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eous
358.16
Teachers Salaries:
High
33,852.78
Elementary
57,084.97
Evening
311.85
Household Arts
1,017.71
Text Books and Supplies :
High-Textbooks and Reference Books
2,169.52
Supplies and All Other and Equip- ment
2,622.70
Elementary-Textbooks and Re- ference Books
2,862.63
Supplies, Equipment and All Other
1,554.57
Evening-Textbooks and Refer-
ence Books 10.29
Supplies, Equipment and All Other
398.46
169
Tuition :
Evening
205.20
Transportation :
Bus Tickets
2,248.00
Individual Bus and Passenger Cars
1,873.95
Continuation :
598.59
Janitor's Supplies Services :
High
2,234.46
Elementary
4,639.92
Evening
Fuel and Light:
High
1,923.18
Elementary
5,458.13
Maintenance of Buildings and Grounds :
High :
Repairs
829.75
Janitor's Supplies
245.97
Other Materials and Supplies
926.41
Elementary :
Repairs
3,022.28
Janitor's Supplies
163.65
Other Materials and Supplies
1,707.35
Sandersdale School Building
Repairs:
547.10
Furniture and Furnishings
High
243.19
Elementary
58.74
Evening
Rent of Central Mills for School
Classes-Elementary
2,040.00
Other Expenses :
Diplomas and Graduation Exercises
112.96
Miscellaneous Printing
3.50
Health Inspection
2,395.29
Miscellaneous-Unclassified
22.34
170
Vocational:
Salaries 15,880.46
Textbooks, Supplies, Equipment
and Unclassified Items 6,515.02
New Heating and Ventilating
Plant Elementary 4,828.60
$167,487.19
Libraries and Reading Rooms :
Salaries and Wages:
Librarian
$ 945.82
Assistant Librarians
2,468.38
Janitor and Helpers
929.36
Books and Periodicals:
Books
1,055.46
Periodicals and Newspapers
249.85
Fuel and Light:
Fuel
570.00
Light
222.15
Buildings :
Repairs
2.54
Furniture and Furnishings
Unclassified Items for Repairs etc.
34.42
Other Expenses :
Stationery, Printing, Postage and Advertising 99.41
Telephone 43.42
Express, Cartage and Miscellaneous
19.36
$6,640.17
Total Schools and Library
$174,127.36
171
UNCLASSIFIED
Damage to Persons and Property -- $ 68.05
Parks 41.14
Memorial Day Exercises
300.00
Printing of Town Reports and Finance Committee's 785.80
Insurance :
Casualty and Indemnity
1,559.58
Fire Insurance
3,370.51
Town Clock 61.00
Water and Ice Account:
Water and Ice
360.39
Maintenance and Repairs to Bubblers
23.25
Pensions:
Police
832.00
$7,401.72
1933 OUTSTANDING BILLS PAID IN 1934
General Government:
Accountant
$ 7.00
Treasurer
100.00
Tax Collector
20.00
Assessors
2.60
Election and Registration
4.50
Other Departments:
Police
40.68
Cemetery
2.00
Schools
9.70
172
Library 5.50
Snow and Ice Highways Dept. 68.25
Charities :
Public Welfare-Outside Relief
2,027.67
Infirmary
183.00
Soldiers' Relief
49.25
Fire Dept. 1.00
$2,521.15
C. W. A. & F. E. R. A.
Civil Works Administration :
C. W. A .- Schools:
Materials and Supplies
$224.93
C. W. A. & Projects:
Administration : Salaries and Wages
Administrator
$ 235.00
Office Supplies and Postage
30.72
Rent
106.28
Projects :
#136-Beech St. and Hudson Ave. Sewers Materials and Supplies
1,283.74
Truck Hire
320.50
#137-West Street Brush Cutting Materials and Supplies
90.60
Truck Hire
87.00
#823-Main and Hamilton Streets
-Dangerous Corners: Materials and Supplies 244.23
Truck Hire
213.20
#824-Main and Collier Sts .- Storm Drains Materials and Supplies 348.44
173
Truck Hire 76.50
#825-Infirmary and Schools-
891.60
Painting Materials and Supplies #1493-Police Station-Painting #1494-Spring Street-Sewer Ma- terials and Supplies 491.68
Truck Hire
31.00
#1495-Gulf Street - Storm
Drains Materials and Supplies
762.95
Truck Hire
817.83
#3116-Pleasant Street-Sewer
Materials and Supplies
1,556.74
Truck Hire
225.04
#3117-Cliff and Clark Streets-
Storm Drains Materials and Supplies
549.58
Truck Hire
782.37
#3118-No. Woodstock Road-
Brush Cutting Materials and
Supplies
185.97
Truck Hire
229.50
$9,560.47
Federal Emergency Relief Administration
General Administration :
Salary of Administrator
$1,115.00
Rent and Lights
262.50
Telephone
70.00
Office Supplies
105.00
Typewriter Rental
26.25
Desk Rental 52.50
File Cabinet Rental
43.75
Disbursing Officer's Expenses
182.26
174
Projects :
#136; B7-3d; B7-3e; B7-3f; B8-6; (23282) : Beech Street and Hudson Ave. Sewers: Materials and Supplies 1,301.04
Truck Hire 267.66
#824 and B8-2; (23282) :
Main and Collier Streets- Storm Drains
Materials and Supplies
Truck Hire 30.00
#825; B4-5; B4-7; (23282):
Infirmary and Schools-Painting
Materials and Supplies 150.26
#1494
Spring Street-Sewer
Materials and Supplies 3.20
# 1495
Gulf Street-Storm Drains
Materials and Supplies 22.50
#3116; B7-3c; B7-3; B7-17; B7-17a; (23282)
Pleasant St. and Oakes Ave-Sewer
Materials and Supplies 1,783.35
Truck Hire 119.38
#3117; B7-1c; (23282)
Cliff, Clark and West Sts .-
Storm Drains
Materials and Supplies
266.88
Truck Hire 369.54
#23282 B7-12; B7-12a;
Harrington Street-Sewer
Materials and Supplies 541.74
Truck Hire 104.21
# 23282 F2-13;
Town Survey for Water Drains
Materials and Supplies 65.50
175
B20-9; B20-9a; B20-9b; (23282)
Water Holes
Materials and Supplies
76.25
Truck Hire
320.01
# B8-8b; B8-8c; B8-16; B10-8a; (23282)
Disposal Plant-Sewerage
Materials and Supplies
1,823.52
Truck Hire 5,875.77
#B7-11; (23282)
Town Hall Drain Wells
Materials and Supplies
50.66
# B4-14 (23282)
Town Barn Repairs
Materials and Supplies 257.79
# B6-15; (23282):
Mechanic Street Bridge
Materials and Supplies
60.85
# B7-18 (23282):
Prospect Street Sanitary Sewer
Materials and Supplies
190.77
Truck Hire
108.10
# B18-19 (23282)
Materials and Supplies
20.23
Truck Hire
40.00
$15,706.47
$25,491.87
WORCESTER-CENTRAL ST. CONSTRUCTION ACCOUNT OF 1933
Worcester Central Streets Construction:
Construction : Blasting
$405.00
Equipment Rental
453.93
176
Materials and Supplies
39.00
Worcester-Central Streets Land Damages:
$2,321.43
CEMETERIES AND ENTERPRISES
Cemeteries:
Salaries and Wages :
Superintendent
$
225.00
Labor
3,255.80
Other Expenses :
Loam
121.00
Shrubs etc.
95.65
Tools and Equipment
47.77
Horse Hire
150.00
Landscape Plans and Survey
150.00
Water and Miscellaneous Items (Unclassified)
46.98
$4,092.20
INTEREST AND MATURING DEBT
Interest:
Temporary Loans :
Anticipation of Revenue
$3,308.87
Emergency Loan of 1933
119.58
General Loans:
Schools
4,125.00
County T. B. Hospital
1,788.75
$897.93 Estate of J. E. Paige $1,423.50
$9,342.20
177
Municipal Indebtedness:
Temporary Loans:
Anticipation of Revenue
$445,000.00
Emergency Loan
10,000.00
General Loans:
Schools
11,250.00
County T. B. Hospital
5,300.00
$471,550.00
$480,892.20
AGENCY, TRUST AND INVESTMENT
Agency :
Taxes:
State Tax-Old Age Ass'tce.
$ 22.00
State Tax
19,000.00
County Tax
17,711.00
County T. B. Hospital
4,440.00
Municipal Relief Loan Tax
25.00
Auditing Municipal Accounts Tax
767.16
State Parks and Reservations Tax
147.04
Veterans Exemption Tax 23.00
County Dog Tax Fees
1,624.40
Trust and Investment:
Cemetery Perpetual Care
8,100.00
$51,859.60
REFUNDS AND TRANSFERS
Refunds: Taxes:
1932 Motor Vehicle Excise
$
5.74
1933 Motor Vehicle Excise 40.18
1933 Motor Vehicle Excise
218.49
178
1934 R. E. Taxes 10.14
$274.55
Tax Title Fees and Costs 53.41
Tax Sale Costs-S. N. E. RR Co.
29.97
Tax Title Redemption Fee
3.00
Interest on 1932 Motor Vehicle Excise Tax .35
Liquor Licenses 200.00
$561.28
TRUST FUNDS
J. J. Angell (Charity) $ 10.00
Ella M. Cole (Needy School Children) 122.80
Mary Mynott (Library)
37.49
Geo. Reed & Smith Hughes Fund :
Continuation and Household Arts
-School 611.64
Vocational School
1,079.32
$1,690.96
Edwards Library Bequest
Salaries and Wages:
Librarian
$300.00
Assistant Librarians
639.67
Janitor and Helper
335.85
Other Expenses :
Telephone
4.17
Periodicals and Books
1,117.53
Funeral Flowers
6.50
Repairs to Buildings and Grounds
477.51
$170.29
179
Fuel, Lights and Water
131.07
Binding, Printing, Stationery etc.
172.03
$3,184.33
$5,045.58
Total Cash Payments 1934
$1,024,471.11
Cash on Hand December 31, 1934
94,920.03
Total
$1,119,391.44
TOWN OF SOUTHBRIDGE BALANCE SHEET - DECEMBER 31, 1934 GENERAL ACCOUNTS
ASSETS
LIABILITIES AND RESERVES
Cash :
General, $94,155.64
Special Deposits:
Surplus War Bonus
and Accumulations, - 11,394.16
Cemetery Sale of Lots
and Graves Fund, 292.00
Alexis Boyer, Jr.,
School Fund, 11.29
Ella M. Cole Fund- Needy School Children, 23.78
Accounts Receivable: Taxes:
Levy of 1931,
$ 71.82
Levy of 1932,
502.40
Levy of 1933, 39,858.22
Levy of 1934,
105,665.74
Temporary Loans:
In Anticipation of Revenue 1934, $119,000.00
Trust Fund Income: Jesse J. Angell Charity Fund, $89.46
$105,841.80
Edwards Library Fund, 65.48
Mary Mynott Library Fund, 2.48
$146,098.18
$ 192.49
Motor Vehicle Excise Taxes :
Levy of 1932, 2.00
Levy of 1933, 42.35
Levy of 1934, 1,842.36
$1,886.71
Special Assessments: Unapportioned Sewer, -
$463.87
Unapportioned Sewer
Added to Taxes 1933, 21.50
Apportioned Sewer Added to Taxes:
1933,
285.24
1934,
299.21
Unapportioned Side-
walk Added to Taxes 1933, 54.70
Apportioned Sidewalk Added to Taxes: 1933, 87.08
Sale of Land, 1,500.00 Cemetery Perpetual Care Bequests, 75.00
Cemetery Sale of Lots and Graves Fund, Tailings,
1,008.00
24.93
World War Memorial Fund (Surplus War
Bonus Fund and Ac- cumulations), 11,394.16
Appropriation Balances : Wall Street Sewer,
$
42.00
Sandersdale Road Construction, 13,342.92
Worcester and Central
Streets Construction, 1,832.19 Dudley River Road Land Damage, 1,000.00
Worcester and Central Streets Land Dam-
age,
576.50
Wall Street Sidewalk, 250.00
1934,
151.08
Committed Interest :
Sewer Added to Taxes: 1933,
22.54
$20,852.40 1934, 41.38
Unapportioned Sidewalk Added to Taxes : 1933,
2.19
Sidewalk Added to Taxes:
1933,
9.84
1934,
8.66
Tax Abatements (Sec- tion 95 Chapter 60), 27.44 F. E. R.A. 3,781.35
Sewer Assessment
Reserve, 3,802.13
Reserve Fund-Overlay
Surplus, 2,437.24
Overlays-Reserved for Abatements:
Levy of 1932,
$ 252.72
Levy of 1933,
2,884.18
Tax Titles,
$2,269.57
Levy of 1934,
4,987.12
Departmental:
Ambulance,
$1,092.00
Health,
601.35
Highway,
9.50
Temporary Aid,
2,391.92
Mothers' Aid,
3,655.10
Sewer Assessment, 1,133.74
State Aid,
1,150.00
Sidewalk Assessment, 313.55
Military Aid,
282.93
Tax Title, 2,269.57
$1,447.29
8,124.02
Revenue-Reserved Until Collected : Motor Vehicle Excise Tax, $1,886.71
School,
485.00
Departmental, 10,394.80
Cemetery,
727.00
15,998.37
$10,304.80
Surplus Revenue, 101,229.30
State Aid to Highways -Construction, $10,567.72
County Aid to High- ways-Construction, _
3,762.29
Warranty Deed Pro- perty,
675.30
Old Age Assistance Tax Abatements, 295.50
Overdrawn Accounts :
Police, $2,329.88
Special State Tax, 69.00
$2,398.88
$285,638.04
$285,638.04
DEFERRED REVENUE ACCOUNTS
Apportioned Assessments Not Due:
Sewer,
$411.52
Sidewalk,
18.39
Apportioned Sewer Assessment Revenue:
Due
1935,
$164.98
1936,
143.16
1937,
76.39
1938,
26.99
$411.52 Apportioned Sidewalk Assessment Revenue: Due 1935, 18.39
$429.91
$429.91
DEBT ACCOUNTS
Net Funded or Fixed Debt,
$67,500.00
High School Loan, School Loan,
$ 7,500.00
60,000.00
$67,500.00
$67,500.00
TRUST ACCOUNTS
Trust Funds-Cash and Securities,
Jesse J. Angell Charity Fund,
$72,471.77 $ 1,015.00
Ella M. Cole Fund- Needy School
Children,
3,000.00
Alexis Boyer, Jr., School Fund, 297.84
Mary Mynott Library Fund, 1,000.00
Cemetery Perpetual
Care Funds,
42,158.93
Cemetery General Care Funds, 25,000.00
$72,471.77
$72,471.77
Schedule of Appropriations, Expenditures, Transfers and Balances
Account:
(Original)
Transfers From:
Transfers To:
Final Appropriations:
Net Expenditures:
Gross Expenditures:
Cash Refunds:
Receipts from Other Sources:
Balance To Revenue:
Unexpended Balances:
Overdrawn Accounts:
GENERAL GOVERNMENT:
36.00
Selecunen
2,400.00
100.00
2,500.00
2,-199.67
2,500.87
1.20
.33
Accountant
2,338.00
180.00
2,158.00
2,154.49
2,175.49
21.00
3.51
Tax Collector
2,975.00
150.00
3,255.00
3,248,91
3,248.91
6.09
Town Clerk
3,170.00
380.14
2,789.86
2,789.86
2,789.86
Election and Registration
600.00
100.00
2,500.00
500.00
500.00
Town Hall
3,729,00
180.00
3,909.00
3,868.15
3,868.15
Engineering
2,888.00
50.00
2,938.00
2,938.00
2,938.00
PROTECTION OF PERSONS AND PROPERTY:
Police Dept.
28,061.00
2,400.00
30,461.00
32,790.88
32,790.88
Fire Dept.
20,943.00
Hydrants
11,769,00
11,769.00
11,768.24
11,768.2-1
.76
Forest Fire Dept.
380.00
165.50
214.50
214.50
214.50
Scaler of Weights and Measures
1,196.00
1,196.00
1.188.87
1,188,87
7.13
Moth Exterm.
400.00
400.00
397.94
397.94
2.06
and Property
200.00
131.95
68.05
68.05
68.05
Game Warden
90.00
90.00
90.00
90.00
Wire Inspector
400.00
400.00
400.00
400.00
Ambulance
150.00
61.57
88.43
78.50
78.50
Street Lighting
12,500.00
292.95
12,207.05
12,207.05
12,207.05
HEALTH AND SANITATION:
Board of Health
13,125.00
11,125.00
11,124.46
11,194.66
70.20
.54
Sewer Maintenance
5,189,00
5,189.00
5,135.01
5,135.01
53,99
County T. B. Hospital Maintenance
4,440.00
4,440.00
4,440.00
4,440.00
HIGHWAYS AND SIDEWALKS:
Highway Dept.
20,620.00
11.59
3,559.00
24,167.41
24,147.41
21,147.41
20.00
Permanent Roads
5,100.00
5.79
5,094.25
5,093.87
5,093.87
.38
Sidewalk Maintenance
1,908.00
55.30
217.60
2,070.30
2,070.30
2.070.30
Street Oiling
2,125.00
57.63
2,067.37
2,067.37
2,067.37
Snow and Ice
12,000.00
17.28
11.982.72
11,717 88
11,953.25
235.37
264.84
CHARITIES AND SOLDIERS' BENEFITS:
Public Welfare
42,940.00
8,600.00
51.540,00
49,498.77
49,498.77
2,041.23
Mothers And
12.000.00
3,700,00
7,300.00
9,288.91
9,288,91
11.09
Infirmary
6,650.00
6,650.00
6,633.14
6,633.14
16.86
Old Age Ass'tee
14,000.00
3.000.00
11,000.000
10,665.74
10,845.74
180.00
334.26
State Aid
1,200.00
1,200.00
1,160.00
1,160.00
40.00
Military And
1,000.00
434.05
565.95
565.95
565.95
Soldiers Relief
8,000.00
3,500.00
4,500.00
4,486.31
4.486.31
13.69
Soldiers Burials
200.00
200.00
SCHOOLS AND LIBRARY:
Schools
165,661.00
1,840.00
167,501.00
167,487.19
167,487.19
13.81
Library
6,641.00
6,641.00
6,640.17
6,640.17
UNCLASSIFIED:
Pensions
632.00
832.00
832.00
832.00
Insurance
6.500.00
1,604.68
34.77
1,930.09
4,930.09
4,930.00
Memorial Day Ex.
300.00
300.00
300.00
300.00
Parks and Playground
50.00
50.00
41.14
41.14
8.86
Town Clock
75.00
24.00
51.00
51.00
61.00
10,00
Town Reports
735.00
50.80
785.80
785.80
785.80
Water and Icc Acct.
325.00
58.64
383.64
383.64
383.64
OUTSTANDING DILLS AND OVERDRAFTS:
Outstanding Bills of 1933, Paid in 1934:
2,537.05
2,537.05
2,521.15
2,521.15
15.90
Departmental Overdrafts:
4,694.74
4,694.74
4,694.74
4,694.74
CEMETERY AND ENTERPRISES:
To Est.
Cemetery
1,600.00
1,600.00
4,092.20
4,092.20
2,813.60
4.24
317.16
Receipts
Worc. Central Sts. Consi'n
2,236.88
2,236.88
897.93
897.93
493.24
1,832.09
INTEREST AND MATURING DEBT:
Interest-Funded Debt:
2,925,00
2,925.00
2,925.00
4,125.00
1,200.00
Interest Emergency and
9,000.00
5,571.55
3,428.45
3,428.45
3,428.45
Intere: 1 County T. B.Hospital
1,789.00
1,788,75
1,788.75
1,788.75
Maturing Debt
1.250.00
1,250.00
11,250.00
11,250.00
Emergency Loan
10,000.00
10,000,00
10,000.00
10,000.00
T. B. Hospital Loan
5,300.00
5,300.00
5,300,00
5,300.00
SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS:
Reserve Fund:
10.000.00
10,000.00
Land Damages-
2,000.00
2,000.00
1,423.50
1,423.50
576.50
Refunds on Liquor Licenses
200.00
200.00
200,00
200.00
Sandersdale Rd.
10,000.00
10,000.00
16,657.08
16,657.08
20,000.00
13,3-12.92
Everett St. Sidewalk:
1,700,00
730.42
969.58
969.58
969.58
Chapin Sı. Sulewalk:
650.00
129.47
520.53
520.53
520.53
Wall St. Sidewalk :
250.00
250.00
Mechanic St Sidewalk:
3,100,00
1,096.28
2,003.72
2,003.72
2,003.72
Maintenance Charlton,
Central, E. Main
Sis, and No. Wood -.
1
500.00
500.00
1,500.00
1,500.00
1,000.00
C. W. A. AND F. E. R. A.
C. W. A.
8,861.00
2,995,17
5,865.83
9,785.40
9,785.40
3,919.64-1933 Bal.
07
F. E. R. A.
5,520.00
13,967.84
19,487.8-1
15,706.47
15,706.47
3,781.37
$522,226.79
33,445.53
33,445.53
522,226.79
529,479,23
531,204.96
1,725,73
28,226.48
3,203.71
20,100.21
2,329.88
Receipts-Oder Sources
28,226.48
Cash Refunds
1,725.73
550,453.27
531,204.96
Recapitulation:
Appropriations:
522,226.79
Unexpended Balances: Balances To Revenue
3,203.71
Less Net Expenditures
529,479.23
Less Overdrawn Accounts
2,329.88
20,974.04
TRUST FUND INCOME ACCOUNTS:
RECEIPT'S (Including Previous Bal.)
EXPENDITURES:
UNEXPENDED BALANCES:
J. J. Angell (Charity Fund)
$ 99.46
S 10.00
$89.46
Alexis Boyer Jr. (School Fund)
11.29
Ella M. Cole (Needy School Children)
146.58
122.80
23.78
Edwards Library Bequest
3.219,81
3,184.33
65.48
Mary Mynott (Library)
39.97
37.49
Smith.Hughes Fund (Schools)
1,653.97
1,653.97
Gco, Reed
36.99
36,99
Joseph E. Desrosier Town Accountant
2,329.88
20,943.00
20,731.62
20,731.62
211.38
Tice Warden Dept.
500.00
500.00
497.19
497.49
2.51
Assessors
1,261.00
1,261.00
1,261.00
1,261.00
7.96
77.01
2,975.00
2,897.99
2,905.95
Treasurer
1,643.00
1,643.00
1,641,37
1,641.37
1.63
Moderator
36.00
36.00
36.00
3,105.00
Law
40.85
20,100.21
Receipts-Other Sources
28,226.48
550,453.27
23,303.92
20,974.04
11.29
2.48
.25
Worc .. Cemural Sts.
250.00
stock Rd.
Appropriations From Taxes
9.9
93
Revenue Loans:
187
1934 OUTSTANDING BILLS
Moderator
$ 9.00
Selectmen
3.56
Health
20.50
Water and Ice Account
3.26
Soldiers Relief
2.75
Election and Registration
10.50
Schools
11.40
Sewer Dept.
2.50
Highways
52.45
Fire Dept.
.50
Cemetery
12.00
Board of Public Welfare
131.66
Infirmary
129.26
$389.34
JOSEPH E. DESROSIER, Town Accountant
189
INDEX
Town Officers
3
List of Jurors
12
Report of Selectmen
17
Report of Town Treasurer
19 23
Report of Town Clerk
Report of Assessors
25
Report of Fire Engineers
29
Report of Forest Fire Warden
Report of Police Department
Report of Trustees of Library
Report of Building Inspector
Report of Tree Warden
Report of Gypsy Moth Department
Report of Inspector of Wires
Report of Sewer Commissioners
Report of Tax Collector
Report of Board of Health
Report of Sealer of Weights and Measures
Report of Cemetery Committee
Report of Town Engineer
Report of Federal Emergency Relief Administration
91
Report of Board of Public Welfare
93
Report of State Auditor
97
Balance Sheet
140
Report of Town Accountant
147
Balance Sheet 180
Schedule of Appropriations and Expenditures
186a
See separate report of Finance Committee, including Town Warrant.
See separate report of School Committee.
35 39 41 45 47 49 51 53 55 65 81 85 87
ANNUAL REPORTS
-of the-
TOWN OFFICERS
and
FINANCIAL STATEMENT -of the-
TOWN OF SOUTHBRIDGE
MA.
S.
.
ONWEALTH
YE OF THE COMMONW
For Year Ending December 31
1935
3
TOWN OFFICERS FOR 1935
TREASURER Norbert C. Benoit
CLERK Albert O. Boyer
SELECTMEN
J. Edouard Demers
Napoleon J. Blanchard Valmore P. Tetreault
BOARD OF PUBLIC WELFARE
Hermas Lippe Theodore Mandeville George H. Hartwell
Term Expires 1936 Term Expires 1937 Term Expires 1938
ASSESSORS
Joseph T. Gervais Joseph Metras Philias X. Casavant
Term Expires 1936 Term Expires 1937 Term Expires 1938
BOARD OF HEALTH
Charles Simpson, M. D. Joseph G. E. Page, M. D. Herve L. Desmarais, D. D. S.
Term Expires 1936 Term Expires 1937 Term Expires 1938
4
HIGHWAY SURVEYOR Louis C. Dionne
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
George W. Dumas
J. Arthur Genereux
Hector Leclair
Term Expires 1937
Wardwell M. Edwards
Term Expires 1937
George B. Wells
Term Expires 1938
Term Expires 1938
TRUSTEES JACOB EDWARDS MEMORIAL LIBRARY For the Town
Henry Tetreault
Robert Montague Seaver Rice
Oswald J. Laliberte
Term Expires 1936
Term Expires 1936 Term Expires 1937
Term Expires 1937
For The Fund
Mrs. Hamilton K. Smith George B. Wells Richard C. Paige
CEMETERY COMMISSIONERS
Wardwell M. Edwards Daniel T. Morrill George H. Hartwell
Term Expires 1936 Term Expires 1937 Term Expires 1938
Pierre Lafortune
Term Expires 1936
Term Expires 1936
5
CONSTABLES
Ulric Brault Patrick Donnelly
Andrew Higgins Marcus L. Dillaber
George H. Hartwell
TAX COLLECTOR Mederic Duhamel
PLANNING BOARD
Ralph H. Lavers Oswald J. Laliberte
Henry O. Desaulniers Adelard Laporte
Tito DiFederico
SEWER COMMISSIONERS
Pierre Benoit George Lafleche Omer Perron
Term Expires 1936 Term Expires 1937 Term Expires 1938
PARK COMMISSIONERS
Hector M. LeClair George Silk William C. Lunan
Term Expires 1936 Term Expires 1937 Term Expires 1938
TREE WARDEN
Albert A. L'Ecuyer
6
COMMISSIONERS OF TRUST FUND
Raymond Varin Raymond H. Favreau Allen H. Faxon
Term Expires 1936 Term Expires 1937 Term Expires 1938
APPOINTED OFFICERS
TOWN ACCOUNTANT Joseph E. Desrosier
TOWN COUNSEL William W. Buckley
TOWN ENGINEERS George R. Tasse John G. Clarke
SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS
Fuller L. Austin
CARE OF TOWN CLOCK
Frederick J. Locke
7
GAME WARDEN Alfred Lariviere
POUND KEEPER Joseph Payant
KEEPER OF LOCKUP
Ulric Brault
Arthur Bouthiller, Assistant
JANITOR OF TOWN BUILDING Oliver Proulx
CATTLE INSPECTOR
Armand W. Gendreau Hermenigile Lamothe
BUILDING INSPECTOR
George R. Tasse Emery A. Lavallee
SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES G. Rudolphe Lariviere
8
INSPECTOR OF WIRES Charles J. LaFrance Emery A. Lavallee
REGISTRARS OF VOTERS
Samuel D. Perry
Office expires 1936
Joseph L. Berthiaume
Office expires 1937
John J. O'Shaughnessy
Office expires 1938
Albert O. Boyer, Clerk
MOTH SUPERINTENDENT
Albert A. L'Ecuyer
FIRE ENGINEERS
Joseph E. Ducheneau, Chief
Henry O. Desaulniers
Louis E. Farland
George W. Laughnane J. William Claflin James C. Sangren, Superintendent of Fire Alarms
FIRE WARDEN Joseph E. Ducheneau
DEPUTIES
Edward Bellerose George W. Lavallee Henry Lavoie
Joseph Mandeville Antonio Boniface Ernest Lord
9
FENCE VIEWERS
I. Raymond Apte
Charles Proulx, Jr.
MEASURERS OF WOOD AND BARK
Thomas Hughes
John J. Hogan
George A. Alley
FIELD DRIVERS
Alfred E. Lariviere Ulric Brault Ovila Martin
POLICE OFFICERS
Joseph F. Tremblay
William Fitzmaurice
Alfred Lafleche
Charles Manning
Draper A. Story
Armand Dumas
Alfred Beaudry
Ernest McDonald
Napoleon White
Arcade Grenier
Ralph Lavers
George M. Lafleche
John Callahan
Ulysses A. Goodell
Oliver Proulx
Emil J. Martin
Herve L'Homme
Aristide Asselin
Thomas E. Berry John King Frank Jarvis
Thomas McGrath
George H. Clemence
J. H. Montigny
George Fitts
Geo. W. Lavallee
Arthur J. Lariviere
John Nichols
10
Peter Graff
Edw. Sibley
Irving Waldron
Faustino Dintini
George Despre
Gregorio Materas
Irving Mitchell
Napoleon Lamoureux
Zenas Henley
Lester Brigham
George A. Alley
Charles Miller
Horace Rajotte
Norman King
UNIFORMED POLICE FORCE
Ulric Brault, Chief
Pierre Cormier (Retired)
Carl Corriveau
Joseph Paquin
Arthur E. Lariviere
Ovila Martin
Martin Brennan
Arthur L. Murphy
John Miller
Patrick Donnelly
Ernest J. Fierro
Joseph Morin
Albert Lamarine
John M. Beaudry
Arthur Bouthiller, Substitute Stanley Knowles, Substitute John Lango, Substitute
SOLDIERS' BURIAL OFFICERS
Franklin C. Monroe Wm. P. Lacroix
Chester Savory
Antonio Barbierri
Ferdinand Boucher
Chester J. Savory Raoul Meunier
11
PUBLIC WEIGHERS
George A. Alley Julian C. Gabree
Thomas Hughes
Irene Hughes
Basile J. Proulx, Jr. Mafalda Francazzi
ATTENDANCE OFFICER Miss Margaret Butler
FINANCE COMMITTEE
Frank H. Diorio
Term Expires 1936
Daniel P. Bernheim
Term Expires 1936
Ross G. Walker (Resigned)
Term Expires 1936
Herbert F. Ryan
Term Expires 1936
Maurice Taylor Arthur E. Proulx
Term Expires 1936
Elmer Schumacher
Term Expires 1937
William J. Boyle
Term Expires 1937
Myron B. Clemence
Term Expires 1937
Walter G. Buckley
Term Expires 1937
John J. Dragon, Sr.
Term Expires 1937
Ira Mosher
Term Expires 1938 Term Expires 1938
Ralph Robbins
Gedeon Gregoire
Term Expires 1938
Ronaldo Guilmette
Term Expires 1938
James Colquhoun
Term Expires 1938
INSPECTOR OF PETROLEUM G. Rudolphe Lariviere
Term Expires 1936
12
DOG OFFICER Arthur L. Bouthiller
JURY LIST FOR 1934-1935
Agard, Charles-Specmaker
Anger, Alfred-Specmaker
Bachand, John B .- Specmaker
Beaupre, Leo-Linotype Op.
Belanger, Alpherie-Specmaker
Belanger, Hormidas-Specmaker
Benoit, Gerald-Draughtman
Benson, Arthur J .- Specmaker
Bertrand, Rosario-Specmaker
Bibeau, Rudolphe-Clerk Bartholomew, A. Marcy-Clerk Bixby, George E .- Foreman
Blais, Joseph-Shoemaker
Blair, Arthur-Specmaker Blute, Daniel-Laborer
Boiteau, Antoine-Specmaker
Bonnette, Albert E .- Agent Boucher, Alfred-Clerk
Breault, Joseph-Specmaker Bouchard, Joseph-Laborer Bonin, Armand-Machinist Bouvier, Raymond-Farmer
Brennan, Richard T .- Specmaker Butler, Michael-Mechanic
Bucci, Louis-Laborer
Cabana, Arthur-Knifemaker
Caplette, Pierre-Specmaker
30 Cohasse 158 Marcy 245 Mechanic 89 North St. 15 Olney Ave. 57 Fairlawn 114 Everett 27 Sayles 372 Hamilton 53 Worcester 191 Marcy 12 Franklin Ter. 236 Mechanic 58 Main 564 Main 71 Sayles 86 Coombs 131 Everett 162 Charlton 24 Central 207 Hamilton 467 South 21 Oakes Ave. 31 River 23 Dean 181 Elm 23 Goddard
13
Cormack, George-Agent
Curboy, John H .- Machinist
Carpentier, William-Laborer
Chicoine, Peter-Specmaker
Craig, Daniel-Specmaker Champeau, Amos-Clerk
Clemence, George H .- Foreman
Coderre, Henry F .- Clerk
Coughlin, John J .- Millhand
Costa, George-Merchant Coutu, Leandre-Knifemaker
Curboy, Henry M .- Laborer
Clemence Hill 49 Coombs 122 Hamilton 312 Main 24 Elm 1038 Main 63 Central
Decker, Joseph F .- Specmaker
Delmore, Nuncio-Specmaker 278 Mechanic Demers, Louis J .- Retired Desaulniers, Leo-Laborer 82 Cliff Lebanon Hill Donais, Alfred J. Specmaker 244 Marcy Dufault, Joseph-Specmaker Dulmaine, Walter-Chauffeur 156 Worcester 88 Pine Dupaul, Leon-Specmaker 44 South Dupuis, George E .- Clerk 90 Off Worcester Duquette, George, Jr .- Specmaker Lebanon Hill Duffy, Joseph-Specmaker 148 Hamilton Duclos, Adelard-Specmaker 52 Main Ethier, William-Retired 102 Mechanic Fallon, Thomas-Retired 33 Canal Fitts, George H .- Agent 41 Chapin
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