Town annual reports of the officers of Southbridge for the year ending 1913-1916, Part 3

Author: Southbridge (Mass.)
Publication date: 1913
Publisher: The Town
Number of Pages: 1264


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10 00


J. B. Brousseau, labor and sup- plies, 8 75


West Disinfecting Co., supplies, 8 75


75


REPORT OF AUDITORS


George E. Egan, labor,


$8 00


1


W. C. Lewis, supplies, 7 78


J. J. Hogan, team hire, chimney fire, $4 50 Labor, 2 90


7 40


Alden M. Bigelow, soda,


7 00


The Southbridge Herald, print- ing, envelopes,


6 75


Somerville Brush Co., brushes,


6 50


Gabree Bros., supplies,


5 31


M. Egan & Son, setting glass,


5 05


Central Mills Co., waste,


5 00


John S. Cheever Co., supplies,


5 00


Pierre Benoit, services as tree warden, 4 50


W. J. Fitzpatrick, supplies,


4 45


Gedeon Gregoire, repairing


rubber coats,


4 25


Joseph Blais, repairing boots,


3 95


Lemmelin & Lucas, labor and supplies,


3 00


A. Farland, setting glass,


3 00


P. Renaud, supplies,


2 67


Adams Express Co., express,


2 40


Felix Quevillon, brooms,


2 25


J. R. Harris & Son, supplies, 1 65


A. W. Paton, supplies, 1 40


J. B. Prescott Co., supplies, 1 40


Earls & O'Shaughnessy, salt, 1 30


W. J. Lamoureux & Co., curtain,


1 00


$3,693 71


Balance to credit of account Jan. 1, 1913, $1,135 99


76


1


REPORT OF AUDITORS


Fire Alarm Battery


RECEIPTS.


Appropriation, $600 00


EXPENDITURES.


American Optical Co., as per contract, $600 00


000 00


Goddard Court


RECEIPTS.


Appropriation,


$5,250 00


EXPENDITURES.


Caroline Wells, land damages, $4,500


Alfred Mckinstry, men and labor,


$330 20


Teams, 135 00


465 20


Herbert Wells, land damages,


250 00


Ellen J. Bartholomew, gravel,


5 60


Marble's Express, cartage,


75


$5,221 00


Balance to credit of account


Jan, 1, 1913,


$28 45


Hamilton Street Improvement


RECEIPTS.


Balance to credit of account


Jan. 1, 1913, $984 69


77


REPORT OF AUDITORS


Appropriation, $2,800 00 Worcester & Southbridge St.


R. R., 4,566 52


$8,351 21


EXPENDITURES.


Aime Langevin, bal-


ance as per con-


tract,


$7,211 00


Extra labor and sup- : plies 550 88


$7,761 88


Jos. A. Allard. iron railing, 460 80


J. A. Whittaker, inspection,


measurements, calculation, grades and freighting rattler, 48 33


J. M.& L. D.Clemence, lumber, 37 11


Field, Barker & Underwood, rent of rattler for testing brick, 25 00


O. W. Dwinal, services as inspec- tor, 9 00


Highway Department, carting brick tester, 4 50


8,346 62


Balance to credit of account


Jan. 1, 1913, 4 59


Harrington Street Grading


RECEIPTS.


Appropriation, $250 00


78


REPORT OF AUDITORS


EXPENDITURES.


Alfred Mckinstry,


men and labor, $108 80


Teams. 90 00


$198 80


H. A. Morse, gravel,


51 20


$250 00


000 00


Highways


RECEIPTS.


Balance to credit of account


Jan. 1, 1912, $606 44


Appropriation,


6,000 00


Excise tax,


1,328 97


Worcester & Southbridge St. R. R., 629 27


Massachusetts Highway Com-


mission, 60 00


C. D. Harrington, 45 00


C. D. Paige,


15 00


$8,684 68


EXPENDITURES.


Alfred Mckinstry,


men and labor, $3,993 59


Teams, 2,310 50


Salary, 1200 00


Sundries, 5 75


$7,509 84


79


REPORT OF AUDITORS


John Flood, cleaning crossings,


$104 00


G. C. Winter, supplies, 78 64


Peter Giroux, labor and sup- plies, 78 40


State Treasurer, state highway tax, 68 00


E. C. Ellis, coal for steam roller


and stone crusher, 62 14


Thomas . Fitzpatrick, cleaning crossings,


46 66


Alfred Plimpton, gravel,


45 40


Southbridge Coal Co., coal for steam roller, 44 92


A. R. Webster, use of sprinkler, 43 58


Gabree Bros., supplies,


43 20


George E. Egan, labor, painting railings, 42 59


F. O. Letcher, dynamite, 34 10


Charles Hvass Co., rope and chain, 29 00


New England Telephone &


Telegraph Co., rental and tolls, 26 19


A. H. Wheeler, rubber boots, 26 00


The Edwards Co., rubber boots, 25 50


New England Metal Culvert Co., road drag, 25 00


American Oil Co., supplies,


23 17


B. J. Proulx & Son, labor and supplies, 21 05


H. Lemmelin, labor and sup- plies, 18 10


80


REPORT OF AUDITORS


Litchfield Shuttle Co., gravel, $16 50


W. P. Richardson, labor and supplies, 14 65


H. A. Morse, gravel, 12 45


John A. Whittaker, lines, grades and survey Elm street, 11 50


Walter W. Pratt, labor,


11 22


I. R. Apte, labor, 11 00


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


10 60


A.L. Desaulniers, cleaning catch basin,


10 00 1


The Good Road Machinery Co., supplies, 6 62


Vertume Plouff, labor, 6 15


A. Boyer, labor, 5 40


Thomas Ryan, cleaning catch basin, 5 00


F. A. Sansoucy, rubber boots, 5 00


C. Stewart & Son, grate, 4 50


W, C. Lewis, supplies,


4 41


J. B. Lavallee, labor,


4 22


Wadleigh Bros, labor,


4 00


Edmund Richard, labor,


3 00


William Leriche, oil, 2 35


J. B. Prescott & Son, casting,


2.04


Mederic Duhamel, labor,


2 00


Southbridge Electrical Con-


tracting Co., wire, 1 86


E. L. Gay, labor and supplies, 1 45


New York, New Haven & Hart- ford R. R., freight, 1 21


Weld & Beck, supplies, 1 00


81


REPORT OF AUDITORS


Soutbridge Water Supply Co., water, town barn, $1 00


Charles Proulx, sand, 75


W. P. Gendreau, oil,


45


Electric Express Co., express,


42


- $8,556, 23


Balance to credit of account


Jan. 1. 1913, $128 45


Hook Street Crosswalk


RECEIPTS.


Appropriation.


$75 00


EXPENDITURES.


Aime Langevin, men and labor,


$74 50


Balance to credit of account


Jan. 1, 1913,


$0 50


Insurance


RECEIPTS.


Balance to credit of account


Jan. 1, 1912,


$32 02


Appropriatation, 900 00


Transferred from unappropriat- ed funds, 300 00


Armory policy cancelled, 12 00


$1,244 02


82


REPORT OF AUDITORS


EXPENDITURES.


Morris H. Marcy, insurance on almshouse, engine house, schools, town barn, library books and bond for Treas- urer, $353 15


M. P. O'Shaughnessy, insur- ance on armory, engine house, library books, and stone crusher, 326 50


Jos. J. Powers, & Co., insurance on engine houses and schools, 141 00


Gatineau & Co., insurance on armory, engine houses and library books, 137 50


J. Harvey Curtis, bond for tax collector, 100 00


E. M. Phillips & Son, insurance, on library books and schools, 99 96


Plimpton's Insurance Agency, insurance on armory and libraay books, 38 00


The Hartford Steam Boiler In- spection & Insurance Co., insurance on boilers, 30 00


$1226 11


Balance to credit of account Jan. 1, 1913, $17 91


.


REPORT OF AUDITORS


83


Interest


RECEIPTS.


Appropriation,


$8,000 00


EXPENDITURES.


Account overdrawn Jan. 1,


1912, $372 26


Southbridge Savings Bank, anti-


cipation of taxes and notes, 3,424 16


Sewer board coupons,


2,600 00


State Treasurer, regular bonds,


$860 00


Certifying notes, 21 00


881 00


Hamilton street walk,


100 00


Central street bridge,


80 00


Bridge, notes,


50 21


$7,507 63


Balance to credit of account Jan. 1, 1913,


$492 37


Lebanon Hill


RECEIPTS.


Transferred from unappropriat- ed funds, $250 00


EXPENDITURES.


I. R. Apte, men and labor, $235 19


84


REPORT OF AUDITORS


Alfred Mckinstry, men and labor, $12 25


$247 44


Balance to credit of account


Jan. 1, 1913, $2 56


Main Street Macadam


RECEIPTS.


Transferred from unappropriat-


ed funds,


$4,500 00


State Highway Commission, 734 65


$5,234 65


EXPENDITURES.


Aime Langevin, men


and teams, $2,287 88


Crushed stone, 1,681 00


$3,968 88


Alfred Mckinstry,


crushed stone, $520 35


Men and labor, 89 40


609 75


John A. Whittaker, surveys, estimates and plans, 196 30


Charles Proulx, stone,


105 00


Joseph Leclair, services as


weigher and supervisor,


70 30


J.M. & L. D. Clemence, lumber, 4 72


$4,954 95


Balance to credit of account Jan. 1, 1913, $279 70


85


REPORT OF AUDITORS


Marcy Street Drain


RECEIPTS.


Appropriation, $400 00


EXPENDITURES.


Aime Langevin, men and labor, $339 03


G. C. Winter, pipe, 52 47


$391 50


Balance to credit of account


Jan. 1, 1913, $8 50


Memorial Day


RECEIPTS.


Appropriation, $150 00


EXPENDITURES.


Malcolm Ammidown Post No. 168, $150 00


000 00


Military Aid


RECEIPTS.


Balance to credit


of account


Jan. 1, 1912,


$123 22


State treasurer,


480 10


$603 22


EXPENDITURES.


Selectmen, orders,


$445 00


Balance to credit of acconnt


Jan. 1, 1913, $158 32


86


REPORT OF AUDITORS


Mill and Main Streets Wall


RECEIPTS.


Appropriation,


$375 00


EXPENDITURES.


J. Poulin, labor as per contract, $168 00


Pierre Benoit, labor as per con-


tract, 167 75


G. C. Winter, pipe, 33 34 $369 09


Balance to credit of account


Jan. 1, 1913, $5 91


Playgrounds


RECEIPTS.


Balance to credit of account


Jan. 1, 1912, $357 63


Appropriation, 1,500 00


Premiums, Sturbridge Fair, 8 00


Grass, sold, 5 00


$1,870 63


EXPENDITURES.


Playground


commit-


tee, teachers' and


keepers' payroll, $709 38


Labor and supplies, 26 33 $735 71


Narragansett Machine Co.,


swings and slides, 160 00


87


REPORT OF AUDITORS


G. C. Winter, ice plan-


er, $75 00


Snow scraper,


16 50


„Supplies, 27 79


$119 29


Adelard Girard, labor and sup- plies, 83 75


J. L. Hammett Co., supplies, 73 85


Central Mills Co., rent of land, 60 00


Aime Langevin, men and labor, 54 34


Oldham & Ranahan, labor and supplies, 30 07


J. D. Blanchard & Co., supplies, 21 05


N. E. Carpenter, labor at Union street, 19 12


J. M. & L. D. Clemence, lumber, 17 89


Webster & Southbridge Gas & Electric Co., lights, 15 52


A. R. Webster, sprinkling, 15 00


H. A. Dresser, supplies,


13 00


Margaret G. Butler,


expense to Brook-


line Institute, $10 00


Sundries, 1 15


11 15


The Edwards Co., supplies,


8 33


Frank Vaillancourt, labor, 8 00


W. J. Lamoureux & Co., sup- plies, 7 70


Iver Johnson Sporting Goods


Co., supplies, 7 50


,


88


REPORT OF AUDITORS


Southbridge Water Supply Co,,


water, $6 00


Gedeon Gregoire, supplies. 5 90


J. A. Whittaker, clerk commit- tee, incidentals, 5 35


H. U. Bail, labor, 4 55


E. F. Dakin, supplies, 3 75


A. H. Wheeler, supplies, 3 66


Marble's Express, freight and cartage, 3 58


Samuel Williams, est., supplies, 3 00


F. E. Northup, team hire,


3 00


William White, sand, 2 30


R. T. Reed, supplies, 2 25


Jos. Berthiaume, labor, 2 00


Geo. C. Shepard Co., supplies,


2 00


J. J. Delehanty, supplies, 2 00


Gabree Bros., supplies, 1 75


J. W. Wilson, trucking, 1 50


W. C. Lewis, supplies, 1 16


Phillip Tetrault, labor, 1 00


J. F. Lariviere, supplies, 75


L. B. B Coit, supplies, 75


John A. Marsell, supplies, 60


Adams Express Co., express, 60


Geo H. Smith, est., 50


Festus Faulkner, supplies, 25


O. L. Desaulniers, supplies,


24


$1,519 20


Balance to credit of account


Jan. 1, 1913, $351 43


89


REPORT OF AUDITORS


Plimpton Street Extension


RECEIPTS.


Balance to credit of account


Jan. 1, 1912, $2,057 56


EXPENDITURES.


Alfred Mckinstry, men and labor, $952 24


Teams, 561 25


$1,513 49


W. W. Buckley, counsel for Daniel Moriarty, damage for taking land, 400 00


John A. Whittaker, self and men staking street and lines, consultation, inspection, measurements, and grades, 69 15


J.M. & L. D. Clemence lumber, 62 67


$2,045 31


Balance to credit of account Jan. 1, 1913, $12 25


Police Department


RECEIPTS.


Balance to credit of account


Jan. 1. 1912, $1 50


Appropriation, 7,400 00


Transferred from unappropriat- ed funds, 650 00


$8,051 50


90


REPORT OF AUDITORS


EXPENDITURES.


Selectmen, salary of


chief of police, $1,200 00


Payroll of police officers, 5,837 00


Special officers, July 3 and 4, 100 00


Expenses of special


officers looking up


evidence of law violation, 50 00


J.F. Coombs, car fare and teams to Lei- cester, 2 50


$7,189 50


New England Telephone and


Telegraph Co., rental of


police aların telephone, 515 00


F. E. Northup, team hire, . 139 50


Southbridge Electrical


Contracting Co.,


batteries and sup- plies, $37 15


Use of auto, 4 45


41 60


Mederic Duhamel, team hire,


11 00


Southbridge


Press, printing


postals, notice cards and blank reports, 9 25


Ide Lumber Co., reel,


7 50


Iver Johnson Sporting Goods


Co., police badges, 7 50


91


REPORT OF AUDITORS


J. E. Donais, M. D., profes-


sional services to prisoners, 7 00


Dawson Machine Co., auto- matic cuffs, 4 00


Gabree Bros., supplies, 2 40


Charles Cozzens, damage to bi- cycle, 2 20


A. J. McCrea, M. D., profes- sional services to prisoner, 1 00


A. R. Webster, team hire, 1 00


$7,938 45


Balance to credit of account


Jan. 1, 1913, $115 05


Police Station


RECEIPTS.


Balance to credit of account


Jan. 1, 1912, $303 27


Appropriation, 800 00


L. Beneditto, rental, 230 00


$1,333 27


EXPENDITURES.


Louis Peloquin, care


of police station, $546 00


Extra work, 3 75


$549 75


Webster & Southbridge Gas & Electric Co., lights, 129 91


New England Telephone & Telegraph Co., tolls, 33 49


92


REPORT OF AUDITORS


E. C. Ellis, coal, $30 75


G. C. Winter, supplies, 29 56


W. S. Conway, M. D., profes- sional services, 17 00


Mahan Bros., wood,


16 50


O. J. Paquette & Co., printing time sheets, 14 00


Southbridge Water Supply Co., water, 13 00


Joseph A. Allard, labor and


supplies,


12 78


Initial Clean Towel Co., rental,


12 40


J. E. Donais, M. D., profes- sional services, 11 50


W. C. Smith, wood, 11 00


West Disinfecting Co., disin- fectants, 8 75


Alexis Boyer, labor, 8 10


Southbridge Coal Co., coal,


7 75


W. P. Gendreau, supplies, 5 85


C. A. Tetrault, M. D., profes- sional services, 5 00


Marble's Express, removing


ashes, etc.,


4 75


Dustbane Manufacturing Co., dustbane, 4 73


John A. Brightman, supplies,


3 35


National Steam Laundry,


2 50


Gabree Bros., supplies,


2 35


Honore St. Martin,


special


police duty, 2 35


M. Egan & Son, glass, 2 00


93


REPORT OF AUDITORS


C. C. Bradford, M. D., profes- sional services, $2 00


Southbridge Steam Laundry, 2 00


H. A. Dresser, gas mantels, 1 50


WV. J. Lamoureux, supplies, 1 50


Oldham & Ranahan, supplies,


1 37


Southbridge Electrical Con-


tracting Co., supplies, 1 30


J. F. Coombs, express paid, 80


N. Y., N. H. & H. R. R. Co., freight, 40


$949 94


Balance to credit of account


Jan. 1, 1913, $383 33


Printing


RECEIPTS.


Balance to credit of account


Jan. 1, 1912, $9 76


Appropriation,


1800 00


Transferred from unappropriat- ed funds, 325 00


$2,134 76


EXPENDITURES.


Southbridge Press, official, specimen and regular bal- lots, printing no- tices for primaries,


-


94


REPORT OF AUDITORS


instruction cards, list of voters, tally sheets, cardboard signs, printing, binding and let- tering town order books, printing ads for board of health, printing, binding and let- tering tax receipts and milk rules, printing postals, envelopes, cloth signs, notices to contractors, note- heads, dog laws, tax summons, re- gistrar notices, selectmen hearing and notices for as- sessors, $818 01


Printing 3000 poll


tax books, 140


pages at $2.50 per page. 350 00


Town warrants,


127 00


$1,295 01


(). J. Paquette & Co., printing 2200 town reports, 268


95


REPORT OF AUDITORS


pages at $2.20 per page,


$589 60


Printing poll tax re- ceipts and notices, notices to tax pay- ers, printing regu- lation cards for sealer, letterheads, billheads and cloth signs, 72 90


Printing library and school reports, 30 00


$692 50


Southbridge Herald, publishing town warrants,


$70 00


Publishing notices of liquor licenses and milk rules, asses- sors. notices, ads for board of health, and sealer of weights and meas- ures and publish- ing notices to con- tractors, notices of public hearings, 61 50


131 50


Frank J. Walsh, print- ing envelopes and license blanks, 10 00


96


REPORT OF AUDITORS


Hobbs Warren Co., printing blanks, $0 44


$2,129 45


Balance to credit of account Jan. 1, 1913, $5 31


Public Band Concerts


RECEIPTS.


Appropriation, $250 00


EXPENDITURES.


Southbridge Brass Band, 250 00


000 00


Railing Highways


RECEIPTS.


Balance to credit of account


Jan. 1, 1912, $180 62


Appropriation, 500 00


$680 62


EXPENDITURES.


Alfred Mckinstry,


men and labor, $141 45


Teams, 13 50


$154 95


Alexis Boyer, labor, 87 89


J. M. & L. D. Clemence, lum- ber, 56 34


97


REPORT OF AUDITORS


F. E. Hall, lumber, 48 50


Charles Proulx, labor,


26 90


Ide Lumber Co., lumber, 16 06


M. Egan & Son, painting rail- ings,


14 75


George E. Egan, painting rail- ing, 9 30


Peter Giroux, labor and sup-


plies‘


7 95


W. C. Lewis, supplies, 6 41


G. C. Winter, supplies, 5 58


Joseph D. Proulx, labor, 5 00


Louis Farland, labor, 1 50


$441 13


Balance to credit of account


Jan. 1, 1913, $239 49


River and Oliver Streets Culvert


RECEIPTS.


Appropriation,


$500 00


EXPENDITURES.


Aime Langevin, men


and labor, $263 26


Frame and grate,


42 91


$306 17


G. C. Winter, pipe,


122 54


J. Poulin, laying out sewer for surface water, 22 00


O. W. Dwinal, inspection, 18 00


American Optical Co., brick, 16 00


98


REPORT OF AUDITORS


Pierre Benoit, laying out 2 catch basins, $14 30


$499 01


Balance to credit of account Jan. 1, 1913, $0 99


Salaries


RECEIPTS.


Balance to credit of account


Jan. 1, 1912,


$671 42


Appropriation, 7,500 00


$8171 44


EXPENDITURES.


Board of Assessors-


William H. McGilpin,


salary, $595 50


Expenses to Boston, 9 80


Joseph Gagnon, salary, 459 50


Expenses to Boston, 7 80


Distributing poll tax books, 5 00


A. Farland, salary, 353 80


Expenses to Boston


and record book, 8 10


John Syuminski, inter- preter, 13 00


Peter Sorti, interpreter,


12 00


$1,462 50


99


REPORT OF AUDITORS


Tax Collector- F. X. Tetrault, salary for 1911, $800 00


Salary for 1912, 500 00


$1,300 00


Plumbing Inspector-


A. R. Brown, 900 00


Selectmen-


A. Boyer,


James F. Earles,


850 00


Charles Proulx,


Treasurer-


S. E. Blanchard, 600 00


Auditors-


Arthur Cabana,


Joseph Metras,


450 00


Joseph Lafleche,


Overseers of the Poor-


Napoleon Giroux,


Daniel T. Morrill,


450 00


Gedeon Pinsonneault, Jr.,


Town Counsel-


L. O. Rieutord, 400 00


Board of Registrars-


Moise Gagnon, $94 80


J. J. O'Shaughnessy, 94 80


S. D. Perry, 94 80


W. W. Buckley, 94 80


379 20


100


REPORT OF AUDITORS


Sewer Commissioners-


W. J. Lamoureux,


H. U. Bail,


$300 00


James Prendergast,


Sealer of Weights and Measures --


E. E. Gabree, $177 35


F. Gatineau, 79 30


Ovila Caplette, use of


team for sealer,


10 63


267 28


Board of Health


J. A. Caron,


George Webster, 150 00


J. E. Donais,


Cattle Inspecter-


Dr. Wm. T. Pugh, $125 00


Professional services, 5 50 130 50


Meat Inspector-


John Halpin, 125 00


Care of Town Clock,


George T. Armes, 25 00


$7,789 48


Balance to credit, of account


Jan. 1, 1913,


$381 96


Sinking Fund


RECEIPTS.


Balance to credit of account


Jan. 1, 1912, $22,256 96


Appropriation, 750 00


101


REPORT OF AUDITORS


Interest, City of Augusta bonds, 640 00 Interest, 171 42


-- $23.818 38


Balance to credit of account


Jan. 1, 1913, $23,818 38


Soldiers' Relief


RECEIPTS.


Balance to credit of account


Jan. 1, 1912, $158 15


Appropriation, 1.350 00


Transferred from unappropriated funds, 350 00


$1,858 15


EXPENDITURES.


Selectmen, cash orders, $919 00 Expenses taking vet- eran to soldiers home, 7 00


$926 00


210 00


176 96


97 39


80 00


J. R. Harris & Son, supplies, Lavigne & Benoit, supplies, A. D. Cornell, coal and wood, J. E. Williams, supplies, W. P. Plimpton, burial, $70 00 Services as burial officer, 4 00 ·


74 00


102


REPORT OF AUDITORS


E. C. Ellis, coal, 68 00


Wm. C. Calahan, burial,


35 00


A. J. McCrea, M. D., profes- sional, services, 33 25


J. D. Blanchard & Co., supplies, 29 00


The Edwards Co., supplies,


25 00


Thomas Hughes, coal and wood,


22 50


Mrs. Emma Vinton, board and care of patient, 15 50


Wm. G. Reed, M. D., profes-


sional services, 17 50


Mrs. Miranda Gay, care of pa- tient, 15 00


George Webster, M. D., profes-


sional, services, 10 60


Southbridge Coal Co., 10 15


J. G. E. Page, M. D. profes-


sional services, 7 00


George W., Corey services as burial officer, 2 00


$1,854 35


Balance to credit of account


Jan. 1, 1913, $3 80


State Aid


RECEIPTS.


Balance to credit of account


Jan. I, 1912, $73 03


State Treasurer, 1,228 00


$1,301 03


103


REPORT OF AUDITORS


EXPENDITURES.


Selectmen, cash orders, $1,212 00


Balance to credit of account Jan. 1, 1913, $89 03


Street Lights


RECEIPTS.


Balance to credit of account


Jan. 1, 1913,


$760 08


Appropriation,


10,000 00


$10,760 08


EXPENDITURES.


Webster & Southbridge Gas & Electric Co., $10,644 68


Balance to credit of account Jan. 1, 1913, $115 40


Street Signs


RECEIPTS.


Appropriation, $400 00


EXPENDITURES.


Ingram Richarnson Manufactur- ing Co., signs, $98 50


Balance to credit of account Jan. 1, 1913, $301 50


104


REPORT OF AUDITORS


Town Hall Contingent


RECEIPTS.


Balance to credit of account


Jan. 1, 1912,


$724 45


Appropiation,


2,100 00


High school transfer, 600 00


Rents, 356 00


$3,780 45


EXPENDITURES.


Peter Caplette, janitor, $708 00


Labor, 69 90


$777 90


M. Egan & Son, labor and sup- plies, 433 28


E. C. Ellis, coal, 319 91


G. C. Winter, labor and supplies, heat- ing apparatus, $203 51


Installing new radi-


ators in G. A. R.


hall and tax collec-


tor's office, 93 59


Supplies, 15 23


312 39


Webster & Southbridge Gas & Electric Co., light, 294 12


Oldham & Ranahan, labor and supplies, 273 64


Southbridge Water Supply Co., labor and supplies for


105


REPORT OF AUDITORS


water tower, $168 84


Water,


80 00


$248 84


Jos. A. Allard, labor and sup- plies, changing water pipes, 236 03


Southbridge Electrical Contract- ing Co., labor and supplies, Aime Langevin, dig- ging pipes, $133 38


155 92


Removing ashes, 6 79


140 17


Consolidated Electric Lamp


Co., 200 Mazda lamps, 102 96


Charles O. Cozzens typewriter, 100 00


The Gutta Percha & Rubber


Manufacturing Co., hose


and supplies for water tower, 86 00


New England Telephone &


Telegraph Co., rental and tolls, 77 98


Southbridge Roofing Co., labor and supplies, 32 72


J.M. & L. D. Clemence, lumber, 27 90


Charles Proulx, labor, 20 40


Intial Clean Towel Co., towel supply, 12 00


O. J. Paquette, labor indexing vaults,


6 75


A. D. Cornell, wood, 6 53


American Opt. Co., lumber, 6 25


The Edwards Co., supplies, 6 25


106


REPORT OF AUDITORS


E.L. Gay, labor on vault doors, $5 10


T. J. Harrington, filling urns, 5 00


Alexis Boyer, labor, 4 95


J. A. Brightman, supplies,


4 50


Selectmen, office sup- plies, $3 35


Ice book, 90


4 25


W. J. Lamoureux, supplies, 4 00


John Wells, wood,


3 50


Weld & Beck, supplies, 3 15


Ovila Caplette, labor, 3 00


Board of Assessors, office supplies, 2.80


Chas F. Hellener, labor and supplies, 2 10


W. Nolin, removing ashes, 2 00


Gabree Bros., supplies, 1 58


A. Farland, labor and supplies, 1 50


R. P. Childs Stamp Co., rub- ber stamps, 1 40


H. E. Carpenter, ice book, 90


Marble's Express, freight and cartage, 60


F. J. Jarvis, frame, 50


Frost Stamp & Stationary Co., supplies, 35


$3,729 12


Balance to credit of account Jan. 1, 1913, .


$51 33


107


REPORT OF AUDITORS


Town Pound


RECEIPTS.


Balance to credit of account Jan. 1, 1912, $50 00


Balance to credit of account Jan. 1, 1913, $50 00


Unappropriated Funds


RECEIPTS.


Liquor licenses, $19,207 00


S. N. E. R. R., sale of armory and schoolhouse, 15,000 00


Corporation tax, 9,582 18


Street Railway tax,


1,504 90


Sidewalk assessments, collected, 850 30


Licenses, 483 50


National Bank tax,


361 94


Dennison Co., rent armory,


150 00


E. E. Gabree, fees, 80 96


Interest, 8 63


Transferred from East Main street hill, 129 25


Transferred from Brochu street sidewalk, 83 19


Transferred from River street sidewalk, 22 46


Transferred from Union street sidewalk, 3 41


108


REPORT OF AUDITORS


1


Transferred from Chapin street sidewalk, $2 06


Transferred from Oakes avenue widening, 59


Transferred from East Main


street sidewalk, 09


-


$47,469 37


EXPENDITURES.


Account overdrawn, Jan. 1,1912, $2,672 22 Transferred to


Common schools, 18,000 00


State treasurer, one-fourth liquor licenses, 4,801 75


Worcester street macadam, 4,800 00


Main street macadam,


4,500 00


Worcester street sidewalk,


650 00


Police department,


650 00


Dupaul street,


500 00


Charlton, Mechanic and


Thomas streets culvert, 500 00


Soldiers' relief, 350 00


Printing, 325 00


Insurance,


300 00


Everett street culvert,


300 00


Water street repairs,


300 00


Lebanon hill,


250 00


Chestnut street culvert,


30 04


$38,929 01


Balance to credit of account Jan. 1, 1913,


$8,540 36


109


REPORT OF AUDITORS


Water Supply


RECEIPTS.


Balance to credit of account


Jan. 1, 1912,


$542 54


Appropriation,


3,700 00


$4,242 54


EXPENDITURES.


Southbridge Water Supply Co.,


hydrants, $3,524 96


Fountains,


218 00


$3,742 96


Balance to credit of account


Jan. 1, 1913,


$499 58


Water Street Repairs


RECEIPTS.


Transferred from unappropriated funds, $300 00


EXPENDITURES.


Alfred Mckinstry, men and labor, $144 00


Teams, 126 00


$270 00 16 05


Alfred Plimpton, gravel,


$286 05


Balance to credit of account Jan. 1, 1913, $13 95


110


REPORT OF AUDITORS


Widening Main Street


RECEIPTS.


Balance to credit of account


Jan. 1, 1912, $129 25


EXPENDITURES.


Transferred to unappropriated funds, $129 25


000 00


Widening Oakes Avenue


RECEIPTS.


Balance to credit of account


Jan. 1. 1912, $0 59


EXPENDITURES.


Transferred to unappropriated funds, $0 59


0 00


Worcester Street Macadam


RECEIPTS.


Appropriation, $5,000 00


Transferred from unappropriated funds, 4,800 00


State Highway Commission, 2,725 00


M. L. Camarco, overpaid order, 40 00


$12,565 00


111


REPORT OF AUDITORS


EXPENDITURES.


M. L. Camarco, con-


tract,


$7,467 90


Extra labor, 300 99


$7,768 89


Aime Langevin, men,


teams and sup-


plies, $1,787 47


Crushed stone,


935 00


2,722 47


Standard Oil Co., 1 tank stand- ard asphalt binder, 629 53


J. A. Whittaker, self and men, plans, consultations, street records, street lines, surveys, calculations, specifications, tracing cloth, profiles, blue prints and grades, 606 09


Alfred Mckinstry,


crushed stone, $483 28


Teams, 53 50


Men and labor, 51 15


587 93


N. Y., N. H. & H. R. R., freight on oil, 75 44


Joseph Leclair, labor as weigher, 72 15


Phillip Marsell, labor as weigher, 50 75


J. D. Proulx, labor, 27 00


Alfred Baribeault, labor,


24 75


Mederic Duhamel, labor as


weigher, 18 00


Joseph Larochelle, labor, 13 50


112


REPORT OF AUDITORS


Globe Newspaper Co., publish- ing proposals, $12 15


Barbour Stockwell Co., frame and grate,


10 50


Honore St. Martin, labor,


8 10


Doris Duhamel, labor, 2 70


45


Worcester Telegram, advertising,


$12,630 40 1


Account overdrawn, Jan. 1, 1913,


Note-Since the closing of fiscal year, a check for $101.50 was received from the State Highway Commission.




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