Town annual reports of the officers of Southbridge for the year ending 1905-1908, Part 3

Author: Southbridge (Mass.)
Publication date: 1905
Publisher: The Town
Number of Pages: 1076


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M. L. Dillaber, officer's fees, $596 50


W. J. Doughty, care and feeding prisoners, 158 00


Joseph LeClair, care and feeding prisoners, 43 50


Z. N. LeClair, officer's fees, 12 40


P. N. LeClair, officer's fees, 9 00


Alex. Mominee, officer's fees,


1 58


$820 98


Account overdrawn March 1, 1905, $118 31


ELECTRICIAN.


RECEIPTS.


Appropriation,


$150 00


EXPENDITURES.


N. E. Putney, salary, $150 00


000 00


84


REPORT OF AUDITORS.


ENFORCEMENT OF LIQUOR LAW.


RECEIPTS.


Balance to credit of account March 1, 1904, $443 84


EXPENDITURES.


M. L. Dillaber and assistants, searching places of Frank Lucier, David Patenaude, William Joyce and Patrick Horrigan, $28 50


Balance to credit of account March 1, 1905, $415 34


ENGINE MEN.


.


RECEIPTS.


Appropriation,


$3,620 00


EXPENDITURES.


Steamer Company No. 1, $1,118 00


Steamer Company No. 2, 1,118 00


Hook and Ladder Company No. 1, 541 00


Hook and Ladder Company No. 2, 541 00


Chief and assistant engineers, 402 00


$3,620 00


0000 00


85


REPORT OF AUDITORS.


FIRE DEPARTMENT.


RECEIPTS.


Balance to credit of account


March 1, 1904,


$285 40


Appropriation, 2900 00


$3,185 40


-


EXPENDITURES.


Boston Woven Hose Co., supplies, $572 82


Combination Ladder Co., supplies, 569 30


A. R. Webster, horses, 182 50


Southbridge Gas and Electric Co., lighting engine houses, 179 54


J. J. Bowlen Co., horses,


166 50


A. Daniels, fuel, 161 32


Hamilton Woolen Co., horses,


160 00


Gilbert Theriault, horses,


100 00


M. Duhamel, horses,


95 00


W. E. Derrow, supplies, 94 31


J. F. Damond, labor and supplies, 69 10


M. Egan & Son, labor and supplies, 65 80


G. C. Winter, labor and supplies, 64 35


L. N. Hasting & Co., one harness, 60 00


G. S. & O. G. Howe, supplies, 53 49


Williams & Crawford, labor and supplies, 48 06


Southbridge Water Supply Co.,


water to April 1, 1905, 46 66


86


REPORT OF AUDITORS.


Geo. S. Stone Co., labor and sup- plies, $34 95


C. P. Phipps, sundry expenses, 31 87


Frank E. Fitts Mf'g & Supply Co.,


1 supplies, 20 95


Geo. H. Hartwell, supplies,


18 34


Cole Bros., supplies, 18 20


American Steel & Wire Co., sup- plies, 16 00


E. C. Ellis, fuel, 14 50


A. F. Hall, labor,


13 50


Frank Demeri, horses,


10 00


Edmond Richard, horses,


10 €0


Jos. Ouimette & Son, labor and supplies, 8 00


R. Wardle, labor and supplies, 7 25


Lamoureux Bros., supplies, 7 03


W. E. Hardenber, board of G. F. Damond, 6 75


Oldham & Ranahan, labor and supplies, 1


6 60


P. F. Flynn, labor,


5 00


Est. Calvin Claflin, labor and supplies, 4 75


Philias Lamoureux, supplies, 4 50


D. Chamberlain, labor, 4 40


N. E. Putney, labor, 3 50


P. Caplette, labor, 3 25


87


REPORT OF AUDITORS,


Hamilton Woolen Co., labor, $2 80


O. L. Desaulniers, supplies, 1 25


$2,942 14


Balance to credit of account March 1,1905, $243 26


HIGHWAYS.


RECEIPTS.


Balance to credit of account


March 1, 1904,


$22 11


Appropriation,


7,000 00


Railway tax, 363 35


$7,385 46


EXPENDITURES.


O. B. E. Chipman, pay roll self and men, $4,848 98


O. B. E. Chipman, teams, 2,520 90


O. B. E. Chipman, men and teams on Westville road, 200 00


Ellen J. Bartholomew, gravel, 133 30


J. Moriarty, gravel, 36 50


G. W. Wells, gravel, 28 10


O. B. E. Chipman, cleaning cross- ings, grates and sundry ex- penses, 27 24


88


REPORT OF AUDITORS.


E. L. Gay, grates, $26 00


Geo. S. Stone Co., repairing tools, 24 70


William Boucher, labor, men and teams, 22 67


Estate William H. Clarke, sup- plies, 20 06


John Flood, cleaning crossings, 20 00


B. Robert, breaking roads, 17 50


Wm. Bouchard, breaking roads,


15 93


F. Livernois, labor and stones, 14 83


J. Ouimette & Son, repairing tools, 14 55


J. J. Bowlen Co., one plough, 12 50


Jeb. Laliberte, labor, men and teams, 11 90


Litchfield Shuttle Co., gravel and supplies, 11 55


A. C. Clark, breaking roads, 9 97


Southbridge Trucking Co., break- ing roads, 9 00


H. P. Morse, breaking roads, 7 70


John T. Johnson, breaking roads, 7 34


Est. L. Morton, gravel,


7 10


E. T. Torrey, breaking roads, 6 40


G. C. Winter, supplies, 5 90


W. R Olney, gravel and stone, 5 70


A. M. Plimpton, breaking roads, 5 50


Chas. M. Morse, breaking roads, 5 50


Henry Walker, breaking roads, 3 32


P. H. Carpenter Co., supplies, 2 50


89


REPORT OF AUDITORS.


Nap. Berthiaume, taking care of bridge, Mechanics street, $2 50


Mrs. J. M. Olney, stones, 2 50


W. C. Claflin, cement, 2 25


A. Daniels, cement,


2 25


James Mason, gravel,


2 10


M. Egan & Son, painting Chapin street sign,


2 00


H. F. Haskell, breaking roads, 1 75


-


$8,098 48


Account overdrawn March 1, 1905,


$713 02


INSURANCE.


RECEIPTS.


Balance to credit of account


March 1, 1904, $58 66


Appropriation, 1,400 00


$1,458 66


EXPENDITURES.


E. M. Phillips & Son, Insurance on books in public library, $8,200, $116 28


90


REPORT OF AUDITORS ..


Alms house, $5,150, $103 00


Town hall, $20,000, 228 00


Town hall property, 51 50


$498 78


W. P. Plimpton,


Insurance on Town


hall $20,000, expires Jan. 1910, $342 00


Town hall boiler and High school, 60 00


Town farm property,


38 62


$440 62


M. P. O'Shaughnessy,


Iusurance on Town


hall and contents, $5000, $57 00


Insurance on Town


farmbuildings,


38 62


95 62


F. Gatineau,


Insurance on books in libra- ry, $5000, 75 00


Hartford Steam Boiler Inspecting & Insurance Co.,


Policy No. 46,710, 30 00


Hartford Steanı Boiler Co.,


Policy No. 45,572,


20 00


$1,160 02


Balance to credit of account March


1, 1905, $298 64


91


REPORT OF AUDITORS.


INTEREST.


RECEIPTS.


Balance to credit of account


March 1, 1904, $651 98


Appropriation, 6,000 00


-


$6,651 98


EXPENDITURES.


Armory note to Oct. 24, 1904, $140 00


Contingent to Dec 18, 1904, 200 62


Engine house to Nov. 1, 1904, 506 00


Filtration beds to Dec. 1, 1904, 100 00


High school extension to Jan. 1, 1905, 84 0)


Marcy street school house to Oct. 1, 1904, 480 00


Marcy street school house to Jan.


1, 1905, 180 00


Mechanics street school house to


Oct. 1, 1904, 420 00


Mechanics street school lot to


Jan. 1, 1905,


56 88


Sewer to Jan. 1, 1905,


1,200 00


" Nov. 1, 1904,


800 00.


66 Oct. 1 and Dec. 22, 1904, 372 40


" Feb. 17, 1905, 160 00


" Nov. 17, 1904, 87 00


'92


REPORT OF AUDITORS.


Taxes, $1,263 42


$6,050 32


Balance to credit of account March


1,1905,


$601 66


MEMORIAL DAY.


RECEIPTS.


Appropriation,


$150 00


EXPENDITURES.


Paid G. A. R., $150 00


.


000 00


MILITARY AID.


RECEIPTS.


Balance to credit of account March 1, 1904, $221 00


EXPENDITURES.


Paid to Charles Horton, $120 00


Balance to credit of account March


1, 1905, $101 00


93


REPORT OF AUDITORS.


MILITIA.


RECEIPTS.


Balance to credit of account


March 1, 1904,


$0 79


Appropriation,


200 00


State treasurer,


525 00


$725 79


EXPENDITURES.


A. Daniels, coal and wood, $226 75


Southbridge Gas & Electric Co.,


lighting armory, 168 63


M. Reynolds, care of armory, 124 80


Southbridge Roofing Co., labor and supplies, 36 69


Mrs. A. J. Bartholomew, rent of rifle range, 30 00


G. C. Winter, supplies, 26 42


Southbridge Water Supply Co., water to Apr. 1, 1905,


25 00


A. Boyer, labor and supplies,


16 83


M. Egan & Son, labor and supplies,


10 32


Johnson, Colburn Co., flag,


8 25


J. R. Harris & Son, supplies,


1 20


Lamoureux Bros., supplies, 1 00


$675 89


Balance to credit of account March 1,1905, $49 90


94


REPORT OF AUDITORS.


POLICE DEPARTMENT.


RECEIPTS.


Appropriation,


$4,320 00


EXPENDITURES.


Salaries paid- Z. N. Leclair,


W. J. Doughty,


Patrick Donnelly.


Joseph Paulhus,


George Egan,


Andrew M. Higgins,


Charles Curtin,


Peter Cormier,


$4140 00


Balance to credit of account March


1,1905, $180 00


POLICE STATION.


RECEIPTS.


Appropriation,


$500 00


EXPENDITURES.


Account overdrawn March 1, 1904, $39 17 W. J. Doughty, care of station, 125 00


95


REPORT OF AUDITORS.


G. C. Winter, labor and supplies, $80 94


Southbridge Gas & Electric Co.,


lighting station, 53 42


A. Daniels, fuel, 39 65


New England Telephone & Tele- graph Co., tolls, 29 60


Jos. Leclair, care of sta- tion, $25 00


Sawing wood, 2 00


27 00


Williams & Crawford, labor and supplies,


24 85


Thos. Hughes, fuel,


22 50


E. C. Ellis, fuel,


14 50


Southbridge Water Supply Co.,


water to April 1, 1905, 13 00


Oldham & Ranahan, labor and supplies, 12 45


Initial Clean Towel Co., rent of towels, 12 00


J. F. Ryan, wood, 11 88


A. Boyer, labor and supplies, 6 04


Z. N. Leclair, care of F. Frenier, 5 40


Geo. H. Hartwell, medicines, 4 40


Razee Steam Laundry, cleaning blankets, 3 75


A. Farland, mattress, 3 00


Est. Wm. H. Clarke, supplies,


2 85


Dr. J. G. E. Page, service at sta- tion, 2 00


96


REPORT OF AUDITORS.


Central Mills Co., brooms, $1 10


H. Courtemanche, supplies, 1 00


$535 50


Account overdrawn March 1 1905,


$35 50


POLICE WATCH SYSTEM.


RECEIPTS.


Appropriation, $500 00


EXPENDITURES.


J. A. Brightman, watchman


clocks $168 00


A. R. Webster, teams for in- specting clocks, 99 00


Thos. H. Mckinley, 20 boxes for clocks, 40 00


$307 00


Balance to credit of account March 1, 1905, $193 00


PRINTING.


RECEIPTS.


Balance to credit of account March 1, 1904, $100 90


97


REPORT OF AUDITORS.


Appropriation, $1,400 00


$1500 90


EXPENDITURES.


Southbridge Press, printing town


reports, tax books, tax rate books, registrars' notices, voting lists, town warrants, jurors' lists, town orders, binding, Board of Health ad- vertisements and cards, stamped envelopes, posters, birth and death blanks, tax summones, legal notices, license blanks, dog warrants, Town treasurer's notices,


special and regular ballots,


$1,514 45


Southbridge Herald, printing town warrants, registrars' notices, tally sheets, ballots, diphtheria cards,dog licenses, etc., Board of Health notices, blanks for town clerk, dog license notices, postals, posters, . 142 75


Davis Press, printing and binding 2000 dog licenses, 12 50


Rockwell & Churchill, license blanks, 5 66


98


REPORT OF AUDITORS.


Frank J. Walsh, printing notices


for sealer of weights and measures, $5 50


Perkins & Butler, envelopes for town clerk, 5 00


$1,685 86


Account overdrawn March 1, 1905,


$184 96


RAILING HIGHWAYS.


RECEIPTS.


Balance to credit of account


March 1, 1904, $183 09


Appropriation, 400 00


$483 09


EXPENDITURES.


O. B. E. Chipman, railing Central street, $214 08


O. B. E. Chipman, labor, men and teams, 174 55


A. Daniels, lumber, 87 54


R. Wardle, labor and supplies, 78 53


Williams & Crawford, labor and supplies, 48 22


99


REPORT OF AUDITORS.


Roderick Martel, labor and sup-


plies, $11 95


Est. Wm. H. Clarke, supplies,


5 88


$620 75


Account overdrawn March 1, 1905, $137 66


RETAINING WALL, TOWN HALL.


RECEIPTS.


Appropriation,


$1,200 00


Material, Curbing,


22 25


2 50


$1,224 75


EXPENDITURES.


Aime Langevin, labor, $789 99


J. A. Whittaker, surveying and grading Town hall lot, 7 50


Central Mills Co., labor, 2 00


$799 49


Balance to credit of account March 1, 1905, $425 26


100


REPORT OF AUDITORS.


SALARIES.


RECEIPTS.


Balance to credit of account


March 1 1904, $276 30


Appropriation, 4,800 00


$5,076 30


EXPENDITURES.


Board of Assessors


Joseph Gagnon, $437 50


Joseph Allard, 435 00


Franklin Jacobs, 335 00


$1,207 50


Selectmen-


C. D. Paige,


C. Fred Hill, 600 00


Alexis Boyer, Jr.,


Town Treasurer-


John A. Hall, 500 00


Overseers of the Poor-


L. A. Lataille, L. Wesley Curtis, 450. 00


Felix Gatineau,


101


REPORT OF AUDITORS.


Board of Auditors-


J. Anatole Caron, S. D. Perry, J. L. Coderre,


$450 00


Plumbing Inspector-


A. R. Brown, 412 50


Sewer Commissioners-


H. C. Cady, H. B. Montague,


300 00


W. J. Lamoureux,


Board of Registrars-


Moses Gagnon, $42 50


James K. Egan, 42 50


G. C. Winter, 27 20


J. J. O'Shaughnessy, 24 40


Geo. W. Corey, 18 10


E. M. Phillips, 17 20


171 90


Board of Health-


Dr. J. G. E. Page, Dr. C. C. Bradford, H. C. Moynihan,


150 00


Cattle Inspector --


Dr. J. A. Genereux, 125 00


102


REPORT OF AUDITORS.


Town Counsel-


J. M. Cochran, $58 75


Sealer of Weights and Measures-


Fred J. Adams, 50 00


H. B. Montague, professional ser- vices, 30 00


L. O. Rieutord, professional ser-


vices,


19 00


$4,524 65


Balance to credit of account


March 1, 1905, $551 65


SEWER ELM, EVERETT AND WILLIAMS STREETS.


RECEIPTS.


Assessments, $7,465 62


EXPENDITURES.


Account


overdrawn March 1,


1904,


$3,159 80


John A. Whittaker, inspection, self and assistants, surveys,


103


REPORT OF AUDITORS.


plans, assessment of sewers, etc., $596 75


George M. Bryne, balance of con- tract,


500 00


Nelson M. Baker, well damages, 100 00


Frances E. Hall, land damages, 50 00


$4,406 55


Balance to credit of account March 1, 1905, $3,059 07


SEWER HIGH AND MILL STREETS.


RECEIPTS.


Money borrowed in anticipation of assessments, $9,000 00


EXPENDITURES.


George M. Byrne, as per contract in full, $8,280 13


John A. Whittaker, inspection, self and assistants, surveys, plans, assessment of sewers, etc., 472 80


Eastern Bridge & Structural Co., beams, 100 38


104


REPORT OF AUDITORS.


American Optical Co., iron plates and supports, $18 72


N. Y., N. H. & H. R. R., freight, 6 35


$8,878 38


Balance to credit of account March 1, 1905, $121 62


SEWER HAMILTON AND EDWARDS


STREETS.


RECEIPTS.


Transferred from unappropriated


funds,


$16 72


EXPENDITURES.


Account overdrawn March 1, 1904, $16 72


00 00


SEWER CONTINGENT.


RECEIPTS.


Balance to credit of account


March 1, 190±, $96 89


Appropriation, 1,500 00


$1,596 89


105


REPORT OF AUDITORS.


EXPENDITURES.


Napoleon Berthiaume, labor on


Filter beds, $199 92


Napoleon Berthiaume and men extra labor, 461 35


Geo. M. Bryne, supplies, 125 24


J. Ouimette & Son, sharpening tools and making plough, 30 20


Lamoureux Bros., desk for sewer committee, 25 00


G. C. Winter, supplies, 14 18


Southbridge Press, printing, 7 50


Est. W. H. Clarke, supplies, 5 47


F. O. Letcher, supplies, 2 88


$1,171 74


Balance to credit of account March 1, 1905, $425 15


SIDEWALK REPAIRS.


RECEIPTS.


Appropriation, Tar barrels,


$2,000 00 24 50


$2,024 50


106


REPORT OF AUDITORS.


EXPENDITURES.


Account overdrawn March 1, 1904, $332 25


M. N. Carter & Son, 549 68


O. B. E. Chipman, men and teams and cash paid for freight, 1,115 71


N. Y. N. H. & Hartford R. R. Co., freight on tar, 89 88


Hamilton Woolen Co., gravel and sand, 75 05


Blanchard Bros. Granite Co.,


curbing, 58 10


H. L. Lamson, curbing, 49 87


Southbridge Roofing Co., Coal tar, 27 31


Ed. Wallace, wood, 22 50


Chas. Hyde, wood, 10 51


Peter Giroux, labor and supplies,


6 20


J. M. & L. D. Clemence, lumber, 6 00


O. B. E. Chipman, sundry expen- ses, 4 75


Aug. Daniels, wood, 1 50


Peter Grant, supplies, 53


$2,349 84-


Account overdrawn March 1, 1905, $325 34.


107


REPORT OF AUDITORS.


STATE AID.


RECEIPTS.


Balance to credit of account


March 1, 1904,


$148 31


State Treasurer,


1,077 00


$1,225 31


EXPENDITURES.


Albert Sanders,


$84 00


Edward Armes,


72 00


Fred Kind,


72 00


Samuel Young,


58 00


Isreal Ledoux,


50 00


Harriet Armes,


48 00


Lucy A. Carpenter,


48 00


Sarah S. Dillaber,


48 00


Edward Egan,


48 00


Daniel Hancock,


48 00


Annie Kind,


48 00


Mary J. Holmes,


43 00


T. C. Merritt,


48 00


L. M. Newell,


48 00


Matilda Rivers,


48 00


Monroe Reynolds,


48 00


Abbie Stone,


48 00


C. A. Wesson,


48 00


Thomas Welch,


48 00


F. Laplante,


28 00


108


REPORT OF AUDITORS.


Joseph Corey


$20.00


A. B. Vickery,


18 00


Darius Moore,


10 00


John Stone,


8 00


William Huet,


6 00


$1,098 00


Balance to credit of account


March 1, 1905, $127 31


TOWN HALL CONTINGENT.


RECEIPTS.


Balance to credit of account


March 1, 1904,


$42 40


Appropriation, 900 00


High school account, janitor and heating, 575 00


Rent of hall,


346 00


$1,863 40


EXPENDITURES.


P. Caplette, salary janitor, $672 00


Southbridge Gas & Electric Co., lighting hall, 375 40


E. C. Ellis, coal, 269 71


109


REPORT OF AUDITORS.


Southbridge Water Supply Co.,


water to April 1905, $80 00


P. Caplette, extra labor, 48 15


M. Egan & Son, labor and sup- plies, 32 20


G. C. Winter, labor and supplies,


30 90


Lamoureux Bros., tables and chairs, 11 50


Hetú & Allard, repairs, 5 45


A. Daniels, wood, 3 00


Alexis Boyer, labor,


1 75


A. Farland, labor and supplies,


1 50


Estate W. H. Clarke, supplies,


1 20


$1,532 76


Balance to credit of account March


1, 1905, $330 64


TOWN POUND.


RECEIPTS.


Balance to credit of account


March 1, 1904, $50 00


EXPENDITURES.


Expenditures, 00 00


Balance to credit of account March 1, 1905, $50 00


110


REPORT OF AUDITORS.


WAR RELIEF.


RECEIPTS.


Appropriation,


$1500 00


Overpaid order,


5 75


$1,505 75


EXPENDITURES.


Account overdrawn March 1,


1904, $211 08


Aid to Julius Trombley, $96 00


Fabian Lescarbeau, 96 00


Mrs. Lamontagne, /2 00


C. L. Horton,


60 00


Ellen Gallaway, 60 00


Mary A. Plimpton, 48 00


Mary J. Sayles,


48 00


$480 00


Dr. A. J. McCrea, services


to


Fred Kind,


$70 50


John Stone, 41 00


111 50


J. T. Brassell & Co., goods delivered to


Chas. Horton, 110 00


111


REPORT OF AUDITORS.


Augustus Daniels, fuel to


John Stone,


$28 25


Fred Kind,


25 50


T. C. Merritt,


23 25


Chas. Horton,


13 40


P. Raymond,


9 75


$100 15


J. R. Harris & Sons, goods


delivered to


Mrs. John Stone,


$82 32


P: Raymond, 7 94


90 26


Johnson, Colburn Co., goods delivered to


T. C. Merritt, $23 00


C. A. Wesson, 15 00


Chas. Horton, 14 00


Ed. Armes, 14 00


Julius Trombley, 5 00


Frank Hefner, 4 75


75 75


. Central Mills Co., rent to


Mrs. John Stone, $36 00


Mary Mountain, 36 00


72 00


Mass.


General


Hospital


care of


Julius Trombley ,


68 25


112


REPORT OF AUDITORS.


B. J. Dandridge, care of John Stone, $68 00


Worcester City Hospital,


care of Julius Trombley,


66 30


Dr. J. G. E. Page, services to


P. Raymond, $39 00


Julius Trombley, 18 00


Mrs. H. Newell, 6 25


63 25


Dr. F. W. Edwards, ser- vices and medicine to


Mrs. H. Newell, 42 50


George Sessions & Son,


casket and burial of David Fairfield, 35 00


H. A. Morse, wood to


Ed. Armes, $25 50


Chas. Horton, 5 00


30 50


Thos. Hughes, coal to


C. A. Wesson, 21 00


E. C. Ellis, coal to


P. Raymond, 7 25


Chas. Horton, 7 25.


14 50


113


REPORT OF AUDITORS.


Selectmen, cash paid, med- icine for Julius Tromblay, 6 00


F. A. Shepard, wood to Ed. Armes, 5 00


G. W. Corey, expenses for Frank Hefner to


Boston, 5 00


B. W. Paton, medicine to


Fred Kind,


3 50


A. W. Paton, medicine to


Julius Trombley, 1 18


Lamoureux Bros. Co., goods to John Stone, 1 00


$1,681 72


Account overdrawn March 1, 1905,


$175 97


STREET LIGHTS.


RECEIPTS.


Appropriation,


$7,690 00


EXPENDITURES.


Account overdrawn March 1, 1904, $173 56 Southbridge Gas & Electric Co. 7,616 28


$7,789 84


Account overdrawn March 1, 1905, $99 84


114


REPORT OF AUDITORS.


WATER SUPPLY.


RECEIPTS.


Balance to credit of account March 1, 1904,


$29 21


Appropriation,


2500 00


$2,529 21


EXPENDITURES.


Southbridge Water Supply Co.,


Use of hydrants to Apr. 1, 1905, $1,327 50


Water for eighty-five hy- drants six months, 1,275 00


One hydrant West Main


street from Nov. 20, 1903,


to Apr. 1, 1904, 10 83


$2,613 33


Account overdrawn March 1, 1905,


$84 12


WESTVILLE BRIDGE.


RECEIPTS.


Appropriation,


$800 00


115


REPORT OF AUDITORS.


EXPENDITURES.


Eastern Bridge & Structural Co.,


construction of Westville - bridge as per contract, $750 00


Chas. Hyde, labor grading, 2 50


$752 50


Balance to credit of account March 1, 1905, $47 50


WESTVILLE ROAD.


RECEIPTS.


Appropriation,


$700 00


EXPENDITURES.


O. B. E. Chipman, labor. men and teams, $304 73


J. A. Whittaker, surveying South street extension, staking re- location, putting monuments in ground, 136 60


Chas. Hyde, lumber,


21 82


Jos. Ouimette & Son, posts, 12 50


A. Langevin, labor,


10 35


116


REPORT OF AUDITORS.


Pierre Giroux, sharpening tools, $9 15


County Commissioners, advertising, 6 00


A. M. Plimpton, gravel, 5 00


P. H. Carpenter Co., powder, 3 90


G. C. Winter, supplies, 2 73


A. R. Webster, team for J. M. Cochran, 1 00


$513 78


Balance to credit of account March 1, 1905, $186 22


WORCESTER STREET WALK.


RECEIPTS.


Appropriation,


$200 00


EXPENDITURES.


O. B. E. Chipman, labor, men and teams, $101 01


Balance to credit of account March 1,1905, $98 99


AUDITORS' CERTIFICATE.


The undersigned, Auditors of the town of South- bridge, hereby certify that we have examined the books, accounts and vouchers of the Treasurer, and of each of the several boards of the town officers author- ized to draw orders upon the Town Treasury, as re- quired by the By-Laws of the Town, and find that the several items contained in each of the accounts pre- sented in each of the foregoing reports of receipts and expenditures are correct and properly vouched for.


J. A. CARON, Chairman, S. D. PERRY, Secretary, J. L. CODERRE.


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TABLE OF ACCOUNTS.


ACCOUNTS.


Appropria- tions and receipts.


Expendi- tures.


Unex- pended.


Over- drawn.


Appropria- tions recom mended.


Abatement of Taxes


$625 39


$711 81


$86 42


$500 00


Bridges ..


500 00


371 53


400 00


Camp Ponce


50 00


50 00


50 00


Cemetery Fund


13,796 75


13,796 75


51


1,000 00


Common Schools


18,605 60


16.897 60


1,708 44


18,000 00


Central Street Bridge


8,000 00


8,002 75


.


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.


·


573 09


Culverts


725 00


526 75


Deven's Memorial Statue


200 00


200 00


District Court Fees


702 671


820 98|


Electrician


150 00;


150 00


Enforcement Liquor Law


443 4


28 50


Engine Men


3,620 00


3,620 00


·


20 20


·


700 00


Fire Department


2,285 40


2,942 14


·


656 74


2,000 00


High Schools


5.258 28


4,595 36


662 92


3.700 00


Highways


7,385 46


8.098 48


713 02


7,000 00


Insurance


1.458 60


1,160 02


600 00


Interest


6,651 98


6,050 32


601 66


5,500 00


Memorial Day


150 00


150 00


150 00


Military Aid


221 00


120 00


101 00


.


·


200 00


Mynott Fund.


1.061 40


20 80


1,040 60


Outside Poor


6,794 40


6,887 29


92 89


6,500 00


.


.


2 75


Contingent Account


4,000 00;


6,101 74


2,101 74


4,500 00


Contingents Schools


5.337 96


4,782 59


- 198 25


·


.


.


415 34


·


3,620 00


Evening Schools


707 50


687 37


.


.


Militia


725 79


675 89


49 90


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· 298 64


118 31


150 00


Cemetery Improvements


1,278 88


1,279 39


$128 47


·


3,000 00


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TABLE OF ACCOUNTS-Continued.


Police Department


4,320 00


4,140 00


180 00


4,320 00 500 00


Police Station


500 00


535 50


.193 00


184 96


1,500 00


Public Library


3,012 97


2,867 97


145 00


137 66


400 00


Repairing Farm Buildings


560 50


256 00


Salaries


5,076 30


4,524 65


551 65


Sinking Fund


12,631 17


12,631 17


8 19


250 00


Sewer Elm. Everett and Williams Streets


7,465 62


4,406 55


3,059 07


Sewer High and Mill Streets


9,000 00


8,878 38


121 62


Sewer Hamilton and Edwards Streets


16 72


Sewer Contingent.


1,596 89


1,171 74


425 15


325 34


2,000 00


State Aid


1,225 31


1,098 00


127 31


99 84


7.500 00


Support Poor


2.411 59


1,999 76


411 83


1,500 00


Town Hall Contingent


1,863 40


1,532 76


330 64


900 00


Town Pound


50 00


50 00


Unappropriated Funds


22,264 01


29,636 11


7,672 10


War Relief


1,505 75


1,681 72


175 97


1,500 00


Water Supply


2,529 21


2,613 33


84 12


2.100 00


Westville Bridge


800 00


752 50


47 50


Westville Road


700 00


513 78


186 22


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.


Worcester Street Walk


200 00


101 01


98 99


.


Outstanding Obligations reported by Town Treasurer as in 1905


15,795 00


180,944 79


166,969 801


26,164 43|


12,487 87


105,151 72


..


500 00


307 00


Printing


1,500 90


1,685 86


·


DF. 1,800 00


Railing Highways


483 09


620 75


· 304 50


5.500 00


School Apparatus


280 96


272 77


16 72


Sidewalk Repairs


2,024 50


2,349 84


Street Lights


7,690 00


7,789 84


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.


.


.


.


.


.


.


.


.


..


·


1,000 00


1,000 00


Police Watch System


35 50


ANNUAL REPORT


OF THE


SEWER COMMISSIONERS


SEWER COMMISSIONERS.


The Sewer Commissioners have built sewers the past year on High and Mill streets, also a small sec- tion on lower Main and Maple streets.


The construction of the High street sewer gives a trunk line directly across Globe Village and it will be comparatively easy in the future to build short branches to connect with this main line. The con- struction of this sewer will render more serviceable the sewer as laid on River street, which has a very slight grade. The sewer was urgently needed on High street as many of the residents there use the water from wells located on their premises.


There are now 6 65 miles of sewers in town. It is discouraging to the Commissioners to note the reluc- tance shown by many property owners in connecting with the sewer, and that the Board of Health has to order such work. We suggest that parties lay their pipe while the streets are dug up, so far as possible.


The extra appropriation of five hundred dollars for the Sewer Contingent Account has been expended in renewing and improving the sewer beds. The large amount of sewerage now sent daily to the beds con- pels us to keep them working at a high degree of effi-


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REPORT OF SEWER COMMISSIONERS.


ciency and unless this is done the time is not far dis- tant when other beds will have to be constructed. The Commissioners have retained the services of Napolean Berthiaume, who devotes some time each day to the care of the beds. The engineers of the State Board of Health have been inclined to censure the Board in the past for too great economy in caring for the filter beds, but this year the reports have been more favorable. We recommend an appropriation of one thousand dol- lars for the Sewer Contingent Account.


The Commissioners have waited a reasonable time after the completion of sewers before imposing the as- sessment therefor, but there is a delay about paying same after the bills are rendered. This greatly hinders the work of the Sewer Commissioners and makes the town extra expense for interest on money borrowed in anticipation of assessments and also for collection of the assessments by legal proceedings. We hope that assessments will be more promptly paid in the future.


The articles for new sewers will be found in the Town Warrant. We recommend that sewers be con- structed this year upon Union, Main and Cross streets to cover the territory lying between Main and Hamil- ton streets.


Complaints have reached the Commissioners about stoppages in the sewers, caused by rubbish, rags, and the like. Throwing such articles into the sewers is strictly forbidden by the Board, and any offender will be prosecuted.




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