Town annual report of Middleton, MA. 1958, Part 1

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FLINT PUBLIC LIBRARY 3 2126 00103 497 9


REPORT


OF THE


Receipts and Expenditures


OF THE


Town of Middleton


FOR THE


Year Ending December 31, 1958


FLINT


MIDDLETON


PUBLIC LIBE


THE MIRROR PRESS - DANVERS, MASS.


1959


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Flint Public Library Middleton, Mass.


Rare Book Collection


Town Meeting Warrant


The Commonwealth of Massachusetts


Essex, ss. To either of the Constables of the Town of Middleton in the County of Essex: GREETING.


In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you are hereby directed to notify and warn the inhabitants of said Town, qualified to vote in elections and in Town affairs, to meet at the Howe-Manning School Auditorium in said Middle- ton on Tuesday the Tenth day of March next, at eight o'clock in the afternoon, then and there to act on the following articles: ARTICLE 1. To hear and act on Committee Reports.


ARTICLE 2. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Town Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow from time to time in anticipation of the revenue of the financial year beginning January 1, 1959, and to issue a note or notes 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 Chapter 44, Section 17 of the General Laws.


ARTIOLE 3. To see what action the Town will take to defray the Town Expenses for the ensuing year.


ARTICLE 4. To see if the Town will authorize the Board of Assessors to use $12,000.00 from available funds to reduce the tax rate.


ARTICLE 5. On petition of the Board of Electric Light Commissioners, to see if the Town will vote to accept the sum of $4,000.00 from the earnings of the Electric Light Department, said sum to be used for reducing the tax rate.


ARTICLE 6. On petition of the Board of Electric Light Commissioners, to see if the Town will vote to appropriate the sum of $2,000.00, snid sum to be taken from the earnings of the Electric Light Department. This sum together with the exchange value of the present 1952, four door sedan to be expended for the purchase of a new service car.


ARTICLE 7. On petition of Richard Collins and others, to see if the Town will vote to appropriate the sum of $200.00 for the purchase of materials to be used to install street lights on Webb Street, said amount to be taken from the earnings of the Electric Light Department.


ARTICLE 8. On petition of James Bastable and others, to see if the Town will vote to appropriate the sum of $500.00 for the purchase of materials and to install lighting on Liberty Street from Mill Street to Lakeview Avenue and one light at Spring Road and Acorn Street, said amount to be taken from earnings of Electric Light Department.


ARTICLE 9. On petition of the Board of Cemetery Commissioners to see if the Town will vote to accept from Bertha F. Woodward the sum of $1,000.00 and the conveyance of a cemetery known as the "Flint Cemetery," said sum and said cemetery to be held in trust by the Board of Cemetery Commissioners for its preservation as a burial place for the bodies of the owner and her descendants or relatives as will be specified in the instrument creating the trust in accordance with Chapter 114, Section 28 of the General Laws, or to take any other action relative thereto.


ARTICLE 10. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $1,700.00 which together with the exchange value of the present 1957 Ford Police Car is to be expended for the purchase of a new Police Cruiser for the use of the Police Department, to be purchased by the Board of Selectmen as provided in the By-Laws, subject to the assent of the Chief of Police.


ARTICLE 11. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $800.00 of which $300.00 will be taken from the Ambulance Fund, which together with the exchange Value of the present 1947 Ford Police Ambulance, is to be expended for the purchase of a used 1951 Cadillac Ambulance, Model 1516, Serial No. 6681, for the use of the Police Department, to be purchased by the Board of Selectmen, as provided in the By-Laws, subject to the assent of the Chief of Police.


ARTICLE 12. On petition of the Fire Chief, to see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $4,000.00, said money to be used to purchase and equip a new % Ton Pick-up Truck, to replace the present Forest Fire Truck, which is 31 years old. Said money to be raised in the following Way: $2,000.00 to be taken from the Surplus Revenue Account, and $2,000.00 to be assessed againt this year's tax rate, making a total of $4,000.00; and to have a committee appointed by the Moderator consisting of five members, one from the Board of Selectmen, one from the Finance Committee, the Fire Chief, and two other members of the Fire Department, to purchase and equip said Truck for the Fire Department. ARTICLE 13. On petition of the Planning Board to see if the Town will vote to amend the "Zoning District Map of the Town of Middleton," adopted March 15, 1955, by rezoning as a limited commercial district in accordance with Section III-4A, B and C of the Zoning By-law and Zoning District Map adopted March 15, 1955, an area bounded on the East by South Main Street and land now or formerly of the John Fuller Estate, on the South by a stone wall, on the West by a stone wall and Boston Street, and on the North by land now or formerly of Richardson and other land now or formerly of Johnson. Said area containing 128.17 acres more or lese and set forth in a Plan entitled "Proposed Additional Limited Commercial Zone" dated January 15, 1959, a copy of which is on file in the Town Clerk's office, or to take any other action relative thereto.


ARTICLE 14. On petition of Michael Lavorgna and others to see if the Town will vote to amend the Zoning By-law as adopted March 15, 1955 by adding to Section III-2B and Section III-3B both entitled "Uses Permissible on Special Authorization" the following paragraph:


"Any lawful business, service, storage, distribution, or light manufacting use provided that such use is not dangerous to the vicinity through fire, explosion, emission of waste, or other cause and provided further that such use is not likely to create more noise, vibration, dust, heat, smoke, fumes, odor, or glare than the minimum amount normally resulting from any of the uses listed in Section III-4A entitled "Limited Commercial Distriet Uses" or to take any other action relative thereto."


ARTICLE 15. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $1,000.00 to be expended for the purpose of increasing the wattage of the existing street lights.


ARTICLE 16. Ho see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $400.00 for the purchase and erection of Speed Signs controlling the speed of motor vehicles on Maple Street, subject to the approval of the Department of Public Works.


ARTICLE 17. To see if the Town will vote to amend the By-laws entitled, "Traffic Rules and Regulations," by adding to Article 4 the following paragraph, "No person shall park a motor vehicle for a period to exceed two hours between the hours of 9 A.M. and 6 P.M. in the area known as Middleton Squarc, bounded and described as the Business Zone in the Zoning Map of Middleton, as amended March 15, 1955," and to raise and appropriate the sum of $100.00 for the purchase and erection of signs.


ARTICLE 18. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate the sum of $5,589.60 to be expended on Mount Vernon Street, said sum to be taken from the fund made available by Chapter 718 of the Acts of 1956.


ARTICLE 19. To see if the town will vote to authorize the Moderator to appoint a committee of five voters to make a survey of the duplication of street names and to number the lots fronting on accepted streets and to raise and appropriate the sum of $300.00 for expenses of said committee or take any other action relative thereto.


To transact any other business that may lawfully comc before this meeting.


You are hereby ordered to notify and warn said qualified voters to meet at the Town Hall, on Monday, March 16 next for the following purposes, viz: To choose by ballot the following Town Officers for the ensuing year: Moderator, Town Clerk, one Selectman for three years, one Assessor for three years, Highway Surveyor, Tree Warden, Constable, Superintendent of Burials, one Electric Light Commissioner for three years, one Member of the School Committee for three years, one Member of the Masconomet Regional School Committee for three years, two Trustees of Flint Public Library for three years, one Member of the Board of Water Commissioners for three years, one Member of the Board of Public Welfare for three years, one Member of the Planning Board for five years, and one Member of the Planning Board for one year, Tax Collector, one Cemetery Commissioner for three years, Town Treasurer for three years.


The polls will be open at 7:00 A.M. and shall be closed at 7:00 P.M.


And you are directed to serve this Warrant, by posting up attested copies thereof at Memorial Hall, Post Office and Store at Howe's Station in said Town, seven days at least before the time of holding said meeting.


HEREOF FAIL NOT, and make due return of this Warrant, with your doings thereon, to the Town Clerk, at the time and place of meeting, as aforesaid.


Given under our hands this third day of February in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and fifty-nine.


A true copy. Attest: JAMES W. WENTWORTH, Constable


WILBUR C. RUNDLETT, JR., Chairman


MANUEL GILBOARD, Clerk FRANK T. 'LeCOLST


Selectmen of Middleton


Annual Report


for the


Town of Middleton Massachusetts


1958


FLIN


MIDDLETON


LIBRAR


Rugrinus A. S. Marsh 1886 - 1958 Zoning Appeal Board 1955-1958


William Mallare Richardson 1877 - 1958


Member of Finance Committee 1930-1945 Member Board of Assessors 1929-1932


Hazen K. Richardson 1861 - 1958


School Board, Board of Assessors Board of Selectmen


John J. Harter


1899 - 1958


Highway Surveyor 1948-1958


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TOWN OFFICERS


Town Officers Elected 1958


Moderator


Daniel J. Donovan


Town Clerk


William T. Martin, Jr.


Selectmen and Board of Health


Wilbur C. Rundlett, Jr., Chairman (1959)


Manuel Gilboard (1960) Frank L. LeColst (1961)


Board of Public Welfare


Leslie E. Merrifield, Chairman (1959) Roger M. Peabody (1960) Leyland A. Phillips (1961)


Board of Assessors Paul B. Wake, Chairman (1960)


Wilbur A. Witham (1959) Ernest F. LeBeau (1961)


Treasurer Edward H. Leary (1959)


Tax Collector


Harold E. Tyler


Highway Surveyor


Allan G. Marshall


Constable


James W. Wentworth


School Committee


Eben L. Jewett, Chairman (1961)


Rosamond L. Bastable, Clerk (1961) Henry F. Luscomb (1960) George R. Clayton (1959) Henry N. Sawyer (1960)


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TOWN OFFICERS


Electric Light Commissioners John Muzichuk, Chairman (1960) Frank E. Dow, Clerk (1961) J. Lansing English (1959)


Cemetery Commissioners Richard N. Maxwell (1960)


Michael Lavorgna (1961) Lawrence E. Tinkham, Jr. (1959)


Superintendent of Burials Charles W. Baker


Tree Warden James Donovan


Planning Board Louis A. Barett, Chairman (1959)


Henry N. Sawyer (1961) R. Lionel Barrows (1962)


Frank P. Connors, Jr. (1960) Gilbert E. Saunders (1963)


Trustees Flint Public Library


William H. Sanborn, Chairman (1960)


William T. Martin (1959) Paul B. Wake (1959)


Thomas J. Oliver (1961) Elmer O. Campbell, Jr. (1961) Carl C. Jones (1960)


Water Commissioners


Benjamin K. Richardson (1960) Roger M. Peabody (1961) Donald A. Alyward (1959)


Masconomet Regional District School Committee Robert T. Sperry (1959) Richard E. Quinn (1960) Rosamond L. Bastable (1961)


Town Officers Appointed 1958


Registrars of Voters Lloyd H. Getchell, Chairman (1960) Max J. Brean, Jr. (1959) Frederick C. Jones (1961) William T. Martin, Jr., Clerk (Ex-Officio)


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TOWN OFFICERS


Zoning Appeal Board


William H. Sanborn, Chairman (1959)


Frederick P. Daniels (1961) Frank E. Dow (1963)


Beaumont Hurd (1960) Donald A. Aylward, Clerk (1962)


Finance Committee


Richard Cressy, Chairman (1960)


Hazen M. Richardson (1961) Alden F. Moreland (1960)


E. Robin Jones (1959) Bartholomew J. Whalen (1961)


Chief of Police


James W. Wentworth


Sealer of Weights and Measures Joseph Beggs


Inspector of Animals Wilbur C. Rundlett, Jr.


Inspector of Slaughtering


Roland Larocque


Town Accountant


Elmer O. Campbell (1960)


Forest Fire Warden


Harold F. Purdy


Chief of Fire Department


Harold F. Purdy


Superintendent of Cemeteries


Charles W. Baker


Moth Superintendent James Donovan


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TOWN OFFICERS


Custodian of Town Hall James H. Ogden


Electric Light Manager


Willis W. Esty


Town Counsel


Daniel J. Donovan


Welfare Agent


Phyllis R. Brown


Building Inspector


Earl F. Jones


Wire Inspector


John W. Milbery


Veterans Agent


James H. Ogden


Health Agent


Leyland A. Phillips


TRUSTEES


B. F. Emerson Fund


Naumkeag Trust Company, Salem, Mass.


Roger F. Clapp


William H. Sanborn


Paul B. Wake


Mansfield Fund


Old Colony Trust Company, Boston, Mass.


David Cummings Fund


Board of Public Welfare


Annual Report


of the


Town Accountant 1958


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GENERAL GOVERNMENT


RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES Year Ending Dec. 31, 1958


RECEIPTS GENERAL REVENUE


TAXES:


CURRENT YEAR


Property


$ 259,993.73


Poll


1,586.00


Farm Animal Excise


343.65


Lieu of Taxes


5,570.08


PREVIOUS YEARS


Property


14,572.14


Tax Title Redemption


301.64


FROM THE STATE


Income


Valuation Basis


5,425.00


Education Basis


24,290.93


Corporation


13,302.80


LICENSES AND PERMITS:


Alcoholic Beverages


3,250.00


All others


861.50


Building


191.50


Revolver


44.00


FINES:


District Court


40.00


40.00


GRANTS AND GIFTS:


FROM FEDERAL GOVERNMENT


Old Age Assistance


17,689.28


Aid Dependent Children


3,243.67


Disability Assistance


533.79


School Lunches


6,470.72


Other School Purposes


2,051.15


325,385.97


4,347.00


29,988.61


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GENERAL GOVERNMENT


FROM STATE


Meals Tax


1,356.85


Vocational Education


319.80


High School Transportation


12,785.00


Retarded Children


2,548.53


School Building Aid


9,937.10


School Superintendent


3,333.33


Highway (Chapter 81)


9,438.63


Highway (Chapter 718)


6,089.60


Inspection of Animals


100.00


45,908.84


FROM COUNTY


Dog Licenses


777.44


777.44


ALL OTHER GENERAL REVENUE


Sale Tax Possession Property


492.00


Tailings


6.00


498.00


PRIVILEGES


Motor Vehicle Excise Tax


41,855.33


41,855.33


DEPARTMENTAL GENERAL GOVERNMENT


EXECUTIVE :


Selectmen


108.75


FINANCIAL:


Treasurer


6.00


Collector


72.75


OTHER DEPARTMENTS:


Clerk


13.00


Board of Appeals


42.25


MUNICIPAL BUILDINGS:


Town Hall


548.00


Memorial Hall


1,020.00


1,810.75


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GENERAL GOVERNMENT


PUBLIC SAFETY :


Police


61.00


Police Ambulance


80.00


Fire


259.75


Sealing of Weights and Measures


87.10


Dog Officer


72.00


559.85


HEALTH AND SANITATION :


Tuberculosis Subsidy


199.29


Contagious Disease


88.65


Dental Clinics


109.00


396.94


HIGHWAYS:


Chapter 90 Construction


10,330.00


Snow and Sanding


488.00


Truck and Machinery Rental


3,307.70


14,125.70


CHARITIES :


PUBLIC WELFARE


From Cities and Towns


3,021.31


From State


240.00


OLD AGE ASSISTANCE


From Individuals


1,807.00


From Cities and Towns


691.57


From State


19,521.10


AID DEPENDENT CHILDREN


From State


2,186.14


DISABILITY ASSISTANCE


From State


1,227.15


VETERANS' SERVICES :


28,694.27


From State 2,291.98


2,291.98


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GENERAL GOVERNMENT


SCHOOLS:


Tuition


306.60


Sale of Supplies


4.90


Hall Rental


45.00


Lunches


12,228.67


PUBLIC SERVICE ENTERPRISES:


ELECTRIC LIGHT DEPT.


Sale of Light and Power


171,508.80


Miscellaneous


2,007.05


WATER DEPT.


Hydrant Damaged


290.00


173,805.85


CEMETERIES :


Sale of Lots and Graves


220.00


Opening Graves


1,165.00


Care of Endowed Lots


712.50


2,097.50


INTEREST :


On Deposits


69.89


On Deferred Taxes


582.75


Mansfield Fund


1,730.00


2,382.64


MUNICIPAL INDEBTEDNESS:


Anticipation Revenue Loan


30,000.00


30,0000.00


AGENCY, TRUST AND INVESTMENT:


Beverage License


10.00


Dog Licenses


1,150.50


Perpetual Care Funds


905.00


Witholding Taxes


23,933.49


Retirement Fund


4,032.78


Mass. Hospital Service


3,064.50


Meter Deposits


710.00


Tailing


46.39


12,585.17


33,852.66


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GENERAL GOVERNMENT


REFUNDS:


General Departments


Public Service Enterprises


465.07 306.30


771.37


TRANSFERS:


Electric Light Depreciation Fund


8,520.86


8,520.86


Total Receipts Cash Balance January 1, 1958


760,696.73


115,243.54


875,940.27


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GENERAL GOVERNMENT


EXPENDITURES GENERAL GOVERNMENT


MODERATOR


Salary


David J. Donovan


50.00


50.00


FINANCE COMMITTEE


Expenses


Association Dues


15.00


Clerical hire


15.00


30.00


30.00


SELECTMEN


Salaries


Wilbur C. Rundlett, Jr.


500.00


Manuel Gilboard


500.00


Frank L. LeColst


395.00


David Burns


105.00


1,500.00


Expenses


Clerk


400.00


Supplies and Printing


104.55


Advertisements


151.50


Postage


16.20


Association Dues


34.00


Flag and Flowers


93.75


Expenses


90.00


890.00


2,390.00


ACCOUNTANT


Salary


Elmer O. Campbell


1,400.00


Expenses


Office Supplies


19.10


Association Dues


3.00


22.10


1,422.10


TREASURER


Salary


Edward H. Leary 1,400.00


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GENERAL GOVERNMENT


Expenses


Supplies


329.11


Postage


137.40


Mileage and Expenses


160.00


Clerical Assistance


250.00


Bank Charges


22.30


Association Dues


2.00


Certifying Note


2.00


Tax Title Expenses


305.00


1,207.81


2,607.81


TAX COLLECTOR


Salary and Wages


Harold E. Tyler


1,725.00


Laura R. Tyler


615.00


2,340.00


Expenses


Supplies


370.82


Postage


228.80


Deputy Collector


16.50


Mileage - Telephone


86.18


Tax Taking


36.60


Association Dues


2.00


740.90


3,080.90


ASSESSORS


Salaries


Paul B. Wake


625.00


Wilbur A. Witham


600.00


Ernest F. LeBeau


575.00


1,800.00


Expenses


Supplies and Postage


143.45


Abstract


59.87


Mileage - Expenses


77.50


Clerical Services


425.00


Office Expenses


137.94


Office Equipment


322.50


Association Dues


9.00


1,175.26


2,975.26


TOWN CLERK


Salary


Max J. Breau, Jr.


166.66


William Martin, Jr.


533.34 700.00


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GENERAL GOVERNMENT


Expenses


Office Expenses


157.18


Office Supplies


184.56


Office Equipment


224.63


Association Dues


7.50


Recording Deeds


13.00


586.87


1,286.87


COUNSEL


Salary


Daniel J. Donovan


800.00


Expenses


Filing Fees


21.55


Expenses


56.00


Services


90.00


167.55


967.55


PLANNING BOARD


Expenses


Clerical Services


45.00


Office Expense


10.00


Signs


118.00


Association Dues


20.00


193.00


193.00


ELECTIONS AND REGISTRATIONS


Salaries


Lloyd H. Getchell


75.00


Frederick Jones


75.00


Max J. Breau, Jr.


75.00


William T. Martin, Jr.


50.00


Walter L. Paine


25.00


300.00


Expenses


Listing


200.00


Election Officers


639.00


Printing and Supplies


312.53


Lunches


89.45


Janitor - School Hall


8.00


1,248.98


1,548.98


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GENERAL GOVERNMENT


TOWN HALL


Salary


James H. Ogden


480.00


Expenses


Fuel and Light


663.41


Supplies


66.60


Repairs


660.06


1,390.07


1,870.07


MEMORIAL HALL


Salary


6


A. H. Kitchin


360.00


Expenses


Fuel and Light


1,448.95


Supplies


71.41


Telephone


93.40


Repairs


633.83


Hot Topping


1,489.94


3,737.53


4,097.53


Total General Government Expenditures


$ 22,520.07


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PROTECTION OF PROPERTY


PUBLIC SAFETY


CONSTABLE


Salary


James W. Wentworth


35.00 35.00


POLICE DEPARTMENT


Salaries and Wages


James W. Wentworth, Chief


4,680.00


Lloyd H. Getchell


1,405.60


Harold Moore


1,008.75


Robert Hurd


281.25


Arthur Doane


132.50


Norman Welch


92.50


William Pennock


3.75


David DeTomaso


67.50


John F. Robinson


6.25


William C. Poor


1.25


7,679.35


Expenses


Car Maintenance


2,518.76


Office Expenses


263.49


Supplies


33.00


Equipment


129.52


Dues and Expenses


8.95


2,953.72


10,633.07


CIVIL DEFENSE


Expenses


Telephone


91.96


91.96


BUILDING INSPECTOR


Salary


Earl F. Jones


500.00


Expenses


200.00


700.00


FIRE DEPARTMENT


Salaries


Chief


700.00


Deputy Chief


200.00


Captain


150.00


Lieutenants (3)


225.00


Forest Warden


50.00


Firefighters


1,036.61


2,361.61


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PROTECTION OF PROPERTY


Expenses


Labor


1,594.74


Equipment and Repairs


3,056.52


Gasoline and Oil


366.15


Fuel and Light


1,443.26


Building Maintenance


127.61


Office Expenses - Telephone


342.05


Fire Alarm Maintenance


662.98


Insurance


220.15


7,813.46


10,175.07


BOARD OF APPEALS


Expenses


Advertisements


49.00


Postage - Supplies


14.47


Clerical Services


41.00


104.47


104.47


WIRE INSPECTOR


Salary


John W. Milbery


300.00


Expenses


125.00


425.00


SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES


Salary


Joseph Begg


125.00


Expenses


75.00


200.00


FORESTRY DEPARTMENT


Wages


Labor


2,766.35


Expenses


Truck Maintenance


177.27


Equipment


291.37


Removing Trees


311.45


Planting New Trees


300.00


Supplies


422.68


Association Dues


5.00


1,507.77 4,274.12


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PROTECTION OF PROPERTY


DOG OFFICER


Salary


James W. Wentworth 100.00


Expenses


Care and Disposing of Dogs


228.00


328.00


Total Public Safety Expenditures


$ 26,966.69


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HEALTH AND SANITATION


HEALTH AND SANITATION


HEALTH DEPARTMENT


Salaries


Leyland A. Phillips, Agent 300.00


Mary Wilson, Asst. Agent 20.00 320.00


Expenses


Care of Patients


264.00


Care of Dump


2,142.46


Vital Statistics


233.00


Virus Clinic


155.70


Office Equipment


154.50


Engineering Service


96.30


Contagious Disease


88.65


3,134.61


3,454.61


DENTAL CLINIC


Expenses


Services


1,200.00


Supplies


76.49


1,196.49


1,196.49


INSPECTOR OF ANIMALS


Salary


Philip H. Dearth


100.00


Expenses


100.00


200.00


INSPECTOR OF SLAUGHTERING


Salary


Roland Larocque


50.00


50.00


ESSEX SANITORIUM ASSESSMENT


County Treasurer


4,000.99


4,000.99


COMMUNITY HEALTH PROGRAM


Community Services, Inc.


2,500.00


2,500.00


Total Health and Sanitation Expenditures


$ 11,402.09


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HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT


HIGHWAYS


HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT


Wages


Labor


13,559.80


Expenses


Truck Hire


2,081.10


Equipment Hire


1,658.40


Supplies


1,432.75


Sand and Gravel


2,034.56


Asphalt


2,378.82


Signs


61.25


Light and Power


112.44


Office Expenses


202.67


9,961.99 23,521.79


SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS


Peabody Street Bridge


4,707.93


Liberty Street


828.72


Mt. Vernon Street


966.86


Storm Drains


825.92


Street Lighting


4,500.00


Truck Purchase


2,666.91


14,496.34


14,496.34


SNOW REMOVAL


Wages


Labor


3,998.80


Expenses


Truck Hire


4,549.40


Equipment and Repairs


676.70


Salt and Sand


2,171.63


State Road


27.52


7,425.25 11,424.05


ROAD MACHINERY ACCOUNT


Expenses


Gasoline and Oil 1,743.51


Parts and Repairs


1,583.19


Insurance and Registration


54.22


Supplies


217.76


3,598.68


3,598.68


$ 53,040.86


Total Highway Expenditures


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CHARITIES ACCOUNT


CHARITIES


PUBLIC WELFARE


Salaries - Commissioners


Leslie E. Merrifield


250.00


'Leyland A. Phillips


300.00


Roger M. Peabody


190.00


Charles H. Bates


60.00


800.00


GENERAL RELIEF


Expenses


Administration


321.24


Aid - Cash


1,999.30


Groceries and Fuel


1,775.10


Medical Aid


173.76


Other Cities and Towns


3,241.85


7,511.25


OLD AGE ASSISTANCE


Administration


Central Essex Welfare District


1,174.00


Aid


Cash


42,016.38


Other Cities and Towns 1,671.54 43,687.92


AID DEPENDENT CHILDREN


Cash


8,068.20


DISABILITY ASSISTANCE


Cash


2,108.16


Total Charities Expenditures


$ 63,349.53


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VETERANS' .. SERVICES


VETERANS' SERVICES


Salary


James H. Ogden, Agent


250.00


Expenses


5.00


Aid


Cash


5,041.00


Fuel - Groceries


404.06


Medical Aid


489.82


Other Cities and Towns


835.20


6,770.08


Total Veterans' Services Expenditures $ 7,025.08


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SCHOOL DEPARTMENT


SCHOOLS


Salaries


Superintendent


7,298.83


Teachers and Supervisors


88,827.06


Doctor


600.00


Nurse


1,250.00


Janitors


6,939.29


Attendance Officer


125.00


Census Taker


118.75


Clerk


3,233.29


108,392.22


Expenses


Superintendent


180.00


Office


1,271.01


Books and Supplies


7,309.93


Building Maintenance


5,238.56


Fuel and Light


6,408.66


Transportation


16,814.00


Tuition


34,959.88


Furnishings - Equipment


910.14


Teachers Courses


350.00


TV Programs


117.50


73,559.68


181,951.90


SCHOOL LUNCH


Labor


Equipment and Supplies


5,743.50 15,704.94


21,448.44


21,448.44


REGIONAL SCHOOL


Assessment


25,274.23


25,274.23


SCHOOL ADDITION


Contractor


Architect


Equipment


17,521.41 203.24 511.20


18,235.85 18,235.85


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SCHOOL DEPARTMENT


VOCATIONAL EDUCATION


Expense


Tuition


Transportation


1,075.35 100.00


1,175.35


1,175.35


Total School Expenditures


$248,085.77


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LIBRARY AND PARK DEPARTMENTS


LIBRARY


Salaries


Expenses


1,620.00 3,618.00


5,238.00


Total Library Expenditures $ 5,238.00


RECREATION


PARK


Wages


Labor


716.80


Expenses


Supplies


54.07


Spraying


40.00


Storage


50.00


Truck Hire


142.40


Drainage


187.41


464.88


1,181.68


CHRISTMAS LIGHTING


Middleton Electric Light Dept.


48.83


48.83


Total Recreation Expenditures


$ 1,230.51


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UNCLASSIFIED


UNCLASSIFIED


INSURANCE


Workmen's Compensation and


Public Liability


3,352.30


Buildings - Blanket Policy


3,850.89


Vehicle - Fire and Theft


99.10


Vehicle Liability


2,471.25


School Liability


17.41


Clerk's Bond


7.50


Collector's Bond and Burglary


368.25


Treasurer's Bond and Burglary


242.00


Life and Hospital


93.60


10,502.30


Memorial Day


393.60


Printing Town Reports


1,019.60


East St. Land Purchase


500.00


1,913.20


MANSFIELD FUND


Concert


200.00


Picnic


1,133.30


Thanksgiving and Christmas


473.00


Filing Report Fee


3.00


1,809.30


Total Unclassified Expenditures


$ 14,224.80


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PUBLIC SERVICE ENTERPRISES


PUBLIC SERVICE ENTERPRISES


ELECTRIC LIGHT


Salaries


Commissioners


Frank Dow


200.00


John Muzichuk


200.00


Lansing English


200.00


Manager


5,720.00


Clerk


2,796.00


9,116.00


MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION


Energy


Merrimack Essex Electric Co. Danvers Electric Light Dept.


107,646.74 18,891.78


Labor


Material


13,014.43


Office Expense


1,634.88


Truck Maintenance


1,141.91


Insurance


2,055.05


Depreciation


8,520.86


Line Clearance


1,633.53


Park St. Lights


500.00


Wennerberg Road Lights


391.87


Beatle Road Lights


300.00


Truck


2,000.00


31,192.53


Total Electric Light Expenditures $166,847.05


WATER DEPARTMENT


Salaries


Commissioners


Benjamin K. Richardson 100.00


Roger M. Peabody 100.00


Donald A. Aylward




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