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ANNUAL REPORT
of the
Town of Merrimac
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TOWN
MASS
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1876.
RATED
For the Year Ending December 31, 1930
AMESBURY, MASS. Amesbury Publishing Co., Inc. 1931
1925
1926
1927
19 es
- 3100.
3175.
4100.
4700.
3225.
3 825.
1175.
875.
875.
Special Police
642.40
697.25
491.50
493.50
139.97
176.97
221.25
108.34
5.15
13.05
16.70
3.70
108
Crests
FU
Ballame
Pallance
166.10
Ballance . 47
. 01
$2.24
1931
1930
1929
appropriation 4700
app. 4700. Reg. men. 3825
Regular man
Bal. 875 501 195.50
Trans. 132.15
Trans. me alo 12.65
4.25
3,90
avant 113
arresto 137
arrests
-
2000.
2000.
RegularMen. Balancefor Dept.
1100.
Transportation meals
-
59
95
overdrawn
alt. 4700 Rognon 3825 13 il 875 451.50
13823. $975, Special Police 486. Transportation 209. merlo
appropriation
451,50 60 39150 35. 356.50
19 50 95.0
ANNUAL REPORT
of the
Town of Merrimac
MERA
OF
TOWN
ISS
INCORE
1876.
ORATED
For the Year Ending December 31, 1930
AMESBURY, MASS. Amesbury Publishing Co., Inc. 1931
Town Officers
Moderator Clarence O. Libby
Selectmen and Board of Public Welfare Andrew O. Nicol
John K. Sargent
Fred H. Stewart
Assessors
Harold Whiting George B. Crofut
Clifford R. Howe
Term expires 1933 Term expires 1932 Term expires 1931
Town Clerk D. Edward Flynn
Tax Collector A. Raymond Waterhouse
Town Treasurer Roy C. Journeay
Municipal Water Commissioners
Richard E. Sargent
Term expires 1933
Louis B. Davis
Term expires 1932
John Marshall
Term expires 1931
Municipal Light Commissioners
Richard E. Sargent Term expires 1933
Louis B. Davis ***
Term expires 1932 Term expires 1931
John Marshall
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Trustees of Cemeteries
Clarence O. Libby
Term expires 1933
Charles A. Lancaster
Term expires 1932
Richard A. Sargent
Term expires 1931
Trustees of Public Library
Laura R. Jewell
Term expires 1933
F. Leslie Vicarro
Term expires 1933
Frank E. Walker
Term expires 1932
Abbie W. Sargent
Term expires 1932
Alvin F. Heath
Term expires 1931
John B. Judkins
Term expires 1931
Trustees of Kimball Park
Richard A. Sargent
Term expires 1933
Fred A. Reardon
Term expires 1932
Herbert C. McIlvin
Term expires 1931
Surveyors of Lumber and Measurers of Wood and Bark
John E. Currier Byron H. Sargent
Edgar P. Sargent
Tree Warden Charles R. Ford
School Committee
Annie W. Hoyt Harry A. Pease Irving M. Manning
Term expires 1933 Term expires 1932 Term expires 1931
Chief of Police James P. Donahue
Patrolman Leon L. Dow
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Special Police
George W. Goldsmith
Clarence O. Libby
James F. Pease
Edward J. O'Keefe
Alexander M. Sullivan
Oran W. Burke Obed Skillings
George B. Crofut
Constables
James P. Donahue
Leon L. Dow
George W. Goldsmith
Town Accountant James C. Pease
Inspector of Milk and Slaughtering Fred H. G. Chase
Inspector of Wiring D. Edward Flynn
Sealer of Weights and Measures Harold R. Eastman
Moth Superintendent Charles R. Ford
Forest Warden Aaron A. Hume
Burial Agent Benjamin C. Flanders
Sworn Weighers
Byron H. Sargent Alice J. Hoyt Walter Stillings
Edward H. Preble
Engineers of Fire Department
Aaron A. Hume
Fred O. Bailey
J. Arthur Ollis
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Superintendent of Streets Edward C. Emerson
Town Forest Committee
Charles R. Ford
James T. Colgan
Frank N. Rand
Term expires 1933 Term expires 1932 Term expires 1931
Registrars of Voters
Mortimer E. Sullivan J. H. Parker Thornell' Isaac A. Williams.
George W. Berry
Town Counsel F. Leslie Viccaro
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List of Appropriations
Appropriations voted at the annual Town meeting March 3, 1930.
General Government
Moderator
$ 15.00
Selectmen
750.00
Accountant
1,100.00
Treasurer
300.00
Tax Collector for 1929
775.00
Assessors
800.00
Town Counsel
100.00
Town Clerk
250.00
Registrars
125.00
Town Hall maintenance
600.00
Town Hall repairs
100.00
Bonding Town Officers
210.00
Election Officers
225.00
Protection of Persons and Property
Police Department
4,700.00
Fire Engineers
200.00
Fire Department
3,500.00
Fire Hose
500.00
Fire Alarm boxes
431.00
Hydrant service
1,029.60
Sealer of Weights and Measures
100.00
Inspector of Wiring
100.00
Moth Department
1,250.00
Tree Warden
300.00
Forest Warden
75.00
Town forest
350.00
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Setting out trees on streets 50.00
Health and Sanitation
Board of Health
500.00
Public Health Nurse
1,600.00
Automobile for Health Nurse
625.00
Inspector of animals
100.00
Inspector of slaughter
50.00
Inspector of milk
25.00
Essex County Tuberculosis Hospital
994.98
Highways
Highway Department
5,500.00
Attitash Avenue Repairs
500.00
Liberty Street repairs
2,000.00
Sawyer Street repairs
300.00
Rebuilding Highland Road
10,000.00
Gravel on some of the roads
2,000.00
Snow and washouts
2,500.00
Sidewalks, railings, bridges
500.00
Permanent sidewalks
1,000.00
Rocks Bridge
800.00
Street lights
1,918.81
Cutting bushes on roadside
200.00
Charities
State Aid
125.00
Public Welfare
8,500.00
Soldiers' Relief
2,000.00
Mothers' Aid
450.00
Schools and Public Library
School Committee salaries
175.00
School Department
29,8825.00
Public Library
1,250.00
Unclassified
Memorial Day G. A. R. 100.00
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Memorial Day American Legion
100.00
Printing
400.00
Miscellaneous
800.00
Lighting Town buildings
436.38
Water in Town buildings
100.00
Insurance
1,915.45
Reserve fund
1,000.00
Interest
600.00
Tercentenary Celebration
600.00
Haverhill school tuition
165.00
Public Enterprises
Water extension (Hartwell)
1,743.00
Water extension (Wilson)
185.35
Water extension (Sargent)
447.75
Cemeteries
1,400.00
$101,367.32
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Appropriations Recommended for 1931
To the Citizens of the Town of Merrimac:
The following appropriations are recommended for the year 1931 :
General Government
Moderator
$ 15.00
Selectmen
750.00
Accountant
1,100.00
Treasurer
300.00
Tax Collector 1929
790.00
Assessors
800.00
Town Counsel
100.00
Town Clerk
250.00
Registrars
125.00
Town Hall maintenance
700.00
Town Hall repairs
500.00
Bonding Town Officers
115.00
Protection of Persons and Property
Police Department
4,200.00
Fire Engineers
200.00
Fire Department
3,400.00
Sealer of Weights and Measures
100.00
Inspector of wiring
100.00
Moth Department
1,100.00
Tree Warden
250.00
Forest Warden
75.00
Town forest
200.00
Health and Sanitation
Board of Health
1,000.00
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Public Health Nurse
1,450.00
Inspector of animals 100.00
Inspector of slaughtering 50.00
Inspector of milk
25.00
Essex Co. T. B. hospital
682.02
Essex Co. T. B. hospital, proportionate cost of addition to buildings
408.63.
Highways
Highway Department
5,500.00
Snow and washouts
2,500.00
Sidewalks, railings, bridges
500.00
Permanent sidewalks
1,000.00
Rocks Bridge
650.00
Street lights
2,000.00
Cutting brush on roadside
200.00
Charities
State Aid
200.00
Public Welfare
10,000.00
Soldiers' Relief
3,500.00
Schools and Libraries
School Committee salaries
175.00
School Department
29,825.00
Vocational training
200.00
Public Library
1,000.00
Unclassified
Memorial Day (G. A. R.)
100.00
Memorial Day (Am. Legion)
100.00
Printing
350.00
Miscellaneous
800.00
Lighting Town buildings
383.30
Insurance
1,500.00
Reserve fund
1,000.00
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Interest Cemeteries
3600.00 1,400.00
$82,578.95
Respectfully submitted,
JOHN K. SARGENT GEORGE F. WILDE
EVERETT L. JEWELL,
HOWARD C. LOVELL. F. LESLIE VICCARO Appropriation Committee.
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Selectmen's Report
To the Citizens of the Town of Merrimac :
The past year has been a busy one for the Se- lectmen. Several unusual projects have required attention this year.
Highland Road
The Highland Road has been rebuilt with a gravel base and tarvia top. With another coat of tarvia this Spring this ought to make a road that will last several years. This road was rebuilt with the aid of the County and State at an expense of $29,117.67.
Liberty Street
Last Spring Mr. Walker of the Walker Body Company offered to pay $500.00 towards building a macadam road on Liberty Street. This road has been built and is a much needed improvement. The cost was $2,491.55, the town paying $1,994.95 and Mr. Walker $500.00.
Highway Department
The work in this department has been conduct- ed about the same as in past years. With the $2,000. 00 appropriated for gravel we are able to do quite a lot of gravelling. More oiling was done last year than in other years. On the whole we feel that the roads are in very good condition. We recommend that $2,000.00 be appropriated this year in addition to the regular highway appropriation.
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Permanent Sidewalks
Cement sidewalks were built on Woodland, Prospect, Church, East Main, and Mechanics streets. Mr. Judkins and others on Woodland Street offered to build a cement walk on Woodland Street if the town would reimburse them at the rate of $0.65 per square yard, this being about the price of a concrete walk.
The other walks were built by the town with some reimbursements abutters. 736 square yards were built this year.
Public Welfare
This department is one that requires a great deal of attention. With the present amount of un- employment there have been many who have been obliged to apply for aid. Many times it is hard to tell just how much aid to give a family so that there shall be no suffering. We try at all times to be fair to the party receiving aid and to the town which is furnishing the funds.
Unemployment
At a special Town Meeting $2,500.00 was voted to be used to give work to the unemployed provided the State would give a like amount. This gave $5,000.00 to be used for those who are in need of work. With this money the Selectmen have been able to give many of the unemployed a chance to earn enough to get along with so that they have not been obliged to call for aid.
Selectmen's Rooms
At the last annual meeting $3,500.00 was ap- propriated for the purpose of remodeling the old Library Rooms to be used by the Selectmen and Police Department. We feel that this money has
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been wisely spent so that now we have two well furnished and equipped rooms. We wish to thank the -citizens for the appropriation and can assure the citizens that these rooms are very much appre- ciated by those who use them.
ANDREW O. NICOL JOHN K. SARGENT FRED H. STEWART
Selectmen of Merrimac.
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Report of the Town Accountant
Merrimac, Mass., December 31, 1930.
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen,
Merrimac, Mass.
Gentlemen :
The Financial Report of the Town of Merrimac ending December 31, 1930 is herein presented.
The report is in accord with the system install- ed by the Division of Accounts Department of Corp- orations and Taxation.
I express herewith my appreciation of the co- operation and courteous assistance rendered by you and all the other officials of the Town in complying with the requirements of our system.
Respectfully submitted,
JAMES C. PEASE,
Town Accountant.
RECEIPTS
Year 1928-Town
Taxes $ 540.69
Year 1929-Town 13,114.01
Year 1930-Town
51,535.73
Income Tax 1929
Commonwealth 667.00
Corporation Tax 1929 Public
Service-Commonwealth .34
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Corporation Tax 1929, Business
Commonwealth 126.63
National Bank Tax, 1929
Commonwealth 18.86
Corporation Tax, 1930, Public
Service-Commonwealth 318.28
Corporation Tax, 1930, Business Commonwealth
2042.60
Income Tax, 1930,
Commonwealth
8640.00
Income Tax 1930, School Fund
Commonwealth 3475.00
National Bank Tax, 1930
Commonwealth 72.05
Veterans Exemption, 1930,
Commonwealth 68.71
$80,619.90
Licenses
Filling station
$23.00
Dance
60.00
Pool
6.00
Milk
8.00
Victualer
17.00
Revolver
7.50
Taxi
3.00
Auctioneers
6.00
Undertaker
1.00
Oleo
1.00
Innholder
2.00
Parade
1.00
Kerosene
1.00
Auto dealer
10.00
Pasteurizing milk
10.00
Beauty parlor
1.00
Picnic
2.00
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Buses
50.00
Junk
5.00
Pedlers
16.00
Alcohol
3.00
Moving picture
25.00
Garage
1.00
$259.50
Fines
Court
$497.00
Library
91.83
$588.83
Grants and Gifts
From State :
School Fund
$2,855.18
Superintendent of Schools 483.34
Tuition of State Wards
264.89
From County :
Dog licenses
156.14
$3,759.55
Special Assessments
For Expenses :
Moth 1928
$ .85
Moth 1929
28.90
Moth 1930
209.51
$239.26
Privileges
Motor Excise Tax 1929
$1,221.73
Motor Excise Tax 1930
3,921.74
$5,143.47
General Government
Town Hall Rents
$118.00
Town Offices Rents 626.50
$744.50
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Protection of Persons and Property
Sealers Fees $48.27
Moth 12.50
$60.77
Health and Sanitation
From State :
Tuberculosis subsidy $202.14
Health Nurse
Nursing Fees 286.62
Sanitation :
Reimbursement for covering
well 5.00
$493.76
Highways
From State :
Gypsy moths on highway $ 26.55
Reimbursement under
Chapter 81 3,100.00
Reimbursement under Chapter 90
16,779.75
From other sources :
Sale of Tile
6.80
Use of Tractor
22.20
Use of Truck
3.75
Reimbursement for labor
30.00
Reimbursement for barrel
1.10
-- $19,970.15
Sidewalks
From Individuals :
Abutter on Mechanic Street
$40.85 $40.85
Charities
Reimbursements for relief
given from Public Welfare State $1,741.19
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Cities and Towns
654.42
Individuals
522.17
Mothers' Aid :
State
170.00
Town
158.12
Soldiers' Benefits :
State Aid 1929
150.00
$3,395.90
Public Library :
Sale of books and fixtures
45.35
$45.35
Light Department
Sale of Light
$18,150.88
Sale of Power
6,277.35
Pole Rentals
24.05
Sale of Lamps, etc.
1,146.75
Use of Truck
117.33
Insurance
105.75
Miscellaneous
131.04
$25,953.15
Water Department
Water Rates
$9,899.59
Repairing service pipe
120.07
Laying service pipe
379.44
Miscellaneous
89.20
From Light Department :
Rent of Station
$ 350.00
Station Wages
588.00
Office Expenses
30.80
Pay Rolls
1,292.10
$12,749.20
Cemeteries
Sale of Lot 35.00 $35.00
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Interest
On deposits On Taxes
$338.77 634.33
$973.10
Loans
Anticipation of Revenue
$45,000.00 $45,000.00
Agency Trust and Investment
Cemetery Perpetual Care
Deposits $ 850.00
Income used for care of lots 409.00
Public Library Deposits
T. H. Hoyt Fund, principal 22,455.02
T. H. Hoyt Fund, income 800.00
Kimball Park Deposits Income used for care 186.25
War Memorial Deposit principal used for purchase
of lot of land 1601.45
$26,301.72.
Highway Contract Deposit Reimbursement made to contractor
100.00
$100.00
Town Forest
From sale of wood
121.25
$121.25
Refunds
Treasurer
$30.99
Collector
9.00
Electric Light Department
8.45
Selectmen
3.25
$51.69
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Transfers
Electric Light Department Surplus maintenance 8,000.00 $8,000.00
Total Receipts $234,646.90
Cash balance, January 1, 1930 18,449.24
-- $253,096.14
EXPENDITURES GENERAL GOVERNMENT Legislative
Salaries and Wages:
Moderator
15.00
$15.00
Selectmen's Department
Salaries and Wages:
Chairman
$450.00
Other two
300.00
$750.00
Accounting Department
Salaries and Wages: Accountant
1,100.00
$1,100.00
Treasurer's Department
Salaries and Wages
300.00 $300.00
Collector's Department
Salaries and Wages: Tax Collector for 1929 on account 615.00 $615.00
Assessors' Department
Salaries and Wages:
Clerk Other two
$321.40
478.60
$800.00
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Law Department
Salaries and Wages: Town Counsel 100.00 $100.00
Town Clerk's Department
Salaries and Wages:
Town Clerk 270.84
$270.84
Election and Registration
Salaries and Wages:
Election Officers
$340.00
Registrars
129.16
$469.16.
Bonding Town Officers
Light Department Collector
$ 20.00
Town Clerk
10.00
Treasurer
60.00
Tax Collector
120.00
$210.00
Other Finance Accounts Certification of Town Notes
10.00
$10.00.
Town Hall Maintenance
Salaries and Wages:
Janitor
$316.00
Extra
41.10
Other expenses :
Fuel
395.21
Light Bulbs
13.63
Piano Cover
8.50
Boiler Inspection
5.00
Gas Heater
17.50
Janitor Supplies
52.80
Equipment Repairs
17.00
$866.74
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Town Hall Repairs
Cleaning Chimneys
$ 20.00
Repairing Chimneys
43.75
Painting Office fronts
150.00
Painting Steel Ceilings, Floors and Walls
78.00
Lumber for Coal Bins
20.13
Labor on Coal Bins and Cellar
45.00
Labor, removing refuse
14.02
Painting office sign
15.00
Installing Gas Heating
38.25
Installing Water Connection
5.94
Installing Lights in cellar
7.88
Repairs on doors and windows
72.99
$510.97
Total for General Government
$6,017.71
REMODELING TOWN OFFICES
General Government Departments
Advertising for bids
$ 5.50
Vault door and frame
65.00
Hauling vault door
2.00
Plans and specifications (vault)
30.00
Plans and specifications,
(heating)
50.00
Inside painting (contract)
160.00
Painting (extra)
22.20
Heating (contract)
965.00
Heating (extra)
61.70
Vault (contract)
775.00
Steel Ceiling (front room)
76.00
Steel Ceiling (rear room)
44.00
Carpenter (contract)
315.50
Carpenter (extra)
42.95
Plumbing (contract)
187.50
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Electric wiring (contract) 291.32
Cleaning rooms and moving 6.00
Police Department
Cutting wall and setting window
27.40
Installing lavatory
35.00
Wiring 37.30
Painting
50.00
Furniture
78.00
Carpenter
172.30
Total for remodeling town offices-
$3,499.67
Furnishing Town Offices
Furniture
$273.00
Total for furnishing town offices
$273.00
Protection of Persons and Property
Police Department :
Salaries and wages :
Chief
$2,000.00
Night patrol
1,825.00
Special police
501.00
$4,326.00
Other expenses :
Transportation
$195.58
Telephone
53.80
Posting warrants
15.00
Attorneys fees
5.00
Meals and care of prisoners
12.65
Street painting
34.30
Office equipment
33.16
Postage
.47
Sign (glass and lettering)
7.40
Supplies
16.40
$373.76
$4,699.76
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Fire Department
Salaries and Wages:
Engineers
$ 200.00
Clerk
10.00
Superintendent of fire alarm
125.00
Stewards
110.00
Call men
1,985.50
$2,430.50
Equipment and repairs :
Tires
$158.00
Sirens
76.10
Windshields
20.00
Badges
27.47
Masks
20.81
2 horse sled
15.00
Battery
14.75
Nickel plating
2.50
$334.63
Fuel
$343.68
$343.68
Fire alarm box repairs :
Glass fuses
$ 23.08
2 second hand fire alarm boxes
130.00
Linemen
53.45
$206.53
Maintenance of buildings :
Wiring
$73.45
Repairs
4.06
Light bulbs
4.40
Paint and brushes
5.60
$87.51
Other expenses :
Chemicals
$87.25
Stamps
1.00
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Telephone
39.10
Operators' license
2.00
Motor expense
83.16
Supplies
26.33
Decoration for Tercentenary
12.00
$250.84
$3,653.69
Fire Hose
500 feet chemical hose $500.00
$500.00
Fire Alarm Boxes
2 alarm boxes
$130.00
Express
4.80
Iron wire
119.81
Freight
5.96
Trucking
1.00
Telephone
.25
Labor
143.00
Parts
9.15
$413.97
Moth Department
Salaries and wages:
Superintendent
$467.25
Labor
466.62
$933.87
Other expenses
Teams
$ 73.50
Shop rent
52.00
150 feet hose
25.00
Arsenate of Lead
119.85
Transportation
16.80
Supplies
1.18
$288.33
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Tree Warden
Labor Horse hire Pruner
$274.76 17.00
6.00
$297.76
Setting out Trees on Streets
Labor
$57.25
Horse hire
2.00
$59.25
Town Forest
Labor
326.00
Express on trees
3.35
Gate
10.90
$340.25
Forest Warden
Labor
$106.00
Supplies
31.42
$137.42
Inspector of Wiring $100.00
$100.00
Salary
Sealer of Weights and Measures
Salary
$100.00
$100.00
Total for protection of persons and property $11,524.30
HEALTH AND SANITATION
Board of Health Quarantine and contagious diseases : Quarantine Other cities and towns $ 50.00
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Tuberculosis Board and treatment at Essex Sanitarium 923.00
Other expenses
Burying dead animals 5.00
$978.00
Sanitation
Labor on drains
$58.85
$58.85
Public Health Nurse
Salary
$1,348.34
Office rent (Jan. 1 to Aug. 1) 77.50
Light (Jan. 1 to Aug. 1) 3.60
Garage rent (Nov. 1 to Dec. 31)
9.50
Supplies
1.55
Telephone
.25
Postage
4.84
Motor expense
76.54
$1,522.12
Inspection
Inspector of animals $200.00
Inspector of slaughter 100.00
Inspector of milk 50.00
$350.00
Essex County Tuberculosis Hospital
Assessment of the cost and expenses
of constructing an addition $390.88 $390.88
Assessment of the cost of
maintenance for 1929 $604.10 $604.10
Automobile for Public Health Nurse: Standard Coupe, $590 less $100 allowance on old car $490.00
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Lettering on door panels 14.50
$504.50
Total for health and sanitation
$4,408.45
Highways
General administration :
Superintendent
$ 760.80
·Other expenses
Labor
4,323.15
Use of trucks and teams
902.85
New equipment 1
81.11
Repairs on equipment
58.82
Motor, expense
322.68
Gravel
150.22
Cement
24.85
Sand
76.15
Stone
7.00
Culverts, pipe, grates, frames
284.45
Cold patch
152.29
Liquid asphalt
799.62
Asphalt binder
45.50
Tarvia B
869.30
Tarvia K. P.
163.36
Store house supplies
8.92
Supplies
26.20
Fuel
20.75
Motor oil
31.86
$9,109.88
Snow Removal
Labor
$1,968.35
Motor expense
349.73
Fuel
75.73
Trucking
25.00
Supplies
18.63
$2,437.44
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Sidewalks, Railings, Bridges
Labor
$252.95
Surveying
3.63
Woodland and Grove streets
204.10
Cold Patch
13.36
200 feet road guard
52.00
Fence rail
1.80
Supplies
.28
$528.12
Permanent Sidewalks
Woodland Street
111.80
Church and Mechanics streets
650.00
East Main Street
73.83
Prospect Street
139.68
$975.31
Curbing
$23.55
$23.55
Total for general highways
$13,074.30
Special Highways
Under Chapter 90
Labor
$1,384.30
Gravel
21.20
Truck repairs
19.75
Supplies
9.25
$1,434.50
Gravel, on some of the roads
Birch Meadow
$981.10
Bear Hill
979.00
Checking loads
34.75
$1,994.85
Attitash Avenue repairs
Labor
$ 96.00
Team shovel
190.00
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Trucks and drivers
210.00
$496.00
Liberty Street repairs Contract
$1,991.55
$1,991.55
Sawyer Street repairs
Labor
1
$179.75
200 feet 10 inch pipe
84.00
Cement*
16.25
Mixer
3.50
$283.50
Rebuilding Highland Road
Fees for filing petition $ 6.00
Publishing, serving, posting petition
53.40
Advertising for bids
13.20
Publishing notice to contractors
13.75
Tallyman
420.00
Stakes and milling
9.50
Land damage
480.00
Transportation in re land damage
1.60
Catch basin grate and frame
12.30
112 guard rail posts
140.00
Express on posts
55.10
Express on sign post
1.04
Cold patch
26.72
Labor
10.75
Contract (on account)
22,387.32
$23,630.68
Cutting bushes on roadside
Labor
$175.00
Horse hire
20.00
Supplies
2.30
$197.30
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Rocks Bridge Assessment for maintenance for 1929 $707.66
$707.66
Total for special highways
$30,736.04
CHARITIES
Public Welfare Department
Outside relief by the Town:
Groceries and provisions
$4,258.75
Coal and wood
816.16
Board and care
3,926.25
Medicine and medical attendance
580.95
Rent
1,619.65
Clothing
114.53
Transportation
21.00
Burial
41.50
Other towns-food
330.40
City hospitals
1,251.00
State institutions
1,233.13
Cash
42.94
$14,236.26
Mothers' Aid
Rent
$12.00
$12.00
Soldiers' Benefits
State aid
$154.00
$154.00
Soldiers' Relief
Groceries and provisions
$3,105.00
Coal and wood
343.75
Rent
769.25
Medicine and medical
attendance 258.86
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Burial
78.69
Clothing
3.95
$4,559.50
Total for charities
$18,961.76
SCHOOLS
General
School Committee salaries
$175.00
School Superintendent salary
750.00
School Superintendent
secretary
250.00
School Superintendent
expenses
249.95
Law enforcement
54.00
School census
25.00
School physician
50.00
School Committee expenses
23.04
$1,576.99
Teachers' salaries
High
$ 7,391.00
Elementary
10,948.50
High special
150.00
Elementary special
600.00
$19,089.50
Text books and supplies
High :
Text and reference books
$297.60
Supplies
597.03
$894.63
Elementary :
Text and reference books
$607.76
Supplies
499.07
$1,106.83
Transportation
$2,755.23
$2,755.23
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TOWN REPORT
Janitor services
High
$400.00
Elementary
880.00
$1,280.00
Fuel
High
$225.00
Elementary
821.27
.
$1,046.27
Maintenance of building and grounds
High
Repairs
$106.32
Janitor supplies
41.13
General cleaning
139.78
287.23
Elementary
Repairs
$1,135.95
Janitor's supplies
59.03
General cleaning
344.81
$1,539.79
Furniture and fixtures
$224.44
$224.44
Health
Health Nurse
$275.00
Supplies
21.52
$296.52
Tuition-Elementary
$30.00
$30.00
Other expenses
High
.50
Elementary
5.39
$5.89
Total for schools
$30,133.31
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PUBLIC LIBRARY :
Salaries
Librarian
$450.00
Books and periodicals
Books
622.63
Periodicals
34.42
Book binding
77.76
Expense of operating
Fuel
167.48
Janitor
130.50
Janitor supplies
39.25
Other expenses
Librarian expenses
8.45
Letter heads, labels, envelopes
23.68
Moving furniture
5.00
Post office box rent
.20
Decorating for Tercentenary
5.00
$1,564.37
Total for libraries
$1,564.37
Thomas H. Hoyt Public Library Fund
General contract (balance)
$14,988,70
Electric contract (balance)
133.40
Sewer excavation
364.50
Architect (balance)
1,510.65
Automatic water heater
120.00
Plumbing contract
335.00
Stained glass windows
1,776.00
Furniture
1,639.55
Shrubs
750.00
Electrical fixtures
656.00
Curtains
173.25
Setting bounds
5.40
Office supplies
116.05
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Janitors supplies
110.26
Furniture and fixtures
224.73
Dedication expenses
56.25
Electrical
7.30
Labor on grounds
12.56
Waxing floors
11.79
Moving to new quarters
53.88
$23,045.27
Public Library General Account
317.05
T. H. Hoyt Trust Fund
213.80
Total for Thomas H. Hoyt Trust Fund
$23,594.12
RECREATION
Kimball Park
Labor
$ 65.00
Shrubs
121.25
Total for recreation
$186.25
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UNCLASSIFIED
Memorial Day
American Legion
$100.00
Grand Army of Republic
100.00
$200.00
War Memorial Fund
Purchase of memorial lot
$1,601.45
$1,601.45
Printing
1930 Town Reports
$178.20
Elections
348.15
Registration
25.90
Assessors
47.00
Selectmen
6.50
Town Clerk
28.05
Light
33.00
- $666.80
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Insurance
Nurse automobile
$ 42.18
Town buildings
628.00
Highway truck
48.90
Tractor
22.50
Firemen
243.75
Workmen's compensation
371.69
Public library
493.75
Tax collector
27.50
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