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16000 00
640 00
$46260 72 $1900 32
Sinking Fund December 31, 1925
$44360 40
Interest on Sinking Fund for 1926
1900 32
Sinking Fund December 31, 1926
$46260 72
F. A. BOUVIER,
Treasurer.
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Mary Mynott Fund.
Book No. Depository 9529 Southbridge Savings Bank
Balance Dec. 31, 1926
Interest 1926
$1022 50
$45 00
Boyer Fund.
31084 Southbridge Savings Bank $210 76 $10 76
Jesse J. Angell Fund.
3553 Southbridge People's Natl. Bank $1040 60
$40 60
World War Memorial Fund.
36764 Southbridge Savings Bank $3980 56 $173 23 5502 Southbridge People's Natl. Bank $4232 03 $165 11
$8212 59 $338 44
F. A. BOUVIER,
Treasurer.
SEWERS
Year of
Outstanding
Ass'mt. For Collection
Dec. 31, 1925
Ass'mt 1926
Collected 1926
Appr'td 1926
Added to Abated 26 Taxes 1926
Outstanding Dec. 31, 1926
1921 Central St.
$259 00
259 00
1922 Marcy St.
453 76
156 43
7 56
289 77
1922 Hartwell St.
287 22
93 13
194 09
1922 Dresser St.
163 02
40 00
123 02
1923 Dresser St.
50 00
50 00
1925 Columbus Ave.
316 43
146 64
169 79
1925 Spring St.
264 64
202 30
61 74
1925 Chestnut St.
453 80
453 80
1926 Dupaul St.
189 45
189 45
1926 Franklin St.
771 42
771 42
1926 Curtis St.
645 43
645 43
1926 Gardner St.
445 44
445 44
1926 Eastford Road
6230 93
123 90
6107 03
$2247 87
$8282 67
$907 47
$529 12
$61 74
$266 56
$8765 65
F. A. BOUVIER,
Treasurer.
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REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen :
Gentlemen :
In submitting my annual report of financial transactions of the Town for the year ending December 31st, 1926, I wish to mention that the accounting system has been carried out as in the previous years under the direction of the Division of Accounts, Department of Corporations and Taxation.
In closing I wish to extend my sincere thanks to our various town departments for their hearty co-operation and assistance rendered during the year.
Respectfully,
VALMORE P. TETREAULT,
Accountant.
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GENERAL REVENUE
Taxes :
Current year
$315896 38
Previous years
48962 23
Corporation tax
40979 75
Income tax 46838 35
National Bank tax
3620 82
Street Railway tax
4 66
Trust Co. tax
23 03
Total taxes
$456325 22
Licenses and Permits :
Junk
$45 00
Peddlers
105 00
Sunday
216 00
Pool and bowling
136 50
Milk
31 50
All other
378 00
Total Licenses and Permits
$912 00
Fines and Forfeits :
Court fines
$1347 66
Grants and Gifts :
State boxing commis-
sion
$17 33
Dog Licenses
1338 71
Edwards' bequest
3567 69
$4923 73
Special Assessments :
Unapportioned sewers $970 26
Apportioned sewers . 694 35
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Sidewalks 3173 10 Total Assessments $4837 71
Commercial Revenue : Departmental
Treasurer 50
Town Hall
700 00
Total General Government
$700 50
Protection of Persons and Property :
Police Dept :
Rent
$1275 00
All others
26 80
Fire Dept. :
Sale of old materials
10 00
Aid rendered
275 00
All other
20 50
Sealer of weights and
measures
177 03
Total Protection of Per- sons and Property $1784 33
Health and Sanitation :
Health Dept. $35 00
Sewer Dept. 95 55
Total Health and Sanitation
$131 55
Highways:
Sale of old materials ~31 95
From State and County 13123 26 Premium on notes 57 05 Total Highways $13215 26
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Charities :
Outside Relief :
Individuals
$384 00
Cities and Towns
1646 08
State
268 50
$2298 58
Mothers' Aid :
Cities and Towns
$386 33
From State
3500 19
$3886 52
Total Charities
$6195 10
Soldiers' Benefits :
State Aid
$658 00
Military Aid
255 00
Soldiers' Relief
12 00
Total Soldiers' Benefit
$925 00
Schools :
Tuition, State Wards $13634 04
Other Tuition 6575. 81
Sale of books and
supplies
3 92
All other
89 14
Total Schools $20302 91
Libraries : Fines
400 03
Playgrounds
$9 57
Tailings
$90 12
Ambulance
$615 00
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Cemetery :
Care of lots
$6 00
Opening graves
380 00
Other work
87 70
Total Cemetery $473 70
Interests :
Deposits
$1601 20
Taxes
3603 29
Sidewalks
113 21
Sewer
71 70
Sinking Fund
640 00
Mynott Fund
22 50
Cemetery Fund
2503 62
Total Interests $8555 52
Debts :
Anticipation of
Revenue $475000 00
1926 sewer construction 38000 00
Temporary Loan 15000 00
Total Debt $528000 00
Trust Fund :
Cemetery $1020 00
Agencies :
State Tax $31982 23
County Tax 24948 30
Auditing Municipal Ac-
counts 548 68
22
Soldiers' exemption
31 34
Total Agencies
$57510 55
Total Receipts
Cash on hand Jan. 1, 1926
$1108264 46 80119 17
$1188383.63
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PAYMENTS
General Government: Legislative : Moderator
$30 00
Selectmen :
Salaries
$1700 00
Clerk's salary
450 00
Stationery and postage
42 39
Printing & advertising
181 39
Car fares, teams, etc. .
63 28
Telephone
141 62
Street signs and all
others
169 20
Total Selectmen $2747 88
Accountant :
Salary
$1800 00
Stationery and postage
35 39
Printing & advertising
14 50
Total Accountant $1849 89
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Treasurer :
Salary
$1200 00
Clerk
400 00
Stationery and postage
181 52
Car fares, teams, etc. .
20 54
Telephone
31 60
Certifying notes
68 00
Bonds and Payroll
insurance
158 72
All other
8 05
Total Treasurer $2068 43
Collector :
Salary
$1500 00
Clerk
282 00
Stationery and postage
269 68
Printing & advertising
68 50
Telephone
36 47
Bond
305 00
All other
37 25
Total Collector $2498 90
Assessors :
Salaries
$2600 00
Clerks
273 16
Interpreters
22 00
Stationery and postage
143 90
Printing & advertising
1054 91
Car fares, teams, etc. .
132 55
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Telephone
35 02
Office equipment
402 00
Abstracts of deeds
113 96
Total Assessors
$4777 50
Town Clerk :
Salary
$700 00
Recording Fees
344 50
Clerk
500 00
Stationery and postage
192 40
Printing & advertising
53 70
Bond
5 00
Total Town Clerk
$1795 60
Election and Registration :
Registrars' salaries $190 00
Election Officers
1159 08
Investigations
85 00
Printing & advertising
1619 30
Meals
445 30
All other
, 6 25
Total Election and Registration $3504 93
Law :
Town Counsel $1266 67
Town Hall :
Janitor $1300 00
Helpers
187 25
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Fuel
743 49
Light
439 13
Janitors' supplies
79 14
Repairs
2392 75
Water
39 66
All other
171 20
Total Town Hall $5352 62
Engineering Dept. :
Engineer's salary
$3600 00
Wages
524 19
Maintenance of Truck .
253 98
Signs
49 50
Ford Truck
300 00
Office supplies and all
others
574 06
Professional services
200 00
Total engineering
$5501 73
Protection of Persons and Property :
Damage to Persons and Property : Property $100 00
Police Dept. :
Salaries :
Chief
$2298 40
Patrolmen
21534 50
Special Police 295 55
-Janitor
1196 00
$25324 45
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Equipment and Repairs :
Equipment for men $342 72
Motorcycle, mainten-
ance of same and automobile 1492 51
$1835 23
Fuei and Light :
Fuel
$533 65
Light
184 59
$718 24
Maintenance of Building and Grounds :
Repairs
$66 32
Janitors' supplies
141 19
All other
124 80
$332 31
Other Expenses :
Printing, stationery and
postage
$196 89
Telephone
180 72
Telephone signal
826 72
Care of prisoners
359 06
Taxi
13 10
All other
122 30
Total Police Dept.
$1698 79 $29908 02
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Fire Dept. :
Salaries :
Engineers
$702 11
Chief
2299 96
Permanent men
11778 00
Call men
3279 56
Supt. of alarm
300 00
$18359 63
Equipment and Repairs :
Apparatus $570 97
Hose 500 00
Equipment for men 26 25
Alarm boxes, etc.
107 88
Gas and oil
185 87
All other
46 87
$1437 84
Hydrant Service
$7165 18
Fuel and Light :
Fuel
$553 15
Light
229 17
$782 32
Maintenance of Buildings :
Repairs
$1855 81
Furniture and
Fur-
nishings
64 51
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Laundry work
40 29
All other
122 77
$2083 38
Other Expenses :
Stationery and postage
$22 25
Telephone
147 66
$169 91
Total Fire Dept.
$29998 26
Sealer of Weights and Measures:
Salary
$900 00
Stationery and postage
11 90
Car fares, teams, etc. .
139 24
All other
19 11
Total Sealer of Weights
and Measures
$1070 25
Tree Warden :
Labor
$1314 85
Trucks
34 90
Hardware and Tools.
24 53
Trees
164 82
All other
9 44
Total Tree Warden $1548 54
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Forest Fires :
Warden
$200 00
Fighting Fires
114 00
Apparatus
107 13
All other
61 05
Total Forest Fires $482 18
Moth Dept .:
Labor
$415 00
Trucks
76 00
All other
1 50
Toral Moth Dept. $492 50
Health and Sanitation : Health :
General administration :
Salary of board
$300 00
Agent
500 00
Stationery and postage
52 71
Telephone
60 98
All other
102 57
$1016 26
Quarantine and Contagious Diseases : Board and Treatment. $253 47
Medical attendance 55 91
Drugs and medicine 20 60
All other
14 69
$344 67
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Tuberculosis :
Board and Treatment. $1473 61 Dispensary 200 00
$1673 61
Vital Statistics :
Births
$76 75
Deaths
34 00
$110 75
Plumbing Inspector
$900 00
Vaccination
$57 00
Public Health Nurse :
Salary $1600 00
Dental Clinic :
Dentists' salaries and
supplies
$396 98
Inspection :
School Children :
Salary of Nurse and Physician $1380 00
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Animals :
Salary
$300 00
Expenses
6 60
$306 60
Meat :
Salary
$400 00
Expenses
158 25
$558 25
Milk Inspector
$100 00
Other Expenses
$32 00
Collection of Garbage :
Labor
$3317 00
All other
21 56
Total Health Dept.
$3338 56 $11814 68
General Cleaning :
Labor
$5014 75
Teams
1329 50
Trucks
99 00
Equipment and all
other
337 54
"Total General Cleaning $6780 79
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Sewer Maintenance :
Board salary
$300 00
Superintendent
1500 00
Labor
277 94
Team
2 00
Tools and equipment
144 55
Pipe and fittings
108 90
All other
89 39
Goddard Street Sewer
Construction
1533 72
Main St. Sewer Con'tn.
1264 72
Total Sewer $5221 22
Highways:
Bridges:
Labor
$488 00
Team
4 00
All Other
112 81
$604 81
Maintenance of Permanent Roads:
Labor
$2423 50
Teams
426 00
Trucks
740 00
Materials
4058 84
All Other
235 99
$7884 33
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Railings
Labor
$254 00
Material
172 14
All Other
4 83
$430 97
General Administration :
Highway Surveyor
$1800 00
Clerk
300 00
$2100 00
General Maintenance
Labor
6205 71
Teams 1386 75
Broken stone, gravel, etc. 1000 74
Equipment and Repairs 2161 88
Graham Truck 2000 00
Truck Hire 693 00
All Other
395 60
$13843 68
Snow and Ice Removal
Labor
$4488 50
Teams
638 50
Truck Hire
3174 06
Equipment and other
expenses 471 91
$8770 97
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Sidewalk Repairs:
Labor
$1834 50
Teams
122 00
Truck Hire
32 00
Materials
$1637 81
All Other
54 28
$3680 59
Oiling Streets, contract
$2483 63
Total Highways
$39798 98
Street Lights contract
$14569 81
Litchfield Ave. Grading :
Labor
$658 50
Teams
56 00
All Other
79 75
$794 25
1926 Sidewalk Construction :
Elm St., contract $691 00
Hartwell St., contract 1946 90
Glover St., contract 752 50
Dresser St., contract . . 163 50
Franklin Terr., contract
448 31
$4002 21
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Charities :
General Administration :
Salary and wages
$1414 00
Stationary and postage 24 60
All Other
246 47
$1685 07
Outside Poor :
Groceries
$32605 32
Coal and Wood
3256 09
Board and care
11978 34
Medicine and Medical
Attendance
2345 20
State Institutions
1525 25
Rent
9055 68
Burials, Clothing and
All Others
1843 18
$62609 06
Relief by Cities and Towns:
Cities
341 77
Towns
479 43
$821 20
Alms House :
Superintendent
$1650 00
Groceries 1920 34
Dry Goods and Clothing
273 11
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Buildings 192 66
Fuel and Light 1160 30
Maintenance of truck,
medicine, medical at-
tendance and all other 802 81
$5999 22
Mothers' Aid :
By Town
$7299 78
Other Cities and Towns 697 67
$7997 45
Total Charities
$79112 00
Soldiers' Benefits :
State Aid
$666 00
Military Aid
645 00
Soldiers Burial
60 00
$1371 00
Soldiers' Relief :
Fuel
$355 88
Groceries
2150 66
Cash and Rent
1606 37
Medicine and Medical Attendance 491 80
All Other
93 75
$4698 46
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'Total Soldiers' Benefits . . $6069 46
Schools :
Smith Hughes Fund :
Salaries $1943 97
General Administration :
Superintendent
$4100 00
Clerk (office)
885 54
Truant Officer
259 98
Printing Stationery and Postage
235 86
Telephone
307 05
Traveling expenses
178 08
School Census
78 96
Taxi
345 40
All Other
53 83
$6444 70
Teachers' Salaries :
High $18964 62
Elementary
57449 40
Evening 2036 00
Americanization 1531 50
Continuation
7580 00
Vocational
12683 89
$100245 41
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Text Books and Supplies :
High :
Books $1039 26
All Other Supplies
1888 64
$2927 90
Elementary :
Books . .
$1617 75
All Other Supplies 1729 53
$2347 28
Evening :
Books
111 46
All Other Supplies
57 72
$169 18
Continuation :
Books and all other
438 71
Supplies
Vocational :
Books, equipment and all other supplies
$2863 69
Tuition :
Elementary
$97 58
Evening
4 00
$101 58
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Transportation :
Elementary $2323 20
Janitors' Services :
High
$1418 82
Elementary
6105 36
$7524 18
Fuel and Light:
High
$2965 83
Elementary
4442 78
Evening
20 32
$7428 93
Maintenance of Buildings and Grounds :
High :
Repairs
$1511 28
Janitors' Supplies
89 72
All Other
130 30
$2031 30
Elementary .
Repairs
$5168 20
Janitors' Supplies
469 35
All Other
1004 36
$6641 91
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Furniture and Furnishings :
High
$298 50
Elementary
824 94
$1123 44
Total Schools
$143611 41
Library :
Salaries :
Librarian
$1350 00
Assistants
2970 85
Janitors
1195 68
$5516 53
Books and Periodicals:
Books
1942 11
Periodicals
357 13
$2299 24
Binding Books
505 76
Fuel and Light
Fuel
$673 45
Light
253 92
$937 37
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Buildings :
Repairs
$217 63
Furniture & Furnishings
12 50
All Other
118 87
$349 00
Other Expenses :
Stationery, Postage and
Printing
$319 75
Telephone
46 01
All Other
32 94
398 70
Mynott Fund, Books
44 05
Total Library
$10040 65
Library Bequest Fund :
Repairs
$1908 10
Parks and Playgrounds :
Parks :
Labor
89 50
Equipment
12 96
Loam
12 00
Truck Hire
24 50
All Other
44 70
$183 66
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Playgrounds :
Instructors
$1174 20
Labor
323 62
Sand
40 00
Supplies
664 28
All Other
292 79
$2494 89
Total Parks and Playgrounds $2678 55
Filter Beds :
Labor
$10594 75
Teams
531 00
Trucks
3504 63
Steam shovels
2060 00
Tools and Pipes
1216 49
Professional Services
1125 00
Materials and Other
.
Expenses
5153 14
Total Filter Beds
$24185 01
Memorial Day :
G. A. R.
200 00
S. W. V.
100 00
American Legion
150 00
$450 00
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Insurance :
Compensation
$1264 11
Town Hall
433 04
Boilers
119 90
Schools
260 10
Library
370 80
Fire Department
43 95
Tools
8 10
$2500 00
Water and Ice Supply :
Water
$318 00
Labor
18 18
Ice
438 84
Repairs
100 32
$875 34
Town Clock
$50 00
Ambulance :
Meals
$16 50
Supplies
164 39
Laundry
34 51
Gas, oil and repairs
194 96
410 36
Pensions
832 00
855 00
Annual Reports Planning Board
$1000 00
44
Filter Bed Investigation $91 00
Engineers
600 00
All Other
32 00
723 00
Outstanding bills of previous years :
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1923 Bills
$20 19
1924 Bills
24 61
$44 80
Dresser St. Playground :
Labor
$1265 86
Teams
99 80
Trucks
43 27
Pipes
70 30
Materials
2977 38
All Other
25 14
$4481 75
Band Concerts :
Music $375 00
Armistice Day $150 00
Fire Hdqs. Sidewalk and Driveway :
Contract $1000 00
45
1926 Road Construction :
Main St., contract $13054 81
No. Woodstock Rd.
contract
23059 25
Mill St. contract 3115 50
Goddard St., contract .
4318 97
Eastford Road, contract
6397 97
$49946 50
Fire Hdqs. Addition and Repairs :
Contract
$10000 00
Park St. and Woodland Ave. Sewer:
Labor, contract $1780 76
Pipes
307 45
Man-holes 144 20
All Other
17 59
$2250 00
River St. School Lot Grading :
Contract
$1700 00
Extras
151 95
$1851 95
Street Signs $379 55
Game Warden
$25 00
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Cemetery :
Superintendent
$250 00
Labor
3333 50
Loam
85 16
Shrubs, etc.
83 80
Tools
61 90
Team Hire
150 00
All Other
179 37
$4143 73
Interests :
Temporary Loans :
Anticipation of Revenue $9916 65
General Loans:
Sewer
4720 00
Highways
1733 53
Schools
7130 00
Total Interest $23500 00
Debt:
Temporary Loans :
Anticipation of revenue$465000 00
General Loans:
Sewer
11500 00
Highways
7360 00
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Schools
25250 00
Total Indebtedness
$509110 00
Agency :
State Tax $31982 23
County Tax 24948 30
Auditing municipal ac-
counts
548 68
Soldiers' exemption
31 34
Total Agency $57510 55
Trust Funds :
Cemetery Perpetual
Fund
$1020 00
Sinking Fund 640 00
$1660 00
Total Payments
$1121649 52
Cash on hand, December 31, 1926
66734 11
$1188383 63
VALMORE P. TETREAULT, Accountant.
TOWN OF SOUTHBRIDGE
BALANCE SHEET DECEMBER 31, 1926 REVENUE ACCOUNTS
ASSETS
LIABILITIES
J. J. Angell Fund 85 41
Boyer Trust Fund
29 23
Loans, Anticipation of Taxes 110 000 00
Reserve Fund 1968 08
Tax Title Revenue 738 56
Sidewalk Assessmenis Revenue
3397 01
Sewer Assessments Revenue
9144 49
Departmental Revenue
12800 90
Tailings
459 06
World War Memorial
8212 59
Lebanon Hill Repairs
1500 00
$148335 33
Overlays Reserved for Abatements:
Levy of 1924
628 35
Levy of 1925
1594 80
Levy of 1926
1774 60
Committed Sidewalk Interest 79 59
Sewer Assessments
8922 08
Apportioned Sewer Assessments Due 1925 4 84
Sewer Asst. Added to 1926 Taxes 61 74
Apportioned Sewer Asst. Due 1926 134 51
Due 1927
292 95
Due 1928
.63 66
Due 1929
25 84
Apportioned Sidewalk 1927 to 1930
1698 84
Due 1930
12 34
$14635 13
$394 79
Taxes:
Levy of 1924
628 35
Levy of 1925
19927 99
Levy of 1926
70033 59
$90589 93
Tax Titles
738 56
Special Assessments :
Apportioned Sidewalk Asst. Due 1926 191 11
Unapportioned Sidewalk Asst. Added to 1925 Taxes 290 67
Unapportioned Sidewalk Asst. Added to 1926 Taxes 887 80
Sidewalk Assessment
1947 84
$3997 75
Excess and Deficiency Apportioned Sewer:
34448 81
Committed Sewer Interest, Due 1926 21 32
Apportioned Sewer 1927 to 1930 394 79
$50871 51
Accounts Receivable :
Cash :
In bank
Departmental:
State Aid (From State)
666 00
Military Aid (From State) 322 50
Due 1928 492 52
Soldier Burials (From State)
60 00
Due 1929
356 74
Town Hall Rents
100 00
Due 1930
307 06
Ambulance
612 00
Highways
94 00
Poor Department
9762 60
School
296 00
Cemetery
887 80
$12800 90
Surplus War Bonus Fund and Accumulations Departmental Accounts:
8212 59
Mary Mynott Fund
1938
Snow and Ice Removal
770 97
Engineering Departmental
1 73
Tree Warden
48 54
Outside Poor
10115 33
Eastford Road Sewer
1725 61
Election and Registration
4 93
$12686 49
$190535 11
190535 11
NON-REVENUE ACCOUNTS
Cash
15862 60
River Street School 21
Filter Beds 1128 58
1926 Road Construction
14733 81
15862 60
Apportioned Sidewalk:
Due 1927 542 52
Library Trust Bequest
$1698 81 $1659 59
$15862 60
INDEBTEDNESS
Sinking Fund
46260 72
Funded Debt Serial Dent
50000 00
Net Bonded Debt
298539 28
294800 00
3:4800 00
$344800 00
TRUST FUNDS
Cash and Securities 61542 79
Mary Mynott Fund 1022 50
Cemetery Perpetual Care Fund 62268 93
Boyer Trust School Fund 210 76
Jesse J. Angell Fund
1040 60
$54542 79
$64542 79
VALMORE P. TETREAULT, Ac: ountant.
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR 1927
GENERAL GOVERNMENT
Moderator
$50.00
Law 800.00
Selectmen
3,000.00
Town Clerk 1,800.00
Accountant
2,100.00
Election and Registration 2,500.00
Treasurer
2,350.00
Engineering Dept.
7,500.00
Tax Collector
3,500.00
Town Hall
5,000.00
Assessors
5,000.00
PROTECTION OF PERSONS AND PROPERTY
Police Department
31,000.00
Tree Warden
1,000.00
Fire Department
30,700.00
Moth Department
500.00
Forest Fire
800.00
Damage to Persons
500.00
Sealer of Weights and Measures
1,100.00
Game Warden
100.00
HEALTH AND
SANITATION
Board of Health
10,800.00
Sewer Maintenance
6,500.00
General Cleaning
6,800.00
HIGHWAY
Bridges
1,200.00
Oiling Streets 2,500.00
Highway
16,000.00
Snow and Ice 8,000.00
Maintenance of Permanent Roads
9,000.00
Street Lights
14,800.00
Sidewalks Repairs
4,000.00
CHARITIES AND SOLDIERS' BENEFITS
Outside Poor
50,000.00
Soldiers' Relief
4,000.00
Mothers' Aid
9,000.00
Military Aid
600.00
Almshouse
6,000.00
EDUCATION
Schools
156,648.00 Library 8,000.00
RECREATION AND CELEBRATION
Playground and Bath-
Memorial Day
450.00
houses
2,500.00
Armistice Day
150.00
Band Concerts
375.00
UNCLASSIFIED
Insurance
2,800.00
Cemetery 1,650.00
Ambulance
500.00
Interests
24,500.00
Pensions
832.00
Maturing Debt.
41,610.00
Water and Ice Supplies
1,200.00
Annual Reports
Emergency Loan (1926)
15,000.00
Care of Town Clock
75.00
VALMORE P. TETREAULT,
Accountant.
Railings
500.00
Property
APPROPRIATIONS
Balance Jan. 1,
Transferred to
Appropriations
Total Credit
Unexpended Bal.
Transferred to
Expenditures
Transferred
From
Total Debit
Bal. on hand
Dec. 31, 1926.
Moderator
$50 00
$50 00
$20 00
$30 00
$50 00
Selectmen
3.500 00
3,500 00
752 12
2,747 88
3,500 00
Accountant
1,850 00
1,850 00
11
1,849 89
1.850 00
Treasurer
2,080 00
2,080 00
11 57
2,068 43
2,080 00
Tax Collector
2,500 00
2,500 00
1 10
2,498 90
2,500 00
Assessors
4,800 00
4,800 00
22 50
4,777 50
4,800 00
Town Clerk
1,800 00
1,800 00
4 40
1,795 60
1,800 00
Law
1.266 67
1,266 67
1,266 67
1,266 67
Election and Registration
3,500 00
3,500 00
59 60
3,445 33
3,500 00
Town Hall
5,400 00
5,400 00
47 38
5,352 62
5,400 00
Police Department
29,921 00
29,921 00
12 98
29,908 02
29.921 00
Fire Department
1,400 00
28,600 00
30,000 00
1 74
29,998 26
30,000 00
Engineering Department
5,500 00
5,500 00
5,501 73
Moth Department
500 00
500 00
7 50
492 50
500 00
Forest Fires
800 00
800 00
317 82
482 18
800 00
Sealer of Weights & Measures
1,100 00
1,100 00
29 75
1,070 25
1,100 00
Tree Warden
15 03
1,500 03
1,515 03
1,563 57
1,563 57
Game Warden
25 00
25 00
25 00
25 00
Damage to Persons & Property
500 00
500 00
400 0)
100 00
500 00
Board of Health
10.500 00
10,500 00
65 32
10,434 61
10,500 00
Sewer Maintenance
200 00
5,100 00
5,300 00
78 78
5,221 22
5,300 00
General Cleaning
6,800 00
6,800 00
19 21
6.780 79
6,800 00
Bridges .
1,200 00
1,200 00
595 19
604 81
1,200 00
High ways
16.000 00
16,000 00
56 32
15,943 68
16,000 00
Snow and Ice
8,000 00
8,000 00
8,770 97
8,000 00
Maintenance of Permanent Rds
8 090 00
8,000 00
115 67
7,884 33
8,000 00
Sidewalk Repairs
4.000 00
4,000 00
319 41
3,680 59
4,000 00
Railings
500 00
500 00
69 03
430 97
500 00
Oiling Streets
2.500 00
2,500 00
16 37
2,483 63
2,500 00
Street Lights
70 09
11,500 00
14,570 00
19
14,569 81
14,570 00
Outside Poor
1,298 22
55,000 00
56,298 22
66,413 55
66,413 55
Mothers' Aid
8.000 00
8,000 00
2 55
7,997 45
8,000 00
Almshouse
6,009 00
6,000 00
78
5,999 22
6.000 00
Soldiers' Relief
707 34
4,000 00
4,707 34
1 54
4,705 80
4,707 34
State Aid
656 00
666 00
666 00
666 00
Military Aid
305 01
600 00
905 01
5 00
900 01
905 01
Soldier Burials
60 00
60 00
60 00
60 00
School
145 000 00
145.000 00
8 59
144.991 41
145,000 00
Library
10,000 00
10,000 00
3 40
9,996 60
10,000 00
Ambulance
500 00
500 00
89 64
410 36
500 00
Insurance
2.500 00
2.500 00
43 95
2,456 05
2,500 00
Water and Ice Supply
1,000 00
1,000 00
124 66
875 34
1,000 00
Playgrounds
2,500 00
2,500 00
5 11
2,494 89
2,500 00
Parks
250 00
250 00
66 34
183 66
250 00
Dresser Street Playground
1.500 00
1.500 00
18 25
4,481 75
4,500 00
Pensions
48 00
832 00
880 00
880 00
880 00
Memorial Day
450 00
450 00
450 00
150 00
Armistice Day
150 00
150 00
150 00
150 00
Band Concerts
375 00
375 00
375 00
375 00
Annual Reports
$64 50
864 50
9 59
855 00
864 50
Care of Town Clock
50 00
50 00
50 00
50 00
1925 Overdrafts and Bills of
Previous Years
1,849 10
1,849 10
175 39
1,673 71
1,849 10
Filter Beds Investigation
1,000 00
1,000 00
277 00
723 00
1,000 00
Street Signs
400 00
400 00
20 45
379 50
400 00
Planning Board
1,500 00
1,500 00
500 00
1,000 00
1,500 00
Cemetery
5 31
4,153 62
4,158 93
9 89
4,149 04
4,158 93
Interest
23,500 00
23,500 00
23,500 00
23,500 00
Maturing Debts
44,110 00
44,110 00
44,110 00
44,110 00
Park Avenue Sewer
2,250 00
2,250 00
2,250 00
2,250 00
Grading River St. School Lot
2,000 00
2,000 00
148 05
1,851 95
2,000 00
Grading Litchfield Ave.
800 00
800 00
5 75
794 25
800 00
Hartwell St. Sidewalk
2,000 00
2,000 00
15 79
1,946 90
37 31
2,000 00
Elm St. Sidewalk
725 00
725 00
34 00
691 00
725 00
Dresser St. Sidewalk
245 00
245 00
163 50
81 50
245 00
Franklin Terrace Sidewalk
123 31
325 00
448 31
448 31
448 31
Glover St. Sidewalk
757 00
752 50
4 50
757 00
Fire Headquarters Addition
10,000 00
10,000 00
10,000 00
10,000 00
Fire Headquarters Sidewalk
and Driveway
1,200 00
1,200 00
1,000 00
200 00 1,200 00
Lebanon Hill Repairs
500 00
1,500 00
1,500 00
1,500 00
River Street School
21
21
21
21
Filter Beds
25,313 59
25,313 59
24,185 01
25,313 59
1,128 58
1926 Road Construction
64.680 31
64,680 31
49,946 50
64,680 31 14,733 81
VALMORE P. TETREAULT,
Accountant.
1926
Revenue
£
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REPORT OF SELECTMEN
To the Voters of the Town of Southbridge:
We herewith submit our doings for the past year, it has been a year full of projects of importance and we hope that the results have been satisfactory.
Several articles of the annual town meeting were referred to us to make a study of the subject and either to correct or report to the Town at a future meeting.
One of the most serious was the selling of the town property on Goddard Street, and purchasing of a new site for a town barn, we have received offers and have visited the fol- lowing locatitons: Freeman Spaulding, 5 acres, off East Main St., $5500; T. J. Harrington, 42,500 Sq Feet, Worcester St. $7000; F. E. Corbin, 23/4 acres, Charlton St. $5000; J. E. Paige, Central St. $ -; David Lenti, 19,500 sq. ft. Main . St. (with barn) $15,000; W. J. Earls, Main St. $13,000; A. M. Bartholomew, 11/2 acres, Marcy St. $9000; O'Shaughnes- sy & Marcy, 60,000 sq. ft. $ ; J. E. Paige, any amount $10.00 running front foot, Elm St., John G. Clarke, Duval St. 21/2 acres, $4000; W. W. Buckley, Moon St. 9 acres and sheds $7000; Morris Green, 300 front feet, Green Ave. $6000; Ame- rican Optical Co. North St., $ -; Paul Lataille, Fairlawn, $2000; we submit these figures and sites for consideration of the voters, no actual offers have been received for the old barn and land on Goddard Court for we waited until we had purchased a new site before disposing of same.
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As requested by the voters the wooden Honor Roll has been removed from the lawn at the town hall building and stored in the basement for reference by the American Legion Post.
Street lights have been installed on Brochu, Henry and Wald streets, arc lights were installed as an experiment, at the junction of South and Main Streets also Hamilton and Oliver Streets.
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