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FLINT PUBLIC LIBRARY
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Reference
REPORT
OF THE
Receipts and Expenditures
OF THE
Town of Middleton
FOR THE
Year Ending December 31, 1949
For Reference
Not to be taken from this room
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Town Meeting Warrant
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Essex ss. To either of the Constables of the Town of Middleton, in tha County of Essex :
GREETING :
In the name of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you are hereby directed to notify and warn the in - habitants of said Town, qualified to vote in elections and in Town affairs, to meet at the Town Hall in said Middleton on the fourteenth day of March next, at eight o'clock in the evening, then and there to act on the following articles :
ARTICLE 1. To authorize tha Selectmen to appoint such other Town Officers as are required to be chosen annually.
ARTICLE 2. To hear 'and act on Committee Reports.
ARTICLE 3. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Town Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow money from time to time in anticipation of the revenue of the financial year beginning January 1, 1950, and to issue a note or bonds therefor, payable within one year, and to renew such note or notes as may be given for a period of less than one year in accordance with Section 17, Chapter 44, of the General Laws.
ARTICLE 4. To see if the Town will vote to form a Public Welfare District, joining with Boxford and Tops- field, in accordance with the provisions of Sections 44, 45 and 46 of Chapter 117 of the General Laws. ARTICLE 5. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate $2,600.00 for the purpose of maintain- ing a common public welfare office and employing suitable persons to assist the Board of Public Welfara of Middleton in carrying out the provisions of Chapters 117, 118, 118A and 122 of the General Laws. ARTICLE G. To see what action the Town will take to defray the Town axpenses for the ensuing year,
ARTICLE 7, To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $2,000.00 for Chapter 90 High- way construction on Essex Street; said sum to be used in conjunction with any money which may be allotted by the State and County for this purpose.
ARTICLE 8. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $2,000,00 for Chapter 90 Maintenance, said funds to be used in conjunction with any money alloted by the State for this purpose ARTICLE 9. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $4,800.00 for Chapter 81 Highway work ; said money to be used in conjunction with any money allotted by the State for this purpose. ARTICLE 10. To see if the Town will authorize the Board of Assessors to use such free cash in the Treasury as they, in their best judgment, feel is warranted, and is approved by the Commissioner of Corporations and Taxation, for the purpose of reducing the tax rate,
ARTICLE 11. On petition of the Finance Committee to see if the Town will vote to appoint a committee to investigate the advisability of selling or leasing the operations of the Electric Light Department.
ARTICLE 12. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate the sum of $225.00 to be used by the Tree War- den to remove trees on Maple Street opposite the Essex Sanatorium.
ARTICLE 13. On petition of South Middleton Improvement Association, [Incorporated, to see if the Town will vote to have the School bus re-routed through River Street in order to pick up the High School students, and appropriate money for the same.
ARTICLE 14. On petition of Esther L. McColley and twelve (12) others, to see if the Town will vote to ac- cept Highland Road from Maple Street to Pine Street, an approximate distance of 300 feet, and Pine Street from Highland Road to Grove Street, an approximate distance of 350 feet.
ARTICLE 15. On petition of Harold E. Tyler and forty-five (45) others, to see if the Town will vote to ex- tend street lights on Lakeview Avenue (off North Main Street) and appropriate a sum of money for the same.
ARTICLE 16. On petition of Barbara M. MacQuarrie and twenty-two (22) others, to see if the Town will vote to install street lights on Peabody Street and appropriate a sum of money for the same.
ARTICLE 17. On petition of Electric Light Department to see if the Town will vote to accept the sum of $3,000.00 from the earnings of the Electric Light Department,
ARTICLE 18. On recommendation of the Planning Board to see if the Town will appropriate the sum of $300.00 to remove one side of stone abutment of the old railroad right of way, and gravel in low area on Oak Road.
ARTICLE 19. On recommendation of the Planning Board to see if the Town will vote to have a special com- mittee appointed by the Moderator consisting of the Chief of the Fire Department, Highway Surveyor, Chief of Police, a member of Finance Committee, a member of the Planning Board and two other qual- ified impartial voters of the Town, with no department having more than one representative on committee, to investigate and make recommendations as to best location, type of building and cost to adequately house the fire, police and road equipment, and to report to Town before September 30, 1950. Further recom- mend that the sum of $200.00 be appropriated to meet necessary expenses of committee.
ARTICLE 20. To see what action the Town wishes to take with regard to accepting Chapter 54, Sect. 103A of General Laws, the effect of which would make Chapter 54, Sections 86 to 103 inclusive and Chapter 56, Section 27 and Section 34 dealing with absentee ballots applying to regular Town elections.
ARTICLE 21. On petition of Elmer P. Morrill, Chief of Fire Department to see if the Town will vote to appropriate the sum of $4,000.00 for the purchase of an 800 gallon tank truck, booster pump, reels, hose and necessary equipment for the Fira Dapartment.[
ARTICLE 22, On petition of Clarence Osgood, Moth Superintendant, to see if the Town will vote to pur- chase a power sprayer and appropriate the sum of $2,000.00 for same, agreeable to the Moth Superintend- ant.
ARTICLE 23. To hear and act on the report of the committee appointed by the Moderator at the annual town meeting of 1949 to investigate additional school facilities.
ARTICLE 24. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money to build an addition to the Howe-Manning School and to originally equip and furnish the same; and to provide for the rais. ing of such sum of money by taxation, by appropriation from available funds in the treasury, or by the issue of bonds and notes in accordance with the provisions of Section 7, Chapter 44 of the General Laws. and of the special act entitled "An Act Authorizing the Town of Middleton to Borrow Money for the Con- struction of an addition to the Howe-Manning School," enacted by the General Court of 1950; or to take any other action relating thereto agreeable to the petition of the committee to investigate school facilities. ARTICLE 25. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Moderator to appoint a school building com- mittee, or to authorize the existing committee to investigate additional school facilities to act as a school building committee, to build an addition to the Howe-Manning School and to originally equip and furnish the same, to enter into all necessary contracts for this purpose, and to exercise on behalf of the Town all other powers necessary and incidental to the principal authority to build, equip and furnish such addition ; or take any other action relating thereto, agreeable to the petition of the committee to investigate ad- ditional school facilities.
ARTICLE 26. To see if the Town will vote to conform with tha requirements of Chapter 166, Section 32 of the General Laws as amendel regarding the appointment of the Inspector of Wires by the Select- men.
To transact any other business that may lawfully come before this meeting.
You are hereby ordered to notify and warn said qualified voters to meet at the Town Hall, on Monday, March 20, next for the following purposes, viz : [To choose by ballot] the following Town Officers for tha ensuing yesr :
Moderator, Town Clerk, three Selectmen, one Assessor for three years, Town Treasurer for three years, one member of the Board of Public Welfare for three years, and one member for one year, Highway Surveyor, Tax Collector, Tree Warden, Constable, Superintendent of Burials, ona Electric Light Commissioner for three years, one member of the School Committee for three years, two Trustees of the Flint Library for three years, one Cemetery Commissioner for three years, and one for ona year, Custodian of Town Hall, one member of the Planning Board for five years.
The polls will be open at 6:00 A. M. and shall be closed at 6:00 P. M.
And you are directed to serve this Warrant, by posting up attested copies thereof at the Town Hall, Post Office, and Store at Howe Station, in said Town, seven days at least bafore the time of holding said meeting.
HEREOF FAIL NOT, and make due return of this Warrant, with your doings thereon, to the Town Clark, at the time and place of meeting, as aforesaid.
Given under our hands this twenty-first day of February in the year of our Lord one thousand nina hundred and fifty.
A true copy.
JAMES B. COFFIN, FREDERICK C. STEELE, GEORGE B OGDEN,
Selectmen of Middleton.
Attest : WILBUR C. RUNDLETT, Constable.
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Paul D. Doung Born 1898-Died 1949 Custodian of Town Hall 1945-1949
Robert T. Poole Born 1897-Died 1949
Board of Pubcli Welfare
1944-1945
1948-1949
Alfred B. Harrington Born 1869-Died 1949 Electric Light Manager 1930-1948
ANNUAL REPORT
FOR THE
TOWN OF MIDDLETON
MASSACHUSETTS
1949
FLINT
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INDEX
Balance Sheet
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44
Cemetery Endowment Report
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53
Cemetery Department
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38
Charities
-
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30
David Cummings Fund -
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52
General Government -
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33
Middleton Electric Light Account
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36
Municipal Indebtedness
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39
Payroll Analysis
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47
Protection of Persons and Property
23
Recapitulations
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41
School Department
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32
Town Officers -
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8
Town Officers Salaries
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19
Town Treasurer's Account
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49
Unclassified Account
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34
Veterans' Services
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31
PART II
Assessors' Report
79
Building Inspector's Report
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86
Electric Light Commissioners Report
75
Fire Department Report -
81
Flint Public Library Fund -
61
Forestry Report
85
Highway Department -
84
Jurors List
77
Land Owned by the Town
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63
Moth Department Report
88
Planning Board Report -
90
Public Welfare
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89
Police Department Report -
73
Recommendations Finance Committee -
99
Sealer of Weights and Measures Report Selectmen's Report
64
School Reports - -
117
Special Committee on Old School House
93
State Audit Report
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95
Tax Collector's Report - -
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82
Town Clerk's Report - -
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66
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76
Librarian's Report
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78
Dog Officer's Report -
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15
Health Department -
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26
Library and Parks
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87
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TOWN OFFICERS
Town Officers Elected 1949
Moderator Wilbur Witham
Town Clerk Elmer P. Morrill
Selectmen and Board of Health James H. Coffin, Chairman Frederick C. Steele, Clerk George B. Ogden
Board of Public Welfare Alexander Fraser, Chairman (1950)
Robert T. Poole (1951) (Deceased) Leyland A. Phillips (1952) Charles Pasquale
Board of Assessors Paul B. Wake, Chairman (1951) Harold M. Bishop, Clerk (1950) Daniel J. Donovan (1952)
Treasurer Marion E. Mitchell (1950)
Tax Collector Harold E. Tyler
Highway Surveyor John J. Hocter
Constable Wilbur C. Rundlett, Jr.
School Committee Eben L. Jewett, Chairman (1952)
Rosamond L. Bastable, Clerk (1952) Harold Y. Smith (1951) Alice K. Cass (1950) Dr. Raymond W. Silvernail (1951)
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TOWN OFFICERS
Electric Light Commissioners Charles C. Bates, Chairman (1950) Gus L. Fischer, Clerk (1952) Richard B. Floyd (1951)
Cemetery Commissioners Arthur T. Page (Resigned) (1951) Clarence E. Richardson (1950) Wm. W. Richardson ( 1952)
Superintendent of Burials Richard N. Maxwell
Tree Warden Clarence Osgood
Planning Board Roger F. Clapp, Chairman (1951)
Alton W. Hubbard, Clerk (1954) Harold I. Nash (1953) Eben L. Jewett (1952) Lewis G. Wright (1950) (Resigned) Albert C. Murray (1950)
Trustees Flint Public Library William H. Sanborn, Chairman (1951)
William T. Martin (1950) Paul B. Wake (1950)
Harold Y. Smith (1952) Elmer O. Campbell, Jr. (1952) Carl C. Jones (1951)
Custodian of Town Hall
Paul H. Young (Deceased) James H. Ogden
Town Officers Appointed 1949
Registrars of Voters Ernest P. Goodale, Chairman (1950) Joseph T. Lee (1952) Lloyd H. Getchell (1951) Elmer P. Morrill, Clerk (Ex-Officio)
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TOWN OFFICERS
Zoning Appeal Board William H. Sanborn. Chairman William T. Martin Percy E. Seaver Vincent J. Perry
Beaumont Hurd
Finance Committee Hazen M. Richardson, Chairman (1952)
William G. Birch, Clerk (1951) Harold Y. Smith (1950)
Robert T. Sperry (1951) Elmer C. McIntyre (1952)
Chief of Police (Wilbur C. Rundlett, Jr., Resigned) James W. Wentworth
Sealer of Weights and Measures Harold F. Purdy
Inspector of Cattle and Slaughtering Murray Bullerwell
Town Accountant Elmer O. Campbell (1951)
Forest Fire Warden Harold F. Purdy
Chief of Fire Department Elmer P. Morrill
Superintendent of Cemeteries Richard N. Maxwell
Moth Superintendent Clarence Osgood, Jr.
TOWN OFFICERS
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Electric Light Manager Charles T. Brackett
Town Counsel James J. Gaffney
Health Agent Charles Pasquale Mary Wilson, Assistant
Welfare Agent James A. Powers
Building Inspector Earl F. Jones
TRUSTEES
B. F. Emerson Fund Naumkeag Trust Company, Salem, Massachusetts Roger F. Clapp
William H. Sanborn
Harley M. Tyler
Mansfield Fund Old Colony Trust Company, Boston, Mass.
David Cummings Fund Board of Public Welfare
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
TOWN ACCOUNTANT 1949
GENERAL GOVERNMENT
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ANNUAL REPORT RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES Year Ending Dec. 31, 1949
RECEIPTS GENERAL REVENUE
TAXES :
CURRENT YEAR:
Property
$ 86,947 66
Poll
1,347 00
PREVIOUS YEARS:
Property
9,729 00
Poll
28 00
Tax title redemptions
147 90
FROM THE STATE:
Corporation
12,895 01
Income
26,395 93
$137,517 59
LICENSES AND PERMITS:
Liquor
2,200 00
All others
236 50
2,436 50
FINES :
District Court
345 56
345 56
GRANTS AND GIFTS :
FROM FEDERAL GOVERNMENT: Old age assistance Aid to dependent children
15,455 49
1,620 70
$17,076 19
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GENERAL GOVERNMENT
FROM STATE FOR EDUCATION :
Support of Public Schools Vocational Education Union Superintendency
$ 2,875 00
121 50
184 09
FROM STATE FOR OTHER PURPOSES:
Highway (Chapter 81)
6,977 13
Inspector of Animals
100 00
Meal Tax
927 59
11,681 07
FROM COUNTY :
Dog licenses
495 76
495 76
PRIVILEGES :
Motor Vehicle Excise Tax 8,821 57
8,821 57
DEPARTMENTAL GENERAL GOVERNMENT
EXECUTIVE :
Selectmen
$31 00
FINANCIAL :
Treasurer
10 50
Collector
33 60
MUNICIPAL BUILDINGS :
Town Hall
230 50
Old School
612 25
$917 85
GENERAL GOVERNMENT
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PROTECTION OF PERSONS AND PROPERTY :
Building Inspection Sealing of Weights and Measures Services, dog officer
208 50
78 25
84 50
$371 25
HEALTH :
Dental Clinic Slaughtering Fees
33 75
1 00
34 75
HIGHWAYS:
Chapter 90, Maintenance
1,000 00
Chapter 90, Construction
9,788 10
Truck and machinery rental
5,616 55
16,404 65
CHARITIES :
REIMBURSEMENTS FOR RELIEF:
From Individuals
6 00
From Cities and Towns
2,901 99
From State
2,682 89
REIMBURSEMENTS FOR AID DEPENDENT CHILDREN: From State 2,014 09
REIMBURSEMENTS FOR OLD AGE ASSISTANCE:
From Individuals
104 65
From Cities and Towns
3,178 06
From State
14,645 93
25,533 61
VETERAN'S SERVICES
REIMBURSEMENT FOR RELIEF; From State
758 50
758 50
SCHOOLS :
Repairing windows
$7 50
$7 50
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GENERAL GOVERNMENT
UNCLASS.FIED : Sale of real estate
$80 00
PUBLIC SERVICE ENTERPRISES :
ELECTRIC LIGHT DEPARTMENT:
Sale of light and power
82,801 49
Miscellaneous Depreciation fund
2,666 93
85,830 98
PUBLIC SCALES
60 05
60 05
CEMETERIES :
Sale of lots and graves
110 00
Care " "
490 00
Care of endowed lots
503 50
1,103 50
INTEREST :
On deposits
41 05
On deferred taxes
257 91
On excise taxes
22 44
321 40
ON PUBLIC TRUST FUNDS:
Mansfield Fund
1,020 00
Cummings Fund
2,000 00
3,020 00
AGENCY, TRUST AND INVESTMENT :
Beverage licenses
10 00
Dog licenses
563 20
Perpetual care funds
1,560 00
Withholding taxes
4,532 50
Retirement deductions
2,022 84
Blue Cross
55 25
Meter deposits
615 00
Tailings
30 65
REFUNDS :
General departments
16 64
16 64
Total receipts
321,718 60
Cash balance January 1, 1949
71,019 49
$392,738 09
85,891 03
362 56
$80 00
9,389 44
GENERAL GOVERNMENT
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EXPENDITURES
DEPARTMENTAL GENERAL GOVERNMENT
MODERATOR
Salary
Wilbur Witham, Moderator $50 00 $50 00
FINANCE COMMITTEE
Expenses
Association dues
10 00 10 00
SELECTMEN
Salaries
James H. Coffin
250 00
Frederick C. Steele
250 00
George B. Ogden
250 00
$750 00
Expenses
Supplies and printing
50 75
Advertisements
20 00
Postage and forms
81 28
Essex Street, water
38 63
Funeral pieces
27 00
Association dues
34 00
251 66
$1,001 66
TOWN ACCOUNTANT
Salary
Elmer O. Campbell, Accountant 700 00 $700 00
Expenses
Postage and supplies 62 33 62 33
762 33
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GENERAL GOVERNMENT
TREASURER
Salary
Marion E. Mitchell, Treasurer $700 00
$ 700 00
Expenses
Supplies
46 29
Postage
143 47
Mileage and expenses
33 24
Clerical assistance
50 00
Bank charges
26 00
Office equipment
100 00
Association dues
1 00
400 00
TAX TITLE EXPENSES:
Land Court
38 00
Registry of Deeds
10 00
L. F. Davis, services
298 75
346 75
$1,446 75
TAX COLLECTOR
Salary
Harold E. Tyler, Collector
700 00 700 00
Expenses
Supplies and printing
110 48
Postage
148 13
Tax takings
62 35
Deputy Collector's fees
10 50
Mileage
10 06
Clerical assistance
60 00
Association dues
1 00
402 52
1,102 52
LAW DEPARTMENT
Salary
James J. Gaffney, Town Counsel 400 00 400 00
Expenses
Mileage, court costs etc. 176 70 176 70
$576 70
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GENERAL GOVERNMENT
ASSESSORS
Salary
Paul B. Wake
$525 00
Harold M. Bishop
400 00
Daniel J. Donovan
269 02
Ernest LeBeau
105 98
$1,500 00
Expenses
Office Equipment
172 51
Forms-supplies
102 46
Clerical service
150 00
Abstracts
87 03
Mileage-postage
32 00
Association dues
6 00
550 00
$2,050 00
TOWN CLERK
Salary
Elmer P. Morrill, Town Clerk 400 00 400 00
Expenses
Postage
37 68
Supplies
32 20
69 88
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PLANNING BOARD
Expenses
Supplies
96 72
Advertisements
7 89
104 61 104 61
TOWN HALL
Salary, Paul H. Young, janitor
164 00
James H. Ogden, “ 566 00
730 00
Expenses
Fuel and light
452 77
Water and telephone
171 37
Repairs and supplies
144 25
Kitchen equipment
16 50
$784 89
469 88
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GENERAL GOVERNMENT
TOWN HALL REPAIRS
Expenses
Electrical work
$ 34 80
Labor and materials
161 90
$196 70
$1,711 59
ELECTIONS AND REGISTRATIONS
Salaries-Registrars' of Voters
Ernest P. Goodale
25 00
Lloyd H. Getchell
25 00
Joseph T. Lee
25 00
Elmer P. Morrill
25 00
100 00
Expenses
Election officers
88 00
Lunches
13 85
Printing ballots
45 ℃0
146 85
246 85
OLD SCHOOL MAINTENANCE
Salary
Charles S. Clinch, custodian 120 00 120 00
Expenses
Fuel
593 30
Supplies
29 74
623 04
$743 04
PROTECTION OF PROPERTY
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PROTECTION OF PERSONS AND PROPERTY
POLICE DEPARTMENT
Wages
W. C. Rundlett
$1,910 70
James H. Wentworth
1,339 30
Lloyd H. Getchell
307 50
Alexander Fraser
86 90
Joseph Peters
105 20
Richard Harris
45 60
William C. Pennock
42 90
Leo Kopacki
29 70
F. C. Steele
26 25
H. F. Purdy
7 70
Arthur Doane
7 70
J. P. Webber .
7 15
Robert Young
4 40
Fred Wennerberg
4 00
3,925 00
Expenses
Gasoline-oil-repairs
590 65
Office expenses-telephone
194 11
Marking traffic lines
45 60
Supplies
86 70
Equipment
119 63
Association dues
8 00
1,044 69
$4,969 69
1948 POLICE BILLS
Automobile hire
492 80
492 80
CONSTABLE'S SALARY
W. C. Rundlett, constable 35 00 $35 00
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PROTECTION OF PROPERTY
FIRE DEPARTMENT
Salaries and wages
Chief, Elmer P. Morrill
$200 00
Deputy Chief
75 00
Captain
50 00
2 Lieutenants
70 00
Forest Warden
50 00
Firemen
1,475 50
$1,920 50
Expenses
Gasoline and oil
217 77
Equipment and repairs
876 98
Scott air packs
592 50
Fire alarm
389 94
Fuel and light
337 42
Building maintenance
38 47
Office expenses-telephone
293 50
Forest fire equipment
88 88
2,835 46
$4,755 96
BUILDING INSPECTOR
Salary
Earl F. Jones, inspector
200 00
200 00
Expenses
Forms
1 15
Telephone, mileage, postage
48 85
50 00
250 00
BOARD OF APPEALS
Expenses 17 26
Hearing advertisements
17 26
SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
Salary
Harold F. Purdy, sealer
$125 00
$125 00
Expenses
Supplies
73 26
73 26
$198 26
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PROTECTION OF PROPERTY
MOTH DEPARTMENT
Wages
Labor
$688 47
$688 47
Expenses
Truck hire
175 50
Sprayer hire
420 00
Supplies
109 39
Expenses
4 50
709 89
$1,397 86
TREE WARDEN
Wages
Labor
636 52
636 52
Expenses
Truck hire
77 50
Saw hire
58 00
Supplies
124 04
Association dues
2 00
261 54
898 06
NEW TREES
Trees
81 75
Labor
67 50
149 25
$149 25
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HEALTH AND SANITATION
HEALTH AND SANITATION
HEALTH DEPARTMENT
Salaries
Charles Pasquale, agent
$40 00
Mary Wilson, ass't agent 20 00
$60 00
Expenses
Care of patients
675 00
Care of dumps
513 77
Care and disposing of dogs
97 50
Vital statistics
193 00
Supplies
15 34
1,494 61
$1,554 61
ESSEX SANATORIUM ASSESSMENT
County treasurer 2,464 71
2,464 71
DENTAL CLINIC
Dr. E. J. Connolly
500 00 500 00
INSPECTOR OF CATTLE AND SLAUGHTERING
Salary
Murray Bullerwell, inspector
300 00
$300 00
HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT
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HIGHWAYS
HIGHWAY
Wages
Labor
$2,583 20
$2,583 20
Expenses
Truck hire
287 20
Supplies
230 61
Essex St. Bridge, repairs
284 14
Asphalt
32 34
Office expenses
46 45
880 74
$3,463 94
HIGHWAY SPECIAL (RIVERVIEW)
Wages
Labor
483 20
Expenses
Truck hire
344 25
Equipment hire
47 50
Gravel
38 40
430 15
913 35
HIGHWAY SPECIAL (LOCUST ST.)
Wages
Labor
529 40
Expenses
Truck hire
298 90
Gravel
35 40
334 30
$863 70
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HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT
CHAPTER 81 MAINTENANCE
Wages
$3,955 45
Labor
Expenses
Truck hire
$2,249 90
Equipment hire
220 00
Asphalt
4,311 74
Sand and gravel .
1,093 46
Supplies
821 55
Office expenses-telephone
147 61
8,824 66
$12,799 71
CHAPTER 90-MAINTENANCE
Wages
Labor
483 43
Expenses
Truck hire
346 55
Equipment hire
320 70
Asphalt
1,253 97
Sand and stone
595 35
2,516 57
8,000 00
CHAPTER 90-CONSTRUCTION
Wages
Labor
3,755 70
Expenses
Truck hire
3,088 85
Equipment hire
2,350 88
Asphalt
308 91
Sand and gravel
487 06
Supplies
198 56
6,434 26
$10,189 96
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HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT
SNOW
Wages
Labor
$2,056 40
Expenses
Truck hire
$2,198 00
Repairs and supplies
819 63
Sand and salt
866 04
Sanding equipment
358 54
State highway
21 57
$4,263 78
$6,320 18
ROAD MACHINERY ACCOUNT
Gasoline and oil
1,220 07
Parts and repairs
843 37
Storage
540 00
Insurance
161 02
Supplies
247 54
Registry of Motor Vehicles
8 00
3,020 00
3,020 00
STREET LIGHTING
Middleton Electric Light Dept. 2,750 00 $2,750 00
30
CHARITIES ACCOUNT
CHARITIES
PUBLIC WELFARE
Salaries:
Alexander Fraser
$100 00
Leyland Phillips
100 00
Charles Pasquale
66 50
Clarence Osgood
25 0)
Robert Poole
25 00
$316 50
Expenses
Administration
66 47
Cash
5,164 68
Groceries, fuel, clothing
988 65
Medical aid
595 45
Other cities and towns
1,547 45
8,362 70
$8,679 20
OLD AGE ASSISTANCE
Administration :
Salary of agent
712 50
Mileage
86 94
Supplies, postage
13 32
812 76
Aid
Cash 35,843 43
Other cities and towns
928 94
36,772 37
$37,585 13
31
VETERANS' SERVICES
AID DEPENDENT CHILDREN
Administration:
Supplies and postage $9 42
Aid
Cash
5,398 07
$5,407 49
VETERANS' SERVICES VETERANS' AGENT
Salary
James H. Ogden, agent 250 00
SOLDIERS' RELIEF
Cash
787 00
Groceries, fuel, rent
431 30
Medical aid
1,016 00
Funeral expense
150 00
2,384 30
$2,634 30
32
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
SCHOOLS
SALARIES:
Teachers
$25,702 27
Superintendent
431 60
Doctor
300 00
Nurse
448 00
Committee clerk
25 00
Janitor
2,250 00
Attendance officer
100 00
$29,256 87
EXPENSES:
Superintendent-expenses
173 74
Office-expenses
109 82
Books and supplies
2,196 28
Building maintenance
746 01
Fuel and light
1,376 46
Transportation
5,000 00
Tuition
17,045 13
Furniture
1,264 57
Graduation expenses
71 65
27,983 66
$57,240 53
VOCATIONAL EDUCATION
Expenses
Tuition
556 20
Transportation
55 00
611 20
611 20
SCHOOL ADDITION SURVEY
Expenses
Architect
750 00
Dept. of Education
1 00
751 00
$751 00
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LIBRARY AND PARK DEPARTMENTS
LIBRARY
Salaries
On order
$1,042 92
Expenses On order
1,393 60
$2,436 52
(For complete report see Trustees' report)
RECREATION
PARK:
Wages
Labor
394 60
Expenses
Supplies
69 29
Truck hire
10 00
Water
5 32
84 61
$479 21
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UNCLASSIFIED
UNCLASSIFIED
OLD SCHOOL ALTERATIONS
Booma-Breed Co., heating $350 00
Wm. H. Bray & Sons, contractor
4,263 51
Ledger Levesque, carpenter
229 96
Joseph T. Lee,
328 34
Gus L. Fischer, electriclan
418 65
John F. Cabeen, plumbing
1,219 97
Alfred Berube, painting
1,197 35
Pelletier Shade Co., curtains 97 00
Blueprints, ads, supplies
101 70
$8,206 48 $8,206 48
OLD SCHOOL REPAIRS
Labor and material 89 02 89 02
INSURANCE
Workmen's compensation
and liability
481 04
Building liability
85 00
School
416 70
Fire
66 00
Sealer's equipment
25 05
Clerk's bond
5 00
Collector's bond
and burglary insurance
146 75
Treasurer's bond
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