Norwood annual report 1915-1922, Part 8

Author: Norwood (Mass.)
Publication date: 1915
Publisher: The Town
Number of Pages: 1954


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93.29


Payroll, General,


1,925.72


40.00


Teaming,


18.00


Printing,


18.35


Plants and Bulbs,


115.00


Supplies, Grass Seed, etc.,


81.59


Tools and Repairs,


29.78


Engineering,


18.77


Markers,


20.20


Pipe,


20.28


OiÎ,


52.00


Explosives,


4.40


Express Charges,


1.50


Totals for Cemeteries,


$3,256.93


$99.25


$3,356.18


MUNICIPAL INDEBTEDNESS


Temporary Loans


In Anticipation of


Revenue of 1914,


$ 45,000.00


Revenue of 1915,


135,000.00


Note Issue,


13,000.00


Bonds and Notes from Revenue


Sewerage Loan,


$8,500.00


School Buildings,


6,900.00


Highway Loans,


2,900.00


Park Lot Loan,


2,000.00


General Loan,


8,800.00


Public Service Enterprises


Water Loans;


$38,000.00


Electric Light Loans,


2,500.00


$40,500.00


Total for Municipal Indebtedness,


$262,600.00


$193,000.00


$29,100.00


132


NORWOOD TOWN REPORT


Payments Expenses Outlays Totals


INTEREST


On loans in Anticipation of


Revenue,


$2,331.48


Highway Construction,


602.78


Sewerage Construction,


8,926.00


School Buildings,


3,343.49


Other Loans,


1,877.50


Electric Light Loans,


1,312.50


Water Loans,


$23,313.75


Agency and Trust Accounts Agency


State Tax,


11,815.01


County Tax,


603.22


State Highway Tax,


574.56


Trust


Cemetery Perpetual Care Funds


deposited,


Guarantee Deposits


134.43


Police Work,


29.60


Highway Equipment,


50.00


Sidewalk Construction,


$47,010.40


Refunds


$477.27


Of Taxes,


18.42


Of Assessments,


14.00


Of License fee,


$509.69


4,920.00


$33,052.50


Non Resident Bank Tax,


600.00


Moth Suppression,


151.08


133


ACCOUNTANT'S REPORT. FINANCIAL STATEMENT. Assets and Liabilities of the Town of Norwood, Dec. 31, 1915. ASSETS.


Public Property,


$1,427,801.54


Sinking Fund,


10,108.82


Other Trust Funds,


8,625.00


Cash on Hand,


15,148.21


Uncollected Taxes,


54,813.54


Uncollected Assessments,


33,422.03


Other Accounts Receivable,


13,964.46


Due from Commonwealth of Massachusetts,


4,533.23


$1,568,416.83


LIABILITIES.


Outstanding Indebtedness Fixed,


$483,800.00


Outstanding Loans in Anticipation of Revenue,


30,000.00


Outstanding Loan in Anticipation of Note Issue,


1,500.00


Sinking Fund Investments,


10,108.82


Other Trust Funds,


8,625.00


Appropriation Balances,


15.00


Cemetery Road Land Damage,


50.00


Harding Road,


1,550.00


Macadam Paving Funds,


582.91


New Parallel Highway,


50.00


Town Yard and Siding,


1,500.00


Sidewalk Construction,


251.41


Soldiers' Benefits,


690.00


Water Works,


569.83


Municipal Light Department,


5,019.70


Sewer Department Receipts,


6,979.66


Cemetery Department,


184.39


Guarantee Deposits,


41.60


Premium Receipts,


122.07


Excess and Deficiency Surplus,


24,324.86


Overlay,


2,096.70


Unpaid Bills,


4,857.16


Erroneous Receipts,


23.81


Total Liabilities,


582,942.92


Surplus of Assets over Liabilities,


985,473.91


$1,568,416.83


Main Drain Land Damages,


134


NORWOOD TOWN REPORT Recapitulation of Expenditures.


Page


Expenses


Outlays


Totals


105 General Revenue,


$206,369.81


$206,369.81


106 Commercial Revenue,


2,284.25


2,284.25


106 Privileges,


1,023.05


1,023.05


106 General Government,


654.00


654.00


106 Protection of Life and Property,


247.83


247.83


107 Health and Sanitation,


8,040.16·


$3,205.08


11,245.84


107 Highways,


703.79


113.75


817.54


108 Charities,


1,643.83


·1,643.83


108 Soldiers' Benefits,


630.00


630.00


108 Education,


1,244.21


1,244.21


109 Library,


238.31


238.31


Public Service Enterprises


109 Electric Light,


50,947.97


1,155.77


52,103.74


109 Water,


30,600.76


2,323.52.


32,924.28


109 Real Estate,


507.00


507.00


109 Cemeteries,


2,728.07


2,728.07


$307,906.77


$6,764.12 $314,670.89


110 Interest,


4,045.21


110 Muncipal Indebtedness,


216,631.07


110 Sinking Fund,


33,000.00


111 Agency, Trust and Investment Transactions,


46,526.25


111 Refunds,


117.15


$614,981.44


Cash on hand January 1, 1915,


19,443.11


$634,424.55


135


ACCOUNTANT'S REPORT. Recapitulation of Expenditures.


Page


Expense $11,857.12


Outlays $1,434.62


Totals $13,291.74


112 General Government,


115 Protection of Life and Prop- erty,


17,079.92


820.84


17,900.76


118 Health,


2,632.94


2,632.94


118 Sanitation,


3,614.18


13,323.56


16,937.74


121 Highways,


24,501.61


43,406.34


67,907.95


124 Charities,


10,541.95


10,541.95


566.30


566.30


100.00


100.00


124 Soldiers Benefits,


1,227.03


1,227.03


125 Education,


75,472.54


1,074.83


76,547.37


127 Libraries,


4,623.17


4,623.17


127 Unclassified,


1,034.33


1,034.33


128 Electric Light,


37,980.31


6,799.68


44,779.99


129 Water,


15,251.99


8,761.81


24,013.80


131 Real Estate,


356.25


356.25


131 Cemeteries,


3,256.93


99.25


· 3,356.18


$210,096.57


$75,720.93


$285,817.50


131 Muncipal Indebtedness,


69,600.00


131 Temporary Loans,


193,000.00


132 Interest,


23,313.75


132 Agency,


46,045.29


132 Trust,


965.11


132 Refunds,


509.69


$619,251.34


Cash balance of Harold W. Gay, Treasurer and Collector, as Treasurer December 31, 1915,


15,173.21


$634,424.55


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136


NORWOOD TOWN REPORT


$1,427,801.54


Public Property,


Public Property Surplus,


$944,001.54 483,800.00


Outstanding Fixed Debt,


Sinking Fund,


10,108.82


Sinking Fund Investments,


10,108.82


High School English Fund,


500.00


8,125.00


Cemetery Perpetual Care Investments,


8,100.00


Harold W. Gay, Collector of Taxes Taxes,


45,821.97


Watering and treating streets,


220.77


1 Moth Suppression,


273.11


9 Apportionments of Sewer Assessments,


2,348.49


1 Committed Interest,


400.90


5 Apportionments of Betterments, Committed Interest,


12.34


Sidewalk Assessments,


144.78


Taxes,


3,632.80


Watering and Treating Streets,


10.02


1 Moth Assessments,


63.60


9 Apportionments of Sewer Assessments,


417.48


1 Committed Interest,


33.93


4 Apportionments of Betterments, Committed Interest,


6.17


Taxes,


2,245.24


Watering and Treating Streets,


6.85


1 Moth Assessments,


35.20


9 Apportionments of Sewer Assessments,


82.67


1 Committed Interest,


16.17


3 Apportionments of Betterments, Committed Interest,


3.00


Taxes,


1,396.37


1 Moth Assessments,


3.24


9 Apportionments of Sewer Assessments,


8.40


1 Committed Interest,


1.51


2 Apportionments of Betterments, Committed Interest,


2.00


Taxes,


1,458.88


1 Watering and Treating Streets,


7.51


9 Apportionments of Sewer Assessments,


23.95


1 Committed Interest,


2.87


1 Apportionments of Betterments, Committed Interest,


2.73


1 Taxes,


234.28


9 Watering and Treating Streets,


1.00


1 Apportionments of Sewer Assessments,


9.70


0 Committed Interest, Apportionments of Betterments,


.58


21.50


$1,505,615.43


$1,446,535.36


500.00


High School English Fund Investments,


Cemetery Perpetual Care Funds,


58.61


48.26


16.07


16.06


16.06


137


ACCOUNTANT'S REPORT.


Totals forward,


$1,505,615.43 $1,446,535.36 1


Taxes, 1909,


24.00


Street Betterment Assessments, 1911,


41.53


Sidewalk Assessments,


207.27


Apportioned Betterment Assessments,


146.18


Apportioned Sewer Assessments,


28,667.95


Street Railway Commutation Tax,


43.57


Water Rates,


5,290.29


Water Sundries,


77.55


Cemetery Accounts Receivable,


426.50


Erroneous Receipts,


23.81


Commonwealth of Massachusetts,


4,533.23


Harold W. Gay, Town Treasurer,


15,173.21


Apportioned Betterments,


322.74


Apportioned Sewer Assessments,


31,558.64


Betterment Assessments,


41.53


Committed Interest on Betterments,


26.24


Committed Interest on Sewer Apportionments,


455.96


Sidewalk Assessments,


352.05


Street Railway Commutation Tax,


43.57


Street Watering Assessments,


246.15


Moth Assessments,


375.15


Supplemental Taxes,


443.04


Water Rates,


5,290.29


Water Sundry Charges,


77.55


Overlay,


2,096.70


Loans in Anticipation of Revenue,


30,000.00


Excess and Deficieney,


24,324.86


Cemetery Accounts Receivable,


426.50


Sewer Department,


6,979.66


Main Drain-Winter Street,


15.00


Cemetery Road-Land Damage,


50.00


Sidewalk Construction,


251.41


Harding Road Construction,


810.00


Harding Road Land Damage,


740.00


Permanent Maeadam Pavement,


582.91


Permanent Macadam Appropriation Account,


14,500.00


Granite Bloek Pavement,


40,000.00


New Parallel Highway,


50.00


Appropriation for Town Siding,


1,500.00


Soldiers' Benefits,


690.00


Municipal Light Department,


5,019.70


Water Works,


569.83


Cemetery Highland,


184.39


Guarantee Deposits,


41.60


Premiums,


122.07


$1,614,746.71


$1,614,746.71


138


NORWOOD TOWN REPORT.


UNPAID BILLS REPORTED DECEMBER 31, 1915. TOWN CLERK AND ACCOUNTANT Arthur S. Hartwell, Fees,


REGISTRARS


Ambrose Bros.


5.75


ELECTION AND REGISTRATION


12.25


· Norwood Civic Association, Rent of Hall,


48.00


OFFICE BUILDING


Norwood Furniture Co.,


4.00


National Coat and Apron Supply Co., Towels,


7.00


Municipal Light Department,


32.83


POLICE


Municipal Light Department,


1.00


Boston Badge Co.


3.18


New England Telephone & Telegraph Co.,


26.16


Municipal Light Department,


26.78


George M. Lepper, supplies,


5.20


National Coat and Apron Supply Co., towels,


7.00


F. S. Bartlett, supplies,


10.00


FIRE


Fred E. Colburn, Labor and material,


40.24


F. A. Fales & Co., Hay,


54.53


John A. Shannon, Supplies,


14.63


New England Telephone & Telegraph Co.,


3.68


Municipal Light Department,


10.87


Arthur L. Boyden, Services,


40.04


WEIGHTS AND MEASURES DEPARTMENT


Thomas F. Holman, Dinners,


.70


SEWER DEPARTMENT


George M. Lepper, Supplies,


24.15


The Beaver Coal & Grain Co., Supplies,


2.75


E. L. Hubbard, Services,


.50


. Municipal Light Department,


8.62


Cynthia A. Rhodes, Rent of land,


37.50


George M. Lepper, Supplies,


1.15


MOTH DEPARTMENT


E. L. Hubbard,


23.40


$10.50


Ambrose Bros.,


139


ACCOUNTANT'S REPORT.


HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT


The Beaver Coal & Grain Co., Coal,


$ 3.27


George M. Lepper, Supplies,


15.85


W. E. Allen, Tools,


1.80


G. P. Anderson & Co., Rubber Matting,


4.00


E. W. Taylor, Services,


10.00


William D. Huntoon, Labor and Supplies,


20.26


CHARITIES


A. E. Johnson, Supplies,


19.95


J. A. Hartshorn, Supplies,


7.24


Carney Hospital, Board,


37.18


Frank E. Everett, Supplies,


16.00


Abram Deeb, Rent,


9.00


A. E. Johnson, Supplies,


20.58


State Board of Charity, Care,


24.00


Town of Winchester, Aid Rendered,


159.30


William P. Nickerson, Supplies,


11.16


The Beaver Coal & Grain Co., Coal,


38.64


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT


E. L. Hubbard, Supplies,


2.35


W. E. Allen, Supplies,


6.00


Norwood Civic Association, Supplies,


1.00


John A. Shannon, Labor and Supplies,


6.45


New England Telephone and Telegraph Co.


20.38


WATER DEPARTMENT


New England Telephone & Telegraph Co.,


8.03


Municipal Light Department,


19.12


The Beaver Coal and Grain Co., Coal,


173.76


E. L. Hubbard, Tools,


.25


George M. Lepper, Supplies,


48.89


Municipal Light Department,


228.48


W. E. Allen, Supplies,


8.50


E. L. Hubbard, Service,


1.00


Thompson Meter Company, Tools,


9.80


City of Newton, Use of Pulsometer Pump,


3.00


New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Co.,


.25


J. E. Plimpton Co., Supplies,


.65


The Chapman Valve Mfg. Co., Supplies,


112.90


National Coat and Apron Supply Co., Towels,


3.15


The Chapman Valve Mfg. Company, Supplies,


22.30


The Chapman Valve Mfg. Company, Valves,


11.03


Sumner & Gerald, Supplies,


3.73


Sumner & Gerald, Supplies,


3.49


The New York New Haven & Hartford Railroad Co.,


.25


George M. Lepper, Supplies,


74.74


George M. Lepper, Supplies,


9.20


MUNICIPAL LIGHT DEPT.


Edison Electric Illuminating Co., Current,


3215.00


9.27


F. S. Barton, disbursements,


140


NORWOOD TOWN REPORT. WATER WORKS.


Balance, January 1, 1915,


$2,577.50


Receipts from


30,600.76


Water Rates,


2,323.52


Sales of Material and Labor,


$35,501.78


Refunds on account of over payments,


$35,503.63


Expenditures,


$4,920.00


Interest Account,


5,000.00


Transfer to Sewer Construction,


1,000.00


Other Expenditures as shown in Accountant's Report,


24,013.80


Balance, December 31, 1915,


569.83


$35,503.63


WATER SALES.


Balance unpaid Jan. 1, 1915,


$2,437.74


Committments for year,


33,702.10


Other Sales,


5.00


$36,144.84


Collections,


30,600.76


Abatements,


253.79


Uncollected December 31, 1915,


5,290.29


$36,144.84


1.85


Indebtedness paid,


$34,933.80


141


ACCOUNTANT'S REPORT. SEWER DEPARTMENT.


Balance, January 1, 1915,


$7,249.04


Receipts, Appropriations,


For Maintenance,


$2,500.00


Construction,


8,400.00


10,900.00


Collections, viz.


Assessments and Apportionments,


$7,697.43


Committed Interest,


1,318.30


Particular Sewer Receipts,


3,090.63


Other Receipts,


135.95


12,242.31


$30,391.35


Expended for


Maintenance,


$2,508.43


Construction,


9,053.74


Particular Sewer,


3,125.57


Interest,


8,700.00


Balance to General Treasury,


23.95


Balance Sewer Dept. Dec. 31, 1915,


6,979.66


$30,391.35


HIGHLAND CEMETERY.


Balance, January 1, 1915,


$543.21


Received from H. W. Gay, Collector,


695.00


From F. W. Talbot,


1,716.49


Interest Perpetual Care Funds,


284.90


$3,239.60


Expended,


3,055.21


Balanec December 31, 1915,


$184.39


$14,687.74


STATEMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS, SHOWING RECEIPTS AND DISBURSEMENTS, AND UNEXPENDED BALANCES.


Appropriations


Accounts


Balance Feb. 1, 1915


By Taxa- tion


Borrowing


Transfer


Credits and Reim- bursements


Total


Disburse- ments


Balances


Abatements,


$1,260.00


$1,260.00


$552.36


$707.64


Finance Commission,


200.00


200.00


121.98


78.02


Selectmen,


400.00


$8.00


408.00


391.57


16.43


General Manager,


3,000.00


283.85


3,333.85


3,018.79


315.06


Assessors,


1,575.00


1,000.00


625.06


374.94


Collector and Treasurer,


2,070.00


332.15


2,402.15


2,042.50


359.65


Election and Registration,


887.00


887.00


886.79


.21


Law,


1,000.00


1,000.00


969.46


30.54


Certification of Notes,


60.00


9.00


69.00


69.00


Police Department,


6,800.00


62.77


5,462.77


5,124.15


338.62


Fire Department,


5,400.00


15.50


1,465.50


1,445.43


20.07


Fire Alarm,


1,450.00


$50.00


750.00


745.78


4.22


Town Offices,


700.00


100.00


100.00


Inspector of Animals,


100.00


600.00


594.13


5.87


Inspector of Buildings,


600.00


104.60


504.60


332.94


171.66


Sealer of Weights and Mcasurcs,


3,000.00


143.22


3,143.22


3,067.25


75.97


Trce Warden,


450.00


303.99


4,203.99


2,632.94


1,571.05


Sewer Dept. Maintenance,


2,500.00


21.50


2,521.50


2,497.55


23.95


Sewers, construction,


7,400.00


1,400.00


· 3,264.69


12,345.78


12,345.78


Main Drains,


2,250.00


2,250.00


2,250.00


$15.00


21,000.00


2,764.22


2,554.90


26,319.12


26,244.55


74.57


Highways,


2,500.00


190.88


2,690.88


2,685.69


5.19


Cemetery Road-Land D,


50.00


648.59


351.41


387.62


1,402.19


1,388.44


13.75


Nahatan Street, widening and relocating Nahatan Street Sidewalk,


117.00


117.00


117.00


Harding Road, construction,


810.00


740.00


740.00


Harding Road -- Land Damage,


740.00


200.00


200.00


Engineering equipment,


200.00


450.00


1,450.00


1,309.30


140.70


Roosevelt Avenue,


500.00


496.30


3.70


Garfield Avenue,


500.00


Perm. macadamı pavement, exp. accts.


$25,500.00


25,500.00


24,917.09


582.91


3,000.00


3,000.00


Accountant and Clerk,


3,050.00


1,575.00


1,190.81


384.19


Assessors' Plans,


1,000.00


6,800.00


6,799.28


.72


400.00


Moth Suppression,


450.00


449.18


. 82


Board of Health,


3,900.00


15.00


15.00


Main Drain-Winter Street,


Watering and Treating Streets,


50.00


Sidewalk construction,


1,000.00


1,000.00


1,014.57


810.00


810.00


1,000.00


281.09


50.00


142


Granite Block, New Parallel Highway, Appro. for Town Siding, Support of Poor,


40,000.00 13,000.00


95.75


40,000.00 13,095.75


13,045.75


50.00


1,500.00


1,500.00


1,500.00


7,585.00


1,157.35


2,187.11


10,929.46


10,669.02


260.44


Aid for Dependent Mothers,


2,000.00


1,560.77


160.14


2,160.14


2,000.00


160.14


Town Physician,


100.00


100.00


100.00


Soldiers' Benefits,


1,450.00


1,450.00


1,227.03


222.97


Support of Schools,


64,900.00


8,500.00


1,207.69


74,607.69


74,491.00


116.69


Transportation of Pupils,


500.00


36.34


536.34


536.34


Evening School,


1,500.00


500.00


6.91


2,006.91


1,976.98


29.93


Morrill Memorial Library,


3,800.00


637.06


238.31


4,675.37


.4,623.17


52.20


Memorial Day,


250.00


250.00


250.00


Insurance,


145.03


145.03


45.03


100.00


Printing Town Reports,


740.00


740.00


739.30


.70


Municipal Light Department,


52,322.90


53,787.18


48,767.48


5,019.70


Water Works,


32,952.33


35,529.83


34,959.40


570.43


Cemetery-Highland,


2,716.39


3,259.60


3,055.21


204.39


Cemetery Improvements,


1,000.00


1,000.00


195.68


804.32


Cemetery-Old Parish,


100.00


31.68


131.68


105.29


26.39


Interest,


8,113.00


14,932.50


2,709.54


25,755.04


23,313.75


2,441.29


Town Debt,


25,100.00


44,500.00


69,600.00


69,600.00


Washington Street Est. No. 552-6


502.00


502.00


356.25


145.75


Premium Receipts,


131.07


131.07


9.00


122.07


Guarantee Deposits,


406.71


406.71


365.11


41.60


Contingent Fund,


1,000.00


1,000.00


1,000.00


76,899.06


1,560.77


$5,664.56 $196,750.62


$78,500.00


$75,338.29 $103,572.88 $459,826.35 $399,041.89


$59,784.46


143


40,000.00


1,464.28 2,577.50 543.21


1


144


MUNICIPAL LIGHT DEPARTMENT. Balance Sheet as of December 31. Plant Account.


Plant Account Jan. 1st, 1915,


$81,725.77


Additions to plant for year,


Street Lines and Wires,


$2,623.66


Meters,


1,116.93


Transformers,


537.26


Inc. St. Fixtures,


56.88


*4,334.73


$85,060.50


Depreciation at 3% deducted,


2,435.02


Plant Account December 31, 1915,


$83,625.48


Assets.


Plant Account as follows:


Real Estate,


$ 5,638.69


Electric Plant,


3,562.19


Street Lines and Wires,


52,152.38


Meters,


12,426.40


Transformers,


7,387.36


Incand. Street Fixt.,


2,448.46


$83,625.48


Other Assets:


Tools,


34.86


Office Furniture,


659.78


Auto Truck,


939.50


Stock (inventory),


1,274.90


Incandescent Lamps (inventory),


726.94


Inside Wiring (inventory),


359.27


Office supplies (inventory),


169.70


1


1


145


Insurance unexpired;


164.00


Cash Town Treasury,


5,019.70


Cash Office,


50.00


Accounts Rec., Mfg.,


8,518.55


17,917.20


Total assets,


$101,542.68


Liabilities.


Guarantee Deposit,


$ 5.00


Bills Payable,


3,224.27


Accrued Interest,


101.04


Notes outstanding,


27,500.00


Amounts appropriated by the town for,


Construction,


12,551.59


Note payments,


19,400.00


Total Liabilities,


$62,781.90


Profit and Loss Surplus of total


assets over total liabilities,


38,760.78


$101,542.68


Operating Account For Year 1915. Statement of Loss and Gain. Operating Income.


Commercial Incandescent Contract Service, $ 54.00


Commercial Lighting meter service,


29,848.38


Commercial Power service, 16,396.22


Lighting Muncipal buildings, 704.57


Power for Municipal moters,


3,528.44


Rentals of poles and hitches,


539.20


Total, $51,070.81


146


Operating Expense'.


Current purchased,


$30,056.60


Distribution labor,


1,077.43


Salaries,


1,733.00


Clerk hire,


274.50


Distribution expense,


57.17


Office expense,


577.37


Insurance,


203.01


Repairs of,


4.27


Electric plant,


4.75


Real Estate,


515.28


Transformers,


33.51


Meters,


37.73


Tools,


44.38


Incandescent street fixtures,


197.97


Maintenance of Auto,


93.12


Incandescent lamps,


1,745.89


Depreciation on auto truck,


175.00


$36,832.35


Gain of operating income over


operating expense,


14,238.46


$51,070.81


Profit and Loss Account.


Balance (surplus Dec. 31, 1914),


$28,019.04


Gain in operation, 1915,


14,238.46


Surplus Stock account, Dec. 31, 1915,


38.44


Surplus inside wiring account Dec. 31, 1915,


204.02


$42,499.96


Street Lines and Wires,


1.37


Auto truck;


147


Depreciation at 3 per cent. charged off in the year


1915 on, Real Estate,


$157.78


Electric Plant,


110.47


Meters, 349.77


Incandes. street fixtures,


73.96


Transformers,


211.86


Street Lines and Wires,


1,531.18


$2,435.02


Interest paid and accrued,


1,304.16


Balance Surplus Dec. 31, 1915,


38,760.78


$42,499.96


REPORT OF SINKING FUND COMMISSIONERS.


Sinking Fund.


Cr.


Receipts on account of notes paid,


$31,900.00


Securities sold,


16,500.00


Transfer to town treasurer to meet


payment of bonds due in 1915,


33,000.00


Balance sinking fund Dec. 31, 1915,


10,108.82


$91,508.82


Dr.


Investments January 1, 1915,


42,036.36


Notes purchased,


Town of Norwood Note 126,


15,000.00


Town of Norwood Note 142,


1,500.00


Interest receipts, from


Dedham Inst. for Savings,


$21.72


Suffolk Inst. for Savings,


24.14


Franklin Savings Bank,


22.72


Warren Inst. for Savings,


23.86


148


Inst. Savings Rox. and Vic., 23.98


Home Savings Bank, 21.54


Boston Five Cent Savings Bank, 21.86


Norwood National Bank Savings Dept., 255.39


Town of Norwood on Notes, 657.25


1,072.46


$91,508.82


Statement of Investments Dec. 31, 1915.


Town of Norwood Water Loan Notes,


$5,000.00


Numbered 131-2-3-4-5.


Town of Norwood, Anticipation of Macadam Pavement Loan No. 142,


1,500.00


Deposit in Norwood National Bank Savings Dept., 3,608.82


$10,108.82


149


CEMETERY TRUST FUNDS.


Interest Receipts on Cemetery Perpetual Care Trust Fund.


Lot No.


Deposited in the Name of


Book Amount Int. No.


Highland


In Dedham Ins. for Savings.


415


George F. Force,


19,781


$100.00 $4.04


156


James M. Colsom,


21,096


50.00


2.02


24


Alfred M. Shapleigh,


22,918


200.00


8.08


25


Lewis Guild and Geo. Paul,


22,919


100.00


4.04


159


Asa M. Savels,


24,727


50.00


2.02


105


J. J. Tucker,


25,682


100.00


4.04


7


Elizabeth C. Rhodes,


27,489


100.00


4.04


38


Mrs. H. E. Wetmore,


27,490


100.00


4.04


143


William Williamson,


27,807


100.00


4.04


112


Lewis Day,


29,056


100.00


4.04


8


Charles L. Smith,


29,057


100.00


4.04


403


Mrs. Ann M. Smith,


29,058


100.00


4.04


Caleb Ellis, old cemetery,


29,267


150.00


6.06


39


Nathan A. Johnson,


29,523


100.00


4.04


85


Martha D. Winslow,


29,780


100.00


4.04


42


George B. Talbot,


31,498


100.00


4.04


180


Heirs of Mary M. Perry,


31,586


100.00


4.04


130-131


Joseph P. Stringer,


31,838


100.00


4.04


70


Oliver Morse,


31,854


100.00


4.04


135


Eleanor Wallace,


32,610,


100.00


4.04


422


Calvin W. Park,


34,350


50.00


2.02


54


Abbie P. Chaplain,


34,620


100.00


4.04


43


L. Waldo Bigelow,


34,621


100.00


4.04


427


Sybil Maria Weatherbec,


35,093


50.00


2.02


396


James Berwick,


35,094


100.00


4.04


679


John P. Wagner,


36,732


100.00


4.04


20


Erwin A. Bigelow,


36,984


100.00


4.04


88


Hannah W. Morse,


37,638


100.00


4.04


332


Martin Blasenak,


37,858


100.00


4.04


406


William F. Burrows,


37,859


100.00


4.04


16


Warren E. Rhodes,


39,252


100.00


4.04


221


Eugene W. Randlett,


39,253


100.00


4.04


91


Robert Mckenzie,


39,254


100.00


4.04


344


Charles J. Smith,


39,255


100.00


4.04


94-95-102-103 John E. Smith,


39,306 2,000.00 80.80


49


Est. Valentine Schuster,


39,790


100.00


4.04


162A


Robert Walker,


39,791


50.00


2.02


153


Martha J. Boyd,


39,792


100.00


4.04


317


Sarah P. Boyden,


40,153


50.00


2.02


Albert N. Reynolds,


40,882


100.00


4.04


76


Mary U. Pond,


40,883


100.00


4.04


721


Margaret Higgins,


41,766


50.00


2.02


Leonard Fisher, old cemetery,


29,984


200.00


8.08


436


Rodney D. Henderson,


34,351


50.00


2.02


Cemetery.


150


21


Benjamin Osgood,


41,767


$100.00 $4.04


Mary B. Briggs, tomb, old ceme- tery,


41,768


100.00


4.04


695


Est. Thomas Houlahan,


42,866


100.00


4.04


315


Abel Small and John E. Shaw,


42,867


100.00 4.04


62


Annie E. Apel,


42,868


100.00


4.04


196


Wm. Curtis Fisher,


43,035


150.00


6.06


87


Mark C. Hoyle Lot,


43,476


100.00


5.08


284


Elizabeth Allen Lot,


43,477


100.00


5.08


1


Edgar F. Roby Lot


43,478


100.00


5.08


259


Wm. R. Tibbetts Lot,


44,023


100.00


3.02


144


Walter S. Beals Lot,


44,024


100.00


3.02


The Norwood Nat'l Bank, Sav- ings Dept.,


82


Est. of Mary E. Sumner,


66


100.00


3.54


588


Est. of J. Joyce,


546


100.00


3.54


164


Hattie L. Ellis,


25.00


151


REMARKS OF THE TOWN ACCOUNTANT.


To the Selectmen of Norwood,


Frank G. Allen, Chairman.


Dear Sir:


I herewith submit the foregoing as the Annual Statement of the Financial Report of Receipts and Payments of the Town of Norwood and the records of Town Meetings together with Vital Statistics reported for the year end- ing December 31, 1915.


Treasurer and Collector. The accounts of Harold W. Gay as Treasurer and Collector of Taxes have been examined and agree with the Account- ant's books and the records as shown. All statements of uncollected accounts have been verified as to detail items. I find that the cash on hand December 31, 1915 of Harold W. Gay as Treasurer and Collector equals the amount as shown in the accountant's statement, cash balance December 31st in the sum of $15,173.21. The investments and transactions of Harold W. Gay as Treasurer of the Sinking Fund have been examined and I find the securities on hand and that the amount of the Sinking Fund December 31, 1915 is $10,118.82.


Municipal Light Department. Throughout the year I have examined each month the accounts of sales and collections and find that Fred S. Barton as Manager has deposited with the Town Treasurer all collections shown in the sales account of the Department.


Cemetery Department. While an effort has been made to complete an examination of the accounts of the Cemetery Department, to date of December 31st the writer has not been furnished with certain records of the Department. It may be stated, however, that assurance is had that these desired records will be furnished in the early part of the coming year and a complete examination and final report will be had on these accounts within the ensuing year.


Respectfully submitted, JAMES E. PENDERGAST, Town Clerk and Accountant.


152


REPORT OF TOWN MANAGER.


To the Selectmen of Norwood:


Agreeable to our Charter it is my privilege to submit you this report; which has been condensed to the point where further brevity would effect clearness. Believing that originality is not a sin-it may transgress from the conventional town report in arrangement and phraseology. The fi- nancial statements in the Accountant's report are not repeated here; not only to save space, but also because they include the unpaid balances of 1914 and the first quarter of 1915.


Highway Department.


Street conditions are the most apparent to citizens and visitors, and by them a community is judged. The first change was placing the work under the same superintendent with sewer and water, saving over eleven hundred dollars per year and centralizing responsibility; also allowing interchange of men and apparatus among departments as well as holding a force of ex- perienced men throughout the year. The results have outweighed the opposition.


The Stone Crusher next received attention and three steel dump cars on rails were installed to convey rock to the crusher; these operated by the crusher fly wheel without extra power; thus eliminating twelve dollars daily expense for carts besides delivering 40 per cent more rock. An air com- pressor was installed to operate the drills from our electric power instead of steam, saving six dollars per day boiler expense. The average amount of stone hauled by teams was increased from 3800 to 5200 pounds by repairing and erecting the old scales, and moving the old boathouse from Flax Pond over for an office, where a systematic record was kept of every ton crushed, and considerable loss time saved by timing the arrival and departure of all teams. This meant 50 tons additional per eight hours. All blacksmithing was done at the quarry and dynamite was bought by the ton. The quarry breast was straightened and deepened; and a telephone installed to keep the crusher in constant touch with headquarters and every job. These changes resulted in reducing crushed stone from $1.09 to $0.59 pcr ton; this fifty cents on thirteen thousand tons not only paid for changes but saved about $4500 for other work.




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