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Town Appropiation ... $ 24,000.00
$ 24,000.00
Water Revenue Collected
24,002.46
Water Misc. Collected
1,377.91
$ 25,380.37
Revenue in excess of Appropriation $ 1,380.37
$ 25,380.37
Balance Sheet
Accounts Receivable :
Rates $ 756.92
Misc.
379.24
$ 1,136.16
Revenue Reserved Until Collected $ 1,136.16
ULYSSES N. CORSON
ROBERT C. YOUNG
HENRY D. LAY, Jr.
Board of Water Commissioners
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TOWN OF MERRIMAC
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MUNICIPAL LIGHT BOARD
The Municipal Light Board herein submit their fifty fourth Annual Report for the fiscal year 1958.
Estimate of Expenses
Gross Expense of Operating $ 90,000.00
Depreciation (3% on $195,037.44) 5,851.12
Estimated Income
From Private Consumers ... $106,000.00
From Municipal Buildings 847.39
From Street Lights
7,399.83
Cost of Construction
Substation Equipment $ 36,112.33
Poles, Fixtures and Overhead
Conductors
83,155.38
Meters
17,672.66
Transformers
35,304.72
Street Light Equipment
7,717.58
Transportation Equipment
10,555.76
New Structure
4,519.01
$195,037.44
Expended for Operating Expenses
Electric Energy Purchased $ 61,713.21
Station Wages 974.98
Meter & Transformer Operation 272.40
Maintenance Trans. & Dist. Lines 13,759.47
Operation & Maint. Street Lights 464.05
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ANNUAL REPORT
Commercial Salaries & Expense
3,658.56
Salary of Manager
2,958.18
Office Salary
1,910.00
General Office Supplies & Expense
1,207.94
Insurance
864.11
Transportation Expense
802.84
Misc. Expense
673.37
$ 89,259.11
Expended for Construction
Construction & Materials
$ 11,380.37
Meters
1,180.49
Transformers
1,590.15
Heath Road & Harriman Road
1,744.81
$ 15,895.82
Debt $ 2,000.00
2,000.00
Refund on Consumer's Deposits
360.00
360.00
Depreciation Deposited in Savings Bank
5,547.08
5,547.08
$ 23,802.90
Total Expenditures
$113,062.01
Balance Sheet
Const. & Operating Fund
January 1, 1958
$ 10,392.61
Consumer's Deposit Fund
January 1, 1958
418.08
Depreciation Fund
January 1, 1958
28,675.96
Received from Light &
Power Sales 105,710.02
1
Received from Misc. Sales
591.70
Received from Town Appropriations 7,599.70
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TOWN OF MERRIMAC
Interest Income
866.71
Consumer's Deposits
615.00
Appropriation for Construction
2,414.60
$157,284.38
Construction, Materials and
Renewals
$ 15,895.82
Maintenance & Operating Expense 89,259.11
Debt
2,000.00
Consumers Deposits Refunded
360.00
Depreciation Fund
35,089.75
Construction & Operating Fund December 31, 1958
6,464.83
Consumer's Deposit Fund
December 31, 1958
678.08
Heath Road Appropriation
669.79
Transferred to Town
6,867.00
$157,284.38
ULYSSES N. CORSON
ROBERT C. YOUNG
HENRY D. LAY, Jr.
The Municipal Light Board
REPORT OF DOG OFFICER
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
I hereby report that, I have caught confined and disposed of dogs as set forth below.
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ANNUAL REPORT
1
MALE
March 10, 1958
8.00
May 25, 1958
8.00
May 26, 1958
8.00
May 26, 1958
8.00
June 9, 1958
8.00
June 9, 1958
8.00
June 9, 1958
8.00
August 25, 1958
2.00
August 31, 1958
8.00
September 2, 1958
8.00
September 8, 1958
12.00
September 29, 1958
12.00
November 26, 1958
12.00
December 20, 1958
12.00
December 21, 1958
12.00
FEMALE
February 24, 1958
$ 8.00
February 24, 1958
8.00
April 14, 1958
8.00
May 19, 1958
8.00
August 4, 1958
8.00
September 3, 1958
8.00
September 20, 1958
12.00
September 29, 1958
12.00
October 7, 1958
12.00
November 8, 1958
12.00
November 23, 1958
12.00
I have also returned several dogs to their owners.
Respectfully submitted,
ROBERT A. SMITH
Dog Officer
September 2, 1958
$ 8.00
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TOWN OF MERRIMAC
REPORT of the SEALER of WEIGHTS and MEASURES for the year 1958
To the Board of Selectmen and the Citizens of the town:
I wish at this time to thank the Merchants of the town for the help in carrying out the work of this Dept.
Also the oil men for the co-operation in the test of the Meters and trucks of the oil business.
We have a new bulk plant at the old Depot Site that has meters for wholesale of oil now in operation.
We also have a Storage Plant at the Coal pocket. The Large Scale at the coal office has been rebuilt this past year.
Thank you,
MERRILL B. SMITH
Sealer of Weights and Measures
REPORT OF CEMETERY TRUSTEES
To the Citizens of the Town of Merrimac:
The New seeded surface at the Lower Corner Cemetery came along fine this year and was mowed and kept up.
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ANNUAL REPORT
We feel the Lower Corner Cemetery is now a credit to the town as it is one of the oldest Cemeteries around this section and receives many visitors passing through town.
As reported last year, we are handling cement grave liners which we have been paying for out of our appro- priations and turning the money over to the town treasurer. This leaves us short on our funds for our regular work. We have asked for an addition of $1,000.00 to help take care of this, and the setting of footings, for the cement sand and labor.
The lowering device and greens that we bought a year ago have paid for themselves twice over so far.
The airhammer and compressor has almost paid for itself, but since the money for these things come out of our regular app., we do not have it to use for our regular work. Two new sections were seeded and graded this year, making more mowing and care in the regular work.
For every liner we use the town receives in return almost enough to pay the extra man used in the digging and burial, but we have to pay him out of our regular app., we cannot use this money.
It was extremely wet this year and we got a good grass crop which used more labor to try to keep up with it. Leaves were heavy and very wet this fall, most of them had to be hauled away, too wet to burn. This takes more time and labor.
Thank you, HENRY D. LAY, Chairman MERRILL B. SMITH, Clerk R. A. CLARK
Cemetery Trustees
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TOWN OF MERRIMAC
PUBLIC HEALTH REPORT
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen and to the Citizens of Merrimac.
I hereby submit the following report for the year 1958.
Month
Patients
Calls
Miles
Turned In
January
15
76
250
$44
February
13
53
200
$17
March
9
38
160
$12
April
9
49
250
$17
May
9
64
270
$30
June
7
21
150
$ 7
July
8
48
220
$16
August
7
23
100
$10
September
8
31
160
$12
October
?
21
100
$ 7
November
5
20
135
$ 4
December
8
42
200
$25
I have taken patients to Middleton and North Read- ing Sanatorium, Lawrence General Hospital, Clinics, Hale Hospital and Amesbury Hospital.
I have taken patients out of town for Xray or Car- diogram at the request of our doctors.
I have reported and investigated any questionable contageous diseases brought to my attention.
I have followed the doctor's orders and the ethics of nursing in the care of all patients to the best of my ability.
CECILE C. SARGENT, R. N.
Town Nurse
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ANNUAL REPORT
REPORT OF THE MERRIMAC BOARD OF PUBLIC WELFARE
To the Citizens of the Town of Merrimac:
The Board of Public Welfare organized with the following officers:
Chairman Hazen M. Emery
Clerk Marian A. Haskell
Member Jean S. Stuart
The same officers administered Old Age Assistance, Aid to Dependent Children and Disability Assistance.
Working on a State and Federal Budget basis which we are forced to do by law to receive full reimbursement from same we have carried on our work as directed.
Due to the increase in the cost of medical care and a change in our state laws on borrowing we feel that the following amounts should be appropriated for the year 1959.
Old Age Assistance $55,000.00
Public Welfare 6,000.00
Aid to Dependent Children 5,000.00
Disability Assistance
5,000.00
Respectfully submitted,
HAZEN M. EMERY
MARIAN A. HASKELL
JEAN S. STUART
Merrimac Board of Public Welfare
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TOWN OF MERRIMAC
REPORT OF TRUSTEES OF KIMBALL PARK
To the Citizens of the Town of Merrimac:
The following report of the Trustees of Kimball Park is submitted for the year 1958:
Received for Active Account for 1958 $ 50.00
Balance in Account Jan. 1, 1958
45.98
$ 95.98
Expended on grounds for 1958
$
45.20
Balance January 1, 1959
$ 50.78
Trust Fund
Balance Weed Fund January 1, 1958 $ 2,099.45
Interest Weed Fund 1958
63.44
Balance Kimball Fund January 1, 1958
1,103.13
Interest Kimball Fund 1958
33.34
$
3,299.36
Withdrawn from Weed Fund 1958
$
50.00
Balance Weed Fund January 1, 1959
2,112.89
Balance Kimball Fund January 1, 1959
1,136.47
$ 3,299.36
Respectfully submitted, MAURICE CAREY ARTHUR L. DOUGLASS
GORDON RINES
Trustees of Kimball Park
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ANNUAL REPORT
REPORT OF THE TOWN FOREST COMMITTEE
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
Report of the Town Forest Committee for the year of 1958.
Cleared out all fire lanes.
Cleared five acres of pines.
Cleared brook drains.
Paid Town Treasurer for Timber - $791.19
Respectfully submitted, HAROLD K. JORALMON
SAMUAL DOUST RICHARD E. SARGENT
Town Forest Committee
REPORT OF TOWN TREASURER
To the Citizens of the Town of Merrimac :
The balances, receipts and disbursements for the year 1958 were as follows:
Balance, January 1, 1958
$112,995.30
Receipts to January 1, 1959
747,456.25
$860,451.55
Payments on warrants 1958 $758,236.58 Balance, January 1, 1959 102,214.97
$860,451.55
Respectfully submitted, ROY C. JOURNEAY
Town Treasurer
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TOWN OF MERRIMAC
REPORT OF FINANCE BOARD
Department
Appropriated 1958
Requested 1959
Moderator, Salary
$
12.00
$ 12.00
Town Clerk, Salary
450.00
450.00
Selectmen Salary, Chairman
325.00
325.00
Selectmen Salary, Clerk
200.00
200.00
Selectmen Salary, Member
150.00
150.00
Public Welfare Salary, Chairman
200.00
200.00
Public Welfare Salary, Clerk ...
200.00
200.00
Public Welfare Salary, Member
100.00
100.00
Assessors Salary, Chairman
410.00
435.00
Assessors Salary, Clerk
385.00
385.00
Assessors Salary, Member
335.00
310.00
Tax Collector, Salary
2,200.00
1,000.00
Tree Warden & Department
...
1,400.00
1,400.00
Light Commissioners, Salary
3 @ $50.00 each
150.00
150.00
Water Commissioners, Salary
3 @ $50.00 each
150.00
150.00
Treasurers Salary
750.00
800.00
Selectmens Expense
400.00
400.00
Town Accountant, Salary
3,380.00
3,380.00
Town Accountant, Expense
725.00
725.00
Treasurers Expense
500.00
1,800.00
Tax Collectors Expense
700.00
1,100.00
Assessors Expense
1,000.00
1,250.00
Town Clerk, Expense
300.00
400.00
Registrars Salary, Chairman
100.00
100.00
Registrars Salary 3 @ $50.00 each
150.00
150.00
Janitor Town Hall, Salary
240.00
240.00
Town Hall Maintenance
1,500.00
1,500.00
Town Hall Repairs
200.00
200.00
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Bonding Town Officers
500.00
500.00
Election Officers
400.00
200.00
Police Department
10,600.00
11,000.00
Fire Engineers Salary, Chief
300.00
300.00
Fire Engineers Salary, Clerk
...
200.00
200.00
Fire Engineers Salary, Member
150.00
150.00
Fire Department
4,800.00
5,200.00
Sealer, Salary
150.00
150.00
Sealer, Expense
35.00
35.00
Inspector Wiring, Salary
90.00
90.00
Inspector Wiring, Expense
5.00
5.00
Dog Officer Fees
150.00
300.00
Moth Department
869.00
869.00
Town Forest
400.00
400.00
Forest Fire Warden
200.00
200.00
Board of Health
1,500.00
1,500.00
Health Nurse Salary & Expense
1,900.00
2,000.00
Inspector Animals, Salary
100.00
100.00
Inspector Animals, Expense
5.00
5.00
Inspector Slaughtering, Salary
20.00
20.00
Inspector Slaughtering, Expense
5.00
5.00
Inspector Milk, Salary
20.00
20.00
Inspector Milk, Expense
5.00
5.00
Snow & Washouts
13,000.00
10,000.00
Sidewalks, Railings & Bridges
1,200.00
1,200.00
Rocks Bridge
1,250.00
1,500.00
Street Lights
6,867.00
7,399.83
Public Welfare
5,000.00
6,000.00
Aid to Dependent Children
5,000.00
5,000.00
Old Age Assistance
45,000.00
55,000.00
Disability Assistance
4,000.00
5,000.00
School Department
127,557.21
110,454.43
Public Library
2,000.00
2,000.00
Memorial Day
400.00
400.00
Lighting Town Buildings
732.70
847.39
Vocational Aid
4,000.00
4,500.00
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TOWN OF MERRIMAC
Insurance
5,200.00
5,200.00
Reserve Fund
1,000.00
1,000.00
Interest
7,500.00
7,500.00
Cemeteries
4,000.00
4,000.00
Vital Statistics
250.00
250.00
Water in Town Buildings
585.00
610.00
Printing Town Reports
720.00
1,020.00
Soldiers Benefits
3,500.00
3,500.00
$277,777.91
$273,147.65
Respectfully submitted,
FRED N. SWEETSIR, M. D.
BERNARD C. BICKUM
EDMOND L. HAMEL
MILLARD B. HILLS
JOHN T. FRANKLIN
Merrimac Finance Board
REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC LIBRARY
To the Citizens of the Town of Merrimac:
The Trustees of the Merrimac Public Library present their eighty-second annual report for the year ending December 31, 1958.
The total number of volumes borrowed during the year were 8,423, of which 2,134 were non-fiction and 2,645 were juvenile.
The monthly deliveries were as follows:
January
714
March 880
Febuary
659
April 742
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May
627
September
763
June
555
October
739
July
617
November
807
August
654
December
616
The fines collected and turned over to the Town Treasurer amounted to $139.67.
During the year 268 books were acquired; 25 of which were juvenile, 14 teen-age and 63 were non-fiction. Gift books numbered 28 and once again your trustees wish to thank our many friends for their donations to the library. A new series of "Land and Peoples" (7 vols.) and "Book of Popular Science" (10 vols.) were acquired for reference work.
One hundred and one new names were added to our register.
The upper walls and ceiling were washed and murescoed this summer, and new drapes hung at the windows.
The Bookmobile has been a great help to our library, bringing us a great variety of useful books. We borrowed 620 books, of which 120 were teen-age and 220 were juve- nile. This Bookmobile visits the library every three weeks. The State Library Extension has loaned us 12 books.
Your trustees recommend the sum of $2,000.00 to be appropriated for the ensuing year, 1959.
Respectfully submitted, ALVIN F. HEATH BARBARA N. ADAMS
CHARLES M. TIBBETTS BURNELL S. O'BRIEN ROBERT L. ECKERT OLIVE S. WILDE
Trustees of Public Library
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TOWN OF MERRIMAC
REPORT OF INSPECTOR OF MILK, ANIMALS AND SLAUGHTERING
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
I have made the following calls and inspections and issued the following licenses for the year 1958:
Licenses for the sale of Oleomargarine 6
Store licenses for the sale of milk 11
Vehicle licenses for sale of milk 13
A total of 30 licenses at 50¢, Total $15.00 and turned over to Treasurer.
Number of barns inspected 30
Number of cattle inspected 261
Number of swine inspected 16
Number of horses inspected 7
Number of goats inspected 5
Inspection of Division of Livestock Disease Control 0
Check of cattle from out of state
0
Animals Quarantined 0
Inspection of swine
0
Inspection of calves
0
Respectfully submitted,
JOHN A. HUTCHINS
Inspector of Milk, Animals and Slaughtering
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ANNUAL REPORT
REPORT OF THE TOWN ACCOUNTANT
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
I hereby present the Annual Report of the Town Accountant in accordance with Chapter 41, Section 60, of the General Laws. I have also presented all financial transactions of the past year, and a balance sheet.
I would like to thank you and all other Town Officials for their help and cooperation during this past year, also the Bureau of Accounts and Division of Corporations and Taxation for their advice.
Respectfully submitted,
H. PEARLE WHITING
Town Accountant
Receipts - General
Taxes :
Current Year:
Poll, Personal, Real Estate $236,864.99
Previous Years:
Poll, Personal, Real Estate 1957
18,850.57
Poll, Personal, Real Estate 1956
3,185.65
Poll, Personal, Real Estate 1955 28.80
Poll, Personal, Real Estate 1954 455.10
Tax Title Redemptions 2,155.06
Income Tax
14,569.33
Corporation & Business Tax 11,761.10
Total from Taxes
$287,870.60
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TOWN OF MERRIMÁC
Licenses and Permits :
Trailer Park Fees $ 3,224.00
Liquor
1,000.00
Milk
16.50
Other licenses and permits
227.50
Fines and Forfeits :
Court Fines $ 151.00
Grants and Gifts:
Town Clerk, Dogs
$ 478.20
Total from Licenses, Permits, Fines, Forfeits, Grants and Gifts
5,097.20
Privileges :
Excise 1958
$ 25,951.09
Excise 1957
11,850.85
Excise 1956
363.54
Excise 1955
251.50
Excise 1954
478.93
$ 38,895.91
Interest:
1958
$ 89.46
1957
648.57
1956
229.25
1955
10.01
Added to Tax Titles
487.35
Recordings, Releases and Advertising
8.00
Int. 1954
78.00
$ 1,550.64
Total from Privileges and Interest
$ 40,446.55
TOTAL FROM GENERAL REVENUE $333,414.35
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Commercial Revenue
General Government:
Rent of Hall
$ 135.00
Rent of Offices
1,268.00
1,403.00 $
Protection of Persons and Property :
Sealers Fees
$ 65.50
Bicycle Plates
15.00
$ 80.50
Health:
Nurse Fees
$ 244.00
$ 244.00
Public Library :
Fines .... $ 149.66
Withdrawals
727.32
Trust Funds
415.63
1,292.61 $
Highways:
Town Hire Road Machinery ... $ 1,594.00
Ch. 90 Maint. 1957 State 500.00
Ch. 81 State 1958
2,242.61
Ch. 90 Const. 1957 State
6,000.00
Ch. 90 Const. 1958 State
5,686.72
Ch. 90 Const. 1958 County
655.21
Ch. 718 State
3,000.00
Ch. 90 Const. 1956 State
1,310.41
$ 20,988.95
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TOWN OF MERRIMAC
Kimball Park:
Withdrawals from Trust
Funds $ 50.00
$ 50.00
Cemeteries :
Care, Openings, and Use of
Equipment $ 2,522.75
New Funds
950.00
Sale of Lots
225.00
Withdrawals from Funds
1,720.00
$ 5,417.75
Charities :
Aid to Dependent Children :
U. S. Grant $ 2,568.35
U. S. Grant U. S. Admx.
163.45
State
1,096.76
Treas. Reimb. Postage
11.17
Return Checks
51.20
$ 3,890.93
Veterans Benefits State $ 229.09
$ 229.09
Temporary Aid:
Cities and Towns $ 464.94
Comm. of Mass.
32.00
$ 496.94
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Disability Assistance :
U. S. Grant
$ 1,334.23
U. S. Grant Admx.
62.86
Comm. of Mass.
815.84
Treas. Reimb. Postage
4.84
Return Checks
58.70
2,276.47 $
Old Age Assistance :
Comm. of Mass.
$ 33,302.42
U. S. Grant
31,376.99
U. S. Grant Admx.
2,517.51
Other Cities & Towns
1,380.18
Individuals 548.85
Treas. Reimb. Postage
85.16
Old Age Recoveries
11,955.56
Amusement & Meal Tax
2,594.64
$ 83,761.31
Public Service Enterprises
Light:
Sale of Light
$ 94,506.61
Sale of Power
11,203.41
Misc. Sales 591.70
Consumers Deposits 615.00
Street Lighting
6,867.00
Light in Town Buildings
732.70
Return Checks
89.00
Water:
Meter Rates
$ 23,422.46
Misc. Sales
1,377.91
Water in Town Buildings
585.00
$114,605.42
$ 25,385.37
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TOWN OF MERRIMAC
School :
Lunch Program
$ 19,753.39
Tuition and Town
5,467.85
Athletics
414.70
State Tuition & Trans.
11,233.88
Superintendent
1,233.54
School Aid
27,109.00
Dog Fund
374.08
Sale of Chairs
799.00
Rental of Gym
67.00
Reimb. for Teachers Ret.
18.19
Return Check
32.47
$ 66,503.10
Miscellaneous Receipts
Farm Animal Excise 1957
$ 43.02
Farm Animal Excise
123.02
Sale of Cemetery Truck
25.00
Recording Cemetery Lots
19.00
Withholding Tax
24,763.18
Division of Livestock
50.00
School Aid
10,992.71
Interest Harry Robinson Fund
45.00
Interest on General Cash
350.00
Revenue Loan
50,000.00
Division of Standards
24.00
Rental Road Equipment
78.00
Sale of Timber
791.13
Return Checks
112.40
$ 87,416.46
Total from General Revenue, Commercial Revenue, and Miscellaneous Receipts $747,456.25
Cash Balance January 1, 1958 112,995.30
$860,451.55
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Expenditures
General Government:
Moderator, Salary $ 12.00
$
12.00
Selectmen's Salaries:
Chairman $ 325.00
Clerk
200.00
Member
150.00
$ 675.00
Selectmen's Expenses :
Printing & Postage
$ 81.93
Other Expenses
283 12
$ 365.05
Accountant's Salary : $ 3,380.00
$ 3,380.00
Accountant's Expense :
Printing & Postage $ 43.00
Other Expenses
682.00
$ 725.00
Treasurer's Salary
$
750.00
$ 750.00
Treasurer's Expense :
Printing & Postage
$ 173.00
Other Expense
303.76
$ 476.76
Tax Collector's Salary $ 2,200.00
$ 2,200.00
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TOWN OF MERRIMAC
Tax Collector's Expense :
Printing & Postage $ 284.28
Other Expenses
415.72
$ 700.00
Assessor's Salaries :
Chairman
$ 410.00
Clerk
385.00
Member
335.00
1,130.00 $
Assessor's Expense :
Printing & Postage
159.47
Transportation
9.90
Other Expense
802.38
$
971.75
Town Clerk Salary $ 450.00
$ 450.00
Town Clerk Expense :
Printing & Postage
$ 293.64
Other Expense
209.24
$ 502.88
Legal Suits & Expenses:
Legal Fees $ 56.55
....
$ 56.55
Registrar's Salaries:
Chairman $ 100.00
Other 3 ($50.00 each) .... 150.00
$ 250.00
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Registrar's Expense :
Printing & Postage
636.36
Other Expense
$
650.00
Election Officers
$ 429.37
$
429.37
Janitor's Salary Town Hall $ 240.00
$ 240.00
Town Hall Maintenance :
Openings
$ 75.00
Telephone
163.28
Fuel
1,023.39
Light
58.20
Janitor's Supplies
54.45
Repairs
80.25
Bank Water
15.50
Other Expense
61.94
1,532.01 $
Town Hall Repairs:
Toilets
$ 175.00
Electrical Work
25.00
$ 200.00
Bonding Town Officers:
Treasurer, Collector, Clerk $ 479.00
$ 479.00
Water in Town Buildings $ 585.00
$ 585.00
$ 13.64
55
TOWN OF MERRIMAC
Lighting in Town Buildings $ 732.70
$ 732.70
Repairs in, on, or around Town Hall:
Repairing Roof $ 270.00
Other Repairs
230.00
$ 500.00
Total for General Government
$ 17,993.07
Protection of Person and Property
Police:
Chief
$ 3,780.00
Night Patrol
3,045.00
Specials
2,559.10
Motor Expense
528.33
Telephone
296.33
Repairs
99.85
Posting Warrants
12.00
Other Expense
279.17
$ 10,599.78
Fire Engineers Salaries:
Chief
$ 300.00
Clerk
200.00
Member
150.00
$ 650.00
Fire Department:
Call Men, Stewards, Supt. of Alarms $ 2,600.59
Labor on Fire Alarm System
139.10
Fuel
661.28
Telephone
324.66
56
ANNUAL REPORT
Equipment
258.73
Motor & Expense
291.34
Repairs & Supplies
524.30
$ 4,800.00
Special Hose Appropriation $ 500.00
$ 500.00
Special Equipment:
Mobil Radio & Telephone $ 500.00
$ 500.00
Sealer of Weights & Measures:
Salary
$ 150.00
Transportation & Supplies
34.72
$
184.72
Inspector of Wiring :
Salary
$ 95.00
Transportation
5.00
$
95.00
Dog Officer Salary
$ 100.00
$ 100.00
Dutch Elm Disease:
Superintendent
$ 498.00
Labor
1,041.70
Trucks
390.00
Other Expense
65.45
$ 1,995.15
57
TOWN OF MERRIMAC
Moth Department:
Superintendent
$ 145.50
Labor
345.43
Trucks
125.00
Rental of Barn
50.00
Insecticides
93.50
Equipment & Motor Expense
109.57
$ 869.00
Tree Warden:
Superintendent
$ 282.00
Labor
671.32
Trucks
225.00
Equipment & Supplies
192.39
Gas & Oil
27.53
$
1,398.24
Forest Fire Warden:
Labor
$ 115.50
Food
7.00
Equipment
77.35
$
199.85
Dog Officer Fees
$ 250.00
$
250.00
Purchase Police Cruiser :
Cruiser
$ 1,846.00
Siren
53.20
Other Expense
300.80
$ 2,200.00
Total for Protection of Persons & Property $ 24,341.74
58
ANNUAL REPORT
Health and Sanitation
Board of Health:
Care of Dump
$ 625.70
Medical Expense
469.00
Burial of Animals
18.00
Other Expense
9.00
1,121.70 $
Vital Statistics :
Recordings
$ 165.00
$
165.00
Health Nurse :
Salary
$ 1,800.00
Transportation
$
1,981.65
Inspector of Animals:
Salary
$ 100.00
Transportation
5.00
$ 105.00
Inspector of Milk:
Salary
$ 20.00
Transportation
5.00
$ 25.00
Inspector of Slaughtering:
Salary
$ 20.00
Transportation
5.00
$ 25.00
181.65
59
TOWN OF MERRIMAC
Maintenance of Dump:
Care of Dump
$ 652.00
Other Expense
45.00
$ 697.00
Total for Health and Sanitation $ 4,120.35
Highways
Highway Chapter 81:
Superintendent
$ 1,300.50
Labor
5,252.35
Roller, Grader & Loader
1,623.01
Dozer, Back Hoe & Trucks
1,650.45
Road Materials
3,464.22
Equipment & Repairs
1,232.74
$ 14,523.27
Snow & Washouts:
Superintendent $ 1,319.50
Labor
4,697.37
Fuel
192.42
Telephone
120.48
State Plowing
98.98
Grader, Trucks, Plows, Loader, Dozer
4,727.79
Sand & Salt
1,084.88
Repairs & Equipment
758.58
$ 13,000.00
60
ANNUAL REPORT
Maintenance of Road Machinery :
Gas & Oil
$ 1,379.83
Repairs & Parts
1,073.19
Supplies
800.00
Other Expense
42.45
3,295.47 $
Highway Thickly Settled :
Superintendent
$ 148.50
Labor
137.85
Road Material
137.26
Culverts & Equipment
326.11
Telephone
48.40
· Fuel
15.87
Other Expense
186.01
$
1,000.00
Highway Chapter 90 Maintenance :
Superintendent ..... $ 36.00
Labor
106.30
Trucks
292.00
Dozer, Roller & Grader
496.00
Road Material
568.11
1,498.41 $
Highway Chapter 90 Construction:
Superintendent .......
$ 1,030.50
Labor
6,018.10
Truck & Grader
756.00
Dozer, Truck & Loader
10,172.82
Asphalt, Posts & Headers
6,612.95
Cement & Gravel
1,087.37
$ 25,677.74
61
TOWN OF MERRIMAC
Sidewalks, Railings & Bridges:
Salary & Wages
$ 627.45
Grader
450.00
Material & Supply
95.68
Other Expense
26.87
$ 1,200.00
Surface Drain - Material and
275.46
Supply
$ 275.46
Purchase Truck & Plow $ 5,900.00
$ 5,900.00
Rocks Bridge $ 819.35
$ 819.35
Street Lighting $ 6,867.00
$ 6,867.00
Total for Highways
$ 74,056.70
Charities
Welfare Agent Salary ...
$ 3,038.36
$
3,038.36
Welfare Board Salaries:
Chairman ..... $ 200.00
200.00
Clerk
100.00
Member
$ 500.00
62
ANNUAL REPORT
Welfare Department:
Groceries & Provisions $ 1,252.17
Fuel
244.66
Medical
928.42
State Institution
485.59
Other Cities & Towns
1,761.63
4,672.47 $
Disability Assistance :
Cash
318.90
Medical
2,000.00 $
Disability Assistance U. S .:
Cash
$ 740.80
Medical
303.20
1,044.00 $
Disibility Assistance Admx .:
Postage & Supplies, Clerk $ 86.92
$ 86.92
Aid to Dependent Children :
Cash
....
$
2,737.37
Medical
262.63
$
3,000.00
Aid to Dependent Children U. S .:
Cash
$ 2,351.03
Medical
175.00
$ 2,526.03
$ 1,681.10
63
TOWN OF MERRIMAC
Aid to Dependent Children Admx. U. S .:
Postage & Supplies, Clerk $ 111.14
$ 111.14
Old Age Assistance :
Cash
$ 36,858.12
Medical
13,986.06
Other Cities & Towns
155.82
$ 51,000.00
Old Age U. S .:
Cash
$ 26,918.68
Medical
2,142.77
Other Cities and Towns
1,813.51
$ 30,874.96
Old Age Admx. U. S .:
Postage & Supplies, Clerk $ 1,962.87
$
1,962.87
Soldiers Benefits :
Cash $ 530.00
Medical
232.02
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