Norwood annual report 1923-1927, Part 24

Author: Norwood (Mass.)
Publication date: 1923
Publisher: The Town
Number of Pages: 1656


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116,257.99


$1,583,281.53


81 General Revenue


For Expenses $ 662,101.96


2,053.73


2,053.73


127


NORWOOD TOWN REPORT


Summary of Payments


Page


Expenses


Outlays


Totals 34,760.58


97


Protection of Persons and Property


54,192.62


10,483.24


64,675.86


105


Health and Sanitation


31,682.56


41,466.82


73,149.38


111 Highways


58,213.89


71,334.65


129,548.54


112


Charities


25,289.01


25,239.01


112


Soldiers' Benefits


1,362.20


1,362.20


115


Education


256,054.85


· 37,664.94


293,719.79


116


Libraries


10,879.14


10,879.14


117


Unclassified


5,877.95


5,877.95


117


Parks and Recreation


632.41


35,000.00


35,632.41


Public Service


118


Electric


117,899.96


13,339.60


131,239.56


121


Water


39,792.53


16,883.56


56,676.09


Other


122


Cemeteries


6,122.61


817.21


6,939.82


122


Real Estate


410.72


410.72


123


Interest


43,510.48


43,510.48


123


Municipal Indebtedness Agency and Trust


510,959.00


510,959.00


124


Agency


67,929.41


67,929.41


124 Trust


3,901.93


3,901.93


$1,269,063.10


$227,398.77


$1,496,461.87


Recapitulation


Maintenance and Interest


686,559.00


Permanent Debt from Revenue, Departmental


33,800.00


Permanent Debt from Revenue, General


87,159.00


Outlays from Revenue


195,013.62


Outlays from Loans


32,385.15


Temporary Loans Paid


390,000.00


Agency and Trust


71,545.10


1,496,461.87


Cash on Hand December 31, 1924


86,819.66


$1,583.281.53


93 General Government


S 34,351.83


$ 408.75


$


REVENUE ACCOUNTS Appropriations and Payments


Appropriations


Total


Accounts


Payments


Balances


Deficits


Taxation


Transfer


100.00


100.00


Selectmen, Personal Expense


$ 58.75


$ 41.25


100.00


100.00


Board of Survey


10.75


89.25


500.00


$


200.00


700.00


General Government, Incidentals


683.11


16.89


200.00


33.55


233.55


Finance Commission


233.55


4,000.00


500.00


4,500.00


General Manager, Salary


4,500.00


150.00


150.00


General Manager, Incidentals


133.46


16.54


2,200.00


2,200.00


Engineer, Salary


2,200.00


128


1,310.00


23.80


1,333.80


Engineering, Incidentals


1,333.80


3,300.00


200.00


3,500.00


Town Clerk and Accountant, Salary


3,500.00


4,710.00


1,890.00


6,600.00


Town Clerk and Accountant, Incidentals


6,597.56


2.44


300.00


300.00


Election and Registration, Salaries


300.00


1,820.00


500.00


2,320.00


Election and Registration, Incidentals


2,284.51


35.49


1,200.00


1,200.00


Assessors' Salaries


1,200.00


1,200.00


1,200.00


Assessors' Incidentals


1,162.87


37.13


2,000.00


2,000,00


Treasurer and Collector, Salary


2,000.00


3,053.00


700.00


3,753.00


Treasurer and Collector, Incidentals


3,421.58


331.42


200.00


200.00


Certification of Notes


135.50


64.50


900.00


900.00


Town Office Building


809.62


90.38


1,200.00


1,200.00


Town Counsel, Salary


1,200.00


3,100.00


3,100.00


Town Counsel, Incidentals


1,425.85


1,674.15


.


1,225.00 150.00 500.00


1,225.00 150.00 633.40


Armory, Maintenance of


936.27


288.73


Quarters for American Legion Post


150.00 633.40


24,075.00


1,300.00


25,375.00


Police Salaries


187.06


2,540.00


1,200.00


3,740.00


Police Incidentals


.


25,187.94 3,720.28 9,100.00


19.72


8,850.00


250.00


9,100.00


Fire Department, Salaries


12,833.00


1,025.00


13,858.00


Fire Department, Incidentals


13,652.11


205.89


725.00


725.00


Fire Alarm


725.00


500.00


500.00


Inspector of Buildings, Salary


500.00


50.00


50.00


Inspector of Buildings, Incidentals


17.25


32.75


350.00


350.00


Sealer of Weights and Measures, Salary


350.00


100.00


100.00


Sealer of Weights and Measures, Incidentals


99.57


.43


3,350.00


3,350.00


Moth Suppression


3,336.87


13.13


1,950.00


1,950.00


Trees, Care of


1,936.84


13.16


5,800.00


5,800.00


Street Lighting


5,800.00


100.00


100.00


Board of Health, Salaries


100.00


11,590.00


1.69


11,594.69


Board of Health, Incidentals


11,594.69


7,227.65


7,227.65


Norfolk County Hospital


7,227.65


7,935.00


7,935.00


Sewer Maintenance


7,235.00


700.00*


6,000.00


6,000.00


Particular Sewers


6,000.00


3,350.00


367.27


3,717.27


Main Drains, Maintenance


3,717.27


6,980.00


6,980.00


Main Drains, Construction


6,980.00


1,500.00


1,500.00


Ash Removal


1,807.95


$307.95


70,217.50


10,500.00


80,717.50


Highways


80,676.20


41.30


535.00


97.41


632.41


Parks


632.41


22,000.00


1,800.00


23,800.00


Support of Poor


23,799.70


.30


200.00


200.00


Town Physician, Salary


200.00


133.40


Planning Board


129


REVENUE ACCOUNTS-Continued Appropriations and Payments


Appropriation


Taxation


Transfer


Total


Accounts


Payments


Balance


Deficit


$ 1,500.00


$ 1,500.00


Soldiers' Benefits


$ 1,362.20


$ 137.80


1,300.00


1,300.00


Care in Hospitals


1,289.31


10.69


5,100.00


5,100.00


Municipal Memorial Building


5,100.00


260,868.00


260,868.00


Support of Schools


256,838.52


4,029.48


10,271.00


$ 729.26


11,000.26


Morrill Memorial Library


10,879.14


121.12


500.00


500.00


Memorial Day


468.15


31.85


500.00


500.00


Band Concerts


500.00


412.05


412.05


Soldiers' and Sailors' Celebration


412.05


1,425.00


1,425.00


Town Reports, Printing of


1,425.00


130


382.65


382.65


Committee on Memorial


382.65


142,085.00


142,085.00


Electric Light Department


131,239.56


10,845.44


57,090.05


57,090.05


Water Department


56,676.09


413.96


6,855.00


6,855.00


Cemeteries, Maintenance and Improvement


6,939.82


84.82


150.00


150.00


Inspector of Cattle, Salary


150.00


410.72


410.72


Real Estate, 556 Washington Street


410.72


2,963.00


400.00


3,363.00


Insurance


3,334.80


28.20


39,302.43


6,994.35


46,296.78


Interest


43,510.48


2,786.30}


77,359.00


43,600.00


120,959.00


Maturing Debt


120,959.00


5,100.00


5,100.00


School Land, Winslow


5,100.00


100.00


100.00


Town Game Warden


100.00


6,000.00


6,000.00


Land Taken and Purchase, Fisher


6,000.00


$638,514.58


$285,784.20


$924,298.78


$890,490.10


$34,201.45


$392.77


.


NON-REVENUE ACCOUNTS Appropriations and Payments


Appropri ations by


Balance


Borrowing


Total


Accounts


Payments


Balance


Overdraft


$ 8,188.41


$ 20,000.00


$ 28,188.41


Sewer Construction


$ 28,486.82


$298.41


5,266.64


5,266.64


Neponset Relocation


5,091.26


$ 175.38


500.00


500.00


Washington Street, Widening


304.40


195.60


29.32


29.32


Balch School Addition


29.32


12,902.31


12,902.31


New High School Site


12,902.31


400,000.00


400,000.00


New Senior High School


12,385.15


387,614.85


6,100.00


6,100.00


6,100.00


1,015.99


1,015.99


School Land, Fulton Street Repairs Everett School


393.81


622.18


159.68


159.68


Additional Land, Elee. Light Department


159.68


386.95


386.95


Additional Water Supply


386.95


6,000.00


29,000.00


35,000.00


Park Taking "Memorial"


35,000.00


6,500.00


36,000.00


42,500.00


Highways, Taking and Alteration of Streets


41,462.76


1,037.24


$440,949.30


$91,100.00


$532,049.30


$142,126.51


$390,221.20


$298.41


131


* Balance of $700.00 for Sewer Maintenance, this balance transferred by vote of Town Meeting of December 29, 1924.


+ Balance of $2,786.55 for Interest. Of this amount $900.00 was appropriated by transfer by vote of Town Meeting of December 29, 1924, and of the remainder $817.00 was credited to the Electric Light Department, being the unexpended portion of the amount appropriated for interest on its debt from Electric Light Department Revenue.


132


TRIAL BALANCE December 31, 1924


Town Debt


$ 777,750.00 1,700,550.00


Public Property


$2,478,300.00


High School English Fund


500.00


High School English Fund Investments


500.00


Perpetual Care Funds


20,326.60


Perpetual Care Fund Investments


18,918.81


Perpetual Care Fund Income not accrued


342.21


Alice H. Plimpton Morrill Memorial Library Trust


52,763.07


Alice H. Plimpton Morrill Memorial Library Fund Investments


52,763.07


Harold W. Gay, Collector of


Taxes 1924


74,271.25


Appor. of Sewer Assessments


371.28


Committed Interest


124.19


Moth Assessment


91.20


Taxes 1923


2,056.62


Moth Assessment


9.30


Appor. of Sewer Assessments


13.67


Committed Interest


6.44


Taxes 1922


2,301.67


Moth Assessment


7.50


Appor. of Sewer Assessments


S.40


Committed Interest


4.74


Taxes 1921


289.60


Street Betterments


483.36


Appor. of Sewer Assessments


9,711.99


Water Rates


7,865.43


Cemetery Care


1,410.50


Apportioned Sewer Assessments:


Due 1922


S.40


Due 1923


57.02


Due 1924


393.17


Due 1925


1,723.71


Due 1926


1,694.06


Due 1927


1,205.98


Due 1928


1,027.77


Due 1929


1,027.75


Due 1930


945.66


Due 1931


S65.19


Page Totals


$2,649,509.02 $2,561,180.59


Surplus


133


TRIAL BALANCE-Continued


Totals Forwarded


$2,649,509.02 $2,561,180.59


Due 1932


578.34


Due 1933


578.29


Betterment Assessments


483.36


· Committed Interest


135.37


Moth Suppression


108.00


Supplemental Taxes


3,554.86


Water Rates


7,865.43


Cemetery Care


1,410.50


Overlays 1924


1,275.80


Overlays 1921


220.58


Overlay Reserve


485.60


Loans in Anticipation of Revenue


75,000.00


Exeess and Deficiency Surplus


30,075.69


Receipts Available for Specifie Purposes


895.59


Sewer Department


4,423.76


Electric Light Department


7,014.00


Eleetrie Light Depreciation Fund


22,411.67


Water Works


10,211.32


Highland Cemetery


6,193.72


Private Trust Funds


1,781.57


Premium and Aecrued Interest


202.31


Tailings Account


177.76


Overdrafts


691.18


F. S. Barton, Collector Electric Light Serv- ice and Sales


39,376.69


39,376.69


Appropriations by Borrowing


380,000.00


Soldiers' Exemptions


97.17


Unexpended Fund Balances


390,058.69


Unexpended Revenue Balanees


11,658.03


Harold W. Gay, Treasurer, Cash


86,819.66


$3,166,925.62


$3,166,925.62


TOWN OF NORWOOD, BALANCE SHEET, DECEMBER 31, 1924 REVENUE ACCOUNTS


Assets


Liabilities


Accounts Receivable Taxes


Overlay, 1924


1,275.80


Levy of 1924


$74,271.25


Overlay, Reserve


485.60


1923


2,056.62


Supplemental Taxes


3,554.86


1922


2,301.67


Tailings Account


177.76


1921


289.60


5,494.02


$ 78,919.14


Reserve Accounts


Special Assessments


Special Assessments


591.36


Moth


108.00


Deferred Assessments


10,105.34


Betterments


483.36


Accrued Interest


135.37


591.36


10,832.07


Deferred Assessments


Sewer


10,105.34


Departmental Balances Electric, General


7,014.00


Electric, Depreciation Cash


22,411.67


Accrued Interest


Sewer Department


4,423.76


Committed on Deferred Ass'ts


135.37


Cemetery Department


6,193.72


135.37


Premiums and Accrued Interest 202.31


Departmental Accounts


40,245.46


Electric


39,376.69


Receipts Available for Special Pur- poses


895.59


Cemetery


1,410.50


895.59


48,692.62


Special Appropriation Balances


.


Outstanding Revenue Loans


$75,000.00 $ 75,000.00


134


Water


7,865.43


10,105.34


Soldiers' Exemptions Overlays 1921


97.17


220.58


220.58


5,482.65 6,000.00 Neponset Street Location 175.38


Tax Titles


Orerdrawn Accounts General Water


691.18


48,692.62


10,211.32


30,075.69


10,902.50


Cash


73,229.40


$222,884.61


NON-REVENUE ACCOUNTS


Assets


Liabilities


Cash in Bank, General Account


$ 10,058.69


Appropriation Balances


$ 1,037.24


195.60


Balch School Addition


29.32


Repairs Everett School


622.18


Electric Light Land Purchase


159.68


Additional Water Supply


386.95


New School Building


12.87


New Senior High School Building


387,614.85


$390,058.69


$390,058.69


135


Authorized Borrowings not In-


curred December 31, 1924


380,000.00


Highway Taking, Town Square Washington Street, Widening


$222,884.61


Municipal Memorial Building Land Purchase


11,658.03


Departmental Accounts, Re- ceivable Reserve Excess and Deficiency Surplus


BALANCE SHEET TRUST ACCOUNT


Assets


Liabilities


Cash in Bank, General Fund


$ 3,531.57


Deposits for Services on Account of:


$ 9.00


Cash in Bank, Norwood Trust Co., Book 14409


2,213.07


Cash in Bank, Norwood Trust Co., Book 9054


46.52


Sewer Connections


113.60


Securities (See Detail List):


Ash Removal


562.52


Alice H. Plimpton Trust Fund


50,550.00


Sidewalk Work (Refund Balance)


426.19


Securities (See Detail List)


Water Connections


47.61


Cemetery, Perpetual Care Funds


18,900.00


Cemetery Department


20.00


Other


Constables' Fees


108.00


Collector's Deposits (Over)


28.37


Collections, Erroneous


39.11


Tax Title, Redemption


426.67


Electric Light Department, Difference Cash


Credited and Cash Deposited by Collector .50


1,781.57


Cemetery, Perpetual Care Funds


20,326.60


High School English Fund


500.00


Premiums on Securities


342.21


Alice H. Plimpton Fund for Morrill Memorial Library


52,763.07


Interest on Perpetual Care Funds


27.71


$75,741.16


$75,741.16


136


High School English


500.00


Police Services


137


CEMETERY PERPETUAL CARE TRUST FUNDS


Funds on hand as shown in Report for year ending December 31,1924


$19,176.60


Received during the year 1924 for


Lot


From


677 Matthew Drummey


100.00


274A Alice Merrill


100.00


1074


Margaret Mahoney


100.00


46


Lizzie C. Chandler


100.00


201 Marion B. Tracey


100.00


698 Daniel J. Kenefick


100.00


421 Edna Coburn


100.00


375


Alfred Erickson


100.00


323


Emma L. Baker


100.00


322 Emma L. Baker


100.00


389


Annabelle Boyden


50.00


363


Lila S. Bateman


100.00


$20,326.60


138


CEMETERY TRUST FUND AND HIGH SCHOOL ENGLISH FUND


List of Securities:


511093


100.00


Fourth Liberty Lo'an


C 00619597


50.00


C 00619596


50.00


Second Liberty Loan


A 02019796


100.00


A 02019795


100.00


A 02019794


100.00


First Liberty Loan


C 00325153


100.00


C 00325154


100.00


Fourth Liberty Loan


01648542


50.00


First Liberty Loan


0425990


100.00


C 00167243


500.00


E 00167125


500.00


A


221


500.00


1475295


100.00


1475296


100.00


1475297


100.00


1475298


100.00


90407


1,000.00


90408


1,000.00


90409


1,000.00


90410


1,000.00


90411


1,000.00


90412


1,000.00


90413


1,000.00


90414


1,000.00


90415


1,000.00


90416


1,000.00


111637


500.00


111638


500.00


516942


100.00


516943


100.00


516944


100.00


516945


100.00


Fourth Liberty Loan


336399


1,000.00


336400


1,000.00


336401


1,000.00


First Liberty Loan


166303


100.00


166304


100.00


49834


1,000.00


54601


1,000.00


543


50.00


Fourth Liberty Loan


Third Liberty Loan


$19,400.00


139


MORRILL MEMORIAL LIBRARY


Trust Fund .- Bequest of Alice H. Plimpton: List of Securities:


85


$ 1,000.00


84


1,000.00


City of Omaha, Nebraska Sewer Bonds, Nos.


83


1,000.00


82


1,000.00


81


1,000.00


16


1,000.00


17


1,000.00


City of Woonsocket, R. I., Water Bonds, Nos.


18


1,000.00


19


1,0000.0


20


1,000.00


22


1,000.00


23


1,000.00


City of Lynchburg, Va., Water Bonds. Nos.


24


1,000.00


25


1,000.00


26


1,000.00


48288


5,000.00


108985


10,000.00


Third Liberty Loan U. S. Gold Bonds, Nos.


2925


10,000.00


1287316


50.00


215615


500.00


Fourth Liberty Loan


K 0004790


10,000.00


$50,550.00


140


WATER DEPARTMENT


WATER RATES


Uncollected January 1, 1924


$11,353.39 53,980.19


Commitment for Year


65,333.58


Collections


$56,804.95


Abatements


663.20


57,468.15


Uncollected December 31, 1924 Payments


7,865.43


General Maintenance, as shown in Accountant's Report


39,792.53


Interest on Debt


3,952.25


Debt Payments


10,300.00


54,044.78


Additions to Plant Account


16,883.56


Cash Receipts for Year


From Water Rates


56,804.95


Other Water Sales


30.52


Fees


265.80


Service and Material


3,907.41


Other Receipts


38.87


Total Departmental Revenues


61,047.55


Appropriation from General Revenues Town


Treasury, December 29, 1924


7,400.00


68,447.55


Revenue Deficit for Year


2,480.79


2,480.79


$70,928.34


Total Gallons of Water Pumped


400,515,000


Cost per Thousand Gallons on Maintenance and Investment $.144


70,928.34


141


CRUSHED STONE COSTS


Cost of Operation of Plant as shown


$11,415.66


Less Sales of Explosives


140.98


Net Cost of Operation


11,274.68


Output of Crushed Stone for Year, 5872 tons


Average Cost per Ton


1.91 plus


PUBLIC WORKS OVERHEAD EXPENSE


Salary of Superintendent


$ 2,800.00


Wages of Clerk


1,000.00


Payroll Wages


4,788.07


Auto Maintenance and Repairs


1,110.58


Tools and Equipment


1,131.06


Care of Storeyard


277.23


Telephone Service


117.74


Heating


160.00


Lighting


28.80


Water Rates


17.00


Printing


133.33


Other Expenses


54.00


$11,617.81


SEWER CONSTRUCTION


Payroll


Stable Expense


Material


Total


Filters.


$ 3,483.61


$121.00


$ 7,508.82


$11,113.43


Granite Street.


1,790.40


62.00


443.28


2,295.68


Saunders Road.


588.10


21.00


137.95


747.05


Winslow Avenue.


1,814.34


59.50


406.36


2,280.20


Harding Road .


1,410.90


40.00


469.43


1,920.33


Prospect Street. .


865.43


34.75


276.48


1,176.66


Mountain Avenue


559.75


25.00


323.14


907.89


Lenix Street. .


3,820.88


117.50


955.78


4,894.16


14,333.41


480.75


10,521.24


25,335.40


Tools and Equipment


354.75


354.75


Material .


440.60


440.60


Overhead Charges.


2,356.07


2,356.07


$17,484.83


$480.75


$10,521.24


$28,486.82


142


MAIN DRAINS, CONSTRUCTION OF


Payroll


Stable Expense


Material


Total


Oolah Avenue. .


$1,496.90


$ 60.50


$1,649.96


$3,207.36


Washington Street .


32.90


6.00


29.25


68.15


Vernon Street .


1,316.60


96.00


405.84


1,818.44


Winslow Avenue.


224.55


7.75


152.08


384.38


Bond Street.


14.40


39.51


53.91


Marion Avenue.


44.15


1.00


73.51


118.66


Mylod Street.


176.50


15.00


138.05


329.55


Catch Basins.


89.27


89.27


3,395.27


186.25


2,488.20


6,069.72


Material


414.15


414.15


Tools. .


210.48


210.48


Overhead Charges.


285.63


285.63


$4,305.53


$186.25


$2,488.20


$6,979.98


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144


ELECTRIC LIGHT DEPARTMENT Income Statement


Net Changes


Increase


Decrease


Operating Income:


Operating Revenues (See Supporting Statement)


$188,209.71


$5,762.76


Operating Expenses (See Supporting Statement)


120,885.54


$ 4,953.16


Net Operating Revenue


67,324.17


Taxes Assignable Deducted


6,549.37


Net Operating Income


60,774.80


Non-Operating Income:


Jobbing Revenue


44.03


44.03


Rent Income Property


74.66


74.66


Interest Income


438.27


269.87


Other


8.64


Gross Income


61,331.76


Deductions from Gross Income: Interest


2,035.21


1,121.33


Income Balance Carried to Profit


and Loss


59,296.55


Profit and Loss Statement


Credit Balance January 1, 1924


134,855.46


Credit Balance Transferred from Income State- ment


59,296.55


Deductions from Surplus :


Notes Paid


23,500.00


Reimbursement to Town Treasury Notes of Town Meetings October 20, 1924 to De- cember 29, 1924 of Money Appropriated by Taxation for Use of Department


26,500.00


Profit and Loss, Credit as shown on Balance Sheet


144,152.01


$194,152.01


$194,152.01


145


ELECTRIC LIGHT DEPARTMENT


Operating Expenses


Increase Decrease


Maintenance:


Electric Energy Purchased 5,758,000


K. W. H.


$ 79,853.60


$8,004.32


Operation:


Transformer Station, Labor


4,874.55


71.33


Transformer Station, Supplies and Expense


2,406.15


$


.18


Inspecting and Testing Meters


2.06


48.27


Renewing and Resetting Meters


150.94


4.16


Maintenance of Transformer Station Structures


2.75


2.75


Maintenance of Transformer Station Equipment


2,038.81


470.67


Maintenance of Transformers and Distribution Lines


5,019.36


481.54


Maintenance of Meters


207.83


92.32


Maintenance of Transformers


337.02


9.21


Utilization Expense:


Municipal Street Lamps, Labor on


605.71


261.58


Municipal Street Lamps Supplies


1,542.66


81.87


Commercial Lamps


723.54


723.54


Maintenance of Commercial Lighting Equipment


126.35


67.10


Maintenance of Consumers Installa- tion


S 81.61


General:


Salary of Manager


3,003.90


4.13


Salaries of General Office Clerks and Meter Readers


4,844.73


838.31


General Office Supplies and Expense


2,139.21


365.40


Insurance


1,871.08


Transportation Expense


932.60


259.56


Maintenance of General Structures


14.40


14.40


Depreciation


8,885.00


175.00


Inventory Adjustments


803.29


$531.77


Salary of General Manager (Town)


500.00


Operating Expenses Chargeable Against Operating Revenues


120,885.54


Taxes:


To Town in Lieu of Taxes


6,500.00


To State for Assessment


49.37


$127,434.91


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ELECTRIC LIGHT DEPARTMENT Operating Revenue


Comparison Increase Decrease


Metered Sales of Electric Energy:


To Private Consumers


$157,980.14


$ 5,136.16


To Street Railways


10,213.65


$299.07


To Municipal Departments


13,738.07


2,979.32


For Street Lighting


5,800.00


187,731.86


8,115.48


Gross Increase


$9,289.06


Gross Decrease


299.07


$8,989.99


Revenues from Miscellaneous Electric Operators:


Rentals of Poles 477.85


Total Electric Operating Revenues


18S,209.71


Cash General Fund


Cash Balances December 31, 1924:


Operating Fund


7,014.00


Construction Fund


159.68


7,173.6S


Depreciation Fund


Cash Balance January 1, 1924


13,088.40


Interest on Same


438.27


Amount Transferred from Income


1924


8,885.00


22,411.67


$29,585.35


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ELECTRIC LIGHT DEPARTMENT Comparative General Balance Sheet Liabilities


Balance Jan. 1, 1924


Balance Dec. 31, 1924


Increase Decrease


$ 3,755.80


Appropriations From Town for Const. Notes Payable Notes Outstanding $ 31,000.00


23,500.00


Current Liabilities


7,580.27


Accounts Payable 7,950.34


$ 370.07


Accrued Liabilities


583.54 Accrued Interest


331.25


252.29


Appropriated Surplus


102,308.00


Payment of Notes


125,808.00


23,500.00


For Reimbursement to Town Treasury of Funds Appropriated to Department For Construction Pur- poses


12,551.59


3,755.80


Profit and Loss Credit


Balance


144,152.01


9,296.55


$312,378.86


$321,793.19


36,922.42


$27,508.09


Gross Increase


36,922.42


Gross Decrease


27,508.09


Net Income


$ 9,414.33


8,795.79


Net Change During Year


$ 3,755.80


54,500.00


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ELECTRIC LIGHT DEPARTMENT Comparative General Balance Sheet Assets


Balance Jan. 1, 1924


Balance Dec. 31, 1924


Increase Decrease


Investments


$232,612.83


Plant Investment $235,095.70


$2,482.87


(See Supporting Statement)


6,735.48


General Equipment


5,748.15


$ 987.33


$239,348.31


Total Investments Current Assets


240,843.85


14,925.49


Cash (Operating)


7,064.00


7,861.49


159.68


Cash Special


159.68


35,097.82


Accounts Receivable


39,384.73


4,286.91


5,525.71


Material and Supplies


7,273.10


1,747.39


1,611.64


Other Current Assets


2,263.52


651.88


42,625.22


Total Current Assets Reserve Funds


56,145.03


13,088.40


Depreciation Cash Prepaid Accounts


22,411.67


9,323.27


2,621.81


Insurance


2,392.64


229.17


$312,378.86


Grand Total


$321,793.19


Gross Increase


18,492.32


Gross Decrease


9,077.99


Net Increase


$ 9,414.33


Net Change During Year


ELECTRIC LIGHT DEPARTMENT PLANT INVESTMENT ACCOUNTS


Original Cost to Dec. 31, 1924


$ 3,477.00


Land.


Book Acct. Jan. 1, 1924 $ 3,477.00


Additions · Depreciation


Book Acct. Dec. 31, 1924 $ 3,477.00


20,324.74


Structures.


16,324.78


16,324.78


80,775.79


Transformer Station Equipment


71,389.52


$3,192.00


68,197.52


105,340.78


Poles, Fixtures and Overhead Conductors


69,334.22


$ 3,408.35


3,315.00


69,427.57


13,500.83


Undersignd Conduits . ..


10,426.82


10,426.82


6,761.58


Underground Conductors.


6,761.58


6,761.58


33,748.18


Consumers' Meters.


24,406.65


2,088.54


1,244.00


25,251.19


5,025.30


Meter Installation.


4,703.20


322.10


5,025.30


25,872.00


Line Transformers. .


16,544.74


3,608.99


880.00


19,273.73


4,993.63


Transformer Installation .


4,690.65


302.98


4,993.63


8,095.70


Street Lighting Equipment.


4,553.67


1,636.91


254.00


5,936.58


$302.915.53


Total Plant Investment.


$232,612.83


$11,367.87


. $8,885.00


$235,095.70


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ELECTRIC LIGHT DEPARTMENT Electric Light Data


1920


1921


1922


1923


1924


Overhead System:


Transmission Lines in Miles


Distribution Lines in Miles


of wire


255.5


265.5


279.3


286.7


299


Street Lighting Lines in Miles


Poles in Public Ways (Wood)


1,547


1,505


1,536


. 1,554


1,575


Poles Elsewhere (Wood) . .


51


51


64


65


70


Jointly Owned (Wood and Steel).


387


442


442


442


442


Conduit, Feet of . . .


15,987


16,087


16,087


16,087


16,087


Cables in Conduits, Feet of .


21,714


21,714


21,714


21,714


21,714


Motors:


Number Connected . .


255


303


307


Rated Capacity in Horsepower


3,540


1,121


4,135


Consumers:


Using Electricity for Lighting.


2,421


2,605


2,827


3,133


3,342


Using Electricity for Power Only .


1


1


1


1


1


Using Electricity for Both Light and Power.


.


47


47


49


19


80


Street Lamps:


Number in Use.


714


721 3,995.5


718


718


730


Total Hours of, During Past Year . .


4,006


3,974


4,005.5


4,001.35


Electric Current Purchased Kilowatt Hours.


4,776,000


5,442,000.5


935,000


5,745,000


5,758,000


Electric Current Supplied for Street Lighting, K. W. H ..


212,030


222,819


213,000


228,237


249,488


Electric Current Supplied for Municipal Power . .


242,006


261,845


437,324


430,262


512,565


150


Electric Current Sold Consumer for:


Metered Lighting Service .


980,270


1,007,422


1,137,591


1,339,099


1,441,955


Metered Power Service. .


2,383,136


2,356,913


2,325,480


2,572,603


2,010,107


Metered Power for Street Railways.


87,140


401,870


413,374


459,078


456,826


Kilowatt Hours Unaccounted for


861,428


691,601


953,669


780,261


303,834


Maximum Station Load.


1,840


$1,800


1,890


1,840


1,800


Norwood, Mass., December 31, 1924.


I hereby certify that I have examined the accounts of sales of F. S. Barton, as Collector of the Municipal Light Plant, and the records of his collections. It appears from said records that he has collected and deposited with the Town Treasurer the sum of $186,933.31 and that the foregoing is a true statement of the condition of said department as shown by the books thereof.


JAMES E. PENDERGAST, Town Clerk and Accountant.


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152


DISTRIBUTION OF OVERHEAD CHARGES FOR 1924


General Overhead Publie Works Overhead


Town Office Building


$ 8.90


Police Department


32.44


Fire Department


71.76


Moth Suppression


36.56


Trees, Care of


19.05


Sewer Maintenance


64.84


$ 701.58


Sewers, Particular


59.71


362.12


Drain Maintenance


32.44


307.85


Ash Removal


17.26


237.28


Highway Maintenance


78.32


1,909.00


Highway Repairs


201.62


1,303.41


Treating Streets


101.93


282.26


Snow and Ice


22.65


Crusher


107.76


858.54


Macadam Paving


160.53


723.91


Parks


4.55


66.96


Light Department


544.06


Water Department


583.32


2,719.63


Cemetery Maintenance


70.23


Cemetery Improvement


6.57


Sewer Construction


398.43


1,855.14


Drain Construction


42.94


242.71


Granolithic Sidewalks


24.27


$2,643.22


$11,617.81


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153


REMARKS OF THE TOWN CLERK AND ACCOUNTANT


To the Selectmen of Norwood,


Thomas B. Mulvehill, Chairman.


Gentlemen:


I herewith submit the foregoing as the Annual Statement of the Financial Report of Receipts and Payments of the Town of Norwood and the ab- stracts of the records of Town Meetings, together with the records of Vital Statistics reported for the year 1924.


Financial Report-Treasurer and Collector. The accounts of Harold W. Gay as Treasurer and Collector of Taxes have been examincd and agree with the Accountant's Books and Records as shown. All statements of uncollected accounts have been verified as to detail items.




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