 1961
Date of Death 1961
Name
Age YMD
Cause of Death
Jan.
4
Irene M. (Perkins) Carmody
62
5 20
Cerebral hemorrhage
29
Laurie Bonati
24
Sepsis
Feb.
16
Mary E. (Benner) Taft
76
11
16
Cerebral hemorrhage
23 Gertrude Mabel (Grandin) Svedine
78
10
19
Coronary Heart Disease
Mar.
7 Sam Sutcliffe
91
1
6
Ruptured Esophageal Varices
12
Baby Girl
94
1 28
Generalized Arteriosclerosis
46
11
1 Coronary Thrombosis
9
Lola B. (Kilham) Heywood
55
8 12 Coronary Thrombosis
17
Edward Leroy Lohnes
68
0
27
Acute Myocardial Infarction
May
15
Arthur Biets Pond
86
1 24 Pulmonary Embolism
16 Moses U. Gaskill
91
5
27
Cancer of Right Ear
24
Minnie F. (Bicknell) Thayer
91
6 28 Generalized Arteriosclerosis
28
Frank E. Stover
70
6
10 Coronary Occlusion
28
Earl Seth Hamm
78
3
13
Carcinoma of Larynx
July
14
France Cornell
79
3
25
Metastatic Carcinoma of Liver
18
Baby Girl
31
Walter Otto Rapps
58
5
20
Dilatation of Heart
Aug.
14
Katherine (Dunn) Ferson
92
0 0 Fractured Skull
15
Roy Alfred Barrows
73
6 15 Aortic Stenosis
20
Steven Wheeler
15
7
26 Asphyxiation by Drowning
26
Jane (Ayers) McGuirk
81
0
3 Arteriosclerotic Heart Disease
Sept.
30 Edward Launder Mitchell
53
8 17
Coronary Thrombosis
Oct.
2 Ida B. (Weaver) Boomer
73
0 17 Malignant Melanoma
0
0 Cerebral Vascular Accident
Nov.
29 Lillian E. (Merrill) Willard
89
10 19 Cerebral Hemorrhage
Dec.
19 Willard N. Seibert
95
0 16 Carcinoma of Pancreas
27
George Richard Hogarth
64
2 23 Pulmonary Edema
54
5 Mary E. (Kelley) Birmingham
59
14 Julia O'Connell
76
8 15 Cerebral Hemorrhage
Apr.
2 Peter Bartlett
5 Dorcas M. (Barrows) Austin
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ASSESSORS' REPORT
The Assessors' Recapitulation Sheet and Table of Aggre- gates is given below:
RECAPITULATION 1961
Town Appropriations:
Voted since 1960 Tax Rate
was fixed
$323,353.04
1960 Abatements in Excess of Overlay 28.16
Other
500.00
State:
Tax and Assessments 1,488.76
County:
Tax and Assessments
12,162.08
Overlay for 1961 5,342.99
Gross Amount to be raised
$ 342,875.03 Estimated Receipts
$ 97,223.73
Available Funds
70,453.45
Total Estimated Receipts and Available Funds
150,255.49
Net amount to be raised by taxation on Polls and Property 192,619.54
635 Poll Taxes at $2.00 $ 1,270.00
Personal Property Taxes
14,513.58
Real Estate Taxes
176,835.96
192,619.54
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AGGREGATES 1961
Assessments on Real Estate 795
Assessments on Personal Estate 36
Polls Assessed 635
Value of Assessed Personal Estate:
Stock in Trade $ 39,900.00
Machinery 79,000.00
Livestock
17,330.00
Other Tangible Personal Prop. 42,950.00
Total Value of Assessed Personal Estate $ 179,180.00
Value of Assessed Real Estate:
Land Exclusive of Buildings $342,440.00
Buildings Exclusive of Land 1,840,720.00
Total value of Assessed Real Estate $2,183,160.00
Total Value of Assessed Estate
2,362,340.00
Tax on Personal Estate
$ 14,513.58
Tax on Real Estate
176,835.96
Tax on Polls
1,270.00
Total Taxes Levied
$192,619.54
Rate of Tax per $1,000.00 - $81.00
Number of Livestock Assessed:
General
Farm Animals $5 Excise
Horses
11
4
Cows
93
401
Swine
86
Sheep
54
Fowl
480
2833
All Other
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Number of Dwelling Houses Assessed
676
Numbe of Acres of Land
Assessed 10,761
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MOTOR VEHICLE EXCISE TAXES
Committed to Collector:
Vehicles registered in 1960
$
6,945.22
Vehicles registered in 1961
36,391.24
Total Commitments $ 43,336.46
Motor Vehicle Excise Taxes Abated:
1960 Taxes
$
1,596.45
1961 Taxes
2,536.06
Total Abatements
4,132.51
FARM ANIMAL EXCISE
Total value of Farm Animals
Assessed $ 57,623.00
Rate of tax per $1,000 $5.00
Total Commitment
$
288.15
OVERLAY ACCOUNT 1961
1961 Overlay $ 5,342.99
1961 Abatements on Polls and
Property 5,519.32
Respectfully submitted, CHARLES H. WOOD, Chairman WALTER J. CHANNING, Clerk THOMAS D. HACKENSON Board of Assessors.
58
REPORT OF THE WIRE INSPECTOR
To the Board of Selectmen:
Gentlemen:
Herewith is my statement of accounts for the year 1961:
Number of Inspections 33
Value of Inspection Slips $66.00
Collected and paid over to
Town Treasurer $66.00
Respectfully submitted,
WALTER J. CHANNING,
Inspector of Wires.
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REPORT OF TOWN TREASURER
January 1, 1961 - December 31, 1961
Balance-January 1, 1961
$ 83,442.01
Receipts during year 381,338.02
Sub $464,780.03 377,861.05
Disbursements during year per Warrants
Balance-December 31, 1961 $ 86,918.98
*Per Detail listed below: Bank Balance (Milford National Bank)
$ 90,995.96
Less Outstanding Checks 10,417.76
Sub
$ 80,578.20
Add Cash on Hand
6,340.78
Adjusted Bank Balance - De- cember 31, 1961 $ 86,918.98
(See Town Accountant's Report for detail of Receipts and Disbursements)
TRUST FUND REPORTS - DECEMBER 31, 1961 AUSTIN WOOD RELIEF FUND
Balance January 1, 1961
$
1,451.42
Income during 1961 58.28
Balance December 31, 1961
$
1,509.70
STABILIZATION FUND
Balance January 1, 1961 $ 66,062.94
Deposited during 1961 1,546.50
Income during 1961 2,643.93
Balance December 31, 1961 $ 70,253.37
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ANNA ELLIS LIBRARY FUND
Balance January 1, 1961
$
708.54
Income during 1961 27.69
Balance December 31, 1961 $ 736.23
AUSTIN FLETCHER LIBRARY FUND
Balance January 1, 1961
$
5,362.69
Income during 1961
209.80
Total
$
5,572.49
Withdrawn during 1961
67.73
Balance December 31, 1961
$
5,504.76
NATHAN R. GEORGE, JR., RELIEF FUND
Balance January 1, 1961
Income during 1961
$
1,594.74
62.37
Balance December 31, 1961
$
1,657.11
POST-WAR REHABILITATION FUND
Balance January 1, 1961
$
1,521.01
Income during 1961 25.49
Total
$
1,546.50
(Transferred to Stabilization Fund)
RACHEL ANN BATES LOT - BICKNELL CEMETERY
Balance January 1, 1961
$
196.24
Income during 1961
7.66
Balance December 31, 1961
$
203.90
ANNIE E. GASKILL LOT - BICKNELL CEMETERY
Balance January 1, 1961
$
123.64
Income during 1961
4.81
Balance December 31, 1961
$
128.45
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JOSEPH S. COX, JOSEPH BATES AND JOHN S. COX LOTS - BICKNELL CEMETERY Balance January 1, 1961 $ 123.64
Income during 1961 4.81
Balance December 31, 1961 $ 128.45
MARCENA AND HARRIET E. PIERCE DANIELS FUND
Balance January 1, 1961 $ 2,973.72
Income during 1961 116.32
Balance December 31, 1961 $ 3,090.04
Respectfully submitted, ROLAND A. KINSLEY, Treasurer.
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REPORT OF THE SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen and
Citizens of the Town of Mendon:
I hereby submit to you the following report for the year 1961:
Scales under 100 lbs. @ .50ยข 4
Scales over 100 lbs. @ $1.00 2
Gasoline Pumps @ $1.00 10
Oil and Grease Pumps @ $1.00 5
Oil Tank Truck Meters @ $3.00 2
Fees and adjusting charges as authorized by Section 56, General Laws, Chapter 98, as amended by Chapter 34, Acts of 1949.
If any adjustments or repairs are made on Scales or Pumps, where the Seals have been broken to do so, the Sealer of Weights and Measures should be notified before said equipment is restored to use.
Respectfully submitted, WILLIAM D. RONDEAU, Sealer of Weights and Measures.
63
REPORT OF THE DOG OFFICER
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen and Citizens of the Town of Mendon:
I hereby submit to you the following report for the year 1961.
Dogs Boarded 20
Dogs Destroyed 18
Stray Dogs Reported 21
Complaints Received and Investigated
30
Dogs Hit by Autos 15
Dogs Killed by Autos
12
Dog Bites Reported
12
Dogs Reported Missing
10
Dogs Returned to Owners
5
Notices Sent Out for Failing to Pay Dog Tax
72
Dog licenses are due and payable on or before March 31, 1962. Failure to do so, after being duly notified, the delinquent owner of a dog can be summoned into court and fined the sum of $15.00, according to law.
All dogs, according to law, must be collared and tagged. Any dog found to be without same can be picked up by the dog officer as a stray dog and taken to the pound. When and if the owner is learned he can be assessed any charges resulting from this dog being picked up. The fee for same as established by law is $1.00 per day. Stray dogs, according to law, have to be confined for a period of 10 days, unless claimed earlier by their rightful owner.
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