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Road Committee.
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RECOMMENDATIONS FOR 1916
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR 1916
General Government
Annual Reports 400.00
Tax Collector. 1,400.00
Town Accountant. 1,100.00
Treasurer.
950.00
Town Clerk 500.00
Town Hall 2,400.00
Law
653.32
Protection to Persons and Property
Police Department. $12,500.00
Fire Department .. $12,487.00
Sealer 750.00
Moth Extermination 200.00
Tree Warden. 300.00
Forest Fires 1,500.00
Health and Sanitation
Board of Health $4,500.00
Main and Hamilton
Sewer Maintenance 1,200.00
Street Cleaning.
$1.500.00
Highways
Highways $10,000.00
Bridges. $2,500.00
Railings. 400.00
Sidewalk Repairs. 3,000.00
Maintenance of
Plimpton St. Extension. 1,000.00
Permanent Roads 2,000.00
Charities
Almshouse $5,300.00
Military Aid 450.00
Outside Relief.
.9,000.00
State Aid.
1,056.00
Mother's Aid
.4,000.00
Soldiers' Burials. 100.00
Soldiers' Relief.
2,400.00
Education
Schools $42,000.00 | Jacob Edwards
Public Library $5,000.00
Recreation
Playgrounds. $4,000.00
Celebration
Memorial Day and
Public Band Concerts.
$250.00
Care of Graves $325.00
Unclassified
Street Lights $14,000.00
Care of Town Clock 40.00
Cemetery Improvements 1,000.00
Insurance .. 2,400.00
Searching Parties. 300.00
Water Supply. 5,200.00
Interest on Debt 14.440.00
Damage to Persons and Personal Property ..... 300.00 Maturing Debt. 31,400.00
Total Recommendations For 1916,
$211,601.32
Assessors. $3,500.00
Election & Registration. 1,600.00
Selectmen . 2,250.00
Moderator 50.00
TOWN WARRANT
March 6, 1916
WORCESTER, Ss. To either of the Constables of the Town of Southbridge, in the County of Worcester.
GREETING:
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachu- setts you are hereby requested to notify the inhabitants of the town of Southbridge, aforesaid, qualified to vote in town affairs, to meet in the Town Hall in said Southbridge, on the sixth (6) day of March, 1916, at 5.45 o'clock in the forenoon, to act on the following articles: The polls will open at 5.45 o'clock in the forenoon and will close at 4.00 o'clock in the afternoon.
Article 1. To choose a moderator to preside over said meeting.
Art. 2. To choose by ballot all necessary town officers for the ensuing year, viz: Clerk, Treasurer, three Selectmen, three Overseers of Poor, Collector of Taxes, one Assessor for three years, one member of Board of Health for three years, two members of School Committee for three years, three members of Park Commission, one Sinking Fund Commissioner for three years, Tree Warden, Highway Surveyor, seven mem- bers of Planning Board and three Constables.
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Art. 3. To vote by ballot "Yes" or "No" in an- swer to the question: "Shall licenses be granted for the sale of intoxicating liquors in this town."
Art. 4. To hear the reports of the Town Account- ant, Treasurer, Clerk, Selectmen, Library Committee, etc., and to act thereon.
Art. 5. To raise and appropriate such sums of money as may be necessary to pay town debts and charges for the ensuing year or act anything thereon.
Art. 6. To see if the town vill vote to authorize the Treasurer with the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow money in anticipation of the revenue of the current financial year, or act anything thereon.
Art. 7. To see if the town will vote to authorize the Selectmen to cause an audit to be made of the town's accounts for 1915, or act anything thereon.
Art. 8. To see if the town will vote to pay the Enginemen, or act thereon.
Art. 9. To see if the town will vote to fix the compensation of town officers, laborers and teams, or act anything thereon.
Art. 10. To see if the town will vote to give the Tax Collector the same power to collect taxes that the Town Treasurer has when appointed collector, or act anything thereon.
Art. 11. To hear the report of the Sewer Com- missioners regarding the transfer of accounts and act thereon.
Art. 12. To see if the town will vote to extend
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the macadam road on Eastford Road and Crane street, and that the Town Accountant be authorized to trans- fer the unexpended balances of the Charlton and East Main Streets and North Woodstock Road Accounts to these accounts, raise and appropriate money there- for or act thereon.
Art. 13. To see if the town will vote to pave or macadamize Mechanic Street, raise and appro- priate money therefor or act thereon.
Art. 14. To see if the town will vote to build a macadam road on East Main Street, raise and appro- priate money therefor, or act thereon.
Art. 15. To see if the town will vote to build a cement concrete sidewalk on the easterly side of Oliver Street, from Hamilton Street to River Street, raise and appropriate money therefor, or act anything thereon.
Art. 16. To see if the town will vote to build a cement concrete sidewalk on the northerly side of Main Street, in front of the Notre Dame Church property, raise and appropriate money therefor or act anything thereon.
Act. 17. To see if the town will vote to build a cement concrete sidewalk on the easterly side of Thom- as Street from Charlton Street to Olney Avenue, raise and appropriate money therefor or act thereon.
Art. 18. To see if the town will vote to build a cement concrete sidewalk on the southerly side of Hart- well Street, from Eastford Road to Marcy Street, raise and appropriate money therefor or act anything thereon.
Art. 19. To see if the town will vote to construct
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a concrete sidewalk on the easterly side of Mechanic Street, from Charlton Street to the junction of Wor- cester and Mechanic Streets, raise and appropriate money, or act anything thereon.
Art. 20. To see if the town will vote to accept the provisions of Section 20 and 21 of Chapter 25, of the Revised Laws of the Commonweath relative to the purchase or lease of land, and. the erection, alteration, enlargement, repairing and improving buildings for public baths and wash houses, and also for the opening of bathing places, and the making of regulations for the management of the same, or act anything thereon.
Art. 21. To see if the town will vote to erect and maintain public bath and wash houses on land of the Hamilton Woolen Company on the south side of the "Big Pond" socalled, raise and appropriate money therefor or act anything thereon.
Art. 22. To see if the town will vote to improve the land on Dresser Street to be used as a public park, raise and appropriate money therefor or act anything thereon.
Art. 23. To see if the town will vote to accept the provisions of the Revised Laws of the Common- wealth, Chapter 162, Sections, 122-123-124-125-126 and 127, and amendments thereto, relating to the Smoke Nuisance, or act anything thereon.
Art. 24. To see if the town will vote to appoint a Committee and to authorize the same to procure plans for a new primary school building to be erected on Marcy Street Extension, socalled, on land recently pur-
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chased from Mrs. Ellen J. Bartholomew, raise and ap- propriate money therefor or act anything thereon.
Art. 25. To see if the town will vote to purchase a new fire engine or repair the present engine at the No. 1 Fire House on Elm Street, raise and appropriate money therefore or act anything thereon.
Art. 26. To see if the town will vote to accept the provisions of Section 22 of Chapter 25 of the Revised Laws of the Commonwealth, and also the provisions of Section 1 of Chapter 289 of the Acts of 1909 of the said Commonwealth, relating to the sprinkling or spreading upon its public ways, or parts thereof, water or any liquid or material suitable for laying or preventing dust and preserving the surface thereof, and for sani- tary purposes, raise and appropriate money therefor or act anything thereon.
Art. 27. To see if the town will vote to construct a sewer in Chestnut street, from Main street to the present sewer in said street.
Art. 28. To see if the town will vote to construct a sewer in Dresser, Sayles and Glover streets, from Marcy street to High street.
Art. 29. To see if the town will vote to authorize the Town Accountant to transfer to the Chestnut street and the Dresser, Sayles and Glover streets sewer ac- counts, the unexpended balances in the Cliff street, Hartwell street and Eastford road sewer accounts, or act anything thereon.
Art. 30. To see if the town will vote to lay a permanent pavement on Elm street, from Main street
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to the junction with Everett street, raise and appro- priate money therefor or act anything thereon.
Art. 31. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $3,000 to continue the repair of Eastford road, or act anything thereon.
Art. 32. To see if the town will vote the sum of five hundred dollars to provide suitable rifle ranges, erect anything necessary thereon and assist in defray- ing any other necessary expenses attendant upon main- taining and increasing the military efficiency of the Southbridge Rifles, an independent company devoted to the stimulation of local patriotism and military preparedness.
Art. 33. To see if the town will vote to authorize the School Committee to procure plans for a new pri- mary school building to be erected on Marcy street ex- tension, socalled, on land recently purchased from Mrs. Ellen J. Bartholomew, raise and appropriate money therefor or act anything thereon.
Art. 34. To see if the town will vote to accept the report of the Selectmen as to the laying out of a pub- lic way a certain way leading from West Main Street northerly over land of Norval Newell, Charles Proulx, Samuel Simonds, Southern New England Railroad Corporation and others, raise and appropriate money therefor or act anything thereon.
Art. 35. To see if the town will vote to build a cement concrete bridge over Lebanon brook, socalled, at Sandersdale, raise and appropriate money there- for or act anything thereon.
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Art. 36. To see if the town will vote to cause the houses on all of the streets in the town to be re- numbered, raise and appropriate money therefor or act anything thereon.
Art. 37. To see if the town will install fifteen (15) street lights on the North Woodstock Road, from the end of the present line to the house of Charles M. Morse, raise and appropriate money therefor or act anything thereon.
Art. 38. To see if the town will vote to improve the street at the junction of Cliff and Clark streets, raise and appropriate money therefor or act anything thereon.
Art. 39. To hear and act upon the report of the Committee appointed to confer with the Southbridge Water Supply Company in relation to extending their pipes to Sandersdale.
Art. 40. To see if the town will vote to improve Marcy street for a distance of about 400 feet southerly from Dresser street, raise and appropriate money there- for or act anything thereon.
Art. 41. To see if the town will vote to celebrate the one hundredth anniversary of its incorporation and to publish the proceedings of said celebration, raise and appropriate money therefor or act anything thereon.
Art. 42. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $5,000.00 to continue the macadam road on the North Woodstock road, or act anything thereon.
Art. 43. To see if the town will vote to accept
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the report of the Selectmen as to the re-location of Charlton street, from the end of the layout made by the County Commissioners near the Cemetery northerly, to the southerly side of Vinton street, raise and appropriate money therefor or act thereon.
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.
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 tenth (10) day of February A. D., 1916.
ALEXIS BOYER, JR., W. J. LAMOUREUX, CHARLES PROULX,
Selectmen of Southbridge,
A true copy : Attest
A. M. HIGGINS, Constable.
INDEX
Accountant's Report 15
Appropriations,
53
Agency,
40
Balance Sheet.
50
Commercial Revenue,
16-20
Charities
31-33
Cemetery,
.39
Debt,
39-40
General Revenue.
15-16
Health and Sanitation
17-31
Interest,
36
Library,
36-37
Maintenance of buildings and grounds.
35
Outlay,.
11
Payments, General Government,
21-23
Protection, Persons and Property.
23-27
Playgrounds,
37
Refunds and Transfers.
40-41
Schools,
33-35
Sewers,
41-43
Sidewalks
44-19
Trust Funds,
10
Unclassified,
37-38
Appropriations for 1916,
150
Assessor's Report,
131
Board of Health,
121
Cemetery Committee,
95
Fire Engineers,
99
Highway Surveyor.
78
Library Report,
67
Milk Inspector,
128
Overseers of Poor,
117
Police Department.
111
Plumbing Inspector.
125
Playground Committee,
133
Road Committee,
147
Selectmen's Report.
57
Sealer's Report.
61 89
Sewer Commissioners
Sinking Fund Commissioners,
109
Sinking Fund, 12
Treasurer's Report.
141
Tax Collector
143
Town Warrant,.
151
Town Clerk's Report,
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ANNUAL REPORTS
Of the TOWN OFFICERS and FINANCIAL STATEMENT of the TOWN OF SOUTHBRIDGE
For the Year Ending December 31, 1916
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COMMERCIAL PRESS, INC. SOUTHBRIDGE, MASS.
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Town Officers for 1916=17
TREASURER Herbert E. Wells
CLERK William W. Buckley
SELECTMEN
Alexis Boyer, Jr.
Wilfrid J. Lamoureux
Alex. L. Desaulniers
OVERSEERS OF THE POOR
Eugene Matte
Gedeon Pinsonneault, Jr. Narcisse Peloquin
ASSESSORS
Joseph Gagnon W. H. McGilpin Antoine Farland
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Term expires 1917 Term expires 1918 Term expires 1919
BOARD OF HEALTH
Wm. S. Conway, M. D. J. A. Caron Jos. E. Donais, M. D.
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- Term expires 1917 Term expires 1918
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Term expires 1919
HIGHWAY SURVEYOR
Aimee Langevin
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TOWN OFFICERS
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
Ferdinand A. Wald George L. Tully Joseph G. E. Page Albert B. Wells P. H. Hebert Herman S. Cheney
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Term expires 1917 Term expires 1917 Term expires 1918 Term expires 1918
Term expires 1919 Term expires 1919
TRUSTEES OF JACOB EDWARDS MEMORIAL LIBRARY
Alexis Boyer, Jr. George Grant Fred E. Corbin
Louis O. Rieutord
For the Fund
CEMETERY COMMITTEE
Morris H. Marcy -
Adolphe Peloquin Clarence F. Morse -
John E. Seagrave M. D. Morrill Wardwell M. Edwards
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Term expires 1917 Term expires 1917 Term expires 1918 Term expires 1918 Term expires 1919 Term expires 1919
CONSTABLES
Pierre Caplette
Andrew M. Higgins
Patrick Donnelly
TAX COLLECTOR
Eugene E. Gabree
PLANNING BOARD
George Grant Jos. E. O'Shaughnessy Louis O. Rieutord
Henry C. Cady Wm. H. Campbell Felix Gatineau Herbert E. Wells
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John M. Cochran Francis L. Chapin John E. Paige
For the Town
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TOWN OFFICERS
SEWER COMMISSIONERS
James Pendergast Joseph A. Allard George H. Dumas
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Term expires 1917 Term expires 1918
Term expires 1919
SINKING FUND COMMISSIONERS
Louis Dupuis Edward Leclair Ephrem Chicoine -
Term expires 1917 Term expires 1918 Term expires 1919
TREE WARDEN Pierre Benoit
APPOINTIVE OFFICERS
TOWN COUNSEL L. O. Rieutord
SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS Fred E. Corbin
CARE OF TOWN CLOCK George T. Armes
POUND KEEPER Joseph Payant
KEEPER OF LOCKUP
Napoleon Giroux Assistant, Joseph D. Proulx
JANITOR OF TOWN HALL BUILDING Pierre Caplette
TOWN ACCOUNTANT Joseph Lafleche, 2nd.
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TOWN OFFICERS
CATTLE INSPECTOR Wm. T. Pugh, V. S.
SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES Felix Gatineau
REGISTRARS OF VOTERS
S. D. Perry
Moses Gagnon J. J. O'Shaughnessy Wm. W. Buckley, Clerk
FIRE ENGINEERS
Joseph E. Duchesneau, Chief
Louis Lamothe, George W. Laughnane
John J. Hogan J. Willard Claflin
Thomas Heffernan, Superintendent of Fire Alarm
FIRE WARDENS
Aimee Langevin Louis Pontbriand
Alfred Giroux
Frank Brissette
George Clemence Alex. L'Heureux
W. J. Wadleigh Chas. Blackmer John Keenan Adelard Bouchard Jos. Payant
POLICE OFFICERS
John S. Hefner Thomas Troy Geo. H. Chaffin Jules Theriault Louis Meunier Prosper Proulx George Hebert H. S. Freeman Dennis Dooley Felix Gatineau Felix Cadarette Miss Margaret Butler Raymond A. Rice Daniel Cudworth Roy Sanders
Origene Lacasse Jules Blain D. A. Kenney Joseph Payant Thomas Nichols Joseph D. Proulx Joseph Roy Napoleon Boiteau J. H. Montigny Fostinio Denterie Patrick H. Monahan Robert Gregson Warren Wells Eugene Matte
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TOWN OFFICERS
PUBLIC WEIGHERS
Frank E. Randall E. C. Ellis Mederic Duhamel Alfred Mckinstry Thomas Hughes
Clarence Morse Dennis Langevin Wardwell M. Edwards
E. I. Knowles
Albert R. Webster E. D. Buell George Bertrand Dona Vary Joseph Laroche Origene Lacasse Henry Marie
Henry A. Morse
FENCE VIEWERS George H. Clemence
C. M. Morse
FIELD DRIVERS
Arthur Desaulniers Albert McGrath J. Frank Morrissey Frank O. Lynch
Arthur Pontbriand Edward McManus Hormidas Tremblay
TRUANT OFFICERS
Pierre Caplette
Miss Margaret Butler Jules Theriault
MEASURERS OF WOOD AND BARK
E. C. Ellis A. D. Cornell Mederic Duhamel James R. Harris H. H. Clemence
Thomas Hughes Everett M. Morse George H. Clemence George Simpson A. J. Harwood
MEASURER OF LEATHER
Felix Gatineau
John Bombardier John Grenier Adolphe St. Pierre Geo. E. Morse C. Russell Morse Herbert E. Carpenter John St. Martin A. D. Cornell Leon Harwood Aimee Langevin
George A. Clemence Elliott Clemence A. M. Badger Felix Lamothe Severn Jolicoeur Chas. Christenson
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TOWN OFFICERS
UNIFORM POLICE FORCE Napoleon Giroux, Chief
Andrew M. Higgins Oliver Paul, Jr. Pierre Cormier Alpherie Duplessis Ulric Brault
Joseph Paquin Patrick Donnelly Daniel Blute Honore St. Martin
SOLDIERS' BURIAL OFFICER George W. Corey
Annual Report of the TOWN ACCOUNTANT
GENERAL REVENUE
Taxes
Current year,
$147,070 17
Previous years,
26,561 81
From State:
Corporation Tax,
7,268 34
Street Railways,
887 96
National Bank,
517 67
Total Taxes,
$182,305 95
Licenses and Permits
Liquor and Druggist,
$16.128 75
Junk,
45 00
Peddlers,
198 00
Pool and Billiards,
68 00
Milk,
15 00
Common Victualer.
102 00
Circus.
10 00
All others,
12 00
Total Licenses,
$16,578 75
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REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT
Fines and Permits
Court,
$655 00
Grants and Gifts
County :
Dog Licenses, $603 85
Soldiers' Exemption from
State,
56 38
From Individuals,
52 50
Total Grants and Gifts,
$712 73
All Other General Revenue Unclaimed Checks, $73 50
COMMERCIAL REVENUE
Special Assessments
Unapportioned Sewer, $5,291 58
Apportioned Sewer,
104 34
Sidewalk,
2,626 59
Special Sewer Assessment,
23 54
Total Assessments,
$8,046 05
Privileges
Excise Tax,
$1,549 38
General Revenue
Town Hall Rent,
$354 00
PROTECTION OF PERSONS AND PROPERTY
Fire Department
Sale of Old Material, $ 1 64
Town of Sturbridge, 75 00
Rent of Engine House, 45 00
Total Fire Department, $121 64
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REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT
Inspection
Sealer of Weights and Measures, $106 73
Health and Sanitation
Contagious Diseases,
$81 29
Tuberculosis, 70 00
Total Health and Sanitation, $151 29
Highways
From State:
No. Woodstock Road, $1,994 96
Consolidated St. Ry. Co., 1,494 76
N. Y., N. H. & H. R. R. Co., 1.500 00 All other, 54 72
Total Highways,
$5,044 44
Charities
Almshouse :
Sale of Produce, $638 72
Outside Relief:
Cities and Towns,
297 56
State,
12 26
Individuals,
152 84
Mother's Aid from State,
2.070 14
Total Charities.
$3,171 52
Soldiers' Benefits
State Aid,
$1,020 00
Military Aid,
225 00
Soldiers Burials.
50 00
Total Soldiers Benefits,
$1,295 00
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REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT
Schools
Tuition,
$667 75
Sale of Books and Supplies,
9 55
Car Tickets,
63 00
All other,
1 27
Total Schools, $741 57
Library
Fines, etc.,
$184 71
Playgrounds
Bath Houses,
$35 00
Centennial Celebration
Sale of Fobs, etc.,
$511 83
Cemetery
Sale of Lots and Graves,
$180 00
Grading Lots, 18 00
Total Cemetery,
$198 00
Interest
Taxes, $839 43
Deposits,
1.813 14
Committed Sewer Ass't Inter-
est, 8 49
Trust Funds :
Perpetual Care Funds, 853 92
Sinking Fund, 640 00
Total Interest, $4,154 98
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REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT
Debt
Temporary Loans:
Anticipation of revenue, $183,000 00 General Loans:
High School Building, 82,000 00
Macadam and Block Pav-
ing, 10,100 00
Cement Bridges and Ce-
ment Pavement,
9,000 00
River Road,
5,000 00
Premiums,
1,086 20
Total from Loans,
- $290,186 20
Agency
State and Non-Resident Bank
Tax, $16,733 23
Tax Collected for County, 8,400 00
Liquor Licenses for State, 5,376 25
Total Agency,
$30,509 48
Trust Funds Cemetery Perpetual Care Fund, $350 00
Refunds and Transfers
Refunds :
Interest,
$229 79
Departmental, 287 28
Transfers :
Highways from Schools, 2 00
Highways from Fire Depart-
ment, 13 45
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REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT
Dresser St. and various street sewers from Maple St. Sewer, 21 78
Sewer Assessment from School, 105 06
Centennial Celebration from
Bath Houses Account, 50 00
Town Hall from High School, 600 00
Total Refunds and Transfers,
$1,309 36
Total Receipts and Transfers,
$548,347 11
Cash Balance, Jan. 1, 1916,
16,446 33
$564,793 44
PAYMENTS
General Government
Legislative: Moderator,
$60 00
Selectmen :
Selectmen's salaries,
$800 00
Clerk's salary,
75 00
Stationery and postage,
14 75
Printing and advertising,
126 91
Carfares, teams, etc.,
38 00
Telephone,
151 57
Plans, surveys, etc.,
238 45
Typewriter, 1/2 of cost,
31 00
All other expenses,
367 85
$1,843 53
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Accountant :
Salary,
$1,000 00
Stationery and postage,
15 37
Typewriter, 1/2 of cost,
30 00
All other,
12 95
$1,058 32
Treasurer :
Salary,
$700 00
Security bond,
100 00
Stationery and postage,
80 63
Printing and advertising,
3 75
Telephone,
21 33
Adding Machine,
150 00
All other,
19 19
$1,074 90
Collector :
Salary for 1915,
$150 00
Salary for 1916,
500 00
Stationery and postage,
152 79
Printing and advertising.
41 25
Telephone,
25 15
Security bond,
267 95
Typewriter,
40 00
All other,
21 27
$1,198 41
Assessors :
Salaries,
$1,652 50
Interpreters,
39 25
Stationery and postage,
50 88
Printing and advertising,
518 95
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REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT
Carfares, teams, etc.,
69 60
Telephone, 29 49
Plans,
250 00
Typewriter,
100 00
Abstracts and special services, 81 91
All others, 28 31
$2,820 89
Other Finance Offices and Accounts: Certifying town notes,
$104 00
Law:
Town Counsel, salary,
$600 00
Telephone,
21
All other,
53 11
$653 32
Town Clerk :
Salary,
$460 00
Printing and advertising,
22 00
Telephone,
16 50
All others,
38
$498 88
Election and Registration:
Registrars' salaries,
$257 60
Election officers,
621 50
Printing and advertising,
395 25
Meals,
188 50
All other,
20 00
$1,482 85
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REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT
Town Hall :
Janitor's salary,
$792 00
Extra work and help,
153 86
Fuel,
404 27
Light,
210 09
Janitor's supplies,
23 10
Repairs,
1,168 67
Decorating,
25 00
Water supply,
109 28
All other,
82 59
$2,968 86
Less :
Amount for high school expenses, 600 00
$2,368 86
PROTECTION OF PERSONS AND PROPERTY
Police Department
Salaries and wages:
Chief, $1,200 00
Patrolmen, 8,499 91
Special Police, 118 75
Special police for
strike duty, 1,511 51
Board and rooms for
special police,
1,089 30
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REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT
Auto hire for strike
duty, 410 00
Auto and team hire, 292 00
Other employees,
30 36
$13,151 83
Equipment and repairs : Equipment for men, $64 05
Fuel and light: Fuel,
$75 30
Light,
137 69
$212 99
Maintenance of Building :
Repairs,
$40 60
Janitor's supplies, 40 12
All other, 117 34
$198 06
Other Expenses :
Stationery, printing
and postage, $48 60
Telephone, 78 58
Police signal, 579 35
Rent,
560 00
Transportation and
care of prisoners, 266 42
All other, 75 80
$1,608 75
Total police depart- ment,
$15,235 68
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REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT
Fire Department
Salaries and Wages:
Engineers,
$625 00
Chief,
300 00
Permanent chauf-
feurs,
1,833 95
Call men,
4,255 25
Other employees, 43 60
$7,057 80
Horse Hire,
543 51
Equipment and Repairs :
Apparatus, $438 04
Hose, 373 00
Equipment for men, 237 53
Alarm, boxes, etc., 1,146 98
All other,
75 51
$2,271 06
Fuel and light :
Fuel,
$596 52
Light,
239 94
$836 46
Maintenance of Building :
Repairs,
$1,177 19
Furniture and Fur-
nishings, 37 55
Laundry work, 25 08
All Other, 92 54
$1,332 36
20
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Other Expenses :
Stationery, printing and postage, $10 60
Telephone, 121 45
Gasoline and oil,
218 16
Decoration,
35 00
All other,
59 10
$444 31
$12,485 50
Sealer of Weights and Measures
Salary,
$620 90
Telephone,
5 68
Stationery,
8 15
Printing and advertising,
8 50
Carfares, teams, etc.,
64 50
New equipment,
37 17
All other,
5 10
$750 00
Gypsy and Brown Tail Moth Extermination
Labor,
$153 50
Teams,
14 25
Stationery, printing and postage,
15 00
All other,
6 00
$188 75
Tree Warden
Superintendent, $16 50
Labor, 54 70
21
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Teams,
7 75
Hardware and tools,
3 35
Arsenate of lead,
60 00
Cutting Trees :
Labor,
$8 00
Teams,
7 70
All other,
28 50
$186 50
Forest Fires
Warden,
$2 75
Fighting Fires,
42 16
Apparatus,
1 83
Team hire,
11 75
Brooms, etc.,
4 40
All other,
14 15
$77 04
HEALTH AND SANITATION
Health
General Administration :
Salary of Board
of Health,
$150 00
Agent, 100 00
Stationery and post-
age, 8 00
Printing and adver-
tising,
7 60
22
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Telephone, 35
All other
81 50
$347 45
Quarantine and Contagious Diseases
Board and treat-
ment, 7 14
Guards and nurses, 57 00
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