Town Annual Report of the Officers of the Town of Milford, Massachusetts 1938, Part 3

Author: Milford (Mass.)
Publication date: 1938
Publisher: The Town
Number of Pages: 436


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15.00


Swartz, John


223.56


Seaver's Express


4.82


Sullivan, Ed.


10.25


Smith, J.


14.25


Trimount Bituminous Products


1,277.83


Varney Bros. Trucking Co.


7,382.38


Villa's Auto Repair Shop


100.65


Total Expenditures


$48,000.00


Chapter 500, Acts of 1938


State's Contribution


$12,250.00


Payroll


$1,445.35


Bavis, Chester S.


12.64


Curley's Restaurant


21.45


Cahill's News Agency


.40


Corbett Concrete Pipe Co.


252.20


Costello, Theresa


9.00


Curtiss, H. M. Coal Co.


3.78


Davoren's Express


75.00


DePasquale, Joseph


12.00


King, Edward M.


87.00


LeBlanc, Arthur


25.00


Marzetta, Louis


12.00


Micelotti, Frank


28.50


Milford Grain Co.


7.50


O'Brien's Garage


31.50


Rosenfeld's Washed Sand & Stone Co. 164.50


Rose, Elmer O.


4.60


Schiavo, Antonio


9.00


Ted's Diner


9.75


Varney Bros. Trucking Co.


175.35


Total Expenditures $2,386.52


Balance


$9,863.48


40


Snow Removal


Appropriation


$13,000.00


Payroll


$6,273.21


Abretti, R. J.


47.50


Alexander's Supply Co.


360.00


Bodio, Phillip


45.00


Barnes, William


28.75


Bega, A.


83.25


Borghi, Ralph


27.50


Blake, George F.


25.96


Costa, A.


360.00


Curran's Express Inc.


242.00


Consigli, J. J.


53.75


Cenedella, S.


32.50


Checchi, Louis


15.00


Consigli, Peter


53.75


Clarridge, A. P.


54.38


Consigli, Caesar


11.25


Casey, Wm. H.


.54


Curley's Restaurant


9.50


Centorino, S.


26.25


Carchio, D.


28.75


Clarke Printing Co.


3.75


Cenedella, B.


20.00


Central Super Service Station


11.25


DePasquale, A. & Co.


76.88


Dyar Sales & Machinery Co.


75.56


Donohue, J. Frank Est.


55.00


Davoren, A.


52.50


D'Esso, Steve


32.50


Davis, H. F. Tractor Co.


58.86


East End Garage


4.80


Fitzpatrick's Express


56.25


Farese, V.


7.50


· Globe Trucking Co.


38.15


Globe Fruit Co.


10.00


Gould, Fred A.


23.68


Haynes Welding Co.


29.95


Huff, N. L.


2.00


Johnson, J.


43.75


Marzetta, Louis


46.25


Manguso, Peter


11.25


Morgan's Express


28.75


Milford Auto Parts


48.75


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Morse, Charles G.


67.50


Melvin, William


56.88


Moore, Thomas


25.00


Morey, Nelson


15.00


Morey, Luke


14.38


M. F. & U. Coach Co.


5.25


Milford Daily News


9.00


Niro, Alphonse


56.25


O'Brien, J. Harold


60.63


Rosenfeld's Washed Sand & Stone


1,479.00


Ruggiero, Joseph


68.13


Ruggiero, Anthony


35.00


Ritz Bros.


58.00


Rosenfeld's Garage


114.05


Reynold's Music Store


.60


Rairit, A.


7.50


Streetor, Ray


141.00


Seaver's Express


247.50


Schiavo, Charles


56.25


Sabatinelli, Guido


76.88


Shaughnessey, Harold


58.13


Servidore, Secondo


53.75


Speroni, Emilio


57.50


Standard Oil Co. of N. Y.


132.81


Scartissi, P.


7.50


Septrom, E. W.


5.20


Tieuli, Frank


68.75


Tassone, A.


53.75


Taylor, A.


73.75


Tedeschi, Fred


69.38


Varney Bros. Trucking Co.


967.25


Volpe, Vincenzo


50.00


Villa's Auto Repair


43.98


Ward's Express


248.25


Total Expenditures


$13,000.00


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Treasurer's Report for 1938


Balance Jan. 1, 1938


$ 46,806.16


Receipts for year


1,511,752.05


$1,558,558.21


Disbursements per warrant


$1,458,094.66


Balance December 31, 1938


100,463.55


$1,558,558.21


CEMETERY FUNDS


Balance Jan. 1, 1938


$25,631.92


Received for Perpetual Care


450.00


Interest credited during year


679.22


$26,761.14


Interest withdrawn for cemetery care


617.87


$26,143.27


Balance Account


Town of Milford Note


$22,000.00


Home National Bank


2,037.24


Milford Savings Bank


2,106.03


$26,143.27


43 Expense Account


B. J. Clancey, salary


$1,500.00


Todd Co., Printing


110.00


J. C. Hall Co., Printing 41.00


Charlescraft Press, Printing


8.00


American Bank Note Co., Printing


29.05


Clarke Printing Co., Printing 5.50


Postoffice Dept., Postage


64.02


P. E. Casey Co., Insurance


37.50


H. A. Daniels Co., Insurance 18.75


Expenses to Boston 7.50


N. E. Tel. & Tel. Co., Telephone


30.20


B. F. Shea, Clerical


135.00


Underwood Elliott Fisher Machine service 15.60


Todd Co. Machine service


13.75


Columbia Casualty Co., Bond


223.00


F. T. Cahill, Supplies 5.75


Arnold Co., Supplies


.70


Todd Sales, Supplies 2.75


Underwood Elliott Fisher, Supplies 1.50


5.00


Powers Post A. L., Directory


Respectfully submitted, $2,255.57


B. J. CLANCEY,


Treasurer.


44 Town Clerk's Report


MISCELLANEOUS LICENSES RECORDED


Automobile Agent's


10


Used Car Dealer's


3


Motor Vehicle Junk


4


Motorcycle Agent


1


Pool and Billiards


4


Bowling alleys


3


Auctioneer's


2


Sale of ice cream, soda water, fruit and confectionery on Lord's Day Common Victualler's


33


Innholders


6


Oleomargarine


6


Lodging houses


2


Theatrical


2


Entertainments on the Lord's Day


52


Junk Collectors


6


Shops for second hand articles


3


Circus


1


Revolver Permits


39


Voting Lists


10


LICENSES FOR SALE OF ALL ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES


Package Goods Stores


4


Hotels


4


Restaurants


8


Druggists


2


LICENSES FOR SALE OF WINES AND MALT BEVERAGES


Package Goods Store


2


Hotels


1


Restaurants


2


Special


5


MORTGAGES AND OTHER LEGAL INSTRUMENTS RECORDED


Chattel Mortgages


69


Mortgages discharged


15


49


45


Conditional sale agreements Married Woman's Certificates Notices of foreclosure Assignment of mortgages Bill of sale Notice of attachment


3


3


1


1


1


1


DOG LICENSES RECORDED


Number returned by the Assessors


720


Number licenses Males


585


Females


86


Spayed


119


Kennel


2


Total number licensed 792


Amount received for licenses


$1,798.29


Amount paid to Town Treasurer


1,638.89


less Clerk's fees


SPORTING, HUNTING, TRAPPING AND FISHING LICENSES RECORDED


Resident Citizens sporting


192


Women's and minors fishing


75


Resident Citizen's fishing


307


Resident Citizen's hunting


145


Resident Citizen's trapping


2


Non-Resident Citizen's Fishing


2


Minors trapping


2


Non-resident Citizen's sporting


2


Duplicates


7


Free


27


amount paid to Division of Fisheries & Game


$1,468.00


VITAL STATISTICS


Marriage Intentions recorded 131


Marriage certificates issued


128


Marriages recorded


141


Deaths recorded


222


Births recorded


423


Respectfully submitted, CATHERINE L. COYNE,


Town Clerk.


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Assessors' Report for 1938


To the Citizens of the Town of Milford, Massachusetts: We, the Board of Assessors, respectfully submit our report for the year of 1938.


Town Appropriations in total


$896,282.97


Deficits in Overlay account. (1929 to 1936 inc.)


22,930.40


1938


Estimates


1937 Under- estimates


State Tax


$19,600.00 201.05


$1,792.50


State Auditing Tax


Hospital and Home


care for Civil War Veterans


100.00


State Parks and Res-


490.26


144.11


$20,291.31


$2,036.61


22,327.92


County Tax


$27,274.12


Tuberculosis Hospital


16,203.97


43,478.09


Overlay (of current year)


10,089.49


$995,108.87


Estimated Receipts


Income Tax


$56,998.34


Corporation Taxes


11,188.07


Motor Vehicle Excise


20,000.00


Licenses


20,000.00


Fines


646.62


Special Assessments


1,049.21


General Government


609.52


Protection of Persons and Property


243.17


Health and Sanitation


2,755.36


Highways


28.63


ervations


47


Charities (other than from Fed- eral grants for aid to depend-) ant children) 23,384.83


Old Age Assistance (other than federal grants) 17,585.10


Soldiers' Benefits


372.00


Schools


5,534.54


Libraries


272.92


Cemeteries (other than trust


funds and sale of lots) 532.00


Interest on Taxes and Assess- ments


13,378.92


Veterans' Exemptions


19.46


$174,598.69


Overestimates of Previous Year On County Tax 25.50


Appropriations voted


by Town meeting


to be taken from


available funds, and


approved


$108,782.35


30,000.00


35,166.38


$173,948.73


$173,948.73


$348,572.92


Total estimated


receipts and


available funds 348,572.92


Net amount to be raised by Taxation on Polls and Property $646,535.95


Number of Poll Taxes (4,501) at $2.00 Total Valuation


9,002.00


On Personal Property, $1,597,295.00 at $44.20 70,600.47


On Real Estate, $12,826,550.00 at $44.20


566,933.63


Total taxes levied on Polls and Property $646,536.10 Less gain in fractions .15


$646,535.95


48


Additional Commitments, including Decem- ber Levy: 61 polls at $2.00 Personal Property Real Estate, none


122.00


106.08


Total of all taxes listed in Collector's book for 1938 upon Real Estate, Per- sonal, and Polls $646,764.03


Excise Tax Commitments for 1938


First Commitment


$11,876.15


Second Commitment


4,939.56


Third Commitment


4,022.32


Fourth Commitment


454.93


Fifth Commitment


107.64


Sixth Commitment


123.87


Seventh Commitment


137.76


Total


$21,662.23


Number of Persons, Partnerships and Corporations Assessed


Number on Real Estate


2,378


Number on Personal Estate


561


Total 2,939


Value of Assessed stock in trade


$274,630.00


Value of assessed machinery


1,062,300.00


Value of assessed live stock


20,745.00


All other tangible personal property


239,620.00


Total value of assessed personal estate $1,597,295.00


Value of Assessed Real Estate


Buildings, excluding land


$10,060,000.00


Land, exclusive of buildings 2,766,550.00


Total on Real Estate


$12,826,550.00


Total on Personal Estate 1,597,295.00


Total valuation of assessed estates as of January 1, 1938 $14,423,845.00


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Tax for State, County, and Town, including Overlays, as of January 1, 1938


On Personal Property On Real Estate On Polls


$70,600.47 566,933.63 9,002.00


Less gain in fractions


.15


Total net amount to be raised by Taxa- tion


$646,535.95


Number of Horses


35


Number of Cows


171


Number of Yearlings


8


Number of Swine


58


Number of Sheep


6


Number of Fowl


7,695


Number of Dwelling Houses assessed


3,806


Number of Acres of land assessed, 8,319 acres and 24,030 sq. ft.


Tax rate for Town, $44.20 per Thousand.


Respectfully submitted,


WILLIAM F. CLANCY, Chairman, FREDERICK A. NEALON, Clerk,


JOHN F. MAHER,


Assessors.


FINANCIAL REPORT OF ASSESSORS' DEPART- MENT FOR 1938


General Appropriation $4,400.00


Plus additional from Finance Committee 250.00


Total


$4,650.00


Expenditures


Burroughs Adding Mach. Co. $.75


Cahill's News Agency 11.09


Clarke Printing Co. 20.00


Columbia Ribbon & Carbon Co. 3.50


Expenses to Assessors' Con- vention 6.00


$646,536.10


50


Groom, Thomas & Co.


11.67


Hobbs & Warren Inc.


52.23


Milford Daily News Co.


3.75


New England Tel. & Tel. Co.


80.65


Nolting, Edmund A.


6.50


Office Assistance


758.51


Transportation


30.00


U. S. Postage


15.00


Worcester Abstract Co.


130.04


$1,129.69 $1,129.69


Payroll


William F. Clancy chairman $1,000.00


Frederick A. Nealon, Clerk


1,500.00


John F. Maher


1,000.00


3,500.00


3,500.00


Total


$4,629.69


Unexpended Balance


$20.31


Respectfully submitted, WILLIAM F. CLANCY, FREDERICK A. NEALON, JOHN F. MAHER,


Assessors.


51


Town Accountant's Report


To the Honorable Board of Selectmen and Voters of Milford :


Herewith I submit my annual report of the financial transactions of the Town of Milford for the year ending December 31, 1938.


Included is a Detailed Report of the Receipts from all sources of Income, a Detailed Report of the Expenditures of each department and account, a Recapitulation and Estimate Table showing the Appropriation Receipts and Transfers, Expenditures, Balance December 31, 1938 and the Estimated Cost to run the various Departments as submitted by them for the coming year. Included also is the usual Balance Sheet, a Table showing the salaries paid Town Officers and also a Detailed Summary of the Net Funded or Fixed Debt of the Town.


I wish to thank all the Departments for their co-opera- tion during the past year.


Respectfully submitted, MICHAEL J. HANNIGAN,


Town Accountant.


TOWN OF MILFORD BALANCE SHEET, DECEMBER 31, 1938


General Accounts


ASSETS


LIABILITIES


Cash in Office and Banks: General Treasury


$100,463.55


Temporary Loans:


Anticipation of Revenue


$147,000.00


Sale of Pearl St. Property


500.00


Levy of 1930 68.00


Levy of 1931


755.53


Levy of 1932


454.82


Levy of 1933


1,117.82


Levy of 1934


2,634.74


Levy of 1935


2,117.36


Levy of 1936


14,304.70


Levy of 1937


86,568.77


Levy of 1938


234,590.02


Motor Vehicle Excise Tax-1929 603.46


Motor Vehicle Excise


Tax-1930


1,763.78


Motor Vehicle Excise


Tax-1931


2,460.97


Motor Vehicle Excise Tax-1932


2,603.78


Motor Vehicle Excise Tax-1933


1,588.18


Motor Vehicle Excise Tax-1934


1,247.19


Motor Vehicle Excise Tax-1935 1,705.68


Motor Vehicle Excise Tax-1936


1,722.76


Appropriation Balances:


Sewer-Installing New Pump $102.71 Sewer Construction-Cedar St. 810.00


Purchase St. Construction- Chapter 90 2,267.78


Chapter 500 Acts of 1938


9,863.48


Road Machinery Account 500.00


Road Machinery Fund 103.74


U. S. Grant-Aid to Dependent Children 2,322.72


U. S. Grant-Old Age for Assistance 6,788.55


U. S. Grant-Old Age for Administration 206.62


Rebuilding Town Farm


18,370.70


Repairs to Original High School Building 720.00


· Furnishing Original High School 378.79


Accounts Receivable: Taxes:


Sale of Cemetery Lots and Graves 1,467.00


52


Motor Vehicle Excise Tax-1937 Motor Vehicle Excise Tax-1938


2,702.51


2,026.55


361,036.62


Special Assessments:


Old Age Assistance-1931 73.00


Old Age Assistance-1932


315.00


Old Age Assistance-1933


937.00


Apportioned Sewer Assess- ments, 1923-1928 3,846.28


Unapportioned Sewer Assess-


ments, 1925-1938


9,697.72


14,869.00


Departmental:


Health


3,545.74


Highway


653.60


Levy of 1933


1,117.60


Public Welfare


5,491.63


Infirmary


452.40


Aid to Dependent Children


6,368.87


Levy of 1938


3,383.30


Old Age Assistance


2,990.03


7,690.28


Overlay Reserve


2,055.99


Treasurer's Tailings


954.36


Premium on Loan


82.76


U. S. Grant-Vocational Education


287.24


1926


157.10


1931


2,924.13


1932


812.66


1933


698.51


4,592.40


Motor Vehicle Excise Tax Revenue


18,424.86


10,031.43


Uncollected Court Judgments


4,592.40


State Aid to Highways County Aid to Highways


5,015.72


Departmental Revenue


20,156.11


New Equipment & Machinery- Vocational School 500.00


Purchase of Tools, Materials 18,565.36 Construction of War Memorial 110.73 Land Damages-Purchase St. 630.61


Zoning Board 160.27


Cedar Swamp Development 54,337.57


Vernon Grove Cemetery- Income Trust Funds 17.74


North Purchase Cemetery-


Income Trust Funds 46.75


116,804.12


Overlays Reserved for Abatements:


Levy of 1930 51.00


53


Levy of 1937


3,138.38


State Aid


300.00


School Department


111.84


Cemetery


242.00


20,156.11


Tax Judgments:


Tax Title Redemptions-Reserved


1,156.93


Taxi Badge Reserve


12.00


Revenues Reserved Until Collected:


TOWN OF MILFORD BALANCE SHEET, DECEMBER 31, 1938


General Accounts-Continued.


Overlay Deficits:


Levy of 1931


184.97


Levy of 1932


470.28


Levy of 1934


1,763.03


Levy of 1935


535.95


Levy of 1936


2,922.39


5,876.62


State Tax Deficit


22,050.00


Sewer Revenue


13,544.00


County Tax Deficit


13.04


Excess and Deficiency


194,379.68


State Parks & Reservation Deficit


50.39


Aid to Highways


15,047.15


$544,154.88


$544,154.88


Deferred Revenue Accounts


Sewer Assessments: Apportioned but not due


$1,989.21


Due 1939


$642.20


Due 1940


623.33


Due 1941


623.26


Due 1942


100.42


$1,989.21


$1,989.21


Debt Accounts


Net Funded or Fixed Debt


$388,467.09


Cedar Swamp Development & Loan


$55,000.00


Sewer Loans


69,000.00


Tax Title Loan


35,467.09


High School Loan


157,000.00


Municipal Relief Loan


16,000.00


Chapter 58-Acts 1938 Loan


56,000.00


$388,467.09


$388,467.09


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Apportioned Sewer Assessments:


Trust & Investment Accounts


Trust Funds-Cash & Securities Municipal Contributory Retirement Funds-Cash & Securities


$26,119.54 19,464.81


Cemetery Perpetual Care Funds


Annuity Savings Funds


$26,119.54 9,209.20


Annuity Reserve Fund


9.10


Pension Accumulation Fund


10,044.44


Expense Fund 23.06


Undistributed Income


179.01


$45,584.35


$45,584.35


Tax Accounts


Tax Titles Tax Title Possessions


$39,329.76


Tax Title Reserve


$46,789.05


7,459.29


$46,789.05


$46,789.05


55


56 RECEIPTS


Taxes


Current Year :


Poll


5,414.00


Motor Vehicle Excise 20,011.28


Real Estate and


Personal


392,343.23


417,768.51


Previous Years :


Poll


1,212.00


Motor Vehicle Excise


3,319.13


Real Estate and


Personal 150,398.97


154,930.10


From State:


Income Tax


57,585.96


Corporation Tax


13,050.91


Veterans' Exemptions


21.24


70,658.11


Tax Titles


5,618.41


Total for Taxes 648,975.13


Licenses


Liquor


18,460.00


Pedlars


191.90


Sunday


456.80


Pool, Billiards & Bowling


46.00


Health


83.00


Revolver


24.50


Victuallers


30.00


Auto


145.00


Junk


35.00


Auctioneer


6.00


Theatre


155.00


Shop


10.00


Oleomargarine


1.50


Innholders


8.00


Golf Range


5.00


Circus


25.00


Total for Licenses 19,682.70


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Fines


Third District Court


252.45


Grants and Gifts


From U. S. Government:


Old Age Assistance


45,646.52


Aid to Dependent Children


5,638.81


Federal Emergency Relief 234.01


From State:


Schools


3,647.10


Geo. Ellsey Fund


2,000.00


Smith Hughes


244.54


Chapter 500 Acts of 1938


12,250.00


Flood Repairs


48,000.00


From County :


Dog Licenses


1,335.43


Total for Grants & Gifts


118,996.41


All Other General Revenue


Special Assessments :


Apportioned Sewer


Assessments 175.35


Unapportioned Sewer.


Assessments 754.86


Total Special Assessments


930.21


Departmental Revenue General Government


Treasurer :


Lockup Keys


1.00


Releases on Tax Titles 9.00


10.00


Tax Collector : Fees on Taxes 197.64


Town Hall: Rental 1,365.00


58


Memorial Hall : Rental 5.00


Other General Government:


Sale of Voting Lists 30.00


Total for General Government 1,607.64


Protection of Persons and Property


Fire Department:


Sale of Old Materials 11.50


Fire Loss-So. Main St. Station 2,423.00


2,434.50


Sealer of Weights & Measures: Fees


180.17


Services of Dog Officer


108.00


Total for Protection of Persons and Property


2,722.67


Health and Sanitation


Health :


Tuberculosis


3,225.85


Dental Clinic


104.50


Sanitation:


Sewer Connections 185.00


Plumbing Inspection


Fees


379.00


P. W. A. 1023


3,639.32


Total for Health and Sanitation 7,533.67


Highways


Dividend Bonding Co.


11.00


Snow Removal State Roads 287.23


Chapter 90 Maintenance : State


496.83


County 496.82


Chapter 90 Construction Contract #5955: State 1,979.14 County 1,460.47


59


Chapter 90 Construction Contract #5663:


State 2,529.82 County 1,116.43


Chapter 90 Construction Contract #6680 :


State


9,968.57


County


4,984.28


Fire Loss to Building


3.13


Total for Highways 23,333.72


General Aid:


Individuals 52.00


Cities and Towns


9,324.36


State


7,527.03


Total for General Aid 16,903.39


Mothers' Aid:


State 4,576.83


Old Age Assistance :


Cities and Towns 950.78


State


45,835.38


Total for Old Age Assistance


46,786.16


Infirmary :


Sale of Produce


80.00


Board and Care 2,137.03


2,217.03 35,166.38


Fire Loss Town Farm


Total for Charities 105,649.79


Soldiers' Benefits


State Aid


480.00 75.00


Military Aid


Soldiers' Relief


107.00


Total for Soldiers' Benefits 662.00


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Schools


Tuition of State Wards


2,531.12


Other Tuition 2,768.28


Sale of Books and Supplies


134.73


All Other


25.87


Total for Schools


5,460.00


Library


Fines


307.58


Unclassified


Sale of Materials W. P. A.


7.50


Rent of Land


30.00


Dog Licenses 1,737.20


Total for Unclassified


1,774.70


Vernon Grove Cemetery


Sale of Lots


225.00


Care of Lots


219.00


Opening Graves


334.50


Regrading Lots


12.00


Burial of Stillborn


3.00


Total for Vernon Grove Cemetery 793.50


Trust Funds


Perpetual Care


450.00


Interest


Deposits


79.69


Taxes


8,052.35


Motor Vehicle Excise Taxes


145.79


Sewer Assessments


89.53


Tax Titles


427.12


Excess Interest from State


378.88


Trust Funds-Cemetery


Perpetual Care 617.87


Total for Interest 9,791.23


61


Municipal Indebtedness


Anticipation of Revenue 447,000.00 Chapter 58 Acts of 1938 Loan 56,000.00


Cedar Swamp Development


P. W. A. 1446-F Loan 55,000.00


Total for Municipal Indebtedness 558,000.00 Premium on Loan 168.00


Refunds and Transfers


Land Court Fees


121.50


Highways


11.37


Old Age Assistance


965.00


Welfare Department


2,049.58


Sewer P. W. A. 1023-R


978.11


Treasurer's Tailings


154.70


Soldiers' Relief


154.52


Taxi Badges


4.00


Petty Cash


105.00


Interest


41.25


Police Department


7.50


Sewer


16.94


Gas Tax W. P. A.


4.65


School Department


.72


Blanket Insurance


9.54


Cemetery


34.50


Treasurer


1.75


Total for Refunds 4,660.65


Transfers:


Town Hall From Reserve Fund 880.14


Election, Registration & Town Meetings From Reserve Fund 1,500.00


Assessors From Reserve Fund 250.00


Court Fees From


Reserve Fund 17.78


62


Accountant From Reserve Fund 230.00


Treasurer From


Reserve Fund 20.00


Memorial Hall From Reserve Fund 81.92


Fire-Pay of Members From Reserve Fund 400.00


Fire-Incidentals From Reserve Fund 217.95


Fire-Brush Fires From Reserve Fund 23.00


Dog Officer From Reserve Fund 50.00


Care of Trees From


Reserve Fund


183.30


Inspector of Animals


From Reserve Fund


80.00


Chapter 90 Maint. From


Reserve Fund


6.35


Schools-General From


Reserve Fund


271.27


Municipal Retirement Fund


From Reserve Fund


125.00


Construction of War


Memorial From


Reserve Fund


350.00


Blanket Insurance From


Reserve Fund


176.00


Parks-General From


Reserve Fund


71.85


Fire-Incidentals From


Fire Loss


1,973.00


Repairs to Alarm System


From Fire Loss


450.00


Purchase St., Construc-


tion 1937 From


Fire Loss


1,096.00


63


Infirmary From Fire Loss 35,166.38


Revenue From Excess and Deficiency 30,000.00


Purchase of Tools, Mate- rials, etc. From Maint. and Care of Town Improvements 2,369.00


Purchase of Tools, Mate- rials, etc. From Sewer P. W. A. 1023 4,470.98


Purchase of Tools, Mate- rials, etc. From Town Clerk-Clerk Hire 602.50


Purchase of Tools, Mate- rials, etc. From Sale of Railroad St. Land 700.00


Purchase St. Construc-


tion 1937 From High-


ways-General


3,195.03


Schools-General From Schools-Salaries and Wages 500.00


New Equipment Voca- tional School-From Schools-Salaries and Wages 500.00


Police Department- From Chapter 90 Maintenance 300.00


Total for Transfer


86,257.45


Total for Refunds and Transfers


90,918.10


Total Receipts Balance January 1, 1938


1,598,009.50 46,806.16


Grand Total 1,644,815.66


64 EXPENDITURES General Government


Moderator 100.00


Finance Commission :


Salary of Secretary


50.00


Printing & Postage 34.08


84.08


Selectmen :


Salaries :


Selectmen


750.00


Clerk


500.00


Expenses :


Stationery & Postage


55.45


Recording Papers


7.00


Printing & Advertising


39.02


Telephone


56.98


Selectmen's Association


Dues


6.00


Office Supplies


7.20


Painting Selectmen's Office 55.35


1,477.00


Accountant :


Salary


2,000.00


Clerk


780.00


Stationery & Postage


28.85


Printing


16.10


Telephone


94.05


Office Supplies


28.85


Association Dues


2.00


Desk


17.00


Trucking


7.60


Adding Machine Main- tenance


8.90


Expenses to Boston


10.90


2,994.25


65


Treasurer :


Salary


Clerk Hire


1,500.00 163.84


Expenses :


Stationery & Postage 83.27


Printing & Advertising 180.05


Expenses to Boston


7.50


Telephone


30.25


Directory


5.00


Express


3.28


Office Supplies


34.30


Surety Bond


260.50


Burglary Insurance Premium 18.75


2,286.74


Tax Collector :


Salary 3,500.00


Expenses :


Serving Subpoenas 103.50


Stationery & Postage


395.13


Printing & Advertising 131.20


Telephone


63.50


Recording Tax Titles 17.47


Surety Bond


446.00


Typewriter


112.55


Burglary Insurance 100.35


Office Supplies & Repair


39.55


Police Service


19.86


Trucking 4.00


Deputies Bonds 10.00


Meetings to Worcester


6.95


4,950.06


Assessors :


Salaries :


Assessors 2,000.00


Clerk of Board


1,500.00


Clerk Hire


758.51


66


Expenses :


Stationery & Postage 79.06


Printing & Advertising 35.69


Auto Hire


30.00


Telephone


80.65


Abstracts


130.04


Office Supplies


8.70


Expenses to Meetings


7.00


4,629.65


Other Finance Offices & Accounts : Certifying Town Notes 151.00


Law Department:


Salary


250.00


Special Work


950.00


1,200.00


Town Clerk:


Salaries


Town Clerk


500.00


Recording Fees


825.50


Clerk Hire


177.50


Expenses :


Stationery & Postage 51.67


Printing & Advertising


52.41


Telephone


12.10


Association Dues 6.00


Typewriter


93.40


Painting Office


62.38


Office Supplies & Furnishings 81.54


Surety Bond


15.00


1,877.50


Election, Registration & Town Meetings: Salaries


Registrars 625.00


Election Offices


3,516.52


Janitors 45.00


Setting Up Equipment 303.70


Police Duty at Polls


149.43


67


Expenses :


Stationery & Postage 74.99


Printing & Advertising 940.10


Lunches


121.16


Printing & Posting Warrants 63.00


Truck Hire


39.75


Rental of Equipment


19.50


Temporary Wiring


260.00


Telephones


51.00


Office Supplies


48.98


Repairs to Equipment


32.51


6,290.64


Memorial Hall :


Salary of Janitor


600.00


Expenses :


Fuel


464.60


Water


17.12


Janitor Supplies


6.85


Repairs


86.44


Boiler Inspection


5.00


Unpaid Bills-1937


44.33


1,224.34


Town Hall:


Salaries :


Janitor


1,200.00


Other Labor


3.50


Expenses :


Fuel


911.83


Light & Water


508.48


Janitor's Supplies


215.85


Repairs


1,098.33


Insurance


8.96


Construction of New Offices


767.00


Care of Clock


100.00


Printing


2.25


Mattresses


7.50


68


Boiler Inspections 10.00


Lettering Doors & Windows 41.62


4,875.32


Total for General Government


32,140.58


Protection of Persons and Property


Police Department:


Salaries :


Chief


2,400.00


Patrolmen


20,096.39


Special Police


626.11


Expenses :


Automobile Expense


984.77


Equipment for Men


61.96


Additional Equipment


53.12


Repairs


163.42


Painting Lines


86.70


First-Aid Supplies


1.80


Printing, Stationery & Postage


41.05


Telephone


223.35


Meals for Prisoners


22.55


New Patrol Car


400.00


Garage Rent


60.00


Rental of Sound Wagon


5.40


Police Association Dues


10.00


Express


6.40


Photos


18.50


Cable


15.00


Installing Signs


30.40


Signs


41.39


Painting Supplies & Paint


47.48


Office Supplies


1.25


Advertising


4.50


Insurance on Car


54.80


Maintenance of Light


& Traffic Signals


488.82


Sundries


46.48


25,991.64


69


Fire Department :


Salaries :


Engineers


448.79


Chief


1,398.85


Permanent Men


9,182.00


Call Men


7,423.69


Clerk


50.00


Other Employees


395.50


Equipment :


Apparatus


237.84


Hose


1,497.01


Equipment for Men


378.05


Maintenance & Repairs :


Garage Rent


2.00


Repairs


1,141.03


Gasoline & Oil


482.17


Repairs to Alarm


System


847.06


Chemicals


15.39


Insurance


15.20


Trucking


6.95


Lunches


4.50


First Aid at Fires


47.00


Hydrant Service :


Contract


12,180.00


Fuel, Light & Water:


Fuel


626.62


Light


274.02


Water


67.93


Maintenance of Building & Grounds :


Repairs 1,346.97


Furniture & Grounds


193.75


Laundry Work 97.69


Janitor's Supplies


14.41


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