Official reports of the town of Wayland 1957-1959, Part 2

Author: Wayland (Mass.)
Publication date: 1957
Publisher: Printed at the Middlesex Freeman Office
Number of Pages: 662


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Upon motion of Mr. Thomas Francis Linnehan, duly seconded, it was


Voted: unanimously: That the Selectmen be authorized and directed to appoint an Executive-Secretary for a term of three years, pursuant to G. L. Ch. 41, Sec. 23A (inserted by Ch. 145, Acts of 1956) to hold office and exercise authority and perform the duties as therein provided.


Article 5. To see whether the Town will vote pursuant to General Laws Ch. 41, Par. 38A, to authorize and direct the Collector of Taxes to act as Town Collector to receive all monies and collect all accounts due the Town, including all payments for licenses, permits, fees and fines, but excluding monies due to the Board of Public Welfare, trust funds, or payments due from the state or federal government, or any subdivision thereof; or do or act.


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Upon motion of Mrs. Caroline L. Whiteside, duly seconded, it was


Voted: unanimously: That, pursuant to G. L. Ch. 41, Sec. 38A, the Collector of Taxes be authorized and directed to act as Town Collector to receive all monies and collect all accounts due the Town, including all payments for licenses, permits, fees and fines, but excluding monies due to the Board of Public Welfare, Trust Funds or payments due from the state or federal government, or any subdivision thereof.


Article 6. To see whether the Town will vote to accept the pro- visions of General Laws Ch. 48, Paragraphs 42, 43 and 44, and establish a fire department to be under the control of an officer to be known as the chief of the fire department, who shall be appointed by the Select- men and shall have and exercise all the powers and discharge all the duties provided in said section, including those heretofore performed by the engineers.


Upon motion of Mr. Robert Miller, duly seconded, it was


Voted: unanimously: That the Town accept the provisions of G. L. Ch. 48, Sec. 42, 43 and 44, and that there be established a fire depart- ment under the control of an officer to be known as the Chief of the Fire Department and who shall be appointed by the Selectmen and shall have and exercise all the powers and discharge all the duties provided in said section, including those heretofore performed by the engineers.


Mr. Cox, in accordance with his request, made under Article 1, spoke as follows:


Mr. Moderator, I ask that we return to Article 1 under the unani- mous consent previously granted. ..


On behalf of the Committee appointed under Article 3 of the Special Town Meeting of March 7, 1956, to study the Town Government I move that the Town accept the Report of the Committee and approve the recommendations therein contained.


Voted: unanimously in favor of this motion, which was duly seconded.


Article 7. To grant money for necessary Town purposes. See Finance Committee Report.


Motion made by Mr. Robert M. Morgan, and duly seconded :


That the report of the Finance Committee be accepted and that its recommendations be adopted; that $1,399,015.22, with the addition of: Highway Department - Snow Removal $7,500 and with the subtraction of :


Schools


Expense of Instruction


Textbooks and Supplies $7,500


Schools


Auxiliary Agencies


School Libraries $3,435


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be granted, appropriated and assessed for the several purposes desig- nated, making a total budget of $1,395,580.22 and that the same be expended only for the purposes shown and under the respective boards, committees and officers of the Town;


That all Town records, books of account, payrolls, etc., be trans- ferred to and kept in the new Town Office Building as soon as completed, and that all clerical work be performed there, both under the adminis- trative supervision of the Office Manager and Executive-Secretary, pro- vided that nothing herein shall apply to the Board of Public Welfare, the Trustees of the Public Library or the School Department, to records and clerical work of the Board of Health strictly necessary to the operation of the Parmenter Health Center, or to records such as the maps and charts of the Water Department which must be regularly used in field activities;


That all employees in the Town Office Building, other than elected officials and those of the Police and Fire Departments, come under the supervision of the Office Manager, and that he be charged with the operation of the Town Office Buildings and equipment;


That the operation of the dumps be under the supervision of the Highway Department;


That the money from Dog Taxes be allocated in its entirety to the Library-Appropriation account;


That the Public Health and the School Nurse be under the super- vision of the Health Department;


That the work on Assessors' Maps continue to be done under the joint supervision of the Planning Board and the Board of Assessors;


That the supervision of the job of street numbering and appropria- tion therefor be the responsibility of the Planning Board;


That the appropriation for "Engineering - Including Existing Town Roads" be under the joint supervision of the Planning Board and the Road Commissioners;


That the gift to the Library, acceptance of which is provided for under Article 13 be made available for expenditures along with other amounts appropriated by the Town under the budget for general ex- pense of the Library;


That the Tax Collector continue to act as Collector for the Water Department, that he be directed to charge fees for demands on overdue water bills and that the sum so collected be credited by the Collector to the Water Department;


That the Town Collector keep his office open in the Town Office Building at all normal hours for the purpose of receiving payments; that payments for licenses, permits, fees and fines be made to the Town Collector and that he issue a receipt for presentation to the appropriate officer for the issuance of the license or permit; that, in addition, all taxes and bills owing any municipal department be sent out by the department and then submitted to the Town Collector for collection; that the Town Collector shall not collect any monies due the Board of


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Public Welfare, to Trust Funds or payments due from the state or federal government or any subdivision thereof; that the Town Collector be authorized to delegate the collection of payments of less than $5.00 to other Town employees acting for the Town Collector when payments cannot be made at the Town Office Building; that all fees and penalties received by the Collector be turned over to the Town as Town income;


That the appropriation for "Hydrant Rental" of $8,000 for the Water Department, granted in the budget, be transferred to "Water Available Surplus;"


That the appropriation for "Water Main Extension - Existing Town Roads" of $5,000 be expended by the Water Department for the installation of water mains of not less than 6 inches in diameter in such existing Town roads as, from time to time, may be. recommended by the Water Board and approved by a majority of the Selectmen and a majority of the Finance Committee, on the condition that the same formula for the expenditure be used as was previously used for the funds voted April 28, 1948, November 30, 1949 and March 7, 1951;


That any appropriation for "Water Main Extensions - Existing Town Roads - Refund Account" proposed under Article 34 be used as reimbursement to abutters only when recommended by the Water Board and approved by a majority of the Selectmen and a majority of the Finance Committee on such formula as is consistent with the article setting up the fund;


That the unexpended balances in the following accounts be trans- ferred to "Excess and Deficiency":


Chapter 90 - Maintenance - 1956


$5.97


Chapter 90 - Construction - 1956


2.15


Betterments - Hayward Road


10.23


- Orchard Lane


9.56


- Valley View Road


16.32


Easements - Pequot Road


10.00


- Sherman Bridge #1


10.00


- Sherman Bridge #2


10.00


- Sherman Bridge #3


10.00


Acceptances - Pollock Road


10.00


- Melody Lane


10.00


- Richard Road


10.00


- Pequot Road


10.00


$124.23


That the following accounts be transferred to "Water Available Surplus":


Water Department:


Labor


$2,777.25


Maintenance


573.89


$3,351.14


and, to simplify the bookkeeping in the department,


There be transferred to "Cemetery - Labor" from "Cemetery - Perpetual Care Funds Income" - $1,000;


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That the balance in the following accounts be transferred as fol- lows:


School Construction - Addition No. 2 Excess and Deficiency Account $21.33


That in addition to the sum of $1,500 included in the budget to meet the Town's share of the cost of Chapter 90 Maintenance, and $6,000 in Article 9 to meet the Town's share of Chapter 90 New Construction, the sum of $3,000 for Chapter 90 Maintenance, and $18,000 for Chapter 90 New Construction, be transferred from "Unappropriated Available Funds" in the treasury to meet the County's and State's shares of the cost of the work, the reimbursement from the County and State to be restored, upon their receipt to "Unappropriated Available Funds" in the Treasury.


FINANCE COMMITTEE'S BUDGET FOR 1957 GENERAL GOVERNMENT


MODERATOR


Salary


$10.00


$10.00


$10.00


1


Refund


10.00


SELECTMEN


Salaries :


Chairman


175.00


175.00


175.00


2


Clerk


175.00


175.00


175.00


3


3rd Member


150.00


150.00


150.00


4


Expense


500.00


From "Reserve"


76.75


576.75


500.00


5


From "Reserve" for Civil Defense


1,575.58


1,575.58


TOWN OFFICE


Salaries


14,540.00


From "Water Available Surplus"


2,800.00


From "Reserve"


1,500.00


18,586.22


Art. 8 21,100.00


6


Expense


3,500.00


3,023.42


3,500.00


7


Equipment


300.00


From "Reserve"


106.50


406.50


1,000.00


8


TOWN TREASURER


Salary


2,600.00


2,600.00


3,000.00


9


Expense


1,650.00


1,591.32


1,000.00


10


Tax Title Sales Expense


1,100.00


760.34


800.00


11


COLLECTOR


Salary


3,700.00


3,101.90


5,200.00


12


Expense


100.00


From "Reserve"


6.14


106.14


100.00


13


1956 Appro- priated


1956


1957 Recom- Item


Expended mended No.


21


1956 Appro-


1957 1956 Recom- Item priated Expended mended No.


ASSESSORS


Salaries :


Chairman


1,500.00


1,500.00


1,500.00


14


2nd Member


900.00


900.00


900.00


15


3rd Member


700.00


700.00


700.00


1€


Expense


500.00


499.60


800.00


17


Assessors' Maps (Town Atlas)


Atlas and Maps


2,000.00


2,000.00


2,000.00


18


Printing Maps - Extra Copies


200.00


200.00


350.00


19


Assessors' Field Maps


125.00


125.00


125.00


20°


Work on Plate No. 42-43


200.00


200.00


Work on Plate No. 36-47


...


200.00


21


FINANCE COMMITTEE


Expense


50.00


50.00


50.00


22


SALARY AND WAGE CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE


Reclassification and Adjustment Fund


1,000.00


1,000.00


23


TOWN COUNSEL AND LEGAL CLAIMS


Fees


1,500.00


From "Reserve"


247.00


Voted 8/15/56


500.00


2,234.50


Retainer


2,000.00


24


Disbursements and Claims


2,500.00


From "Reserve"


256.75


Voted 8/15/56


500.00


3,256.75


3,500.00


25


REGISTRARS


Salaries:


Registration


100.00


100.00


100.00


26


Listing


1,100.00


1,100.00


1,100.00


27


Transportation


200.00


200.00


200.00


28


Supplies


300.00


37.81


100.00


29


TOWN CLERK


Salary


600.00


600.00


600.00


30


Expense


1,000.00


From "Reserve"


162.27


1,162.27


1,750.00


31


ELECTIONS


Officers


840.00


From "Reserve"


17.00


Voted 8/15/56


600.00


1,457.00


354.00


32


Expense


400.00


From "Reserve"


91.77


491.77


200.00


33


22


1956


1957 Recom- Item


PLANNING BOARD


Clerk


300.00


300.00


300.00


34


Expense


500.00


493.70


500.00


35


Engineering Inc. Ex. Town Roads


6,000.00


4,815.00


8,000.00


36


Street Numbering System


100.00


100.00


100.00


37


Professional Services


2,500.00


1,700.20


2,500.00


38


Business Zoning


1,250.00


1,245.93


Master Map


300.00


300.00


300.00


39


Printing Zoning By-Laws


250.00


40


Printing Zoning Maps


100.00


41


TOWN BUILDING - COCHITUATE


Maintenance


2,000.00


From "Reserve"


408.11


2,408.11


2,400.00


42


Paint Trim


650.00


43


TOWN HALL


Maintenance


3,600.00


From "Reserve"


251.64


3,851.64


4,500.00


44


PROTECTION


POLICE DEPARTMENT


Salaries :


Chief


$4,700.00


$4,700.00


$5,300.00


1


Patrolmen


14,745.00


13,030.60


18,910.00


2


Expense


From "Reserve"


1,275.84


Voted 8/15/56


500.00


4,775.84


4,500.00


3


Police Car Purchase-2 Cars


2,450.00


2,443.00


200.00


4


Police Cars - Operating Expense.


3,000.00


From "Reserve"


331.44


3,331.44


3,000.00


5


Signs and Traffic Lines


1,000.00


816.76


1,000.00


6


Special Services


5,400.00


2,622.00


5,650.00


7


Police Station Radio


Voted 8/15/56


1,200.00


FIRE DEPARTMENT


Salaries :


Regular Men


1,930.00


1,588.76


Day Men (4)


12,000.00


9,455.40


15,200.00


8


Chief (8 mo.)


3,500.00


9


Engineers (4 mos.)


300.00


10


Call Men (38)


950.00


11


Appro- priated


1956


Expended mended No.


23


500.00


Traffic Booth


3,000.00


1956 Appro- priated


1956


1957 Recom- Item


Expended mended No.


Chief - Expense (4 mos.)


350.00


350.00


120.00


12


Expense


6,000.00


From "Reserve"


2,603.61


Voted 8/15/56


3,500.00


12,103.61


10,000.00


13


New Equipment - Hose


1,000.00


990.00


2,000.00


14


New Equipment - Miscellaneous


400.00


391.80


700.00


15


New Equipment - Hose Reels


700.00


16


New Equipment - Boat and Motor Voted 8/15/56


115.00


595.50


New Equipment - Air Masks


800.00


17


New Equipment - Miscellaneous Tools (Wayland Station)


500.00


18


Fire Truck Overhaul


200.00


From "Reserve"


100.43


Voted 8/15/56


100.00


400.43


New Boxes - Transfers and Renewals


1,000.00


687.21


1,000.00


20


Line Transfers and Renewals


1,000.00


375.43


1,000.00


21


Tree Trimming


300.00


300.00


22


Radio Transfer and Alternator


450.00


377.80


Alarm System - Natick Connection.


2,300.00


2,230.75


2,300.00


23


Radio Antenna


Voted 8/15/56


325.00


325.00


Alarm System:


Ext. Woodridge Rd.


3,500.00


2,350.17


Ext. Old Sudbury Rd. - Bow Road


1,600.00


1,123.05


Ext. Claypit Hill Rd.


800.00


24


Ext. Loker St.


385.00


25


BUILDING AND WIRE INSPECTION


Salary


2,875.00


2,875.00


3,500.00


26


Expense


400.00


400.00


400.00


27


OIL BURNER INSPECTION (3 mos.)


400.00


400.00


135.00


28


PLUMBING INSPECTION


Salary


700.00


700.00


1,000.00


29


Expense


300.00


300.00


300.00


30


ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS


350.00


300.50


350.00


31


TREE WARDEN


Salary - Superintendent


600.00


600.00


600.00


32


Tree Trimming - Private Contract ....


2,000.00


1,991.75


2,000.00


33


Planting Trees


500.00


495.00


500.00


34


500.00


Fire School (2 men)


250.00


19


24


1956 Appro- priated


1956


1957 Recom- Item


MOTH DEPARTMENT


Salary - Superintendent


400.00


399.96


400.00


35


Public Work - Expense


2,500.00


2,362.98


2,500.00


36


Dutch Elm Disease


7,000.00


From "Reserve"


500.00


7,499.87


8,000.00


37


SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES


Salary


125.00


125.00


125.00


38


Expense


75.00


49.40


50.00


39


HEALTH


BOARD OF HEALTH


Salaries:


Chairman


$50.00


$50.00


$50.00


1


Clerk


75.00


75.00


50.00


2


3rd Member


50.00


50.00


50.00


3


Expense


100.00


100.00


4


Health - Appropriation


5,100.00


From "Reserve"


185.00


5,285.00


6,100.00


5


Property Removal Expense


500.00


From "Reserve"


45.25


545.25


500.00


6


Milk Inspection


75.00


75.00


Medical Inspection of Schools


1,200.00


862.50


1,200.00


7


Dog Clinic


200.00


160.36


200.00


8


Collection of Garbage


12,000.00


12,000.00


12,000.00


9


Inspection of Animals :


Salary


150.00


150.00


150.00


10


Expense


50.00


50.00


50.00


11


SCHOOL NURSE


Salary


3,300.00


3,300.00


3,600.00


12


PUBLIC HEALTH NURSE


Salary


3,520.00


3,520.00


3,940.00


13


Nurses' - Transportation


900.00


890.41


1,000.00


14


Nurses' - Expense


75.00


SCHOOL DENTAL CLINIC


1,800.00


From "Reserve"


108.00


1,908.00


2,000.00


15


MOSQUITO CONTROL


7,000.00


7,000.00


7,500.00


16


Expended mended No.


25


1957


1956 Recom- Item


HIGHWAYS


HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT


Salaries:


Superintendent


$5,200.00


$5,200.00


$5,500.00


1


2nd Man


4,100.00


4,100.00


4,400.00


2


Clerk


600.00


600.00


600.00


3


Maintenance


36,000.00


From "Reserve"


3,000.00


38,999.36


40,000.00


4


Roadside Brush Spraying


1,000.00


689.00


1,000.00


5


Reconstruction-Existing Town Roads


5,000.00


4,992.80


5,000.00


6


Reconstruction-Existing Town Roads under Chapter 718


6,500.00


7


Millbrook Road - Lowering Grade


1,600.00


35.00


Sudbury Rd. - 4-Arch Bridge


350.00


8


Garage Repairs


500.00


288.16


500.00


9


Garage Addition


25,000.00


10


Snow Removal


13,000.00


From "Revenue -1956"


8,926.65


From "Reserve"


470.94


From "Emergency Overdraft"


4,214.01


26,611.60


10,000.00


11


Care of Dumps


2,500.00


Voted 8/15/56


3,100.00


5,035.69


4,000.00


12


Drainage


2,500.00


2,485.12


2,500.00


13


Road Machinery Account


1,500.00


1,488.98


1,500.00


14


New Equipment


15,700.00


15,696.28


16,050.00


15


Toll Road Authority - Drainage


8,000.00


Chapter 90 - Maintenance


Town - Appropriation


1,500.00


1,500.00 16


State and County


3,000.00


4,494.03


Chapter 90 - Construction - 1956


Old Sudbury Road - Bridge


Town - Appropriation


12,000.00


State and County


17,591.67


Town


From "Temporary Loan"


50,000.00 71,783.46


Chapter 90 - Construction - 1956


Town


6,000.00


Art. 9


State and County


18,000.00 23,997.85


26


1956 Appro- priated Expended mended No.


1957


1956 Appro- priated


1956


Recom- Item


Expended mended No.


Station Lot Parking Improvement .... 250.00


Street Betterment - Construction


Hayward Rd. - Bal. 1/1/56


47.03


36.80


Orchard Lane - Bal. 1/1/56


698.73


689.17


Valley View Rd. - Bal. 1/1/56


321.10


304.78


Wheelock, Springhill, etc.


Bal. 1/1/56


1,573.29


Appropriation


12,600.00


5,120.52


Leary Street


5,300.00


4,190.54


Rich Valley Rd.


2,000.00


1,131.75


Winthrop Rd.


Voted 8/15/56


12,300.00


Acceptance of - (1956)


Pollock Road - Voted 8/15/56


10.00


Melody Lane - Voted 8/15/56


10.00


Richard Road - Voted 8/15/56


10.00


Pequot Road - Voted 8/15/56


10.00


Land Taking - 1956


Vicinity of Old Stone Bridge


Voted 8/15/56


10.00


Commonwealth Road -- Voted 8/15/56


10.00


Easements - 1956


Pequot Road -- Voted 8/15/56


10.00


Sherman Bridge #1 -


Voted 8/15/56


10.00


Sherman Bridge #2 -


Voted 8/15/56


10.00


Sherman Bridge #3 -


Voted 8/15/56


10.00


Sidewalk Construction


5,000.00


1,063.50


4,000.00


18


Street Lighting


8,000.00


7,953.21


8,200.00


19


WELFARE


WELFARE BOARD


Salaries :


Chairman


$100.00


$100.00


$100.00


1


2nd Member


100.00


100.00


100.00


2


3rd Member


100.00


100.00


100.00


3


Agent


3,540.00


3,392.00


3,790.00


4


Visitor


2,100.00


786.00


5


Social Worker


2,025.00


134.65


100.00 17


27


1957


1956 Appro- priated


1956


Recom- Item


Expended mended No.


TEMPORARY AID Appropriation


12,000.00


10,107.26


12,000.00


6


AID TO DEPENDENT CHILDREN


Appropriation


11,000.00


10,991.67


5,000.00


7


Federal Grants:


Bal. 1/1/56


8,515.01


Rec'd in 1956


8,073.58


7,037.68


Federal Grants - Adm.


Bal. 1/1/56


4,063.80


Rec'd in 1956


601.50


709.52


DISABILITY ASSISTANCE


Appropriation


5,000.00


4,997.05


8,000.00


8


Federal Grants :


Bal. 1/1/56


5,366.17


Rec'd in 1956


2,486.01


4,530.05


Federal Grants - Adm.


Bal. 1/1/56


1,282.01


Rec'd in 1956


376.92


OLD AGE ASSISTANCE


Appropriation


61,500.00


61,499.55 61,500.00


9


Federal Grants:


Bal. 1/1/56


4,818.00


Rec'd in 1956


34,147.64


33,987.70


Federal Grants - Adm.


Bal. 1/1/56


3,421.04


Rec'd in 1956


1,810.51


870.18


VETERANS' BENEFITS


Appropriation


4,000.00


From "Reserve"


590.96


4,590.96


4,000.00


10


Salary - Agent


150.00


150.00


150.00


11


Expense


100.00


68.40


100.00


12


SCHOOLS


GENERAL CONTROL


Salary - Superintendent


$8,834.00 $8,833.20 $11,000.00 1


Other Expense


8,320.00


8,423.77 9,775.00 2


Unpaid Bills - Voted 2/15/56


183.48


28


1956


1957


Appro-


1956 Recom- Item


priated Expended mended No.


EXPENSE OF INSTRUCTION


Teachers' Salaries


334,680.00 307,734.33 394,845.00


3


Unpaid Bills - Voted 2/15/56


350.00


Textbooks and Supplies


20,861.00


26,104.61


50,655.00


4


Unpaid Bills - Voted 2/15/56


5,247.16


Exp. of Princ. Dept.


5,550.00


5,566.35


9,334.00


5


OPERATION OF SCHOOL PLANTS


Salaries :


Custodians and Subs.


21,710.00


21,623.99


31,425.00


6


Fuel


8,750.00


9,273.97


12,920.00


7


Unpaid Bills - Voted 2/15/56


539.41


Misc. of Operation


15,105.00


17,874.58


25,460.00


8


Unpaid Bills - Voted 2/15/56


2,791.11


BUILDINGS AND EQUIPMENT


Maintenance and Outlay


23,967.00


24,328.11 28,646.00


9


AUXILIARY AGENCIES


Transportation


29,387.00


29,440.12 30,000.00


10


Unpaid Bills - Voted 2/15/56


55.50


Health and Phys. Ed.


3,590.00


4,190.38


4,078.00


11


Unpaid Bills - Voted 2/15/56


604.76


School Libraries


4,955.00


4,082.67


9,716.00


12


Unpaid Bills - Voted 2/15/56


217.66


500.00


13


Special Class


510.00


14


Sundries


550.00


531.80


550.00


15


Rent


1,920.00


1,640.00


Unpaid Bills - Voted 2/15/56


546.66


SPECIAL SCHOOL ACCOUNTS


School Rental Account


900.00


882.91


1,800.00 16


Vocational Tuition


2,500.00


2,004.75


4,000.00 17


School Lunch Account


Bal. 1/1/56


6,710.88


51,461.19


Rec'd in 1956


52,295.06


SCHOOL ATHLETIC ACCOUNT


Bal. 1/1/56


1,074.40


2,151.81


Rec'd in 1956


2,590.84


29


Unpaid Bills - Voted 2/15/56


71.88


Unpaid Bills - Voted 2/15/56


1,102.07


Tuition - Mentally Handicapped


1956 1957 Appro- 1956 Recom- Item priated Expended mended No.


NEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL - CONSTRUCTION (Happy Hollow)


Bal. 1/1/56


.... 19,152.70 16,237.24


SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION - ADD. No. 2 (High School) Bal. 1/1/56


21.33


PURCHASE NEW SCHOOL BUILDING SITE


Bal. 1/1/56 (Happy Hollow)


961.74


SCHOOL SITES


(Borrowed)


Voted 2/15/56


150,000.00 115,000.00


PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS - NEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Claypit Hill Rd.)


Voted 2/15/56


25,000.00 25,000.00


PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS - NEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Loker St.)


Voted 3/7/56


25,000.00


25,000.00


NEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL - Construction (Claypit Hill Rd.) - (Borrowed)


Voted 3/7/56


600,000.00 107,235.61


Voted 8/15/56 62,000.00


NEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL - Construction (Loker St.) - Borrowed


Voted 8/15/56 638,000.00 54,686.34


LIBRARY AND READING ROOM


LIBRARY AND READING ROOM


Salaries :


Librarian


$4,160.00 $4,160.00 $4,580.00 1


Librarian Assistants and Substitutes


5,050.00 3,512.34 6,000.00 2


30


1956 Appro- priated


1957


1956 Recom- Item


Expended mended No.


Appropriation


3,000.00


100.00 3


From "Dog Licenses"


1,725.50


From "Gifts"


1,900.00


6,062.43


Library Parking, Road and Sidewalk


Bal. 1/1/56


506.66


From "Roof Repairs"


1,068.90


1,487.17


Appropriation


1,500.00


Library Funds' Income


Bal. 1/1/56


381.63


Rec'd in 1956


1,034.51


1,340.28


Book Purchase Account


3,000.00


2,999.89


3,000.00


4


RECREATION


PARK DEPARTMENT


Salaries:


Superintendent


$3,680.00


$3,645.00


$3,980.00


1


Labor


4,600.00


4,585.88


5,600.00


2


Expense


7,200.00


6,647.55


7,750.00


3


Life Guards and Matron (Lake Cochituate)


3,200.00


3,153.25


3,500.00


1


Police (Lake Cochituate)


1,200.00


1,165.60


1,200.00


5


High School Athletic Field


Bal. 1/1/56


492.52


175.50


Little League Baseball Team


Expense


850.00


From "Reserve"


243.85


1,093.85


1,200.00


6


Lighting Expense


300.00


193.32


200.00


7


Portable Outside Stands


4,500.00


4,500.00


UNCLASSIFIED


RESERVE FUND


$15,000.00 $14,505.64 $15,000.00


1


TOWN REPORTS


3,000.00


2,855.43


3,000.00


2


MEMORIAL DAY


600.00


594.40


600.00


3


LEGION POST QUARTERS


600.00


600.00


600.00


4


VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS QUARTERS ..


500.00


500.00


500.00


5


31


1956 1957 Appro- 1956 priated Expended mended No.


NOTICE OF MEETINGS


700.00


Voted 8/15/56


250.00


From "Reserve"


58.71


1,008.71


350.00


6


SURETY BONDS


900.00


844.45


900.00


7


TOWN CLOCKS


150.00


150.00


175.00


8


INSURANCE


18,000.00


From "Reserve"


169.29


18,169.29


21,350.00


9


PURCHASE OF LAND - RIVERVIEW


Bal. 1/1/56


863.33


PURCHASE OF LOTS - CASTLE GATE NORTH Lots 87 and parts 86-88 inc.


Bal. 1/1/56


750.00


PURCHASE OF LAND - VICINITY STONE BRIDGE Bal. 1/1/56


100.00


1,000.00 10


PRELIMINARY TOWN BETTERMENT EXPENSE


Appropriation 1,000.00


Bal. 1/1/56


1,247.70


655.00


TOWN OFFICE BUILDING - Construction


Appropriation 270,000.00


Bal. 1/1/56


40,000.00 180,753.93


TOWN OFFICE BLDG. - Plans


Bal. 1/1/56


4,200.00


4,200.00


PURCHASE OF HEATER PIECES


Bal. 1/1/56


180.49


PURCHASE OF LAND FOR DUMP State Road West


Bal. 1/1/56 .... 200.00


PURCHASE OF LAND FOR DUMP North Main St. Bal. 1/1/56


1,800.00


CIVIL DEFENSE EMERGENCY TRUCK


Bal. 1/1/56


50.00


PURCHASE OF CONDEMNED PROPERTY


3,500.00


3,000.00


Art. 11


32


Recom- Item


1956


1957


Appro-


1956


Recom- Item


priated Expended mended No.


PUBLIC SERVICE ENTERPRISES


WATER DEPARTMENT


Salaries :


Commissioners :


Chairman


$50.00


$50.00


$50.00


1


Clerk


150.00


150.00


150.00


2


3rd Member


50.00


50.00


50.00


3


Salaries :


Superintendent


4,600.00


4,600.00


Art. 8


4


2nd Man


3,740.00


3,740.00


Art. 8


5


Labor - (permanent men)


15,000.00


12,222.75


Art. 8


6


Maintenance


31,500.00


30,926.11


Art. 8


7


Hydrant Rental


7,500.00


7,500.00


8,000.00


8


Trucks - New


500.00


500.00


Art. 8


9


WATER MAIN EXTENSION


Existing Town Roads


Appropriations


7,000.00


8,342.06


Art. 8 10


Voted 8/15/56


1,500.00


NEW METER INSTALLATION


Bal. 1/1/56


570.23


Appropriation


15,000.00


14,665.20


Art. 8


11


NEW WELL AND PUMP


Bal. 1/1/56


8,598.02


8,230.02


Art. 8


12


WATER MAIN BETTERMENTS


Leary St. - 1956


4,500.00


4,080.44


Art. 8 13


Winthrop Road


Voted 8/15/56


3,000.00


CEMETERY DEPARTMENT


Salaries :


Clerk


150.00


150.00


150.00 3,680.00


14


Superintendent


3,380.00


3,380.00


15


Labor


5,000.00


5,500.00


16


From "Per. Care Fund Income"


1,000.00


5,995.25


Art.


17


33


1957


1956 Appro- priated


1956


Recom- Item


Expended mended No.


Maintenance


Appropriation


2,000.00


1,920.13


2,000.00


18


Cemetery Service


500.00


414.60


500.00


19


New Truck


1,700.00


20


Development and Improvement


North Cemetery


Resurface Road


1,060.00


21


Cemetery Lots


1,200.00


616.70


1,000.00


22


Lakeview Cemetery


Resurface Road


2,250.00


2,203.02


2,200.00


23


Cemetery Lots


1,000.00


24


Cemetery Map


100.00


100.00


25


Perpetual Care Fund Income


Bal. 1/1/56


1,174.58


Trans. to "Labor"


1,000.00


Rec'd in 1956


1,011.33


21.25


Parmenter Funds' Income


Bal. 1/1/56


335.43


Rec'd in 1956


144.75


3.00


MATURING DEBT AND INTEREST


INTEREST


Miscellaneous


$40.00


$40.00


$40.00


1


Schools


School Bonds - 214 - 20 yrs.


($400,000 -1948)


5,850.00


5,850.00


5,400.00


2


School Bonds -21/4 - 18 yrs.


($150,000-1948)


1,957.50


1,957.50


1,755.00




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