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GIFT TO TAFT PUBLIC LIBRARY GIVEN BY
E. JANE COLEMAN
IN MEMORY OF
ALBERT S. COLEMAN, TOWN CLERK OF MENDON, 1926-1966 AND EMILY L. COLEMAN, ASST. TOWN CLERK OF MENDON, 1926-1966 TOWN CLERK 1966-1971
A COLLECTION OF MENDON TOWN REPORTS 1857-1967 (FOURTEEN BOUND VOLUMES)
COLEMAN
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ANNUAL REPORTS
of the
TOWN OFFICERS
of the
TOWN OF MENDON
including the report of the
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
for the
MUNICIPAL YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1958 292nd ANNUAL REPORT
CHARLESCRAFT PRESS MILFORD, MASSACHUSETTS 1959
TOWN OF MENDON
Town of Mendon Incorporated May 15, 1667
Population 1905, 1955 Census
Registered Voters in 1958, 1099
Annual Election: First Monday in March
Annual Meeting:
First Friday Evening after the First Monday in March
County Commissioners:
Francis E. Cassidy
Webster
Edward P. Bird, Chairman
Fitchburg
Joseph A. Aspero
Worcester
Fourteenth Congressional District: Congressman, Joseph William Martin, Jr.
North Attleboro
Fourth Senatorial District: Joseph E. Gibney Webster
Eighth Worcester Representative District: Representatives General Court: Charles Mullaly, Jr. Charles E. Luke Driscoll Northbridge
Millville
Sheriff for Worcester County: William A. Bennett Worcester
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TOWN OFFICERS
Moderator Roy A. Barrows
Selectmen
Robert P. Congdon
Term expires 1959
Ernest P. Wood Term expires 1960
Harold Metcalf
Term expires 1961
Board of Public Welfare Board of Health and Fence Viewers Harold Metcalf Robert P. Congdon Ernest P. Wood
Town Clerk
Albert S. Coleman
Town Treasurer
Charles F. Leonard Term expires 1961
Tax Collector
Arthur P. Dalton Term expires 1961
Assessors
Carl M. Taft, Clerk Term expires 1959
D. Kinsley Barnes
Term expires 1960
Thomas D. Hackenson Term expires 1961
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School Committee
Harry C. York
Gordon R. Good
William M. Kimball
Term expires 1959
Term expires 1960
Term expires 1961
Superintendent of Schools
Percy L. Rowe
Trustees of Taft Public Library
Vestella M. Daniels
Term expires 1960
Henry P. Clough, Secretary Term expires 1959
Robert P. Congdon Percy L. Rowe Gordon R. Good
Water Commissioners
M. Morton Goodnow Term expires 1959
Clarence E. Varney
Term expires 1960
Donato F. Leone
Term expires 1961
Park Commissioners
Fred R. Phipps Term expires 1959
George E. Johnson Term expires 1960
Russell E. Phipps Term expires 1961
Tree Warden and Moth Superintendent
William E. Nuttall
Highway Surveyor William R. Bowen
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Constable William D. Rondeau
Officers Appointed by the Selectmen
Chief of Police
William D. Rondeau
Town Counsel
Shelley D. Vincent
Dog Officer William D. Rondeau
Wiring Inspector Walter J. Channing
Sealer of Weights and Measures William D. Rondeau
Fire Chief and Forest Warden William F. Irons
Superintendent of Streets
William R. Bowen
Burial Agent
Norry J. Daige
Custodian of
Soldiers' and Sailors' Graves
Richard F. Harding
Inspector of Slaughtering Willard N. Seibert
Inspector of Animals Roy A. Barrows
Town Accountant Helen F. Irons Term expires 1959
Surveyor of Wood and Bark Arthur V. Pond
Veterans' Agent Philip W. Harding
Public Welfare Administrator Helen F. Irons
Registrars of Voters
Asa B. Vear
Term expires 1959
Joseph W. McEwen
Term expires 1960
Walter O. Rapps
Term expires 1961
Albert S. Coleman, Clerk
Finance Committee
*Roy A. Barrows Term expires 1959
Leonard Rogers Term expires 1960
John L. Lundvall Term expires 1961
*Resigned. Arthur Wiersma appointed to fill unexpired term.
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Forest Committee
Harold F. Lowell
Term expires 1959
Norry J. Daige
Term expires 1960
Charles F. Leonard
Term expires 1961
Field Drivers
Alex Woleck W. Arthur Robinson Edward Goss
Caucus Committee
Joseph Taylor George P. Hutchinson James H. Grant
Regional School District Committee William M. Kimball L. Everett Murch Frederick M. Magee
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FINANCIAL REPORTS
SELECTMEN - SALARIES
Appropriation
$
700.00
Expended:
Robert P. Congdon $ 283.33
Ernest P. Wood 200.00
Harold Metcalf
216.67
Total expended $ 700.00
SELECTMEN - EXPENSES
Appropriation
$
250.00
Expended: State and County
Dues $ 21.00
Forbes Press
8.50
Hobbs & Warren, Inc. 2.79
Cahill's News Agy.
7.96
P.O. Lock Box 5.80
Postage
6.00
Advertising
21.00
Expense to State and Co. Meetings 164.27
Total expended
$
237.32
Unexpended
12.68
$ 250.00
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TREASURER - EXPENSES
Appropriation
..... . .
$
275.00
Expended:
State Ass'n. Dues $ 2.00
Forbes Press 13.75
Hobbs & Warren, Inc. 7.96
Cahill's News Agy.
8.52
Stamped Envelopes
173.86
Preparing
Schedule A 15.00
Use of Car 36.00
Total expended
$
257.09
Unexpended
17.91
$
275.00
TOWN ACCOUNTANT - EXPENSES
Appropriation
$
50.00
Transfer from Reserve Fund.
9.87
Total
$
59.87
Expended:
Mass. Division of
Accounts
$
36.37
Taft Printing Co.
23.50
Total expended
$
59.87
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TOWN CLERK - EXPENSES
Appropriation
$
350.00
Transfer from Reserve Fund
14.30
Total
$
364.30
Expended:
Town Clerks'
Meetings $ 112.00
Swearing in Town Officers 13.50
Recording Fees
109.00
Check Fees
2.85
Toll Calls
14.20
Postage 10.16
Clarke Printing Co.
25.40
Hobbs & Warren, Inc. 51.34
Miscellaneous
Supplies 25.85
Total expended
$
364.30
TAX COLLECTOR - EXPENSES
Appropriation
$
275.00
Expended:
Barre Gazette $ 67.73
Forbes Press 35.00
Hobbs & Warren, Inc. 24.95
Postage
138.00
Deputy's Bond 5.00
10
State Ass'n. Dues
2.00
Miscellaneous 1.54
Total expended
$
274.22
Unexpended
.78
$ 275.00
ASSESSORS - SALARIES
$ 700.00
Appropriation Expended:
Donald B. Lowell $ 33.33
D. Kinsley Barnes
200.00
Thomas Hackenson 166.67
Carl M. Taft, Clerk
300.00
Total expended $ 700.00
ASSESSORS - EXPENSES
Appropriation
Expended:
Hobbs & Warren,
Inc. $ 59.88
Postage
14.00
Tax Tables
1.00
Deed Abstracts
112.62
State and County Dues 9.00
State Assessors'
Meeting 5.00
Use of Cars
20.00
Total expended
$
221.50
Unexpended
78.50
$ 300.00
. ......
$
300.00
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ELECTIONS AND REGISTRATIONS
Appropriation
$ 1,200.00
Transfer from Reserve Fund
296.20
Total
$ 1,496.20
Expended:
Payrolls:
Town Election $ 162.50
Special Town
Meeting
56.25
State Primaries 104.00
State Election
195.69
Street Listing
251.25
Registrars' Salaries
140.00
Chilson's Radio
Service 65.00
Upton Mimeograph Service
46.50
Clarke Printing Co.
304.25
Charlescraft Press
12.50
Lowell's Dairy
8.71
Advertising
149.55
Total expended
$ 1,496.20
CLERICAL HIRE FOR TOWN OFFICERS
Appropriation ....
$
350.00
Expended:
Helen F. Irons $ 347.50
Unexpended 2.50
$
350.00
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TOWN HALL MAINTENANCE
Appropriation
$
900.00
Expended:
Lester Hill $ 53.00
Leonard N. Jaques
& Sons 18.40
Walter Channing, repairs 40.53
C. L. Goss, repairs
79.13
Mendon Cash Mkt.
7.69
Sub. Propane Gas Corp. 31.03
Raymond Dudley,
Janitor 480.00
Total expended $ 709.78
Unexpended
190.22
$
900.00
RECORD ROOM MAINTENANCE
Appropriation .. ....
$
600.00
Expended:
Carrie Marlow,
Janitor $ 50.00
Sub. Propane Gas Corp. 258.32
Worc. Co. Elec. Co.
17.75
Toll Calls 16.50
Royal McBee Corp. 18.75
Cahill's News Agy. 3.50
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Total expended
$
364.82
Unexpended
235.18
$
600.00
HEAT AND LIGHTS - TOWN BUILDINGS
Appropriation
... $ 2,500.00
Expended:
Worc. Co. Elec. Co. $ 213.28
H. J. Shaughnessy 1,813.89
Boiler Inspection 10.00
Total expended $ 2,037.17
Unexpended 462.83
$ 2,500.00
POLICE DEPARTMENT
Appropriation
$ 5,800.00
Expended:
Salaries:
William D. Rondeau $ 748.75
Harold Metcalf 664.15
Philip W. Harding 404.58 Harold Barrows, Jr. 524.25
Norry J. Daige 382.06
Raymond Rogers 508.08
Paul Tyler 64.25
E. John Magliocca 82.85
Thomas Stevens 347.98
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Freeman H. Lowell
76.00
William Hazard
37.80
Mileage
1,498.62
Postage
3.50
N.E. Tel. & Tel. Co.
311.33
Staymens
54.00
Forbes Press
16.00
Hopedale Coal &
Ice Co.
4.40
Nick Toches
2.00
Cahill's News Agy.
1.50
Mendon Cash Mkt.
1.63
W. S. Darley Co.
27.76
L. R. Berger
15.30
Dept. of Public
Safety
15.00
Mass. Police
Chiefs' Ass'n.
5.00
Total expended
$ 5,796.79
Unexpended
3.21
$ 5,800.00
FIRE DEPARTMENT
Appropriation
$ 2,100.00
Expended:
Salary of Chief $ 100.00
Pay rolls 437.25
W. H. Gibbons, insurance 178.50
Broomcrafters 8.00
Mendon Gulf Station 31.60
Mendon Texaco Station 12.25
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Comm. of Mass.,
radio
324.50
Mendon Cash Mkt.
1.84
Postage
1.75
Chas. H. Clougherty
Company
6.00
Valpey Crystal
38.00
Carrie Marlow 50.00
Lakeside Garage
265.42
Worc. Co. Elec. Co.
46.00
Farrar Co.
161.71
N.E. Tel. & Tel. Co.
314.61
N.E. Fire Chiefs'
Ass'n.
3.00
Mendon Auto
Salvage
76.70
Total expended
$ 2,057.13
Unexpended
42.87
$ 2,100.00
FOREST FIRE DEPARTMENT
Appropriation
. .
$
750.00
Expended:
Wm. F. Irons,
Warden
$
25.00
Pay rolls 262.00
Farrar Co., hose 350.00
Total expended
$
637.00
113.00
Unexpended
$ 750.00
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DOG OFFICER
Appropriation
. .......
$
300.00
Expended:
Wm. D. Rondeau,
Salary and use
of car
$
35.00
Boarding 20 dogs
200.00
Destroying 18 dogs 36.00
Total expended
$
271.00
Unexpended
29.00
$
300.00
CIVILIAN DEFENSE
January 1, 1958, Balance $ 153.38
Expended:
John R. Ehrhart $ 61.30
Balance Dec. 31, 1958 92.08
$
153.38
BOARD OF HEALTH
Appropriation .... $ 2,250.00
Expended:
Comm. of Mass. $ 10.00
District Nurse Ass'n. 126.00 A. H. Sweet Co., Inc. 4.44 Milford Hospital 444.00
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Worcester County Sanitorium 234.00
Jas. Ferrucci, rent of dump 1,000.00
Highway Dept., labor
351.00
Total expended
$ 2,169.44
Unexpended
80.56
$ 2,250.00
DUTCH ELM DISEASE CONTROL
Appropriation Expended:
..... ........
$
600.00
Aerial spraying
June 2, 1958 $ 317.50 Aerial spraying July 10, 1958 282.50
Total expended
$
600.00
INSECT PEST CONTROL
Appropriation
$
500.00
Expended:
Wm. Nuttall, salary and labor $ 51.00
Mist Blower Ground Spray 288.00
Poison Ivy Spray 150.00
J. W. Virchow, spray 10.87
Total expended
$
499.87
Unexpended
.13
$ 500.00
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TREE WARDEN
Appropriation
Expnded:
$ 1,400.00
William Nuttall,
salary
$ 12.00
Labor:
Wm. Nuttall
485.63
Geo. Hutchinson
307.20
Harold Metcalf
309.00
Willard Mathewson
48.00
Charles Wood
12.00
Clifford Mathewson
36.00
Earl Arnold,
equipment
96.00
Dues, Tree Wardens' Ass'n.
2.00
Arc Way Welding Co.
18.00
Jesse White
50.55
John Wells
3.80
Frost Co., signs
8.92
Mendon Gulf Station
10.37
Total expended
$ 1,399.47
Unexpended .53
$ 1,400.00
HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT GENERAL REPAIRS
Appropriation .... $ 2,500.00
Expended:
Labor
$ 1,949.60
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Town Trucks
4.00
N.E. Tel. & Tel. Co.
165.78
Mendon Cash Mkt.
29.71
State & Co. Supt. Ass'n. 7.00
Upton Fuel &
Const. Co.
34.40
Clark-Shaughnessy, Inc.
19.75
Jesse White 35.40
Lester Hill
3.50
H. M. Curtiss Co.
9.77
Ingham's Sign Shop
13.00
Hopedale Coal & Ice Co.
37.65
C. L. Goss
11.50
Elbridge Hatt
.75
Leonard Jaques & Sons
16.53
Petrometal Industries 48.30
Files Equip. Co. 113.16
Total expended
$ 2,499.80
Unexpended
.20
$ 2,500.00
SNOW REMOVAL
Appropriation
$12,000.00
Expended:
Labor
$ 3,489.05
Town Equipment
1,889.00
Hired Equipment 3,435.50
Rosenfeld Sand &
Stone Co.
986.56
Inter. Salt Co.
309.10
A. S. Antolini
15.00
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Grafton & Upton R.R. 188.15
Concord
Woodworking Co. 160.49
Lakeside Garage
108.57
Jesse White
20.00
Files Equip. Co.
178.80
E. F. Edson Co., Inc.
136.50
Total expended
$10,916.72
Unexpended
1,083.28
$12,000.00
CHAPTER 81
Appropriation
$ 3,700.00
State Allotment 10,175.00
Total
$13,875.00
Expended:
Labor $ 5,642.40
Town Equipment 949.00
Hired Equipment
1,404.90
H. A. Daniels, Ins.
321.00
Rosenfeld Sand &
Stone Co. 2,056.00
Trimount Bituminous
Products 3,457.74
Upton Fuel &
Const. Co. 43.80
Total expended
$13,874.84
Unexpended
.16
$13,875.00
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CHAPTER 90 MAINTENANCE
Town Appropriation
$ 1,500.00
State Allotment
1,500.00
County Allotment
1,500.00
Total
$ 4,500.00
Expended:
Labor $ 1,416.80
Town Equipment 385.00
Hired Equipment 146.00
Trimount Bituminous
Products 1,901.44
Rosenfeld Sand &
Stone Co.
575.09
H. A. Daniels, Ins.
75.66
Total expended:
$ 4,499.99
Unexpended
.01
$ 4,500.00
CHAPTER 90 CONSTRUCTION
State Allotment
$ 6,000.00
County Allotment
3,000.00
Chapter 718, Acts of 1956
3,000.00
Total
$12,000.00
Expended:
Labor
$ 3,131.35
Town Equipment 860.00
Hired Equipment 2,029.10
Upton Fuel & Const. Co. 1,835.80
Medway Block Co. 182.04
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Rosenfeld Sand & Stone Co. 183.83
Corbett Concrete Pipe Co. 2,726.88
H. A. Daniels Ins. 162.51
Clark-Shaughnessy, Inc. 6.82
S. E. Construction Co. 96.32
Trimount Bituminous
Products Co. 604.19
E. L. LeBaron
Foundry Co. 176.80
Total expended
$11,995.64
Unexpended
4.36
$12,000.00
HIGHWAY MACHINERY - MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS
Transfer from Road Machinery
Fund $ 2,500.00
Expended:
The Fisher Co., Inc. $ 69.15
Lakeside Garage 288.16
Mendon Gulf Station 703.49
H. A. Daniels Ins. 135.09
Donald B. Lowell, Ins. 110.31
Karl Bright Ins. Agy.
139.25
30.00
Arc-Way Welding Co. F. Frabotta & Sons
39.77
Vin's Gulf Station 30.65
Mendon Texaco Sta. 315.42
Jesse White 12.79
Registry of Motor Veh. 6.00
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Files Equip. Co.
9.25
O'Grady's Ser. Sta.
62.20
Mendon Auto Salvage
23.50
Norman I. Rogers
65.79
Harold Metcalf, gas
5.50
Total expended
$ 2,046.32
Unexpended
453.68
$ 2,500.00
HIGHWAY MACHINERY FUND
January 1, 1958, Balance $ 4,427.05
Paid to Town Treasurer for use
of equipment:
General Repairs
$
4.00
Snow Removal
1,889.00
Chapter 81 949.00
Chapter 90 Maint. 385.00
Chapter 90 Const.
860.00
Sale of Truck parts
60.00
Total 1958 receipts 4,147.00
Unexpended 1956 Truck Acc't. 129.53
Unexpended 1958 Maint. Acc't.
435.68
Total available $ 9,157.26
Transfers:
To Highway Machinery Maint. and Repairs 2,500.00
Balance in Fund Dec. 31, 1958 .. $ 6,657.26
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BOARD OF PUBLIC WELFARE - SALARIES
Appropriation
$
...
45.00
Expended:
Harold Metcalf
$
15.00
Ernest P. Wood
15.00
Robert P. Congdon
15.00
Total expended
$
45.00
PUBLIC WELFARE - TEMPORARY AID
Appropriation
$ 7,000.00
Transfer from Reserve Fund
1,679.63
$ 8,679.63
Expended:
Cash payments,
6 Cases
$ 1,745.59
Maintenance
2,167.10
Medical Care
292.79
Hospitalization 788.42
Town of Franklin,
1 Case 38.60
Town of Milford,
1 Case 36.50
Town of Blackstone, 1 Case 281.75
Town of Uxbridge, 1 Case 45.00
Town of Foxborough,
1 Case
2,090.47
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City of Worcester,
3 Cases 801.21
Disability Assistance 392.20
Total expended $ 8,679.63
Above expenditures prorated:
State Share $ 4,155.33
State and Federal Share for
Disability Assistance 294.15
Local Share
4,230.15
$ 8,679.63
AID TO DEPENDENT CHILDREN
Appropriation
$ 1,500.00
Federal Grants
739.50
Total Available $ 2,239.50
Expended:
Direct Aid, 1 Case $ 1,808.58
Unexpended
430.92
$ 2,239.50
Above expenditures prorated:
Federal Share
$
541.50
State Share 621.69
Local Share 645.39
$ 1,808.58
DISABILITY ASSISTANCE - FEDERAL GRANT
January 1, 1958, balance
$
43.13
Cash receipts, 1958
499.60
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Total available
$
542.73
Expended:
Direct Aid, 1 person
$
449.60
Unexpended
93.13
$
542.73
Above expenditures prorated:
State and Federal Share
$
337.20
Local Share
112.40
$
449.60
OLD AGE ASSISTANCE
Appropriation
$22,000.00
Federal Grants
19,656.72
Total available
$41,656.72
Expended:
Direct Aid,
34 Cases
$34,756.77
Town of Blackstone, 3 Cases 535.24
Town of Milford, 1 Case 41.93
Town of Hopkinton,
1 Case
27.90
Town of Uxbridge, 1 Case 24.08
City of Worcester,
1 Case
166.01
Total expended
$35,551.93
Unexpended
6,104.79
$41,656.72
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Above expenditures prorated:
Federal Share
$14,796.08
State Share
15,405.28
Local Share
5,339.72
Town of Milford
10.85
$35,551.93
ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC ASSISTANCE
Appropriation
$ 1,470.00
Federal Grants
1,246.37
Total Available
... $ 2,716.37
Expended:
Salaries
$ 2,070.00
Travel Expense
20.00
Postage
51.00
Supplies
7.03
Telephone
153.38
Total expended
$ 2,301.41
Unexpended
414.96
$ 2,716.37
Above expenditures prorated:
Federal Share
$ 1,020.01
State Share
7.77
Local Share
1,273.63
$ 2,301.41
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VETERANS' BENEFITS
Appropriation
$ 3,350.00
Expended:
Cash payments $ 1,423.80
Maintenance 239.11
Medical Care
541.95
Postage 7.00
County Ass'n. Dues
5.00
Total expended
$ 2,216.86
Unexpended
1,133.14
$ 3,350.00
Above expenditures prorated:
State Share
$ 1,151.25
Local Share
1,065.61
$ 2,216.86
SCHOOL BUILDING COMMITTEE PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS
January 1, 1958, balance $ 2,000.00
Expended:
Taft Printing Co., Inc.
$
93.00
Balance December 31, 1958 1,907.00
$ 2,000.00
VOCATIONAL EDUCATION
Appropriation $ 2,800.00
Expended: Tuition:
Town of Norwood $ 156.00
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Town of
Framingham
2.40
Milford School
Department 24.00
Norfolk Co. Agri.
School
370.00
City of Worcester
246.40
City of Boston
9.60
Transportation:
Carlstrom Bus
Lines
53.25
Sandra Harvey
65.80
Total Expended
$
927.45
Unexpended
1,872.55
$ 2,800.00
SPECIAL SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAM
Balance January 1, 1958
$
251.88
Revenue from Meals
6,713.43
State Reimbursements
3,770.60
Total Available $10,735.91
Expended:
Salaries $ 3,112.80
Food supplies 6,874.56
Equipment
85.15
Express charges
78.83
Repairs
7.20
Expense State
Meetings 40.50
Total expended
$10,199.04
Unexpended
536.87
$10,735.91
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PARK DEPARTMENT
Appropriation
$
450.00
Expended:
Labor:
George Johnson $ 275.20
Henry Bennett 129.60
Clayton Parkinson 21.00
Lakeside Flower
Shop 23.50
Total expended $ 449.30
Unexpended .70
450.00 $
MEMORIAL DAY OBSERVANCE
Appropriation
$
275.00
Expended:
D. C. Ryan, band $ 175.00
Perkins & Butler, flags 20.54
Lakeside Flower Shop 27.00
Mendon Cash Mkt. 33.33
Total expended
$
255.87
Unexpended 19.13
$
275.00
TOWN REPORTS
Appropriation .......
$
750.91
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Expended:
Charlescraft Press
$ 717.55
Seaver's Express, Inc.
3.36
Distribution
30.00
Total expended
$
750.91
RESERVE FUND
Appropriation $ 2,000.00
Transfers by Finance Committee:
To Town Accountant Exp. $
9.87
To Town Clerk's Expense 14.30
To Elections and Registra- tion
296.20
To Public Welfare-G.R.
1,679.63
Total Transfers $ 2,000.00
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REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT
December 31, 1958 RECEIPTS
General Revenue
Taxes:
Current Year:
Poll
$ 990.00
Personal Property
8,896.62
Real Estate
104,873.68
Motor Vehicle Excise
20,837.31
Farm Animal Excise
260.22
Previous Years:
Personal Property
312.34
Real Estate
9,381.97
Motor Vehicle Excise
6,981.61
Farm Animal Excise
35.75
From the State:
Corporation Tax
8,239.20
Income Tax
3,684.00
O.A.A. Meal Tax
1,064.16
Licenses and Permits
419.50
Certification of Municipal Liens
2.00
Grants and Gifts:
From Federal Government:
Old Age Assistance, Aid
14,339.88
Old Age Assistance, Admin.
923.32
Aid to Dependent Children, Aid 459.50
Aid to Dependent Children,
Administration 91.19
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Disability Assistance, Aid
499.60
Disability Assistance, Admin. 9.62
From State:
School Aid, Chapter 70
16,503.46
School Superintendents
1,466.67
Vocational Education
765.32
School Transportation
11,571.38
Tuition State Wards
685.44
Inspector of Animals
75.00
Highways:
Chaper 81, 1957 Contract
10,175.00
Chapter 81, 1958 Contract
3,168.20
Chapter 90 Maintenance,
1957
1,499.79
Chapter 90 Maintenance,
1958
1,499.99
Chapter 90 Construction, 1957
5,999.78
Chapter 718, Acts of 1956
3,000.00
From County:
Chapter 90 Construction, 1957
2,999.89
Dog License Refund
591.36
Dog Officer's Account
139.00
Commercial Revenue
Town Hall Rent $ 474.00
Wire Inspections
51.00
Sealer's Fees
22.00
Sale of Town Maps
10.00
Sale of Town Annals
5.00
Rent of Fire Tower Land
50.00
Highways:
Truck and Machinery Rental 4,147.00
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Charities:
Temporary Aid:
From the State
3,144.96
Aid to Dependent Children:
From the State 263.16
From Individuals
56.50
Disability Assistance:
From the State
136.56
From Individuals
1,033.71
Old Age Assistance:
From the State
15,127.77
From Cities and Towns
34.55
From Individuals
1,575.13
Veterans' Benefits:
From the State
596.22
Schools:
No. Smithfield, Tuition
490.38
School Lunch Revenue
10,484.03
Library Fines
14.18
Water Dept. Revenue
2,219.62
Interest:
Thayer Cemetery Fund
5.00
Deferred Taxes
362.07
Motor Vehicle Excise Taxes
109.15
Farm Animal Excise Taxes
1.20
Charges and Fees
33.65
Agency, Trust and Investment
Town Clerk, Dog License Fees
697.00
Trust Fund Income
203.12
Federal Withholding Taxes
12,398.54
Worcester Co. Retirement
Fund
1,537.13
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Refunds
Collector's Bond
37.75
Memorial Day Observance
6.92
Advertising
26.25
Cancelled Checks
196.85
Total Receipts
$297,992.15
Balance Jan. 1, 1958
52,703.71
$350,695.86
EXPENDITURES General Government
Moderator's Salary
$ 25.00
Selectmen's Salaries
700.00
Selectmen's Expense
237.32
Town Accountant's Salary
500.00
Town Accountant's Expense
59.87
Treasurer's Salary
800.00
Treasurer's Expense
257.09
Collector's Salary
1,000.00
Collector's Expense
274.22
Assessors' Salaries
700.00
Assessors' Expense
221.50
Town Counsel's Salary
100.00
Town Counsel's Expense
75.00
Town Clerk's Salary
300.00
Town Clerk's Expense
364.30
Elections and Registrations
1,496.20
Clerical Hire-Town Officers
347.50
Bonds for Town Officers
284.80
Town Hall Maintenance
709.78
Town Hall-New Lights
350.00
Record Room Maintenance
364.82
Heat and Lights-Town Bldgs.
2,037.17
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Protection of Persons and Property
Constable's Salary
25.00
Police Department
5,796.79
Fire Department
2,057.13
Wire Inspector
80.00
Sealer of Weights and Measures
60.00
Insect Pest Control
499.87
Dutch Elm Disease Control
600.00
Tree Warden
1,399.47
Forest Fires
637.00
Dog Officer
271.00
Civilian Defense
61.30
Health and Sanitation
Board of Health
2,169.44
Worcester County Hospital
2,264.29
Inspector of Animals
150.00
Inspector of Slaughtering
25.00
Highways
General Repairs
2,499.80
Highway Machinery Mainte-
nance
2,046.32
Snow Removal
10,916.72
Chapter 81
13,874.84
Chapter 90 Maintenance
4,499.99
Chapter 90 Construction
11,995.64
Street Lighting
1,083.96
Charities
Public Welfare Salaries
$ 45.00
General Relief
8,679.63
Disability Asst., Fed. Grant
449.60
Aid to Dependent Children
1,865.08
Old Age Assistance 35,589.38
Adm. of Public Assistance
2,301.41
Veterans' Benefits
2,216.86
Adm. of Veterans' Benefits
350.00
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Schools and Library
School Department
96,024.47
Vocational Education 927.45
School Lunch Program
10,199.04
Regional School Brochure
104.75
Mendon School Bldg. Commit- tee 193.00
Taft Public Library
1,398.14
Unclassified
Park Department 449.30
Memorial Day Observance
262.79
Annuity Fund
500.00
Insurance Town Buildings
2,518.40
Worcester Co. Retirement Fund
1,664.66
Town Report 750.91
Soldiers' and Sailors' Graves
50.00
Public Service Enterprise
Water Department Maintenance
1,392.05
Interest
Water Construction Note
258.75
Municipal Indebtedness
Water Construction Loan
1,000.00
State Parks and Reservations 910.02
Auditing Municipal Accounts 497.45
Agency, Trust and Investment
County Tax
7,401.09
Dog Licenses for County
697.00
Austin Fletcher Library Fund
191.12
Cemetery Perpetual Care Funds 12.00
Federal Withholding Taxes
12,398.54
Worcester Co. Retirement De-
ductions
1,537.13
Stabilization Fund 5,000.00
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Refunds
Recoveries, Disability Ass't.
615.55
1957 Motor Vehicle Excise
Taxes 285.09
1958 Motor Vehicle Excise
Taxes
546.88
Total Expenditures $273,500.67
Balance December 31, 1958
77,195.19
$350,695.86
HELEN F. IRONS,
Town Accountant
TOWN OF MENDON Balance Sheet December 31, 1958 GENERAL ACCOUNTS
ASSETS
Cash:
General
$ 77,195.19
Accounts Receivable:
Taxes:
Levy of 1957:
Personal Property $ 60.00
Real Estate
353.11
Levy of 1958:
Personal Property
107.88
Real Estate
9,825.38
10,346.37
Motor Vehicle & Trailer
Excise:
Levy of 1958
3,867.76
LIABILITIES AND RESERVES
Excess-Sales of Lands of
Low Value
$
69.63
Thayer Cemetery Fund
Income 35.06
Recoveries:
Old Age Assistance
$
891.45
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Disability Assistance
418.16
1,309.61
Federal Grants:
Disability Assistance:
Administration 34.90
Assistance 93.13
Aid to Dependent Children:
Administration
64.50
Assistance
430.92
Farm Animal Excise: Levy of 1958
13.75
Tax Titles
52.74
Tax Possessions
53.87
106.61
Departmental:
Town Hall
117.50
Veterans' Services
1,032.65
A.D.C., State
232.54
1,382.69
Water
150.05
Aid to Highways:
State:
Chapter 81
7,006.80
Chapter 90 Const.
6,000.00
County:
Chapter 90 Maint. 1,500.00
Chapter 90 Const. 3,000.00
17,506.80
Old Age Assistance: Administration Assistance 315.56 4,821.21
5,760.29 536.87
School Lunch Program ....
Appropriation Balances:
Revenue: General 2,047.20
Overestimates 1958:
State Parks & Reserva- tions 10.33
County Tax 136.28
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146.61 700.00
Sale of Real Estate Fund Receipts Reserved for Ap- propriations: Road Machinery
6,657.26
Reserve Fund: Overlay Surplus Overlays Reserved for
6,383.27
Abatements: Levy of 1957 248.50
Levy of 1958 672.40
920.90
Unprovided for or Over- drawn Accounts: Underestimates 1958: County Hospital Assessment
340.21
Revenue Reserved Until Collected:
Motor Vehicle & Trailer Excise
3,867.76
Farm Animal Excise
13.75
Tax Title and Posses- sion
106.61
Departmental
1,382.69
Water
150.05
Aid to Highways
17,506.80
Surplus Revenue
23,027.66
63,315.14
$110,909.43
$110,909.43
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DEBT ACCOUNTS
Net Funded or Fixed Debt: Outside Debt Limit:
Public Service Enterprises $ 11,000.00
$ 11,000.00
Outside Debt Limit: Public Service Enterprise: Water
$ 11,000.00
$ 11,000.00
TRUST AND INVESTMENT ACCOUNTS
Trust and Investment Funds: Cash and Securities: In Custody of Treasurer $ 65,497.36
Austin Wood Relief Fund $ 1,358.09 Nathan R. George Relief Fund 1,489.69
Marcena and Harriet E. Pierce Daniels Fund 2,777.80
Anna Ellis Library Fund
671.65
Austin B. Flecther Library Fund 5,336.83
Cemetery Perpetual Care Funds 236.62
Post-War Rehabilitation Fund 1,430.07
Stabilization Fund
52,196.61
$ 65,497.36
$ 65,497.36
HELEN F. IRONS, Town Accountant
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