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Corporation Tax $ 8,451 65
St. Railway Tax
27
Nat'l Bank Tax
1,192 16
Trust Co. Tax
21 27
Income Tax
57,543 46
Vet's Exemptions .
51 60
Corporation Tax
17,623 50
85,603 91
Total for Taxes
$565,800 24
LICENSES.
Liquor
$ 5 00
Junk
65 00
Pedlars
220 00
Sunday
331 00
Pool
74 00
Oleomargarine
6 50
Motor Vehicles
335 50
Auctioneers
·
10 00
.
.
.
.
28
Victuallers .
$ 37 00
Alcohol
9 00
Innholders
6 00
Bus .
50 00
Undertakers
7 00
Circus
25 00
Soda
10 00
Manicorist .
11 00
Slaughter house
2 00
Second-hand Dealer
10 00
Theatre
241 66
Total for Licenses
. $1,455 66
FINES.
Third District Court .
1,018 62
PERMITS.
State Boxing Commission
78 45
GRANTS AND GIFTS.
Continuation School $ 244 56
Dog Licenses
1,454 68
Total for Grants and Gifts
.
1,699 24
COMMERCIAL REVENUE.
Special Assessments:
Apportioned Sewer Assessment $ 961 04
Unapportioned Sewer Assessment 3,865 30
Street Sprinkling . 79 14
Total for Special Assessments
.
4,905 48
DEPARTMENTAL REVENUE.
General Government:
Treasurer:
Sale of Town History .
$
1 00
Town Hall:
Rent
2,473 90 ,
Memorial Hall: Rent
·
152 00
Total for General Government
2,626 90
.
.
·
.
29
PROTECTION OF PERSONS AND PROPERTY.
Fire Department:
Sale of old wagon . $ 10 00
Weights and Measures: Sealers' Fees
150 80
Total .
.
$ 160 80
HEALTH AND SANITATION.
Health:
Tuberculosis:
Cash returned
$ 10 00
Dental Clinic:
Fees
236 20
Sewer Maintenance:
Connections
170 00
Flushing ( Hopedale)
35 00
Total for Health and Sanitation
451 20
HIGHWAYS.
Sale of old material
$ 26 00
Construction
498 10
Sidewalks ,
101 00
Miscellaneous
.
128 00
Total for Highways .
753 10
CHARITIES.
Almshouse:
Sale of produce .
$ 401 92
Sale of livestock 45 00
Board
1,600 81
2,047 73
General Aid:
Reimbursement for aid given:
Other Cities and
Towns $4,129 85
State ·
1,571 70
5,701 55
Mothers' Aid:
State .
.
3,828 85
Total for Charities . 11,578 13 .
.
30
SOLDIERS' BENEFITS.
State Aid
$914 00
Military Aid
37 50
Soldiers' Burials
47 00
Total for Soldiers' Benefits
$ 998 50
SCHOOLS.
Tuition of State Wards
$1,673 79
Comm. of Mass. Vocational Edu-
cation
2,012 70
City of Boston, tuition
.
385 34
Town of Bellingham, tuition
1,472 64
Town of Hopkinton, tuition
87 88
Other tuition
582 65
Misc. receipts
188 84
Total for Schools
6,403 84
TOWN LIBRARY.
Fines .
192 19
VERNON GROVE CEMETERY.
Sale of lots .
$195 00
Care of lots
435 00
Filling graves
5 00
Opening graves
337 00
Moving body
15 00
Total for Cemeteries .
INTEREST.
Deposits
$1,153 41
Taxes
9,067 01
Sewer assessments .
475 19
Time Certificates .
205 00
Cemetery Trust Funds
807 92
Total for Interest
. 11,708 53
TRUST FUNDS.
Cemetery Trust Funds
1,100 00 ·
MUNICIPAL INDEBTEDNESS.
Temporary Loans:
Anticipation of Revenue
360,000 00
987 00
.
.
.
3I
REFUNDS AND TRANSFERS.
Poor Dept. .
$ 44 00
Fire Dept. .
·
.
14 13
School Dept.
.
.
.
110 46
Town Library
4 00
$
172 59
Transfers:
Reserve Fund to:
Vernon Grove Cemetery
$1,000 00
Military Aid
500 00
Health Dept. (Unpaid bills)
184 68
Town Park
250 00
Fire Dept. Incid.
600 00
Repairs to Hook and Ladder Truck
250 00
Interest .
202 41
Health Dept. General
2,005 87
Overlay Reserve to: Highway Dept. . .
5,000 00
Excess and Deficiency to:
School Sanitary Additions 16,659 70
Highway Dept. .
5,000 00
Poor Dept., General
4,500 00
Mothers' Aid
·
.
3,500 00
Total for Refunds and Transfers
39,825 25
Total Receipts
$1,011,743 13
Balance January 1, 1927: Cash in Treasury
32,434 18
Grand Total .
$1,044177 31
EXPENDITURES. GENERAL GOVERNMENT.
Moderator
$115 00
Selectmen's Dept : L_ Salaries:
Selectmen .
$ 750 00
Clerk
.
500 00
·
.
32
Expenses:
Stationery and post- age $ 4 50
Printing and ad- vertising 290 16
Plans for Park St. 5 00
Tubes for Jury Box 2 00
Sundry Expenses .
35 58
$1,587 24
Accounting Dept .: Salaries:
Accountant
$1,429 44
Auditor (Jan. 1 to
April 1) . 50 00
Expenses:
Stationery and post-
age
16 88
Safe and Filing
Cabinet . 45 00
Moving Safe
18 00
Supplies .
10 45
1,571 37
Treasury Dept .:
Salary of Treasurer $1,200 00
Expenses: Bond
155 00
Stationery and Postage . 77 15
Printing . ·
267 44
Moving Safe
200 00
Telephone .
3 25
Check Writer
82 50
Insurance .
42 88
Repairs on Add-
ing Machine 8 90
Changing Combi-
nation of Safe . 15 00
Repairs to Office .
36 55 2,088 67
33
Tax Collector's Dept:
Collector's Commis- sion
$4,645 59
Expenses:
Bond
310 00
Burglary Insurance
114 21
Stationery .
8 30
Printing and Ad-
vertising
13 80
Telephone .
83 88
Adding Machine
Rental
4 45
Sundries
2 50 $ 5,182 73
Assessors:
Salaries:
2 Members · $2,032 00
Clerk of Board
1,500 00
Assistant . 105 00 .
Clerk Hire
141 00
Expenses:
Stationery and
Postage 30 50
Printing Valuation Books .
604 24
Printing Poll Books 500 32
Other Printing 217 78
Auto Hire
50 00
Telephone ·
71 78
Typewriter
92 25
Desk
5 00
Locating Deed
3 00
Sundries . 1 00
5,353 87
Other Finance Offices and Accounts:
Certifying Town Notes 40 00
Law Department:
Salary of Town
Solicitor $250 00
Special Work 831 22 1,081 22
.
34
"Town Clerk's Dept :
Salary of Town
Clerk
$500 00
Recording Fees 787 50
Expenses:
Printing and Ad-
vertising ·
71 74
Stationery and
Postage . 80 92
Telephone .
34 17
New Typewriter
144 00
Bond
4 00
$1,622 34
Election and Registration: Salaries:
Registrars
$439 60
Clerk
175 00
Election Officers .
798 00
Police Duty (Elec-
tion Day)
28 00
Labor on Booths . 4 00
Expenses:
Printing and Ad-
vertising 299 95
Chair Rental
7 00
Glasses
6 00
Lunches
21 75
1,779 30
Planning Board:
Expenses
15 00
Finance Committee:
Salary of Clerk $50 00
Expenses .
. 17 50
67 50
Town Hall:
Salaries:
Janitor
·
$1,200 00
Assistants . 90 00
Expenses:
Police Duty 23 00
Fuel
643 37
·
35
Light
$ 197 25
Water
41 31
Insurance .
11 42
Telephone
53 06
Janitor's Supplies
195 98
Repairs
233 80
Boiler Inspection .
10 00
Painting Exterior
2,500 00
Care of Clock
100 00
$5,299 19
Memorial Hall:
Salaries:
Janitor
$555 00
Assistants .
129 85
Expenses:
Fuel and Light
269 25
Water
109 91
Insurance .
442 92
Janitor's Supplies
25 05
Boiler Inspection .
10 00
Repairs
295 01
1,737 99
Total for General Government
$27,541 42
PROTECTION OF PERSONS AND PROPERTY.
Police Dept .:
Salaries :
Chief 2,080 00 ·
Patrolmen
·
13,175 02
Special Police 210 00
Expenses :
Taxi Hire . 30 00
Department Auto Expense
549 07
Night Clocks
145 00
Auto Registration
Book
125 00
New Car
775 00
Printing Station-
ery and Postage 38 15
.
36
Telephone
$254 21
Painting
Cross-
walks
175 44
Lunches (Prison-
ers)
4 15
Traffic Light
37 50
Red Light Signals
159 42
Sundry Expenses
17 03
$17,774 99
Fire Dept .: '
Salaries :
Engineers .
$ 750 00
Sup't. Fire Alarm System .
250 00
Drivers
7,063 80
Firemen
7,955 45
Other Employes
152 10
Equipment :
New Apparatus
6,000 00
Hose
985 00
Equipment for Men
161 50
Inhalator .
159 33
Soda, Acid, etc.
141 20
Hose Clamps
46 10
Gong
20 54
Sundries .
82 02
Maintenance and Repairs :
Truck Repairs
856 82
Gas and Oil
266 15
Alarm Boxes(Glass,
Paint, etc ) 49 13
Sundry Supplies 54 82
Hydrant Service : Water Contract
8,050 00
Fuel and Light :
Fuel ·
626 08
Light
.
267 60
·
37
Maintenance of Buildings and Grounds :
Repairs
$962 15
Furniture and Fur-
nishings 57 91
Laundry Work
61 22
Supplies .
124 78
Other Expenses :
Stationery & Post- age
41 03
Telephone
181 13
Insurance .
.
34 98
Auto Hire
30 00
Water
50 09
Sundries ·
100 12
$35,581 05
Wire Inspector :
Salary of Inspector
500 00
Sealer of Weights and Measures :
Salary of Sealer
$600 00
Expenses :
Printing .
·
23 25
Supplies
32 75
656 00
Moth Suppression :
Salaries and Wages :
Superintendent
·
$268 48
Labor
281 50
Expenses :
Team Hire
14 00
Materials .
1 02
565 00
Tree Department :
Salaries and Wages :
Superintendent
$363 05
Labor
597 85
Expenses :
New Trees
52 50
Team Hire
.
36 00
Tools
·
35 60
1,085 00
38
Forest Fires :
Firemen
$645 30
Truck Hire 29 00
Lunches for Fire-
men
39 00
$713 30
Total for Protection of Persons and Property
$56,875 34
HEALTH AND SANITATION.
General Administration :
Salaries of Mem.
bers. $ 200 00
Salary of Clerk 125 00
Stationery & Post-
age
53 03
Printing & Adver.
tising .
22 25
Telephone 52 90
Other Expenses 72 55
Quarantine and Contagious
Diseases :
Hospitals . 115 00
Tuberculosis :
Board and Treat-
ment
4,239 68
Worcester County
T. B. Hospital . 1,642 89
i
Auto Hire
18 00
Vital Statistics :
Births
116 75
Deaths
50 75
Other Expenses :
Sanitary Inspector 300 00
PlumbingInspector 300 00
Vaccination 50 00
Animal Burial 25 00
Dispensary 323 50
Clothing . 20 75
Sundry Expenses 19 70
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Inspection :
Animal Inspector
$200 00
Expenses .
20 00
Meat Inspector
860 00
Dairy Inspection .
37 00
$8,964 75.
Refuse and Garbage :
Contract .
1,874 92"
Dental Clinic :
Salary (2 Dentists)
$1,950 00
Rent
150 00
Insurance .
45 90
Supplies .
176 90
2,322 80
Sewer Maintenance :
Administration :
Salary of Commis-
sioners . $650 00
Salary of Superin-
tendent . .
735 37
Salary of Clerk
200 00
Stationery & Post-
age
.
23 19
Telephone
.
20 20
Automobile Hire .
91 00
General Expenses :
Labor
1,585 37
Team s
472 00
Tools and equip-
ment
.
119 17
Cement
59 50
Electrical Repairs
and equipment .
37 46
Power
·
881 59
Seed
19 16
Trucking and Ex-
press
·
10 25
Supplies .
.
41 66
9,082 97
40
Sewer Construction :
New Sewers (Con- "tract) $16,113 73
"Material
.
3,003 65
Freight
623 56
Labor
334 32
Raising Manhole
35 00
Engineers 2,342 25 $22,452 51
Total for Health and Sanitation
$14,697 95
Highways and Bridges :
General Administration :
·Superintendent . $ 2,000 00
Clerk
260 00
Printing and Sta- tionery .
147 35
Telephone 54 37
General Expenses :
Labor
21,908 31
Teams and Trucks
3,176 05
Broken Stone, Grav- el, etc
5,808 15
Tarvia, Oil, etc.
8,900 50
Culverts
1,938 12
Cement and Brick
291 17
Equipment and
Repairs . ·
2,053 07
Hay, Grain, Straw
619 79
Trucks and Trac- tors
2,006 59
Light, Water
.
130 90
Veterinary
32 50
Horseshoeing
88 55
Insurance .
344 22
Plumbing .
269 21
Electrical Repairs
65 05
Gas and Oil
1,345 81
Fuel
859 07
Freight
2,5 86 62
4 I
Watering Trough $ 40 00
New Ford
550 50
Lumber
1,447 68
Trucking .
60 00
Drinking Fountain
105 95
Bridges
6,041 60
John Street
100 00
Supplies
294 21
$63,535 34
Street Sprinkling :
Labor $ 38 10
Materials
2,961 90
3,000 00
Sidewalks and Curbing :
Labor $2,864 00
Materials .
1,682 18
Truck Repair
21 45
Tar Kettle
312 70
Rent of Tar Pit
108 00
Sundries
4 05
4,992 38
Snow and Ice Removal :
Labor
$2,097 48
Teams and Trucks
3,980 88
Repairs to Equip.
ment
·
387 41
Gasoline and Oil .
189 00
6,654 77
Street Lights :
Contract $16,741 38
Dilla Street 52 50
Maple Street
42 00
Highland Street 63 00
Silver Hill Road
45 00
Haven Street 15 00 16,958 88
Total for Highways and Bridges
$95,141 37
Charities and Soldiers' Benefits : Public Welfare Dept .: General Administration :
Salaries of
Overseers .
$
550 00
Salary of Clerk
400 00
42
Printing, Station-
ery, Postage . $ 67 99
Telephone 109 27
Automobile hire 204 81
Outside Relief by Town : Groceries and Pro-
visions . 2,144 21
Coal and Wood
559 90
Board and Care
2,928 33
Medicine and Med-
ical Attendance
1,229 58
State Institutions
429 13
Cash
6,198 00
Rent
3,522 50
Clothing
195 78
Burials
153 00
Moving Furniture
and Storage
.
106 00
Taxes (Town of
Upton) . .
13 56
Sundry Expenses
49 90
Relief by Other Cities and Towns:
Cities
1,317 20
Towns
682 28
$20,864 44
Mothers' Aid :
Cash
12,534 00
Rent
3,142 50
Groceries and Pro-
visions .
843 26
Clothing .
231 33
Fuel
691 40
Medicine and Med-
ical Attendance
239 10
Ambulance
54 00
Board and Care
121 00
Other Cities and
Towns .
.
860 06 . 18,716 65
43
Almshouse :
Salaries and Wages:
Superintendent $1,500 00
Other Employes 2,121 25
Other Expenses :
Groceries and Pro-
visions .
4,308 29
Dry Goods and
Clothing .
912 45
Fuel and Light
1,067 77
Hay and Grain
926 35
Truck
288 25
Buildings .
423 47
Telephone
119 50
Disinfectant
284 71
Chairs and Bed-
ding
234 28
Medicine
71 25
Fire Extinguishers
25 20
Horseshoeing
41 50
Washing Machine
145 00
Livestock .
120 00
Sundry Supplies .
591 37
$13,180 64
Soldiers' Benefits :
State Aid :
Cash
822 00
Military Aid:
Cash
470 00
Soldiers' Relief :
Cash
2,708 64
Fuel
.
198 80
Rent
77 00
Groceries and Pro-
visions . 214 00
Board and Care 208 00
Medicine and Med-
ical Attendance 309 65 5,234 60
Total for Charities and Soldiers' Benefits $57,996 33
44
Schools:
General:
Salary of Superin- tendent . $ 3,799 75
Clerk Hire
1,073 35
Truant Officer
1,200 60
Printing, Station-
ery and Postage 371 13
Telephone
296 50
Traveling Expenses
31 20
Adding Machine .
90 00
Guard Duty 76 05
Express
59 63
Sundries .
41 32
Teachers' Salaries:
High
38,283 41
Elementary
99,864 60
Evening . 178 50
Physical Director
2,500 00
Nurse
1,341 65
Text Books and Sup-
plies:
High:
Text and Refer-
ence Books 1,717 03
All Other ·
2,093 62
Elementary:
Text and Refer-
ence Books 3,862 01
All Other
3,199 73
Tuition:
Worcester Trade 591 11
Transportation:
High
8 17
Elementary
6,086 15
Support of Truants
365 75
45
Janitor's Services:
High . $ 1,799.20
Elementary
.
7,610 36
Fuel and Light:
Elementary
6,341 25
High
1,703 11
Maintenance of Build- ings and Grounds:
High:
Repairs .
1,234 93
Janitor's Supplies 282 32
All Other .
40 33
Elementary:
Repairs
30,627 47
Janitor's Supplies
939 86
All Other .
1,293 35
Furniture and Fur-
nishings:
High
311 46
Elementary
451 42
Other Expenses:
Diplomas and Grad-
uating Exercises
115 00
Misc. Printing
217 70
Water
1,008 97
Laundry
23 40
Cash advanced to
Super. .
100 00
Sundries
63 64
School Physician . 1,000 00 $222,594 43
Town Library:
Librarian .
$1,308 32
Assistants
910 86
Janitor
60 00
Books
945 58
Periodicals
28 00
Binding
.
291 95
Light
94 24
46
Stationery, Print-
ing and Postage
$ 69 95
Book-Cases
172 50
Repairs
73 85
Express and Sup- plies
26 58
$3,981 83
Parks and Playgrounds:
Printing .
$ 3 50
Labor
1,763 72
Equipment
62 26
Loam
30 00
Flower Beds
40 00
Pipe
48 45
Lawn Mower
79 87
Sundries .
25 75
New Bleachers
696 36
2,749 91
Re-Grading Town Park:
Engineer . $ 510 00
Contract .
4,377 70
Grass Seed, etc.
34 89
Trucking .
77 41
5,000 00
Playgrounds:
Instructors $720 00
Labor
65 50
Apparatus
166 53
Sand
4 00
Trucking .
21 50
Sundry Expenses .
10 99 988 52
Total for Parks and Playgrounds . Unclassified:
$8,738 43
Damages to Persons and Property Memorial Day:
9 00
American Legion . $ 200 00
Post 22, G. A. R. . 200 00
Spanish War Vets.
30 00
Printing Town
Reports 1,313 50
Compensation Insur-
ance Premium .
1,713 10
47
County Aid to Ag-
riculture
100 00
Rifle Practice Co. I 379 90
Court Fees
.
7 00
Dog Officer
£
.
197 50
County Tax . .
23,504 00
State Tax
29,640 00
Auditing Munici-
pal Accounts 5,298 38
State Highway Tax 2,520 53
Total for Unclassified
.
$65,103 91
Cemeteries:
Superintendent $ 225 00
Labor
1,986 50
Loam
60 00
Shrubs ·
21 00
Wood Posts
20 00
Wire, Seed, etc
52 76
Postage and Sta- tionery . 13 80 $ 2,379 06
Total for Cemeteries 2,379 06
Interest and Maturing Debt: Interest:
Temporary Loans $9,997 05
Sewer Bonds 7,180 36
Highway Bonds . School Bonds
320 00
620 00
Charles River Re-
clamation Bonds 85 00 18,202 41
Municipal Indebtedness:
Temporary Loans $360,000 00 (Anticipation of
Revenue)
Sewer Loans ·
21,000 00
Highway Loans . 2,000 00
Cedar Street Con- struction 3,000 00
Charles River Re-
clamation . 2,000 00 388,000 00
.
48
Total for Interest and Municipal Indebtedness $406,202 41 Trust and Investment: Cemetery Perpetual Care
1,100 00
Refunds and Transfers: Refunds:
1924 Taxes
$ 4 32
1925 Taxes
2 84
1926 Taxes
9 30
1927 Taxes
35 64 $ 52 10
Transfers:
Reserve Fund To:
Vernon Grove
Cemetery ·
$1,000 00
Military Aid ·
500 00
Health Dept.
2,005 87
Health Dept.
(Unpaid Bills)
184 68
Town Park
250 00
Fire Dept. Inci- dentals 600 00
Repairs to H &
L Truck 250 00
Interest .
202 41
Overlay Reserve To:
Highway Dept. 5,000 00
Excess and Deficien- cy To:
Highway Dept. 5,000 00
school Sanitary
Additions 16,659 70
Poor Dept. 4,500 00
Mothers' Aid · 3,500 00 39,652 66
Total for Refunds and Transfers
39,704 76
Total Expenditures . Balance December 31, 1927 Cash in General Treasury
$1,032,066 24
12,111 07
$1,044,177 31
RECAPITULATION AND ESTIMATES.
Balance Jan. 1, '27
1927 Appro- priations
Receipts and Transfers
Total
ACCOUNTS
1927 Expendi- tures
1927 Balances
1928 Estimates
General Government
$ 115 00
$ 115 00| Moderator
115 00
125 00
67 50
67 50 Finance Committee
67 50
75 00
1587 24
1587 24|Selectmen
1587 24
1400 00
1521 87
1521 37 Accountant
1521 37
2500 00
50 00
60 00 Auditor
50 00
1933 67
1933 67 Treasurer
1933 67
1500 00
155 00
155 00 Treasurer's Bond
155 00
220 00
4525 76
4525 76 Tax Collector
4525 76
4700 00
810 00
310 00|Tax Collector's Bond
310 00
440 00
4249 31
4249 31 Assessors
4249 31
4200 00 0
$656 00
656 00 Publishing Property Lists
604 24
51 76
500 32
500 32 Publishing Poll Lists
500 32
600 00
40 00
40 00 Other Finance Offices and Accounts
40 00
50 00
1081 22
1081 22 Town Solicitor
1081 22
1500 00
1622 34
1622 34 Town Clerk
1622 34
1700 00
15 00
15 00 Planning Board
15 00
15 00
1779 30
1779 30|Election, Registration, Town Meetings
1779 30
3000 00
2800 00
2800 00 Town Hall
2799 19
2800 00
800 00
300 00 Town Hall Repairs
300 00
1000 00
85 48
1085 48 Memorial Hall
1085 44
04
1200 00
300 00
300 00 Memorial Hall Repairs
295 11
4 89
300 00
500 00
500 00 Memorial Hall Insurance
442 92
57 08
Protection of Persons and Property
17000 00
17000 00 Police Department
16999 99
011
17800 00
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RECAPITULATION AND ESTIMATES .- Continued.
Balance Jan. 1, '27
1927 Appro- priations
Receipts and Transfers
Total
ACCOUNTS
1927 Expendi- tures.
1927 Balances
1928 Estimates
Protection of Persons and Property
775 00
775 00 Police Department, New Auto 300 00 Court Fees
7 00
$ 293 00
$ 100 00
15982 00
15982 00 Fire Department, Pay of Members
15978 00
4 00
16800 00
3500 00
$ 614 13
4114 13
Incidentals
4102 64
6 49
3500 00
600 00
600 00
66
Repairs
599 06
94
600 00
1000 00
1000 00
66
New Hose
977 50
22 50
1000 00
6000 00
6000 00
New Apparatus
6000 00
202 45
202 45
Unpaid Bills
132 15
70 30
91 00
200 00
514 30
714 30
Brush Fires
714 30
500 00 c
8100 00
8100 00 Hydrant Service
8050 00
50 00
8100 00
$1000 00
379 90
379 90 Rifle Practice, Co. I. M. N. G.
379 90
400 00
400 00
400 00 Wire Inspector
400 00
400 00
656 00
656 00 Sealer Weights and Measures 500 00 Gypsy Moth Suppression
500 00
1000 00
1000 00
1000 00 Tree Warden
1000 00
2500 00
300 00
300 00 New Trees
150 00
150 00
200 00
202 00
202 00|Dog Officer
202 00
150 00
Health and Sanitation
5700 00
2655 87
8355 87 Health Department
8330 10
25 77
8000 60
532 00
184 68
716 68
Unpaid Bills
716 68
2400 00
2400 00|Dental Clinic
2322 80
77 20
2460 00
1642 89
1642 89|Worcester County T. B. Hospital
1642 89
1700 00
50
250 00
250 00 Repairs to Hook and Ladder Truck
250 00
1000 00 Rifle Range, Co. I. M. N. G.
1000 00
656 00
690 00
500 00
66
66
$ 775 00
300 00
RECAPITULATION AND ESTIMATES .- Continued.
Balance Jan. 1, '27
1927 Appro- priations
Receipts and Transfers
Total
ACCOUNTS
1927 Expendi- tures
1927 Balaces
1928 Estimates
Health and Sanitation
$ 220 00 Inspector of Animals
220 00
220 00
300 00 Plumbing Inspectors
300 00
300 00
13326 53|Sewer Maintenance
9082 97
5000 00
26305 69 Sewer Construction
22452 51
$4243 46 3853 18
25000 00
4500 00
4500 00 Prospect St. Sewer
4500 00
4
Highways and Bridges
60000 00
10201 60
70201 60 Highways and Bridges
70199 61
1 99
60000 00 un
100 00
100 00 John Street
100 00
5000 00
5000 00 Sidewalks
4999 88
12
5000 00
3000 00
3000 00|Watering Streets
3000 00
3000.00
17200 00
17200 00 Street Lighting
16741 38
458 62
17452 64
90 00
90 00 Dilla Street Lights
52 50
37 50
126 00
126 00 Highland Street Lights
63 00
63 00
90 00
90 00 Haven Street Lights
15 00
75 00
72 00
72 00 Maple Street Lights
42 00
30 00
90 00
90 00 Silver Hill Road Lights
45 00
45 00
Charities and Soldier's Benefits
29000 00
5057 00
34057 00 Board of Public Welfare
33261 07
795 93
33500 00
400 00
400 00 Unpaid Bills 1926
385 37
14 63
18000 00
3537 00
21537 00 Mother's Aid
19115 29
2421 71
21500 00
300 00
500 00
800 00 Military Aid
470 00
330 00
500 00
1000 00
1000 00|State Aid
822 00
178 00
800 00
$1305 69
$ 7500 00 25000 00
220 00 300 00 5826 53
RECAPITULATION AND ESTIMATES .- Continued.
Balance Jan. 1, '27
1927 Appro- priations
Receipts and Transfers
Total
ACCOUNTS
1927 Expendi- tures
1927 Balances
1928 Estimates
Charities and Soldier's Benefits
$ 30 00
30 00 Soldier's Burial
30 00 3944 60
$ 57 40 100 00
60 00 5000 00 100 00
100 00 Care of Soldier's and Sailor's Graves
Schools and Library
195253 50
10 46 3000 00
195263 96 School Department
195120 31
143 65 6495 00
199965 00
30000 00
33000 00 School Sanitary Additions
26505 00
22 39
4000 00 c
52
Recreation and Unclassified
2500 00
265 90
2765 90 Town Parks
2765 81
09
2800 00
5000 00
5000 00 Removing Trees and Regrading Town Park
5000 00
1000 00
1000 00 Playgrounds
988 52
11 48
1200 00
200 00
200 00 Memorial Day, G. A. R.
200 00
200 00
200 00 66
American Legion
200 00
500 00
30 00
30 00
S. W. V.
30 00
1400 00
1713 10
1713 10|Workmen's Comp. Ins. Premium
.1713 10
1500 00
100 00
100 00 Worcester County Aid to Agriculture
100 00
100 00
20464 65
20464 65 Salaries
18018 57
2446 08
6000 00
6000 00 Incidentals
5999 96
04
9 00
9 00 Damage to Persons and Property
9 00
100 00
5000 00
5000 00 Reserve Fund
4992 96
7 04
5000 00
$
4000 00 100 00
2 00
4002 00 Soldier's Relief
) 22
4 00
4004 22 Town Library
3981 83
1313 50
1313 50 Printing Town Reports
1313 50
RECAPITULATION AND ESTIMATES-Continued.
Balance Jan. 1, '27
1927 Appro- priations
Receipts and Transfers
Total
ACCOUNTS
1927 Expendi- tures
1927 Balances
1928 Estimates
Cemeteries
ff
500 0( 75 00
$1807 92
$ 2307 92 |Vernon Grove Cemetery 75 00 North Pur hase Cemetery
$ 2304 06 75 00
$3 86
$ 2000 00 75 00
Interest and Maturing Debt
18000 00 28000 00
202 41
18202 41 Interest 28000 00 Maturing Debt
18303 41 28000 00
15500 00 22000 00
53
54
THE LIMITATION OF INDEBTEDNESS.
Under Chapter 44, Section 10, of the General Laws, the amount of money that may be borrowed by the Town, in ad- dition to the present debt is as follows:
Valuation of three preceding years reduced by abate- ments up to, and including December 31, 1927.
1925 Valuation $14,723,255 00.
1926
·
15,245,245 00
1927 66
.
·
15,514,370 00
$45,482,870 00
1925 Abatements
$55,009 00
1926
68,932 00
1927 66
47,825 00
171,766 00
$45,311,104 00
Average net valuation .
$15,103,701 00 ·
3 per cent of average valuation
$453,111 03
Total debt authorized
$172,000 00
Less debt outside limit
71,000 00
$101,000 00
Amount which town may borrow within
debt limit as of Jan 1, 1928
$352,111 03
5.5
NET
FUNDED OR FIXED DEBT OF MILFORD, DECEMBER 31, 1927. MATURITY BY YEARS.
Year
Sewer
Loans
Stacy Charles River Total Mat» School Reclamation by Year
1928
$16000 00
$4000 00 $2000 00
$22000 00'
1929
16000 00
4000 00
20000 00*
1930
14000 00
4000 00
18000 00
1931
14000 00
3000 00
17000 00'
1932
13000 00
3000 00
16000 001
1933
11000 00
3000 00
14000 00/
1934
4000 00
3000 00
12000 00
1935
9000 00
3000 00
12000 00
1936
9000 00
9000 00
1937.1952
2000 00(yearly)
32000 00
$143000 00
$27000 00 $2000 00 $172000 00
56
TOWN OF MILFORD BALANCE SHEET, DECEMBER 31, 1927. ASSETS.
Cash in Banks and Office: General Treasury
$
12,111 07
Accounts Receivable: Taxes:
Levy of 1924
$ 202 61
Levy of 1925
9,287 19
Levy of 1926
. 71,993 34
Levy of 1927
. 172,898 70
254,381 84
Special Assessments:
Street Sprinkling 1925 .
$ 139 39
App. Sewer Assess. 1910-1927
462 58
Unapp. Sewers, 1914-1927
5,226 77
Departmental:
Health
. $1,420 00
Highway
·
74 00
Poor
3,377 18
Town Farm
·
1,485 38
Mothers' Aid
· 10,862 38
State Aid
822 00
School Dept.
·
1,030 75
Military Aid
372 50
Soldiers' Burial
30 00
Cemeteries
297 00
19,771 19
Overlay Deficit: Levy of 1916 559 35
$292,652 19
·
5,828 74
57
LIABILITIES.
Temporary Loans:
Anticipation of Revenue
$100,000 00
Surplus War Bonus .
.
3,293 99
Sale of Pearl Street Property
500 00
Appropriation Balances:
Town Hall Repairs
.
$ 300 00
Fire Dept. Unpaid Bills .
70 30
Rifle Range Co. I, M. N. G.
1,000 00 .
New Trees
150 00
Sewer Maintenance
4,243 56
Sewer Construction
3,853 18
School Sanitary Additions
. 6,495 00
16,112 04
Overlays Reserved for Abatements:
Levy of 1924
$1,040 77
Levy of 1925
4,392 24
Levy of 1926
1,613 67
Levy of 1927
6,447 15
13,493 83.
Overlay Reserve
6794 91
Revenue Reserved until Collected:
Street Sprinkling
$ 139 39
Sewer Revenue .
5,689 35
Departmental
19,780 69
25,609 43
Excess and Deficiency (Surplus Revenue)
126,847 99
$292,652 19
Deferred Revenue Accounts.
ASSETS.
Sewer Assessments: Apportioned but not Due
$663 88
·
.
·
.
.
·
.
·
.
-
58
LIABILITIES.
Apportioned Sewer Assessments:
Due 1928 . ·
$124 08
Due 1929 .
.
114 08
Due 1930 .
. .
80 26
Due 1931 . ·
80 25
Due 1932 . 61 05
Due 1933 . 51 04
Due 1934 .
51 04
Due 1935 .
.
51 04
Due 1936 .
51 04
$663 88
Debts Accounts, ASSETS.
Net Funded or Fixed Debt $172,000 00
LIABILITIES.
Sewer Constr. Loan, 1906 . $63,000 00
Sewer Constr. Loan, 1908 8,000 00 ·
Sewer Constr. Loan, 1919
·
4,000 00
Sewer Constr. Loan, 1921 4,000 00 ·
Sewer Constr. Loan 1, 1922 .
60,000 00 ·
Geo. E. Stacy Schocl Loan, 1915
31,000 00
Charles River Valley Reclamation
Loan
2,000 00
$172,000 00
Trust Accounts.
ASSETS.
Trust Fund, Cash and Securities .
$18,831 18
LIABILITIES.
Cemetery Perpetual Care Funds $18,831 18
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