Reports of town officers of the town of Attleborough 1914, Part 3

Author: Attleboro (Mass.)
Publication date: 1914
Publisher: The City
Number of Pages: 382


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May 29, State of Massachu- setts, interest due June 1, 1914, on Highway Bonds. 100.00


Sinking Fund, Town of Attleboro, interest due June 1, 1914, on High- way Bonds. 100.00


June 30, First National Bank of Boston, interest from June 30, 1914 to Nov.


120.00


600.00


500.00


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24, 1914, on notes a- mounting to $40,000, dated June 24, 1914 and due Nov. 24, 1914 dis- counted @ 3.28%. . . June 30, Sewer Department, interest from April 8, 1914 to Dec. 8, 1914 on note of $46,000, dated · Apr. 8, 1914 @ 4%. . Interest from June 13, 1914 to Nov. 13, 1914, on note of $36,000, dat- ed June 13, 1911 @ 4%. 612.00 July 3, First National Bank of Boston, interest from June 24,1914 to Nov. 24, 1914 on note of $10,000, dated June 24, 1914, dis- counted @ 3.28% . 131.20


532.08


1,242.00


July 22, First National Bank of Boston, interest due Aug. 1, 1914, on High School Building Bonds. . July 24, R. L. Day & Co., in- terest from July 24, 1914 to Dec. 21, 1914 on notes amounting to $50,000, dated July 21, 1914, dis- counted @ 3.59% . 747.92


2,520.00


July 30, Interest due Aug. 1, 1914,. on High School Building Bonds, regis- tered to individuals. . . . Oct. 14, Boston Safe Deposit & Trust Co., interest due Nov. 1, 1914, on School House Bonds. . . . 525.00


800.00


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Oct. 21, First National Bank of Boston, interest due Nov. 1, 1914, on Fire Engine Station Bonds. . Oct. 30, Boston Five Cents Savings Bank, interest due Nov. 1, 1914, for six months on $25,000 worth of notes dated May 1, 1909, @ 4%. . . . 500.00 Natick Five Cents Sav- ings Bank, interest for six months, due Nov. 1, 1914, on $6,000, worth of notes dated May 1, 1911, @ 4% 120.00


456.00


Nov. 11, Boston Safe Deposit & Trust Co., interest due Dec. 1, 1914, on Highway Bonds. .. 600.00 Nov. 19, New England Cas- ualty Co., interest for six months due Nov. 20, 1914, on $20,000, worth of notes dated May 20, 1912 @ 4% 400.00


Nov. 30, State of Massachu- setts, interest due Dec. 1, 1914, on Highway Bonds . 100.00


Nov. 30,Sinking Fund, Town of Attleboro, interest due Dec. 1, 1914, on Highway Bonds. . . . Dec. 17, R. L. Day & Co., interest from Dec. 16, 1914 to Apr. 16, 1915,


100.00


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on note of $50,000, dis- counted @ 3.69% . 609.87


$17,260.57


1914 Miscellaneous


Paid


Edgar L. Crossman, County


Treasurer County Tax for 1914 $21,524.02


Treasurer of Sinking Fund, yearly appropriation . . .


2,500.00


Sewer Dept., Construction Balance, Jan. 1, 1914. . . 4,083.53


Sewer Dept., amount collec- ted by Tax Collector on account of sewer assess- ments. 90,770.45


Appropriations made at Town Meeting, March, 1914:


Sewer Department-


Maintenance. $5,000.00


Payment of Bonds and


Interest .


24,200.00


Printing Sewer


Assess-


ment Book.


350.00


Water Department-


$29,550.00


Maintenance.


$2,500.00


Repairing tank and other


construction .


8,000.00


Six inch water


main,


South Ave. .


2,900.00


$13,400.00


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State Aid for 1914. 2,666.00


Bills approved by the Select-


men for 1914. 333,455.58


State of Massachusetts-


State Tax for 1914. 36,575.00


National Bank Tax . 1,149.04


Abolition of grade cross-


ing account,


Loan Fund . 9,350.00


Interest.


1,042.00


Repairs of State


High-


ways


161.36


$48,277.40


Cash on hand January 1,1915


16,247.89


$839,535.44


OUTSTANDING BONDS AND NOTES GENERAL DEPARTMENT


January 1, 1915. Bonds


4% Highway Bonds, due


June 1, 1916 . $40,000.00


312% School House Bonds, due Nov. 1, 1920 . 30,000.00


4% Fire Engine Station Bonds, due May 1, 1915-1920. 22,800.00


4% High School Building Bonds, due Aug. 1, 1915-1932 157,000.00


$249,800.00


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Notes


Note dated May 1, 1909, for 6 years at 4% $5,000.00


Note dated May 1, 1909, for 7 years at 4%. 5,000.00


Note dated May 1, 1909, for 8 years at 4% . 5,000.00


Note dated May 1, 1909, for 9 years at 4% . 5,000.00


Note dated May 1, 1909, for 10 years at 4% .


5,000.00


Note dated May 1, 1911, for 41/2 years at 4% .


3,000.00


Note dated May 20, 1912, for 3 years at 4%


5,000.00


Note dated May 20, 1912, for 4 years at 4% . 5,000.00


Note dated May 20, 1912, for 5 years at 4%. 5,000.00


Note dated May 20, 1912, for 6 years at 4% 5,000.00


$48,000.00


In anticipation of Taxes -- Notes dated Dec. 16, 1914 and due Apr. 16, 1915 at 3.69% $50,000.00


Notes dated Dec. 31, 1914 and due June 30, 1915 at 4% 50,000.00


$100,000.00


$148,000.00


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SEWER DEPARTMENT


Construction Account


1914


Receipts Cash on hand Jan. 1, 1914 $39,083.53


Interest


Received of Attleboro Trust Co., inter-


est from Nov. 11, 1913 to May 11, 1914 on de- posit of $35,000, at


$802.62


Interest from May 11, 1914 to June 11, 1914 on deposit of $35,802.62 at 2%. 59.67


Town of Attleboro, General Account, interest from June 13, 1914 to Nov. 13, 1914, on note of $36,000, at 4% 612.00


$1,474.29


Notes


Received of Town of Attleboro, General Department, on note dated June 13, 1914, and due Nov. 13, 1914 at 4%. 36,000.00


$76,557.82


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EXPENDITURES


1914


Paid


Bills approved by Selectmen


$161.73


Cash on hand Jan. 1, 1915


in First Nat. Bank of Attleboro. $5,396.09


Certificate of deposit, At-


tleboro Trust Co.


35,000.00


$40,396.09


For notes of


Town of Attleboro, Note


dated June 13, 1914


and due Nov. 13, 1914 at 4%. 36,000.00


$76,557.82


MAINTENANCE ACCOUNT Receipts


1914


Received of


Sewer Commissioners .. ... .


$687.07


Appropriation made by the Town


For Maintenance. . $5,000.00


Printing Sewer Assess-


ment Book.


350.00


$5,350.00


$6,037.07


Expenditures


1914 Paid


Bills approved by the Se- lectmen . $4,732.35


Unexpended balance, Jan. 1, 1915, returned to Treasury 1,304.72


$6,037.07


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ASSESSMENT ACCOUNT Receipts


1914


Cash on hand Jan. 1, 1914 $74,807.81


Chas. R. Manchester, Tax Collector, Sewer As- sessment.


$15,962.64


Amount assessed for pay- ment of Bonds and In-


terest.


24,200.00


$40,162.64


Notes


Received of Town of Attleboro, General


Department, on note


dated Apr. 8, 1914 and


due Dec. 8, 1914 at 4%


46,000.00


Interest


Received from City of Providence, Interest due May 1, 1914 for 6 mos. on Bonds amount- ing to $5,000, at 3% . . Town of Attleborough,


75.00


General Department, Interest from Apr. 8, 1914 to Dec. 8, 1914 on note of $46,000, at 4% . 1,242.00 City of Albany, Interest due Sept. 1, 1914 for six months on Water Bonds amounting to $10,000, at 412%. 225.00


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City of Providence, Interest due Nov. 1, 1914 for six months on Bonds amounting to $5,000, at 3% 75.00


First National Bank of At- tleboro, Interest on


daily balances in Bank 482.29


$2,099.29


$163,069.74


Expenditures


1914 Paid


Interest on Bonds . $18,360.00


Principal of Bonds. 18,000.00


Accrued interest on Bonds


purchased .


60.44


$36,420.44


For Bonds City of Albany, 4% Water Extension Bonds, due March 1, 1921, at 102,4128 $5,120.64


City of Albany 41/2% Water Extension Bonds, due March 1, 1919, at 101.7918. 5,089.59


City of Providence 3% Pub- lic Improvement Loan Bonds due May 1, 1929 at 87% 4,375.00


$14,585.23


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For Notes of


Town of Attleborough, Note dated Apr. 8, 1914 and due Dec. 8, 1914, at 4% . 46,000.00


Town of Attleborough, Note dated Dec. 31, 1914 and due June 30, 1915, at 4% 50,000.00


Cash in First National Bank of Attleboro. . . .


$96,000.00


16,064.07


$163,069.74


OUTSTANDING BONDS


Sewer Department January 1, 1915 Bonds


4% Sewer Bonds, due July 1, 1915-1925. $72,000.00


4% Sewer Bonds, due July 1, 1915-1927. 65,000.00


4% Sewer Bonds, due July 1, 1915-1938. 48,000.00


4% Sewer Bonds, due July 1, 1925-1932. 50,000.00


4% Sewer Bonds, due. July 1, 1932-1940. 50,000.00 4% Sewer Bonds, due July 1, 1928-1942. 75,000.00


4% Sewer Bonds, due Oct. 1, 1915-1941 88,000.00


$448,000.00


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Sewer Assessments Collected


(As per warrant of Asses-


sors to Tax Collector)


Invested as follows:


Bonds.


$14,585.23


Notes . .


50,000.00


Cash in First National


Bank of Attleboro. .


16,064.07


$80,649.30


WATER DEPARTMENT


Receipts


Cash on hand Jan. 1st, 1914 $22,373.30


Herbert F. Conant, Regis- trar. 56,536.58


Hydrant Rentals, (includ- ed in Selectmen's ap- provals) . 14,370.00


Water used for Street


Sprinkling and Foun- tains, (included in Se- lectmen's approvals) . .


1,000.00


Appropriations made by the Town March, 1914 Maintenance. 2,500.00


6 in. water main, South Avenue. 2,900.00


Repairing stand pipe, etc.


8,000.00


$13,400.00


$107,679.88


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EXPENDITURES


1914 Bonds


Apr. 1, Boston Safe Deposit & Trust Co., bonds dated April 1, 1908, and due April 1, 1914 . . $2,000.00 June 20, First National Bank of Boston, bonds dated July 1, 1910 and 1911, and due July 1, 1914. 5,000.00


June 30, Treasurer of Sink- ing Fund, Town of At- tleborough, bond dated July 1, 1909 and due July 1, 1914. 2,000.00


Dec. 11, Old Colony Trust Co., bond dated Jan. 1, 1910 and due Jan. 1, 1915. 2,000.00


$11,000.00


Interest


1914 Paid


Boston Safe Deposit &


Trust Co., interest due on bonds for the year 1914. $11,225.00


Old Colony Trust Co., in- terest due on bonds for the year 1914. 360.00


First National Bank of Bos- ton, interest due on bonds for the year 1914 4,080.00


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State of Massachusetts, in- terest due on registered bonds for the year 1914 Sinking Fund, Town of At- tleborough,interest due on registered bonds for the year 1914. 1,805.00


5,325.00


Interest due on registered bonds, held by individ- uals for the year 1914. . 1,180.00


$23,975.00


Miscellaneous


1914 Paid


Treasurer of Sinking Fund, Water Dept. $10,000.00


Maintenance Account. 22,051.12


Construction Account.


40,258.88


$72,310.00


Cash on hand Jan. 1, 1915 394.88


$107,679.88


OUTSTANDING BONDS


January, 1915


4% bonds, due Sept., 1915. $12,000.00 4% bonds, due Jan., 1919 .. 20,000.00 31/2% bonds, due Apr., 1921 20,000.00 31/2% bonds, due Jan., 1921 10,000.00


4% bonds, due Oct., 1922. . 25,000.00


4% bonds, due July, 1923. . 35,000.00 4% bonds, due July, 1924. . 40,000.00 4% bonds, due July, 1926. . 25,000.00 4% bonds, due July, 1927. . 10,000.00 4% bonds, due July, 1928. . 13,000.00


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31/2% bonds, due July, 1929 15,000.00


31/2% bonds, due July, 1930 12,000.00 31/2% bonds, due Apr., 1932 30,000.00 4% bonds, due Oct., 1933. . 30,000.00 4% bonds, due Oct., 1934. . 20,000.00 312% bonds, due March, 1935. 100,000.00


312% bonds, due Nov.,1935 50,000.00


4% bonds, due April, 1913- 1934. 40,000.00


4% bonds, due July, 1913- 1918. 7,000.00


4% bonds, due Jan., 1914- 1919 7,000.00


4% bonds, due July, 1913- 1920, and 1921-1928. .. 31,000.00


4% bonds, due July, 1929- 1940. 24,000.00


4% bonds, due July, 1913- 1930. 16,000.00


4% bonds, due July, 1913- 1921, and 1922-1941. 30,500.00


$622,500.00


FINANCIAL STATEMENT


Town Bonds, general de-


partment. .


$249,800.00


Sinking Fund Assets, gene-


ral department.


59,746.93


Net bonded debt, general department .. $190,053.07


Floating debt, time notes,


January 1, 1915.


48,000.00


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Notes issued in anticipation of taxes due 1915 100,000.00


Total amount of notes


$148,000.00


Balance net debt, general


department .


$338,053.07


Water Bonds. 622,500.00


Sinking Fund Assets, Water Department. 127,648.23


Balance net debt, ' Water


Department. $494,851.77


Sewer Bonds. 448,000.00


$1,280,904.84


Total bonded debt, General and Water Dept .. . .... 872,300.00


Sinking Fund Assetts, Gen- eral and Water Dept. . 187,395.16


Sewer Bonds.


$684,904.84 $448,000.00


Net Bonded Debt, General, Water and Sewer Departments.


$1,132,904.84 $148,000.00


Notes, Total Net Debt, General, Water and Sewer Departments. .


$1,280,904.84 $96,300.00


Amount of uncollected taxes Cash on hand Jan. 1, 1915: General Department. . 16,247.89 Water Department .... 394.88 Sewer Department (Construction Acct.) . 40,396.09


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Sewer Assessment Account- Invested and cash on hand .. 80,649.30


DEBORAH STARKEY FUND


Dr.


Interest accrued, January 1,


1889 .


$9.33


Accrued interest from Jan. 1, 1889 to Jan. 1, 1915. 936.00


$945.33


Cr.


Amount of relief paid from › the fund upon orders of Selectmen, from Jan. 1, 1889 to Jan. 1, 1915. $560.00


By balance.


385.33


$945.33


Principal of fund .


$600.00


Accrued interest. 385.33


$985.33 FRANK I. BABCOCK, Town Treasurer.


Examined February 12, 1915, and found correct: B. F. LINDSEY, FRED L. MORSE, W. L. ELLIOT,


Auditors.


SUMMARY OF APPROPRIATIONS, RECEIPTS, BALANCES AND OVERDRAFTS


Appro't'n


Receipts


Expended


Balances


Overdrafts


Current & Incidental Account Board of Health .


$17,500.00 3,800.00


$2,459.40 7.78


$21,798.47 8,073.89


4,266.11


Police Department, ($800 of


appro. transferred from amt. appropriated separately for Auto & permanent man) ..


8,800.00


1,484.82


12,078.02


1,793.20


Special for Auto for Police Dept. and permanent man, (Appro. $2,000, $800, trans- ferred to Police Dept.)


Fire Department


Hose for Fire Dept ..


600.00


608.75


8.75


Tractor for Fire Dept


3,000.00


3,000.00


Ladders for Fire Dept.


125.00


127.98 74.76


25.24


Highway Department, (Ap- pro. $25,000, & $1,064.21 transferred from Street Oil- ing)


26,064.21


4,395.94 ) 2,925.58


33,346.97


38.76


Sidewalks, Curbing.


3,000.00


14.87


4,646.34


300.17


Sidewalks, Concrete. .


3,000.00


10.24


2,900.27


595.79


Street Sprinkling, (Appro.


$8,000 & $1,064.21 trans-


6,935.79 16,600.00


136.53


7,063.32 16,556.86


43.14


Ten Mile River & Thacher Brook Drain


300.00


272.47


27.53


James Street


500.00


200.00


692.54


7.46


Wolfenden Street


160.00


140.24


19.76


South Avenue & West Streets


500.00


428.12


71.88


Thacher Street


500.00


494.56


5.44


Pleasant Street


1,000.00


22.50


998.96


23.54


Park Street


1,000.00


997.65


2.35


Foster Street .


250.00


150.20


389.50


10.70


Tappan Avenue.


225.00


168.81


56.19


Maple Street Bridge


2,000.00


12.62


2,249.74


237.12


Soldiers' Relief .


3,000.00


60.58


2,719.29


341.29


July 4th. Celebration.


500.00


4.80


504.49


.31


Decorating Graves, War Veterans


50.00


50.00


Decorating Graves, G. A. R .. .


300.00


300.00


G. A. R. Rent


348.00


348.00


Capron Park


2,000.00


1,202.80


3,202.80


Public Library.


7,500.00


4.42


7,486.57


17.85


3,812.38


Pauper Department, Medical Attendance.


500.00


500.00


Educational Department.


94,500.00


3,114.45


98,170.09


555.64


Vocational Evening Schools .


{


148.76


745.25


71.49


New High School Building, Balance of Appro. from 1913 Soldiers' Burial due from State of Mass. .


26,957.95


34,503.26


7,545.31


Geo. D. Simmonds, reimburse- ment on tax. .


9.20


9.20


E. E. Gobin, damages to land


500.00


500.00


Water for Hydrants.


14,370.00


14,370.00


Water for Street Fountains. . .


1,000.00


1,000.00


$289.915.15


$22,152.99


$329,964.77


$2,535.59


$20,432.22


Appropriations, balances of which are carried forward to 1915.


Sturdy Memorial Hospital,


Water & Sewer Taxes. . . . .


$1,200.00


$109.21


$1,090.79


Sewer taxes, Fire, School,


Highway & Capron Park ...


3,956.10


3,381.60


574.50


$295,071.25


$22,152.99 $333,455.58


$4,200.88


$20,432.22


2.98


Fire Alarm Bell, Sibleyville.


100.00


430.60


1,200.00 27,911.24


739.36


Amt. due from excise tax


Amt. due Betterment tax.


1,331.30


Amt. due betterment tax .


9.00


ferred to Highway Dept ... . Street Lighting .


Due from betterments.


500.00


500.00


Insurance


Spanish


12,000.00


3,373.98


19,186.36


Pauper Department .


500.00


25.00 (


Due from State of Mass. .


150.00


150.00


$1,839.07


1,200.00


28,220.00


485.82


TWENTY-SECOND REPORT


OF THE


Water Department


TOWN OF ATTLEBOROUGH MASSACHUSETTS


YEAR ENDING, DECEMBER 31, 1914


TOWN OF ATTLEBOROUGH WATER DEPARTMENT


Commissioners ALONZO N. BROWNELL HARRY P. KENT FRANK MOSSBERG


HERBERT F. CONANT


Supt. and Registrar


ELSIE M. DEARBORN Bookkeeper


GEORGE COOK Engineer


REPORT OF THE BOARD OF WATER COMMISSIONERS


To the Citizens of Attleboro :-


At this time when the Water Department passes from a Board of Water Commissioners to City management, it seems fitting to give a brief review of its history.


In 1873 an act was passed by the Legislature incorporating the Attleboro Water Supply Dis- trict, a territory covering a circular area one mile in diameter, having its central point in the pas- senger depot of the Boston and Providence Rail- road. This act was accepted in July of that year, and a Prudential Committee of three was elected by the voters of the District to have supervision of the work of laying pipe, etc.


With no plans, stock, implements, or money to start with, this Committee in the space of eight months caused to be built a pump house, set up two pumps, laid 9000 feet of pipe, set 30 hydrants, and connected 79 houses. The follow- ing year the receipts from the supply were $789.98 Thus started what is now considered an $800,000 plant with yearly receipts, including hydrant rental, of over $70,000.


During the twenty years of the existence of the Water Supply District under the Prudential Committee, a steady and practical growth was


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maintained. In 1893 when it was taken over as a municipal department of the Town, it had about 20 miles of main pipe, 135 hydrants, 425 metered connections, the iron standpipe on King Street, the Blake and Deane pumps, (both of which are now in working condition) a debt of $155,000, and yearly receipts of about $10,000.


Since 1893, under a Board of Water Commis- sioners, the three things which constitute the foundation of every business, namely: the plant, the debt, and the receipts, have reached their present proportions, statistics of which will be found elsewhere in this report.


The first Board of Water Commissioners was confronted by the same problems that this, the last Board has been, and probably under the City management the same difficulties will arise: first, to keep the present equipment in thorough repair and working condition; second, to make all the additions consistent with the growth of the City; and third, to finance the Department in such a way that the receipts will increase faster propor- tionately than the indebtedness, or, in other words, to reduce the debt until the receipts are sufficient to run the Department and take care of the interest and maturing bonds.


Along these three lines we have labored dili- gently to do the practical and economical thing. The portion of the system which was most in- efficient was the Standpipe. This has been thor- oughly repaired on the inside, and the brick work on the outside has been carried to a height of 75 feet. The remainder of the work has been con- tracted for to be done as early in the spring as the weather will permit.


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The addition which we deemed most impor- tant was enlarging the station and installing another pump. This has been done, and the City need feel no anxiety now about fire protec- tion, for our new 4,000,000-gallon Snow Pump will deliver to the mains all that they can possibly take care of. At this point let us repeat our recommendation of a year ago,-that we need another large trunk main from the station to the central part of the City, and hope it will be the next addition to the plant. We cannot afford to delay the matter much longer.


In regard to finances, our main ambition has been to place the Department on a self-support- ing basis. Three years ago we had an appropria- tion of $14,000 and bonds (issued the previous year to complete the reservoir) to the amount of $55,000; two years ago we had an appropriation of $23,000; one year ago, an appropriation of $25,000 and hydrant rental of $13,860; and this year hydrant rental of $14,370 and appropriations of $14,400, making a total of $160,130 for the four years. This seems a large amount in addi- tion to the receipts from water; but in these four years we have paid $42,500 in serial bonds; $40,000 to the sinking fund; and $99,410 in in- terest; a total of $181,910. Therefore, from the net receipts from the supply of water for four years, we have borne the entire expenses of the Department and contributed $21,780 toward the debt which has, during this time, decreased over $100,000.


In conclusion, let us say that in taking our eave of the office of Water Commissioner, and


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turning over to City management the Depart- ment in which we have taken great interest, we would ask no better tribute to our service than that the same financial policy we have followed be continued.


Respectfully submitted, ALONZO N. BROWNELL, HARRY P. KENT, FRANK MOSSBERG,


FINANCIAL STATEMENT


Receipts


Balance on hand Jan. 1, 1914 .


$22,373.30


Pumping Station $5,200.82


Pipe System .


313.93


Shop and Barn.


275.16


Teams and Autos


3,857.64


Tools. .


50.73


Repairs.


392.06


Insurance.


712.84


Salaries.


2,948.32


Engineering


24.75


Offices.


1,023.63


Incidentals.


191.21


Lighting and Telephones


302.51


Pay Roll.


6,757.52


$22,051.12


Interest. .


$23,975.00


Serial Bonds.


11,000.00


Sinking Fund.


10,000.00


$44,975.00


Construction Disbursements


Main Line. .


$2,564.94


Services .


2,897.58


Standpipe.


5,932.24


Pump and Station


20,192.87


Meters.


4,432.17


Reservoir.


76.15


Pay Roll .


4,162.93


$40,258.88


Total Disbursements for the year. . . Unexpended Balance Dec. 31, 1914.


$107,285.00


394.88


$107,679.88


ANNUAL REPORT


$107,679.88 Examined February 8, 1915, and found correct B. F. LINDSEY. FRED L. MORSE, W. L. ELLIOT,


Auditors.


99


Receipts from Water & Construction Appropriation. . 2,500.00


56,536.58


Hydrant Rental .


14,370.00


Fountains and Street Sprinkling.


1,000.00


Appropriation for South Avenue.


2,900.00


Appropriation for Standpipe .


8,000.00


Maintenance Disbursements


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DETAIL OF EXPENSES Maintenance Account


Pumping Station


Engineer's salary . $1,300.00


Assistant Engineer 752.00


Fireman


819.00


Coal .


1,761.77


Oil and Packing 167.89


Valves and Fittings 203.40


Electrical work. 105.77


General repairing 70.15


Miscellaneous .


20.84


$5,200.82


Pipe System


Fittings for repairing


mains.


$36.78


Fittings


for


repairing


services.


194.25


Parts for gates and hy-


drants.


82.90


$313.93


Shop and Barn


Coal . $37.61


Electrical work 26.60


Plumbing. 9.17


Paint!


126.02


General repairs


62.45


Miscellaneous


13.31


$275.16


Teams and Autos


New White Truck. $2,760.90


Gasoline. 343.72


Tires and tubes for cars . .


178.03


101


ANNUAL REPORT


Repairing cars.


307.26


Motorcycle repairs


19.15


Hay and Grain


121.61


Team hire .


77.22


Horse shoeing


37.50


Miscellaneous


12.25


$3,857.64


Tools and Equipment


Ladder.


$10.00


Signs. .


3.90


Small Tools


36.83


$50.73


Repairs


Telemeter


$228.42


Meters .


112.26


Small Pumps.


16.11


Miscellaneous


34.77


$392.06


Insurance


Liability .


$391.29


Automobile . 117.00


Stock and Buildings 52.00


Station and Cottage


62.55


Snow Pump.


70.00


Registrar's Bond


20.00


Salaries


Commissioners . $375.00


Superintendent and Re- gistrar .. 1,733.32


Bookkeeper 840.00


$712.84


$2,948.32


102


ANNUAL REPORT


Engineering


Work at Station $24.75


$24.75


Incidentals


Express and carfares . . . . $62.45


Taxes on Reservoir Land


58.63


Attorney for Collecting. .


31.09


Directories


4.00


Doctor's bills .


5.50


Lunches for men


9.60


Miscellaneous


19.94


$191.21


Office


Rent.


$390.00


Janitor service


30.00


Adding Machine.


269.50


Envelopes .


192.24


Printing Reports.


42.50


Fitting Wicket, new office


20.00


Moving to new office .


9.00


Lettering office doors. 7.00


Bill-heads.


35.50


Fire alarm tapper.


10.00


Miscellaneous .


17.89


$1,023.63


Lighting and Telephones


Telephones. $182.45


Lighting.


120.06


$302.51


Pay Roll


Reading and changing


meters .


$592.60


Repairing meters.


204.25


103


ANNUAL REPORT


Watchman at barn. 845.00


Clerical work at barn. .


152.60


Work for Sewer Dept. . . 122.35


Collecting water bills.


286.40


Blacksmith work. 347.00


Filter beds and station. . 1,253.48


Standpipe and Reservoir


218.75


Repairing hydrants.


384.00


Flushing hydrants .


342.63


Painting hydrants .


216.40


Painting barn .


167.85


Frozen services. 211.82


Engineering . 189.00


Repairing services .


497.59


Repairing mains.


306.00


General work at barn


419.80


$6,757.52


$22,051.12


Interest.


$23,975.00


Serial Bonds. 11,000.00


Interest


10,000.00


$44,975.00


$67,026.12


DETAIL OF EXPENSES Construction Account


Main Line


Pipe. . . $1,685.13


Hydrants. 379.49


Gates and Valves 101.38


Lead.


57.25


Dynamite


25.50


104


ANNUAL REPORT


Tapping Sleeve


57.20


Fittings.


258.99


$2,564.94


Services


Pipe. . $1,674.97


Gate and Boxes . 209.60


Stop and Wastes. 416.67


Cement.


23.23


Fittings.


573.11


$2,897.58


Standpipe


Waterproofing inside. . . $1,500.00


Brick work on outside. . 4,432.24


Pumping Station


Snow pump ..


$12,150.00


Enlarging station .


2,851.04


Pump foundation and


basement.


1,566.28


Floor and waterproofing basement. 520.01


Piping contract.


1,344.00


Venturi meter 665.00


Architect . 200.00


Plumbing


149.98


Electrical work.


85.00


Carpentering


150.13


Iron work. 41.61


Covering pipe. 30.00


Painting pump 70.20


Linoleum and mats.


72.10


Pipe and fittings.


297.52


$5,932.24 .


$20,192.87


105


ANNUAL REPORT


Meters 550 five-eighths inch


meters .


4,400.00


6 three-fourths inch


meters .


72.00


9 one-inch meters


144.00


12 one and one-half inch meters . 360.00


$4,976.00


Credit, old meters and


scrap. 543.83


$4,432.17


Reservoir


Building fence $76.15


$76.15


Pay Roll


Pumping Station $1,058.30


Main Line. 2,276.23


Services . 828.40


$4,162.93


Total


$40,258.88


REPORT OF WATER REGISTRAR December 31, 1914.


Debit


Credit


Uncollected Bills Jan. 1, 1914


$808.19


Cash paid Town Treasurer. . $56,536.58


Meter Allowance.


16,775.89


Abatements. 162.73


Rent of Meters.


5,556.40


Uncollected Bills Dec. 31, 1914 1,515.72


Excess Water.


30,173.44


Laying Services.


1,667.11


Repairing Services.




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