Norwood annual report 1923-1927, Part 39

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


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10,656.17 25,343.93


1,153.83 765.62


6,500.00


1,500.00


8,000.00


Particular Sewers


8,106.07


106.07 O.D.


3,170.00


77.74


3,247.74


Drains, Maintenance


3,247.74 7,684.32 1,641.29


2,385.68


1,500.00


141.29


1,641.29


Ash Removal


45,244.00


24,000.00


69,244.00 580.00


Highways


66,265.67


2,978.33


580.00


429.51


150.49


11,850.00


11,850.00


Nichols Street Extension and Alteration


11,367.23


482.77


20,000.00


20,000.00


Walpole Street, Rebuilding


16,210.00


16,210.00


Town Square Improvements (Highways)


9,006.01


23,000.00


23,000.00


Poor, Support of


22,564.67


435.33


200.00


200.00


· Town Physician, Salary


200.00


1,500.00


400.00


1,900.00


Soldiers' Benefits


1,859.79


40.21


269,166.00


21.25


269,187.25


Schools, Support of


264,639.92


4,547.33


10,113.00


1,142.26


11,255.26


Morrill Memorial Library


11,244.96


10.30


880.00


880.00


Parks, Maintenance of


488.05


391.95


1,100.00


1,100.00


Parks, Improvement of


1,100.00


1,100.00


1,100.00


Parkway, Construction of


1,041.04


58.96


5,300.00


5,300.00


Park, Improvement Town Square


872.66


4,427.34


500.00


500.00


Memorial Day Observation


469.88


30.12


500.00


500.00


Band Concerts


500.00


1,100.00


1,100.00


Town Reports, Printing


1,080.00


20.00


*5,485.24


146,404.24


Electric Light Department


145,377.32


1,026.92


140,919.00


9,100.00


9,100.00


Electric Light Depreciation


9,100.00


10,070.00


10,070.00


Drains, Construction


Elliot Street Extension


$20,000.00 7,203.99


117


Sewers, Maintenance of


REVENUE ACCOUNTS-Continued Appropriations, Expenditures and Balances


Appropriations


Taxation


Transfer


Total


Expenditures


Balances to Treasury


Reserve


·


$ *4,140.02


$ 53,833.02


Water Works


$ 56,271.23


$ 2,438.21 O.D.


49,693.00


5,654.00


5,654.00


Highland Cemetery, Maintenance


5,654.00


2,335.00


2,335.00


Highland· Cemetery, Improvement


2,267.17


$ 67.83


705.28


705.28


Real Estate, 556 Washington Street


705.28


$ 2,550.00


400.00


2,950.00


Insurance


2,793.82


156.18


118


41,838.00


4,900.33


46,738.33


Interest


43,087.20


3,651.13


79,248.00


20,852.00


100,100.00


Maturing Debt


100,100.00


2,360.00


2,360.00


Land Purchase, Schools


2,360.00


6,000.00


6,000.00


Land Purchase, Schools


5,003.54


996.46


1,500.00


1,500.00


Land Purchase, School


1,500.00


$708,354.51


$293,233.18


$1,001,587.69


$937,348.49


$20,100.94


$46,682.54


,


NON-REVENUE ACCOUNTS


Appropri ations by Balances


Borrowing


Total


Accounts


Expenditures


Reserve


386.95


$ 40,000.00


$ 40,000.00 386.95


Water System, Improvement of Additional Water Supply


$ 29,209.60


$ 10,790.40 274.83


A 8,000.00


429,614.85


437,614.85


New Senior High School


112.12 180,861.76 9,749.01 981.50


256,753.09


B 21,000.00


21,000.00


Armory Site


11,250.99


1,037.24


1,037.24


Highway, Alteration and Takings


55.74


10,100.00


10,100.00


Municipal Memorial Building


10,100.00


382.65


382.65


Committee on Memorial Building


15.95


366.70


175.38


175.38


Neponset Street Relocation


126.40


48.98


195.60


195.60


Washington Street Widening


195.60


29.32


29.32


Balch School Addition


29.32


622.18


622.18


Everett School Repairs


622.18


119


$42,089.00


$469,614.85


$511,703.85


$221,678.52


$290,025.33


SUMMARY


Revenue Accounts


937,348.49


Non-Revenue Accounts


221,678.52


Agency and Trust as Shown in Accountant's Statement


91,943.53


State Highway Tax


2,123.00


Anticipation Loans Paid


425,000.00


$1,678,093.54


Accounts Payable, Warrants


1,528.99


Total Expenditures


$1,676,564.55


159.68


159.68


Electric Light Department Land Purehase


159.68


120


TRIAL BALANCE December 31, 1925


Town Debt


Surplus


$ 917,650.00 1,824,150.00


Publie Property


$2,741,800.00


Perpetual Care Funds


21,901.60


Perpetual Care Investments


18,918.81


Perpetual Care Ineome


342.21


Alice H. Plimpton Morrill Memorial Library Trust Fund


55,020.53


Alice H. Plimpton Morrill Memorial Fund Investments


55,020.53


Harold W. Gay, Collector of


Taxes 1925


88,372.08


Moth


139.40


Appor. of Sewer Assessments


227.02


Committed Interest


66.46


Taxes 1924


5,254.89


Moth


9.10


Appor. of Sewer Assessments


18.13


Committed Interest


9.42


Taxes 1923


1,270.95


Moth


8.80


Appor. of Sewer Assessments


13.67


Committed Interest


6.44


Taxes 1922


909.76


Moth


7.50


Appor. of Sewer Assessments


8.40


Committed Interest


4.74


Taxes 1921


187.73


Street Betterment


206.75


Appor. Sewer Assessments


7,809.11


Sewer Assessments


5,056.34


Water Rates


10,432.38


Cemetery Accounts


2,131.00


Apportioned Sewer Assessments:


Due 1922


8.40


Due 1923


57.02


Due 1924


40.02


Due 1925


221.41


Due 1926


1,634.04


Due 1927


1,183.06


Due 1928


1,004.85


Page Totals


$2,937,889.41


$2,823,213.14


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121


TRIAL BALANCE-Continued


Totals Forwarded


$2,937,889.41 $2,823,213.14


Due 1929


1,004.83


Due 1930


928.87


Duc 1932


848.40


Due 1932


572.74


Due 1933


572.69


Betterment Assessments


206.75


Committed Interest


87.06


Moth Assessments


164.80


Sewer Assessments


5,056.34


Supplemental Taxes


3,554.86


Water Rates


10,432.38


Cemetery Aeeounts


2,131.00


Overlays 1925


2,848.15


Overlays 1924


1,128.95


Overlays 1923


316.40


Overlays 1922


473.25


Overlays 1921


6.18


Overlay Reserve


485.60


Loans in Anticipation of Revenue


50,000.00


Excess and Defieieney


28,743.37


Receipts Available for Special Purposes


19.46


Sewer Department


6,451.92


Electric Light


17,221.86


Electrie Light Depreciation Fund


32,015.95


Water Works


14,362.30


Highland Cemetery


6,034.63


Private Trust


1,999.66


Premiums and Accrued Interest


2,473.34


Tailings


244.64


Overdrafts


2,544.46


Fred S. Barton, Collector


39,636.93


Electric Service and Sales


39,636.93


Appropriation by Borrowing


222,000.00


Soldiers' Exemptions


137.76


. Accounts Payable


1,528.99


Unexpended Fund Balances


272,102.25


Unexpended Reserve Balances


53,453.74


Harold W. Gay, Colleetor, Over Deposits


69.98


Harold W. Gay, Treasurer, Cash


149,458.25


$3,366,029.11


$3,366,029.11


TOWN OF NORWOOD, BALANCE SHEET, DECEMBER 31, 1925 REVENUE ACCOUNTS


Assets


Liabilities


Outstanding Revenue Loans


$ 50,000.00


Overlay 1925


$ 2,848.15


Levy of 1925


$88,372.08


1924


1,128.95


1924


5,254.89


1923


316.40


1923


1,270.95


1922


473.25


1922


909.76


1921


6.18


1921


187.73


Overlay Reserve


485.60


$ 95,995.41


Supplemental Taxes


3,554.86


Tailings


244.64


Moth


164.80


9,058.03


Betterments


206.75


Reserve Accounts


Sewer


5,056.34


Special Assessments


5,427.89


122


Deferred Assessments


Sewer, Apportioned


8,076.33


13,591.28


Departmental Revenues


Accrued Interest


87.06


Electric Light, Depreciation, cash 32,015.95


Electric


17,221.86


Departmental Accounts


Cemetery


6,034.63


Water


10,432.38


Sewer


6,451.92


Electric Light


39,636.93


Premium and Accrued Interest


2,473.34


Cemetery


2,131.00


Receipts Available for Special Purposes 19.46


Soldiers' Exemptions


137.76


Overdrafts


2,544.46


Water


14,362.30


17,044.52


Reserve Accounts Payable Special Appropriation Balances Armory Site 11,250.99


64,217.16 1,528.99


5,427.89


Deferred Assessments


8,076.33


Accrued Interest 87.06


8,076.33


87.06


52,200.31


Accounts Receivable Taxes


Special Assessments


Cash


93,961.36


Highways, Alteration and Wid- ening 55.74


Walpole Street Resurfacing


20,000.00


Town Square Highways 7,203.99


Town Square Parks 4,427.34


Municipal Memorial Building


10,084.05


Committee on Memorial Building 382.65


Neponset Street Relocation 48.98


53,453.74


Reserve Departmental Accounts Re- ceivable Excess and Deficiency Surplus


52,200.31


28,743.37


$272,792.88


$272,792.88


NON-REVENUE ACCOUNTS


Assets


50,102.25


Appropriations


New School Building, Senior High


256,783.09


Improvement of Water Supply


10,790.40


Additional Water Supply


274.83


School Land Purchase


1,500.00


School Land Purchase


1,360.00


School Land Purchase


996.46


Addition to Balch School


29.32


School Building, Washington Street


12.87


Washington Street Widening


195.60


Electric Light Department Land


159.68


$272,102.25


$272,102.25


123


Liabilities


Cash in Bank


Authorized Borrowings not Incurred


222,000.00


1


BALANCE SHEET TRUST ACCOUNT


Assets


Liabilities


Cash in Bank, General Fund


$ 5,394.64


Deposits for Service on Account of :


Cash in Bank


48.38


Ash Removal


606.25


Cash in Bank


4,470.53


Police


25.15


Cemetery


8.50


Securities (see Detail List) : Alice H. Plimpton Fund


50,550.00


Water


143.15


Sidewalks


49.13


Securities (see Detail List) : Cemetery Perpetual Care Funds


18,900.00


Cemetery Trust Funds


1,100.00


Erroneous Receipts


39.11


Over Deposits


124


H. W. Gay, Overdeposit 1925


Perpetual Care, Trust Funds


21,901.60


Premiums on Securities


342.21


Morrill Memorial Library Alice H. Plimpton Fund


55,020.53


77,264.34


High School English Fund


500.00


Perpetual Care Interest


29.57


529.57


$79,863.55


$79,863.55


High School English


500.00


28.37


$ 1,999.66 69.98


125


CEMETERY PERPETUAL CARE


Trust Fund


Funds on hand as shown in Report for year ending


December 31, 1924


$20,326.60


Lot


From


506


Eugene M. Murphy


$100.00


524 Catherine Horgan


100.00


227


Etta Clary


100.00


311


George Oelschlagle


100.00


375


Daniel Murray


100.00


252


Ida Hayford


100.00


370


Estate of A. N. Ambrose


100.00


169


Sarah N. Fales


100.00


134


Rudolph Elisha


100.00


302


Walter F. Tilton


100.00


402


George Rafuse


100.00


28


Julius F. Balduf


100.00


142


Ruth E. Teller, Ex.


50.00


502


Ellen Cuff


100.00


287A


Jesse Buckman


100.00


612


Est. Patrick Fahy


125.00


1,575.00


$21,901.60


126


CEMETERY TRUST FUND AND HIGH SCHOOL ENGLISH FUND


List of Securities:


Fourth Liberty Loan


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


: 00325153


100.00


C 00325154


100.00


01648542


50.00


543


50.00


First Liberty Loan


E 0045990


100.00


C 00167243


500.00


E 00167125


500.00


A 00167221


500 00


Fourth Liberty Loan


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


11163S


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


166303


100.00


First Liberty Loan


166304


1C0.00


49834


1,000.00


Fourth Liberty Loan


Third Liberty Loan


$18,300.00


127


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


Maturing April 1, 1927, 42%


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


Maturing November 1, 1935, 4%


19


1,000.00


20


1,000.00


22


1,000.00


23


1,000.00


City of Lynchburg, Va., Water Bonds, Nos. Maturing August 1, 1941, 42%


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. 4%%


2925


10,000.00


1287316


50.00


215615


500.00


Fourth Liberty Loan


K 00004790


10,000.00


$50,550.00


.


1


128


WATER DEPARTMENT


WATER RATES


Uncollected January 1, 1925


$ 7,865.43


Commitment for Year


55,404.42


63,269.85


Collections for Year


$52,788.36


Abatements


49.11


52,837.47


Payments as Shown in Accountant's Report


General Maintenance


$32,273.21


Interest on Debt


3,458.00


Debt Payments


9,300.00


45,031.21


Additions to Plant Account


12,119.55


Payments for Sales Accounts 9,906.94


22,026.49


67,057.70


Received from


- Water Rates


52,788.36


Sales of Service and Material


9,330.58


Other Receipts


345.83


62,464.77


Revenue Deficit


4,592.93


Total Gallons of Water Pumped


428,564,157


Equal 000,000,000 Cubic Feet Pumped


Cost per Thousand Gallons


124


Equal Cost per 100 Cubic Feet


.165


CRUSHED STONE ACCOUNTS


Total Operating Cost as shown


$10,825.77


Expended for Purposes other than Ordinary Operating


2,045.36


Credits of Material Sold


34.98


Net Cost of Operation


$ 8,745.43


Output in tons, 2251


Average Cost per Ton 3.89


8,780.41


.


129


PUBLIC WORKS OVERHEAD COSTS


Payroll Wages


$ 4,334.89


Superintendent's Salary


3,162.19


Clerical Wages


1,100.00


Payroll, Storeyard Maintenance


437.53


Electric Service


35.76


Heating


180.00


Auto, Maintenance and Repair


602.63


Telephone Service


193.96


Printing and Stationery


33.57


Watcr Rates


17.00


Tools and Replacements of


2,038.01


Other Expense


34.15


General


$12,169.69 Public Works Overhead


Statement of allocation of Charges for


Overhead


Town Office Building


$ 12.31


Police Department Incidentals


34.56


Fire Department Incidentals


59.72


Moth Suppression


105.65


Trces, Care of and Planting


25.07


Sewers, Maintenance of


129.01


$ 755.54


Sewers, Construction


206.88


1,550.07


Sewers, Particular


63.47


447.67


Drain, Maintenance


34.93


340.40


Drain, Construction


63.91


280.00


Ash Removal


12.74


146.59


Highway Maintenance


317.61


900.49


Highway Repairs


210.26


1,523.54


Treating Streets


357.77


132.10


Crusher Operation


102.76


657.51


Parks


6.93


27.79


Light Department, Maintenance and Operation


684.33


Water Department, Maintenance and Operation


574.02


2,128.51


Cemetery Maintenance


51.06


Cemetery Improvement


16.20


Nichols Street Extension


57.78


796.77


Improved Water System


209.36


595.01


Town Square Highways


68.29


264.53


Highway Construction


38.79


205.99


Snow and Ice


3.31


1,236.49


Water Supply


3.23


Granolithic Sidewalks


16.82


31.62


Elliot Street Extension


28.76


Town Square Parks


3.82


46.99


Parkway, Bond Street


70.09


$3,467.36


$12,169.69


130


ELECTRIC LIGHT DEPARTMENT


Electric Operating Revenues


Metered Sales to Private Consumers


$165,480.45 10,647.11


Increase $7,500.31 433.46


Decrease


Sales to Railway Companies


Municipal Revenues: Street Lighting Other


6,730.00


930.00


Rent of Property used in Operation


497.65


19.80


Total Operating Revenues


195,946.51


Income Statement


Operating Revenues


195,946.51


7,736.80


Operating Expense Chargeable Thereto


126,227.85


5,342.31


Net Operating Revenue


69,718.66


Taxes Assignable Deducted


8,322.09


772.72


61,396.57


Non-Operating Income


Merchandise and Jobbing Revenue


98.79


Interest Income (Depreciation Fund)


504.28


66.41


Miscellaneous Non-Operating Income


123.79


123.79


Gross Income


62,123.43


Deductions from Gross Income:


Interest on Bonds and Notes


1,309.59


60,813.84


$1,517.29


Profit and Loss Credits


Balance January 1, 1925


144,152.01


Credit Balance from Income Account


60,813.84


204,965.85


Debits


Deductions from Surplus:


Notes paid


7,000.00


Appropriated to Town Treasury De- cember 29, 1925 25,000.00


Profit and Loss Credit Balance


172,965.85


$204,965.85


1


12,591.30


$1,136.77


725.62


131


ELECTRIC LIGHT DEPARTMENT


Operating Expenses


Increase


Decrease


Production:


Electric Energy Purchased 5,999,000 K. W. H.


$ 80,718.49


$ 864.89


Operation:


Transformer Station, Labor


5,320.70


446.15


Operation of Transmission Lines


2,906.60


500.45


Inspeeting Meters


8.25


6.19


Removing and Resetting Meters


379.21 .


228.27


Maintenance of Station Structures


34.94


32.19


Maintenance of Station Equipment


53.06


$1,985.75


Maintenance of Transmission and Dis- tribution Lines


5,835.42


816.06


Maintenance of Conduits


.54


.54


Maintenance of Consumers' Meters


127.79


80.04


Maintenance of Transformers Utilization:


417.90


80.88


Municipal Street Lamps, Labor


524.52


181.19


Municipal Street Lamps, Supplies


748.84


793.82


Maintenance Commercial Lighting Equipment


215.66


89.31


Maintenance of Consumers' Installa- tion


45.79


45.79


General Expense:


Salary of Manager


3,200.00


196.10


Meter Readers, Office and Billing Clerks


6,448.43


1,603.70


General Office Supplies


2,860.32


721.11


Insurance


3,922.71


2,051.63


Transportation Expense


1,543.70


611.10


Inventory Adjustment


27.59


$ 169.12


Depreciation


9,100.00


215.00


Miseellaneous General Expense


1,787.39


$ 287.39


Operating Expense Chargeable against Operating Revenue


126,227.85


Taxes to Town in lieu of Taxes


8,250.00


To State as Assessment


72.09


$134,549.94


ELECTRIC LIGHT DEPARTMENT Comparative Balance Sheet Assets


Balance Jan. 1, 1925


Balance Dec. 31, 1925


Increase


Decrease


$235,095.70


Plant Account (Schedule A) . . .


$241,150.65


$ 6,054.95


5,748.15 General Equipment


5,748.15


Current Assets


132


7,064.00


Cash .


17,271.86


10,207.86


159.68


Special, Land Purchase.


159.68


39,384.73


Accounts Receivable, Electric


39,644.97


260.24


7.273.10


Material and Supplies .


6,709.98


$ 563.12


2,263.52


Other Current Assets.


3,307.09


1,043.57


Reserve Fund


22,411.67 Depreciation Fund (Cash) .


32,015.95


9,604.28


Prepaid Accounts


2,392.64 Insurance.


4,378.79


1,986.15


321,793.19


(January 1, 1925) Assets (December 31, 1925) .


350,387.12


Net Change During Year


Investments


Liabilities


Bonds and Notes Payable


31,000.00 Notes Payable.


24,000.00


7,000.00


Current Liabilities


7,950.34 Accounts Payable .


7,890.84


59.50


Accrued Liabilities


331.25 Interest Accrued.


170.84


$ 160.41


Appropriated Surplus


125,808.00 Notes Paid from Earnings. . Repaid to Town Treasury on Account of


132,808.00


$ 7,000.00


12,551.59


Funds Appropriated for Construction . .


12,551.59


144,152.01


(January 1) Profit and Loss Credit (December 31) .


172,965.85


$321,793.19


$350,387.12


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ELECTRIC LIGHT DEPARTMENT


Plant and System Statistics


1921


1922


1923


1924


1925


Overhead System:


Transmission Lines in Miles


Distribution Lines in Miles


265.5


279.3


286.7


299


321.75


Street Lighting Lines in Miles


Poles in Publie Ways (Wood)


1,505


1,536


1,554


1,575


1,645


Poles Elsewhere (Wood) .


51


64


65


70


70


Jointly Owned (Wood and Steel)


4-42


442


442


442


442


Conduit, Feet of .


16,087


16,087


16,087


16,087


16,087


Cables in Conduits, Feet of .


21,714


21,714


21,714


21,714


21,714


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Motors:


Number Connected .


303


307


Rated Capacity in Horsepower


4,121


4,135


Consumers:


Using Electricity for Lighting.


2,605


2,827


3,133


3,342


3,671


Using Electricity for Power Only .


1


1


1


1


1


Using Electricity for Both Light and Power


47


49


49


80


105


Street Lamps: Number in Use. .


721


718


718


730


867


Total Hours of, During Year.


3,995.5


3,974


4,005.5


4,001.35


3,996.15


Electric Energy:


Purchased Kilowatt Hours.


5,442,000.5


935,000


5,745,000


5,758,000


5,999,000


Supplied for Street Lighting.


222,819


213,000


228,237


249,488


264,771


1 of Wire.


Supplied for Municipal Power.


261,845


437,324


430,262


512,565


472,052


Supplied for Metered Lighting.


1,007,422


1,137,591


1,339,099


1,441,955


1,577,766


Supplied for Metered Power.


2,356,913


2,325,480


2,572,603


2,010,107


1,986,934


Supplied for Street Railways ...


401,870


413,374


459,078


456,826


469,584


Kilowatt Hours Unaccounted for


691,601


953,669


780,261


303,834


Maximum Station Load. .


1,800


1,890


1,840


1,800


1,940


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ELECTRIC LIGHT DEPARTMENT


Plant Investment Statement


Original Cost to Dec. 31, 1925 $ 3,477.00


Land.


Book Value Jan. 1, 1925 $ 3,477.00


Additions


Depreciation


Book Value Dec. 31, 1925 $ 3,477.00


20,324.74


Structures.


16,324.78


16,324.78


80,775.79


Transformer Station Equipment. .


68,197.52


$2,908.00


65,289.52


112,175.94


Poles, Fixtures and Overhead Conductors


69,427.57


$ 6,835.16


3,792.00


72,470.73


13,500.83


Underground Conduits.


10,426.82


10,426.82


6,761.58


Underground Conductors


6,761.58


6,761.58


38,134.63


Consumers' Meters


25,251.19


4,386.45


1,214.00


28,423.64


5,326.50


Meter Installation .


5,025.30


301.20


5,326.50


28,580.91


Line Transformers .


19,273.73


2,708.91


931.00


21,051.64


5,258.76


Transformer Installation .


4,993.63


265.13


5,258.76


8,753.80


Street Lighting Equipment . .


5,936.58


658.10


255.00


6,339.68


$323,070.48


Total Plant Investment . . $235,095.70


$15,154.95


$9,100.00


$241,150.65


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PUBLIC PROPERTY ACCOUNT


December 31, 1925


School Property, Land and Buildings


Balch


$146,500.00


Beacon


30,025.00


East


10,400.00


Everett


39,000.00


Guild


42,650.00


New High


204,800.00


High School, Washington Street


377,001.76


Shattuck


53,000.00


West


8,600.00


Winslow


55,300.00


School Site, Pleasant Street


5,000.00


Furnishings


54,900.00


$1,027,176.76


Morrill Memorial Library


92,088.00


Central Fire Station


20,100.00


Fire Station No. 2


1,300.00


Fire Apparatus


17,895.34


Fire Alarm System


5,740.00


45,035.34


Water Works


559,419.89


Sewerage System


480,785.88


Crusher Plant


7,300.00


Store Yard Siding


9,246.60


Gravel Pit Lot


1,000.00


Cemeteries


52,135.26


Real Estate, 556 Washington Street


9,500.00


Electric Light Plant


335,512.27


Park Lands


46,900.00


Town Office Lot


24,500.00


Town Office Building


7,300.00


Other Personal Property


53,900.00


1,587,499.90


Total Public Property


2,751,800.00


Outstanding Debt


917,650.00


Surplus in Public Property over Fixed Debt


$1,834,150.00


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138


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- straets of the records of Town Meetings, together with the records of Vital Statistics for the year 1925.


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


I find that the cash on hand December 31, 1925, of Harold W. Gay as Treasurer and Collector equals an amount as shown in the Accountant's statement that his cash balance on December 31, 1925, was $149,458.25.


Municipal Light Department. Throughout the year each month the accounts of Frederick S. Barton as to sales and collections have been examined and I find that he has deposited with the Town Treasurer all collections shown in the sales account of this department.


Sealer of Weights and Measures. The collections of Harry M. King as Sealer of Weights and Measures have been examined, and he has deposited with the Treasurer all fees which appear to have been collected by his department.


Morrill Memorial Library. Alice H. Plimpton Trust Fund. I have examined the securities in the possession of Harold W. Gay, as Treasurer of the Trustees of the Morrill Memorial Library and find that the securities and cash on hand represent the amount set forth in this report; namely, $55,020.53.


Respectfully submitted,


JAMES E. PENDERGAST,


Town Clerk and Accountant.


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GENERAL MANAGER'S REPORT


February 10, 1926.


To the Board of Selectmen, Norwood, Massachusetts.


Gentlemen:


I hereby submit the annual report of the General Manager for the year 1925. My knowledge of the year's work consists of that accomplished subsequent to my appointment on April 9, 1925.


Public Works Department


On August 1 Mr. Joseph E. Conley tendered his resignation to take effect September 1. Mr. Conley had been Superintendent of Public Works in Norwood, with the exception of about two years, for the past ten years. He was a faithful official, ready at all tmes to render such service as was necessary, and in his going the Town lost the services of a valuable man.


A number of applications for the position were received, and after careful consideration it was decided to engage Mr. John E. Colburn, Superin- tendent of Streets in the city of Newburyport, and he assumed office on September 1.


Highway Division


The work under this division consisted of the usual cleaning, patching, oiling and general care of the streets, construction of new streets, and the placing of gravel and macadam on existing streets.


Construction


Nichols Street Extension-from Bond Street to the New High School. Grading surface and placing the gravel sub-filling.


Elliot Street Extension-to Nichols Street Extension. Grading surface and placing the gravel sub-filling.


Lenox Street-from Willow Street north to Lenox Avenue. Con- structed with bituminous macadam.


Parkway-from Hoyle Street to Bond Street. Bituminous gravel surface.


Mountain Avenue. Gravel surface.


Pleasant Street-from Morse Street to Walpole Line, Mylod Street- from Washington Street to Walpole Line, Everett Street-from Washington Street to Westwood Line were scarified, gravel placed where needed, were thoroughly rolled, and the surface treated to a penetration coat of oil.


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Cottage Street from Washington Street to Broadway.


"Central Street" (so-called) extended from Vernon Street Extension to Market Street were brought to sub-grade.


Bridges


It was necessary to replace the bridges on Morse Street and Water Street. At the Water Street bridge the masonry in the west abutment broke away, and it was necessary to replace a considerable part of it. The Morse Street bridge was repaired by replacing the floor timbers and re- planking.


Street Oiling


17.58 miles of streets were oiled and the surface treated and left in satis- factory condition.


Sidewalks


825 square yards of granolithic sidewalks were laid by contract. This work included the walk on the south side of Railroad Avenue from the N. Y., N. H. & H. R. R. Co. tracks at the Norwood Station to Washington Street; a short section on Washington Street fronting property of Fred L. Fisher and B. Knezneck between Railroad Avenue and Nahatan Street; Guild Street in front of the Guild School, and a short section on the south side of Folan Avenue fronting property of Peter Yakstis.


Snow Removal


Four new sidewalk plows were added to our equipment.


We were fortunate in having no severe storms during the year which would materially add to the cost of snow removal. However, arrange- ments had been made for the use of tractors, trucks, and plows, and we were well equipped to handle any situation. About $7,800.00 was spent for such work as was done on snow and ice.


Collection of Ashes


The usual custom of collecting ashes with the Town teams has been continucd. This work is done at a loss to the Town, but considering the small expense of collection as compared with methods employed by other towns, the results obtained justify the loss.


Crusher


The Town quarry is now in such shape (due to the fact that practically all of the stone of good quality has been removed) that it will not be possible to secure enough stone to provide for the construction contemplated for the coming year. If the construction now outlined is carried out, about 7,000 tons of stone will be required. This can be purchased delivered by trucks on the job, at a cost less than it could be crushed at the Town quarry. There is now at the quarry about 300 tons of stone already crushed, and stone blasted from the quarry to allow of crushing an additional 500 tons.




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