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License for the sale of Oleomargarine 7
Store licenses for sale of Milk and Cream 18
Vehicle licenses for sale of Milk and Cream 9
A total of 34 licenses at 50 cents, $17.00 collected and turned over to Town Treasurer.
Number of barns inspected 23
Number of cattle inspected 151
Number of swine inspected 9
Number of horses inspected 12
Inspection of slaughtering hogs 4
Inspection of slaughtering calves none
Inspection of the State Division of Livestock disease
control to check on new arrivals of dairy cattle from outside of state 2
Animals quaranteed none
Respectfully submitted
JOHN A. HUTCHINS,
Inspector of Milk, Animals and Slaughtering
REPORT OF TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC LIBRARY
To the Citizens of the Town of Merrimac:
The Trustees of the Merrimac Public Library present
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their seventy-third annual report for the year ending Dec- ember 31, 1949.
The total number of volumes borrowed during the year was 11,941, of which 2,632 was non-fiction and 1,793 juvenile. The monthly deliveries were as follows;
January
990
July 697
February
996
August
802
March
1410
September
1066
April
1258
October
1094
May
796
November
1089
June
713
December
1030
The fines collected and turned over to the Town Treasurer amounted to $104.07.
To avoid repetition, the financial report will be in- cluded in the Town Accountant's report.
A total of 362 volumes were added to the Library during the year, 162 by purchase and 200 by gift, and your Trustees wish to thank the many doners who have con- tributed these volumes during the past year.
Your Trustees wish to thank the Librarian and Staff of the Haverhill Public Library for the many favors and kindly co-operation that has been extended to us during the year.
Your Trustees recommend the sum of $1,500.00 be appropriated for the year 1950.
Respectfully submitted,
ALVIN F. HEATH
CHESTER F. WHITING
ABBIE W. SARGENT EDWARD C. GIBBONS
GRACE F. GIBBS
BARBARA N. ADAMS
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REPORT OF SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen and Citizens of the Town of Merrimac:
The following is my report for the year 1949:
Condemned
Adjusted
Sealed
Platform over 5,000 lbs
1
Platform 100 - 5,000 lbs.
8
Counter under 100 lbs.
5
Beam 100 lbs. or over
3
Beam under 100 lbs.
6
Spring 100 lbs. or over
2
Spring under 100 lbs.
5
Computing under 100 lbs.
9
Personal Weighing
2
Gasoline measuring pumps
1
20
Gasoline measuring meters
3
Oil measuring pumps
1
Kerosene measuring pumps
1
Grease measuring devices
5
1
71
Adjusting charges
$ 1.00
Sealing fees
19.70
Total
$20.70
.
Respectfully submitted,
THOMAS H. CHAFF,.
Sealer of Weights and Measures ..
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REPORT OF THE TOWN TREASURER
To the Citizens of the Town of Merrimac:
The balances, receipts and disbursements for the year 1949 were as follows:
Balance January 1, 1949 $ 50,475.81
Receipts to January 1, 1950 360,786.73
$411,262.54
Payments on Warrants $345,431.85
Balance on January 1, 1950 65,830.69
$411,262.54
Respectfully submitted,
RAY C. JOURNEAY,
Town Treasurer
REPORT OF THE MERRIMAC BOARD OF PUBLIC WELFARE
To the Citizens of the Town of Merrimac :
The members elected to the Board of Public Welfare organized as follows:
Hazen M. Emery Chairman :
Ellen M. Wallace
Clerk
Harriett F. Bigelow Other Member
Owing to the continued increase in unemployment during the past year it was impossible for us to stay within our appropriation of $6,000.00 making it neces- sary for us to ask for a transfer to our Department of $3,000.00 at the Special Town Meeting held November- 28, 1949.
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As the employment situation does not seem to be any better at the moment we have requested an appropriation of $10,000.00 for the year 1950.
The case load in our Aid to Dependent Children Department will remain about the same, so we have asked for the same appropriation as in 1949.
Due to the fact that the Federal Government has made it manditory for us to have a full time Civil Service worker in our Old Age Assistance and Aid to Dependent Children Departments we have decided to do away with our Bureau of Old Age Assistance which work will be handled by our new Agent Mrs. Harriett F. Bigelow and supervised by the Board of Public Welfare.
We wish to thank the Federal, State and Local de- partments for their continued assistance and co-opera- tion during the past year.
Respectfully submitted,
HAZEN M. EMERY,
ELLEN M. WALLACE,
HARRIETT F. BIGELOW,
Board of Public Welfare
REPORT OF DOG OFFICIER
I hereby submit the following report: that I have caught, confined and destroyed the following dogs.
Females
January 12,
$ 6.50
January 16, 6.50
February 23, 6.50
March 13,
6.50
April 9, 6.50
April 19,
6.50
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May 1,
6.50
May 24,
6.50
June 17,
6.50
July 1,
6.50
July 12,
6.50
July 31,
6.50
August 8,
6.50
September 18,
6.50
October 27,
6.50
Males
January 16,
6.50
January 27,
6.50
February 28,
6.50
April 5,
6.50
April 28,
6.50
June 8,
6.50
July 20,
6.50
August 27,
6.50
Have returned three dogs to owners.
Respectfully submitted,
HAROLD C. LAMB,
Dog Officer
REPORT OF THE TOWN FOREST COMMITTEE
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
Report of the Town Forest Committee for the year ending 1949.
For pruning, clearing and burning brush of five acres of pine at Pumping Station $308.40
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Mowing out five lanes at Town Forest
77.00
Davis Hardware, Pruning Clippers 13.65
$399.05
Appropriation $400.00
Respectfully submitted,
JAMES T. COLGAN
RUSSELL B. KELLY
SAMUEL C. DOUST
REPORT OF INSPECTOR OF WIRES
Town of Merrimac
Merrimac, Mass.
To the Selectman and Citizens of the Town of Merrimac :
I hereby submit my report for the year 1949.
Inspection of Entrance Charges 16
Resident Inspection .38
New Service Inspection 28
Out Door Signs 1
Oil Burner Inspection 18
Wiring Found Defective 1
One fire was caused by defective wiring this last year. I wish to thank Mr. Irving Burbeck and Fire Chief, Mr. George Buzzell, with the citizens of the town for their co-operation.
Respectfully submitted,
ULYSSES N. CORSON,
Inspector of Wires
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REPORT OF TRUSTEES OF KIMBALL PARK
To the Citizens of the Town of Merrimac:
The following report is submitted by the Trustees of Kimball Park for the year 1949:
Active Account
Received :
From Weed Fund
$50.00
From Kimball Fund
21.50
-$ 71.50
Expended :
Labor and care of grounds $71.50 -$ 71.50
Trust Funds
Balance Weed Fund, Jan. 1, 1949
$2,015.67
Balance Kimball Fund, Jan. 1, 1949
1,006.48
Interest Weed Fund, 1949
40.50
Interest Kimball Fund, 1949
20.22
$3,082.87
Withdrawn Weed Fund 1949
$ 50.00
Withdrawn Kimball Fund 1949
21.50
Balance Weed Fund, Jan. 1, 1950
2,006.17
Balance Kinball Fund, Jan. 1, 1950
1,005.20
$3,082.87
Respectfully submitted,
HAROLD C. LAMB
J. ERNEST CARROLL
JOHN H. HIRST
Trustees of Kimball Park.
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REPORT OF COLLECTOR OF TAXES
To the Citizens of the Town of Merrimac:
I submit herewith my report as Collector of Taxes for the year ending December 31, 1949.
I wish to thank the various officials and citizens for their co-operation during the past year.
Respectfully submitted,
WILFRED G. JOURNEAY,
Collector of Taxes
Real Estate 1949
Commitments
$110,153.59 Cash $86,243.79
Refunds
309.15 Abatements
5,172.74
Tax Title
853.73
Journal Credit
141.80
Outstanding
18,050.68
$110,462.74
$110,462.74
Personal 1949
Commitments $ 8,899.56 Cash
$ 6,995.18
Journal Debit
130.00 Abatements
44.90
Outstanding
1,989.48
1
$ 9,029.56
$ 9,029.56
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Poll 1949
Commitments $ 1,866.00 Cash
$ 1,506.00
Abatements
328.00
Outstanding
32.00
$ 1,866.00
$ 1,866.00
Excise 1949
Commitments
$ 13,983.16 Cash
$ 11,660.28
Refunds
113.89 Abatements
1,240.43
Outstanding 1,196.34
$ 14,097.05
$ 14,097.05
Real Estate 1948
Outstanding 1-1, '49
Cash
$ 14,777.50
$ 21,239.23 Abatements
934.33
Tax Titles 109.20
Outstanding
5,418.20
$ 21,239.23
$ 21,239.23
Personal 1948
Cash
$ 1,265.03
Outstanding 1-1, 49
$ 1,756.20 Abatements
29.77
Journal Debit
204.60 Outstanding
666.00
$ 1,960.80
$ 1,960.80
Poll 1948
Outstanding 1-1, '49 $
Cash 132.00 Abatements
$ 82.00
50.00
$ 132.00
$ 132.00
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Excise 1948
Outstanding
Cash $ 2,039.68
1-1, '49 $ 2,666.80 Abatements
453.67
Commitments '49
79.91 Outstanding
264.78
Refunds
11.42
$ 2,758.13
$ 2,758.13
Real Estate 1947
Outstanding
Cash
$ 1,231.26
1-1, 49
$ 1,828.50 Abatements
246.00
Journal Debit
150.96 Tax Title Outstanding
24.00
$ 1,979.46
$ 1,979.46
Personal 1947
Outstanding 1-1, '49
Cash
$ 379.20
$ 654.00 Abatements
$
274.80
$
654.00
$
654.00
Poll 1947
Outstanding 1-1, '49
Cash
$ 2.00
$
2.00
$ 2.00
$
2.00
Excise 1947
Outstanding 1-1, '49
$
Cash 81.36 Outstanding
$ 73.12
Refund
7.38
15.62
$ 88.74
$ 88.74
478.20
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Real Estate 1946
Outstanding 1-1, '49
$
Cash 201.11 Tax Title
$ 101.47
97.29
Abatements
2.35
$ 201.11
$
201.11
Personal 1946
Outstanding 1-1. '49
Cash
$ 98.75
$ 150.45 Abatements
51.70
$
150.45
$
150.45
REPORT OF FINANCE COMMITTEE
To the Citizens of the Town of Merrimac :
In accordance with the By-Laws of the Town of Merrimac and the General Laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, the Finance Committee recommend the following appropriations to be made for the year 1950 :
Moderator, Salary $ 12.00
Selectmen, Chairman, Salary
325.00
Selectmen, Clerk, Salary 200.00
Selectmen, Other Member, Salary
150.00
Selectmen's Departmental Expenses 400.00
Welfare, Chairman, Salary 200.00
Welfare, Clerk, Salary
200.00
Welfare, Other Member, Salary
100.00
Town Accountant, Salary
2,600.00
Town Accountant, Expenses 125.00
Treasurer, Salary
600.00
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Treasurer, Expenses
500.00
Tax Collector, Salary
1.700.00
Tax Collector, Expenses
500.00
Assessors, Chairman, Salary
360.00
Assessors, Other Two Salary each $220.00
440.00
Assessors Expense
400.00
Town Clerk, Salary
225.00
Town Clerk, Expense
125.00
Registrars of Voters, Salary, Clerk $100.00 Other Three Members $50.00 each
250.00
Janitor Town Offices, Salary
240.00
Town Hall Maintenance
1,200.00
Town Hall Repairs
200.00
Bonding Town Officers
375.00
Election Officers
600.00
Police
5,000.00
Fire Engineers, Chief, Salary
150.00
Fire Engineers, Clerk, Salary
125.00
Fire Engineers, Other Member, Salary
100.00
Fire Department
3,800.00
Sealer of Weights and Measures, Salary
100.00
Sealer of Weights and Measures, Expense
35.00
Inspector of Wiring, Salary
90.00
Inspector of Wiring, Expenses
5.00
Dog Officer, Salary
150.00
Moth Department
869.00
Tree Warden
500.00
Town Forest
100.00
Forest Fire Warden
150.00
Board of Health
1,000.00
Health Nurse, Salary
1,200.00
Health Nurse, Expense
250.00
Inspector of Animals, Salary
100.00
Inspector of Animals, Expense
5.00
Inspector of Slaughtering, Salary
20.00
Inspector of Slaughtering Expense
5.00
Inspector of Milk, Salary
20.00
Inspector of Milk, Expense
5.00
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Snow and Washouts
3,000.00
Sidewalks, Railings, Bridges
100.00
Rocks Bridge
1,150.00
Street Lights
6,334.30
Public Welfare
10,000.00
Soldiers Benefits
4,500.00
Aid to Dependent Children
6,000.00
Old Age Assistance
40,000.00
School Committee, Chairman, Salary
50.00
School Committee, Clerk, Salary
75.00
School Committee, Other Member Salary
50.00
School Department
63,290.00
Public Library
1,500.00
Memorial Day
215.00
Vocational Aid
2,000.00
Lighting Town Buildings
554.03
Insurance
2,300.00
Reserve Fund
500.00
Interest
500.00
Cemeteries
2,500.00
Vital Statistics
250.00
Water in Town Buildings
289.93
Printing Town Reports
500,00
Water Commissioners Salary each $50.00
150.00
Light Commissioners Salary each $50.00
150.00
$172,064.26
JOHN K. SARGENT,
JAMES T. COLGAN,
JAMES F. BRADY,
EDWARD C. GIBBONS,
RAY T. WALLACE,
Merrimac Finance Committee
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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 financial trans- actions for the past year.
At this time I wish to express my appreciation to you and all the other Town Officials who have rendered assis- tance during the past year in complying with the require- ments of our system. I also wish to express my apprecia- tion to the Division of Corporations and Taxation, espec- ially to the Bureau of Accounts for their co-operation in many ways, during the past year.
Respectfully submitted,
W. HAROLD WHITING,
Town Accountant.
Receipts-General
Taxes :
Current Year-
Poll, Personal and Real Estate $ 94,744.97
Previous Years-
Poll, Personal & Real Estate 1948 16,124.53
Poll, Personal & Real Estate 1947 .. 1,612.46
Poll, Personal & Real Estate 1946 200.22
$ 112,682.18 From Commonwealth: Special State Taxes- Income Tax $ 26,318.54
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Corporation Tax
10,104.11
Public Service Franchise Tax
19.37
$
36,442.02
Total from Taxes $ 149.124.20
Licenses and Permits :
Licenses and Permits $ 224.34
Liquer Licenses 1,000.00
Liquer License Advertising .. 9.90
$1,234.24
Fines and Forfeits:
Court Fines $ 150.00 -$ 150.00
Grants and Gifts:
County Treasurer, Dogs $ 412.40 $ 412.40
Total from Licenses, Permits, Fines,
Forfeits, Grants and Gifts $ 1.796.64
Privileges:
Excise 1949
$ 11,660.28
Excise 1948
2,039.68
Excise 1947
73.12
$13,773.08
Interest:
Interest 1949
$ 22.07
Interest 1948
444.65
Interest 1947
92.28
Interest 1946
13.56
Adv., Drawing Deeds and
recording 8.99
-$ 581.55
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Total from Privileges and Interest
$ 14,354.63
Total Receipts from General Revenue
$165,275.47
Receipts-Commercial Revenue
General Government:
Rent of Hall $ 264.00
Rent of Offices 868.00
- $1,132.00
Protection of Persons and Property :
Sealers Fees ... $ 43.40
-- $ 43.40
Health :
Health Nurse Fees $ 195.50
195.50
Highways:
Town Hire Road Machinery $1,700.50
County Ch. 90-1948 1,499.91
Comm. of Mass. Ch. 90-1948 2,999.83
Comm. of Mass. Ch. 81-1948 4,151.68 Comm. of Mass. Ch. 81-1949 2,377.49
West Newbury Drag 31.60
Highway Loan Ch. 44 Sec. 6A 800.00
$13,561.01
Public Library :
Fines
$
133.14
Trust Funds
914.77
$1,047.91
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Kimball Park:
Trust Funds $ 71.50
-$ 71.50
Cemeteries:
Sale of Lots
$
130.00
Trust Funds
1,050.00
Care of Lots and
Opening Graves 988.00
Withdrawals from
Trust Funds
1,323.00
-$3,491.00
Charities:
Aid to Dependent Children :
Comm. of Mass.
$2,242.07
U. S. Grant
1,965.31
Individuals
51.90
-$4,259.28
Soldiers Benefits:
Individuals
$
2.50
Comm. of Mass.
1,364.74
$1,367.24
Old Age Assistance :
Comm. of Mass.
$25,020.79
Individuals
140.70
Other Cities and Towns
208.67
U. S. Grant
31,025.57
Old Age Meal Tax
1,548.18
- $57,943.91
Temporary Aid :
Individuals
$ 517.80
Comm. of Mass 1,157.00
Other Cities and Towns
1,275.03
-- $2,949.83
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Public Service Enterprises
Light and Water Department:
Light:
Consumers Deposits $ 405.00
Street Lighting 4,714.13
Sale of Light 50,629.29
Sale of Power
7,239.13
Miscellaneous Sales
1,295.05
$64,282.60
Water:
Meter Rates
$12,054.52
Miscellaneous Sales
948.40
-$13,002.92
Schools :
Supt. of Schools
$
483.33
Vocational 812.20
Comm. Dept. of Education
875.00
Ginn & Co.
43.40
Tel. Reimbursement
3.12
Dog Refund
365.18
$2,582.23
Total from Commercial Revenue
$ 165,930.33:
Non-Revenue and Miscellaneous Receipts
Sale Tax Title Lot $ 100.00
Federal Advance,
School Building Plans 4,000.00
Withholding Tax 6,240.12
Postage Reimbursement
Old Age Admx 29.80
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Travelers Ins. Co., Boiler Loss 233.86
D. J. Casey Paper Company,
Assessors ex. Reimbursement 1.90
C. Howard Phillips,
Gas & Oil Registrations 7.00
Income War Bonds
781.69
Water Ex. Loan Birch Meadow Rd. 18,000.00
Premium on Water Bonds
108.00
Interest, Water Bonds
26.00
Comm. of Mass. Agriculture
50.00
Telephone Toll Calls Reimb.
2.56
Total Non-revenue and Miscellaneous $29,580.93
Total from General Revenue, Commercial Revenue and Non-revenue and
Miscellaneous Receipts $ 360,786.73
Cash Balance, January 1, 1949
50,475.81
$ 411,262.54
Expenditures - General Government
Selectmen:
Chairman, Salary $ 325.00
Clerk, Salary
200.00
Other Member 150.00
Transportation 54.50
Printing and Postage 218.00
Supplies, forms, machine
116.00
$1,063.50
Legislative : Moderator, Salary $ 12.00 -$ 12.00
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Welfare Board :
Chairman, Salary $ 200.00
Clerk, Salary
200.00
Other Member, Salary
100.00
500.00
Old Age Bureau:
Chairman, Salary
$ 200.00
Clerk, Salary
300.00
Other Member, Salary
100.00
-$ 600.00
Accountant:
Salary
$2,600.00
Transportation
12.00
Printing & Postage
10.75
Supplies
82.87
-$2,705.62
Treasurer:
Salary
$ 600.00
Printing & Postage
270.10
Supplies & Other Expenses
61.72
-$ 931.82
Assessors :
Chairman, Salary
$ 360.00
Other Two, each, Salary, $220.00
440.00
Transportation
29.00
Printing & Postage
209.57
Supplies, other Expenses
149.21
-$1,187.78
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Collector of Taxes:
Salary $1,665.49
Supplies & Other Expences. 78.20
Printing & Postage
408.91
$2,152.60
Legal Suits :
Legal advice
$ 21.00
21.00
Town Clerk :
Salary
$ 225.00
Printing & Postage
48.55
Other Expense
7.37 -$
- 280.92
Registrars of Voters:
Salaries of Registrars $ 250.00
250.00
Election Officers :
Salaries
$ 91.00
Meals
15.61
-_ $ 106.61
Registrars Expense :
Labor
$ 197.84
Forms
51.99
-$ 249.83
Janitor Town Hall:
Salary Janitor $ 240.00
$ 240.00
Town Hall Repairs: Pointing & Repairing $ 198.51 -
-$ 198.51
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Town Hall Maintenance:
Openings
$ 226.00
Telephone
142.86
Light
73.23
Fuel
710.43
Other Expense
42.33
$1,194.85
Repairs in or on or around Town Hall :
Painting
$ 693.40
Repairing Toilets
47.87
Repairing Heaters
43.24
Paint & Supplies
49.27
Repair Roof & Building
76.05
-$ 909.83
Bonding Town Officers:
Deputy Collector
$ 5.00
Acting Mgr. Light & Water
5.00
Light & Water Coll
37.50
Town Clerk
5.00
Light & Water Clerk
5.00
Treasurer
94.50
Collector Taxes
134.25
-$ 286.25
Lighting Town Buildings :
Bill for Lights
$ 510.49 -$ 510.49
Water in Town Buildings:
Bill for Water $ 320.38 -$ 320.38
Total Expenses for General Government $13,721.99
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Protection of Persons and Property
Poilce :
Chief, Salary
$2,115.25
Night Patrolman Salary
1,825.00
Special Officers
687.50
Transportation
129.86
Telephone
135.56
Painting road and
lock-up and signs
35.00
Equipment, supplies
67.61
$4,995.78
Fire Engineers:
Chief, Salary
$ 150.00
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
1,849.84
Fuel
345.08
Telephones
135.92
Light
7.68
Motor Expense
136.90
Repairs and Equipment
1,087.96
- $3,798.38
Gas Masks for Fire Department:
Bill for gas masks $ 594.53
594.53
Doors for Port Fire Station :
Installation of doors $ 149.00
$ 149.00
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Painting Port Fire Station :
Bill for painting $ 285.00
285.00
Inspector of Wiring:
Salary
$ 90.00
90.00
Sealer of Weights and Measures:
Salary
$ 100.00
Transportation
15.00
Equipment
39.33
____ $
154.33
Moth Department:
Salary of Supt.
$ 367.20
Labor
200.60
Sprayer, purchase
400.00
Truck expense
32.67
Elm Disease
200.00
Equipment
22.95
$1,223.42
Tree Warden:
Salary
$ 295.40
Labor
236.20
Tree Trimming
40.00
Equipment
25.65
597.25
Forest Fire Warden:
Labor
$ 101.25
Equipment
47.74
~_ $
148.99
Dog Officer:
Salary
$ 149.50
149.50
Total for Protection of Persons and Property $12,561.18
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Health and Sanitation
Board of Health:
Care of Dump
$ 212.25
Medical aid
13.90
Burial animals
25.00
Transportation
2.60
Signs
13.50
Drainage
141.37
~_ $ 408.62
Vital Statistics :
Recording
$ 161.00
-$ 161.00
Health Nurse :
Salary
$1,160.00
Transportation
106.75
Supplies
42.20
~$1,308.95
Inspector of Animals :
Salary
$ 100.00
Transportation
5.00
-$ 105.00
Inspector of Slaughtering:
Salary
$ 20.00
Transportation
5.00
-$ 25.00
Inspector of Milk:
Salary
$ 20.00
Transportation
5.00
25.00
-
-
$
Total for Health and Sanitation $ 2,033.57
56
ANNUAL REPORT
Highways
Highway Thickly Settled :
Salary, Supt.
$
104.50
Laborers 215.90
Truck hire
24.75
Telephone
46.99
Grader
15.10
Materials
92.69
-$ 499.93
Purchase Road Hone:
Purchase hone $ 655.60 $ 655.60
Maintenance Road Machinery :
Repairs and parts Trucks $ 501.28
Gasoline and Oil 664.63
Repairs and parts for plows
200.42
Express
.80
Repair Tractor and Mixer
9.78
-$1,376.91
Highway Chapter 81:
Salary, Supt.
$1,077.00
Laborers
3,072.75
Truck hire
1,730.72
Road materials
5,037.42
Grader and Loader
1,542.47
Town Trucks
687.00
Tools, Misc: Materials
152.06
$13,299.42
Highway Chapter 90:
Salary, Supt.
$ 331.00
Laborers
1,372.40
Trucks
727.88
57
TOWN OF MERRIMAC
Road Materials
1,633.07
Town Truck
175.00
Grader, Bulldozer, Shovel .. 1,516.85
Lumber, tools, materials
243.72
- $5,999.92
Replacement Culvert River Road :
Salary, Supt.
$ 57.00
Laborers
234.60
Trucks
123.75
Pipe and materials
538.50
Town Truck
56.00
Loader, Bulldozer, Shovel
311.20
- -$1,321.05
Sidewalks, Railings and Bridges:
Salary, Supt.
$ 11.00
Laborers
48.45
Materials
38.29
-$
97.74
Snow and Washouts:
Salary, Supt.
$ 623.00
Laborers
1,578.89
Trucks
19.75
Plow hire
383.50
Town Truck
566.50
Town Tractor
88.50
Sidewalk Tractor
78.00
Materials, tools and salt
344.04
$3,682.18
Rocks Bridge:
Bill for Town cost $ 781.31 $ 781.31
58
ANNUAL REPORT
Street Lighting:
Bill for Lights $4,714.13
$4,714.13
Total for Highways $32,428.19
Charities
Welfare Department:
Other Cities & Towns
$1,626.41
Fuel
394.92
Groceries & Provisions
3,191.97
Rent
91.00
Cash
1,011.70
Clothing
109.01
Medical
1,334.14
Hospital
234.77
Other Payments
268.66
- -$8,262.58
Aid to Dependent Children:
Cash Payment
$3,823.50
Board & Care
9.00
Medical aid
253.34
-$4,085.84
Aid to Dependent Children Admx. U.S. Grant: Visiting
$ 80.00
Trnsportation
10.00
-$ 90.00
Aid to Dependent Children U.S. Grant:
Cash
$1,546.70
Medical
174.83
Board & Care
9.00
$1,730.53
59
TOWN OF MERRIMAC
Old Age Assistance :
Cash
34,990.44
Other Cities & Towns 1,701.56
Medical
2,796.20
-$39,488.20
Old Age Assistance Admx. U.S. Grant:
Visiting
$ 240.00
Forms 12.75
Postage
77.46
Transportation
36.20
Typewriter, Cabinet and Furniture 120.58
-$ 486.99
Old Age Assistance U.S. Grant:
Cash
25,097.10
Medical
3,114.49
Ambulance
5.00
-$28,216.59
Veterans Service Officer :
Salary
$ 250.00
Transportation
Telephone, Postage
91.05
341.05
Soldiers Benefits :
Medical
$ 207.65
Groc. & Prov.
52.08
Cash
963.09
Burial
41.50
-$1,264.32
Total from Charities $83,966.10
60
ANNUAL REPORT
Library and Schools
Public Library :
Librarian
$
675.00
Janitor
150.00
Fuel
330.63
Light
9.13
Books & Periodicals
and Supplies 462.51
$1,627.27
Painting Port School:
Bill for painting $ 485.00
-_ $
485.00
Vocational Aid :
Tuition for Pupils
$1,169.22
-$1,169.22
School Committee:
Salary of Committee $ 175.00 -$ 175.00
School Department: Total spent in year 1949 for schools. Itimized in School Report $59,438.36 -$59,438.36
Total for Library and Schools
$62,894.85
Recreation and Unclassified
Essex County Retirement Board : Bill to Retirement System $1,533.00
-$1,533.00
61
TOWN OF MERRIMAC
Town Forest:
Salary
$ 54.40
Laborers
306.00
Horse hire
25.00
Tools
13.65
-
$ 399.05
Playground :
Labor
$ 319.00
Roller
64.00
Sign
40.00
Supplies, Equipment, bases,
Rubber
309.50
-$ 732.50
Memorial Day :
Flags
$ 40.00
Amunition
22.54
Marker
4.50
Band
140.00
-$
207.04
Insurance :
Treasurer & Collector,
Robbery
$ 17.50
Tractors
76.06
Trucks
129.02
Accident
240.00
Pumper
49.00
Workmens Compensation
671.55
Blanket Fire
1,097.12
-$2,280.25
Printing Town Reports :
Bill for printing $ 500.00
--- $ 500.00
62
ANNUAL REPORT
Kimball Park:
Labor on grounds $ 71.50
-$ 71.50
Total for Recreation and Unclassified
$5,723.34
Enterprises and Cemeteries
Public Service Enterprises:
Light
$63,847.61
Commissioners Salary 150.00
Consumers Deposits 155.00
Water
15,244.25
Commissioners Salary
150.00
$79,546.86
Driving New Wells:
Cost of driving wells
$8,000.00
-
-$8,000.00
Water Extension Birch Meadow: Cost of Extension materials & labor $17,981.62 - $17,981.62
Cemeteries :
Salary, Superintendent
$1,820.00
Laborers
992,80
Clerk
50.00
Equipment & materials
863.27
$3,726.07
Care, Improvement and Embellishment of Cemetery :
Equipment & materials
$
325.00
$ 325.00
Total from Enterprises and Cemeteries $109,579.55
63
TOWN OF MERRIMAC
Other Payments
Interest
$ 183.22
Real Estate 1949
309.15
Excise 1947
7.38
Excise 1948
11.42
Excise 1949
113.89
Light Reimbursement
6.54
Withholding Tax
6,254.16
Dog Fees 410.60
Premium Water Ex. Bonds Int. 41.75
Trust Funds in Transit
2,619.19
State Taxes
528.44
County Taxes 5,291.75
Essex County T.B. Hospital
1,228.09
School Building Plans
5,300.00
Revolver permit Reimbursed .50
Common Victuallers Licence
Reimbursement
1.00
Real Estate Tax
216.00
Total Other Payments $22,523.08
Total Revenue, Non-Revenue and Other Payments for 1949 $345,431.85
Cash Balance December 31, 1949 65,830.69
$411,262.54
TABLE OF ACCOUNTS
Appropria- Transfers Transfers Out
tions
In
Refunds and Receipts
Total
Payments
Balances
Moderator, Salary
$ 12.00
$
12.00 $
12.00 $
Selectmen, Salaries
675.00
675.00
675.00
Selectmen, Departmental Expenses
400.00
400.00
388.50
11.50
Welfare Salaries
500.00
500.00
500.00
Town Accountant, Salary
2,600.00
2,600.00
2,600.00
Town Accountant, Expenses
125.00
125.00
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