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Ten services have been added during the year making a total of 1,005 lighting services and 14 power services, now installed.
Estimate of Expense
Gross Expense of Operating $ 39,000.00
Depreciation ( 3% on $83,448.50) 2,503.46
Total
$ 41,503.46
Estimated Income
From Private Consumers
$ 42,000.00
From Municipal Buildings 478.65
From Street Lights 4,383.76
Total
$ 46,862.41
Cost of Construction
Substation Equipment . $ 650.00
Poles, Fixtures and Overhead Con- ductors
46,950.50
Meters
9,274.76
Transformers
18,507:48
Street Lighting Equipment 5,326.18
Transportation Equipment
2,739.58
$83,448.50. . 1 Total
Expended for Construction
Construction and Materials $ 11,295.44
Transportation Equipment 000.00
Meters 698.76
Line Transformers 199.32
Total
$ 12,193.52
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Expended for Operating Expenses
Electric Energy Purchased $ 23,697.12
Station Wages 646.20
Station Expenses
350.00
Meter and Transformer Operation
363.25
Maintenance of Transmission and
Dist. Lines
4,231.28
Operation and Maintenance of Street Lights 347.47
Commercial Salaries and Expense .
630.30
Salaries of Municipal Light Board and Mgr.
1,563.88
Office Salary
1,245.00
General Office Supplies and Expense
768.05
Insurance
278.35
Transportation Expense
404.22
Miscellaneous Expense
83.50
Total -$ 34,608.62
Total Expended for Construction and Maint.
$ 46,802.14
To Depreciation Fund $ 470.00
Consumers' Deposits Returned
175.00
Returned To Town
Total
4,665.65 -$ 5,310.65
Grand Total
$ 52,112.79
Balance Sheet
Construction and Operating Fund,
January 1, 1946 $ 4,875.14
Consumers' Deposit Fund, January 1, 1946 818.65
Depreciation Fund, January 1, 1946 31,311.74 Received from Light and Power Sales 40,984.76
Received from Miscellaneous Sales 1,719.81
Received from Town Appropriations 4,665.65
Interest Income 611.65
Consumer's Deposits 145.00
Total
$ 85,132.40
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Construction, Materials and Renew-
12,193.52 als
Maintenance and Operating Ex- penses
34,608.62
Consumers' Deposits Returned
175.00
Returned to Town
4,665.65
Depreciation Fund, January 1, 1947
22,393.39
Construction and Operating Fund, January 1, 1947 10,307.57
Consumers' Deposit Fund, January 1, 1947
788.65
Total
$ 85,132.40
CHAS. A. LANCASTER, ULYSSES N. CORSON, DALE W. BLACKDEN, The Municipal Light Board.
REPORT OF THE TOWN FOREST COMMITTEE
Jan. 18th, 1947
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
Report of the Town Forest Committee for the year ending Dec. 31, 1946.
For mowing out Fire Lanes $ 115.80
To Ralph Buzzell for tile and filling
122.00
To trimming and clearing Pine 103.60
Labor for constructing culvert
61.60
$ 403.00
A large proportion of our appropriation was used in building a substantial culvert over one of our main roads, and will last many years. We have had cut 7,000 feet of logs and have returned to Town $75.00.
Respectfully submitted,
JAMES T. COLGAN, SAMUEL C. DOUST, RUSSELL B. KELLY,
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ANNUAL REPORT OF THE BOARD OF WATER COMMISSIONERS
The Board of Water Commissioners herein submit their forty-third Annual Report for the year ending Decem- ber 31, 1946.
Three services were installed during the year, making. a total of 693 active services.
Estimates for the Ensuing Year
Gross Expense of Operating
$ 11,000.00
Construction 1,500.00
Total -$ 12,500.00
Estimated Income
Water Rates
$ 13,000.00
Miscellaneous Income
1,000.00
Total
-- $ 14,000.00
Expended for Maintenance
Maintenance and Repairs $ 2,979.23
Power and Fuel
3,653.15
Station Supplies and Expense
7.94
Station Wages
1,305.60
Salaries of Supt. and Commissioners
1,045.44 991.00
Office Salary
Office Expense
. 385.07
Truck Expense
154.35
Insurance
113.56
Miscellaneous
24.00
Total Expended for Maintenance
$ 10,659.34
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Monthly Pumping Report
Gallons
Hours
Pumped
Pumped
. January
8,900,000
238
February
8,270,000
221
March
8,980,000
240
April
9,100,000
243
May
9,660,000
248
June
10,700,000
285
July
13,350,000
357
August
9,620,000
257
September
9,170,000
245
October
8,770,000
235
November
8,200,000
226
December
7,610,000
214
Total Gallons Pumped
112,330,000
Balance Sheet
General Cash Balance, Jan. 1, 1946 $ 6,665.69
Water Rates Collected
11,534.53
Miscellaneous Income
833.09
Total
$ 19,033.31
Expended for Construction and
Maintenance $ 10,659.34
Expended for Office Equipment 592.38
General Cash Balance, Jan. 1, 1947 $ . 7,781.59
Total
$ 19,033.31
CHAS. A. LANCASTER, ULYSSES N. CORSON, DALE W. BLACKDEN, Board of Water Commissioners.
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REPORT OF TRUSTEES OF KIMBALL PARK
To the Citizens and Selectmen of the Town of Merrimac :
As Trustees of Kimball Park, we submit the following report :
Active Account
Received :
Cash on hand Jan. 1, 1946 none
From Weed Fund $ 52.69
From Kimball Fund
20.00
$ 72.69
Expended :
Labor and care of grounds $ 72.69
-
-
$ 72.69
Trust Funds
Balance Weed Fund Jan. 1, 1946
$ 2,031.93
Balance Kimball Fund Jan. 1, 1946
1,021.02
Interest Weed Fund 1946
40.83
Interest Kimball Fund 1946
20.52
$ 3,114.30
Withdrawn from Weed Fund
$ 52.69
Withdrawn from Kimball Fund
20.00
Balance Weed Fund Jan. 1, 1947
2,020.07
Balance Kimball Fund Jan. 1, 1947
1,021.54
$ 3,114.30
Respectfully submitted,
HERBERT C. McILVIN ARTHUR D. LOCKWOOD, JOHN W. KIRKPATRICK, Trustees of Kimball Park.
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REPORT OF THE PLAYGROUND COMMISSION For the Year 1946
To the Citizens and Selectmen of the Town of Merrimac:
We, the Playground Commissioners, submit the fol- lowing report for the year 1946.
During the year we held a great many meetings in order to take care of the various activities of our commit- tee. An Engineer was hired to survey and relocate the Baseball Diamond area, who drew up the specifications which were in turn given to the Contractor, under whose supervision the diamond was surface drained, graded and seeded. Base paths and foul lines will be located in the Spring of 1947.
The original plans for the baseball diamond called for the outlay of $5,000 and with recent price increases we estimate it would have cost over $6,000. But after much consideration we hired a competent engineer and contract- or and we are pleased to report that we can complete the diamond with the 1946 appropriation of $3,500.
During 1946 the playground equipment was set up and used by the young people of the town. A baseball scoreboard was erected, and lumber purchased for benches, which were set up by members of the baseball team. Re- pairs on the diamond were made during the Summer to keep it in usable condition, and the back-stop was relocat -. ed.
In the Warrant for 1947, we are asking for money with which to purchase a power lawn mower, with which to keep the diamond in good playing condition. We have been given a building in which to house playground equip- ment, which must be moved to the field and given neces- sary repairs. The appropriation asked for will cover these
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items and the necessary funds for addition and repairs to the back-stop; also general maintenance of our playground, which we trust will be given your prompt approval.
Respectfully submitted,
GEORGE H. K. NICOL, GEORGE D. CURRIER, LEON .L. DOW, .. EDGAR P. SARGENT,
.
Playground Commission
REPORT OF INSPECTOR OF WIRES
January 27, 1947
Town of Merrimac
Merrimac, Mass.
To the Selectmen and Citizens of the Town of Merrimac.
I hereby submit my report for the year 1946.
Inspection of Entrance Changes 20
Factory Inspection
52
Resident Inspection
90
New Service Inspection
50
Motor Inspection
16
Assisting Light Dept. Mgr.
6
Gas Station Inspection
3
Wiring Found Defective
10
Out Door Signs 2
Oil Burner Inspection 12
I wish to thank the Municipal Light Board, Mr. Louis Davis, its Manager, also the Citizens of the Town for their cooperation.
ULYSSES N. CORSON,
· Inspector of Wires.
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REPORT OF DOG OFFICER
To the Board of Selectmen, Town of Merrimac:
I hereby report that I have caught, confined and dis- posed of the following dogs: 1
Males
Mar. 23, 1946
$ 4.00
Apr. 1, 1946
4.00
May 6, 1946
4.00
May 13, 1946
4.00
June 10, 1946
4.00
August 12, 1946 4.00
August 26, 1946
4.00
Sept. 3, 1946
4.00
Oct. 7, 1946
4.00
Females
Mar. 23, 1946
$
4.00
Mar. 23, 1946
4.00,
Apr. 1, 1946 4.00
Apr. 1, 1946
4.00
Apr. 8, 1946
4.00
Apr. 8, 1946
4.00
Apr. 15, 1946
4.00
Apr. 15, 1946
4.00
Apr. 22, 1946
4.00
Apr. 22, 1946
4.00
Apr. 29, 1946
4.00
May 6, 1946
4.00
May 13, 1946
4.00
May 20, 1946
4.00
May 20, 1946
4.00
May 27, 1946
4.00
May 27, 1946
4.00
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June 10, 1946
4.00
June 17, 1946 4.00
June 17, 1946 4.00
4.00
June 24, 1946
1.00
July 22, 1946
4.00
July 22, 1946
4.00
Aug. 5, 1946
4.00
Aug. 12, 1946
4.00
Aug. 26, 1946
4.00
Aug. 26, 1946
4.00
Nov. 12, 1946
4.00
$ 149.00
I have returned seven dogs to their owners and I have found homes for three dogs.
Respectfully submitted,
CLIFTON V. BIXBY,
Dog Officer.
REPORT OF TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC LIBRARY
To the Citizens of the Town of Merrimac:
The Trustees of the Merrimac Public Library present their seventieth annual report for the year ending Decem- ber 31, 1946.
The total number of volumes borrowed during the year was 11,136, of which 1,470 was non-fiction, and 1,239 juvenile.
The monthly deliveries were as follows:
January
956
July 840
February
1070
August 836
March
1208
September
1166
April
1018
October
1106
May
1159
November
1017
June
1107
December
795
June 24, 1946
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The fines collected and turned over to the Town Treas- urer amounted to $112.03.
To avoid repetition, the financial report will be in- cluded in the Town Accountant's report.
A total of 219 volumes and two magazines were added to the Library during the year, 183 by purchase and 36 by gifts, and your Trustees wish to thank the following don- ors :
Rep. Colin Cameron
1
Chrysler Corporation
1
Russell A Heath 1
Mrs. John B. Judkins
6
P. C. Means, M. D.
6
Pennsylvania R. R.
1
Town of Rowley
Est. of Mary Sawyer
1
Second Advent Church, Amesbury
6
Mrs. Stuart Sloan
1
South Bend Lathe Works
1
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
8
Gov. Maurice J. Tobin
1
Mrs. George Walker
1
Magazines :
i
Mrs. Clement Lockwood
1
Miss Susanna I. Sayre 1
During the year, your Trustees received a gift of $10,00 from Mrs. Stephen L. Kelly for the purchase of books, in memory of Miss Annie A. Kelly, a former Drawing teacher in our public schools, and a Library Trustee for three years.
Your Trustees recommend that the sum of $1,200.00 be appropriated for the year 1947.
Respectfully submitted,
ALVIN F. HEATH, .
ABBIE W. SARGENT, -
GRACE F. GIBBS,
BARBARA N. ADAMS,
CHESTER E. WHITING,
ETHEL B. WHITING,
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REPORT OF THE TOWN ACCOUNTANT
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen :
I hereby present the Annual Report of the Town Ac- countant in accordance with Chapter 41, Section 60, of the General Laws. I have also presented all such financial transactions as may be of general interest. '
At this time I wish to express my appreciation for the co-operation and assistance which has been rendered by you and all of the other Town Officials during. the past year in complying with the requirements of our system.
Respectfully submitted,
W. HAROLD WHITING, Town Accountant.
Receipts-General
Taxes :
Current Year-
Poll, Personal and Real Estate $ 72,180.12 Previous Years-
Poll, Personal and Real Estate 1945 9,093.91
Poll, Personal and Real Estate 1944 2,431.65
$ 83,705.68
From Commonwealth :
Special State Taxes-
Income Tax
$ 10,750.50
Corporation Tax
5,839.99
$ 16,590.49
Total from Taxes
$100,296.17
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Licenses and Permits : : .
Licenses and Permits $ 232.00
$ 232.00
Fines and Forfeits :
Fines ........ $ 143.40
$ 143.40
Grants and Gifts :
Mass. School Fund $ 3,356.99
County Treasurer, Dogs 239.09 -$ 3,596.08
Total from Licenses, Permits, Fines and Forfeits and Grants and Gifts and Taxes $104,267.65
Special Assessments :
Moth 1945 $ 7.60
Moth 1944
.98
-
-$
8.58
Privileges :
Excise 1946
$ 4,755.95
Excise 1945
101.50
-$. 4,857.45
Interest :
Taxes 1946
$ 29.08
7.
Taxes 1945
240.26
Taxes 1944
140.61
Added Interest
505.19
Demands, releases, re-
cordings and costs
· 36.55 -
1
-$ 951.69
Total from Special Assessments, Privileges and
Interest ... $. 5,817:72
Total Receipts from General Revenue $110,085.37
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Receipts-Commercial Revenue
General Government:
Rent of Hall
$
432.00
Rent of Offices
668.00 -$ 1,100.00
Protection of Persons and Property :
Sealers Fees
$
9.05
-$ 9.05
Board of Health :
Health Nurse Fees $ 146.50
Ins. of Animals
50.00
196.50
Highways: Town Hire Road Machinery $ 1,234.75
Comm. of Mass.,
Ch. 81, 1945.
2,762.20
Comm. of Mass.
Ch. 81, 1946
3,826.64
Acts 1945, Ch. 719
2,757.40
Reimb. West Newbury
3.45
Sale Material
5.00
Road Machinery refund
Dyar Sales
58.51
Sale Car 15.00
Sale Material ...
2.00
-$ 10,664.95
Public Library :
Fines
$ 112.03
Trust Funds
800.31
-$
912.34
Kimball Park:
Trust Funds
$
72.69
72.69
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Cemeteries :
Sale of Lots $ 50.00
Trust Funds
2,132.76
Care of Lots and
Opening Graves
544.50
2,727.26
Charities :
Aid to Dependent Children
State of Mass. $ 1,272.73
U. S. Grant
627.55
1,900.28
Temporary Aid :
State of Mass. $ 122.07
Other Cities and Towns 672.07
Individuals 685.50
--- $ 1,479.64
Old Age Assistance :
State of Massachusetts $ 18,243.62
Other Cities and Towns 107.00
U. S. Grant
20,159.57
U. S. Grant Admx.
671.98
Individuals
28.40
Old Age Meal Tax
1,595.02
$ 40,805.59
Soldiers Relief :
Cities and Towns
$
40.94
-
-$ 40.94
Public Service Enterprises
Light and Water Departments :
Lights-
Consumers Deposits $ 145.00
Street Lighting 4,306.77
Sale of Light 33,891.98
Sale of Power 7,465.41
Miscellaneous Sales
1,706.06
$ 47,515.22
.
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Water-
Meter Rates $ 11,534.53
Miscellaneous Sales
833.09
-$ 12,367.62
Light withdrawal from Depreciation Fund
$ 10,000.00
Schools :
Transportation and Tuition $ 1,264.10
Express Refund 1.62
Graf Bros. Refund
3.00
Vocational
118.16
Supt. Schools
483.33
-$ 1,870.21
Total from Commercial Revenue $131,662.29
Non-Revenue and Miscellaneous Receipts
Withholding Tax $. 5,479.65
Rent of Possessions
186.30
Town Clerk, Dogs
440.60
Liquor Licenses
180.00
Tax Titles
1,868.63
Sale of Possessions
2,847.50
Interest on War Bonds
461.50
Expense Purchase Bond
115.59
Revenue Loans
10,000.00
Sale Cemetery Tools
3.50
Comm. Mass. Licenses
8.00
Sale Fire Apparatus
50.00
Sale Lots 40.00
Sale Punching Machine
1.00
Refund Cemetery Dept. from Geo .. M. Earl 5.50
Sale Sewing Machines
55.00
Sale of Logs
55.00
Sale of Building
10.00
Refund for Recording
3.00
Sale of Wood
5.00
Commonwealth Licenses
8.00
Total from Non-Revenue and Miscellaneous Receipts $ 21,823.77
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Total from General Revenue, Commercial Reve- 7 nue and Non-Revenue and Miscellaneous Receipts $263,571.43
Cash Balance January 1, 1946
74,447.15
$338,018.58
Expenditures-General Government
Legislative :
Moderator, Salary
12.00
-$ 12.00
Selectmen:
Chairman, Salary $ 450.00
Clerk, Salary 125.00
Other Member, Salary
100.00 ,
Printing and Postage
266.05
Transportation
14.27
Supplies
45.30
Other Expenses
37.00
-$
1,037.62
Welfare Board :
Chairman, Salary $ 200.00
Clerk, Salary
200.00
Other Member, Salary
100.00
$ 500.00 ·
Accountant :
Salary $ 2,035.00
Printing and Postage ..
39.44
Supplies
62.12
Transportation
7.00
-$ 2,143.56
Treasurer :
Salary $ 500.00
Printing and Postage
154.89
Other Expense
70.62
$ 725.51
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Assessors :
Salaries $ 786.64
Printing and Postage
95.44
Transportation
18.00
Supplies and Equipment
309.63
-$
1,209.71
Town Clerk :
Salary
$225.00
Printing and Postage
16.65
Other Expenses
11.54
-$
253.19
---
Registrars of Voters:
Salaries $ 227.10
~__ $ 227.10
Bonding Town Officers:
Forgery Treasurer and
Collector
$
18.75
Property Officer
5.00
Clerk
5.00
Collector
112.50
Treasurer
75.00
Light and Water Collector
37.50
Light Manager
5.00
Deputy Collector
5.00
~~_ $
263.75
Election Officers :
Salaries
$ 152.00
Meals
53.00
-$
205.00
Registrars Expense :
Labor and Supplies $ 179.14 -$ 179.14
-
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Town Hall Maintenance :
Janitors Salary $
240.00
Openings
260.50
Fuel
634.28
Light
49.70
Janitors Supplies
15.92
Telephone
94.75
Other Expense
47.66
-
-$
1,342.81
Town Hall Repairs :
Repairs to Hall $ 97.83
-$
97.83
Repairs in or on Town Hall :
Setting Glass
$
8.51
- -$. . 8.51
Collector of Taxes:
Salary 1946
$ 829.77
Salary 1945 130.17
Salary 1944 23.81
Printing and Postage 257.99
Taking Titles and other
expenses 154.34
1,396.08 -$
Total General Government
$
9,601.81
Protection of Persons and Property
Police :
Salary of Chief $ 1,986.86
Salary of Night Patrolman 1,715.98
Special Police 465.30
Telephone
111.92
Transportation 179.40
Other Expense 40.28
-$ 4,499.74
Fire Engineers :
Chief, Salary
$
150.00
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Clerk, Salary
125.00
Other Member, Salary
100.00
-$ 375.00
Fire Department :
Stewards $. · . 110.00
Truck Mechanic 25.00
Supt. Alarms
100.00
Call Men
1,981.25
Telephone
76.75
Fuel
128.41
Motor Expense
146.56
Repairs and other ex-
pense
923.26
-- $ 3,491.23
Cover Walls and Paint
Fire Station $ 900.00 $ 900.00
Fire Hose :
Purchase of Hose
$- . 575.00 $ .575.00
F
Purchase of Fire Truck and Apparatus:
Bill for truck and ap-
paratus $ 8,081.00 .· · -$ 8,081.00
Inspector of Wiring :
Salary $ 90.00 $ 90.00
Sealer of Weights and Measures :
Salary $ 100.00
Expense
7.23
$ 107.23
Moth Department: Supt. Salary $ 646.00 :
Labor
328.10
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Horse Hire
28.00
Other Expense
20.60
-$ 1,022.70
Tree Warden :
.
Cutting Trees $ . . 201.50
Salary of Warden
242.20
Labor
40.00
Other Expense 14.00
-$ 497.70
Forest Fire Warden :
Labor
$ 102.00
Misc. Expense
11.25
$ 113.25
Dog Officer :
Fees $ 149.00
$ 149.00
Town Forest :
Salary $ 137.20
Labor
128.80
Equipment and Gravel
122.00
Team
15.00
$ 403.00
Total Protection of Persons and Property
$ 20,304.85
Health and Sanitation
Board of Health :
Care of dump .$ 181.00
Burial of cats and dogs 20.00
Medical aid 17.00
Labor, sewer leak 82.70
Other expense 92.67
$ .393.37 ..
Health Nurse and Expense: Salary $ 960.00
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Motor Expense and
Transportation
219.00 -$ 1,179.00 - -
Inspector of Animals :
Salary $
100.00
Expense
5.00
-$ 105.00
Inspector of Slaughtering :
Salary
$
20.00
Expense
1.25
___ $
21.25
Inspector of Milk:
Salary
$
20.00
Expense
2.05
-$
22.05
Essex County T. B. Hospital :
Bill for year
$
711.93
$
711.93
Total from Health and Sanitation
$
2,432.60
Highways
Oiling West Shore Road :
Salary, Supt.
$ 8.80
Labor
70.00
Trucks
24.00
Loader
5.25
Oil
321.43
Sand
7.50
Town Truck
19.50
456.48
1
Highway and Chapter 81:
Salary, Supt. $ 899.40
Labor
3,623.15
Trucks
. 835.75
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Material 5,783.45 Town Truck and Loader 1,358.25
--- $ 12,500.00
Maintenance Road Machinery :
Gas and Oil
$ 615.24
Express
9.79
Sharpening Tools
4.25
Repair Tools
26.00
Plates
6.00
Parts for Plow
51.50
Repairs truck tractor
and plow 1,377.48
-$ 2,090.26
Snow and Washouts:
Superintendent, Salary $
593.30
Labor
1,690.75
Plowing
1,270.25
Horse Plow, Sanding
345.45.
Fuel
45.61
Telephone
7.84
Town Truck
372.00
Parts
.25
Town Tractor
158.00
Equipment and Material
228.02
$ 4,711.47
Sidewalks, Railings and Bridges:
Superintendent, Salary $
51.20
Labor 44.80
. Gravel 3.90
-$
- 99.90
Street Lights :
Bill for Lights $ 4,306.77
-- $ 4,306.77
Rocks Bridge:
Assessment $ 443.54 -$ 443.54
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Highway, Thickly Settled :
Salary, Supt.
$ 141.50
Labor
137.80
Fuel
14.00
Town Truck
· 7.47
Telephone
29.33
Equipment and Material
126.85
$ 456.95
Total Highways $ 25,065.37
Charities and Soldiers Benefits
Public Welfare:
Groceries and provi-
sions
$
1,416.18
Fuel
212.77
Rent
231.00
Medical Aid
1,148.20
Cash
553.30
Other Cities and Towns
777.76
Other Payments
1.58
~~~ $
4,340.79
Aid to Dependent Children :
Medical Aid
$ 175.27
Cash
2,815.05
-$
2,990.32
A. D. C. Admx., U. S .:
Postage
$ .06
-$
.06
A. D. C., U. S .:
Medical
$
48.22
Cash
525.55
573.77
Old Age:
Burials
$ 316.00
Other Cities and Towns
853.97
Cash
27,141.79
Medical Aid
2,382.42
1
$30,694.18
51
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Old Age, U. S .:
Cash
$ 18,575.04
Burials
395.00
Other Cities and Towns 251.49
Medical Aid 1,746.34
$ 20,967.87
Old Age Admx., U. S .:
Salaries $ 600.00 . i
Visiting
120.00
Motor Expense
50.00
Printing and Postage
38.53
808.53
Soldiers Relief : :
Cash $ 628.00
Outside Care
316.50
Transporting Patients
24.72
Fuel
90.13
Groceries and Provi-
sions
906.75
Rent
122.00
Medical Aid
170.36
Other Expense
46.10
-$
2,304.56
Total Charities and Soldiers Benefits
$ 62,680.08
Schools and Library
School Committee : : .
Salaries $ 127.41
$ 127.41
Schools : Total expended in 1946, itemized in detail in school report classi- fied as per state require-
ments
$ 37,680.23
-
-
-$ 37,680.23
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Vocational Aid :
Tuition $ 1,260.73 $ 1,260.73
Public Library :
Librarian $ 500.00
Care of Grounds 167.50
Fuel and Light
469.67
Books, Bindings, Per-
iodicals
400.64
--
1,537.81
Total Schools and Library $ 40,606.18
Recreation and Unclassified
Expense Purchase War Bonds :
Expense purchasing
.
Bonds $ 53.09
$ 53.09
Water Extension Westminster Road:
Purchase of Materials $ 313.75
-$
313.75
Repairs Tax Title Property :
Repairs $ 26.89
-- $
26.89
Insurance :
Fire
$ 5.00
Fire Tool Shed
5.00
Pumper
37.00
Ford
42.08
Tractor
47.08
Fire Accident
243.75
Comp.
775.02
Blanket
614.53
Fire
12.00
Trucks
. 14.25
-$ 1,795.71
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Memorial Day : Band $ ; 130.00
-$ 130.00
Vital Statistics :
Fees $ 96.00
-_ $ 96.00
Lighting Town Buildings :
Bill for Lighting $ 358.88 -- $ 358.88
Water in Town Buildings: Bill for Water 298.05 - -$ 298.05
Printing Town Reports : Bill for Printing Town 2 : Reports $ 291.06 -- -$ 291.06
Playground Commission :
Erection of score board
and seats and work
on grounds
$
188.77
$
188.77
Building, Draining, Grading Baseball Field :
Building, grading and
· draining
$
2,976.70
$
2,976.70
1
Purchase War Bonds :
Purchase Bonds
$ 40,000.00
-$ 40,000.00
Kimball Park:
Care of Grounds
$
72.69
$
72.69
Total Recreation and Unclassified $ 46,601.59
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Care and Improvement and Embellishment of Cemetery :
Enterprises and Cemeteries
Public Service Enterprises :
Light $ 47,272.14
Consumers Deposits
175.00
Water
11,251.72
$ 58,698.86
Cemeteries :
Superintendent, Salary $ 1,397.00
Labor
1,090.03
Loam and Shrubs
25.05
Other Expense
25.13
$ 2,537.21 :
Superintendent
$ 163.00
Labor
75.57
Plants and materials
41.43
.
$ 280.00
Total for Enterprises and Cemeteries $ 61,516.07
Other Payments i $ 27.84.
Interest
Poll 1945
2.00
Poll 1946
6.00
Real 1945
26.98
Real 1946
76.14
Excise 1946
9.66
Withholding Tax
5,509.39
State Tax
2,474.54
County Tax
3,741.89
Dog Fees
440.60
Trust Funds in Transit
2,396.50
Revenue Loans
10,000.00
$ 24,711.54
Total Revenue, Non-Revenue and Other Pay-
ments
$293,520.09
Cash Balance, December 31, 1946
44,498.49
$338,018.58
TABLE OF ACCOUNTS
Appropri- ations
In
Transfers Transfers Out
Refunds and Receipts
Total
Payments Balances
Moderator, Salary
12.00
12.00
12.00
Selectmen, Salaries
675.00
675.00
675.00
Selectmen's Departmental Expenses 400.00
400.00
362.62
37.38
Board of Public Welfare Salaries
500.00
500.00
500.00
Town Accountant Salary
2,080.00
2,080.00
2,035.00
45.00
Town Account Expenses
125.00
125.00
108.56
16.44
Treasurer Salary
500.00
500.00
500.00
Treasurer Expenses
700.00
700.00
225.51
474.49
Tax Collector Salary
875.00
875.00
829.77
45.23
Tax Collector Expenses
500.00
500.00
412.33
87.67
Assessors Salaries
800.00
800.00
786.64
13.36
Assessors Expenses
425.00
425.00
423.07
1.93
Town Clerk Salary
225.00
225.00
225.00
:Town Clerk Expenses
100.00
100.00
28.19
71.81
Registrars of Voters Salary
250.00
250.00
227.10
22.90
Town Hall Janitors Salary
240.00
240.00
240.00
Town Hall Maintenance
1,200.00
1,200.00
1,102.81
97.19
Town Hall Repairs
100.00
100.00
97.83
2.17
Bonding Town Officers
315.00
315.00
263.75
51.25
Election Officers
220.00
220.00
205.00
15.00
Police
4,500.00
4,500.00
4,499.74
.26
Fire Engineers Salaries
375.00
375.00
375.00
Fire Department
3,500.00
3,500.00
3,491.23
8.77
Sealer of W. & M. Salary
100.00
100.00
100.00
Sealer of W. & M. Expense
15.00
15.00
7.23
7.77
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Appropri- ations
Transfers Transfers Out
Refunds and Receipts
Total
Payments Balances
Inspector of Wiring Salary
90.00
90.00 5.00
90.00
Inspector of Wiring Expense
5.00
5.00
Dog Officer, to cover fees
150.00
150.00
149.00
1.00
Moth Department
1,025.00
1,025.00
1,022.70
2.30
Tree Warden
500.00
500.00
497.70
2.30
Town Forest
400.00
3.00
403.00
403.00
Forest Fire Warden
150.00
150.00
113.25
36.75
Board of Health
1,250.00
750.00
393.37
356.63
Health Nurse and Expense
1,200.00
1,200.00
1,179.00
21.00
Inspector of Animals Salary
100.00
100.00
100.00
Inspector of Animals Expense
5.00
5.00
5.00
Inspector of Slaughtering Salary
20.00
20.00
20.00
Inspector of Slaughtering Expense
5.00
5.00
1.25
3.75
Inspector of Milk Salary
20.00
20.00
20.00
Inspector of Milk Expense
5.00
5.00
2.05
2.95
Essex County T. B. Hospital
711.93
711.93
711.93
Snow and Washouts
6,500.00
6,500.00
4,711.47
1,788.53
Sidewalks, Railings & Bridges
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