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UNCLASSIFIED
Annual reports
$630 00
Care of Town Clock
$50 00
Band Concerts :
Music
$250 00
AMBULANCE
Meals
$40 10
Laundry
4 21
Oil and gasoline
110 35
Supplies
87
Tire and Supplies
164 15
Printing
7 30
Repairs
122 93
$449 91
Tailing
$4 00
INSURANCE
Schools
$1395 24
Liability
416 32
Town Hall
137 46
Almshouse
68 75
Library
47 11
Tools (Town Barn)
7 50
Boilers
1 92
Ambulance
30 00
$2155 10
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MEMORIAL DAY
G. A. R. $200 00
S. W. V.
100 00
American Legion
150 00
WATER AND ICE .SUPPLIES
Labor
$21 67
Drinking Fountains
318 00
Ice
271 46
Repairs
59 21
utstanding Bills of 1921
$670 34 $676 55
CEMETERY
· Superintendent
$200 00
Teams
131 50
Labor
2343 20
$2674 70
ther Expenses :
Shrubs, etc.
$74 25
Tools
23 50
Water supply 6 00
Cabinet
50 00
Weed killer
57 75.
All other
58 84
$270 34
Total Cemetery
$2945 04
50
INTEREST
Temporary Loans :
Anticipation of revenue
$6727 28
General Loans:
Sewer
$2427 50
Highway 3530 73
School
5554 37
Bridges
40 00
Soldiers' Monument
45 00
$18324 {
DEBT
Temporary Loans :
Anticipation of revenue . . .$315000 00
Anticipation of serial notes. 30000 00
$345000 00
General Loans :
Highway
$14760 00
Sewer
2000 00
School
7350 00
Soldiers' Mounment
1000 00
$25110 00
Total indebtedness $370110
AGENCY State and Non-Resident Bank $40823 93
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Collected for County
15929 00
Auditing municipal accounts .. 472 70
State highway tax
678 50
$57904 13
Sinking Fund :
Interest deposited
$640 00
Cemetery perpetual find
1140 00
$1780 00
Total Agency
$59082 13
OUTLAYS
Tighland Street Sewer:
Contract
$1529 50
Pipes
107 60
Manholes and covers
154 60
Blue prints
3 40
All other
27 42
$1822 52
larcy, Hartwell and Spring Streets Sewer :
Blue prints
$6 00
Pipes
94 00
Manholes and covers
565 90
Taking of land
950 00
Inspection
174 00
Labor (Contract)
8546 30
All other
88 06
$10424 26
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Dresser Street Sewer :
$668 ( Contract
- School Plans 805 .
Hamilton Street Location
$1000 (
Everett Street Catch Basins and Drain :
Labor
$276 00
Pipes 625 80
Drain covers and frames
138 15
Truck hire
25 00
All other
1 85
Everett Street Catch Basins and Paving :
Plans and survey
$355 00
Pipes
325 37
Drains
200 48
Tarvia
435 10
Contract
3769 64
All other
21 50
Chestnut Street Culvert :
Labor
$63 00
Teams
17 81
Pipes
30 13
Vocational School Building :
Surveys $137 00
$1066 č
$5107 (
$110 €
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Architects
4500 00
Land taking
18000 00
Inspector
1920 00
Labor
592 30
Contract
67306 22
$92455 54
SMITH HUGHES FUNDS
Teachers' salaries $892 79
HIGH SCHOOL EXIT
Contract
$706 56
Architects
42 39
$748 95
Total payments
$877162 20
Cash on hond December Dec. 31, 1922. ..
92679 61
$969841 71
OUTSTANDING BILLS
The following are the outstanding bills as of December 31, 1922, which the Department
Heads have expended in excess of their appropriations :
School
$138 04
Sealer
7 50
Outside poor
180 37
Bridges
33 44
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Highways
4 46 $363 :
VALMORE P. TETREAULT, Accounta:
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APPROPRIATIONS
Bal. Jan. 1,
1922
Transferred to
Appropriations
Total Credit
Unxp. Bal.
Transferred
to Revenue
Expenditures
Transferred
Total Debit
Bal. on Hand
Dec. 31, 1922
Moderator
$50.00
$50.00
$30.00
$20.00
$50.00
Selectmen
2,000.00
2,000.00
1.11
1,998.89
2,000.00
Accountant
1,650.00
1,650.00
9.11
1,640.89
1,650.00
Treasurer
1,650.00
1,600.00
25.20
1,624.80
1,650.00
Tax Collector.
2,000.00
2,000.00
.61
1,999.39
2,000.00
Assessors
1,000.00
4,000.00
428.67
3,571.33
4,000.00
Town Clerk.
1,200.00
1.200.00
7.97
1,192.03
1,200.00
Election and Registration . .
$144.35
3,000.00
3,144.35
3,144.35
3,144.35
Law
600.00
600.00
600.00
600.00
Town Hall.
600.00
3,000.00
3,600.00
.07
3,599.93
3,600.00
Police Department.
24,000.00
24,000.00
212.97
23,787.03
24,000.00
Fire Department.
25,300.00
25,300.00
265.51
25,034.49
25,300.00
Sealer of Weights and Meas.
1,000.00
1,000.00
1,000.00
1,000.00
Tree Warden ..
300,00
300.00
4.14
295.86
300.00
Damage to persons and property
1,000.00
1,000.00
500.00
500.00
1,000.00
Moth Extermination .
600.00
600.00
55.10
544.90
600.00
Police Station Plans.
$443.75
443.75
443.75
$443.75
Hamilton St. Relocation.
1,000.00
1,000.00
1,000.00
1,000.00
Forest Fires ..
1,400.00
1,400.00
378.54
1,021.46
1,400.00
Board of Health.
700.00
9,000.00
9,700.00
129.00
9,698.71
9,700.00
Sewer MMaintenance
651.26
3,000.00
3,651.26
3,651.26
3,651.26
General Cleaning
4,000.00
4,000.00
47.54
3,952.46
4,000.00
Pavement Cleaning
2,000.00
2,000.00
330.14
1,669.86
2,000.00
Highland St. Sewer.
572.52
1250.00
1,822.52
1,822.52
1,S22.52
Marcy, Hartwell and Spring
674.26
9,750.00
10,424.26
10,424.26
10,424.26
Dresser St. Sewer.
668.00
668.00
668.00
668.00
Bridges
500.00
500.00
56.56
500.00
500.00
Highways
1,000.00
15,000.00
16.000.00
1.73
15,998.27
16,000.00
Maintenance of Permanent
Roads
8,000.00
S,000.00
59.97
7,940.03
8,000.00
Sidewalk Repairs
5,500.00
5,500.00
7.24
5,492.76
5,500.00
Railings
500.00
500.00
161.91
338.09
500.00
Oiling Streets
2,000.00
2,000.00
124.80
1,875.20
2,000.00
Street Lights
14,000.00
14,000.00
283.46
13,716.54
14,000.00
Outside Poor
10,000.00
15,000.00
25,000.00
2.16
24,997.84
25,000.00
Mothers' Aid
10,000.00
10,000.00
596.30
9,403.70
10,000.00
Almshouse
5,500.00
5,500.00
.89
5,499.11
5,500.00
State Aid
930.00
930.00
930.00
930.00
Military Aid
15.00
450.00
465.00
180.00
285.00
465.00
Soldiers' Relief
3,500.00 100.00
3,500.00
199.74
3,300.26
3,500.00
Soldiers' Burial
100.00
100.00
100.00
Schaal
117,300.00
117.300.00
6.21
117,293.79
117,300.00
Library
6,500.00
6,500.00
4.51
6,495.49
6,500.00
Primary School Plans ..
805.50
S05.50
805.50
805.50
Mynott Fund
1.98
45.00
46.98
15.00
46.98
High School Exit. .
752.60
752.60
3.65
748.95
752.60
Smith Hughes Fund.
892.79
S92.79
S92.79
892.79
Public Band Concerts
250.00
250.00
250.00
250.00
Insurance
206.09
2,000.00
2,206.09
50.99
2,155.10
2,206.09
Ambulance
450.00
450.00
.09
449.91
450.00
Playgrounds
2,750.00
2,750.00
460.30
2.289.70
2,750.00
Memorial Day
450.00
450.00
450.00
450.00
Care of Town Clock.
50.00
50.00
50.00
50.00
Annual Reports
630.00
630.00
630.00
630.00
Water and Ice Supplies
750.00
750.00
79.66
670.34
750.00
1921 Outstanding Bills.
676.55
676.55
676.55
676.55
Searching Parties
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
Cemetery
1,270.46
1,700.00
2,970.41
25.42
2,945.04
2,970.46
Interest
610.00
18,500.00
19,110.00
785.12
18,324.SS
19,110.00
Maturing Debt
25,110.00
25,110.00
25,110.00
25,110.00
Everett St. Catch Basin and
160.47
5,000.00
5,160.47
53.38
5,107.09
5,160.47
Everett St. Catch Basin and Drain
1,085.00
1,085.00
18.20
1,066.80
1,085.00
Chestnut St. Culvert
115.00
115.00
4.06
110.94
115.00
Lebanon Brook Bridge.
12.66
12.66
12.66
12.66
River St. School Lot. .
43.18
43.18
$43.18
43.18
North Woodstock Road.
210.61
210.61
160.47
210.61
50.14
Vocational School Building.
43.18
150,000.00
150,043.1S
$92,455.54
$150,043.18 57,587.64
VALMORE P. TETREAULT,
Accountant.
Paving
31.98
Street Sewer
from
TOWN OF SOUTHBRIDGE
BALANCE SHEET
December 31, 1922 REVENUE ACCOUNTS
ASSETS
Cash $350.9 07
Accounts Receivable
Taxes :
Levy of 1919. $5 33
Levy of 19_0. 395 64
Levy of 1921. 8282 81
Levy of 1922. 45686 96
$54370 74
Special Assessments
Sidewalk :
Sidewalk $219 80
Apportioned Sewer 1921 ... 30 17
Apportioned Sewer 1922 ... 209 54
Apportioned Sewer 1922 to
1925 671 54
LIABILITY
Temporary loans $40000 00
Excess and Deficiency . . Revenue Accounts :
42400 36
Sidewalk $219 80
Sewer
10258 81
Tailing 77 36
Reserve fund 1779 91
$12335 88 $25 00
Cemetery Fund, to be invested Overlays Reserved for Abatements :
Levy of 1919. $1147 25
Levy of 1920. 758 41
Levy of 1921. 753 63
Levy of 1922. 3832 57
Unaportioned Sewer . . . . 9302 95
Apportioned Sewer :
Due 1923 $210 12
Due 1921 240 12
Due 1925
191 30
Sewer Assessments $39 16
From State :
$671 544
State Aid
$930 00
Military 142 50
Civilian War Poll Tax .. . 1449 00
$2521 50
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Police Station Plans $143 75
Tas titles
$5 90
Mary Mynott Fund 31 98
$102400 37
$102400 37
NON REVENUE ACCOUNTS
Cash .
$57650 44
$57650 44
Sinking Funds . $39108 60 Net Funded and Fixed Debt 289481 40
Apportion Balances :
Lebanon brook bridge .... $12 66
North Woodstock road .... 50 14
Vocational School building. 57587 64
$328590 00
$57650 41
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$10434 00
Committed Interest
Funded Debt $50000 00 Serial Debt 278590 00
$328590 00
VALMORE P. TETREAULT,
Town Accountant
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RERORT OF SELECTMEN
The Board of Selectmen submit the following report for the year ending December 31, 1922.
The business of the year was arduous. but we are much pleased with the outcome. although not accomplishing all that we wished, we have established a record by having but one special town meeting dur- ing the year : special town meetings are always expensive and must be met by taxation and we hope the voters will bear this in mind.
In former years when our highways were in very bad condition, the general recommendations were for better roads and good schools, but this year we are obliged to reverse it and say better schools and good roads.
We have complied with the vote of the Town by giving a con- tract for building a $150,000 Vocational School Building, as a part of the High School Building on the corner of Main and Marcy streets. which though not yet completed, we hope will be ready for the opening of the schools in September, 1923. Southbridge should be proud of its financial condition for we were able to build this large building without petitioning the Legislature, which means that our debt is low. and we think that our per capita debt of $25.00 is the lowest in the state.
We believe that the River Street School Building should have a heater installed and put in sanitary condition and we recommend that these repairs be done this year and would not favor a new build- ing this year owing to the large appropriation just made for the Vocational School.
Although not in as great need of new permanent roads as we
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were, still we believe in the policy of building some permanent roads each year, but we are not in favor of building roads such as those built on Everett and Central Streets this year, but would approve of cement surfaced street. Main street from the present wood paving to the junction of Chestnut street certainly should be considered if any this year.
The policy towards the public service coporations should give Southbridge the best service possible.
A continuation of the luminous arc light system on Hamilton street to Hook street and from Main street on Central street to the tracks of the N. Y., N. H. & H. R. R. Co. have been called for and the Board is heartily in favor of the extension, for they think that good lighting would match up well with good pavement and would be a fine advertisement for the town; the contract with the Webster & Southbridge Gas & Electric Co. expires this year and we hope it can be renewed with even better conditions.
Our policemen as well as our firemen, guardians of the town, no doubt will maintain the fine traditions of their respective depart- ments during the coming year as well as in the past.
Our fire department with Chief Duchesneau at the head certain- ly deserves great credit for its efficiency and the report made by the underwriters is surely not only gratifying but commendable.
The appointment of Chief Ducheneau as forest warden was also a step in the right direction and proved to be quite a saving not only to property owners but to the town.
With Southbridge's business life showing a healthy progress it is lamentable to admit that the housing accommodations are lacking and we sincerely hope that the coming year will show a marked in- crease in the building line.
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The Comp Ponce Memorial which is to be asked for this year is deserving the consideration of every Patriotic Voter and has the hearty support of the Selectmen.
The aim of the present board is for lower taxes next year and in order to accomplish this we shsall expect of course co-operation on the part of the various town departments and coordination on the part of our townspeople, with the end in view of giving Southbridge our best effort, and thereby making it a better, bigger, brighter and happier town to live in.
Respectfully submitted,
WILFRID J. LAMOUREUX, FRANK A. SANSOUCY, G. WILLIAM LAUGHNANE, Selectmen of Southbridge.
REPORT OF FIRE ENGINEERS
In accordance with law and custom we submit the following re- port for the year ending December 31st, 1922. Giving the names of members of the fire department. Value of properties under our supervision. Number of fires we responded to. Value of properties where losses occurred. Dates and location of fires, also recommenda- tions we deem necessary for the ensuing year. Our balance from last year's appropriation was $265.61.
ROLL CALL
Joseph E. Ducheneau, Chief George W. Laughnane Louis Lamothe Willard J. Claflin John J. Hogan, Clerk
PERMANENT MEN
Henry Lavoie George A. Larochelle Govan J. Wright
George Lamothe Oswald Meunier George M. Lavallee
HOSE CO. NO. 1
Isidore Ducheneau, Capt.
Henry Desaulniers, Lieut. Alfred Langevin Arthur Durocher
Hermisdas Belanger Napoleon Garceau Rudolph Delage
Victor Tavernier
Michael Maloney Joseph Ford
Ralph H. Lavers Trenon Lamothe Paul Fontaine
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HOOK AND LADDER CO. NO. 1
Joseph Lucier, Capt.
John B. Casavant, Lieut.
Leandre Coutu
Leo Brodeur
Felix Lavallee
Isidore Lafleche
HOSE CO. NO. 2
Paul Potvin, Capt.
Emile A. Lariviere
Hosea E. Weld, Lieut.
Origene Paul
Louis E. Farland
Joseph H. Dufault
Paul Degrenier
Charles Reilly
Frederick Lavallee
ELECTRICIAN James C. Sangren
INVENTORY
Fire Stations $65,000 00
Fire Fighting Apparatus 28,700 00
Fire Department Supplies 8,720 49
Gamewell Fire Alarm System 7,016 52
House Furniture and Furnishings 1,347 10
Extra Tools 259 00
NUMBER OF ALARMS
We responded to 141 alarms, 135 Stills and 7 Whistles.
Alfred Boucher
Henry Lamontagne
Philias Dufault
Arthur Fontaine
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VALUE OF PROPERTY WHERE LOSS OCCURRED
Buildings $166.200 00
Contents
80.750 00
$246.950 00
LOSS ON PROPERTY
Building
$14,282 00
Contents
8.898 00
$22.680 00
INSURANCE ON PROPERTY
Building
$113.925 00
Contents
41.025 00
$154.950 00
INSURANCE PAID ON LOSS
Building
$6,402 00
Contents
4,998 00
$11,400 00
DATES OF FIRES AND LOCATIONS
January 2nd. 1922-Box 34. 2.30 a. m., Hartwell's Block, Main street. Cause, defective flue pipe. Insured.
January 25th-Still alarm. 7 a. m. Dwelling. Eastford Road. Owned by John A. Gardine. Cause, defective chimney.
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March 18th-Still alarm, 2 p. m. Garage owned by the Ameri- can Optical Co., 14 Mechanic street. Cause, short circuit. Insured.
March 23rd-Box 29, 12.03 p. m. 65 Mill street. Owned by Lottie A. Baker. Chimney fire. Insured.
May 15th-Box 27, 7.43 p. m. 68 High street. Owned by Louis Dionne. Cause, carelessness. Insured.
June 25th-Still alarm. 4 a. m. 62 Litchfield avenue. Owned by 'lex Langevin. Cause, struck by lightning. Insured.
August 17th-Box 34, 3.15 p. m. Eastford Road. Barn owned 1 . Frank Morse. Struck by lightning. Insured.
Aug. 25th. Still alarm, 9.15 p. m. 47 South street. Owned by John O. Martin. Cause, carelessness. Insured.
September 26th-Still alarm, 10 a. m. 106 Mechanic street. owned by Paul Lataille. Cause, spark from chimney. Insured.
October 31-Still alarm, 8.15 a. m. Hotel Columbia. Owned by John Carriveau. Cause, children playing with matches.
October 28th-Box 34, 10.40 p. m. Dennison District. House and barn. Owned by Louis Pontbriand. Cause, electric wires. Par- tial insurance.
October 31-Still alarm, 8.15 a. m. Hotel Columbia. Owned by Thomas F. Murphy. Cause, lighted cigarette. Insured.
November 4th-Still alarm, 7.30 p. m. 19 Plimpton street. Owned by Narcisse Girard. Chimney fire. Insured.
November 11th-Still alarm, 8.20 a. m. 5212 Eastford Road. Owned by Jennie F. Morse. Chimney fire. Insured. .
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November 13-Box 54. 1.30 p. m. Durfee street. Owned by William Carpenter. Cause. children playing with matches.
December 12th-Still alarm, 11.50 a. m. Dean street. Owned y Morton Estate. Caused by lighted torch thawing out pipe. in- ured.
December 13-Still alarm, 10.50 a. m. Dennison District. Owned by Eusebe Laliberte. Cause, defective chimney.
REPORT OF CHIEF ENGINEER
Permits to keep and sell explosives and maintain garage Fire Works 25
High Explosives 14
125
Maintain Garages
INSPECTIONS
Hotels and Boarding Houses 14
Tenement Houses 762
Private Garages 345
Ambulance Calls
92
JOSEPH E. DUCHENEAU, Chief of Southbridge Fire Department.
In concluding our report for the year will state that the Fire Alar --- System will be more expensive this year than formerly in view of the fact that our wires will have to be transferred from the old poles to be taken down to the new ones just put in place.
We also contemplate installing 3 new fire alarm boxes at loca- tions where they are needed very much.
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We recommend an appropriation of $18,161.00 for fire depart- ment purposes and $6,825.00 for hydrants, making a total of $24,- 986.00. As we stated in our 1921 report the selectmen turned the - matter of hydrants over to us and this is the amount the town pays for them.
We thank the citizens for their co-operation and the firemen for their good work and obedience.
JOSEPH E. DUCHENEAU. Chief GEORGE W. LAUGHNANE LOUIS LAMOTHE WILLARD J. CLAFLIN JOHN J. HOGAN, Clerk
REPORT OF FOREST FIRE WARDEN
INVENTORY
Number of fires
29
SUGGESTIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
The duties of the Forest Fire Warden and expense in connection with it could be made much lighter if the people would co-operate. Use a little more caution especially at the dry season and not throw lighted matches carelessly away. Also in burning rubbish in yards. And in this connection I want to remind the people that it is unlawful to start such fires without a permit. I recommend an appropriation of $600.00 for the ensuing year.
JOSEPH E. DUCHENEAU.
Forest Fire Warden.
REPORT OF POLICE DEPARTMENT
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen of Southbridge :
Gentlemen :
I submit herewith for your consideration me report for the fiscal year ending December 31. 1922. The organization of the Police De- partment at the close of the fiscal year was as follows:
CHIEF Ulric Brault
PATROLMEN
Pierre A. Cormier
Patrick Donnelly
Joseph Paquin
Daniel Blute
Alpherie Duplissis
Ovila Martin
Joseph Morin
Thomas Dodd
Arthur Murphy
Felix W. Lusignan
NIGHT DESK OFFICER Andrew M. Higgins
JANITOR AND ASSISTANT LOCKUP KEEPER Joseph D. Proulx
CONSTABLES
Ulric Brault Patrick Donnelly
Andrew M. Higgins Arthur Murphy
Duties performed by the Police Department during the year ex- piring December 31. 1922: Total of arrests 264; arrests on warrants 53: without warrants 211: males 237; females 27; minors 64; resi- dents 217 ; non-residents 47.
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OFFENCES
Drunkenness 85; violations of automobile laws 17; assault and -battery 29; gaming 12; violations of liquor laws 13; vagrants 6; illegitimate children 3; disturbing the peace 20; insane 8; breaking and entering 8: stubbornness 1; deserter 1; manslaughter 1; larceny 9; violations of game laws 6; non-support 13; obtaining money under false pretences 1; neglected children 23; adultery 4; receiving stolen property 2; selling mortgage property 4; gaming nuisance 1; lewd cohabitation 4; violation of tobacco laws 1; track walking 4: cruelty to animals 1; truancy 3; carrying revolver without license 2: open shop on the Lord's day 1; using profane language 1; affray 6; in- descent exposure 1; assault with intent to rob 2; keeping disorderly house 1.
DISPOSITION OF CASES
Fined 72; committed to house of correction 24; giving suspended sentences 18; taken to Worcester state hospital 9; put on probation 25 : made restitution 6; file and cost 36; released 52; discharged 9; committed to Department of Public Welfare 15; nol-pross 1; held for outside police 3; held for grand jury 2.
OCCUPATION
Millhands 17; merchants 9: chauffeurs 7; farmers 4; house-wife 6; salesmen 4: machinists 2; electrician 1; knife-makers 3; barbers 3; glass-workers 7; junk dealer 1; laundry man 1; contractors 2; car- penters 2; jeweler 1; foremen 3; clerks 3; masons 3; at school 12; laborers 105; lineman 1; printer 1; plumber 1; teamster 1; no posi- tion 62.
Number of lights reported out during the year 127; number of doors found unlocked and reported 39 : number of accidents reported and investigated during the year 109 ; value of property reported lost or stolen during the year and recovered $735.00.
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REMARKS
During the year the work of the Department has progressed smoothly and the officers have performed their duties in a creditable manner, and I believe that the efficiency of the Department is steadily increasing.
In conclusion it is with great pleasure that I extend in behalf of the Police Department and myself to the Honorable Board of Selectmen and other town officials, our most sincere thanks for their kindly consideration during the past year, and trust that the aecom- plishments of the Department have been such as to repay them for their interests.
Respectfully submitted,
ULRIC BRAULT, Chief of Police.
Southbridge, December 31, 1922.
REPORT OF TOWN CLERK
Vital Statistics for the year ending December 31, 1922.
Number of marriages 241
Number of deaths
192
Number of births
403
Number of dogs licensed in 1922.
Males 411
Females
57
Breeders
2
Respectfully submitted,
WILLIAM W. BUCKLEY.
Town Clerk.
REPORT OF BOARD OF ASSESSORS
The Assessors of the Town of Southbridge submit the following report for the year 1922.
Appropriations voted Mar. 6, 1922 $365216 55
State Tax
26280 00
State Tax on 4244 Polls at $3.00 12732 00
County Tax
15929 00
State Highway Tax
678 50
Auditing Municipal Accounts
472 70
Overlay 4249 26
Total Appropriations $425558 01
Less Estimated Revenue $42730 00
State Income Tax. 5270 00
State Educational Fund 7500 00 55500 00
Total Amount to be Raised by Taxes for the year 1922 $370058 01
Valuation Real Estate April 1. 1922 $7475245 00 ·
Tax on Real Estate 227247 44
Valuation Personal. April 1. 1922 $3999685 00
Tax on Personal 121590 57
Polls Assessed at $5.00 4244. 21220 00
Total Taxes Assessed $370058 01
Total Valuation April 1. 1922 $11474930 00
Tax on Non-Resident Bank Stock. $1486 25
Sewer Apportionments and Interest. 75 29
Total of Warrant to Collector Sept. 9. 1922. . $371619 55
78
Supplementary Assessment Dec. 20, 1922
Valuation Personal
$3585 00
Tax on Personal
$108 99
Valuation Real Estate
10290 00
Tax on Real Estate. 312 82
Additional Polls at $5.00 33
165 00
Warrant to Collector Dec. 20, 1922 $586 81
Total of Warrant to the Collector for year 1922
$370644 82
Total Valuation Dec. 31, 1922.
11488805 00
Rate Per Thousand $30 40
Respectfully submitted,
PHILEAS F. X. CASAVANT, WILLIAM H. McGILPIN, BENONIE A. BOUCHARD, Board of Assessors.
REPORT OF HIGHWAY SURVEYOR
To the Citizens of Southbridge :
In presenting my second annual report, I feel that in justice to myself, I should call to the attention of the citizens the amount of money which has been expended under my supervision since I as- sumed the responsibilities of this office; for it is only after a close comparison that the citizens will be able to appreciate what I have accomplished since I have been at the head of the Highway Depart- ment.
In 1921 the total appropriations for the maintenance of the Public Roads amounted to $43.800.00. Besides that there were spe- cial appropriations made as follows :
$3.000.00 for the Eastford Road. $2.000.00 for the West Street Sidewalk.
I mention these two items. for the reason that they were included as having been spent under my supervisions, although the work on the Eastford Road was done under the attention of the Road Com- mittee.
Of this appropriation of $43.800.00 for Public Roads Mainten- ance, my predecessor. Mr. Aime Langevin, had already spent in the first two months of 1921 $7,216.83, leaving a balance of $36.283.17, of which I had a balance left at the end of the year of 1921 of $1,105.00.
In 1922 the total appropriations for the maintenance of the Pub- lic Roads amount to $38.500.00. or a reduction of $5.000.00 from the 1921 appropriation.
APPROPRIATIONS
EXPENDITURES
Help
Teams
Misc.
Total
Bal.
Highways
$16000 00
$7630 03
$5003 06
$2778 37
$15998 27
$1 73
General Cleaning .. ..
4000 00
2470 00
1282 01
200 45
3952 46
47 54
Permanent Roads ...
8000 00
2657 88
1520 41
3761 74
7940 03
59 97
Sidewalk Repairs .. ..
5500 00
2812 25
638 92
2041 59
5492 76
7 24
Pavement Cleaning. .
2000 00
973 75
535 75
160 36
1669 76
330 14
Bridges
500 00
233 50
52 50
157 44
433 44
56 56
Railings
500 00
40 00
298 09
338 09
161 91
Oiling Streets
2000 00
27 00
1848 20
1875 20
124 80
Everett St. Catch
Basin and Drain ..
1085 00
276 00
25 00
765 80
1066 80
18 20
Chestnut St. Culvert
115 00
63 00
17 81
30 13
110 94
1 06
$39700 00
$17183 41
$9075 46
$12042 17
$38887 75
$812 15
Respectfully submitted,
EDMOND RICHARD,
Highway Surveyor.
REPORT OF TAX COLLECTOR
1922 TAXES
Assessors Warrant
$372435 91
Collected to December 31, 1922
$324720 24
Abatement to December 31, 1922
1755 97 326476 21
Balance outstanding January 1, 1923. . $45959 70
1921 TAXES
Balance uncollected January 1, 1922.
$37399 45
Collected to December 31, 1922.
$28802 47
Abatement to December 31, 1922
360 75 29163 22
Balance uncollected January 1, 1923 $8236 23
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