Norwood annual report 1923-1927, Part 7

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


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2,989.59


80


Health and Sanitation


2,768.46


$7,677.86


10,446.32


80 Highways


527.49


3,715.65


4,243.14


81


Charities and Soldiers' Benefits


250.42


250,42


81


Education


3,598.33


46.36


3,644.69


81 Libraries


526.62


526.62


81


Unclassified


297.79


297.79


Public Service


82


Electric


186,994.85


186,994.85


82


Water


51,895.02


5,003.73


56,898.75


Other


82


Real Estate


875.00


875.00


82


Cemeteries


5,742.93


5,742.93


83


Interest


9,570.39


9,570.39


83


Indebtedness


410,179.15


410,179.15


84


Agency, Trust and In- vestment


78,067.35


78,067.35


84 Refunds


560.05


560.05


$1,455,278.74


$16,443.60 $1,471,722:34


Recapitulation


Revenue Receipts


67,032.25


Offsets to Outlays


16,443.59


Municipal Indebtedness


410,179.15


Agency and Trust


78,067.35


$1,471,722.34


Cash Balance Jan 1, 1923


72,643.72


$1,544.366.06


115


NORWOOD TOWN REPORT


Summary of Payments


Totals


88


General Government


Expen ses $ 30,966.02


$ 661.55


$ 31,627.57


91


Protection of Persons and Property


53,531.49


850.61


54,382.10


95


Health and Sanitation


29,626.65


60,340.11


89,966.76


100


Highways


53,223.05


24,970.66


78,193.71


101


Charities


29,698.43


29,698.43


101


Soldiers' Benefits


1,516.63


1,516.63


104


Education


241,716.21


32,406.95


274,123.16


105


Libraries


10,461.65


36.00


10,497.65


106


Unclassified


8,072.06


8,072.06


106 Parks and Recreation


868.57


868.57


Public Service


107 Electric


127,369.70


9,977.36


137,347.06


110


Water


36,680.17


10,624.78


47,304.95


Other


111


Cemeteries


5,360.02


1,498.74


6,858.76


111 Real Estate


314.21


314.21


112 Interest


49,910.10


49,910.10


112 Municipal Indebtedness


466,400.00


466,400.00


Agency, Trust and Investment


113 Agency


84,979.00


84,979.00


113


Trust and Investment


56,047.35


56,047.35


1,286,741.31


141,366.76


1,428,108.07


Recapitulation


Maintenance and Interest


679,314.96


Permanent Debt from Revenue (Departmental)


25,400.00


Permanent Debt from Revenue (General)


81,000.00


Outlays from Revenue


75,630.81


Outlays from Loans


65,735.95


Temporary Loans Paid


360,000.00


Agency, Trust and Investment


141,026.35


1,428,108.07


Cash on hand December 31, 1923


116,257.99


Grand total


1,544,366.06


Page


Outlays


REVENUE ACCOUNTS Appropriations and Expenditures


Appropriations by


Total


Accounts


Payments


Balance


Deficits


Transfer


Taxation


$ 100.00


$ 100.00


Selectmen, Personal Expense


I


$ 10.50


$ 89.50


500.00


500.00


General Government, Incidentals


645.30


$ .145.30


$


526.94


4,000.00


4,500.00


General Manager, Salary


4,500.00


150.00


150.00


General Manager, Incidentals


125.00


25.00


3,300.00


3,300.00


Town Clerk and Accountant, Salary


3,300.00


1,000.00


6,025.00


7,025.00


Town Clerk and Accountant, Incidentals


7,022.96


2.04


1,500.00


1,500.00


Treasurer and Collector, Salary


1,500.00


116


2,750.00


2,750.00


Treasurer and Collector, Incidentals


2,933.20


183.20


1,200.00


1,200.00


Assessors' Salaries


1,200.00


1,250.00


1,250.00


Assessors' Incidentals


1,092.67


157.33


100.00


100.00


Finance Commission


79.75


20.25


200.00


200.00


Certification of Notes


80.00


120.00


1,200.00


1,200.00


Law, Salary


1,200.00


1,785.77


600.00


2,385.77


Law, Incidentals


2,345.50


40.27


300.00


300.00


Election and Registration, Salaries


300.00


11.22


800.00


811.22


Election and Registration, Incidentals


811.22


1,100.00


1,100.00


Town Office Building


995.66


104.34


2,200.00


2,200.00


Engineering Salary


2,200.00


1,260.00


1,260.00


Engineering, Incidentals


1,254.86


5.14


100.00


100.00


Board of Survey


100.00


1,648.81


600.00 22,600.00 2,250.00


600.00 24,248.81 2,250.00 13,607.16


Planning Board Police, Salaries Police, Incidentals


24,247.01 2,133.33 13,329.89


569.05 1.80 116.67 277.27


4,892.16


8,715.00


Fire Department, Salarics


420.75


2,200.00


2,620.75


Fire Department, Incidentals


2,499.44


121.31


930.00


930.00


Fire Alarm


930.00


500.00


500.00


Inspector of Buildings, Salary


500.00


75.00


75.00


Inspector of Buildings, Incidentals®


75.00


350.00


350.00


Sealer of Weights and Measures, Salary


350.00


75.00


75.00


Sealer of Weights and Measures, Incidentals


55.40


19.60


150.00


150.00


Inspector of Animals


150.00


3,955.00


3,955.00


Moth Suppression


3,587.57


367.43


1,600.00


1,600.00


Care of Trees and Planting


1,599.46


.54


5,000.00


5,000.00


Street Lighting®


5,000.00


100.00


100.00


Board of Health, Salaries


100.00


10,980.00


10,980.00


Board of Health, Incidentals


10,884.34


95.66


8,833.80


8,833.80


County Hospital


8,833.80


9,690.00


*9,690.00


Sewer Maintenance


5,606.03


4,083.97*


8,044.00 1,756.28


11,000.00


19,044.00


Sewer Construction


16,790.59


2,253.41


5,000.00


6,756.28


Sewers, Particular


6,736.62


19.66


2,700.00


2,700.00


Main Drains, Maintenance


3,091.32


391.32


879.67


7,600.00


8,579.67


Main Drains, Construction


8,507.90


71.77


1,500.00


1,500.00


Ash Removal


1,416.16


83.84


26,014.77


39,500.00


65,514.77


Highways and Snow Removal


65,514.77


241.50


29,000.00


29,241.50


Support of Poor


29,498.43


256.93


200.00


200.00


Town Physician


200.00


1,850.00


1,850.00


Soldiers' Benefits


1,516.63


333.37


117


30.95


REVENUE ACCOUNTS-Continued Appropriations and Expenditures


Appropriations by


Total


Accounts


Payments


Balance


Deficits


Transfer


'Taxation


293.75


241,260.00


241,553.75


Schools


241,432.20


121.55


856.13


9,644.00


10,500.13


Morrill Memorial Library


10,497.65


2.48


Free Band Concerts


500.00


412.05


800.00


800.00


Town Report, Printing of


800.00


325.00


325.00


Memorial Day, Observance of


325.00


382.65


400.00


400.00


Parks


368.57


31.43


180.62


180.62


50th Anniversary


180.62


1,200.00


1,200.00


Care in Hospitals


1,099.44,


100.56


37,805.00


137,805.00


Eleetrie Light Department


137,347.06


457.94


47,450.00


47,450.00


Water Department


47,304.95


145.05


4,200.00


1,200.00


5,400.00


Highland Cemetery, Maintenance (


5,360.75


39.25


1,610.30


Highland Cemetery, Improvement


1,498.01


112.29


314.21


Real Estate


314.21


375.00


5,575.00


5,950.00


Insurance


5,667.00


283.00


405.00


405.00


Land Damage Accounts


405.00


8,816.00


39,900.00


48,716.00


Interest


49,910.10


.


118


1,194.10


500.00


500.00


412.05


Soldiers' and Sailors' Celebration


412.05


382.65


Committee on Memorial


382.65


-


1,610.30 314.21


C


30,900.00 618.99 8,710.00 12,902.31


75,500.00 10,000.00


106,400.00 10,618.99 8,710.00 12,902.31


Maturing Debt


Highways, Neponset Street


Electric Light Depreciation Fund New School Site


106,400.00 5,352.35


5,266.64 8,710.00 12,902.31


$303,526.94


$591,892.80


$895,419.74


$859,064.17


$38,526.42


$2,170.85


*Of this amount the sum of $4,000.00 was transferred by vote of the Special Town Meeting of December 28, 1923 to Sewer Con- struction and is shown in the above appropriation therefor, the balance of $38,526.42 should therefore be reduced by this amount.


NON-REVENUE ACCOUNTS


Appropriations oy


Total


Accounts


Payments


Balance


Transfer


Borrowing


119


$ 28,000.00 5,859.00


$ 28,000.00


Sewer Construction


$28,000.00


5,859.00


Highways Washington Street Widening


5,359.00


$ 500.00


*$ 293.28


293.28


New School Building


293.28


100,000.00


New School Building


100,000.00


¥1,046.36


100,000.00 31,096.63


32,142.99


Addition to Balch School


32,113.67


29.32


5,100.00


5,100.00


School Land, Winslow Avenue


5,100.00


6,100.00


6,100.00


School Land, Fulton Street


6,100.00


*159.68


159.68


Electric Light Dept., Additional Land


159.68


*386.95


386.95


Additional Water Supply


386.95


1,300.00


1,300.00


Repairs Everett School


284.01


1,015.99


$6,986.27


$172,355.63


$179,341.90


$66,049.96


$113,291.94


t By taxation, 1924,


* Balance.


120


TRIAL BALANCE December 31, 1923


Town Debt


Surplus


$ 807,609.00 1,525,791.00


Public Property


$2,333,400.00


High School English Fund


500.00


High School English Fund Investments


· 500.00


Cemetery Perpetual Care Funds


19,176.60


Cemetery Perpetual Care Fund Investments


18,918.81


Cemetery Perpetual Care Fund Ineome


342.21


Morrill Memorial Library Trust Fund


50,708.58


Morrill Memorial Library Trust Fund In- vestment


50,708.58


Harold W. Gay, Colleetor of


Taxes 1923


66,850.71 -


Moth


92.70


Appor. of Sewer Assessments


688.06


Committed Interest


267.15


Taxes 1922


2,960.80


Moth Assessments


7.50


Appor. of Sewer Assessments


8.40


Committed Interest


4.74


Taxes 1921


618.65


Street Betterment Assessments


539.20


Apportioned Sewer Assessments


12,559.71


Water Rates


11,353.39


Cemetery Aeeounts


1,457.50


Apportioned Sewer Assessments:


Due 1922


8.40


Due 1923


721.41


Due 1924


1,552.79


Due 1925


1,287.37


Due 1926


1,265.56


Due 1927


688.17


Due 1928


494.87


Due 1929


494.88


Due 1930


391.16


Due 1931


304.22


Division Pending


6,037.34


Betterment Assessments


539.20


Committed Interest


271.89


Moth Suppression Assessments


100.20


Supplemental Taxes


3,624.17


Page Totals


2,500,935.90


2,421,909.02


121


TRIAL BALANCE-Continued


Totals Forwarded


Water Ratcs


$2,500,935.90 $2,421,909.02 11,353.39


Cemetery Accounts Receivable


1,457.50


Overlays 1923


263.24


Overlays 1922


123.34


Overlays 1921


3,026.81


Overlays 1920


1,057.32


Overlays 1919


86.01


Overlay Reserve


399.59-


Loans in Anticipation of Revenue


115,000.00


Excess and Deficiency Surplus 4


15,878.47


Sewer Department


9,771.29


Electric Light Department


14,875.49


Water Works


7,778.78


Highland Cemetery


5,351.61


Private Trust Funds


1,282.08


Premium and Accrued Interest Account


121.78


Electric Light Depreciation Fund


13,088.40


Tailings Account


177.76


Overdrafts


2,156.85


F. S. Barton, Collector Electric Acc.


35,089.18


Electric Service and Sales


35,089.18


Appropriation by Taxation 1924


5,100.00


Appropriations by Borrowing


106,100.00


Soldiers' Exemptions


175.14


Tax Titles


135.37


Commonwealth of Massachusetts


3,105.00


Unexpended Fund Appro. Balances


108,204.81


Unexpended Revenue Balances Reserve


26,722.06


Harold W. Gay, Treasurer, Cash


116,257.99


2,781,041.68


2,781,041.68


-


TOWN OF NORWOOD, BALANCE SHEET, DECEMBER 31, 1923 REVENUE ACCOUNTS


Assets


Liabilities


Accounts Receivable Taxes:


Outstanding Revenue Loans


$115,000.00


Overlay, 1923


263.24


Levy of 1923


$66,850.71


Overlay, Reserve


485.60


1922


2,960.80


Supplemental Taxes 3,624.17


1921


618.65


Tailings Account


177.76


$ 70,430.16


4,550.77


Special Assessments:


Reserve for Special Assessments 639.40


Moth


100.20


639.40


· Betterments


539.20


Deferred Assessments


13,246.17


639.40


Accrued Interest 271.89


Deferred Assessments: Sewers


13,256.17


13,256.17


Reserve for Departmental Balances:


Accrued Interest Committed on


Electric (General) 14,875.49


Electric Depreciation Fund


13,088.40


Sewer Department 9,771.29


Cemetery Department


5,361.61


Electric


35,089.18


Premiums and Acerued Interest Receipts


121.78


Cemetery


1,457.50


Receipts Available for Special Purposes 12,902.31


Soldiers' Exemptions


175.14


Special Appropriation Balances


13,819.75


· 175.14


69,940.63


Overlays, 1922


123.34


1921


3,026.81


1920


1,057.32


4,207.47


Excess and Deficiency : Surplus


15,878.47


J


Deferred Assessments


271.89


271.89


Departmental Accounts:


Water


11,353.39


47,900.07


Departmental Accounts Receivable 47,900.07


61,418.13 122


.


Tax Titles .


135.37


135.37


Commonwealth of Mass .: Civilian War Polls


3,105.00


3,105.00


Overdrawn Accounts:


General


2,156.85


Water


7,778.78


9,935.63


Tax Levy, 1924


5,100.00


Cash (Revenue) December 31, 1923


112,271.10


$267,427.40


$267,427.40


NON-REVENUE ACCOUNTS


Assets


Liabilities


Cash in Bank, General Account


$ 2,104.81


Appropriation Balances, viz .: e Washington Street Widening .


$ 500.00


New School Building


100,000.00


Addition to Balch School Building School Land, Fulton Street


6,100.00


Electric Light Additional Land


159.68


Additional Water Supply New School Building Repairs Everett School Building


386.95


12.87


1,015.99


$108,204.81


$108,204.81


123


Authorized. Borrowings not in-


curred December 31, 1923


106,100.00


29.32


BALANCE SHEET TRUST ACCOUNTS


Assets


Liabilities


Cash in Bank, General Fund


$ 1,882.08


Deposits for Services on Account of:


$ 12.00


Securities:


Ash Removal


464.65


City of Lynchburg, Va. Bonds


5,000.00


Constable Fees


350.00


City of Woonsocket, R. I.


5,000.00


Cemetery Accounts


39


City of Omaha


5,000.00


Other:


Fourth Liberty Loans


10,000.00


Tax Titles Redemption


426.67


Third Liberty Loan


25,550.00


Erroneous Receipts


28.37


Liberty Loan


19,400.00


Cash Norwood Trust Co., Book 9054


44.82


1,282.08


High School English Fund


500.00


Cemetery Perpetual Care Funds


19,176.60


Premiums on Securities


342.21


Perpetual Care Funds


23.29


Alice H. Plimpton Fund for Morrill Memorial


Library


50,550.00


Income not Invested


26.58


Interest on Perpetual Care Funds


2.72


$71,903.48


$71,903.48


124


Cash in Bank, Norwood Trust Co., Book 14409


26.58


Police Services


125


PUBLIC PROPERTY ACCOUNT December 31, 1923


School Property .- Land and Buildings:


Beacon


$ 30,025.00


Guild


42,650.00


Everett


39,000.00


Shattuck


46,900.00


Winslow


50,200.00


Balch


146,500.00


New High


377,001.76


East


10,400.00


West


8,600.00


Furnishings


54,900.00


$


806,176.76


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 ·


492,419.89


Sewerage System


413,385.88


Crusher Plant


7,300.00


Storeyard Siding


9,246.60


Cemeteries


52,135.26


Gravel Pit Lot


1,000.00


Real Estate, 556 Washington Street


9,500.00


Electric Light Plant


307,512.27


Park Lands


11,900.00


Town Office Lot


24,500.00


Town Office Building


7,300.00


Other Personal Property


53,900.00


1,390,099.90


Outstanding Debt, December 31, 1923


807,609.00


Surplus Over Fixed Debt


MORRILL MEMORIAL LIBRARY


Trust Fund .- Bequest of Alice H. Plimpton:


Securities Received


25,000.00


Cash Received


25,000.00


Income Received:


Interest and Premiums on Securities


708.58


50,708.58


Investments:


Securities


50,708.58


2,333,400.00


1,525,791.00


126


CEMETERY PERPETUAL CARE TRUST FUND


Funds on hand as shown in Report for Year ending Decem-


ber 31, 1923


$17,576.60


Received during Year 1923 for


Lot From


536 Edward L. Fay


100.00


330 Frank A. Morrill


100.00


27 Frances Kuld


100.00


361 William Ferguson, Ex.


100.00


344 Flora M. Black


100.00


92 Clarence Southerland


100.00


56 Mary B. Winslow


100.00


365 Robert McLeod


100.00


325 Emily F. Lewis


100.00


372 Clara Packard and William Metcalf


100.00


171 Susan Fetting


100.00


522 Annie J. Coughlin


100.00


531 Massachusetts Catholic Order of Foresters


100.00


371 Miles Taylor


100.00


587 James J. Reardon


100.00


19,176.00


Arthur Talbot and Herbert Tucker


100.00


127


ELECTRIC LIGHT DEPARTMENT Income Statement


Net Changes


Increase Decrease


Operating Revenue


$182,446.95 $ 8,575.94


(See Supporting Statement)


Operating Expenses (See Supporting Statement)


125,838.70


$511.18


Net Operating Revenue


56,608.25


9,087.12


Less Taxes Assignable


6,112.98


6,024.44


Net Operating Income


50,495.27


Interest Income


168.40


168.40


Other Non-Operating Income


8.64


5.90


Gross Income


50,672.31


Deductions from Gross Income In-


terest


3,156.54


615.96


Income Balance Carried to Profit


and Loss


47,515.77


7,226.66


Profit and Loss Statement


Debit


Credit 108,635.48


Credit Balance January 1, 1923


Credit Income Balance Transferred from In-


come Account


47,515.77


Deductions from Surplus:


Notes Paid


12,500.00


Reimbursement to Town of Funds Appro- priated for Construction


8,795.79


Balance as Shown in General Balance Sheet


134,855.46


156,151.25


156,151.25


128


ELECTRIC LIGHT DEPARTMENT Operating Expense


Electric Energy Purchased, 5,774,000 K. W. H. Transmission and Distribution:


$ 87,857.93


Transformer Station, Labor


$4,945.88


Operation of Line


2,405.97


Inspecting Meters


50.33


Removing and Resetting Meters


155.10


Maintenance of Station Equipment


2,411.73


Maintenance of Lines


4,537.82


Maintenance of Conduits


7.75


Maintenance of Consumers' Meters


115.51


Maintenance of Transformers


327.81


Utilization Expense:


Municipal Street Lamps, Labor


344.13


Municipal Street Lamps, Supplies


1,624.53


Maintenance of Commercial Lighting Equip- ment


59.25


Maintenance of Consumers' Installations


81.61


General and Miscellaneous:


Salary of Manager


2,999.77


Wages, Office Clerks and Meter Readers


4,006.42


General Office Supplies and Expense


1,773.81


Insurance


1,968.79


Transportation Expenses


673.04


Inventory Adjustments


615.66


Depreciation


৳ 8,710.00


Maintenance of Tenement Property


165.86


20,913.35


125,838.70


State Assessment


40.98


Payment to Town in Lieu of Taxes


6,072.00


131,951.68


14,957.90


2,109.52


129


ELECTRIC LIGHT DEPARTMENT Operating Revenue


1922


1923


Comparison Increase Decrease


Revenues from Sale of Electric Energy


Metered Sales to Private Consumers $152,843.98


$7,099.60


Sales to Railway Companies


11,512.72


1,491.21


Sales to Municipal Departments


11,558.75


$415.57


Street Lighting


5,000.00


180,915.45


Revenues from Other Operations:


Rent of Property Used in Operation


833.25


297.55


Other Operating Revenues


698.25


698.25


182,446.95


9,289.06


713.12


Gross Increase


9,289.06


Gross Decrease


713.12


Net Increase


8,575.94


Cash General Fund


Cash Balances, Operating Fund Dec. 31, 1923 Construction Fund


$14,925.49


159.68


$15,085.17


Depreciation Fund


Cash Balance January 1, 1923


$ 4,210.00


Interest on Same


168.40


Amount Transferred from Income


8,710.00


13,088.40


28,173.57


130


ELECTRIC LIGHT DEPARTMENT Comparative General Balance Sheet Assets


[Balance Jan. 1, 1923


Investments


Dec. 31, 1923 Increase Decrease


$235,328.28


Plant Investment


$232,612.83


$2,715.45


(See Supporting Statement)


4,378.86


General Equipment


6,735.48 $ 2,356.62


239,707.14


Total Investments Current Assets


239,348.31


626.89


Cash


14,925.49


14,298.60


159.68


Special Deposits


159.68


35,765.88


Accounts Receivable


35,097.82


668.06


5,803.63


Material and Supplies


5,525.71


277.92


269.14


Other Current Assets


1,611.64


1,342.50


42,625.22.


57,320.34


Reserve Funds


4,210.00


Depreciation


13,088.40


8,878.40


Prepaid Accounts


2,342.94


Insurance


2,621.81


278.87


288,885.30


Grand Total


312,378.86


27,154.99


3,661.43


Gross Increase


$27,154.99


Gross Decrease


3,661.43


Net Increase


23,493.56


Net Change During Year


Balance


131


ELECTRIC LIGHT DEPARTMENT Comparative Balance Sheet Liabilities


Net Changes During Year


Balance


Dec. 31, 1923 Increase Deerease


From Town for Const. $ 3,755.80


* $8,795.99


Bonds and Notes Payable


67,000.00


Notes Outstanding


54,500.00


12,500.00


Current Liabilities


10,154.59


Accounts Payable 7,580.27


2,574.32


Acerued Liabilities


727.00


. Interest Accrued


583.54


143.46


8.64


Unadjusted Credits Appropriated Surplus


Loans Repayment, i.e.


Surplus Appropriated for :


89,808.00


Payment of Notes and Bonds


102,308.00 12,500.00


For Reimbursement to


Town of Funds Ap-


propriated for Const.


8,795.79 8,795.79


Profit and Loss Credit


134,855.46


26,219.98


288,885.30


Grand Total


312,378.86


47,555.77


24,022.21


Gross Inerease


$47,515.77


Gross Deerease


24,022.21


Net Increase


23,493.56


8.64


Balance Jan. 1, 1923 $ 12,551.59


* Represents amount appropriated by town from receipts of department, and credited to this account to show reimbursement by Electric Light Department to town for funds so advanced.


ELECTRIC LIGHT DEPARTMENT PLANT INVESTMENT ACCOUNTS


Original Cost to Dec. 31, 1923


Balance Jan. 1, 1923 3,477.00 $


Additions During Year


Depreciation During Year


Balance Dec. 31, 1923


$ 3,477.00


Land ...


$ 3,477.00


20,324.74


Structures.


16,324.78


16,324.78


80,775.79


Transformer Station Equipment.


73,978.24


$ 11.28


$2,600.00


71,389.52


101,668.43


Poles, Fixtures and Overhead Conductors


69,987.74


2,737.48


3,391.00


69,334.22


13,500.83


Underground Conduits. .


10,426.82


10,426.82


6,761.58


Underground Conductors


6,761.58


6,761.58


31,514.06


Consumers' Meters


23,112.46


2,136.19


842.00


24,406.65


4,703.20


Meter Installation .


4,506.29


196.91


4,703.20


22,263.01


Line Transformers ..


17,780.00


446.74


1,682.00


16,544.74


4,690.65


Transformers Installation .


4,651.21


39.44


4,690.65


6.458.79


Street Lighting Equipment.


4,322.16


426.51


195.00


4,553.67


296,138.08


Total Plant Investment.


235,328.28


5,994.55


8,710.00


232,612.83


General Equipment Office.


2,078.86


1,656.62


3,735.48


Transportation . .


2,300.00


1,450.00


750.00


3,000.00


239,707.14


239,348.31


132


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ELECTRIC LIGHT DEPARTMENT Electric Light Data


1


Overhead System:


1919


1920


1921


1922


1923


Transmission Lines in Miles


Distribution Lines in Miles


231.3


255.5


265.5


279.3


286.7


Street Lighting Lines in Miles


Poles in Public Ways (Wood)


1,511


1,547


1,505


1,536


1,554


Poles Elsewhere (Wood) . .


49


51


51


64


65


Jointly Owned (Wood and Steel)


387


387


442


442


442


Conduit, Feet of .


15,987


15,987


16,087


16,087


16,087


Cables in Conduits, Feet of .


21,714


21,714


21,714


21,714


21,714


Motors:


Number Connected .


246


255


303


307


Rated Capacity in Horsepower


2,452


3,540


4,121


4,135


Consumers:


Using Electricity for Lighting.


2,171


2,421


. 2,605


2,827


3,133


Using Electricity for Power Only.


2


1


1


1


1


Using Electricity for Both Light and Power.


45


47


47


49


49


Street Lamps:


Number in Use.


709


714


721


718


718


Total Hours of, During Past Year.


4,003


4,006


3,995.5


3,974


4,005.5


Electric Current Purchased Kilowatt Hours. ..


3,803,645


4,776,000


5,442,000


5,935,000


57,745,000


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


210,070


212,030


222,819


213,000


228,237


Electric Current Supplied for Municipal Power. .


253,639


242,006


261,845


437,324


Electric Current Sold Consumer for:


Mctered Lighting Service.


890,907


980,270


1,007,422


1,137,591


1,339,099


Metered Power Service.


1,736,262


2,383,136


2,356,913


2,325,480


2,572,603


Metered Power for Street Railways


87,140


401,870


413,374


459,078


Kilowatt Hours Unaccounted for


714,767


861,428


,691,601


953,669


780,261


Maximum Station Load.


1,515


1,840


1,800


1,890


·


1,840


Norwood, Mass., December 31, 1922.


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 $185,359.33, 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.


133


SEWER CONSTRUCTION


Payroll


Stable Expense


Material


Tools and Supplies


Overhead


Total


Silver Street.


$2,294.50


$272.40


$ 313.25


$112.57


$200.00


$3,192.72


St. John Avenue.


242.35


32.80


76.85


13.46


30.00


395.46


Folan Avenue. . .


720.25


33.00


331.53


28.66


90.00


1,203.44


St. James Avenue.


652.10


31.00


259.20


7.69


65.65


1,015.64


Atwood Avenue.


239.78


17.50


144.56


2.79


50.00


454.63


Granite Street .


178.30


8.00


13.43


.26


10.00


209.99


Cedar Street.


71.00


20.00


50.36


9.80


5.00


156.16


$4,398.28


$414.70


$1,189.18


$175.23


$450.65


$6,628.04


134


MAIN DRAINS, CONSTRUCTION OF


Payroll


Stable Expense


Material


Tools and Supplies


Overhead


Total


Civie.


$ 315.20


$ 46.00


$ 121.78


$ 1.90


$ 20.00


$ 504.88


Cedar Street. .


1,876.30


125.00


2,818.81


16.07


267.04


5,103.22


St. James Street.


264.85


12.00


7.75


25.00


309.60


Lenox Street. .


493.10


27.80


229.23


14.20


30.00


794.33


St. Joseph Avenue.


555.38


26.00


21.64


32.05


35.00


670.07


Lenox Avenue .


192.98


12.00


257.70


.38


20.00


483.06


Dean Street.


7.50


7.50


Material.


635.24


635.24


$3,705.31


$236.80


$4,096.40


$72.35


$397.04


$8,507.90


135


136


WATER DEPARTMENT


WATER RATES


Uncollected January 1, 1923


$ 9,276.30


Commitments for Year


53,716.73


62,993.03


Collections


$51,434.66


Abatements


204.98


51,639.64


Uncollected December 31,1923


11,353.39


Payments


General Maintenance, Operation and Repairs as shown in Accountant's Report of Payments


36,680.17


Interest on Debt


4,429.25


Debt Payments


12,900.00


54,009.42


Additions to Plant


10,624.78


Cash Receipts for Year


From Water Rates (Net)


51,389.38


Other Water Sales


309.28


Fees


128.50


Other


67.86


Services and Material


5,003.73


56,898.75


Receipts Appropriated but not Collected Decem-


ber 31, 1923


7,735.45


64,634.20


Cost of Water Pumped


Maintenance, Operation and Repairs


32,978.17


Interest on Investment


18,394.60


51,372.77


Total Gallons Pumped


397,247,136


Average Cost per Thousand Gallons $1.29


$64,634.20


137


CRUSHED STONE COSTS


Cost of Operation of Plant as shown


$4,780.72


Cash Receipts Deducted


27.21


Net Cost of Operation


4,753.51


Output of Crushed Stone for Year 2186 tons


On hand January 1, 1923 150 tons


On hand December 31, 1923


50 tons


Average Cost per Ton


2.17


(Includes extraordinary repairs and compensation)


PUBLIC WORKS OVERHEAD EXPENSE


Salary of Superintendent


$2,799.99


Wages. Clerk


1,000.01


Payroll, Operating and Repairs of Equipment


2,507.14


Gasoline and Oil


464.37


Repairs and Accessories


332.20


Other Equipment Expense


48.50


Maintenance of Storeyard


219.25


Telephone


109.83


Lighting


38.70


Heating


121.04


Tools, Supplies and Repairs of Tools


1,272.86


8,913.89


138


DISTRIBUTION OF CHARGES TO SUNDRY ACCOUNTS ON AC- COUNT OF


General Overhead Public Works Overhead


Town Office Building


$ 11.30


Police Department


44.20


Fire Department


53.27


Moth Suppression


31.57


Trecs, Care of


14.61


Sewer Maintenance


52.10


$ 376.65


Sewer Construction


566.81


2,059.98


Sewers, Particular


47.01


297.66


· Drains, Maintenance of


32.50


216.44


Drains, Construction of


69.37


327.67


Ash Removal


14.60


100.26


Highways


462.81


4,053.34


Parks


3.44


16.70


Electric Light Department


423.46


Water Department


481.92


1,465.19


Cemetery Maintenance


51.64


Cemetery Improvement


14.41


2,375.02


8,913.89


139


REMARKS OF THE TOWN CLERK AND ACCOUNTANT


To the Selectmen of Norwood,


Hon. Frank G. Allen, 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 1923.


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.




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