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Other Expenses
199.00
$
825.00
Total for General Government
$ 20,954.95
Protection of Persons and Property
Police :
Chief
$ 5,116.00
Night Officer
4,098.00
Specials
3,702.05
Clerk
850.10
Telephone
323.50
Posting Warrants
4.00
Gas, Oil and Repairs (Cruiser)
802.35
Other Expenses
571.88
$ 15,467.88
Fire :
Engineers Salaries:
Chief
$ 300.00
Clerk
200.00
Other Member
150.00
$ 650.00
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Fire Department:
Salary & Wages, Firemen, Janitor, Alarm Service,etc. $ 3,801.00
Telephone
362.70
Fuel
495.93
Gas and Oil
287.55
Equipment and Maintenance 976.17
Other Expenses
827.50
$ 6,750.85
Radio Equipment $ 2,995.50
$ 2,995.50
Forest Fire Warden $ 199.92
$ 199.92
Refinish Fire Station
$ 900.00
$
900.00
Board of Appeals $ 62.45
$
62.45
Inspector of Wiring :
Salary
....
$ 90.00
Expenses
5.00
$ 95.00
Sealer of Weights and Measures:
Salary
$ 125.00
Expenses
25.00
$ 150.00
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Dog Officer :
Salary
$ 100.00
Expenses
290.00
$ 390.00
Tree Warden:
Superintendent Salary
$ 502.62
Labor
247.38
Trucks
160.00
Motor Equipment and Expense
77.34
Other Expenses
512.66
$ 1,500.00
Moth:
Superintendent Salary $ 58.00
Labor
159.00
Trucks
103.00
Spraying
450.00
Other Expenses
62.52
$ 832.52
Dutch Elm:
Superintendent Salary $ 592.00
Labor
553.26
Trucks
420.14
Other Expenses
434.36
$ 1,999.76
New Trees $ 500.00
$ 500.00
Stump Removal $ 998.00
$ 998.00
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Civil Defense :
Telephone
$ 260.50
Gas and Oil
60.38
Fuel
456.93
Admx. Expense
621.46
Supplies and Equipment
197.03
Other Expenses
437.81
$ 2,034.11
Total for Protection of Persons and Property
$ 35,525.99
Health and Sanitation
Health Nurse :
Salary
$ 1,800.00
Transportation
179.90
$ 1,979.90
Board of Health:
Animal Burials
$ 22.00
Other Expenses
112.22
$
134.22
Vital Statistics $ 179.00
$ 179.00
Inspector of Animals:
Salary
$ 100.00
Expense
5.00
$
105.00
Inspector of Milk:
Salary
$ 20.00
Expense
5.00
$ 25.00
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Inspector of Slaughtering:
Salary $ 20.00
Expense
5.00
$ 25.00
Maintenance of Dump:
Wages
$ 397.60
Expenses
868.50
$
1,266.10
Total for Health and Sanitation
$ 3,714.22
Highways
Maintenance of Road Machinery:
Gas and Oil
$ 1,180.27
Equipment, Repairs & Parts
2,042.32
Other Expenses
511.25
$
3,999.71 .
Thickly Settled :
Superintendent
$ 51.80
Labor
159.20
Telephone
211.95
Fuel
42.97
Grader, Trucks & Back Hoe
311.25
Road Material
557.35
Repairs and Parts
297.31
Other Expenses
361.86
$ 1,993.69
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Snow and Washouts:
Superintendent
$
2,018.35
Labor
4,982.36
Fuel
125.47
Telephone
44.45
Salt and Sand
3,881.85
Equipment and Repairs
664.22
Town Truck
840.00
Loader, Dozer, Plows, Trucks
3,341.77
Other Expenses
255.24
$ 16,153.71
Chapter 81:
Superintendent
$
1,620.60
Labor
4,357.00
Road Materials
5,469.61
Grader, Loader, Trucks
1,732.80
Repairs and Supplies
949.01
Other Expenses
385.93
$ 14,514.95
Chapter 90 Maintenance:
Superintendent
$ 66.60
Labor
195.20
Trucks
197.53
Road Material
1,040.67
1,500.00 $
Chapter 90 Construction :
Superintendent
$ 281.20
Labor
583.20
Other Expenses
113.29
$ 977.69
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Sidewalks, Railings and Bridges:
Superintendent $ 374.63
Labor
349.66
Road Material
293.20
Other Expenses
129.51
$
1,147.00
Locust Street Sidewalk :
Materials and Supplies $ 939.80
$ 939.80
Grove Street Drain and Catch Basin:
Superintendent $ 192.40
Labor 355.65
Back Hoe, Truck, Grader 233.75
Materials and Supplies
504.21
1,286.01 $
Street Lighting $ 7,083.18
$ 7,083.18
Rocks Bridge $ 2,842.93
$
2,842.93
Total for Highways
$ 52,438.67
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Charities
Director's Salary
.... ....
$ 3,720.00
$ 3,720.00
Welfare Department:
Admx.
$ 47.59
Groceries and Provisions
225.71
Fuel
38.33
Medical and Care
109.49
Other Cities and Towns
1,446.09
Other Expenses
41.00
$ 1,908.21
Disability Assistance :
Cash
$ 566.95
Cash Grant U. S.
185.55
Medical
98.70
Admx.
15.56
$ 866.76
Aid to Dependent Children:
Cash .....
$ 7,576.75
Medical
933.28
Admx. U. S.
48.24
Cash Grant U. S.
2,392.55
Medical U. S.
31.50
$ 10,982.32
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Old Age Assistance :
Cash $ 29,790.85
Medical
10,048.66
Other Cities and Towns 220.04
Other Cities and Towns U. S. 205.72
Cash Grant U. S.
16,663.81
Medical U. S.
2,690.15
Admx. U. S.
443.77
$ 60,063.00
Medical Assistance for Aged :
Cash
$ 232.50
Medical
16,222.65
Admx. U. S.
170.84
$ 16,625.99
Total for Charities
$ 94,166.28
Veterans Benefits
Veterans Service Officer:
Salary
$ 500.00
Expenses
200.00
$
700.00
Care of Veterans Graves
$ 150.00
$
150.00
Soldiers Benefits:
Cash
$ 1,129.09
Groc. and Prov.
43.94
Admx.
15.00
$ 1,188.03
$ 2,038.03
Total for Benefits
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Schools
Elementary School :
Salaries and Wages
$104,531.82
Transportation and Expenses ...
5,448.50
Office and Committee Expenses
329.83
Telephone
221.40
Fuel
2,179.62
Text Books and Supplies
5,944.96
Maintenance
3,322.36
Equipment
2,590.11
$124,568.60
Regional School Assessment
$187,970.34
$187,970.34
Public Law 874 $ 1,929.87
$ 1,929.87
Public Law 85 - 864 $ 399.15
$ 399.15
:
$314,867.96
School Lunch :
Wages $ 7,287.89
Food, Milk, Provisions
13,483.81
Other Expenses
1,086.46
$ 21,858.16
Vocational Aid :
Tuition and Transportation $ 4,189.44
$
4,189.44
Total for Schools
$340,915.56
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Library
Library:
Librarian
$ 1,060.80
Assistants
974.00
Janitor
345.00
Fuel
388.07
Books and Periodicals
983.53
Other Expenses
425.02
$
4,176.42
Total for Library
$
4,176.42
Recreation
Playground :
Wages
$ 1,100.50
Gas and Oil
9.00
Loam, Fill, Etc.
187.50
Supplies and Repairs
245.18
Other Expenses
425.51
1,967.69 $
Salaries Supervised Play $ 900.00
$ 900.00
Christmas Parade Expenses $ 300.00
$ 300.00
$ 3,167.69
Total Recreation
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Pensions
Essex County Retirement Expense $ 6,753.43
$ 6,753.43
Total Pensions $ 6,753.43
Unclassified
Printing Town Reports .... $ 788.78
$ 788.78
Memorial Day :
Band
$ 250.00
Flags
40.00
Other Expenses
105.00
$ 395.00
American Legion Quarters:
Rental 1962 $ 500.00
$ 500.00
Lighting in Town Buildings $ 1,509.77
$ 1,509.77
Water in Town Buildings $ 700.00
$ 700.00
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Insurance :
Schedule $ 2,111.70
Workmen's Compensation 2,177.29
Town Machinery
1,307.93
Accident - Fire
597.85
Property Damage
774.23
Total Unclassified
$ 10,862.55
Public Service Enterprises
Light, Maintenance,
Operation and Debt $121,821.04
$121,821.04
Water Maintenance,
Operation $ 25,747.99
$ 25,747.99
Water Extension Sunset Terrace :
Material and Supplies
$
377.12
$ 377.12
Water Extension Burnside Lane:
Material and Supplies $ 847.88
$ 847.88
Water Extension Spring Street: Material and Supplies $ 734.49
$ 734.49
Standpipe Appropriation : Material and Supplies $ 2,313.14
$ 2,313.14
Total Public Service Enterprises
$151,841.66
$
6,969.00
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Cemeteries
Wages
$ 5,698.02
Clerk
350.00
Gas and Oil
297.76
Tractor, Back Hoe, Truck Hire
177.50
Loam, Fill, Etc.
155.34
Equipment and Repairs
1,095.12
Other Expenses
800.62
$ 8,574.36
Care Harry Robinson Lot:
Expenses
$ 84.23
$ 84.23
Total Cemeteries
$ 8,658.59
Maturing Debt and Interest
School Loan Payment
$ 17,000.00
School Addition Loan Payment
5,000.00
Water Loan Payment
2,000.00
$ 24,000.00
Interests :
School Loan $ 4,012.50
School Addition Loan
2,497.50
Revenue Loan
46.75
Water Loan
45.00
$ 6,601.75
Total Maturing Debt and Interest $ 30,601.75
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Other Payments
Refunds Personal 1962 $ 67.00
Refunds Real 1962
1,206.00
Refunds Excise 1962
1,413.91
Refunds Real 1961
254.08
Refunds Excise 1961
1,264.78
Trust Funds in Transit
2,950.00
Revenue Loan
25,000.00
Federal Withholding Tax
28,222.78
State Withholding Tax
1,828.16
Kimball Park
72.51
State Auditing
1,080.72
State Parks and Reservations
1,487.23
County Dog Fees 461.25
Essex County T B Hospital
2,144.01
Town Hall Windows
4,118.48
County Taxes
9,735.83
Total Other Payments
$ 81,306.74
Total Payments for Year 1962
$847,122.53
Cash Balance December 31, 1962 $240,818.54
$1,087,941.07
TABLE OF ACCOUNTS
Appropria- Transfers Transfers
tions
In
Out
Refunds and Receipts
Total Payments
Balances
ARTICLE 1
Moderator
12.00 $
$
$
$
12.00
12.00 $
Selectmen - Salary - Chairman
300.00
300.00
300.00
Clerk
300.00
300.00
300.00
3rd Member
300.00
300.00
300.00
Expense
400.00
400.00
355.25
44.75
Town Clerk - Salary
500.00
500.00
500.00
Expense Clerk
100.00
100.00
100.00
All Other
260.00
260.00
259.42
.58
Finance Board - Expense, Clerk
65.00
65.00
65.00
All Other
250.00
250.00
229.22
20.78
Assessors - Salary - Chairman
435.00
435.00
435.00
Clerk
385.00
385.00
385.00
3rd Member
310.00
310.00
310.00
Expense - Clerical Ass't
810.00
810.00
810.00
All Other
440.00
440.00
350.50
89.50
Treasurer - Salary
1,000.00
1,000.00
1,000.00
Expense - Clerical
26.00
26.00
26.00
Expense - All Other
1,224.00
1,224.00
329.80
894.20
Tax Collector - Salary
2,500.00
2,500.00
2,500.00
Expense - Clerical
150.00
150.00
57.25
92.75
Expense - All Other
850.00
850.00
681.73
168.27
Accountant - Salary
3,855.00
3,855.00
3,855.00
Expense - Clerical
400.00
400.00
367.00
33.00
Expense - All Other
100.00
100.00
87.22
12.78
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1
TABLE OF ACCOUNTS (Continued)
In Out Appropria- Transfers Transfers tions
Refunds and Receipts
Total
Payments
Balances
Law - Legal Suits & Expense
..
600.00
600.00
469.20
130.80
Election Officers - Wages
540.00
540.00
540.00
Expense - All Other
81.00
170.00
251.00
248.17
2.83
Registrars - Salaries - Chmn. ..
150.00
150.00
150.00
Salaries 3 @ $75.00 each ..
225.00
225.00
225.00
Clerk
100.00
100.00
100.00
Expense
100.00
100.00
97.45
2.55
Census Takers Wages
400.00
400.00
400.00
Planning Board Expense
300.00
300.00
224.74
75.26
Comprehensive Plan
3,500.00
3,500.00
3,500.00
Bonding Town Officers
500.00
500.00
487.54
12.46
Town Hall Janitor - Salary
730.00
730.00
730.00
Maintenance
2,000.00
2,000.00
1,985.04
14.96
Repairs
825.00
825.00
825.00
Police Department -
Salaries & Wages
13,495.00
272.88
13,767.88
13,766.15
1.73
Expense
1,700.00
1,700.00
1,701.73
-1.73
Fire Engineers - Salary - Chief
300.00
300.00
300.00
Clerk
200.00
200.00
200.00
3rd Member
150.00
150.00
150.00
Fire Department
Wages - Firemen
3,950.00
3,950.00
3,801.00
149.00
Expense Bal. - $1,539.27
4,789.27
2.50
3,252.50
2,949.85
302.65
Forest Fire Warden - Wages ....
200.00
200.00
199.92
08
Board of Appeals - Expense
50.00
90.00
62.45
27.55
Insp. of Wiring - Salary
90.00
90.00
90.00
.
....
40.00
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Insp. of Wiring - Expense
5.00
5.00
5.00
Sealer of Wgts. & Measures
Salary
125.00
125.00
125.00
Expense
25.00
25.00
25.00
Dog Officer - Salary
100.00
100.00
100.00
Expense
300.00
300.00
290.00
10.00
Town Forest
200.00
200.00
.00
200.00
Tree Warden - Salary & Wages Expense
900.00
900.00
900.00
600.00
600.00
600.00
Moth Department - Wages
320.00
320.00
320.00
Expense
550.00
550.00
512.52
37.48
Dutch Elm - Salary & Wages
1,500.00
1,500.00
1,499.76
.24
Expense
500.00
500.00
500.00
New Trees
500.00
500.00
500.00
Stump Removal
1,000.00
1,000.00
998.00
2.00
Civil Defense -
Expense
Bal. $1,082.28
1,000.00
2,082.28
2,034.11
48.17
Board of Health -
Expense Contage., T. B., etc.
700.00
700.00
112.22
587.78
Expense All Other
150.00
150.00
22.00
128.00
Health Nurse - Salary
1,800.00
1,800.00
1,800.00
Expense
200.00
200.00
179.90
20.10
Vital Statistics
200.00
200.00
179.00
21.00
Insp. of Animals - Salary
100.00
100.00
100.00
Expense
5.00
5.00
5.00
Insp. of Slaughtering - Salary
20.00
20.00
20.00
Expense
5.00
5.00
5.00
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MERRIMAC
1
TABLE OF ACCOUNTS (Continued)
Appropria- Transfers Transfers tions In Out
Refunds and Receipts
Total
Payments
Balances
Insp. of Milk - Salary
20.00
20.00
20.00
Expense
5.00
5.00
5.00
Dump Maintenance - Wages
400.00
400.00
397.60
2.40
Expense
1,000.00
1,000.00
868.50
131.50
Snow and Washouts - Salary and
Expense Bal. - 1,458.97
17,500.00
1,458.97
17,500.00
16,153.71
1,346.29
Sidewalks, Rails & Bridge
1,220.65
1,220.65
1,147.00
73.65
Rocks Bridge
1,100.00
1,100.00
2,842.93
-1,742.93
Street Lights
7,083.18
7,083.18
7,083.18
Welfare Worker - Salary
3,720.00
3,720.00
3,720.00
Charities - General Relief
5,000.00
5,000.00
1,908.21
3,091.79
Disability
5,000.00
5,000.00
665.65
4,334.35
A. D. C.
10,000.00
785.00
10,785.00
8,510.03
2,274.97
M. A. A.
20,000.00
20,000.00
16,455.15
3,544.85
O. A. A.
40,000.00
59.55
40.059.55
40,059.55
Veterans Service Officer - Salary Expense
500.00
500.00
500.00
200.00
200.00
200.00
Care of Veterans Graves
150.00
150.00
150.00
Veterans Benefits
3,500.00
3,500.00
1,188.03
2,311.97
School Department
125,548.00
215.04
1,471.00
347.64 124,639.68 124,568.60
71.08
School Lunch
900.00
900.00
900.00
Pentucket Regional School
Assessment
187,970.34
187,970.34 187,970.34
Vocational School
2,800.00
1,519.65
4,319.65
4,189.44
130.21
Library
2,000.00
815.25
1,361.17
.
4,176.42
4,176.42
Playground - Wages
1,000.00
163.50
1,163.50
1,100.50
63.00
Expenses
1,000.00
1,000.00
867.19
132.81
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Supervised Play- Salary & Wages Christmas Parade
900.00 300.00
900.00
900.00 300.00
Pensions
6,753.43
300.00 6,753.43
6,753.43
Am. Legion Quarters
500.00
500.00
500.00
Memorial Day
400.00
400.00
395.00
5.00
669.16
2,330.84
2,330.84
Insurance
7,500.00
7,500.00
6,969.00
531.00
Interest
6,700.00
6,700.00
6,601.75
98.25
Town Reports
766.00
22.78
788.78
788.78
Tax Title Possessions
100.00
100.00
100.00
Light in Town Bldgs.
1,509.77
1,509.77
1,509.77
Water in Town Buildings
700.00
700.00
700.00
Water Department
25,753.00
25,753.00
25,747.99
5.01
Cemeteries
7,167.00
2,407.36
9,574.36
8,574.36
1,000.00
Maturing Debt, School
17,000.00
17,000.00
17,000.00
School Addition
5,000.00
5,000.00
5,000.00
Water
2,000.00
2,000.00
2,000.00
532.00
4,000.00
3,999.71
.29
Art. 6 Hwy. Thickly Settled
2,000.00
2,000.00
1,993.69
6.31
Art. 7 Hwy. Chapter 81
5,450.00
9,075.00
14,525.00
14,514.95
10.05
Art. 8 Hwy. Chap. 90 Const. ..
3,250.00
9,750.00
13,000.00
977.69
12,022.31
Art. 9 Hwy. Chapter 90 Maint.
1,000.00
500.00
1,500.00
1,500.00
Art. 18 Hwy. Drain Grove St. 1,800.00
1,800.00
1,286.01
513.99
Art. 20 Paint inside Standpipe
2,757.78
177.30
... 2,935.08
2,313.14
621.94
Art. 22 Water - Spring St. ....
859.10
859.10
734.49
124.61
Art. 24 Fire - Refinish Station
900.00
900.00
900.00
Art. 25 Fire Radio Equip.
.... 3,000.00
3,000.00
2,995.50
4.50
Art. 17 Hwy. Sidewalk, Locust St. 979.35
979.35
939.80
39.55
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Art. 5 Hwy. Road Machinery ..
3,468.00
MERRIMAC
Reserve Fund
3,000.00
OTHER PAYMENTS NOT APPROPRIATED
In Out Appropriations Balances Transfers Transfers Refunds and Receipts
Total Payments
Balances
Real 1961
254.08
254.08
254.08
Personal 1962
67.00
67.00
67.00
Real 1962
1,206.00
1,206.00
1,206.00
Excise 1961
1,264.78
1,264.78
1,264.78
Excise 1962
1,413.91
1,413.91
1,413.91
State Parks & Reservations
1,487.23
1,487.23
1,487.23
State Audit
1,080.72
1,080.72
1,080.72
County Taxes
9,735.83
9,735.83
9,735.83
Essex Cty. T. B. Hospital
2,144.01
2,144.01
2,144.01
Federal Withholding Tax
28,222.78
28,222.78
28,222.78
State Withholding Tax
...
1,828.16
1,828.16
1,828.16
Consumers Deposits
1,255.00
1,255.00
1,255.00
County Dog Fees
461.25
461.25
461.25
Trust Funds In Transit
2,950.00
2,950.00
2,950.00
School Lunch
1,423.54
22,970.68
25,394.22
20.958.16
3,436.06
Revenue Loan
25,000.00
25,000.00
25,000.00
Tax Title Foreclosure 1,423.50
1,423.50
857.42
566.08
Town Hall - Repair, Windows,
Flashing Work, etc.
4,300.00
4,300.00
4,118.48
181.52
A. D. C. U. S.
10,822.64
6,401.50
17,224.14
2,424.05
14,800.09
82
ANNUAL REPORT
A. D. C. U. S. Adm.
1,340.27
161.93
1,502.20
48.24
1,453.96
D. A. U. S.
4,003.23
685.60
4,688.83
185.55
4,503.28
D. A. U. S. Adm.
554.34
47.76
602.10
15.56
586.54
M. A. A. U. S. Adm.
123.80
365.61
489.44
170.84
318.60
O. A. A. U. S.
43,851.46
35,239.80
79,091.26
19,559.68
59,531.58
O. A. A. Admx.
4,828.14
1,477.81
6,305.95
443.77
5,862.18
School P. L. 874
1,137.00
3,708.00
4,845.00
1,929.87
2,915.13
School P. L. 864
2,303.91
2,303.91
399.15
1,904.76
Kimball Park
86.12
50.00
136.12
72.51
63.61
Light - Operation, Maint. & Debt 18,952.61
17,592.95
135,897.77 137,257.43 120,566.04
16,691.39
Inst. Water Sunset Ter. & Emery
713.07
Inst. Water Burnside Lane
847.88
847.88
847.88
53.13
112.28
84.23
28.05
Care, Imp., Emb. - Cemeteries
550.00
550.00
550.00
$609,882.87 $92,545.79 $23,626.10 $19,733.11 $294,338.77$1,000,660.42 $847,122.53$153,537.89
83
TOWN OF . MERRIMAC
377.12
713.07
335.95
Cemetery - H. Robinson Lot ....
54.15
RECAPITULATION
Appropriations
$609,882.87
Account Balances 1/1/62
92,545.79
Refunds and Receipts
294,338.77
$996,767.43
Transferred To Accounts
From Account
School
$
215.04
Surplus Revenue
48.65
Surplus Revenue
Vocation School
1,471.00
School
Chapter 81
9,075.00
Surplus Revenue
Chapter 90 Maintenance
500.00
Surplus Revenue
Chapter 90 Construction
9,750.00
Surplus Revenue
Library
815.25
Surplus Revenue
Care, Emb. and Improve Cemeteries
550.00
Sale of Lots
Road Machinery Account
532.00
Road Machinery
Printing Town Reports
22.78
Reserve Fund
Election Officers
170.00
Reserve Fund
Board of Appeals
40.00
Reserve Fund
Playground
163.50
Reserve Fund
Police
272.88
Reserve Fund
$ 23,626.90
$1,020,393.53
84
ANNUAL
REPORT
.
Transferred From Account
To Account
Reserve Fund .& 22.78
Printing Town Reports
Reserve Fund 40.00
Reserve Fund
163.50
Reserve Fund
170.00
Reserve Fund
272.88
Light Department
17,592.95
School Department
1,471.00
Vocation School
$ 19,733.11
$1,000,660.42
Account Balances 12/31/62
$153,537.89
Payments For Year 1962 $847,122.53
Board of Appeals Playground Election Officers Police Revenue
TOWN OF
MERRIMAC
85
LIGHT DEPRECIATION FUND
Balance Jan. 1, 1962 $ 40,415.41
Added
Interest 1,581.23
Balance Dec. 31, 1962 $ 41,996.64
Economy Co-op Bank (Pd.)
12,200.00
12,200.00
Economy Co-op Bank (Sav.)
276.40
6,644.16
469.15
7,389.71
Provident Inst. for Savings
4,917.64
198.64
5,116.28
$ 57,809.45
$ 6,644.16
$ 2,249.02
$ 66,702.63
+
POST WAR REHABILITION FUND ( Income War Bonds)
Balance Jan. 1, 1962
Added
Interest
Balance Dec. 31, 1962
Merrimac Savings Bank
$ 780.06
$
$ 30.51
$ 810.57
STABILIZATION FUND
Merrimac Savings Bank
$ 418.86
$
$
16.37
$ 435.23
ANNUAL REPORT
86
Merrimac Savings Bank
$
$
RENOVATIONS OR ADDITIONS MERRIMAC SCHOOL BUILDINGS
Balance Jan. 1, 1962 $ 55.50
Interest
Balance Dec. 31, 1962
Merrimac Savings Bank
$
2.15
$ 57.65
KIMBALL PARK FUNDS
Balance Jan. 1, 1962
Interest
Withdw'ls
Balance Dec. 31, 1962
Merrimac Savings Bank
$ 3,393.85
$ 132.74
$
50.00
$ 3,476.59
LIBRARY FUNDS
Balance Jan. 1, 1962
Added
Interest
Withdw'ls
Balance Dec. 31, '62
Merrimac Savings Bank
$ 20,156.49
$
500.00
$ 778.32
$ 1,361.17
$ 20,073.64
Danvers Savings
7,500.00
300.00
300.00
7,500.00
Haverhill Savings Bank
5,000.00
200.00
200.00
5,000.00
$ 32,656.49
$ 500.00
$ 1,278.32
$ 1,861.17
$ 32,573.64
TOWN OF MERRIMAC
87
CEMETERY TRUST FUNDS
Balance Jan. 1, 1962 Bequests
Balance
Interest
Withdw'ls Dec. 31, 1962
Economy Co-op Bank
$ 4,500.00
M. B. Smith
$ 200.00
$
$
Clara Mathews
200.00
A. B. Sawyer - T. Sawyer Lot
500.00
A. B. Sawyer - Mason Sargent Lot ..
500.00
A. B. Sawyer - A. W. Sawyer Lot
500.00
Levi Crofut
100.00
Stephen Yurkovich
150.00
Olive West
150.00
John Sargent
150.00
185.47
185.47
6,950.00
Merrimac Savings Bank 57,321.87
2,221.89
2,221.89
57,321.87
Total Cemetery Trust Funds
$ 64,271.87
88
ANNUAL
..
.
REPORT
HARRY ROBINSON LOT
Merrimac Savings Bank $ 1,500.00
$ 58.13
58.13 $ 1,500.00
TRUST FUNDS
Cash in Custody of Treasurer $103,125.55
Cemetery Perpetual Care
$ 64,271.87
Harry Robinson Lot
1,500.00
Income War Bonds
810.57
School Renovation & Addition
57.65
Stabilization Fund
435.23
Library Funds
32,573.64
Kimball Park Funds
3,476.59
$103,125.55
$103,125.55
TOWN
MERRIMAC
89
FINAL TRIAL BALANCE, DECEMBER 31, 1962
ASSETS
LIABILITIES
Cash Balance
$240,818.54
Light Acc. Rec. Power
ef .40
Cash Light Depreciation
66,702.63
State Parks & Resev.
146.46
Petty Cash Advance Town Office
10.00
County Taxes
552.80
Petty Cash Advance Tax Coll.
25.00
Consumer Deposits
2,398.08
Petty Cash Advance Light & Water
125.00
Tailings
138.13
Personal 1959
336.30
Old Age Recoveries
6,500.00
Poll 1960
2.00
School Athletics
20.63
Personal 1960
1,888.59
School Lunch
3,436.06
Poll 1961
22.00
Sale of Lots
275.00
Personal 1961
2,049.28
Road Machinery
1,317.53
Real 1961
5,323.04
Overlay Surplus
16,416.94
Poll 1962
94.00
Overlay 1959
523.26
Personal 1962
4,242.45
Overlay 1960
1,427.37
Real 1962
48,774.33
Overlay 1961
7,823.15
Excise 1958
9.04
Overlay 1962
4,217.82
Excise 1959
868.53
Excise Revenue
24,984.87
Excise 1960
1,321.00
Farm Animal Excise Rev.
93.57
Excise 1961
2,204.88
Tax Title Revenue
18,831.29
Excise 1962
20,581.42
Departmental Revenue
1,713.72
Farm Animal Excise 1961
38.37
Light Revenue
7,103.90
Farm Animal Excise 1962
55.20
Water Revenue
1,998.62
Tax Titles
15,212.50
State & County Aid Hwy. Rev.
19,325.00
Tax Possessions
3,618.79
Reserve Petty Cash Advance
160.00
Welfare Accounts Receivable
218.50
Surplus Revenue
116,542.81
A. D. C. Accounts Receivable
1,231.76
Tax Title Foreclosure
566.08
Veterans Accounts Receivable
263.46
By-Laws
500.00
Light Accounts Receivable, Light
6,965.21
Comprehensive Plan
3,500.00
Light Accounts Receivable, Misc. . .
139.09
Repair Town Hall Windows
181.52
Water Accounts Receivable, Rates
1,408.60
Police Cruiser
309.45
Water Accounts Receivable, Misc.
590.02
Fire Department, Hose
14.95
State Aid Hwy. Acc. Rec. (81)
9,075.00
Heating System Fire Station
850.00
..
.....
90
ANNUAL REPORT
State Aid Highway Accounts Rec. Chapter 90, Maintenance 500.00 State Aid Highway Accounts Rec. Chapter 90, Construction 6,500.00 County Aid Highway Accounts Rec. Chapter 90, Construction 3,250.00
Rocks Bridge
1,742.93
Catch Basin & Drainpipe, Grove St.
513.99
A. D. C. U. S.
14,800.09
A. D. C. U. S. Admx.
1,453.96
D. A. U. S.
4,503.28
D. A. U. S. Admx. 586.54
8,944.87
M. A. A. U. S. Admx.
318.60 59,531.58
O. A. A. U. S.
O. A. A. U. S. Admx.
5,862.18
Elementary School Addition
2,963.62
P. L. 874
2,915.13
P. L. 864
1,904.76
Kimball Park
63.61
Essex County Mosquito Control
1,500.50
Light Department
16,691.39
Light Depreciation Fund
66,702.63
Light Ex. Heath Road
9.81
Water Ex. Sunset Terrace
335.95
Painting Standpipe
621.94
Water Ex. Spring Street
124.61
Water Ex. Riley Farm
2.48
Cemetery
1,000.00
Care, Imp., Emb., Cemetery
550.00
Care H. Robinson Lot
28.05
$446,207.46
$446,207.46
91
TOWN OF MERRIMAC
Radio Equip. Fire Department
4.50
288.95
Install. Fire Alarm Civil Defense 48.17
Highway Chapter 90 Const. 12,022.31 5.00
Sander Highway Department
Sidewalk Locust St. 39.55
M. A. A. U. S.
92
ANNUAL REPORT
APPROPRIATIONS MADE IN 1962
February 28, 1962
Gentlemen:
I submit the following list of appropriations made at the Annual Town Meeting of the Town of Merrimac, held on February 26, 1962 for the year 1962:
Item
1 Moderator $ 12.00
2 Finance - Clerk 65.00
3 Expense
250.00
4 Selectmen - Chairman
300.00
Clerk
300.00
Member
300.00
5 Expense
400.00
6
Accountant - Salary
3,855.00
7
Clerk
400.00
8
Expense 100.00
1,000.00
Clerk
26.00
11 Expense
1,224.00
12
Tax Collector - Salary Clerk
150.00
14
Expense
850.00
15 Assessors - Chairman
435.00
Clerk
385.00
Member
310.00
16
Clerk
810.00
17
Expense 440.00
18
Law - Legal Suits and Expense
600.00
19
Town Clerk - Salary 500.00
20
Clerk
100.00
21
Expense 260.00
22
Election Officers - Wages
540.00
23
Expenses (meals) 81.00
9 10
Treasurer - Salary
2,500.00
13
93
TOWN OF MERRIMAC
24 Registrars - Chairman
150.00
3 Members @ $75.00 each
225.00 100.00
Census Taker's Salary
400.00
Planning Board - Expense
300.00
Town Hall - Janitor Salary Maintenance
2,000.00
Repairs In, On, Around
825.00
Bonding Town Officers
500.00
13,495.00
1,700.00
Fire - Salaries - Chief
3.00.00
200.00
150.00
3,950.00
Wages - Forest Fire Warden
200.00
3,250.00
Overdraft - Truck Repairs
1,539.27
Board of Appeals - Expense
50.00 90.00
Inspector of Wires - Salary
5.00
Sealer of Weights & Measures - Salary Expense
125.00
Tree Warden - Salary Expense
25.00 900.00 600.00 500.00
Town Forest - Wages
200.00
Moth Department - Wages
320.00
550.00
Dutch Elm - Wages
1,500.00
500.00
1,000.00
Dog Officer - Salary Expense
100.00
57 58 60 62 Health - Nurse Salary
300.00
Civil Defense - Expense
1,000.00
1,800.00
25 Clerk 26 Expense 27 28 29 30 31 32 34 Police - Salaries 38 Expense 40 Clerk Member 41 Wages 42 43 Expenses 43A 45 46 47 Expense 48 49 50 51 51A New Trees 52 53 54 Expense 55 56 Expense 56A Stump Removal
100.00
730.00
94
ANNUAL REPORT
63 Expense
200.00
64 Board of Health Expense 150.00
65 Contagious Diseases, T. B. etc.
700.00
66 Vital Statistics
200.00
67 Inspector of Animals - Salary
100.00
68
Expense
5.00
69
Inspector of Milk - Salary
20.00
70
Expense
5.00
71
Inspector of Slaughtering - Salary
20.00
72
Expense
5.00
73
Sanitation - Wages (Dump)
400.00
74 Expense
1,000.00
83
Snow & Washouts - Salary & Expense
17,500.00
84
Sidewalks, Railings and Bridges
1,220.65
85 Street Lights
7,083.18
86 Rocks Bridge
1,100.00
89 Welfare Director - Salary
3,720.00
91-95 Charities
80,000.00
97
Veterans Service Officer Salary
500.00
98 Expense
200.00
99 Care Veterans Graves
150.00
100 Soldier's Benefits
3,500.00
102 School - Elementary - Salaries & Wages
103,540.00
103 Expense 22,008.00
104 School Lunch 900.00
105 Vocational School
2,800.00
106 Pentucket Regional School
187,970.34
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