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ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-SIXTH ANNUAL REPORT
Water - Pumping Station Appropriation Bond Issues
9,000.00 161,000.00
170,000.00
Payments :
Contract Payment
9,149.52
Bid Advertising
10.00
9,159.52
Balance to 1962
160,840.48
170,000.00
Water - Stoughton Street
Appropriation
1,700.00
Payments :
Pipes
700.00
Other Expenses
941.70
1,641.70
Balance to 1962
58.30
1,700.00
Water - Boston School for Deaf
Appropriation
3,500.00
Contract Payment
1,060.00
Other Expense
682.53
1,742.53
Balance to 1962
1,757.47
3,500.00
Water - Canton Street
9,000.00
Appropriation Bond Issue
56,000.00
Payments : Pipes
65,000.00
24,086.68
252
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Payments :
TOWN OF RANDOLPH, MASSACHUSETTS
Other Expenses
24,725.39
48,812.07
Balance to 1962
16,187.93
65,000.00
Water - Castleton Avenue
Appropriation
1,500.00
Payments :
Pipes
612.50
Other Expenses
877.02
1,489.52
Balance to 1962
10.48
1,500.00
Water - Trim Alloy
Appropriation
2,000.00
Payments :
Pipes
869.00
Other Expenses
930.46
Balance to 1962
200.54
2,000.00
Water - Em. Domain - Trim Alloy
Appropriation
1.00
Balance to 1962
1.00
Tree - Salaries
Appropriation
8,600.00
Payments :
Tree Warden
2,400.00
Labor
6,196.60
8,596.60
Balance to Revenue
3.40
8,600.00
253
1,799.46
ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-SIXTH ANNUAL REPORT
Tree - Expense Appropriation
1,600.00
Payments : Truck Hire Supplies & Equipment Maint.
1,069.36 530.64
1,600.00
Tree Planting
Appropriation
1,000.00
Trees
1,000.00
Moth - Labor
Appropriation
1,300.00
Labor
1,300.00
Moth - Expense
Appropriation
1,400.00
Payments :
Truck Hire
592.06
Supplies
744.15
1,336.21
Balance to Revenue
63.79
1,400.00
Dutch Elm Eradication
Appropriation
2,500.00
Payments :
Labor
1,207.10
Supplies
276.40
Truck Hire
1,016.50
2,500.00
Tree Garage- Wiring Appropriation
400.00
Payments :
Contract Pavement 315.00
254
TOWN OF RANDOLPH. MASSACHUSETTS
Bid Advertising
8.00
323.00
Balance to 1962
77.00
400.00
Sewerage - Salaries
Appropriation
16,115.66
Payments :
Commissioners
4,300.00
Engineer
5,447.00
Clerk
3,297.66
13,044.66
Balance to Revenue
3,071.00
16,115.66
Sewerage - Expense
Appropriation
1,225.00
Payments :
Administration Expense
304.38
Telephone
243.50
Office Supplies
293.60
Use of Car
375.02
1,216.50
Balance to Revenue
8.50
1,225.00
Sewer - Eminent Domain
Balance 1/1/61
2,500.00
Balance to 1962
2,500.00
Sewer Laterals
Appropriation
9,000.00
Balance to 1962
9,000.00
Sewer Construction
Balance 1/1/61
134,685.07
255
ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-SIXTH ANNUAL REPORT
Reimbursement - Federal Grant
128,900.00
263,585.07
Payments :
Contract Payments
240,845.29 475.00
Outside Engineering
974.67
Other Expenses Engineer
2,163.45
244,458.41
Balance to 1962
19,126.66
263,585.07
Sewer - Pond Street Construction
9,000.00
Appropriation Bond Issue
131,000.00
140,000.00
Payments :
Contract Payments Other Expenses
116,565.21 273.65
116,838.86
Balance to 1962
23,161.14
140,000.00
School Custodians - Salaries
Appropriation
93,264.26
Payments :
Salaries
Balance to Revenue
92,143.50 1,120.76
93,264.26
School Building Maintenance
Appropriation From Reserve
3,245.00
Payments :
Fuel
64,900.00
68,145.00
27,905.45
256
TOWN OF RANDOLPH, MASSACHUSETTS
Gas & Lights
21,046.88
Supplies
9,371.76
Bldg. Repairs & Grounds
2,952.85
Equipment Maintenance
5,992.30
Other Expenses
243.78
67,513.02
To Accounts Payable
631,98
68,145.00
Devine School Playground
Balance 1/1/61
684.92
Appropriation
6,000.00
6,684.92
Payments :
Materials
2,806.95
Equipment Hire
3,446.35
6,253.30
Balance to 1962
431.62
6,684.92
School Improvements
Balance 1/1/61
2,246.40
Appropriation
18,000.00
20,246.40
Payments :
Fire Alarm
4,795.00
Labor
573.02
Electrical Work
1,532.72
Painting
4,444.00
Other Expenses
6,912.42
18,257.16
Balance to 1962
1,989.24
20,246.40
257
ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-SIXTH ANNUAL REPORT CHARITIES
Public Assistantance - Aid
Town Appropriation
157,140.00
Balance Federal Grants 1/1/61
32,979.79
Federal Grants Received in 1961
113,561.57
303,681.36
Payments :
General Relief
13,851.82
Old Age Assistance
130,553.12
Aid to Dependent Children
28,926.09
Disability Assistance
11,598.99
Medical Aid for Aged
59,342.82
244,272.84
Balance to Revenue
1,438.58
Federal Grants to 1962
57,969.94
303,681.36
Public Assistance - Administration
Town Appropriation
16,221.00
Balance Federal Grants 1/1/61
2,147.25
Federal Grants Received in 1961
12,029.37
30,397.62
Payments :
Director
7,020.00
Social Worker
5,460.00
Social Worker
644.95
Senior Clerk
4,185.00
Junior Clerk
3,420.00
20,729.95
Expense :
Transportation
1,178.00
Telephone
410.29
Office Supplies
304.65
Association Dues & Exp.
222.37
Other Expenses
1,898.55
24,743.81
258
TOWN OF RANDOLPH, MASSACHUSETTS
Balance to Revenue Federal Grants to 1962
49.05 5,604.76
30,397.62
Ellen Bennet Trust Fund Interest
543.73
Balance 1/1/61 Interest in 1961
463.97
1,007.70
Balance to 1962
1,007.70
Veterans - Salaries
Appropriation
9,870.54
Payments :
Agents
5,855.54
Clerk
3,865.00
Extra Clerk Hire
150.00
9,870.54
Veterans - Expense
Appropriation
1,300.00
Payments :
Administration Expense
261.78
Telephone
359.12
Office Supplies
78.92
Use of Car
600.00
Balance to Revenue
.18
1,300.00
Veterans Benefits
Appropriation
53,000.00
Payments :
Expenses
51,659.02
To Accounts Payable
21.00
Balance to Revenue
1,319.98
53,000.00
259
1,299.82
ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-SIXTH ANNUAL REPORT SCHOOLS
School - Salaries
Appropriation
1,090,787.50
Payments :
Salaries
1,072,458.75 18,328.75
Balance to Revenue
1,090,787.50
School - Expense
Appropriation
182,889.75
County Dog Licenses
1,082.37
183,972.12
Payments :
Administration Expense
2,763.29
Telephone
4,523.93
Materials & Supplies
65,778.57
Maintenance of Equipment
772.03
Tuition
11,879.57
Transportation
78,631.59
Other Expenses
15,973.66
180,322.64
To Accounts Payable
1,289.59
Balance to Revenue
2,359.89
183,972.12
School - Out of State Travel
Appropriation
200.00
Payments :
Travel Expense
63.06
Balance to Revenue
136.94
200.00
Public Law #874
Balance 1/1/61
41,396.31
Federal Grants in 1961
48,846.00
90,242.31
260
TOWN OF RANDOLPH, MASSACHUSETTS
Payments :
School Salaries
1,946.35
Dictaphone Corp.
10,823.58
Other Expenses
13,717.52
26,487.45
Transferred to School Lunch
1,000.00
Balance to 1962
62,754.86
90,242.31
Public Law #864
Balance 1/1/61
1,238.88
Federal Grant in 1961
1,896.57
3,135.45
Payments :
Bid Advertising
8.00
Balance to 1962
3,127.45
3,135.45
School Lunch
Balance 1/1/61
8,431.45
Transferred from Public Law #874
1,000.00
Receipts in 1961
101,362.79
110,794.24
Payments :
Salaries
30,867.54
Supplies
77,887.01
108,754.55
Balance to 1962
2,039.69
110,794.24
Athletic Program Balance 1/1/61 Receipts in 1961
4,984.32
5,349.10
10,333.42
261
ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-SIXTH ANNUAL REPORT
Payments : Wages Supplies
1,965.76
2,742.38
4,708.14
Balance to 1962
5,625.28
10,333.42
School - George Barden Fund
Balance 1/1/61
722.91
Payments :
Salaries
494.76
Balance to 1962
228.15
722.91
School Building & Planning Expense
Balance 1/1/61
1,694.22
Payments :
Clerical Work"
230.50
Other Expenses
992.00
1,222.50
Balance to 1962
471.72
1,694.22
Rental V.F.W. Hall
Appropriation
3,475.00
Payments :
Rent
1,000.00
Partitions
1,693.15
Other Expenses
520.74
Balance to 1962
781.11
New Elementary School- Lyons
Balance 1/1/61 Balance to 1962
548.78
2,693.89
548.78
262
TOWN OF RANDOLPH, MASSACHUSETTS
New Elementary School Land
Balance 1/1/61
3,691.87
Balance to 1962
3,691.87
Preliminary Plans New Junior High
Balance 1/1/61
1,545.00
Balance to 1962
1,545.00
North Junior High School
Balance 1/1/61
646,547.67
Payments :
Clerk of the Works
7,790.00
Architect
11,145.62
Contractor
399,258.70
Supplies
79,492.84
Other Expenses
25,541.75
523,228.91
Balance to 1962
123,318.76
646,547.67
McNeil-Tower Hill Addition
Bond Issues
345,000.00
Payments :
Contract Payments
278,386.62
Clerk of the Works
400.00
Bid Advertising
396.10
Supplies
25,187.15
304,369.87
Balance to 1962
40,630.13
345,000.00
Eminent Domain - Tower Hill-McNeil
Balance 1/1/61
2.00
Balance to 1962
2.00
263
ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-SIXTH ANNUAL REPORT
Blacktop Belcher School
Balance 1/1/61
97.50
Transferred to Unpaid Bill
97.50
Eminent Domain - School Sites
Balance 1/1/61
1,965.00
Payments :
Land Taking
1,090.00
Balance to 1962
875.00
1,965.00
School Sites
Balance 1/1/61
7,272.50
Balance to 1962
7,272.50
School Sites - Mill St.
Appropriation
1,500.00
Balance to 1962
1,500.00
School Sites- So, Main St.
Appropriation
2,875.00
Balance to 1962
2,875.00
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UNCLASSIFIED
Library - Salaries
Appropriation
20,000.00
Salaries
20,000.00
Library - Expense
Appropriation
9,023.00
Payments :
Books
5,054.00
Other Expenses
3,966.81
9,020.81
264
TOWN OF RANDOLPH, MASSACHUSETTS
Balance to Revenue
2.19
9,023.00
Retirement Costs
Appropriation
33,506.43
Payment
33,506.43
Pension - Patrick T. McDonnell
Balance 1/1/61
2,700.00
Balance to 1962
2,700.00
Pension - Carlton Harris
Appropriation
456.00
Balance to 1962
456.00
Pensions
Appropriation
12,350.00
Payments :
A. O. Christiansen
2,500.00
Robert Cutting
1,017.37
Alexander Whitecross
2,000.00
William Tierney
1,800.00
Patrick T. McDonnell
4,050.00
11,367.37
Balance to Revenue
982.63
12,350.00
Blue Cross - Blue Shield
Balance 1/1/61
787.46 19,500.00
Appropriation
20,287.46
Payments Balance to 1962
18,376.40 1,911.06
20,287.46
265
ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-SIXTH ANNUAL REPORT
Group Insurance Balance 1/1/61 Appropriation
207.55 3,400.00
3,607.55
Payments
3,405.76
Balance to 1962
201.79
3,607.55
Belcher Park Fund
Balance 1/1/61
248.74
Appropriation
500.00
748.74
Payments :
Salaries
425.68
Other Expenses
323.06
748.74
Board of Appeals
Appropriation
350.00
Payments :
Clerical Work
72.50
Balance to Revenue
277.50
350.00
Bookkeeping Machine
Balance 1/1/61
820.20
Transferred to Unpaid Bill
820.20
Business & Industrial Div. Expense
Balance 1/1/61
338.49
Appropriation
2,000.00
2,338.49
Payments : Signs Photos
150.00 150.00
266
TOWN OF RANDOLPH, MASSACHUSETTS
Other Expenses
432.58
732.58
To Accounts Payable
630.00
Balance to 1962
975.91
2,338.49
Care of Veterans Graves
Appropriation
720.00
Payments :
Cemeteries
720.00
Christmas Lights - Memorial Drive
Appropriation
400.00
Payment
400.00
Christmas Lights-North Randolph
Balance 1/1/61
1,000.00
Balance to 1962
1,000.00
Christmas Lights - Center
Appropriation
1,000.00
Lights
1,000.00
Church Clocks
Appropriation
70.00
Payment
70.00
Personnel Board
Appropriation
200.00
Payments :
Expenses
143.86
Balance to Revenue
56.14
200.00
North Street Lights Appropriation
3,200.00
267
ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-SIXTH ANNUAL REPORT
Payment :
Bid Advertising Contract Payment
8.00
3,109.00
3,117.00
Balance to 1962
83.00
3,200.00
Observance of Holidays
Appropriation
1,400.00
Payments :
Expenses
1,253.27
Balance to 1962
146.73
1,400.00
Recreation Committee
Appropriation
2,200.00
Payments :
Babe Ruth Field
1,204.87
Lifeguard
600.00
Tennis Instructor
350.00
Supplies
43.60
2,198.47
Balance to Revenue
1.53
2,200.00
2% Raise Account
Appropriation
295.67
Balance to Revenue
295.67
4 Week Vacation
Appropriation
220.00
Payment :
Clerk Hire
72.60
Balance to Revenue
147.40
Town Report
220.00
Appropriation
4,000.00
268
TOWN OF RANDOLPH, MASSACHUSETTS
Payments :
Printing & Advertising
3,465.56
Labor - Delivering
323.04
3,788.60
Balance to Revenue
211.40
4,000.00
Salary Survey
Appropriation
3,000.00
Balance to 1962
3,000.00
Street Lights
Appropriation
61,049.00
Payments :
Lights
59,201.90
To Accounts Payable
14.48
Balance to Revenue
1,832.62
61,049.00
Insurance
Appropriation
32,000.00
Payments :
Bonds
923.84
Compensation
6,408.56
Motor Vehicles
7,167.87
Musical Instruments
85.18
Tools
40.74
Public Liability
4,767.18
Robbery
371.92
Police & Fire Accident
1,379.80
Fire
9,397.85
Steam Boiler
766.42
31,309.36
Balance to Revenue
609.64
32,000.00
269
ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-SIXTH ANNUAL REPORT MATURING DEBT AND INTEREST
Maturing Debt
Appropriation
365,000.00
Payments :
Sewerage
155,000.00
Lyons School
45,000.00
Junior High School
60,000.00
Devine School
25,000.00
Jr. Sr. High School
60,000.00
School Land
5,000.00
Water
15,000.00
-365,000.00
Interest
Appropriation
206,925.00
Payments :
Sewerage
99,605.00
Lyons School
44,937.50
Jr. High School
20,997.50
Devine School
5,780.00
McNeil & Tower Hill Addition
5,865.00
Jr. Sr. High School
10,500.00
School Land
340.00
Water
3,615.00
Anticipation of Revenue
2,929.50
Anticipation of Serial Issue
33.33
194,602.83
Balance to Revenue
12,322.17
206,925.00
REFUNDS
Taxes
25,072.26
Motor Vehicle Excise
24,327.93
Farm Animal Excise
17.50
Water
247.99
Premiums on Bonds
2,059.00
Charges & Interest
270.55
Sewer Permit Deposits
205.00
270
TOWN OF RANDOLPH, MASSACHUSETTS
Federal Withholdings
9.10
State Withholdings - Town
137.51
County Retirement
11.62
19.86
Teachers Retirement Blue Cross
17.35
52,395.67
AGENCY
Federal Withholding
266,389.49
State Withholdings
22,365.03
County Retirement
27,683.99
Teachers Retirement
54,912.87
Group Insurance- Employees
3,605.87
Blue Cross- Employees
20,031.36
County Hospital Assessment
13,219.63
State Parks & Reservations
7,758.04
Mosquito Control
4,930.82
County Tax
26,337.21
State Audit Municipal Accts.
7,536.88
Sewerage
59,148.99
Dog Licenses
2,663.00
Fish & Game Licenses
2,649.00
519,232.18
Warrant Payments
4,856,457.03
Refunds
21,602.97
4,878,060.00
Anticipation of Revenue
400,000.00
Ant. of Serial Issue
50,000.00
450,000.00
Grand Total Payments
$5,899,687.85
MUNICIPAL INDEBTEDNESS
Notes Issued During 1961
Anticipation of Revenue
400,000.00
Maturities paid in 1961
400,000.00
271
ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-SIXTH ANNUAL REPORT
INDEBTEDNESS INSIDE STATUTORY LIMIT
Outstanding January 1, 1961
1,024,000.00
Maturities paid in 1961
Devine School Addition
25,000.00
Lyons School
45,000.00
Jr. Sr. High School
15,000.00
School Land
5,000.00
Outstanding Dec. 31, 1961
934,000.00
-1,024,000.00
INDEBTEDNESS OUTSIDE STATUTORY LIMITS
Outstanding Jan. 1, 1961
Serial Issue in 1961
4,705,000.00
693,000.00
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5,398,000.00
Maturities paid in 1961 275,000.00
Outstanding Dec. 31, 1961
5,123,000.00
5,398,000.00
BORROWING CAPACITY-REAL & PERSONAL PROPERTY
1959
31,709,600.00
1960
33,173,270.00
1961
35,914,810.00
100,797,680.00
VALUATIONS MOTOR VEHICLES
1959
4,086,004.00 4,499,532.00
1960
1961
4,315,418.00
12,900,954.00
113,698,634.00
VALUATION OF ABATEMENTS Real and Personal 1,545,592.00
1959
272
TOWN OF RANDOLPH, MASSACHUSETTS
1960
1961
1,508,021.00 1,493,565.00
4,547,178.00
MOTOR VEHICLES
1959
373,525.00 408,085.00
1960
1961
233,905.00
1,015,515.00
5,562,693.00
Net Value for three years -less Abatements
$108,135,941.00
Average Net Valuation
36,045,313.00
5% of Average Net Valuation
1,802,266.00
Less Outstanding Dec. 31, 1961
934,000.00 868,266.00
Net Borrowing Capacity
RESERVE ACCOUNT
1961 Transfers from Reserve Account 15,000.00
Election & Town Meeting Exp.
600.00
Finance Committee Expense
150.00
Selectmen's Expense
500.00
Hospitalization
2,617.00
School Bldg. Maint.
3,245.00
Snow & Ice
2,572.17
Water Dept. Clerk
315.83
Printing Building Code
2,000.00
Highway Expense
3,000.00
15,000.00
273
TOWN OF RANDOLPH Balance Sheet - December 31, 1961 GENERAL ACCOUNTS
ASSETS
LIABILITIES AND RESERVES
Cash :
1956 Poll
4.00
1957 Poll
2.00
1958 Water
18.02
1959 Water
111.84
1958 Water Lien
13.82
Overlay Surplus
180.71
Accounts Receivable
Employees Payroll Deductions :
Taxes
Levy of 1957
Real Estate
94.84
County Retirement
2,526.19
Blue Cross 523.00
70,644.35
Revenue Reserved Until Collected
Motor Vehicle Excise 31,657.60
Tax Titles 63,527.60
Tax Possessions 11,944.70
Departmental Revenue 15,756.67
Personal
5,395.40
Water Revenue 39,879.31
Poll
334.00
Aid to Highway Constr. 54,000.00
Real Estate
23,495.68
Aid to Highway Maint.
4,000.00
ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-SIXTH ANNUAL REPORT
274
330.39
Federal Withholdings 62,091.68
State Withholdings
5,503.48
Levy of 1958
Real Estate
635.56
Levy of 1959
Personal
880.75
Poll
274.00
Real Estate
3.24
Levy of 1960
$898,538.33
General
Discrepancy
4,971.52
275
Levy of 1961
Personal
16,014.65
Poll 1,814.00
Real Estate
189,356.85
238,298.97
Motor Vehicle and Trailer Excise :
Levy of 1956 13.62
Levy of 1957
131.02
Levy of 1958
53.48
Levy of 1959
6,805.99
Levy of 1960
10,763.84
Levy of 1961
13,889.65
31,657.60
Special Assessments :
Street Betterments 1961
75.39
Committed Interest 1961 35.05
110.44
Ann Tarbell Fund 265.09
Sale of Real Estate
3,452.20
Tax Titles and Possessions :
Tax Titles
63,527.60
Tax Possessions 11,944.70
75,472.30
Veterans Benefits 1,768.77
Departmental :
Aid to Dependent Children 3,220.27
School :
Disability Assistance 5,404.39
O.A.A. Cities & Towns 816.17
Veterans Benefits 1,856.14
Public Law #864 3,127.45
Public Welfare 217.20
Ambulance Service 4,242.50
Special Assessments 110.44
220,876.32
Prem. on School Add. Bonds 277.10
Prem. on North Jr. High Bonds 193.90
Prem. on Sewer Bonds 1,516.13
Contract Bid Deposits 1,110.00
Performance Bid Deposits 250.00
3,347.13
Coddington Fund Interest 139.53
Ellen Bennett Trust Fund Int.
1,007.70
Tailings - Unclaimed Checks 963.35
Unidentified Receipts 251.32
2,361.90
Gifts :
M. B. Claff
237.59
Claff Charitable Foundation 06
502.74
Recoveries :
Disability Assistance 7,110.06
Old Age Assistance 6,974.00
Public Law #874 62,754.86
66,110.46
TOWN OF RANDOLPH, MASSACHUSETTS
15,852.83
Smith - Hughes - George Barden Fund 228.15
15,756.67
276
Water
Revolving Funds :
School Lunch 2,039.69
Athletic Fund 5,625.28
7,664.97
Loans Authorized - Unissued
1,020,000.00
Agency
County -Dog Licenses 1,125.22
Salary Attachment 30.56
Aid to Highways:
State Construction
36,000.00
County Construction
18,000.00
State Maintenance
2,000.00
County Maintenance
2,000.00
Unexpended Balances
General 192,113.70
Sewer Construction 51,287.80
New Elementary Schools 41,178.91
New Junior High School 123,318.76
Water - Construction 202,553.45
610,452.62
Levy of 1952
80.16
Levy of 1953
63.44
Levy of 1954
94.00
Levy of 1955
1,010.35
Levy of 1956
1,246.54
Aid to Dependent Children - Adm.
1,493.72
Levy of 1958
2,327.68
Disability Assis. - Aid
1.824.09
Levy of 1959
4,480.02
Disability Assis. - Adm.
1,021.47
Levy of 1960
4,620.58
Old Age Assis. - Aid
26,798.49
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State Parks & Reservations 633.35
Sewerage
9,522.98
10,156.33
58,000.00
Loans Authorized
1,020,000.00
Overlay Deficits :
Levy of 1951 75.15
Federal Grants
Aid to Dependent Children - Aid 13,714.29
Levy of 1957
1,185.79
Liens Added to Taxes
Levy of 1959 1.46
Levy of 1960 1,272.65
Levy of 1961 4,245.43
Rates & Charges :
Levy of 1960
82.58
Levy of 1961
34,420.87
40,022.99
1,155.78
Levy of 1961 40,637.58
55,821.29
County Tax
437.40
Dog Licenses
27.00
464.40
Surplus Revenue
Employees Payroll Deductions
Teachers Retirement
999.18
Group Insurance 68.30
1,067.48
Overdrawn Appropriation Chapter 44, Sec. 31 G. L. Snow & Ice
5,497.76
2,445,679.75
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DEBT ACCOUNT
Net Funded Debt
6,057,000.00
School Land
34,000.00
Jr. Sr. High School
540,000.00
Tower Hill -McNeil Additions 345,000.00 Devine School 220,000.00 Lyons School 590,000.00
Sewerage
2,901,000.00
Water 352,000.00
Jr. High School
1,075,000.00
Old Age Assis. - Adm. 1,833.15 Medical Aid Aged - Aid 15,633.07 Medical Aid Aged - Adm. 1,256.42
63,574.70 349,197.03
2,445,679.75
TOWN OF RANDOLPH, MASSACHUSETTS
6,057,000.00
TRUST FUNDS
Cash & Securities
130,981.08
Coddington
1,900.00
Special School Fund
108.41
Soldiers Monument
192.29
Ellen Bennett Fund
12,258.10
Turner Reference Medal Fund
1,408.86
Turner Library Funds
103,243.75
Stetson School Fund
11,869.67
130,981.08
Respectfully submitted
EDWARD F. FAHEY
Town Accountant
ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-SIXTH ANNUAL REPORT
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Report of the Town Manager
COST OF GOVERNMENT -TAXES
Randolph had a population in 1950, according to the Federal census, of 9,982; in 1960 the Federal census figures were 18,922; as of this writing, we are nearing 20,000. This dramatic growth in such a short period of time has resulted in a host of problems for the community. Dealing with these problems hascost, and will continue to cost, substantial sums of money. Let's examine a few examples of this.
1. The need for schools
In 1950, the total pupil enrollment in our system was just under 2,000. At the present time, it is approximately 4,523. This has required the construction of several school buildings, namely, the High School, the addition to the Devine, the Elizabeth G. Lyons, the North Randolph Junior High, ad- ditions to the Tower Hill and McNeil buildings and the Reed Street Elementary. Not only did many buildings have to be built and furnished but these buildings had to be staffed with teachers.
2. Water System
The water supply and distribution system which had been ade- quate prior to 1950 was no longer sufficient for the needs of our community. Necessary improvements included the build- ing of two standpipes, the building of two booster pumping stations, and remodeling and enlarging of the main pump- ing station to provide doubled filtering and pumping capacities, and the installation of new water mains to up-date the distri- bution system.
3. The Sewer System
Efforts had been made as long ago as the mid-thirties to start building the then needed sewer system under the auspices of the P.W.A. However, the plans of that day never became a reality. In the mid-fifties and with the already much expanded
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and expanding population growth, it became imperative to get the construction of the sewer system underway. During the past four years, the most difficult and expensive portion of the system has been built, namely, Trunk #1, Trunk #2, the main to the Industrial Park and its attendant pumping station.
4. The increased population required additional manpower in many of the departments, such as Fire, Police, Highway, School Custodians, Town Hall, etc.
5. Roads, Sidewalks, Drainage
There was a vital need to improve many of the streets and roads, to build new sidewalks and resurface old ones, and a multitude of drainage problems required solution.
6. Rubbish and Garbage Collection
The increased population required additional garbage and rubbish, dump expense, and many other public health pro- grams were developed by the Board of Health for the pro- tection of our citizenry and the children.
As of January 1, 1950, the outstanding bonded indebtedness of the Town was only $53,000; On January 1, 1962, this out- standing bonded indebtedness had increased to $7,077.000.00. This bonded indebtedness, of course, was the result of necessary capital outlay expenditures for new schools, improvements to the water system, installation of the sewer system and others as briefly outlined above. To meet the principal payments and in- terest on this bonded indebtedness in terms of taxes means that approximately $17.00 on your tax rate is required.
Another vital factor which has substantially affected the cost of Government during this period of time has been the increase in the cost of living which has risen 18% from 1947 to 1962. In order to remain competitive, that is to get and keep good teachers and other Town employees, salaries have increased markedly during the past ten or eleven years.
Briefly, to summarize, the necessary huge capital outlay ex- penditures, the increased cost of living, the desire for more and better services which contribute to the education, health, safety, welfare and convenience of the citizens of the community has re- quired progressively larger annual expenditures, the result being progressively higher tax rates. Since most of the above-mentioned capital outlay expenditures occurred during the years after the
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Selectmen-Manager Plan was adopted, the voters apparently blamed the Selectmen-Manager Plan for the increase in tax rate and voted the Plan out in March of 1961. The Selectmen-Manager Plan was in no way responsible for the increase in the tax rate; the Town Manager does not even have a vote in the raising of money for any purpose whatever. The approval for the raising of all money for the operation of the Town Government is the prerogative of the Town Meeting Members. The real causes for the increased cost of government, and therefore the higher tax rates, are as outlined above.
PROJECTS-1961
The last full calendar year for the Plan was also the best year from a standpoint of efficient operation made possible by the highly coordinated and cooperative effort of your Town Of- ficials. The following projects were dealt with during 1961.
NEW SCHOOLS
The North Randolph Junior High School was completed to the point where the classes were able to be started in October.
Additions to the Tower Hill and McNeil Schools were completed.
Plans were completed, money was provided, and bids were taken and construction of the new elementary school at Reed Street.
SEWER
Trunk #2 installation was completed and a portion ( $128,900.00 ) of the Federal Grant of $250,000.00 was received by the Town.
The project to extend the sewer from the northerly end of Webster Street to Pond Street ( in the vicinity of the water pump- ing station ), including the Pumping Station, was completed.
The contract to make available about 100 house connections was awarded and the work will be done in the Spring of 1962.
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