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15,281.13
718.87
16,000.00
16,000.00
Standard $cales
9.00
9.00
0.00
9.00
9.00
Boiler
0.00
0.00
200.00
200.00
200.00
Fleet
877.29
877.29
122.71
1,000,00
1,000.00
MISCELLANEOUS
Accrued Interest on Bonda
309.41
309.41
303.75
613.16
613.16
Advertising Attleboro
0.00
0.00
50.00
50.00
50.00
Attleboro Celebration
0.00
0.00
1,846.77
1,846.77
1,846.77
Attleboro Museum
997.17
997,17
2.83
1,000.00
1,000.00
Brown Straet Dsuagus
500.00
500.00
0.00
500.00
500.00
Brown Street Traffic Lighta
0.00
0.00
96.00
96.00
96.00
Christmas Decorations
1,500.00
1,500.00
0.00
1,500.00
1,500.00
City M-1. Lighting
747.66
747.66
2.34
750.00
750.00
City 11. 12. Rant
10,800.00
10,800.00
0.00
10,800.00
10,800.00
Civilian Defense
1,687.14
3,500.00
5,187.14
33.80
5,220.94
75.00
5,145.94
Combined Bus Station and Confort Station Plans
0.00
0.00
200.00
200.00
200.00
Custodian Forecloand Property
550.00
550.00
0.00
550.00
550.00
Damages to Persehr and Property
1,443.55
544.00
1,987.55
4,204.70
6,192.25
1,192.25
5,000.00
False Fire Alarm Reward
0.00
0.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
Fourth of July Celebration
901.94
901.94
98.06
1,000.00
1,000.00
Housing Authority Expanse
0.00
0.00
243.18
243.18
243.18
Legal Fees
73.26
73.26
26.74
100.00
100.00
Parking Meter Exprias
132.93
132.93
71,20
204.13
125.00
79.13
Parking Meter Røplacements
11,092.20
11,092.20
0.00
11,092.20
11,072.20
Penny Milk Fund
6,461.74
6,461.74
57.63
6,519.37
6,519.37
Physicians' Fees
0.00
0.00
325.00
325.00
325.00
Post War Planning
0.00
0.00
654.15
654.15
654.15
Printing City Document.3
997.62
997.62
2.38
1,000.00
1,000.00
Premium on Water Bot8
813.65
813.65
469.95
1,283.60
1,283.60
Property Maintenance
639.67
689.67
310.33
1,000.00
1,000.00
Sanford Street Parking Asfses
4.678.75
4,678.75
213.75
4,892.50
4,692.50
15.
DEPARTMENT
EXPENDED
DEBIT TRANSFERS
DEBIT TOTAL
UNEXPENDED BALANCE
CREDIT TOTAL
CREDIT TRANSFERS
RECEIPTS APPROPRIATION
MISCELLANEOUS continued Veterans' Council: Armistice Day
912.64
912.64
87.36
1,000.00
1,000.00
N
Memorial Day
1,316.52
1,316.52
83.48
1,400.00
1, 40C.00
World War II Honor Roll
299.79
299.79
.21
300.00
300.00
Withholding Taxes
200,861.70
200,861.70
0.00
200,861.70
200,861.70
Dor Licenses
3,857.00
3,857.00
0.00
3,857.00
3,857.00
Helen W. Metcalf Prize Fund
4,330.72
4,330.72
0.00
4,330.72
4,330.72
Estimated Receipts
31.32
31.32
0.00
31.32
31.32
Rafunds
Pipe and Labor
38.41
Motor Vehicle Excise
1,745.84
School
2.50
Personal
97.60
Polls
22.00
Real Estate
2,425.88
Water
402.06
Welfare
193.34
Water Liens
13.57
Interest and Costs on taxes
.15
4,941.35
4,941.35
0.00
4,941.35
4,941.35
INTEREST PAYABLE IN 1956
1947 Water Bonds
375.00
H. 3. Addition
170.00
Jr. High School
1,937.50
Jr. High School
1,560.00
1954 Water
2,125.00
1955 Water
5,198.00
Anticipation Revenue Loans
8,802.49
Sewer Bonds
375.00
Veterans Housing Bonda
2,975.00
Jr. H. S. Bonds
1,050.00
Jr. H. S. Bonds
4,930.00
Water Extension
2,278.25
South Attleboro Jr. H.S.Bonds
7,400.00
South Attleboro Jr. H.S.Bonds
7,600.00
Water Bonds
2,361.31
Sewer Bonda
682.33
49,819.88
49,819.88
.01
49,819.89
1,912.39
47,907.50
MUNICIPAL INDEBTEDNESS PAYABLE IN 1956.
Water Bonds
15,000.00
Jr. H. S. Bonds
23,000.00
water Bonds
20,000.00
Sewer Bonds
10,000.00
h.S.Addition
3,000.00
Veterans Housing
20,000.00
år. High School Bonds
30,000.00
Water Bonde
10,000.00
Water Bonds
15,000.00
Mister Installation Bonde
10,000.00
South Attleboro Jr. H.S.Bonds
40,000.00
196,000.00
196,000.00
0.00 196,000.00
196,000.00
TOTAL EXPENDED
3,990,467.63
Total Debit Transfers
46,935.48
TOTAL DEBITS
4,037,403.11
TOTAL UNEXPENDED BALANCES
150,707.69
TOTAL CREDITS
4,188,110.80
TOTAL DREDIT TRANSFERS
274,930.11
606,511.66
TOTAL RECEIPTS TOTAL AFPROPP.LATIONS
3,306,669.03
16.
DEPARTMENT
EXPENDED
DEBIT TRANSFERS
DEBIT "CTAL
UNEXPENDED BALANCE
CREDIT TOTAL
CREDIT TRANSFERS
RECEIPTS APPROPRIATION
TAX PAYMENTS
State Parks & Reservations
6,510.19
6,510.19
2,702.93
3,807.26
3,807.26
State Audit of Retirement System
427.11
427.11
0.00
427.11
427.11
County Tax
113,959.46
113,959.46
2,399.93
116,359.39
116,359.39
Bristol County Tb. Hospital
45.543.36
45.543.36
10,154.52
55.697.88
55,697.88
166,440.12
166,440.12
9,851.52
176,291.64
176,291.64
TEMPORARY LOANS
In Anticipation of Revenue 1956
700,000.00
700,000.00
0.00
700,000.00
700,000.00
NON-REVENUE ACCOUNTS
South Attleboro Jr. H. S. Construction
20,121.86
20,121.86
28,309.25
48,431.12
48,431.12
Reservoir Construction & Land Taking
25,679.13
25,679.18
0.00
25,679.18
25,679.18
Water Main Installation # 1
44,854.77
44,854.77
49,602.39
94,457.16
94,457.16
Water Main Installation # 2
89,333.29
89,333.29
12,880.71
102,214.00
102,214.00
Additional Well Field Dev.
1,031.04
1,031.04
111,418.96
112,450.00
112,450.00
Manchester Reservoir Construction &
55,435.58
55,435.58
94,564.42
150,000.00
150,000.00
Land Purchase
56,857.62
56,857.62
3,142.38
60,000.00
60,000.00
Sewer Construction
293,313.34
293,313.34
299,918.12
593,231.46
593,231.46
TOTAL EXPENDITURES
Appropriation Accounts
3,990,467.63
Tax Payments
166,440.12
Temporary Loans
700,000.00
Non-Revenue Accounts
293,313.34 5,150,221.09
CASH PAYMENTS
Revenue Cash
4,856,907.75
Non-Revenue Cash
293.313.34 5,150,221.09
CITY OF ATTLEBORO BALANCE SHEET - DECEMBER 31, 1956. ASSETS
403,853.27 465.00
Taxes Polls 1954
8.00
Personal 1954
336.18
Polls 1955
68.00
Personal 1955
729.36
Polls 1956
148.00
Personal 1956
2,033.98
Real Estate 1956
81,297.08
Judgment on Taxes
341.60
84,962.20
Motor Vehicle Excise Taxes
1954
41.32
1955
454.11
1956
60,288.21
Judgment on M. V. E. Tax
58.69
60,842.33
Special Assessments ;
Sewer
610.03
Curbing
3,583.76
Sidewalk
2,864.71
Committed Interest
47.62
7,106.72
Tax Mitles
8,239.71
Tax Possessions
16,719.49
Departmental:
66.00
Public Property
28.15
Public Welfare
7,808.93
School
2,772.65
10,675.73
Water Rotes :
19 ..
308.87
1900
12,959.21
Water Liens Added to Taxes 1956
25.45
Recording Water Liens
6.00
13,299.53
Pipe and Labor:
115.52
1950
95.36
1952
552.97
1953
92.54
1954
205.16
1756
2,017.50
3,739.05
Apportioned Sewer Assessments Not Due
1,516.50
Apportioned Curbing Assessments Not Due
9,482.05
Apportioned Sidewalk Assessments Not Due Deficits :
State Parks and Reservations
2,702.93
State Aid for Highways
20,000.00
County Aid to Highways
10,000.00
Revenue 1957
17,044.00
49,746.93
Total
678,513.46
17
7,864.95
Cash ( Revenue ) Petty Cash
Accounts Receivable :
LI ABILI TIES
Tailings
317.27
Reserve for Proceeds from Sale of City Property
Reserve for Petty Cash Advances
Premium on Water Bonds
Interest on Water Bonds
Reserve for Payment of Veterans Housing Bonds
171,200.00
Surplus from Sale of Veterans Houses
72,494.53 898.51
Off-Street Parking Receipts
730.31
Post War Fund
1,406.09
Overlay Accounts :
344.18
1955
797.36 1,022.69
Overlay Surplus Reserve
5,879.42
8,043.65
Revenue Reserved until collected
Motor Vehicle Excise Tax
60,842.33
Special Assessments
7,106.72
Tax Titles
24,959.20
Departmental
10,675.73
Water
17,038.58
120,622.56
Appropriation Balances :
Assessing Department Changing Plates
371.53
Assessing Department New Plats
583.43
Planning Board-Revising Zoning, Map
186.00
Fire Dept. Pumping Engine Purchase
17,044.00
Fire Dept. Communications Equipment 6,823.77
Public Works Dept. Special Main Line Extension1, 035.31 Brown Street Sidewalk 550.00
Chapter 90-Brown Street
1,731.50
Chapter 90-Starkey Avenue
34,500.00
Davis Avenue & West Street
170.50
Dunham and George St. Sewer
454.49
East Street & Verndale Ave. Sewer
918.00
Fire Damage-Equipment Repair
348.07
Hebronville Drain
254.17
Glacial Rock Improvement
198.00
Oak Hill-Locust Street Drain
397.72
Reservoir Construction & Land Damage
600.27
Rounds Place Drainage
150.00
Garare Reconstruction & Addition ( Plans )
100.00
Highway & Water Garage Plans
11,300.00
Luther Dam Fence
1,430.34 50.00
North Avenue Drainage
Sanford Street Parking Lot
138.76
Union Street Parking Lot
183.32
Tiffany School Playground Improvement
876.83
Sidewalk & Curbing Special
62.83
Wading River Wells
201.03
Water Improvement
657.17
11,748.00 465.00 169.95 303.75
Parking Meter Receipts
1954
1956
18.
LIABILITIES
Public Welfare Department
Fed. A.D.C.Administration
168.88
Fed. A. O. A .Administration
434.93
Fed. D. A. Administration
1.90
Fed. Aid to Dependent Children O.A.A. Recoveries
2,776.52
School Department
Smith Hughes Fund
269.00
George Barden Fund
776.00
Out-of-State Travel
436.71
Adult Civic Education
1,001.60
Special School Renovation
6,835.15
Willett School Grounds
1,291.60
School Lunch Program
600.117
A. H.S. Athletic Association
865.71
Engineers Report H.S. Conversion
300.00
Park Commissioners
Music Shell
11 , 045. 74
Benr House Construction
8.54
Baseball Diamond Improvement
86.17
Edward Anderson Gardens
35.78
Survey of Grounds
175.00
Land Purchase
100.00
Commissioners of Recreation Hor ton Fund
391.80
Brown Street Traffic Lights
96.00
Attleboro Celebration
1,846.77
Civilian Defense
33.80
Post War Planning
654.15
Physicians Fees
325.00
Parking Meter Expense
71.20
Housing Authority Expense
243.18
Combined Bus Station & Comfort Station Plans
200.00
Penny Milk Fund
57.03
False Fire Alarm Reward
100.00
Sanford Street Parking Meters
213.75
State ano County Aid to Highways Revenue
Deferred Revenue Accounts :
Apportioned Sewer Assess. Revenue Due in 1987
270.40
1950
259.80
1959
259.80
196c
254.00
1961
190.65
1962
104.75
1963
82.30
1964
17.40
1965
17.40
1,516.50
19.
109,338.39 30,000.00
2,258.37
Deferred Revenue Accounts continued
Apportioned Curbing Assessment Rev.Due in 1957
1958
1,654.10 1,468.95 1,306.50 1,223.40
1960
1,077.30
1962
992.60
1963
880.50
1964
522.50
1965
356.20
9,482.05
Apportioned Sidewalk Assessment Rev. Due in
1957
1,490.80
1958
1,331.80
1959
1,149.45
1960
1,050.05
1961
874.30
1962
788.65
1963
611.90
1964
361.50
1905
206.50
7,864.95
Overestimates :
County Tax
2,399.93
Bristol County Tb. Hospital
10,154.52
Surplus Revenue ( E & D)
.
Total Assets $678, 513.46
Total Liabilities
$678, 513.1,6
RECEIPTS AND EXPENDI TURES
Cash on hand January 1, 1956 and received to date
Payments for year 1956
Balance December 31, 1956
5,853,992.48 5,150,221.09 703,771.39
SCHEDULE OF CITY DEBT
Recorded in Auditing Department Inside Debt Limit (Authorized by General Law. ) 80,000.00 151,000.00
Sewer Bonds Jr. H.S. Bonds ( Peter Thacher)
231,000.00
Outside Debt Limit (Authorized by Special Law)
High School Addition
5,500.00 160,000.00
Veterans' Housing Bonds Water Bonds
852, 064.00
Jr. H. S. (Peter Thacher)
430,000.00
South Attleboro Jr. H. S.
720,000.00 2,168,164.00
2,399, 104.00
.
20.
12,554.45 119,057.50
1959
1961
TRUST FUNDS
In Hands of City Treasurer
In Hands of Library Trustees
In Hands of Attleborough Hospital Co.
210,171.78 192,431.21 3,746,953.08
Total
4,149,556.07
In Hands of City Treasurer:
Deborah Starkey Fund
1,890.87
Margaret Spangler Park Fund
5,303.92 47,397.13
Capron Fund
7,909.77
Tri-centennial Fund
1,462.53
Florence Hayward Sweet Fund
13,301.08
Maurice J. Baer Fund
11,182.83
S. M. Stone Fund
11,256.30
Joseph Finberg Fund
5,679.44
Post War Rehabilitation Fund
4, 768.97
Nellie H. Cooper Fund
1,158.19
Louis P. Metcalf Fund
90,307.60
Helen W. Metcalf Fund
49.40
Everett S. Horton Fund
8,443.75
In Hands of Library Trustees : Principal Accounts
149,588.16
Income Accounts
12,843.05
In Hands of Attleborough Hospital Co.
Hospital Find No. 1.
1,833,414.69
Hospital Fund No. 2
1,034,634.21
Sturdy Hospital Expansion Fund
878,904.18
4,149,556.07
4,149,556.07
SCHEDULE OF CITY PROPERTY
Recorded in Assessing Department
TAXABLE
Real Estate, 12 Holman Street
6,200.00
NON-TAXABLE
Fire Department: South Main Street Hose House Twin Village Fire Station Union Street Hose House
62,645.00
9,500.00
Newport Avenue Hose House Peck Street Lot Hebronville Lot
34,725.00 20,785.00 650.00 400.00
21.
Ruth Holden Fund
470,140.00 121,100.00 1,000.00 2,300.00 21,450.00 67,000.00 1,600.00 2,500.00 16,800.00 200.00 9,270.00 26,700.00 2,220.00
Miscellaneous :
Attleborough Hospital Inc. Attleboro Public Library Angell Park Blackinton Park North Main St.West Side Briggs Playground
Capron Park Dodgeville Playground Finberg Playground
Hayward Field Hebronville Playground
Horton Playground Park St. Common
South Attleboro Playground
Police Department
Real Estate, Wall Street
35,500.00
Public Works Department
Highway Division
North Ave. W. S .- Screening Plant
5,600.00
So.Main St. W.S .- 12 NP 21
100.00
County St. W.S. - 180 C-NP 31
2,015.00
Mechanic St. SS-191-191C NP LO
1,500.00
Hodges St. WS-192-NP 40
1,000.00
Maynard St. SS-17-NP 61
515.00 600.00
Falmouth St. NS-28-NP 61
South Ave. SS-1 to 9-15-16-23 to 31-42-43-44-47
700.00
Devonshire Road, 73 NP 90
50.00
South Main St. ES Lot 31 So.Main
500.00
Walnut St. NS 45 NP 62
100.00
Sewer Division
Read St. SS-Tool House-16 NP 25-41 NP23
45,300.00
So. Main St .- NS Lot 59 So.Main
500.00
Tiffany ES & WS Lot 11 Tiffany
100.00
N.Y. N.H. & H. R.R. S3-15 NP 25
150.00 300.00
Water Division
Bank St. ES-107B-NP 47
2,400.00
Snell St. WS Lot 26 Thacher-Water Tower
45,800.00
West St.SS Pumping Station-Lot 26 West-Aeration Building
1294 West St. Cottage & Land
52,800.00
County St . W. S. 184-184B NP31 Garage, Storehouse,
14,600.00
West St. NS-5-NP. 79
2,500.00 500.00
South Avenue NS 4-NP 79
200.00 75.00
West St. SS-13A West
150.00
West St. SS Lot 17A West
West St. SS Lot 27
Cliff st. SS - 199 NP 40
Reservoir Land
15,500.00
West St. WS-3E NP 79
Rear West St. 3 P NP. 79
Third St. ES-180 NP 40
1,000.00 1,200.00 420.00
Read St/ NS-Lot 13 Read
West St. NS 1 to 7-11 to 16 Pidge Pt.
West St. NS-NP 79
22.
2,000.00 800.00 1,00.00
South Avenue NS 108 NP 80
South Avenue ES Lot 10 MISC .
58,000.00 100.00 200.00
N.Y. N. H. & H. R.R. SS-273 NP 26
50 to 59 - NP 85
School Department
Bliss School Park Street Briggs Corner School Farner's School Finberg's School High School Lincoln School
Richardson School
Sanford St. Supt. 's Office
South Attleboro Jr. High School
Peter Thacher School
Tiffany School
Washington Street School Willett School
52,900.00 55,200.00 182,905.00 14,515.00
Voting Booth Union Street
Attleboro Housing Authority:
South Avenue ( 15 Units)
Welfare Department-Tiffany Street
Miscellaneous
Lot Oakland Avenue
388:88
Briggs Corner Water Hole
45.00
Fisher Ledge
375.00
North Main St. Parking Lot
20,800.00
MUNICIPAL CONTRIBUTORY RETIREMENT FUNDS
Cash
944.91
Annuity Savings Fund
310,467.15
Investments
384,354.97
Annuity Reserve Fund
37,826.65
.nvestments-Savings Banks
71,121.71
Pension Fund
105,932.03
Accrued Interest
2,315.59
Special Military
Leave Fund
1,013.66
Expense Fund
497.69
458,737.18
458,737.18
23.
147,225.00 17,1100.00 17,000.00 121,000.00 369,400.00 133,060.00 157,160.00 35, 375.00 708.000.00 702,680.00
3113,800.00 15,400.00
Mendon Road 3 Lots
Annual Report
INDEX
Attleboro Hospital
Page 0 13, 15
Board of Assessors
93
Building Inspector
44
City Auditor
104
City Clerk .
1
City Collector.
18
City Forester.
30
City Solicitor
97
City Treasurer.
54
Council Attendance Record
5
Custodian of Property
1Q3
Dog Officer
12
Electrical Inspector 43
Fire Department
32
Health Department.
82
Housing Authority
98
License Commissioners 64
Park Commissioners
47
Planning Board
6
Police Department.
23
Public Library .
49
Public Welfare Department. 19
65
..
Recreation Commissioners 31
School Committee. 78
Sealer of Weights and Measures 12
State Aid and Soldier's Relief Agent 95
Superintendent of Fire Alarm ....
40
Veterans' Service Center 96
Zoning Board of Appeals 17
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Public Works Department
57-1351
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