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Lights furnished dangerous places
2
Lights found burning in buildings
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REPORT OF POLICE DEPARTMENT
23
Lost and runaway children returned to parents.
4
Leaks in water pipes reported.
1
Number of animals killed, or buried.
16
Number of unpaid dog licenses collected.
71
Number of assignments of Officers to dances, entertain- ments, etc. 304
Search Warrants served .
6
Street light reported out.
14
Stray animals returned to owners.
6
Value of property reported stolen.
$376.00
Value of stolen property recovered.
$1,350.00 $90.00
Witness Supboena's served .
11
Witness notified for Superior Court
9
Wires down and reported. .
2
Number of arrests for year :
Male.
133
Female.
4
137
Charged as follows:
Adultery .
1
Delinquent Children
6
Drunk .
23
Disturbance of the Peace.
9
Larceny.
5
Motor Vehicle violations
68
Neglected Child.
1
Non-support. .
2
Ringing False Alarm of Fire
2
Safekeeping.
1
Unlawful use of Boat.
1
Violation of Probation.
4
Violation of Fishing Law
5
Violation Liquor Law . Violation of Gaming Law.
5
4
Disposed of as follows:
7 Cases continued
1 Defaulted.
6 Discharged.
2 Dismissed
8 Guilty. Filed.
1 Guilty. Filed $10. Costs.
2 Guilty. Filed $50. Costs.
28 Fined $10. Paid.
6 Fined $15. Paid.
Value of property damaged by maliscious mischief.
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3 Fined $15. Appealed.
3 Fined $15. Committed for non-payment of fine.
1 Fined $20. Appealed.
9 Fined $25. Paid.
3 Fined $50. Paid.
1 Fined $70. Committed for non-payment of fine.
2 Fined $100. Paid.
3 Fined $100.
Appealed.
1 Fined $100.
Committed to Jail for non-payment of fine.
4 Fined $100. and 30 days in H. of C. Susp. Probation.
1 Fined $150. and 30 days in H. of C. Susp. Probation, Appealed.
1 Fined $200. Appealed.
2 10 days in H. of C. Committed.
1 15 days in H. of C. Committed.
3 30 days in H. of C. Committed.
5 30 days in H. of C.
Susp. Probation for 2 years.
2 60 days in H. of C. Committed.
1 60 days in H.of C. Appealed.
1 60 days in H. of C. Suspended, Probation 2 years.
1 3 months in H. of C. Committed.
1 3 months in H. of C. Suspended. Appealed.
1 6 months in H. of C. Committed.
1 6 months in H. of C. Suspended, Probation 2 years.
4 Sentenced to Industrial School. Sentence suspended. 1 Sentenced to Industrial School. Committed.
11 For other Police Departments.
7 Released.
1 Probation.
I desire to thank the Honorable Board of Selectmen, His Honor, Judge Charles I. Pettingell, the Associate Justices, Clerk of the District Court, the Probation Officer, the Officers of the Depart- ment, and all who in any way assisted in upholding and maintain- ing the good name and reputation of the town.
Respectfully submitted,
JAMES P. DONAHUE,
Chief of Police.
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REPORT OF FIRE ENGINEERS
REPORT OF FIRE ENGINEERS
To the Selectmen and Citizens of the Town of Merrimac:
The Board of Fire Engineers submit their report for the year ending December 31, 1931.
Number of Alarms, 38.
Jan. 1. Box 18. False alarm.
Jan. 1. Box 18. False alarm.
Jan. 25. Box 25. Chimney fire at residence of William Burn- ham, Mechanics St. No damage.
Jan. 31. Box 14. Chimney fire at residence of Walter Morrill, West Main St. No damage.
Feb. 12. Box 12. Property of Mrs. John Sheehan, Adams St. Loss $300.00. Covered by insurance.
Feb. 13. Box 7. Chimney fire at property of Leander Cleaversy, School St. No damage.
Feb. 24. Box 52. Property of Moses Blotner, Locust St. No damage
March 22. Box 7. False alarm.
March 23. Box 12. Property of J. B. Judkins Co. No loss.
March 30. Tel. Property of Joseph Moff. Bear Hill Road. Loss, $25.00.
April 13. Chiefs call. Brush fire, Birch Meadow Road.
April 13. Chiefs call. Brush fire, Birch Meadow Road.
April 14. Box 5. Grass fire. Rear Boston & Maine Depot.
April 15. Box 52. Grass fire. River Road.
April 17. Chiefs Call. Brush fire, Red Oak Hill.
April 19. Box 7. False alarm.
April 19. Box 7. Brush fire, Hadley Road.
April 20. Box 21. Grass fire, East Main St.
April 20. Box 23. Grass fire.
April 24. Box 52. False alarm.
April 28. Telephone. Chimney fire at residence of Fred Peasley. Bear Hill Road. No damage.
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May 6. Box 26. Brush fire.
May 8. Box 27. Brush fire.
May 10. Box 41. Property of Oliver Boivert, Lake Attitash Park. This property was located on the Amesbury-Merrimac line, the camp being nearly all in Amesbury. Loss $100.00.
May 25. Box 52. Property of Joseph Dufault, River Road. No damage ..
May 27. Box 15. Brush fire.
July 2. Telephone. Brush fire.
July 17. Box 12. Property of Aaron A. Hume, Locust St. Loss $100.00. Covered by insurance.
Aug. 14. Box 52. Property of Joseph Dufault, River Road. No damage.
Sept. 2. Box 42. Property of Andrew Arsenault, Bear Hill Road. Loss $350.00." Covered by insurance.
Nov. 25. Telephone. Chimney fire at residence of F. B. Jud- kins, Main St. No damage.
Dec. 17. Chiefs call. Brush fire.
Dec. 18. Telephone. School House, Merrimacport. Loss $30.00. Covered by insurance.
Dec. 28. Box 21. Grass fire.
Dec. 30. Chiefs call. Grass fire. Hadley Road.
Dec. 30. Chiefs call. Grass fire, Union St.
Dec. 31. Chiefs call. Grass fire.
There are at present twenty five regular men and three substitutes in the department.
There has been repairs made this past year to the both stations, which are now in very good repair.
We recommend that the sum of $3,300.00 be appropriated for salaries and general maintenance of the department.
Respectfully submitted,
AARON A. HUME, J. ARTHUR OLLIS, FRED O. BAILEY,
Board of Fire Engineers.
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REPORT OF MUNICIPAL LIGHT BOARD
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MUNICIPAL LIGHT BOARD
The Municipal Light Board herein submit their twenty-eighth an- nual report for the fiscal year ending December 31, 1931.
We have added 32 lighting services and two Power Services mak- ing a total of 851 Lighting and 17 Power services in use during the year.
Estimates under Section 57 of Chapter 164, General Laws.
Expense
Gross expense of operating. . $25,500.00
Depreciation 3% on $77,377.16. 2,321.31
$27,821.31
Estimated Income
From Private Consumers.
$23,000.00
From Municipal Buildings.
486.85
From Street Lights
2,189.41
To be included in Tax levy
Cost of Constructions
Steam Plant .
$3,985.39
Electric Plant. 4,481.01
Street Lines.
43,468.45
Meters. .
10,560.13
Transformers .
12,555.91
Street Lighting Equipment
2,326.27
$77,377.16
Expended 1931
Construction.
$1,309.20
Street Lighting Equipment
26.54
Transformers .
1,058.50
Meters.
552.04
$2,946.28
Maintenance
Current Purchased
$14,563.38
Station Wages.
588.00
Rent of Station.
350.00
Repairing Lines, Trimming Trees, etc. .
2,115.64
Lamps, etc .
719.56
Tools.
4.15
Salary of Manager.
1,270.10
$25,676.26 2,676.26
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Salary of Collectors.
1,160.00
Salary of Assistant
300.00
75.00
Salary of Commissioners Office Expense
449.49
Insurance .
170.78
Incidentals .
293.90
$22,061.00
Total Expended.
$25,007.28
Balance Sheet
Cash on Hand and Received:
Construction Fund, Jan. 1, 1931
$2,428.73
Operation Fund, Jan. 1, 1931 . 2,679.73
Depreciation Fund, Jan. 1, 1931.
12,282.16
Reserve Fund, Jan. 1, 1931.
8,072.32
Sale of Power
6,053.98
Sale of Light.
19,686.62
Appropriation Town Lights.
2,679.73
Pole Rental.
24.05
Use of Truck.
84.33
Sale of Lamps, etc.
810.35
Miscellaneous. .
28.10
Interest of Depreciation Fund.
567.62
Interest of Reserve Fund
268.24
$55,665.96
Expended and On Hand:
Construction and Renewals.
$2,946.28
Maintenance.
22,061.00
Depreciation Fund
14,790.63
Reserve Fund.
3,020.29
Construction Fund.
2,847.76
Operating Fund .
2,000.00
Turned back to Town.
8,000.00
$55,665.96
RICHARD E. SARGENT, L. B. DAVIS, JOHN MARSHALL,
Municipal Light Board.
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REPORT OF WATER COMMISSIONERS
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE BOARD OF WATER COMMISSIONERS
The Board of Water Commissioners herein submit their twenty- eighth annual report for the fiscal year ending Dec. 31, 1931.
We have added 30 services making a total of 740 services. There are 55 services not in use or 4 more than last year.
Twenty-four services were installed at Lake Attitash of which only 8 have had the water service turned on. We have several ap- plications for water service to be installed in the spring, and we ex- pect that nearly every cottage or home will have water service before the summer season has ended. These services will necessitate the expenditure of considerable money which we now hold as an unexpended balance from money appropriated at the Annual Town Meeting of 1931.
Estimates for the Ensuing Year
Gross expense of Operating
$9,600.00
Bond Payment.
3,500.00
Interest . 140.00
Construction.
250.00
$13,490.00
Estimated Income
Water Rates.
$9,200.00
Miscellaneous. .
1,200.00
Water in Town Buildings.
100.00 .
Cash on Hand . ... 3,926.49
$14,426.49
Credits to Construction
Construction Cash, Jan. 1, 1931. $1,046.50
Laying Service Pipe, etc. 485.80
Sale of Material, etc. 25.00
Appropriation, Lake Attitash Water Ex- tension. . 11,500.00
Light Dept. Acct. Payrolls.
991.75
$14,049.05
Expended for Construction at Lake Attitash
$3,312.87
Labor. . Pipe and Castings 1,828.50
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1" Pipe, Valves, Plugs and Gate Boxes. . 777.50
Hydrants. 279.32
Lead. . .
228.28
Stop and Wastes, Couplings
178.41
Freight and Express
424.73
Truck Hire
94.38
Survey.
150.10
Miscellaneous.
98.24
Total expended to date at Lake Atti- tash . .
$7,372.33
Expended for General Construction. . 1,679.19
Balance, Construction Cash, Jan. 1, 1932
$9,051.52 $4,997.53
Expended for Maintenance
Miscellaneous and Repairs.
$1,201.57
Oil and Waste .
80.49
Salary of Superintendent .
799.76
Salary of Collector.
580.00
Salary of Commissioners
75.00
Fuel.
2,468.52
Station Wages
1,840.00
Office Expense
389.17
Bond Payment.
3,500.00
Interest
280.00
Insurance
270.78
. . .
$11,485.29
Total Expended.
$20,536.81
Monthly Report of Pumping Station
Gallons Pumped
Hours
Minutes
January. .
3,648,000
157
25
February.
3,312,000
147
March .
3,615,732
158
15
April.
3,856,000
152
55
May
3,816,000
164
5
June.
4,380,000
163
2
July
4,848,000
188
15
August.
5,352,000
205
15
September.
4,032,000
157
6
October
4,087,000
158
50
November.
3,794,000
150
December .
3,880,800
160
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Total Gallons
48,622,132
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REPORT OF WATER COMMISSIONERS
Balance Sheet
On Hand and Received :
Appropriation, Lake Attitash Exten- sion.
$11,500.00
Water Rates.
9,474.33
Repairing Service Pipe.
289.97
Laying Service Pipe
485.80
Miscellaneous.
25.00
Light Dept. Rent of Station .
350.00
Light Dept. Station Wages
588.00
Light Dept. Payrolls. .
991.75
Cash on Hand, Jan. 1, 1931.
4,886.12
$28,590.97
Expended to date for Lake Attitash Con- struction .
$7,372.33
Expended for General Construction. 1,679.19
Expended for Maintenance
11,485.29
Cash, Lake Attitash Balance.
4,127.67
General Cash on Hand, Jan. 1, 1932.
3,926.49
$28,590.97
RICHARD E. SARGENT, L. B. DAVIS, JOHN MARSHALL,
Board of Water Commissioners.
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MERRIMAC TOWN REPORT
REPORT OF THE BOARD OF ASSESSORS
Citizens of Merrimac:
The Board of Assessors submit the following report for the year 1931:
Recapitualtion
Town appropriations
$104,352.47
Emergency .
938.88
State tax.
2,700.00
Auditing account tax
40.76
Municipal light tax
8.71
Park and reservation tax
43.45
Special state tax.
766.00
County Tax
4,416.94
Overlay
1,386.72
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Total
$114,553.93
Estimated Receipts
Income Tax.
$9,960.04
Motor Vehicle Excise.
5,000.00
Corporation Tax
2,046.65
Bank tax.
90.91
Licenses.
251.00
Fines .
497.00
Special Assessments
788.81
General government.
877.46
Health and sanitation.
488.76
Highways.
204.70
Charities .
3,245.90
Soldiers benefits.
68.71
Schools.
3,603.41
Libraries
137.18
Cemeteries (other than trust funds and sale of lots).
444.10
Interest on deposit .
338.77
Interest on taxes and assessments .
634.33
Chapt. 123 Acts of 1931.
775.00
Total
$29,460.63
Free cash in treasury (voted)
8,000.00
Total deductions
$37,460.63
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REPORT OF BOARD OF ASSESSORS
Net amount raised by taxation on polls and property. 77,093.30
749 polls at $2.00 each 1,498.00
Total valuation $1,918,700.00 Tax rate 39 Property tax . 74,829.30
Old age assistance tax. 766.00
Total
$77,093.30
Moth tax
$177.04
December Assessments
13 Polls at $2.00. $26.00
13 old age assistant tax.
13.00
Real and personal property
169.20
Table of Aggregates
Valuation of real estate .
$1,732,570.00
Valuation of personal property
186,130.00 . 404,840
Number of horses assessed.
64
Number of cows assessed .
198
Number of neat cattle (other than cows) .
111
Number of sheep
37
Number of fowl
610
Number of automobiles .
717
Valuation of automobiles
219,410.00 676
Number of dwelling houses
Abatements Made in 1931
On levy of 1929
$407.65
On levy of 1930
498.76
On levy of 1931 .
636.80
On motor vehicle excise tax.
219.10
Overlay Reserved
On levy of 1929
$2,736.00
On levy of 1930
1,637.46
On levy of 1931
749.92
Respectfully submitted,
CLIFFORD R. HOWE, GEORGE B. CROFUT, WILLIAM H. WHITING,
Board of Assessors.
Number of acres of land.
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MERRIMAC TOWN REPORT
REPORT OF SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen and Citizens of Merrimac:
The following is the report of the Sealer of Weights and Measures: Scales and Pumps Sealed Condemned Adjusted
Platform over 5,000 lbs .
5
Platform 100 to 5,000 lbs.
14
3
Counter 100 or over .
1
Counter under 100 lbs
11
Beam under 100 lbs.
14
1 2
Spring under 100 lbs.
21
Computing under 100 lbs.
11
Personal Weighing.
1
Avoirdupois
99
Liquid .
30
Gasoline Measuring pumps
30
2
Gasoline Measuring Meters.
14
3
Kerosene Measuring pumps.
2
Quantity measures on pumps .
208
Expenditures
Collections
Salary
$100.00
Sealer Fees.
$44.37
Trans. and supplies.
41.86
Town licenses.
24.00
Total
$141.86
Total
$68.37
The duties of the Department of Weights and Measures is not only to seal the scales and pumps but to protect the citizens from losses which are caused by negligence of the dealers. No Sealer can do this except with the co-operation of the citizens. It is his duty to protect the dealers from infringment of unlicensed peddlers in town.
The funds of the department are not sufficient to keep a man al- ways on the lookout for peddlers so we have to rely on information furnished by the citizens.
Any information on short measure will be at once looked into, as well as any other information that comes to this office. Telephone 281 for results.
Respectfully submitted,
HAROLD R. EASTMAN,
Sealer of Weights and Measures.
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REPORT OF TOWN FOREST COMMITTEE
REPORT OF THE MERRIMAC TOWN FOREST COMMITTEE TO JANUARY 1, 1932
There were planted this year 2,000 red pines, making 39,500 trees set in the Town Forest to date. 55 trees were taken from the forest and used for roadside planting. This makes 185 trees used for that purpose. The brush has been cleared from ten or more acres.
Thirty cords of wood were carried over. Eight cords were cut this year. Paid for cutting and yarding in wood 12 cords. There were 212 cords shrinkage.
14 cords were sold for cash.
$77.00
7 cords sold to the town. .
38.50
212 cords sold but not paid for. 13.75
$129.25
55 trees taken from the Town Forest and set
on the roadside.
110.00
$239.25
Labor for care of Forest
$159.25
Labor setting trees
26.25
Express on trees
1.01
Iron gate
10.90
$197.41
The appropriation for the Town Forest this year was $200.00. We have provided for returns of this amount and have a balance in favor of the Forest account of $41.84, making the cost to date above purchasing price of $272.43.
In the past year 175 new Town Forests were established. There are many towns putting the waste lands taken for the taxes into Forest reservations.
Our Town Forest receives the smallest appropriations of any Town Forest, according to the report of the State Forester.
We invite inspection of the Forest by the citizens of Merrimac.
FRANK N. RAND, CHARLES R. FORD, JAMES T. COLGAN.
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MERRIMAC TOWN REPORT
REPORT OF JANITOR OF SARGENT HALL
Board of Selectmen:
Gentlemen:
Report of Janitor of Sargent Hall for 1931, is as follows:
Openings
126
Free .
112
Paid at $11.00 10
Paid at 3.00 1
Paid at 1.00 3
Cash received and paid Town Treasurer, $106.00.
GEORGE A. BETTERS, Janitor.
REPORT OF INSPECTOR OF WIRES
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
Total Inspections. 144
New Work . 34
Additions and Changes. . 110
Motor Inspections. 25
Defective Wiring and Fixtures.
16
Poles removed
4
Stray Wires. 3
The wiring in buildings is, on the whole, in fair condition.
I have had the co-operation of all concerned in my work as In- spector.
Old methods of wiring are being replaced by newer and improved installations.
I recommend that portable lamps, radios and other electrical ap- pliances be connected to receptacles rather than to sockets and fixtures, and approved cord be used.
I wish to thank the Superintendent of the Light Department for valuable assistance rendered in making inspections.
JOHN E. BEAN,
Inspector of Wires.
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REPORT OF PUBLIC LIBRARY TRUSTEES
REPORT OF TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC LIBRARY
To the Citizens of the Town of Merrimac:
The annual report of the Trustees of the Merrimac Public Library for the year ending December 31, 1931 is herewith presented.
During the year the circulation increased to the gratifying total of 18,255 volumes, a gain of 4,703 over the previous year. We believe that this is the highest yearly circulation attained in the history of the library. The monthly deliveries were as follows:
January. 1,680
July 1,088
February
1,514
August. 1,326
March .
1,822
September. 1,240
April.
1,362
October
1,796
May.
1,250
November. 1,885
June. 1,397
December 1,895
The accessions by purchase numbered 313, and we gratefully ac- knowledge receipt of gift volumes from the following sources:
Hon. Frank G. Allen.
1
Anonymous.
1
City of Lowell .
1
Clio Club.
1
Mrs. Drusilla Crosby .
1
New York Stock Exchange.
1
Rand McNally & Company.
1
Miss Eleanor S. Sargent.
12
Homer R. Sargent. .
1
E. H. H. Simmons. .
2
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
16
Town of Merrimac 3
Mrs. Oscar W. Underwood
1
United States Government . 2
Hon. Albert P. Wadleigh
1
Rev. Charles Whittier.
1
Fines collected and turned over to the Town Treasurer amounted to $103.76.
In the preparation of the budget for the ensuing year every pos- sible effort has been made to economize, consisteht with the efficient
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operation of the library, and to this end we recommend an appropri- ation of $900.00 for the year 1932, which is $100.00 less than the amount appropriated for the purpose in 1931.
Respectfully submitted,
F. LESLIE VICCARO, LAURA R. JEWELL, ALVIN F. HEATH, ABBIE W. SARGENT, JOHN B. JUDKINS, FRANK E. WALKER,
Trustees of Merrimac Public Library.
REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES OF KIMBALL PARK
To the Selectmen and Citizens of Merrimac:
Your Trustees have attended to their duties and would report as follows:
We have taken from Interest on Trust Funds:
Judith Kimball Account. $48.06
Amos Weed Account. 91.69
$139.75
From which we have paid bills as follows:
Care of Park, Alden B. Morse ..
$60.00
Plants and Shrubs, F. W. Spinney. 74.75
Fertilizer 5.00
$139.75
We now hold Trust Funds in Merrimac Savings Bank, income only to be used:
Judith Kimball Account. $1,000.00
Amos Weed Account. 1,972.79
Respectfully submitted,
F. A. REARDON, RICHARD A. SARGENT, ALDEN B. MORSE,
Trustees of Kimball Park.
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PUBLIC HEALTH NURSE REPORT
PUBLIC HEALTH NURSE'S REPORT
The report of the Public Health Nurse for the year 1931 is as follows:
Nursing visits made
575
Prenatal visits .
37
Maternity visits.
109
Attendance at Deliveries
8
Child Welfare.
110
Measles .
3
Chicken Pox.
24
Scabies. .
4
Organic Heart
2
Pneumonia
2
Shock. .
3
Brights Disease
1 2
Billiousness
5 7
Tuberculosis
1
Carbuncle
1
Tonsilitis.
6
Intestinal Flu.
1 34 1 1
Attendance at Operation .
Accompanied patients to Dis. offices
25
Accompanied patients to and from Amesbury Hospital .
3
Accompanied patient to Lawrence Hospital Cancer Clinic.
1
Accompanied three patients to North Reading T. B. Clinic . . 1
Accompanied patient to Boston and Chelsea Hospital.
1
Number of Deaths.
4
At this time I wish to sincerely thank all who have co-operated with me the past year.
Yours very truly,
JEAN BADASHAW,
Health Nurse.
Bronchitis
Fractures.
Impetigo
Cystitis
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MERRIMAC TOWN REPORT
REPORT OF THE TOWN ACCOUNTANT
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen .
I herewith submit a report of the receipts and expenditures of the Town of Merrimac for the year ending December 31, 1931, also a statement of the Town indebtedness.
Respectfully submitted,
JAMES C. PEASE,
Town Accountant.
RECEIPTS-GENERAL REVENUE
Taxes
Current Year-
Poll, Personal, Real Estate
$51,064.06
Motor Excise
4,507.82
$55,571.88
Previous Years-
Poll, Personal, Real Estate 1929. .
$3,307.29
Motor Excise 1929.
216.64
Poll, Personal, Real Estate, 1930.
16,433.66
Motor Excise 1930.
955.64
$20,913.23
From State-
Income Taxes State (Valuation) . .
$6,228.00
Income Taxes (Educational) .
3,420.00
Corporation Taxes (Business) . . . .
1,978.24
Corporation Taxes (R. R. Tel. & Tel. Co.)
112.61
Corporation Taxes (Gas Elec. Lt. and Water Co.).
229.34
Corporation Taxes (Public Service 1930)
2.50
National Bank Tax.
103.13
Veterans Exemption
118.55
$12,192.37
Highway Fund Chapter 122, Sec. 7 $775.00 $775.00
Total for Taxes
$88,677.48
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REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT
Licenses
Filling Station
$24.00
Dance.
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52.00
Pool .
20.00
Milk.
10.05
Victualer
24.00
Revolver
8.00
Taxi
2.00
Auctioneer
2.00
Oleo.
.50
Innholders.
2.00
Pasteurizing milk.
10.00
Used Car Dealers.
10.00
Manufacturing Ice Cream
1.00
Busses
50.00
Peddlers.
24.00
Kerosene
1.00
Alcohol
10.00
Total for Licenses
$251.00
Fines and Forfeits
Fines --
Court.
$578.00
$578.00
Grant and Gifts
From State-
Education
School Fund
$3,172.46
$3,172.46
From County-
Dog Licenses
154.57
154.57
Total from Grants and Gifts
$3,327.03
TOTAL FOR GENERAL REVENUE.
$93,593.51
Special Assessments
Moth 1929
$8.10
Moth 1930
75.95
Moth 1931.
129.79
$213.84
Old Age Assistance 1931.
494.00
Total for Special Assessment.
$707.84
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GENERAL GOVERNMENT
Town Hall
Town Hall Rentals
$107.00
Town Offices Rentals
668.00
$775.00
Reimbursements-
Telephone Tolls 40.10
Total from General Government $815.10
PROTECTION OF PERSONS AND PROPERTY
Inspection
Sealer of Weight & Measures fees .. $44.26
Forestry-
Moth Extermination-
Sale of Lead
5.00
$49.26
Total from Protection of Persons and Property.
$49.26
HEALTH AND SANITATION
Health
Reimbursements --
From State Division of Tuberculosis-
Contagious Diseases . $189.50
Tuberculosis Subsidy
260.71
From J. Hancock Insurance Co .-
Nursing Fees . 67.80
From Metropolitan Insurance Co.,-
Nursing Fees 70.65
From Health Nurse-
Nursing Fees.
48.60
Total from Health.
$637.26
HIGHWAYS
Reimbursements-
From State, (Divisions of Highway)-
General Highways .. $3,100.00
Special Highways (Unemployed) . 2,500.00
Highland Road (Rebuilding). 2,267.10
Gypsy Moths 25.20
$7,892.30
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REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT
From Other Sources-
Fire Damage (Truck)
$228.30
Use of Scraper
1.25
Sale of Pole.
2.00
Sale of Tile
12.50
$244.05
Total from Highways.
$8,136.35
SIDEWALKS
From Abutter. $43.77
Total from Sidewalks $43.77
PUBLIC WELFARE AND SOLDIERS' BENEFITS
Public Welfare
Reimbursements :
From State (Divison of Aid and Relief)- Temporary Aid (June 30, 1929 to June 30, 1930 $2,274.38 $2,274.38
From (Cities ånd Towns)-
City of Haverhill Temporary Aid (Jan. 1 to Dec. 1, 1931) . 1,584.29
City of Quincy Temporary Aid (Jan. 1 to Dec. 1, 1931) . 291.53
City of Newburyport, Temporary
Aid (Jan. 1 to Dec. 1, 1931) . .. 195.00
Town of Amesbury, Temporary Aid (Jan. 1 to Dec. 1, 1931) . .. 555.83
2,626.65 8.08
From Individual
From State- Mothers' Aid.
252.89
Soldiers' Benefits
From state, State Aid ..
154.00
Total from Public Welfare and Soldiers' Benefits. $5,316.00
EDUCATION AND LIBRARY
Schools
From State-
Superintendent of Schools $483.34
Tuition of State Wards. 361.31
$844.65
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All other-
Breakage in Chemistry room.
1.45
Library
Fines, etc.
$103.76 103.76
Total from Education and Library
$949.86
PUBLIC SERVICES ENTERPRISES
Light Department
Sale of Light.
$19,686.62
Sale of Power
6,053.98
Pole Rentals.
24.05
Sale of Lamps, appliances, etc . .
810.35
Use of Truck (by Water Dept.) ...
84.33
Miscellaneous (from Water Dept.)
28.10
$26,687.43
Water Department
Sale of Water.
$9,474.33
Repairing Service Pipe
289.97
Laying Service Pipe
485.80
Miscellaneous. .
25.00
Rent of Station (from Light Dept.)
350.00
Station Wages (from Light Dept.)
588.00
Pay Rolls (from Light Dept.). .
991.75
$12,204.85
Total from Public Enterprises.
$38,892.28
CEMETERIES
Sale of Lots.
$200.00
Total from Cemeteries
$200.00
INTEREST AND TRUST FUNDS
Interest
On Deposits.
$213.56
On Deferred Taxes
1,057.34
$,170.90
Trust Fund Income
Thomas H. Hoyt Library Fund . . .. $612.50
Danvers Savings Bank ... $375.00
Haverhill Savings Bank . . $237.50
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Trust Funds Principal
Withdrawals from-
Thomas H. Hoyt Library Fund to Public Library General Account . $878.13
Kimball Park Funds to Gen. Acct. 139.75
$1,017.88
Total from Interest and Trust Funds
$2,901.28
MUNICIPAL INDEBTEDNESS
Temporary Loans
Anticipation of Revenue. $67,000.00
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