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26.90
May 1.
Yale & Stannard. . .
825.00
Sept. 11. C. C. Bumford. . .
82.82
May 1.
Cynthia F. Wixom.
22.00
Sept. 11. Philip F. Beal. ..
31.40
May 1.
J. L. Foshay
28.86
Sept. 11. J. W. Donegan.
81.93
May 8.
Wm. M. Gillett ..... Albert Robinson.
45.00
Sept. 11. J. L. Foshay.
7.63
May 8. James Graham. . . . .
20.00
Sept. 11. M. S. Adams
32.00
May 8.
C. C. Bumford. . .:
81.04
Sept. 11. Vincent Barrett.
26.00
May 8. M. C. Porter & Son
28.00
Sept. 11. William Worden ...
20.00
May 8. Herbert E. Northrup 4.00
May 8.
August Carlson.
15.00
Sept. 11. Cynthia F. Wixom. 20.00
Oct. 9. C. C. Bumford. . 90.88
May 8. J. W. Donegan
43.04
Oct. 9. Eaton, Kelley Co ....
188.19
May 8. Samuel Kelley 92.00
Oct. 9. William Worden ....
20.00
May 8. Charles Huff
28.80
Oct. 9. Osborn Kirk
22.00
Oct. 9. Samuel Kelley 35.35
13.76
June 12. J. L. Foshay
12.89
June 12. Samuel T. Barrett ..
77.40
June 12. J. W. Donegan. . . June 12. Wm. M. Wilkins .. . 6.50
35.86
Oct. 9. Vincent Barrett. 26.00
Oct 9. Charles Skedgule ...
15.00
June 12. C. C. Bumford
82.59
June 12. Charles Skedgule ..
15.00
Oct. 9. Albert Robinson. . .
43.75
June 12. Albert Robinson ...
41.25
Oct. 9. S. T. Barrett. 51.40
June 12. James Graham 20.00
Oct. 9. J. W. Donegan. 20.75
June 12. Samuel Kelley
46.34
Oct. 9. Townsend Bros. 7.00
12.00
Sept. 11. Albert Robinson. .
40.00
May 8.
May 8. L. E. Nichols.
85.00
May 8. Townsend Bros
128.81
June 12. E. H. Foshay.
15.00
Oct. 9. J. L. Foshay
Oct. 9. American Soap &
Washoline Co. 23.20
Oct. 9. Cynthia F. Wixom .. 20.00
Sept. 11. Charles Skedgule .. 15.00
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Oct. 9. C. J. Hazen. 141.20 Nov. 1. J. W. Donegan. 95.83
Nov. 1. J. L. Foshay 11.48
Nov. 1. Samuel J. Hickman. 45.18
Total bills audited and paid.$9,806.23
RECAPITULATION, 1922
Bills audited and paid $9,806.23
Amount received from the farm 3,040.45
Net Cost to County $6,765.78
RECORD OF INMATES, 1922
Number of Inmates, November 1, 1921 28
Received to November 1, 1922
20
Discharged to November 1, 1922
13
Died to November 1, 1922
5
Remaining in Almshouse November 1, 1922
30
Number of weeks board for the year 1,492
INVENTORY OF PROPERTY AT THE COUNTY COURT HOUSE 1922.
Court Room
Two electric fans, 1 vacuum cleaner, portrait of Hon. J. O. Dykeman. 1 Clerk's chair, 2 Judges' chairs, 1 witness chair, 24 arm chairs, 22 Grecian chairs, 262 feet settees, 2 ash tables, 2 chandeliers, 4 cuspidors, 12 window shades, 12 jurors' chairs, 1 witness chair, 1 Clerk's chair, 1 Rex fire extin- guisher, 2 waste paper baskets, rug for court room, 3 runners, 1 American flag, Memorial for Hon. W. J. Wood, Memorial for Justice William J. Gaynor, Memorial for Abraham J. Miller, 12 chair cushions.
Grand Jury Room
Twenty-four chairs, 1 table, 2 window shades, 6 cuspidors, 1 electric chan- delier.
Petit Jury Room
Twelve chairs, 1 table, 1 window shade, 6 cuspidors.
District Attorney's Office
One desk, 1 chair, 1 window shade, 1 cuspidor, 1 waste paper basket.
Sheriff's Office
One desk, 3 chairs, 1 desk light, 1 chandelier, 1 waste paper basket, 1 roll top desk.
Kitchen
One range, 1 table, 2 coal scuttles, 51 agate pans, 16 spoons, 3 large coffee pots, 2 wash boilers, 1 tea kettle, 24 agate cups.
Jail
Fifty-five blankets, 27 sheets, 23 pillows, 11 pillow slips, 1 step ladder, 12 towels, 6 portable cots.
Barn
One Wheelbarrow, 3 scoops, rubber hose, 38 foot extension ladder.
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INVENTORY OF THE COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE
Private Office
One flat top desk, 1 roll top desk, 1 letter file case, 6 chairs, 4 cuspidors, 1 waste paper basket, 1 American flag, 1 auto license filing case.
Receiving Room
One Seth Thomas clock, 4 chairs, 1 large desk.
Recording Room
Two roll top typewriter desks and typewriters, 3 chairs, a case for blank forms, 1 cuspidor, flat top table, 2 rubber mats, 1 safe, adding machine.
Stock Room
Three flat top tables, 3 chairs, 1 cuspidor, 1 step ladder, 1 large desk, three filing cases, 3 large book cases, 5 rubber mats, 1 large flag and staff outside.
Office of County Judge
Six book shelves, 2 roller shelves, 2 blank files, 2 filing cabinets, 2 tables, 1 typewriter and desk and chair, 18 court room chairs, 1 office desk, 1 arm chair, 1 swing chair, 2 arm chairs, 1 rug, county library consisting of session laws, reports and digests, 1 safe, 1 clock, 1 American flag, 1 electric fan.
Supervisors' Room
One large table, 1 roll top desk, 7 swing chairs, 3 straight chairs, filing cases, 1 large rug, 1 American flag.
Office of Commissioners of Elections
Oliver typewriter and desk, 2 tables, 6 chairs, 1 cabinet, 1 roll top desk, steel filing case, 2 rubber mats.
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONERS OF ELECTIONS County of Putnam, For the Year 1922.
Carmel, N. Y., December 22, 1922.
To the Honorable Board of Supervisors :
Dear Sirs :
Pursuant to the provisions of the Election Laws this Board submits to you the following as its annual report for the year 1922:
Stamps for January
$5.00
Registered letter to Secretary of State's office .24
Stamps for March 5.00
Post Office rent .60
Stamps for August 6.00
.60
Stamps for October
7.00
Post Office rent ending December
.60
Stamps for December
3.00
Post Office rent ending March
.60
Post Office rent ending September
105
Telephone
January
4.79
February
7.55
March
5.24
April -
5.30
May
4.99
June
5.20
July
4.08
August
5.04
September
5.89
October
6.39
November
6.04
All of which is respectfully submitted.
ADDISON E. PALMER, President, JOHN SMITH, Secretary, Commissioners of Elections, Putnam County.
REPORT OF EDWARD S. AGOR, County Clerk,
Receipts and Disbursements of the County Clerk's Office For the Fiscal Year Ending October 31, 1922.
RECEIPTS
Recording Fees
$1,668.50
Notarial Fees
177.00
Certified Copies . S. .
106.15
Naturalization
128.00
Miscellaneous
607.92
$2,687.57
CREDIT
By Reporting 102 Convictions at $.75
76.50
By Recording Deed, Etc. for County Highways.
6.50
83.00
$2,770.57
DISBURSEMENTS
Paid to State Treasurer
97.00
Paid to Secretary Commerce and Labor, Naturalization Fees 64.00
161.00
Balance
STATE OF NEW YORK,
COUNTY OF PUTNAM. ss. :
I, Edward S. Agor, Clerk of the County of Putnam, and also Clerk of the County and Supreme Courts, in and for said County, the same being Courts of Record, DO HEREBY CERTIFY the above to be true and correct Report.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 1st day of November, 1922.
EDWARD S. AGOR, Clerk.
$2,609.57
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WARRANT OR ORDER TO COUNTY TREASURER FOR COLLECTING BANK TAX
To the County Treasurer of Putnam County :
Pursuant to the authority conferred by Section 24 of the Tax Law, the Board of Supervisors of Putnam County hereby orders and directs that there be collected by you of the Bank and Banking Associations located in the several Towns, Villages, and Cities in the County of Putnam, the amount of Tax levied by this Board upon such Banks and Banking Associations, and that such sums when so collected be paid by you less your commission of one percentum to be deducted for collecting and paying out such moneys to the proper officers in the several tax districts of the County of Putnam.
The number of shares of Bank Stock assessable in each Town, City, Village, and School District, the assessable value of such shares, the amount of taxes levied upon each Bank and Banking Association therein, the tax rate of each of such tax districts for the year 1922, and the proportion of the tax to which each of such tax districts is entitled under the provision of such Section 24 of the tax law will appear from the following statements.
Putnam County National Bank, Carmel, New York.
Number of Shares 500
Assessed Value $79,595.54
Amount of Tax
$795.96
. There shall be paid to the
Town of Carmel
$539.55
Lighting District of Carmel
45.32
Fire District of Carmel
55.84
School District No. 10, of Carmel.
147.29
$788.00
Cold Spring National Bank, Cold Spring, New York.
Number of Shares
Assessed Value $75,233.35
Amount of Tax
$752.33
There shall be paid to the
Town of Philipstown
$513.34
Village of Cold Spring
112.95
School District No. 13
118.51
$744.80
First National Bank of Brewster, Brewster, New York.
Number of Shares 1,000
Assessed Value $158,416.93
Amount of Tax
$1,584.17
500
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There shall be paid to the
Town of Southeast
$1,020.16
Village of Brewster School District No. 13
337.77
For the payment of the above sums to the proper officer of such tax districts this shall be your sufficient warrant. -
Chairman. Clerk.
LIGHTING AND FIRE DISTRICT TAXATION FOR 1922
The following table gives the assessed valuation of the lighting and fire districts in Putnam County together with the tax on each $1,000 valuation and the total amount of taxation in each district for the year 1922:
LIGHTING DISTRICT
Village
Valuation
Rate on $1,000 $3.10
Carmel
Patterson
$484,850 494,440
1.75
Amount of Taxation $1,503.04 865.27
FIRE DISTRICT
Village
Valuation
Rate on $1,000 $2.73
Amount of Taxation
Carmel
$597,200
$1,630.36
210.39
$1,568.32
AGGREGATE VALUATION, AMOUNT OF TAXES AND TAX RATES FOR THE YEAR 1922
Town
Acres
Valuation
Special Franchise Personal
Corrected Valuation
Total
Rate on $1,000
Amount of Taxation
Carmel
23,954
$5,690,245
$57,470
$23,800
$4,865,374
$5,771,515
$13.95
$83,839.44
Kent
24,456
1,125,135
21,490
3,600
1,105,038
1,150,225
18.94
22,020.67
Patterson
19,636
1,587,155
22,360
30,650
1,478,867
1,640,165
12.23
21,069.69
Putnam Valley
26,070
766,300
6,757
1,750
605,361
774,807
20.83
16,260.71
Philipstown
22,847
2,848,090
80,910
4,813,817
2,929,000
Town
..
.
147,800
1,530
149,330
16.23
Southeast
21,621
5,874,167
76,050
19,400
5,022,635
5,969,617
Town
4,701,427
37,050
4,738,477
11.70
Brewster
1,172,740
39,000
19,400
1,231,140
9.10
Total.
138,224
$17,891.092
$265,037
$79,200
$17,891.092
$18.235,329
$266,453.41
....
....
2,135,240
20.19 *
Cold Spring
629,805
14,625
. .
.
. .
·
..
.
.
644,430
16.23
56,212.90
2,070,485
64,755
Nelsonville
67,050.00
.
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REPORT OF THE PUTNAM COUNTY BOARD OF CHILD WELFARE 1922
Cold Spring, N. Y., December 4, 1922.
To the Honorable Board of Supervisors :
RECEIPTS
Balance on hand December 1, 1921
$295.70
Appropriated by Board of Supervisors
2,985.00
$3,280.70
DISBURSEMENTS
Allowance to Widows
$2.228.92
Salary
360.00
Commissioners' Expenses
137.00
Investigation Expenses
7.50
Printing, Postage, etc.
25.00
2,758.92
Balance December, 1922
$521.78
Allowance per Widow and per Child in Detail. Receipts and Disbursements.
Number
Number
Total
Average Average
Month
of Widows of Children Allowance per Family per Child
December
15
43
187.66
12.51
4.38
January
15
43
187.66
12.51
4.38
February
15
43
187.66
12.51
4.38
March
15
43
187.66
12.51
4.38
April
14
40
167.66
11.97
4.20
May
14
40
167.66
11.97
4.20
June
15
46
191.66
12.78
4.17
July
14
45
188.66
13.48
4.19
August
14
45
188.66
13.48
4.19
September
14
45
188.66
13.48
4.19
October
14
45
188.66
13.48
4.19
November
14
45
196.66
14.05
4.37
2.228.92
Nationality of Widows and Husbands
Widows 25
Husbands
American
21
Irish
5
6
Swedish
1
2
English
1
Austrian
1
Occupation of Widows at the Time Application
21
Laundress
5
Nurse
3
Seamstress
2
Housewife
110
Cause of Death of Husband
2 Heart Trouble
4 Accident
2 Neuritis
1 Meningitis
1 Cancer
1 Diabetis
1 Suicide
2 Bright's Disease
1 Septic Meningitis
1 Apoplexy
1 Carcinoma
1 Murdered
Earnings of Deceased Husband of Applicant
4 less than $12.50 per week. 3 less than $18.00 per week.
4 less than $13.50 per week. 5 less than $21.00 per week.
4 less than $15.00 per week. 7 less than $24.00 per week.
3 less than $16.00 per week. 1 less than $50.00 per week.
Number of Widows to Whom Allowances were granted, 31
and Children in their Families under 16 years of age.
4 had one child
2 had four children
8 had two children
2 had five children
6 had three children
2 had eight children
II.
Number of Applications Received to December, 1922.
Applications granted 31
Now on record
14
Revoked
2
Suspended
3
Ejected
6
Not coming within the law
5
Married .
1
Number of meetings of the Child Welfare Board to December, 1922 ... 12
Number of investigations made in 1922 43
Residences by towns, widows who were granted allowance :
Philipstown
9
Carmel
8
Southeast
7
Insurance left to Widows by Deceased Husbands :
One left
$120.00
One left 229.00
One left 250.00
One left
124.75
Two left 600.00
Two left
2,000.00
Twenty-three left
nothing
Average per family
$191.08
Occupation of Applicant :
Unskilled labor
9
Trucking
6
Clerk
4
Farmer
8
Miscellaneous
4
5 Pneumonia
2 Liver Trouble
1 Meningitis of the Brain
5 Tuberculosis
111
Health of Children and Widows :
Widows 2
3
Crippled
1
2
Fair
3
3
Strong
25
37
Health of Children and Widows :
Heat, Provisions, and Fuel, ?
Doctor, Insurance, Clothing,
No estimate.
Medicine and Miscellaneous. -
H. E. FERRIS, Secretary.
REV. WALTER THOMPSON, D.D., Chairman.
REPORTS OF INSPECTION
STATE OF NEW YORK-STATE BOARD OF CHARITIES DIVISION OF ADULT WARDS
REPORT OF GENERAL INSPECTION of the PUTNAM COUNTY ALMSHOUSE Carmel, N. Y.
Chairman, Board of Supervisors : Oscar Bailey, Brewster, N. Y. Superintendent : Russell B. Wixom.
Dates of Inspection : Present, November 20, 1922. Last previous : November 25, 1921. Inspector : W. L. Chase.
II. ACTION TAKEN TO REMEDY DEFECTS NOTED IN REPORT OF PREVIOUS INSPECTION.
III. OTHER IMPROVEMENTS AND CHANGES
1. An auto truck has been provided.
2. New window screens were supplied where needed.
IV. CENSUS AND CLASSIFICATION OF INMATES
Location of rooms
Beds Occupants
1st floor, men's room
2
2
2nd floor, women's room
4
3
2nd floor, women's room
2
2
2nd floor, women's room 2 2
Children
Not very strong
112
2nd floor, women's room
1
1
3rd floor, men's dormitory
10
9
3rd floor, men's dormitory 4
4
3rd floor, men's room
2
1
3rd floor, men's room
1
1
3rd floor, men's room
1
1
Totals
29
26
Since the last inspection there has been 21 admissions, 13 discharges, and 6 deaths.
The bed capacity is 40 or more.
The ages of the inmates are said to range from 47 to 88.
The ages are not given in the Almshouse Register, and this record is not renewed annually, as it should be. The latest entry in the State Board Record was 1165, dated October 18, 1922.
One man and one woman are blind. There are no feebleminded, epileptics or deaf-mutes. All but one man and two women are able to get about.
V. GENERAL PLANT CONDITIONS
The almshouse is an old frame structure. The exterior is well painted. The interior is in fair condition, but the floors are badly worn. The plaster breaks frequently. Whitewashing produces a clean but bare and cold appear- ance, and makes dust. Inmates' rooms are not attractive, but floors, walls and beds are clean and neat. The men's only sitting room is very small, is usually crowded with men, and the chairs are hard and uncomfortable. There are no verandas for inmates.
The greatest shortcoming is the absence of hospital facilities and of any special accommodations, equipment or comforts for the sick or afflicted. One small room on the first floor is available for men who are not able to climb to and from the third floor.
All of the other men are on the third floor.
Working equipment is adequate for a small institution except that no power laundry equipment is provided. A small electric washer and mangle should be procured.
The main building is a three-story frame structure. A good fire escape is located at each end, and interior wooden stairs at one end. There is a stand- pipe near each end, with good hose, attached at each floor. There are also out- side hydrants and rubber lined hose. Water pressure is very high. There are a dozen liquid chemical extinguishers. Arrangements have been made for their re-charging. There are also some powder tubes.
The site is healthful and attractive. Outbuildings are of good appearance. Farm buildings are not first class. The farm is large but not highly developed. There are about two hundred acres in the property.
A brook passing within 150 feet of the buildings is patrolled for the protec- tion of the New York City water supply.
e
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VI. GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE CONDITIONS
Superintendent-Russell B. Wixom $600
Matron-Miss Cynthia Wixom 300
Inmates' Cook-James Graham 20 a month
Farm Hand-Vincent Barrett 15
Farm Hand-Charles Skedgule
15
The cook was absent, and his return was not certain. An inmate was doing the cooking.
Additional help is employed as needed for cleaning, etc., at $2.00 a day.
The attending physician is Dr. Mckown, of Carmel. He comes only on call. He leaves a record of his visits and of patients treated, and is said to see all of the inmates. Th record shows three visits in April, two visits a month from May to September inclusive, three in October, and one so far in November, though he was said to have come three or four times.
Whatever nursing is done is provided by other inmates or the employees. Outside hospitals are not being availed of frequently. It was said that one patient had been taken to a hospital since the last inspection and one the prev- ious year.
At the time of inspection, one man partially paralyzed, was confined to his bed in the room on the first floor. A commode chair is the only convenience. It is said that an unsuccessful effort was made to get this man into a hospital.
There were no acute cases. Two women were getting eggs for breakfast, and one man had special dinners brought for two days; she was not sick but her appetitie was poor. Extras for the sick are prepared by the Matron. A dumbwaiter facilitates the serving of the woman on the second floor.
The inmate who was acting as cook had the help of two other inmates. The meals served on the day of inspection were :
Breakfast : Fried salt pork and potato, bread, butter, coffee.
Dinner : Boiled salt pork, boiled potato, bread, butter, tea.
Supper : Rolled oats, whole milk, tea for some women.
Suppers are varied by three cereals, and crackers on Sunday. Breakfasts are the same every day, except that beef or lamb are sometimes provided.
Some recent dinners, besides potato, bread, butter and tea, included the fol- lowing :
Tuesday : head cheese. Friday : pork and cabbage.
Wednesday : lamb. Saturday : beef.
Thursday : pork and beans. Sunday : salt pork.
Vegetables were said to be abundant but the inmate cook and his helpers disliked to prepare them. Prunes were said to have been served frequently in the spring, and apple sauce would probably soon be provided often, depending upon the return of the regular cook. The meals being served contain salt pork too frequently, although this pork was said to be new, and almost like fresh pork. Extra vegetables should be included in all dinners, and fruit in suppers several times a week.
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Butter is always served at breakfast and dinner. Special dinners are pro- vided on holidays. Desserts are not provided at any other times. Local socie- ties do much for the inmates at Thanksgiving and Christmas.
As to cleanliness, conditions were very good. Sheets are not ironed, but are folded smoothly. Beds were comfortable and were found clean, neat, and free from vermin. Fly specks were noticeable in the men's dining room.
Weekly baths and changes are the rule. Underwear is used individually. Toilet, bath, and lavatory facilities are adequate and in good condition. The outside toilet is the only objectionable feature. Air space is adequate.
Religious services are held once a month.
Much of the Farm is used for pasturage. Of the 34 head of cattle only four are milch cows, the main profit coming from the sale of young cows. Some of the butter used is made here and the rest is bought. There were four horses, six hogs, and over one hundred hens.
VII. SUMMARY OF PRINCIPAL NEEDS AND DEFECTS.
1. The building is poorly adapted to the care of inmates, especially the sick and infirm, and the floor and walls are in poor condition. (New floors planned.)
2. A good cook and a nurse are needed.
Respectfully submitted, (Signed) W. L. CHASE, Inspector.
To the State Board of Charities, Albany, N. Y., December 2, 1922.
INVENTORY OF THE PROPERTY ON THE INSIDE OF THE STORE ROOM IN THE HOUSE
8 Sheets
9 Pillow slips
9 pr. Ladies' hose 50 1bs. Corn meal
1 pr. Felt boots
6 bottles Blue
6 Men's undershirts
84 papers of Tobacco
100 1bs. Coffee
32 pkgs. Matches
14 Pillows
5 pr. Women's shoes
1 Coffee mill
15 Men's jumpers
14 Brooms
1 Ladies' vest
8 plugs Tobacco
15 pr. Socks
1 pr. Gloves
350 lbs. Sugar
8 pr. Men's Shoes,
50 1bs. Tea
20 Men's shirts
250 cakes Soap
15 pr. Men's pants
1 box Clay pipes
14 pr. Men's drawers
125 1bs. Beans
3 Sprayers
28 rolls Toilet paper
12 Blankets
DINING ROOM
40 ft. dining room table, 30 chairs.
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KITCHEN
Range and boiler, dishes and utensils.
SLEEPING ROOMS
36 cots, 1 bed, 1 extra heavy bed, 1 spring for same, 12 fire extinguishers, 36 blankets and bedding, 2 rocking chairs.
OFFICE
1 desk, 4 arm chairs, 1 table and drawers.
INVENTORY OF THE PROPERTY ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE ALMSHOUSE
1 Ford car
$400.00
5 hogs
1 double harness
40.00
2 potato hooks 1.00
1 lumber wagon 20.00
3 hoes
1.00
Stable tools
2.00
1 grain seeder 90.00
1 neck yoke
1.50
1 grain cradle 2.00
1 bob sled
20.00
1 disc harrow 25.00
1 farm truck
20.00
1 smoothing harrow 10.00
2 ox yokes
1.50
1 runabout wagon 25.00
1 team horses
300.00
1 heavy work harness ... 5.00
1 grind stone
2.00
3 ox chains 3.00
Hay shelvings
12.00
Empty barrels 10.00
2 cultivators
4.00
10 forks
2.00
1 sleigh
25.00
1 double harness
20.00
1 field roller 25.00
1 scraper
5.00
1 force pump 4.00
1 hay tedder
15.00
6 milk cans 12.00
3 ploughs 10.00
1 potato hiller
1.00
32 cows and heifers
1,600.00
2 bulls
75.00
1 spring wagon 15.00
1 bbl. pork
2 shovels 1.00
200 bu. potatoes
1 mowing machine 60.00
40 tons hay
1 iron kettle ·5.00
1 sled
5.00
1 stone boat 5.00
4 tons feed
3 crow bars
2.00
4 ladders 8.00
1 milk buckboard 10.00
1 separator 10.00
1 hay rake 25.00
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ANNUAL REPORT OF THE COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT OF HIGHWAYS
For the County of Putnam for the Year Ending December 31, 1922.
Before the frost was fairly out of the ground the County was visited by a heavy and warm rainfall which washed and gullied the earth roads frightfully. In some of the towns a goodly portion of the funds appropriated for the year's requirements was used in repairing the damages. Then after the usual spring work of ditching and crowning was completed, there was another deluge, de- molishing that effort. Therefore, the Town Superintendents were severely handicapped, and to put the roads in ordinary good condition some of the towns were obliged to raise funds on certificates of indebtedness. However, under these unusual conditions, the year past was accompanied by very little com- plaint, reflecting credit to the local officials having the work in charge.
The Town of Putnam Valley has purchased a stone crusher and bins, air compressor, drills, etc., and is equipped for permanent road building. This fall a steam roller was leased and the Town Superintendent has built approxi- mately 3,000 feet of permanent stone road, extending the improved project on the highway leading from Oregon to Oscawana.
The 70' steel truss bridge spanning the East Branch of the Croton River in the Town of Southeast has been reinforced, the work being done by the United Steel Construction Co. This bridge was closed to the public for about nine months, during which time the Town Board had under consideration the build- ing of a new structure. The State Department made preliminary plans for a concrete arch and later perfected a plan for a bridge of concrete covered eye- beam construction. In the meantime the Board contracted to have the old bridge reinforced. Twin 3' concrete pipe were placed in the bed of Tonetta Brook on highway 909, the 12' throat filled with stone, the ends faced with loose masonry walls, and the road surface macadamed thus eliminating a bridge and making a permanent roadway.
The Board of Supervisors have placed the County of Putnam in the County Aid System under Sec. 320b, and next year there will be available $30,540 for improved town roads.
RICHARD MICHELL,
County Supt. of Highways.
Steam rollers owned by town of Carmel, 1.
Stone crushers owned by town of Carmel, 1; Kent, 1; Putnam Valley, 1; Southeast, 1.
Owned by town of Carmel, 1 Holt Tractor and 2 Army Trucks ; Philips- town, 1 Army Truck ; Putnam Valley, 1 Army Truck; Southeast, 1 Holt Trac- tor and 2 Army Trucks.
Heavy road machines owned by town of Carmel, 1; Patterson, 2; Philips- town, 1.
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Light road machines owned by town of Carmel, 6; Kent, 2; Patterson, 1; Southeast, 5.
Hones owned by town of Carmel, 3; Kent, 4; Patterson, 2; Philipstown, 2; Southeast, 4.
Steam rollers leased by town of Putnam Valley, 1.
REPORT OF TOWN HIGHWAYS AND BRIDGE IMPROVEMENT County of Putnam, 1922.
Carmel
Kent
Patterson
Philipstown
Putnam Valley
Southeast
Miles town macadam built dur- ing year
3000'
Average width metal
12'
Average depth metal
Total miles madacam
2500'
1600'
600'
5m
1m
2m
Miles new gravel road built during year
14.5
3
Average width metal
14'
15'
10'
Average depth metal
6''
6''
Average cost per mile
$512
$840
Total miles gravel road in town
16
4
3
73
3
25
Number concrete culverts under 5 ft. built during year. ... Total cost
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