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INVENTORY OF THE AMBULANCE DEPARTMENT
One Cunningham Ambulance .. $3,500.00
One spare tire 40.00
Six blankets 15.00
Three pillows 3.00
Twelve sheets
15.00
Eighteen pillow cases 12.00
Twelve towels
6.00
JOSEPH E. DUCHENEAU.
39
REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen.
Gentlemen :
I herewith submit my annual report of final transactions for the year ending December 31, 1928.
As in the past the system has been carried out under the direction of the Division of Accounts, Department of Corpora- tions and Taxation.
I would call the attention of Department Heads not to submit any statement for payment but the original itemized bill as same will not be approved for final payment.
A recommendation that I wish to submit is that all trans- actions must be made in the name of the Town of Southbridge and charged to the proper departments. I have been advised by the Director of Accounts not to honor any bills that are not so contracted.
VALMORE P. TETREAULT,
Accountant.
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GENERAL REVENUE
Taxes :
Current year $286,035.58
Previous years
56,077.35
Corporation
37,987.15
Income
52,466.50
National Bank
3,680.65
Total taxes
$436,247.23
Licenses :
Liquor
$4.00
Junk
165.00
Pedlars
105.00
Sunday
237.00
Pool & Bowling
314.00
Milk
32.50
All other
580.50
Total licenses
1,438.00
Fines:
Court
1,537.50
Grants & Gifts :
From State,
Boxing Commission 26.96
From County,
Dog licenses
1,466.99
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Ella M. Cole Estate, R. H. Cole Trade School. 59,000.00
All other Revenue :
From County, Wild Cat Bounty . 10.00
Total General Revenue $499,726.68
COMMERCIAL REVENUE
Special Assessments :
Sewer :
Unapportioned $460.72
Apportioned 868.51
Sidewalk :
Unapportioned
526.05
Apportioned
953.17
Total assessments
..
$2,808.45
COMMERCIAL REVENUE
DEPARTMENTAL
Town Hall
$784.00
Selectmen :
Sale of Town Barn property 4,750.00
Noe N. Carpentier's deed on account 70.00
Insurance dividend 10.91
Worcester Consolidated St. R. R. Co. For the re- moval of track along the town highway 4,530.00
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Police Dept. :
Rent
1,300.00
Care of prisoners
3.00
All other
10.00
Fire Dept. :
Garage permits
129.00
All other
85.00
Sealer of Weights & Measures
198.43
Health Dept .:
Contagious diseases 45.32
Tuberculosis
20.00
All others
7.00
Highway :
Sale of Materials
38.50
From State
20.25
Charities :
Reimbursements :
Individual 844.00
Cities & Towns
1,360.93
State
2,261.12
Mothers' Aid from State
2,374.15
Soldiers' Benefits :
State Aid
672.00
Military Aid
63.75
Schools :
Tuition State Wards 16,000.98
Other tuition 6,619.86
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Sale of books
9.25
All other
177.98
Library :
Fines
440.39
Tailings
1.11
Ambulance
410.00
Tax title
34.28
Total departmental Revenue $43,271.21
Cemeteries :
Sale of lots and graves ... 1,205.00
Care of lots and graves ... 612.75
Total Cemeteries $1,817.75
Interest :
Deposits
$1,518.34
Taxes
3,764.06
Sewers
116.10
Sidewalk
199.99
Trust Funds :
Cemetery
3,127.63
Wynott
49.34
Sinking
640.00
Edwards Bequest
2,342.43
Ella M. Cole
100.00
J. J. Angell
104.59
Total Interest 11,962.48
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Municipal Indebtedness :
Temporary loans :
Anticipation of revenue . .. 440,000.00
Refunds :
Police Department
$4.50
Board of Health
21.00
Parks
4.00
Total Refunds
29.50
Agency :
State Tax
$19,720.00
Auditing municipal accts ...
633.01
State Highway Tax 237.58
County Tax
22,496.00
County Hospital Tax
1,884.20
Veterans exemption
9.49
Total Agency
44,980.28
Total receipts Cash on hand Jan. 1, 1928 ..
1,044,596.25 57,815.67
$1,102,412.02
PAYMENTS
General Government:
Moderator 40.00
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Selectmen's department :
Salaries
$1.700.00
Clerk 450.00
Stationery and postage 36.61
Printing and advertising ..
127.66
Carfares, Teams, etc. 100.20
Telephone
127.92
.Jitney badges and all other
257.47
Total Selectmen
.
2,799.86
Accounting Dept. :
Salary
$1,800.00
Stationery and postage 39.83
Printing and advertising
13.50
All other
9.08
Total Accounting
1,862.41
Treasury dept. :
L
Treasurer's salary $1,200.00
Clerk's salary 400.00
Stationery and postage 87.75
Traveling expenses
6.74
Telephone
38.76
Bond and insurance
237.27
Protectograph
80.50
All other
46.40
Total Treasury 2,097.42
Collector's dept. :
Salary
$1,500.00
Clerk hire
500.00
46
Stationery and postage
285.79
Printing and advertising ..
54.00
Telephone
33.40
Bond
430.00
All other
94.00
Total Collector 2,897.21
Assessors dept. :
Salaries
$2,600.00
Clerks
277.44
Stationery and postage
61.39
Printing and advertising ..
840.25
Carfares, teams, etc.
132.20
Telephone
31.65
Abstracts of deeds and
all other
93.73
Total Assessors
4,036.66
Town Clerk's dept. :
Salary
$963.00
Clerk
550.00
Stationery and postage .
64.87
Printing and advertising .
120.50
Telephone
94.07
1927 Fees
300.00
Safe
205.00
All other
16.24
Total Town Clerk . 2,313.68
Election & Registration dept. :
Registrars
$350.00
47
Election officers
1,580.75
Stationery and postage
36.10
Printing and advertising
.
815.58
Meals
424.40
Carfares, teams, etc.
7.20
Ballot Box
75.00
Clerk hire
124.50
All other
83.34
Total
3,496.87
Law dept. :
Town Counsel
800.00
Engineering dept. :
Engineers' salaries
$2,022.69
Labor
1,269.92
Supplies
777.64
Auto maintenance
239.83
Phone
75.19
All other
114.24
Total
4,499.51
Town Hall :
Janitor
$1,300.00
Assistants
131.80
Fuel
911.06
Light
430.06
Janitors' Supplies
36.72
Repairs
1,009.24
All other
180.59
Total
3,999.47
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Protection of Persons and Property :
Police dept. :
Salaries :
Chief
$2,399.80
Patrolmen
22,665.75
Special police
247.30
Janitors
1,196.00
Equipment for men
96.05
Care of prisoners
385.01
Taxi
54.35
Maintenance of Autos
1,035.26
Fuel
642.65
Light
184.26
Printing, stationery and
postage
95.87
Telephone
173.32
Police signals
835.67
All other
115.00
Maintenance of building :
Repairs
84.76
Janitors' supplies
59.04
All other
67.50
Total Police dept.
30,337.93
Fire dept. :
Salaries and wages :
Engineers
$700.00
Chief
2,399.80
Permanent men 13,156.00
Supt. of alarms 300.00
Call men
3,234.50
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Equipment and repairs :
Apparatus
$1,056.32
Hose 500.00
Equipment for men 84.78
Alarm boxes, etc.
396.82
All other
109.81
Fuel
569.50
Lights
249.16
Maintenance of buildings :
Repairs
199.35
Furniture & furnishings
62.35
Laundry work
34.23
All other
167.15
Stationery, printing and
postage
21.12
Telephone
135.59
All other
15.96
Total Fire dept.
34,832.44
Sealer of Weights and Measures :
Salary
$871.00
Stationery, postage and
printing
47.43
Carfares, teams, etc.
125.00
All other
43.88
Total 1,087.31
Tree Warden :
Labor 522.75
Truck hire
53.00
50
Hardware and tools 19.50
Total
595.25
Moth dept .:
Labor
$400.75
Carfares, teams, etc.
91.00
All other
2.15
Total
493.90
Forest Fires :
Warden $200.00
Fighting fires 129.00
Apparatus
93.21
All other
55.90
Total 478.11
Fire Extinguishers 588.00
Health Department :
General Administration :
Salary of board
$300.00
Agent
500.00
Stationery, postage and
printing 37.43
Telephone 58.01
All others
91.39
Quarantine and Contagious Diseases :
Board and Treatment $121.96
Medical attendance 66.50
Guards and nurses 31.50
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Groceries and provisions ..
70.00
Cities and towns
286.29
All other
20.00
Tuberculosis :
Board and treatment
3,730.07
Vital Statistics :
Births
$60.50
Deaths
28.75
Other expenses :
Plumbing inspector
$900.00
Vaccination
8.00
Nurse's salary
1,600.00
Dental clinic
447.82
Inspection :
School children
2,340.00
Animals :
Salary
200.00
Meat and Provisions :
Salary
400.00
Expenses
152.65
Milk :
Salary
100.00
Garbage Collections :
Salaries
$3,478.00
All other
14.40
Total Health
15,101.12
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Sewer Maintenance :
Commissioners' salaries $300.00
Caretakers
2,566.00
Clerk hire
50.00
Telephone
39.00
Labor
5.05
Tools and equipment
79.36
Pipe and Fittings
56.96
Hose
186.20
All other
126.55
Total
3,409.12
Filter Beds :
Lumber
$28.80
Supplies
31.60
Total 60.40
Highways:
General Administration :
Surveyor
$1,800.00
Clerks
300.00
Labor
11,305.00
Teams
2,535.75
Truck hire 1,273.25
Broken stone, gravel, etc. ..
2,183.53
Equipment and repairs
3,852.65
New truck
1,325.00
All other
424.80
Total
24,999.98
Maintenance of Permanent Roads :
Labor
$3,103.00
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Teams
649.00
Truck hire
953.75
Materials
3,042.28
Equipment
228.82
All other
247.82
Total
7,997.27
Sidewalk Repairs :
Labor
$1,169.50
Teams
250.25
Materials
502.61
Equipment
252.16
Truck hire
61.25
All other
35.00
Total
2,498.27
Snow and Ice Removal :
Labor
$824.50
Teams
107.00
Truck hire
547.50
Equipment
851.11
Total 2,530.88
Street Lights :
Contract
$14,772.51
Christmas lighting
100.00
Hiker monument
100.00
Total 14,972.51
Stone Crushing Plant
3,549.79 .
Union Street Drain :
Labor
$802.00
54
Material and pipes
335.33
Truck hire
59.50
Teams
35.00
All other
66.47
Total
1,298.30
Rose & Green Sts. Sidewalk :
Contract
$1,281.63
All other
74.92
Total
1,356.55
Street Oiling :
Contract
2,492.61
Columbus Ave. Sidewalk :
Contract
$1,270.40
All other
170.75
Total
1,441.15
Main & Everett Sts. Sidewalk:
Contract $600.00
Extra labor
382.00
Total
982.00
Charities :
Poor Dept. :
General Administration :
Salaries and wages $2,600.00
Stationery and printing . . 134.22
All other
490.41
3,224.63
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Outside Relief by Town :
Groceries $16,212.78
Coal and wood 3,547.71
Board and care
8,036.66
Medicine & medical atten. 1,230.35
State Institutions
1,640.18
Rent
3,573.29
Clothing, burials, all other
1,355.34
35,596.31
Relief by Other Cities & Towns:
Cities
$2,428.11
Towns
1,754.79
4,182.90
Mothers' Aid :.
Town
8,879.77
Almshouse :
Superintendent
$1,650.00
Groceries 2,458.03
Dry goods and clothing 149.71
Buildings
693.63
Fuel and light
684.04
Medicine, medical atten.
burials and all other . 362.99
5,998.40
Total Charities
57,882.01
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Soldiers' Benefits :
State Aid
$474.00
Military Aid
472.50
Soldiers Burials
96.00
- Soldiers' Relief :
Fuel
103.42
Groceries
1,280.73
Cash and rent
791.26
Medicine & med. atten.
259.42
All other
35.35
Total
3,512.68
Schools :
General :
Superintendent
$4,100.00
Clerk
845.00
Truant officer
249.96
Printing, stationery & post
155.48
Telephone
293.31
Traveling expenses
88.65
School census
108.68
Taxi
330.75
All other
54.23
6,226.06
Teachers' salaries :
High
$22,546.50
Elementary
58,636.04
Evening
2,506.50
Americanization 863.00
Vocational
19,780.77
Continuation
6,658.16
109,990.97
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Text Books and Supplies :
High
$4,434.55
Elementary 3,730.53
Evening
194.55
Vocational
5,507.28
Continuation
1,087.97
14,954.88
Transportation, Elementary 3,701.00
Janitors' Service :
High
$1,303.96
Elementary
6,119.95
7,423.91
Fuel and Light :
High
$2,499.79
Elementary
4,241.82
Evening
55.10
6,796.71
Maintenance, Buildings & Grounds : High :
Repairs
$1,161.58
Janitors' Supplies 209.80
All others
324.68
1,696.06
Elementary :
Repairs
$4,949.53
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Janitors' supplies
229.25
All other
897.93
6,076.71
Furniture & Furnishings :
High $1,129.25
Elementary
113.94
1,243.19
Diplomas and Graduation
Exercises
36.50
Total School 159,145.99
Smith Hughes Fund :
School Teachers' Salary ... 2,248.40
Boyer School Fund :
Books 11.36
· Robert H. Cole Trade School :
Contract $56,597.85
Architects
1,098.98
Extras 1,472.81
Furniture 862.16
All other
39.50
60,071.30
Library :
Librarian
$1,516.60
Assistants
2,029.21
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Janitors
1,099.84
Books
1,438.23
Periodicals
314.37
Binding books
338.75
Fuel
590.00
Light
266.92
Repairs
85.05
Furniture
39.52
Stationery, Printing, post.
189.87
Telephone
37.05
All other
56.59
Total
8,000.00
Wynott Fund :
Books
$43.65
Edwards Bequest Fund :
Salaries
$1,048.53
Repairs
288.15
Books
745.79
All other
342.90
Total
2,425.37
Insurance
5,751.13
Parks :
Labor
$317.36
Equipment
32.38
Total 349.74
Playgrounds :
Instructors
$1,078.60
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Supply
189.12
Rent, Central St. playground
85.00
All other
109.99
Total
1,458.71
Pensions :
Police Dept.
832.00
Water and Ice Supply :
Water
$300.00
Repairs
188.02
Ice
372.02
All other
6.75
Total
866.79
Ambulance :
Laundry
$14.51
Meals
8.25
Gas & oil
46.96
All other
236.78
Total 304.17
Town Clock :
Repairs
$6.15
Salary
50.00
Total 56.15
No. Woodstock Rd. Land Damage : Land Damages
700.00
Tailings .50
61
Band Concerts, Music 375.00
J. J. Angell Fund :
Aid rendered
102.34
Overdrafts & Outstanding Bills
71.21
Annual Reports
667.40
Tractor (Sewer Dept.)
1,000.00
Damage to Persons & Property :
Property
$3.55
Persons
1.00
4.55
Ella M. Cole Fund :
Aid rendered 20.50
Town Barn Property :
Property
$4,800.00
Repairs
1,997.94
Total 6,797.94
Game Warden
100.00
Memorial Day
450.00
Armistice Day
100.00
Cemeteries :
Superintendent $250.00
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Labor
3,851.40
Loam
36.50
Shrubs, etc.
75.00
Tools
94.98
Teams hire
182.50
All other
212.77
Total
4,703.15
Interest :
Anticipation of Revenue
loan
$9,139.25
General loans
11,737.70
20,876.95
Municipal Indebtedness :
Anticipation of Revenue
loan
$440,000.00
General loan
40,110.00
Total
480,110.00
Agency and Trust Funds :
Agency :
State tax
$19,720.00
State highway tax
237.58
Auditing municipal accounts
633.01
Veterans' exemption 9.49
County tax .
22,496.00
County hospital tax
1,884.20
All other
19.13
Total
44.999.41
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Trust Funds :
Cemetery
$1,205.00
Sinking
640.00
Total
1.845.00
Total Agency and Trust
Fund
46,844.41
Total payments
1,045,829.38
Balance on hand, Dec. 31, 1928
56,582.64
$1,102,412.02
VALMORE P. TETREAULT, Accountant.
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TOWN OF SOUTHBRIDGE BALANCE SHEET, DEC. 31, 1928 REVENUE ACCOUNTS
ASSETS
LIABILITIES
Cash
$55,156.74
Sale of Town Barn ... $4,750.00
Ella M. Cole Fund 79.50
J. J. Angell Fund 16.69
Bayer Trust Fund ·
17.87
Loans, Anticipation of
Taxes 100,000.00
Overlays, Reserve Fund . 3,182.69
Tax Title Revenue .
806.44
Sidewalk Asst. Revenue Sewer Asst. Revenue ... 4,532.62
1,220.78
Departmental Revenue . 13,805.62
2,909.52
Sewer Asst. Receipts . .. Tailings 466.89
World War Memorial . . 8,949.44
Edward Bequest (Lib.) 691.23
Mary Mynott Fund .... 12.32
Main and Everett Streets
Taxes :
Levy of 1926 $2,798.56
Levy of 1927 27,555.97
Levy of 1928 72,933.84
103,288.37
Tax Titles
806.44
Special Assessments :
Apportioned Sidewalk, due 1927 $28.56
Apportioned Sidewalk, due 1928 233.00
Unapportioned Side-
walk, added to 1926
Taxes . 192.40
Accounts Receivable :
Unapportioned Side- walk, added to 1927 Taxes
681.02
Committed Sidewalk Interest
85.80
Sewer Assessments . 3,402.10
Levy of 1926 $554.40
Apportioned Sewers, due 1927 52.01
Levy of 1927 2,961.76
Committed Sewer
Levy of 1928 4,327.67
Interest 17.81
7,843.83
1928 Collector .
485.56
Apportioned Sewer :
Due 1929
$501.56
1928 Collector . . ·
359.64
Due 1930
606.01
1928 Committed Sewer
Due 1931
359.99
Interest 215.50
Due 1932
95.42
Apportioned Sewer,
Due 1933
78.52
1929 to 1938
1,905.88
Due 1934
78.52
Apportioned Sidewalk,
Due 1935
78.58
1929 to 1931 . · 760.97
Due 1936
56.76
Due 1937
30.62
8,420.25
Due 1938
19.90
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Departmental :
Sidewalk 1,218.00 By Laws . 1,000.00
$143,659.61 37,005.30
Excess and Deficiency ..
Overlays Reserved for Abatement :
Unapportioned Sewer,
Apportioned Sewer,
1,905.88
Police Dept. $25.00
Ambulance 852.00
Apportioned Sidewalk :
Health Dept.
21.93
Due 1929 $389.13
Highway
103.50
Due 1930 339.45
Welfare Dept.
7,093.79
Due 1931
32.39
Infirmary
59.00
Mothers' Aid (from
760.97
State) . .
3,562.65
State Aid (from State) 474.00
Military Aid (from State) 236.25
. .
Soldiers' Burials (from
State) ·
96.00
School
621.50
Cemetery . . 660.00
13,805.62
8,949.44
Surplus War Bonus and Accumulations ... Departmental Accounts : Town Clerk $13.68 Land Damages, North Woodstock Road . . . 700.00
. .
Snow and Ice
.
30.88
Ambulance
...
.
4.17
748.73
$191,175.59
$191,175.59
NON REVENUE
Cash
1,425.90
River Street, School ... $0.21
Filter Bed
.98
1926 Road Construction 1,424.71
$1,425.90
$1,425.90
INDEBTEDNESS
Sinking Fund
$50,496.01 Net. Bonded Debt . . . . 212,583.99
Funded Debt
$50,000.00
Serial Debt
213,080.00
$263,080.00
$263,080.00
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TRUST FUNDS
Cash and Securities ....
70,020.19
Mary Mynott Fund .... $1,000.00
Cemetery Perpetual Fund 64,768.93
Boys Trust School Fund 231.16
jesse J. Angell Fund ... 1,020.10
Ella M. Cole Fund . 3,000.00
$70,020.19
$70,020.19
VALMORE P. TETREAULT, Accountant.
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OUTSTANDING BILLS
Playgrounds $29.26
Town Clerk
137.00
Almshouse
150.00
Election and Registration
160.00
School
78.43
Overdrafts :
Town Clerk $13.68
Land Damages :
North Woodstock Road
$700.00
Snow and Ice
30.88
Ambulance
4.17
VALMORE P. TETREAULT
APPROPRIATIONS
Appropriations
Transfern
Expendi. ure :
$10.00
$50.00
Selectmen
2,800.00
2.799.8G
2,800.00
Accountant
1,900.00
1.862.41
37.59
1,900.00
Treasurer
2.100.00
2 097.42
2.58
2,100.00
Tax Collector
2,900.00
2,697.21
2.79
2,900.00
Assessors
4,800.00
4.036.66
763.34
4,800.00
Town Clerk
2.300.00
2.313.68
2,313.68
Law
800.00
800.00
800.00
Election and Registration
3,500.00
3.496.87
3.13
3,500.00
Engineering Department
4,500.00
4.499.51
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4,500.00
Town llall
4.000.00
3,999.47
.53
4.000.00
Police Department
30,354.50
30.342.43
12.07
30,354.50
Fire Department
36.220.00
34.832.44
1.387.56
36.220.00
Forest. Fire
700.00
478.11
221.89
700.00
Scaler of Weights and Measures
1.100.00
1,087.31
12.69
1.100.00
Tree Warden
600.00
595.25
4.75
600.00
Moth Department
500.00
193.90
6.10
500.00
Damage to Persons and Property
250.00
245.45
-1.55
250.00
Came Warden
100.00
100.00
100.00
Land Damage North Woodstock Road
700.00
700.00
Board of Health
12.771.00
12.761.12
9.88
12.771.00
Sewer Maintenance
3,425.00
8,409.12
15.88
3,425.00
Tractor (Sewer Department )
1,000.00
1.000 00
1 000 00
Highway
25,000.00
24,999.98
.02
25,000.00
Maintenance of Permanent Roads
8.000.00
7.997.27
2.73
7,997.27
Oiling Streets
2,500.00
2,492.61
7.39
2,500.00
Sidewalk Repairs
2.500.00
2,498.27
1.73
2.500.00
Snow and Ice
2.500.00
2,530.88
2,530.88
Street Lights
15.000.00
14.972.51
27.49
15,000.00
Stone Crusher
3,550.00
3,549.79
21
3.550.00
Union Street Drain
1,300.00
1.298.30
1.70
1,300.00
New Town Barn Property
6,800.00
6.797.94
2.06
6.800.00
Public Welfare
45.135.00
43.003.84
2.131.16
45,135.00
Alothers' Aid
9,500.00
8,879.77
620.23
9,500.00
Infirmary
6.020.00
6,018.40
1.60
6.020.00
Soldiers' Relief
3,500.00
2,470.18
1.029.82
3,500.00
Military Aid
500.00
472.50
27.50
500.00
State Aid
474.00
474.00
474.00
Soldiers Burial
96.00
96.00
96.00
Schools
161,500.00 161,499.99
.01 161,500.00
Library
8 000.00
8 000.00
8 000.00
Smith-Hughes Fund
2.248.40
2.248.40
2.248.40
Edwards Bequest
3.116.60
2,425.37
691.23
3,116.60
Mynott Fund
55.97
43.65
12.32
55.97
Insurance
5.758.63
5,758.63
5.758.63
Ambulance
300.00
304.17
304.17
Pensions
532.00
832.00
832.00
Water and Ice Supplies
866.79
866.79
866.79
Playgrounds
2,000.00
1,462.71
537.29
2.000.00
Parks
354.00
349.74
4.26
354.00
Town Cloek
75.00
56.15
18.85
75.00
Band Concerts
375.00
375.00
375.00
Memorial Day
400.00
100.00
400.00
Armistice Day
100.00
100.00
100.00
Annual Reports
667.40
667.40
667.40
Outstanding Bills
76.1-4
76.14
76.14
Cemetery
4.727.63
4,703.15
24.48
4,727.63
Interest
21,000.00
20,876.95
123.05
21,000.00
Maturing Debt
40.110.00
40.110.00
40.110.00
Main and Everett Street Sidewalk
2,200.00
982.00
1,218.00
2.200.00
By Laws
1,000.00
R. H. Cole Trade School
60.071.30
60,071.30
60.071.30
Rose Street and Green Avenue Sidewalk
1.400.00
1,356.55
43.45
1,400.00
Columbus Avenue Sidewalk
1,600.00
1,441.15
158.85
1,600.00
Fire Extinguishers
700.00
588.00
112.00
700.00
River Street School
21
Filter Beds
61,38
60.40
.98
61.38
1926 Road Construction
1.424.71
VALMORE P. TETREAULT,
Accountant.
and
Moderator
$50.00
$40.00
71
REPORT OF POLICE DEPARTMENT
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen of Southbridge :
Gentlemen :
I submit herewith for your consideration my report for the fiscal year ending December 31, 1928. The organization of the Police Department at the close of the fiscal year was as follows :
CHIEF
Ulric Brault
FATROLMEN
Pierre A. Cormier
Felix W. Lusignan
Patrick Donnelly
Alfred E. Lariviere
Joseph Paquin
Moses Beaudry
Ovila Martin
Martin Brennan
Joseph Morin
Carl Corriveau
Arthur Murphy
John Miller
Ernest Fiero, Sub.
JANITOR AND ASSISTANT LOCKUP KEEPER
Louis Peloquin
CONSTABLES
Ulric Brault Andrew Higgins Patrick Donnelly
72
Duties performed by the Police Department during the year expiring December 31, 1928. Total arrests 436, Males 407, Females 29, Minors 61, Residents 309, Non-Residents 127.
OFFENCES
Drunkenness 141
Violation of Motor Vehicle Laws 34
Violation of Liquor Laws 28
Neglect to provide
30
Disturbing the peace
30
Larceny
24
Assault and battery
23
Having dangerous weapon in his pos- session
1
Unnatural act
2
Rape
2
Peddling without a license
1
Stubborn child
7
Breaking and entering
8
Vagrant
8
Violation of probation
6
Insane
10
Begetting
3
Promoting a lottery
2
Keeping a house of ill fame
1
Violation of town by-laws
5
Assault with a dangerous weapon
2
Not confining dog after notification ...
1
Lewdness and cohabitation
6
Allowing a minor in a pool room
3
Keeping a gaming nuisance
2
Gaming
9
United States Army Deserter 1
73
Fugitive from Justice 2
Operating a motor vehicle over fire hose 2
Selling blank cartridges without a li- cense
1
Adultery 4
Keeping dynamite without a permit. .
1
Interfering with a police officer 1
Violation of Food Laws
11
Escape from State Hospital
3
Idle and disorderly
8
Selling mortgaged property
1
Running away from home
3
DISPOSITION OF CASES
Fined 72
Committed to House of Correction 28
Given suspended sentences 85
Filed
75
Released
74
Sent to Grand Jurors
16
Discharged 14
Sentenced to State Farm
4
Taken to Worcester State Hospital 12
Taken to Home of Good Shepherd. 1
Taken to Shirley Industrial School.
1
Held for outside police
14
Appealed
9
Turn over to U. S. Military authority .. 1
Probation
30
OCCUPATIONS
Laborers 164 Teamster 1
No-Position
95 Lens worker 9
Chauffeurs
20 Electrician 3
Mill-hand
11 Merchants 36
Machinist
6 Salesman 3
74
Clerks
3 Printer 1
Cook
2 Carpenter 9
Painter
12 Barber 1
Mason
3 Tinsmith 3
Inn-Keeper
1 Music Teacher 2
Farmer
17 Insurance Agent 1
- House-wife
13 Plumber 2
Peddler .
1 Dentist 1
Wood-Chopper
7 Upholsterer 1
2 Retired 1
MISCELLANEOUS
Number of automobile licenses suspended. 58
Goods stolen and recovered $5,220.00
Goods stolen not recovered $410.00
Motor vehicles taken and recovered 15
Doors found unlocked by officers
37
Bicycles stolen and recovered 2
Lost animals recovered 5
Lost children returned to parents 5
Defective places in street reported,
3
Attendance by officers at dances
67
Fires discovered by officers 2
In conclusion it is with pleasure that I extend in behalf of the Police Officers 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 accomplishments of the department have been such as to repay them for their interest.
Respectfully submitted, ULRIC BRAULT, Chief of Police.
Southbridge, Mass., December 31, 1928.
Optical Worker
At School 7
75
REPORT OF COLLECTOR OF TAXES
-
To the Citizens of Southbridge :
TAXES 1925
Optstanding January 1, 1928 $463.33
Payments to Treasurer $389.25
Abatements 74.08
$463.33
TAXES 1926
Outstanding January 1, 1928
$23,301.69
Payments to Treasurer $19,355.26
Abatements 1,147.87
Outstanding December 31, 1928 2,798.56
$23,301.69
TAXES 1927
Outstanding January 1, 1928 $64,256.29
Payments to Treasurer $36,332.84
Abatements 359.32
Tax Titles 3.06
Outstanding December 31, 1928 27,561.07
$64,256.29
76
TAXES 1928
Comitment per Warrants $403.902.31
December Warrants 315.00
Overpayment to Treasurer
17.00
$404,234.31
Payments to Treasurer $331,015.86
Abatements
249.45
Outstanding December 31, 1928
72.969.00
$404,234.31
UNAPPORTIONED SIDEWALK ASSESSMENT ADDED TO TAXES 1926
Outstanding January 1, 1928 $662.80
$470.40
Payments to Treasurer
Outstanding December 31, 1928
192.40
$662.80
APPORTIONED SIDEWALK 1926
Outstanding January 1, 1928
$179.36
Payments to Treasurer
$179.36
$179.36
COMMITTED SIDEWALK ASSESSMENT INTEREST 1926
Outstanding January 1, 1928. $37.04
Payments to Treasurer
$30.30
77
Outstanding December 31, 1928
6.74
$37.04
Additional interest paid on 1926 Appor-
tioned and unapportioned sidewalks $33.65
APPORTIONED SEWER ASSESSMENT 1926
Outstanding January 1, 1928 $25.91 Payments to Treasurer $25.91
$25.91
COMMITTED SEWER ASSESSMENT INTEREST 1926
Outstanding Januaray 1, 1928
$8.97
Payments to Treasurer
$8.97
$8.97
Sewer
$2.33
Additional Interest on 1926 Apportioned
APPORTIONED SEWER ASSESSMENT 1927 Outstanding January 1, 1928 $90.38
Payments to Treasurer
$38.37
Outstanding December 31, 1928
52.01
$90.38
78
COMMITTED SEWER ASSESSMENT INTEREST 1927
Outstanding January 1, 1928 $22.27
Payments to Treasurer $4.46
Outstanding December 31, 1928
17.81
$22.27
UNAPPORTIONED SIDEWALK ASSESSMENT 1927
Outstanding January 1, 1928 $829.88
Payments to Treasurer
$148.86
Outstanding December 31, 1928
681.02
$829.88
APPORTIONED SIDEWALK ASSESSMENT 1927
Outstanding January 1, 1928 $306.79
Payments to Treasurer
$278.23
Outstanding December 31, 1928
28.56
$306.79
COMMITTED SIDEWALK ASSESSMENT INTEREST 1927
Outstanding January 1, 1928 $95.61
Payments to Treasurer
$60.43
Outstanding December 31, 1928
35.18
$95.61
79
Additional interest paid on 1927 Unap- portioned Sidewalk $11.28
Additional interest paid on 1927 Appor- tioned Sidewalk $3.46
APPORTIONED SEWER ASSESSMENT 1928
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