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ART. 13. To see if the town will vote to establish three (3) incandescent lights on Charlton street, from Mechanics to Gulf street, raise and appropriate money therefor or act thereon.
ART. 14. To see if the town will authorize the Selectmen to sell a parcel of land situate in the rear of the town hall, on the easterly side of the bank wall ; also, a parcel of land situate on the northerly side of the town hall, adjoining the premises of John E. Paige, containing about two hundred square feet, more or less, or aet anything thereon.
ART. 15. To see if the town will vote to build a concrete sidewalk, stone curbing, on the easterly side of Pleasant street, from end of present walk to the bridge on said street, vote and appropriate money therefor or act thereon.
ART. 16. To see if the town will authorize the Tax Collector to use the means for collecting the taxes
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which the town Treasurer may use when appointed collector, or act thereon.
ART. 17. To see if the town will vote to repair Hamilton street with macadam, block paving, or other suitable material, raise and appropriate money there- for or act thereon.
ART. 18. To see if the town will vote to macadam West Main street, from end of present state road to the iron bridge on said street, raise and appropriate money therefor or act thereon.
ART. 19. To see if the town will authorize the Board of Sewer Commissioners to procure additional land for construction of sewer beds and for additional rights of way for sewer pipe lines, to construct addi- tional sewer beds, raise and appropriate money there- for or act thereon.
ART. 20. To see if the town will vote to construct lines of sewers on Mechanics street from the end of the present sewer to Worcester street; on Worcester street to end of line of water pipes ; on Charlton street, from Mechanics street to Worcester street; raise and appropriate money therefor, or act thereon.
ART. 21. To see if the town will vote to construct a sewer on Pleasant street from Main street to Canal street, down Canal street to Mill street. Raise and ap- propriate money therefor, or act thereon.
ART. 22. To see if the town will vote to accept and lay out Clark street from Cliff street to house of
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Albert Hamel, raise and appropriate money therefor, or act thereon.
ART. 23. To see if the town will vote three (3) incandescent lights on Lovely street, raise and appro- priate money therefor, or act thereon.
ART. 24. To see if the town will authorize the board of Overseers of the Poor to sell a certain parcel of standing timber on a certain lot at town farm.
And you are directed to serve this Warrant by publishing an attested copy thereof twice in the South- bridge Press, and Herald, the first publication being not less than nine days next preceding' the day of the meeting,-or by posting up such attested copies in four conspicuous public places within the town, at least nine days, including Sundays,-before the day of holding said meeting. The polls will be open at 9 o'clock A. M. and close at 4 o'clock P. M.
Hereof fail not, and make due return of this War- rant with your doings thereon to the Town Clerk at the time and place hereinbefore named.
Given under our hands this 4th day of March A. D., 1907.
ALEXIS BOYER, JR., Selectmen WILLIAM M. CARNEY, of
CALVIN D. PAIGE, Southbridge.
A true copy attest :
ANDREW M. HIGGINS, Constable.
PRINTERS ERROR :- On page 91, under "Police Station, " the figures $223.66, should read $323.66.
INDEX.
Auditors :- 23-115
Abatement taxes. 61
Account of Poor 30
Bridges. 61
Camp Ponce
.62
Caron street grading
62
25
Cemetery improvements.
25
Common schools
48
Contingent schools 51
Chemical engine 63
Cliff street walk. 63
Coombs street culvert
64
Contingent ..
.64
Crane and River Sts. fountain. 73
Cuiverts. 73
District court fees
Electrician .. 76
Enforcement liquor law 76
Engine Men. 77
Evening schools .55
Fire department. 77
Highways. .80
High school 57
Hamilton street 82
Insurance
83
Interest. 84
Library .27
Lovely street. .85
Mechanics street sidewalk 86
Memorial Day .87
Military aid. 87
Militia .. .88
Mynott fund 27
Olney avenue 89
Outside poor
34
Pine street walk. 89
Police department. 90
Police station. 91
Police watch system 93
Printing
93
Railing highways.
95
Salaries 96
Sewer contingent .. 98
Sewer Main and Maple Sts .. .99
Sewer Union and Cross Sts .... 99
Sewer High and Mill Sts ... .100
Sewer Chapin street and Goddard court. 100
Sidewalk repairs 101
Sinking fund 102
State aid 103
State highway 102
Steam roller 104
Street lights.
105
School apparatus 59
School physician .60
Support poor. 30
Town hall contingent 105
Town pound. 107
Unappropriated funds
107
War relief. 109
Water supply. 111
Westville road 112
Worcester street walk.
112
Balance of accounts. 22
Board of Health. 231
Cemetery committee 167
Fire engineers.
213
Highway surveyor 175
List of Jurors. 243
Library committee 177
Overseers of Poor.
121
Police department .. 227
Sealer of weights and measures. 125
School committee. 129
Sewer commissioners 171
Selectmen.
117
Sinking fund commissioners 225
Town clerk.
237
Table of accounts 114
Town treasurer 9
Town officers 3
Town warrant.
247
Repairs farm buildings
30
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Unpaid taxes.
239
Cemetery fund.
ANNUAL REPORTS
OF THE TOWN OFFICERS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT OF THE TOWN OF SOUTHBRIDGE.
TOWN HALL.
Year Ending February 1, 1908.
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ANNUAL REPORTS OF TOWN OFFICERS
AND
Financial Statement
OF THE
Town of Southbridge
FOR THE
Year Ending February 1, 1908.
SOUTHBRIDGE : PRESS EOOK PRINT. 1908.
TOWN OFFICERS FOR 1907-08.
TREASURER. JOHN A. HALL.
CLERK. WM. W. BUCKLEY.
A. BOYER, JR.,
SELECTMEN. WM. M. CARNEY, O. F. HILL.
OVERSEERS OF THE POOR. L. WESLEY CURTIS, L. ALEX. LATAILLE, W. P. GENDREAU.
ASSESSORS.
JOS. A. ALLARD, JOSEPH GAGNON, P. H. FITZPATRICK.
AUDITORS. JOS. T. BLANCHARD, WM. H. McGILPIN, W. M. EDWARDS.
BOARD OF HEALTH.
W. G. REED, J. ANATOLE CARON, J. A. GENEREUX,
Term expires 1908 Term expires 1909 Term expires 1910
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TOWN OFFICERS.
HIGHWAY SURVEYOR. AIME LANGEVIN.
SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
S. E. BLANCHARD,
J. A WHITTAKER,
JOSEPH A. GENEREUX,
H. S. CHENEY, Term expires 1909 GEO. L. TULLY, Term expires 1910
H. B. MONTAGUE,
-
Term expites 1908 Term expires 1908 Term expires 1909
Term expires 1910
LIBRARY COMMITTEE.
DANIEL T. MORRILL,
CARY C. BRADFORD,
GEO. M. CHENEY,
F. E. CORBIN,
ALBERIC THIBAULT,
JAMES F. EARLS,
J. A. WHITTAKER,
GEO. W. LAUGHNANE,
PITT H. HEBERT,
Term expires 1908 Term expires 1908 Term expires 1908
Term expires 1909 Term expires 1909 Term expires 1909 Term expires 1910 Term expires 1910 Term expires 1910
CEMETERY COMMITTEE.
L. WESLY CURTIS,
J. F. LARIVIERE,
Term expires 1908 Term expires 1908
J. J. DELEHANTY,
Term expires 1909 Term expires 1909
CLARENCE F. MORSE,
M. D. MORRILL, Term expires 1910 S. K. EDWARDS, Term expires 1910 -
CONSTABLES.
PETER CAPLETTE, JOSEPH P. LARIVIERE, BAZILE J. PROULX, PATRICK DONNELLY.
ANDREW M. HIGGINS, JOSEPH PAULHUS, LOUIS LAMONTHE.
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TOWN OFFICERS.
TAX COLLECTOR. E. D. DESROSIER.
-
SEWER COMMISSIONERS.
HENRY C. CADY, W. J. LAMOUREUX, JAMES K. EGAN,
Term expires 1908 Term expires 1909 Term expires 1910
SINKING FUND COMMISSIONERS.
JOSEPH METRAS, PITT H. HEBERT, H. U. BAIL,
Term expires 1908 Term expires 1909 Term expires 1910
TREE WARDEN. JOSEPH D. PROULX.
APPOINTIVE OFFICERS.
TOWN COUNSEL. WM. W. BUCKLEY.
SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS. FRED E. CORBIN.
CARE OF TOWN CLOCK. GEORGE T. ARMES.
POUND KEEPER. HONORE DORVAL.
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TOWN OFFICERS.
KEEPER OF LOCKUP CALVIN WESSON.
JANITOR OF TOWN HALL BUILDING. PIERRE CAPLETTE,
CATTLE INSPECTOR. DR. J. A. GENEREUX.
SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES. DANIEL T. MORRILL.
MEAT INSPECTOR. ALBERT R. BROWN.
REGISTRARS OF VOTERS.
S. D. PERRY,
MOSES GAGNON, J. J. O'SHAUGHNESSY, WM. W. BUCKLEY, Clerk.
FIRE ENGINEERS. BAZILE J. PROULX, Chief.
P. F. FLYNN,
GEO. EGAN,
A. FARLAND, ARTHUR CAPEN,
H. L. BROUSSEAU,-Superintendent of Fire Alarm.
DOG OFFICER. Z. N. LECLAIR.
FIRE WARDENS.
CHAS. BLACKMER, C. M. VINTON, JAMES H. MASON, F. BRISSETTE, SILAS B. MORSE.
THOS. HUGHES, GEORGE H. CLEMENCE, E. T. TORREY, JOHN GAGNON.
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TOWN OFFICERS.
POLICE OFFICERS.
JOHN E. HEFNER, WM. FARQUHAR,
THOS. WALSH,
ALFRED LANGEVIN,
OLIVER SANSOUCI,
JOHN MALONEY,
GEORGE HEBART,
HENRY LUCIER,
WM. MCKENZIE,
GEO. A. GRAVALINE,
WALTER KEATING,
JOSEPH LECLAIR,
F. A. ST. ONGE,
OTTO CARLSON,
THOMAS TROYE,
J. WILCOX,
H. S. FREEMAN,
C. A. WESSON,
FRED FORAND,
A. R. BROWN,
JOSEPH ROBERTS,
D. A. KENNY,
GEORGE H. CHAFFIN,
PETER BENOIT,
ADELARD DELAGE,
THOMAS COMBERBACH,
GEO. E. LAMOUREUX, JAMES O'KEEFE.
PUBLIC WEIGHERS.
A. R. WEBSTER,
F. E. RANDALL,
E. C. ELLIS, E. I. KNOWLES, JOSEPH DEGRENIER,
A. D. CORNELL, THOS. HUGHES,
M. O'NEIL.
N. T. ANDREWS,
E. R. BUELL.
FENCE VIEWERS.
HENRY A. MORSE, GEO. L. CLEMENCE, C. M. MORSE.
FIELD DRIVERS.
DIST. 1. ARTHUR O. ARPIN,
DIST. 2. W. S. SEARLS,
DIST. 3. ROY SANDERS,
DIST. 4. E. B. HASKELL,
DIST. 5. GEO. E. MANSFIELD, DIST. 6. EDWARD MORSE,
DIST. 7. HENRY O. MANN.
TRUANT OFFICERS.
PIERRE CAPLETTE, THOS. WALSH,
HERBERT S. FREEMAN.
GEORGE SIMPSON, JULES BLAIN,
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TOWN OFFICERS.
MEASURERS OF WOOD AND BARK,
CHARLES HYDE,
P. N. LECLAIR,
ALEX. SIMPSON,
J. E. CLEMENCE, GEORGE SIMPSON,
E. C. ELLIS,
H. H. CLEMENCE,
V. W. LAMOUREUX,
JOHN F. RYAN,
JOHN RYAN,
THOS. HUGHES,
J. R. HARRIS,
G. THERIAULT,
THOS. RYAN,
FRANK LIVERNOIS,
A. D, CORNELL.
UNIFORM POLICE FORCE.
A. M. HIGGINS, Capt.
W. J. DOUGHTY,
PATRICK DONNELLY,
JOSEPH PAULHUS,
JOHN F. MALONEY,
PETER CORMIER.
BURIAL OFFICER G. A. R.
W. P. PLIMPTON.
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
TOWN TREASURER.
THE ACCOUNT
OF THE
TOWN TREASURER.
JOHN A. HALL, TREASURER, in account with the TOWN OF SOUTHBRIDGE, for the year ending January 31, 1908.
RECEIPTS.
Cash in Treasury February 1, 1907, $8,228 17
Due from W. R. Olney, Collector 1904, 3,974 99
Due from E. D. Derosier, Collector 1906, 1,774 80
Tax bill of 1907 :
Bank tax, non-residents, $ 807 84
County tax,
6,082 00
State tax,
6,800 00
Sewer tax,
157 93
State highway tax,
7 29
Overlayings and additional
taxes, 109 87
13,964 93
Abatement of taxes, $2,000 00
Armory note, 1,000 00
Bridges, 800 00
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REPORT OF AUDITORS.
Camp Ponce,
$50 00
Caron street,
200 00
Central street bridge note,
1,000 00
Cemetery improvements,
750 00
Contingent expenses,
4,500 00
Contingent expenses, note,
1,000 00
Clark street,
200 00
Culverts,
200 00
Electrician,
150 00
Engine-men,
3,920 00
Evening schools,
700 00
Engine house note,
2,300 00
Filter beds note,
500 00
Fire department,
2,500 00
Hamilton street,
3,200 00
High school,
4,500 00
Highways,
8,300 00
High school extension note,
600 00
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Insurance,
850 00
Interest, 4,500 00
Memorial day, 150 00
Marcy street school house notes, 4,000 00
Mechanics street school house notes, 5,000 00 Mechanics street school lot, 500 00
Outside poor,
4,500 00-
Printing,
2,700 00
Pine street sidewalk,
1,725 00
Pleasant street sidewalk, 600 00
Pleasant street sewer, 1,450 00
Police department
4,600 00
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REPORT OF AUDITORS.
Police station contingent,
$325 00
Public library,
1,700 00
Railing highways,
200 00
Repairs farm buildings,
500 00
Salaries,
6,000 00
School apparatus,
250 00
School Physician,
150 00
Sewer contingent,
350 00
Sewer notes,
1,095 00
Sidewalk repairs,
1,800 00
Sinking fund,
750 00
Street lights,
7,390 00
Support poor,
2,600 00
Steam roller note,
900 00
Town hall contingent,
800 00
War relief,
1,500 00
Water supply,
3,000 00
98,255 00
Bank tax, State treasurer,
522 27
Cemetery fund, sale of lots and perpetual care, 500 00
Cemetery improvement, interest,
663 78
Contingent schools, supplies,
18 42
Common schools, tuitions,
6 00
District court, fees from Clerk
Berger, $680 00
fees from Sheriff Chamberlain, 62 00
742 00
Dog fund, County treasurer,
996 80
Highways, labor, $112 72
use of steam roller, 263 00
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REPORT OF AUDITORS.
street railway tax, $822 73
$1,198 45
High school, tuitions,
$645 00
supplies,
3 74
648 74
Mary Mynott fund, interest,
40 20
Mechanics street sewer, sale of filter beds,
10,000 00
Military aid, State treasurer,
60 00
Notes payable, anticipation of taxes,
45,000 00
Outside poor, Charlotte C. Casey,
$12 00
Holden, Henry Stowers,
2 50
Lowell, J. Johnson,
2 92
Milford, Mrs. S. L. Hurlbut,
48 75
North Brookfield, O. Blais,
29 00
Overpaid order,
2 00
State treasurer,
195 03
Webster, P. Chabot,
18 00
Worcester, Kate O'Connor,
49 08
Public library, cards, fines, etc. Support poor, bull,
110 63
$25 00
COWS,
110 00
produce,
1,037 00
J. Keating,
6 00
1,178 00
Sewer contingent, gravel,
156 36
State aid, State treasurer,
1,204 00
Sewer assessments,
403 18
Sewer sinking fund, withdrawn from Savings banks, $15,416 85
359 28
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REPORT OF AUDITORS.
interest,
$640 00
$16,056 85
Sidewalk repairs, labor,
$169 58
tar,
6 40
175 98
Town hall contingent, rents,
$543 00
transfer from high school,
600 00
1,143 00
Unappropriated funds :
additional taxes,
$90 29
corporation tax,
7,726 50
fees sealer weights measures,
and
56 49
interest 1906 taxes,
20 64
liquor licenses,
15,106 00
licenses,
168 50
land rear of town house,
150 00
lamp posts,
2 50
rent engine house,
84 00
stone bounds,
3 00
23,407 92
$230,789 75
EXPENDITURES.
Abatement taxes,
$1,414 76
Bank tax,
1,093 79
Bridges,
1,531 64
Camp Ponce,
50 00
County tax,
6,082 00
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REPORT OF AUDITORS.
Cemetery improvements,
$1,107 30
Clark street,
234 19
Contingent,
3,221 16
Contingent schools,
3,321 86
Common schools,
18,901 57
Deposited in savings banks,
1,162 85
District court fees,
411 21
Engine-men,
3,883 93
Enforcement liquor law,
130 00
Evening schools,
631 94
Electrician,
75 00
Filter beds,
5,534 77
Fire department,
2,852 02
High school,
5,207 43
Highways,
9,282 41
Interest,
4,745 30
Insurance,
1,242 05
Mary Mynott fund,
39 15
Memorial day,
150 00
Militia,
2 75
Military aid,
110 00
Notes :
Anticipation of taxes,
31,000 00
Armory,
1,000 00
Bridges,
1,000 +00
Contingent expenses,
1,000 00
Engine house,
2,300 00
Filter beds,
500 00
High school,
600 00
Marcy street school house,
4,000 00
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REPORT OF AUDITORS.
Mechanics street school house,
$5,000 00
Mechanics street school lot,
500 00
Sewer,
1,095 00
Outside poor,
4,876 50
Pleasant street sidewalk,
1,155 43
Pine street sidewalk,
718 39
Police station,
454 34
Police department,
4,640 10
Public library,
2,/26 65
Printing,
2,033 48
Railing highways,
183 24
Repairs farm buildings,
976 46
Salaries,
5,782 50
Sewer, Canal and Pleasant,
935 85
Union and Cross,
500 00
Chapin and Goddard,
2,398 50
North and Foster,
1,000 00
Mechanics,
9,621 06
Sewer contingent,
671 19
Sidewalk repairs,
2,056 06
.
School apparatus,
232 58
School physician,
110 00
Sinking fund, City of Augusta bonds,
16,144 00
State tax,
6,800 00
State treasurer, liquor licenses,
3,776 25
State aid,
1,250 00
Street lights,
7,899 54
Steam roller,
900 00
State highway,
7 29
Support poor,
3,981 70
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REPORT OF AUDITORS.
Town hall contingent. $1,784 55
Town farm special, 602 62
War relief,
1,626 16
Water supply, 3,100 35
Cash in treasury Feb. 1, 1908, $16,102 57
Due from W. R. Olney, Collector 1904, 3,974 99
Due from E. D. Derosier, Collec- tor 1907, 1,353 32
21,430 88
$230,789 75
NOTES OUTSTANDING JANUARY 31, 1908 Anticipation of taxes, $24,000 00
CENTRAL STREET BRIDGE.
Payable $1,000 annually, commencing Sept. 1, 1908, 5,000 00
CONTINGENT EXPENSES.
$1,000 annually, commencing July 1, 1908, 2,000 00
ENGINE HOUSE.
$2,300 annually, commencing . May 1, 1908, 4,600 00
FILTER BEDS.
Payable December 1, 1908,
$500 00
MARCY STREET SCHOOL HOUSE.
July 1, 1908, 1,000 00
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REPORT OF AUDITORS.
MECHANICS STREET SCHOOL HOUSE.
$1,000 annually, commencing January 1, 1909, 6.000 00
SEWERS.
July 1, 1929, 30,000 00
May 1, 1930, 20,000 00
$1,095 annually, commencing Oct. 1, 1908, 4,930 00
$550 payable Oct. 1, 1912
upon demand, 3,000 00
$101,030 00
STEAM ROLLER
May 10, 1908, without interest, 900 00
Obligations To Be Provided For in the Tax Levy For 1908.
NOTES.
Central street bridge, due Sept. 1, 1908, $1,000 00
Contingent expenses, due July 1, 1908, 1,000 00
Engine house, due May 1, 1908, 2,300 00
Filter beds, due Dec. 1, 1908, 500 00
Filter beds, due July 1, 1908,
1,500 00
Marcy street school house. due Jnly 1, 1908,
1,000 00
Mechanics street school house, due Jan. 1, 1909. Sewers, due Oct. 1, 1908,
1,000 00
1,095 00
SPECIAL MEETING AUGUST 27, 1907.
Town farm, 600 00
Foster and North street sewer, 1,200 00
Mechanics street sewer,
2,000 00
$13,195 00
BALANCE OF ACCOUNTS JANUARY 31, 1908.
Chemical Engine
$1,900 00
Town property
$162,879 80
Cemetery
10.000 00
Bank tax ..
859 40
Engine houses
14,000 00
Caron street
1 59
Farm ..
5,000 00
Cemetery fund
15,551 75
Fire engine
100 00
Cemetery improvements
210 19
Hose
5,000 00
Common schools
851 844
Hook & Ladder trucks
2,000 00
Contingent schools 231 52
Hose carriages
1,000 00
District court
475 98
Hearse House
1,000 00
Dog fund
996 80
Hearse .
200 00
Engine men
24 21
Lamp posts
2,500 00
Enforcement liquor law
256 34
Marcy street school lot
4,000 00
Evening schools
63 09
Puł lic library .
9,000 00
Hamilton street
5,025 59
Police Station
9,500 00
High schoool
326 78
Road Scraper .
150 00
194 14
Personal property
4,929 80
Interest
550 28
School houses
20,000 00
Militia
532 93
Steamers
8,000 00
Mynott fund
1,001 22
School furniture
1,600 00
Notes payable
101,030 00
Town house
70,000 00
Outside poor
1,253 19
Abatement taxes
250 07
405 90
Bonds ..
16,000 00
157 41
Bridges
779 27
Railing highways
54 01
Cash
16,102 57
Sewer, Canal street
514 15
Clark street ..
34 19
Main & Maple streets
7 83
Central street bridge
5,000 00
Mechanics street
378 94
Contingent expenses
2,432 47
High street .
42 97
Culverts
17 55
329 17
Deposits in savings banks
17,218 02
Salaries 340 75
Engine house
4,600 00
School apparatus
41 21
.
.
.
.
Sewer contingent
.
Police department
Public library
Highways
BALANCE OF ACCOUNTS-Continued.
Filter beds
$500 00
School physician
$10 00
Filter beds
5,534 77
Sinking fund
16,666 27
Fire department
792,98
State aid
41 03
Insurance
344 47
Town pound
50 00
Marcy street school
1,000 00
Military aid
84 00
Mechanics street school
6,000 00
Pine street sidewalk
733 82
Pleasant street sidewalk
555 43
Police station
169 14
Printing
68 09
Repairs farm buildings
487 71
Sewers No. 1
4,930 00
Sewers No. 2
50,000 00
Sewers Chapin street
3,972 47
Sewers North street
1,000 00
Sewers Union & Cross streets
299 45
Sidewalks
124 04
Street lights
8 92
Support poor
1,301 03
Town hall contingent
177 91
Town farm "special"
602 62
Unappropriated funds
1,798 06
Water supply
50 72
War relief
178 40
W. R. Olney, Collector 1904
3,974 99
E. D. Desrosier, Collector 1907
1,353 32
$311,356 28
$311,356 28
Southbridge,'February 1, 1908.
JOHN A. HALL, Treasurer,
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
AUDITORS.
CEMETERY.
CEMETERY FUND.
RECEIPTS.
Balance to credit of
account
Feb. 1, 1907,
$15,051 75
Received from S. Williams, Supt.
for sale of lots and perpetual
care, 500 00
Balance to credit of account Feb. 1, 1908, $15,551 75
CEMETERY IMPROVEMENTS.
RECEIPTS.
Appropriation,
$750 00
Interest on Cemetery fund, 663 78
$1,413 78
EXPENDITURES.
Account overdrawn Feb. 1, 1907,
$96 29
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REPORT OF AUDITORS
S. Williams, pay roll men and teams, $809 50
S. Williams, salary, 200 00
S. Williams, plants, 16 80
Oldham & Ranahan, supplies,
27 30
Southbridge Water supply Co., water supply, 20 00
R. & J. Farquhar Co., plants,
15 50
L. O. Simmonds, plants, 6 25
E. C. Ellis, fertilizer, 5 00
E. L. Gay, labor and supplies, 3 25
A. D. Cornell, cement, 2 40
P. H. Carpenter Co., grass seed, 1 30
$1,203 59
Balance to credit of account
Feb. 1, 1908, $210 19
LIBRARY.
MYNOTT FUND.
RECEIPTS.
Balance to credit of account,
Feb. 1, 1907,
$1,000 17 40 20
Interest,
$1.040 37
EXPENDITURES.
Little, Brown & Co., books,
$22 50
Arthur H. Clark, books, 12 00
E. F. Dakin, books, 4 65
$39 /15
Balance to credit of account Feb. 1, 1908, $1,001 22
PUBLIC LIBRARY.
RECEIPTS.
Balance to credit of account Feb. 1, 1907, $108 47
28
REPORT OF AUDITORS.
Appropriation, Dog fund, Cards, fines, etc.,
$1,700 00
964 96
110 63
$2,884 06
EXPENDITURES.
Ella E. Miersch, salary, $566 64
Ella E. Miersch, sundry
expenses, 43 62
$610 26
M. W. Plimpton, salary,
346 00
Martha E. Spafford, sal-
ary, $283 32
Martha E. Spafford, sun-
dry expenses, 19 36
302 68
Webster & Southbridge Gas & Electric Co., lights, 230 04
De Wolfe & Fiske Co., books, 196 31
E. F. Dakin, papers and magazines, 175 35
Henry Malkam, books, 126 30 °
F. J. Barnard & Co., binding books,
105 86
John Coggans, janitor,
100 00
Cedric Chivers, books,.
98 69
H. P. Oldham, agent, rent,
75 00
E. C. Ellis, coal, 60 25
Robert Wardle labor and supplies, 54 35
T. H. Castor & Co., books, 32 39
Boston Book Co., books, 32 32
29
REPORT OF AUDITORS.
Southbridge Press, pamphlet labels, lists and postals, $30 25
J. M. & L. D. Clemence, lumber, 22 74
Library Bureau, books, 17 79
Oldham & Ranahan, labor and supplies, 15 44
Mrs. Susan Sayles, labor, 13 83
Chas. Scribner's Sons, books, 11 53
R. A. Beckwith, stamped envelopes, 10 62
Southbridge Water Supply Co., water, 10 00 A. Boyer, labor, 8 80
American school of Correspondence, 7 23
W. J. Lamoureux Co., supplies, 7 20
A. L. A. Publishing Board, cata- logue index, 6 00
Library Art Club, assessments, 6 00
Quinabaug Historical Society, leaflets, 5 80 Salem Press Co., books, 5 20
McDevitt Wilson Co., books,
4 30
Arthur H. Clark Co., books, 3 89
Mrs. A. A. Laplante, labor, 3 50
G. Schermer, books, 3 05
Mass. Historical Society, books,
3 00
Office of Publishers Weekly,
catalogue index, 3 00
Geo. Wahr, books,
3 00
C. A. Hoehler Co., books, 2 85
Milton Bradley & Co., books,
2 50
G. C. Winter, labor and supplies, 2 40
A. D. Cornell, wood, 2 00
30
REPORT OF AUDITORS.
Williams & Crawford, labor and supplies, 2 00
Theo. Audel & Co., books, 1 60
D. Van Nostrand Co., books, 1 47
Dennison Mfg. Co., supplies, 1 36
$2,764 15
Balance to credit of account
Feb. 1, 1908, $119 91
Order outstanding Feb. 1, 1908, 37 50
ACCOUNT OF POOR.
ALMSHOUSE WATER SUPPLY.
RECEIPTS.
Appropriation,
$600 00
EXPENDITURES.
A. Langevin, labor men and teams, $586 19 Ide Lumber Co., lumber, 16 43
$602 62
Account overdrawn Feb. 1, 1908,
$2 62
REPAIRS OF FARM BUILDINGS.
RECEIPTS.
Appropriation,
$500 00
EXPENDITURES.
Account overdrawn Feb. 1, 1907, $11 25 F. X. Laliberte, labor and supplies, 241 05
Stoddard Manufacturing Co., silo 233 75
32
REPORT OF AUDITORS.
Southbridge Roofing Co., labor and supplies, $155 11
Louis Hetu, labor on silo, 142 40
J. M. & L: D. Clemence, 113 16
A. Girard, labor and supplies, 75 87
N. Y., N. H. & H. R. R. Co., freight, 15 12
$987 71
Account overdrawn Feb. 1, 1908,
$487 71
SUPPORT OF POOR.
RECEIPTS.
Appropriation,
$2,000 00
Sale of produce,
1,037 00
Cows,
110 00
Bull,
25 00
J. Keating,
6 00
$3,178 00
EXPENDITURES.
Account overdrawn Feb. 1, 1907, $497 33
Honore Dorval, salary, $600 00
Carriage, 35 00
635 00
Weld and Beck, supplies,
335 02
Jos. Demick, labor, 300 00
J. R. Harris, supplies,
290 84
33
REPORT OF AUDITORS.
P. Renaud, supplies,
274 65
W. P. Gendreau, supplies,
257 64
E. C. Ellis, coal,
192 00
P. H. Carpenter Co., supplies, 148 90
Morse Bros., grain, 139 37
Angelina Dorval, labor 96 00
A. L. Desaulniers, supplies, 94 05
J. F. Lariviere, supplies, 92 11
Laurel Ledge Farm, cattle, 91 00
G. C. Winter, labor and supplies, 78 76
Peter Grant & Co., supplies, 67 40
O. L Desaulniers, labor and supplies, 63 95 Dora Dorval, labor, 57 00
Earls & O'Shaughnessy, supplies, 53 13
Joseph Lippe, supplies, 52 81
L. H. Linderman, labor, 50 00
H. Lemmelin & Putnam, labor, 42 50
H. A. Morse, supplies, 36 05
Lamoureux Bros., supplies, 35 39
Theodule Peck, cow,
35 00
A. Wright, cow, 35 00
Johnson, Colburn Co., supplies,
34 53
Joseph Ouimette & Sons, labor and supplies, 34 25
A. Gilbert Est., farming tools, 25 10
J. A. Robillard, harness, 25 00
J. D. Blanchard Co., supplies, 21 00
Oldham & Ranahan, labor and supplies, 20 12
Saul Donais, bull, 20 00
34
REPORT OF AUDITORS.
H. Lemmelin, labor, $19 15
H. T. Hyde, supplies, 18 75
M. Egan & Son, supplies, 18 20
F. O. Letcher, supplies,
17 25
Joseph Serletto, supplies, 17 10
John Wells, rent of pastures, 15 00
Wheeler Foundry Co., supplies, 14 35
F. M. Marble. supplies, 13 42
J. R. Beauregard, supplies, 13 25
Bay State Market, supplies, 12 18
H. L. Bedard, supplies, 10 00
G. H. Hartwell, supplies, 9 80
Mrs. Joseph Demick, labor, 9 00
Ide Lumber Co., lumber, 8 35
G. Gregoire. repairing shoes, 6 85
W. W. Phillips, grinding corn, 6 48
L. A. Lataille, paid appraisers, 6 00
A. Girard, labor and supplies, 5 95
H. A. Dresser, supplies, 4 50
Theodore St. Onge, supplies,
4 10
W. T. Pugh, services, 3 25
C. W. Bourdelais, shoes, 3 15
West Disinfectant Co., supplies,
3 00
Nazaire Grenier, ax handles, 2 50
U. A. Goodell, stove, 2 00
F. X. Lariviere, team, 1 50
A. R. Webster, team, 1 50
E. L. Gay, labor, 90
A. D. Cornell, supplies, 55
35
REPORT OF AUDITORS.
N. E. Telegraph & Telephone Co, tolls,
10
$4,479 03
Account overdrawn Feb. 1, 1908, $1,301 03.
OUTSIDE POOR.
RECEIPTS.
Balance to credit of account
Feb. 1, 1907, $1,270 41
Appropriation, 4,500 00
Charlotte C. Casey, 12 00
State Treasurer,
195 03
Worcester, acconnt of Kate
O'Connor, 49 08
Milford, account of Mrs. S. L. Hurlbut, 48 75
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